AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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Day 2 saw the introduction of the bulk of the Combined Fleet. During night I spreyed my 5 SCTFs on expected retretat routes and here's the result:
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 9 s7 @% h- E: n9 [$ C9 T
Allied aircraft
( _( J1 s: p' @# V) \no flights
5 c7 E+ L6 G5 f8 U; T) jAllied aircraft losses
0 c8 x- G2 q! N! c1 |4 Q9 sSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
% h; p4 q: z6 e& ^2 ?% u4 f Z% Q8 D- {; I3 P1 Y( ~
Japanese Ships % `1 o( ~" Y' ~0 f& I7 X' j) S9 @. r
BB Mutsu ! p2 O4 ` t6 W- _! [3 W8 a1 k0 c
BB Yamato + o: Y% v$ F& b& y. g; Y
BB Fuso 5 K4 g8 ?2 N9 Z1 C+ J
BB Yamashiro ( R0 z( Z8 H, L H# a8 b
CL Tatsuta ~+ J- o# E6 \* ~' V) F* |0 m
DD Tanikaze / j% N5 V: M. ]5 x
DD Fubuki
2 ~4 W' I4 c' l! [3 JDD Shinonome ' V: i9 L: T5 Z/ U# r$ M
DD Usugumo * u S7 M5 r. g
DD Shirakumo
( a$ h* g# g6 v" { Y- wDD Isonami
" H- D: J' L' @: ODD Hatsuyuki
4 Q2 ^6 j) K9 o. |' Z# r \8 @DD Uranami 3 _3 S1 ? X+ C7 _+ v/ `
DD Akebono ! g5 _/ _' `& |4 i& L& Q6 q5 k
G* J7 Y; T5 t% [
Allied Ships : W; {. {2 i3 U. l
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
# ]4 e+ |$ g b8 J4 |% H. e7 ICA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 1 \8 [# y7 ]: Y. D5 u5 y
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
1 o0 L6 m7 C6 n, H/ t- dCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
B3 J9 v: G2 J2 ^, ~2 IDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
" I, i& Y7 v: g5 I% e+ P0 {9 NDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ |* i K" a+ O, B) uDE Tisdale
2 ]2 X7 s7 K. Z ]4 S/ C; ^# f3 c0 X$ |. P4 K
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
3 ?9 D5 [ b4 q7 E! H
; V6 O) e1 c O) r G" ?; Q8 M CAllied aircraft
6 v' t0 Z, b' l3 M8 w% K8 Rno flights % Y* ?0 @8 l: I5 h
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Allied aircraft losses 8 x; k, G; N( z: ~; O* O# I3 e$ I
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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4 s, b0 n3 S) h1 G [. @* dJapanese Ships 0 x7 s) k. A0 A+ d& [: A: B V
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 , c) n) X, @, U$ n! ^, g2 Q
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 : H/ z+ ?+ t0 G* e( {8 c' G, j
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
4 j4 |5 L' l) w/ z( N* S$ V3 bCA Chokai
1 C8 Z, g/ o+ ?1 RCA Myoko
2 ~$ u7 I% R& k+ K: k$ h8 ICA Haguro
' \$ V' X- ]" {) ?% kCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
) m& D6 I: E: Q: [CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
/ ^. W" N; b' t5 p! iDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage f& t" p( |# Q4 x4 y
DD Tamanami
1 E- S+ ~* @1 `* uDD Suzunami
; M+ {9 B( B6 c0 QDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 . g" U% M0 p& D
DD Oyashio ; n2 L" B% x+ I- n; K
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 f7 N. P2 O- }, Y u9 t
: H& c" e4 R0 g3 i* d8 m! h, MAllied Ships ; P; Y3 R, m" i
CVE Santee
6 _* _. i2 R" m5 q$ R6 }# wCVE Manila Bay
) e2 b6 ?% z7 ?/ a3 ~8 KCVE Natoma Bay 2 k. z. l- n$ O8 L; Q
CVE Gambier Bay
& X$ Z: \* M6 `# UCVE Nehenta Bay
T/ S/ ^ ~/ K3 _% q$ ~2 SCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
% k- F+ z N% h( P) jCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 . V& k4 a/ W {2 P: H9 e% ?
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ P# L1 j, I% hCA Salt Lake City
4 q5 k5 Y' {, C8 \DD Ammen ; J5 D5 l7 j" P% f. T* ]
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 9 y7 P B$ c; ]% n) g
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 + o0 ^# K- T7 E7 {# {7 T8 z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
& e: Q3 J* t. X2 P E! w, {6 nCA Takao, Shell hits 1 , D$ N* r6 j( y& f% h
CA Atago
3 r/ }+ |* T* m' d' LCA Maya
5 n/ L0 o; L/ {CA Chokai ' d. j) ~ N j
CA Myoko 0 Z; J: ?, D2 u ?1 N% F
CA Haguro 8 e# |! C4 b; ]/ @" P
CA Nachi
% v+ Q( ~& f) WCA Ashigara
7 Y, y4 I3 O" aDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 5 k7 v) ^* r( n6 `
DD Tamanami
% h) x5 _! Q5 H2 q o3 }% k# x9 ~DD Suzunami 5 }' ^6 B9 [$ Z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
0 k; E0 F$ k, Q6 l( hDD Oyashio
! q: j5 |% E9 H& }DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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: {, }% t" S" Y6 D$ ]4 q aAllied Ships
3 y8 x& }) Z8 KCVE Petrof Bay
" N' @! t& j+ M tCVE Savo Island
. I$ z6 ~3 z5 ]! M0 ACVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
! ^$ v" }5 Y' A. e! CCVE St. Lo
* R5 Q1 Q8 _6 A, ~6 h/ n8 BCVE Kadashan Bay
' P1 c8 n% \7 ]5 L; {) |8 B8 _CVE Saginaw Bay
. A8 K, `: N, ^1 h* T# Z8 g, MCVE Long Island 4 n( T7 l9 ~: _$ Z. [9 [
CA Vincennes 8 I' E( g1 h) L- m: f |
CA Wichita
0 l8 }. a+ o2 k% d; `' `CA Boston 6 T5 s5 g( H+ l H2 o1 N" W1 x }) a
CL Boise
1 `0 C$ _# D, ^& Y/ M' CDE Bangust
, z/ N& K! y2 V5 V: B+ yDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* v1 F6 D9 a1 }6 z* b5 [3 qDE Levy 3 L+ m9 j8 s6 O. E. j, `' @
DE McConnell
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3 A7 r% y4 o) _1 @! a/ c5 oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 " Y( r( g$ T8 `# Z8 B" o- h( n7 X
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Allied aircraft : U5 A [4 X3 y
no flights ! I( Z& `. Y' w* T
|5 J/ W3 \1 R( j, PAllied aircraft losses
: ]& T* j( v) x* b% kFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed . _: T4 }7 c9 g9 E1 {
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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- c. `% w- f" H& Z+ TJapanese Ships 9 d8 b* m: M/ Z! x
CA Tone
8 L6 h* | U2 e" {0 `CA Chikuma ) }! D7 M1 v" W3 }+ U% e$ K
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
. f' n) w0 P- E* m" W2 X1 }CL Isuzu
1 S# [! L+ X+ T9 \) ^9 ^, yCL Natori , K* D$ {( c( J8 k
CL Yura 1 Y! ]' K( Y: {" N6 {
CL Kitakami * N9 ^0 S$ _' j0 O* ]
CL Oi 4 K/ ?+ f" M, g/ b# I" r7 k
DD Shimakaze 2 k; D0 \, t* Y& e) e: o
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
9 ~1 L/ @6 W# V; [ f6 DDD Kishinami 8 _# `+ @8 [$ o+ K& i
DD Hamanami
6 i4 i1 Y7 @5 d0 zDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ( }' D: c @. t) e, e
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
" k7 k& O. n& Z4 o% m. M3 HCVE Prince William
9 q# ~$ `2 B& j6 e$ [1 y! B( ]* fCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
. J; d: a0 j( |5 R I; v+ rCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 i7 h! o% m- d2 f" f
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 h1 {% e- U4 b$ u! F& q
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk , X/ G, j7 O) u: u s
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
! i/ O: H; l- |' T1 ]DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk " K/ X( B- o$ X3 [0 o/ K
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" n& y. t5 [& `2 _8 fDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
* O' w8 Y8 @( [: }* d( h" r4 D' PAO Brazos . E' P0 r. M# ]0 ^. O
AO Kanawha
) m9 R0 V( {; `3 vAO Neches, Shell hits 1
}3 b+ R) e4 ^! w2 _AO Tappahanock
) z! s8 ^) {& X# k, {AO Suamico 9 q0 J, Q2 ?7 N/ Y9 ^
AO Millicoma
/ K$ [( k0 @9 \- u$ BAO Saranac
9 _ n! w& p7 q6 c! w( LAO Saugatuck
6 I; R9 q" T7 ]+ }3 nAE Pyro
) h6 b0 U2 f1 n O( xAE Henry L. Hoyt ' D/ h1 \: E, h; t4 g2 x; z
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( h$ r* S% e2 v! @1 K# iNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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( o2 B: M$ t7 }3 l9 rJapanese Ships
) _& A! p) N% n; XCA Tone
/ f0 Q# {. a$ |8 @7 ^+ YCA Chikuma 6 b% f# I% J9 F( X3 `, m/ c) l
CL Nagara
" e0 W0 A) N" }( xCL Isuzu
4 V" c# K: ]4 Q. Y7 P0 wCL Natori y, X2 u! V, K" R9 \5 c
CL Yura & G7 k) s" Y) l$ i5 f+ f
CL Kitakami " z: ]" _9 a9 ?7 D# l
CL Oi 7 P+ P+ e: V7 @. r9 P
DD Shimakaze 5 z0 t5 J" a+ s/ F4 Q& U
DD Fujinami
! V) M. e# s9 aDD Kishinami 6 w' t7 D! X9 e' `
DD Hamanami
% C! E" {5 ^" i# e G; }DD Hayashio 1 [! t3 j" f, H- b7 g5 O7 R" N
DD Maikaze 6 Y6 |6 X) Q* w
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Allied Ships ' F" k8 s/ q" L1 n! y% W
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % I& Z3 j6 F2 x, G" o
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
. C |& w! D& B" hDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 C( S' }5 {1 p( Y: l; A5 GDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ u" \* {8 K! A+ w; q+ U+ c! |
AO Cache $ X: h% v4 Y' i& z4 v. z
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
) a1 V _3 P/ Y% G" BAO Cossatot 4 g/ ^% H$ x8 G0 e5 G
AO Chepachet 0 o: T8 q2 _7 e2 _. s
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' K) W9 C; r8 g! iAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships U K0 U! F* n
CA Tone 5 x; o& F8 T: y5 h0 E
CA Chikuma ! Y1 e" {. V) Y2 ?5 D) a7 \: N
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
( G% T: T1 {6 { L" k0 RCL Isuzu " \# I+ b) t7 B! R- }
CL Natori
( |! o8 F. v4 G& _, K- V; _CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 X0 Y1 y) N5 x$ k3 B' Y6 e
CL Kitakami
! o! y) P/ g& x2 k! W( f$ eCL Oi, Shell hits 1 ; _/ p3 A2 _% c# c! o" z
DD Shimakaze
2 h" X! [2 T8 ~+ oDD Fujinami ! O) ?* N% u* q8 b. @& Y/ w
DD Kishinami + c. Z Z3 z: ]. F2 w
DD Hamanami
$ m# M7 A) _! WDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 % r1 T# d/ J% y$ V
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships # A) [( X# J% T, D. [: ?
CV Hornet
+ \9 u7 i6 r6 K, s0 \2 E6 ?CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ' d6 `+ E, S% | e
CVL Princeton + p& B6 l2 ~& R g+ M3 l0 r
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 % F2 y! S1 E0 ? y6 ?, a! i
CVL Cowpens
. `' v H# b6 x" @; n/ F7 }. s7 {CL Chicago
& J' c8 s# K+ G1 V2 N+ C) jCL Cleveland , U* i6 \$ Q( s, i. k
CL Columbia
' O U$ W# [) [: DCA Pensacola ! ?: k# @) m. A/ Y
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 2 z' q% m3 k8 E# b3 q6 w) D) W
DD Boyd 2 Y( M* v- Z8 c1 {2 B
DD Bradford
- H8 k x: a" u' @) ^; s" QDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
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Japanese aircraft ! E% N w+ b/ S4 C' P* f% w/ b
A6M5 Zeke x 33 7 S/ L7 L6 F. L. j3 }
D3A Val x 7 " z) M7 @$ Y0 P. M! R2 Z
D4Y Judy x 123
" C. x/ h+ D$ O1 M0 f+ @1 zB5N Kate x 35 # S; ] q- `) U# z
B6N Jill x 67 0 }; D/ }. M- |/ `; k! ?
2 i) D ^8 s! E5 L
Allied aircraft
& I" T& M& i4 J* J3 JF6F Hellcat x 3
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% o* M* t# `! F, R( y: sJapanese aircraft losses
7 }4 ]9 C4 ~; u- X& PA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed , M7 D. m9 D% @# m+ T; o" Z- Q
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 4 ~. w# E5 u7 F2 m* A; v3 U
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ) O z Z- n" y Y6 v: M2 p8 L( P; X* [
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged / f7 H* F% L$ W3 s: x
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 3 T$ H) ^0 o) L( r
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Allied aircraft losses
8 K7 p$ e, q% u% v+ m9 Y1 o) MF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / ?+ U; {! i2 @ i. y, R
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2 Q, i2 M+ k1 S4 b4 A' G' |CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 2 h& W2 q9 m& n* p1 h# P( X" O
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 F, @0 l( ~/ w u4 h$ c& [* l: E* E6 E
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( U+ P0 n8 S' S9 j2 F; y
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* }3 X0 }/ }5 e7 J9 qCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & [1 }4 M) h- K" x
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 & i# J* B1 v9 @6 ?8 h1 U, w& |" E2 t
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And then by LBA: 7 r4 C/ r+ D" ~: x/ V) m
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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4 Z! A" A$ f5 g0 mJapanese aircraft
2 t( T4 d$ b8 \3 c, Y% `0 ]* |A6M5 Zeke x 16 0 S8 p# c9 b3 i; ?
D3A Val x 14 % q3 F7 N5 M$ {
D4Y Judy x 38
" E0 Z4 E& r. L6 q/ U8 AB5N Kate x 24 ( s7 Z. ]2 t: q
B6N Jill x 3 4 |2 Q0 e" K! z: n9 @
G3M Nell x 9 % y8 q2 {# m6 ~, Z, H5 D7 G$ ~
G4M2 Betty x 49
4 {7 b% B# r1 u, w1 I) v7 zP1Y Frances x 20
) G7 K$ S( O4 C, a% FKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ( Q( |& m3 s @) B& H
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 - I; D# I7 [5 a3 X
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Allied aircraft
* b7 ~8 ~) w. g3 G2 H: bno flights ( \7 }7 X; \$ r5 ]. I
4 l- u" L+ b: H) i$ C, v
Japanese aircraft losses
. D5 z. R- S8 ]& `& tG3M Nell: 1 damaged
$ W2 H5 u: s. H. M/ l9 k. FG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 ^% ^6 }3 f' v* g9 x1 OP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 7 s2 f5 ^3 S" y+ C3 Y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed . N! F# S/ ~* ]! M
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Allied aircraft losses
$ c6 F* |2 u5 ^' j8 P" o1 EF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ! J: S# w4 g3 |' I/ F
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( Z3 E) E0 e- Z9 [* N4 p! ?! t3 k9 w4 RCA Raleigh
! p% H+ E6 ~: fCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z8 N; W1 K0 s9 _! p5 X: ]' `* XCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ f' X; m) U" j7 NCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, K, B1 ]7 M6 B, JCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 & W" c/ R4 o6 D: w* ?( e
& C4 {) h0 g* v/ @6 [& I
Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft m( O, V+ B; B4 K
A6M5 Zeke x 7 - s- K. {2 o' ^: K) {+ Z4 J6 k( p7 _
D4Y Judy x 36 ( t$ D4 A4 A- ?8 ^5 @
B5N Kate x 5 $ o( q4 `# V- S. h6 A5 S d
B6N Jill x 8 ! I. N) O+ x5 E q( Z2 c
1 ~! `* Z- E1 X2 VAllied aircraft * r; ?+ g8 A4 B7 P# Q
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 `" Z3 @" r2 ?% u+ Q$ @4 e% C
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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5 b4 A0 y# V* Z$ PAllied aircraft losses
e1 ~* e5 W3 s h. a* uF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ O; f5 o8 ]- N k$ a7 n$ K
% t: l% |& o6 `% p, n3 [# lAllied Ships
I6 q& O. I' I- x6 N/ A1 Z, Y- f7 @CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ! W h. Y. o, A7 X2 V) |% O: ]
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : @2 ?* O' l* M# `1 Y4 j: S/ g
" J2 s) t6 u- D SAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
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Japanese aircraft
: t# `$ L( b- V( OA6M5 Zeke x 3
9 l0 s7 e7 b e3 f A" F2 OD4Y Judy x 14 ; b+ x7 J, W+ b* t( R
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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/ p Z. _4 e: @# U7 ?9 _LBA Jills:
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$ d& G$ Y3 O+ C1 sJapanese aircraft 5 P( Y1 q) A& u. O4 \7 [
B6N Jill x 8
8 G6 G: A+ S* }# O E' X
* \+ w8 W) C5 H8 ]8 VNo Japanese losses " R3 Q& p! V- |$ J [4 l3 \) r. m& `4 d
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Allied Ships 6 A) Q) [1 G1 ]$ }, A, D0 D
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 8 S$ f$ c5 X) c4 s, H* H7 T& o
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ) f. ?4 I8 _; v
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 1 J0 X6 ?. A& ^2 E& Y' `
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 , s9 Q0 ^ R$ Z# W& R6 O
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Japanese aircraft
4 M C. l, @1 E; D9 I5 N! WG3M Nell x 7
. Q4 ~3 Z. ?5 i0 p; h: ~6 qG4M2 Betty x 38 " c1 w% Z* M1 J& |0 M8 T
P1Y Frances x 14 + p4 ?3 c8 m7 _9 V: S) A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 0 v. s5 c7 Y! C! ` d2 G V
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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) C( k. C1 U5 g' q3 gAllied aircraft
; k7 W# n, b' o7 J5 pFM-2 Wildcat x 12 8 a* D$ X: _. V% P! H, j4 a
# a3 q7 q5 `4 A. }Japanese aircraft losses
6 X- n% A- _. J: C) JG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ' i3 ?; b2 t# }6 f) ]: p0 U! c% D& h
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
$ S' ]7 q5 A0 `: B1 N. u2 hP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 E7 l9 M) J+ OKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged % i) k$ I2 C: o5 S
: \. C; f' J3 sAllied aircraft losses 2 J) B8 v9 Z7 |! Y
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 5 ] e4 M* j" g" _- a4 w4 d
2 V$ D2 ]0 L2 W4 H- HAllied Ships + E6 \9 F+ H5 e* x! g/ w9 Z
CVE Savo Island
' I% Z: W$ n8 D1 g. v0 |2 w9 ICVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* \5 ^9 H- d7 C, n* `' T+ j7 eCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* |2 ]% C! `- F" @! jCVE Petrof Bay 0 A: d- o' P6 \1 J
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , s" I5 ~4 j' O* C, R8 \) m4 v* s' ?
CVE Long Island
2 x' c* j# `, y2 G+ Z+ ~( ~ U& P H& V& rCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
5 r8 f/ r4 I. j' Z% h; {Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
% Z( N9 y8 a& w$ G( o8 tB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses ) d" |# @( r' ^8 d! E6 A# k1 H
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Allied Ships 9 H* W: w' N& \ e2 W3 x
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 G- X! x0 r5 k5 j
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 k& N; y* Y D+ O
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By now my subs are in position also: ' Q$ W9 e) b: }
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; r4 k+ T# y7 G- l% y
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 4 p# F9 [5 g' h! e
/ x7 |( b1 o3 e% }/ TAllied aircraft
; t h8 j* I) _8 y( _no flights 9 P% [! O2 M* ~% y0 X
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Allied aircraft losses ) P, u5 W% r! x% Q
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
+ H L) K0 O) aSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed + G& c: l0 z( Z& b! O; I o
/ D2 B6 G* ?' g. T `Japanese Ships 6 Y7 l) R: F& ~9 |" \+ ^
CA Takao 0 ]: o- B4 @/ Q. ]. a
CA Atago
) x9 U$ Y) M6 v( D8 {/ F0 M) c3 fCA Maya
- I/ q. Y. G" l1 n: h" _6 {# zCA Chokai 4 D1 E$ S$ d% y. z# F3 u
CA Myoko ( k6 \1 @: d# v4 N, t( r# k3 |
CA Haguro 4 D/ r: J; w( D% \- k
CA Nachi
, d0 ~( A0 G- {/ y% N) E! d PCA Ashigara
7 `' C M9 n5 ^+ E; d8 c1 {$ W4 ^* UDD Tamanami : N3 @8 [. Z+ ^& O( ^! r9 N. O
DD Suzunami * q; l- i( Q! O5 \4 i$ P+ i% i
DD Kuroshio
) @, O4 }: A& h( ]1 `( RDD Oyashio
U3 v, X, i& r) R7 j# WDD Natsushio
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5 L; ?4 R; {( Z/ ~, IAllied Ships
& n7 D% J+ N8 ~& LCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) G- [: Z! \' ?. U) ?
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ; s2 M& s v$ h; q% A
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0 M4 L: k% J- |' e' Q: e3 INight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 1 p+ i! z5 e* [! e
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Japanese Ships
) x$ k ^, a% x" p& H$ n+ LCA Aoba 9 P* T! I: i" Y1 W
CA Kinugasa & _$ `5 E1 @: f1 _1 L" V9 P
CA Furutaka - P- _1 J( b8 M8 o* |- S! G- j
CA Kako 3 i4 m: X# I; U- ^8 D
CL Abukuma
- j) ^9 U( I# I, d9 M4 U gCL Kuma
9 G, i- V* L7 T/ YCL Tama
y) a3 B7 V1 \2 X4 W0 OCL Kiso 7 g& |; U) D, w" w* w9 x3 Y# q8 p
CL Yubari # O" `6 O. Z0 h2 C$ J& N j
DD Kiyonami
0 Z5 [+ B9 d5 }) T: HDD Yukikaze 9 K+ S3 @" N$ W! ]8 R/ x( F( ]
DD Isokaze
* x/ I$ t+ k. T& Q, p+ j9 fDD Shiranuhi 2 s6 [4 y) S# A( u- j
DD Arashi 6 t0 U6 c# h& s! k. L8 y
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Allied Ships
5 Z0 |5 A0 P! m. zAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk * f9 k! i" ]/ g
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The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 3 I/ q% b8 h: _. e9 N
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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% v1 X6 e% a# B7 Q2 m1 hJapanese aircraft & U0 i4 Z: g+ D) f% x, _( K' T0 v
A6M5 Zeke x 5 ) K) i7 d/ @7 K' @$ ^
B6N Jill x 8 ! ~& ]9 {% X" O
G3M Nell x 3 " h" o g' Q( r% P
G4M2 Betty x 31
, O! x. N& J3 lP1Y Frances x 9 ; a% B. _' X- H+ f$ }
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
7 w E4 F T- Q8 F3 T( QKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 & w% O9 w4 Y5 m: a
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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& m" r) e! _6 L" ]5 t1 t* lJapanese aircraft losses 7 r$ B; h; N" A8 Y6 i! v. x
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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+ i3 X' ?$ c+ E' YAllied Ships 6 m2 {7 J# ?% H; I& z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & e) D* q- }( @: S& F! ], u+ f9 `
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % B0 d' W1 d( S0 [
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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5 C, }5 \& m/ b+ kThere, this is where it more or less ended. The final losses are, from my perspective, 7 CVs, 9 CVLs (the whole Independence class), 5 CVEs. Of relevance, 4 modern USN cruisers are also sunk. IJN losses are 0! I have one DD damaged heavily, one slightly and one damaged CL. CVL Ryujo took two bomb hits, but is in very good condition (25sys). My CVs are returning to home port, as for the rest, Raver has given a quite accurate description. Those threedays have been just amazing, giving me a victory I hardly thaught possible. As for Raver's words about his reasons for continuing this game, I'll have to have a long private talk with him.
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一切都结束了
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