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: ; M% c8 S$ Q( D7 M. c) a& h
& J1 R" f5 Z& fNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
4 P' r# w" v. D7 d% R& PAllied aircraft ! ~: o3 T5 N: W h+ n7 r
no flights # d" t5 `/ R1 h6 I4 f! s$ P+ r
Allied aircraft losses
# W: a8 |' }& ~- e, d* USOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed " `1 p; p# \7 W
2 T7 y; n2 R* @/ g* g
Japanese Ships 5 ?4 K7 W9 X# z* S' X
BB Mutsu K: c+ W1 C( q) s- U/ @" d Y
BB Yamato
) T R6 ?& [! oBB Fuso
3 z! b/ [* s- F( \; _BB Yamashiro
* k3 R H5 P0 k. ~CL Tatsuta
$ O7 T D; d; ]DD Tanikaze 6 x- O5 e5 g; Y) Z# V% _8 U+ a
DD Fubuki
2 A# C' B0 o+ uDD Shinonome
) L/ t& g) r& Q" [+ r: @DD Usugumo # c k$ H) p, k) B# v+ @7 [
DD Shirakumo
! a; h# b6 G* K% A! WDD Isonami # k7 f. k3 h# w: R5 S
DD Hatsuyuki
! ]% @/ V& Z/ n0 R7 _! LDD Uranami . u$ L s1 w, I1 c$ I9 {3 T
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships ! b8 b" h- D+ D' Q: X( y& q
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 1 b7 ~" P% r: F7 [1 ?
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk # M4 ]0 P0 R- J: L6 e
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 3 x2 p9 Z0 X" N. R/ |# p
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; a5 |; q0 v- n& j3 z' n' U3 E: J, r. G
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
+ ~: S. H, Z6 g2 q5 c: YDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ]9 D: f% u7 I a W% UDE Tisdale % n2 E1 i/ |$ c9 g
3 t3 m; W4 {" I1 K2 E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 " V! N- P* s5 M' o0 e- Q
) _7 a4 p3 i9 |: S. z7 O) c) c- ]Allied aircraft # ~$ K+ X" W5 ]! p+ Q( X/ K% ^' f# H) \
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
; X9 S: ]& m3 H. C* f+ P1 zSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ) p- T f# L2 b$ K. Z
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Japanese Ships / U) ^# ?, h3 S9 m6 T0 |
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 0 Z/ ~ E4 P4 b4 h
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
7 w/ a) U8 U2 PCA Maya, Shell hits 2
% g. a' ]$ G5 oCA Chokai
3 L1 t6 s: g% O1 ^) b2 `3 |! JCA Myoko , G5 o$ H6 t. }5 g5 Z* S$ U9 B
CA Haguro . m7 B* _3 Q0 k6 z4 W
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
, ?+ |* z% F2 u& Q0 s# ECA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 " Y5 E: @$ s0 ?. n6 d
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; Z+ e" Z! H( yDD Tamanami
9 c7 W0 a0 q2 DDD Suzunami + y( H& {9 T- c/ ^2 f
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
& F( i% ~& @( N& G0 w8 m' W* kDD Oyashio 6 C0 x! S6 W0 H& a# f8 `
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire . Y' D% u5 q; s9 ?/ z( O4 S& p! O% h
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Allied Ships
% }( [# Y9 W! E+ JCVE Santee * j6 q. k+ c5 J* _6 r2 {
CVE Manila Bay ( G+ Y/ T6 b7 m2 |
CVE Natoma Bay
/ L% F+ r E5 [& j% ]2 hCVE Gambier Bay
% l7 W6 h& v* s6 B. yCVE Nehenta Bay
- X; \8 Y( Y; M0 j+ ^2 O/ HCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
( c/ @# s: d9 x! O0 OCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
5 S \" j7 L1 B2 \# }9 n; d' O* k# B& DCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 b, F8 ^; @; E3 e# q
CA Salt Lake City
7 x; X. ]2 Y$ h b% ^: _3 S XDD Ammen 0 P( r+ V6 ]1 M
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
+ h2 `$ m) b x2 i: a+ F7 vDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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b7 v. [4 q' S+ s
" \. h- l1 \0 v' k; H, d2 RNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 9 S( L4 I' V: J, Q
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Japanese Ships
2 c% `' i4 {, }# m( F& ZCA Takao, Shell hits 1
* t" l& g5 N, ?0 r9 [9 O& }CA Atago $ w4 j N! u; G' s3 d
CA Maya
- Y3 H3 x( O9 z. `1 ?+ V P: TCA Chokai
: B7 D5 E. r3 |/ ECA Myoko * l" Z( e2 [+ |" J
CA Haguro 5 T8 k$ Z: t) ~. ]$ K1 [
CA Nachi
- R. p) ~6 G' B1 B8 M1 E. U5 XCA Ashigara
7 l' t9 B8 M1 L6 d' ?+ N* yDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
" K! Q( k& c. b, _DD Tamanami
+ V5 ?7 }+ |" d# N+ }' DDD Suzunami
! U+ H' t+ L- r8 l/ v N0 R% g# z0 ]DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 1 I9 `& r! H: o
DD Oyashio
8 y- O( ]! _& s2 ~4 ]+ n7 KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ]! t1 s. S. @. p
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Allied Ships
! y1 |* L/ I1 o+ C+ n: [3 k7 @CVE Petrof Bay
) _! L. e7 ?! s/ |! qCVE Savo Island 2 g1 j* Z# O$ `0 o- ^" G/ G
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire " p8 c. W! E4 K. L8 t0 W1 R) a* I
CVE St. Lo % E6 E3 t. z) W+ W
CVE Kadashan Bay
[9 \/ u* o, [+ x5 {) ]& l# NCVE Saginaw Bay 9 J* U- \! ?, y6 q0 F
CVE Long Island & d1 j/ Q# W* _; H D+ z
CA Vincennes 1 n; j1 M$ ~0 T! o8 u, z. [
CA Wichita 5 p$ N( ~ S, @
CA Boston
, n& f4 D& t2 |, `% u. kCL Boise - ?% |5 z) {3 d8 Q7 t* M
DE Bangust 8 M1 Y a1 k+ I( z4 e' K
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; ]) F0 ?$ ~% }/ C& X& n2 ~) M tDE Levy 3 w; [# S: f" l# y2 p- G1 H/ U& R
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses . W/ h1 k* j( C. k- |
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed : f7 ]1 { M, c
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 4 ]0 y7 K7 [5 r# s
3 z6 |) [% s( i. x
Japanese Ships # i* D* T& G2 t1 C: G7 F
CA Tone + |$ p8 v$ q3 Y
CA Chikuma
i& T9 r& d+ W+ N# ICL Nagara, Shell hits 1
: s. \( j& |/ ~& H PCL Isuzu % f/ w! ]- z( a* @) T4 y! U/ ~. e
CL Natori
! J. x4 d# m% _2 d- z/ S6 w; LCL Yura 7 e8 O+ M2 h7 |7 C$ @7 O& b
CL Kitakami
; t0 k, h9 M# e+ X0 U4 BCL Oi
B- A/ I# q; L" C( c/ RDD Shimakaze ; P+ S) x: X1 U. D9 R- e4 c( S/ p5 d
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
% i1 n1 l! m3 f9 X* ]; F$ KDD Kishinami
' @% \3 z1 _+ b2 g% g, b5 Y# ` qDD Hamanami
+ N- \0 m5 i4 ^8 [) ^DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 5 j8 [5 K/ V$ B. @ _
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
# e$ g& Q; J( u8 o xCVE Prince William 7 J! u9 Y8 y& V4 C2 o7 H; r
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
7 h. \$ Z" n: {1 z3 ~; F" k. \CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 ~2 ~1 }& T' ^! H; a/ ZCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 D" p. J3 a3 Y8 A
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
4 {% F \# O0 o4 Y$ p& kDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
3 t3 q' Y7 d4 |DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. L8 R4 Z' k5 c$ G# sDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 M, y4 p H' Z' D ~; ?DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
! D# m) I; e4 }2 wAO Brazos
1 Y# G! z, O% y3 A, z1 I/ ]' X! pAO Kanawha
' @$ w6 q$ G* {+ I$ ]9 d! Y0 P. ZAO Neches, Shell hits 1 3 L0 A3 H1 W$ ^+ u, e0 ~1 ?
AO Tappahanock
7 G7 E$ E" i& o1 J d0 TAO Suamico H7 K1 d" B- j, B2 @' P" z' n% ^+ X- Y
AO Millicoma
) @) a% m" j4 ^" K" kAO Saranac , _% z" W V3 Y _( m6 R
AO Saugatuck + R, M( T0 x( Y: n H
AE Pyro ; c: @6 x) C7 p; A
AE Henry L. Hoyt 8 E2 R# `) }& c% e/ V7 {, I7 n* ?
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/ c: N" y5 z+ |- y( K, V0 {& JNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 0 u. Q7 B& y/ M4 A# p6 w
7 C% p+ x: N5 l+ e9 r$ |Japanese Ships
/ K, W4 Z' O4 H5 c+ qCA Tone ( A+ E. f+ b& ^' u0 ? v& k
CA Chikuma
: q8 F: E& l3 l& n, R% RCL Nagara
) |" }) j7 T8 M& c. P2 cCL Isuzu 9 g- k7 w: n1 a) T& H/ x2 L O% G
CL Natori " z3 c1 x4 i/ h- q9 t3 v
CL Yura
# \: }1 \& w* v$ k0 z6 J) P1 uCL Kitakami 6 B/ ? Z( ^. @; `! g1 K1 X. j
CL Oi 7 Z0 }* F2 Q3 v
DD Shimakaze 7 W4 t3 g1 R! }$ r6 i
DD Fujinami # X0 C$ K+ J7 {0 j
DD Kishinami $ ~5 h3 b3 x; h: ?" ?
DD Hamanami # _. N2 p* @0 Z' i i' x, ]
DD Hayashio 9 Q, z4 ~; Z& c/ ^% s/ k1 q( I R
DD Maikaze 6 Z- L, ^: L; g* c5 P- T
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Allied Ships ) X7 k! p/ |% G0 }
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 u1 K$ X3 D" l+ y4 B7 A1 u% \DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
t9 Q: f3 x, [$ s% rDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
u5 _& B/ d# TDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 Z: s9 x: K+ O$ T* |
AO Cache
. _7 R/ d# Z; Y0 u" `AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 7 D. @( F; [$ n$ j9 p$ y
AO Cossatot
1 c M( Y& x% k/ g( a; }AO Chepachet
2 m: H# x" v h' {9 Q2 P( SAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - y2 a' z8 Z7 U6 |% w
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 [2 S& V5 R( ?4 ?
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6 t+ F+ o3 g" m( y& O s
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
* [: ~5 E! o$ Y! w: ^CA Tone 1 a! `: d& V: c1 ~6 m. r
CA Chikuma
% Y+ |/ {0 v d4 k0 `CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
* j1 T# }. S( m) M) M8 BCL Isuzu
! U+ c: w0 e8 M+ RCL Natori 6 _- p! ^1 c. p; r% U
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire # ?$ F- M' n# W1 c$ ]
CL Kitakami
; I& g: O+ q* D/ \CL Oi, Shell hits 1 , R$ Y( S2 @0 i5 x4 ?
DD Shimakaze # h7 z1 d0 F- v" }3 ^
DD Fujinami ) t+ M/ G. A3 `" n( H
DD Kishinami
( e! u0 D1 F0 }" GDD Hamanami
0 `8 A }3 i+ X7 [. a4 DDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 6 r% Y2 S- ]5 H, M: p8 {, x; ?% J
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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5 K+ p" f$ L; w3 F JAllied Ships " i* r6 Z M, u
CV Hornet
* z# O2 t5 N$ U3 c" j( _CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 {: V' _8 `( O: l' \' ICVL Princeton
4 _" w/ }; J' d- _( D' N* U" o& iCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
: o" H3 {; Y8 sCVL Cowpens
4 @8 {" z6 S" S' y. K9 vCL Chicago 7 b6 u3 u. j7 {. \7 C1 p+ L
CL Cleveland
2 a& s& U8 N- N& bCL Columbia % I6 t) m- z; g7 K; q% t6 g
CA Pensacola / p" K$ c( z6 j" C
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 3 K8 V. g y2 Y
DD Boyd & i. R1 S# a: S# H: u" K$ F
DD Bradford
. k* T4 L) R( HDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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6 f# A4 U% X: m, d
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 7 v0 V6 d& f. P4 M% F# G
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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# f. q; i8 x8 IJapanese aircraft
6 F! \+ r0 h5 PA6M5 Zeke x 33 - t0 ?% d4 L% l( x7 y) Y0 Q
D3A Val x 7
/ @7 y/ B$ }3 B. B4 aD4Y Judy x 123
+ o" S) r$ [ V0 ^# U' LB5N Kate x 35
1 O: n* F% H% @B6N Jill x 67
( @9 O" S" J% m |8 F
* h' T. b2 w/ l( u% I; EAllied aircraft
) x+ X% S: ]+ }7 t5 DF6F Hellcat x 3
6 f' L- S1 R9 @1 q' s
5 {2 |" n+ {2 e3 H9 a' s' @Japanese aircraft losses
% \, G+ U& X* h1 a) mA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed " S$ G: e+ K# }: q/ ?
D3A Val: 3 destroyed b: e/ ?$ T7 @
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged + N! M9 X* u: m; _, p3 l7 C/ X& D
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
$ ~8 x2 X- H" T4 WB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% @7 ?5 d0 m' j- v! o: bF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
2 B* h- ~9 S3 a% s* ]' f( \- E
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( {( Z' ^( N0 q6 U2 KCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage & x K4 m6 T- ]" h0 t+ E) O+ O5 _
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& c- n! w* u- L$ O+ ACV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage " w& N" T E+ L
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) @6 i$ j& t9 L' b2 S- w; L+ lCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; g7 Y( Q8 Z7 J" NCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 7 U8 }. ]4 w; E T3 k
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And then by LBA:
" [6 M/ K' _+ h1 D3 ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' z1 h( e; k8 c* [$ ^; N. f
: J% I5 [) L2 W, wJapanese aircraft
1 ]- f- [3 [; c5 W J( g) KA6M5 Zeke x 16 Q) K3 w* f7 r; t# s
D3A Val x 14 , k( @" `, |7 t. C8 N) j* ^7 m7 }
D4Y Judy x 38 / N* F# d# F* [/ q; X! E4 ~4 u
B5N Kate x 24
/ I$ e y6 n6 m0 n6 J7 KB6N Jill x 3
( I6 T8 E1 S+ J' J Z. ^" _2 uG3M Nell x 9
) x4 e& u) X' w& nG4M2 Betty x 49
/ K n' Z$ O6 DP1Y Frances x 20
* q" W! J" L5 s0 m% m% ~' ^Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 $ k( n* V; L& p! c+ @2 ?4 _8 k% W
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft # ]3 S: c) |; B7 `
no flights 4 b& }. J/ J- P: |
! C; U# a* d5 X" x' M& R! uJapanese aircraft losses
* A0 o8 a2 {0 i6 q. i! pG3M Nell: 1 damaged `! O3 ~/ e! O' ~) q4 ?6 ` u8 T
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ( Z; A" A7 R& | z0 N. e
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged & m e! w2 ]% q( C0 U
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 7 e+ Q; a ?) P
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' A4 O4 z' U$ c4 c d
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Allied Ships & ]* N& W3 m/ D q6 ^) J- d. ]
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( I4 y3 U# D( v5 B
CA Raleigh 4 {& k4 w% z* j9 t% y
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& v) a( h3 \: `- @CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : [+ T% [2 w4 z# Q: P$ M3 K
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) C' B- s7 J. f- p, Q
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
6 b# x$ \( Y5 n0 u$ {: M6 A
5 a# m/ ^$ f. G/ e! {% pSecodary strike: 4 ~4 a" j" k' A
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 B$ A1 K* K, k+ ~& ?/ H$ U# m# \
5 z z- Q; `! e K$ A
Japanese aircraft
& H, _2 H! ]' G6 p5 kA6M5 Zeke x 7
5 \; t0 {3 u* X0 y7 ID4Y Judy x 36
+ y5 I X. x- s8 V, S. e6 I" N; |B5N Kate x 5
4 U. B; l6 @* _3 \B6N Jill x 8
$ G4 v6 J* n6 h) k2 Z( [ x4 y" `# }* j" O% H/ K: A5 P
Allied aircraft 7 D! O9 a1 E+ a% c4 v
no flights
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# `6 a" r- u( y- [9 X* wJapanese aircraft losses " U4 a! H+ E6 i u& ?
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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n' i& [0 W2 L: i9 X! kAllied aircraft losses - N: ~2 U4 G* K
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
& F6 b ~( t" ^! ?- c X* j1 j+ G
0 _$ j/ G6 Z2 [2 fAllied Ships ' f; Q7 q- E- p
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
* d1 V8 S9 c9 x* T6 S( aCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 N7 O; S- N/ Q
' w V/ m( R8 N: T5 C* B6 @And this one fails to find any more targets:
( B. _! J; y1 x* p) PDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
3 s3 E9 h8 t; f5 |A6M5 Zeke x 3
% ^! Z0 i+ Y+ E! r( v" Z( CD4Y Judy x 14
% D9 e2 @' i1 R" }( {$ I/ SB6N Jill x 11
/ }5 C0 a6 H: o! p
8 m% C2 x; G, ?! Z& K. U4 b# XNo Japanese losses
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( Z2 @! y' T& k* aLBA Jills:
# e1 U" `6 d. @4 ADay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft - J3 \6 Y; W* u b$ `$ _% H
B6N Jill x 8
3 @" e1 H2 K u, h1 E+ J) Y# G' t
No Japanese losses % B7 f" O( B5 R: [& b" l2 w, b
. y, {: c- i: h5 @( |Allied Ships * W0 _& m5 j8 m$ x O* w$ t
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
/ n# B7 r) Q2 @+ ECV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage / F* B! B5 N3 S$ o( P8 M, \0 r
8 D o' t* b7 V1 Z3 J7 ?9 _Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
) x. {6 k W$ f. d9 E. DDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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+ B S( `* `5 |Japanese aircraft
& ], X# |3 b- J1 U3 o2 z- y; GG3M Nell x 7
2 N% t7 H# A* M; D. _1 Q0 eG4M2 Betty x 38 - B3 z+ p: l8 }% v" k( F: L
P1Y Frances x 14
0 x( \& O! ~# n/ d( A- w0 a1 z) uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 6 E9 B1 t# {: p) _2 \+ Y; V
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 : q- v9 J2 N) Z0 k2 O" e. g7 S
* e6 w9 G, {# D: [6 G/ VAllied aircraft
2 u( X- C5 z$ f% [8 @0 {! M7 p2 ^FM-2 Wildcat x 12 ( ~( f% l5 a3 l
/ T" D2 E; T7 b6 v/ A; [" FJapanese aircraft losses
* v) i, Q+ Z% `3 aG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ) ?" b y/ K0 d- n! I
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
5 D& y. Q1 g8 a( M% c; BP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged * b0 ^6 w3 {2 I4 J$ k, a4 P& b
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* A% q( {, Z* l7 B5 S# oAllied aircraft losses
7 `: R4 }6 `6 e2 L# vFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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/ E; w9 R: C4 q) v% D. uAllied Ships " G% h4 Q9 \7 S# l% b. f, F
CVE Savo Island
# p Z) e$ `% s0 e KCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * J' ~5 G2 i+ c) M& W
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * V7 \1 S# b0 u/ z0 {
CVE Petrof Bay
* Q$ R: N, p% i& t6 dCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . D) f+ v& o6 E* j6 B
CVE Long Island # U: ?5 L! l6 i3 g
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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5 O* w+ T0 k- a5 o3 {Jills are more successful this time:
8 ^5 o& |/ P2 U/ P' R, Z0 g0 ODay Air attack on TF at 77,83 8 U( o+ R& ]; b/ N; j( [
* ]7 A2 V: l/ b" qJapanese aircraft . ]( K8 u: Y9 A. r! H/ G, V
B6N Jill x 8 * I$ S0 K3 ~( E3 w' T2 n
+ j( [7 n3 d( C% I [No Japanese losses m2 W4 E# k' ?# r7 n+ A
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Allied Ships
* j' T- `1 b1 u N) {CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # Q8 H5 M& c @6 _$ v
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3 y$ K/ P/ M4 `8 K) AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
1 L" K" `' Q/ r) H. u; hLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
# M4 p+ c$ P, B# V1 oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 8 }- B) e( s4 v, P' z
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Allied aircraft 5 N4 c+ o; P3 Y' p
no flights
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) _$ S$ j* T; xAllied aircraft losses 2 C R- ?! C# k' g8 Y
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
$ V7 g& G4 }) |: Q3 D# D: u% x5 w% XSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ( H: S, _# p9 [% p0 S# u$ o; Y
4 I/ F3 a1 x0 F& b; VJapanese Ships
; y# d/ [/ I/ @* W: Z: d! g! u6 E# wCA Takao & l9 \$ f, M) {
CA Atago 2 b( f: m0 Q( u' l8 j. m
CA Maya
/ J, B3 D) i2 v& F9 v) h# vCA Chokai
! w0 @. c. C+ P; x$ e% H, l0 _CA Myoko
+ l; c- w- ]' P# W1 F' QCA Haguro # a7 t, A8 z2 `" g5 g" S
CA Nachi 3 u9 ^/ m: ?, q+ _
CA Ashigara " D6 Y* X- H! ~: b9 ^# z
DD Tamanami
; y) ~! F' ?! k' L$ x! ]7 \# M" [DD Suzunami " x: I0 A+ A" \0 @ ]; o% A1 `
DD Kuroshio
6 a9 ? f% u' L% SDD Oyashio ' Z7 b6 b6 `# G. v: o$ Z* _
DD Natsushio 9 N+ N' U* x' p& N0 ~
* M0 ?5 Z/ g/ u" jAllied Ships
% w7 o0 b5 K3 z6 P* _4 nCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk % Y$ S, a5 z+ ?2 }, Q6 h
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + U* R5 ~/ L, p* ^$ g* v" _ K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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8 v3 G/ N4 j# l# cJapanese Ships
; m: B7 P; j: Y4 m+ B# u4 }CA Aoba 3 \- z! R3 q8 \4 n2 r3 Q& N
CA Kinugasa 5 l% D g: {! D5 w9 C' z
CA Furutaka * D$ [, A0 N4 j- n* V" ]
CA Kako % q d- ~# l8 d; [
CL Abukuma
- H; N* l6 t- N/ [CL Kuma ; p0 }+ \& w: y7 M5 W% h o
CL Tama . Y4 k! u/ R* o7 {1 S6 N0 c m
CL Kiso # c4 \# U' X1 w1 O' X
CL Yubari 2 }2 V& o* s7 s3 Z9 P+ a- [. H# S
DD Kiyonami - X3 j$ X+ R# d9 Z) f9 u' b
DD Yukikaze
4 B% o! s( ]( ]2 k B/ H9 w+ n, mDD Isokaze
+ s. ]1 g1 `4 f! n6 ODD Shiranuhi
5 w ^- W% \: s) g# ~DD Arashi
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Allied Ships ) E& H9 ]% B+ c- n7 K
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 6 Z. F+ n/ l" h: N; g
4 i0 j. _# e# `1 nThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
! q+ q( w k6 x& y% r8 B. BDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 3 u) R, n B: q
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Japanese aircraft
, D9 U6 @4 d# aA6M5 Zeke x 5 + G5 ]* ?) k5 x# }! J6 G
B6N Jill x 8 8 `3 q8 C l- I% P1 K
G3M Nell x 3
, ?0 j9 \; d8 Q i9 l5 kG4M2 Betty x 31 , d; c8 \1 F; ]" i) U: j8 I
P1Y Frances x 9 " u' ~0 e% c' T( q" g" Z% A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
( H2 k! C/ s8 l* g0 ]Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
7 }0 Y* h* }7 K' L9 I% MKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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3 V% q1 @: h; CG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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0 n, ^9 D' G5 k3 F- zAllied Ships * B2 P: `4 l, {
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' j9 y' I+ L" \+ c( yCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) K8 P) `' B4 Y( P& h) p
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 0 J6 w) s2 ]3 X/ v8 x+ E/ S
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) B5 P) Y# e3 m' S$ ^There, 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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