AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 * t. W5 l# k" e) l
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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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+ m2 y' w3 o& ONight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
) D% C" i+ q+ o4 i v/ W* H& o T, s/ ~Allied aircraft
: }& e* B1 W5 A3 x/ d! Xno flights
& f4 K5 I$ a/ Z& [2 d0 XAllied aircraft losses 5 H# ^" D3 G9 L6 s
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ; j* w% C3 I& B; X4 }
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Japanese Ships 1 Y( ]" R1 d3 b6 f
BB Mutsu
2 I' F7 \! T H1 iBB Yamato
; k4 w/ {' x5 C* }; DBB Fuso
7 Z Q3 n1 {- Q- VBB Yamashiro * \# M# F2 F2 @0 L: y5 T
CL Tatsuta
. l$ F3 \6 _ gDD Tanikaze ! D' c& a% d3 u9 @/ k
DD Fubuki 6 c F+ a* G& |! Y
DD Shinonome 6 O _+ I4 ~% e* x/ X
DD Usugumo
7 t2 }! L, b" M, e% `2 [, NDD Shirakumo
% X% Y& g, m1 V* ADD Isonami
9 Y0 x$ q# A7 t: rDD Hatsuyuki
7 D' O P8 l* k5 U! j' N0 eDD Uranami
5 c7 Y; }2 Z1 d, R- C% RDD Akebono
7 n. M8 l% @8 M; B! q
6 e' F8 ~1 B3 aAllied Ships # ?% t7 ]: }! z. A! f _6 E( e, r
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
+ }& ^6 G! L2 q4 e# H' QCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
5 q: L' a0 o$ Q8 k7 S" X* E f: nCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk + r* Q. E+ F4 ^5 s7 D5 s# T1 G. e
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 g9 Q, ]+ d w# E; MDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 2 m& O* o* W% K$ K) y1 _, P' B
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 H9 A+ U7 [; t: A
DE Tisdale 3 F/ A- ]1 H( y5 ?$ d1 Y
' Z% f' b! @6 V, o2 HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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- x, E- K) ?7 H1 l* W6 t* \' @Allied aircraft ( h; m% e3 A5 j3 v' d/ Q+ u9 j1 n
no flights
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W6 V2 B7 N4 g& G7 }, g, _4 NAllied aircraft losses
+ c+ n9 k8 Y0 ]/ `: p, v2 q0 a- ySOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
4 r8 z7 f) m$ w. I8 mCA Takao, Shell hits 1 6 `& l4 q0 j2 I! l- [
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
+ I! `$ I& c5 U8 t' UCA Maya, Shell hits 2
" N+ t* B: b+ `' h0 ?% n8 N. DCA Chokai
# l: ^& ?8 J6 k' K" H T! X- n" z3 U: {5 oCA Myoko : ^' N# Y# P$ K7 _
CA Haguro ( l# [" p- k1 ]% [5 C% V
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 2 U2 w3 n; C$ o8 ]& S7 H5 O6 U5 N
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 % r+ o6 w, b( Q5 y
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " B% e" j4 x+ @% N& H; i+ |( ]
DD Tamanami * v7 x8 [* T) q' E
DD Suzunami
3 k$ T* j) W4 D# O( F3 p! QDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
- v0 ?8 ~% v$ e# i' \8 ]DD Oyashio
R4 i: k1 g) S4 ~3 t0 \' `. F% YDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire & b. R- S$ b3 i) G4 H+ m
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Allied Ships \% {( Y V+ u7 f) @% z
CVE Santee
1 w. \1 T: }# {# r: |CVE Manila Bay
1 @. p$ d5 b$ F9 x$ g0 qCVE Natoma Bay $ S: G5 T( r6 |- O, R$ O
CVE Gambier Bay
% w& y4 G7 E H+ E& z- C/ ?, b" FCVE Nehenta Bay
+ d. r: l' e- E2 j1 hCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire & m% W* M B0 j- e% L* e8 y
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 & k$ o( l& y, V4 R
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' k! [+ [4 X e2 N9 t1 ]CA Salt Lake City 6 J7 \2 z" ?4 o) \+ u
DD Ammen
: \( C6 n9 ]5 lDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ! q# [1 c' f2 F1 f+ G
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 ' d' f) T3 u& Z8 ?3 [+ l: f
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$ G3 D9 p" J& {0 h, W9 ?1 ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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CA Takao, Shell hits 1
) g U, _. B2 |( M( lCA Atago
- E; |2 O0 Q& o* s5 J5 Y, |CA Maya ) u( e7 h7 Y8 d( M7 |* ?
CA Chokai
1 i! @, w6 N% u0 d% zCA Myoko
0 X5 c2 \( m' OCA Haguro
0 [$ C6 V S; J: o2 rCA Nachi
- ^1 r( B0 J1 _ ]5 NCA Ashigara
# }' H' b; |+ QDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 1 k8 N" T7 Y5 b( t/ n' ?8 S
DD Tamanami
' Z5 @9 {9 g U2 k, {6 N+ ?3 VDD Suzunami
* b$ Z6 c6 y5 v) w( O2 j1 WDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
+ o* e8 g) H- O+ X9 q% \- QDD Oyashio
% `. a; O8 n4 ]1 B0 f: kDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 U& P( d) D6 [2 {( v, R `8 p
CVE Petrof Bay
5 X3 |# R- `, [" O; p- n; WCVE Savo Island 9 t" T5 `& n8 O* H
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % {0 a# ]+ M& h$ r/ i( S7 ^7 }
CVE St. Lo 3 H7 |: Q" r1 R- Y. S& L
CVE Kadashan Bay ! U. l2 Q4 e+ h
CVE Saginaw Bay
, \" C& G9 n* E$ o5 e$ { PCVE Long Island
+ J' E1 h2 u# ^7 C' mCA Vincennes
0 ~$ K; \0 x4 j5 T+ r! _7 T9 z, `CA Wichita
. K4 _' A5 x3 ]" ~CA Boston ; x8 @; | x+ ~/ e
CL Boise / k+ l! o* Y; y
DE Bangust " O6 N6 c/ J1 O C% |. t
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 n2 s# e# T5 A3 j( l1 h9 K/ k+ v" y- hDE Levy . X: y% Q0 t% X3 k
DE McConnell c2 }! O7 ?- a& I
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# b1 y4 V0 E5 v* }, i4 V: F; N1 w% k; kNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # B+ h5 [" E. F5 @2 Y& U
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Allied aircraft " }# d3 T( X' e9 k
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses ! e/ Q2 B8 K( R& ]. c
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
8 Y! \8 S$ `5 sTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ) p l) B0 [& f9 r
8 y3 d U% m6 U# {; pJapanese Ships ; m# z0 X7 N7 R3 {8 ?9 l
CA Tone # M9 _$ T! j! d
CA Chikuma ! o6 Z5 \' s# e: `& Z+ y
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
! O; W. u3 b7 k' b7 iCL Isuzu 3 v: n1 Q, s' w4 H" j* n* U
CL Natori ! K4 C9 [5 u1 G4 J
CL Yura p% i) p3 j+ H/ T9 B& W. k
CL Kitakami @$ m& g0 Z$ d' x, w, N
CL Oi : y5 t2 N2 a9 u9 h
DD Shimakaze / g; K% H+ Q! |0 g% g/ J
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 * T; q- k8 [. R3 U* U; |
DD Kishinami ; I. T' R8 P. U' ^2 Y
DD Hamanami
. K- Q2 t. {" M7 d: g9 HDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 W& ^% d3 n, K/ ~$ UDD Maikaze
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# M6 Y G2 g" a8 D' Q5 i; ^+ K4 qAllied Ships
8 E2 w( e- ?4 b# O$ U8 p+ fCVE Prince William
& X6 Y- t3 |- i% r. vCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 5 J& C T7 Z$ |, c* j4 e
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 P5 H( m. t5 b, e" v! D* {! t+ H9 l/ W
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 M i" j- Q8 ~ b" k; BDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% Y0 L' f+ a% U( ?# j# N/ W% EDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 . L0 {$ ~' k0 A2 @" I
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 ]8 O( _* d4 E% O, bDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 {8 s4 N3 s) n RDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire - p( Y1 ? i K
AO Brazos / A5 c& I; ]' x) \! p" b, D0 a% a
AO Kanawha
4 `7 b6 F# ^0 r$ r/ ZAO Neches, Shell hits 1
8 A5 c5 j* `6 B. b& kAO Tappahanock
- v1 ?( a5 j8 K. |8 g1 A: P' ?# D, yAO Suamico 1 J& c7 l4 W/ u. Z/ ~* x* X
AO Millicoma
% Q; T' T+ g& l; v3 u; L4 qAO Saranac
9 @7 W+ @3 K% \' lAO Saugatuck
6 U$ ^0 p% a# Y; u8 z- HAE Pyro
& J) e" Q. m; _AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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1 x1 F4 F0 w% p7 c! z F- f/ B( }, qCA Tone
' Y$ i: ], Y: C+ TCA Chikuma
( \7 A! ^5 P1 mCL Nagara
. ^) W$ p" l' C3 Y; X" {CL Isuzu ! a8 L' d# f- f6 A* p! r( c
CL Natori
5 U) x q/ U! W" TCL Yura
6 H, o/ S W9 \; m8 k) _CL Kitakami
' t: z$ R7 T: E! xCL Oi * h5 q$ L! i& M6 { H
DD Shimakaze
- p* U7 m+ r. fDD Fujinami
" d! P) |: H/ g0 h$ g* R2 t! | V cDD Kishinami
8 x) c* Z W) k0 ADD Hamanami / f. B: d; \) ~' V1 V' w) U
DD Hayashio $ X* L ]- a1 C! h) b
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 9 M0 R3 a9 h( |& x6 T' K: d) U8 n
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ L6 |/ n# n( H
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 8 N7 p! B) \4 y. ~, G
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 d5 K% f5 ?1 w* ~5 J7 T1 d4 m
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , x7 A7 ]6 R" y S8 r) a
AO Cache
3 D. r' G C) q6 NAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 2 v( q8 A7 y( T
AO Cossatot * t* z( w& O. I Y3 v! S# N
AO Chepachet 7 \" p6 `! |$ Y/ T2 A
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & {$ \4 q; B$ I! ]
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : B% W" W9 a/ j, I; y. C
# t# R8 @" S/ n$ ]Japanese Ships 1 i7 q( a8 j! K/ Z1 W R5 p3 c( z- F. q
CA Tone
) Q3 D6 Z. m1 v( E5 s* DCA Chikuma
, h9 W2 N. P8 H+ E' @" YCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
' q( W9 ^) K! M9 N6 K0 n5 BCL Isuzu
/ j3 Z: B% Z) y6 `/ K% v$ _CL Natori 1 o8 H9 `' _4 R8 c* F }9 ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 U+ y8 y3 h% o' X! r
CL Kitakami
0 }2 E8 M6 X& m0 y* ? LCL Oi, Shell hits 1 & k/ c' H" |/ u0 d
DD Shimakaze + X" R( q( E8 i$ q6 j6 M
DD Fujinami
7 A( I/ Y; N: }# d" V6 C( mDD Kishinami
2 b T. W1 r7 P3 e* }$ DDD Hamanami
9 }7 S& \! C0 N+ F, K$ ]5 A* O" }: q) E( bDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 6 ]3 a+ U7 b" A! F! K- D& z+ J
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ( m" g* w% h+ `' y" w
* G' v" @' y* {0 b. NAllied Ships ! @( U. S. E! w7 _' a) ]1 J
CV Hornet j* r/ Z9 W5 i$ T& l( n& C* U
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ) ]5 K {2 K* @: C0 _
CVL Princeton 7 D6 }& w# p+ ?, j, Z- n
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 & t; J4 s2 o' C7 [8 _3 c
CVL Cowpens " f5 y" v1 i) z9 Q/ t! M
CL Chicago 6 R6 c/ }/ A, ?7 E3 \- [
CL Cleveland / M7 G" e+ M4 a
CL Columbia h! ~ V+ W$ E$ i) S, t2 ^+ F. A
CA Pensacola 6 \0 s6 X$ G, T$ A
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
/ H" U$ }8 w8 \DD Boyd
" |' e3 ^ M. R. w1 ~/ K sDD Bradford
" p0 G6 g8 S' n, A8 d7 |- _! EDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 , J3 R5 ?; _; i1 {& s- M# n, M
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
4 W: J. x1 y5 h9 ODay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft # S$ x3 b- w4 d/ ?2 v- _3 W4 @
A6M5 Zeke x 33
& k$ U6 G Y: |. N E) p% }6 U2 aD3A Val x 7
$ E3 [' u; \1 jD4Y Judy x 123
, ]* ~9 ^2 `$ Z- jB5N Kate x 35 : ~+ A" }0 ^7 e3 u
B6N Jill x 67 6 s( m5 t0 n7 R/ G/ Y5 v
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Allied aircraft
: p8 P! J/ E! j3 g- uF6F Hellcat x 3 * j" J+ V# G4 B3 o5 K/ L
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Japanese aircraft losses " P$ e/ D' X- Y8 I
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
) \& i4 [3 j7 eD3A Val: 3 destroyed , I0 o) _" {: c
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ B( V* ~4 Y+ m! ]- R) A4 N/ kB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 3 G% }$ _& A1 C# p4 x4 a. I
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, P5 _! b0 S+ A) e" n. }3 WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ) a) g5 u; R% v
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( D' h0 n5 V9 U0 m2 ZCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% M4 i' ~" G+ @9 v e& g0 n6 HCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 6 G* X! _& Y. G N: f5 R( P, K
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " |& J1 T6 _& d+ i- g6 |; d7 p
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 Z$ B, m* k; h
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 3 R7 i) G1 B" t
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And then by LBA:
3 l3 W5 O' r3 T7 _4 i& NDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' y y! q& c" ?' r) E7 B
Z- N% b9 c5 M8 P7 \Japanese aircraft ( J+ l9 ]2 M- H/ ~
A6M5 Zeke x 16
# ]5 Q) a/ H2 o' g$ n, Z9 Q5 ?6 eD3A Val x 14 ' {: S5 A8 n( W& r
D4Y Judy x 38 / P& s9 s& \0 m
B5N Kate x 24
W( X, c" _6 D% D$ C4 f& bB6N Jill x 3
( g# \. L) ~& Y9 b% jG3M Nell x 9 3 i2 h. @8 O5 Q+ E
G4M2 Betty x 49 0 C0 l6 p1 b1 Q" \. T
P1Y Frances x 20 . S' `( q$ b- t; J. {$ `4 V
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ( [2 j0 D9 i1 Z: y
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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2 e7 S1 z, f: ~- L. b7 tAllied aircraft ( _9 [0 _ b( |1 O4 h1 h1 E6 {( d8 L' l, O
no flights
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& e& c1 C$ C1 ~& x7 f8 ~8 FJapanese aircraft losses + f) I! W |2 ]) l* u9 K
G3M Nell: 1 damaged . t4 h& U/ P8 [& y- h/ P* _
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ) u N) _9 r; l M1 n% r/ U
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged . q/ |7 Y# v; L* u2 V6 R
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 9 ^/ o7 I0 H; N* t- T
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 8 I& t$ y7 Q! ^$ {; Q0 W& s0 y
2 Y) y! g$ U8 V1 k/ uAllied Ships & S1 d* w8 A9 v1 I* ^
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 y0 ~, q+ L |: K+ o! BCA Raleigh
4 Z) G# T6 \" O: z3 I U0 P. fCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' I9 l8 W4 k* K& H7 sCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- V1 J a& G8 R/ uCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) B% u' r% e; ~! `2 m( sCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
+ O+ e; ^4 W: LA6M5 Zeke x 7
4 P$ D' w; Z, \6 F+ Y" v6 ]" N) RD4Y Judy x 36
5 Q @. _7 M* d7 ?9 sB5N Kate x 5
! z8 L5 U( l6 |3 w- i4 XB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft 1 a3 u+ f1 m J
no flights ) L. U* ^ s* `0 x& p
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 H( |- r; f0 c6 B
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 8 X. E" y4 |3 y; ], B# r/ o6 W
( I# v: @( p7 M- T* j; {( r' W" tAllied aircraft losses ( F4 Z) Z" K i' {) f$ }
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & n2 l4 g H k' z6 _
) y4 M% P9 a1 IAllied Ships
1 X; s# C N6 f3 v4 X6 PCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ! ^- ^4 g0 e/ \+ y
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( J$ w1 J, q8 l, _! {+ B# v
1 l* ?9 U7 L% t% | r' YAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
" A! J& d. F/ r* y: R# LDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 M/ Y/ \4 ?2 U6 W" L) x& k$ D
4 A5 b* ]' w& u. ~' ?6 \# k; ]Japanese aircraft
# | E" r: _& ?A6M5 Zeke x 3 / o0 h6 W! U( Q3 r- }4 U
D4Y Judy x 14
9 Q. {2 \: R, nB6N Jill x 11 . \1 o- B9 b7 c, B+ \
( L0 v! N, `! r( i. F; m& h( W% D$ pNo Japanese losses ' L+ n% G% I, y4 z3 X% P( o
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LBA Jills:
1 O8 v& X6 J4 VDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 - v' v8 m. U" [& g
& r/ P/ u0 j1 a- C. \/ u3 y% PJapanese aircraft
* B, V5 u0 R; b4 H" |B6N Jill x 8 / N* m, k) v1 l2 J, |% e$ i2 p% B/ g0 ?
+ R- k7 m) D- i: u6 z4 kNo Japanese losses ; r- l' _+ q) U
! k* F( E* W; ]0 L! O) CAllied Ships
$ m( X* G) \4 Y2 F% ^1 E+ H, ^CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage # X& ]( J) P* C9 t8 W3 ^
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 8 v9 P2 c6 n7 e* ?( R
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 6 x& E$ y, r% ^! f3 D
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
$ ^: W& z% f( d: NG3M Nell x 7 4 c7 s* k1 y4 \% x& ^
G4M2 Betty x 38
# {2 F, E; g: a" g: ^& EP1Y Frances x 14
6 h- ~; Y* s6 i& T" DKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 7 T1 R# e$ P+ X
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
* a _1 _$ u; _FM-2 Wildcat x 12 / P) z1 d8 ]! f* C4 W
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f3 m. O8 J! [( oG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 8 q7 w# [9 I/ q
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged $ {. r& Q6 X9 J& G/ O$ @
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 9 \3 M. i' {' \3 B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ Q* F' Y5 x' p# E F& p( `. zAllied aircraft losses + q1 z \/ q! Q6 {5 M
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ' ?3 P" a; _0 n! p& @
2 i9 n; T, D7 h3 T0 A v. vAllied Ships ) Z9 p) \# D( y; ?6 c( y
CVE Savo Island
3 W, `4 X7 l) o6 j0 R) hCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 o7 V6 ?! u4 }; @4 hCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 c+ X: I* z; t7 q" t8 D: x. o
CVE Petrof Bay ( {* P! t: @9 I' L: q7 k. n
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 I+ k$ Y, b2 y2 u% y' ^. i
CVE Long Island 4 w# ]* }' ]0 T" K1 m |0 w
CVE Rudyerd Bay ( ^6 D( j, x7 N' B \) ~
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Jills are more successful this time:
7 [* k- n1 y5 N* v6 rDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 5 e) g+ Z# k. J0 x
- ], C5 y I, [Japanese aircraft
v& Q5 s& ^* z* E1 r0 jB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 2 b( `4 g4 ], P1 b
% Q9 _6 g, h8 Q$ C; r* P" ~! c! ~Allied Ships ( x2 U; t3 o6 ^1 L$ x8 J. |7 L5 O
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 Z/ g3 k f7 C; _9 g
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4 R0 X% x" _: z" D! ] [( bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
4 `* j$ K& ` l. wLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
% h( c- k$ h$ ^Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ' D' |6 y$ y: F+ j# |' i
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Allied aircraft 9 g, @( e( n$ q& R! \
no flights . U6 H( o* V; I( Z6 f) d- e
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Allied aircraft losses + e/ U5 B9 X0 ^' u8 @
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
7 P7 l+ ?/ _8 i- Z7 O4 iSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 5 m" F1 S( K7 s
CA Takao ' Q7 T+ \2 b) c
CA Atago
9 l. S& j# N5 X6 j) J) CCA Maya
9 s; B# e' v% c# DCA Chokai
! w3 T) [: K4 J! T# g( N4 o6 h2 sCA Myoko
' Y/ G2 {/ h2 t6 N6 f) PCA Haguro . ]) _! K) ^1 v! d
CA Nachi
' x5 C) p# C# ?# R- wCA Ashigara
+ T8 Q& F% ?6 TDD Tamanami 9 I, ?& N$ Q( U. ^: D& V
DD Suzunami / H' P- x* I* T' `. q
DD Kuroshio / p( g4 g q( Q2 x' d# S7 G: g
DD Oyashio $ |/ G; b3 T. V5 c3 t' Q. d* m
DD Natsushio v9 @& y& W4 Q' b7 p1 o7 c5 a
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Allied Ships 4 j E* `. l$ V5 Y, a( _
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ M8 {4 g! [0 `DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ; P) y: k/ r% g0 t
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+ C y% H2 L ^: y- vNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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: g& f' ~ d+ r2 \3 G* g7 Q, a9 C6 uJapanese Ships
2 {$ U" `+ P, ]4 i4 ^0 b. eCA Aoba
4 w# @) o& w8 N4 v: p; r/ a4 ~CA Kinugasa $ \9 D, F* c0 l; H$ M
CA Furutaka
h- k5 p6 ?+ x& w0 @, ICA Kako
8 ?3 J- o% I% N) i) N" {$ QCL Abukuma U% f- r1 q7 g
CL Kuma % L: D2 s" v; g+ M. c& g7 M
CL Tama
8 t- a6 [3 I7 ^( A+ SCL Kiso . }) v( ]+ a& E7 z; e
CL Yubari
1 M( D3 P% t+ S' I6 z' TDD Kiyonami
* {+ r/ |' F K+ Y4 K6 `8 N$ i: oDD Yukikaze 2 D" @+ N: w g7 b
DD Isokaze 1 d. r) E9 J: {6 d3 ^6 f/ s
DD Shiranuhi
% w+ @$ k; V( Z! K8 `- FDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
( C; T4 r+ X! N. O& YAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk / X O8 w) N2 p0 o& z) @
; b! s4 T# ]) cThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: . D% }- `, G- W: @# A) W1 r& k2 X, g
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 . I: F5 s9 V- C7 `) r! j0 k! E$ f
W; l Q% R3 K3 {0 ~6 w) _Japanese aircraft / ~/ w7 [* v7 y
A6M5 Zeke x 5 2 ^+ N/ O& C0 e( L# y
B6N Jill x 8 1 Y, d9 ~8 \* G0 a. Q' s3 z1 g& F
G3M Nell x 3
& ^+ E, T0 I( c7 _G4M2 Betty x 31 / i& D& `. {& p+ j3 [. Y
P1Y Frances x 9 3 _/ l. B8 l2 n; f' U
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 , l2 j& p a3 k3 M8 M
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
# H% {2 X% y; d% a7 gKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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j) R1 k! [7 H+ J. |& B+ PJapanese aircraft losses G, q- S C8 W
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ' j' |) L) ?; k& L
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Allied Ships
8 o8 r' o, Y: H! I/ oCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 O; J8 I% D2 Z6 M, eCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 j d% S0 Z! Q+ l' ^% r) x6 R( A0 c1 u
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage . L% {, B! M" t7 M
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% y: J7 T: A+ c- dThere, 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. , Y1 A& P4 v$ \
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一切都结束了) e9 n' D# G8 }. {8 l9 i% H: o
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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