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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ) n7 i8 o7 Z: v2 i- D: A

9 z# a/ e: H+ u- g9 ~% c" L% _) xDay 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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) Y  W3 B) l& [# n7 h; XNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
6 [# {/ r: X6 gAllied aircraft + o9 |- F7 x. `9 s7 Y# k3 e
no flights
) B* L0 m7 X, {( {  {4 {/ ?5 s4 UAllied aircraft losses 7 W. v2 O! C1 O  f7 a" m- P% m
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
6 m* ]* P3 N% K! C7 W+ W
! Q1 P2 K2 V# n! A& e( \7 aJapanese Ships . G" ]. o. |! y) K' T' s+ J+ o1 I
BB Mutsu 1 m- `3 h$ y8 i+ s* p# _
BB Yamato
. n) i) O" u/ XBB Fuso
% O5 w* U) e* p9 c/ b3 v8 z: U2 }BB Yamashiro . H, }( t, G3 F, Q
CL Tatsuta
+ z' y* ]3 G5 BDD Tanikaze " Q7 P( o- y5 [9 Y3 v( z/ ?
DD Fubuki + Y5 s' q/ d% }. N! n
DD Shinonome
& b, \( J  p% w, \+ NDD Usugumo
7 c" c7 U1 O9 k2 |  i( T: N& [DD Shirakumo
0 `' T1 V: ]+ GDD Isonami ' o2 v* X+ G* {# Z* a
DD Hatsuyuki
. T  a' F% s+ \, N& |; nDD Uranami
$ A  ]6 \3 k6 n! Z7 BDD Akebono + M: ]+ k7 h/ J# E7 m

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CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
+ B4 v; J% q9 m( UCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
* W2 d1 T3 ^* k. e+ A3 |: \2 lCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
+ T+ j$ D% c  _1 i( z8 tCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : ^- s( x" X( P) U$ F  T
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; {, s( O7 K: n% F3 JDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- `7 A: c! }7 Y2 q7 ~1 P* GDE Tisdale 7 R( K: l% W% y3 C; f, P2 I) k
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ( ?4 {& h/ ?; w8 q& U) Y3 Z& R
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Allied aircraft
  a1 _9 S6 c. `& q6 u8 kno flights
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Allied aircraft losses # x: G$ P% @) m+ N
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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- }" k+ p& |  G8 A, I+ [0 p1 wCA Takao, Shell hits 1
: Z/ c" Y9 G. B* iCA Atago, Shell hits 2
( Z% e! X: v5 P# {: U6 tCA Maya, Shell hits 2 ) M' v- e  M2 Q. _9 u/ m
CA Chokai
1 B' U1 l- k* p) e# KCA Myoko
5 b, }" J, q8 K1 b0 H4 tCA Haguro 8 K3 N" U' H, V. H! G" g' }
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 , \3 ^# C- H$ M3 Y
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
& y/ F5 n7 b+ v; PDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; B5 I7 M2 T, a+ ^% a1 c" @) D
DD Tamanami 6 N7 c( [. }: z7 u' y2 b# f' C
DD Suzunami + `9 w: M/ u; S& u" a4 ]
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 7 k) G& V/ U' K- M
DD Oyashio # r3 b& E) C# M5 ]8 J2 z0 w
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 8 O. T( b1 d3 t- p2 S* S9 J
CVE Santee % e- v6 D3 V. o
CVE Manila Bay 7 @1 |3 z' V& M' L7 A
CVE Natoma Bay
' U- O+ [2 Z5 LCVE Gambier Bay
/ e! Y2 C( _% B& y8 }CVE Nehenta Bay $ f) [2 G2 x5 }/ d* Y* a. d& q
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 `' N5 T( A/ V
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
, U# h" _+ d: q) F/ c: oCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, j9 @/ I4 X0 MCA Salt Lake City
' d# j% P, w$ M$ n( pDD Ammen
' H2 ]; ]% J  k( {DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 9 `2 i6 L$ r; N6 n! _1 ?2 d8 \, w9 V( S
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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' \6 g8 U2 {" s( Q. TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ; Q+ F2 Y" e3 P5 r" w% b

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! O8 |+ b& C6 ]4 ]CA Takao, Shell hits 1 4 N6 h& M6 S1 O
CA Atago 8 i# G2 G- F# {2 [- Q2 {8 W4 V
CA Maya / ?: ^5 D2 I- A" j' N# ^3 R3 P8 S
CA Chokai
& t4 @. ~$ F7 `CA Myoko
! M# z5 b7 L; ?& H- b4 h1 ~CA Haguro
" O0 g! g+ H- hCA Nachi
0 r! g: y) v* xCA Ashigara
" l  M4 y% P" Q; r$ lDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage . b' `& C; @# ?& {" ~) a
DD Tamanami
. F; D% A. j, g4 y9 y( A: y; XDD Suzunami
* `  D& y$ o) Y9 }# Q7 a) Q! MDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 6 |2 k- q# C8 n8 t$ j" R
DD Oyashio
) M) ^7 W# E  ^) W; J+ u9 RDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CVE Petrof Bay
# }) @# e5 Q# i5 X; X" F, ACVE Savo Island
  f! O5 ]' j, Z& |# g( `CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 V  v: I- ^; l% bCVE St. Lo 0 n8 n& W3 \! B4 p' V' ?
CVE Kadashan Bay   g+ h1 Y) _+ Y: L8 N1 ]' I% A
CVE Saginaw Bay
+ O) }$ F3 Q0 d+ xCVE Long Island
' }  w" `* l7 `5 ZCA Vincennes % E# M5 B2 k$ q4 K
CA Wichita
6 y  n; t' Y2 v) F5 v( PCA Boston
1 l6 `3 P4 k1 x' {" oCL Boise $ ~& v9 [! f$ g: e, P
DE Bangust
! T5 u) g7 o4 Z+ R5 JDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 C, `/ r  T" [. r0 nDE Levy
5 `( h3 G* _' S, H: k. _2 sDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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5 g( q. Y' Q. d6 D% |" nAllied aircraft 5 k  N5 k, j1 `" m" v% q
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 5 S5 i, S3 O$ h% M9 h2 P! {
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
( Q+ p, M6 p) wTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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! |5 T8 `- ^; DJapanese Ships
- \% H; h( s6 q6 |2 rCA Tone ; Y9 M) `; Z9 z( \
CA Chikuma
" y; R) {. M1 m, c( T5 F, U- \CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 6 k$ M2 q* x6 M% A* C/ Q2 J
CL Isuzu
1 P9 d2 a# P+ Z$ J( c+ Z6 uCL Natori . p( ^; L9 o0 n4 P
CL Yura
, l9 p8 M: N" R5 v: |& B; C: [8 H& oCL Kitakami " h1 C& |$ E2 `: f
CL Oi
" e/ Y7 f$ `" _) W& V9 xDD Shimakaze
! K5 [8 {( W7 }5 a6 TDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
& `6 g1 q% D* U: J! H4 ~DD Kishinami / W8 C) p; Y. E" z$ h8 Z' ~
DD Hamanami
3 o' s, z5 D4 y( v3 K1 F7 bDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
1 Y! M$ R3 r/ A. M9 RDD Maikaze
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" A# {' ^; f2 H  K5 gCVE Prince William
: i: k3 \* o* i: J7 HCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
3 _. _4 V/ R* I8 NCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 L0 l1 c0 i1 ^2 n4 ^0 F) V8 _: D, ]CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; s5 h, u# f5 ?( M9 N% z7 b
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
7 ^' e& K* {1 R+ g1 D5 @DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
: S0 ?+ v1 P2 j, lDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk , u6 f/ E- [/ p5 \0 V, x6 `; _
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + y1 |; B% t& W# x/ j
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
: w4 O) n1 J" m) yAO Brazos
: }& ^' j' h, f# IAO Kanawha
( }6 M" q/ X2 _  I& L! ~5 @% w- |AO Neches, Shell hits 1 4 Q; P! o3 `* H" `3 K% M( H6 {
AO Tappahanock
3 [' F+ W+ e2 J$ rAO Suamico - I( ~; S& P4 ^# P9 K
AO Millicoma
8 E$ l8 k4 N) w4 Y8 x; k4 C( KAO Saranac
8 }9 _6 V6 K2 x1 b+ t& xAO Saugatuck
: F4 S! I8 M5 M. j: Q$ sAE Pyro : J) `# V" h; D3 C( W
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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CA Tone 8 ^/ R0 [/ a& o7 b- P/ |! W
CA Chikuma # w4 _+ n$ p) K  }4 N) A
CL Nagara
( ?( b: v, }, v6 m% M) p+ N. `/ U, vCL Isuzu
! ]* S. \4 ]8 o# Y' SCL Natori
0 I: J% ^; k% p( T% p0 E4 o! lCL Yura # q  `: ^5 f' j3 a% k
CL Kitakami
8 _( Q( O8 Y  X1 @7 ^3 c3 `" s6 H4 I% @CL Oi $ I/ Q8 |1 A0 y$ r/ a" N
DD Shimakaze 7 _, Q$ h; Y6 ]/ [- a& @' l
DD Fujinami , f" y' a5 }+ I* H9 z' e
DD Kishinami
2 Q6 O  K% f+ H; L8 Z# ODD Hamanami 6 I9 X5 y, |0 h& z3 Q. G* A
DD Hayashio   ~1 ?$ C' U% X# e9 x6 z
DD Maikaze * C/ E9 |  g) I0 k
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Allied Ships 3 I' q* i" i/ Z( K% K
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # @/ B/ y' {2 V6 {* R/ r8 N/ ~
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
: R5 x  @, _/ ]DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; G! m3 b% u2 z4 ^/ _" a
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " k- z! `) ^$ f. y5 c
AO Cache
4 G6 D# n4 g& C' d0 EAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire * K% l5 z+ s* c% @8 ]7 U0 ~
AO Cossatot 5 N. i5 }- u0 }6 a1 F- F
AO Chepachet 0 [$ ~& C! }& i! R
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 I5 O* i6 r* I! V9 f, @* o
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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* i4 A8 p; Y5 [: V. a" D# ]Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
# J: n. U* H, o' HCA Tone
& p3 Y4 J7 A& ?( S, NCA Chikuma 6 ?" S9 d+ P1 f8 w% Q8 [
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire # R4 M4 G8 F/ x: ^1 G" ~. D
CL Isuzu : \. I+ m+ v0 ?$ d: r5 c1 m* v
CL Natori 4 H: n" Z+ w% a+ w9 i" c' u
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ; Q9 r0 d: q- x: K4 E! \" u
CL Kitakami
0 t5 [( B9 z8 k9 OCL Oi, Shell hits 1
7 k, ?7 _' l2 }& l" N4 j0 i2 VDD Shimakaze
0 L0 E7 Z! R0 ]+ m1 \- V+ wDD Fujinami
! }7 w0 n  \0 y! I+ p/ CDD Kishinami
# n" n2 a6 `$ f* W: ^3 CDD Hamanami 4 `3 @: G1 }. D6 J, Z' e4 O
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
; s/ z/ s# c0 s$ S! E) IDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 8 \; [6 P2 I8 s2 z" \

& V/ Y  w2 \5 ?Allied Ships
3 W5 N$ [. k# G' \/ k- M+ oCV Hornet 2 }- r  l0 @9 G, S5 X2 a
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire # q( j: P" j' T9 s' {
CVL Princeton # \' V" X9 Z; O
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
) |& i& E* f8 XCVL Cowpens ; v& G: ]) X! T# T0 h
CL Chicago * K, l: t9 d. o8 s
CL Cleveland 7 [1 `. \1 z# N( x1 d5 o/ `
CL Columbia
' K; z' a' \1 v! ^; G3 WCA Pensacola 5 k! }% K7 q- O! t6 g
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ) D. Z2 g6 y9 \& U0 H
DD Boyd
' l$ v& G0 Z$ W) ~DD Bradford
4 q- e' w9 }6 u3 D0 {5 o1 {DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 & p, l* C; w( T9 j' T5 |- T- T  T

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$ L  t7 ?6 t4 X2 VThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: + ]$ P& T5 @2 Q( S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
9 H# _/ N( A/ U; qA6M5 Zeke x 33 0 B) y% z/ F" y; ]0 e7 M
D3A Val x 7
! f+ ^/ z1 p% D! `( JD4Y Judy x 123 / v6 C5 |6 e% I. a% }) |
B5N Kate x 35
7 w9 m1 F( j/ h! \" kB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft ; ]) Z! X' M$ H7 v6 Z
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 G' G4 m3 G' h9 uA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
0 G' \* B1 O' ?D3A Val: 3 destroyed
$ W. j8 C8 L9 l; Y6 `1 FD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
- E; \; s* k0 n  a! B5 J4 _B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
, |# F/ `7 K# G; S5 TB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 2 O2 x5 z0 ]. j& N7 @% ~+ J! i

2 [" T# y! a1 i! p5 p7 {Allied aircraft losses
( J) R3 c! ~# l2 X% ]6 {F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! a0 h7 j% Q, h- F! i

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. J8 `9 ~( n# k; w7 B9 M/ DCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + \* A# c6 @" p! C; R8 A) f
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 N- P% E" K5 w) h2 a( j0 {, J
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage - \9 |5 [$ [+ S) m& _7 h* U
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 Z3 i  j9 L  L' D
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 \) c  F+ |! }7 W) g; I/ R
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 + ^: z) Y& w$ A5 m

! ?2 U  y' W! b3 T+ n4 ]/ sAnd then by LBA: + o7 P+ {3 G, b
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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. D. z- d. Q* b( lJapanese aircraft
) o+ |. b; a! G% g1 n8 UA6M5 Zeke x 16 3 R8 ?/ L/ s3 h/ s3 f5 E
D3A Val x 14
- B+ H* ]# x# v3 W' o% PD4Y Judy x 38 ' Y# S2 S) D, |6 x) O
B5N Kate x 24 . h0 r0 M. g1 T' G
B6N Jill x 3
0 E3 h2 ^# ?$ I/ Z, [$ A  kG3M Nell x 9 ) c! d9 x  R+ q6 C
G4M2 Betty x 49
& E2 B: [$ V" z3 f: xP1Y Frances x 20
5 z; R9 c4 `4 f1 k5 rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 8 M' d% T5 a! K. a% a
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
4 |2 B$ [; i7 g+ N' p9 dno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses : E" }% L; e: v0 ^1 ?# H
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
5 h$ X4 h# b4 OG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged , l: C4 b4 ?0 m  L
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 3 `. e/ T: H$ N* @# d! o0 Z9 F% D
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses . E( P+ {; _6 j3 m9 o/ J9 R7 k) \* B
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed % R+ |4 ?* r& O. k2 [

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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" X' T! S, Y3 H8 t9 M7 MCA Raleigh 8 B* A' R1 P/ p1 d, P  ^% F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . V3 D: q, C( ~$ r
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! a4 G" D; k9 f+ L- `( mCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" @8 v7 R5 ~0 B) [CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft ( P, c9 O5 w8 g! z. x; q
A6M5 Zeke x 7 5 Z6 H. {& q) u7 n
D4Y Judy x 36 ; I) ?9 P- E0 g0 R! d
B5N Kate x 5
+ e2 p; W1 x! S( m' ?B6N Jill x 8
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2 M6 N' s; m0 h. t" Y$ e0 L) `: B/ NAllied aircraft % s2 x3 z6 W7 B. S7 O
no flights . q/ c. e$ F, ?- \2 N" @4 w
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Japanese aircraft losses   F  |- i! V' B, V  b7 B# `
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 6 L, x8 v) K+ q1 r% \: ^
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Allied aircraft losses
9 [% R. W  a4 M8 W( \) jF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships + q$ m; K6 ~* O" g- {8 @9 K0 W
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
" P: Y! j* u8 NCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: " |! V8 _- ?* u- b: a" K) }" B9 K
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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' C7 V: x  i3 ^" fJapanese aircraft / V' Z/ B8 J  o
A6M5 Zeke x 3 : s% b. i# P) P+ k
D4Y Judy x 14
+ T* r8 {9 E2 g. j# a; L6 x& a( }- UB6N Jill x 11
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) {3 d4 ]) u: z& LNo Japanese losses
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; [+ g+ R' d' K) o% Q  j% z8 }: cLBA Jills: 1 U1 `- S4 {- {
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
, h( b" c0 ~1 a& H+ a( {* }B6N Jill x 8 8 ~) K; d$ i& s( Y$ M
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No Japanese losses
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" l9 M* ]5 H8 w9 cAllied Ships / O: w4 A$ ^9 |
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z0 k6 a* [% b  g' tCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: $ w8 q5 H9 l- G- W% G$ t
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
3 `+ q7 Z% m, }7 w& PG3M Nell x 7
9 G4 c3 w* P5 S1 Z  t: l9 RG4M2 Betty x 38 % o6 X/ `2 Z* Y4 r
P1Y Frances x 14 # H# g# i8 {, L6 r, j8 R
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 9 A+ E/ D4 Z! S+ \. p- y
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 + u4 G6 z' r9 o8 \3 d: M/ D

0 d9 q) l9 L; C$ ZAllied aircraft 0 B! O0 a+ k) x4 P% |4 z: g
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 9 s+ c3 ~! |: u) S' n8 |$ ?

% E5 H2 {) S1 j0 v: s* h$ O2 _Japanese aircraft losses
& U3 l& D) `4 k3 G- i. q1 ^" bG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
( z" s+ _# ^) g1 `: M3 C' y  C" g4 ZG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 h( A6 g0 z8 W8 i& z
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 x9 i5 v# l; I4 D) `; dKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses - ^: N; U8 p1 x0 Z& ~  v
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" ^& e0 v' w0 M! v* [* {! JCVE Savo Island
" o+ W" k! y! B& Y1 n4 @# d1 q  M4 z+ [CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: n0 F+ a: U" A5 Q' V1 tCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) D, I2 r+ h5 h- ]
CVE Petrof Bay 3 {, U; c  C& C' k- o1 D
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; T: [: q( A8 k; R4 B5 z5 c
CVE Long Island
( l. E8 r$ D8 Z$ x% dCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: ; W5 g& F, G* ^' x, \, |" o
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 , ?, g( @, C' a/ X# F# J7 A( R8 k- Z7 V

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B6N Jill x 8 & Q' V# |* z  ^/ ^
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No Japanese losses 7 h0 H6 D1 ^/ s( w6 k
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Allied Ships
; g" y8 x) g* x  zCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! a) C6 Q9 O: h: C- G
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) Q0 \$ V* Q8 g' X# jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: + `% n) r8 P" J: @5 X) _
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: % A# }) [8 g1 D$ @
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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no flights ) f! ~5 r8 a' u
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Allied aircraft losses
, P" u6 ]1 a0 y/ W9 sTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
5 B3 h% g5 Y. i5 m! WSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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9 A4 [2 F: b* S6 p! K5 R; qJapanese Ships
" h$ U3 B! L, V* DCA Takao
( D- W: z" e$ I' R: j" T# `CA Atago
3 u- g4 b* h2 Z6 h9 m1 GCA Maya ' G+ y, b1 C7 q' I! |5 k& n
CA Chokai 9 ]! k9 e) P  v6 ?2 g
CA Myoko , P  u& I6 l; x9 q+ o9 S6 g3 ~
CA Haguro
# Y( h2 {* Y; p# K0 Z9 c9 QCA Nachi * _8 f; g* I, c7 h
CA Ashigara 4 X. j9 V# h" x  d' J7 M( x# o
DD Tamanami 3 a  }  Y$ M# _/ [
DD Suzunami
6 P1 s2 s1 I6 B1 D4 a# v- w& o; ?4 `3 ODD Kuroshio ) L) F5 `# U, o6 C, S, `
DD Oyashio 7 L0 Q% V3 A; Z! C* l6 |" k
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
# z6 R* }0 A. S9 c8 K  ]9 q$ `CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ ?7 V/ Z: t0 _3 F& z0 cDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ! R  r% U+ h* k$ S4 J
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Japanese Ships & O+ z5 m* r% A; `% z5 s' P
CA Aoba
. l/ H2 ^3 @% \) }8 Y" _1 E$ xCA Kinugasa ' Z! S  O8 T- x% z* _
CA Furutaka ' r- W! H* w' K8 d- D- y/ m
CA Kako - q; ^9 m3 O; E1 b0 o1 U* p# ?5 M
CL Abukuma 3 p1 {- o( G, Z0 z1 v+ X
CL Kuma
+ q; @5 L6 m; R, m+ lCL Tama * b: E3 S% l& v5 ]
CL Kiso + o. J3 ^/ O' V9 A4 q$ j3 V6 j
CL Yubari , V6 g% G- [* s5 z6 J5 i6 E% V
DD Kiyonami " E( k, V& F/ _# [' w" {4 s1 d# M
DD Yukikaze 4 ~' ?: D9 `# }
DD Isokaze * l# o6 ], d4 X9 x  Y
DD Shiranuhi
5 J7 h) k  i7 \4 gDD Arashi 1 C, H& c8 \+ q& h$ U

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* F7 S; \; b& V6 D8 G# ~AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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6 Z: K  r- a) _1 o! L, GThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
1 p; Z) Z1 P8 T- I& ]9 CDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
8 m5 K- {8 Q! n0 F% kA6M5 Zeke x 5   P  G+ |) `) N. D! d$ T% \& z/ Z
B6N Jill x 8
+ C! K( C1 b3 m$ dG3M Nell x 3 ! h6 K- p3 d4 P+ N9 v% n1 A
G4M2 Betty x 31 ) u4 j* |8 }' P) N" [3 ]8 F
P1Y Frances x 9 3 d. G: Z3 t& n: \$ t. y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ; M& W. J  N8 f) m5 p1 u( u: z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
9 F3 B- A, ~$ Z* P0 g6 y' g& fKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 ! z! Q2 v" ]' [! @* V

# d) W% H1 {/ B2 Q/ s# Y$ U3 N" P/ }3 YJapanese aircraft losses $ N! }/ c; q8 y9 K" A
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships + E1 Y) G/ [1 {* X, t5 l: b
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 A5 ]3 O6 ?$ K2 lCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' L" c4 Y, [" J/ o% H4 g
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage , r  O( W9 T1 ~

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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. % Z9 f; d, o: i% p$ `" z
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一切都结束了1 O; X5 {/ X. L' \+ l' C, w
好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛* r% i* l  u2 Y, t
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Honda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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