AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 6 J- e- p& r7 g: |) x6 G
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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: 8 x8 u6 _4 A' g1 s+ U
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 5 ~# L2 w! n$ l0 L1 y
Allied aircraft
" n. W2 U% O0 z, Q* p/ a; rno flights 5 [5 u$ a1 |# ^' d% g
Allied aircraft losses ) n2 h* C; E$ P; S# O; O
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed . K7 r. J8 o* _9 [% W% ?
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Japanese Ships
/ Y5 @( `0 Q5 \' N. JBB Mutsu
- @/ A% W) A2 l7 tBB Yamato
# D8 ~; D: F; I( e& I' j$ DBB Fuso : L. c' v/ O* |3 |- a( _
BB Yamashiro ( O" G& h- h: f' f; `
CL Tatsuta
7 Z( f% K; Z5 a$ T/ ?! Q9 hDD Tanikaze
( X9 b* A. S% m6 i) rDD Fubuki
3 z2 q; N) c. n6 hDD Shinonome
; m. g" Z7 j4 a: d) c/ qDD Usugumo
0 p& q& {( V' ~8 z% m) W' y5 LDD Shirakumo
; K2 C7 ]1 D/ n, F: A [! `DD Isonami
$ @1 k, @$ p# D2 n' x5 GDD Hatsuyuki
/ ^3 P* T, _6 mDD Uranami
& L" e, r5 i# }8 j, ?+ E& { FDD Akebono
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5 e$ s9 ?6 Z4 y: iAllied Ships ! q( Z! [* ~ i6 z( J; u
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage * c. n( ?* {. m0 F
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 8 Q! A. J- `& v; R
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 5 s5 ^1 k: v8 l s" | `+ [% t
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + a( j) l% N8 ^2 T" s
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage $ z- H- {9 y" J0 _4 ^8 K* l
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - W& j7 g5 L. @7 n I# z( j
DE Tisdale ; z* Q5 Y- m1 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 g+ k3 o. x& P/ d
2 f; n4 ^$ O3 Z6 f) A8 Z0 vAllied aircraft
P5 ?5 L8 T4 e h; T# R) L* sno flights
( P( K3 Q1 \/ Z6 q) j+ P+ ?/ T0 }& N" B7 S' m5 ?$ T( R* S
Allied aircraft losses
$ I. R; B# S( W* _* ^; W, ]! ZSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 8 q2 f2 \ j* Y( v6 d; O0 e- Z
4 P4 c" ]. {9 d' I! QJapanese Ships - e @& q4 Y4 U
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
, E' x2 c. H4 A' M* M4 |CA Atago, Shell hits 2
% F# B# r! [4 T- l8 m h% ]CA Maya, Shell hits 2
+ j6 C# O3 R5 K" G2 ICA Chokai ; w# w, P6 {* ^$ W+ z" G
CA Myoko ' T4 R: V" S" |
CA Haguro 9 y' w E7 s# L" D/ ~+ f
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
' _. h. g6 A; N5 C8 ~CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 . ~( ]4 X9 L( J2 q) m5 a) c
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- m6 I8 J% q, W F8 }DD Tamanami 5 Y/ c; | v/ t$ M5 x# V3 \
DD Suzunami
9 a- z! e; `! L0 x* _$ BDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 , V+ \! K& A0 @+ B
DD Oyashio 6 V2 f$ ]1 U+ ~1 F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
- R7 e+ e# ?: N+ T4 xCVE Santee
( m6 k5 A! f2 L+ b, v- C1 `/ zCVE Manila Bay
, F9 m6 {' e& b2 T: qCVE Natoma Bay
0 r( p u- M$ r- X# j2 G9 tCVE Gambier Bay ! k" q/ m; R. B6 q7 ^5 Q9 J5 K& o
CVE Nehenta Bay
! u* Y- A4 n) e: X/ ]CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 ^ ^" e+ a& ?' ?: _% |CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 2 A- H# a2 n8 j0 b! g
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 Y. N% a# c. G. I& E4 iCA Salt Lake City
; w5 H8 e6 h) aDD Ammen
x, E- d' `: D( h5 ^! HDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 8 ?% F5 {" N9 C: I
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 4 K; u$ ?; F# ?0 R" w- i+ c4 j5 ~
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3 n0 Z& X7 H! s' M$ }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - O( u5 r( b, t3 l. n# ^8 D# @5 @' m
% j% _0 W, _8 Z# XJapanese Ships
# J+ ?. P2 z9 { zCA Takao, Shell hits 1
! ^5 h8 m' B9 f5 f& XCA Atago 2 i6 F' h; M7 o; C5 o
CA Maya
. x6 w7 l3 r* P' C% @9 eCA Chokai
$ Z3 s( P8 d- @ a+ | K \CA Myoko ! F2 i/ {/ ^* ^* Y( B
CA Haguro
( _% P2 F2 e( G; l% Y3 v+ }CA Nachi
8 _( e& q( U4 L' b: ~! fCA Ashigara 2 v) f3 O; `; |# ~; \- o. O
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
7 H+ k& J$ u& I# [5 MDD Tamanami
! h% a8 c! d. y" U- UDD Suzunami : L$ @* l' R0 O! i3 O+ a
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 9 l1 ?9 R( h7 } v9 w) t; L1 ]
DD Oyashio
/ s8 y: f$ \4 z$ q5 [DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + Y2 T) R# ~2 ?. M6 N1 E
$ ?. p' _: @8 A1 M: pAllied Ships 0 i5 l: M$ a4 |9 i# B
CVE Petrof Bay m4 ?# {$ T& `7 y
CVE Savo Island 8 x8 s# O4 v* \% t
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire # C# Z5 e' Z" n6 l6 q. W; I
CVE St. Lo * r, Z x" |% U+ K, q
CVE Kadashan Bay
: w! o* x- E1 d- I3 Z bCVE Saginaw Bay
* f p0 F4 K" N6 iCVE Long Island
" u, z9 v* \7 J. K7 n/ d! v" XCA Vincennes
l# d7 @6 F$ D5 C# @, @9 i) BCA Wichita - V4 ]* {4 ]6 @! x
CA Boston : `- A! g$ i8 `0 Q, [) L
CL Boise
5 `3 O E' K; g& s. gDE Bangust 7 |# x# ^' g3 x6 q7 K
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 p/ y, z( y5 aDE Levy " R: D3 h$ H9 l2 G6 }6 M
DE McConnell
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( O2 {* l9 [; @0 h' }& [Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # O7 S: ]# g2 X
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Allied aircraft
0 C+ W4 T6 n1 I6 @no flights
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9 w/ O% e9 _7 ] XAllied aircraft losses 3 }# j- l: n" Z
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 8 Z% \( V- G# W+ q# L5 y
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed - b; l9 h- @7 `5 K6 O: W! J& p- I2 T
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Japanese Ships - `, z# @' p* u8 o( V- l
CA Tone
) y. L* p- m6 |9 x6 T) i" HCA Chikuma : r1 O* k+ D% O& u/ X
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
2 g+ \1 k% _# A/ @CL Isuzu
2 S" ]% ?" ^* j, nCL Natori ; h: V B7 c6 ?
CL Yura ) C9 Q8 `, C! h4 J E2 s6 J
CL Kitakami + y/ g& |" y" h
CL Oi ( W: m. {: J- G6 O8 j0 J V* E
DD Shimakaze
h$ e+ q0 {: t( ]- \$ |DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
6 D! O' m& J6 |8 M7 e7 b ?DD Kishinami % {/ W F ~. W# ? M5 `
DD Hamanami
' e# e* |6 J! j1 DDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ' n' {( j" r7 G6 p: B0 @
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships - e/ W# a. t- r- M
CVE Prince William " ^" s+ [1 O6 I& W& U
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
0 n+ o: {# T& }4 V/ {+ W; BCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % }; e4 g0 x# v& ]
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ Y- _" n: F" n2 E% j
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 7 M4 H4 }' f* U9 q
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ) @) _- P* ~1 s
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- S% P/ d. s' k1 Y% i1 q/ s' m5 wDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* J# p) I0 W! gDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
& L1 L4 U# }( V4 X6 JAO Brazos s6 V: K( p2 t" U6 {9 Q
AO Kanawha W+ t! g3 V3 N" H$ i9 d2 S
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
0 R& \& D! r0 f; m7 DAO Tappahanock : |3 g4 [! b9 q% `# o4 u- V* ?" e, D
AO Suamico 5 c8 [9 d" E% u0 N6 z# E
AO Millicoma
' r. P5 }6 n; s' b9 c$ oAO Saranac ' Q$ W; k& y8 i- ~/ E9 v1 I
AO Saugatuck 7 N9 P8 o5 ?1 b' k" @
AE Pyro
8 h# ~7 A# u1 H% F6 V, n6 HAE Henry L. Hoyt , f6 Z) N+ H) B( w, r
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 " C% X6 g: N' i* }
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Japanese Ships 3 S: R" s8 e6 D
CA Tone 6 X) g4 f: {6 V; x4 V
CA Chikuma
( o! x' U+ r. D5 l: S; ~CL Nagara 0 E' V/ ?7 V! ?
CL Isuzu
" ?& I* W8 ^: y+ wCL Natori ; P% @7 p# U. \. b0 P
CL Yura
9 J- d9 P0 l" t2 L* g8 c: E0 Y6 dCL Kitakami
1 a8 d: _- j) s9 G5 ]CL Oi
! A9 g+ N9 [3 K: xDD Shimakaze / k) s1 Q, Q1 p" m) f9 L# J
DD Fujinami
: x* `3 O& b, S$ TDD Kishinami
5 b( J, b9 Z( x; dDD Hamanami
+ S2 u: z* ~& TDD Hayashio 9 y1 E0 k: B" ?. H4 a S) u8 _3 x
DD Maikaze ) f; h- q. C+ [1 t/ M! [9 e
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# e1 l1 Z4 F% _6 nDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 n& J. e- K) k n4 }DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk / p }3 n8 Q5 k- M
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( u4 c* o/ X! M- H7 H6 Q/ QDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; i& ?$ ]3 E7 `
AO Cache 6 J. }* @6 ~2 d$ _
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire $ f5 ]7 G' L |* G4 k
AO Cossatot ; T8 S n1 z5 ]! r; R+ @
AO Chepachet
: O( ^6 Y3 a7 ?/ R, G) Q& jAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; O$ A2 z) ^/ V0 f' ~ PAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" h/ M4 h! Y N* Y1 y& r# zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( t e* s9 p; Y+ ^) a
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Japanese Ships
. w* {8 D' r5 D5 ]% F/ i: hCA Tone
" d8 G" m+ C. S' GCA Chikuma 6 A- b7 M9 j* v, b# _/ l. F& A- k
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire + a$ C; G* T0 w0 H0 T; B" i" u
CL Isuzu ! {5 K" U, L, a4 H# K/ Z; J
CL Natori 1 J2 }5 g2 K. m" X1 i/ M
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire . S# w; K/ _" M( |6 w7 K
CL Kitakami " Q' z7 p% N+ I& O; Y
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 8 u; G$ B: A! a+ ~, P2 G7 r& t7 b) i
DD Shimakaze ; x ^* t/ F! y7 y
DD Fujinami ( ~2 t& s+ B2 ^! D$ b& S+ B
DD Kishinami 1 }: v" q* x5 ?* j: J
DD Hamanami # O% I" O" P3 L7 a) s9 H& N7 m* J
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
4 J0 u: d( m2 m* X$ ~; h$ HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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" `' o( n% B5 w2 c6 |Allied Ships 3 w* `1 u0 t4 m0 b9 U" Z6 q
CV Hornet : L. r2 p/ `) t2 y# g
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ' T% ]" C, Q7 N! u+ H' m
CVL Princeton
- C {2 _8 z% J& P& PCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
) R- K) X, S$ G7 DCVL Cowpens ' m, _% a2 I# w& g. ]
CL Chicago : o w }! s, _7 h4 ]! ?" \
CL Cleveland
( P& z" d0 e( r" b9 y7 ]CL Columbia
6 m7 V* f' u% M' A! l: _" [5 I) zCA Pensacola
( N1 _0 T; z! gCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
( k6 t. H( v/ k: A* o2 [DD Boyd
( c: n: i) F0 i" tDD Bradford
! E: S5 l7 K' W; D/ [$ {# iDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , O; L2 ^( r" h* t4 a" S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ |( }0 q7 V& |0 h* xJapanese aircraft
8 x# u$ T+ f, O8 M# j% w1 ~& SA6M5 Zeke x 33
/ p( `8 j# Q( Y2 _2 I" _* HD3A Val x 7 y( [5 W1 \7 p- {. T
D4Y Judy x 123
: v3 p7 n( Z) N+ N6 E. _B5N Kate x 35 1 @+ G/ ]" s! _) g# N
B6N Jill x 67
7 @ l# k! G5 U" J; a4 T
! N% Q+ a+ j/ e' c- C7 t* {Allied aircraft
8 x. q' c+ j* Q% y% \F6F Hellcat x 3 ! M) _% c) I. {9 t a8 ]7 e! }
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ^- ~* }$ f8 k+ S: c8 [A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed " {- e! X2 y) ?: z
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 4 r" Z) v9 ~3 }) o% x
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
" N0 Z8 ]" _% @$ {5 S7 P9 s" PB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
; z% F6 K4 e7 l! I1 ~1 r% }B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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, s5 f$ K4 b8 L! h1 p1 XAllied aircraft losses * t: A5 A5 n$ A/ l
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 1 N! b( l3 z, H$ B+ i& @& S
; C. k/ y8 R6 J) Y( eAllied Ships
6 Z. I; q: y6 l4 W; \CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, v% T X8 @8 l9 [) y# L1 l- kCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire . z+ R& C/ u) y8 z* z- }. F
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 5 t0 y6 z' e: X% {+ _
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" x0 T6 D( F, o" ?% Z. `$ VCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & D$ p( w: R# s% G1 H& U
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 % j2 l( K8 ~; o$ [! _5 K7 u
5 z- P6 L7 {) ]& h( M: kAnd then by LBA:
( D) Z# K6 k0 c/ oDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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) G! |% Y. O' T( [1 l6 f2 g$ jJapanese aircraft * G5 |2 b+ w$ G! E
A6M5 Zeke x 16
" p6 L) C1 K. ^7 mD3A Val x 14
3 c# n* R: @, z( r. \3 J: Q5 o; F( mD4Y Judy x 38 {, z5 M! @; x# @/ k! K1 P
B5N Kate x 24 ) G; `- [2 S0 ?9 w, t& M
B6N Jill x 3 3 W. \5 ~" B5 O* R, S2 W
G3M Nell x 9
8 J5 b0 f4 w m/ QG4M2 Betty x 49 1 `, h2 K+ q c( g" [8 z
P1Y Frances x 20 : q+ ?1 i* Y& n5 F
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 6 e4 P3 A: ^) U; N
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
: r# I# R6 B# e; n! ~! W% c" C4 Tno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
, O8 T4 t3 R# M& _ p& w: S3 DG3M Nell: 1 damaged
4 j' ]' o2 d3 K4 K: iG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged " H$ N- D: e$ m! p7 N4 W' M
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged ) D0 F7 ]- x! A B0 o
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 w* ~3 }6 `7 m" e0 l$ L% BF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) x8 G; c, j. S6 {' m! O gCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- }1 C$ Y: C* |CA Raleigh
3 c) E, t- p) }1 YCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ i6 J9 K: K* v4 |2 Z; P( q9 ICVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! I0 _8 e6 [4 K. O
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^4 k7 k3 [* s+ x/ ]% SCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 5 x. E3 `4 j! R# d% J9 [) M
4 x" T& {6 o( T8 N# ]4 G& K
Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
F6 [% x# o b6 I9 W- O7 OA6M5 Zeke x 7
' n5 z7 o$ Y6 A0 U+ h* r. YD4Y Judy x 36
6 A; O/ j; w" t8 u4 eB5N Kate x 5 4 |* Z6 f% V4 z1 k% K! v
B6N Jill x 8
L# ^) ^+ D9 R. j2 v
& R0 a4 t7 N5 Q: I1 B& RAllied aircraft
" y" H! i5 r }/ Q8 ~" mno flights & A0 g+ }! n2 E8 L$ J
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 E( ?9 Y$ ^1 _1 Z# S6 CB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 L* ^6 c y7 G% \( hF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
4 `+ E; U7 ]& J" w5 X! R- J# m* l
( m+ h) }2 u- I! w; d8 O; qAllied Ships & g- ]+ ?# q" i" p* t) I k9 Y
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ) z) f) O$ M# s
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; J H! K5 }+ h" z6 C% j1 x
/ ^" y7 F" E8 `7 S1 QAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
5 g0 E& }2 Y1 ~Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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4 Q6 X; L8 \9 P4 A5 CJapanese aircraft . c9 i, {7 Y0 _: y3 a2 \! I
A6M5 Zeke x 3
; Q! H3 Q/ X) I$ [" uD4Y Judy x 14 3 C6 O4 M& `: p& k& H# i: c
B6N Jill x 11 ' D$ T/ u) `. A5 V
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No Japanese losses 2 q: J* N: X! t x5 E" N
" V% K% M& y. a% PLBA Jills: 8 x- {& ~4 r+ K
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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3 X! Z: i* C1 b N2 ?Japanese aircraft ; o% }2 I" {# ]5 K+ z
B6N Jill x 8 3 G" R0 t; V4 ^& \6 B
+ t, h5 o* ?" f/ h% pNo Japanese losses ) T$ c9 b9 V' t+ V8 @
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Allied Ships ! j6 G9 }" T4 d5 e* [
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
: ^" o8 t" r7 y3 w# i2 K" nCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 6 |; E/ G6 v2 p1 Y7 b3 c
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 1 M9 Z! Y9 n/ T
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Japanese aircraft # E1 J( C/ ?6 E4 H. ^2 l
G3M Nell x 7 ! K) u6 R" a3 [8 t6 b
G4M2 Betty x 38 1 v& t1 m& ^, D3 m2 N0 j
P1Y Frances x 14
' J0 M& c2 M' q6 LKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
* T4 |' @% j7 Z) tKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 : L3 _, n/ w2 A
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Allied aircraft
' g. v( M5 E4 _5 @, gFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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8 a* N9 }# Z3 ^9 }Japanese aircraft losses
# `, J7 u2 _7 g7 E: N+ d0 EG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 `; @& R) a8 ]- w! U+ C+ \$ T* m% nG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 x2 a* k; h8 R. N& ^8 ]& M: G! i
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged , [# x' p' g! ]- M
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged : u u/ d ~/ z6 m; x
! C8 ~! P7 b/ t3 k( G% @8 QAllied aircraft losses 1 F3 O7 @0 A' @4 p. E$ z6 V
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& R: k% V2 T- o5 `1 |3 v0 h8 ?CVE Savo Island - }4 Z, o& @# o& R/ |; q
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 D* ^6 \6 u" y1 zCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z. }8 W$ E3 k! ?CVE Petrof Bay
0 |& V6 m% m7 v6 G! kCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: `& Q/ A5 E" `% ]4 C$ x+ E2 fCVE Long Island + A" C" Y7 [# n& a0 D7 X
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: : z3 Z* a% u# w% Y6 U% t
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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5 }0 c2 S* w( ]1 r3 N% qJapanese aircraft : \2 V, k6 E1 z5 _" ~
B6N Jill x 8 7 n) B: [5 ], O* L4 _, V0 W; X2 k6 r
5 F3 E, Q3 o0 YNo Japanese losses 2 J# v5 c8 L/ L- Z; p# S3 _
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Allied Ships
; O- j: T$ L! G8 ~+ wCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 \% h6 b0 H+ p* y1 [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ! B m( s/ H ]5 D0 m/ M( G8 L
: O3 X2 K q) S" R; lBy now my subs are in position also:
( b% u# D& H! P9 G7 b6 WLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
( b6 p, ^* h1 B7 g! ]% Q- WNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 7 y# ?; C6 N& s
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Allied aircraft
0 K1 z* {2 z/ B- yno flights ( o' Y7 P- X; o! d% A5 q( [ I
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Allied aircraft losses ; r% P4 O$ y: I" F! }
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed * d! C/ p( ]# N
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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. c# f: `/ O: FJapanese Ships
: ~; O/ W( q- D$ |/ rCA Takao
# J+ k/ s; z1 d I7 JCA Atago
+ B, w, o# K* B1 T. `6 tCA Maya + {; V3 M2 E n: J
CA Chokai : l% B7 T. U$ h
CA Myoko
4 Q, o, p! Z* N* zCA Haguro
2 U7 ?5 {4 H" {4 d/ D! KCA Nachi
8 G5 o+ D5 f9 V; ?+ S2 GCA Ashigara , u! h$ h+ G- w/ W! _: V% _$ z0 t
DD Tamanami
" \- K# F% X {" {DD Suzunami
; _! T( u/ [* C! |$ |DD Kuroshio
- i2 z$ z6 J) J3 I4 G, K# TDD Oyashio : Y3 ^8 B- @3 k! b
DD Natsushio
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. h/ J) B& u7 _, H2 QAllied Ships - z( F1 ^: s, b/ F6 U5 e' _
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( R+ L$ v" d! X1 m) }* ADE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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) J6 x' i: T7 c8 j8 f+ {& f! sNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
; B& s7 n- C; |: z. T! KCA Aoba
; ]1 i+ j' _0 WCA Kinugasa ' Q0 |! @8 m1 s+ \/ I
CA Furutaka
; J/ J6 _4 u7 e& CCA Kako
3 o t4 O+ N& y3 t" JCL Abukuma ) ^4 y$ n) \" Z5 c; ~# {
CL Kuma
2 ?) G! p) j+ nCL Tama 0 @% x" U g8 c; o! }& t
CL Kiso % n. s) ~9 ?; d" ~2 I a4 {2 r
CL Yubari : T# z& x5 `. g& |) A
DD Kiyonami
+ X. P' T- ]! C+ d7 ~DD Yukikaze 1 u9 j6 c" m# K1 h f; z+ O3 [
DD Isokaze & _& p: r3 a; r0 e: A d
DD Shiranuhi
M& k# ?" C# H) tDD Arashi ' k. s O4 \# ~2 Y" m
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8 k' {" ~. _) O/ P9 e: O0 hAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 1 w4 ^1 p0 k( e/ q5 ]0 z( u
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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: $ W3 p$ w0 M* C# r3 U5 i
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ! H5 T6 w; c$ X2 K8 R
9 U1 k; T- G! y7 a# pJapanese aircraft
3 d S# M5 W* |# W" z H3 eA6M5 Zeke x 5 & N. ~% d6 n+ Y w' R
B6N Jill x 8
# w g5 e, ^/ v2 s5 h: oG3M Nell x 3
' p2 D2 w. S5 o; {; oG4M2 Betty x 31
, N; J! z, g1 U# W; OP1Y Frances x 9
1 }/ }+ C" q7 s3 A5 k/ i( r: rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
+ q+ o6 k. h' Y% Y) M& p& CKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 K) {4 h( h6 d* `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 / P- c- [% b9 b; `, _2 V
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Japanese aircraft losses - b& f' R- a! W% N; }
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged [& m" p/ Y4 M, V3 Q) m
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Allied Ships 4 K2 |$ o# o+ x( [4 {4 O! n
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ s$ @$ X7 Q* h: `' ?+ f. M$ K/ R( z2 qCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 ?! v6 k* x+ q
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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.
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& H7 T! m# U* C一切都结束了
+ T/ v- H; J- O; @; f7 ?好像盟军已经投降了? |