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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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. X- R7 L) A3 h1 FDay 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: 1 I5 n. |3 }! c; b

1 G$ l* c8 u5 A* M* y- ONight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 & b+ @9 K1 p9 Q% i
Allied aircraft
5 Y) O2 N9 J( I6 }! Dno flights
( P# b" P4 }0 J1 P: T) ]Allied aircraft losses
' m* B5 I3 v2 }' T& y* n  NSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
+ c" g" M5 x* x: m! Y7 g$ A& X) r1 o% L8 |# w
Japanese Ships
5 a5 r- |; J2 @3 aBB Mutsu + g. J: R3 L' b6 n/ F3 W
BB Yamato
9 U, m0 e5 r+ z8 [% ]BB Fuso
) j: K9 ~6 d8 K8 J, CBB Yamashiro " y2 G3 k! r! T- t' L
CL Tatsuta
" C) V9 m/ e( M! @( z: `, ?DD Tanikaze
  ]# U. X$ g( I( m, i5 E6 e! BDD Fubuki 0 _1 _" v8 s0 v0 _/ b+ e
DD Shinonome & f' }5 Q% ]9 Z% v+ N) T& O% ]+ \
DD Usugumo
2 v) o. ^3 g3 w( ~: c' VDD Shirakumo   f7 Z) I( C4 k/ L8 [
DD Isonami 9 `* Z  `/ B* l$ e$ C
DD Hatsuyuki / }* h" S9 a* l; e3 X  @, ^6 f
DD Uranami - Z( T1 T& X3 O1 ?/ h
DD Akebono 4 k0 M: w. ~  {7 F& t- `+ ]
0 |8 |; X, b* S5 @* q" d
Allied Ships ( B* w! a0 m' X0 [2 o! a- y
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 3 Z6 I) y& g9 q6 J) R  B( p) \) X. N
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk : x+ x7 I5 U2 v  N- J8 X) T6 p
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 `* s) E: `8 }
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 i3 H$ Z7 ?1 e* DDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage . p% c2 W2 }3 x$ d' V# q
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 S( F3 N: I2 K( M
DE Tisdale + \1 N4 W) m5 j, f4 K5 c

5 C1 \7 `& f; U$ ~$ g9 W1 v) uNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft ; D. h: o/ ?6 X' @: Z& {2 }
no flights
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- `. k" o% p, nAllied aircraft losses * S( k8 B. U$ P* Y, U2 ?9 j
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ) s' M% ^. y2 s' [7 z3 U4 G
+ d, @2 t3 c+ J
Japanese Ships
( K( l! U8 {$ u6 ^2 s& C' n/ n# nCA Takao, Shell hits 1
' m2 ]% F& g1 X, F/ xCA Atago, Shell hits 2
3 e. k4 ]2 z2 {: [' q& r" j5 H( XCA Maya, Shell hits 2 ; z, `3 Y0 F6 f; D! Q# j, D
CA Chokai + F  Z3 c) t4 y7 X- u. ^# \, u
CA Myoko
" C, m2 T- J$ N; R6 e( m* h9 ]CA Haguro # p* j" V" U! t- c9 s
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
% ~. W+ L) q8 l9 uCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 $ ^5 T4 R% z- f! `4 T9 M* Z, \
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" [, M$ d& h! \DD Tamanami , m3 Q5 d4 R4 W7 O6 q$ q) j' v
DD Suzunami
$ {/ q4 B) L0 P% w$ c/ CDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
0 d; i: U! k/ jDD Oyashio $ x+ Y0 Z! ?+ K& G( a: u/ `' ^2 w6 S( A0 G
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
, n5 x2 r, v& ]/ K: a7 z3 j9 Q( F
; z5 W2 S/ U6 H* f& ^Allied Ships ! x" N  ?+ d+ H" d
CVE Santee 0 g; E$ w0 e0 g! F
CVE Manila Bay - u: @! Y3 V9 {' `
CVE Natoma Bay
7 ]8 k0 k( q  H* x- v3 `; G% YCVE Gambier Bay
. I9 p3 Z- Q' Y9 ^0 TCVE Nehenta Bay : J3 d' O/ c+ @. u1 t7 T! Z1 {' A
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 K* J& K7 ]/ y3 y: z# _- m
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
& m: w; t! {) y/ h9 vCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" A. c  V8 U: T' @CA Salt Lake City 6 \9 Y( u) B! N, {* O) l
DD Ammen
& k+ ~; ?* E$ A$ ]* G' G6 zDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
: X! j+ L; f5 z$ xDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 8 G6 j% ]' j* w# A
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2 z( d, F2 A' |; \, O
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - {- T( m5 g# X, u% `- O' k% ~

3 N' h; J, k1 V6 O8 p; c4 O0 L! I- vJapanese Ships
% c# B  o. [, c* eCA Takao, Shell hits 1
# C3 v. o# `/ B; N$ }CA Atago
7 T8 z% [: k/ P' g2 j8 |CA Maya $ S* s% w* c+ a6 |, D  \# [3 l
CA Chokai
! g' J: c% o( D- k% {/ V+ V" ~5 ?; BCA Myoko 1 n  E, b& t3 D' a, J- R
CA Haguro
- J1 R' U. ~- D7 x1 m; yCA Nachi
$ X1 K) {3 V) g4 j! I' ~3 T. QCA Ashigara , }2 R. m! x* i# b+ l
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
5 y( L) }* B0 @$ LDD Tamanami
# X1 ^* C. B: p: v) dDD Suzunami # M% a  m' c6 D; G$ N, d
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 i5 W# `$ C6 l
DD Oyashio
9 u1 Y7 B0 o: L, c; [% R7 ?; TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 3 `# N6 Z& b- n; n
CVE Petrof Bay - {- g; M8 ^$ w+ o2 {6 u
CVE Savo Island
4 J  `. t  m  g3 V7 B' }/ qCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) a. f2 s1 X; M5 ?( ^
CVE St. Lo ( O5 _7 B& S/ e$ ~
CVE Kadashan Bay
  Q( ^/ `! y! X3 V, qCVE Saginaw Bay % \0 O( W& Q1 o
CVE Long Island
) W8 R2 o( P( |5 t9 i* K' n+ FCA Vincennes
' Z+ Y' s+ t$ ^# vCA Wichita ; S( k2 L' f) T) {6 o; o6 C% P% Y
CA Boston   T9 [5 O7 s, x: g
CL Boise
; w) r+ U) K- O' S: E4 y' MDE Bangust
; b0 h! t8 ~6 O7 t$ U  o- _6 t0 X) @DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 L2 ?% o9 D  Z) ^# yDE Levy , l0 E: y* ~7 _3 N3 V( m
DE McConnell 6 T% m- r/ M6 T2 k4 G) n$ T( I

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( l! \8 \# n( C3 |1 S, E( ]5 q
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Allied aircraft 0 c/ Y! r, J$ X  r* G/ k
no flights
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3 N6 T) G" N5 q1 @2 SAllied aircraft losses 8 L$ S2 y. G1 `5 Y' P/ b
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed " u5 r2 k) f' S1 H8 b9 h( G, \) w
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ' B+ C. R! }& h0 L9 H
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Japanese Ships 0 W4 s: v# U$ q4 [
CA Tone " |4 b1 J! R+ U0 n) Z/ e; p
CA Chikuma 3 \( @+ V( o; u3 Y3 p
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
. q- t' p$ _: ^; G' OCL Isuzu
! b3 w1 B6 E3 I5 jCL Natori
4 z+ v; I7 S4 ~, W- hCL Yura & v8 z1 y" }' G4 S; F
CL Kitakami   P! ?9 H% |0 o
CL Oi
8 g2 i( o. z: I! v4 c4 T6 uDD Shimakaze
& y- V9 I- g* ~DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
3 x0 t8 F- I- d2 d" G6 R6 ^8 eDD Kishinami 1 ~6 r, U# c7 w9 m5 \
DD Hamanami
) C' R& @7 B9 g* `) ~, x- F( H' SDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ _# P  |: L8 b4 w( G) {DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 7 V4 w1 J4 R& A
CVE Prince William . N4 h1 f7 Y5 J2 }# t6 _  b: E
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 7 x% N& N' g( X  o3 c. J
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 x, e/ R7 V4 d
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, A/ ~2 t8 e: w1 M! T8 aDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
8 L( t' J1 A  R. kDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 " \  J8 A& U6 B$ E+ A/ M
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ) y) ^# W1 C: [( e1 `
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 _, C- Y; n# i+ A( c! o9 w
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire , H+ J0 ~6 Q1 \& B$ {, V6 {7 Z
AO Brazos / `9 O5 y1 w  W; m
AO Kanawha
4 G7 b1 M9 B- i9 d8 v9 P! x4 cAO Neches, Shell hits 1 ( i$ @$ S" |% k& q) [
AO Tappahanock
& A! g5 j2 w# D2 f7 {AO Suamico $ T& E9 u! a2 R# x3 Q* ~
AO Millicoma
0 z' M# E9 t2 C" t/ t) eAO Saranac
2 W0 v, h* U$ |' |7 c  I. E4 zAO Saugatuck
3 [! H: W$ O: X2 H' rAE Pyro ! F' c& S/ M: u' C5 N
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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9 G) s8 R) Z# d2 P# e& |. E1 GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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$ P9 {; T; s3 hJapanese Ships
4 |, c& G" i$ X2 Q7 ]. UCA Tone
  L3 J, A+ A* l: Z9 c! wCA Chikuma * H) x% V& T0 b* g1 i2 i, {' h7 f
CL Nagara & y2 E0 x* m5 q- e  h3 C, n, D7 ~
CL Isuzu 8 I7 T  `; }2 ?0 G8 w% f
CL Natori " Y' N) r' s1 w% @
CL Yura
- \# c8 b* c( k! F9 t' }6 ~0 L2 F! lCL Kitakami : M. A9 W3 |0 s" r# m8 ^, P% J
CL Oi ) e3 ^8 W, i% l( I- q' Z
DD Shimakaze
) K# I- y" h; b) }DD Fujinami
( l. N2 j. L7 y4 C' F$ N* f4 ODD Kishinami ) k; M  T) Y* N' d
DD Hamanami ; k% q1 T+ Z! O, @4 b% a- {6 x" d
DD Hayashio
# O0 l4 N4 N' M" B; f6 E0 g( SDD Maikaze + r, T- s/ r+ l" G+ H# x
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Allied Ships
6 u) q; B; k4 w  K# D% uDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ p7 y: o$ `* N' xDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
7 b# B1 o0 ^0 }/ h% CDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & s4 A1 P9 ?0 H4 i
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( r8 V0 W1 b! W- v' W
AO Cache
4 C, N+ r; }* [) eAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
4 i( o0 s6 K- W9 M1 ^' r! eAO Cossatot 9 C* C" y# M5 D9 b& t  w
AO Chepachet   \  o( L9 \1 t4 i
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 t# T( }7 O0 \5 ~1 g, A
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 e7 o# I( s" P1 @( E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 9 K6 ?+ A% g+ X7 _4 E# q
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Japanese Ships " r6 h/ n" B5 o7 Z8 w! f0 B" Z# W
CA Tone ; [( \4 k! R8 X% w$ `4 _
CA Chikuma
* \8 C4 A! a" C! h& E, QCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
- f- h3 g# D4 s; {2 zCL Isuzu
" a# ^6 o9 |, Z9 y$ G& b* DCL Natori ( Q+ W5 }! R% m
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
# D0 ?' l# @, [: o$ x; D' FCL Kitakami
" ^4 z/ b/ C/ ]+ O+ JCL Oi, Shell hits 1 ' J5 u! J- k  s2 q; Q
DD Shimakaze
+ K) D2 e8 k5 d9 e( b" bDD Fujinami
- `1 Y4 d9 m* ]+ f2 w! \$ mDD Kishinami
( |$ F& k$ [; E8 I& b" K! CDD Hamanami ' ?. X( l& y4 b) h$ r; a
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 / T( E' V4 E  Q2 t0 v
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 5 g3 ~9 s+ O! Y$ w: H
CV Hornet
/ l& w$ V+ V" C9 Y/ d' iCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire % T7 ?" f* N+ f7 V6 ~; Y; V
CVL Princeton
) _0 K' I/ ^4 S# o% f, `CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 9 e4 |. n! ^2 `$ G. y
CVL Cowpens
0 s* H& v9 a' {" |CL Chicago
% y5 l: |  h, L+ d+ ?) T0 Y5 wCL Cleveland
" y4 {( Y' \/ QCL Columbia . T" u! L7 S( R  U3 {. A# J
CA Pensacola 3 D* x$ _; |& n2 X
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 - }2 |$ w" r% e5 o7 {, R
DD Boyd 9 `& W# P0 f! j6 }; u* F) o
DD Bradford 1 R' r+ C% b& z: G8 q) R0 J
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 0 w3 `' D6 W; P  }9 ]6 l4 ~3 v. z/ i

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3 ~7 [3 i+ }# F1 h% E1 LThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ' @! _; x4 W1 \. `" \, |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
* z0 P) m. a( U4 h& e! b1 X; oA6M5 Zeke x 33
# f% O- x+ b& Z3 p" R# UD3A Val x 7 - T1 z( }, n* }8 V7 o; S2 M
D4Y Judy x 123
5 S4 I8 D4 R# ~1 _B5N Kate x 35 % c, g$ E* G5 o
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
" ?; ~' `; {/ N3 J+ OF6F Hellcat x 3
6 P: K6 W0 ^. H  B9 @: |7 A
% [# _1 x8 m# o$ v* w# a9 ZJapanese aircraft losses
/ E# c1 I. U: `0 C* A# ~) ?; PA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ) Z$ m$ B: b! j, A& E# r- R
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
7 _5 w1 I. `( w0 n9 [- q; W4 UD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 2 g& z  w  I+ s; P) w/ A
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged : P, A: v0 f# s" P' ~+ n+ q
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged " Q  l, o  c9 E  a

9 G- O4 t4 ^% C# }. }3 H4 TAllied aircraft losses
  Z  V* ]; G" c9 YF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + e2 K3 d5 y/ B, E+ \& l

0 M$ ^( j7 K: k9 t$ |6 P) Y* m/ MAllied Ships 3 H( P" ]8 k" X- {, t, w
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 6 `0 Y5 t$ l; M! \; V" ?; b( U
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 R8 K0 G5 l+ b* ~9 W
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' Y; w' v: R, Q+ r
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; \- L4 l2 I: zCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& W: m$ l8 o, j' F' OCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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' e8 ]% R3 r( s' W+ ~And then by LBA:
3 ~5 V8 D3 o( bDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 w1 x$ _% B. F% O! q3 |
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Japanese aircraft
' x$ e/ C+ A  tA6M5 Zeke x 16
) `9 u/ r: S+ |. Y; g" jD3A Val x 14
3 H$ p" L& i' U; xD4Y Judy x 38 2 w4 S9 ]* o3 K, {
B5N Kate x 24 & \# g+ Q6 k, Z8 [1 ]
B6N Jill x 3
2 N( b- o5 d* Q( @# j/ q% ^G3M Nell x 9
/ V, R& P+ O: v% s  b# j5 [! iG4M2 Betty x 49 / s* C( V0 h0 U/ `' Y! u" ^
P1Y Frances x 20 6 O" G. A  U, U) U" b
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
4 e& a* A. g: y6 yKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
4 V2 T3 B3 ?8 ?$ p% s3 _! c, _no flights 0 R# u3 f$ u' L+ y2 v' d
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Japanese aircraft losses 5 J" j! n% O# _) n( h, e  p! C; K
G3M Nell: 1 damaged $ O$ s. @$ @% X/ g' t& _3 f3 _  J& M7 W& x
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged , C6 `' B. [% [$ C! N: s
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
0 i; Y! }* B; W! A& v% W7 KKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed $ O5 r8 ~9 Z; B4 H

. N8 \2 J' c0 [6 Y5 E7 MAllied aircraft losses
1 U* q% U6 ~5 s. GF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 5 b/ r" V$ U& g6 q2 ?

9 G* |4 q; I( gAllied Ships
+ ~- A& i7 k# R& MCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 d0 [; Z+ D7 v) p8 MCA Raleigh + W/ n6 p8 Q8 D' Q' }1 |6 N
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " ~" V& y' O5 N
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, Q3 t& d* ^% ?' I! RCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / t( z& o! w* l6 t% U1 }1 a
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
9 i6 ?+ |) l2 ~; S# L$ O% X" M! ?& |
Secodary strike: 8 ~' C- k* R0 J+ M
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 1 O! k: W! t; z

, L. a3 _9 n8 l4 s$ M7 F& f( fJapanese aircraft
4 v% Z  U/ r& a* J  }A6M5 Zeke x 7
$ Z+ @0 m0 Y/ ~5 v3 vD4Y Judy x 36
- {3 e3 y6 K) _! a$ yB5N Kate x 5
* k2 s5 n" g/ x# M1 ~/ W+ w7 N  mB6N Jill x 8
! T0 J9 O+ ]1 j) v
" ^# s, L- D; _8 x, q3 V' H: kAllied aircraft ! ^( E# _( s7 |( b& ?
no flights , x% D! V3 t7 w
* H$ a2 k/ \2 H2 r  L
Japanese aircraft losses ' i9 \6 X+ N: I- O
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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3 I' Z" }3 ~, W% I7 vAllied aircraft losses
: z; P/ B! O! Q7 HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 9 R: }) R# A2 h$ I$ A1 H0 U
8 v% f1 U! W) f, n: ?  Y  A& c
Allied Ships
/ v$ P7 J5 Q0 Q2 F  R6 b3 WCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
2 u7 F2 c% P$ @4 s0 Z( ^CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ j1 `( Y/ H% @! QAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
3 D; c+ y, i' q3 @( O4 R3 gDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ D! c, R# `" I% dJapanese aircraft , Z9 D8 B+ h) v7 ^7 D; Z7 ~3 C
A6M5 Zeke x 3 # P" e( ^* ~- b- E- p; ]* t
D4Y Judy x 14   I! U& C9 K' f( u
B6N Jill x 11
7 J1 ?! b4 z" p. l# k4 G7 ]2 [, i+ f. g2 n
9 v; {  e) A! V+ m3 h6 Y- _No Japanese losses
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3 K9 @; P7 m  k( C( |; VLBA Jills:
0 |0 x  K7 G7 W9 w+ _; QDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 % K: v: d; W) F6 H! u; }5 u6 W
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Japanese aircraft
7 v' G% ?8 s- o% `9 GB6N Jill x 8
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( D1 f4 E2 W5 {No Japanese losses
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6 H  }0 s' {8 ?+ l* x- I; GAllied Ships
$ C3 n. m' F2 L; U  ?CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 9 J- b4 i0 l! ~& r
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: % @9 J, _0 h# a: Z  W; p* f
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 1 J+ [6 u3 j% B6 F, A* n6 x
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Japanese aircraft " _( k( Q* i# b3 w" E: g
G3M Nell x 7
& {/ ]& |+ P$ K* o0 y5 p9 V  ZG4M2 Betty x 38   K1 \1 s8 g( g2 _0 s  ^
P1Y Frances x 14 + F& Z3 v6 s7 \3 W) L/ \
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 / U. S2 C$ g5 D1 s) x
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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- W- A. W# F9 b/ WAllied aircraft
, Y4 |1 ^9 y- S& j- b5 o6 vFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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" _9 _6 c6 I) X- H+ I! H% L8 e: JJapanese aircraft losses 2 S& d- v4 _2 }4 b# g- R
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 0 t2 R9 [4 s& Q, [
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ' g7 l, F+ v0 Y* L
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged : x, `1 J, {$ {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 ~7 }0 T* A9 C+ S% [+ q" NAllied aircraft losses
) `  P3 m$ ~2 @& OFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 3 h4 ~: D0 |3 ]$ ]* D
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Allied Ships + _0 L4 j2 u0 N6 Z; Z
CVE Savo Island ! _/ H8 ]! ~% V
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( n, C+ l; y' M/ QCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 v0 s" m; D2 B! y, l( u" A6 @5 {CVE Petrof Bay ) A) ~9 m; {* t+ N- y
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
  Y; L1 b( o/ OCVE Long Island
+ N0 g6 l: P* T* L# E9 l: [CVE Rudyerd Bay
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* b! n/ U2 M6 {; m1 t+ a0 j0 a/ zJills are more successful this time:
( s. ^% d7 ^8 R, ?7 x) A& [0 n/ k* WDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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7 I$ l" j# j$ d# uJapanese aircraft / w8 ]4 K2 n  {, s9 H, t, v
B6N Jill x 8 # Z. H  H( F0 ?; g+ b5 ~
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No Japanese losses
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! g* z" y% C; z+ Q2 eAllied Ships
- N8 K, C' R4 X+ {, m% k7 Z6 z0 ?5 VCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 f' Q) `+ O- ^4 T: kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 / g4 z5 h! t7 P) g% o% O

* o0 O# @9 X/ t- D: L9 bBy now my subs are in position also:
4 q) K2 V. [6 v* ALast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
7 u# b! x# I0 V& a& o4 T0 oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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) Q. [! p  e3 D% N9 g* p  |Allied aircraft
8 G: V& w: o4 l% J5 ~no flights
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Allied aircraft losses % E) b- N8 T! M
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed " N6 {; u0 n7 M' G' J
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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: l8 F8 ]; O( J# q. m& \9 V! W0 aJapanese Ships
& m( B3 ]* }, WCA Takao 3 K3 c8 D* @" m7 n, S3 b3 v8 ]
CA Atago
2 j* V  _3 ?% \8 M$ c3 d6 \7 oCA Maya
7 [$ z( P6 f& l( r8 A9 p! bCA Chokai
6 Z2 I' w8 e) l# {CA Myoko & U2 @6 d% B' E6 P
CA Haguro ( C! p) j& d# j% h
CA Nachi * @. W  {$ u) F- I
CA Ashigara 1 u. F/ i& T$ d7 J8 j
DD Tamanami % u1 u- y3 o, r7 H+ i2 I. u
DD Suzunami " b4 {, _5 ~3 d! i5 g
DD Kuroshio , u9 O  q7 L9 W2 x; Q* l
DD Oyashio
! D+ H: K% ^4 M) nDD Natsushio 7 v, m) ]9 [+ G, k. d
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Allied Ships
. t- S2 y) S! n2 n6 p% HCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! J' H/ s8 Q$ ~4 l7 nDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * E+ I# G7 r; Q, K9 E' q3 J  ]$ N) ]# s
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8 y" V, d" m& f) V- t6 i! `+ S& v, H) INight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
3 X% k) t. v8 z' V, c3 \9 |0 ^CA Aoba
! _$ H! x6 c" w) i# O  @! a4 [) VCA Kinugasa
/ p% I3 t( v5 n" @CA Furutaka
5 R$ P7 ?8 N2 Q/ dCA Kako 7 q6 Y1 C) B: x* _! v, Z- ?) i
CL Abukuma   Q, ?  m, F+ x3 r
CL Kuma ) O0 i" \" k/ ]( a8 H
CL Tama
  F4 ^  ]) ~6 Y( g' a" `+ LCL Kiso
9 Y& ?: X) b8 K3 W/ U1 tCL Yubari ! z/ P& E0 f  i, ~% `
DD Kiyonami - e" ^, W6 p1 ~9 F& K. \; B4 J: W1 L
DD Yukikaze / A$ L$ D* D% h( T% D8 J6 u( t
DD Isokaze 1 s' Y4 Z4 ?  c: i
DD Shiranuhi 5 O. E0 ^9 u/ \* V7 a- a0 E
DD Arashi
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Allied Ships , V! E9 v+ b2 `+ l0 R7 e0 Z
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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9 K2 J2 F% P( k8 |; T$ dThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 2 C' h# [2 k  Q7 _
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 2 w# n- g5 z9 _( `

  h& p3 S8 I# z8 _Japanese aircraft ; @3 D( e1 _- t2 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 5
( ~: P% h$ [3 l! ]B6N Jill x 8
- h# ~& c- ~5 m* Z" k) GG3M Nell x 3 * j9 o" H) q0 i. y% s
G4M2 Betty x 31
' w8 @" w7 Z% S% X0 AP1Y Frances x 9
3 V) U/ D9 L+ o7 Y, c- K! E' XKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
, l2 @* y, D5 J% p* VKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
$ ^2 i( l/ @2 X8 a  QKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 3 H2 w- p0 F8 [. q

9 B! F8 y% }3 O; r* w( V: h" DJapanese aircraft losses
4 {: B  d! }: C5 k6 IG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 8 J5 q; C6 L$ [1 o' _, y

7 e$ b% b4 T8 z( t) X( B0 ~- BAllied Ships
) w+ s7 G( u9 i9 O- DCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ b( ]$ p( ?/ B+ C* N/ GCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& a) N! d( v: y$ E  ECV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ; \$ T# t; w. I2 ^

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) p; F9 p8 O) x; 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.
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7 K! r- B4 v4 N2 u) }: N/ l( t: Y一切都结束了
# }9 {& n& \; l8 T0 x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
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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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