AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + u' ]3 j4 F' X/ j) 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:
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' \9 i! ^& \2 R1 @ K. D( Q* Y5 m; QNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
* Z/ X% y8 I8 M4 q, BAllied aircraft / _$ a9 y F+ q6 b- f
no flights * z. S5 ?+ B- q, n* X
Allied aircraft losses
; I" S9 @0 J3 k9 XSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed , T" L) t+ g' s, a4 Z
# i/ ]" E! @* ]3 S" n8 V" R
Japanese Ships ( o# C3 D5 n: D8 s I6 }0 ?- }
BB Mutsu ' [4 J/ Z) d7 `) m7 \. P
BB Yamato
4 W+ W+ n% _ D; U3 ~2 A; }8 sBB Fuso
% c) n1 P9 d6 F0 A' V! kBB Yamashiro
5 d4 e& S5 J. M7 g7 g, k/ VCL Tatsuta
/ u+ ?# O1 p7 GDD Tanikaze
# i0 m2 p# l/ a* ~; [( R; W0 mDD Fubuki
6 U- T: Q1 S5 u$ i+ Z; bDD Shinonome
7 K2 A6 e5 ]9 B3 v# a. kDD Usugumo : @0 x- Z X% s
DD Shirakumo
( q7 J6 e' S5 \4 BDD Isonami
0 _- W: S1 `# yDD Hatsuyuki
1 m2 E$ b9 }8 WDD Uranami 9 G3 ^( |4 L2 ^( q
DD Akebono 6 j( m0 X+ e7 e5 X1 h
8 [9 I: Y/ S7 N H. `6 `# j: aAllied Ships 6 z4 q# ]9 M' R, o; f8 N
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage $ B' n. `# w; q) r
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
0 D- q$ b0 X: ~& t0 R. E; hCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk I, x+ k' ~- F9 {- @
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 s. P+ f; J3 s- x, O- {DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage # m, X2 P4 ]! A j _) O
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) D2 O/ W1 _7 q$ G" J
DE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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9 ^- H. o6 K" SAllied aircraft
& }8 q" s. t* d$ Mno flights . s1 h& R5 O" T( r5 N
+ X' _1 `5 t, ^ JAllied aircraft losses ! H# S9 c" N, w' b
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed & D8 l$ k9 s6 J) J( N; s' }, m$ i
" p* F6 i1 H+ p% ~0 J! l9 ]Japanese Ships
, G' N& ^5 U7 o3 b0 g/ b6 Z0 ?! PCA Takao, Shell hits 1
& f7 z N8 F5 {CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ]$ k' {" l$ b5 v2 A" l/ T
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 & E% `8 B3 h9 ]; ~, H/ y6 n
CA Chokai
4 d& d' L2 _& W$ M' D1 ZCA Myoko
& W3 g& J# o$ u+ G, [CA Haguro
- }/ w" W. L/ D) T2 U5 `CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
, A' s0 f, ?9 f. Z4 _# D6 XCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 : t' B& e) i- L4 \& l( Y
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 D2 C7 y2 h0 z4 S+ Q( J8 [' ]+ @9 p
DD Tamanami
" c6 t$ o: h& R& K6 w- xDD Suzunami
! o5 j- ?( r0 l2 ^! HDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 B8 Q% G. I0 [) `* \
DD Oyashio ) N3 W0 p: s) C. t8 w5 x3 J7 O9 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 0 ~$ l: F$ d. g! {/ I
CVE Santee $ r1 \5 \! |8 i; R' X7 x$ C% \+ {5 ^
CVE Manila Bay . x2 ^* e x: t% f; A5 [
CVE Natoma Bay - Q& C$ V+ x& v# D @
CVE Gambier Bay % T! z5 E& r" l5 J" X4 p/ F
CVE Nehenta Bay
5 K! N9 Q1 m- }) j$ ]' a/ ~. BCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- A6 j# m0 i" o: P6 }CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
. |' j' c- G9 X. ]CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 3 m& ~0 g3 j$ ?! h7 I3 z3 |
CA Salt Lake City
5 r& i3 u3 j: C+ S& s. l; [) BDD Ammen ; v9 m$ _) a7 h! {4 e/ u( ]
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 8 k, r; F# m( I3 d# _! `
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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7 ~. B6 E7 M/ y
8 N7 c2 E+ S6 Y; [ ^* FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 T1 o v: {* F% ]) K; Y
/ y7 P+ J, \5 ?" o2 k0 b7 o& ZJapanese Ships
9 o( @) f9 C. e5 t3 C/ J9 VCA Takao, Shell hits 1 # g6 s5 [1 v/ N' L
CA Atago 2 v( A$ K5 A9 g6 d2 M
CA Maya ) g( W$ T9 E) {0 S
CA Chokai 7 S2 @4 ?! q3 f; A7 s) ^: E0 u. b, I* R
CA Myoko W7 d2 ?* N1 P( I9 L# K
CA Haguro
7 @1 J7 E: S: s# A5 c2 _CA Nachi ) ~3 b# v# x2 a: Q
CA Ashigara
* f" u7 H4 @ V- t9 A1 eDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
9 @ \4 S* P% h' P. [: T/ hDD Tamanami
, f+ x" |' d, ^5 F7 HDD Suzunami ; M: ~1 F! J, L
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
$ _$ [8 x8 y5 b7 x+ Z3 r+ A eDD Oyashio
4 g$ G3 {) `7 XDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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- K0 f4 i3 o" m. xAllied Ships " ?7 i0 a! x6 s* v: [
CVE Petrof Bay
+ L2 P+ G" F! o3 A& a7 t9 TCVE Savo Island 5 r, i' S$ K% R! h8 a5 y) P% V
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 y5 F5 ~8 g1 @# U2 LCVE St. Lo
. R9 ?0 o8 _0 T. w1 wCVE Kadashan Bay % a# s2 I6 k1 \7 h) u
CVE Saginaw Bay 3 q1 U2 O9 s1 u1 q
CVE Long Island 1 [ I) o( X* {' o* S" t/ W& c
CA Vincennes
0 o* y. ~4 P0 a$ yCA Wichita
( m% O) r# A% Z9 E& |6 C% _CA Boston
# E% D" E: m4 [1 rCL Boise
# S/ ^ E' A. pDE Bangust
, Y8 c6 Q- ^1 k6 H5 I9 A* `7 uDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 K; f; j1 W7 f- u( G/ t
DE Levy / m) V* @" c3 H: B8 g( x S
DE McConnell
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% j$ A9 e# t' M! ?Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : n, z0 ^: f& ~+ R6 h$ \
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Allied aircraft # k% B( q. s' j7 j
no flights
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1 g5 Y$ j! A+ O. wAllied aircraft losses
7 u+ c6 W7 L( y3 B) U# x. B0 j& y; uFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
7 u) X/ T8 A. j5 TTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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6 o3 e# N# |5 _. a, U# qJapanese Ships % o' C) J2 P) i M' Q+ z3 i8 p. M
CA Tone 6 e) Y9 b9 R" V) v3 V' N' Z. @
CA Chikuma
g2 v8 O1 k# E: X& nCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
S, r& A' m& O4 [CL Isuzu ) e d9 k( ^9 e2 r" @4 ^
CL Natori
- y8 S" X: |4 @7 ~$ XCL Yura 6 O5 q* p, G- _& H& p6 q) N% A
CL Kitakami
2 y) F' X4 K$ b% PCL Oi / M% C& K2 y7 t x, f
DD Shimakaze
3 T" f: _0 J, a, }, s4 BDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 5 j, _ L7 q: o
DD Kishinami ; n& @) K0 | c
DD Hamanami ) @2 s* A& r% z# Y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ ~ d# b* q+ V6 eDD Maikaze
; ?: n% k7 ~9 T5 L9 G* T% F+ E* K Y$ x; [2 U0 U$ `' }
Allied Ships
, u6 W2 z/ v: gCVE Prince William
9 K, K9 B1 c$ V" C' L5 vCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
0 g$ l! O5 S. d; ~CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk * N4 e' T* Y6 U4 K; z. E4 j6 ]
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 [ b2 h* B" wDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
8 r8 Y0 @* d2 v, K9 p% }) nDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 # } F! l# c9 Z' u) t
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ' t, N% Q x6 _4 e; l
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , ^" {9 d8 F" f5 F: I
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 Y3 e/ p: n: U- i- F3 F* k2 n, PAO Brazos
3 b4 l1 I' R$ z4 ~AO Kanawha 4 H( D/ R# @- Y2 t9 V# F! ]
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
% r# a- V1 O; {1 b: ?2 [% w7 GAO Tappahanock ' d$ n8 J; Q9 F! g( o) D- E+ z
AO Suamico
+ H u, r, ?( C3 YAO Millicoma ) g3 {( `3 A$ b1 F3 E/ A
AO Saranac " s( {/ K& ]8 N' {' p( U
AO Saugatuck % u" j# M5 x- ?# o
AE Pyro 4 I! P/ d2 l7 U9 z1 a3 U
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 + {3 s, y5 S+ y- f) o3 d2 a
# Y6 ~: Q. f2 F% Z1 SJapanese Ships : J0 i9 P/ A1 j& Y* `; _
CA Tone 6 z1 ]( G5 n% l6 i" m: K
CA Chikuma 0 O. r( i% F% b: e
CL Nagara 8 b; O( P. J; U3 |
CL Isuzu % \( \5 P( y, d# s, g5 ^3 Z
CL Natori
& q1 ~: P8 e. JCL Yura 0 h* x6 D! `4 |% E" T8 K1 A
CL Kitakami 8 z! h0 Z, S+ q2 c
CL Oi
4 o4 t" b+ q' h1 i- u: N9 yDD Shimakaze n# E, g2 p; q8 h5 i; I5 m0 l; }
DD Fujinami
: Q$ X) T% f! K! r/ A8 iDD Kishinami
4 L) i0 j8 `# rDD Hamanami 9 E; i" C6 c) A0 \! t8 V3 L
DD Hayashio 4 o6 X' n% U' f
DD Maikaze / w9 ?7 \4 y1 p; u6 `! q
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Allied Ships 4 ?' {0 T- x5 A# ]
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + q$ K; x v( R4 z8 W
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk & ^7 b$ v7 C3 K2 m; E2 G4 W
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z5 A5 o- e* ^$ W# CDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 t/ F' b! N+ q& M* `
AO Cache 0 a& ]3 h: P% a
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
% m$ { ?0 A. ?% w+ s9 sAO Cossatot / B4 [1 j9 {; w3 P
AO Chepachet ! w+ G i; ~0 L( @
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* c/ w0 g" c- j8 U9 qAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) N% C% L& X6 r4 r
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , F; x" j' X0 ]% f) a/ Z5 Q
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Japanese Ships
3 n9 T# l- t5 lCA Tone
4 M, O7 b- {4 OCA Chikuma 4 [" S( u0 D# ]3 ~1 k* K
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
& G8 S f' _! |! V% V, [& WCL Isuzu * k& C" L& D# t& V& R
CL Natori
3 u* o& Y6 [: p9 L: OCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire - o4 [' O$ b( g! r& u& s# L# W
CL Kitakami
2 n: r% u/ {0 t2 E& L9 s% xCL Oi, Shell hits 1
* a$ @: P; s2 Y4 [# U: hDD Shimakaze
- x5 b# T" c, vDD Fujinami 5 r b2 N& U/ X! q4 f) a
DD Kishinami
! _" P: Q/ ]; q: ? I. L- H" DDD Hamanami
! \/ n& ^) f8 {0 |1 S" tDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ) f I& K- k0 b* _) I5 Y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 @5 L, e! A3 J$ m% LCV Hornet / w3 Q4 B' f, a3 Y2 x9 J3 l* P
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
; [' c, S. l3 X# s: W9 NCVL Princeton 9 x! {, v M3 |! x% {0 s- ^6 p
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
, I- X7 ?) v9 L% G- o, |. R; I4 UCVL Cowpens
4 u5 E; i D+ G( \ l9 t/ ?7 F/ x( NCL Chicago
3 j- I e5 H* I* @" |. E; t! mCL Cleveland o* L3 F1 z0 y' o
CL Columbia 5 o E1 V& ]( l% K) T; g
CA Pensacola 0 T1 u+ f$ L$ p" }1 g0 w
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
6 ^9 {) y6 l& K! PDD Boyd ; E; h, ~" b" P2 E5 _4 j2 l
DD Bradford
T: ?! J/ `5 r e; h8 WDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
6 b' w1 Z* x6 P+ _6 d+ q4 x8 xDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 . e) M( Q$ P: Q- Y
c7 N( d. z1 y" G2 e( vJapanese aircraft 7 f$ F0 G% J% T( F& `
A6M5 Zeke x 33
?5 z3 H5 ]- _/ {' E$ d. p' i8 hD3A Val x 7 9 \) d# j- j- \1 q
D4Y Judy x 123
7 d# v, q0 _+ J- r. D5 E# cB5N Kate x 35
) r' ]' {$ _9 R9 E! ?) tB6N Jill x 67 3 B2 o; W) X* Q/ {
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Allied aircraft % @% u0 w1 M ~8 `
F6F Hellcat x 3
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2 O/ r; M) A' `1 ?Japanese aircraft losses
' H B2 A" A) q+ q/ fA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 7 b' L7 h6 \- W$ s& x" j T7 \
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
/ w Y* V( F" {. D$ ~: h$ ~3 KD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
- j. ^7 E4 _6 A) l2 e, K0 i$ M, Q' ~B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 7 r, _: `$ S* P1 S; ]6 C l
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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: Q& T, h) Y+ ]& ?Allied aircraft losses 5 w, p+ p, m5 R `( _* B/ j3 }9 Z
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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+ [* G& f' \# F! x6 ]Allied Ships M# i: k+ n; T( B5 a
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' k( W& f* ]+ ?; vCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% y+ p9 R; v3 I9 nCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( T& d9 m. @9 i3 L2 i9 Q' ~, [4 ]
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / a3 a) \) h2 j _4 z* o
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ j+ E6 R% m( a& j5 _4 j+ bCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 1 Q" v U# [' }" _" R9 x5 Q: Q5 Q! B
- Z0 j, W1 V) C1 d/ P0 YAnd then by LBA:
' y# q: n8 e9 vDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 S7 w) S. ]% ?' V A, p
6 x; A- \0 `) _* k# W5 SJapanese aircraft
' H! f. a9 }7 W7 u" yA6M5 Zeke x 16 ! b: O0 A4 u) k- P% Y
D3A Val x 14
a; _1 X9 I. _D4Y Judy x 38 , T5 g- y! ]! G8 Z" @) m! |
B5N Kate x 24 , V1 G4 [) v) \2 U# p/ j z
B6N Jill x 3
4 @/ O( y" \; ~$ h& w+ e2 S `3 VG3M Nell x 9
9 G( x8 X5 @. v6 o1 Y, |G4M2 Betty x 49
" }8 \9 e' d: S7 V: |' xP1Y Frances x 20 6 z; p7 _! F0 E; k
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 * ~) v8 {/ m: p, d, R; {& g* g) P) R
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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, F L8 w, s7 B8 G. n8 eAllied aircraft + T0 |) k* x7 j' l3 U' a: O
no flights 7 E+ m; l: ?4 g3 K% z5 `) V
" q0 ]8 y8 A2 T' b, I' }+ FJapanese aircraft losses 6 l' T( M" C6 k) V
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
8 {2 i' X$ @& B' u! \G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ T5 o; I" O* H7 x( I
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- T3 b1 s& i- T% c8 z6 nKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ! w! A2 R0 a$ [) c3 W: h
8 m/ U [& f) F! ^# V& Y/ C3 f" _" V
Allied aircraft losses . u1 V1 U p6 g( g8 d6 \
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 7 h, f7 ?/ x- H- q
( X' d2 Y* j8 T: \, r6 TAllied Ships # g* b- l, g% \$ n
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 b7 i: g0 O! k5 S0 O0 ^% I @
CA Raleigh
$ |6 v$ f4 ~0 R/ K XCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage B8 T& Q2 o9 z/ z- C6 Q+ o9 H
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) A' Y6 {0 X6 I0 jCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ u/ \' S* |% c6 n1 B
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ; o5 g- u3 U2 K3 T+ s0 y
% R* z9 R4 o6 P2 \9 k, X) WSecodary strike: - r, N9 j" q O$ h' k8 e
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 L+ y% O8 O$ ]/ q) Y9 `' @7 w
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Japanese aircraft
) G% o0 B3 f7 V. B9 [, R P9 r% oA6M5 Zeke x 7 3 O2 K- F( b; g
D4Y Judy x 36 " w* z9 {& ? p# w/ n
B5N Kate x 5 7 Y+ K0 L" `& q. G( j
B6N Jill x 8
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3 f0 G' V, A0 L2 v yAllied aircraft 3 T2 n. ]9 ^0 i0 k j: a
no flights * F& i+ f! k4 Y
# }. P8 V, U) d
Japanese aircraft losses ) Q" ~0 r# I, U' K# A8 P+ M [0 t; F
B5N Kate: 2 damaged ( m$ n7 |& f0 F3 `7 a' s4 s& `
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Allied aircraft losses
( Q' @. c: S6 j5 m, \F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ w) G/ U0 N; {! _7 R, k
$ }0 U" J% | CAllied Ships
; d; | ~+ \0 b& W' VCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
$ t t0 z4 t+ i; DCVL 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: 3 Q% W. f0 G1 _8 v4 m
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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2 Y, k: r8 \0 P4 O3 _7 }/ OJapanese aircraft
8 C, N) t0 V- h% mA6M5 Zeke x 3 2 K9 R9 D5 M$ _. U' O8 I9 g4 ?0 K
D4Y Judy x 14
5 U9 ^; m9 {4 ?6 O, C/ E. cB6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses . l8 [! ?( I- z" m0 u5 u1 M
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LBA Jills: / m% W* H+ X+ W: V- i
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
9 ?4 ~. s- g+ @6 c: @8 e( O# |- |
* e6 ?" v/ K. n* E' `2 S' UJapanese aircraft & R3 }+ |# Q1 p8 P7 P
B6N Jill x 8
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6 ]7 D+ T# W' lNo Japanese losses % v& I2 `, R3 G. P
. n0 }/ K" g- B) f* y( S) SAllied Ships
4 ~7 |# e2 B" e4 g/ r& r7 jCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 9 m- m# f! p# |/ C
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
3 w/ v& [3 h5 K" H) a7 i- W g C8 h0 x* Z3 `) I/ ?6 E& V
Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
5 a d* Y) f/ }* W- zDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 D5 A8 l5 g- \( m( L& |
R/ n. o Y7 H0 B$ d6 K
Japanese aircraft $ ?6 z% M7 P" D; a
G3M Nell x 7
& E! x, C! r, u) |) f, w! Y+ rG4M2 Betty x 38
( N+ F$ O, I, c4 E) @3 jP1Y Frances x 14 0 W: [5 ?2 Y {. f
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
9 r8 W' D/ i; J! ?9 NKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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& x4 g1 E7 K% c- z3 t- a; {Allied aircraft
9 {) O+ Y' Q7 {* [7 ]& AFM-2 Wildcat x 12 ) \$ w# q- O; W2 \' t/ B4 c
0 J" i/ N' T. M9 J/ O. m, I8 q, m- d5 gJapanese aircraft losses
1 M# u$ ~9 d8 M [. S. L' iG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged & _; |5 `6 x6 c9 K# m4 W/ ]
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
) o* x8 W) a$ C8 cP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
! E: }7 U- ^# b$ AKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 8 F- `# O. h: g: F
: d' ^' ^0 Z% m0 }: @Allied aircraft losses & Q1 ` S& ~! p: r* \
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* ^. E4 C5 V% }& Y( G5 E: ?5 n) CCVE Savo Island
% I. I# b) g5 ]# o& w4 E/ \CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / u& T" G+ U" V- X* n
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 r3 H* y4 {9 w- Q4 O0 d. q/ H! YCVE Petrof Bay
, _2 a: k' i9 J2 c" b" f6 ACVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / V0 O5 v ]" R1 q
CVE Long Island 1 w z8 x7 [2 }! T! q& ^- x
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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1 V* E6 z9 b, a; mB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
; o k0 v9 v7 v+ }6 [CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: 4 x, H2 ]5 O h8 b
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses 1 ]. s/ g6 G& l" [
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
' [5 S' v. J: OSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 8 B2 A( g+ Q6 }" x5 c
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CA Takao
6 O d. n6 }% A! [4 T' S, r; T" uCA Atago
! P1 j9 ?1 D; \- T) r0 hCA Maya ! a0 B; J3 z7 B @0 s9 f1 N6 O( G
CA Chokai $ u6 y- D) M. b# F8 R
CA Myoko ; \% |! A# h4 t. a2 [/ X. B1 c
CA Haguro
( M3 f) e7 {5 R7 N7 {8 L4 DCA Nachi
$ S( G: Z: O9 ~CA Ashigara
. b3 S/ ^: I2 _. Y" y" @( JDD Tamanami ' ^* l' x3 A) {: k. o
DD Suzunami ' `6 e- N1 X$ V: j$ |& l2 P
DD Kuroshio
. P/ E% u! v ~+ Q3 j$ yDD Oyashio
* Z. c$ a1 v0 zDD Natsushio . k! m5 y, y9 y
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. t+ x, Z- v% U3 ]4 ^! z! ]3 _' E( ?CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 i! o( D0 k# z2 P+ Q( MDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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. |1 n0 Z7 a# f8 f4 X, NNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 0 {" ]. c9 b8 j2 h6 X
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CA Aoba 9 m: {$ H6 x, t
CA Kinugasa
/ ]! X# c7 |5 C, ?6 S! m; H- |CA Furutaka : b7 ]1 }- C8 O. z
CA Kako
) W( U% b6 Y' f' y5 kCL Abukuma 7 `3 h7 Q, w2 M5 F3 i
CL Kuma
K& I: y9 g! B3 _* \" B) JCL Tama
F1 W P9 {9 x& t4 C% ], h: [6 CCL Kiso 2 t/ f0 @5 o, f9 _7 }. g" x& S+ P
CL Yubari 0 y2 ~3 U! R( l& P# \. D
DD Kiyonami
9 c+ ?7 ~5 Y6 JDD Yukikaze 3 O# T2 _! c% k0 S3 l
DD Isokaze
|5 ~% X9 j; o7 @/ ]% @( QDD Shiranuhi
) k, v: \2 H+ [, GDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
: q/ G0 [& b. ?7 j. \5 lAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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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: , n' G, | U8 \, G3 f
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 6 r8 B0 `" q9 o4 _+ w3 G" t" b# W
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A6M5 Zeke x 5 ( M' H4 q3 q0 c; _) B3 e
B6N Jill x 8
, ]2 B5 Y7 |, s% mG3M Nell x 3 , N& q L; L- \9 p
G4M2 Betty x 31
5 e4 H+ T* Q9 a. A: dP1Y Frances x 9 4 K' W# z( _; \
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 J5 z% [8 d( Y1 T6 e1 \Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
0 C$ @! Y& n! E2 ~6 z# AKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 r/ `* J f6 i
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, y) c& i/ _& }9 ~, @% jCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 z& J) m. M" k6 B2 U( VCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 1 ^" V. H7 u1 }9 P4 x. s' T9 H
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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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一切都结束了
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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