AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 5 X3 N1 w, ? b% T+ U, p
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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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
( L" L9 W0 N) O" Z: ~0 n" v& IAllied aircraft R3 u- Y, B7 q8 L
no flights 3 _! T! ~2 I* _/ f: T4 F% l2 J
Allied aircraft losses
" L; i. z1 e- D4 c% V" XSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 1 T0 F$ y; H p: S& H0 e6 N; U
/ v% U: ^5 }+ r# \Japanese Ships
7 U5 V' E5 ^/ G6 y2 X- ]5 OBB Mutsu
2 Q1 _- h8 S8 d; o1 L. oBB Yamato / H) Q B% w+ X& L2 U* p! c0 d/ E* \* X
BB Fuso
2 Q" y5 U t [BB Yamashiro
" M* E4 M7 o4 a/ KCL Tatsuta # i/ f+ x$ F. x/ D
DD Tanikaze
4 M. y0 D% H w* q h. I8 `, rDD Fubuki $ Y. M6 L5 ^7 D
DD Shinonome
/ m# y, ?' ^9 l9 O$ O! P& a8 `% @% [DD Usugumo
3 M+ Q! z& h% @7 o- fDD Shirakumo " A6 c! n( D& e
DD Isonami % o$ u9 b6 R2 \7 @9 P/ `
DD Hatsuyuki , l0 s- y; d k2 i( Z# M+ v7 S
DD Uranami ! l. w5 A( V& B- ^
DD Akebono ) m' k) j1 J8 J/ n* D
O7 H" b5 d4 R& M/ o9 c
Allied Ships
3 \/ R* j' O* O2 |4 }CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage + N6 y! l+ I7 J/ e9 B& ]
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk * `# _) Y$ K0 D! Z
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 3 h* q* h, Q6 n ^$ X
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 R% f5 M& k7 O% _# a) ?
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage & Q9 p$ ]/ y+ E: O. e7 q
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 _% \' Q6 U; t' w1 [6 R$ CDE Tisdale
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& ]$ [: t& L0 A% F: bNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 5 w; }$ r0 i0 s
* C1 `3 a f& T2 h: ~& X5 |Allied aircraft 5 _: g0 _& a b' S# F7 X
no flights
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, Q2 m& k- `* Q) I: q* K+ {Allied aircraft losses 1 m$ I/ n( D s( o" w! B
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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( e: k- M. h/ l1 UJapanese Ships + D! _6 ]" Y Z0 Z3 G4 C+ p) a
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; N- U( Y/ y3 e+ ?/ {2 v
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 # Z j3 g+ ?5 @3 I# Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 7 M* w; u% L: J0 ], M
CA Chokai * A& g2 x5 l, B6 ?4 `
CA Myoko , |8 X5 r- _+ J" j
CA Haguro 1 K U5 p' ]8 K6 N3 ^) [- S
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
6 v# A. ^& a; S5 x& Y2 b: NCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
7 J. y3 {, l4 J; g% T5 j! jDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# v* V3 k" v U8 ]( oDD Tamanami ' H) x) l* c& }6 B) C7 s
DD Suzunami
( {! b! |# D! y( p# [8 _( ]( {DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
* t- e& b3 U& v" k9 J# ^# L) j* mDD Oyashio 0 j$ I6 R# ^7 {/ ~- l L- u: z' g, F8 S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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, |' ?- z" w+ l9 Q. z# d8 aAllied Ships
) V* V( Z$ N! J7 O1 s: |" P V7 ?0 nCVE Santee
, {, g. s) h+ y6 `CVE Manila Bay * ^) q+ F* l3 G
CVE Natoma Bay 9 i% F! A, X4 J; D! s
CVE Gambier Bay ) s/ m C7 K- T/ y, }* ]
CVE Nehenta Bay
1 O" n- K6 t3 S' Y0 C# i9 I. a7 [CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
. l1 l9 R. `" w! n% W: J) oCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
) H' p$ O+ u+ L! t1 tCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 ~# p- {7 a" Q* h. E) k" ZCA Salt Lake City $ a7 x3 u3 G) Q, K
DD Ammen ) {, l1 J; @" t/ n4 m
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
9 w+ L- y/ \3 I6 e# k5 dDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 3 e Y: x; X/ I9 m v
8 M% B' v* n$ I. o# w2 W
6 u3 A3 p5 o2 D P; f# c. c' DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 S. @# Y9 n$ C9 p) a+ N1 u+ C
) g. f; S9 s. l! {$ LJapanese Ships
8 K) x+ q( O$ ]CA Takao, Shell hits 1
6 j4 @( U9 T3 h8 vCA Atago
' v) g3 p$ T, {CA Maya
( M4 @; H& W7 S. GCA Chokai
W6 }7 _9 t, K8 B' E* VCA Myoko + O% @2 J6 N# a' c
CA Haguro
4 Z3 s* n; J/ ]1 WCA Nachi . s" \5 w; a# [2 |; H
CA Ashigara ' L4 a8 r6 Y3 O+ q- g- j" |' ~
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage - a" I# R: Y9 w4 n1 K( V3 \
DD Tamanami
0 _; |7 m% d- hDD Suzunami # ~' r. o2 n y3 b
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 9 F3 Q# |) Q$ s7 N4 Y
DD Oyashio 6 I r8 @. P- T! H$ K
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 P( L8 k5 e4 F! N: {# {CVE Petrof Bay
6 u- O( r2 K+ p& J& XCVE Savo Island 6 g- b7 j5 r0 i
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
) o7 J0 a0 g- M* UCVE St. Lo
: l) g5 w- S, J' r$ s7 TCVE Kadashan Bay + V0 K( M4 ^. W; I
CVE Saginaw Bay / }! [/ t2 ~+ e( q: y
CVE Long Island $ F6 x; W- y! D
CA Vincennes
0 S8 E% u% d: ?; X' t: B& MCA Wichita
% I: A% u) q$ w% z$ R Z: xCA Boston
! W3 Y f- h! R L I- ^CL Boise
' ?9 {7 G& [8 m! t ~9 C7 JDE Bangust
( Z* e$ L% W; t# b* k. N! uDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + y, T* {2 ]' Y8 f
DE Levy
' q: k8 M R1 E; u; {% ZDE McConnell 3 p% [( I1 L& J C3 F) |+ B0 y4 `
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # v4 m( v5 @( Y4 ^; n8 x
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Allied aircraft
; U( Z& |% p0 x& ino flights
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( l- j9 g0 [" T. G6 E! sAllied aircraft losses 8 x6 Z. D: I. n+ i- d
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
9 n* g" ~' u) ]5 ^! E( F, u, RTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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5 \/ J: T) K6 h$ e3 O; @! \7 SJapanese Ships * ^- i+ H3 B" R W1 i- O- c* Z
CA Tone 2 Q- O0 Z- _4 O
CA Chikuma
5 ?$ ?# ~$ `$ Y6 n2 s9 E) ^CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
" ^; z. d2 I& lCL Isuzu
4 G- ~' o/ S! H6 o }CL Natori + E& \7 A7 H6 D- q: I! T
CL Yura 6 l/ c* t) V/ L, [
CL Kitakami
& Z7 d0 r* a3 B4 KCL Oi
( ~: w7 J# N, m% j7 R% wDD Shimakaze
( [! d! ? h7 P* ~DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 $ C% f3 o* r9 z7 E
DD Kishinami 2 I9 T1 G, V/ E6 D! ?; y
DD Hamanami 7 |, X& F# d3 R: x
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ) g% n5 T/ O$ c5 ?/ l
DD Maikaze
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* E3 {: p1 {2 BAllied Ships & x6 }! o: U) H* p8 G
CVE Prince William ! U: y% H3 o; V; e# `8 i
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
- T4 K6 E( i6 a% [CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 L8 U1 U! k- @. Y& @9 gCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 k+ B" z* C7 N7 I0 \* ODE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" P3 y0 I/ j, E) { B/ o( SDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
4 n7 |+ w; T* S1 B6 QDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, H6 R; F9 @4 w, t K) {DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 Z9 K! O: k: iDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
: s/ o0 ]4 f* L) ~% W3 f* @& BAO Brazos - |% `6 c9 g" P; b& ?* ]- t3 }
AO Kanawha
/ d4 k4 {% a. m$ J! C" @3 D3 g5 d/ R, vAO Neches, Shell hits 1 # O2 r% P: W9 x: B: I8 D- K4 b: q
AO Tappahanock
k2 x0 e) Z( W2 x1 D, xAO Suamico $ u' H6 o, B! y$ t
AO Millicoma 1 C* P/ ^6 Z; y% t
AO Saranac * _& s6 u: h& k0 G7 o- n2 A6 _
AO Saugatuck
7 L$ T2 _7 V1 J+ g4 }AE Pyro
) A& f/ f2 \: d/ VAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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- B& I% b. |: G$ Z5 kJapanese Ships 5 F$ ^4 i- |8 m$ s* h$ |" Y2 t2 }
CA Tone 9 M# H4 ~' w. n4 K$ D. [0 w# F
CA Chikuma ; a8 j9 N$ L/ S5 N: [' Q7 c0 a! R
CL Nagara ' n+ l, g9 A, J3 n7 T
CL Isuzu / Q+ n1 r ?. B/ F; @% u
CL Natori
5 [" I; j7 Y) ~CL Yura $ R% a. J" u: V" z7 o; W; y
CL Kitakami ( i7 y7 a3 q6 E9 n
CL Oi
; w7 \# C0 T7 Y) bDD Shimakaze 3 g% g. J# v2 `( p+ q% ?# ?
DD Fujinami
" x7 r3 ~% _. R Y& L+ RDD Kishinami , g0 w1 e3 y/ c3 {
DD Hamanami
& D( C6 X) [8 l3 DDD Hayashio
5 R" ^+ ]. X l6 PDD Maikaze K- X. w! X' W0 F; s
: ~9 C3 x) S1 T/ X: U' m6 G5 xAllied Ships $ j: ]6 n3 O3 I
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 I) M4 g+ w+ _0 h# vDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
+ P4 d$ }, C- T8 A! dDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 k$ {- k( Y: B PDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage d5 h' h( H8 j! Q4 Y( |1 J
AO Cache 4 _! }* m6 {% B) P; [4 D4 r @
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
" K/ q0 Y- ]. k9 |+ jAO Cossatot ' R, u l% b9 K& ]6 J& v5 I
AO Chepachet 9 L/ W% N' w1 [# m5 I
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 A7 E) O. O# }& t$ P* q$ ?$ l
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! a S) U- I9 _& o' iNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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4 U$ m. q; h1 F( J4 Y% u. D! `Japanese Ships 2 j: d+ d& E& i4 A- I* ?
CA Tone 2 T& J* {* T5 a" m& {. p/ J
CA Chikuma + U( t: G1 n C
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
, b+ U+ R3 v: h) [1 pCL Isuzu
' q5 [- U( _1 yCL Natori 3 q3 K. N' |$ g& h; o# p7 f8 X
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ ]# R8 ~" u" U& L4 E# zCL Kitakami 9 q" ^! J3 Y0 C% C% D' |
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
/ S, T9 z- B& W9 ?) u) DDD Shimakaze
$ T' ]# N. O! a7 [3 ^. G# SDD Fujinami % D& z* t+ ~4 [ L+ _
DD Kishinami / a3 d" q6 d1 B$ X
DD Hamanami " k- s$ [( s0 h0 u
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 $ N& z. m/ _8 g' o$ r
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 9 U( u! c# h: z" I9 M/ {# u
CV Hornet ; q8 |* k- F8 O" M$ j
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire . l6 i" S8 q. j' N) @
CVL Princeton
' |/ B9 `- j$ K* D5 w QCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 " {+ K& K5 A2 z% L
CVL Cowpens
/ \% f' d$ i7 u- d$ ?; x( XCL Chicago
1 I# Y X0 ?; Q X1 dCL Cleveland 3 ~# k8 _# v- O, n" \9 M
CL Columbia
; O4 o% I+ p9 g# y/ dCA Pensacola 4 M; T: Q8 @1 [* h6 I8 ^
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
4 ^, ]4 h- L8 kDD Boyd
. `3 v# \0 l& c* H5 I$ I. d" LDD Bradford
0 H, ? e2 W5 c* I& L: c) s: d) MDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 3 K5 Z' z4 t) C8 B0 Q6 E9 m" Z
# r0 ]# E4 X! }8 w' u A1 n& o9 K3 i+ T" \2 i. [. C
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: - L4 N0 n$ O4 v; l( x: J
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * c8 Q; k6 V* L2 O% b
6 M& V) i2 T# ]0 I4 k7 l# u7 r, fJapanese aircraft
7 O' \/ H% P* v8 k0 K* d. AA6M5 Zeke x 33
1 U: e' S; ~9 N0 ^1 M) zD3A Val x 7 + q; B1 c3 j& \( A* o
D4Y Judy x 123 * n+ Q; t/ }1 e- v
B5N Kate x 35
! Y% s8 S" P( i( K8 |8 p3 gB6N Jill x 67 1 j& T/ [" P- H2 x& C7 i; t
& m2 T) J( |, m) WAllied aircraft
8 q/ o* B- [, S+ d- b: @+ A" WF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 N# G7 `0 _. Y' p3 ?A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
. G; B5 h; ?1 ^$ r8 l( SD3A Val: 3 destroyed $ Z1 c% m0 b- J
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged / H, }7 w+ s! d9 i G0 e
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
) @% v7 d* _" y6 r) W9 lB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged * W3 U! x. n& P/ |
4 V, ]/ i, c; _* n
Allied aircraft losses
% ^/ g8 E% `% ]; ^1 aF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 0 g9 y1 s5 E: l+ J
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' ? m0 }( k: k3 n; gCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire : x. M/ a9 ?2 T1 ?
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage - p2 t6 g1 A$ |/ o) o
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) q8 ^. b. C. A8 W3 }( TCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : m9 p+ n/ ?" a9 @
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: % t0 {4 a) O. V
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 # M% U8 Z9 t$ k, p
( l. Y; E. N- k9 L4 E0 J) ]Japanese aircraft
2 M* ]% G0 h. d0 R: zA6M5 Zeke x 16 ' L! i- T* k8 x; v& f
D3A Val x 14
; A+ c; w C% X0 ^0 [D4Y Judy x 38
3 g7 b/ r/ F; aB5N Kate x 24 $ o0 G3 |) G8 n1 b9 s
B6N Jill x 3
6 [& |% N1 B- u$ `* D* ^G3M Nell x 9
! y: y% t* o' \, r, L3 @G4M2 Betty x 49 0 I; j$ V/ N/ i2 t: w& c; v
P1Y Frances x 20 6 q7 C3 Q- M( g- ?1 H# y- x3 z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 z' R1 g. z4 _
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft ) L$ O5 [9 p6 K9 Y
no flights 2 n0 O9 Z& U6 N% V+ j
6 `+ Q9 a. }; ]
Japanese aircraft losses
5 `. l( I; s9 DG3M Nell: 1 damaged + b0 J" r3 @0 d( ?
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
, h. B( B2 c9 z* wP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 2 u5 z( ^2 f$ v8 o4 q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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6 I. r' L! u! d8 L) X; k( `4 DAllied aircraft losses
. s& _, a4 f8 Y# s; Y$ vF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 9 Q* Z* Z+ N# {* k
0 d; k! ~5 @. z
Allied Ships
0 Q l& W- e) L8 }CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # @, g" j0 |+ L' J ]
CA Raleigh 4 z M, P" Q5 B7 U3 Q0 ~. j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: D+ k9 ?# G7 D& XCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 h1 B7 L3 g' s; X7 NCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; o2 E' C' {4 h3 xCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
2 i/ h7 D6 f, s4 m# G- N8 v6 A5 \. |0 {6 U, J
Secodary strike: 9 z; {8 t: t X+ P# \! ?$ o
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
# C. x2 O5 P& V' A1 uA6M5 Zeke x 7
0 D# w7 T9 ^8 O6 S* ?$ w5 l4 bD4Y Judy x 36
" I; g ~" \; S( s2 e5 fB5N Kate x 5 . Q7 ?' g9 C" q# r
B6N Jill x 8 - l/ S! H9 b. O3 p8 k( E
* B: o$ J/ @- Y' C
Allied aircraft
B+ |& i; ?- Rno flights # K5 ~/ ~# e1 C
6 ]) T4 ~% U0 @/ o/ I; z" a# }
Japanese aircraft losses
# X; X) h" s v! f4 M) y6 R0 nB5N Kate: 2 damaged ; [0 I4 }) B! h
( H6 J1 x1 R+ Z/ o# XAllied aircraft losses
1 J, Q! l" b `$ d, J! ]' `# uF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
- M5 @* h% x) k' ^* `% j5 ACV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ) h. K! c0 J% z
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % A2 \0 |2 k+ n: C. b& i
9 l& y# w: k; N3 c5 l* C7 KAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
8 r0 M+ @4 v: h# UDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 : A n- I3 v6 ]8 G/ `# i( j* y0 _
E) O" W! r/ J. Q; O. m; P4 D, fJapanese aircraft
* ~& a) X; n% y: [8 G4 BA6M5 Zeke x 3
, P) \. B0 |! cD4Y Judy x 14
9 X' N- e4 h; U1 z' a' x9 d G XB6N Jill x 11
9 E% h2 O% v% J4 E) I! V- a, |6 w' _% K6 }/ m
No Japanese losses 4 L1 m$ ]# k, e C8 c- j. h
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LBA Jills:
* e( x' }# I I+ L& ]- JDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 5 `, ?& V, c5 a3 v+ A' D$ m
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Japanese aircraft ( f' x0 k* e9 x+ q, E
B6N Jill x 8
+ A2 i8 I8 }8 g9 v* H: y$ k- z0 z7 I& U: k2 A6 ^
No Japanese losses
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' J( e4 \5 x# QAllied Ships 3 ^, r: P$ r" v4 i0 S4 N7 t+ ]9 ~5 w
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 3 ], D& o: T0 [; P5 `
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage + K6 _: B+ Q* @; T' K) i" o0 M; F
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
$ `" [3 r1 n% |. O6 S+ \Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft z) s. S) {% K$ |' r
G3M Nell x 7 " L j( Y9 ]% L! }0 f5 a X
G4M2 Betty x 38 ( H* r( J) |/ \* F( V9 C6 h1 T
P1Y Frances x 14 ' s ~. f7 S- z" x9 ^3 \9 n
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
$ S7 L; w( I! S7 \Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
5 l0 ?0 W) r; O" o, B" T; K0 N, ?4 _9 f4 g
Allied aircraft . D* [7 S* ?" w: i3 A5 Y% _, P# t8 z
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
5 ^2 A: b* m' P- G( J1 V0 v! Q: H" d
Japanese aircraft losses 0 f2 P; d& \9 w* {0 z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 3 L% q3 v) _: }% U y' U. i
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
' ?8 h, j# \& H3 d. YP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 9 b/ T. j4 W' l) e7 ^ C
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 2 P% V6 |# z9 s2 y2 a2 V
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ' E; o0 J$ z6 ?/ p- v) x& K
5 I7 ^* [- e$ [! O) K: ?+ B
Allied Ships
3 c% ^4 v! O- r& X) uCVE Savo Island
' R [+ W8 j- P! \! r5 dCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, e4 i' `7 g, {7 _6 g( S0 QCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # C" g0 w& m) a% o2 k. t
CVE Petrof Bay
+ g* N+ Z8 n0 k6 L$ ACVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 `; `7 @+ ~3 J& }* \CVE Long Island 9 a" d+ h# n1 X6 @6 h, u
CVE Rudyerd Bay ) r5 Y3 U0 @( G0 l* G- v' Y0 v# G
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Jills are more successful this time: , [$ ^ y* x6 a5 [1 V0 g W
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft % p, T: }- i$ d# b
B6N Jill x 8 0 [$ W. x. x6 g, c; r( i/ ]! X; s( t
8 I7 Y% e8 p) NNo Japanese losses
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- A" ]$ K, E. t; h7 e0 ]Allied Ships
* e# t4 k0 o' o1 kCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & ~/ y c+ e$ X
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 + {8 O3 a% u* L5 Y) O
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By now my subs are in position also:
( @3 C6 ~* ~7 V4 b- q! s- k5 BLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 8 Y) w0 J r7 [3 O" k
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 - K+ B( Y* y' q7 Y+ [
2 s( g( N% f8 FAllied aircraft
3 m1 [( p* u. h. y2 e' }no flights 1 g: s* Z7 I! i1 a( L
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Allied aircraft losses
+ `. v# \! s, ]TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 2 i3 C7 d7 Z' x6 h0 R
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed , O3 \; {0 ?/ v$ B& {; Y) T
s* I8 p0 `: i7 M1 \( ZJapanese Ships 0 q! G4 F- `4 [$ Z7 H8 T% ~: Y6 N
CA Takao : }$ w6 n8 c& C( e& ]
CA Atago
. P4 e2 F7 c) |% I* [. A& PCA Maya
! w3 I$ W0 g+ e& {6 F5 fCA Chokai
8 A- A* G8 p) s3 _CA Myoko 0 u9 t* l# R% k/ Z
CA Haguro ; U% }! ^( n: H6 X1 d9 U% G
CA Nachi
% a; H- a3 y2 OCA Ashigara
9 E8 q; F+ j' G. XDD Tamanami . L* f, S. q7 g: `; k0 g5 `/ ]
DD Suzunami ! S' W! H3 J; Y8 N# R( e
DD Kuroshio
# @* M2 c+ v5 \1 a2 k$ ]: T) KDD Oyashio 3 N* u4 |6 x! W
DD Natsushio
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$ A$ y, P0 k5 K9 I' uAllied Ships
: Q0 l" U) ]9 |" G9 ~+ g @0 j( C: BCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( ]4 k% X; t" Z2 M, }& T4 z% |
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ; U0 V' ]; U" P/ Q5 S& L/ N1 h
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% Z+ A+ ^: e0 H* YNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 " b$ V, }3 i* O( Z9 k. m0 \$ @- \
0 G- R1 b3 L2 h+ o; {. P0 xJapanese Ships
3 w9 U8 G: K) TCA Aoba 0 I2 z. h' `' V/ i+ }0 h7 y2 B( a
CA Kinugasa
' z. l! d# Y+ jCA Furutaka
. a# J& o5 d% E7 _CA Kako
2 j8 A% i- a7 Y1 x$ }: xCL Abukuma ! W6 A8 N% m% v4 } g
CL Kuma
' V; b/ t) W' X, g# E$ _CL Tama
8 S; U& t* D. L3 BCL Kiso 2 J9 o2 C) V, \! T
CL Yubari
2 u, F! m9 n8 i* JDD Kiyonami
9 l' i/ c' Z, j; W+ `DD Yukikaze 3 [3 l* u1 h* A/ A6 y( R8 K' _
DD Isokaze
3 l- y% H8 k; k, J. h- ?DD Shiranuhi 7 [' N. O7 w* X
DD Arashi
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AO 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:
/ c/ ?% u: R U( g" HDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 7 m+ q k- {6 u9 P' ?, {6 W
# K1 F( j- x- v8 r& D# uJapanese aircraft + K. Y1 P& Q- `) {; y$ C
A6M5 Zeke x 5 " M+ a5 R1 k) w! U, ]
B6N Jill x 8 ) z9 \* J; i1 g
G3M Nell x 3
o% H9 u/ d J& j9 Y% @7 zG4M2 Betty x 31 / L+ U! ^# [* o! t1 V1 r
P1Y Frances x 9
6 i6 y2 R2 g0 K4 fKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
8 N& e0 ^$ @+ n/ y7 c, r8 G2 wKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
$ i9 d1 @0 T$ E. L6 \Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
- k1 E3 \: ]. Q* Q! rG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, F- W+ G4 H2 LCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) }7 D# A+ a' W0 Z' y1 xCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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- {8 m. v v3 J$ s7 ^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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好像盟军已经投降了? |