AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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: ) S3 C% n. w2 R: E
, `4 e! X* V3 O [% tNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
3 |8 f0 H. X3 h) E& w$ J, D: WAllied aircraft
3 f) U7 s# S+ e ]no flights
/ c" j9 U8 H& k4 _* R, @3 ]9 KAllied aircraft losses
5 }: |* O5 f+ bSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 0 I& `9 m0 j. Z; [, ]& O, a
7 D8 n' N! z6 r3 x5 A
Japanese Ships ; w( |$ q2 a$ f- n( ~
BB Mutsu * V6 ^1 m( b8 {( R' P* V
BB Yamato
6 N! L& d' l' C5 j& Z. lBB Fuso : k- B' {& w' M& }
BB Yamashiro
" g. G) K3 J! q$ j2 C" E: y7 Q$ UCL Tatsuta 4 z: Y$ D4 y. M
DD Tanikaze / m D( c$ N+ b' G: V
DD Fubuki ; M( @& c# Q4 h6 G# Q$ C
DD Shinonome ) C+ |& b5 Y. [; N
DD Usugumo
( \/ T$ D" }- A1 rDD Shirakumo 0 O! l$ B0 `5 [( u- E* A
DD Isonami
5 I+ x0 z! ]( i/ V7 [DD Hatsuyuki # V6 \1 O5 ~ ]. S8 g4 [
DD Uranami
3 A8 O% {2 u' J+ s' D1 f2 WDD Akebono
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Allied Ships
, J) K T: v- Y) g6 G7 ACL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
c6 r, R4 Q. L# h' i8 N e" uCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ! q7 \# o5 J$ [. A8 x
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
; t8 w4 w, u' B9 k$ W- f! f& qCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
J s$ x4 a9 t: CDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
2 c: g+ f# J2 J& I$ S z9 t5 QDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' N9 }3 l& A; T
DE Tisdale 8 s" l9 H% u2 I ]' ?
& g3 u* S3 _% g/ z8 U( K, R3 }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 , Z- d! P, ^) B, @* V- j- y, e
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Allied aircraft
. O& ?7 v+ H$ D" a) e) |' v" h# Ono flights
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; s% B2 q7 J* R5 n8 m" FAllied aircraft losses 5 }9 [8 J/ i, L! H8 H
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
1 _7 G1 J% |! v: ?# ?# A+ z" s0 @5 {% ^4 o* M
Japanese Ships
* M. [5 _- r! b* f) g0 }CA Takao, Shell hits 1
t' f& E0 p9 Z# o# p' s0 N9 bCA Atago, Shell hits 2 % y+ d& S1 W: }! ^6 ^+ b t
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 0 o2 h+ O2 F9 n4 L
CA Chokai - P7 i2 T; f& i7 S* z
CA Myoko
6 ?# t7 N A- D6 L0 J HCA Haguro ; @" O0 v; `+ R$ `# x5 q, D
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
3 M& ~+ |! s. q4 ~5 q. i2 hCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
# f0 t4 t0 s7 J3 m8 @DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 h- D4 D- [4 x; D; Z K* b
DD Tamanami
( h9 K+ c3 ?9 a' M2 \DD Suzunami
# l# h5 H) I# @' x. V4 g9 S3 SDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
% l3 w5 l6 w0 Q0 U& v0 x) \" QDD Oyashio
" ?2 Y& H9 s# P, XDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + Q; a- T1 E4 W
: h) M) ^7 O; C7 r, l" MAllied Ships 5 ]. z+ A0 z" F* I" M* O: n$ b
CVE Santee
7 u7 n x+ e+ H% O) i5 KCVE Manila Bay / q; ^9 L7 Y7 L7 ~4 e% s
CVE Natoma Bay $ N$ q+ o" X% ?& @' i& C
CVE Gambier Bay
" j$ ? a- j' S7 _$ s! cCVE Nehenta Bay & y1 r9 Z X) ~) [+ M2 }9 K
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
: I# g0 o. T1 e6 CCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 2 U4 H% ?4 `$ p
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, E" p; h* J- l' d$ U% O$ q5 f% NCA Salt Lake City
& G7 {6 x% x" J! LDD Ammen
% i: V/ X& Z, V6 FDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& h0 j u. c k$ o/ d% J+ HDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
6 H- E* M" R9 C( nCA Takao, Shell hits 1
4 T5 w& P9 l3 p9 m" H, @& ICA Atago
# T4 }; z E! qCA Maya
+ {: Z: s# F6 v& f5 e' rCA Chokai ) {9 b8 g' f8 p5 ]( T
CA Myoko
e8 f& J2 j SCA Haguro 2 ~3 u) W6 J4 N5 `
CA Nachi
, q$ h ~! d5 F* L, jCA Ashigara ( @3 Q- K3 B2 l+ Y) d' F
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
* W- b5 M$ I6 }7 tDD Tamanami
4 y4 g7 `; k' A* `2 M; Y" l ~4 f& oDD Suzunami 4 j( S( b: \( h( k
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
3 P! k7 H0 ^& r9 m6 Y4 IDD Oyashio - o9 l. t7 s9 E; f2 r2 c" _
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ S, L$ y& x: W& P+ d5 PAllied Ships
# t# R. J7 Q; z) Q v! H+ p( x, c+ `CVE Petrof Bay 1 j8 X5 {/ }! w! g3 ~/ O2 M: M
CVE Savo Island
( C/ ]' `, h5 ICVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 j5 r: l( O3 I/ k; Z, ZCVE St. Lo 5 J* Q. `9 G5 g1 g; b i: _
CVE Kadashan Bay
& U- U1 v% ?) wCVE Saginaw Bay # O9 t+ a9 v' J: N1 d
CVE Long Island $ E% B/ N- M% j3 C; W
CA Vincennes
3 ]* m9 ~8 w3 H( qCA Wichita , P: c& Q) J$ j- p" f" v
CA Boston J: F% c& H, F
CL Boise
) @- E5 X/ T+ G2 jDE Bangust 4 l8 h; v' g5 ?% L
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % L, s1 i3 m7 w9 m
DE Levy
7 y* Y" @. [* B& p5 u! ]DE McConnell
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/ M0 T* \: ]3 mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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5 r' {. t1 b; j+ o1 EAllied aircraft : h4 c" A0 d- \- A$ f4 w: V# O
no flights 5 }+ D) T0 x2 j& {
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Allied aircraft losses
' c* z% s8 ]" l& E, `FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed * q) F0 d% T% w% e( c
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 9 |3 |0 Q) _; F8 l
; C% C( m: S4 M: p( lJapanese Ships Q' |2 q9 t- X1 I8 V
CA Tone
. f: ?0 w8 ~: _7 WCA Chikuma
8 n4 X( H1 }. C2 ]$ z# [! U/ _, x$ ]CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ! S3 ] P9 h- d. w) ]
CL Isuzu 4 W' x% y" E1 h1 \
CL Natori
0 b4 I5 e- v9 P. zCL Yura 4 B8 r7 R Y. h! [% X
CL Kitakami " S7 u. y$ y4 P H
CL Oi ) v, f0 {' C' Q9 t
DD Shimakaze
" f9 z- b+ U, D5 q SDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 3 V( q) z( X* R! ]) `
DD Kishinami ( S0 G1 f; Q. q6 c" ^1 @5 f. r. w
DD Hamanami
$ g8 m- D o6 ?0 H9 ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
4 W, I# t# G! f G, j+ Z" G' \DD Maikaze + S) L% ?1 h) f( g
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Allied Ships
9 b- S3 j M0 x: L* a& M/ kCVE Prince William " h( E- u( H% q6 `
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 8 E; ?; H! H: c! U! Y* z5 t
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( l& s2 U$ b! U! k {
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 F: [+ ?6 A6 \7 m- ODE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk * S, }# {, s6 f1 }7 i
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
! W) ]' A; ^; ]" Q" g* H0 g6 o# h/ JDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 9 @4 B! y1 P+ L S' {" c* V7 a4 ]
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- k1 g. T: o* p3 hDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 _8 [' y" \. q+ c( ]% BAO Brazos
: ?' Q- Z! D/ @7 f% y; @AO Kanawha
& ~( M, Z! g7 X, ^AO Neches, Shell hits 1
4 R# h1 c7 w( Z% s( mAO Tappahanock
& D& o. h- [9 q$ z4 y- G& pAO Suamico
! M5 m& ^+ L, [. |4 V" JAO Millicoma - P0 G. ~. p' M3 g/ V% Q
AO Saranac
! l; c6 e* L% R5 d L# qAO Saugatuck + {6 a6 C' O6 d7 R8 |6 i' b1 }; v
AE Pyro
4 ~& Z7 m" V, C- {AE Henry L. Hoyt ; X* J0 j4 y1 f4 K3 F
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ! }4 q; g' t+ j4 Z
CA Tone
9 L; J# X, e! u! X$ T3 E gCA Chikuma
' H$ ?" l4 H' W, ^CL Nagara 2 m7 A, [" V; O- q
CL Isuzu
1 _! n$ z5 N. T, @* UCL Natori
, N9 P) y$ }# o' f" h8 {/ Z* VCL Yura
" g8 d. X1 m3 f' @! A" X8 }CL Kitakami
/ B; y0 w0 ]) |' FCL Oi
. ~& }" W. v2 U& K: W8 w. PDD Shimakaze , @- O& G5 [6 ]
DD Fujinami ! ]2 J/ r% n/ p a/ s
DD Kishinami ) S/ Q3 i ^- G8 f; r+ G
DD Hamanami
! O* B$ o7 f ?! D WDD Hayashio
6 u0 j/ Z! J% ?DD Maikaze
6 V; \2 m( }+ y+ z' j G
4 {6 h2 b& \' @- AAllied Ships
. I( w. F2 ~. M3 i/ A6 UDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 s9 Z4 }# L; b% b
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 6 q* Y5 ^) N3 S: Y, J1 u
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ G% C* h" z" s' _
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ P% z% u4 @' ^0 X* ?
AO Cache 5 c( P; l/ G* T# L
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire / m6 C* e8 ~' A- t- G
AO Cossatot
" L3 R! Z1 T" z+ d& K: ?AO Chepachet
% c7 h4 R6 ~# g7 V) T2 p4 XAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 t# _1 o' S. Z4 \5 x7 ^AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # ?6 G/ j/ t! m7 }% ]) a
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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a7 B z2 @+ b7 v7 ?, k$ k DJapanese Ships
) j4 M% ?; j3 i+ n6 t/ ?+ yCA Tone
9 p& A! i, x% F8 D0 p) q( Z+ YCA Chikuma
9 ?; p& x) W' \7 V+ r( o/ OCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
t, W$ s6 u3 ^! K5 j7 X. jCL Isuzu
9 N" _4 q5 A- b) _/ YCL Natori
( A0 m2 _* d( fCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire , N0 i+ J9 S- |8 z
CL Kitakami / |- A$ j; o# ]- A9 F3 J+ R
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
9 e6 g5 b$ w* B0 w$ g- uDD Shimakaze
4 [6 x' [, G! A6 n9 {. [% `2 M# L- bDD Fujinami
. W7 O1 z2 j7 K5 z% F% Q* ^DD Kishinami - E. K$ W& a* c
DD Hamanami
9 M) R* H& }) P) E, V ^5 qDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 5 E/ { `6 {) e" n, p4 l
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 0 D/ A) L* Y) N c3 u! [8 W4 |
CV Hornet
: n. y$ w. M+ aCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
* x% ]9 `8 s! QCVL Princeton
" |. O7 |9 i9 G9 u5 s BCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
/ ~. o- j4 }1 Q6 a3 G! OCVL Cowpens 9 b# S1 Q; x0 n5 l3 t
CL Chicago / j2 `. O+ n- s+ F+ c
CL Cleveland
7 W. H \2 P3 h2 h4 I/ S' cCL Columbia \* I) ?1 `( T
CA Pensacola ! g0 k/ M, b3 ^, ^
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 * Y# v# _* ]8 }" b0 r( U* e
DD Boyd - t! u3 _, n, o
DD Bradford 8 W1 C: Q ]2 @. M0 W$ ~2 {
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 " }' Y4 f8 P( n' S1 t$ I
9 t; N! @/ u( H5 f
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: # p' ], i+ T5 ~+ d7 T# X+ ~, W6 D
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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: ~0 i D& d; W0 F# L; ]Japanese aircraft 8 e9 |1 f( ]4 b' U
A6M5 Zeke x 33
" q/ Y5 O* x, \8 o1 j5 P. P0 ED3A Val x 7
+ Y1 A5 }/ y& hD4Y Judy x 123
& z6 p5 k) @& ^, dB5N Kate x 35
, G* o+ r7 A0 |) p2 bB6N Jill x 67
9 c" v* e# N+ b# H4 h4 x3 l; ^" J
V: d5 a( i1 C- h+ `3 Y: j$ AAllied aircraft - M$ m- j8 r4 z8 v$ U) \
F6F Hellcat x 3 ( u6 ~! u/ a0 H/ [4 [/ y' J4 W5 w+ y
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 ~1 C$ R! c& h+ dA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
8 | D5 D/ ~7 A1 ~3 M4 c" b! iD3A Val: 3 destroyed
! \$ X) }: X) r( TD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged & T( w1 z% L3 G
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
C4 B& d* K8 f$ Z$ EB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged + g# S7 _( A; {8 _9 u& z' V
7 }6 \5 V: M/ Y$ H
Allied aircraft losses 0 G$ N5 z5 m( I6 O& F% A8 G5 n' L4 H) ~
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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- X; s3 d! t% a; K, a# v. Q& x, O( sAllied Ships ) b. ^( o+ @' M' X% ^( D4 t
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 1 T! K( J6 e5 f7 |) }
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ' G2 B/ ~: F( P D* ^- W2 @0 }. f! d
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ! c* ]2 ^9 @) d. X
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 k* r5 a$ M( i0 K; uCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 a0 q6 c% e( w2 N' `CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ( H: \+ k+ @* M; m0 W; d
) R! \0 R( K) k u0 sAnd then by LBA: 2 A; Y. X: C) m' X3 L
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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3 O* D' u- l5 L# ]. M# B+ d$ iJapanese aircraft . A5 d; S& Y" k2 I# |1 j& t7 X
A6M5 Zeke x 16 2 I4 n" g( ]+ W6 v/ g: h) r, X
D3A Val x 14
9 m) r5 t6 x I. nD4Y Judy x 38 6 S9 ?5 N. ^+ K" H' ^- x
B5N Kate x 24 6 _; T' M6 ^1 S- a7 g
B6N Jill x 3 # J2 R r! o; @6 h: c* e
G3M Nell x 9
8 ]8 @7 x: o. J ^6 ]G4M2 Betty x 49 3 X) q( |/ Q, x; S/ r" U0 W4 v
P1Y Frances x 20
; \, l N' s/ d. @6 D; a q L1 \Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 * }) Q; r E$ F; d) `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 2 y( _# V: c; t& j2 |
2 ^, ~5 U- O. q6 r0 sAllied aircraft
5 F4 f/ l1 M6 l, Lno flights
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7 c; g( r9 V6 Z. g, o% y+ EJapanese aircraft losses
! ~$ \9 h5 X0 o: ~+ R6 ]G3M Nell: 1 damaged
9 r9 {+ @4 ~' x5 NG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ! k n6 U9 X3 i+ B# O$ ~+ S7 x" ~! M
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
! W6 p7 p4 m9 o3 d9 R) R" QKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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( B+ a5 _3 g6 M7 o- MAllied aircraft losses
# F/ f$ T! y" J/ lF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' p4 \* r( o* w0 P% u
5 [% i9 [; R) S x; m0 j- ?; R
Allied Ships
: I* I3 z( v) { O z8 v) y4 aCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 l$ l! p! L4 ]! Q5 z' _3 N% DCA Raleigh
, U9 r( r% m9 H' ~' n) pCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 h: B* q; x: ]7 S9 j
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . @+ G% J/ @$ P! g) g( l- @
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 @$ R# l; _8 \: B7 Q- F* L8 H% X
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 $ z& d8 X2 z2 e9 l2 U
( [4 z- l+ g6 @. Q. {. q2 p
Secodary strike:
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+ D6 C8 V& _' h4 W, }Japanese aircraft 8 W) H8 x! M; }! o# y
A6M5 Zeke x 7
5 U" q6 H' d bD4Y Judy x 36 & q5 k; Z3 L2 w E! Y
B5N Kate x 5
) r4 |. H# Y, fB6N Jill x 8 ! n- s% ~' J7 i7 |6 N+ Q( o+ E0 E! @8 ]
8 ` }# V" z: x
Allied aircraft " l; L6 F( I, b0 N4 O
no flights 0 S/ y' e: n: C0 s' r* d
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Japanese aircraft losses
. g7 B. S% a/ C" A$ o; c9 dB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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; b& H* P, R* x; s; k, lAllied aircraft losses & L7 W$ l; u) F! M
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ c' t9 }. v; D. m! B' N6 w
1 O7 Z4 a/ x; Y, g' d; K6 Y4 |Allied Ships 2 f8 s4 E" Y( O- {6 L
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
+ [# o* L% D+ v$ e- M# BCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 F( `& W3 C7 B& R0 x. u: f0 B
! i% p1 t, }* c5 q( a. HAnd this one fails to find any more targets: 3 q4 }) \: _8 J9 V s E% s1 |/ l1 O
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 _: `0 a+ l" [9 ~5 `0 i3 ]5 nJapanese aircraft ) k8 d! S5 j0 ~4 ~, Y: _
A6M5 Zeke x 3
4 L b: N2 x5 fD4Y Judy x 14
/ b' o+ R! m. ~; J; j6 v1 ]B6N Jill x 11 ! c. N# P3 v4 Z
1 ^+ c5 q" A/ B2 I, oNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: $ e/ d. D0 L$ |+ j/ u: H
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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- l% e1 X3 |5 r2 x* NJapanese aircraft
- ]: ^( t- x! yB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses * S7 J* R& W; H6 t( }! I
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Allied Ships
J1 M) B3 }; g6 l# D( }2 r9 S# o# cCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage . F" j& j' s8 m* {# B: V+ i
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
2 f% ^4 j7 H, Y7 M, ?2 S& A, L0 _! D
/ g! w7 } P* L4 fAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
. r: o ~ i. R2 Y, C5 o; WDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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7 V0 A; [% ?! y! ~8 G0 SJapanese aircraft 9 g' t4 K: o8 ?5 |! B
G3M Nell x 7 , N O o1 w/ H, C1 Z/ _4 q
G4M2 Betty x 38 ! C; b# k/ n6 y) J# W) r4 r
P1Y Frances x 14 6 a" p! L' p1 p9 n' A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 * X9 e" y8 ?- K( o
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 # U" i# f- m' W/ `. J# o0 v
" b# Z6 q6 X1 ^* dAllied aircraft 0 g/ o) p) o& }* F+ u/ ]3 h8 J
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
3 W- r& u/ t7 @# g% U4 I7 Q9 n9 w( J, e7 C6 x
Japanese aircraft losses
5 K6 ~) A5 W5 b& ~5 |G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
- L' }: D* Y& `G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged & ]; T8 ?" ^- o
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 D+ u: h5 @% l0 _: ?' L0 dKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses $ w+ e! @9 F/ x
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
7 c6 B1 K6 X$ `- y
1 C3 {% M/ @+ o& `, MAllied Ships
# _; L4 j: G& qCVE Savo Island
& @( f1 ?+ b/ c. B7 S; V$ ?CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 ^& M" r, J9 H( ]2 c& Y: Q
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 }! C5 w# d& }! K( S/ vCVE Petrof Bay 0 P5 ]$ d( Y, o9 S. C
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! q9 I% }* R- _5 r) u% c, JCVE Long Island
L& j, q; Y- s' l- y! ?CVE Rudyerd Bay
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$ s) j0 U4 S5 ?; KJills are more successful this time: ; U, k( m2 Y; j/ q6 A
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 , E* q, T: U L& c0 z. M4 s: z2 X( Z
4 r" E6 j C3 [1 I% C% e, R yJapanese aircraft ; {! u9 h9 k4 |9 ?6 l
B6N Jill x 8 & Q+ V. B$ U$ K
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No Japanese losses . a$ }- O* U) v8 d
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Allied Ships
/ u4 |& n7 A6 W- xCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & ?% L: l8 U6 P+ k) A: U
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 5 E( d u2 h9 P; j
T# a. l3 Y) _5 `, i7 J8 QBy now my subs are in position also: # A. E: `; ~+ n9 s) A
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: - E2 F* T( M- H. I8 t4 U
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft ' c5 k* V; r2 e: g! T% Y
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
9 _+ O4 X3 c% J& l4 O" @( I7 ZTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
( w& b ]7 m0 |3 |9 m( YSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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9 g9 c1 j" I# P" y; H9 f+ RJapanese Ships ) W7 N N$ z/ T B
CA Takao $ T+ N% `* y4 Q3 p' s; L- {1 M
CA Atago
8 L4 q) d' ? _: F$ c1 S/ p1 mCA Maya
: A3 q: |4 J6 Q$ U/ R8 rCA Chokai + ~+ u9 B/ V {# T
CA Myoko 3 v8 E/ ^2 f& i: U, B: `. ~2 w, V
CA Haguro 8 Y5 R3 d+ X/ ~- B7 c
CA Nachi 6 C/ I! n. d+ k8 V) Z2 g* J q( m
CA Ashigara
- b, T- l0 k# c# a9 _/ E3 HDD Tamanami
& M9 F8 z0 @# E6 o) ^' ^DD Suzunami
' e' a w) N. _. V" m7 y, m( B1 \3 @DD Kuroshio % a8 @6 a) t: a. Q- e6 P; f
DD Oyashio ! ?9 W) j" y* o2 z0 Z, k' o
DD Natsushio 8 i6 [7 Z: v8 ^# _
9 ?$ r8 ^7 x, i' c' ?" r. h3 jAllied Ships % z" H" S$ B% l% w# U, e; ]
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) S( w. g( M0 a3 L% ^# SDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * v: d/ ]1 u9 \0 I- M! K
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% S3 G* ?/ n8 Z! u9 D) n3 W; x" QNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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1 k. E7 `$ }# W' t- m; ^4 Q% BJapanese Ships
1 p5 A& D8 [) P6 T9 E, GCA Aoba . g' G2 X, a' ?6 I+ T( b7 E" r
CA Kinugasa + O) g) j' U0 L# R; R
CA Furutaka
) ^/ V; X, I ~" i/ z( D( P7 xCA Kako 2 d2 [. D3 ~$ H- g
CL Abukuma + D; _" y0 W. `# w7 R) W( B& N' V
CL Kuma
! f; h' t, D& k. i# P" u2 Q2 d3 o; oCL Tama
9 S. e. ~$ X0 o8 xCL Kiso 5 r: G# z! H5 ~' d1 h# }4 K0 M. O
CL Yubari % s! x1 L& b3 N/ I
DD Kiyonami 6 _3 U# \8 d$ q) r, Z
DD Yukikaze
: F5 @$ e8 E, ?7 q% W; y& s: r) xDD Isokaze
7 G* T9 I2 a. K; {- mDD Shiranuhi
, j! I" U" L" J; |/ Y1 y' B' ~DD Arashi
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Allied Ships 6 o; M4 A2 H1 l9 ~8 x% J6 Y; q; L4 }
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk % W/ P! q: R! r& V. U+ r
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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: , [) X) h* T, {) D$ Z
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 * l% M+ s5 d0 \: ]2 i" w8 n3 f
7 \$ P# f; R% ^2 Y5 |Japanese aircraft & {( x% d _/ d
A6M5 Zeke x 5 $ |) {; |* V1 S8 [; [- |
B6N Jill x 8 ) L( g& H# c1 t c# ~/ C+ P) ]
G3M Nell x 3
6 K. }- M0 o8 [% Q' l/ YG4M2 Betty x 31 ( E1 g8 i: [8 y0 `$ N( R4 |! `2 r( z
P1Y Frances x 9
, F* p3 g+ a) ^Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
* k9 ~- Q6 ~% L3 N+ O1 fKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 H p, k1 A9 q/ J
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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4 o# P9 O, d% q8 ?, r8 ZJapanese aircraft losses ! Z- M. E; m/ u. i
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ( {* x3 Z% ]3 H' h* X: `3 X. G
e E/ T# m: Y5 s& NAllied Ships
# R. p8 S/ A% b8 b4 H" MCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' {% E. b7 ^. G
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" j$ h! p# `: q# y+ `CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage $ k5 U# M E! U# L8 c9 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. * I6 V, R" p9 C6 R- }
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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