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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: 5 _! I. M/ r, x7 }$ T4 ^, [
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
6 D; N& D7 M4 i) j4 YAllied aircraft % X& `! f- E. X" ~8 k
no flights
! v: R- \7 @3 y7 `. i& RAllied aircraft losses
. p( f" H% Z8 G7 n& ]SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed , s. t6 \3 j1 _, s

- Q; c3 _+ D* _( R$ NJapanese Ships 8 Q5 A; K4 X# ~, N! \0 O5 D' _
BB Mutsu . s3 H- P! {7 w3 Z0 [8 z6 J. ]
BB Yamato ! W! B% i1 V( K9 j, m# y
BB Fuso 8 w. V  h0 l9 L: ]
BB Yamashiro
% f: a; p: k2 ~# w7 h! G/ N  iCL Tatsuta
8 M" F5 k+ P* G# P4 o+ fDD Tanikaze 5 Y: Y) U) y: f8 Q* W5 H3 `
DD Fubuki
4 K0 b( g- Q6 L8 T' {/ }) ^' E: PDD Shinonome
+ {8 S+ @8 W) _, o6 ]7 [; K' h; CDD Usugumo
+ T: `' |1 ~: g$ V* Y$ s3 PDD Shirakumo
0 c3 C+ r% i, K$ j5 N8 hDD Isonami & K4 a+ k; J2 S  X6 W4 Z0 \# d
DD Hatsuyuki
+ s4 P3 H% j( {- V% n+ M) h/ UDD Uranami ! w, o' k( k4 |8 Y$ n
DD Akebono
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9 m; P( F- @/ C, L) G7 g  dAllied Ships
! ]- t6 l- I9 t8 qCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- [. `5 D% _3 XCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 8 X. r$ J; q( O
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
. B$ X% p! E7 yCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 Q; B* W5 f" o6 R' [! G
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
8 J& Z! \  j5 F: E4 CDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 S6 E3 \5 ]& W9 N
DE Tisdale 5 `, d) ?* a. P7 t* j
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 W) Z  o9 A9 r+ ^: |( }
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Allied aircraft % J" W8 D1 {; _$ U) c1 Y
no flights
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8 Q' p# A& l" E+ z3 XAllied aircraft losses
- {) k7 @, F0 h. y  V+ V6 I4 n0 zSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ; B% N1 C; P5 [
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Japanese Ships
3 g; r1 r3 g9 r3 g0 tCA Takao, Shell hits 1 - t' C) m, r& ]0 ]4 J
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 & e0 [0 @7 W* L3 b  O2 k2 v3 b5 w6 ]
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 2 X6 L. V, ]# @% K9 W4 w
CA Chokai 3 s( d3 c3 W0 B% ~) _% N
CA Myoko ; O2 ~' }/ l3 O" p2 n# O
CA Haguro ' g% R" y8 V( Z8 A% x/ j
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
2 W8 X% P9 O; f8 ~- }! oCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
' ]$ s' R- z" t/ M% J3 O- MDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! k; {5 H+ e& b; lDD Tamanami % {* w, ~/ _2 C1 ]' r
DD Suzunami
/ O) r4 \  [4 Q# p& T" fDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
5 e: \- L' A4 N& f% wDD Oyashio 5 p7 B  c6 y/ ~
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# S. }( q& e% \  J0 iAllied Ships ' h) t9 f" _7 w& M
CVE Santee % m4 G9 ]; M% t
CVE Manila Bay
3 q6 h  c" `8 R9 TCVE Natoma Bay ) x/ H+ O! k, `% f$ }0 j6 p
CVE Gambier Bay
' O3 k* |5 Z( M. Z& @4 YCVE Nehenta Bay
; j1 L4 m! ~$ D7 e2 t- DCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 ~, S6 {3 u" ?
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 ' W# g; h7 |' r) q8 L
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( d, r8 _8 s( o& J% }; GCA Salt Lake City & c  U8 c+ t$ b$ G* y/ S1 H& I
DD Ammen & ^& l0 Q7 G# l3 w6 K2 [5 k' m' t
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 4 F  {$ p! Q/ K
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 " C9 t% `5 z' Z- K# I8 T2 K* o
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. {9 P, z9 M* R  o" R% zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
8 Y- o" }" Q" c5 b3 W. ]9 w: [4 KCA Takao, Shell hits 1 - L! F. R6 L# Z2 n4 T6 b: G
CA Atago ) V' n7 ]6 M2 c9 e
CA Maya ; H4 x  I0 N+ J# w( W) V. ~! b6 q7 T
CA Chokai
& k* c' F  M: I/ m' gCA Myoko
) D5 _8 _1 F2 J4 ^  a* ^' QCA Haguro ' B5 V' n4 ?* c, B4 h( ?- r1 G
CA Nachi 8 Q6 p% R7 C6 x( ~$ L& U/ b
CA Ashigara 9 c  M. }' z6 R2 g& _
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 r4 [, v3 Z( r/ |4 G% E9 ^) oDD Tamanami 5 _: t% j% `) v( V
DD Suzunami
$ v" c* o- _# c& U" _6 KDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / V/ d  v% l2 a1 L1 ~
DD Oyashio ) X0 B$ J/ r# e( ]8 D% d; R6 @& U- `* v
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships   R0 n1 n( R' M3 `" f( O2 W5 o
CVE Petrof Bay
( x2 [& l3 Y9 Q. F" D8 \CVE Savo Island
8 v8 m) |$ G" a2 ?& ACVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 d% O' p5 S8 G8 D, z0 TCVE St. Lo ' A3 k( _! c( [- ~, G1 d& @3 w
CVE Kadashan Bay 7 O: w- y! E! ~
CVE Saginaw Bay
* E7 T. A, w+ C0 o- ACVE Long Island 5 B) b! R% R! h7 o: s) l
CA Vincennes
6 V  _/ Q* z! T" C9 E7 _* m2 v; fCA Wichita $ q5 H$ U" M! ]; y' \5 S5 L
CA Boston
: s. V5 w4 \2 |( k; V7 d: G8 B% iCL Boise
# [. _2 `: Q8 y) |  }5 w  nDE Bangust 7 n: G* R2 K. x3 R9 k& f- `
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / M% x/ Z2 a. }4 T: @6 a! C' E
DE Levy
& K2 _( N5 b8 u" F8 m( @4 J" {DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft 5 t4 C% v+ P/ t: q; I
no flights 5 `3 E0 ^! P3 w

% p- `8 O' N7 C8 `: r0 EAllied aircraft losses / _$ r/ z: e& x- ~+ R! {9 x, z
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed + J0 {8 N0 f( L. ?
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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  m3 T# k/ K/ G1 k+ j5 p) B/ cCA Tone 1 j3 w4 }1 Y" f0 W  s$ X  r
CA Chikuma
' Q5 O) p& [* [: D$ I+ T4 I: rCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
6 T# F- B( M: u5 n) B7 RCL Isuzu
6 L7 e3 l( }% W" M  YCL Natori
3 P' y4 a; s/ y9 JCL Yura
' p' S- P, M* ]: S3 p% J& U% T* oCL Kitakami + ?. ~& v* N  i# L
CL Oi ; X2 j( C$ @& r; M5 p
DD Shimakaze 5 W7 R0 H3 L  e4 z6 l0 c
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 9 k: r) {. |) _' s) _) l
DD Kishinami 7 G, g/ i! ^% ~. e1 Q$ c
DD Hamanami 0 [* M/ Z# A# m5 v: F- Q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 . z: F- r* u% I3 u- Z/ ?: S
DD Maikaze
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CVE Prince William
* s1 L; {% }, P& t0 A1 FCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ) L. S5 i5 C1 {  D! ^1 @
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # E+ G( d0 W* p
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ m2 b4 X9 c  Z- V  MDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk   l6 o/ ?5 D+ A
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 # w& D5 X1 Y- k, v$ |% }* x% W
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 J1 I0 |1 k$ `
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 ]) k  g4 Z2 r/ J6 Q
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire + \7 z  R  @% _# \/ i
AO Brazos 2 `+ ^# |9 r. j: a( x" V
AO Kanawha
! O, H% x4 [9 HAO Neches, Shell hits 1
! b& g1 p: I5 Q0 J7 V; Y3 F: P! CAO Tappahanock 5 V6 C1 m% A) u* F5 |% N/ b. S
AO Suamico 1 s2 V& \+ z8 p* U/ @
AO Millicoma % n0 G- R9 s+ g& y1 d; f: o& r) }" A
AO Saranac
9 t6 @; l2 W/ [' M2 t  f* ]% k3 g. NAO Saugatuck
5 \7 g0 ~3 ~1 v8 U" }' fAE Pyro ' d- ]; v) P, \: _- _7 y; n6 @
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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8 h, H# `0 x4 T8 ^! S2 O4 i5 UNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ' x) R" @/ w; d( U# Y

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7 `( W( _! a3 F; h0 G3 PCA Tone
8 z, N* c5 P+ `" [4 wCA Chikuma ; ?8 s6 x$ h# y; g3 M
CL Nagara 2 U8 d8 }$ J& Q' E  _
CL Isuzu
7 ?4 z; T5 f3 Y( \CL Natori 5 o3 Y8 u) V3 R9 |
CL Yura : \1 v/ E) e9 e
CL Kitakami
6 g8 b% L' K! {$ b! S" b; ?CL Oi
0 M4 J0 J# f6 tDD Shimakaze % ~1 f0 ]; }% B3 _) Q* W
DD Fujinami
9 n1 _3 e8 u7 T7 E$ [DD Kishinami
+ |2 P+ d% Y0 s! j( f' V" Z8 x) N, dDD Hamanami
. R# V) w% E) h% t: }3 R' nDD Hayashio
! J, h2 T- ?3 \' ^DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
. [/ i3 e& b) \6 }/ W* m; ~DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ ~* C/ @9 q, `2 p6 P, y& i4 xDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
8 w7 E% M8 r4 n' w5 LDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! u8 |# v% x2 G+ B2 c, WDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 U0 _' E1 k6 c2 jAO Cache & j- z. V/ d/ e9 F1 Z
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 8 e$ x' P! E# T, W
AO Cossatot
  |8 C) x4 g$ h, I6 Y6 Z& x) c' aAO Chepachet
/ T, O; B" I  O0 h0 G% J# x; PAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( Y& Q7 X3 I8 \# y( iAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 3 F) S' I3 X( W; n1 D5 @
CA Tone
, K. M3 T3 y" D* }& k: x; X- t7 vCA Chikuma
. _' f& v" r" ~! E+ rCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire : V& {( U# I4 F& Q/ y( R( j
CL Isuzu
; V1 h; P0 b' G" t0 v8 i7 [1 HCL Natori 3 d/ r( r5 s* S. [1 W5 L
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire # F. c3 q% F7 ^1 {
CL Kitakami
5 E4 C7 T  K7 C+ l3 QCL Oi, Shell hits 1 / ^0 |3 j; _* _6 m# R+ A
DD Shimakaze
' h2 f5 r8 M( BDD Fujinami ) h) M% v. Q. E7 `. s
DD Kishinami + I, I- a: Y$ \$ l+ P
DD Hamanami
, V( |) ~* ]* @; ~& \, G7 \8 h+ KDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 - z7 Y" N+ r+ x7 L- V$ e
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships # S/ Q$ J( U; P: X) L1 r  f+ p
CV Hornet 9 F; ?: n$ T2 J( F3 W* W4 F
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 q$ H' Q* O. R- M+ n9 r7 |+ n
CVL Princeton ! _% ~( h3 C- F
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
% u" Q& S7 w+ R, K" ~5 O3 ^CVL Cowpens   h6 ^! [' Q# R8 J
CL Chicago
; P  B$ L6 Y! i8 x$ r9 {CL Cleveland . r+ C4 C, \3 `
CL Columbia % o! y) W, P0 x3 ^; k  F8 e
CA Pensacola
. v$ d5 ^; E2 O0 Z" DCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ; t  J0 T6 U* o8 _/ x
DD Boyd 0 H/ t6 k9 Q, q' l
DD Bradford
0 V) Y) i5 W- {DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
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Japanese aircraft
% G* h) r: S& j% w. ?$ \4 C7 v, Z$ yA6M5 Zeke x 33 5 @* M& z% v9 i6 c3 {' c, ^
D3A Val x 7 ( f1 s" A" i5 K$ K6 ]7 E
D4Y Judy x 123 9 q$ G# g5 }' g/ K4 B. U
B5N Kate x 35 + `# q/ v2 \0 k1 C& I3 ~
B6N Jill x 67 5 h/ k5 o7 p( I1 d* w2 }6 M
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Allied aircraft $ _6 }6 ^6 d$ [0 G2 _; {+ E
F6F Hellcat x 3 + V: B5 ]- `5 N/ Z6 j( N# ?7 k5 P

( \3 _' X8 F/ a9 d( aJapanese aircraft losses 8 P8 z8 {# J- k7 e% R9 N1 ?
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
+ `/ f* J+ F( [* @2 U2 i% P9 RD3A Val: 3 destroyed
3 n$ t# D1 U! C9 `+ r- |D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
) N3 D' C* P( l2 u# ~% s1 pB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
8 K: j1 o7 z; V; j& |B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged   f( l& g2 y5 F( d" w" V7 k* q

; d% m8 k/ ^. N9 [$ L8 pAllied aircraft losses
4 [7 @2 e$ O2 a6 k5 t0 }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / {# k& k! M4 V3 i2 P& F
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Allied Ships
  Y& Q1 L2 _" d# \6 ^CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ! |3 J: n* C, Z" W* |* L
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire * j  U+ y6 w# q( r! A% C  Q1 ^" b
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' k& b+ i1 C+ b2 t
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! w( A; n) f; r' y% I2 wCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % h, L% ]: G; C8 i: L8 A1 c
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft
3 F9 b! j7 g8 mA6M5 Zeke x 16
/ c! t% \: Q* j- ^D3A Val x 14 - A' ~5 ~/ S3 E/ A
D4Y Judy x 38 4 ]( X( G8 h! C! C- l
B5N Kate x 24 3 m" {, `% C% \/ ^
B6N Jill x 3 4 a0 W" n4 H2 O! Z
G3M Nell x 9
- c( m- \$ C3 J0 f* Y, P, c2 e+ F2 XG4M2 Betty x 49
% D1 A7 X2 l# y9 c) \8 I( U! R) OP1Y Frances x 20
; ^+ l; a4 ?% HKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 % k& N6 J, Y0 Z" t) h
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 0 w9 ^( [# `8 k

2 M# L1 V  W. u: hAllied aircraft + h* \7 h  {2 Y7 Y
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses : v# c" P9 f& G1 v# w; W; Y. B4 U
G3M Nell: 1 damaged , l. C& Z2 J: ?* x: ]; u
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 f/ z6 G8 ?( ?! z
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
9 X$ P5 t  m" H6 U* G6 C  V. gKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ) ?, s5 P  a* L! ]3 n4 N! f) ~

9 c; H+ {% ~; |& zAllied aircraft losses & v9 u/ E9 {0 U. o/ r" `
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + b/ c2 b$ r$ T( `

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* y( [. g0 P$ t# o8 y) YCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- R. P; I# T" b% O8 v/ ]! CCA Raleigh
  c0 I' I$ C+ WCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 Z: a8 f6 r+ s; W+ s5 M
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- z4 m  y+ ~7 H. W2 kCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " D' |$ d, H* S) Z7 x
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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9 e+ q) `7 m2 _- \9 n+ e/ BSecodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
: {. C, Z; h3 n' w' O' ^5 [A6M5 Zeke x 7
/ s& ]  U- q/ X3 [+ OD4Y Judy x 36 ) g8 c- U- q& k7 C+ \3 |- W" W
B5N Kate x 5 ; {  T1 z5 X, h/ p9 u- @
B6N Jill x 8
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2 k' C8 H2 _. @; K. w7 SAllied aircraft 4 N4 u9 d* Q' H  l
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
* Z; B! L4 V& l8 q+ X/ c# NB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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7 S4 i$ \) A7 k& B- H% LAllied aircraft losses
# `) D, C# ^% r9 [F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
6 ^+ X4 C- I6 Z
/ K" r4 i, h# R/ y$ {- x9 x/ XAllied Ships 7 f) q6 r9 j% B. E0 L; i; Y  [
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( m* o4 w/ d# t2 E; F( FCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) n# L8 [% U" S6 h% A4 k& w

) ~. k. P. l3 P; V; B" V3 WAnd this one fails to find any more targets: ( c5 d) S3 p0 {6 A7 x
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
% {3 F5 V/ e6 N( T7 VA6M5 Zeke x 3 5 `- ^  s# D2 K2 g  S
D4Y Judy x 14 " g- n9 U) D( z' v
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: , K- \4 y1 i/ M! I( q
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
% y: p3 h: O* b/ f# }* L6 eB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses # P8 [; H# H3 ]/ [
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Allied Ships 1 B6 K" v1 M) J6 n; v1 w8 o' b
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
3 S5 {- {+ {' u; h$ I9 S$ B" TCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage   h2 b% Q2 _6 ?
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
. q" y) Q. i, g5 t9 l( r9 x3 nDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 7 X& c. j. c- x/ C
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Japanese aircraft ; t/ t( u/ r' [. Q1 `" w8 v
G3M Nell x 7 ' ]) z8 k  p0 i2 {9 D/ s* }
G4M2 Betty x 38 3 d# k/ N0 Q% |: V4 r8 D
P1Y Frances x 14
. t2 k2 T/ ^  X0 uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 , y% S" ^' h& M* x/ C
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft : r3 o' i! i& o! g  ^/ D& L. l! K
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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0 t# q  _# q4 K3 ~6 F% XJapanese aircraft losses ; ]- L1 M0 N6 C' m' i- U
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 J0 s1 ^/ r1 sG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged   X4 i7 t1 ]  a% }1 {$ o
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 M& p6 u. o2 z& p# m" x( sKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 P2 }: y/ o6 C9 j! P! K* l% \Allied aircraft losses
$ J( z! F. ?" M0 n- d. [: v. GFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed / ~1 K8 X+ i( S! s

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CVE Savo Island
% j, U7 i% ?% P& L( D6 ]5 WCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( v; v- b0 j5 S) V0 v0 X7 B
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' A" ^  N0 a7 Q) xCVE Petrof Bay % n) T7 Z( ~1 ?! ?/ \& w
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" b, d8 M4 Y" D8 I# S- R+ Y1 {" C/ xCVE Long Island : p1 w  p( P! x2 A
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
; R: x% ?' v+ Q! h6 KDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
9 _' t  |! ?6 e" n0 `2 a* b2 xB6N Jill x 8
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! ^* t! k; x0 r) l( Q5 _No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
0 W* n  j+ j: q& }3 x9 i8 j9 B' KCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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  `- g# w4 o9 z8 NBy now my subs are in position also: $ ]  H* A) Z0 g& Y6 L6 N
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 5 C  G$ C6 ^4 z8 m: W: Z
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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5 Y0 w; Z4 Z8 t8 P; `: E6 AAllied aircraft losses % C9 x- y, s" g: b# o, s( ^9 N
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 7 A$ l! n( \" j) d) a1 y, ]
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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CA Takao
' O3 H3 d1 q7 @7 L& e5 wCA Atago   H! Q% R9 l! S/ a) @) f) L0 s9 O" Z
CA Maya
. t' {0 a$ s/ m: O/ q- TCA Chokai
9 G+ v7 N# P$ w( ?/ w9 O! ~CA Myoko
$ X% p2 K1 T2 ]) j5 `! HCA Haguro 6 q; M7 S6 y9 w* |8 V" D
CA Nachi 2 @. h8 I7 r( H; y2 m
CA Ashigara # s; R9 h8 o! u5 i/ e1 g
DD Tamanami
! p; G7 T! [; @6 NDD Suzunami
& _6 Y9 ?/ c  c, l: F& ~' D4 c' fDD Kuroshio
) U) |) l6 w- h+ w) DDD Oyashio
+ d, f2 k  k- Q4 T0 v5 W2 D( kDD Natsushio 6 d8 L! q2 B  E, e
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Allied Ships
' V; l3 Z) f% |CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk   Q& @2 m$ z/ C
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ; I5 a9 |$ g# r- ?) }8 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
1 K4 C% |: @2 K6 h$ ~CA Aoba 3 F" S5 m! `& \" h/ {" ^0 e1 n# L
CA Kinugasa
/ }3 K# d+ x1 v# {CA Furutaka
2 {- c" I: T" i- v- `- l% JCA Kako 4 N1 k  x( I7 [5 P4 U% ^
CL Abukuma
0 q- p5 B$ @( P+ h1 x( ~CL Kuma
) z. M% m" V( X6 ]9 \CL Tama * i# d' N, \1 S+ D: d
CL Kiso . {! n0 X. S  L2 s9 v& O  O! F8 z- v/ ^
CL Yubari
. s; a# J/ j4 D; W9 t0 pDD Kiyonami
9 f9 Y, S% W. F) u4 Z, x. QDD Yukikaze
4 i4 K2 j: q( @* ZDD Isokaze
$ Y7 I: z& G% i) }3 P8 }DD Shiranuhi ' H/ k* J; g+ A. o& Q' \* U  T
DD Arashi
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  g" S& P- O: T4 n. SAllied Ships 0 n4 D0 \. n1 Z; q" H* L) ?! a7 a. m
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:
  H; w5 [5 ~; d. TDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 : G  ~- s6 Q9 {, ~* O% ?5 `% U
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Japanese aircraft ; p+ R- L$ L( D# C& j" J
A6M5 Zeke x 5
: G: h5 D' F, l* ~B6N Jill x 8
& q9 j& X! h1 y2 o( r+ jG3M Nell x 3 1 C8 C. O* A' Y
G4M2 Betty x 31
: C$ u3 W! N# v* R1 \2 `P1Y Frances x 9
1 @9 o# E5 n  P; d5 r. cKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 & D; U! I- Z# k: v
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
) y( x7 U- d/ iKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 " c: {; k/ @( k9 U+ x: l1 c
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- I& z4 B- y/ P% R. g( E: J/ \G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ) _  d) O$ ]( O7 d: `! f# C# g
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Allied Ships . D4 _6 K: ?$ _, z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 ?7 L% M8 P9 r% q0 s( L
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) T$ J) Q  @7 j5 s5 e) o. U
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 0 B* B. J* R# d( a

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7 z. q. \+ q' n; D4 vThere, 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
0 C5 Z$ h* z. y+ k6 q2 e0 n# o' a* {, B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% J$ U" Y! T$ b3 A! w9 E0 u0 v/ t
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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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