AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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& `# |- Y: [; h# f$ x* IDay 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 - q# L7 X4 x" U; U) G
Allied aircraft + h: u& T0 `# {( ^! \
no flights
: ]1 U8 c) ~: {Allied aircraft losses
. }" x% r- Q9 nSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 9 h$ j3 L5 y" u; K" I
( A7 N" W' }, Z. j. Z6 x( BJapanese Ships , p' c* z7 x8 G' J7 I; v
BB Mutsu 6 E/ `( H( l+ ?/ h
BB Yamato
+ H/ I: Y& d1 [0 WBB Fuso 9 Y; @. X3 u/ _) l) }9 H3 D; x
BB Yamashiro * l% x2 \* h& E
CL Tatsuta 8 K% B# v% g( p( V: c- I* p9 C: H
DD Tanikaze 0 g+ \+ n8 Q7 U3 n0 m$ e/ }
DD Fubuki / g) t* E" g# @
DD Shinonome ( B; C+ r+ `- \. _- T
DD Usugumo
! c% @' u! T3 V5 }& C+ EDD Shirakumo
# z2 Z# [" |$ N& VDD Isonami 3 ^# c2 _7 u* n1 q& k. [0 J- j
DD Hatsuyuki
3 W5 P. Q4 c+ T& x, E# ^DD Uranami 2 E9 |3 a) N! v7 P. e3 Y
DD Akebono
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: U0 o l7 c8 x" mAllied Ships ) N! ~, {: G3 J1 D
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage % d6 _" Q) Q4 K: e2 q
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
% d* I% |* E, V; _! U) O) f2 Q; F( kCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
2 G/ O9 b, }; L2 a9 dCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , U7 a2 v6 n( N. }6 J8 L
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage + l( ~/ }0 Z h' w
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( v' f+ g0 h& _$ ]; J1 A' J
DE Tisdale 1 n; D; ~4 ^: E8 v1 ]5 H
7 ^" {5 q% n( j, N" tNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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8 I. h! C* a- y! ?9 eAllied aircraft
1 R. ]1 r7 x6 U0 \9 Qno flights 2 h; U# s( u3 B* h
! ?" E j. r0 H- T9 B& d! tAllied aircraft losses : M( o+ i' e/ _/ k L
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed % m/ l) F1 e: [" a
2 V$ X% h8 b6 C/ H- y+ p9 Q" {/ z+ |
Japanese Ships : U5 ~" e6 ]4 ` ?5 n
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
2 o5 r, n& m( d2 ` `$ c1 N; u. uCA Atago, Shell hits 2
! d) E% P" E9 U# ~' ]CA Maya, Shell hits 2
& i- e1 u& y% I/ ~) ~8 U. W @$ R- ^! ACA Chokai
: ~9 R# }. w6 h) I& PCA Myoko
/ _( C/ R5 E5 f! r9 sCA Haguro 4 R; k8 M: H4 S* I; T
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
; P: b- K2 J6 gCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 Q0 ^6 B$ ?* u% ?+ Q3 S6 D8 v
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' Z, D2 k! W1 ]/ U) DDD Tamanami 8 @7 G) L3 {# J, `2 M' \
DD Suzunami " W7 |; a6 _7 r, E1 Y; W* [5 j; T
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
1 z6 N9 t' }: k! ZDD Oyashio - _' L5 r5 O6 ]/ y& Q- h
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire & K0 t' R+ F6 O) {
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Allied Ships & Q4 a0 A& d, k) c2 G% F8 U0 q
CVE Santee 8 X7 t0 v! c5 m6 a" E
CVE Manila Bay % `6 d' H$ i1 _" s+ E
CVE Natoma Bay * T3 n4 ~( }+ N3 o& P% |9 R
CVE Gambier Bay / r$ i: G, T2 u1 B5 n4 J
CVE Nehenta Bay ' T% V& x( ]" ]+ o: U# Q
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
. }/ y, o1 j0 u5 v% ZCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
- D% S' n2 E& T' ~3 LCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk : m& q3 i, k% u3 ]; r( Q8 v
CA Salt Lake City
* i7 ]: h* m: \6 E$ ?' WDD Ammen 0 ]2 \ X Q+ P2 S4 F
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ! W$ s/ R; @, o& |
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - E- G W: g) K* x( M& N1 j$ `
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k, H! \2 }* b1 I( FCA Takao, Shell hits 1 8 e5 x; p5 P' l- \# I t
CA Atago 9 J! C/ t0 k# O
CA Maya , j7 u7 g4 n# ]; B! Q/ E
CA Chokai
% ?; `5 g+ {/ o9 F$ vCA Myoko / s# P9 Y! a4 C1 n' A1 f
CA Haguro 5 f% R6 e4 G! O# L; I* S# h
CA Nachi
7 \$ b1 E6 r; T3 H8 KCA Ashigara # v5 o- l/ v, x- U
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
' p2 F% x' j. \4 G! J# M( K4 eDD Tamanami
- \5 M' Y9 L" D8 c4 E! H. vDD Suzunami
6 P* \( x. W# t+ M$ [DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
* Z" N5 G& W! Y, d/ Z+ _7 iDD Oyashio 1 N# n' q! \( s' v- { p, Q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ' |: o0 n0 } k: C& J
CVE Petrof Bay ' O, W) ~* z0 W: l- K; K
CVE Savo Island : h( m$ ~7 u. y
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 V- {" v! [! c3 S. c: s
CVE St. Lo
1 w6 Z! U& D! X; \' S/ nCVE Kadashan Bay
^1 R1 Z. ~# [CVE Saginaw Bay
, w6 O; W, l4 R" P' |- l# yCVE Long Island
) I, y) X# C& HCA Vincennes 4 s" K9 b+ T, M9 w8 b; ^; ~
CA Wichita ( Q/ A: a3 W! w8 _% b1 Z2 {
CA Boston ( U( E6 o8 Y; h% @
CL Boise
) a5 q6 S: d' J5 T' [ I9 v8 T% ]6 EDE Bangust
% N. D' S7 a) Z+ yDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' \. T z k; G
DE Levy 9 K4 ~; a5 S% H) L" x
DE McConnell
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! C% w$ P" E- {% {5 DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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& g8 i [1 f' z+ o* W+ \Allied aircraft , A6 h7 t" l* s' b
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 3 n, U2 L3 z2 Z, d- |8 b/ i
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
+ k. y& {% s9 O6 p* }+ g2 A" oTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 B3 G* @7 l8 u. p$ i. s1 z! }; d3 iCA Tone
2 r6 ]" j& D0 ?* }+ ]8 z8 KCA Chikuma
! V$ d1 m5 B) b/ m, u' d, VCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
f& W2 f% m7 y1 CCL Isuzu
- z! M8 D' F3 M j( Z. LCL Natori # y# q6 U9 U( G) }
CL Yura
1 j! s( c+ ]; p4 x: q! [CL Kitakami
u g) K0 E" {( Y5 l/ c) }" mCL Oi $ ?& Q' W8 q2 A8 Y3 {$ }9 @
DD Shimakaze
$ s2 w2 \) ]( U; s6 Q; Q* J3 x+ JDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
3 u! M0 j+ z8 y; ?& `) r# PDD Kishinami 9 _ s- w6 ~ A1 c3 c! }
DD Hamanami
4 d w- @/ n JDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 4 n4 y$ h8 Q9 J5 _
DD Maikaze
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& D) v1 d# ?/ q3 m7 zAllied Ships
; g1 Y3 Z: n8 ?& d$ c! q$ h2 yCVE Prince William
Z* L4 c4 t$ m8 O6 mCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
" n' }4 X9 l8 S$ U, m8 J' J% qCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ `6 z3 H- L" _, p/ T9 D( r5 z! Y
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 `! D5 p( Z* `! B4 s6 t/ vDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
+ ]) W! v6 ]" z! }9 {0 [DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 " K" G0 \6 v* i+ z" z
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; h+ c. R; n3 m+ } L C, k: V/ ^DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 [* z$ ]; E& m: n& `DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 r) W( {3 {5 `! c2 G1 q3 ?AO Brazos
9 D9 V5 v9 O3 m& q3 {+ r8 [AO Kanawha
+ G( C% A5 _8 N/ Z$ A6 nAO Neches, Shell hits 1 l: T4 e: S5 p- p" ^
AO Tappahanock
% P @: f% \ p' b- JAO Suamico 3 `9 s+ ]) @; C7 K: o
AO Millicoma 0 f2 b% x: g1 `8 T
AO Saranac ; }3 @, B( Z( m8 V: A- u9 |- s3 K
AO Saugatuck 4 _0 q! I) U2 L/ H" F% P
AE Pyro
$ N( i A2 C$ r$ S3 \: P( tAE Henry L. Hoyt
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+ h" y$ E+ q# GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 " u' @+ D5 D0 }: r: f& C
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Japanese Ships * k( o$ p- Z6 A% W
CA Tone + h! ^7 i5 S X. x/ y" S' o/ @( |
CA Chikuma 4 X7 n i" M% r& @ J! _% i4 ]$ I
CL Nagara
1 O" s; M" s% ~" [9 b" rCL Isuzu ) A& |- f3 V3 m+ x
CL Natori / k8 U# f' v$ ]
CL Yura
& P: G' _# }+ [CL Kitakami # }% e' e# `3 s, j' r, a4 |
CL Oi
' M2 g7 j- ^, T! w2 {) p5 SDD Shimakaze ) W/ O8 F$ M( V, l0 f* C Z. b
DD Fujinami
3 |5 |1 W' c$ j0 ^! T, d! qDD Kishinami
7 I7 Z5 ~+ F0 d* [! h+ h L: ]DD Hamanami
1 i" D, m3 r0 ^DD Hayashio
/ ? s+ y" T' @DD Maikaze " ^3 E( M$ C! c3 C7 i
2 h+ U9 Y [+ k3 S. g- j4 oAllied Ships
- e" e& G" ] M' WDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + y: d+ f7 V6 Q8 H
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk . z4 v1 Y) |+ G5 F3 S
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! X+ o! B7 I! s% k }) U3 Z, uDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 q* M* G& k( p: O b+ VAO Cache
* a* V8 L! z+ Y# S. cAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
+ O1 c6 d. @% C$ xAO Cossatot 0 F; ]# K* T1 R4 @
AO Chepachet 1 e$ q7 o8 T: v! s$ l& \0 B
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ X: y9 e# ^$ U! JAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + f% Y, d. A9 b7 N' i5 u
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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8 ~% n5 h$ ?9 M2 V4 xJapanese Ships
/ L" |4 ?4 K# e, PCA Tone
; {8 q L* k- j# M; xCA Chikuma 1 Y% \7 ~ v- C( M. j( D
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire . G4 _" \# ~: p/ H/ z, T4 T
CL Isuzu
0 O8 X' v! B1 Z1 Y* ]8 L1 ~CL Natori 7 x% T/ C+ l& x
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 k& V6 w M$ a! W3 c6 t
CL Kitakami
# ~' C$ B' i8 C5 b# P g. nCL Oi, Shell hits 1
; J! {; W/ E/ Q8 r- d0 J! r0 \ cDD Shimakaze - f! i( _( w- z6 s
DD Fujinami 0 Y9 Y z, Y* Y5 e# q, n
DD Kishinami
# B& f1 C! \. A. Q2 jDD Hamanami ! c7 y1 O' v5 } T- g, h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) a( `' K3 ?$ y) S4 V0 E( rDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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5 ` f( W1 w T9 KAllied Ships ( y. L ?' L+ g/ T
CV Hornet
# _6 L2 l* K" L: p7 i, F8 [CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
. w* _ D9 q5 q; c) FCVL Princeton ' M, W- I: F" S" o) [5 j. C
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ' I4 Y: A% K. n4 Z, k* x. z! ?
CVL Cowpens
; ~0 T7 f( g" g/ G% V* \! W& bCL Chicago ' r+ k, t2 p/ E9 L0 C
CL Cleveland
( x7 Q: g6 S: H9 \- y5 I) z& mCL Columbia
5 j1 C% g! |+ {) U* h& fCA Pensacola
6 ? p% \. e) d5 aCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 5 A0 T$ S8 L6 i% n$ r
DD Boyd
% z3 |' A& [' _/ [+ dDD Bradford : \# D+ U: ]! h+ B! Y0 ]8 @" W
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 3 o0 r) M% O8 z1 `7 ~1 T& D9 k
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: / G: M- p$ A2 V
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
/ O( _' `1 `* Q8 }+ x8 F( }2 X) }( QA6M5 Zeke x 33
" C6 z+ R" [* P: MD3A Val x 7
" w! T* I4 R: C/ C) D& h+ AD4Y Judy x 123 [1 l# Y4 x% ^* ?5 X
B5N Kate x 35
% H' R5 m( H4 O- g* [6 d" UB6N Jill x 67 5 _1 [0 ?" c; D% E, C: ^) x
% K5 v( h* E1 g( Q2 SAllied aircraft & K6 {1 c7 Q9 d
F6F Hellcat x 3 # @! Q% o/ W: d$ ~8 t' D$ \
* Z$ W5 m# n& A. _1 }+ c3 }Japanese aircraft losses / j2 ^/ N- {$ t9 R* a
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ' T( q$ R4 ^" c0 u5 J
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
7 v k p4 }' N" VD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
+ z1 Q" z$ ^3 Q; Q% `; tB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 0 e$ a: z, B* v
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 1 n* P }5 B7 L
4 U- ]. r7 ~- `% D5 A& H9 ~Allied aircraft losses ; Z) w! u z. J' H# K- i
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / u8 G F) v2 T* ?: |* K; G; k8 z
' ^6 ~" f; I, G O# c2 G# kAllied Ships
2 e; }: N2 N0 C6 @7 s: ~1 bCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage / I) {% U: `. ?5 s4 w) l
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ y1 }3 m2 w6 K, V) b: J+ {9 ACV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 3 J: T; D! t: { } a
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( @ S1 h" s- Q( I6 z/ p% P& ]
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " T8 s) E+ _9 z* M* Z8 s+ M! B5 z
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ) g, `. u# p4 B+ y0 ^2 u
% i6 f) P; p! }9 O5 v! j0 }4 uAnd then by LBA: , a/ s: j7 w p! Y& x
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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6 [! [; o% o5 d# gJapanese aircraft
, N6 p- K4 ]) o7 t$ |A6M5 Zeke x 16 % n h) @, F. R' t
D3A Val x 14 8 w6 j$ `1 ], t
D4Y Judy x 38
8 z9 ^7 I& W, I9 r/ J( dB5N Kate x 24 1 C' ~6 H+ f& ~- ^9 B
B6N Jill x 3 7 M( \9 A3 N" E7 x) d+ R* C
G3M Nell x 9
9 H4 K- T, a: n5 f8 J* YG4M2 Betty x 49 ( |! @! |- }& f5 O& `
P1Y Frances x 20 6 {0 f6 c- V- G: x7 W, u/ X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 " \5 _- u4 x! j- y$ K( ?
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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8 a0 @* T$ Z* X& ?% S, zAllied aircraft
$ C* y% T& L6 h) s" G: a+ ^, P% Lno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 J+ u2 b1 ^: R! ]+ e) E: t! bG3M Nell: 1 damaged & {) j0 [+ k5 H2 f+ f! v2 i
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
% Q) X6 ?3 s' M0 yP1Y Frances: 3 damaged . D; I) u; r+ M0 D5 x$ Q8 J
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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9 O0 P* d7 f; m) z2 o; k' iAllied aircraft losses 0 b1 Z. B, S9 S& @' n
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 H/ @9 w. Q! Y% y; c
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Allied Ships
6 ?2 N& k5 ]+ m# pCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 S7 o6 ^$ v" _" ^; mCA Raleigh & I. p" l2 l9 i
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 o2 z2 o9 k* M/ T# s0 [
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 n o, B& F! @* C U
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ v% I1 @5 ~0 @- \) S
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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8 p0 C# {' v) k. H& MSecodary strike: 7 k' e, B- m' K( d9 Z- r! L
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft + w( A2 s0 ?4 f0 p/ U( e. c$ m
A6M5 Zeke x 7 3 S+ U5 t! X! I% F
D4Y Judy x 36 2 ?- T* h$ F0 p) x# V
B5N Kate x 5 0 U! E5 S7 Z% U) U9 t
B6N Jill x 8
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2 R/ ~" {! a. DAllied aircraft
( P* ~8 F% ~ h6 dno flights
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; ]1 u+ M( |: B/ ?9 Q% YJapanese aircraft losses 6 {, g6 N# v: x' F3 C* O
B5N Kate: 2 damaged J. V7 |5 b W
% g# U) L/ d& s& z3 @; E& YAllied aircraft losses
* {, w' ]' r5 TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 1 e- i% r) J; f4 ]! v
( W' A$ e+ j) A5 eAllied Ships
$ E5 ?: `! a# ^ w6 T, ^ k5 aCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 3 w0 P; R# Y/ a0 O5 H1 R. V6 C
CVL 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: * `2 z* `- ?- t' O
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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- B( Z' {( m7 P H5 Y. ~" }/ XJapanese aircraft
+ z$ {0 h6 @6 ZA6M5 Zeke x 3
- `8 J& y) Q j3 }D4Y Judy x 14 ' @* p' w# u, b8 q7 O4 I
B6N Jill x 11 % v7 x8 N: Y, z" Z: J& y: [
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No Japanese losses
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/ R9 R+ G1 C5 ELBA Jills:
9 y2 d6 m* G4 F0 Y, BDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
" E0 h; Y1 Y3 gB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses / b. m- Z9 P3 D3 I/ z2 i! N! [
9 [) O: A/ L9 v4 Z. ^' }Allied Ships / _$ [- T! p7 x+ e L: I
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
# p; `9 h3 Y& n3 F" Z# qCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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' _1 Z4 F/ O6 F' yAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 5 H5 f, a0 s$ ?6 t
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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, x+ r- j% X. Y3 P! UJapanese aircraft 0 x" y! u L g+ K) l6 t
G3M Nell x 7
6 @0 k0 t. @6 m7 t' m$ `G4M2 Betty x 38
, e) E. S0 N4 c! B4 F7 k* ~P1Y Frances x 14
0 D. J1 W9 |: |7 R) @' eKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ; F7 l' X1 ?0 ^( H9 |, I9 [% k3 b
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 0 K7 ?$ H' r4 M0 C' `2 J$ [
9 }+ V% h! i4 h3 R. AAllied aircraft - v$ k9 A6 a- B( j- q
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 / e& ~; i8 U% l, h w
/ z' n- d6 H& i, B$ ] l6 gJapanese aircraft losses * p! n; ?) e2 P- N! A, S6 |5 A# K
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ O7 W0 x- d S& P. ]G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
t, x3 F8 O3 b, o2 d& X2 @P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged . x- S) c5 L* d( W- ~
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 C9 P& v7 k# d! ]4 S1 l& iFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed n+ ]& T V, A. n7 Z
5 Y1 x+ e* K4 h% }! O& }+ M; s% ~Allied Ships 3 v, e: B) f8 R S
CVE Savo Island
q, e2 b) A! z Y! C: hCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # W8 |! {' _0 D
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # q! b: y- V2 T8 r3 b
CVE Petrof Bay
: J6 z% G% w$ ICVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 [2 p: w7 S7 {* @4 B$ v% ~8 k- B
CVE Long Island
( T _( [% W# R6 u% [CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: 4 _& v" L/ ~+ f( I0 z
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 & V# ~( \5 g; T8 f, d# z# ~
9 l8 Z& X W: H- ?2 R/ g- `. W5 D3 n7 F
Japanese aircraft 4 t5 w: V" G- H7 J2 {6 M
B6N Jill x 8
7 I- ]0 \; u8 F' ~# m$ F- V# B& _2 F+ r* F3 M* X, I
No Japanese losses
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$ Q7 x# F: ~3 U6 p. i4 L; B* wAllied Ships
) M4 D6 r! n7 \# c" H0 R. MCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * e) T4 O% h2 l b1 a& i
! A; `/ _7 ^8 Z3 [ M. x+ Z; F
% a8 \% T, `! I6 B
& {* j; w( g2 a" `- u+ E- {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 / o+ j* U! J; f
' A8 C) j2 A( t- @By now my subs are in position also: 2 h7 q4 n+ C: j4 }
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
2 h7 [1 d. ~ d. \# ~Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ) a4 H R$ o& H$ h
8 y! r, U0 I& H1 XAllied aircraft . t* \9 }( ^7 A6 a& I% t
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses & W) N$ d6 _$ Y8 o$ l1 F% I$ q
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 6 S3 m" @+ n" Z! r s' M# S6 e4 |0 ]
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 7 U/ y! ]0 T/ S" Y. H) q* L
CA Takao % J7 R U, E4 ?8 m. e" T1 u2 ^
CA Atago
3 Z& ^) L# _1 ~3 |3 LCA Maya : Y6 G. w( U" `. k0 m
CA Chokai , U: A* F* p$ f# g% X
CA Myoko
0 T) z% f8 D2 k6 r. T1 |: BCA Haguro + b8 H# Z& S6 L: P2 x# {5 _
CA Nachi / ?0 {5 y7 l) M( Y; v& W- g
CA Ashigara 0 T. h5 I0 K4 Q* F, T
DD Tamanami
2 J) e" }. t& ^4 R X) |' xDD Suzunami ; ]" }4 V8 f) h3 b: X
DD Kuroshio . N- y& X: ]0 A% L# N) i
DD Oyashio
' Q* V; L5 M$ sDD Natsushio
6 u; u/ a4 A) _1 u$ w- M2 s, f! w7 x( b' H8 a, O- w
Allied Ships , ?4 L0 F* e0 G0 T2 n
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 T4 e/ ~6 e% z, V' h
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk $ L9 a( |& j# U3 x; [
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7 a7 c( K* b8 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 0 l( J, N9 S1 k) I8 \/ G' ~/ B* B; N
! \9 _6 A! q( q- L5 m5 r. E
Japanese Ships : T+ X" H9 ~: t% J
CA Aoba ! @5 [1 w6 u9 f; g, h( X5 Q7 [
CA Kinugasa ! l; V9 S/ e1 d: w/ q
CA Furutaka + R5 T! b2 w6 h4 J0 w3 w, d
CA Kako 0 [9 w# ^% L( G, o; J/ J/ V; c7 M
CL Abukuma
3 _9 n+ k" ~3 W' C/ X5 u" VCL Kuma $ z% l) {2 K J. z
CL Tama 5 q( i8 S/ `# y6 n0 K3 ?$ j: S# l- S9 n
CL Kiso , V* e- }7 M+ ~
CL Yubari
) Y' r/ N/ k' O* |- o2 L K4 }- CDD Kiyonami
6 \1 W, P( i, k0 O) RDD Yukikaze
* I) S( C! K; ^2 m% `$ xDD Isokaze
* C+ ~: R4 \- @' N: l5 M. b! yDD Shiranuhi 3 U1 `+ B, G ]; {; R
DD Arashi
, [3 F3 \6 o, a8 m% |
" ]. h- D7 C$ p mAllied Ships & w+ Y& d" ~! b. Y) ]7 Q2 |: e
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
2 {% w2 E/ B- K/ G, g5 K4 T/ h- R7 s# s* ^& f1 ~; L% R
The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
; @2 T+ w1 v/ z* a" i. \+ ]* KDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
6 t- S G2 S U$ U, T5 R- H; ]$ m5 d2 F4 s, J# r& i6 J
Japanese aircraft
( j5 _. F$ D" KA6M5 Zeke x 5 ( K3 f3 a) w! g1 J
B6N Jill x 8 / o5 s. N+ R% T- Y5 O( z5 a: v
G3M Nell x 3 ; v! C! v& Y+ ^# {
G4M2 Betty x 31
M3 D: @5 a' C% i3 o( d( c) GP1Y Frances x 9 7 T% ?& u% d: Y" U' j+ @, A6 m
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 + S6 A M( _ H4 I! V1 f, A
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 1 P1 f: D# A1 E% @
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 : \6 m2 u# g6 ?/ V7 Y- p
1 j+ ?# c+ g! l7 t7 h$ CJapanese aircraft losses
* H* {$ o- [1 ZG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged " W Y7 S g7 r) ^+ u' z
5 ~+ }6 F; N3 `7 V K8 Q
Allied Ships
( J0 t4 @3 H/ \8 L2 U/ M7 _CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 a4 z3 }, g9 D9 K- kCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ L! K1 m9 U% W, J* rCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 5 x0 h' l/ w' x( D. d
5 z; P* B% \" {. j0 w( @' h5 m
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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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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