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(f) Enemy Action and Damage Suffered by Us.

AKAGI
TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
0410		 TORP. 4 3   1 TO STAR.
2 TO PORT.
(1 EXPLODED AUTOMATICALLY)		     3 SHOT DOWN;
2 OF OUR MEN KILLED BY STRAFING
ABOUT 0415 ATTACK 1 1   500 M.
STAR. ASTERN		      
0726 DIVE B. 3 3 2

Positioning of ship.


#1 NEAR MISS 10 M. TO PORT
#2 HIT ELEVATOR AMIDSHIP
#3 HIT AFT EDGE OF PORT FLIGHT DECK.
(FATAL HIT)
(SEVERAL HOLES)

 0200
6 JUNE
SCUTTLED.		 30-30N
178-40W		  

Kaga

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
0530		 DIVE B. 3 3 0

Positioning of ship.
      
0730 " 9 9 4

Positioning of ship.


INDUCED EXPLOSIONS IN GASOLINE (OR BOMB) STORAGE ROOM CAUSED SINKING

 5 JUNE
1625
SUNK		 30-23.3N
179-17.2W		 9 BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

Soryu

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
0535		 B-17 3 ABOUT 11 0

Positioning of ship.
      
0630 TORP. 17 4 0 2 NEAR TORP. TO STAR. AND AHEAD     1 TORP. SHOT DOWN (WITH FIGHTERS)
0725 DIVE B. 12   3

Positioning of ship.
 5 JUNE
1620		 30-42.5N
178-37.5W		 1 BOMB. SHOT DOWN

Hiryu

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
0407		 B-26 9 9 0       1 SHOT DOWN
0411 ATTACK 4 4 0        
0412 TORP. 9 9 0        
0456 LEVEL BOMB. 9 9 0

Positioning of ship.
      

0508

  "

BOMB.

FIGHT.

4

4

4

M-GUN STRAFE

 0

Positioning of ship.


4 KILLED SEVERAL WOUNDED

     3 SHOT DOWN
0512 BOMB. 6 1 0

Positioning of ship.


1 NEAR MISS;
1 SELF-EXPLODED

     4 SHOT DOWN
0713 TORP. 16 16 0 TORP. TRACKS:
3 TO STAR.;
1 TO PORT;
2 AHEAD;
1 TO STAR.		     1 TORP. AND 2 BOMB. SHOT DOWN
0730 TORP. 5 5 0 TORP. TRACKS:
3 AHEAD;
2 ASTERN		     2 TORP. SHOT DOWN
1403 DIVE B. 13 13 4

Positioning of ship.


TORPEDOED BY MAKIGUMO

 6 JUNE
0210
SCUTTLED		 31-27.5N
179-23.5E		 2 BOMB. SHOT DOWN

Haruna

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE TORP. 4 5
STRAFED		 2 VERY NEAR MISSES;
3 NEAR MISSES
(TN: SIC)

Positioning of ship.
      
1408 BOMBER 2 2 VERY NEAR MISSES

Positioning of ship.
      
1526 LEVEL BOMBER 2 3 0

Positioning of ship.
      

Tone

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
1420		 DIVE BOMBERS 3 3 0

Positioning of ship.
      
1428 DIVE BOMBERS 4 4 0

Positioning of ship.
      
BOMBERS 3 3 0
(TN: ILLEGI-
BLE)		 LEVEL BOMBERS 3 3 0

Positioning of ship.
      
       

Chikuma

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
5 JUNE
1432		 BOMBERS 9 5 0

Positioning of ship.
      
1445 LEVEL BOMBERS 1 6 0

Positioning of ship.
      
1510 LEVEL BOMBERS 3 4 0

Positioning of ship.
      

Tanikaze

TIME ENEMY AIRCRAFT # OF BOMBS OR TORPS. # OF HITS CHART OF HITS TIME OF SCUTTLING (SINKING) PLACE REMARKS
TYPE #
6 JUNE
1336		 BOMBER 4 5 0

Positioning of ship.
      
1507 BOMBER 26   VERY NEAR MISSES

Positioning of ship.
     1 BOMBER SHOT DOWN
1545 BOMBER 6 4 WILD

Positioning of ship.


2 ENEMY A/C DIVE INTO SEA

     3 BOMBERS SHOT DOWN




7 November 2003