AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
' v1 l; B1 O' P* @% MThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 0 B! N+ X& ], [; b6 G6 i
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
/ ?* \1 K1 B" o1 s6 h5 h; Aload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 1 n# L2 w) I: X
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 6 T0 i8 M Y2 c c
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 4 Q$ }/ U N0 `4 H1 D2 M X
0 ~ Q* p2 W; s+ ~# B$ ^3 iAllied aircraft ( s3 T- i3 m& M5 r" t+ \
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
9 z( h& R; r# x( l" l; XF4U-1D Corsair x 11 ) t2 w9 O. G* `4 U0 x
TBM Avenger x 19 % W/ a' P" r+ I. t
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Allied aircraft losses ) i8 w9 c) e1 v& s0 \2 q
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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; B9 A/ \, Y. c' w7 v4 oJapanese Ships
! G5 w( P- Y' ^: Y+ @$ z/ rAK Kansai Maru
9 q7 V! e/ d4 ?2 G5 YAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + e, [, t2 U0 O1 k* D9 _ `9 Z
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 h9 B( n; [( X1 tAK Bordeaux Maru
* X8 ]4 _" }6 T) \4 QAK Hakkai Maru * u4 I9 [6 a- {1 L, O
PG Kogyoku Maru
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5 E% r) f1 D$ x, t4 S; }Japanese ground losses:
; B' O8 N( l% I; m9 K9 n91 casualties reported 5 G# h' O8 c6 |( w: P# s1 |
Vehicles lost 2
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Allied aircraft 5 k3 L1 x p! f& [- U* _* I
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 # e5 V' Y2 B! x2 [' y8 N
F6F Hellcat x 12
1 x1 @5 g6 W5 u# |F4U-1D Corsair x 9
2 d0 d3 [* D% U1 y/ g3 v0 g( NSB2C Helldiver x 41
. q9 Z- n7 A' K9 X5 iTBM Avenger x 46
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% m3 ^6 C# d* k" X2 IAllied aircraft losses
& p7 T! ]- d3 A+ F6 @; ^SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
: B% I& n) x. N$ x, l; hTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ k$ q. T0 L7 l# J0 z [' W; ^2 ]Japanese Ships
1 l! }- \* J P1 l2 K& |AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" b# q# E. D3 t) L! V8 GAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 V5 V8 @6 @4 K. MAK Hakonesan Maru 7 Q0 j) @, \: [; l) V( l
PG Heijo Maru
) E( C8 ?) `0 jPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire - q0 t: x( {# |1 Y9 Q( K
PG Kogyoku Maru
- }: k! M- L& W1 E' t8 @AK Hokko Maru
, G$ ^- Y5 b6 HAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! j6 B6 r" ~0 D, ^2 ?' k
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 e8 ~1 W- {1 }: oAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% e9 R8 D9 j0 e* N) uAK Kansai Maru
6 I5 h9 ^7 N7 }4 s7 KPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 1 j/ E) `$ c! F2 h9 d
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" m1 R& I, E- l* FAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 ]3 {9 r" ~4 ?; x* I3 e; Q: ~AK Hoeisan Maru ' O7 P" h* w- D6 D
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Japanese ground losses:
; E" D0 D8 O4 r; M( G9 }409 casualties reported 0 t" R/ X9 F( s" H
Guns lost 4 $ Y5 m. Z% B' }! G d3 Q s
Vehicles lost 5
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Allied aircraft
- X }2 Y" k# A3 AFM-2 Wildcat x 23 1 C" A2 d+ v7 S1 D- ?( f
TBM Avenger x 14 6 q4 `' _- w& }: q7 K
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Allied aircraft losses $ \- x+ f6 w) c
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 m0 W7 v1 R; J. C" u9 qAK Havana Maru
6 G: h- F5 w3 r( U6 ?7 a& N5 a+ BAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" G6 G: P# u) S" c+ jAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% y( W3 b7 U: WAK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: # e, ?" L4 _6 n
16 casualties reported 9 A8 _' c- r* F4 c9 _* e& l" u
Guns lost 2 3 g6 s) Q$ F: s) B( m
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Allied aircraft
$ w% x3 B2 V* X3 I0 B: p5 u2 VFM-2 Wildcat x 9 4 Q% m+ ~# Q$ q5 H! h, O" }
TBM Avenger x 16 - V: s/ d! R0 v- {$ x; V$ H
# E6 G2 [/ E0 x5 UAllied aircraft losses ( R a. k: s6 W- x1 x& c! j* O
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged / I- W1 t2 `& t
" P) `! R; q oJapanese Ships
5 y1 ?" S$ e6 a2 q3 u7 ?AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
! l1 n0 I* {6 m/ l& _% J8 o3 OAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
x' Y, i5 ^4 N* J4 IAK Argun Maru, on fire 0 O9 I- @( \5 m7 R
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
+ O' v* x% v- v% Z* ?/ M37 casualties reported
# ~7 r8 h O7 Q G _; G' kVehicles lost 1
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TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
2 G. I9 A/ ^! O2 v3 J- x: nTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 8 ~2 l0 k1 f8 T- e$ u1 B
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% d: q2 m$ g- b H1 \0 A; v/ C/ N8 m4 mAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
" W3 l' j. c, D0 D3 F5 ]. X3 a16 casualties reported
; ~3 |: L7 O- @Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 7 E$ A: t2 b2 x8 K- m5 _
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Allied aircraft
3 n, Q; j+ G% l, ` q- nTBM Avenger x 11
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1 U4 C3 N+ V, B2 J& a, t0 I6 PNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships : v& z7 b8 P& ~
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 A7 n ~3 y1 A( c4 F, }
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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. h" _5 s1 P5 y5 z t. P+ g; o$ iTBM Avenger x 2 . h }" S; ^9 i! `' \
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No Allied losses
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9 ?, R% O0 e# I; c% FAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
: [ x0 i9 u+ ~5 ]9 M明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,! m8 p, B+ F2 T# {
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,0 O" d) r3 l& F
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。' J. [; [- @0 P* w5 g9 f
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |