AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
& K$ a+ i, i7 O1 I' xThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
; |4 B8 T( W: O$ V7 d5 J* mHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 3 ^* f+ `& B$ m& `4 f0 z8 w$ D6 ]
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
$ Y! x6 {- {5 i2 j1 cis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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' e5 n g. @. J& t" h2 V' B2 N TAllied aircraft
( [" F8 \( ?2 H' O$ i. E5 {& f+ qFM-2 Wildcat x 16 / ?5 [! e, t' i
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
/ @' n `. _! j- ]& p+ o+ {TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
+ F) V3 _( Z8 I j; i3 VTBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 g) E- s/ O* ~" W! K8 HAK Kansai Maru
6 a5 g5 a& L& U& k4 q7 V/ c$ L0 Y* E; RAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 [# d/ v: c O: Q. O* s+ {& ^AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 K) g" a1 a3 _0 }
AK Bordeaux Maru $ M d: v6 L6 T7 G- m3 I2 E: R
AK Hakkai Maru
1 D2 S- |) a0 J" i! k iPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: ! {& L* G$ V0 S: k, G6 w
91 casualties reported 2 ` l6 f, L8 M+ {+ M
Vehicles lost 2 : s6 `: a/ U2 D- l1 h7 n
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Allied aircraft ! A2 ^& A( m( {6 M- v8 w. C1 V5 x8 [
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
6 \7 Z- k2 g! l% ]7 uF6F Hellcat x 12
* l, u; `3 N! ?/ r, D$ R( ZF4U-1D Corsair x 9 4 t+ T+ S+ g- x' E7 i- P
SB2C Helldiver x 41 $ c. w+ a7 }6 I
TBM Avenger x 46 8 M7 c: k. E E v4 P( } T; }+ ~
) K$ F9 U; W! E6 e/ sAllied aircraft losses
+ x* A. g& [: X I4 `& @4 SSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
3 ^8 D8 c1 ?$ A2 m8 _: ]' wTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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" p$ R4 ^5 ?& v3 V: lJapanese Ships ' S$ c% P1 b# e0 N, B9 X
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 z$ I) u* A! D! Z- Q& T
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 }- i# V/ N' J! f4 x' hAK Hakonesan Maru
! H5 R* a4 H0 E3 s @% tPG Heijo Maru
5 F; u: D! {2 a4 `/ SPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 1 K8 }& I( O& c/ K6 M0 Z7 `
PG Kogyoku Maru 0 R2 T# O5 i: W6 Y1 {7 i4 }7 B
AK Hokko Maru
- @0 [7 ]% T8 B8 U# B5 ]AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 r: S. {, E" E! WAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ B3 F' k0 d4 f" ?# p+ b7 a' K
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + h0 g% L# _, S! p
AK Kansai Maru
' K8 Z& [) U4 c7 kPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire / Q4 h3 B$ j+ Q* _' P- z
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 v1 H$ n8 B4 l: h$ B
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; {7 S9 s: z, n) H) O O/ G
AK Hoeisan Maru
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5 C# C9 U6 n) v* U* s, xJapanese ground losses:
# W9 I9 H; s l3 b409 casualties reported $ G( G. Y& ^& F& P
Guns lost 4
5 o* R2 u8 o9 V+ ^Vehicles lost 5 6 X }. E1 w" }( k) \8 G' i
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 0 p9 K1 d- G; U! S6 J
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
" n8 {6 C& a: a9 ~- _8 NTBM Avenger x 14 * M3 z' t$ U4 W5 ^
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Allied aircraft losses 0 @$ q! K7 d2 X5 n; O3 N
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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' c8 ]& w) p0 h( Q7 t1 C4 B6 mJapanese Ships
- r( i( O3 i3 g0 b8 Z P: {AK Havana Maru ' [8 M' C$ Y" e/ P7 _7 u b
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ D1 k3 t7 M( ~4 B h1 JAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) s$ u! w4 R M% l( i
AK Hakkai Maru
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+ O% r$ ]3 ?: _' h3 \- zJapanese ground losses:
1 i9 n$ ?$ a X' I, K9 Z" w2 Q16 casualties reported ) V( b4 h, _$ X {
Guns lost 2 & o5 y# f$ T3 `; P) S& }' y6 ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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. z# U3 g# \% }3 CAllied aircraft
' R+ C7 J1 e! V9 WFM-2 Wildcat x 9
; d) V" {: |) U0 `' n6 K9 uTBM Avenger x 16 # `" H( f. Z, M
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Allied aircraft losses
e A8 d" R+ {- d0 Q# NTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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& m" J! {& ?+ h- r5 q5 lJapanese Ships
! U( [. w9 d. _. V4 r' g FAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
- q4 y" _1 f, nAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 G! Z# E4 `0 p R5 V
AK Argun Maru, on fire 4 g2 g. O+ y0 E$ I: \
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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7 c9 q' I% w6 s) H, P) U+ NJapanese ground losses:
8 ~5 F: F; B! h5 {37 casualties reported 0 h3 [' z0 D% [# a- l9 Z) s$ L* H+ f
Vehicles lost 1
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# x! i+ B4 m5 k8 k* GTBM Avenger x 6 % ~; T; m* z" E, k
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Allied aircraft losses
# E5 a& v8 t. { qTBM Avenger: 1 damaged + ?3 Y- C/ n) L/ s
6 g! q3 Q/ k# g! qJapanese Ships 1 Z, {6 Y* t+ Y2 C* G
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ _/ |- I/ s* N2 V6 NAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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16 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
/ I" L8 Y# V3 \0 w; q2 r B7 [- i. y" p# gTBM Avenger x 11
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * u& e" e: I6 z
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Allied aircraft
3 v8 u) K% B- ]& Z0 `! y( gTBM Avenger x 2 % f2 z! T% u$ z* S9 C0 s1 M
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& T3 Z* O% _3 l' b, q$ i7 M# JJapanese Ships
7 ^6 @" n* N( Y. j0 P6 w: G7 F( AAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 9 _8 K8 u; s0 A' h: A
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,. g' h' `" P+ Z4 L3 p
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,8 S7 |* |) j) P% \- j
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。% O v/ |$ D/ n# b p
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |