AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
" L% T [- w- ~" t) K- Y7 K& M4 DThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! : I- p, e: k2 m
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 0 d1 F7 ^- x& z2 H$ a
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
* b: {! x7 [! Z- i; jis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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F8 j7 |" y d6 p1 VDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 ! i6 B; w* y2 S4 n2 o3 {
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Allied aircraft 6 E+ r! A3 z& ~8 F9 s
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
, b/ i4 Z% ~( @/ NF4U-1D Corsair x 11 / P R5 X3 B ^( r5 I# y$ J
TBM Avenger x 19
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3 K& y( L. c% I4 O6 l. W2 P! O/ SAllied aircraft losses
X2 B% m4 G9 N; N$ sTBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 e; s1 x @& q5 t1 F @: SAK Kansai Maru
( y5 [$ b2 ~0 J d4 x6 F, _! }AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" `, o+ E. @7 j4 y/ ]7 E# EAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ L) G" W% X& c9 [" k$ @8 E
AK Bordeaux Maru
; I5 g- V1 e, t" K1 N' ZAK Hakkai Maru
4 a3 V- l( S/ SPG Kogyoku Maru : n% w* @) E. m' i( @' H( n
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Japanese ground losses: - L7 [6 M" k# \, e3 z0 |
91 casualties reported
! J+ P$ o( t1 B+ wVehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . b& \) n$ @: Z# {
4 u! Z7 _* \3 T! i1 kAllied aircraft 8 b. V) M9 [* A6 K$ q: v
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
& @. Q- i7 u1 D' sF6F Hellcat x 12 0 p/ u6 _4 Z1 C! l$ G
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
& S O! l, `( v# M( ~SB2C Helldiver x 41
# W( ?- n: v: _TBM Avenger x 46 9 {- h, ]" ^1 J2 M! H9 |7 ^3 V
. {" X9 D7 I& x# B+ fAllied aircraft losses
+ X" U+ _% J- V4 V3 xSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged + r0 S- P E) ~# @& {9 p$ |- q
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 1 I3 Y6 e! J' N# l9 u4 s+ {7 }
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Japanese Ships : Z( D- }. x \) Z& l, ]" i* M! m
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * g/ W( c; l6 j4 g
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
( p) Y& _/ {6 b6 @6 T, k' j4 F' [AK Hakonesan Maru
B, l$ ~0 e+ j0 `PG Heijo Maru 8 g$ G5 L; R' j
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 g8 M# B& T6 Z) b0 A8 V2 K3 \: `
PG Kogyoku Maru
/ W7 l! z* F% b* I: I, d4 i+ u; UAK Hokko Maru
2 J) W$ Z- j+ } S3 J* [5 t4 TAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 M3 N* R- y0 _$ m# x
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 H4 G) |/ g& J/ T; J
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 X) s5 A# \8 `- k8 B) k
AK Kansai Maru
6 C7 ]7 E- D4 H7 f) d7 ^' iPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 9 l+ T, R Y1 \$ c+ t
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 V5 J, p' l# g9 \* j: qAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! Y' t, F9 S) ~' c1 h. iAK Hoeisan Maru
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( }" [3 c2 g' }( OJapanese ground losses:
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+ J: o. r( A" z8 K- { ?Guns lost 4
- v; u0 R; q" c" e' p, AVehicles lost 5
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; g0 a" `6 b8 fDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
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TBM Avenger x 14 ' ?3 r) U N0 K& _) H
/ h. `6 F" r1 C2 KAllied aircraft losses 5 h3 V( u( A! p2 L
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged # v1 ~: e# {4 Y* E5 Z @
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Japanese Ships
) g) N0 w% O1 B2 d CAK Havana Maru % e% t3 k+ R; R" U: U9 W4 }
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % l' t7 o' }9 A. I! W+ j' R
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - q. B) M- [+ G3 z3 I! u
AK Hakkai Maru
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6 D0 B0 P! n- R1 AJapanese ground losses: ! F* {$ w) f; v, \/ O2 d
16 casualties reported 5 m0 v) j3 P/ s& F4 K1 U+ |9 D
Guns lost 2 ' J8 K% v3 g) s, w" G3 G5 k
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* J# Q7 ^; ?1 `$ D" M. h' U7 S0 k0 KDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
% ^% ]# A) A* T+ `; \9 D& }FM-2 Wildcat x 9
8 N% z. D& }5 Y' s, H( gTBM Avenger x 16 7 d( \8 g1 X* o1 F
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Allied aircraft losses
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AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 1 q6 b! r6 {! ]$ ]# [! {
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) A7 w7 @* D d ~: `; f
AK Argun Maru, on fire
b, f3 b7 z9 F! o5 G- k5 nAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
$ D, _0 }# w, m/ V$ {4 r* A37 casualties reported % d" g0 M1 O2 t$ g
Vehicles lost 1 5 c- Y2 o: Z5 D4 p [. S1 p
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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0 W$ u- Z/ G# `/ I9 s; r3 CAllied aircraft
: i& \3 i' z' m" q! N' FTBM Avenger x 6 9 |+ b6 G' D0 A2 M' E/ A' u0 b0 _
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 6 U* \% [" T' u8 X# j
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Japanese Ships
% t) }0 E2 m4 V0 S9 I3 w8 XAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: L* H4 D/ ]! J7 V5 S9 QAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / X8 s5 D: M# _& e4 [9 R
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Japanese ground losses: ) ^! j, p, D) [- h* k5 U# l
16 casualties reported . p: P& Q! T. \- R
Guns lost 1 2 ?0 M& p. B6 }, B- Y: [* i* I
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 . x& f; m$ J) D
3 \4 Q, L# C# N2 X7 hAllied aircraft 1 R; v" J( y" A( l+ G
TBM Avenger x 11
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1 Q! v$ A% u1 [: {* y2 F( SNo Allied losses 8 Z( Q7 K" Y; A! d/ @
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Japanese Ships ) E3 j# L& ^) V2 ]- V
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 1 p0 `1 q: l% C/ W' X# n6 G
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TBM Avenger x 2 7 {$ h0 v# q0 F; D7 e
7 u1 _/ ]1 J/ B2 g. m* ]No Allied losses
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. i' o, n7 V1 B/ t% ~ \: @' CJapanese Ships
U9 \3 `: p9 V( cAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 * t1 a6 |3 N. K9 @- u! r
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,
8 J9 A1 Q. q6 x, v/ ?; A0 B$ |! T同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,: t9 ~) P( ^1 \
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
4 }/ h2 k; L; h1 |' q, R能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |