AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 0 U0 A) h: R; d5 I+ T' ?
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
2 m1 S. ]4 [" ~5 V0 A' ^# v' M, P# BHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to # B' f& ?; Q( q3 ?
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy - z/ W3 c' m6 w- Y' P
is 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 J2 j/ b& i9 F* j: p
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Allied aircraft
! ]7 i# s- X' D0 Z4 |FM-2 Wildcat x 16 % Q6 x' Z8 e" E9 @3 Z3 E8 D: x& g
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 ( N( T2 b8 V5 }0 i& w
TBM Avenger x 19 / o; }/ a C- P6 `& c# H6 _
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Allied aircraft losses " s" \1 J# L B2 |9 J- r
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 l1 l- r/ j7 D+ p NAK Kansai Maru
, @0 [7 S' k% b SAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# z- r. O0 Q. C+ o, K3 W) XAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 C1 a; z0 j# Y0 P- ~
AK Bordeaux Maru " ~$ J* r7 [) y/ t9 M1 G- R+ J
AK Hakkai Maru
0 P8 h' O) I7 l/ C$ yPG Kogyoku Maru
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) K9 K% f; a. mJapanese ground losses:
0 D9 h" s P8 t' `% A/ Q. P91 casualties reported
! C. r' R0 n& x0 o( _) d. oVehicles lost 2
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FM-2 Wildcat x 39 ! C0 L& V. @" [& S- l
F6F Hellcat x 12 j8 r5 ^# F9 \; ^
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
; T0 [$ ~$ F3 }SB2C Helldiver x 41
- d' r' N% r+ ?TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses 8 \4 B/ ^2 W0 ]/ u! e
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
9 i/ k& b- W2 b0 Y! nTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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" B& m7 \7 [9 H5 vJapanese Ships 0 { l* @$ U: c
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ p6 @' n. ^6 D& p$ [! Y3 }" k' h$ C
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire , P2 O( j( K- Z5 }
AK Hakonesan Maru ( O6 o: O" _+ t. O, G _
PG Heijo Maru
' u" ^* j$ N! w9 ? S& oPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ; F; |9 }9 z4 |$ b/ h" l+ n2 c
PG Kogyoku Maru ; c* E7 S2 [! R9 A
AK Hokko Maru / k% h3 z. c4 a5 ~, e- L: H
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 8 g2 q9 I1 g) H7 T) E
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ E0 B& X- P$ J2 m
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # q/ K! y1 K% m" J+ x/ g/ N
AK Kansai Maru
+ G: ?. q8 n- J* V; F* ^PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( r' K" {$ _$ R: |# C4 A' bAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ q! D" X/ B5 G# T4 x+ g7 ?AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & v P0 Z# J7 Y) v9 l# |/ e: M* C
AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses: ' @# i9 `# Z- h
409 casualties reported 0 j$ Z# ^( x' O
Guns lost 4 . l! p+ F2 V& Z& A
Vehicles lost 5
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* r, p5 E9 n" r8 R6 B( p( n$ IDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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8 _5 s; m, G, ^Allied aircraft 5 | u3 I8 N9 E8 t
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 ' D3 v* j; l5 a
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses ; S& J' o& s# F
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships + n& \7 P; f4 x" e9 G8 @
AK Havana Maru % l( X" o2 J! S& {% b
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 O0 a4 S) s m" t* a; `AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 G$ ^4 _' p% d8 ?) fAK Hakkai Maru - N$ }& ]% @9 J! F/ G) k
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Japanese ground losses: 6 y L' b9 ]4 B6 a
16 casualties reported
/ y! I9 R2 z# [' G, |. `, F% P1 cGuns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
& C' C: o1 y, N8 z& eFM-2 Wildcat x 9 . @. w3 W7 G- W& b
TBM Avenger x 16
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) U7 V- O$ Y! Y/ O) kAllied aircraft losses 3 C+ `/ u- v& w# z/ x6 x
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged 8 X7 L: h& x' u& g: B
3 H, }( ?" H# ?' pJapanese Ships & S: K$ Q5 A1 g& b
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage & ?5 ?4 L* \+ t/ K4 M- b+ S4 q. S
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 E$ J6 k0 T; o# @6 OAK Argun Maru, on fire 2 Z8 e& ?$ u: C5 [; [4 q" o8 U; ^
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses: ( T5 u8 g: [/ f- a* b1 m. \7 y
37 casualties reported
8 t- u* O, o2 L2 B; ^" [Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft # k ]% |' s% i; O7 _/ F% p( V
TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
0 N. }2 e! h5 s$ ~% _/ oTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 r( E* _6 _$ B' i7 I
- J1 q1 B) }- E" s% T+ CJapanese Ships : `' y1 R- \* J2 }: P2 f4 M
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 u" E5 G' B. p0 `" ]3 K
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) O% \& U9 x! S# @
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Japanese ground losses:
+ t8 j6 M/ W" q16 casualties reported
# P: P* q. R7 k% x' TGuns lost 1 2 ^9 \, F6 j0 V1 u& x
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 $ y9 m+ h' S, C* g5 C5 K
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Allied aircraft
7 q" M6 O5 T4 pTBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses
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1 i# k( Z; J/ zJapanese Ships , n) W! r! A1 c; i
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : E) b J0 @: F
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft 2 b) M. E6 z0 O* s; U
TBM Avenger x 2 1 P6 i! B/ C% ^6 A
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No Allied losses
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" b2 H- m- U( {) ?" }0 {5 RJapanese Ships 7 h- |4 B7 q2 H& s
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
, o* X& y( @2 ~* _ c0 ]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,
9 _* N7 h# q/ P+ j. C" k同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,$ c1 B& c" t% f
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。4 |/ W2 b. i! W H r; x
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |