45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

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经过近2周漫长的航空压制和炮火准备后，盟军的登陆行动终于展开了。$ Q3 L- D( b: \! B
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？) q( g. W# j! T8 j5 S, [  l* b
盟军在登陆场上首日就付出了6千的伤亡，也是比较惊人了。% m; v4 y3 I* Q( x; v# m

+ Q8 @7 o/ ~) c, d* d* J$ T! S/ o1 g7 wHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
5 a/ }1 H& o4 z! uCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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% E& r) ~# m; vBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
5 v7 a; a1 O( ?+ ]7 @The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
" h8 |% R# Z& D+ t: eall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
( p2 K$ [( r! N  ]/ TThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 7 R) u+ L! A2 [3 N+ ?9 Y0 M$ J

: h  _+ ^: g5 Q" _+ T8 HI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 5 P; t5 e) P1 O& H( S
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. 8 A( Q* ~8 r- @# \1 u) u$ ~# r

% c: a& |: c, q5 }! [9 xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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Invasions # v. E" r. e0 I! [$ x5 r6 M3 S

& J- v/ z  N) j* s5 GAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on ( h$ A! ^' G$ k% b& m
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 4 j2 c, @+ c. W! t7 K+ ?

7 {4 M, a, x' R! e" W. O9 B: F# qTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 6 P* f7 w6 _* ~( R
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - M) G$ O5 C7 p$ }! q5 j" I

  w) P3 m- o( {Allied Ships
( g- i3 b9 w4 T/ M  N1 QMSW Junee
. D$ K) N! G5 p6 b( tMSW Bunbury
4 u( \$ r1 j1 X1 ?, FMSW Gladiator 4 M, i: y8 {0 L' J$ g7 j7 E9 }
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage # C# A- _( m& J6 _
MSW Superior ; y+ w' W1 G/ P: n; r+ [
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire , w5 L$ p! t$ a; Y& |& Q
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire   N! Y' j/ r& c& V+ P: s
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Allied ground losses: , q- @3 Y6 @8 `' h. j
51 casualties reported
. P! T% J  }; U% s& rGuns lost 2
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" d* i4 z" B+ O9 Q$ Q9 ?TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ' Y2 u. k- g" F' d7 |5 ~
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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- Z* B5 f- U- r3 Q6 IAllied Ships
4 |+ y$ _, ?: e1 {1 GDMS Long 8 }( H4 Z( D3 x, }  T
DMS Forrest
- p; a' n1 W% ]) oDMS Hobson
& P/ i* O* T" hDMS Ellyson + ^( ], I" u* a3 q! l7 h
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
; p' m  {8 [" y7 ?DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
' K5 L' X% ~5 p. zMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
' Z' k6 _6 U0 T" n% MMSW Strength . R# \* ~' B8 B3 ?& u  R' [8 c
MSW Strategy
/ c: {" @+ u) {7 oMSW Staunch 9 p# _3 ^1 I7 r- ~& f
MSW Spectacle % l( w3 P6 I. h3 z( K
DE Corbesier 2 Q0 ~: g& D2 j9 ~6 J
DE Howard F. Clark ; f9 V: ?( ~2 `% ^& E/ [# ]+ R0 V
DE Kendall C. Campbell
# l; L/ B! ]) I# }/ w" ]) n  ^  }CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
- [$ s4 K3 Q$ t0 W) X/ e$ B! v8 M- S/ j
Japanese ground losses:
( {% B% R& l, n9 w4 D" J, d20 casualties reported 1 E2 }/ ?" L" a% g. i! J
Guns lost 1
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( c2 r4 J; f! u  ]8 Q5 H9 J/ oCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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( N& |/ v$ @! O, ?; v' OTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
- n/ Y% {+ F% H+ N+ zTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 % G# j+ @- e% C9 C- I" h

  }7 @+ ?! f7 dAllied ground losses: . ^# R4 T% D3 S4 u0 m
40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
: n7 b$ ~: G- |% V) `+ H/ ~* mTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships ( P5 d  J- `. Q& |! L
MSW Junee & M% ?, Y( m# M1 ^5 X+ h4 x6 F
MSW Bunbury * ]/ {6 o3 |4 p- q6 z
MSW Gladiator 8 n7 ]7 N  Z! Q( C0 H
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z4 s; L* z5 G) k  F3 h/ tMSW Superior
1 X- ?" X0 k9 l: G3 {/ VDE Mack 7 G" `" Q1 L& A
DE Edwin A. Howard & @3 }1 J( M, F0 v2 [. F" A5 b+ q% B
DE Edmonds
. ~4 t0 ^- [/ H( O% g% A! f4 ]2 OCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! + o  {' m1 \' K) S3 P- U6 F, t
DE Robert F. Keller
$ O( }) u  v" @. qDD Shaw 6 L: y( M* v$ |- W& e
DD Drayton 9 `6 F3 N" A1 L
DE Tabberer
# W, y2 \/ L8 z) v: J5 jDE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 1 ?" |3 h" t- m& a9 P
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) f) t+ Z& h1 \1 f2 l5 d& ~
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Allied Ships
6 o, I) ~' @$ R# Z7 F" {DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage & W4 t  h% m" @
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 : J6 K$ M: N+ d0 ]
CL Helena, Shell hits 19   Z2 ~: Q; E! g* a% f" a- L
DE Edmonds ' ?# m1 b( i- [9 |# K% j8 \
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
# A- Y3 }" d4 e* a, F1 K% oDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
- Y# I8 w  u6 F5 `5 m! JLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
" M/ d9 _' |* @4 j  ]" SLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 ! R! [. R+ ~9 X4 U
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 @! @# v! y* P& H8 z; RDE Mack 8 L' r! k8 `. v. i) [
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Japanese ground losses:
" o7 E& ~0 I' `) n; g6 J' `, ]29 casualties reported * Y, T% ^/ D; @: T
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Allied ground losses:
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! ^8 Z' a: O9 H5 R0 uGuns lost 8
& G' k9 W( A$ \9 CVehicles lost 2 ! \( H! @* v; w8 ?, [4 v
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7 [4 b+ i# G) g, h/ p- c  Y8 zCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
: B9 m% |& b: j5 ~1 n; jTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
' o* W0 @: b6 b4 k: ?958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ( J7 x# J: ~0 ~& q) V6 M4 Y. d
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Allied Ships 5 Y: C0 V6 ]4 e* e
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
) z8 q% D) r  a0 N& D7 `/ mDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire . s5 i- Z9 L/ E8 F3 B
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ B" t- s9 R1 P1 k3 pLST LST-888, Shell hits 2
2 f/ |, o( y2 h7 j) q0 GLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 4 n' V7 }$ N/ t+ }
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
; \5 }" x/ N. y' w! f  b, nDMS Long ; Z2 u. [, B* ?
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 , g  S6 b) n( n/ b; y! W3 Y
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 : a$ u) H- W8 H1 J- b
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 N( k( s) j: L( R6 K
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
# O4 [" t0 ~' ?2 k5 G+ FLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 ~  Z+ s8 M) b6 J; D
LST LST-335 # @' U( T5 g* u

8 ~2 h" \+ Y  K, b" w9 ZJapanese ground losses:
& L, m$ L6 R; U46 casualties reported " {; @9 n% T9 L7 t

0 ?  w. d; D$ ?( }" @Allied ground losses:
: r8 W6 a. ~$ u) q2 O2 Y; K4 C) H3240 casualties reported . v5 p& U* c( m3 Y5 Q4 g
Guns lost 20

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4 b" ]/ @% ~  _6 k" o$ ySub/ASW Attacks , W4 @7 z& t# I/ M( V

! q+ F# l+ d9 m. k1 XASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 g% m5 b+ }3 I, _) E0 [8 J

! H+ O- U% ~8 R, q" F/ n8 yJapanese Ships
# E+ ?' Z9 g- H5 Z1 B' oSS RO-35, hits 7
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- r$ R5 u3 `- Z+ t+ P) @Allied Ships & ?# n- p5 N" |! l) Q2 e
DD Saufley
# Z) r: O0 Z7 |. f9 UDD Picking " p. c0 I+ C+ i* ^4 ~
DD John Hood + z# A' p& l7 D# `$ b
DD Caperton
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- u) T: l. ?6 lSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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/ J3 i7 J! L6 y; ]7 }9 _6 g% h9 H& mJapanese Ships
9 _9 L  r6 }: q7 A. l- @AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   N& F# ~( |) F4 A7 m
PC Kume & u2 g) ]: L" X0 b# Q. ~) V

- h, O" M! n& V. zAllied Ships
, ?; X6 L- `: B3 K0 U; E4 pSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ }0 n2 K- V4 Q6 Q+ `0 FJapanese Ships
# F3 u9 t; v( s, [SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 ~1 Q$ h4 K! g6 N3 Z" c
DD Saufley
, y  F& }; k; s' J% WDD Picking ; r8 A8 U# P( o6 j' ~
DD John Hood : Z2 q1 _$ }& B
DD Caperton
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- g, [/ x, p0 l& D; Z- TSub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 0 ?" {9 j& Y6 L1 M4 O8 u
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. j) H# V' A" R2 e% p, Q* [8 ^PC Ch 2 3 `- {0 `6 x7 t$ n4 I
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Allied Ships
! x1 X5 S3 J" A6 M' I$ V' kSS Bang 5 B/ }1 B# i$ j/ G' n

1 Y! W* T) d; I6 \7 NJapanese ground losses: 3 ^4 I; \0 Q) \: U! M( L
88 casualties reported - L) V  Q2 S4 s. l9 o5 k) U
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but - R0 Q; {( @# O1 M2 \7 t
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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: J! J- ]7 r% D9 ]2 o: L5 p  GJapanese Ships
+ k6 ?, E3 h; F" r* b; `! @1 kBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
/ n' \9 d, i# n2 q/ m; l! Z; I4 rBB Yamashiro " e- H' W% c. c+ \
BB Hyuga
0 u/ C' G2 T! l0 ^3 U$ XCA Mikuma $ S% @, @6 L& ]! @: ?( n
CL Noshiro - f9 }7 r& d/ e
DD Fuyuzuki
3 v/ Q! M3 E( u. lDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
. u! d4 p: N2 ]/ WDD Momi
) W% c) X$ Z- Q: \4 I, d: F0 q$ PDD Kaede 9 P! F9 q3 g9 D4 a
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 + A, x7 \/ V- t8 Y1 f+ W0 s% M
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships - N* z* B2 j2 j* F7 a  ?
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 o; N  S3 j$ n
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 ; Z- D6 s, n* U- @0 a
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ \; g1 R( a. L+ F4 ~8 h
DMS Rodman
3 q) W( ~) j4 H' F* r" |8 |DMS Gherardi
' F% j" k0 r/ S; hDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 D4 G( ?7 Q4 T1 O% fDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 p, K! [- u9 t, c$ G# R6 j
LST LST-339, heavy damage
. @- y7 {3 i) l7 ^% w" oLST LST-457, heavy damage ! e" I6 x2 n( l: p
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
" e: R& @. r) r# GAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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! o* [/ U# P( GAllied ground losses:
* k' f( v: Y; a3 a% {! `54 casualties reported
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, f7 r! Y( j% l9 M+ p  }5 [8 w) wNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 2 D& o6 G6 i' ~. O4 U. Q# v6 J- p
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! |3 P( i& C6 |9 D, s
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 X: ?8 U; ?" lDD Lyman K. Swenson ) t% B; v2 C4 j  S
DD Taussig 2 N5 J# W8 A; Y& f/ I5 L- y! m) ^
DD John W. Weeks
# p/ T7 f$ M- k4 vDD Harrison
2 Y( b3 D: A; N9 ?DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 3 G, M3 n/ }, ^* L, P/ ?7 q$ C
DD David Taylor
, i; W6 o- \+ s/ ^DD Barton
: l; Y* E' d% sDD Quickmatch * |3 P. V7 @' L% f7 i5 |
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! }% C6 i  a  h# q/ Q* F  IOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ( i$ N* m0 _2 B1 F+ w: Q# R

& t& U5 u7 q3 u/ hNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; @3 w* W( u8 R- E) u' j+ X
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Japanese Ships 8 W  e  T1 Y: }  Q* n
CA Kako, Shell hits 1   ~% d. n) |9 L" c$ o
CL Kiso
7 o( d4 f" q$ f! q5 v1 O7 pDD Urakaze 1 @& [, e+ n/ |# n8 R7 ~) s# Y
DD Natsugumo ; u' k- B1 [. V" K
DD Minegumo ; ^! q5 U/ E" p' I
DD Sugi 2 C2 R9 ^6 d8 k  _3 k9 U9 b# b0 Y
DD Hinoki ( g) w$ K9 x: M' ?) Q! B
DD Kashi ! t) K+ J2 x6 A5 k
DD Keyaki 3 y1 U/ S7 `4 b

* A# S- _. ]( b3 k* B- z: ?$ `) s+ @Allied Ships 1 |7 l2 o) R* F5 C0 Q
AS Howard W. Gilmore ! ?% Y3 Z9 U8 W: N1 F" `& ^
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % [( U+ j0 U; F* c1 N. A) \3 d
AV Hamlin " X5 v7 ~  G2 s$ y# G( P# F
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 a) x% h. E: I; [% ZAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
+ a, _, M0 q5 z4 q4 RAR George Taylor
% r7 t2 t" Y# A8 ?1 d6 EAV R. C. Brennan ' i& K2 F8 T. A8 D( ^4 y& v
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 m: e3 y; n3 E, cAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
4 m4 y( U5 ]+ J! B. y$ r" Y. T% }AR William T. Sherman , U/ t2 n" a/ c! i! D
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: / E5 w/ Z) y: M

6 M( w/ c! L0 R2 @: jNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships : U/ {: h- K. K% e4 R4 ?5 Q1 N
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ! J; ?/ ?+ s9 \6 \
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 7 r( ^. @0 a& w* B
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 3 |8 k, j, p4 y( {
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! h  X+ u9 Z5 |
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 J5 Y7 b4 _' Q3 Y
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
0 Q: ]' ]& a: W4 `6 U4 n* D, cDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
  ^' `- }  E/ E5 q! G1 u; y4 |/ }1 \8 m+ UDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, y! D  b: [. m+ Q+ mDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire : r. ?6 y- g6 Y6 y9 e  N' p
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Allied Ships 2 i+ D8 p( E' u4 `. ?
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 2 E. g! L3 N' `8 Z) J* |" X
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
& [0 W5 w1 L8 K% V& J& c  E- NCL Wilkes-Barre
  ^  Q) i* |, r. f4 }7 pCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
: o4 ?' `9 o* WDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 h7 O, {4 ]% k. f9 k: hDD Burns, Shell hits 1   C; f$ W$ r6 b3 D. s4 E
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
  r6 \6 O; r& J$ @) p: Z% k1 w7 yDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
- F6 ^- V" K& n( U* ^DD Welles ' r/ y( {9 J  f! u6 @
DD Wilkes 7 I! x' D+ y! s0 }. T9 f7 {5 Y! O! {
DD Roe % W  U+ C- W7 [( H3 O
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
1 o  J. A% ?7 P0 u. z* ^PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; d: ?% E0 v. H$ C# ^' d8 K9 @
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Allied Ships * H, R/ c3 I, L  X  g! f9 e, f+ n, y
DD Nicholson
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2 r' o3 ?0 m' x8 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships * N  j9 G3 h8 {: n( Q
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& c6 b9 b' i' @0 y" w- {/ rDD Lyman K. Swenson
# y+ j# X6 s# R+ L0 P$ [DD Taussig   t5 N8 r: ~* F, p4 N
DD John W. Weeks
6 k) D. d! e+ d8 t' j" K4 |- {DD Harrison
9 j- y  u% q1 d- w$ `DD Isherwood
0 c/ t* d% A# h: rDD David Taylor   v$ v4 v3 Z4 K. o! E. Z
DD Barton
7 L- q7 l/ e" w, I7 Q) W" GDD Quickmatch
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! A0 m  Q2 Z! U. p" f4 P* V6 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) _& m2 D2 n5 y9 I, ^2 M" _! r, z) [3 aJapanese Ships
- s0 c% S& R; |9 G( XPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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. T; l+ R( o! \7 h2 g0 LAllied Ships
* b( S% U& c' \+ qDD Lyman K. Swenson
* |6 O6 U! ?' A: K, ?DD Taussig * d4 h) ~- q9 n2 Y
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
; j5 r2 D! r" C' \, i8 N# rDD Harrison
( g' m, ~3 G) x& FDD Isherwood
) G- e1 P* u! R1 Z$ V$ VDD David Taylor * n$ {) s( F9 d- o3 p
DD Barton
2 S& l0 j. T  J  ]$ C, Z, ZDD Quickmatch
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- x% l/ e8 V+ q/ N* rNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 f8 a1 h+ k2 ]0 `+ X( t- I: l- W$ |
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Japanese Ships
2 X4 P, t7 @6 oPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 7 f, {* ?) w' W+ w* m3 H% [
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Allied Ships
7 g  e: |  y8 T3 aDD Lyman K. Swenson
+ c8 o$ x1 y/ B# I1 v3 TDD Taussig ; T2 W" Y& {' I  i8 }
DD John W. Weeks 8 @8 @( S6 `7 ^
DD Harrison
# Y/ p  q- @' a  J! I/ ^DD Isherwood
! @/ L8 ^8 [$ _  n! I' n! |% EDD David Taylor : E8 P$ |: {1 @/ F6 i; U
DD Barton
9 X3 }. Q9 B4 ], J: l( SDD Quickmatch + }5 x4 M, H% |7 L
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+ N/ n, e5 n! D; \5 }, f9 FDaylight Surface Combat 0 t3 }8 G$ w$ f5 [2 q

% G" P& _8 r- y) U/ r. }Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
  {$ e9 f4 p: B/ p- `; f1 x' Y4 i0 U# z" h# R
Japanese Ships
! F1 m6 @' a- oPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
  l& D$ Z2 J1 v. o; r/ L/ M' s1 ]7 i9 R7 t3 M
Allied Ships
4 G& }8 X/ `3 a9 b6 _- k- D- tBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
1 q. F, f4 ~6 {, l4 T, _& [BB Massachusetts % i7 D: `0 l' V
BB Alabama ( ?& m3 p- G1 G
CA Louisville
% u$ T2 E# E4 d$ s9 HCA Chicago
" D5 `; G( P! _% Y: WDD Walker 0 ]/ V9 p0 D* `4 K' ?9 p
DD Waller
- _3 U' j, i7 MDD Wedderburn
1 e6 Y3 V% p0 j( t# A1 D5 a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & E- }" q6 [3 Z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% Y- ?& [0 \/ t5 r' V! a7 I) O# e0 [, ]
Japanese Ships 5 Y6 Z/ f# v' |' T9 E+ B, l
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 L% m5 Z. k. [- l

1 C8 h. _) E" k8 H- s! L$ c; ?Allied Ships - R5 j* E( L* R8 j4 P& k0 W8 t
BB South Dakota ; ?' {8 |: {0 e7 i- y' T
BB Massachusetts : _$ W% R- D' ~- }- \* j+ p# [. |
BB Alabama * U3 p4 a! H0 b$ z: I; a
CA Louisville
  w8 N+ l/ H3 t/ g2 ~CA Chicago , L  C. x7 K, m+ x9 C( [+ _' v
DD Walker
/ v6 _5 H& G) i4 @4 R3 o& VDD Waller
! T9 C( K& W1 U  {6 f5 tDD Wedderburn - f; X) `  M+ ~+ L0 F- Z) I
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# T) C! ~! f6 f: N" KDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
& C& C( v. u* S0 i  {( y$ n# S
, s0 I9 d) X' Y. vJapanese Ships
+ j; V& y" W0 I5 P# H* y: }4 yAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* G1 A$ j0 ?; i9 N/ h
1 U0 C% G: J$ O) J* BAllied Ships
( W; u* i& ?) n  S$ ABB South Dakota $ m4 Z3 f" g$ A$ K
BB Massachusetts 8 O  `/ T0 ]% ^7 |1 @
BB Alabama , c1 T( |. m2 J) ^  ?* p
CA Louisville
' Z' H% ?! I% B* fCA Chicago
  C5 i" L. f+ oDD Walker % a7 ~, f. k4 k8 u' b% A' Z( M, n  O
DD Waller ' \' Q# {4 z9 S; ^
DD Wedderburn * ~% w' T; \% v9 K. k; }  I
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( o9 ]" G" _( vDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & M& U) H6 h( Q/ [4 T5 G! r
$ }4 _# `+ u  J1 I; u+ l
Japanese Ships % v+ {( N/ x9 t) I8 F: G
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
' T3 v# X3 G3 h! s9 j# o1 z" _- K8 M  ^
Allied Ships 0 V) [2 n* t6 b- m% F/ y
BB South Dakota , Z  _7 c" w3 J- I1 l
BB Massachusetts
( U& K! k9 B4 X: G/ D5 GBB Alabama
5 c. b* A4 v4 X2 W& q8 RCA Louisville
9 s8 e& f/ d2 C1 P7 M9 l$ N9 p* `+ dCA Chicago
: U3 a* X' z  x6 Q0 n% t# Q' wDD Walker
" S; F1 S. m4 \! G# Z8 i2 w# CDD Waller ' p( z& b+ n2 p2 o5 g& V- u
DD Wedderburn ; B$ {0 z! @0 k  c7 _! j. a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 P" b2 W0 N0 @4 R* y
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 F: c/ e; x7 A0 y, K! u
) ]8 [" c5 c7 i0 t8 P+ ~; @0 \
Japanese Ships : b5 x9 b6 C; _6 F' q) S
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ R* [& r$ {  ?; W5 R
) Q/ R, b4 ?. K. }
Allied Ships $ Y2 C) N/ y3 }; I
BB South Dakota ) a7 `  }8 ]/ R6 C* l3 r$ c
BB Massachusetts
- \' T/ R  h* |  }BB Alabama
- L" V& a$ u! H! l7 m) YCA Louisville 5 o2 K/ x8 Q" x' b# F$ T
CA Chicago
  o% P* E. i* @0 }DD Walker 2 k! j. i* k* m4 j/ l  W
DD Waller ) B" s% Z2 ~5 e! J$ h- p
DD Wedderburn
" O  e' y& z& i1 f: e3 r4 j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 z5 v4 v3 o/ K, {* VDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 n" ^' L2 j# a  s4 O- o

5 q+ }. f) a* v7 Q4 z! gJapanese Ships
& b- k! q) r* c9 W; x, O* JAK Myoho Maru # s$ U) D. p+ ^% h
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 V; n1 Z3 `) P% {# n- O  B: b

$ A  K# M0 f! T: V0 c+ [# CAllied Ships   z5 K: x7 J1 g! h: F
BB South Dakota 2 F9 v1 x  C* x0 k( |6 S  V) c
BB Massachusetts
1 S& A; d# W6 ^2 O3 _BB Alabama
0 c9 T, A& N: e1 _CA Louisville
9 Q) T5 n  K, P6 v: K9 kCA Chicago & A- u5 O  z- Y- ]
DD Walker
4 Y' l, Z$ j1 ~DD Waller ; L- Y( |. x3 p( [+ q0 a
DD Wedderburn : E0 K& ^6 s1 }& ?
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - n" m+ K" h# b9 i8 V7 ?5 |$ N
. q9 a. d+ X& J( X' c
Japanese Ships 6 u7 a: t# ~5 U/ K; I- p$ e
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk : o$ r% F! F# x( O

0 T# l4 b9 w( O% W/ ]' p, B# FAllied Ships
2 `+ [9 \: Q# J; PBB South Dakota / p/ U) l. T- F  i% \! x8 {
BB Massachusetts 0 z& I* ~8 P1 |2 p7 s" G8 L
BB Alabama
# I& a9 e3 @: x, Z5 ZCA Louisville
8 d' H' }, C4 t2 L; I4 j, cCA Chicago
+ Q" f1 G0 r& y' z8 EDD Walker 9 D/ K7 M3 t0 O7 Q7 B  o  D7 I
DD Waller
: H  M! G/ P' B* }0 FDD Wedderburn
* A  x# U% D0 \& F( [. ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 k" S; A. h$ E: ]6 N+ B1 `+ G
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 Q  l% S, B0 k/ J% n
2 f9 E, W  t" j  K+ k; Y, q4 \" F
Japanese Ships ; ?' f5 Z+ u" A
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
5 r) y1 c8 {& i4 N5 q' ]% a6 Y  k& p' t2 O. n8 Y3 U, Y9 E& S  c2 a
Allied Ships
/ e$ v& h% c* WBB South Dakota
( [$ L9 W6 o  V+ ~BB Massachusetts
) f* A: {/ z0 Z' g! J8 A1 kBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 & O2 T' A) [- e& e: N
CA Louisville 0 t- A( l; N5 I" ]! Y/ X
CA Chicago 4 ^8 V8 U) N- e8 \
DD Walker
  a* V+ Q" P6 y) Y" RDD Waller 5 a3 F7 t$ r9 l* g# e8 J$ t& n! g( k
DD Wedderburn ; [# t8 O% m( O  n6 K; s
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1 p1 m! E" G7 u4 i9 hDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / w8 ~* N: Z2 k5 y( ]
2 ]1 I* i5 r3 y7 Q
Japanese Ships 6 t, V- T+ y* |  s- m% E+ O
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ' x+ [: y1 @8 [
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
+ c) |4 K: p1 _  J  _
# l# w% h# `# M' C4 @, hAllied Ships
1 I$ l5 x5 f- PBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 8 d9 m2 B: e7 o6 Z! y; e
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ( \8 j. Y# d/ l: K" F
BB Alabama
4 @9 w1 M7 X, R9 e: n% gCA Louisville # c& V8 S, I6 h5 n) Q/ ~/ M
CA Chicago ) v- C& i$ x- S+ f6 h3 b' E8 l( j
DD Walker / L, a' |8 b4 y
DD Waller
: M/ R6 I* k5 ODD Wedderburn
6 Q) w$ j% ~; X& J( k# T6 {0 i----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! C  o! Q6 T5 X& V) H0 p
: k  s$ m' K/ y8 A4 H' G* HBombardments
9 `- y6 U( E6 L6 s4 N  v9 M
) E7 ^& t1 y0 k+ GNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 D; ~  ~; `2 w+ F; Q2 t
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.   b1 X% D8 q# s/ A. j5 ~
! e% A7 C+ Y; V# J5 G5 j
Allied Ships
$ f/ l' k$ o) Y: N" S) X6 b9 u1 u0 eCA Chicago
: k) A( C' k) e. I* b# l, VCA Louisville
( O% Y( \; c, g4 W6 k5 T$ VBB Alabama ' P  _- L. ^# v& S! {
BB Massachusetts 1 z% a5 {: P" v2 R4 U+ _5 W1 ^
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
+ O( |. ]1 P3 E/ @- N! A% p, q) k: [, ~* V4 L$ {' V( R
Japanese ground losses:
2 o, m! x- b& y) ^. b2 d; @: E184 casualties reported + x9 y( {, C& v' |5 l" w, K
Guns lost 3
$ m1 w! _% @/ j% H( l
/ i. w2 R! H( j7 \Runway hits 1
& s8 }0 `: V. N6 f5 KPort fuel hits 1 ' k0 Y1 d: l% J" ]
Port supply hits 2
5 P/ L  b5 @2 E, D/ [7 A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& Z1 e) ~( Q, M, W! K3 ^0 p6 Y8 h/ MNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
+ i  G- q5 ^# C9 G
7 {8 I) D& j# N) yJapanese aircraft
8 B5 z4 k# K& wno flights . Z$ Q6 x4 \$ H5 K& u+ m
5 K' z' K, n  h2 y, n* B, k
Japanese aircraft losses
" {9 x( l+ j8 n5 I% J! S! O# nKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
. z* Q1 }; L/ u1 i/ p1 z+ c5 u2 z% c, c7 ?# F. ]9 v% \: Q9 l
Allied Ships , e# R; y5 s, R- ]1 P
CA Chester
" d! z" X& ?" T2 d& ABB Washington 0 {3 J3 @# `; F- t1 l9 Q4 v, i0 [
BB North Carolina 7 v5 B8 q2 U0 n8 g  t1 G

" X0 b$ ], g: `* A* I8 w% |9 ^Japanese ground losses:
  }" @: u8 _) S# V: j85 casualties reported 9 T* L7 G) l4 J1 @
Guns lost 2 6 E% }# R$ f5 t1 t  I/ u$ q7 M

, G# V% s7 Z5 n3 V  nAirbase hits 1
  _3 b2 [# n* Z7 v" KRunway hits 5
  V% L- B5 |/ O: \Port hits 1 9 G, V$ i; r. n3 D3 u
Port supply hits 4
; I) x  u( O" o0 {& j+ H-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + O; K: t; B& A0 g2 I/ m
2 K3 ^. M, t$ K9 C; V/ y9 C: \; A7 J
Night Air Combat : w% G9 J/ R- m* O% _1 Q6 v! Y
8 m" Z5 C8 s1 y" d* N8 Z) u& y
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
- q- ]2 i. G5 Z9 Y9 I
" W2 v$ t% e  H4 r& S" uJapanese aircraft
+ C0 X# @+ S) F" |/ ^  o$ e% u2 ZH8K Emily x 5 ! y- N) [* v. S' u* `* W+ }3 c
1 D1 G' H  }# }, E+ c
Japanese aircraft losses
, i" N5 |  Z0 }& U4 u' rH8K Emily: 5 damaged % Y  `4 g' U7 x3 A# ]3 P" N5 x8 C

: Z' \! Y9 @9 `" J5 R7 P$ |- m+ wJapanese Ships - o; b' i- [$ |* u. d3 R" E
SS RO-35 9 [% `- ^# B) T- G* Q0 \" y
  |8 i$ a% ]+ R
Allied Ships
$ u0 ^! r. ?) G4 F( I2 vDD Hyman
4 b( n% K* D8 I% [DD Conner 0 ]) R- E$ Y. C2 n6 ^
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( |" \) h' E& N$ F7 ~
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 - p1 m$ F  E) F
4 z/ O3 M7 p! ]$ c& P
Japanese aircraft
- B6 S% G1 z8 L6 k* MH8K Emily x 5   Z% H0 V& F7 U& l5 q% g$ g
1 s3 O. V0 v6 w5 Q9 @" Q/ {
Allied aircraft
! U. p5 v' A% JP-61A Black Widow x 2 5 ?4 o# B- P, U) Q; E9 [9 ]: c) Q
! p4 @" c; ^2 \/ A( `
Japanese aircraft losses % _6 j* ?) d+ S$ I
H8K Emily: 4 damaged 8 R/ \& e; V, g) U1 z
  E7 p5 R8 j; k1 C, y6 V
Allied Ships + B; }1 u; _0 \
DD Conner
$ t3 K8 l6 L2 E3 y" fDE LeRay Wilson 7 H& Y. v0 t- _: z% W8 ?- k* `
AK Martin Johnson

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) j' I- w  ]; K" l$ Y' E0 v$ V
Day Air Combat
9 P* f9 L% B5 Q! E% k% W4 }: _
" ?, `/ Z+ U) u* F& ADEI Theatre: % X3 B, w, B) i" l  A8 I' q- `

$ A  _9 m9 l! I+ bDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 ' Y+ ]0 p* d6 |
& e$ y% Z, j: N3 L' C
Japanese aircraft 7 M0 ]6 {: V: f) v6 l' c& e
A6M5 Zeke x 9
7 o; P9 @6 O- zN1K1-J George x 31 % g2 v3 a4 Q8 H
J2M Jack x 6
3 t0 q# [" O  {; u
2 K( g% f: y8 N' nAllied aircraft # R  q9 A/ Z/ _1 ?) i
P-38J Lightning x 3 / H& B: |* \: g) {# g, O

. N/ s7 A; M* m% QNo Japanese losses   X$ v; g9 p6 R& D) t: r
. r' w9 S5 l: s* \
Allied aircraft losses ( P! G2 @  H; q! u2 h+ G/ u
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
0 l7 K+ O% S0 n# S-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 w' E6 T3 i& Z0 N9 D

" E- D7 W' X% JCentral Pacific
( i6 M+ W0 u3 R4 A* I8 @
7 K( h; m5 C* ]8 @/ o: e3 ~- rDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 1 R, R3 r7 N4 O

! G" e8 I9 `9 Q7 _7 ]Japanese aircraft
0 e7 I6 L% `+ \9 e5 A; n. j3 A9 DA6M2-N Rufe x 1
& L" P. X2 n' ~- \& ?A6M5 Zeke x 9 6 g1 Z1 C- f8 q5 ?0 h
N1K1-J George x 29
+ _2 Y. u: Z) ?( Z3 DJ2M Jack x 15
* ]5 K' J' R8 j) N/ rA6M5c Zeke x 7 4 i. q1 V: a; e+ d: H9 Q8 k* [* e
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 ! F$ x4 G0 A9 j/ [- g3 M
Ki-102a Randy x 11 8 J% J) c' O; l' j  k

1 t% O* S; E$ m* l4 hAllied aircraft
# B/ l+ U/ g' VP-51D Mustang x 13
+ t: b" w% O2 R3 k. ]% @) ~
+ ~* k6 i2 L: t' z: _Japanese aircraft losses 9 I" Y6 c5 [1 j3 j
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed # D* T% _- r* Y- w  Z/ s
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged - k$ `* x/ b; U, S
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed 8 P) E$ \$ J/ L
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
; N: d, ]9 r; V& hKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed - ~' Y7 o& M8 S6 A3 m, Q% B

6 P4 D; x7 |' [6 aAllied aircraft losses
' }- {& x( S5 E) JP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
6 d( F, h* N1 {# A+ z-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 u. u9 A. b$ w# B
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ' c. N0 n# c& C  d+ R4 Y/ w
+ O  ?% _5 Y5 y' H" K
Japanese aircraft
9 A+ n  F  \! U! H0 ?" lno flights
7 F( m) t0 S- o7 L! [+ X
! I+ [. D% v& C0 F* m/ H# x# ZAllied aircraft / M& j, S3 r8 J% l+ g
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 - L$ E. B) l9 D! i" I9 A( A
F6F Hellcat x 15
5 H" g0 k. A  Z9 F7 a: a1 vSB2C Helldiver x 44
' N% C5 e( A3 @  X: D3 @2 K9 eF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
" @+ L9 s; z" V+ z( H! h3 F+ iTBM Avenger x 159 % _$ X8 Y* S8 X# @3 l
, r& i( Q- K; S8 V& M7 E4 z. K; D% u
Japanese aircraft losses
1 W4 D: V* U6 mKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
+ O- p/ \% N; d& ~* T7 P2 SA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
5 S  g9 n* q/ ?$ wKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / E1 l/ h! Z" N( Q7 L( W
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
+ F$ |4 j# V; Q7 M8 @/ l4 EKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
* ?/ ?2 @; `4 ?$ L* n8 a& U& a$ |! w( i( _2 {4 \
Allied aircraft losses
" V. X# r3 G$ ^3 p1 R6 vSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ! ^. H* k! a6 Z) U9 Z; j4 }
% O. R4 c7 @7 A' ~$ R# e, g& s
Japanese ground losses:
  X3 v9 _; \. Q7 d! g137 casualties reported
' U6 ]2 g" {* D; PGuns lost 1
2 J! Q4 Q& s+ h; u+ e. v5 |% u. {9 u2 C1 u, i4 Q8 s
Airbase hits 3
$ S) }3 ?! P# l: }, G5 qAirbase supply hits 1
- Z; f$ W5 T" CRunway hits 45 5 q! }% @% a/ k2 u
Port hits 2
7 t. f% ~0 S2 |1 j# oPort fuel hits 4
' a- ^! V7 h( h' ]3 m0 o7 A8 wPort supply hits 2 0 P, b. Y8 m: G3 g( d
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . p; v8 l& i/ H
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
$ U. y/ n9 L. y: I* R0 O4 D- Y! _( V1 O/ f9 Y# }' V$ {
Allied aircraft
2 I3 r& m# i* Q) G* Y- ?FM-2 Wildcat x 8
1 @' x# X* X0 |; ?! @- zTBM Avenger x 29 ( ]/ c) v- `( d

% F6 m& m, j% i) oNo Allied losses
1 g( T: C0 ^& ?' N6 }4 u0 c6 D7 |8 Q
Port supply hits 1 . {4 N$ @8 ^5 q3 q: ~; E
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# f8 m/ g* N: M: YDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
- T. O' G$ k/ [" U0 h1 w" k: X) O4 F# w- v: Y  S
Allied aircraft 9 r  U4 C9 H6 Q. X  X6 i) m/ u- r
F-5A Lightning x 1
2 i+ Y& Z* _& iP-61A Black Widow x 54 , C) ?) K: _9 N% i

: Z' n9 P! W% s) {# U0 NNo Allied losses
7 b) V+ I# Y' l-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % X/ C7 @+ b7 b
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
7 k/ V/ N( d$ U) p0 C
$ b4 d" G! C9 H- m5 l4 c! D" G1 uJapanese aircraft
) l3 d: V" W- ?. Dno flights 4 @, @# o: p$ L9 d+ B7 ^
+ s# L5 ^* |$ {- Y5 I6 X
Allied aircraft
% z" Z$ F" G. C) m6 u( J; S# @PB4Y Liberator x 4 " }5 {5 o* O) {* y$ Y- v' `
B-24J Liberator x 28
% G: }7 V) Z; g2 y) Q. A! S5 i" n
+ f- `& I" [' \1 `) Q# @9 f' KJapanese aircraft losses
( m4 x$ i3 e- O: @! HKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
' W0 }, O; ^/ F( Y% }+ l+ YKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
- k5 p6 ~6 Y/ \% @+ k, a4 S7 n) I
( C. z/ s9 h' L3 v. oJapanese ground losses:
+ z' e4 e+ }4 i, w/ a7 |13 casualties reported * M! x# m1 w) S7 s+ s3 |8 @

' W* ?5 o) A' s1 B9 EAirbase hits 3
, Z0 O6 y8 H* B; W# g6 ZAirbase supply hits 1 7 l2 P6 A" P) J7 u: a2 H# A% M
Runway hits 22
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; O% R( ^; C! x, `: D0 @Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 + C" C5 P) @# D6 c9 l- u0 _# E* f
3 d/ A, X# K; s8 \+ B/ p0 L
Allied aircraft
0 N# c. O3 u% X, bF6F Hellcat x 38 3 M0 V0 M+ j3 A  O* \) |5 A$ N8 M  ^2 A
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 - `; d' g& l5 I6 O
SB2C Helldiver x 42 0 _( n$ X( X1 Y2 j! q& g

; w7 t7 ]8 K2 z  ^% p  i3 s+ q$ x1 D, T! e/ N9 C
Allied aircraft losses ! K3 [  s% o0 {, ~2 ~
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged * r; L9 S2 d/ K! ]' F* r' _

+ o( [) n& h( |) }* yJapanese Ships
( t/ F! c3 Z& I  {' r; t( P3 o9 TPC PC-36 # n' U  c$ j  w* S& ?6 V( m# y
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 s/ X1 c) \" J
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% Y: d# S3 I' D1 IAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * T/ f. P! g& G7 z$ @
PC PC-26 " R* Q- z2 t7 q: t. t: l
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" d; L) ]. O% _PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! x9 S. N! U- T2 ^

5 q2 ~" c; i& f, T. x+ e! j1 n3 yJapanese ground losses: 9 L/ g) v0 u% i- T+ q# C2 j
174 casualties reported
. v" _$ j( e; c$ ?7 [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 b7 q4 x3 ]; y% Q5 ^
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
& [/ Q: |7 \" U; d  \6 \4 _
  ~* b) T4 |- j4 f, ~  UAllied aircraft " z0 y  Z: I& E+ Y& D( k
SB2C Helldiver x 11 7 C  t' J" W9 V

" ^& z7 n( W) H# {No Allied losses 9 j) ^: z. Y+ e$ `
6 m  h( {  [" v7 `% O& t
Japanese Ships " W0 t6 R5 g+ O. f8 ^- D
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : _" E( b: r* D8 s/ C$ U3 N
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+ U7 E3 e" P& J8 E+ Y5 v7 fDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
8 [4 Y. {6 Q! H; Y' b! \& t* D' y5 g$ _3 ?
Japanese aircraft
+ u9 v2 Q. {1 j% @5 I2 j. d1 Z2 pG4M2 Betty x 18 * h- p5 x% C5 `" D/ l/ S9 s7 X
G4M2e Betty x 4 1 v8 x' U# g: ]  d. S% R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses ( ~: }9 Y$ B7 Y' \1 s# h& L( x

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% ~: I" C- w: X$ \3 o" ^. C# N! DCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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# _! |2 `/ u( M# l; ODay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
. f; R+ f* W  N; j; U% RG4M2 Betty x 3 ( f4 b  @# |) D$ Q& O# Q; R! z
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Japanese aircraft losses
, A1 l% u% J' TG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 8 U8 o8 n: k/ _, t5 x: g" G

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DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 6 Z4 S5 @( ^8 ^
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Allied aircraft
' H+ z' k( p" S& _3 |SB2C Helldiver x 3 & K0 C( C/ E; b* z* H( u$ _
P-61A Black Widow x 23
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SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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/ d, a9 i) q/ R- R1 ?) C* kJapanese aircraft $ Y# z( [7 Y, y& N0 X) o) F( h
A6M5 Zeke x 2
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FM-2 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses + A3 `6 r! G) D
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 7 ?+ ^% V) Q! f' C* n: P# o4 a
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Allied Ships
9 K0 N& E! m! P4 t3 j: LDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire , D7 M0 U$ [, L: I- ^+ `
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Convoy near Wake Island: ! W2 J, X0 s: O) o

- t9 j# Q0 y+ V& k- dDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
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5 ~+ |4 l  O% d9 R0 f6 f) |Japanese aircraft # }0 p  [' F1 |+ s5 Q1 H: ?
B7A Grace x 11
1 j$ N) K& C$ R  J' w- i% J* ?Ki-49 Helen x 9 ) F8 @6 e. E' l! B+ [
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 + v) m* K! M" o! t$ `. P$ x. z6 a! B
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+ x% O- ^0 j0 g& d# v* L# c: j" uB7A Grace: 8 damaged + B) _$ F) A8 [: |4 l* W
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships 7 V2 |! F# }0 b
AP John Land
  V" c, ]5 Y% e, [* m! U. F# B& pAK Octans
  W$ z( A3 f: B8 i' QAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 ~+ i( I; B% P; c, D; P4 VAP James O'Hara * l$ M) y3 D$ {
AP Winged Arrow 8 Y5 A( o0 _7 t& e" Y
AP Manoora
. R4 ?1 _; l; r* p! j+ t+ |AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& `9 J, Y$ \: P3 q8 B7 T7 K7 j5 a4 x! TAllied ground losses:
: |( u2 b; G- O: R! ~! R54 casualties reported ! K& B. \6 X% F% G  H' ~' y, p
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% D3 P/ ~6 D$ W. n, \& }+ dThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ; }. V  z  @2 ]/ q

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A6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
) `4 k1 _  F* N- i  K0 bA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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5 ?7 [5 o3 C5 C  V$ M& `4 xAllied Ships
9 P& V: X5 h7 bDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 k6 {* z5 @- t  RDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 5 _$ V; c0 e* W9 {2 _, |& e. C
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ W  d7 [1 x2 \+ v+ zAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 i2 o" A# S$ |- M
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! z. o/ H6 G5 r" s5 ]% D# X) i" S
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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$ c' z  T2 \: z9 o4 g& W+ U9 [136 casualties reported . {- @. m. Z/ u/ _! I
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 4 ?( |, }3 d! M' W. N( l
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Japanese aircraft
1 `6 k/ _! N* n5 N% e# g8 XG4M2e Betty x 1
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) y% z7 F# z% P0 BAllied aircraft 2 M$ w4 n5 u% T2 [; x5 B
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
! K! m- \* r9 ~5 Q( L8 K8 k$ sG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged * q$ g1 Y+ t- {0 p! K  Z% W# x5 J

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FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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BB New Jersey
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  b4 Q+ e! G6 G' h0 v- ^& gAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
0 o% R9 L% {- P% y$ u1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing / ~+ L+ ~; p) b4 `
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere ! X0 Y9 L& |3 ?
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring " `) u% L: O& d6 ?% w1 {8 d0 h
in reinforcements?
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* L0 {% c* d1 ]5 k% m1 C0 Z0 ^" FGround combat at Iwo Jima
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! L9 S$ h* e$ r; Z( QJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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( p, i; x4 G" F7 t) R8 P) U* d$ D, PDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses:
$ W+ _' F; d8 M5 Z# p& b89 casualties reported   b( C% M9 n" r
Guns lost 4 . z( q7 o4 k, W5 h; O7 H" ]
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Ground combat at Wake Island
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Allied Bombardment attack " V* S  A% D4 {0 c
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 9 ?' W8 C) N' O6 L: `& p' t1 L& A

$ q0 j* {8 j+ f5 fJapanese ground losses:
5 `. L  i$ ^& r5 W- p201 casualties reported 5 F+ F7 c5 a9 v  B$ d. q# y4 C
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island
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- p9 M6 g! v+ B0 F6 oAllied Bombardment attack $ x# f* J) F5 {. q7 @6 ?

& ~& J# y3 w5 o2 W% M& k2 n' _$ f: oAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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! ^9 K7 o8 K" t; T42 casualties reported $ p5 t& K7 Y% x( q- ^. i9 P7 }
Guns lost 1

飞龙

PzB很喜欢用神风攻击啊，不知道他那些送死的飞行员都是多少经验的

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,
# i: v- I/ S; k+ a% r& P& E( F4 q后期的日本俯冲和雷击就算突防了，也没法在美军强大防空下有所作为。: R  h: @% }: B
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，8 e2 S8 K; b* A$ ^- _5 A
现在基本上是用零战52来神风，其他机型就算神风也没有效果。

飞龙

可能只有战斗轰炸型的零战52才能有足够的机动性命中美舰，另外流星之类的鱼雷机难道就没有机会命中吗？

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。: c$ x3 y; I, W1 k
日军44年到45年中的主要问题是，大量的零战52性能完全落伍。
0 m7 c1 B6 }' L; H8 gPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
9 T- _0 E1 X5 \4 {一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
  K' |) A  L. A可能要等到震风出来，KB才能有所作为。

benbengod

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g7 C# _" O% F. b1 n
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
7 m2 C  f4 @: J7 l# ]Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛v7}_B2GS)k
' |; X* D2 E" D" S) q+ `- ZBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 , v" W$ |* b9 s% T% S/ P
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
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" [* D; o' Y( R9 B* hCA Chicago 8 M2 J1 l- a4 P$ x$ [$ |/ S6 \
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
' d: m# l) K4 wDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx; k3 A" w2 q! z% x' X
DD Wedderburn ) b: [4 t) H$ U2 I! ~- L- v1 G

- d; ~) b; [* \( B( {南达科他怎么回事，居然会被PC一炮打起火？

冷情人

为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....

reninhat

他们的房规是自动升级。

bf109

自动升级太不公平了，这游戏的空战模式就是一看速度二看火力，隼的一些优点完全显示不出来。

reninhat

这点我挺佩服PzB的，
" v, n4 H! e6 n不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的？

飞龙

作为全世界witp玩家里最长的一个战报的动力，就足够支持他撑下来了，第二个人估计就没那么大动力。。。。

冷情人

今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....