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。
- C4 e+ R  G2 E不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？4 k! H+ G1 D- u9 H
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。
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" h( l  {8 ^3 C% N# n4 `Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
* d7 ~6 T$ [6 H% p6 h! sCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? ) g: M: \0 n: Z3 |0 B
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
+ K" u4 ~3 E1 e: zThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
0 L8 w% n' {% }2 Xall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. ) l( p$ p- }) O& @2 S$ c
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. " F$ M5 [2 }  F( G* P' g
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
( O  U: k4 o: l. Y3 I' J. s# V' sthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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8 q1 D4 o; B& u* YAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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% f+ v+ ^: F, _7 ]7 V+ @Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
$ N3 f9 B2 |4 Q7 `5 V& ]4 zIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 8 S- @3 w! m; Q
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ( P4 U. r  K2 h; X
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 ~% S1 k; `# D' _4 D, U$ tAllied Ships
; ~  T2 ^# R8 Q2 VMSW Junee
0 D( X" X; [) g! u8 |2 G- bMSW Bunbury % O/ k. @2 D% A' p+ t
MSW Gladiator - b7 ~9 q3 c3 x! F4 G3 r& q
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + k6 o) S7 P2 `# `* S% w" P
MSW Superior
0 |; F# z- O7 t9 m/ S9 nAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ c: _  p$ D1 bCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 4 |9 V- d/ @4 H# n- B

1 S1 s. w" ?7 e+ ~8 p/ Z, gAllied ground losses: : C, c. }. ?# u' [, V
51 casualties reported ( u# A1 `9 ?4 C* N# k% B" }
Guns lost 2 $ n! k9 B$ H0 Y1 g* Q& |+ M
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! * b% g1 Q" q) ?/ M- {
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 8 B# g8 x& h5 e5 d

# n+ Y. c0 |+ S* kAllied Ships 7 t' q8 S( `" v! Y' Y
DMS Long
5 Z' }& c' E1 H& g, iDMS Forrest
* }' B9 F1 {0 H1 ]DMS Hobson ( u7 {! R# ~/ }( z5 G  C% k. V
DMS Ellyson
& h& s7 Y! I, W& y  mDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage ! {. l5 a8 b$ @) [; M
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 ; M4 w! }7 P, S1 N4 W
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% t8 @5 I+ o( b% T7 u& OMSW Strength
& o& p; `+ o. i: k; hMSW Strategy
# [: y5 F6 Y& p3 S: P: M! L2 LMSW Staunch 8 L- e- Q+ i0 M4 v
MSW Spectacle " n/ @) U$ s7 M" g. q" ~. H
DE Corbesier
2 J0 ~9 S, n* o1 u/ b) wDE Howard F. Clark
* ^' o/ W- v+ mDE Kendall C. Campbell
( j2 j9 T1 H) n0 t1 g: p8 DCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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4 q/ k  C% N0 F4 M- z& CJapanese ground losses: ; ~. y' M6 j! ^
20 casualties reported
: Z& E0 N& z- X) }. d& cGuns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
9 ^4 [5 n3 H6 R  Q0 YTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 / f. D) T5 G% Q7 J9 y0 h
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Allied ground losses: , u% t0 W0 }$ a6 {. @
40 casualties reported 5 O3 k+ t4 a. F5 F1 ~
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 1 K/ O* L, d0 n2 a6 }( u
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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# w/ u) i* O' o* j0 z( i3 lMSW Junee # u+ E6 A5 c% l; |
MSW Bunbury % @% ]- f" C& p9 ^  f7 {& x& P7 Q
MSW Gladiator 6 z' R% \, n5 J3 B; k: [" L! a
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
+ I& G- Q5 p7 G. ?. j: k, `3 R5 tMSW Superior
' h2 W. _5 \* U1 qDE Mack
4 c# `# R: R' C. c8 |DE Edwin A. Howard 8 Q/ I$ _4 W- p, A
DE Edmonds
6 h8 n- @9 [% m' X- ~4 K9 r# B& o2 bCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! 2 F( B* T  ]7 X# Y$ w5 b. T7 W
DE Robert F. Keller ( X* b7 H8 V: d* {, w* Z& M
DD Shaw : F0 {" {8 S/ W7 W& {0 K
DD Drayton
! M5 f1 D2 p4 ~& FDE Tabberer . w. I: m9 H- J6 s2 R$ n
DE Eversole , M1 a, G7 A8 X& x
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
) p. J" O$ f7 H6 r634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ( H4 {, k0 ~+ H

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) Q. r0 c# Y0 ?# j9 I( zDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage   r) E! q, E$ |
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 6 E5 Z" v% ^, Z( W3 A
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
. V, {: n, n* q- fDE Edmonds # x/ ~4 x# U3 A$ O& s
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 _4 ]  B. j" j! B# b" F6 kDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 * y) `, A0 Z( \1 A1 u
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire ! B9 B3 v# p1 _( P7 ]1 S
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 ! C' p, f2 z+ c4 R- R" R  \1 `/ o
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 8 E0 v. X2 K- Y2 S4 n% {' Z
DE Mack 9 Q% [( O0 J3 ]% i8 M
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Japanese ground losses: : ~/ C8 ]  Z+ \( D. ^
29 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: 4 r. Y: B( F: w
1788 casualties reported * U+ ~; J% `- h7 D6 Q3 K
Guns lost 8 ' K5 d7 d' x# K! A( \6 o7 w, b* Y. r
Vehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
( H# G6 T4 [& K4 w' l( x  uTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 $ [" d. `+ N8 [" {' r! R
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' a+ W2 d2 t1 U4 g4 i4 {Allied Ships
; L9 m9 J+ T! XLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
$ G* x- Q6 r! JDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 4 L3 O/ P, d2 |3 a0 d! p
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 8 y8 X, ^" J- o! W1 J" V6 U3 z$ q
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
7 M/ ?6 ?+ f5 |; HLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% C1 S! \, s# D1 E  V& {9 FLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
# i% I0 T8 D$ q+ R4 u& Q0 C1 U: LDMS Long : w8 P7 D4 A- L. u, Y5 e
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
8 ]! g, `' n  ]3 Y4 w8 {- m% MDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
8 a- p  i" Q  J: O8 }DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
' i- @  s$ d& P* |- }LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
- k% b6 W: G5 `% ~LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire - ^& j2 T/ j" [, L2 I  w
LST LST-335 9 |1 ]6 o& W) n! V( k

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Allied ground losses:
7 Z7 Y+ N8 n* M; v3240 casualties reported
. W" j% W9 q, l+ w4 QGuns lost 20

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) w% W0 ~( i% m; \! WSub/ASW Attacks " }- [* [9 ?$ ~6 V

. O: u4 O+ ]2 d3 v* n! }ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships ' H/ J! i3 k( V- }, a: U3 M
DD Saufley 6 K5 q  Q8 S( s, m. n& A0 n0 |
DD Picking
$ S% k7 X  V5 q8 @, c8 j% hDD John Hood
* e' s/ _7 I+ F; u5 CDD Caperton ' h: {! W' I/ K# U
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52   |; S  H3 p* M* `, u: [
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Japanese Ships 1 |8 F7 j, g, J
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" U6 A+ J' n( r2 c7 D  FPC Kume
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Allied Ships 1 v2 P. m& D( X4 Q
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
& @8 n7 C( a8 o& N  |: c2 f$ G. LSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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; K. [4 L" m+ `1 ^) YAllied Ships
3 P0 R1 A' Z4 a! n) e$ t: S2 \# KDD Saufley
# _- C( V4 B1 @$ f* G( NDD Picking 1 T6 c6 O  z+ N$ m
DD John Hood
* ~8 a4 V+ J- y$ hDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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6 A0 t* t/ r+ ~8 v9 W9 y1 d4 AAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 u; x. n% c2 c% T
PC Ch 2 ! O& h! g% \0 P
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Allied Ships
; y1 j( c; W, O! Y% U6 e/ ?) y+ XSS Bang
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- @; K4 G: G- i& o0 k: ]1 _Japanese ground losses: : N0 u" R& q: g$ S
88 casualties reported 0 K& W7 m2 I: ]9 ]" E6 ^; S3 H
Guns lost 2 0 m* T% Q! h4 ~) I; [( _$ S0 u! f
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% H" N# b" [  ONight Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
. v7 z% T6 h5 B* Xthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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9 h$ F2 U# `" g1 E- m2 Q& _4 L! _Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships 6 A% j  B1 h) J) n
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
4 ~5 w* r1 @0 w! W6 Z, @BB Yamashiro
0 h$ e% K: F1 w7 c' EBB Hyuga " ]' ]9 K8 C1 G, _% Z
CA Mikuma ; T! x  X0 E" b/ y- {
CL Noshiro $ V3 v: K; t8 @# r2 k6 q
DD Fuyuzuki
) `3 A& z3 u& H2 {. ODD Oboro, Shell hits 1
1 B2 L: _; U* _DD Momi
" ]2 O6 L% ~7 m2 }5 z# k) k* lDD Kaede
( c3 C1 x9 X. q. j% Z% o& m& U6 sDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 , O1 f0 f$ p8 y" _/ i8 o1 r
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' }6 `) [+ @5 H- P8 K) a+ r9 gDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 . u' G( f) z  C2 S& C( x( {8 {
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + m9 G- R9 P' S6 G) T
DMS Rodman
  Y4 a5 ]' [% c: ~% j; ADMS Gherardi   R5 ~1 |( h  F8 e7 b' o! q, q
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) W7 s0 f# Q" c$ h, e; E
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 C4 J5 n" I* C4 nLST LST-339, heavy damage
  y9 X* W' D+ h: MLST LST-457, heavy damage
5 i* n4 [& u8 m+ f% j0 iAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire & s! Q4 m9 x# y$ H1 N1 T8 }+ [% K1 N
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ) x9 A: \& Q& [" y  L% D
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Allied ground losses: 4 d5 q- ?; s- c& g, s
54 casualties reported $ Q, k- j% }1 i, S% x9 v+ b. A6 |
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$ c9 `( O" i4 H; _4 N' M1 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 X4 \# A" B7 V/ M

# i- c* @3 P/ ?Japanese Ships
7 x4 ~! J/ t. @% n7 hPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 _( {0 A0 [' k& i1 d! b! M
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk $ F+ r6 X# _) }+ p& _

& U2 J& ~, |9 t+ _7 `& ~Allied Ships
/ T! v& ^+ h% y9 G9 ADD Lyman K. Swenson
+ u* k9 `; E8 [DD Taussig
; l/ ]2 o  @; S3 Y: \( L9 ~DD John W. Weeks 1 ^/ `6 F# ^2 l' I. t# F
DD Harrison
& p! X, z% Y! i7 r( P8 {; M: K1 {DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 8 q+ u* B/ T4 {, V8 M* ?+ D
DD David Taylor 6 X( o5 e8 y. B
DD Barton
' G9 m( |7 w4 a( d4 \DD Quickmatch + G$ V3 F* b$ p' Q" }8 e
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+ b7 D. V9 V! `5 m1 Q8 X9 ?  D5 vOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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) }8 A4 `* }( l( xNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 5 \" V+ g: y7 _$ C

2 Q: N$ L. a! J4 C: y5 ]+ {& RJapanese Ships # I& x) c$ f! r8 H/ p
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
" }5 u  v' A1 d5 n! z' R  Q+ e3 dCL Kiso ) V( w; D8 c; P; i3 e+ d
DD Urakaze
7 E4 b  |3 e1 [& gDD Natsugumo 3 ~8 ?9 g8 |" y0 I0 X
DD Minegumo
6 F' |% X" t7 R  ?* ~" ZDD Sugi 7 q8 Y& ?, I. ^% d. Y8 q) G7 E6 [: Z
DD Hinoki 3 j, A- E; ~7 j* T2 a6 }
DD Kashi
0 N! K: ]4 d. z) K) z+ L- c: CDD Keyaki
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Allied Ships
) c) c- ^# x8 l/ Y: B/ [) ^AS Howard W. Gilmore
  J* O% x; y$ B- W, i6 jAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# w4 n. f7 W/ B6 v" b# N1 W* i2 F/ O* MAV Hamlin
7 {, O! l( S+ F; i) k9 z3 tAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
& N) g/ i1 z2 @7 Y, k4 C& C5 oAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
+ `& M9 B# n! g0 IAR George Taylor 7 V, w" C7 S' [" P  r
AV R. C. Brennan - x& e% |1 n7 X+ {- @
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 T" k) z- O0 ]
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
, V) J: A5 ]/ i1 y3 {AR William T. Sherman 2 K1 {! t& p# T  E% z# b
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 5 k0 _  f5 K# b

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Japanese Ships
$ l! p+ ^" T2 R& ]: r: S: rCA Kako, Shell hits 4 # f- L2 w( I1 r0 Z# K) @3 B8 O
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
2 y% P& }) x8 c" W1 nDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
% O  m" o) q! HDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " r* l9 l( O8 \4 p+ y# w. |
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage , ~7 }6 `# x1 M: T% Z' Y
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 5 H5 _7 o0 ^4 D0 I
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 ' u2 \6 ]$ c3 r. B5 Y" c0 Z3 D6 ?- L
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  o0 n9 g! \( r# \5 V8 kDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ }; w% W* ~" f; Z" e1 ~" G( W9 OCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 % H5 @9 E9 K  s5 F
CL Wilkes-Barre
! v, ?# p; r# N7 J( e6 `& f9 ~; vCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
; d) @, J3 T6 M1 I8 i5 SDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire " ?- m+ ]4 n) [: a
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 - Q8 H$ Z- ]- f! ?; _& Q% J
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
6 c7 T3 J" n7 e& {8 ?DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 9 F/ u0 O  M1 D* V9 B! h$ t
DD Welles
& h# v* v( T3 {# @# c$ ~% k) X1 PDD Wilkes 5 R  m; x/ i" [0 k  v
DD Roe
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, T& b. y" a# X3 U; D9 x1 R5 {( VNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 3 t5 C  p, N& R9 J' C# T8 F
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Japanese Ships
2 J+ R! g8 U9 V1 T7 ?PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / g% a8 n5 W! k  q
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Allied Ships # M8 R3 i* |% }1 l, q
DD Nicholson   z- @% M8 m! }
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8 Q: L: m, H, |4 c4 j2 T5 l% k( RNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ t  B9 x9 y  w- g" IPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 8 a9 S2 `' ]8 P2 E

+ Q, p( r. w7 m' l4 {3 G" k3 AAllied Ships # s9 e& [- J: Y& }" k0 n
DD Lyman K. Swenson 7 L% M% O9 s% C2 x! M* H0 u( I, I1 K) _
DD Taussig
& ~9 x) z- \. p, i+ \DD John W. Weeks * w: @% }/ w1 p- ^7 J
DD Harrison
, M# G- Q. n& B; i1 m1 MDD Isherwood 8 N( h% i5 g  _* a
DD David Taylor 9 `! |8 k6 }0 F0 \% T( k
DD Barton
8 K4 e* }  J" Q; `2 w. }7 E8 WDD Quickmatch
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+ V. ?* v% u7 H8 Q" UNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / ~7 {* {' |  K# Y8 U* E

3 ~2 E8 d- \: S) @Japanese Ships ; V- X* o) e2 o8 x. V' q2 V
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
4 u. ?. u& c1 O" HDD Taussig
. I' _. K% B/ N& k" m2 B1 W2 mDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
1 }% Z6 v- f! t! C/ b5 sDD Harrison # O1 I* R' J! _: i1 j
DD Isherwood ; \4 A3 S* W6 e0 f/ G
DD David Taylor ( m6 o1 i7 d2 {% v
DD Barton + S( }% j0 n2 t2 k$ ]) s5 L# t' {
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * M. z2 ?) E+ q) h
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Japanese Ships
; D, G6 T, R) b2 O" LPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 4 Z1 H9 x, i( s2 f2 B

0 i6 F: m$ r- O+ C+ pAllied Ships " \  G$ ^3 U' j6 \% m" H1 y
DD Lyman K. Swenson
6 ?* }8 B# m- tDD Taussig
5 ^5 _7 J9 b1 w3 v  ?DD John W. Weeks ' x0 U% M8 i1 ?- P# [9 H
DD Harrison
' ^5 g3 b. r; n$ X1 tDD Isherwood
9 O6 }" F- j7 F, Y0 QDD David Taylor
; M3 w5 K0 {& J4 w% k- a" ^+ rDD Barton
* R) p: q2 f" s" G# h2 j$ p$ vDD Quickmatch
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Daylight Surface Combat . t$ Z7 ^1 j" j  Q2 [* q+ L& d

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; G" C& t. E; a. G6 J6 X$ L3 `# O0 M* l
Japanese Ships # N9 D/ t) O& s
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 F* L# `7 J; t( ^. G" M) ~) D8 Q' |& U5 J$ {  ?, f$ J% }
Allied Ships
0 {; x2 u4 I. M$ U* U) ^BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
3 M, \' k1 ?* UBB Massachusetts ; E& [. q' Z( \% z2 P, M
BB Alabama
6 N% e; R* y5 f7 o4 WCA Louisville
1 L( f3 }8 V! T0 D9 f/ @0 aCA Chicago
8 D% U: f$ B0 gDD Walker % z; R) J1 y) J1 W7 Q
DD Waller ; d. ]: l5 _+ h5 M% _' B$ F. o- P
DD Wedderburn
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( f! a7 c8 ~, zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ t9 f3 ~: Q  B

5 [  e5 s, ?( K! u6 HJapanese Ships
9 F% m* s: D4 F3 Y% HAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 x' Z; }; X. N+ z; r7 U6 t% Y5 f2 ^! Y( f' x! D. R
Allied Ships 0 S: u7 S) V  W
BB South Dakota
1 h) s( u+ D( G4 V1 ?BB Massachusetts
2 @% g7 T4 K# _2 lBB Alabama
3 d  X/ I6 h' b0 E) HCA Louisville + ^: I6 T) ~+ h8 a0 j6 Q* T! m% C. C
CA Chicago
, L/ V! M0 s- BDD Walker 6 `# Z$ O* r. }2 o' k$ b
DD Waller 1 t$ v7 f5 ^) ?! Z# a  l3 }/ {
DD Wedderburn
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7 p3 v3 d9 \  k& G$ ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + x3 g  h% c6 A9 N1 F9 r. p: W8 E
/ M, ^0 p( a+ C* b* T
Japanese Ships 5 |$ @# h# h! ?1 T5 A
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
$ _% k: g* q3 a( L/ K! G  o1 A: b2 z( Q4 g- w5 G5 K/ p& n$ c
Allied Ships
7 U& D, [$ _! k4 ABB South Dakota
. M4 r) x) n8 X* MBB Massachusetts
! A$ z, S1 h2 J8 w7 wBB Alabama " Q: H4 s$ j5 H' w6 g& k# M, `
CA Louisville
& e7 Q* `9 u9 c+ `& m3 [CA Chicago
: n% {6 Q+ z% R4 E! @* GDD Walker
" Q; B& U8 [7 U. Q0 v: T; s7 wDD Waller
1 {: {$ f" V) F# T. G$ s, t/ SDD Wedderburn
% p  L  e0 c2 D/ J! \. V# y* q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 L% T6 b, B. @1 U
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ n6 b1 G1 ~6 }# D8 A
. J( z' G& m" n  gJapanese Ships
/ \1 h+ S0 d0 `4 g: l2 @% JPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 |" V, x0 `6 ^1 i3 f
& C. C( h& K0 ]& {; @Allied Ships + i* \  X. M. ]: H
BB South Dakota
' ?; l- G( o% R0 V) D6 NBB Massachusetts
8 @/ M/ r* i4 @" _BB Alabama
3 G8 Z* w4 A6 J( DCA Louisville ! x  C/ o/ q. d' ~
CA Chicago
$ c0 ^% z1 `3 D/ c) pDD Walker
0 J9 ^; x6 N' dDD Waller
7 V8 F, R5 j% [0 ZDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 c0 {: e# i& s2 @) u6 x1 m; t  M) p
Japanese Ships 4 ?1 i. w4 X1 D$ U
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & m) M% e0 Z& q

; L9 i4 H5 j) M5 u% BAllied Ships
; Q7 b1 K! C4 A. a. h$ wBB South Dakota , P; r$ j8 z) ?
BB Massachusetts
: h# M3 ~8 A" q0 xBB Alabama 3 }5 u1 M( {$ ^
CA Louisville
' G7 n" d- ?0 M/ p& v/ hCA Chicago
( ~2 J2 o6 r3 U$ l* V9 KDD Walker ( u6 V4 n6 h  `& A
DD Waller ! L* |3 w- `; O/ H7 ~0 t0 D! Q  Y
DD Wedderburn : K+ B; t/ B1 u; X( G7 V/ s
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" V: [# p$ [4 w3 n6 {1 X) f2 k$ n
Japanese Ships 0 L# J- @- T9 g2 B4 c
AK Myoho Maru - J! z: d: S; M# [  c# Y6 K
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire + S) U; {5 \% x/ ~
. ~. ~& [, x' X% k
Allied Ships 5 Z" a4 n1 Z4 c+ f
BB South Dakota
' x0 L9 I7 t7 O$ P8 CBB Massachusetts
! |+ j: ^: ~/ e& s/ J3 G: A* X. SBB Alabama
+ H+ @9 s& }+ fCA Louisville
' a1 W; q, I9 kCA Chicago , {1 z4 A# h- z5 i+ Z6 y8 ^7 @
DD Walker
9 y, f0 f* o/ b1 l/ xDD Waller
7 `; d* ]5 v2 ^# c; F6 f9 JDD Wedderburn 4 {0 A' Z& t/ y/ @) H
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + X' y1 c% l. W! P
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / p" {. N2 y0 k: j2 S

( e, s' F  {$ b. B9 y' kJapanese Ships
! P/ `! c5 Z+ H6 t: xAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
( O( n4 W3 `' [! S( l; {
2 o) w# l- h& s2 u( ?& D' J3 rAllied Ships
2 r# P2 O8 [& DBB South Dakota
/ l4 y* f/ J9 f+ a% R# fBB Massachusetts 3 w" H9 t. [, X# _: C
BB Alabama
' |0 V# E6 B: o0 v, ]! Y9 R! tCA Louisville
# a8 V' ^/ h5 j) H  s3 q* bCA Chicago
  w( U7 @/ a, D. f/ bDD Walker 5 X: x' E1 [$ ~8 b. Y% N
DD Waller
, {% X1 c* w7 S7 h8 G! I" GDD Wedderburn 8 A/ y+ x, ?0 S3 o9 g4 O+ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) _" g' d% N3 O  h+ EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
& b' l) }$ X+ [. o* E
& ~0 J4 n7 |, C, gJapanese Ships
) ?# b- ^: Y$ I  h) b5 KPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
, A) C9 j. @2 B+ T6 l7 j
$ S* M- w: L' r; S. o! R  N) O* t" tAllied Ships
) F& v! ~5 h8 c6 b! oBB South Dakota # O2 e# k. }) @- W* q' l
BB Massachusetts ; R' @2 V3 ~: y. m3 Q
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 0 U. ^+ Z; J- ?, P
CA Louisville
$ U% z* Y3 w1 T6 ^5 K! m, hCA Chicago ' i5 f% g( B# E- Q2 h$ J; Y
DD Walker $ n. [: ~6 I: i- f
DD Waller
' s9 @! {& f  B1 t6 {' P" i$ v" WDD Wedderburn
+ ]4 W; X. K; j-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 i+ p9 s+ o& K( B! d
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. S+ I) e) H) V3 n3 @* CJapanese Ships
; a& R+ o7 B) M. X! Z, ~PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk , m; v% z( r2 X  A' ]3 J! p
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
% G' X. R1 j+ k* x# Z9 [
& k- f$ a* g$ bAllied Ships + o, {( L, I* ^6 i% I
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) - x6 \7 T" C# I
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
. Q* y/ T( v9 S5 PBB Alabama
" ~8 Q/ v+ Y' wCA Louisville % ^& a! i  @! S& m2 f7 c, [1 z
CA Chicago 4 m' h2 ]% L" l$ ]% y; s( j
DD Walker 3 t9 _0 H+ n2 h, Y: Q' u
DD Waller
  x+ V. Y# [% g1 DDD Wedderburn
& C& a! r: R* |  a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. R6 V" l+ w: Q* f- L2 QBombardments
- P& M4 ]4 U: M( z! Z& A' n- n% @7 ^# g; B( s
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 z/ V  V  `; S& ~0 {2 e$ l
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# Y/ U9 h2 D( Z# f" f( |; K. Q* o2 ?7 w
Allied Ships 8 |- ]( e* _, B" G
CA Chicago
- ^0 i2 K) ]# @6 gCA Louisville
4 N$ P/ x( m# a% v- O" L* iBB Alabama
4 W6 S1 G. K" {" Y; U8 ZBB Massachusetts
9 u7 Y- D* Z$ F, Y! `  V6 d& xBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 ) s# R7 r5 y. z

% F0 j$ o, }/ V" {Japanese ground losses: 7 Z3 w) u; V7 d+ A) J- l4 s
184 casualties reported
4 A  b* f) B. L1 i4 tGuns lost 3 8 ?  C: Y7 r4 c& U6 X+ q; |" @

. F1 i5 Z' L- T) ^( XRunway hits 1
5 g3 h' ~) {/ `! s& _/ e  Y" e" xPort fuel hits 1
$ `" e/ h) |/ T4 R* E* a! ~! iPort supply hits 2 ) s) Q: R& l* D2 Y' B% T/ U3 I- K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / n+ u4 D7 e$ H- p
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
' J. S* E* ~8 {$ C& O. t- i$ i" Q- P7 I8 X/ }2 O
Japanese aircraft
/ T+ r6 r% H+ \0 w# Nno flights 5 i$ c; i5 O2 p$ ~
. W% m! A+ v/ @" r/ q1 s, Y, J
Japanese aircraft losses * W# [4 R9 e9 X) ?
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed ! ~2 @8 G* S  \- k

! `% g0 I  I1 d# R2 q7 `! D5 iAllied Ships 0 g( h- n  T; q# }/ l6 T4 p. R
CA Chester
" D+ X1 B9 l8 d0 `BB Washington
5 T! J1 i3 Y7 @6 G3 UBB North Carolina
& D6 Q; F/ p& B, B  \4 e0 H. S
& U! p7 a% U) x4 Q( V: U* |" AJapanese ground losses: 8 M1 L! T: c" i* Q1 E  o3 c
85 casualties reported
: _5 {( _% J: \+ ]0 nGuns lost 2 6 B  w, m: l6 _' t9 t0 k4 n

1 Z& G1 L5 \. J5 M* PAirbase hits 1
, t* H9 H! y* Z. v! J3 t5 h1 N4 mRunway hits 5 & k" M) _/ G, n% `$ o7 c
Port hits 1 9 m6 M3 b& C" Q+ C- f
Port supply hits 4 : K7 t% h% l, c/ S7 v
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Night Air Combat , R8 |6 }% H" b1 [1 b/ j9 p3 S

! U6 {5 G  ~& l- [9 cNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
/ Y& \2 O7 s, a% }+ `) O) F
' q6 q) u" V2 `! P) _Japanese aircraft " v- q" K" b2 a  E: L) X, D- o
H8K Emily x 5
# S8 L6 b$ c- O4 V2 [+ F5 {& i; b7 Q9 E$ ]- ^# k) u2 h+ f4 ?
Japanese aircraft losses
3 j! d+ U/ `" OH8K Emily: 5 damaged $ r$ }5 d# N* F9 X# }5 b- y' |
+ }# S" S& K8 x4 V+ N" w
Japanese Ships   s& ^  u6 ^/ F. r: e
SS RO-35
1 l2 |8 Y+ U$ K" w, ^! P1 h! e7 z
! E% K& x& U, d. j7 RAllied Ships # d0 B, Y' }& {, w6 ^& k
DD Hyman
) i) h- j+ X" h. G1 C, ~2 j! WDD Conner
8 h  w( C# [/ j$ S% d& S( `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 h6 ?# l" N, i) N# h
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
5 _: y. X: g* B+ E
9 F8 x0 L  Q9 W5 X/ d' e  ^Japanese aircraft
0 y6 n" d& L" E" }- d5 \, d* qH8K Emily x 5 1 O: ^9 J5 n6 u. h! J

$ ?, `) g6 d6 t4 ]9 dAllied aircraft
. A9 z: t1 W# M- z  }P-61A Black Widow x 2
4 q1 e( a9 ~6 n8 X, `: n+ z* V
# f' z5 F1 Y: D- G6 b: t9 `Japanese aircraft losses 4 A& `: [; ?& I& ~
H8K Emily: 4 damaged , {! P- d: ^- f- K% ?+ {6 R1 k

: Q/ m- p/ n  I4 dAllied Ships
* b7 f! G  M' {: G2 Y+ E' D6 CDD Conner
4 p! ~3 d9 f6 dDE LeRay Wilson , Y% z6 U- W. c$ z$ X- N3 i! O
AK Martin Johnson

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' {3 ^% E. g: o* I% W) G) [Day Air Combat
1 W2 _" b  m/ |5 C! M' r" i" z9 [6 a* D/ q
DEI Theatre:
, }9 A9 t. T4 \! O$ U+ w0 q
' G9 Q: e9 D- L. f* eDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
* W  u+ U& B3 V$ o+ \& q* F! o8 ?/ \
Japanese aircraft - ^1 m& ~, k# B0 V$ r
A6M5 Zeke x 9
9 A3 w) X4 f: @3 }; UN1K1-J George x 31 , O% O9 f& i2 P8 d" G/ j
J2M Jack x 6
* I) d: f% W1 P, R, V0 w% {. y) C# B; u6 h2 J
Allied aircraft . `/ i5 Z# j: f9 {$ _6 [
P-38J Lightning x 3 5 N- ?: u% A; y& c7 y  J5 H

, Z# T5 ?7 k+ a: PNo Japanese losses + q3 R" q, K+ @; z2 j  Q0 b
# l3 g( `4 N) e5 u; N0 Q: H9 c
Allied aircraft losses
0 _! t5 u5 V3 x9 ]$ c6 dP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
0 q. H$ G; O( D: E- R; G6 X" D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " [, e  h4 O  K# [/ G1 Y

. K% Z4 C5 a0 b- ]Central Pacific
2 v/ u+ K  w% K, l( F+ e8 t+ y
8 m2 @$ ]% w* wDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
2 s' C, [& m8 Y! b# t+ y! i( |# d6 }8 v0 y
Japanese aircraft
  @% L5 d( T% ?; E! @$ ?# D" P/ E" IA6M2-N Rufe x 1 2 s5 b9 ?# D  O2 T- d/ Q2 Y: C: C! e
A6M5 Zeke x 9
- F/ D3 I2 O4 `. TN1K1-J George x 29 ' j, z5 t7 ~1 E) V
J2M Jack x 15 - u  ?4 {+ i, R7 N7 B+ d7 y
A6M5c Zeke x 7   t' B7 a6 G( k, t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 2 f7 a' e% ~- e+ o
Ki-102a Randy x 11 1 t) F2 j  g. u  W6 x) a& W9 E
6 R0 ]3 ^, {3 K  z( P+ L
Allied aircraft 2 h% w0 ?0 y1 B. q/ u
P-51D Mustang x 13 * V8 Z: {* r& k& w7 y

* J/ M6 K/ i( I1 e/ c7 q4 jJapanese aircraft losses . _1 E% C1 C, K' ?
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
. k' o! q2 B7 q( M+ VN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged ' L) P' w) Z5 E* R
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed 6 g, q; Q5 G2 r: f
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
3 W# u; Y& a! ?  ZKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / @; F3 T& t9 S' t, H% s: C# w* O

- q" {5 e! n3 S* S9 D# }Allied aircraft losses 2 X1 d$ E6 E3 R1 f; Q7 r
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft ' q5 A3 }5 C7 v0 U: }) k) a( O
no flights
: g  |3 G+ v  F0 j! D2 d& n* J% E
Allied aircraft
- y6 W" v+ z2 S7 g  Q3 u; x! d, WFM-2 Wildcat x 9 " N) k( ]2 L' \8 v$ @! i1 I5 k# e
F6F Hellcat x 15
6 X1 q! `. p9 p, H' RSB2C Helldiver x 44
* K$ L/ l) A8 X* g; y1 vF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 1 H3 w$ [; ?3 h
TBM Avenger x 159 $ ]+ ^- j- c0 s2 |! P
* ~9 ~# G) l$ u0 j( g0 _3 z; }
Japanese aircraft losses
- ?! M9 {8 o5 c" z5 hKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
+ J0 B, v$ c2 ?7 BA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
' \& J/ f1 |- }8 C1 z( w' s! DKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed , W" Z: A7 L+ s, Q
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed % v4 Z; n7 D( n; W
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
8 Q3 j: S1 x+ M" m6 b% b  \+ R7 b$ K' g
Allied aircraft losses 0 h) ]# l( u7 U) n3 w- r
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
# P0 `) W  J1 l  M6 \& `/ V; r
9 L% p0 J5 }7 }' {' FJapanese ground losses:
) ^$ Q6 [* {  h6 E+ ?- r137 casualties reported 6 ]" J$ Y. l& @7 C" X; d+ b" h
Guns lost 1 8 h" X) {. i$ ^7 R
$ `  @9 C& X5 v' a9 ]; D
Airbase hits 3
6 h2 Z6 @- T! x6 u) x$ pAirbase supply hits 1
* u2 p/ l) C4 }0 G3 Z+ Q) I( @Runway hits 45 : d( u! t4 D' }4 `, |7 ?" v9 Y
Port hits 2
; X3 ^4 d5 e9 O: JPort fuel hits 4 6 e) Q6 h; M  u: \  {0 ~6 V  x7 J
Port supply hits 2 / S5 ^0 T8 J, Y! j! v- _
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
  K  d$ d9 L! J3 c+ Q+ k) q
  ]) N# [4 Q0 b$ Z# GAllied aircraft
/ m0 F! [( J! `FM-2 Wildcat x 8
5 w5 H- T* G8 G1 h2 eTBM Avenger x 29 % ]8 E! I" P3 W, F
7 v* M, Q$ A$ ~& o1 ~" b( \
No Allied losses 8 s* q+ K% h, S9 H7 a# x
1 P' k# {. E! A
Port supply hits 1
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1 r4 k, H& @4 aDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 , Z: N" K$ ]- s: @2 z+ {

, b+ W) m4 q# {  PAllied aircraft # m& ^1 s6 O5 z$ Y- E
F-5A Lightning x 1
9 V" g. v1 ]# y4 ~- c! ?% qP-61A Black Widow x 54 ! M* j4 B  |1 f! }* }; d' p

3 Q, e3 u' N* E# E3 ]9 t6 {- F: [No Allied losses
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) S( H9 d& o* F& M) ~Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
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Japanese aircraft
0 K( v" T* ?0 x3 R2 f/ S( Uno flights - V$ h; g% z8 B" o& f
. J8 _6 ^1 G3 A* ?3 c
Allied aircraft " ], N6 n! J( D4 h% @
PB4Y Liberator x 4
! g; y3 Q+ G" M) {* J; PB-24J Liberator x 28 7 Z+ P! V+ V$ J$ J" f; p5 B+ ^% p

9 X; c8 k+ d: v0 j4 zJapanese aircraft losses
5 L, l- ~+ d- {7 X$ m+ c2 KKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed ; l4 L% y# C: M: r% C! I
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed & `& p6 s( z, O& a

+ t4 Q' L+ X6 `' \7 _$ cJapanese ground losses:
( O( B: T# c5 J( _! t" @' R13 casualties reported
+ U6 V. [- e) k$ J# i- D' Q2 K3 B8 ~, d! u  d
Airbase hits 3 3 v7 D' m0 ~) G) _2 I
Airbase supply hits 1 , A. R$ r0 |0 K  m. G3 X- x5 I
Runway hits 22 ( z! ?2 z3 C4 w- i3 P  o% j' G
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 E0 H4 t( I6 h. L! ?- ]* D
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 ( z- f7 r2 V1 Z

+ O% `: ]. m$ A% ?  q1 t4 U# z% gAllied aircraft ) q  p% a! i4 \5 ~# _4 u) }& {$ _
F6F Hellcat x 38 , z+ w3 s: _/ u( `$ |3 i) Z
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
  P! @. o8 Y' A- o4 ASB2C Helldiver x 42 9 [- b4 N) p3 r
  H; O. F4 x8 B9 q; f# h3 p& G
, L: d2 _8 I7 q0 w! P
Allied aircraft losses 9 f7 O% v9 i( e
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 5 k: N8 j0 d% U& p- D9 |0 K
8 h& Z0 _# P1 |$ d! K
Japanese Ships ( [  S- @+ W9 L4 p& x' V0 f5 l& m
PC PC-36
0 ?. N9 c4 S. S& s, KMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 p6 C7 u6 o. YPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 K4 s+ y# d' l+ f
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 a% D) Z: f& v( ?9 y
PC PC-26 - _% o: c1 N; B, P6 X3 J9 r6 w
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 T. ~) d3 d* N
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ ^/ K! Q( W6 }
& I# m! I# J3 ?  c2 iJapanese ground losses:
0 E5 Y. X) U) r( W4 Z; [174 casualties reported
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9 ^! G5 B' x- }Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 2 U$ ?+ [) M* s6 }/ f
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Allied aircraft 5 w' G. M* X; {8 J3 g9 ~+ D
SB2C Helldiver x 11
' Y  q! m/ _! V) f# |  W8 g: Q$ T2 [( f* r9 K2 C: o/ V
No Allied losses
! @; a) m% w/ Q3 @
( x& }0 }; ?1 k, x5 k/ \2 @/ X$ _Japanese Ships
) t5 z+ t! x. T& \DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. i/ F% ]5 d. }: B4 V5 ODay Air attack on TF at 67,56 7 E4 H% R1 g  [5 p: Q6 V, r0 M: @

) d0 U; @$ n1 h  @* VJapanese aircraft & P$ H* e# r: I) }3 [+ V$ h
G4M2 Betty x 18
5 q. W5 ?8 v1 D- ?- ^0 vG4M2e Betty x 4
" _4 j  f: X' X) \( KKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
4 ~' C- g, q7 _. |: b
6 t% I; |: b7 `7 HNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
4 K8 Y' U; n- z) l& }2 LCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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7 G2 p8 L( e  R" U3 ?1 p( N- V; @Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
6 |! I4 n4 f" l3 D. W" W; ]& f$ o' Q7 z  h
Japanese aircraft
2 s) b1 K7 i: u- M3 @0 LG4M2 Betty x 3
1 Q9 |" X* C7 G  G5 x
% I/ C! ?2 h4 O8 f( wJapanese aircraft losses ( W! }0 {2 [. g; e' \5 c  Z2 J
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
/ U* I  I1 y( [
! @7 ?9 ^- r* l- b9 S. `Allied Ships 6 S$ c: y3 i/ U/ a/ W3 s
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
1 R4 G- `/ c" C* q+ l
; v' g8 v* m2 _Allied aircraft 7 k9 G' T$ r  q  b6 q
SB2C Helldiver x 3 ; `" @. a- e) h
P-61A Black Widow x 23 - C1 {+ L; g/ d# F, j. x, i  w
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Allied aircraft losses / c; l2 z" {) ]$ }7 N* H8 @
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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( n6 i" G5 _: {6 ~CA Kako
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, L( p' h/ a8 A; ~8 V+ yDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 4 q% k8 _2 T1 u9 ~" ?  X( j  h
3 [" S# l4 L9 S9 ~
Japanese aircraft
6 x6 j' W' b4 x* R  y2 t" ]9 W6 CA6M5 Zeke x 2 + @( k% x" T" O7 J+ s

& i& x5 e+ W/ O' e* w' x  gAllied aircraft ' }& S$ b7 ^9 A
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 2 h7 _0 m0 O+ m9 O1 u5 R

# N" M0 q- D$ z' S+ P4 m5 YJapanese aircraft losses ; i4 B( x+ _& F3 n9 i% h; K1 O
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed # s8 B4 o: i, E0 M3 \
2 n0 g" {/ T' Q8 D1 W9 K4 f& z
Allied Ships
: ~; l# R4 q, p) g* \DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 7 \) l2 d% Q( p1 r/ f
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. l6 K/ }3 j8 W  h, E1 k1 E$ Q/ YConvoy near Wake Island: # A9 [0 ?3 A" X- w; q3 ?% r2 t* `1 m, |

- ~8 {3 u8 u. |4 N6 k4 x- t3 a4 p8 MDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
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2 u2 I+ v) [: \. D. }- yJapanese aircraft
& v7 `- D9 J/ b1 yB7A Grace x 11 / u4 B3 o( `( V2 R; @
Ki-49 Helen x 9
( r: g& s3 t0 g7 lKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
: G5 K, S' F/ L* f4 E& b, o3 f" SB7A Grace: 8 damaged 0 A& b6 U" e6 b  Z
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships & }3 R! F  U* x6 r
AP John Land
/ `: y+ M; S! }: U* GAK Octans & p% o4 N' P1 n! ^+ e
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 z0 D- _) y0 b# o1 K& r
AP James O'Hara 3 G( ]3 S% M8 K+ f4 @1 S  L+ }
AP Winged Arrow 5 T$ }6 f+ q7 J6 b5 H
AP Manoora
, g! Q+ o" ~; Y& @. I* r" JAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ S; U1 u: A$ ~8 Y* W
) ]0 W& C* C# |% _+ e5 ~Allied ground losses: 8 y3 q; f5 g* }7 W8 y5 M
54 casualties reported
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. + f* o  R5 ]- G- C" V" w( J
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7 z: _: X: u7 O& [Japanese aircraft + }. A: x) s7 ^1 p' s
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses 1 C( z6 j1 E+ K! z* |
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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" A" ^" N2 L0 j, JDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! l3 F8 _7 M; f$ S! `
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
; a0 g5 U5 l$ u: E: v, j% d2 c) UDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # t% d4 A( u: Z' f. L# v
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 T$ X3 k. N3 Z+ T) y& G1 L9 S2 A; L9 fDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 ], B% B: L9 M. e/ q- OLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 P( |1 I7 |5 {
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Allied ground losses: 3 o9 v  t- o( v; ^3 A
136 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 * l# d6 o. Q9 v2 U$ }9 K
$ a* x  o- ]. A7 Z# I4 l* `
Japanese aircraft ; W8 v: S5 q" U% W# x- Y3 Y, J
G4M2e Betty x 1   L, }7 h, N/ |( ^
: k0 z3 p* ~( A; M2 B- A
Allied aircraft : }; P0 l2 P& r2 \) }  ?
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 , O$ _3 X9 `0 g( ~! T

" b5 v9 ]; g0 ]( uJapanese aircraft losses 2 }7 G" b  B: r
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged & N& A( @( {: ^3 h8 E. ^7 E( y( }

( b* L  F- f& pAllied aircraft losses
* o3 Y3 b& r! g8 z# _: u6 M& E0 dFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
6 x& i: o" f2 p, `, Z" D3 [
' t+ p0 V0 X( b5 t/ O) hAllied Ships
* `- }# _/ R) l7 _BB New Jersey 3 U4 N$ j% i8 Z; T6 ?7 H/ y' H3 x  \

6 y* w% y' E" K- A) U8 G; _* c5 `Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
1 Q& f7 z+ w+ L1 n% C1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat ! M9 ^0 B& _# Z+ A4 b  p) a0 W
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere . d1 t( N8 Y7 O
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 2 ]& h- K5 C6 C6 u
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
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9 u2 v' `6 a) I' U9 \7 o) JJapanese Bombardment attack ( u) M* H8 r: Q+ F
9 N6 w6 D, z, Y8 R
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 $ X. \. b: Z, c
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses: - M; N# o9 L& m
89 casualties reported
6 }$ N+ u3 A8 @1 w, I6 Z# tGuns lost 4 & H9 `8 K/ c1 k$ `  J
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Ground combat at Wake Island ! j5 b" q) Y" J( ^

  p: d, L9 d, `4 W: F, oAllied Bombardment attack * K6 b' M& X% @$ u+ Z

8 `( ]0 f. Y$ X, QAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 3 t4 A& A. `/ k% b( i

, F7 c7 c$ A' S" rDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465   j6 l& p6 G8 U( Q5 I6 @. _
/ K5 r) N8 }# E; y' f
Japanese ground losses:
; t! ~0 Y! L( V$ `, s201 casualties reported
+ ^0 g# ^, L+ p( G7 M. Y7 oGuns lost 5

reninhat

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# ?& h% ?5 W/ M: U$ mGround combat at Marcus Island , S2 B' \, d) A- M

/ e4 t4 ?" M7 g& xAllied Bombardment attack
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& g7 ]% V) u- P* h: [& dAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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6 ?$ I0 v8 t& H1 Y; EDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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7 }9 A9 t* P% q* h3 o* K2 h; v2 o8 l  I! Q6 m) o: X
Japanese ground losses:
5 e$ |8 s" v, K/ v42 casualties reported
& h( v5 d, y  p; i$ vGuns 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,9 |, ?0 x5 c' `- @: Z% u
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。! \( N0 R% q4 C# X& G' [+ Q
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
# U* x) x8 m% p* {" j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。
7 r: v) n, W9 z, D4 k, J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。
/ x. h0 ?0 Q: }" j9 fPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
/ ?7 F& O  T! t5 l2 L5 R一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
3 B2 d# o, r* P8 X" I1 i. k7 g% j. n+ ^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YqOh4z8U2g# D$ V' X+ u% k( C+ r
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6 ~1 E1 L7 _  ~9 b* DPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
& K3 t/ D: n7 ^$ I+ |  OZenoa 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
" q& s8 Z, P& h* a& rBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
6 S/ {9 e3 x  l3 y  r0 pBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
( S  m/ O+ ]* V: p% Y5 h4 VCA Louisville f2a%W
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. b: f3 \! B, U  ?" yCA Chicago 0 D* E/ T& T& b7 \/ e6 m2 g. w% V
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
$ ]: F9 f. I4 ]DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx% Q0 [/ l. i  D# N7 M& F( L# Y# C, p
DD Wedderburn / W; U0 ^% @- B  |0 o; |: |

. x, d/ u/ e* r0 X, ~2 G9 }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，& i# b( J5 i0 o
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....