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45年1月13日,Andy vs PzB,硫磺岛战役正式打响

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。$ x0 `$ d6 w! q' Z& |0 u+ O
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?5 U" t% r( G1 R0 C5 g7 C1 C
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。$ S# r0 F6 d1 }$ R, V# j8 r/ c
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
- h7 m- s5 `& A6 n! m% z3 rCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? - f0 X! h8 R0 a) H+ Q) T
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. 5 O, _9 Y. x- N/ [3 x
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
1 U+ b# {) [6 I! dall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
# L6 D: n8 Z( Z4 U; x+ L- ^This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 6 ^6 [* J5 L6 a3 Q* q$ N* Z' z. c7 I! M
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with % g, _' m5 A  q0 x) O7 q
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 ( P4 _0 [/ `1 P0 |$ ?; V3 _  J

: C8 K) c7 d% Y) @Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
0 f8 g6 a$ P0 A( V) ~7 o  ^Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. % r- ^8 k) a2 X- l( Z

8 A6 f# |0 F/ \8 UTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 t) i, l$ q, a9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. f- e+ X* a! v. kAllied Ships / m2 j0 ?+ G6 h, J3 o1 Z3 O0 v
MSW Junee " W8 ^1 m- M8 o8 P0 a. I( q& e
MSW Bunbury " A6 |3 n& g: Q2 B9 k
MSW Gladiator / `- P+ J0 C4 a* H
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; T8 i9 D% N" z7 x9 O3 ~8 |MSW Superior
" @: H8 F7 T7 u* S& j! u! o' d0 ~AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
* r# c/ h- J( k0 TCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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& h7 @# a6 p* b7 y7 Z: [7 @Allied ground losses:
* @5 L7 Z6 ?1 q1 [$ m51 casualties reported 6 r; A3 f& H1 G7 z! }0 }
Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - D! S$ f  Q# O6 U
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships : y8 b6 U  X' A$ R+ m- R$ n4 g  j
DMS Long 9 c8 v3 d- T$ x  {- |  _- |
DMS Forrest 2 S/ g* c& _; S
DMS Hobson & }% g' Y1 T; L! ]+ t0 @
DMS Ellyson
/ o& ^% u- e% J" e- {DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
* R; v/ e8 {6 r+ e, Z3 hDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 2 |, I' [/ m4 Z! l/ v
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- r# V( K, J! s  W5 n+ D# \% B# a) dMSW Strength / M( }0 Z4 z/ U
MSW Strategy
# L5 D) K! A% J( ^MSW Staunch 3 p/ O/ G% h7 q8 G; _& O# K
MSW Spectacle & }, @$ ^# U! t9 i) y7 r! l
DE Corbesier
9 ~- b9 w$ e$ _( j. z: nDE Howard F. Clark 1 i# a) r. u1 z
DE Kendall C. Campbell
) H9 Q1 L8 n+ x% P0 rCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
* `2 _& G" L5 \* I  T20 casualties reported
, q/ ~4 y" P1 c0 FGuns lost 1
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% n: H# }9 ]9 y& |5 S- I- f4 ~Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 * {, ^7 g/ {* c5 A
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. ~. X1 M2 j1 @5 e6 OTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 3 S7 N6 O0 f0 @  p0 w$ `
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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) m' |( Q% ~8 O4 FAllied ground losses: ) H6 d" B. E& d3 o/ s1 o% v$ h
40 casualties reported 6 p7 V  D" D! ~* i
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6 K( Z3 B! I4 q3 A. gTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 2 V! p8 Z# G8 ]; v& ^2 `  _5 n1 o8 S
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships : L0 c& K2 C2 B/ Z! @8 m3 N! ]
MSW Junee
8 H+ g$ f+ a1 Y+ w: I3 ZMSW Bunbury
4 d7 j; W0 d# H3 k# i3 rMSW Gladiator % I& x( V0 U% {0 k
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
; c/ b. p5 v" g& [! GMSW Superior 3 s* N5 p4 S9 w( t
DE Mack / r% u$ n2 z  Y' E+ S" K8 h- F
DE Edwin A. Howard
3 w, n' @1 ]! F3 |! BDE Edmonds $ r2 s5 x$ a: r8 f, r
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! 8 B) ^; j3 i* `% |
DE Robert F. Keller
9 S7 [! L9 S) A" Z& a% r% R" o( ?DD Shaw 4 X( Z5 E4 [( }" M
DD Drayton ; j& Y; k% b9 {/ \. c  X. a
DE Tabberer
. |' S# C) l- o# @" `6 u; oDE Eversole 1 h( g* ^8 c% ~' K% M! z- p- O% c7 O

$ @# l: ]- h4 \% JCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 * i& K" l% t* G# m1 Z, g
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 A0 Z' V  C9 v2 t1 wDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
- v0 _: `1 M, Y6 HCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
7 i2 L* _) s* \CL Helena, Shell hits 19 1 I# K" L! p  U" U, N
DE Edmonds
' a. O7 r) Z, C; Q0 Y! K9 ]AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 F+ T6 ]1 S# V+ C2 iDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 6 C' w. A/ {. J7 v
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
* P) J! R: [# v0 N% ALST LST-608, Shell hits 2 $ l) Q1 ^$ A# w* F7 H7 K
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
  l0 b' ?) |/ j" }: N* ?6 k1 ODE Mack
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3 B3 R( T$ F# N# m4 A7 d, XJapanese ground losses: 2 b7 R* D3 d1 o7 n3 s% U
29 casualties reported ( T. s. e9 G8 e: K, T2 K( s
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Allied ground losses:
; g" m& u4 w9 C+ ~1788 casualties reported
* _. [3 F" e0 g% x5 S3 X5 n/ LGuns lost 8 2 O9 M2 Y! k% D, C
Vehicles lost 2 4 c: P( J- N0 ?" w$ C3 |* @# X  u
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) q7 y! S2 h' q! ^$ u+ tCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 9 t- n+ L! c8 f$ C) l7 w/ W
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 ! Y# {6 S6 u4 U& ?5 [- X- t% z9 ^4 K* P
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 ^4 f: U; C% b

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* h6 f, d3 k3 _6 g% C# S6 A* Z& @; mLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage & k  f0 X4 m! c! F7 s+ a; \' E1 `( {
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire * w% c. r: a# S: S$ G  m
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: n$ a3 z" T* E+ l" S- v# W8 w. F8 }1 QLST LST-888, Shell hits 2
! Q+ R* ^" n7 \LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
$ ~; T+ F, k* C% T# {$ b9 PLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
; U) \/ g3 ]) V# g6 [; w% kDMS Long
3 C1 b. ?2 Z" C! eDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
) i- D& s  O4 |: v( h' U- oDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1   A* U+ U0 r, L
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 c1 r9 m' c  z) k; W( S0 e
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire   N: X0 U/ z# f
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 w1 n4 P! L4 {
LST LST-335 . i- ]; S5 X* S- U

2 j: q3 [6 l$ pJapanese ground losses: - D* z. y+ w8 ?) H; U4 s
46 casualties reported - ^7 c7 |: J/ R9 N$ t9 V, p

8 z6 ^& z# [8 W! T" A; J2 t, QAllied ground losses: 3 w1 C$ X$ @. Z
3240 casualties reported # r% t! o+ [: T( h& [
Guns lost 20
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. p& F0 Y3 B% p; M" Q& x% JSub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 l. j: R' ]$ w, YJapanese Ships
# f/ x/ }( Q. b0 zSS RO-35, hits 7 & N# q$ i2 _  _# b# q
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Allied Ships
4 O/ {. N! ?2 U( R5 V# B" F6 kDD Saufley
7 s9 a, o" Y6 q8 O0 q, P) B# D' \DD Picking
' Y" ?# I: S$ k% v5 DDD John Hood 4 z- L) a2 n  [8 s# P2 \& V& O
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 + F  x* O, z/ [4 X# u# i% @. Z

' \1 A" U8 C2 C! OJapanese Ships 0 L/ y% ^3 ~8 ]; ^( p" Q, Y) E
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 I$ z' I5 z) j3 }8 e! OPC Kume 0 l4 W! `! |5 Y+ l3 ?0 m) H

# j1 W0 ~. a% {; q# D0 r( CAllied Ships 4 C4 o) O& Q0 a+ ~
SS Hake # Y9 G7 Y, W& w9 g
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# Z8 t/ p# g9 y" B4 [' pASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53   b0 e9 G4 \6 l5 N+ \- m) ~

, j" M" V9 [4 a5 b; g4 u. m* PJapanese Ships / ~$ T; |: H% T9 _0 D) g3 _
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 H2 z* i- V6 p7 J  zDD Saufley
/ c' D- r0 N, U6 o& e$ BDD Picking
; T9 }  Q4 H7 t% Z: P! \, mDD John Hood
: L  Y! V1 l. L" R8 SDD Caperton + ?0 [5 f% P  \3 F6 |
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+ m- ?2 c7 M3 x; g/ U: _8 pSub attack at 62,53 1 K) |2 Q/ F4 d, F3 v
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Japanese Ships 0 B0 h5 k$ D: M& u2 K
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 u6 |: m2 \) y" }+ m; TPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
% S5 {0 G) P( f/ H" dSS Bang , Y1 w8 h) m3 X0 r; @. J6 m+ I

. _. a6 I4 h" h- U' H  P4 iJapanese ground losses:
& _5 @! ~: Z7 H3 k88 casualties reported - W1 M5 Z  {3 j2 \( [  i. v9 U) n  |
Guns lost 2 0 l$ ?, q2 z4 I) x
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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
9 N3 L+ N- I6 w2 D3 ^the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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! l8 R# q# V9 L0 h, i* z: \0 mNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships ( V( m8 B( a* R
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 . j$ i- B/ L, {  m/ M% t" _8 l
BB Yamashiro ! Y# e2 J% |1 F; g* `! w* H+ B
BB Hyuga 2 u3 f, b. C6 q% @
CA Mikuma
) D) Z& }$ y- _4 z1 D5 nCL Noshiro
" ^2 X, @+ Z& H" v: RDD Fuyuzuki
1 p" J# \( d, t$ `( v5 X2 KDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 0 R0 [5 u2 o: a  z" L& P+ P
DD Momi
( C: K% _' S5 B, s7 N" J  ODD Kaede % p5 j7 Q$ x+ F& x7 ^: `* [
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
% R. G% [+ s$ n& N& ?/ S3 }DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ; ]! A; K4 `% P0 _3 r+ E

; J7 R5 {  k# {' g4 @8 g- z0 H8 @9 B+ J! yAllied Ships ' y6 m' e" G) P  w  g2 \1 W) W
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 [4 H  j) J7 z1 |
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 7 k" N' G+ Y% |: w$ t1 g* x
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % P( Y; Y; b0 Q8 y! G. p
DMS Rodman
2 e2 [8 m6 o; I% S( X( b& ?DMS Gherardi
6 [) o1 s, `: xDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 R- \6 `" J1 O, b. l
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 `7 _0 s9 n5 Q  O) m% L# d1 q0 sLST LST-339, heavy damage $ Y% o" t1 K4 R( x4 A
LST LST-457, heavy damage   C: _7 p/ j" v3 Q$ U. g! F
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
. s+ h9 ~1 d8 hAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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- {/ S- i( {( ^# n" i- ~( v# R" p0 B. qAllied ground losses:   \. Q( s' x% f) I3 B3 d
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , i- e" D- F6 \# p2 q2 p5 C
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: ?9 z1 ?3 r( M' C! TPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk : O6 v% o7 S/ M  K

$ V  a5 h1 _8 w# fAllied Ships
: [+ N6 A, B% _DD Lyman K. Swenson * M& E( i4 F( p* y2 c9 s+ i5 x
DD Taussig 0 R, o+ J1 L1 a) y
DD John W. Weeks
5 A+ `5 ?) v* o1 zDD Harrison
; z( \7 k" Z# |6 @DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 2 B0 I$ I% ^0 M
DD David Taylor 2 a6 s3 G( h# f  _! F  d9 ~
DD Barton
" v/ \. q* m' U. R2 G% v: O, N! M1 @DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: , |3 A; }* T+ G5 w

9 E4 e# |- a2 D: ?9 v$ M# V4 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 9 y, P( ?) h  K% j0 @, |

$ E  L6 P( ^# {2 h  k' `- CJapanese Ships - e* u  N9 ?' C/ S" C+ \# ^5 h3 C
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 0 j/ e6 _! P9 u& e  e
CL Kiso
, O2 d) q/ X9 u: u! xDD Urakaze # Y/ F" @7 u2 [1 [: q) }' W
DD Natsugumo 7 M: R% ?8 G* W9 Z# @1 w
DD Minegumo 4 U; ^) ^  M* @2 N4 `5 Z
DD Sugi
. D2 {3 y  N( \5 P. V! a, tDD Hinoki 9 T8 N( S2 y0 V  U2 v, E+ i
DD Kashi
* X; [$ S9 f$ p! cDD Keyaki ! j& O! w# R* x- t

0 k: I3 C8 U3 E4 A' YAllied Ships % x$ k& ?  ?5 K6 n
AS Howard W. Gilmore
" T9 H. p4 h9 |1 N$ j' HAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 i, M. B1 q5 B- ?3 l( ZAV Hamlin
. F- \0 l8 V6 `+ r$ lAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 s$ J/ G+ I9 |' P% a* \. I+ n2 W. W' JAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 k  X, x, j, S  P% p$ v
AR George Taylor
+ s; s& t5 C1 q3 W& p: MAV R. C. Brennan 2 s9 Y7 [7 R% i# M
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 M9 f7 Z8 I; P! zAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
3 ^7 ]' {6 S3 |% Z3 V8 FAR William T. Sherman
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* I/ C3 g8 z# \: k7 v, y/ Y6 mThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:   R7 m7 D  }% U* `9 _3 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; X$ j1 n7 V0 T
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Japanese Ships
: z& G6 x0 i0 V+ J. M/ P5 V. XCA Kako, Shell hits 4
$ B, V6 I: g4 V9 b4 \- Z& WCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
. w3 T, a$ v2 J; s- d3 n" EDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire $ [6 J; \2 s- Z; L" m3 ?; [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* E* S( l! t7 [0 R. L; LDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' w3 M4 B7 v1 a5 {
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
4 U& [7 \  u: d; Y- [DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
% F. W+ v5 Q6 t( E& CDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  z/ b" z3 B$ ^DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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6 [* v- `! e6 a$ s. pAllied Ships
/ z7 N& u: w1 r- C+ E4 z% XCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
  F4 a8 h. i/ D; v+ @CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
/ b. L/ M/ j9 NCL Wilkes-Barre # W6 p" n6 e9 N
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
3 G0 V! J+ @: c  n( v$ MDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 M! b6 d  ^$ j* G* @DD Burns, Shell hits 1 5 I1 o/ [7 z8 D. j% A! q
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
3 X8 E- C! c" R0 f3 Y/ jDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 8 T; I/ _6 p" k1 Q& }3 n. X# v
DD Welles
; v" X$ q+ E0 I. u2 PDD Wilkes 8 `; Z8 Y% b/ g: b, J
DD Roe ! f( n  K8 }$ v7 I* u* [1 b" c% V
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships & Q& T. n) A- d2 V& d/ l
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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. j' t. i6 Q% F$ z6 ZAllied Ships " p8 |9 y  W  v5 r, |! r9 I! z
DD Nicholson
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: y1 F8 P; z' ~7 E$ cNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 l* y& g0 U( r4 l

6 j, D( d- F; Y# ~; rJapanese Ships $ j2 n& v: ~# E" X
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . j9 @' n0 x5 @4 U' |8 Q! g

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DD Lyman K. Swenson % D3 t& g: C& e5 F7 T
DD Taussig 9 S8 [$ t  e0 P' b* v6 C  ^
DD John W. Weeks
# O: Y5 L0 x0 }: vDD Harrison ) H5 R) W; V# L2 v8 ^
DD Isherwood # W0 W! V) E' T* ~+ t5 r% X4 e
DD David Taylor 4 L  Z( \- h/ b) ?5 L
DD Barton ' @, a. @9 E* y+ Y' P  C
DD Quickmatch 5 q/ X: s3 E( ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% \' k" Q! v) B" S1 k, EJapanese Ships
' n3 P9 h/ V% }5 s. s2 W5 ]: o+ uPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk , W2 w2 X, }) t
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Allied Ships
9 @( s& h. E+ E% Q: SDD Lyman K. Swenson - A* I/ u! }$ F! J1 g/ M
DD Taussig
5 B/ D- Y9 @( w, Y& NDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
7 X$ W0 v4 |2 M. F" dDD Harrison
" _( y% H. l! U2 zDD Isherwood 6 ~! E( k& K: e+ ^4 U: B4 W
DD David Taylor
  b  F9 ?/ k% dDD Barton 4 A% q) ]  s6 D9 f. v2 z7 B7 J
DD Quickmatch
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1 R. H3 X, y9 A. a- @# UNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
. M7 _/ `3 j! M* ~PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
# g; m9 T& `- ~DD Lyman K. Swenson ; H9 R9 v' g8 i1 N
DD Taussig
: @  v5 s5 v$ P& hDD John W. Weeks
' ]! }2 |2 c' c+ I; D) @5 xDD Harrison / i% n; _4 D  ^' i& l0 l7 T
DD Isherwood 7 A: b7 }" F, b$ u0 j# B
DD David Taylor
" N$ K% m3 Z$ y9 b5 |; @DD Barton
- y( X8 _" u/ JDD Quickmatch
, V8 g* n. ?6 J/ M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ^; o& m8 l- q; C
( z  @  I2 n7 L+ k$ Y2 t& H
Daylight Surface Combat % C  L  E# ^0 Z; k0 @" c

: f( U9 \4 k  p) rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 p4 ?' R( n4 ]( P/ q& o- K: u) x, q2 ^: a% n' n; G( R2 h
Japanese Ships + a0 L$ i$ V, }# F/ f0 E) {
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 1 j: Q; \3 K9 H8 e3 G! n

! ^+ f: O5 A; i. k' ?0 ZAllied Ships 0 Z# I! p% s) d: F* {- h) U( h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
% O5 \  N' X6 P4 a4 NBB Massachusetts 4 ^0 s# a$ j8 F! }0 g6 e0 {
BB Alabama
5 N* \5 f! \* z' p! z# e" t% LCA Louisville : x5 I7 p$ |3 x
CA Chicago $ z( }( E/ {' E9 I$ Y- Z, u# A
DD Walker 1 V3 H- Q% O/ n$ a0 N
DD Waller
/ I  {, _: V7 iDD Wedderburn ! s: z3 _; L! o" ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; @! s% ~! `6 C6 hDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # B7 \1 Z5 Q$ V# i

( y. M+ I. v* W/ LJapanese Ships 4 ^! }) d+ l/ ]  l6 }* w# R+ m( j
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - M& p% o- ~6 Y8 Q9 F. C# h3 @

- w- T& \, I1 }  `( |Allied Ships
: _: Q! _3 \; o/ L( tBB South Dakota
4 ^. h' B3 [2 ?! P  B  g! ^: n! @BB Massachusetts
5 m8 v: Z2 S: {" P4 M" r$ b* ]( QBB Alabama % n( r7 h. _! _1 e1 G
CA Louisville 1 v, x; z( p% r4 Y! j: z& L
CA Chicago 4 g& c  {1 ~8 ~
DD Walker
1 q7 `" ?' M9 p; o1 DDD Waller
. Y: e) o1 i& F- ]DD Wedderburn
: R7 n! p2 E9 H! g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ z5 e- N0 e$ z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* o3 V3 g8 A4 \: J+ [: Q3 Q% }0 ]% _6 |; j! w4 H0 s3 b  |
Japanese Ships # ^* J3 _2 E: ?) H+ ]
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk , c8 q. z: ?  W# g

' Y& x) q" z) s5 D* ZAllied Ships
3 w$ H! U* b6 q3 N1 Q9 e2 NBB South Dakota
9 S* [" w5 J) O. D/ jBB Massachusetts 0 K: u7 S4 T/ T9 f
BB Alabama 4 Q. w$ c9 F$ ~7 G
CA Louisville
: `! z8 @7 O" {7 ICA Chicago - {8 |8 e5 v7 d8 [" W. G5 _6 h. @
DD Walker ) S; Q5 S# [; y- [8 y9 D$ [& Q0 E
DD Waller
, p( r9 a5 \9 Q! \: ?- kDD Wedderburn
  N: p3 u& ~2 V) @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 K% Y! L) W+ D9 V: }/ FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # b- X/ b0 }/ c) z$ P
8 ^3 H! ?: w3 q' N* J2 p
Japanese Ships
1 c9 \' v+ y& V  U9 }9 g% qPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 H8 D1 t# v4 [# W  I* n- ^7 K+ w5 K( L/ M- c5 q9 x' E( i7 [
Allied Ships
9 ]( v6 ]4 `! A, lBB South Dakota
9 x) b% c! P4 g) h. N5 o( SBB Massachusetts ' Y, z/ x. L+ T( \" A6 y  n
BB Alabama
$ e9 b4 I$ Y4 u% xCA Louisville
, h6 D5 U2 g9 O$ c0 [% tCA Chicago
) _3 R2 p3 v5 [0 O/ ]+ ]DD Walker % _+ p  h5 T& `2 c4 Z# [
DD Waller % w  z! W, k& {+ T8 V3 i; k" D
DD Wedderburn , A7 m1 h' g: ]# C3 E# _) A0 b
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 I6 F7 a2 t& j1 r! m
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* M9 d% |/ m% ]! Y$ M+ t0 m# @7 g' T* @# g9 J
Japanese Ships 9 H. r+ Y5 Y) q8 j( Z. \% _% N
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 {# ^6 U1 H+ ]1 D+ w) \/ O2 j0 D& {) c. F5 C
Allied Ships 7 C* z) K4 o- I+ d7 l! z4 x
BB South Dakota # |# T' L* m" J7 Y
BB Massachusetts
& ^0 Q" w$ o) M" n) @- vBB Alabama
( O7 v4 h3 S) _( \CA Louisville
$ N* s6 o2 `- b$ LCA Chicago ( C* e! ~5 G8 D0 L7 ?
DD Walker * R' N- @2 ^* o7 u$ A) V! \1 a8 A
DD Waller
# r. Y$ F0 O  l2 j: k" Q! ~DD Wedderburn ! @8 \  ~* q5 k7 P0 }5 J- M
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + v2 `  k; G1 |
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- |2 c3 q5 F  ?) J: A
6 `9 r1 U' |  ~Japanese Ships ' |6 X4 _' S3 }5 j$ g+ x  p( X
AK Myoho Maru " b1 q2 M* O+ q& l
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 q+ D# t$ d" F) u/ ^$ ]  O+ t& D% s2 i: `8 T0 i  Q1 ~( \
Allied Ships ) b9 ]' G' B$ W- O- V
BB South Dakota
! I( d; Q& w  f/ h4 i% i' o5 IBB Massachusetts 5 m6 ^1 ?+ i9 D- Z" a1 H9 Y
BB Alabama
/ }* F" r" G) j% v/ CCA Louisville
" [. h; W1 g- ACA Chicago
' T% ^/ r+ [' R/ `* Q9 U2 I" \7 {DD Walker : V( _/ s- ~* h% L7 ]% Q4 X
DD Waller
7 ~& I; q$ t. ?8 M6 H" |7 p* sDD Wedderburn 7 X/ r9 P. [7 u( [$ e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   i1 k& t5 K1 a: k) }6 Q/ s
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) F4 q- T9 `) n+ n1 ^4 ?" M6 }1 ~% x0 |% @, m
Japanese Ships " o, \& O/ B  G8 v' D5 R
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
1 J7 M  A. U- E/ J- I. q; K  ]
9 t" O# Q. c2 ^" i7 H- w/ mAllied Ships 2 l. O, K. `! `' q+ w- H
BB South Dakota & e) F  G9 p9 ]1 E1 o; [
BB Massachusetts 7 q& Z0 q9 R- Q. y2 M" y
BB Alabama 7 b; j; G5 n" o. A3 U
CA Louisville
9 I, |4 Y: C$ j# BCA Chicago
. ~" L4 w  j: `9 ~  J: QDD Walker # U8 m) B, Y3 W3 v  _; a
DD Waller 2 }5 m; z: t' m5 P2 h* ^, P
DD Wedderburn
0 p9 L( @0 t: H$ H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ n: d7 m  @; p6 \' C; O2 c" ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - P9 O& I4 e6 l/ o7 m& p
* Z: D" M* C( o; z4 A! l7 X
Japanese Ships . X3 j1 i3 y1 G, E6 X6 J
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 1 H% @$ @$ o/ {4 a  ^; J

% X* N! e' E* X3 H$ g- q9 G, @Allied Ships 6 ?0 V3 T/ Y! y" M( b$ @
BB South Dakota " U/ G9 [6 U, a; l. s
BB Massachusetts ( c" T5 y: J0 J3 N) x7 @
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 8 l) Q- r0 g* B: [4 R
CA Louisville ) l9 G1 m1 @( p
CA Chicago ! ]/ m. Q/ e9 R9 S* W! a
DD Walker 9 Q( U  K7 I4 o1 M" G
DD Waller
: ^' A5 p4 F; H1 y, Z5 C% ~8 ]DD Wedderburn , c3 {. D/ n1 ~8 W/ T
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 G4 Y1 o  h6 P' P. m
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
/ H" k! N! p$ i+ k8 q6 G0 k3 E- y4 i; h& h* v% r' i4 N  O
Japanese Ships ; @# N" h9 f2 ~1 q% G* y, Z: f
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
; B; u8 j" i# D. C9 x: g) u( @% I4 |AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 9 H0 ?( G  N+ Y3 b! I7 s& Q

! d# J2 [3 ]! E% N) vAllied Ships " ]5 P' `8 G2 p: a/ s
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
( p9 Y/ }( q& {% G1 s  [BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
+ j1 l/ e' O' U6 S+ z' aBB Alabama
9 X: V" i- X/ M) g5 |, S5 E, aCA Louisville 8 J( V" r& U, p. k4 h
CA Chicago % `1 `4 h3 i; @4 d0 m
DD Walker 2 [* f+ y+ P7 w* a) p
DD Waller 3 l( f' t" `9 y9 J( f7 D
DD Wedderburn
% ~. |2 _* e3 r----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& j$ L' f( y0 v0 T- r. n7 d7 n2 P, _. t( e
Bombardments , M7 m# M# P& z1 O1 w2 ^' [

. \8 A" T* \7 T5 M/ ~- W) TNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! , A& v  a! \& ^: t7 L8 @
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
  G( m9 h3 U) |% s
* [* N# M" V4 ?3 J. uAllied Ships
; y0 A$ ?; T4 ~2 p1 k! uCA Chicago
6 r; V+ Y2 R& x( QCA Louisville % f) J' B* p  M8 S$ ^$ X9 A. m2 c
BB Alabama
: s, A4 u8 a5 r! S) {BB Massachusetts
$ V, F; Z  J$ d. K5 HBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 5 v8 N1 C. @% s' ~$ A6 _1 q

! n0 N) s$ q3 X- XJapanese ground losses: " {1 q* h, C, x; Y& e( I
184 casualties reported 3 S6 a2 V$ l7 P2 j% I
Guns lost 3 ' `' B6 m7 t: L

6 F! e1 z1 r  W9 F+ T" i. C% b# fRunway hits 1 : c# M) e) t3 _6 S/ t& {* i
Port fuel hits 1
- W; J& C3 [$ b0 C0 KPort supply hits 2
  y4 m  e: t: \6 _+ z9 W% D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" d1 X# n0 f7 ~, y4 f/ \1 b! e0 YNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 " h; |" o+ z0 `: A7 ]* c

2 K8 p2 z: h2 JJapanese aircraft
& G+ e8 l. l* c0 U, Ano flights
6 H8 g9 v) {: E# c- l: ]
$ r! R7 D! J8 w* R9 _  \- h4 WJapanese aircraft losses
5 Y6 l, o2 J. e* d, [Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 6 k- {8 f* @/ ~4 ?  G* P8 y/ l

/ H, V" a! ^2 r$ Y+ xAllied Ships
; o& d$ |, ^$ w& r/ y" m1 Y5 KCA Chester 1 d9 O+ D/ q# {+ a5 E! j/ R! Z( R% K
BB Washington - E3 b% n3 @7 B$ }' W2 W$ M
BB North Carolina
3 `0 n7 M! o  ~) g7 E, x$ w" G; t# r* n
Japanese ground losses:
3 ]8 l9 R4 B, p, t, k3 K, e  N6 T85 casualties reported
( v- o8 k$ M+ a1 i* u; z+ ?Guns lost 2
4 R8 `# D5 w+ }' B. h2 I
# o' |" _5 Z. H( D8 n; TAirbase hits 1
. ~, E3 t) m1 J* N7 e& wRunway hits 5
3 `- S1 f3 \& ~# _Port hits 1
/ |) q, [2 K6 UPort supply hits 4 + h- v5 u5 m6 G) d* W/ G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. X1 ?; X3 ~$ A* B: L3 ^4 b% g8 {" }: ]& b3 c" C, m+ F
Night Air Combat
; a1 @2 J: Z1 j$ s% N$ Q4 H  B5 x
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 & R; ~1 }9 b7 G$ K1 U
  a# A/ o& O$ N% q2 @% s
Japanese aircraft
: N* F, e1 |1 `! P& yH8K Emily x 5 & e% h' _+ _8 Q7 h" U( v
- K- ]( a  L% e: D/ C( P
Japanese aircraft losses 7 v7 S" p0 a) {6 }* T
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
# H( X* i% }  W  }+ O2 l( i; @! P( o6 n' z( h0 n5 f
Japanese Ships 8 G* i- i/ H/ h& I% T
SS RO-35 , ]( L% s9 q' x
9 F! P! y4 b+ E  ^6 m/ e
Allied Ships $ w' m7 i1 Q/ v5 |1 d
DD Hyman . ^3 O7 S4 {! P: b" D/ ~# D
DD Conner
8 F- t/ b9 _- n7 {. {& `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( t: F0 v$ r4 M5 @5 x+ ~
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 + k+ C% H7 i/ e- L- x, L# `

1 B4 \3 E9 C# R, {" o4 R" y: VJapanese aircraft % M2 z! t2 v& k  \7 |
H8K Emily x 5   K, d1 g$ v, i. m

/ ~$ q! Y5 `" g1 ^7 sAllied aircraft / L6 Y' e$ q+ e( F
P-61A Black Widow x 2
' D( ~6 k" X$ K( C) X: X0 ^% a0 n; M
Japanese aircraft losses
/ t( [, J# m; l/ y. b" F2 S5 sH8K Emily: 4 damaged   n) g: f8 a& ~

9 B+ p8 a2 n6 F: S# UAllied Ships
$ H" @9 p0 C& _DD Conner : b( ]1 @- Z/ p1 w1 R
DE LeRay Wilson
5 |4 N5 F( ~2 D  N/ _8 Y  Y; r! |6 `AK Martin Johnson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ e5 e9 H  E+ k( m
' X0 g/ f  E& ZDay Air Combat
; g% }( _: I8 b6 L! M* |% J- b+ z' ?' H) q
DEI Theatre: * ^" S, d6 ?- k5 s

' A) O" Y2 r: J( b- |* @Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
- s1 n8 H! e6 l4 e; ~: F& {6 Q8 M) w" h" r, S* ?' q
Japanese aircraft ( Y7 `1 X8 o# i" ?3 o& ]
A6M5 Zeke x 9 ! g6 W  {0 \$ V; D. ^3 Q; o: F! S
N1K1-J George x 31
# r) ~. T; Z% d$ RJ2M Jack x 6
8 V4 ]: t  C* e9 D& L, W1 F
) s5 a2 F2 z$ z) W0 uAllied aircraft
6 b5 _$ x5 v- T& kP-38J Lightning x 3
9 S4 w1 P8 g" P! N5 R! ]) }/ e0 `' B( d3 ?& y4 d. k) l9 p. t
No Japanese losses ; W. F! G! P* E) ^% ~$ V3 H

) r5 T! n$ M* {4 v/ F5 w/ ^Allied aircraft losses
4 h' I0 n1 V/ q/ y) h7 V2 SP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
  y3 p& Q  T9 h! c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + [; U4 T; o4 X& Z2 H) z* _  o2 D

- P% C1 [# i+ f( DCentral Pacific , `; c; o/ X4 l. d  o$ f; ^

$ d! Y7 u  j4 Y$ q" }3 b% TDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
0 i7 r1 @8 V5 |) p" q% W( b, S: J  |% R" j+ g) p! I- `; ?: A
Japanese aircraft 0 [2 ?. C' Z: p4 F
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 ' ~. j4 B5 T1 `
A6M5 Zeke x 9
/ `: c( H& s. l, oN1K1-J George x 29
% R( j# \/ I$ QJ2M Jack x 15
0 M$ E0 Y/ @2 O: B% {7 U( UA6M5c Zeke x 7 ' v+ S7 t2 y  H5 }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
4 N& |0 V0 b) IKi-102a Randy x 11
0 i- N5 {! T( o" N- ]
* M! _( a# |$ S8 i; q$ xAllied aircraft 9 _3 H+ X0 X0 B% b( g
P-51D Mustang x 13
9 `! w/ a/ Y2 k" f! V# Z+ q# `) B5 W+ \; K& B
Japanese aircraft losses
, J, F* Q9 Z$ n0 a7 |* ?$ S' zA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
6 g& q% q/ X2 X4 }) wN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged 9 q3 \# {2 v  j  k& Y
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
9 H+ d$ y/ y7 ~3 nA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed . E  ]) P& O. V0 u+ V( j
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 1 l- R! l2 {5 e: j  U

* @# Z- d0 Y- v5 T, q: F& |Allied aircraft losses ! l7 u3 Z: Z. D
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 0 Q2 M7 y8 V4 a+ e; o
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + O0 D& h0 f) ~; `; n7 |  C5 M9 C/ o5 e
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
; f) q; x, j  t3 v) |9 G
2 @, S( ]: v# H8 r' U# o8 I9 r1 YJapanese aircraft ( u7 W0 y! E1 H
no flights
  v1 l. K9 o( o
1 H. u% Q: g. u7 j5 zAllied aircraft ( I2 V5 U7 _# A% Q# X, w
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
6 T' n& N$ J2 ~% V9 ZF6F Hellcat x 15 6 \& m/ ]0 |, K4 K( K5 b6 R" q
SB2C Helldiver x 44
3 S( n* B3 E8 J4 b1 `8 e+ {F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
$ ?' r; y, T! S+ OTBM Avenger x 159
! k# k% }0 z; c* y1 i1 F$ V" }$ h% t* {0 }  j5 B& h
Japanese aircraft losses * U* x" @) m) ^2 T; {
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed ! ~# t9 o9 U+ k
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed + _% I! @) p$ k8 t3 @$ x& ^
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
" [1 Y( E; E8 e' d. h  ^H8K Emily: 1 destroyed 8 F: p7 S' K8 E- |# [6 K6 h
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
* T6 x+ }4 o$ S2 W  v  Y7 K( O  E& U) x
Allied aircraft losses
$ j* `% Q" \  Z+ Y: eSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
- n& w9 P9 `3 g: P& V! L
6 N- C0 B1 T! e) w4 L' m, p0 KJapanese ground losses:
; E" b- J+ H! b5 T3 [137 casualties reported   L- L& c: j% ~
Guns lost 1
) I* ~" v& c  p2 s& t
3 n6 |& S* r% t4 ]* E3 u/ uAirbase hits 3 5 }$ ^6 j1 @/ Y5 w
Airbase supply hits 1 0 V) i4 [: h+ r$ c
Runway hits 45 9 j6 L( a" {$ k+ Y1 o' Y/ t
Port hits 2 8 t9 V- |+ R+ j. U0 ?# y; w0 z
Port fuel hits 4
) m3 J- Q0 N, P7 P$ |4 nPort supply hits 2
* F3 ~3 _" i& c0 ]/ y% a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* l$ V* F- T' p: F) m! t  B! CDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 , `. h. w) \& D) L' @
' C& x5 [% [8 u; A/ ?' @3 y
Allied aircraft
( Y0 V; r$ h: e' ~# t# aFM-2 Wildcat x 8 * D. K' U+ s: f" U/ n/ w$ u
TBM Avenger x 29 6 [4 J+ G  q1 y0 Z$ B

5 Z2 x- o# [  l& FNo Allied losses 6 s! \7 ~( y1 n7 J7 |
% T9 l5 s& y+ m* g
Port supply hits 1
* `0 y5 X# d! `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' _+ I: w7 G/ P5 U0 }, T, L- `Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
" o3 ~1 G: N4 T: [% x# _8 p( ~
& z, g- b8 {( kAllied aircraft 0 C0 a) _6 ~# O# `! r; k
F-5A Lightning x 1 1 O& ]! t. g( i3 j" w
P-61A Black Widow x 54
# }. A$ D0 Z& L4 V: C7 F3 }9 {8 V8 d" }+ x" m1 j* O
No Allied losses
  N) w$ g) ?) Z* N+ J, P( j, Z-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & o! U- `8 U7 z3 ^
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
/ ]! ]. l- {8 o+ y6 o9 P& c1 ?2 J8 `0 _. R$ Z4 s; X1 O- O( }$ {5 d  F
Japanese aircraft ( c  }  x( w) l/ H# d( C
no flights * ~  C$ l. b( x' q$ m& J& P

  W- D( t0 y5 eAllied aircraft
7 `1 `# M9 b, h. RPB4Y Liberator x 4
& m9 ]% p2 p7 {. e. JB-24J Liberator x 28 2 O- p. P" {4 \% |* I
- j( \4 U3 J8 m
Japanese aircraft losses
* t! w! O% B+ g% ~1 `+ ^& V- jKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
( B+ H9 }0 q; C0 Q. ^Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
9 y% |9 a# Z) H0 s+ ~- p% b; c5 {- f5 |* q. G
Japanese ground losses:
0 k8 s& x- z9 ?) k% X% T* f0 e1 V13 casualties reported - {* A, Z  d. {1 }+ X; ^0 \
, J8 l  t7 D6 m7 [& S4 k5 L% i
Airbase hits 3 1 L' ~: H5 `0 x4 u6 d! @" q/ V8 u
Airbase supply hits 1
( x* H6 [9 P6 J3 l6 ?" z& q. uRunway hits 22
, q1 r: K- f% f- r( P! {6 R$ b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ }5 ~: F& K: |- b
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 7 M& D# j# F. }2 p* @# r: _

  `. R! Y, M; |/ Y) GAllied aircraft - G" Z0 G6 ^) y! l  z6 }
F6F Hellcat x 38
+ x9 d4 u7 m+ W% W( x& N9 ?$ ?: cF4U-1 Corsair x 8
0 U* ~9 Q! S- M* v5 i, l  eSB2C Helldiver x 42 7 ?) a/ F8 c# r

- w2 q4 O2 P! N3 [
/ M( E7 U  N, |2 M& k9 g+ nAllied aircraft losses
+ b5 ]' V: W3 ~' t4 u* MSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ ]) ^+ B8 P6 O, a. N
& x+ s5 ?; |9 Z# xJapanese Ships 5 s" F. J/ R  T( p% t
PC PC-36
0 A" x8 E+ d- P; Z3 }MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 B8 T, A  q2 z  o& x3 g
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; M% I7 s9 ^( S& |" w! E! [5 {
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! G1 O# z: L& y1 SPC PC-26 + @/ h2 N, j0 @$ [
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - z+ \1 i! [5 \5 N& {# f
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ p7 `" V: B; \+ Y
- Q- T2 v5 H1 x3 f6 g- y. ]% K( ~Japanese ground losses: 5 W( R4 N, B  \# ~5 R+ L+ |
174 casualties reported 1 Y' j9 r* m+ u; \$ N
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; s4 R4 A, K: w# R+ v
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
/ a0 M& A. n7 \5 ^5 L4 B, y+ z/ ~/ j3 K, y- t
Allied aircraft
! |  U0 W# \$ V0 W  VSB2C Helldiver x 11 . z8 R7 j5 K6 u1 O' v5 }
, N. j1 [+ d: Q; u0 h1 v% }) I
No Allied losses ) z* V. T; ?6 Q* T' u
5 g) _. \0 `. a8 H5 a2 z3 o
Japanese Ships + l1 O$ ^2 z, d, p/ \! g9 U9 f
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , [# |. M. K7 L
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Japanese aircraft
- R7 x9 p. D+ L9 [G4M2 Betty x 18 8 ^& o( d  G6 I% a! ^' ~
G4M2e Betty x 4 4 @+ j) d/ y. r5 |7 |6 }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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, q$ z' A- `2 h5 W( ?No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
) T' i) P. z8 ACA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
% @( J8 @. b1 }, x7 U/ F% @G4M2 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
, x5 \, g) B$ X7 N- W7 GG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged ) l. a8 N# E' H& w
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Allied Ships & T3 T% Q2 U9 k* }: s$ r+ T
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 S2 s* O- q" X7 P& |" Q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 3 H! z: b: t( Y: e# y, x' E# M

7 _" s+ V5 h( |% tAllied aircraft : f& O; K) l* V0 b, t' q
SB2C Helldiver x 3 3 ^2 ~5 e2 w6 _/ V! W+ m
P-61A Black Widow x 23 $ M! N: K/ ?4 H- _

+ M2 S  v. ~" m5 s2 ^1 u8 sAllied aircraft losses
+ ]# E6 B- w- ISB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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6 K1 ^  G9 s& t/ ?CA Kako ) E8 [' l; s; D
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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1 ^" R1 ^5 e! G" u# }Japanese aircraft 0 b% Z; c" v& V/ F# t
A6M5 Zeke x 2 * I# A$ c% Y5 h! n8 `' `- z( U; e
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# t5 a. C- }+ U4 j$ ]FM-2 Wildcat x 1
7 s4 m0 S7 v% f- I
5 e; u; H; v; {& oJapanese aircraft losses
' g8 I: M0 K0 F0 O  N: ^A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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* d, i: o6 g/ y8 ~# O( jDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 9 h& P1 g" M4 q& j% z9 ]
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Convoy near Wake Island: ) s' P2 O+ T$ F

" k" W5 T. m- p+ u+ y' vDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 + B7 x) m7 M& u3 s5 n( c
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Japanese aircraft ! o3 Q8 a; W& I4 P1 I# f: B/ c
B7A Grace x 11 5 S. D( f! i1 f( Q  X9 f+ T/ j
Ki-49 Helen x 9
' d2 A& [* e! \6 r, s" F$ B( jKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses " l( s$ [7 x1 j& N4 e
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
( k+ r: I# C/ |3 C  B& aKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged & [* Y+ i* V% u6 z& Y5 C

" w& a5 d; N1 d) W2 k7 L+ ?Allied Ships : a7 ~9 J4 l+ y. a3 A, c
AP John Land
+ W2 z/ Y* [: B) f: ]- aAK Octans . N+ h7 U  \2 [: A: |; \! i* g
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * \/ F1 `2 s: J& P
AP James O'Hara
, x4 u9 A  {- e; zAP Winged Arrow
3 Z" Z/ @1 k* }; k/ u, uAP Manoora ' u. c1 [% d* Q3 b, I
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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: `3 A8 w1 [: s0 k% B( nAllied ground losses:
" i9 D2 I2 }: w54 casualties reported
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/ Y4 @9 m$ W# y( rThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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5 c) i! B5 H& Z* d5 HJapanese aircraft
; M$ _% b( U! l) l% P2 cA6M5 Zeke x 37 1 r! U" s6 Z0 m  Z/ S( W0 u

  s7 K' h5 x9 cJapanese aircraft losses ) A$ o$ @" r- n/ {; h' H
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed % T. ~: s; c7 s3 _6 {& I
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Allied Ships
+ I: k! n4 v( ~; pDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 u: c& `5 A0 K; Y% MDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
# h. J) ]) F1 x2 L% YDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" I6 h  C8 d' s/ ]  O* \  W3 GAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ Z7 D9 R2 z6 d' l* X" i
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  V( @* W. f# sLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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% ~/ P5 Y! w1 C9 y- Y  ~7 fAllied ground losses:
4 ]. c6 ]- k5 E4 S- W4 ?136 casualties reported
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' q- q+ {9 i* M$ P1 j# qDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 0 |- N9 q+ {$ `

( s% V& G1 N. J- c' F. Y8 pJapanese aircraft , g) Q% i# I! I- \( }$ ^
G4M2e Betty x 1
9 j3 d3 b( w5 a, f% j; O" h
, |1 x8 l& P: D% {Allied aircraft . @4 z  _& k7 `( U; s' q
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 0 T% P  h9 ~3 i0 v6 t- r

- r+ s! c- w. u9 T2 CJapanese aircraft losses
2 u  U* n8 f4 p! B" m) j; B5 r3 `G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged : d8 c/ b9 P/ o1 r
4 I: X& E: W1 d( w5 m5 l1 X- i
Allied aircraft losses ( C& z7 F1 n# t* a2 T- v
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged 0 k; ^& e! [" S' v
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Allied Ships
) |$ Y7 O% r0 hBB New Jersey 9 J  Y7 g7 r6 f9 T; d

% V/ W$ d( ~8 E1 vAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! ! V7 K0 F+ E. G% @3 N
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat $ J: l2 X/ }. X8 b* e" Y

. c8 g! }, l$ jOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere * T5 J' O, q( p7 L' f3 c8 @4 C
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring + Y# r. V2 N+ L4 n  T
in reinforcements? 4 d1 c3 y" l# ?; w" f) ]
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 4 B% ?, u8 K* u: A
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
0 b$ W# f) S- d/ S! E
( n$ m5 n; K, @8 Q, _Allied ground losses:
% ?6 v$ G2 e# N5 z89 casualties reported
" M8 l' b) t3 P5 C/ |! O, LGuns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island , ?5 `0 }. S4 w( s- Y4 [( D
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Allied Bombardment attack ) S6 h' R9 Q( Y$ E9 L7 K% b! K2 N

' L0 A5 ]: y# x+ SAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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4 |9 F; s0 S" b  o9 RDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 % Q* J" m. m9 |" ~) R, ?4 Q- w% r
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Japanese ground losses: ( r! Y: z1 H2 g# ?0 @* D
201 casualties reported
: U7 Q- Z3 i1 `! A. {Guns lost 5
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% Q/ p; |' z3 b5 O5 x! D8 zGround combat at Marcus Island
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( U' E( y) O( t' d# W- q3 NAllied Bombardment attack + L* B  s, K* j! s9 z0 @7 i

& d( j6 a9 Z) A5 a& VAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 ! _# Q& ^5 S) ~1 W: `

# o/ J: e( @( x( z& NDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
/ w7 @! |' F/ c6 l  y! v- a$ _+ l+ z  N1 w# L

) l/ f5 f3 w2 nJapanese ground losses: - O; y7 T$ H4 @- q! v/ W, _1 v" Q) R
42 casualties reported
/ H4 P4 q) @1 O9 xGuns lost 1
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
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
都是80+飞行员,
2 ^5 D- }7 @' c0 @) o, {- K. e  m5 J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。' y' A1 }* d8 {. I: E* L
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,; u$ ?1 V1 k" v5 f% 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。
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?
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
B7A,PzB还舍不得做神风。3 L) S* S- p- E
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。* J! |& ]; x* A- s8 E1 y
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
4 t% e+ @" k; k0 `一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
2 l  u4 J7 S  |# x" ~0 w$ Q可能要等到震风出来,KB才能有所作为。
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 5 H# d# \/ ^. c( P
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD# W: P2 w+ M/ i3 E  h0 {5 X/ X

* s1 x8 j' g* Z! @/ k" s2 XBB 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)k8 z4 |5 N9 i; z6 l
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
- r9 M. @' o+ RBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A" r. K" t% ]( B9 ~7 A" X# ]6 Q
CA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago
, p8 C. d/ T; d# g% v6 ADD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI. {) Y6 E5 ?9 U/ ?6 w+ x  b& h
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
" m' v6 K0 d: X2 T1 P5 J$ YDD Wedderburn
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南达科他怎么回事,居然会被PC一炮打起火?
为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....
他们的房规是自动升级。
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。
Soldiers and sailors would fight like madmen to hang on to the red-light district . . . wouldn’t they?
这点我挺佩服PzB的,( E7 z* c* }& j7 J/ l+ a3 ^" o
不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的?
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。。。。
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....
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