45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

reninhat

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。4 G: G, |: J3 x" f' x+ G& V$ E4 q. H3 m
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
% J' k, \; |- d# B/ Y2 a& D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。
, J. |4 d6 k$ z. v / t* T% F- g$ ?3 Y' ?' F
Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. & ^  i: c0 E$ T
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? # T. D( g: Q4 L$ v( v/ L

' g3 j3 k( L. ?( e! E! {" Q0 n3 v) x% KBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
0 @" R0 S+ l9 x/ J; m" y1 B5 c- WThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite # S! m  a6 s# a! ^8 G
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. 1 q, p8 C0 @7 p9 f4 |/ c8 D  R6 Y
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
; D5 G' F$ \/ l% J
9 P. _9 Y! Q; m3 d/ N! xI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ; w: Q# y9 P# f" u
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
( B4 Z: j$ R: x( U
  w( w0 t2 l7 p, F) k; Z- }& pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
: t$ x% K- w% @: ?- ^: t' b1 g" i0 g+ t
Invasions
3 q9 R/ q8 g0 g8 M
7 f1 f3 t3 y  l9 @Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on : S2 P, l/ a; W1 D* T
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.   Z  h! U' m/ A# S' ]: g

8 u. w+ U8 C1 g1 DTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 ^3 T, Z* M; L7 ~0 g* n
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& {9 m3 e8 Q# K1 w) W$ D: Q; K9 Z; x" a! X* F
Allied Ships : ]; w' \# s' R  O- W1 ?" |- }
MSW Junee
! O: C, e$ Z( T9 T8 w: @MSW Bunbury
2 `3 K4 B% T6 a4 K( r+ OMSW Gladiator 1 k; _5 Y5 _3 q" a8 r
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 2 ~) U* ], @+ \8 [. U- ^' f
MSW Superior , v7 Z# ?# F8 t4 ~5 ]
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
! j. m% X3 ?* A9 v! U/ gCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
  ^: q6 M$ m  W' I
1 i8 y2 M$ c0 c; f2 v% E! j. gAllied ground losses:
4 b( Z! K6 N. X* N51 casualties reported
: h  W( {8 @9 P# @  i- KGuns lost 2
! V3 J0 o9 g. |* ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ l2 a# U" G# a' V. KTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + P% k6 |! @+ D, y- e7 O3 J5 J
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 ?& {/ A1 F! B- A

$ |1 i' F7 N4 D3 U% ^Allied Ships
4 m- x" s  ?: x: [3 RDMS Long % \$ _7 ?4 |0 C* }, E
DMS Forrest
( S' X' a6 ?2 B& LDMS Hobson / B. x9 j% h% i& Z. e- p" V+ v& T
DMS Ellyson
2 ~' ]0 ]  B, G* ], i) [7 NDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
# J1 t1 p& a! f: r$ V) H4 pDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 3 J2 j* Y" Z+ A0 X
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" Z/ z+ ^; O+ c: g+ BMSW Strength   V+ H6 D8 q5 c2 t
MSW Strategy   K, t( ^/ Q/ \4 L
MSW Staunch
" ?. @! {% I, pMSW Spectacle * ]' V% U, ~4 M; i- v
DE Corbesier
/ b3 w8 Y! D7 f% j9 u% yDE Howard F. Clark # a7 g$ e* T4 D& @2 B/ _
DE Kendall C. Campbell
1 i1 @3 z, Z; ]3 _  xCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 & t9 [7 k3 D% K) v& a3 b
6 W5 Y+ ~# G6 C* z: G% _/ W
Japanese ground losses: . D" S8 h  |5 j6 ~  h5 a0 \
20 casualties reported
! ]. \/ |+ o+ v+ C) ~! ]# V; [' P2 tGuns lost 1
! e, a. F! y* _3 L+ U8 D$ `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 V1 r0 s& h" T' B! `3 ACoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 : `) m$ |/ I, [/ H2 g# t& S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - r7 T- q' i" W8 H& p( n# c
TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 3 ^6 S) h6 t& q) P6 h4 K5 u
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 " ^- O6 |9 Z6 a5 D( v2 y
: q2 u2 J; {8 v. T$ C
Allied ground losses:
% J4 d2 `1 M; e9 P, x40 casualties reported   j  d$ }4 }' N  z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! K7 D% B+ N3 WTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 6 t' }* i0 K, D
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 , j( l6 e7 t9 \) U6 s( k8 C% b
9 `! c+ E% e2 o( s
Allied Ships # ]6 s% @/ H9 k/ y4 }' x7 F: Z! g- ~
MSW Junee % `. X. |/ M/ J# W# @- {) }
MSW Bunbury & a- S4 b5 F4 e& b
MSW Gladiator ! X' ~! p1 ~7 y1 ?
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage % v( ]8 _  z" P
MSW Superior ! n. \# U8 h4 Y3 ~
DE Mack
" K: u" S) P/ o& ?4 f. o' r8 lDE Edwin A. Howard ' ~& A9 O& v  A4 Q9 ]- J! [
DE Edmonds
( b/ E+ e7 `2 }' G; i: p; q1 cCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! 8 r9 m4 ^$ k% ~4 a, w6 E5 ^& ~& k9 v# }
DE Robert F. Keller 4 T1 F: C7 ^0 O: S! j- O; `
DD Shaw
9 M& Q) Q3 K' ADD Drayton 3 Z# m4 X, d* R8 h( |
DE Tabberer + ]. A, B( j! @) Q! e/ m3 K
DE Eversole
" ]* ]9 v: e9 P/ n' Q) X( @( W1 c9 [7 x: o
Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 9 _4 v; A. q/ t
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , l" x% C; ]+ @3 `
# y3 M! m4 Z( h' ]& s/ V$ e
Allied Ships
$ D3 ^5 m( J$ F/ J( J  JDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ) L0 k. ?" y- u: E7 Z$ y* F
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 ' a4 v, h$ v; L. R
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
# ?* Z3 _7 t( z% Q7 p' _DE Edmonds , Q8 h* A, ^$ a/ G2 w
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire ( z# ~% V. J- M2 l1 ^: J9 [
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
% n: ?3 _4 U4 @2 o! b7 MLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
# t* r% D/ j$ LLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
$ B% j- G, H3 L/ N7 `6 G% D& x' wLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 6 g0 {, [. J. h% L( g
DE Mack
7 A. R) j- T. _
; t* y# S: n4 j* y2 \7 u& ~1 RJapanese ground losses: 2 n8 r. }/ U- g3 z5 j* v1 K
29 casualties reported + ?* B1 v8 z( T1 T2 r4 S
8 Y( Y$ C7 O5 N+ R" O$ a/ s
Allied ground losses:
: C4 i% [" u/ S( v8 W- G1 O1788 casualties reported
! i  M  g/ l/ MGuns lost 8
5 v. K! p. A9 ]; |Vehicles lost 2 . J4 S/ |: U6 Z6 F3 y- d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) ~3 R1 T6 W/ c* SCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 5 J2 k' F% O! k
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 % g. s: }! s" _) D# b; v
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
0 F. T) J  |' f4 i+ l
* L, ]) [0 t; M- ^% \/ ]9 i" zAllied Ships
0 u8 p# e) ?1 q% S& w7 `LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
2 ~+ I6 W, p: V+ Z" A: ]* v  JDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
! F( m% F3 }) Y, ?& I5 b1 ILCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ) A+ Z+ O$ F, q$ y' u2 D& e6 |
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2   a9 a( W1 p3 x! G# m' b% q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ w; ]4 I, B1 Q1 M* GLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 0 i9 N4 Z, z) @$ @2 Q" B
DMS Long 3 [$ G; j* ?+ T/ ?7 f- H1 v
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 4 N7 ^1 P1 e4 k
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 * \# S% E9 z& j
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
' L) I" R0 l1 |LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire * f( Q8 \9 F% k$ W: {: w6 b
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 ~: r2 R5 ~9 E9 \. FLST LST-335
, G. S2 q. P  K, x) ]& E, g. A! D/ \' h6 w! t' D( V9 f
Japanese ground losses:
& S8 Y8 }/ u1 G46 casualties reported
9 j5 M( H) V' x) `5 s4 U6 v6 G3 d. G9 _/ y
Allied ground losses: ' ^0 r# r. l/ a5 A( W* o- R9 e
3240 casualties reported ( j5 K- N$ k& m, F# V+ a
Guns lost 20

reninhat

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 x  l# \. W- c9 y. H9 Z3 n& n* C3 ]2 {5 [$ U" K0 {% P
Sub/ASW Attacks ' `+ e# o8 K7 V4 P

; ]* b) Q* D- i. v6 ]9 Q* z( \ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . q2 @* a7 K% ^' r6 j
& H" ?* X) Q: L2 D& U2 @; |
Japanese Ships 3 A5 B8 ]0 c" y7 K7 Z$ f/ h
SS RO-35, hits 7 . g  _5 K& R! `$ @
5 H$ ]& p% k! a+ l6 C+ `1 ~
Allied Ships : n, H" |! j$ a9 e3 y7 n
DD Saufley
) }3 {" B3 r% q- Q1 H8 r" XDD Picking 5 Y( b3 l6 w  P
DD John Hood
; b9 ]4 F2 {0 Z' b! X) v  `; aDD Caperton 1 Q9 b* `% U2 t1 l7 x% {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% N1 G) A% t! q6 Y2 }7 ?- dSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
2 u  @0 R; r' H, n: f% t# Z, B9 |7 b9 @" p) h
Japanese Ships
( W; x( m& J0 ^% UAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" \# r. `: U8 G; f! G; I/ WPC Kume % A% j% @  F! G( k, \, Y! j

6 y1 H8 a3 m( Q( B6 \5 s$ a( iAllied Ships
; D& C) F) t) I0 B2 ~  }SS Hake 9 Z# a, g4 b9 z: i9 V8 l% v9 N4 K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 B1 w, `2 a1 e8 X9 O4 J
ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- Q2 K( R2 t( ?- e; o& Y  ~& X4 A! M- P0 K# e7 G4 w
Japanese Ships : ]* E$ U6 m0 w0 o$ C9 ?$ k
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
! k/ R7 I3 N. `; p% X$ Q* d. s2 ~( ]3 H. O1 F1 l* d
Allied Ships
/ A; }5 S0 j( }/ uDD Saufley - O, U" G  ~6 i4 k$ t7 y
DD Picking " h& u; V& ?& O6 Y- M( W  H$ u
DD John Hood & u" E/ P0 X# d7 W, _: f
DD Caperton
( f( [0 R- {8 P, A' Y* d1 c* X----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ^3 ]. q0 H8 T9 ^0 E# TSub attack at 62,53 ; P6 Q; y/ @* b1 q, f$ h! ^: ]7 G
7 o/ K  q& H8 p- J" Y
Japanese Ships
6 V- ^4 u% y  n1 ?AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q5 {$ C9 `7 v# N! w: [% g$ NPC Ch 2 # ?* M6 S# k8 }; p: ?

4 t- ~" {3 [# v9 p9 K& f  XAllied Ships 8 W, Q% i; l* T  ]/ O
SS Bang : U! W- a& N3 _* r& t" M8 n

, Z% E$ ]$ V# Y% [$ A2 [Japanese ground losses:
- T" R* d. q6 I: v9 y/ T* k88 casualties reported
5 _) ~/ W5 r& ~3 kGuns lost 2 / ^$ k; ?$ I# w" w3 |7 M1 L
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 o/ A- U# z6 _6 U
4 Z& P. \: T* P* c
Night Surface Combat
* Y2 T: D; c2 B! J: f  c; \; d4 Y1 a! b, e: h6 \4 A& \
I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
9 ~1 Z3 Y6 N0 [: Ythe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 7 z/ P7 ]  {; o" R

( `' z; W& b7 y+ F/ f: ^( g2 R  gNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 : H/ f% x* d" h2 h
4 X9 }5 O+ |! n* |9 w6 a! I
Japanese Ships
. t: r. q/ X$ }( [; X) [& lBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
7 ~0 z8 Q! ?/ aBB Yamashiro : J0 p2 G8 d% S+ j" K8 L, J
BB Hyuga
9 y! F6 c2 f7 zCA Mikuma , e( T& u" x' a: }  ^& i" ^. _- b9 O
CL Noshiro
, Z' j; @$ j5 iDD Fuyuzuki
1 J# x5 h  N) yDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 1 V- e+ J) H( [6 X1 R1 N" a
DD Momi : P1 T4 F$ G) Q3 T/ R9 w3 b
DD Kaede
! A$ r8 I" b+ C" i5 e  SDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
0 G' j; u) G' N( Q5 r, o# I# P! BDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire : Q, E) O, `% @
/ c) `1 F* y7 j2 n
Allied Ships ; j7 o" i# a+ A" @. ^
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 C7 A- i0 d; V8 ~/ s
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 . c; ]9 t/ q% _: b
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " A6 D$ _. E$ X1 R- x( e
DMS Rodman
* _$ O, r# v- J# M+ U' vDMS Gherardi 3 M* U" n' l* m- B& V
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage , ]  z6 n7 @; D7 J7 d4 q
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ Z* ?' k( Z/ Y. ]' Y0 m0 XLST LST-339, heavy damage ) g* }/ a7 o. E( l
LST LST-457, heavy damage
8 T* R: ?& D) U9 z& ZAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire $ V2 J" L% ]( ?, q: T
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 2 x3 U! d$ ?; E) F+ w& C
5 X% |# d' B. c1 k, H
Allied ground losses:
8 I6 p' {9 e4 ^! L$ E5 f- q& r54 casualties reported
4 h7 ^0 o+ A" m  P9 v! j# }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# d. ]! U2 |" e: A& ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
( O4 M: _# y& N) _6 i# Z% n' m3 A% U6 O( \
Japanese Ships
+ G) V) Y5 I. K# m4 MPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 7 p9 @$ g8 t" f0 c8 Z! F
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
* p0 [/ B2 o4 n, p, W# |( ~( q; t* X2 d
Allied Ships : b" A9 {% I, A/ t) ^, `
DD Lyman K. Swenson 5 E! b! m. w0 Q$ u% t. c
DD Taussig $ C* n* m" ?5 A, ?4 \; C+ }
DD John W. Weeks
& M' U# n$ [$ k( |% _DD Harrison & f  `& r5 U/ s
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 + k; K. ^% Q; o& ^' Y( \
DD David Taylor - L' g& A5 |0 M0 ^5 y, ~
DD Barton # B7 }! }# x+ [2 Z' \' o+ G
DD Quickmatch
5 s$ T' B# g: L/ D/ {0 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 E1 S! ?, N0 U  G9 ^
Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: / q. N" v0 U2 \- ~
) T$ {. ^1 |! U3 U
Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 8 b2 n, E& f6 P+ G
2 |0 P. k( s3 [4 P
Japanese Ships 3 ]/ ?& J: e0 a5 |2 `4 h, _7 [- _) T
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 . M: E0 N6 H, B/ W5 Q: w% }
CL Kiso
4 H6 E. c) O% P+ \3 a) ]" S% |DD Urakaze ) B6 k5 \2 }. U, X+ w# ^
DD Natsugumo
) s6 a$ d( K( B( a' fDD Minegumo 5 C, D/ ^' O1 P
DD Sugi
( ]5 R- }9 w) h0 d8 TDD Hinoki ( A5 r5 A/ G' V  C; _
DD Kashi
; t3 \& A3 Y0 F5 t  f, t' ~# _DD Keyaki " ^; m$ w: k6 X) V: V% y) Q

6 Q3 E! P7 P: N& O  oAllied Ships ) X% b1 k, t$ e' }, ~. m
AS Howard W. Gilmore
, H7 a5 M" i! d1 h- ?7 a" ~) jAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 q* b0 s7 A9 i$ H0 CAV Hamlin , m/ l2 l( Q: g
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire & ]& C- ^: m# L4 s- P: k. y, ?2 V
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 - P+ v. {5 ]) T4 A6 g3 \
AR George Taylor
/ G4 c& h: I8 y2 r! T0 y$ dAV R. C. Brennan * `6 e8 Y( }. S0 p; |: F
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 i/ Y3 v, p& I% S+ o
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
2 ?; B+ P: T$ t" ^AR William T. Sherman
! ?9 w1 N1 e" s" T! T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, O* p$ ~9 K+ B& wThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: % k4 i' X7 Z% K
' r# n4 m+ E5 i  \
Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
" n5 J; M! d' \! r4 L3 o
3 W2 t1 M5 m& j0 Z/ ^% o+ zJapanese Ships ( a, H" m* r3 @) s' G
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
6 t2 z* {7 o: Y: BCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
$ }5 b2 v1 ^) @6 dDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire   n- c1 K7 Y7 p
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % m4 P3 R; g5 m9 |, ]
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 [0 D# H) V+ }( V1 ZDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 Z8 {. z; v+ B) r, b* x  Y$ D
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
& ~; e% o; I! V9 T; `9 ]  LDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( H0 f1 h5 B9 q% [: X
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
# w2 O: B0 c; j; p; a0 N  t; k% W' \3 N) c) W% B
Allied Ships . |  z$ N: J7 b6 k
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 S. y+ a9 n. {4 k: s( N) j) UCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
" V8 m3 P4 `" j" |CL Wilkes-Barre
% `, L* p0 {6 I. E, RCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 N9 }# g' f8 eDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 \! a4 T( ?+ nDD Burns, Shell hits 1
- e4 {& h% |2 V9 D$ YDD Bush, Shell hits 1
- ^$ w( b% z. k0 c3 ]DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
* r# F/ m" y. I3 G, p& l7 R; p% oDD Welles
9 W: C  v  ^, @! mDD Wilkes
9 P: }) h) J- }% b2 I9 JDD Roe 5 ~8 r0 E2 D" W1 p% H' O( l2 L' D. Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) x( K! w* D% X4 VNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 * d& a( n1 U# @+ ~1 V, j& j' p* c- L

" u! v& f2 U, W6 @8 ^Japanese Ships 0 g, Y& m  z5 N. Y3 n- ^  `+ K
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( p/ {! p" ~3 P. o
5 T0 `6 B) ]6 a, L/ @
Allied Ships
+ H: i0 A% L0 i, r% i' r' VDD Nicholson
$ j1 t7 T$ S7 h+ P' C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # _; l- c6 i5 a
Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* R7 u+ O* x( A: K: U+ h2 T; p' ]5 p
% M2 p+ k7 k; n* G+ KJapanese Ships 3 W2 Z2 t8 u1 `
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & S7 C' _% J7 Y: [! B4 L

; a" A0 u; F2 f. l" l) mAllied Ships
8 c+ v9 T- m: S' R" M; m' W. ?& ?DD Lyman K. Swenson
0 D8 m+ V+ C) q- _DD Taussig   N5 B" `3 g/ b+ u2 D0 j
DD John W. Weeks
4 [* H6 I4 }/ YDD Harrison
' z; e. v$ ~7 }7 N  T0 DDD Isherwood ; U: `) a9 ~! N1 \0 ?' M8 e7 l
DD David Taylor , T% b; ^* o6 T
DD Barton ; K$ U6 J/ n% I7 Z$ Z& }
DD Quickmatch
! @0 B7 `1 e; ^; q9 g) F' b( y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " V" a9 [7 m" |$ O* E$ K# B
Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
4 C% c; ~& k/ f! P, `2 w+ f' N# k- C9 W5 M# ]. z+ T/ m4 |
Japanese Ships
  o) I& _/ _* Z; kPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk # B2 s7 f1 t" h- ?3 ?% d- S
/ t$ B! f. p6 Y2 u% O
Allied Ships % n" Y7 l* O- E; |
DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 c4 C5 ?! s9 ]$ b
DD Taussig 1 Y+ I/ D+ M, g" L+ ]" n/ V2 j9 ^
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 : z/ Q( w  R* c# ?
DD Harrison
% f$ r3 [7 e6 R5 L2 h' s3 D+ K. i% XDD Isherwood
5 i. G1 V# T) i1 x6 ^DD David Taylor " J8 l7 q$ W! T
DD Barton
7 @. h2 |& [( ~$ eDD Quickmatch & `0 z; f. x1 P1 Y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * i+ q( \) H0 ~2 C  m
Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
6 \) v0 C9 r2 g9 k) R' y$ Q" m0 \1 x, k) f. y8 w5 R
Japanese Ships
. j& W& b+ J* }" y8 p6 `PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; I$ H, G" l" _' |0 A0 y5 }0 U+ S( W8 h! s/ R4 d4 [; Z
Allied Ships 9 t$ k  d: q& Y8 K" _
DD Lyman K. Swenson
/ d1 j5 y5 r9 @; B' N; C6 S+ ZDD Taussig
2 w* ]5 T5 r( [- qDD John W. Weeks
  s1 L& p' d: _- r4 g9 F0 L+ ^DD Harrison # i" M; W& [+ w. b' e& m! W7 p, w  f
DD Isherwood
# C& A! J( ?$ p  F# J& Q+ BDD David Taylor
6 }$ e2 b; T, u8 b) K0 e. GDD Barton / a0 I0 m; v; a) C4 }& G  X3 z
DD Quickmatch , {# F/ \8 k5 E- B
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 a0 I2 C1 o9 \2 h0 w6 J
  x! M, t3 B2 I- n# g
Daylight Surface Combat / x" j2 m- D' S4 ^9 s( T
+ X, u/ \2 g$ w4 s& G# O
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
; o' n0 }/ N3 O! H* C
/ l: Y: E& A4 q- D8 X) |Japanese Ships
* Z& M( k, {4 ZPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 0 l1 J5 ~/ T# B+ B9 I, B
% s  L+ H; [+ @. t1 o1 N
Allied Ships 5 {' `2 Z5 L( W) D2 N& z3 D; l
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 9 O" i) N  z% i/ S! ^
BB Massachusetts
& r0 W# O: V7 m" K* r  W& |BB Alabama # \) |5 g2 B4 H, c+ q# v' b' {( `( ]
CA Louisville 1 |, f9 a, W4 E8 K
CA Chicago 7 S- Y* c& q  W& F* s
DD Walker # w$ p( w$ u8 ^" P5 G! A6 v$ q
DD Waller
7 j2 A1 v  o8 t; N, v. f! @DD Wedderburn ( b2 a5 t6 l& m. Q( J) u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; R6 D. U: n+ m" D' u" ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
; D+ K/ X% [& Q
& Z) k  u4 @, F% J$ W' GJapanese Ships
% b# C  k6 M! N4 Z$ aAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 5 O$ b1 T% }0 x! T1 g

6 O5 I/ C8 v7 D! n$ C' _/ h& Q8 _Allied Ships ! ~- _  H! w# S9 P/ j9 E/ G
BB South Dakota
& S2 u7 l+ c% |% SBB Massachusetts
$ v. e& k: Z' W& b" N7 kBB Alabama
, O8 ^3 ~8 r; @6 G: VCA Louisville - k9 B0 Z9 }. s( T6 y7 j; A2 l
CA Chicago
& W1 v; h9 s8 D0 F$ xDD Walker
+ p$ S, ?: `$ j! Q3 T, Z* w* V. ~DD Waller % y' f8 l/ L  t2 `# {7 E
DD Wedderburn
! K# {2 k! f, E, t, C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* ?' I/ D# M! \% x+ o1 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . _) ]3 q& k/ u
7 b# Z/ s! A0 N3 ?/ j# L$ G
Japanese Ships
3 s3 Q& E; W4 e6 |0 C" NAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk : p6 |# d/ o5 b4 ]+ T$ P

; P2 B5 V: {' N* E% |& uAllied Ships
0 A/ S$ I5 y6 c/ l0 h- p4 ^. LBB South Dakota
0 C7 d  g! W' \/ [6 hBB Massachusetts
4 O' s3 b0 A0 d# G6 LBB Alabama
5 Q" z" ]  D$ @/ h, m. _CA Louisville & M7 ]: Y" a* {/ l3 o5 ^- e" Q
CA Chicago
1 ?$ x+ B" s8 Z" u4 [* l8 Y/ aDD Walker * j0 K" U( y% `) c, w; m3 \8 ~
DD Waller * `2 R7 C8 F2 Z
DD Wedderburn
& k! D3 Z+ K; t9 U( G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  W* m# V) l: B; \5 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! C1 `* w8 t2 c# W* y5 E/ e+ G
Japanese Ships + e9 y7 u1 W% ~! ?: r' b
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" {) R- y$ _8 B8 C; I* h) r
9 ~% z7 y& g1 p# ]( B4 iAllied Ships
. m, Z( F2 a7 U* X0 dBB South Dakota ' D/ n  l0 t3 d6 G7 G) I* e
BB Massachusetts
: g2 m/ }: p9 d- _, `BB Alabama 7 Y* @- E  n3 h* J( J! y. v! }4 ^
CA Louisville
. P' f' i# n7 U5 p/ g$ z# Z" F  X% VCA Chicago " ]& O" a, j* a0 P: t
DD Walker
: |1 c# Q0 `# \  U2 YDD Waller
+ l$ ~' c* L, Q  M+ O* J* b4 nDD Wedderburn
3 L. [* c6 }: R--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 o8 H$ C# A+ qDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + z$ N9 a- t6 N' I3 M! x# i

# y0 C4 I# G3 b9 x7 wJapanese Ships 4 S( O0 `( g- M4 [
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- i& X* A% ~1 U  [) r" E0 [& @: t) V6 A
Allied Ships
  @2 R3 \5 E& r1 E  bBB South Dakota , d4 a2 D. [- j' N! }4 s* j* o
BB Massachusetts ( c7 `3 O: X4 _# I  N: n: [! z
BB Alabama
+ |- z$ s6 b* c, N* ?8 e  m+ W, MCA Louisville 7 y$ [- b* ?6 i- r9 t1 |8 g8 ~' T
CA Chicago / Z6 i6 Z2 H0 g% W% |
DD Walker / N8 P$ J: J8 Y# v2 _3 r1 b
DD Waller : l$ `- [& i, S. p5 D. N
DD Wedderburn
) [, h* e! S  m, s3 O; }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ r) D! I. F5 y$ MDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 t4 C+ u" j3 u1 p( A
/ l2 y! q; m' p+ b9 _Japanese Ships
- ?+ ~( n3 O" c; iAK Myoho Maru
! J, D6 b* y! t9 T' @9 ?/ ?AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 E* E; [( @" }, U! }
% Z- ?. Q! [$ O: ?Allied Ships + Q  n. F& {3 A
BB South Dakota ! S! _8 N7 C  l" [# @% O
BB Massachusetts 9 F. E3 P) E2 m# B5 M$ s
BB Alabama
' n; z9 ?( C8 q: d# @) m& DCA Louisville
3 u' c* p- B# G: ?5 k  S; QCA Chicago
7 s0 `6 }7 O# y3 dDD Walker - e* U. w! O+ p( l' T# i
DD Waller # y, ?% B7 D2 I
DD Wedderburn 3 }. x' {' m3 g  |& s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) B7 k1 o% H& F6 _  ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 T9 n( d: G' h  _7 g+ I

. e- K# I/ Y/ P' J/ ^: x4 [. {Japanese Ships # U. D7 ]* \8 ^
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
8 u; q! Y$ @5 |+ b! a$ n6 e7 L3 J" B0 w* p" t$ {+ G
Allied Ships
& k( r  d- \5 xBB South Dakota 2 z5 t" C4 g  B2 `" ?/ T
BB Massachusetts ( O( G1 ^, v8 \6 j
BB Alabama
, q3 C( z+ D; i# [8 ~, aCA Louisville # ~+ e" i, J& ?7 X) @+ q" m
CA Chicago : K; w$ t1 q8 g# {. w9 Z
DD Walker
1 v3 l) l; ^2 R$ n3 oDD Waller
% p, i2 M$ A& J' b& \5 Z, I& _DD Wedderburn ' @8 w+ L, t! i& x, \/ L
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : k0 C" u9 c! C7 }% s; \2 o
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ d$ ?0 H3 K' J# z" _( a# L. t, H, c( L- z( s4 [# Z4 q9 z: E
Japanese Ships % |7 C% S( g$ a3 P0 c: o9 ?
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 6 _( H# _$ a2 C& k0 t
# |: @- \) v: [( }
Allied Ships 6 y' B* d& v! E# l% y* |& \
BB South Dakota   l3 h8 `: {3 s9 h
BB Massachusetts . u& {% ]2 p" O" F2 k7 R3 X
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
0 [  k/ Y6 p6 {( V7 `/ iCA Louisville
" H2 Z7 y0 U6 ^( B6 y: [CA Chicago 2 y+ G1 O0 p2 k4 c! `, T/ |5 ^
DD Walker
# I3 F& M# m( _+ oDD Waller
3 Q" I9 o9 i, c1 v% I4 e# |- WDD Wedderburn % B1 C4 H$ _( t. t& q$ z& @5 m
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 y0 H4 X8 y4 Z5 E# y
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 R7 t, L0 L* i# c& b

6 E* ?9 ]" i7 D# Z6 w. N3 D' lJapanese Ships 7 M) l# {. q) q/ \# a' m! m* {+ w% K
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ' I  D3 r9 u% Z) v, Q( I. Y; A
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 5 i3 n4 q6 L  m0 \; `7 M0 G$ x- O
1 n# z: b2 Q5 ]! e0 \
Allied Ships 9 k/ S0 X' j% p* J" f
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 2 s  F0 N5 r! [
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 9 ?) o' K8 V, A9 r3 a
BB Alabama
9 O9 [" j9 L. |6 z5 _CA Louisville . p- [: M9 v0 f! F0 v2 P. }& Z: p! E
CA Chicago . J5 y# O* g; V9 c3 N. d/ z
DD Walker 6 x' F& W% I. }* T) D
DD Waller ; P1 F) p& U) Y/ b$ M% _" L" p. l
DD Wedderburn / B: D$ V5 E/ c2 i
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 r! f, ?7 g+ o* D' g$ H* O
  S) G; U# s1 u- }9 i% M
Bombardments # s- I' Q' h1 @! x! L

8 b& k0 y# L! o/ O" p6 o6 iNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
: w1 o/ g" T1 c: z" U' ^23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! `# W7 V8 V5 M% P2 M9 }% u! S' s9 v7 \* p. X1 O6 E
Allied Ships 4 I% K8 A+ t# \8 s4 Z
CA Chicago
4 R7 j& O8 _7 X3 n( YCA Louisville
9 E, J$ h! ~( _BB Alabama , t5 S- S' n) ]! l8 R! g3 ^8 }. J. X
BB Massachusetts ; V0 u' i3 u! t4 R& P: f
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
5 R) k0 @7 l% j9 N/ w
3 [4 n: F3 u8 u7 a2 NJapanese ground losses: 6 N( B  I, A+ I
184 casualties reported & L4 x3 {/ Z! O( }
Guns lost 3 5 {/ v; l) [4 D7 t8 y0 `" D
& c# {0 Z8 D8 f. }! r
Runway hits 1 # K$ H3 l: {; Y1 g2 d$ ^
Port fuel hits 1
% {- Q. y3 `0 e9 D8 u: m7 l5 W! SPort supply hits 2 1 m' B% s7 i# U8 Z, z
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * l1 `* ]8 F- ^/ j# e
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
' U8 B6 ]6 J: W! {4 @3 K$ t% Z' Q
% r- N8 T9 o5 h5 dJapanese aircraft
9 j# U* N6 t' U5 mno flights ) s2 e2 {0 G. c$ `
. o/ T1 b# ~8 F+ y# x! F
Japanese aircraft losses
) q! j3 h) b2 `. i3 E3 `* D* QKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
/ t1 I; [% c4 O0 l7 g+ X
- \3 z9 l6 D8 {+ pAllied Ships 7 e1 N( b& F# A$ H
CA Chester
9 i3 B0 m( F+ e; P+ e5 TBB Washington ( T+ ^0 X- S0 H, G' [- R! z
BB North Carolina 7 a0 v) b0 P" t  a0 ]

# f. \* S0 k7 ]+ uJapanese ground losses:
- n& R0 E$ K8 w1 F; i2 N85 casualties reported , R( }( I6 u. \* r0 z6 \
Guns lost 2 - j/ h4 b; k2 v" I8 A

8 ]; j) \" A4 J6 [Airbase hits 1 ' U7 V' @: K! q- u8 t  U" m7 A1 B
Runway hits 5
$ s: ^0 j3 o! t8 U% C+ N5 YPort hits 1
  u& W( K0 i8 R- O: X# y$ qPort supply hits 4 0 s( Q2 a7 G( I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* y. B2 k  [  p" _6 t- i7 `5 k9 S- z
Night Air Combat
* p! Q% p2 K; N& ~/ R$ D
2 K$ M3 K5 Z4 a- J4 B, }% gNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ; }  s* N! v1 `; O% N8 \) n3 M& u6 A
6 E1 [5 h1 d1 s; ?+ ~
Japanese aircraft
/ J2 U" _! J3 r) t  zH8K Emily x 5
/ B3 I/ [* V8 w7 x; y- Y+ _/ K$ e) {9 T' u9 q% y3 R9 B& Y
Japanese aircraft losses   B/ r% Z/ ^& I3 \1 q" l; j, j
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
8 A! `7 d7 c2 `& \4 M7 ^! L5 [* k1 e$ U
/ O+ s( O" v+ C5 n* V( BJapanese Ships , N* K9 ^4 y8 [1 D2 v  C
SS RO-35
8 k0 z- Z  ~/ G- X8 {2 Q5 m" S: d
1 o2 M/ b, F" r" T- Z, VAllied Ships 3 P) X8 H  x( D& b
DD Hyman 2 ?, a; ?, o! F4 g% Q
DD Conner 8 g  V- |0 q6 ?  r% y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 ~7 O6 X- e, W" wNight Air attack on TF at 64,53   P3 o& o  s2 w/ i0 F* N& w! }

. }  ?4 e2 \3 _) Y. Y9 jJapanese aircraft
5 P  N5 U( s+ s6 Q! [' p. t3 K7 W  @* OH8K Emily x 5 . G: m; K3 R- R2 [5 T9 j$ w. Q* W5 \

5 ^8 T9 x: O/ \/ b- UAllied aircraft
+ z9 E' c' H; G2 g5 OP-61A Black Widow x 2 8 {0 a3 Q3 j0 h1 _" U, T1 _6 j
# W8 r0 v. Z: s
Japanese aircraft losses
& F/ V. n) D/ m" q6 G7 i. yH8K Emily: 4 damaged ( b. Z, }$ L! ]) m8 ?( F9 X1 ^
" L; y6 h8 v1 |. U0 p+ b
Allied Ships ; |+ `3 m; C1 f; q! {7 D
DD Conner
# G( l. J& `- w( k: _DE LeRay Wilson
" s$ n6 T: x! d' }AK Martin Johnson

reninhat

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! k/ H7 ]( S5 z; W" w* m, R) }+ v$ T5 B: r' t& i
Day Air Combat # i; S% i" M( [: m- k( K' K$ M

3 |8 i- k7 Y0 y4 z6 c' y: M2 xDEI Theatre:
$ _( p- B) W: s% j; u; V( S! I2 _- G) e! t; B: O  u! d  x
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 1 q4 K0 L% N- p) e
& G2 h- |3 E3 {7 \" z
Japanese aircraft
' ~0 w7 W+ Y4 N7 Z( D0 X5 _A6M5 Zeke x 9 3 r& ?3 W% b. p% n& b  ^' m
N1K1-J George x 31 / \8 R* F" T$ E$ K" _0 r& [
J2M Jack x 6 # o+ ~' M4 X) V! t8 x* D4 H' {
3 a; y  [6 U8 h: \( i4 J
Allied aircraft % k/ X( S% P! T+ g7 }- M( H
P-38J Lightning x 3
4 L" S7 Q% {& W6 g5 X" x4 }
2 m, F, c4 h, f8 i% XNo Japanese losses
0 X8 b3 _  ?" ^4 I8 i! V# Z' ~$ n8 g  p
Allied aircraft losses - K% h  e0 Y% |) ]
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 9 w4 w* c! X; `- K$ x
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) E' X' H0 n; g; c1 D6 N* c

8 }& W/ F! g' K* O7 E! sCentral Pacific 1 @1 E) s1 ?2 \8 Y( e
! L6 W& ~  D3 S5 X+ v$ r
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 ) Q1 E: y9 s* T3 }) h, U
( M# P: G( j# K! [% M# B
Japanese aircraft * o  C3 ~7 E7 B* b: Q( @
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 2 x! ^6 _$ s* s) q  ~. ]3 n
A6M5 Zeke x 9 : Z7 f& K- U' B2 c1 S; f' j9 B3 O
N1K1-J George x 29 % N6 D, G0 u1 Q9 s0 `/ j
J2M Jack x 15 1 n0 k4 G* g+ Y5 R
A6M5c Zeke x 7
& G/ W: u2 W* y  x+ VKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 9 \) Z- Y4 S1 B0 o
Ki-102a Randy x 11 ( _# R; B  G9 p( ]$ e- O5 C/ k
) K6 X5 Z: T3 X" }( K8 x
Allied aircraft
) \6 @# V: s6 j. LP-51D Mustang x 13 ; N3 Y! C( {2 s8 D: c  a

/ Y/ d2 W- a$ Z* {6 aJapanese aircraft losses
+ ]; p+ U* h9 R9 FA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
0 x3 `$ y, N& O. J. uN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 x3 [5 K! D5 u( P3 |+ ~+ zJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed
( t% y/ t' y0 ~6 aA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed - n& _& T9 c4 v9 F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
. F  z# |2 O$ P' S) `" i8 ~
" d! s5 ~) Z: f9 cAllied aircraft losses
6 \( ]# b5 O& D# ~P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
4 Q! e/ F5 k( b6 l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 m& C8 K) {$ F+ q- ]Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
9 X  h3 x' s% |+ E* K" ?
) d( ^3 z- l! X8 _- w: P* g4 d: k+ lJapanese aircraft
- t* T3 V4 R( Hno flights ' d! }% L* p) N+ c9 p' E

( B% {: t1 S4 sAllied aircraft
6 k" A6 B# a* |& c4 r0 C  O# dFM-2 Wildcat x 9
. Q+ ]7 l! L/ eF6F Hellcat x 15
; a4 r" O) M* Y& h0 D1 y  ]9 {2 GSB2C Helldiver x 44 ; G( ~# r" L! N
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
2 T" s9 s, A4 @+ q! F, HTBM Avenger x 159
# p! m, ]! v) a; K( s, b: E2 [, D: o
3 `8 \* T. k# P. f( @5 z# G' R! QJapanese aircraft losses
3 F4 J+ Y/ }+ h& N- c! vKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
/ R, e- w  J4 F' t; tA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
0 E/ o# S6 d7 O/ g; HKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 5 o; I* P- Z+ i2 B9 V
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed ; E/ g+ L2 f1 Z% A2 Q$ w
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed & [5 z6 ?$ f. h0 N, D3 F

' m! h( d; T" }( b: l, B( UAllied aircraft losses
+ v0 R( E$ ?9 U/ x6 USB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
8 w6 j+ e! {: q1 o9 ]
* j# Q" a) f6 }2 h- N. H/ _Japanese ground losses:
1 q3 A5 Z% Y( r137 casualties reported
6 W9 R+ ^+ a6 v1 y3 H( mGuns lost 1 1 S$ }8 ^3 }% Q) T

& N) |7 G; C( g: D8 e# I6 ^Airbase hits 3 7 \* L* J3 q  G: n  Q, H% Q
Airbase supply hits 1 . h/ n  L% h6 R& e9 g
Runway hits 45
3 N  _6 f- F4 r. ~Port hits 2 * m( J, |% W3 D& \$ }9 R4 f
Port fuel hits 4
* E& B* L# h, Z, N3 m3 `Port supply hits 2 % y; U3 Y, M! q& @! `* Z! x
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 x7 f' S2 }6 f: c  I4 h
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 5 ]/ a( C5 Z7 \/ ]7 k- c

, N5 L. A6 v( k4 V( {6 {; s* yAllied aircraft 6 h# B8 j4 V7 @6 p1 |6 j  A9 N: w
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 / _3 {; r1 e/ M  P8 J
TBM Avenger x 29
, H0 T3 S$ o4 n9 c. H( r
" [! T1 b/ Q7 P% M( aNo Allied losses
2 C. n9 D( D8 i; t0 G9 a) H4 u' F1 D! u+ A
Port supply hits 1 + j" q  q! d3 w* \& a0 W
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 j$ k2 s  E' C+ l6 }0 M
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
& ~+ L, @9 w9 h8 f% K( J- U9 O- C
" _, o5 a. \1 p$ G0 k6 }& @/ P+ BAllied aircraft * T: W/ U9 P5 R
F-5A Lightning x 1   ]4 a# z( Z( g/ e. y
P-61A Black Widow x 54 9 K  ]( A+ P% R# Q9 I

8 ^" ]4 Z( L+ x" ]No Allied losses 5 G) A6 L7 T, W, d- x. x4 G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 N& N) D0 {7 ]7 P- x) |8 iDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 / e# G6 K. F( x2 I
, _+ Q2 Y& l5 V1 N
Japanese aircraft
% b( N/ p/ b0 g7 F, A0 K+ Sno flights ' ]: O7 t3 n5 k& C; M  v
& b- H+ @/ r- y/ m
Allied aircraft
/ b; `. q& U% H( K) ZPB4Y Liberator x 4 0 {4 w) w1 f: s5 p# \
B-24J Liberator x 28 8 i( c" c9 s5 w0 g

. p% D% {/ J' R' @0 Y) Q# a$ [Japanese aircraft losses
' z2 w! Z3 |8 d" j$ C) s# z6 E1 m4 DKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 6 E& {0 `  E5 O# K0 B
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed 3 E3 u& ?" {& r

2 |, K  }9 N  U7 uJapanese ground losses:
2 i2 c6 D7 ~* _3 N1 P13 casualties reported # ?3 [. V( H% a8 [. V4 M6 ^

- r7 D/ W$ Z2 n4 i. rAirbase hits 3
3 d  x' z1 _! A. ~1 M% S* l0 _Airbase supply hits 1
) i( P% H: d4 K8 HRunway hits 22 1 C6 ?9 Y- i& n) ~9 L0 v
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & G' M0 K% ]: K
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 6 }& R+ c, k! z0 {" Y
: g2 S' |4 F9 ^. y6 M+ _
Allied aircraft 5 u. \* J# k; h
F6F Hellcat x 38 1 j$ }, f' S- o
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 " j1 i! ]  p4 V7 Z. N. u& r! ]
SB2C Helldiver x 42
; |# |" j- L, s1 T2 R' _2 g  Q
- o; e4 B; r: E0 H0 C5 \% r8 H: \, `) e
Allied aircraft losses
2 o- j0 \" ^8 y- FSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 \( Y0 h  o' @) U  Y4 e
3 ~; P" q5 V& P2 W$ [8 A' NJapanese Ships   G6 N! b. O' ]% z
PC PC-36
7 k7 C, v9 m  p5 v" j0 p. i6 jMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* h! ~8 y# u- f+ F# b# CPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. r3 H3 m+ t  g4 {AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 y5 ~" r; N. y( L+ M  S
PC PC-26 3 _7 v7 {, Y/ e; l3 v' j
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : v+ Q6 |/ J# }* O# k* H
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 ^) I0 V1 j- V0 w( y) x* t
* C! I7 K" t- F( i- V9 pJapanese ground losses:
- `1 ?. f% Q: Z9 b7 D174 casualties reported
$ I7 [* t4 B0 C, p7 ^3 O8 Q5 n0 `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " n' R; W, I2 N1 i/ K+ J, l9 P: ]
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 4 b8 \, M  s$ Z3 [/ l6 k8 g+ u
0 I2 l# Z) A6 n/ E$ L; O) }: V, q
Allied aircraft . V& D, m/ W. Z( U; W
SB2C Helldiver x 11
" l% J3 G8 A' @
5 q# ~6 \, U4 ]* w% ~( a' m# sNo Allied losses
* [% L4 D/ ~4 D* s
' x2 Q+ f% a: ]# h  y' ~Japanese Ships
5 Z5 m* {6 T6 x" `DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 t* v3 D0 R2 Q8 ?& L+ y3 E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' K  A4 U! S" W' NDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
% h. M4 L- W- y5 w8 z" [
' R7 C2 H- @# P3 y5 `Japanese aircraft ( X" ~" T3 w' [3 N5 a
G4M2 Betty x 18 $ A2 J7 \: o* K& U  k/ t2 X& P. L
G4M2e Betty x 4
7 R0 ?5 j' e2 }5 U7 d* jKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
8 m$ Z* H1 Z$ c% o' j7 `2 X8 `
% D& k" I3 Y4 Z! FNo Japanese losses
$ n. y% {( G0 v/ Y
  T/ {' e/ }6 x: mAllied Ships
( X. x( Q4 ^! a' SCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* % a' [! {# P2 X, ^" I2 J1 v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ o$ h8 p& A+ C5 [+ d, y+ g" o. jDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
# b: \- u, z4 s! H7 _- v# r- s8 F7 v  q( s4 n3 |! @% N
Japanese aircraft
8 s( S2 L" w4 J/ o" n- dG4M2 Betty x 3 2 \2 Z! w# I  m' P

: |4 [% f& _: m  m3 o0 ?# {Japanese aircraft losses 7 O2 n/ |) z( r
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
& ~4 d7 B) @. y9 q/ C! Z1 p% G/ H* s6 \$ P3 W( O
Allied Ships 6 q4 t2 q7 W' ?- Q7 `
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) \7 b- c( b9 P
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) o2 i! O! A/ S9 Q) s
Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56   V, s- R3 O( A8 F5 r, t

1 M4 u' I) w/ C2 V6 }% C# j: q) }Allied aircraft 2 i, Q* N5 s# {: K% e
SB2C Helldiver x 3 4 H% }. B6 b6 y
P-61A Black Widow x 23 1 x: a: p; n! D0 c6 F9 h# b

0 q& h8 D3 N6 xAllied aircraft losses
5 I1 `! q9 e% u; M* ESB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
5 b! d) l2 O7 v0 o' O9 h
+ z7 I, B, K/ ]& sJapanese Ships
6 I* R1 X' h/ Z) {CA Kako % }7 E! E/ c- d9 [  A) q$ _2 D
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ i7 X9 i  z' M( b5 |Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 9 ]4 b/ Q& C8 r
' b4 {8 M& O" c  x7 B
Japanese aircraft
# `  W# C8 T6 c, qA6M5 Zeke x 2
2 K; O+ l/ s' h- H5 h7 l: z' W) j$ b; t4 Q. u4 D) x. G
Allied aircraft 2 d* M2 ]/ o1 d6 ^  i
FM-2 Wildcat x 1   y# [$ K! J/ p
& j. u  w0 E- e) N9 T) L- Z2 z  a  c7 y2 W
Japanese aircraft losses
( X5 m8 J" G9 @0 W6 M$ N% UA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
; u. E1 W, X' w8 ?: v' s8 u9 \" v
Allied Ships ( b' g0 K5 G3 P
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
& E% N6 [3 [8 A/ z" G3 \0 J) X5 F) i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 G5 B. J, D3 w
Convoy near Wake Island:
- B7 U, X. {; _) @" Z4 ~/ ?$ ]7 C
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
- n! Q3 h  X) P0 e. j6 d6 A9 T  s
/ c" A0 f- y. Z9 Y3 ~1 ]Japanese aircraft & Q/ |; Z3 x" V% R2 Y5 k
B7A Grace x 11 + V- t: G. ~6 J( z7 e
Ki-49 Helen x 9 ; f" N3 `+ A2 R  ]# G2 X! m
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
6 U3 H8 _8 ?  i
" }8 Q$ S5 g% X% ]% KJapanese aircraft losses
" l# u5 x) O. n/ ~/ ~5 \B7A Grace: 8 damaged
: |" i" J# ]7 |: J- f. n* GKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
3 H3 o- L( [0 `+ s
0 E, K: P1 l# B2 j+ W, BAllied Ships
( A. A% i5 H/ Z. Q( JAP John Land 9 a# H. R9 e8 `
AK Octans
1 P8 a" D9 P2 D" ?5 PAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 g/ B" K% Q2 s$ lAP James O'Hara
; J: J; ^7 u  |, d5 ?! v6 r9 eAP Winged Arrow
" V% a% n0 N! e& b/ }( J. l7 _AP Manoora
2 `2 T" B4 h& }2 S0 ]# L9 k& eAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire $ z) M) N6 N, {  I) |# g

) @; u. z; f5 R: F6 Z( @" `2 ?Allied ground losses: $ ?6 x) o4 c( u
54 casualties reported
) g1 C! @' M% c6 l- n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , W+ }, H" ?; [, C: ~' K8 N( S
The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
: ]* K* H8 ~$ L: ?" s0 k! k( Z- i/ }/ _% X
Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
9 G5 [( e0 }+ V6 H0 g& P: C' O) |  c3 T3 x2 U
Japanese aircraft
, m5 k) j9 p9 K- }1 _5 }; C, |. ]A6M5 Zeke x 37 7 o  J( q  u8 {' J1 @
' `' n/ f$ V2 w) G0 `
Japanese aircraft losses 4 E  s* F0 Q* Y+ K- t* ^" I9 J
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed ( ]" z: r' d# x7 W( }! @" z

- q1 t: U+ f9 F6 f! TAllied Ships
) p- s2 r& C1 N( f3 MDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " r/ M9 c) |: {
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
7 }, k8 b7 G, NDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 v1 ^9 }- ?, Z7 V' X
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ q: m. a4 @: q1 R4 T4 l- b, l, |DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; W$ y1 M% ~0 v0 w( RLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ W; w2 L; ?1 |- r+ j/ r
+ W) O, T2 W& A/ |Allied ground losses: ; j1 K: T( D: D
136 casualties reported & v" j$ ^0 S( T: n7 M3 N
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) b# e2 v4 D' q( g  YDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 + t% I* A- C  r3 y( L# |: Q( G

% u$ X( e6 p, A& _8 b' x  j: ?Japanese aircraft
% J) {  }0 p: n. oG4M2e Betty x 1
- G1 O: [: |9 l- H* a9 b1 ^
! G& D3 A( w1 Z( O: ~6 x% @2 [9 D- ]# Q0 RAllied aircraft : n8 k! ?/ g! v+ m$ G
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 - o8 M$ `5 i+ ~8 J# f. k

2 y2 `0 w0 `8 p) ]* n; S, zJapanese aircraft losses - ~; N0 v3 G3 J# m, v  m: }
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
' J6 G+ H1 C" Y: M, J3 t/ B- S* ~. o4 N* Y0 G
Allied aircraft losses : T' l2 {. e+ ]& q7 h  l3 h
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
* D: T& j& Z2 {: f) D* E$ D& C; |' H( V0 m! g
Allied Ships ! K$ L/ X- j5 Y( c( f: P, b
BB New Jersey
+ z. D" S! @9 ]( S' @  a  c9 a4 r' m7 u8 b4 r* R! \4 D
Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
7 x1 ]1 K1 ~( g1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing : q% z% N  r9 h& D3 v2 p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; w* P, g' `$ T
" \- {; f* q+ NGround Combat
  f: m$ H. d3 ]
# X0 _/ ^8 O: c3 ?, g% POur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere & w: V, b3 k4 h' M8 C5 d+ r
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring " L' c% g. ?) l' v- F, E/ V
in reinforcements? ' ]' T8 j- n8 ]% K
! }/ c* N  g: Y* v6 K7 R
Ground combat at Iwo Jima
4 X" S  f# }1 L
: ?7 @7 D* f) q4 {Japanese Bombardment attack
( }7 x; K4 ]9 O  A, x* I
! D& c# J% Z. A  `9 I9 l( y' N) n8 sAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
1 n* W' p# W% H- r# i: t
5 [. _( H! m3 H$ I, dDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 / \* O! m' [( I/ O& m' _4 L. M
* \  N* P9 ~! P( ^
Allied ground losses: + Q, v9 \( Q" w( g4 G2 S
89 casualties reported & ]* ]( ~  Y/ w, q4 }
Guns lost 4 8 U+ h/ _" L, @. V$ U4 \
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , W/ f' }0 F# G, P1 V
Ground combat at Wake Island
& v6 f5 y# x4 E6 j. R! Z* F
5 @; A$ Q3 F5 S2 _+ c' M8 XAllied Bombardment attack
, M* G6 M6 n0 g1 w' C# i  M, o% x( t# R/ ~! J' F/ G
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
$ @0 O# T1 U" C. [
  A' ?2 E& G3 j* U8 aDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 ( M) G* L% v* t7 C4 k5 Q
# h' H0 |* o1 \, O& o, O  e+ [
Japanese ground losses: % x4 j7 x+ P+ V, p
201 casualties reported
3 g. T2 J2 [& K5 X* s9 jGuns lost 5

reninhat

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( v( t! r7 t2 ~0 K$ _" ]Ground combat at Marcus Island
7 ^& l8 v' G. h! L' Z) U/ c5 s* N( Q5 S  c; H
Allied Bombardment attack / j- P+ f, Y# ]0 o

/ L" [0 n2 j. K8 N% UAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 ) x1 l5 B* }3 [# K& I, O! |& P2 \% W
* O+ H# [+ G) a* w7 C
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
1 X/ z0 z6 c0 Z
8 c3 X2 {6 s# M$ o  E$ S6 V. z8 D- j0 t- o7 _
Japanese ground losses:
/ D2 _6 I) z+ H2 P$ d4 S( N42 casualties reported
- R8 |3 k- b' ^8 A9 oGuns 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,
+ Q. u8 q% h( w3 B5 K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。
) u- X& ]* A& ~4 X+ z  a- @PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
. Z* y& X5 d, M. m% {: i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。
' O1 x9 o& r9 M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。
; S( w2 r' w) M, h/ t$ I) }PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
# p/ n6 Q$ A7 M1 w' D+ h, v一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。0 J0 e1 w2 S4 y  v8 V- _0 M
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" f: |' F+ g8 J( v
)P*H)n7J\XD2z^
: {. j  H+ O4 |3 h4 ~Japanese Ships
" M- |6 [7 G3 ]1 wPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk % B5 u* C" B% f& @0 a6 M' i9 V3 E
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD+ ^. c  N" j) [6 c5 B

* r: \+ N: R3 Y  GBB 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 P, P2 D, S) v% f# w
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
9 m" ^5 ~) [0 R' l3 U6 }BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
2 a  _' D/ y0 A" l+ ~9 f. O1 }2 gCA Louisville f2a%W
( {3 `1 C4 S; ~7 C* r5 W~cIS
% z$ i. Q' _4 K  qCA Chicago 5 S# Y$ |1 b& E* O4 G, K) r9 |
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
7 b& t/ }) f* P2 e3 w, v3 v' RDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
5 V4 }! o& \& I# _# h6 |& \DD Wedderburn
, `  x. C3 H5 O% ]% g/ ^4 \3 U6 I
3 Y: \2 ~) |+ r% V! ]: Z5 a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，
8 v- C. q& q# E2 L, c7 X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....