新的战报里( D, D! t$ S( F6 i8 T7 n+ x
PZB的战列舰冲进对方的航母编队里去了……4 }" E5 G+ _; ^3 z- `
大和小发威
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/45
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Sub/ASW Attacks& t5 [9 n9 O+ U7 b. Q+ n
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
2 S3 @' w4 V+ J% \* b; rDD Wakatake; m# ~3 z) S5 r- T% n( Y4 a
DD Namikaze/ e+ y& G% x* R/ N9 o, [
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Allied Ships% `5 J0 [+ A$ Q* [
SS Icefish, hits 1! d8 x! \- r$ p- T% H$ m" n
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Night Surface Combat! c& Q( g5 `( `, j2 U
4 X' J) A8 [! o. C& ?6 R6 DWe only got one chance to hit the enemy carriers - and most of our shells missed...still
& k7 I0 j- I" u9 V! o$ lit was a great sight. The carriers were covering a convoy which was hit hard by our naval bombers later in the day.0 {7 H9 X/ h1 a+ a% z$ \
+ x3 f* I) `4 T: |9 b7 ]) mNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ d" ]/ V( v* n+ {( \1 CBB Fuso, Shell hits 4
$ M6 C* ]* B M( \1 {& {BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 6
' N' J0 R w2 R6 B* hCA Mikuma, Shell hits 3
* L, L- }* \6 ^CL Noshiro, Shell hits 1
5 h, I4 f, s3 O1 y' ^( G; {4 _DD Fuyuzuki, Shell hits 28 K7 u6 ^3 [8 j! L
DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, R) n H8 H' `6 w% x
DD Momi$ h( |. L' x. K: Z0 g; R; ? k
DD Kaede
O2 ?# q1 ^6 w1 Z* hDD Kaki, Shell hits 1, on fire8 s# H9 S- q, e# `
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
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CV Lexington
8 m s* K# `2 R: b Q. sCV Shangri-La5 [& o- I- t5 Y% i( m
CV Enterprise, Shell hits 2
$ J0 _4 C$ O: r! i' bCL Phoenix, Shell hits 27 r2 B, }. o+ i' v5 ?& s
CL Cleveland, Shell hits 4
" x- p( d' z' J4 ]; fCL Birmingham, Shell hits 1. d" R* R# K; H4 y0 U1 b5 k
CL St. Louis) ~) W6 A- h/ H* a& K2 c* c4 ?
DD Hunt5 V/ ~& w. g3 p3 F( R+ K
DD Smalley
9 ^* S& [5 }0 e# G* l7 U' uDD Uhlmann, Shell hits 1
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Yamato led the way and caused havoc among Andy's escorts!
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Night Time Surface Combat at 65,56
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Japanese Ships- J3 e' a" W1 \
BB Yamato
1 E* y4 E* L& S/ _BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2
' _- ~" d# t! k$ u9 h( {* dCA Chokai
6 o" U+ ]4 ~2 J( V6 o, a6 x8 qCL Sakawa
0 W `2 u+ w: u% N3 r; ECL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
. x& I+ u5 d4 c, F- ]1 zDD Niizuki
: ]: f! D9 o! N3 O7 p) |DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 1/ m; a; N1 W0 z. n' C& D. {
DD Shimozuki
9 S4 }7 s8 J# Z, {DD Yoizuki* b" X, ?0 @' G+ S% x. d) a8 G
DD Haruzuki, c- t& c- t9 D g
DD Yanagi, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
- l) ~- f. F- G" }0 l" o0 f, XDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 5, and is sunk d3 @4 v% d) A$ c! s
DE Howard F. Clark, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
6 G; k& O, n( v+ e1 M. nDE Corbesier, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* L, M. d; D& l, l: ], _1 CDE George E. Davis, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 B, g0 D, V2 I! d: q- Y% nDE Lawrence C. Taylor, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( Z' }# G f+ {* u. p1 _
DMS Long, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* L1 n" J) Z- M
DMS Forrest
6 |! ` j7 ]+ `DMS Hobson, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# `. \# C0 N# y) X& a: I4 N
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
/ G4 ^* Z& F% J: z5 ZDMS Hambleton
u$ {% t- q r oMSW Spectacle, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
6 W" m. d/ L: V3 YMSW Staunch
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1 T6 o7 h) }+ j; XLSD Gunston Hall
4 o9 ^6 u2 [$ vLSD Lindenwald$ Z/ |! c: p! y5 O0 j5 w& `
LSD Oak Hill5 H; \1 J( \# Z* t5 p% O) X. v4 F
LST LST-2716 e. v5 E( u* |/ o. A
LST LST-272, Shell hits 1- T5 Z9 g( n; Y5 P
LST LST-273
+ {( ?' i* j* u/ }% NLST LST-274
3 j U; ^- O' g- V: w1 YLST LST-277
7 N6 T4 B: c4 VLST LST-335
$ I, L& z; {$ v$ @7 n( i6 c1 `LST LST-338 q, C8 \6 ~# D. `
LST LST-3402 m6 U$ f8 m1 L+ T
LST LST-341+ b: j7 g, J' P- F
LST LST-3425 L5 m9 Q/ l! l( H% X
LST LST-343+ E/ V9 z& r7 @6 A7 t: H: X/ s
LST LST-344
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LST LST-354
( R f: ]; s6 j9 m/ DLST LST-355
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LST LST-357: D' o* S4 O: l" k
LST LST-390% L( ^. D8 g2 S" Y8 j
LST LST-391
( N6 V" d# V1 h; U7 ZLST LST-392/ g; H- T5 c( \* j$ E( [, }1 h% r
LST LST-393
) a0 A1 u5 P7 v# Q# `" ULST LST-456
7 }! `& }4 l- u/ ~: [5 S1 ILST LST-458
% S* e' ^5 p2 ~LST LST-4595 ?5 m" E i: O1 v% _4 W- ^0 H
LST LST-460
+ p+ u8 L3 x/ g5 Q4 O7 m. FLST LST-461* z2 A* J( p' L1 l& i% T
LST LST-713
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LST LST-715
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LST LST-7375 d% k: `6 G0 w+ `' C c1 C( Q
LST LST-738
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