AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 / _; D0 k A- Y1 O
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
8 n* X/ |. I4 C5 I; f _How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
+ ?' F0 f. z/ y s, B6 h7 E6 M- }5 l0 S6 sload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy # P( {. w3 W% y$ c n9 V$ M
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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+ J% R: ]+ O; g3 D+ _) T8 uAllied aircraft
' w: b( A7 C2 B& |$ UFM-2 Wildcat x 16
6 D; R/ Y T/ q& N3 f. c( `F4U-1D Corsair x 11
' _6 I! s0 @( B4 {TBM Avenger x 19 * l8 p: C- C$ U+ S7 l
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships Z( |( m8 Z2 u4 ]% F9 A
AK Kansai Maru
9 w1 @' ~1 u5 u6 cAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 Z' r) ]4 z+ b. @. sAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- E9 i! ~5 c mAK Bordeaux Maru - t& y0 | y0 w) B* A/ ^( i
AK Hakkai Maru " W2 W6 `+ o$ r7 |
PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: 6 D* P2 Q3 `6 m- N, }! s+ [
91 casualties reported 9 l5 i. o1 u8 N% G
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
* e, W1 M, L, a: P @- [* b' DFM-2 Wildcat x 39 * K) D& f$ f5 ~6 j/ Z6 n
F6F Hellcat x 12
' c/ [. F+ C" @0 J& \/ h/ NF4U-1D Corsair x 9
) ]" A* _3 |) _7 fSB2C Helldiver x 41
5 q, Q" z% g2 w, PTBM Avenger x 46 ' b! W; |' T3 F8 M2 I/ H% d3 t; z2 U
3 H8 C3 F5 Z0 j* i( C7 qAllied aircraft losses
* j& Z% A6 D, k* t2 F! wSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
0 x2 F7 B& g x/ XTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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* T( _" s& n% l3 c) i! f& s; i! O3 KJapanese Ships
$ A5 \$ U+ ?% ~' s. E0 q% |( u L: S. JAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. V) E1 p6 U+ j: q$ @AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire / J# }6 _6 L' C: c( d$ n# o
AK Hakonesan Maru
, V. p' n4 A, y, h qPG Heijo Maru 1 _* d6 F6 W, U1 E. d
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 p9 v) g( d5 wPG Kogyoku Maru
* O2 \/ A' ?% I* Z3 \AK Hokko Maru ; f% t4 L) p4 ]; S/ E5 o
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % Q# k+ ^ R% z5 f: U, N0 _% n" ~
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" k$ A$ i( h% f! y$ M) jAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: I2 w! a2 E3 z& ?AK Kansai Maru : E. K) I0 M( Y4 | U) ?. m0 L6 }
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ; G: z: ]6 u8 E7 x( d' j
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : Y1 g7 m; y( w T; m! V0 N/ F
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, y1 u! u- L f6 G3 W3 T! J" \$ jAK Hoeisan Maru
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5 t5 E; H. c! j, Z; fJapanese ground losses: ( e1 _9 M7 N, \; }7 F# M
409 casualties reported : U0 G5 j0 A- }. R
Guns lost 4
2 H. N' r6 f- g/ ?Vehicles lost 5 % Y& v7 j# P$ D4 O1 u& ]" L
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$ V8 J: w' n' fAllied aircraft % P1 N. q# E' Z, |
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
D% h, O' p8 b9 K7 vTBM Avenger x 14
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% @( D' O6 y# Q$ K1 ~- uAllied aircraft losses
" I; d9 l+ L1 \/ ^4 x+ P0 mTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 4 S/ y. D( [# x
AK Havana Maru
0 R |3 Z5 }3 q0 u4 {5 k n: RAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( Z8 p. s( h$ b" J- \
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# y m. b% K" I. ~: m8 } lAK Hakkai Maru
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: K; C: y U2 a7 u) | y6 b5 U16 casualties reported
7 S6 p( L# q/ m; g/ k4 f: lGuns lost 2 ( a2 x1 \, _3 U" U8 O# [ V6 J
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1 r6 a& d! S4 D( DDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 : g' W) ~% Y) r' u, z% \" F
6 p, c N a6 Q7 v- t% B/ zAllied aircraft
5 |5 G7 `! y" Q1 Q6 [1 u% }. I$ dFM-2 Wildcat x 9 , n0 N( z; f/ d9 I* c( ]
TBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses * r3 a9 g* z0 D
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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6 {1 j( z3 g* B6 T8 b! NJapanese Ships
* ~' C, {" N# D& i' }* jAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage % @$ W V q1 e& z, h+ N2 o/ c8 u
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 X5 m7 s l7 _7 h9 s* cAK Argun Maru, on fire
7 x. V7 Y+ e6 U2 l. f0 wAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses: 5 t D4 v2 K" q: H# S! V) c
37 casualties reported ) S. E6 P2 a6 g: K
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
0 m1 k3 ] x% n. @8 r: TTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 H# O+ ]; a( f- \AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 p u% b, L/ ]' y. PAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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16 casualties reported
' ]9 `9 @) Y6 U' N( KGuns lost 1
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$ {8 M# A- T: @% m5 k5 }Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 3 M! o- R. r" S l4 s# v6 ~
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Allied aircraft " U$ U5 y( n' U+ a7 z& P5 t
TBM Avenger x 11 4 n+ B+ d0 U7 S5 G5 I; q K; N
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No Allied losses H8 ?3 A' P- @, {
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' }' K8 ~$ }3 H* Z! M
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9 a0 y! h# h" A/ C5 zDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ! d' I$ N# H/ j4 W" b% {3 w$ M
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Allied aircraft % v( G) o) ~7 d2 Q+ L3 R6 K; y
TBM Avenger x 2
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( w% ^+ J# n" p' A' k/ X$ nNo Allied losses
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AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
5 z+ ?* F% ]% ?3 I5 S A: {明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,
# l' w8 K5 z4 y: ]同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,+ E2 f) m3 X: g/ X
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。# e9 l* U9 k, V) s5 e1 g
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |