AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
, C" v; G/ m' a3 _There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
8 z7 b/ S' ^9 F+ c# GHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to : C* s- y L7 y) C* j/ S
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy * |" H4 H t4 {
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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. A7 c3 j9 Z) f$ I. _3 FDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 2 P! ~8 ]$ q/ A: W7 Z$ {5 u. j7 E
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
* |' H" W# n7 S% i. pF4U-1D Corsair x 11 ( [5 `/ M3 h6 X' H6 M- G
TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
; d# T5 w2 V" r3 o% y9 ~TBM Avenger: 2 damaged , s5 s0 Z7 ~' P6 _/ a' u8 Q- g8 R* V
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Japanese Ships 0 ]5 U. T" l. W" w
AK Kansai Maru 4 y/ B7 R1 x0 b i C
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ n+ M9 B( n8 V" b9 N3 j% EAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : O j: N) {+ ]4 G
AK Bordeaux Maru ! ?8 y1 b: w8 h
AK Hakkai Maru
6 |8 T3 i, y' e' d; [1 z9 ePG Kogyoku Maru e6 @( T$ b+ B& Q$ i3 N2 J: M
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Japanese ground losses:
7 `+ `5 I3 ~/ _" a' ~. [9 |91 casualties reported 9 q# o+ v' P2 d
Vehicles lost 2 x) B# z1 }( {! j( `+ |
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 5 `( |% ~9 n$ a
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 3 h+ {) ]# {( j7 Y
F6F Hellcat x 12
. d6 b/ g1 Q. s) J0 EF4U-1D Corsair x 9 5 [6 q3 [# Z# o! k
SB2C Helldiver x 41 5 G# r/ f# Z9 n
TBM Avenger x 46
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; w8 D' p; j5 zAllied aircraft losses 8 p2 D C A8 z
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
: r& n3 e( B( o* r6 | BTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) I( f- p$ s; ]) @AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 _2 x P/ l' f/ B2 Q& KAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
# S% d# `1 ?! N! t* PAK Hakonesan Maru 5 h0 k/ p0 c+ s% }8 C7 K* `8 A
PG Heijo Maru
& M4 X* Y1 `3 Y( [PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 W3 E$ ?* I& H, TPG Kogyoku Maru
3 m/ j% k9 K- {- aAK Hokko Maru 2 P( g4 G% @( D% e
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 c6 m) [% a1 B8 k4 M: qAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Q- _ D9 i, Q+ ~6 d1 |3 i" YAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 t7 w* F ? ^' U
AK Kansai Maru r# \2 U/ J r# {" }1 ~% A
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 s# r7 F: T Y" `3 ^AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! y& g' R* d1 `4 `: w) H) x% ]AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' t; R4 C( p' R( S1 z, o6 u6 q% TAK Hoeisan Maru 9 _& ^" ~, [' {$ ~4 w
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Japanese ground losses: , q( k$ U% b0 S& [6 G) v; O, t
409 casualties reported
( U+ b" S( N/ y7 M: E- s7 X7 HGuns lost 4
) ^9 k) z% \3 b! j5 m" dVehicles lost 5 5 ?# v/ V3 y9 Y/ A/ Y @
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ; q- ?6 ^% C( y0 T6 |
5 g4 a3 D! O# R! X& g8 L# a- tAllied aircraft
7 B: h9 m2 G: z( \' _2 |FM-2 Wildcat x 23
/ L& ~- \' ~; t0 A: H% I# h6 KTBM Avenger x 14
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* q& _; E# |3 F: D6 [" [. K1 P# X$ |Allied aircraft losses
* L/ x3 \8 u4 t, N) n ?: X- vTBM Avenger: 1 damaged . n- q6 M& }! W- p# @7 U$ T
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Japanese Ships + @. g$ J* u& M2 ?, |. ^
AK Havana Maru - i6 m! U/ j9 w. U* D2 t
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ c! m8 O: V: z# l6 ~0 r6 f- [
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : P5 W* C. Y) Y1 v
AK Hakkai Maru 8 V( J7 ~. p- c: z* N- l
/ m" l4 _9 M4 ~Japanese ground losses: + r$ } s# r/ T6 p( ]
16 casualties reported
- [- p u; y" i0 E1 L" M: U1 mGuns lost 2
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0 V5 P8 J& ?- I" n7 u1 {Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 1 \0 L5 [4 r$ i: Y6 U
) i7 ] s, z7 ?% m0 u8 i4 n, v zAllied aircraft ; X) X4 {0 V) M, G
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
& T+ o2 s5 b" j( ?2 r9 R2 STBM Avenger x 16
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: s' n- `7 P) F/ Q8 ]1 DAllied aircraft losses
9 Z7 p! M3 q0 W* m) A" KTBM Avenger: 6 damaged / C( t5 ]% ]' M/ d
% ` n0 K/ ], z: U2 {* YJapanese Ships
; J2 Y* V1 i" ^AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
T7 p% W6 ]' B0 p8 o% X9 B% SAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; s+ N* }/ |# pAK Argun Maru, on fire " A0 D* Y! G0 m+ M1 H) ~
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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5 [& P4 w7 o- O9 n& tJapanese ground losses:
+ x# O! O. O- N4 n$ }# O! w37 casualties reported ' i9 g9 o# s& b) n. [) W
Vehicles lost 1 # j5 @1 H7 n2 T9 D% C- s7 R
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8 P1 |9 _3 L5 H% M; _* ]Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ! P0 X/ |$ q. S
9 \5 b8 S# l1 @0 M5 M; @Allied aircraft
, [( Z2 v" r% HTBM Avenger x 6 " q) q6 j* ~+ E: ^8 k( O/ z8 b
3 k/ K. h1 ~1 [9 L" c: N9 \Allied aircraft losses ; w/ g9 _1 g; p" \
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ J Y9 ^1 ^% T3 k, B" J3 ]+ }; |AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ ^' A) ~& [' m* U5 l; cAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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u6 a5 H* w; K! a" o! |Japanese ground losses:
3 h1 i; d4 t n* F: \# T H16 casualties reported - c& e3 [% a9 i
Guns lost 1 # m2 v, A; [+ P
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2 c# i9 M- {* J2 |4 X2 q: P* wDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ' j4 m9 m" ^: x8 I* ^
) g7 z" @% h2 C) E3 g0 O/ VAllied aircraft , @) g% o$ t" w2 t
TBM Avenger x 11
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/ |+ O3 F: ]! xNo Allied losses
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- l) T3 Z7 O- O. @ @# \Japanese Ships / M# W+ a6 `2 `- t0 ~) |- j
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ) X9 R2 _9 A8 z. {& i
1 d' \8 S$ W" r; k$ K1 L( GAllied aircraft % p( Z# L8 O. w, t2 k7 E1 u
TBM Avenger x 2 1 b& b) ?' L, g; O
! w, _0 r0 b1 GNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ J$ y% {8 V0 i0 y+ `7 ] W/ K0 e7 }AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 0 n# W; w4 _1 Y7 d5 b+ l" {
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,
. j) V1 Q7 y) L* s同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
K0 w% w" J/ `9 N( o2 T明天的天气预报是暴风雨。8 Z, [2 ?9 o6 E" D- h" m, U# o
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |