AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
4 x4 Z0 E% l% Q+ V! F0 l2 k9 _, ZThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
* |1 _* e, z8 ?; u6 ^: a0 AHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
4 G4 X J% b. H+ Z$ v5 ^, bload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
/ }% W L; o8 a$ A, q$ y1 u D/ Zis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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9 O0 i0 R9 _8 L& {! U4 uDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
4 x: A3 L+ N d! O' HFM-2 Wildcat x 16
; o2 i! d1 |) I/ p- |F4U-1D Corsair x 11 ! p. s7 w; ]9 ?8 ~
TBM Avenger x 19 / G- X# R8 z7 Y; z( }/ F6 A1 V$ L
{* y5 A9 u3 w: f1 F5 x6 xAllied aircraft losses
: u7 W5 m9 ?3 e+ g2 w6 B0 m, P* OTBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships $ [7 d" G9 b G; W
AK Kansai Maru 7 N( {# a+ d4 v0 s; X" g: T/ U
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 o5 U |3 t* K' z0 Y0 V6 v& A- E( SAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 o; a. F. P @5 ]& }: `# y
AK Bordeaux Maru
2 c6 m) W) S$ w9 M1 k9 qAK Hakkai Maru % l5 F. f' L& U
PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: 9 y/ c$ ?' A2 ?
91 casualties reported 0 I5 H8 y* t9 m) q$ T
Vehicles lost 2 A. h. P. L4 p1 N% v$ l
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Allied aircraft
2 {1 I' r3 ]# d" h" d" q kFM-2 Wildcat x 39
# v* r1 @5 l( J5 e% dF6F Hellcat x 12 9 i+ J! R$ R& |! R D
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
: Q4 e0 T: T" I/ lSB2C Helldiver x 41
Q9 n* p% l' H8 B" ~% w3 e r0 BTBM Avenger x 46
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% S; } k1 g% P5 f' Y' S* KAllied aircraft losses . F% Z, z+ ^' M2 r- u
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged " e' X! G6 V7 P! b8 T) ^7 q
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 1 }! s1 e+ O' }: U
8 b3 E% r" t8 J) _/ o9 k% }Japanese Ships
]7 ^ N! {- fAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) W# _2 T$ {8 G: O: Y
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire # y2 T' Q, S- O
AK Hakonesan Maru
" Q: {, L" R+ e3 y3 wPG Heijo Maru
. `( l+ ^9 m5 v0 ^; ?5 J4 ZPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ( v. K' H! O4 p5 ]5 N8 ?) C& v
PG Kogyoku Maru
3 _, b1 R1 V5 P1 i6 lAK Hokko Maru
6 j7 F/ [' `+ J% k& xAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & N' \2 F% p/ Z. N
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 M: |4 r% V/ L
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 y M3 {, R$ h; b/ }1 L" ^
AK Kansai Maru # v$ h% A4 l) ^. c; c8 C: x- O
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire . h$ s9 r D5 n& s5 r: H- f& {
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " D3 w" Z( O5 g+ {/ {8 y8 c7 L3 q. h
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 `" Y/ R( r5 N B$ s) e" eAK Hoeisan Maru
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$ u3 Z0 ~4 [( C6 U% y8 `Japanese ground losses: ], I& ^7 N0 E+ m! \9 b
409 casualties reported & a1 {3 M2 {6 w1 _; N+ A4 e
Guns lost 4 ( Q, \% ]+ O( @, `& k; S
Vehicles lost 5
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/ s1 f3 b- ?5 i2 g- a# V* BDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 " Z8 y( I4 N6 p7 f- x: z2 K+ w2 ?
( |* V: {% K b4 hAllied aircraft
" ~5 W" ?1 l6 B ]/ |FM-2 Wildcat x 23
( H+ Y. a; O4 H' ^, ~/ \TBM Avenger x 14 ( P+ z( X: y+ H4 Q4 U" C! U
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Allied aircraft losses 6 Z6 A; Z4 ^1 y
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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# u/ x4 W& [2 HJapanese Ships 5 s! n( Q a3 f! _- [( A
AK Havana Maru
9 ], l- |: O: W# ZAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# W. z. t) Y: v( QAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 Q' x9 Z5 k& ~) i m/ q
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
8 W& p7 b$ H. @) g16 casualties reported ! y6 ~) E# F' |
Guns lost 2
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* w# o, h' q$ p4 K. _Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 & `0 u3 y. A& t: }9 Y. [& Q
, D- F4 k( _' S; N/ DAllied aircraft
* C. b; i* ?/ I9 _- n" T7 FFM-2 Wildcat x 9 % m! k1 I+ B$ J5 ?9 u& n
TBM Avenger x 16
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# i7 w ?& M N/ g, e- T+ m W& t2 t7 cAllied aircraft losses
9 N& h2 J9 l3 X* a; xTBM Avenger: 6 damaged 7 V! r' k/ K5 c6 [9 K
2 b3 q6 w; b* Q9 _Japanese Ships
$ Y; p/ l& c" n. d" d HAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 8 g! `7 d, I8 P, w! h* ^( ?+ B
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! j0 `6 r5 G4 B6 I: [AK Argun Maru, on fire # \ h9 k" \! z) e( G
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 3 |, O% Z+ M% j7 ~0 h; n
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Japanese ground losses:
2 J8 ?1 o% Y3 |: Y) R37 casualties reported
b# Q/ @+ T# F+ s. i% BVehicles lost 1 ( [; u' b8 ^3 {$ |% M. H
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' j! ?3 _: f M3 N1 LDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 : V' x: [3 E" V/ p. c7 `. m
0 o* p; X- z* U/ X* _% A6 yAllied aircraft
/ ?1 ]; T& k' q4 j: x1 H% s4 A" ^3 YTBM Avenger x 6 2 c! ]5 n" z3 @9 ~
* g5 E" F% ~% n$ \5 _, T8 y7 z* KAllied aircraft losses
$ d. t. C5 @7 K: i; zTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 6 a3 j$ ^* \' l
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Japanese Ships
4 H) ^/ G! ^5 Z: Z$ d: H- a. AAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 F: `, K+ u0 _- B8 x& c& P
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 C! q$ S1 ~$ Y
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Japanese ground losses: 8 u5 A9 @; C3 O% J# ~- O6 V8 H
16 casualties reported
& P* j7 P8 n- A7 [0 _Guns lost 1 ) v3 U! o6 g: R
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4 E5 b% T Q$ zDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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9 B+ E' r! s# i: hAllied aircraft 6 w* U2 H! {5 F! }) R: O
TBM Avenger x 11 : c' ^$ [0 _/ g! K
4 S) F h* f0 q" ]5 W, \1 n3 QNo Allied losses , c! w4 H8 \; Q# N
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Japanese Ships - E* D9 u$ c, H* F1 C; B
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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TBM Avenger x 2 ; ~" ?; J* E% r ?6 q& ?/ G+ i
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No Allied losses # A, e& H& `- D" @2 D3 \" K6 a3 o
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Japanese Ships ) k) ^2 u$ L6 g- H$ X7 v
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 3 | |+ `/ X0 t0 V# ~& }) m4 {% G
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,
& F- Z$ H8 Y5 w |% O同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,2 @3 u( {. k; a; V6 Z
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。# {! w6 i3 c. E; m& I6 C
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |