AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 ) ]: T* ?6 X5 B( a
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! - c: G. f' Y a# r0 d6 @
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
" x3 ?- B S2 X4 O Oload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 9 l2 a0 G2 k0 q" r
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! . ~+ v+ A7 z2 I! L+ K
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft : l* s! \, h0 s, c Z
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 : K6 I- M$ @0 E! m* E7 o1 R5 \) z% E. a
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 0 [! z9 g& k4 H0 t# _3 n
TBM Avenger x 19
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TBM Avenger: 2 damaged % C/ j, k/ l* `6 a& G
- K; }7 R5 y1 n: x7 G) rJapanese Ships
4 @% a' s: B* N/ EAK Kansai Maru c' F4 C7 ?6 {6 o
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ }3 z E h$ i7 T2 S
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 r5 J5 }8 ^0 U% c
AK Bordeaux Maru / p$ C) C0 G1 L* i' R( r, O2 p
AK Hakkai Maru 0 t' V$ W5 z, w9 [) r. |; D
PG Kogyoku Maru 2 @8 N: L. O6 W4 ^( o+ P, A7 p/ H
. h3 a3 P: T" \. O/ C8 wJapanese ground losses:
* V9 k. d; K& q91 casualties reported 2 r+ B% w0 k1 n8 j0 E& L
Vehicles lost 2
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6 K! v4 z6 S4 I/ L% c( T: W' oAllied aircraft 8 ~3 k3 L0 J' k: X
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 - M9 R9 P3 @1 z. |
F6F Hellcat x 12 6 m3 e8 J2 K+ G6 M' V! W
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 s B) G# m! G, U
SB2C Helldiver x 41 % l3 H2 f/ z- H" E/ n) h1 g& d+ U# u5 |: B
TBM Avenger x 46
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5 @1 r( C4 o L& N! gAllied aircraft losses & V1 [6 I) m+ b# E
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged % I4 M3 [+ z) [+ j) e; D# ^
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 8 _9 i) D) z& O1 b
3 _# R' f, l! L, dJapanese Ships
3 F2 {" Z0 J& A6 S# }: QAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 r5 T2 L9 p; J5 Q* K9 o/ a0 g
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire & X3 c- ^7 f' ]. a( f' e5 n+ L/ p' k
AK Hakonesan Maru 6 M& a+ u9 ^$ G1 B; @
PG Heijo Maru
/ Q0 X+ C; y# _% TPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" w/ j2 k5 ~4 EPG Kogyoku Maru
+ t% x4 B; z6 W" y6 QAK Hokko Maru
; Z2 z2 _- g0 n8 k" C1 v3 t6 aAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ }) R% X2 _( e4 B% y W4 r
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 @7 K F$ x( w7 _! b! K
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , X X8 x; v; y6 ^
AK Kansai Maru ; |9 g2 Y8 H* y1 D$ c
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ; D! ^3 f3 W, i
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + P8 l7 u& y0 y1 Z
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* q+ r* n; ?5 w9 V3 Y9 J2 WAK Hoeisan Maru : l4 k& M; n" b* w
% u) S5 x9 D1 k$ n" QJapanese ground losses: & U6 V9 m1 n" n
409 casualties reported * ~" S7 s8 ^5 V) c d
Guns lost 4
5 {( F, E% [8 j# S" i2 FVehicles lost 5
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' ~6 {$ z: o6 n( HDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
: \8 Q* Y0 V' U! ^FM-2 Wildcat x 23
& m/ N0 P/ }9 U* LTBM Avenger x 14 , j$ A% B" e2 F! |
2 y/ ]4 _) Y# S; LAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
8 T: F4 w# G% `1 q+ B* NAK Havana Maru
9 f+ k/ R C* z( m5 rAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 [$ M5 [/ M1 n+ p
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ u6 S" ?; ]9 J" gAK Hakkai Maru
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S) O- n) l1 b7 R9 K) K0 NJapanese ground losses: 0 V0 p/ j) c- C# {7 F6 a# o
16 casualties reported
+ Y( u0 _& Z9 c- lGuns lost 2 * v" ]6 c. b0 L
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 3 y; u# H7 |. z, h! {( N
TBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses - t; R4 `, V/ K6 G( x
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! l M7 B$ |9 h" v; p% \AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
8 p2 p; H- _2 O* W: w Y; ^" ^AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: u: [0 W. E" ]% O- |AK Argun Maru, on fire
+ D- t# }' G8 P) J& xAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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& X2 x* M9 i+ l0 ~, tJapanese ground losses: ~: M3 K1 J# c5 L% K1 ^8 q
37 casualties reported
: P9 M: i; i, q& k6 M! SVehicles lost 1 4 o, m- ^, {$ O: B/ X
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses , p$ J% L8 I/ R0 i0 i
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 {- a8 z* T3 S$ d$ ~
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Japanese Ships
. F! S; Z) l: jAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' e' D( y' @4 j; O& h0 z L9 c. G
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses: % L" {) |& u* Y* C+ M: G4 S- `
16 casualties reported 1 g8 p0 x( r' G2 {4 H. ^
Guns lost 1 5 _) `6 U/ j' ]9 T
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft * j& [- b9 N" X
TBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses % D" h2 e" K6 z6 q/ o
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 G/ B; [4 x' e
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$ Q4 R `% R& k7 G0 JAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships 1 R& X3 q; e4 U' h4 ^
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
% U) r, X" E/ D/ d ] K% A: 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,
! q$ x5 ]; K7 s/ M同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
& w4 K/ Q$ E% ? n; _明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
+ x4 U3 t# R( j4 a" \能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |