AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
6 p$ y( T; H7 t" P6 p, j; `5 vThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
* x4 S" c' ?+ p0 gHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
6 J5 s# S* t6 B0 | U% hload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
: F1 y5 z% I6 w' \' C( a4 `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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Allied aircraft
$ ]8 m& A& h L8 t, l, BFM-2 Wildcat x 16 6 I+ n3 G0 C, c# ]; @
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 5 _3 S) k, d1 q% s
TBM Avenger x 19 0 l2 e- i: s! L3 _8 u6 m+ m3 V: ^
7 [, I+ d5 ?6 r, t; d6 C" b" O1 s5 ^Allied aircraft losses ' b, L! z# N4 a6 I; B
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged ' C; u4 N8 K5 {+ b- a' f" |" ^
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Japanese Ships 7 q; A x4 h. V, o! V' i3 o4 @
AK Kansai Maru
5 j2 g" \6 K* X' _AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & R8 c: u5 ]% [ n" a2 f3 L
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( D! Y- Q2 q& Q7 L3 m0 k# u; Q
AK Bordeaux Maru
2 e9 n# b( G, t, c& B2 j. }( P% U- Q- rAK Hakkai Maru
5 Q% Q) E, y! b5 h) [! p7 S. VPG Kogyoku Maru
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+ d) Y8 B0 C* {' f1 n8 NJapanese ground losses: 0 ?. r+ v- E. j) D; {% j; T4 e
91 casualties reported
, c9 q6 [9 y9 \: q9 uVehicles lost 2
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% x9 w) S, O6 | H) r+ `3 \Allied aircraft
8 F M3 k% V; W1 [. |6 v3 WFM-2 Wildcat x 39 - q1 n8 R4 x) Z
F6F Hellcat x 12 " F" H% Q( D% `4 L- a. y0 D& {
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 3 C( g2 l; {- h+ g9 K
SB2C Helldiver x 41
% D8 I8 h* J* w/ t5 a0 uTBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
* U% `9 a3 x& W6 ~4 U3 I7 N# ASB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
; T+ }" S W- a9 M8 L! OTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 4 E$ B1 O1 j! c
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Japanese Ships
2 X* _6 y6 t- O0 YAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 H/ m6 W! i8 O6 ?: @+ G7 W
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: L) I P: q: q4 t$ }0 VAK Hakonesan Maru
: U: L& Z% a4 N$ O! nPG Heijo Maru W! A& P' h0 n' @' G5 l
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire : U2 I& E$ v5 a- v. ?7 Z+ S& Y
PG Kogyoku Maru
" c5 [6 U, J oAK Hokko Maru # W6 X5 j$ Z I9 ?# z
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) F. l2 t% A% l/ O
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, ^- y" R6 P. W1 |! TAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 {* |; G+ d V. ]! {: z9 k$ fAK Kansai Maru ( E* \7 c. i( k) \( u3 a& a
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ' p2 j3 t8 }3 \! n% y2 m$ U* h
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % j, N) \3 I1 I; _9 H" M
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 z. E0 L7 P R+ S6 z) C$ N) ]AK Hoeisan Maru 6 q/ D# z9 W8 y' X& F9 ^
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Japanese ground losses: 0 c) H) K8 _: D5 E [' E* C4 Y( V, ?
409 casualties reported
* P* v P+ Q# g8 y3 o& lGuns lost 4
$ b* C( f, B7 kVehicles lost 5 ) m/ z! U( |- x/ d: X3 q
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Allied aircraft $ N' N7 c9 P) V, W4 U, J7 a2 r% P
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
6 J1 x4 v+ @1 E, C6 |TBM Avenger x 14 " V4 |3 t/ U) a! \8 n
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Allied aircraft losses
0 u7 ]- m6 B- C2 qTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 1 l& r8 p# _ l' }4 M! N+ R7 d
AK Havana Maru
, L3 \5 ^2 l0 A) n7 f0 J7 xAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* R$ ~4 ^% U" ^7 X$ ]AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) o' E9 D w4 G% w# c FAK Hakkai Maru : j9 V9 J2 K+ a. [/ E5 p! O
. m e/ Q& u8 a, d$ CJapanese ground losses:
6 _4 z5 s; \$ q9 J- ^16 casualties reported ' x$ W6 @' [3 ~ T: q. ^7 j7 I
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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FM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 E8 P3 o+ D, I* a5 a
TBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
* _' B! p) G' TTBM Avenger: 6 damaged ' a9 O( n8 t$ m7 e( ]
1 |2 l. q+ J( s8 KJapanese Ships
% ?4 T7 i9 U! ^* hAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
- ~- l: c% L0 d) E' r' s: T, u! T- nAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q q, o0 Q* H Y* hAK Argun Maru, on fire 3 \* p3 X2 s" J3 B
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
?! A, v2 b/ I7 t1 H37 casualties reported
% k/ [: J/ L6 @2 ZVehicles lost 1 + P& j; Y9 ?& h5 o4 i5 q
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Allied aircraft & M# @ h3 Q: W. B! w) u
TBM Avenger x 6 8 o9 l n( A. g. m0 Q# ]% R
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Allied aircraft losses & A# ^ ?5 ?1 I; _
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships # Q; |- \( A, a1 z1 W; l+ ^
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " S0 j; t+ h4 ` e
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 m# b7 d _" ]* o; r# cJapanese ground losses:
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! B/ f# S6 W, z# f% c& AGuns lost 1 . z# S( E/ Q! A- p2 X
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 7 o- |/ j6 j5 Y( ~6 F2 _4 l. @" l1 X
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Allied aircraft
) o9 B% S: p- Y+ ~/ D- Z" k* nTBM Avenger x 11
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! i; B- l' |3 G& N- |2 UNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 E7 L+ k M8 I6 d4 O# x6 _( aAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & ]: f3 U1 S: p, S! _5 l8 p
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# f6 V" ?! N7 KDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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5 `7 N9 Q2 n$ d% c WAllied aircraft
1 o2 Q" M- c: Z# [8 p' t1 y) }TBM Avenger x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
: ?$ q' O ^7 `) L- OAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
, j( E& H9 m0 o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,- Y- Q/ k* j+ w2 \1 o3 M& Y$ K
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
) b1 @- R+ E1 b3 G" J明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
5 h0 |5 _3 g% u& C9 ~能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |