AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 6 W$ Q f: d3 s5 E$ c% O) R
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! , N2 b* q" q8 i: a: O$ n+ [
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to & S5 x7 H4 N" V
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
5 D. K; p- b4 Y: u yis 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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( [" U0 f5 j& _% U/ {1 A) R3 DAllied aircraft
# h* J- E9 ^2 h$ v! vFM-2 Wildcat x 16 6 f, J0 |9 `7 X2 g
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
+ n$ P/ n4 o1 X1 J9 _TBM Avenger x 19
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$ Z! t" X' D9 LAllied aircraft losses
% n3 s7 G1 g% Q# x: U% _, nTBM Avenger: 2 damaged $ f0 t8 W2 e4 Y _
; f: o, h* c) W- xJapanese Ships
7 N2 |. o% _: v% H9 VAK Kansai Maru
6 j: X5 \" x8 yAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 a7 s& I. b. K; x2 P1 E L cAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* g; h" i! a" e0 k) t- gAK Bordeaux Maru
$ }' n' f# ^ F1 i! a Q8 ZAK Hakkai Maru $ z( ~# ]# @! G& Q0 u L
PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
" ?6 I; }/ W' E" V% x91 casualties reported e0 ^; a' Q) x3 {+ w9 @
Vehicles lost 2 9 Z) i. \9 p# R: v, w3 i
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ( G5 }% t/ A8 i9 W( r
W' j; J6 Q) } c: w/ aAllied aircraft
1 h5 _0 Z u! Q, P1 a$ F4 EFM-2 Wildcat x 39 + P" X, N$ I6 s& @/ g% u9 w
F6F Hellcat x 12
4 t, e% f: \/ `; N4 Q8 i9 L( Z1 YF4U-1D Corsair x 9 + K: i' O5 C5 \3 n
SB2C Helldiver x 41 2 O) z7 @- Q ]! }8 n! I
TBM Avenger x 46 " N; _0 k3 Q8 ~- B/ N
: k r/ D, f! L( X1 hAllied aircraft losses
' o3 s4 i- ^1 X9 S- {9 l0 r6 F0 Q& tSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
7 N5 P( V& v! ^! Q# u& oTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships , B4 J. P: {/ j( r- r
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 P4 M4 v7 u0 Z1 M6 z5 i9 @4 V
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 v3 n) t* l# F \AK Hakonesan Maru
0 O. c2 e) o5 P' \' |8 vPG Heijo Maru ?1 C, ~: z! m, O8 |; Y
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire % d; |# P/ F* T
PG Kogyoku Maru
# r; R0 t$ y. I% g. iAK Hokko Maru ) t+ L. @( }6 \, a) I3 C
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 g/ |4 J) T* j$ x7 wAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& N9 {# i" _: P3 Z9 v1 p2 N& hAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & }1 t# u4 b$ N* n, n
AK Kansai Maru # T5 x6 J3 Z& [
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire + M+ t8 c' @2 E D, E: j
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 D) [4 W1 E. K- C2 E, i+ J6 u
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% r' K2 I4 C3 ]- R$ {AK Hoeisan Maru
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9 |# ]% z7 _$ |/ v2 p7 iJapanese ground losses: * C) `) L( N1 F* N @" K2 D( `
409 casualties reported
9 _% J; v$ f7 q% j4 h) q$ ]Guns lost 4
+ I0 s- C7 e# f: ]7 KVehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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+ t3 I) u1 _1 V, f1 j4 l7 ZAllied aircraft
D1 z- g# o8 wFM-2 Wildcat x 23 ' t1 G5 A/ y3 n9 G
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
- }# z8 x2 E0 B: C/ aTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 0 Z! f8 ~3 z V2 \
# k' `6 y! v k/ @Japanese Ships j+ J9 @+ I/ ] l# P
AK Havana Maru
0 K3 w; E' Z+ s! ^AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + i$ Q. ?) K6 G8 B9 ]) H& h/ r3 H
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire B* m. q: o& ?: _
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: , A: y$ D2 j7 f s9 V0 y( _
16 casualties reported
; z+ I; ?& ^. S" sGuns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 7 X) d' C& T9 Y/ B
# y$ \: ~# a M. x) AAllied aircraft
! D5 g, {6 K- `+ [, }FM-2 Wildcat x 9 1 T. Q; x0 |. ~5 i, ?
TBM Avenger x 16 ' ?/ c) I: x9 c4 t
; s# X* }( z0 f: o2 R4 H( U9 TAllied aircraft losses 7 m, ~" P, v7 `9 q1 f
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
7 D. u$ `/ z; o* TAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ y0 l; @2 ?. O E2 \( D; b
AK Argun Maru, on fire
# w! g# A; o, T/ mAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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' ]# |% Y4 V" ?# c( M0 DJapanese ground losses:
" h* h' M- }% h. N0 B( L# C37 casualties reported
' } j0 x( k5 j; _% A7 x3 AVehicles lost 1 ! t3 J$ N* A) p( ^' n4 u+ u
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Allied aircraft
# L V( L/ s! i ATBM Avenger x 6 ' U2 }2 v% f; Z1 ` E
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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' x8 h$ x5 [3 ?: ]6 cJapanese Ships
+ O1 P/ e% o2 T( XAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 l4 C, d9 }: B1 q7 t* p: qAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + Q8 v7 R" Y% E" E* m3 k; b# g
- W) }- B/ e6 @Japanese ground losses: # Y$ F4 S2 ]/ O
16 casualties reported
7 k9 Y9 j8 h" J8 G: yGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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8 \# B& N- F0 k3 EAllied aircraft
. N- ? _/ a& H) k; TTBM Avenger x 11 ' i9 \9 s( v( A, [& m9 Y
8 Q; `9 v( ~# _7 kNo Allied losses ! V6 E+ U4 W/ v% u; n+ |0 W' ?2 b4 h
* h& p6 i. O1 R# _+ Z/ eJapanese Ships 0 K' K% V. y h
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 H L x. ~7 Y& c5 r& d t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 " W o3 _# D$ s5 M( P- y
\3 S) E) y/ T# {, w. xAllied aircraft
( y& I7 Q% f8 k/ k. d# Z8 |' T" G8 T% STBM Avenger x 2
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1 U/ t$ c, V0 NJapanese Ships M: Y& d9 ~5 T; y0 D; M
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 $ i9 H6 R/ J" t% Q" [" ]3 n8 z4 `
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,
- R- }7 O" w) H9 r同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,! k8 M" }6 R! Q
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
: u( y' V7 n; n" T" j" }9 @能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |