AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
# [5 F G+ H+ A4 q- tThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! ( R' _' D7 K* v
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 1 w9 O! x& I1 v# j
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
1 j% @' _) L2 l7 A% i# ~7 \$ A pis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! + I: {9 C7 k- K& h
* D) m5 R2 c- Y, h T) }. ]3 M( ADay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft ! D2 U, A1 g( _! m# d
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 * B- F9 }9 U7 ] n
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 & D9 K( m, |1 j- v& O! T9 ]! x( T
TBM Avenger x 19
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" ]8 U9 I3 D. o- ]( U- UAllied aircraft losses
8 a2 m" h( p" _" f$ e# v" Z/ ^TBM Avenger: 2 damaged ( e$ Y& V: f, ^7 ]/ C! L0 J
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Japanese Ships
3 V* ~1 U1 f" d5 lAK Kansai Maru ( i" E. K9 i( j0 V5 P$ F
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* j* ~5 U W1 pAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " d( }8 O9 G. w3 N
AK Bordeaux Maru
1 l& t4 o) V5 \/ @AK Hakkai Maru
3 T+ x7 _$ Y K8 R5 `9 @9 lPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: ( @: w4 r4 c' T
91 casualties reported
) j' Q8 X, I7 I, BVehicles lost 2 # c5 D3 \+ n4 h9 c7 |& l
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5 ^+ B6 {, v" U0 W; xDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 # ]' F% q: Z, u. ~5 u/ G: o( U
$ h" i* Y U9 Q Z3 ~Allied aircraft
, m- h+ e) z! O3 U1 y+ z& qFM-2 Wildcat x 39
" b/ d0 _0 ?. M. MF6F Hellcat x 12
# W" r z# S: W# JF4U-1D Corsair x 9
0 J& M: L5 _! v4 dSB2C Helldiver x 41 " P! K2 k; y! N3 f7 Z( x h9 i5 a
TBM Avenger x 46 8 r+ ?6 S7 z6 z! O9 M% i; K
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Allied aircraft losses
' w c" F3 H1 \6 G p# B JSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
+ q$ W+ _7 L f9 v3 Y2 m# uTBM Avenger: 1 damaged . _' O0 H6 ^& u i; v
+ P: _* Q& |6 [- g! Y" D: UJapanese Ships
; @$ {6 K$ B# ]0 U; L, a/ q( HAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, t' S% c9 d, }8 ]AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
* |# u1 F ~% F5 ]6 `# ]AK Hakonesan Maru
7 f# n( n5 X) nPG Heijo Maru
$ d; e6 \' L/ M% o% G+ JPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 N/ A* W# [% c, M- IPG Kogyoku Maru ; {4 J, U5 [* E/ v
AK Hokko Maru
* K& \. y! _1 v( N) R) \0 }AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 k( K# z; {) B5 [AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 {8 J. G9 ?% b, q3 gAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 G6 t0 \8 L7 B% ZAK Kansai Maru ) Q! j" @# W+ V
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* o+ [, D7 T+ ]6 x8 c! YAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : K- h4 S! A5 `: ]
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) |0 o/ \' P4 ]/ J; }4 W- S
AK Hoeisan Maru
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: k; p6 V+ h0 `! A! Z8 HJapanese ground losses: ! L/ K% z/ ^+ b. q2 ^5 X
409 casualties reported ' T1 ^ t/ \% u7 l
Guns lost 4 ! H7 A. r/ o) R* r- r8 p
Vehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 " Y; F( b0 Y* h% }) Y% L" t
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Allied aircraft 8 H- p# ^6 V9 K
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 ; y" p4 V- w1 ^" e R2 g; L6 }
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
5 K+ K9 @9 `% L6 ?TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ @( K# [+ i' q# Q. b4 J8 rAK Havana Maru 8 }* _# H1 d1 Y* m4 `0 W7 I3 O' e2 q
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 @# C* C( d/ j! @6 YAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' v, V! j/ z: W7 P9 |) T* n4 rAK Hakkai Maru 4 n, E& o0 r1 k1 E9 j
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Japanese ground losses: 5 S( a# E8 X1 A8 X
16 casualties reported
8 V! W2 o1 y3 N/ Z! J+ B# _Guns lost 2
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5 s" B7 o5 A. M* x7 C2 H3 t- G6 SDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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1 V, j% E$ K9 k$ D8 X; eAllied aircraft
2 m* z- L3 x" {' [ c* ~FM-2 Wildcat x 9
; f+ \' J: y( X/ e* GTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses - F$ [$ v" L2 Y' m3 G! I
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged ) A! c& F6 T7 \5 Z2 O/ b
. _0 \: c! H9 c3 |, JJapanese Ships ) J( O& D& w G$ l4 T+ L W0 p
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 6 U! \6 e7 h F. W
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 p$ o- |, j% E6 `9 O' s+ }) k% WAK Argun Maru, on fire . H7 _% p5 v4 f' L8 F- m
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 7 ]( B: ?7 K8 x4 w9 W9 S' Q# P
. d2 i3 A+ q7 ^" X, n% D, {Japanese ground losses: $ i* o" x" A3 d, c* B1 U
37 casualties reported , U) }/ y: x0 H% Z
Vehicles lost 1 ( M: ^0 h! S8 C) c$ E; \+ m( W
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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TBM Avenger x 6
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* x/ N( x L. V: F+ z! k& VAllied aircraft losses M" P( \6 S0 b! ^, D3 T
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 0 o' W* N! X2 w, p# |- o# O
# W/ x$ |( F0 X' RJapanese Ships ' ?9 P/ \/ ~) \: [ ^/ p; t
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 ^! T' \+ c0 t' |4 a5 Q
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! x. Y% z; I3 d; o
$ _2 ^+ w @. A P1 `- lJapanese ground losses:
0 Z2 Z% l2 p/ W. e( L! m; q16 casualties reported - W% @( v: O) m% f2 H0 y8 h2 r9 z
Guns lost 1
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% T$ l5 }# Z$ I* g3 @. T9 B' PDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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# v1 } [. Q O6 O2 ~* IAllied aircraft 5 m' |% m7 l0 v5 x4 P
TBM Avenger x 11
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6 z1 R. {+ g2 u( x, T/ i- h; @No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships % \% C: j! [+ g2 z t) _
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 8 d, G/ O" B7 }
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Allied aircraft F0 E( r& w7 Y) [/ Y2 \: v
TBM Avenger x 2 * C& E! j0 b. U% g# P# b
$ n' T! M1 k \No Allied losses
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, g8 A0 f. s# i3 |Japanese Ships
: o2 P2 j9 a+ d( B3 ]; j6 \AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 $ ?0 S0 U% z- Q
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,
* O% }* v2 q* u0 g& f& g: `/ O同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
. c. I: ^7 F% A- [明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
, |. C9 b7 d/ w. s# {- `( {! D3 g/ Y能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |