AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 8 R0 X+ c# O6 |- j, _5 @There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 6 n! I# G% \! y7 UHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 0 j& o4 B& |) t) Fload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy + D; ^! T% X/ j1 q! f" I
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ; w9 J/ D; C) M6 k H$ S
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 Z: C z% o3 V( Y8 g/ Y, I$ o0 |7 x8 B' h. }
Allied aircraft ( {9 W' }! P3 }& TFM-2 Wildcat x 16 ! T/ |8 t8 @. b, \
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 $ D& p) W- w' z* O" Q# u
TBM Avenger x 19 + j+ R, ?3 M/ Z9 I
- g) {3 S4 c9 t# y+ IAllied aircraft losses & X7 \6 M5 `( a: ATBM Avenger: 2 damaged . y+ W0 ~2 w! w' x/ r 9 }; H d( c& r" T% y, D1 X ] IJapanese Ships + D- y5 ?- M* |4 PAK Kansai Maru O( x% E* I0 J! y# d& cAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + e7 l @- M! B0 m- tAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * l2 c I8 q& {6 S
AK Bordeaux Maru $ o' e( T1 C' W5 ^AK Hakkai Maru 3 Q0 u: K* w2 n8 n5 ~
PG Kogyoku Maru " ^6 O8 i2 C9 V, B! r, m9 |' [' w O# s5 N9 J `
Japanese ground losses: % w2 r' i! @) c( q' ^
91 casualties reported * `4 O" b; G! J1 q% ~, D
Vehicles lost 2 & W, C* A7 Z9 A6 n5 E3 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & a% y6 u! z1 H3 f. m/ x9 d
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 9 L8 @6 x+ J$ I# P: R$ Y , J4 z ?' K }- E: N+ YAllied aircraft 5 Y# `% l/ s1 f8 g+ t
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 8 O1 S& L* i. JF6F Hellcat x 12 [( E2 t! A5 m3 Z8 oF4U-1D Corsair x 9 4 m2 s) W6 \. I9 j1 E/ P
SB2C Helldiver x 41 0 i" O& b. E+ [% C
TBM Avenger x 46 1 O2 u5 F3 t- I1 U
+ p, I9 ?8 `9 S( c MAllied aircraft losses 6 Y l: m/ D9 oTBM Avenger: 6 damaged ! L" E2 Q9 w1 ?9 r
" {, V" D4 z. R* dJapanese Ships # D4 Q3 U; H- ^ w# m' i, b; GAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 9 v. \3 X3 R/ K! N# b. tAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - R8 `; U: V3 q' ?& yAK Argun Maru, on fire & |2 M4 Q* t! @# F: D, k# v( BAK Dakar Maru, on fire " b2 B5 i e0 y+ S; c3 ~- s
R" b4 j7 }& nJapanese ground losses: # ~! J4 |, e) U
37 casualties reported 3 ]% n- T% y. M; g/ O2 X' R5 w1 x
Vehicles lost 1 ! Q9 _0 ~2 K+ V/ C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 l; u* O" b, Y" [/ u5 y5 R
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 * P* R3 ^. r8 P/ c" V 4 }( n$ b+ Z' {- M' {6 ? p/ wAllied aircraft ! R, q1 @5 @: H% cTBM Avenger x 6 ' T( u% F" A* f, [8 E! q5 ~4 d# ]5 \$ x4 j
Allied aircraft losses * V) [' G0 [1 R4 z( }
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged ! t7 I% C2 @% I) J. f. `7 M5 c, z) k
Japanese Ships ( {7 i! n3 w* T6 P
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 ]+ k# g, \6 P, P }& i2 ~, _AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage c/ F' ?& B7 u% n/ X. j$ J 7 B! Q" p" w) A8 [& |Japanese ground losses: $ ], h |! Q+ a1 _8 Y" G" ~) ?16 casualties reported ( T+ N# f, F+ i2 l
Guns lost 1 9 J$ f% }# h( H6 O# h) n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 . ^1 k8 ?& G" R9 c/ k" Y/ T7 n4 ^" ~1 y
6 Y' e! M7 G( }/ P" P" U: [Allied aircraft 4 {+ W$ j: p* p4 Z
TBM Avenger x 11 2 y: U* Y, r7 Q% y. h4 g# B) B 3 a$ C! @1 b' a$ }9 ^6 Z! QNo Allied losses ; D3 n2 g* E8 E4 O: k5 r9 T
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . d* T" w4 F' Z9 u' @2 C: x
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