AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 & e" z. o P) b$ lThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! / t" v+ V6 Q, @: kHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to ; d) s% {& F3 D
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 3 r* L5 Y8 ^6 ^. ^/ F
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ; W2 |. m2 Y o3 s+ e
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 2 k6 x' @, z. o$ ]/ Y8 L' K6 r
4 ^- x; D+ I5 TAllied aircraft 4 w- n' P3 |$ ^7 l/ iFM-2 Wildcat x 16 * W l$ t# {9 a5 ~- R0 q9 R+ p& G. tF4U-1D Corsair x 11 * j( m# z1 N& b v+ j6 ^: M
TBM Avenger x 19 ; a% r% V0 J0 C, C }/ `- {
' T/ {. v3 C5 F0 b1 pAllied aircraft losses , f8 l1 Z% L; |( @0 F+ U0 tTBM Avenger: 2 damaged 1 z% w8 c% H7 A+ t6 A8 @0 { t! t
Japanese Ships ; @5 y5 J& I" T( TAK Kansai Maru 2 J$ H" w# ?# I3 U) pAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 {" K" o0 U1 r9 q2 _' C9 ?AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % @9 k, Z* r8 p" o1 ?' Y$ A
AK Bordeaux Maru , f9 p* H1 i- I. h/ j z; N
AK Hakkai Maru 5 I1 X. m; o2 ^' S9 r0 W4 k- JPG Kogyoku Maru 7 P0 W# e( F& Y# r1 k2 q, A' X: `% ]7 }9 t- N
Japanese ground losses: 8 v3 u' p/ M5 B _
91 casualties reported ' d* ^) `9 d. r
Vehicles lost 2 4 B7 k5 p$ L2 |- C. Y8 { O+ a @' v6 w
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Q \. T4 ?. C0 X2 QDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 ) X' t6 V, Y U$ R0 u8 D . L6 K1 \8 |0 MAllied aircraft ' Q; {3 T; s2 n4 D, u9 V, EFM-2 Wildcat x 39 - v2 m& F8 I4 n9 H R9 K6 g. S& Y9 uF6F Hellcat x 12 . {0 \* C. w J9 I7 WF4U-1D Corsair x 9 ( J, U& F2 `; Q" m% JSB2C Helldiver x 41 - F! j9 L6 Q8 R& ~' W
TBM Avenger x 46 . W: I" g T) p" x9 L: @ % Q/ e6 f5 m) DAllied aircraft losses " D+ L, t/ Z. U( y: g+ R
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged * K$ f' V4 T v) m- X. G5 o7 DTBM Avenger: 1 damaged , \+ H2 N H5 J1 X2 N. r* O8 a* i
Japanese Ships " }1 \6 v! y0 |0 _6 k8 wAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 p _+ C) ?7 n3 o" f
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire & l) X! n+ `/ K
AK Hakonesan Maru . P$ U9 K& h4 m, {PG Heijo Maru ) d& `2 {- s3 |5 [. A! lPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire - G h! `, Z0 L) k ?+ c7 A
PG Kogyoku Maru : y8 ~8 c4 w2 p" Z5 Z
AK Hokko Maru 3 q0 w3 J' v7 L. gAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 X7 ]$ i7 b& C; H3 w9 r+ F
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . w/ O4 S$ V% r# ^; X7 F
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ P i# p- j9 K1 O/ k' L* LAK Kansai Maru ^& y- m [& G Y7 h1 N/ k. DPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire $ _" _& w$ |2 W: d7 \3 \4 aAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 Q7 i3 M& [$ h! @( L$ V; L0 f8 L7 L( g
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : e, ?$ Q7 K3 }+ `, e
AK Hoeisan Maru ! D; X1 q8 @$ ~; {& Z/ f$ o: {" U3 x
Japanese ground losses: 6 y, ^$ q. R- ]* I/ t. E) n& R- j409 casualties reported # Z; K+ n% s7 q* _
Guns lost 4 # A7 K; W! D, `8 C' I
Vehicles lost 5 ) E( [0 _+ I! @& I: V2 e
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 " O% e; E+ E5 s; j8 n. R* E F% f5 t# X0 S2 g" d
Allied aircraft % e0 b, K# q! j: u, Y5 vFM-2 Wildcat x 23 $ W. e/ S k, y% LTBM Avenger x 14 % E: F; W" ~0 H6 `
& N& H$ |+ {& E- u& bAllied aircraft losses - b3 Q8 C# Q" G+ Z% [5 M! zTBM Avenger: 1 damaged . h4 v! b$ W/ I% \/ A4 J7 p i7 E9 j1 e- x& L
Japanese Ships ; w) g `. b( z( A1 i& P |AK Havana Maru % v( C( ]% @# b* e7 a# nAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 A* Y9 I! u$ t$ jAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 `" p1 \6 p8 |. ~AK Hakkai Maru 9 C5 S, f3 S; }* a |7 A! o! ?
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Japanese ground losses: 4 n0 K/ a) {. D, Y
16 casualties reported 0 b7 q8 d2 l4 c3 d7 P. W {
Guns lost 2 * X3 m/ N! \. `7 \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " V' C1 g" y0 q7 M. m0 EDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 " {6 s, j9 ], P; \$ N+ {/ M
