AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 ( s9 B6 K- G8 ~% h% WThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 1 b- t) @1 C4 C+ X4 t7 sHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to " y w; |# d+ ~8 G l
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy ) ~' e$ `1 `. {$ y0 ~( ~$ t7 a$ ~is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! % P- u* [* |# u: [3 a) `3 _ 5 J9 n; Z2 X) P1 x- W" FDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 ) }5 I9 N2 q" `& Q. ^. p
) N! _9 u3 S: G/ X# h! GAllied aircraft 6 J, j% W% C6 D# p
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 7 q' }/ X# |! j+ G/ s$ D- b
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 ! _$ d2 @7 j$ x) E* {3 O
TBM Avenger x 19 ! [$ N2 r5 G, | _' [% e( S" ^ - ?! s r% [( J1 F4 bAllied aircraft losses 3 e% L6 y- `9 Y3 V0 ?2 LTBM Avenger: 2 damaged 9 a* w2 J1 m" Y& S% R2 ~ t' C l" i% Z' ?! `1 y% D5 d
Japanese Ships 0 _! C+ ?/ q( y3 ~3 D, c; k1 q tAK Kansai Maru - k, L" p( K( }
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ O9 I4 `- H0 H
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 G, d. J. I _ V4 ]+ a
AK Bordeaux Maru $ O' y: ? Q- L: ^7 ]1 u# a( e) _ tAK Hakkai Maru |% l9 k& a9 qPG Kogyoku Maru ) l& W1 b' z( |7 j
, W( n( C, m2 ^. }2 H$ U1 p* KJapanese ground losses: : P0 S0 B9 U! r# x6 M0 [3 d
91 casualties reported & `# } Q8 P, }/ j
Vehicles lost 2 ! \9 e D: O1 ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . ]' {- A" p. p5 X1 \9 ]* SDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 : A6 S/ |9 V! Z% U1 k7 t
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Allied aircraft 7 t2 E* I, v+ e( Z4 V
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 ; n- v5 x( D" w$ K1 q) Q$ L7 y
F6F Hellcat x 12 " K8 p# L l( X$ X7 C/ i5 p
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 0 J$ Z# J( |8 o. Z' D$ N9 `1 `/ q( Y8 nSB2C Helldiver x 41 ' X6 E' M% C/ {1 lTBM Avenger x 46 ' X/ L& G% l; S" l1 [
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Allied aircraft losses / o& o8 J% h& ?. w4 r
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged % z; G) c) ]5 M' y- F: wTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 2 m5 u5 b& r' c) y- |
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Japanese Ships 0 ~- [: `; E- X2 A& K/ N. }
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 r9 _1 j! A* `. F! D9 kAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire + {8 J# G% z& S6 z* ^AK Hakonesan Maru 1 I/ v! l' [2 h8 |7 }PG Heijo Maru 8 I; K$ H) A4 U+ F- I' }
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire % e! V6 C( e, n, w7 _( ?PG Kogyoku Maru / G6 L! y3 V! H' |
AK Hokko Maru 3 k# @ c' ^/ s$ JAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage # q L5 B' O( q2 n+ FAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ p$ j1 Z4 `: e0 q4 i' N2 V
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : k' R+ e1 u2 i( H7 L7 W9 j
AK Kansai Maru ! q. m$ c2 @! j) f2 \2 Y
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire , Y; L: V. h. r( n0 r( d+ z! V0 u% w; P
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , i9 {/ V& N/ T5 {% i7 y$ A X
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % x1 W9 F5 a M
AK Hoeisan Maru & Y4 M* t' n) L; K4 p6 b2 C. M
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Japanese ground losses: ! Z! i; |, U5 r
409 casualties reported ' y Y. x) H7 f- x- p; S$ J
Guns lost 4 ' e' y1 l( g( r# |; ?Vehicles lost 5 # d: c; Z% ]) h/ U5 L/ E$ r
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * J, V6 v' O9 p* HDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 e! N d ]' o# d, R. B" {8 g1 q4 H0 T& [$ L+ G5 t
Allied aircraft + i1 p- @+ y: L3 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 + m$ f( ?, K9 n9 c
TBM Avenger x 14 ! H* {* m/ o$ ?+ ?7 f1 Z7 z* O+ ?+ k* U+ e
Allied aircraft losses 4 R3 p# V; C* t9 ATBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 n, A1 r, l" j4 i# ?
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Japanese Ships 5 l& z, f' n$ X3 FAK Havana Maru 1 K) R2 Y8 B! q3 bAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & F6 c& x( |) O# L2 Y$ n
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " X( W$ q+ a& Z1 X
AK Hakkai Maru & V- n# P8 d9 N! x8 O% M# V& d4 y ! d) r% Y3 _' e' `Japanese ground losses: + W1 R: U# X' t/ W16 casualties reported - a* l7 h/ e2 L; k5 ~' w
Guns lost 2 % k/ b# C/ y& u- {" _% }2 @1 p' h" b# R ]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + W, q7 [( l2 _& k$ y1 ^Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 8 f& q( z4 j( F 8 `, F3 E+ w4 K6 v3 zAllied aircraft & _7 M9 Y1 M/ F1 m# G: u- FFM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 D8 T! R: ?$ y1 V; r: zTBM Avenger x 16 7 j( ~ ~$ j3 v; v / S. m" k( i% c' `Allied aircraft losses - W3 g0 S# `( Z/ p6 w5 }+ v& q, |
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged [; V2 A, E v9 B
6 _9 V S0 Z1 t6 s! aJapanese Ships 4 M. b2 P+ F! ]# k1 FAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 5 W5 e* `8 L* u0 Y
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' z. H4 c! L" h) b8 Z# Q2 KAK Argun Maru, on fire 7 C1 ^! C/ K' M8 AAK Dakar Maru, on fire ! }2 j& [. \2 N8 X) ~9 z* @/ u$ X
8 s6 i* U9 I CJapanese ground losses: 4 @+ l, ^1 |1 g5 R37 casualties reported 6 m! y% i T2 l5 V7 h* x& iVehicles lost 1 , f i/ v7 }0 c" l" X; `+ G% p
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ! `# T( R; U5 U9 E) R7 u . G6 w W6 `- I2 N: {Allied aircraft . u% f1 J% w; U1 c
TBM Avenger x 6 9 R/ T, z& \8 ]3 F- E+ b. T: ]" |
7 D! w ]+ U: A. a2 p8 O0 |
Allied aircraft losses * V: H7 J3 v- L3 `! Q7 D
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged , }) j9 I) z2 E" n) H% }3 [5 `2 Q( N
# `! S! M1 k3 K% _2 hJapanese Ships 9 y, m$ ?9 P! k% ~; E* g" X7 J
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . ~! a, `) u: i4 DAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 U2 f. ~/ w5 r( U! j, K$ ~
. X6 B& p1 |* {3 wJapanese ground losses: 0 O& j. k# m8 n5 l
16 casualties reported # x8 \9 q% u! K. u9 ~- {! j
Guns lost 1 $ y: ?& o4 U* h# y- E7 v2 R
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , w0 \+ A8 c% u+ g/ c1 M7 FDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 o2 P+ A# G. ^+ L% z; g/ p0 K- Z/ Y9 {3 F; k, J, w8 c$ d
Allied aircraft * f# v% E" l7 k' ETBM Avenger x 11 6 J- P1 ~9 F, H9 [- Q' g. J: [3 O9 @0 E* O0 m+ i) Z
No Allied losses 8 @/ F8 t- Y9 w% F7 J+ l0 Y4 z+ J8 M+ F# O% ^2 G4 D' d
Japanese Ships $ u- g3 t3 N2 j3 N7 i, c3 I, n
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 F0 p" u* a" s8 k+ Q
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * B4 e& Z" p8 i$ [Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 0 a( A' [6 Y1 F6 k4 u Y7 s9 F" M: R1 k2 T3 Q
Allied aircraft 0 V. Y! h% H6 A2 x" K9 A; V
TBM Avenger x 2 - C! ]( I6 G8 d( r
