45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

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经过近2周漫长的航空压制和炮火准备后，盟军的登陆行动终于展开了。
* c+ P+ K. }0 g7 }7 R+ _: E- m不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？* b% x: I5 [( z6 A5 x
盟军在登陆场上首日就付出了6千的伤亡，也是比较惊人了。: t2 V/ Q3 m  h; K
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
$ b) F/ o  B( m% zCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 6 M- m3 A; k% |
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. : b+ R* w4 Z  x5 q% O9 k
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
. u+ z5 z3 F* `2 M# q2 ~8 Gall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
- U/ e0 @7 v& b$ I( G' ]+ z- ~This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 7 S5 B* E& K2 e; q. _% T
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 7 ^$ q$ I5 n) M  P  p
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Invasions # P6 I4 V% Q- q

: ?) r5 ], r! e& l+ M1 @) eAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on ) Q& k7 @7 r9 [; |: A0 L
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 6 I% `- S7 T# Z$ L7 P
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - D6 w8 D' U& K( C3 Q/ P- g  o0 N0 U
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. D: S  o! ~, ^" GAllied Ships . b! Z% U+ K! s/ _4 T
MSW Junee
, g9 L: ]6 n1 {4 v9 uMSW Bunbury 0 k2 f% y. w; V5 D% [5 l$ f
MSW Gladiator 3 N1 ?9 a' V% ]7 R7 W4 `( n6 N% |
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 1 u$ G2 m2 a! b' i) G
MSW Superior / c3 F' Z6 L3 C9 M
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
. T7 E+ l! V2 `6 `- Z/ S8 ~CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire : U' H- P/ K* K8 T3 q' T! A
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Allied ground losses:
" M4 Y' t! u/ E0 Z+ y. [: G$ P51 casualties reported
; H/ |7 n8 z, g% KGuns lost 2 * K0 Q+ M( P( s1 j1 D7 _; P& i2 t- @
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: d( D; g, a0 sTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 N- b5 l0 O" m( o* O0 D41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ a. S6 D; U. [( d, |# S+ R+ uAllied Ships
. m7 ^4 m+ U& z. aDMS Long " g& s& p5 h) I' w
DMS Forrest
& ]! a' ?3 U, T4 lDMS Hobson
! J& s# W/ H. E8 J$ D7 R# RDMS Ellyson
- _) {, W% |8 H+ L$ A% S5 yDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
) J5 B6 X/ J  A2 [; q" z7 SDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
( J4 f( X( L$ O; @6 D7 g8 oMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   O& c5 S8 V4 b# g
MSW Strength
! Q2 d9 a+ Q0 w( h- a+ U  I0 IMSW Strategy * ], f& j, e0 h# |7 a, Q3 S" o5 }
MSW Staunch
9 D. P' O: j/ O: I' UMSW Spectacle 7 U+ W8 z8 T& k6 t% y
DE Corbesier
& E2 e. u; `7 Q) \2 I8 Z' HDE Howard F. Clark
5 s) C% {: M5 z' U# s( @1 fDE Kendall C. Campbell
  {  c- V1 u2 TCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 ' Y3 X9 M* [/ C4 {6 n6 [1 r# z

! R/ Z0 v0 a9 X( W0 Y8 Y9 V$ @: _Japanese ground losses: - F2 G/ i* @+ t: L* l4 r) x% _, R
20 casualties reported $ U2 p3 H$ h* {
Guns lost 1 % e5 y4 O: O- a5 p+ C/ h% q! P+ O
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. ?2 U+ ~6 C( l2 ICoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 9 X6 Z9 {' D' B  \. g
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses:
* J- K: K1 H. {- f1 C6 f40 casualties reported " G* p& X4 K1 `, F( d
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ! A$ z. Q! D8 B$ a# o2 J
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 & Q0 Z+ W: n; ]9 T

& \/ W1 @9 H1 S/ q; r7 ]Allied Ships . b- S2 ?" X) k. [1 u/ B( f( A
MSW Junee " t7 S4 t' _! @0 v
MSW Bunbury
8 A4 U# H/ a) r- S/ ?( j' w) rMSW Gladiator
' q) E7 }( N& |* Y+ vMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
( v5 o3 Y! Q  y9 p) NMSW Superior ! I% {+ ^0 G2 @
DE Mack 0 o' `$ n3 X$ x# w: }4 V1 ^
DE Edwin A. Howard % Y- n# i. z9 g) w6 N, W2 S
DE Edmonds - `; Q6 A7 s3 f: e: Y
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
/ U( m4 u0 Z2 Z" VDE Robert F. Keller
2 W/ K! F' ~  ^/ qDD Shaw + x; T* o1 |& m2 a+ O5 n
DD Drayton
, `8 L% T! N$ B/ e- ^& {6 n# wDE Tabberer 5 f$ l) q6 I3 n( G6 l0 K( [
DE Eversole 5 Q" ^5 F8 C% z5 k

+ ^& _3 p) E  gCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 , c/ j! I6 b4 w. P* t
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships : e# M( q! [0 J# `6 y( o
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
0 K9 W8 i! E9 J) O% rCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 4 F) l8 B" d% r5 e- g
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 8 n( M( u& g+ r) M" @
DE Edmonds
2 ^" Q2 ?  i+ H  h+ r& _0 lAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ h7 H; H. L4 ?9 A* JDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
7 B' p3 ?9 y7 d6 F/ w% qLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
- D6 d" |0 k4 t' f6 O* wLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
* q; {. P2 F3 aLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 2 N- p4 D2 @' I7 S5 g
DE Mack $ t& i9 q* X0 }. l5 J( j) N7 e

* O; \* b- ]+ O' O, oJapanese ground losses:
4 G6 F5 W( j7 Y29 casualties reported
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! b: p$ U8 j# g: Y! uAllied ground losses: 5 Y  M# `: I, X/ w& n$ O
1788 casualties reported
( q3 x# L& u, s4 V3 K, A0 s$ TGuns lost 8
6 q" S1 o. b" e: yVehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 5 J' {6 H( g; B* D0 h/ Y/ r
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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* ?6 ]8 G: e& v& T. i8 pAllied Ships 0 P8 P1 s0 I1 D+ G( a  P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
  c/ Z) b/ ]- b/ S# v  S8 zDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 A+ }1 x) m: {) |* h: a2 x% tLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. v) y$ L  }$ E0 q& lLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 : S3 a. P! T: u" J% a4 o5 P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ U+ v8 _3 D! x) {3 z- b
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 - J( ]' f* v  I' j  b5 P
DMS Long 2 f# r9 W! x+ W
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
' Z1 v$ _+ N2 w1 _6 lDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 - Q3 H' o: N8 \8 J
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
  y# w3 ^5 K9 L# RLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 w  X& p1 \7 y+ O, h5 tLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 e6 H3 \) z$ |0 I, Y$ D+ ALST LST-335
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) L5 G7 n% Q5 X* G% \Japanese ground losses:
& G3 r# M0 T. k% D1 g5 [% [' I46 casualties reported + |/ s  ^* p' p# l& D

8 A7 z, f7 z. bAllied ground losses:
6 p. Z2 C' V! ^; \- N, N" S# q" ~& t3240 casualties reported ; B6 b2 n$ N$ i( q5 X
Guns lost 20

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" \1 e+ ~6 `4 r% r7 I0 pSub/ASW Attacks
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9 v5 f9 X7 P6 z( z1 V  HASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 R" T4 w" Z1 _- _/ U% v/ u

: f8 X. S6 Z8 v7 sJapanese Ships ) l3 V. t0 k9 }5 m4 }
SS RO-35, hits 7 7 n" v: ?2 Q: C+ Y, J

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DD Saufley
2 T8 E2 @1 {% v# L$ p; E) gDD Picking
% E) v. y0 P( S  y- \: t8 V6 W# ODD John Hood 7 g+ t5 S7 b; C& V% X1 J2 l
DD Caperton $ g3 L  g  b/ L* H( X- d. T
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 1 J/ L3 f3 N% J, e6 p1 Y6 L

. r* ~0 f* n, l  E  w3 C/ qJapanese Ships : u( M6 E0 [, }- k; l6 H7 D
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " M* b7 ]! Y% b- b% h2 F% e7 D0 o
PC Kume ! H+ g0 ^# [) O6 T4 s. O6 }
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Allied Ships , ~$ K" N4 t0 }5 _/ S, j) \
SS Hake
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1 Q# S. X) H4 M' d/ p, oASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 ?  s* |# j* c8 S2 x  w$ Z

6 @* S! n% x* F, V; @) ]  w# ^Japanese Ships
2 y; L9 e" [8 n7 g+ \( ^SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 4 R0 ^  M( X% Y, I
DD Saufley - q; Z3 u# F: Y3 R3 T; f( q
DD Picking # T) H( s: J" Z* d+ \9 v0 c: o! v: y
DD John Hood
* Q& E7 A/ S  v7 _% GDD Caperton ( }+ `0 [' z; v
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Sub attack at 62,53 ; \. v- h# d4 v$ T0 b6 @3 E

) i6 m6 w$ Q# e9 F8 UJapanese Ships / j9 p1 b8 _$ A8 I/ d" X
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + G$ H4 X1 _) G; U/ @3 L
PC Ch 2 ; y$ \9 z! P2 J: g$ R0 r

+ Y0 j7 u5 {8 m% T, j( j% J  V6 zAllied Ships 4 G2 z& x& n  o: d* Y/ c3 Q
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
9 t. y: P+ F3 L- Y88 casualties reported 4 v5 V4 N, ~' w- p! }" \1 d
Guns lost 2
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" Y& ]$ E! N! U- H+ WNight Surface Combat
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$ I4 ]2 `  U5 A; u" EI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but " O. Z9 o) R$ [: O7 e9 `! V  U
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 ( P( k: T! F1 I- c

% }# B5 }% k# J3 F2 l" Z# C+ r$ J' wJapanese Ships
5 j) R9 B9 F  m: u  A, YBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
. w8 G# }+ W6 T$ E$ j* A8 @$ i' K" eBB Yamashiro ! h  L( G( `/ z. b
BB Hyuga / w" B# `& n+ O' }
CA Mikuma * i! x0 |. y: N0 _. f- p4 Q
CL Noshiro
) J& K1 a! _- T  o  ^% xDD Fuyuzuki 7 I% N5 J! n: p( O
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 * ~! `3 g2 i, @% @$ A4 a
DD Momi
! B; _* e% C, W' k( x7 uDD Kaede ( d; b- w' ?( p1 f+ Y7 }6 C: A) F  e
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 2 y( r8 P: e  l1 n+ ~# z" u
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ) [5 {' O  e& W( {
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Allied Ships
  {: e+ ]$ Q5 n4 i" S$ s4 R8 GDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk   @& R' ~6 p5 r$ g2 s; t( H
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
5 B( L. Z+ v3 l) iDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% Y: ~. s, \. VDMS Rodman
+ v; [, U# T* \& i7 B0 ?* |1 mDMS Gherardi & t0 G7 h5 W; [6 H( i% k
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 o0 O- \/ \4 l' a
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 w9 d) L: R  m, ~LST LST-339, heavy damage 7 Y% f& i9 J2 Z1 Q& l
LST LST-457, heavy damage ; c6 ^4 F& g, X! h$ h
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
7 D: h& C: F! A5 I/ WAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage : s, a6 d4 x: Y. X7 Q

1 T- K! c/ b8 z8 m2 ^, S8 C4 yAllied ground losses: 9 f3 Z/ ^6 M& S  d. j
54 casualties reported # O% \) w4 v% n2 H* Z3 K
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6 A: Y0 b/ _7 U7 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 \: G- c. K- pJapanese Ships
. z# M2 T! j8 |" J- |8 N8 fPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) L/ H' J5 Y) n0 p  N( mPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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! ~/ Q$ ^& F  s: t3 XAllied Ships
" s6 n6 `6 I. vDD Lyman K. Swenson ; r0 x; C" I0 @0 F
DD Taussig $ D; G# U4 h* C2 t2 X8 H
DD John W. Weeks 6 K" t4 b/ \4 `% k
DD Harrison & A  I: x; g9 m- j: q
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
& C9 r8 R' s# s- D0 UDD David Taylor , o. W$ O7 U2 L, p! Q! J. x
DD Barton 3 z8 V8 ?/ [: v- X* s  V
DD Quickmatch ; F9 n+ o4 c1 J  X$ }' J  D& c- R
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3 p# H( M* h/ u% c9 R) b- K: J6 c% xOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ( m  ~( {9 x( U& ~  W! b/ t2 {) ?

  O! Z4 I& i8 h1 p. ^& X! tNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( [/ o0 D7 `1 k$ {3 M( W
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Japanese Ships
* v' \4 o" ^5 E6 _0 hCA Kako, Shell hits 1
0 n+ P- S* C2 Y: N7 u) T# CCL Kiso
2 K1 t/ l. N* A" s# M" B; D1 uDD Urakaze ! g9 K5 }% ^0 Q/ ~% \" S6 B
DD Natsugumo # \- ~2 ~9 h) I1 b. B
DD Minegumo ) t+ p* D! K; D+ s. U
DD Sugi
7 G: T+ E7 I/ VDD Hinoki 3 p( |' |# c. l+ K8 U, d. V
DD Kashi , ^+ c1 ^% @( n6 x
DD Keyaki , b6 f$ K! e/ _9 i

: P  H  K; P, m8 YAllied Ships & n3 A% B/ l7 w8 _
AS Howard W. Gilmore
+ H' u7 w% X8 o0 W9 J  AAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + f4 l! f& {" e. R/ R
AV Hamlin 8 y# Y" R- K7 _! ?( P, h
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
) t% q- I2 J" }AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 z. ?& `% G. W  y" d5 p: K  X
AR George Taylor 4 n1 ~* q+ n! O! Z6 L
AV R. C. Brennan : c& q: f  \4 r8 c8 @; B
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire # W$ s2 ^2 S/ {: {6 s" h0 I
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ' t, M7 D. W! f, Q
AR William T. Sherman
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0 e) o3 d) w1 D/ m8 F+ v6 Q0 cThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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" g. L' W- n5 Z$ m2 _2 w/ SNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; a6 q% V" w  E( u) P: a- f
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Japanese Ships
) X* ?7 U4 G) K; y  ]4 eCA Kako, Shell hits 4
9 }% t) |& z, F4 ~+ _$ w/ RCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
( K  a8 `# G7 B% Z- CDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire : y% }) g" @+ l' Y6 }5 j; h
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 [! U. G8 R# |  T4 O: q3 z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( @6 T. X9 C8 e- o9 fDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
: z2 k& S' i" UDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
( \4 V! v. M& C5 j7 r1 e- F5 JDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 p5 o! @1 E. y" jDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire . X. v5 k) r  k0 c! X# X7 l
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Allied Ships ) N+ t0 y& z9 |) h! j8 x4 p. ^- k
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
' C  c# ]) i9 ^% @6 i- lCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 3 w+ S4 o6 `/ ?* T+ c
CL Wilkes-Barre ' A& r  [3 p3 ?5 w( t) N; a( u
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 7 H( E* M0 Y: p0 e( K/ u% ?
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 P7 p( }& x3 [2 ]DD Burns, Shell hits 1
) S1 ]" m" {% i, J$ k! n+ t7 p, ADD Bush, Shell hits 1 * L6 D, _: M8 E4 h9 k: n8 W
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 , M5 _- V  F4 S3 r6 r1 U
DD Welles 0 |; ~0 B+ U5 j  g8 T
DD Wilkes
: y# Y/ X; s6 wDD Roe 1 I! M) m  S" m$ I+ D2 O
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4 ]3 G% o. L% L0 g* C1 ENight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 : |- s+ g# j' }$ Z

, W$ P& M, R0 w9 J1 aJapanese Ships
* S9 }( i% D7 d! C& {- e2 lPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - j0 K: v; X8 Q! t5 K  o

7 c" D8 D$ g! @- _Allied Ships 2 i2 T# K. ^& i
DD Nicholson / q: @/ G; f4 u# U8 S, |9 e
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9 u  m! h' {( ]8 u6 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 D0 `, I/ ~1 y# R9 C
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Japanese Ships
' ?1 n8 h% ^/ k# }5 sPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 0 J& C6 t5 P4 V+ `3 V/ g
DD Lyman K. Swenson
6 K+ \; \2 L) jDD Taussig
; u1 J! d; u  w. f: r5 ~; ZDD John W. Weeks
7 B" q! S$ h1 D' J- HDD Harrison 5 X/ l6 I4 s3 g3 O4 ~  N
DD Isherwood # f# y( _4 a: j* G- c. V6 z
DD David Taylor 7 i# w) d+ b, c
DD Barton
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # z  o3 ]) e( x/ R) H0 M- v2 y- p

5 Z6 c9 n% U+ |1 kJapanese Ships 0 z  y0 P) K3 `% x0 S+ C
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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7 h% E5 U" A' u. P! sAllied Ships
+ q% W! Q# u: Y( vDD Lyman K. Swenson 7 c3 J& K1 J( c; A( p
DD Taussig ) e6 \- z5 ]  r. c  ], O& R, t. V
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
# V6 o: W% j% q5 H: L8 X1 m  c8 b& BDD Harrison
- ?7 d% O/ g' E. ^: D2 W) t. wDD Isherwood
' K) \- C1 d( z: `3 b! hDD David Taylor / ]% ~/ d; d: r! [  F& M
DD Barton
3 E' i% Y- E# C3 w& SDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 I2 c# M( {. Z- o3 ^& n

4 Y) n1 h6 ^" ?/ B2 \) L9 PJapanese Ships
4 O* d+ [6 v# `: S, EPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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2 d% z4 Q2 H( c8 N7 {$ @Allied Ships . C- e& g) i6 J; l0 g& `: {
DD Lyman K. Swenson
" i* c. P# q( _& J  q0 n9 f# bDD Taussig 9 L. Z$ ~7 u. v  Q! c
DD John W. Weeks ! n* a( V- U. [+ W/ }
DD Harrison
9 v! e+ T% q: C7 Y' LDD Isherwood " y8 t! H& g4 T2 H
DD David Taylor " h/ q8 G, U2 F4 R% t: B7 ^
DD Barton : V) k: b5 L  J+ i( D
DD Quickmatch
. ~2 k3 e! j0 d! w9 ?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 o# B: u, h. }( C% K+ J! d- Y* R$ C9 R, ]6 @- m+ [
Daylight Surface Combat " m, I& O  X: ]' e% \# g7 S
6 j7 m( R  p& z4 K
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, x9 M* ^: G: f9 l
4 x: G; B/ \  C+ J; N' TJapanese Ships 9 q5 s& k% R* C2 L( H
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ' H- @% m$ Z3 n9 \. J) L  @

$ n5 ]. b" `8 `& q; b% h  ~Allied Ships 1 l) h- @1 }% m  @
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 2 N' Q3 r+ q. C* F. M
BB Massachusetts
) @) X/ A0 B! e3 U6 b+ ]BB Alabama . S8 X3 @+ e4 m+ s5 Q& E7 ]
CA Louisville
8 V* @) ]! U6 TCA Chicago # t: h- N9 B9 k# o+ |
DD Walker * x1 D$ [( V: E7 a7 K
DD Waller
" V3 i6 g7 ~8 t- _1 B. Q$ @DD Wedderburn
2 ?; ~0 e# c  Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 H: i2 d7 G$ @# J" XDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 m- v4 B; ?7 Q, Q( u' a: }3 f
, @0 L# {5 V1 @# V' PJapanese Ships 8 l" U, m$ z3 r$ `, C7 p
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 P+ X3 F! t6 o  D% n& \- }5 X
4 C0 w! N8 |- W, b- |7 ^
Allied Ships % v: }! I' U- F; M9 E- {
BB South Dakota 4 |+ Q6 d6 c8 W, v; _5 d
BB Massachusetts 6 H9 l0 }) k  n6 n" J, E
BB Alabama
0 \. I6 g8 Z" p; t6 K& k6 k9 iCA Louisville
* e' W5 I: n+ }: R# |# ~CA Chicago   J& [! h. [; f9 x; K6 C: ~
DD Walker 5 Q+ h! o/ ?2 N( F% {, J" m
DD Waller
; }+ \! l$ w) ~- N% h" SDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, Y2 g% C% Q. u+ G; U7 E* Y. j  q) \/ L) l
Japanese Ships
3 f; u- e& e- m( p4 ZAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 O  ]. n3 {: P% G  H% p3 j& w- }% q3 q/ W  d0 M0 }
Allied Ships 9 k1 J2 X3 U4 X
BB South Dakota
! w' I* f6 q2 v+ XBB Massachusetts 0 T2 W, `1 [3 c4 G+ \4 r
BB Alabama
; O# }1 y/ j6 v! W+ _CA Louisville ; b# L) \9 f9 a( Y8 {( u5 ~6 z
CA Chicago % H3 A; o3 y" a9 b- k" O
DD Walker ' m2 S. w5 K& G
DD Waller + K0 y/ }- w6 Q7 @
DD Wedderburn ; H" }$ s! f( \) i4 P+ k/ t
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( w5 U; e* W* R1 `3 d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
' G( V& m+ O8 Y9 U+ g2 j( d3 a- @, h
Japanese Ships " B- B4 [8 }# p! f, @9 y  R* ^
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 8 Z7 e6 V/ G/ L% z4 u: k

4 h" f/ d9 G3 @# X% JAllied Ships
! q/ h3 Q% n) b/ YBB South Dakota 7 G7 Y. `) U3 A5 R
BB Massachusetts : F+ h2 W; m) c2 q4 \
BB Alabama " ]  k- `% q* l" N+ k! P" y# V: f% o
CA Louisville 2 I* n! h$ k/ H
CA Chicago
8 T# N9 T6 P/ T3 sDD Walker % V9 `. Y$ k! Z+ h8 w) |
DD Waller ) V+ ^$ t% L5 m1 t9 D- ?; N
DD Wedderburn 0 Y0 m3 s$ l9 x6 ?5 u( t- T: ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; C' T/ ~( u9 p9 J0 s- ]: k. o

4 E- l) V8 b8 Q# P4 z/ qJapanese Ships : L2 I0 v( V& j- ~& Y  I
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. X6 i3 }8 |: h) ~3 h5 _' x3 f% Z# \% ~9 m$ V8 h
Allied Ships
6 h! Q9 [  L: K9 {# A4 TBB South Dakota 7 m& b, S' d% }. v: M0 _! W$ U
BB Massachusetts
" }7 I+ J" Z) [( `7 N" nBB Alabama % G9 A, c2 q2 m5 N* r# p8 q  b- q
CA Louisville
4 l% c1 O2 k4 {" SCA Chicago ( Y4 J0 c, D/ O/ N; \3 B
DD Walker . ^# n0 ^# `  u' _
DD Waller % b3 l3 p0 P) h$ ?" Y/ S+ u
DD Wedderburn 6 ^, ~+ g# p, O2 n4 r" S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  K7 l8 u" ^6 P3 E8 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " H& T5 S# U. V2 t2 U" C

  L3 E6 ~3 d6 S+ y' NJapanese Ships ) n8 S6 w& O# Q  f+ s5 ?9 q& z8 I# [( v" z
AK Myoho Maru
" F1 B0 T4 B& l2 i/ r' b! nAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire : y( N- N# I0 w3 D
4 k# _: j2 u/ l( I' m1 t" E1 c/ P
Allied Ships : L$ c, V' P# p% X3 d) v  I
BB South Dakota
( C/ v) k$ \. J% H' ]BB Massachusetts ( G6 @( h2 z5 s8 S0 G$ v
BB Alabama 0 N- @0 F0 y" j% r) H: v" _8 K
CA Louisville 2 f0 ]9 P% E) a- |6 E+ o
CA Chicago . h( U$ a$ q! P2 q+ D& B: Z! g
DD Walker
- [' i% ^0 W" s7 v0 H4 CDD Waller
$ v  ]* R! C  ]% _* sDD Wedderburn
& ~' V0 I: F8 I. e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' T! D5 E8 h. m4 l) q! Y2 R
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% }# [$ J8 I6 ~% P) a, v7 b& V5 g# u
Japanese Ships 6 r& M  @6 l1 M* j( W
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
5 x4 g* l1 X: a  l) u3 \, T8 e% T8 h$ _  _; I* K) A: E. |
Allied Ships   q1 ?2 M! O+ e6 X3 g
BB South Dakota + G* {% k: U$ H
BB Massachusetts
, N2 y' \4 ?' S4 B! CBB Alabama
- F% y$ P& c& i5 eCA Louisville $ d% D' v9 t# y
CA Chicago
3 \- y6 ^) w8 M+ D* jDD Walker
9 J0 {$ A3 R& K$ m* W5 oDD Waller % f: I1 R% E# x
DD Wedderburn 9 ~: Z" g, Y% N( Y$ l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; k; [$ U; N1 i1 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; a5 `8 h2 q, R: B7 j! h

; p, k4 O9 a% _) Y1 X7 H# t8 _Japanese Ships
4 V: F/ s8 x/ X; TPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
1 n6 I" T  s& p- F. `2 j
* b5 N! w& |( V4 }+ @& cAllied Ships & X; `  J2 [* f& x. H% i; r
BB South Dakota
. ]( Q3 ]6 _2 @  ]BB Massachusetts % ~; |  u) R2 W4 s
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
" l- |- \9 X. G' y, j5 w; t8 q$ BCA Louisville
, |( [' y- q. o  l( J# A1 \CA Chicago 5 s6 T5 n" D! w- ?
DD Walker 3 V8 X/ |6 V$ y5 C. Y
DD Waller 7 W( \8 A' x5 f2 U! E' V
DD Wedderburn
& [5 B% }! H9 L/ F0 U( |7 `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # @) T4 b' g* h/ ^" y9 p% x
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : R- B( ]* [. c5 n3 K

" Z- L( t$ E9 C4 E) q5 e" j3 ~Japanese Ships
  q7 T& o- x: i) q& h  }: Q6 KPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk . e! q/ b( X! A1 Y& r  W$ m
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
& o5 S! Q5 E3 W/ u: ^+ z. x5 f) l1 t. t" M# p7 c7 d
Allied Ships
4 x' |- b/ j1 `: c, K& I0 eBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
6 @, h+ {$ x  h4 a  l2 ]BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
5 a0 ]: n$ {6 k2 N. wBB Alabama ' c" F) x6 Q0 y* ?  Y
CA Louisville * q- q7 S1 E$ U) v
CA Chicago 5 E2 k2 v; K0 `
DD Walker
+ k+ q( f7 X1 m( i+ EDD Waller
9 c* m' C4 n% d/ R- I4 c6 UDD Wedderburn + K2 S" E4 @6 @% R" V/ v  p9 W4 S# X. ?# K5 F
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 L, R' A/ i2 K7 w7 d! p0 P2 i" z8 G" O6 c
Bombardments
8 f8 b8 L# M: @# i) l; o  h
7 R, z- E5 ~" f( n' cNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
% j  U0 i$ O" q23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. f  D# ^. B& E" i7 P6 a' _) o  G7 X6 T* z  G3 ]# P
Allied Ships
- F, }8 A8 N+ P$ s7 iCA Chicago 9 N( P& A9 F7 z* c
CA Louisville 9 n, X3 u3 i5 o* ~. a
BB Alabama . `- c& p: F, D, z/ d
BB Massachusetts 8 A' E& v7 [! F& G
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 * E+ m+ [+ }9 ?+ \! ]

, g4 J! t2 T; `/ hJapanese ground losses: 6 W- i6 H+ l4 I% G2 S  c# i. q1 P
184 casualties reported
* \) n; s  e+ bGuns lost 3
5 s7 G* q2 n2 t8 t9 T1 P) B1 N/ x- y* j# a( k
Runway hits 1
9 {4 q7 e  a* q3 n1 _; S0 H9 c& vPort fuel hits 1 . U' R2 V+ S* S+ M5 ^
Port supply hits 2 ) f6 t: O7 `# X+ h3 R9 I
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! V! L1 e7 O) g( |; v, ?' j
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 8 G1 p6 R0 z5 g( [, G

# z/ [( }% s) V6 K# c2 }* f3 r' SJapanese aircraft + ^+ F! y/ r+ m
no flights / W& K- y0 ^) I" ]9 n" X% w* ]
. P4 H" B& o0 v2 t( {5 G; S; R; p
Japanese aircraft losses
, {; d5 T3 k+ I) x$ J+ `Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 5 y" F+ i$ l3 e6 {

) {. _! T( c! G9 hAllied Ships 4 V! C* y4 W0 ]  J
CA Chester ( w+ k; A5 w5 S
BB Washington : c' H) P5 p5 o0 }9 ?+ K
BB North Carolina   y4 h* R9 T8 T4 F# v  ^, |
2 j" ^* ?6 a$ P/ x% u
Japanese ground losses:
7 @4 M' l5 e3 C, H0 k85 casualties reported
2 A: P2 D  q4 b, X6 ?9 M9 |Guns lost 2 ; a* `4 ^& c. ^& N. l: V

9 S+ z0 g6 N$ t  |4 u  Z5 aAirbase hits 1
' x$ i, [7 _' V4 x8 G: ~Runway hits 5 , }% d( V$ M  m7 ~
Port hits 1 # b0 U  z% O. Q( i, K1 g9 ~
Port supply hits 4 ! I6 I3 `* ~# A2 L& t
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* O& ^0 p5 V; L2 i% E1 x4 Y  y/ `4 I# [( K3 U
Night Air Combat & `  n. Q6 r( ^" d: l9 Z! v. _

  J# q* N% T8 y6 x* r7 o3 @Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
' e: ^4 |1 M, s8 f
* i0 c( n1 G' a1 ~& YJapanese aircraft
0 {. q' p0 c6 r( r3 LH8K Emily x 5 1 m% m6 w1 ~+ r

; [9 v+ s8 F& j. _3 NJapanese aircraft losses
" ~. O3 Z! p, o% ~* F8 T  YH8K Emily: 5 damaged
' m- V' }: ~' J6 j' r! V) t2 j' v. D; {7 M# n+ |# i0 ~* e
Japanese Ships
5 u: y/ s  |; i) t( r+ o% o) i% fSS RO-35
# ?" |& F% E7 B4 T/ c9 g5 V4 I+ Y8 `9 h* d( N# ?2 P- ?/ g: n7 U
Allied Ships
- S- ?- O' q! i8 f0 t. HDD Hyman
8 a# k' b' }+ F  w3 i1 s) c) vDD Conner
  W/ n+ X0 C3 B* [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + }8 ?% p4 E0 j9 C9 W
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
" w5 b  z1 P% s) r9 v. m/ n. ?
& t6 x% X/ N' R- cJapanese aircraft - q$ i: A0 z: Z5 A+ r4 B  h
H8K Emily x 5 8 S( P* c3 _+ R6 f6 G0 N; O

! j1 X6 s, O- I& \* J- m9 C2 hAllied aircraft ! }, Y) a) C6 U1 K/ V* o
P-61A Black Widow x 2
" N. h% w6 ]2 e# i  Z) G9 g* ~: h! H8 ]+ P, I
Japanese aircraft losses
, M* N- j- Q2 O6 T* v# S3 B& TH8K Emily: 4 damaged
3 t! f; @7 l6 ~0 f( Y: M
' U& X( `1 o0 e8 |! HAllied Ships 5 w) Q5 F' r$ S
DD Conner ' O: m; v3 J1 n, @7 _
DE LeRay Wilson
3 X6 ~! B" f! r- @2 ]2 m- nAK Martin Johnson

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; U6 J4 u5 Q2 X# u& V0 qDay Air Combat
$ ^8 }6 V" V  ~
: n" p3 k- e8 J+ D4 ]+ P8 NDEI Theatre:
. x4 e; R- P- f7 e' U/ _0 _/ Z% x, r# g* k6 A- n
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 6 d4 l( A3 c( B" C- c! {
$ ^/ W( U% k/ J7 b8 w* e
Japanese aircraft 1 v; z8 K2 M" T
A6M5 Zeke x 9 * V$ R7 O# Y6 g! A) x
N1K1-J George x 31
" M- r% t0 ~( I3 D* l0 QJ2M Jack x 6
3 _) C: G2 l3 V: m2 B7 I8 E/ Z! Q% v2 s
Allied aircraft
. U  N% z- r* P- Z  M! S) NP-38J Lightning x 3
) B4 s! _2 M, Q) |# K" S7 F8 y5 k: ~  H' {0 m* z5 v3 Z
No Japanese losses
' {. M. I( p: R& \
2 e$ b% T& {' X* HAllied aircraft losses
  P9 e: r3 H( I4 AP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed . G$ |3 x3 A% o5 K( O
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ ^+ F3 z( o  V, j9 F  a' \! G

( h: ]; k8 o  }( l$ E2 eCentral Pacific ( F1 o& z9 O8 q. v
. y; J; ~1 z0 O) {! p1 p
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 / @- X- x( |$ x9 V4 W- u

8 h/ x: T7 z% ~Japanese aircraft 5 I$ V$ F- G# _4 q- l+ L' {  T
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
, L2 R+ B; E; f7 X! o% OA6M5 Zeke x 9 * C5 a. n" P( }% W, I6 \7 K" a
N1K1-J George x 29
- B; c2 g" m6 D, U0 OJ2M Jack x 15
0 A) u9 ?- r: L" {% i1 lA6M5c Zeke x 7
" n, q; n3 ]" K( hKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 ! f. j  \# z( o, p0 N/ ?- n; P
Ki-102a Randy x 11
3 G( \2 P4 z( ~& t/ A4 m2 g7 Y8 M" Z2 [+ f+ k' F
Allied aircraft - h  P0 b; |5 \. G; p! ~
P-51D Mustang x 13
4 S5 _6 F! \6 r
9 w$ u* P5 M- g1 NJapanese aircraft losses / ~  b) A& d; [1 F
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 3 J& |1 P3 L0 R
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged + ~- C. k& H) T) s! [4 U7 x
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
; A4 e  ^- I8 W  A8 i" T& C) Y# PA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
2 x2 }) U9 h. b0 z7 X/ a9 ^Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
, L8 k+ y6 |! f8 s( f3 Q" Y+ ]/ S, x; K# j0 x
Allied aircraft losses 5 c: f8 x6 I% q: Z5 a1 P4 h
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
' J' u' k: D# n. [1 S: H3 A/ Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 M5 A1 U, R7 s6 v8 hDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
% A' h. n2 R8 {" k+ Y5 v1 Z9 f$ b/ d. ]
Japanese aircraft
: t& h7 `) e( E5 s$ V6 }: sno flights 3 u" F2 S( c4 D; y: h

. e& N! G$ X8 _$ uAllied aircraft
+ E8 G0 [5 ~( JFM-2 Wildcat x 9 " \( k( X) x" [* Y# j& b
F6F Hellcat x 15
) `6 ~2 K) I* R9 [, T7 PSB2C Helldiver x 44
) D2 x! B, W9 P& P" lF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 ; I. D9 N" ^9 ?" H
TBM Avenger x 159 0 c+ s4 B, y) P  K  ?5 w3 |: I
1 L& E7 ]8 Q8 n: }" b1 Y/ a
Japanese aircraft losses 0 i6 e+ }0 T. j" F. X4 }! x5 g
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
* L( F7 Y0 V' aA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
9 E" C/ `9 n9 Y0 ?Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
- ~; }3 F0 M! H7 i( CH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
4 m/ K1 P: O; D5 ^7 s- {! EKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed , R5 v5 @/ i4 i& g0 e% U

% p& Z# r) n/ c% JAllied aircraft losses
. k$ r+ @: r: C7 @* Z3 u7 TSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 0 x; O$ g. f* ]* _1 p: V5 a* G' g
2 {9 ^/ x2 F$ ]$ j. a- h% h
Japanese ground losses: 8 l, [, P" ^2 k1 I/ L8 W4 S  z( D
137 casualties reported / U) ]/ Y0 X/ x2 b  ?7 C7 ]" e
Guns lost 1
5 |4 [1 W6 _! j' a5 {. i" P! |: R7 B7 u; S+ f  o: F
Airbase hits 3
- ?6 `9 D6 w3 Y* J1 h. Y1 gAirbase supply hits 1 3 M' K/ y% C9 Q  l
Runway hits 45 7 M: x  r1 Z" B
Port hits 2
, [. U/ ^8 P- m% L2 P" FPort fuel hits 4
. j5 a! ]% l* B) FPort supply hits 2 ) j8 p2 V8 ^, T3 ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 E' P! j( ^5 R. JDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
+ l1 H4 M# M, c3 N3 Z
' G2 p: Y& l8 l5 z) n6 a  yAllied aircraft
4 m- p, g+ k2 ~/ {6 `5 e" `( GFM-2 Wildcat x 8
  }7 B7 h: u" B" J  _7 Q6 S! w) W1 XTBM Avenger x 29
: t% V5 Q9 c2 S7 V& x. q$ a
0 v/ Z4 m, _# xNo Allied losses
9 }' E3 s; i! w( w+ g1 P2 o( w  [0 ?8 i
Port supply hits 1
9 G  }# u  A6 U# E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " y$ q( f# g, u; y
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
; G7 C# L& t$ ?% ?- j" ?- k' j5 ^7 @9 p5 [; d! P
Allied aircraft 8 H# e' m$ y$ S: B& K2 E( c: m
F-5A Lightning x 1
: K- k8 J- U& e% {% u: p9 N* rP-61A Black Widow x 54 7 s, @! R* ]4 r) d9 |: s

% j! T5 F6 x8 pNo Allied losses
2 u# x9 x0 G6 v" D) \1 @: S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 e0 n0 \* t0 ~& D9 VDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
0 b3 Y+ K. u2 P2 v9 b% h! W, H0 j
8 k& O! }! q  J" |! RJapanese aircraft
) o0 K; d* r: @% W/ wno flights 2 f' H% F  O' X( s' |8 e% e

; e) @; {/ V: O+ x& X% dAllied aircraft 6 x7 C$ v( b5 N1 y% W  F( `/ E
PB4Y Liberator x 4 1 s. T- Z4 S) C  T0 U3 w
B-24J Liberator x 28
6 t8 {7 I% w! B
# U* b% o6 y' g& ZJapanese aircraft losses 7 r- O) t  e5 V  D% ]! _1 B8 Y4 A
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed % r/ W. q* r; j, ?( I$ d* }" ^
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
" V# p) W# @3 n5 B  Z" d. v
0 k3 q2 N3 X7 V( j9 }6 e, c& DJapanese ground losses:
. m" l. V  ?! b9 R+ M  r- g13 casualties reported
/ H5 K- C; Y3 z- Z! G& f& j2 ]2 h5 t$ a* `8 q3 O  j
Airbase hits 3 . p2 b5 D' g4 M5 k$ ~9 L
Airbase supply hits 1
8 `0 w! J$ q; yRunway hits 22
% e  A* T1 H" _! ~; `8 s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! s' J8 J% C$ W0 G6 fDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 8 s. b  P1 J3 L% z6 e

$ o8 L# l5 s  L/ K; x. M& O2 gAllied aircraft " M( q( d6 C1 `5 L5 E' [5 X
F6F Hellcat x 38
1 D0 W  M) W8 B0 p8 W4 \F4U-1 Corsair x 8
& Q% e7 }, j3 v- p) }& |/ x: LSB2C Helldiver x 42 / J! w. g: n6 N8 C# |& Z
7 d; h. V" \( f- p5 Z

0 m7 D& O. y3 Y; E) cAllied aircraft losses 5 I. A  k7 w/ \- q3 w5 l% s% }
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ f  e3 Z8 m* F: O
/ ~/ k8 ]! P! X/ J( J, Q4 jJapanese Ships
0 D) z* d) }$ fPC PC-36 9 M# j/ w) K* x. C. |
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ j- O( }4 ?2 l1 `  ~: V6 R  C# }PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' L) d9 w9 H0 m4 F: Y, k
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' Z/ R/ \8 j, W' b: n& z% C/ q$ BPC PC-26
; E9 `. H5 Y$ T$ RAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + f; z4 X/ g- {$ Y+ @6 w
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 G/ [. w  q5 r, N/ p' ?
% h) `% L( H6 U: M' B9 ~3 n
Japanese ground losses:
$ T; J5 \8 D4 ~: ?. |) q7 k' P174 casualties reported 4 _! ^. M: u- j  j. r
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ d# Y& i* j2 Z( c2 d1 p  ]; dDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
5 F- V* [" W+ U( K$ ?! ~
" Y/ u: |4 |3 U9 C1 ^% [Allied aircraft 6 G& I7 v2 e( r) p% ^2 c% H+ r
SB2C Helldiver x 11
5 k3 J8 `; ]+ q# ?% E" |' w0 s: O7 j1 ]
No Allied losses : b4 m: n1 j5 B
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Japanese Ships
- t7 A5 u. S. x  ?DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 y" L+ d5 H* l# v/ S
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  u7 Q3 ]& S! T& q2 v0 @Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 # f. W2 D7 ?9 k# s! l; ^3 `

$ M2 q) P3 m  n' M  HJapanese aircraft
* }3 j! ]! N% d0 I8 I. q3 qG4M2 Betty x 18 4 Z0 M$ ], S( L3 f7 D) G
G4M2e Betty x 4 4 U, a! p3 w$ w; [9 c) a
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ; g! i) [/ V  T  I# ?

8 i% Y8 t& d+ vNo Japanese losses - j! f( k) i# M7 a/ t5 u# r6 i$ L

3 m: Y9 m9 H: [4 OAllied Ships
1 V7 S/ S8 @; \: ^) i1 J# f# n& z) g: aCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* 9 h: ?" |, O, E5 v+ n
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 0 R7 x1 l7 E, r

+ \7 j' n" C. e0 G" fJapanese aircraft + O$ f# o6 x9 F- R, U1 p. R
G4M2 Betty x 3
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7 d3 u" i* ~0 O& [" v7 C0 s0 \, BJapanese aircraft losses / L9 Z) T+ Q' W+ W$ Y$ J
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 7 H7 e5 b  X- A+ K$ k# P

9 w2 C# _' a2 RAllied Ships - M9 d4 K3 s3 }, W
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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9 n& C. M5 C+ q* ^1 B6 JAllied aircraft
& x7 m- Z3 J: C" T, e$ j) _+ YSB2C Helldiver x 3 ( y$ J- o- i& E& A& ~
P-61A Black Widow x 23 % Z7 F2 a& o- @! o& x, N4 @

( t  J) D: i0 ]* z5 ^* R( s* CAllied aircraft losses
' p  S/ T* l$ u7 e" K: ZSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
1 S3 w1 G2 c7 S6 ], h$ z
7 h& h/ q5 _6 FJapanese Ships % A% I( `+ t5 a" q& L# B
CA Kako
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9 K( G. u( u0 Q6 h4 bDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 , f: p& s8 f1 a' _
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Japanese aircraft
3 P7 a6 |" Y; B/ RA6M5 Zeke x 2
! Y: U+ D4 v$ J% X6 t9 ]3 `. Y+ p/ Q6 B& q3 q
Allied aircraft
& \4 X1 j: t; d0 q' sFM-2 Wildcat x 1
* u  A. H3 S7 j8 p; x8 L- t6 T2 ~5 ^7 ~, r( r
Japanese aircraft losses
, Z/ c' }) z3 R/ W! e1 T; K; iA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed / ]; u! \( f( k% K. U9 `* c
8 p1 ^9 b+ {5 ~3 ^, x6 \. B( u
Allied Ships   E9 r  S% t1 e4 _6 r2 `. {
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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5 j5 J3 ?4 k- `( {; w4 \0 iConvoy near Wake Island:
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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Japanese aircraft
4 F( `, X/ M4 p! ~& Q! k2 oB7A Grace x 11 ) c  h( h) d$ x# N3 U* q, H& G9 d! @! R+ d
Ki-49 Helen x 9 $ O1 \3 m8 b" U. O' k. O* s
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 b" s5 M2 b/ D' M, ^% D$ g
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
2 f; E( _: n! ]$ b8 {Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships 3 U) b- Y  |, ~( M: _
AP John Land
2 i* K. g* s8 M! r8 R9 tAK Octans ; B% a6 \3 B- t
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ ~% u9 C& X( M; NAP James O'Hara 5 X5 V# g5 `; j7 j( r. U9 ~
AP Winged Arrow
3 }& ]) u7 B5 M4 eAP Manoora 0 c& y6 U5 f' Q# X7 f' @& F5 a
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
; F% |: `( i/ C54 casualties reported   j  |. |  F% c
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; K" ^, s" f( p9 uThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 4 r  M0 L  A. [' N

& e! C: Y) `% A. R0 c- y+ gDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 6 _0 ?5 Y  v6 w, _. H' v2 o& s
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Japanese aircraft
" Y7 d; a7 T* `5 r6 R7 n6 }% \, \, k) lA6M5 Zeke x 37 2 C) e( I& U; S3 B2 W0 `9 u3 U

5 K  t: v; H- u3 t. p4 K' i5 }Japanese aircraft losses
- b6 D4 q3 E7 h5 c/ b7 [A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed - w% j% @+ m' j) {0 U
4 j9 X! K8 J3 S8 \2 {( d0 U
Allied Ships / R7 f) V0 j8 H  d* B; l* w
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 `- D1 S6 s2 f9 _/ \DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire + a# T. G6 f* P7 E  y6 s
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& \* s3 x* b0 p. A+ fAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # K, E9 V2 C/ M) Q% z, Q& X
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 j8 x1 h3 _$ s: P8 e7 c" R
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 j$ |+ P% J0 D* u
; i  a. q4 j3 ~' D8 M( t. z2 Q, }Allied ground losses: ( `+ v9 F) [; V, G- T% h
136 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft
0 r4 o" y8 b$ Q0 X0 G! U) l' R: {G4M2e Betty x 1
3 f' G/ F: D4 T. }
, {' o, y1 s/ O) FAllied aircraft 6 R/ I8 F; @% e! z
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
( ?- [+ Y, v/ Y4 S# U) yG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
  l" O  |* q: c. i2 L$ x
! f( C2 ]* i* W( UAllied aircraft losses $ H: N( u$ v0 T- f* C
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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4 f' u, L6 c: L: J4 K3 c8 [& FAllied Ships
5 G2 Q5 O! q4 W6 ?& @+ u4 d. hBB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
4 l9 W8 P# o1 \( I7 j1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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. H% ^, V& U5 K5 Q- eGround Combat
6 Z) E% r" @; _: S% l
4 X" t4 _! s' @3 e+ fOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
* A9 Y1 i  b1 ?" C+ I0 f; x, Wwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring + }4 O1 r5 I  a* r# S6 V/ w" ~
in reinforcements?
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: V# A- F3 J! ~Ground combat at Iwo Jima
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Japanese Bombardment attack . E$ U2 o7 O4 [1 e/ p) U
6 ?6 ?  U1 r: `5 \( D! T- ]* e
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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9 u" k2 `( S+ ~, v4 H+ N, oDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 , M) L, t: a- S+ S( Y8 q. b# M

7 s9 D/ \1 D, x% T) q0 N' \Allied ground losses: 1 t. e/ M+ k5 _  Q; L0 s% v
89 casualties reported   a0 |6 M% H3 T/ |3 q
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island ) G- D6 b- e) f8 M' [* M

# j- \% N$ @; dAllied Bombardment attack 2 L2 k9 L* X; r
$ l0 B: ?' x3 f. U$ y
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 1 @% b! o4 z. ^; O2 d8 Y: T' w
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 4 j. c5 V* F$ `4 r  K5 r0 O4 n: d* F2 x
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Japanese ground losses:
. z2 W( v& k% d+ b201 casualties reported + Q( x0 Y4 _( P% v& u
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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7 A- N3 y( i* n2 CGround combat at Marcus Island
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Allied Bombardment attack 6 }! E% _+ z, p. \  {) Z
" ?# S6 K- H- e7 B$ h1 W3 o$ g
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 4 d6 w0 z- q& j' \  S! G1 r9 W0 o
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Japanese ground losses: ! j! C) j, |& E3 i; @  y
42 casualties reported ( S+ M4 T1 @+ U, ^" k: K! o' b
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,
: o' `# A: k; W后期的日本俯冲和雷击就算突防了，也没法在美军强大防空下有所作为。/ V9 h( w# _8 C* _2 i& e) `
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，+ L& t; r# k, {" g4 @' w
现在基本上是用零战52来神风，其他机型就算神风也没有效果。

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。! j$ Q; N9 M9 `1 X
日军44年到45年中的主要问题是，大量的零战52性能完全落伍。2 b0 J* Y9 m2 Q# R  k% E! \9 `
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
/ [" P  B$ L5 }一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。; X8 v: K. [  [; W- J
可能要等到震风出来，KB才能有所作为。

reninhat

他们的房规是自动升级。

reninhat

这点我挺佩服PzB的，
/ h& \3 {4 Q& ?1 Y# }9 h不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的？

reninhat

PzB的KB位置两天前就暴露，) U8 W, r. p2 K' ]4 ~# P
Andy自然会去抓它。
3 w/ L& r- _6 D. b8 Y, o看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。
! U: B* ?& S. G6 V1 N/ l" d零战52完全是火鸡。
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原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表
2 J7 z% O, W$ f! H8 vThe last fight of the KB! $ {+ `) u4 h) N1 }% j" I9 L, ?
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. & t, W$ p1 S  Q/ n7 L' R
I gambled on that Andy would be moving after the KB – not staying in the exa ...

reninhat

PzB还在奋战，压码头现在干脆停在硫磺岛作岸炮来使用了。
9 x: T& p8 k& k* ^+ m8 m不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。! o8 t6 {* \1 E

1 c! }: M! L) z: Y0 O[ 本帖最后由 reninhat 于 2007-2-5 20:17 编辑 ]

reninhat

如果开了PDU，从43年中开始就把全部岸基零换成雷电，KB就躲到家里不要出来了。6 b; Z+ \; f, g9 E7 A
一直等到烈风出来。零52除了留够出中队的数量，其他都转产成电系列。

reninhat

PzB的不死鸟，从开战第一天一直坚持到现在了。

reninhat

Andy，现在CV随队跟着AE，防空弹药随打随补。

reninhat

这个应该也是必然的，Andy的进攻重心转向了威克岛。
! g5 A; `; s( P, I$ ]; o; f) x只有拿下威克岛机场，盟军那些短腿的飞机才能从中途岛转场过来。7 T! C. w7 O0 U0 j( |! w
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，( W: ?( ]1 R5 {  q
CV很快就没有持续战斗力了。

reninhat

野马在游戏里，在震电出来之前是末日战机。