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。
. O2 U9 ^  i) z1 M不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
4 `% F& ^4 h+ y( ^% t7 v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。
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. & v3 T- z: C+ Y, U5 S  o+ t
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 3 z, r/ s6 y  [- v( F& J8 P
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. * J9 \( H1 N# N/ G) Q1 A
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
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This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ' G9 @3 t% c" i1 \
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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, t. Q/ x- s$ }2 hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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0 ]/ W' @: R$ _( D- N$ W1 X/ ?Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on + {2 f4 S2 {8 n% L+ ~3 C
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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1 ]* M( z4 J+ ?2 ?# d( @: Z: aTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 9 R# D  t1 v/ Z  V5 f  U
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships 5 a' T0 R2 G( G) ]6 `; O
MSW Junee : B; g1 e; F8 b' G, D/ o* d1 O
MSW Bunbury
% f( i& H  _4 Q# a/ n, ^. e& h( uMSW Gladiator
$ D8 }6 K0 U  YMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage , q! s: @: n' @6 z) s' ^! r" K" X
MSW Superior
& ~* }8 a! @  ~' cAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ `; y. V6 M+ O. e% v, \CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
: B. x0 T. T9 k: t4 o: R51 casualties reported 9 [3 B+ Z6 ~+ b6 W6 M$ c
Guns lost 2 - B. L+ ~3 p" g8 b" R* r' K
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, d0 \) Z. K' c  zTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 8 j5 G8 A. s( T+ }, h
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: X8 d& s) [9 l; lAllied Ships " B4 _' S- J- x' h3 k1 @; |' A
DMS Long
$ }; Y& b# f( p* e: T3 e2 x4 ~DMS Forrest
" g- y+ U" U7 C: B5 _9 S  |DMS Hobson " D& y& x, N7 e0 K) o! }" ?6 i
DMS Ellyson
; d/ v+ d" T" A! p# W1 o: }DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 2 i* M! ?& m( p
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
- W0 W, t* q) ]0 ?) ZMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ P) x7 Z- t, B' o3 F* m
MSW Strength 0 t- q/ X" G8 X" x1 k! y
MSW Strategy 5 U8 ^' @$ ?8 a2 p+ ]4 X7 f
MSW Staunch 1 m+ q3 X* Z' _- q' y* C" K
MSW Spectacle
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) F  a, S# V- r! `1 h3 y- ?  [DE Howard F. Clark 6 J: R) G1 I) _; s
DE Kendall C. Campbell
$ E+ y4 o( u- x: R7 GCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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9 o1 b9 @4 D' K4 A3 v! a( f% R20 casualties reported ) r. r/ q4 _5 R0 q
Guns lost 1
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' P. L. t: R) s! K) YCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 7 J+ L% }" s* X1 ^2 V8 b
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses:
0 Y5 k  i5 q% S; N/ ~3 {' j. K! D40 casualties reported
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5 k1 k  g: T5 R" ~. BTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)   B: |% K( p! [; `% j) z, A
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships ! a1 Z5 q  a5 W8 ?0 a
MSW Junee 8 L  s$ p% _9 v" \
MSW Bunbury
" Z; }) G9 C/ z' ?MSW Gladiator ! f. ^- c8 Z* @1 r; C4 m1 S
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage / M9 c) J# @2 [  i4 R  H
MSW Superior
; ^2 M. h9 a8 c6 Y) G7 ~1 MDE Mack
8 `  O; r) G: E1 C/ f5 ?- Q; o) \# sDE Edwin A. Howard
" m+ R: z! L9 V3 y. e. q5 dDE Edmonds $ I. o( b' }; A3 E8 A6 z
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! 2 @( ?# s$ ~1 b2 ]6 ?
DE Robert F. Keller
- I9 j/ d9 @* O8 YDD Shaw 2 _: A3 @9 T) N+ @2 x6 i9 F( p
DD Drayton
9 R1 q# X' l. h' r% T2 z/ XDE Tabberer
3 I- `/ C9 p  W) U( W% {8 IDE Eversole
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; P3 U7 y7 w2 Q! XCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
* x. p! t' ^; }9 M7 y4 C634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , f0 R4 ?8 P1 j, a3 d
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Allied Ships , r) B, ?* K5 u0 {
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ' t9 l# B* n, ^1 y; p( \
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 # y3 E" w- p" ]* \: A: s  \1 _
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 8 p7 ]: V5 y1 \+ z3 t
DE Edmonds 7 W/ u9 e% S2 m6 p) T
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 T- J7 i. y* w- M, f. C7 C3 E- `
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
% s' E: d1 y, G4 H) F) q* lLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire 3 a) z0 k- z% s9 g, N" _
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
; }0 a3 G/ i6 O% S  KLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire ) X' w. [& n  ~: b1 r2 l+ g4 {: I0 M
DE Mack
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Japanese ground losses: 2 Q# c' K$ \1 ~! x+ n0 M
29 casualties reported
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* R! K3 m' I6 l4 U  H" @' z' w, QAllied ground losses:
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Guns lost 8 7 O8 ?" W- q2 b0 e
Vehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 7 d$ ?+ }( E0 q1 Z9 z
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 7 y- U' o. g* T# M0 `
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships 0 V* N! G8 C. X" m3 r
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ! \! p' J$ p' [+ f1 v( u7 S
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 s* }" q) Y5 s" Z0 y; PLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! m0 d# c! e" {, {LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 0 s0 f" O* [0 J: ~% m) P/ s
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " I' x- Y, d2 \7 n& j9 x
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
+ h0 \3 P5 j  i8 y- sDMS Long
6 c. i. t, q7 x) y# ~DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 - \! h4 i7 P0 Q/ K: ^
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
, c! x3 C6 L; J. o# m6 Y, GDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ) }3 L) G# c* C5 ]* u
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 [/ {$ [4 x" L9 n5 j, ?* ]LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ y3 c5 a% }' L- Y0 M7 q0 \LST LST-335 % V- H( L8 u; @( F  z( V  V/ h
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Japanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses: 1 @* \- O6 N0 C) ^& _. d
3240 casualties reported ' }+ ~+ v9 k7 V9 g  U! r5 w- R
Guns lost 20

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% u4 j9 b9 K. h8 B' R& M# Z3 N; mSub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
7 t8 y& ]0 }& C7 w/ ZSS RO-35, hits 7 2 X6 }# B' O: b6 F. U# Q9 v- a/ k

( \2 e+ U4 Z' B% L8 M$ DAllied Ships 0 Y- R/ j3 F+ K/ w$ s
DD Saufley
/ A- @+ W: ?8 W) GDD Picking / z8 S0 c; d8 [1 V1 H
DD John Hood
) h+ r- ^3 n8 E& W7 E9 \DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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7 _5 I1 ^) g* y+ Q  r6 o5 p, MJapanese Ships 3 i9 U: y2 S6 Q) t. i. \
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " A$ N2 C) l" r7 e. d' ~0 _4 D9 W8 P
PC Kume
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5 f# a" M% n' cSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " k! |$ P: A# u9 [& S
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Japanese Ships + x; y4 }; ^& I  s  ]
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 2 W% ~+ [8 h2 ?8 C& ?6 B0 s3 z
DD Saufley ; R' `( G$ ~4 _/ e# \
DD Picking # x' Z9 g. @" h/ n3 u5 g
DD John Hood
7 U0 N4 B' _3 A- x  b6 C/ O: ODD Caperton ' F& k4 M5 _2 H3 N$ d; g
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Sub attack at 62,53 7 o9 r2 \. @# z4 S
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Japanese Ships % ?8 z, ^* R* |; l9 I1 z
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 a8 T  }6 d& ?" E9 ?
PC Ch 2
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SS Bang 4 ~# H, g+ R, s3 |* t( I+ }* _; V/ q
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Japanese ground losses: ! x0 z3 ]. ]' r- L  m6 E- j
88 casualties reported
$ ?& t0 t9 [8 b4 KGuns lost 2   v  G. Z3 X& q! w
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ; j: e& _1 C- S7 X: r* x
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. . E8 F# H; m$ A: ?, C
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 3 R' q' o' C$ h( s% t

6 A* H8 o+ k) ZJapanese Ships ) z* }0 |& H; s: s- t/ {4 J/ Q$ V
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 2 N; f/ R$ h  S- H0 V: O3 J
BB Yamashiro
1 W( o* Q* W* R; n+ }0 Y: {3 hBB Hyuga ( H3 \7 @, W3 W. f
CA Mikuma 7 T( {& c. h0 M, M
CL Noshiro ' {/ }8 E5 ?1 z' k3 u/ f6 ?) G
DD Fuyuzuki
/ k4 t. I8 v1 K: A& D/ q2 c0 qDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ' k! u- G# N6 C6 D4 ?) P
DD Momi 0 w' |1 E' `2 B! j. }9 S0 d
DD Kaede
+ M9 k9 Y/ u! p* {DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
) e$ W' v) W$ ~% G& u3 \8 rDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# t9 T7 A" i: l9 d7 Z& s; HAllied Ships
  {5 v' Q, ?7 zDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( \" ~. H! S! R: j# i& i2 s3 p( d) f6 q
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 + w9 q0 Q) S& O/ a. `6 C
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( g2 L. d6 _% M3 Q  n
DMS Rodman & u- e/ B. ~0 P3 u; o
DMS Gherardi
( B8 \' a: H( |$ B$ |2 ]% o; fDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + {5 O5 N+ x" ^1 P; b  i
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire " f$ g+ c- X7 p* R) w
LST LST-339, heavy damage
+ N/ @  I) ?, D8 gLST LST-457, heavy damage
8 v& C7 t( T. W4 O+ _AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
! G+ a9 Y0 o- qAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: & u) E. h, f8 ~+ _; _5 T
54 casualties reported   {' I) Z  P/ D5 D7 q! D4 J3 ^5 L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 7 C8 l% {- I! F& ~# r
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage : \  s1 w; p% N9 j4 [
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk & E( `/ E  P% ~

; R$ n) E2 v+ fAllied Ships
+ k/ W" @6 j7 aDD Lyman K. Swenson   ~- P. v. E& I7 H
DD Taussig 5 i8 d. E7 l/ G# i7 R1 B8 o
DD John W. Weeks
" q5 C( k: y% G4 t$ O; Z0 WDD Harrison % f- E- V6 Q; J; @
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 * h9 d! x- v# d4 L( Z6 d
DD David Taylor
2 E; `" a3 m/ ]3 B. W& w2 V/ \DD Barton
- y1 Q3 S( }% ]6 }, m% fDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: * q& N2 l& d- k4 [% D  x* o; x/ @8 s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
3 C* O# {+ G2 X) bCA Kako, Shell hits 1 ! l; |/ M$ X/ k
CL Kiso % s. T$ ]& Z1 d, e* e% G
DD Urakaze - q& p- q" r- F" `8 l% _
DD Natsugumo
! {3 ]# b" a' f  n# b( h7 nDD Minegumo
& ]# H/ `: B' ~" R! y& @; a- kDD Sugi
- c% h8 o1 f9 Y+ ~& xDD Hinoki
; U! S: F. l( F6 e+ T4 C* _DD Kashi + t: O3 w0 c  j# ]( J8 l1 g! P& L( r
DD Keyaki
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AS Howard W. Gilmore . H% [" M) h: C5 \. w
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) w! ]9 a3 Q* a* @. M/ I) {4 B7 a0 M
AV Hamlin : j$ G# L' r9 V7 s- t* F
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
# e4 s2 c( P3 Y# Y. t6 CAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 * g# \- R2 k8 f* T: ~; |
AR George Taylor
( e3 @  C, d+ E7 JAV R. C. Brennan 4 D1 j" e1 R& n# b2 J) v. C; I
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire # y( B" J. t0 q
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk " e6 ^5 H3 ^. l  B
AR William T. Sherman 1 T5 X! J2 L, X" K2 a+ d8 L
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" W) F. `2 b9 |: t1 }$ wThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: - n! k; \6 h" U2 @$ D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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4 E/ }, {  f( a1 I) x3 e, h# EJapanese Ships 6 c: Q0 _/ p3 |/ w3 G7 t* S3 r7 W
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ! z9 h+ J$ l/ x( B, m) Y% P" }
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 / Y8 k+ k# N2 q$ {8 S0 K* ]
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 8 \2 `9 O5 ]1 ?8 Z; l% |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) W/ `3 R1 H1 L7 H# G
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ( M' z0 [9 j  ]9 R. Q( e
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 ~/ x4 l0 H! S4 N
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 : R* d. K/ S+ O0 F/ M4 g
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( M  M: m8 R( s) nDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 ?- o' }: R, g! m; p8 h# J% o/ ^/ uCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 0 \; ^$ ^* R- |5 \$ i
CL Wilkes-Barre
" K" c! A: n; b6 i# ZCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
7 D8 {& \8 e; H6 H1 o9 JDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 T7 |2 e) W* i& I: v; S# kDD Burns, Shell hits 1 0 f( X  K8 i$ ~, A2 r+ {$ M
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 4 @% g1 s; L; M. B7 v: J
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
  N6 o# h/ r8 b9 |DD Welles
9 o* S5 u$ c0 y6 |6 T4 T* z2 A( wDD Wilkes , v8 P% s7 Y; L7 `" R( `
DD Roe , c( i  V  ]2 Z# }+ u( K1 W
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
' `  t/ S/ G: C6 ?9 f  GPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships + s/ @5 X2 r1 z: I# x
DD Nicholson 2 f2 K. t% O3 N& o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% u9 L% q! y- E+ d& jJapanese Ships ; `5 k1 y' T& L+ V& h! K
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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3 x0 M+ Q6 Q5 o5 l/ `7 kAllied Ships
: I- X; I: m- J3 ODD Lyman K. Swenson
6 O5 T! `% H" O6 w/ ?9 ]8 M" g. eDD Taussig
4 ^7 w$ ~! G$ K4 G) I, b" }% t' MDD John W. Weeks % Y! |! p9 @* [. c9 D, c) q' ^# @2 ~
DD Harrison ) u1 k$ m! z9 j  P7 @
DD Isherwood
" f8 }, I: ?5 Y# ~* kDD David Taylor ; |, j+ w5 a: f, A
DD Barton
4 v# {- @* C2 T3 t* JDD Quickmatch 3 x, {) I  x# ~. C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ \, {# ~+ ~: H) l. w* u0 o( KJapanese Ships
, R& `$ q; @/ t$ Q- MPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 9 S; B3 ^" t6 c2 O2 [

# X$ G1 o5 J% F7 ~. v1 C$ zAllied Ships
$ m! r4 {& E% H! y$ n7 kDD Lyman K. Swenson
& H3 W- k, e; e2 C$ g: H+ xDD Taussig
. z; ~3 z" K4 _: C9 ?DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 7 C" m0 [) u- A" z; y( a
DD Harrison ; y3 j8 J& s' t7 Z
DD Isherwood # G% ]) K1 H% J( X, \* t  M4 z% h
DD David Taylor
) ~* [  d$ y; f9 wDD Barton 2 O2 n7 _5 B& g6 |# C
DD Quickmatch 1 V6 h/ A, @2 ?6 S( U0 q9 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   E3 f. m% \0 ]" r1 ^+ i
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; ]" @- m' F+ ^PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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7 x: P+ _! F: S7 A: @& t! K' I; M2 [Allied Ships
0 Y1 P7 q) U: o+ @! z1 E1 [, qDD Lyman K. Swenson
  F7 d7 {6 a" u$ X; n. s7 v- {DD Taussig
8 i" U0 x* `0 X  v; s0 A' ZDD John W. Weeks : F% j4 D4 K4 N, s* c
DD Harrison
  V+ [8 j  o6 n" t1 {* G+ l- TDD Isherwood   T: t6 `- ^% k; A
DD David Taylor : Y, {# L. J9 Y( b1 w/ C
DD Barton
5 o( F3 t! K, O8 G+ p' [DD Quickmatch
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 P9 S" B) f0 i
6 [4 z  p2 f2 Q$ ?Allied Ships : }" t# U% D' L' D  }; B
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
' s2 u$ v2 E, |7 J' D- o3 ABB Massachusetts
5 t! v6 l, G# z" t3 u0 ^( @BB Alabama
6 T8 ]% ^7 }! t; V4 U8 jCA Louisville
) x: B/ |3 w$ k% r0 X2 JCA Chicago
' G! L" P5 q9 {6 aDD Walker
' B- s5 a5 P, r* o& p; |DD Waller 6 l& `" S) k. n6 \& z8 f/ r
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 4 i" ^( A/ x/ x: e  I7 [* E
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 2 u3 W0 X5 B8 p! ?# z
BB South Dakota   X; N6 Q4 U  X# @( \" F$ q
BB Massachusetts
7 i& o2 G' _7 d  }1 e7 h2 vBB Alabama 9 s# y! y1 h; e; D# x# R
CA Louisville , X& C6 z: M8 j" D% N1 b
CA Chicago
8 J7 F+ o! d$ [. o# TDD Walker + P5 H0 s0 d3 a) J
DD Waller
" y/ F- a0 d& G- BDD Wedderburn ( C( M! l% Y! X' c2 \
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Japanese Ships 5 W$ ]3 z4 ?6 X0 l% k& m( L: A
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# z6 m9 O' V+ E% i5 i$ Y+ l; c
* {: h$ L  J: N& x$ J/ ^: eAllied Ships 5 s1 r# H+ U9 j6 A7 c! Y% @
BB South Dakota / j( k& L$ @: _3 v  `( v
BB Massachusetts & l+ d5 k" P5 E* d
BB Alabama
/ H+ M/ q& x7 aCA Louisville
. @( m3 S0 S& h# cCA Chicago
. g% F8 F& X4 i$ y8 w7 X. Q3 nDD Walker + `2 X) G1 K% x
DD Waller ) ]% a0 R1 ^" x. Z  y. [
DD Wedderburn
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . E- |  D8 [# p0 C" d( R( B

! J8 `, k0 {( EAllied Ships
. d' F8 c! i7 P2 nBB South Dakota
* f2 Y8 x# Z- V1 HBB Massachusetts
' i$ }4 V+ b. A8 ^  H" iBB Alabama
& k/ _; l+ O: t  W: T$ c- WCA Louisville 8 N$ Z0 H6 V  h
CA Chicago
7 \% Q5 q' O' D6 u% u) t7 ~, fDD Walker 6 O' w' u+ e+ K
DD Waller
9 S# @8 d8 Y4 z# P5 t$ aDD Wedderburn
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. c2 K9 d9 v3 Q# V6 i3 i# tPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
3 N* U2 c- e% e7 y5 i1 \& X3 F8 i9 K* n1 y( v4 g- z# h3 F
Allied Ships
! e' B/ K; U7 u( v( y1 q! @& dBB South Dakota ; w( ^+ W. y1 R: n
BB Massachusetts - s9 H+ t; }. ^3 h+ W' M
BB Alabama & Q* L8 ^6 y' \
CA Louisville
3 G' Q% l& S  s. K; R) JCA Chicago * Y+ K8 `, V' ^6 x5 h% u; W
DD Walker % ?8 b0 l. r$ M. b
DD Waller
8 _: ~5 |* `6 J" ~8 Y2 `6 oDD Wedderburn ) g+ n- s! b3 R/ D, y" H
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/ G' ?% g# Y  c. _- s" ]8 @0 \AK Myoho Maru
  m$ Q, e0 X. N" ]4 g/ o: X& c) ~AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire * U8 V/ S( I4 M& d. m6 z( C8 Y6 h

! G' W9 R2 j$ d" OAllied Ships
& N: j" V0 N1 L' T# h8 xBB South Dakota / ?. n* m+ ], G0 p
BB Massachusetts ; D' H7 U  p, M% }1 T
BB Alabama 0 O. f0 X( N$ P
CA Louisville
( [$ v: f- [9 p7 H8 O: k! K1 LCA Chicago
6 M* L, G) X/ b' N0 T, f6 k) _DD Walker 8 x- t' p' Q/ m0 y+ T) y' K
DD Waller
; s% u) R1 q- i  c, ~: PDD Wedderburn " t2 ^7 Q3 O' A1 r% F
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4 T7 L$ y# S; f/ k8 ?$ aAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
3 E4 n; B8 ^: Y' B
% h0 d2 O/ J: W2 {3 q3 R% \Allied Ships 6 W: y9 O( L7 _" K, q& _+ t7 h) \9 {
BB South Dakota 4 n6 o1 g7 I0 N- @$ \  k6 I) ^
BB Massachusetts
) f. g% U( I, y8 t0 i5 P6 KBB Alabama
( I! C' g: w3 ?) G" e3 }+ dCA Louisville
. r' ^2 I  \, Y# I9 W4 F9 uCA Chicago
8 i' c' x# k0 K8 e" Y+ m. a. EDD Walker - j. X. [$ g$ F1 e* @0 W9 z
DD Waller - B  d9 |  U# [' f3 c  M
DD Wedderburn
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1 J! h$ L7 |4 a3 T1 SJapanese Ships
- a- p- Z! \" ]  t; }9 APC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 0 H( G, ^! {: ]3 y& v- @
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Allied Ships
: V( f- \# R) S! h; IBB South Dakota ) d# T; o. e+ @. Q1 _0 T
BB Massachusetts % p4 Z3 _3 G+ a* }" E
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 9 B( }) s  h2 r6 f
CA Louisville
5 H  m3 W) k: @9 ?CA Chicago 6 `  B2 n/ c, P4 D7 u) ?8 Y& s  H
DD Walker ' A+ ^6 u5 z# q7 [% B- i
DD Waller
9 H, m. ^1 L/ D" XDD Wedderburn 7 Q! y" R0 ?( G' @$ B+ m5 y' V
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2 I, R. D9 u; W( j! SDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: L* y# b1 L7 J/ G2 N9 H- `' {! MJapanese Ships * R* t* h7 @  ~5 i/ H/ z, m
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk . }- S* j& |/ s0 s3 M& R- A
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage - P1 `! E1 P7 t9 q- |2 P

4 W" v" N$ X* p1 [) b$ L) YAllied Ships
% A: D  A2 P" {BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) % d8 O% M6 c0 z* e
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
  L* }' t; y+ B" `+ X! D7 aBB Alabama - V5 v9 R2 G; z, C
CA Louisville
' J- j. x/ {1 y% L% mCA Chicago
! d: ~) ]) o) v* W: q+ o& ]/ oDD Walker 1 x0 b2 \; W3 Q$ ]
DD Waller
: C% x7 u. f, c$ t: x5 Y) e8 M0 qDD Wedderburn
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6 J4 o$ N% k* W9 a5 v% e  t( TBombardments
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1 D$ P3 j7 @2 T, g/ D( j; y3 BNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
6 d3 i0 v/ b& \$ ?$ d- Z23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # ?- K% V, o7 l3 c

& e0 r# |8 Q1 t5 WAllied Ships 0 P! p( r( b' \  J" i. j! k0 R
CA Chicago 0 w+ P# D  p- _3 f0 ^
CA Louisville ) |# D  Z: i: I% E2 s3 {
BB Alabama + `/ l5 a. }3 x% n9 f5 s1 Q
BB Massachusetts 0 m( B" n9 ^1 w2 g9 m8 ?- t5 W" g
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 : J$ {3 D( L! G. F* m  l5 J
) N8 u: j2 ~/ ~+ X
Japanese ground losses: 7 ?: J/ u# \7 q
184 casualties reported & N8 P# T+ K4 d% X" R# ]
Guns lost 3 ; u7 O2 k/ T& k  O/ X
( f8 S' q6 H# Y9 \2 d$ K
Runway hits 1 4 W* j/ M- K; }1 i; _4 k
Port fuel hits 1
. f# C5 |, n" qPort supply hits 2 * C# \: i& Q' M% \
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Japanese aircraft - K2 j$ p8 |' G# k
no flights
5 A) |. Q' R0 q. c$ S5 |# P! i# L: K+ V
Japanese aircraft losses - }  i/ L8 W% v2 r& n( ?( O
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 5 z/ o" a# t- G; L: x
1 s: Y* O. ^/ E# [- S4 i
Allied Ships
9 x! h4 O$ C% y; x$ qCA Chester
7 W* _9 T4 q" hBB Washington
8 R" q( I" U) Z8 B1 @BB North Carolina , n3 u( }  ^& \3 B
7 G2 j7 A* v. ]( D
Japanese ground losses:
. M2 V# h7 b9 ^/ B4 [" h7 y) J85 casualties reported ) T9 e. [6 n/ K5 g! q
Guns lost 2 9 [5 y+ \/ Y9 M  Q, d- `

# i7 o9 M$ m, v0 t3 `; `& W& iAirbase hits 1
0 `+ J: i  w5 K. i( Q& `Runway hits 5 ( \8 D" B4 b7 J$ j/ k
Port hits 1 7 S) a# X8 ]2 c0 n
Port supply hits 4 4 m/ [, E, W! W3 m* f; w
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
7 Q) J. P; e2 qH8K Emily x 5 : a2 e3 j+ ?6 ~/ L

; @2 |3 ?& U6 q+ E/ b- ]9 ZJapanese aircraft losses 1 l- \/ H# S& d( }. k
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 D, G; o: r; x0 bSS RO-35 2 @! m8 H& L3 z9 Z& Z6 \

8 m# [  h  C  n- Y0 CAllied Ships
5 W% h. P  |3 U+ A6 b) H8 M' aDD Hyman 2 z" A. G6 w5 |) J, i
DD Conner
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 # |* V2 J$ F- |+ ?

' Z3 G/ R  }- n: ~Japanese aircraft
/ K7 j$ O7 \8 Z* K" N" RH8K Emily x 5
2 S" b' S9 o1 a! F* U
5 N# P9 e$ e/ S  sAllied aircraft # w* X/ j5 ^8 n8 O
P-61A Black Widow x 2
) d1 T! f' h# _
5 A: v* ?3 M. }7 p! FJapanese aircraft losses
0 N. _) |" ]0 w9 s& IH8K Emily: 4 damaged % a; u2 _# _- Y# a! R  p( ~
8 \$ v( L. Q9 ?  u7 ?) u' y
Allied Ships ' Y9 T' V5 J* ?; `' O, C8 J2 W
DD Conner - P( e; E; _$ f7 J, l/ |
DE LeRay Wilson
7 q' f1 E; ^. n9 u+ X- i5 DAK Martin Johnson

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Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 $ f2 O" n* D# K2 l2 t

, z3 @/ _1 k' i* tJapanese aircraft 6 B: N$ |8 }5 u7 Q5 J, c
A6M5 Zeke x 9
6 g; A5 l9 w/ o! N' fN1K1-J George x 31 ) X* E; N( R) b! e
J2M Jack x 6
. K7 ^; [! p; V4 X! t& k; D
( }( y- y2 g: k0 d/ t6 HAllied aircraft
9 S7 ^9 `" u% o+ JP-38J Lightning x 3 ! r4 c7 ?& S6 d  i* z

& o4 E4 I$ Z  S8 g+ H0 e+ v8 o+ lNo Japanese losses 5 l% y/ x- @: L& U

" a& \/ p& t. _+ j  I: w% rAllied aircraft losses
% Z7 @/ Y: b9 W6 o/ ~6 j5 \P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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& n# H4 M. F5 U$ K* _8 E2 @1 dJapanese aircraft 4 E" E2 I, ?: b  u6 I2 E
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
0 X8 O+ T5 d! J& P! e' FA6M5 Zeke x 9 9 W" N' v5 E& \& j# y6 x
N1K1-J George x 29 1 n8 Y5 T7 b$ ?0 `8 `. _
J2M Jack x 15
: \3 ~) ?" }9 n, z3 S, eA6M5c Zeke x 7 + ]6 x( N- w& b5 _4 e2 z* s
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
. n- ?6 U+ `# w2 ^! d6 cKi-102a Randy x 11 0 F4 c& [7 w1 }

- S& s7 u5 E8 w9 gAllied aircraft
6 q; m7 ^) N7 B" ^$ Q( @P-51D Mustang x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
. s  Q+ k! X; EA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
5 L' {' m' _. j& C7 j) gN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged " g! l& p3 {8 l9 C( E/ E
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
- c% l* Y+ }; }A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
: z6 y$ p& o1 x0 _4 E3 F( B% P6 WKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed . M* S* S, N6 f' x
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Allied aircraft losses
6 o; F' m' z* }% R1 NP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft
" _0 L) W( H9 g! Z" H7 v2 a7 kno flights 4 U6 L  ^9 W8 d* s1 k

7 p( h: T6 }; \1 Y2 r, ^3 jAllied aircraft
# C2 v. R% F: P  b7 E+ o: l( HFM-2 Wildcat x 9
" Y0 \8 G* e* V; _( dF6F Hellcat x 15
. y1 Q8 F% u# s6 YSB2C Helldiver x 44
& G5 O7 ~3 E6 X( TF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
+ L  y; q, w; s! b8 u# dTBM Avenger x 159 - V" i7 M; V4 U! ~
' N) y3 ?  K5 c9 A9 ?- S$ @) B: t
Japanese aircraft losses
1 W, Q, O; ]  e& }& Z4 JKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
4 f% b# e' L3 p5 ~% V! t4 I( lA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
( U8 d0 @5 L4 W# ~1 V2 R1 cKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
. D6 p2 s8 ]% {( T1 i" hH8K Emily: 1 destroyed ) F  X: c' i3 {2 F* @, C
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
3 T3 F0 w8 ~$ ]5 n6 c' q8 G+ f& W6 b( v% q1 g6 K
Allied aircraft losses 9 V9 {& n9 x, R& t* \
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ! A6 B! Z8 A$ F& G7 I3 a
, H# C8 L. I% ~; F, j
Japanese ground losses: & d0 R, `. }0 b- ^9 g4 i3 c
137 casualties reported % @$ K/ G8 r% S, V
Guns lost 1 ' _8 j: }6 q- p/ A  D) l
/ l3 r7 ~$ n3 A" O2 l1 z/ l
Airbase hits 3 7 y# a1 Z' C2 A
Airbase supply hits 1 2 x' S  ?& p  N4 j
Runway hits 45
- w+ n7 f7 A) L% v# Y; P, X( DPort hits 2
8 _7 H" l! D% w; b" HPort fuel hits 4 8 S6 A+ c* g- `
Port supply hits 2
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5 J: D" m/ F) U$ W( j, Q1 {Allied aircraft
$ b2 Z7 J. p6 f: M* O; s" X4 a# Q3 RFM-2 Wildcat x 8 ; t5 E6 D, k% M* k
TBM Avenger x 29 ' w* p2 h: g2 X* G; N$ s4 M

! B1 @4 d! N/ _0 _No Allied losses , g9 t" e. W3 N4 o+ M) e% V4 R
/ M2 R1 ]4 p+ X0 Z9 S# ^* |- `
Port supply hits 1   W% a0 X+ g) S5 }  U6 t. b+ t
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Allied aircraft
: O) k9 n0 x# j! a' F: M+ hF-5A Lightning x 1
' G* J) \* a' \- Y$ ~" WP-61A Black Widow x 54
6 F, z% ]4 n5 N2 n; ?7 r$ ?6 e+ [1 u0 B; b$ P4 {$ b! g
No Allied losses + ^6 V9 V; {5 O* M7 F4 p3 `7 U! s
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 ! R0 j' N( u# U0 ]! B: G
- k$ H8 s; n4 p+ ]2 D! n6 {
Japanese aircraft 9 A6 u1 P) W) `# q
no flights
8 D# }1 Y% p( e3 M
3 s6 P/ L5 x, J6 }* X$ O% h8 `- r3 Y, mAllied aircraft
# h6 k6 ^7 U# I; a4 _+ f0 ~PB4Y Liberator x 4
9 G1 f6 I: v* t" r+ yB-24J Liberator x 28
3 r1 v6 t: {% ^+ h4 v, n2 {
1 L, I# a) O# k+ d  V. ~$ [Japanese aircraft losses ! B- Y2 u  O" P( v. Z: Z
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
( Z0 `! b7 |# v/ i. cKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed % {0 h) ]& A  Z9 r1 X
3 k  f5 C8 V  C! {7 {
Japanese ground losses: ! |, T( E, A" U0 U$ X5 Z. N8 [7 w
13 casualties reported
  }2 F8 }$ ?& x% v9 k4 K. C8 m6 o8 ]5 h4 b* S# u
Airbase hits 3
) r( c, E& E2 k2 L2 HAirbase supply hits 1 , G. Y7 g! y( M
Runway hits 22
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0 h+ S8 a% [  B2 c9 CAllied aircraft ( h# ]! @3 m; o# \. `( e; Y' Y
F6F Hellcat x 38
3 F: D5 O/ Y# \  s9 MF4U-1 Corsair x 8 ; \( k! t; n  w5 b+ w0 w
SB2C Helldiver x 42
0 z) N" N- \; `; Y$ C+ b
5 W1 q4 f3 g& O' H3 t- q5 p6 c9 q3 D+ l/ r$ V; j+ H, Q9 E, [2 }# `, `
Allied aircraft losses - N2 o% r! }1 V  ^
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 0 X" X! P" P( d$ Z# U! {
4 j2 u3 S, P" s9 F' `
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PC PC-36
4 Q( d7 p, u' O- Q6 |MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% q8 r- B* R5 y" t+ U+ dPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 R4 h1 N# T0 ^$ T, }1 G  h
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 M9 w; V! m# t( G) dPC PC-26
. z% N) u; w1 Y' x2 I% aAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - l: V0 K: B/ M7 L2 S' [  Q- L
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 g1 P/ a* x/ u2 I! `
; f# }* {% H7 T! L% S/ ?: d- D
Japanese ground losses:
" X3 `! l! ?6 u& D/ ]174 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 6 V: `; `+ q9 t. K- V# l4 v
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Allied aircraft ) q$ k) l% Y5 U( I
SB2C Helldiver x 11
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No Allied losses & g( Z: K! h* K$ G- F5 c# H

: C' V6 R3 k* O, N/ eJapanese Ships
+ q- E9 f' [7 g" m% ]DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& Q/ v' R; Z0 E  Y9 ?4 }Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 % l  M' u4 |' s

. r2 |/ _. W. Q( t; l( AJapanese aircraft
) |$ Y( X$ J, q  A/ H$ pG4M2 Betty x 18   }1 T4 ~0 x) d3 d
G4M2e Betty x 4 # b& x# O, _7 [$ M' |
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses
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" _/ Z1 N( z! @Allied Ships * e3 S- I$ s0 Y& W6 [1 D
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* . n4 M7 R, y  x! k* p% J, O
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
2 a0 H8 M9 i% M$ A) H& ]+ F- w3 x, ~; x
Japanese aircraft
- |- e1 q& u2 u/ n+ g4 ~G4M2 Betty x 3
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& u6 r' o+ Y6 I2 ?% \Japanese aircraft losses
, x- g. Q$ Q  J* Y. aG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 2 U- V; ?" Y: r
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Allied Ships
6 W4 C1 g6 J/ k7 C2 A. S$ [8 xDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ' J/ H. T" _9 H" `! V: @8 S7 h  J

4 g2 j9 R; R% g) V. H6 c) b, hAllied aircraft
6 W# O' B2 V. R" r8 v/ \0 cSB2C Helldiver x 3
; P* N. s" b. W4 V1 U/ R  I# Z  jP-61A Black Widow x 23
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. r1 q: ?1 K. t$ A0 R8 eAllied aircraft losses ! M4 d( T& k0 R2 i6 S  [; b5 {
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships ( z7 Q  Z) `- p
CA Kako - Q3 T! v% F) n$ r% R" b" h- V
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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( }) Y: U% W8 Z6 F( |Japanese aircraft 8 u0 D5 D! ^' I& i6 K
A6M5 Zeke x 2 3 H6 e* F7 U1 K6 C) e8 z7 v

8 v; d: f' \+ OAllied aircraft 3 [2 @# N4 r' v" c0 O# t
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 5 ~! O1 ]. W/ s

5 b  T; j$ d# w$ mJapanese aircraft losses 0 W* V) g" z# ]2 I1 Y, p
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed - W" S* m  x, N9 A" d

& \0 l# i) g2 p; T6 Z& B9 |Allied Ships
7 _& O( k# z$ U, |DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island: * B( T# |3 Y9 J) ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 0 G; t# D  J( C' [( [6 Q+ Y5 B
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Japanese aircraft
2 \- `% K3 m- r  |5 ZB7A Grace x 11
% X# ?: P6 Q" J+ R; H8 }  ~+ nKi-49 Helen x 9
. y9 A' F/ x) b9 a& eKi-67 Peggy x 5
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3 o% |6 s! O3 g8 GJapanese aircraft losses & ?7 ~2 Y! C% v
B7A Grace: 8 damaged ) a7 ?3 U) e2 Z) y3 V3 e4 G
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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- m( b' J+ @, x4 S  LAllied Ships
) B; q) m4 A5 P/ J3 TAP John Land 4 J* Z  c* g* Z! E/ G$ \/ K& ]$ x
AK Octans
0 I2 c6 J* c& G1 g. L0 g5 eAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 [( h: m1 q; J# l$ DAP James O'Hara ( v6 e) v6 q/ I$ P8 [( T% n
AP Winged Arrow " g  h* I2 {: _( \% }
AP Manoora
1 v& ]) b  A6 I& i+ W9 B" uAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# z) x% u2 E. x
5 w" ]' e+ R  j' D& w) v( B' m1 e* eAllied ground losses:
1 z) d" y; i8 h5 J1 U) q2 J2 M54 casualties reported
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. : `: ^9 {) h1 z* @- u

  W6 R; t* _/ |Day Air attack on TF at 64,52 & ^% |- h4 {6 m6 {0 T

( n  S: E2 z  C6 a; E0 C/ x) @! tJapanese aircraft - O: U3 y, l# ]5 J8 n0 c  z  p
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses   Q, e4 r, I! D! E6 X2 i
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed ) {( O! ?1 F' {0 o: q
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Allied Ships ' v* Q3 {& _: M6 O
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 K) o6 ^: R; K8 y8 x/ [2 G9 O6 IDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
/ |+ P( |2 R  I& N6 x0 E( IDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! W5 Y7 q- }  K# G: w8 Q
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 O, W6 Z; r0 v* m
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , P7 s; e: z0 j) v* o- J
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , X; J. Q# D3 {4 y0 @# k: `" S
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Allied ground losses:
* z7 r8 l8 r" d136 casualties reported 4 Z- h( H% Q! ]8 j! `' q
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft / x4 c- H* v* K* g  j
G4M2e Betty x 1 9 ~: L  `# B+ W, g' i

2 s8 y; n7 [* n7 w/ ]& S2 PAllied aircraft . I4 f! S2 }/ K
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 % c/ ]% h" `8 X8 R, X/ u
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Japanese aircraft losses $ I5 g( n/ [# O; \  W
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 0 o" x* D" M. f) G  R
7 h! c* A8 j5 E  E- v, W! I
Allied aircraft losses
9 e* M' p- |0 k/ X5 g- hFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged & ?9 E: I& S) l4 h* f$ N

0 ?& n; m, ?' e4 UAllied Ships
6 q. A+ F/ X* D+ k( B  dBB New Jersey
; g5 S( L, J! m  u+ j
5 ~- H* m- C! s; d9 iAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
- T' m- _# V, }1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere , ]6 i8 A2 |! J: M+ g
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 2 h: W3 j3 W8 U7 B
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
8 j4 f& u: @& `' J- O' o8 h/ K, o
Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses:
6 h+ Y: X3 x4 C! H1 c7 m% L2 c* L89 casualties reported
1 _: c  R: D5 y$ }# |8 V5 g. aGuns lost 4   k# _+ n% L+ ]$ _2 \
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 m* d- y/ p, I* r; I* \7 E
Ground combat at Wake Island 0 _3 `8 m, b+ N/ }6 j7 F

8 i* y) D2 @: iAllied Bombardment attack
' N* g1 z; J" W# v  a/ L3 }8 N& P! c5 A1 n# N; l) I) I
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 : Q. p  D% b$ O" \
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 9 t4 A2 C" J/ @  k6 Z- J6 S' L, [( Q

# h/ Y& f$ m7 C; r' ^# r8 C& I5 }: ?Japanese ground losses:
- N* B) ~9 q" h+ l5 J, T+ w& [201 casualties reported ( ~/ k) o( K( n
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island % z9 [5 m+ S( K  B& J/ v
' ]2 ]9 `" G; O" ^
Allied Bombardment attack
9 |7 Y/ g7 {2 z- ^* P: q& s/ r+ T; D. T! I% w2 c; V, Y" O# J0 `
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 - i8 t1 k! }3 r; Y4 O. o, _2 [

3 H2 J6 c( O+ A0 \. y% A  D( yDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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42 casualties reported
& A. ^- e7 Z% i( K- @Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,  d2 Y( m* m2 ?" s5 h
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。% H$ k- X. l! i5 ]  r
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，$ P" m( _& W# O4 D) ?5 K. j2 D
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。: A2 ^$ L: I* j$ \/ B# N
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。
  L" W8 W: H# n8 zPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
! \7 ^9 L1 A8 g( H  x6 A! ?一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。/ ^# c, x8 [. P. U% P
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，
, I9 |, E- R% W8 g4 A2 S& _. i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，
0 v6 L; _8 Y+ M% H2 e+ t5 G" `& fAndy自然会去抓它。; d) A% E6 f, _: g+ O
看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。- u" H4 A; ]5 `) v& [0 d
零战52完全是火鸡。" i. C4 W8 b( ^% W

原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表2 X# D8 @. i0 P
The last fight of the KB!
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0 ]% |7 ]6 B# T! t6 U2 U8 m( V2 EWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 1 a) ^( r! A8 a
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。
+ b& O, Z% y% \+ z  {3 I/ N不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。2 L( M) n+ d- q* O; [

; v# ^, v! _# x. g% v[ 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。
. c2 K$ [. d+ z% s; y1 B7 u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。8 |3 t. g6 B6 n- I! x* N% R+ T0 e
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。
. R' B! f! t9 ]! M" V现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，* \* S- _8 b9 ^
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。