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。* G3 I+ `3 k5 L+ e) i0 B+ i, s6 r# o
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？+ V6 G$ Z  T: m1 |/ o( S
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。% [. ^% t/ {( W% b' W( w6 m
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
& g" R3 s. f8 aCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 8 H2 Z$ L/ T! |( y4 e
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
4 S1 [# U: h- y6 E$ ]1 {5 MThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
' Q- _: K- H8 Q1 r7 C2 sall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
, Z6 P3 |5 G" m1 t, }) PThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 5 Y6 N# S$ U. [

! X) K9 t- _) M$ |5 e2 mI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ! e3 k7 p5 o, j2 S
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 1 Y' _/ q/ z( S, }' ~3 N* z9 e4 v$ c

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6 S8 l7 P0 L- rAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
; \. c4 q2 L! p. v1 s, Q- sIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. ! O/ a7 Y: O; L1 F' q- g1 c- |
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 j" U% {# M7 {: G: x( `( bAllied Ships + z1 H) ]% y' A" h
MSW Junee   x3 H6 D$ I$ A; j7 p3 z# L$ v
MSW Bunbury
: J5 x* M  c4 c! Q$ [1 ^  cMSW Gladiator ; Q1 ?& O, S; u
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ( c5 T! o6 P4 z2 ^4 H
MSW Superior # ^/ P7 ]: `( r4 u; {) ~
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire   b/ O0 l, O' [5 g. y6 C
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 3 @0 s0 ?+ S" W9 m7 [$ t" R* q

! F! j8 I% x* I' u" f4 SAllied ground losses:
3 C% N6 r. m9 v- X% d  m51 casualties reported $ r. q' T; {: f: N( \
Guns lost 2 8 V6 x* x9 K% w4 ?8 H$ j% L
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
/ _3 |% [; P. W2 y/ B2 @" J41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 ~# I: J8 q8 P+ xDMS Long
2 v  G6 l2 w: t% W$ Y* lDMS Forrest % F! A. Q& I) O% y6 \( N' D
DMS Hobson
, b; C$ b6 K1 \; P5 U. w/ H. ADMS Ellyson , i" _8 I1 l, I- \3 s: j/ D" _% _. B: w
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
( {2 L1 G3 j  g) _7 W5 NDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 & [6 b, i9 ]. k. w7 S
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage . D3 A% h6 t8 d+ K
MSW Strength ( k7 I" O& X- }% k; S& w2 l
MSW Strategy % d1 Y- O( Y- D2 w7 |$ T
MSW Staunch
; s% A- D3 s, O$ _9 |MSW Spectacle / c, q  P. u! O5 y, w( v
DE Corbesier $ i0 Z2 y( Q4 Z
DE Howard F. Clark
" N; k% E' Q$ WDE Kendall C. Campbell
! t8 P; r/ y5 HCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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6 ]; ?8 s7 B2 v% U, ]* oJapanese ground losses:
/ m% U3 Y) ]+ Z. {' n/ ]$ J4 l3 x( x' Q20 casualties reported 4 X: ?7 u8 s% S) u
Guns lost 1
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( y" b1 n2 f# ?' c/ A+ ^. ACoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
4 b4 E6 O8 [! X) ?1 DTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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# V3 L6 u6 V- D7 W4 I3 `Allied ground losses:
3 ^0 b. E5 f0 _2 R2 n( `& z* m0 c# L40 casualties reported 6 R( Z( L4 w( ^5 R. A" Q
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 6 n3 }$ b6 t% I: c% `
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships 6 t3 k! Y/ G$ W; R' Z
MSW Junee   ]7 D/ T5 d3 r& J$ ^6 b
MSW Bunbury
$ H8 G% }5 b8 W0 N/ {; WMSW Gladiator
! I* U9 G4 H2 z) K/ ]" fMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 2 x; H) f& K5 h+ ^* p# N
MSW Superior - a$ u4 j) w3 g$ j" }
DE Mack
+ H0 e' X5 K6 H- ^; n( Q( z% P" q+ LDE Edwin A. Howard
/ ?) G3 }3 g) d+ |, ~/ y" BDE Edmonds
: [; m, r$ k1 OCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
. |& Q8 N7 x0 L+ ^8 gDE Robert F. Keller   K/ m0 r, C: r6 t! |' a
DD Shaw 4 c1 r8 l' i" }" b# L) @( m
DD Drayton
' T+ `; ^8 v8 cDE Tabberer . ]7 \& I8 f- W  o) f: C5 y
DE Eversole ( x! Q; D0 T6 d5 a: _# B
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 2 [, M+ o' B+ R8 ?0 D2 _
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 @6 t* h* b/ x. ^, n1 s  jAllied Ships
$ O8 s. v' G' S) MDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
  p7 Z' O* ]8 ?1 b3 UCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 * e% ]) d! G2 g2 [& G8 E1 p/ o
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 " I6 Z$ n- d& N  W
DE Edmonds 0 I. f4 f9 z) {6 a" V: q5 e) k6 r) X
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire . m1 C& w+ m7 \( P7 x' [
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 ( f, |  a0 q1 ^/ |4 }% L
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 I2 A* `1 \+ U+ q% s# cLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
* N6 m/ a8 h) _2 ?' z' V6 z5 e: uLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 5 b$ {. k* Q. ~
DE Mack
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% B/ Z) ~: \- ?% M" QJapanese ground losses:
7 s( t/ N6 u3 ~' o6 d, T6 E29 casualties reported ( f4 {" X( a% Y0 ]5 A% {

' o  T$ q# B/ s" k, H+ u: AAllied ground losses: $ D  ~& N5 I- n, [
1788 casualties reported
& G+ [: s7 j4 D& u/ F! _Guns lost 8 0 P- @, r% H, n( F1 |" m
Vehicles lost 2
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8 E( f( n& o% j5 J. d! p- w! rCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 + G" r, b: \( q( g6 B
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53   a2 ]+ V( \. h
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 Z& b) S/ }: ^8 r' y2 h! d+ CAllied Ships
7 q# Z  z% |/ R- ZLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage : L- I# m. n5 ]9 `8 p* ~" X
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 9 M; C! j, Q/ ]4 }
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ m2 P$ L; u) r5 l8 l7 ILST LST-888, Shell hits 2
. U' R0 H) O! g( pLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & K5 s" e( [1 R! i
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 7 Y$ x; w: ^" i3 X; ^* ^6 u
DMS Long 0 F% @3 ?  h& H8 D( d+ [
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 + \7 o0 x3 }( u( c5 S
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
- a3 b5 @& N3 x' c6 D$ l( SDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire $ m3 |2 y0 p7 ~0 @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 Z7 x7 y& |$ u/ [$ w
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 Z7 ?2 Z2 Q4 w# ZLST LST-335 ) s# i1 g8 z+ k2 R, j+ z; ^" d
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Japanese ground losses: $ t; d7 ?6 |3 ~% Y* r. q4 x! P
46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
) ^0 ?8 E- |: N, b) T+ D3240 casualties reported & S& ^9 a! `: k& Z; k+ w8 {1 m
Guns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks 1 K9 i: c5 ]5 @, g

0 |0 W6 ~; w; v. [ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % B/ d4 ?- K" m3 b! j( r

3 ]2 W2 O0 O! H9 q  NJapanese Ships
; _% K' m' N1 R$ P2 w  oSS RO-35, hits 7 2 X' O; R1 g* w) L8 ]

$ P9 b& ]$ f! r9 F# h/ B) J9 B# bAllied Ships % R/ v- z. |: ^/ m- c+ p: K& i
DD Saufley 6 ], ]: d. q6 q, X: ]1 d0 ?
DD Picking
# J' P/ `3 g6 v, p" X! ?DD John Hood
6 Y1 d+ m' b0 u7 C8 Q7 R" yDD Caperton / X6 G/ P% }6 D2 C
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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* f1 f" k/ g' {AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, ]) _" `, b6 w% `PC Kume
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9 G' m8 c3 E7 U4 ZAllied Ships ' l8 M, F- Q& G) G, J+ `
SS Hake 8 D. a1 }5 |# F# ?. a4 o
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 9 g; V7 M/ K) m
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Allied Ships
* L" o! H, q. u* E- K; EDD Saufley
/ S0 D+ i' _. N  X5 zDD Picking
. Q" h3 x) r! D" O% b, v, o' t$ K2 xDD John Hood $ S0 m& J! ?8 N2 m2 s
DD Caperton 1 u6 l. m( E' A. \; }! p# s; C
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( R# j4 S* K, P3 uSub attack at 62,53
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5 G# J6 |' U% n1 ?Japanese Ships
& d2 s: T3 g% w6 x, y- _& aAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 i$ r: v/ h. {2 t1 S& b! D
PC Ch 2
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SS Bang / S) R. X. X/ X% B1 ~  ?/ `8 T5 T

3 L- N$ B- L' f2 N/ zJapanese ground losses: ; q3 T/ n; y( j) W; _' L
88 casualties reported
5 w" {. a- j% @, G7 Q7 |1 H3 Z# MGuns lost 2 - s% r, s) i  T! v! I* x6 S
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. V- p& S4 b7 k6 uNight Surface Combat   T2 K/ G2 U5 ~5 o% V5 \3 m

; S* B: k! r/ {+ c- O5 ^3 RI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
5 ?. k* }: _! m6 e# L, `, othe 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
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Japanese Ships
8 |2 ]7 B6 V6 ]6 R1 J- GBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 5 B4 V( C+ D  }+ v3 ^  O: E" K- _
BB Yamashiro 9 y7 l! q0 x! \7 e5 O, H5 n
BB Hyuga ! P' b0 R1 `% r+ P/ A3 ]
CA Mikuma
8 T2 F( w; u6 T) K/ B  k0 \CL Noshiro . v& t3 U8 _3 K6 {$ `
DD Fuyuzuki   D- A' N. ~1 g2 P: s
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 1 U0 Y' N0 A5 ~" ~. i3 \
DD Momi : U/ c( g) D$ f; z4 Y
DD Kaede
# E' o( T% Y8 ?% H( s& KDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 ' q# g( E8 @6 a" k. P
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire " a! x$ E+ F, R; t! W* B

8 U3 H: E. ~6 H! nAllied Ships " ~; v0 O+ T0 t; W, I2 ]
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 B- {& V7 L, s& u3 `
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 ; [/ j1 {' C8 o" `, \  {
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ o1 f# P9 ^5 L9 I. A: \
DMS Rodman
$ A" \; N; \1 NDMS Gherardi 2 @$ T/ `0 H* K' a
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( M$ d- Y# v( t% J+ h3 S! }DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
  q' z# s) h2 jLST LST-339, heavy damage
; ]; N+ k3 a3 y8 G2 p; m4 NLST LST-457, heavy damage
! @) l. J- P7 |; RAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
  `1 q! j& Y2 x; b# d3 H- M6 uAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ! p4 f0 e' {3 w" K
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Allied ground losses:
9 v3 u( e3 K( ]: h1 _# Q54 casualties reported 2 r! B" F, g5 ^- y
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& {2 u( U8 O* \- g9 p7 j) M0 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( u  C; b9 m4 q6 J2 ~! PJapanese Ships $ y: g& E. j) Z# [( _0 S  q
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage . e, S' v/ o6 @0 }
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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8 R% r# O6 H4 k" {9 D7 c5 gAllied Ships
" B  P+ V, M3 ^DD Lyman K. Swenson
* |8 W( Y9 N. Z" o1 |' a0 j0 ^/ a9 `DD Taussig
! h  S. k  Y9 aDD John W. Weeks
- J5 j4 _. x( f( Z6 bDD Harrison
* k: X% c7 A4 G: J( |1 s) oDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 6 [' R/ s. ~5 U& c! m, D# g
DD David Taylor " c. c; W9 U% Z1 k7 E) y5 g5 D
DD Barton - l/ p5 N$ i8 D2 t: J
DD Quickmatch - |0 k; o3 t& p' m; @
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 / b. J9 M9 W7 o+ a" C6 K& i
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Japanese Ships
- d1 k: M+ Q9 h$ }CA Kako, Shell hits 1 & e5 _! ]. g! l# @7 @
CL Kiso & @7 t- U3 r5 w+ x
DD Urakaze 4 _# o1 [& M8 d' O! O7 @
DD Natsugumo
$ m) e2 ^' j, r; y. tDD Minegumo ( Q, f6 o; l0 ^. s6 Q3 D
DD Sugi + p& m& K8 y3 G1 J
DD Hinoki
8 k* |  `7 v7 A3 \DD Kashi 1 \  l' Y: U4 T( n. g0 f+ \
DD Keyaki , n" T; L5 w6 ?4 V

7 X8 v% v* ?) z, Y/ }0 z$ K8 `Allied Ships
) A5 [0 [1 d- b7 l) ?* u4 sAS Howard W. Gilmore
' e0 P- A9 l' R* o6 k4 {9 r  p4 `AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 p  U. B. F) |2 W
AV Hamlin - S# j# c5 l4 J
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire + q' y& e% r1 Z* z' M
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
6 q6 t" ?- K+ Q, ZAR George Taylor & _7 [! s) E2 e8 `
AV R. C. Brennan
6 o3 D! w3 \, f5 bAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
# g5 S  _& l8 d5 ~7 @, ^AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk " `8 o0 v6 b, H6 q" I5 W
AR William T. Sherman
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" M$ V, ~: K, q: F' j) E" _Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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! x4 g, l5 P# n, U. T3 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 & y# j9 T  I2 V: t
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Japanese Ships
1 N; T6 _1 z. ^+ y4 O# w  g8 p. tCA Kako, Shell hits 4
3 s" t+ q. V4 x6 K0 gCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ) ^* S7 Z* R% r0 i1 u
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
: w, s4 L0 w& }) J3 `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : E: L! T& o1 R! x) k
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage   z! Q' ^- K1 @
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
' T' s; `1 m* h# U  [) vDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 0 ~3 g' ~. i' o6 q
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 c9 |. ^1 m! B6 i8 \  r9 ^
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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1 {) s( U3 E# ?( H1 e: jAllied Ships 8 m7 q9 B9 x( ]  r9 l% D% i
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
; L5 M4 @( Z, D) R# @+ V  cCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 # n2 }& H8 N1 o$ }- p. ^+ n6 T' r' g
CL Wilkes-Barre 3 k& x5 ~7 [1 O/ \7 P
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 ' e1 k" b1 u& H
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
* P7 p' N  f' M" pDD Burns, Shell hits 1 ) \2 c8 }) B3 Y" k' T/ E
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 : I7 N' p. [/ N; ]- u& U7 {5 r
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
- F1 x, I8 t% q4 ~- Z; c: BDD Welles
1 W4 `* G2 N* i3 g$ _8 v& MDD Wilkes
: u$ v, O( l) ^0 UDD Roe 0 w0 r" B9 y- @
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
7 u1 E: c( _4 ~3 g' @( BPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
0 n4 ?8 Y  E* \DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
/ [! I! e; [0 BPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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; t# }  F8 y+ L6 w" M  b, ^: kAllied Ships
. y/ K! A5 x$ KDD Lyman K. Swenson ; ]( ~$ D) D0 C; G
DD Taussig
8 @4 C; z& }+ _$ W5 uDD John W. Weeks $ H& n' R! a, c6 ^
DD Harrison - c" s) x( Z' S  T% I2 y
DD Isherwood
( J& ?! R6 Y* j9 Q1 mDD David Taylor
  _/ [7 m- j. jDD Barton , _+ f7 j. f: `+ ~
DD Quickmatch
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# w7 k8 H1 ^3 u) ~2 `! ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # \& R1 |9 ?9 E9 o3 O

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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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; A) c8 y- K) B' pAllied Ships 9 l7 x+ M2 D5 }" v- ^% a7 l
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' e8 W/ R7 ~9 ]
DD Taussig + ?! p  i& T4 }3 I; n4 j
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1   a. I' ?3 j( N, i- b
DD Harrison ! M: }+ J: D8 I0 V& I) U* e9 p+ {
DD Isherwood 6 z" K: U# R; y& R% G- {# _
DD David Taylor
& N$ Z8 O3 ~8 m; EDD Barton
( F% k' Z: k9 s6 w# @. `+ O0 eDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) {& K3 r' d. @. R$ TJapanese Ships 4 `2 _8 d, e& _2 L) @, e
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships . }/ L! _0 |: P
DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 J/ k# y: M" l0 K
DD Taussig 9 B- S9 ~( \& z) V& p
DD John W. Weeks
+ B8 f4 s2 ^3 T- R9 ~7 z" eDD Harrison
6 C/ `6 x$ ^0 a4 V% U! z( FDD Isherwood
/ h7 W- C% L: zDD David Taylor
# {' j' [3 v) fDD Barton 0 }1 L+ L- n+ q
DD Quickmatch
7 {% h1 {$ N% O- V( _$ l0 _2 s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; m, E7 i+ s% Y# I. x. ]. F$ }/ s0 I9 A
: r  P  @- I. PDaylight Surface Combat & Z1 i" S2 \$ J- l/ w" Z& _8 F
0 |$ O# B9 M% u
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 `2 b( F+ v5 |! W5 h2 O
1 L. r- \7 v% P6 n5 ~( v  Y5 \Japanese Ships
3 l/ p$ j0 x: u& QPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- S3 ]" c3 d' B* K/ ]& N$ c. w  }% N. i7 Q6 R* [6 m
Allied Ships 0 n: N# Q0 n" u& K3 l( |
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 , p- {; W; A4 \/ o9 W
BB Massachusetts
/ i0 e3 g) d8 h2 C8 JBB Alabama 6 v, g' J  ~, f2 Y& `
CA Louisville
! C  g% R! E0 g, ICA Chicago & {( ?8 N/ C3 `) A: j2 r
DD Walker , T, C8 m4 M" j4 _. V+ F% M
DD Waller ! R5 ~6 {" k* R& x9 i4 @3 a* c
DD Wedderburn 8 ^  [8 c; q- `$ S: O/ N
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 M" _0 P4 A$ bDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 E# @: c! Q  b) @- w) C$ @8 H
9 K, o* D( C. X2 @- D; B4 AJapanese Ships / ^2 K( l5 f2 n* R) v/ B
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! C; t: _1 W5 v: R# L8 Z3 E' u- K$ y" y
Allied Ships
3 j2 t2 u/ D/ H% {' G6 H5 f5 a- sBB South Dakota 4 l6 n; a( V: b& Q
BB Massachusetts
6 T. j2 J3 |' W+ m' h4 L1 G- m2 i- u% ?BB Alabama
3 J* k0 P& L; [3 I$ N+ ?9 A$ [) \CA Louisville 5 |8 e9 b$ g6 R1 Y
CA Chicago 6 X3 j6 M4 O  d7 m  C
DD Walker
; h/ y% W& E( U* GDD Waller
' P3 W1 C# B! p* R! h, [7 Q$ CDD Wedderburn 3 p% j; O7 r, L- L  e' ^
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Q& u5 g" o# a3 Z0 l
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. I& ~/ b5 @: U" P, z
0 r. P7 B/ w) Z3 UJapanese Ships
# o' Z; z6 o7 aAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' N, i+ W& }8 f4 E5 O5 o- Y% e' Z

( r/ |& L$ F" D- L: S/ a3 NAllied Ships ' `8 w0 N. O1 O5 v( Z4 Z4 E
BB South Dakota * y/ |- r9 \2 t3 E3 b& b' [$ x
BB Massachusetts 5 }! y5 k, O3 J
BB Alabama & ]! K( c6 @% }& U- A0 Y9 a9 U
CA Louisville
) v1 C- d/ a$ v% C. SCA Chicago
2 O9 K& }2 Z" [! p7 }DD Walker
6 b; Z- H  y( _& z8 s8 xDD Waller
  m! y  `1 |2 g1 C; ~/ T  `" |DD Wedderburn
0 W" j( R8 d. A  [5 `+ k# f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # f) Y4 f) R' w+ c
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 E# ^# {3 L2 L
% s# i% A1 C  ~. P' c
Japanese Ships
% V6 K" ]* s; ^7 Q, l. [PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk $ }# z( `( H4 g5 b: [7 L
9 j) ^. }$ Q( f6 b( N
Allied Ships : @; H: `8 j& a8 P
BB South Dakota
& U/ E2 l+ P8 V8 @- i0 W. z2 {0 yBB Massachusetts 8 ^; ?; ]. D0 ]7 v% N' x
BB Alabama 7 M8 U+ s. P) v' {% A
CA Louisville + W. X& N" f5 b. R* E% s! a: a
CA Chicago ( ?4 i. b; X9 M# t  {
DD Walker
% M3 |- Z% d3 Z, E/ v8 B5 r: ?DD Waller
" N4 @' w; ?% O3 A# v- ]DD Wedderburn
7 o& V: |: \; L/ ]7 p. q* R-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 s' T2 y4 C$ o( u+ b) N: g2 R1 r
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% m" V7 r, O7 `) k  E  Y9 `' m6 d! P3 X( N$ P$ b. G; B) x
Japanese Ships
* s5 P* o; Q1 g; XPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# b* R3 V% P; G% P3 \
: O4 U- t) q2 [4 a3 BAllied Ships + B; b6 p0 _% y
BB South Dakota
- L, n2 ?. b4 [2 O$ X0 w" n, _" oBB Massachusetts
6 z5 P" l& X" X% `BB Alabama 9 |% E1 u" m5 h) S
CA Louisville 1 K# Z# [# ^' J9 Y/ G- I- l& l
CA Chicago * u! u! `( T& t! Q& H4 P0 }7 P3 V" }9 K
DD Walker 0 X+ o# w. J6 e7 n* w% Z! U
DD Waller
* V1 z' t0 t: n7 q  L" uDD Wedderburn
" s" h) \$ j9 _# `5 ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) X% `3 K0 L0 ?: A" d0 X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , a) h* n' l& N  u( ~; I

% F. E2 s6 L- S- lJapanese Ships & @' Z6 \/ G3 b8 C8 V* w; Z
AK Myoho Maru
1 ~5 [' ?) @8 Z8 H/ O8 J" Y: oAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 r0 o' D: A) Y
) M" V4 k) R: Q* d! }1 o  Y! HAllied Ships ' J  c. N' v% ?0 m
BB South Dakota
& w0 S- I' C6 c; mBB Massachusetts % q/ Y0 H  p5 d! X: \8 s
BB Alabama 6 r5 g: F& q( ~) d3 i2 ?( o" c
CA Louisville
  U# b, |3 H5 v( R1 F# wCA Chicago
) W: o  b. i; i) DDD Walker
; ^3 J( a! r( _( d/ uDD Waller
* W5 i" X9 k8 G) N8 ~DD Wedderburn
. l* g. c% a  l2 i4 A$ D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  g4 b+ A, _8 F0 XDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + ^' }' q4 j' i* V

: i4 |& _  d  Q) `' [  _Japanese Ships 8 C5 u4 f6 E3 C- F( M
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
8 D. i' B- a: p+ N
7 T) P$ B- k# }6 s) K; E3 ?$ EAllied Ships & S- r( m* t+ T( L6 V4 k
BB South Dakota
4 x- _; c! h; YBB Massachusetts
2 @, W  @) ]8 y' D: W& b- aBB Alabama 8 }) [2 P1 @9 t
CA Louisville $ z! O( S) k5 \4 V1 _8 `
CA Chicago   j! a! d: G; S/ U+ s9 n; v
DD Walker
- }1 X0 _: q5 w" i9 zDD Waller
/ N; ?- f# O6 oDD Wedderburn
, v4 M2 r( o& }$ f. f0 N+ g# y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # x$ q  d/ A  R# X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! A  k0 m6 e) O! l$ H! g$ S3 h$ Z2 d
1 f/ m) v% U3 w. {: e8 `: ]
Japanese Ships 7 Q" f1 `# z5 ]4 i; n
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
5 P1 k( V- j& }0 r7 M7 Z$ m. y' L  V  z; d- S
Allied Ships 3 b. I$ M. V% a  W3 K; [8 ~* P
BB South Dakota 7 ^$ x  x6 j! m8 t1 B4 g
BB Massachusetts ) ?% ~7 o3 W6 e4 u; c5 D1 G
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
& a( ^8 S# F4 j- a$ F4 fCA Louisville
3 a: p& [/ Y  k: xCA Chicago 4 D1 O0 x" u8 g# S
DD Walker
/ S2 R: o- r* x, TDD Waller
+ i$ r& f* p5 l' I& j/ \DD Wedderburn
3 J% A- `. ~  \--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ ]1 M8 e& @6 Y; u4 sDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% \) g" C0 }: X2 {( o) H: w# T. J$ l4 l3 K  ?0 H
Japanese Ships . o1 Z/ C1 P4 U8 L6 B
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ) I$ @- V. }" D8 T
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 8 |2 y5 G- [2 }( Q& \6 F

3 p$ H7 B( M8 q1 eAllied Ships : m' f# j3 D6 u
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 5 E# \6 _; g% u& ~. ?* |- ?
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 * R! h( J. G$ |* Z. F
BB Alabama
( q: L8 j0 R! o9 g8 A" nCA Louisville * J' h; H  B8 g" w, s- M6 Y
CA Chicago ) _# J) `% S6 X
DD Walker
, ^6 Q. f4 R9 r$ }6 DDD Waller
- \5 K8 n" F% ?6 \/ DDD Wedderburn 9 Z% x2 N; V2 ~1 v4 Z
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( |- |; z1 @9 b3 p& U3 M! [

! }8 M; N4 K& q( oBombardments $ e5 i6 P) Q) a  X) O+ p4 c

2 N) Q3 U6 }1 I7 j/ M+ ~, _7 \Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 p$ \; W" k0 O2 U/ w23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 5 ~8 l2 l6 j& z" q4 Y' K

' ^- Y5 w0 s5 z, xAllied Ships ' Q) h- D% L# W
CA Chicago
, R* A- _; o! F5 _& S! W$ @CA Louisville / r- C2 Q1 Q7 {, p# g. Y
BB Alabama ) O- D; W" U2 t. F, [# J, B
BB Massachusetts
- U4 J, f" k% E0 t* f$ T) ^% R( pBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
& T% t3 D4 X. f& F
- i/ t( G; z! ]3 u& e% B( n% EJapanese ground losses: * J! }6 Q' o% r# N! r0 l
184 casualties reported
# X- U- H- I5 V/ ?4 g" C, U+ ]Guns lost 3 7 }7 V7 M7 v0 }; R7 J9 M

% ?9 y& z/ {: R( l% B8 M7 M% L8 ARunway hits 1 / i8 [8 f, B, S+ b' y- D
Port fuel hits 1 # f  H8 V: l  _
Port supply hits 2
/ l+ P5 W/ _3 h/ H+ c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 G& ^% k( e8 v  I, PNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 1 t: b9 v& U7 y  V* V

4 b) x2 F# K3 x/ ~; k4 d+ J# BJapanese aircraft
; L. H& F, u; R2 v2 cno flights
3 m4 D6 P( d- N, b* g! K
6 p# t4 K: R6 ^# X1 a1 SJapanese aircraft losses $ }% \: Y1 {1 Q( Q1 S
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
3 o$ ?  B; }# o
9 ~: r$ w- a; P7 D$ L4 D" ]Allied Ships
/ P- b3 I2 y" Y: jCA Chester + l: N8 |/ f# p& e9 U4 z
BB Washington   l1 V( L  {' v: n( k+ i
BB North Carolina
) n  p0 Q2 p7 B/ N! g; U" G8 c) i& H4 f/ {2 {2 c7 A0 J( I, g
Japanese ground losses:
3 m# k& Y: j" v+ X85 casualties reported
" t' c! Z/ W1 |Guns lost 2 # C! G6 s! \8 N

& ?3 ^1 W+ U6 L) f# P5 tAirbase hits 1 5 w4 T1 j1 P1 ]( ~( C, L% E; b
Runway hits 5
. M/ U& G+ s5 T" E. {9 UPort hits 1
$ \7 r4 L& C: oPort supply hits 4
& h1 {4 E! E0 o; X! r, w. ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 f) L( G  P  D% m: {
' ]. v2 l. t( o2 t* u& tNight Air Combat & f. \$ }8 u7 S5 i$ A; s

$ m* A) a& f  |3 zNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
. P- J8 y) o) M; u6 K# ]; a4 N- G8 M( p, }! h2 M
Japanese aircraft
  D. I( v& q  z- _' m# IH8K Emily x 5
2 }3 j" k9 L+ e+ N9 q6 k" L  `, W  S: h9 B" S8 P3 M& s
Japanese aircraft losses 7 C: T9 O2 Y  o" ~5 t3 P3 F- O
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
6 H. c! l( F) m
# a' ~4 j9 C& h) O" ~Japanese Ships ; {" a( P- _8 _/ u2 y/ R* s
SS RO-35 9 N2 N3 C% o( s4 Q) o4 o

" k! j( q( i- m2 J( T; w; IAllied Ships 8 q& ?% G7 Y! S8 p9 i
DD Hyman 0 q. q7 ?3 o' h; N
DD Conner # T$ `1 o* K8 u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ^( k  x3 Y* Y3 f9 N: n7 l3 M, oNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
; a+ }: S# c) W/ f! Y
9 p( a2 ?& f  LJapanese aircraft
5 q8 s0 d  b* k' c  H1 hH8K Emily x 5 ! F4 F2 O3 @7 X$ z2 l

: H5 V/ ^. i0 q; ?4 YAllied aircraft
: c# \0 t( r5 v* n3 SP-61A Black Widow x 2 / ]7 ]; L" t( D0 V" |3 t

/ i# P/ f% U# |* IJapanese aircraft losses 8 G$ F( a$ s: A* s7 ?' n0 [
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
, }; J4 y6 I3 B& A/ ?( G4 q
+ p6 j. a3 J; u* p" g2 g. b% [, _( iAllied Ships
6 h+ x! q; M  t# z9 o3 ADD Conner : s" H. v; [" u. N5 s
DE LeRay Wilson 0 F6 U8 X' k  Z6 B1 B
AK Martin Johnson

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Z; \. e# Q  o% T

: _& e' v% z5 v* I# m+ A! XDay Air Combat
; E- B* {9 x3 w. k* g2 k
% B9 G% j; ]$ b* xDEI Theatre: 0 G1 b0 Y' G7 b: `. O" }, |. @
) U5 k& s6 K" t+ i! c
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 1 F2 [# I. ?1 P0 n, ?8 P6 [% O

1 P3 B( J+ o3 P  N- q4 q; f. w  `2 ]Japanese aircraft   R0 W' {! {: e9 \
A6M5 Zeke x 9
+ e+ e1 m( z" EN1K1-J George x 31
# [5 \3 m% v5 c' K. `J2M Jack x 6 ' K& J0 Q" A- V

" i/ H: n' Z0 ^# h1 x9 kAllied aircraft
. X1 U" K' U" _P-38J Lightning x 3
1 U% W: |; G0 @. O
# L& \5 l* I( A% i- MNo Japanese losses / _) J( E( l9 I9 j5 ^

( v% G0 k9 v1 x( e4 t* O- {Allied aircraft losses
' x* a8 o8 L0 }# _' `6 ~/ y% BP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
& x. y! J. Z; }: F) M6 y: x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % Q8 u9 {0 M  n4 u
# n7 B) n  M3 s! N  L( l2 N% r: |" {
Central Pacific 6 |5 i7 L( e$ X* V) B: \) m

# ]' L& `& |1 E* d% L' `+ q" o2 iDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
  s8 Y1 D2 c. T* |
( q# m( W2 S  cJapanese aircraft * Y  S  ~' W  [3 N4 T+ l
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
. a0 m- I% O# ?' v, z2 v, B! s- {A6M5 Zeke x 9 ( _, _9 T! o5 q8 O3 V6 v6 v  m
N1K1-J George x 29 * W4 ]3 h& `" M1 h4 C0 d
J2M Jack x 15
7 i2 X6 |" z) N' b) X1 h- _A6M5c Zeke x 7 * g/ ~' ?' G3 b( U2 S( _# n# Z
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 ! x7 j7 {8 R8 c! U0 j3 E" h+ y
Ki-102a Randy x 11
) Y6 |) U7 o: I, y7 t' D6 a) I; W) M; v  c9 B
Allied aircraft
7 k$ }! Y% e& j; l2 w- `/ d! cP-51D Mustang x 13
/ i) X; d9 o- S$ u& c) _+ I) f* G- b: Q' f8 v
Japanese aircraft losses
% G" ]1 @3 Z" p9 g" A" \6 C# Z. KA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 9 V7 Q: {* H0 E/ [4 B; g% \
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged & F" g1 ]1 `8 d' Q! Z" t
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
8 O  a) Y2 T0 T, {+ v* d. kA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
- Q7 g  i- S5 ~, z' P; WKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ( D4 Q2 N6 c8 J* |8 ]! X/ o
" f- @; T9 L# _& N+ Y
Allied aircraft losses
5 P" b, a- ~3 I# m/ g" [P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 1 q. T! e3 Z9 D; @; j
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; ^- m6 p6 ~: f+ s+ V
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 $ e& c" U" D2 X6 y' ^; Y' G
1 a1 I5 e, Q* k
Japanese aircraft % w' ]8 r, `( i) C! k. Z
no flights 6 I# E! ]) W- B( z& u) [  u

1 {% q( x& R  G* q8 q! v1 iAllied aircraft
: \  D5 H1 o6 o( b3 w  s. Y5 @4 TFM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 N# h! J! ?: D, n- m
F6F Hellcat x 15 " l* J4 R7 k+ k+ ~' z! S, x
SB2C Helldiver x 44
3 C, s2 r: T. D, ?" K% u, yF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 ) j" x/ u, X( f0 q. e* j3 w) b
TBM Avenger x 159
- m( X1 X4 _# V
* n$ ]# n- U( F- P9 d% rJapanese aircraft losses
  B; |' U6 N5 h" T. P! hKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
- T- N% ?2 ^' |5 J2 B5 w3 OA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ( e8 J- |- Z' l( b" U/ P8 o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed : k# ~9 S  h0 O6 O+ ^& X" I" P% p) {
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed + H# Y. Q( J1 ]2 g6 G* K
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed 0 c$ _4 D( Z4 l. F! n. ?# t  M1 l

5 R2 a" r; z; |+ m2 zAllied aircraft losses ! h' }+ v) ^7 [3 R, W
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ) W7 i4 K* W* h5 P2 P5 c; m

' [: \7 r' |4 ~, F4 G$ @Japanese ground losses:
3 t1 j; S( x5 b' T0 I0 C+ a137 casualties reported 5 A$ l0 p! H/ v5 T) p+ p9 T0 ?' K! E
Guns lost 1 5 N' E/ _3 b4 g
2 b2 b1 F; B( E( N6 p% j
Airbase hits 3
! r! d5 g$ l/ o0 g& c* zAirbase supply hits 1
* M$ O5 Y8 B& N( S" g% y2 jRunway hits 45
' b0 `( [# x6 D: [! F/ r! bPort hits 2 7 g3 E, k, C: m* X3 [6 `" C
Port fuel hits 4
9 f, {* H; W$ y8 E6 YPort supply hits 2
) l) m: i5 Y& C' |( w% E8 i; l% G+ b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 @, A& i+ p0 s9 K, B: CDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ! P8 O) u8 Y0 |. V& j4 n2 D0 S3 G0 A

- A1 h3 |# u) c" i9 \+ {Allied aircraft ) O* w6 V1 ?9 H* X( n0 j
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 % P% c8 D0 Z( I+ m1 p0 I
TBM Avenger x 29
; W, v0 M. A6 Y6 k: J! [& |9 I9 l0 v
% [  l, d/ ^, ?6 h' l" t; vNo Allied losses ' G; z' G4 ^1 {9 C

  p) l$ i# X. t% CPort supply hits 1 : j$ `2 Z! s$ B; p! X
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / A4 I( [2 d' U0 @
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 7 I& i8 o& m6 g8 P! m4 y
. a! a. P5 @4 r+ x, M+ P
Allied aircraft
# L- q1 _- R1 p) E& d1 V$ AF-5A Lightning x 1 2 g; Z6 I' o& B; A; B
P-61A Black Widow x 54 6 N( u8 ]5 |) E
8 W% @) c5 a- u0 g$ V) q
No Allied losses 1 `& s5 p2 T- S
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 & V  {" t5 l# m) }* x# x
' T$ ~/ H1 U7 o2 e4 k3 Q$ Q% n
Japanese aircraft
  ]6 R* a3 @6 n; Y8 E+ W& zno flights , U" m6 h, K( T
: E- P/ x5 e% d% g
Allied aircraft
7 k/ W6 }5 h' r# {PB4Y Liberator x 4 + m2 u! W& m& T. R/ h# W8 R( d
B-24J Liberator x 28
0 Z7 Q; t$ U+ r" K9 U' J& |7 H& v/ R, r. m4 F  i+ ^
Japanese aircraft losses
5 H- T1 K  u( P. z+ o" B9 u: r- sKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 7 p8 c7 C4 @9 R& I3 p7 Q+ m6 v4 W
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed : ~2 r% w0 i! r! k. K

; f; a- p8 A; D4 w$ S! uJapanese ground losses: : R8 J  r- @/ Z! T
13 casualties reported
! J( i2 q6 Z/ \/ \1 L5 p& ]2 Y4 T" m( m
Airbase hits 3
! c0 y6 d$ J1 t$ }Airbase supply hits 1 4 ~% Z2 h! [# s& v  z1 k3 a7 g
Runway hits 22
! R- A( m" O  x% i3 }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  V5 K' w! U- b5 t  P/ b9 V6 KDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
* o: s, \9 |4 r1 X. z
# h4 e& U  s+ J' j4 {$ B) z. uAllied aircraft
% V+ {, o; t& q4 G. kF6F Hellcat x 38 & O. h) O2 m# d# p8 }' X/ h
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 5 `2 l, @& I5 p1 X
SB2C Helldiver x 42
2 n0 S1 U2 M8 H4 _: I) _. T/ ^2 a. p4 O6 o2 t3 ?

+ c- r) ]) O6 v0 B% CAllied aircraft losses 8 r. t7 Q- F3 w( }7 q0 c
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged : d  d; D1 A. k" M+ c; L
; q. I% M: C: L- J/ F/ {3 C6 k
Japanese Ships : x3 F+ }0 u1 J4 h% w2 b
PC PC-36 ! n0 D+ o$ |/ {4 q, b$ |# d6 B
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! X# T: p# m. H7 a. b( NPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + G' h- E5 G; }/ l& W
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- P* H/ Y1 `& [) ?PC PC-26
: y) b( ^8 V0 b9 O  B9 @1 mAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 e. l: g3 O3 i9 C9 uPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 }' O6 f+ k- F. p. x5 n) g& N" n( `7 J6 K! `
Japanese ground losses: * Z4 S% G" [& k* D  v2 t
174 casualties reported
6 f( t' G4 I. b1 f) O) W8 H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; O. @0 [# F0 d8 ^) a% A& {Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 # T7 ~3 i8 B) H5 U; i5 ?  N) [
7 j, x2 f0 |% M4 i6 S( f
Allied aircraft 9 d% h; Q' P9 T5 P; ~
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ( _3 K' o, _, ]! N, g

7 f- I; V. m3 O7 S9 c. y, \" Q) cNo Allied losses ' B* O# A& @  M5 ]* i

) f* t  n% E9 T. v7 k$ I0 r! T+ MJapanese Ships 8 {# c  @; ?/ k9 ?0 [5 G% |0 f+ w; E
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # ?/ p: D; `( Y/ @0 X. h
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! J2 _( y# d7 P2 YDay Air attack on TF at 67,56 5 {  `+ a0 ~. ~1 I. D. l7 [% v% I
0 E7 @0 X6 D% s& M
Japanese aircraft
2 L' j' H0 U1 i! `) D) jG4M2 Betty x 18 ; n7 e5 b; D; W7 a4 N% T
G4M2e Betty x 4 7 ?( ]- a3 j2 p( b& J: w0 ~
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 & X$ D) R) q! U' w
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No Japanese losses : S2 V. m6 W/ F) C% H

; K. S* ~, P& a; LAllied Ships : f, r/ U9 t/ k. Y5 b8 k
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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& K9 t2 j& x7 j7 Q* \& u$ A& d. cDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
6 s6 v$ k1 k" \4 k3 I' gG4M2 Betty x 3 8 w) u1 B7 B8 E. \

) Q5 |7 t" H1 H5 kJapanese aircraft losses ! O+ j" E0 v( W6 r
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 5 v5 r2 K; C: v6 R! r. O9 _: s/ s- B

  g0 {6 w# a% W1 l6 jAllied Ships
: N' ?/ \: \4 V" ~+ Z  [$ `& `* GDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + i( z: v; i" }& U/ H  Y+ n
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5 ?5 o- y  ?% \3 P4 s9 NDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 8 M' v5 A4 o% H8 f
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Allied aircraft
/ @6 i$ E; q7 qSB2C Helldiver x 3   _3 V" X4 J0 E4 C3 Z! F5 u
P-61A Black Widow x 23 4 A0 e7 o; d5 A" }- N* c3 {" e( H
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Allied aircraft losses 5 S- }$ p' T+ X/ S8 I  V2 X
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged   _5 f% b9 Y. s6 b9 o

% g2 s7 Y/ C2 @! m( kJapanese Ships
$ Q& z0 C( u; i5 |/ p4 i1 tCA Kako
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/ i% f, K7 l7 z: E, HDay Air attack on TF at 65,53
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. j3 {7 B) u) g' f3 [2 e5 B0 RJapanese aircraft * `. n* H: E' V& @' k3 i4 e) \
A6M5 Zeke x 2 2 J. f/ I, T9 }1 J$ f5 Y
/ J- L, a  b3 W4 C$ O$ R$ C) U
Allied aircraft * e. O# o$ X6 n# @
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 4 C" R! }2 `- G: w/ O! Q  E

. b; h  p: H- W0 J  _3 P8 N" ]6 Q" EJapanese aircraft losses
) S" ]1 g* Y/ I* x1 @A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 2 C6 ?! D+ Q$ \  ~$ B' y& [6 w
( a. E/ N! W9 r. F4 T
Allied Ships
. r' a. ?6 J, Y$ D1 a7 B1 @$ `DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 4 x2 s% J& x  E- U# @$ U3 Y2 I
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Convoy near Wake Island: 6 a9 U( v# c1 p4 s% W8 J

' G( u; p1 W+ f, jDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
7 J3 J: N% {) [+ S5 Y% h. m* ]& O3 H& U$ N
Japanese aircraft ; ?& w& c0 ]" w; R. p# m5 m1 Y  w- K
B7A Grace x 11
) b7 W* M5 x* @8 c2 `' H0 r: WKi-49 Helen x 9 # m8 H5 f( M$ H. {3 B
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 8 x# n7 E5 |" z$ y# Y. I
3 v$ x9 O' Q. @  u$ L" A( r$ _
Japanese aircraft losses 1 I8 o# b0 L) `$ H* m8 b
B7A Grace: 8 damaged 9 |2 `$ F. f/ W
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged % |  ]. |+ K& {& l/ i7 T

1 T& p$ e2 h  X: }& J" W1 nAllied Ships * P9 y) W- S- B4 Q5 x
AP John Land
0 {/ o; J- B# O; {! P- v  MAK Octans 3 i! j- f# T& A+ n- [
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% w% p7 u  `: }* ?AP James O'Hara
4 v2 U! b* A3 x6 q- ]8 SAP Winged Arrow : [9 U! [6 F# n7 [# h
AP Manoora
: O; V2 S' D' h7 WAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire   [; a1 C+ |4 R8 \: w
0 y4 c6 G' k  G* f7 I& g
Allied ground losses:
' E5 h0 r" L. O4 K0 g  G+ }& G* k54 casualties reported 5 O9 E! C$ E% T7 p8 N, ^
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6 t9 f! Z8 j/ Y, sThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 1 m9 J$ K4 D" X+ ~. l1 j, `* R

5 W5 Z4 a* |6 a8 Z0 U  L! XDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 . @3 I: @+ k; e: M. v

: x; `. W" T  XJapanese aircraft
9 ]7 ~& u$ n) C" p. WA6M5 Zeke x 37 3 v1 i! P2 K$ Y* n
3 s: K/ ]4 `# r0 ~
Japanese aircraft losses
  I. ~- d: Q  c! vA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed 3 Q0 |+ K* D' S2 b0 J3 C

4 w8 K: W: R+ w( hAllied Ships 4 }- i& i8 t" p1 w/ X5 U
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# g# p, y" z1 WDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
: J4 w, h; d7 B9 [# l9 h" qDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ Z) |+ ]5 |. \7 DAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; A  z5 Q; x+ f* r2 A
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- V( q7 n  C5 ]8 Q7 k: @. jLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: p1 j2 B0 L* p: Z( y; c2 JAllied ground losses:
: W9 v) l, {# D& g4 d4 U136 casualties reported
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, O! I0 k# l; l7 X% g1 C' W9 [Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
. G6 c7 y( \: `# b7 O8 z" @3 ?  R" K% K9 ]3 q+ X& L
Japanese aircraft
1 J4 V7 F; s; v- d' N1 \, }G4M2e Betty x 1 1 B4 G/ s0 F$ b" W0 ]% C% D* e
1 C' F+ N& B, t- @/ s/ M) P
Allied aircraft   ?" A; ~& l9 H+ b. {
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
2 r: c6 S. i  _- t4 p& E/ d
: [; c% |0 Y+ w- ^2 q+ MJapanese aircraft losses
5 T3 ?/ D! L, X  Q$ z  E! ~+ |G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
+ k% E& T) n$ u2 n* |& Z, ]/ t. r: h6 V3 \
Allied aircraft losses 2 V5 a" z$ x) T* X9 @
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged : T: F" X) H  Y( R3 w  v

* t" |* m  J; @# H# j9 nAllied Ships
, w! d" x9 N/ `4 _1 W/ ^/ F! {BB New Jersey
5 \3 X# c* w& f+ b! y' I( ^3 o' ]7 U9 }# B+ x% g4 B5 Z( Y% o8 p
Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!   k2 x' l. _+ O0 u$ p' }  b
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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1 m8 {+ ]8 d8 D, m6 x- A. ]* H
8 }5 l, i2 h8 tGround Combat 1 h3 {* P  e0 p1 z& g/ O4 S  H
# z) w$ m2 r1 @$ h. E! s9 [
Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere & O) [: H: Z& ~6 N# y# C/ }6 i
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
, N; a; I; t0 Uin reinforcements? " M: t, [: N$ W- [# e( `. |5 [

, o  d3 d+ g& J" @1 [4 o+ R8 T& ?Ground combat at Iwo Jima $ H8 @6 r2 Q0 M4 u- g4 x5 E, v8 v
$ f- \6 Z/ }! M5 F6 q
Japanese Bombardment attack
$ J' h: m% _# c' D4 |1 i2 S! }* M/ B
) {+ {6 A5 |' t, O$ K9 ]Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
) j! L: |. ~* |
* D: i* g& L; oDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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, q' I- E+ F6 }  S( ]$ ?/ Y# XAllied ground losses:
# L9 y5 W. p; \89 casualties reported
0 v! @! B; f+ m' E" C1 c* }  j6 V0 DGuns lost 4 + p3 E* t+ g- N2 o
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4 ^' O) n' G! \Ground combat at Wake Island
6 \6 |, j2 E' I8 D' X  f
! ~3 S% r5 h6 s" j9 \Allied Bombardment attack
% N8 _- c2 |! u7 C$ {6 ?9 U  `( c" x  \- X1 Q  e
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
: ?# ^4 K6 W* w. J" f, ^. `. {# ]! Q3 z' o! i1 w! ?7 v
Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 6 ?7 q$ I% W: j1 B5 `! h

& `. u/ ~$ |/ U4 o2 |Japanese ground losses: ' p5 G: s- q5 k1 q% V# o7 ~# U
201 casualties reported & Q- ^9 y3 ]+ ]# [7 Z% W
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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0 d  Y# e5 m2 }9 }8 O1 h2 `! _3 x! `Ground combat at Marcus Island
/ D2 X) F# m4 s, R/ E* O
0 `7 C/ U& U+ G7 ]2 t) c" m6 TAllied Bombardment attack % R6 a# h/ P) u# {
# b7 x6 R' A. \" {+ \
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 9 T- R) t. W) B& F/ O9 {* Y0 x

# Q6 b: E% c+ cDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 - O5 B" @% O. z: L( c. E( w: \
* {( d& ?1 Z, H
. |' i: h  r& I2 u2 k% e
Japanese ground losses:
3 L# v, l3 Y! C% U42 casualties reported 2 X0 _6 i2 }+ L
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员," d" ^6 e, o& a3 j
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。( ~' ?! H3 r# k
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
8 r; o: V- F8 X" k6 `2 m) o  [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。
. Y% s6 ^, J7 Z# ~6 r2 r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。
, f0 J8 t% y7 CPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。) u! j! ]5 X3 G) L1 S+ d
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。$ O, f# u. [6 z' F) o  i
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! w! ]% o+ u# W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，
- B  O3 Y- Y  @6 ?, ?' VAndy自然会去抓它。$ m# Q- u, r( z  ?
看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。1 x* t+ n, r) A' I
零战52完全是火鸡。4 \! A* m+ }0 J& k

原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表
  o: i- J9 F1 L! E6 s, ^The last fight of the KB! % O8 v  ?, B; O7 O, A3 \2 a
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
4 Z. B" Z( ?0 u" i- s; P1 II 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。
' ~1 I1 Z/ \1 B8 q9 j* B不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。
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[ 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。
3 y% G  L: E& m4 Q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。5 {0 S5 Z& Y3 b6 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。
# y6 s" d% p8 J) U4 U5 ^) ^现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，
) X2 F! C" W  SCV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。