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45年1月13日,Andy vs PzB,硫磺岛战役正式打响

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。' m/ H) M1 T# `' R( p9 c
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?* Z3 m7 G% L2 E' {* q* X# N
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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+ ]! Y- P# |- PHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. ; ]7 U, S1 ]8 H6 K. G
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? ( d3 e; K% K* m7 f

# r% w1 Z  R6 O5 t3 aBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. 9 R& h4 E  M# q, F' A
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
  Y5 o8 m" t; t& J& Uall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
& K1 o  A2 g# p7 GThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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/ h5 t' q8 k' v+ S  }: BI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
: l2 S4 k+ V1 j. a) d: ]* g) [the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. ) n9 p+ F% A6 B/ L/ s& t* ~: P2 z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45   X1 O- ]" n5 b1 ~/ r6 L
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Invasions
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8 d2 m2 h7 ^' n  w+ |- Z4 qAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on % {9 F" r5 A% ~3 q9 M8 ?
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. + ]7 L* P/ |! T/ x4 d1 L: }7 o

7 b2 h6 ]% B3 H9 M5 ^' jTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
' @/ s. k/ d, b: \. A6 ^0 b: ]! p9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, k. Q3 p2 A+ nAllied Ships
/ k1 E) n  m, P8 ?MSW Junee
" e, [- ^. S- @% oMSW Bunbury " M& s$ K; {- @. f7 L
MSW Gladiator
0 j" S- E/ O2 S/ t/ cMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ F" d, F! r) o2 K! KMSW Superior
& A+ F5 v* V, E4 x$ ^: `AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire 9 C- L7 g1 s/ R/ ^
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 9 {; e. ~# C' j  }; [

& R# N! o. r# m3 P# O* pAllied ground losses:
8 V+ K+ A: V+ ^- S) K51 casualties reported
4 o/ t- n5 S2 R- e4 E; }Guns lost 2
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, w& q  n" e  b' q# h, T3 pTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
6 s5 s; T6 |0 L' O41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, [: k  @" b' `# FAllied Ships ; L3 O7 f( y! v! r4 y' h$ y
DMS Long
  O$ t$ w: B+ H5 c4 ]DMS Forrest
- v5 p4 r) t$ A; z1 E) M( zDMS Hobson ) l% L/ s, Q8 r1 m% D# r
DMS Ellyson + x/ N/ d% W$ W
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 4 N4 X* x: G, j3 Z' ?' p4 \  p+ f
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
2 J4 [2 d8 j4 [+ _6 UMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 w' N; d$ j& |' U: f. D3 z
MSW Strength ( q6 r2 w* o" i1 s
MSW Strategy 4 A6 [6 n+ E% J
MSW Staunch ) T+ C# c* E/ c
MSW Spectacle 3 i: V: p! f8 M
DE Corbesier : A, t' x( K  s1 T* H* U8 @9 y6 ?
DE Howard F. Clark + ^6 p3 l; H# A, L
DE Kendall C. Campbell
5 x& C6 W. B5 gCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 0 G8 r- \  v( n5 Z+ [
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Japanese ground losses:
# M% O# Q2 s9 v* n: _- h+ H5 n20 casualties reported 9 C) P5 X  E" B; y6 C% P8 ~
Guns lost 1 ' s( T+ i- _: j9 u# f3 P, H( H
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& w) p2 n- s2 B+ ?$ OCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006   `+ H9 A. f9 a' t7 ]
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  v5 V$ a% o& j5 ?1 t' |3 S- kTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) " W5 |& L1 P) T" S& e2 X
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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9 I  m3 A- c$ qAllied ground losses: , A  r: \; q& D! ]8 L: M0 D6 A! z
40 casualties reported ( Y$ S3 ^' a9 o
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! b$ @* E2 t) E3 HTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) $ u( _' b6 w2 f" M; a: U
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships
% ~% z) q$ b6 H6 t9 z4 [# d6 KMSW Junee
: k8 B4 P6 l  q- P. e! DMSW Bunbury
+ g0 ~4 z2 ]/ A% a! o$ j) tMSW Gladiator # |( y$ B% k1 a: r6 M( b
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage ) F- ^7 K  p3 l# L* Y3 Y
MSW Superior
5 j" A5 `6 j" YDE Mack ! R3 o7 }3 M0 r9 s; z2 G6 k/ q
DE Edwin A. Howard   i) O3 j! g! B7 ?' U( Z& s
DE Edmonds 1 I: C; o- e: ]! b5 `9 a
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
% {" @( Z% e9 t) a+ ~; }DE Robert F. Keller : U7 u1 K( u5 m2 x
DD Shaw ! Y6 @/ u) g5 h9 m2 ?- O' Q
DD Drayton
; ~8 s/ |+ Y! K, w2 @% h6 nDE Tabberer
% @) z% U  y) `  D  Q* R3 tDE Eversole 2 [# Y. n1 w2 G5 e: n4 |% n

- i: R' z2 i& T' ^+ ~5 nCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
& ^0 Z+ [7 n$ N634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships ( t8 t. z: I6 r/ g. f9 p+ s" R4 t
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
+ b0 ?7 d' K- O4 L0 }CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 6 D- N$ |- Z- e0 L8 L
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
- S7 ?$ d! Q9 `4 d: G4 z1 eDE Edmonds
, `) I% s0 V4 l5 }5 a7 }6 A4 o( \/ qAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
; D3 x, e. c& |6 YDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 7 p* H) J  A% ~& Y1 F  \$ y
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 X4 _8 s3 ^& _. t7 JLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 - d( [- @# ~; A
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire % g9 M( n/ u1 n
DE Mack
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Japanese ground losses:
! d' M9 F, m2 E! \! a  T+ [29 casualties reported 6 @6 M! d9 b' R. W1 N
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Allied ground losses: ( `6 i2 K$ u6 k
1788 casualties reported
' S0 R+ x% K; W- N+ vGuns lost 8
! \# g. D* Q$ X0 |Vehicles lost 2 4 [# P" O! U% [) n$ x+ s0 I0 V9 z
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. m" V* E, b! M; ~Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
) d2 X4 I" N& i) q8 }$ D" cTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
% ~! k4 _6 c7 @958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) ]# _) s7 c4 G6 H

' [- t, |$ b. ~) w: U3 oAllied Ships
5 _/ k3 C9 G* J: s/ r+ MLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
! F; s3 D: t7 U: G0 FDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 z4 {5 p! |# @* J8 ?LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; h* H% e1 O9 @" P$ X) ULST LST-888, Shell hits 2
- t9 T( |& {$ b3 @9 u5 VLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 x( ~5 k0 Q8 Y' T
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
9 ?7 A& v6 S% NDMS Long 7 m4 u' t1 K4 [
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 # N1 d! D' N6 a% l( U
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
0 I6 h7 U8 X3 \! q( jDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 |- _5 E/ R& ]4 X* SLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
  a8 X% a0 T! o' i! R% U3 s9 FLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ u+ w5 u3 Y5 M  w  @4 J- b) HLST LST-335
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; ^- G0 y+ c0 r$ dJapanese ground losses: : ]. ]" z- N! Z& u8 A3 B
46 casualties reported
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, L0 v# h2 \* C3 ]" c! l0 K6 [Allied ground losses:
5 A" S2 L4 L) O0 I3240 casualties reported ) |8 k0 }* V) j7 \3 B
Guns lost 20
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Sub/ASW Attacks
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) P* z4 p8 N( [ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
0 m8 F, A7 H" J$ [2 NSS RO-35, hits 7
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) n: i$ l9 ~  z8 O9 hAllied Ships 7 v$ @2 |, G' f6 [0 g6 a) @4 \1 i# F
DD Saufley
! l3 L( I6 J0 ~' aDD Picking : i! i* X4 q$ G' w$ E
DD John Hood 7 a8 j2 r: L4 }% @
DD Caperton 4 `7 V0 ^/ ]" d3 h) c+ T8 Z2 ]
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/ n2 R) U7 A& K' t/ [Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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& U% c" V# m, \' R; N- c+ K/ l4 `Japanese Ships
0 p/ g& j# A! a* bAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " b1 R7 Y; I* @
PC Kume
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Allied Ships 3 W! X( [3 e& j2 T" K, g: p# a+ i
SS Hake 3 O. I( @! i% ~6 H" x2 B9 u/ r
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/ g3 h/ ~: k- |, S( A# d4 rASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " n* g% L+ e! ^7 B; w% ^
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Japanese Ships " j3 h4 A  R8 N9 H* q
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 1 K! w, S  V2 F+ @
DD Saufley
- k0 P8 H. Q2 I7 t" p. PDD Picking
0 |: m$ D. A' |; W" f- dDD John Hood - U% f3 A/ A- E; K# ~
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53 $ _2 s- J# k+ ~  V* h; u

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) G7 g9 u% s+ H7 l$ y3 h* b' ^AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 C0 {4 a( X! o4 e+ P
PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships ! e+ w9 z8 d3 x9 [2 t6 x4 r4 ]7 v
SS Bang 5 v8 B! B) K. q: G6 `2 ?* L  U- v
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Japanese ground losses: 4 k9 S3 V1 m6 E3 ?" ?; L' ~
88 casualties reported
: D' _9 C% {9 y6 A" m7 _5 q: ~Guns lost 2 7 h, J/ q: `) f% n: r; d
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Night Surface Combat ! v) _1 y+ z3 d' P
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
  {& q+ q1 x( r6 }& I- othe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 9 f9 z6 D" n4 z( E
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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0 l! X7 \* Y1 F! TJapanese Ships
2 @1 [  Z" s* |) g1 L' _BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 % V5 a, N" s  J) X6 J9 r* s1 Q
BB Yamashiro 7 [9 `6 Z' a! I% q4 }
BB Hyuga
3 G- A6 M$ f1 Q, N, ?3 y4 PCA Mikuma
, {- t3 C  O- M7 ]: a6 jCL Noshiro
' X4 v" ?( g. a+ V. ~: ~DD Fuyuzuki ; N) y& }5 s  e8 c/ ?9 K
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
8 N+ z2 ^- h4 M; \1 Z% YDD Momi 1 t4 k6 _& y! c9 Q
DD Kaede 5 }9 e  n" y8 {# b4 H3 Q' W
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
1 ^1 H8 I, t5 L4 _DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 }; Y$ c; x1 s+ g  a% t
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Allied Ships : w! b* Z" S& ^; ]6 h" C
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . T; L: }$ N3 D9 ]: C- ?" @" b" G
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
0 {% ~( ^/ j. h" yDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' r4 e. r- t8 j, r* Q5 A: NDMS Rodman ) q4 W# v5 e1 R' h$ `$ X8 A$ M7 M
DMS Gherardi : q0 O0 q% _. i; D# `1 x: X3 J3 O
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 8 H$ d' |7 N* S' M5 ^
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 B6 X  t& H6 y/ h4 DLST LST-339, heavy damage , D* x2 `: s3 k. r2 k6 n0 J  o- q
LST LST-457, heavy damage
! z& j0 Z. B$ L- QAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire , ~5 c1 S# D6 `1 t$ p) q
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage - P7 U. W6 |& Z7 Z

. W; }) l4 \# @1 l: m. uAllied ground losses:
& `9 c/ U* F+ P. S, p1 l54 casualties reported $ c3 ~- m4 v2 }/ N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ s" C9 ?& J3 [- r; GPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 `' M% u( U+ K$ _; f; _; g4 s9 N
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk / C. n7 q- K7 s# t- S2 I) F2 }

$ {& S3 z9 Y" n9 p: I/ aAllied Ships 8 ?3 Q/ L- R- j9 z3 f( D( w
DD Lyman K. Swenson
, _9 \2 x; G# t# uDD Taussig
  K6 }6 @. B) k9 W3 E9 t- GDD John W. Weeks ' ]+ \* e: p* D4 z$ C2 V
DD Harrison . ^) [2 T7 N# |6 T. z* k, @
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 ) l3 _# ~' K! D' s0 w
DD David Taylor
6 N5 `1 h7 G1 P! W& C4 ^+ qDD Barton
9 Y9 z# P+ `; c. {! aDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 0 l  y/ s# g3 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 1 M( N8 j1 I: _* b, g7 M
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Japanese Ships
6 c# x+ P5 K  b. RCA Kako, Shell hits 1
* \7 J4 O" Z# B+ MCL Kiso
3 R% \, ?/ J. S6 _  \DD Urakaze , N) o- F6 G% u( q2 U$ V
DD Natsugumo . Y3 n: X' L. L; X- |  d9 v/ S
DD Minegumo : n5 X# q  @- G' j% m0 ]! W; z1 S
DD Sugi $ {) m2 P' {' t- t/ c; S
DD Hinoki
+ w9 m) j3 I0 ?/ \- J* ZDD Kashi
! E7 B' F* n5 Y" \DD Keyaki : q8 l8 u. r2 \% U4 ]/ ]% b" X4 Y+ T! B
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Allied Ships   w7 J: Z# X0 M3 ~! p
AS Howard W. Gilmore 8 G$ |! g8 u3 j" M, ]
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: P5 S9 C2 W/ |1 `AV Hamlin 2 |3 ?3 D9 }/ z: n
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 3 X  S! I4 t4 ~
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
2 ~3 s- J# T. v# u  d. HAR George Taylor ! g! |2 I3 b& R. J
AV R. C. Brennan 9 ~3 S* O" }: K( Y
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ u. F- I0 |5 ]8 W3 A4 Q' b( gAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk , c0 V( |& E1 c% D
AR William T. Sherman $ B% d! Q8 O" F
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
2 x# z' t* J9 }6 F0 S3 gCA Kako, Shell hits 4
- A" @  I/ S5 v* g# z2 _CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 0 t! `4 q4 W) h2 ]
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
: s% [0 m5 x, r( gDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. t) a( |! u  ]9 b" ~DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 f; S( o8 e) M6 y. o1 }DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
! t; t4 a7 w* KDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 3 K. y$ O' I3 \8 B5 L
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( M1 i. y# F+ ]DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire / ~# l$ U* \/ N

  o# ]2 D/ [2 tAllied Ships
6 d, M- ?; @+ @: M' jCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire $ V2 k  y# Z0 P- f9 D/ @
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
$ a- d* M+ A% _CL Wilkes-Barre 3 b" b; I6 b+ @; a
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 6 ~* M6 S9 c- k. Q) c
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ Q2 d& [$ M: X1 @$ P0 t+ \DD Burns, Shell hits 1 , q) X2 }7 x( M' u
DD Bush, Shell hits 1   `- [+ T, u/ a
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
9 C0 j+ T% {4 v0 z0 k7 _+ f  S5 m' T, LDD Welles ; X4 r6 {9 V) V& a; _$ L' i
DD Wilkes * v8 Z9 I, q) i5 W
DD Roe
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' K7 m# G0 k# Y( I) N7 DNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 1 I, j+ n8 {/ f

8 x! N- u7 A0 Q% z) c" }7 _% C- ?Japanese Ships
3 o) g: S( ^; X/ m# ?# pPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 A8 ~1 @0 [" Y  V' |6 x

" Y3 q  d# o# u6 G& OAllied Ships 6 t7 k$ {9 Q0 b+ B5 H1 `
DD Nicholson   b& D, P$ y" i. m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ ?$ z$ J# B8 ^7 s: J  W$ e' iPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 5 E/ ~3 r2 s, E0 G
DD Lyman K. Swenson
1 l9 u4 G0 Z9 i+ O) U/ B* hDD Taussig
" E7 ^, p0 x/ L+ E" L6 LDD John W. Weeks + }! B! Y; g1 z
DD Harrison   a6 L: U2 C( X
DD Isherwood   P4 S) B! k: W* c9 n( E% O( x
DD David Taylor / y5 o/ S' Q; I4 H6 M
DD Barton
% u; @. o2 g3 j( l1 [, f7 c& _3 s7 |DD Quickmatch ( @, k% A# O/ e) t6 c3 E0 W
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# M$ B: z. f4 l3 v6 c: ]. T: }5 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
  b; n4 X% E0 ^0 B; C1 f" @' W+ bPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 7 J8 i5 p3 A6 v% D# F: m  V
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Allied Ships " E$ w4 x: K( S$ l" g/ ^% v
DD Lyman K. Swenson % D3 R7 ?; {2 b. |/ `7 K
DD Taussig ( O/ a5 m6 L. S' P6 G
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ) G0 A" m. h' L4 ?- e  l6 D
DD Harrison
, v8 A6 T/ k. y8 l6 FDD Isherwood
, X- o- {& O8 z; RDD David Taylor
3 O& g! f* l$ L' c2 d/ w) ]8 d! kDD Barton
9 u2 b/ q7 a6 J0 mDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ( w! B# V! X% b! G5 a0 J' @+ m8 |0 V7 s
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
5 @1 r% W: G- h$ T. c: ~DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 h& X) C% _9 H3 _: `1 N
DD Taussig 0 O: N+ F, @1 a4 [$ X
DD John W. Weeks
; P9 O: y) G" c8 j: E1 B/ L: qDD Harrison 8 Y, @; L% w5 g2 A/ ~
DD Isherwood 1 |# D) A7 w2 [! b: d. q
DD David Taylor
6 h0 C3 A8 F. S- `( ]1 ADD Barton
, C' T# p# x/ z. B  \DD Quickmatch   S3 Y8 @6 I- }& ?5 n
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7 v/ `7 r5 s) e: u( N4 b5 D/ [2 r6 Z$ E+ f3 y
Daylight Surface Combat " H! }, h. }: p
  I8 \* A& _6 w" j/ B( Z5 U5 J( r
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : u  b0 _% S) O) P$ ]6 M+ {

  F. ]- H% W* V: x4 bJapanese Ships * S. e' E) p$ N# W4 r
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; y: v. b# w+ }( H3 _. `7 l0 p
% B% w  `, k* T, @2 b& @) F2 A' iAllied Ships & J7 o3 W' V8 p2 k
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
6 t6 i+ M  Y# \4 h* P: Y+ ^BB Massachusetts
7 l+ q$ P8 \% A7 z, |BB Alabama 3 }8 p' c4 {2 c& l" ^& o
CA Louisville : ^7 j! }; W' c7 ^
CA Chicago 6 l- n2 ]0 ?' d: v. G! H8 f+ f
DD Walker ) e$ x. R9 P! D3 J& ?( [
DD Waller
( d, Z. w& ]8 j$ uDD Wedderburn + f+ R) q, c% _( ^# B& `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 C' ^" b1 t  L( W8 F8 M4 ?9 C& n
  T( g# A" L4 R# d( R. A9 NJapanese Ships / o( P. v8 K0 x+ n3 m
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 r% y: y! z6 |) w! _/ J$ F
$ V1 i2 t( M6 P; N' ?4 UAllied Ships - |0 K- e4 o( @6 d) d' {% J
BB South Dakota
. V! t! K* Z! m9 L1 \3 bBB Massachusetts
5 t1 V0 E9 X5 k6 {; z; cBB Alabama
  {5 U& `& q5 a$ n4 g* k8 aCA Louisville - s' Q! _4 }/ ]5 _
CA Chicago ! d0 O9 I0 a" U5 P! O1 O% U
DD Walker
7 `# Y3 S" x! V* n0 PDD Waller * E; E' L8 l$ ^2 C/ ~5 |
DD Wedderburn
; Z+ z7 N( r6 o% ?: {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# u+ i: ]  V/ e% |1 E) h6 {% }/ cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 E8 v9 \- `7 C- U0 Z& T! B

( _8 |- p$ w2 [9 v  t* LJapanese Ships
1 _( i1 o0 h, {' n. t( |  d7 WAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 8 G& @5 D+ e$ ?/ v, W: s6 z: P6 ?
. E  J9 L4 }3 U. H) P  b% D
Allied Ships - ]4 F. Z- K3 B  N
BB South Dakota
1 h: i; a5 v: h4 s0 m4 TBB Massachusetts 0 x+ K( k& K- N. ?% O' M0 k9 b
BB Alabama - ~/ [/ a, D7 x6 R; k8 b
CA Louisville 8 N" T/ l3 [3 g4 X$ J% {! u
CA Chicago
2 E( z* x* N6 I+ G3 t2 tDD Walker   M% P5 l3 ]; L0 l3 i6 g
DD Waller % p. g* a7 w) K9 ]* l$ l* n
DD Wedderburn   O% t. j' O8 q' n
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 k& k4 t; a& @
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 H- j7 `, ^: f$ K: P' A$ E" N8 o; w5 e+ |' `
Japanese Ships / S% z$ @. z+ \- Q3 |6 Y
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  p* A% j" [) h6 Q. P* h5 E! p% O3 q3 a. `( P# M$ ~
Allied Ships # ~8 d8 w. ]- P/ _; [7 {' t1 D$ ^
BB South Dakota
4 |% A* |* ]. W2 {" N! U0 ]; k; QBB Massachusetts , d8 i9 w( a, s# [5 ?9 @, E
BB Alabama
! d; t7 r8 l/ KCA Louisville % q# z( ~" @! {- A0 F6 y. L2 i) M
CA Chicago / Z8 \5 m3 x7 ^% l6 x$ V! M
DD Walker 0 v- r, z! R% ^" @/ z
DD Waller
) y$ B2 G2 b8 B* c2 jDD Wedderburn 0 I; ~; D6 Q7 R
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' S. w8 ^( k  z, q" E, [( ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % W" ^' y8 C9 H& o  _# _# S
5 C% U3 [* P% m' o
Japanese Ships
9 _6 r8 N( C* rPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 ~9 Q) X# h3 M1 W( {
3 O7 z' L6 h7 L3 F1 p7 e6 ~Allied Ships
8 g* X3 b4 R* w6 H0 T, hBB South Dakota
9 Z, K0 I4 M- h3 B- _. VBB Massachusetts 0 s& {4 C4 k* a( b' d4 A
BB Alabama
7 W, C1 H9 U. S: T5 FCA Louisville & b" \' S# F4 D! W$ F! N! e
CA Chicago " Y9 y+ t. ^5 U9 j) R  j. `
DD Walker 2 K, }2 z/ k, I! m! w& ?6 U4 t& R
DD Waller : ?; K3 P) H# ~
DD Wedderburn
" D; k* C1 T$ Z% {) h' B  `+ r; ?4 ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 q. Z( ^! r- X, A8 EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & k# [; m: ^  e% L* ]+ ?

; o7 S. K1 t( M& h' y3 J2 NJapanese Ships
) i$ O3 M3 p! t( \0 B- TAK Myoho Maru
" M6 q1 P, @4 c2 D8 @AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 Z6 _7 X, R9 F2 q/ E& U

" f1 k$ g: b  @0 o8 x/ A- [( i. JAllied Ships
9 g4 g) U: z; P1 a: ^4 mBB South Dakota
2 m* b& z7 j, n/ sBB Massachusetts
3 p+ }/ |" T4 f% u9 ^4 d: }BB Alabama # E, V7 I: G8 C. [) h
CA Louisville 7 t1 |1 P0 J0 P# ]1 x& C
CA Chicago 8 j2 ]& }# L7 @8 C* d. [: `
DD Walker
! V9 x3 [  N# [0 B; kDD Waller 7 k; T0 l! ]% o& h% B" f
DD Wedderburn & [2 d1 ]8 ?2 _+ n2 J
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0 s' L/ P7 e4 M4 IDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : A! g+ r2 t$ F2 u+ V

8 H9 C& R$ z* @- B1 iJapanese Ships 6 b! M, m0 I- t/ i% @9 h+ H; c
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 1 S! S9 u& I, a' A3 M

/ X  I8 c( t! \; e* p: M9 l: HAllied Ships ) ^$ H  t' Q) |  Y0 J9 S
BB South Dakota ; }7 Y0 U' @  T4 ~
BB Massachusetts
3 A0 B" }) B" K8 L& YBB Alabama 3 }( t  R7 v* j! O$ d5 n& V& w
CA Louisville * E7 v  `( I0 G- o* l' M1 z
CA Chicago 1 ]$ M( P+ Q/ \# v, k  }, C( Z+ q
DD Walker
9 b$ }4 e- ?9 C# EDD Waller
" ~0 [# c. q7 o' g0 r# ~# r% x- `7 N# |DD Wedderburn
2 d' q0 U; e8 c/ u, D$ [% q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ X: B0 L4 n. ~4 R- lDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   M. _1 R* j3 Q

  Q" \& {0 g  m0 J  }Japanese Ships
8 [% y% R+ b0 s  Q+ q% _PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage / R0 c6 [; t. |

* @+ n. T' k9 L, M1 gAllied Ships
) x/ [0 ]2 f: r& K8 h: }* Y$ j$ tBB South Dakota . Y. Q4 l/ b1 v' Z- c# y
BB Massachusetts # V2 I* a3 o6 U! o$ H
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 4 L6 z# o* L/ M: m3 S
CA Louisville 3 n5 t" @! E1 }6 ^+ \! v( [! H6 E
CA Chicago ( x/ O5 a% P6 L1 z$ n3 O+ Y
DD Walker
  \& D0 N/ l# I) c# ~DD Waller . S  L+ e, R; @, p/ N- X% ~
DD Wedderburn
) G" G3 C% n1 k  t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' _: @% n( X$ _
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) @4 J# v7 R. X" k& m/ |: D) t/ z, n
/ r, G% J* n7 aJapanese Ships - q; F- u" C. i) J
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk & n" i: f5 F4 i0 g
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
- p* u' \, q. [; o3 ?& F( y6 e' x, n- T7 b4 e  o. e
Allied Ships
' u, O5 m# E& A8 eBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 2 v) \- x' c! X% ?# ^
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
1 t& w3 c. a5 @BB Alabama 5 B  t" V. @8 r7 o8 g7 s8 \
CA Louisville 5 H- m: ^& `; m( l6 p4 P1 ~; W) ]
CA Chicago
6 |# p5 T" S6 GDD Walker
! o8 ?+ @, x" d; U( JDD Waller - l7 Q0 W& ^# J4 b7 O) {1 P! ~
DD Wedderburn
+ N) Y' Q; J1 z  e4 k0 o/ ?7 S----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' p0 z8 C! r3 Z  o1 C  I) @
& X! H8 O! U5 j' M8 L1 {& S' B( A5 }Bombardments   \/ j4 o; k8 |: `0 `

3 }2 K& V; |  v7 B/ b6 }5 tNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
: g7 {% _' j8 Q; n! c( s1 |23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ! T; c' S9 i/ K; J6 g+ `* Q/ A
( q& U) c$ m& h% j& z1 X* w
Allied Ships : @' J3 Z+ Q% e4 d
CA Chicago 7 v2 f( d5 c% ~( k6 ]: P/ @0 \% Z
CA Louisville
, a; v3 v$ D$ PBB Alabama % ~. q; w: F2 U" k* ]  y
BB Massachusetts ( Z8 h  Y5 a, u; m4 L) H
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
4 W( L& b1 H3 I( X
7 {9 |! x' U+ aJapanese ground losses: ! }1 a2 s4 e- V6 d' @' b! ~
184 casualties reported
5 B7 ^8 y6 d2 V+ i$ c0 @Guns lost 3
# [0 N; E+ [) \/ |
6 S6 Y1 @  H2 [4 W% S0 ]Runway hits 1
9 t) C# S& i7 J4 i+ oPort fuel hits 1
4 o, X0 A# P. v7 |3 tPort supply hits 2
0 }- f, G8 k# C+ U9 X/ C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! |6 p3 s( \" j7 o) M7 G. ~0 T- {* _; M6 b
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
% i" H* e+ n& E6 ~" F- S
6 s, w( X; U  z5 }Japanese aircraft
& x# T( n4 M8 L) X/ N% b5 @7 d* ~no flights
) {2 }6 Q! I( h; C" B- S9 [. \$ v
3 R; c5 _7 _' F) Q$ a/ X; i% t1 hJapanese aircraft losses . r5 ]8 z) V& s/ _
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed   A1 n+ D6 x6 t0 E% b2 x
" N0 M6 z  e3 {9 H' v$ ?0 ]2 y& u
Allied Ships . n. \: j) _# l7 @; a. {
CA Chester
5 z) o$ `9 i# X3 hBB Washington " x8 K4 @" c$ o$ _$ e
BB North Carolina
1 P$ ~& _- l& t* H, V$ P) V! K3 v3 h
Japanese ground losses: 5 n8 r5 ?- d1 o( A8 S2 l; M$ w
85 casualties reported 3 q. i* e& `* N0 o9 O3 u
Guns lost 2
8 p) {: z9 n1 O$ T2 {% i7 f  z0 z5 o% u% |, u
Airbase hits 1
) h. |( o; N4 m- G+ tRunway hits 5 0 g8 b" X/ w- D) a2 W) ]* x
Port hits 1
, L1 a) f* w9 N3 r* _0 X% pPort supply hits 4
% ~% O. n% Z  i# X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 b# ~) E* _* N2 n% L
5 \* K! C' x- f0 U6 v% U! B
Night Air Combat # _9 y0 k2 i" @$ n' l

9 `( l+ j1 j$ J4 `2 KNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 1 x4 b. a* H# t* X8 u( z

, x2 d. ~2 w1 b/ s/ a0 i2 X6 N) eJapanese aircraft
. e- u% b/ W* t( }9 z- Z1 iH8K Emily x 5
) m4 D, T$ d0 p" \
& E6 b4 A( n& B! y2 TJapanese aircraft losses - Q/ |' i7 ?! n7 ^/ b+ g
H8K Emily: 5 damaged " q/ a* o2 w* }9 O- H

5 r$ Z/ a! `0 Q3 XJapanese Ships " m7 d) N1 F; D- Z3 {
SS RO-35 , B' @6 j9 Z  u& L
! x# L2 G4 d8 G8 r  i
Allied Ships ; [  }- T1 Q. y- S3 u
DD Hyman
. \  p/ l  [" I' D1 W: A* V2 TDD Conner   I6 p& e/ _; m9 _/ x5 J5 e3 H
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Y" j$ j8 D% Y  j2 R1 ?6 L
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 A3 a2 K) H" q2 K9 D9 G5 Y
. B! @' D  N! d' W) D8 U
Japanese aircraft
5 ^% G- n- {9 q% qH8K Emily x 5 7 E5 C/ b% X9 i% u4 \& g, K" i) C
0 d- [2 o) F) D6 M, l
Allied aircraft ) u* N$ `, Y% Y/ h
P-61A Black Widow x 2 6 X; `# Y* P( S7 c% a
, e: o# M" d, L: X& H
Japanese aircraft losses : i. ^' b+ H, G( @' \6 Z" I3 R. [
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
6 X) J  e) T5 X+ O2 ?7 I: x* q8 p! d5 b! N# {) S
Allied Ships
" B6 O$ I- a' ^2 C: d' P  t; uDD Conner 4 Q/ ]3 S3 G* u& {! }. i% M/ E
DE LeRay Wilson
9 E5 I% A! `, R! z, O1 eAK Martin Johnson
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# z' z1 Q3 h5 x; r3 H
7 v4 P5 k* e% w+ aDay Air Combat , c1 i% c6 N* A) Z# i  S$ s$ Q7 [
9 |% Y& s) B) I
DEI Theatre: ( A. A1 b: G9 l; Z  ^
, A( }. f! U9 p
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
- G% w/ q5 f4 z3 \7 b  U
4 G! C; W( |! W& u; vJapanese aircraft ' N& h6 |9 d8 u( Z
A6M5 Zeke x 9
2 g' c) g; b: X( `( i5 s! W! lN1K1-J George x 31 , E3 k! m. V8 A1 ~
J2M Jack x 6
1 f6 S- s5 E( P$ l! q( o( _7 C' Q9 [
5 O  }# }8 Y" ~7 K( nAllied aircraft 4 {+ e: J- _5 F- Z: p2 l
P-38J Lightning x 3
7 F7 l" |5 p/ L. l3 V8 ]* ^% |9 x0 y, d  @* [3 c
No Japanese losses
6 Y$ o& J% k) ]5 V# b
' x6 N. }4 G; u" A" T! m$ r/ uAllied aircraft losses ( ~5 L9 m) w3 \8 w2 E5 z' g
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
# |4 }7 X* X7 T7 R1 D6 y$ h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Z: B( \# F1 c) o4 x" H
0 w+ P, x8 G6 `2 Q2 M, R) g) a+ cCentral Pacific ' H7 }2 N! \* t
0 V' @; r! y2 H/ u
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 0 `/ m4 l8 Z) ^) j4 e( Z
, H$ B" R( H2 u$ i6 W
Japanese aircraft ; c, H$ @$ ^1 O( t1 N+ W: [" w
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 - v/ k; N4 x+ d
A6M5 Zeke x 9
9 o; U' l8 N; VN1K1-J George x 29
6 ~/ D0 [/ H$ v6 r& }! w8 m  x- y* yJ2M Jack x 15   E! g  |/ E  a$ P1 r
A6M5c Zeke x 7 ' u$ g& d. }2 i. w0 W/ r7 t3 v+ }+ p& N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
. e3 J* P6 R1 z! M" ~) VKi-102a Randy x 11 ( U9 S; g- B1 j6 o

- f1 J8 u2 x6 c8 t2 w% ^( lAllied aircraft
! j. e( n  }4 K1 B# O( }P-51D Mustang x 13 " K' E; b4 q) {
5 q$ a& c3 x4 v# e; c  u
Japanese aircraft losses
  m( b& o$ l1 Z1 p' z# O. H$ gA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
0 o1 @4 q  F( t, }N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged $ @- U/ e( b  G* P5 w, E% t
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
5 A2 j1 U* Y8 ~6 eA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
/ Y+ M  k$ i+ U& \Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
1 Y- {  E# {. D' S+ n4 u0 u: g. m
Allied aircraft losses : v: @- A  D3 |( w
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
3 h3 i! X3 e( t# f' T  ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; y! z) O  G* r, G8 }. n
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
( S& x! }( ^4 x7 ?5 z( d, b7 u6 Q" S: y" d2 ?1 u8 @6 ~
Japanese aircraft
. g' R5 A# H4 }4 Gno flights
& [6 A5 m5 k! ~: P4 @% Y# N1 A7 U. c
Allied aircraft
# N/ I4 q( h* H. I$ QFM-2 Wildcat x 9 0 D" B+ j6 s6 W( {
F6F Hellcat x 15 % @+ Z' o/ h0 E  i' ^, x1 b! e
SB2C Helldiver x 44 ) \- U5 \8 Z3 y7 a& L& e0 x/ n
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
! C- M" J( X( Y' k3 TTBM Avenger x 159
/ q$ ^2 H3 o# J1 a* h2 b4 s9 k) H1 b! p9 Z2 q, j
Japanese aircraft losses 0 Z% y7 M* o. W; y) _. M
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
2 B. Q$ F+ S% n( Q/ \. `; |A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ' S3 P9 w8 J$ o' b- w1 B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
4 P7 p3 ]: ~( p, \H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
1 T' Q& M7 X8 zKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
$ D+ d6 N/ A( A8 _# o+ q
6 O6 ^- @! }5 M; Y: [  j0 NAllied aircraft losses
+ E0 c4 l* |6 w' B8 l$ YSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
4 k% m+ H' U) V. m
% I. E9 z  ?6 X" _Japanese ground losses: , p% {9 q4 X- j' e% N
137 casualties reported
) B# A4 A" Z: w6 FGuns lost 1
# u' O$ B& \! k9 V) Q$ x
- X" |2 d2 {5 U  mAirbase hits 3
4 b8 A. a2 B" G" \Airbase supply hits 1
* O% W! w. F" sRunway hits 45
1 M/ a) P) A( l/ U! b  g+ xPort hits 2 ' S4 }, C7 L$ k; y  X$ ^/ A) {3 x
Port fuel hits 4
% D5 c6 ?- M( r1 s% X( b* l9 {Port supply hits 2
% }" @7 W4 {, u6 m' _$ l& B7 F8 C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / [5 T. G9 T' _6 O- `9 d6 M$ R
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
' S; o. M9 `  |/ F
; D! N; @* {7 W/ g1 s' EAllied aircraft 1 \4 O" L0 }- u0 y; R6 b
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 ' t+ Y# c1 y8 N: J; R) X5 V
TBM Avenger x 29 ( h/ E7 A/ e; R. p4 K
6 L* u, a+ M+ V  x3 O+ c, J
No Allied losses ' E* `6 z/ Y9 b6 R

/ R2 z! K- D6 x+ a" A; P$ O1 ~Port supply hits 1 4 r$ l( U& V6 v# e9 c
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& i4 j" g# f% \- C3 b0 EDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
. T* I  t7 \- J- l1 g
& P& G+ s4 k! JAllied aircraft 5 C' @! \7 U9 M, F
F-5A Lightning x 1
2 J- A( ?  _3 w' M7 tP-61A Black Widow x 54 / A  B8 j( `: j; O) j+ Z
$ x6 z. Y1 A4 \  L' H! S
No Allied losses ) E- Z3 F0 w. L& x. x
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* ^: A3 W8 u+ q- K. `Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 3 |! {/ G6 w8 M2 D& k5 `+ }7 A

+ ^" L, J6 ~* k% Q" @$ I7 Q1 p' jJapanese aircraft
0 Z( A4 P6 H% Z1 z, gno flights
6 b4 M* Z, R& y0 ?2 J5 o" ~0 L
8 n" }# G0 p) h0 B$ c, ]Allied aircraft
5 Z2 z$ [! d  Z6 O4 g6 B) Z% u8 Z* FPB4Y Liberator x 4 3 R9 E7 f1 E! `! }! ]# o5 s
B-24J Liberator x 28 , B! n  g) B( a! ?! G: w8 W
. S. r9 G+ F% G- A; h& C8 f
Japanese aircraft losses 2 z& |1 ?% x, N1 F
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed . v. V# ^% m9 B
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
* D0 s+ Q; m0 J9 p7 n5 ^3 X/ _; J4 }$ n- |5 G5 F( q1 m2 r5 I+ N
Japanese ground losses:
+ q$ \+ X/ Q9 p* Y1 U13 casualties reported
. @: ^7 `0 ^4 k( h( d- q
# Q9 X  u  ]8 e( r1 R2 IAirbase hits 3 ! G) m4 p" P" Z1 O
Airbase supply hits 1 8 \" o; X" O# x; K2 ?5 g3 q
Runway hits 22
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0 \" ?' Y( V; q: i2 v2 |" \Day Air attack on TF at 63,50
2 W' E7 U. m3 S
) e/ H  Q. x7 b' C/ BAllied aircraft 6 y1 x: L" w, }3 T
F6F Hellcat x 38
' p8 F- O& J2 Y; r# {/ lF4U-1 Corsair x 8
$ w3 s! u7 c: O+ M# K8 U6 f4 {- dSB2C Helldiver x 42
" E+ e* h2 Y5 h) F
; S  v+ k; `; j6 |8 a9 k& S# n  r% ^1 u4 |
Allied aircraft losses
( e4 x( {! p  \* @, l7 V  o1 f. ySB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 k+ J9 q0 b3 w" ~$ i' G  C, T( W9 s4 b8 ^- M' k+ D+ V
Japanese Ships
) Z8 T: u( ?4 Y' Y- x8 v1 P  O  LPC PC-36
: r+ W) S, p& B0 L" p: DMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % k& m9 S/ r% E/ y1 Q- ]" G, y
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 r) z# Q# Y. k- w' z# X
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) e; P$ a3 {4 q- cPC PC-26
) R) e- f$ @: w5 A4 d: ~* JAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' e$ _' t* ~1 N0 S5 z1 E, L/ c! ?PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ X' f3 O* ~% p9 m! G# m

4 X3 v" E2 [0 B* qJapanese ground losses:
/ d9 _2 T$ X" n- r% F- Z2 I8 o- p2 F174 casualties reported
& [. S" j1 w# ?" q& Q$ U8 z* C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. w5 |2 h" V6 |Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
9 |8 L. R' ]0 C' _- a% x, O  E4 ^- h$ j3 K; y. A2 Z; j3 o
Allied aircraft
  T0 {. c$ M7 e' U2 t5 gSB2C Helldiver x 11 $ o9 H% k' s7 ]7 W0 l

9 z5 \/ _4 b% c& L) C, dNo Allied losses
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( ^7 I1 f/ b4 `! R% A) T! t. SJapanese Ships
+ J# |; w) W5 f1 _DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( M! G: g" T* u7 G, @3 b0 y* d
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, ?9 h  H& d- X4 T) V0 HDay Air attack on TF at 67,56 ' S/ d0 g' T# \9 w

3 ?2 ^( i) r7 ~3 Z& K9 X$ lJapanese aircraft
0 k" l: m: k# b. Y3 T/ gG4M2 Betty x 18 % X, e. K6 {% @( @
G4M2e Betty x 4 * }- j- ~& C' O# i- o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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Allied Ships $ m. T$ M+ M' m9 i; a
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 ' [: S7 Z6 j5 j# o) O1 w
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Japanese aircraft
. o' a& m5 ]2 D7 y# y- M$ f5 E0 UG4M2 Betty x 3 5 z: {0 @- t$ k# p/ f
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Japanese aircraft losses 1 I6 U) Y: K1 S0 O# B8 c
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! z# d) @4 {1 B2 i: T  o  J
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6 l/ n; `4 O* Z  z5 u  NDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Allied aircraft " e( `2 }2 v2 c1 f$ e: |2 {
SB2C Helldiver x 3
, A  s. _! X& fP-61A Black Widow x 23 : D* t' O2 D. Y' u1 `# r
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Allied aircraft losses
8 l1 k; W, }4 i( ISB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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  C- X% o* Z+ `, j  n  HJapanese Ships
( h2 b3 b- q7 ?6 h% f; A& [9 SCA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 . g3 H3 S; F" t0 X& I; @4 `$ Z% M* i
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Japanese aircraft 5 a6 M! A4 w1 g* E
A6M5 Zeke x 2
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; h4 F( Y3 b* C& |/ gFM-2 Wildcat x 1
$ q$ f4 x8 z; P+ ]( p: j3 G& _- j% ]' G, ~  m: z" v
Japanese aircraft losses . H3 E& }+ m( @' E/ n
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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: N# r) j+ Q6 C2 Q6 T: q; IAllied Ships 4 n2 O# ~6 Y/ L' [
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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  v7 c5 g( Y  H; NConvoy near Wake Island: 5 S7 J7 N( C, A+ e; ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 1 D2 K. A; O( p

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B7A Grace x 11 4 w  W! [( Y0 Z2 P, I% Y# d
Ki-49 Helen x 9
# M( D5 p0 r; T# j3 x8 x8 hKi-67 Peggy x 5
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, c0 K2 `0 v* `0 p( t. c5 \* VJapanese aircraft losses 7 R  @! D" y8 x0 `; W( S
B7A Grace: 8 damaged $ s! k& ]- r$ c  T
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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% R  c$ t2 J' u5 }: _/ d% [Allied Ships / Q4 C. T+ X5 B
AP John Land
% Y2 x( j0 m: E0 _AK Octans
$ L% h2 o: ~/ ~/ FAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ N# G3 L* I% u, e; A+ TAP James O'Hara
, M5 z4 z( D0 @# I0 ~AP Winged Arrow
- Y+ T9 N. M- Y0 CAP Manoora
! q- h- o; E! ^( PAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire , Z+ I' G5 v$ x# F! t- k' @3 P# _: B

8 k4 i, y7 H! P% Y/ U4 HAllied ground losses: . ^/ e" y' I/ ~  I1 v
54 casualties reported 5 v9 e! r2 p. S4 Y5 {; S" g' K
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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3 D  Q& p# T7 ADay Air attack on TF at 64,52 * E5 t3 o4 X9 d# n

1 t* r4 |$ ^. HJapanese aircraft
" x7 J4 q9 s2 ]/ sA6M5 Zeke x 37 ' f* M6 W, h' T% \8 |3 V) U/ R

0 r$ l' a$ O1 x- h" D+ C5 dJapanese aircraft losses . ]1 X5 x/ Q1 V8 z' W
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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2 m# K9 g3 b% `Allied Ships 7 R% M4 U9 N7 Y; W' c2 F) v) |% ^; I
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 k& `3 v0 D6 h4 K4 J5 o
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire / u- T* t+ X, I
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- I' ^' W5 @' j/ `" D' rAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) G2 q; ?. d8 Y0 r/ XDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * F0 c/ {5 ^  m6 S( g4 a! t
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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136 casualties reported
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! \. d- U* p1 ~: g! W# CDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 $ h' Z; @* x" [7 r
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Japanese aircraft
$ \$ a* ~' n5 \) j) SG4M2e Betty x 1 $ }; U4 O" k+ F6 E2 {
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Allied aircraft
9 s; [$ t0 G- s4 KFM-2 Wildcat x 33 & ~! |( [8 V7 @1 {

+ F/ M- B7 `; E; ~6 cJapanese aircraft losses / h  s( E* m! B' d
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 6 s$ p, ]5 U8 g- p- \0 Q

7 ?5 l; r( Z' `Allied aircraft losses " s* l8 d# `# q0 H" [
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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+ d4 ]! g3 n. Y5 y" L, q5 vBB New Jersey 2 R8 R# Q1 V  A" _( I
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
  I) p& P/ s% g$ r5 p1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing , t: A% N" i* h$ Z- g8 D
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Ground Combat
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* u- e7 q0 h3 v+ A- _3 AOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
+ G6 n1 I, y; N6 K( t7 d" ]6 q/ jwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 7 c  X/ ?. V+ Y! c8 Q# v
in reinforcements?
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$ V( k- F  o+ A% M2 B3 c. jGround combat at Iwo Jima
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* s8 {/ L+ v+ P/ W; [/ nJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 & ^+ \: L% d4 O2 }" Q# L
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses: ' \7 m3 {5 Y, {
89 casualties reported
6 H9 z+ i  n) H; oGuns lost 4 1 e- G+ D# ~* v; D
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" H; A; `# t/ J( @# q( y' TGround combat at Wake Island
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7 A0 ?, Q; y; i) f. v8 w; hAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 ( ]& r/ ?) M* q" T. t

! @( B- s5 C" q' JDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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0 q$ d  C: U' b0 C- ^201 casualties reported . p4 o. z& Y' {9 X
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Marcus Island / Z/ F4 w5 x5 a
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Allied Bombardment attack $ m: [8 ?' v! L' c2 D, s
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 : [/ S" {% l7 p7 R; Q

0 i3 |. I7 s5 {' x" T, }Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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2 ~$ K% r4 W- W6 L- ?Japanese ground losses: 5 A. I7 N$ H! o, Y/ k/ E
42 casualties reported
% M- t5 F* h) r9 O' D6 e8 @- S) r5 xGuns lost 1
都是80+飞行员,
& c( q" ]9 l6 C( v$ M1 c6 k% ^: f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。
; j) |4 z+ Y! n( ^& f; y+ DPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
% ?4 m% w$ r5 g: O3 D" `2 h1 ^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。
B7A,PzB还舍不得做神风。
/ \3 L* {" E9 h$ X) A1 S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。% Z# n. Y  q0 |7 |/ |% k3 e0 j7 `. R
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
; D* ^  b  W- f一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。% I1 Z7 I- e, J, b# O
可能要等到震风出来,KB才能有所作为。
他们的房规是自动升级。
这点我挺佩服PzB的,
9 |9 R# B- x( o& C0 P$ s/ D不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的?
PzB的KB位置两天前就暴露,, M5 f4 ~7 B% A# p! Q
Andy自然会去抓它。
2 c) x4 `2 G8 b看来KB还是躲到天津,等到烈风出来,才能有一线生机。- }/ F2 E: \$ _3 g9 O$ |; O
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
! R5 W8 R7 }! ]. w( QThe last fight of the KB! 2 s0 }2 c! X3 e3 n

/ L% S0 c- [. Z3 ~4 K) @& y$ WWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. 9 W. I: L/ v* D& e3 V) R
I gambled on that Andy would be moving after the KB – not staying in the exa ...
PzB还在奋战,压码头现在干脆停在硫磺岛作岸炮来使用了。
" K! A! G5 _; T, h0 e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 ]
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。; Y: q, Z0 A& M$ z* d
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。
PzB的不死鸟,从开战第一天一直坚持到现在了。
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Andy,现在CV随队跟着AE,防空弹药随打随补。
这个应该也是必然的,Andy的进攻重心转向了威克岛。% X; ~3 D; g- ^' g/ ^
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。- i4 D+ w7 G8 ?. g/ P0 M
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗,如果不能实现航空队轮换,: t0 B4 t: [$ V3 k* }
CV很快就没有持续战斗力了。
野马在游戏里,在震电出来之前是末日战机。
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