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。! b  A- ~6 e6 E& J0 P
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？2 L5 J' p" o: R# ~' y( |4 k1 A
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。0 n5 D, g5 T2 P* q) H/ P4 j1 s. k
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. # @% N% d+ y7 i' t' E. ^
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? # L% S0 \) ?/ {9 R4 a8 ~. Y" F

4 Z, Z. l% E$ T. q) n+ S/ vBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
& N) G2 R- @, jThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
' z: J8 h1 ~! ~8 I. Dall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. 1 m$ Y" e5 A* Q; i8 E7 n# ]( |3 J
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. ( C5 U  Y- [/ j4 s& I& b" R

: A5 v% c6 j( l0 ]6 q8 R- H: {$ eI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
6 G$ p+ F( z+ |- l/ E. ?the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. - N7 F. `. F: h, N! J5 u; Q' O

3 T; L" ]8 d3 ?, B/ e) U3 HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 1 U" ~, \& _0 v" R" D. H% Y
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Invasions $ i# D* e, S' B8 n7 i

0 \& S# G& X- w  }+ |# v( h$ RAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
$ |4 f6 y+ P1 P) SIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 1 c6 G7 L* E( Q# D
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
( O7 v# C9 U' |$ Y" `9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* D; N( T6 P9 i( @- A8 WAllied Ships
9 X& o* F& j8 @MSW Junee
* }/ y* b* D) k" P# M6 P6 GMSW Bunbury
( E# x# Q- _% W5 |* V: ]8 GMSW Gladiator
# A% l8 Z$ ]* w' wMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, |5 O/ E" r' H1 K. O5 ]1 _8 hMSW Superior
* [5 O7 }# Y6 R( K4 k# {AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire 8 E: K& B% N& R( L! V
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire & a1 _3 T- {  m- {2 I2 u

( N, u3 G; `# X7 IAllied ground losses: : H/ t( _4 ?# A. q( y
51 casualties reported . @- O! }0 B3 V: ]
Guns lost 2 6 M9 n$ s# B2 {3 A6 N0 f* x: G
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + W$ V: K4 F0 s: x2 }+ ^6 S
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 q5 z+ T7 Y' b4 I- w0 W
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Allied Ships & v' Y& o( p( m7 C% ?
DMS Long ; y* k* x8 ^" G0 \- `- o& i
DMS Forrest
8 P- Q7 ?/ i3 A7 ?+ n9 CDMS Hobson
2 _* J9 k" m. b% c+ ^6 sDMS Ellyson # v6 i: `+ b! a6 \$ b
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
; S- q/ B5 Z; {- D" \& iDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 ) t; x0 y, U8 d" _! p1 U1 i
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 \+ F, c" ~. T- nMSW Strength
: A# O- f, q; @6 X3 ZMSW Strategy
9 i% L3 w* |* }1 M+ ~& w: I2 qMSW Staunch
# U. s+ u" q, I5 K/ dMSW Spectacle % V. B0 t( b! G; M3 z2 Y8 w6 H. V
DE Corbesier % M% P& a: Q# G( y  W
DE Howard F. Clark
4 o. n4 S8 k1 C" tDE Kendall C. Campbell
; z9 x7 \) W6 ^0 m; qCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 ' _; Z7 E) m' ^* m% B! [

6 L. Q7 {3 v! s. I4 K0 bJapanese ground losses:
1 e% m1 ]3 u! ?0 u" u+ R20 casualties reported
! P" E! }8 X3 IGuns lost 1 : v4 l; t, F& p1 V+ w
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4 x: b" C0 j# C3 e) C1 ~Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 * b2 O7 h! `: x2 \/ m6 d
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
/ V, U! z( M- J5 cTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 4 A- w5 C& N( \5 H8 a, D
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Allied ground losses:
: G+ E$ q$ ~6 v2 |  \) [40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
9 X$ j1 _4 K0 p, W% y! vTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships
# o: ~2 J( l: r# K$ RMSW Junee ( o* i5 m8 r; @0 J0 p( j5 H
MSW Bunbury
. O& E% z- J6 B& o$ uMSW Gladiator
( v) ^  a. U! d6 ?$ t6 tMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 7 g# J9 T7 F' \( i
MSW Superior 0 F' V: d& }! ?7 g; b
DE Mack 0 R$ t% ?5 G$ V. b; e
DE Edwin A. Howard ; O* g+ M! N% {& F
DE Edmonds
5 O' {( u) o# Q: w* r! y( n" aCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
7 `8 n! `  ?9 |( k1 V1 ?' nDE Robert F. Keller
. n+ ?( }4 R9 X& ]- v/ ADD Shaw 1 M, F5 x/ ~5 ?% E7 H  E; M
DD Drayton 0 ^  c7 x7 S& e' X2 W$ g
DE Tabberer
+ x: T9 `6 \1 {+ l+ p" ]. KDE Eversole 1 ?+ _  V2 e0 P) p

* x7 J5 n4 P2 c0 J/ J$ K- XCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
5 ~; \7 |- K  P4 P634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships 8 {: _; p/ _' G9 w  U
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
" Z0 E# {% D3 M1 m7 z# ?6 G1 o* rCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
, h0 l$ ^) y3 w2 }# p8 F2 tCL Helena, Shell hits 19 6 y7 T* {* V, ~5 x
DE Edmonds
% j& p' F) F# u4 p/ _* }AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 M/ u% J' I5 i& X! Q4 E; O% y2 ?DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 0 Q6 |% D( [* q2 }
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
( p! s9 ]! K+ M* Z. r; WLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
9 Z$ c" R5 t! k' P$ l) R  hLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
2 z5 y* P2 }: y! TDE Mack ' K6 ]9 F7 p' z; A# b

; }* R  o1 J5 e5 N. AJapanese ground losses:
" U( c( Z+ J& [2 X29 casualties reported
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. d: K2 c( x3 ]! L; c  _5 y9 a( U8 XAllied ground losses: & p* _2 v: B- D3 d: _' L
1788 casualties reported
2 \" i+ H1 F3 K6 k8 o' b% qGuns lost 8
( z  |% p" A6 a% P* aVehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 ! t5 w5 O6 g0 l8 R2 A3 p
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
7 T' M- x/ S0 ^/ Y3 C% J% X) ^958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 G3 d( I! H% d. N" }8 ~: F
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Allied Ships . ?+ ?: U+ `; L: g/ }( M( K2 m
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage & S4 m0 n' L/ I0 I" U9 U4 p0 ]. s: _
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 T# K% Z6 u9 Q; N* {LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
* u9 {( j9 I# R% B5 L3 h& Y# BLST LST-888, Shell hits 2
6 @3 n& n( S3 @6 u$ ^% P4 |LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   x( h3 G& a1 P7 {# U
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 ( U  d2 T" C8 K, X+ H
DMS Long ' O' N$ Q% v: J! l0 y
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 2 h5 T) P# a& `% o% B/ \
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
4 N4 i* O: J% E6 xDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 u0 M* ~3 E9 v3 l
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire ! K0 `+ T2 x* j" \) _" I9 Q/ r. e
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
( H) Y2 H! e# P& W$ RLST LST-335
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! O5 ^2 g4 S$ c' U8 n1 X9 y  jJapanese ground losses:
* A6 j: ?9 `0 G1 _) z46 casualties reported
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/ s8 w+ n7 E. u; uAllied ground losses: " }& R9 ?+ p! k5 b+ n, i. z
3240 casualties reported - {8 w9 I) s6 y- M: r
Guns lost 20

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9 V* _7 a4 T3 B7 L" u- vSub/ASW Attacks
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$ y& k& t% m6 \' v) W" z. {+ ?ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / n+ B7 ~8 P' K$ k* T, {4 \

( n; W' v9 L- v9 M4 Y, CJapanese Ships 8 B9 r- \# [9 P9 l. @
SS RO-35, hits 7 2 n0 l/ Q) T, k0 ]7 H4 P/ V
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Allied Ships
- Q! p8 i( l, f% uDD Saufley * {5 M) K+ x5 y3 t, F
DD Picking 4 F* w+ Y4 }, n) Y3 J1 C
DD John Hood 9 S; J% P8 T1 j
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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+ Y) `1 f8 d% Q! t, R/ CJapanese Ships
9 m: ?: }& K/ C2 `& x& zAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ A/ D! X! h; N6 H+ B
PC Kume
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SS Hake
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2 f% X! i$ q) k; bASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships # w4 g! R, f' Z5 Q/ B
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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. C2 q. O" A  W9 o% KAllied Ships , p* L) ~, X1 J0 b. i5 |" y, U/ i. v
DD Saufley
$ X' P& e, p7 y5 P9 H' SDD Picking
% m- f) F6 `. O1 x) pDD John Hood   k2 f0 d5 C/ J3 }* b$ Z
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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: I5 v$ K$ c: S  \0 Z% W0 mJapanese Ships
2 V) @* R+ T9 {5 AAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 v4 O* ]6 h5 t: D# L5 t/ F
PC Ch 2 , H6 Z* n6 r  D: ~  X+ S
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Allied Ships
3 w6 k9 H7 l) B2 Q4 R9 ~# zSS Bang / P1 _. W! L  `, H# J6 T  f

7 D6 x" p; b) z, H3 L$ y  aJapanese ground losses:
1 e, H9 t! @  Y& T8 m88 casualties reported
; V6 A( t/ ?: R1 e% V% `0 G3 ?Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat 9 C/ X; `) h9 F) P7 Z
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
; ^8 C; Y+ S* }: W% vthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. - N# O+ ?! K% Q4 u) @, P9 b8 C
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships
, r; x1 C+ \  u* JBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
+ S  t+ b, X# B/ |5 ?9 }BB Yamashiro
/ P9 ~+ Q% n- W* c$ v- w. D: BBB Hyuga
: v# {" B' Z! [, pCA Mikuma
0 f) W8 }* V! {: {/ f, d+ }# ?CL Noshiro 6 d5 _% h% e' T2 }& n* ]
DD Fuyuzuki ! ~/ i( c- H& J. j8 |
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 8 _; A# Y& H: w9 I' ^
DD Momi & K" @. A* X! r1 q, g# n4 \, A
DD Kaede ; A, y) v/ S) V, I# I
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
) O1 O8 B3 V0 c( U) v6 z: ?& p9 oDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 i% k7 m. n# ~0 N9 u& q
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Allied Ships
$ L' h- _1 ~0 a1 d+ LDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* K2 F( R1 {+ ~; Z- C3 G) wDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
0 Y+ f: ~/ T  c8 \% kDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 f& ^( _  {! a7 J: kDMS Rodman
$ k1 P& F; e! A+ t: qDMS Gherardi
* G" }" d& k1 K1 H, T4 }9 DDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / q0 S; a- o% j% S. R, N" d/ t0 C
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire $ i5 a$ [2 O5 X; o! o) o
LST LST-339, heavy damage 3 U' e9 R: b) M3 D3 j1 t
LST LST-457, heavy damage 0 v) q3 j0 E  e, Y2 z$ H
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 3 b  O) Y. k% s
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage . j% J, d( x. d; u) a

( I: r6 H( G: K  pAllied ground losses: ; V! Z0 X6 `0 W9 p+ x, F: u8 j
54 casualties reported
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* z1 y, d* N/ t- ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 l3 c' [) y, u) E4 L/ T7 r, m) x3 k: N

: C/ _# k5 ~0 l1 V. RJapanese Ships 3 I; g: x! n4 [. \4 r- C
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 z& D6 b7 t/ v8 J3 I
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
& `/ N3 p+ k* `DD Taussig
  ]* y# Z# N: e5 ?; P5 N0 MDD John W. Weeks ) L; p; e; [% o' c3 `; ]7 O
DD Harrison : u4 o# I4 V) B: v( l4 ~
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
; q' L8 V) v3 Z6 SDD David Taylor
5 ^% t: i4 O" Y& E6 h# `' ]DD Barton
  S5 C" ]  {7 O) ]. @' j2 DDD Quickmatch 4 r( K0 \5 s3 n* O: D- L
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 6 C1 [5 a9 E8 y6 u* L2 R/ D3 [

6 }, y9 D3 q( J  p) `6 X& Q5 m9 o2 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 9 e! U- [, a* e3 b, P

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CA Kako, Shell hits 1
' Q# P4 W; P1 E, w5 MCL Kiso " t/ b8 I7 G: W% E8 L5 }5 @
DD Urakaze
( R' k( _2 D- ^9 ]9 ]4 H* qDD Natsugumo
% X. R  X% k- {& a8 Z# ]; f: p3 nDD Minegumo % o$ |+ Z" c6 W# ^
DD Sugi
" w; o9 C3 M4 SDD Hinoki
+ t* [. p* o- ~( Y- j( `3 p, kDD Kashi 6 _) I9 ^% Y$ X$ V+ e5 y
DD Keyaki
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Allied Ships
$ I9 |5 e; n2 B. t2 |/ j& \2 [AS Howard W. Gilmore
- f) [$ m0 N9 E- j. QAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 W2 y' R2 Q0 `& h' U2 F" M; n2 IAV Hamlin ' r" I1 ^1 ^( r3 x6 e
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
. s& _! w/ _' ?- p; FAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 8 V7 [9 b, ]5 S" Y% ^4 t
AR George Taylor 9 _( G/ `3 z, o, P/ z& l
AV R. C. Brennan : H- S1 J: \6 j; c' D' H, I% }
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 R- z; `5 L1 O3 JAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
! [* q" E. M; t, U3 B; p9 aAR William T. Sherman 0 }+ Z/ x2 R+ w* Y  ~6 o2 Q
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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# d# ~# g5 p! G) I/ ONight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 : c' }: O1 Z0 n' u3 o6 N  o
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 , H7 x7 {) b/ b4 f; D; L4 b/ m
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 1 W7 J3 s+ B( A2 Y5 L4 H" F2 O0 D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( J9 ~. }/ e8 t5 N" VDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 @, w; q% Z1 v9 }DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( r' X. T" G) K  Q7 d6 m+ ?DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
+ Z' L& g8 O; b1 ZDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( z" m: w) ^$ B- O% S' k4 U9 N
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
( o- \1 m! w3 p5 l8 q( Y" u4 YCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
3 m3 c2 W3 R$ n- ECA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ V0 f1 R2 b0 _6 R) N8 k9 B) xCL Wilkes-Barre 0 r& X1 t: |2 F1 e; R' g; _
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
( k# S1 M& T( v2 ]! @7 v7 s6 D$ y- CDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
% k" l* ~" ^1 D. p; o# VDD Burns, Shell hits 1
7 t3 K, J( o! @, Q: _DD Bush, Shell hits 1 9 V+ m2 P6 ^' a8 z
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 7 A% t' n% b$ X9 u# _' x' b1 h/ q
DD Welles . J- {: r$ Z/ P9 n3 x
DD Wilkes
/ i. i4 P! X% c) b- _DD Roe & S  V( d2 |$ B- P0 O# I6 S/ r
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 9 y) u, g& s" z/ M. ~$ k
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Japanese Ships
  |+ N" e, ], J) b3 C" [  T: uPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships   z& `% ]" H# [/ A' Z
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! \4 \6 i) z" @) s" S# U6 o
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Japanese Ships
/ C3 d2 j; u; l& Q( vPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ z% {, Q6 Z) t6 `$ |4 ~1 ]! `, BDD Lyman K. Swenson
6 s5 X( ]: b; _& zDD Taussig
" _3 b2 ]2 l2 G: L, K; XDD John W. Weeks
& e9 C5 D! z4 k# y8 `6 WDD Harrison
) H; p) \: g8 h7 n3 D# m8 j: G8 W7 aDD Isherwood
% M5 v$ Q; H9 y, Y( F( fDD David Taylor
' P# z5 @: O) jDD Barton 0 D# A% q2 p; h- }( n. h9 e
DD Quickmatch + _( Y4 r, u3 k: z" _
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  ^/ R/ Y9 r) ?* K' }' d: aNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , N4 z- ]3 ^+ A  U+ l

# ]6 S/ E' O7 D7 yJapanese Ships ! V+ M; X2 i" `: B7 V
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk ; A9 U' Y  J1 _/ K

9 u: U: X, q" K/ n; I- H: uAllied Ships
7 m9 ]1 ]6 H4 o# _8 dDD Lyman K. Swenson
9 p! f3 w2 {" Y' j( N1 v. EDD Taussig # H: p) k( `7 t" w+ [$ t
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ' l0 `0 Z. F0 [' H* c$ ~# E
DD Harrison
' `4 ^4 M1 l" Z8 F8 H. S2 X5 B: d' tDD Isherwood
6 ]0 i$ W3 g) g( |% o, ?DD David Taylor 5 }5 W- [$ l/ r) |* w1 k5 j
DD Barton
9 b* ^& p7 |9 w1 L  mDD Quickmatch ; q+ |( h, N4 V* ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 9 r9 N. L+ @$ v
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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( }2 W6 Z8 d; y  v9 RAllied Ships , q" P- c6 n7 r5 ^1 {$ F6 S9 a
DD Lyman K. Swenson 7 z  S  b/ }/ n& k( h3 N
DD Taussig
# t7 Y, c* _9 X% JDD John W. Weeks
- q9 U6 F; }; ~6 k( y/ RDD Harrison , x& R, ]# |: U: C" x, h
DD Isherwood
* {1 ?9 H6 x4 U/ t  {DD David Taylor 7 a( U' s* }$ A5 R$ Q, s
DD Barton ' B) w+ C* ^) d! [, i( C7 f, L+ y
DD Quickmatch
: D# ]/ Q. M4 D5 q" r% H  S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; L6 H& b# R( t, t2 i
/ A- z* }' g; A/ ]+ Z/ Q8 o' }Daylight Surface Combat
. c* ^! l: l, x
% Z" ]; H: L. j. RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 Z; c$ \- d( s, ^& y4 R4 |& ^; E2 d+ C! u/ {& t! d8 x7 k6 ]8 h
Japanese Ships * d) k; q/ F0 L; |) ~& M- ]
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 0 _' J2 b# n6 u% j1 s) j- I- x9 P, Q
/ H, P& }* e% ^( q2 J+ \$ e8 |
Allied Ships . M, m% r  ~) {, X5 g& J4 v! z
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
  s. k% A& U1 Q; Y3 w. jBB Massachusetts % u; Q& ~2 r7 _( @# V
BB Alabama
5 ?5 ^5 q1 b0 XCA Louisville
" @  x$ ?# M" y6 v* RCA Chicago ' T* t4 u9 e9 b/ F  P6 |; z
DD Walker
' i2 w' u$ W& x% U& _. |, kDD Waller
4 ]( O- s5 U" H) z& _- ^. p2 D0 N6 HDD Wedderburn ( O! J: ]  [  S% D0 R/ K
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . J1 X3 e: z4 _3 j7 W

) r  h! u) o3 p8 S" W5 }' y% aJapanese Ships - i* _* }4 y7 M6 f2 M* k
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( ]3 p8 u  [/ ~8 ?1 A+ t+ }- }8 u# d0 G0 m! C3 ~3 ^( K
Allied Ships
/ w, i' ^7 S+ \2 UBB South Dakota
; K/ X; T( I0 N1 uBB Massachusetts
, [' J: c  o2 F# `1 e$ K+ V4 y1 ~BB Alabama * T, U% d* w# h" E$ L, z
CA Louisville
9 J! [# i. R1 OCA Chicago
1 O% f6 O1 y  _5 _3 w% [' D# EDD Walker
  C' h$ R9 S1 ?- H7 y- I2 jDD Waller
2 `, ]0 c3 _$ L+ ~- j, n) r& bDD Wedderburn
8 w* w& S9 r# O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : c" s0 ^2 }/ C4 X- T% M+ X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
0 {  w' X9 a# @* ~* I8 O8 z/ ]
& _5 m' w/ _  Z1 X$ oJapanese Ships + d& y  R) I. j. J# h
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 C+ z) c; k% d) w2 c
* Z' ~3 s5 ^# v& C9 j1 l3 BAllied Ships
: \/ p0 e0 G- oBB South Dakota
! I- I2 ~) f) W+ f" }BB Massachusetts
! N7 {* |0 u( b! g: D$ l  ~BB Alabama
7 y# z- C% z6 I7 P6 C* R0 oCA Louisville / I  O8 O; s* Y/ v
CA Chicago
- E, `3 c/ ], kDD Walker
8 B0 a, Z) Q& V4 }) ^8 `DD Waller 2 n2 x# ~& p4 n% m0 W2 T$ o
DD Wedderburn 0 k- E, y& t' I* Y" c
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% t; D4 C: A; t/ h+ \Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- w# ]* b5 L1 [3 x5 b- G6 }( z, T% d0 z
Japanese Ships * v/ t8 ~* q+ X& O- d
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ h/ [/ M1 U. r9 i/ m7 w7 m1 z  C7 Y) {8 Z) r
Allied Ships 7 a/ f$ h* M% L& N
BB South Dakota
, c* d, Y2 A! Z8 O" CBB Massachusetts 7 I* {, y; ~% Q3 Z
BB Alabama
% A+ [/ K( ]" `7 vCA Louisville
! Q5 L. _, P( [/ p- `3 n# t+ NCA Chicago 9 c, D" i7 X4 u$ W
DD Walker 1 Q: [# O: h* i( [, `
DD Waller " r$ b* r3 y$ d+ U" Q% P# n8 H
DD Wedderburn 9 J  v! {& p) n7 J7 S4 L  a$ Y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # e6 l' M- l3 v- M. U7 G6 S
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
6 Y' I& ~$ D# p% t4 ^& ?. i( {; k& r; V4 t6 f7 C4 l7 S
Japanese Ships , |" g7 T0 m1 ^9 p% R; P  N
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; R/ u  W: K" |6 L( q* N4 u* N# m( J5 ^1 R6 x* D* ]
Allied Ships 3 \# G- F* ^- x+ i
BB South Dakota 0 G+ t* i% \# }  M4 m
BB Massachusetts $ X" C/ v) m% c; q2 a
BB Alabama 3 c$ L" V3 o0 |6 a
CA Louisville ; E8 G. @: o3 j) K# h
CA Chicago
% W% z! }! v# j% B- L: ~- C  PDD Walker " Z4 d; l2 ?  J: z% [3 R) \
DD Waller
1 D: K6 F1 n; L) \3 c) Z& t4 ~! }DD Wedderburn : T* n+ o5 H. R) M  B' E9 G
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0 t* f% @! j% c$ _1 T: mDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 v3 j) i# Q4 V# {6 d! Z3 a

8 h3 e% L: [% v( G8 p- |  h& }Japanese Ships
2 n$ q3 R' p8 sAK Myoho Maru
( V- V* D) R3 YAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
! N; `6 s: k' {6 B& S# Y/ K8 ?/ |: J
( }5 W& K. Q3 E" P) @# v- n$ AAllied Ships
+ d: J. P0 M3 \+ \* R( [BB South Dakota
5 s3 H) Y. j% `! s9 p  P. FBB Massachusetts . F% F. Z+ g: i$ }9 E7 f" Q! B
BB Alabama
( t0 N8 A; M" |/ ~2 kCA Louisville
$ m7 o) b; _0 H. ?CA Chicago
( {, b2 v+ d0 v- [. H8 s1 @DD Walker ! F  n0 Q7 Q7 K4 R# S5 Q# X) e
DD Waller
' h- L1 }' `% t* eDD Wedderburn
+ f$ }% e3 V% O* _# a/ |8 z% q8 H5 W--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 }0 p5 N* n9 z! L0 RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * Q4 B" W/ T5 A% |8 _7 H- x
" ?+ S, `" r0 M  U$ e' G
Japanese Ships
. B" i; E" o* oAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 6 b  N. S+ W7 F1 P; T& I0 W$ N
4 l" p) n# d4 K7 `. G
Allied Ships ) I5 A6 e" i) ^! k4 l1 J3 |
BB South Dakota - E0 b1 x* [* @) _
BB Massachusetts
" O4 p  f6 [% h$ s$ YBB Alabama
; S- }/ ?# s# S) I4 t* M& BCA Louisville % r( K+ u. A! o; r9 a
CA Chicago
0 A. ~+ ~7 |5 Y( p. ?' KDD Walker
/ v1 \. l3 m, x( h% Z# S. \DD Waller
0 V. }: N) P9 A8 Z8 H* I' h5 B3 tDD Wedderburn 3 F5 ~/ i+ {/ F2 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- r8 v- l3 H4 P, {# aDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ h, J5 j% |) h% y+ F
$ E8 A5 s8 t, M8 b' c+ XJapanese Ships
7 J) T! @5 u0 r2 d9 Y9 e3 MPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
5 w" v( J+ e+ ~9 K$ ?! i
. e. |9 Z5 J' I( FAllied Ships
, Q2 j% r* {; Y' W* kBB South Dakota 6 B( ~3 B( L4 H! C, N( u% D/ z
BB Massachusetts
( ^$ C% {+ L  W# O- eBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
1 k0 s9 o0 y  e. s* W+ |" ~CA Louisville
2 f* T" k) @9 e2 K, jCA Chicago 5 |0 K0 M; V: P8 a0 N" J& }
DD Walker
1 M* B! [$ D" @. ADD Waller
, p& u0 }! r8 t1 K3 `DD Wedderburn
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2 F8 F; H3 _. N& H5 U6 ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : u$ ?) c" E3 g7 ^/ `( T" X

# Y+ L% {2 S0 wJapanese Ships ) k8 f. S+ C" {
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
2 `- ~1 @/ r% V! aAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
* {6 V# {9 L, e5 W! _, _# A8 t9 l  S! M7 X+ S
Allied Ships & M+ C& Z! J! }- y! V
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ( g- l% l9 r6 k- y: `0 b
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
/ g# Z1 a, S8 X. A4 n" T, fBB Alabama   M+ c4 q2 _8 L3 W& x
CA Louisville
6 p  Y4 \" n0 w  m$ L& R9 }CA Chicago 5 Q/ }. s& p7 M! w: a& ^
DD Walker 0 f/ @2 t2 A& f$ [
DD Waller
- C* Q  b7 M1 ]2 ~5 }DD Wedderburn
" T+ C! W3 q6 f) _3 i8 b3 d% |. B7 a% Y---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 ?4 J0 q3 Z3 L) `2 Z

( A* U: p; K5 M* y" O$ \9 v9 kBombardments
; ]- S% ?- X; a. c% {2 F1 }- B( p$ r% L+ Y; U) J1 ^% w1 R
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
; ~$ _2 \' ]! [5 r; ^23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 ^5 ^# z( q% Z; j
& M% o5 J& r* l
Allied Ships ! m+ x( o. W/ s( @. j8 Y. ]
CA Chicago $ }* B5 Z( l; r6 C( v( o9 C7 Y5 C' w
CA Louisville
: x0 f8 b6 o. E4 g2 K5 f- NBB Alabama / L  m4 d0 x6 s8 ~, d% t
BB Massachusetts
, _) i7 X6 x, C4 \3 {BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 2 x! h, N1 d; M4 E

" ?' n7 X& \+ Z" |  m. ?Japanese ground losses:
) S& D- X$ I/ n2 g4 e184 casualties reported
! X0 x; Z' J3 Q+ I, Y1 v# VGuns lost 3
3 z6 \: ]+ }& l% @% h4 f
$ h* }$ j5 i. r( t1 V+ yRunway hits 1
. P5 t  I$ c8 L0 ^5 vPort fuel hits 1 2 E/ e0 m6 O- X! N( s
Port supply hits 2
2 o9 E) S" z1 O# l8 C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 @6 e% g2 H$ V3 g1 j; y
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
8 b! K; {- a8 z: j# |4 ^: l3 K5 a; t( Q0 q5 S
Japanese aircraft
. K/ Z8 D" k1 z1 R! O! I, Yno flights 8 F7 j1 E+ Y6 b( m/ c+ q

6 d, ?+ C7 D/ e2 X0 x3 r6 S! w  g1 SJapanese aircraft losses
$ R5 S1 N0 N3 MKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed % x- C( O0 `! ?. ^  n2 s

' R. p7 X$ k, T7 p6 QAllied Ships 7 M( _5 i6 `) X1 I+ `* V0 P* i
CA Chester + ]; i' G) G' c1 p& f1 z( Q9 t
BB Washington / ]; X4 e( U; w/ u
BB North Carolina & P! c- b3 p6 @/ A5 r! e
( i. z" I% B' F% o% z" h
Japanese ground losses:
3 ^, q, m9 D/ Z7 [. Z" Q! l85 casualties reported
. b2 I$ l3 X# U6 V9 [Guns lost 2
" a; f7 Z3 I' p. `4 P, ?% R
# r) r: w8 |; [- x- s$ k2 yAirbase hits 1
# G( J0 O% \  J: P+ n, |# J7 T  URunway hits 5
* M/ I" X. U! e+ K$ b  K) Q5 {5 ]Port hits 1 5 n% M9 Y% _% A& A
Port supply hits 4 ; [% m, K9 Q8 c' N# X
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5 r1 E% \4 k2 B7 {( {, W9 |/ C  J6 a5 s  E+ @) e7 G; o
Night Air Combat " J: u' B8 `$ L- K5 Q
7 @! a/ N0 E. y2 d* ]7 Q2 z
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 , |5 E4 M7 K! n" d; }  ^( c$ v

4 ]1 n, z' l5 }& VJapanese aircraft
$ X1 c, ?2 j8 \1 o# ^H8K Emily x 5 5 ?3 D1 c, ^: c: {9 q! t- z% w8 Y
8 l' y) ^' |, s0 `
Japanese aircraft losses
; s$ y7 S+ T/ f0 q6 L9 |, G0 }H8K Emily: 5 damaged
; ^9 ]3 |; I! M! t
+ m: ^# `! [; j7 R4 EJapanese Ships 1 m6 @9 @6 t) Y2 _
SS RO-35 ) K. o/ y( R. K$ }! ~

6 J$ A& F, f3 h# n$ q2 l; kAllied Ships & K& {7 t! @5 k9 [: V( i; e0 O
DD Hyman
# a" n% S; r' H( X" M2 fDD Conner
/ A: Z5 W$ @7 {4 a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 J) S: B; l: ?
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 7 S. Z& |- e4 E  u6 g# _3 c
0 r: R- s- r7 R" I
Japanese aircraft
3 b% Y8 F3 r- \  \' qH8K Emily x 5 # d# ~& @  R# S4 [! k
& t+ r7 l* U- o3 m7 j; a
Allied aircraft - x' I, v* M5 M7 |% O* q) y' C2 R
P-61A Black Widow x 2 . r2 y" b9 q9 ^4 N: p2 q
! ?5 O7 G- j9 o8 i2 `$ o
Japanese aircraft losses ) W$ U, K9 I; U" t- T% Z' ^
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
1 F+ d! B( z" w0 v: H  a3 @2 v- ~9 f0 Q
Allied Ships 7 R" _0 f4 a. n  L2 u
DD Conner 4 T4 l( w! u' ]3 _1 w( L
DE LeRay Wilson
! Q2 x" o+ f$ Q0 g4 j& l# @AK Martin Johnson

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$ n/ r0 s# k1 f) }0 _
, r& h. i- c+ p2 I  t0 y% F% @9 \Day Air Combat
$ ?; U' s9 F' T, T* O& P& O$ s
. L4 R4 p  N' o$ oDEI Theatre: 2 }3 B4 l$ }( q. u: b% b. a

7 C, e7 {! C- @1 UDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 + S! ^1 l: E* h  t& b
2 d2 F+ m3 q  c6 O- m. V0 I7 H: k2 _- [
Japanese aircraft 7 _; c  R# M/ g! |+ ~5 M! T
A6M5 Zeke x 9
+ z# u/ t7 I- u2 |0 Q) }N1K1-J George x 31
0 q1 s0 w7 y$ U" ^J2M Jack x 6 ( n: D8 P; z# ^; T

6 E* _" e# ?3 yAllied aircraft 2 ~$ B! N; K+ @0 a2 R& X* n
P-38J Lightning x 3
# \8 k1 V! ?( |2 J$ l$ n2 l0 d* s" K$ g
. U' U' F  ?3 H7 gNo Japanese losses
/ W! m; c# A$ H$ u+ G- [1 B/ O5 t+ g. X0 m4 D
Allied aircraft losses ' Z' m% F# T# C' L3 w, M$ p7 A/ ]5 G
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed   X6 j& V: n  `& Y' e
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+ ]! S: {8 s0 h5 P' r* ^' e+ r: ^2 k  ?% G8 |
Central Pacific
% y5 q) A1 T) A! D' _
" W- z; I$ \# C: cDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
; G/ U5 b  ^: O, w5 R! s
1 L6 v6 ?3 {, W0 j6 dJapanese aircraft * Z# ~6 z0 V; F4 }9 k3 l
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
! o+ i% H9 i; t1 v1 |- R) OA6M5 Zeke x 9 ' m, n% G/ i! W9 i. b
N1K1-J George x 29 ) L! f5 R" R" M8 W$ l) C
J2M Jack x 15
5 L. g* m* H" Q* rA6M5c Zeke x 7
# C0 Y+ F* b% w! R; ]# UKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19   E( J% Y! k+ t2 u  F: C! O
Ki-102a Randy x 11
2 L* a; R6 [) c/ ?- J- [0 h' g2 E/ I2 S6 M7 Z  O7 Q
Allied aircraft . ]/ C9 L$ R9 O0 E
P-51D Mustang x 13 ) i7 y  g7 P( O! Z2 K3 L/ @

% ?! Q8 J5 a: c" A+ }( h4 b9 `Japanese aircraft losses
- a# ?; n. N! |& O& L9 ZA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ( |. Z! u$ J0 W7 z
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged " K' ^/ `+ P, n( i! Y3 @& H
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
! t& F4 `! l5 c4 Y* m0 WA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed " y! M# R1 ]+ l0 N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed , M# [, R' `3 ~, \+ J3 B/ I
6 M" Z% v/ H0 x4 J" T$ b
Allied aircraft losses ' U" j$ `) W% {1 S1 ^  |
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
# Z, c/ ]0 \+ }4 ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   ]6 U0 ]7 W; M" ~
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
/ u7 ^  l& T: v' u* D" G8 G5 U
" G& v* G' Y- @" G+ `Japanese aircraft . A, r  C+ u; U5 ?
no flights ( ?! N1 T8 k# {9 F, E' N  z
8 t; u" r4 y( Y9 \
Allied aircraft . h+ j/ j% }7 \: I8 O. z
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 7 Z( Y8 S& b8 U  w, E- h2 M( r# n4 e
F6F Hellcat x 15 + i' T6 H1 B% y; O8 c' d# H. E# P
SB2C Helldiver x 44 6 m# f/ R) @* c1 x! e% P
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10 " k5 F9 s5 y3 I( a( C, i" |; R3 h
TBM Avenger x 159 6 _% ?' [( o' X2 D# r8 P+ ]
: U5 f3 S# V2 l
Japanese aircraft losses # l, j! A2 u" I8 Z4 w; J1 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 3 C) C7 u0 {7 W2 G  V" }' |
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
( k1 N5 \% M3 D" M; X# X7 K# [Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed $ S: Q8 \, Q8 N, k
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
+ T! Z  N# R2 R# qKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
8 V$ B" ]# V* @& X/ C6 N9 V# Y% U& g' \
Allied aircraft losses & Z* h  C: _' z! a7 r
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
( }7 h$ k/ t, ^  C4 K3 n. |  E8 O4 S/ ]* X: ]
Japanese ground losses:
& h# Z* A) Q; I137 casualties reported
; Z5 V& ^% {& h) f1 SGuns lost 1
# X, b; L/ u3 H5 h2 w
+ K2 B" p6 b) F1 J: H" ^" h  n1 s) C& JAirbase hits 3 2 e% A$ I0 ^4 [) P, N4 R) w0 e
Airbase supply hits 1
' R/ H. u. H0 Y2 v2 P4 tRunway hits 45 : R. E/ F; V4 W7 F  P
Port hits 2
& M# h" Z9 ?9 K  q/ KPort fuel hits 4 - L& }. S7 W( Z+ E/ f9 x
Port supply hits 2 % J& c9 u$ k# A/ q
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 V8 t' Z; I! `, w
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 * L1 y! ^9 M7 ~( C( R' d3 c
# r& J" r4 f7 q! a
Allied aircraft
4 W& u0 y2 y0 n/ a' [7 E/ HFM-2 Wildcat x 8 - y4 F$ a+ \7 w5 d0 L, _& M. J- t
TBM Avenger x 29   Y/ O) o  E% h

; y: z2 F: L% Z% f  K+ fNo Allied losses
$ E( n5 V' b& @* O2 X; s4 |8 U5 b4 ^* f' c
Port supply hits 1
7 J: W* r* U5 X4 a  Y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Y* K  x9 k8 ?  d8 n, O- k% R
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ) i0 e8 ?  U8 i9 _. l' H& }

& S3 V  ?+ N5 ?Allied aircraft . x5 {3 J7 y- c* G
F-5A Lightning x 1
0 K: h. \/ Z6 d- T5 sP-61A Black Widow x 54
# H# @& T# v* c4 l9 p. `, ~, P) H1 @0 U4 z9 ~2 a
No Allied losses $ P1 f; ?+ g- `: g2 y( [# b; [, [
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) u( E2 v$ e* [# \
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
/ C9 z: V  n7 S
" l: U7 _( h# I" n: A8 \Japanese aircraft
. K  q$ g8 I, Hno flights
  J' m- P6 R9 t* |7 n
5 _( p) a% Z$ c3 f4 \0 G' MAllied aircraft
  S: h# u: L- C0 T/ OPB4Y Liberator x 4 # I" ^$ |' K. U- i0 H
B-24J Liberator x 28
9 f9 ]# g' A+ R# v8 O; h6 y8 ^2 J" P
8 _$ p& a6 I% ~3 k$ f# JJapanese aircraft losses ) q1 E, p1 K: X0 r5 z# _
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed   l, c' |2 `& N% N' \7 J5 |
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
) C3 f2 T9 b3 v5 d5 x/ K3 _- i
2 n: W, z- W2 w( m: g$ vJapanese ground losses: + I# J0 d# }4 Y2 ^1 @: ^, h
13 casualties reported
6 o' W4 O; ?8 Z( a& n8 O- c1 z) K/ m- W( c1 b+ s, D
Airbase hits 3 2 n: K4 W( d2 [
Airbase supply hits 1   F" Z2 m& y2 T; P. a" |" o# A* e
Runway hits 22
# u4 r" R; r: R- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Z4 M- q( M3 [3 N, `* B
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 4 t7 z/ V5 |3 u: }, X2 p6 l4 ]$ k3 V3 L
' u* ?* x1 f, r; p
Allied aircraft   w2 x3 r. {+ g! A  E. I9 i' N- {  _& Q* T
F6F Hellcat x 38 / H5 t. q% h# b* O; `' u9 k
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
8 \, O4 D+ J( y6 W' _, V( oSB2C Helldiver x 42   L. i( N3 `* b$ v
) u3 {2 Y  N$ S. {2 _5 q& F

6 P$ }4 ]) X$ Q4 r) y3 kAllied aircraft losses
( v8 p4 j* r+ Q0 E4 V1 [6 ~SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ {$ V/ A$ W  D% J8 G# r+ B6 {0 u# ^. A8 Q9 }0 H) x3 U
Japanese Ships
4 q. A' \; }. H' ?PC PC-36 1 o% Q0 n/ S5 Z- k" `
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% J7 F# Q2 b* I+ R( K; PPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 d5 c8 P4 v: e9 D* v5 c- B, t
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! t/ n( K( n" l1 ?8 {PC PC-26
$ t2 N' l$ m) K7 A' l# U, cAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 r# q. }# e3 ?; ?$ HPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z0 T: @( M0 r5 d/ ?9 `
+ Z( ?2 v+ {8 R& iJapanese ground losses:
5 D3 s' P* V4 j0 q. v2 F174 casualties reported
6 C2 h2 U/ C. k) v; W$ }0 D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 s. A! d# V6 ?7 D- TDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
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& h) ?4 T. [. V: d+ [Allied aircraft ) {. L# ]$ n8 L+ G) ?6 ^: f
SB2C Helldiver x 11 + u7 H/ u! z8 D% a4 ~: N

& t' N3 t6 o% a% R* }No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 Z. X) T1 z7 ~6 K+ ]DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 - h5 K; g* u, H- e* m: Z2 E, j; c

) D+ X0 i8 w: C/ U" W5 ~8 k2 GJapanese aircraft
1 @9 a  U4 {" l/ d; r% ]- Y" fG4M2 Betty x 18 0 x# \( T' o4 T$ F: t$ m4 B
G4M2e Betty x 4
2 c# ^9 ]- f3 t2 EKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ) c- i( J4 J" n& N' W- B) h+ O
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No Japanese losses
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4 L1 C, H" v5 W, F' R0 Q5 ~Allied Ships
( u; H& Z$ }5 kCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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1 S* c" b& b. j5 TDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
: y4 V8 B8 e7 a1 U1 [$ a2 IG4M2 Betty x 3 : T# ]; y% V5 g5 c- I+ u

' s% v1 S' U! }* E) ]Japanese aircraft losses / j5 d% q7 V& X" K# ~3 v* b
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships * l5 z3 ?3 w/ L0 t# e3 G
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( A& E' M1 D/ Z/ Q- dDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( k  L+ m$ K( ?3 M
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Allied aircraft $ m; i/ k7 A9 K4 U) J9 B4 l
SB2C Helldiver x 3
3 K$ c% p  H+ D3 L7 ^9 A: _P-61A Black Widow x 23
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Allied aircraft losses
6 u7 r  `% ^6 T- HSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged " E; h& v7 ]+ B: Q" [8 Q+ R& {
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Japanese Ships
- S1 S. @, F/ L4 N+ |+ vCA Kako
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* w5 T2 Z; D/ lDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 4 V: Y: N9 D5 `1 |4 G8 R% G* A  H
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Japanese aircraft 4 l. v5 f2 b9 B6 Y* n8 t/ M
A6M5 Zeke x 2 * s# \+ o' l+ I% |6 k2 B

# s3 W  M$ Y2 I0 ^+ X9 n" e1 k6 kAllied aircraft ! x/ [, y0 }" D/ n0 a% `) z
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 ( J* J" H3 L# p

. `% G/ ^* A7 o; UJapanese aircraft losses
: F0 F$ P6 E+ I, lA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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$ n/ J' H9 @0 s2 KAllied Ships
5 M) \% _, Q3 n% Z* CDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island: 8 W: Y5 m. k2 z4 ~8 ~' P' `5 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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Japanese aircraft
/ q4 G) J: }% @1 AB7A Grace x 11
1 d  Q* `) n) pKi-49 Helen x 9
' Y# K) i& s2 A5 Y) ?Ki-67 Peggy x 5 * J% u( M& R- f, g0 @
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Japanese aircraft losses " M) B6 |6 \" B  C
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
. G6 g, x2 A+ F& X3 @6 EKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged ; z6 W! q' I" W3 B# R5 b, L$ a% b
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Allied Ships . t+ j: ~; z- G% I+ L  s
AP John Land & C" U7 s6 u: v# p) l( l: G+ \
AK Octans ! b& ?3 a5 Q) B) j3 X  z
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " e5 h% J2 S+ ^- I4 h! o, }' e2 f. B
AP James O'Hara
; p; s0 ^1 O  X, d/ T+ {AP Winged Arrow 1 T& |3 A, Z- [* O
AP Manoora ( @; [7 a" D, z/ f6 ]% j. w% m
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire " K1 s0 d/ F( O) C( W
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Allied ground losses:   o8 m  X/ U0 E9 t: P
54 casualties reported
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 3 d% e# w0 w' v$ T  x

* j( h1 C/ J/ K5 S, R+ x/ e' XDay Air attack on TF at 64,52
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4 J+ E) W" N) o* RJapanese aircraft
/ q( [, u" e& }3 q: V' E; HA6M5 Zeke x 37 4 u1 Z7 J+ S& V
5 f( P- D5 f# U& j4 a. m
Japanese aircraft losses
! [( S: r' Y: A$ z& RA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed 8 k& }0 z, K4 v+ j, ?  G8 t. `% d1 \
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Allied Ships 3 u& h) i1 x8 n
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : [9 X/ V$ L+ j$ u! D
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
6 u2 I  O" M# R/ C; Y1 |DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! N/ c$ \% r- D# a1 M( s) v7 rAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! D" z  i- ]9 I* w! A2 b1 e& r6 P6 wDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 g; z7 ^. C/ |3 o% @7 f4 {LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & D6 O/ l3 ?! T: e% \; D5 [4 y3 S

( A& i( h& G( p5 Y3 v7 R; L' |7 C$ cAllied ground losses: ' `" r- V; M- z+ J2 U; A$ y
136 casualties reported 1 O( M2 V1 ]' ^$ ]3 @6 Q9 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 % ]; t3 m& |: ]' |, R

1 y- }) o1 g5 @( jJapanese aircraft ( A! x1 {" v/ u8 t  P" e
G4M2e Betty x 1
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) g4 v5 l! q5 Z- K3 Q$ @# lAllied aircraft 7 y) l0 P( t. M& D2 p, w
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 8 A+ d. v) b/ o1 V

& h- M0 n& ~1 z4 F: Y8 Z4 N+ b: SJapanese aircraft losses
7 [& M. U3 P+ o3 U4 C! J1 uG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged ' s6 ]% k/ Y- W1 A' L; t

. y* r+ q* `: m4 w  ~. WAllied aircraft losses
& R7 M( @6 R8 {( OFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged " y# m) R( j9 n/ |

7 {6 g5 V! q) j4 l7 uAllied Ships
6 v3 Q$ L5 y# j3 N7 oBB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! ) [0 v8 f3 a# j. f* ^+ x' w8 j  f
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing 8 _( g3 k; U1 j4 O5 ^! f. F
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Ground Combat
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, L8 Y6 ]0 ^$ u. E* nOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
5 ~; T6 n- y6 J/ j9 B( wwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
' V1 e9 F. D4 W* J' s) iin reinforcements? # Y0 B) b* ?& s  c8 ?4 l5 G

. s4 f' Y' W  [% H6 i3 x) VGround combat at Iwo Jima
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; P' b7 A% K4 h: h0 `1 s+ fJapanese Bombardment attack ; t' K5 F& Y' u: W. T+ E
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 $ r6 N9 h: o) q# D* X# o- D* a

- {: q6 s8 K8 G3 R9 ]Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 & t7 f- H6 L3 Y1 l8 a
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Allied ground losses: . l9 s, v0 O+ E7 x+ Q& _
89 casualties reported
* J5 h, Q6 `( g3 b% e' P( e& L" QGuns lost 4
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- l2 d' c, K9 c$ d% [0 RGround combat at Wake Island 2 a% X- W5 x2 X

! V, z& u* |- k, i* ZAllied Bombardment attack , G2 G& I7 m" U7 O: i7 z4 u- F

$ J8 K1 D4 Y0 t  zAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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' z' f( D+ w7 Z* \0 K/ x  cDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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Japanese ground losses:   x1 ]4 d$ D7 [% u! f" I9 k
201 casualties reported
' v' u* M' `( I, K  \1 Q  }Guns lost 5

reninhat

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. {( F0 ?& H3 a; G  VGround combat at Marcus Island
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306   P6 V/ h) j& l1 `, _; |

- B8 I- l/ {5 \, u2 t( ~) mDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 9 y: _0 b9 x0 g9 Q  k2 s& ~4 f
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6 S+ Q5 m) a; Y: o5 _; x- e: mJapanese ground losses:
# P; e( K  N8 k7 i4 f+ a42 casualties reported   D& p. Z9 a: K, X
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,9 r- \! M$ d. c) ]
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。
% \* p6 t/ Z  S6 A' `) LPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，- N2 r( E; |2 _' C
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。
: M8 S$ e4 E; g' P! E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。
% Y& y5 c3 j! F- q9 q3 C9 }7 ]PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。  `0 A7 R* q9 M7 |" a3 e5 M4 E* v
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
+ j& J; e1 n5 S! i  U1 s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，/ B3 p8 G; ]7 c' H' P
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，8 @! r  k7 s: J( M" |; h. N
Andy自然会去抓它。
$ S! \* y5 t+ J! C看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。
! h! D3 `2 N% x8 @- `9 Q零战52完全是火鸡。$ a5 t1 ^1 r& |' ~$ A# {

原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表
0 S+ b( ^; |9 f6 \- BThe last fight of the KB! ) G6 o* k- X6 E. g
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
& Z1 B, i2 D; ]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。- {2 G5 E  K5 z, O( S; \! p
不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。
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4 @  n: F6 L, {& W4 g% m" Z[ 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。8 L9 d$ Y/ Q/ l
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。# d  @; K* P) Z+ ]. C
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。, f. {  K: @- E+ R. d
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，
% J8 g& e( T& I. c1 vCV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。