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。
! `) I, S' |  l不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？, `! ?! B/ T7 {; I
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。1 A& i2 |7 D3 [$ k  m" `3 v
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
, I: m7 I& d. }# C2 D7 UCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 5 v1 g8 E) i$ K, u; ]
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
3 @) z' E/ a& ]+ ^2 WThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
6 G9 u6 D, F4 G  Zall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. ) j' y# U  q6 _, w6 B2 Z. W, z- B8 ?7 X
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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) K6 S$ e, t1 U* tI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
- n" u  h5 e$ \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
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Invasions 6 v: X, b: `! M( x5 |( S+ l
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
7 U9 R5 h# I7 u) ZIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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) q8 {' B) M' X- bTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 S; J, V" r% T; H! E9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships . ^' Z" l" F0 {, t! |! J2 z
MSW Junee ! L% d* j) s9 n/ t
MSW Bunbury
, }- E$ D* R: C. a0 gMSW Gladiator 1 w) `1 A' e# z: t& Z
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ m/ i& H/ X) DMSW Superior . x1 B& |0 A, u) o9 C
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire ' C9 [$ ^. C; g, H  G
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire $ I, @2 S, M. o6 ^
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Allied ground losses:
0 H6 s8 V# \0 }9 T8 c51 casualties reported 8 T6 v3 z6 C  B  S/ L4 F
Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + d, A* p+ h0 T4 r' v
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * _% H* E# y/ N# W3 {2 H
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Allied Ships
3 T" U- y) ~$ k. A" H! `- }DMS Long
/ U) L  l8 c- M9 iDMS Forrest " J: Z. W" e! S0 d. S
DMS Hobson
" y+ u: a+ D  V) ]9 L. RDMS Ellyson 8 G8 p. g5 s, t$ P7 M8 w
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 9 s' t! g! v% L
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
# V2 L) ^2 c9 @: e8 @2 N. @MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! q: n2 u5 \$ U2 G6 JMSW Strength % K$ F: u, n5 [+ f! p! Q8 n
MSW Strategy - w/ Q& Z& X& T) c
MSW Staunch
5 q; E) E$ ?& a; I! f  C! y4 i1 @& kMSW Spectacle , L3 A9 n% C" k9 x7 Q7 v
DE Corbesier
& e) b0 w; D4 B8 hDE Howard F. Clark
" @' t% r$ o3 w5 n# L/ ADE Kendall C. Campbell
8 s2 l- {- A! m0 A$ }3 z2 [' `CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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- `) Y4 j/ r' AJapanese ground losses:
- z$ f& ?1 }+ q# c; h20 casualties reported ' t& o3 I* y* _
Guns lost 1 * S/ d. k" a* Z4 E2 _5 B
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ! ~0 _/ {2 n6 z6 q; u& H; \
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses: & Q" n3 s! d* ]3 N6 j* g! e( o
40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) # m0 B& T# S& z! ^+ _1 h
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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5 |( ^6 X9 \. BAllied Ships 4 s# y% i, r2 P+ r- V7 ^
MSW Junee
8 O2 J  ?* Q4 v9 T$ sMSW Bunbury
5 e9 f5 S+ F6 A4 t3 m4 Q1 l+ ~: t# ^MSW Gladiator - f1 N( q' I/ c9 p
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage   s0 i# c0 l1 t- ]" i
MSW Superior
3 j3 |( m) c7 s2 T  [DE Mack % ~& [8 h1 @. h- @: u
DE Edwin A. Howard
! R0 s5 @  S$ h0 |  D# aDE Edmonds
' r% k+ I3 C' {" \- U, Y* F5 e! X+ eCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!   T. r/ V0 f3 _; C4 t
DE Robert F. Keller % t6 I/ f% C$ A
DD Shaw 5 w, \. u* z% X+ ~8 E
DD Drayton ! r; d3 F. x# E- @$ W/ h
DE Tabberer
  c: M. c: L/ ?" F: V% h! U0 ODE Eversole ( D" m5 N  _  W- I, D) ?, S* V

- O8 I# y# u7 `  ]" L+ C* i- Z2 y& LCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
; P/ X4 t: I) M5 @634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , Z) S# G( p  E: C

. n+ P3 h& F) j. c8 s  RAllied Ships # Q" v0 d; G5 G) `
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ) j! {" P8 t1 J- e
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 + D3 D. x- w3 W$ q- O. G( F
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 & E/ T* t' x  F  A; V. c8 D7 E
DE Edmonds : @4 _  q( q1 V& ^/ S- v6 a% s/ W2 o
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire / ]4 G& V9 `( C7 X2 M1 O
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
" @+ V  \. a$ Q. }8 y& J5 g' ^3 n1 jLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
  s6 ?" f9 D5 Z* eLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 : y( m  I7 _) c2 ]$ q/ N
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
7 y1 l2 }5 {5 TDE Mack 9 ~  B" k/ o# u7 _9 m  M; Z4 O$ U
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Japanese ground losses:
9 x3 s2 M9 E. w29 casualties reported 5 t" P, M6 J, O$ {1 }- R& F

6 Z/ L( Q( x* @1 uAllied ground losses:
  X9 G  X7 |6 d8 r1 P7 d1788 casualties reported
. [) M" j/ H; M, p* NGuns lost 8 # l' C# ~1 g/ A$ {& k( I& @! h
Vehicles lost 2 , ^  _+ @: ~) b, j3 O9 Q+ r  k
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 & x" `7 F1 b' u/ W' [/ j
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
* ?. J2 @4 ~& o8 {4 I4 D958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * q5 R3 l% T, n+ z8 d% H& D
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Allied Ships
  I) \( @% ]% @" G, S: u" o2 @LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage + Y7 Z6 P, i( v( @1 w8 |) D. W8 t
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire % D& V  D% V1 j# a0 N
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ( h# m0 p; Z" C$ e* {9 ?2 \
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 / e+ Q& k8 U: `( N3 y1 G
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & V9 @; P. S' [8 e1 j6 J  U. \
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
- t% Z; H/ i9 c6 b  r" bDMS Long 7 i' M4 R9 Y- L2 m2 y* y6 M
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
& k% ~. S, l1 I8 TDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 7 A/ `/ P) E. i. c5 S! }; J
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
, D$ `; g$ c/ g  s3 s5 }4 ELCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire " }( d. y$ o7 X! b% i, E
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
! l8 V0 u; T+ _+ f1 {( SLST LST-335 6 T2 q* u/ }* n/ c

6 c5 P5 K' P1 k2 b# G2 LJapanese ground losses:
4 L- C% x6 s1 d46 casualties reported . `3 C" h( ?/ t% ?

& z# L  D/ x1 S7 o1 c2 c7 KAllied ground losses: , H# m3 h4 E) y3 t$ C
3240 casualties reported : o9 M; N$ O8 Y; M, x
Guns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks
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' N5 o; {( m. UASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships % c9 }, _3 I1 q1 G: h
SS RO-35, hits 7
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# r; |. n) g3 r1 ?* i# N% pAllied Ships ; ]0 W3 q2 G" k! a* j" {; K
DD Saufley % r' u1 z  w1 T/ Q6 p3 h! g& C" X
DD Picking ( n+ z7 p1 v, Y! B2 h6 L+ k
DD John Hood
" t7 @. K' L# u( Q% qDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
2 K! e: O& o# c, i) [: vAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  I" j& e0 @+ T& g# u+ `" G9 RPC Kume
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Allied Ships 4 s2 L% H% L, h* {, R6 S6 f
SS Hake " p; R. t4 a& [; l# n/ Q. d$ ^
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53   L0 M8 w+ q2 H3 b2 A
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Japanese Ships 3 r8 o3 i, C, n' j  D# [; J1 J; H
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships # F0 R3 f9 X1 A  ?+ n5 g+ \& B
DD Saufley 3 V' {% Q0 e4 T  A% W( o2 ~
DD Picking 9 B8 B' e. S0 X
DD John Hood 7 F+ k! _2 ?7 Z$ }8 C
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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# X8 u! ~! b- B) l& P) o& aJapanese Ships $ z& {, W# n) ]- v2 A: _8 r
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" h+ a# d6 D. o8 \2 aPC Ch 2 0 ~0 j7 F- V8 ^

6 C0 A* C) E* C4 H. h* d& t$ nAllied Ships 3 v  g4 m! u  e) z, W5 y0 E
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: & z; X: H# ]6 ?9 S/ O- l: c! l# h- e/ F
88 casualties reported
( `! R5 Z9 I. Z( {: b# rGuns lost 2 8 J) T9 {; a# x" [9 V
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Night Surface Combat
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! _9 v# l5 Y, ]I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but # z4 J9 b( w( o# ^
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ! x! h/ s/ s; r& G2 ]; N: c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 9 z: b" S0 i: K# z; V" [
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Japanese Ships
4 t/ F, ~4 e& {* [3 UBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
; s2 O6 I! T( d3 H! `BB Yamashiro & w& A( m. S: c5 M4 \2 _
BB Hyuga + g' D! J0 W. h$ ^% d, v) N
CA Mikuma 7 \% v. h5 M3 G2 G7 p6 a2 ?4 ?# s
CL Noshiro
$ U+ ]( ]" A- {4 ]DD Fuyuzuki & g) l* p8 ^* `' ]* W" T  r3 ~
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 8 _, G" T/ k( D  r" g2 t
DD Momi
) X$ u4 r- C8 y7 X8 Q3 UDD Kaede / ?* _4 E" a! q1 E+ G+ I- e
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
2 s9 f) q4 I2 ?0 c# b! s0 i/ ADD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : p& x$ N& h3 ?6 f- x  V
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
' l% H3 L: A0 _; jDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( s9 J9 F. f0 d9 I! ?1 q7 S# Q7 z
DMS Rodman
$ o4 B; I) e8 n4 E" l5 |, d, BDMS Gherardi 8 D8 k* ^3 g, L0 Y7 J
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
  r0 n9 c5 [& vDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 R; _" x3 p3 i  `/ M
LST LST-339, heavy damage
" Q" W* ~) \, sLST LST-457, heavy damage
  q3 C) g+ ], T3 b2 WAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
( p: v* L3 h+ Z/ a% G( hAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage . j* ~! _1 c) G4 [/ c& Z! ]

% E: l! B) Z: ~2 i8 lAllied ground losses: ' J2 |3 |; F- T- T* [4 n6 y  E
54 casualties reported , C; [/ c: E. A5 l. }5 Q' ?: u7 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / t: n: ^+ L4 z3 |
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Japanese Ships
  {- P. e% R5 J2 U* Q1 |' c  ]3 sPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage % T: Z5 W& u0 H% j$ t
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
' x" I8 e' X6 B8 A. U! k9 KDD Taussig 6 B) y2 H/ H+ i
DD John W. Weeks
( V# `: C2 @* |9 WDD Harrison
% q. q# C$ O4 s3 j+ s0 cDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 / p  W7 o  n3 b: o
DD David Taylor
& g- k) D$ k& _- g1 c" }, ~DD Barton 7 M& D' u* \& p) ^1 D# h3 F
DD Quickmatch
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7 ?4 F9 [, B, zOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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' v3 [  Y# i& W! jNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( G- g8 S) h5 E& @- N, W  L4 H
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Japanese Ships ! E9 V9 ~9 s* v" h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
4 I6 c3 J5 K+ P4 _' {CL Kiso
/ _0 d1 [9 D  K' mDD Urakaze 4 A9 V9 V6 K+ b! ^1 w
DD Natsugumo   E1 W0 w6 C& y6 U, }
DD Minegumo
2 m8 j6 A" [0 N6 `+ Z9 DDD Sugi / ^# F4 `4 R/ `# T- P" a
DD Hinoki
6 f5 I- d( n9 [2 fDD Kashi
& N5 D4 X. n$ D" b0 lDD Keyaki
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; s' \. s( v* H! O; D2 iAllied Ships 1 _; b/ q3 ^: y; H; ^7 l
AS Howard W. Gilmore , s9 H$ D4 I/ G  N$ h) i- T. S
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ {( O! [  d# U- N/ ~, ^2 ^. ^! YAV Hamlin
' Q% h9 C) k. h* D8 V+ T. }" rAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ( x  [: D3 x+ P# g0 P. G
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
: j0 ]! Z  }3 F$ b, w# C! x0 F7 ?" uAR George Taylor ( p" R2 G, h3 R5 E$ }% K
AV R. C. Brennan / k& a' k# S( d. }# p# ^) K: o
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ) G% r3 R0 v, G
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
% I! o( Q9 `: c- q+ lAR William T. Sherman % r9 C8 ]' e, |4 c/ y
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9 J8 l# \$ c9 H  O( qThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: + h7 Q, W3 ?1 g9 S

% O: g' B0 R' x$ b  aNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships ) A& N8 q& `" k/ ?* ?9 B
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
2 L" e% k5 `7 ACL Kiso, Shell hits 9
9 \9 D, V" ~$ q8 W# L5 UDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 h: s* j+ H4 I' d7 L9 H" X- ~
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( M/ m' W5 h2 J
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 K, ~" i9 w1 w  s. p( L2 x% T8 x. RDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage # K% P' `% b) b& q* m+ D- C6 V
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 2 @1 B1 P* h4 x. R& W6 H; M! z
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; r, I$ A1 k* p- _3 hDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships ) _# W* _/ y; n5 c/ h  Y
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire * v% F4 Y. M" \6 u5 r3 [1 ^: }: }6 R& b
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 6 ]( {2 F  V1 }
CL Wilkes-Barre
  V7 Q& e* z+ f$ c0 oCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 4 {( _9 o3 l/ u3 Q$ \
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 q) A7 h3 c( Z: k+ B
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
% b* u6 @- ~2 S" YDD Bush, Shell hits 1 * S7 _+ w0 g0 i! t
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 0 q% L" |% X3 d
DD Welles ' x6 }6 a0 W( j$ I2 q8 C/ V/ Q
DD Wilkes / h  R' [  ]7 _6 O: u
DD Roe 1 [& f. W1 m, C9 V+ g
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" J5 R# T/ X9 H$ Y0 B6 dNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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; ?( U, n! b5 Z+ e- F$ e6 ]Japanese Ships
1 w9 y! u9 w$ V2 `2 JPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; X$ J& J$ v( k! }7 M

9 F) }" c0 }. B5 M1 \8 z0 w! ?; a! HAllied Ships ' U+ L8 J' S- E
DD Nicholson : ]+ C% M5 a1 t) e" m- @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 ~. m3 U7 Z2 }PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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& H! b9 e& ^6 c$ UAllied Ships
" h/ G$ o: I8 `6 b( B! v* u: |9 G% eDD Lyman K. Swenson
; o* t9 Z( j( c" j% c, n& e6 w& uDD Taussig
' h+ ]# a) a. A7 k3 [9 S! IDD John W. Weeks ; I8 D8 G$ Y4 J- i( ~
DD Harrison
- k) E" S7 N8 NDD Isherwood 5 U* F( G( B3 r- x  u
DD David Taylor 0 {. B% E; {% l3 w) F* M
DD Barton 4 X$ h/ r4 k+ R9 H
DD Quickmatch . ^1 O& d0 A! e8 A: w8 T
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% g/ f( q5 e3 m1 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # f+ o2 k7 q9 k7 s

7 v7 S( x" H; L- S4 n7 ]Japanese Ships
* @( q+ r# V6 d1 O! z. t% [- JPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk ; p, Z9 Z0 a3 M3 z

8 H" x* |# w: n- t7 k+ t/ ]: fAllied Ships
0 |, c) c  F. R, E. X& QDD Lyman K. Swenson 5 K$ b% s, `& g1 q
DD Taussig
  @% I; p$ ?) `" m- H$ E! S8 TDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 . p' C" y3 H* D  z
DD Harrison
  _9 ]. t/ n/ kDD Isherwood
3 t. l. B% `8 TDD David Taylor
3 N9 w' v" T) X" ZDD Barton
/ f3 U- J4 J- X& JDD Quickmatch , \8 u: T* I+ o' c+ c, n
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+ j% g1 O, i) ^& A3 s* X$ E8 f9 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ m( i% B+ C: c/ e* l
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Japanese Ships
* k5 Z: _) ^; D( s* b. ?8 Z! r$ HPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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2 o) i, b0 L6 }9 z5 s+ kAllied Ships 3 g( W3 D/ O; K/ @: X
DD Lyman K. Swenson - Q3 [( ~) l# R4 L: A3 h
DD Taussig 6 b6 ~+ d1 i, }) A
DD John W. Weeks + b6 Z+ W7 l7 T% c2 M
DD Harrison * N1 w( z( d0 {8 l
DD Isherwood   H& O  U: n# i4 L6 J# ?
DD David Taylor 5 l' b2 d. O- L! S% Z) L
DD Barton & u% w6 Q+ M( b
DD Quickmatch ) Y# Z2 T3 y& z7 [  l  I
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1 j# ^+ h1 }) Q% y' `
. X$ X4 D$ m5 Q. [/ [% k$ kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & N+ i1 P4 K  W8 y/ m

. e. x# B& N4 [Japanese Ships ; Y) _4 Y6 g9 L  \6 p' j3 r) ]% V3 w
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ u. e. V5 h" D0 {/ Z# ~7 d1 _, l$ h8 S2 d, ]' \3 j5 s  G
Allied Ships
1 r+ W& d; T, \% e0 }/ r2 n' T" u. aBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
# I' f) g* k: [& bBB Massachusetts 8 E! y. l0 u  g
BB Alabama % G) j* k7 L  h- M# v
CA Louisville
6 Y- Z5 l# y' n5 M5 b6 `  c  BCA Chicago
- V" c) A' b- B5 g; w& fDD Walker 6 I) z' A" G, w; Q
DD Waller , A* s; S4 l8 d- C
DD Wedderburn ' o' i% p0 ]6 p8 `) q( e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
# J5 T5 i& y) {+ L* r  b  ~) w
" o# L6 j6 @" ]. r4 x3 G+ NJapanese Ships
5 d" M/ X! f5 T  TAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 7 B) W( T% a/ G% m* |" e4 {9 d. ?" T
/ ~2 v; a+ G( v+ U! J0 i' V; @# c
Allied Ships ! x% m4 a8 j9 O3 d- b; X
BB South Dakota
8 H  N! X1 b) @1 lBB Massachusetts
' @4 L3 T5 t$ j  [" ZBB Alabama / X6 |" q. G) g1 j/ V9 z! Y1 a
CA Louisville ( w% I; Q' c4 Y3 T9 _' l/ T
CA Chicago
% h9 }# `" X. aDD Walker
1 s/ g1 o$ N0 _6 Y- l, K  A/ FDD Waller
5 F$ G6 ^9 q* K* |5 p. p: aDD Wedderburn
$ R" P$ k1 B5 l+ G8 x/ v+ N4 `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 H: v. n& l4 {( T6 d0 N+ ^. e
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
# r; m  c7 o# Q7 l3 D1 j: A" v& b6 T- |4 l0 Y6 X0 f  z
Japanese Ships 7 X$ Z; y: B! g  c
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. X' d( ~: K9 h3 i4 Z# o  _6 A1 y& J* V0 g8 u; ]0 c+ v: |
Allied Ships * O9 q) {: D2 I
BB South Dakota 5 \# Z; Z, N; |+ n  M
BB Massachusetts . e6 @( l7 g' p9 G$ d/ L
BB Alabama : X0 ^" L9 q1 F; o% }6 M. p
CA Louisville
2 A9 e0 W. d- P  G( }8 GCA Chicago
! c. M% H. \: t  }- V2 `: x: G* |DD Walker
" W2 a* A& |/ t5 Y8 ^1 P7 rDD Waller - ]# x) |  U$ T" J
DD Wedderburn
$ M1 y, ]& b- N& @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : p. [5 U, |5 ?* \1 G" E
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 [& t- W% h/ b" c9 d) B9 e

# y# P- j. B2 t, }Japanese Ships
" s0 c1 R# P* [3 yPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 Y3 i  g! h9 J- M, w: j: h
$ r" y& b, u, r/ v7 w- kAllied Ships ; B* o& Y  h/ U0 Y
BB South Dakota
4 m& ^- h& j# R% |' B' r( oBB Massachusetts
, x" X! |# Q3 g+ i0 vBB Alabama 7 j; q" [9 |/ w
CA Louisville 7 [! h7 J; r# {1 y6 x1 m$ [- S
CA Chicago 6 B" {; c1 s( m* O: L
DD Walker
" b1 j+ c( |; e6 L" A- O7 WDD Waller
( [. r0 L( X. U# D+ e6 o; ?! eDD Wedderburn 7 j" P' [- Y, E; w% L+ c0 T0 x" V0 t
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) a1 X( z0 j/ {! H
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . v9 \9 c7 P6 k/ B5 Y

: E" C1 {8 L- P: IJapanese Ships
, W: N' _) A3 l7 X1 P, WPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 _: I. o7 \0 D3 R7 ?, U: \- ?- Z

- e6 M9 x  Z7 J! h8 H- W+ w- J/ HAllied Ships ) c' }9 b. h" ~
BB South Dakota 7 ~+ L+ f+ G4 ^" \7 j) A6 E$ {1 I$ D+ ?
BB Massachusetts 3 E9 l" }8 s1 M; g3 g
BB Alabama
  }5 N5 u, S& @) g0 b/ U  i# hCA Louisville
9 [" T. C0 E8 x. S! E: e" z) \6 V2 Z3 |CA Chicago
, b( k/ B: n( b- N" @1 B6 x# i- uDD Walker
0 y# O* N* E2 Y" V. aDD Waller
9 ]3 E* ^% i- q  e' [& G! _DD Wedderburn 6 n% g' r: h9 u* ~; T5 Y  K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 ^9 o% e3 Y2 p; W; @
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ z1 Z* }$ C  w
' I" q6 j1 A$ y  |Japanese Ships
1 v+ A7 t9 y0 d0 T+ I$ KAK Myoho Maru $ D+ N/ Q! c% I0 ~" N  g2 Q
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire - d6 [+ e- |6 S8 I- v

6 ^. B/ G* F; m* T7 F( M9 jAllied Ships + n* K4 B- y# A! k3 m+ M9 `  c
BB South Dakota & J1 ]  |1 ~% _0 S
BB Massachusetts 9 M$ e, h6 [8 K: a# C9 w# k7 _
BB Alabama
2 Q$ x. H$ q4 K9 Z4 N/ n+ w4 yCA Louisville - @0 [" r- N# k: U
CA Chicago + o0 A7 N6 P% m  I: ~
DD Walker ( f+ ~- B3 v; S  e( G
DD Waller 7 {/ m  a7 [4 T. G, d! y7 @
DD Wedderburn
; B+ ^/ U& r3 u2 Q4 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% j. x5 G0 G) o- x2 J/ f: pDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + C, F8 E- V0 W5 M/ s
2 U$ C: H5 @8 V/ T
Japanese Ships
/ y; S( c& U3 k9 G* l2 I8 FAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 7 @# q1 E) I5 Y( L

% d( z% f0 z9 e* `9 |: J4 S' _Allied Ships : R+ q/ N/ t- f* v! ]
BB South Dakota
: {' T0 F' t: o( d; w& k: d/ ABB Massachusetts
8 k- `7 `. Z9 n0 O% ^BB Alabama 6 C# B0 {. v+ J6 P. ?" C1 c
CA Louisville 8 q! R/ X. T3 {7 |6 y
CA Chicago : G1 X. h4 w2 ^3 a1 a
DD Walker
3 T+ K$ o! l: B* ~  o& oDD Waller
/ x: g4 P% C* J8 @2 `* ~DD Wedderburn " H# V4 f& V& d3 k+ y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % l% g7 i8 z0 n# d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . p; u1 g6 E) r8 c: W1 \
( y4 V( H0 \( \7 k, w  c
Japanese Ships
3 |  O2 X' q5 mPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage % i. \7 O6 C! T3 F; q  A9 p5 Y- D
4 w; i' A' {) R- Z* w6 N  `
Allied Ships
( U% G% X6 f! }% F$ HBB South Dakota 1 @) s. |" ?# b) k  z1 v/ L" t( l
BB Massachusetts 0 ]; X6 M5 g; @: v' t
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 2 @2 `0 k8 v3 u) b: {
CA Louisville
& V  Z+ P+ `/ I5 @CA Chicago   _! |- F3 R9 R, E9 @2 `* x
DD Walker
0 u" h' U( {0 ?) I6 a# M8 J( G6 NDD Waller
* d2 B9 O3 S2 f8 O& ?0 g0 RDD Wedderburn 7 E" P, G5 s' p& M6 D3 Q
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( O8 Z, z! b& ]& P( Y
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - H1 I. m2 e. ], C/ C

" L! U$ U% i" i, {* OJapanese Ships , p& k1 \( R, ^  G/ z% W
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk & n/ h( K. o% k5 K
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 9 r* l: H* F$ a

7 q3 m) n  |# v5 `3 L, z+ RAllied Ships ; \+ F4 D3 |0 x4 r& d  @
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
7 W5 Q$ {0 Q) x6 G, Z7 e8 bBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
( @: r1 f& ?) T5 ?, ?; i8 nBB Alabama ! x4 C$ z( z  e3 e* E' W, `2 l5 j2 f
CA Louisville . {8 W( Z, e) Z% s! ?5 D; {
CA Chicago
1 B' @9 L0 i  q6 b, n2 qDD Walker + q( o3 @- U( {6 k$ F& h( z
DD Waller ) I. f& }4 G; Q* g9 z8 r3 ]8 \
DD Wedderburn * y: B! {: G' c* r  e+ Y0 P( d. j6 U
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% q0 \; I/ U/ u* _
: Y3 U- t- D/ D) ]Bombardments
6 I( o; _+ W6 T  Y
" i  s7 u' A) T2 f) SNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 G. z$ @) G. u0 _" o23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # g$ U' }/ W2 E- @. r, q
4 Q& c2 o) m) |$ y
Allied Ships
8 r2 O+ c  o3 w; Q# e' ZCA Chicago
/ m! [) w6 ~7 W( p  s$ O- LCA Louisville
: w( K: H) _1 ~0 C6 @9 e. m+ }6 BBB Alabama
( i) r+ m( c9 DBB Massachusetts $ i, V+ ]6 e% h9 A2 j; x
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 ! q- Q& ?. T; e9 f

8 U& }+ c3 h6 Z0 ^4 V! AJapanese ground losses: * F1 e5 X- p# d( f. ?( M% E5 J2 V
184 casualties reported
: n; c3 ~( q# k' }. P# i' c9 E. uGuns lost 3 ( C* l6 a1 g7 n! o  a

0 h' q9 Y0 p; y6 oRunway hits 1 , r) s; `( C: F0 w0 i2 [+ [7 F) S7 G
Port fuel hits 1 3 l" C# j6 G2 \6 {# R: K
Port supply hits 2
6 w% K* g5 e# T7 a; }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , F- i1 _5 O" C1 C
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 # h+ g3 k# u% w) y( ^

8 g' W0 Y, i* Z! f1 r+ x( yJapanese aircraft : ?/ F& p  U6 ^
no flights
: a- q' @6 A4 I3 G: ^
! d, u+ L0 s' y% O# lJapanese aircraft losses
. I' |. \, r+ U$ h# M  I5 jKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed   \/ d" p- ]' a

1 c% t% K6 O9 j5 Y' M$ n- eAllied Ships
# t2 i+ x; b/ ^CA Chester " }( `6 t6 `# M0 z6 N+ m4 d
BB Washington
6 g6 q4 t+ \9 v1 hBB North Carolina
) b, }4 k, l/ J- L" _
7 C1 C5 J  k, G9 v# bJapanese ground losses:
9 P4 c) T5 u2 R1 X8 e! T; M85 casualties reported ) V) t) o" T5 k, t/ X
Guns lost 2 - f8 n$ i: D, s9 x: R" X
9 Q# M/ [2 O& \
Airbase hits 1 " x8 t$ E' c% L5 q+ t6 d" |
Runway hits 5 4 K5 q) l& H' j1 R
Port hits 1
, E" U. b3 m6 W9 @Port supply hits 4 + t0 z2 g* q0 {0 j# o$ E( C
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Night Air Combat
2 T% A" L* x# R$ f
/ h$ U+ K7 e* H# L2 Q' _Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 + b. q; T7 T" S4 G  I" n
9 o: q. f% Z# E
Japanese aircraft , ^, D6 d. P, Y3 U
H8K Emily x 5
% q5 w4 w1 _$ G. }  |! Z6 p$ V! U! }6 @3 O% @) v
Japanese aircraft losses
$ b6 x$ o1 _+ I6 L4 V6 }H8K Emily: 5 damaged & b0 ]( m8 Z* E: Z  S
, ^! Y- L* I5 H# V5 F; G
Japanese Ships ( B: P" ~9 w5 B3 f5 r6 a
SS RO-35   D) Y  f! K2 J' ]; q5 c

% o* c6 {$ p" }1 zAllied Ships
$ Q$ y% P4 _* p" DDD Hyman
+ E# C5 P2 A2 j7 y, ~0 uDD Conner * o' K2 |: h# e- j* y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * r! f  E, c7 B% a' M! |, Q
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 + F! Q- e5 e! E+ z: y1 I
' G% m7 \, U( E+ j% U" y. W; J1 F
Japanese aircraft
' z# _" k/ N3 W; `  W* j0 R9 jH8K Emily x 5
( J# `6 H* S- Q+ W! z1 h7 H3 L
4 e8 l; O: [; S1 ZAllied aircraft * ?5 E3 q5 j4 I9 j% t: J! `
P-61A Black Widow x 2 1 A8 G5 F. I( k1 t" l6 _; _6 d
; i8 V( u) o) `0 s
Japanese aircraft losses
7 m* Q8 Y8 ?- I( t/ }+ f) P& [- ]; K8 NH8K Emily: 4 damaged * F& ^& U2 N% K
  T3 l* V' _. o
Allied Ships 3 q+ `5 s' X  o! Z( I" v" @; m
DD Conner / H/ C7 z$ O: q
DE LeRay Wilson
; o. U9 {" u# v, R1 a) yAK Martin Johnson

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$ M* H2 ~' D; S6 R& c
0 G7 \! ?6 e7 V4 P3 i, U3 W  k  T: FDay Air Combat 3 M% H: O/ D( c* s. l; ~

' [! k" L% z# z' ?DEI Theatre: - H  _. y; ~2 J6 A. O- @) V7 z8 ~4 j/ Y

+ Q4 R* W# T  ?  tDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
- k8 P# L! ?& ]: G( Y7 Y( s8 D, j2 H& l& A0 [6 }
Japanese aircraft ( i2 ]7 n* O3 L- v. B) V$ c1 Y
A6M5 Zeke x 9
& J# q" \  t5 E/ S$ EN1K1-J George x 31 1 Q( v1 n9 t- b* p1 _
J2M Jack x 6
" D+ O/ g# Z/ B9 P  l6 b# A
. b2 l" f0 \) }: ?9 ?7 r4 zAllied aircraft
8 n# i4 u% a  a1 H9 t1 b% yP-38J Lightning x 3
  Y1 A( P0 @( l& Y6 J% N; e* P; r# V7 w5 Y& B
No Japanese losses
, L7 C$ H, A4 W# ?
" m0 i$ `, G! Y% P* B: D7 pAllied aircraft losses
6 r: i: X0 `$ pP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
: F  ^$ ?  Z2 K  N% @& g) M+ ?! A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 m* L& k; I3 j# ]& d

, x/ F# U9 x% cCentral Pacific 6 N- L& ?. Q9 y7 @& x
: B7 E4 ]7 r( y" y1 o
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
. s/ B2 w; M) P: v% g5 Q" F, w+ l  u/ Z+ X9 ^" \
Japanese aircraft
5 a- i& q. n& D# X- ?4 DA6M2-N Rufe x 1 ! Z$ V1 U5 A# x3 T# f) Y
A6M5 Zeke x 9 ! w. `/ o$ E9 i$ w8 @
N1K1-J George x 29 6 h# F& v' f/ p+ C% ~
J2M Jack x 15
4 T7 A3 E, F, [- kA6M5c Zeke x 7 $ H, p+ I% N; T1 Q+ s
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 , \4 ^# w2 ^. }0 n; j# p) L
Ki-102a Randy x 11
5 @! _9 B/ X3 O. J$ [! t& s6 C( G
; W5 a% b% b) G1 v+ ^3 ~! V& CAllied aircraft
# \' u* v5 k8 _6 uP-51D Mustang x 13
. T( W: x+ G( e: l, v+ r/ ^# ?1 o  t6 H( z; x/ h8 K( h" \. E
Japanese aircraft losses
# A$ c% P' b* u  A- cA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
# Z, z+ [; x" I- eN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged - y( m4 D* i0 I9 C& z, j
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
% V# q7 P& A4 _4 b$ O9 a2 D% F7 wA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
) l. _" K/ O* T& [Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed " t2 d; G5 {2 C& C, z- o( o. [
8 i) Q- }/ a* F0 A
Allied aircraft losses % Z6 N, ^+ ~3 Z9 L  |. x
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
8 b7 k7 [0 c" i; K+ ^1 g: T/ M- T5 t# P--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  M/ c4 _5 v+ k: {. HDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ( W5 Q$ F$ v2 W1 O' I

+ A3 e: C3 ?4 VJapanese aircraft 6 a$ i& S; t" Z6 H1 ^% a: o9 A
no flights ' a, V4 s# L) j7 Y/ V$ j( k. U- G) U
$ p: ~' x* ]# \9 @+ {  a" |9 C
Allied aircraft
. J  k4 a! K4 n8 kFM-2 Wildcat x 9
' ~5 L; P* }. K/ J2 ~F6F Hellcat x 15 + y: D' @/ {2 u3 Q3 d/ S" c: h; E
SB2C Helldiver x 44 9 Q4 Q7 ]* N/ g2 U* ^
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
5 K* G% J$ z3 v/ Z) ]! JTBM Avenger x 159
+ m$ a1 j& }/ k+ w8 v
  Z- A( u. t8 Y6 Z2 g: y8 ~Japanese aircraft losses 2 a- B& c* [" ]( i! P
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
! K2 h2 b, b7 l9 ?A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
7 s$ i$ T# F/ E$ j# c$ oKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ! p% t& {: @! r) `" C$ J
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed & l3 L) s5 ?8 H/ T# a  r
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
* I! O9 }, z+ m2 R5 I; l( n( v% \; S0 A# @9 \5 N7 \
Allied aircraft losses
4 c8 B- I4 c. S. }SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 6 a0 `6 V3 F; [! N6 ?( [1 u
* m+ Y8 w. N! L* b+ \5 R7 I- T
Japanese ground losses: / v/ g3 T- H5 q2 J' h2 [9 \
137 casualties reported
" `" A' u! R+ ^Guns lost 1
8 J) N2 K2 q' ~. q/ w
- Q+ e) v% ?1 g$ [8 u7 v( xAirbase hits 3
3 ]4 p1 `, h7 q8 |, rAirbase supply hits 1
! X$ z$ T4 s" m8 CRunway hits 45
, K4 v0 y3 }, M; K+ a$ c; K/ }Port hits 2
, \0 N1 Z; k; N8 Q  X6 `; ]* J/ NPort fuel hits 4
  ]- m$ r/ z$ y, ?; XPort supply hits 2
+ f0 Z$ h4 K( s5 @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Q: I4 V3 d3 X7 EDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 - A$ K1 z, x4 J- l. E3 r5 t0 D

& T, u; ]# W. }- ~% w' Z$ fAllied aircraft
, n% A. w$ q) n* u' PFM-2 Wildcat x 8
& A+ A6 W, X1 s+ UTBM Avenger x 29 & C0 z' f1 X5 l; g3 G+ D( g

5 }- b0 Y& x1 r7 ANo Allied losses
, `) X) z6 x& F1 b2 M1 U" T) q: f+ h+ A9 W6 M+ s9 ?1 B
Port supply hits 1 , U& r5 V5 F& e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 S2 T/ u1 W: H$ M" F5 i" `Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
+ A! X' `6 |& s( {" J# b
! t# K6 f2 y- K1 d2 m0 l6 R! C4 l$ Q$ {Allied aircraft
$ u% ?9 [6 H, M9 H/ t3 H, ~F-5A Lightning x 1 7 y" Y: d9 |* I1 w2 U! f! W  }% T
P-61A Black Widow x 54
9 U3 V7 [8 Q* o9 D, U! k- @! E! `5 w' b0 s9 e; M  z5 H! T1 l
No Allied losses + `6 a. [/ j; m
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* t* B2 R$ @9 N1 V  _Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
; `- x" ]  I2 S3 Q  b7 e( o5 L4 }6 s. \1 R  E5 E6 P/ K0 ~
Japanese aircraft
* ]  k! j8 J  c" G  w$ R4 Xno flights
; F0 k8 S* O/ }6 }' [
0 O) ]* Y9 {# v* V+ J. rAllied aircraft ( u' S/ D% }* q
PB4Y Liberator x 4   d5 X# _! p0 Y5 U5 ?, O, h& a
B-24J Liberator x 28 ' i" m% ]' I# y; _& f2 s% }
# I( z9 a* v; x9 r( F8 C$ l
Japanese aircraft losses / R) Y) U0 [. r0 ~1 X! y8 x
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed ; @0 J* |; ]9 n
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
; G7 M1 L( f/ b) y: }$ _. X- w/ _  G7 x8 D1 g( g
Japanese ground losses:
% [0 ?8 [, `9 L4 b  D13 casualties reported ( M- h7 t1 l& P. U1 f/ n3 \
+ p/ _0 G; i$ @, u* J
Airbase hits 3 & t/ q# W; u9 O3 K* z3 C/ A
Airbase supply hits 1 . w; S  ]7 Z! k# u
Runway hits 22 7 c6 \- v$ |# l9 p! l$ r
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! E4 K. [( f1 r* @7 t- [) zDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 , J' ^8 \& d" ^% K4 \

1 A4 k2 `  g7 s1 M9 a- OAllied aircraft 0 L9 ]+ K; r. W& N# n
F6F Hellcat x 38 % |+ S& T6 t% W, t" c- y; L- e
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 , K. \+ H4 t5 h8 C5 @% Y
SB2C Helldiver x 42
3 V6 O, [8 ~+ L! c# g1 b$ v+ b; l% \6 P

1 L( n2 ?. z" X" h7 T4 `" ?8 o: m* z1 B# xAllied aircraft losses
; f3 [0 ~* b" s- dSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: F+ `; Z4 V8 Z* w( o. m  l9 A# a& v
Japanese Ships * Z  [1 V& N5 M+ T* L$ i
PC PC-36
; H. k6 q8 Y, Q/ \/ Z; x8 C& VMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 q( i! d/ a  \* F: M# u' X
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# w& t+ v% c( w( n0 S2 y2 ]AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  p% C. r- m8 b- d) R. a; F: n! jPC PC-26 1 d* C5 @; K9 S1 v, _( l
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 K4 V) @5 J& N' |PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 s5 Y9 g; p# d

: i; Y7 [9 `" c" Q3 N) GJapanese ground losses: 1 y8 y) |4 I* p
174 casualties reported
) h$ e3 V  r- S4 j& c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 m( y+ L" r$ L" e$ f
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 7 Q3 B7 D" n5 J" T7 P" }4 @

# {( e: f0 P4 I" sAllied aircraft . I5 i2 |1 U) e
SB2C Helldiver x 11
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# b8 M2 g" ^# K1 t% N6 fNo Allied losses ' c. V4 V& @- m" Y, n+ K# J

' }# W; M3 I4 h; c1 f# E$ @* g# nJapanese Ships & Z; ^( n9 F% J& B
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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Japanese aircraft
0 w( G" ]4 [: o- @G4M2 Betty x 18 5 |  Y* ~% O) l& A% X4 x
G4M2e Betty x 4 + V6 |; [) ]6 ~9 Q$ ^. q/ e9 L
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 1 g1 }9 \( {6 b% I# S! L

$ L5 p! i  ^, e& P! @: z! vNo Japanese losses % Q% Z" }+ i, c  S
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Allied Ships
5 R- g. A6 x1 ]  mCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft 6 D7 l* s% O4 W- V9 D1 t+ q  ^5 z( x
G4M2 Betty x 3
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$ V0 U% N. P! u+ _$ W/ vJapanese aircraft losses
. G. l+ V5 [( iG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged + m9 T: e, v$ {+ C+ x& Z

# {! R4 _$ g/ LAllied Ships
$ p' J; G, U" C9 hDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # n) `, k2 G/ v9 J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( h0 G. m6 P/ Y. d( m
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Allied aircraft & N2 ~2 \0 s8 i
SB2C Helldiver x 3 , M: F# b& f$ S7 U3 g! ^! P, ?
P-61A Black Widow x 23
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$ P) v$ O9 g3 M! A; M8 o6 KAllied aircraft losses
6 G8 u/ t0 v% s0 T$ c: l- NSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged 3 O! |/ u2 Q- Y+ b5 [5 {) {. S! }2 Y
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Japanese Ships
# \3 v3 J5 f5 M1 mCA Kako + h- g# V( |1 h8 r- t/ J: @
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
' m3 D  q+ f5 M- O. ?- B* h: jA6M5 Zeke x 2 ) g, V, F' o8 O/ y$ E

4 |7 n, M( N: RAllied aircraft ! t* I4 h+ w( |# [5 }7 s2 W
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 7 B7 t' d, r/ ~: \, f! |

& I# k' \9 ]+ f" m) D7 ~7 vJapanese aircraft losses 6 T) E- F* D4 J
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 0 S* L% x# r/ l! K
8 R. L/ C" O8 V) H
Allied Ships / U- U; J' x3 e. W: W$ C# ~
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island: " c) v7 u" j/ U, y( Q- D

3 k+ w: ]2 d0 B* uDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 6 ?7 u% o  k2 A% G: Q
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Japanese aircraft
7 b& ?4 Z  V/ g4 K0 z! mB7A Grace x 11 ! L1 n0 K/ p& S) p: ~
Ki-49 Helen x 9 $ f/ Q; F( k+ b3 q
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 ! Z* U; |" l: c  M+ g7 E

+ s! b- q% g! @2 iJapanese aircraft losses : d0 I& L+ t2 K+ i# _
B7A Grace: 8 damaged $ N$ h! D" }& H
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
% U& h, U3 w! v3 ~; P5 g) ~5 EAP John Land + _  z  d, ?, _2 k) i
AK Octans
, F# v% B3 ]) j3 Z4 L! X$ XAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 f6 F- D4 Q: z! r- k8 B0 Y, H
AP James O'Hara
5 c" E% O5 f+ xAP Winged Arrow # S- N) z2 R  w' i; \& Z
AP Manoora 7 e+ p( f; X4 I* ]
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 \8 C' F4 ]9 m, z' M

8 y. J7 x6 G3 y! x3 C* `Allied ground losses: - _1 x. q6 ^7 h5 O- @8 Q/ U
54 casualties reported , J+ ?5 V- M. _9 u# h. g- w
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9 v8 K0 a4 f6 ]' b& @The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 2 k8 k# h7 d  u- T3 B3 L
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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0 D: P; [5 P& }; _8 {Japanese aircraft # D8 Z8 L$ ?% L0 U5 `$ L3 C- d4 X' N
A6M5 Zeke x 37 . I) a) l' }/ F; o

0 L2 P, z, B0 w4 u9 |Japanese aircraft losses : G5 W1 o( b6 t- y) z: m6 P
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed * I8 P2 \8 Y. q4 w8 S

( q. g( Y) L- y) Y6 n( GAllied Ships 5 ?; _/ ~, W9 O& c
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : [9 i' x; t8 w# g. B5 p2 P. _
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire & Z, P$ z! }! l0 P% a% `2 q& g
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- D  {( L/ m4 s, m8 gAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 U5 w, |, a9 A$ g
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 z7 [6 P% ]) D, \6 Q: h7 b2 yLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % a! D, g/ D# _8 k# U

) O: V- o$ K) b; _* ]6 U" N. Q, dAllied ground losses: : P$ `; n2 W- k. g/ u
136 casualties reported & c6 E- e( z+ u9 V& {2 O
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft : L6 J$ {5 |4 M
G4M2e Betty x 1 : |, n  w6 G1 b6 `4 p$ P

5 n0 ]) J$ R+ ]% `& r7 l) qAllied aircraft # E, K: N% V' E
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
! l6 H( t. G: m: p1 X* C
6 e6 u$ d; n" b% p3 ]5 pJapanese aircraft losses
7 H1 t1 n/ J' FG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged ) @; O- `. f5 n& }# c: b# S
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Allied aircraft losses 7 P  y- b! W. @8 Q6 s0 Q7 L
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships 5 A) C8 T1 f, i* c: O0 C" O
BB New Jersey
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; S1 Y' y1 \! x, \! W# g- _0 ^Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! 6 Y: R# u! X1 H
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing , [/ k/ Q9 e+ R$ u- E- u2 U
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& L6 W  ~- ?- u  O0 K1 T" [. XGround Combat ; x0 s# F0 _* i+ }2 N1 q
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere . ~) I" U# h. x5 e  |4 ~4 a
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 6 Z% |; ?1 f! p$ u3 ]5 V
in reinforcements? " `) N  K. Q4 N- j3 Q: V' H
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima 0 I, F( q+ }) c3 S

, t- J+ R* S" F! r6 J* g) N8 oJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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0 {8 [3 f: B4 U+ Q. y- jAllied ground losses:
. b- p" s  w4 X8 q) s: I% H) o+ M89 casualties reported
. b$ U" C& @0 Q% KGuns lost 4 - e0 R0 m- ^% f3 V8 O
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: ^6 z9 `5 I7 y. uGround combat at Wake Island & C) X2 ]& f) \/ c
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Allied Bombardment attack ! i/ M5 b. W7 d+ r9 k: W' B; U: V6 t
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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8 d) Y* G6 J( \# YDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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Japanese ground losses: ) C, I( a- c2 ]9 }; R+ F8 l5 a
201 casualties reported , a- u+ k9 ]+ l: S/ B5 A1 V$ G
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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7 H" o8 M2 a* E( G$ s0 s8 uGround combat at Marcus Island - C5 L1 f2 Y" L

  s1 p" X, ~' _: m, UAllied Bombardment attack 3 k. ~% g! [, m, U
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 $ J8 i/ |# w  u) X4 C! \# C
  Z$ R  g+ F) o( f3 b

# s- f, l7 H6 x+ |Japanese ground losses: ) f: ]# o* k* z, I  k, r4 T" F6 [) n; Q  s
42 casualties reported # i! L, `- I, W- f
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员," N4 p" r" R! P* z
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。
  w* d8 \, l  h3 A, v9 r8 q/ APzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，7 P7 ?. a. H/ }% U
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。
# H4 l7 s' T! r1 u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。
3 O# o" A; H- V# QPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。8 X& N! q* n3 @$ f( s3 ?. ^
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
& s! e$ j- Q, L+ F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，
) z0 m3 F0 I9 E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 x8 @0 A" s, k# FAndy自然会去抓它。
! z' Z% I; J# o' G& v" O9 c2 }看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。
$ I% j0 ~4 ?6 O9 \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
7 Q# s8 K9 @9 m3 s5 d  j* J$ N$ mThe last fight of the KB! 1 I& C* a, `0 Y: w. Q- R) G; ~- B
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
( C( \( @. g5 P. f8 ?3 M% y! cI 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。
% l( X* q7 K. a' O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。
2 w2 m/ d0 f# p- e% r# `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。
7 q) h: b6 P7 m8 R1 c) Q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。
" |* y+ q/ ]5 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，% S! J* c" p, r% X% A
CV很快就没有持续战斗力了。

reninhat

野马在游戏里，在震电出来之前是末日战机。