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。: Y9 [. l0 U6 R' H$ V
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？' t& ~8 `" ?% t# L
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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: \6 T( \  r2 m# Y2 aHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
; S% M, u9 j6 ~5 I2 dCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
& Y, ~9 g% l: T( ^) R* qThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
3 V1 ]: a5 \5 c" G5 Pall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. * {7 j( I, {6 Y  h! f/ F/ t. \3 Z
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 7 q# \& M2 q( t/ E/ b

" @# X* N" r# e) h) c; eI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
6 S) r% M# [  G0 rthe 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 . d0 w+ t0 `  i9 K" }1 n& `: ]$ l
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Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
/ x9 E3 f0 E8 oIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
: F! z0 Q; r' w/ P9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* H1 E- J  ~, {0 R7 O. J1 f5 w/ eAllied Ships
( ?( t$ o% ]5 qMSW Junee , M) I, k) a( g& P
MSW Bunbury 5 N6 p3 \/ Z. ^, Z
MSW Gladiator $ c! H' I: B, Q
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage # `/ @& W9 a. H  {, J" l
MSW Superior 1 o2 i7 f8 h7 A) {, R' k
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
. S2 ~. S, R/ Q: L. a  B7 L  PCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: 5 p, m% k7 ~: b, N5 ?! C
51 casualties reported ; w  C( ?* \3 o/ y1 N' O5 |. x
Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - m  r2 b! Z3 P$ E7 |
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 d" O& L( l! S4 @Allied Ships
3 U0 q" |) V; F( bDMS Long 6 s, Y9 Z4 u4 _5 F/ t3 b
DMS Forrest
2 C# F) E+ P4 C% C9 d% `: ^DMS Hobson ( i% X" p: I: Z: H" ]9 S! ~
DMS Ellyson , U0 D  P" L3 V
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 2 F2 z- z: U( F# s' ]0 B! z
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 / @6 r. R* ?4 x6 ~( t% b, e
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 o5 K/ I6 X- v9 rMSW Strength 8 F. I2 u5 G4 j. ~( {
MSW Strategy
, `0 T/ O' ^1 i. f- y! h' D/ FMSW Staunch
7 Y6 [# G0 m) `4 l2 \# O2 @# X6 FMSW Spectacle
- z, G  f3 ^7 w% ]) ^7 JDE Corbesier , e% O* b, P+ b. ~
DE Howard F. Clark
, ]: m+ Q& e- ~2 lDE Kendall C. Campbell
) o) Y+ e* S$ K& [* _) }# QCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 4 ]! j. ^: j; r0 O. r- C
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Japanese ground losses: " ]$ D, F6 m' h2 b* l
20 casualties reported " g; o; ]$ [% O/ }; Z
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 & }" t* j, u) k1 P' c
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6 E& p+ h) \- o' N" q0 tTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) & U; o( K! A) P; o
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses: " D7 K& [0 F! z
40 casualties reported ! `0 U2 z! A5 I  t5 c1 h
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4 i/ N' R, P9 G* G  R: OTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) & I2 k/ S0 e; z
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 3 a  W4 R2 H# Z0 I+ K

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+ n  Z$ y: C# f3 |1 x2 U/ {0 YMSW Junee + [3 u$ Z. @6 O3 b6 J2 c7 W. T8 P
MSW Bunbury
5 D) T7 u2 L' \5 w& W8 D0 W8 M% RMSW Gladiator
5 R: [6 b* O- }- y8 w' v# y* [MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
. I+ n3 u# j; |1 E& c6 BMSW Superior
/ S1 O9 u0 p4 n6 d. ]/ ^! BDE Mack 9 q3 V. {% a) P
DE Edwin A. Howard
# N" ~  u- D' n4 f% ~. cDE Edmonds
. X" r6 f" i% z" oCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
3 f' j1 y1 p! p" J( }9 `& D, s1 A! k1 N; ODE Robert F. Keller + _3 p& N1 ^! }. M! ]0 W
DD Shaw
! y$ m& h) \7 Y3 y0 |  CDD Drayton 5 n4 F! V4 W. ?/ P0 p: `- y8 `
DE Tabberer
/ v  \" Q7 s5 `/ J! g+ E2 V" HDE Eversole ! ?: j2 l$ v+ Z3 f' ?$ r
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 : ^) h8 Z5 @* `* K# Q7 _
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 C7 a- p9 U; }' vAllied Ships $ X5 V+ M/ w6 X$ g/ x
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
  r- z1 I) x* t5 N6 ~& T: sCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
( c0 [. m/ f# M. ?) P4 T2 }CL Helena, Shell hits 19   Z& m3 t; h; [
DE Edmonds . _1 t( z1 ?  e/ y7 x! X! B
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire " c2 \* J1 l: ^: p4 ^
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 + r. Q* X% B. d/ o
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire / @# E; W$ d5 j2 y( N
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 8 G9 G% m  f' {4 W$ t8 w
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 2 W6 S5 X6 P8 j( R
DE Mack
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# J  c8 G  M, s6 e" YJapanese ground losses: : `! V& _( A0 z9 C* l, w1 U. Y% {
29 casualties reported + g9 J* O/ S/ k5 t& r
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Allied ground losses: - I3 _* x( _8 k0 G/ c" ~
1788 casualties reported " \( D6 I- z5 W7 x" [
Guns lost 8
3 x1 @4 G2 ?4 r- U& L) i+ ~Vehicles lost 2 / E+ m0 p! N, u! T$ B# k
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
& O, F$ U5 |. ]. ~( lTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
  x3 D4 Q* @2 P- ?' [4 W9 z- \5 B4 U958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. $ H/ D# {9 Y6 _3 t  I

* @4 |' {" P  i: X8 HAllied Ships ' z9 @6 {1 R' H' ~3 |4 Z- X/ a
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 6 A7 n( S$ O& @! f2 a5 u3 s. u
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 7 C, Y5 S, s- r: b! t& D0 e
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
' W+ Z0 J! B! L* B1 d! ?2 [) u7 KLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 1 W( i) f6 ~" M( M+ E; Y8 Y
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 0 h" V# q0 K. L
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
; i6 @! b% ~' Y  g: EDMS Long
+ F% Q5 S/ h+ q3 _DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
1 Y$ O/ m, s8 M" h# Q( [% ~4 ]DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 0 H# `5 l, z- y! F  a
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ) N4 E9 d$ e: L9 R
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 c& ]% Y2 S( J: O9 H! M* \& e* NLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 e  n, o# T7 x
LST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses: # D( X  x2 {' Y
46 casualties reported
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" y+ |. o1 M. J7 ^& K& bAllied ground losses: % x2 ~5 q( O$ w/ j' R" t
3240 casualties reported , @1 `/ k% c. `( r
Guns lost 20

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5 o. ?- V. S" F, mSub/ASW Attacks
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7 [" `! a, Z, @' |! nASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
6 C6 c5 |% e$ y0 y0 ~- n1 {" b9 TSS RO-35, hits 7 % F( ]6 T* ?, o7 s

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DD Saufley 6 r: [! y' H7 x
DD Picking ' Z% F, E* u8 A3 r$ V  e7 }
DD John Hood . F8 W& O1 @8 f& O# O* h
DD Caperton & g' v# n. `7 R. ]6 R
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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1 w# Q9 U- L# O6 EAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 W' H2 b6 L' n0 V4 q2 V' O
PC Kume ( C/ F7 V) k. z2 K: x
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Allied Ships
& I0 l3 F: a9 _8 S: N& u' G# u9 r' kSS Hake $ ~; R# H+ Z. a! u9 q! {/ n4 P
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' {* S- c) g/ P  @* l' \ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , X) s: i2 U# T; D4 W: \& M7 i
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Japanese Ships
( c; f; R) K* e/ H. k* t: _6 u' A1 O$ GSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire , x& u, B, k% m# J/ S) _
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Allied Ships
" K8 b. W6 t. l$ Z, E, ^# J0 _% bDD Saufley 0 [# Z/ K+ ~+ H. l
DD Picking
, e! A0 q& ?; Z& |- d- xDD John Hood 0 C- W8 V7 J- X8 E& i
DD Caperton ' ^+ r+ s/ r8 n4 ^* r9 @) |  J
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; S  k3 ?# D% x; e9 X2 w0 n1 ?Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
9 E' Q% U2 T- Z1 A3 N/ v3 {AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ X6 h7 j$ N: p: t: f+ c. ~PC Ch 2
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$ j. |5 \: ^! l! M8 z' qAllied Ships
  |; i3 `% j6 u2 mSS Bang 0 {) j5 h* t( A; X' D  h

: _3 g' o$ \- J& R/ R' a" JJapanese ground losses:
3 h0 d$ \! k: K* |& R88 casualties reported
* \! n( O' F5 _' jGuns lost 2 % p3 A3 A* {4 k8 T2 N/ T
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1 z0 L- A( c; r9 F5 m# nNight Surface Combat : F2 f; s& Y0 m& O6 L2 {

1 V$ Q; L' C1 s- x. e' C! |I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
% g% y3 E1 c5 D. [: Q, othe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. , o& H( O, B4 D$ p; X$ Q& |
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 ' C5 S" F" Q1 d) ~

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0 u0 Z5 u+ j% K: NBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 # c2 {3 p: g# m5 c3 [" }
BB Yamashiro   {" e  ?4 P6 ^6 j! p, E5 ^
BB Hyuga 2 m% `, C& G' @. M$ d. U
CA Mikuma
" h# \5 B3 M6 ^! }2 ICL Noshiro 4 C$ L) G3 b" _$ @7 T
DD Fuyuzuki ( o) _' \0 Q$ l4 n4 Y7 c
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
3 u) s! c; e4 Y4 o; x5 g% xDD Momi / {$ Z- I- w7 B9 j4 [/ V
DD Kaede ; F3 Z$ Y( T$ n# c, s
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
/ T" b- G' T* c) g: mDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : n0 l! n" O! ]2 }5 s
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 : z+ q4 {$ M! l) U9 e# z
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" u  v' q- V- R9 M% |# |" ODMS Rodman 1 |' l0 o) L1 [% y' B$ S
DMS Gherardi
2 U+ h. o. u2 C% cDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 0 G( Y/ m' Q' T+ l% z0 T2 f2 b
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 E$ y- J7 X, W) o
LST LST-339, heavy damage 0 U* F, u- P" t$ h$ l- N# M3 g
LST LST-457, heavy damage
9 [1 K7 h" C) i  u4 XAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
! N6 E$ t! }% |6 p/ [1 J8 t% B) }AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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) }5 S, e% U' s( Z$ {3 z) ~) dAllied ground losses: 0 G& O$ i" Q5 K
54 casualties reported
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2 S9 L% F5 f' d: ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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& W3 k) q* ~7 ?5 f+ qJapanese Ships
% M, P! u3 y* n6 sPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   F# n. z0 e- |& c( `, `2 B1 A4 |
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson * Z+ @9 `9 a- A9 P
DD Taussig 0 {3 N# t) F( J: Z6 J% L
DD John W. Weeks % {/ N8 B# L& B: r4 x: \9 d+ }
DD Harrison : u$ X4 p. m$ d5 ~4 V0 ~
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 2 x6 {& d! P( Q* r# A) C& c! ?% _8 W
DD David Taylor ; j7 x" C0 J4 p* f0 M3 `2 W3 C2 |
DD Barton
, f$ H- f# e8 nDD Quickmatch
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7 k3 ]# s* ?1 [' NOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: + \8 E: ]" E3 f# v' v1 e- V

1 x6 b2 B  ]8 _" ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 " I. a( I5 ^) q1 b" H

4 e- e$ ~, k' o0 KJapanese Ships
) ]$ u2 ]2 u, F! UCA Kako, Shell hits 1
& _+ W/ I9 @1 U( K1 f/ s0 |CL Kiso - L0 Y- X9 B6 X# c& F
DD Urakaze
) b; I7 s2 m4 A, u1 }6 hDD Natsugumo   ?; {! c  O: q$ Q4 P# y
DD Minegumo
! z2 D8 n  w5 c, Y, uDD Sugi
$ h* \2 Q+ f! G$ b* |DD Hinoki
. X' q; P6 J2 ]- ]DD Kashi % I! N$ J& I: F4 j, E( K
DD Keyaki 4 I; g+ o- d7 l, L- c' ~5 ?  g
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Allied Ships
+ z$ k6 [# o; m! ~AS Howard W. Gilmore
2 A( e* v8 K9 z3 l9 HAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 X: `/ w  S% @3 QAV Hamlin 3 D1 m6 g' E: i
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
" a; n4 g% O/ S4 Z& G  _AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 * J! X3 G- u, M6 \' P6 ?
AR George Taylor
/ f' g: ]( J# v" T: rAV R. C. Brennan
& I: Y9 W9 x* \. HAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 Q4 E, B3 K# P7 x1 ]2 N9 _
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
- X# u" |6 G5 n" k, M  u0 lAR William T. Sherman % z9 G3 ]6 Y; @3 e
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2 N) n: _/ W) S+ F0 O6 e) SThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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9 [& _( N0 z- L3 P9 k, XNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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- v4 R6 z* I$ c8 }) {" yJapanese Ships
2 }% J% O# T( d2 Y( q( ACA Kako, Shell hits 4 + u  X4 X$ e6 w5 k  [& C
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 1 {, L* ~2 Q0 s0 w/ q  g
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire $ g4 w8 @& r9 x( T: _: x5 V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # J# B& v- x. E0 Z" D; F- D2 p
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 c6 v# r8 Y% n- f/ g- IDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
2 b* d9 o" t  s. e$ DDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
- b4 F+ S  J' C7 m$ IDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 _4 b' c8 m+ Y7 z# C" X% f. Q, |- |
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
& r1 s: D6 ], q: b* E) I2 g3 vCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 0 z$ Q4 K: R+ D6 Z" B) n
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 : k6 @0 @: V- H- A
CL Wilkes-Barre . }7 E6 Z# G$ B2 Z* ^) i
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 # I  F- k) l* p- V2 h, A
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 k2 M+ Y$ H# L1 PDD Burns, Shell hits 1
, F% K$ X% @. t1 Q+ z  |+ jDD Bush, Shell hits 1 ' v, n4 h0 |: k- i3 H7 Z- T; Q
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
0 O7 ^* p: u% \, ~7 HDD Welles
2 i5 w6 K$ u2 V! ^" R1 JDD Wilkes
% L+ h) W' I/ W" d, J) mDD Roe 8 x* ~4 ~/ u( X% u6 e$ z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " q! I1 K* E6 w2 V& b0 N

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. w- {, h8 J- x( t* zDD Nicholson ( Q. c2 V& {/ A8 Q1 B. k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + w9 u( [4 n; K4 p5 O

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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 5 }/ c& ~: n: ?) X$ U! \/ e
DD Lyman K. Swenson
2 r/ h9 B  ]# k/ EDD Taussig
" _' K3 j; d  @7 e0 M  TDD John W. Weeks
/ Z* t+ j3 [# B! v, N" fDD Harrison
& K; U/ F" g# m; I5 u! L, E1 oDD Isherwood " o) Q* [4 s$ R; f. x
DD David Taylor
5 L% v9 `- c  n) _8 p  yDD Barton 7 O. W# j  a+ b/ w2 N
DD Quickmatch
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8 g( s% ]& t" b1 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 s* D7 M) Z  I. Y0 C
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Japanese Ships
3 g" Q7 i$ K# O4 }7 lPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson # B, T, D: ]0 _9 i) B3 C9 g! \
DD Taussig
* ?/ z) }# d' V' H5 Z* i) p& CDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 0 \, r' F( [  O/ s3 `& D% Q" u6 O
DD Harrison / `: K: h! |3 }* J' O7 Y. G2 z) i9 G
DD Isherwood
  s2 ~- Z8 c& X; QDD David Taylor
7 y4 B$ Z- y* S6 UDD Barton
, ]/ y7 C' u3 R# E) v0 i6 CDD Quickmatch ) R- v& s' A. f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + v) l/ |& J1 @5 o* Y0 ~: s+ F

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PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 4 J, A' Z4 ]/ {  p, u& ~
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Allied Ships
, Z% `5 N' J' E- B' s2 b) a0 bDD Lyman K. Swenson
3 c: U% `' m8 IDD Taussig
# j& Z" p) ~2 MDD John W. Weeks / e8 e' K% z3 i# l/ |% M+ F  B
DD Harrison
) s4 X  g) L7 a* u# T1 b; Q& TDD Isherwood
& S+ M0 {: O- ~2 C# y; RDD David Taylor
9 y, X: |2 o: ?+ H5 h* jDD Barton
$ w$ C% {& f/ K9 I4 YDD Quickmatch   J) }* ~$ \6 A/ J4 L7 Q
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5 k4 G8 V, j) T) R) B  KDaylight Surface Combat
+ b2 A) F8 y: z- t8 |4 H" B5 C  Y# F
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
0 b! L! L7 @- A, I* q# T& B
' d5 Q& }$ Q- n3 MJapanese Ships ; C' Z6 ?* f) S  f& w$ y; |
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 w; R6 Q3 y$ B/ ^# F" H( L) q5 P. V, q3 H
Allied Ships ( B7 Z; z" a$ N1 ^7 U. p7 h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 * M; T$ z- B5 q5 U
BB Massachusetts . Y, ^, m9 V) ]9 o1 n; O
BB Alabama 5 u$ b3 W' r. f5 j) b+ H
CA Louisville ! @1 [3 D7 R% h2 K
CA Chicago 5 N  ?) O! ~* d% ?3 `2 F
DD Walker . r  `5 E2 p8 c$ O1 h, ?
DD Waller 0 m1 H$ J6 Y; d% F5 _
DD Wedderburn
8 Z( n$ T  T! W6 _6 R  c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * L- ]( t5 M4 l, c
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 m4 z, J! w* {* D& b/ F

5 N$ s+ S  B$ D) eJapanese Ships 8 F9 [9 k& l: V- @/ p1 U" f, G
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& O" O7 y* I9 g$ `  v5 M1 V' ]2 O9 G6 K! p. V: s
Allied Ships 2 j, G3 X1 c8 H6 k. A/ E5 x
BB South Dakota # C: z  X9 F' @6 Y, w: J* [  b
BB Massachusetts 3 @+ R* E' j" W/ q# o+ E" `
BB Alabama 0 j0 v$ i; L" A: {6 a4 Q9 B4 s
CA Louisville
; Q8 O% z3 @' l5 \$ @: ~CA Chicago 7 C+ P4 e2 G7 o! q! ~# V
DD Walker ! w" X9 Q; a& H7 T# k
DD Waller
/ p9 v4 \" [; L# lDD Wedderburn # ?# M! L2 W/ i  m" c- v9 g
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # w6 r* @. V/ C, |: v1 j9 f8 \
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 t, ~; o1 ^4 k
, g' i5 c9 F( E( H
Japanese Ships ' U, F: Y0 X$ i  b% i- q. \
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; |3 V& U! T% B/ ?4 A' U- L1 @7 W( q  t$ D" s% M
Allied Ships
" @' U- j4 B8 y- n% w' {BB South Dakota * p* |/ o$ J  X( K7 C
BB Massachusetts - Y) Q+ x  x; a0 y! n8 W0 m
BB Alabama 7 [9 u+ M/ R* i; a
CA Louisville
) L+ H, Q! X5 ?9 @  k/ f6 t; ^CA Chicago
# H% v' ~9 b2 ?. w2 D6 @3 h7 SDD Walker
, j7 X. Q* y8 [0 q$ ?( r9 o, A" GDD Waller
" p/ A& R8 ^' e2 x- i( XDD Wedderburn
# L7 X& e1 y* x. R& t+ t--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ K2 e; e) C& y5 QDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 n: i4 m% Q6 J0 F
$ t) m2 B' P( N0 W* d& G2 s
Japanese Ships 7 Q8 w$ ?0 B  S2 {' \, M% ?2 k
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ! I7 U4 D9 b; _# L

& U, ~  S: B$ U9 U+ hAllied Ships
* G+ I& q0 W/ Q, d: DBB South Dakota
4 F6 ?% Q* T& g( _* D; jBB Massachusetts / p$ z& r& O! f8 f/ H
BB Alabama 5 j2 V' R" |3 L0 z, y9 F8 _5 K
CA Louisville
; E1 T4 B- N* T  U7 Z; Y( ]CA Chicago * Y+ J/ X8 @' y. z' t( y  E) o( N+ L
DD Walker
3 I9 s0 i7 c3 GDD Waller 1 g! i5 E. l7 ]( o' @; ~
DD Wedderburn
  q6 Z/ @2 w& }3 [8 F) s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / P+ t+ Q8 J! ~6 A" d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. Z2 S$ W# P, h. ]2 s! W" Z  {$ p
2 Y" c( K# {" \Japanese Ships
  }4 x5 e* p: T9 Z, ?" \9 OPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage , y4 L3 w- N/ T& N% R) T) I5 \

' X1 H, W% q9 r- c" t2 NAllied Ships
9 w9 X) [; E: P: Z% f8 nBB South Dakota % q% k9 D0 B3 M
BB Massachusetts - Z2 I, V7 k$ M7 |% d& s) P1 O: j" Q, H
BB Alabama ( _- Q7 w- u8 _/ Z/ a7 |6 L& W
CA Louisville
( l( E  N6 b( ]: h% qCA Chicago 2 q# q" T3 f4 l% H
DD Walker $ F' `% U9 E8 p# O/ G
DD Waller
* U! F- C9 T, d% @0 O5 Y1 tDD Wedderburn
: r1 {4 S( o" }, I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 I& F; i' s0 ^4 \/ X$ i: n
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. j) ]0 B& N5 j  `4 P* \7 Y+ A6 Q# P1 S$ M
Japanese Ships
4 [+ H& W# j/ q6 t" LAK Myoho Maru
8 }, s6 l1 Z* l9 W# d3 j( p* vAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 }! |. q7 B$ [/ ^9 m
; m% U; E1 D$ l+ M5 mAllied Ships
3 ^& J) ~. Q; ?3 MBB South Dakota
! j$ v; e* L1 @+ V; pBB Massachusetts 6 M# [: W6 j" H8 n/ d
BB Alabama
/ H: |: {+ H) I, n( |CA Louisville . w7 J" g, V& |) A# x  E" b
CA Chicago 6 r" V  @) g& }/ m% l/ ]- {7 ~
DD Walker 4 I! Z3 m, ~; m5 @6 P
DD Waller
! ^& W2 b7 R! `. zDD Wedderburn 7 n+ A# I% r; k# L! v( P2 g
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. s5 ~4 O! M# u- T7 l  \$ L6 oDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 G- A  N& j9 ]! L

9 d# o- Q7 a/ l, c+ G: PJapanese Ships
& r, R6 Z( n. }( M: L2 ?2 q1 HAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
) p0 W5 g1 U. b- C% Q
0 V3 p5 x% r0 n: ?+ b/ tAllied Ships
8 c. Q8 E% {) |* ^; QBB South Dakota . }, I5 O" R; B! n6 ]
BB Massachusetts
9 o3 I) _+ }, n0 HBB Alabama + R5 h4 D$ B7 L. R! `: W. g
CA Louisville
1 E! M4 e+ D# J3 Z  c( b" k* lCA Chicago
: ?. I; G' k4 N% Y' h- ~DD Walker
( X6 @2 {7 `1 r1 ~- h+ x# ]DD Waller " ]: `0 ]4 D% k
DD Wedderburn
% h* e/ G) L: u-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : F% v2 [8 n+ ~% o) B7 }
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( J8 D2 r; X* K% |7 x& z5 U( z0 }

8 h7 o& [- w) X4 mJapanese Ships
4 u8 |4 b: O  W9 N' lPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
7 H8 x6 c& p5 q$ w  C- ?6 s
* M' u( f- O" A9 ?! L5 P6 nAllied Ships
5 d! s# G% R) S0 K- PBB South Dakota
/ }3 \) [2 h+ G4 \+ Z4 P; Y: L; ~( NBB Massachusetts
- N" i" k( y+ _3 ?: wBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 3 `6 K, W  o1 `3 i2 e* J
CA Louisville ) h# ]/ V4 z) i6 C# j1 a
CA Chicago ) y, r4 b! ^7 u0 d% a( L* W4 X  C
DD Walker   `. @% `: v& t: l
DD Waller
& K; E! A( H* W" LDD Wedderburn
# G6 p$ o4 `, u' I5 `- g! z4 I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 ~0 M/ D" I; p$ V0 W
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 I, x4 |* v* K/ u# |  h
, h: q! W) b2 T' y) T! @Japanese Ships 4 w3 S; s1 G7 ~  b; x4 _9 k
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
& U2 {6 x5 J2 R2 \- r% B$ @AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
, c% V* b, m, c$ L
$ B4 B0 P6 x  c$ e- |1 \* |) N6 }. p* C5 QAllied Ships
2 ^- W# n% n& M& DBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
8 t" `1 }: c6 m. Y) c) K$ ^BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 9 [! t+ k: L9 A; ]$ H# y6 M
BB Alabama
+ k& B, @4 T0 y* x, eCA Louisville 1 z5 k( t' a( ?& S! b0 l' r& q+ j! \
CA Chicago
! J. ^3 T0 B1 TDD Walker - D+ S: G+ p9 l$ y
DD Waller
; M0 a& D+ z; a0 ADD Wedderburn
" K5 m# a( |% D4 M) {/ v- V' N----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 C- v% g% D0 s4 B5 M2 ~0 g9 {
, F' g) q6 c# @8 q0 s: i" PBombardments ( v; D8 i( M1 T! M3 W
, n" Q6 ]5 ~* \
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
# L- A9 `+ X( b7 p23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
0 F6 A- H; z* q# j# M% @; A
3 u9 }( g( |! ?) b1 @9 _* `Allied Ships
: L* {: b4 J9 fCA Chicago ! V7 r" O9 U/ `& B2 i) P  O
CA Louisville * |! _: i! [( ^/ k3 n. {
BB Alabama
! U0 V- ~) h' _# v  K% YBB Massachusetts
  F5 E9 J( ]1 b. t: i9 P8 G& e+ UBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18   j: U" I& {) |. b2 c

- `; P  p. E: }% UJapanese ground losses:
" Q' b/ x* N( n6 h; H) p  \184 casualties reported # s. e* E7 \+ H0 R$ f" m; V
Guns lost 3
8 @( K5 v, n3 X( S
0 L; S$ [6 `* L: ]Runway hits 1 2 ?1 U2 w5 L! F0 C9 c, ~, r
Port fuel hits 1 , r  E0 m% t) w4 H: ^
Port supply hits 2 3 W$ k, Q% `/ z, r0 A" N
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ @% C8 s* A+ P! ^& B5 y# D+ dNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
" Z, W( ^6 I/ t4 f; [  h
5 u, x2 l  B9 }: O- g  T' H0 y% sJapanese aircraft
! {. A; w' ~' i6 I1 t/ n# `no flights
0 o% u- ~5 ?6 C! H; n# n4 p
% P4 N- Q- [$ f+ X3 c1 xJapanese aircraft losses
! e5 N" e+ X8 l! @6 lKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 6 V) ]" t+ w0 B, }

& ]7 ^' B$ F  x& r9 T; b' _; tAllied Ships
% W; e( U1 W+ Q, R' D6 J( q6 ACA Chester # u' u; N4 c6 U' r5 |' K
BB Washington ! K& P6 J) k5 t* U, P" b
BB North Carolina
- r! E# h# o  s7 S0 t
' z7 v- X% q8 A7 ~1 YJapanese ground losses: 0 R6 a' I9 W$ @" L4 E
85 casualties reported
5 z( I8 a0 P* o( E6 }3 v8 KGuns lost 2 : g& |/ ]8 B. J; r: Z/ {9 K
  f4 l2 N8 Q8 h  w: E
Airbase hits 1 ) L5 b% u+ E* j
Runway hits 5 # B" F) f, k+ V3 T/ n
Port hits 1 5 _8 @; ^4 {3 Z2 g& I6 s
Port supply hits 4 + o: J6 u4 G  ]+ X& y& L
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & N/ e+ E: ]  \5 K! l# a* m( [
2 ?3 y6 q0 A7 c) V" y
Night Air Combat , N" e& X: x; W

# O6 R/ z# l$ L# m5 w$ ^Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 ! p5 E- s' o4 N: j
& L4 h2 U/ ^& v, p& g0 v
Japanese aircraft
# `. s9 V9 Z0 c& [; a% o* H& uH8K Emily x 5
. Z' ?! Z7 r, Z9 J  p8 q6 W
( A4 a* f# F& q/ c. CJapanese aircraft losses / L4 l3 I3 A  r/ G
H8K Emily: 5 damaged : E# o: J( ^7 m) Y) M$ q
$ {- w% M1 ], W( P6 `) I
Japanese Ships 6 g: T/ J( J8 ?/ U3 l/ ]( }
SS RO-35
; M( z+ N# T. J" t8 D2 M2 g5 b
: D. F% G  Y9 L$ b& F$ o3 TAllied Ships
9 j) m8 v" o' h' |) l5 y  SDD Hyman
7 O! U; y: Z+ l7 xDD Conner & ^1 z/ G3 T8 ^6 I. L
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) ~+ O6 j: }8 ?' [: I' j
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
- m" x9 q$ E2 F2 |8 k
4 K- c$ ~' P  [Japanese aircraft
: q7 D4 r9 Z% {2 n1 c8 u/ t+ CH8K Emily x 5 3 x9 i# m# X1 ]5 \/ l' M  u

1 M; n  D/ J$ u: hAllied aircraft
) b9 t7 R8 e6 E" eP-61A Black Widow x 2
: I  o2 B4 D$ p% n. D, H2 ^
3 ~$ Z; |. W- O/ r5 P7 d. WJapanese aircraft losses . M" o9 p2 [- G
H8K Emily: 4 damaged 0 Y& C& _4 D' `2 x( \8 W
3 v( C7 i' q6 ^" `
Allied Ships   u# p& N& U4 w, ~
DD Conner
) ~- V* h# w, ]& F, xDE LeRay Wilson 9 v6 V  I% j, u( w, ], e* n' h
AK Martin Johnson

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( D) X  o8 E+ r( c8 U+ M$ y
2 e) l" x6 ~1 j+ _5 uDay Air Combat
9 |0 w1 N( c7 ]' s  Q$ e6 P0 w# u9 @: ?* f
DEI Theatre:
+ t0 o" G1 w6 r4 E( ]( |/ l% z  Q1 {3 P8 w& P; e% B9 C6 c
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
8 R! r. @  }+ a- @- f! c% f) V. _7 C: ?3 `$ @
Japanese aircraft 2 s( M6 U2 v. O8 O' M: {/ r
A6M5 Zeke x 9 : X" Z+ f; Q/ W" R* ]  l+ ]
N1K1-J George x 31
6 [2 `0 S/ O- j5 d2 V# x+ WJ2M Jack x 6
! V& x4 c( y5 ~. Z# m9 _8 |
, {) d9 N) p7 V$ DAllied aircraft
) T; Z  ?+ }+ M7 wP-38J Lightning x 3 , D7 b2 Q2 @' p2 u" n) m

3 U+ _" a% R: Y4 N' v$ w# ~No Japanese losses
& x, Q; [8 A% Y% j, x4 o5 {5 g7 r. r' l
Allied aircraft losses # B5 ^% c4 F! ~4 J) r5 O" E+ m
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed , T" U( B. ?% Y6 u" O
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Z8 L5 k4 l4 U8 n8 X8 j& b
$ [& `, \$ K0 I% O6 e' Z  H, f
Central Pacific ' e1 f$ `: l  W2 O  q/ a
* b9 ~/ z. h: `/ `4 [& U
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
5 B; ~( r7 Z5 O7 m( [+ }
  P6 y9 r; R6 w  RJapanese aircraft
# |/ i0 ?' p* b7 N9 c: u, F% x* _A6M2-N Rufe x 1 9 ?0 o" G! j; F$ B7 @) J
A6M5 Zeke x 9 + I6 F/ y) W5 o# q! B2 C, i8 [
N1K1-J George x 29 : \/ w/ o& ]$ K9 A" M! Z* m, O# @7 B
J2M Jack x 15
1 c& I; X; t* t" gA6M5c Zeke x 7 5 x+ A+ x2 X& h( u" N% s: {; v
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 3 t7 ]; y. s. a+ ~3 V
Ki-102a Randy x 11
- c" f1 L9 A/ C3 w5 z5 S4 \
, ^! X6 Y! U( F7 c+ k, R- \Allied aircraft
9 H! C! R* K3 q+ T; Y2 kP-51D Mustang x 13
& C+ P0 I* O! Q
" K, z& u3 ]9 W5 T8 A- S6 aJapanese aircraft losses - Y8 p' j: c7 `6 j" X) c9 X- G
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
4 W" @+ `# m! M: B! ~8 eN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
( q/ g1 b1 W5 r( D- J, K. SJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed - J* ~: T9 }( s* v, K4 R
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed + Q! ]2 O: L& H0 d( m) W( B, f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
3 ?0 z  X2 i% ?3 H) j8 d# [# a/ W; G- S1 s/ u$ {
Allied aircraft losses ; M- m9 `5 Z" C5 l
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 0 ^* O$ d% e0 d9 e5 `
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ g  k; x4 @' zDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 - w+ z) F/ ^8 H5 d/ t9 d. R  G
: B% b# x: |3 x: t  t
Japanese aircraft
6 ^7 S8 d4 ^! Q7 i' ]& n+ eno flights $ t& H* x) x- Q

3 c- Z# @% w4 C9 UAllied aircraft : ~7 |& c5 {6 g+ x! m/ B+ i) I0 z
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
9 _" g  H/ O3 p. xF6F Hellcat x 15 + ^4 r  E, o& Z( ~# D  n1 x, O
SB2C Helldiver x 44
; Z& x% q) T- G3 WF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
- e! _  [4 J6 b% ?- S5 ?+ [TBM Avenger x 159
- k; E$ R: G1 x7 c4 L' r, Q& I/ J. ^# O- I
Japanese aircraft losses ! p- n( a$ B6 G. u1 q% I
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 3 x' j; W  m; F4 y( x1 P0 v  O8 }: q
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
) }& n: f+ F- j2 u& ]Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / R  V# ^4 h# `4 z  R$ D* A
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed / v) ~) W% a+ s
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
" Q( o5 p& _# s$ F% ]3 Y( z' N( E- _1 |
Allied aircraft losses ( j1 D; x( Z- S( H$ ~. J" _
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ' U6 O2 x: g5 Q7 }! Y
& ~1 N. |: s( B$ S0 a1 ~/ i
Japanese ground losses:
# G$ @7 T' U, g- Q$ @1 i) O- ~. l8 U137 casualties reported 8 @) |' A5 r+ N6 D* ~
Guns lost 1 3 O! H: F0 ]) o( J) s
2 L. t; C3 j' U* K8 x
Airbase hits 3
7 {( B' R3 i+ A1 aAirbase supply hits 1
4 C/ j" K0 ?' Y9 ERunway hits 45 9 n+ e& V7 J2 |* `# J4 \
Port hits 2 * [1 x$ O5 `3 T8 |0 G  b
Port fuel hits 4 # I( Y7 V6 }6 G+ `
Port supply hits 2
. Y5 n3 H" {! t  [  _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ f8 @1 W" T7 F5 k5 Q
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
: ^7 C6 a7 A- j* B/ y
6 l, v& X1 |, O  Z$ Z: f5 y& tAllied aircraft
2 h1 q1 S2 D  q" kFM-2 Wildcat x 8
8 }8 u- n7 ?6 [" }+ C  O7 n- iTBM Avenger x 29
( }! u$ O3 C2 ]& z  X! y; O( g( x" v1 d" d4 H' N
No Allied losses 5 i& k  }2 t8 n  ^" k+ V0 v

9 d# }; a: B' b* e! ]' S, U6 W  E5 ~  JPort supply hits 1 9 z- Q5 J# S" ?& R  M! X% z( Q# Y& Z
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 w) R: L( C8 b- b. X$ d+ L, r
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ( V4 u& ~4 W5 v. u3 x$ l

3 e4 q2 `7 L0 y  iAllied aircraft
# u+ W; ^6 b6 F8 iF-5A Lightning x 1 # H2 J4 Q5 w. T. P
P-61A Black Widow x 54
4 b' i2 U' h8 a2 r
! {; G8 d% z  j( C5 n1 R0 YNo Allied losses . s8 g2 l/ u: M. ^" d, P
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 ' u! M+ a% C# }. [+ }1 ]

9 M/ ~' q: X8 e" f- y1 E* ]. x  ~Japanese aircraft & o+ ]' k& l8 ]4 }: r- u" o& v
no flights
+ j4 }0 c; X# L, T9 |/ t/ A
6 c" f. Z; A6 N. G% i* V( ?Allied aircraft ! t) l6 X' Q) U3 {; R1 H$ u2 J
PB4Y Liberator x 4
# q& m3 ^% ?/ n% q0 dB-24J Liberator x 28 7 t5 N& f) M# Y! q
: H7 q( p( S3 s
Japanese aircraft losses
$ N; k& n! ?+ F2 O# \+ u) `Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed ( C! z( }% n7 C. u& f6 E+ O
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
+ w% z3 `( |- P9 X+ |6 ^8 Q- F+ g! M, Y) i) F
Japanese ground losses: + Z( u! v# ^. ?$ F
13 casualties reported
7 @) |$ \, w4 F) R2 X' V% j
9 I0 ~$ w- t+ T. ]3 pAirbase hits 3 ( w/ _  t8 D" v/ z' E  R% ?
Airbase supply hits 1
, P% k+ y; F4 J6 ~7 |$ kRunway hits 22
& |; D0 P) c0 H! o0 w" a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Q. c. a8 {0 A$ |" ]
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 % _; P) k8 L; s5 a
8 l( b- v* B/ j" M! x5 c
Allied aircraft
1 @% s% K3 |' ?) ^F6F Hellcat x 38 4 d  ]- m4 f  x/ r+ x
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
2 w/ d0 N) A0 K. m$ e# {SB2C Helldiver x 42   V$ V: H: M5 b0 e: u. H( b: ~" ]
$ X6 y5 G9 ^" O* K

8 }) Y$ ^2 n( x. A4 oAllied aircraft losses 1 i) Q& e# t) m1 X. k2 j
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% [1 p1 h6 d( m/ q" e  j% ?- ?
6 l% w* w0 G. DJapanese Ships
! w& l# f% \. ^  |6 c" e" APC PC-36
) |, i3 p0 ~5 XMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ R2 w0 H2 A2 z* r+ ?( P0 ]" sPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , j( A- ^/ g/ E9 ^: D% C. t) D
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . n! Z! K  [. v
PC PC-26
3 H0 E7 x- g/ u. w7 U' E- RAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 q. ~9 `- a9 ?2 @6 S- NPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ s8 o. R/ ^& C+ B
* @5 V* `! f8 j) dJapanese ground losses: + K: B# {; K9 u, Q* S( j- T
174 casualties reported
: {# S1 [0 t: y" \9 u0 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% B& Z$ I9 X9 |& m- \. Y, `Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 + L5 ?7 h% Q( I/ p3 ]. H
7 G+ ~8 z, K, j( ]4 l5 y
Allied aircraft 6 ]" N0 c1 b  b1 ^5 I1 }) E
SB2C Helldiver x 11 " g: D9 m" l7 C

0 N+ {* G# W7 tNo Allied losses $ U' ^3 u8 U# z8 j' B

0 R  W9 k: n6 c% tJapanese Ships . T7 Q! m  o3 f& T, I" s- [
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 ! k3 w' a# c$ {0 [+ a# R: Z
G4M2 Betty x 18 - ~% S- [4 f. X8 N
G4M2e Betty x 4
6 L: Y" y/ t8 @& r7 j4 s+ u/ cKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses
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3 G7 w* x( H/ z9 N' p5 a# ^( q2 ~Allied Ships 7 ?) B  C8 l! t  Q0 o7 X( D
CA 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 1 U; H- Q3 m' s- @% _, Z
G4M2 Betty x 3
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* l% U# k9 A, W- T4 c( m5 WJapanese aircraft losses
: N, y/ q/ K+ s8 NG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships " [! n; x% ]$ s8 a* g9 ]7 |
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 \' b# f) D5 n, d' m8 P: t! ?Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 % I* C. l( N" U! M- F

; i) X+ c& d) q' ]& ^( bAllied aircraft % T1 X# V: H" Y6 E9 H! q. {
SB2C Helldiver x 3 ; f4 N- {9 i+ D& A3 {$ Q
P-61A Black Widow x 23 + g  U7 F+ ^, V6 ~  e& \
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Allied aircraft losses
; y, R& d( ~" fSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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3 D+ r6 E7 b8 VJapanese Ships " H( `! k1 c* c* t
CA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 / r2 l2 e8 N0 Y7 J+ x
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Japanese aircraft 6 `. Y" U- Y) u* M& l3 Q% i6 a
A6M5 Zeke x 2 6 D) ?& @; T: ~+ I/ g

5 i  }  p2 F" k, O( oAllied aircraft
- @6 `& Y8 f3 K# L5 n% p. V$ |FM-2 Wildcat x 1 6 d# h! H, c% P3 m, |: Z
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 F0 X, D2 e" C) t6 `% k. B
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 8 b: ?: J5 Q# k1 [" h- H
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Allied Ships
* w, d5 K- i" t) t' MDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island:
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! f5 _9 h/ d* e8 q" v. wDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 $ s4 b5 V# r) k& k
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Japanese aircraft
4 b2 S5 n! }5 t) X7 aB7A Grace x 11
; H/ r: W1 }8 w6 v2 eKi-49 Helen x 9
) V) Y4 F6 ^: M! T/ J7 ^8 aKi-67 Peggy x 5 2 B7 I5 G4 F& k5 |4 c. P+ v

. ]* I' G5 ?$ Z7 ]' LJapanese aircraft losses ; @: L! k) ~6 o
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
. {! L* ^" @9 A" E% IKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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$ M7 n( {; W2 TAllied Ships 3 _- b' H7 I( p
AP John Land
/ s3 `  W9 U- u7 pAK Octans 8 {0 M" v3 Y6 H3 }5 V7 P
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- [* {* F; l5 e9 Q  I7 Q- EAP James O'Hara
7 d* P; R9 `2 h+ vAP Winged Arrow
( L* Q- N. A1 ]AP Manoora ! X9 S3 ]& ?; F* D5 ^( v
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 M4 Z5 L. y( |! VAllied ground losses:
  j4 J+ y( q; E0 s6 o54 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 U( r' r  \! ]- f3 {: @' A: @
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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. m+ L% j; ]) c% [, ~: V% jJapanese aircraft " K. l; w0 P: o+ [* n6 R
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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$ N' C; ~, T2 X! K+ D; t5 sJapanese aircraft losses - `$ J9 v/ d; N7 ^/ P
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships # }+ O3 B0 ?- z2 w- p" t
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ v, ?. x) e. O% MDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 3 h/ C4 s" S" Q" K# M: c6 ]
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ ~8 ?6 N4 g9 c9 I
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 r# d) y& y) j
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 ?+ Q5 G& c, Z+ O) D' G& F
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: 2 r' v, m0 o# ^) p. ^1 ]7 r
136 casualties reported / T5 B! k4 j& _. W
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4 ~6 K8 h: i% k& U- i5 ]: x& oDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 $ a0 D( K# h5 \  N
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Japanese aircraft + q) M6 h* k8 X& C0 \( @/ S0 X
G4M2e Betty x 1
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Allied aircraft % g9 g7 y7 i, G( ?* k4 r8 H
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 z# V. O# O1 x
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 9 \3 F: B2 U% E# N% y  g/ K" C

( Q% F/ {9 N; z' F- nAllied aircraft losses
# u: |. Z' R& [FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged / b$ x( I& _& W4 r1 H5 b' M" K; u

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BB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
' f, v% _+ R; A, d4 h  h1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing " n! V' y6 h* @. k+ q: y5 f: X
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Ground Combat
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) u$ Z/ X& `5 d) K5 r' KOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 4 _7 |" w# Y! }3 ?4 i
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
4 s. R3 q* d# l: z3 {. k8 e- G1 {in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
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Japanese Bombardment attack # w2 Z7 r& d+ n2 f2 r9 \

4 B/ T2 r+ _8 }$ w: h; ?Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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& A/ i: N/ H3 J* G* ^2 z9 WDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 $ O2 u# |0 O1 \8 o

9 J' d1 {2 v. ^# y' C- p" j/ iAllied ground losses: # ]8 g3 p* u) B6 q2 v9 o% I0 F3 ?
89 casualties reported , T/ B1 I6 w: _+ ]
Guns lost 4 - _& e/ t5 a* y, Q
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3 X+ q$ i6 [8 w; C" ~3 O3 L5 gGround combat at Wake Island : x: ]$ s4 ^# o9 R5 j

+ q% D3 X2 l! N! c9 M% G0 PAllied Bombardment attack ! t  {# P  n5 h" r; J6 E# p, ~

  v: H1 ?6 q0 z9 S8 w, E/ [Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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! J1 Q$ u& r6 Q4 KDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 # h, P0 V& F# l  U* o5 x
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Japanese ground losses:
& c1 l, X: {, Z) g$ |1 O201 casualties reported 8 S8 Z4 ]) z- y6 Z0 r: C
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island
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# l6 l* h7 E0 b* {0 M' R+ n  nAllied Bombardment attack
% _: \& q: G7 o) ?& |% Q
9 A8 T; V5 w$ p6 J  X* O9 X# Z  yAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 1 G6 P; D0 G/ g- j0 _

) [' Q0 `6 f- D+ tDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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' @' h" C4 b* \; ~" iJapanese ground losses:
6 M; J, U, k- e$ q. x42 casualties reported 1 ]$ w1 t4 ^4 g: t- V
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,
! c- U5 c/ T1 `6 G( p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。' p: h4 p4 b8 j5 |! x
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，: ?- ]  o* _8 z. Y8 x+ D: p% z
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。
5 H7 j0 U: I3 N/ o. [+ x4 W  c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。
; O( m, C1 I7 YPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
  J/ A$ x7 d- V! F7 G一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
9 a, B; H, a+ a& B. R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，
: c% x: q. f. [! d3 Z3 S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，
' s1 b8 V3 ?+ D& r* gAndy自然会去抓它。
, j" T7 g& ]& F2 G- ]/ T) p, O看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。0 k* d0 n8 n5 ~4 }% D  P) K: R
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
8 H0 K* u- e  K& k9 v; H8 YThe last fight of the KB!
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. T9 B2 L+ T2 s1 r' MWith several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
$ ^" Z/ C5 R& A" B- F) ZI 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。0 |/ Z" {/ s+ m- M5 _
不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。
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: K5 e% `% K; F$ m8 N[ 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。
4 p/ P( P+ K0 T! ?7 r! ^7 ^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。  E& A4 |# f9 q. y3 Q8 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。
4 R# m$ R2 A" Z$ y) j. E现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，
3 e6 y, ~3 f" {% A, ?9 c4 ?9 lCV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。