AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
3 ]) i7 `2 D; K2 d, _; ?There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
: c( X7 |+ ^* B* ]+ C0 tHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
5 Y, ?, r3 A' g3 t' yload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
$ X1 R# O9 G( ]7 ?# cis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 6 ]7 F+ D6 u/ e6 v9 t
0 e( G$ W! B, Y z# l# S+ x, \
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
3 c0 s4 Q% e' z9 C4 O1 \- {! V! o5 Y$ G
Allied aircraft " v/ v1 U4 \7 P( j3 n) `6 h! J! ?
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
& t. `$ w4 @+ mF4U-1D Corsair x 11 . G1 G" Q( {' U5 |/ s
TBM Avenger x 19
7 `) E2 B$ y7 y+ i4 h4 u* x$ i1 g1 i4 h9 ?, _4 @) A" @
Allied aircraft losses 2 Q' D# f5 Q3 w7 l9 F4 j$ A
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
! A5 z9 j8 K# ~4 ^4 `& V6 p
: g# w/ I! M' y/ b( X3 D( ?Japanese Ships
# o# s4 H& ~' uAK Kansai Maru
, B3 C4 ^* U, E# b# sAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; q) z6 a, g2 p6 a
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y& v* @% U4 @
AK Bordeaux Maru - T2 M8 r. W, o; s- E9 v4 H$ F
AK Hakkai Maru . }% s: {1 W) p& W
PG Kogyoku Maru
+ S7 Q' l4 G& c' n7 y/ k& i: o/ p2 ?. K! F4 h2 _
Japanese ground losses:
6 m( r- x! I e91 casualties reported 4 @! R a4 T, M
Vehicles lost 2 / K7 _' F+ S& X+ K+ L# Z6 {
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + w& l- u; m7 P/ _
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . t4 ]3 ~8 e7 {! O) d* S. h# Q0 J
. e- M% d# f# |: Y+ ?5 S
Allied aircraft
# m" M% S3 J5 H: m2 l, CFM-2 Wildcat x 39
+ T( M6 m! I% a$ x4 FF6F Hellcat x 12
5 _( E2 @- U8 o( VF4U-1D Corsair x 9 ! ` ?4 e4 m: c6 Z3 P, d1 @
SB2C Helldiver x 41 / j3 K2 J! I O5 V J
TBM Avenger x 46
; X |+ O0 Q0 t& y1 ?" b7 }( E/ B" q+ y: s
Allied aircraft losses
' g& T; j' Z' O9 o- E6 L6 k& PSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
: q7 b, r8 E: n! v' d! FTBM Avenger: 1 damaged % C$ G0 [& `, G( F9 ^- W- @
! L6 Y8 w+ u2 O k& U" H' v
Japanese Ships # A- A* x1 r4 `& J+ e: b
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" o8 h8 l9 h6 {; FAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% v' P# R0 U& T b( q RAK Hakonesan Maru
# q+ Z" _& F* M6 N7 G) d: O( t2 JPG Heijo Maru
! n9 J$ l. O% ZPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ S# B6 U- O- T2 r! XPG Kogyoku Maru
* Z) t5 U& o$ u: Z8 FAK Hokko Maru
+ U) X0 ^0 k4 s& g/ PAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: C( d6 Z! _* C4 f( ^- XAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % f/ y% q+ M6 K* h0 X5 K
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : e. I" M8 A) f9 o# O
AK Kansai Maru
- E# G# j; I7 E% uPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire " E |& _- p! y1 K1 Q$ h/ r$ d% X
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . V4 x: p8 X6 b$ O
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 J+ c: D& I3 D# cAK Hoeisan Maru 3 R/ F# ^; T1 \- g3 }
. L. D S% U R1 d" B" u$ ]" D! sJapanese ground losses:
- ~, M& h( V; J P3 R8 B409 casualties reported : r. O v( ?3 W. }8 w; U. c5 V
Guns lost 4
( ~1 ~/ q! y0 r, _Vehicles lost 5 : B; g' l" W+ C h' ]( n" E4 f: y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- g) M# \4 ?/ B+ S; D8 Z; DDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 9 }$ w0 C5 o$ n2 D. D; H
- [% U* b! E" `! [% c: G1 o2 S
Allied aircraft 1 U% w4 o0 z- y% a
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 " Z( s" V& E, V N. S
TBM Avenger x 14 & k( n% x& R5 x z
. e4 Q( p7 P3 k+ J& [# p tAllied aircraft losses # _$ ~# } o8 a( T+ Z, z6 E6 I
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
T. J7 i3 |8 r
( }( ]' r# o% l' s3 AJapanese Ships
! }5 P: O$ X+ i, \: jAK Havana Maru
2 J9 O* d% ~: A4 C% lAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' C8 \) s' m1 Z$ W
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : L8 e0 B6 {2 Q) t; X. m
AK Hakkai Maru + C) g2 k3 A' I& B% c0 d
% s3 r- x8 U. Q+ H' u- x
Japanese ground losses:
) k% d; D. v! u& v16 casualties reported
5 G% }, n2 n! T; X, v1 cGuns lost 2 9 K5 V6 q9 `) t; j5 G6 V
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 S1 m3 v1 Y3 P6 ]& [' F% ^
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
. B) Q- ?$ |# s. |
% f' \& M6 ]. b( u. vAllied aircraft 2 v( V1 x( @. u1 H
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 ! @0 z, C6 S/ C1 P8 |, p
TBM Avenger x 16
7 p& M. B: z$ n) {: ]# e3 ~) H7 E/ g U( D0 Z% Q
Allied aircraft losses 9 L/ w3 H* z, V( y
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged ; f3 z; s& t0 L7 j& G# X
. i& f/ I& R, p5 sJapanese Ships
, j D y2 |7 y3 N4 U, z z2 A1 OAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
2 W6 e+ c, @3 E8 K7 _- EAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 ^/ x8 K6 a, L- }0 S
AK Argun Maru, on fire D% K3 G @' R- U6 S; c
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 6 Z2 M5 U3 [* a9 x$ Z
( i& c- g0 \; v
Japanese ground losses: " C2 X8 o1 t% A" n" a/ T& [* _
37 casualties reported 7 O& ]! K0 r/ R# u( W! j- X
Vehicles lost 1 . m+ f H U X
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " l2 c* H1 }, x+ G& I0 s4 v h; ~1 Y
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
7 t* |- j- a8 R. K9 g, |. k* G5 k& Y9 d) o2 V+ L6 D: Y
Allied aircraft
# X6 |! ^- k+ W7 M7 fTBM Avenger x 6
% p/ l& @: x% U& ?" A' u2 c: N6 j/ h
Allied aircraft losses
" M% }% ]& W) U$ ?6 C, s0 tTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
7 d# X1 Q, b/ C1 k3 q! ?4 i: e6 W6 `. U7 s* D
Japanese Ships 8 W" p5 C$ P& G/ i& P
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ b! m$ p* Q2 s2 F* eAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' q1 O( l, S3 \& I0 {+ l }% X/ {/ x8 b1 D& R
Japanese ground losses: : l) T! y, m: x) k7 G" A
16 casualties reported
+ T* ~3 a! p4 }) @4 X& L: t" p( sGuns lost 1
' k! G% I" P: b H4 }2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& _$ s+ M# k/ O, `Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
; b2 i' v/ n& W" J0 h
7 j9 m. R3 [, p# f2 n) sAllied aircraft 2 v- P/ z7 u% s. W6 t
TBM Avenger x 11
1 ~8 t9 w$ z8 M, W- @- _- A1 g. g' \- [
No Allied losses
- j/ s, Z: J7 w( h5 y) k3 t, U( b: e& h
Japanese Ships
2 h+ q" m$ e C' q9 pAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% e+ c0 R! @9 C8 D% A, H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& q4 [* z) V" v+ U/ i# u* }Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
$ b, f$ f- r$ `9 v# H
0 u" |: }9 J, |5 oAllied aircraft ( {: E7 E; W' q: [
TBM Avenger x 2
) i! Q* d6 @: R1 u
, F& `/ T9 j5 y/ Z; R; ?, P* [No Allied losses
5 R4 M5 L7 X+ a. `
9 f0 y/ F1 z- s1 F+ Z u" TJapanese Ships * o s9 Q6 l& i' U4 Y. G4 G
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
- J- k2 V/ e: a$ r0 a明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,2 l8 G/ v5 A7 r' W# j
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,& c1 S& ]" ?& d. o0 e0 @
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。+ _" D: C& y. C. R
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |