AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
& Y) Q! [$ o; s/ tThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! / P4 U% N5 G4 V I! Z
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to ) k" o) H3 ]" D4 m
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 1 E4 M2 e) R8 A
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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L& Y2 R e8 f/ S/ M, S4 uDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft , ^1 y. Y+ x! y- Z' f) \
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
% ]: z- |8 D5 v# |* v+ t( R0 U nF4U-1D Corsair x 11
7 L: M# a& C/ k) s. g5 }TBM Avenger x 19 3 T- l8 U9 m3 j. F, n9 _
) P; [# F3 a1 U, u, WAllied aircraft losses 6 O, X' g7 e' x. P) M
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 c5 w8 s2 A6 _, M" R5 EAK Kansai Maru
9 R& d( ?- p. O4 l: y1 b! _2 |AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 s, v, `% q L9 g9 ~( k' `AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' a6 d) Z& H" s' ~5 W6 G
AK Bordeaux Maru
) `. l7 l& ?# x- V, L! h; t3 }2 }AK Hakkai Maru % w- M( J# D Y1 c$ R( }! j d
PG Kogyoku Maru ; g* b7 M3 o5 C8 S7 g* S8 S
' s& B2 Q- {" {. g, ]Japanese ground losses:
$ m% v" }5 w6 M' i91 casualties reported
% V0 N, ~. i% m @Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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1 \. \% y; t& n3 e9 }Allied aircraft T. [8 y; @ f8 _$ `$ t$ H- b! [
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 , g+ U$ R6 O( m' X7 n4 J% [
F6F Hellcat x 12
" c" d# _ W& j7 [% r9 R; q$ @& AF4U-1D Corsair x 9
( ^4 _$ H7 W- s" Z+ }% P7 WSB2C Helldiver x 41
/ k$ ~2 E* I. {- e7 ~1 f+ [& L' j9 kTBM Avenger x 46
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* e v3 y8 a* x% cAllied aircraft losses " ~2 w! n" G4 R% O
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
! J/ p9 _+ X A+ r% D- hTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 y/ I3 F. _( D+ P( q2 b
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Japanese Ships ) T2 w% }" d3 ?/ t9 V# w
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 r/ G+ `; F# E3 k
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 2 l- I! y2 C+ X+ ^
AK Hakonesan Maru ) Y# y2 `. \, J0 i7 A( a
PG Heijo Maru
3 Z% G! o8 h! y% NPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" z+ a- a8 Z3 \: }PG Kogyoku Maru $ A) Y+ l- M o; `9 ~: }. u
AK Hokko Maru
5 i: M1 ?: B5 h" p. G) u, PAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) |& I2 K" B% o( y# w& z
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* D6 ^; o" B& S1 J) m& A1 tAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% [& t! U. Q; v, F! V( b \$ ~AK Kansai Maru # r, c: F. L6 K0 X$ U
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire : H' E2 d; U) @* j# |
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Y t2 u7 T1 Y7 g2 n, w" u, l4 V- J
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; X% Z" x2 p1 E: K% Z2 KAK Hoeisan Maru
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* K- i) r# }' z6 X1 T5 V) E, v( xJapanese ground losses: $ n, j# P$ E7 P
409 casualties reported
8 I0 ]# |, ^2 \3 ~( O6 J' ?Guns lost 4 ! V! B9 T6 a; U% }. \
Vehicles lost 5 6 I8 V4 x! r/ c% i9 n+ Z
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3 B" \$ ]& w" o" k2 IDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 % F2 b( M* [& N7 s
4 d4 t, i J6 O9 d# T. F+ m7 EAllied aircraft 2 ?8 I7 U, n8 g1 @9 @
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 * W; v4 B. |( S- A5 K+ Z! f9 e" I% V
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
% ?, m. K+ |4 ?' f7 E+ W' eTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships % H4 s1 ~* X) }6 k0 ~* s; F! r
AK Havana Maru
5 Y7 ]7 g* a+ W3 eAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( b" {/ ?0 K7 Q; j: IAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 X; N6 [" W, n9 R' p8 V
AK Hakkai Maru
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9 v; Q3 s; P9 w' r. ?: e, F: K+ ]Japanese ground losses:
& _! N3 G3 E- N+ o16 casualties reported
8 Q+ l/ G7 k, f. ]2 F9 bGuns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 " R& i, S3 f1 b( x @( N: E7 G
+ U, ]7 A0 ~3 n2 R1 O& c. D, UAllied aircraft k3 w) m: e9 w2 ?4 G& `! b- C. W
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
+ i7 u, _6 R! g0 c3 q! B( x% W9 ETBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses 6 i0 C3 W9 L& ^
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged / |8 K* M" T' v+ D5 R
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Japanese Ships
, Q' ]+ m3 V, o2 v" NAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage & u9 ^, A+ W, q( [( Q5 F+ Z& g
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 a1 P# r" l F* W
AK Argun Maru, on fire 1 h4 D( K" }- t6 E( w3 K( [3 c X. u: A( p
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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}6 e0 v- P0 N9 H" m, Y" A* _Japanese ground losses:
% A" O2 R) s6 L37 casualties reported ' R1 C$ [% Q8 e6 U
Vehicles lost 1 6 ^; |! {. I1 d N( I8 w
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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W1 ` Q9 \2 K0 bAllied aircraft
$ B9 t6 |" I8 l- Q+ r1 lTBM Avenger x 6 0 i. z& K% E, [/ {4 h0 v& P
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Allied aircraft losses ! W' l8 Z# U( H
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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- R, A6 R; r% _) aJapanese Ships 6 K- A! Y; R9 |! b0 U6 O5 _
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - w0 d) {& G/ ]* q) F
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * E& o/ h8 |% r* m# j: w$ {' _
% l2 W1 T& V& D, S- e8 B: H) NJapanese ground losses:
% g; G5 }% ~$ ^' S5 e9 w4 _16 casualties reported
! ~4 y! M- a% r7 yGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 " G; p5 S& x( l. m' c/ g; U
9 s5 Y& g! r/ j& Z& kAllied aircraft 8 E! j$ v' L& C( Y3 g
TBM Avenger x 11 ; U$ G- v* V+ s% P2 O1 r
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No Allied losses
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& V k# t+ X. g. UJapanese Ships & r2 F. |! b5 _2 T. S5 g
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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TBM Avenger x 2 & O- d9 X& G; U: a6 x& ~- [
1 j; i4 A0 r# x/ [: g4 _No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% P% n6 \' G; p' TAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
9 Q* x7 T# o$ C( E6 Z' f3 K" f3 L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,
8 e9 N4 B+ U( |+ n% H6 t同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,6 Y% H. ?8 o1 a$ r; v7 W! y7 |
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
% i3 L( [# e! L' ^9 N8 d$ K) ^能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |