AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
M" F7 ~6 T! T0 B) L4 _( E1 XThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 8 J& I$ I. e% u0 J9 e$ l" i+ l9 V
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to : x0 I6 e6 l- f8 G# Y2 p" J) U
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
9 Z6 d4 Y; F7 `) |: m2 D; Ois dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ; h7 I% k, Y, p; x
+ f" g, [& ^4 H- E, xDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 3 f% N( R5 A6 C4 t3 }
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Allied aircraft $ I1 r8 c1 Q4 [# X& V
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 3 S# }- d* y/ ~& W& `2 L: f
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 4 M- q) m7 ?$ x
TBM Avenger x 19
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9 q$ @! s% `' R* c4 R2 `Allied aircraft losses / [" C7 x5 H6 m. ]9 m6 F
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged ; A+ P! l7 s; y, v! T6 F3 y
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Japanese Ships , e* V0 `9 A+ K9 x% H: e- E8 G' W7 l
AK Kansai Maru
b5 L. Z1 W2 T3 r' Z3 n5 GAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * q) W+ f! _. {$ A6 Y) |7 C9 w R4 g
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . o! W, |# N; C; q
AK Bordeaux Maru
8 v I( ~$ q; x3 _AK Hakkai Maru
' C4 J& j7 G; Y: n8 T7 S9 UPG Kogyoku Maru
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% Y# o/ y5 ?- F8 N, N k; O$ E( r# ZJapanese ground losses: ' `: U# W4 M# J( {2 F* ]. l! r- ~# z
91 casualties reported . q7 x7 N; A& r7 G* Q
Vehicles lost 2 ( \# d( d- ?$ h) J/ m
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
) r& a# I' r2 N" UFM-2 Wildcat x 39
0 O3 B/ O2 k1 P: E# j9 G6 K( T( RF6F Hellcat x 12
1 c3 j. x* K$ b4 ?F4U-1D Corsair x 9
: b6 }; l9 X- m1 w2 H2 sSB2C Helldiver x 41 1 \3 c. C: F( @+ c* {
TBM Avenger x 46 / B! F. P" [, t
$ O' O1 W8 [4 p0 \ R% YAllied aircraft losses / F3 L, W7 y" r8 g/ |- i
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
2 M6 j | E' G9 u+ VTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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2 o; L5 z7 P! h1 ]6 ?Japanese Ships
! r6 @ i" d6 G! d5 n {+ RAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 f2 X( y. Y. G# |
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire ' ], u5 F5 s- v; v
AK Hakonesan Maru
: T& h+ X% c4 h4 D9 I9 VPG Heijo Maru ( k$ i% A9 D! E1 D8 S7 t* Q: P; I
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' f+ l4 f4 G+ a$ e/ d+ O* D3 l$ LPG Kogyoku Maru
5 c, Y0 r3 c8 h# L& G$ @* \AK Hokko Maru % S! H8 y; _- F4 j' [! t) R% i
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - m5 Z: O: B# {4 w- i ?- Z
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) {8 |5 \6 o. N# O% s* H4 k' K
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / S: e! K {9 z" a: b* m
AK Kansai Maru
( y* l4 O, y2 a- q" ?PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ S! `" Z4 s* W8 [( f0 p1 o- Z& tAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( F& B& a; Z! r! |, E# a
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " f2 Y# X+ u0 ~6 H4 L
AK Hoeisan Maru : Q* E. J& l5 |5 g+ z
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Japanese ground losses: - i# g5 @8 w0 v7 M0 g
409 casualties reported
$ N( c3 W; Q9 }$ f: Y1 IGuns lost 4 - C1 l3 t* |7 e
Vehicles lost 5 5 ?$ A4 N4 p; Q* V# \
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0 v' m- I2 o# _. i. SAllied aircraft * P1 ^7 [1 n9 f0 q
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 % ]. t4 V9 ?6 K$ L; f/ `) T8 q
TBM Avenger x 14
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3 p9 x/ `* b$ @Allied aircraft losses
( D% N. z: ]9 @( R% M7 n' hTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 3 i- k, `2 S1 e5 t1 {: U/ T
4 g* I/ R ~% L+ z: `/ tJapanese Ships $ z! p2 N9 @ e. G) y& K
AK Havana Maru " G7 u1 J |9 y; a
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 |9 E2 z! U- @AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - c' T) Z* P2 i% ?
AK Hakkai Maru
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% R9 Q& ? ^; V) Y2 ZJapanese ground losses:
2 o4 E9 U: d! Q- Y* A; V16 casualties reported & r8 p8 n4 O! P" Y0 Y) ^
Guns lost 2 * S- ?& S [# V& i: f) l
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
! |4 v& @* k* ?7 q7 N! `FM-2 Wildcat x 9
' l% U4 J( L/ I& {/ hTBM Avenger x 16 : j' t0 b# J- H& H" t6 _1 B2 T8 Y
) G! Y, Q% d* g2 `Allied aircraft losses ( O* a) o9 M, v) g1 G
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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+ D. J$ w/ T3 w! m- ?- e iJapanese Ships
* y' k* f5 H3 L9 K% f/ X3 l _AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
: V g+ W4 H( @6 T- M. LAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + h( [" E+ f0 d, V+ s- `6 K. `
AK Argun Maru, on fire 4 D- t' K+ E4 `
AK Dakar Maru, on fire . e+ @! @% y7 |0 {" |
: N4 W* ~; Q+ uJapanese ground losses:
8 R& H N" y( r2 }( r. X) d9 c4 B37 casualties reported ' n- K6 T% X, Y! t D! K+ E9 k4 t! b' [
Vehicles lost 1 & O1 C; {1 T0 Y: j: I! F( o
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$ e7 ~9 Z. R- t9 o: YDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
5 Q, ~) G$ x# l: x' y* Y" mTBM Avenger x 6 7 l1 T6 P7 r% J1 a
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Allied aircraft losses
: a; V2 G7 A0 m+ dTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 e6 S( B2 h% d. U4 |4 yAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # U5 N5 H" x+ g! X" m
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 j5 m6 `$ n3 ?# |2 ]" |Japanese ground losses: + }$ B+ G6 i* r; `
16 casualties reported 9 M+ @ Q, v' Q0 m+ ^* e# T
Guns lost 1 ; Y# ?+ ^0 T8 |2 u* h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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( ]6 ?+ O# d2 f6 x+ p0 w bAllied aircraft
g8 }# ?& o% nTBM Avenger x 11
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7 M; P! | }* ?* }- _No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships + ]$ L( I9 G: ?3 S
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 S* i0 N& P% t6 N; x
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$ p8 H: T6 I% _2 XDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 % V% w! i2 p( c7 e! Q
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Allied aircraft ! W. K, ~, [$ I) Q6 ?, q# H! I
TBM Avenger x 2 % ]3 G0 P r7 J0 r3 C5 C4 Y# i
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No Allied losses
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/ Q& g# e7 m* h7 k! iJapanese Ships
. B4 x% f q! C5 ^2 Q6 [AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 3 j; D% J# i* G# k6 @" ^# @
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,
4 s# Q3 h' P8 h5 E1 \! I( ?5 a同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
! R" P0 j: Z" M, e" o5 ?明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
- f2 G3 C% C! e' _: ~" e1 E能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |