AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
/ d& M) _; j2 P# yThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! + x$ c+ h( a3 \( P1 B- Z
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to / K" G4 N0 K6 o& P
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
' l% R) h5 t* C& y" Pis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 6 L# h$ U- W- Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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0 z( ~+ K% F) _5 FAllied aircraft 0 r( V: O5 [$ E; O5 t; ~
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 ; B$ s. Q% M1 {% {
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
3 f: ^0 k9 ?3 a) Y" a. v8 T5 LTBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses 0 `- b( |7 [3 K, t6 [" }/ G
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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7 o. {8 [; U6 g& u( uJapanese Ships
% P4 t, {3 w$ k) tAK Kansai Maru
% F$ u: W @0 _ {0 H9 J# `AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / g+ [/ s. M) Y n% a) r
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 t' t( V6 z6 A- T: yAK Bordeaux Maru 0 t e3 z- ^, b- z
AK Hakkai Maru 9 R4 H. V, T6 }$ p: @
PG Kogyoku Maru a2 Z. c5 Z% H
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Japanese ground losses: 9 ^, f; V- i) t, T5 _* n8 j
91 casualties reported
3 ` I: j- d+ ~+ u& x- K" vVehicles lost 2 ' A# k, i% Z: {- D6 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 # C! ^2 T4 a3 l) S2 j
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Allied aircraft ( l- y" } ^1 K2 D4 |
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 / n2 v+ J/ l4 b0 V0 x
F6F Hellcat x 12
, A, o! G- X' r& MF4U-1D Corsair x 9 ! j4 o' ]6 R% u p
SB2C Helldiver x 41
6 l( A1 A" k- i( s# m9 Y' j- \* RTBM Avenger x 46
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4 x9 w0 I" j+ g8 f7 {! C+ vSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 9 K) r$ ^5 a) R( a1 J
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged ) y9 J8 E, X- K' f$ d$ R
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Japanese Ships ' Z' P5 ]' S0 Y4 D: o3 b1 M
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & b: |4 U( q s3 B1 A/ ^9 m+ y2 k
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire # \0 R4 t' T3 B5 b, F. n; I
AK Hakonesan Maru
3 n+ [8 n& e9 b/ k0 CPG Heijo Maru
, @7 a c1 v& q+ V2 _5 ~+ G6 jPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: R( z8 p. C2 E/ `3 U+ t1 jPG Kogyoku Maru
, ]' ^, A1 U' U0 \AK Hokko Maru
+ F( ~, E' ^: E% L0 P" kAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage # T$ _% W( s! q% j7 E4 y& P; l0 h
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 W. s4 O1 q) K( q- u) qAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ c2 W6 P' E- g" L
AK Kansai Maru 1 g& j2 d( j( O5 u0 ^+ q/ Q
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ D& e3 B% s5 j# e5 Y% HAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( h8 r2 u& T8 \/ z
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 X! u1 H8 E0 ~" Y( ?2 q% R1 e& LAK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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" s+ J: o. c5 ^ h7 HGuns lost 4
+ r; v8 ^& Z$ d7 d3 AVehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 9 F$ I O" G$ D3 Z0 z
3 x8 K7 l9 \* R3 t% i9 @; } z9 fAllied aircraft
, I! h( G2 S3 lFM-2 Wildcat x 23
9 D" y5 [3 S! }$ Z( {) ATBM Avenger x 14 8 I2 X4 l* G6 k5 r/ d& Y
# @$ S. E$ K6 K x# ?5 R+ @# H: XAllied aircraft losses
+ h# p5 K9 j/ @& RTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 6 w( a& v+ E. z" I
5 i3 `0 p; g" ^- u! VJapanese Ships + e- a: Y8 a! h5 q1 d9 D
AK Havana Maru " j1 w7 x$ ?$ Q) @+ ?7 ?" J
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ Z7 f o- B8 J- H6 R' U' CAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 \4 R( W$ B7 ?5 g% |9 o
AK Hakkai Maru
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8 K7 Z1 Z# ~0 ?Japanese ground losses:
7 y/ P7 R# e( D v/ U! p- G+ K16 casualties reported
; J( _1 t4 j, N1 iGuns lost 2
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2 O! T+ L& i0 \: c: y2 F* W0 A8 qAllied aircraft
% \7 Y; r v* z. y ^0 K! bFM-2 Wildcat x 9
6 d9 P) D: \+ m: }5 f5 n$ YTBM Avenger x 16 ' C9 h; M5 X( P) l/ d1 |
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Allied aircraft losses 0 f! D9 d6 _5 O, F% \ Z h5 @
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
% _) {3 j/ X. u! e8 n! Y4 aAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 Q5 h/ F. ?3 F" W6 a' V' YAK Argun Maru, on fire ! c+ Z; l3 r0 T% F- g; ~, ^
AK Dakar Maru, on fire ! q" K/ i" I* B1 e5 j! z
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Japanese ground losses: 7 b9 X4 F: r( C+ W, O: r$ \4 U
37 casualties reported * F. p5 L9 B* ~$ _& A" W9 B
Vehicles lost 1 : \3 a h% E. _" Q2 p: D ]3 J
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
! o. R2 d+ b( z1 y+ ^TBM Avenger x 6
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% _0 V: t4 Y! W! s. V( n7 tAllied aircraft losses
8 \6 t( \( c) R, ^# dTBM Avenger: 1 damaged / x8 Y9 J4 D- ~2 G* s9 `6 @
, J0 O2 p$ B' Q4 W/ M. dJapanese Ships 2 m7 A2 Q5 m: j+ d
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 l0 _% L( ^8 `) H4 w1 [0 j" GAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
1 f2 v% y7 l- ]16 casualties reported . c7 q) R1 f0 E! C2 F# p9 Y# _+ r
Guns lost 1 7 o; A$ }7 V2 v/ i' V, `! C
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 + y/ R7 @. R6 T
' f2 ]" J$ d& N1 u* UAllied aircraft 6 V( Q: r4 m0 A" m5 x
TBM Avenger x 11
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Japanese Ships W6 V- G$ g2 i2 T1 D. V
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 f, _' _. y, p% M E& x' m
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* W/ N, a( x0 G$ DDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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' ?# j! G) w) W/ yTBM Avenger x 2 9 }3 T# N$ X4 d: J
0 J" {: u* c+ Y2 C# K) Q; CNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships " I" W+ C4 `5 @* X! c7 _7 [
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 0 l5 n3 B8 i; M) m3 Y( F
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,
* p% ] Z2 M: i; ^8 Y) z& s- c同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,' Q6 S1 G+ ]( O: e3 }, ^) g2 V, p( }
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。- a/ b/ U6 v( ~* s
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |