AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
( m Z N9 I" J& ~There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
* ~& G! `0 l' s) k; j; ]How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
+ b# R& y$ W4 X# l$ Bload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 2 _; v- g8 g0 u0 O( ^
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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$ ~& i. W. R5 R5 F' LDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 0 R w: ?! e7 s: p6 g2 @! |
1 k2 |: b( v0 X) R2 e/ CAllied aircraft
7 v/ F! ~1 j+ S. }- ]FM-2 Wildcat x 16 ' {5 {/ G* J( R/ H' O
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
1 _ U9 v+ @5 Z1 h$ YTBM Avenger x 19
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4 d, J+ L1 a% k D. f) p7 W$ eAllied aircraft losses 9 \4 Q! V2 v x9 V% Y3 c* S; \1 W1 N
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged 4 z- q7 A; n0 M5 k- ^0 \' `
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Japanese Ships
" t. F4 E0 v: ?# {! h" R7 kAK Kansai Maru
, _7 p1 L) c. OAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ X. c6 [, J0 d, J' |- F% A9 m1 hAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! P4 K5 Z7 A( C
AK Bordeaux Maru
' K6 E" R9 l* B) u5 x) V, lAK Hakkai Maru 4 I" y4 p+ y: Z. \
PG Kogyoku Maru
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6 m3 ~) ~3 m H5 RJapanese ground losses:
4 p. Q/ h- U, `/ C7 Q91 casualties reported % b3 Y3 N$ I S4 q1 E: J) |" x" ^
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 9 {# B6 B! T$ d+ Z; R
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
2 b3 R( [! @0 M, Q2 GF6F Hellcat x 12
, [' e% _; Y: E5 }/ a" F R, [F4U-1D Corsair x 9
" @1 ^. G+ w% W# o: h4 ^- w" YSB2C Helldiver x 41 ; n8 b* s" ^- n3 I
TBM Avenger x 46 9 P# O X2 k/ Y$ d$ j
& d/ z+ x6 \2 f, m; o# _Allied aircraft losses
" j3 v2 g6 ^3 l1 z8 A- PSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
+ z4 M/ P7 w2 o8 ~5 Y/ ATBM Avenger: 1 damaged t) }/ J V5 a3 K. d
1 U( [! L) }3 JJapanese Ships 9 k1 p* @+ E7 V5 t. N) x& F
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 E) I; n- V, j; a' I! _8 `8 Y1 Z! ?AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire ! a; d" E! Q& d( }
AK Hakonesan Maru 4 T( i0 y! [" T P) `7 J. u
PG Heijo Maru ( c! u" ]( }$ N5 K/ [4 ?
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire , T! L/ e# l. `2 i% U
PG Kogyoku Maru & M0 h/ T9 g! e u
AK Hokko Maru 4 u- H1 ~' @+ F* w! g
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ P. ]2 `) D$ Y2 [
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( R1 e4 ?2 f% h% [' x
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ v! C* }- \" R# o9 LAK Kansai Maru & S0 X% @7 C! W5 v; ^
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 5 V# E7 O0 g4 g9 R+ D
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 d( m/ W# W6 p& G+ J" t$ \
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) M9 _) \5 z8 r, U0 s# M" g5 q
AK Hoeisan Maru 9 V, R7 A, G1 v2 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
7 c* o% R) a5 Y/ E2 B2 b409 casualties reported
4 n4 u! f+ P- Z1 F2 y% r: DGuns lost 4 ' P8 h3 s; }1 {' B
Vehicles lost 5 # d) J2 ?% Z( c* O
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 $ F. S; [- l6 x" @/ D
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Allied aircraft
2 J( H6 }5 L! Z5 M! y* p3 rFM-2 Wildcat x 23 # e* e2 v3 ^4 {" v: F
TBM Avenger x 14 ( b; H1 U+ f8 k
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Allied aircraft losses
( @$ ^) C# |* v: Q6 nTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 3 H+ `: R; [: u7 R* q
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Japanese Ships % V+ h3 O1 h H" P8 d* L2 A0 U
AK Havana Maru , g8 l3 P3 S. e1 h* |
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 C9 q! {) S s8 Y( ?AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 l6 p( A/ g$ S. {AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: X( ^* _2 j% C3 v' C* W& V! D
16 casualties reported 1 q: i' P+ [( R7 y) }
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft + B1 a. o4 y9 G
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 2 }4 J% e/ B$ i: S1 W, p% Z$ H/ E
TBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses 8 z5 A7 Y- }/ m$ P7 o- k( E& d
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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# m# X- Z4 J2 ^5 `8 qJapanese Ships
0 H% O: n7 P# p7 T" pAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
2 G/ u5 I6 C4 T9 B8 r9 _, _; ^3 {AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : l$ b- ~# y8 O
AK Argun Maru, on fire 4 p7 y) ?" w: `% d6 T8 z7 e+ n
AK Dakar Maru, on fire % Y" V2 x3 `0 Q5 B) S
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Japanese ground losses:
4 u: n' `$ [/ d. C( w1 \37 casualties reported 8 Q$ \% e- T- n7 C
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses , O, z4 T4 U* ^. ]5 _. w: }$ v
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% t; A( F9 W- XAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + j4 I; c, z/ e. E) w8 m
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & W& k( Y0 k- h- T
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Japanese ground losses: ; y# d8 J" I' u
16 casualties reported
4 H* K r# Q( I! a8 K! W* Q! l/ @Guns lost 1 ( n( w* y3 u% x& l+ @- x
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. N+ g* |- r) q, NDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 , ^6 R/ B7 X" }% X% d- i
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Allied aircraft
/ B& m5 n- ?0 @( j9 R- Q4 r3 @TBM Avenger x 11
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+ E- @; g7 t; g& {+ y: G) _No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships : I+ @+ E0 C" f3 a$ |
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # o+ d5 m: s4 i. k. m8 i
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ! |5 g0 o9 B' C8 e9 H& }
+ r. a. Z) B- ]( k# e! H+ N& }2 VAllied aircraft 9 M4 e1 E: n2 Q* H- V
TBM Avenger x 2 7 ]# z( z2 ~" A4 T* M( Z j) g% [
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No Allied losses 9 o7 _& p* Z! Q4 z
- N5 Y0 t; C" O' n+ }Japanese Ships 3 W* l6 D% S2 o
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
, j5 ]1 o% j- K/ ~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,9 W! W' Z3 x/ Q* X( ?' [% S8 e
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
" S0 W2 R) z$ v, i; P/ p8 R) p7 X明天的天气预报是暴风雨。' a+ U9 a9 O+ ^: n
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |