AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
6 }( ~" r) f0 r9 v8 ]6 IThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
) V& H1 U4 i+ QHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
/ N& }& c; ]& q$ tload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
- i7 j T9 F$ _9 f. d6 ~7 _$ Y( Sis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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# Z8 \+ C, t3 ]% ]( GDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 $ B- N* R+ B! F. r
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Allied aircraft
3 c" A! z( i* h$ m) h9 g, {+ gFM-2 Wildcat x 16
7 l" e9 f# i k7 IF4U-1D Corsair x 11 1 O2 U) R5 c O4 y) V
TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses $ D) f) _! J! ^0 ^9 U: ~' G. O
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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3 U8 k$ v+ I( \6 y" n* h6 GJapanese Ships - j, f4 W6 @7 d) E
AK Kansai Maru 0 t# h; ^' @4 |
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 Y2 B0 M/ P1 K5 @2 zAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' Z" \* m7 `- n5 eAK Bordeaux Maru
& V8 E x0 G& A2 I9 g7 p$ A9 TAK Hakkai Maru
+ ^- P! W% C4 L: @PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
. U& h# u- r, S9 A& f) t91 casualties reported + W8 @' J6 Y8 A$ [
Vehicles lost 2
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Allied aircraft 0 [4 _: R2 E+ ]. q% c
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 2 f. ^' n0 R0 W
F6F Hellcat x 12
. Q5 d) P- B5 qF4U-1D Corsair x 9 ) d- O2 u! S* g' ]
SB2C Helldiver x 41 8 t+ ?; a+ h7 }. R# }3 ?. Z3 _
TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
' h9 @: Q0 d- q, j3 Y" ESB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ( a" j% r" {9 }+ D9 i/ \9 B
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships . ]1 a u) V; [0 E( c$ z
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & l( g1 k8 N) X+ E- f
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 7 Q) ?: z) k5 k& h ^2 E
AK Hakonesan Maru ' G. e6 b5 X( `' j! M
PG Heijo Maru
: M5 J% n" ~, g, X, hPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
}. h; {( F. `PG Kogyoku Maru
9 y7 d6 g, @0 Q7 SAK Hokko Maru
5 ?4 s& C8 [8 ]. m7 D4 AAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' i5 d* u8 T3 u+ k9 I; B
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 v4 y: z X! L9 o6 l' u
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" L& ?* Z" e, C/ @7 m1 GAK Kansai Maru 4 y* a8 Y" g6 n; P( x p1 U: Q1 Q% C. r
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' L/ N( q% ^, u& S8 n" TAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ f# O% I% O/ ?+ |- _AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* B) ]+ m& i: D+ ^AK Hoeisan Maru 4 c+ u, D1 `3 [" c7 @# K
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Japanese ground losses:
0 l) c7 L5 E4 Y+ R% O409 casualties reported & s9 z& n: y( `+ K, k$ B
Guns lost 4 7 L* }9 R0 r# P* q- l' D) J
Vehicles lost 5 6 C) K( O' j5 p
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4 k/ t' Z( v4 MAllied aircraft
$ K2 O |! [7 y7 @9 ]$ h; s- @4 HFM-2 Wildcat x 23
5 ~4 H1 C# q7 g& s% u: H1 zTBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses ' _, d7 L* @2 p
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged ! f# ^9 E( [& Q- P* E3 j
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Japanese Ships - v) ]; `0 S- o" i2 K/ C( T
AK Havana Maru
# P3 n+ j" l3 bAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( e* X2 R; S' O! Y: B2 gAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 A% M/ Z# y6 ]) K T4 L X
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: 1 B9 ]3 x; U5 G/ F/ o' J2 M
16 casualties reported
/ u" N& O6 d# a- MGuns lost 2 8 A' d# Y# f! C6 X2 O: C F
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& T4 |5 \ O# Y" X S( M( N3 ]* gDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft % Y2 U2 q$ q' n7 S+ T6 E
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
+ `- U" m" i, z& E- {8 b7 k b7 rTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
6 f$ S; x9 A, Y6 v# y: ]+ OTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 t. _& q$ I2 Z' g0 f% |5 ZAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
1 i- Q. i$ s" ]6 L) mAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + e/ D' ] ^9 r: Z" Q- t
AK Argun Maru, on fire
% [; \1 N( k9 y" VAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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! \1 o. X+ k8 q, X9 O1 yJapanese ground losses:
! V2 U( w9 J i8 @! I w37 casualties reported % i, {( B2 \& u7 ]0 U
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 9 I5 p# C7 \2 R/ h' M! z+ j
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Allied aircraft 1 S* [2 i6 y' ^3 Z) S4 n; O' L
TBM Avenger x 6
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9 S6 Y5 U) b! X5 D/ AAllied aircraft losses
, j4 D0 `5 A% k$ ?5 i1 DTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % g5 J" i) N: Y* e6 h8 |' D
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 K% ?6 K2 m4 m9 U6 N* WJapanese ground losses:
9 s! \$ g% b$ I8 W% y16 casualties reported 4 m9 u# h- s% |( b$ G: V; H+ d
Guns lost 1
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& h- w, @& M4 C! V, R3 c& ?; bDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 $ H/ r$ {4 ~3 N6 q) k& V6 E
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TBM Avenger x 11
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, o3 c5 {2 |9 c+ C0 bNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" I* g) C* x! W- V6 [3 AAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 3 B0 J! B7 D5 F3 j2 x- o- ?$ [! B
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TBM Avenger x 2 ' _ ?. }: z- w$ Z5 S% H& ?
5 q& p& I! D; jNo Allied losses
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' b3 u2 e0 \8 @3 Y+ S, ~Japanese Ships 1 D/ \+ j0 m* @, V" g. f' \
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
0 q4 D1 u5 a% E9 Y; ]& l- 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,) \5 A. K1 B3 D8 u x: m
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
. e$ x# N& m2 I明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
+ L7 U* J8 Z' H( v$ Q9 a; x能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |