AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
3 q( I; n. c$ S2 k1 q8 @There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 2 a0 Q) }) h( Y5 e
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to , g9 P# u; h6 @, Y! _. }
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy : C; G% Y! M2 {% U0 l
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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% O9 g2 T4 x5 ?Allied aircraft
2 J( \6 i% B& U' o6 O8 Y" wFM-2 Wildcat x 16
1 ]+ G; `# A- a; Q) d( h3 A% x" RF4U-1D Corsair x 11
: S- s; e2 k6 N dTBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses ) [" o" k' o# ^0 A* r: f* A
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged 2 I. k& T' k2 a& p: y
# i7 a! I+ e% y/ ^9 [4 \Japanese Ships 4 D5 G# G4 I& F6 t# Z, `
AK Kansai Maru
" v) @7 ` q( I' J: AAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) \6 b" K- Q! [( E* a* j" g
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
X1 X7 W _9 y bAK Bordeaux Maru
) o# R6 V0 L. qAK Hakkai Maru 6 y! o7 T$ p. t; j! ^) Q6 p
PG Kogyoku Maru
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* K4 V! y$ |& ~) ?5 i$ jJapanese ground losses: 6 |" C0 v" h6 G2 ^
91 casualties reported y4 N: L8 [7 |* c& ?+ g6 @5 H
Vehicles lost 2
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% `2 l5 C; ` w& u5 WDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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- |1 u; m- f; _5 S. m2 `8 MAllied aircraft
& _8 I6 X6 {9 W0 N% L( {) FFM-2 Wildcat x 39 1 i1 a8 V" |# l+ L9 A
F6F Hellcat x 12
4 s2 Y; _/ `' TF4U-1D Corsair x 9
; ]! [, O9 M' p! KSB2C Helldiver x 41
6 B' ]! Y, N5 gTBM Avenger x 46 $ Y3 t/ B0 X# n( Z
. g% s; H3 J& ^9 D6 d/ }9 e( uAllied aircraft losses
U3 C w0 W2 C( u3 J% u8 m# aSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
" |, E8 y6 |$ d# J) ~- TTBM Avenger: 1 damaged . n0 }+ B) k/ ?# b) o! p
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Japanese Ships ( {# M" {' ?4 M+ U$ u2 ^9 q2 t
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 o# v4 K# A1 d$ N0 \AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 |" v1 G. L6 S4 Z9 l0 d# u- cAK Hakonesan Maru
" S- n) v7 V% C/ QPG Heijo Maru ' t) j( u3 p* ?. w1 J
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire " _4 ~$ x: p: L. \, x
PG Kogyoku Maru ! K7 S: s: l7 L. D/ Y8 D
AK Hokko Maru 7 r p- r" z! B3 {' }4 X" }
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 ]; }# y3 P4 M" ZAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * _- r0 g4 x+ |( e- z5 d) j
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ z. Y! |8 m8 g. A% o! r
AK Kansai Maru X- c% b# ~8 U% M
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 0 p$ l) z! {# ~4 W/ Q6 i6 L" l
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 b$ _8 L/ Z! W; Q( T' w3 y1 D
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( K d6 ?: a* v4 U6 w& y, H5 X+ B
AK Hoeisan Maru $ t0 M r" h) E/ r; ?
8 [+ f! Z- @1 U* a+ s+ {& d. R' JJapanese ground losses: 5 L9 p- Y/ ^0 u% V" |: F, O. h
409 casualties reported ; Y/ t ]0 n- v5 N; w5 j
Guns lost 4
9 p' ^- R8 f& z/ wVehicles lost 5 - u: Z3 b9 g: r* S6 s4 I% T& }
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Allied aircraft
1 P* \8 u& ]# EFM-2 Wildcat x 23
0 C! y% }; d: Q; e& oTBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses ) N: W) V2 g( ^0 r
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 }. S8 z* a, v
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Japanese Ships
' a- B# v4 W3 Z8 A+ _AK Havana Maru
& H* u7 Q3 c% ^: cAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' U I( u0 ~4 p" p
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# c1 A5 e2 V. Y3 z# WAK Hakkai Maru ! `: r7 ]5 ] D2 s
6 z, V9 M( W* r$ W t. J" LJapanese ground losses: & D1 H5 M! h: q+ q& P, O! `1 k
16 casualties reported
+ d2 x* R8 ^( k1 y/ [ uGuns lost 2 2 S2 ], f8 n/ n2 a. r t
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& T0 C) t8 H* z# qDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 - P: r! {: s" ^9 |4 |: I
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Allied aircraft
- r1 I) S2 g) f rFM-2 Wildcat x 9
4 i/ x' J* T: z2 B; FTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
; ?) ]. n2 X& J* A! ]+ t; GTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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) `. z& `1 |% F4 e/ rJapanese Ships
& P; D0 T! {$ |2 I+ P' A4 _9 r. X& lAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
; d2 V. S5 } g( n& k" yAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. `5 u& U3 P1 u. ], y( V; dAK Argun Maru, on fire " k0 V# Q( c8 j) y" [5 E! [
AK Dakar Maru, on fire . [# U8 ^$ H5 N7 L
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Japanese ground losses: ; y7 e* I% X6 J
37 casualties reported , o( F9 T' D- @9 x
Vehicles lost 1 / Z1 x6 g8 ]4 S( l- ]0 l4 ?% D
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . [' i/ m6 ^( \9 C d5 X
( f, \5 b( j: [, Q9 hAllied aircraft
; |' j% ~, i: FTBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses ' z* N/ z. K) X0 j
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 5 C4 e/ o& Y8 z* w) l4 z
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Japanese Ships ! r! P# \) P! m! A1 `4 }
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . t8 T+ ~5 z) }5 {: d1 J
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 G6 ]$ n6 L. s* h v; T/ CJapanese ground losses:
4 w6 T9 h/ x1 K1 n/ v16 casualties reported
V+ R! p( q/ W+ p* X! SGuns lost 1
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& z1 w; ]/ g! P& h! \3 D8 p8 bDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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. A) ~, v/ ~+ a0 f1 _- |: q) w2 zJapanese Ships
9 C) r7 f- @& a! K) n% X4 Y% _7 x4 iAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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^4 X" F7 i- v4 qDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 / ]4 ^. c; X# B1 F' L4 K+ ^
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Allied aircraft
$ d) e+ w4 _$ Q2 g% s- UTBM Avenger x 2 \$ }! p& x; @) s" d3 v" I
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No Allied losses . q% X6 V+ k8 j8 x; C
& h8 Q; F& D( s k+ [Japanese Ships ! K% P3 r7 k' G5 v e+ O9 j0 Q
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 " `2 U, W' Q6 h0 A8 h
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,: c* ]9 G0 a0 {( @8 c$ ~" r
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
' |- a2 F( U. W" Y明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
1 i7 J; S! l2 M+ V P& ?6 p能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |