AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 J8 q& Y1 q6 y- }4 s
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
3 q8 \+ V7 X5 E/ C3 OHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to ) j1 s0 d! Q: l5 z. h
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy - |4 v5 {! k9 ?2 h, H8 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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Allied aircraft
- z' e! b$ E! n' m& w1 D# H* k! U" \FM-2 Wildcat x 16
( ]$ e+ B1 w8 h6 QF4U-1D Corsair x 11 - V* o# H( b) T* c3 a. f, k0 m
TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
6 D- N$ l3 ]5 }) s- o# bTBM Avenger: 2 damaged ; X% F6 I! G/ C8 g, P4 d' X3 m
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Japanese Ships
0 B8 Y9 w, L1 Y8 r+ o; vAK Kansai Maru ( a6 s0 Q. L: R% G: Q
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. z% V/ d, d7 JAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. c2 Q- |3 k4 F) A! GAK Bordeaux Maru 1 E- o5 b; R. }/ V0 v
AK Hakkai Maru
; H5 _, g2 i. x* z% JPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
- {/ u7 B D' Z5 N5 n91 casualties reported : p4 i6 t" ?, M r* `
Vehicles lost 2 % P+ Z3 O$ w. W) ]8 y
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Allied aircraft
# p" C! X$ _" d& G, [) g- VFM-2 Wildcat x 39
% Q3 _8 p; e |0 }F6F Hellcat x 12 1 [) j1 ]5 q' w4 S B$ t
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 2 n7 h( D5 m+ d M
SB2C Helldiver x 41 1 w( A. G/ x1 s, s1 @6 t
TBM Avenger x 46
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3 W' m# x, g% J+ EAllied aircraft losses ; ]% `7 Q0 \; j& ^! J
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
; c- r# |: a+ kTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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1 ^! C; M3 \# r0 p+ p& qJapanese Ships
" i* I9 m+ D2 `, N5 wAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 c/ P- }" w8 w2 DAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 X. v Z# O: F. bAK Hakonesan Maru & l7 \( T# v3 ~- H. P" `
PG Heijo Maru
. \/ w o: v: j5 n' z& {2 h8 B5 EPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 g2 |8 X8 j. W4 |8 ^1 H8 z3 YPG Kogyoku Maru
6 ^# ~. i6 j( z' X) @AK Hokko Maru ! f4 a( C9 R2 W& [7 c, K. ~3 i" ]
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 c: Y; z/ z P# c7 H
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 Q0 I% S9 O+ AAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 C1 d' w: I4 D( RAK Kansai Maru
3 A5 {5 Y3 e B9 @5 B' xPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, h) ]4 l, \# w/ i7 tAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + S1 r( x- R' S4 Y( s: R/ H( l( {
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 X0 j, C5 Y& @; V8 q$ SAK Hoeisan Maru 9 u- W" ]" W$ W5 O
) }8 B1 A, B& u5 SJapanese ground losses: 3 p" n4 Q/ P6 m; ?. V1 z, Y
409 casualties reported
; m3 j7 N n* [6 hGuns lost 4
% P) u. @( ~3 R0 e) [- t2 LVehicles lost 5 - b* E3 I+ L" j, k
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Allied aircraft : N5 R# S) N( V
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 ; E- W h2 a2 ?5 L8 N
TBM Avenger x 14 2 ~0 w+ L8 O# F- C9 J
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# r; U+ ]. j! U: ]- t3 M) cAK Havana Maru
% y2 ?. H" W$ iAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, J! ^6 Y- d X: Q. HAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# H+ }* [# a2 q1 g) [; u( q7 F d. { _AK Hakkai Maru 9 Q, k4 T* L% g" _/ F: y. x
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 2
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Allied aircraft - L$ O$ T9 a4 \0 ^% P6 U
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
: _6 z- D6 }: g( F) hTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses % ?& I: m$ o( I% D" s2 q
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
[1 b+ T* ?# w! c6 gAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
" M3 d- ?2 B3 v3 l$ D# n) ^; `1 zAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 e/ X# u" L4 V( w* y% AAK Argun Maru, on fire
+ F; B# j! k/ [1 j5 ?AK Dakar Maru, on fire * ^, a* c. t' _5 I: x" h f
; w5 \3 ^5 V, n" lJapanese ground losses:
5 s; x! C2 z( K( f37 casualties reported 6 f4 a. O- u8 n7 \
Vehicles lost 1 4 v- ?( Y7 H7 w# C
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Allied aircraft
" n- v! b$ ?& ?. f, m- O& I7 m/ @3 xTBM Avenger x 6 9 L7 F! g& a) t6 }% ^: t. J9 l
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 ~; j) H6 k* p+ N# S ]AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 X7 ^7 a% [" L: K# X. lAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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16 casualties reported # ~: D) V, A( `7 @9 L0 Y0 B* g
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
# @% a+ _$ L: Q9 DTBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% W% ~5 X. y: a0 d' @AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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TBM Avenger x 2
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7 ~( _# q/ H$ a; |$ ~- j3 yNo Allied losses ; O4 G, X1 u, W8 F+ k4 @
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& B6 w2 m# P2 T' p; f$ _* oAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
' j- {3 s5 M2 T& p+ i; A- R" ~. B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,8 \9 I0 J& e+ e) {$ w% S# y6 o
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
8 z/ r6 d0 N# y2 o K明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
# {" _( S6 F1 `7 A) p ?能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |