AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 ; B6 y, G% g2 k# _* A' V0 r& y: [
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
& L) i4 @: R, r- tHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
1 I0 P& O- h2 K; {( Q/ gload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 1 f3 X+ ~3 g: C
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! - _' M4 H7 G9 \, }6 v, c y: e, J
, j |# e) |. Y2 c: W: ?Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 $ Y1 ?3 g8 u( G/ j3 `1 z; q
: s$ [8 p3 Y0 N" E: I* I! l$ hAllied aircraft
2 Z1 k! M6 u* j# dFM-2 Wildcat x 16 & S/ J5 Y& u: J
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 & X. |3 N: B$ @+ T
TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
0 C5 ^ P- i* K4 Q) dTBM Avenger: 2 damaged 6 [1 m: h. H g% i. D+ l5 H7 _
u7 y4 F6 V& ZJapanese Ships
' _% x3 v9 |! _* P" _AK Kansai Maru
2 I: b& d' P/ F/ UAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( Z% f1 @$ l5 r0 |" X6 O- J+ R
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# p! M& p4 r* g2 Y; k0 C) F$ gAK Bordeaux Maru 6 W& f2 m* M$ s2 @
AK Hakkai Maru 5 }/ h6 j3 l! S) e7 F! A
PG Kogyoku Maru
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5 T- q' L2 y/ i3 J: E7 h K q3 J4 x; qJapanese ground losses: * `+ C8 B' \1 z/ L8 k! @9 e5 _
91 casualties reported
# \- f4 Z; @1 G. OVehicles lost 2 * |1 ?- u# O2 E7 K% K
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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, L3 z. k( v8 B6 yAllied aircraft * o) J/ w. D- e1 m# k
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
% Z1 b* X9 |9 l; DF6F Hellcat x 12
) c0 ~- Q+ H% p% ]& lF4U-1D Corsair x 9
% T3 ~) Z- V! O+ FSB2C Helldiver x 41 8 a5 @* N& `" w- \. k
TBM Avenger x 46
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, ]3 b; r* `" c6 U4 D3 B" ^$ AAllied aircraft losses $ f7 ^4 w" H+ v/ { f; ^
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ' R. O" f2 M6 _
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged ; R: F* T$ Y2 `( R( @' T
& Z) K" i* X( ]% I$ c QJapanese Ships
- ?0 b6 l& l8 k# i9 p+ f7 m+ CAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z: g' h8 a$ A9 `0 \AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 Y; h4 w8 R8 X+ u8 h# hAK Hakonesan Maru
+ e9 U! D6 i1 o7 G9 O) z' ]$ g# IPG Heijo Maru & K- z, l! {3 A& h. `$ g
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire : h2 _0 r4 h6 }4 G; T' ?+ ? q
PG Kogyoku Maru
9 I+ D1 b' Q% d- GAK Hokko Maru / J0 l2 b6 R& p# e) w. d
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " I' A: }8 @8 `! z! l* S* ~
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / W2 {" H- B n( W3 O
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 j. L* h. R6 I( M* x# k
AK Kansai Maru " v# E, Z$ [$ A
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 m4 @5 I' G* X1 M/ h# L! L
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% f, O* H" z( W- |AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % B$ I* C( r' L5 P
AK Hoeisan Maru % f2 |2 g0 l, d# \0 z8 [/ S! t) Q: g* Z
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Japanese ground losses: 6 N2 F6 k7 g' w T; @% _! \* \3 Y* V
409 casualties reported ( B! x4 r0 R9 B; Z% K3 K% _# c, Y
Guns lost 4 8 B# ~4 t+ Q& ^
Vehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 5 D4 v7 V" |: W" z
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Allied aircraft 9 |" T" [4 t; E4 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
9 \0 m* E0 J5 l0 cTBM Avenger x 14
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 1 D# ?) b1 X' m: R* ^
7 I3 Z2 {* u. v' J- h/ cJapanese Ships
8 \: p) J4 z; ]. \AK Havana Maru
/ @) }3 F) i) VAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 J* {! f& H& J+ J7 i9 l1 g/ ?2 X! J
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ k; C4 ?3 l8 R* wAK Hakkai Maru 4 W1 x( k7 Z5 l: x8 x, Y; w2 C
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Japanese ground losses: 8 E, M' Q* v% m% ^; A
16 casualties reported $ s" k( S7 r+ h% C4 j U. d
Guns lost 2 3 u g4 W! L% ^4 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 + ~# X ]7 [+ I9 R$ V- [; f. V) r
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Allied aircraft 0 Z, ]6 E5 P/ V: V
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
0 u9 X' R& e }/ l- Q( i% LTBM Avenger x 16
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5 _7 |5 f" b) R" Z# ?- ZAllied aircraft losses 2 c2 ?* [( m# P$ U1 V( k
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged 2 K5 M- R1 o5 K, O" _
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Japanese Ships 0 c7 Z5 j% g) p7 G8 g$ B, K
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage " f3 F1 B* w1 Q; S
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 c { P2 P+ U- TAK Argun Maru, on fire
+ {& ^: ]- `( e2 \9 B" p% ]) f1 R- ]5 SAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses: & D+ y4 Y4 }6 T! ?- |
37 casualties reported 6 D0 N! C l: K$ p( v, V
Vehicles lost 1 " x# z& l6 N6 x7 N- w! ]* O
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Allied aircraft $ D; V- ]5 f3 O2 a
TBM Avenger x 6 / } f: s! r- |) x+ k' W
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Allied aircraft losses ( ]. n. f$ O4 {. s0 }
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 0 m1 e; z+ y. Q/ g
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 ^% j1 N; ^; Z# F% JAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
0 J2 k1 B& M6 l! w0 B3 r) D16 casualties reported 2 f! j D( H5 \! {$ F7 ]0 Q# b" L
Guns lost 1 1 `& B# _9 J. I" G5 }8 `
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3 W N1 E7 k' V* ]- m* }Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 9 N6 k' H6 T' G: {: y( m# H# f
: v. ~3 ]; s" }' g. kAllied aircraft # ]; P6 l. k9 r3 B- A
TBM Avenger x 11
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" h; y( F5 j& w7 }% H; yNo Allied losses 0 }* z$ e9 c( u$ C/ P
! X; u/ x/ i9 O, `0 PJapanese Ships 0 Q ?1 l' @/ g6 ]+ o5 m) q
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! ^( D' `7 n& ?; n# @( ~
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0 _7 M& g+ p- w/ I' L' g5 s: h! nDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
- z3 X+ Y' Y( GTBM Avenger x 2
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t/ B% a+ o" P2 Z4 x. T# SNo Allied losses 1 H1 z( M' G$ ~" y
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Japanese Ships 5 s- J) A. t" G0 E8 J, }5 R" A# a- T
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 : _9 \) C% P1 X' }
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,0 S4 {+ o& t2 j8 j4 \1 a
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
5 V2 l- l; \2 K$ |明天的天气预报是暴风雨。4 ^: a6 A9 A `: H
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |