AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 4 T% `$ G7 C) N& W; [- Q$ s( X
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 8 R% m6 b, a- c! k
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
, ^" m2 k5 S4 F$ J/ Nload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy # U- _: F9 d) ^& d' K
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! % t( x ]: h+ D! ^. N, q4 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
4 u% u) V; b ^% v/ S3 lFM-2 Wildcat x 16
, i0 V5 o$ P: FF4U-1D Corsair x 11
5 o# ?0 ?+ M3 o0 l9 v3 zTBM Avenger x 19 ) T; b! S5 w: K. n- m6 M3 Q" C
8 @; |5 P9 a) M! T3 K1 g+ [) p, U9 }# {Allied aircraft losses ( ~5 f; P4 m$ P$ J9 i
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged 8 X" A) @/ I% w
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Japanese Ships
6 h% _( C! K0 i* e tAK Kansai Maru
/ O4 i* ~ Z) |8 Q% P8 u, R; FAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & f7 r9 t' S# E! z
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 A; N% e7 m- hAK Bordeaux Maru 0 J4 H) a$ c& T+ S7 t
AK Hakkai Maru " c9 z7 j* V2 `7 O) ?
PG Kogyoku Maru ! ^3 V3 {- S5 n9 k g% [3 D
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Japanese ground losses: / D2 `! r) j; a0 p5 g; \5 \& {
91 casualties reported
: W- T9 F$ r( j1 N W+ U eVehicles lost 2
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Allied aircraft / w4 ?' g/ ^8 G3 K' M9 p& W1 R$ y& e, E
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
) x& R8 @6 e8 wF6F Hellcat x 12 % W) h2 n1 y0 ?1 a+ L
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
/ D& m" e- ?% R/ C. YSB2C Helldiver x 41 ; [0 P8 d8 G5 c
TBM Avenger x 46 $ d, A2 d, M. d0 M! D
9 {9 d: J# Z2 k8 }3 n- ZAllied aircraft losses
1 w' Z3 f7 n8 I7 A. l$ ^3 ]( LSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
7 r/ K9 {) A" U3 D/ N* JTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 8 M4 n% d$ v; q
) H2 |! y6 o( j0 ?Japanese Ships
- }2 ]: v t U( Z6 UAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 ?" q/ b {( T" D9 O
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire # h# g4 _0 ~- o% H2 h2 C; u# B1 {
AK Hakonesan Maru $ x' j/ G$ ]) q- Q% x
PG Heijo Maru & S8 ?7 Q+ P; y, w# D" ?8 L* L: r
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! j3 P) G5 h8 E8 w7 zPG Kogyoku Maru # r% r% e8 Y2 E3 Y
AK Hokko Maru
, E! p- U8 M: z$ x& e f j ~) yAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 n; A/ r2 J$ a0 d3 M2 w; uAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ N& T# t. n! y* r: i. Q9 ^AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * b: }9 C9 l x7 y# r
AK Kansai Maru
' l/ F& g5 [/ k9 H" r- e8 X9 @PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" X" _7 c7 Y% V0 hAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ U! y: o! ]: ~; l. Y( iAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
N! o b1 I. M; @9 G9 _, b- M/ YAK Hoeisan Maru
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: x( M/ @4 o" n& k- uJapanese ground losses:
2 p9 U" W0 L7 x1 m409 casualties reported
; X% o4 [0 c# f( J# _Guns lost 4
3 ~( C. n% L. [9 f' p- Y. bVehicles lost 5 G4 f* N& X# X: J) q% J8 N
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 u3 T9 ~8 |& d/ f- b
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Allied aircraft
5 q4 V: Y5 w6 b6 K$ HFM-2 Wildcat x 23
( K, @& \5 z# }4 v. GTBM Avenger x 14 # f" c7 V/ j; J4 b! S
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Allied aircraft losses ! [0 r) ?- K) O, N6 Q5 j, v
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 5 |6 [" h1 j- T1 k2 c1 ~ @+ m! ] y
* w! D0 [" C3 _Japanese Ships
, s* H! m R& S* x4 k+ }AK Havana Maru & i9 U' C" s$ X! j) f/ M$ D
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) g; h$ e' c( ^) p+ W. P$ a" R
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# W) s6 n' X* L' V% J8 c( ~AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 2 2 {% T% {( r0 @1 |
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Allied aircraft
; |+ Q0 G V; N& v' uFM-2 Wildcat x 9
5 O) [! R4 R* ~TBM Avenger x 16 , d' O2 _ c+ m% Q
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Allied aircraft losses 3 K) P( ^+ ~/ }5 c" x, C6 e6 v. ?
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged & w& U( M4 y/ K8 e$ o/ f( {
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Japanese Ships " h: [1 J, T/ t1 W3 Z& b
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage ) a5 F" d) Q F+ s
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 p7 b6 B3 y0 J1 ^6 _) ^AK Argun Maru, on fire . L2 h% @( B E' A0 }, O _% q
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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3 A/ D% m, y ?+ H }Japanese ground losses:
. t7 v+ n- C5 P6 }% y# {37 casualties reported ! X5 e4 u" T- _
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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* }$ c% w' X4 K4 {4 j' GTBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses ! ]6 }1 J; w' I0 P
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 p) w5 Z9 F) [/ I: u/ v8 o
, c) U' h! `" T* S4 h5 {2 A& uJapanese Ships 1 M3 k& Y9 L" X
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ V6 F' c9 S# Y+ Q
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' ~7 R8 n/ |! U6 x1 G
6 i2 B% k5 D$ J; J) F8 EJapanese ground losses:
8 @2 x$ _- Q+ @ q) u16 casualties reported 0 i: P, @% t% x" c2 }3 r: B4 m& {4 W
Guns lost 1 % J0 T$ P# p3 i' j. b6 S
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0 [- r2 [) U* C/ Q' n2 Z. RDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 7 |1 D" f6 A# j
1 W; M3 r$ W, q! ~) `/ K, `$ ZAllied aircraft ) T* P1 ]' M- ~: `7 s: c- X6 q
TBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses ! m" R8 j0 G1 T' p, X" A
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Japanese Ships + o- z4 r7 P: T( i6 i1 r5 t F
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + }% Y( r+ D6 X' E
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$ a3 w! s# B! \. IDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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6 ^& |% {- O X/ h/ ^. h. nAllied aircraft
: M7 ?7 B! n5 U! x0 Z; y+ PTBM Avenger x 2 9 C Q& b9 T' K: P
; P' m- T* \% {1 ]$ E! TNo Allied losses $ y7 P; E& }6 v/ k
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Japanese Ships 7 O$ Y& x; H) b; S+ q2 h
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
: F4 M) X7 B: U" ?1 a+ P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,; h6 s l- b5 T: l
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,0 r' `* x1 H6 }4 {1 [3 h
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
; T8 g- B$ d' V, x能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |