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45年1月13日,Andy vs PzB,硫磺岛战役正式打响

经过近2周漫长的航空压制和炮火准备后,盟军的登陆行动终于展开了。
3 X; K# h' B4 J1 s& G0 {不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?, o9 \$ @: ]4 @' r5 s( l
盟军在登陆场上首日就付出了6千的伤亡,也是比较惊人了。; O: M) p' ?" {8 B; f) W4 _

3 V3 q9 F! _! `2 x1 p% C3 iHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
) ?" I- R5 X- _/ HCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? ( K' c* S; H1 A9 B: t6 C* X6 U5 \  K
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. 0 O& R4 ^% k; M+ M. ]
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
6 Z) U' \0 l0 E+ B& t, Vall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. * L- a; x% p& E, z; {! f- ^+ [
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. / Y; f2 d+ V( e* ^6 J$ Y

* C/ C2 o) f! M) I$ e1 `9 W. lI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 5 @. I+ u" F' a5 w
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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% c, r  b! n* d1 x' ]Invasions
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7 c4 }0 T$ m0 _9 s" B2 rAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
! K  X7 w$ H* W+ a' gIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! & A/ R# v5 j8 w, u/ L. p: t
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships 2 g% l' I) I. \6 t( Y5 L  y
MSW Junee
7 m1 c/ ], E  R3 g. r. ?MSW Bunbury ' s+ i4 B+ ^+ i9 j0 V
MSW Gladiator
5 D6 q: @  r/ k8 H! L7 UMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( L! _# [7 i" l6 lMSW Superior ; k9 d8 a$ r) N' l
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire % |$ k' u7 U% T# ]
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 4 ]9 v8 z/ \0 D! u% g

. t: l4 N2 E: z5 J0 j* T" fAllied ground losses: 2 u' G% F0 ?% o- n  V7 D
51 casualties reported " x: q9 K- l. [4 ]/ k; T9 e
Guns lost 2
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' I; ?0 w0 G+ e& YTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! . s' s5 T1 a! g( k1 j0 _* X8 d4 L. J
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 5 ]8 j- Z! J2 {
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Allied Ships
. M) L  C" U8 j' m6 wDMS Long 4 r( t1 j5 X' J+ _; @$ v4 i: B
DMS Forrest
- E: G/ E2 Y8 R6 y) tDMS Hobson 6 \: L5 i# i4 C8 F9 a2 S5 ?, ?/ x
DMS Ellyson 0 @) _5 \7 {" u9 u9 O
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
7 c7 @/ A- t- g7 A1 b- b* rDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 ( @8 J) T$ A5 B; E1 b9 ^/ y
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ A) K6 n; C7 K0 Y0 R: o, B7 aMSW Strength
2 F+ C9 C. |6 s& e" QMSW Strategy 4 M- T5 l5 {! j8 X& i# G
MSW Staunch
) x5 T: f; B& L! W4 P8 @1 a# tMSW Spectacle / c  r0 t8 E( g: y! n9 A$ d
DE Corbesier
4 U1 r; H* Y  K- X0 u3 yDE Howard F. Clark
! M0 l, z( M% r& ?6 SDE Kendall C. Campbell
. W# W6 g) `+ d, \+ @1 lCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 6 x3 \- x+ \- B2 R" y! i1 o

4 P5 c3 i# \! h  y1 xJapanese ground losses: 0 A3 n$ e6 X, |' W& B
20 casualties reported
3 _2 o, b% c/ l5 q- RGuns lost 1
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" J3 s* v" M8 I$ l. f  jCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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) c& s( a( J/ L: e& ^; TTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 2 V, ^4 X1 q4 I
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 $ N3 M% Y  G/ }+ C! q) w2 V
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Allied ground losses:
7 d& T& D5 }7 W. V3 g9 }40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
/ _$ {, J; J9 S3 |% A4 R7 BTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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; A  |( v, M$ z( g! [5 MMSW Junee 6 o: u0 |! R, u" O# P9 y% Y# O
MSW Bunbury : G2 X7 `2 y# \7 G0 C. v$ f& g
MSW Gladiator
- F# B* k( j& |& j+ |MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage $ u; V2 ?( h/ g8 g: k
MSW Superior 0 `# L3 Q& E% F5 J. d$ r
DE Mack # ]1 p9 V" t$ W. T  f6 ?$ \/ z
DE Edwin A. Howard & C2 r  v+ T1 \. `* c  S, @
DE Edmonds + K# j4 y, `- B
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! : L% s0 @3 W. k8 s# u) z
DE Robert F. Keller
$ M" g) W0 G; }5 qDD Shaw
  H& }" Q4 o, V) YDD Drayton * O+ z! a0 L: F- T& c5 e- y
DE Tabberer 8 x4 k% f2 i7 p: h; f
DE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 6 c: z, A7 `/ H& Z+ g
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. $ p$ K+ Q7 e+ N+ o
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Allied Ships
, Z6 |, c: Q( l; ^6 [2 `9 K8 CDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage / @, B6 y- T1 R; U6 K% j8 W+ n
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 0 k0 ^3 C$ L: m+ G  `; D, i" R
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 4 c0 O$ w) e4 Z9 |( i- F
DE Edmonds
( A5 x! ~; A6 O1 O' tAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire : H+ c7 r8 ~8 s
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
+ C7 c5 s( B) C% [, DLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire # g$ \' }9 N( B9 U
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 ' ?# ?" t9 q- c  O1 Y$ G. {$ r
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
* D- L3 R( j, @5 x" WDE Mack
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Japanese ground losses: ; c$ t6 F+ |+ k6 V- W! }
29 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: / O! }* k' T8 P  |8 V
1788 casualties reported ; n8 B" F2 k' Q& O1 T# P# l
Guns lost 8
9 R) B& v' r$ W; p9 pVehicles lost 2 + G2 p( n0 Q+ U
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! D3 d  r: v1 D5 j8 TCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 5 O9 M$ i! |7 n2 v7 A
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
: I% ], w! _% i7 K( w958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. & a' J- N: H* |, Q4 [

. b1 Y7 ?* S" m) v- r# _" B' aAllied Ships $ C- O+ z9 |+ Q# a8 f. B
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 ]! c% _8 I: r  A* h0 x
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire ' D' @- n% I! c: p
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage * v, Z! l1 a! z2 O: F2 U6 K0 l/ t
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 6 |2 U( o6 e- Y/ j
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 c  C6 b4 W- O7 U, t5 x
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 7 i% U& @8 H  z5 I
DMS Long
, u) I4 M) E+ n% a* g+ ODMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 ; F9 v+ I) w; i5 K/ ~
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
# }0 l# B8 h. r, F% q& h: IDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 R" w2 \' i' C' w
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 w/ h+ G9 y$ pLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire   s$ f9 R4 b2 c/ B1 T
LST LST-335
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7 B4 K& A$ c( H9 Y/ c! @Japanese ground losses:   }5 s1 S8 O" _+ I& D/ m
46 casualties reported
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1 H; J3 b/ W, X) H& j, k# _Allied ground losses:
' r/ @+ o: I" r0 V3240 casualties reported + T/ s5 h# T! s* [; [6 G
Guns lost 20
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Sub/ASW Attacks # h& |. n8 E  S

2 }6 R. A: A8 QASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - R5 ^* H  J! l6 t
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Japanese Ships
% f3 r; o% c( g3 {SS RO-35, hits 7 : e" z4 I$ i0 N( f
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Allied Ships
+ l) S1 T. D( [6 f1 V( q0 lDD Saufley 2 E0 a+ T4 L8 y: n, I" `5 p
DD Picking
7 U+ A7 D; g! t, i  b* [2 \DD John Hood # k8 L& ?" y* e1 p& i
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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6 V5 I0 S% {! u3 R3 o. ?4 Y/ A6 q. nJapanese Ships
/ I- {$ I3 H" I; k. ^) EAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 r) o# N- l+ w" FPC Kume 5 O+ N: A. O# G* s" U& u; l/ z$ F: U

# p6 e  R+ V$ e$ B& k" r% }Allied Ships
& K7 j% {& t6 X3 L4 W, QSS Hake
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* H- [, A4 ^, o; M; j: N. R! _ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # ]& {0 n/ I* T" @; t, z* z) `

8 ?! A4 I, `( u0 W3 h4 VJapanese Ships
9 |  X' R# [4 |2 nSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships # H9 C6 ?! z; v5 `9 E) s
DD Saufley " ?9 [8 b1 l* p/ f
DD Picking
/ s$ A4 Y  o# g6 ^- I2 QDD John Hood . d$ X) n  E3 J
DD Caperton
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, g# V" x0 v( S! O) }Sub attack at 62,53
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* T; R% V# G0 [5 IJapanese Ships
' ?' O" @/ T5 m& ~& O1 ^AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) O& x; O% y2 t: u. T/ GPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
* f; ^8 S; }0 ~2 P: |7 ]' r* M5 g3 VSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
6 w% K: `$ D, c  p( L) Z88 casualties reported
7 H! x( S7 T  q: y  M' w( [8 EGuns lost 2
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" W7 ~2 ~' Z, y. E5 _Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
' \. `' b% f0 Z4 wthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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4 O5 E/ L& Y) R: M7 N) ]Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships
  C# i5 j) u5 I: `BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
2 U* y) C4 z' d4 \BB Yamashiro 4 y; {7 Y& ]  R- m( i) c
BB Hyuga
+ F1 E# S- a4 U. g8 k; _" WCA Mikuma 1 @& g5 L/ o5 _
CL Noshiro
: y4 D& c* ]4 {# DDD Fuyuzuki 8 d; d3 m3 Y6 U& U9 G
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
2 V3 H6 n6 X' B/ J3 ADD Momi $ N' E( d- h8 i  h7 x
DD Kaede ; X  D$ w3 v1 S& V0 U/ v
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 4 Y2 ?2 t( ~0 V9 H: f% G; i
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - w* B% ]5 O7 o

) I) E6 U: C" @3 ?; P1 V* V" d! |Allied Ships
2 y, [0 U) S/ j) ZDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) e( d2 v8 N% ?! qDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 , z. E9 S, a* H6 s/ T
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) |! @/ O* p0 k& V, `; a% ZDMS Rodman
3 d) v7 H# `% ~, LDMS Gherardi   d. n! l$ Q+ C  X4 J4 k
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 x  v+ I% \& o% o
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 q* p/ R* h9 K" P
LST LST-339, heavy damage % H! s+ q% c  ?( c0 T
LST LST-457, heavy damage : D* t# Y, S/ Z3 `9 ~
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
* _3 A: G8 z4 h; q$ jAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage   T; M0 ~# n$ q2 Q) ?% k

( c! ~7 ~  o* S5 cAllied ground losses: " W% t* D  g: Q3 S
54 casualties reported 0 Y9 [; h, i" r* R8 i. V4 W: ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! u8 \, g9 h9 F* e$ V+ P/ m; j

! H) _& R0 s( j7 t8 n9 UJapanese Ships % i+ z7 N2 i7 e: |
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" b+ h* N+ y  g% cPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk : g7 Z0 H1 R) y1 _3 [1 v
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Allied Ships ( U* q- T! b* u6 H4 s7 C
DD Lyman K. Swenson
3 U* F' l0 g/ ]& e$ Z- gDD Taussig
' q$ U4 v- t" `5 qDD John W. Weeks " ?3 M! ^4 T( `. [: b* `) j
DD Harrison 8 }+ ?) G+ G1 p; h
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 " N  ?! n1 y9 |! f6 O9 e
DD David Taylor " ~+ Z# A9 D* X" t; _$ Q6 y/ y& }  N
DD Barton
; I4 q  }& P% LDD Quickmatch
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, q* [8 v2 _# D, R( O2 uOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: & ?! }+ M2 g7 K( i/ [: T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 / k8 W8 W, o4 u$ i$ i
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Japanese Ships
/ O4 z4 ~2 A' K+ l2 S3 pCA Kako, Shell hits 1 ) s7 ?6 m  s: M( k5 w% V
CL Kiso
) r& f0 g) ^* a) |/ sDD Urakaze
+ z& T8 G+ r) l& t+ V1 W2 uDD Natsugumo 3 M! t, j9 R/ |- M, J
DD Minegumo ' a' m+ A; P* X  l1 K, e5 F3 T/ K
DD Sugi % r) }3 x* l3 T9 R3 U/ ]
DD Hinoki ( E( r/ S7 [- o# _) m
DD Kashi
" B! M# S1 D0 V0 ZDD Keyaki
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. Y4 [3 U7 d9 o3 ?) B% XAllied Ships
$ `1 _+ a' r5 ], J- OAS Howard W. Gilmore # c4 B+ {/ V3 H  A5 I5 s4 H( _1 D8 f8 i
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & X9 y# g9 K0 J4 L, z3 {) k
AV Hamlin . M: n# `* F! m2 S. t+ F9 m4 F
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire " E4 a  h' ^' Q! I! {) ~
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 # _7 u3 _, W- Y7 \
AR George Taylor * l# I0 r( v+ L
AV R. C. Brennan
2 m8 A% _" n, Q5 wAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
* a, X. ~* o+ J9 @AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ! g' [. p9 p1 @: }1 X8 K9 t
AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 5 |5 d% s/ ?; M! `+ u4 F( N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ) v- _! s% s# [
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9   @- [! w* q% U4 Z& j; W3 v
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ; ?9 d5 u, p( T& L* K; m2 v- [# \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' C3 k; A' Q. u% t
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& V* r2 M4 L2 m! U2 w+ gDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 h, X# j' C6 n+ m, D, HDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
  G4 v* h/ }; R" U6 LDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 `8 d6 }! i. w" Y- PDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships * U4 W* R) `) U
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire . S# K$ R' H; h2 ~! H) T; d
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ |# N/ Y( S- X8 _+ ZCL Wilkes-Barre ; H; l8 D0 m5 h5 T  J* h
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 4 H5 b( F  A5 r2 ^  Y4 n
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ! K: k( K' B' C. c: }# K
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 , w) u6 s! v8 B/ U* @( ^0 n
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
! O; ^2 H& j6 s8 f5 O+ DDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 , s1 q* P/ @  Z7 m. l: ~
DD Welles : s0 A. z9 y9 R5 R& L) _/ {
DD Wilkes
4 i% [- R: K6 I2 nDD Roe   _9 l1 q" o+ ]" x
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8 w! M/ `, _  g% `, tNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 7 u, q1 a6 B/ ~. M% w
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * r. V  s! j/ N

5 q. c. M; w) t6 m# A+ q% _Allied Ships
. O5 ~& X+ m  V- @3 V1 i. X9 DDD Nicholson
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+ B. H. }( h3 v% NNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 p# R5 h9 Y5 S/ h6 ]
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Japanese Ships
+ I; W- k% q  P) P1 r; n1 j' c' FPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # F+ k6 t1 W$ x2 r& o  p3 k

( F5 U- W6 R) Z8 Y; ^Allied Ships
. \! C$ J  c! M* E* U# RDD Lyman K. Swenson
8 t' Q, r/ |( b" VDD Taussig . K; k% a6 E6 D( L* X
DD John W. Weeks $ ~) T& n# y2 G+ Z5 G
DD Harrison & o/ E9 F$ q/ Q/ E
DD Isherwood 4 H! E4 \0 r( k. c: n$ n. k/ f
DD David Taylor
. S8 z, h1 D3 J' ~1 cDD Barton " C  }& n6 A* x
DD Quickmatch
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% g/ n+ N+ I7 X9 O$ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
* I5 j6 {- r3 h& LPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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% q$ b# c$ x- ^/ uAllied Ships
3 }- p. x* G; y1 h& |DD Lyman K. Swenson
! w4 ?+ ]3 l$ M# TDD Taussig
, m+ {1 n7 x! J5 \4 N9 cDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 $ C! |8 i# {# e- X! I+ i0 @
DD Harrison
/ A' b9 V; e5 Z+ t) qDD Isherwood 5 H% t$ a( I7 ]# l0 s
DD David Taylor " d+ l& q: D& d2 v1 f, @% X; w! N
DD Barton % J0 K. l. K; j6 z" W9 `
DD Quickmatch ' Q; ]1 f1 S) u- q2 g  ^9 S$ f
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1 E3 w' d3 R; eNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   |& f0 S6 K; m0 f8 r, d
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Japanese Ships
# l* I" ]3 ]" G; I) U) v; X& U0 V$ @PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk , {5 f+ ?# O% V0 ^" i* l7 l, V' Z: [
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Allied Ships
( @1 E  n2 A- ^4 @/ O. sDD Lyman K. Swenson
1 a- d2 o5 h. v2 D- _* i1 MDD Taussig
" o8 Q% _  h% {% `" o% B$ Z% ~DD John W. Weeks 0 ~& T8 A) `) I' e. \5 m
DD Harrison $ _8 a2 I. [/ S: }1 G# o9 R9 S
DD Isherwood # r4 c) n2 n! e% u
DD David Taylor
2 ?6 q) n) v; L+ s! T1 f9 I' Q9 WDD Barton
0 _5 J" \: Q4 R' I! s, [  yDD Quickmatch
" }; C3 A$ q/ V0 {: g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " r8 X$ e0 K3 x3 a! x- M7 ?! j

: [  C: K9 Q5 t) d* a' @Daylight Surface Combat
" P3 r: |, c5 W  T7 m/ `$ U6 E
! I' T+ ~% c3 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, `0 O4 Z$ q( x1 I9 O! z
9 k$ K* N, Z0 Z2 pJapanese Ships
7 o- q* g( }6 F& G; l7 u6 ^, C9 JPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk & k( @' j3 ]$ ]
6 y# o; H/ O. T! D7 K
Allied Ships % H! }3 O4 `9 b! R
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
0 M4 G% N7 Z' y# X  \( SBB Massachusetts
3 l& n+ ~% p7 d* q' fBB Alabama 9 n  i0 v8 ^/ S$ ]( T9 }* p  T
CA Louisville
& q& M2 T9 d$ w% l- q( zCA Chicago # p$ i+ N# f6 p3 e
DD Walker / T7 e; V" s2 `  c1 ~& M5 v
DD Waller - f7 P8 @9 W' p
DD Wedderburn ; J" _- s- `$ d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" {5 C, R$ f& YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, [5 ~. Y- r" X9 y
+ ~8 I* Q* m, X/ E7 kJapanese Ships ! k4 i' y6 i/ y: j4 S8 l
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & [; Q0 l6 P* G! j9 c

, W9 @0 j0 X; J" G& S1 PAllied Ships
* B% A# y, I0 a4 [) lBB South Dakota
. l/ r3 O7 c$ w0 w: TBB Massachusetts
/ s: b# y5 x5 I1 NBB Alabama 0 I  c) v. a8 H' B" i9 @$ [' {
CA Louisville
+ t5 y9 _+ h; i  W  Y7 iCA Chicago
2 ^2 W9 V8 Y# |- y4 Z- s: V; q$ W" gDD Walker 5 b1 @6 `& _" i- k
DD Waller 8 h( [+ E2 _# b( E7 N$ e: X' S
DD Wedderburn
! R8 ]$ O8 k# A7 j' |# A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & ?# L# ~0 G) G3 j
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
" \* i* Y0 `) b
9 n% P4 k8 x* B  ?! @( a& G( _Japanese Ships
" c7 w0 m, ?( P2 @. H3 G4 B0 L, F$ uAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / Q# T9 w; h/ i# Q( k# k1 R
% W6 g. W* w7 U* K- `' e0 W
Allied Ships
$ z5 P/ r/ x. ]" W; X# ^BB South Dakota
2 `0 D1 ]  S8 a/ BBB Massachusetts
" f4 s) B8 }0 f+ a' }7 _5 A3 s) q' m7 cBB Alabama . }) ^- R. I. M' M* y* t
CA Louisville
7 j1 e+ g1 Q: [% |  iCA Chicago
" p/ `9 ?. `- @7 t6 G- I" mDD Walker
0 L* |0 ~8 D' A* m7 mDD Waller 3 r: @% Z0 u  d# l( E4 ?! v, o
DD Wedderburn 3 B) G* s8 g: e. O; Q5 M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% \6 m8 p  C: {$ yDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
# L0 G2 l& C5 L  {1 D9 ^) ?
" W; K! P) z0 P: E4 h3 {+ ]Japanese Ships & _5 D) D0 |) M$ {, ~
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk : |, e$ W5 s7 W* E5 E% L
# R! Y' }, r7 K! K& R. P% n; `4 u
Allied Ships
$ A+ _: A- U! e$ h7 D6 ^$ C# M4 i$ ^BB South Dakota
" ]. s( f9 l; U/ \# FBB Massachusetts
+ C* I( ^7 q5 nBB Alabama ! W. j- A: ~8 [2 B1 l7 I
CA Louisville " J, x7 J+ K/ V
CA Chicago
. P+ \% d' S- W8 dDD Walker
( M8 `1 T. V8 D2 {' q3 MDD Waller 9 V+ O3 k- K0 X, S
DD Wedderburn
5 c" g; y3 f) N$ p8 I, @5 V" V% H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 k" m3 J3 m1 t- H1 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 |3 b/ |* F0 @6 [

2 q$ z, p, u+ |! ]  cJapanese Ships ( r% J% Y/ u& o$ X! X4 X
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   @! U" x! Y3 |9 |6 X9 q- ^6 Z
, N7 L9 p4 F3 i3 {: a
Allied Ships ! e" e: n! ^6 v- A; x4 U
BB South Dakota
- y' P' ~) F. b& bBB Massachusetts
2 Y" r+ s/ c0 g! j; ZBB Alabama
7 c. e# j- E3 [/ a0 hCA Louisville 4 p5 E1 g2 n' ~* Q  a2 a& t9 S6 \
CA Chicago
: Y) ]1 i8 W, W- n9 |* RDD Walker
' I$ Y, t. Q5 ADD Waller
/ M# {; _! h- \. N1 @" j7 A5 uDD Wedderburn
8 T+ [  m% s/ v7 c- J2 T-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # y/ [$ B/ w# I  z5 L$ i- ?
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & q+ G' Z/ _  c- s

# j( A2 t2 o! n8 iJapanese Ships 5 z% d/ ~4 i9 _9 U5 c
AK Myoho Maru 8 ]% w* a; r! @7 P. Y  J0 f: B
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire % `7 n# A, c$ m. ^' @1 {
  L5 x* I. R  C; b4 [' _: @
Allied Ships
% m0 {- I- v) p* ]# o8 F  dBB South Dakota
& ^3 P, x) V7 i% i7 C1 P2 o& RBB Massachusetts 2 Z- f- l/ T& y7 w
BB Alabama 8 w2 K. I/ g( B0 O
CA Louisville
# a  ]1 Y% a, K+ F8 S4 J- rCA Chicago ( `0 V# d* X% v2 x" b6 F
DD Walker * v3 v2 k- u; X8 A7 V4 B5 l2 v3 g6 B
DD Waller ( U$ u$ t* S$ v1 p
DD Wedderburn
, d, s0 r$ |& P7 |: Y( Q; }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Q, K4 c9 D( s. v& s# ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 M/ K9 U: f5 ]; b: q

8 v2 ], i, C& \: XJapanese Ships - u# I& T1 x& [9 q+ V% v2 C& O
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 ^1 m/ g% u+ s: A" G
3 k3 e5 B; h$ ~, N5 G; x
Allied Ships
5 P" h. a' n% R; X( y2 FBB South Dakota 5 E+ G2 R( W+ @: X2 U
BB Massachusetts
. B- i3 b* \" Y9 t/ V# U8 d4 yBB Alabama
7 L3 H$ w' U. b$ e3 oCA Louisville 6 W; L$ s- \1 b1 b
CA Chicago
5 A9 w4 v! i: h1 j' b  u  C6 fDD Walker
7 Y' U( @' y, o9 L  NDD Waller
1 J! T9 E5 k8 b; l, jDD Wedderburn & O/ T- ~, B( R; p! \1 t& C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 ]' J) S9 H0 c8 P7 R& w* ^) A
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
3 X* t: X5 d$ h( Q1 U+ s) F7 o9 C5 M; x+ {" e7 ~, Q- a
Japanese Ships : e! u/ h9 ~  x0 Q  M: _/ P$ J
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
5 ~( w( u4 a1 W0 Z$ E
+ i& Y2 g; K% _+ f7 {8 Y; sAllied Ships
4 ]" i5 L4 c  Y1 l4 KBB South Dakota 0 a, `2 ?( a7 V- ~
BB Massachusetts ) m+ D+ A: x5 t1 y
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ; H( A2 @% Y5 l! v: ^- u
CA Louisville
. G! `6 F6 r6 q. G& f1 aCA Chicago
* u! i( v; q+ k* m; v' x0 }" d, CDD Walker
% M5 z% c1 r& r& c2 PDD Waller 2 m5 Q  d. R0 W( f; a
DD Wedderburn 7 z- q1 ^6 J, W4 a/ Z3 M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 e' K) b6 S2 y& }  S6 k! V! qDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
; y" g# D6 _7 p) W- ~0 o
  V5 l% l, B6 J& lJapanese Ships 9 j5 `) Z6 }9 W* c$ n
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk / O9 F+ x, ], A! f
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage + J- l3 u% }1 k. C0 I
! ~) L' S# A$ {* n1 ~' y" u
Allied Ships
( A. m& a6 h9 I8 ABB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 8 b* c7 U$ c" M4 p+ n6 t+ H, Q
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
7 m0 R& P3 q# U, X7 |BB Alabama
5 i% H5 Q" A1 N" fCA Louisville $ h! G: A6 u( G$ t2 n- K% a6 q
CA Chicago ) p+ E! t- _/ x8 U
DD Walker ) o3 ]' O$ t6 Q* D4 g: ~2 L+ ?; d
DD Waller
4 P/ g) u4 H: PDD Wedderburn
, @+ g! w; R6 W& z----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. g4 b# U( m  {4 m& p9 x) Y1 G! ^" i1 b) m0 u
Bombardments
6 U' R0 q+ p5 f  D/ b& U  a, R# [% ?
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + B3 b: X9 T3 z
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 X/ g/ A$ n! s

3 t! L& l  i; u/ Z6 l! i% Z+ kAllied Ships
: E: X% J/ r# `( l# r7 z$ LCA Chicago
7 f; s& J9 f  z% R3 `CA Louisville
. R& N5 Z; ]" Y( dBB Alabama
- k8 G) p  D# y4 N! i0 K: lBB Massachusetts
9 f2 C' u1 a1 B! [8 d5 jBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 % y5 ~1 W3 |( D- p- ^

/ _( o0 Y+ p6 M9 p# O% G& nJapanese ground losses: " J0 @0 z) _8 n# e
184 casualties reported
' s/ K/ @9 K4 h0 nGuns lost 3
$ [, b7 @) }; q# E5 T) `+ z2 k  g/ |# B4 D3 P1 T& |( Q* J
Runway hits 1
6 s- ]" y5 l7 {; kPort fuel hits 1
3 q/ z8 X& `& Q9 P; R0 SPort supply hits 2 , T, L" a) V% I1 \6 x( [
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' @& |5 y- L3 S. u: x6 |) q( mNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ' g/ x  ?- h3 `  M
+ I; ]) o6 c) P, d
Japanese aircraft & z2 I# r3 A" I9 q4 Y
no flights ' k; s3 [# b' @& Y- S0 _
; o9 a8 W; c. ?4 G
Japanese aircraft losses 9 y  G  _  c9 n8 u0 W$ M' k/ n% H8 l
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed , O4 A3 D# r: u0 w  z
: J8 k  X2 t; P/ P4 O
Allied Ships ' f+ p8 e8 r* A
CA Chester
/ y$ g( R; S  @, {5 S& g' b! JBB Washington
2 k! k, U* t* @3 `0 c5 v; f4 ZBB North Carolina 5 v) }9 Q! `4 x: ~  Q) o
: O+ s. G8 o' C" ~3 V/ a- u, H
Japanese ground losses:
/ @# p+ u5 u! T- L2 M) n" i85 casualties reported
, B* v) V( H6 [9 Z1 Z" ?: v7 k& |& @Guns lost 2 0 @5 |5 @1 h; N) {6 U
  c% u# s, |1 I1 @; r
Airbase hits 1
* J1 q' `! @$ XRunway hits 5
+ k1 s9 f8 h: S) z7 H. h, ?4 UPort hits 1 ' Y2 S6 Z7 P/ [* s3 k6 ~& A. @
Port supply hits 4
9 f( V  y) D) t0 P& r* d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 `$ R! z2 v& o2 |) @6 n
6 @- ^0 s4 G: `- _Night Air Combat
) {4 `3 ~2 U! h* ~& ~0 R( a
: v: d' A- J* @) w0 A, yNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ' W/ ]" ]1 i+ {  x

& J, o; K! e+ v5 j  uJapanese aircraft $ x, k5 X" i- F" J( \
H8K Emily x 5
/ }1 h0 e* Y/ F+ y2 Y7 y$ |) J$ Y" a8 c8 L: m% w
Japanese aircraft losses 5 b' U9 G7 J4 j
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
" i0 o# U* W3 M, \1 s8 K6 @& T6 H# ?- b0 T$ o) y$ \0 c
Japanese Ships . Q" I) ]9 {" k( Y  |6 }8 e: {3 Q
SS RO-35
0 z% t5 S. _% I1 N2 R2 H2 Z' l3 [0 Q$ c5 ]; \2 d& {+ {
Allied Ships , _% P6 x) D+ ?& h4 t5 R
DD Hyman
( w4 }' F) y; y4 O# V  }8 hDD Conner
7 c8 E! a4 _- n1 K2 d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 g6 L; l# ]# r* p+ B! L' pNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 $ \' V$ `* }: C7 R% f" R  r+ }
5 t0 C1 k# M+ }) D% D
Japanese aircraft # I4 p) ^" ]$ `3 R9 {: q
H8K Emily x 5 $ Q5 J; U% s5 t( ~% n  {
3 t) P9 p4 @) X  X! D! h( Q
Allied aircraft / h' d7 _4 K% `+ U0 d  p! Q# ^
P-61A Black Widow x 2
) ?- M4 J5 a- I$ b5 j  M. W4 B! }  n. Q! z
Japanese aircraft losses 4 k1 N) A7 |( b( P: p3 G6 I
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
8 ?: g2 b- }" l$ a2 S+ W; d2 B- M; J0 M( f( d1 H
Allied Ships ; v; R9 m* E, x& p1 p
DD Conner
9 f% `& V( G% Z( f5 ~$ {% v' ADE LeRay Wilson 4 J$ w1 d5 w0 ^/ _% i
AK Martin Johnson
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  p" j, I9 V5 J
+ e" G9 L3 f: K$ G% W. }Day Air Combat % k5 \5 k! X3 X! n+ z
# \- ?* @8 |9 q! U: I) j" }
DEI Theatre:
# K1 L8 w. v0 e" B' [# G* b4 l+ i, V
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
) a3 U- y& \) k, m; U0 x
' P# L# U; \& ^; {" ?8 n* T% f% OJapanese aircraft ( T! F, |( D3 {5 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 9
$ k- V1 I! s# p& y0 k9 Y) {N1K1-J George x 31 6 c+ b9 j; ^8 \6 J% o5 M3 X
J2M Jack x 6
# `9 T7 E( _- |8 c6 J+ e7 S& O
; U5 u) j  F6 l0 y7 V  cAllied aircraft ( }) c( T  O) b- h# D  R' a' C9 c
P-38J Lightning x 3
7 i4 Q7 J% p0 R* ^% f! h) M7 t" p9 s0 s# u: M4 Z  ~/ y" s+ ~
No Japanese losses 8 m: Y# y5 \: E% p6 z( a7 x/ }
1 K: q+ W; r$ t0 d: ~0 K& ]
Allied aircraft losses
: ^! K4 ]0 r+ b* C: H, LP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
( k! X+ v2 G# W1 G% _* v, Y. q3 U-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( a# T& H; C1 u# |  }, z

4 S" X1 _$ `/ eCentral Pacific
5 Z1 ?+ G3 H- x  w; ]1 t8 n( o
: A; c2 w0 j" U' q8 g- `1 H  s' aDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52   f6 }; k4 x# o) ~* b  N+ ^, A+ K

, J9 N- ~5 C# W- SJapanese aircraft 7 Q  K( T, D2 J
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 1 U: l! l9 K' y2 Z& l8 G1 {
A6M5 Zeke x 9
) J4 h4 V8 {: o2 y2 S) oN1K1-J George x 29
6 b# `1 I- c" s9 aJ2M Jack x 15 % O2 z! ]$ e" r, ]7 R# ~, ?7 j
A6M5c Zeke x 7 : K4 f8 Y# T7 b  ?" R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 - U; i8 Z6 b+ v6 i3 _; k( C3 F
Ki-102a Randy x 11 ) T7 d* ?; H7 v0 u" I2 x

, r# L7 g" P& `' l/ W( n! s- d% @, q5 oAllied aircraft
. }0 X% s% K0 U- X: |+ g2 WP-51D Mustang x 13 / D- \6 i) |# y. D! T

; @  Q5 o* F% A5 cJapanese aircraft losses ( @8 Q0 g6 b# A+ P" I$ y3 U
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
8 Q. m% Y0 n' \( yN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged + R: g- W7 Z4 E/ G& W, s6 P
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
- B9 N, k  y$ H7 v3 TA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
; q$ J' l8 a! }' m: f5 @5 nKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / W" P% T: v: z
( q+ {, B( Q: H9 s0 b
Allied aircraft losses 5 m9 w8 D' D% F! B
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
8 r! K% u' z- t5 W* C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 v) ^& J9 S& O& M3 k  Z
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 * v# ^( V; u' Y( ^/ W/ N3 u" }3 I- W( ~

/ ^! _1 I$ j; R, m" R2 X% qJapanese aircraft - J& C( s6 k! [
no flights
$ l0 ]* g/ A# q! }* \! H/ l+ J+ A, L
Allied aircraft
$ G$ E) j; }& L4 X6 I6 b2 D3 ]4 tFM-2 Wildcat x 9 $ ?' K# b+ {7 \4 K  ]
F6F Hellcat x 15
, M5 d& K2 D$ h4 V2 [9 ]% ?$ jSB2C Helldiver x 44
& E. F# V" p& CF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 5 f1 j/ ~. M3 C' o% ^9 Z7 d  c- G
TBM Avenger x 159
* d1 X( ^0 N7 y# W0 r' Z4 u
* n6 J: E! R+ EJapanese aircraft losses 8 M9 j* b3 g( J; f
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
' Z$ {1 e$ F: b; P. N- Y. O* s7 JA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed $ W$ b/ |% K4 C/ x! ~- L: V
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
7 Q. l9 M& _* N' nH8K Emily: 1 destroyed ! g- p: L8 F, }9 Q: X0 {# X8 C
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
! u; d) b3 [3 C; y
- r: X" n+ g# d/ d; h( L* @Allied aircraft losses
# E, @3 H) c2 P* J# b+ LSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 8 M% N2 ~6 i" C9 `7 e. b  p% E

' |* j$ i8 C+ D+ ^5 R5 UJapanese ground losses:
6 ^/ _6 }, S2 M+ R) m- W" m137 casualties reported
' w/ l3 y; l* Z; K% @9 @Guns lost 1
# m7 F7 W8 j& X5 \, e
- n  m% J( v& y+ n7 x: F3 E  p7 gAirbase hits 3 0 Z/ o( G) ]. R2 F; G. C/ Y8 P; f" J
Airbase supply hits 1 4 O. s3 Y+ P8 \
Runway hits 45 3 o# s: s& T( w1 Z% u" a
Port hits 2
# G: Z7 J( I" h9 ]& iPort fuel hits 4   ]2 y( v, b- `6 `" D6 z* C
Port supply hits 2 ! T4 @# f9 J% s2 ~# Z4 Q# T  l
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5 d) q' n7 l6 d! [% r8 R  \# B; `Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53   p4 Z8 Y. J' v. T. |  C& @+ U' s6 y
2 l6 @( E/ _1 z
Allied aircraft 3 v0 w" y; V" {& h
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 5 Q% q2 f; W5 |4 _; _
TBM Avenger x 29
3 a0 {* Z& {' @: P
6 _% K2 Y( C  XNo Allied losses " b% `4 r, u1 G% w3 F: f3 Y1 I% D
. f- z+ E  k$ p  Y3 A5 K
Port supply hits 1
3 h7 w5 n8 |7 b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / h5 m7 P+ t7 v8 E$ R
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 4 R4 B, t' s6 {/ @6 |, ?1 m6 V

2 B. @8 L( h* cAllied aircraft & n, U7 w. W* x5 ~6 `. j
F-5A Lightning x 1 ( F) ^: S1 q) r% @. @
P-61A Black Widow x 54 # c5 l6 f- g7 @+ x) h% w

/ O  N- W$ T1 MNo Allied losses 2 @& p, ~2 `  V
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' ~' [# X8 v& |7 y! [* j
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 + `/ q: _9 U+ e4 u

2 X# R( f# D5 Z! C' x9 s$ BJapanese aircraft ) p' w+ \* H1 W1 n
no flights
$ I3 T  S5 G$ w9 h+ Q
: Z! e; P  e0 T9 T* ^Allied aircraft $ ^' Q* c; I' T+ A6 o1 I4 S3 r
PB4Y Liberator x 4
. g6 T  V% c. yB-24J Liberator x 28
) u* E" B; D% b5 w# e& _
" l1 `' o6 m, o' RJapanese aircraft losses * z; e% F: X5 N  z6 M' H0 x8 X9 H
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 9 r( }# h3 F  F0 v
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed , q6 v2 {8 P+ l4 d" L6 `

8 r% \9 x$ @' V  {/ kJapanese ground losses: " D  V; ?7 R2 g. _2 b
13 casualties reported - ]2 l- Z- h& F

2 G1 e& w. F2 w, s" xAirbase hits 3   u( l4 H% K! `( s" k* K
Airbase supply hits 1 9 Q/ B+ ^; M5 d( \, W# X* n
Runway hits 22
" M3 x* z$ e" l. W--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) I  D+ o7 x- I1 D6 a# Z5 M$ D" q3 MDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
. z" a' w, v, }$ s+ i/ o; j  B! w# l
Allied aircraft
0 C' o8 Z' E5 H, g5 p- \F6F Hellcat x 38 & z0 {& a. q; i) i  p- k
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
9 V, k- J/ H+ ySB2C Helldiver x 42 ! J* M0 z. S9 I
( a5 |  ?; s+ I! g: b* [
$ X" S1 E+ c1 W, l9 ~& p. R; Y2 F* {9 z
Allied aircraft losses
% L2 q* T. u1 Q& U5 z1 xSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 |+ J& @3 C% |* W- c* n! y7 P" z
& t$ ?# d* w9 f6 L" J2 b* }9 `; sJapanese Ships
" f- Q5 _  p6 y  HPC PC-36 7 W, g& H+ {" @4 Z
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ t: T" Z; w0 A' V# @1 aPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 H1 L* Q. n2 ^" |  `- u5 A4 YAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % }3 q/ W7 p& r- D
PC PC-26 0 G8 o: X8 ], J5 {/ Q
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ?& \1 ^5 _( }& Q& T# v/ vPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / X! a6 ^; T/ b! ]9 t3 p6 c
7 J7 m# x; e2 I+ r6 K. v
Japanese ground losses: 2 ]- `) Q, ]. A, x  x: O
174 casualties reported
! M* H+ }7 I$ n! `8 t$ @1 Q) d# J. I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ n- [% W9 e3 G4 i. C6 zDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
/ H* w, C) ^% j* y
4 _8 t4 K' w4 ]$ b, L- dAllied aircraft
' Y1 M$ E# l' v1 {+ o  oSB2C Helldiver x 11 : [1 i8 p. h  [! u$ t
0 v6 E0 O& F1 p- x% a! j; I+ i
No Allied losses
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DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( B3 G# S# ]4 o. N% r+ c
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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Japanese aircraft 1 H3 r. f1 [7 t* g: Y- a' I9 S
G4M2 Betty x 18 * p' L7 }- z2 u
G4M2e Betty x 4 % _4 o$ w$ K0 D$ M
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 * V& c6 V: t: L+ [: K7 U  N/ l3 I
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No Japanese losses 0 p) }6 ?: U" f

# Y% o- p' R- kAllied Ships 3 L7 Q; b( l( \) I5 |+ d9 ^$ y( a
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 ) @  x: q2 n3 T0 u2 J
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Japanese aircraft ' ~) n, O3 i( |2 _
G4M2 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 n6 M! `2 a$ G0 b) j( E7 K
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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0 O2 p; j7 E7 wAllied Ships ' j. _7 ~9 Q9 u' I: v* ^4 m6 j
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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$ }, q. _3 y6 b! XAllied aircraft   B+ u) O4 _5 ~: H" t: g
SB2C Helldiver x 3 . n2 b, x2 ?  G- t
P-61A Black Widow x 23
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Allied aircraft losses
7 w7 w! ]5 s. R" i, q  J  @SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged , _, \0 E+ i4 f8 \
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Japanese Ships % Q$ H9 C/ A% c
CA Kako + b7 L# N/ b% y
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 4 \' M! G: z! h/ I9 k! f

+ Q6 T" z# J5 C2 xJapanese aircraft
, M: _9 }' B. B! AA6M5 Zeke x 2
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Allied aircraft
+ E! J# f$ H  kFM-2 Wildcat x 1
5 X3 I: U( f$ [! g9 v" P! i4 J3 E8 E8 b, V
Japanese aircraft losses
1 q; r& E+ K- P2 Z+ {: u( p+ l: XA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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" h0 b9 a  g# k% ^. F- K( SAllied Ships 3 D( {, ^( n  N6 X4 f
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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' j0 V5 @% S7 o0 l4 ^Convoy near Wake Island: 6 w% R  j+ `. E/ X7 v. Q: c
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 + N: R% k; U$ g* o$ n3 Y# K
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B7A Grace x 11
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) q* j2 K1 [- {! kKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ F, |  b* N- P5 f. T. p8 {5 UB7A Grace: 8 damaged
3 S1 U6 h3 K$ uKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 i$ P5 u! r3 K( [; ?( e2 SAP John Land
* b- r+ b- K: C3 F* k; a9 ?4 j3 ~AK Octans 8 x- V% S! E  j& O2 K: `% u% }  Y
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire   Z: ~2 D! R, W. Q5 f" i# Y
AP James O'Hara & M) L) K: Q1 D  T2 v
AP Winged Arrow + O$ l4 `0 W0 C, a, `6 S. H* `2 m
AP Manoora ' ?4 q* `4 g: l6 u7 j0 H
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire : q6 K+ v! N& v# g
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Allied ground losses: 7 C; {  l& W7 I! D9 P- `$ Q% i
54 casualties reported 5 }3 n' t$ J# ]0 N. l/ v
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% A6 r: L  W  n7 _The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. % L: P' P" P# j' }5 t: [

0 _" E  V, e" L% ~, QDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 4 V% f0 g, G# A4 y2 c1 L$ p. X

  S0 Q, L4 t; E  Y$ X/ y6 P( O) IJapanese aircraft 7 I! q* j. B! r1 T$ |7 O1 q% R
A6M5 Zeke x 37 4 A+ n# P+ Y) T7 h! _+ T
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Japanese aircraft losses
* _! m8 j' j) e6 x( F" j) zA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed $ }7 R8 G$ F6 k4 l1 ]5 _8 W+ ~
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Allied Ships 7 b+ y- v6 e/ \6 d; E* |+ Z
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ q  z- C, ~5 G/ F
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
" _) J/ j4 x( VDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. i. ]% W! m# C8 MAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , `3 d& M9 e; m# O; |
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, C/ U4 @! U! ?# x) i7 [' F5 f! G; t5 qLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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0 F7 T# o- b/ j- L6 q8 n& X( bAllied ground losses:
5 V+ G3 U0 A% A, A9 n136 casualties reported
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9 c+ C! O" Z" I1 P$ tDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 7 W" w( g- L! I% G/ o- R
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Japanese aircraft ' M8 [9 F  k8 f; A' J  ?) P# w( G
G4M2e Betty x 1 5 Y7 F: J( V3 p

8 d4 U; ^2 Q2 {9 n2 i6 H1 Q9 dAllied aircraft ' O8 z% I$ H/ T6 p8 F0 K4 Q. F4 ~3 k
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 4 b; {$ E" @3 |
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8 U% F! X" B1 jG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 1 o! R  a$ m- I6 t2 F& [
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Allied aircraft losses . n5 S5 T) l% F! b0 ^
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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; d, H  |- @* `* d' NBB New Jersey " R. |1 }) H0 ]

& B! c5 \' ]) hAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
' z2 Q" }% x! L9 Z1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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7 u  T  e" |! y, u) H0 kOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
% {1 }9 [+ h: g. ]6 Iwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring & j3 I8 c0 F+ ~9 R, S) [" @( ^$ `7 V
in reinforcements?
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% R/ q  {/ V7 y  `Ground combat at Iwo Jima . H  r, z6 Y: x5 d( W. W; d% ~$ g

, o& b& P) m5 r- N6 F. F! jJapanese Bombardment attack
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4 j1 {8 z" Z: QAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 1 d/ G- R6 m: \9 A

4 E8 q3 u- f+ ^4 I: J* k0 rDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses:
( v- @( C5 @1 v, ^5 e1 [  {' b89 casualties reported & M" K+ _2 |8 n/ E
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island ' [. K2 ]7 ~8 o5 l2 N
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Allied Bombardment attack 2 m. B& h1 \& j+ r
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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# t  E3 z) K0 w" rDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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+ u) z! [+ a" Z# O! _2 N0 v' SJapanese ground losses:
0 R% i. I' ^; Q" g, F: a* W: u201 casualties reported
7 U( k) h+ n  ]6 NGuns lost 5
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Ground combat at Marcus Island 0 }/ C7 ^& k- b" x( o

, j( Y6 T( k0 D) h: G2 }7 xAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 ! x/ B/ _6 M( S# t; o

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2 W3 K9 `3 _5 t/ @; Y% }Japanese ground losses: 4 K: B" T# S# C, Q+ f
42 casualties reported
) }2 n! |/ B" m1 M: LGuns lost 1
PzB很喜欢用神风攻击啊,不知道他那些送死的飞行员都是多少经验的
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
都是80+飞行员,
; q) u$ n3 \( n7 ]! {3 U后期的日本俯冲和雷击就算突防了,也没法在美军强大防空下有所作为。
( K# l0 ?" N  ?; u" N) X- DPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,: G0 A" X2 ]3 S, l% j2 \
现在基本上是用零战52来神风,其他机型就算神风也没有效果。
可能只有战斗轰炸型的零战52才能有足够的机动性命中美舰,另外流星之类的鱼雷机难道就没有机会命中吗?
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
B7A,PzB还舍不得做神风。3 v$ a) @0 [3 Y. r
日军44年到45年中的主要问题是,大量的零战52性能完全落伍。
0 ^3 U3 l& N; R! LPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
) @/ R0 Z5 V0 T! w* X9 x一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。: a7 q1 n9 Z( }5 g, z  c& s( ~
可能要等到震风出来,KB才能有所作为。
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g! @7 ^% y$ r" o3 j+ `' F
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
3 [  a; ^! F4 {3 y# n! ]' VZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛v7}_B2GS)k
; d3 C7 Y$ F* G! WBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
3 O, ~7 w" ^' P. O! U+ ?BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
9 M- u$ U8 g  y0 e( s, QCA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago
' r1 T7 Q4 \$ X( \9 \DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
5 b  l  P, t" O  z9 y% T* O& i; b9 lDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx0 G: P8 c1 S# H' q; M1 ?
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* U# |/ v# H% F! P. j& f9 y  S南达科他怎么回事,居然会被PC一炮打起火?
为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....
他们的房规是自动升级。
自动升级太不公平了,这游戏的空战模式就是一看速度二看火力,隼的一些优点完全显示不出来。
Soldiers and sailors would fight like madmen to hang on to the red-light district . . . wouldn’t they?
这点我挺佩服PzB的,
" i. N7 }$ i9 w' H* |" P不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的?
作为全世界witp玩家里最长的一个战报的动力,就足够支持他撑下来了,第二个人估计就没那么大动力。。。。
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....
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