45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

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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。* i. f5 c6 {; u4 t* p8 O
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？# [( ]1 R% j9 O5 n1 h+ P1 s% ?
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。
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' N$ n! O! `  F& u. z$ nHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. ) @0 u& A# V+ ^: w6 d/ n% S
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? ; ]1 _. y; d! g
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
7 q$ ^9 w* P2 F! \4 kThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
% D9 c1 R1 `. D0 V& dall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
/ B5 t( W$ _" K. B. sThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. & J6 W2 V1 z' j! u8 b5 `0 P; r

- B1 \0 w8 W( j0 y: c+ m$ A4 kI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ' G, J' h7 p7 _4 o; Q  w' i
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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$ ~) w1 N+ U& ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 ' z9 Z2 i7 z; W) x3 B8 P2 L
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Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on / e9 Y& Y& M! d6 O2 k* Q+ O. v3 C
Iwo 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!
* o" p$ @+ Y6 x* d9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 _6 Y0 V# ^  M7 i6 l. i

9 R) S( d' A; e+ o, O% w+ b# |4 S) iAllied Ships
, c) n/ ]' K1 d6 \( L3 Q/ `4 F2 iMSW Junee
" H& V1 `  L) b" K" E" }- j/ bMSW Bunbury ) }0 ]+ s9 K6 O3 ?! I4 c
MSW Gladiator + i9 ]; u7 m% l- I8 U( S$ {
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 O& H  h( i2 ^: H" t4 @% nMSW Superior
9 u' @; Y  i! a* J% I, u. iAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 @2 T5 l& u, C1 M9 e) Q* bCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: $ {$ W8 N5 Z" g1 m
51 casualties reported
4 Y' C/ z$ s  r; ~Guns lost 2
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& J) K2 D# Y" T2 vTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 r# d- }3 M  E$ L+ u41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 C! h/ }) L4 k& i& {9 v! S, T
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Allied Ships
4 c& N- ]  I& S  `2 I  y" cDMS Long
) {# ]! O5 M5 z$ L! Y4 RDMS Forrest
8 N6 l# w  z1 _3 l( ]9 SDMS Hobson . ]  w- j9 S, n' E9 h3 q4 L$ m3 V% `7 [
DMS Ellyson : @( \$ a, }+ _$ w& @) `- q
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage - c; N* Y: `* W- F5 g( ]
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 1 H0 z" |7 z( v$ Z$ k
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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MSW Strategy
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MSW Spectacle
5 w$ ?9 r, ]% N) x- q! q, V8 ?* KDE Corbesier ( |! [; `6 t+ f1 m7 v4 T) s
DE Howard F. Clark
% }# ?2 C: p+ y5 ^# kDE Kendall C. Campbell
. i% x% ^/ y3 J# Q( Q6 {CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:   q2 I, v& w9 z( u/ M3 r% t
20 casualties reported
! V6 x1 E% t3 l( n9 U+ k- N, @Guns lost 1 2 K4 O4 Q8 M; q# v, V) H
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)   ]7 C" K. r( K
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 2 a+ u; N! ?: @: F! n& X

: n* ^' V, E; M( e- kAllied ground losses: " R4 N- @6 n0 ~% y) J: d0 K
40 casualties reported , ^# i6 H" J+ y! C# X* B8 B: _
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 4 e0 I* ^1 X- t% z
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships / k# X& M# E) c
MSW Junee : _- Y1 S1 H. C6 q
MSW Bunbury + A! [( y9 x) y) i/ q1 j1 E
MSW Gladiator ! ?3 [# w3 [. z+ ?! O( P, _
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 6 ^& u( I9 m( ?6 O
MSW Superior ' L. Z: I( G  W: N0 I; X1 X
DE Mack
" ]. P6 s) D& }' Z# r; zDE Edwin A. Howard
$ K2 I" S  v2 d+ aDE Edmonds ! ]! u  Y7 j0 w" s8 k
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
6 b  r8 |+ \) FDE Robert F. Keller / X2 T7 u1 D! q) |5 I1 g- m
DD Shaw : j- Y. ?. P: [: k9 r
DD Drayton
, }+ P) }8 K: u! F' w- [, yDE Tabberer
" N; R' l) w! k2 u; @6 V/ E* YDE Eversole 4 ]! V! @) z; a4 v$ I/ |
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
$ M4 W& h) [- q" h6 M2 \6 `% ^3 D634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - p8 {- @; A! s4 U% G* C3 U2 a+ p

) Z: x2 O. {" f. F0 SAllied Ships
. V% D. j# u$ u0 U4 b; F1 GDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
; [! }$ O, K0 }, R' zCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 6 ~* m9 f- W# g. w- m8 Q
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
/ W4 l" a0 Y" rDE Edmonds   ]; R; @; a# Q; G0 l. C' S5 w1 T
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ d0 p0 d/ Z/ V2 CDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
( k5 q  D8 h9 S  zLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire $ J( j9 d9 `) a; h, B
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
/ z6 H. W# d9 F: w+ P/ |LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire # v$ e' C4 S- V/ w
DE Mack + v& V1 t, @( ?$ w' L# T
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Japanese ground losses: 0 F3 P. X! |  Y
29 casualties reported
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$ q# r" J  }& C1 ?% FAllied ground losses: ! {' w# _- G1 v- O& A: S
1788 casualties reported 5 {, w! r+ M, ^* g* t
Guns lost 8
2 V) F( b% R/ ^: ^  WVehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
; s+ @" R. ]+ O! o$ J$ T0 fTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
* y' {3 q& F, l' F958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
  V5 i" Y+ U* G* ]4 Z7 ZLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
7 j- `* H/ e* I# ]4 b1 IDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 0 O( y% g5 A$ G% O; U8 a
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 f7 u- l9 h2 B+ y! f+ l2 F. rLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 7 F. t1 G; C0 j
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; q4 Z0 O9 W6 O5 a6 a, c1 h
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 - J5 x& n3 w4 |% E) w
DMS Long
6 j4 Y: A3 D1 p( f  `DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
7 u* r( J% L0 }5 ]DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
( o/ i* n! ]0 r& A% t5 _* uDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
& |% f, O7 L. A: NLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
* X* a7 T, ^+ Z7 u; R$ _LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
; l+ ]7 V7 n1 g& i1 ~LST LST-335 , L% ?% N6 q) G) W3 [5 Q0 P
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Japanese ground losses: ' M( S8 m* L2 M; A7 t3 v: H' L
46 casualties reported - B+ d' ^0 f& o/ b8 ~8 _) n! K- Y

# x" ~- G# I7 S" @1 d6 d* L0 fAllied ground losses:
8 `. F, Z( U/ a: `7 f6 i: G  L: q3240 casualties reported
4 V& n2 m* y7 C$ ]3 e1 HGuns lost 20

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  `% W9 b2 H  g3 c; R( E3 qSub/ASW Attacks 3 H2 w  b; `. \

. p$ S1 Y8 @$ V( nASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + }8 c- f- ]- f4 Z/ \
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Japanese Ships
' t* L. s1 f( p( V" L& zSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
0 i, V9 |  t6 }; s0 Y+ m' J# wDD Saufley
7 m0 x. X$ K. cDD Picking
/ v+ D# x, D# Z2 h8 o4 b! ~- dDD John Hood " @4 j4 O; C/ B: a  i6 g0 j: L
DD Caperton ' y* [2 b7 V5 {. ?  i1 ^7 F" L6 F
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' [8 P* ~% \# C" p4 T# aSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
. R9 V( f, L5 n$ R  j: V' ^: bAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * ?" k# {' X- W/ X8 g
PC Kume 0 l; \+ A) k% u- X1 M. l  T
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Allied Ships
' d2 a  R' Q2 \/ e  jSS Hake 7 P" l. j0 u0 F* P: y6 o
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5 A( ?( F6 A, r% gASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ x9 v) C, v# g, S& e8 nSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire * a" G/ V: l' u3 ^* e4 v6 x5 k1 c! o

" J8 P7 z% T5 b% [& Q' JAllied Ships
/ m3 }3 g2 P! s- Z4 @4 BDD Saufley
1 G, r# W8 s* p0 ?+ L9 V- n! kDD Picking $ Y9 q9 z4 n* M' }
DD John Hood 7 w. g1 t) q. p7 t7 f' {+ d- H
DD Caperton * W: B3 K. U  Z% o: a" h# ?8 s
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Sub attack at 62,53
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/ h/ p8 d3 d8 J7 f9 ?Japanese Ships
& ^; V7 o/ l# F5 o0 ~. ?( bAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 ]- e. |4 v9 v# z$ p2 k  s. l
PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
( A0 \" {" k& y7 lSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 4 e6 P$ D* z% h9 M) V8 t; `9 g2 g# H
88 casualties reported 5 a5 a* s% ?) P: N0 U
Guns lost 2 : h% H7 w6 d% v& h1 S; T
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
# d4 c9 ?% h* `. \' m! c5 M5 W. S5 fthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 , H% l: c% s* G& j7 U! L

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5 I" U) S. c( t/ O% h/ H( J% d; UBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 ' p7 i+ h  @) P$ m. [3 l, Z3 L
BB Yamashiro
: K' j$ X2 p+ t- C' EBB Hyuga ) t4 T! g; o9 w2 t, v
CA Mikuma
) @/ Z- c# S8 @2 G; {# P7 nCL Noshiro ' ]9 W: G% N; B; I+ o
DD Fuyuzuki , B/ d: f5 z3 m+ n
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
$ u% P; P, s8 |8 y9 s7 ?3 zDD Momi
  M+ x/ }: W4 T1 g- aDD Kaede 9 ^0 Q& L0 P/ |. o0 K7 t+ U
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
% D1 w9 m& q4 L' A9 D" PDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 @) D$ ~4 D7 L0 w+ L( r
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 m! C3 j8 ?. s) S  uDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 % g: F! a0 D# c3 D9 }
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 o& k% d  F2 F9 t$ Y) Q( [3 PDMS Rodman
, \3 N, R9 i% E+ i0 N( y9 ]DMS Gherardi 9 {8 v$ Y9 s$ O  y$ t
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage   `" l7 a! o% y2 y6 y; U) F9 h1 V0 C
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire ) c7 q6 O/ g* W+ }  S8 Q6 g. E
LST LST-339, heavy damage : v7 |- _* m% C3 ^* \
LST LST-457, heavy damage ( U0 A0 |  T/ I6 p, K' X! b
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire . T( q  _. v8 T' U
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
8 B6 G& Z  B3 P& a& W; k" M3 i: H54 casualties reported 3 {5 u' O2 F. L7 f. @
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4 x9 }$ ~2 B1 C* NNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( x8 U! m: g! U/ ePC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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8 W' G7 S. r& oAllied Ships " ]% Z* T1 \3 Y6 D. K2 N
DD Lyman K. Swenson / \) J# c7 \4 I7 n
DD Taussig
% Z% K5 i& {7 Y% B9 S; W2 `DD John W. Weeks
) L4 v; O: t  r; ]) FDD Harrison 3 p8 t8 M. X  S! |2 H
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 % d7 q( N' N* B# _" u  `$ h4 ]7 M0 Y
DD David Taylor . H& w" \& q' m8 }* x6 P" a
DD Barton 8 m( R3 T1 t) w( m4 W. X" _4 _: p
DD Quickmatch
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, Z7 h4 s" ?7 x$ vOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 0 `3 s1 }3 w& Y# v

4 S4 D' S5 b. a9 [* uNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 1 J2 y0 F5 v1 X4 f
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Japanese Ships
5 _  o0 @0 `6 y" D' ^$ p1 z- R  K. UCA Kako, Shell hits 1
! X) S; f2 K( {" i% ]: pCL Kiso
3 F& H+ T4 t) zDD Urakaze
' o. T: {: o, k% d: k1 A9 jDD Natsugumo
$ V2 r* ?7 B5 P1 y$ X% H0 tDD Minegumo
% r8 U8 m3 `* N, G5 F" hDD Sugi
+ K( f" G2 ~" {3 B8 VDD Hinoki / G# V" H5 J! ]% d: u3 |
DD Kashi 9 V: z$ a3 b1 s# w. `& b
DD Keyaki
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Allied Ships
* U) m" P" n, u0 e0 y% wAS Howard W. Gilmore
/ ]5 N9 T- p" mAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 7 U- N. {* Y* u) H+ d- [
AV Hamlin % s1 [: x; r) l
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
# M4 D+ l. l$ x" u9 _' FAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
+ O3 ]7 |: @4 g4 |" I6 A# YAR George Taylor $ \* h) R# Z/ q$ ]; l8 {
AV R. C. Brennan
7 ^2 H3 L% A* }: s- WAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 i$ A: Q( x3 [0 Z
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 3 V5 z0 `! K+ X  `; X% m
AR William T. Sherman # h5 l6 l, p& K. y# U3 S
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* e+ a$ K2 Q4 P, K4 XThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 0 B5 s# l3 i# ?+ F

1 [' S. p9 h, o% G* y$ `" wNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships ( A9 H( Z$ R6 _
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
4 t0 b2 x, m* b5 iCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 6 x- O/ g1 x7 A; O
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire % z1 P( W1 A/ y! {( K
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, z( y! u3 o7 f% V- j' yDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
  b3 X0 ^: j' X$ X, b- P$ hDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
% [3 `5 x  B( c6 i8 S% ?. W$ EDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 4 Z2 P7 l$ ^$ o8 G
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 c! R$ j  p8 JDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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. C! r5 R7 r  g7 WAllied Ships
- g9 Z1 R% c' {& F8 Y" yCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
- f8 a, Z  N9 X1 a% z, w  b2 M+ xCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
3 A7 d# w* ]9 W' `CL Wilkes-Barre
/ @: Q  i# U: n7 |; j. ?8 PCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
, w0 N7 K  n+ V$ z  |( F9 _/ j6 yDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire / N; O8 O. u4 x7 N6 y0 f; Q
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
- M( @. \; S% `# \* Y" J% bDD Bush, Shell hits 1 # d' P  H- y0 l# ]1 w# j8 Q- i
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
# F" j, _' [* W) i- |DD Welles
! j5 L+ g5 I  d2 v3 ^) _DD Wilkes ) ~$ p* Q! ^6 \- X
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 0 q9 m! n9 t2 x
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 g2 t0 W0 G, ?: V8 s' S" C
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Allied Ships . h" }" H/ x0 i7 e& H
DD Nicholson
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% }- F' s# }; N1 T& hNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " B! E# ]: D2 t; x. I; Z! T: S

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( G& V* T- D4 Z) ^8 HPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' b$ s  w$ b: g5 N( \8 r
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Allied Ships
, t9 u" L4 c- b1 Z) e. jDD Lyman K. Swenson
8 P. M2 y# Z4 G, s/ ]- c/ RDD Taussig
; f; M' ?' g) T" }7 mDD John W. Weeks
$ v0 J" E/ [6 l' H+ s5 u1 s4 |' fDD Harrison ) k0 v" K8 f2 \# d6 G/ [/ r
DD Isherwood 6 T- h! q5 Y# B, t
DD David Taylor 6 w2 i1 s! q2 K
DD Barton
" [0 q9 X& j! l+ DDD Quickmatch % l/ o- a9 F; ~3 S/ E
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% h% `2 n$ T2 s; i6 {0 ?7 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' G2 H6 A  G; Q, n! r+ w

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$ z8 ^" y- S0 K' M, MPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk   l6 J# M, k8 s) n5 A5 }  M
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Allied Ships / C5 Z; [) \0 i3 W
DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 I# V) k, A* A! h! U4 ~: r9 C
DD Taussig
4 m1 w& L6 Z6 D- M7 ]( qDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 : y. o  {/ _5 j) H+ K' i
DD Harrison 8 F5 D3 ~/ V& x6 @. c6 U0 q
DD Isherwood
& k3 V, s7 v, \DD David Taylor
4 b/ H' b# c& X# x4 X% ^DD Barton + }* J) I; z: j% u
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % N" i1 W- M. }, }4 S) F/ l- A

$ `, D2 e/ S7 v# g, F! v. V* }2 iJapanese Ships
) X/ |0 e6 R5 s% I  V" PPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- y0 p3 `6 Y+ B/ I! g
3 y0 R& ^6 N* }9 y0 ?0 w) G8 KAllied Ships
" O$ r7 k) a* _8 \! Q' dDD Lyman K. Swenson
4 E, }' ]" ~6 D% C; o5 {: J2 e# ~DD Taussig 4 @. \6 _2 D% O5 M- j1 x
DD John W. Weeks
7 c% ^& ~! z- ]$ U/ XDD Harrison / l7 t* g, E$ E, n
DD Isherwood
! g- S  J# d6 FDD David Taylor
  A3 L1 _8 p$ I. Q9 UDD Barton
# S: f; B) b; p* XDD Quickmatch   |/ v9 U: v  x7 F; P4 o
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/ U. |' b+ H9 Q# C
Daylight Surface Combat
" N. E0 Y- ~& B6 T( C6 [% L0 _$ k2 ?1 f9 r4 V; [
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! K+ k! L$ g' W: z+ A
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Japanese Ships , O2 }/ `+ z% W+ [* u
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ) _, Y; y1 \! ]4 [6 L' I6 ?# y

3 O( p; G4 y( ^7 Y4 k; VAllied Ships   ?1 M0 b. n/ b8 W# ^9 H- u
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 0 Y: M, J$ Q5 Q
BB Massachusetts
4 h' T( Z' m. C7 DBB Alabama
$ N" R/ B2 q4 \8 V2 V0 YCA Louisville 9 [' E) s3 s0 s5 B3 ]
CA Chicago 1 T- [' N8 S4 O& s
DD Walker % C' z" U8 e2 i- i
DD Waller ' l7 y9 @9 @- N0 S
DD Wedderburn $ |- I9 a5 }+ c
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& i' Y  }$ m) }' wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , @: s6 }" v' `3 G$ r

4 E8 R. Q! V7 b+ t0 F$ ?; R8 V2 \2 fJapanese Ships
7 v2 p, R3 Z8 {& yAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # Z  \  t) n4 Z4 i) @( J) Z; ^

$ k; |' ~! T+ [* l$ V$ }Allied Ships " r2 d3 c% e, k
BB South Dakota 8 i2 N4 R# ]" Y! t" t0 O  T
BB Massachusetts
# X7 b% B, W( y; h. j1 XBB Alabama
9 M; g$ ^' m' p& f! ?CA Louisville - G* b# D/ U/ v  F# q' l3 l, O
CA Chicago
/ t( i* A9 z# A8 [DD Walker
! R" Y  _. \- KDD Waller
4 @8 h% T! v' V) v9 HDD Wedderburn ! ?6 S4 T8 ^9 D) W# @
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' _) s1 q/ g5 R  [: rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: w: |5 p/ z" O$ p1 _/ @% e
6 _: o7 a) j+ Q0 P- O+ zJapanese Ships
5 D5 ^3 W$ r% v6 k7 ]  T2 CAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 1 g( V( M: k$ z, |

# y  K& R8 U* i3 _8 t' i# UAllied Ships
/ S1 A! ^! w' W8 hBB South Dakota
, G; {: n3 H4 N" ~7 bBB Massachusetts , l- {* x% q% a6 k3 A1 ?  t  y8 w0 ]
BB Alabama 9 }8 O, s6 v( p. N" F) f# N! y* i
CA Louisville # d0 L# y/ F1 |
CA Chicago
6 f  c3 M# L1 ^! u1 I6 rDD Walker 2 r9 I: Y6 D* V" R6 n# N
DD Waller ) D# g% w! s6 Y$ [2 @% _. o4 A7 o
DD Wedderburn
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' w% k' ?9 o9 u# a% e( W2 |/ ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 Q1 ?- e) n( v2 k4 Z0 X9 A; Q
6 N" [2 a2 _) Q- Z
Japanese Ships
& F' g. {) _8 h0 L% I* b' FPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 5 X$ H8 P* i3 B. u; r. f
2 V* P! D; H- I% m* _) C! J
Allied Ships
1 a6 f# }' y( R7 I1 R( MBB South Dakota
) P  h1 x, W3 I9 V! ^% KBB Massachusetts 1 t+ V" t- c+ q) s0 z% q
BB Alabama
: c( @$ ^/ b9 D  l4 b6 B  kCA Louisville 0 e* |6 \, b0 @1 y
CA Chicago
: z3 m/ Z; G( q5 W/ |& cDD Walker 0 S! |( L( `9 V( ^, x) c" g
DD Waller - |% ^* ?4 N9 l& `
DD Wedderburn # `: t. H( Z8 E  i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 P5 H. v  y7 ~) v) e1 o3 T2 s. P
3 b- g. j- V: LJapanese Ships 3 l' l5 `" t1 o! T' r
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " w; D+ |3 e5 \% k7 F

$ I+ J/ B8 L7 w& x  e+ \3 ~6 [+ w; }Allied Ships
) g( F1 L  X, c9 SBB South Dakota 1 a, h: Z$ |9 M' U4 C/ o
BB Massachusetts
$ t+ _+ F, u, D/ W4 a4 LBB Alabama # T9 n' i4 T& k  @% }4 ]
CA Louisville
8 Y# Y+ O( |7 vCA Chicago
3 }( q9 _7 _' A8 {* B$ i2 A7 |DD Walker 5 k% C* n4 Y: A! P/ V& @  `" d
DD Waller 7 ?8 F% y5 l2 S8 {; A6 \
DD Wedderburn   {& \1 y9 }+ ?# M
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, A7 q8 A- m7 A( O) O+ b/ @( HDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; I. I7 x. g8 z6 Z+ R! s
8 M' @4 g' @; D# h6 V* s
Japanese Ships
+ q$ l1 P) H; C% i! jAK Myoho Maru
" s& ^8 F4 G( ?) i4 Q. CAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ `/ t  E$ C5 V3 b
$ }2 [, x9 C; j4 TAllied Ships
) z& b, v. z5 {  g# Z- e! }BB South Dakota
! }* t5 U7 `6 I# l4 _8 OBB Massachusetts ! ?- w% {. \  _5 P- ~& X( [
BB Alabama 5 H5 d. ?; T1 q2 Q
CA Louisville + Q% C: [- z& `! c. a0 a
CA Chicago & ?& B; f0 i- y
DD Walker   B  J% M% G& I: @, h% A5 G
DD Waller
2 H: h9 b2 V9 NDD Wedderburn
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! Y3 a$ T2 Y0 T/ _$ A/ `! H" }- z  RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
0 i- P' w; v% H0 s8 D# j3 _! p3 f: S4 V) N# T4 M7 n
Japanese Ships 1 `6 Z& r8 }6 t) f  P
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk , t$ o# j* j7 [: S1 ~
+ n! Q, ~% c. M
Allied Ships / T% m# z- s4 ^" n6 p
BB South Dakota
: Q$ F  ]$ _! G% P! w9 g  jBB Massachusetts   \* s0 R: M3 m& t8 h4 w
BB Alabama
5 n  N4 A% a, r6 K" v7 k& mCA Louisville # h' r  f) U3 ^4 q# f
CA Chicago , `$ I) c7 `6 u
DD Walker
- h" O) j4 X4 ODD Waller
+ w9 B1 p+ h- M0 p+ O& I  M2 G$ _DD Wedderburn 9 \/ }/ I" M# `  I# }4 \$ Z" h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % P( d7 V9 E7 L8 S

. J' U, v- M0 i8 i+ UJapanese Ships
& B4 u- V9 T* k4 KPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
+ I0 d# W" _9 x6 K. d" p3 Z, l6 R! b; V0 N( w- r
Allied Ships 5 _* r: q1 e1 p. q  u/ G2 Z8 x7 q( K
BB South Dakota 0 m: o3 t& v$ Z  h3 a
BB Massachusetts ( c4 K5 P$ J  \' @% a( ?
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
- p( w4 w2 V9 u* l4 }8 I5 BCA Louisville ) v9 y! f2 y5 V# U0 U" }
CA Chicago
* W. m: |* ~$ a; D2 lDD Walker
. k6 @# g! `- HDD Waller
7 X" X8 ?, w1 QDD Wedderburn
8 G3 M6 J/ y7 ^* m( X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; i$ C% y! S. I7 |- G
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 s9 A3 U- _+ o: h0 R) _7 u- A3 k1 z2 U" Y5 T* a" x0 f% [
Japanese Ships
; t. n' ]4 u- i6 UPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 3 x$ T# \: u: a
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 5 |, C$ t+ I4 t7 T
6 [4 I$ Z! C" ?
Allied Ships
0 m+ o- F+ T* Z8 y) p2 B+ lBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
7 i+ m8 j3 k2 A$ O# z- GBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
7 c+ ]8 o$ X% v8 y9 mBB Alabama
/ t& f; H' B: }9 X0 @" t! E- zCA Louisville / _6 S9 S* ]  x
CA Chicago . y* x/ ~* d( f, ^3 B
DD Walker ; E" \3 w9 P. d, X& P) t+ x
DD Waller . M% f) ~0 _3 |7 _# b0 u3 j1 N% F
DD Wedderburn 7 b" _9 P3 f1 p' {) u8 G( g
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% o" {) p" x: @4 h0 d
Bombardments 6 L2 o+ r4 E! N9 `9 n; D

- z! M: v2 {/ S9 N3 @Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
! v3 |3 ^, J) g0 b' E# p1 X. `0 g8 |23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. / h: E" d" {! G

7 V4 m  J; t$ r" s. E- TAllied Ships
- Y! a! _2 L# h" l6 ]- R0 gCA Chicago
# D5 v8 A" M; ]& Q7 vCA Louisville
( }  N/ d$ z$ t, S3 f& JBB Alabama 9 U( p9 y# h+ V: w: f, }6 G0 W
BB Massachusetts , j8 p2 t4 _; p; Y  o1 H5 a+ U
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
4 y. J" q1 U! i& V  O! l  P/ _/ |9 y5 z9 C: `7 y" r! Z1 ?
Japanese ground losses: 9 x6 B& f% Z0 f( x% j* A
184 casualties reported ) T/ g3 h8 ?' M0 k0 @2 d+ \/ x
Guns lost 3
3 c0 x( j. c6 S* C, V  G$ r: Q% a( f$ P
Runway hits 1 , U  G6 ?  ~  L% J9 l- P7 X
Port fuel hits 1
! z  m2 r! y. F# x" {  gPort supply hits 2 . x8 J  S) _* x6 j# E! N
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5 p: X( ^8 \3 V; Y7 ?% XNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
5 I$ M3 n8 ^2 e
& o# _. }6 [" R" p: u3 zJapanese aircraft - M5 v/ U' T  `0 o3 j0 X
no flights
" N9 S' f8 K% y" v$ b7 I' M4 i  }1 G8 M) |9 F, i( P. `  ~/ m
Japanese aircraft losses $ Y; b+ @0 V- @5 }3 B+ U1 [
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
. U2 i+ ]0 `5 T7 g
& y( G! q) A0 _% i) mAllied Ships
1 }6 q; G  v. \: I9 eCA Chester 2 d# c- w2 o/ _4 |. E
BB Washington
6 s: n. P( L' l& Z$ q/ F8 BBB North Carolina
; ?% ?* y+ ]+ `( s7 f
* Q( l4 X  G  W: qJapanese ground losses:
( z4 k- J  c. n% v85 casualties reported + O% ~1 t( k' A8 b" u
Guns lost 2
0 Z3 K/ N* I" A5 P: s
  z( x6 ^7 P6 n- w1 j9 f' TAirbase hits 1
4 p6 p3 |' B5 L  @Runway hits 5 6 _6 I7 \! A8 K4 ~1 c" x
Port hits 1
+ t! n3 \' e8 y: _- EPort supply hits 4 ) L9 q; Z8 X. G! ]: `4 N
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4 e6 }3 T0 ~8 y$ y) v
Night Air Combat * P7 }6 @: o. q; P6 G9 O
& }7 ?, E) R' m5 z6 R. p  O; k
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
' d0 k' [9 }1 d1 Q+ U2 S" H
$ o! U) ^. B: c0 t# u3 HJapanese aircraft 6 k5 e+ ]6 C" k  \
H8K Emily x 5 ' P) p8 {( O* {8 v# l

# ~, W) y$ h2 N, J) @) ~7 A/ B7 OJapanese aircraft losses ' r$ m+ l5 E1 l, p0 f
H8K Emily: 5 damaged ; z( [: z6 C) a+ F0 u1 j
, E: n3 v2 W) w5 v8 c
Japanese Ships
; E2 j. u! G: h7 g3 h+ F" hSS RO-35 ' k7 h# X  p8 }: L7 v2 ]% a
8 Y1 T( S) E* C; T2 ^- ~
Allied Ships 1 [7 I8 Q6 w' [. b% H4 M+ W& ^
DD Hyman 1 J& J8 U- q- H
DD Conner
7 E2 \9 a/ n! d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Y' N( f! N7 S0 S1 Y1 W/ \' F
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 ; ]* B3 Q% F! W- o& M9 `/ e9 ^
8 \# \/ h( t& }$ }6 }
Japanese aircraft
# T, j+ \( ~8 W) E: |H8K Emily x 5
8 s8 `3 L; m6 Z
2 F% V, s& Q- |8 n& q) F5 \0 mAllied aircraft
7 J* Q8 Z2 s+ p3 {P-61A Black Widow x 2 0 s5 }; X" e7 c& I3 |% H2 d
4 X; `8 p& o# d! `" @, h0 ~) \
Japanese aircraft losses 7 N, D1 V. L; k5 X" B( A
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
% b$ Y! k& v1 }& x  S3 \" W  p0 C4 u9 m! w* |
Allied Ships 0 l% D! s6 w. s
DD Conner
: F: W* g, p" v. J" SDE LeRay Wilson $ D9 s1 P: J4 q" H
AK Martin Johnson

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1 {. k* ]$ v' W0 c/ P1 I
Day Air Combat
6 g5 U7 ^8 \7 x" d1 L9 I( O
/ @0 G* M1 S( j1 _1 ~DEI Theatre:
7 {0 I8 }3 Y* |1 D
  F4 _5 h' H- SDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
! ^3 U5 l5 j& `& }6 y# J6 `  |( S0 r0 \& \, e; B
Japanese aircraft
. f7 |8 ~0 C$ s* PA6M5 Zeke x 9
9 W3 H, y/ \1 f. G/ fN1K1-J George x 31 * Z: ?% g/ }, D8 x
J2M Jack x 6 ( b! V+ h% p4 f. p2 v  f! W

4 \2 B' l6 M' A3 sAllied aircraft . @3 j9 P, a+ p: D& o8 c% p& S4 P! ~
P-38J Lightning x 3 . j- e8 }' v) V/ [6 n) S: y

( u# y+ \3 s! oNo Japanese losses " s; {0 i( F- K3 p% x
8 d4 I" z: u4 T! i' D
Allied aircraft losses
+ F# k4 Q; H; A) n+ m$ X" xP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
5 c. m2 ?- l6 _, g8 A- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . x* G- _; V( |

4 k8 Q3 t' I1 P! MCentral Pacific
6 N0 a9 _7 n2 J6 \4 O( T$ i" `5 k. ^
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
( d( t6 g+ E' `* I/ v- `* Z4 b! f5 l  J) s  `1 p0 Z# |
Japanese aircraft * O; [3 D6 l3 [  k+ f
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 # I# S  `0 f: n1 ?' G  b8 h
A6M5 Zeke x 9
6 z1 t3 o. R- d% tN1K1-J George x 29
, e- {" L5 J5 i9 k* j; |J2M Jack x 15 , S, K& _) i7 F" j- Q3 J3 i, g9 I( l
A6M5c Zeke x 7
- c) T! v. x. g9 N0 B8 s9 pKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19
, b1 n( B3 h5 s* L% k2 L' u! R1 HKi-102a Randy x 11 $ x9 `- B7 C% T5 n6 u
" e7 I( R" ]9 i& Q) o4 \. Q0 ?1 u! Z
Allied aircraft
$ o' J/ F2 k) Z+ n  q9 S( d' CP-51D Mustang x 13 * d; @: f' m* y+ q' b

& S' i; Y8 I  z7 {4 yJapanese aircraft losses
2 O  [, U/ R% s! Y5 m+ y4 e% b( fA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
. N: i" Q3 Q( b: Y' p, [: ]! i* I. qN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 L" F- Y$ W+ Q7 tJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed
2 i; x; y; \& A! U) ?( i+ S' jA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed / d* p8 A9 A; J* p2 N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
! J, l, {3 c4 Z: V
! |1 \2 @! |: p. S2 }8 VAllied aircraft losses * n) H4 R! d4 [; P3 `
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed ! _5 t2 D/ {' A
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
( J- e5 g5 c7 ^% F7 ]1 ]3 D& E& B9 j" g' |% v4 |
Japanese aircraft 8 `/ H, \9 c9 G7 T! D
no flights
: s) p$ N; Z' T$ M* j: A6 g4 \5 d* R, x$ r; W& R
Allied aircraft + {7 R8 v. B5 N) z: f1 _& P
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 5 b" M# N( `; |5 ^5 d
F6F Hellcat x 15
! R; O$ H8 H- X  d/ ^SB2C Helldiver x 44 ' k7 b7 n$ t: d* @, u( \
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
$ ]% B, `* s* s& r' P* eTBM Avenger x 159
9 X& Z, Z0 f4 S+ L& x9 H1 m# ^: r) ?: x% T
Japanese aircraft losses
/ l* a. ~/ T0 S* o  UKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 3 t$ E9 c. T- n( m, I" _2 O6 Z, C
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
& v: M9 A9 S$ @: A* y3 ZKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
0 @& v% v0 @2 p+ k$ a- H9 w1 I7 ]! ZH8K Emily: 1 destroyed + s* X" {) J1 L. Q  T2 x  z3 {+ f
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
* G4 ?* X; Q2 B' l7 {- [" P6 P# V& S
Allied aircraft losses ) H) k* l3 |3 R( x+ a' J* d# N2 o  t
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged , f  U" e2 n5 [. `; i

0 Y) c2 B2 T; S0 H5 XJapanese ground losses: ! T9 H. \4 [  D# D$ d& X+ H
137 casualties reported . q% J" R  p. S6 H! T( j
Guns lost 1 6 b% ]. c: m- Z: {7 N' C/ D
& q2 J. \# W8 i0 K# d
Airbase hits 3 2 G. S, Z$ y- ]6 N# V) F; p5 W8 G
Airbase supply hits 1 ! D2 I) Q! E3 ?) C( e3 k
Runway hits 45 " O# w/ R1 n, \$ `( g
Port hits 2 ! D) d6 L: X( J) z$ W' k' h% _8 n
Port fuel hits 4
! r/ O2 N7 w% D( }5 j0 L  T4 \( EPort supply hits 2
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1 {6 f7 N" r0 uDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
# M. S+ e% H0 [# h3 g6 N: G: {$ K! B% Z' Z! N- f) V
Allied aircraft ( \; ~3 v9 f) q$ H# u
FM-2 Wildcat x 8
8 q, l% U& X& }* ~TBM Avenger x 29 0 G  e" C3 Y; }- s: M- k2 j

  x5 o8 Y  h+ S$ O! @1 dNo Allied losses
: f. {1 p7 \+ a) {: a. x! S( N
' H  b  G  e/ v) C! g$ u* K4 nPort supply hits 1 8 f/ S  }( T7 F' L' Z" [
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 3 o3 }* L. ^5 g1 w, }% R4 `  T' y
3 v! J$ U- q; q8 R! q  Z
Allied aircraft   |3 Z; \3 ]+ _; r# l
F-5A Lightning x 1 4 X7 o# r4 g3 E$ J6 J! V* z
P-61A Black Widow x 54
/ E* `( x) P7 _1 Y5 S4 p, V3 E, R: Z$ w" O8 ?& r
No Allied losses 8 B# i5 j$ c* y0 a$ O
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; U$ T  S. B* [6 X  ?Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 $ |7 G$ j$ T; r# H* ?$ X

% X# M# Y4 x5 C5 c, \Japanese aircraft ' I3 b: Q$ v% T* R8 R
no flights & K; j+ p* P. |/ c

2 j8 c: U! t8 |' h4 K- }- jAllied aircraft
' V6 a) R2 S5 \1 vPB4Y Liberator x 4 9 l1 s- y9 T, G+ a/ E
B-24J Liberator x 28 : K- q; g' H( m4 y
; G& D! K& b6 N3 _' b  c( t
Japanese aircraft losses ' Q0 m# M; K( I8 g
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
, t4 M! {! A* i. w% n2 p$ SKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
) S" U# ^; o% E; S6 r
: `0 D) K$ m4 c4 |& W$ I; G7 ~5 N/ nJapanese ground losses:
; d5 g: `( p3 b( ]4 H13 casualties reported ; h1 C4 V7 ?" o' {) X# k
# s, S9 Z3 D! _7 W  E
Airbase hits 3 * a" K& u- P0 _
Airbase supply hits 1 * |( G- u% S2 t) V
Runway hits 22
# [: B9 s7 L$ V1 E8 c) d7 O5 c7 Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% e  @$ w$ J' e4 PDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 4 U& g8 J- l8 ^) ^

3 X3 j( E/ S9 Z- e4 g' ]8 h. h5 \Allied aircraft ( K2 W9 @- t; M  v
F6F Hellcat x 38
6 l7 f0 s0 c8 v1 c) X/ cF4U-1 Corsair x 8
  y& y1 u9 d! NSB2C Helldiver x 42
' F. P5 U. g0 t! y9 n" I; H& x1 q0 R1 w7 {7 P& V

% e$ ?6 J6 [. }7 \Allied aircraft losses
) ]4 U' q' J# O& kSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' K5 ^6 S4 `8 j7 F4 M! e3 _
  g& |7 E& a  r# y9 OJapanese Ships
0 ?3 s+ _: s! d5 Q0 h! ZPC PC-36
) C9 I% A+ @% F) Q& ^/ aMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 i, L9 d7 L* O) r: S
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 `2 ?9 Q7 Z; |. t/ TAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 c1 D# p# j/ ^  V; T$ R8 }PC PC-26 $ C2 @* a* q; X! W
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 k/ a8 J/ i- g; W& N) YPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* l6 ~% L2 u+ t& w. \: @* H2 P$ W1 D0 V/ W. G$ J) ]
Japanese ground losses: 1 y, f, ^; F! I- V
174 casualties reported , k4 n& l0 o8 {. L0 ~; C' q
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1 m3 l0 F' H2 ]2 U7 ^0 `, w# }Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
! s+ v7 p  i: f/ X) d, g+ {! q' A: W5 E  l" K: w+ ~
Allied aircraft & ?+ t+ ~" w  e3 L  a5 @
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ! T% z: S0 n  V; E; s4 g

$ T4 z6 {$ E- U3 z1 RNo Allied losses - X0 Q0 Q' m1 Q' S6 V* a) p4 {2 O
/ W! m) i% ]8 l+ \6 @( I+ y
Japanese Ships 6 s# [0 b1 d  A* A% V! l+ q
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) f3 J& _* U! h8 f
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: M8 y2 w1 ^3 ?- y, yDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
. p& B! X9 F- M4 O5 P" Z
9 F* J5 m" H% r& \3 c5 m4 MJapanese aircraft
1 C; E, _7 s* {- V' k4 `! N3 eG4M2 Betty x 18
& x5 _- }7 O% V( O: Q3 JG4M2e Betty x 4
# i* A9 y- n3 O. z6 oKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
' n+ B$ I' Y  S' j
2 g7 F. e% t$ x. PNo Japanese losses + z0 O, T7 }  B! @% ^
' K; l- D; J" K
Allied Ships $ ]5 S- ]2 i/ [, T8 y
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* % V0 S# Q" @/ Y2 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
4 X1 z' a$ z4 u- [+ `$ |3 @
4 X8 X$ S3 g6 a  E2 MJapanese aircraft ! }" \* D$ k) @
G4M2 Betty x 3 $ j# ]% f7 l7 H: M+ E. _
: y" x: ^8 a( ?8 E9 S# _, N
Japanese aircraft losses - Q' o' w1 v1 o- r: r. s9 U
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
% j; k3 }' E/ z
9 ?4 B0 E3 K3 Q9 ]Allied Ships
& A) N( f+ e. B+ S* N2 X+ W; ^& MDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* j9 \! n7 D/ c6 d0 v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . z/ @+ u% [7 B* x
Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
, `6 c! v4 C) ~' C  h
0 v: Q/ y0 \6 ^+ v/ N% g! e- `Allied aircraft
. a  y) ~# s6 `- OSB2C Helldiver x 3 ' z0 t/ j: N' y. z& Z; f
P-61A Black Widow x 23 : L# }: n0 q" k8 s  R

  t+ v" P7 g& t# J" v" m4 V" NAllied aircraft losses
% ^; o+ g3 B6 {0 l' x7 @5 X8 U8 ySB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
! x4 N. t. ], u4 [7 R- C6 A1 |! e" A5 y
Japanese Ships
  w8 x/ O) V0 t7 H& iCA Kako
8 Q5 Q5 P' ]# ?* e1 M$ B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 \( A& O2 A/ k# XDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 v; \" ^. b$ H1 o
* Q  \8 y1 s: d, s% e
Japanese aircraft * X7 F2 X, e$ R4 f! ]  h( w2 S8 ?
A6M5 Zeke x 2 $ U$ i$ E: Y$ ]- L

3 E8 a& _) Q8 }4 f: PAllied aircraft
; P; y9 A' C( k' X4 YFM-2 Wildcat x 1 + f% ~! v2 K" m# z" F* B

/ h: e$ ^  o( @% XJapanese aircraft losses
0 l  k/ w. q( b! {$ d0 lA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
& Y$ z* U! n: ?- E2 }5 r
0 s( Q' d6 ]% KAllied Ships 7 N! K; Z7 T( w5 \
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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3 I- c; f0 v$ P5 `! H" q* HConvoy near Wake Island: , t& p; g$ w3 A; T
6 B$ V- `& x6 r3 ^3 P8 _% X
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
6 k4 X8 W1 ^6 }4 g7 U
4 i6 H& W6 H! \7 e6 {Japanese aircraft
* |9 W) d4 Y4 t" mB7A Grace x 11
/ u' W; P9 R/ `' x7 b/ CKi-49 Helen x 9 : G% H- A; t# i% S, @, W
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
, @$ v5 x# v. W( j7 u1 ^! c* K  X8 x( F% R5 B" W
Japanese aircraft losses 3 U8 ^; F; k4 r8 O3 f3 z
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
1 {, W$ j# e' {8 R" w- AKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged ' X! z* f. `/ r; v: v' o( T2 A
+ o* G' R8 H; K. ^) v# Z6 U
Allied Ships / F- W. ]. J: \4 R
AP John Land - T, A( _2 U0 r* l* S3 B5 n
AK Octans
- z4 z1 d, Y5 E  B, PAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 U4 j# V1 r, e7 v7 RAP James O'Hara ) o/ y- s; U/ u& d* A( L2 M
AP Winged Arrow
% S- l& m9 {! r4 J7 y* ?AP Manoora
; I( z6 Q! H  q) H- uAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 }/ V& V! m' x# p5 X. D) W/ J# V  N  Y; e
Allied ground losses:
4 @* r% G. p8 L1 _- g54 casualties reported 1 H# V# R4 W" {4 P2 k
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 1 w# c, O" `+ K2 ]

) Z: J, Q, Z* D, ]Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
0 u, u0 h0 G5 z2 |9 [8 L1 D* c6 c7 f: e
( @/ i8 Y1 b3 r3 rJapanese aircraft 4 Q- L5 q! y2 j1 p. R
A6M5 Zeke x 37
( l4 Q4 X" \# T" f9 U. Q9 @1 i9 e; s
Japanese aircraft losses " `5 o1 Z! c9 w6 m& N
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed # c1 Q* o8 m; d1 a
6 k; n4 }- K- {8 d" P
Allied Ships + O9 x; n! Q+ C8 `2 u1 c
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 M! A. M$ b; N4 q' \2 aDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 2 r9 _  x- W" ^
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  w% M2 n; b! @) o9 o1 W; K4 ^AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& ?  g2 V" ^  k$ s! i& p" e8 k1 x+ rDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. P! `: C9 ^0 `2 S$ ]LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + w1 P* a" z3 f0 b+ D8 j# Z

( Q) a& f+ l* O7 i, g9 r0 xAllied ground losses:
' E8 }8 r, E6 i+ m136 casualties reported 1 [4 a* f+ X. o8 t, n8 |% h# Y: h
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
, a! }5 j0 C; R6 K& k
" d8 d1 }+ h' J, F" }* C2 z8 {  g7 u0 JJapanese aircraft * j6 g0 ]* u4 m1 C5 o
G4M2e Betty x 1
  _. K. e# J/ ^' E8 v. l4 @# V( g$ l0 `/ r2 E+ z% L) }; V
Allied aircraft
! k' U0 T" i4 J  a5 {FM-2 Wildcat x 33 . t) {) ^: p5 N/ u) E

; \: b( ]' ]6 q1 ^9 m/ a( GJapanese aircraft losses
0 h4 I6 J+ [# S  _' }$ f& D3 p* eG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
+ e3 z& t; I+ f/ |$ }
3 L- d$ k! V- g: ]  b- Z" Z: _; ^2 IAllied aircraft losses
) ]6 r2 |, z8 d" XFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged ! S2 h5 N" x3 m

9 P2 D/ K# U! S# S2 Z* Z# }- M7 ]Allied Ships 7 o4 z( g/ q" C
BB New Jersey
2 e# N! Y$ j5 t" c) `2 V
; @* R) b/ F- V- t( Z3 VAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
2 {' E% k& l/ z1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
9 I% X% j- d' U! X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ground Combat
8 v/ \( l# w; v9 i7 w" R8 C" z: |8 a# B2 A2 D- H
Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere & H2 q+ Q: p3 @! W1 c
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
! C2 B. N, r2 V- y. T1 i# `in reinforcements?
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# \, M4 [$ S9 n& X8 [' cGround combat at Iwo Jima 0 C( s( }' W5 @: h  x5 N9 c- L$ ]# i& X0 C
3 p. @' o- V8 _
Japanese Bombardment attack
4 d" q: c( L$ x: l) l+ Q1 T! F8 X; K. E  {! O: l) Z* L
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 % Z) n* J( j) U' `2 \5 G$ T

. z% G& d7 E. Z% e* BDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 ) ^/ @4 X5 T) \

$ b# G$ T7 s% _* H7 _3 L. PAllied ground losses: 8 h; o! y5 D- s
89 casualties reported * I9 k. q' _0 H4 {6 v2 `
Guns lost 4
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$ t$ [$ b% i% ^5 r/ i- v- r  k" LGround combat at Wake Island
  L; Y6 b& o" q% V' d& ]
# B9 U1 Q5 W9 C- b$ a( D/ f( Y# EAllied Bombardment attack
7 C( J7 m/ d: D1 @
9 i. T- \# U! _% O8 \7 I8 A8 gAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
4 Y! y' n1 Z0 Y* i' [2 u, _! c$ L" q' @( h6 a% \
Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
3 T5 t# N& j: P
# B8 t  G8 _* Z, \' M% O$ o& l, oJapanese ground losses: 2 x8 K8 H, L% u* Y* }, y) B
201 casualties reported
& ~' u: k. ^% |- I: k6 _. n+ VGuns lost 5

reninhat

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& @3 o+ N* V  ^Ground combat at Marcus Island 4 G% F' r; Q  S3 K0 J
  `( J4 d/ g- R7 {
Allied Bombardment attack 6 h+ k: m3 o$ f8 p

/ U- E( e# I1 d( uAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 " i, d6 U# z7 g9 B$ i% @5 f

3 C* a0 e( c* I& H" N3 H' ], k! MDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
) K$ Y0 @0 S6 e! M0 S2 O
' e2 n5 n/ U/ M+ O: c, l8 F! Z0 l- N7 p4 c5 y; B+ E
Japanese ground losses:
- h7 m% t0 |4 \' K: l, h42 casualties reported
/ Y# G% [, M1 S4 U% lGuns lost 1

飞龙

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

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,
3 Y; g1 ~; d% \( c3 \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。
- y8 f! J- D5 ~2 \5 \6 j; ~PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，2 y0 x  h4 K' z! A0 L- Q6 W
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。

飞龙

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？

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。
  |3 j" T$ X# }& y1 j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。
# o" f. w, E7 K7 Z" wPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
  r% v+ A5 }9 p0 A  |8 R0 O一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
0 A2 a. V4 S' M- l6 [) _. T1 w& |. t可能要等到震风出来，KB才能有所作为。

benbengod

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g) U, \; E/ X$ d; |5 k$ ~
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$ `2 g+ G1 d0 KJapanese Ships
* R; L/ v9 J5 `, |( m5 a( [PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ F! A& j/ {+ M. T5 MZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD3 s- V) P( v) D

! Q8 a5 N# P, BBB 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
7 S% A+ K( }% m% @0 FBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 $ L( D- }# I9 n4 s$ o: q
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
6 x, Y# y; i$ I  v9 LCA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago 0 e# h, z7 c# D
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
9 N) E- f8 t. K# ]8 Q: LDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx  R& E/ u' w; J- k+ y3 o! J$ Q
DD Wedderburn 5 J0 N6 u- d$ Y# n* r" K& d
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南达科他怎么回事，居然会被PC一炮打起火？

冷情人

为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....

reninhat

他们的房规是自动升级。

bf109

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。

reninhat

这点我挺佩服PzB的，5 E- |- h" s& M/ B- V3 x8 b
不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的？

飞龙

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。。。。

冷情人

今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....