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。' ^* Q) `9 ]! b, p# J! }1 G
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？& Q0 \  ~, x. Q, e) Z! G: q
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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: c( [" u! o) d; m% iHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.   T1 h- Z& ~6 l
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. $ }6 x. L) v) e0 m+ Y. ^4 @( ]
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
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This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. % T, Y' P, q( o, w
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 0 r- ?) J! W# [+ A6 }" \$ H& O
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. 5 _2 {+ x! ]% y* ]3 u

3 x9 e1 G8 d8 oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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8 S3 H  U4 d: m- z3 H$ QInvasions
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# s3 X7 j# T! ~1 X/ MAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on " _: g9 ~' g, B) X! G5 D+ W
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. ' ]" Z* S5 @% q0 G, s% a
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!   U) e7 |! c5 ~" p3 d% \* C
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 Z4 I$ b8 Z, D& F/ e% V( m

! Y& I% [4 |3 cAllied Ships
+ [7 I' b6 C7 @$ O0 M+ zMSW Junee
, r: r1 y; w$ o3 l0 g9 `: ~, m$ rMSW Bunbury 5 O9 G4 [5 A. o
MSW Gladiator
3 _# q( x1 }% d, e* e+ h, VMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 0 |' Y8 j# t  ~
MSW Superior 6 j$ i0 P0 t& ]9 @& y9 [. ~- R
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
0 m# ^9 {6 n( U" u  f* |( `5 GCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 4 E8 n' M5 Z" S: A

5 G# r3 ], ]2 d; D3 Y# W/ ?Allied ground losses:
& m+ O' d- E* v4 {# J51 casualties reported # ]' C  j! y/ K  x
Guns lost 2 * u2 {& O8 t4 D- }* S  |
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! $ v1 |9 T! k3 g7 j/ J+ y' Y
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships + k! @* p6 R$ L
DMS Long
8 {  M' Q6 ]( L4 d/ WDMS Forrest - ^/ c1 K3 O0 T% j( b. R
DMS Hobson
+ p5 T- X7 p5 ]DMS Ellyson
( ]( T. C9 m* {4 \  p* rDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 3 C$ P$ m) J" K( l) ?/ M
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 : m$ q, Y" M' W7 K4 G8 n
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 4 V4 l& L/ F( l. N  p
MSW Strength
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2 |5 |7 O! D, s" R9 rMSW Staunch
# I+ ^8 y5 a; n2 @7 M9 \  l& jMSW Spectacle ( Z7 F0 F  ~6 e6 M2 `& z' c6 e
DE Corbesier
8 X$ {- T  _' B2 W9 O+ _  Y' `DE Howard F. Clark
% j6 ~4 W, J( [( s! O  }DE Kendall C. Campbell . F" v$ _/ p) K7 n
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
* V& I3 r( J& P) T/ G& a20 casualties reported
5 y: g9 Y; E% S% a) VGuns lost 1 0 {0 S) v3 R6 d
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 ! H# }. h, R- d9 O* |7 Y
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
; V7 }( N) j- G+ l8 a- X; }% i5 ]6 JTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 1 T  m& N0 c% E- b4 w1 l

' Y$ R& k. j7 h6 q) ZAllied ground losses:
) G. Q+ a/ Q6 t0 u0 h- [5 z% e40 casualties reported , M  `# r, T8 v
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
9 f  O6 O( S0 C  J7 p4 F9 k  S! fTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships 2 ~6 [7 A5 u1 T8 D
MSW Junee
: T  d' ^3 M# V5 [MSW Bunbury 3 t+ n4 l" z% @; {3 q
MSW Gladiator
. M9 l2 T8 u* S) t8 G! n3 s3 uMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage : f! j+ p6 T" b9 x4 L3 \* k5 G
MSW Superior
1 @+ n2 Q$ M+ S% @DE Mack 3 p& U* ?2 @# f+ M, k
DE Edwin A. Howard 9 d5 I. x, r' e- _4 I
DE Edmonds + Y% b) h/ G, L7 n& `% X  U
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
8 P5 U  I$ b# R) M  Y3 ?DE Robert F. Keller
" x( x0 H- y- b8 hDD Shaw
' o8 y* K* v9 F2 CDD Drayton ( C. L4 G: ^* H
DE Tabberer
; i, `: U) t6 C3 a! ]DE Eversole
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4 x: m6 n& D1 {3 D. p2 o& rCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 ; j4 Z/ f8 U% j, Z4 r+ t5 l
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ; J! _: a; ]" F: V( z# O( S8 R* A
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
+ w9 [: k6 F; n- b4 w+ uCL Helena, Shell hits 19   x: V  u# G' |$ K
DE Edmonds ! N" m2 I6 P* u* |
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 H* U6 C; Q  V$ n4 @' T# v
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 & u& F  p0 M$ D" t8 m
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire " B8 q1 |  x, e# b  X* f  J
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
+ g4 |5 h  v( H5 V9 jLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
  g3 i( ~3 H  z' o" }DE Mack 6 c! C4 {0 l* R- l3 p
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Japanese ground losses:
9 R& L( F! N0 v# M, x0 P29 casualties reported " i. D( b5 `) P% x7 D* |

' N+ i4 L6 B: j8 sAllied ground losses: & j) ?9 G2 J6 e4 e
1788 casualties reported 4 L$ N" d7 ]2 r6 G6 y
Guns lost 8
, {4 J( N. b3 h+ X5 LVehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067   g% |: E/ s. {
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 - ]. j( i# }! I! d/ V
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 4 }' V8 z6 t1 l! L3 K
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Allied Ships + k5 z8 P5 j$ @" u
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
& \' }. v8 ^5 ]! hDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
  x* O- v2 H3 h+ N$ V; [/ z8 kLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 |* |7 a7 o3 e, vLST LST-888, Shell hits 2
: h; D# L( g7 sLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
5 _* Q6 g6 k! gLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
! J" t- q" x/ E. ?% rDMS Long
1 J3 `: S7 L* mDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
( a$ }1 g' p. x3 XDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
) o3 z' L) _1 B- bDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 h4 Y* c8 L* m+ v2 C6 G
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire - c1 G2 `( }; ~/ ^: w- p) v- B
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
& D* u7 Z3 d5 G. k( L, pLST LST-335 ! b, w2 C% k& n$ a5 P# B
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Japanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses:
7 T1 v: x9 Q7 H  |' A# q' {3240 casualties reported
0 r1 y7 E- q& H  n! ]) H. tGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks 9 h: M$ R' K4 r

0 r9 W, Q! Q" C2 Q# ^/ ZASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
$ X9 y: v. n$ P9 ~7 u6 }; ISS RO-35, hits 7
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, \  ^4 E  c& Z% P! j% LAllied Ships : ~/ l+ p+ C  y* _# Z, f
DD Saufley
! _+ y, j! J1 n9 x; K$ e. GDD Picking
0 \  E; D% c' r" T: b( cDD John Hood ) }* P6 R5 t4 {: P
DD Caperton 6 o% X6 y5 m* K
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* G$ @9 r9 q  M" GSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 " D) ]4 n% M0 R- H. G; j3 j

/ h* N: [8 h6 G; |, a# S7 T, d  HJapanese Ships
. h6 c0 _4 j; [' Z/ }AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( \+ e3 [0 j8 T3 s6 E+ G
PC Kume
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Allied Ships 3 U/ {7 J6 ^. |
SS Hake ) ~& E9 D9 W" v- r
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# o, l' m% j, N$ `9 g9 p9 r; p, _ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships & y$ S7 k; V0 W
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 7 w1 q  f8 v, h1 x. H
DD Saufley 3 S# o$ Q: ~1 A" }' m
DD Picking $ ^! i' ]% p7 ~# P
DD John Hood 5 V  M0 [4 N$ j* D9 S6 P" {) s
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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& P3 ]; L- N( w& I8 D9 e! FJapanese Ships + ]! q! L/ J! ]. X4 ?. l
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
# `1 l  b# _. VSS Bang & ^( r2 b  L: J4 J* l) x- p
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Japanese ground losses:
! b4 ?2 e; k0 f+ }; J; Z0 g1 w6 {' t88 casualties reported & r/ g2 [" \% J8 _3 ?) o
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat ! B% p1 j5 u  Y9 L. y1 y" T) O& a

5 a! M0 J5 ]2 P0 FI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but # x" \4 C; k. L' t
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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0 U0 O* e4 z+ C0 WNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 * j8 M+ W" f# z/ S5 h1 [1 B- z+ Z9 s( s
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Japanese Ships
% {, ?1 U# {/ uBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 6 ?7 e" Q# u6 J2 A3 y0 i
BB Yamashiro
; r3 B2 [3 R2 l% `4 r3 ?( hBB Hyuga
# Q! D  g4 Z% T  {, I* [8 {CA Mikuma 9 p" _; D, g4 j7 J0 i
CL Noshiro
) h5 z& w& B6 \- YDD Fuyuzuki 4 J8 h- ]" q2 b! o6 s
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
/ Z' n+ h* T/ U" ]: Y! TDD Momi
1 ?9 u& |1 t) \5 n7 _DD Kaede & T3 Q$ o4 D; X7 n6 [
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 4 g; Q( B2 E/ i; m$ D3 v% t
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire   V& u* K; A: g. [" o8 @& y
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" s8 o) M( w% {) bDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) i" @; Q2 X# R: wDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
. L  i9 X2 n0 r: B7 }. [8 X/ ODMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! R+ w) z5 H; d: l3 G
DMS Rodman " E. Q$ t0 D/ L* b
DMS Gherardi 3 _$ e7 n% l" b: X* M5 n5 W% t. ]
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' U. }4 N: Z1 O" Y' ?0 }! L4 c# X. s8 ADMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 Y- o4 i" B8 ]; vLST LST-339, heavy damage 0 o4 B2 z7 e# ]* _% D
LST LST-457, heavy damage
1 C, K# a2 R  \( `AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 3 O/ ]0 j7 n- b. o
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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$ |! _: q: c/ l' q0 d2 _- {Allied ground losses: ) j- _0 P, a( t/ |
54 casualties reported 2 r" \* N+ X* z0 t- N9 R. @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: {! Y: y& _0 b, I' e- T; rJapanese Ships
) P* `5 b4 }: X0 _1 Z, {PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 4 Y2 v" Q  |0 Y
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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8 t( ~# v2 K" i. Y# I/ ?Allied Ships
- I- k5 A0 [( H9 F7 e% GDD Lyman K. Swenson
. ~4 k, [& g0 D: d( g. [" B- `7 rDD Taussig & b+ x  {$ D' l5 N
DD John W. Weeks
9 F% c& M8 n# R8 J& Q4 jDD Harrison 9 Q+ _2 V" p* v
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
; C. `- r$ E8 Z/ z# ]4 R0 sDD David Taylor
% {6 ~6 z0 S0 SDD Barton
8 o! {' h( h$ W7 m  k' M# `4 gDD Quickmatch
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8 q* e3 ~2 B8 n. t2 X0 g1 EOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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9 K# n/ z& R% V0 I; w9 C7 ~# r% LNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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9 s" A/ H- [  w" `2 v0 YJapanese Ships 8 V- k4 M: e  Q
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 ! X3 ]) S0 @9 P' r' u; `9 T
CL Kiso
; t6 y5 S5 q- R1 O" @) G! x1 uDD Urakaze
+ F7 B! o: _8 DDD Natsugumo
' J# e6 `* x7 lDD Minegumo
2 Q3 }  Y; y+ W3 [! B0 _DD Sugi - }: ^4 d8 ~3 e' \; Y& w
DD Hinoki
, y+ y& i" O6 F+ zDD Kashi , \* c& g6 f- B
DD Keyaki & |$ ^& g1 I' i' z0 v. _9 a' A% E

2 e7 k/ d! Y" u: E" aAllied Ships 2 k. t; `' a4 C8 {: ~
AS Howard W. Gilmore
, h4 m2 U! X5 y' S( L, d9 N$ YAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
  y( N" T; U3 q- [AV Hamlin 3 h; q5 n  G1 a# H& T
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
* }+ @7 V* y% S; W/ d' k& sAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
6 B. {" t# s; r4 a5 ^AR George Taylor # Q; c2 d0 i# \, c! f
AV R. C. Brennan
6 n0 g9 D+ S( h5 T  a# p* a8 aAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
. q$ f7 d- ]$ @+ [AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
* V2 [8 y, h/ c1 q8 xAR William T. Sherman
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3 i/ m# V. D1 AThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 , c0 ~0 B, f1 V1 E5 p# v4 X, l

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2 p+ p: @# [2 \+ dCA Kako, Shell hits 4 ) r: {0 ]* Q5 }7 _# X) ~
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
  P  m4 s' @) e2 f+ @& s) ?DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire & I) N8 w: h1 z8 w+ x- A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  R3 M: h- p; v0 |3 Q4 pDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 6 T' a7 [$ S! ?
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( m) O; W, Z. e6 f; DDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
! m$ D# `6 @: i$ {) S1 h$ f& x' J/ pDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ ~7 D/ A1 U# M6 T" B! N
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire # l3 N, u' p8 B" {8 B! w4 K
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 # l) t% B: f1 r& h, q+ i3 K6 B7 b" x
CL Wilkes-Barre
2 Z0 u- y/ ]# n0 M6 q$ T2 @CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
7 i1 ~$ l/ D# V6 d0 x2 @DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire . e5 W) U2 {% J, p- y& Y; R6 U
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 2 e9 c" P) @. m' k- o
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
" j' c$ F/ O4 [' a( UDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
& F* w5 h6 \' C  zDD Welles
" [* @7 s9 |3 f- s" A* [DD Wilkes
) X( h; |+ [/ t9 ~$ UDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53   ]. j: h' H% G$ Q" q6 v
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Japanese Ships 3 v6 j3 Z7 u, O! W9 m: ~' h% r
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships - B0 M  A8 l: n8 {# R
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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, Q  ]% E& R& r0 s) u* O9 uPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; y* p! B, Z: {2 u9 g
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Allied Ships
6 h  l1 A' J# d; uDD Lyman K. Swenson
* x% J& _# g8 n) @5 eDD Taussig
8 A  K5 e' O6 E5 ODD John W. Weeks + z: S% d$ ]3 T) b% T  Y5 |% M9 j
DD Harrison ! ?  q- @8 U  n" i  J) b# q2 i0 f
DD Isherwood
4 F$ y; N3 d; v# IDD David Taylor & j) O5 a& U9 r) i) e
DD Barton / \. w( z- g  l  I$ d- {
DD Quickmatch + `& y2 D2 U  [& a
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% c) Q7 r" g" O) i: ~' [: VNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' u) _3 y& W2 ]9 M6 c) d( g' [) r  c

7 [0 t* H& ~1 c& {/ }Japanese Ships ! b" f/ a2 O, H+ G9 g# J% H
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
. ]- M* l. n! p' V$ T: e4 ZDD Lyman K. Swenson
4 Z# j6 {/ n9 x* O$ ~DD Taussig ) f' M: f8 P( _
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 5 |) o: p  k: ?! f* w2 W! @, r. C
DD Harrison
  x0 D( T/ z' Y1 I) i' T' }, b7 KDD Isherwood - a8 l0 ?, G  ?' S
DD David Taylor ! T% F) y; ?. b' h, B/ Y
DD Barton 3 ^5 \; t3 g' F& s( \) y7 s
DD Quickmatch 3 x4 s4 Q' C( N8 A# B; p( {
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& l( t0 T0 H9 I; H% ANight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 v' L. G/ t$ U

. t$ S6 I! Z: j! Z9 i0 DJapanese Ships 6 v4 G4 r+ o* V" {1 f* O
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk   w" ^5 F; I  o( N+ X3 ?

/ j/ @( t3 ^# i7 r7 r( A, rAllied Ships / r& P/ K2 i/ p* w  L4 H( H
DD Lyman K. Swenson
$ K3 O+ l; w( R! I, M& l, j, l  }DD Taussig 1 p+ a, [$ c% I/ L
DD John W. Weeks 5 o2 T- @/ j( E8 N! h0 g+ C
DD Harrison
, I4 {. b2 |7 D( f& bDD Isherwood
5 x2 P- [' D5 J  ]DD David Taylor & m: h+ G$ D1 ~7 D- `* t
DD Barton 8 i/ f3 n; m7 q1 d
DD Quickmatch 4 D, q! z$ y$ P. c6 E* B
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. G4 i& \2 d+ X  `. o) A1 ~  V/ v
Daylight Surface Combat
0 {& m2 q4 i$ S3 F9 w/ j! E
3 M  h: W& ^8 _7 U  U( WDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- n, G7 j  k. k- p; w( w5 p# l2 t4 q" E) D, i* I9 v4 a- S6 K2 f5 G
Japanese Ships ; J+ M- _6 F5 G0 |7 ^
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 O; d  n' Z: l+ K) g0 O" ~1 }( N  I/ q6 R" Y) M
Allied Ships
: V# c1 m2 c# z! l, h* V+ uBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 , k: G, K; @) n1 E' j) T2 Q! i+ B
BB Massachusetts , @0 ^' Z0 @1 L: Q8 L& U% w
BB Alabama
9 R1 u/ W/ c/ A# S' E: D9 ECA Louisville
  j8 S- C) p$ C7 l2 QCA Chicago
+ g5 R' r  R9 d3 o) iDD Walker " K; U: [  u" }/ n  O
DD Waller
2 P* c/ ?( V0 J- C% y* l- bDD Wedderburn
/ P8 N# ^" b1 [* r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) B' j. X( J$ t- o8 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
" s2 Q) D8 i2 [$ }1 N% M- _  U2 F7 d' u& P- ]7 b! e1 s
Japanese Ships % t- N3 @5 g3 L0 T. Y) l
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . ]3 k8 O2 K/ R/ t2 |
3 E9 @2 s) e' ]
Allied Ships & H( B" q' T* ]$ m  u7 p6 Q# W
BB South Dakota
7 O- c* ]' x3 T0 b0 h- y- kBB Massachusetts
+ M2 H8 ?1 T' j1 ~' [BB Alabama 2 v9 V, U- {0 Q
CA Louisville
& N( V+ Q+ L" B4 S. L5 r, B, mCA Chicago 5 ~( b' |& P* V/ R+ {) b
DD Walker
2 S! N7 H  d- {2 x2 A$ Y* ^3 EDD Waller
7 \  U' O- k8 w$ O- YDD Wedderburn * R' {3 e% r* g7 V. A+ Q; C
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0 ?! p; P' x5 l' j3 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " t: j- e; _) d* F# T( Z% A

8 R- p8 d6 c  F& }: `Japanese Ships . [  K) y* E+ j/ H
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 o7 T8 V8 ?0 E4 b
/ N) N: P$ f8 S0 p" y+ aAllied Ships
' W, x0 I* Z) B; }: K. Q( |5 ]/ VBB South Dakota
3 h% V3 q! p5 V3 `BB Massachusetts 6 N. @$ {( J3 L. y  Q) _' V5 N
BB Alabama
. p: w7 D6 \! C: H/ x% ^CA Louisville , |0 w6 r% i+ L: Q. R+ ?* x, ^
CA Chicago & Y1 Q$ C2 Z* W% E
DD Walker
. O! |/ ]' S' tDD Waller
4 @" t* u5 ^. z6 b; l* G) J) MDD Wedderburn 4 d) P8 a4 O! p6 H1 Z9 V/ y
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. ^* \5 {! Y- b7 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, _5 F3 y& r9 Q3 A1 @+ p* \3 H$ z# j! H  b) a7 f* u
Japanese Ships
$ d( Y! M5 {. ?2 h8 UPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk : i3 c) m+ y  f

: [( b. c' r; M+ R$ ?5 Z" n, CAllied Ships - t) T# f7 l: u( i/ `2 y
BB South Dakota
% z2 f: d( F% VBB Massachusetts
+ C7 H3 j% d6 @& O6 A  K4 _BB Alabama
  w, h+ h- P6 Q4 M- z2 |CA Louisville
: V3 R" n* w% M7 uCA Chicago
" i- {# ~0 _% ]! CDD Walker # j3 R2 r; t8 ^; R# x# T5 J
DD Waller
% C3 X/ \2 x# C2 s, j3 H' PDD Wedderburn
. R0 A8 ^) i! }( H) c3 u--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  l: i% `; n9 O9 ^7 O; P  z! yDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 l$ r( M) g" E. ~( |, q1 t
% _, X2 X* r" g
Japanese Ships 2 u$ y7 ^$ q3 H" m
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
* x$ f4 s  n5 @( N: Q# i. }) B2 ?
1 G6 E! R/ ]% yAllied Ships
% `0 V* J" {( g; Q# L! Y% c4 UBB South Dakota 2 M0 g: _; z% V: O5 ]" {
BB Massachusetts 8 _0 O" V: \" F# y. C
BB Alabama
0 [; b' w7 f# F: ^1 {# vCA Louisville
/ ?- w( y: V$ MCA Chicago
- L1 {# y; D2 QDD Walker ! r7 H. M2 B/ U: J" s8 H: l9 J+ T
DD Waller
8 L7 o3 l+ t9 VDD Wedderburn $ ~' {6 n: S3 o# `- Y8 c- X4 M
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 x  Z" q( ?8 j- R
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 j+ a0 H2 w' d8 o' x" X) Z7 p; R, I" U+ W7 |. }; |% n* ]
Japanese Ships
- T5 W. y6 @# w, |8 |8 B3 AAK Myoho Maru 8 j5 J3 C) Q- x7 ], }# H3 |4 `# q
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
: ^# D" Y+ S$ U! B. n' P7 Q3 T: M9 f+ |2 ~9 d- V" v+ [) e
Allied Ships / M$ X5 c8 V8 ?
BB South Dakota
+ q% X  n. f& A, G, \. U8 {! TBB Massachusetts % b4 O: B! {1 f7 ~5 t; s  k
BB Alabama
1 U5 V' X; w/ c& Z! }& tCA Louisville
: g7 S6 P8 K( J6 X) |% RCA Chicago 5 r  M9 U# ~: O8 \7 k
DD Walker 5 J! j% O5 J' |$ X- ~4 W
DD Waller
) d9 {9 V. w( n) M, p* U/ r5 xDD Wedderburn # a% ~" j5 ?0 r) q9 I
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 _. N; I! G& |* Q. v) e+ @2 d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 v; O, |/ Y7 O- x9 m

+ r$ K/ t. b% D1 HJapanese Ships 8 `; z  ^4 J1 {, C- s) z9 i
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 B: n/ @; O& W- |: ]9 L

. u. \5 E8 B6 ?+ s& i8 c" F7 sAllied Ships 6 R$ k  O$ u" q' |
BB South Dakota
; _$ {7 x5 f8 F4 ?0 Q; EBB Massachusetts $ z- G1 I0 R9 T( P9 p6 O4 L
BB Alabama 8 X4 X/ C/ K' y+ X5 @3 P: Z
CA Louisville
: P/ g% ?6 {5 I6 P1 @( |CA Chicago # H9 R9 O) r! c- B
DD Walker : C9 h2 w# a. S' N% @$ ^
DD Waller , m' g0 d: m( j4 s& ~
DD Wedderburn * _3 U( |  e- n. a& F. c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% O% G* n. {4 r) EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 T6 q' \9 C1 h! W$ \
8 m4 i' w- Y- k! |
Japanese Ships / p1 i. B$ n" |( t
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage + u- A% ~6 w. U; r% D" Y
. M& O$ u4 r2 s- @. y
Allied Ships - e+ ^% h6 D# Q; j! I0 {
BB South Dakota
" K1 p5 G% U7 O- o3 b+ M6 NBB Massachusetts
/ S8 _9 ^7 z+ O% ~3 SBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
& C( v1 [/ k2 D/ _# j- ]% ICA Louisville 6 c/ D. Y% a# T" ]' t; A) g
CA Chicago
: w& n) E8 U! EDD Walker
  b' G1 ]  ^+ Y6 W0 LDD Waller 4 |9 o* v$ g' {& Q& _( X5 w
DD Wedderburn
' ~- R3 W* n: r8 a  Z-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % U# _: q; d- {0 d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   |' M' Z2 V- N$ P, N+ t

4 K8 e. {( C$ |0 xJapanese Ships
" _0 @7 E2 q- \8 E/ t% I) aPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
6 j+ T/ E9 J" M* s4 j1 KAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ( m% Z8 f8 J/ L: m; z

7 X* {* C$ S9 X# G. t1 `5 ~Allied Ships
0 P. Y! d5 H8 t0 B' }; j# _) oBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ) H* k8 B7 x) e, N
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
$ V% U( Y# K- Q% b9 ^& MBB Alabama " x2 J& n/ R7 A' x9 t
CA Louisville
5 j  _) l+ f% VCA Chicago / Z  I' [! t% F" Z  j+ c
DD Walker
3 s9 H8 W$ K  \" v. [DD Waller
- L: u4 D9 U) M7 Z" F1 nDD Wedderburn , h% l$ |' s# Q3 @  E
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 }% ]/ b% V/ Y# c

2 P+ h+ o  R3 q7 RBombardments , U. v9 e  A" q5 X6 ?7 Y% a
9 U: B1 c' N, f
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
- \5 Z5 I4 V! q- F; m/ N6 A23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* P7 D+ |. H* N7 p4 a5 }- x! ~2 Y) }& ^: p( P
Allied Ships ( e7 w; T8 v1 H! ~8 x2 ~6 b9 ~
CA Chicago ( r# F: U8 H# r
CA Louisville 6 A8 ^" z: z$ U! J" J; e
BB Alabama ; T2 m$ ~! a& q! B* m# t% p, r
BB Massachusetts
  J$ q* G: B! MBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
$ D- m' ^9 L9 w+ g% R* l) h; }5 N1 M4 f3 b3 `2 p1 T
Japanese ground losses: . W0 q6 ]6 i  ]+ k( A/ t" H# k$ n
184 casualties reported
* K9 S2 J, G" f# q  h' _Guns lost 3
/ ^* m: g- R! i% j; h) p3 P0 s. s  W+ L* X# R* i3 }5 ~
Runway hits 1 ; c4 {% i9 X  z. v9 E
Port fuel hits 1   c* @/ s  L) e1 n& |
Port supply hits 2
8 S# j3 e6 P* I7 [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ {$ o  G$ j; r
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 " `* a9 d2 K4 L- U( }- G- \
$ b1 m" t( u8 }3 h/ b
Japanese aircraft ( Q: J4 U/ ]/ v7 g
no flights
) z) D! x9 p$ z& [- P" Q, W) m, N7 M! z  r& ?' {1 [
Japanese aircraft losses
. ]$ a6 ?& P9 GKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
9 I  p# H3 y( \# W) |# m4 j  e  `% m; c8 u* O/ I
Allied Ships
6 F, ~, l/ e& m1 JCA Chester * x9 p8 y1 Q& c7 @* D
BB Washington : |( S+ `  L6 _0 A' t
BB North Carolina 7 c, b% a- @' F" J9 }( b- h7 H$ l
8 U$ t6 `, ]' `1 m( u( h
Japanese ground losses:
$ ~7 s6 P, p8 Z2 V# A$ ]85 casualties reported
6 [' U) L9 S- ^! W5 W' L; @Guns lost 2 6 Z: N1 o0 L. G. m8 z/ T0 @/ |& _( Y
' N7 ~+ |( v2 a8 J2 g
Airbase hits 1
  p; p% m8 u& LRunway hits 5
" a. p( o% m' H0 o. c, _7 P1 E' sPort hits 1
" m8 B4 J2 g& M( HPort supply hits 4 : o$ S- k9 i1 C' I! h5 v& D. t7 ~0 i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& A$ g  Q/ h) Y  {; K0 S' M3 C1 q1 b0 E7 G8 ?5 l
Night Air Combat 2 d. ~5 k1 I6 y; O7 O' j% b
9 o& B2 }) _/ |% X5 f+ x+ a
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53   u& a0 \1 |) z) h
* c# r9 h- N  h" K9 A
Japanese aircraft
( ^) S* N5 N! j+ R3 Q) D6 W/ [H8K Emily x 5
) ?3 E! R* @3 G4 ~/ Z$ D* O) L. @3 _/ m" q5 z& n1 V" `; A7 @
Japanese aircraft losses
6 B/ g/ k( y- G- @' m5 KH8K Emily: 5 damaged " [! ?! a0 V  R' f9 o# u
4 A; I" [! Z. J- u. y! Z9 b3 O
Japanese Ships
4 P' L' p! `8 B1 F2 ZSS RO-35 # Q; ~5 _( u. ]

$ T- G+ C: v# H. H# k3 j+ |Allied Ships
3 i& W4 I; k) _: K8 _+ WDD Hyman . D9 p$ z; K* t
DD Conner - q9 M$ T. p5 P! s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" A1 F6 g5 C- {1 ~1 g4 yNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
9 J( n3 K8 a# N" q' }* m+ ^) H' a2 y. S/ C9 W; `
Japanese aircraft / E4 e: }" V" r  i; I8 V7 \
H8K Emily x 5 5 Q8 C- D" Y3 O8 L9 B
4 n" p" D+ Y8 N% f3 S3 V
Allied aircraft 7 P# D* \; p) ?8 f
P-61A Black Widow x 2
3 W. [# d: A" f8 O* i
9 Z% {) T% c/ b# mJapanese aircraft losses
$ q' k7 \4 s) _' ]7 jH8K Emily: 4 damaged 0 c# G' X) S  V% }& L& O- \
! v& h! k9 A9 L8 ?$ Q: U: z( D
Allied Ships ( \3 E4 T  n. ]0 x2 Z+ x
DD Conner
" L) H* N/ u/ \DE LeRay Wilson . k5 ^& I8 i( a% q
AK Martin Johnson

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2 b' Z  j/ |1 R) D0 w! Z* f1 {+ }2 gDay Air Combat # R  o" l' T, ~5 @+ s( n

* M# C: s5 j+ t  w1 _DEI Theatre: : b! r* r* }8 q# @7 b; X& V7 [$ {

: h% x, p- S2 _9 BDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 . d9 [' l; ^0 ?* p) p) }5 @. L% _

. o& }& g$ p0 hJapanese aircraft * v* j) b1 H- c) v
A6M5 Zeke x 9
2 E. M: ?. h( c  D6 k* IN1K1-J George x 31 % t' J0 \5 `% |3 x) j$ {0 f
J2M Jack x 6 . b+ c% c" e) e5 n+ u

: k- c5 _/ i! O7 h) [* D) nAllied aircraft
& A2 c0 D* |, xP-38J Lightning x 3 . i- X) ~. J5 x

5 b1 O/ ?: `! tNo Japanese losses & ]2 _4 t) h, y" Y1 y
! w# `4 ^) f5 L+ J
Allied aircraft losses
/ _# N4 x. \1 E% s" L4 fP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
- I, A9 a! f9 n, k) G) s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : O1 L. }& c% h' O0 O3 u# }

2 L0 `4 m5 v7 T0 F! F) YCentral Pacific ) F. g% v8 f: i$ t! ~: I8 H, d5 Q
9 a" d, U1 ~/ z, [# Q
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
  z! D( |6 n4 [4 G- Q, n
$ M! b6 z  t8 x8 t+ JJapanese aircraft
5 y5 `6 z' n2 Z2 M9 MA6M2-N Rufe x 1
" h2 _" {7 @9 s' B3 VA6M5 Zeke x 9
4 Y4 b& \- \9 b) w5 w+ x' i+ cN1K1-J George x 29
4 A$ S0 _6 `5 _" CJ2M Jack x 15 6 _5 K: a8 n: k9 F
A6M5c Zeke x 7
! a, W# p3 ]) GKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19
1 [' C7 @# l$ y4 W, \3 `Ki-102a Randy x 11 ' L* W: Z! x+ `4 J6 @+ Q2 ^+ r3 E
) l8 m/ v- ]: G- A8 `+ p8 ^
Allied aircraft # f' e' b: j7 L
P-51D Mustang x 13 ( n4 `0 L, o# o' [0 l
) ^) b2 s. J6 v
Japanese aircraft losses 3 Q% O: e) }! E* C" F
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
( {: y5 r- L1 QN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 n( F$ O/ e  @1 L' W9 dJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed
' n# A0 V$ y3 M. M& r" H2 BA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
; b7 S- \8 w) O* l1 ^0 FKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / A" g; ~! Q% I. l6 d; a; T- N
4 N9 q8 x0 L% u- `, g
Allied aircraft losses & _) Z9 Q% r2 ]( [
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
* F$ L3 r; U3 v, x- R4 R+ o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 l5 u3 J0 T9 J7 h/ J: L( sDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
4 H, Z) r9 S- p. W
+ h9 }6 g- I! OJapanese aircraft 6 |) z" ?% }" g' o- W9 T3 N
no flights ; \1 ?, P" H" O! G6 E

2 b6 n7 E/ Y% N. z, W3 Y0 \2 KAllied aircraft
( v) k9 J9 Y/ c. A/ l& h2 C* OFM-2 Wildcat x 9
8 \4 z4 L- _: ^4 ZF6F Hellcat x 15
- n$ w8 _3 E$ j  h7 T2 VSB2C Helldiver x 44
  i/ p! `: c( ^6 R; ~2 lF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 ) ^3 {6 h+ ~: Q, K$ t
TBM Avenger x 159
' n3 e/ Q) w: \6 a" B- \; Q6 X4 A
+ b! p0 @$ P* k  z+ j; f. i) GJapanese aircraft losses
% l" ]" R3 T7 D# W) C! aKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 5 E  A* C% A6 _, Z$ T) L7 a# x9 [
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 8 u. W2 m( y, h- W8 X1 n; e
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ; b% |. S' S- S  ~! k+ N; X! h1 A
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
% n$ t3 U/ G; Y4 |Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
. m: i# E4 v6 p7 w. Z1 U
0 |1 ^" n  C) @9 r- W" b& N% `$ |Allied aircraft losses
2 p( T. x4 z" U% D% T8 t9 PSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged & y4 L' o+ ^5 `5 C5 |; ?" p

, ~9 ~. c5 `5 p1 Y2 B% t7 tJapanese ground losses: 1 I9 g* H( c3 z
137 casualties reported
; c- f! T1 u1 K) y  M6 JGuns lost 1
! {; y& z2 `, ?5 Z; h
8 _8 F9 [8 t1 N( Q9 k0 U- ^Airbase hits 3
2 I; }" Z" ?( e! O4 y2 e% |Airbase supply hits 1
) W3 O/ G+ I0 e: C* TRunway hits 45
8 ^! [+ Y( s5 t: k( o) p2 IPort hits 2
# }: h% b( q' b) ?% D. T# qPort fuel hits 4 + f4 b) M* @' ~1 {2 C. U$ k
Port supply hits 2
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: y2 C. o) l4 ?( x. T. k& }Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 / o2 k( s: j$ G* t  t7 ~! A+ `

9 h8 {3 Q1 v. F% z: c1 g1 [; cAllied aircraft + ^8 w# x! p' ]" ?2 m, J6 m
FM-2 Wildcat x 8
6 t) Q- z* y% h6 O) J4 r; `" [TBM Avenger x 29 ) w) S: I( q/ P2 d2 g+ |

: \6 ^/ J) @; J. I$ v0 yNo Allied losses 8 s  [* y' w& D2 z# _
( f3 C% i& B; r& E5 I5 E
Port supply hits 1
/ b% j- o2 n3 L# |3 b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 ?7 s+ Z. t: @# ^# C' a/ }5 pDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 , P* x- ], s& `* P3 m

: L6 H+ ~+ H* ]* `) C. f0 sAllied aircraft
1 H' Z: P( i, QF-5A Lightning x 1
3 F: `3 Z6 i% [! GP-61A Black Widow x 54 5 h5 {. }4 F8 p$ p8 e3 e& q5 j3 s
+ A( `, u3 X+ j. ^6 S0 i& S5 |6 n
No Allied losses
1 K8 }1 V; u. M6 G, B  N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 z/ v! M% G3 |* a1 MDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 + j# C) b# R2 r3 H+ y4 S/ e  w) v

; V  E, P) O4 a; j3 rJapanese aircraft 6 H; U/ @/ L# j  L2 Y
no flights
( G* t6 b* n& |2 H- l5 l8 A
% Q# |4 |: F6 o/ Z7 yAllied aircraft ! r, g: F+ Q* P* x
PB4Y Liberator x 4
: D. ?1 d- V* lB-24J Liberator x 28 / D: h8 Z, i* m) v+ ], ^' K( v0 @

/ q6 l. U7 e: ~/ D* @. y* [Japanese aircraft losses
  ?  ?; i" q! c5 F/ r& x6 eKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
$ [# U3 N0 m$ @1 w0 d1 C$ `! wKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
5 ^' i- R7 Q, [+ }% I+ c) j1 s/ {5 }7 d, ~
Japanese ground losses: ( m  x9 b6 K4 d( U! u& d# A
13 casualties reported
1 D' p! l! Y  A  w' d
* r* F8 \% K8 K, P+ g: }2 _4 NAirbase hits 3 & q- n  b3 J  X% n, y9 l
Airbase supply hits 1 , R. A$ {5 ^2 K+ E, X
Runway hits 22 # _6 K4 k: K& ]
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% S: N$ A2 Y1 l1 U  M# L) {6 K. ZDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
: B; |5 D* Z8 L5 B& c3 m/ X6 w" o6 N9 V' s$ @/ M( b0 W- H% b# A
Allied aircraft ( z; |( I" q+ K8 s5 b7 v% c
F6F Hellcat x 38
- {4 }( F. V' A/ ~- R7 I3 d. oF4U-1 Corsair x 8
) o* N5 l; X8 [9 u$ m/ {SB2C Helldiver x 42
: I7 B4 O( Z8 B, `- H/ i
( p! i  A9 w9 D' X, e# U6 d) k9 r8 D
/ f; w' B: o5 ?: e" T0 FAllied aircraft losses * P$ B0 Z5 N; W0 D
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
( ?4 \$ ]% k4 K* M6 M# O$ J: p3 r! ]
Japanese Ships + O# {: X# d, ?5 K! y- o
PC PC-36 " B% }* B+ q' z. R/ P) m
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 S# y- s1 @( `7 _7 S9 L/ r; p
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & `7 y! n9 X1 ~6 ~& \/ w) n. [, s
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ y0 k( D' o; N6 D% C- V$ G$ @, IPC PC-26 7 N7 x% \% ?4 G6 [3 k, {
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; j6 a8 C! }$ I6 F( v! [( _! i; PPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 A# W- |; s# [( Z% b! Z0 w
; S+ E4 C6 K# x" T/ B; J
Japanese ground losses:
% {( b, j3 r: _) c174 casualties reported - ]2 M1 o: F* U+ o
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F2 ?' c6 g) O5 U% R+ T
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 3 }4 \( D1 }$ L- \

5 a5 o# l$ ]  b9 N- R( BAllied aircraft
4 D7 \) E9 d+ S# |8 B1 L# B& jSB2C Helldiver x 11 2 ~: F8 L6 ?' b# N4 J7 F  L
* ?9 K, X  R! }% [+ n# W
No Allied losses - R6 z' x3 [/ ~1 f5 L
; Y) i/ g( j  j5 O2 s, ?  v( u1 a' B
Japanese Ships " R, E8 D# l" Y8 ?
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 P7 k/ _. E/ ^0 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & a# C  K, N% V; i
Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 " U0 J/ E0 l1 a) G& z4 r6 x

& b+ V3 Z2 T: PJapanese aircraft
# l4 v0 P, O4 z  ]* c7 |' nG4M2 Betty x 18
' E* D& _) s; r4 K# Y# DG4M2e Betty x 4
+ E& f/ m# |, j/ H: ~Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 & @# y5 K- Q* Z$ K
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No Japanese losses 5 b. t( B1 c1 X5 _2 b( C
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Allied Ships
1 v% @( F! k7 tCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 : _6 p' d/ q: F0 J

$ _, Y5 e8 P. i: d, a4 AJapanese aircraft
1 @+ ^$ }; J0 \  qG4M2 Betty x 3 7 Q/ f7 m0 Y5 Q: \' k4 B
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Japanese aircraft losses & w: h+ q' f/ e7 x) T/ [
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
: W6 M. `  {9 @/ m3 BDD 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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( @$ m3 r5 S5 q6 G1 f7 u  y5 aAllied aircraft 0 X/ j" k1 q! t5 L2 C+ k" m; p' T
SB2C Helldiver x 3 " d+ h. s) a/ S/ ~
P-61A Black Widow x 23 1 C+ _" ~0 d9 N. V0 e
0 {" r7 ?, a0 g. B  Q; A0 g$ n7 a" n
Allied aircraft losses ! Q6 Y: u8 N/ e3 u6 ?
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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1 Q. Q1 P3 X% [2 P# n2 h$ ]Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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" C5 `, _$ p4 h5 T( f  n: [Japanese aircraft
1 \! {  `8 S5 P5 P8 b! A0 vA6M5 Zeke x 2 , R! w  q& Y5 G$ C4 V7 B4 c

8 h+ Q# e% h- H) R* X) L7 H, }Allied aircraft / V- T# m4 h9 [
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
4 ?) K' u! V3 W7 p
, v  y0 P+ w3 E: M8 b( rJapanese aircraft losses
6 U$ u* l& v8 n1 S4 a2 }1 M. a) @A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed & V9 B; ~0 [% N0 }$ W; Z3 \  K

2 w0 f% L4 Z# J% ?Allied Ships
  S  G) [$ }. w4 q: [DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 2 T( H  C2 y7 d, Y
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Convoy near Wake Island: # F' z! ]$ g. f; r. q9 R

8 ~3 H( o' ]* _# C' q- yDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 # a8 ~; d: {0 ]! H. I1 v$ }
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Japanese aircraft 6 \& J4 S4 }/ k; w- d9 Z9 i
B7A Grace x 11 / a( w8 v7 L% k6 M
Ki-49 Helen x 9 $ H0 V. o% n1 T* w4 q$ W3 S, b
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 6 d- i4 i) w8 i2 q* I3 B

  B( ~( o1 l" q: o* ^8 v: h( V! aJapanese aircraft losses
8 @5 G* f8 V+ j5 u! q2 F% DB7A Grace: 8 damaged
  J. E$ _& r1 H. I7 j* DKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
/ h3 F  z& r3 ~+ a6 F4 J1 {* x5 v5 J3 ^4 t5 y* s6 p
Allied Ships 6 c- M. M4 f0 J) f
AP John Land + {, q. v4 a6 |
AK Octans ; R. _! D* q1 T  K
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" t. `& I5 ]" ?* Q! EAP James O'Hara
5 B! H6 P5 j  KAP Winged Arrow
  |1 f3 X9 o& ^4 q) o7 xAP Manoora
% c6 D" y3 y* X+ G, Y! M9 QAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 1 V  |$ Q- H; R, M
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Allied ground losses:
* D+ h( E! w) {4 e* ~4 `1 g0 N) S54 casualties reported
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; b# }+ y- Y6 L9 _" z7 O$ ^8 VThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ! W2 X- L$ g1 v* W3 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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Japanese aircraft / C$ x+ \0 H2 o7 v
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 O  b: m3 U0 K0 r4 J1 W3 ^$ M1 @
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 S7 h) x6 N& p: A4 k  Z! ]DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 v4 G+ u2 _9 E; wDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
; I. B: O/ _; B: L( O# s8 \DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & y9 O) b" [  v* k# ?$ g. D0 C$ h
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' o/ v% B$ J9 |8 u5 [$ S! c
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + k  R" F9 [! L0 `
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 p3 |* R$ ~( W+ u7 ZAllied ground losses: 8 `* C! }$ q/ V7 H( d9 b" t% m6 X
136 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
  Y3 \! ^" K6 T% v( ~* _" l* ~9 ]0 B3 Q+ ~5 _7 V
Japanese aircraft
* |5 S  I4 b% B5 U- J2 dG4M2e Betty x 1
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Allied aircraft
8 a. o0 V# o  q, Q2 ZFM-2 Wildcat x 33
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4 S1 Z+ x' V3 y  C* [Japanese aircraft losses
+ B* ~6 h; q8 r& g6 Z0 h$ bG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
6 Z( w- g! ?; m: V, h- H  z6 Y* ~
Allied aircraft losses ' _8 g& h' H% s9 f  ^$ d
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
5 ]; L) A! _; s* {3 [6 z
/ L) l# e$ A3 {* XAllied Ships - M3 j& [7 M: d( k' q
BB New Jersey   c2 Y' H: |: |# G5 t  z0 h

" k1 x, Q  f5 D+ N% s4 }0 K: y! F6 X! k4 kAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
4 _. [' P  L; m7 o* w1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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) T( ~' ~9 T5 D/ R4 DGround Combat
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
. G( [6 C4 m+ k7 Ywith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring ! P$ d/ H7 v/ v3 p
in reinforcements? 2 i0 J% f% u/ ?1 s
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima 0 b' ?+ t! Z) M1 M' n

/ M& A  ~  B: C/ U- kJapanese Bombardment attack
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( A9 d0 i& T1 }. D5 p7 J, iAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 , F( S$ w6 \# V1 f+ J

8 S3 O/ D0 {1 q! j$ s  Q  b! p9 Q0 lAllied ground losses:
# W1 r3 |7 E8 I9 H: @$ G5 Q9 o89 casualties reported - N4 R2 g* ^) V) x7 Y+ r$ I/ R! O
Guns lost 4
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$ ^) f0 r& M* T& _  A- WGround combat at Wake Island
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Allied Bombardment attack
4 ]$ {  R: Q+ e6 b" ^; L5 X/ {* y
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 : E/ m0 k5 V& b; T& A" R# r2 f

& N$ \* E! k' h# b4 MDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
( \$ ]- v6 H7 q9 s8 }+ z$ X3 c- x4 y/ q1 J: Y
Japanese ground losses: ; H. b) ~: P/ }" E! X/ k
201 casualties reported
7 ]* P. n0 A$ n/ l- E& ^Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island . @4 B$ b% M' E% r8 R; r+ r

1 k; B; J: _9 WAllied Bombardment attack
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7 ^) t7 Q3 x: S  X* u; d5 O( BAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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2 n4 k8 W/ b2 X9 j! R* t; pDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 + E1 v# o; _  U. j& S& k

0 r2 B1 r/ w4 ]. e% m- d& I9 X0 {( P) e* G! e6 F7 ^
Japanese ground losses: # R$ q& n$ E/ M) y' p+ U! b
42 casualties reported 0 }. s3 x6 M9 o" H
Guns 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,$ g; K1 f2 ~) ?2 _; z, ]
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。& u) d! R! }+ E! u8 P+ C5 p1 B
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
5 N+ i  E" s8 E2 Q  A% u4 s; 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。' X0 {, M7 H- Q+ W
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。
$ Z3 J% v3 t& }- iPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
; \2 j* X  [! u! u! k2 ?9 @( L) K3 B一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。' C/ ?' R, a8 t0 \
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/ c# Z( p9 }1 Q) \
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Japanese Ships
0 I/ w& \+ K- P. y2 hPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 6 d" b2 F0 z+ Z- K
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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4 Y7 M" ]3 Y( s: qBB 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
; c2 X7 s% d0 Y8 i, uBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
# Q3 E8 Z* X: w7 U: r) QBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
# Y& b1 I$ E' }% D8 c( M) X& Q/ }4 DCA Louisville f2a%W
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- y. h: P/ ?8 nCA Chicago * A) |9 U& D' W. \, ?
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI3 |% |  I6 I5 e& Y' }# T1 z
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx# C8 Q3 ?$ d( `+ e, ]8 P
DD Wedderburn ) O& {2 l& n9 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，
, o: @; I9 C' Q$ X$ Q" e) I- \5 @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....