AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
" E! g1 x1 a1 ]" x0 z* s' _There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 4 U G' J- t/ y. ?
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to . y, ^5 ]% @" o8 m7 L$ Y8 u/ B
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy : z. x# \& f7 _# `7 v
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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" J# x. m' M# EDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
$ F9 J+ {. G1 y3 g1 C1 \- S: WFM-2 Wildcat x 16 $ ^1 K* J& S; a4 B& K
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
; D/ ]# R$ h6 rTBM Avenger x 19 7 I ^; x" J" c' g+ e& S9 [* y
4 C, O6 H& I/ PAllied aircraft losses
2 \5 r: e8 E3 k2 HTBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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$ e; h7 W6 `/ \8 n, n* fJapanese Ships
) S6 D: k7 D7 Z9 m$ VAK Kansai Maru
. i* k: F% t2 r# T9 q2 NAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% i: j! T% b1 j! N& J* HAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ P* m7 Z0 x! J+ UAK Bordeaux Maru , {. q- N) S! g/ l; l
AK Hakkai Maru
7 {; ~8 z4 O4 P9 ^& E. J vPG Kogyoku Maru
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) a( |* j9 G8 h4 ]. IJapanese ground losses:
$ Y. J, H4 m5 w, s( G91 casualties reported
' Y* Q. J: J$ D6 r. i+ z: Q& ZVehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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0 ?) c- j4 Y: o5 i2 C7 O. P* gAllied aircraft # A9 D% }+ G3 f
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
3 H8 W2 \* x! FF6F Hellcat x 12 4 ?' Q1 S9 Q, S6 f! r
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
m4 j# R+ t# i+ M' V) WSB2C Helldiver x 41 1 A# M* c# j7 t L+ U
TBM Avenger x 46
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SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged # f, x. X& g% T4 P1 `* ?! i& k
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 7 c! a, n7 x7 g/ h
9 X1 Q" J. }& }* e- {Japanese Ships 7 m/ \! x- |7 k) N% ] p1 F! @
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( [- h; U7 _% Z" T
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 4 o. m) |' z8 Y0 l, {
AK Hakonesan Maru : e& j, {2 g# z% C; h/ C
PG Heijo Maru
6 W! v8 s& D, L IPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ \7 C# S+ V5 K2 ]) f# u3 q, j5 SPG Kogyoku Maru ; _6 L; V' k% h" i- M4 m: X
AK Hokko Maru S, x* ]: Y# _. `; B' T! Q ]
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 8 O# r6 R6 a" D" t" g
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; Q) @, P! [" r+ |9 l+ v" KAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) f- h9 t. l% e' yAK Kansai Maru
9 F! W {5 K0 w" ~PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire , D, `3 B5 y/ }- q
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * F' y L2 K6 U6 i. d, w& O1 G' F
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! b; P* K; N4 C. Q0 ^" KAK Hoeisan Maru 9 f1 ?3 ]% F2 k% S+ v3 @% I
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Japanese ground losses: : h* q) O! q1 }* V; q
409 casualties reported 0 ?/ ]( T" [* h7 l4 M8 Q' Y
Guns lost 4 2 r( `% _8 B) d
Vehicles lost 5 Y, f! K$ k! G- j$ j( I |0 |; E
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# G, S7 R/ i2 ^$ B3 kDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft % E3 q7 G, y# r
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 e8 h7 j" H N, w0 E2 H
TBM Avenger x 14 3 ~- w# m/ r/ Y% P) ?, C
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Allied aircraft losses
$ n8 j9 A A1 j+ _, S& yTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 2 k V! M) W" s8 z3 d
AK Havana Maru
8 e3 J; O( j) V- k$ b! iAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M% L0 b2 N: aAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 x, B# }+ R, O) N% r: XAK Hakkai Maru - n# q& S5 t8 V/ R: p3 _- s0 i$ N
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Japanese ground losses: ( z9 \& Y* ~1 c: {" [
16 casualties reported
6 S. @0 _; e3 S n; hGuns lost 2 8 {- M2 M' d1 z3 M W* D# m0 i% m4 X
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, V6 @+ B$ H* e: `; mDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft $ g/ _* ~% j: @7 c
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 - O2 u2 i; P" b( C1 d
TBM Avenger x 16 + r: Q4 ^% |( n
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Allied aircraft losses $ I* M& J1 t. f3 n j
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged W9 L& ` S. s' W
* Q+ K/ z, h( R3 ?0 n0 U2 X+ YJapanese Ships - r. s- r/ N! K& c- L$ j
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
# S1 I* M) F# V% Y$ P5 `+ hAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 }5 ]! _9 `) J% w/ hAK Argun Maru, on fire 3 W: n. Z4 T0 i; M
AK Dakar Maru, on fire ! x' H1 S3 {# T; I
7 C- s* F, g9 v6 d" r, fJapanese ground losses:
* |4 v+ Y8 j# F37 casualties reported
! y$ S. ~' p7 d- K3 q3 Y bVehicles lost 1 1 o6 f4 m7 {' r) c% r; `- v
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* O1 o) X. K! V0 PDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 * z, E- H3 P- Y+ K7 L. S0 I( b- c; E
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Allied aircraft & N% x. Y$ ~2 n$ S8 A" r
TBM Avenger x 6 2 I) S7 E3 u. Z; d- r4 K! n
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Allied aircraft losses * L$ n& m+ X- I2 m5 r: f" F: F; q" y4 V
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged ) c0 n" j2 m: `- \- Y
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Japanese Ships 9 T+ y" }" }3 \! @1 M2 i0 j: m
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : h1 x; i/ f$ X# a" Y: Y* }
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 B' O2 i" {) c' _& ?: u
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Japanese ground losses:
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- @7 m7 V/ h0 K+ bGuns lost 1
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8 ]1 [& i" f3 I/ M1 R8 MDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 7 d# N3 o/ h5 R4 J
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Allied aircraft
* w7 g& u* p8 V- W7 E% D7 PTBM Avenger x 11 " g4 n* Z8 I2 i0 r
0 r3 c9 m1 I1 _( H, YNo Allied losses ( Q& V. e: S g
7 S/ L; w: V, _, q8 M! y9 l1 T/ ^7 AJapanese Ships
- K2 H: R' T4 }$ I- LAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! N8 @2 \! {- G j. h* x# K2 a
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4 ~5 L# z3 o. LDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 % d' r& t: Y9 p+ m
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Allied aircraft
5 W4 a9 M$ ~. C, BTBM Avenger x 2 x1 ~) h7 \' q, c- A* ^# `9 x
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Japanese Ships ' L0 K! C) t/ x* ^: J# j# Q5 W
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 , A3 w* v- F0 ^3 q, ~
明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,
+ D; k2 w: Z% r+ S同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,! r: }0 \. z0 {
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
0 `: P6 ^+ f' M- A+ V' i能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |