AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
& S7 u( T) F6 B1 o5 OThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
, {4 k6 V' k2 P0 t2 o0 S* J9 AHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to - R* D; e/ l' L# `- K. \
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
, ^) P. i+ v9 J' t2 o" c1 vis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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5 L6 y9 H6 ^; I; kAllied aircraft
! n3 P1 B6 A. P. N9 {FM-2 Wildcat x 16
' p% s) P# L4 wF4U-1D Corsair x 11 7 _9 z, ~1 R6 U* r1 _) n
TBM Avenger x 19 ; I, _0 ]* h f" a6 h' S4 N' |
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Allied aircraft losses _* i; s1 ?" D6 h4 P2 y; L/ i3 I+ Q
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged / ^7 U# ?5 z6 T7 [& M5 e& u. o
" G5 b" G$ S" w1 v1 }+ G! {8 l7 `Japanese Ships # ^: x! Z, I' P3 {
AK Kansai Maru 1 d+ n9 i3 m( Q* o
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / `9 z& E8 n4 s- e( W* J" W* ^
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " l' x$ \" E* z+ `% S9 z0 N
AK Bordeaux Maru _/ X1 K% U7 f& Y8 e3 B
AK Hakkai Maru
- x) z5 }7 q% \# nPG Kogyoku Maru
5 s; X8 C! c2 f. G! R
) D# i: P6 Y6 X: x: mJapanese ground losses: - U% B2 w+ e' r3 e, L
91 casualties reported
) m3 o3 l6 q: x8 Z# ~( r4 [% NVehicles lost 2 % k6 G5 N7 v+ W, A7 K0 C- E
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ( @0 [$ e, G) K1 A- w& u3 p, r
3 b4 q9 E4 S; O, U1 M) YAllied aircraft
: }1 Y- b) |. l. w9 @FM-2 Wildcat x 39 " c8 i$ S! F' K& L7 e
F6F Hellcat x 12
* D( h" S- o# i. p5 VF4U-1D Corsair x 9
5 R2 ]& @7 x# C KSB2C Helldiver x 41
$ i* q9 o' M( FTBM Avenger x 46 ! h! [8 l: ^% F7 A
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Allied aircraft losses
2 _7 s3 K; ]" ~% E. v7 l) M& a( S5 @- B3 GSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged # ^) o( p: G9 f+ _3 k6 g7 ^
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 2 k+ w' I/ O: @; s
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Japanese Ships
+ m% r7 g! n& _6 ^6 yAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) ^2 F/ a6 l k# |: `# C
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 6 k9 E6 W* P9 @7 ^
AK Hakonesan Maru
0 ^7 y$ I9 @3 u. l0 j8 VPG Heijo Maru
( @5 L$ y0 f$ T2 x! C$ |PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 8 K6 b! N* K* ^: j5 W
PG Kogyoku Maru
3 n! v3 T, q8 n4 uAK Hokko Maru . ~( `4 E) ]5 `- F! b
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' U& V* G* ~3 S; W! e; H
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 f. O5 D1 ?8 X6 p) y( j
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# e$ p4 C6 }" h; {: I m, e2 `AK Kansai Maru ( _ D) k- C& c# N. B$ j
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire $ `3 u" @, b& X) C, I2 j# E/ ~; D
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( Z: ^' {% _; |# _
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ H1 w$ P1 ~& }; x- h; O0 H- EAK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses: , {* m. ]7 ]6 d/ O
409 casualties reported , g2 ]1 c( ]: t5 R
Guns lost 4
1 U. C" A$ ~. q6 G! m# {; ?; `Vehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 & W9 l w, B3 J# ?
( H, |6 D9 Z$ E' H2 d/ d; @Allied aircraft
1 T5 J' L* ?- d- _0 XFM-2 Wildcat x 23 ' B' R5 Y7 v- m; k0 R
TBM Avenger x 14
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* w0 r5 E" G# I1 Q( s: d( AAllied aircraft losses
, \+ L' y3 H2 W5 r5 J* C0 e1 J5 VTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships / T/ l1 X& W& X b5 g+ n0 w
AK Havana Maru
/ n% B m3 y3 Q' |. K4 r2 xAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( f# `8 V' p- y' pAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 G5 \# m/ m3 A% d
AK Hakkai Maru 7 v) t% j h* {0 {! L
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 v' a8 o6 Y7 v) qGuns lost 2 7 @! d: j! \6 S5 v
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# i9 ]/ V1 R* j* P' ?1 [ c0 VDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 * y; T% T8 n$ J4 r5 l+ Y! B9 m
) z. f5 k* r% ~ EAllied aircraft
$ m/ e6 J6 T r5 z: WFM-2 Wildcat x 9
( Y' W7 o; V+ i2 [: |! g0 [TBM Avenger x 16 Z+ }- |6 s1 a' W8 K6 m
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Allied aircraft losses : }* c' \5 {1 r& w4 f
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships . D% U$ ^9 v" _6 }" u0 t0 e
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage $ C( q$ v9 q; b! i" v
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 O5 K- [: O: k+ z3 o* c) FAK Argun Maru, on fire : V; H6 k! E% D" N2 b$ ]/ I
AK Dakar Maru, on fire / s" ~# F/ Y- b7 u6 s y
: a$ P/ N X$ O1 t& ? O) gJapanese ground losses: + U1 R- ?0 D& W- a- [' W, X
37 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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* m* u' b0 A$ a% F0 s. {" OAllied aircraft
# n' u; B; c- r! u" i! oTBM Avenger x 6 8 a/ N, E0 { ?' |0 C/ q' V- K( e" ^: k
0 v. X/ f; t4 F" T& w! LAllied aircraft losses
* ^0 V: D( u7 K, W; r jTBM Avenger: 1 damaged : u5 x1 k' ]9 _, u! x, G' A6 N
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Japanese Ships
6 |* z7 O/ J5 }% oAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : p* n( P0 r P6 i: N4 o
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 w- I' @# f9 E- A/ y1 E6 {
# r4 N& Y% p* i7 e# t1 ?6 aJapanese ground losses: % v ^) t7 F" H& E; {0 V i6 o
16 casualties reported
5 E; \; v0 e5 \; k3 _Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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% a! i1 R* K/ @8 Q) x S K- m+ HTBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships 2 l8 ~: w' I4 c0 A; s+ F
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , n0 R T# p/ N# @9 `# q4 X' H" n4 D
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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; y6 z$ `, V+ q& B% L" k* tTBM Avenger x 2
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No Allied losses ; G! X& W: f; C3 g
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Japanese Ships
, U/ H4 g' y. ?! lAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
1 t% b) Z) m+ B, J: {) Q$ v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,
- R6 k9 z* [- Z1 B; A$ W, z" o! T同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
9 Y3 m! p" M( A. w" e3 Z明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
* ?4 _: {3 }. ]! v5 k$ \能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |