AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
$ l" W6 [; e, @5 ^% [2 XThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! - e" h5 \: ]( y5 E# h6 x' E
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to / w) `) P& j, O+ e
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 8 J7 i, O: g% \! A7 Z. {
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 1 o% m$ ?+ k" Z: \
) ` L8 A' G! d4 S1 x. ~/ T: D. [Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
! t: V; H3 B: D' O* qFM-2 Wildcat x 16
9 q% x5 X+ P& p6 i! _F4U-1D Corsair x 11
& A) N9 z) W( N. u ]- dTBM Avenger x 19
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3 g# p2 H% J, }4 Q5 `Allied aircraft losses # f1 ]% U) @1 E
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged - \. D/ N' @4 s" B+ J5 }
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Japanese Ships 5 A2 i; U* V. L; h. w
AK Kansai Maru 6 Z# V, U5 k4 b: U% j! B9 K
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - w$ k' M: \7 D3 i9 X+ x/ W7 v" Y6 M* h. d
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 }* L* I+ J+ MAK Bordeaux Maru - `! W1 s# E4 Y; @# a6 _! @
AK Hakkai Maru * W/ g1 |1 t0 @9 @1 }, g
PG Kogyoku Maru ; a. H' p! U& L& [) M) V
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Japanese ground losses: + P/ j% N' J+ }( k, ?
91 casualties reported
' X/ w6 }3 i/ ^' p' e7 _) hVehicles lost 2
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Allied aircraft 4 P/ I3 ~; F% L$ q6 P7 _
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 5 `; @. Q$ B& \/ P) H
F6F Hellcat x 12 2 w0 f4 R. r" k. d
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
9 l+ Y M) K( h; Z, |3 [$ tSB2C Helldiver x 41
% E/ _6 Q/ j f, }. C& \TBM Avenger x 46
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SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
9 [3 ] ~* V7 k# fTBM Avenger: 1 damaged , ]/ C8 K" Z H. Y! ]
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Japanese Ships
1 H: o2 |' m1 X( u( |: S2 `4 x! b$ GAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 {8 \" c6 t. E0 m! c
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
7 b) C/ b/ k, g/ }* I0 W( @( ]AK Hakonesan Maru ' @7 w* G6 T. M0 X$ E
PG Heijo Maru : H' t* e) x( w4 |6 x
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 6 `! E( v/ D! F _1 i) T I! C
PG Kogyoku Maru
) b2 Q8 Y6 T* s+ FAK Hokko Maru
, J8 k. ]7 M- bAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! u& d4 A1 b/ W, A( [
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ P* M- t8 ^9 rAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 R. P; `& ~2 f7 |, n8 I' v3 D3 CAK Kansai Maru
3 {! A0 {( W- ]PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 d( _& n2 t- o4 @AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * V5 t3 ?! N4 V% q3 f
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' j4 G# t0 I0 k7 o9 t, s& U( {6 s
AK Hoeisan Maru
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# y4 { y' V$ a5 m, q1 ~. j% oJapanese ground losses: 1 z' V- b! K, o1 }, ^- c
409 casualties reported - E7 t7 N/ `% l
Guns lost 4
! `* C+ X" V! i p( vVehicles lost 5
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Allied aircraft
8 V& l2 d/ j) q; VFM-2 Wildcat x 23
1 c* `2 E6 E/ q% @TBM Avenger x 14
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7 I$ ^. K. o' S$ ~$ m4 oAllied aircraft losses
/ ~5 R1 C/ r$ dTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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5 n3 r- @3 X) |2 z& l- vJapanese Ships
- A) q; c- W2 A" gAK Havana Maru
5 _9 U6 E% x4 x o) CAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( b+ |1 b( _& Q0 r
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , m* U+ M2 ]8 o/ O0 H1 b( `1 H
AK Hakkai Maru
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& X) D j( X K) b7 u6 A2 ZJapanese ground losses:
7 d. V* j5 A# j# g0 q, A16 casualties reported
7 I) U3 E! {- w' k/ L' \4 tGuns lost 2
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Allied aircraft 8 ~2 ^! _+ h$ c) W5 p
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 7 S6 @" O9 |$ j% @, {! g7 s
TBM Avenger x 16
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i: w7 B$ A6 r( i" v9 [- ]5 QAllied aircraft losses ) n5 S7 S3 P- T7 ~/ V+ r# L
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged : E2 ?: y" x/ [5 z9 y S* n
- G& M g& f4 NJapanese Ships ( P( G& h f* \- k0 ]3 M& } D: T: H1 O
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
7 C5 _' v/ {( F, mAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 t) |9 C" ^; \8 [2 J" P# R8 L
AK Argun Maru, on fire 1 B$ q# W; |' E0 h0 ]
AK Dakar Maru, on fire - \/ M6 x& f. q. y% X9 e
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Japanese ground losses: 5 G/ n. D2 u" o7 f; _. g ]8 U
37 casualties reported , A- j S5 C# {9 e
Vehicles lost 1 4 ?/ [! n$ u8 W" }
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* \ D" ?, I) A: H! IAllied aircraft
" u# v7 ^. }" J5 U5 S& p3 w' k& E% ~TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses & Y4 `! [- @3 w2 Q* E$ W5 f
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged - ]& W( j6 w) a7 y9 m2 v
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Japanese Ships : I5 @/ W1 W- T& l
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 T- g$ L, ^6 b0 t; F1 UAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( e4 q1 t* b/ @* r2 P/ o H
1 C( z4 G/ x2 k5 C s6 SJapanese ground losses:
! |0 y3 N2 [ t3 S4 p6 Q16 casualties reported
$ S' s9 X. W& m: { L, S9 sGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 t$ H& k6 }, Z. R3 Q( t
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Allied aircraft
: ~- _( R1 h6 O" d$ H* \9 t9 V4 fTBM Avenger x 11 7 ?4 `+ h( @) G% u& a8 e* X
! p Z1 J# \4 GNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 N5 c& _! ]" n% QAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( C3 V6 }0 u5 W
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) g# B7 z1 a9 D5 y1 C3 ]: iDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
0 x5 l; ] p2 B$ HTBM Avenger x 2 3 ^' {9 q$ C5 @# o' E
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 O, ]8 L% Q) BAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 9 }5 c8 o2 Z, N6 g5 l" F
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,3 x5 g( o% m+ T* x& b2 ]
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
: |% F( M7 }* {8 T9 c明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
, m" f& x, A/ C9 f1 f3 D( C能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |