AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 ' _ p1 \) l- |5 X1 q& Y& r
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
7 M! I4 R( A, H; ]; Q( a) x& d$ bHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
# O9 d1 t" V% m1 B9 v; Z4 Mload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
0 {4 P# v# n3 U) Jis 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 8 e5 n! S) t9 u; o" r
4 [% n$ ]5 I* K% T- M/ n) `Allied aircraft
0 P- C8 L5 S/ d q) k* J/ R9 \FM-2 Wildcat x 16
) A; R0 R0 C4 wF4U-1D Corsair x 11 ; P4 P/ U6 g: @
TBM Avenger x 19 - a x6 L: Q; ^( A3 Q6 ?
0 s0 y& t: z* v1 QAllied aircraft losses * z! d+ _8 e5 I# z0 n5 A, V
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged ( f3 Q! @) I) b: I" Z4 m: S/ ]2 s2 z
! {) L8 P) \1 d5 x; M( _Japanese Ships : `2 c2 P* F# H2 N" P7 y9 F3 g0 W
AK Kansai Maru : ~+ v# W K7 H0 A/ a) n
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ R& W8 O) `/ A/ @6 Z W* z/ A3 XAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# h' N9 M: P, @AK Bordeaux Maru
! J) g5 U0 n( l, r$ CAK Hakkai Maru 6 }) z: E+ a# u! N8 ^+ A
PG Kogyoku Maru 8 T2 j2 I( r& ^2 s' }
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Japanese ground losses:
' W P) I5 V- T8 `2 l91 casualties reported . U# @6 g' F) t) [8 H, y! i
Vehicles lost 2
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. g$ X! I) V0 ~% KDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
8 |# V% v1 V7 G8 C2 B6 m: S5 O0 [FM-2 Wildcat x 39 5 x; J+ u( c2 \1 y
F6F Hellcat x 12 + G, k, z; o" W/ _4 s9 F
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
$ J5 V6 X0 a' p+ GSB2C Helldiver x 41
+ x, g2 k5 l9 L' k1 T: MTBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
% E7 z- H7 ]* A& USB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ; m. g$ M7 r/ H4 }
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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3 M2 m& O% N/ s3 u, ]4 qJapanese Ships
2 g+ c; u, ?- O' H, x" XAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 w) ]( k2 u! [) T$ I7 wAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire + K/ q4 @; M. K
AK Hakonesan Maru
7 ^ v6 {4 S! Y+ I4 q. |PG Heijo Maru ' x& \/ G; X" g9 ]# P
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 t0 \& D1 W# w: Q" ?PG Kogyoku Maru
& H6 L) c7 n9 G6 `AK Hokko Maru
+ z; n- r& h+ ]7 E* x* K. u9 xAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 W! o S, i( L3 _3 ^2 {
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - p1 J+ a4 e4 L0 \8 L9 b8 Q
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # J( Q- D$ m0 Q; d& R% {
AK Kansai Maru : o" `- j/ i. p2 I- N
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; f( ] ?9 r! P/ W( {$ PAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 A( v% P9 {2 d- x% g4 _1 {
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 k0 Y: D; d7 D1 |' n' t5 S. HAK Hoeisan Maru # c. V8 z* r4 ^& C! Z
5 y3 w6 V3 ?0 L! q" N/ GJapanese ground losses:
" S9 \# ]. x ^. B409 casualties reported # _# ~; z3 c6 T9 V( _& Y) K
Guns lost 4 ' d2 e5 H2 I! H$ J
Vehicles lost 5 1 c5 \, b/ G. K7 p) G
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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* b6 x5 ^4 J6 o& P& oAllied aircraft c, {( X( N6 E$ q4 t3 Q
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 # [6 [( P3 _* {) m2 ^# Z, A
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses S* W3 v- S0 v% y# z. I8 v
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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! O2 K4 d R/ z$ @ y0 uJapanese Ships
7 p6 g# U: v5 h* N/ vAK Havana Maru
J) p" D2 } r* wAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 r0 F M! {% j0 q. I2 A* nAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 Z' g& X& ~1 m* TAK Hakkai Maru 8 x1 O2 n, \! ~4 t4 V
+ g7 U% E8 g+ L( H& d! K2 zJapanese ground losses: 1 v0 w. k6 |/ N2 r: i. r
16 casualties reported
2 }) M- C% L- E- b' s9 ^7 V* J/ G9 ~2 ~Guns lost 2 2 ?3 A( _2 k" ]; e6 x8 `$ V1 ]
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6 a5 V9 J. u3 S2 }- A `/ S4 zAllied aircraft
3 T7 R9 g7 h; t4 R+ m- I& d/ y( |FM-2 Wildcat x 9 # z4 n1 V0 ]" O
TBM Avenger x 16 9 L* \; c- f2 H/ k; @$ U
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Allied aircraft losses
$ H( H1 t+ z( @7 y& d. y: T6 CTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' e8 f, g2 Y0 d5 m' YAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
; M+ }4 Z2 z2 X+ k$ xAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ H! B8 z: H4 u. j$ wAK Argun Maru, on fire
9 N2 `4 c* O8 C7 ~5 l, Z" r. g- KAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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0 b8 W5 R* u6 f# J/ h4 F2 K6 rJapanese ground losses:
$ q6 W; }1 z9 o) L9 T F37 casualties reported
. f4 p+ C( f) b. m3 @Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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# h8 F' u; U" p" t/ m1 _ I, @! eAllied aircraft
7 L9 X! O4 d& ^4 s. vTBM Avenger x 6 & j; c0 ]: H) m- A- p
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Allied aircraft losses 1 K2 G F$ t+ H
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged * [$ M" |' v% j Z5 y) P
& P+ l; w8 ]2 D* u- RJapanese Ships
q9 m9 U6 B9 `; ~* {4 iAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# f9 {8 q3 H/ ~% \2 T* bAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 @2 o! M; \! ?3 B+ v5 f2 Z( AJapanese ground losses: # {7 _2 o0 E! E& w6 z
16 casualties reported
2 `. z Y" o! \ lGuns lost 1 $ y* t* B7 ?% T6 U
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r, L7 N# ^5 \' O1 S) e% W" B( `* wDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 + l% O/ k+ i1 k8 x7 O6 ^1 |
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Allied aircraft ) y; O7 e( j+ ~5 h. X0 A$ j. J
TBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses , E" M5 ~' m4 n% [9 z* k6 D9 o
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Japanese Ships 6 E# f2 O/ ~1 e
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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9 i- x' ? R a6 m& J V5 KDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 , H5 c, \' d' _* r& T9 ?% ~
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Allied aircraft $ E2 H. N/ g* y0 {: W
TBM Avenger x 2
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No Allied losses 4 H' p. R; x7 b# h+ `& N
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Japanese Ships
' A+ F" t+ Q. H( JAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
5 a. R* M3 s9 s2 W3 |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,
8 _; |: G% g3 d$ }- N! p; O6 z同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
) X8 V( \+ I6 O明天的天气预报是暴风雨。! ^9 R/ W& M3 r& X1 N+ v
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |