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。3 m* G+ L3 B( ^' E3 W7 O7 b2 k
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？0 ~; r% _# B- N9 s& e
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。6 Z) Z# v$ r! u( M8 |: V
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. % i+ C' W/ n9 P. ?
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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! J. N. e$ n/ l8 E) a" x" YBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
) d2 F0 C, p8 j6 I) d3 K9 H7 rThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
. X; Y+ h$ g0 W& rall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. ) r5 E( ~1 Y2 {& d8 l
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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/ n8 q: G* {/ ^* B7 D& e8 EI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ' G! x4 Q2 G; C) o$ s0 h
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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Invasions 1 ?5 I; x4 [. ~! `+ j

, d/ q8 t9 I3 E* U/ BAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on 0 X8 x) Y$ _( t6 O
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 5 Y" D3 \: w7 D* g- a1 W9 W
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, t4 `( i: Z+ x2 o9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
* I+ e  `& g' H5 S! O7 `9 sMSW Junee 7 a- m/ d% C7 Z- K" t1 p
MSW Bunbury - F4 ~+ z# J& `5 X: S
MSW Gladiator
; h9 p5 z9 ^7 l+ h. kMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 M1 G- t4 n) M1 q7 S- B% e3 d" FMSW Superior ; q5 ?9 d) O# n9 \, O, r# ~$ p: `
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire $ o7 I' r0 J! G9 `9 I- o
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire ; [& d! Q& A# f  y/ T
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Allied ground losses:
7 s0 J! l9 a. L51 casualties reported
1 U* y1 b- V0 @5 C+ D" F# s2 ~Guns lost 2 2 v, Q) D1 J4 J6 a; o$ S- N0 u
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 7 d1 V5 ?9 `. P( g! w+ |
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 }5 ?0 W% n9 u! `9 IDMS Long
2 A, @- Y. t( Y2 F6 gDMS Forrest 2 m" E( n0 X% H& H% z. [
DMS Hobson
3 ^* [4 A: G5 h+ |7 P: @DMS Ellyson
; V1 v+ s0 O8 ~8 xDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage ; m" s6 Y9 L2 D
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
* b/ Z2 n& F& y: m" I+ \% Z  eMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
4 r% I+ y* f7 z, wMSW Strength
& _, t6 X$ h. gMSW Strategy - N. N9 N, r; u  W; F. x0 c
MSW Staunch / U! J1 p: N7 p5 z* [
MSW Spectacle ' T' _9 }" B4 p) [: o( [$ Z! w
DE Corbesier
; @" b) E; Q2 U: D: a. O" LDE Howard F. Clark $ |) b) ?0 ~" l, P- j6 Q
DE Kendall C. Campbell
9 F1 a4 K. ]3 i# n0 f' _CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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% @1 q6 R4 ~! `- h- rJapanese ground losses:
3 i( @; A0 d% T" ~! v; m20 casualties reported 6 a9 m3 l1 X+ a. i; @$ W
Guns lost 1 # E) a8 J4 s% O6 u3 m: }5 H/ s
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$ r* P2 j1 F3 }% j0 KCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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. D* e4 a/ X& u* qTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
3 @6 e0 ?. y* A7 S9 f5 cTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 . ~# E5 ^6 d- S, p+ y
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Allied ground losses:
$ _/ F; V3 A- k& Z  E. c- B! \40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
9 W- T$ G4 J+ P* c$ y4 _" LTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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( b5 {+ h+ J0 m9 }( QMSW Junee
* \: L3 m! a/ Q3 ZMSW Bunbury * L, f; I+ p8 E
MSW Gladiator
7 }: `/ U# {( T: h" I' ]& X; j0 zMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
( N0 y+ h& u8 LMSW Superior
/ k7 e+ g1 {- J% u5 B" eDE Mack / G! r; D4 _! ]2 V+ U/ W
DE Edwin A. Howard
0 g; e( \5 A: D& W; BDE Edmonds
, o" p1 \7 E1 K  ~3 L. H* Y9 UCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
4 m; |2 Y  X# c! J7 ^DE Robert F. Keller # j; Q" i" p9 L) s: q
DD Shaw
6 ?/ d: h( r2 [; ]8 g. @' z. RDD Drayton
% j6 e6 n8 i9 ZDE Tabberer ( g" d, H/ q# I2 U1 {; F
DE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 . c$ }1 Q4 b  e. ]
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
+ ^4 d/ Z0 k% g- z& T( XCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 + S% {$ R8 W! t: ^7 w
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 ) f* M  \: A9 s
DE Edmonds
& \; p) ~8 H( k) X! vAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
. Y# ?6 B# W+ n! g; ~8 \9 WDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 ; l2 W1 ]5 E" _! W7 j
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 d. I# [+ @8 _7 ]/ q; ~! f/ }LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
& B- }1 ^  Y# c8 Q- `0 [: i% j7 dLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
) Z) Z% i5 ]' T# T$ `# J0 K5 K1 kDE Mack
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Japanese ground losses:
* _+ J. A: K2 b2 _6 N29 casualties reported " x2 w7 U( i+ ?* j8 f% m
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Allied ground losses: 7 H$ W' b+ P. }- j, h$ j
1788 casualties reported
) H) T/ X) L% A9 zGuns lost 8 6 h* t  d" h1 B. r! }6 m
Vehicles lost 2 . s( W% p% m. O- X: r' }
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
# K# D* d. M) @9 x) R% `TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 $ v: g) S+ L* H, y/ t
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships * h$ n1 w: ^, w" y5 ?# U& \2 G  u
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
. }' ]4 G) F1 L, a3 k$ G" ]DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
# R/ I; `# @& C1 |4 Y( V; XLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! b) i, f5 G: m! i+ z
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 4 S# e9 ^$ m  l3 w$ s
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 A! \! E. T& p: Q2 @' |( F- {, x
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 7 ~  N/ u* c. r8 N5 p! u- x
DMS Long   J: ?+ _7 R. Z  ^  b, }/ G# l
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
7 R! T& Z5 w% f' J! E, I% kDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
" d- R- g* K# h) `+ Y" S: QDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ' S! d% g8 H5 S7 j6 U$ X& U
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
& L* S# k4 @% ?, k+ k8 @LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 Q( H6 s5 W# \LST LST-335 ' G, j3 ^% U9 U  n4 Q8 e
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Japanese ground losses: & ?  |+ v) T3 A- L6 K4 t
46 casualties reported # E/ m! n" K1 m2 T, R8 ^% Y# c
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Allied ground losses: % z: C1 a6 X4 [2 Y4 F+ E; q
3240 casualties reported 6 `5 u+ `  @2 M2 Y. O
Guns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks
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7 u* t2 i% B  h& ^( @! ]ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7 9 G- u1 R" O. c* z: Y

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  l$ ], B! a; a8 \3 X# @DD Saufley 6 N! I' D# y! ~& k2 E' x
DD Picking / ^6 q* A- I- r0 J4 c) y, c  W
DD John Hood ) t5 d( Z( {6 z4 Q) {( ?7 b
DD Caperton % ~+ i/ l. @  O4 I7 g
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1 g, T/ l4 Q/ a3 C6 RSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 0 e1 N0 M! {* S- r
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Japanese Ships " g' H! I2 M: q8 U$ R. |) @! a
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - T9 K5 G# B0 [5 a7 j/ {! r$ ?
PC Kume 1 \( v6 I! P+ k9 I& L6 x2 X% e
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Allied Ships 0 a+ G7 j4 u' V
SS Hake
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6 i' T+ d/ e1 X: ]1 r) RASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # d: x/ }* U6 c3 v' u
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Japanese Ships 3 J  x) a' w. i" M" l
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire . k- l3 k, _4 i
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Allied Ships " H" l) ~( v# z& Q4 K
DD Saufley
. n9 K/ I2 z5 W7 g  q/ U1 g& _DD Picking , ?  @0 m7 G5 |. g6 x5 s
DD John Hood
  ~$ E  c( g% vDD Caperton 2 u5 W" r1 D1 ^+ f
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- N) b, s; z5 H3 TSub attack at 62,53 6 n+ O1 D" \+ A& i& C1 d( M2 T- }
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Japanese Ships
1 Y; b" _6 n) `AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 h. B- Q0 g# g0 V
PC Ch 2
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: {4 E# l; ?( r3 Q5 qAllied Ships
3 n6 l. U4 Y* F9 JSS Bang ) M2 r0 |# v! ?: h& S
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Japanese ground losses:
% A1 n; y0 I% J88 casualties reported
) p6 s) G: [; qGuns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
; D/ Q% @$ D' v" v; fthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ! k# L6 }' k  o" y; @4 b

9 H1 S* l( p# h0 u* K! Q3 QNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 # x. x# w8 W7 v; C4 Y( m

4 U! E7 C4 @! t& z/ U4 {$ hJapanese Ships 1 t. j8 N  q' t
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
5 k8 \. m' b; YBB Yamashiro 9 ^2 {1 G6 w# r5 N; @6 j0 N% l7 W( C
BB Hyuga
4 r' U8 Q* P* k6 j3 n" |CA Mikuma
. U1 r% O: y7 E* u% T+ y) u3 wCL Noshiro + P" M; y2 y! g+ B
DD Fuyuzuki
5 S" }. t& q2 G2 XDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 0 Q2 n! X8 B! e' @$ R; V2 E
DD Momi
) X" j; Q% }( @  v" U6 }DD Kaede 7 Z2 n: E. g& i) I
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 - d4 ?+ p, q6 E, W. t
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire # W$ y( U0 e0 k
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Allied Ships $ a" n) n7 G: e  k# q. P/ M- G" V
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! C% q0 Y* f& T, l/ K
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 . u8 |& G4 ]! ]; M. b) V% w
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& F( a: M1 ?  ]6 N8 y% I% S! ]1 QDMS Rodman 7 N/ y3 _, [8 D% S( t- E1 L2 G, v
DMS Gherardi 5 k/ E% m3 c. c# b7 U
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: t8 _2 N4 m% wDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
, b2 t$ ?% e7 a* L1 t" X, A0 TLST LST-339, heavy damage
2 `9 T7 P* d' m2 @LST LST-457, heavy damage # U1 T9 k7 K% ]5 e* X9 [5 U
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire   x- O' q& D7 V; c- S0 i" p
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ; I" ?& J; N0 D0 ]" ?
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Allied ground losses:
0 |; q% \# M, H' R54 casualties reported
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. ^9 c" t( T6 G, b: {# ~& V8 Q5 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; V2 f" n; S" m1 _& H; v- {
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk   L* Y* O; Y4 {4 t+ r
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Allied Ships
/ q& j5 p2 L+ g! d. d- Q$ ?DD Lyman K. Swenson % ~& g. j) u( a: U
DD Taussig ; ^) Q4 o& z4 J9 k; y
DD John W. Weeks , K# F3 C: _+ @7 }8 N
DD Harrison
6 i- P  Y2 l& ^+ y2 V6 s) E+ \  Z1 \DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
6 h5 C  Y% n* c5 f- C9 JDD David Taylor ( m& W; L& W& \+ G5 Y
DD Barton 3 l' q5 P  R$ g8 `0 J8 F, p
DD Quickmatch / \( d* q: j$ L0 B; |
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% t; t& D. t6 A, ~& |+ fOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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8 g, N+ U0 n& D( L/ N5 ~$ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 9 F4 s# P% d5 [7 s+ m$ {
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Japanese Ships
! @; c7 S. t: \CA Kako, Shell hits 1 + n4 k5 s0 W+ y' w
CL Kiso
/ G  D% Q/ L+ U3 J: `! C3 DDD Urakaze 5 d% D& r' [! E+ }1 R
DD Natsugumo
$ V' S# `# E3 Y, f' `DD Minegumo
2 @, U  V/ z1 ?DD Sugi
, t8 m2 b2 e# d7 E7 mDD Hinoki
9 |6 u9 I; |6 _$ @DD Kashi & b; g! N: [' a: _- x
DD Keyaki
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AS Howard W. Gilmore 3 q7 J8 ^" F" r7 r/ h' s
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & L4 G; k- F  N- P: c' Q  R
AV Hamlin
" ]& Q% ~5 R0 }8 RAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
# z3 W1 J! {1 `# KAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 $ d. d" d7 T4 ]
AR George Taylor ' Y; ]3 s( P' a
AV R. C. Brennan ; S9 l( T( e! {
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ \1 d$ n; _' k! q5 n7 J* kAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
9 L5 Q  _; L9 @AR William T. Sherman 9 y  Q/ ^) [7 t5 F4 y
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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. H) M% F+ z) _6 C* ]3 Z3 |- eCA Kako, Shell hits 4 1 h5 ^2 |) F; y) Z( z
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
' ?4 t, L" g! ODD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 U$ x5 P2 V. J8 n- I  jDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; m" o6 C9 u3 V$ ]0 W" LDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage & X: H7 H# b. K/ c" I  [9 w
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
+ Q! o/ I+ [: V0 {$ \2 L% N4 tDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 ! x/ n: H5 U& l: [! Q
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 u) E. I$ ~- t5 v5 V3 J0 {! Q
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 0 Z) b, y# x2 z  \) @7 w7 I+ k- A
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
+ }" }" y+ j2 P$ |. lCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
7 T9 w2 E$ J% }! vCL Wilkes-Barre
% |* ]7 H4 n* [# o5 T# gCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 3 |" k5 K, `" I* j! w7 `
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire , D6 @% o9 \3 e) {
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 % H  S$ ]; d% T3 d
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 1 \- \, B& @, a$ x& N, f; p
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
+ H) ^- i* X- ^3 iDD Welles
' @! \1 C/ c  f0 ^& g7 A: J" MDD Wilkes 5 p6 m) S1 ?& P5 C+ p+ v( N) c* {
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 - x3 A' b  R7 [3 L! C5 O( h

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; e. U1 S+ d& x% t& c6 E3 _) tPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 W% y* U) O* k2 W' U: y0 q# i
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Allied Ships 9 ^1 X* z6 c9 ?! ^
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; y0 x6 J- K8 x2 ?PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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/ g( q  i' L. O/ I' o6 OAllied Ships
1 u1 E' i3 o4 j7 V* kDD Lyman K. Swenson ) n4 h0 J) {5 F! w% Z5 h
DD Taussig ( y8 U& h' d- c! c1 N4 l
DD John W. Weeks
3 W: t: Q4 ?0 C: \& O. P1 V, iDD Harrison ( @+ Y% r: |- J) C+ b' U
DD Isherwood ; |. Q# K( r& a, |5 f8 n
DD David Taylor
8 k) k+ s/ n& e1 N  i5 w( xDD Barton # o: V) W/ Q5 s+ q; c( P0 j' r( R
DD Quickmatch 7 M8 Q# f+ x$ P  [# n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : X5 x$ y* P, ]; B; g6 v
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Japanese Ships . q& [6 F$ h* ], M! G! P: z
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 5 @3 Q7 t- k: ~& W: A7 `7 Q3 W

$ s, }. P; @6 VAllied Ships
- M: a2 B1 q9 u0 b5 W8 nDD Lyman K. Swenson ( L. X" n* S- Z7 m
DD Taussig
; L6 i+ t+ s( XDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 , k) B' E1 c: p" ~, t
DD Harrison
/ W$ G9 m, \/ ]! ^. f& ]DD Isherwood / A2 s  d2 {8 l4 O
DD David Taylor
3 ?' [7 \# ^- l, s9 x! GDD Barton 5 F; \. g6 H7 E" S
DD Quickmatch 3 C; v% y2 K% S5 R0 u+ r2 G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ [# S) a6 N) Z5 p, N, FJapanese Ships
' L8 [; p# Z+ G3 M5 Y0 UPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 9 U; l( Y" Z1 h1 K% I
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Allied Ships
8 k# N' P  B* p* O3 H9 O8 EDD Lyman K. Swenson
0 U% n: g2 c, h* O- g  BDD Taussig
+ l( X# S% M  s8 m/ FDD John W. Weeks
( Y! X. Y/ i; q( @DD Harrison
- K! X+ b1 U1 H3 P4 j/ k0 [6 fDD Isherwood ; L) ]. P. p3 a$ ]% q( q/ X9 v
DD David Taylor 6 A# b6 b3 ]8 O5 n5 y" _/ a) Z  W
DD Barton
7 k1 y" G7 b' M) L0 j7 L  jDD Quickmatch / V% f1 F9 }7 f# h$ O9 O
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- P. Y4 f6 H. \1 EDaylight Surface Combat   w4 O: J& N" m  Y* j; x
5 ]  H( {6 r9 v6 B9 x" v
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
" c9 ~; z& l% X; e5 \7 w3 H1 B  i! l7 ~& r# N5 B3 j! B
Japanese Ships
9 A( u2 s2 o0 M6 {- aPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk / N6 m6 _  S7 j. u8 A$ Q
, o7 f0 _0 \0 K6 Q% X8 ?7 [" y
Allied Ships % ^* R# i  t$ ]  G% `
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
. T5 }! [& Z- {) D0 i0 xBB Massachusetts
4 a' a2 h! ?; H" I% eBB Alabama 2 y, [6 r# z4 h* R& e
CA Louisville 4 r" j8 u1 B+ C( @" f3 b$ R
CA Chicago 2 t' c2 v* y. n3 }7 E
DD Walker
# j( ?' r. n/ O  M/ n4 V9 ZDD Waller
% d6 s& N1 e9 U1 m- P6 k3 k' NDD Wedderburn
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, b/ O/ e/ J& e7 c  ]- o2 ~7 `8 _
- L$ ^* F# \+ o* R, c& OJapanese Ships
0 A& T/ y  t+ \! h0 J& kAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 x+ J1 @" o0 K* _$ h( u' U& ]1 S- i+ Z' v
Allied Ships . L5 O7 Y2 \/ p7 Q( s
BB South Dakota ( V6 k7 Q: G' n* a# w' d+ \
BB Massachusetts , |5 X8 ^7 w9 @; e
BB Alabama
, w& L( r; S5 J0 Z$ J: ICA Louisville
1 C% f  H, b  x% Q2 V% J5 D; cCA Chicago
8 ?7 l5 C% A& z$ }6 ]. j  P" BDD Walker
8 r0 T. \7 ?4 @DD Waller 6 R5 M) f) v4 K( ~. a- T
DD Wedderburn
* W# a( q" A, A6 d; U-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - O1 H- Y6 S" @& N2 v! c% w
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
+ F' O# S# `8 f& E8 f8 n9 E# d4 R" v, `, a( O" w. P
Japanese Ships
: {% X/ z, s, H. ~. Y# ]3 q# xAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: `  ^# Z- L7 n: _* V; K3 U
2 F' Q( |. R2 h; e$ [1 eAllied Ships 8 }' w8 u  K8 `" C
BB South Dakota
, E$ t3 t" l; m  J) Z. vBB Massachusetts 7 K$ o% V$ c4 g* Q9 c5 u
BB Alabama
" ~" P9 R( {" x; \6 wCA Louisville
) Y7 _, m7 _& K% ]CA Chicago
) R+ i4 z( H9 S9 SDD Walker
: \! {- s7 e' r/ Y! P# SDD Waller * e6 z3 _4 \, O( U0 B
DD Wedderburn - L7 r) T4 H7 _1 e# x- D9 i
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5 ~% F; u3 Y  @: p- |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 o3 [6 f. A$ q
$ M1 [9 \6 O* Z2 g* F9 ]Japanese Ships " x, p9 E, G4 E% ?$ c
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 3 ~* }# r& j) O6 {: t

( R: X  l$ U& Y9 w, p+ J3 fAllied Ships $ K0 ?# G, x* m' J. @) \
BB South Dakota 9 O# N* X8 g2 Q: g
BB Massachusetts 5 `# w/ f7 ^; H# l9 \! g
BB Alabama " N1 O) o; w6 T3 W' ~- P
CA Louisville - _* t* b" s0 _( m
CA Chicago
8 R2 e6 z0 R! w0 D2 j, gDD Walker 2 }  P1 w5 g# Q! _0 Y* j$ k* o
DD Waller
$ \! `) T9 Y5 U1 i; y7 l% p" w; xDD Wedderburn / l. V* R+ O* C. }. ?- C; y0 n
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! N, ?8 z* o$ K2 ]# X0 J$ jDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
3 U) V9 M. k: S. ]& Y4 O. _. M" e' z; i) v
Japanese Ships   S- D5 a( X$ U( R
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 3 @1 A# B6 K" C* ^

6 j2 H/ l9 ?" |! k* o, PAllied Ships : r. ]% ~+ I/ }( N. X5 e& Z
BB South Dakota
3 @5 p1 Y* z% K. J& ABB Massachusetts
7 ?$ k' P7 L, H' L2 b% p' k! ^' y) f: \BB Alabama ( G/ e4 L* z$ ^4 o0 ^
CA Louisville
9 a8 o1 _( G8 i* T  Z/ a+ }CA Chicago ) t' y- H. @! ^' K) x
DD Walker
4 l% q) w: M/ A3 J" l% v; X2 RDD Waller
3 G" a5 r9 I" o; Z- G' MDD Wedderburn
0 \& T; q1 T( p7 n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # V1 C/ W5 V# g4 g
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
( R7 X# S7 x$ Z. m# v4 ~( V: X; v: Q
Japanese Ships
8 C6 B0 o0 B8 f& xAK Myoho Maru
8 D5 D+ D0 W3 R! G& |8 sAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
% _7 r' ?4 [* a, W7 s% A3 l
6 i% ]' `9 q+ t, k" I! k8 [6 JAllied Ships
, Y1 J# @: T1 E; Q0 l; B- ^9 ?# T, R- O: GBB South Dakota
: [. v, [3 Y- w% f5 Y+ C4 J' qBB Massachusetts 3 [( D. C" a( k% E6 L
BB Alabama
5 C9 H  \3 b6 v/ j/ f% x( G) v4 nCA Louisville
2 {! a1 U5 d9 b3 QCA Chicago 3 [! `9 O) _5 G4 N) b
DD Walker
2 `+ ?) o, ~, s9 G6 \DD Waller " I: ?+ q5 ~* ?
DD Wedderburn - d! }% x3 W1 t! u5 {8 w# T
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   y. \! Y( r4 O" c: b" B. h' N
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
0 e: W; J" Y" ^' p" s" [/ K& S) q  [5 p+ h
Japanese Ships
$ Y9 O6 f' {) _. d, \AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
/ \" Y! w! P! _7 d/ V4 A
6 E3 i6 ~& l. sAllied Ships
( }. C) `7 m: M/ Z# j* ]* PBB South Dakota
8 i" a$ F, p! ?( d8 N5 o* U8 s3 Q6 uBB Massachusetts % x$ {5 T6 \/ z6 k1 k+ g* a4 R, w
BB Alabama
  d7 n8 A- ]8 q; D, }3 tCA Louisville
7 L+ |4 [  b+ c7 r# a0 zCA Chicago
! R, \6 f! a6 vDD Walker
' C5 o4 m1 i" ^5 @) JDD Waller
$ `- H( g+ |& i& D$ a4 ?" ]6 v. k: sDD Wedderburn 1 G0 x! R* n* G5 G) M, p& Q5 f
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Y7 `" {+ K& j% B
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % K3 U( e, F8 O  B, G6 ?3 L& ~/ O/ O

8 f; z3 U  e6 c" NJapanese Ships / t9 }3 W) ]' w: j" e: W1 X! F
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
: F* F5 D; l! h6 i" I+ Z
+ Q) m: r8 b: @: @! \# eAllied Ships
& ]" E0 q6 {! j7 E4 G4 ^' A) jBB South Dakota $ n- B' X) @4 C$ _: w9 v
BB Massachusetts
% [& t$ F( h. b' ]  h1 b# lBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
3 O1 C' {# P# }# {CA Louisville
( k* I9 N2 T7 m' P7 {- @* qCA Chicago
% R3 O& `' r9 k9 Q1 r7 |8 eDD Walker ) o+ d# I' Z8 F4 {' P5 U
DD Waller 2 c9 c& s5 [% \& f* w/ M0 j
DD Wedderburn 6 a' @% _9 S4 G  _
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 [2 E& [+ r3 f. X3 f3 `
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- e5 L* W- N* ~& z) E" |6 V
7 X+ h+ t" {3 \2 @+ g2 e2 dJapanese Ships
4 H" e/ ]3 h$ w  wPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 4 |. D  p- ^5 x5 C, b# M) L
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ) T+ N* |5 v$ s9 m: ?/ g4 l& ~9 B

  R: q) d1 w7 y& XAllied Ships
! V+ P- X. ?/ wBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
( p/ C8 x( l* [/ q4 RBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 . a1 Q0 I6 v' q
BB Alabama
! M* T7 ?9 w. r7 F8 [/ G/ X1 `CA Louisville
( W3 S: [; P1 z* n! i# r8 ~CA Chicago
  M6 q  A! v+ _- o) x/ PDD Walker " Z  Q' |- b  Z+ c: M! J; B8 ~
DD Waller
2 D3 Q& i% x* v' ]$ _DD Wedderburn % V6 ]7 E6 t; r# w
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% w6 {. V, }0 c/ S& b! `* M6 G" C8 |& W% N) X. P
Bombardments
* y" E. f' c  C. W5 l& ^
/ Z' y) d' R3 v' S4 T5 l6 H' ~Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - D* L% _" r2 x: s( D- o
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
8 T% c( j0 }/ N( c
. L+ i$ v, c3 D: eAllied Ships
/ c( I* d6 p; u0 NCA Chicago
9 z+ h0 c4 f6 Q. r$ E, W+ F( q# U1 w0 LCA Louisville 4 _" K+ S3 a9 k" X' |/ F5 X
BB Alabama , I$ F6 @: [8 |. f: L
BB Massachusetts
2 M" |1 b. Y  r4 b& a0 lBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
/ L: {6 x5 v: K8 S- k' _$ D1 V% w3 b
Japanese ground losses: ; B0 r' j7 n; r
184 casualties reported
) [- M" \3 B8 V/ L1 CGuns lost 3 6 m) u: ~5 M1 M/ h) x' y; V' k6 d; u
/ i6 @" ], q5 y" u6 |% g
Runway hits 1 % Y* b) `( C2 l9 ]; w. O
Port fuel hits 1 % Q/ t# P) E8 [/ _# q; ~
Port supply hits 2
7 I8 s  _( t5 t6 U/ `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% J- p, }  T9 mNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53   ?3 [( U1 ~1 }
, _% N; S0 j( |) p3 j
Japanese aircraft
; y2 Y  O. B! \8 i9 |- e% Q5 jno flights
& m1 C. O8 o7 B* p: T5 J- s! i1 T
$ W4 g2 r# }/ Z4 c. K  MJapanese aircraft losses . ^2 o9 j. Z0 i
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed ' l" J9 r7 m6 k7 g9 P8 B( O" F
) s! m1 t9 U" K% @, X
Allied Ships
/ W) A6 \8 h( r: dCA Chester 4 f) M# k/ c0 M! a8 A# Y4 h
BB Washington 8 ]/ Y. j( c, ~: g, v/ u, `
BB North Carolina 6 \/ a5 u/ h) f6 h* C
, W4 _* m1 |; r' e8 B7 J
Japanese ground losses:
3 d3 g' `3 `. n1 T' t' z) `5 R85 casualties reported % ]8 C6 _8 i6 y0 J' h
Guns lost 2
; ~: u# j) H8 U7 }+ v2 r: j" O0 T5 u  z+ C; x/ W
Airbase hits 1 " @+ G: A' Z0 U0 L$ X
Runway hits 5
1 H3 L: S9 G0 e; b5 x8 `! V, x) `Port hits 1
- d  _( G5 q+ a( P3 u: l! [Port supply hits 4 6 B' A; u% B! w& N0 @0 h
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+ T: \7 t4 p/ m0 y: A" V2 |' w( [4 W4 u& x
Night Air Combat
) D! c9 X- G4 c9 z% R0 c$ O) l* \2 v) L9 g( W
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 c, r& C$ o0 W. P+ a

, G* Q# ]) s3 x  j! J7 qJapanese aircraft
8 q: V6 \2 L0 j# g$ z0 fH8K Emily x 5 0 v7 `+ k' C+ B  @. i, T

. \8 ~% R) R& e- U" p4 _0 R' }Japanese aircraft losses
& \: f) N/ U- C5 `: M" }H8K Emily: 5 damaged
: h9 Y5 k( r, K5 n. Y" z  O% {) x  u
Japanese Ships
, k  x4 B1 Y7 E  l; dSS RO-35 ; U7 F% q# c+ X( }
, d! V( {  b( J5 C) f( }
Allied Ships : O8 S( P/ G3 N9 G( T9 s( e
DD Hyman & U  |: D/ J$ P- H; V2 t
DD Conner : r' X* y# E  P. o) j) B
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! G' L, ?6 G( O& \1 R
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 p9 E) F5 e% m8 {5 j5 T9 L
  R% ~! f; m/ E9 Y5 A) A
Japanese aircraft # v4 \$ c- E2 E
H8K Emily x 5 9 V2 D$ i- ]" X

8 p0 Q8 a/ v1 o# x( Y9 w5 ^Allied aircraft * v- _- R& ~# G- v4 C  Z- b
P-61A Black Widow x 2
, t0 A" y9 w3 m; `0 K: Y3 p3 N) J+ m
Japanese aircraft losses 9 T5 y) o7 [5 i. v
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
$ X9 _8 Y! B7 ^, [+ c7 o
2 m" n) d% H$ s0 M  cAllied Ships ; R- B- ]7 U, X/ h
DD Conner
. Q- v# v' i, J6 g4 C& kDE LeRay Wilson
: L0 p& i) e0 F2 ]AK Martin Johnson

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Day Air Combat
4 T. K* m( E% S
9 P0 d  Y" t: xDEI Theatre:
! I4 R; I  G1 O! b- D* w. e' j  J8 g8 v  M8 G
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 & S0 O9 m2 V8 O# v1 l# D% `
/ w6 ?0 x( B0 n$ g$ a; v
Japanese aircraft 0 k# k3 ]* [+ z; t9 R; y1 V
A6M5 Zeke x 9 ( b7 X! J6 U2 I! d: d; \
N1K1-J George x 31 4 L' B& C% ~, h( `7 c6 v
J2M Jack x 6
' Q3 d7 s7 p" H! y8 S  E- H: s/ e. |) d9 h& F2 d
Allied aircraft
+ W4 ^  q. }9 fP-38J Lightning x 3
1 A( j6 t% `" w8 ^  N& m6 `% T  }3 g9 z
No Japanese losses , d& F% g7 `% H& ]
8 ^8 A! x  _' |) d8 U
Allied aircraft losses
$ m0 n2 P( c" bP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
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7 s: ~* [0 S  O
Central Pacific   m- }- U, s3 ^# b# R
6 q' {7 u9 B& v3 l! G& W
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
3 _& `" \0 }1 M) F) Z; ~5 ]8 K& F$ T7 o# p. I* H
Japanese aircraft
7 l6 Y( }. @5 k$ C/ Y. RA6M2-N Rufe x 1 - Q+ L8 F8 G# V
A6M5 Zeke x 9 $ N4 p/ n: k. W6 Z( `" a/ h$ z" Q
N1K1-J George x 29 4 I4 ]# h6 o7 p. [, d
J2M Jack x 15 / U; ]4 w( Q) V2 `* L8 V$ E7 D
A6M5c Zeke x 7 5 Y# h) ]) V6 y) b( c
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
. O% a- \1 D$ p! {. b7 SKi-102a Randy x 11
) O& ~& c( l5 s$ c4 d9 f  B5 w! K# M1 l+ ]; Z8 F
Allied aircraft
: f+ O0 u8 n2 PP-51D Mustang x 13 , G; _$ K5 ~0 u: H( V! m7 l7 r
6 o- V' X1 _9 w6 z5 Y2 F
Japanese aircraft losses ) [( N. I: f0 R
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed , G5 c% i$ @. Q6 C2 s
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
( J: m3 A% r( _  h9 W. UJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed ; j7 e+ p0 Y( t- M
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
/ |# @  X0 p: {( D6 d! tKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
- C; A) k! C' X8 O3 _" m( M8 [
1 m! O1 s4 X4 C$ HAllied aircraft losses 6 ^# z4 X$ |, ]6 s4 P
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed   W* {6 U# s( y4 d* k. Q
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0 o# H, R9 e* R" VDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
  f; y: N, e7 u# ^+ `- d! j2 P5 m8 g5 N" [$ c6 ^8 x5 J4 {
Japanese aircraft
( s$ w( B7 H5 U- uno flights 2 t0 J' a$ P8 v- P& v

4 @9 h( M, d: g$ W" OAllied aircraft
- n7 G. Y' C) o6 WFM-2 Wildcat x 9
- }# H: C3 A0 K/ J5 KF6F Hellcat x 15 / `9 n2 {( s6 D
SB2C Helldiver x 44 & `2 ?7 D- E6 ]" P  c0 B7 m9 U
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10 $ d, c- Q7 W/ ]4 I
TBM Avenger x 159 4 {9 h6 R, T& [. I8 S1 X$ d
) ]7 }# m# O9 H( _5 I. v% w5 B
Japanese aircraft losses 0 V# H! R# K9 {" I% Y
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 6 ?3 M0 p- |! b% C
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
4 c# l1 U- Q# u7 t8 CKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed # e4 ^6 _/ ~. Y5 A
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed 3 B; {: `7 q1 C& d1 o7 X
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed " L' e5 j: Q5 E& V8 X; ]& T9 R
1 e& f* }9 H, C: `4 v/ b* ~
Allied aircraft losses 8 H8 D# X% B. J9 K) T
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
' ~- d5 l7 e/ y3 J) ?. ?& A7 S2 U5 `
Japanese ground losses: $ q/ O) S3 G# R3 M. {8 g) t6 {" Z: M5 X
137 casualties reported
" U) o) d- {  [. S3 B" I9 HGuns lost 1
3 n! p; |0 X7 u+ K, o( _  {2 W" [% ]5 h5 i/ {
Airbase hits 3 ( u2 C# a& t& E% {! z3 v# \
Airbase supply hits 1
0 j% i$ @& F' h1 M: S" {Runway hits 45
; P* _- W( h3 x% o$ v+ \: iPort hits 2
* Y0 z5 Y! D6 @; PPort fuel hits 4 , _. o, u# U! i% h
Port supply hits 2
& J' b% J" {( V- j3 @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 p6 H* k) X9 L0 F' {' |Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
, d5 o/ T( M8 s2 e
* X! K/ j/ K% @6 PAllied aircraft
' v& \  R# ~! z( ?" ]- r' vFM-2 Wildcat x 8 * {, m: V4 p4 P$ o7 q* |
TBM Avenger x 29 8 H4 O, M* w" i/ s# Z3 R3 D6 ?0 `& T

" L2 M# i, j, F, LNo Allied losses ( N& X1 T! A  d$ f

& L5 f# O& k; Q( L+ {Port supply hits 1 , O2 ~# _3 m% B* W4 ]
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ' r5 Q+ ~  L# p! N1 e! ^+ U6 @" s1 T

1 x6 q5 J$ a7 j* H1 K2 l4 l' {Allied aircraft : P9 p. ^: `4 j# y! m3 ?: B# a0 s
F-5A Lightning x 1 . w0 c4 e4 b" H9 {8 |4 w, L" W  S
P-61A Black Widow x 54 ! o3 z/ H% `* l  |; o
0 E* a" `  ~' X( K# T( ^
No Allied losses & ?; S0 J% r% i0 f4 a
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 # F1 S+ j8 m7 w# o+ j/ \3 `+ S# |  {  G

5 ]2 B# ]( M, A' IJapanese aircraft
5 u3 a+ ^4 `2 G2 r6 g3 C7 {4 t+ y* pno flights
9 i$ W+ p3 p  u2 [1 y
$ K- z* M& h3 WAllied aircraft
0 d* _5 Y; u5 a1 `! f, E% FPB4Y Liberator x 4 - ?* u2 {* @$ F8 [, |1 o) G" S
B-24J Liberator x 28
7 L9 g2 n5 e' M4 z( Z  N( ]: `7 W, {5 l
Japanese aircraft losses , j7 N) v7 j" a' U) M
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
1 d& s8 O8 P2 }* J6 I) mKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
& U7 k2 Y6 X# N/ P
* s8 S5 [* n3 B% YJapanese ground losses: / G% g' i6 Z& _9 ~
13 casualties reported 5 U9 T& i% D( T" i9 k7 A

3 a8 M/ O8 ?- M" vAirbase hits 3 2 @9 {) n% \$ {
Airbase supply hits 1
# F+ H) V$ H3 c, p7 V! iRunway hits 22 $ O0 W% @- @" y4 P; C
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5 v" m4 l# |7 q; }' x9 PDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 ' G# U* i7 ]. \* O

9 h9 p" |% Q. p- |5 D9 D0 cAllied aircraft
$ l4 R6 g6 C* w# v& p9 R# uF6F Hellcat x 38 9 R: B+ O) @  v7 D7 U" d# {
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
* `* z' o$ ]9 v4 T8 uSB2C Helldiver x 42 2 K% B7 k' B# d; y5 [8 ~

+ J/ D1 q  o  B4 q* X4 b4 {; D5 n' n0 p/ u/ \
Allied aircraft losses : D' n% v# T$ ~
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 8 t8 K$ n+ D/ F5 G# `9 K3 [

) U: h) G" W+ M+ Q" |! w+ RJapanese Ships
" @' L$ Z) ?( M: z7 Z* WPC PC-36
+ l) k! ?0 x: i& H6 sMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ |/ J# Z7 r( C
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) ]* Q5 i9 C( |4 fAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " u. [2 R1 ]) S! C6 k
PC PC-26 $ D) {, y7 p% a: g
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; T* K0 `8 x& Y& ]: M) t1 |
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 d* ~3 C! w. g2 |" {: m# G+ D9 M
# |2 R) c+ W4 L# J# JJapanese ground losses:
$ L4 b! R6 n. r174 casualties reported ; N4 P! ^: a" U8 ^, t  H& t% D- W. q0 B
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
* ~# @8 d& P9 N; z8 A
6 C, P- k7 n; i0 z$ X% H. aAllied aircraft
' ~. m% c! r- i6 Z2 ]SB2C Helldiver x 11 ' q7 p+ o5 x4 S5 w/ Q  {/ a
9 b& J( {# D  x. v0 M5 a) {
No Allied losses 6 ?: H1 g6 _! X/ Q' o

+ }& A! E& @5 {( Z  f& ~Japanese Ships 6 A2 G( |# E' E- h: H& w" K. b+ r
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 y$ E; |5 |# x; F. }7 n
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 4 w" x- J0 j5 y1 u- _

, \: k2 u4 t6 b5 O1 [: T, [* wJapanese aircraft
( y/ r& c4 l6 E- n. _0 ^0 [, S8 ~G4M2 Betty x 18
: ~& Q* x  C, t3 B7 B8 YG4M2e Betty x 4 ( x8 B) ~! V% C7 f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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, {* r, X! @% r% D/ KNo Japanese losses ' d% H3 I9 c) i/ E/ U8 c
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Allied Ships
6 ~  Q$ o( k5 {CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 + N) H2 [* U6 @$ V* k! \
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Japanese aircraft
# o3 t# R2 y) x) b0 jG4M2 Betty x 3
8 O; g1 n; R8 m+ j
2 S: `5 g% c9 f" [# FJapanese aircraft losses ! a3 L  [0 Z! B4 g: ^1 N( G" ?% C" V
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 5 M2 Y+ K5 J$ j
8 ~1 a1 k! v0 J
Allied Ships
5 j# q. c, ?' \DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 E( K. s0 E+ B* n- _  e; `Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
3 O; |7 k) {+ ?; |; _5 G) U& o# [, Z9 j2 g$ }. ^# @& K& y) _
Allied aircraft - R9 o) o& d: l" T7 h5 B
SB2C Helldiver x 3
, g7 {8 ?9 R: gP-61A Black Widow x 23
7 v! R/ L% r1 t' r5 s4 F9 e# m4 \5 q, p& l) Y: f
Allied aircraft losses
4 G5 f8 C' g9 T. b' vSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
* H& p8 N: j! W1 C
: v5 z$ t9 ^' b+ N% d0 jJapanese Ships . M# m- |* q7 l+ w- ]
CA Kako
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8 I1 B/ N( U7 \1 Y! ]Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 ) F: L5 ?0 a0 p: N5 x

# m, a0 Q$ H9 X' |) b/ A# ZJapanese aircraft , @& t) u$ G& H
A6M5 Zeke x 2
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8 O; W1 W* E3 V0 c, P% bFM-2 Wildcat x 1
4 p5 ~: D  N, {0 o: P* U3 a% w1 U
& b3 i- M! g3 F) S& fJapanese aircraft losses
1 F* c: C, I1 w' A% |8 QA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed - I# x6 o! L1 G, V0 f! ^
/ }0 `. n0 x3 i! M
Allied Ships ! ]/ t) j  f' @2 B. O. t7 g$ F
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 4 `3 k; x* U$ @. Z7 c  i2 [5 R* D
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- r& k7 ^, L) m- ^5 mConvoy near Wake Island: 5 C1 k8 Z( Z4 v$ U* b; {2 k
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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# l; [  X9 c. x& Q3 @4 f$ tJapanese aircraft
' @1 C. i& [6 v: g9 @) n# ~/ nB7A Grace x 11
' c! N9 ~, N0 V( k' ^1 F* k1 F  }Ki-49 Helen x 9
  T8 b: Q4 ?4 \" `& N. d+ ?' Z0 u' lKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ i5 N5 I- H# ]: FB7A Grace: 8 damaged - I: U# ^$ Y( }' z+ v7 c
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged 3 p  [9 R! D! L
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Allied Ships 9 J: a  _* O1 q& t- X3 V/ V  u; j4 E. T
AP John Land 7 v4 _. m: A% |; H
AK Octans 5 s) z2 N, H" t7 u3 K7 I7 ^* B" c
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; }7 Z, o4 p! h$ sAP James O'Hara 7 z4 j! i9 t4 b- h
AP Winged Arrow
3 f! D) F1 W0 @* C. K& @+ BAP Manoora ) Q% q$ E, k3 \# \
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire $ Q6 D) u4 o0 Y
0 D  R& b/ p" M4 B1 X( U% Z. p
Allied ground losses:
; u+ p" C# V, T+ i54 casualties reported & o- F+ d" N! p6 l% {( z' |
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* D* j# N9 X! x7 `* w* @The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52 6 ]( b* T! p4 M" h( T- S" |

" b2 g* U5 T9 ]( ^Japanese aircraft $ a& z+ Y: C$ ]; R, b: U1 b
A6M5 Zeke x 37 * D% ]2 U7 }% `' |6 i8 g
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Japanese aircraft losses 5 Q# m& G( ]9 _/ l8 `9 x/ v; x
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# F' n0 o0 e3 K+ k3 UDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 u, N6 \6 v2 j3 eDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 6 Y  C5 a" n, t2 F) F# K# U$ C% l
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , u2 |7 {% K8 g0 r+ T% a$ T; e
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z0 s- D/ q# V$ e% L  V' _+ |. tDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y5 h; ~' I6 }: v
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   t/ y& w8 ~$ s; i

9 Z: @$ A4 `. {( u9 YAllied ground losses:
) ~% j' A! R% Y- O: W3 H" F136 casualties reported 0 D8 x9 n5 s+ @3 g8 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 " S8 k0 ~: ^) S5 O( v; G2 T
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Japanese aircraft
" Q' N5 A& I/ l& _" XG4M2e Betty x 1 3 K/ g' L% h) c9 Y& z

! w( {" z7 f; w2 l1 u0 ]  bAllied aircraft
0 ~* l0 B  e" F* x9 [FM-2 Wildcat x 33 2 V3 |6 R& a7 v2 s+ t$ u

' r/ B3 ]) O0 k! N* zJapanese aircraft losses / M0 C' X2 [& D2 c
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 2 c: D# l1 x2 Z, G' {# c5 k

7 B+ u$ M3 y3 jAllied aircraft losses
( Q7 o. U- M1 C. PFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
( i5 W( A) u, ^$ bBB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! ; F! }! x6 Q# X& p( m' c$ K
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat
4 V, [* K' H7 F, q6 D( r
. T# i3 S9 _3 I( W$ LOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
3 Y8 Y# z, \* A  pwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
" [+ s- A) l6 ]- U6 ~  A% Hin reinforcements? # X' Q% l9 \" h+ ?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima ' G/ I' |* P* Y* t$ r% i6 M' H) d; E

$ Z7 z7 q6 k, q8 _7 n; QJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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 2 o/ f; ?- S& K1 ~+ ]7 A. _

1 j  _7 P* B* Z+ I0 v& RAllied ground losses:
5 H2 \4 {4 c2 z7 I89 casualties reported
% S2 e, v0 G% |: J# a5 E/ z" ~1 i* Y5 ZGuns lost 4
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& V% K2 M  [& W4 `( cGround combat at Wake Island
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' S# x6 L. M8 U9 f2 E5 bAllied Bombardment attack
8 `! P2 G, G( s) j% |/ L
7 N! x/ W, P" A3 n9 n+ @Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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' s* Q  Q2 `9 z: K# _! K: b( W( KDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 * r( r. ]5 S, G; Q/ K

. P  N- |/ m  p8 [2 wJapanese ground losses: 8 u* ~- e/ V- s  ^' N) J  ^
201 casualties reported
6 g! j1 \+ w( J: {" }Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island
, P* w. o5 v( O& f8 ]: n+ A  O, a$ K8 @* f* D
Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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# @; A" u- c$ b' F6 G3 nDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 5 f5 `4 F/ m5 }, Z; A

" b0 i2 R% O* D4 Y" E' t' y5 a- \1 f7 W; ~. `* ?
Japanese ground losses:
: T: G# D: @9 y; \3 ^) E9 [9 u; V) ?42 casualties reported
" [" V  Z) o; b( `* @) A& FGuns 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,
) W; t- N# Z- H3 b# o1 E5 D0 @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。
. Y; f/ N6 I  Q% C1 pPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
$ S9 w2 T2 ?; J, R( B4 _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。
9 e$ q* x# b7 g) M9 l8 `: ?1 ~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。8 b+ O" Q9 x6 e7 X" G
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
9 h& W" `# u) B+ `' i0 j& ^5 Y一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。% ~5 e7 \" W1 }# T: P# U3 ]
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# @3 t1 i7 C; n. O% g, ~! q
)P*H)n7J\XD2z^$ Z' T) o5 [% F; D1 [  B
Japanese Ships ; q! o. N7 I" j+ A3 M' j
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 2 a; N! G3 D: |& E
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD0 h3 _9 J/ N2 k- w

( l& g! N% b9 Z6 Z# @6 M' 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
9 I3 @( B* |  I8 DBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
& o9 q- _5 ?0 j& ^- q6 I0 cBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A* K1 U9 |3 t7 j. v* ^: R1 r! L, h" L
CA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago ( M! i$ e0 ]5 d$ i
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI6 c% x4 L1 o8 X  F* d  O3 g
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
& h7 m# |0 j/ c" N. F; o+ M+ WDD Wedderburn + ~( k+ d) I# J% r

  E; N/ |% h, A* ~/ F0 Q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，
2 W3 s; C# M. ^3 f- S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....