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。. o5 c- P0 c, b- c$ y
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？3 w9 [$ g% F. R) c' e1 {
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。
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. 9 C7 m8 s# g7 Y+ q
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 1 t" V! s7 ?3 O, I9 G& E
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. + ?& _' _2 D: r: ]6 b7 H6 u. Y" e
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
1 e6 [. }4 x9 l0 T' p! \all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. 9 I+ b. U/ x  F6 |( a) O
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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3 x2 W6 G; ?* i; Z  AI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
; R7 t( ]9 K0 \  l$ dthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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9 a1 O: b2 F0 u" w2 jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 % ^) B% _. d. q4 l4 ?
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Invasions 0 l+ x2 O6 L1 E; s
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on ( d: u( x  X; V3 C8 m, {# Z+ p
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. % g+ o* @* ~+ b. f4 X
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
0 C7 G( |( _. ]4 b/ q  N9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: E5 K7 |: m  H# U- k' K, H6 I. R5 Q* SAllied Ships ; Y& I8 F! x2 F, r& x7 ?/ ~
MSW Junee   e5 W) i# O# L% Y- p
MSW Bunbury   U# Z6 g) w& |& ~; C/ o; E
MSW Gladiator 7 X# \& U6 `* G
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
* c% w! @+ p5 C. [& ~0 b* jMSW Superior
6 `; w: W5 g# o3 I0 h5 MAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire - P1 f- m; z+ W9 a# |
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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& Y8 `9 ]5 f# }) XAllied ground losses:
2 I" _5 _. m% E  \1 m2 g51 casualties reported
2 r: J- I1 L- L/ I* T2 [Guns lost 2 ; @  o1 Z7 Z% t* |0 v
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% \5 M" \: w- ~TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 8 o6 a7 a- e9 o( [' D" b) A
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # V" P9 O5 z& |( K

% ^  s% }" `3 x+ s2 C- `0 FAllied Ships # A& _' `; t, K4 }$ L' P) M
DMS Long ! F( V6 l' R% X+ [' O# |; a' u- e
DMS Forrest ; I6 {- [" F) [8 J, h
DMS Hobson
" o6 R) ?  Y: o! c4 S0 z. IDMS Ellyson ' E9 A* R6 ^. b. [, b# c
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage . q: _/ u5 M- e, O7 m0 g# ?" c
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 7 V/ q( k7 Q' q/ z$ \$ V
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & c$ P; w& h/ w# @5 f1 H4 \
MSW Strength * @1 Z! a+ Z; t
MSW Strategy
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9 R4 J3 M5 b, z% O/ J0 @MSW Spectacle
8 J* ^$ ~* x# @: QDE Corbesier # o1 R$ B/ E* J8 G1 G! v
DE Howard F. Clark
1 O# V6 I. h; K4 T6 l7 KDE Kendall C. Campbell - k. Q7 A0 v( w4 |8 W! `
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 5 M; s( L  c" X% w9 R5 |$ d
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Japanese ground losses:
6 H; d$ D8 g" ~7 b+ g! K; W- J- w20 casualties reported 4 O& m" x! c9 |9 K
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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8 W, q( X, ~; q- O( N8 f9 Z. UTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ( l$ g) Z2 J+ z2 X) o3 i) \
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 3 n0 V7 {, L/ J- j
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Allied ground losses:
9 G. T5 s) l" {( i  U9 d+ W40 casualties reported # l( m/ W+ l) ~; S  y
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/ Y7 s  A5 p* c+ a. UTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ' c5 F: L4 ?) K4 r
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships
+ m- v( B+ b7 \: L; T& m/ b, PMSW Junee
" r& H$ X' `9 N. y" {9 aMSW Bunbury ' M$ A4 r4 B  ^) b9 I
MSW Gladiator
5 w% m# t: U$ @4 ?MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
4 ]: Y- p% q/ ]; G, m$ A4 M3 L9 TMSW Superior
/ u) j: c+ m9 q; l; U/ iDE Mack
: `- ?) i6 P/ e+ x( P. wDE Edwin A. Howard
" b3 W  S; L* K6 uDE Edmonds 1 K6 z& z- K/ @0 q
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! ! n" n1 c0 N5 c0 @
DE Robert F. Keller
. g4 I* m' a0 o8 l2 Q: tDD Shaw
& c4 S/ e' a! U) gDD Drayton 2 Y2 z4 S1 L' B
DE Tabberer 0 E1 K! ]; s9 r& g
DE Eversole ( D7 b, R) N. v0 T+ f8 J0 w- |+ J
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
, {, B8 w: {/ |8 e' y% k634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships ) z( E; m7 u5 Q, h* C0 V, h
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ; s4 u" V$ G% V
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
# Q/ U# l) X2 W$ q2 Z/ PCL Helena, Shell hits 19
4 }1 D& g' ^1 x3 ~  _' m+ B4 FDE Edmonds
; [8 e4 I) Y# k! jAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
" U$ j" E. g' v7 [DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
" ~, ~/ [2 j0 n$ N6 D4 jLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
( r$ Q; [7 E0 ~# X1 f9 {5 M4 JLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
& ?2 |) n$ {. ?7 x7 pLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 7 E. C/ Y* Y7 J. ]& l! D+ h! {
DE Mack ( a( _$ |7 r. A4 ^& A
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Japanese ground losses: + l  ~9 {8 y: X
29 casualties reported ' H) {# h: `1 Y8 E

/ u# \# h4 m4 ]! `Allied ground losses:
2 H' O! ]" n- a/ h3 ^1 g3 Z1788 casualties reported
1 w5 G  u9 y5 r9 CGuns lost 8
& g/ j  b3 a% i( P: L+ ^9 zVehicles lost 2 - m/ K# P2 B! X' U9 r2 z5 w" r
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
* h9 j' B; \! j) a+ q0 i! y: ATF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 2 e1 P* r) F: W0 T
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
7 ?1 x# E* r5 A0 X9 r3 P6 Q. ALCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; P! W2 C( K  p0 g* q7 J7 w, CDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
; w5 h: C& b; D; y5 A6 O9 `LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" J0 O2 G5 i& OLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 ; `* F6 ]0 ?. O7 s3 R0 \
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 0 `' I  V/ k9 m9 V4 J6 S
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 - @4 G$ z! U5 G* `! M& c% O
DMS Long 0 T, ]8 {' t1 `- S+ @) }2 {
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 / d* u- Y7 |) E( S: {. A
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 4 L0 s, s6 g6 n
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ! l6 W1 T' z  \; ]% @2 \# w
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ b! a+ X: ?' D& w3 HLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire . M( b; G9 _. R; P: q4 \! q
LST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
7 l# w% i. |5 |3 d46 casualties reported . _) O5 k. n2 A8 O0 a

+ z& H5 i# X8 l; ^4 y' aAllied ground losses: & z4 `3 w& P. i1 }2 |
3240 casualties reported 2 C3 n) }! H3 Q+ Z
Guns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# G1 u" r4 I0 @% b. m. MJapanese Ships . L# W) ?& G! b4 H/ ^' w3 \! M
SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships 4 V& R1 I( f9 Y2 K* R% \
DD Saufley 9 A3 D' B) M$ R; V( m4 p* [
DD Picking
! Q6 E! n- K3 ]0 mDD John Hood % N, T! Y% ?5 a+ H/ Q
DD Caperton 7 P  c. u! q3 N, W& w% x0 I) _
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 # f, `: {& k- `7 Y

; Y- R, g' w$ S% ]/ rJapanese Ships
9 ~* o) X. Y6 U6 i$ gAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 i  s6 ~7 G& }# HPC Kume
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Allied Ships
" l2 X& j# @+ Z" OSS Hake   x& g% x/ a5 T4 [
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 a6 O! k- {/ J& W1 z: e1 A

& M4 V9 C3 |* W/ uJapanese Ships
: ~, h% P8 i" z) U! m1 ASS RO-35, hits 7, on fire * W7 o7 f3 c5 G! i7 u: O; y. L2 G
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Allied Ships
  A$ k! N5 n4 f9 @; k' FDD Saufley
& P' ~3 ]4 \, z3 ZDD Picking
, @0 s  x+ ?4 ?# j. E" N1 q. E2 ZDD John Hood
- c+ Z/ I; r; m3 ]DD Caperton
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! P" d5 C# F7 U9 g+ O+ YSub attack at 62,53
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4 p) q/ ~" \3 ]. z+ [Japanese Ships + Y: I4 G5 N5 k* c( }$ c; t
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) y) H  \( I, n! O- x
PC Ch 2 & L8 Q2 l7 q, B# O# n
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Allied Ships 1 m6 d7 e+ ?! T. l2 J  p6 w
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 5 _& Q7 z2 Y" ~, f$ Z
88 casualties reported
: c/ n3 W7 c' dGuns lost 2 6 ^7 ~  @8 l5 g& p8 @9 R! P: Z
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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 - }# f, a6 |/ T7 |2 A( j  H1 s9 Z
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. : y5 V: D+ \: ~) T0 ?/ Z" [' O% Z+ `

$ y9 r- ^& q5 ]1 }/ D1 \. DNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships # N( q" J' j+ z/ F! V: V
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 - r' P& J4 ?/ |
BB Yamashiro
) N4 s1 Q# m' ~- ~. rBB Hyuga . O6 r% @( X0 ?1 z/ _: U
CA Mikuma
' s9 b$ O4 e6 X5 eCL Noshiro * f# K  {) [8 R! Y, o4 }3 W
DD Fuyuzuki 5 [% E. r: L% h" J4 j4 O
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 + ?0 J7 Y, N. Z3 B/ y
DD Momi 2 q/ S4 S# m) o: y; p, p, i
DD Kaede - r0 ]( w/ g7 c% r, I* f7 `
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 " N% b# V5 ^8 |8 I
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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" I; H/ O$ U3 _1 @1 @Allied Ships " v$ A. N8 v8 h; L" N+ |
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 c' J7 n; Q8 w* |# @1 [4 r7 S
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
; X7 l9 }9 f6 X4 x. Q4 jDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # l; p0 K* c/ L6 _+ o" H* Q+ m
DMS Rodman ; C, y) N2 A  `2 {  B5 \. c$ h
DMS Gherardi ( }4 U: ~( E) M. g! U7 Y: A, y% o
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . O( T! g6 }/ l( h0 \. b' E
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
. c6 X% U9 D# l: B6 S5 XLST LST-339, heavy damage
' h2 w& Q1 y7 ]6 \5 _LST LST-457, heavy damage ! O; W1 Y6 u- l  l
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 4 s* u7 {4 e; q* k# c
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage $ w; Q4 M% [' [4 l$ j" d; X

0 z( o  o* b+ BAllied ground losses:
" [- V  I2 f' }$ G, ~3 a54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - l% {* ^) G- c& b4 M1 G8 _
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Japanese Ships
, ?  ]) S) Z! C% O& y$ _. ?PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ x$ _# n% A' Y+ f8 b+ I* P, \2 I  aPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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, x! Z$ \; X/ ^* X5 u; w" rDD Lyman K. Swenson
6 ~* y  p/ F, z. R9 P+ i0 aDD Taussig
( Q$ Y# [* q4 ~+ L& I; uDD John W. Weeks
7 C9 n0 K9 M4 E  P4 Y! {DD Harrison
6 B3 z: d7 [( DDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 5 J8 q6 {# P. |' S
DD David Taylor
/ T' t% F9 H9 V  ~2 O3 TDD Barton 2 Q4 E! B( m. ]( z3 k- r
DD Quickmatch 3 r' Y1 h5 q7 ]) I
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 1 g. T7 b! i( p  T" Q

$ ?; h# R% v' R5 F. x5 m. f. YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ) f  j5 g" u* f& u% v
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Japanese Ships
2 h% B/ L3 z; j/ e, WCA Kako, Shell hits 1 ! z% K- N1 r  O+ Q: e
CL Kiso
& |$ C/ I! [0 i& n3 vDD Urakaze
+ ?+ I; i0 _; T' K8 GDD Natsugumo
5 i( q0 v& s8 V' h; j' mDD Minegumo 6 E$ u+ }7 j' v% ~5 H
DD Sugi
9 t& `0 w( Q! \8 H1 |DD Hinoki % v# L* B. U, n  y
DD Kashi
: f1 k4 x# l( ]' T: O7 `DD Keyaki
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Allied Ships
- o2 C: N0 @' W3 V4 V, jAS Howard W. Gilmore 8 J0 F# @$ {& U# O- J
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; Z8 t& y' t* m, j4 d( Q2 nAV Hamlin
! j! D" x- K4 H0 a3 y: s) g% [AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 m. q: z' X5 }( Q; p1 IAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
. G- V& a( L5 f4 L$ r% NAR George Taylor 2 n* H' i/ g# ?% E- N+ ?7 p
AV R. C. Brennan 5 L# Z6 n4 ^) W5 a( q$ r6 G! E
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
. y- j3 l1 F4 e& f! K3 QAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
/ h5 b; J+ r. F) [0 W0 B- rAR William T. Sherman
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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 : `$ }! [0 I# H8 n5 {7 o: A
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Japanese Ships
6 X0 W4 P8 ^: ]8 O) DCA Kako, Shell hits 4 ! \3 N, v: M  H5 Q9 l8 l, \
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
  a( p4 l" b: t# Z+ wDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
8 h$ b( k: }6 {; F, k: }DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: R  j! [1 x! U+ s. g; oDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 }9 Y* |+ Z* c  }
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage & R) k# ?6 O* J4 ]& j" e1 b  Q
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 7 T% o; g- c9 a( c  J0 I( K
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! X$ N9 z* `6 b3 m5 EDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 I  I6 L0 m$ `& t; i# y% O4 m

' ~8 |9 g3 c5 X& Q2 |; u; r! YAllied Ships . S9 p% l% F' R0 w5 ~
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 5 p+ C) O7 _! e. h. L( b& y- ?
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 0 P, B( {5 A  C9 l+ V- k
CL Wilkes-Barre
' p9 s* S; _- R2 t) `$ _/ K" F5 l2 QCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 2 m+ P4 Z, O" _/ S- \
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
: R7 N0 d6 L. y' G; S' N0 q" [DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ! E" j4 F* N' R' b/ J4 ^, S
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
: b# ~. r7 |9 L& RDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ( Z  d5 Q0 y) K+ w4 b
DD Welles
7 X0 S0 T, _% I5 r1 ^# iDD Wilkes
- E8 E5 `. ^4 [. A7 \$ h0 eDD Roe 7 R1 P5 N, T) J4 E' a1 s
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& k/ }1 H# f2 P/ C( r8 CNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53   R8 `/ i4 f+ P3 e& y: Z8 @& Z* R9 d

; w/ R* G7 x' f5 x9 hJapanese Ships
! I6 y$ J% {, x& G3 cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 Q1 J5 N$ z  G& o% @3 [+ W' Q
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Allied Ships
. Q! D7 w9 v0 w/ A' U) m6 mDD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 g' W& L' J6 CPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 @3 V0 o8 u) v* U

, W7 ?# o: a+ t! \" X4 }' oAllied Ships 1 d7 a2 d9 t& K: S6 M! u
DD Lyman K. Swenson
. Z; ?8 C9 j9 N5 wDD Taussig 2 H; A$ E+ s0 }# d  ]5 d
DD John W. Weeks
: h, P% g4 N' ?- h2 pDD Harrison
0 H% n. y. I! U: E! D. ~DD Isherwood
4 ^* C; D$ R% |. \* j2 wDD David Taylor
/ P; R. Q8 \% p: yDD Barton $ _# y4 [8 U; E8 G
DD Quickmatch " x+ R$ g* V6 p9 i: o% `9 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 D# i& l3 t9 q  m8 y) A5 x* XPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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+ P* N4 x  C; o0 |1 D1 pAllied Ships 9 p: M3 c3 J2 b; V
DD Lyman K. Swenson
+ o6 b2 V7 ?1 hDD Taussig 1 T4 L/ F8 }$ [3 S# [# B
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 4 V/ X) y' S0 V5 w$ V
DD Harrison
0 ^) X  _3 ?. l6 BDD Isherwood
: G1 h, Z5 L2 A& m* A( W4 A  nDD David Taylor . Z# N3 ]$ M6 H% q+ R; z! U
DD Barton
( r; d! h0 }9 _% B; mDD Quickmatch " _# X1 J1 [7 b# D
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PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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' ~9 j! Z, {) `/ _Allied Ships
2 V+ d/ _( J: x$ Q8 VDD Lyman K. Swenson
' Z" }. ?" A; w8 W. d! h) _) V9 NDD Taussig 4 k! `; Q# w2 S" {; O  Q
DD John W. Weeks , |# G. Z5 ]0 n
DD Harrison $ A* ]  p: |7 Y, j" f4 _
DD Isherwood
+ A7 j* ~5 M) M$ ^& gDD David Taylor
/ ~3 c1 [6 R, V/ w% P9 @DD Barton / s9 f9 P. A$ ~) W
DD Quickmatch $ S% |' y6 {9 _4 U0 L
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. \7 f, t; a! b* Z, L; O
Daylight Surface Combat 3 P5 x. {0 z5 |: L  |
5 d0 G2 X' L4 T2 E
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
; l( x# X& R, z; x
6 e4 P) j; a7 w" T' q& N3 e" XJapanese Ships
& P' Z$ {2 a. @6 p' }$ p+ q$ p  YPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; Q* p6 ]# G& [; w" ~$ u8 c0 u- C7 x6 r
Allied Ships
. K( R6 l3 V2 T  L2 HBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
0 z3 M# `, A: V3 y- y7 n0 o! _BB Massachusetts
( }* \5 W2 B# ?* v) U2 \BB Alabama 5 F3 G% a! o1 `0 G' Q9 H
CA Louisville
5 J0 p: n3 o; H( @! ^* @9 w) QCA Chicago   T2 R0 r2 \' V/ c" R+ @
DD Walker * b' p7 h" M1 }, K
DD Waller
% i* [, g/ O5 `' J1 H5 U* f$ gDD Wedderburn $ w. ?, n; f5 @5 \8 v% l+ |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 ]) H/ w! w+ x  I; c4 Q% P! o
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! k* q% q0 V  h8 h$ S- j- z3 Y2 \6 [6 B0 D1 Q% y( {
Japanese Ships . v  D$ }' H" M3 ?8 x( X7 s
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 |3 k& w. ^  G/ {9 [; D

) K0 r4 {2 I7 o8 k1 AAllied Ships 9 C' U" Q8 A" S- J& H! I
BB South Dakota
/ u# Q1 E0 V0 n1 sBB Massachusetts
! E4 ^$ g( x. TBB Alabama 5 R2 A0 J0 f6 T: b8 `" e7 B
CA Louisville
* C$ W5 c! L/ M/ R) aCA Chicago
6 j- j# j' w; ~5 T( O1 TDD Walker ! s3 c# G. _5 r8 _% r5 e
DD Waller
" d/ C# {: [$ p8 ZDD Wedderburn ) [5 `; ^: \) X1 j; ]/ J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ o! y. z) b- K2 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
5 }% H% C$ b3 B" U) m, z9 O0 ~6 ]: }) u6 Z5 U
Japanese Ships 2 h# k5 O: g8 q$ C4 t: e. {: V1 w
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: m1 l3 H& t& L. U2 y9 [) R8 }, b" @" V( h% b2 F
Allied Ships
$ t. }  q3 a  S! r1 eBB South Dakota
# Y& t) N+ I8 \* \BB Massachusetts
6 [( O: [7 e0 j3 O2 yBB Alabama ) u+ {9 ]  L) L; H. m
CA Louisville
& [& Q- V, J2 O0 A: HCA Chicago # Y. p" l2 r/ v$ R) @; n: C) q
DD Walker
: T+ A+ t0 {% p* O7 _  N4 Y% ^& ^% GDD Waller 3 ]+ v' a, {- G% Z- A- J0 T9 r' a
DD Wedderburn 6 u1 m7 D! B. h3 a% p8 @5 E8 Q' p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  T+ `2 U, G9 s$ O- l% K, L; RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 v" n$ y5 |% t# X: `( Y( e- p) |
; u: g1 I, E) _! j3 G- ^) c
Japanese Ships 2 m- \: S2 j  n4 u6 q
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk   j9 _: q) n3 ]$ P* O

7 m4 A7 g$ c! Q8 {7 S0 ^5 sAllied Ships
  E+ X9 Z; S3 y( g0 e1 c1 l3 RBB South Dakota
3 B' @& S6 {; j3 U0 XBB Massachusetts 8 w& L% R# s4 e) `: S9 j
BB Alabama 5 U: G& P) g3 G: E9 R) X  w
CA Louisville
# M% r0 o0 y; H+ g4 n: K% cCA Chicago
7 v( `. r8 t  u) o, u6 v+ ^DD Walker " [4 m1 g( {( s( L% e9 L/ |3 _
DD Waller
3 e/ A- R+ j* c" l: SDD Wedderburn
- N) N2 d4 }- i! Y* q- N) Z-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , w- ?2 L% Y3 q
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: M' i. a2 a( Y( H7 B. i7 p& |
# P! n, [# H# M* [Japanese Ships 1 _" O: k9 S0 w+ K. f1 U
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / c& U& J2 E% X% i3 e( h. z9 q; I
: w) E* b9 D. {; K7 y9 P% M
Allied Ships
# B9 @  i% m. G) E8 s- YBB South Dakota - J9 G$ Z3 I- r+ t/ s. x, W5 y- ]
BB Massachusetts 1 ^1 j! G5 I/ I: m! l+ m
BB Alabama
& [; }) P; `5 m* n7 Y1 dCA Louisville
% x. @- N0 d1 [CA Chicago
3 m( `! L- `7 g! vDD Walker 7 g" I) U. ]5 `) q. i" `  x5 E+ w
DD Waller
; {- R( ]" F3 l  UDD Wedderburn
0 _( T- _9 M9 B/ u) @5 N; a$ S2 h5 w--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ A* m  P4 C6 O1 t7 J) UDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* b9 R6 I( r6 n/ z% `( y  b' `6 }5 G+ J* h* A8 b! E$ G
Japanese Ships 2 B, }2 l' |0 I* ^4 ]+ w
AK Myoho Maru
. P% {$ S* g% f) EAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
* y& T% G( O3 T+ Y5 P) x3 u* A7 J5 P# h+ o9 j
Allied Ships
1 J" j! j7 Q% F( ~* KBB South Dakota ' R! r9 e! w0 H6 g! k$ P  T& K
BB Massachusetts / D' T) c; [3 ?/ M3 \+ X
BB Alabama
9 k. g4 J2 A- c* W( T, gCA Louisville 1 u9 t. U; ]- _0 L' y% }: @
CA Chicago 5 {$ O0 ?" o1 n8 a- O
DD Walker
7 P. |4 }, ^7 n9 L5 rDD Waller $ ~  ~8 |; K: r
DD Wedderburn / w5 Y( E# B( n* F3 e/ S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, @6 i1 O( W; k8 s& TDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 X$ H/ w  U6 D2 X3 K; ~
) C/ Q" a6 {3 ?0 z" i2 h6 s$ f! D8 g
Japanese Ships : L" r0 O  |0 ]' a2 R. `6 e1 {
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ) c3 J% `. c( N8 P' c# Z5 l
+ u$ h" [8 M' f; ~; p8 F
Allied Ships 3 w/ n1 C. y& ]6 [. t6 z' L3 a
BB South Dakota
4 ~  O7 W9 I: ]; uBB Massachusetts
9 \8 L6 I5 k( ~: p# W1 NBB Alabama
, M7 o% E( m/ M9 O% \CA Louisville 1 [, z7 j" D/ x
CA Chicago 1 N$ q: J- A7 _6 s& ]" B2 R
DD Walker
- u$ y6 n& h- K: ^DD Waller * O' q3 M0 U" q: b( W
DD Wedderburn * I7 |$ R9 q5 a. L! v* j% O; r5 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, Q+ o% j! Y' j+ jDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! P) c: ^: c4 h  `3 |3 C" z1 g* I1 Z3 |. @% h8 J) l- r& k9 z
Japanese Ships ( ~( e& }* _& W) S& E
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage - N8 X+ ^$ A% d1 u# V
* i6 [( i. R2 Q, O$ H3 [
Allied Ships   j$ J8 K2 \! s1 Y
BB South Dakota
/ A/ D& Z( D. I# GBB Massachusetts 3 |, b" W" Q/ ^+ V+ l; m
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 3 O5 i. h% [) r! c1 \5 J
CA Louisville ( Y! Q. W! j3 v5 h& G
CA Chicago
: r% G# x* i0 ?DD Walker 9 h  A7 Q9 a$ a
DD Waller 5 h6 k5 c% g* {" C$ ^
DD Wedderburn , |8 E7 _+ @5 d. N. w1 N6 \9 e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; P' L( a% i# u, h" l6 W& m% E. LDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! H  Y, T+ |+ Z+ J0 v7 X

: Y/ _4 B7 _8 Y, rJapanese Ships
( \- [& K$ i! z& F% K$ R$ h) q" \PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
1 ^7 ]) E( l1 d5 d- y, g( aAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ; m; M5 U- C7 v- m

6 i8 P, E& w% B, z0 ?Allied Ships
9 o- L6 W/ x9 u% o+ IBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
) X: H- a' Y1 j: lBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ; a+ h/ d/ [# _; d" L) I; g0 P
BB Alabama
; c# o! C7 F/ ~' H- }3 S' O" o) [; ZCA Louisville
9 j* y, O) B$ F2 V0 w) A7 w* JCA Chicago
4 I$ n% p; G6 eDD Walker 3 J6 w7 i9 p* V# W
DD Waller
! w$ t! G8 Y* pDD Wedderburn
& y# B& I$ {# m' d: ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ V3 L3 y9 x! f( Q0 \2 A

1 ~1 P+ g- w+ x* k( `Bombardments " c% c& k& ]+ ^3 F" O- M% K! h

* {% d) [' _3 }5 ]* A$ O2 ENaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 6 e  l8 g$ T; E5 Y) O3 `1 P
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 f. L  d/ h, I3 A; J. q
0 B) X4 I* @8 Y1 o0 {' a
Allied Ships
! U1 z. O& m- n! P* rCA Chicago 5 x: N8 C% B" l
CA Louisville 2 y2 w4 ^6 n! E6 M) _5 W4 |
BB Alabama 5 N" J) S) m0 A, c; [$ v. w7 y& Y/ [
BB Massachusetts ! o0 g. j5 `" c/ H8 |( p
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 1 Y/ @* i8 x# ^0 B( m

7 H: t4 `0 U/ N5 F; `Japanese ground losses: 2 j- m0 `) E: {/ g- j
184 casualties reported
) R$ _! |  }8 X+ IGuns lost 3 * i) M, x3 m3 y- ~* d9 \( E: v
; G& E+ q+ O5 G% w$ Q. M
Runway hits 1
& P+ d8 {9 Q3 m5 U( U& a5 @+ r& BPort fuel hits 1 5 P5 w5 I. V4 P/ |; b
Port supply hits 2 7 q+ I0 D9 `: N  a0 @$ V- L
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: W5 K2 o- z% ~$ gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
% D. F% p& y) g8 J9 Z1 m% w+ c5 ]; B# }7 F  Q$ w
Japanese aircraft
& @8 C* d2 e( w* e: F( m" ano flights 2 h) Z1 F9 p9 C8 _

! c* g5 q  c, }- A! Y" h% n- z) lJapanese aircraft losses $ \( p; I* o8 G3 V- d0 r7 y
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
& T9 E1 V3 |! R2 F# \& q. T+ ^% m* `. U- A7 s4 W
Allied Ships
& T$ x8 }3 X6 Y+ w1 bCA Chester
6 |6 G+ ?" K! s" N! i# `BB Washington
$ k) x  T% X, `7 X, k2 l. xBB North Carolina
6 F- I5 H! w; p& D) J* u
' k" J" U1 S7 ^6 Y. A- o9 \. JJapanese ground losses: 7 x: O; U9 e6 U7 [
85 casualties reported
( U4 Z  J+ m( W2 @" TGuns lost 2
, u9 L2 c8 y0 I3 H6 g7 B; Y. z2 a5 U9 B1 a1 d, x8 ]- C
Airbase hits 1 + a+ ]- N2 F/ f% K4 A8 b/ n
Runway hits 5
' {- ^: ]% h$ }5 Z' J; r) vPort hits 1
6 `, b) j2 g; [7 yPort supply hits 4
5 W# |5 i. d) @7 S# K! g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% f+ V' z. q3 M4 B6 c4 B
8 n1 W' U: n: ]  z6 kNight Air Combat % K3 ~& J. Y1 ?+ b

: K% Y3 u, k3 \* U( tNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 $ ~% o# l5 t* h) g

" K. ~  x5 z5 q) f, b3 EJapanese aircraft ' M$ v" D( F9 o
H8K Emily x 5
) _9 f: H4 D& n7 n+ m3 A: w$ V
8 L. {: P  m# ~- @9 M4 XJapanese aircraft losses ' B( J( O" h7 N9 @+ w4 {8 _. h& [
H8K Emily: 5 damaged + i6 s$ t* J# w3 s4 h  x/ Y, F& o

0 e" i8 ]0 N; D4 U0 Y0 Q% vJapanese Ships 8 v5 b( {6 S6 O8 O+ F8 F3 B
SS RO-35
+ [, H1 C# D% z9 H! E4 c: \3 e" m/ b( P, C/ ]
Allied Ships
5 R6 \- x; \5 s/ ^- oDD Hyman
7 ~7 R% i" J/ p( R5 p  C* A" zDD Conner ) A9 A& v2 R- s: b/ K. W
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 ?* k/ W( G) }- d5 M
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 & z% q4 y7 e0 J2 k

+ K/ J$ i: H0 C; hJapanese aircraft * s% [6 M, q: ?4 S2 t
H8K Emily x 5 ( }$ \. c$ t; v# n( k+ q
) C* i! \5 ^9 `0 z5 j- j
Allied aircraft $ R$ k9 O6 c! H, b, G
P-61A Black Widow x 2 $ A' p' A, X. t8 c1 f$ j/ h

6 o  G' B1 d6 `Japanese aircraft losses
2 s% z3 Z8 a4 ~" z( c  J$ f/ i+ DH8K Emily: 4 damaged ! R1 P% A6 _: |) k6 {

, {$ w# [) l& F) }' g3 DAllied Ships 5 C9 R, @3 M1 D2 E7 o- l/ \1 I
DD Conner
- m4 Q8 U* M" k" ]0 B% oDE LeRay Wilson   \2 H9 B) n: K: b% v9 ]2 K
AK Martin Johnson

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# t. L# p7 {+ r& w6 F4 _
Day Air Combat * c) F% F' R. I+ j  v: N- O

: N$ S3 t/ Z7 A6 rDEI Theatre: : x) D; J9 ^. {# w) p
$ U: U% ^: A& F6 ]2 [( h$ m, \
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57   y1 H2 _& y' Q$ }4 {4 ?4 G
- s( e8 n" f- h  J; z2 w
Japanese aircraft / S  r( b7 @+ I& x2 R) m4 f2 F8 p
A6M5 Zeke x 9
0 `/ r; c/ u* jN1K1-J George x 31 4 D2 X9 n9 K) q4 g
J2M Jack x 6 + Z" i2 D0 N/ l) X  p, M7 m

! j3 o- R  w* p# `( e7 E' nAllied aircraft 8 K& W: K* G$ s, P8 F+ K
P-38J Lightning x 3
4 A8 l  C* f1 S* i8 O
1 w% ]! I( Y. E. _: t4 c7 pNo Japanese losses " ]) A( F' O6 T- {+ h# R! D# Z
0 L! n0 \) E- Y$ _7 i' v
Allied aircraft losses
1 f, ^: l0 ~2 Y! }0 L; ~% k+ O* H- [P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed # p8 C3 ?8 X2 K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - q4 k1 Q2 ~; E6 O
/ d# k7 L4 n* w6 o4 M7 s1 y$ ^! o
Central Pacific . Z5 M+ @8 w: x% K0 J! `& P

; j# _* c3 _% b) |3 KDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52   s+ H2 {0 W: ]

" G, g8 p. H3 o) s" KJapanese aircraft 2 Q4 H4 {( F$ w5 V: `( m1 o- T8 K
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
" r$ R% `" g0 w# a! q+ \( d6 dA6M5 Zeke x 9 - K6 c; |  \% x( Z  Q- E
N1K1-J George x 29 / u6 B0 b2 Q  z/ K. z2 [- [
J2M Jack x 15
9 Q# g8 C! J' S" c6 I5 k# ~" \A6M5c Zeke x 7 7 y, S8 |$ q: |& j6 J4 h
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
4 G, Y  D& P' _/ P% X3 e( U. EKi-102a Randy x 11 , O* r3 g/ y. X) L& b2 F

9 D' I* |: `3 T3 S" g, M2 G' @Allied aircraft 1 S  m, C5 a0 C  N" {4 X" M
P-51D Mustang x 13 9 C; P8 j) P) o; M& p' o
6 `; Y5 n& v* {( R
Japanese aircraft losses
- v: s; T8 o; cA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
  y# g( m( w) v! D5 p/ k  g3 \; SN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& T7 o+ n" y( D4 ^J2M Jack: 3 destroyed 6 c: V6 V) @' G+ l* `) V7 ^, ^1 g7 ~
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed % ^+ W6 ]% z( T
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 5 y+ e: q  E2 D/ U* M
  E' P# Y* |( b  X( A' V$ I
Allied aircraft losses
+ |6 i( B9 p) R# PP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed ' U! H( v2 O  F8 `( G# Y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . G& [( @* J" Y) _: t# G. T# R
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
% @2 R2 l6 {  v9 y' ?6 U. y
2 I7 {1 G: ?3 v; g. r' B, MJapanese aircraft
2 x' K% _+ g9 g6 nno flights 7 X1 X+ k; I# C' ^2 x$ a4 a- B
* t& y1 D) p# n
Allied aircraft
: G" k, D3 v. T4 V/ X) oFM-2 Wildcat x 9
5 O! o" P3 B0 h8 H# X  g! T$ v3 {F6F Hellcat x 15 8 M2 \8 K: j5 \
SB2C Helldiver x 44
/ v0 G6 p% k$ UF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 ! c' D& J1 ^( {% A% k1 h1 u  h
TBM Avenger x 159
- e0 n. T" I0 n9 w5 j: d
! H3 }/ E: g( w5 a; QJapanese aircraft losses & F$ x0 e* `1 J4 q1 d1 l
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
3 P! E* J1 W8 w. _- kA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
) w. k+ u' W2 ^4 uKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed % W0 ?/ I9 W5 _+ L! H
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed + B0 ~2 r9 t3 k, t; y$ e
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
6 I7 }) Z3 ~# d7 e- s2 ^/ S
% u+ K( v# }" {, ?4 D" `( z1 fAllied aircraft losses
6 U" P# M1 w. J7 s9 n/ y# o: B2 YSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged # D) I, P+ T8 i$ k2 f) m

5 ?$ A3 X# Q, `  CJapanese ground losses: + X4 R4 P7 _7 Q2 |* t4 C
137 casualties reported 5 u% @" s- h! q0 ?" j& _
Guns lost 1 6 n+ V+ ~* x2 u* \* h( r& t( Q

- H5 e# J- m# s$ N5 @4 lAirbase hits 3
, s" i) \1 t! E% ~- }Airbase supply hits 1
8 ^5 C/ h0 Y  G3 @Runway hits 45 / F% U( Y- s: w2 i9 t
Port hits 2
+ J7 e, J6 D7 IPort fuel hits 4 ; x3 l4 N5 M3 b4 Y$ \
Port supply hits 2 , w! g$ i. R+ ]0 `* K1 d, H! s
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 d/ \: x1 S$ z: i
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 4 f. n. r' ^: D- V4 F0 l

9 g# j4 t% j% ~, x# E7 x5 WAllied aircraft
+ L' A) E( o+ F" _FM-2 Wildcat x 8 , `* F& S. I. Y2 S
TBM Avenger x 29 & f, ?5 F( \8 L/ t0 K

' T6 x% w- o# LNo Allied losses
) _" w: P! w: h/ m* v' \% ^7 M7 l* P2 W# M
Port supply hits 1
" a# A  F$ f+ g, A% D8 b6 T8 e" r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) \3 O; }4 w0 [- z
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53   H2 s% d: `9 o% d2 k7 j8 w

; o! ]. P% X* |1 X* `; O5 }Allied aircraft 5 H* I/ D7 {6 q% Y
F-5A Lightning x 1 : {/ w+ Q( m' l+ K+ U2 _3 `- M4 t4 {( ~
P-61A Black Widow x 54 4 V7 E3 a5 ]$ P" z
  h0 g2 H/ o( `+ y8 O7 ~3 h
No Allied losses 7 R8 F% Z% H2 q
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 T/ m1 V; v% V: i% M
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 & V9 v( y( }  H, {1 f! S; q
" m  ^, C3 v# L
Japanese aircraft * Y$ r( j; Q, N( e' ~* g  V
no flights & H/ B  @5 p/ [3 `6 ^
' r/ f: c4 {, R) R* N+ s# x* V
Allied aircraft 2 I* }) K% ?9 u
PB4Y Liberator x 4   O0 E/ N' h7 ~# x) O- o( z
B-24J Liberator x 28   r( J2 V* `* U' Q6 f

' X7 f; t8 J) `4 w0 ~5 MJapanese aircraft losses ! Z+ t6 a3 a; ?# ?& f5 o
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed ; S7 W# [% |- k" J6 }) x
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
/ |/ Y" `& k. x/ T" f' C& q# B. _3 z) g6 e( j
Japanese ground losses:
5 G6 X0 h; ~: U% w. o2 e: X13 casualties reported : |8 p- E% f0 e% m" t7 X  a
! @2 L$ J4 C. H/ B) q% |+ v
Airbase hits 3
) `7 W$ e% n9 l! e' IAirbase supply hits 1 ; ?" C& d9 y% p) P$ b( M
Runway hits 22 # d' x- q8 k1 c' u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% P1 K& k/ Q, \9 s; uDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 4 f, _; V! R: L
+ K! [: s  x0 u9 b2 T! X
Allied aircraft
) {- z0 [( `( P' g; F9 m. q: ?1 v+ |' PF6F Hellcat x 38 ; u, G1 l' g% X, k1 Y
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 ' \: b( n, @! W  J1 B4 h
SB2C Helldiver x 42   K; @8 {( }9 X$ u5 R6 `
; h+ C- G  e* V) o* t4 P0 B
7 L, Y3 F5 S; {' J4 ~3 M
Allied aircraft losses
' G' W4 u0 ^# {1 _. F7 Y/ ?4 FSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% S8 J7 z% @8 @+ ~5 a1 v
$ Q! ^9 |+ l6 g8 j% U7 V% c9 FJapanese Ships $ Q  z5 `, z3 B+ E& k
PC PC-36 / f; t7 D6 _0 K9 c
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 q' q# A9 Z' rPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # B6 }! d* X4 }. E; l
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' n) L: k, F; p4 p+ h! d
PC PC-26
2 l# t8 h/ h1 Y# f: n- ]AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % ?3 R+ q9 T6 Z
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 V- s. U8 z8 T' E  F
# v5 B2 l% L# ^( sJapanese ground losses: : _$ \( `' r0 m8 s# @* T
174 casualties reported
8 u, L( P" c, `8 I  G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ m( `' x! I( C7 f' y( w/ PDay Air attack on TF at 74,57 8 q! O& g9 m% N! \
3 }& k1 a: K4 z- U" w
Allied aircraft
8 [; W  l$ g0 S; qSB2C Helldiver x 11
/ o$ \, Z2 t; p7 d# ~: d) w
7 N/ I% N2 @& F2 E% ?" LNo Allied losses + h2 R9 V+ V3 ^* `

: w: O1 h" i; [  o+ a' RJapanese Ships & J: I' N7 S7 ~+ l" ], e1 \  e4 U
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ e! e/ j8 ]: k, l( F! y7 G' R9 W
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( ~" V$ j7 F6 P; A4 FDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
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Japanese aircraft ! k+ Q4 m% {& x: ?
G4M2 Betty x 18 9 E# R0 o5 J: D. I% d
G4M2e Betty x 4 7 D) _9 M$ n) U# g- r1 B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 6 i9 V, A! n0 I7 H$ `

5 i: i, V- [3 s+ aNo Japanese losses " z$ Q% d* \7 K" g9 p! g* r7 X3 @
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Allied Ships 3 [  g4 X$ O) c
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* " i( I4 D, S% Q9 y7 ^# M. C
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 : A2 h: z4 N* ~1 m1 _* y. [' e

% d- V* h7 G& N) x0 L/ a; IJapanese aircraft 4 O' W/ o: ]7 E* H
G4M2 Betty x 3
( H0 c) d2 ~4 f1 v" K9 Q, l9 {5 x
+ D/ X4 f) R" {0 X2 z$ yJapanese aircraft losses
; R; [) u: J  |: B- T. {G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
0 c, u+ W) `. u, F
# _% e2 E* t/ Z) xAllied Ships
3 B7 G, n, F: J7 O5 }DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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7 H% J/ b: z% e) _" VDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Allied aircraft
1 f1 n2 j* ?' bSB2C Helldiver x 3
' e6 X# B% i3 aP-61A Black Widow x 23 5 W  i! b: n2 G" H) L+ _/ a- |

9 \. K0 C" _  u; ?Allied aircraft losses + k* V! M/ F) y3 c0 O
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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* N) g6 Q9 T( e. UJapanese Ships . d9 \  X+ H7 t8 C( r
CA Kako
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' l( p( W2 i5 y* l" BDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 7 _, C* l1 @1 o& T

( O3 P$ B9 k" pJapanese aircraft
  ?$ @6 g7 h: B+ z9 }( r9 \A6M5 Zeke x 2 1 N/ ^( ~! J3 v5 h7 B& Y

: Q" w7 ]$ ^/ \& k4 d4 t$ u; ~$ XAllied aircraft # `$ J6 u1 j/ a
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 + R/ V1 Y. b! Q& m7 a

- y. q+ C8 ~$ J% h* S6 V" eJapanese aircraft losses
) h3 g) s2 M- g8 O6 x3 j& I; F- _, E* k) mA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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$ ?+ t) D. r' k" s3 T& |Allied Ships
  m$ F' o, B$ M7 d/ gDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 4 T$ q* `8 ?  y4 e. N* ]2 z
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' e/ ?* X+ M7 t8 dConvoy near Wake Island: 1 V  {" E) L# W$ j3 M' j( q" C& f# E

0 ^2 c& X( j4 _6 E- m" O- v" EDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
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; M+ l7 ?2 W/ |9 [Japanese aircraft ) o  o% m2 {# C, m
B7A Grace x 11
5 P3 |' T( g& S9 \- IKi-49 Helen x 9
$ f+ v8 R1 F( Y/ N2 ~2 d( NKi-67 Peggy x 5 # K) J$ R4 [) [( [$ g' k

0 _$ J; `- l8 V/ i3 B% y5 iJapanese aircraft losses 6 X5 j' ~# O/ Y: |
B7A Grace: 8 damaged . R/ K: O) N  I2 f' |
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged & X* J0 q0 i3 a4 P; N
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Allied Ships % \: \4 u! c/ a$ s+ f
AP John Land ! v3 q; ]( t; M% I; d* y2 m& B
AK Octans
3 \) Y( r; G. Y( L5 hAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 H1 u, m4 @* G+ w, v+ b, B$ P
AP James O'Hara
8 L3 S3 E# b* y, q: I6 w' U7 RAP Winged Arrow
/ n3 B8 I6 |$ J! W2 |AP Manoora
; C" H' K5 ^; I/ J  m: [AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 9 U& J6 a* A2 A* Q' x! G
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Allied ground losses: , C, t9 g/ I8 k2 i$ f3 x
54 casualties reported . {- r3 c6 P+ @% p8 o
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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
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Japanese aircraft ! L. N1 e! q! e, o" q: a
A6M5 Zeke x 37 9 N! J- q+ e. K+ i1 Z& H  s7 W
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 _/ ?& ?+ g& [
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
, t8 |5 n' [: B. Y: S" g. }: ~" K; s, g' Y" |4 ~8 Z/ }( s/ a0 j2 {
Allied Ships " x+ W- t" A4 e2 Y
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# o$ ~2 ^9 J3 V& \3 U3 b5 fDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire * d; N: B6 L. ^- h  S
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' u9 O' \. T2 k# [1 cAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 a! K1 F" X- |2 q* {DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ ?, ?$ V" k- k4 t  \3 x, r. aLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* h6 Q' L4 D6 @. z7 l6 K5 m1 GAllied ground losses: 8 y1 ~6 Z7 d1 _* c
136 casualties reported . T7 r" t% f* M' w2 c9 T$ Z
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5 U- V* k5 d6 U8 D$ D; w, {9 TDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 5 z4 s* j$ c( c' L5 e6 S
  G1 @9 \8 W7 R0 P% _5 [
Japanese aircraft
- N! I  f/ t! x' S- o1 Q" X! R" OG4M2e Betty x 1
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Allied aircraft $ e5 e1 h5 ^$ |. @, Q' W
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
2 J% c5 ?4 e+ e+ J0 I5 ^$ p3 H$ F- n4 g; u+ I& n* D- i! E' m% d
Japanese aircraft losses 7 b0 V* M( v* |
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
% m! ~$ S$ R8 h8 D
: o# F. v- k6 T. |$ V, tAllied aircraft losses
' n' F& g( [$ z+ ]' L( OFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
" M7 v  g0 U5 H' x6 j+ j9 v3 ^' W; O# I* a
Allied Ships 2 D, G4 N, _4 o9 K0 ]' H2 Y; Y- D
BB New Jersey " v2 D( b' b3 }
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! 6 i( q% ?9 ]  ~6 T  h' g6 X9 a2 Q6 L
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing 2 ?  _* r+ T3 m4 p9 a
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7 [2 F+ `+ ~( Q2 S% k; gGround Combat 1 W9 Q8 S/ D# b5 B8 G  k6 c5 i/ s

# G+ D& A6 F" J" K! p  v8 G7 G- ]Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere ) j& }3 c( p/ k) U
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
% O1 S0 `" f* x3 F- z* vin reinforcements?
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3 ~: U1 U4 F* l/ J5 D' b, Q  CGround combat at Iwo Jima
1 C8 U. v7 ]4 C" r* U' ^$ y  j  V& e8 y/ A
Japanese Bombardment attack + H0 I; @* C3 @* S( O" ?

) Q* Z2 _- X6 f( \) N$ GAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 6 N5 i. h- H, C1 l4 `$ p0 {% l

; A0 b- S$ E- gDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 ; i4 d+ u7 I6 c/ p7 P) a/ z

2 |  w: G- r: G0 U+ |Allied ground losses:
; {  z( s; |) D2 Q89 casualties reported
/ L9 f1 X4 |$ G9 J, i6 \; DGuns lost 4   s+ z1 M4 Y! g. \' `
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5 ^* m% W+ u1 J$ ^8 UGround combat at Wake Island 3 D& q1 Y% D7 ^9 a+ X+ x

% S9 ~& M1 [  W$ J& p  |Allied Bombardment attack
& s+ v; q! q) X+ X9 a
8 ~$ g+ D" [7 _. q, DAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
4 ^5 g* i6 t) l/ m/ y( A; W( n1 b
Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 # G% t% ^" r  B- O2 b6 |

$ v% y+ s; @. o! A1 b6 U/ EJapanese ground losses:
- J0 J) I! S6 E0 i/ m% J# i& {201 casualties reported ; i( d) W  J) R8 h; x7 _
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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) j+ g# ~9 x. s2 N) V7 A" wGround combat at Marcus Island   P- d/ s% H2 m8 Z
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Allied Bombardment attack
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% o7 F' O' j1 N9 g" F# H9 E+ k, k* ZAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 8 o# o0 z% C1 u7 p' s7 h% q
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+ @  W7 J, |! q2 I1 ]& @4 Z8 mJapanese ground losses:
+ w& \( T  }7 a3 R  t42 casualties reported
  Y. V4 o3 B" C* d6 j0 KGuns 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,
6 ~8 E- R4 Q$ f* ]! e+ _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。3 u7 G( W( v: l! A
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，( n+ U9 U) X/ Z- {1 h
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。
" X, `0 D2 Y9 D0 ]! ]/ w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。( |+ q; ^; s% `
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
. d& F1 B' `+ J一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
9 u, ]: }+ U& M8 ^( J1 E7 F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& s) Q) A' Q* _! ^: G" b
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk : m* B  p' \* ?4 h$ i' E
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD. F8 ~* V$ ?# y! a  `
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BB 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
1 L: @$ M/ Q( [& @BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ( w/ Z) l( k, a, d$ P& P
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A) W8 E/ V% i: r" H: H& z. H
CA Louisville f2a%W% V0 i8 @- Q% h2 m' ?( _
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CA Chicago
0 s3 |& X0 e: q- qDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
1 P8 v4 }2 ]* `- R; c" T* l% gDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx& d9 ?5 }4 K7 i5 _$ t
DD Wedderburn * D3 O1 ^2 ^' Y5 [) c
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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，
8 t) {7 f" V3 P# A# ?) t8 ^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....