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。0 s& M! W7 D9 s" ?  P
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？) n3 x/ t8 t, H% ^9 ~* C
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。8 p9 P8 r; p. @9 e6 g, k4 T

1 t: t3 m; N0 @; J( CHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
5 A$ Z0 X9 w8 e" {+ ZCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
/ o* E% a9 N6 QThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite , F- l' z9 S; X4 j
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
  a. {2 i8 O' JThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. " \- @2 \( Q6 |( N

# |4 N# L, j* y/ RI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
6 Z% u; @& D  G! Hthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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9 U) X  }! b* {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 ) f2 h4 N: a: G9 @2 S$ @) `

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' T9 L! V! b; z& IAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 `3 t. v$ D/ T
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ; Y; y4 N$ T. B
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Allied Ships : D( g+ V3 {& ?& V4 i0 `' e" J
MSW Junee 3 _* b1 c5 |; _8 J# r
MSW Bunbury $ m9 p  t9 c- {1 o
MSW Gladiator
# S" [: W2 ?/ m5 A; ZMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % E& }7 K. A0 m9 Q
MSW Superior
- [3 P8 u# e6 N  x2 n( TAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
) ^" ]2 e% ~! M" q) `# OCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire ! L+ q2 S) `# o1 C: f4 y
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Allied ground losses: 3 j) a5 g+ o# k6 ?1 ~: l2 {
51 casualties reported 9 i, F% H, P" N9 r7 R+ a  J
Guns lost 2 ' b/ S9 L, g4 k4 v. }2 e
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( H% T( X" Q6 c# V+ {! r; a5 XTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ' |5 M# ^0 s8 G9 S8 q+ }
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ( G: c2 J4 J4 D+ p. ?

4 Q8 z) Y: a8 G; TAllied Ships / a9 j# I7 }7 j4 @
DMS Long
6 d3 @* M* t( m7 a5 F3 kDMS Forrest
% @  `9 C6 b- r( w1 NDMS Hobson
6 o( @# [  l3 P- {$ V4 K7 ]# oDMS Ellyson
  G1 v. ^# e  G3 MDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
# l- q( }* y6 ~) U+ m$ |% uDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
: E8 n3 M9 h) L% p! HMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) N$ x9 ]/ ?& U* j. RMSW Strength
, J0 }2 `  Y, \5 O5 w3 GMSW Strategy * P2 M0 b7 n2 y1 m
MSW Staunch   q" _5 }; x! r, K1 P) x% G+ c
MSW Spectacle 9 e- u# O; }0 v
DE Corbesier 7 g  S+ y2 b" D- T
DE Howard F. Clark
, w: c  J( }5 X/ Y3 x4 z3 oDE Kendall C. Campbell ' d! i( b% g3 Y! q3 ^
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses: 8 y  f; X8 R5 Z8 Y# P
20 casualties reported : _5 x) v: F: W' V) I
Guns lost 1
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' y7 U# P. a9 D, A/ hCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 + z  D5 N0 z1 B6 P% z, e
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) % ]$ E- J/ S  g: o" M  y4 B
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 4 K+ \  L# j* r- t" ^

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40 casualties reported # d' D7 ]2 B% i5 T; W# I
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5 ^; {; L, D5 J8 VTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
5 F1 q( Q9 j# A6 }# V* t2 LTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships $ k" [; X( V% @- [- y. N% f
MSW Junee
: f; Q" l. r# G( g& k5 PMSW Bunbury
/ ~- W8 m- C. mMSW Gladiator : X# I* a4 O; M- x( U
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage ' A4 F- [% a" W
MSW Superior & j  _. y0 F5 I# s; q2 {0 b
DE Mack 6 `. t, v- S3 T  @1 z  U
DE Edwin A. Howard * {7 W5 W; I, t/ F
DE Edmonds & f6 F9 a4 p! `% g( L/ W
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! " o9 |& J1 ?: J
DE Robert F. Keller   [5 i3 w0 j8 m( F
DD Shaw 1 E2 r2 S- r" d* l# g
DD Drayton ! f" n& }  Z9 A. c* P& y
DE Tabberer , }/ X, Z& L% C0 P6 S& ~" o' c/ i
DE Eversole 1 L0 U/ @7 z' j" A1 {: a

9 S2 g# m" r* jCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
; P7 X- M1 |# n0 w* l5 h634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 a8 V) [0 ~% s4 u- w* G2 C7 J

0 a: d* S+ I6 o8 CAllied Ships
* t) D- c  m) eDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
! r9 b( q( o: bCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
6 e/ Q$ m- `# A8 ]$ l  m0 ECL Helena, Shell hits 19
" V& `, q; X: }( K' t5 a+ Z3 M- ZDE Edmonds 8 y) U6 Q( s. V" `, X5 @  {6 G1 l
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 K, R1 V- R. s$ @' R. t7 M
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 ) P. I% m/ h- V, f
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire + d. X; T* B0 A  |% n* G+ A
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 8 R2 i$ V( |  D8 X$ X
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 0 j0 |0 x2 B6 z8 f; u
DE Mack ! ?6 [/ U7 @8 Q/ K+ a9 w: V
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Japanese ground losses:
3 P9 ~5 X' n4 l1 j- j7 k5 q29 casualties reported + H9 N* D% l9 j1 V2 y' [
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Allied ground losses:
7 [9 L) `& C; r) t7 ]* |1788 casualties reported 8 C" N  Z" L% p8 j% \
Guns lost 8 # {. N0 w/ U4 f& ]" k) U4 q3 U
Vehicles lost 2   E$ s8 u" `9 m* g: k3 v8 q0 ^  r
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 $ _- b% a% ^2 T8 N+ a
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 , K" i. F" n9 p4 V3 h
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships . x" b' l! G" X; b* D1 R
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , Q2 O% {& j; H
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire . G, E; S$ @6 o; {
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 o$ r8 v# S: \% f8 y2 @5 }LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 9 z8 F, M3 p0 O
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 {" G8 g1 D- }# z/ h
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 ' a' u* ~2 D  s+ u+ f0 `$ N
DMS Long - I0 k* o5 s, _+ w5 S! Y! F/ L, j$ g
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 & I8 s7 v& ^8 F
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
  \3 o! F; T  c1 ^  U5 {DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ Z7 k* F  P1 }/ f% a9 nLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 b$ S; f4 m5 q$ N8 J3 \
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
' p* [& l# l5 z2 A+ k8 iLST LST-335
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, k( z! z  k& Y. v0 xJapanese ground losses:
" l% V, w% U- q/ [46 casualties reported 6 U" u! f0 q# t; J: g& \0 @8 O
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Allied ground losses: ' L! N3 ?: p# q! D
3240 casualties reported 3 S( R7 F# X8 q; C& w7 Q6 d
Guns lost 20

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0 N6 y* G, K6 WSub/ASW Attacks 6 v* m( h; h5 y" h. I" m- b6 f

2 c& P9 Q! ~- K0 nASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 }8 b3 a0 Y, c( vSS RO-35, hits 7 7 f+ s" U( m9 ^3 u7 m

5 k  S, ]  ]1 d  LAllied Ships
% t, l  H( F% t: d6 n& wDD Saufley
; {& N5 n1 ?' L; m( o) h# lDD Picking
  D/ S  s- _! T0 M* RDD John Hood " G- u4 x" C% u' T+ U% }
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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0 y" l  d$ a" m3 jJapanese Ships 0 l  N  F" ~$ w; h6 |  x6 ^
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 {  o( ?$ \- B- R" O1 b0 X
PC Kume
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Allied Ships 2 I; k6 R1 ?. T6 B
SS Hake
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" t! Y6 l9 D0 J; UASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # y# [1 T1 K& x- _' D/ L+ b7 ]
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Japanese Ships
8 ]1 k& z& I# B. X/ ~SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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6 r9 z. I: i5 R2 GAllied Ships
8 ^& r# ^. q  G$ xDD Saufley 2 E8 Z. i# \+ J: D# p! n
DD Picking   m+ }# g( J+ [
DD John Hood
# N2 l8 g+ ~7 r4 `/ tDD Caperton
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9 |+ l0 Y- B7 BSub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
1 }; n# l+ J' ~5 YAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & ~9 |4 E; B, Y) |: J7 j* \
PC Ch 2
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/ L2 G0 a' R& j6 T! eAllied Ships
  l8 _' T/ Y$ }0 J2 O) F5 A, s# x4 kSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: % _) n9 O; [) W% h% ]
88 casualties reported 4 W) f: E$ ]- L4 b6 P4 D5 x! u0 w4 b
Guns lost 2 # C1 V. p9 a. R5 r
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! M# ^' @: ]+ D* ^( G6 CNight Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but - L& T' S! c8 C, t4 \
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. . ]$ _2 r* l! @0 B2 J, @/ B
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 * h  m" F1 M+ J

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! b. z7 {4 g/ {+ r0 @BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
3 d% o0 D) a5 t2 E4 SBB Yamashiro % V; B9 Y6 B4 i4 G+ l6 p* D/ E
BB Hyuga
) A( y/ m& D$ t4 l* e+ ACA Mikuma 3 L; g7 w6 x6 @3 i
CL Noshiro : q8 C0 Q) A2 B  I
DD Fuyuzuki
: k3 e  o6 c. xDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
: H) j( p( V2 i* W0 i" N6 Q. \& W1 kDD Momi
' |, O; Q$ ~9 r9 s+ ~DD Kaede
) [1 W) e6 a3 m: B  ~1 L" C- IDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 ! w2 d; e9 Z. W8 z
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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) V  a( i1 d3 t# B& S  m$ MAllied Ships
: j4 {# i1 @7 a1 c8 rDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: @3 z3 R% L! }5 l( {1 `0 ?) N, z" vDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
! k" N6 Q5 i5 r8 D/ K9 r5 n1 `DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ }# i; J9 D1 I! @% [- EDMS Rodman ! ?4 v% K0 O4 @  H2 o& b
DMS Gherardi
; v: H0 A/ [2 k# l) q" I* V$ EDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! P! K1 v' x6 ^  Z, N
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 O& ]$ W& z( K2 W! n. KLST LST-339, heavy damage
5 I. z: C; b% m( O( PLST LST-457, heavy damage 7 H, J8 q0 l3 S5 l
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ; V) p& L, \1 Z% p  p" O
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage , S1 E* O" Q% j0 d
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Allied ground losses: ' m5 p6 t. N0 s
54 casualties reported 9 ~0 o' d5 z& G6 v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 t# a7 o7 K3 c9 Z

5 C# S& a) W* g- D9 o- P" N! I; [Japanese Ships 4 ]1 L3 ^: J+ A+ I
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ( |3 T0 E  Z% ]1 S) ?# D' v& i3 Q% t$ `' [
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk # P# u: c+ z' d8 q. z
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Allied Ships
, u' l. X1 S. [3 H/ I9 SDD Lyman K. Swenson 1 j( Z' [  `2 @
DD Taussig
& N: F( [: ?! P7 H) R" yDD John W. Weeks 3 D& m3 d2 }# _# o& k) }
DD Harrison 8 d% g, g) L, h3 Y( a2 E' u) T
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1   {& ~. Z7 {& d
DD David Taylor ' L* M3 B3 t& Q8 }+ l: o# l
DD Barton
0 B& u, X! A, F+ J2 Q* hDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships 7 ~* T8 Q" z) B& r& {) g
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 6 W- J, m, d3 V9 A
CL Kiso
  m7 _5 a+ I$ M+ vDD Urakaze
" E. X$ j. o+ [. ]6 |8 G/ RDD Natsugumo 3 J+ g1 d' F; r/ F) i* r* X
DD Minegumo
( v$ k2 H) B6 ?DD Sugi ; N% ~5 k  Y" H; q4 G
DD Hinoki
- ]* E! n0 O) u" B" g! LDD Kashi
" u" v+ N) z3 [- v+ jDD Keyaki
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Allied Ships " A6 |/ x# x: {) M
AS Howard W. Gilmore " r6 N; w6 {, C; G  p6 h
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( U; \# L$ @+ CAV Hamlin - ?7 _* a8 s+ F3 m0 v
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
. `/ b  y7 n" G" zAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
' X, J, G4 v4 [$ d; O4 }AR George Taylor " j! J) D; K3 g3 ]6 S* f
AV R. C. Brennan
4 \2 O4 h4 |6 F; nAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ( v2 a2 ^( D9 l8 W
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 4 n, i6 Y' q% B: p1 H7 R9 \8 Q; a
AR 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 ) R6 E% H7 g- r! O
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Japanese Ships
6 y6 ~6 _; g+ B9 tCA Kako, Shell hits 4 2 h+ H" m: L6 n" I8 L
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
$ x. T& V3 i+ p, [DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 4 k3 r2 M# G/ U3 O6 R! f0 J3 z( C3 N
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. t3 Y( u! d4 ]DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ `% A* M0 D8 C1 c5 yDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
8 }& g% C3 Y, r: D. ~5 D9 SDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
3 K1 a# h- F& [+ XDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ d/ @* e, i( B6 Q8 sDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire , {% N+ l: z- s
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Allied Ships
8 f! T7 p6 L6 lCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 p1 F4 |6 {2 V, i9 l
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 " M" U4 A0 u3 C% v
CL Wilkes-Barre
( P- X& {5 R$ V! NCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 9 |& @5 S& f0 Q( m% D' e
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
# u# H. [$ \! _3 @' h3 @+ XDD Burns, Shell hits 1
" ~4 Y" E% x0 D" f# s: v1 h  ADD Bush, Shell hits 1 % x) C3 C3 o, U) {; g
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ! j1 v5 D- N9 `+ J2 b. p" O
DD Welles
3 [' z9 @0 v7 Q. v' a8 x4 BDD Wilkes
- {/ M( |. p* K/ m: \0 z. NDD Roe
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( ~: [, z. K# [) N7 \1 uNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 8 Z# K6 E7 R- e% [0 G

8 @+ o& \& Z6 Y" K5 b( MJapanese Ships , X& w7 T6 _# t
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ' I& K. ?* L9 [; y8 N" l' G: j

3 V; P" L9 F" ~0 X: R* E6 v% @7 BAllied Ships
' \- D- M9 j8 T8 qDD Nicholson   U' x( S: Y& i9 J/ X6 F% b, l$ i
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6 y% f. F) Q3 m2 I1 ?" {6 f% }Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 G2 B4 ?9 J( _
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Japanese Ships 0 Y* ]# c0 Z* v, I
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" W" t5 S/ L. \5 [; ^% @Allied Ships
" [3 E3 b) B! Z( _DD Lyman K. Swenson # L3 S2 M% e: T( I
DD Taussig ! f+ B  b- t" V; y6 W" P" e
DD John W. Weeks
$ n# Q1 u, R* ]9 D7 `DD Harrison ' c) O9 u# a1 |4 o* @9 m( i
DD Isherwood
& \4 e8 M1 D* W' X  y) e1 t( H. r; ADD David Taylor ( t$ I3 ?, |7 C( {9 y
DD Barton
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) a4 m+ N& }) SNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 W% b0 n3 Z/ H7 ?9 C( p: }, h

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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk * D/ ], A, b) p% @+ a

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DD Lyman K. Swenson ; j! V7 e" t: T# z, w
DD Taussig
+ e% X% U& w4 h$ w2 p/ zDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
  z+ q9 _$ i) d! _DD Harrison - \+ K  M2 p% O' K" d
DD Isherwood
( }/ s9 d! {3 M7 M% [. v' ZDD David Taylor 6 n3 v) ^4 ]/ a$ ~4 i; N
DD Barton ' c& G9 Q4 }  \0 z9 M, A' Q1 ?
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " s5 ~0 q: c8 h) i7 Y
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Japanese Ships 8 v, H  ~- c+ h0 N
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
; U1 d  k+ T4 w$ qDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 G; v# E$ e( t
DD Taussig
3 k6 V* h( c, C' ZDD John W. Weeks
6 N" d7 U' d7 Z9 eDD Harrison % r1 R4 E1 D7 u* r1 T" k
DD Isherwood ' Y. w: i6 I9 H% b( ]
DD David Taylor - V8 n/ L5 e3 j" u. \
DD Barton 3 b8 Q+ ?4 e1 L* s# F9 T) B
DD Quickmatch : f0 F/ Z* R2 s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships * n3 O4 o* F8 Z6 v/ A& s$ a
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships + l6 k( L# I+ B+ R: E
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
6 B( W# w) L. g, X: JBB Massachusetts
( M8 P5 ~1 v  a- D+ ~BB Alabama
8 ~- `$ D) F3 X  rCA Louisville
' y, B8 y( m1 ?6 k$ }9 m/ OCA Chicago 8 q- p4 {/ Y( d: l" g6 J' j1 l
DD Walker $ J6 n; D% }" A# w
DD Waller 0 F+ a% g6 B* ]
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
: c& j( N. D0 }7 q# g0 ~$ m9 U5 BAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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# y* O" S4 `8 f* w+ ?9 r4 j/ FAllied Ships
8 `" [& y; g7 o* H5 v* mBB South Dakota 9 T  q2 `( c2 i: ]
BB Massachusetts / T8 g/ P1 a- w- I
BB Alabama
' |: T' S6 i, j5 j8 d4 F5 x8 A  |) J$ YCA Louisville ( d6 |8 B- M7 \" s4 N( z
CA Chicago + u5 S& S- t+ y$ _6 ^
DD Walker 5 k( S' Y: k6 O
DD Waller - k, j+ |1 |; S& J
DD Wedderburn
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5 F: _% y: q& n4 _( K/ c, iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   O/ q- ?# `2 B$ P+ A7 O4 S$ v

* z6 T4 m7 g+ U3 D2 _* D3 A7 `6 fJapanese Ships & d2 Z/ q* r* Z" p9 |
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships , g$ e$ X( [( ^/ z+ d8 y/ c
BB South Dakota ( v0 d" |! U: r- q) B1 O9 L3 D. j  F
BB Massachusetts
3 E" H& m: N# _: wBB Alabama
, W+ N% x$ T& i, MCA Louisville
! i6 F5 S! u5 j* v5 NCA Chicago
- K0 B# T6 N; I( W8 U' H* BDD Walker & ?5 ]; {( h% ~9 k9 [
DD Waller
3 T* l6 n" Z' V7 F- Z9 s4 [% HDD Wedderburn
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( M( P" e! d5 }  I' s" `; WDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' Z9 K$ G" o8 _% G4 `6 O; |

2 W% s( c1 H9 Z$ pJapanese Ships
1 G8 A2 b# [( x5 SPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk   m+ U+ B5 N5 A9 H" U

& j' @5 C+ T4 `( I! t% P% X  jAllied Ships
* P" c( F2 d# G3 T4 O$ N1 @9 `, oBB South Dakota
/ a7 j" b0 |6 U2 r; @BB Massachusetts
& T8 j6 I  G# E' [, r% l6 z9 R' `BB Alabama
- x- k- M# w& ^; A! u( TCA Louisville
1 M4 G4 L: I3 Z! `' Y2 m5 eCA Chicago 3 [) R$ E6 u8 [" F5 q
DD Walker
# O, J1 |8 c2 F0 N  zDD Waller
, m5 N# c5 k/ YDD Wedderburn 1 Y) R* c' F2 T# ~
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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5 S  p2 ?6 p  w$ |6 ]; IJapanese Ships ! I4 Z, o! R( h2 ^, b
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage . d, C' ?& \- D1 ^

! t0 K% L; v' E0 bAllied Ships 2 H4 \8 s% m* e" ~/ o
BB South Dakota
0 N9 C# d# Y+ V# v* o- }9 W1 BBB Massachusetts ( F# r% R. Q/ z' A, X/ h
BB Alabama 5 w8 j; m, ^% W# B
CA Louisville 4 o4 F' {  j  Y# `
CA Chicago - s! r) q2 H- e$ Q
DD Walker
( L3 Z3 q1 k; F& \3 [) IDD Waller
! }  j/ E" K  I$ qDD Wedderburn
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$ m3 u/ g& T9 C5 ?3 |0 i0 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) s8 Y# O  G2 ^Japanese Ships
& C! t8 Z9 d; E2 {; k8 qAK Myoho Maru 9 m3 P& [' L& Z1 x% z
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire # w% U8 f+ P; e# V  F3 ~' H

" w" A2 t, d0 YAllied Ships
2 E% G1 q2 k! r: W$ ^BB South Dakota
6 F2 \. q0 m9 ?3 A5 b: E8 L* OBB Massachusetts
5 u' |/ G6 B: O$ j- N5 eBB Alabama   ?4 d' `5 J$ e% e3 q  q
CA Louisville
; H& h4 X* l# b: ^6 _; x2 ~CA Chicago
( `0 }% Z) N/ Q+ ]DD Walker * }; U8 d1 _3 i
DD Waller 8 Y* E6 m8 K/ V! F, f- S! _
DD Wedderburn & ~$ y+ h; }& N) {  x- {& i7 `2 ~
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% H( i% p6 G. i( B5 R* \+ }8 vDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' x0 D6 f: U' b
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Japanese Ships
+ e$ G' v6 Z/ d1 h. V6 U; m6 \AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
4 w/ s, }/ K9 |, M
; L4 b! F) ]8 ~9 I' mAllied Ships 9 J* |( z2 f, j2 k! s
BB South Dakota
$ B# g" @5 r& ?% K: ]BB Massachusetts " s/ X2 F2 ]! R6 W, C% d2 M) e
BB Alabama
0 e% `) i) I7 L) {3 n1 \6 Q# PCA Louisville $ R% L9 `7 j4 m
CA Chicago 3 L0 s0 K, f+ `; z4 ^# P% z) z+ b1 \& s
DD Walker $ Q5 P! Q, w) E& F: k& g1 d
DD Waller * h* [- J/ E$ w' c, ^5 [
DD Wedderburn
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0 f8 z: n) E  I+ EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 n( h( S9 F8 |+ \* b* i( m% l+ q9 z: x
Japanese Ships 5 n2 g, m0 v, e) F1 T
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
% R$ F( ], y, q/ c6 p$ x- ^" F) U' _. u* J  q5 f
Allied Ships ( v2 h2 X* `" @  u2 \
BB South Dakota
) F0 J/ h  Z7 W& LBB Massachusetts
9 S( v9 J6 S$ X7 ~( q6 z+ EBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 : r6 S- f9 g- g- D
CA Louisville
9 l- {+ S$ v6 MCA Chicago   `1 Z& m4 O/ k( f9 x. l% w
DD Walker 3 O5 U8 W: w) x; F  [
DD Waller
0 ?9 S( R  V5 s: e( O7 t' bDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ p2 ]& n6 X/ F; g3 N; \7 I1 PPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk # ^' W. e$ }1 t6 B( N3 ?+ M
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage / y, i! P- C5 I

' V, {8 V3 U1 U; N; M0 L0 bAllied Ships
. o; N6 Q/ ?1 C) }5 S" SBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) % y+ J, e$ m9 C9 `9 }5 u
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ; n6 I0 e1 a: ?. X7 W
BB Alabama ! c" Y8 T+ y! l
CA Louisville
. \/ F. l& k1 }) MCA Chicago 9 N$ }. |# J2 O. t* z- _
DD Walker
. Q% ~* C$ v% M' I8 P4 GDD Waller
* b( Y7 ~3 t( l) c5 }  c, h) WDD Wedderburn
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Bombardments " S  ?" d; J2 H, o

8 {3 X) b+ ]7 ~7 a8 g% z8 lNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) c2 ]# F% b& _! a9 r$ N) e2 F23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 y7 d" X6 {3 o# w5 Z5 i

& {* l8 l3 P/ w( DAllied Ships / n3 A* |, W9 S+ v* j
CA Chicago 9 D- v% P  i6 A4 D
CA Louisville : G- y+ T+ G+ x0 v& \
BB Alabama ( L# r; v, _7 p2 ]+ r
BB Massachusetts % A/ c. z" [$ l. g4 q. m6 }* W
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
2 y+ {" z0 H6 x1 ^8 p  U! |3 ?
6 v1 d) `* _0 G& N1 VJapanese ground losses:
" L3 D/ a4 k  U- I3 n% M  h184 casualties reported
2 b# d; @* O; i# UGuns lost 3 / j* U  b, ?7 y/ H' _( _) \

( Y5 f  s* F+ c7 J# ERunway hits 1
$ l. S' x7 ^3 b+ n1 K5 OPort fuel hits 1 ; a0 l) u$ I% j4 e& d0 D4 o2 L9 c
Port supply hits 2 / i. p6 M; w7 v$ o
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! \% R& C4 N- x! ?Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ; }2 L& F! Q( @

3 Y+ S: I1 Q/ S- nJapanese aircraft 6 l4 V5 F' i8 _  h- q! V
no flights
7 l2 d) M8 q0 N$ ^! r" C+ C: n1 D' o
Japanese aircraft losses : h# n+ h+ O3 s( o4 z% u, _
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
* k# T/ d( I6 r6 x7 S7 m! R8 E# _
: g4 g6 H- B. t$ V5 d" d( u% YAllied Ships
% L6 G' I% O. E# z6 f: BCA Chester
! R$ W" o, ]5 T% G# P5 MBB Washington ! Q6 x: z: K2 W5 x9 P8 O, C: }
BB North Carolina 8 V( S% s5 l, s' I% K) c% f: Y. k

! ]2 x+ {4 R! `Japanese ground losses: 0 Y. {5 t9 Z. N; H& b. W% F  g- g  P8 j
85 casualties reported / \' L: F+ |2 l# S  r1 K% }
Guns lost 2 ! F3 G$ B! ]# x) J2 q1 F$ N4 T. a+ b$ p

% ^, I8 M: i3 m5 `5 jAirbase hits 1
: I3 W( w' j, |Runway hits 5 ' `9 o) U1 f& _5 a" X
Port hits 1 , i+ B, g9 B. u5 N6 g0 y3 H3 @
Port supply hits 4 ( b( E9 Z1 g& o' ~8 B
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- e1 v/ y2 l% E! c: PNight Air Combat 6 W/ ]* e) q, P7 I2 h3 t
* h4 |# k( r* F5 U/ r, D3 n& Z
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
! c) p7 j- k! x2 Y; V! O8 p' i5 u- t6 x# k; v  d6 M* j0 q4 x
Japanese aircraft $ T' q* k# H+ s/ `) t- X) p( d+ @
H8K Emily x 5 * ]* o1 |& y; j1 i: P
- w. y% H$ S1 x, n: _) Y+ {2 p
Japanese aircraft losses 3 L- P" E6 i: G7 d
H8K Emily: 5 damaged # I& Q9 g( x( ]* R/ x% f8 {

" [7 S. A9 M2 R! g6 |Japanese Ships $ v  M6 m! |+ w" J( z
SS RO-35 ' o9 S9 g& Z$ ]4 v5 @
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Allied Ships
7 j0 [3 A. b1 A0 Z9 s  O4 }DD Hyman
. Z: ~) j' K# r  sDD Conner - ^3 g0 S3 r0 N/ M2 D. x" s% T/ M; L
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3 f/ F/ u' A; h+ N3 M, C: z  ?Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 * r5 x5 b4 u( p8 F
  Z. |) Z/ [5 `
Japanese aircraft " f# q5 P, G3 s) `3 [; K
H8K Emily x 5 . J# L, d6 [* H, [; C0 ]8 u7 u

3 e! b# n1 k- i1 A3 E. `Allied aircraft
* v, u9 T8 G4 g0 f. b5 @P-61A Black Widow x 2
( N: H6 |3 B; n/ H; H
5 L; @% l# U  ~, QJapanese aircraft losses 4 @2 }6 z/ f9 I" n
H8K Emily: 4 damaged - Z8 z0 P' g! f8 `

1 U3 \: l( B) C- C/ p  \$ HAllied Ships
, k2 r$ x, S+ u7 TDD Conner 5 }. @0 k2 L% _
DE LeRay Wilson
$ Y/ Z' i& u/ O- \# pAK Martin Johnson

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Day Air Combat
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; z6 Q/ r$ s$ J$ `: Y, }1 G9 SDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
! F% k! |4 z( K7 V6 m& r7 b
9 q, I% `% W" B7 v  v) p1 s  SJapanese aircraft ( `6 }% D" G  ]% Q( |" t) T: @
A6M5 Zeke x 9
3 Z' N1 w' C/ `1 w$ J! dN1K1-J George x 31 . t1 w( U# R0 o# z% i. D" `
J2M Jack x 6
1 C: o7 L1 I8 i. n6 n8 F% Z& S. s. R2 ?( _! U' [
Allied aircraft
7 T/ o' d& e. g7 jP-38J Lightning x 3 - [( G0 |8 @: z2 C" F
& I3 X) p( P( ]
No Japanese losses   K# A) P6 g1 V& Z  C) I8 O0 ]6 J
! p/ y: n% \; W( l9 w% ~5 [
Allied aircraft losses   S! A1 d; e/ c- I( M0 [
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 4 O" W. G+ u6 {' N6 g# P7 s8 r
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; P8 d) g! A0 V, XCentral Pacific - b( ~; @9 _1 J: K* r/ }
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
8 M  D8 ~  E9 R  c
  V( s0 @& w, j: tJapanese aircraft 6 a  O8 R4 q" l  n  U
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 7 C- x: _  ]* R- m) j8 \$ e
A6M5 Zeke x 9
# j  r( \% ^3 H! F3 L5 XN1K1-J George x 29
; L2 b) C) X8 d; A( E7 A  h" l/ R! @J2M Jack x 15 0 x+ m1 E8 g! K+ {* N
A6M5c Zeke x 7
( z5 h3 \* ?) H9 T6 G4 uKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 7 m, X$ p- S) k) {! a
Ki-102a Randy x 11 - ^) V. w, @% q$ p3 h# M- q

$ C6 A; a- |1 M2 hAllied aircraft
2 J/ N1 D' V5 x( G4 DP-51D Mustang x 13
$ Q5 C( `2 z8 {! ~
3 |/ H8 M9 R9 P4 o: _$ _: CJapanese aircraft losses ' \; F" t6 y  l& Z* T
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
& X- ]  Q- d( q% {. j9 r# o( ~N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 _$ _& }$ o4 }6 l" b+ a+ w0 QJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed 6 ^3 K/ Y' X7 t3 L  b  s* F
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
+ V/ w% w2 h8 t$ I  a1 FKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 2 r% `0 A* g$ }
$ R% ?0 J4 @& x
Allied aircraft losses
; z% U/ k/ S9 I( U7 ^# r% d" `& XP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
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; i* w2 [1 a$ ODay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
( z0 X9 ~0 R/ U1 G$ G: N5 J0 m5 M/ _0 u& A. Y! @- V  B& ^: ^( h' Q- z
Japanese aircraft ( j) b2 Y. Q6 i& D
no flights ; ^* R6 _) _' R! F6 \
2 d# W" O5 w" K4 S9 E5 o
Allied aircraft 1 }: ^/ N9 t$ a4 T  N( _# `* ?+ o7 l
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 / F" |( ^  p$ J1 T
F6F Hellcat x 15 ) h% w) v/ Z  w3 ]& J
SB2C Helldiver x 44
5 e' @; V0 Y4 eF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
/ f1 t. F& n! E. w) @TBM Avenger x 159 / {# [2 M( B+ x) H# G+ n* a
6 W9 ^4 \- `1 k6 R& N6 {; g
Japanese aircraft losses
7 M  M( ^! F" J$ b9 T9 nKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
4 y. Q* B+ u4 @5 t+ {) z8 I  _6 nA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
8 u4 n2 [9 h! o) t4 FKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
! {: V$ S) B- T, KH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
7 j% U+ x$ L1 V/ K' m1 a: y" \; MKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
% h+ l* i9 ^$ e
6 i5 }: K; M- a/ fAllied aircraft losses " C' g5 m7 m/ x% M: d
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ; v* \: ]# @0 P1 C* F

; ?: c9 B7 j1 ^4 [( }$ rJapanese ground losses:
( p, f2 a2 F7 K4 G: S' r$ f  A2 X137 casualties reported $ F( k# `+ g3 J% X
Guns lost 1
: k3 ^6 M9 _9 l7 i' F8 u2 I' h9 j
6 S& \6 W( e. H9 f. ^' fAirbase hits 3
/ x: m6 v2 v8 F! ?Airbase supply hits 1 5 d1 R1 R- H6 H5 l. q) b
Runway hits 45
0 C# Y( T7 D! Y! V  RPort hits 2
% i. @. g0 {8 k2 {Port fuel hits 4 5 z! Y" p1 W; Z: ^) ?2 a( L
Port supply hits 2 * s/ c$ r- }) `; z, x
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 / q  U, d  A: d! ?& W1 Q- w

& R8 g# H& _. l+ p2 b4 K3 ]Allied aircraft 5 D, S. N8 B$ J+ o# G
FM-2 Wildcat x 8
/ d" j+ A" H2 n1 qTBM Avenger x 29 + ?( _' e, |+ p0 Q

+ @) t: k) K" _$ i2 O9 XNo Allied losses 5 T; v* p4 ^( l$ P( T" O* Z  H
1 s& u. B/ M( c2 C7 X
Port supply hits 1
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9 I) t2 h9 X; k6 @7 k) BDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
8 i/ ^; v) x5 _! V+ U
0 U, i7 _9 U% @+ rAllied aircraft
2 N1 b- o  E* ?8 `+ L! J% ?9 X8 ~7 b, ]: zF-5A Lightning x 1 ) ]1 y! K3 _$ j/ c2 i  T# f
P-61A Black Widow x 54
0 e2 h2 }, Y  i) I' ^" B5 ?5 X" F( c' \$ i' J6 n& o4 Q8 l
No Allied losses   p5 {9 ~, U+ N0 A- x
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
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Japanese aircraft
% R' ^, W4 R6 a/ a9 P5 r6 `& Vno flights
% W6 o: g1 y8 h: p& H6 Y
# n5 P0 e% S3 }( Z% l  v1 [Allied aircraft
$ ]0 v4 K5 |( [9 hPB4Y Liberator x 4
2 G' i/ Y, I; HB-24J Liberator x 28
/ M! {4 v' a" N* f' @5 v. `+ y; z5 y1 o/ d/ q( P! B; B
Japanese aircraft losses 2 W, `. c- Y. R2 r1 X4 B
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed - F; v* x4 M# y* x/ ?) t
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed / p7 V8 W  y+ w$ a" |
$ X1 s# f$ s4 l* H
Japanese ground losses: 4 J3 T: J9 t2 @' S
13 casualties reported
9 O. L2 _" N% t, S7 S; `% p
" B: o% x+ l( t3 _Airbase hits 3 5 b2 s: `5 H# h- J9 ^+ p" z
Airbase supply hits 1 5 m+ \( r' r/ W
Runway hits 22
# P  `/ e. b* x# t$ |2 M9 o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * U9 u9 i7 @) Q( U
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 6 \2 j: F# R6 @/ b" o

0 n% x2 U, e5 R/ F; \+ sAllied aircraft % O- G. Z' q: w6 _5 \' e
F6F Hellcat x 38 / u/ ]2 ~- ]* h0 W' R# ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 . Z5 `& }8 f) U9 J8 ]$ K
SB2C Helldiver x 42 : r7 f( a6 N2 R$ N& ]
) Y6 n3 P5 I0 v0 \% j7 M
! v9 {/ h4 Z4 g+ \/ x: b+ b
Allied aircraft losses
. z# f  u; p* M1 ?SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 a& r* B- h: f0 j9 c4 m! R) x
6 N9 E+ {1 M3 B- OJapanese Ships 8 j5 a8 M2 `6 |+ P3 r
PC PC-36
1 R- T, |( D% g8 e) Q8 V6 kMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # m. c; J2 t7 _
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y; y% `0 L: M3 O8 z, w& p1 `
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 [3 Z& N6 [/ X) s4 _PC PC-26
: @  ?; ?  T0 U4 b' |! FAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( v! j+ X8 b4 u7 h/ Z6 m; n: PPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ Z' K1 E; ^6 j& {! N' F3 A% K' a

6 F9 v4 P" \# S, u' F0 c+ _0 A5 OJapanese ground losses: # Z# E. Q% u* Q* U) y
174 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
% h  F; |: V  x5 P3 e8 V* S8 R4 o* I. ?4 s# _
Allied aircraft $ i; {$ W' Q! Z& d# `' b
SB2C Helldiver x 11 1 t# R/ V" ~! u( d" L0 N* w
" W$ [2 z, N$ E, O! o
No Allied losses
; H' q# u6 x  Y( t7 i9 j+ v7 ]$ |- q; M' Y: J5 F- y
Japanese Ships 3 h' Y. d. k& M. Z4 W7 O
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 f1 H, y6 P) H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 l3 f3 X& ^; F% w) K% _Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
2 q/ E4 T: N% i5 ]
) ~  _5 {8 _1 ~Japanese aircraft
/ v* g& k/ \, C4 d* nG4M2 Betty x 18 " p; {) v+ Y+ l" T5 o" F( A* z
G4M2e Betty x 4 " t; Q% F# t9 r$ z, j7 t/ b0 V
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 9 \1 @9 ?2 M6 y" D

4 v1 E$ O5 u. _5 r3 u! TNo Japanese losses
9 T& l! H0 C+ k3 C6 S0 _$ N( V, C1 J/ X$ f4 j
Allied Ships
( q, V6 C5 q6 qCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
5 T) D5 X- V/ e* Q+ _4 @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Q& o" N7 \, r4 t1 zDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
: w' ?8 m8 q/ f; {
* a5 T9 L# {: t& @+ b$ L$ ]3 wJapanese aircraft
# d. k' R3 V7 a7 E& q$ kG4M2 Betty x 3
) f8 |0 e- ^7 r1 e+ f% g. E# d4 F; W0 ~- f
Japanese aircraft losses 2 _* s3 X8 {" z& D9 e  {
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged * q, ]/ w' ]- y9 T7 X  R, H
* ]4 p- U  L6 U' Q/ G- i
Allied Ships 5 @! K( @2 s% M' D+ t) ]
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 z' l) M* e; U--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" ?* H% ^* x: b' R% d4 M! ?Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 $ c: A, `) V8 ?0 {2 i* N  G1 a
1 u- f+ P8 o7 O5 r4 [# X
Allied aircraft
5 |) q. }: B* I0 u0 M6 VSB2C Helldiver x 3 5 c3 n/ j& i) n# D6 Q
P-61A Black Widow x 23
" v$ o- P  G: f1 {1 t" o& _8 }! C  ]( ~# B" e
Allied aircraft losses . d6 p8 s3 f9 H" s. n/ |
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
+ C5 q% }5 ^1 }6 ?% J7 E$ ?: P9 C, w
Japanese Ships
! D  X4 l* e# r9 @; o8 F" LCA Kako
3 @: ?" s7 I( @- W6 W$ k7 a! r  d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- K2 \& O) o2 J5 k4 w( {* f7 C6 ~4 [Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 8 _$ y4 b+ u  Q7 J

" r7 u% R2 h6 w( \* w% {& ]! VJapanese aircraft $ f1 W# }4 M$ M6 H3 ^1 i
A6M5 Zeke x 2 * Q( s9 @$ l' e7 t4 f0 k# x- ]# B) X

7 F* p" x7 F7 y9 mAllied aircraft
! B  [( a" N; V" gFM-2 Wildcat x 1 $ n( u" i0 T6 P5 _; p

, I6 y6 ]* i: y% lJapanese aircraft losses
3 x7 V2 K) m+ rA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 5 o( W! j0 I( Y
" s  ]! w$ [' C( L2 C% D! {
Allied Ships
# r! u- E# i/ z2 TDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire , x& i: B0 j7 ]7 h  [
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, Z- o, z0 G, M% _6 p4 v) k1 MConvoy near Wake Island:
2 `4 h; T7 l2 G8 @  S6 g( P! y% Z& ]- L. p5 d1 B
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
  u4 @0 h: d6 v1 {+ N) R0 s- O2 T% I  k0 T1 d4 U' c) Y
Japanese aircraft
$ H! v- t' s. U8 hB7A Grace x 11
; ?; _  G& L% R; pKi-49 Helen x 9
2 a( b: [3 |2 T0 _# N  M; x9 i+ F* qKi-67 Peggy x 5
* p, K- e/ k3 P2 W2 L0 U
6 z! ^  f$ h9 p4 GJapanese aircraft losses
0 s: I  b. P  L& ]0 |% sB7A Grace: 8 damaged
) N9 o( ]" y9 rKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
1 Q1 i+ K3 g, ~, L4 g. r# \* l8 x5 m. q8 F- v  a' \; d
Allied Ships ; t# o; a7 f3 ~! i& j& A1 h: b0 D
AP John Land & r' z, d4 T: T
AK Octans
( N- J9 {; c& K" I6 Y1 ~, B) V! wAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( G  \4 \# b1 r/ p: s* {% \  Y
AP James O'Hara : T* `% G7 ?1 J9 W
AP Winged Arrow " u$ Y! F7 E7 r. e* \9 H) d7 ~
AP Manoora 0 e6 s; P) k( j8 F1 H+ ~% }
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire ' C: q  P0 I4 [# f: x
  x& c: [. ~0 U" u7 F+ r
Allied ground losses:
# M% H$ H6 s% S1 p54 casualties reported 8 K# y0 Y# U# z+ G& n; O
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- ]5 z8 X& l2 e/ I* A7 a4 \6 MThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. & r$ m/ d" M$ \) d8 Y

9 G0 z  g9 A( m8 b, `Day Air attack on TF at 64,52 ) w0 p3 F- A! D7 ?5 r% U# Z
6 Y# N/ c6 d: @7 |/ _
Japanese aircraft 3 N+ a& S' i8 N5 o. f
A6M5 Zeke x 37
. I5 L7 v+ S0 E6 C# T  z/ u8 N3 ~  D' [0 q  o  H- m; O- u" s, W
Japanese aircraft losses
+ _: b* w, G% A3 f; p/ }3 zA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
: U8 a9 e4 D  [! x$ H9 q3 ^2 x2 x  J
Allied Ships % ]3 I* d) a1 H$ x
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ [4 P" ]7 T& i4 \# W) T* j
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 9 g. @. J* L3 G3 a% a
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. V0 i2 R- L1 e8 s* s- ~1 L0 g1 GAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 q0 a+ L5 z4 F3 p: n  x
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 w/ u' Z) G  M5 u: m# K
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" Q) N' w" m9 z; L; e1 T/ ^4 a% F7 [: z7 j9 G
Allied ground losses:
- `+ R5 y5 \+ g5 r7 ]( ]136 casualties reported
" G0 r: B) E& B/ Z! {/ l-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 ~& [2 q3 \: a
Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
2 {4 g+ n$ p5 S  T* F
$ g/ F: ?  Y+ I5 K( s+ F# i4 QJapanese aircraft 3 V/ z6 H) Q6 X
G4M2e Betty x 1
: o; v* F: n. k8 p1 w' d: h, J* O; F; ~( o# |
Allied aircraft
6 K$ F. ?# m4 f$ d/ R3 o+ ~4 X3 u+ J. {( IFM-2 Wildcat x 33 + G" t8 ~8 y  ^( G: c* j' b4 F5 ^/ N
& ]- ~( M+ N+ t  l" Y! A
Japanese aircraft losses : o! g# }4 d! G* d
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
5 H8 `, G5 w! w. ]& h
/ g0 N7 O+ z+ i6 A( b: ZAllied aircraft losses & E% j' c6 P! u* R; S) M$ X6 [  B! {
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged " s" ?+ u. b  l, u; u

; t: H1 r1 D7 O) XAllied Ships ! w+ ?! u; c% Q. O* B; B  W% Y# }
BB New Jersey ! x9 s+ J# \* e) ~9 j

" N, I, f5 w! D0 }- `6 o* ~5 DAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
( i$ o' e. _0 F- S: _1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing , q( a2 n3 y- O
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- x8 e" ?( K- G  ?: LGround Combat
8 s7 @0 ~6 ]8 a: ?- T. v/ Z- L  c4 |4 F( n: F8 l/ l& Z  x
Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere ! g/ l6 P9 b9 y5 H8 ?
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring " L' ]: i9 k+ d9 W- `; U
in reinforcements?
- n: A- A* X8 f+ g/ k4 _4 y% ^( y5 h. v4 f
Ground combat at Iwo Jima " r' q- x7 E6 N  e
7 J% {7 @3 g) H: l7 Q3 q7 u: w8 R7 u
Japanese Bombardment attack 3 S7 {2 s5 _7 `% n' h; |- \

, v7 V8 F; u- }, g& [- k# H  bAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
+ V* v+ g6 ?7 n: _. i7 m3 [* Y0 E
0 v% T! t% ^- `: ~% l# tDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
6 _+ O2 G$ }1 e, S* N
8 B7 ?4 W4 x  c% p& H0 ]( l1 C" rAllied ground losses:   H  d) U: u7 k- \5 X
89 casualties reported
! X. Z3 E3 R4 r6 `2 q$ ]- P# MGuns lost 4 . e- ^  _9 {9 D) i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! G* ~$ i6 @0 q8 Z( ^9 kGround combat at Wake Island ; a$ M" m4 V, F) p
1 [+ Z# S4 L) s( e3 P0 o* M( p  P
Allied Bombardment attack . H( o0 ^2 m, p# t# ~

+ @: N% A7 R$ sAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 ' ^8 {) n- }) U$ y+ F# J

- N8 i3 N2 ~& d5 cDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
( V' e0 i5 g& n3 }# t' o5 ]# m- h6 ]; D  D
Japanese ground losses:
7 y4 u) ^) h0 Z( q201 casualties reported ) g' y) w4 L( M" W, Z+ Y. _* @3 y% C
Guns lost 5

reninhat

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   X# |8 c3 _3 `# t+ u0 I+ P- Z
Ground combat at Marcus Island $ D$ P5 _6 U$ j" r  l* |: R/ m4 V+ V
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Allied Bombardment attack
/ J7 u; V+ @6 K: E1 d- J
2 A/ f- K3 m0 C% VAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 # F/ C. C2 _4 L/ D; s. }

6 W; O4 e: {! h9 E4 b9 vDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 # t& a6 f8 {* a) T! K

, m$ o) u) Q+ {. v8 U# M% O7 ?, n
Japanese ground losses:
. P7 y) e) L5 _( p42 casualties reported + k; C! ]  B* D" I
Guns 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,
: K0 ^4 R5 X! T( m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。
& `, f1 z5 T; `* \- l  t0 cPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，" W  W' P0 t( i* G# D4 c, ]/ X. `
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。
) j2 K& w1 D5 p3 M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。
" T; K4 D# L( y5 ^! @1 g- lPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。2 f5 m* {; w/ a  G- o2 [
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
5 Q% o' W( b- ~" R1 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YqOh4z8U2g5 f" y. x* x  f' ^
)P*H)n7J\XD2z^& l- d, P* r/ L; Z, O  I
Japanese Ships 6 E; \* Y0 [! g8 d
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
" l& ~6 G' o  I9 xZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD" Z9 _& A* {' @$ m

" \" ~6 `: k; E6 Z1 m# uBB 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" a% x8 n6 w6 W2 \' T2 X/ i
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 8 o" }5 r6 Z" b5 z1 z3 t3 W
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
- u8 L% @/ B4 E- fCA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago ) z; q$ n& O* I( K+ O% L% G
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI' t  ?& u! V+ M8 T
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx+ S/ d, O& q5 t5 G- K$ o% k6 o
DD Wedderburn
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# C, k( g2 ~- R) m9 t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，/ H4 R) ~3 _7 D5 r- o# Q
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....