AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 3 k' j! s+ h% P0 g; `
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! ' V) B @8 Q2 A1 l5 a
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
( W8 @0 m4 B# K3 P$ R& b3 |# }) Kload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
& t6 R$ Z% A: z& J9 ^; Pis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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, W9 X- K, q6 {* MAllied aircraft
; }& Y: n# [, y: n( P* HFM-2 Wildcat x 16
9 n# d+ J$ k/ s9 R5 \F4U-1D Corsair x 11
/ B1 k# N* u4 y1 j9 p1 KTBM Avenger x 19 2 _2 l1 W! G2 u2 W! E5 i
2 x, g: N3 K T' AAllied aircraft losses 1 G% W3 a3 R5 |) y3 b/ e8 Y
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships ! X q: E5 Q+ Z9 A% g
AK Kansai Maru ]% d. q1 ] G% r9 K
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 s; p+ o2 N* W5 ~7 y- m( f0 ?
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % K0 g$ J- _+ E F9 X' o. x7 \
AK Bordeaux Maru
6 R. t* v( _+ O5 w4 d0 cAK Hakkai Maru 2 @6 M& v2 T6 R0 x
PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: : e. U( j) Y0 ?3 P
91 casualties reported
8 Q7 L5 o+ I% k' kVehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 2 A! {* {/ m6 S3 J; y. o
8 r, ^: l# x; }. P3 QAllied aircraft : K/ c j) \2 }* I
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 1 w+ \' P+ E% q" B, r
F6F Hellcat x 12 7 r( h0 F$ H' S+ J3 f$ I
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
& l2 m& C2 \( N) J tSB2C Helldiver x 41 0 L7 }6 S/ w' P; y
TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses 0 a$ A; S; W& H* _* i" O- F
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged # j& f8 I( o- w
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 O( {; {' B( h8 _; M! qJapanese Ships
; M" ^" e* I3 u! _* x# gAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 M$ `. M2 X. X; { P: g! N8 ~& I7 [
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! W( b, n" _" ]+ E I+ eAK Hakonesan Maru . a6 z1 z0 }$ y& R" y& }3 V
PG Heijo Maru
* M. A" P! N2 I2 d; ~9 r' xPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" l6 u" T( I, \& g: z7 DPG Kogyoku Maru
1 a0 n$ q/ ?. Y' GAK Hokko Maru
5 o4 ~) p) M' C6 R* vAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage # ^. @0 @* k4 G s; S
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 S8 ?/ |$ M! }+ ~/ Z5 IAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 I v- f5 R5 YAK Kansai Maru
$ k& x( `4 x2 d1 Q+ |PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- ]; C( `+ n* w! @) O% iAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 B- q _- ]: @: j: vAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * f: y l% i# {
AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 4
; c0 X& `" m. q% CVehicles lost 5 5 U. f# g5 G3 t( F8 c
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . v5 s! S- d# V$ j" X* ?3 M
/ }; E5 B, s7 r1 ^Allied aircraft ! n* X2 o! b' e- T% Q r
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
# s1 U+ T4 a0 C# BTBM Avenger x 14 4 n0 q0 m& @$ B. [1 i7 Y
( ?( m$ q7 O" R5 m% I" rAllied aircraft losses
9 K0 ] ^9 l# N0 B% e* w* x9 sTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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" x* _& a7 n6 j# l v1 w. a" Z8 KJapanese Ships ; V; k/ f& u( C- J/ o# n
AK Havana Maru
4 J& n6 z0 @ E. G, C0 HAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) H# R, y$ Q! G7 `2 D4 \
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 B, `0 G6 Y# \. Y+ x. S
AK Hakkai Maru - f) N5 X- z/ ?7 |. k- c
& p$ L; x! u) t; x2 FJapanese ground losses:
5 j& i8 r8 | U6 i. w2 @; a$ x C16 casualties reported
/ R" m3 J7 D, Y9 e1 HGuns lost 2 9 }8 q" l- Z& C) D) \
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Allied aircraft 9 U% N. U W7 P6 q! L5 g
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
$ T6 P5 z6 D7 W0 ZTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
! ]. q1 S' `+ P; PTBM Avenger: 6 damaged , u& Q3 C" r$ C' _3 M* \9 g
2 `( P- \9 x I7 ~Japanese Ships 3 N0 D$ H8 l3 M8 l' A
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage a4 V# w0 i* R0 Q. m
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 G! g# d8 r# \7 ^ J6 P sAK Argun Maru, on fire ! Y5 D2 c+ j! j* N' {
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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4 [4 W1 L6 x* Y: v+ j- YJapanese ground losses: + \$ }$ T+ J4 I& p( ]& r- y
37 casualties reported 3 o4 F) l* H) j: Z% D
Vehicles lost 1 ! x+ y* S: I6 I! j
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Allied aircraft
1 j* Q5 r5 o1 h3 n9 Y" A* UTBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
8 O$ w7 P+ I) |6 ^0 B5 R, MTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ f; Y: q( Q8 T1 M, j% ^2 nAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, }1 j( ]. Q! D% @1 Z9 Z9 u5 k! fAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * }3 V, K' n+ s4 c5 k- X0 W
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Japanese ground losses: 6 ^5 J3 u1 {9 [1 u" a1 L
16 casualties reported 2 \# S! ~# ^9 h+ N. d- i6 { O8 ^" I
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ( i# I6 X2 [; H2 M" I7 R, B
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TBM Avenger x 11 f" o3 i: \9 S$ W4 |# J/ e# D0 M ?
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No Allied losses
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 * Z, c9 h2 i8 E% X
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TBM Avenger x 2 ) d5 `; |% P+ K( Z _
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No Allied losses 6 e: L. U3 D1 ` [$ x P
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Japanese Ships
. X3 b/ ]/ ^- Z' t C( XAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 6 O9 m3 `4 L# W" F$ Q
明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,; I4 r. k1 K5 { |4 \
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,& W% M/ _" F6 y& s' X3 h+ ^; Z
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。0 S" r4 C% x* R8 E) @5 ~5 Y3 U# O8 h
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |