AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45  
# ]$ g$ }& U6 m4 A! PThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!   * p: M3 t% Q! i) [ 
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to  
# a  \4 @2 e2 I! A* b- b) Lload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy  
- G; {8 D! k# {- Q6 Tis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ' S- g* ?9 l- r9 D1 F) t' q* v 
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49  
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Allied aircraft  
- ?: S9 Z! ~1 a& W, t4 I7 U" n# VFM-2 Wildcat x 16 ( l. k5 s* g( g2 g+ K( C) N/ f 
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 , V! a2 r7 {. y2 F: O% V% g# x 
TBM Avenger x 19 3 ?, C: N. r6 z) D! v 
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Allied aircraft losses 8 Q( T! p% _9 a8 B4 B 
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged  
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/ C: U' J- \5 A9 b8 HJapanese Ships 6 e8 i# m7 \6 `- Q  [5 D 
AK Kansai Maru & h6 F# o( ^7 C! S 
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 H" ~6 Z# b& U 
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . F7 e; R$ s' Z3 u& o4 Z 
AK Bordeaux Maru " e8 G+ y, ]$ u% c; {9 l* M 
AK Hakkai Maru  
# \2 e; H2 P0 F. D& d/ J+ e: IPG Kogyoku Maru  
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+ ?2 D0 ~) D" d& x  qJapanese ground losses: : J$ Z7 H7 Y8 q" }$ D) m/ [ 
91 casualties reported " {3 [' b+ n- d1 ^6 x 
Vehicles lost 2 % P+ M/ z8 [& z/ J: {3 h 
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49  
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Allied aircraft 9 f+ f, C8 Z) h. I1 _% r: C' `$ t( G 
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 * |1 W. L( @( s# k$ ^ 
F6F Hellcat x 12  
* ?- c* Y8 K# \# M: D# wF4U-1D Corsair x 9 - R1 ?' Q' }2 O 
SB2C Helldiver x 41  
+ X+ \$ v; E. p2 f7 I; ~; fTBM Avenger x 46 $ e$ U' {! q* l5 U- } 
4 I& x9 r2 R% b& I, a+ F 
Allied aircraft losses  
7 r7 s" X/ Q/ k/ ?SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 1 {" j* u5 A. ]3 T/ \ 
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged  
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* _" [" v  ~+ G8 i/ y, mJapanese Ships # w* l+ k7 z3 y 
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  
+ m! J  v* g: P5 Y2 }$ {" z  g! z- U! WAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire  
' T$ \4 l. q6 o7 V( c0 ]1 P1 xAK Hakonesan Maru  
+ K  t8 _! l* ^5 cPG Heijo Maru  
1 x) r6 q% \: ]( O1 ~6 CPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 2 ^+ P+ Z$ q! F' A5 i9 ~ 
PG Kogyoku Maru * _! b  b9 h0 Q' l 
AK Hokko Maru " S  [9 A8 \! [3 C/ o% ~" z 
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage   I* y# u" h- w, j: O 
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  
4 f, i" A9 S. U# B3 P/ N2 `, \AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 w7 y% Y, B9 j9 c 
AK Kansai Maru ; ?$ G/ I7 j2 D3 M2 ?  \ 
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire  
( j+ d; ?* Y5 V! tAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 E7 A! V; ?: B3 p 
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
) _* i4 J+ |/ Z, @4 f# qAK Hoeisan Maru  
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Japanese ground losses:  
' X# _  V; g1 \# e% M409 casualties reported  
( s$ u1 I) x+ l" [% U5 A5 wGuns lost 4 8 b( n3 g) r3 z+ F9 D9 K5 W 
Vehicles lost 5 % S" x% d* q# F2 }0 d9 C 
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0 ]6 E- i4 e) c' a9 ^. ]Allied aircraft 7 ^, X; I9 v- ? 
FM-2 Wildcat x 23  
  S$ A, M; [5 t* F- KTBM Avenger x 14 8 M) t( H! c% l7 w' h 
 
- h) p* }. P: W3 ^" w4 C  v& c. `Allied aircraft losses  
& J2 i% c- j1 P9 K' s+ PTBM Avenger: 1 damaged & o# G  {6 C+ [0 \ 
 
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AK Havana Maru  
& ^7 F4 W  p! N  V9 ?# D: SAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
% o; l6 c' h, N- GAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) \+ o$ U+ ^# Z6 v4 F 
AK Hakkai Maru  
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Japanese ground losses: 9 o" h2 L' E3 m$ s# @% {* C 
16 casualties reported 3 z5 J! w# Y# H! ^ 
Guns lost 2 6 h+ |$ j6 C/ ]6 U$ f3 ^ 
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' j- d. e- x' V7 J$ o! ?Allied aircraft / A; e+ n& j, u: n7 L! P 
FM-2 Wildcat x 9  
6 b- I  I! P% W- xTBM Avenger x 16 * B  W- t2 V4 ~1 F3 E9 m 
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Allied aircraft losses  
& K1 Y4 o3 F& f! d/ C0 CTBM Avenger: 6 damaged  
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( I4 f- p9 z  c+ F" _1 e% RJapanese Ships  
2 i7 m% R' i5 e, @3 G$ NAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage  
) |: \& t2 `" VAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! q/ W) m/ F; d; Y0 F9 O$ k' b$ t! q 
AK Argun Maru, on fire $ }* F8 k) t5 V; M7 w* |" L! } 
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 9 n$ |7 m% B2 z6 U 
 
. ~( J) a& H5 K  U8 g5 [Japanese ground losses:  
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Vehicles lost 1  
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+ w4 `0 H5 n3 t! ?2 z4 A9 tTBM Avenger x 6  
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3 K* g$ P& |+ Y0 A; H6 _Allied aircraft losses  
+ r$ @2 }$ Y8 V) T% x0 sTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 6 w0 [" c" w! K" v: x% f/ y. U 
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Japanese Ships # ]$ A1 e7 W  y5 O" h 
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 a3 k8 H+ ]0 r- u5 H  P5 C 
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
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Japanese ground losses: 8 Z3 Z% j- o# ~0 |' l' ?6 @ 
16 casualties reported  
) t6 y1 C% i$ e! H1 ^) a! fGuns lost 1  
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 6 I$ C2 M5 ]( @. N3 u( m7 m2 j9 z 
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Allied aircraft - S* b0 V! D6 h! i9 A* h 
TBM Avenger x 11 0 w) [4 [3 r/ E; `& y! F* g 
 
7 q2 x' }8 f; z1 fNo Allied losses 2 `% J( O! J6 P! v3 d; w  _/ i 
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Japanese Ships 7 O7 G, |8 [2 w& D9 [ 
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  
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1 f; G0 k8 h% [. hDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52  
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Allied aircraft ( E4 H; l) ~  s: w3 Z$ N; X2 T( b+ m 
TBM Avenger x 2  
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Japanese Ships  
& Z) w5 a7 p' [1 sAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 0 v: v: I; H9 G7 _! @/ e 
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, 
; w% X4 t9 Z9 Z2 B* T9 X同时船队已经被全面打散四奔," w1 b1 \# {% e/ X 
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。 
1 z' [  }) d( d. i$ h- X能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |