AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 , k3 B3 q& d) j/ C- P6 y
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! ' i4 M; j6 z }" V* d r
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
( k! e' z; S& }- I5 F' R7 aload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 3 d) h- C1 L1 m7 w& n- {( b, c
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ! L0 F0 B' F; V s# l2 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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( {: X* g+ c7 Q. x% G+ wAllied aircraft + F5 m0 G* ~: W" |& w
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
( ]$ k! x3 \1 r4 uF4U-1D Corsair x 11
$ c* ?0 R8 Q, C, p6 W, eTBM Avenger x 19
1 q0 e- W8 y. A M# r4 \4 X+ L
( I, Z8 E7 ]5 J9 HAllied aircraft losses
& E& r4 ?) s% `; F: M$ }" a4 kTBM Avenger: 2 damaged 1 h2 k7 L- m& J+ D) B8 f! x
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Japanese Ships
( A8 ~$ a7 K& I% [& G0 ]) h" yAK Kansai Maru
2 v3 S. G( z9 bAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , i( E( @. J# _
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 o9 t% ^3 |& R3 R8 l
AK Bordeaux Maru
# X8 V3 G2 l9 \0 _" T$ d' WAK Hakkai Maru
$ _- e \! V0 ZPG Kogyoku Maru , U# L1 E9 }7 J8 o1 V' u* b
0 z. J8 d# n" v/ L+ m. ]" }3 L4 JJapanese ground losses:
6 F% x+ j; s0 ~/ n91 casualties reported 2 X7 U; N6 y) n3 X& M
Vehicles lost 2 / P& L% o; q O0 Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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- N0 a3 j3 w; @3 `+ g, NAllied aircraft
4 X4 W2 Y- ^; r- U r4 ^1 PFM-2 Wildcat x 39
0 O0 p3 M$ E4 |* XF6F Hellcat x 12 \( l. @3 k6 \- ~+ t$ G$ h- [2 w
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
) P3 {7 o; Y' ~; e9 ~) c5 rSB2C Helldiver x 41
R. Z$ E; Q$ r2 W' @TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
; }' p/ [( |. l. kSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
: i* ^4 w6 J& DTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 n0 v' }+ \0 NAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) i" m1 }" v; R" g' m4 T* Q9 {AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% p* [, s6 J( x0 l' v F- s! mAK Hakonesan Maru
$ H6 e; I1 |; K; Z" h% \. W# PPG Heijo Maru 0 k9 S6 V3 a) w- x3 i
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ a; ~/ F* J2 x! e& ePG Kogyoku Maru * J9 J3 I/ D) W$ o" V/ n6 f
AK Hokko Maru . {: }! i+ M/ F3 O/ T" o( |
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 i7 ^4 @' s WAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . M) m7 t4 m+ i
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / Y9 F8 L4 l* L, _8 e# E
AK Kansai Maru ( I% @6 a) g/ a. F0 `
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 ~' L. h, u: l0 ]( `2 \. n( R7 SAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / s0 @& q1 K7 j% c3 o
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" ^6 I' e$ `9 _' ~AK Hoeisan Maru
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& t: i. q2 m( u' Y# m4 _Japanese ground losses:
0 _) r" E2 ]9 w# u, U( q' U409 casualties reported 6 h0 i6 M# d, w
Guns lost 4 , m/ w6 A# e* x
Vehicles lost 5 ; x; V# z9 f( f+ r ?$ m
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$ B' x: T) Q6 A0 }- V5 U/ \) |Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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, Y l) R; b: Z- e# e. {8 LAllied aircraft
/ q- _4 p8 \! _3 Q; Y/ hFM-2 Wildcat x 23 + D1 L* n. N# [
TBM Avenger x 14 ! w5 P1 a+ R p
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Allied aircraft losses
$ H( T4 P# R' g+ \3 C4 I, [TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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% n6 `. Y' |& NJapanese Ships
4 @; }) \. J* _' D$ QAK Havana Maru
4 ^' S$ Q% M" g5 DAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 A( b5 {' {* h0 J8 p" vAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % l& m8 A3 d: K% R
AK Hakkai Maru : }9 m# U8 Z+ b1 K' q
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Japanese ground losses: 0 g L% q G- @! t- g2 K
16 casualties reported 7 g; [* P7 b- w. P/ k
Guns lost 2
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$ {, K2 U; W- C, g lDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 |& r' o, [& r, D' x% N
5 M* ]* G3 Y2 jAllied aircraft
8 {! a+ F" M7 [4 H1 O# h6 {/ ^FM-2 Wildcat x 9
Z# x8 r8 J: h. ?2 W" @& MTBM Avenger x 16 # k3 C( }* o/ g/ H& j! t
2 \4 C, g' w8 r2 J- B0 LAllied aircraft losses 1 q7 W. E* V+ _ `. \1 H" ], \
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged # {5 ^3 ?6 j- {) O! R5 n
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Japanese Ships % t* P( t1 p7 ^$ U) b
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage . ]3 }: ~" z; J' f, h
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + U+ H' d7 v( A$ I O( p
AK Argun Maru, on fire + G9 h2 y8 R5 g/ E. `2 L$ T% M9 p
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses: g0 u8 e& K* u! F
37 casualties reported 5 z _- |: R- o8 _( e A
Vehicles lost 1 * w& q! n! Z3 a+ I, j' H
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 / W" Q6 O* L K* r! F1 P% v* W
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Allied aircraft
# E% h5 p h, Y9 B* A! M: M y$ ~TBM Avenger x 6 - P5 a" C4 \( T) h/ `
- z. x( F0 g/ g$ l/ C, CAllied aircraft losses
; y4 h4 r, l1 CTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 9 O8 o" v" z6 U. `3 Q4 l. A" x
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Japanese Ships 1 |- a: \" z3 I. w4 n/ ?; {
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' u; Q, O/ t7 C% G4 X& E0 w
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
% H7 q! B3 E3 a+ y8 w# \16 casualties reported % \7 T7 X: [; X0 B" J8 v
Guns lost 1
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- i6 a9 q+ _/ m# f3 xDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft 2 [ E8 R5 v$ X
TBM Avenger x 11
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# E& N! W. P* E: _No Allied losses
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_. G8 y! o! |4 H$ I5 lJapanese Ships , i* b" j; c* \& E$ j: g8 o4 ^
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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+ V. u7 k) Z( a5 bAllied aircraft
& ~0 p4 E# A; b) b4 i5 ^- FTBM Avenger x 2 o2 {1 K$ t& R; U" A, x7 c- P7 r
: v0 w! B1 _! C8 L, a, d1 k. y7 ^No Allied losses
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1 @1 |$ v9 k, Z" e `Japanese Ships ; _& ]) I* ?$ Z: K1 M; w. y
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
6 z9 K7 f) |$ G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( \" \0 v# [! B' |
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,, `1 Z7 p. U; p( ~: P
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
: t+ {7 H( p6 N$ V* S9 Q2 D能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |