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6 K1 ?3 j! x: b2 F/ J, ESub/ASW Attacks w. G) N; o% n u
; u, _" z2 Y( i# E- ?8 m W! [# VASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! o+ Z* t) ]6 U# c
4 l$ ~+ k' k1 D) [0 h) i8 }Japanese Ships * L1 H: I; ]2 A
SS RO-35, hits 7 1 I) J+ P5 w$ \
" h' h/ D" C& @Allied Ships ' {& n2 ~2 ^! Q6 u9 Q2 l2 x
DD Saufley
3 C! J6 Z% L1 d( N* p, u+ k( RDD Picking
p; R7 h* |: L6 o5 j3 T& x, y1 K4 {DD John Hood
& R7 H7 k: }; v3 i4 `. l& m5 sDD Caperton 4 U0 n" W" v# k
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
. Q- [5 o. d, B- D3 }6 O) G t1 t& ~% }
Japanese Ships 9 ]/ J4 S9 b3 q! O4 o% r
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 Q6 ]) W4 h, j7 x" E; `* ?+ A
PC Kume
( t' H. t2 b$ N% Y! D+ | m3 g! I' H1 l7 x7 c- d. J6 G
Allied Ships 9 [9 u2 @9 _/ x# R( F
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 m- v! ]* |( }6 \
1 o" m( T8 c9 B3 E/ kJapanese Ships
% S0 l, p2 B2 [" @SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire + N2 \. X( v7 {# f& W' T
+ N) n0 H" v* g) y* v6 B
Allied Ships , i4 c+ B0 G% Z' s
DD Saufley
1 E3 g4 k, d- T+ K G6 A' ^' pDD Picking
9 ~9 N/ h. w- U& NDD John Hood 1 B7 H/ E5 ?7 [& ^: z8 u8 e
DD Caperton
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( f- V+ W7 }+ R+ z/ Z( _Sub attack at 62,53
8 H1 e2 T, A: G) `9 ~+ R4 S
$ Z! [: v, J! I! B$ M" ZJapanese Ships " M( I8 S6 [( W9 \ i9 N* _
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( z% y$ h- w+ Q+ Z: BPC Ch 2
' A; F4 k4 v4 }* y1 Y( a
1 B. a# m& s# \& iAllied Ships . D' s0 U4 Q5 l0 Y* d% u
SS Bang
2 b5 A5 H$ Y3 V8 l7 ?- i% B" R# o5 W) D0 [+ b( H. L
Japanese ground losses: ' u% j2 O/ d7 A- ` P* a
88 casualties reported
1 s! b t$ `8 _( t; }2 ?* lGuns lost 2 # h3 I8 o! ^) e
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3 C) D; R8 R3 W3 Y8 v6 [Night Surface Combat
) d ]+ a& E) H& ^% q: a# n/ B& p8 J# j" W$ N; M, O, f, O
I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ' C/ R* `& {. r6 }( Z
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 8 k% P. o) T2 D( B# k7 u
8 o2 o: K1 i RNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 7 |) g+ I7 S/ K/ i5 ?, C$ {. M
& C* _5 x- H4 _( [: _Japanese Ships
7 U. V7 V; S( o G$ \BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 6 d/ I5 l4 B; j9 O4 t( F
BB Yamashiro 1 \; `2 o* ~0 h8 s: n/ Q. K: \
BB Hyuga
6 }. Y( D) K4 gCA Mikuma # g1 z; q1 d/ j5 Q I
CL Noshiro 8 ?: G* {$ c6 ^5 v
DD Fuyuzuki
" p( X: f3 c& n5 {0 l: X. r: mDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
; q! Q% ~ T( Z* J. RDD Momi % c& f# I6 [ y: o2 d+ W
DD Kaede 9 U2 \8 V6 I6 p
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 % X% @. L4 o0 G% d+ r
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 i6 a, H& c+ _7 n# |. O& Q
% p2 }+ i) e# [6 U( R ^! ZAllied Ships
; V2 H4 ~) ?$ uDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. O& ?. E. f- q% [3 E9 WDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
' `0 h" f$ C# R: dDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " K0 z8 O! u( [, i
DMS Rodman
- f# h' ]2 _; k" EDMS Gherardi
|2 a+ V9 ~* w1 Z4 [8 eDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& E% [. v2 U3 ~& y( k# `6 N2 W+ UDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
! g* A- I% I2 BLST LST-339, heavy damage - [- k! q# c T1 |
LST LST-457, heavy damage + L$ P, B4 W" Z- u7 x8 {
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
2 o( l5 w$ ~$ W7 V1 m8 A8 }3 f5 WAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
9 k! v& ~3 l, o. D" l# n4 q p# t8 |# }4 v2 l5 K- l
Allied ground losses: 7 Q5 G0 t: h v2 J4 I" K
54 casualties reported
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2 R8 g& _ H/ w) VJapanese Ships
0 Q1 {& P7 N3 J) c4 X+ ~3 `9 vPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. ]- E( B) x+ kPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
4 a$ u0 q! q5 ]2 ~
, U8 V1 y6 m. Y8 D( [( rAllied Ships ' e8 w6 x' X* d" U {/ i) X
DD Lyman K. Swenson
& `$ r) H+ p" J0 ~DD Taussig
0 o+ w* z" |8 z& h- ~3 nDD John W. Weeks
0 L# u- L. Y3 F% H. u9 k% z8 X" FDD Harrison 6 ~* g' R& b, i! v
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 $ v0 a2 d$ R4 x
DD David Taylor 0 r+ t2 g0 [. ]* {. m0 c
DD Barton - f% C3 M6 D9 O
DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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! V% S* P: c* m4 i" [5 a/ gNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 " L2 o! k. g. O
0 A2 ]4 A. r+ i
Japanese Ships
. ]9 k' M- s6 i- U; f( R. J5 sCA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 o' D( U. z! y. p1 _) |/ fCL Kiso . Z: q$ ]" U6 u$ U* `* R: g
DD Urakaze ) ], k& S- B6 @9 Z$ j' e
DD Natsugumo
, \1 t, n4 f* T6 |' p0 dDD Minegumo ! S' A/ F& S/ O9 v
DD Sugi ' j+ N, P4 q" C
DD Hinoki - G# y) i- b$ H" e% L% M- T1 V- `
DD Kashi
+ r$ H) o4 Q7 C, SDD Keyaki 5 Z0 c q/ _( T8 `* u
1 ]) E" [+ L. @4 \7 n( Q/ C
Allied Ships
R" c4 p0 \# h2 d0 V1 ~AS Howard W. Gilmore , p6 V; C% S0 n: B1 q( L3 v( C1 S
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " b% @( p1 |, m, S
AV Hamlin * }3 {) ~' j: B" x- [
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
- O/ X$ J7 p7 k8 S5 ]/ L7 RAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 3 T* d. ^8 \* V% R& `
AR George Taylor
+ C: W, F8 L+ D5 U" ?1 gAV R. C. Brennan
8 g q7 j% D! k& A, VAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ( }6 }0 q$ L& f8 m6 x
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
3 {0 e6 j4 Y9 |( x0 q+ ^- H8 A( |3 mAR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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+ L `+ f( g- a, t: vNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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# h- n! p+ l5 mJapanese Ships
/ H" T/ f" L" LCA Kako, Shell hits 4
: h' N! C/ j. LCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
- a5 y/ V4 n+ R# PDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire $ U' ]- ^0 Z/ }* H- F
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 ^4 ^" r& G! \- X+ MDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ! w4 z- r5 N( l! y B, ]5 F
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage + J5 t. g! V, u* E/ {, e
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 4 q; w$ y: P: u9 y5 E5 v
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- [5 ]9 {+ S) b3 C" Q6 ODD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 C8 z$ v( }9 G% \5 N* S
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ k( j+ a; ]9 s% _% ?CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 : F& x$ \ }: c. Z4 l
CL Wilkes-Barre % p* M. v! B Y; @& }: n
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
* I. e/ H4 O! [9 z' sDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire / ?1 t- p. a/ Z# S: E4 v) U' Z" | r- U
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 7 e' ]; l, H" @1 `4 |8 \
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
W" h" f" P8 }% _' MDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 1 M' G d; C. @& u% O1 T
DD Welles
" {+ R" j# N9 rDD Wilkes 6 b0 r5 h7 F: `" A
DD Roe 4 c% M' F# r+ o$ }( n& }% {# e1 z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 + w [/ K* `- K
6 }" _7 C3 {' Q
Japanese Ships
5 I% j' d' l m$ d- I# r) NPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 j3 [) e$ E f; H2 Q/ Y6 k0 k4 J; j6 l- o1 d7 E9 g
Allied Ships
( A" V0 x& S$ pDD Nicholson + E" @( d% w' o( H8 {4 ^) V# Z
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6 ]6 j9 y; C; M9 ]# x) ~& a" }Japanese Ships 0 h) j- B {4 K& d3 R/ R) ~/ k
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % _- J u8 O1 x. F: H/ \, a* u4 I
4 C- c: r# T5 ~Allied Ships
5 ?! {8 Q( S7 K& E5 r8 tDD Lyman K. Swenson
2 H# @4 j/ h r# ?; I4 K) iDD Taussig & m$ a" T, m- K5 |: g" `) O
DD John W. Weeks
& t5 p- f- h9 H7 _6 X8 {DD Harrison
0 e2 k; Q! o; k& H7 \; L8 cDD Isherwood
' O7 [+ I( W% [DD David Taylor
/ @4 I6 f6 ?, o5 X( H; U) {DD Barton
% W; ]/ [& a. V) E7 f ZDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % ]$ Z4 p9 F5 V& T0 I$ K
" F% y+ P2 Q. eJapanese Ships - n" G" N% _0 N6 a5 Z0 |
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 5 T9 ]% z& ]( ^! }8 e" ]* M
. x, ?, u! k; hAllied Ships ' i4 C3 s8 n$ ^3 S# g
DD Lyman K. Swenson
$ I$ m& D' C F0 o' lDD Taussig
* E* i! [- A" aDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 / j- W' D! C0 n# P" V% W3 l I
DD Harrison
3 W- I: d6 i0 G! @! U3 `DD Isherwood
$ m* C2 U/ |3 e6 k# n2 G) L% LDD David Taylor
, U9 q7 x5 h0 w7 UDD Barton " o0 r+ V+ \5 R1 e0 C4 t
DD Quickmatch ; k$ m- N1 o' X# r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 Y$ Q/ K \' t3 k9 `
- R6 w5 J! _9 q4 h: Q# HJapanese Ships
0 L r9 r# c1 k9 f2 W0 QPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 j9 m- T4 z! u% o8 K) Z' B1 V( v- p2 k* J* f" ~2 W, a
Allied Ships : \( n/ ^+ b3 S+ d
DD Lyman K. Swenson
% Y$ @2 r. r1 [" \DD Taussig
! `) i- I: o9 X- PDD John W. Weeks + P' y$ S' {- U3 T( I
DD Harrison 8 Y8 K m9 j3 Q
DD Isherwood 5 ?: ^" y1 p0 H! {" A- \
DD David Taylor
1 c: A% q) j3 ^+ ^7 zDD Barton
7 O# l2 `8 q8 I- {% D" i) LDD Quickmatch / T( Y* K U* F# C$ I+ h1 `5 N' g& ^# n
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Daylight Surface Combat 5 `+ l7 L! B$ D' I
3 `# ?; g7 [& t; @
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & z' X* A( v! d$ V5 Z
4 V2 g, S! d. J
Japanese Ships . ^0 u7 }- o6 W6 i, z
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 ~3 P) G' K; V; q* u `
; U3 E+ J) w4 f+ c/ o: J$ f/ |) KAllied Ships
, e$ c! E! v* Y$ jBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
- m3 Q2 g& x3 W0 o" R0 x' wBB Massachusetts 0 Z+ m. j X- T0 P, F
BB Alabama ; `; W8 T+ ]" C7 y! X3 n& D# d- ~4 x
CA Louisville , p0 ?: F8 j/ Y* j! |
CA Chicago ! p- J. i1 S( T4 d$ |- G
DD Walker " W& k3 q2 i0 a
DD Waller 5 \5 M9 l$ B. ]! w/ K! X5 V
DD Wedderburn . |4 r; k7 I3 K" j4 _$ ?
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& w6 @+ ^& }7 |5 V! uDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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' m2 Z8 {% r1 _0 q4 Z' Z) VJapanese Ships
# V! O% l8 z _1 I- d1 W. c3 @AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 y! s1 _7 }. Q/ n& N6 C1 G
9 c& o7 T# M0 T9 A- c0 T- y$ I. CAllied Ships
# A# l: r: Z5 t' [7 VBB South Dakota
9 i! C$ K7 u* n bBB Massachusetts 0 ^/ ~7 j$ Q6 F% A; B6 i
BB Alabama
7 ?' W0 N: F9 R3 [9 eCA Louisville
2 O" F6 o$ }& F0 F) m- R4 pCA Chicago
# {; `3 K& F! v O- xDD Walker
9 B/ w+ F/ t0 B3 V% J' dDD Waller {2 N! ^; m U9 _2 `5 v$ G
DD Wedderburn & \9 |! g; m3 p' R% X
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& a& l+ b+ P3 ~/ L+ BDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' d/ }! A `4 `
, n4 ?$ c7 @- m
Japanese Ships
' L% G9 [( y+ O( I# O% I; MAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 F# D6 l2 a" Z$ ]' S; C0 o" \
2 k& [" F( E, t8 J8 S7 E- K$ pAllied Ships g! p3 N2 S" m, _
BB South Dakota + k: Z8 j1 g+ k y
BB Massachusetts
# E$ ~- p: h8 X# W+ ]- f- D' }( }" rBB Alabama
! _0 |6 }+ K0 Y* XCA Louisville " l& n; Y) s6 ], Z
CA Chicago " U0 w# G) n, u2 Y! d
DD Walker 7 T Y" d5 }! r2 z Z8 ] g* i: {
DD Waller + x. N3 e3 L$ h# N" o
DD Wedderburn ( b+ P2 @1 \* W/ k, ^6 [; Y0 g1 P
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, ]6 @8 _- X( m6 O$ s( |9 i3 @% L" U4 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : o+ _) J% I* s) K5 D. V( O4 ~+ L
' l; [9 d% [7 l) m: k6 MJapanese Ships 3 }: H# O) K" k4 Y8 x; k8 g. I
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 O+ v7 H' ?9 }5 S8 m/ z
( m0 ^- k( }8 H% S' x
Allied Ships
. `0 e3 u' Q! O }! v/ t! y( j! {BB South Dakota * l$ A# p+ `& C6 {
BB Massachusetts
+ e/ Z$ _: ]3 a, MBB Alabama
3 Z$ a; R; ]. A& n# k* tCA Louisville ( o" F" k: v4 @" Q
CA Chicago 8 x. b2 @6 d$ ]0 x
DD Walker 3 H# q. h- v4 @# v& q: O) `
DD Waller ( D0 L9 B5 x' y% ~6 L
DD Wedderburn ' I; ?* [8 M7 s8 F; S" N. [! [- u/ U
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , E$ M: D; q* m
" u0 T7 g: c0 ?+ k) N4 |Japanese Ships
1 T& L2 @( z" j* a% V; y8 J/ wPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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R& `1 D" p6 I& U$ Y! jAllied Ships 7 Z7 K* X4 f2 v# w, C! v
BB South Dakota
$ _; c( r" z8 |' @9 [6 c1 O* e/ gBB Massachusetts 9 z% k/ W. O! S. @
BB Alabama
+ R/ D. Y/ I$ y" p2 j3 ^4 hCA Louisville 0 m" G, u' ^- K9 p. H" z
CA Chicago
( F" @0 I. _ C8 E$ U) q1 X J tDD Walker
# M/ e9 a5 L7 TDD Waller & x8 x K4 `4 Q6 }4 t5 ?
DD Wedderburn
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1 |3 k- j l3 |% A2 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " l5 J* O/ F5 Y/ d0 V% Z
1 r2 m7 ^0 F- X4 J: `; |- {* \) V
Japanese Ships d* Q. Q z, Q \
AK Myoho Maru 6 M; c% q4 Z$ O; C w6 Q0 a
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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1 N- A7 _" f. C+ HAllied Ships ! z: d' l' p; i5 d
BB South Dakota & V' |& n, m7 x' f2 o; g: F5 M
BB Massachusetts
) j4 K# Y3 Y9 `: ^' h& b/ mBB Alabama ( |. t) x, T% t) A: E
CA Louisville 1 E, M( J) P. J# k/ y- S
CA Chicago 9 ] }0 Y& P4 Y8 b- I, l, _
DD Walker
, F5 X! ^0 Z! [* T* R5 zDD Waller
( \* G0 M3 V8 t i4 l% D2 WDD Wedderburn
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7 D7 {( m/ w- d$ `Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 N! j$ E/ k; h% E
* B- x/ _0 a# i8 ]9 |0 UJapanese Ships 1 h$ Y# i! [' C
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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% A e" g! b# C: Y2 e( QAllied Ships 9 W. \1 M0 K' U/ L" @8 B
BB South Dakota
$ L: b3 z. _* l: zBB Massachusetts
6 o8 } W2 Y4 |) u% ?$ ` vBB Alabama 2 W7 K4 m9 A' f0 Q( G
CA Louisville
5 Z4 _7 u! {1 O6 |4 m) _CA Chicago 8 @+ l5 N3 }( z4 l: P
DD Walker
5 t, s; C I8 E) e; CDD Waller
. z0 V0 F* T; O4 F( K! iDD Wedderburn / v* I* c3 y5 l
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: N" I6 _( _8 y& q* O, w1 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships ' O. Q0 O o! D# u$ B3 x ]
BB South Dakota ! u# \" i O, e( |
BB Massachusetts
+ [( p7 H) [3 q, T. ]7 WBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
! K) Z5 d P* b/ L# {% kCA Louisville 0 |) w# y7 g$ D3 H* ]7 `8 Z5 w$ N
CA Chicago # |* R; D1 ]7 h; Z2 e" a
DD Walker * e6 K6 Q( K5 s+ s: J3 D; [/ c
DD Waller
3 r* X: R: E% L' o/ pDD Wedderburn
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! p+ O8 L8 a, u0 g/ E# ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
& d0 d" v& r8 O# fPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ! ]$ H+ `7 }* i: N! @7 b
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage * ?9 W( @6 [' Q) A$ ]- {
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Allied Ships
* J0 [' _+ @* ^BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
' _/ z. e% X4 M, T0 n& c! ?BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
; W6 s4 ^. M1 x) L9 CBB Alabama $ `' I% H; Y1 ?& j4 d' W
CA Louisville U! E; h2 _8 o% {/ n
CA Chicago - b" a2 h' }3 x) U6 V9 k* P
DD Walker " s4 @$ h& S# G2 w: T! D
DD Waller
1 y* k% t! K# s* [3 DDD Wedderburn ) D/ e2 a8 p4 v& I
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8 P9 c& g" P! q6 h3 ]6 ]Bombardments
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+ M5 K) d1 g1 d/ n" ]* rNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! * b5 m3 Z/ `8 [* ?# Y# \* Q
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % N& w; D* N4 e5 W, z( q' T
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Allied Ships - k4 j: s T ~' V; I
CA Chicago
K8 j6 n' A6 |* ]5 oCA Louisville
* e6 z( B" r7 H3 O1 JBB Alabama
" w5 Q G/ X3 Z, e, nBB Massachusetts
# L$ o+ F) Z4 ^: [' X2 p$ [- P/ {BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
" s% e9 u! i) M H3 M$ W7 k. N) k9 h8 t( q0 ~- ~( l
Japanese ground losses:
5 j# X' A I2 M% T* j9 D: n184 casualties reported - j) ]: O6 j, ?
Guns lost 3
7 P: ]; K4 o! D* I5 T2 u S$ M- F2 R6 k5 O4 S. S" h0 N' a
Runway hits 1 + l- o5 V& I) Y! p c( y
Port fuel hits 1 * e. h1 n" m' b4 j3 G7 D6 }# G7 g
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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* K$ ]9 n# x- n( g" `. nJapanese aircraft + N) r3 r" U$ W9 z
no flights n" Q6 w) [1 Y$ F7 W
* q- H' ^) e ]/ \7 T
Japanese aircraft losses 0 p# H; }6 R* @2 x# {0 v- |
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed / R% _" H8 j3 `: W5 ?7 X; ^& A
1 ~5 @* o7 v% U) _0 i' `; `
Allied Ships
4 W, B. S6 u0 c. \CA Chester
$ w$ l) t2 g. ?7 zBB Washington
$ O! V; E9 x6 r- ^BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
) m6 u6 {/ l* j2 A8 \85 casualties reported % I2 h. B1 g$ H
Guns lost 2 4 c0 O8 f3 X) q& F
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Airbase hits 1 t9 x1 X9 H `2 N
Runway hits 5 * O6 q. H# z6 \- a/ w# ~/ d* F
Port hits 1
7 a7 M. Q8 t1 L. o; }Port supply hits 4
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9 W) m! ]! V6 K; P
Night Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 6 g- Q$ d$ k3 k* z" e. g; s% D
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Japanese aircraft 7 D, u& b! g; R( T3 `5 N
H8K Emily x 5
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% _, D+ H# n% w! \. tJapanese aircraft losses
: m' y" J3 e* y. RH8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships 5 D+ T6 S. P4 J) ?1 z% \2 K% Y
SS RO-35
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DD Hyman
7 g2 |7 k1 {* ]7 K$ f0 A0 zDD Conner " b# \- y8 [0 q" E
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0 }# r' p. B# Q, q0 u6 cNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft
% O5 W5 {* h) T- K. M0 ^- _/ S, yH8K Emily x 5 N3 I3 R5 t, z; J; }
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Allied aircraft 5 j9 f5 V! E0 p9 h4 U! K
P-61A Black Widow x 2
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+ q0 L* T) S! AJapanese aircraft losses ! k e* n% N" R3 W
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
. z. v* }9 z+ d) K) eDD Conner * j- u6 I- D6 v1 f
DE LeRay Wilson 2 Q% E, d8 i. m Z9 y" b# p: P9 e
AK Martin Johnson |