AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 . H P7 [2 I8 t/ X% U& X
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 9 g4 M4 |/ H# j; ~7 l! a* n
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 4 U k0 M) x& B7 q' l
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy ' O% j/ ?! ^5 [8 F+ y
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
7 f" K* q* Q# Q! I6 I: m
( l% P9 B" d- F7 S3 [Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
1 b! \9 i$ v; E R/ N- i% W* n {, b: t
Allied aircraft # p0 |1 W! r9 ]% X: D- M5 f
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 ; q+ u- `3 e; Y6 `
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
. R1 S( w( g9 q0 S/ PTBM Avenger x 19
3 ~! o7 \9 R: [6 Z" s. X( W1 G4 D, O
Allied aircraft losses . b o/ Y O% M* _, o
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
" r' C; o g, K* J) O' _: c5 u! L2 v, r* E8 M+ B* \& y- Z
Japanese Ships
# K9 N& P8 x1 y1 F# gAK Kansai Maru 1 _7 {; e# t+ T" V
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 z6 s" O" i- K& P
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + m- t% r: n; E7 s' m' E
AK Bordeaux Maru
5 a- v6 P. R1 a+ }* f5 yAK Hakkai Maru
( G0 b" g) W; G7 QPG Kogyoku Maru
' e3 v6 ~5 n" r1 P) l& ]: N7 n! J: o' W; L( X$ ~0 g
Japanese ground losses:
5 F5 w0 F: v* c7 M9 e( u% @91 casualties reported
) x {% H5 H3 J& Y9 OVehicles lost 2
5 ~- P3 d5 x6 I/ G: c. S; ]- p8 c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& d4 P0 \ Q9 }Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 - M2 E6 X I$ N* o$ V" N
& q5 i5 M; E, ?: h7 V8 [7 f( T! c% ^Allied aircraft
! ~+ z! r" ?; p! O" BFM-2 Wildcat x 39 + ]! V+ ~; K+ J1 M
F6F Hellcat x 12
0 B( c7 u- g" kF4U-1D Corsair x 9
3 E6 m7 Z1 r! Z. B- hSB2C Helldiver x 41
4 P$ r1 s3 c& A$ \: T! q6 m) kTBM Avenger x 46
: p5 t3 b* d/ F. |$ l! G, J( O1 x) ]5 \- x
Allied aircraft losses : f% A, _$ H$ L3 A* Z/ s. a+ V
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
) [/ g% c7 u$ f8 _TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
5 I) l3 W- E) h) }3 d- d
, v! K* W! a/ ^) C* e# k. f& KJapanese Ships - G7 G3 R, q' W( K: W1 G& ?% H
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* a l: k( o+ T; B8 s0 tAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 G& `+ B' c$ |' s7 {AK Hakonesan Maru 4 z3 s- L2 G- u9 m t
PG Heijo Maru ' {, M9 G |/ ^# M; _- s( r0 S2 _
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& y" x; g; T6 j5 q7 l' d8 f2 aPG Kogyoku Maru . h$ D# Z; @' @
AK Hokko Maru
" N' N8 E2 I2 h ]AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ m$ b6 }0 g1 Q! X4 k }" i. yAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 q2 Q& m" u- r X! Q
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; i5 b$ ?6 N5 x, O% N; P; q7 Q
AK Kansai Maru 1 q$ Y9 F( K8 Z! l$ Z9 g
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire / k; V4 T3 | t4 k5 r
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' y" v& ?3 `$ m7 e( i
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! G3 g3 o, z% @! c( X9 l
AK Hoeisan Maru 5 n; y( z! J; P/ l, `) C
+ D9 B* [' Q- k* S) f& W6 ZJapanese ground losses:
. f" F" E2 J- s2 u# P7 ^ ^409 casualties reported
; x/ t/ B0 b3 s0 U; Z2 N5 {Guns lost 4 1 F' p# @4 Y+ N! e( ?9 X
Vehicles lost 5
# T& P3 u. X" s$ Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 a, n9 S, Y! `8 J/ X# q) }Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 + A4 b: X/ r% E1 b/ `9 n
2 D, Y# i% E$ g% |& MAllied aircraft " v: ?1 T* n6 ]- ?1 S l
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
0 j. `! W% W! A; d- v# J3 @: rTBM Avenger x 14 + W8 ^3 L7 _9 j# b0 w! w; u. p
0 u1 l5 v! \5 Z, k/ P3 W; j2 ^8 V$ g
Allied aircraft losses # F" C) _- k5 W: \ X* T* T
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged / f0 k. F) e, Z' n8 Z- T% B
& _4 w* P- x! R& C+ K2 J! B
Japanese Ships . [6 h, |6 m) v$ P3 \
AK Havana Maru
! e1 b- e3 A% z& g ^AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 [2 Y: l! W1 A3 `& V8 B4 D+ g# X6 h6 G
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 S4 X. n. U% I' U* CAK Hakkai Maru
( ]$ L3 l5 Z4 f, d$ [1 C) D6 ?+ O0 s8 h3 m5 w
Japanese ground losses: 4 `2 q" |- e6 k
16 casualties reported ) o7 U0 v# ^/ m9 p
Guns lost 2 9 |+ j! f1 g9 K& d3 B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# _2 y- ^& Y5 v7 i2 _: R! S" ?Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ' s1 V0 o7 \0 t6 c8 L" e% N. q
2 Y3 |$ w& V6 U; n9 S* r" @
Allied aircraft
5 P; G2 \2 U" z1 A2 d8 G1 p2 i0 }FM-2 Wildcat x 9
) Q" s( l4 ^% J- ^TBM Avenger x 16
. B# } o4 o3 m% {
5 t# I. j m p! L% v4 {5 YAllied aircraft losses
$ K8 z$ r3 N4 }TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
5 o* S4 c5 e6 o$ a6 Q) F* _2 d
3 \8 a& Q+ y1 Q, A% FJapanese Ships 9 r( W, O& n1 M, w
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 u; C' m; B2 R/ W/ Q$ s8 ~! nAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , Z) k% s, i1 o2 R1 ?
AK Argun Maru, on fire
2 J- z1 n% r7 O: c! A. W1 b1 zAK Dakar Maru, on fire
3 n: c( V3 }4 o, K% {7 f' Q8 K: w3 A, E
Japanese ground losses:
* ^6 C2 T! s) N% E2 A37 casualties reported
# l, q$ ?* V. @* q( qVehicles lost 1
$ }- h6 |: N" q( W$ f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 n [1 e. _$ o, Q5 u v/ J5 r& [
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 7 _) \/ z+ E, k) J
- `: i) F) l _# D- I( @+ xAllied aircraft
0 I5 P. g' Q# H, z3 _. F/ RTBM Avenger x 6
! [% O* I3 ]; C! y" D/ `, J
! b3 S. I- }0 A" f3 [9 TAllied aircraft losses
# Z- E: b" I, ?9 j" d* @, \9 MTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
" U. e% F! X* A! U' Q+ H! f
V6 s$ R* y+ c/ E! x0 TJapanese Ships
, Q& R( L; H+ h) m& G/ u1 fAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # f2 j( D# B) v# m6 l) \
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ m, E8 ?+ |9 h9 X2 T2 [, @) Q( t4 O9 \2 j" W a
Japanese ground losses: ' R( h- ~" H. M) O; \3 }
16 casualties reported ) o, R( [& m; E: U
Guns lost 1
0 P. K1 m x4 }* ?0 }$ g0 D1 B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 n8 T; }& D1 Z' T: g0 w7 j8 S
Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
' _. H) k% e) R* U6 ~" a% L( x. y
9 z8 o+ W$ Y5 [/ [- z x+ v# `+ rAllied aircraft
5 v" y! X. w/ o# m% I- ~6 KTBM Avenger x 11 ( s. a; L k- K- u7 l
5 i* n' o) {, F- e$ E. iNo Allied losses
$ e2 q; M: W, X, {1 _4 X# Y3 ]8 |/ r s3 Z R7 Y# L- `/ f
Japanese Ships
# J* e- f8 E ^ o# s, ?# A3 fAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; W* P5 H8 B. B O; p3 x3 F" P& d, i--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 _1 x3 f% V) B5 V( eDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 , f" q6 G+ t6 I
; Z/ _: s1 l6 h6 U2 T
Allied aircraft
' Z% E, d* ?& [: C; @% NTBM Avenger x 2 4 ^' B0 f7 N& [% F( g- W" j: W
- {7 W; u, }( a3 G. ]- T7 }No Allied losses
4 {& Y7 r& ?5 a/ m$ {5 ~- K3 g" L$ E' J) V
Japanese Ships 5 J' y3 ], h0 S, w8 [7 o, O
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
# H9 w3 Y5 D. A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,/ q3 n$ ]5 v9 X
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
/ V/ C: E7 h, ?明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
( R1 I( ?; v' m& T8 c能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |