AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
9 h8 W( h- z8 b& TThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
9 e3 T! u! t. }How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
( f( j( h8 a! r' Yload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy $ n! `* k8 k& g2 j; `( H
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! . |9 \% I" g# a. J) f1 o
e; Y+ X+ e2 F+ T3 ]5 hDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft + b" d: b I% C9 W6 \5 A4 ]
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
) E3 d: b Z0 V. Z* c5 \2 G* cF4U-1D Corsair x 11 4 \/ [+ U, B& E2 e$ o# U4 L
TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses 5 e6 o+ T+ V% u# H' `4 J
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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- l: U+ t# w2 SJapanese Ships
6 X/ L, o' o9 [# V# {AK Kansai Maru
$ V& N% }- H" } x& @* OAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" P! e& h! |3 i0 rAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' x6 A0 U8 u" y) d6 G0 ?3 JAK Bordeaux Maru
, x6 H0 K8 U8 x) Q: SAK Hakkai Maru
9 A5 P4 u) O& V# ~ Y0 }2 UPG Kogyoku Maru
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* o1 J" t& g. ?* dJapanese ground losses:
; \( h, w0 e* V. I7 u5 g" |& R91 casualties reported
9 v2 D6 ^5 ]- o5 O' M% x. \Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
# `: v: Y! Q2 }/ e5 TFM-2 Wildcat x 39 r# v2 a1 p2 U/ c8 ?
F6F Hellcat x 12 * d% F. T8 c0 L) S: p
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
0 Y$ @8 L1 {# p8 M5 @' D8 [SB2C Helldiver x 41
, j& u6 j9 E* `* w8 vTBM Avenger x 46
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/ i' F" f& |5 b( LAllied aircraft losses * S5 |: g/ F+ @
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
) [3 Y& j& u% n/ Y6 y% GTBM Avenger: 1 damaged : V1 H9 O8 Y8 z. \& R+ Q1 ~
9 `3 K; P: O4 aJapanese Ships
% r* o- T {/ c* hAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 {6 ~/ Y% E: m( j OAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 a( S L& {0 o1 b3 P. BAK Hakonesan Maru
4 w& |" b& R. X) _0 ?PG Heijo Maru
+ ]4 C0 i4 @% X% M' w. Z2 lPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! n8 j6 R! v$ m6 ~$ ], S4 O5 b" FPG Kogyoku Maru 1 f4 m' H4 \2 c, k' E
AK Hokko Maru ( a/ ?; n! n( a8 O- J' Q" [
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( n/ v" ?$ W m7 V3 `
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 P9 h( O/ p) \# b- z
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; P. M. C7 h- j# K* A4 e3 wAK Kansai Maru
2 u3 o- Q5 q% ]& b) u3 [& T" f0 hPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& |7 E1 U. t+ N& G! `5 r& Y# xAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- ~1 z* Q) v! z' xAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
f3 N& l: X2 r0 P: R# c0 pAK Hoeisan Maru $ }" k# C/ ?6 }9 g; G
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Japanese ground losses:
% v4 R# \6 U0 [. g1 }% b3 Q409 casualties reported
6 N0 K- V# ^9 B8 pGuns lost 4
- e) ~4 n7 B# `. w% qVehicles lost 5 - W9 [7 K( P6 e. _" r$ q; Y0 U
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 - ~. \" h4 {* F
; e( i" d) m! \* `5 @Allied aircraft 3 z2 \# ] {, ?$ c4 [( N& r' r1 J9 N
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
! {4 |4 r% q0 U% Z# ^7 I" T% PTBM Avenger x 14 % U" t& ?: q% K
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Allied aircraft losses 0 r0 d, _, I M+ u$ d- A
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 0 U( _! p% ^2 r- h
& U" @4 {( L8 TJapanese Ships
) t. e5 K8 N( dAK Havana Maru 3 b& E. K2 S3 U& |: _
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 ^* q% R; h! Y, h6 H
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) c/ f9 x. a* F$ K6 D- E1 Y6 F
AK Hakkai Maru
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! q1 z6 I/ b) f1 _) z9 [8 r" yJapanese ground losses: $ t/ v/ l) B4 t5 t$ i( r
16 casualties reported
) a0 f$ G& ^" y6 j. `Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . [' _, J" L2 M; ?% Y. U& o
9 N4 ~# G7 M+ D2 f* ^4 k' A$ p) Y7 xAllied aircraft F; N. T& F+ q3 J; r" \# b
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
6 x, o& c) k! w% K" r% j& S. KTBM Avenger x 16 & G$ Z: I5 }5 X5 d* @
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Allied aircraft losses
+ N3 p2 `4 ?' s: F: k9 u$ RTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships 9 @% e; F$ }& h2 E; y
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
3 m# L4 _4 _9 i* X: Y$ xAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 e; a3 x# m# g, @) f+ ?: g8 y
AK Argun Maru, on fire - O0 d2 Y) Q4 [! j9 z" Q$ A
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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Japanese ground losses: # p1 j, I( R# j
37 casualties reported . h4 \0 R( x. l) Y3 Z. a, B' o; |9 j
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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/ [" J6 R& D8 V9 v+ rTBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses / Y1 W8 h% T+ K' @" d- H. ]
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 3 @+ v2 J$ o3 n2 ?3 K
5 D) b9 E. h% PJapanese Ships 4 z1 ], V+ Z/ V( g- T
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: v" A, G0 x& g) fAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# _6 ]2 m4 J1 W: N4 u4 r; UJapanese ground losses:
A6 R) F: O( k! W: x. |16 casualties reported
; k! C' F \. P6 W) i+ c3 {4 gGuns lost 1 2 Y3 b* ^1 g- b
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft 3 o) L7 e( `! W9 @
TBM Avenger x 11
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. C8 i+ e/ K! A, f! L8 B, D( S+ I% FNo Allied losses : W3 ^2 [& l6 { n5 c/ N% S
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Japanese Ships
p7 |# a- N2 yAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* K( p: ~* f$ V; VDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ) }7 R# c* W/ D# o
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships * @$ W$ Z# Q1 [! a- V
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
6 Z+ T4 T5 O' Q0 r8 @+ @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,
5 [ l5 Y3 F/ L1 r2 |3 B ~同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
5 J* |7 Z. A- D明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
R6 E3 X9 d& _/ |/ _$ x1 N能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |