AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 2 C6 W& X( @7 ~1 h9 s& b, S
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
. W5 q0 e2 I3 S& [2 V: aHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
, H/ W0 K( A2 p, S% V( }- R; a, Eload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
$ D$ U |, e$ }0 b- x" v ois dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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1 q( {7 k" R6 m7 n5 XDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 & m c9 ^4 y$ R- ?7 W% Y* Q
8 B* {& [7 @6 X3 G1 ~& GAllied aircraft , P' @1 P; a2 V& ~! s6 y0 e, N
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
% k- i z9 h: i" p; X3 A) hF4U-1D Corsair x 11 & g* c4 F8 e3 l' Q
TBM Avenger x 19 # o7 C3 W; G" ^/ e; [1 t* l' J* n
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Allied aircraft losses % {! b' d' x& q" s9 c& X7 b
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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# l2 y' u3 F5 J, xAK Kansai Maru
5 U7 b& _; _& x3 l, ^+ z' bAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ U U6 T5 g9 e/ uAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. t& ~$ b. v5 I, n' @AK Bordeaux Maru
7 V* `$ Q3 i3 t* Z3 Z, HAK Hakkai Maru
) v3 ?! o# Q- n; ?7 I( XPG Kogyoku Maru
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! b6 d; g7 |: a: C/ ~; TJapanese ground losses: : H' d" F+ M( ^6 S$ h5 K( p* N
91 casualties reported $ O# K8 E9 l7 s, G7 S! X& _
Vehicles lost 2 4 G- M) F5 t+ _. m+ i, g
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ( M Y: X% m$ j V- T [
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Allied aircraft
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F6F Hellcat x 12 # B! ]- `; Q: Y- j7 B
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 + W: P# V. I- g4 P
SB2C Helldiver x 41
& `9 \. D* n7 ?. d! N. _# wTBM Avenger x 46
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% V# B. z0 R2 e9 c$ k6 ISB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged \1 v6 b' Y+ n. t
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ U: R+ ?7 j, A4 cJapanese Ships
3 |6 D& b! C! W+ D% A% `2 r, VAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
V6 B3 j, t% Y1 W5 X' lAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: d9 ]) ^$ B- a4 k5 V4 `AK Hakonesan Maru 2 T& ?/ E! F3 \8 E- f+ y: o
PG Heijo Maru
* B3 S$ A$ R, W1 Q4 P, z6 uPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire * R; U) i# ^* |* w: k
PG Kogyoku Maru
2 f/ E& D' U8 \. _. J& }AK Hokko Maru
- k* O- C4 B( {2 `7 z/ l8 V3 d- JAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 9 N9 _8 {- y* R, L* Y7 J2 H: R
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# q) k i& z- p9 y/ g" n4 b9 ^; vAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " N! H0 y/ C% K/ y5 Y2 ^
AK Kansai Maru 4 a3 @! Q3 _" m5 j c% d5 a4 x4 _
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( u0 v+ I8 ~! E; FAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
X1 h8 b/ a: j# ]7 U" f- YAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 l" Q- |5 K% D! R: _$ mAK Hoeisan Maru & e k: a. W r( w5 c, P
' D: a5 J p+ c q0 m k( \Japanese ground losses: 3 [: X( x: w6 J, R, ?
409 casualties reported . C; M) C3 k4 `7 k
Guns lost 4
" h! Y1 A- Z+ m x5 W+ M/ R( l% e q' tVehicles lost 5 , W$ g; @' V! c7 Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft : P' E- v- N5 I6 q7 V) W' k" P! F
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
' V6 h* h. X+ D8 l* e6 d4 W0 x1 xTBM Avenger x 14 8 \) b8 f* R. |2 T: u
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Allied aircraft losses d5 K6 M7 b+ b
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships ! `9 w& D6 |# H% E
AK Havana Maru
6 [6 U" n/ N4 g0 n% WAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 e* H# B) Z; ^- g& ?AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 H+ b9 H! H: @& V
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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: o. Q7 l3 U& J) O$ _Guns lost 2 ; B4 @ F( q/ P; r9 k, ]
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* t$ R2 X% r' x* J3 W& I7 bAllied aircraft
& T2 x( L& Q3 }2 kFM-2 Wildcat x 9 3 P. @1 e; a9 U
TBM Avenger x 16 . A- b1 X! @2 w/ Q- T
7 L* r$ H* R: V; kAllied aircraft losses
4 t; O1 l3 Z; S e; _# DTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships n1 T, k1 D, K4 a
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage $ ^8 `7 f& `2 _
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 k4 _, K8 l" M! L. ~# V {AK Argun Maru, on fire - b8 |- m# N# l4 c, T( r. C- L! W
AK Dakar Maru, on fire / E2 m3 b( M, ^, N; \
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Japanese ground losses: 1 H4 r7 x3 N' e# {" @
37 casualties reported
/ y7 B, s0 Q+ b9 R/ _2 u, \# \" SVehicles lost 1
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1 b& p# f$ n5 i4 `/ g3 o) o+ q$ bAllied aircraft 3 A/ a+ I/ J! k7 M8 `
TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses 4 f2 c1 q& a1 C0 I6 B
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 3 L/ f7 `5 `9 t/ f
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Japanese Ships
1 j) j6 p* o& G& @AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % m. h+ L" P8 A: G2 Q
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# k3 Z f5 e1 G1 b- w5 V3 o0 OJapanese ground losses: 4 X! ?6 G0 R7 n1 L& W$ w
16 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 " U: Z) l! v5 `5 `3 d4 a# j
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Allied aircraft ; o, T+ e& Q0 X1 O$ p: B
TBM Avenger x 11
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1 \+ x. v# y6 R* K8 M; f7 MNo Allied losses * V4 C, ?9 m+ ~1 _
9 O H, {: f' `* i2 ]+ BJapanese Ships
; z/ p( o {2 k( ~, wAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - g1 }; r# \7 E9 z$ v9 _
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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TBM Avenger x 2
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7 p ^3 J! u8 i, k& }7 ^8 {, xNo Allied losses
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" s8 W) j0 N+ V/ `AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 3 U$ X7 \* D! v# _. P- }
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,% N) ^4 u* o0 h7 e1 G2 |3 ]
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,# @1 I6 P: y5 F1 M% N5 y+ g& z
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。" K, w o+ T' h( P( ]4 s* y8 A
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |