AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45  
% Z, K* c+ L1 ]; Z+ ^8 tThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!    
" S: ?3 p; g" RHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to & W: N. ^7 E1 ~: ~9 F( N$ H1 w 
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy ( {0 P/ {5 |9 m0 z7 J" h6 l2 ~ 
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!  
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0 @7 O# V  u+ R; ADay Air attack on TF at 38,49 . \2 `& [* y+ g3 J 
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Allied aircraft  
2 X9 Q$ D4 {5 I# Q" ^" n) F& NFM-2 Wildcat x 16 9 D8 J; k2 p- i' p  u" Y 
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 ' j+ v) _0 M  v7 o 
TBM Avenger x 19 ) n$ T3 n( _' E 
 
7 y1 r  u5 q; F, y! NAllied aircraft losses  
4 H1 P1 I( ?" b0 V( ~, ~5 gTBM Avenger: 2 damaged  
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% G9 E8 X2 e, ]- J/ E7 BJapanese Ships $ ^  Q. G! _- I' j+ J/ X0 S 
AK Kansai Maru 6 j2 O6 M0 G; d3 e& G 
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( o# Y" ?* W2 Z1 @# N1 n 
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  
5 t1 ?  W3 q7 x+ l8 PAK Bordeaux Maru 7 Z6 r( k' [9 H+ G, Z/ u 
AK Hakkai Maru  
; k- {5 Y, ^4 J: u0 Q6 xPG Kogyoku Maru  
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Japanese ground losses:  
! g) s, I3 }7 A# m' T4 l* |* p91 casualties reported 4 C2 S6 ]4 ?) `6 @, F4 ~/ [! p 
Vehicles lost 2 ; v9 H1 S1 u! S 
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Allied aircraft  
. F7 f% X( i4 j8 S( @7 ^& r" L7 `FM-2 Wildcat x 39 , j9 O4 u6 d7 i0 i2 H; B, a' s4 \ 
F6F Hellcat x 12 & e7 }5 n; I6 k, @1 R 
F4U-1D Corsair x 9  
4 m; H5 {) [1 V1 W4 XSB2C Helldiver x 41 6 S# }& t& J" i: J 
TBM Avenger x 46  
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+ k& R2 f4 ]: u0 Q$ SAllied aircraft losses 1 `( K7 z9 G8 ` 
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged  
4 s; B1 R/ a" Z  a* O) E, _TBM Avenger: 1 damaged  
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Japanese Ships + ~4 N9 k' y5 y8 G9 x; z 
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - i* x" x- J9 r5 F 
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire ( d* j5 H) D& m" e 
AK Hakonesan Maru  
3 L. y! E" R7 C5 f8 a1 T  iPG Heijo Maru  
1 X" g( p: W: _2 y8 ~1 Y: `- QPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire  
: h6 r9 f/ i6 wPG Kogyoku Maru  
/ d# W7 }( o) T! C7 Q, {% `* YAK Hokko Maru 4 X7 A0 ^, J# U! p 
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage   a: _8 R9 W/ y, s! _ 
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  
2 w: n9 j% e5 [+ A; KAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) \+ H' i$ r/ J+ T9 A 
AK Kansai Maru  
( ~6 \* Q: S4 T! r6 fPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire % H0 h( ^2 f& O! W+ l; \ 
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire  
7 ^6 O- W+ G* ]3 j9 sAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 ]) K& a  [! y/ x" }' G# c- b' ?- [ 
AK Hoeisan Maru  
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- r9 c* c% g2 K4 l6 D9 NJapanese ground losses:  
9 b  s9 ^& I1 L- T' T& i8 g409 casualties reported ! f8 \0 Z7 Z, [3 P& ~; c 
Guns lost 4  
, j0 z& `" U9 e- _Vehicles lost 5 1 e' ^, f" d9 L  X 
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49  
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- }. E& ^2 y, k0 q! F* c* `! @Allied aircraft   l! _9 q3 ^/ q6 Z1 [' ^. C: w0 ~ 
FM-2 Wildcat x 23   s; Z7 Y& B6 U- o/ _ 
TBM Avenger x 14  
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# A" R; r( Q3 k3 p# z/ T2 \Allied aircraft losses 2 W. q! q; ]" ]1 N5 I7 j 
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged  
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  u9 v% a' R6 Q5 c2 x1 m. Y% o3 H" kJapanese Ships  
, x, r% h9 ?) @) _AK Havana Maru  
$ r6 Q0 U1 m% F9 Q+ oAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
2 ~) Z) @/ r* d% q* T% |* xAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - r5 y6 R* s- {  K 
AK Hakkai Maru  
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# N0 c- G; L+ _" j1 _7 b3 h6 }Japanese ground losses: 0 Y6 w8 Q9 x% t 
16 casualties reported , O- f$ r. ?0 H7 P 
Guns lost 2 + e7 V; F3 H4 d8 R0 I1 b. q: v 
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 " B3 f& `' ]+ f/ B9 f& w 
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Allied aircraft  
! i6 m2 S5 V7 Q3 o9 r- q3 o( lFM-2 Wildcat x 9 * s+ w8 S  t7 p, D4 o! f* p 
TBM Avenger x 16  
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Allied aircraft losses & o" G1 C0 E, {3 f9 v; V 
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged  
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Japanese Ships 4 I- `/ z" Q) t' j( S4 e 
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage  
. \/ k% ~# H" h. ZAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - {7 K  g& A0 G  y! i 
AK Argun Maru, on fire  
  ^' w3 k$ K; Y" C7 OAK Dakar Maru, on fire  
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Japanese ground losses:  
& X* P/ P. U6 L6 m37 casualties reported 7 f. E+ |" E. R; B 
Vehicles lost 1  
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' D( [9 ~2 C6 q4 U" E$ [$ pDay Air attack on TF at 38,49  
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0 c" y9 r0 B1 r  EAllied aircraft 4 L0 {' V* W. y  R% ?) h! q/ { 
TBM Avenger x 6  
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2 ^, s6 g$ @9 a: S: @5 AAllied aircraft losses 9 v- ?3 j; S' U: V7 } 
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged + r; t- c: g/ ^( h  Y 
 
( a( ^5 x  r; \Japanese Ships  
: x6 H2 u5 s% p# q* ^# I2 Y* FAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 I/ p3 Q' E; ~ 
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage  
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Japanese ground losses:  
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52  
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Allied aircraft 8 n" m1 M- F. D+ |8 u 
TBM Avenger x 11 7 w9 v+ Z0 T7 s& s) ]2 ?( F; J& l 
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No Allied losses  
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 |1 g' H: ?, a5 B) a/ \ 
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" t  \, z6 Y) W- V9 GDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52  
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Allied aircraft  
1 G  \! t2 [6 q$ {% {! y8 U0 t' J. \TBM Avenger x 2  
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No Allied losses $ n9 x4 V! l  O 
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Japanese Ships  
5 \- p* M6 P% I/ H  ]AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1  
1 M+ S. m  _7 `. {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,! v* i& ?+ u: O$ |4 Q6 Z0 u 
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔, 
# h/ r- z% O4 p( A4 J' l明天的天气预报是暴风雨。) X1 h3 U2 E# u* S9 A 
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |