AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
) s# F5 l0 s+ B- x$ l) C7 E! _There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
) d, r) \/ X& ?/ j! D+ s" w, eHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
) p3 w4 ^) Q. yload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy / R- F2 l) A" J0 b$ X5 Q
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft ; K6 [% W& \+ v: p. k8 a- e
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 ( Q; d( ]4 b T
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
% }1 I* H" b& X5 S0 ETBM Avenger x 19 3 N5 j/ b7 ^4 q& Y! g7 u! I
2 S& y3 c& f Y' yAllied aircraft losses
2 o: ]9 s$ k& r( q; n1 ?TBM Avenger: 2 damaged 6 ^( I* Z' j* H# C' n$ h, H& n# {; A
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Japanese Ships
1 p U4 _: o; w" d4 ? ^! `AK Kansai Maru
0 k8 l( W9 s+ S, M5 mAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 w. X. S" m' f" z1 X2 s
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ S, t4 A1 a# K% ]5 a4 YAK Bordeaux Maru
! ?; s6 q( b/ a9 ]* EAK Hakkai Maru
+ g; W5 ]- Q& j U1 T; Z% |$ V/ `PG Kogyoku Maru 6 X" [& b B+ W7 Z! S) Q
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Japanese ground losses: ; k; t2 x5 n r4 z7 [
91 casualties reported ! m7 _) i+ @ g; P3 ~
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
4 T& T* Q* l+ w' c: |. p: xFM-2 Wildcat x 39
' o% J) ]$ m8 [8 iF6F Hellcat x 12
$ Z2 I# K; L! ]) c/ `F4U-1D Corsair x 9 8 ]- [# x3 S; D8 D9 o2 _) T+ z, l
SB2C Helldiver x 41
3 }1 U* H0 Q& UTBM Avenger x 46 7 \* s" o' [; ?% i2 @" A' U
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Allied aircraft losses
3 J0 y+ l- I0 nSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 0 I: M. ^$ c |' b1 J
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged $ n9 Q6 d: t. h: I& v8 v
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Japanese Ships
) q* a, `' A" H0 O( D5 x/ R" DAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 j, i' p6 Z/ i5 F
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire % X5 W. |/ @0 Q: P* e
AK Hakonesan Maru % x5 M$ K9 L2 x2 b8 d
PG Heijo Maru
$ ?8 O" P" T8 N4 T: u* ^$ |PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire R& O+ C$ T: q7 _
PG Kogyoku Maru
* w6 E" v; O- K. ?AK Hokko Maru & p7 C) p! W" Z& E% j$ |
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& L0 _+ W7 f9 BAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
l- Q0 y9 P: l' c7 u% Q" I7 ZAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 i1 z$ R9 H% s$ ]" M0 mAK Kansai Maru
( F* ]0 j, G) I) c) X2 O: E. rPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire # {* u0 }' |) }- r- C) y
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 _, G% O$ V" x4 [) y4 cAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * k+ K% X( W5 H5 H) Y7 _ `
AK Hoeisan Maru 2 C5 h% E" W2 F5 n0 D7 z8 u( p
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Japanese ground losses: 0 R, L! L. G' ^6 @7 R, h0 E7 z* a
409 casualties reported
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Vehicles lost 5
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2 i* q/ V5 w7 a; ~$ B2 rAllied aircraft
; Z% X9 P- g" U" f% w& U6 NFM-2 Wildcat x 23 * M0 _, V+ B) ?* x
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
; f) g/ e9 z) X3 @TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 2 b6 d% B* b+ {8 T p& g
) p) J. w; _3 r yJapanese Ships
: F0 f$ k) r( e% C% QAK Havana Maru - {, x4 T( Y& A3 P0 x1 r0 }1 W
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 \: q2 ?; k% v2 z( |2 ZAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ a7 y* ?: l/ E* IAK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
4 k! ~' p6 }# t' L7 Z. C4 j16 casualties reported % ^! y- v7 E* v K
Guns lost 2
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Allied aircraft
1 Y! `/ t7 g+ I; X2 K) B' q hFM-2 Wildcat x 9 6 x8 R7 [' } n( M
TBM Avenger x 16 3 k3 b9 x3 Y6 N8 t1 R; E/ T
x/ c: q4 h) Q/ Z; pAllied aircraft losses
) z3 S; Q Y& w& C2 m/ J& `TBM Avenger: 6 damaged $ ?9 `# z/ i9 q, i5 M7 ?3 b1 }
" k+ ?4 [5 S* k' ^1 [! lJapanese Ships
C' L. |. p" u5 \5 k% ]AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage ( q1 D/ v8 Z; X( l! e% {
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 K% Y( Y5 z6 w0 x( NAK Argun Maru, on fire : i6 k7 }3 }# h
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 3 C3 r5 ~9 o, d+ {( E! S
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Japanese ground losses:
% c: E1 C9 c z) n- f+ B1 F37 casualties reported
" y, w7 c$ O' o* `) Q" TVehicles lost 1 6 e- e; b( a0 D0 s2 O
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Allied aircraft
: u9 Y: r4 [4 _# A- HTBM Avenger x 6 : @) v5 u; y1 x; ~! d
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Allied aircraft losses
% e6 f0 I# F1 _1 N% i, H& W3 dTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% ~1 Q& u+ O+ C! `, ]" cAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 [ N. M) j9 f, L" m8 [
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ X+ [& u( b' {; F( p8 l. s* g' gJapanese ground losses: - Y8 i, {; E0 O; v1 ~( c
16 casualties reported
, Q4 [4 q! d |5 T+ HGuns lost 1 ! E& y" u/ p1 }+ w$ o0 |+ t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ' A2 T: ?' W/ F6 C# d* `1 M2 d! g
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Allied aircraft 0 c8 m) W4 O7 L. g9 q! x# u
TBM Avenger x 11
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5 D# @0 G3 ?# w* v% J) yNo Allied losses 2 O6 k3 {8 ^" S# D5 f
1 k$ N2 X- k" Z4 e ~- W: TJapanese Ships
' {+ B" W: C: r( ?AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 s' ~4 S6 _9 u
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft 8 `0 y5 \6 F! v n- N- d& R
TBM Avenger x 2
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8 _$ @; J( g/ r% y) _+ fNo Allied losses 9 x5 m' R' C2 u @, ]
" h# Z& V7 W' pJapanese Ships
% K# j8 }* m* y* r/ Z% n* e0 DAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
, ?4 t$ Z- e) w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,
" Y- I* K+ h) W2 T3 w# f0 S7 y2 d同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,3 G. ?4 t6 ~9 y
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
5 N* G% Z c- a Z3 j能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |