AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 7 b V2 @# A2 [5 X* q: A
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
; {1 O/ J8 T% I' d1 y* PHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
& U/ Q" g( u5 }% v1 Zload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 6 p% A9 t# Q' X2 S$ e# d
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Allied aircraft * E' f2 z: @: ?5 [- a# a- F
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 ; D( Q; u% T- a) [* u, z* x6 `
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
& z& v# W" T2 d- _! q$ d. iTBM Avenger x 19
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/ K) A3 U" L# Z4 H$ }Allied aircraft losses
% N# ?- h+ n3 H9 x, RTBM Avenger: 2 damaged + X2 f# s2 |' n/ E$ j
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Japanese Ships
4 O) A5 ^+ j, ]AK Kansai Maru : R# X4 M4 i$ c* a" W5 v7 K' h! ?
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! t/ n: _. B/ l! I2 w! x+ W
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage p; c2 t2 O8 l- ?) A5 ?
AK Bordeaux Maru
) n: W/ R* Q5 r% ^1 f4 o! C: y# gAK Hakkai Maru
w+ K# i9 o& u! r7 b3 z/ xPG Kogyoku Maru 9 j9 s" j* I. {; a1 P+ k3 q" g
! l" ~( Z/ ]3 ? VJapanese ground losses: " g$ r& o3 P c2 B) j. j
91 casualties reported 2 Q# q( \9 \5 D
Vehicles lost 2
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/ E& s9 g: I- N3 O |Allied aircraft
2 e. A, m6 l1 v2 C! |3 Q/ k% q2 j! UFM-2 Wildcat x 39
4 K$ J4 q j- C- ^! xF6F Hellcat x 12 . }% u: ]# z: A3 E7 ^/ I9 r u
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
. \6 ?. ^* o3 sSB2C Helldiver x 41 4 R+ d4 j8 f$ T$ J. t
TBM Avenger x 46
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8 L7 B+ {$ T) M& E( p7 {2 b: M& cAllied aircraft losses
/ M- J; r3 @9 m L, HSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 8 c7 w; \7 `8 d
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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+ Q8 m# u, ?6 {! P$ J0 N7 ]# N8 CJapanese Ships $ H% h, H4 \) I6 _
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# t* X$ o: o* IAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ o% r y" `1 P& g- E# gAK Hakonesan Maru ( U4 t) N" a+ q: d
PG Heijo Maru 2 `1 j& o4 N8 l$ m7 R" [* B( r
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- q: k& o; T; ?PG Kogyoku Maru ( N/ S1 H( r6 q# T
AK Hokko Maru ) g6 N) \+ c" X4 G5 T( j4 S( @
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 N( p n/ V. S# CAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - A: d9 [; F- D
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 G7 c, o( t" F7 v) u* i
AK Kansai Maru 0 N2 Q* V: ?! V( g/ q6 h( `
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ; T2 X1 N! x+ m {. F! g# F
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; R: ~& g# t3 m4 |( q
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 w( ]' E$ i& u; |4 E
AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
; c6 n7 { `0 f" w409 casualties reported ( B- ]3 i% D# z& C
Guns lost 4
7 @& ^) _' R, P( G# k5 Y) U: s; Z6 rVehicles lost 5 % L3 @- Y6 h& @: H
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Allied aircraft # @" h u8 _: p) |. e
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
$ R) R9 W8 _, a; }TBM Avenger x 14 ) g3 A3 p# r) s+ n
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Allied aircraft losses
" V( ?/ h2 i3 z: w/ K2 ZTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 8 Q. n0 Y1 H9 I, {% M& I$ d
AK Havana Maru / [6 V+ X% H! b
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage b& d) L3 \- r* b' q
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & A5 L. x& A* O: s. l! D5 G
AK Hakkai Maru & n+ Z% r, R- n& K! y: s
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Japanese ground losses:
, j8 I. T, `! t16 casualties reported + A, b* [- U! [
Guns lost 2
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* H e- [$ `% x, s2 D! A3 GDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
8 m9 M. A/ H( o( M6 {FM-2 Wildcat x 9 3 `+ o4 m1 Q# p% h
TBM Avenger x 16
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2 I R" G$ W6 @Allied aircraft losses
/ P, o& D" C4 b7 M8 i% STBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ Y. A) y& s# U7 D0 _AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage ( h+ {, ~3 b2 G
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! R5 m) Y; b a Y( P! F9 {/ s
AK Argun Maru, on fire 8 A& N) s6 v' K- _1 u
AK Dakar Maru, on fire : K! C7 T4 |3 z& L" c
, y( Z0 `& s" |3 nJapanese ground losses: : ~# T' p, j" C( H1 @8 X' O! A
37 casualties reported
/ z- N7 C( a! _' I! VVehicles lost 1 - [# I% H, K) L- @( S+ R
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 8 y+ w: Y- |. W! n
2 G# f! u, _6 D5 _2 b3 R1 XAllied aircraft - @6 b/ [: c5 V
TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses t, n) |6 h! f. ~6 d' C9 U8 b
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships $ V) a3 J% [9 o* L9 Q0 n: S
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" s' _9 B' \' X+ IAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 p) N: x9 W* m. ~, d
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Japanese ground losses:
8 I' t7 s; f; a5 O16 casualties reported 3 Q8 g% m" W; x! I* U, s
Guns lost 1 . s2 l/ A; ?. q1 x
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 5 B) O" A" e0 B4 R- y
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Allied aircraft * q: K, d' [9 p2 ]" V. ?# c
TBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses 9 k( O4 X: l1 N1 ]- I, Q
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Japanese Ships % X7 ^. W9 D) r$ q5 h. p7 B7 |4 B
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
! Q, ~( D# r& E! i, LTBM Avenger x 2 9 K' {+ B) m3 U" \; C% P( K& O
7 m2 Y- h, X, S1 n2 b+ }2 w! ^7 C6 f9 c$ S5 nNo Allied losses : B% X I I& \) e6 O0 g9 X. W
b" u. J v7 v$ X5 [. G) u' _Japanese Ships ) q9 W$ J7 ^: P6 | |0 U
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
3 x8 Z, B. F1 ~% E8 k- q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,
, ^# d- S( e! r8 h. v# x8 O# C同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
! r( m% \' W6 u& l# H; L5 v明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
& W% T A) y; ]7 D- e能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |