AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 - @8 R6 A5 g' q, U* L
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! " M$ [) T$ T; G2 c. e+ oHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to - t/ y3 {. U! V3 L
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy * }5 t, i) N; i7 \is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! - y; \% n7 `; L$ s' l
; }; Z6 `1 q* GDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 y- K" x9 b+ R3 N 8 y9 D+ r5 V: J5 TAllied aircraft & g. s) Z: A; j# q& c9 J1 z b& DFM-2 Wildcat x 16 . d1 {- c+ X/ iF4U-1D Corsair x 11 # a, y+ C$ W: P( h2 ETBM Avenger x 19 7 Y0 n3 C! n6 w# ]3 k5 Z6 {1 e! {' y
Allied aircraft losses # L) _0 k* V- ]5 a" n# `+ |
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged 4 o; [" \1 O& U ~: J
" n4 L9 r4 |4 D8 g' i# D2 v1 cJapanese Ships 6 g: a" \) y* [# f, v
AK Kansai Maru ) Y. M* m& `3 X
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : e& x& d5 @% n" m9 w! I' K& ^6 jAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! n4 N+ G5 S4 y! S2 x6 I: t8 W
AK Bordeaux Maru $ `, ?6 L; `# K& D# q
AK Hakkai Maru $ R [% w+ }) k! ?" n2 T; h M4 m0 e% y6 |PG Kogyoku Maru ! C' z0 O5 N$ z- F' I6 c# E7 d& Y S3 ~- t8 ?
Japanese ground losses: ) Q& h) J2 L+ s1 H91 casualties reported & h& d0 q" ~7 d/ r8 C* v. k5 M+ M2 wVehicles lost 2 ) X- Q% W6 J1 L& o% t# O
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ' l4 D; f& G: q" o" t & `) u! A& P3 B1 L. tAllied aircraft 7 b( q- T" c- h/ j
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 . u Y, B2 J8 HF6F Hellcat x 12 4 l: q i& y6 {F4U-1D Corsair x 9 % u6 F6 r) D3 V' {' R% q# O: [
SB2C Helldiver x 41 ' z7 Q8 e5 ^% l8 V; r6 l% S% \
TBM Avenger x 46 , n5 \% S( H7 A; n) h
, _9 W: u1 T% Q$ f- ^/ u IAllied aircraft losses 7 A& l# o7 T, l- W1 m
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 5 e: `1 d Z1 X6 u
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 4 j. l- N! D: n 5 _1 s% V3 j9 Z$ i+ [# {& wJapanese Ships ; d3 w' X& l7 m lAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! V! ^" O6 C1 t& @6 u: C6 y5 l
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire % V0 A6 A8 S4 L. p
AK Hakonesan Maru : e/ g9 N" l! E% W+ D# k" Z
PG Heijo Maru # i Q8 G- e+ z7 C7 _; T$ cPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire + ^: Z( j6 o! n, N: D" p- a& t- _PG Kogyoku Maru ( O5 }5 V+ W( x L; G! eAK Hokko Maru ' j5 T0 V. c4 J0 n, Z4 N$ M
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 C$ Y- t! L# [+ h! }. UAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - j" V' `$ M+ m, h& f* p( k7 c2 fAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 o$ L8 l/ {' K& A5 g8 c/ y7 IAK Kansai Maru M S5 ~9 X/ ~7 d+ s. V$ x
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ) a" [+ }$ A; ~3 s# W/ `/ i; ~. S! x
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire m. C( u- P8 q. V3 mAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " h. o" _) d. C. MAK Hoeisan Maru ; y; {& ]) C" V! B! X 4 i9 p1 ~) [7 h4 @0 v/ E! |( DJapanese ground losses: ; P7 w' S' y, f/ o$ H+ F M409 casualties reported ' [0 `; D* M! ^/ u' @% ]. k2 ?& f* JGuns lost 4 Z k8 Q" U' O4 s* m7 u) E; z! wVehicles lost 5 ( i/ x% d; c$ @. x2 |6 c1 v+ D" U+ E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M/ C, p4 `: x0 g) C) u" J
Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 $ {) ~1 q t# j: e+ w
9 j. A J) U' d8 a- s6 a- q
Allied aircraft # V% h% ] b6 y. P
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 & ~4 N2 Y, @! M5 aTBM Avenger x 14 % Z9 y& x, A b5 M& o& h
