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45年1月13日,Andy vs PzB,硫磺岛战役正式打响

经过近2周漫长的航空压制和炮火准备后,盟军的登陆行动终于展开了。$ b# ^+ @9 f6 _9 K7 |6 N, K9 q7 S
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?
, g; t$ k4 V4 e" R- d4 T# v! g盟军在登陆场上首日就付出了6千的伤亡,也是比较惊人了。
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. . H$ j" A  |# L: z  u
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. 5 w: l  D" P& I7 c2 D
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite # {7 M  S+ k$ B0 s' i0 K9 D6 d
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
2 l- [# z# `* K$ AThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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9 |# a5 X, S! l- jI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
7 c& u, {2 _# s& Othe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.   @; |0 H$ {8 s4 E- l' e( j

/ w! F5 O, [$ w& JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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& i* N, X/ _+ X  d( `Invasions
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9 [# K9 j7 N/ }: p! K8 E! YAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
/ e4 x2 [3 S, v* b# p" NIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. - J! K) n$ V6 i) }2 L

% M% O" o4 F5 l" B9 p# i* `5 KTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 b- T: {# v. L' X- S4 T& CAllied Ships 2 X1 [) ~: R' D! A" L0 X
MSW Junee
4 w% Y- f' s6 L$ w6 HMSW Bunbury $ P  c6 B' Y2 @$ {
MSW Gladiator
1 ~0 U# |5 E$ @3 C1 @6 HMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 i; r& \$ o4 _MSW Superior 2 X" X! \; l+ O! R- }6 k8 _
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
& l" f" m( @# a; r  ECA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: & x8 N2 \- M! i' D8 r
51 casualties reported
" s% `: }- M  [3 z" R0 jGuns lost 2 / @4 ^3 v# r# R) [7 l) z
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ) x$ f7 z7 y5 K; f; J5 m
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( V1 {1 S. ?1 y0 v. UAllied Ships 6 n+ }- B7 y; {
DMS Long
! w! J7 u* t# u, R2 PDMS Forrest
6 ?. \, R5 P2 ~) ^DMS Hobson
; o4 Z4 ?0 p1 K5 n8 `7 f5 Y! X- ZDMS Ellyson
6 i8 c) u8 t! J& Q& c$ w8 L7 bDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
) Z1 _" M% m1 W& DDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
- n  R1 R& G4 i" }7 ?MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) A, @( @$ M1 KMSW Strength ; m, b* m& O+ n8 u/ T' d8 L
MSW Strategy 7 Z, y* \9 ]& k) J
MSW Staunch
- {$ x; ]- q4 p. E. l/ Q$ _MSW Spectacle 4 O& ^* o. v7 E5 y- C1 J  x% X( C5 H
DE Corbesier , \' N5 M$ \; y1 m
DE Howard F. Clark
- |6 T8 s% u/ a3 wDE Kendall C. Campbell
3 P# f& [' |0 W; U; BCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 - D/ ^: K5 ]: f" R' _" H
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Japanese ground losses:
( H2 E$ c- t! I6 i. C6 r* [( Z20 casualties reported ( k6 d$ W. v7 Y- y" g- Z+ a
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 ) u6 Y9 t8 r& m  ^/ J" `
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% I; v: ]  N' Z/ f# |7 OTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 8 X  B3 c" k, G/ i# o! v. N
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 - A2 Y+ y( U: j! U) v1 n
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Allied ground losses: 1 Z( w- X& k6 e4 w" {) ]
40 casualties reported
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9 K/ |9 ^" z1 U. r, o: @TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) " b5 y3 y. S* Z; R, @  o
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships ! R6 [: \, ~- ]" \7 n
MSW Junee ; _# ~5 L/ E0 j+ _+ I9 s
MSW Bunbury
6 @8 k: p" `) z9 c" i# G' OMSW Gladiator ' h/ H+ b# O: x/ [$ _4 C
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 6 V( i+ ^* E( ]; l( w6 h( W: Y
MSW Superior
, e0 P4 T8 B* O' z0 DDE Mack 9 Z# ~0 f9 y8 B) L! Y
DE Edwin A. Howard % w. V" _" M6 x3 f5 X% _# u
DE Edmonds ( S. O3 i! q( N) h1 K3 j
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! 1 U4 u  z) y% F- R* \5 p
DE Robert F. Keller 8 p, ?4 E$ G. A1 u- Q! _
DD Shaw   h; G" L: v0 Y
DD Drayton ) F% w; F' G6 s1 z( @# t
DE Tabberer
* ^9 U: k* G$ H/ |) G, d6 SDE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
5 k, s  W4 s8 P/ C  I  {4 Z, X634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 U$ z$ m% h! K1 B, {* k! ^0 j

( l% a- y! X6 fAllied Ships + S' P5 M5 w% Q- f, a0 P
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
- k3 s8 X" {# g& i9 NCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 6 y% F  p; I# Y$ q: Z
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
, @0 p6 n, Y1 K5 d! ~, e/ n  sDE Edmonds - _9 Z+ N  e7 W, W3 {
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire ( [( e1 R* L+ z1 ^& v, }0 h; `4 B4 }5 Q
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
! L; ]( W2 j5 R( G; BLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
( |: Q$ Z2 h  B9 a! `LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
0 w; V. w3 k+ r, W9 @LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 }. Z- d0 s% FDE Mack / P7 V+ [% `# E: f2 G7 n! H3 B

% _6 @8 [& _1 ~( RJapanese ground losses: : G1 w' E' f# J+ ^3 I, ^
29 casualties reported
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5 i! Z% K# Z6 _* uAllied ground losses: . _$ [% @/ N" r& r9 d
1788 casualties reported & w/ Q; M- @3 f! g3 R/ C
Guns lost 8 + R2 }# T' L, r# q. U
Vehicles lost 2 9 ?2 R% X6 ]" u/ ?# p) I3 O
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; `! w4 ~' j2 u1 K! j. ~/ m8 n  n) [Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 / h9 K1 Q  Q3 E! Y/ A
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53   j8 Z& w* L' O% s) T& Z
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
- K% n* Q1 v* Q/ `5 ^" g9 w: qLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
- L) f) e. m) N* l2 P' R  RDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire " u; L5 N* _/ d  H, u6 X3 x
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / P# }" O3 |* |( E5 P
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
+ o& ]. b+ U/ p( iLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 W2 b5 W" c# r" y( gLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
. B! N0 q% ?8 S6 M* rDMS Long
. y$ n, e8 W* M$ p3 L4 A0 dDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
0 L; g! r8 ]) H) P& `" lDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
6 N! V+ H: @7 U6 z3 m) yDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire % L: C0 x' U3 L, z) L/ [& L2 q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire ) L- A$ F% |  }/ R2 g. I
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
" K$ [5 c% C# {% _$ O) G. y# FLST LST-335 , _7 x% G/ C- `6 X$ [$ y2 J+ `
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Japanese ground losses: + X9 {+ E0 x' h) P3 l
46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: , Y  A# O/ t9 J7 j& z9 m
3240 casualties reported
) A: q' F2 @) P0 e8 w8 BGuns lost 20
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Sub/ASW Attacks # O* ]7 Y6 T1 W, N
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 x- @6 C) M4 y( u8 |7 n$ o1 ^Japanese Ships 5 ~+ `# j8 N. V" C5 ]; g: h, m0 @
SS RO-35, hits 7
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8 w3 ]' p5 X. |: zDD Saufley " g: z  {* z2 f+ F* ~" J! V( D9 A
DD Picking
* R, e& \$ s0 J; U/ PDD John Hood : t# {' r. E/ b% p% w
DD Caperton
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# B! l- f- o  X! d& b& i! V* X6 ~Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
0 }3 C- K! x! l& Q- SAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: a. u9 T7 h" p+ o0 h, z5 EPC Kume
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Allied Ships * r6 R: p9 g8 n% a, {
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; ^: M8 y$ j; w  m$ K  }$ z

% L4 }8 C# E( Y( NJapanese Ships 6 E, z! C4 `! W+ @5 F4 [
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
( G0 b+ g; @5 M; b8 X" D- ZDD Saufley 5 }1 P' V# M; h% ~
DD Picking $ [. @( u' ?: m" b
DD John Hood
+ a5 ]  `. _# rDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
6 L2 J9 r, _# jAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ C7 p. F& ~9 |% x8 KPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
+ G6 X+ J. y" J& ~SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 3 _& `! p: e% l; c
88 casualties reported
  q7 n( ^: w4 A5 s7 C$ Z( Q& gGuns lost 2 0 G  L7 w9 O$ A; T0 K7 X
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Night Surface Combat # Z! K. }4 D% i! |4 x4 K9 F, E

" c: b) @: G* t0 N2 O0 C; dI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 3 d5 B! d- R/ d% M; C' B
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ! J' M3 Z- ]/ y) }# @! b4 j* j) @

- b7 q1 {7 [8 S: _7 ?Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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! g# g# ~: m' i& {6 f0 PJapanese Ships % q" `. `3 E7 B8 D! J
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
$ h& j% F" T' s3 }BB Yamashiro
3 m- ^; e3 v0 q: pBB Hyuga
! ^' R. [  a% vCA Mikuma . l! R5 p& l+ K; C  D" W
CL Noshiro
1 N' F0 V  c# h! ?3 s% ]# TDD Fuyuzuki
3 b' v" i1 y, nDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
- f5 n0 H+ I2 \3 f6 k/ QDD Momi ; a: i0 ]2 F3 L  t8 {% e9 V
DD Kaede
- t0 w- Y  q9 gDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
- D* {1 E! X7 r8 ^1 |3 oDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ( r2 u! t* A4 W" C% E" t

! Q+ K9 B# H7 w$ oAllied Ships 0 v7 r1 t  B3 a6 V3 u
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 O6 H& d" ?! h3 o% v
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 8 w; f' a$ }$ z9 @; Q4 B# e
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # G/ y3 X1 w6 g9 V
DMS Rodman 6 g6 k& S) R* B( J2 h% }
DMS Gherardi * R/ N& N8 M# G" _& X7 h2 e8 l4 M
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 A8 P6 u) C# i/ N# Z* K# [3 p, S
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
  x6 O- w( ?# v* jLST LST-339, heavy damage 1 v* A! c5 _- A8 ?: h; p; m* T
LST LST-457, heavy damage
) S" S( P- W, l; [) NAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ( o3 l' r2 m: m- p! m" L; D
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: - H. o3 h, J1 t% Y( A  P( P% F5 ]
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   I) g! u8 V: i
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Japanese Ships 6 O, Z( n8 f" ?
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
  P* C, E. h4 S% [* }' V9 q# qPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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4 W* k/ E* O2 M! ^1 N8 m" MAllied Ships # v; Y  q# f1 e7 @8 q" g3 B1 O
DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 I/ r3 Q/ r# b- R
DD Taussig
) G! f! j4 g" n$ xDD John W. Weeks
; ~; f  h/ }- T" y; q/ R2 G0 }! ODD Harrison
0 Y( K; y8 {$ B1 `DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 & ^' F3 x+ a0 j1 a" K
DD David Taylor , X; d. c) l4 J" Q) ?
DD Barton
4 s* q, t7 _& t( L) Y. y1 F5 LDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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5 p) k6 l# ?; ?1 Q3 q6 E1 A5 O8 B- bNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 " Z8 F+ X, Q8 F) E% x
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Japanese Ships : f+ x6 _. d: U& p! C8 S+ O. T
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 % Y+ d. ~1 m: f" S
CL Kiso & q& \# p( Y& I" I
DD Urakaze % g$ t7 Z& D0 e9 t2 @9 H
DD Natsugumo 4 p# i& d; G* |2 h
DD Minegumo ' E1 ^' v5 v7 q- ]4 W1 F
DD Sugi 8 i9 V7 ~/ C" v. _* k
DD Hinoki
% e! M/ O" q" o' u. ?' C! b* bDD Kashi 8 S4 P. p  a: [1 ?  v3 |
DD Keyaki + b9 w8 @% @% y
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Allied Ships
# s" L! D$ L9 d/ k1 l, @# ]AS Howard W. Gilmore + _3 S8 _4 ^3 O+ U
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . u. p5 [" w: L6 B5 a, P) L
AV Hamlin
* i) K( P, \. v. A" q& o$ }AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
; A, q6 ]! d* yAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
4 K, |6 Z  R2 H0 J2 h5 f' ]AR George Taylor
( K! w/ y" g$ {' x% O" C% TAV R. C. Brennan 9 p1 X' h# i! x2 Y
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
* B5 R% m; [# S% Z) x: uAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ) m- k) _  T! l4 ?# ~  M5 l
AR William T. Sherman 6 r8 d5 j: U5 H" J& x" ?, }
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7 f+ n% i$ A  i  A. y- NThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( t9 U$ n2 a6 D
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Japanese Ships % o' A6 q! w8 v
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ! k, y3 s% r8 x
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
  @4 S" p  r/ v5 X) ^: f9 D* EDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire   `  _7 n8 H: \: h' H: e- g
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : [9 C/ o4 a& m2 N  L; C8 Z0 Q0 M
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ( ~2 H7 \" C  H- X+ O) n9 c  @
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
. s+ L3 ]4 d) |) v1 G, uDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 1 K+ N# X0 Q+ T/ V+ [
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' c1 I) H% c! F8 T) E
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships $ F  r3 p  T5 A. Z! T3 Q! p
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ E$ c8 G" e5 ]' h+ iCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
5 U9 G4 y" |$ s0 Q! D0 W% ZCL Wilkes-Barre
9 a, z  v+ O( }+ C  bCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
! B& o9 b' \2 uDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
! j8 f6 O% C! j/ x& CDD Burns, Shell hits 1
- `" r6 B, B+ h) l4 ]DD Bush, Shell hits 1 * M# B: j2 z7 C( C0 F- {
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ! F$ _7 W, h  h  y2 ?
DD Welles
& O$ a3 F3 P+ }% PDD Wilkes # j% m; K! X0 q3 S5 A& E
DD Roe
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, N2 C; W' X( S9 e# a  s4 JNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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/ k1 ], E/ W1 T+ P! o! |/ D4 YJapanese Ships
" m* e+ F% n2 x1 g/ H# o4 cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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, Z% d9 Q/ L" h- @5 QJapanese Ships
& c. ^. y1 E0 t  y! ?: n4 vPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson ) F0 a- a! V7 `' ^) H! t9 a. r5 O
DD Taussig
5 z* E) X8 t3 o# I3 E# k8 CDD John W. Weeks
2 V! b+ U" G' D. D0 ]' m: H: mDD Harrison
/ y( y9 L9 e3 z' pDD Isherwood
8 K, {& w' u' H+ }DD David Taylor ; t4 R. F' y; O  T! g; S* y& \8 t
DD Barton
/ m$ T% [6 G* T2 O6 _  f& K+ PDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 x9 Z$ \& ?5 g- A1 P( W
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Japanese Ships
9 e' T$ g; G! f9 oPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 d' a7 B  y. r6 Y- ?4 k& UDD Lyman K. Swenson   V7 ]5 t9 j) L/ U% S, ^
DD Taussig
, U- g4 ~! y- `/ @3 O4 YDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ; Q9 K# M* N) G
DD Harrison 4 J7 O/ m) z4 L( e& x
DD Isherwood   X1 T, d7 Z4 f' @2 `+ v7 J
DD David Taylor
) @$ C; j9 a$ I- iDD Barton ! w$ I" ~3 w, Z. ]& g. ]
DD Quickmatch 6 N5 D$ {  ?' @1 G7 L+ n( C+ p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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. r$ v, ^; j0 g6 t' sJapanese Ships ' L$ t) E$ ]3 E/ F" H* A% [/ u- r
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 3 Z1 H, E1 O' B+ v

- p9 I5 q! n+ L+ G1 n! tAllied Ships ' Y6 |( s* R0 i& M. U
DD Lyman K. Swenson . a+ m' A, V1 M  T
DD Taussig
' k1 I  h1 @- M$ A( J( a, ?DD John W. Weeks / |: c1 `- U" W2 z+ q/ m, `5 n! ^: Z
DD Harrison
& ^' b0 x  K. s' G1 G- v) ZDD Isherwood
0 I. i; J8 ]/ B! n7 P, R& x2 MDD David Taylor " B. x+ X; E3 L
DD Barton
. X  C9 f4 f7 D: S0 cDD Quickmatch
6 r3 Q0 y# ^# r( ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) l  i9 C6 [9 p% Q1 ]
- [. I. l, L6 ?. o' b! u
Daylight Surface Combat ; ?2 g" P, t, N: g! d6 B3 i
7 w/ r0 k2 R  T
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
3 g* I+ X) [3 |5 d1 g9 O+ Y
! M- w7 D2 v/ A/ D: ?7 G9 AJapanese Ships , \; v; P: U) ?# X$ M/ S& s
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% [! t8 B1 b% [/ \9 X* G2 T, y3 l- O. k1 e1 f
Allied Ships
# _: K2 ?( e: J, R4 GBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ! g3 {6 T/ o- ~" W8 k
BB Massachusetts 0 K7 |* h( z; \) W0 P) a8 Q- _9 f
BB Alabama . \! p( }0 v' I6 q! E& Q* t: e
CA Louisville ; Q5 x9 W0 i) p; E7 p9 k6 w' T# X: b6 p+ z
CA Chicago , ~7 _# I: T' Q2 e/ t
DD Walker 2 `, q9 h0 a8 O- G7 n' w1 u% _; u
DD Waller
/ H6 b' e8 H7 g6 V' Z: q! UDD Wedderburn
8 d3 s. L) Q( [. _1 F  N/ r+ `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ O7 B. C( m2 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - K" o; X- X$ s5 g/ z) k" \9 m

6 m- O$ c& e7 `: T6 O8 D* Y: BJapanese Ships
* s5 K6 c7 I1 H+ s: [5 IAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  {' H9 b2 u6 G' z$ r
2 S3 F7 s( F2 L# ^" p6 v  K; {% @Allied Ships
9 ]' [' _" v/ x3 ]& Z6 @; IBB South Dakota
7 I6 }' x, p+ l: q0 V' DBB Massachusetts
+ V: d* v3 M$ \) f" |" j, ]2 hBB Alabama
, z0 @- H' m4 G6 t" `2 v+ R, oCA Louisville ' x# i% }% R5 @. q: R, a
CA Chicago
2 Y( u/ b3 @: LDD Walker
) j5 E7 g# E( w* qDD Waller + U$ x, v3 g6 i( A, X$ v; }5 E- \( G
DD Wedderburn
2 ^# R, n+ R, G! W( H1 |$ o4 S-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( A9 o& C8 A: L  B0 B
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . ^6 s% U& ]2 k( j3 a' }$ ^
' Q7 O6 a0 x! p9 D1 Z. t0 v8 O
Japanese Ships
. V8 a; ~6 o. X# ^- ^AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 U0 G; ?- u) ^4 V2 r

7 P6 T0 n+ B4 F3 f2 o% _Allied Ships - d/ ^- a( I' q$ j: M$ m% O" z
BB South Dakota " Y2 N" [3 a- J/ C2 u
BB Massachusetts , W5 u  h+ E3 ~$ z
BB Alabama
( o2 D7 O! W+ |, N+ i% A+ v$ L$ |CA Louisville % D  {& }0 X. Y7 E% T8 ^
CA Chicago 4 w( G! ~" j2 n: V- V% z
DD Walker . A% y* D0 R0 _; ]7 h/ u4 X
DD Waller 1 k5 E. h" B: {9 o4 \
DD Wedderburn
4 W+ i, y2 r+ H* F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ b, f1 {: R9 O$ U4 _5 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ b, H# i  e. [9 W" \' [! y4 n+ _6 k) h0 u) a2 X
Japanese Ships
  B- o- S6 ~) y  k3 mPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 ^& Q% T% r' s" w5 p( F% L  W  A( z' h" C! P4 I) a
Allied Ships : y7 J2 V7 O( a# Z& X) l
BB South Dakota " W+ M& X2 u1 J  y& r+ q: g7 }
BB Massachusetts
* s, ?+ v, d; V/ X2 k2 DBB Alabama
* Q3 r# R/ l: ?CA Louisville
/ y5 O  V. K. r8 yCA Chicago " Y  Q9 g8 ?0 X
DD Walker
4 G$ h- d6 r' S+ [+ r1 ZDD Waller
6 J+ W5 P6 _/ n+ }9 DDD Wedderburn . I  ?9 ]( B; e+ G9 g% E3 d: j  n4 h
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 _1 z1 `3 z# n  Z2 x1 s
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 s. j7 z% V( W+ l6 a9 }( [
7 W3 u  J6 u; D2 @0 Y/ k
Japanese Ships " z* |* K# _; [; b4 U* |
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% z# P( ~  q/ H1 _2 w1 ?0 U4 a5 x% W1 @" L+ U& o
Allied Ships - m) r9 B1 q+ j& U$ l& j& ~
BB South Dakota
- a, F9 _6 U$ o( J3 _3 j- U( |BB Massachusetts
7 \/ l1 _8 w5 EBB Alabama
# }6 k. z- d: m+ K  mCA Louisville
" Y0 J  m$ ?; ~  m6 Y. ~) qCA Chicago
9 @7 M1 k6 b  a7 p, }1 `) GDD Walker & X4 _4 y/ E4 F/ _
DD Waller
% C' Z4 M5 u3 r; k6 @! s+ o, YDD Wedderburn 7 @$ }& g. n2 t( T) W0 [
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- x2 J; x7 t+ Z' S! XDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & P( V$ M$ L5 `% U+ K) y8 C: M$ Q% h( K
$ _3 K. `+ o: U- F1 U  B
Japanese Ships 8 l$ w0 i2 u: ~. I3 l1 `7 @
AK Myoho Maru
; m1 v- _5 F, d. m* b- z+ _AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 }- o7 @) q$ W
5 }1 E# _. m4 XAllied Ships
$ A' V4 `4 C5 ]* c. ~# _5 pBB South Dakota $ T: u4 ?5 F3 ~  C+ _) B( j
BB Massachusetts
, E* N6 x" a8 U/ D. vBB Alabama
& w/ I) }3 i2 u  \3 X" ]1 N, LCA Louisville
4 h$ U% d" K1 c: t/ i' JCA Chicago , I' m" f2 l& N' g3 h, y
DD Walker 6 s# M. I0 r5 o& u0 Q
DD Waller 4 q, i5 t* I2 ~! k
DD Wedderburn   s- f  `+ X3 ?! d6 Q$ c) Z" v
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - i* ]6 u5 D1 B
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ c9 V- k+ a: M$ G( ]; k4 U( f" r

& m2 d; J  l, UJapanese Ships
# Q5 E' e2 D: bAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 2 R( R9 O# m# A
- D& B* V7 T, g( m& K* F
Allied Ships
7 W0 [! x( m3 s5 K8 x" p$ uBB South Dakota
/ k$ A* s5 ~5 U& T1 rBB Massachusetts # j6 o; Y: \" V6 F* B
BB Alabama ; A) c0 i) |( \2 C: k, {( K% e
CA Louisville $ G9 h' h' H- F0 L# q9 F% t
CA Chicago 2 f, u5 P* L5 L2 W% A
DD Walker
: l0 r% g4 I3 CDD Waller
5 q# f4 `0 L/ f% cDD Wedderburn ' e$ H  q1 w4 d9 z! v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" V0 }, ^6 C% z/ r2 s6 `Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' }- P6 ?# m' [' \" o

2 I$ m: G# z8 _9 c5 d+ {8 HJapanese Ships ; K4 r0 r/ C) D; B  [8 `) M
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 L$ V1 Z" _6 E* [: [4 A
2 W: o' s7 K( D. G- q4 zAllied Ships ' [2 O7 c' _# a' H6 J
BB South Dakota
3 [* D; U7 g# sBB Massachusetts
; A9 @, E3 p$ |' ^1 S, |) ABB Alabama, Shell hits 1 $ Y6 ?' c& }- u* S) G  t
CA Louisville
3 k' p; i. H2 e% J3 J+ ]/ m$ @" PCA Chicago 0 E3 D; h( j. f. E4 j' |
DD Walker
; p! Z- E- J. M" UDD Waller
! \9 S6 o5 y! W3 Q; NDD Wedderburn + X) V: |; \% M, H7 A/ e
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 b. b, n& M' h- |# V5 j
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
' l& N' S' f& f% Y) _- \" \0 v/ Z+ E9 B& ^
Japanese Ships
  G# Z& h/ ]; _5 b) a" p  c' r+ |PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ( k) @0 k2 A* R4 @: P' y7 a4 W
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage & w; J, d4 x; h0 |, C0 j8 n

  a" C. o9 s2 k6 IAllied Ships
2 T8 {* A: r' \) _; hBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
- `8 d& h* z5 IBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
% {1 _( J! V" ]5 g, Z7 EBB Alabama
6 Z$ Z& @. s+ \" l; _( oCA Louisville 9 `% o2 r& H2 t, v, g
CA Chicago
- ^5 y  R* J: D" o0 [% k0 @9 pDD Walker
0 i5 d- @  ?% F! N) y; J1 k" v8 gDD Waller 1 e) ^4 E1 e% D( N  u$ z* x9 b
DD Wedderburn
' y4 y+ E1 c8 h# C% T7 C) t----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& G' U% o; J+ h) p3 n& S9 A' {" h+ S2 R) n- z
Bombardments
5 U# W' P! T( W$ t$ v$ N$ D
8 L) |9 d6 ~4 G8 G1 X: {8 CNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, ^8 v1 x& R7 J' _23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
9 G8 o  }" q/ R* }; G- z0 I. K5 J+ J$ d0 k
Allied Ships
% e% k+ l6 T7 Y! U) `* m9 j1 fCA Chicago
: I% U' w' P: J( k8 m) {6 YCA Louisville 9 K! ]. c, l( B8 m0 f
BB Alabama
$ s  p! l0 u- [1 D# jBB Massachusetts
0 B4 v1 O/ O  Z4 w" x% oBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
  ~) f0 N& w/ u- q
# ^" ^3 ^( O/ h6 T- _2 g( eJapanese ground losses: : F1 @7 m! K2 {; H
184 casualties reported
! S" ~0 T4 @7 \! g* G  X3 PGuns lost 3
& }8 F$ i- P8 F5 d; W- |; D6 }: n! D7 c; ?# P$ E
Runway hits 1 ) `5 f. [: C! U/ ^6 N
Port fuel hits 1 ' u, z! Z8 i$ j: \
Port supply hits 2
! {# S. _. `, L" q, i8 o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 N# c$ k" p! [4 j) W* L
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - ~$ I& D, S4 r& ]
2 X" C0 a3 i5 p7 ~5 M; Y
Japanese aircraft 1 R6 }7 d  s6 \! Z
no flights 6 R: D3 E! L5 A2 @1 B
+ y& s5 x! R4 }) H; L/ _
Japanese aircraft losses
% e+ O' Q. X6 I- c- l  D0 q' |Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
7 G7 p1 f' {  P! q! P4 C: O$ Y1 W* p) v5 P0 l% B
Allied Ships
* J1 Y: X. b' R% d# T9 w" M! [CA Chester
8 M8 |3 B4 V5 q1 f1 z5 _3 n2 fBB Washington
7 ~* L; W- _4 v2 ?BB North Carolina
0 C. ^9 {3 R: z; w9 r. ?1 n$ C/ l5 U3 _: e* K
Japanese ground losses: $ B* X1 n3 b3 v# z& y* W! a
85 casualties reported 4 _# X, p  |" P' w7 C4 v6 i
Guns lost 2 $ @) i8 g# M2 R) }8 `3 ~' `. c# m7 M

* ?0 o/ h* {% x2 q/ E# aAirbase hits 1
; L$ r3 h1 h4 z2 JRunway hits 5
( q% F! }/ Q4 w6 l3 V  @2 nPort hits 1
+ _% A) p$ U2 n; hPort supply hits 4
: ]2 u$ j( U. x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 _% {7 K; n4 F* }$ F4 z; h) Q2 p0 ~3 b( m9 |. z0 `
Night Air Combat
! `* H* s! q- N3 @+ I
* z  U1 V4 u% E6 r8 {. _$ o" SNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ; n* l& e1 J. h! C, C

! R  q8 b: t' y8 z( U' O! hJapanese aircraft - D5 l; r' o, z
H8K Emily x 5 ' _/ v4 d( K& ^- j7 f9 p7 u3 ^

  q& U5 B- I3 h3 @! F2 t& X1 oJapanese aircraft losses
: l, [. x4 E0 x1 VH8K Emily: 5 damaged 9 Y0 ~$ ]+ Z; A  X

2 @3 r' t+ k1 `Japanese Ships " }( b# L8 [4 X
SS RO-35
) |5 l0 ]. P& w8 ?; }0 B" G' G2 B+ L
# W+ {  |3 M  T0 L/ @2 HAllied Ships - X; A' B. t3 V4 |9 Q
DD Hyman / z+ N" [% U( E; C
DD Conner
. k7 L0 J! h) j0 ~& O--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 l8 k4 G: O3 N: JNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
7 w% r5 t6 q. ^; m- i/ C. k  |6 w1 h7 ~: J9 G
Japanese aircraft 4 U% }5 B: q$ ^
H8K Emily x 5 % \8 D3 L. p* W  p3 y% \( L
: `0 _. L) Y3 a3 d4 D4 @+ @
Allied aircraft
+ F4 \* ]1 B& ?# eP-61A Black Widow x 2
8 I- G! E1 }6 t; r- ?, }% t) Z# h9 W
2 G/ q4 M- ?$ p/ r) w) ]! E: j5 _Japanese aircraft losses
0 }* r) Y5 ^' e, \! q+ {/ zH8K Emily: 4 damaged
; }/ ~3 b  s, T/ p8 c+ P0 c; Y  ]. I/ C% _
Allied Ships
9 l/ S3 v2 d% `# Q; Q' k' TDD Conner
2 }, `8 D; v4 G8 V9 x  Z4 \DE LeRay Wilson
0 [# Y  h  [+ ~# B9 gAK Martin Johnson
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( g& ?" a4 ?9 J' o1 L
8 N% [. L. L; a- i
Day Air Combat . h' |! Q% D& J4 [& f  ~. }

7 g7 [+ |' |4 x3 D) K7 |5 A( e- ^DEI Theatre:
$ r8 v. s8 c' c; Y2 M# P! Y, `9 ^  h, m; C* |
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
' Y% k3 Q0 J1 P2 y+ F) |, S0 [6 _" [1 u! D3 e) G
Japanese aircraft
! X/ u* l# N' l" w( G' aA6M5 Zeke x 9 ' ?9 A- i& _5 @: H* g5 W# Z$ ]7 f
N1K1-J George x 31
( c: N  V7 z- U, MJ2M Jack x 6
& z) ]; B- d$ B% d0 M" ^& d
1 h7 X( q/ z2 G+ j+ ZAllied aircraft
: V1 J+ e2 @% f8 |' wP-38J Lightning x 3 6 D7 m. T. [) `3 {+ \

% a# I1 |6 j6 K4 G" R+ eNo Japanese losses " K+ C4 M% F/ j
% M( I! Y, L' S
Allied aircraft losses 0 x; n1 r% i& f- s( t/ S; T/ f
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 7 I6 ?  E# M5 S! U/ q( ?6 [5 j
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % c# G( m+ [/ h3 h( N0 I. v8 |
, g" n4 U! |, f% j+ k
Central Pacific 9 F) h  }' K3 m0 p! T# B3 @
4 P. x" _5 _4 U7 z) y+ P, g
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 8 h# E' s' L$ u

4 v. s0 Z0 a3 v9 J5 U$ }9 zJapanese aircraft
% b4 }7 T# `9 D. q5 WA6M2-N Rufe x 1 ! X* D& D1 A1 G* Y, y4 u! n8 |
A6M5 Zeke x 9 " H: g1 K* L2 e* E0 _1 J& v
N1K1-J George x 29
4 H3 m  L: I6 t; P- I; b9 _J2M Jack x 15
$ G; x5 q/ m' ]9 h% _A6M5c Zeke x 7
8 U9 q  _6 W/ \7 FKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 " e( ^' b/ s. x
Ki-102a Randy x 11 - E0 ]5 S3 F3 e2 R
0 b+ }* R1 Q+ u" }& D" V
Allied aircraft ) g& i- L6 j, I7 h
P-51D Mustang x 13
+ H: s8 m  J$ O
) N& D" p6 l. c- n8 D4 a7 AJapanese aircraft losses : g" p6 Y# d, h; s
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
) |. W/ ~! A5 t7 E+ C4 u. `N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged 5 P% u# ?5 M3 M5 R
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
) [6 q+ J+ o% j; J! _A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed ( d% x; r8 r1 C0 a& s- k
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ! ^8 y9 G6 r3 \  f4 J" ?! E
4 r2 ]4 y8 p3 n  }
Allied aircraft losses
$ C4 [! ~( O3 E5 o& JP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
" k) U& y* r* r! I8 Y! B6 I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 q6 b( G0 A) S: f  Y( u
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 4 ~1 M$ E5 g- v' S! r' K* P0 J

, C3 b) v  O5 D( Y, wJapanese aircraft
4 L0 ?! a' d. U: u, Z7 c9 V  rno flights
6 K/ H; f: O( J  Y
, m+ K, m( ]) s. _! IAllied aircraft
2 }( }6 S( G" h! ]3 BFM-2 Wildcat x 9
  I& M# B9 |) T' ZF6F Hellcat x 15
2 S* G, t) Y" [  F8 L* YSB2C Helldiver x 44 , Y! L0 M+ g4 q; W+ W
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10 ( J4 B  q) Z* B5 X) M
TBM Avenger x 159
" E+ l, l/ q2 H2 F
9 a  C8 J3 m  z: t9 XJapanese aircraft losses
- ~  e4 ~! N+ H9 y# ]5 {% k+ EKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed ' D6 S* _2 S# S+ ]0 w: q
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 9 w- L( g7 w7 b( o! R$ a- `' g* N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
1 [, L5 l; n2 [2 v4 k/ JH8K Emily: 1 destroyed 0 L* B" Z- ]7 c7 ]- `. c/ N2 `
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed 3 C* l* J" y  m6 U  Y
* k3 a* t! o3 m  Z; G5 w2 U- _
Allied aircraft losses
. a  v! D6 i. `$ Y4 ?& \6 D: USB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 2 y: I4 |! R7 Y3 W- u% P

2 q( X" X$ w5 a- @; dJapanese ground losses: - ]+ g+ ?3 r4 ]# N) p- [; ^- ?
137 casualties reported
6 g. I* w0 R/ TGuns lost 1 % A3 b* H8 I- W- ?& {5 }
# Q" q1 s( R+ r6 `
Airbase hits 3
: I; w+ u2 A  I: X( q' vAirbase supply hits 1
( v3 G) P9 M' h% uRunway hits 45 - D# J+ K( A, D# F6 o4 |
Port hits 2 " e* k- _( a8 _$ q" p+ n
Port fuel hits 4 / H% M1 m6 e0 V3 G
Port supply hits 2 , a' H- i+ x$ D2 u5 r' W
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : a0 t: [2 ~" d% I
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ' ~( {2 a& B8 q( n

/ v* W& e" ?2 Z4 v- q0 lAllied aircraft
9 U4 w; `6 k( R- q/ r0 KFM-2 Wildcat x 8
; k, \, C% w2 z2 }( xTBM Avenger x 29
" a- u9 g2 X( R9 B2 P7 X+ Y
8 _  |  w2 e- T/ B3 C3 }5 V1 vNo Allied losses 2 R; ~/ Y* t+ C) A/ P

, d/ Y" l. f4 T9 F% }+ H: [8 w  @+ HPort supply hits 1
9 D- S' N1 e& c5 D8 F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ t9 y  C- |. r* R3 ~3 l' eDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 8 @( N2 ?: U/ ^# [1 I& \
  v2 `6 S9 V! q+ J# Q$ U
Allied aircraft
4 a& ]9 x& d- U: O1 XF-5A Lightning x 1
; c/ G, j2 \2 f4 y# o9 |P-61A Black Widow x 54 8 f! g3 }6 |) u

- T$ V- S. r: G" |No Allied losses
1 R0 d& \' u1 H5 D- I" U1 E" e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 v* w( K0 M' E  \) K8 nDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
1 v: E+ E$ V. G9 Y) @3 U; K3 c9 P( y. ]* \" {. ^1 @* }
Japanese aircraft : U, }9 E" K3 q
no flights
* N0 }' B6 ^* L' G
: s& X7 f3 Q1 ~6 RAllied aircraft - c, [- ^$ }  N
PB4Y Liberator x 4 ' C" X. y1 h: U
B-24J Liberator x 28
+ j; [6 n9 ^7 b# r/ t4 U8 T
9 t. g7 x" s: u( V1 QJapanese aircraft losses 8 Y' ^$ ^1 a! @. O5 x# H5 j
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
% n: V5 a5 o# q  v7 m% lKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
. D) {+ R/ r; J' k- q4 y: S' J4 U3 H
1 n, L' G0 X0 qJapanese ground losses: 6 U3 U& [/ J( a: B
13 casualties reported
2 ]$ f) F5 G7 c& q" x- P, w  [
2 }$ S4 g- I* hAirbase hits 3 5 N% T: D$ l2 t7 E  y! P0 {( s
Airbase supply hits 1
5 d% O4 T$ d- PRunway hits 22   c! a9 [' }6 Y7 J1 ]+ h2 n2 q: I+ h* k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . i7 M* D+ j# G3 a# q+ E5 u5 g! P
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50
) Z  J" S% D+ F# L0 a+ |- ]/ L4 r6 e. A5 \! X1 W$ n7 X8 Z' l
Allied aircraft
- |6 z' Y! I/ N! I) Y# OF6F Hellcat x 38
/ `( ]9 p8 I  qF4U-1 Corsair x 8 , @. Y. X2 f' D/ V
SB2C Helldiver x 42
) T6 K% B5 a: Y  H$ P  g9 v/ S; b
) g( {( y  b, y3 C: ?* F6 F4 n3 \" D+ Q8 g
Allied aircraft losses
: V) q2 Q& x. y, SSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 V- G2 x0 B! u
7 w! t1 |8 r1 b, b! K
Japanese Ships - Q: n# U- W+ A' M5 J& s$ s
PC PC-36 9 x. D5 i0 Q8 c: q- I; N
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' }  S# o& w, U3 P7 }
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 Z2 S; u; o# X# s: c
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' Y9 v: v+ _6 y$ R, y- f
PC PC-26
7 X/ t/ L* H' mAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 {. m' Z( _/ Q' n! @4 D5 fPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 e! Z& J$ y, O: y$ V
4 o' W" ?' i: ]. }* S
Japanese ground losses: $ l6 |& f/ }' Y2 N! D: X
174 casualties reported
, D" p2 C+ _% c3 M7 B6 s- o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 w# G: a& t, p
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
* z% N& P! u" q
* E- \" t; ]( j) h" s; H. s1 dAllied aircraft - S: F- F7 d5 N' A. W& F2 X
SB2C Helldiver x 11
# Q( }9 B# e" i- D. _. V" U3 B3 N8 T
No Allied losses
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" {( ~3 |8 S  N2 [+ t' }% F3 ^Japanese Ships " z- w9 `; b! m5 _" N
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 8 e* d, _9 z: p( U
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Japanese aircraft
$ I" f- t3 E. k1 g" c2 E) s% eG4M2 Betty x 18
; K( q, S: X1 b% gG4M2e Betty x 4 7 T2 b7 F1 Y4 o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 % N6 q1 K& T+ m

$ M5 X4 z* @$ F0 y+ m% tNo Japanese losses ; H4 Y$ c' n) i" y' q) I/ ]

. v# y5 f6 j' b5 ^! yAllied Ships ; w9 x3 ^0 M( [1 O
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* % K; F5 s6 P" Z. T6 q4 O$ X- N9 W( T
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/ N3 _, A0 y7 z) t$ a& \; \# SDay Air attack on TF at 65,56 0 S5 z( l7 v  h$ Y5 v8 M6 w5 j

3 E9 D0 P  V9 y4 KJapanese aircraft
  V' \) B5 x  z; x: {9 G9 y! ~G4M2 Betty x 3 6 w0 y8 K/ Y0 q
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G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 6 n3 e  q5 Q! s; O) p+ A9 o
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Allied Ships
# F$ _- d/ G0 |2 \9 ]DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ W' u/ ], N! Q& ADay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 % V+ e2 P0 t1 h( O1 x

' s6 y" c% ~  AAllied aircraft & U# |+ _/ S6 W% u" `
SB2C Helldiver x 3 1 z  k* @) d' i$ ]! ~+ a
P-61A Black Widow x 23 1 G0 P4 ~. z; v
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Allied aircraft losses % \+ ~1 t- a2 L5 g; d4 ?
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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' J6 N  Y& v0 l( S7 EJapanese Ships 0 I/ s6 O3 w9 H& X. V( Q4 I
CA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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' D" o; y& m/ B+ Y. w! I6 X8 `Japanese aircraft
" i  k3 e+ b" f* B. K* _A6M5 Zeke x 2 / K4 {/ z; d; h
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Allied aircraft 0 m) X3 k' P& A4 {4 y. J, s
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
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! B! B+ M, l5 {Japanese aircraft losses ! c" N6 }1 w# A) g+ ^  [' u' f, B
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ! {/ m$ }* q# Y+ j1 ^! w

# D! o; j- K# @3 W% \8 ]Allied Ships
; U. J& m& v( i& DDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire ( C& q# m* D7 a8 b
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Convoy near Wake Island:
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, u$ H7 I  z+ I+ s0 Z0 u- N, ^Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 ' M0 R$ O9 H" m
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Japanese aircraft
0 T. |' b4 \2 PB7A Grace x 11 9 g9 G  j6 B4 f+ t
Ki-49 Helen x 9 ' D6 E0 n, [: U5 O" O$ M+ p
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 7 }) `1 n, I/ i9 B! y) ], ]2 M7 f) O

5 s' R' x* M$ h3 q. qJapanese aircraft losses
" F6 r( J$ T* \' t! W+ U$ D' Q4 rB7A Grace: 8 damaged ' X  |4 X. W7 I
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged ! J3 D5 [2 h. ]+ ]; w6 ]; }

6 h' U1 W; {& Q4 S9 @# NAllied Ships ) P% ]1 |; G+ O3 Y- K9 X% X
AP John Land
8 w3 T- J: X( b3 }" J, AAK Octans 9 s2 K2 ]3 `4 K! j# e& q
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( A% Y, L! r* l
AP James O'Hara
  {9 d$ ]+ |# H) p; Z8 uAP Winged Arrow
" m* E& A. K+ P, o4 l0 qAP Manoora
# h; D; |( y3 D: _% tAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire + r. }6 A) m) a

  r* D: A2 _' r- m5 Y* A' KAllied ground losses: 3 k' N/ H2 n# r
54 casualties reported ! z  L- ]* i* u: |( I
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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1 A6 r9 l6 s/ u4 z% XDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 & J* t8 }' ?% z9 M) F
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Japanese aircraft
* W& @0 G" B* B1 V# R0 t3 A9 oA6M5 Zeke x 37
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5 m% b$ M1 Z2 J3 w4 dJapanese aircraft losses
  b. l# p5 K0 wA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: q% R  b9 E) x1 i  e& k% ADMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- F: ~" B# Y8 B6 B( ?8 H. YDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire ; S2 Q* m6 u* v* Q8 Z' X
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 m* L# H0 q: N& r" x5 d9 HAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : I: W% z" e2 s# @' |7 p1 j* W( G+ U: {8 |
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # ~+ K5 Q8 e, f) M7 v
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: 0 W7 v! ?% o  @2 A( F+ L9 H( d: H
136 casualties reported 6 a# Z2 p" a7 m  B1 y4 v
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0 I* C! }% x* t2 w5 EDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 4 K7 d, f, D5 G$ b7 _+ h% {1 Z0 H

" u+ Z0 J6 Z5 B9 @% b: D9 wJapanese aircraft
5 o1 t5 A7 f) B2 K( WG4M2e Betty x 1 4 }* \6 N% k! o7 v
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Allied aircraft
8 Q2 t5 P) Y- u* [  x; LFM-2 Wildcat x 33
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G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged ' {8 R0 b( ?, d8 {! ?

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FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged . c- D4 |5 g8 T

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BB New Jersey 7 |5 P/ a2 N' c- p$ c
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! % M: M1 ^, H. h5 G( O4 l
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing * r7 @2 y- i% v" {' N" F  J  g: ~
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Ground Combat
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& t( A" ^0 E: A  o, b7 ^5 T3 `Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 8 d. ~, n8 K& ^0 [
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring ' h% a/ n& k/ A" |/ Y% z* K
in reinforcements?
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, _; h7 m( d# g! m* v5 Y6 i2 VGround combat at Iwo Jima 4 U) e8 k3 n; h9 f5 h  F
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 + s1 I) x7 l! E- k2 f

+ J2 B, x8 X- H6 _Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 % C1 R3 j0 k- E$ K" c2 _
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89 casualties reported 6 h# m+ U8 M; N) W5 I
Guns lost 4 * V3 u; x; s& a4 D0 ^- h9 Z
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Ground combat at Wake Island * I2 p8 ^( X/ q4 e8 h- u: s

. g4 T' m; Y+ X( d) @Allied Bombardment attack 6 G$ x9 ?  `  f! N0 B

8 R8 Q% p/ O1 O! o7 iAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 8 {/ J+ F6 I2 v+ s* E7 w

! S: ^% B. c- S. n4 lDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465   l( k6 N2 L$ V3 S
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; S3 ~1 g2 ?, @! ^5 M& T: W) D201 casualties reported - y/ w% K$ B2 D7 X, F
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Marcus Island ' O  p$ R" @3 k- M6 A. n( J
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Allied Bombardment attack
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& {$ U0 q8 I* J) p8 v9 p0 N3 g2 VAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 % [* C3 U$ I. Z$ }* d' a
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 " {7 X* Z9 a0 J6 L9 H2 A

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42 casualties reported 4 }5 G, D& o: m3 R: H$ e% @8 T/ i
Guns lost 1
都是80+飞行员,
6 G; N. K0 d/ \: r1 m* P2 X0 D' y后期的日本俯冲和雷击就算突防了,也没法在美军强大防空下有所作为。  w3 f) f& _* j
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
$ L2 D7 g5 c+ W+ u现在基本上是用零战52来神风,其他机型就算神风也没有效果。
B7A,PzB还舍不得做神风。
* `2 g7 v& V. X5 @& R日军44年到45年中的主要问题是,大量的零战52性能完全落伍。
3 i9 j& c8 A* D9 C0 Y1 iPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。: g" y. C, t: i7 e
一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。" y6 M9 j6 _- d. G! E' g
可能要等到震风出来,KB才能有所作为。
他们的房规是自动升级。
这点我挺佩服PzB的,% }) R7 Z0 y! n1 ^/ \2 q: J
不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的?
PzB的KB位置两天前就暴露,) `. x* d  ?) B' j9 i- W# E# N0 u
Andy自然会去抓它。: n' i" ?1 T4 Z: n" N
看来KB还是躲到天津,等到烈风出来,才能有一线生机。/ [. @( |3 W2 T; L/ e6 `( {
零战52完全是火鸡。* @9 A. x6 e& L! E2 g, h6 V" |7 d
原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表* p% F+ ?6 O+ V5 r: j( c
The last fight of the KB! 9 `8 t, ?1 b' A  E) v3 y" E
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped. " n) T0 Z0 ?8 P
I gambled on that Andy would be moving after the KB – not staying in the exa ...
PzB还在奋战,压码头现在干脆停在硫磺岛作岸炮来使用了。( v$ f" y6 V* R; p( I5 r
不知道等到苏军宣战后,日军怎么防守。
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# i! x+ ?( o& u( G6 m. U) m[ 本帖最后由 reninhat 于 2007-2-5 20:17 编辑 ]
如果开了PDU,从43年中开始就把全部岸基零换成雷电,KB就躲到家里不要出来了。3 y8 `+ ^# C8 k; v- q& S7 k
一直等到烈风出来。零52除了留够出中队的数量,其他都转产成电系列。
PzB的不死鸟,从开战第一天一直坚持到现在了。
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Andy,现在CV随队跟着AE,防空弹药随打随补。
这个应该也是必然的,Andy的进攻重心转向了威克岛。5 e  r; a7 g$ E$ a
只有拿下威克岛机场,盟军那些短腿的飞机才能从中途岛转场过来。2 H1 Q4 x! q" R  X' p
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗,如果不能实现航空队轮换,' b% ~9 b( M" p# g9 L& G0 Y
CV很快就没有持续战斗力了。
野马在游戏里,在震电出来之前是末日战机。
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