45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

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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。! y9 E6 f) A- ]
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
, W, M5 s2 j. f' Y" Z- R$ p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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, I" e% K' s3 @# |Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. & U# d( T" J2 N9 w
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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; C- V) n( I) `) R9 }Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
; U: t; m$ e4 i+ J5 iThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite 2 A, H% ~1 i0 F
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
& c2 Q$ }8 X; u' w4 tThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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+ `8 N% S. x8 `! {. z5 jI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 1 c5 U" L% ~- J4 z) M3 N4 \. A% _
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
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( Z/ d( ?9 S9 w+ n. U+ B1 e( ]TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) c- W7 u, s( g1 P. s5 ?9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) \4 p% K& ^5 w2 X) G4 J
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Allied Ships
6 n; t2 K6 W2 |MSW Junee 8 y6 v. q5 o$ z  E) S
MSW Bunbury + e: T* J" D2 Y+ K0 D% X
MSW Gladiator ) w' M0 y# p$ y9 @) k& B. @
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % D. E5 g: J  |4 @9 H3 V4 G
MSW Superior
  t& v% K+ E, Q4 KAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ I+ F0 f# Q. M  }0 K  fCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: 7 R, H% B" E) D5 n
51 casualties reported % h9 O' p% r5 E) ^2 E: Y
Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 G4 \. Y; n/ k
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. T( V: p# K6 }9 LAllied Ships 4 T" G5 b9 V" R% Y
DMS Long ( Q  ]$ x1 l1 D4 b. S; Q
DMS Forrest
% U6 r9 k, D) {. xDMS Hobson
  u; H7 |( l- `! F6 D' ~DMS Ellyson
0 c" ^% H  X& z! e# Y  [6 KDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
: e, U- ~' z( A8 Z9 |4 W+ \9 eDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
9 ], V4 k# Y( _4 l. P! v0 JMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! O, F# Q% V: T$ u+ m, n/ DMSW Strength
( H5 ?3 `6 |; u  b/ U3 S8 t( z6 DMSW Strategy 6 e/ \8 h' z# ], u6 `
MSW Staunch
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" N; Z$ o' ]# r9 g) E# XDE Corbesier , x  [+ h; ]( h- g
DE Howard F. Clark
. e2 t/ ?* b* L6 H) a' t; {! Z/ zDE Kendall C. Campbell 0 g# l' v7 r, \7 \
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 8 ~& H: i0 i7 B3 {! ~- P
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Japanese ground losses: 0 Q4 s) ^- d7 s) e6 _5 y  {
20 casualties reported
& V" Y% _( B* J# Y8 O: L9 e3 oGuns lost 1   J+ ^4 _9 v8 u& ^
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 1 t4 a9 r1 K; j( K3 i; M
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TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 % l; f, y7 P( i4 N9 \$ g+ ]/ f8 m
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Allied ground losses:
9 M0 M& H& D1 F1 ~# |" i0 _5 c40 casualties reported
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& ^5 ]" P4 k0 D# @/ F6 u0 y$ Z6 ~# m8 MTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)   u: m' C- D( P. }) f1 L6 D
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 7 y3 `  v$ l5 n( k
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Allied Ships * ]* b! f, v- [& M% t% }
MSW Junee
4 ~2 L4 m6 u" IMSW Bunbury
+ I. v& Z4 G  \2 A7 v* DMSW Gladiator * W5 j( h  Y1 V) o" T* D
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
& Z+ b& C* j1 [  m9 FMSW Superior
0 e  S0 m  k( f) G9 M+ K5 cDE Mack
& a6 _* A/ i+ u- |. k" m6 kDE Edwin A. Howard 6 c0 h5 \% y. K* A# d0 \
DE Edmonds
4 @! X+ _0 u. _- z/ h/ l9 ~CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
1 r: i: j6 m5 L; k% VDE Robert F. Keller & r0 ?& s" \4 D$ i! V" ?
DD Shaw
. D& d8 h; |3 T. DDD Drayton " @% B$ ?2 s+ q% X% A1 A- c
DE Tabberer
6 k2 ~1 e7 d3 x6 n6 p9 v0 uDE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 5 _; h& W3 o! L& S
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* f: h4 L6 M: v" ?2 O3 @Allied Ships / U0 Q/ q7 k) T8 s
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage : i2 I! q' B  L7 w7 w) l/ ^
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 6 ~: z$ T9 o% f3 n- y4 E
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
1 B9 t* m7 q9 {0 ]2 \5 U7 |DE Edmonds ' b+ }8 ~: E/ s
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
( ]! f, w, _4 v- L5 Q) ZDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
- R" Y2 o# a2 H) z, `LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 D4 h" H0 Q0 {3 }, d0 ^LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
/ }% \9 Y5 K5 z; _) s  e6 V, qLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire , @  a7 {8 y( S+ d( l
DE Mack
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$ ?* E; B% |- `# K, u5 oJapanese ground losses:
/ _; V# W2 w, _0 j; A; M* w3 Y" W  U29 casualties reported 2 v- i7 d5 j2 c# v1 Q2 ~

) U( _# D7 j% n* A2 I9 Y% y' _# b- qAllied ground losses: ' S) K/ C, u! v; m' o6 e
1788 casualties reported
0 r1 L0 D2 i) q0 XGuns lost 8 " X- W; Y# v  t5 U7 c9 d+ c( H% V
Vehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
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958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 8 y) S3 `; d4 [9 m

. C7 u, E" [3 J5 [. wAllied Ships 2 N3 X# m2 m; x' V; P" Q0 @. E
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage $ @" ~" ~, \1 t) @/ \0 k
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire * P# h' b) A5 q; u1 D( C0 B2 M
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ) q* P8 P& m% [: G6 Q8 I
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
+ S/ k& k$ H* P8 B! YLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" a. p3 b5 O. r0 b' O, q+ s/ ZLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
  f" @8 _0 f% v- M0 n) gDMS Long
3 Y2 B6 {; @3 ]1 D6 F8 e7 ]$ w7 ODMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
6 U1 O0 o4 N- uDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 $ ^2 \( D8 Z+ y& l
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ w/ w/ V6 J" K: G3 ]5 ~LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire ! D9 t6 }7 I! d2 @1 G
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
% F0 T. d5 N" ^2 o7 F1 X. _LST LST-335 # ~+ L9 C" k- M% x

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3 F- f/ t6 f" a46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: 1 b& H8 e, B" z. E* A' [
3240 casualties reported 4 g) N: [3 |  ~3 r# U+ B
Guns lost 20

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( |9 Z5 i* U; `4 u5 a4 x! ^Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & S: `2 R. C  t$ r* @; C

: M) S# |- j) U# |8 ?& |Japanese Ships 5 d! N! M9 j2 e$ r
SS RO-35, hits 7
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( K4 d) `' t# m2 cDD Saufley ! T1 h4 y3 D( k9 i! g3 f
DD Picking
: @/ I) V( O% {" Y* w7 t1 k% YDD John Hood 7 ]/ e% J, F2 C7 Q* K# d7 {+ m6 u) Y
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 # B, P! e3 f  @) k, v2 v* }

# d+ s; f0 {# Y, c' p) _. Y1 {Japanese Ships 7 P! ^6 u; S* \* L9 N/ r
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 u" @! O  @' @3 P
PC Kume & ~" @* y2 r5 E2 r, I! c, n6 {

! u9 f8 c6 i$ c6 Z" c2 s0 jAllied Ships ( c. x! S  u+ W/ ~8 x) s
SS Hake 7 K0 b3 @1 w$ H, ]& W; T+ K* F" f
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 G0 V7 v( C/ m( @  v
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Japanese Ships 1 q9 ]1 s- M' S1 Z6 Z: _( m9 H* w
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire * u& K. k( X8 t. P* b- v5 B. B

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2 E5 J9 K8 z+ r7 i1 z( P2 w& l: `DD Saufley
! a9 L6 V. |- n& L* TDD Picking 5 v6 q% U3 m+ _# w. c( W. ^0 ]
DD John Hood 0 j1 r8 D  M4 [( P
DD Caperton
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( B% w% `# ~* hSub attack at 62,53
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AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 ~% h3 k. r. _2 s+ |  r  u+ |PC Ch 2
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4 q# M2 z1 Z/ Y- q# I, VSS Bang % q5 `! y9 Z" z' E) g- S2 M

3 R, H) H8 E" M2 sJapanese ground losses: $ ~& I+ I( u3 i% U+ @4 F
88 casualties reported
9 r( @+ W: F2 Y& zGuns lost 2 ' D  i" c3 r6 k( H  l+ h
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7 _& G! m7 s: u8 kNight Surface Combat % Y+ F2 M, B# [) K7 `

: `" f7 c' z# uI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
, ?2 k  r3 {, b$ ?the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 6 s4 s2 W9 [; W( o. G
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships 5 W* W* _' d3 `8 }. A6 g) w4 ^) l
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 9 @& ]" ?2 n) H* \' y5 N
BB Yamashiro
* X. i( Z7 w# j9 I/ o9 YBB Hyuga ) W. H" O% D; [! n+ |$ J
CA Mikuma
( v% c. \7 ^4 m9 q* M8 ECL Noshiro : l6 O, y' j+ F1 `( X7 ]2 M
DD Fuyuzuki ) s/ p* `0 O: b- x1 ?
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
$ U- c: G" L: b) ?+ _DD Momi
, U# [$ h. O) W5 D7 n. M7 @0 K0 ^3 JDD Kaede
0 F' N# Q7 _! J+ x( X+ v! iDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 0 ^& a% ?. H& ^
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire / G. x9 n2 p+ q7 x8 V: g( X) \
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Allied Ships 4 e+ a6 f6 }$ v9 Q3 r
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 X% _" W+ V  v4 O( i3 QDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
: [% k( X. v' e0 q4 {- W. c6 uDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 e5 u# T0 w' a8 ?DMS Rodman
8 G$ Q' i3 G5 b' T/ bDMS Gherardi
5 ^# n6 |. B  k3 I5 A. CDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* p; w: f9 M4 e, T+ v$ B/ [DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 S" W+ U% c; n" u! ~  VLST LST-339, heavy damage   x/ h. p; \; G: h4 n9 ~
LST LST-457, heavy damage + L2 _; q- z2 v2 b, h! @0 h+ d6 ~
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
0 |& `' Q) e& n# V7 s6 LAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
  L0 S  E& l% M! m' R54 casualties reported , I1 B& p9 D. |$ R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
# ^3 A. N% V. g6 z  w+ O; SPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & Z) g; J) u5 P( s# Y- Z6 D
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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8 n: P1 w: |8 I3 W5 C+ bAllied Ships
( i1 M4 q) r6 R+ KDD Lyman K. Swenson
- |3 N  s1 `* k) q$ o5 G* aDD Taussig ( J: ]$ W1 p- l! f$ D2 E# c: E
DD John W. Weeks - S: k' ?, O. a/ F: i
DD Harrison 2 v6 s; E) m! L
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 1 i/ S8 g7 E8 w& c# _' K- ?
DD David Taylor 3 C) g& `9 s+ ]* N6 z5 G' R9 W  t: {
DD Barton
' @4 o1 i% B1 |9 a* y0 t1 {5 c' w+ ZDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 7 ?7 N/ S/ f, h

* f& h# U2 m) P/ u/ A, J' zNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 / l8 ~! n& o8 F) \. ^0 t( O' Z- z3 L
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Japanese Ships 3 \" x7 Y7 W6 _0 o  Q# I/ f
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 0 N2 j+ h- c5 I9 e% j
CL Kiso   \; B9 x& k- c! t3 z
DD Urakaze
: G& n3 m; h8 T9 P8 d) E" qDD Natsugumo
2 l" x! v0 y% A$ t' JDD Minegumo
8 `& C, r8 k7 R( H' YDD Sugi
( F2 I: H) }" K+ m! ~; YDD Hinoki
0 W, S/ K1 Y  L4 v+ d+ i/ t1 JDD Kashi
. Q5 g) n9 h, G3 \! sDD Keyaki & N6 g8 C; O8 ^( M
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Allied Ships ) \5 _6 l0 l% r# K9 u9 l
AS Howard W. Gilmore ! S" F" [9 z& ^
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: e; J+ T3 c- ~AV Hamlin
' ?* p+ h3 b" C8 z$ sAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 g# o9 Z7 P0 _8 aAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ( c3 ^$ ?$ B5 X, E* X
AR George Taylor
/ H& _0 ~* Y% K6 a* m& eAV R. C. Brennan * K: f( @! L) o/ p, d- n) ]
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
  ^9 o* m) s: a: b, [AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 7 S) v, k8 {$ Z! K$ ~! y
AR William T. Sherman ) r* U0 W" e0 ]
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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) K9 g1 p" j4 ~& oNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56   P# |$ {7 u, D! [; s$ z# v
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Japanese Ships
: c5 j- z# t7 JCA Kako, Shell hits 4 3 t9 `) I- x# [4 C, o
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9   x; o4 h6 X1 H/ _
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire - m5 @& d! A6 I' X
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, l: J1 _' h9 V  G! d4 _) TDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage $ ?5 u+ ~0 n* F! o4 n- G
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
0 u$ o( t, a5 IDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
  h- z4 _) T" R  r* ]3 b9 ?DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% y' P* e% H: x& o9 NDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire - L6 O$ p) {7 m2 F, E* l
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Allied Ships
+ s" b: ?4 z( d" ]CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire : r8 M$ `" p' A3 O
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 / {+ _" `( m2 B1 N4 ^7 }
CL Wilkes-Barre
. i% @% ]2 D' }2 ^CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
. A# E) z9 U* D2 J1 J8 {DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire . C# b' y& y  {1 K" v/ p9 m
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
0 B* K1 A2 S/ l8 O+ xDD Bush, Shell hits 1
& A. B3 ]: D0 o% P; f; w$ h/ j! xDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 $ X& Q+ W+ J8 s  k
DD Welles 3 d5 y5 g: \; C, |0 P
DD Wilkes ) O, ~% F. v, ~, t3 e$ x. F9 l8 j
DD Roe 3 T2 p, m- T8 G1 E0 \! t
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2 y5 X6 |& D# g2 _- R( f5 H/ HNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 3 e3 R0 s/ `# v% i. P1 |; j3 }

7 Y: j# B* ?8 b1 oJapanese Ships
5 W3 W" z/ o. J( |PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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. m/ N" B, |+ \+ c* g. `* Y0 g3 jDD Nicholson / l4 `) i: {* g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # G! `4 x2 W- ]/ k$ e& f3 L
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Japanese Ships $ `: m0 v8 q6 p7 m1 l
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + `+ B& t- m+ e! F5 U
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Allied Ships
0 U; ~: N7 a# V& `2 d: Q, fDD Lyman K. Swenson 0 g6 u) q5 f. ?: p9 L8 `2 v
DD Taussig
4 O  A4 ]# a: IDD John W. Weeks $ X8 F1 |& b" f. N6 r
DD Harrison
( U7 N6 R+ F) ]' ]2 ADD Isherwood ( m1 j- H0 T" t  w/ z# B3 ~& ]
DD David Taylor 9 e; h) G8 `9 G8 O2 H, p7 u
DD Barton , D7 l$ I5 C) d6 F+ c- _$ G+ H& f
DD Quickmatch
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. ^6 O3 A* x$ q% O) I/ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' ?$ E1 Q1 G. ~" wDD Lyman K. Swenson % e$ j- D$ u. {5 p( a" f
DD Taussig ! y4 I  m. Q$ d% R  ?
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
8 J, F" @: I! \* R; ]DD Harrison   H  c, k6 o% S" V( d
DD Isherwood 2 p. T) Q0 t9 k2 X- n
DD David Taylor
, [/ O$ `% F: K% f# i8 [% @2 w: VDD Barton / P$ F1 ?2 B0 v; B
DD Quickmatch
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5 X) a2 a% A0 ^. i7 t# |* q
Japanese Ships - U7 d! P$ V/ D* L* z0 T
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: u9 d0 v6 {  t( ]- ?+ b% V1 g! d
1 T" s6 Z6 l- L/ ]% X& \9 w4 Q; uAllied Ships
) y+ ]' i% a; r' ]0 L/ RDD Lyman K. Swenson
: Q- {% l( s7 F; IDD Taussig ( J% ?9 D, C: z6 W0 [: d$ B- ^! ]5 {
DD John W. Weeks 4 E% |5 S# Q# C) H7 S
DD Harrison 9 m0 T) F8 C: q' Q5 O9 o5 C& o4 J
DD Isherwood
, z9 a2 C  n2 X/ u- H1 FDD David Taylor
, ]/ b1 A" ]/ {! s4 W% z2 Q! yDD Barton 1 `7 q. c0 q7 K$ h" ?- N5 e  e
DD Quickmatch
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8 b3 r6 `1 F" P; Z7 h  Y+ |Daylight Surface Combat
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* W$ ~$ _8 F2 b/ ?# ~7 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % X; w1 G, k$ F9 q  g5 A; N0 @: K

2 s" C' g7 o0 b9 NJapanese Ships / e. i) j) I- O/ \: V) c
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 3 G) V1 }! z# q' H. Y8 I
2 O8 B3 ]2 l% r5 A5 u/ L+ w
Allied Ships
8 r% d) {" G* T5 y$ h0 sBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
3 F* [, X) N. S: {BB Massachusetts " X6 x( M& X" z7 c  K( f, c
BB Alabama 0 h# F9 v+ R: m+ v
CA Louisville # g: |. O  w7 j# t8 |  w3 k
CA Chicago
2 T' q& ?/ l+ f' [; w; ]. ?) TDD Walker
2 @8 C/ G, n* TDD Waller 8 U% m3 u. S, B# K
DD Wedderburn + e. }) {9 g1 N% b! s" ^
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8 R( h& i2 w. ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% M0 J7 [6 i( n6 [0 \$ M# V7 l' t4 n+ ]3 y" B: ~) \
Japanese Ships 3 n8 K, D' I) G* R& U
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + e! X: O. I. n

  ^2 Q& l: X/ SAllied Ships 6 z( B0 l: Q/ N: k. B; `
BB South Dakota
# I% [  j  J+ yBB Massachusetts & I  S/ ~' h' n0 N: ~* F& P7 d* ?
BB Alabama / p& [3 s+ I0 O, t8 l
CA Louisville - k' g: O8 g. Q, l, }# Y# r7 \; T( s- Z
CA Chicago
6 z% N1 q7 i0 P% rDD Walker " y* y) V; v/ U" ~' x; y' m$ T
DD Waller ! x2 P- M. e# k0 j
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' p5 R% A7 Y6 Y9 ^
9 t8 S7 x* P4 D0 n- R
Japanese Ships , W3 M' a; @# A. \8 m( p6 @7 q
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ! v0 ], s5 H; J) b: Z2 i" F

6 d! v1 ~4 p7 \Allied Ships 5 e1 B$ l/ D( J5 w# _
BB South Dakota - A# }5 c, V6 Q1 z
BB Massachusetts
  J3 q5 D- E( D, R6 q. k! |* yBB Alabama
/ y4 E1 U/ o4 OCA Louisville
- E& k1 G' p1 e$ d; fCA Chicago
0 f3 W+ Z8 I9 v4 @3 X0 e* _DD Walker % B7 Q8 E+ T2 C6 o; h2 T1 N' ?( Z9 E
DD Waller 4 A4 _  @2 Y% e  ?% O. e
DD Wedderburn 6 [) ]7 k; P/ @: ~4 c2 z
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3 y5 Q7 U* }3 I4 S7 F, a* |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 t& k( A+ g" I$ [1 eJapanese Ships   W3 [+ o+ K/ `7 Y) T9 c( ]4 R
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk " r3 k: N5 j1 P* {. y, [; ^

: l, W% m+ P- \( l2 OAllied Ships
. Y" S1 ]' A" n% A7 [BB South Dakota
) K7 [( L8 S* j  C+ s; h* A  L! g2 KBB Massachusetts
% W/ u6 X8 S6 f( {BB Alabama " R* b2 [5 X( y4 o7 t' E! |# P/ [
CA Louisville
$ Y# z6 k* Q! `9 u: D3 w; ^4 o$ Y0 z" PCA Chicago
4 M0 |4 @# i1 x* e, s! p7 eDD Walker
& \* }- W1 c; z( rDD Waller
9 \- V9 n4 ]7 j/ @1 a% W$ oDD Wedderburn ) R) ^3 o' g) @/ T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 ]# _5 Z. r2 [6 i  r
0 @$ G3 i0 {" L$ ^# q1 ^: e7 LJapanese Ships ! @, w7 d) r  Z$ W( ^* g- x1 V
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! F4 v& {/ j2 I/ G5 \/ h& e5 o% _* L. i4 P
Allied Ships
1 y9 p/ Z7 Q7 t' K" C4 t& GBB South Dakota
. w9 b7 M( a; {3 s5 u; o9 o2 N5 DBB Massachusetts . n2 R( O, T* s+ ^) o4 J& V5 d
BB Alabama
* b) \2 p* F8 Y) {/ E' xCA Louisville 7 b2 d1 p7 v  k; O: i! g
CA Chicago
! B5 l' L  H. P' L3 TDD Walker 8 g* K, d* n5 S4 N2 F
DD Waller 9 }+ U" N7 W5 |5 V5 @2 u% c
DD Wedderburn ' r9 D! X3 o( r# g3 F4 y* ^2 T7 A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + ^. q0 Y' S$ W. u
5 }; b6 @. X  C' O4 j
Japanese Ships
/ ~  L0 m% f. N7 p: ]8 }AK Myoho Maru & G  {7 z. r0 F$ B* i' R
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire . g  M4 ~: W5 f' P" K- M: H

( U/ Q; ?6 J- g' t/ ]1 cAllied Ships 6 y( n; }# ]% [% j7 I2 O
BB South Dakota
+ W& s# V9 J# d! iBB Massachusetts . x/ x" U  i9 ^3 o5 V% K
BB Alabama
) X: ~; @' z* I% z: YCA Louisville
/ P8 q* D( A4 l) M  F7 L6 J; D6 tCA Chicago 0 z; h$ U3 M0 P! f+ f- X  g
DD Walker 5 u0 N( Q% m, s, N2 R. T0 V
DD Waller
, E* @) G8 w9 F7 QDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) f  w( V- U$ _! B; J, T
+ N3 ^) u5 i- W& rJapanese Ships $ ?( r' Z% x1 B
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ( v# i$ b5 N/ i& r4 |8 T+ [6 e

4 c7 e) l; |" l+ D" D7 }! e; \Allied Ships
7 F- |! u! r+ z3 f8 OBB South Dakota & m* P5 Z$ i8 |# ~* f/ X8 R
BB Massachusetts
4 J4 e. D) F1 t  E7 b; DBB Alabama
/ b) ~) K5 ]9 t: |CA Louisville & U% n/ e5 ?% K4 p& n6 ]
CA Chicago & i$ O# i4 `9 Z8 o
DD Walker
4 s9 z& L, b: K. l' bDD Waller
" ^2 P" b( B$ [, R5 XDD Wedderburn
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& W  D% E- j+ K& wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & F, X- W3 F. L$ g# g4 ~* S

3 Y% e1 }6 d" ]- W; zJapanese Ships   A" R$ M/ L/ R6 l  M! D
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' G1 [& ~# D9 s$ }) W

5 Y) {" y, C5 `Allied Ships
' n- k" Z% a+ o5 gBB South Dakota
5 S2 u; J; X8 E4 i! Y1 p* `0 L  Q2 \BB Massachusetts 7 f& f' ?  r( [7 b6 N5 k
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
0 M! H+ g" d2 FCA Louisville 0 \% j: l# T  t
CA Chicago
6 L9 b! {: b! SDD Walker
. h- `( Y, p  G. h0 [4 {DD Waller
0 L2 j# d! |/ {- f$ a' C. K) CDD Wedderburn ; Y# R  j) o3 h, X! v/ W0 D
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' \+ R6 B$ U  T0 A( ~( g/ x7 d. U

3 t3 N6 R* E4 }+ _Japanese Ships
/ s0 Z* F$ t+ T* r0 [PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk / n& n6 ~7 o  X+ L% [
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ! p2 M. I* |! L: ?& v( j$ @
6 j& O3 f7 C% i' Y
Allied Ships 7 N+ u2 [% C6 d
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ; n+ O7 P- a% z1 t
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
' m* s, x+ A& O& Q5 Y1 l* cBB Alabama 1 x( ?" N8 E5 o% n' L3 U3 W
CA Louisville 7 r+ T) @9 S( |) P) @. _
CA Chicago ' V0 F) |) n% T( C% S
DD Walker
3 ]) R2 ^  O: R, z- B4 }DD Waller
, Z& y: Y; O7 j+ e; \DD Wedderburn " Z- [4 o$ |) e6 [* a4 C( C" ?, r
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Bombardments 0 m# E" g8 ?* @) L6 x4 p6 E: i

8 N/ _  |2 w1 H  R5 f) pNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
- p/ A. I* x8 E23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
* C& m) ]# v# B5 b6 HCA Chicago
7 a. S5 w3 i. }CA Louisville ! e2 a* M# H! m$ R0 S, b. f: g
BB Alabama ! G7 M5 k0 i0 }& Q6 W
BB Massachusetts " b5 _& K/ O# }0 f. m- q6 V# Q
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
" y- x9 t& P5 s
. n, _% M8 O. }6 s& T9 CJapanese ground losses:
1 [0 o- D, x7 @; x0 K1 X184 casualties reported 0 S% z, O9 l" U4 U. |1 ?- E
Guns lost 3
( r2 O5 w: L# L! V# V, G
8 V) w* Y4 m: p: q/ M7 s  yRunway hits 1 9 N5 s, W, W. ^* l% s# S
Port fuel hits 1
" z# ^- K' h( O3 _Port supply hits 2
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+ W( ^% a, I- q$ T0 i" UNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
" J2 o1 J5 W% T3 I5 J; Z9 j# K* c
Japanese aircraft ( f' _( ]% N' t0 @
no flights
4 K$ x4 O6 _' _4 ?. H2 w3 ]4 h  Y- O4 _: e" N
Japanese aircraft losses ) o& _1 C2 r; C0 P6 D  ]
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
% h, Q9 c; W8 a4 T* Y# m; O" S2 `5 b" ?% O0 n, v
Allied Ships - K$ v- g3 Z3 }" y& [$ i
CA Chester ( u% O- T0 \' {% a
BB Washington 3 M0 M7 z  ~* q+ f4 X5 G
BB North Carolina
, f! i8 i: n& P$ M$ T5 j9 u% q7 [& t0 ?: b9 {; @- O! [. `
Japanese ground losses:
1 y1 _+ E! e' d: {7 F( G85 casualties reported
' z, Y, l0 y9 {' QGuns lost 2 3 D9 G8 g) l1 ^# @. X. J. B1 L) m# e

# J2 ]6 ^; D4 P+ |Airbase hits 1 7 I9 j' ?" I: B1 z  b
Runway hits 5
7 T. a9 s% v% \# t( B7 W; MPort hits 1 + I# U2 i) O5 [9 a
Port supply hits 4
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% j% a/ s; q+ ?# G8 o6 _9 }. Q
Night Air Combat 3 @9 }% g, k2 `, n% J  A6 F- R1 m
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 4 \. V; m( n: N" O
7 u- `/ L% `6 n& {; |  p( {# s6 r
Japanese aircraft
( U' A+ n6 r! S% Q3 z3 FH8K Emily x 5
% t( l' \; ~, w, ~) R9 f$ Q; L$ j9 ^% f% C
Japanese aircraft losses
* v9 T4 ^& y8 VH8K Emily: 5 damaged
6 p2 U. K  O* d8 v
# O- t) K+ t1 K% ?' q, PJapanese Ships
5 w  z! ]: g6 {1 c4 e* K) \4 hSS RO-35
! Z  a0 }7 n5 q9 d, J% J4 |# _$ n& K! `3 ]4 y
Allied Ships
, b; G$ ^5 h. T: L. Z$ M; e6 QDD Hyman ; x+ [  L0 _; I: `- [0 W
DD Conner
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* x4 f, C6 ~0 p% Y) n$ C) PNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 + D; \; X& S3 h3 d4 A* v; U% V

% D* Z/ D( v4 R' j3 Y  e; ]0 pJapanese aircraft + T; l( r7 y( ~5 b6 t! b
H8K Emily x 5
- P  r8 t' Y+ C- T: o" i$ h7 ?1 @7 V5 z' ?$ I" b
Allied aircraft # O* C4 @# ^+ b- _# S
P-61A Black Widow x 2   P# P; t% |  i2 {. P1 G
+ a2 a( H) c  {! b
Japanese aircraft losses
" p$ j6 H  j& Q9 Z, r4 _' BH8K Emily: 4 damaged 7 u' Z, o( `* s2 W, r+ }. \

; h  X; d- K( XAllied Ships
0 R+ x/ r0 S3 M1 S* E/ fDD Conner
; |9 D: W  E" l  ]; X6 ]& V' |DE LeRay Wilson . \) b0 A2 g; ^; `- r
AK Martin Johnson

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" c' T! k- X2 h" E% R6 e" SDay Air Combat 3 `. l" b* ]: @/ Y

: J$ k& V! T3 ?2 T  v- HDEI Theatre: / B7 b& I+ [7 Z6 ^
1 w, i. U2 S+ G3 w
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 / O% H/ E  b! A# A

7 X3 N# y7 u4 OJapanese aircraft , Y  k% ~( t5 n. t9 \
A6M5 Zeke x 9 5 j6 @) F8 g, O  {# L3 p
N1K1-J George x 31 1 e- M- L+ O7 e+ l! }
J2M Jack x 6 4 |/ `7 m6 J3 u, @/ @7 m* N

4 Y" m) _- D$ {" O1 WAllied aircraft
2 _( p: @& ]. L( J3 @P-38J Lightning x 3
. M6 J, R1 H3 A& r, \" c/ L3 q  ^. p$ D
- U. K7 S2 r( T3 j- ^. LNo Japanese losses + g: N- P; q# K# s/ N. i& B

$ H! {  P8 O9 S5 V  T! iAllied aircraft losses
* z# z% F" s" B" g& {P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed ' D4 r. a' r  [7 n4 D
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Central Pacific + b8 ^3 E0 B8 c. ]
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
2 ]0 h5 F; P" r% h) l! t
; k: v9 o$ t# n3 A& rJapanese aircraft " P3 h2 i( i* e$ w+ l+ \. }; b8 |
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 * P# [6 x. t, \8 r& l1 r
A6M5 Zeke x 9 4 V! t8 V1 r  `7 q
N1K1-J George x 29
* H, {0 d9 [: @J2M Jack x 15 / X% E+ t( i( i: _" u" y
A6M5c Zeke x 7 9 O9 d. f6 ]2 ]6 w" K7 F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 ) ?# v! l; r2 t. l- d
Ki-102a Randy x 11 & n+ F; f* Q9 T! \" u

* l8 f! ~' Y5 h2 ]# R4 e( }1 c; iAllied aircraft # l1 E" u/ }; Q7 ~7 o. W1 N7 r
P-51D Mustang x 13 - O' B9 E: J' j2 L: r

& y+ _9 X8 f( b; V, nJapanese aircraft losses 1 v2 r3 s' ^3 ^. b
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
3 C9 v' I9 c) U* c. IN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
, [5 L# W6 u2 a6 \* R# _* f1 KJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed
2 A" f) ?$ z6 R3 KA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed % {' f* M/ k6 n$ B; Q
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed % ]; F  X1 N4 t6 B7 e
9 Y$ f2 {& ^) L, P8 Q5 }4 r1 f
Allied aircraft losses 2 o0 G! K$ [: t  H3 P
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
; J0 [2 K1 F" y$ d7 ?9 v$ b% K+ j& D9 v7 l1 N
Japanese aircraft
0 [. n  ^4 t/ Cno flights
& J% B3 O6 T/ p  f/ X' `! e& g$ L/ |) Z5 N" E! R5 a
Allied aircraft * A& W- J3 o& ^; U& P) o) p" ]- i; y
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
6 l- [7 X7 k( q& t' GF6F Hellcat x 15 8 L$ T& \# _; Z  T0 Z
SB2C Helldiver x 44 " b5 m% g, s* @; c
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
, a! n% t+ H# G5 I9 oTBM Avenger x 159
4 B& v& L" B& D0 b0 c) C
3 a! l" G, b8 |, [" ^Japanese aircraft losses 3 c8 O' f7 I: U" K+ f. [: a
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed . B- j3 `* U6 b- B, ~
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed * H+ Y6 l8 m/ w' o: p6 x
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed + x" t9 ]$ w) S6 H1 `+ {5 D0 ^
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
4 k0 F$ X" l" v3 ?+ {Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed * P: b) i( h: Z7 a" g& \

$ x  d) p8 f- W# t" V) `: s9 p7 sAllied aircraft losses
3 ?! M2 O! M  B" N- ?/ Z# ?( ISB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 0 w! L  L" l5 s
0 E# j9 g. k  [7 k1 R
Japanese ground losses:   H- O# [0 v; w3 p
137 casualties reported & U6 o: v+ v6 W, F, V' C! L. E
Guns lost 1 1 ]2 E; g5 t) }7 d

, E  [; `; `+ v) }1 u! q# XAirbase hits 3
9 y1 m4 F* ?; WAirbase supply hits 1 : h* q9 \0 o! `  }* Y/ O1 a
Runway hits 45 1 _: ]% \6 {1 W. q* Q- }4 Q5 O9 s
Port hits 2 ' f3 F) Z  a2 h  Q
Port fuel hits 4
7 _& l! e9 [1 L; QPort supply hits 2
, C: I, m' G/ |( h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * P5 e' A& G! k- v4 _
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
  D& J& h: V, D( [4 ]# ]: m
8 J, Y/ K: d% h( n" SAllied aircraft
2 {, B! }9 z+ ~. U" BFM-2 Wildcat x 8 ) R4 }  v; A: L9 `6 H3 p7 M5 p3 b
TBM Avenger x 29
/ H5 C& |" C% s" o0 ]/ |
% E2 A$ @& Y" RNo Allied losses
2 S7 ^, A2 V3 l6 x& X& Q  K. k
% [6 i8 T6 ^# p' N" f" mPort supply hits 1
! x1 c$ o3 `5 Z$ G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 s) A; [- l5 G4 g2 g, P* x1 {9 }
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
8 i* T$ l* k5 O
3 j; t# Z/ B6 W' _' V8 ]# pAllied aircraft
. l* H; l% ]: I2 j3 n( n9 eF-5A Lightning x 1 ; d* U$ H: D1 ]% C; b1 r
P-61A Black Widow x 54
& H' Z/ Z$ r4 P* G2 N
/ ^; H0 W8 H& @4 ~# oNo Allied losses # v) n& M' E9 B3 P; N, e0 x
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 ' P$ h% x6 x2 B# |% K8 [( W" n, K& [

' \* [" j  i4 `4 w0 ]! dJapanese aircraft 2 r7 g) x2 W0 C# ~; B
no flights
7 H4 Q" o/ g6 F& k' r7 J3 t7 j: T  a+ `$ a- |; Y. J
Allied aircraft
  F1 F  D9 [3 z( e" N/ WPB4Y Liberator x 4
! o: I  v; ]; p, @; }4 GB-24J Liberator x 28 ! h- B9 c  `" Y3 ]; q* u6 |5 I/ w

/ S8 N, p% D! T4 W! o# ?  WJapanese aircraft losses $ K% `, `& Z/ }$ C& g
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed   `) z1 r) j) W. l
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
, O& ]/ m. A) e5 A" G4 M) g1 s7 C" O2 w( o" M. L- ~
Japanese ground losses:
: y, F, q: q/ q" X: `13 casualties reported 2 I) I% m( s* j& X% i4 T- w

- T" f( n- ]3 J8 {Airbase hits 3
* G! \# U3 j6 _Airbase supply hits 1 3 t* S) G7 C+ G
Runway hits 22 $ m! O  o% Q2 s
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,50
- ~6 H; E1 v8 b" F
  g  [$ f7 Q4 E% i" f  E* w0 WAllied aircraft * t; w. u) G" e
F6F Hellcat x 38
3 e3 [+ z6 \! x& NF4U-1 Corsair x 8
5 k) D4 h+ _) J2 m0 `( iSB2C Helldiver x 42 1 T: f+ E, r8 N5 i: Q6 L6 M

7 {* `/ g% {  t4 _) `6 T' x2 @4 b) u6 Z4 q* u' M
Allied aircraft losses
5 H- _" L7 Y" M" Y7 v! w; L; D/ {SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 }$ B. O5 N6 e/ Z: s
+ b% ?/ t/ R* R8 e5 g3 p# [Japanese Ships : P. j) r. F/ I+ D) u) c
PC PC-36 9 s( w) \6 D; R; V( l$ X8 P; V
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 d7 P" z+ }: ?, [5 t
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( u4 P0 V& n) {6 YAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 l1 ?9 r; L4 R
PC PC-26
/ ^. E3 d& C: U% ZAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( J1 u- }5 R- U2 B$ k# V
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. B5 ~* W% s  H& E* O+ Q2 V
. ?$ f8 @( H- x' b" d% v4 [" `Japanese ground losses: ! U; Q, q! {3 H
174 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 ! |& D6 }# _2 }2 Y: P! o  ^) Q% E

! @6 O2 I  S2 X/ W! M2 U: oAllied aircraft 2 A4 w$ O# L- j; M8 ~/ L. {) b
SB2C Helldiver x 11
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No Allied losses 2 s- r- J2 [, A1 w  Q6 H
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Japanese Ships " V) o  R0 f% k1 @9 ]% L. o
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 ! W; E. v) K3 j! Q6 W

& G% v1 a) K+ IJapanese aircraft 2 x. s& J- R9 W9 j9 |
G4M2 Betty x 18
0 B; u$ |! h/ E* v% w# ?/ t( MG4M2e Betty x 4
" I4 C& o8 M5 M: S% y, LKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 $ A( f4 G/ v% ?) g
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No Japanese losses
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0 u; a2 U' `* @; vAllied Ships 5 u& [2 q( S2 Q8 Q& D9 n  A
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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) h) P! e# Q. ]/ I- k8 h# bJapanese aircraft
* F# i; r8 O, O- B' `2 CG4M2 Betty x 3 4 I! {3 V& z2 ]) W8 _
7 S( e2 U# s6 f
Japanese aircraft losses
9 H( _1 B& b3 TG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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1 @: j9 ?$ l4 K) t; ?& \1 VAllied Ships
. |- a$ i2 L+ X  BDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 D: V, f# H. l" L6 y( ]& Y" X
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 , b- S7 e2 I4 ~
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Allied aircraft 3 Y  Q5 O! P! ^
SB2C Helldiver x 3 ) m9 r- T; S* Q* R) B0 \
P-61A Black Widow x 23 " z1 m$ D$ ^0 Q: \( k* N
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Allied aircraft losses
" M1 b! N  x. p7 O. d8 e# [% BSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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/ ]+ n! B& P. ~2 p# j! ~( i, RJapanese Ships
$ [8 E* x* b/ \' A4 Z" I8 e/ U2 h' MCA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft 9 F6 _, J9 l2 R5 B
A6M5 Zeke x 2 8 T! ?8 `. ]* v/ o

/ ~, Y4 e9 }" zAllied aircraft 0 g5 I* ?. w' B& ?5 ]
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
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6 r6 |1 x$ M: W) R0 tJapanese aircraft losses / }, V# l. T1 S" s0 I9 s
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 3 i% I: _# Y7 I# u# k

- M: i# o' @+ f( i( @, oAllied Ships
  S$ Q- e. n) x. s; i# S; \6 wDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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' f+ S- e5 e. iConvoy near Wake Island: ; \3 `3 ?) [# M& b/ c" ^$ B

: l5 z8 b! w$ r: {9 ^& kDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
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7 v! {+ s1 q' D/ {2 o  W0 sJapanese aircraft
! _) V, v! }6 s( W0 C8 HB7A Grace x 11
  m, _8 D7 c; Y# W0 ^Ki-49 Helen x 9 & n0 Z" i$ T4 z
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 ^/ s; b9 m7 t; p, b5 IB7A Grace: 8 damaged 7 t  m( H8 {8 n6 x- n9 e5 _
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 {  {+ a4 V4 Z# K. U4 jAP John Land
* W7 t4 Q: T2 P0 k0 UAK Octans 0 ~# D6 [. q: B; _9 e0 M6 w& M3 y
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 E. t- L- @% j
AP James O'Hara
5 |" w$ m( r# ?9 ~AP Winged Arrow
; X8 Y. j; k" e6 \- R" W- K; y- iAP Manoora
  k1 }& H. C. H7 C$ [7 u( z! wAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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  Q4 ~( N/ f; x$ XAllied ground losses:
8 N9 F, F( q% v% f* F3 b, P5 K54 casualties reported
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8 R8 }6 o- }  A% s- I8 u' UThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. , ?# H% z1 p" G3 B* c. ^0 o0 g

. |! N9 q) X7 oDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 : f5 {" i# V6 g) x" {; Q
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Japanese aircraft $ I: g+ f, }- \) }0 G
A6M5 Zeke x 37 6 p7 K* j4 v4 D& E3 l  U% T: X

7 X0 k# w4 {7 NJapanese aircraft losses
. P' Y2 Q9 f4 ]2 p7 ~) MA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed & c; O  `2 Y9 a, O- O/ l& m
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Allied Ships
" c( |9 I8 `1 H  _0 tDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; Y6 S5 ~: U0 X- z: ~; m- R
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 5 Q5 y4 ^$ q( [" }
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" ]% d( U2 R4 f) M9 M  a& JAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 x) l5 E- I$ K' E5 o8 oDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& T; k1 V3 R/ D/ Y6 S5 vLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / D! A* s, h8 r. H6 g" {* q
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Allied ground losses:
+ z; r' a2 }" h0 u3 ^' W# v, q  a136 casualties reported + z" i1 V6 d! l9 q7 E
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6 A. ]7 s/ ^0 i. _, j4 wDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 + h: p3 {3 u; O' o4 w
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Japanese aircraft
' k; m& K; D4 }2 {: B! T3 JG4M2e Betty x 1   y) {& E1 n' l  d6 }

" a, v; L2 v& k8 yAllied aircraft
' o3 _  u" y- ~$ p2 f  }FM-2 Wildcat x 33
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' }& h# \" J3 Y; [' ]4 MJapanese aircraft losses 9 [; x/ m! y4 T# w$ T% y
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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, K: B' D: O1 Z3 A9 p2 X/ _. WAllied aircraft losses
& b# J6 }+ `& K& K1 S" ZFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
# M3 u* w' L: g( A' ]# b- hBB New Jersey 5 B. P8 J: k5 _% |0 x

2 ]4 G- t. P0 ?9 f3 PAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
4 K/ D- j4 a' N# ~" R) n% y1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 0 i4 n6 u1 g2 S* R/ U2 G
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 9 h2 w, J* J2 ~8 J- b# J. M- E
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima 2 h  E1 A9 Z; Z  N7 ]/ J( {
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Japanese Bombardment attack 3 f' P6 ^- i4 q. i! W

7 R# \1 s, b$ H1 u0 [" Y# o7 b  EAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 7 z# ^+ l+ x& Z% K8 z
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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) G4 y9 |4 V/ oAllied ground losses:
/ ]; j6 n" f+ `2 u; x" V89 casualties reported
  _3 h1 v* t8 BGuns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island
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+ r6 B& ~+ Q- jAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 3 H8 i$ `5 l1 @" j7 H/ t6 v

4 X) H( W9 J- F9 g9 gDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
) D; n0 Y9 h- v- h. {) k8 @+ o! j+ Z3 d3 I1 W
Japanese ground losses:
5 w' Z' J9 e8 i0 J201 casualties reported 0 K7 K- ?5 V( T
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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3 s% e9 b% d2 F: eGround combat at Marcus Island # n$ N4 P6 @" L0 Q

1 N2 f8 j# S! l  ~; w9 HAllied Bombardment attack ( [% T( V( A. j
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 - f0 j; g; X8 W& L* `
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
7 j  d" c, w5 [) o- Y# e, m) y* X" F6 H, v6 _% v0 ~' t

' v7 l4 K6 g3 G$ W) g" F1 uJapanese ground losses:
( d9 ?- P3 F4 y. J7 K. n: T. }42 casualties reported 9 i( c( f6 Z. J* d5 R
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,. ~5 M' ?; Y/ ~/ F
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。  }- I- |2 G8 k9 \) d' B
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
1 d3 x2 B2 O7 g2 i0 w+ l- c% g7 c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。

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。; p( @5 Z, ]. E, 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。
' M" ?9 `' `7 r* cPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。" z( }8 a4 E, u8 z4 u8 k  \$ y7 `
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
' u1 k$ r' O0 C可能要等到震风出来，KB才能有所作为。

reninhat

他们的房规是自动升级。

reninhat

这点我挺佩服PzB的，
9 h1 U9 r5 x$ ^3 h2 `! F: T不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的？

reninhat

PzB的KB位置两天前就暴露，
' S- j: p6 a6 I3 h3 RAndy自然会去抓它。; S% k" Z- _3 w1 z
看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。8 ~! ?% |) J3 l
零战52完全是火鸡。
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原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表
5 i/ W" v# `1 F5 W  \2 g$ K) n0 SThe last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
# P, z5 n" b- D6 c  rI gambled on that Andy would be moving after the KB – not staying in the exa ...

reninhat

PzB还在奋战，压码头现在干脆停在硫磺岛作岸炮来使用了。
7 y2 s2 I  i& @% R不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。
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0 ?4 C" h9 z0 j3 T. i) V[ 本帖最后由 reninhat 于 2007-2-5 20:17 编辑 ]

reninhat

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。
5 e, l' }* [* }0 Q5 b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。

reninhat

PzB的不死鸟，从开战第一天一直坚持到现在了。

reninhat

Andy，现在CV随队跟着AE，防空弹药随打随补。

reninhat

这个应该也是必然的，Andy的进攻重心转向了威克岛。
1 E8 G3 a1 [$ |+ C  F4 Q; V+ x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。+ M) x& i% o0 c- P8 Z# h" t0 z# C
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，2 i1 S$ l/ I7 H! C% E
CV很快就没有持续战斗力了。

reninhat

野马在游戏里，在震电出来之前是末日战机。