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。
" c+ w) ]; m/ J% Y" D不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
- C) \% B( {. N/ R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。  K' O0 g! C6 k3 A

! S  Q+ `2 N) ^/ r( iHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. % b" Z" u" E" E' K0 w$ {9 x
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. * m0 P2 Y8 @1 e7 k& B3 H& G
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite ' v& i, w1 G" U
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
0 b  N7 C3 c, Q+ NThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 7 r3 `/ ^: e' |; X5 l- T6 L. z
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. - H. ]5 n4 ^. ~! g% W  U

. H- B3 E0 }- p9 \) rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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Invasions 4 ~% e1 e/ X' v2 F" m7 T
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
$ l0 [' a& L: M) oIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 5 z. u3 ?! m" w6 I8 |6 {, W8 L' a" }+ {$ Z
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
0 L# a6 X/ C% R: O6 p  W" M9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - \/ V) Y* j& t* S3 v9 B6 H
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Allied Ships 8 z) B$ j/ p, E! e2 P. l- s
MSW Junee 0 Z! u: X7 C. K, H* ?' \* R8 k! [2 ~! U
MSW Bunbury
2 m# \. S  H) F" _, ^% J: ]  f* x$ bMSW Gladiator
( B8 c& O, m; MMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, d7 N; Y* N8 \2 u4 I! S( U- kMSW Superior   {6 f9 E5 m4 n- A
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
* r4 a) N; w8 H. ]+ hCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire # O1 v) \! U& T* |! W1 q6 s( d
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Allied ground losses: - L* ?8 X0 d8 _
51 casualties reported
5 ~* }8 R9 z3 ]. `Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 n: J' ~7 L* K( y) J# k. d8 y% @" Y41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % J: N- s5 i2 G

5 i( f& r( ^3 J' a# |Allied Ships
/ M2 z, f7 M; VDMS Long 9 M/ B: j0 R4 r( |: @
DMS Forrest
: ]  x. o4 }$ g0 g+ LDMS Hobson ' Y2 B9 e, D2 h
DMS Ellyson
5 \+ g! U8 w- @! |0 l1 w1 HDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage , x% q9 Y$ R) L3 h# n: K: ?
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
( ^: Q. q2 n  f/ U/ VMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! C: y/ w4 f8 S7 i& ?8 n7 I) `( X
MSW Strength
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; M0 ~3 o0 N4 V. d% Q; b  KMSW Staunch 7 j) K% t" ^" q5 Y. j0 K* Z4 K" B
MSW Spectacle . u' }% C' D; w* q7 D  P3 @
DE Corbesier * l: b7 @% L# Z- |! p
DE Howard F. Clark
" w  |) d* y9 B0 l  F  E" ZDE Kendall C. Campbell
" u* z  M# A+ i0 GCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses: ! I7 e1 J+ _+ g( j2 p; o" ^
20 casualties reported . L6 X. j; M3 Z4 h. ~( p* a
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 ! f% _) p2 W, A. Z- O+ P- D
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) , T& t9 I; A# i
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 2 N1 u5 q) f$ t$ {7 R
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Allied ground losses:
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" {" v8 {4 @9 I2 KTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) & o9 e' c& D& c
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 ' v, A% P% u6 c8 L5 z
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Allied Ships
3 u8 y+ q2 Y( h; C8 u- HMSW Junee ! X! G4 V/ ?# I9 }. e
MSW Bunbury 1 b3 L4 Y2 f* n0 D3 h- L0 n
MSW Gladiator
1 J* h5 P3 S1 h9 l% KMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage " t+ V, y# G' w" C5 H3 ^( W' B& n' C
MSW Superior 5 `! Q, j# v4 \0 Y0 U8 Q% F
DE Mack
3 h( E! B0 S: s  |6 l4 D5 C' o/ eDE Edwin A. Howard
4 O+ \- Z# D) b7 Q, g* z3 KDE Edmonds 2 M0 F1 o: R4 M2 e- ^1 t
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
2 l) y8 B/ [- z1 {: `5 UDE Robert F. Keller 5 M' \- y) h9 r; I" W
DD Shaw 9 S% ?7 @  I. t& O+ R
DD Drayton   ~5 y( k* I+ C/ ^
DE Tabberer
$ S1 Q% f2 q8 l# p$ j5 @/ F9 zDE Eversole ( r3 B  `7 K' [$ M

; [4 ?8 K$ u3 Z6 P8 |Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 0 ^: C1 W" t( _" X- W& i
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) F% g7 L. z  p) \/ {DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage / V$ ~9 ^! R% R
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 # [7 ~- }* k$ j+ A, s
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
2 g( X6 g, P  Z: PDE Edmonds
& o" r, W' x8 Y- X8 B2 H$ \AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 O) j0 Y$ h7 O
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 7 i* ]1 i7 v! _# w0 y
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire 1 e; m+ ~/ `" F' _
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
4 m7 F6 ^' q, S2 s9 r' vLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire ( L( Q0 A+ ~5 h- q* x' b! l3 v
DE Mack
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) O; l; h, f) P5 o: R8 x: p; dJapanese ground losses:
. H% K& D% ^( [, R  g29 casualties reported 1 V) w% u) G% Z; ^4 s- Y' J+ g

. {$ n, a& [+ x! C/ nAllied ground losses: ' |, U9 I6 }" z8 _# q/ m- p& A
1788 casualties reported
7 F8 B5 @9 P7 pGuns lost 8 9 v% x+ _9 W8 u1 t  X* ^8 @) c" R
Vehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 : F- z/ ~' ~6 ~  t: z; [* ]
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 1 u4 p- [' V% Q1 v9 X4 D2 _0 U
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " a" S( [8 c; P5 ~1 v
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Allied Ships ) A; s6 I' S9 @1 O, d
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 2 H/ D3 _2 f& v2 A
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 \7 m* q8 L2 K4 B8 ]LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% {2 G+ o" W0 uLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 9 ?; w4 ~, g% @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   o6 a( a7 w! W: T6 _0 w: K. T9 ?
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
' i# L  W$ P' P: ZDMS Long
3 `+ L+ y) h, g$ @0 }DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 & P( E; a6 A. u/ D+ ~% _- ]$ l
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
( L' }) \7 p: X; |( ?DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ E) H3 E' r, X( E9 d+ C) fLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 C* y; D: l% _9 i+ I5 b) k' ULCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ q7 D) D, r- v$ nLST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
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* p8 S! P4 z+ n( k" YAllied ground losses:
. s# ~: [  L. p3 Y( }& k) B9 E3240 casualties reported
/ Q, b- R8 Y( g9 p: q& {) LGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 N" ]/ G% \) Q) n2 bJapanese Ships
9 q! Y1 V/ D* h9 d) i9 N( e9 hSS RO-35, hits 7
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7 z( O9 b; J4 i/ ?9 A3 eAllied Ships   t, p  n2 [0 M
DD Saufley 9 H$ L0 q# ~/ F# H' u
DD Picking
! [8 R" d* ^5 Q( bDD John Hood   p' L7 [! K3 I
DD Caperton + q) K8 X6 {1 m9 ?0 {
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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- g9 m/ H5 d; `4 G) z' |. tJapanese Ships
4 O& W9 G/ W/ I" [AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 y# E  y' k( l5 V; M+ W
PC Kume
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- [0 A+ C9 i! f7 Z0 ?0 E* u& cAllied Ships
; n2 D; o- x  }) C7 P/ l- O6 KSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; X+ D8 B+ Z5 }4 F. y; I& C8 D8 j
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Japanese Ships
/ `+ y# x/ _0 ~SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
  k. i: l0 `. a$ k, ^: i- YDD Saufley
; g  s/ C. v9 O' {- K4 o0 DDD Picking
0 h8 o9 ~! m  ~6 [+ p1 x9 D* z( wDD John Hood ' B! b* n* `0 H- }! Z
DD Caperton : G* T3 i) @6 H' J1 x, _
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Sub attack at 62,53 - E2 B$ g7 _5 a# q- ^* f( v

5 o" u) W- f  b" VJapanese Ships " G$ T# e0 k7 W2 p& s, R7 u
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * t( q  v; @0 b# Q" A( i7 ]
PC Ch 2
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7 b6 L2 ^# d% h1 d' S3 N& ?SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
% t0 o/ ?+ t: Y* \( n# B/ j88 casualties reported . {( T0 d# O3 y' G. h4 a6 S# p
Guns lost 2
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+ M% N1 `7 \  I2 x9 @4 `' K* bNight Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
8 k3 {- V1 K" @2 n. N: hthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. " ~) V1 Y* ^1 f. k

2 f/ i, v# E  R3 l2 V( q, ?' nNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 4 t$ b3 }+ n, r3 o& ]

. l  q$ g) M" q/ c5 Y6 P' QJapanese Ships 8 S; g. R; A" _7 j# a+ \- V
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
5 B( l% x: O$ n" s" [- }BB Yamashiro ) m6 a$ a0 _0 X* q7 c( |8 T2 g
BB Hyuga 2 {( l( X& y$ k, r4 [6 R
CA Mikuma ( k- e$ `* A8 ]# \, P) S  z
CL Noshiro
, ?2 w- j' l8 C& D/ k! IDD Fuyuzuki 0 M% d. H! B: m# Z
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 , p, @, }/ N6 e3 c
DD Momi
$ T: k/ F2 M( j2 I$ y0 b/ WDD Kaede
2 C4 K3 Q' @3 {; h7 c) DDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 2 p# L) M, i- }+ x) T0 l6 W
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire % v* l" @1 N( e4 O1 |
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Allied Ships - G" d3 h; R. }2 ^3 o
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% V/ G. U9 K, O$ O+ ]& Y1 d- vDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 % Y/ y: s; z8 ^
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 t3 C* B7 |: \0 D: m5 z
DMS Rodman
3 z; O" k# t% h8 d$ z* J5 HDMS Gherardi , @& O/ u( a, a7 y$ r
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage , O  i: L5 V9 G9 T2 D
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 H: x, R3 R5 \/ H' P( U- lLST LST-339, heavy damage 1 [: @& w8 k1 P
LST LST-457, heavy damage
: E, }, n. j0 I2 Q) @' UAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 1 Y+ ]" c! x" V, b/ D
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ; N6 d: \" X% S% ~  R% [7 i

. v- D3 E( I2 U# f" J3 N5 fAllied ground losses:
( V% }' K& T; V. q6 J: O54 casualties reported
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6 o; c* [! a2 c& I) _% @0 N' BNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 T% B4 `/ l4 |Japanese Ships , @' Q4 V3 a" t4 y8 Z* _1 N. }" l: c
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 {* G9 f2 b# c. {
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk & B$ X. O+ ^7 s7 {
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Allied Ships
% L8 x( A# c* ~DD Lyman K. Swenson , {) y% H/ N+ k1 r& s, H/ Z
DD Taussig
6 b! F$ b) P; m6 Q9 `DD John W. Weeks ( |4 a8 d" o1 _3 ?" A
DD Harrison
" c; F* q6 ?6 s9 U. k; \! C& L- EDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 : m: _  A7 m+ A2 s
DD David Taylor 5 _+ N. N/ K1 B" h
DD Barton - s1 w1 l' r7 `6 ?( i
DD Quickmatch
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( h  B+ _0 l8 M( H5 pOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: & P* n/ t1 W4 \* p' p, Y

0 \( F: h4 t# qNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ) }- ]0 _; m5 l
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Japanese Ships 5 n6 y/ H6 b, p  i1 p9 \: G
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 ) I) ]2 N8 S, n* a7 ?1 E: g
CL Kiso
* Z* W$ f% ~1 XDD Urakaze
( y4 t( I" ?, C) f8 E6 PDD Natsugumo ) p( n: B* R8 v. m4 C
DD Minegumo
8 n( h3 W4 x. t) J, K. B3 vDD Sugi + V- E0 _9 s6 T9 T
DD Hinoki
; t# x& W+ |! N- S: {DD Kashi : f$ M! X% S& I) s
DD Keyaki
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AS Howard W. Gilmore % p6 b1 m1 t/ p; O- P8 {- E2 D
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; H7 S7 P, ]5 g! A6 G: d, v+ k- Y4 NAV Hamlin
# g; `( @6 \+ l; ~8 UAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
* q  j" @1 s$ m  HAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 3 X& \2 w$ S0 |  N- R" T* a+ g
AR George Taylor ! Q& K2 l# |, G
AV R. C. Brennan
2 H# {* @1 V4 b0 s9 _8 N) \# DAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
  b* e$ t1 `$ p$ {8 C4 aAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
3 m& U' G8 _# F& h( e) qAR William T. Sherman 9 x6 P; u3 q; T
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, i" v+ b' y/ S# U1 eThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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2 `4 x4 {0 ?) ^0 K$ MNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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: E: X- q- {6 r' S4 Z& R; \) zCA Kako, Shell hits 4
8 x5 k5 T6 P, I. N, e! k5 oCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 , J- |! w8 n# L/ ~5 ^5 h, X5 N* T% ], h& V
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire * q, g3 p! L  }/ V% M6 s
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - w% O! c4 S" `7 C+ w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage * O/ f+ n# {& f* a( C. S( d1 {& U
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ( Y1 L  m! d3 f: x* E2 n+ o% V8 K9 e
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 3 Y: Y, w+ C* L1 P# `3 \+ H
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# p2 v) N$ A) J4 C! gDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships 5 {$ Y: W" X( x; `) S: r9 H, f
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
) F& y% U) [1 H7 w8 m* e, K0 hCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 ; c, C1 }  X& }& g
CL Wilkes-Barre
; V- L* f. O! L4 s  g0 f" ~CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
! m0 P$ ^+ l( eDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
& C  `9 U! Z( A+ N5 j. p; Q9 _DD Burns, Shell hits 1 # Z4 {" F0 O0 Y. y; v4 w6 U* |
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ; }3 Z% ?- M. }6 K, k2 f
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
3 ?& V* d+ `' b$ I. n! ]" pDD Welles & Q! q0 T3 }- X6 j
DD Wilkes
( J" m% v8 s" d6 s2 HDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships # A1 z% i+ y- D/ {; {$ s
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ' `3 I" g6 z5 j& a% d

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DD Nicholson $ U# ^" b7 `5 J% `( u0 p) A
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5 ~) ?- ]% h( e& [; `/ A7 F$ I4 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 9 R4 O: D  g. j6 g. H
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " F3 U% L. d5 H5 k8 S7 Q' O

' r/ ?( N* u4 j: LAllied Ships
5 h+ I3 A* p. i8 s! A7 H( ~7 U! C. }DD Lyman K. Swenson ' r. O6 ^1 D" @
DD Taussig
9 W9 ^6 e$ L% c1 d1 A% h/ b7 V7 I+ q' CDD John W. Weeks 8 N. m: y( K  s6 x" _
DD Harrison - r! T, [- n: @! E/ r! R
DD Isherwood 2 U: W' Q$ |3 a7 V8 E
DD David Taylor
. Q1 c8 s( O% W1 }4 q8 Y4 R+ ODD Barton
8 K( l; t% |* C: W% o: r) XDD Quickmatch
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3 A/ r. S- x/ _4 G" TNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 M( `8 g/ z/ [" @4 M$ E
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
) [: y3 y8 a# V* ADD Lyman K. Swenson
. l8 y! ?$ j- H* T; u  U1 P# ^DD Taussig ' y6 I$ |7 N- H0 N6 D
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 / d  W; h* \9 A: \; d/ c) g6 r+ g7 m
DD Harrison
1 r" e' B( s  S1 \5 y- H4 ^$ nDD Isherwood
+ s/ T# F  L6 m, q% S6 ODD David Taylor
3 K4 I$ W( f9 J3 C; @4 H7 {1 QDD Barton
: v# a+ w  x8 v  e4 U" {DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
3 e. ^, c" `' T& D/ HPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, R& [, B% ~' T* v% O; b
+ E, N" |% C; ~1 y5 |1 ]Allied Ships
: ~; ?: ?2 i; m# w; oDD Lyman K. Swenson ( k- I0 C2 w2 F
DD Taussig
- M0 _0 \/ Z& P  M7 v5 NDD John W. Weeks
% b- o; U8 E4 ]3 u& e6 [6 rDD Harrison " u5 d' p- o0 n( `9 d
DD Isherwood
* l1 ~4 O, f# {DD David Taylor 2 u6 b0 c7 Q1 \) ~+ U- z3 X$ H$ K0 c
DD Barton
. o& {# |" z5 J. v% `% c( a5 tDD Quickmatch
: ]& v1 t/ t# Y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / r$ X) c4 h% M. N; P3 Q

* H! u6 M* r$ \3 g7 [Daylight Surface Combat
6 v5 Z* D4 b( U/ Z1 Z. O" {; @. w6 R) ]( _4 k: \6 c4 b! p
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) x) C/ t1 t7 T/ u& Q/ T3 p6 ?* S/ \. P8 `  D) P1 I  j8 d
Japanese Ships
5 n( d2 j- x. o$ b! J2 x9 m% yPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
  R+ U; N6 V  Z  A0 q; G8 H( o& Y6 a6 }9 |% t! }* c; p- N) ~" g. X
Allied Ships 7 n- v( D" ^4 z2 W$ p
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
: S& b/ |+ M4 j! n' `BB Massachusetts 0 E: k7 W. [+ ]* ]
BB Alabama . A( J6 B; o) \) n3 w
CA Louisville 2 `1 T2 N) x7 f
CA Chicago
: x) U. u: [1 H2 H$ T. qDD Walker
% a' _& Y6 {. [! L6 l# B& N+ `DD Waller
, l5 A, o7 {% y: m4 {DD Wedderburn
& `+ l& ^3 W( l2 G. x0 A/ `" Q  G% }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 A! l3 `  o8 t, \  dDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / `4 T" I& x' Z- R& D0 q# Z  _
+ ~8 R; {5 R" Y# m
Japanese Ships 5 N5 {8 t, h- J0 s2 v$ Z
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 ~. }) R3 v  n: }/ Q7 ?) D" v: f( W2 ~4 _$ X4 w( P
Allied Ships - t4 W6 J! A$ d2 U
BB South Dakota   g" Q9 s4 F$ h
BB Massachusetts
6 K" j/ Q  t8 W9 l: p9 V) g  Y. _/ EBB Alabama
: q7 p9 p; B2 m$ a+ R4 D, v# ?CA Louisville * ?, k: k2 ~, [  [
CA Chicago 2 v$ I: a) `6 u6 D
DD Walker
* z1 b& U& N$ m+ S5 H% {DD Waller
+ v& U. a3 [+ d' I: o! ODD Wedderburn
8 e6 I. s6 j0 M$ C+ ?" k; S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 k/ ?; a3 ]1 A, ~4 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * B. I7 `5 \9 E% N
) O, j5 _2 [  i' N2 G
Japanese Ships
2 q8 h: z" W) T  i: l4 b. oAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 t- j! b' v" @+ N; R; a8 P0 J# d

6 x6 P1 T, d8 j) V; k& x7 cAllied Ships 7 B7 u* \* ^1 I
BB South Dakota 6 n# d' p  B2 s& F  @9 |8 ?$ q
BB Massachusetts
8 m! m( m! N4 p6 @BB Alabama 0 f1 f. N% G  I$ i/ K4 o' Q" S
CA Louisville
9 i4 q  G) P6 Q; gCA Chicago - B" n3 Y  j' K8 F! b
DD Walker ; J5 M* r- Z+ v7 |+ h( r1 i
DD Waller ! P( j$ b- _3 x
DD Wedderburn 8 `$ U/ c% ]' q, Y3 m: K  z" G7 `2 u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" d3 L, Y6 F5 t. }$ pDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
  r- G- N* R! l1 G4 n' d# f  T* N7 `& Y" R& Y  q
Japanese Ships
5 M/ P% d  x) x2 N1 Y) `  Z$ f0 kPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 1 w2 d5 i! n; s
$ O. s) _% `5 `* U. Q9 S( L
Allied Ships 5 A: |1 u' c0 P/ F4 m9 I3 Y
BB South Dakota
- f8 {4 P& }- n: O" b2 k$ BBB Massachusetts - t7 O' r" Q; u! t$ {  f% ?. X4 @
BB Alabama
* f7 b7 [/ l9 O2 BCA Louisville ; D8 f$ X% q( m- R0 C) s
CA Chicago ; w+ `' r6 V$ }7 ^7 Z& u
DD Walker
( o. o+ ^" f) y3 b9 q8 |6 bDD Waller 4 ]) a6 x  H& Q
DD Wedderburn
- p: B# Z. a6 Q4 L--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* |/ q1 Q2 J; \, d/ cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % b8 t2 [0 N- [
1 I( B, @9 Z/ K
Japanese Ships
, V) b0 V+ b0 R$ Z. e/ cPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 8 N  }% Y  s" T3 k
: \; m8 e5 _: b$ {
Allied Ships 9 o0 K) l; f( x1 Z8 m
BB South Dakota 1 v6 @9 q" Y6 ~% m: x0 ?) h
BB Massachusetts * n) N, j+ g% V  u9 U
BB Alabama ; q6 Z. X( U% s! O2 `
CA Louisville
' ^* P" `9 I- ?( U1 xCA Chicago $ t. U" i( i# s" ?  q0 d
DD Walker
* a4 D) v8 F. j6 j/ H4 v: g6 C# vDD Waller 5 o" v; w1 c( G) v, n
DD Wedderburn 6 ^, y# d1 h2 Z' A0 B. j, x# K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : I) `/ f* P" B2 c2 W1 Z/ E/ R
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
4 E5 S: p, l7 h. z+ L, q5 r. v. p
% x( M, i* f6 Y$ B5 Z6 hJapanese Ships % C5 D% G( B! T8 M$ n
AK Myoho Maru ) y( I6 {( _7 d. Z$ m
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 K- _( b+ F* z* x* n
1 ~3 H4 P3 H( r1 Y0 l
Allied Ships 4 c6 A3 M+ @* X; d1 P& J
BB South Dakota , E8 m3 P. l. w
BB Massachusetts
/ T# a0 u/ f* N6 W! v' r% ~BB Alabama 3 R8 p7 F5 x1 T  R! s
CA Louisville   G' x# Z. a6 g* n
CA Chicago 4 L% N2 X& B+ j, D5 G" X  \
DD Walker ) q# h0 L( L6 ~+ S
DD Waller
  I7 Z+ N( x0 C) S: vDD Wedderburn
4 ]* Q- R* [) v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! `: E2 a( r# \
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 ?' y4 N, k  I" z0 C. t
3 c9 i9 a9 U- _, a7 X& bJapanese Ships
. B- y. n+ ?) P  G6 FAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk   [& }; S" s1 ]
8 i: }9 I: Y+ H1 ?5 x
Allied Ships 5 {& X4 t. w' k
BB South Dakota " L, q7 ^! V# S+ u* H
BB Massachusetts # e% _: [: H% H2 P% I! ~' x
BB Alabama 8 ~( A  K% O. U+ s( b) R
CA Louisville
: D/ j& M' d; d% q2 z) I0 @8 PCA Chicago
9 R7 k. L* q- O" I  h* w1 ZDD Walker
+ c% g0 _. I. j! X% lDD Waller 9 P3 [7 J. |  C9 U
DD Wedderburn 9 M+ L$ Y8 `( _9 K# w5 C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ W8 e: Q- k9 p! Z7 I. h8 ]+ A
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , E& M5 h" n, B) x! j0 x7 C
* z# Q3 U: V# B9 p
Japanese Ships 3 Z- Y! N3 e0 v) X3 n( h/ h' H
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' u. v" J# T1 j: o" U
& c* _% ~# A! c
Allied Ships 9 X; h, G; j) k  y  L
BB South Dakota
9 r; Z# M; C# w" p; p; [: iBB Massachusetts
5 t& q. ^6 k. m4 P+ _+ U! R" RBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
7 \1 }: D2 d- _6 h4 wCA Louisville 5 M/ x" S% Y; j+ Z0 t
CA Chicago
: G7 Q3 T3 M0 E4 ^3 I' f6 x$ ZDD Walker 1 B2 D! q1 h  g. f% z- R
DD Waller 9 l  z* ?0 U  k; ?+ W
DD Wedderburn
1 T" i- F3 T) _' i1 P+ V  d1 b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ K6 i9 X' j! z5 o6 d8 {7 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 B2 @1 w6 h; _  c* ]# c4 A0 ^4 t: o# Z+ G/ c
Japanese Ships
1 C' g1 P: L1 S' b: ?& Q& R' p% yPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ! R% G1 z$ e; S% _6 l: u5 p, n
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
: C' f; s7 G4 h( t
$ J+ S% f+ a( Y; OAllied Ships
! G- d" M/ `  b! W/ V* O9 ?5 z, `BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
9 ~: u/ P. U/ O3 }2 m4 F' ^BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
( }9 W4 ~1 w# M# S5 z1 o2 uBB Alabama & `9 m3 d- e; Z, `+ N1 B
CA Louisville
+ |3 I; Q2 A$ n$ y+ M* HCA Chicago
- x, S' v4 c  V; U, hDD Walker - o3 ?# e5 S" N: p: T" m
DD Waller
5 s7 u. B; b- V% ]4 KDD Wedderburn . n* n1 R1 Z1 P, M
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 n' N5 O6 l) B1 T8 {4 a# m

; t! I% Z* v+ B- `Bombardments 5 O4 }' o  x  l3 l

+ [& _6 Z! {7 u+ ~  ?8 CNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
* \/ J* `! D7 j# _23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " @6 q, g4 p. H7 \- m+ p
' G" F2 D, L/ @# d
Allied Ships ! x1 J( S3 c. s1 U
CA Chicago 0 z  H; s1 o9 ~! L! n- W, f
CA Louisville 0 ~, i- H# H9 ~& {! d  f
BB Alabama
' b: f6 {! ]9 p; s, ]BB Massachusetts
, ^# s8 h% O' H: ~9 I& _; `8 ABB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 0 g# i3 a8 F, o/ o! p$ L  @

$ P1 `- X) t7 I1 C; C2 y$ E4 OJapanese ground losses: 2 p2 m/ T5 Y8 Y3 z2 t) e
184 casualties reported 6 D8 H8 q/ p4 p& x* v5 E
Guns lost 3
/ P6 e2 w# _( l# b8 B1 T$ Q/ V& @- i. E7 u& k% v4 ]1 r
Runway hits 1 5 _. F+ c2 |! f* G% U% ~
Port fuel hits 1 7 M) [; }5 C# i
Port supply hits 2 8 t/ M) L  P% q8 X, D* {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 u% d' ]/ i: _) ~1 H* b3 FNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ) N3 X4 [4 R  f! q' [( p
1 V  G. ^7 u8 p- `( d
Japanese aircraft
0 j2 F% e3 k& ?& ]no flights
- F7 w9 w% a, `+ E0 S) P$ a' Z. a- Q( D
Japanese aircraft losses
% e2 X3 b3 {3 \  m7 k5 L+ jKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed   e+ q5 C% {1 U/ q
3 n- W! t, w( n2 Y4 Q
Allied Ships ; t' L! \  k! N1 G# w  A% V: X
CA Chester - x/ i7 F. p2 t* c5 |* M. M
BB Washington % H5 [7 Z1 L; T+ J/ W0 h9 L
BB North Carolina
8 M( J, Y, l; p3 c2 F; T
; |* ~+ @$ H3 M8 MJapanese ground losses: 5 E$ @* L& b) U- D
85 casualties reported
, x8 w4 O5 g' [/ _! Z& k8 GGuns lost 2 ! W! C3 `+ Y) H4 ?; X$ Q8 N3 r
" D- i" ]1 y$ y' D
Airbase hits 1 . K5 T' j1 c( ?; A' O# p
Runway hits 5
  v; j# w' C: r- ^& _& NPort hits 1
, [0 D1 D$ f% s' z- [  i* UPort supply hits 4 4 v! n/ @/ V. v# m" e) m; W* }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 ]8 x$ K+ k* M  Y
- t- [2 i' b2 X) Q' @' m% Y+ m/ b
Night Air Combat
7 i; f/ \! b" |+ D7 X; z5 v/ g% b
! R. [# \  `, p5 VNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 x# o- Y0 e, \! a) b2 P$ C* [
; @8 D2 M: E; |0 [
Japanese aircraft
, }6 i0 q( E/ M) i! s- R( b! v* A$ ~H8K Emily x 5
" k3 T4 h: k& K, u  a, X
- i+ @& M, ~: Q0 a1 o1 uJapanese aircraft losses
0 r; E1 o1 C. K* N, _: G9 EH8K Emily: 5 damaged
" c  r# Q, Y2 `$ r( n3 q+ S6 k4 R
Japanese Ships ' J' W$ `. P9 ~5 W1 w' D- s4 c
SS RO-35 : {; ]7 ?0 q3 l8 E
7 f. n3 Y3 I: Q! h5 p
Allied Ships : n5 z: w/ Y8 B7 p
DD Hyman 9 r. W0 v0 ~% s$ w
DD Conner / _  o, u* r, p" G! I& F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& r  S. {  w3 ?. E% D5 }Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
* D* I1 M5 r7 g+ L+ f9 W: F6 l/ s& s/ n! ]* @$ M" U* b; ~
Japanese aircraft
. h' K5 i. \2 u! o5 p* }H8K Emily x 5
3 ]7 @* A6 Q8 X6 j3 Z0 E. K% K# [9 |" Q0 y9 ?6 n
Allied aircraft
" d1 `6 ]' a* ~5 p& P3 fP-61A Black Widow x 2 ; c! J9 k, ?. Q4 M

9 M: y. `0 k3 j5 N( S( W5 [Japanese aircraft losses
/ r! O$ D% z& HH8K Emily: 4 damaged
1 j( V% S- [1 {6 J. G) p: Y0 }7 _
* e; M! u+ x$ V  O" m$ M0 HAllied Ships 6 `" W4 g8 N' @) a* u
DD Conner ! H/ z, C( V8 a6 B! C5 ?
DE LeRay Wilson 6 F0 p7 U' M! v
AK Martin Johnson

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # x7 U# P# t9 U8 r) v5 Q& ~
1 u- E  v$ I* W$ b/ L% _; U
Day Air Combat   D# N+ W; o3 s' L7 g0 N

2 {5 m6 e6 ~, KDEI Theatre: 1 t6 G9 G9 V. U
+ V4 |, ]: M' q  g
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 & U8 E5 S6 l) t" p

5 U0 C$ l- u& `1 u( x2 {, O1 i7 bJapanese aircraft 7 R9 L) z; E/ }+ U, v
A6M5 Zeke x 9 $ ~( L, d. L( f- Z. \
N1K1-J George x 31 ) M. z5 N/ b. {0 c3 U
J2M Jack x 6
  p- Y4 M+ q( P3 v! x! ]
7 A: D: c  d2 U( E9 k8 g0 o( BAllied aircraft
  x1 L' X; ?4 D, h6 \+ E! dP-38J Lightning x 3 " _8 M. o# f) I$ X7 B! V
: Z3 i& U/ O6 K% Y$ Z% D/ Y) Y
No Japanese losses
. P$ `4 R, _: i7 ^1 E, _
: {: {+ T2 q+ `/ {0 I- K! ?1 ?Allied aircraft losses 3 D# L+ Q8 R/ H
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed ! |+ ~6 q4 h2 }( w- U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% t0 |, Z1 q: [2 D4 N3 f; z# ~2 e9 b( d: c3 m' `3 y( {
Central Pacific
2 T: O9 p  G; x) n5 {& E5 C. o! p* @. m# `6 n/ Z% U- D  r9 K% g; o
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 4 J, Z1 W+ A+ Q3 |0 g  r8 R

8 Q. n3 J1 _8 ?$ R* YJapanese aircraft
* [( W0 I& x& V7 S: Z! G2 L3 \$ RA6M2-N Rufe x 1 4 Z$ y; i1 w8 r) s
A6M5 Zeke x 9 & I3 U& R  p# j0 U# `- q( u: z- }
N1K1-J George x 29
3 L( U3 d& b6 T" gJ2M Jack x 15
7 j8 K5 Z( g, e, z* O! QA6M5c Zeke x 7
+ G0 e8 K  @7 x# p3 D8 SKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 ' N# Q8 O% U4 M+ \+ B
Ki-102a Randy x 11
6 F( ^) y3 n/ v6 j6 @
+ c3 ]& f  G: z+ D) m( hAllied aircraft
% e1 [+ {) T8 _; _2 ^6 j/ BP-51D Mustang x 13
  ^0 w# f) U/ @0 S3 K" W" i1 F- H! }! N
Japanese aircraft losses   x1 {6 n0 Y/ N7 X8 H
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed * s! X7 H8 M8 R
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged 5 t' n: t) b2 M
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed 2 [, Y6 V- a6 |  E9 I
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed & n- U5 d4 B- C  {5 Q- W* d5 L
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ) G3 m! c) J$ V2 z# s6 U$ S$ ^

3 A4 C9 y/ [+ c8 A0 k; |; Z! \6 TAllied aircraft losses 9 \9 G1 I6 M! x0 F1 }
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
. ^0 I) N6 ], Z; C4 U4 \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 f! ~; ?/ }7 g& T
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
+ W. s9 p+ m& C! A# _) t% B1 z$ K  G, Q7 M8 s
Japanese aircraft
" Q5 A2 ?7 X& T- {4 b1 |no flights
7 D4 V5 d! y' b1 B1 t0 |$ h( }0 Q3 |/ y" N, G/ V' a
Allied aircraft 1 O% w1 o! j# B) g
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 4 {3 X( ]2 O; _' Q5 t8 D9 U
F6F Hellcat x 15 3 n% {* ?: f+ n# S
SB2C Helldiver x 44
. L9 @: p5 e( m$ N! QF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
) ]( U; U( X6 n& YTBM Avenger x 159
# I: e; `$ q; ]1 Y0 F2 H1 m) f& T& Q. K% G) T4 t+ b
Japanese aircraft losses
) u; {6 E$ R' n2 Q% O7 LKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed $ F# Q: t, {4 v
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ' R! R0 z& n4 I8 U  q9 W2 C0 ?+ f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed : T* `! X* S. ?+ H
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
- d; X, t3 z8 ^3 c1 c1 uKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
' s/ U( a8 L: O; l* B: t1 c$ Z# N
  D% i3 x+ g6 @- GAllied aircraft losses
, s3 V- T; R8 x: J1 Q3 nSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
# o# t0 z+ V+ V2 w7 Q% a
% N" s1 j, {% kJapanese ground losses: ) C3 [9 X3 \( I3 B8 m8 \
137 casualties reported
! K; z4 Q9 J( b. HGuns lost 1
- H# v" V% O* H
! e; W/ {4 s  P+ X# L/ w1 H0 mAirbase hits 3
- D9 w) D' G. u$ U7 oAirbase supply hits 1
+ Q  W4 G$ b/ E8 v2 A+ j5 [Runway hits 45 , C, P7 e$ {7 }" S- M
Port hits 2
/ e% ?9 a3 g. X7 w4 D9 g* KPort fuel hits 4
- t, W7 n$ ~" X! p, uPort supply hits 2 , q' o5 d1 {, o
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 H* P( x$ u% u0 \( N
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 % g% ^, g/ I4 D: ]1 [
, p* H/ X! P0 T: F8 k
Allied aircraft , J4 l* O: A5 M) w. C( z& z
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 " i2 p& k2 o3 w9 j- h: y
TBM Avenger x 29
. ]  P9 i3 M" H2 d- ]7 d! q8 G- y- c
1 _0 G1 d0 @; f+ E9 N7 Q/ ~7 tNo Allied losses
& L' n- ^1 k' V; N6 O8 Z( [- G  [, t/ k  O
Port supply hits 1 8 c' @+ a" R: ~1 O' _% w
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ ^3 X; O! c+ ]6 oDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53   t+ c! F. [9 X' w) `3 t9 {* z
. O; O( r- y' S
Allied aircraft 6 ^" ]3 Q* i1 y; l  w) d$ K* c
F-5A Lightning x 1
$ |3 ?6 j- W0 ^/ G: b2 vP-61A Black Widow x 54
  o, ^) s: ]' N
9 G+ F2 n2 v5 |No Allied losses
( M7 {: `. o! q: E$ z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 C. r7 d* Z- E* hDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 * K% x4 X) n  \

2 Z0 |, v, \, n: v. F# B% r7 JJapanese aircraft
; L" F+ {; w5 a. }. b. }no flights 8 Z  v8 w. @. S- D; d& l

. ?+ ^9 F. r3 tAllied aircraft ' G. w9 r$ Q$ A  d7 L
PB4Y Liberator x 4 & ?- q5 U# J% U2 c9 y6 Y% R# j
B-24J Liberator x 28   w2 S. g. ?, c9 N4 e

, {( n# H- R0 \+ U; SJapanese aircraft losses $ n! u) g$ G) t7 D
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed : G- d# O  T# P) ]4 Z7 c/ T* K
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed 4 [* D4 Y7 O! t$ S7 r) T3 j
' j1 k" Y+ X" ?3 _, P% U4 C1 L+ d
Japanese ground losses: . U: d: H' k$ \  Z; z
13 casualties reported ( I7 h, @. I) X# {! h+ |& c

, A# O1 ], s  h7 uAirbase hits 3
# C" I0 i4 `  ]( ?/ x: CAirbase supply hits 1 4 ^$ `2 N9 P  T8 a, |7 _
Runway hits 22
% e" A% K  S6 R) ]  o4 R5 o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ Y3 `, i6 u8 p- _& `' XDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 ( [& Y3 K- n* C+ Y- h
0 N" b& \+ o: Q. {
Allied aircraft 6 y' h2 @8 p0 W
F6F Hellcat x 38 . L# s4 p; A0 E# K# b* A/ U) ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 9 V; Z7 A2 ?* s3 s1 D
SB2C Helldiver x 42 1 S1 ?+ O. A9 c
% x* a  o4 R7 p# r, o9 n. i

$ y# h- ~2 l9 |) }1 m$ fAllied aircraft losses
, E% S- Q6 _6 s% s& ySB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! Y7 Z6 O* }$ c9 R  X( q/ J
- n3 ~* ?: L; J/ X7 Z: P/ J* y" v) DJapanese Ships + y7 T+ K1 f, Z1 W1 T
PC PC-36
$ k3 d. _) {0 z; |3 F9 J) ?MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( k' L* u) @3 b+ l2 e, X" v( h
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: h1 o" R; L+ L9 ?4 qAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ F. z* l6 k: ^0 @! ~& kPC PC-26
" j7 @& |7 ~% T5 }AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * T6 K: L( X' c
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 G% ~, o# O" y
' U! i$ n* C* t, S( @) K3 j# X+ ~5 xJapanese ground losses:   h5 R* _( _; G  m2 l" Z/ J* v1 N
174 casualties reported ( o# `! [' W5 M+ I8 s, n6 I
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 u( g# u9 x: `2 F1 W7 ?
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 * v  I0 f, ^) L4 ?5 X  Q+ m- j

4 }! H% X% F% ~4 j1 ~Allied aircraft
! [8 Z0 F/ G/ z; H. u9 ]5 dSB2C Helldiver x 11
" R1 Q- o6 h/ Y# u& z$ ?
) V  x( I: M$ u% n8 rNo Allied losses 5 p+ F8 w* T0 Q8 i6 m, f# y/ t
7 Y' ]) g, D4 o
Japanese Ships   N' H; w& Y% e1 A5 p0 @
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & {' V" [9 V* W6 M' y3 P$ L
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 : [& ^/ H0 ]! f
( V; c& a& X4 m, l2 t
Japanese aircraft
7 S# c; r2 A$ D8 I$ p+ }, E) A2 BG4M2 Betty x 18
' v) \9 ]% a6 ]# c# MG4M2e Betty x 4 . v: R5 Z# o- M4 \
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ( ~% @0 H/ H6 f' b+ J, }9 S
9 f5 E: W' D: A' h
No Japanese losses
% q  h' C! [; m  d+ i# ]
, T( Q$ t+ A9 Y' T" EAllied Ships 5 X  k$ U2 M7 b1 l
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
7 C0 |8 \7 N" f2 I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 d* v* W- T. F: w9 x. g2 V' _Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 " a- H# C; Z; B& Y
* Q) v1 r7 ~" T! }- p  e% b6 S% l
Japanese aircraft " ~/ X8 b/ N. x2 H
G4M2 Betty x 3 3 r3 _5 ?% C$ D

" I1 l! R1 E9 g9 m5 nJapanese aircraft losses
& u2 \" G+ O' m  t# x7 R4 |7 vG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 d4 R+ d4 D* z( y3 ]0 M. wDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ A9 d. t7 l3 u5 M* j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 t9 k2 g/ d; A8 E/ oDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
# q8 p& L- ?2 o# c/ p0 p$ ]
/ Q  [) J7 J, M  C; `) sAllied aircraft + w# a2 o& D3 X9 e8 g
SB2C Helldiver x 3
5 Q4 p/ H$ X/ [5 _P-61A Black Widow x 23 . h1 F$ m3 r& V

7 c' L# N! ]: g+ S! P- z$ X" HAllied aircraft losses
, f$ U  T$ m9 uSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
! P# y& o- s+ j
8 B* |/ W' z: B/ V! H; w1 ?Japanese Ships . L% z( f) B& o% M% w1 x# j
CA Kako
* t8 S' P9 ?' G/ C: A( m- b( Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& @2 W' D7 ?5 WDay Air attack on TF at 65,53
, s' F8 C) x4 M4 q& k
  e* @4 }" D: [Japanese aircraft - N: s; c% ]2 g+ b, a
A6M5 Zeke x 2 ! g2 W3 a; C; f% N7 |

& w  V! z+ _# fAllied aircraft
3 p8 o; ^$ _1 l/ v, zFM-2 Wildcat x 1
+ L) i" E/ ~, j+ R
7 m% R) h9 w, YJapanese aircraft losses
6 Y& J* S% {+ MA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ( t: k2 s( Q3 }4 P
$ o+ D3 u* J1 |, Z8 }. M( c
Allied Ships 0 ?* o* z* F3 B, l
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire - j6 `9 }0 c: r3 J3 o! m% y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ |, q( J) j6 ^. q$ F
Convoy near Wake Island: : K6 J, S' L5 `; S. H

. |1 r2 ]9 E7 n3 K" c- JDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 ; R. q& S. Q5 H( v/ O' @9 g. i
5 E0 {" Z0 x' ~# ?- |- r
Japanese aircraft
& |/ t& M) Q5 ]- VB7A Grace x 11
9 ~9 d$ ~5 Z" A" t1 KKi-49 Helen x 9   ]3 `) ?% [* q% ^9 G7 V4 H
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 - c: r& y/ l+ b/ n, w4 Y

( {' r8 |. s2 `+ I4 YJapanese aircraft losses : ]% [/ ~1 q& [! k- u$ c7 R1 c
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
- e8 Q! |; l! t/ G2 n! TKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
& F1 p$ a) q; m. V$ X6 j$ [1 W/ Y" c: @( @2 c/ f
Allied Ships
) e; \$ r6 {0 p( nAP John Land
1 {5 `3 i. C( W8 R$ gAK Octans
1 B# F) r8 N. x; q! p7 zAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # \: u1 r5 n1 G. K
AP James O'Hara & f: G1 A9 X% d
AP Winged Arrow 7 i6 ~( T  j* r; W
AP Manoora
; T/ o& Y) _/ ~& n, kAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; `: f. O: w+ V
! R/ }  p+ {/ I8 r7 qAllied ground losses:
, T! |) N: G" x" o54 casualties reported
. M$ @6 s, \5 Q, i  Y2 }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) s% \& G' Q& i, H0 }% v
The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 0 u) ~3 ^# {; {) R

; E$ {( B2 R# C" K& H/ rDay Air attack on TF at 64,52   X4 F- [: S$ Z7 m2 \
) |. T0 m8 n3 N+ R8 Q4 @
Japanese aircraft
* k) a3 U' g2 _3 ^1 }& ]A6M5 Zeke x 37 . v: N! h- ~0 Y. Q  ~
/ Z9 h$ e3 ~& ~% {3 P; K
Japanese aircraft losses
) t! w+ ^6 a, EA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
# z" j0 V( f/ E& }8 E" Y% U7 \
; E3 ^7 i7 ]% f# k: tAllied Ships , K6 f. \- ?4 v6 k0 E( Z
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 I% R& R) h7 H, D: D- ^9 PDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
( U0 [) D2 [; j' ]# UDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: O7 w, w3 v8 A8 W7 R+ {AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " v  V: {0 R. L' f
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % _0 U6 Y2 S* {; V" }1 E
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - ^) \- [, }7 a- D8 P1 F

7 P4 L: K& n9 k; t% \+ O1 tAllied ground losses:
9 c2 C% ~0 A% G3 n: q2 ?+ L6 b136 casualties reported
! G8 i2 C# H4 |. [4 i/ b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: c3 U+ T2 O* c% h$ IDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 0 a* L/ d* B2 j8 @, L

" _5 _. |9 Q! I2 ~- wJapanese aircraft ; H) ?  Q/ n* R
G4M2e Betty x 1
' ^4 f4 @' d7 i7 v! G/ \& g' {. b: ^, b' H2 n+ s/ D$ s
Allied aircraft " N( z: L- K) J3 K
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
1 c8 E& {6 `; _3 @' q
1 B* }. O% c& z7 u  nJapanese aircraft losses & D; b$ _5 h! u) R1 f0 k& o# l9 t
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged ) \5 O( P# s9 e- T# ]
. i& M1 J4 S- }- j8 q  Q
Allied aircraft losses
7 t& p0 R& L$ c$ jFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
% r' Y3 s/ O5 Y. {# X* k$ f' F* f7 m- G9 X
Allied Ships
  Q9 {! I; G, v# E; u! _BB New Jersey
4 b* R4 f9 W" k( T' C
6 {4 g- a# `  M8 v& GAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! : S0 M, A; |0 m7 p" L& i- \; T2 B) e
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing ; v: Z. B! |5 z" m, w% k0 y6 q4 R
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ L# a" e( L7 a7 D

: Z" q5 I% G9 o# A! EGround Combat
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/ H* [3 g- C1 e. t8 {Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
: l5 h8 D& W1 g4 r- ^with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring " d; s3 F. a" n' x+ a0 |/ I
in reinforcements? ; U2 V. F) U4 m% z: A+ K& O& P6 g
5 w& T8 |6 ]) m3 U8 {: @" \
Ground combat at Iwo Jima , e; T2 L$ r& p
% v, r/ n! F# `& c  A
Japanese Bombardment attack
7 ~* ^  U  F% l& A  G4 i* Y+ m0 }/ {& m" h
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
+ W. W: p& K. M0 f. ^: r
$ d, z2 `' n# iDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
2 u- P0 G1 X  F. F1 Q" @# H0 \% u% h" ?' D
Allied ground losses:
3 ~  T+ `1 I/ j! ?# g89 casualties reported - j8 z2 p' @0 a5 Z; V
Guns lost 4
" P3 t$ X% x* Y& O/ w* L9 s* |) x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 B& D; O. q) o3 G
Ground combat at Wake Island
7 O( H2 j8 J- j! l/ f* g' X: A! q% @$ b2 H+ I# T: S3 f- b" h# R' x9 c
Allied Bombardment attack ) m& \3 v3 Z, b& [6 K+ R/ {1 k

  a; @, ~4 q: ~4 S5 e9 T+ ^Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 / {1 n# U8 N3 z" O4 U! s

" ?) H/ [! k. G7 V$ oDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
, b3 T$ l) O# u5 J' z1 z; _: F* Z4 B/ ]
Japanese ground losses:
; [; N1 X( j& p, i- v201 casualties reported
& R: }: D/ X& e( l7 D0 Z3 eGuns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island 7 _& [( M! O/ M+ l) ?

9 R4 B7 z" W4 N- L. GAllied Bombardment attack 7 G' ~. r$ p" F
* C4 Z& ?8 \. p) ]2 E! B
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 # o3 c0 y% J. {  f8 G% D
1 M* @4 f3 }0 `* H& V* f
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 & l; U3 z. O) J  m

1 @! [6 r1 Q9 ?( j/ p! M  k! n8 _. x
Japanese ground losses: / w1 L. \7 i1 Q$ o
42 casualties reported
. n! s- }- g7 y" I; hGuns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,& ?+ _7 ~) I& Z' E0 Z
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。$ _, s% P" o& v- k- O/ W
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
; w& T4 t: u6 p5 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。
8 q; m, I# U$ I% r3 }$ X" x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。- K( W* S5 r" R  I% {
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。% E: F2 ?9 D  f3 E- z: [) R0 M. ?* F
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
- e% P' o; c$ Z8 W, b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 R1 S% O8 x3 D1 \6 Q( g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，
5 a( U# g) J2 s+ G+ Q' j6 z4 ^3 t  dAndy自然会去抓它。
8 @5 A9 u1 `$ B2 H5 G* Z. g看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。$ x3 {" D- [' l6 X0 s; W7 I  h
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" n6 y# [' W; s7 S( {3 D) f. S1 U
The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
! n. ?1 }7 A# \: L) c' JI 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。$ a4 E$ ?6 Y) Z
不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。
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$ m3 |/ W; e8 L5 e& `, B4 D: K[ 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。
3 I& J) ~+ O9 n  I1 d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。
. w, }6 @6 g4 |9 `7 }7 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。* p% E. o, Z, _; _* G, I
现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，
/ x, @2 K- B# e" q  s# a6 ^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。