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。
. Y3 ~& H& w9 c3 p, U2 F. o2 j6 t不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？+ F7 l$ w8 j: b5 h# h, T/ d3 j5 H
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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" W( ~. k( g0 D! b& w5 }Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
; T8 _  m: n9 l( TCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? ! w5 Z+ v" f; A/ p3 T. V; P6 Q

+ Z! }2 Y  j2 n' e7 gBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
: T) ^- [1 {! `/ EThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite " L4 Z, ?. }0 l7 L
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
1 @+ D; U( P$ a" ?! yThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 9 [9 c4 T5 d1 i

: l  ^" d# c) [I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
& T! j4 b! _" p- t3 |the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. 2 A6 S1 v/ }0 i) B' R

3 c0 R1 @" j. Z1 b) oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 : H& z2 {) D. F) h8 H

, e- d( A' g5 e6 d& R& s- a0 `Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on $ o/ e' K( _5 g1 b. Q$ h' n: m
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ; ^9 Y$ O0 O$ x- l) \8 B
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 |' d( v  b! Y6 B7 [; H
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Allied Ships
' J, ^7 a1 f6 K$ O& K7 DMSW Junee 1 r% m6 N. Q8 v; W  E
MSW Bunbury ' S: A' G# h+ T, K. d
MSW Gladiator
% S  Z# p, u4 L8 oMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 R: @& e$ [) F2 yMSW Superior
5 R  z( k( o: a2 E0 EAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
  n/ h2 V2 }- V. vCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire & F: P% W/ g6 o2 A' d! x

/ n) E# ^* j0 A; MAllied ground losses:   G* r3 Q8 e" y4 _) p, C
51 casualties reported   o9 |& D) _9 r: D6 m& C' _
Guns lost 2 ' q( y7 [6 Z" [, i
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. e# f- |" O0 z$ j, ^TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
* Q$ Y3 `, j7 c+ ~, f, V8 k5 t" p41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " Q$ M6 N1 `) |. I; l2 J- P+ {# S6 @
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Allied Ships
9 ?; l" u. k9 u9 N. q* fDMS Long * b$ e- b; \4 f* m2 v
DMS Forrest $ D7 P9 j$ P3 l: w1 P, S
DMS Hobson
5 R9 I9 P" R; pDMS Ellyson
; c) p% d2 `" y, u! XDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
0 C+ L( I; ^1 Z- z$ v5 KDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 0 a6 D- J- }$ M7 @
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
, M# M& R/ M, _1 H( MMSW Strength
0 }1 B+ u6 M. `' wMSW Strategy
% p* U% s4 I: y0 zMSW Staunch / c8 ^4 M, o3 o
MSW Spectacle ' J! _% a+ D9 ~. P6 V8 b& _
DE Corbesier
9 W9 U% w% Z5 \DE Howard F. Clark
/ ?/ B/ f9 I) W" ?DE Kendall C. Campbell
0 Z0 x! p. Y# A. C- fCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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$ T% k) ]( Z3 `! KJapanese ground losses: 6 y/ Z& r* K0 V# V  I0 L2 P& y
20 casualties reported
6 z3 e, t7 X8 F$ J: uGuns lost 1
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: B) _3 Y+ N$ E& x/ R* TCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 + Q* \; A) T+ j8 n8 r
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) * M8 @( _1 V' |% M1 P7 m
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses:
8 m- j0 K4 b# M: P% x40 casualties reported 3 I: E0 P3 G/ |; t# _3 @. R1 K
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- F  O" R, l0 Q; g- s9 F) hTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) * o0 c' B, b) Y; \
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 / t  X1 G; @$ ?) `, [. m: w
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Allied Ships
1 h0 V! [8 e- Y% N) c1 y* hMSW Junee
3 S# q. y+ U  l& k8 t. O+ M- tMSW Bunbury : J0 w% \% n0 ~4 V
MSW Gladiator 2 E. [/ H" e1 N2 B) v3 P
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage , Z& L4 F% @. P8 w
MSW Superior
0 p) \& c' C! @4 YDE Mack
" a( g; h- t. i* a) oDE Edwin A. Howard
+ o( B/ k; V1 `7 `, k# aDE Edmonds + y# Q0 l8 o. z; Q  ~; s
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
8 z% e& {1 A# j& q' I3 F" ~6 hDE Robert F. Keller + a+ a7 e& `3 h
DD Shaw
' L! X$ L2 L! Y# |' n# D# Y- GDD Drayton ' v. `2 N" `' E# \  ^2 Z1 P# N
DE Tabberer , i( @+ c) ]' D3 H. w8 l$ Q0 [
DE Eversole # W! _- |' k2 O' B" y

. u- Z( u, k) X/ p% bCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 $ d# F% B' `: n8 O
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ! r. g+ A+ ?+ T& V7 C/ s- o
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Allied Ships
, h4 X! \, E; {* @) `DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
, }+ O5 I  X* a- K! S" uCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 3 R; X' o& K! @1 C: P8 l4 `, u
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 - I9 G8 _0 [& R. R+ E1 J3 l( M1 h
DE Edmonds 4 h- t7 e0 O: L2 {1 `/ f
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 {5 R- \/ j+ B
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
/ A; h/ r/ S4 b& m; XLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 T! w, F" v2 Y9 T+ kLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
( Q$ C9 i6 S( S% `LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 1 u) t* C! L4 R% N( @# h
DE Mack
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Japanese ground losses:
$ ]& H- Q+ ]. |3 n29 casualties reported , e' t" L4 x+ T/ x
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Allied ground losses: 0 P' H" P- O6 s9 ]( N
1788 casualties reported
. ]: Z4 G6 ^0 k+ \4 z9 o( A: [Guns lost 8
- `; t9 O, |- R& {4 h% [* f5 |Vehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
- O! n3 j2 D- p+ @3 n  MTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
+ j: E2 g/ Q& R8 y5 x: R/ l! g958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # L# u; U/ Q( s9 ~( Y
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Allied Ships
1 \# w- V, x, o5 M8 I" a& Q: y" MLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
: J4 _! x8 I" mDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 8 w9 W- x' O; v0 ^4 R5 i, W/ }
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) G' x- N4 `# R' _LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 2 X9 D4 Q7 e7 k( `6 s" `
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage # p5 j7 z) B( Z. ~9 q' J& e' q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
8 S# L+ b1 x2 F1 r& u5 c9 KDMS Long
; x$ `  M& W$ I: P" p  n3 X$ ZDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 1 i$ {( |$ q% ?; x$ v: b# c
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
- _/ }$ {/ T3 n+ y) gDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ P5 y% U: P( fLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire ' E7 P8 o4 C6 h  Z, d" g
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire # d# Q, N; }" I* M
LST LST-335 ( r- {8 _& G8 S$ v

( ?  e+ }. r: ~; L6 F, o! BJapanese ground losses:
2 l1 q6 x" l8 u46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
) O7 p) f8 L! T  n$ o3240 casualties reported
" C& \* ~5 ~2 v% Z* H- A- xGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks " P% e  {5 `$ ^* K& x0 w

; O, Y2 c  Q4 V8 v: X% ^6 RASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
# t6 ~. c' H- y* h$ ?- A4 RDD Saufley
/ ]# c6 |" I( T( {4 ODD Picking
# ]" T% I: h3 K, W: h! tDD John Hood
9 u9 U$ Y/ W' T7 D: yDD Caperton " m* S) D! N* z' F8 x
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$ i/ A( p/ F3 ]- A5 gSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 - h+ i! b0 h  r+ ^) \* u
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Japanese Ships : e' U. ], [$ K) T7 G. V: Y6 p& h
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # x# e6 N, n% X6 P& p! b
PC Kume / m& j; ^7 Q, e

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SS Hake 0 R+ u- s% ]$ A- n6 |
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % c  D5 @0 l: Q0 S' u; u

: R# E; Q' f/ w  u: H$ ]+ eJapanese Ships 9 O1 ]3 \( Q5 D3 W5 c( ^! @
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
3 D8 R! n( E1 N) b& K: G& vDD Saufley
  r2 a$ N3 V# e9 V# \' KDD Picking , a& p  x3 `+ ]
DD John Hood " u- ]; s& `& d( z9 m
DD Caperton
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5 N& n/ U' a4 C; X# T( a. ASub attack at 62,53
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4 K1 {5 R! i' q+ S9 VJapanese Ships
7 |* v6 i6 ~% E2 u8 ^; m' uAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, k) a4 |' m" }: `! X1 {PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships 8 t2 S" ~" E4 e: ~
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: * v, v  t0 L; p# v0 R. t
88 casualties reported 3 R8 u7 u- r1 j0 D* O! v' U
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 8 I6 S9 A2 ~/ e8 w% D- [: U, C9 B
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 5 y/ @# D) q3 J. \

% w, {1 S( ]' {; R6 }  R0 H, R' vNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 + u- ]$ d! T- Z2 g, o' M( @
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Japanese Ships 1 K# ^2 a1 z+ {# R$ F
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
$ {5 s$ R) Z8 y  M# D+ kBB Yamashiro
/ r  I* T/ C) |1 g- V* |BB Hyuga
! ?6 M+ t6 j8 ]  d& PCA Mikuma 4 I/ N% B$ j. E7 j
CL Noshiro % G' R6 M* M2 o  U+ t( @
DD Fuyuzuki
, H6 l! C& {( `5 g1 |$ |DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 1 q$ C2 Z& h) A6 L' f# P$ p# d
DD Momi ' w" {6 j1 R) o, @
DD Kaede ) E" y6 D% d$ }+ q
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 0 D: f5 N! |3 V8 a  e# ?
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - n; `% u( m/ Q
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Allied Ships . z- X7 }8 h6 f3 s2 \9 l
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % w/ R! B3 B; S- |0 @! L
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
6 n0 \7 _" t3 O* e) \8 {& ^# ODMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % y' x0 g1 a8 V4 q2 J2 i
DMS Rodman * D6 Z. D$ d$ t. l
DMS Gherardi 7 Y/ n/ ^' K% T5 z1 L* [
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 C/ h* P) m% u# J) HDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
' X( G' h+ u; u' Z6 M4 T$ [LST LST-339, heavy damage - G9 m7 f" K) K* p' Q; W
LST LST-457, heavy damage
1 K1 H+ R, \; u$ b( AAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
- S& o% ^/ X# s* gAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ) Q; H1 O7 x1 c% c5 g/ j& u7 E* U, q

* d! l) Y7 G, |8 I/ Q" fAllied ground losses:
; X; H# p7 W  ^8 A: T& w: i54 casualties reported 2 k( T8 N; {9 L5 v# c5 P$ A3 [
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$ D: i/ _6 ?, H  I& }" bNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53   C9 m; g" `$ g" |& B! B

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' p: P  @8 {1 G. dPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; k% d( y! v# R& k9 Z, P. \9 y0 v* \
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 3 U  f0 H9 ~9 S2 w: p' k7 n

+ h% b( Q+ }3 o1 P# UAllied Ships
* M3 A5 b# N1 R) w( S! }. hDD Lyman K. Swenson
! n9 h: O. H; h9 I, N, i- x+ `DD Taussig 9 Y; s# x* v' T" m7 n4 ~
DD John W. Weeks ; I( ~/ l/ T( P" z
DD Harrison
$ f' r1 j# T8 I# Z" ^DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
* O7 ~8 [$ U' |- P5 wDD David Taylor
+ e+ p) ~! {( a! P( H7 IDD Barton + t$ ?+ |6 r- z+ J
DD Quickmatch - w$ c+ t) E' l, J* u+ p
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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$ p$ Z( Q+ u2 \% XNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 & h& B$ O  R5 I4 j7 c) U7 T  ]
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Japanese Ships ' B$ ?$ `  T) Y; w, j( B
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 9 k$ Z7 Z2 Y+ n
CL Kiso $ {3 s$ C' j$ k7 R
DD Urakaze
, {) |- f- q8 R0 d. p0 L. m# QDD Natsugumo
9 N# s5 z" k5 W( b7 T$ q& aDD Minegumo
  B" w4 `+ \% i4 c3 ]. GDD Sugi : M9 v, c/ v6 E' H4 ~* l' s2 k! Q5 H& x
DD Hinoki
+ v: }) K3 P! C5 M% [DD Kashi
0 n* S: Z6 p( l% `7 }DD Keyaki
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/ `" {( C* [* H) x" f3 a0 A# O# J2 QAllied Ships 4 t# n7 C. Q' `1 M: F; I
AS Howard W. Gilmore ( M: h2 z& P: Y& x/ ^0 T
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 G1 _  {2 L  H/ gAV Hamlin 6 Y9 G8 q* V: u
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
# \7 i  i8 `" aAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
; ?, h$ D2 z" HAR George Taylor
' O3 `! {. Y- f5 w* N# ?$ ~4 KAV R. C. Brennan
& `  D8 L2 O( G* @: i+ h& xAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 g" c; _7 b2 _" l$ p/ c) N
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ! g, u8 z1 u! P- z. E/ V
AR William T. Sherman
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4 \) _2 L! D0 G3 F+ z& e) fThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 8 }! Y8 q: C# U9 o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ) x) N8 @* V, ^$ O% J) t

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CA Kako, Shell hits 4
/ h% R$ u: P: W7 n5 Z* A( wCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 0 j4 e5 z4 I& e# m
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
. y( d3 v6 _: ^  ?( R/ Z& A7 w4 VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " }4 S5 _' Q0 i, Y: x4 y
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& K3 D. w/ ^9 nDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage * U2 v: j7 o6 G* l: {
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
0 O, v# O6 b* z( T; EDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% H: M/ {( I* [DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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* Z% e7 g* c; s; i% qAllied Ships
6 G. B/ C! S9 a! p, kCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
' G! \* m) ~3 MCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
  R2 N' A' A7 m" T& [4 yCL Wilkes-Barre
" r% \4 }  l+ {' dCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 3 O( i+ F2 R6 ]" ~
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire " ~( }( Y, {1 X& W; U
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ; r  h4 w' `# S7 X
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ) m: ]7 ^+ q- J" v. N
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
0 Z" f) E; l: W. @: t0 P4 VDD Welles
( L3 _1 U2 S5 w6 RDD Wilkes - I3 M$ C# G; i" ?$ B) U6 p
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 8 x1 R" ]: Y6 N4 W, t) E

" m8 K+ I6 ]. a2 F, B& g! {1 SJapanese Ships
5 ]  B' E: ~, H5 nPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " G( c9 p# v/ Y  O! ~' h# y! y2 }

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DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & U% X* g. {# T5 b
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Japanese Ships
2 [/ T7 E& r' [* O3 JPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & A1 S$ `$ v. {4 m7 ^
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Allied Ships
& [( N) A6 e# j% b" s4 uDD Lyman K. Swenson ! O. t3 `, `2 N( p2 h/ R
DD Taussig 5 B: W  Q# @' q1 O6 S
DD John W. Weeks 0 t4 A  t( u: q( o% O
DD Harrison
$ x) {2 f3 O- {! o+ \, pDD Isherwood
$ _# U8 [- `3 G3 ~& l& E2 jDD David Taylor 6 k( X8 D% S: V& Y! X3 D
DD Barton
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* b  d9 G8 c3 T9 `) g+ U. X: i1 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships / m) b/ |$ y: _' o
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 7 I) W# Q2 v/ y+ S( C
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Allied Ships
; O3 J% n: l$ k& a3 F4 xDD Lyman K. Swenson * H! L! o! ^% [- R
DD Taussig ! {& M. W% s4 e5 n
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
/ b' G7 w- Y6 _/ JDD Harrison
, m2 x5 C/ B" l9 Y* ]/ o( R2 }+ Y: ]DD Isherwood
5 x. t) [( n' Y, \% Q: hDD David Taylor : Q, F5 K0 a; E$ K9 ^
DD Barton + n8 U7 i* m7 |: X  A
DD Quickmatch : \4 [9 g# D  Q1 |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " P3 r( p0 K3 J" {4 i
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Japanese Ships
( `+ Z% K) G/ ]  q  F- k' IPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! v% c& f2 Y) r$ h1 Q% ~) @DD Lyman K. Swenson
7 ~3 C) x1 N8 O0 r( jDD Taussig
: X: R5 _  ^& Q1 VDD John W. Weeks + g( a3 C/ _1 V' F& u" ]" K) y
DD Harrison
' [1 e. [9 H: T+ K" {DD Isherwood
; ^9 Y; R4 S4 r7 VDD David Taylor
5 I$ b( T6 N' QDD Barton 0 H9 n* P, e3 [- d( p, W
DD Quickmatch & H' Q7 X; S! T: p& k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Y' S# m/ I) }$ t1 o, O8 g
* O1 `2 X4 l1 p; W
Daylight Surface Combat * ^, c1 d+ U  r/ T2 i+ q; I& Z
) T3 ]; q$ V4 ~; g/ `+ |+ m- C
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. o1 B8 [' \) c' |$ c8 @# m. `& X6 U8 p% \
Japanese Ships
$ m) @0 E2 o7 i( R2 tPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; p/ C  g. d  b" O+ p
1 m2 k. f0 |9 y' Z) bAllied Ships 6 I  K" {/ P6 J, W& b- l) X0 N
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
1 t5 [$ A1 _& v: D) n3 hBB Massachusetts ' ]1 N5 [8 E, h0 v& b( n
BB Alabama 1 [5 r- s3 c: I
CA Louisville 4 I+ r' Y( B  b2 T% k) ~+ [+ ~% Z
CA Chicago : ]& L2 _- v" Z& R
DD Walker 5 x# u) H( h$ p
DD Waller 8 W6 `# n- }$ T5 Y$ b
DD Wedderburn 4 |) N; b# n) s2 m0 C- E% I# @
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  P' H9 F  U( T& @Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # H0 u: x4 c$ u0 L" b

9 z; T# f: O8 E4 |Japanese Ships * ~/ |& ]+ \( Z' B+ d4 L3 A7 r
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 Y3 h2 r0 J2 Q5 V8 {$ e7 G" i9 ]& R$ X8 c2 G9 W# G: }
Allied Ships
6 q  D4 [( T  @1 X. gBB South Dakota
' ~  I5 |5 V5 ^- t* IBB Massachusetts
( p) w* C- Q. xBB Alabama ! Y2 e! A) p& ]" w
CA Louisville
3 o1 m5 O$ f: NCA Chicago
# ]0 e. Y, D: e4 ]4 h# [9 TDD Walker 9 }2 M/ U, G& p' W1 k4 q' Z
DD Waller
6 O! W5 D4 A/ K- N: Y4 b1 k8 {  BDD Wedderburn
" m- H& `, [2 A+ {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, P- ^% u' U; X4 H- K2 v/ ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. c- ^, {; n3 A$ _& [
0 R. b& w. h% f# ~9 c7 ~: \Japanese Ships
6 F6 c9 D! `" R" E8 HAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ R" r% w+ b2 R- V" a* k
, J* V, @' n' O1 z4 ]& K! G* n  M0 o2 jAllied Ships " [6 b6 i7 q2 H; x7 C
BB South Dakota
8 T0 `1 T  I" R$ nBB Massachusetts
( P7 m2 v7 M- [BB Alabama
. c- v6 S4 ^- x. W9 o; E2 PCA Louisville
" ~; Q, w8 b$ W6 |. f1 b* OCA Chicago # {, o5 f$ h5 a8 `
DD Walker
0 O  l/ w$ t/ h4 ?; y2 C- ]DD Waller
) W4 X1 ?( |7 E1 q: n. IDD Wedderburn 3 E4 t% X" Q# P+ }% |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 P3 W) d8 S2 O/ ~6 ~  S
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 [% B  f; q0 [" {
: @. N  y2 {$ r+ iJapanese Ships - N/ i% L0 q& F) |
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- ~6 R: R" s( F$ J- w
7 |0 c% v3 O1 \Allied Ships
' r; s1 a% m, q7 P! Y1 p$ ABB South Dakota
( C  _% _- I1 F" b6 PBB Massachusetts
" ~1 k4 q5 _: [2 \' |$ QBB Alabama ! A( x# P2 e/ u- V( `$ W8 Q
CA Louisville
. {. e( F3 k' d0 P, }0 eCA Chicago
, h  j2 O; h2 T0 ]5 }$ t( vDD Walker
+ g- N& Q4 Z, u- {+ N' qDD Waller
9 Z; f% b! U3 W+ K3 E% N2 eDD Wedderburn
3 W: U. v/ l4 }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" e5 n' v7 |' w; c; x4 u& h2 @4 Y; tDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " X2 ~2 }3 P# N& s# U

# M$ N+ t) o9 a+ rJapanese Ships & W- K4 A, _3 ^$ V3 o. }& |6 b- w  ?
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 G+ L. U3 _8 \$ y& ~
/ z- T0 ^' b" r% Q9 d' fAllied Ships 0 {0 S5 H% H4 b# k: A1 @" g# j. E
BB South Dakota
! G8 ?. s" i9 }' HBB Massachusetts
6 Z+ l) q  j/ F4 F: jBB Alabama
, h5 \7 M' B& u* d: Q3 l! h: rCA Louisville 3 H# Z6 ]' T) a! c/ e& U4 }! @
CA Chicago
+ P! G. d) d+ c' f4 O1 ^' ]DD Walker - ^, r0 s! I4 b- r
DD Waller $ j8 O  s8 H+ K& ~4 L
DD Wedderburn
3 @! p8 k9 M( `+ _" f* }0 L8 v+ Q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : m+ y( }$ @; m  X7 o
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % S) o6 f. q. c  h3 k) s9 T
: p" K# v: u9 w
Japanese Ships
5 l$ W# Q# J! s# y3 t9 L, `AK Myoho Maru ; A- F5 k+ U* s) m
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire   H; \7 ^; q# z+ Q6 a  i

  n: C0 ^2 C3 H: E8 N- l. Q/ VAllied Ships
0 T+ w1 c( C4 |; G) gBB South Dakota
( F+ G( g6 d6 H2 l" L$ u: r  ^BB Massachusetts
! y, j7 i# K5 d2 T2 |- RBB Alabama
" e" H6 z3 L% r- s5 ~CA Louisville
* ?+ H6 k+ E- C2 y6 VCA Chicago
, e% B: M* ?) p; E/ f+ [+ IDD Walker
2 m$ ]( g' L  I: n: n; j2 NDD Waller
% Y( ]' z' [1 f0 u* g" SDD Wedderburn
' c2 z0 g0 t1 o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' a7 Y5 R7 h0 d% l8 [Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 J. \  A! w" Z: X2 |; e) ^, }1 L

! S6 {% \6 x. \$ BJapanese Ships : F; ~$ ]% ?3 }( S
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
, j7 d! K. @# e; d; f
& g" A7 j" S1 x1 K2 r# k! k; YAllied Ships $ F$ O9 ^4 n8 E0 @9 N
BB South Dakota
/ i# X' b. Z& M, DBB Massachusetts 9 ^0 c6 B, h1 t- K$ v
BB Alabama
2 Q, l) J0 T5 u2 ZCA Louisville 0 c/ _6 ]7 f* N( s( U' s
CA Chicago 6 n# G# J) W" ~9 ]
DD Walker
& m% h' @9 b1 N* D) G; ?4 L$ t- XDD Waller
9 ]6 A2 h' [, G+ S& L; }# tDD Wedderburn
- {2 b0 u! S7 M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 L! A, N$ `& I* r4 x0 N
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) }! _) j& ^% t) n  q
6 D7 y4 ^% \; x& L. QJapanese Ships
( a2 I6 W$ |$ }' t6 N2 JPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
3 \' o- D0 g0 v% g
6 e, Y& [: y- ~8 |( J& iAllied Ships & y. D& \+ ^- |3 Q
BB South Dakota $ R& `8 n: s) `7 o  e5 c* J
BB Massachusetts
1 A* V# K3 x: a0 p) z7 ?BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
: _- n  l% N' ~" i/ H  @2 sCA Louisville
3 e+ k) L! h9 t1 LCA Chicago 1 z+ d7 E& w# n5 l8 {) P+ ~' D4 Y. S
DD Walker
8 W# x, F. a) M! CDD Waller
* M6 g( n# |' Y7 DDD Wedderburn 1 K( O( L) U6 i) f; h# k3 U
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , M3 M9 ^% K3 w, i
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 u  R7 [7 v- K# }9 m3 z- k& o
% V! L0 s4 ]" C; Q# S. t6 TJapanese Ships
2 z1 H  ~$ H; b3 G- CPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
# p6 U# k% t% h. l: BAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
- v8 C5 \" W( C1 @: M' G% z9 F" `# J+ f* }8 w
Allied Ships / V+ x6 a+ e. j7 V, s+ u* j( z
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
3 s. @  ?9 \7 L" m% o7 N% p5 \BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
2 X9 a" J2 p2 e/ fBB Alabama
, Y" Z& S, Y' p; ~* w9 ~CA Louisville 5 y, ]3 l; n; |( h3 n. F* z
CA Chicago
& _! B! s: H+ H! S4 BDD Walker
6 n) N8 \0 c# q- t; U* c. ?" W. xDD Waller
7 J& C7 l. e6 e/ aDD Wedderburn
) w2 L, F3 p% X  p+ `2 @---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 B1 e2 F, g) p, U( m( \/ m: c* i
# T5 Z& ^9 j/ a2 \5 {
Bombardments
7 K) U( _1 e1 f0 {- E8 Y8 ]- v' b9 ~, W( U; Q; }$ Y. N. D; H
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 R, u& b; I( T7 B0 @2 y& f
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.   }% D2 g" {& A. P& b
9 E8 o  w9 }4 s) E# u' x
Allied Ships 1 r: X6 w& e$ j3 h& y/ V) Z
CA Chicago
" m, G: {! U! nCA Louisville ' M, B2 g( s3 {& r3 L
BB Alabama / W7 `/ p) e/ c8 u4 g
BB Massachusetts ( P- H* v4 s* \* ]3 S
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 - N7 j! m; J1 p# u+ [

7 W! M# f/ X4 P& ]Japanese ground losses:
4 @  W/ o# S. C  d4 Q" J184 casualties reported
. R  L7 G& j8 y7 b/ y" f! q/ }& \& G, SGuns lost 3
  \  ~( A+ i% ?8 H4 T( S# I2 x! ?3 G1 t" _+ H! n2 r; H& `. A
Runway hits 1 + i: o) R- v" k& t9 @* h5 \& \8 G$ O& K
Port fuel hits 1 1 t$ Y9 R6 g* z7 U# W" @
Port supply hits 2 6 c0 V/ Z$ @; ~; A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 f9 ^" n8 Q( `% R% ]
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
; F5 H) X& l/ x( ^* q' g5 e2 u, ?* y( l
Japanese aircraft " X. q4 ]5 g  m  P( p% u( N
no flights
% h+ I% y0 c& L0 N  A4 }4 k+ Z
# V& A8 ~5 {/ z( f9 qJapanese aircraft losses & b1 t$ m- m7 i8 p
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 5 c5 l" R# j) l, O' h7 W' m
- \* k1 _2 l) I, ]& u: R
Allied Ships
; W5 c1 |5 w5 y( BCA Chester ; {& i+ C% u5 [
BB Washington ' R3 X( W- A* x; j/ R  o
BB North Carolina
& s4 p+ i( I+ L) k% R% V! `
# D$ }- m$ H1 HJapanese ground losses: ! x3 a4 c1 t5 y% ]" A
85 casualties reported
0 B" e; M6 A/ c4 g5 x% I: i7 wGuns lost 2
; v& r, g& X- w. [& {
$ |  d8 ]6 R8 UAirbase hits 1 8 E) J7 T& J/ b9 U3 H/ u
Runway hits 5
- z3 t9 p6 c% Y2 aPort hits 1 1 e* J( O$ i( a7 r3 H
Port supply hits 4 * B. y" i9 q( t# ~
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 E# f4 k9 A/ @

# S9 b% U1 x: y0 B- \, g1 VNight Air Combat
# _4 X, y7 `( t  Q, \) y8 E; E" n5 L8 }
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 0 r! [# m5 ^6 A) ^# J. {8 }
& L1 M; H5 G8 o1 a" @& `
Japanese aircraft
. ?3 `6 {# ~5 x& {5 S7 B  z+ Z: sH8K Emily x 5 1 Y& Z& k2 T  L  t" c! ~9 d1 u

/ u4 c/ P2 L& s6 `* @) Y$ fJapanese aircraft losses 5 w5 D/ [4 d* _, w/ h
H8K Emily: 5 damaged : t' N* K+ @9 {- T0 \; G: [2 \: J2 p) _* o

" ?; k2 p4 Q7 Z/ fJapanese Ships
) h" z& Z( u9 D4 q- H6 H# ~6 Y! `SS RO-35 : n" i2 S5 r0 ?# n; s1 c! m5 z
/ J+ _6 e" B' p7 I& N
Allied Ships
$ \: A+ I( E' I. U+ [; IDD Hyman 7 j. I6 p+ W% _0 `7 g( D
DD Conner : F9 _5 ^: d$ G$ H
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; }" v8 Q2 N! x; bNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
7 X+ b2 Y; f2 S2 y( Q/ ?: E4 z9 t3 P8 d; F
Japanese aircraft 2 W3 ]6 _7 L3 T) t. W8 i
H8K Emily x 5
8 z4 N+ u5 `. u  s/ U
# \+ p* v  `- |1 Y5 V+ XAllied aircraft 3 _% Q. Z2 j7 y( p2 n2 `
P-61A Black Widow x 2 # t- M: B6 P: @6 B1 V! n2 j
& ~: _' |$ e# o& f5 K- E
Japanese aircraft losses
- \) S! S1 q7 |+ h2 t& V  v( h4 {H8K Emily: 4 damaged : R) N, x# C( H* F
8 o# s; `3 k$ k* t- X; w
Allied Ships
3 U8 ?- \6 G" n, y$ [! j+ d3 vDD Conner : ^% s( M, o; T. P: y+ i  l" X$ J
DE LeRay Wilson 6 O) x! }2 j0 ~+ r6 _
AK Martin Johnson

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9 u+ ]) @2 ^6 I( j+ L: F4 F
+ W" W% i8 a5 ?2 V" f7 _+ ^Day Air Combat ) |& H" T& |) [. r6 B3 i
9 z5 m, Q9 a2 L3 g- |
DEI Theatre:
- p( y0 v8 U+ p( \" j4 ]# v* `8 P2 H  q- `, Y7 t# _
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 % p7 w2 \9 a/ w0 Q) W

9 W) J% O1 h* u1 cJapanese aircraft + k5 U! h+ k* n
A6M5 Zeke x 9 . q: n; g' b$ ~+ y
N1K1-J George x 31
% R7 N0 x! t: Q8 Z* v! BJ2M Jack x 6
8 D: u& j/ l( J0 o8 @
6 E. y: z" J  _3 G' PAllied aircraft
" ^) P& H6 i* R+ p* HP-38J Lightning x 3
, C: E; ~: a$ ]3 c" e7 q( d# r, E( `( T2 ?# a5 R% U. L5 N+ `
No Japanese losses
! m& m( I) V2 ^. F, v. |& Q) _4 F& H0 u; E3 d8 E1 [( x% K+ ]
Allied aircraft losses ( L9 r! u4 O" U8 l; N* ~9 {6 E
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
% P7 x8 A. y  t% ?+ x% q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) i$ ~9 b" c) Z% d" z8 t& J- r. i; R  u; m; r+ r$ a
Central Pacific
. X) W# @, h- V0 A
) M! M- q( J+ d/ D5 rDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 0 c* R6 l+ a6 x) |

- q- l$ Z! m( Z" J% P  ]Japanese aircraft
' c/ `/ X1 o) o7 qA6M2-N Rufe x 1 + k$ _( |2 ~5 J, L2 j9 x
A6M5 Zeke x 9 2 `8 ?0 v8 m/ D+ M; i$ K
N1K1-J George x 29
/ w8 z- @# V) O$ U9 ~# IJ2M Jack x 15 * E: B3 I' ~5 L8 E8 o
A6M5c Zeke x 7 1 S  q  j. n% v. N" u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
( o0 [1 R# I. Q4 dKi-102a Randy x 11 8 r6 M+ @  x' s" v! N' [

7 P% t+ m4 t9 c# d+ r2 ~# zAllied aircraft ) E- b4 F* C# }0 g+ Z
P-51D Mustang x 13
: q- Z0 n, d# e' v2 b5 z% V
- c6 z$ I, m& U* d" U) @Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?4 b! [2 y9 U) nA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ; N6 J' @  K/ c$ X) o9 ]1 y* d9 j
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged % }: ^3 r0 x: j+ |6 H7 j6 d6 y$ J
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed ) n0 O' @3 n4 v; ^5 H
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
5 j1 g/ q1 w5 M' \9 aKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed $ Y1 {6 O; l' k0 ?/ Q  ]( J4 P

1 n* |; T3 H/ p4 eAllied aircraft losses * {7 [7 J- }' r
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 5 k, S+ N# [- ?- ?$ h2 j
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( ~- ^1 _) q( C! R. g$ i; JDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53   @  A! `1 _( m2 u2 X

) U3 L* J/ R- w9 bJapanese aircraft * H) J* `& d0 E/ W9 X7 n
no flights
8 l4 G0 x5 w$ H4 P+ G" Z9 ~' A- d& S1 B4 p* I2 H! a8 M9 r, x; a
Allied aircraft
6 z9 c. K8 |( ]1 NFM-2 Wildcat x 9
  H! R; `6 T1 PF6F Hellcat x 15 ( @- Z! U- D, v- v7 d4 m& @
SB2C Helldiver x 44
7 T  c  e  l$ R1 |F6F-5N Hellcat x 10   S2 J7 `2 T7 o+ f+ @& u/ J6 F) _
TBM Avenger x 159 . C2 j$ B' b# V( K, Q  W
( i8 p6 U2 _1 l# i" J  ~
Japanese aircraft losses # I# p2 G# ]5 L7 m
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed ' r" E/ v0 `6 @' T  ?! B8 I
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
' j/ {( `3 Y. z. u% p% GKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
; ?& x- r0 p7 m/ L1 F/ Y  }H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
* }- N" D) n2 HKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
0 v+ G# Z- L, |: j) v& p$ U# R) ?0 `& K( h$ {
Allied aircraft losses 2 Y& P, p' O1 J' x7 m# W& ?
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged & g3 W1 ^' `4 }/ @; [$ L) N

" g8 l4 o1 I7 ?" ~Japanese ground losses:
& Y* G$ W1 Z. v$ ~: i137 casualties reported 6 T$ f5 F" X3 t! R  Y; X
Guns lost 1 7 ?0 Y" V) ^2 o" e+ N% d! q0 {* ^
6 y4 H9 ?: L* N7 ?" F! j5 x
Airbase hits 3
7 ~7 p9 r5 }/ d/ Q6 I. dAirbase supply hits 1 % {1 _5 a9 Z6 M5 P$ n& G7 J" v
Runway hits 45
' \+ F1 [/ U5 _2 P* t$ o) y: LPort hits 2
+ T+ }; w7 x3 c* J- nPort fuel hits 4 ( T- N; e" g% b- j
Port supply hits 2
* V8 b2 K0 [; ]* ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 ~* Q4 q; r" I- k; t; m
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
6 K: ^: I& T' t9 Y; U9 c  H4 S6 E  U
8 d+ C" T4 a+ m1 S/ ?( x' B" pAllied aircraft
3 D# E# l& u# q, PFM-2 Wildcat x 8 5 D3 C+ l5 _* b& y( @
TBM Avenger x 29 + L. ]" K$ G& n: {- z

+ q8 r2 s7 |% ?, P' F9 tNo Allied losses , B) T+ K  O5 X4 @0 r( }
0 x( S$ @) {, @. x5 U
Port supply hits 1 2 j/ l; [; L3 s: H2 O+ G7 w
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7 F7 |) L, G, j4 r7 v5 qDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ; j  `" _0 [# B3 M) P. D& V$ g
( r$ \& q0 J% K) a+ B% @- Y, s4 W
Allied aircraft
, t$ d( k+ c* d7 m, V# S7 pF-5A Lightning x 1
' z2 @% H: F5 KP-61A Black Widow x 54 : _: A: e/ V2 ^" a& P+ v

& D& Q" S# h, Z' BNo Allied losses
" q. T+ R7 U  }! a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 d2 h& Q% H2 s3 G2 M& P8 KDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
& ]* [) a3 y+ v) M: Z; I+ l- B! W4 U) |  l5 K& l" J/ X! e! p
Japanese aircraft
7 t! W. z, q$ w: Z& N+ t0 Mno flights
" @2 {2 `% D8 ^' T4 J) s
( S2 F5 Y! t$ _( lAllied aircraft ) q6 g- B4 E8 q
PB4Y Liberator x 4 3 ^7 v' g$ C# i0 _( g+ a
B-24J Liberator x 28
  U0 F8 z+ o% A  i( y
+ p1 m) n) f' W7 f- R. IJapanese aircraft losses
: e/ O# c4 y% J( V8 b1 U3 ?Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 3 J3 H5 F! I+ K7 v* b7 d
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed # q2 t- X/ u9 x( b& b$ u: x

; j7 ^$ f; y6 K' |' Q1 q5 }( CJapanese ground losses:
. m- J1 Y! S5 ]& a& P13 casualties reported + z& r' d- D1 r2 c" H6 ~& D

1 x: |6 `* P4 i" y" L' ~Airbase hits 3 5 f- ?2 }) w! [
Airbase supply hits 1
: P, k5 j# C6 u' r/ b% IRunway hits 22 5 }1 G5 ^. G# G
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' b/ ^' t% \) {% O
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 7 k/ \7 m1 R1 q# {" z# _. i
) v# V. |4 W3 E$ [
Allied aircraft
( y! E& C5 v8 C" L% j) ~F6F Hellcat x 38 ' D: T' J4 R* p1 T/ v" z! V
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 : O0 S: e% l0 P5 G) ~
SB2C Helldiver x 42 * b) s0 {9 {8 F
+ y0 J9 b; l1 f

" z: ?; ?3 N' i+ bAllied aircraft losses + I6 f$ u6 v7 I, b6 D" G, k
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged ' A& ]1 A/ ]8 B. B2 A: a

/ B+ ^1 Y" u* |5 G4 cJapanese Ships * B3 v, x; q8 E. {5 c( r' [$ l  h7 e
PC PC-36 * |* E/ u- A" {# _8 g5 ]
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& o  E4 g% |5 o$ E" \& sPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % A. I8 g  \! {& y# [8 k
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ z- O7 h( W9 m! F
PC PC-26 . N6 F- h8 I+ g/ J5 I& j7 T& J
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' c' ]" `' _& Q; d
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  q, C0 R: M4 ^" {# A- l- w# i! x& Z+ ~+ j
Japanese ground losses:
# x9 K# t, n) Y- S3 s9 m- E174 casualties reported
( ?$ L. U$ u' Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 q$ m! N, N4 }5 `5 e. a# j/ QDay Air attack on TF at 74,57 # n! O8 |! ^, j( f1 e% Z& c
1 K: Y. I/ m9 C2 [+ g% }
Allied aircraft . B) A0 O  Z; q  o7 v
SB2C Helldiver x 11 ) A: a2 }, r5 _. Y( L" S6 F

- \/ H8 ?. n$ p2 pNo Allied losses 4 k' d  T/ M/ Q- F7 u* e9 S

9 w5 x; s9 p9 NJapanese Ships
! }3 Y1 H6 A1 O, [) TDD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + _; a( p; P& K3 i, T/ R$ [
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9 _+ t$ x( E2 RDay Air attack on TF at 67,56 ' g; _- [- R1 [* S

' D& W4 g$ y! e1 O! v9 t' a1 LJapanese aircraft & _5 x9 C' M1 e; F
G4M2 Betty x 18
4 F& o8 B  i4 O+ j; K. ?& mG4M2e Betty x 4 ! H0 i) b! q; d
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses 3 m! l- L7 ?9 m1 D$ X: [2 n

& E' p( F, F- i" V- |Allied Ships 5 \6 y$ c: w9 T# P
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* 6 k1 s0 m& o) w0 s2 t' O* Y" R
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56 $ G5 M' |1 [& g8 }* o  E9 t
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Japanese aircraft 5 K& L4 t8 _/ P* j
G4M2 Betty x 3 . I$ B. m: j* U! I& Y2 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 \$ r1 j% l4 X( k4 t) YG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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$ j6 X7 e( W9 s% F% z, s( `1 i8 U. ~Allied Ships 8 i, J2 a+ O6 W& b
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! \3 X$ I# f& Z2 ~( u; |' f5 p  z3 WDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; n5 F; c# H  y6 s& W
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Allied aircraft " U7 O0 u' B; ?( g. G: ?. l8 z0 R
SB2C Helldiver x 3
( Y1 ~( u4 M0 w6 a& nP-61A Black Widow x 23
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, C7 ]: y0 L7 Y) W3 AAllied aircraft losses
1 Y4 _4 U& r' {4 y  j3 Z# JSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged 5 q! P2 _1 U' i9 v* M* ^4 K8 R- n" z# C

, M; v7 b. I; g7 TJapanese Ships
: O8 v- s( J# |2 BCA Kako   s* [9 `% A2 m+ ^9 T
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9 W: c4 t7 j/ f* h2 ODay Air attack on TF at 65,53   G0 a  m& \$ _, O# W# O
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Japanese aircraft
% ^: {% v+ @# x. DA6M5 Zeke x 2 ; o7 O+ B% z) W! C7 u  |5 F
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Allied aircraft 5 L: g( o. b; V* a9 \
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 ' a$ g# W# L" o% f" m1 C
$ e/ Y1 \* a2 G4 M" u9 ^
Japanese aircraft losses # V7 t) z+ O: A5 {- g
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ) b3 @' q$ @+ M0 i7 a3 o5 b

& a  H* V6 {" V2 K4 K/ B7 KAllied Ships / h- V' |+ C$ A, ]& W; u6 w7 r
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 9 {4 E' B9 X5 X3 m
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Convoy near Wake Island:
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 " G/ D# C4 Y, D- @: m; J5 t: i8 V, ?) F

# ?, Y; U8 W% U# HJapanese aircraft 1 d* ?2 ]% g. D2 z$ M# }
B7A Grace x 11
1 C9 G/ p5 j# @+ N0 C# T; ?Ki-49 Helen x 9
& H0 c9 F+ X) {5 Z4 i: gKi-67 Peggy x 5 ' q8 r8 u1 ~( c# m4 p
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Japanese aircraft losses : O) L, }2 E6 t: n0 y$ f: H
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
' c! l& u9 O, b3 i4 x2 ^Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged & X1 w0 j! A( h3 x! o3 Y% k* m
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Allied Ships
9 \, c, X3 O- s( V5 ~) YAP John Land ; v, ~8 ^  T' N  M3 v1 L
AK Octans   s* F) d( B" r1 L
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # w; [8 j0 c0 U1 U
AP James O'Hara
9 v# k; W9 H/ Z+ |2 {: k' XAP Winged Arrow
6 U6 {# X1 c7 O2 w# u2 KAP Manoora
! R& T0 a, G4 |AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& d+ Q  [" `8 x" q% B/ VAllied ground losses: % T, t; L3 L  w! `/ v
54 casualties reported 1 D2 d, f2 s/ I# O( `; A; h
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. + ]* }2 F' e. T" d/ E3 P1 l
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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Japanese aircraft # N3 y5 V& d' c& W. H5 \$ T
A6M5 Zeke x 37 . u" q1 i7 E8 s7 G( J" B
+ v0 N! [" b& Z+ D+ v
Japanese aircraft losses
5 x' J5 N  Z" P; f5 V& XA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed - \3 N3 o$ u  r- x
0 j  G7 _! W8 g5 V* e
Allied Ships
* G  o& @% M& z0 l/ N* m2 ?. @DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( `/ C, r/ t; Q
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 8 v$ C+ C( a: n7 o: R9 |2 l
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 g5 O9 S+ W- h5 r4 bAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + y: |- D' ^7 R9 Z' x
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! m) B2 B1 k- f0 p
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: b, M# Q: H, VAllied ground losses:
7 p# T; i6 p; b4 y+ c136 casualties reported ( C9 Q' ?7 r. k6 _4 p
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, S2 B% M: q/ [+ L3 b0 {  f4 {- r$ ~Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 5 a- r3 {% Y, }; x1 }( H) V
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Japanese aircraft
: }& e# s" L1 v" @9 }7 z# S( ZG4M2e Betty x 1 % @3 h3 B/ u. ?/ i# X

& [7 T* D# u7 Z0 H$ qAllied aircraft 9 D- r( F) h, H5 q0 Q( i, Q
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
0 p3 _( I+ b& Z0 r! V8 [" j( Q( @. B1 H5 f. P! p* y
Japanese aircraft losses
) E, i6 Z  O6 F' X, oG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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* Y: C4 f# x9 Q& ~Allied aircraft losses $ Z1 m* g) r7 t) y- u- f' [- R
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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* a! K1 X$ U0 c* z# j6 U; TAllied Ships / |9 c6 F9 I8 f6 a+ Y% D1 I! b3 N
BB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
0 t( c2 k; ]( B1 d  O6 f1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat
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5 I3 U& }( {9 }' V3 nOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 1 w: j5 _) P' @$ X' O  Q
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring ! b, O/ L1 J6 Y$ b" P/ Q
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima ' Y; C3 x+ I4 W1 n6 u7 }1 W
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Japanese Bombardment attack
9 U6 I$ p2 o! b3 M
9 p4 Y5 X1 W( j& j; L7 q) uAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
3 `2 n0 H  E% F. A  C8 |& Y
9 v* w7 h8 z! c* C. s% Z" M. }Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
* G6 p7 e9 {7 f/ N- G( Q
8 _" O: j, x& V# f, O4 ^* T' zAllied ground losses: . ]- }8 L" f9 V8 @% G+ G( R# a
89 casualties reported
7 _1 B3 e1 V8 |4 ~* KGuns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island 4 i* M3 i; k& T; p9 m
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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7 c0 Z7 A1 }7 v' W2 V, A% eDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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- T( W: n( S4 E; jJapanese ground losses: 9 K: q' w# Q' s) Z9 N
201 casualties reported + h$ S7 W1 @0 h, O: s4 P& t4 f
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island 6 }, W# |5 f) k/ m4 s
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Allied Bombardment attack
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1 b- p. o/ P' K1 n( E, E6 T3 zAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 . G! }' ~+ W1 F" t% t2 c: i

  y" N! z7 M5 fDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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8 J; O; M7 o1 U. M6 y9 y& MJapanese ground losses: & J6 a% O7 S$ Z( u
42 casualties reported : p+ _* P5 R* p5 v- G8 K; l8 r
Guns lost 1

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,
' T$ H& G2 i2 s6 i/ n; v9 R* _& i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。1 U$ |, Z0 p# g" I
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，% ~/ E, m; v3 ]
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 E. l' O) [9 B0 e$ A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。1 ~. W4 K; R3 F8 D/ z9 z, J0 P+ M
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
6 T# B9 \6 @3 p( _一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
) K7 b& M9 C' l- t9 D& f7 x4 Q1 n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，
$ V( z- \0 C! p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，
# t, U. V! |4 c: m! R5 l' xAndy自然会去抓它。
0 S/ N) b, C: b& I* Y  d  X$ E# u看来KB还是躲到天津，等到烈风出来，才能有一线生机。
8 c6 s) E* {9 M9 J9 A零战52完全是火鸡。1 g8 ~' x- o2 P' |2 L

原帖由 飞龙 于 2007-2-5 13:50 发表, m" Y; B5 ~) z. V+ \- O
The last fight of the KB!
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With several enemy carrier formations moving in from Marcus Island the KB is trapped.
6 T' s- T9 J& x- U4 YI 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。
( I8 N  J$ B& s% U% z不知道等到苏军宣战后，日军怎么防守。& d( P. e% H8 w/ U* Y- Z
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[ 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。
8 [/ n* v( A' h9 X3 a6 D. I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。# @# ?# s! Y# p9 ]5 h' n% o
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。
; O  e- n5 ~. s* x现在在硫磺岛这里高强度消耗，如果不能实现航空队轮换，
+ ?( o# ^7 C7 _$ QCV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。