AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
9 U9 j8 k0 t6 D# `There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 0 `: j- _& I, I4 G+ J2 D
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to # \, [+ I/ b: \: s N/ _
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 2 w& g' A9 D7 V6 ^6 T/ L
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 6 j! B( i+ \ q$ I0 ?/ ^9 S
# ^5 \3 P" l* L |Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
; K0 j: {4 H" tFM-2 Wildcat x 16
B2 j# I. v6 n8 N) hF4U-1D Corsair x 11
: [; w7 k1 }/ a2 kTBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
5 I- P- C) G c. I/ _( _TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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7 Y- U. b; N l0 w/ J d$ d# {- L* }Japanese Ships
' b$ f9 L( {4 Z/ Z; a! f5 ]AK Kansai Maru
' N& f5 f5 i& B+ VAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 I. q2 z8 D4 p1 r& b! Z6 w0 i
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
w* u2 @# t" r5 \& L R0 R# xAK Bordeaux Maru
5 p2 q* w/ }0 y7 T F% V3 l6 `# t" QAK Hakkai Maru
9 y$ [+ h) R& k+ P) P" d+ Y# \; \PG Kogyoku Maru & L: T0 x, U4 U' E4 [
4 X+ `! h3 _! }* o/ Q+ WJapanese ground losses: 9 w2 A( x! ?) c
91 casualties reported
0 {, f% A1 i& [- s9 w$ K9 }9 RVehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 / N3 Q9 Z& Z7 m5 d/ m
9 E [# q$ t @4 e; VAllied aircraft
6 M5 |1 S" S: X. ~. r# ?5 BFM-2 Wildcat x 39
- ]9 Q# \4 ~, z* h9 \F6F Hellcat x 12 . O W/ }1 I1 \' J$ k4 g' C# B
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
6 F4 Q+ `' x' Z* {3 w7 q2 lSB2C Helldiver x 41 / @9 d+ x5 f/ L/ @; b' U0 X
TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
: i8 F" j. p! }( A5 ]6 ]) `SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ( X |- W1 x B) V+ q+ S
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 9 U9 z9 v8 e6 O
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 Y% E0 v9 f2 yAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire + q* S: X0 h' V* Q& [1 L) Z
AK Hakonesan Maru
+ Q( D' Q( l3 _& E. R) k2 G3 TPG Heijo Maru , I6 A+ `) a# @
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* A- d2 _ m$ M# i1 _PG Kogyoku Maru
: k5 S) P* P- o" A: a9 wAK Hokko Maru 5 X: x; t2 m5 y/ m/ C6 @" Q
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ d# G# u# j( Y' h8 Y g( K+ ?, QAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' h$ q+ ^! O& G& ]* S
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage m1 I, u2 D" |6 D$ s9 o8 y
AK Kansai Maru ' _# a& v" \: s' L4 u
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ) x2 w) G, h* b+ g# h
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 n8 G0 b* h: @; H+ h6 @AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; {* K/ q5 w5 B O/ v' Y$ @AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ~9 {% x& B2 n# `8 d+ q409 casualties reported
" C- D3 H3 ^% {) ZGuns lost 4
% w3 O6 z$ N7 M3 U0 ~Vehicles lost 5
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# B5 B- _* H. e; k2 HDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 ! O! Q" K, C) h9 x7 Z% h" g. w% P* g
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Allied aircraft
* E2 m3 \ z. c4 O& lFM-2 Wildcat x 23 3 D. C1 r U3 i' a: {- k, e8 Y- t' U
TBM Avenger x 14
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5 d# U2 T0 |9 E" `" X( ^Allied aircraft losses 2 ~4 W: C# y5 u4 w5 }! O5 \: D$ c
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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: |2 r6 T# g% q9 z3 JJapanese Ships - a, H/ N9 a. q3 ~" `
AK Havana Maru
' q1 `! J. P, ]4 |* ZAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% `- {/ x# V1 h7 tAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire z$ t6 g' K8 o0 e" O
AK Hakkai Maru 7 I4 ^: Z5 a& @, N+ D/ H
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Japanese ground losses:
2 {. |6 h; P5 J4 Y& w16 casualties reported
8 |# n% {7 S4 t+ GGuns lost 2 $ [# |9 |* q7 |
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/ B* h" Q* A7 ^6 YDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 * ?0 q5 p5 t5 h1 v8 }: `+ n' R
2 @' W1 [7 x* G# s4 WAllied aircraft
5 F9 _, j1 ^) u3 aFM-2 Wildcat x 9 % s/ x9 F6 t- ^1 e3 E2 s, [
TBM Avenger x 16
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% N3 b0 P r- ^4 m. K$ g: \! T% {Allied aircraft losses
2 u$ q" I& `6 w. K4 i3 C" ~TBM Avenger: 6 damaged ! X* V( `# ?3 N
. p$ W8 t( O: d+ XJapanese Ships 1 r- e* {0 t4 A( i0 T( H, r
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage ! P7 [' i5 O( ]; L
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 j1 A" R7 c( ?3 D! x4 Y
AK Argun Maru, on fire
1 K+ N4 m2 F# p- O0 h q. ?# xAK Dakar Maru, on fire
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$ F r1 `. y& h) kJapanese ground losses: ! u @$ O5 k X) u" ^9 T
37 casualties reported ' Q" I( D( x$ v R4 D4 [
Vehicles lost 1 . }: z$ p! v/ o+ E
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Allied aircraft
5 \8 U2 d/ w& ITBM Avenger x 6
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) k/ ]& v5 e. f( k! UAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" F3 j9 o+ Q( Q) u0 JAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . l1 ]" E, Z2 K) R
* `1 C+ ]6 a, s* iJapanese ground losses:
* `: f- _- R6 g0 ^+ t16 casualties reported
- u5 B* f. B$ ~7 DGuns lost 1 * |5 |. r/ I( A( l
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9 [1 M5 u5 u8 q: s% _5 QDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
+ S0 U. b& z( K7 I& \2 p4 g3 `/ oTBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses # V8 i3 L( j! K& s! _4 C
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' s9 X& t* v. E g& w2 K9 A0 k2 i
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6 y( L* i, j; e5 ?9 K) CDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft ( F% I( H9 G6 M/ l: _
TBM Avenger x 2
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* Q" Y; f$ Y" c" w! PNo Allied losses ) _( L8 i9 j- B* y8 ]. p7 v
! H4 L3 v* ^# V& w; {" t LJapanese Ships
* o( z9 T( s' ~% f: E- s) oAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 1 ^4 s' [9 L2 G0 M4 I" i
明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,
7 b* H ^9 _! e同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,/ H5 Y# {4 V2 v, M1 ^ B, j: V
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。9 W2 ^8 ]$ J7 ]. ?9 F7 b
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |