AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
5 x9 m% C9 U) [0 pThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! c) d- s9 T! p! {$ K5 P0 k Z
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to + ~, g5 M* [* }6 Y4 u% u/ j
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
" ~5 Y2 F/ m9 e7 v. j* E/ s A. [is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! ( h$ e$ X# E- c7 ^) q& U' U
$ F, ]' x. @" F' Y2 k' H6 P# {1 CDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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4 C$ B( X' F" N3 M5 O: w/ KAllied aircraft 3 [# Y8 l, }+ q9 W6 T
FM-2 Wildcat x 16 3 ^- y" D+ ~! N
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 / R' B! H! N* }9 n+ ?$ }; N
TBM Avenger x 19
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& \; P: U! U4 Q+ j+ w/ PAllied aircraft losses 8 E) u5 B0 D) Q" n
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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! e! ^5 D4 w$ v& a) S; @Japanese Ships
+ t$ x) C* X4 i% e( H' NAK Kansai Maru
. [% y' u7 V1 g0 {7 L, |AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' c/ V3 c7 D0 j5 e5 \( y$ I
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 E; ?3 i$ A0 ?! D# }
AK Bordeaux Maru 1 B- Z9 _) {7 u. i* b
AK Hakkai Maru : M% S2 v3 R: e7 e% O! y
PG Kogyoku Maru / f) o' I; b% n: S3 \/ o
6 k K$ i( C' \/ y( DJapanese ground losses: / [+ _/ x! F# l
91 casualties reported ; E; z' x8 K/ l1 K& M- d# C
Vehicles lost 2 9 X9 P2 F6 z9 @3 m# |) [
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# U( O h3 @7 }Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft ! f! r+ J' w8 l9 y
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
! ^; |. A( o& I- K5 z6 QF6F Hellcat x 12
. d. p* k# u. A" gF4U-1D Corsair x 9 6 w) b, G5 u( \# u) K
SB2C Helldiver x 41 + Z5 c$ V4 B3 K2 }& b: K {
TBM Avenger x 46
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4 T$ Q1 V6 b2 |Allied aircraft losses # S% o; H: y( N1 z* z
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
% m- P- E, M6 N, k, {TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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" r2 L5 K5 y2 D* {9 qJapanese Ships % U0 t! t6 y, x
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " F# t: x N% C9 h( D
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 3 W7 b- W" X0 K3 {
AK Hakonesan Maru
5 w' D6 f) P& \9 Y# k8 C6 E) m, DPG Heijo Maru
$ x9 h0 m. y! qPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ! \0 G- f3 W( V3 y" s+ w
PG Kogyoku Maru
. }, A' _% l3 h" U4 }0 EAK Hokko Maru 6 A: f' U6 ~8 [0 O8 B
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! P- p7 A8 l% y( oAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: U7 ?- \( b$ N, K6 i _8 UAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + E7 `# \/ f1 f. S3 f/ c
AK Kansai Maru
" U, a4 {3 z9 ?; U1 uPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( K1 D' `! m0 j+ {6 ~AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; C: D3 O1 Z6 l; y. VAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 n; N0 K8 b! ~1 J( i
AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ^/ o6 \$ ^# `0 R, @409 casualties reported 3 K* p- N" p! K! u: t
Guns lost 4
( `& E0 }. W( G( t6 `# l% ?* MVehicles lost 5 $ ?- M4 g) K2 s A/ T
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$ T1 p2 z) `( TDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 # O0 n, p7 g S# b3 N$ ~
" G% ^( S9 O# \7 `8 E, f% zAllied aircraft
% u. N: K0 q$ K, u, }5 C$ ^& WFM-2 Wildcat x 23 0 r' w( ?& t7 Y. ~) a4 ] j0 [! G
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses * B1 ~: [+ y. ~; T
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 N7 m6 N+ A9 }3 ?Japanese Ships 5 ~4 [2 n; l% B* J, Z
AK Havana Maru . P0 J: ?4 `7 q
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ |1 k( l/ A: j+ N% {6 PAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# A8 @0 M8 K' o2 l" A" l$ {- }4 MAK Hakkai Maru
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+ L; k; Q: z' x( E5 eJapanese ground losses: ; {7 |+ k& B5 h3 @; P
16 casualties reported
j) u# ^# r% v4 u; U/ xGuns lost 2 9 m9 s# f. K# z
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) p' S# {8 r/ q* v( g5 e9 [Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 2 k' k' t+ U; ^1 ^+ w
5 Y5 e" M4 U, C M9 \Allied aircraft
, L1 a, z: y! i7 BFM-2 Wildcat x 9
' ?3 t6 k6 l9 f# uTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses + j: s% c' m2 D
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 t- V" z5 M0 c0 z0 a& mAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
0 T: ]9 D- {2 I# W2 nAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ j' P9 x' R0 I! m, vAK Argun Maru, on fire
; W3 H, B }) o( rAK Dakar Maru, on fire 5 _5 R% X, `1 Z- T5 ?7 z
% f( J3 a2 p7 R2 o6 u" TJapanese ground losses: 3 W J* } R: F5 e6 q
37 casualties reported
5 `( u% ?5 ^7 Y$ z+ d+ `Vehicles lost 1 : u9 E6 M, R0 T6 {, f& ]+ b& @
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 3 f+ e( i. _3 T1 f) R( }' \
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Allied aircraft
/ T% z0 W# X: a8 \% \TBM Avenger x 6
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# z" x0 o7 L" e3 q2 XAllied aircraft losses $ |( O# W- q0 m+ H; m
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships ) q4 v& d4 q% \( n R( `9 _: ^
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# F9 _3 S+ @2 V" MAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ x% ^& _4 ?2 G1 x xJapanese ground losses:
6 S2 @7 ^; q' T8 Q9 a J. I16 casualties reported . _( e0 G1 k: I' ?7 G+ |- H
Guns lost 1 . M/ m7 `1 O: }! T' W# n k( k
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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Allied aircraft
$ m' l4 y' @& [+ wTBM Avenger x 11 8 O/ Y( D: ]0 [
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No Allied losses - g( S) j/ i! F* ~
/ Y, }. j* a H* FJapanese Ships
* x" v! L' k7 r" SAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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) n( K! k5 U1 r, a' ]Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 + q0 A9 m/ E' \6 V
* ^4 u, J8 x8 }( DAllied aircraft 2 O6 n) `' [% N5 r/ b8 T4 ~
TBM Avenger x 2
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0 K; s; F2 O& i& LNo Allied losses 2 H2 Z: h9 |$ W) \8 ?
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Japanese Ships 8 J8 f4 }: {: `, u' x" y
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 / f9 Y t4 E. p9 [# r
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,
e, X9 n% S$ e9 ` L( F$ m# U7 o8 x同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,, [! H o) H% M6 W( D. W: n) [" v O
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。, f' |3 c2 |* n6 \
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |