AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 . v$ Y6 O( Q: n5 H
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! - J4 U+ R6 O; h1 Z0 r3 Q
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to # h: U" i1 [0 w$ t3 o3 a+ q5 I1 v
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy * r$ T: G, c; D# ], r# j1 l6 }
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 7 e/ ~4 h1 G# P
9 N6 z" [' }+ C! [6 u4 SDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 8 D- o- E, L. m& J+ s& K0 U5 @' M
6 R* i& P9 u' _* h! wAllied aircraft
4 V. z9 A. C$ B0 @FM-2 Wildcat x 16
! ^( \) i" p+ T @6 o9 QF4U-1D Corsair x 11
* `1 O7 \, T0 x$ s# ?TBM Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses 7 t, k5 j4 J$ C" @
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships : @, ^. u5 y1 @/ ~7 H/ \: Z
AK Kansai Maru . |3 q1 Z# X; H
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 e4 }0 V: W5 N. E3 M
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " j/ Q9 ]- V' ]1 {
AK Bordeaux Maru
3 Y) \$ g# t8 l7 Q7 L, X. G3 bAK Hakkai Maru
6 I. H3 E1 r# g8 o1 EPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
* I7 K7 ^, }8 U P5 V7 o91 casualties reported
% t, V0 W) f6 }5 B3 C$ J( H. e% sVehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 " e% F8 P Q, T7 h$ k
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Allied aircraft 0 _- ^7 g2 F8 i9 ~# J- X% V( m7 e
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
5 N4 P% u3 W3 D QF6F Hellcat x 12
* d, x" g+ S! tF4U-1D Corsair x 9
1 U* ?5 O5 v1 A" X6 N6 @% L/ iSB2C Helldiver x 41 1 T0 i1 o( K3 s( m- ]. M: U' N5 {
TBM Avenger x 46 3 ~6 n# u$ V8 [# Q
7 D' H% x; d/ r c P) K3 RAllied aircraft losses
* E9 A0 k, w+ z* z; n9 o. E4 }4 CSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 6 V8 E g+ E+ ^" |
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 8 H/ O; c6 C0 K1 [; c: N* ]" J5 b
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Japanese Ships
* [6 {$ Q" Y) r2 ]* I$ X# nAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , r3 J# b" a! m& ]5 e& @5 L- |* A, x
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; M7 l1 S/ }. H. ^( c: W4 }AK Hakonesan Maru % T( F# j" G0 x
PG Heijo Maru
2 G* Z, [) p4 h; A/ r7 c/ ?PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire - q' h# `; {$ d
PG Kogyoku Maru
. {, r% l6 d2 I. w3 W- ]' G, C8 CAK Hokko Maru ' L( K2 D, r6 W* W
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ I2 t# c$ N3 a% k; p9 GAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " a5 T) x- b3 x+ j& o; e" N6 U
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; `" J6 c4 b3 I5 E& x
AK Kansai Maru ! B# u+ ^9 Z5 |$ c6 U4 f! m
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( v0 P6 B5 k3 y5 }8 vAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: [" E1 n3 W% B! w' X) DAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / T( v; n1 V, A! n. j7 y
AK Hoeisan Maru + Q! u. z$ q5 G
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Japanese ground losses: . O# f: b4 D M- R% m+ [; I
409 casualties reported 2 L i; m6 P' x4 \0 k* |; r
Guns lost 4 $ i8 r- r; B* U$ d# `
Vehicles lost 5 6 R- ` F3 Z r6 a6 C7 g# I7 H2 [8 n
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) ^# z( ~. K& BDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 0 h; ^$ Z+ M M8 r7 G! p+ B
) e/ ^0 I: V' u' J% ~/ i0 eAllied aircraft
$ ~8 X b: J/ L6 ]7 C+ EFM-2 Wildcat x 23 * N8 }! I V: P6 _' I3 h" h
TBM Avenger x 14
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9 O2 B4 a" b, h7 B9 Q& e4 f9 }' QAllied aircraft losses
_, k) e3 w1 I8 y. ETBM Avenger: 1 damaged % f) @+ }2 l& u3 b, }* a
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Japanese Ships
8 K' b; b% L( N9 C* u1 bAK Havana Maru
+ F/ U* ^- X7 uAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 |: I4 Z6 Q2 k8 Q" w9 yAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 z) c, | F! m) k
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: g& J( F/ ^- T
16 casualties reported
" z! J. B1 R1 ?% z( q1 OGuns lost 2 : _( s1 c5 X3 j
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+ D# b/ {1 M* e6 FDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 , u3 N t# Z3 Z" e
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Allied aircraft
: F0 Q" P" N; J, hFM-2 Wildcat x 9 - Y% c( Q: u# ]
TBM Avenger x 16
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+ A8 u$ v+ U8 r b% s' o pAllied aircraft losses
7 L* x3 u- ~% L3 W- m- N7 b3 vTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% ?; d2 A# _. k3 g" H: vAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage + r, d U: {/ S% Y" B! I4 p$ v
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 l+ s$ f2 ?2 N. D7 [AK Argun Maru, on fire 0 z1 h) Q" ]! k* Y
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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* m U% `: x9 F( t1 }, f. S1 Q$ aJapanese ground losses:
0 j, J0 [! Z/ ~8 K& s0 ~37 casualties reported
! m) G# o% o8 U: p' g1 Q9 Y: I( yVehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft + b. r; m; a0 ^/ t3 Z
TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
. o0 a$ Y- I" ~$ R! z* xTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' ^$ K9 D3 g: k @AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
b8 ], ]. Q$ Q! |AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- @! I1 s: X9 ^) I! M! n' k* S) G7 tJapanese ground losses: 3 V' |. \4 s; F4 V! \
16 casualties reported
- |% Z. x7 B. e9 ?! g9 jGuns lost 1 6 g) O$ S0 Z. ], q/ I; I' I
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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4 w. P; Q: @( r9 I, ^) h3 r4 t) ~6 sAllied aircraft
6 k' V2 d7 [3 @9 QTBM Avenger x 11 0 j) Y h7 B& c
1 B$ \! @0 q6 K2 ^, g* n% SNo Allied losses 6 s% |0 r6 q! i4 \2 z
- Q, n E, Y9 Y8 NJapanese Ships
# h6 N3 `/ ]1 b" I9 tAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) x' l% v S6 C# I5 |# ?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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: V- p' K* N" oAllied aircraft $ D, B% Q w1 t9 C
TBM Avenger x 2 w; Y+ {2 p" \; H
! Z' k: Z: y( R, uNo Allied losses
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% @' u; |; Z4 c) `4 V5 \Japanese Ships
$ ^$ T6 S: M. B3 H5 x! \AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
& j* B: S5 R% k6 u; [0 Y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,
! b8 S/ a- l' H( l1 Q同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,7 U6 |7 h1 Y# a* W- r$ K9 E7 A. n
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。- i$ h; {; m# y( l$ ~9 a- h4 _
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |