AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 0 T8 V Q* K. @8 G
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
6 X5 t' x, K) sHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
! J+ t$ g$ \4 _6 v) F) Jload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy - v& _% \9 o/ ]; A6 U" e- d+ k K
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 * K, H: ?/ C3 U
6 ^) _/ ~) h6 n+ lAllied aircraft
, t& `1 _2 H! _4 s" LFM-2 Wildcat x 16
. E, y! l' A1 S; b8 p, W y$ ~F4U-1D Corsair x 11
' ]3 A! ~4 c+ x( q' l" @3 wTBM Avenger x 19 ) n- x3 p$ i* T- `; ^6 t
/ H9 L1 z5 w$ y, s6 kAllied aircraft losses ; ^0 A0 H; r& k$ O0 i, [( M$ O
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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+ i# |7 }4 y7 v/ [7 E6 VJapanese Ships 2 o8 h3 a2 |7 k, d z! ~
AK Kansai Maru
, k0 ?' ]% Q6 }/ M6 S) j' t# jAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 o% h2 z4 M! {* X# C @# A
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; I1 C0 }' M& G# ~, ^* }, I
AK Bordeaux Maru ) u% z2 Q+ f4 h
AK Hakkai Maru
9 A6 J0 v2 C7 dPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: ! A: L& s6 A' s8 ?8 D
91 casualties reported 7 N4 M* }8 J1 I& I, ?# @& B: d
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 $ K9 ]" p7 f5 O" D! y+ n) P
9 m+ i+ R' g/ {0 ]9 O6 K7 V+ u& lAllied aircraft # _# d) ?5 \: }- S& O" D/ f$ z
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
0 ~, z* p u2 MF6F Hellcat x 12
( v6 }/ s2 j3 y* z7 e4 ~F4U-1D Corsair x 9
; z, J8 ]! s3 M: y, I! n/ ZSB2C Helldiver x 41 ' q& I$ P# z+ E! b& D
TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses " L% k2 Y8 s2 Y: X9 o2 F
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged / Q, O9 d" k' N, h4 k+ h
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged , ~* u1 y: I; M8 V. C. q
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Japanese Ships % U0 D* t$ ~; L# Y4 Y( _# f
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* ?3 P! y. h& R3 u* V7 g' rAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
, n/ _) }0 c7 {# MAK Hakonesan Maru
: m; r. m/ X7 k6 o( o$ wPG Heijo Maru 5 i0 `+ ^) f0 B7 Q
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire " g2 q/ F! O) ?* W
PG Kogyoku Maru : `2 i8 a5 O( J( \
AK Hokko Maru
( N, s+ c$ \+ EAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 [! {& n ]$ ?5 l) {AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 d1 A& b8 q. U1 Z4 ~
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 K# _1 @5 E, O. s7 w/ [AK Kansai Maru - q* f* J& R( H$ p3 h* q( S- N2 A
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( N% `4 o0 [0 \+ e* sAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 W- Y# ?& y$ e2 O5 @# Z2 ?AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& f$ }6 l4 q+ Q' h- b2 oAK Hoeisan Maru
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* j& o) o- g" U4 e% A' oJapanese ground losses: 1 m/ |+ J+ J1 s) e" M
409 casualties reported / \ Q' Q# K5 d- J9 }; ?: r2 Z
Guns lost 4
' m4 H/ h2 T* U7 T1 c' _Vehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ; D0 K# t3 J3 e& T5 o
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Allied aircraft
' e0 L" l( y5 ]4 K8 q$ N- j4 JFM-2 Wildcat x 23 7 {$ `# `: W/ P1 a: B0 S
TBM Avenger x 14 1 \; Z- X/ x0 K" O- B
& \1 o2 I L0 FAllied aircraft losses / m$ K3 w& P* [
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged # H$ f8 l r5 _. N7 L
0 o. ]3 Q6 E8 a6 C; W# K: s% T) vJapanese Ships / V0 ^: H1 h# \) c4 v+ D C
AK Havana Maru
f* b: R+ Q5 U* D/ rAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 P9 a% W+ M0 J5 A! y$ q& @AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 u% s, |9 U1 A1 ]AK Hakkai Maru " R3 @6 [1 q5 U+ p! w) y
+ p+ i \0 o7 PJapanese ground losses: & v- M0 m& Z* N" t
16 casualties reported # z. E4 N j8 [# O( Z6 n% y
Guns lost 2
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Allied aircraft
4 v( p2 M* S$ e9 RFM-2 Wildcat x 9 / y7 W( p8 m: U9 [9 s4 i) c
TBM Avenger x 16 * o L/ z9 x% X7 R: ]: A" l
* B7 D/ r' B! L) I2 hAllied aircraft losses 4 S2 y6 F$ b7 Z; M7 s! o7 e4 O! c2 T( _
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged ( s' S9 B$ P2 H$ O$ M! J/ {
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Japanese Ships
# ^# }* e3 F/ l& Q" UAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
/ e9 a( I' _& ?AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 J8 Z* E& h" R# i" WAK Argun Maru, on fire ! {4 D& J' L/ Q
AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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( Q0 t$ V2 [8 n& h6 C/ ]7 _5 PJapanese ground losses: . d# [& R: C( \, ~
37 casualties reported
; [; i' i. ^! X- F- |9 ? Y* RVehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ; }6 h7 a) L" s6 I7 D* k6 F
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Allied aircraft
' u" b/ I B; s7 G0 nTBM Avenger x 6 0 [1 {; I( ~/ n9 ^
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Allied aircraft losses
' n: U! Q% W: [7 _TBM Avenger: 1 damaged + j8 _6 D! W8 W& W$ c8 u, G
! `3 b3 L" l* S" [Japanese Ships
* K( C# q$ c r8 q+ yAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % ~* |8 Q) O! h# U8 O
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( M% ?+ Q# u) Y& t. ]" H) n2 x
], e( k2 R' rJapanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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- ?& o- L6 @8 |& oDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 1 O5 {) S5 K8 f- c L" ^* p. j
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TBM Avenger x 11 ) `6 Y( W; q; s1 O8 N
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships }( S5 u5 o! ?( p1 N
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 d/ w4 ?, A! U, a3 o; IDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 + ~$ o) R: g- P& {9 c' |
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Allied aircraft
% C- I$ A, n+ ~% R* T5 o7 N( ~$ nTBM Avenger x 2 7 |& Q) U2 I! b9 B+ q
# D1 }; Q* f; c3 D! vNo Allied losses ( _* p( s# T* x) }9 t
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Japanese Ships 0 ]# {) d% i( `
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
! n \( v( _; ~" r6 @1 `6 d' Q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,9 o0 T1 L" P) @: H) ]3 O( i+ N
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
0 v7 v6 ~2 Q3 Z3 o明天的天气预报是暴风雨。9 U) N+ g0 M8 r3 P
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |