AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
5 t/ S$ F3 E+ b& J3 G6 [5 w( X0 c8 g5 wThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
3 A, @; ?; t* m( d0 BHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 0 f9 T/ H! K: a$ b8 w
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
* g" c# K0 n0 H5 o/ f' n3 Ais 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
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- G* l# g2 C. [5 GAllied aircraft % R" q( S# l& l" M; y4 h
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
! q$ j4 E7 S; A/ B. pF4U-1D Corsair x 11
! `( v2 Q8 _8 X1 {9 DTBM Avenger x 19 " q/ F7 \( g% a8 l* D
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Allied aircraft losses $ o; ]* w3 a& K) c2 T% w% o
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 M; W1 s* h' |; \& F" H& k$ \9 EJapanese Ships # R, A: @5 D% l% Z5 J
AK Kansai Maru " B5 M1 Y. s( W& |7 I, U- D" x
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' q) ^, w' L: E8 r
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 t# B* ^% |& `3 |
AK Bordeaux Maru
. B, A' J) C/ T) X' y7 MAK Hakkai Maru
5 A1 N4 o x* |6 M& @9 tPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: 6 _7 ?) d; L6 k. I
91 casualties reported 8 U ^9 ?1 p" B1 u6 m8 I
Vehicles lost 2 ; ?# e% k! ?* H. A* T$ a/ `
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Allied aircraft 9 W( i8 [: q) f, `6 m' g0 J2 h. K3 g
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 3 X. l6 P& N6 l; W+ t6 V' ~
F6F Hellcat x 12
/ Y$ z; O/ R# ^- w1 C iF4U-1D Corsair x 9
, w! r1 u$ Y0 A3 m9 SSB2C Helldiver x 41
, z; x y; m9 u3 VTBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
+ Y: F6 Q- |( M7 q: ]2 }, F6 ISB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged : \5 k: \, q, ?4 y. K: X
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ r( z$ l6 N; f9 U, X' |AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; x' g3 G/ u% N" W& e! Y2 C s
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& n' R( }4 R# K) W1 oAK Hakonesan Maru # E( |! _, Y$ w- a: f
PG Heijo Maru * F) n0 ~, l, g
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire % k- S2 p Y) v7 `8 l" Z
PG Kogyoku Maru & s' o' @ v6 I/ G/ g0 J
AK Hokko Maru 3 ] m7 Q/ y" I
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 \; O' I- ]) D R7 G8 B2 G
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 F/ M) I8 X; ]" F: A! R5 T/ N
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% K) _' f$ n! VAK Kansai Maru - ~- O9 N# A& r9 F2 o; n8 l" j
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, f/ a/ m" |4 dAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: k6 ?5 c5 A" }2 ?- wAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ y. M% q3 |! i- [
AK Hoeisan Maru
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( b) c+ J/ k+ R+ L; S" `4 q FJapanese ground losses:
5 v* f# q- l! e2 M0 ~% b7 D2 k409 casualties reported
- B/ Q! E" ~' n- R$ Z$ n: b" nGuns lost 4 6 z: f7 m1 n0 N0 D+ p5 Q
Vehicles lost 5 : o' Q2 K) N5 U( p! y, t5 C
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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! e% O- V P+ d+ j" C5 QAllied aircraft 5 m: b0 t) A: ~3 G, z& Z# C
FM-2 Wildcat x 23
6 N4 B/ A$ u4 YTBM Avenger x 14 6 W1 s: I* L+ D& T6 W. J) U8 B
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Allied aircraft losses
6 h$ U/ b6 _4 t! X4 k2 U; h: V8 e8 LTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 6 z+ M) w( r: c+ D2 r1 N8 S
AK Havana Maru % K( O) P+ l. Y, R
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! T; I- B5 _3 X# c; P3 H4 y- a
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! H" A2 B% C, P* ]8 H. I* tAK Hakkai Maru ( T7 n# I9 k2 b: G! d- [
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Japanese ground losses: , b/ ~) |- [# {+ I) j
16 casualties reported
$ i0 G1 {$ z( x3 p* O9 i) w/ P* cGuns lost 2 % z" C% P. ~9 U! |7 P
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft ' Z3 F4 h0 V- B
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 : g" q& S$ |0 T3 g
TBM Avenger x 16 + q' S( M% ~1 C4 t& I: ?2 ~! A8 L
9 E4 }$ G+ i- k1 N! w8 Q1 z0 g$ kAllied aircraft losses
$ b( y1 z+ E% Q1 a: ]4 GTBM Avenger: 6 damaged ' ^+ Z7 h/ T8 v/ @
" ]* X/ G w1 i3 F \3 `" hJapanese Ships 7 Q# m1 q, a6 @6 j/ I; O! D o! Q
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
4 s+ _4 S" c4 [3 O0 a6 CAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 F: G1 u2 T/ @: _9 x) [0 p6 QAK Argun Maru, on fire $ S+ R/ T! k2 |. O1 N8 ?/ I3 d* C
AK Dakar Maru, on fire 6 g+ K2 z. { ^9 w
0 W) P, ?9 C; m+ B8 EJapanese ground losses: 9 Z& ^( [4 z4 A$ i' b6 M3 M! }
37 casualties reported / Q7 `# \! J& J( @3 J
Vehicles lost 1
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9 H$ J* P5 f. Q% J3 iAllied aircraft ) c- w7 { M# ^& q9 A5 U" n' f
TBM Avenger x 6
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Allied aircraft losses % q8 F# O* G- `
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, w9 u& K$ _. VAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. C8 H9 G) I8 J- k! C# u6 HAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 r) w9 z% {- U6 V8 [! B9 {
9 U4 U+ L6 D* U2 Q7 T l9 H3 wJapanese ground losses:
7 a3 L9 a/ \3 B+ K( E! C; N16 casualties reported
P2 R* @- {/ S( {2 }7 mGuns lost 1 6 P1 x+ V2 T4 E2 k9 O
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8 f# `5 U; U7 g- mDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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8 i( M [, {8 d9 x. P( D$ {6 |Allied aircraft ' ?: ]! y6 r6 W: X
TBM Avenger x 11
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Japanese Ships 7 y7 \: \/ S& y. b
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # d# b* x* u% c
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4 I' g+ H6 {) I7 ^Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 $ g% u* x! ^( p2 s* y5 F: E7 D# D
( u Z, N; L- A- K1 ~Allied aircraft
* J ]) S5 w, bTBM Avenger x 2
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) v, A# A3 H# t3 vNo Allied losses $ I' Q8 i3 C8 p4 f0 P; ^* j( v4 I
# y4 P: M" f) ~2 t0 `: f4 S$ WJapanese Ships 9 @: {$ U) P* X! O$ o9 L
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
4 @ v, d( [, p7 P* C: `8 F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,. U% Y2 x4 C" g
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,. u/ p @- b/ K! z N( z$ @
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。9 t8 q' ]6 ^+ c
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |