AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 1 R4 H6 [7 @/ G3 d9 H% s
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 5 m' V% D p3 X
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to y# a; f x9 l* c( y4 B* h# `
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
" ?/ U1 P5 J+ ~; C0 Z$ lis 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 / ~3 k. @! {6 x) U4 @
8 v; ]4 W; Y0 p; k0 s4 TAllied aircraft
+ p# i; B2 t) V! G# L) HFM-2 Wildcat x 16 ( j0 L+ V" L- N C, e. a
F4U-1D Corsair x 11 9 b) v. C) H( l
TBM Avenger x 19
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$ s+ U* e" _* T: bAllied aircraft losses ' s4 [1 m+ g3 H# r" W$ ]
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships 6 C) ~0 w8 U& B3 d
AK Kansai Maru
' T% ]' a: |5 y% T4 ]( m/ bAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# A% J4 K) X7 _# K; l0 `AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 T3 k" w0 q1 `/ b8 b2 n0 }AK Bordeaux Maru . K' G/ r, p* d
AK Hakkai Maru
: R. _. v# T7 f! c$ I: h$ TPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
( E7 _9 b$ y* N. J* T; w& @91 casualties reported
, N& ~. h, |3 k6 U! RVehicles lost 2
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( E9 O# P) D8 E; Y* ?) q) KDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 ! \" p z2 Z+ j, A3 m" P9 R6 x
/ A7 f$ o) T7 DAllied aircraft ( P, B0 C+ V! A5 X# B; h
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
+ j( P: s( ]0 G5 ^. k' v) z) SF6F Hellcat x 12
; V9 i! j7 u& [F4U-1D Corsair x 9 ! N& p8 g, u* P0 a, _
SB2C Helldiver x 41 3 T& o4 L" G) u) m x
TBM Avenger x 46 9 P/ i* I1 l+ L$ R& C4 @- M5 A' s
0 b' v/ [. R; K0 p+ FAllied aircraft losses $ x1 t! Z) t0 D) F/ R+ P7 }
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged / C, I# N$ d7 C0 L
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. h- {/ a2 S: ]* ^) \7 TAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 k# c, H! k+ ~
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire 8 t9 ~: j( p+ O2 g$ K# l
AK Hakonesan Maru
% V' K; p4 t; e' d2 XPG Heijo Maru
2 o9 P7 c1 W) sPG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% D7 v* o5 i$ `- yPG Kogyoku Maru
d- z/ |6 G' |. H& `4 ]7 t# rAK Hokko Maru g- w+ g% W. j
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! i" C1 ]6 l Y8 q% k
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Q" d5 F+ W+ ^ \4 f' \AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 b/ y7 T/ \, B+ R$ X' hAK Kansai Maru
& J; e& V% s: e7 E' N8 HPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire & w0 B- s% h1 a- Z
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 Q' u4 P6 o2 D3 N A+ ^7 ?5 v
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( ?. H2 P7 O+ v& O) v4 z
AK Hoeisan Maru ( \. x4 T* s: f! m4 J( e
0 x' u' i' F/ J' x2 pJapanese ground losses:
/ g0 p. L+ @; k4 d* _# _- I$ K8 J409 casualties reported % g$ A3 ^8 s! B9 x5 u+ L( e
Guns lost 4
* A' l# q) Q( i3 B# o5 v" MVehicles lost 5 ( [4 p* Z1 N: I# j, }
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft + u; o& e' D$ L t( R
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 % x% w' C8 T: I- M4 S3 o
TBM Avenger x 14 % r+ M: z6 L/ L4 _; n
% A9 E6 R9 D, Q) S. S% f% RAllied aircraft losses
$ ^# u3 r, A3 X n) \0 ~1 w$ C6 sTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ e, ^. @! k8 t! v8 K% u5 J& v- j" PJapanese Ships $ z' E! K7 \6 c
AK Havana Maru
+ o& t0 {$ g* y2 BAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 Q1 P" W T- V1 @ B0 ^
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% t: \* b( O* ]" b* TAK Hakkai Maru
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# u* O Z, a( m! ~Japanese ground losses:
9 k6 b8 ~7 z) s* U! v% k' R16 casualties reported
9 M( w5 }% U7 u/ O: FGuns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ' a" m8 ]0 i3 Y
1 q/ G) W, R7 ~, G, I' G: qAllied aircraft + ^1 k" B, d [- E7 J
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
+ |, l4 }+ q! \1 F! X; KTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
6 I% i( R5 ]5 }. t- Y- D: ^: rTBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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# x2 z4 N. `+ v/ ~1 y; bJapanese Ships
1 ]) L5 |, ~1 r, X( q- w. uAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 S6 q3 z2 ]; v% Q7 I1 c" sAK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 O$ ~( I+ m' U: i& R
AK Argun Maru, on fire
, w! y! \: {+ EAK Dakar Maru, on fire : i& m' x) a& x6 F9 m2 _) [ Z
/ b7 ~0 ^0 z/ |7 U9 }# M/ G/ J" uJapanese ground losses: % R2 P4 z1 j8 ?, u& U2 [! J
37 casualties reported
5 X# N2 F z7 w. p# \Vehicles lost 1 . A( s# q* U: z: y h/ r
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 0 U$ d7 h" O! W- V& j. C
TBM Avenger x 6
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. s/ ?/ O* v! L+ S9 pAllied aircraft losses
* V4 F" g3 Y9 ?, a7 FTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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* ?6 c1 k7 a7 j- r& JJapanese Ships
) M: c, b7 k- E nAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ p# p8 p, l" Z- o" [2 PAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ ]9 ~$ j& U( I: O, l! Z/ u
9 k- C$ G- |3 ~& P: g' [ g: nJapanese ground losses:
: P: v! _0 ?, M$ A16 casualties reported
+ L& j5 f) z. r; NGuns lost 1 ) u4 V5 q2 Q ~, p, q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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4 N* a' S& L" X! ?. a5 m$ qAllied aircraft
$ Q* w g: p& Z! L- D( CTBM Avenger x 11 4 G' k$ k% A0 J
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No Allied losses * x8 l- I) ^8 W' A \+ x B
; {! r' K( t6 \) U0 S* g# ]# MJapanese Ships
5 ^- \+ C% J& `% x Q( fAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 |+ H0 L* i% x# T fDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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/ u" P: }: U( H# WAllied aircraft
5 [) v% } d7 ?! D, z$ S" c8 BTBM Avenger x 2 s+ y) R8 A+ x( m; J
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No Allied losses 8 K: k6 h3 j) G+ C. C
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Japanese Ships , d( E& N0 F4 a
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
( R" G- t, j2 M0 B: L. ~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,
1 J0 e; ?$ X1 O/ |同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
% Q. t3 O$ i5 t( B明天的天气预报是暴风雨。3 p; u x( `2 i9 D
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |