AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
3 K. Q, p! O' S! @4 LThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! 1 b) p4 N4 [) b' S: F1 C1 }
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to , F& o# F8 ?( Z& ~
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
/ M- m% A! H8 [% I* b5 xis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! - `; p& @& ^. O( U. r! Q
' b: L9 W3 W L5 RDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 6 ~- z" ]% S2 p# L
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Allied aircraft
; b8 t4 |7 n: h2 WFM-2 Wildcat x 16 3 [0 g# t' X1 s
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
! N a* X8 W5 q T+ v9 DTBM Avenger x 19 : z7 A' d& n( ~. T9 z6 ^, ?( o
" l8 b8 Y1 {1 K8 ~Allied aircraft losses 8 o9 b$ D2 T6 C
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged - h( f0 @/ p8 Y3 g; d/ b* L
$ l1 ], e- a) X& u- bJapanese Ships
* H d, K5 L) j: Q" u: s2 d1 NAK Kansai Maru ' u5 k$ W& e8 N1 {
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 ], {5 W' m! @3 H
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 h# V( I, g! lAK Bordeaux Maru 6 u& G5 q8 z5 V, d7 Z% h
AK Hakkai Maru ) C0 @' M1 t" V3 `- `6 |
PG Kogyoku Maru
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- B+ q! j8 C" t o0 GJapanese ground losses:
4 G. Q2 ?+ B1 c91 casualties reported
6 [+ H( u6 s$ n, q3 P6 RVehicles lost 2 0 `) [. r. Q. Q0 h
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft
( e; f1 t, S) s. ]" KFM-2 Wildcat x 39
0 U* O/ b G. p$ M. tF6F Hellcat x 12 ) ~) j _- f k
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 ' R5 s, W$ f% ^" B$ e
SB2C Helldiver x 41 0 h7 L" E& s. Y+ @ P: b
TBM Avenger x 46
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Allied aircraft losses
% a7 w9 G7 N" y/ |0 x5 aSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 5 O/ i. D; o8 w7 |: K* O4 b
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
b- `& e: r0 O) \; [$ x) k: X* {AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 a; z! W* T# y0 c F
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire * t* n! @( Q4 y. s. [- l* O
AK Hakonesan Maru
) h1 j& }( f) ]- b: R+ {: MPG Heijo Maru ( ]- U( F5 U1 h0 e6 W9 ?
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, M9 y U7 Z! p' C) \, P" ^9 PPG Kogyoku Maru * }2 O" ]5 [1 X* W# g- G+ H/ X; ^8 f
AK Hokko Maru
- g2 n$ \; C, `. P5 R$ K) ]AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( K! o, o3 q! r
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 W) X6 E0 T0 \' \
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 o0 j. h* f, n& g; @; i
AK Kansai Maru
& @5 f4 z9 F) H1 s: xPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% W/ E7 e1 b+ ?3 {AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, b; y0 r# P8 J$ nAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 i4 y: D1 s# P. |1 |AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses: : ~. ~+ c/ Z& S$ }3 ]& @, o5 t t
409 casualties reported 9 T2 s, o/ l @; B; i' h! n7 j
Guns lost 4 5 o0 v+ Y- B" e. g$ z9 T
Vehicles lost 5
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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" S6 a& q; k$ K& c% `+ U+ CAllied aircraft
. b! X' ?: K% |1 Q- y7 {+ ~FM-2 Wildcat x 23
. P& }/ `% e+ D$ @2 o6 v2 vTBM Avenger x 14
2 Q; u; }1 ^# q+ S/ }7 B
" o5 ^: I6 s( d; \& `2 k9 w RAllied aircraft losses
& g- f# J4 e4 {0 F0 i( [- BTBM Avenger: 1 damaged 5 [( A2 e) Q2 F! [' M0 e1 [( R6 i E2 u
/ g; A" J; l( [! bJapanese Ships . Z7 B% U- w) f, E" P
AK Havana Maru $ D3 J8 T( s% t+ S1 p
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ F# Y/ u. O9 C$ w( l8 i1 R: JAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* Y: @( v) a# k( r2 t! I! n6 fAK Hakkai Maru
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! k: }6 k3 H1 m& ~/ x: aJapanese ground losses:
$ S8 _1 x* c# ?( D: h16 casualties reported
, a% `& @8 V5 q/ T- kGuns lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 7 ]% S4 \/ h( p. h
$ V- U/ A# c4 t/ ^# G* R* E* g* a0 UAllied aircraft ; Z! @3 B7 C8 H$ L. i
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 - a+ j" L: J# k/ ]4 V
TBM Avenger x 16 * J- n4 z R& c3 d0 s% f
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Allied aircraft losses / }3 [. H6 n- p8 M! o
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged 2 G2 i; @4 w0 Y
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Japanese Ships + B/ F9 g4 j: z+ Q; O8 d
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage ' _: O* ~. c5 U
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# m* D) p* ~8 p$ yAK Argun Maru, on fire
* P+ Z7 ] x |5 aAK Dakar Maru, on fire 7 {8 `, _( F' T
+ \0 A% ]* L8 M0 b; q; b: Y1 `2 i6 MJapanese ground losses: - L$ @( ]7 X, s% v
37 casualties reported
; b& W1 q4 h: e; h$ KVehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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4 w& g! g: y7 |; IAllied aircraft
5 n4 |4 r4 ?6 M9 HTBM Avenger x 6 $ A, E* p6 S$ c% {: }
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Allied aircraft losses
/ {* w4 V: X: k. t5 xTBM Avenger: 1 damaged - Z1 @, Z, R$ T, k
8 {" [" w# ?3 A8 G. o' L: {6 XJapanese Ships
$ S/ \' b' E* _, O+ C/ x/ GAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 U- m+ s$ }, k1 g7 I1 @. ~# x
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
" i8 \& X9 B. T/ J( S% i0 z16 casualties reported
4 P1 |% o0 {, P$ y& e$ d3 JGuns lost 1 0 ?# v& @+ {+ I& h9 L% V
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- L+ E5 v" r3 \Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 / M0 b, m% y% |# n
/ T' `; w \3 HAllied aircraft ) }9 }$ P# q8 o
TBM Avenger x 11 ; ^; `5 h6 _7 r5 l Q: Z* K5 R
$ ?; e# Q: @3 j9 c, WNo Allied losses
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/ s, U6 v1 |! a. JJapanese Ships
- z9 x3 o" y n8 N7 bAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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7 h, v4 @# N+ Y! X( e9 @! X2 [Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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1 B5 d: e/ A9 o1 u0 v4 `& a* k3 FAllied aircraft
/ b7 l# f: b' @% |TBM Avenger x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships 8 y. T/ t8 v7 \! a8 n v
AK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 0 h! z, {0 A' [4 k
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,( X; p+ l7 ? q6 A, g' S1 \9 T$ A( z
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
0 @0 o& ]. D/ Q s1 E4 R明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
. n7 W! G3 v' d2 e7 n g能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |