AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 : G* J0 z6 d) p, m4 l3 m5 d% v7 Z, o4 _
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
! H5 ?' F& A, s* M! N& ]How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to 0 Q ~8 b x8 T
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy 2 B( S% R! O9 v1 F1 P+ \( ]
is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! 3 s6 l" K' O2 y% `+ @' m
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 ) @- B& m9 c. Y, v
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Allied aircraft $ S) e# K+ t" F: Q* h
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
! ?( ~9 X8 R! A! NF4U-1D Corsair x 11 - ] c6 k) i P- S/ k6 \
TBM Avenger x 19 / {; h1 c2 C" k9 a
% U c0 v( z* {4 g2 A- U7 TAllied aircraft losses
+ z! q4 S/ M5 ?; y& Z8 } w6 \% nTBM Avenger: 2 damaged 1 L( J+ N( d* }1 s: \$ U& A
$ I! H! y! \( [* ^9 H# ?" KJapanese Ships
4 t' |- p7 C* E3 X K oAK Kansai Maru
/ N6 }2 M% }. U e+ tAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - t4 x7 W3 X9 B
AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * E% J* B5 L- J5 N/ M
AK Bordeaux Maru 8 N& G( ^# R4 k3 C
AK Hakkai Maru
3 r6 L' B+ b; ]+ C; {PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses: 6 b) _: m/ E' u
91 casualties reported ' ~( C! G5 A9 h
Vehicles lost 2 7 W9 n; Y7 J4 m2 g( m; X
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( z6 v( }+ [2 ~7 y- JDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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s) t6 T% i+ b/ K1 XFM-2 Wildcat x 39
0 S& ^/ E8 O2 X* m0 eF6F Hellcat x 12
& [3 Q1 S8 l& U# BF4U-1D Corsair x 9 8 x& K0 L' ^) d9 w7 R
SB2C Helldiver x 41
4 d) Z: F! q' ^) K' \0 S* |TBM Avenger x 46
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2 _ E! W- Y3 m! i, M7 e0 x% mAllied aircraft losses
a D/ d, A+ B$ f# |2 gSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ( Z9 d' M: P( c
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 _( b- @4 n7 t* J J/ lJapanese Ships % O U' J8 R8 d1 V% t) L
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 d9 d* H$ T, w
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ }9 T& D* r9 D4 U- }' TAK Hakonesan Maru ; U V5 D- B3 g6 v1 H# E& O" l
PG Heijo Maru $ M+ I& H3 T; ^" J/ C. Q8 O
PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 6 A9 R) h9 @) a, s
PG Kogyoku Maru
9 L* b) H# `$ O/ ?" \. ~. \AK Hokko Maru $ F$ ^7 v( V6 S' _9 V# z
AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . U% o( e! W {: q
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 i$ L/ T) e+ M% L4 o
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + s' w# M0 N! D* |( ?4 G
AK Kansai Maru
7 N ~3 G, e3 _$ i& r1 KPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ; @, M( }" N& Z
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# k! B. u: w. z/ K' h0 Z `4 C3 L8 d# k5 YAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage I; x4 p. t) q2 Q
AK Hoeisan Maru
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& z9 O6 U3 I* t( l( j# IJapanese ground losses:
( R& h" c+ f+ E$ m( l409 casualties reported
( G/ e5 f; C$ t8 ]6 ~5 {. P- [! bGuns lost 4
1 h1 N2 z j9 _2 Q/ bVehicles lost 5 O% s9 O0 E3 ^5 ~
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: e9 Q$ }$ H/ R" ]/ C2 |# H/ VDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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, U7 r8 u5 Y* i* E3 T9 [4 PAllied aircraft : q9 Q* v2 o. Y* w( t' C% e* z
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 3 `& T8 r7 C, F% s8 x3 D
TBM Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses 9 Q9 w3 J0 J( S( u: [: u! h
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 3 \: I, b$ F2 P
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Japanese Ships O- P# l" X" b5 @$ w8 a8 V0 ~
AK Havana Maru
: f$ J: U0 }3 b7 ZAK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' L. s7 w3 `2 E! u$ j8 w" B) xAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - b' s* s7 v9 t: V7 \0 @
AK Hakkai Maru : Z* t: w; h) Q/ D, \8 F
7 Q8 r* r8 E2 \ T6 }4 _% m8 ? UJapanese ground losses: 0 G! S; L, Z P) V
16 casualties reported 9 R; v5 h) S% m- G. {/ e
Guns lost 2 4 Y7 t _' J; b; a6 B
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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! ]% w1 t" j# \1 J% lAllied aircraft
8 J* n( b4 _% I1 f0 yFM-2 Wildcat x 9 1 O" B/ I% J) f% a' @9 @' D q5 f
TBM Avenger x 16 ; g) S# M% H2 e* F
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Allied aircraft losses
- c5 v- l ^$ U% O& Y3 E0 |TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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' \& U7 [ f* o1 G. r) Z' \Japanese Ships . W- E' p8 m8 Q( B, y) K7 ?$ V- s
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage / D! T( J( N8 H) C: `% b- w
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. p6 U% o/ q- f$ P( N; f0 \! E9 ZAK Argun Maru, on fire
4 Y0 E; E7 `9 C/ H G" |AK Dakar Maru, on fire
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7 j6 V1 q0 Z7 m! f8 M. V- q) n9 ?Japanese ground losses:
; d' w0 b o' R37 casualties reported 6 \# j, q% j2 ]3 w# U
Vehicles lost 1
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Allied aircraft 1 B; t0 \: Y5 X) E1 w
TBM Avenger x 6
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! v0 r+ G# L3 f; LAllied aircraft losses
" [" |- B- W9 R2 @: }' v+ K; o3 BTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships 3 F/ v# ]2 m! ^# ~3 ?9 N3 o* T
AK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# z% @0 U0 i* w' C( i9 _6 fAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses: $ U: h1 u0 m8 J3 |, I, M
16 casualties reported & I& @- R6 J( [* t2 [2 l
Guns lost 1 , w% C! E2 `% R* J' w
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8 C$ j7 H L; O: U1 E3 H7 O9 XDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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$ w/ \6 {- V. r* G: B8 i; S- S" FAllied aircraft
) x* l; v; ]6 nTBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses 9 Y) C( L& ^# P7 b# d2 [4 M6 C
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Japanese Ships % C d$ q/ k3 E6 D3 p; T2 P1 c' N$ J
AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 ?, B# j2 e+ }. D
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& V( J: T G$ M" r1 qDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ?* [0 p; P& ]
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No Allied losses
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3 q L9 Z9 S: A4 P; t; m0 u1 |Japanese Ships
6 z9 a' o, ^6 yAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
: N9 l2 D7 O( c* m1 u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,
" b0 b& C0 \' W1 L; h. R3 ~' U* P同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
$ p+ S7 R" l* M明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
: q. D5 b9 G( S. @. l& R, E能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |