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45年1月13日,Andy vs PzB,硫磺岛战役正式打响

经过近2周漫长的航空压制和炮火准备后,盟军的登陆行动终于展开了。
, E5 I8 {" j  r* ?/ X不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?9 h" y4 N+ a4 z; [
盟军在登陆场上首日就付出了6千的伤亡,也是比较惊人了。$ u. W& v2 A/ D6 P' J/ J
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
0 Q7 D* f% @- @6 oCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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; E  t) F  [& }0 j  E( FBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
- {, k* t0 u+ l- b  |7 XThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite ; [, |" q& k' P/ |
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
: n6 J' \7 W) J+ IThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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7 k1 }; {; ~. m- [" A* b" t" tI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with $ l& G+ ~$ A+ @" B: K/ N: b! e
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 * m6 o- G! p8 N6 n7 ~' \
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Invasions 7 D( W2 s3 J8 E' h. _0 q3 r: B

1 n& P; j" f( o" j" aAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
, G; n# I) }& g. Y$ }Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 W0 X; i; M# V3 W$ g
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
; \* l) c! i& j2 A. bMSW Junee   Q* v: l4 N% D2 _& q1 P7 P
MSW Bunbury # {( |6 G* w/ x) t
MSW Gladiator
! f! S4 ]" U! u3 tMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage * S, j* F% y; K1 _+ y1 Z
MSW Superior % \' W; R! r( c
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire 7 ~& f/ k% ^1 b2 g2 h
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
+ P" h( W  R: O$ M; m# a8 L1 t51 casualties reported
! d$ p  U. t/ l7 k* P" r7 g" VGuns lost 2
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2 [" M, @. N3 o, C$ PTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! . {8 B# A, Z* @( i9 }/ m9 _
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ! M% H5 _7 g& Z* s% Q

3 L$ C. W9 O/ c$ N( @. m5 DAllied Ships / [; D$ a% P, F$ V4 c( @$ ?- L, [
DMS Long
- c& s' [" h& FDMS Forrest : p5 F$ h9 ]: {- P, j, V. v9 S9 g
DMS Hobson
& M& h8 ^; T" |, @DMS Ellyson 8 D5 `& h2 N$ y2 o/ T
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
2 O  H" `% `1 E7 d  `. oDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
0 s( B+ U, H1 {! k. W5 ?7 l$ eMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 W) b, y3 M/ D' j. wMSW Strength
' i# H( M( I* x4 C$ SMSW Strategy & B; h! [# \0 P
MSW Staunch
# p& [/ O. d3 Z2 U. wMSW Spectacle
0 h/ `9 }9 B) N7 y5 F7 lDE Corbesier
9 {; _! ~7 |, r7 w. o% E1 U+ oDE Howard F. Clark
8 M1 s9 ]8 |; l! q' |9 }DE Kendall C. Campbell - C& q0 n1 X- i0 X" L, S
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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5 |. g  H) T0 v4 D2 v6 F# CJapanese ground losses: % J) L. J& \& N2 l0 r
20 casualties reported
! U. x( f, q# s) a6 sGuns lost 1
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' [; e( {, ]. nCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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2 D, X! T8 O% t2 |TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
2 Q0 D& K7 o) M3 l# p- oTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses:
1 m6 l. q0 P* A, Q% _40 casualties reported
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0 N) u0 I. Y9 w2 q1 E) e$ BTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
/ Y$ l) M" g# x8 U+ ]% STF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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8 G( P* ~1 ^* {. n' D4 mAllied Ships 9 N2 \/ c% h0 [- p. B) f
MSW Junee
# S" }* S, F% x! u- P/ l4 QMSW Bunbury ) X% }2 u! h( {
MSW Gladiator - p1 A- a/ I1 {- G: p  c
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage   R: [6 n- s6 F
MSW Superior
: e* }0 }* H- k: C' c" r; m) ^DE Mack
0 ]- i# k+ A2 h5 l( mDE Edwin A. Howard
9 R; F' |  U* J" Z& D& PDE Edmonds
. r* J# f! z4 q9 z% h( WCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
2 I! K* M. [4 Z2 W! ^' T, ^+ WDE Robert F. Keller 4 c! a5 Y! X7 R& J6 b& x/ q, j
DD Shaw
( c8 e( l" a% t# T( B# I: ZDD Drayton
+ l3 M2 C! D5 ZDE Tabberer : P- r0 j' t! ^2 ~5 c; ~0 _
DE Eversole 5 O. E; d, q. @7 e* S
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 0 T4 B- O; x, q( G" u, M
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. $ _7 ^' j6 h, \

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/ q% n! P, ^* I- o; f4 q1 a, YDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage 5 Q; w* S# f2 y. n; n
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
; i4 E0 L* N% x- ^) ]5 M0 XCL Helena, Shell hits 19
% m& T0 Z  q- D$ {. K& RDE Edmonds 8 a/ @. U1 E3 m& E2 f! D. g
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
% \9 P0 ~5 U# n: W4 A3 |DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 $ }: S, j' h. {" C5 M
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire $ q  q! S3 l1 A' M+ z# q1 A- p
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
* O* R/ ?! c' ^  V$ a3 u9 rLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
( z2 h: l! F7 }' `2 t3 r& f/ kDE Mack
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6 n6 j* P) S" S8 S, v7 b- a4 D. ?/ ]Japanese ground losses: 2 i- A$ @0 z0 r  h- R# [: h9 L( H
29 casualties reported : [. e2 b- ?: X4 @' I0 l& u
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Allied ground losses:
" l; Z- P2 _& S* L. P" C. C1788 casualties reported 4 R: k2 \: N) d* c( ~0 _
Guns lost 8
1 S8 L$ m% M1 c1 gVehicles lost 2 5 f# |6 T1 l) S3 `- V1 _
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- Z+ U6 U& _! s3 E$ n7 z) e7 Y8 rCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 ! y7 G( G1 `7 M( I( O$ E
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
; e3 D$ T0 O; ?+ R8 D( B958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships , L0 Z3 u  F6 [) {, m8 g
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 ]) U( k$ x9 g5 Y5 k
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 3 Z+ t  n+ _# W: d. s4 N- O
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage . E5 r6 B- Z- ]
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
1 [, Z* ^6 L3 y# t9 @/ O1 VLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 D; r2 E- f2 y+ V* FLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
$ q6 q5 P- b5 n4 GDMS Long
7 V# Z. o& V* p# L9 kDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 2 V0 @' d- Q6 f- C: D) w: F9 ]- V
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 * o4 H& f0 ]+ ?% I! t/ m0 a  F3 m
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
, ]& @# N- C7 ?LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
; O' ^. q) l9 f& zLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 {- \4 q# P! N. Z- T9 mLST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
. _8 ^7 n/ m, G46 casualties reported 2 \; O+ `- R- P/ m
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Allied ground losses:
& f! @' F" K% P3240 casualties reported
" B- g0 d; x) U5 CGuns lost 20
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Sub/ASW Attacks . B6 ^" S5 X: v6 a, i3 [5 G6 F* {

( Y3 S# _( I* iASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; F+ h; Q( u* d$ ?$ xJapanese Ships
. ?3 m, B" |% E5 i( b7 BSS RO-35, hits 7
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3 c7 t* a. M$ l4 F$ E5 eAllied Ships
  ~7 }- D& T% m4 q& q; X) a# GDD Saufley
$ N: K6 v7 Q0 Q2 N4 {7 `+ m* ADD Picking $ `3 ~3 V9 C2 b. E2 I3 W
DD John Hood 9 f, Z) k8 t1 @; O( g
DD Caperton . b* w( R( ?% L. k, t) K
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' e; a# A6 b/ p& p" HSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
% ~, n! I- ?" Q5 W: J" V4 @1 wAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * g0 |2 @# L' M5 |6 z( W5 ~
PC Kume / W2 ]" F: e# f/ ?6 S# D  h

" b$ q6 l) l6 f" [; tAllied Ships
) G2 J) x6 B! v0 f/ D+ i8 v  bSS Hake
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% A3 z, q8 w3 V. b0 HASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 `0 V; m7 B. A9 l

9 H9 t; l2 x) f& c% B: I/ HJapanese Ships   X: J0 Z3 u& D: {" R& g. B0 r
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 2 A* C  y: j' [; l" i) u
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Allied Ships 9 u) ]  P" q) S' }/ j
DD Saufley $ U4 l" z9 O  C$ }( y
DD Picking
0 c5 C, M/ I2 c6 I- FDD John Hood # z6 B( n0 ]  ?0 V, |- `
DD Caperton
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" k4 }4 Z& T: gSub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
) S7 D: i2 Z" F: I: SAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 t/ e& C* G% ~8 ~7 F+ |PC Ch 2 % z+ M0 J1 u9 n( `! T# x5 Q$ d9 c
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Allied Ships 8 a# Q% H% ]% I& k" T4 P+ ?  `
SS Bang   ]( g" ~) g: G

; ?, I6 _& C2 d6 H  IJapanese ground losses:
7 N. o# Y* u3 ^7 s4 @' U: j88 casualties reported
" D  N' D5 G8 Y* eGuns lost 2 5 J: Z2 C  x4 E, \, y7 ?
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. z/ t/ x  D' z, `8 N3 N! n7 hNight Surface Combat
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: K+ B/ e9 n+ eI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but : `. J' y1 R' C
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships / K* @5 T* |' t0 g* z
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
, Z5 R( c5 B. {8 ABB Yamashiro   S% _. J0 o& k) ^  h5 Y. Q. C. j' j
BB Hyuga & w' Z% c4 f, q0 r; r" |/ R
CA Mikuma
# T8 G& p3 E" `. l# p! q0 |CL Noshiro ! P& ^% |) Q" {! s. X8 w& P6 m
DD Fuyuzuki
( x  _2 T. `; o9 k9 v3 t5 j9 nDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
: o9 g, y8 P2 p. rDD Momi
* N% ]5 J) j# ^+ v4 ~) pDD Kaede % K8 M  t* q$ _& Z3 M  G6 T
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
2 w# L- E+ o+ {# gDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
3 _  I7 a% m$ XDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 T4 a. e" E$ r" X
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
1 z" T& N. ]. y; C! gDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% G+ u: O; P% b* P- I. N- j3 {% FDMS Rodman
/ i$ a3 \6 K. x5 ]4 {. r6 M8 iDMS Gherardi / i+ e* v- u1 s. ]6 k
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - m$ t1 r- v  _2 P3 U
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
. P1 z4 [6 h" R9 BLST LST-339, heavy damage
' ~# N0 x2 D9 w1 a2 ]LST LST-457, heavy damage / l. f! X. b6 }7 H3 ~
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
, i& ~9 b6 q: o& d2 f7 P, o4 r" AAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
/ ]( R* G5 ^% A  z# S# k% j54 casualties reported % x, @+ v( a$ u, F+ F# c3 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " V% P9 l0 I' T7 ^  b
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Japanese Ships ! l  @. p2 X) L# p. R' r2 J/ K$ j2 I! I
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 n. F* H9 |6 I  O6 P
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
$ B: j+ h! a3 ~/ U3 X3 v9 rDD Taussig 7 C8 U% b, s! ^! j6 Q, n
DD John W. Weeks
) n# n7 X9 B- ]1 d0 wDD Harrison
0 z* x! Y4 y4 o8 y. |2 j6 IDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 % F4 |$ E* m- j" G# Q5 t( ~
DD David Taylor
% \# d1 \  L. \/ J$ }DD Barton 3 }$ {2 {* q  x$ t! t' A- P: \
DD Quickmatch
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2 W3 r( \: Z' D* COur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: - G% Q3 C' r9 V* M; I

$ z* {$ A" q8 G( N5 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 * p' E  [: t  r, ^4 @7 L1 }

- ]% H5 R1 m" t5 U' v% {7 rJapanese Ships
$ W9 m+ ~* v$ ]. i3 v3 B2 B5 h$ lCA Kako, Shell hits 1
# L% A  b  D5 pCL Kiso % z" J7 v5 {: H; X( C# r! q; l
DD Urakaze
$ k. x0 e- @1 r; N/ nDD Natsugumo ' d/ f8 i- J) R& x
DD Minegumo : o6 q6 C2 d- M1 F  p) n; r( y! p
DD Sugi
( {( L. `+ R3 T5 h( o/ D/ BDD Hinoki
7 v+ z; j( n! {5 Z6 r) EDD Kashi $ p0 j3 W/ z: ~
DD Keyaki
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; N4 I3 E7 c1 i( q" bAllied Ships
9 m$ H  V% ^- mAS Howard W. Gilmore
$ E5 B5 L8 ]( D: f3 d1 MAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( V4 B' n! ]+ ?AV Hamlin / @+ u3 r6 ]4 F- ?  A' S
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
% K- T8 p) j6 U7 t' K  {# IAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
% P$ Y3 l# y- {# aAR George Taylor 0 Q% z* Q- R. J% l! l) Z5 V
AV R. C. Brennan ! J1 r* l; B  V+ E
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 m0 d8 T  g) {# x) y
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ) `  G* S- x* }1 w
AR William T. Sherman ) R5 n4 G- m9 _% y! N, T
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 1 o5 y3 ^% o- t

  a" ?- r+ @% ^6 h. r" Q6 M! z; @Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
  W) v* |5 a8 f0 e7 M, \: G' NCA Kako, Shell hits 4
* l3 R8 t0 f; G: rCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ; z# W8 D$ r' `! U" b6 y
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
! _6 E% e0 o/ O3 y& ^DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 {# X9 G! T/ W# q" G2 A
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + L" I- Q6 x. p- X( J5 U
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage # g  k' y; }; t! Z7 @/ ?
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
- {2 B* C5 U' K' gDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: d; V1 @/ K  O; j0 q% C8 WDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire - ^5 d+ S1 u9 M5 \+ G
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Allied Ships , @  C0 i' i/ O0 P3 N
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 b+ g1 N( x# `) V! O: H
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
* T9 S9 ~! B6 A! x& f- MCL Wilkes-Barre 3 g& m8 I* A  d6 Z. `+ e
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 , [* |3 o4 u7 z4 g# C# J
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 q" n, C& A2 f2 `9 YDD Burns, Shell hits 1   [4 N* |8 Z) c2 O
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
9 O# f' ?6 ~  h1 K* K3 L# m; jDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 1 @' W" g, r% J/ e- D
DD Welles   H5 _0 b# N5 M' O- F
DD Wilkes ! |6 }; f0 V* a& J
DD Roe   k) B" m* U; h6 e+ |/ ?0 n. I
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( i+ E/ V# l# e3 ]$ y' C( LNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 8 v2 k9 k( U( a2 b3 H- L
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % O- @8 v! {7 i5 Z* M( ]% Z4 g
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Allied Ships 8 v% k9 O" H2 P5 \
DD Nicholson ' @% }. f6 q- ^/ o0 b2 |3 ?
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; L& Z0 T" C6 f9 k* O  mNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ( t7 a0 h; I% g& k7 r9 F
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
9 z0 E* v3 b$ T+ o) \6 V8 x* _! TDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 o7 @& ]8 ~  k/ Q- G. F
DD Taussig
. V0 Z2 f" y1 F9 D7 cDD John W. Weeks # o. n* r) E5 W3 ?; q2 w8 [* ~9 c
DD Harrison
0 U8 J$ A  W1 `/ I$ }; y1 tDD Isherwood
9 [" p7 M& Z  t5 M. PDD David Taylor 6 n& ]  p2 g: F* e/ r
DD Barton
& \$ P- l. c* V/ u6 T! ]; _DD Quickmatch " m5 ]! c2 r4 i5 l$ ^$ w/ m
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2 ?( a: |2 Q- h' ?9 T$ ]& oNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 H" ~0 S* m! B1 k! U8 j. J# ]+ x+ |Japanese Ships
# Z8 g  L8 `2 K9 R- G! h' gPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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9 F) ?/ j! y1 u6 mAllied Ships
7 d* Q# o) q# M$ j5 gDD Lyman K. Swenson ! G0 d  t6 N/ x; i
DD Taussig
% a0 C+ j# Y+ N; ]8 ~) UDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
0 M& \" [( Y) L! c8 v/ tDD Harrison & |' Y( j& J! R" K8 W
DD Isherwood ; j- a3 Y/ m; q# A& r+ t* C
DD David Taylor " T3 V5 F) C0 i
DD Barton ( ^, B9 A8 X6 O3 z$ |
DD Quickmatch 8 G0 D  T7 I; W/ }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ C5 ?6 O5 Y* b4 p+ |Japanese Ships
5 U) W* U2 A5 ~  [8 f- {1 x  z2 y& XPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ! G! Z  b+ b1 _

' w* T$ f4 x9 KAllied Ships
' D! P2 R) @7 D$ p, @( l9 g/ vDD Lyman K. Swenson / B( y6 b7 O0 m# d1 S4 U' n" M
DD Taussig ; b2 Q5 [( K" P/ g
DD John W. Weeks
) {; `) W7 O* n& q7 VDD Harrison
4 S3 O; q$ I, l& R- Y2 A2 u# c: y* nDD Isherwood + v: s% t6 s3 V
DD David Taylor
+ ^2 C( P; T5 R# I- fDD Barton
8 H; F, F+ _# ?DD Quickmatch , @! y8 S2 p2 Y% e* o- n' r# d* a, ]) t
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* ^, q8 y. Y0 J: K! _, w. C- {% D+ E6 \4 _0 Q: r
Daylight Surface Combat
3 Q6 Z2 N6 T- S9 i- Z8 e% F
7 i- Q' Y/ ^. }2 q$ |4 G( EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % k2 O& d0 ?8 p2 ^8 V7 C0 d2 Q

+ C( G7 T8 p% g( Y7 ]Japanese Ships
# T5 l) I: j! }3 Z% r7 cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( }0 D  f1 H5 a) r2 C$ S1 ]  K: g2 y
Allied Ships 6 p7 w! ]" j0 |4 ]5 J! p$ D
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
  k6 {& @4 I" n1 M) ]BB Massachusetts
# V4 X1 C+ T- k$ O1 _9 g2 e& J& uBB Alabama
; ]" E1 ]* h' H+ b! xCA Louisville : \, _1 z' w% e/ _. M" _5 l; i3 Q
CA Chicago 2 c* d" V, Q, e/ k
DD Walker ! A& v# e& t% q' X
DD Waller 6 }9 K9 X  f/ x+ J. x, E+ ^+ L
DD Wedderburn
9 j5 ?" y* h: \; u3 y# ]- h' E* ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 k8 M% i; k& l$ P5 K" @5 \6 x' r
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) k9 W9 [9 x+ D! Q" {6 Y1 Y4 [
- j: Y* [3 t/ e, U$ U3 b- OJapanese Ships
* I( {: L) ~3 x) P/ PAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 C7 L: T/ v, B5 y: x

# o0 Q2 a$ F( p) i" `  V# K7 e0 UAllied Ships
# o; R2 m& {/ a- NBB South Dakota 5 J# L2 N& e3 G8 _$ F. E+ S+ y
BB Massachusetts ( p9 J, E1 P  @. |
BB Alabama $ S5 C  M* g: ^' v& n; o8 Y
CA Louisville ( r' ^* s$ Z) o
CA Chicago 9 t; X+ n; C' A- P  {6 ^
DD Walker
/ n# d! |6 V% bDD Waller
& \; u8 N" R# kDD Wedderburn
1 n+ A+ ^' c5 z7 U-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * f+ C! @& f0 ^) D. D
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
1 N1 g5 l/ `  g/ ]& G! |
' W: Q( q0 U, D: d) D1 wJapanese Ships + P6 D- T1 B! T: P) _! D/ J3 C- t! s& }
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk , q- S, \5 j+ E. R$ s* c5 x9 B

0 q/ S. q; ~; g2 s, BAllied Ships 7 u2 x7 N+ i, E2 E7 D
BB South Dakota / a  T# q! Y+ V0 T& n2 ~
BB Massachusetts ( `$ @7 c  L3 R' \, P
BB Alabama + f0 K+ t1 t; E/ N1 Z
CA Louisville ' Q) R+ ]: \6 d. p: \/ i
CA Chicago 2 a2 f; U1 Z8 W; I/ ~3 f& p! H0 ]
DD Walker
$ L) q# P, e+ e: G; S) j% @1 HDD Waller
+ m  ?, a# I# h: V% d3 c6 }DD Wedderburn ( J! K6 K' _: _2 c# {' d2 D
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 [! k+ @: Z, W: Q7 ]9 o: l
4 c, C/ y1 I1 O$ w
Japanese Ships ! ]9 T: f# I* J# p+ r
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 z  \' N$ Z  R% M. l

3 F! D7 X4 d0 ~- z7 DAllied Ships 2 `8 m! T& L" E7 B* B
BB South Dakota 2 K: _# ~' v0 ~/ w/ w
BB Massachusetts
# w1 H! C( b" n! T8 H# VBB Alabama 7 q. L9 w, a2 O7 ~. J
CA Louisville
% m4 K/ Y1 h$ Z' W$ B) g6 x6 eCA Chicago
% Y$ K( x: f; Q6 m9 K: YDD Walker
5 `2 i$ B# m) F5 [7 jDD Waller
* t6 z" C8 t! D; g$ d0 }DD Wedderburn   J: b3 b( j' @; x  Y% X
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$ _7 \- Z) y! m4 Q; @& RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . [0 ]- R; m* @+ t3 C7 a. j+ D# n. x

# F9 Z/ i, G6 j( o4 |- x, w! p' BJapanese Ships % ?) {( I9 v# i7 E7 @9 K% e0 S/ }
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! ~) U  {$ r  z/ L% K

2 p' J8 k* Q) f) E/ QAllied Ships
! u" K$ U8 V5 D* x. UBB South Dakota
+ c: D+ S/ H# ~6 JBB Massachusetts 4 F( h' Q" M2 `' _) M3 |
BB Alabama
5 M3 y0 {0 B0 j# V* h2 C' e- rCA Louisville : S, ~* s) d0 J
CA Chicago
. C* K( d4 }. EDD Walker
% N5 q' M" v% P, N- HDD Waller + M0 X" o* j: c+ k+ q
DD Wedderburn 2 @, C4 [$ S( `( Y) }- Z
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& B6 z# h5 m6 f5 lDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - T2 P2 r% L; ?& Z7 N5 ~
, \( g# X& A3 s/ W3 k% K8 w
Japanese Ships 6 C, n  }$ b( l& I2 L
AK Myoho Maru
2 ]; u" V# m- ]5 B6 t) HAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ H  X, q: h. p  o
8 Y3 S7 {" ^& f6 pAllied Ships
; j: d5 B5 s; d) J) r' {BB South Dakota
8 s+ B8 N* I. Z- n5 h4 F- S7 rBB Massachusetts & F9 L5 [8 V6 w
BB Alabama
2 B8 [/ V4 {/ N) S7 z4 g- RCA Louisville 3 G; B% b* z8 k3 y6 ^% S4 y
CA Chicago
/ ]' u( _! ^' D" ?0 {8 F) l5 `DD Walker
1 O2 O/ E6 C7 U- cDD Waller 6 {* w) ?7 D  h4 f
DD Wedderburn ' W% K7 d$ E: b: u5 z
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# i) S9 l% Z# N- L" N- B1 e& YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
/ `  E( N! s6 O+ N9 y9 s, Y! l
" W# ~5 J/ ?# h8 m$ LJapanese Ships ( T6 Z' o( ^$ u1 }: M0 V! X
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
' x0 }0 Y- C. x) x: r
4 X5 P% v5 D& z# a# FAllied Ships & Y+ ?: T3 {3 k# \2 g
BB South Dakota
* P! h& q. [) R! i+ \BB Massachusetts
7 {) h! f6 q# p/ x* Z9 C' gBB Alabama 1 \& E! Z! l, W6 b$ i! U
CA Louisville ; X' h1 G( g$ f' c/ |7 H
CA Chicago , F' X6 ~+ j' I0 {2 x+ B+ D. c
DD Walker % y% H' j0 F9 J9 N, f
DD Waller
' I4 O. h$ S3 ^; wDD Wedderburn 3 H' F0 T; f: G! }) n1 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ x8 D% C9 Q9 Q8 `/ h4 j9 q8 r0 _/ b3 |. a
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, J( W, }* q! u# L; t  O9 q1 C5 f2 z+ T
Japanese Ships ( M* x" p! j! `3 ?9 _0 {( q( v
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
! y" m" p7 m; t: |1 o; o
( \: O. I, P+ D3 Q" _6 r2 K; _% V6 `Allied Ships 8 P" F* {1 f) p4 v& }7 G  y7 }& }( A+ R
BB South Dakota   i- {4 X, f5 M  R. v  s
BB Massachusetts 7 h1 \1 e1 d3 A7 O8 |
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ( z: o% m+ z; a8 H9 p) s
CA Louisville
* o; n  ^: `7 L' {' w, bCA Chicago
0 M4 n5 F% O0 D- G* y" HDD Walker * x: m: X+ c0 H
DD Waller + `5 o! J2 }# J$ O2 I6 y. z1 d
DD Wedderburn
# O# f  C* _/ J& ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ^  ^' i1 D( y, n( a; tDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & j7 z! L5 r  M) {% E
5 `. c8 W: y2 a
Japanese Ships
3 ^# y! y& `7 \. g7 ?7 j& F$ d" a% sPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) @( v. Q. Y; `% S& X8 R. y4 ?: LAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
7 |: ?7 |/ C# p9 w8 F# e' l! n- h
6 W7 l0 G0 V+ p" V$ G+ kAllied Ships ( s7 ]' v) p: b
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
! S. F& W8 Z+ r. y% mBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
* S+ N6 ]2 y1 A3 A% j3 F4 [BB Alabama + l2 J# k$ h; H& @/ E: r8 D( k, ~
CA Louisville 2 f( Q  x8 ?0 ?: U. y
CA Chicago ' k" e+ y: `* }7 ^0 q5 ^4 Q6 I
DD Walker + ^5 P/ Z2 z/ B; d6 M. U
DD Waller
  I: E4 o" C: t6 q5 ?$ [DD Wedderburn
# z+ i8 \' h) M+ n, U4 {% l----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 p* u! u; }9 n' x% c9 R  f' Z: ?, e" E: _  u. x1 K/ a( ?. U4 W. T
Bombardments + d7 d5 I7 t& L6 R

% F9 I5 L4 ?: h/ F' u  fNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! : C$ E, O. C; m0 L& w7 m
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
; X5 z# a3 z1 g. B+ l
' T9 C6 k/ ~7 L- z- VAllied Ships
  s  P" k9 V# V  v% c$ H6 d: i. dCA Chicago 1 g( H. m  \0 e8 w9 X* Q4 |
CA Louisville
2 O. @1 j/ {7 g0 z7 DBB Alabama ; q# _' n* E) \6 o( C  s
BB Massachusetts : h4 S8 H! K9 R) {+ K- N
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 9 ^) }+ f+ G9 y2 V
4 o* _, `* p0 n# F6 L2 Y+ l
Japanese ground losses:
9 x, h# }+ Y! R2 F8 X7 V! Q184 casualties reported
  S  g3 D. N# N& i' z0 a: q5 l, kGuns lost 3 & o' H" k# @' K2 |& m* u- Z

5 ?9 N/ m  V2 p# b) B" N( I$ D1 z0 LRunway hits 1
0 a. m; m, V: `# Z5 Z9 \' iPort fuel hits 1
0 A; I  v+ Y: {) |7 H9 v  X- K6 mPort supply hits 2
- O, P2 `) m9 j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 @; B; M3 o' ^: @- cNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ! l" v4 p/ N! i& Z3 C. Z, ]

# o$ x1 C$ W% j  H8 d) oJapanese aircraft
  ~5 A  ^3 P9 p" Eno flights
9 D# W  I1 s2 j# z. w. e# D( I: [& O
Japanese aircraft losses ; f) L+ u$ e0 O1 Z) l4 F
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
9 B! |" m- t3 ^: B. n) c0 A1 g: Z4 K8 U  W. N
Allied Ships
% V9 G5 X2 N8 S, C  U$ n- v2 {CA Chester
( I7 q. D) l' Y3 pBB Washington - }' _. [( _2 J4 K1 j. M" b' Z
BB North Carolina # y* [& P: G. m  h* p8 a; d4 B& j
' d% W7 r: d) N( g
Japanese ground losses: + @: O6 t+ Y3 p8 s; `; e
85 casualties reported # Q! K5 m  w7 ]3 j1 R
Guns lost 2
2 J" ^. a1 ]6 N: _4 @
, T; P! n6 J9 ]/ V- Z& mAirbase hits 1
# m) q" j& z& Z1 nRunway hits 5
; F8 {# B3 M2 ^$ t+ n3 a3 b+ NPort hits 1 6 M, Z9 n4 J# ^! D$ @- T; R
Port supply hits 4
: o2 n6 y6 A: G$ P--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* R8 f; Z9 \9 H" p
' m9 B4 Z& A/ S! J/ qNight Air Combat ; [9 y2 p( E: ?' x

/ e8 G* `# R5 r! M9 N! ]8 y- [Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
$ X6 p6 c" g! h9 j+ D' A% L: R3 f$ Z1 p+ Y6 P
Japanese aircraft
+ J8 j/ S0 u3 sH8K Emily x 5
* g2 i1 N/ B( {6 x5 _0 p
2 _2 }1 F- B9 d) t0 k3 q4 y4 ^Japanese aircraft losses
1 s2 s" u% k8 S$ pH8K Emily: 5 damaged % y5 q4 }, U/ k0 i. ~  o) F

2 h* A: v3 f0 L: mJapanese Ships
, I8 M) D2 I8 w8 m" w2 Y- gSS RO-35 0 u3 H- A+ J& H8 n
# u& F1 O. L' M9 v# C6 H" M
Allied Ships   n, M1 p3 O7 z, m- l6 W
DD Hyman
5 n  I$ j) V& N& SDD Conner
4 p  n+ p) ^9 ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - X+ @) \) @+ v: e4 N7 @- `
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 / |1 f1 K4 t& b, @# X" o
8 d6 l6 |0 ]# V" [
Japanese aircraft
! B9 v. c9 k( o  ]% lH8K Emily x 5
0 o2 q1 J& ?: v4 m* I; A# E  T+ w. w! [
Allied aircraft 5 A. T$ P" f) `
P-61A Black Widow x 2 ' S/ T- O6 v" d5 {
& Y9 l! b8 f. @0 U9 h
Japanese aircraft losses 1 E) `# n; F. X. h2 q
H8K Emily: 4 damaged ; y( `9 b$ o0 v# |7 v$ S# k
6 ~3 u$ t+ e! _7 l3 X9 T. [. i
Allied Ships ; X6 M3 X8 [9 V0 F! E
DD Conner ! _- R; c; @1 o; r4 W0 O7 I& k
DE LeRay Wilson
! A2 x' F) W, h& kAK Martin Johnson
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 L) ]0 S% T5 ~, b! W! @2 B3 J

( ^/ w  l* D- H" z7 B# w9 u. }Day Air Combat " F- Y5 O! Y1 T3 H  O; h) O

! N7 B, ?9 I* U+ y  [. I# UDEI Theatre:
6 ^' g6 ~! t' v2 o! C1 P( {' k# F% q% A! X% G2 K
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 3 l& x2 d5 s. |) H& p2 ?6 W3 C
& K5 {- k: m5 I# S% ^
Japanese aircraft
3 r" Q6 L2 V& ?! n) O  _5 `A6M5 Zeke x 9   Q$ k+ t9 U, t8 u
N1K1-J George x 31
2 ~& I4 u$ G6 AJ2M Jack x 6
: ?% I$ Q. A: F' u: G" b# m) s% o0 N/ Z3 L/ C' w
Allied aircraft ' U9 X6 }9 V7 k, H
P-38J Lightning x 3 0 p5 s' Y2 ^) A! ^: _+ e9 A

: O$ s9 q) C' k/ NNo Japanese losses 7 ]! o0 k+ e0 x: q' {
( d. c$ W1 I' g+ g, n9 S; w) w9 F: d8 o
Allied aircraft losses ! Z* A" g5 S5 [8 O
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
8 u4 ^; |- b3 d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) S* {& u) m  ^1 m! l. }4 ?% U' a: f  Z
7 ?8 z: T, g0 v' }
Central Pacific
3 u% B9 |  T; e5 g7 m' R; C8 w! J2 n- _& T& k" l5 l- g
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 7 l$ q5 `1 u" u% w: I; N
3 H4 d# K9 k9 m8 M
Japanese aircraft
8 w; V  M* y) t' J. lA6M2-N Rufe x 1 - Q& q4 X7 r, d  W) ^0 U
A6M5 Zeke x 9 8 ]" j. }6 I  _- I
N1K1-J George x 29 + B/ G7 ?4 c) K% Q2 A) V" r6 d  Z/ L3 J
J2M Jack x 15 9 o: a& g1 ?0 N; K/ R
A6M5c Zeke x 7 9 p! i: Z0 o/ ~/ \- o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 6 Y0 j4 W7 ~( z1 O
Ki-102a Randy x 11 , s  }$ y0 X. M8 O

# l/ f4 C: P2 r5 ^& \6 N% |Allied aircraft ) A% I/ r" W; ]: r* x, K$ D
P-51D Mustang x 13 3 Z; Y$ n+ X- P) X! W

- i/ d* G/ E. aJapanese aircraft losses
6 ^9 q! J$ [2 ?- S7 v; |) B+ b+ DA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
0 {  y% L5 {) E/ w8 H) H. aN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
: ^8 f; S2 |% H/ r' i9 z* BJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed % M! o4 x$ a1 L) d5 A/ F6 u0 G
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed % S) s7 ]7 h* U$ q  F! V
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed $ M; |, |0 z/ D3 {) l3 |, d

4 }+ m6 n5 U0 ~2 D1 |2 x3 vAllied aircraft losses 9 g& ?2 M) |- I8 o! A
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
& ]1 N& U& z# N, p0 u, b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . ^% a$ M: m# l1 b! G- m
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
0 P+ U0 J$ s4 K; I: u" G, _% N  i% W) j. I% n5 X* ~/ J
Japanese aircraft
" Q/ q5 P( u+ @% H0 T2 Z' a1 E" t4 Zno flights * |: v# H9 q! e- _2 ?. m! a

( i  f( y% A) \" VAllied aircraft
! {! c# {8 T9 \' ]' ~FM-2 Wildcat x 9
" ]* Q, P  j2 G+ w2 @F6F Hellcat x 15 . {2 z. o' Z2 s# [3 z. M1 ~6 a
SB2C Helldiver x 44
! T! n' F4 y' XF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
0 f' x+ u1 ]- TTBM Avenger x 159 ( U6 T" v5 ^' B8 _9 A; @. K
3 R1 }* e1 x2 h, u
Japanese aircraft losses # A" w4 v$ c% L0 U" w  g3 R5 @
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed " A$ [! D. \2 m2 l: X& V! W2 }6 R. I
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
- N* M1 C" z; a. E* cKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
; W; W, X4 q4 E# O1 fH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
8 _" A- {* j. x( e# @9 E. d$ KKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed ( T) j# D( Q% c5 {

1 q' l$ H: l+ v' Z$ Z/ L( hAllied aircraft losses ! {8 l, ^! z- ]9 k
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
- O3 }. C7 q4 X7 J( Z' L- B% U
8 H5 C8 K7 X8 z. a! W3 S4 H% z" M" ?* ~Japanese ground losses: 3 h# G9 d5 i' |. a/ q9 g7 K3 o
137 casualties reported
6 ^- q# h6 E: a2 k3 C4 |6 fGuns lost 1 + _" |# i. Q& H+ B6 ~4 w- y4 k

7 d: ?2 X/ ]  r7 a5 U" N% MAirbase hits 3
% J  o) U+ o( v- W! G5 T  f) I, N, JAirbase supply hits 1 3 |+ m) a% h4 H4 D
Runway hits 45
0 r: \  y* Z9 q* y8 Z; _- KPort hits 2
$ ]0 P; g4 T4 b0 E8 o+ O0 SPort fuel hits 4 ; a; J% {) E4 n
Port supply hits 2 ( ?0 o& {; ]: I0 \. t) ]8 s- ?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , x4 I/ t5 f: d9 q$ V; T9 _
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 1 z& [3 P7 c. [7 t" I# q8 r; L
  H( P3 s/ n8 j5 T" g* Y% F
Allied aircraft
9 ~5 I3 }4 }# ]1 z* N. u8 MFM-2 Wildcat x 8 * v. u7 H7 f+ a$ U
TBM Avenger x 29 % _; J. k8 n  k3 q7 u6 m$ |

. V: o3 ^6 L+ b* XNo Allied losses ) T5 P7 D% S8 g& V: x; j' N, M) U. j! M

2 Q! _/ t; W7 `1 aPort supply hits 1
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- ~+ k0 p4 C5 E4 }+ UDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
$ c- l/ B& M6 r- _! u5 q: m
" S8 M  O/ u7 F, y* JAllied aircraft 1 D$ m! Z3 r" c# f1 f/ u8 X; M
F-5A Lightning x 1 . z4 Z3 k, ^4 p9 A+ Y
P-61A Black Widow x 54
$ Z6 z+ Y$ Z, T+ Q* x+ |/ v# E! D* S3 Z$ z! O
No Allied losses 8 O2 o; R! Q1 Z% q6 u2 j
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. F3 I$ S& S. E' L- C/ a) [Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 $ B* Q( V- K  b, D( o7 Q
! e3 C* m, O9 A1 k9 e  w
Japanese aircraft
1 h4 @  G; s* V6 {2 f% Vno flights
* L' k5 ~0 E! ^. Y
1 \+ ~, ~" }; WAllied aircraft
8 `: L# R0 z; n+ ZPB4Y Liberator x 4
: ]) h! P: o4 H6 b& K7 q5 V! gB-24J Liberator x 28
- [* d/ r0 ~, g* [6 ~2 t! E2 S6 ^6 a
Japanese aircraft losses + r- U1 \) m) c$ K$ U
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 5 J* R% w) v( ]* y
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
! i# u( E8 ~) o; {* [, b; H2 v$ @* k" R( j
Japanese ground losses: ' z- W7 }* _6 y9 A% p2 P# I7 d
13 casualties reported
/ J/ q3 l, ?1 E# ?3 n! A1 k6 {7 E# N; f. `7 G
Airbase hits 3
4 I1 w4 R" z9 g& xAirbase supply hits 1
0 |) o. D5 n* Y3 }Runway hits 22 1 W& s7 I" B) c3 l! @/ k
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6 W* C- K& X$ Q* g& V2 HDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 7 S/ t! @3 u" X  Z  w

; `1 M6 `) J% I' ], fAllied aircraft ) o3 p' A3 Y/ {- e
F6F Hellcat x 38 3 p7 J% u0 h2 ]& m
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 7 ^- X3 x& [3 c, r( U
SB2C Helldiver x 42 ! H. J; c1 p! h0 G& Y' J& [  n
/ r6 Z$ i  x4 e+ x

. ]2 k5 q7 d1 J- r' ?" p7 L" O* ZAllied aircraft losses
  w" T5 ?* t) R3 f5 ~3 OSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 r: c3 h; ?1 D9 V1 |3 f; N7 s" [6 I$ w1 `4 }9 U& n
Japanese Ships
* c; L; u; T( j. |0 @4 n* ^4 RPC PC-36
/ }4 S' M: n$ H/ |/ \: r/ E& F2 {MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 g9 _' C& U+ J( Z- q
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 H+ R+ [( o  ^5 R1 e$ `% M$ k) EAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ R% V% t% M* |9 _; s/ D) SPC PC-26
, J$ Y; @$ N( D$ NAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& a4 i( W+ ?" P# O! ^5 P( `& [2 x' hPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " H! _4 J2 X& l4 e" m) B
  ^) R$ X! ]2 D2 h  D( O: ]# o
Japanese ground losses:
) d' X- C+ C. J5 t( w174 casualties reported * D4 T* z. _' D0 `  A2 Y! q# q
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. w+ q- y8 ^) t: J& P5 zDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
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Allied aircraft
3 F" E5 M1 i! n7 y+ l; Y3 ]SB2C Helldiver x 11
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3 I- w, c. o; k" j: l; {2 z% o$ FNo Allied losses
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- t* M) n* L# |. P) pJapanese Ships
) T9 Z, A4 B: e; W4 I! o8 B# dDD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 j( ~1 @/ q! n. k7 `; k
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 2 b- o3 |* T  t0 b4 A& ~

( U8 L( `: q. |( P8 yJapanese aircraft * ]- G8 k: [  w8 R" `. V: t* S
G4M2 Betty x 18
5 d# w1 W1 W% l% w3 _% n+ iG4M2e Betty x 4
( V& V* {! i" {( Q% fKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 4 c) t; b6 M6 A* m3 d& Y

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' d& U+ d; `7 Y% p8 o) ?7 F- lCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* 4 J8 X8 h4 o- M; v% g: t, H
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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G4M2 Betty x 3 7 |5 g# g! N  ]. d- M5 g3 S6 N6 i* M$ C
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/ [4 _3 a0 O) ^3 N6 P" VG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
; X7 ^# J% I. N& T8 s/ u/ NDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , J9 X% `# l- U/ \( e
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 $ J# C; a2 R2 x7 u+ L& E) e5 _
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Allied aircraft
' ]3 Q" ]7 E, @7 \. t9 [) `SB2C Helldiver x 3
" ?, Y* K3 [& V; P9 J3 VP-61A Black Widow x 23 7 y3 h( G3 @6 ^, V) t

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SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged * W. f" j3 N7 ?/ w
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Japanese Ships
, v/ y# Z9 r# \  ]/ U) z% q& o, vCA Kako
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0 ?' o% q! @* hDay Air attack on TF at 65,53   ~3 Z$ z5 Y$ s( r4 l+ W

4 ~4 r; F% l3 o, T/ M0 e: J, gJapanese aircraft 9 ]9 }& P9 z/ w* I) E6 T
A6M5 Zeke x 2 + A& l9 |- k- g3 s

8 o& U3 @9 x# }  [Allied aircraft 5 [4 @$ g2 b2 B4 g3 K# o
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ W$ B/ O% Z; e% SA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed - U* ?# H5 P$ X$ T6 t/ R6 J8 |% }4 {
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Allied Ships
( T$ V3 C6 e9 I0 \- M, s% }! ODD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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6 e0 N9 |& }1 \, eConvoy near Wake Island:
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/ v7 z( R0 u/ `2 NDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 ! @% F  E# p* ~) L8 X' @: K

0 m! U- ~' Y. T/ C( S  R* OJapanese aircraft
* v, w" |( R3 L0 R! Y+ \, {- aB7A Grace x 11
2 q5 P  y- Z; ]% V, q9 [8 g/ iKi-49 Helen x 9
; I3 x$ B5 e6 D* I6 I7 |- lKi-67 Peggy x 5 $ V% m& I1 V- N. J8 G
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Japanese aircraft losses , t1 u: C4 z* d# J& y/ v
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
: i3 W- Z# b/ x8 i5 v/ uKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
% l( r% l( N* a: p2 u% O2 n2 e$ _AP John Land
3 t" h' P9 L6 N  _, GAK Octans $ V8 n5 ^' {' Z. p6 m  s
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( B. V% Q4 |7 Q$ G: L
AP James O'Hara
( r2 K* S" t& I5 H$ [AP Winged Arrow
+ W+ u7 o) [# j; D( SAP Manoora
7 B) K& g& @# tAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 Q8 p. ^; y% ]
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Allied ground losses:
; x& j( y+ H. L& |3 u8 c, n54 casualties reported
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( p7 B6 W8 h! `. L/ e  o$ x  GThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ; L9 {* Y4 M  k- P, U

1 {7 u$ X8 J) e4 v+ }3 K  ?Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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Japanese aircraft
# R1 @* g3 ^1 e2 X+ ]( ZA6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 D  o/ A' ^: z4 U# mA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ U8 b4 d) |( y# r" e' _DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  {% y0 X) a2 o- D' {6 zDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
: ?8 a0 D* N6 J; n6 b- @( LDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 i, X+ e" c- L% i
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 ^' n! M: W$ U+ B- S/ G( ]
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % }. D3 E/ g  o6 O5 a  B8 o- w7 k
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
3 }8 U2 w. _# \4 h6 S- t; B$ V7 L136 casualties reported * W6 {$ l+ ]/ ^) O/ h, H, ]( P
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft
6 G; f7 D3 W5 e8 }G4M2e Betty x 1
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Allied aircraft 5 W& d& i* Q, c; a. X4 ~7 n
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 , n3 k5 W  @8 }2 z- ^$ Z# j
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Japanese aircraft losses
" a! R/ C$ O  V. s9 J0 n8 v3 }0 RG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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$ b$ W. r+ m5 I9 ?* DFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged - E: l( J" s( k- E! V: s
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7 _# P) u0 J! v: r' MBB New Jersey
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1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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0 {7 s3 R  g; e& T8 X' T3 zGround Combat
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# Y0 k, U9 }6 B- eOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 5 J5 ]$ C3 O$ k
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
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0 J* k+ s8 ]( \. U) U1 @+ b4 ]  J7 @Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 : ]/ b# r2 S) t( H0 J
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 * E5 f* o' l9 L3 B/ p  r" Y* p
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Allied ground losses:
! K' J* q% w$ K8 N# t3 X% S89 casualties reported   w/ N6 g8 F) P/ i( x( N$ P
Guns lost 4 " q: h: N" s& {# u/ ?9 L  S
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* W7 I- z3 t  l& zGround combat at Wake Island
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Allied Bombardment attack 4 `$ ?9 ~+ d8 O
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 9 ]" Y& J2 w/ T) u
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 0 [' e$ L) @5 `+ w
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Japanese ground losses:
$ z' W; N  j; e* G! i201 casualties reported 9 }, d, u4 a$ h
Guns lost 5
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5 T9 `" u7 q* c+ wGround combat at Marcus Island 9 R' C* @  I( ~& N! c# q* |

. q8 p+ z  Y2 b3 h& f% e4 x0 ZAllied Bombardment attack 3 v& l/ L6 B$ A* U% t$ [6 c$ Z/ D  o- ?
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 $ d* G' |7 P/ U; f: v$ |/ K
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42 casualties reported
  t4 p2 }9 N' m* \9 u* r. C; t8 ZGuns lost 1
PzB很喜欢用神风攻击啊,不知道他那些送死的飞行员都是多少经验的
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
都是80+飞行员,
& c8 ^4 \6 ~. W, O0 f# L后期的日本俯冲和雷击就算突防了,也没法在美军强大防空下有所作为。! Q* g9 t$ {" z) j$ B5 Q; F
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
. u4 t7 y) k& B$ Q3 G现在基本上是用零战52来神风,其他机型就算神风也没有效果。
可能只有战斗轰炸型的零战52才能有足够的机动性命中美舰,另外流星之类的鱼雷机难道就没有机会命中吗?
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
B7A,PzB还舍不得做神风。. B' A, ^& P9 g( Z6 Y
日军44年到45年中的主要问题是,大量的零战52性能完全落伍。
) `, ^3 X1 G7 O0 [PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。* O1 G1 U+ J8 S0 d
一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
% {6 u8 ?5 n6 g( }. u* [可能要等到震风出来,KB才能有所作为。
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g
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7 i) S- D7 t! }PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
2 \2 M. W: T" K; M; bZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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; _9 E0 j' u" [& @# VBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛v7}_B2GS)k& L# q" T+ Q! m
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ) s2 T- N# E# A5 A" U. v% m
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A7 x0 v+ k# g% l: o; [! o4 x7 U
CA Louisville f2a%W9 C! p' C5 k  B5 s( [1 B
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CA Chicago
) Y6 c$ {1 P5 X/ h* XDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI* c$ V' P) Y/ C5 G4 ?) Q# p
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx$ T" r8 x0 N1 J; @  c
DD Wedderburn
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. D7 ]2 \9 a+ ^( ~, R南达科他怎么回事,居然会被PC一炮打起火?
为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....
他们的房规是自动升级。
自动升级太不公平了,这游戏的空战模式就是一看速度二看火力,隼的一些优点完全显示不出来。
Soldiers and sailors would fight like madmen to hang on to the red-light district . . . wouldn’t they?
这点我挺佩服PzB的,
% F/ D) i9 x1 g. q! ^# V4 X) X2 p不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的?
作为全世界witp玩家里最长的一个战报的动力,就足够支持他撑下来了,第二个人估计就没那么大动力。。。。
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....
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