45年1月13日，Andy vs PzB，硫磺岛战役正式打响

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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。
' g. g! M& E: ]$ g$ F4 ?不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
) u' o0 T) o. G3 ~9 F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。5 Y. k, P1 M# [, K) I7 q7 ~' g# `
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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. " U0 _5 Z4 c5 U- p9 V
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
  @8 L! p" x) D' v; _7 r" eThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
* f; d" ^2 i4 F6 i; C5 Oall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
8 g' y7 s5 p$ H' k% ~, F: B# k( S; y- rThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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5 ?$ L3 q2 X! _I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
1 `+ H1 C* L0 l4 [! V4 jthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. $ U/ S+ D5 Q5 [  X6 b
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 8 C5 e5 S  @3 N0 ]& m' M. t

1 \: K6 L, H% \7 K5 nInvasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
- ^5 y- b, {9 R& a% V* ~Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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9 J* ?( {! D$ q5 o8 q5 l. LTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
5 c8 x) W% Y8 |6 I' i9 l0 \MSW Junee
4 e6 f6 K% @! w, _6 W) LMSW Bunbury
" ~8 P. ?! H3 ?! w# k+ HMSW Gladiator
# @2 d, p% h2 S6 a( _5 T( A; UMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage / I2 ]. v! B& [, L3 L+ [
MSW Superior & C7 S6 l5 I9 {5 y
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire ( ~+ _! R1 ~% T; P$ u
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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) m( r. c8 z+ j3 p6 Z" EAllied ground losses:
$ @& u' S3 ~1 g51 casualties reported ' B. k& l* S+ R7 p7 F
Guns lost 2 & T9 N2 h" j, ?: ~7 h! C* Y% G0 ?. F& @
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DMS Long   p8 C" E4 P  P1 x, A4 l/ w* e" O
DMS Forrest
5 B1 v8 i. `! X+ i6 ]! QDMS Hobson % E4 N9 _- n7 x" M: j- Y
DMS Ellyson
" j: E+ l+ {, F* H8 s9 F& ?DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 4 ]7 T* T$ ]# n
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
: _$ g' W, U$ O  ?& c9 k+ P5 xMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 {& C% m( s8 D9 zMSW Strength   t) @3 ~! \! B1 V1 s1 D
MSW Strategy
0 m& x6 t1 ~% _4 W2 ^MSW Staunch
  G1 N8 d' E7 D) Q; j# FMSW Spectacle
: o4 C/ S; Y7 r4 p$ ZDE Corbesier + ]  s( T, _* H
DE Howard F. Clark 8 j; F5 l5 U5 B9 W
DE Kendall C. Campbell
6 ~3 ^, X( J) k" O2 SCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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4 `8 J' I9 F( W' D: Z) I; jJapanese ground losses: " p1 k$ |, R3 ^/ s) h$ s, J
20 casualties reported . `5 t6 C- u6 E5 E- m% ?9 A# f& C2 y
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 5 k5 A: w5 k: ?9 M. _! _
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
* A3 c( _7 M% d; [TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 # d; _, t, M4 n# Z

, j* S; b, J$ e5 K& uAllied ground losses:
- m7 T! _$ A9 `( O40 casualties reported
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
- e) ?; B8 h: L/ s( `TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships 8 a4 g( q+ \1 w8 }) l6 U
MSW Junee , G2 X. {6 f4 Z, G7 V
MSW Bunbury
! F) ^& C; C: F4 c/ |+ j% wMSW Gladiator : J! B& ?7 T$ L3 [' ?
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 4 f& F# M  `/ p
MSW Superior 2 i4 z* F2 |8 p7 H5 x+ O
DE Mack
2 T9 Y, K: `0 q& MDE Edwin A. Howard ' ?6 m+ K  v! F
DE Edmonds
7 w' {# Q& c$ I- @) fCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
! ^5 u2 F* O6 n" @; }DE Robert F. Keller
; W/ W$ i  I  YDD Shaw
* B! ?! M; Z$ Q' |: ?) t3 {. iDD Drayton - Z; V7 U' V, S5 a2 `- A0 V* O/ K
DE Tabberer
5 ?' F+ \7 B0 U3 QDE Eversole
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1 K0 T, s+ Z7 ECoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 8 Q# |' [$ o. C7 E- T4 i
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. + g* K7 O) P6 s& K( W
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Allied Ships
5 S* {- ]) ~) r" |  X" Z1 mDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ; s- Q0 r/ T6 @  `
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 9 |7 A; j, {2 \
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 * f; _- c; m3 z# c5 C; E
DE Edmonds
/ z5 K9 D3 T& w. j3 |+ H9 g( eAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire $ O1 [) T4 H- H
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3
6 V! g: C" ^4 d# M9 w( vLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ r& O+ ^- ]" S4 q# t% f  {1 G, LLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 0 L, K, ?$ Z" \
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire 6 J3 R/ Q$ k: \2 d) l( m& X8 ?
DE Mack ! J, }8 A  F+ U+ M! V, }

( W; `; ^2 i) J9 ?1 h6 bJapanese ground losses: & |& C; ^, G2 H0 e& }+ C3 _
29 casualties reported 2 [) E/ X2 B; h0 u& b
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Allied ground losses:
1 H& u' f* G* x( d% L1788 casualties reported
) Z& j! B7 h: \1 U* l3 OGuns lost 8 : X- E' u( ~7 A5 y! n/ f
Vehicles lost 2 + H2 _5 W+ k* W
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 & i. u8 ]5 u  Z" O' Z( e& Q" t3 I
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 + ?2 K/ G+ i' Z! B: ]
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships , X! v! n' S) D, h
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 b& h7 n' [% `& P/ F0 ODE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 e1 [/ n$ `8 a# q# a) l1 j7 G9 u( lLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# ^: r" m9 e# k6 B4 s% r/ `7 ]LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
1 x$ U4 T; ?; VLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! Q7 k& Q6 n7 X; t4 f, \" F
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 9 k6 K( ?7 \$ @  V5 Q* [
DMS Long
- t) }! v2 |/ RDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 2 A- l$ l% w$ u6 V6 _
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
' W# d2 d$ u. B2 T8 A2 c2 g9 P) s1 rDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 ^3 c) R5 q* G, @$ [LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
) ~, }. Y( K; W3 ~' j$ nLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire $ H( K; d: R7 w& a  c. H( }
LST LST-335 7 K2 w* n+ h0 J; f
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Japanese ground losses:
2 N" U5 \5 E* w/ w  e- v. A46 casualties reported * n0 Y- r6 ?5 L* j# _* S8 V
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Allied ground losses:
  v& p, G" w: b  g- A+ D3240 casualties reported
7 P0 ]7 w5 n8 r- H  J3 T1 N7 eGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks - R: A  v7 A( t8 M4 g( i$ z
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - j  q( p. i' g3 b5 X5 B
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Japanese Ships
. S. X! U8 f; @% g# y& oSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships * \, {7 _5 W) B- ?/ F: |" b
DD Saufley $ o! v9 ^8 I; }$ X
DD Picking & P4 W  {# ^5 ]
DD John Hood 2 y: P; R- d% i! i
DD Caperton " Y, ?% h5 A+ W  v1 y5 y
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+ J0 J$ D, I9 [6 VSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
4 c8 A5 u8 T# E# o: K: q: qAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' x- Q+ N5 }, o6 jPC Kume
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Allied Ships 4 E- ~8 Y7 r+ U7 S* v/ R
SS Hake 6 ]. K, Q3 ~( J7 H; L
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 ^. w# ]0 g! x  z  U  U( s
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Japanese Ships 2 K! x+ f) e$ Z# y1 W; J* ^' J# g
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships + \8 d& L; b! R7 H- t; O3 `
DD Saufley ( F/ Y' v, h1 s2 ^
DD Picking
- m2 H  x( b# ^  D) k# a" vDD John Hood
- \8 t$ W9 \' H3 v! u1 P, C0 \* cDD Caperton
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4 i- ^  [  f4 M" y* {4 bSub attack at 62,53 + t: ^! @2 `) V

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# P' ]. F  k* _) IAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; \3 |( Q' x/ \1 \- H. a$ TPC Ch 2
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' x# Z1 ?2 r3 {+ }* mAllied Ships
) ~, f8 I& v  u6 V9 F$ b% ISS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 3 P& x& c! h9 i' P8 t
88 casualties reported ) U7 ^2 m& K, N9 z* [& D
Guns lost 2 0 c' E, r6 d' S5 A+ p( a& |. l
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
* d. T; ^. h" \5 Mthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ' B  m7 c1 K1 _; R6 u) B0 y# s

, l: v' C4 H/ M8 ~5 y& sNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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8 j! Z, n  J- l! l* WJapanese Ships
1 e. ]+ R: a# MBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 & D. |+ m: W& N8 h/ K1 Z
BB Yamashiro $ J/ u( d) W9 \$ N. |2 g+ I
BB Hyuga 1 J! ~7 {& `* L
CA Mikuma
0 |+ A& P' j  X6 \CL Noshiro + B) p  r8 N0 D4 W6 Q' M, _
DD Fuyuzuki
6 {4 w/ r3 s$ R) A; @, x; wDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 % l6 N3 H! R8 [! j! ^
DD Momi ; S2 k# N* q$ _: g4 A. p! r
DD Kaede ( e6 Z3 _; U* P" c* U( c
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
; N* y$ ^0 @" t1 H( y+ V( f: ?) TDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 \$ j; _# b  K3 D. b# }
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Allied Ships   p  |: p) _' X; x. s' b
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ?% E( B* P- G8 G8 b" y9 T+ _DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 1 n5 n+ _- r( h0 N/ a4 w1 Z: s0 ]
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 a0 m$ }. ^! FDMS Rodman 4 `4 b  W. m$ ^0 Y
DMS Gherardi + x1 N9 E) e. `5 S" |, d6 y
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 j; C4 y3 k5 l' X! w; g) }- A' Z) [DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 U* ~1 G. e' u/ r
LST LST-339, heavy damage
8 c" a/ T: m! D) ZLST LST-457, heavy damage % }/ b5 O1 w1 g) j
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ! a9 T9 q) p0 ^* O- b9 e" v* l
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 5 b  F& ^4 Q- e& `
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Allied ground losses:
6 R" D. g  s7 I. _" v$ E. E* A$ o* U54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 u1 ?( {. D4 }PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
  G0 B$ ]8 w- @( l( t9 {PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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9 B- v3 W2 A6 `- ?: b  ]; q  fAllied Ships
4 L6 J2 N0 ?  S: i, i! ODD Lyman K. Swenson ) `0 u% X/ v- B/ C
DD Taussig
7 j0 i' K6 n& i, {# @. C2 w& ?DD John W. Weeks ! @* {3 n& N( f/ X: R
DD Harrison $ W. i2 C7 _8 g9 w5 `  O1 t
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 6 y0 ~5 B2 Z+ t
DD David Taylor ! @4 Y* H/ I1 @3 J- z" ^
DD Barton
5 c  L; q* D0 ^5 ODD Quickmatch   V0 K; k! e- s) x! u8 T: i4 O, J
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" j, _- m* m2 x& |- E$ v6 d2 A  ZOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 7 w5 Z: S  D$ v4 ^  h- n

4 E  ~& F( B4 v/ O( q# I9 x7 y" }Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships 6 H8 e  S* ]! V) s
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( J4 Z& @3 Q7 }/ k# X$ @CL Kiso 3 \( G7 c& R9 @7 k, O+ O" r
DD Urakaze
& D# I  S; M- N: M3 T! t' ^" aDD Natsugumo 8 @* \+ [. _  l6 L
DD Minegumo
7 V! C) [1 Q$ m# B' P/ ?- A6 nDD Sugi
3 i+ h7 ]0 f- L) I1 ?$ ^9 q8 YDD Hinoki
* z. \$ q( w7 p/ l# sDD Kashi
( l0 g- @- ?+ W" }DD Keyaki
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Allied Ships # f$ s& ?/ l- r1 D+ M
AS Howard W. Gilmore : B1 K' v& A; Y( ~2 \9 |
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 `' _2 j$ z9 W7 U' |! M% I& E
AV Hamlin ' |- ^2 J" T7 P( S3 T5 T3 T' o
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ) I, T) Y$ E) h$ J5 T. G7 [
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
- a) G& a( y4 FAR George Taylor
) p" i" g6 j" GAV R. C. Brennan : a% \; r7 i  E" F4 E
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
# Z5 l; d( f0 |7 w3 ~4 e" \0 z7 nAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk   E% j" w* g: k$ Q
AR William T. Sherman / F+ W; L' u' ~" a
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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5 F: n2 g; _' R4 I' b1 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 4 M' g* ~7 e7 B4 P; y( O
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 & w7 P' p0 h- m/ r: K  V/ M# b
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 $ J, ^4 c" D  ~* x
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
, e3 k5 k% |. m, a5 YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! D. T) ~$ q2 g3 Q+ O7 W
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; a, P% H3 [3 }( t9 {# XDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
0 a. D$ H' p6 e+ l. S! i% I7 }DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 ( S  r8 Q0 y* {: z0 K
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 H9 g( L4 Z7 f- A6 O; @DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire ( o8 j; P8 V+ X6 v2 Y# \3 \2 \
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Allied Ships % U) u: a+ F  v! l9 D# M
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
: U5 i- P4 p( ?# D5 ?CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2   K, S: P" G  N# t6 t& K5 n- `
CL Wilkes-Barre
- d' O+ m- J& z) OCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
7 r% K9 d/ x  ]6 _( MDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
: k2 Z; v4 ]1 N6 {5 ~DD Burns, Shell hits 1
/ n3 \) s8 U; P! RDD Bush, Shell hits 1 - u, L3 R2 G( ~/ j! S
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
+ o6 N' s; g) L' F0 ]/ NDD Welles
0 G: H0 p7 M9 X2 ^% xDD Wilkes
" ?# B0 }: p. {6 @" ^  FDD Roe 4 H) H9 V: v1 _
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% _; J& d2 ~9 jNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 8 t% Y: H! X+ ~( k6 Y& B; f0 I3 h
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Japanese Ships 6 ?) d8 @5 Z1 u: b. `( h
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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- u' U, n4 b7 u0 d+ q; w. p4 @DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 m5 D8 z3 [, V4 c; ?" VPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 n, B! J) o8 \# R8 c* _

5 C/ k1 M+ j7 u; _: K" V5 `Allied Ships : o0 H7 E* y2 w0 Z5 S
DD Lyman K. Swenson
* V% Y" ~) ]7 J0 `  d: F3 YDD Taussig 2 b- r; L" M6 q: w6 e/ g0 w$ g( G, R
DD John W. Weeks
1 Y3 K  x/ y( H% eDD Harrison 1 K3 S8 b# e6 l) G+ `3 V% x! A1 M
DD Isherwood * w% S- ]& N0 v2 e! h2 n
DD David Taylor
$ q, {3 L8 {$ q" G. i4 E# E/ kDD Barton
4 ]' ~9 F- P1 b. [DD Quickmatch
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1 \# k! A( {9 c  C/ U6 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 k9 N% [! M9 G$ A$ dJapanese Ships # A. V* V( t8 L; Y
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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8 M* z% Z' }. m+ x# Z" rDD Lyman K. Swenson 9 w; B0 H; Z$ {+ A% a: o% m* ?
DD Taussig ) ^- W# e( ^& m; M$ O& R
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 # x& T0 X+ b7 k( O" q0 v- N; `
DD Harrison
7 n7 |$ C% [1 PDD Isherwood
. G2 Q. G2 B4 q+ g! }2 ~DD David Taylor
1 ~2 ]* a3 H& _) [2 F3 _. xDD Barton
& \; I! W% B& s9 u/ v& O4 FDD Quickmatch
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6 J/ ?2 w5 D0 V: d, ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 1 K" E. G6 y( g: a! Q. `1 y
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 4 O. l2 a) C  j0 B1 E( g
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Allied Ships ; Z; ^6 u7 R6 e9 M0 N0 @- ~% U+ `
DD Lyman K. Swenson 8 N- o) ~( @' m4 V" y* ?
DD Taussig
. U' J: X( Q) `: w( C8 }DD John W. Weeks
# j+ D9 [! P0 E/ O. I  d' EDD Harrison
/ n$ \) f, o. tDD Isherwood
- j1 Q% y" Z# t+ DDD David Taylor $ D# \5 C5 r7 ~. K
DD Barton
5 o6 [8 A' C! Y& _: x. JDD Quickmatch
# K- M2 F( E0 R  m" q& Q5 T3 n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & R$ L' }" C0 F7 \% d5 c

+ W6 D8 W/ x- O* h3 |: KDaylight Surface Combat
; `. u: ^9 H8 w  V, o+ Z) O2 o1 x6 h* P
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
; F) v7 f% u6 e) H1 z, m# T, K  ^1 U0 G( \* u+ O$ n3 B
Japanese Ships
  l- k+ [; N3 h4 y) IPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk . ?* Z( ?# q; z2 ?8 M
% K  ~' n6 R$ Q0 S2 Y7 [! Z
Allied Ships
2 c. ]  L9 t; z8 Y& ^BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
+ R' O0 P* @& K5 t4 b2 U$ E$ ~+ fBB Massachusetts
* u3 O4 r1 M- k; {7 I( H3 W4 i! kBB Alabama & [* X9 [$ e4 I( N+ @
CA Louisville
1 {/ _' Y9 m; U& xCA Chicago 9 J+ E- V- l  J7 ~$ `4 G
DD Walker 1 {3 B: X$ }7 C7 e5 _4 i4 r
DD Waller 5 w# P" B; v' Z8 R
DD Wedderburn
6 \# k/ e9 Y: Z9 K--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   l7 f2 t& A9 }
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ [: v! g* p# ]. J& `8 q9 n" N& `# _, L8 `4 z1 K' _8 O+ @0 Z% P& Q; Z
Japanese Ships   u: {/ \' t2 }2 B
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& {0 H7 R. j2 y% E3 X' [: z5 a6 x; l9 W8 {- @
Allied Ships
" G' M1 R: K$ W. F8 U. YBB South Dakota # Q$ ]) J6 U9 ~: U6 ?
BB Massachusetts
% s- c% l+ C, K( R8 BBB Alabama 8 F4 o; \6 @0 L1 c$ V
CA Louisville
+ ]! _6 }# F) r  m0 f) ~* SCA Chicago   M, v# i: m: t8 x3 r
DD Walker
7 B7 |; I, D  j- j& k. ?DD Waller 8 I( w; k0 M2 F
DD Wedderburn
% \- B  X: j1 ]* o" F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2 f2 n( M8 Y& o
Japanese Ships
2 w# I6 N. J& B& `+ h, YAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ X/ U. Z0 L# T  g0 @6 p2 b9 U2 {( R7 {
Allied Ships
7 c/ G# `9 `) R3 V# p0 K. W' _BB South Dakota
0 u( R/ J5 x% @& jBB Massachusetts 9 S4 ^3 Q/ I/ q/ _
BB Alabama * R! w% b' B& `. ]
CA Louisville
# K+ [+ L7 G) s- T0 f2 q% @CA Chicago 5 H' @5 E! u3 u9 m- N2 O
DD Walker
1 E( V9 a  J9 m- a  gDD Waller
0 d1 Q$ O& c, ~' s! Y6 xDD Wedderburn $ V2 O! H; W7 J6 d( j. u$ j4 d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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) H7 D* O6 a( U9 N+ GJapanese Ships
: ~1 s+ r# k. ?" h) V2 ZPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
$ i1 q2 i  c% J& ]' _4 D5 W5 a/ N5 X* w" t+ _4 H. I+ y
Allied Ships
, O' T# f- g, s# O' u5 X9 m9 K6 D$ nBB South Dakota
% ]. E0 ~8 n! s# X" aBB Massachusetts % u" w! y; ?8 J. [; i
BB Alabama & S* j: J/ t+ J) t
CA Louisville : ~5 n0 O. y  @! M& G5 X
CA Chicago
- A! V" h( G2 s4 `" E7 iDD Walker : o1 o4 K( |6 I5 P. v
DD Waller 0 y' i. \6 Q6 I8 T! t) ]9 ~
DD Wedderburn
  V3 p% ~& y3 ^; h, S6 ?) s# O--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 l' J4 P4 S& k" a# VDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
  p; Y/ J' ?. l2 g9 H4 U! j
8 G& P  Y% `$ pJapanese Ships
! Z6 F9 u0 T% Q0 g: ~8 zPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage . b. o9 E1 R3 z& a) C, S
' p/ B1 t& L4 F8 _' Q" X5 C: h( A
Allied Ships - L4 H$ [1 W& u, e) S! n9 Z
BB South Dakota
6 T# w, P# j/ q( u' u8 JBB Massachusetts $ J  m- s+ w- E/ d  h7 {& Q- K; |
BB Alabama ; O; x) y% u* d' W" x2 u
CA Louisville
. B- G' h9 X7 I2 I. FCA Chicago 8 |, J7 L5 `3 X& l0 I1 i( Y
DD Walker
1 v( _' g: f9 m4 b  G7 nDD Waller
& a7 y9 F( {' q& R0 w( |& `DD Wedderburn 0 |( }2 o& N# o5 ?# z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" a$ A& P, e! c- T9 l4 NDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
$ R. L& _% d; Y- F1 p, P
: |  A: {& p3 U/ O$ J1 E0 p8 wJapanese Ships
/ e3 g' \  V3 l& fAK Myoho Maru 3 c9 z% @) f  N& ^
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- Y' x; z. Q" M2 T1 P. p: ~: }* l- f/ e! g
Allied Ships ' p( u0 L5 ?" H1 j# t& v
BB South Dakota % w$ l) D4 M! g7 n( W
BB Massachusetts
3 ]0 m, m" Z: O7 L- |BB Alabama 5 R5 u1 F, H$ B" m, H7 c
CA Louisville
1 Q6 W* m5 {+ D( D8 o% _  J. g  fCA Chicago - t5 Z3 ]; P5 ^1 H- s) x
DD Walker
% v: d4 @2 a# e5 Y) q5 Z1 pDD Waller 0 U* T3 |# K/ a" g! |9 ^2 Q
DD Wedderburn + J+ ~( F: l4 [  G" b/ [: \
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; h- Q& Z, B# k% ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 P0 p# y$ B1 n9 g1 I6 q; ^

/ \# f/ d0 z  y0 ^9 h8 h: KJapanese Ships / K0 ]  S$ y8 a' c
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
. D$ U# X4 y3 Z: i7 k, R
6 L/ [7 A: T3 T- |9 c7 L/ [Allied Ships 1 n6 Y: O% T6 i
BB South Dakota 5 s8 u, R; H* l$ b1 R
BB Massachusetts ( ~0 P* c' j+ A+ k8 p  i4 {5 A
BB Alabama 5 e- x# \: G$ O8 E) A
CA Louisville / F$ m0 x/ b' F. j6 I) u
CA Chicago ( ^- D1 k1 @' s8 |# ~1 t
DD Walker 2 }" i& r  ~! g  e& k+ Q
DD Waller   E: R# m; O& m' p" W/ l: m! M" H
DD Wedderburn
( I9 C+ f1 |! {% G: J% A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) c7 w9 h# Q. @, j3 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) e$ ?8 a5 w6 d( T: E  G& M$ B

- _& s' ]6 ?% |* B% M" H' R. f/ D: CJapanese Ships
# f! {8 X/ w8 z: ^6 sPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 s! S# h1 A$ i( m4 c% T3 c' D% w. b. ^- t0 n
Allied Ships & y  \1 o% r: i+ b
BB South Dakota
$ m* ^/ j! b# \1 I8 |BB Massachusetts
" u  \; f$ {2 t- n8 f" fBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 - l8 t4 ^" u8 s3 x2 v* G3 |
CA Louisville
0 x  t: s5 s% P5 O7 H* E% HCA Chicago - D/ z, M1 U5 h9 z' s) I  E. ?
DD Walker : S( a% i) ~# q5 Z
DD Waller : N/ ^2 _( l, ~4 Y' W: L
DD Wedderburn 4 M; r* J- w* A( S; t) V# d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% I- t2 I" I6 [; S; ^9 CDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
6 U4 c* U" g  T5 K  n6 i. J
1 C" g9 y. b' r0 @Japanese Ships , F. q" l7 a1 M
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
  p: A- J2 B8 GAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
( q4 t! ~- B2 \% T$ H8 J( N  |0 o! M; h0 h5 B9 p
Allied Ships
! p& s2 S' t8 J0 |& d+ P( h+ xBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
) v4 C- M' |" W6 N$ C8 k& ]$ I  }BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 , t- _: ^* d' ?1 @1 [, f+ }' Q
BB Alabama   e0 i9 O8 D% M- u% c' b
CA Louisville
0 D2 b' H- s& |. H+ V: UCA Chicago ) @; ~' j4 W" l( f+ x0 X
DD Walker : u$ k3 \! R' b. o! {; ~& T. U8 `5 }4 M
DD Waller + c1 Y8 @- \/ s9 G0 M
DD Wedderburn
5 n! `0 E9 Y  K/ I----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. K- `. ]9 S& d4 K1 \2 I9 Y( n$ h9 Y/ _2 x/ \' k+ D2 Y+ w
Bombardments
+ a' }, o, Y3 T# m* P7 m9 _! V* ~% Y
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 r( N: `9 p$ a& W1 R/ F23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
% G+ k, _! G% f9 Z
- @5 q2 L0 u1 L" R2 l. _9 |( NAllied Ships
# Q8 G! [$ b0 f/ P! DCA Chicago
, ?( B! h; k! ~$ L9 CCA Louisville . h: R( ]) h' `$ ?) j) X
BB Alabama
* g0 V8 |6 t. P6 i  OBB Massachusetts
+ L3 p1 v4 m" `! RBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
" f$ @, g( L: K- V$ v& W2 p3 D2 X
Japanese ground losses:
% a  c: @# K, ~184 casualties reported - E" D; `3 Y5 H7 [7 n, ^# t+ J9 V. v
Guns lost 3 $ m) d* K. M0 H6 y9 P0 _4 H3 l
4 g/ v: F% [7 V' E
Runway hits 1 % j- z0 h! l9 P, C# ^: s0 Z
Port fuel hits 1 7 ]. J" I5 N3 s, [. R- h  z
Port supply hits 2 1 \0 c' G! a$ K* T' l
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # V& t% Z  D6 b: W- M
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 0 ]$ v6 V/ P% p! P) P' a5 W

4 s9 R6 S, |* t/ F' y9 qJapanese aircraft
5 R. S1 R0 S" C% F5 W. J3 dno flights
& {4 d1 a7 J4 z7 f4 R. i% T
% U" Y0 X  e+ Z: h6 H( k. ~3 FJapanese aircraft losses 7 ^% m4 Z. h$ V9 D: Y0 D! J6 Z4 }
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
( U, x9 X5 ^, f9 G, {& R8 J3 _9 q5 Q/ w- n
Allied Ships * p: p+ {# O: Y1 p# Z5 M
CA Chester 2 E2 L. {$ m* b3 J4 f
BB Washington ( F; Y. q# K" e) U
BB North Carolina 2 l5 ?8 z: e- Q- r/ _: Z9 y7 ~, _

* A, L; s: h7 ZJapanese ground losses: * x' m: H+ ^2 q# z
85 casualties reported : Z8 N! P1 K/ d" a' v! a: v) i
Guns lost 2   `5 j& n, i& f; A
$ q: W! r0 Z# t0 U4 a5 M# ~
Airbase hits 1 & P: R+ A6 U. E4 B! B
Runway hits 5
, K3 E: m0 _3 z# TPort hits 1
. Q8 T" [; T: ]1 i9 R% L" RPort supply hits 4
) s6 W7 x  C6 ]! `' b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 S3 d9 W9 b, [

1 u+ R6 M9 G; r9 g( p. CNight Air Combat
# b- U$ l  B- n- v& G
! J  b: p8 x+ X/ d& k* cNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 9 i, h6 m+ E1 T% @) C' _  H

6 h2 ]+ E% p6 Y+ Z3 l# g! _; u8 \Japanese aircraft
0 }0 t1 ]  N  s% Q& E. P$ T, V5 {H8K Emily x 5
/ _4 _- w, T0 N6 ^. Y0 _% J* x+ e; z
Japanese aircraft losses
" U5 Q/ R5 |0 B# O# S* zH8K Emily: 5 damaged / k! o: F4 j' i' a8 U, q) ?9 q6 m

8 ^/ h9 L) W& |" Q7 yJapanese Ships
' ]) Z7 b  E" [* CSS RO-35
& y, R7 z, l  z' R2 Y3 \" e9 P
$ J1 \' }% F( ?0 f& T: @  TAllied Ships . b: Q! {1 x) z1 |# B3 d- i4 K
DD Hyman
* A* U& [6 v9 R! t: ~9 n% g& Q* UDD Conner 3 B9 {2 s( z" q2 U* |& o. o  p
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! g% ^* ^  I7 w; U+ ^
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 % G* B( ~4 |- u/ B3 m

1 S, D) t& g' r- X0 Y$ Z3 b% J/ kJapanese aircraft 5 f; u% }5 B. J0 P2 h% A' g
H8K Emily x 5
: `+ x  Y3 H2 Q3 A9 g7 f+ G" l+ h
7 \3 W4 X$ _! a( ]8 Z6 m3 FAllied aircraft
% o# i: k  M  _+ K! b# _P-61A Black Widow x 2 & o: v& r% |7 r% i9 e7 y+ D

" ~: w' Y4 d9 s1 BJapanese aircraft losses # e# e* ~1 d3 y
H8K Emily: 4 damaged # w. l4 T! @% @( w( e
5 m$ O# M& w1 m, y  `
Allied Ships
# u: V: Y* O* p/ d3 NDD Conner
* O0 _) @. o9 @2 W4 G  lDE LeRay Wilson
/ B6 U" z2 h5 v$ J- OAK Martin Johnson

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4 @0 r' y" Y8 \: o  \: u' V8 p4 f2 b3 H+ X, w
Day Air Combat
' ~1 L2 w- c3 i2 k1 r1 e5 O- Z" Y; g( A3 V+ M  ?5 e7 S
DEI Theatre: 2 l/ f8 D3 G$ s, o: y
7 d2 E6 V2 R: l
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
7 @/ E( f1 {3 ^0 f; t
5 ^7 k, ?5 g  j: }. }3 x4 |Japanese aircraft
2 b4 p5 n$ J* IA6M5 Zeke x 9
( E0 t, b. b3 q& {0 W5 W$ qN1K1-J George x 31
* o! \" w4 c9 E+ l: fJ2M Jack x 6 - ^- c# K1 j/ w
5 Y; r& o! Z& }- ]6 I
Allied aircraft
9 N' ~: A' Z8 E8 Z+ i9 ^: n8 PP-38J Lightning x 3
  P. o6 V1 V+ r, j/ K
6 i  K; \3 o. @No Japanese losses 3 T% B! {$ w( R0 ]
' l' }* O- j1 u, Z. p: M
Allied aircraft losses 1 Y4 l5 H  q) C/ J
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 2 b4 R' G9 t7 k5 V/ c  v, h
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" ~# I8 g+ ~% E+ W
Central Pacific
7 G+ m* w' B) j- V$ G$ B6 X8 G1 |. Y0 [$ n
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
8 n- y' u) j# S+ `0 w7 u/ H8 B0 ^
Japanese aircraft
; m+ e# e/ l1 i8 p+ W6 OA6M2-N Rufe x 1 + [7 N$ A+ N3 Z# U: R7 L9 s
A6M5 Zeke x 9
6 O! z# H( h, o( W! l, q) }8 cN1K1-J George x 29 ) d) O$ H$ ?- z, \* P
J2M Jack x 15
4 V1 {* c# Z! kA6M5c Zeke x 7
8 g0 X' _0 M+ X6 k  k0 MKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19
) K9 Q3 F3 S3 \# E1 LKi-102a Randy x 11 ! N/ {: D) ^; [/ @9 B& J7 v

& B$ b; _) S6 y6 [Allied aircraft
' ~6 \: m0 t4 d3 C: kP-51D Mustang x 13
, V3 q# T* H. c( Q( J6 G0 ]! {' x
6 o: U8 }* h5 t. i2 u5 U/ I) ZJapanese aircraft losses 4 H4 I$ z/ P7 s9 U& ?6 Z: S
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed * o" f% r* s$ F* `6 i9 T
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged % T' Q+ x* K( n/ Q6 x
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
+ }5 ~/ d, A* g8 K1 E4 M0 yA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
7 B5 M8 \+ E2 B% {Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed , S- T/ k  z$ A

7 i6 D; q3 A, BAllied aircraft losses # H2 u+ @7 Q: B3 z
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed # D+ F( f  L1 k4 n: a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % K) H+ ?+ B7 J) Q# L4 z; q! |
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
  V# p! o7 ?1 e" V0 ^' N/ \) Z) Z8 z5 f( y; E' B; t& W
Japanese aircraft 8 b6 Z. c/ P, l2 v
no flights ( \1 z4 V' Q1 [( ?5 F7 V

1 j0 H7 N0 w5 DAllied aircraft
' }- X# p) z* r5 |" K4 sFM-2 Wildcat x 9 ; [: H" p/ A" t
F6F Hellcat x 15
/ p( q0 J( c  P3 f3 p4 U1 n6 lSB2C Helldiver x 44 " ^( o8 j1 k! P3 X
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10 4 u5 O% k8 L; q- ~- f- p: M
TBM Avenger x 159
7 Q: q  s  |5 ?( E8 g" H( w. w" O/ `" E+ L
Japanese aircraft losses
1 v: M" ]4 _2 k$ b' N* C$ l4 F  _Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
/ o: P- \; X- v# l/ i0 ]A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
7 _3 e7 k0 ]* SKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
: H) g' }' a) `1 G" RH8K Emily: 1 destroyed " X  H0 Z5 C6 p" y4 L
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
; x: `- p. H$ j7 T
9 M! |7 k3 i, o9 r+ F" uAllied aircraft losses
& i2 t+ N3 [% X  ]/ J, A, V0 G+ ~SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
" J0 X! `9 A) E. P6 }
9 {$ q) F+ q, p5 V. U( vJapanese ground losses: # u2 G+ a- l) r" F; c9 H% A/ E
137 casualties reported
" C& P, m6 g; _; e/ ?) m1 E3 C* @. f- CGuns lost 1 $ @7 S9 N! ?5 G7 ~+ u4 k4 ^
: x7 B6 M* N, D' G0 O* H: P8 _0 f
Airbase hits 3 ) {2 V8 L& ?( E( o; l; Y" ?
Airbase supply hits 1
3 R; C$ ^' {' o5 C$ W8 X2 H7 n1 G  mRunway hits 45
* e; y) k5 p1 c. I9 f, }Port hits 2
2 w3 o. [, }' P1 Z# d; oPort fuel hits 4
% o, m8 `& \% w2 nPort supply hits 2 1 B3 `  n) E" m( d
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9 c) f5 P* A8 q! P- M2 p1 vDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
: Q$ x. U1 l* S/ u0 ], D
3 l/ O" `. Y6 e4 Q- n# c& d" SAllied aircraft
, b& _  I/ h) V' `; y! kFM-2 Wildcat x 8 $ [" n( v( h0 e+ t9 ]; {) s
TBM Avenger x 29
# P/ O- o# B+ v5 a
) q. D- t* |9 u9 R% ?No Allied losses
0 u8 I* h# ]8 Y; g. {/ h1 i4 w$ b
. X5 H" e9 m7 H  w( h7 y1 NPort supply hits 1 & z% r& J" I0 C) }5 D2 O
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* |' y# k) ?( o; p$ r# }/ x# IDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
" U2 u% j2 [( z* r: I/ g4 c9 R  G+ ?4 ^# N9 v
Allied aircraft % X9 D* d, a4 b6 q, s1 |( I$ M
F-5A Lightning x 1 6 O3 U; v/ L, t9 P
P-61A Black Widow x 54 # _8 T1 J. K1 L$ T0 x2 s
2 l' w" a$ k) Q' ], p/ w0 d
No Allied losses
# \7 Y, j3 w7 Q: F2 X- B# o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) b' W% M. E6 K8 z
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 ! i8 `+ W+ o- j* z. }
4 n$ X' N' a' g2 }  ]% X
Japanese aircraft & O. h3 H. _* \9 g
no flights
7 |0 F# Q/ ^$ t; |- k5 K/ x! s; [7 ^, \
Allied aircraft
4 E% }( U; }3 z3 N3 oPB4Y Liberator x 4
! k- ?% \' b- {9 Q: O& C& m7 P9 x1 A9 ?B-24J Liberator x 28
1 Y" [+ }" l& [& ?7 G
2 S; @1 ~% R) L/ w- FJapanese aircraft losses 0 ?0 Y! Y% m% g: X/ S
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
- I. a0 M& m$ g3 |* rKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
  {/ ]  R  I1 B; t' w) Q3 k  e5 X, p! [6 U0 M$ b
Japanese ground losses: 3 S5 x/ t- R- `/ Z) c
13 casualties reported 2 m3 d" e+ G# F0 k- \: V; w2 L

- g: \' U& |; P2 @. F+ m% e( wAirbase hits 3
  g. h8 U) Y8 n; {$ WAirbase supply hits 1 , l2 z5 ^; Y/ A0 W* F0 B. t
Runway hits 22
7 g' p- G. C1 i6 e) L--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: |; c! D# U# i1 ~$ |) Y# [3 IDay Air attack on TF at 63,50   p  X% O# p9 _* ]1 g+ n! Y

. P' k% r5 o& z( e4 q9 TAllied aircraft ( [5 F. a% ]2 `7 s8 s' k2 |) ^
F6F Hellcat x 38 9 m) M+ K2 s9 v4 ?
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
; i5 \. p  b0 d7 b; ^SB2C Helldiver x 42
2 T2 J* Q5 m# Z
! {- V: S( V3 P9 r* t! e1 F3 C
% W7 ]  H) e" t# K3 I8 w; Z# bAllied aircraft losses
  [/ Z% c+ N+ j5 qSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged ! K! T  Z2 t) R, f* {

  D8 ^8 M$ j, m! PJapanese Ships
" P6 j7 l: i' C* c* k+ }9 b) p% qPC PC-36 3 [. k  Q2 G2 `% J: H; F
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 j* d0 n: T5 y# f6 N& Z- WPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   j7 M7 E5 @9 j* P3 p$ [1 s( m
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 _; r! F/ `1 V; w6 P; IPC PC-26
, H  Z2 b( g! Q7 U7 j0 v( ?# GAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 \5 W' c! y* V
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % R6 v$ f  D( z1 p9 y1 v

! m/ k0 V6 M  j$ S- t" EJapanese ground losses:
9 ~3 ]4 A# k- o174 casualties reported
2 U. Z7 ^- F5 y, F- t7 Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   G- ~3 F0 n2 u; A2 Y: ?
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 6 t& }2 x& ]& Z4 o3 Z2 V: a

1 P, z/ a5 E6 N; ZAllied aircraft / P; J% h7 S! y: Z9 `# M5 @
SB2C Helldiver x 11
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No Allied losses 0 h+ }* r" r' B) S% c
& Y8 S/ M3 M( @+ g, g
Japanese Ships ( J& e. k* ^0 j; R3 N0 Q: r
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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' \8 Y9 Y. D" K; yJapanese aircraft " j. E% C8 {0 U, J4 ?3 L
G4M2 Betty x 18
( d4 A9 V* u  @; s! Q2 yG4M2e Betty x 4 7 F  m! k: o. s# ^; C0 r% h
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses * v2 Q8 ^3 }, K* o
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Allied Ships $ u4 ?! O/ r7 o( q, l- l) P
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* & ~8 ?: C! m- ?# N1 s# m9 L
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) S9 i( L3 e/ F: `, EDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft ' j& p1 a4 F1 ^1 t6 G
G4M2 Betty x 3
: w* B& f& M/ ~: b- x( \( o9 V3 P
% \$ k( p: t& P5 V8 A0 s9 rJapanese aircraft losses
% t8 `% g! B! n2 LG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 9 N4 @2 h4 S5 E  \% ^
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Allied Ships
* |' m: t7 Z+ M, n" aDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * A: J" {# h" N/ [5 x+ N8 t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
8 G& n0 R$ j6 E3 W0 E" h7 ^
$ m6 `, P+ ?) G( W/ P$ M9 ^% tAllied aircraft / U) u# B% S2 ^: \. [0 J
SB2C Helldiver x 3 3 S9 A$ y- Q$ x) |5 }
P-61A Black Widow x 23
, w1 b$ a" {6 V; x  f' G0 T7 A7 ]. |
Allied aircraft losses
: j$ d0 h5 ~3 Q' |0 i. ASB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" [1 X+ _/ }3 @' ICA Kako % a2 X2 R" g$ l! k
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft # \' f' o3 ?  v) U: t
A6M5 Zeke x 2 ) Y9 }+ S2 I' u. F# s! b7 e( d
9 w1 [4 O! w/ H: U. z( f5 ^
Allied aircraft - ?7 |3 t1 \+ B" F
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 + D: Y0 Q0 A5 l/ r$ d( D

/ a% H8 d* e/ V" n; EJapanese aircraft losses
1 j- M: m2 j& e8 [A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships . }% \5 L! j( O* X1 i  J
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire ) `2 c# |  h5 p2 {9 u% E* n
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* l5 N, Z& |  o2 g  vConvoy near Wake Island: 3 ~4 I$ Z) p' x' ?
, [3 [! ~/ e5 b! z; G
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
7 T7 ~9 F) G4 `
& D+ p7 M% I  g' a$ vJapanese aircraft ) g9 B- g: V  @7 i
B7A Grace x 11 0 `) F6 s/ B- H# @* j: b
Ki-49 Helen x 9 * S$ [. y3 ^  E' g' ~7 S
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
- D- X' R; L' w6 }0 BB7A Grace: 8 damaged 1 I$ _; U- P# r4 k; ~
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged / O- {* ]3 ]! r+ x3 ]" M
) j7 o# K2 j4 f- a& f8 J
Allied Ships
. e4 L; U9 k$ uAP John Land
0 L3 f# r9 r5 j# s+ ]AK Octans
) ]/ i9 e! a0 n" N- eAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- w9 U' D+ w7 a5 H0 [" \; w/ qAP James O'Hara ' _$ K3 I+ |1 R  a, q
AP Winged Arrow
, z; Z8 W' I/ l, t8 s: I( b9 oAP Manoora
7 D' J  `) F; C9 NAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 w& ^* |- F# R$ y7 F9 q4 v" `" X) {0 G
Allied ground losses:
  R% i8 [) D5 w( J7 V% m; L8 W54 casualties reported
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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6 Q) h% q6 z0 n, a/ uDay Air attack on TF at 64,52
8 c" T) M6 Q' V6 }  ]7 B( e4 J
: I. c0 B" T4 |( X& `8 ^Japanese aircraft
. B7 [7 U2 Y( r8 A. ?A6M5 Zeke x 37
) j3 L1 l, X% F4 m4 H2 B. t; W$ P  O8 O
Japanese aircraft losses
; y5 _$ D2 ~9 V! s) Y6 FA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed ; l9 i9 `, `) y- [, r# s) q
6 V0 Y- v2 S9 W/ {4 V
Allied Ships 8 l/ N- q$ A8 m. U9 q5 w# [
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 ~" q* Q. H) I) v* J" B0 @
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
+ l! X* W4 E/ c. H1 m+ V' M1 EDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( K# t. H% g4 w  w
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, h& F% S" |8 `; |; Y' xDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) o* F+ V2 s; l- c, l; }0 x, pLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, K" ]  M% W+ e- r' F3 g1 m9 w
& J' w' s+ g; X- f/ d% FAllied ground losses:
  {) p/ H) O8 I* g$ T  t136 casualties reported ( o( s; ]9 u; H7 k7 k* i
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) s  `( F# H6 y9 _4 Y9 ZDay Air attack on TF at 66,54
5 b+ _  A6 H& K/ s, _. S  g2 k! {' A7 D  a/ F; T* i. j  V8 I  B4 n
Japanese aircraft 5 @' U. ?& _% D. |* I0 _
G4M2e Betty x 1 . l4 K1 d7 C" W4 O$ K$ J
7 \" n0 F$ @* s
Allied aircraft
, ?2 W3 Q3 V( Q) P  r1 j; n% t0 vFM-2 Wildcat x 33
/ q5 ~: M& k: Q' v: J# l6 B/ H0 X3 u  h% {6 U% R. a$ k
Japanese aircraft losses
; @0 c3 S0 Q! {0 H, h% {G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged ' H9 a4 G7 Y! p! ?# @

7 t; O: S- h) s) \" O6 u: VAllied aircraft losses
: \7 ?7 m0 E0 i% A) g+ fFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged 3 A) @6 b$ I: p* N4 }# |

3 N  {8 [; ^( p* `+ U9 r+ OAllied Ships
, p8 u% d8 i8 S9 L' oBB New Jersey
% G! D8 j8 J: G( f
. H. g+ C. o8 w7 x3 l& \5 jAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
% x% M% k% _) |% H1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing : `& b6 Q. u! K* y7 R8 [6 Y$ M
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Ground Combat : i" f, O, M% w0 p  S

6 O% C% e% A/ z& i# c! V9 }Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere ) m! J5 j: k  m2 t. ]8 n4 d
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
# r: T1 H1 s6 j, N- {. ]& H) Qin reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima : {% V+ R) @7 \' V! R" X, l

5 l" K- H% D9 X" sJapanese Bombardment attack / \" ^8 r' v) q' J
/ z9 k8 O" f& i
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 4 ~4 }4 j  D. ?$ k* g5 K1 Z
& Q; q. X9 h$ c/ p- c7 ]1 q
Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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) o3 p! \& N6 N8 X6 k- iAllied ground losses: * F) h2 ]0 X# {, N5 c8 p3 V
89 casualties reported
' I" d4 L4 t) ]& V: QGuns lost 4
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- p  b- G- {: o/ W& R) w$ ]. XGround combat at Wake Island
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+ @5 z+ D/ ~6 m4 P7 q$ @$ JAllied Bombardment attack
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# y6 l) g! j1 c% F+ z: `6 fAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 6 ^* S; T7 C0 G" l2 ?% F; M
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
- S3 K( T/ p, S4 \" e% }
7 u: y% M* a" hJapanese ground losses: . \& X% ~, Z4 C: |2 [
201 casualties reported 5 T- C* H) G9 d& b
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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  A' M. d) B+ N+ ZGround combat at Marcus Island
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Allied Bombardment attack ) k* c3 e9 c3 N; C: Y
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
1 w1 x; D. \! k9 ~% Y$ x# h- h1 c. h' F4 k, w- |6 W' }9 j
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
; P" V' W* n2 ]9 `
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. d* x0 s. O( l4 SJapanese ground losses: / ?$ ?6 O/ B8 Z% y! O0 }) f
42 casualties reported 5 E$ p7 u  Y: E: c9 |" ^+ X
Guns lost 1

飞龙

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

reninhat

都是80+飞行员,7 ~" t5 L7 Q& p7 _$ ?: {( t
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。
: y' l& I( S! O4 k$ N" q+ \4 e3 ?" hPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
) }. L3 \% S% f: x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。

飞龙

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？

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。. Z0 A6 l% [/ R) }6 i4 B2 h" n
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。' W5 q( M0 B( P& P7 ~# |
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
) k: O) I6 p$ [7 X1 ^" U一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
8 N: @- Q2 I: @) u* T9 K- `9 X可能要等到震风出来，KB才能有所作为。

benbengod

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛YqOh4z8U2g
: {1 \$ o& f4 R# \; `. C& V5 L)P*H)n7J\XD2z^
, G- O2 D- l( i, Z$ YJapanese Ships
1 Y: ^0 M4 Z$ k$ D3 sPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) ?" i8 l; Q, t4 Y7 q( z% JZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
* J$ h  Y, v3 T' d- l4 t" w9 q6 i  Y, D* f( Q% ]
BB 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. z4 n' r- L' e5 S* z
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ( D$ F* r. H. A2 W* T
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
& ^7 C! c% ^; [! _& `4 _9 E  ZCA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago + o& C) a8 j; K7 M0 l& \4 e
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI1 B) ]( H1 }; l3 X" w4 H1 x% {
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx  B/ x6 U7 E# }" m+ B
DD Wedderburn
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南达科他怎么回事，居然会被PC一炮打起火？

冷情人

为什么不转紫电呢.....产量不够是吗.....

reninhat

他们的房规是自动升级。

bf109

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。

reninhat

这点我挺佩服PzB的，/ T$ I4 }5 @8 m# b9 Z
不知道整个44年他是怎么撑下来的？

飞龙

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。。。。

冷情人

今天我去看了他的战报...他KB被全灭拉....