AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 " U; u* u- q9 [ n. m) ?6 k
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
4 \/ B2 U& i8 i9 ]2 @How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to * ? M( ^6 Y/ G! C- F0 A
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
7 W- ^% M3 X B3 b: jis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division!
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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! Y# q- G, N+ _2 k( PAllied aircraft
3 W0 |3 |6 c# WFM-2 Wildcat x 16
! Y9 m, f$ I) dF4U-1D Corsair x 11
+ T X* u' I; e/ STBM Avenger x 19
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; d; }7 A0 v% A2 GAllied aircraft losses % O/ J% f S/ i! }, M. M* M
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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% r, M7 O# p. i9 ?( zJapanese Ships
, e$ `# [2 t: R: l4 P; b& IAK Kansai Maru
" j( k! N1 h# S7 @AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( o7 z8 R7 \( ~/ o( B9 T* B0 ~AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 v: Y6 v* V. L4 z. I; C" O' ^AK Bordeaux Maru
' D. p1 L& J9 y" d# UAK Hakkai Maru * L$ Y+ b5 w, U) K3 j
PG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
$ x* U& ]/ D% _ m2 ~91 casualties reported
# n1 g; ]. z1 o! vVehicles lost 2
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9 [5 L) A5 ^) U/ g PDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft # n+ g+ H1 D. D: J! Z' i
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
) ^) l% G, T8 c: c/ bF6F Hellcat x 12 ; ~' D, E& d* v# N6 \, x
F4U-1D Corsair x 9 . i6 r& C9 f4 B$ H
SB2C Helldiver x 41
8 B& ]* \1 q; H% H; \) W( dTBM Avenger x 46 . Z+ V; @3 O) P) X2 i8 b8 R
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Allied aircraft losses - W2 C* u9 M) C& B* P
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged 3 U8 N J+ C3 x. A8 m) [
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 u7 p I8 ?0 [4 M) G! O' r- [AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 l3 R. s; s4 L4 L+ UAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
) f: i z' N3 Y: _/ H! k) KAK Hakonesan Maru
: x2 ~. g( ?+ _PG Heijo Maru
! d) c$ \+ h n0 z% i @4 ePG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 v I, W, Q/ ?5 H
PG Kogyoku Maru 3 C) _& I3 m. Q A3 Z6 E _5 |+ W( `
AK Hokko Maru
3 z$ |* o9 O7 G, T9 y: P, z" @AK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / S' a# A( Y3 W9 d" R
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; z% C6 \$ s! ^0 v. {1 i$ q' {) MAK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 b& D5 k5 T; q y4 [' hAK Kansai Maru
4 i- n# y$ N7 }# C4 J8 WPG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 7 m& n8 S X: O& s s/ z
AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - l. v/ y+ Y& S; \, Q, n* y
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 F8 c0 O2 [$ i5 P! `
AK Hoeisan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 G* Q7 T% z" A" ]" a' S: eGuns lost 4
( R" H3 {1 D) Y5 ?; A0 H: s$ }- bVehicles lost 5 2 a8 L/ Y; ] T |! n. ?" b# c
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" ~0 o; S. F; o q. c! s7 ?* s; ]7 EDay Air attack on TF at 38,49 + b' |9 d" H# F9 D `
3 \! E1 h1 S% [, P {Allied aircraft
1 p: |) `" j+ K/ [( H+ M& ZFM-2 Wildcat x 23
" u8 R3 f) U/ ^9 M. y3 D5 k* uTBM Avenger x 14
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4 C2 N6 O3 o( f/ h2 K' w; Q- k. IAllied aircraft losses 2 j) s! J+ A3 f6 y* E1 X
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 1 `& Y: R4 V2 M+ f! \! I1 ?7 f
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Japanese Ships 5 z+ K. u" Y2 {6 s& |5 x
AK Havana Maru 4 p, T4 U% B; b5 J; Y; `
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! F% C& ]# ?8 G, ^% ~
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ a2 a9 Z2 F: y9 f9 ^
AK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses: # Q1 @7 E! q4 X
16 casualties reported
; M/ p4 F5 G$ J" S1 aGuns lost 2
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$ {9 [) h, } {Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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4 D" [3 v4 Y5 M i2 h1 f" YAllied aircraft
6 Q5 g$ d$ U/ b. d% `# yFM-2 Wildcat x 9
0 Y5 f( n# d& ~: b6 C aTBM Avenger x 16
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4 x1 o: k" u5 V6 S. RAllied aircraft losses 3 D9 t7 g9 N9 }. ]) @% u
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships 0 s- O# t7 V. K& L! z+ `; w
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage : V6 B! F7 m: C' O6 i& ~# d
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ f1 j8 w. ?& Y; v3 E. d# V0 }AK Argun Maru, on fire
2 P+ t {+ H% T8 p3 T9 BAK Dakar Maru, on fire 7 L% u* j5 J3 J, f7 J% ] x4 a
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Japanese ground losses:
2 j2 O+ V" B$ g5 l4 T! g37 casualties reported 1 Y1 O5 Q5 F5 |% ]; p o
Vehicles lost 1
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Allied aircraft
' N! p$ ~# @$ S V2 l5 Y9 {7 M5 U+ qTBM Avenger x 6 - x6 y; q: q8 [% j+ ^" w
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TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 w$ z0 I( ^+ C% o% @! _8 l) M% O$ vAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : \- Z) {" y' k; @2 {3 @' I
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * @1 ?) F/ K) V& \
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Japanese ground losses:
1 X6 B& \ P- i- [3 O, }) @% E3 [16 casualties reported 4 k |' L! @' q/ V3 N- w+ F
Guns lost 1 1 K/ S. y, p3 b% N6 s2 r- C4 W! g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 B7 \, R7 j5 k* i. k9 f% H, q" Z6 [9 ^
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TBM Avenger x 11
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No Allied losses 5 Z9 P6 T/ W4 @3 [. ^
4 i2 S& g/ y6 Z+ u# W7 BJapanese Ships
* n/ d+ j9 r4 F1 `5 H. PAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ x+ r" |; i2 _; A( H0 r
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. K/ l, h/ D- z5 B, {Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 : |* A, q1 {# A7 x: i+ j
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No Allied losses
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2 N) U0 i) o- k" uAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
, N" S* M& G* n9 i H- R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," E) Y! v1 u( y& K3 c6 R; C. s
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,# ^& l# \0 p) G8 O5 j ^0 k. r
明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
& `" E' E$ h" O能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |