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。
; ?& s2 ~# b0 B7 j' \* n不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
( w0 U+ Y% g- L5 n" y7 j3 W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。
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: @7 r' N$ c% |1 c$ j4 T! LHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
; e% L, U! Y9 t# ICan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 5 C9 _8 B1 t0 m5 o5 b

' D  k/ G" {: ~% TBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
3 H0 P) {* u' p0 S: ?7 G9 H$ P6 TThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite 4 P8 L! m4 W8 n, Y
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. 8 G+ c6 A7 l$ d9 I
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. ( l+ }3 _" D0 F/ V1 i9 j4 X
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with ! ?& z" R, m( o; M' a/ }* }
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. ( o. v- \, [, W$ B0 J, n" Z1 F
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 + d- H  m* c& D

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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on , d. z% M5 S! v9 R) u+ H( X
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!
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, L& n  ^) N1 I* HAllied Ships
% [0 z: e% ?6 f2 ~2 e6 g0 s% dMSW Junee 5 P, y  k. Y) t# m$ G. l7 {: u
MSW Bunbury
. E8 L( W5 ?+ y- L% yMSW Gladiator   Z3 N/ |2 U: b) w9 e0 y
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % w/ R- X: \$ y$ f0 t9 G$ d
MSW Superior
* |' r; m1 N/ e/ e7 rAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
' K  v- c* D: j' C! E8 l  kCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 2 j$ n) A) ]0 O
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Allied ground losses: ( o5 N/ q0 z# i; _! o; J
51 casualties reported 8 M) u& ~: y: `5 K- P
Guns lost 2 ; W* a6 z8 _% D3 Q+ d5 l- P
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' Y% E: O- @7 b5 OTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 0 x# G2 S- i* h: f
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ' r* A9 s! R3 z4 |3 T: B
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Allied Ships / v% ^; o8 O8 w5 C& ^" ]- _  P
DMS Long . e- q- [1 w1 b% W
DMS Forrest # ~1 {1 _1 n) s  d: C$ N" ~/ T
DMS Hobson
, R! j7 o$ P- G: i1 x! j0 |DMS Ellyson
( |) Y" K% z& j1 W* \4 rDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage , J% O* n* Z, f  b5 [
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 0 H) z4 ~! X. h7 ~; s; X: r, k
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
4 k: R6 H" f- s! `1 cMSW Strength ' |! Y. J. f. z  Y& e* H
MSW Strategy : |2 _% P; s  n9 Y4 [$ g
MSW Staunch
3 Y1 R" h, a7 K. S/ N; u+ ~$ l- j) dMSW Spectacle
, C0 r7 T7 N) y2 YDE Corbesier . l: ~9 I8 M6 W% n
DE Howard F. Clark
8 b/ Y# j, R3 F+ n3 yDE Kendall C. Campbell
; S2 F1 A2 P! SCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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- \8 e/ I! }" k) }* vJapanese ground losses: - G! ^+ ^! h4 M3 f
20 casualties reported & [  v/ b- _/ F
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
4 \0 u4 v3 h3 S3 M2 ZTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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5 \% X, R% y. w" i6 H/ pAllied ground losses:
( o. `6 N% U; I4 h5 l" a1 s40 casualties reported % S& a3 [; k0 c: L
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) * y7 U' |! U# F( M; ?
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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$ [, \: }- L7 q  S; `, GMSW Junee 2 }, ^( d- ], t
MSW Bunbury
( @4 x8 R0 i7 `! j# R$ M' ]MSW Gladiator
: K+ a4 e" f5 P, F4 JMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 3 X8 d4 d* V: O7 U! L  Y
MSW Superior
. P2 K! p" M8 n) i2 o. W# kDE Mack : V4 V1 `5 ?" Q) h* g/ a
DE Edwin A. Howard . e, B0 d( T6 E! C4 W+ V8 g
DE Edmonds ( r1 b7 P; _, M, N, a  S$ E3 t1 A0 u
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
4 m4 k8 b* }& w7 C0 a; gDE Robert F. Keller
+ T3 L  p6 K4 EDD Shaw " x: Q' w9 M0 H
DD Drayton ; ]# D  i) O- s4 S! x; E, b
DE Tabberer
6 o  g  V8 w, A9 H* E: b; TDE Eversole
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0 h$ R0 V0 B# |  x) BCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
7 [2 q) k0 H' |! p; v9 i634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 u; q+ F7 N! o9 @! QDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ( d# I, B* M7 Q- k
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 ! [. Z1 x* q7 k8 k* ?
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 : `$ U0 K. g; `8 n- H
DE Edmonds
1 v- B1 w+ O' e: vAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
# L; }; A) h& q" l3 Y: n8 t$ sDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
9 K, W2 u, @/ ~& }" ]$ N* uLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire " k0 K+ S9 b8 d" ]$ T
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 * K, b0 A" a$ G6 k- F' n( a3 \
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 }) `/ |' ]$ x' [  u0 e9 ^DE Mack
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Japanese ground losses: # ]8 T- b3 _6 U9 K! g
29 casualties reported ' P+ t2 j" k6 k
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Allied ground losses: 9 b2 d* g  J4 @: e5 I7 C
1788 casualties reported ; ^! n0 b9 N; n# S: ]5 C5 G
Guns lost 8
% E3 Y2 t  V  S# j3 ~Vehicles lost 2 : m, a' p/ L) N; C; t! r6 ~
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! l* e' w& a  SCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 7 g* ^3 \  c( e5 B" c  u
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 + }7 u8 }+ w, }, ]* l
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships , @1 G3 n/ w0 X* R* r2 f7 f
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage % `; x2 R* P# i
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire + f/ [! m1 S: x' C) j9 Q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( h9 L- v( ?4 [6 SLST LST-888, Shell hits 2 6 ^5 G( L1 ]* y3 f5 h
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ( L6 Y3 b: V( g7 u+ l7 T8 P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 2 l# V* H. n" ~# g- u
DMS Long - P% W7 {, z3 W
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 1 K% d' q# ^/ O. V$ q& [# ~2 R
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
" a3 h3 K9 G0 s/ B$ _DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ X' [  N/ ?0 d- E% g. g# BLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
% r. z. {( x% ]" s0 JLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 g6 \! D& n) I) B% w9 ?LST LST-335 ' C0 N! w" `/ ~/ @7 w9 g* h) ]# N
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Japanese ground losses: ! [! K7 O: i$ X! ]2 N' {0 y7 }# J
46 casualties reported
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+ j  D6 ?, i2 H( I' ^Allied ground losses: & w( `5 ~1 [' z4 t
3240 casualties reported
& y4 Q6 x3 t/ K  w9 ?) H* K+ @9 a+ GGuns lost 20

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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships   H2 b. T0 S5 _2 ?$ `2 U/ }# @
SS RO-35, hits 7 ( i) o' O* V* f" Y

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DD Saufley
2 k, X) F8 S6 n: `DD Picking . o# I  `- A$ ^0 C  D: ~0 Y; a
DD John Hood ) J4 n: B& {+ ]* O7 v; J! r
DD Caperton 0 t% P$ @* F1 j2 G4 s( `/ O# t
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  o1 S5 R  g2 [7 X. e* F, n& ~+ pSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 ( q/ n; O  _' K+ B8 E" Y/ \, a
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Japanese Ships 6 _4 k" N: N- J  Z2 n9 R- H7 w# d! T
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 ~, u" a. A6 ^. gPC Kume
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0 s+ A' d% B0 W' `; a; F" s# \SS Hake ; Z8 v- O& j  `' @+ y6 j" @( _- n
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 4 I( A% ]+ L" X: ?0 V/ w2 Y8 Z

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  F- ~5 L" @4 D- n- O- w# \DD Saufley 0 B  \3 e' _! b) L, O
DD Picking
4 A: y9 q6 A2 d) EDD John Hood
  Z( o6 O0 P( Q' Y8 R, D% |DD Caperton
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) ^& h/ G  g9 R0 e2 x% g- }Sub attack at 62,53
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3 V% l, n% H1 |  T, K$ ]Japanese Ships % M& q$ F6 M4 W8 z1 v
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ c/ m, Q7 Z6 U1 S# G, g4 d
PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships 7 h; }# A+ U5 _6 d: |4 _
SS Bang 9 w( o! ^& p, X3 F& G
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Japanese ground losses: - C) ^) ]; P3 |& ?' Z: R
88 casualties reported
0 p: H: t. w; C- f2 p0 \- E: }Guns lost 2
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but - b5 ^9 w0 y4 s$ T* ?6 a
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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* G4 w' }2 ?; r% y( pNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships , w. K; O2 m* D% p0 J1 R8 O
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 1 ^* h. J3 W1 `2 Y+ I, f9 x% G5 U
BB Yamashiro - {+ s# O) s5 ]/ J
BB Hyuga & S7 S: R; e3 E& M
CA Mikuma
" v" h% U4 u+ K4 _' TCL Noshiro
2 F  @5 T/ X7 w7 p- ?+ HDD Fuyuzuki   {5 X/ l6 J: W2 D1 K5 q
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 3 Q& G! t( A% ?; @" y6 Y
DD Momi - `: r9 D; L- {4 u
DD Kaede
8 g" J! I* n, R3 lDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
0 I1 r0 n6 {, o/ s. lDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire & \0 c' O. V+ i0 v# e. D

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( T5 |% _* H8 h$ L- ^$ g% NDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& |( {/ B3 I; O7 pDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 5 C* A4 B, m8 e  |! Q
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 e4 n3 d0 S2 B2 y8 X9 I6 gDMS Rodman
8 V" c: U% C4 c* O' I9 IDMS Gherardi # f7 i5 V6 P+ i0 T0 `8 D4 N
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 3 ^7 M6 s2 |5 R7 U( h
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ @* I! o3 n$ rLST LST-339, heavy damage # r$ i+ b  q$ }+ E  T- d
LST LST-457, heavy damage
& Y/ e5 w  T9 S$ s6 s+ f$ D7 ~* uAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 3 L1 D' Q3 O# Q
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: + r" F+ w* ~- L% ?% c7 \2 w! t7 V
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( {6 m, D9 _" R* y& KJapanese Ships
" K! ?- _  c" V/ X; VPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
& X5 W$ @* m' j; V0 g/ ^! bPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk " x/ G: d  H( r" I7 o

5 ~0 \4 W, ]) v; p0 N" cAllied Ships
- H3 E+ c6 S9 @$ s9 n9 f" HDD Lyman K. Swenson
7 n# ?  H0 x0 l7 r7 W/ H( ZDD Taussig
( h* O' N4 R/ |- rDD John W. Weeks
7 C" A) l9 c7 D. J. M2 D5 G! j1 {DD Harrison / h9 H- X0 W# u. u0 P: z; f
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
2 ~0 r' [7 [$ I$ }. R, v: E8 XDD David Taylor , K" D; z0 d8 x; F3 X! E& e4 L  n
DD Barton
# k0 z0 N& _$ f+ F7 \DD Quickmatch , L; |7 w% J) u& P# q
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3 S: h; N; k, f" v0 ]  y& ^) T5 ]Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ; _' y7 H* y+ t' O

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Japanese Ships
8 e' u: \* I1 K# o2 \7 FCA Kako, Shell hits 1
; F) a7 B; A; B3 \; c7 mCL Kiso
8 n3 G* W+ a# v' r8 V6 n% M6 Y4 ?+ cDD Urakaze
" k$ p+ \  C- Y: c) Z7 a8 QDD Natsugumo ! X9 B! e  x7 t5 @+ }
DD Minegumo
6 e% D. b. E' W- p  iDD Sugi
. a0 i% ]' b' J+ uDD Hinoki
, k( R4 s" w7 e/ LDD Kashi
6 J; \. F8 N5 U1 nDD Keyaki 7 [) ?4 R9 G4 i& `8 ?6 P0 k
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Allied Ships & Q' ~) B# m8 G2 a. e
AS Howard W. Gilmore
# }; V! S5 q- y9 l7 s0 u7 y8 TAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ S+ I. I2 x( HAV Hamlin
! ]4 r- g1 l9 U- Q3 |AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
# H& M1 V( C: x$ c  \) \AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
  Q/ r! t) m; n! z; GAR George Taylor
+ R8 t) V0 f6 D* A+ q& r; Z$ X2 SAV R. C. Brennan
! @0 E7 Y1 w- RAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ! [$ f+ u) r7 n! \/ o( g6 k
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
: \  m3 j" |1 `! d+ ^AR William T. Sherman - c8 x8 g) ?; O2 ]+ N$ ~, N# M
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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! T% H; o! K' H$ x7 N- T" Y1 T. n9 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
% k( y( V' \, X/ l8 {1 \0 V/ W. zCA Kako, Shell hits 4 , R1 V) m% W3 S( I( `2 E
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ' f2 B( I" m. [; l, t/ j
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ l! K. I/ ^! q/ F3 FDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. p, u! D' \3 m: hDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 \7 r  i3 [) [, V/ mDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
& G/ r0 E9 b/ f; |5 T3 vDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
, N* b6 L; T( j& \DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* L$ D9 y# k. W+ J/ ZDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 3 A" I/ v+ i2 m: O; D

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0 {6 W7 m2 [: ]& nCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire " s- v7 T  ]( t- U: w+ D& E6 Q4 G
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! E1 b( E: \7 ?: K1 J% x# wCL Wilkes-Barre : X$ n' ]3 J/ ^
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 4 ~6 g3 s+ _$ X( i
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire * g9 j- j5 d/ i% `
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 0 O  J0 F& h6 w7 ]6 v( R
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
) V6 y8 p# W8 i! _DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 " C$ w5 R6 v" a8 y, b( B
DD Welles
7 R1 G) {! @/ V& TDD Wilkes * ^) ^0 |8 d7 y2 E4 O4 W( M
DD Roe
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. a# ]% d* f( b$ U' \2 {/ i8 WNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ' V5 ~% i& N% R: }# F& z+ \
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Japanese Ships
- \* a0 f( M+ cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% B9 |% f9 z. F: ~3 ]PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson ) y+ o  d0 j5 A
DD Taussig   V& b: M$ J- K/ w7 r
DD John W. Weeks
+ Y, y- V" y3 `1 D+ J' W( h! dDD Harrison ( o1 M$ k% q0 k; E9 @) k" E! R
DD Isherwood
, o( d# H% ]4 q6 S3 j% vDD David Taylor * g' E  z4 m; [; F. v3 x
DD Barton
. N7 Y) f5 }- y) @1 VDD Quickmatch
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, e4 e' ]& Y. |$ W( q$ W( ^; UNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 7 c. ]. d2 t8 W( y! Y* H: |
DD Lyman K. Swenson * z6 D* v) ]2 M5 c3 Y
DD Taussig 1 R: T9 s  b' C- ~# u
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ! E1 R% T3 D! _
DD Harrison 7 E( N, c: t8 }+ N) N, e; m
DD Isherwood
$ `& {: G0 V5 d9 a5 TDD David Taylor $ m) l6 J6 @. G8 B. y, n
DD Barton
0 w" T( B  Q% U' u8 g* |8 D: ~3 _DD Quickmatch 9 U4 ~8 [* L7 r! k
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- q$ {' i" T- j. xNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 Y5 ?- C" \& g4 _( G6 t  _, x

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2 o# U! t( h% n" E3 J( E6 i" kPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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: G3 o+ f1 d. ^1 l9 m  p3 ]Allied Ships & [" n: I$ q8 m/ E
DD Lyman K. Swenson
: o8 t# w$ @& Y; v" y' s+ \DD Taussig
2 F5 v4 [$ |0 S' \1 ]" JDD John W. Weeks 4 ]% Y) D" y+ j1 q
DD Harrison / r# o: b4 X8 e/ t
DD Isherwood
  }+ E# P+ [  E; P, o$ ?$ r7 KDD David Taylor
+ N( B5 b  R' B: L; |- j/ j6 X/ O; {! fDD Barton 8 s7 r" K# U& j5 d% b5 v! J
DD Quickmatch
  b( e7 y$ O1 u! f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 L* L+ O6 U% P" o6 _+ v

' P! r% R1 E- u* R/ P3 |+ M: zDaylight Surface Combat & b/ U# D3 t8 i7 j, C; v
, J4 k# B2 y' P# @  N
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% P* x9 J8 d8 W6 I. M  x3 u: o- H9 F1 D! x5 S9 ?" |! U
Japanese Ships
, o, h& ~# b3 w% EPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk " Q" T: g5 z& l6 w- ^$ E% E0 M' T& }
% g3 V# g( J" o6 H$ o1 d$ e
Allied Ships
" e% _+ T1 B& J! rBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
4 c% u; ?# Q; ]4 jBB Massachusetts
: `% d' F; Z/ A/ c7 X8 wBB Alabama
& e. \) \8 U6 n* m2 j7 ECA Louisville
7 A& z1 {# s/ ^& D+ W4 VCA Chicago / I/ E3 ]- i6 k! X3 d6 g
DD Walker : _. R) L4 A3 u) M. `: T5 R5 |* q
DD Waller 5 V* G2 k8 Y8 W. f
DD Wedderburn
. H" _5 ]$ t1 C8 V; ]. g# k--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# L8 `& `7 U# V6 g2 U% ?# L0 k% HDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! ^9 |( [: @& n. z! J. X. X+ f
" W; J, O$ V4 B1 ^8 X1 y
Japanese Ships
2 l$ r6 r0 |' ^) z) ZAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& ^! J. \9 H3 Y+ Y& s* }
' ~# ]* r! D; X4 }Allied Ships 0 c2 i  M! ~$ d& `3 S, J
BB South Dakota , W- f) N( Q, h" }7 i
BB Massachusetts
7 i$ l0 N1 e/ v8 G/ D/ wBB Alabama 4 Y: E7 e# F0 {; f5 X% {
CA Louisville
- V7 m! u- a4 eCA Chicago 8 o& S, \  [6 g1 g* m  x* L0 \
DD Walker
' v; C' z1 x5 }) P1 LDD Waller
7 N3 i/ K  i$ @8 L7 d# WDD Wedderburn 9 H8 W$ r! }1 j, P- W. ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! j7 U4 o; B# GDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
1 g( V' [- O: M  g+ N
/ m+ F/ D+ G8 h5 I9 hJapanese Ships
: H: z( s7 ~$ K4 yAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) p  s7 X$ o7 ~; G% A- v

8 P: w, \& n4 zAllied Ships 4 R7 ~5 E. ?4 S5 m
BB South Dakota 2 w: ?; j& S9 D. C$ m& q
BB Massachusetts
2 I: O. u! B- e- E9 FBB Alabama $ @, @# }% `2 y& E  z: G
CA Louisville
! O- \( P1 z, N; ]. FCA Chicago 2 w) ]: S# P% ~
DD Walker 1 f% u2 E& x2 g( V# o
DD Waller
5 m7 I. ?3 v9 u9 c9 q9 HDD Wedderburn 9 V- j4 E* L8 z- m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( r% ^1 u! d2 o3 ?; k5 L
7 J9 y, O6 h& t
Japanese Ships ( A( o' n% V  H; k; I$ F
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 a9 _8 X6 G; H" t" C6 p9 S- x- b3 ~7 n* |6 U$ K+ f) @5 w+ N3 L$ Y
Allied Ships 6 o+ o8 K. u, b% F9 `$ x5 F
BB South Dakota 1 V7 M& m  N& k
BB Massachusetts
4 ~" ?: y, b! w* n' J. tBB Alabama + L( F  Y8 ]- {
CA Louisville
; Q/ w* \+ V8 ]7 o5 g, t  b' E+ K/ ?* {, rCA Chicago
" C% W1 a* @6 d. Q$ d6 |8 {; D0 UDD Walker ) @3 V0 z- O4 `# E) R8 Q
DD Waller
0 N% T6 N! ]* eDD Wedderburn 4 @. d* A+ h- r+ @5 K
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : R2 K# Y: _' v$ ]$ s  M
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
  G6 P) I( j/ y3 J8 V' [3 W0 D1 d2 c
Japanese Ships 0 T; A& ?: K5 d8 s) R; e$ R( {6 F4 |" P
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ G0 _% ]# w8 y9 S$ _5 u$ V& G
! X' M& f8 n) s0 u$ s) R4 i, O2 qAllied Ships : x0 i7 m& ]( `3 {
BB South Dakota 1 g8 e: q, U9 s
BB Massachusetts
- L! M$ R. X) u0 F6 RBB Alabama
6 ~0 A. i% h2 ~& c& X. ^CA Louisville " s! B/ O. E; R9 b* g
CA Chicago
9 {3 n* {- F2 l' p- }8 g& BDD Walker
/ P7 D. A0 @8 S/ b: b3 w$ WDD Waller
9 d5 _9 C* e. `3 E9 s/ FDD Wedderburn
' p0 ^+ b6 n2 I5 @+ }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - T9 [, Y( D, Z( ^( \
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 E& k! U- q6 q% c% o

; L6 ^* J0 l$ }" P; D$ O7 QJapanese Ships 9 x$ |- V2 n5 E) a) h
AK Myoho Maru * A0 Q, z& x$ S
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
( `, [5 C0 b  m; Q$ \) D
+ T+ I$ N  T9 b( A4 hAllied Ships ! c! {5 }, _/ E4 o2 L
BB South Dakota
3 R6 ~7 w( |5 o8 x! FBB Massachusetts
) p5 ?/ _% ]$ V. d5 o! EBB Alabama
" V3 ^0 _7 a+ I# @' e0 o( L( PCA Louisville - X- K/ ^0 Z! T, w( b7 V- D: n
CA Chicago
3 h6 w4 }8 q5 ]9 t1 I; T- E% ~/ b- gDD Walker
# x# n" u, X. y: gDD Waller
* Z4 h3 C" i0 [7 LDD Wedderburn
- M4 C" R# N5 J5 }% O, Q; r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ G, S+ J8 I# X. M; x  n/ n$ }Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 K. c3 K1 s3 k# F9 n& c
6 _4 U: k4 I  C' x0 n3 pJapanese Ships
: l8 e8 ~0 R: X$ n* PAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk . [/ j, l$ |: J: G. u+ r- V& h, `
% W5 l9 f# }# O, M% S
Allied Ships
6 ~) {8 ?% K) D& a! qBB South Dakota
5 ?7 }2 K; a' x4 fBB Massachusetts * O% ^+ t5 \. Z
BB Alabama 9 w" I2 |, `1 p; ^* H% a4 H
CA Louisville
0 o: r! @1 s  x" eCA Chicago
7 j2 f' a+ b. q, E, W( K( Z' B4 qDD Walker 6 s; M# x6 }' {1 [6 R
DD Waller
2 C5 k4 K6 I* _DD Wedderburn
+ S. a) Q, C0 Z& i( o: d. _. p--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   G. b! G: _4 e$ ]* f# Y9 r, z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
. p6 Z: X6 }2 T" j* T: o
" l: M- c# x  ?$ ?Japanese Ships 1 r. x. N/ g! j6 U) `
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage + F, Y# ~* Q9 _) C( R  h

+ `4 d- [2 j: H2 e% K7 rAllied Ships
2 V" P: P' w4 d+ VBB South Dakota & f* J$ g8 f2 D9 q8 n8 ~" S
BB Massachusetts
! ?8 B; c- n" n8 I* Z* @BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 7 e; c; @  m) R6 y% Y( m4 R
CA Louisville
/ y; D7 n' G4 a0 R3 WCA Chicago
+ z1 R9 ~( g. x8 yDD Walker
  O& V& R) B. \# lDD Waller + H: D: b0 Q0 h
DD Wedderburn
# Z1 f. R# c. n3 M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + C3 i& e3 j4 j1 A- X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 q( t0 R7 `' r, E; O2 H( w* \
/ f( O3 {" K# R7 t
Japanese Ships 0 ^: O6 D  H! Y$ R* Z9 Q4 _5 S' d( }
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 8 a8 v* C) t1 Q( l' v' i, [( u  W# K
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ( }- e7 x" s) C- m0 ]/ b, D

2 o2 a1 I+ v3 v# w8 A9 G2 QAllied Ships
9 E# ^! k, J) C: U) _. iBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
; e) N' A' j2 N) i, p- YBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 / ?" N9 o4 m8 s1 b4 s. y5 O
BB Alabama
4 d9 w# E5 [2 O# P. d# [8 {0 B0 HCA Louisville 4 B' w5 ?! Z, N- I2 B7 a! T
CA Chicago ' X9 r- ~/ G. d% k
DD Walker
( E- c+ o. T& B5 wDD Waller * g2 J+ \( t9 X# `$ e$ J$ a- G
DD Wedderburn
6 v; k. ^, F  `3 h; D6 i& A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! |8 S1 ^: f0 Q
& s8 S- @& N0 I$ }Bombardments
( o+ N2 L: n1 }
3 I, H# [8 ^4 [# f* D2 FNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - U" S, x9 j5 |& _. D$ K
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 4 p8 e1 l) T5 z& t# F3 B% \

4 ^5 S( ~% g+ x. S9 J# ^Allied Ships 6 i: O- ^4 J5 s* c2 ^2 ]( f
CA Chicago " g; l5 }9 g- h4 o. p6 z
CA Louisville
# j, R0 X# o3 D( I* zBB Alabama ) I; W1 l" E9 \8 x; K( X
BB Massachusetts 6 A) b+ O0 A9 v" n  w# ?2 q+ @& U
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
: K. ^- [, v0 ?& [- z0 T" l+ i$ o' d/ Q( [
Japanese ground losses:   k: c4 ?% V3 b$ _0 t# q1 H
184 casualties reported
7 F4 |; N  }$ `8 `2 NGuns lost 3 7 }  K6 ]9 u0 W! |  y

9 j' u0 \0 h2 s& N( D6 v- E; L3 P% zRunway hits 1 3 I0 g) E1 K3 N5 l- j
Port fuel hits 1 ( A6 {4 N! K. H& f7 s) w4 i
Port supply hits 2
2 O# P  F+ e- V2 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 z' O3 P$ V2 s, n, i. _Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 $ U$ y; u4 E1 ~! q7 m# Y$ G

# [$ ^9 t% y+ V8 DJapanese aircraft 3 P$ G  {# \- ]5 {& P/ v
no flights , G0 s* v/ \) b6 V
5 S% e! R7 {# W
Japanese aircraft losses & p* I  ~0 c$ F( f; }) L' i
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 8 E% C% x* K# B

- g1 z) L+ ?# V( B1 {1 W' UAllied Ships
$ b' }. T, o2 d3 Q* n8 }- L5 ICA Chester
; W2 |$ R0 O0 X1 i) G% ^+ @BB Washington ' e7 z4 q2 E; e0 Q
BB North Carolina
& R$ {. W& A6 r: ~& s* K6 k& c9 i8 h+ \
Japanese ground losses: ! g; t) @7 }8 k% t# m
85 casualties reported / q" O; X+ s& n. c( A
Guns lost 2 " S7 ^3 D/ U% y+ ~" D
. g/ |6 z2 [: x- \4 n, j2 l" B+ M
Airbase hits 1 2 ]# G" {) s; }/ u9 f, O
Runway hits 5
* z4 e% l+ q  k8 W/ N( y2 V5 uPort hits 1
) I0 E3 _% d: h  V6 N6 F) S$ m: UPort supply hits 4
* U5 @, l; [, H-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 u2 o% M  r6 ]% s" K" i4 |$ g

7 a% e3 e) q" ]& p" K2 l4 DNight Air Combat
4 t. h2 D- \4 v5 r' O  X- D7 a( x" X; ~' O3 W/ o
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
  o; ?2 ?, r% S4 |& b( n1 h  @: q0 _
0 j2 k. H$ B7 z# a* ^Japanese aircraft : V) e/ V& [% H1 ~$ o. w
H8K Emily x 5 & h( |6 ^( A' Y) _4 t9 b6 K, a. C; |1 o

4 b0 f* ~( _: r/ E6 uJapanese aircraft losses
/ X2 E- }% u5 U! V$ `) j) g# u" `H8K Emily: 5 damaged 1 T5 E& P% A; `& D* o

" N* v5 E. c8 e# T! oJapanese Ships
$ V9 j. F0 X7 Z3 e* X) OSS RO-35
7 t) K& F- L3 p  J3 d) ^' @  O, Q+ Y2 D' V: E
Allied Ships
- q4 {7 k3 _& ^$ n7 `: j) m- vDD Hyman
7 k( c" m% V7 \$ ^" jDD Conner   `6 c/ l0 J: e9 v& a" }
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. Y1 G4 v1 }: f' t, \Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 . Z9 l) D1 {7 d2 l9 v9 B# a

9 H3 I5 Z* Y7 V% d: c: o9 mJapanese aircraft 3 N, q4 M, w. k) \
H8K Emily x 5 : y* ~2 I* _+ D; c1 U* K

- r6 g2 H" v% U& J) kAllied aircraft . b! G2 V. o" _
P-61A Black Widow x 2
" l" t2 j; ^& q; |, z( Q* o; E
0 g% V9 \3 _" r9 G2 `; NJapanese aircraft losses
# d* }' u/ ]7 ?( p+ kH8K Emily: 4 damaged
: |3 `  h7 O( O; _+ ^0 m. ?
, D+ Z0 T7 j3 [( tAllied Ships
- h+ V/ o1 `8 P5 G, tDD Conner
% l: s  z" x/ P) R/ j4 \" ZDE LeRay Wilson " T3 D& s) h( v. Z$ j$ E1 ?: S3 b
AK Martin Johnson

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , A  u6 r; w% U
; c5 M0 y% W2 h0 g% D& r
Day Air Combat
1 E$ {5 \" i; V0 |) y% d  I, @# `) Z/ M
DEI Theatre: * d" u* w# Y% S! ~3 _' V
: p% u/ S- V6 H5 Z
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
) B! m2 ?: P5 A) C$ T1 _6 b
* A# j3 M( l: D1 ~0 aJapanese aircraft
8 d2 S2 @4 V' a0 g# T$ ?A6M5 Zeke x 9
0 [7 k7 b* a" |; K  xN1K1-J George x 31
7 r+ t) W/ U, g4 k8 eJ2M Jack x 6 7 e1 g+ [' b+ C9 s9 X

: A. P/ ?1 e8 P$ o& A$ J( yAllied aircraft
! V- I) I2 y8 o+ |$ D$ [' HP-38J Lightning x 3 5 S% N/ N0 G& P9 ^( j$ P
( S" T0 q5 H( s3 N  C5 C
No Japanese losses
4 P; y0 B7 g$ ?. M7 A8 A* x- p9 z" m6 j  T6 k1 y" c
Allied aircraft losses " P+ t' F; `& I3 t0 Y2 _1 z1 U7 e
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
9 }" K: k5 N: C$ o4 A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* a# h5 ^; a! j# S' ^) ]8 `9 o$ M$ a
Central Pacific
% _1 L- h- b7 F# ]9 B; W$ Z  T9 E( n/ K& X/ R
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 : p9 {( j( A4 W3 J6 {1 q- i

7 }  w* o# l% G* w9 |5 X4 iJapanese aircraft 9 v( l  {& {- N+ Y* v& G  a
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
; ]3 k9 b9 G9 G2 i, lA6M5 Zeke x 9
4 E4 M& @2 I6 N3 TN1K1-J George x 29
( D1 h) K' X1 V9 I( wJ2M Jack x 15
! F* F: j3 k, H2 dA6M5c Zeke x 7 ) M. C& D$ M/ v: a3 Q4 D: Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 0 Q; H$ O. Y  r4 s
Ki-102a Randy x 11 ; Q% u$ u; ^4 T2 O) a8 S& i

  f" [1 a1 y! \2 y$ C3 H% ?Allied aircraft
% ]4 g# E9 A6 f- b2 ]( ?P-51D Mustang x 13
9 b& k# s' X5 h
. v0 z8 m4 n0 L# H4 BJapanese aircraft losses ' l6 i- A4 a( C0 Z
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
$ p8 d4 u  [1 i$ VN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged / U  r! I6 \/ S: j# M/ p  \
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
. \. ]% d% M) r, O' ~( r" @$ EA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed 5 c( Y9 \+ i8 r' P& ]
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
- U! N. m. s3 R% {. ]" N
1 O4 `- m# W5 ?3 `& m& {" kAllied aircraft losses
: k7 U$ J! u9 Z: G0 S! tP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
/ g2 O& N7 w; o5 S, ?& O+ _--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 S$ g4 n" G6 o( S) W  qDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ; r5 M( v. m$ S5 [; q% `7 K

! g0 Z9 ~2 A+ F4 p$ ~0 \: C# L! qJapanese aircraft
6 H% f8 I; q1 H! sno flights
0 X  c7 F# O" H' m. z1 Z/ P$ g' z2 [! @  I; H  c
Allied aircraft + ?  X# M1 M# z) h
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
, h' T: t* b0 r1 PF6F Hellcat x 15 - q6 X- K' S' `+ U3 Z- V9 I! x. P3 C
SB2C Helldiver x 44
) o# V3 W  Q' u5 N  RF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
, `3 U  b- n2 T; c9 f+ DTBM Avenger x 159 : ?  T( T4 g& N6 \5 h1 D% [
; a/ i# D6 C) Y
Japanese aircraft losses
( o2 n6 O. K& iKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed , V: m2 l; v- h3 C5 U# P
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed * M4 s! Y3 Q! \: ^
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 2 `6 Z6 p9 C2 L/ D- s& d9 h
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed + j- B# j3 [$ M
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
& H5 n$ F& j7 E) W* S- _
. H" O- w( J; h4 t5 W- o6 zAllied aircraft losses : H! W$ A0 m7 P( d. n8 {4 e
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged - r+ ~0 j1 e" I

; m9 r. m: T( n- IJapanese ground losses:
4 F' A, O% U9 G; L% w: R  R  U% p137 casualties reported
( z7 G8 X8 p  V% \# ^0 O$ A% Y+ pGuns lost 1 6 t# P! ?; n$ v5 F8 E& `
( c- [! ?; `4 n0 ^$ C; O
Airbase hits 3
, g* C5 _7 S7 \Airbase supply hits 1
! T4 z2 v& v5 [' Z$ MRunway hits 45 0 H/ Z5 ?& T, W4 }/ h" _! }
Port hits 2
$ k' z: f4 N) N1 J; c. D, ~& yPort fuel hits 4 * d  W/ S9 o$ f3 w6 V0 N% e
Port supply hits 2 , M, \- b7 h6 M: `6 `
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 ^9 K0 s! k% I2 HDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
' H$ T0 S) r* J3 Y' E0 E
- W) _9 f9 L  H. j, RAllied aircraft ) G) E7 ~+ b+ @: ]' R5 u" t+ e! e
FM-2 Wildcat x 8
! o1 ?* R  \4 e- d" aTBM Avenger x 29
' p2 n; {( N& u5 [; w  J! \9 D/ A" ?5 |3 P. K
No Allied losses
7 @9 Y+ o4 ?4 A' V/ V7 L* X: L4 H/ f7 i+ }, B2 |
Port supply hits 1
! U9 ^/ U* L/ t" {4 ]2 l: A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 d8 i5 e  p4 D- ~3 ]
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
# [" d3 R& W/ l6 g9 q8 b7 h
2 H3 M9 ^+ s; E( ~" b2 _& b0 gAllied aircraft * k) V* J# |4 n5 ~9 d
F-5A Lightning x 1
* E; b4 D- f" P4 s) s8 s0 @2 }P-61A Black Widow x 54
; D5 k5 u- v0 a. {$ g; Y& o" h7 r( X$ [! ^  S
No Allied losses
5 ^/ |$ l$ S( ]& @$ o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 k; C. S& B  d: r; P) j
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
1 c9 P/ p$ X/ r3 q2 X. ~5 U( d7 p3 ^: E" F! s/ u
Japanese aircraft
; J! |8 s7 k+ _no flights   t0 y* w' w- B- l/ q  N0 d+ W8 G! w, j

: z+ ~3 }' f- ?3 Q1 j; f4 B4 r7 JAllied aircraft ) h7 S7 G' J; @) f9 h3 [
PB4Y Liberator x 4
4 ]! l* q* ?* V/ G; K- L* JB-24J Liberator x 28
8 d' B: k) E& I. ~7 k! O: b2 j) n; Y' R$ ~5 v
Japanese aircraft losses 1 s# s- ?8 M/ ]  e0 j& A1 h/ X$ l
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
; v% ~! p. Z/ [2 ]* I# I9 S5 TKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
* A3 u9 E, h0 X" {. y( E+ d; w8 J' I
Japanese ground losses:   l6 M( j% y3 s- L
13 casualties reported
; K5 Q! m+ \: q: r
  X; K3 _. @7 c6 b& `/ oAirbase hits 3
  P1 c& A: @9 vAirbase supply hits 1 ! T' T2 ]3 q5 ~" Z$ W
Runway hits 22 # o% {' V. B4 j" K2 }. A
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. e' k4 W9 ]) g5 e' R+ j6 J9 wDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
" V- i! Q4 c6 S7 Y1 `, w5 ~1 ?
  x, j  P( n. f4 O$ E8 dAllied aircraft
7 M. m3 y$ @# BF6F Hellcat x 38 ) Q/ J1 B. J( u3 B* x* w8 c
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 " i6 R% K& f$ u' Q7 ~3 m
SB2C Helldiver x 42
' q  C+ Y0 n2 A: B7 v  y
+ l: u9 c  L. K
+ [6 v; z; c# h" Y/ V# D, gAllied aircraft losses
9 V( J# @. l2 RSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! u' S2 e# k( x2 @
9 Q5 F% d# N$ N' KJapanese Ships
8 @* b+ M' u+ @7 {  OPC PC-36
) k$ k5 D( B6 h7 IMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& R$ s% O+ p1 m9 @" `+ _PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( W  F5 `$ G) b- VAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: Z- |# Y0 C7 ~  z( s* H1 aPC PC-26
% j6 C) w- Q" e2 z* j, YAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * h& |" z/ ]" e- l8 b# q
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 Y6 a3 D8 v$ U7 s
7 C5 B" U7 d( a4 u9 [$ |  H; MJapanese ground losses: 2 e. V6 C# m1 Y3 Y$ X
174 casualties reported
. B; Q0 c- r3 M2 l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 R7 T$ ]9 W' G; QDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
+ Q( u4 {' i& u: M4 I6 `! P3 q5 f" D
8 I% [- K% g6 y3 t% A1 D4 JAllied aircraft
% U3 |# g: M, E! USB2C Helldiver x 11
5 E/ }, j% \4 B& p+ E) l
+ T! p$ ^3 p+ o) b( h$ h- x" iNo Allied losses
6 F: a& N, e% U& E# U* `% ]5 C9 O0 v' e. \3 C' v
Japanese Ships   f" F0 g" G( [4 a1 b
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 e* q2 T9 g- [, K" _5 v8 n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , h; w2 b$ M+ i5 v0 I, c& {! f. K
Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
5 Z8 v( e1 X3 ~' W8 R- ?* ]5 R* w9 ^( c
  Z, ?5 ]+ y. g+ BJapanese aircraft ( [4 d& M3 @) u  B+ h7 O
G4M2 Betty x 18 7 d0 s" _/ j. h6 p2 x
G4M2e Betty x 4 " K$ S% p8 ?# B3 r0 l. k4 ]! g; }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ( R1 O% @% u7 I3 Y7 x' y$ n8 ~! V& P
. P# J+ ^# z2 v- f) U3 U8 v
No Japanese losses 8 D5 e* ]3 J( z8 m$ N( c

5 }4 J3 o! b$ E$ I( g( XAllied Ships + r+ M; r/ f+ x8 {( a
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* & V% q% y9 i- W
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/ x/ U0 A8 M! eDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
" S5 t8 n+ ^: s7 b; x1 ~1 A- y# m9 L2 w* J9 I: M6 M1 R' ^
Japanese aircraft
% r. p/ A" H) C- B$ e; w. ?5 T0 EG4M2 Betty x 3
# L% j, l0 S/ C% }) l' }1 T3 L' V% u5 {! d. i6 E
Japanese aircraft losses
4 y6 i' ^7 X6 H% ]% a$ uG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged 6 a  i) q  Q" K! g$ N5 n: ]. b: j
6 Q3 z: u, t2 H( X/ B: A5 w4 p0 f
Allied Ships
" w  t, u+ k6 CDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 [+ v/ Q$ \% t( [: d1 |- U0 Q+ T1 ?
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! \+ Z. g: `! E' N  G' T2 l# BDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 : E: [8 ?* ~/ O( T
5 g1 r$ `& i' K4 t. n
Allied aircraft + T0 C) p0 d- [! u
SB2C Helldiver x 3
9 H/ \2 p$ g# H# iP-61A Black Widow x 23 $ a& _/ q3 _; w3 E7 W
" M. ]  r: S0 g& v$ x' E! B
Allied aircraft losses
+ H7 Z( \% W% F/ B# Z6 Q' ZSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
  M; Z6 u$ }" u% Q1 e; Z
3 \5 {" N6 p6 h8 pJapanese Ships ) P3 R; B. k/ r5 i; M' B- k# }
CA Kako ; b2 D; y3 k' p
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 - [$ b3 _. r  m

8 ?$ B" ^* G1 X: V; JJapanese aircraft
/ _! }+ Z$ y, ]A6M5 Zeke x 2
: t8 O* F4 \2 h$ W- w, }+ m: W* h" z5 [, v
Allied aircraft ; h: h% B8 R( e! P3 D# p) l
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 7 {, A7 O3 C) S: ]2 m; T) a
/ s# U7 g( \4 B9 Y, |
Japanese aircraft losses
( Y; Z4 f$ O* u' K( f! cA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
# w- E# p3 j9 F
" o8 o0 L" Y7 `: n1 _Allied Ships & x! {* R, i  M7 C1 b1 f9 g
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
0 Y! N7 J) B- V1 V% @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, T, a0 w; C) VConvoy near Wake Island:
. {. G+ P, K( r3 N) B1 m+ E/ A
* G" o5 _3 S6 M) B7 A( `Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 ) n. m/ S. K5 X9 G; |

' o$ `% ]3 d' z+ X. I4 eJapanese aircraft ! x1 P6 f7 P2 \( [. F" B
B7A Grace x 11
/ Q0 D3 n6 D4 B+ B2 VKi-49 Helen x 9
% N& Q0 G2 w8 X  e5 e* SKi-67 Peggy x 5
1 `; t0 ^9 [- d  }  D! a! ^% _( ^
Japanese aircraft losses . Q' b% V" E- I% d* T( _7 p
B7A Grace: 8 damaged % V& w( d. x6 z& m" G: g7 \
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
+ H, D, }+ z, i& A3 J* N& N9 g' T5 l0 H# m3 ?
Allied Ships 5 @+ G& |: t* z0 g: M
AP John Land ' s9 Q# R, w0 |; ~
AK Octans
" v: B4 Z- R- O- }+ k$ |/ }% BAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 [. C& e$ b1 Y7 Q
AP James O'Hara 3 I* s+ w" Q, M, e% d
AP Winged Arrow
- F8 E, v) V0 ~# x, |/ q! [AP Manoora
) @4 c6 d" Y( J- L. l7 J% T: FAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 [3 W4 o0 G% H: S. `; A& |* g8 Z
9 `) C+ S4 i, p  ?Allied ground losses:
8 r+ s6 l" ~/ E9 J& l54 casualties reported   P. U1 S1 {9 K
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. n  K2 e% V( Y3 UThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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& k4 q* W( T. ]2 B; I7 uDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 9 Q, Z) H4 }: B. L* ]1 A* ^* a
4 m2 h3 |. N' e2 z
Japanese aircraft
+ Y* r: |% z4 s) P6 z- iA6M5 Zeke x 37 9 x0 ^9 t8 X; b1 H9 s" j# E

( `% y" b$ g& i# a% ~2 BJapanese aircraft losses ' ?( v! n* `% @9 G" B+ ~( i* k- a
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
8 p7 A2 a4 j& k* U" N, J1 u; j1 ?0 b: r7 k0 |! n
Allied Ships . q- _8 t# `$ q
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 p+ a, l" p% X( M) q4 UDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
+ [/ V" Z$ |; T* H# v7 }DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " U( L) ?" h8 X6 w. I& i0 A  S0 I9 x
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 O0 y" |; ]$ G: l3 Z. L) L
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 L& a1 U) i2 i4 m+ ^) A
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" S2 E/ @2 M' S
) x# t' T7 g* B4 wAllied ground losses:
) I$ p2 b8 _4 y136 casualties reported 7 w# I" J: \% M/ o, _
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$ X# Y# n$ P8 e& i; B; lDay Air attack on TF at 66,54   V4 T0 R) R% x7 S7 K/ C4 k% Q

/ d' H7 Y, x9 P2 M& P! XJapanese aircraft
9 q1 u# U, `* C( V; z3 zG4M2e Betty x 1 7 X- G, p8 r" \9 x$ X; g
9 @7 [+ e* f. T$ t
Allied aircraft . t! S- _2 S* R" m/ a
FM-2 Wildcat x 33 ( e  C& V9 z9 r5 o

9 a+ |2 z3 @  h# M; y2 AJapanese aircraft losses
3 m- d, h: A, T  U' KG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 7 [3 A/ _% x5 P4 z  q

9 r; q+ O" B2 S, f! e6 KAllied aircraft losses
9 n, @" M$ e& c2 OFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged ! Z" ~7 t" J  |3 u$ ?: U
4 z6 i, Q* h+ C: h; T$ N
Allied Ships & s; J( C: _! F( ?
BB New Jersey
& t8 n  D: t" h) R
; V! E+ {1 N1 N1 K1 V5 GAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
9 e  G7 b0 b/ q+ v! z: @1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing ; ]3 e7 q9 t9 t/ e0 u/ q5 @1 z' [
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  q& D2 H% [+ X3 ^* ~Ground Combat ; Q( M$ N% [* g0 y
4 j4 r/ f* d% i* V
Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 0 K: W8 T( X, C, g
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring ( |1 ^! x! s. S6 y5 Q7 `4 c& I/ O
in reinforcements? 1 u; z+ d) u2 T: d. i8 S

  }, |, t" M' P  X3 TGround combat at Iwo Jima
/ {* B3 C% [( ?+ j" @( H( K( e! V4 b5 X1 h7 K
Japanese Bombardment attack
5 s0 f6 O; H7 g$ w$ i2 [- W5 b  \' T4 l
3 N. Q5 w% ^/ t! b, c# XAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
1 R7 a& {5 O! Q! f( j- G2 ?5 L7 t- X9 e1 m9 A8 t; p) T
Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
8 |. K6 D* [- m+ L$ C* {
# }1 y, `6 _& |; k% f, CAllied ground losses: ; i9 j" p9 C+ b; H% x
89 casualties reported : i) T2 P  e1 K( m+ T2 X
Guns lost 4 ) B1 i" L6 D3 k3 N' s+ k
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3 Q: X7 E* w1 @- I4 r$ I) M# D0 xGround combat at Wake Island 9 Z4 q/ k, R0 i$ b
. O# y: i, X# w' \$ F
Allied Bombardment attack
3 y6 h/ w+ I$ C6 o  N' s7 }7 w6 W* j+ u" j$ R
Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
8 Y" t: i9 P- c& ^& s- {: N( M; l/ C, U
Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 ; W' o0 Y- X1 c) w

/ p) f& @9 c1 l5 `1 v, FJapanese ground losses:
* d4 C% {8 P) |, `$ |# K: g201 casualties reported 8 l; y, E# w( C  r
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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; N0 M' O$ y0 mGround combat at Marcus Island
( W% `8 h4 D. ^; y! l2 l
6 e7 C2 K! l# N3 gAllied Bombardment attack 4 p3 U8 w* s: p3 J% t  N
; I8 ~' Y5 O* r1 L
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
3 h! \, j) B7 F* u9 q  a3 l2 x5 l3 H6 f+ u  v3 J+ b4 R5 H. v
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 . T; C$ J3 s+ b$ w* Z+ d, w8 t
: o) F% Y/ p9 u

1 w* F& Q& X- _9 \4 RJapanese ground losses:
4 P. x/ W& f/ s7 x42 casualties reported 2 v0 G' S' E* C% G) D* r/ A9 S
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,
1 O. z" ^9 |6 t9 c% e# W# s1 Q2 [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。
' a1 ?9 o  ]5 g) _3 y# e! GPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，5 z5 G' H$ b8 B1 A" c
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。
% O+ ~+ J$ C: a& p4 z1 _' {6 O. 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。6 x$ B/ V5 U7 c4 K4 @
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。* n) S5 U% L% n
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。; z  ?, |: e3 V- n0 f
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) X0 o# ?# S/ {7 ?3 Y
)P*H)n7J\XD2z^" |4 L7 N1 E! r0 N: U. _
Japanese Ships $ A: S3 U' A( j3 D0 e% L
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk $ _' R) F' d! @
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
* t& I" w. ]! f* U1 c. l6 C% E8 W* k/ _" K
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
% y# q  U" N' R) y* LBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 & n2 I1 }: [8 q0 S9 ]. {
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
% e" c+ s* _; @+ ~3 gCA Louisville f2a%W1 q7 r' L- K4 P( ~9 N) o, V$ A
~cIS
8 J% Z, [& U! l+ E; ^! ACA Chicago
  k: B7 c" ~1 V0 v1 y% g) X! PDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI3 k7 `9 a: @. v+ h: H# L% q
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx" g+ \6 \# w) e# B$ M% {
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，
, Q! R! r9 b5 d& ^8 }8 G! m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....