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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。
; n' g3 \0 l1 O1 S* `3 I不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?
9 g- x. o4 Q2 r1 Y  F; |, v1 o1 z: B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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& I, Y5 n$ G: E$ ^9 ]- bHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
$ Z8 h, V$ J/ ~% d5 X/ RCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? 8 U0 K# E( u7 D8 h' h

- ]3 Y9 g( F2 j. a" |( d3 MBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
8 r7 u4 M/ S( ?! w( d7 `The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
4 ~$ \! t0 F- K0 b4 {all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. . W, s2 T8 e. X: ]* v& r
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. : }) P  P" z3 M
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 9 z, d1 B& r! H: K/ t5 b2 R
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. 3 ~- y7 g. O+ e0 T1 M

; y- G3 M9 A/ Z3 D. B) oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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) q" [7 a0 O1 F4 IInvasions , C4 B, E- Q* F% {6 k5 [: H$ N( X2 e

/ I' o; i: n' _. EAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on $ t3 _7 p- C6 x1 r- L! r! U; @
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!
5 E- q+ O1 U  i: h- b- _( t# E4 \9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 a2 P2 x* O4 Z1 S! B& O2 p/ A, Q
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Allied Ships 7 L( J5 h( N2 T3 Y% T% [
MSW Junee 9 h$ _) \3 ~* _
MSW Bunbury
5 L. X/ Q2 C- n2 w4 }" HMSW Gladiator
& i+ f0 r. h$ D% A6 k+ ?MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! O1 g9 E) \1 }% R( KMSW Superior % \: H4 g* S; K; {) p
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire 0 P2 h% F) c# C0 x! L* O  @4 U
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: . O: |% K! u$ @
51 casualties reported
+ ]- A9 t8 S, cGuns lost 2
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5 j9 f4 V: g* e" V! q8 w( y( dTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 V$ `. m8 B1 q41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: [+ F4 O" X% K2 W  UAllied Ships 1 n+ C2 i; `  r' h8 T1 Z8 a
DMS Long , m5 ?( q4 _5 ?8 `1 o
DMS Forrest
- A! @, i5 q4 LDMS Hobson
( A7 u4 N( H; D( GDMS Ellyson 6 e2 j% d; @$ C1 ?  D& ?* t. [+ _3 J
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
4 b8 G9 I& S* m4 L1 M+ O% yDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
5 `5 h6 ^4 S' r9 w3 N7 SMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage + H: k' Q4 p7 q, N% J8 P
MSW Strength
3 r& N& {, f( Y& h  z$ \" p4 BMSW Strategy
, [* C) c3 p: EMSW Staunch + R0 X" |8 Z  ^% @* D
MSW Spectacle ; ?8 j$ T) n; O$ E$ v4 S/ \5 g" V5 f
DE Corbesier ( x+ u7 h" W2 ~& u, T, H1 y1 `
DE Howard F. Clark ( x$ S. ]: ]+ t. y
DE Kendall C. Campbell
1 m6 m" Z+ W, B! G$ S0 PCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses: $ {: G" E4 {/ s0 m
20 casualties reported ) m2 \9 S2 ?, q* H: F4 B% o
Guns lost 1
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0 g/ h- q  W+ Q& P# X) c. vCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) & i  n9 e0 @' b: N9 A& E1 K/ K
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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  T9 ~2 P+ L8 x& `& ]& RAllied ground losses:
% V1 U7 ~) p$ v9 ]8 K! S40 casualties reported : F5 t, Q. w2 @6 c6 w; F
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
! b/ X+ A; w; \2 [TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 7 I- O. [; J1 I4 q3 }& e$ }
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Allied Ships
/ ?/ v, I) k9 E  z' `/ GMSW Junee
( N! z, P. H$ e: _) xMSW Bunbury 9 z( ?0 Q& M! t) f
MSW Gladiator 1 C. n, {) E& j$ Z% L% l, v6 p
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
! k  u) f3 }% v) _, W( E( iMSW Superior ! l8 ~: [* l( \& R
DE Mack
* k/ i- i& Q6 o! I9 g5 KDE Edwin A. Howard
7 ?4 ?* A) U- `3 J; M+ P. U# tDE Edmonds 2 [0 x( C0 k$ T3 }
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
( w, _6 n1 e+ f: cDE Robert F. Keller 9 y; @- w. y6 I' p( ?7 U1 H8 ~
DD Shaw 0 E* x! c& l2 |; @1 Y' W) l% K/ J; C9 b
DD Drayton
- Z1 |7 P7 b$ s: J" ^DE Tabberer
& u: u+ k/ N2 o* A& WDE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 $ V; V+ P2 S' g/ k4 D
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 F! x  i- P; ^( f/ U1 T7 z) d. \

- F5 T6 v/ D% j- K0 E% LAllied Ships ; R' S0 y; @6 t. }* H& b7 K
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ; A$ e2 e, Y! W; y' w5 K, f% ?7 I
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
; w8 U" W7 V# l1 @* OCL Helena, Shell hits 19 ( Q$ {+ ~( Q/ x" j4 h
DE Edmonds
- v% v" v5 h* \  @7 xAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire ) D) m2 e3 N! ]' r
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 ; J5 F+ A+ b9 d$ z2 w( B" a4 T0 h! R
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 J9 ]0 @; ~! Z4 E6 z5 t2 Z6 [( eLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 ; I* N& `0 r# w  P
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
% j: L- L" g8 c* HDE Mack
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1 n6 C( a) V+ S3 QJapanese ground losses:
6 c. k0 o$ l  X. I# Y29 casualties reported ( p$ v' `  B% B! H
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Allied ground losses:
; |# B5 a: X% C0 o* U8 ^% W. M1788 casualties reported
# n. I$ h8 {1 D/ |: _, ]! MGuns lost 8 ' T- `/ K: m5 {( `- I9 Q
Vehicles lost 2 1 e6 h2 B2 S4 X7 Y% ^
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6 w' ?" e& T& U5 iCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
( F4 ]. X+ u3 M8 J1 U* x9 yTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 4 b: K8 x+ d. x: v" x- V& B# q
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * C5 ?& k8 ~; H8 d2 Z
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Allied Ships 0 L: o' [$ y4 ~$ m4 ?. I8 V' R! @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
- W$ ]- i$ i8 e2 I! q5 hDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 1 B7 D. ~* Z9 B4 c& x) ~7 D
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage % X/ @$ r- k) U- c. a
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
: I5 O) e5 F& xLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( d4 Q, ~/ i6 B& uLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 $ U, ^9 d  T+ ~  J
DMS Long 0 j4 z4 a6 V4 ~: i0 F- X) c
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
" I+ U& R, X5 ~+ Z% UDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 1 j+ a- S3 J3 w
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ) J/ d$ a/ S1 r  H$ U* b8 {
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 w) E, |0 X: Q( j: m. a% d3 \LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire # p0 R. ^0 v3 k2 i
LST LST-335 7 }& o* U# ~/ J' E. y7 l- x

8 U5 d# T  Y$ {8 r2 M+ j/ ?6 WJapanese ground losses: " @/ }7 x$ N1 m/ B: j
46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: ; g% Y1 }* r" ]
3240 casualties reported
6 t7 Z9 f- o! q! ^4 ~Guns lost 20
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0 o/ z- h' x; G5 A8 _& R( m5 \" m/ wSub/ASW Attacks 0 [2 o+ q, m1 O- k6 D

) K7 q% ]; K% T% |) T! K/ hASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ B8 q6 j0 X( e2 yJapanese Ships
; w6 T$ b; i4 K2 a7 K: O5 w5 iSS RO-35, hits 7
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* q0 _8 }' P5 m4 k# f/ ?3 hAllied Ships
; b* \) @) R8 ^. eDD Saufley 5 W9 O" B4 R9 ]# |1 `+ E6 Y- l
DD Picking 3 T' t* }) [) |( [
DD John Hood
7 j9 m1 Y) j/ [6 B# y% w7 MDD Caperton
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+ L. y3 t2 x' V. kSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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3 O8 b7 I7 K1 j0 j( e) s% D+ [Japanese Ships 4 m: ]* f8 c% I: |0 a) ?
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 A* z3 ]2 x+ e9 N7 w1 V
PC Kume % l4 O6 f: P8 `

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SS Hake
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' b1 K5 [8 r- a0 mASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % P7 f2 U+ \: h/ N+ k

9 ]- o! O- @0 GJapanese Ships
. v- p% N- j5 l" u" n- NSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
* x- [3 h0 O1 d  m! nDD Saufley 1 @. E! g" v  v% k7 }3 ]7 I' |
DD Picking 8 g2 z0 b; _9 D' q" P% m
DD John Hood 8 T! |: y$ s; G7 J+ T$ t
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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0 C- v3 d1 u. L" S: w0 jJapanese Ships 3 E7 O. I1 c$ g+ ]/ L, j& D7 }: C
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ c1 e$ B' g+ t8 @PC Ch 2 & z: P6 f; C2 j/ W7 C
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Allied Ships , _* w( H7 c$ M( k* [) r8 [
SS Bang ! \# j1 V9 O( o5 t% w: r

- B# M# [: m4 DJapanese ground losses:
" f6 E+ |; a. c; D  n88 casualties reported
% N! t/ ?5 f1 JGuns lost 2 . J' K* |( @) @# I6 I7 }
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Night Surface Combat ( v4 H- `$ n+ z2 R7 P

/ o% |# p' ?" r5 e  b' DI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
& k4 X4 x& G/ Tthe 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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0 D$ ^$ J- e# HJapanese Ships - n/ L* n: ~& }2 Y
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
% }8 S: w0 ~  d/ J2 {' Q4 u! PBB Yamashiro 8 e1 R2 B! p- F- u
BB Hyuga ) a5 O7 A" l& d% v/ E; v
CA Mikuma * G# ]( E$ r4 ^# z, E& w$ \
CL Noshiro - V* H' a% R) G
DD Fuyuzuki
4 l" x( }" }$ h: WDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
0 T/ B8 P9 }0 K( m2 i$ Z1 H. h$ kDD Momi 8 m' J: t$ r- L6 y9 [$ S: h
DD Kaede
6 v$ |6 g6 C/ o7 U2 ^DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
& o" ~+ l* J( T. B7 [( |7 D+ m1 tDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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' j4 }# C* \6 T/ R, i0 bAllied Ships * j2 x0 `* f9 x$ w; m
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . l6 V; n: _, j! b
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 3 C0 T# O. S) g
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& X5 Q( }% `4 I1 i; a& m1 dDMS Rodman 2 o6 P  E$ g7 `
DMS Gherardi
, U6 q# x5 {( t  Q9 n- I' p( ^5 ~DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- k3 R' T, v/ S* \8 }4 d: G( j( E$ sDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire : O! U( x4 Y1 S3 [* f0 z
LST LST-339, heavy damage   z! v8 G, S/ ]# x2 J4 D
LST LST-457, heavy damage + @2 L) \( |% H+ d! [
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
6 O5 x: L6 r% jAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ! y2 x' z6 }( }8 x
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Allied ground losses: 0 X# [8 X$ x+ Z: F
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # Z0 C& m0 P( L( n
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Japanese Ships 2 W9 u1 B0 }3 l2 |* F9 w
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / @2 `; A/ d+ _- i9 N  Z
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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7 C4 r2 r" Q4 [. _Allied Ships . r1 ^9 s, g* {. q
DD Lyman K. Swenson
; \' n3 U9 x/ FDD Taussig 2 z* y! J9 M+ @  X$ c  ?
DD John W. Weeks + S6 `. r! N6 _7 \/ J* Y
DD Harrison & V* D0 Q9 L4 T! E+ K6 o' R
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
7 }5 E' _, V+ X3 R% FDD David Taylor + ?0 a& m7 I1 S
DD Barton
- b1 {+ k' k! @4 PDD Quickmatch , Y2 w+ V. F6 G  Y/ L) w
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% W4 S* A1 _4 POur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 1 A& y5 J$ Z! t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
1 E+ X  Y5 ]# h; @- C6 kCA Kako, Shell hits 1
( s% o- v! g4 J7 s7 mCL Kiso
$ z9 o2 I# E0 f5 s+ V% FDD Urakaze , N! t% X2 u6 p
DD Natsugumo
" o+ ^( Q! ^) P* _DD Minegumo
( }6 X0 b; T3 b& _3 {% ^DD Sugi
4 S+ y2 f( u0 m8 h! b4 d* i0 JDD Hinoki
- O" S! G) e1 H: W, |DD Kashi ' m1 T2 O# L& o
DD Keyaki
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7 M: ^9 u. W. ?) p: ?: GAllied Ships
6 O7 M- F3 q' JAS Howard W. Gilmore % B5 R" N4 S+ P% |4 L8 ?/ r
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( ^1 d, ^2 O- _6 Q$ N* fAV Hamlin
3 f1 U5 e2 }; t; D1 W0 W! ]& hAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
% L) j$ y& N. L' z4 E. fAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 " o5 n/ Y' y/ \
AR George Taylor ; g& z0 ?/ ~2 |0 T7 w* C9 g3 j: T
AV R. C. Brennan
% z9 s7 ]7 \' t" ^( Q, ?AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire % H' k) A- l& P
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk % }  e: Y8 w5 R8 f2 s
AR William T. Sherman
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4 c& z; I. c7 b" I9 y9 W/ D, e) {Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4
1 W7 p1 G1 ?. N$ Z$ E) M& e" v" PCL Kiso, Shell hits 9   y6 }, D( B! I8 @2 [9 j7 ]
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 6 e7 f$ o% Y6 I+ P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# d5 @" L/ j$ s" E6 X9 _) oDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % a) W, z: h1 T3 W, ^
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , D/ I( {& Z7 f4 ]% Y$ N$ J9 \! u
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 5 u4 _8 ^$ |0 f$ H% d$ F
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 B% i' z  V8 S* V7 g
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 J  ?5 Q5 `: m% q/ n

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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
; g# o3 j1 F8 r6 UCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! W2 a" }, o# ]6 \; c0 w$ XCL Wilkes-Barre 0 b9 [8 T, U% e0 ?
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 F8 f. S5 ^1 f  K: _DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ B7 p" S4 M; t* M' VDD Burns, Shell hits 1   R9 Y/ \- w  x% Q, X
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
- M3 V6 m5 _7 k1 M5 ^, S9 kDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 9 z9 N* B# }' W5 Z& H% s8 Q
DD Welles
* o! Z0 x1 ?1 {% R, @: vDD Wilkes 3 ~" s  W, r# n, h. `* [  p0 X
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships + }3 N# P5 A' m4 B% j& K# A8 u2 L
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
/ E$ _( q" i- N' i+ QDD Nicholson , s4 I4 w4 Z' D& K6 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * g1 i9 T% `: I( j  s: ?
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Allied Ships
% k# I! l  c/ R: Y) q  T+ GDD Lyman K. Swenson " m4 p! Q  o% p1 x- T  G2 U; F
DD Taussig
; K$ H! B0 H  vDD John W. Weeks ( w6 P1 R! M! Z3 ]! R
DD Harrison - @6 W6 `; p+ K$ J& W
DD Isherwood 8 x; ?, E9 y5 R' R% T
DD David Taylor 5 Q) _( D8 W/ Z! \' T
DD Barton 1 x* p8 @4 V4 ~2 O( Q: D
DD Quickmatch
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" q- O, ]( {1 o; ~3 X# CNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 h# X( v% i. ]' T" j' r+ h
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships & y8 J! Z/ D0 Y( y4 \+ d2 T7 _
DD Lyman K. Swenson $ N4 J0 ^5 t2 b! C) `0 l5 d7 R
DD Taussig   c0 E0 S5 Y! f& M+ Q% }, m4 k
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
3 F' \0 }2 Y" F' ~DD Harrison
& L3 Q& B$ Y1 V( }6 }DD Isherwood 3 K7 A9 N# x% y: r- P( _$ B' U
DD David Taylor $ ?  `% u& W$ w3 v
DD Barton , Q/ I( g. z, D0 j
DD Quickmatch
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0 B/ K! V7 x" a! B, b. zNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
8 g+ |1 y1 V5 U) jPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 2 i1 @0 n8 c3 K2 N

+ s# I8 |0 L% s7 ?7 cAllied Ships
0 L& S- ]' {! l' D# bDD Lyman K. Swenson 4 J3 J6 t, _4 s2 c# H
DD Taussig 2 K, \9 d0 _* E, {, @
DD John W. Weeks % ~2 N% l! J. I# n
DD Harrison
6 y( b( t2 i8 g* g) @DD Isherwood , E! C. T0 P! C- p% T8 B. G
DD David Taylor
$ p7 D" W0 [* B3 @% UDD Barton . F+ [7 f3 ?) e$ Z5 z" J# T/ U
DD Quickmatch
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- ?7 ~- X# X0 tDaylight Surface Combat + Z/ W# s: D6 e* X8 k2 \9 }1 m
7 X$ m( t+ N+ y( x* H
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 b! Q; V8 u6 s- m

8 ]) V! T1 g% T: M& \Japanese Ships 2 ^/ Z" J7 F3 g+ @$ _& @, U
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" s5 Q0 f/ p+ s9 B. [4 A$ k! x& W* K& t' D% N
Allied Ships " i0 Q" i! O/ w) `3 ]2 `7 c
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 1 p8 g; F: P5 u' \# q+ s  X0 I
BB Massachusetts
9 o+ t6 k- c- F  VBB Alabama
' ^6 Q- B, j/ O7 m. dCA Louisville " l3 E: Q& m0 H" E
CA Chicago % y. G3 [! \4 c, `; e; D
DD Walker
* L8 L' t% N0 I% NDD Waller 1 C4 H7 A! C" h6 W1 k/ z5 [
DD Wedderburn ) D# ?4 S: B4 `" g" u1 m( o" e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * k. A9 F2 ]/ Y+ l! e% ?6 R0 {: _
8 Q' C; e# _8 I+ V
Japanese Ships
0 x; B4 Q2 Y0 g  T5 J2 EAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk " l1 _8 Q5 A2 c8 _7 Q) k+ W# I2 h4 N
% N0 F$ S8 T- a% E4 f- V
Allied Ships + U- K4 R, a  c4 T6 F
BB South Dakota 6 F3 L$ j# M* J, }# k, K  a7 {3 G
BB Massachusetts
) N2 B/ W0 \: gBB Alabama
- G8 V# F  M7 r! e' t7 V  O: l. jCA Louisville
5 G' O( c9 E. ^0 `" u+ gCA Chicago 3 d6 [$ \3 l* I" Q
DD Walker 4 l3 K; Q) f& a8 X
DD Waller % t2 ?( ^" a- M8 m$ \. A% E
DD Wedderburn
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% R& B8 V' }6 E. f' L' cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 k9 y7 R' K/ [$ n" l" G
8 U5 d  f. F! A& o7 a- I! V& Y8 LJapanese Ships
6 A- E; V' g5 {+ ?  kAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 S: n9 A. W2 _. j6 X: x

; R- @7 v3 c5 ]2 o" ^6 i. KAllied Ships 3 U! [3 m$ f$ u. e# M, `
BB South Dakota 4 A3 L$ R/ N1 Q9 E
BB Massachusetts
& F5 T- ]. G3 F# t0 n4 f5 W0 SBB Alabama 2 t1 N( o* m7 O. i; Y0 ?
CA Louisville
+ l) M: g2 N9 K( d7 r+ w: H/ a7 HCA Chicago
9 x1 \$ A  F0 {9 C' ]DD Walker # q. ?( m- K' O+ r* K. `8 g  h; c. f
DD Waller   L$ k; w- ?: u: x& w3 L
DD Wedderburn
* G1 f/ ^! n  t$ i4 R7 T+ t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) b+ b) j) @/ d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 x8 M' d' X8 D4 w+ }

6 R8 x$ h5 U  K6 D0 ?" B( Y# sJapanese Ships
' j2 }) d7 W  UPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / r8 m  w0 I# L

; D- u+ ]) h, L0 P; a' y2 DAllied Ships
/ a6 V% P( X3 |, A7 k) `- sBB South Dakota
7 p" t# B) T  w- a4 l$ m4 \BB Massachusetts " a8 D' p( `- U. p8 q# E/ D
BB Alabama
: I1 y9 d2 n6 v0 p0 f) d. FCA Louisville / m" k) F3 P) k! s8 W) ~2 \: V6 u
CA Chicago
! ^! j0 j7 v9 N; n4 E- bDD Walker
" G2 B  c' t; o) M. ^DD Waller
, M$ \. {6 U/ _) ADD Wedderburn 5 R9 [9 w8 x; I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- g. q/ l! P3 N: TDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, O8 C  w8 U- S- X% z: v) I- G5 O3 s: v' Y. }$ q7 H# E) x
Japanese Ships , Z1 j" G7 x+ z( b; h0 K
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% `& y7 b1 n- Z9 v& `$ ^
5 J7 C; o. Y$ l3 m+ X0 w9 HAllied Ships
4 ?- P( ^: o* E9 d/ d5 [BB South Dakota * O4 G/ Y' I5 K0 R- f4 U. F
BB Massachusetts
7 ]) X9 A0 u! }- B/ E" SBB Alabama
' a4 U3 s$ G7 z1 OCA Louisville
! N* N& T  r) k1 d5 }" tCA Chicago
6 I* L. L& L" Y. A  |" h. S) xDD Walker
! S0 A9 G! j0 ~5 T/ fDD Waller
  j2 e5 E& M3 _2 ]: M) }DD Wedderburn
, f7 N/ c" b* ~) {" Y  M--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) F' {' j7 j" u8 {& z0 w$ NDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , g% `* N' y% a: F' N# O
# \* I5 b0 ~5 a1 l( r* L
Japanese Ships
$ D; \$ B0 K; H; l: wAK Myoho Maru
$ _1 O# e* r* i; Q  g4 p0 G6 m, gAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 v) Y2 K1 D1 d$ Y
( t8 d# v  @* B- `  E# D
Allied Ships
2 Q* a( q/ p% E+ ^3 |; l" Y: F3 bBB South Dakota & U* ~6 x3 L4 }0 \
BB Massachusetts . R2 K2 \' W5 l. g# a& y2 h% f
BB Alabama
1 T! W# `1 G0 a6 _0 b- eCA Louisville 0 J3 S$ J6 M- b1 x) A% r
CA Chicago
4 N$ T4 u! N7 {" PDD Walker   E" Y, W0 X! ~6 A
DD Waller 9 }; y2 P' o, z# w
DD Wedderburn 8 e* o% h6 @: ^+ e# C2 o# R: ^' ]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / l+ ]: z5 C6 G( i4 j6 H1 ~9 z) ~
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 p3 o1 f6 ^; r7 U  c5 d

  J' C, s1 ?* D* q0 q+ {+ i  z1 XJapanese Ships
$ Y) q$ J9 x$ UAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 Q  I- t& t. ~" _5 _9 }0 \* ~3 k- s4 H
+ N9 V7 f, a; C  S" j
Allied Ships
( s4 F, ], p. u7 P6 U! x! PBB South Dakota ) H/ k, b/ \" \% y$ `" m- I
BB Massachusetts
+ N( h; r$ K# L, c5 D$ {! hBB Alabama " f, F9 ?( Q9 b$ [
CA Louisville
! @# a4 Z$ \1 L  o' O7 LCA Chicago
# x2 `0 m' u. K* ~# nDD Walker
/ {! z% |+ ?* ^0 E7 {* Z1 wDD Waller $ R& k6 S, Q6 e
DD Wedderburn : g6 u0 W4 D- u
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' Y7 l" n6 ?" {) _
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . C. @# b% ^8 d1 Q& [5 V

  w8 Y) S& Y% C- {Japanese Ships
: N# ]7 D2 |4 {; C: m* hPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
" l5 ]# ?0 K8 X. c/ b
& F" z# ?) K+ g1 a3 G( Z; YAllied Ships
# X6 d8 p/ _( l: ~1 L( R* g0 RBB South Dakota
! x6 u, P4 P% e2 Y- o' W+ }7 @BB Massachusetts ; {  f7 }$ I1 Z( r$ ^' _6 q
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
6 q* D0 H) s# S( a; Y; VCA Louisville
1 E9 D. A5 Q4 C0 c' vCA Chicago 5 j. Y# S7 c4 p0 v; e1 u2 H1 @
DD Walker
! `9 B* O. o. _DD Waller
& @+ e5 I% W; n) UDD Wedderburn ( k6 L) y; n8 }1 G$ W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 G3 z% H8 B. [! A8 N9 K! QDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' _" S; @3 ^) @& F' \( P# L0 i

4 t) n/ D9 v# R  u( m" }$ `1 DJapanese Ships
& S+ }8 R9 X' p: U) d1 qPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
4 U9 ~% i" f* N2 H: yAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
+ |4 i0 \0 I7 k2 G2 W% L6 t" f. Z) b% ]( E
Allied Ships 3 @4 X6 @/ d. _' K* c9 ~  {
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
) b. g9 @. X& p9 |/ l, Z. \BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
' T5 H2 G$ q9 d; Q# m% O2 Y/ qBB Alabama
0 {: V+ b( m: ^$ A6 M4 k& Y7 ECA Louisville
, y7 X8 z3 r) f: d+ z9 F0 lCA Chicago 6 @) M% |& t5 b) r( N
DD Walker 5 q  E9 o; Z: k9 B, ]
DD Waller 5 T  ?+ C& |9 {+ Z# j) E7 E9 S
DD Wedderburn
# B( J2 Y& S3 W- f' t8 \----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* p" `7 f2 @; ~2 O. i: e" J; z! w4 O: n: N
Bombardments
# o) y# {# o4 f) J2 q0 L! A2 w8 q% f2 c: @4 F6 p- Q( X. L' O7 ^7 C' b
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
/ U' z: w! b, i/ l8 {& ?$ v23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
7 w+ d; e! i6 o+ G! S" z! S  a& u9 ~/ y2 u1 _; B
Allied Ships - x9 w' I5 a9 x! R9 T, ^
CA Chicago " V) z# Y; L( W9 m/ p3 ^
CA Louisville
- w" `/ A# O. S  j; P# uBB Alabama
% [' F- C6 t3 Y7 |* e; QBB Massachusetts   j9 }) F. O, k) ], P
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
7 Z6 n0 @( U8 Z+ H6 ?
0 H9 ]0 p6 x7 i2 pJapanese ground losses: - R1 M0 u3 ~$ k, ~. p  `" Y  x
184 casualties reported # S  e2 S$ E% j! O1 ~: @
Guns lost 3
% x9 J+ v) O( n% r1 x! ]
8 H! Z6 O2 D/ K( f) p* @Runway hits 1 - j. `( d+ j* U6 O1 `
Port fuel hits 1
6 R7 `. x1 T/ w# z& z: M% FPort supply hits 2
' {2 u: g/ E; m4 C+ @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& H5 M9 @2 k4 @9 YNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
# C" C6 x2 `! W, k" I* b9 I5 h* s& g; s5 c; a) t8 D; n# c- K
Japanese aircraft
; h, R. U' H  o2 X1 ~) @no flights " H# S/ j5 Y3 h  a0 v. t) p0 G

# }; m) [) c2 y! i1 b% o# DJapanese aircraft losses
3 A7 R4 z0 R* N2 w  AKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
8 @+ y! [: \0 e2 o  ]3 w$ e) |, D* `4 K* {+ L( H" Y, B: h
Allied Ships , d: X! b1 _6 A2 b1 q6 ~0 l
CA Chester
) x4 F( y+ y/ ~0 |* Q( GBB Washington - Z5 u! C8 M# N$ f$ x+ d4 f" Z3 d) s
BB North Carolina
& W1 W! r& v- R0 d8 |' _4 z5 X2 y8 W) Z! e
Japanese ground losses:
. W  v1 G& o2 i, [  C- G5 L85 casualties reported 9 U7 w+ |! ?1 E$ q7 Q  l2 Y3 t5 ^
Guns lost 2
/ O; p. q: y- l3 x8 H' Q  i9 G6 C- A+ w! v$ N) p
Airbase hits 1 , A0 P) C5 r# Q3 R7 n$ ~1 s) Y% O
Runway hits 5 3 V# f! R! _7 b- }. l7 ~) @
Port hits 1 , v! K6 ]* U2 j5 S5 K7 d" m7 e; w; _
Port supply hits 4
$ a6 ^& E. X4 }6 n& ?/ s2 ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! M1 d3 c  e2 a6 Q6 H+ d2 A
8 w5 ?9 Q! S$ j4 n: k( l- S$ \/ h  n
Night Air Combat ! X3 J6 t: c' h, A" x! R

/ U$ ]9 b, W: l! H5 I- o( eNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 9 v; Z; u$ p+ r* f

1 C" h/ C) g$ D2 L  w( r; C# nJapanese aircraft
3 S! ?8 D' G( M1 QH8K Emily x 5
* I: n; G* l' f. d, o* A0 o) P
* w/ E$ C  P/ W+ _, v* VJapanese aircraft losses
; Q6 ^: }9 A9 C+ q  eH8K Emily: 5 damaged ( V' A7 B  m9 h: p% ]
) M* ]5 A! Y/ z8 Q- e
Japanese Ships , u0 }& J9 ?4 V& B
SS RO-35 7 `3 S/ n$ o& m8 U* |3 h4 N
; f2 R" b- a7 s9 i! F# `8 g
Allied Ships
4 j  F! k, h4 w+ w+ k- P+ o/ o6 UDD Hyman 6 \3 e) q) F- ?, j0 q
DD Conner * N, J0 t5 `5 ]# p
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . o) N; k$ N/ S
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 ! V7 d0 _# o5 p8 ^( W; ~( w4 ~
% g: I. ^$ y6 z6 M( w4 D: k
Japanese aircraft 8 @9 `7 p8 f3 x3 k' f
H8K Emily x 5
! l1 j* m# I( @( t4 j. {; i; o1 }" G1 x$ \6 l# a% J
Allied aircraft
: y0 K# Z1 x1 \; U, Q' W+ N4 AP-61A Black Widow x 2
) H; z# u) \& h+ G& J) M2 |$ v* ], d* P& G6 T
Japanese aircraft losses
) \2 l9 ], W: k5 ^% A6 {5 xH8K Emily: 4 damaged ) g8 v0 ?1 J6 p( r& h/ }& V0 G
5 U! {) r$ ]/ s! y4 T9 j
Allied Ships
4 Y6 f! b- I; FDD Conner
& Q' |- D4 }& ?! D. v  D) h( VDE LeRay Wilson 7 p- J2 D; k+ x+ }4 I. h4 V8 y
AK Martin Johnson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ Q' i0 T+ }# k8 Y, d5 Y! }4 B2 a  a7 m
Day Air Combat
5 k2 ?3 ]5 O, n" y9 F% V1 Z7 W5 Q9 n. c3 [! e& p. I
DEI Theatre: , g1 F: a+ [; h% a. `: {5 a

7 O  X! }& Y. x0 f4 T6 @2 ]# Q9 A8 U* ?Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 0 ]3 @0 M" t5 k+ m- m" W

- O4 n3 G8 |+ U" c. M& f& b0 PJapanese aircraft 6 |. [: f5 M( K' T4 Z: e- R  o5 |
A6M5 Zeke x 9 3 V. n- e; H1 N
N1K1-J George x 31 - }7 ~% q2 p9 b; A* x0 m
J2M Jack x 6 ; J/ k9 d- _: ?8 I" o% [+ ~# _
- p- y! e6 \8 S* `) H
Allied aircraft 5 n( h! f/ F4 \. q! f8 l
P-38J Lightning x 3
0 d9 _. a6 r* [. ]! a8 t1 M; W& X+ [' X9 {+ ~$ c
No Japanese losses
) ^0 a: e5 r4 c2 x
1 b- U% b) N1 l' xAllied aircraft losses
1 A- i$ s) D) F& S/ k1 [P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
; V0 ~! l& A) Y' w8 j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 f# ~/ Q6 @, a, t2 P( X8 j; g% I0 P; E) y
Central Pacific
; G2 `5 y2 Q2 z4 n9 D! O' }% `( X% H4 y- z, Y) b
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
2 M; |' X5 I  w2 p+ \: }; f
! i9 o4 |% y. v! `. dJapanese aircraft
4 C. o  ~/ d+ O8 U, fA6M2-N Rufe x 1
1 V, [+ Y& H3 y( g1 F! `! a6 O4 x/ D& NA6M5 Zeke x 9 8 N: u+ Y( W' Z! v9 }+ r
N1K1-J George x 29 ' U: @0 N% a& _* _" R% K
J2M Jack x 15 5 {" S1 Q& d1 T
A6M5c Zeke x 7 5 K3 n* x0 M4 h
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 1 W9 i; t6 O% y
Ki-102a Randy x 11 % U3 Z4 P1 d# _: Q6 h! W& e' D
+ O1 P6 F" A) _; s8 G  Y
Allied aircraft
/ }# F! z  I8 |% ~, |: \P-51D Mustang x 13
5 d6 ^- D, {+ z4 c9 s
/ P# K- R7 p" g0 zJapanese aircraft losses
; [2 y  G; f" c6 O. RA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed - R& L/ ]/ s  [& A
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged 3 @! t( L1 B, {- u% E! R
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
  H1 W# N" d4 KA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed 6 S; a+ _8 s- ]0 j5 H/ i6 J+ K
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 3 `' W0 L+ \; U  Y( l2 b
2 I' ]! p/ L+ A; U  `* b
Allied aircraft losses
3 A' V# a! u4 m+ n* u' }P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 3 |/ ?) R% ^6 r) g1 J7 d9 ^# o, H
) q) |9 s# y8 K6 w/ Y4 i/ X5 r, s
Japanese aircraft   O+ [* w9 M2 S4 A& x; J) a
no flights ; j7 J$ X7 [) T# ]: Y
2 Z' |3 n. n, L8 T# H; V. p
Allied aircraft
# D, |4 S. o2 X/ }0 B# }/ C6 A) ?FM-2 Wildcat x 9
2 T# S/ w$ M, b4 M" e! HF6F Hellcat x 15
( c" e% k3 C& d8 M# w! hSB2C Helldiver x 44
0 k* ]3 Z( p% `4 w5 u, bF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 * |& q1 U! B  _* U) i5 p
TBM Avenger x 159
0 D6 D) j- P1 E1 c1 R1 F% P' A* C. ?
Japanese aircraft losses
- j  u' F# f0 ^$ l$ wKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
  W# u( m2 C  s: g# W0 H! o, tA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 2 r0 e& }7 Z4 V- w3 Q2 L1 l  l
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
7 K$ q/ D# s6 g: [# n" TH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
/ F6 Z2 Y3 p2 x, r* QKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
& {0 {) E1 K; K5 r, c; V
0 v# }2 P' l4 xAllied aircraft losses 1 H% @- _2 A/ O& P
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
0 ?& ~" p* h0 ?  D
. ?$ S% X+ P: b9 aJapanese ground losses:
- U$ w4 E6 U& ~$ C' w9 V7 W* y137 casualties reported
, G' ^+ Y! @- O5 _9 ]& \# b- }8 gGuns lost 1 * H+ J* f: H- F, I

/ Y2 S9 Z. |1 b" s: TAirbase hits 3 + O2 ?# P$ `+ o2 f# G
Airbase supply hits 1 ! C% |& \- c2 n
Runway hits 45 * O; L) a0 l) ~+ r( X3 ^
Port hits 2
0 Y  {- S" }. p8 x6 Y/ \1 ~( B1 jPort fuel hits 4
* ^$ K3 }) N, g1 PPort supply hits 2 % b2 }, v8 M, ?* t4 l+ Z7 H7 E! j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& W  j- O5 a/ A9 Y+ u7 [Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
' _$ Y# E( l& \: R
& |8 I5 |* T  p8 D: @Allied aircraft
0 V! B/ k1 J% B+ V6 B, Q, HFM-2 Wildcat x 8
3 ?5 V  r# l0 y. Y6 n# fTBM Avenger x 29 6 ]* P1 P6 R1 R# `  N
- w1 c0 K5 U& l) D& ]3 `1 {
No Allied losses
  R* a6 z' v8 O# f0 @. E, M6 Q/ k: F' n
Port supply hits 1
. b; f& P, B+ b. M+ A1 u-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 N* |9 s* R* v; N! _2 a* a
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 $ z4 P" y+ O: K
5 l( m, d7 l6 {
Allied aircraft 8 |7 Z$ v( h1 z/ I; O; u
F-5A Lightning x 1 2 D3 f; X' W" X8 I9 N4 G, P
P-61A Black Widow x 54 ( o% p3 B* k- D" T; ?; z
. j$ W1 f' C4 \' `: Q& g' M
No Allied losses ( d& [0 ]0 _  z! b/ [  b; v# t) I
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % l; _9 h+ f& V
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
% m* q8 D- w6 t
" D) ^, |' P- a5 T4 b$ Y6 Y% u4 iJapanese aircraft . n4 ^8 v3 K  S' W, w, h( u" X; O
no flights
& u' \! h% k7 @) V; A6 s9 l6 x% _; L/ T  q3 K
Allied aircraft
9 E* c( C8 [' `0 T, O* J5 U4 @. FPB4Y Liberator x 4 & q- v& F# H3 F6 g
B-24J Liberator x 28
: o( q2 k# \# y0 u# s0 b1 ?
. V: H8 T: D9 ^, [- N+ Q5 b& WJapanese aircraft losses
+ g3 a+ q9 h6 \- m: L+ PKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed : ~% U$ x% j3 J: Q) X) z
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
8 o% Q4 J# K1 r9 n) g3 k5 b! d- }, X5 V+ E; ]
Japanese ground losses: : W) G! ~3 _5 J. B& Y0 u3 R
13 casualties reported / t4 O# C) w* ~

; w, @# z. K- P  RAirbase hits 3
7 J' ~! V, `. u: k# f. {Airbase supply hits 1 * n5 P1 b8 g) Y% |) m, r
Runway hits 22
+ ?$ `: K4 G: z: {  J% g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 E  P, O: h/ Q: ^5 f( c
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 / l* ^0 @; _" J* B& I
0 z' j! L8 C- a* B: s, u! M' F" v
Allied aircraft ) z8 g$ _1 P# w8 l8 ^- y
F6F Hellcat x 38
  K$ P5 W5 ^" q( b2 t% k/ e+ ?F4U-1 Corsair x 8 # g- ?7 B0 ^; J  m1 J1 O
SB2C Helldiver x 42
3 D! ]! h$ P8 [/ u7 T3 ]  K5 s  b5 T5 l9 d, r" {; Z% c$ Q6 u7 W9 G
6 ?2 G! _3 R7 f) q
Allied aircraft losses
4 R) d: w7 _/ S& p8 Y9 pSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 U4 I. B$ t' @5 ^% K' I
! Q3 x' [$ M4 g/ hJapanese Ships
0 |2 _- g: g0 I5 nPC PC-36 4 P& S% {- [4 t" z# _0 W# B7 v) Y$ I
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & F/ y9 _  n. p# \- q
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 M! Y! g" c: T7 W- AAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   }. D+ v9 }$ X9 z
PC PC-26 / A* _: b- E8 L5 {7 E6 ^- k/ Z' k
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : `# b/ y/ s* H, o6 [6 n3 I& ~
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. A6 m9 @4 u1 M4 N" |/ |' H4 ~6 C6 ?+ q# ?# G8 c
Japanese ground losses: % P; B! l+ @4 P* k# d% e1 U
174 casualties reported
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+ c0 W9 }& B. X' v5 \) x9 RDay Air attack on TF at 74,57 ' ^/ @& W" i, e0 f  s" @5 K

. o# `) W7 S3 V  k; KAllied aircraft
: m% g9 E8 Q, X8 |5 }SB2C Helldiver x 11 . k* N# E1 O0 G

7 c% B; A: j* C7 F7 jNo Allied losses
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2 z, w3 u) c8 [* N& SJapanese Ships 6 y/ V3 w6 B. G% F: f7 \
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 u% s; [1 d7 \: Z" u- c( A
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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, l5 n( T. m7 w; vJapanese aircraft ; v# c- W1 E- {0 t1 H# |1 D& [
G4M2 Betty x 18 & P/ i) B# T, q2 j/ |; F8 c5 B
G4M2e Betty x 4
/ ^  x8 t" C, W  O( J" e1 FKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses
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7 ~$ g$ ^3 e& R3 Y( T, ?! hAllied Ships
2 C/ J3 M7 c0 pCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* 9 @. n3 A0 _: u& ^5 ^6 d  c: l# p
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
7 H+ W' _/ W8 q% XG4M2 Betty x 3
4 y4 _1 ]" B7 r  l$ g7 b% `/ u% U* E' E" H, Y+ |  \+ e
Japanese aircraft losses / Q# {; j- m+ ^4 s
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged ! d+ k# W( m2 q0 N

8 p- O% d% Y2 `0 y5 WAllied Ships 5 x- u. \% L& m) O0 Z( S
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 1 }% A' M# f2 P' }

3 F3 _$ w6 u2 k/ b- _Allied aircraft
& ~0 f9 Y: Z& d' Q' r+ _: JSB2C Helldiver x 3
! O3 L' |! \5 Z' ^/ R- RP-61A Black Widow x 23 : m9 K& M9 z# o+ v

/ `' A) |; T8 X2 e  qAllied aircraft losses
( I0 y, c+ M1 \5 `SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged " [/ s+ D* N5 ~" b, N7 @  m
2 _/ _9 i% T5 t( g8 J, R5 f
Japanese Ships ( k2 N; h% @% p
CA Kako
- B0 z( g4 v. K% u) F+ H% Y( M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 q' [! Y5 ^8 A/ k' {4 ^& Q
Day Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
$ D1 C1 E0 a: E6 ?; C4 h: [; d/ YA6M5 Zeke x 2
( A& H: Q. j& P. g" a3 t9 w' G4 R( }& M* b( S8 U
Allied aircraft
* O9 T2 z- K/ h9 M2 W) EFM-2 Wildcat x 1 - w( Z. j7 ~. D' \* f7 j

- Y2 S+ |- t" E4 J$ D4 b$ ~1 s8 }( W& rJapanese aircraft losses
1 }; ?- [; h& IA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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/ R$ P" H4 p5 E% D# qAllied Ships 6 j+ U9 Q  o1 r& S& J9 x9 D
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
7 V% h# |; y7 S3 w; v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + l! g0 \0 j. Z/ L
Convoy near Wake Island:
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; T) j2 g' c% R0 @* L9 U) R$ VDay Air attack on TF at 83,63 / o3 I0 e% i1 i% B6 n, p: J

' ~9 Y6 Q0 F; o% T2 pJapanese aircraft
2 l3 f5 \' v8 [) \# E" h! S+ j0 zB7A Grace x 11
. k! i& v/ H. Y- C/ oKi-49 Helen x 9 - _( u) W0 B8 Y* ?7 C) ]$ A
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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" d9 ~8 Z2 B( D' G2 kJapanese aircraft losses
: G1 R; ?, p' _B7A Grace: 8 damaged
* U9 ^7 j8 u1 z- m4 BKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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8 H6 n  n: h1 a, l% e4 _* ~Allied Ships
. F6 z0 r8 B2 n! a! m' u; wAP John Land ! h1 u* ]" _4 u: I( B8 k) K
AK Octans
: d- V) `; k4 y( z7 WAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! i. C. t+ c$ B
AP James O'Hara # N; Q. ^4 j1 Y# c
AP Winged Arrow
4 {) y, U# ^% g2 s) p* HAP Manoora
/ z! t+ ]0 v7 Q' oAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) t% u) h) k7 X6 AAllied ground losses:   o* T' Z; ?: E8 |
54 casualties reported
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0 k/ p; K) c/ S( DThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
4 c- T; ?( Y/ F( w% F4 h( G1 N' a! \5 M* E
Japanese aircraft 4 T  o% y: u- e, e/ @  c0 m
A6M5 Zeke x 37 8 @" u) Y  _% y- R6 D
7 a% ~8 p7 ?2 B$ A% E* g& l
Japanese aircraft losses
3 `' j  A0 U2 x8 F* aA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed 6 k/ d, q# h; M, F) l: q
* C' j1 T; u/ b
Allied Ships
5 Z0 l' m- c6 |" UDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 Z7 |) r- Y/ d3 [( _5 [! oDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
, c" B3 T+ p5 b0 Y3 U4 |6 XDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) P  \9 c% [( p0 h% A2 J, i
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 m" ]% [6 \8 o& J) TDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) ~6 o3 s2 Y- u: ]9 `6 F/ U- `LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # h2 Q1 O/ i% h% p

2 z- O7 }% X# n; A. t2 ?Allied ground losses:
! K1 P6 z/ I' [9 F$ Y136 casualties reported
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, @, E2 s5 l/ O9 f9 ?! W6 CDay Air attack on TF at 66,54 % x5 a2 c# p. p2 f4 b
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Japanese aircraft
) _+ Z7 a7 H& f( z2 |& s, xG4M2e Betty x 1 2 }0 s8 R6 X  {
1 d9 g3 g, i2 \( f2 x! i# ^
Allied aircraft 2 E& S& l( q$ }" I. C& R7 E
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
3 Y# k6 c$ l& T  U" j/ H7 O" ]5 E! i4 N7 F; b4 M! Z
Japanese aircraft losses
& b1 ], M5 p& M# T( PG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
  w# @/ \: \' i. w7 e+ y! V" F
- u6 R# K6 K; y7 Q8 C, t  N/ DAllied aircraft losses
# S$ C+ @) l" m0 X; R+ uFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
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: P( }9 A% @$ o4 NAllied Ships " V8 _) D$ C& W; n' f
BB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
* N3 |( u+ Q0 U# y5 `2 M; l+ r1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing 4 r9 ~0 M& w/ V: q) |% V
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- J% r9 |+ o6 s  I7 J5 dGround Combat
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
& J% d: {  `! {" z5 E- rwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
$ g3 U' E5 I- ?in reinforcements?
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; v3 T) f: Q6 K( I7 U* D) k& S% }# VGround combat at Iwo Jima $ m1 _& c% t1 ~4 u5 F

1 t3 ^9 f) G0 WJapanese Bombardment attack : f# U6 C5 t" z- @

  G, s+ K3 b% J/ U- ~Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 & [/ e/ ~8 W0 ?9 @) M( l& V
2 U7 r. h9 Y# {
Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
0 F2 `, E4 d4 V& X( Q. \6 |. p6 B6 a0 A
Allied ground losses:
$ S( P) o; e) |5 Y' ^" K+ m89 casualties reported 8 J5 a2 A2 X+ \5 u1 H! Y
Guns lost 4
% g: N4 v7 l. q! V$ S* w% T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ Y/ N8 y% P" B  ]- l, s5 `& w; {Ground combat at Wake Island
6 w6 N9 O" S  Z- m/ w6 ~6 m' T8 }
Allied Bombardment attack
, @3 F% ]3 i/ t8 V* r8 g; A$ v
' I( \7 W5 |  ?Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 ) W, y! o. O: o+ a5 Z
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
4 S2 \$ {% c; I' ^' M6 _
4 z8 T' [# l, |# B' KJapanese ground losses:
/ r' h, W9 w( F& j7 k201 casualties reported , i$ W# G3 n% h4 _* K8 u6 s$ {" M& V$ O
Guns lost 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% n4 G  c# {( m: J+ E* ~Ground combat at Marcus Island ' L# L2 h% b& E$ [+ h/ ~3 Z
+ `, d' P- U6 v% ?
Allied Bombardment attack + z3 `3 ~4 d! ]0 u

9 G  d/ b+ r% ?+ s1 BAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 5 {2 n1 |0 S9 D; f5 k7 @
4 Q- r0 ^! E+ V9 N: e
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 & s4 b5 t' |7 a! N2 V
: H/ W0 ^+ _( p
* f& w$ b  f0 v& Q8 x  t
Japanese ground losses:
- N  P- m" t( M9 D: }1 g42 casualties reported
0 ^) G1 J: k# c9 I2 G( B/ w8 VGuns 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,
# Q5 Z" s) @0 F- [4 o$ t% D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。6 J, _' B" L# j) F
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
; L9 V7 }2 ^! f' 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。
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。( G. B* p9 P5 L& B
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。% p9 n  @9 A# V" {$ D2 |* e& f- j2 q
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
/ T& R; W- Y# ~5 T% E% _" N3 g一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。1 S1 P3 f- N+ z. D, G
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YqOh4z8U2g2 p$ p( p; ^1 a
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ; k* G* C- f9 {/ M9 b: _2 H! R
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD# k9 \; _; r/ p7 S

1 J: g4 Z, G! ]% ^1 u# cBB 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)k6 e8 j! S) |0 v% _2 d6 O5 y0 X7 q
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 $ g4 ?9 ?" m( _! g& \
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A& A$ u7 ~: }; G2 ?8 W9 v
CA Louisville f2a%W
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/ G3 i) S, A0 J' s: M8 o+ gCA Chicago
2 \+ q  Z; L5 n! S  w7 [6 k4 RDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
1 P6 J3 F2 t2 t& z  VDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx1 l6 o+ [4 |9 ?' j+ m; l
DD Wedderburn - M, y' M" f3 `% O4 |% w
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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,
, r& ]" W! T+ L( H0 h) @5 O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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