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。. u) D9 y& p: M" D4 l9 [
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？& p; q% p0 q3 p6 `
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。' z( o2 F! U9 m4 f

$ z3 |4 q4 ^9 Q, G7 X7 `Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. + {" z% m! g/ Z5 z
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome? , b; s* g% T2 V  S" }& L$ z" s+ b
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
- r) K2 G1 b* k7 j" XThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite ; c: H( o; I# n% \
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. . r, i: H% G2 B  w) c% v
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 7 B: T. U7 G" J! b, Z3 ?4 g) u

+ j+ u( {& l5 u9 w/ _8 l, QI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
! u% n7 b) x- |- [' T5 ~6 h! _, Cthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. & H$ l! T( |4 ~# ~

- ]0 `7 W' d: l7 FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 0 q2 k& W. b! D) f: W9 r! @5 h
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Invasions 0 ]& r9 y, K3 O5 ^

2 g- C: P& H" z9 @- ~/ }( j- t& mAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on 5 H( H, W6 R/ x0 j! D: e2 g. G1 A
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!
6 c: a" H8 K! C& j/ R9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " X; q7 l4 S9 `% b9 J
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Allied Ships , _! p9 f7 q& f' p8 X- V
MSW Junee 5 d( j/ a) ?. x0 ?
MSW Bunbury 5 C. x# c7 ~* E( x8 ]* l- k. ]4 a
MSW Gladiator
# C: k2 n4 m& `$ cMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 7 R+ V; R9 j" u9 {4 l  ?' z# ]
MSW Superior * C# h  ?4 u1 V" t
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
. o! \# W4 y2 Y, p9 }. E7 e+ D, CCA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: + j- W! U2 g: r* @. ~1 W$ S& m8 S
51 casualties reported
, I+ u8 ?* U$ Y) H3 {Guns lost 2
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) {, M3 F2 j( X5 }$ eTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
. G3 P$ h& ~( n. u' Y7 Z41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " Q% p7 s: G: V$ E1 ^

! b: s/ M3 t+ `4 OAllied Ships & O& t! ^8 ]2 I) ^- g: P$ d% Q! y
DMS Long
: L3 W$ p+ |/ s/ \( jDMS Forrest " n2 P' _  f" S% b$ w
DMS Hobson ; k& F' U5 x. z% P+ A4 g5 K
DMS Ellyson
$ T  C- j# x( H* nDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
+ U2 I7 S& d+ A& h) hDMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
  f8 r* e* {, ^5 c7 ^MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ s* W# w% d0 h, GMSW Strength
' @0 @* Q% x1 w3 C$ H. t2 iMSW Strategy * v7 H. c- s$ e$ R' Z
MSW Staunch 3 I: d  {/ |! ^; b" m
MSW Spectacle ; ~# m4 w) S4 ]
DE Corbesier . @; C) `* R9 i; X
DE Howard F. Clark
+ `3 s7 T) o% R/ K! KDE Kendall C. Campbell / Q3 D4 U; g# t7 t; q7 d( I
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses: 6 u/ r7 ?* y8 g* d4 p
20 casualties reported 8 L3 H- U3 M, {$ r- h
Guns lost 1
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8 G, j: |& S% F# w  ?3 rCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) # K- C: K* a- `' Y8 x3 ]- N. g1 w
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses: ! v8 C/ \8 P$ y! e
40 casualties reported + A; I9 n! W) X1 o6 z
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& M, e$ g" R: t$ {. \' ZTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
/ v0 u1 z  ~  @8 a9 STF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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! K6 e- L( ]$ v+ f, _Allied Ships
/ F9 h7 X7 Y4 O. @  n+ l" s2 _MSW Junee
) q: v: {: S/ Q6 sMSW Bunbury
+ z2 t3 c$ i& D' n8 w9 h5 T9 rMSW Gladiator
; q4 L# n# K% x3 @5 }! kMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
5 D0 _1 e3 {1 A6 w. v8 k( v" X/ s3 jMSW Superior
+ {' d; i' c: B, a5 |% t2 h' n, }+ pDE Mack
& J8 o/ ?$ A- RDE Edwin A. Howard ; @) [0 k. \! ]# D( M
DE Edmonds : m9 j: F$ O0 e" s7 ?  h2 }
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! / N4 z. @! g% I/ |& t
DE Robert F. Keller
& V3 k; B& T; p) l: y, w/ n) MDD Shaw
5 f; E6 S4 T8 r8 YDD Drayton
1 M3 J: A% S0 i# _7 oDE Tabberer
) a- R1 `: w; i( Z' b2 a5 u% [DE Eversole 9 l: ]# @& e  k3 u

+ z& E8 j2 [' k/ u% g6 [* jCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
' E+ Z9 L8 N3 B. \634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 h9 e1 m+ Y9 E8 L& }2 Q# \
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Allied Ships
! V* w9 t. k$ H0 H7 Y5 UDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
( r' p# |! Q9 A" u$ oCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 - n) [: |. z; {2 H
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 ; ^+ V  M4 K% ?; K$ d  H$ J
DE Edmonds , W  N. R9 ^/ ~$ p2 k; S; ~2 Q
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
  P- ?% q: c$ R. }3 s2 L0 X2 O" K+ IDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 " B- C) D* H. e: M$ {& \6 @
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire   q: p; z/ J8 w" h0 l( m
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2 . J- b- C1 B3 {0 g& a5 k/ ?1 _( Z
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire   b9 R/ P1 X, k) s/ a
DE Mack
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Japanese ground losses: / p. m; Z9 F7 z+ s. j! e. U6 J
29 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
* X4 T, H" u1 K4 I% ^1 q8 e' L1788 casualties reported , b7 i/ v: h* X8 d- a  ~
Guns lost 8
2 B, o' L, W5 Z) Q7 BVehicles lost 2 7 P# J' q) ]4 G6 r6 V6 k
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2 g1 {/ k# ^! z/ z# V- `+ rCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 3 F* P& s, R4 ^( ~0 Z
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
9 ?/ }4 U3 J. e4 {; H9 l: ?; h+ m8 s958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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& c! d* e7 s2 r" wAllied Ships 4 l: N7 A+ @5 X; D! V" u5 P  C- Q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; [6 F+ @, I& t1 C+ p( N, a! dDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire , V6 d. c; F! D* W$ Z
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 e2 y* e! D* y
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
( q- V8 u) o$ y% sLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 X( c3 c+ g0 q  L$ cLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 . @8 |3 n9 I! r( _& v
DMS Long . [  B1 {0 R5 y" x
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 ; [9 s, g; X# n' o2 Q' [
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
- e% W0 m4 Q, fDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 T! o7 _' f7 J$ t+ |, V
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
& i) c! A- `! m& v9 N3 P5 @+ U# bLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire ) O: F& |( n& O9 M( A  w% `
LST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
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. m- a7 [: ~. YAllied ground losses: 7 r1 L+ r  V4 e8 h3 q6 m" `# y
3240 casualties reported
6 l8 r0 z6 ?) ~/ X! o+ WGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks 9 k) @8 a+ v' ^/ |& n# W' `

* g% l4 W% u) w, J- aASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ v: i: p( N+ r6 n; oSS RO-35, hits 7 ' A- i1 ?9 N- y
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Allied Ships . D* X% ~7 A! T" `& ?  Y
DD Saufley
( d9 u9 N6 t& p# n7 Z+ TDD Picking ' |6 C6 H7 C3 V9 e, p* {
DD John Hood
/ x. d) a9 L5 G* l) nDD Caperton . M- c+ r- F, Z2 w6 \2 P$ O* P2 W
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& j8 r8 s# i) x' NSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 & l, i0 r8 |) ?8 ?& ]7 a
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Japanese Ships " s0 a0 K6 r. d+ N3 P, `  H) ]
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * \9 Z, ~3 ^" W7 I( C1 }
PC Kume
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Allied Ships , B! n1 S+ g& {) ?& W5 a
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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DD Saufley
5 i8 r7 j* @+ T; u6 aDD Picking 3 l% d: w( z( d0 K8 z, P
DD John Hood 4 y9 d, b2 x2 D
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
7 n: H) Z8 k9 R8 U  Q$ _- mAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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% p2 v" C6 A* GAllied Ships
0 g% P" O2 r! e( {& D% m6 ?- i& VSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: ! G6 ]: f: y9 \
88 casualties reported
9 T# s+ [, E! P) @' \, A" m8 jGuns lost 2
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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
. P6 c- v" W4 c0 ^the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 5 M: O- q) d2 Y: N

; k  B& k: `' @! Z( xNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 5 h' y9 ?# Z* i- @8 z& r. n" Z

( \! M# L+ N/ H% n) G6 l* B* cJapanese Ships . ~- _7 w7 ?8 T; w: o& H9 Q
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 , @$ v, ^0 }- Z' v
BB Yamashiro , O. R% r1 e3 z& P5 {, J
BB Hyuga
) j  E6 l: ]/ K0 V* OCA Mikuma
  ^& U; r; i5 z: {+ q8 ECL Noshiro & E+ s! u, s$ i9 K" I4 ]1 O
DD Fuyuzuki 6 b& u) b5 c# f$ y
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ( ?& R& W/ @2 n5 V8 v& K/ x
DD Momi , {1 O$ T9 `% d0 b; h5 G
DD Kaede 9 n, {) [) R  ~/ X
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 4 Q3 y* X5 T$ D
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ; \3 t' Y/ E! B. Y

& ^' B5 \5 O) aAllied Ships
. r8 \- r" }! l8 F5 yDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & ~' M/ C- c' ?1 K
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 , K5 U+ F! U9 d8 K& x, O
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 K2 x" W/ q" ~8 iDMS Rodman
( y/ G0 c1 N- e. o: ], Q# a1 p  vDMS Gherardi
5 K2 J3 `' z: a4 bDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' O& Z1 ?& H$ A9 P4 @8 s
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 \$ p0 N( ~1 B
LST LST-339, heavy damage
8 v" s: `) [: X" Y  B2 QLST LST-457, heavy damage
  i. g$ l; r* SAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
& f! [! D7 n7 x* NAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 7 I% U! l! g0 ~; g, [% l. ]
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Allied ground losses: # m3 `1 d3 W) }+ M% ]7 Z6 @
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% O5 M: E0 n& CJapanese Ships + }0 f, A1 a7 i- n$ ~0 i
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " A  ^$ c7 S: g' n
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships & V1 F: i( B+ A1 c9 Q2 R) n
DD Lyman K. Swenson . r/ s/ ~! p" u. [- z4 I; Z, k
DD Taussig
$ O7 d5 g( b: ^% J2 nDD John W. Weeks
) L3 Q( k4 a$ JDD Harrison
! A* w' r( }" h+ U( t- @DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 - n/ E7 {# J0 @" r- t/ A
DD David Taylor
) \; r2 {- q5 ?- ]- sDD Barton
7 E) w; w: Y& f6 t6 P" L, x# ZDD Quickmatch
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2 f' y; f3 h% b- E$ bOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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CA Kako, Shell hits 1 . e! B7 Z! o* S8 J. X5 E, g- Z/ ~
CL Kiso
3 _& b" S, v7 kDD Urakaze
% w9 j# W( M; F- L+ m2 EDD Natsugumo $ `/ x( P5 a# a/ j
DD Minegumo
  p8 C% ?* Q/ r4 eDD Sugi # _' Y2 h: j# f) \/ U1 |7 j4 T
DD Hinoki
$ j# K2 f5 o7 x, i3 V2 y8 [DD Kashi
1 c: T; n6 Y! h  o( A' U. cDD Keyaki
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Allied Ships
7 \0 H; C$ H" H# E# I. e3 N1 ~AS Howard W. Gilmore
& Q/ I2 k+ E) ^+ F6 x/ PAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! f4 V3 ?/ |1 G9 C' MAV Hamlin : u# `6 u$ [. ]$ T8 v& |# Z! ]3 C
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire & f' E, ?  Q4 t
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 8 v$ o$ e* m7 v' C! x0 F0 d# m
AR George Taylor
" u( T: E( G$ W. v0 DAV R. C. Brennan
' r; a: G* r# @! ~AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 a  n; g, R7 C2 g& |
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk + w" ?% r+ H  ]- j, Q
AR William T. Sherman
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! Z% M3 ~7 D. f7 NThen 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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Japanese Ships 3 h8 K& [9 T5 \" U4 ]) U8 Y$ U/ D% L
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
" v2 C7 v0 U) J+ p& UCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 & r5 F, r+ R- t# m, ]" D
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 ^& ?' S% l% `8 b; ~; C& SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & |9 H- a: g) G  G9 }$ r
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage $ H0 w8 f+ }% _3 E+ g! C' L
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( A* ~- z% \4 O) c* J1 G2 oDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 3 I' f# V. k7 y3 N& C3 v6 {
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( K; |: n% u' k% _" a
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
. Y, [' k* X- B2 e3 lCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 b# N& \' l3 v4 f; J0 ]6 ^+ uCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 p1 q! f. A% `5 mCL Wilkes-Barre + A' R/ H. w3 \: }- G8 X, n; U: B9 l
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 8 L- B0 s0 \) ^9 y4 t* y: B$ Y9 }
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire + A2 K, R7 @- b0 Y2 m8 Y2 i
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 7 d5 d; v% Y! U  u$ |  ~
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 , R7 B: ~9 j9 G6 P9 A/ g
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ' y- {5 s* N2 ?$ N' p1 X5 M' j
DD Welles
% i5 [! p4 E! j8 w, z, b* l8 RDD Wilkes
* m8 S2 L0 W, j3 }7 e! q2 J! hDD Roe 5 R4 H/ F, ?9 v' b
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! ]% g3 e: H& ?. m) M9 U9 DNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ) c5 z2 v, J! K; [6 x* R

4 ~4 i; e* V% U; Y8 aJapanese Ships
: \! S1 d- U, `- P, {/ Y9 X6 {PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . ~' {9 S* o+ Y$ R
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Allied Ships
! ~) r  C7 ]5 b% x8 W/ L4 R1 Z) @& BDD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; G' I6 Q8 `( S; P
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships ' X/ U) [% b1 W
DD Lyman K. Swenson
5 e# e4 J! v* l% x$ aDD Taussig
0 k7 \3 I- {: @3 x# [8 H6 mDD John W. Weeks 8 r2 i, _; I5 K, s4 t& \
DD Harrison + T$ {2 l( B1 ^  v7 x: W4 i
DD Isherwood 8 {. E7 x/ p7 R
DD David Taylor
7 t' S" w( G1 H6 Q, _DD Barton 7 J' t& O$ C0 V  N
DD Quickmatch # l  c7 H# w! j2 Q% k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * r/ \6 e9 N! I5 C. L

  F% {3 D# K  c8 b" D! pJapanese Ships
# W+ |7 l/ o$ L" y, i& Z: |PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk ; b1 r$ S$ R) {4 ?# Y
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Allied Ships 1 b* P7 r8 ~7 b' a  `& ^+ e8 \
DD Lyman K. Swenson 0 m4 p4 t! z, s  a# q& G
DD Taussig # P  w' i  D! c% i9 u) f
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
) G4 x- o$ E. r+ O8 s7 H% z! y7 xDD Harrison 1 j& I! j! o3 Q# `& Q, z9 z
DD Isherwood
% N- T/ b3 b/ ]DD David Taylor . ]! ^7 A8 t9 E1 [, z+ i
DD Barton
  @6 Z2 w  B% @. m. gDD Quickmatch ) y+ D% [3 t! |, q8 Q3 N! Y9 K- C
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( g3 p! x1 Q" j0 L& j) ^$ W) ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % H) h+ `+ V5 C. F
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Japanese Ships ) ^$ s' s/ Y) q. K: V
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 L& c; ^5 f3 ]
: i( w6 q5 l) ?* H& DAllied Ships 7 x$ e, {- @* v1 d: R( D% s
DD Lyman K. Swenson
4 }& n# f% g2 s; h% dDD Taussig 1 o! q' Q7 T! R0 \+ ]0 ?
DD John W. Weeks * B* b% S7 d; A1 ?3 q4 U
DD Harrison
& B4 S- B3 S' e0 R2 qDD Isherwood
+ ?& S; A# |; E+ i$ DDD David Taylor ' e1 L% q  V( _& _2 d# Y
DD Barton , p) \8 `& V! Q& {
DD Quickmatch 6 V) ~9 b9 o# w) ~" z. [" n5 z- P
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7 ~' f0 Q; d, e( v" Y
: i0 Q& y' _* H5 Y- s; BDaylight Surface Combat . ~! L3 {' X* q8 V6 e

4 z# j+ _, m- c+ ?2 |0 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % t$ _- N9 f; g' ]4 ~2 c

  ]; g8 C. Z$ }6 CJapanese Ships
" N; k$ b8 N3 K7 g% [: k( fPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk # _, d1 g* [! p  B9 n, l

: `- O1 }- r( k. H/ P- c$ S/ fAllied Ships 2 ]# {4 F4 h- h' y& ~) j
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 4 G! f* T( Z+ j6 d! V1 l
BB Massachusetts & _) @! X9 C# |. d+ T5 S7 U1 |
BB Alabama ( `! a3 v8 d5 J- I$ Q
CA Louisville
4 p/ s. R$ @; D# B2 S6 {$ t) SCA Chicago " B7 H4 v4 x) T' o/ c  D' H
DD Walker
- t' X& n2 y/ n5 ADD Waller
( L5 |  `8 J+ ~  L2 m7 F$ d+ _DD Wedderburn ' M9 {9 Z4 [, z& p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) b( L7 a( c  s& P. ^4 w. y

: V  L2 e- v+ ~: l7 _+ S. YJapanese Ships , T/ E  c+ B! {' p/ p" w
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 8 d. G2 f% D# F/ Y

- d' J4 i$ H0 K, xAllied Ships + n. ^) ]. U0 s7 O' ]1 A! @- k
BB South Dakota 9 Y3 d& ^% g# c+ K9 S
BB Massachusetts
* |1 [2 }4 g" {4 J: v  eBB Alabama
$ x! A5 t$ e6 v( z: \CA Louisville
+ B9 K3 R: e6 n" |$ GCA Chicago $ H' }  d8 J) r
DD Walker
  m; v* B% J% b2 N5 vDD Waller - S& y  Z( c7 c( v- P5 E
DD Wedderburn 2 V$ q- ^+ u6 O2 j* s  P) y
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5 I8 T6 S. ?4 t' r7 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
  c. @# F3 i1 E8 s2 C) I
3 v# c3 t2 c8 e) _' X2 @Japanese Ships 8 `1 \( E; e9 v* K" g4 V
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* J2 S- N: N4 `. O
% Y  Q( ~% J9 X, [6 [+ _Allied Ships
' d: D+ c" w  x' w# bBB South Dakota
; R0 y" U$ W& l+ [4 ]BB Massachusetts
3 U8 s/ i9 g$ R) J7 [* R2 vBB Alabama
, b# ]) Z9 F3 X6 Y& VCA Louisville / X$ _8 X5 M0 O' o  f
CA Chicago
' c8 }- w: v5 h6 `/ i8 ]DD Walker
3 R% L  D- ?2 h6 |DD Waller
8 z' \( d* S1 P: g2 XDD Wedderburn
/ l! m) u5 X" |6 w$ n/ L- t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 c3 K4 t0 g) ?. t
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " H6 K: w0 e. r. m& ?8 [  y

  h7 q, o: v& c2 l6 a: Y! c2 {6 p$ |6 uJapanese Ships 4 A/ L4 `4 ~7 N! f
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . m) c) Z+ O8 C8 C, g' a) r

+ V/ N3 z5 K$ GAllied Ships 5 p  ?% Q  \; h% s
BB South Dakota 9 ^$ O4 l2 Q$ P
BB Massachusetts
: N# q, h; p: Z) xBB Alabama
& M* S. g: G" r7 X! k1 B  ~9 c! bCA Louisville
+ m" e5 p4 [& r" aCA Chicago
) E% @: {2 r% D1 p' P( ]DD Walker
& G7 j( e) U2 r5 I) O9 fDD Waller $ j3 z8 q+ B. y( |
DD Wedderburn
4 U$ l5 N8 ~" K& r6 ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + b+ ~! n) j# s9 w
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) u. A$ L$ P1 S/ q8 s( T4 W
) ?# k1 R. m5 P3 M3 G2 L& N  wJapanese Ships - ]' Y3 d& I& Q# v' y
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( n+ j# j0 T3 |* e% j; \# e/ E! @
Allied Ships
" l8 v! A4 N+ ^* k6 d5 lBB South Dakota
" ?/ K4 V3 W, M; W/ B/ q. f! fBB Massachusetts
9 V) o7 p1 t' ^* V- |1 `! @BB Alabama $ q6 J' r  m% \/ h6 L+ ]) J
CA Louisville % W$ d2 z6 T0 ?" G% q, d
CA Chicago
; X3 h! Q0 q% O/ K: j! b: ?& |- wDD Walker
( k5 a. R' O  [1 J! b3 p! ?! fDD Waller
' S, h  q4 E* fDD Wedderburn ) }5 J- b7 S. |* \) @
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  J9 S4 J% \% O  Y8 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! f6 ^( f1 H& F4 q% H+ C; C
' e, t/ b; _( SJapanese Ships
* o* c: h% Y/ j  S6 e2 OAK Myoho Maru 0 A7 m. Y! _5 {. I5 ]
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 f& w9 O0 h2 b( [: ]3 x6 U4 T! E; _6 F% X- O) @6 f. F) i* d
Allied Ships # ]* A. h$ j5 C) I
BB South Dakota
4 y8 p$ ~6 ^1 ]$ O+ C- hBB Massachusetts : e8 B/ j2 G: V- i4 I) `& p" H1 \
BB Alabama
* d0 D) C2 _4 r0 v4 Q7 ?CA Louisville 7 l# t" @; I! a
CA Chicago 8 _3 u" ~! l' c  S
DD Walker
* V9 V  S/ S$ j8 DDD Waller $ d' A) Q1 ?9 l/ ^- U
DD Wedderburn & _6 U& E. E6 Q1 k& ^: [3 a
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! H% W& c9 t7 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
' Y3 O6 J3 S# A1 U1 M0 s# }; V
% q/ l8 P4 ^, yJapanese Ships
+ p) X+ g' U4 z+ e; q  FAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
  Q. Z. @& }% P  D3 t1 m) s# U. ?/ ~8 J5 l. ~
Allied Ships ( S5 F/ g- T  U) g/ W9 u
BB South Dakota 5 ^9 m- U% V7 D$ K( b  [
BB Massachusetts ! ]1 ~2 A% m5 x  `" @. r
BB Alabama : D2 r# d5 M' U+ j! e5 F
CA Louisville
  r& _& N  z; \( q: C+ b2 kCA Chicago
; t5 P5 K) x5 e, kDD Walker   Z8 [. f) R& q# N7 ?' n
DD Waller - m' i9 R6 Y) {1 A
DD Wedderburn
' u! `7 s& b2 L# L& Z/ O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 A2 W7 b  H, C/ U, {6 d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 S/ X% P3 o1 S2 w

. T, F9 k' G( h) b  vJapanese Ships
3 j) k$ H: {7 h$ ~PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
+ A+ i% n! ]6 ]2 q2 _2 O4 r% I$ P( Z9 M( b: Q( H
Allied Ships
3 \& m$ ~- O$ A. n' rBB South Dakota $ x! M  l* b% n1 i
BB Massachusetts - ~, P1 E( ^* E" l6 i- J& v
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ) l7 m7 w5 v- V
CA Louisville # K  L& Z4 w0 ]+ d* P$ Y' [/ _
CA Chicago 5 c6 z' b" t2 A2 ?- o
DD Walker . e5 M) |8 C- H& P
DD Waller 4 s3 v7 A& H0 Z! o, _1 c! @0 D
DD Wedderburn 1 J. S1 Z+ a7 O. P0 m9 n
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; f1 w  V  n2 c$ A
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
+ C+ `8 U' I4 J9 w9 ]5 l% B) d7 H9 l: I
Japanese Ships
) Y( b. v9 U  r: m/ WPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
0 ^4 ^) p* b3 [4 a7 B# I% ZAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 6 J/ E9 q( T; X% F8 _+ Z) t( I" i" _
' p1 h4 c) M$ k& {$ E/ S
Allied Ships ( ?, G$ u- d' y" j* {' d/ a7 L" O
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
' z  w8 A8 Z" `. J$ H1 KBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
2 i  m; [+ M! \" p3 GBB Alabama
8 p! C% i- E% b1 M. `CA Louisville ( n! i6 n3 B3 J1 o$ }$ X/ g) @: k
CA Chicago % e( Y2 @  a/ C, c1 R1 ^7 g$ ~/ j
DD Walker 4 O. s- f; z- l# s$ Z: b
DD Waller & g$ t; C7 u+ \4 i
DD Wedderburn ( O7 R) O2 V4 s
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3 f: g& {8 @: W- A
Bombardments " s& _! e3 [- \# {

( `: Q& B: L% F8 O* gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
! B$ F3 m. I0 G23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
2 K3 x/ L3 w6 L  l8 E7 @5 c
* k9 I3 _$ i1 B) ^$ a5 XAllied Ships " W; E. S9 ^2 Y) d% L( l+ F3 i
CA Chicago ; z# @% Q8 {  T$ g' V6 [, Y
CA Louisville   L  K, u4 g3 m( j/ m
BB Alabama
) p' F- z  q; r( ?BB Massachusetts
8 o' f/ h2 l) ]7 uBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 2 z9 Z9 j) I2 J& L+ W3 Y# j
0 m5 s# ?8 Z- m
Japanese ground losses: . ^/ x' ]- I6 ^, l" Y7 {1 D
184 casualties reported 7 G3 m( z0 a% r7 i
Guns lost 3
1 x1 x& f7 ^' ]  B, D4 \; n$ a# l
( W* h9 W. ]" W( fRunway hits 1
( {* W/ @4 [/ wPort fuel hits 1
: |9 |3 Q3 x5 c3 C. ^+ JPort supply hits 2 7 U  l5 n2 J3 k7 O1 E5 p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* V' r' }' ?4 R  `; s. k2 i. i: {Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
5 p) @  m4 _9 E' v9 u! m& ?7 Y+ ~( y2 i: M4 V2 E6 {, D
Japanese aircraft 4 B, L4 N* T( H
no flights : D+ r5 E9 J0 _: \0 B
% v( W( Z) M* D% f
Japanese aircraft losses
3 Z  G$ M( b# J5 `1 h( ^Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
+ x* s/ @( Q* R( X
# v2 a+ U; X1 b( D( t. F5 J/ q$ fAllied Ships
2 Z; Q: E- w( s  s" E, MCA Chester
& j0 V( H6 U5 K% ], d: FBB Washington 1 J7 o9 I, T, N3 C. S" D
BB North Carolina
- H" M/ K) V) Y7 E  u8 m$ k& l7 o
1 ^! c9 X' p1 ZJapanese ground losses:
0 Z( K& n  @4 U) J$ {4 [- f0 _85 casualties reported 9 u8 B; @  ?/ B6 P2 v6 F
Guns lost 2 + y; O( b; C% G& f0 M2 d& Y

3 M# _( v" a( \+ l% b1 ~Airbase hits 1 8 B# b+ ~. m& {
Runway hits 5
: w$ u7 H6 k8 L! Y: n7 RPort hits 1   p6 l: u: h$ u& f3 c$ ]: m& m2 z
Port supply hits 4 , e9 N0 u( U. C) y
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2 w! O3 C* ^8 e# n
Night Air Combat
. R+ e2 }' t0 ?. C* d7 i, l
0 L  Y7 _4 W; Z  ANight Air attack on TF at 65,53 * q0 K4 E8 B1 I! M7 R7 |
; p% ]( z1 Z0 c. d! l5 w$ u
Japanese aircraft $ d$ |# G8 e- j' t6 X7 S& H
H8K Emily x 5 0 [/ m" i/ s- k7 e& G
) W' ]: _. C5 m7 u1 w
Japanese aircraft losses ' l( \8 s" Y( o/ \9 i& T2 W8 A
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
. c7 t% ], h2 e+ P4 w2 r$ t0 Q+ }( C( d$ H
Japanese Ships 6 A+ w6 c9 |& v8 Q2 y/ J" l
SS RO-35 ) v9 L3 I( B" T9 y8 B5 D

* D! n5 h/ k; N, [+ sAllied Ships
& j1 p9 c1 p' ?$ x1 ~2 d$ C& aDD Hyman 1 u7 F4 ^; ^* F1 z- s
DD Conner + k" L" i2 }9 b1 c5 n' `5 K" o
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 f3 ?# X' l' R4 u) O
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 5 ?8 k. ]; j) {8 v2 }
& S! W& V$ S# t6 w
Japanese aircraft 1 c0 d! q& N( {6 Y% B
H8K Emily x 5 + P! P# W- J% P8 n# \. k0 ]
: d0 j9 q8 X( @
Allied aircraft
. s8 j  N+ z$ L- e$ u/ S2 `4 sP-61A Black Widow x 2 : q& m6 A( x: E

6 ^# N7 m% y- m2 g, d, K) y7 z+ @- H5 ^Japanese aircraft losses
- R8 S3 L4 B1 G# r$ t" kH8K Emily: 4 damaged
& \- T# t6 U' n7 l' N- |* ~
( m3 X" p  q, t) }* oAllied Ships # ?: K, n2 f$ ]( ^" ?( N0 v$ f! f
DD Conner . r8 a; h- H0 R, o. H/ [
DE LeRay Wilson ; A/ g5 t2 R. E% D) c
AK Martin Johnson

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: `1 Q1 S/ Y) A7 f: P" i" GDay Air Combat
: L. R: s& V2 ]' I9 k' c. S: ~1 {' N) ^5 H/ C
DEI Theatre: $ n2 _" K7 x7 u6 B9 R
/ R' `7 c- B7 y" y. y9 R: I
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
# S/ A; n. J6 C
, A% {  D6 `) J6 YJapanese aircraft ; T, @0 x/ y. M# I8 q3 J5 }
A6M5 Zeke x 9
" y* F* _1 p; W1 `! N" RN1K1-J George x 31
7 e  i; ~; E: RJ2M Jack x 6
7 O/ p8 B0 @. v1 H8 D( I
6 r6 h! a* U& m3 v2 MAllied aircraft
0 B2 b+ T+ J3 h8 H# g/ IP-38J Lightning x 3
  Y: j3 _0 c; u5 j+ n! _6 Z# i# ?. x  Q6 r( E7 ]' ]5 l
No Japanese losses
- R( }; j6 K6 g
: E+ `/ k$ a) p2 l3 D: O1 K3 G7 \Allied aircraft losses
. Z1 x$ R$ ?( f4 ~! xP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed * S" E; J( o3 ]" n& r5 l) w' s$ q
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- U( `9 N5 |7 n& aCentral Pacific
4 Y% v$ `, T8 I' r$ p/ s5 @! S4 y9 F+ d+ N0 }
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
9 e) r5 B! |/ v3 |9 v" w
& N* ^3 ^) C" P, b( c0 UJapanese aircraft + Y$ d4 {; n; b3 d2 n. b2 S  r
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 ( P1 w5 H) y7 k
A6M5 Zeke x 9
6 F. P4 S$ X% j! _, @N1K1-J George x 29 " K9 M7 r8 S# F7 q2 r3 q9 j  c
J2M Jack x 15 ( X% u2 b, B% T) u! X
A6M5c Zeke x 7 . M3 X& a) ~, T  u# Y  W
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 9 q% B; G( _9 {$ {0 S6 a$ L8 ~% c' E: K) ?
Ki-102a Randy x 11
$ Q) A! |$ ?: j" W$ D1 h% c& R9 n' ]; b6 B! I
Allied aircraft
! X- p/ [6 D' }+ X& L# ?- e$ @P-51D Mustang x 13 % ?( }3 }5 t% [- t5 _$ o2 t
# F5 A! ?5 V) N' C1 {" ]# r2 ^7 A2 l
Japanese aircraft losses ' S1 G# Z$ V- F1 c1 |; t) p
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 0 `0 ?3 y7 j( i: v3 T+ Y
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged / x; O7 B  X8 _/ [; ?/ T
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed - g( @, g' B& y5 w% a& U
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed , E# L% ^( i2 Y1 @- e; Q, t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
9 p$ ?' O; ?" t- A; ^; x# K' Y% p* \+ `" i
Allied aircraft losses
5 q. W+ S4 J8 i) J1 ~1 N, n; mP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
% M5 p* a; K- S-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . `+ @. C; a8 c- S
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ) [  H- a+ p6 j( r, s" \$ X# x

9 `# b: m/ j2 T( GJapanese aircraft
. Z+ ?/ V4 ~0 |& F# Lno flights
% R( `- v7 a& n( _% j
+ ?. D) F; m, B  N% cAllied aircraft ' {4 v/ b) C' S; \
FM-2 Wildcat x 9 ; ^$ a0 B9 h2 x! w4 F  G
F6F Hellcat x 15
( s7 p. C, Z( `1 W) c& {SB2C Helldiver x 44
# F1 |+ T' B4 B. D9 {& DF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 / S3 {4 l) @" q0 }
TBM Avenger x 159 " R1 l% c8 C! \) H2 ^0 h7 F

1 S$ @% z  B  a) c8 R; jJapanese aircraft losses . _9 ^* p/ w+ K. i
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
* {; m2 d# U5 T; VA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed , h- f" t( Q- d1 D1 b" e
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed + ^) F1 G* z+ a6 i* M* b
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed 5 S  ]6 `$ ^% ]* e
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed / B3 b, q7 B% d$ ^- ]
7 w1 e: y4 G0 m% X. m
Allied aircraft losses
! @. ^& _# o4 q/ l! c+ [& M- M/ jSB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 6 P4 t! I# X# I

' R0 e! F  W8 i4 {2 ~Japanese ground losses:
5 D% q) [+ e1 }137 casualties reported 2 ^7 ^9 y6 D/ Y  y' n" h" l
Guns lost 1 ! T* Y* |+ u" }4 q+ }' H' D

* c8 t( Q3 R+ _/ xAirbase hits 3 ' S" R" F5 g; B* {+ Y
Airbase supply hits 1
8 V7 s' [" w8 aRunway hits 45 ( t5 R7 l0 t: k' i" i
Port hits 2
# b1 d8 ]# ~9 G: mPort fuel hits 4
: H0 S- P% g) L& ~* EPort supply hits 2 ( C7 ^* a# ]6 ?) G! |
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 2 e6 T- [' [$ @; g
; z: p; n3 ?& M0 S8 Q* d. w
Allied aircraft
  c6 e7 d4 r# [3 P$ a- iFM-2 Wildcat x 8
2 A4 h. W# C! U5 _- e" d8 P+ `TBM Avenger x 29 ) O) M! x- b. y6 g, h4 @
' N$ d- @6 I) @
No Allied losses
* z/ o" h, G& X
/ ~' }9 s* o! ~8 w! hPort supply hits 1 + E7 d0 x' @  n$ F
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+ N2 ?; g3 \4 U+ \; t9 U4 N/ d' SDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 1 T8 j  ~" H7 @/ f1 w& |5 m
+ g7 C# ?4 k0 K+ C2 p* m
Allied aircraft
3 l' `  B5 M* `4 UF-5A Lightning x 1
: P+ x- B7 v' ~/ D, nP-61A Black Widow x 54
  \2 [* k6 A5 {1 r7 c! u/ h6 t1 V( ~+ t' Y& ~+ f3 \
No Allied losses 3 L2 y5 a3 H; F7 k- i" ]' Q" c- E, `
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
0 H: D7 r- H( m6 {7 p1 R5 l0 {# u3 i& x& `& X, r- E# U9 I
Japanese aircraft
) F- y8 O( n1 }, h- Pno flights
. T7 b4 C5 w2 K% U& A; I
1 M9 A: o& p; {5 `0 F8 {% D2 i2 [Allied aircraft
+ s3 U* F" M! ^0 [: r, V- ZPB4Y Liberator x 4 6 O$ g5 ^6 e0 o7 i% t& G5 q
B-24J Liberator x 28
1 n. _1 i' i+ r/ Q  t8 n. J
% g3 S7 W3 @# S+ P7 q+ _4 kJapanese aircraft losses 6 s+ t; w8 @, ~" j
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
( ^4 {) s7 X8 ]. a" y9 J9 W0 u5 ?Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
1 r8 a  j0 J4 g+ z) R# T/ q
6 l+ @1 P8 m. _/ Z+ BJapanese ground losses:
( q/ ]+ [) R. ^( U4 O  b  n5 \4 ]13 casualties reported & c8 w, M. X; t* c. j
, ^4 v1 E5 o4 g0 \& F% C0 |5 T- n
Airbase hits 3 4 e8 T6 h& h3 j& U8 a* u( [! d: d
Airbase supply hits 1
, n% O6 I  Y! q- ~  IRunway hits 22 - i- m( X5 |; Q5 f( F5 a7 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,50
4 y( ?, k8 N7 J5 a8 ~; {( o
/ _$ a' S, n; hAllied aircraft , Y! L& Z+ I9 n+ j
F6F Hellcat x 38 - @9 _- |. I5 o8 Y; x* U3 O. ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 1 b1 `$ A! ~" [7 e4 [1 q
SB2C Helldiver x 42 ) r" S; Y4 |9 i! a
, l7 q9 Z8 H8 e6 p, p

1 V3 S' Y4 d0 s' sAllied aircraft losses : F" {3 `+ G2 F
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
- s* Z7 y+ u" p7 V: d( f8 f; a; b) W+ ?1 U3 u; v; V- V
Japanese Ships ; b" H* c9 A3 y+ H
PC PC-36 3 @9 \' H6 z$ j1 E
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 L5 a: P0 D/ R) G1 o1 z8 `. UPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - [4 B* X! ?% F
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 u6 \0 k6 R) N# b7 i# V
PC PC-26 7 g4 d" p) X7 Z4 @7 f
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' h- M/ L) }2 Y" F( }) s: p+ y$ s& s
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 m1 m" n* h9 H
! A( L3 _( I, R; kJapanese ground losses:
8 ^9 [6 ^6 D9 h7 A2 U$ E174 casualties reported ' u, E" Y: ~7 w1 ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
% _1 P' f2 Z$ d( |( l
, L& P$ z" S$ r) Z" ~  eAllied aircraft * T; a# s; I1 t" K2 }& F4 O' |
SB2C Helldiver x 11
, |2 `3 j+ v% Z! L
: v; |& D! C4 [7 g: LNo Allied losses 2 k( D8 w  ~9 a$ h

+ R  [& n4 x8 I9 R& ~Japanese Ships % @; {8 L9 N9 G" T" s3 i3 J
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 i2 W* D; O7 O, Z
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56 5 U" F2 n3 e* c2 P
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Japanese aircraft
: M: {; h% n4 ?6 v8 i1 d+ |0 PG4M2 Betty x 18
! I: u5 U! G3 {; g9 P1 f1 dG4M2e Betty x 4
  X: `  m5 ^8 t* B- oKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 , t! x, |; K  _7 p$ G

' {0 `+ i+ V# W7 ^& L0 K! ~6 \7 aNo Japanese losses ! e/ i( a+ x& `- s- d

# m& a+ b& R2 Y$ v5 i5 r7 c- QAllied Ships
9 q) @9 ]  Q: P# X' U+ H0 CCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* / Q9 j8 `3 _* a8 G2 v5 C; ]
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; m2 N/ t% i) C# n! h5 @& uDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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' F9 a# F& Q  A" }# R& s$ [Japanese aircraft 7 o, n) y, C% K1 q5 ^
G4M2 Betty x 3 & @4 p) W# i' C, o) M  |* F- S
6 R( P6 J  C0 y% L" b+ B
Japanese aircraft losses
  e. V- U: J; s9 m* E# ~- NG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
# t! j8 R  E8 FDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 P' _) V2 O6 n9 U
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ' h/ U( D! b& N3 z" _! P7 k% k
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Allied aircraft
! c; h9 }. C$ k5 q. Y+ t3 GSB2C Helldiver x 3   J: s- E+ J3 g+ r5 X0 c0 U
P-61A Black Widow x 23 5 H4 ?; p+ Q  R
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Allied aircraft losses ) r0 j7 \6 z/ t8 w: u5 U7 s- o
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged / r: a" W& R/ S2 q

6 S$ H3 r  ?3 b( E) a8 aJapanese Ships
9 Q2 W( g7 T5 P- [8 u* j; W/ k& FCA Kako 8 r& W- z6 a6 Z( m
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 * t& ?; K$ a; ~/ {% {

5 w' Z5 j& M9 w8 v3 UJapanese aircraft
& m! l: `# b/ |$ _: |0 yA6M5 Zeke x 2
4 G5 A7 G; h1 v. I3 E! A& I: s7 N
Allied aircraft
7 y$ k3 Q& s& A5 [, f4 y% u- D$ `2 P# nFM-2 Wildcat x 1
" F' m" q0 G) y" ~3 Y( Q7 F" ^
8 T/ l( F4 x( ]' lJapanese aircraft losses
% v! u# @# I2 N  h4 ]% @A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed * {9 m" I  w: E) y0 c3 x3 o4 h

: l8 d* _9 F0 Y3 }5 wAllied Ships
1 w" S9 i' r* h# H: nDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
4 [, y* }6 V2 V# X. [6 d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + B9 ?3 r# P3 q# f% l
Convoy near Wake Island:
, P4 O7 |2 V, G+ Z4 S
7 K1 v3 e6 X& J: _8 G% ~Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 - g; \; L6 F4 t6 F: P5 l. N
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Japanese aircraft   Z7 w6 e* P* M+ q
B7A Grace x 11
: C7 b8 v  S9 m/ HKi-49 Helen x 9
6 C* F( s; g' L8 e& VKi-67 Peggy x 5
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; }/ s& B% r6 A. O: q6 I/ X! d6 zJapanese aircraft losses
9 J' @# {2 G  @8 Y1 VB7A Grace: 8 damaged
! J! M3 e8 h3 X; Z) U) TKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged 4 H0 O8 T) A% p* h; m) I

1 m8 @, M. |2 q1 K' }8 a- \Allied Ships
0 a2 ]! x, Y1 \, k2 R$ Q; [4 _AP John Land
1 z9 V; @+ p- j4 R7 UAK Octans
8 v5 @9 {8 c, p: C: U! xAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . h/ ~" `, Z2 T2 R9 @$ `
AP James O'Hara
' ?" n! s# |) H( a5 k" T- UAP Winged Arrow
9 X5 p( A- m% c" V1 [6 g7 A! R: d7 l: zAP Manoora $ ]; k/ B8 B0 M# p8 W, q+ ]
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 R. F0 Z( ~% h1 k" r  I& L7 w( T# Z0 Q
Allied ground losses: % O0 ~+ c! B& ~. a/ l; x
54 casualties reported 6 ^- w) i/ M5 d% V# u) @
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7 A0 Y' R1 E: C' D3 F, sThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. # `! k' {" g' l5 m7 B1 ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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1 x0 H4 d4 S1 `5 S* F& TJapanese aircraft
! C1 n  x2 J9 `( ]  [. Z$ f# G+ |A6M5 Zeke x 37 ( `1 }5 A/ h2 K

( z+ m$ h/ f# ?8 ZJapanese aircraft losses
0 f4 {. a* T* b6 N* f+ c. q" ZA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; C8 q$ }" l+ N" ^DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! L+ i' V, {2 ~, }DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
0 [, P1 y5 k& h3 ~: v+ cDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- v" V5 Z, [( bAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! \2 o$ B* t) J
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; V! X% u$ D* [! xLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 e  \+ `' P4 m. Z, {* T2 `# W8 E
Allied ground losses: . T3 p& ?: E* o, y
136 casualties reported
1 y- [( W  d6 C9 A: e( v7 n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 C$ G! S, l* O4 ~9 L( m7 o
Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 - ]0 _9 `: l% B' e- u

0 p" N' o$ W6 N! n6 j  S6 iJapanese aircraft
6 R3 @' J9 |# d0 j* U8 Z/ qG4M2e Betty x 1
4 ]6 g# u: n( Z2 ]. I0 i1 z
8 {3 V7 ]. a- D" \5 |; s4 IAllied aircraft ! e& D4 Q+ a- b3 n3 v
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
2 d  D/ ?/ Q, |6 D& [+ b' c
9 M6 b; m, S! L) ^; E0 T( L" m3 wJapanese aircraft losses
8 O2 U: l7 X4 E: f, @. I; H2 DG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged - S. N9 o# e9 C) G/ U6 H

+ W" L6 }$ F- n9 C: PAllied aircraft losses
, W+ j6 q+ e( d4 L2 wFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged 4 z/ R& o4 z$ @0 N: f& _
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Allied Ships " i/ ~1 C8 t. }7 K1 q
BB New Jersey * b! D/ n* L  k  u6 }$ s; y
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
. }" A$ i1 V& Y/ ]; v1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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" \& [0 C+ g1 F' H8 M3 r1 H& sGround Combat " O: ~4 [  F1 g; h  A$ H

. q( P9 {2 K% S3 ]# UOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere + {: h$ u2 n3 Y) d' e9 X
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring . ~' }  [( i, J0 i) Y" @
in reinforcements? 0 B: Z/ P; g1 r) e# Y) p. o  J- h& X
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima , H% V8 J3 T# c$ w# W4 ?

6 |$ Q' q  L& _' U) }6 x$ x) C1 S3 y' `Japanese Bombardment attack 1 H$ F# P2 E4 U/ l
# U: J) x1 H+ q0 f7 Y/ F/ x
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 # p" ?0 X4 N, V% K- E* y' H
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
5 ~/ u/ g' l3 l" n8 H+ h
) K& N% ~2 Q; r# pAllied ground losses:
- s1 U  Q! @7 V89 casualties reported
6 p+ c, Y# g$ V* NGuns lost 4
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8 N/ u0 e/ [* ?  @, W/ RGround combat at Wake Island
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' |. g" a( N  O0 B$ S1 \2 _0 pAllied Bombardment attack
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. ^, O% B8 E  Q1 k7 u; J; ]1 yAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 ) ~4 o% U; R& ]- [$ S

2 B2 c* B3 w- i$ ~0 ~4 N; oDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 2 {: ?; e- I$ P3 x5 _0 `
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Japanese ground losses: * a* u# l! I) g" H& [+ \8 f
201 casualties reported 1 G0 u% l+ s; \% y# h
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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% M4 s) f" Z$ k! \  ^1 {2 N' q& oGround combat at Marcus Island 2 x3 u& K" ]( j/ ?

. W- T6 p* a* {  \Allied Bombardment attack
, N3 x1 L& g" L8 U, W# l$ u: `5 n( G' T1 _. r0 E
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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3 d. t: M! `1 Z% N1 N; L  gDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 + r$ F& l9 n( y+ Q

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Japanese ground losses:
" B% F) p8 J$ d! a. I) Z1 {* `42 casualties reported 3 X, _3 F' D3 `) M
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,
5 O3 r6 _, z4 A' ?* f6 n/ t9 |8 h" }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。+ A: N3 P* B/ ~) b
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
( `$ x2 t. f9 p# T4 t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。% N% E+ f  @- ^+ a4 h1 @" g
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。" y4 @$ ]3 ?4 C2 v* o. h$ L
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。3 |9 U! g* [9 J- q8 m/ w$ V$ m
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。0 d9 h# H; S. T5 V5 C! \% B
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
4 `5 K# U5 e8 d9 D' L)P*H)n7J\XD2z^
1 d5 u  K' |4 c" u, |* XJapanese Ships
( u! L' A+ p& u* \: c  r, t& e- MPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk " @) s: n; m; ]  Q! Z: M
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD5 @6 s3 q$ p5 E& S' F0 l
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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
5 D- X. G' t0 {6 JBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
$ ]: a7 n1 T% E& f! @* ~BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
7 w1 H4 `+ J7 C# E3 t# C& ECA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago 8 V. q6 O- J) v, Z& S8 b9 ?
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
* b( J! K# ~: N0 t8 ?6 _DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
! r$ k5 i) O) ]# j: S. eDD Wedderburn : E% Z4 `; q& X8 V- n; a& P9 j

7 L) g4 p. W: U! z- R. V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，
& y# d2 }8 i+ t  I! H/ d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....