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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。
0 W) `7 s1 g2 M! l不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?
7 r/ ~4 d7 {) t' M3 S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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; t( v6 n1 d) F1 I5 d6 H* b1 EHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
+ l) Q) a! J4 x, k, ACan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. # Y2 }, ?% T+ X, Q
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite * n6 l+ `. \* I, J" _
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
3 g& Y* x% U% @8 eThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 8 E7 ~" K: T6 U7 K( v5 {4 Y

% M) b2 t/ d0 \7 ~& T  z* EI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with   P. N# x. f  E7 T' k. `
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. ! C8 I, ~' Z7 _
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 ' b4 L; M) p; y

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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
, S8 Z; E: A' cIwo 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! . d% Y( Q$ Z. }4 ^3 _8 f2 D$ J; z* x
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships . Z3 h2 J/ B! e3 Z* K
MSW Junee $ a% ]! F; i6 w. r" d4 Z
MSW Bunbury
8 T9 D* `" k+ p, q9 R, ?MSW Gladiator + h$ e& Z: A& q- K2 g- ^5 O9 M
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + ]$ K6 Y% [3 T% h& I$ @" [% @( K, A
MSW Superior 7 Y& F) v# h6 Z, s7 O  S2 u
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire & u* [6 x4 T0 u3 w7 A; o+ J
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
- |& [& g) F8 f, ]  H; [51 casualties reported ; H3 s1 y9 \8 x
Guns lost 2
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. `( D, [+ B, v3 \; k4 }* ITF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
. W, n  d% A4 r0 r) |* J+ p, M41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % [5 T  Y& B- \* }

: [! E) x. y( m! M. U' k" vAllied Ships * }" s4 N; i/ ^. [- c3 z, ~/ s' P
DMS Long
  \( {( Z8 l: TDMS Forrest
. d1 y, c/ L% q9 U) iDMS Hobson
4 b+ C2 z3 Y3 b/ o/ sDMS Ellyson
5 l1 M9 P5 }/ D4 [DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage , f  _0 w# t4 g. y
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1 ' @0 L4 j) e0 o0 s" k' x
MSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
5 p) y9 D! W7 j$ ?0 B6 YMSW Strength
9 }( W9 V' ?1 M1 O' SMSW Strategy
* p( M5 g5 b2 u9 i! ZMSW Staunch 1 h% J0 ]( c# W! R$ A4 Y
MSW Spectacle
  a6 E' ~2 U9 I3 hDE Corbesier + j: ^4 U: x$ W. U
DE Howard F. Clark $ J/ m) e" ?% j0 S( V$ O: i, e8 c
DE Kendall C. Campbell
0 _  `2 E+ j% x. G. g+ {CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1   v# D) r7 Z3 P  b, n2 C/ p
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Japanese ground losses: . N% i7 I4 V8 u4 a/ s4 E
20 casualties reported
2 l7 O8 c/ D7 B1 g/ Y# p3 t  G% a- sGuns lost 1
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6 |5 `9 m! ~7 U- q* gCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 . s6 ^% [& v2 y. W4 _0 A+ X8 g
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& C9 D2 j1 e' p& ~* ]! [, JTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - \! n8 H% c6 a: }# X; _
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 % r0 K. Q0 u- I/ E" l4 q. m7 R+ `

" F; x. M0 O' c7 [$ sAllied ground losses:
+ f" e* |) b9 d0 k- ?40 casualties reported 7 B! f5 u2 k+ j+ n
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ; @0 i& C3 T3 H
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 " T2 \" T/ f" m4 F

& P5 f; t8 ]/ ~. |4 @) T% _/ UAllied Ships
3 [3 x- }/ X4 w4 r3 g8 }* m. [MSW Junee % y7 }" I: y! Z4 N) j( ?
MSW Bunbury
! F- X  z; x# u+ ]7 J+ ]: gMSW Gladiator
9 Z' h& n  f' N( `MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
  q6 E! W6 P, V: p# ~- cMSW Superior
0 H: _" x* A4 F% B; ~; H3 vDE Mack % \& c% P9 O, w
DE Edwin A. Howard 0 T9 n1 e8 _, U6 n! n* `* S
DE Edmonds : R' K+ F5 A. s1 w# {
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
, `" X0 [# z  d6 p. uDE Robert F. Keller " B( h4 I/ s3 j
DD Shaw   K/ ]. s$ g- y, D2 a8 M! F
DD Drayton
: e- R! c% ?5 b0 P; \DE Tabberer
" M, `: F5 Z, `: m; X( ODE Eversole
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3 a1 L( g. }- o$ [* q' ^Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 9 w7 w2 j" ~/ l) t* {$ w
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
9 Q4 k% w2 \1 c/ j" t, ~DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
5 v4 d; K2 q# o" r$ t# p5 CCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1   q, }* r" y  o- o9 N% b
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 0 z/ S* p, L- K7 c/ m. ?
DE Edmonds
  y4 i  e- Y1 S+ P: g, \4 D9 J% gAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ F2 a" S1 ~: N+ J8 Z8 Q) ^DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 - s  n% v5 D  V4 v' `: Q
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
( Y7 ?2 s% l  d) p( E& D! r" ILST LST-608, Shell hits 2 1 ]+ ^! ^8 f" A* f2 L( o3 E, |
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire % d2 U( r0 r2 Z. R7 w
DE Mack ' j2 V% a: ~  ^5 y; W- x- w

1 O1 f4 N9 L% A' P( N2 QJapanese ground losses:
# d, |+ y2 e9 T) `0 `29 casualties reported & Z3 m" G$ G% i
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Allied ground losses: 7 Z. W5 ?& t% W0 z5 J
1788 casualties reported
$ m3 p. t3 j9 S# }1 XGuns lost 8 3 ^8 w9 A% K& o1 q
Vehicles lost 2
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8 ~  Z$ B5 A" Y# B1 xCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 / Z" E' z' K; U$ O+ y$ I: |
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53   r2 Z/ W; c, B9 O+ k
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - P& C, H7 Z: u, E: \* ~  \
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Allied Ships 3 g: `# J) p5 I/ `4 ?  M
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 {: M4 j; P9 H; D4 p
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 4 r5 _1 R# ^& W; c$ i$ o
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ( ~; ~4 L+ u3 f4 I  {
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 $ D) T# g+ X# }2 Y1 @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 ^9 ?1 W9 l8 h3 M0 u7 J' m6 n! DLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 3 u' e' K2 O! Z- C1 Z6 C" B8 {
DMS Long " p: x+ c  \" h1 _* c5 @
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 " U. s! ^+ f0 D( v. v3 o, u9 e
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
4 A$ `8 G7 p; Y6 C7 k, t% oDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ( N/ `% E: x0 s- P1 \1 p
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 q) n6 i  d4 N' z1 d$ C- z$ D
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 F0 }3 j. V" a8 o4 |" WLST LST-335 ! p4 z" D" }8 d6 x/ K0 Q
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Japanese ground losses: % q6 f" c5 l) E. r- |9 ^/ v" Z2 k1 l
46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
) ]0 l. W6 N9 \9 I% c3 O! z: v3240 casualties reported 9 E) y6 h$ `  A0 L  F
Guns lost 20
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3 g/ M5 X3 P. t5 M+ v: Y4 QSub/ASW Attacks 1 o1 {# s9 l2 t% Z

# H* F) |: q7 |) TASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 2 |4 o- D3 H. {. y  a: j1 T$ f
SS RO-35, hits 7
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( g; I6 [; n* F( F" T8 ]2 K* Y. hAllied Ships & c; R5 a; J$ O  z7 W' _9 z
DD Saufley 5 a2 r* ?& |: Z( l( ~( |; G9 L
DD Picking
, v! A2 e" L- {* E" @  ^6 ~1 nDD John Hood
  `  `, a5 Q; O7 p* eDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 % G' G$ G. j+ R  }; R5 K

% T. H+ k; P' J. E9 Y8 {9 X4 ZJapanese Ships ) \% e1 {6 P) ]9 Q
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 u4 S. M9 l/ J. X
PC Kume 4 B+ M8 q0 D4 i' B- z
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Allied Ships
/ \) R- T2 |" NSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
) f" Y5 s# Z: @& P; nSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships ; @2 C3 f+ I, J" ?1 q8 Z" [
DD Saufley
8 T% Y5 }+ A: L% sDD Picking   l! M6 V, `, h& s) `
DD John Hood
9 K. x0 t9 y- O2 b3 CDD Caperton ) z+ i7 b( G) v" G0 L
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Sub attack at 62,53 ( \3 s9 m" B$ j# @% ~, f

3 }. f4 |4 v5 P% L0 K  {Japanese Ships
: T  ?+ L' ]6 e; R; S4 d/ VAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 W* ?! h* g0 I( t2 B6 t2 g- m
PC Ch 2 9 ~. b" l8 y- ?0 f

0 d5 a9 G/ l0 r9 W" w: R) XAllied Ships
3 w  j" U2 {, p8 V# H) |! y$ K( ^# TSS Bang
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. R! L) S# K" w" c( BJapanese ground losses:
" ~: J% X9 F' c: Z88 casualties reported
+ P4 A5 e; E, J- S, q! q1 J$ xGuns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat ) A; Y) a' F. `' }5 r! l; c& L

7 l( B: i+ G, x( z1 v' n/ S( u0 XI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but + `; {" x, o: U& H- o0 o0 Z
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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: ^/ Z8 n9 c# Z0 DNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 7 j; Z7 r- q# v4 \
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Japanese Ships
- g3 R1 T1 T" ~; }* ]9 A! ]" ^* JBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
. ~7 ^" o' V* ?3 A" }8 S6 ^2 W' S4 ?BB Yamashiro
* M" E2 K) A' }) s. i# L3 H' QBB Hyuga
) O, m8 T: M% b! \CA Mikuma
; d# Z  u0 i4 v) Z# ?) S/ kCL Noshiro . F8 B7 j: y) h4 C0 t
DD Fuyuzuki
! ?) s+ {3 a4 h! yDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ( z/ T/ I3 B# @/ P! X6 Z2 {7 I
DD Momi 7 ]& P4 J2 Z6 {( Q( ?8 E
DD Kaede
  |4 N  d2 Z3 D  @: o( u( n9 ^3 DDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
/ @/ h( Y+ i/ |+ e$ B" GDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 s6 \: ~8 b" u4 sDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( C6 ^2 n+ n2 P+ ]' p8 F4 O+ c0 M
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
1 z" ^6 D! q; y% O5 qDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 g  n! e, a; }% f2 q5 W: Q6 W9 eDMS Rodman
. \5 j% p" Q% Y# c' l& MDMS Gherardi
: j% a. k0 T2 c) d' dDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 i6 M4 }( b# cDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 v, {% J& K4 U( p$ ~2 r+ Q! X, b
LST LST-339, heavy damage ) k( U- O, L: a6 f
LST LST-457, heavy damage ( U( C- \3 Z  k$ b) {7 Z' G
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 0 O, s! M) P4 L
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage " f& {) _2 B0 G6 s4 B& I

/ [6 c, {# s  j0 a/ ~6 g: ^Allied ground losses: % D4 Y! u+ [' i5 Z& a
54 casualties reported
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8 Y3 Q/ L. X* V. p$ ]$ ]. Z2 R7 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , P& \2 v/ H- {2 E4 L4 x' x
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Japanese Ships 2 o. o( R5 ]) Z) I# O8 x/ z
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# h. E% s. h* h0 V) FPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 5 a6 Z. Y9 X! U- ~& o
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Allied Ships ) m0 ^9 {4 F: D3 Z& f
DD Lyman K. Swenson , Z( w% a& G: f' I* |5 s- Y
DD Taussig
9 K/ u7 o$ Y# n: I8 PDD John W. Weeks 8 T6 @) o" k1 s, k
DD Harrison
7 G7 ?* ^5 f" a  P) A# l2 R- RDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
5 }. w: x- U1 lDD David Taylor
# J* `& T* Z; p& r4 L, ?: HDD Barton 3 U/ N1 m6 ]3 K& l4 I
DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 # r' ^5 D5 X# j7 W

+ j1 y; ?8 ~! I6 w/ o' kJapanese Ships
3 @$ ?/ @& \- X5 a) C  S' ICA Kako, Shell hits 1 # V; T" Z7 f- p( x
CL Kiso
4 H/ d, C* r) o" |; n% EDD Urakaze
+ \3 g. ]: v9 ODD Natsugumo
4 ]1 U3 C8 G5 d( L3 F) _# v  ^( xDD Minegumo ; O6 n% _0 `7 G, E
DD Sugi / J8 R: v7 `: {  D# J! a
DD Hinoki & y% X  }! ~! g5 q- X
DD Kashi
1 f: ?2 V( d* i- h9 y, JDD Keyaki 7 i" ~% N, ?: O1 T: {( n
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Allied Ships
7 y4 i8 v+ g- p0 d, }6 U) l; LAS Howard W. Gilmore
( U1 _) [5 m  f. @+ }AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage : u9 {; P, r5 X
AV Hamlin
4 Z) w' h+ `$ R& A0 v. _) dAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ! E% T6 z8 S* ~2 x0 [2 Q  W
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
  ^" p: G: d. x$ j- G# DAR George Taylor * j4 a; ?8 e5 q7 _  p, ~5 h; z0 n: o
AV R. C. Brennan 7 r: s! l5 i4 X) p
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
# j: L- L+ w' V# PAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
, D$ M% ~7 [* }* P9 V& hAR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 0 L/ |' H3 j- S3 p/ ~& b3 V9 A5 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 3 I0 k" J/ ?  g( H; R. A( ^
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Japanese Ships
. Q+ r9 X8 v+ a& k' b, ~1 vCA Kako, Shell hits 4
. P- Y1 R0 D2 B" s; _1 W( u. N# ECL Kiso, Shell hits 9
) j! Q; v/ B+ i; cDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
& @* k" z% Z1 _- _5 U+ W+ X  cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ G8 d. V8 \3 _; r- ]DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) l& K# r" c/ w3 G. \DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( c. t+ s+ |/ s6 M# b/ |1 i, \DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
5 J( Q2 B3 g- p# [DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " ?6 T; G% M* L- i* H
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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" I2 Q- s1 b( X" q$ E+ mAllied Ships 8 T2 x# O" e8 ]9 L2 N; w8 I) `% k
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
' j, F# F6 p3 E; WCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
, z$ v& V  z2 t4 L3 v6 e) J6 N. ?  d, SCL Wilkes-Barre 4 y. o# x9 h( ^: X" S2 s: _8 F
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 6 ]& s  _" Z* j
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 F) e! \" d7 WDD Burns, Shell hits 1
: H8 D7 K4 k# c" }* z# `8 T) H' ]DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ' k$ A/ ?1 c$ b0 u8 X
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1   w+ F# q1 J8 T, F- U; j. ?3 U* F9 m
DD Welles # \( G; o0 ?0 p+ O4 y6 R5 K6 C
DD Wilkes 2 v# |5 l2 R9 |2 b; a  ?" d
DD Roe ( k! V' M/ l# p* v
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 : o+ d" }' {) K! x$ t# A
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Japanese Ships 1 m4 t( l0 L  s) b) J, }
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Nicholson " t: @- ?" l: \9 w! r! T" c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 A/ M: S  e" o* `2 p4 t# u. [

% K+ y" i" Q! CJapanese Ships 3 v+ A5 z# M5 k" p  i8 E3 p9 W% f
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 5 r6 n, G! x; x: T
DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 {* B% D2 D' tDD Taussig - S' H; `5 H1 \1 {! {2 x/ W6 }& ]
DD John W. Weeks
; t& g- S1 p: \. F0 GDD Harrison ; J3 D" u- r0 ^% v
DD Isherwood 2 I. F& u& k9 @3 A6 Y3 M5 g8 [
DD David Taylor
+ F8 Z7 W4 K3 M# J% [2 F$ nDD Barton
5 v) k, ~1 A# e1 j: {DD Quickmatch . o4 b' y# B1 Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 O- {2 C( m6 C' W5 n; V. Y

, Z$ ?- Y; `6 ^Japanese Ships
, J0 D; g. {# t3 B2 LPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! l" q1 p, l$ u- BDD Lyman K. Swenson
5 V0 x. @5 G1 ]9 i# M1 ADD Taussig
. C6 F9 j) x8 g* \DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
( k; A% O+ a3 R. NDD Harrison
9 E1 s* X- V" bDD Isherwood
5 ^  X/ {1 A6 Z3 L1 _DD David Taylor
) t* B) `& |7 i6 O" j  D$ W8 z' x$ IDD Barton
) d& \# ^, C3 N* ~DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 ~: v$ Z  R1 i8 GJapanese Ships : w4 G  M9 D' Y7 P0 t
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 5 U" F$ i1 Y& ?( J
) }# M; h" V1 V* p  J( T3 [
Allied Ships
. w' P" L& h3 o3 L9 JDD Lyman K. Swenson
% T. q) N( H  E: p# mDD Taussig : R, J+ u  W' r; s
DD John W. Weeks : ?1 I+ H% S& e) v! v
DD Harrison 8 @6 k! i% d2 b2 h. N( J
DD Isherwood
; O, P' B4 L/ S* @# A' \* Y5 Z* ~2 oDD David Taylor ( y- w5 G) c) n" Z+ b9 E3 z
DD Barton
7 V8 s- l7 j& j! e: J2 w  WDD Quickmatch 3 }3 {: O0 w: S! E
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) s% R; |+ h: e) y
Daylight Surface Combat
- L/ d) n# K% Y4 p4 ?* G
$ o  j& x! C4 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! A' I, P3 ], r; B9 h9 O& V$ P! ^+ J& U2 J2 t0 o
Japanese Ships ' ?, ?" K" O$ X: F+ Y  A
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 p9 i* Z0 b* o( p$ ^: I. `$ c/ i* O& |
Allied Ships : ~$ {0 K0 y( e$ k  k  w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
6 Q- T4 s8 V" SBB Massachusetts
2 U; o6 D( w7 J" y8 h( MBB Alabama * L/ n! ^0 a! Z
CA Louisville
# l& v! G: F0 g. ^% H+ ~2 S6 o; h0 PCA Chicago
) |: I  T( O$ q$ D2 k2 R: ]DD Walker 8 a/ S1 g9 y4 |' J1 z1 j5 a1 h6 x, N6 \
DD Waller ( Q" n" f3 W/ n6 h1 V0 a
DD Wedderburn
; c+ g: ?4 L3 i6 [: `7 {- h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 J- X) X. R- T# ?7 i. n' GDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 d2 C$ I+ v8 Z& F% G# ^- `9 _  j0 `. ^; k3 H8 Q! \$ S
Japanese Ships & U' D6 N( m2 x* W, E
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ n. Z+ _3 W7 ?8 L5 [* V8 l" {8 ]' G+ Y' J0 L
Allied Ships 6 E  p! N& Z" S. H
BB South Dakota 7 \& @, _7 q7 V; B7 a
BB Massachusetts + \2 F+ r& Y8 q5 ^0 O2 z- T* w
BB Alabama # v) F" ~8 f  f, v- x! m
CA Louisville - s' C- ?7 j6 _1 D9 r  S5 |. [
CA Chicago
9 X2 ?/ r8 e3 ~- `DD Walker
' }: g1 Y0 m: g+ V8 hDD Waller
' T8 M: }+ F# Q$ f! q- @8 aDD Wedderburn
( e* b2 y" P- C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - s! W# h' J, e
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 a. L2 ?5 T( Q6 n* g" ^* ?" g

7 R5 l3 J+ y8 K' v6 hJapanese Ships 5 t. ~8 R6 p) Y1 ]8 i
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; {; x  P; x* r7 `/ S' K5 @7 Q( |# D9 Y. B: I
Allied Ships $ o, i9 k0 j4 A- V% I
BB South Dakota ' D) N& |  Y: q. G5 v! Q$ a4 }
BB Massachusetts 1 v+ d$ q% E* ~6 y
BB Alabama , ?6 ?5 I5 o: a5 ~4 h. a
CA Louisville
( K1 F0 i% H. BCA Chicago . {0 b& T9 j  V3 j
DD Walker
2 h9 I- C, \$ h( q( r  C2 cDD Waller
' h" D$ Y# [0 j- h& ODD Wedderburn
! b( f& [7 W! c8 T& K% K-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % D( j1 T% i" Q2 J8 [
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 }! k% `6 s4 {; p/ Q' @( s3 G' R8 i( z( J
Japanese Ships
0 l+ u- E! e; W* m" V" S1 t( x; uPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . Y+ y! b5 z+ Q( w. _

6 m3 x, o# y- Y' nAllied Ships
" `+ V8 D) s4 P6 G6 N3 \BB South Dakota
; Y; d9 T8 y3 @  I5 M. g: oBB Massachusetts
; b; I$ n  _' f' `* RBB Alabama
, g2 E6 J& f. J! }+ cCA Louisville
2 r0 W) M/ h$ mCA Chicago
% @8 i6 H% [; t9 vDD Walker
9 z$ W: k. J  BDD Waller
, B+ p9 J/ f9 _DD Wedderburn $ P! t" t5 i9 w0 r& O! t
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * `% I/ R# v/ \, i3 s* ]3 H
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 |  H- @6 u2 ^+ V* n
; B! F4 m# ^: ]7 o
Japanese Ships 8 V* @. }8 d# r4 H
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " T7 F+ E5 U; X2 ^3 u
* ^& C+ T9 {( V7 x( O2 f
Allied Ships ) F( Y: e% w% W2 _% Y
BB South Dakota
0 j" Q. P8 ]$ J, H6 iBB Massachusetts ) R1 `9 E( K, ?- O7 m1 n- f
BB Alabama , I  }0 n6 V! B4 {7 }. n/ q5 [
CA Louisville
& @( I$ d) B0 ]9 r" GCA Chicago 9 J8 ~9 b8 z- K6 g6 E" |
DD Walker
: `7 X# o; e6 mDD Waller ! Y9 K% s3 d4 g4 _& i, Q7 g) o
DD Wedderburn
3 z# _7 G( E+ n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( _% N1 l; i! d6 r/ U+ aDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 O- q, Z" f) T6 c8 {( ?

& v0 B& C! g" E) L4 zJapanese Ships " B) |8 U9 d" x& h- B
AK Myoho Maru # M% f% L4 E# ^4 _) w& s
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire / o2 p. {" e: Y3 u1 y0 M! \& X

' I) E1 x6 E( {. ~0 f  NAllied Ships " G& g: {+ z/ G! B3 g7 L& t% Q! d; ~
BB South Dakota & y  w+ ^6 J6 r' r
BB Massachusetts 7 Z5 ~, n: V/ ^5 l
BB Alabama
0 t# `  X  v2 N- r! @; K; ICA Louisville , c! X% i, {+ }6 v
CA Chicago
4 L$ I6 \& Z$ f/ h, z6 x( sDD Walker ' g6 f" M" [5 F9 Y3 b( o
DD Waller
+ i0 \8 _0 e$ C1 _, q* IDD Wedderburn
0 Z1 ^6 `5 T' @* }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! K3 A6 F: A6 s3 [6 D0 h0 r
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
3 j& W4 i- ]" f( \$ Z3 f* V! [# q& ]" g: R" `; v- G
Japanese Ships
/ r* J! _, E. a( c  EAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
  b( O9 t# v& D- m. {6 O3 x: X: p4 G' V# J8 P3 @) @0 N
Allied Ships
' y' l! f, _* |1 @5 N% fBB South Dakota . N5 W2 B# F' k4 X; h
BB Massachusetts
0 ~2 ?4 a8 _' RBB Alabama
8 P1 l0 }" V' j0 Q8 RCA Louisville 8 K# S7 H3 _8 K$ Y. [! V
CA Chicago ; s  X" r+ }% _% `; t
DD Walker
, x1 M* \1 Y2 z% dDD Waller
. g/ @- K6 d2 Z1 uDD Wedderburn
( m5 x- S( N5 S8 H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 A1 _/ F# d; C; o" [0 Y6 NDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 ~5 _6 i3 F4 }1 z, f( u2 n8 G: M! N1 s4 [. K3 o  [! v
Japanese Ships
( L$ V  `# a( c! X  G' e. |; g5 yPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
- k+ O" ]: [; I- z/ B) d
- t2 m  s- a! o1 }- q% dAllied Ships   J# E" M% W4 y0 N  J
BB South Dakota ) \; N6 e* C2 a- e5 I0 w+ n
BB Massachusetts
/ j1 Z* f3 K0 ?. SBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
3 I. m3 K. k5 z# a/ sCA Louisville 4 \% T  u& ~# ^3 D1 D8 I2 V4 X) Z8 o4 I
CA Chicago
+ b( ?% a" ~7 h  G& u+ x4 jDD Walker
) \0 Z. b. R* PDD Waller 0 Y+ h% u$ Q. H
DD Wedderburn
% E; @/ |. i' q, L6 h: Z4 g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- P7 X0 F- n$ p. W3 q3 fDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- B  c6 e" v! ]$ q/ A* g8 z( K
) f/ X( d# ]7 F% S# wJapanese Ships
. k% V7 t6 Q0 N5 qPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ) q7 R5 g5 G7 N, c' @' D5 x& C9 _
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
% j* @  \4 r" }- l3 H( p7 I
4 }: \% h6 \. C- e1 _Allied Ships
9 R3 b: a' L# Q  q4 oBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) / q- _+ m9 J: m* b/ O( x2 ~
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1   ?) b" P7 D& B
BB Alabama
$ |3 ^7 E& B! D/ e* `0 b; m( ~CA Louisville 7 T2 U4 y' @6 ?/ P
CA Chicago . }/ C" ^& }3 T
DD Walker " L0 `3 Z6 B. K+ Q+ X8 q
DD Waller
2 q# P% W9 a5 Z1 C4 e4 R+ C9 ^6 tDD Wedderburn : k! T! ~* J) t; i
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * @8 Y! ?/ m: K  D$ @( }+ f

7 S) e! M0 y9 K& q! r; V* \Bombardments * w, s9 y- E; @7 s2 x" N" S
0 L; o. {4 P# r9 ^2 h
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! % A& V* p- @3 ~' E, |
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 {5 e2 `. z5 [  N: G. K
: P! n  N& e6 ~$ B2 l
Allied Ships
4 |: f: @+ s8 v  Z+ C5 ]CA Chicago / V' J/ C% o, ]5 q
CA Louisville
3 F3 j: c3 H  F  `- s- r( |BB Alabama
' @; [$ p  I& g  P  F) t, n0 Y9 W+ LBB Massachusetts . x; C5 M( f: i  P; u
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
# T& A8 {6 t% j8 w, ]6 f) w- w5 m
$ t4 X& `. |  ~2 DJapanese ground losses: * D9 s% M1 A0 E- G& w8 j
184 casualties reported   y# v5 P- b7 R* U4 }
Guns lost 3 . A6 W% T) {7 @0 O
5 k- X$ O; O6 z; R
Runway hits 1 8 t/ J. O' c$ e- @  Q+ ?
Port fuel hits 1 - Y! U; y( Z. f( j7 z7 p7 g6 a
Port supply hits 2 " ?- B* Q4 F9 G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% |; w$ i; e/ R$ j9 P6 g! x% g& c' JNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ' `) h3 Y- j+ _4 Z" ~' x

# Y: F! H( X" t7 x1 P# KJapanese aircraft
/ |. q& b3 K' g- Z/ f5 F9 e7 @, Tno flights 3 C: F) n3 \( G& y- B) y! G0 x3 R3 s

" s+ l2 n5 K# g7 d7 OJapanese aircraft losses
4 A+ f5 G9 n5 s. \6 X* k. U% wKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 1 o9 V: S1 W$ c! S9 `
+ ?$ S; V( q: R! v
Allied Ships 6 d: f+ h* a, ?+ Q. C5 X) V8 z
CA Chester
' F# ]$ S: y! V  u5 L/ {5 nBB Washington
0 ~- m7 X% V' Q# x: @& {; E1 ]7 qBB North Carolina
: G& m! f/ A3 q8 c! q9 T% \
6 [' ?9 W" J" DJapanese ground losses: , w; H! _3 R6 N3 `& G
85 casualties reported 4 c/ {9 `; F  f" l2 X" `- o
Guns lost 2 # E0 F7 c: k, }, k
4 |- u" ]# {+ ^2 i
Airbase hits 1
! T' T+ j  ]8 X: E" d9 [Runway hits 5
8 L$ s- ?* Z  }* l$ j3 H1 r" r6 z2 kPort hits 1 : @6 Y8 Y7 c" `) w  c
Port supply hits 4
. D: U" }% x1 G" y' z, ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; B# |. Y5 A2 f' W  h

1 l: t9 \. }- H9 c  }Night Air Combat : J& l8 w" |3 a1 _# D# Q6 U

' H" s& n$ I! m9 {* N- C& h/ eNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 O; P3 _/ J, e4 h" k" R
* F& \' h& U; l4 b* |( r: O& ?/ ~
Japanese aircraft
4 p  K; |% d  @* V* _% RH8K Emily x 5 ) w+ h) c2 T5 p/ Y
& @( x  }) }  f( t( n
Japanese aircraft losses
1 a$ \; o. P" l$ L+ p  S; ^H8K Emily: 5 damaged
0 F( s. C8 W/ ^4 j! r# a$ B0 P1 o/ t8 x4 J; X. o0 u2 K# {! b
Japanese Ships
/ }7 `+ H; o# F* g' s- |3 T7 KSS RO-35
- o6 Q( b7 z  o1 \+ J4 e/ Z; S* M3 e+ L
Allied Ships 0 a8 [3 `! Y* T7 A. F( e
DD Hyman
/ Z  j8 ^* r& Q4 K" X$ W2 l, V7 ?. a6 TDD Conner
& e, ~; D; V* q- r" B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- X3 U  Y8 z% RNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 / f! \! Y4 ^$ i. {5 T

( n! Z) w0 I3 e( m9 o: ]. OJapanese aircraft . T2 A) q4 X. W4 S
H8K Emily x 5 - a+ s% M5 d. h

4 @7 `- F& k& wAllied aircraft
# `1 m, A, v3 m, {8 n/ U5 O9 @  ?4 yP-61A Black Widow x 2
1 |# L8 m/ X( t0 M. f7 V* N: @3 y
# d" n) B: w' P( _+ c% |' yJapanese aircraft losses
3 r5 x" K5 b# Z: l$ N4 wH8K Emily: 4 damaged
2 j/ P8 g. W2 w  ?$ l' {  l& D# ^: i
Allied Ships ) u2 A5 j( h  X, r& C3 l1 I
DD Conner ( Y, `3 P+ Q  A: q
DE LeRay Wilson
% u3 l/ P$ R- b3 O: x0 J# c* CAK Martin Johnson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 y4 n% V5 p: S$ E% C! g  x" M! b0 q, @+ u8 [, t4 t  x
Day Air Combat
; J$ I( L8 V% R  ]/ b+ Z
7 s7 r0 x  _# X4 jDEI Theatre: / x4 [, E1 q* X7 {% y

! ?& y# I& V$ p% M0 N+ c3 B+ hDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
% ]2 L2 x2 |, ?: Q9 }0 E9 p/ g& }5 b
; b( F, u( H: o- K8 d. ^Japanese aircraft 4 y. p" I* A+ }% ~% O
A6M5 Zeke x 9 $ x, R- K! b3 \" [/ r/ N( R# N
N1K1-J George x 31
1 e" J( B8 g' eJ2M Jack x 6
/ u$ I! \+ R6 ]7 M- {4 N2 q
( t" m4 e! c/ q/ uAllied aircraft 6 G5 C1 E9 b/ b+ N$ Y
P-38J Lightning x 3
  u: c- o# X$ l0 O& v% y! P) ~* Z7 \" X- B
No Japanese losses ' z" J9 p5 y0 J% P+ q6 v+ m; Y7 s9 P

! G. l3 J4 D! G8 ^3 C6 O) XAllied aircraft losses
" D) s' J4 n+ S1 l1 }P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 2 ?: _" W4 G' t, f' @* z& [
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! q) N. u+ q% ^) e, a# {, l: I% R8 y# {8 ~0 l- [. Q
Central Pacific
7 i7 @$ @( Y6 N/ V7 M& k0 w. \, R
* O+ M( P/ Z' t8 V3 \! W6 L4 {/ YDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 & _% J7 t6 q" p) C4 d  j+ t
: ?4 [, l; g* w7 q/ b
Japanese aircraft & P9 N6 L$ s- {. h( t
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
6 Q, ^5 c+ ?& \7 vA6M5 Zeke x 9 $ l1 K; p4 v! y# t
N1K1-J George x 29
+ w2 c4 u8 n: AJ2M Jack x 15
5 A4 P* h1 _! H; @9 KA6M5c Zeke x 7 $ o, E8 b( i7 g0 J& x4 Q' s
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
& L9 u& e( j+ M5 }Ki-102a Randy x 11 + q, ?8 N. f4 c

$ w8 k% u1 w4 RAllied aircraft
/ I; ]6 P5 u! V' o# z$ YP-51D Mustang x 13 $ g/ ?- X- \, N9 S  K

4 |7 W- s) n, h9 Y% w0 S7 x- _$ }Japanese aircraft losses
3 _' F6 Y3 M, OA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ! M' Z/ Z, b, X2 W! U+ k
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged # Z9 s. K: s3 B( a" G( x$ Z0 H
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
9 k3 k9 z; |4 |* nA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed , L0 r0 g- J; b
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
1 g6 G  ~" e* v8 h4 A: h0 }5 p6 x  D. k- Z7 o+ t
Allied aircraft losses
, t* G7 r# \: d/ D% T% z, vP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed , Z+ X6 _  g! C7 m
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 c0 P" U. E- P6 A: |0 TDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
, |* A: g2 v  T5 K4 v- i" g( b, z- ~4 I+ W, e, O/ h
Japanese aircraft - L* C4 Q& p. {* f* O' I, o
no flights % Z( r4 P9 P" s# ]' }
3 [+ j/ U6 Y6 [& L/ Y% w! ]2 w' t
Allied aircraft * H: q/ T  b# P, l/ H" E7 H
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
6 Y/ J6 f6 q  KF6F Hellcat x 15 9 [# f/ H! o" G: G4 q
SB2C Helldiver x 44
6 O5 Z+ ?2 c- N9 x7 LF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 & _" p3 b! y$ C% ~) P9 e6 ~
TBM Avenger x 159 ' k. U. d5 k3 e9 d' p, o5 O( g) ?

: \. y' i+ @7 \2 m7 }4 F# e% ZJapanese aircraft losses , u" T8 `- t. l$ m0 ^* N' ]
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 9 `* y. e" I- C3 A
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
% e4 T- f: F1 }0 _, e/ _$ |Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed / M( x- v5 p* D/ K3 V
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed . e' z  U" f! X4 M+ n' e
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
1 k4 l3 b6 ]7 r+ q1 o. r! y# ?
Allied aircraft losses 7 K( S" T. ^! I! V; Y
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged % P/ [* u( K4 F2 o( h' `

5 t9 T( `) {* }Japanese ground losses:
. V. h' A) o* U137 casualties reported
9 H- n( [9 `- n) u  V! {& u& A. tGuns lost 1 6 f% W5 G+ y8 s. r* X' G9 D% h$ ~4 S6 x

( V+ G' |9 Y( eAirbase hits 3 & Z: o4 H+ g) O3 g: m9 @
Airbase supply hits 1 $ s6 o  E& r# i, G' D
Runway hits 45 & I0 J( b/ ~3 B5 Y# v/ A
Port hits 2 / |2 n3 v; k/ e1 M! w
Port fuel hits 4
4 H! ~+ P2 M6 CPort supply hits 2 & z0 W4 @# t. d# K1 B
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- ?+ ]/ M1 R$ X7 C( b( X8 zDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 0 e; F3 V" u; s4 n! A2 W
; a' B' r7 B0 H: r  i
Allied aircraft
* j. j3 e7 ]& mFM-2 Wildcat x 8
) W$ C  E. y# a5 MTBM Avenger x 29
' h+ U2 ~  _) w! F5 V: x" l9 P. u: @9 h3 p; i+ r% e
No Allied losses
; i- i* h# q- S# [- u5 Y8 u3 [3 V! P0 A" ~
Port supply hits 1
% u/ y3 }5 c* ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- h4 G; P! U# @6 RDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
/ \+ f8 E: c4 S+ Z1 T+ P1 V
4 k( r; Q1 S% M" a1 @. P7 o0 `Allied aircraft 0 @5 L# D! q$ O! a6 o
F-5A Lightning x 1 2 J: ~  M5 k# h+ Y
P-61A Black Widow x 54
2 k/ h" `; X0 a) c
" }* L$ ^2 p+ F5 z! f: W; ?* E- _No Allied losses
& k' }! |. A& i( e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 @  S; h+ Q9 Y7 t
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 4 _6 w# i) ^7 g1 v

# v2 N4 I. R+ jJapanese aircraft
8 x( O: ~+ [$ b' n% u- O( ano flights , K$ ^. q/ U- a2 f7 G
, E/ j  k  l* J4 x. A2 Q/ W
Allied aircraft
$ W* R# Q0 r) K; Z7 I2 y* Z8 WPB4Y Liberator x 4 8 G$ N0 \4 `  r$ \! w& F# b
B-24J Liberator x 28
" ]' H& X7 Z  y. a( m* F' F1 |/ J8 O4 a+ N* d! X- m( ]' u
Japanese aircraft losses
, p; y' [" L9 g1 ?% GKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 7 W8 c# A8 x& R2 f1 d& [. \
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed " X8 o$ q0 h2 h7 l2 ], s7 p

  p* p& h( W- m9 }  F- E; M, Y. u3 GJapanese ground losses:
% s* u0 ?5 p& l% q# t" J, Y: A13 casualties reported 7 n  @9 Z, j2 j! i# u, a' }! I

4 \+ f' W, D- h8 ]Airbase hits 3
9 a5 K2 V6 {+ K6 UAirbase supply hits 1 . q) H8 b/ ~, S' a; l( v
Runway hits 22 & i; I9 ]+ D" z+ G; L2 U. Z7 b
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Y' `/ [- s# M) S/ J
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 ( J. f6 M$ ^& `1 F2 h* ~: y
6 L$ P2 q$ h% k
Allied aircraft $ g" f' Y% m- \. x  D
F6F Hellcat x 38
% X5 b% O5 J0 D( r2 WF4U-1 Corsair x 8
8 n0 R/ q- g! Z& W: Z% ESB2C Helldiver x 42
( N4 g5 `8 g! T3 H7 W. A  a. o( x
# P  H# C+ u( o7 @3 X
Allied aircraft losses 0 \0 m5 ^& I; S( `; a& N
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 q, `( m; B/ U" l2 e0 r6 e* G
Japanese Ships
3 Y# Q/ i0 X, `0 W* cPC PC-36 ! [& P9 n4 e5 }" a
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 z! `% l0 i: ~" A7 A0 i  gPC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 r# |5 g  D( D3 f  W
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 R. u& H) P" e% P
PC PC-26 * v; `0 X* s4 d
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , U) l, [/ J9 \& X: O
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- O8 ]! A; x2 E" y( ^+ d3 Q% l
4 i9 c4 U3 h5 y1 j- JJapanese ground losses: ' z- b! @2 q+ T) i
174 casualties reported
2 t$ P0 T# p( r$ E: C2 c# @5 x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - I6 E5 R" |0 {/ B) z! b9 D8 ?
Day Air attack on TF at 74,57 7 D+ m$ ]" H$ a7 _( \; i
$ ^& L8 l( f9 k5 o$ s
Allied aircraft
5 V( f4 @3 I, T3 R2 _SB2C Helldiver x 11 5 s7 m; F- p. \

0 ~5 B; O( C2 A$ \( \- y+ vNo Allied losses
) Z! ~4 D  r; {( Z% z; ^( @, G; s9 C' R8 z0 ?9 r
Japanese Ships / ^# x1 L8 i4 F# ~
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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Japanese aircraft 0 |5 ?6 m5 c% X: Q
G4M2 Betty x 18   S3 d0 \4 C7 S% e9 E5 h
G4M2e Betty x 4
* f2 E' \+ Y) T) X" \  c" MKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 4 U: y: g4 i) c# ~" ]

, M- r# S( `% j/ L. r1 p' uNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
1 U0 ]4 D: r- d" u/ YCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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6 |* `8 Y, i) K( NDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft
/ A" w$ p5 u' k  o1 q- P; P5 ^G4M2 Betty x 3 $ i- W3 |5 a; B' i0 d
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Japanese aircraft losses ) @6 g. H! j  [; J/ ~% ?, H
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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( G( m; \, Q/ P9 F5 _5 p8 K3 z" S5 _Allied Ships
! Y+ K" p& C# o' ^) QDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 m/ p. m% H6 D+ G# fDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 : Z! e7 u& A& d! F& u; W/ ^! }
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Allied aircraft
6 I1 _) V# a, s* Z/ S! n5 p- L: sSB2C Helldiver x 3
; S' o/ |# t) p( [( EP-61A Black Widow x 23
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Allied aircraft losses
! h' i4 O# I2 R0 C: B" \1 o( o% \SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged ! H- s5 t# A6 s  h& v9 E

# Y6 Q. a3 }4 ~$ J5 Z0 Z# OJapanese Ships - T# I1 @5 g* J% o. I
CA Kako , H% N! N: j" X$ P% U$ Y
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) z$ ~  U8 R# a" s' l4 EDay Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft 9 K  V7 k7 U: B) ~6 B
A6M5 Zeke x 2 7 D8 F% C. D% G
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Allied aircraft
( D- w) @* g% n- M% U# pFM-2 Wildcat x 1 & n/ q1 s7 Z1 d5 M9 G

' B# g. f# B  h: W4 G! gJapanese aircraft losses - y5 V* A  i* q9 ]5 w2 {
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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/ x- l2 r' m: u. G" n* T8 WAllied Ships 1 ?5 j  P) v; T; K% G
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island: 5 w3 v' D+ L3 e7 V

; f$ w8 E0 S" W  SDay Air attack on TF at 83,63
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Japanese aircraft , ]- v/ [& P/ D" j; o' H/ B
B7A Grace x 11
; I% f+ G" {  @, S; h8 Z( X3 [- rKi-49 Helen x 9
" q% q. f+ P) u. T. V" X$ E) XKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
) H0 t! h* W/ h" r1 p( D: m3 _/ B6 R9 _B7A Grace: 8 damaged ' i- g+ v1 v+ W$ a' k8 A
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships 6 r% w6 k" L3 ~4 N3 f
AP John Land
4 N- V0 u* H; y' b. q! m8 }: eAK Octans
0 O4 E( l$ \1 [) d+ FAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * c2 v% u" {1 H7 S5 U& T! l3 y- `
AP James O'Hara $ c7 m0 ?! G( F7 e- Z/ }; W$ }% q
AP Winged Arrow % M( i2 @+ q6 I9 w
AP Manoora 2 s/ r  U/ x8 J4 s& u9 j
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses: 0 [. Y! `- v, G8 ^6 b9 s
54 casualties reported
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ; x( ?8 R' }& g8 w$ }& J$ I
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& W4 o  g$ C& T, ?' [/ m/ xJapanese aircraft # q- x$ O: }: c, ?+ ]* E
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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+ e; S* Q2 _7 w& V( G5 tJapanese aircraft losses ( T. L, T8 O& \, u
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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, C! B( r) T9 \3 h8 nAllied Ships
9 Z' F1 f8 I2 lDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 F+ I+ }2 k; U) M( sDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire % V. v# f& R) C1 E8 ]
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % ~6 L2 I3 C; p5 _" q
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 \$ ]9 S" U2 t; x$ @+ p6 v, eDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , K8 d8 W" s- d/ q
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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136 casualties reported 9 \  P6 B6 `3 K7 v
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 ! T3 W. F6 A) P

5 a' C/ v! I' k- E5 u8 H" LJapanese aircraft
8 c. y4 U: d% \' R5 EG4M2e Betty x 1
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Allied aircraft
4 t6 m" _) O# K. H: W% xFM-2 Wildcat x 33
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! I% R% e8 N9 y1 u8 {- v  lJapanese aircraft losses
5 F8 Q- G/ w1 a4 U8 y  v) p1 yG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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" t  _# e6 x5 H% GAllied aircraft losses
& m" ?' S& J3 ZFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged 6 r# U( y. d! i4 L$ x

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" h/ C* g5 F& v, o; E, XBB New Jersey
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Aircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! 1 Q  w0 z! S4 k
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat : H5 x( ^+ L* k8 Y
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 7 |: i9 W0 L+ k) n  U" M
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring 2 k3 W  A9 [, E# N( C
in reinforcements? & e. I& t* J9 W/ s

0 @9 f9 Q9 {7 i1 G) I5 kGround combat at Iwo Jima
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Japanese Bombardment attack % Y0 h8 v/ }  S
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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0 k8 ^, x2 L. Q, {' B9 k3 V# ZDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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$ p7 L" d* X% R; D$ o0 wAllied ground losses:
' e! L: M6 l' d; }1 q# H+ {, U89 casualties reported
7 C6 t6 x, H2 rGuns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wake Island $ S! ~7 E) `8 b
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Allied Bombardment attack
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; ^8 L' W4 [% t6 V) H% ?Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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Japanese ground losses:
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& R$ Y3 {' W  XGround combat at Marcus Island 2 ?) R( ^! U& w. l8 e+ |9 ?
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Allied Bombardment attack 8 `7 w, S3 T9 y0 O8 D7 `7 S
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 , K! L" k0 v( a

* [8 j/ h- t8 @Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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$ l3 [) b( v# ~! s. h) |& \. ]2 I4 |$ k7 w, t' z# _* O7 n8 z7 L
Japanese ground losses: ; B7 K3 C" _& y$ U' ?
42 casualties reported
3 v' [# \* |" n# c5 A! hGuns 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,
. Z* g6 U6 Z" O0 X0 [) F( a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。
: S4 ]- r, c# N) I  QPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
$ Z5 B1 l4 L& V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。
8 a, w: O: r% [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。
7 L1 Y3 S1 d  s% ^& D% JPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
2 S3 _! F5 _+ V" V0 e/ O5 R5 U7 g  [一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
' C  W" R7 f# Y# ?. Y) \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YqOh4z8U2g
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- v. g4 a- ]* [PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) B' m; {  G  n; [3 K' B' G. B0 IZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD, P/ e/ u, b7 l0 [# s% A

0 `. M7 r$ H$ D; L6 hBB 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
& T" X" r  n0 \: e' X8 OBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
# M/ \6 E: ^: @9 ?BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A% r, x0 X; e& q4 q
CA Louisville f2a%W; K, m8 J" B; i( @' I
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DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
6 h  t- ?2 T0 [DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
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) y" u5 l( f+ {. p2 K- w  J# p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,2 X' p! k8 @0 W
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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