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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。4 X! c3 I' F* K. m
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?. @# O$ W! {& [) o# D% C# C
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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) K( M& }  D: A* b3 ]Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
, Z; G! o+ c5 c0 d2 s, ^Can 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.
4 a5 ~, e5 A% \3 EThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite # ~- a5 L  ^$ l$ @5 c+ e# a
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. % i  {) L9 J9 k4 D" W2 K1 r7 r
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well. ( H! Y) U+ D0 y
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
! v) ~. x- R* J9 t1 v. K8 Dthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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& o$ m. L. c( D, s7 xInvasions
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' p" N+ B* Q! M( f3 V: B) U3 GAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on 6 S; l; l2 o5 ^
Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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4 L5 p+ b6 }$ GTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + @# R; w* C1 l; ?4 I& t
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. / z5 w& {9 M# D1 }
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Allied Ships & S- G7 O. k1 I" P
MSW Junee 9 k+ f& `9 U; @) p- s
MSW Bunbury 4 z: V$ B* X1 w+ z" ~) h
MSW Gladiator
1 g7 U  _1 `: _$ KMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage . Z* B) e# o+ v) t
MSW Superior
" A0 H( b. d' {3 Y+ d% Z- g+ s0 FAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 X: n# _' x" u( |CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 5 y: A/ k* O* K1 u8 x

9 P5 r. C8 G8 i* _: WAllied ground losses: / H2 u* d( H) u6 c- r+ E
51 casualties reported
3 Q; V& N9 Z) D* ?' b% IGuns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 d3 y: m3 a" B5 _* L41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 ~$ e- z+ k7 p/ J

/ X, h& x! B" C, E; qAllied Ships ! e4 X# C$ U" M" s, Q& C
DMS Long 0 V  I  }& H4 E  Y7 m# x* j( E8 x
DMS Forrest
9 T5 B0 h& i( [6 B) D) M; _6 @DMS Hobson
, b4 y: l" I8 A$ j5 j* QDMS Ellyson * J! G3 l5 M5 g5 o" K; P* [
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage " I6 {, j2 Q9 K1 r
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
! b" i, k# i: QMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 q" E' {- V; v1 DMSW Strength . m: R5 w$ p# ?& ]
MSW Strategy ' m  _' }7 p$ b  w. ^
MSW Staunch
, V2 S+ Y# @3 h' D! i* }MSW Spectacle ' l6 l4 ^2 r) p% A; p, F# D* J
DE Corbesier 9 X4 B! C/ X+ b/ y# n, N9 i
DE Howard F. Clark
+ n) N, ~2 h& c9 m. |DE Kendall C. Campbell ! J. M$ V# _2 T& U
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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$ w- L3 z- F8 }: TJapanese ground losses:
8 v8 G" k' @1 Q& b' T: m20 casualties reported " _& }- ^. i0 T: g0 n- }; F
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 4 H9 E/ H  ^$ u9 W5 v+ H
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( t3 R8 j. b- V) STF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
5 I9 h" ~6 S+ F6 W1 H, DTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53   _( l% K8 J: D6 T" v7 o! p

  H) I4 g7 \( E+ m" s. \/ ]$ @Allied ground losses: : o% }) p) ^+ S( J9 z
40 casualties reported
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' g! p+ s7 b( j1 F6 T; \$ z$ \TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 9 Z' d$ _) F0 D: G+ M! y! n
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships 7 k/ r& i! Z* _; Z, u  n. Z; u
MSW Junee
+ S8 @/ _* f7 i9 C$ d: q' mMSW Bunbury % _) y+ \( V2 C" H1 X3 O8 }/ l
MSW Gladiator 2 }4 x+ y- S. _1 m4 r" @7 ~6 G
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
3 s) m( C% T1 x% g: Q5 ^MSW Superior
/ G- u/ D: Y2 G+ `DE Mack
' \8 S- V( u6 R- ~2 xDE Edwin A. Howard
, I9 P) e6 Q: \- ^6 f& {8 fDE Edmonds 7 I6 N# f" z/ v- T
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! . v: u  G0 e! B3 p1 K, m4 v
DE Robert F. Keller ; }7 ?' }# _! k/ J; ?4 E/ m$ T
DD Shaw
8 K( V2 p7 t4 s: ^DD Drayton 9 N. ?* ?7 T2 {6 g4 W1 @$ h9 [3 {
DE Tabberer
3 t  g4 P* V) V  m5 R  LDE Eversole & l0 W3 _3 x# T2 B
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 + {! d3 z8 R# K+ g; {
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! g% L9 i; G" h# q0 M" `4 L' PAllied Ships
" m, r7 K' i2 iDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage & y3 Y, C0 X( B% D0 a
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
; ^! z0 T7 F9 e$ r! i) PCL Helena, Shell hits 19
5 M. t" b; F8 T" g" `! v! ADE Edmonds
; w( z: {" I* T$ WAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 ~) t) |* F- v6 H. k7 D9 tDD Drayton, Shell hits 3 5 E! R) K+ N& ?8 g" e3 g
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire ; G  D5 n! T# V1 L
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
/ W$ w- z  T, Q7 ~& m0 WLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire ; N, P: `7 \! T
DE Mack
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. I6 {$ D" b1 \& rJapanese ground losses: ; @4 i6 t# z, h) D
29 casualties reported / a5 P/ K- ?9 h8 d$ `9 `

5 m4 x* T' |$ O9 mAllied ground losses:
3 g" A1 ^) S/ Q) c1788 casualties reported + _) V  V( |/ T* b5 u
Guns lost 8 ) u0 o+ R! ?6 W3 l# Z
Vehicles lost 2 ' \5 [0 B7 b" U8 P5 A# E
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067 - [! l+ C) d5 C( x/ t# A
TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
6 J, ~2 z1 Z2 b8 B' W  V7 j* X958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 s4 G8 k  r/ Q* e! Z* v0 N5 X4 W

1 q* c2 m- m. {Allied Ships
+ D- ]3 q5 R+ Q( P- N( KLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
! M& ]' G* ?5 x0 FDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
) Q: E  f6 g' n3 {8 b" zLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 5 i3 d( c4 s& w5 x$ f
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
* B$ W( g9 m( E' y; uLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ Q% b* \1 ?0 B1 n2 g! WLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
  A; w6 G  \* yDMS Long
  X2 o5 E" n9 C, LDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
3 ~. v, `% c+ ^& v5 MDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
  [% [1 w5 R( `, [DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire ) G" [/ g$ g3 {  k) {# s3 h0 g' d
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire ' k0 v2 n+ j: ?3 O" K0 v$ H
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
& }) s$ j* [2 G- f/ |LST LST-335 ' w) A( X8 m5 _4 x4 ~! }: F

* U' O6 t3 I: E' f8 iJapanese ground losses:
4 C% @- @# s8 Y* F  U46 casualties reported , l; e$ @) A5 Q* n
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Allied ground losses: . {9 b8 h8 k1 u7 q& ^
3240 casualties reported : ], g! L3 D. b. {
Guns lost 20
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4 Q' n+ c; z0 ASub/ASW Attacks
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( B# W: V7 Y/ [ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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2 p% Y3 H3 u: sJapanese Ships
/ ^& D, m  F6 zSS RO-35, hits 7
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( m) N. ]' c: B( ]9 q4 ]9 {Allied Ships
. z+ r1 x* Q( C! v" ~DD Saufley " M% d6 d$ c7 u: n; f
DD Picking
- h6 D7 t7 A" o8 s9 zDD John Hood 5 Z  u( n" q. W3 B7 s
DD Caperton 8 G. f. m2 X0 w. L: q
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 / K$ j- e: g2 P
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Japanese Ships + J) a. W) M% {8 b8 o' T8 H5 g! v
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 n' w! f3 `/ X% \  fPC Kume
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# ^: v6 U+ c. @! F9 _& [$ @7 Z  RAllied Ships 6 v  \, A/ p" f5 P9 ~, }" r7 u
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ) D* z+ i# A* ?% b  H+ k
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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4 c4 T5 l) S; bAllied Ships
/ H/ |( n+ R6 n1 Z" D7 R1 T) f( YDD Saufley
# X4 b) y+ v5 [. h1 j+ A. L2 _DD Picking
! o$ G/ h0 P1 I4 V- `4 n: SDD John Hood 5 d! d, A3 k) Q
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships % W, N& l( s7 x* w  A
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 z( V' y1 D& j; gPC Ch 2 / ^, `' G; V3 `$ p
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Allied Ships
6 f( B5 b: t6 a) lSS Bang
3 s: g; ~7 p9 I/ x8 \0 A$ Z* S* g1 e
Japanese ground losses: " v- K/ n/ B4 [# t2 H
88 casualties reported
# ^0 d0 `" j2 t( ^: `+ ?. G0 iGuns lost 2 5 A0 T3 h1 }7 U1 T# _$ ]! f& `3 ]
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4 C, q9 Z7 o4 qNight Surface Combat % o/ g0 ]& M& D! W5 w

! R* }( ?; n1 sI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 3 a1 J/ G6 z7 y& \1 L
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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3 K1 C0 _3 @" f/ JNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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/ N- v. d3 g% t# S- DJapanese Ships ' a+ [# i3 |" C9 F3 d
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 : G7 B: b5 Z  I, I, E! G
BB Yamashiro . M: \. L$ t2 t" Z( J8 v
BB Hyuga
' ^+ J4 i2 }1 FCA Mikuma 3 g4 o3 X4 N7 p* y
CL Noshiro
; x' Q$ T" _; ~$ A: FDD Fuyuzuki 3 U2 J* ]& u5 @' s. t' b7 H: M
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
: u/ _4 v, Y/ y+ n* W% nDD Momi 0 y. Z% C* G" _4 v$ L+ E
DD Kaede
  N' K; r, {  c% W. KDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 0 c. J4 o6 s9 H8 |
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
! q, y2 M  e1 G5 U8 LDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 h) V8 J" |5 u
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
7 C  e6 Y) I4 H+ gDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r# E) E; N7 TDMS Rodman 1 U% f/ w0 X3 w: x3 @' m
DMS Gherardi ! R' w: F% i( j* e8 S; E
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 v5 M1 J! u# X) \DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
# o% j5 A% D9 Z. R0 \* e! k7 PLST LST-339, heavy damage
2 W* P7 L5 o5 B; MLST LST-457, heavy damage 3 h( u* u3 A" F9 @. E
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire . Y/ C4 D% H9 U, e( G
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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$ T' N+ C$ \% n5 V$ P# pAllied ground losses:
. w. V' l' x# `$ G: Q54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 M5 C6 ~) y- r% U) D$ `% i8 }
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Japanese Ships
& A1 U0 O) B2 h" X- ^. fPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 N$ q+ I! q/ S3 ]PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 7 v/ Y$ x/ u6 D& p
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Allied Ships
1 U" c# I6 m- {1 u; M5 NDD Lyman K. Swenson
1 M0 w$ H) x. t) S4 Q. rDD Taussig
0 w4 s$ x% G" J( YDD John W. Weeks
' J3 h. B: ?, M, mDD Harrison ) ^' J/ Q- f: E
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 ) Z+ b/ J, `6 ]+ a3 d
DD David Taylor * B5 ~# Y3 n! K. C
DD Barton
! B7 ]- \" L9 \5 p. mDD Quickmatch
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  C: B  o; v3 p6 Z4 jOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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, _& l$ m3 Z% [  k) QNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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- j7 K8 @; \7 Z& O" SJapanese Ships 8 R/ @7 i5 x* L2 c. i. E( r! s* b9 h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 % N; k- c$ A+ N, Y( P; B
CL Kiso / W: j' C, t- y. y: p6 X3 M
DD Urakaze $ k  [1 T$ n1 f. Y" G
DD Natsugumo
! I8 }6 S1 P( M  w: R' iDD Minegumo 9 I; j2 G2 I5 E+ p. N8 n" s
DD Sugi
  {; |# B# B6 N3 |DD Hinoki
5 x& \" u1 U* V' Y0 U7 hDD Kashi
# X% a2 Z0 W/ r* k6 x5 _DD Keyaki 7 Y5 e* Q$ R6 |! w; t! v
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Allied Ships
; l2 j2 G) K! B" D  R1 y$ VAS Howard W. Gilmore
7 X6 a* ^  u& B" {; O, DAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ n8 w  b* c7 I) H0 q
AV Hamlin , z4 I2 @# G- [% m# S1 L) h3 I! `* ]
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 W/ z& a1 V4 U/ e8 j9 \7 |0 g
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 I3 C5 }" s. @* [  S7 Z5 M
AR George Taylor ) Y& s$ V9 k0 j
AV R. C. Brennan
* V8 I$ l3 _- `9 w, IAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 A! _# }& H) e
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
; h( y. \1 m* K- ^( `/ ]AR William T. Sherman
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, q* b2 G) y0 k: N9 mThen 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
# J! ^3 X0 T/ Y. k* Y& ]. x: r1 dCA Kako, Shell hits 4 ; t$ P  U5 Z; X) J) X* p, k2 }
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 7 Z! [8 Q2 Z) i2 z5 u' n/ V
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
) l1 c% y. K  G- r% c4 c; }6 M7 f2 Z, WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * M3 K7 e3 v1 \% t/ b0 K" U
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 K& l$ D9 V6 a; U& R, IDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
: O( T9 f9 x9 p( h5 Y4 Y9 dDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 1 I1 E  K) ?; {% {
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ E* E) ]3 K' Z# m. |  |9 EDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire # R2 n/ @8 k" y1 B! @5 Y9 W% W
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Allied Ships # J7 ~' ^, _7 g5 W/ S+ Y, P
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire % r9 L5 J5 Y& @* }
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 P1 }) U% Z) cCL Wilkes-Barre
2 Y3 W9 t. W1 g9 {3 @3 |. S: z: zCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 $ S7 w5 R' |; m' Z- }
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
! @% w6 H1 `, Z. D4 UDD Burns, Shell hits 1 5 }4 r& d* e2 }* L% D
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 5 R) Y6 p4 o; r$ r# E$ @* K8 T
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ) h7 \  L9 T. H  y9 i
DD Welles / d, o3 h% V+ ~
DD Wilkes
  _$ _5 O! k% ?7 G% q$ J! tDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships % r0 e+ A2 y) B; n& g' R2 d; _6 j
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . D. T7 `) C5 m

# |& x  @; `& N. F, y' cAllied Ships ( A) E& G$ \/ c
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 `- n/ v' [3 A2 a& Q1 J
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Japanese Ships 8 ]  \; U" d. H
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk   i% `* d+ A% ]# T9 a3 i( A
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Allied Ships - i" C: x( b, c' |1 l9 v
DD Lyman K. Swenson 6 E3 S; i6 m+ g
DD Taussig
1 R  u; N2 Q8 `# \. GDD John W. Weeks
6 l3 I0 d4 f1 p7 {/ h/ Z2 N" IDD Harrison
, J1 S. [! n( K9 A; x& J- W1 f8 hDD Isherwood
' b+ p- K8 ]% D+ M6 BDD David Taylor 9 n7 c* e( n0 p  ?- e
DD Barton
  b, ~) v4 z% A! W9 F: PDD Quickmatch 1 C$ G" {5 ?( ~* g$ v+ Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) s+ q3 s! t+ E5 F9 rJapanese Ships " t+ H- K( p$ u. _
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 9 h- G0 o9 \5 S2 m+ Q. A
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Allied Ships 0 d; Q$ ~6 T. I0 Z6 O
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' M" x) h7 O$ m
DD Taussig
1 \5 \1 f  q# l  @/ KDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
7 N' x! V6 P1 E. f0 bDD Harrison
" U: s, v, [$ j0 x+ T" xDD Isherwood 7 W9 Y$ Z8 _0 G6 p
DD David Taylor ( U* R! Y  b: [# k* h# \  ^
DD Barton
7 P2 v  A9 t. m; v$ w7 FDD Quickmatch
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2 e( r/ f4 H- ]& ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# R7 N' V' [' g3 q" s$ s2 OJapanese Ships
& Y& F, q2 G, SPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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! v/ I) G/ u( @" h) l# Y+ XAllied Ships
, G4 Y' I( S5 Z+ _( D+ M) ]DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 d- I1 R1 E5 ^$ Z* ~1 fDD Taussig
. H: i3 o' ^- H, s  ^- h4 d) [DD John W. Weeks % S% h+ l# `6 |, B7 x2 w- |9 ]( [
DD Harrison
3 k0 R6 A/ ~- p& YDD Isherwood
& ]& }! ]# m# b% W% {/ ?  ]DD David Taylor : G5 V/ v( b7 F' ], v  P8 s6 d
DD Barton   e. C3 C7 p2 f+ L. U: j2 r2 G% E
DD Quickmatch
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. {, `4 x6 d# X- b% x& |, [& w, ?6 D. Q- xDaylight Surface Combat
$ @1 {+ Y3 [/ J( F% r1 L9 ]
2 L# b( L3 D; q9 M* N# ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) G/ C7 f7 i8 l! }; b2 c
* e. Q3 e+ z& m$ N7 V
Japanese Ships 6 l; t/ \* y0 ~) `) l0 p
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 B: {2 B9 G5 J9 V  n) B; A7 @6 r
% O* z* q0 p" R7 V0 _. G# tAllied Ships ! l% p2 z4 [! G$ y9 n  x" k
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 - e( J5 B. l# y
BB Massachusetts + K, u  s0 ]; y; [% z/ n
BB Alabama % L' t8 i; @% @
CA Louisville 3 M+ r- z) u* m' t2 Y
CA Chicago 7 M, P6 s. N; X0 U( H
DD Walker 6 S4 [( T* R- G' _$ {! B
DD Waller % v: d3 h" C% t/ |4 m
DD Wedderburn
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$ |# v! Y7 f4 s1 m9 G+ Y* IDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: T+ S/ ?8 H1 I; G& l7 P  _" H" a' C, y/ {0 I# B! Q1 |, n3 k
Japanese Ships 1 ~" U  y7 `' e$ I
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( G! t" t. G7 Y9 E" `* ^; ], b- Y  C- e" Y. S( N6 Y" Y
Allied Ships & O. o2 N( P# v, d$ X- K+ i6 k0 p
BB South Dakota
5 I: R. p  E6 K* I; q- ZBB Massachusetts , d1 t$ Y8 B) p, n8 N1 \2 f! u
BB Alabama # i+ O) K- v% M5 y* V
CA Louisville
% _. V& D# h9 W& p+ w, eCA Chicago
" }6 r$ `$ B; m9 T3 K+ nDD Walker
" z3 n7 {4 ?2 L# F5 Y- b- D; m1 \1 eDD Waller 9 M, t2 H1 T, D
DD Wedderburn
6 ~, R! }7 e3 ?  t7 q. L! x' @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 {% K- R( I1 F' Q( M+ |
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' ]5 P* t; V5 @2 L7 ?5 i; l+ N

% ^( a0 C, e/ ]. hJapanese Ships - }+ b  Y8 v& f6 x- T
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 D5 \8 E! Y' D$ }  K2 K9 q0 y: y6 Q
- U: N  Y+ o$ Z. t+ d
Allied Ships
$ l: x; }3 P0 U# e7 G& j5 @* _BB South Dakota
) D, q+ v  v4 p$ M2 OBB Massachusetts
" M6 `2 g4 k" \0 r: k% q  [BB Alabama - Y: z6 M& c! B  b. {7 L
CA Louisville ( C1 q0 h* {7 ?
CA Chicago % g& }3 \1 E4 @6 E
DD Walker 0 w% _) p5 M+ |, ~0 }9 U8 @, ~/ j
DD Waller
) M( s1 C! i) MDD Wedderburn 3 k) y  d0 `& t- x7 i0 X
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! Q1 U9 n. s# f4 L. x* z( RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
& ~7 G$ u% h% A% d1 |
4 p4 C5 s. B& Z( _* E$ p  X( mJapanese Ships
* C5 X! G9 Q; r: APC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 7 m: B- H. X( ?5 x9 D
: m) E' h& Q$ c% a) C
Allied Ships 0 C0 c7 h% O8 c9 }
BB South Dakota
; k- D% y# @$ ]) X+ BBB Massachusetts - ?" Q% Y' {9 l/ ~, _. E
BB Alabama 7 t# h& f, N" R" Z: m$ y% C$ _
CA Louisville
- p3 X3 N! D  p; mCA Chicago
" s0 P5 ^) P1 K6 oDD Walker - o' L, y+ `* @5 n% F
DD Waller
& M; `% i: }- HDD Wedderburn % A! N+ `3 f! _
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2 P1 e) u5 m+ n4 H0 F9 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) v9 ]" A: X: Q# u4 |3 a9 d3 ]; a* Z  ?% e; K9 p8 r7 x
Japanese Ships
4 Q( `: E& a$ |$ D' \5 V8 Q- oPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- V) E: \7 h5 `$ W6 z# ~
# ?  E* r& W' e3 }& ^$ WAllied Ships
0 x% w$ j) ?3 |- ^8 m- BBB South Dakota
7 _4 n% x- o& w7 `BB Massachusetts
! _% e3 p) g+ g. w+ A5 {6 h7 pBB Alabama
! z8 c: B1 q8 U3 ~8 lCA Louisville
  V' r9 c5 k0 E- f0 mCA Chicago
* F9 }3 e: D" r" p) N0 fDD Walker ; u2 g/ q# }2 O/ v4 }
DD Waller
8 q' Z9 A; t) sDD Wedderburn
9 N3 O' R9 ^6 T5 J0 d3 B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 c2 e# S4 f; n& j- _& VDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( Z: d2 a, I: J
) Q2 M& U- W# i/ A  a
Japanese Ships 8 x# P. g/ t2 }: ]
AK Myoho Maru & f6 h( X( y0 L7 \5 b
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
: ~9 N% n; p  j2 G0 i/ r/ K; ]
4 J2 }' w- M6 k# ~Allied Ships
# T6 n* p! w, L$ @9 I% {  |8 C4 i2 xBB South Dakota . d9 B+ O2 P0 h7 s
BB Massachusetts
5 Q5 i: Q, v$ K: HBB Alabama
4 m6 R  c, U$ V/ Z5 v; m& O* W. G4 hCA Louisville ( l- z# \) f( e2 b3 z5 M
CA Chicago
+ B2 ~* z3 h& H/ N" F9 q# QDD Walker
& x0 i6 N3 ~! ~2 ]DD Waller 2 o8 t: E( q9 R" F# q- [
DD Wedderburn
2 h/ d6 J1 V3 e4 i" n: g' g; C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; u/ k+ m* [! O! H1 w
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . q/ ~# G$ x& }) l3 T; j5 _6 ^
7 T! W* x) F1 H: Y9 _5 [, ^
Japanese Ships 5 T/ u  L( r/ l! Y. \9 T; E
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ' c0 y" h4 O6 i* V- A) r
7 ~9 F# z. f' [( [9 ~' T# V
Allied Ships / A+ x- Q& \$ t1 H0 P! y# F, s
BB South Dakota
% c' W: w; S- |. kBB Massachusetts   O& A! i$ l  b; ~7 K! i: q0 ~( q9 @
BB Alabama 1 D. R. }$ R1 g" P1 P
CA Louisville
* ?5 `7 Q" ~+ [' dCA Chicago   @, c6 m; _* a4 k" j
DD Walker 1 i1 |* E1 G: n8 p# o( W7 _6 j
DD Waller 9 B* U7 N$ g+ j. E; s
DD Wedderburn ) x0 S) @) E" `  C3 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ B9 K6 t3 }* s  z3 ^- }Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
& x: O* K% D) {7 K3 h: |& f( `& x- q' `
Japanese Ships 6 A* k  X8 C- A* [, R% T2 Q+ \
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ) K5 G/ v$ @& d* A; n8 `
: w$ ?$ p& Q7 ]9 i' k! J. G
Allied Ships : V+ a0 e" R, W" j: r
BB South Dakota # w3 [% ~  @: s
BB Massachusetts
! U$ G! Z- m  _+ A/ F4 FBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
' T" s5 ^" h# m/ j0 OCA Louisville
2 X+ u( u$ q0 {, ECA Chicago 5 {8 Z/ m4 M2 t( [" b9 F
DD Walker + C- Y/ b8 h) I4 T, n1 a# I
DD Waller ! T/ g6 M& K- h. l- N
DD Wedderburn 4 r# ?% |* J9 a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # m/ b: x, R1 q+ S
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 t% V- `9 h' ~  v1 s0 a2 I

7 R# G! y5 q$ yJapanese Ships
& ]7 u/ N5 f- g2 D% O  rPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ c8 ~. J/ r2 v2 x/ rAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage $ J9 w. J4 Q1 r! ?% P# c9 t; w

+ |  Q( w& C* Y: k/ qAllied Ships
# k9 K9 T/ Q% n4 ?- i$ vBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) & v/ b5 k9 w) o3 `6 Q
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 3 N* {: ]4 F, I* N6 j3 u
BB Alabama
, D! ^% K1 O8 y) R& wCA Louisville 5 j% d% o! ~* X- L! r; ^
CA Chicago , K$ c+ u5 C! l- `4 }
DD Walker
5 r3 S' x5 X3 E. |DD Waller 7 j1 V2 E3 W" V
DD Wedderburn * [/ A( D5 ]7 s. X! ]* K
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$ i; _  F- Z/ `
1 i% j0 ^; R/ N3 f% KBombardments ' R0 @' A- ~! x  v: H3 p

" c( X# P7 Z, [& hNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 W1 }& s# `: C/ Y  S. O) W23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( |. U) j6 w+ ]" w6 V9 s
, {" x. K1 r1 X! `( H' zAllied Ships $ N: O' B9 Y  v# e: k. w7 N
CA Chicago
' z3 m8 `* K; \; S& K( I; t; C& b9 rCA Louisville
% D+ Z/ q' S8 q$ R/ {, bBB Alabama
8 B. X' {1 _9 C, o$ ~, t6 ?BB Massachusetts
8 {0 N; Z; g7 L/ i% z, k5 x  XBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
: s) o$ t+ A: d+ V6 P' v9 D8 E
# K5 v" d6 \3 B1 n# A1 W& {Japanese ground losses: 1 H* @' u( b0 ^! p. b3 S+ _& W
184 casualties reported # H! u1 {* V7 z- s3 l+ Q
Guns lost 3
: B$ c5 ^5 f2 D& r4 Q; J$ q' V
. S: `& z* _9 U9 k4 i$ [- GRunway hits 1
5 M8 u# T# {8 H7 x. P+ [Port fuel hits 1
7 q* {- E9 r4 g2 [1 f' aPort supply hits 2 8 E) a  W! @- `3 Z! ], i7 y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  y* r; Y3 a. m9 KNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 6 O) S2 r. [9 c8 Z$ _3 S4 b

% o2 R% g9 F4 F/ {+ a5 oJapanese aircraft
8 @& |6 B3 E" @+ Z" A" e! Eno flights 3 R& z1 h+ }2 _" l, I4 y  j
! E5 c( B  P8 a3 v
Japanese aircraft losses 6 w1 W$ U2 L$ i. {
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
3 c" X+ K& I1 ?2 \  i0 w6 o+ h6 h! `1 u& b
Allied Ships ! ]- Q; J0 n6 F* d3 X* ?1 T
CA Chester 7 x: q* G4 D; {5 ?
BB Washington
" H3 C) d# c) w6 [  ?8 G. }BB North Carolina ) L- C  H! w# C$ V, q$ M2 R
. R4 r" M- x5 Y- [' O8 M
Japanese ground losses:
5 M# l" }- m5 p. m. Q1 Q1 |3 b' x85 casualties reported
; }" X3 p! y0 [/ a! O2 gGuns lost 2
, N( N# h0 J% a7 D7 Q/ l
* {0 Y( ]+ m" O3 SAirbase hits 1 : f) ^/ w) T- C$ P; F
Runway hits 5
9 n8 ?2 k5 E* w0 B7 ZPort hits 1
, Z6 a1 [2 ~" t. ?4 m4 ]. ~- tPort supply hits 4
$ z  Z" d- n0 x% l" T, I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ d6 A  v# r; P/ n3 Y
) j0 L" }9 [1 T" ]& @3 P2 X; vNight Air Combat , o) \3 Y: I8 {6 K: Q

8 Y# z) T7 g  W2 xNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ; j, g% S# y/ ?& r  c: R4 C9 S

9 R  e+ T: @* AJapanese aircraft * P; |  [& o0 t% ?
H8K Emily x 5 7 Z4 c  _( l: ]' R5 w3 K

+ w$ d* \2 d0 C3 I) n# g( i6 T. aJapanese aircraft losses
8 y  M+ r# m2 K& HH8K Emily: 5 damaged : a. O9 e7 ^6 ]! G/ p, Z

5 b" d9 Z0 V) o7 D0 cJapanese Ships
6 p) K: r" b& W7 K7 hSS RO-35 7 K8 g: t  ^1 H' I5 i; y/ l2 x
. E, d; i- {# j8 v& k
Allied Ships
; f& s- E0 |5 g! q- {DD Hyman ) |- }( j0 C; H2 V( m* E3 [$ W- v
DD Conner
; \8 e( t* K6 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 F2 ]4 G5 k( e' D1 HNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
" X3 c# S6 O- Y7 D- G2 b) X* e
$ h2 T+ t3 `3 q6 R. [4 p% C. bJapanese aircraft
  b+ a0 m: z- M0 q& n' r  LH8K Emily x 5 8 E+ y( D/ A$ L

/ r: G6 q4 H: I& p: xAllied aircraft
( F6 z9 Z) t1 w6 d# o5 }3 A5 BP-61A Black Widow x 2 & ~$ w* K. {1 G! m6 b! O' p" d
0 f9 f/ y7 B3 J5 Y+ _5 l
Japanese aircraft losses % G# E& @: V" \2 ]. |& a
H8K Emily: 4 damaged 5 v8 `3 I) Y" l

: X7 s  ~2 x  a) NAllied Ships
1 s) A  m& \' ~9 IDD Conner
; F6 p% l: f$ K  U. [- wDE LeRay Wilson
& i8 A) W5 y& D8 w. y1 OAK Martin Johnson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 a: G4 v% b% ], x2 x- Z$ a: Z* M! S/ }$ W, \
Day Air Combat
* B$ d# e0 K- u5 }: M- q
/ ^3 Y5 j; X! L$ `9 h4 |$ p  \+ ^DEI Theatre: # j6 v' }9 x; [! V/ _: x! M3 D7 V
/ {% i! y( @7 d& m  ?- ^
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
& z  F0 p: M- M# @2 a0 J- S# g9 s. g! R) c7 R: s$ T7 E  n
Japanese aircraft
' i, K  b0 r  ?" XA6M5 Zeke x 9
6 [. [; J' b# W) ]N1K1-J George x 31 9 w% P: w, m, v+ m8 }  T& c
J2M Jack x 6
: e4 E: o; K' h3 u- G- v/ D! O- k. ]2 _  m
Allied aircraft
6 L! \, I8 F* k# @P-38J Lightning x 3 ! _" ?$ }3 i- M9 m8 a

+ t. ?9 X4 X3 }; x9 BNo Japanese losses - [3 F9 E* W% m* b2 R" I

+ G' ]) {- t4 d1 M0 p1 [Allied aircraft losses
, c& @$ `6 c- R' U0 U* ^P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
( g4 d# i7 X7 _: V0 W+ E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & b+ s. t; N" ]0 H! m- P
" ?* e  d0 J: h7 `# F4 l
Central Pacific
6 x, G& o$ g) @* o6 V2 |4 e6 X4 {. P7 w5 z- c* s
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 2 S% U( T3 V- k, |
/ \. }+ x! v! @9 I0 v' ~
Japanese aircraft ; m  G3 f3 `! _
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
( S- H3 E7 c% B! g8 }% l2 o/ HA6M5 Zeke x 9
6 W) k: E6 ?' z& S) YN1K1-J George x 29 6 b. R- `( L$ Q$ U
J2M Jack x 15 . j9 \0 x8 A! Y5 |: q
A6M5c Zeke x 7
1 Q' X  b/ H2 c. Z2 ^! T( x* OKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19
: s( |# q3 A) k4 g* x6 a/ jKi-102a Randy x 11
7 S6 E, {1 A" l8 f( |5 v- ]1 f1 b4 P! p( I/ k4 y( ~1 f" |
Allied aircraft
3 ^; C0 _  K. q! ~P-51D Mustang x 13
' l# f. z. _1 ?
6 f$ l4 _; d  YJapanese aircraft losses
' T6 e) Q, ]' X* lA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
* J! }3 l$ q4 n9 ?' c# e3 qN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
  s7 g  i+ C4 Z  k1 R$ Y; bJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed 7 r8 c$ J  n7 l) d+ b4 S/ w
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
5 x& N3 o! B- S; M# ~6 w& ^Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ) _0 M; y2 Y* D' P+ h7 a6 M; G
( H& Y& n8 g+ Q5 I- t7 E: f$ \
Allied aircraft losses , `; S, f" b7 D: p
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 0 f* i3 ~7 e3 H% K% K3 ~$ G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! t* D2 Z1 t, B: }Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ! e+ h. b3 U* x: E2 `
* ?- Q  ?# C1 j; N2 v
Japanese aircraft
# D( b- c& j! O+ V; \no flights
8 B2 O1 I3 {; m$ Y' ?: O+ F9 i& P, `  w3 ]3 P9 H" w0 b" n
Allied aircraft
& S% ]0 L! D0 `3 P5 n9 ZFM-2 Wildcat x 9
3 v9 c) c9 a& t  SF6F Hellcat x 15 8 n. s3 G9 w  y" i
SB2C Helldiver x 44
9 O1 ~- a8 k; o& w* ]F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
* h7 q7 n$ K5 N6 W# ^: ]TBM Avenger x 159
5 `1 }; ?( T( h: J  v4 k  Y5 V5 o, h& T# N& M
Japanese aircraft losses 4 J; c1 C: [$ t, Z
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed . J0 i# F; X7 J6 U+ O4 U5 S
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
( X" D8 S, O1 A+ M6 aKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 2 T0 s3 F# C7 `; x- Z, N
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed % @& h' O7 x, \& ~! \
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed 7 @; L1 r4 j2 D9 x& m" c

2 n' ~$ ]0 j) ]Allied aircraft losses 7 h+ A  u  h5 \) j1 [. d
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
0 F: S" U+ r# i6 q# A! m
% K  o! M0 N- _Japanese ground losses:
+ d" Y# E2 `2 U7 p. }137 casualties reported 8 z: U! Y  y' {' K
Guns lost 1
) Y: i0 J) W' O4 d" g* J& r
  t$ |! R5 b6 p, i/ ~) Y9 ?Airbase hits 3
: B& k' U3 I6 F& nAirbase supply hits 1 $ e7 A' b5 _9 _. F) ?  K: X
Runway hits 45
6 o2 p2 t) v4 Q% T; Z: ^: mPort hits 2
4 w; Y3 X  \0 L1 N+ H' R* D' WPort fuel hits 4 0 \3 x4 n9 k4 b  V6 q% M
Port supply hits 2 + ^/ l" y; p7 e
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4 k7 a1 E) r. ODay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 . g7 J1 ^) W2 X" `
: d/ Y+ n. g/ u: g. T/ y$ ]5 `" r; R
Allied aircraft
% U3 f9 A7 v6 I5 A1 OFM-2 Wildcat x 8 $ A7 R4 p- M2 v. m, q
TBM Avenger x 29 ' g$ ?) C/ s5 K6 D

0 V, x4 s5 P$ [; g# [2 yNo Allied losses
0 D& K( _$ C' o" |$ l0 y& b; G4 c  `
Port supply hits 1 + P4 n  D% F+ b* D7 G" G
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 b6 T! E) |: u3 T0 m1 \
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
* h9 v! H! n. m, `
$ @) B0 t% d' ~+ GAllied aircraft # j4 |2 M: C/ t
F-5A Lightning x 1
  r& `( k. F* S* dP-61A Black Widow x 54 . @5 S2 s' m- {) Z3 D$ R
2 e+ _! A  V7 f  `; ?. c% u
No Allied losses
: o  _2 L* c2 o' H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& [3 p" ~6 T+ H$ e) zDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 - A5 O, t( ]/ D* ]5 j

3 h7 r: o9 R- x1 j! ?Japanese aircraft ) H  E7 [) m9 M3 X4 _
no flights / ]8 m  l* o+ r+ m- \0 ^! \2 ]6 Y

$ D) m! r; L0 U0 f; l* V, P) c# B; tAllied aircraft
- l' y6 {* i" ?' LPB4Y Liberator x 4
6 ^0 G& |- D: q4 C4 R1 vB-24J Liberator x 28 ' u* J7 e* u( L3 G$ B/ x7 _" r

% }0 L- w. q5 ?: a2 F$ `Japanese aircraft losses 0 h4 O& Q) h5 d0 O5 |9 Z
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
) k5 w3 T8 F# S/ U8 a' HKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
0 b4 n9 e6 Z& H3 [
0 n# z: ^: I' I( Z* I: f. eJapanese ground losses: ! X( }8 b2 n- ~# Y* ~  A
13 casualties reported
4 S. v8 r) M5 @6 I. S
7 ?% a+ F( Z; R, S' J6 JAirbase hits 3 8 `7 _& P# y. T" o3 p6 Z/ v
Airbase supply hits 1
8 h$ L7 O/ ^! S! E( u) \Runway hits 22 # d8 L& T6 D# [9 [+ X! X
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: `  w2 T+ `$ u, a* k0 c, Z% gDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 - H( u% r! R8 n8 y! s0 `
( D& P- n- `1 f0 ~- s& @
Allied aircraft
$ t. I, h8 v0 Q7 k+ o- [F6F Hellcat x 38 % E! a* r8 ?+ y9 p4 o7 ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 2 ^# b$ @4 F# t3 L5 o; s7 K- o; H; V9 V! l
SB2C Helldiver x 42 2 `9 l, [6 o, l8 ?
3 ~! H' {$ I! d2 m# ]0 b" F; z
' ~2 z5 i, |7 O1 u$ r( v
Allied aircraft losses   c, t. H% u/ \3 v: g! P8 s4 ]
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 2 E% f: v% Q: D, q0 _6 k# N

9 |! l6 O! ?3 n! ?5 f  ^Japanese Ships
! n) \0 }# z. r( [PC PC-36
$ `/ ~: Z: @: s! h% n1 aMSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ A# s" }+ ?0 _1 z' K" [PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 U( {* U' \" ]1 I- x$ t
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" Z4 T6 |2 f/ M& m! cPC PC-26
3 A+ ]5 W' x+ L9 T, Z* iAP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; C  X, A2 [) o
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * _: H' l5 E+ f3 O6 U7 y" Z- Z
! c* A! T) c! n+ d* _% S
Japanese ground losses:
1 X( C* Z# u, F( a2 p' Y4 j174 casualties reported
( O. q/ U# b% z. j2 {$ H/ x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 U) i$ n" d2 q3 y: WDay Air attack on TF at 74,57 / C( f& I8 y" S/ m9 ^

7 c: n8 w& V/ GAllied aircraft / e, `9 c% G1 f1 N
SB2C Helldiver x 11
* G9 O! c. W) p& S
4 D; p+ a4 d* X' W- ?No Allied losses , O9 b( ~: w; o+ G2 V
# [* |# _; ?* B4 q
Japanese Ships ; d& c8 _5 a( ?. s+ E/ A) C& U! N
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , O9 l1 |) r1 a1 P8 `  ^5 n
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 P) T  P# ^: e& U
Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
- _( G% `- ?. `6 h+ p. E
9 {9 i8 C7 p/ o" a8 ]/ `Japanese aircraft 4 C: O/ ?- B4 v, H0 i
G4M2 Betty x 18 " a3 B2 P3 z/ f1 h; d4 D( h. Z
G4M2e Betty x 4 4 L4 R6 }. y6 ?
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses
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9 U: a* o" g+ n% V4 PAllied Ships
, j2 S* @0 S# FCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,56
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Japanese aircraft 5 P" Q7 Y. @( q) X* I/ E+ y. X+ G/ [
G4M2 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 _0 j+ o+ j* l9 ?% rG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % R" s8 ^" m1 @! \. W5 G6 h
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& S( R+ o. Z  L" Q/ w$ A8 TDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Allied aircraft 7 ]( o4 @+ T0 S$ w- M! n( l
SB2C Helldiver x 3 3 L2 d9 e) l9 u
P-61A Black Widow x 23 & W$ K  J; R, Z9 E' {8 G
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Allied aircraft losses ' o- z) O7 y9 x( b3 A! e
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 w0 Z& i7 o: V3 }  o) CCA Kako
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: `8 p" `* m7 t4 o- XDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 / L$ p9 u: Y% o4 C2 A( _  s! ?
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Japanese aircraft 0 ]" v" y. A4 L% S& @. z
A6M5 Zeke x 2
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Allied aircraft " p$ y8 P1 c  R0 Y' F
FM-2 Wildcat x 1 # l/ E1 _# w9 d  R& }1 q8 S4 f

3 U+ q; R7 Y" q! b0 j  G) lJapanese aircraft losses 6 m! D! Q; N, j
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 8 X: T1 _6 t! K" N# ^/ F9 b
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Convoy near Wake Island:
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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B7A Grace x 11 6 m2 O4 z5 K/ m) f4 l0 R
Ki-49 Helen x 9
# C8 [! u0 R5 @% L& C$ e2 jKi-67 Peggy x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ~' ?3 \0 Y1 D, ~% y: ~. Z  AB7A Grace: 8 damaged * Q0 {, F9 b. f# _9 Q" l6 y
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
- b! N: @8 z' r- C; ^AP John Land
' x; Q$ g% [" n6 D% w( u* ^AK Octans
2 S9 X9 J- _8 g7 ^! T) Y# GAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , h& P* ]5 x& j8 ?
AP James O'Hara - V3 y0 {# C, ^" Q' ~8 v
AP Winged Arrow
6 M  K5 Q2 v3 @AP Manoora
: @8 K* c6 C$ v' @" `3 wAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire % R2 X! J- @$ l
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Allied ground losses:
/ |2 P8 i1 ^8 a) D54 casualties reported
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' R+ M% {6 \( }. X0 ^4 Z& c% n2 CThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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8 T2 Z1 W: w( ^, `  \Japanese aircraft
9 {% g+ h# ?: A( L; zA6M5 Zeke x 37 % ~) ]! O. \, v/ \3 q# L

/ S  Y: @* p$ \% f' F" u: U+ GJapanese aircraft losses
% a) q! b' i0 S% I9 M1 g( w, x& |$ C  RA6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed , T) u9 {& O/ H( s: D' G
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# F7 h% x0 O6 v1 J0 }1 gDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - ]' J: H+ c+ i
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
, n; V- i6 Z& q. Y* EDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 W  I* ]! y. O' R- OAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * ?# G3 k6 c3 Y2 B0 u8 a
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 U/ S( z% ]/ U5 oLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * W0 e5 t1 z: z' y4 v2 B

; |! {3 n' a$ R2 z) A( D" c: OAllied ground losses: 4 H6 d. ?4 Z. |/ c$ b
136 casualties reported
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  Z: n( A6 `! w; K% h& O0 @Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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G4M2e Betty x 1 6 d- Q9 n0 G( u) H* ^9 R
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Allied aircraft
' |( _7 R5 e7 g) P( KFM-2 Wildcat x 33 3 Y- M+ U3 L4 M. `: c

# h9 k4 j% _6 p2 ?Japanese aircraft losses
# O1 s* U/ f/ [" a$ y, _3 r! OG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 4 \# m' T* ?  _* ^

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, ]% {* q9 {& g* s/ _% gFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged 7 l# A# }: o9 g! U$ [

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BB New Jersey
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; G: \/ s$ N, ^; g9 eAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! * ^) w: N- F) s1 ^0 \/ v0 ^$ \
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing 0 I6 ?4 H1 F/ ]/ Q
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 3 X1 t9 d+ L) N. T) |
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring . |& ?: c8 c* F# |3 y$ D
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4 ~, W5 Y0 R1 m" ]! O2 OGround combat at Iwo Jima
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+ ]/ A) Z0 |5 m; SJapanese Bombardment attack
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( R+ z4 X' ?" [6 }$ Q% K) _) NAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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  G* [  j2 w% D/ x' hAllied ground losses:
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Guns lost 4 # ]; t/ a; m" `0 e/ k5 f: _
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, i& X, n8 j3 CGround combat at Wake Island
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
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3 |, Y+ W1 m) Y+ f4 [. T6 XDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 0 f8 ~5 k+ b- H4 Z, j
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Japanese ground losses: 1 @# k* P# k* X; |; c$ Z
201 casualties reported
/ }/ ]( {: [  y4 e* o0 J8 ?Guns lost 5
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+ _5 [3 C+ X: y$ n# ~Ground combat at Marcus Island
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Allied Bombardment attack
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6 H8 J- b. l2 W8 v- E4 k2 ^Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 / B  q$ G$ ]1 ], ~, g

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42 casualties reported
* A$ t; H8 [1 J/ j1 W3 g; ]7 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,' Q% x* K4 \( t1 P  }
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。
3 B. c, v3 K4 e$ V4 ]" _. j- P/ VPzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
& j# b% s- C1 G: ~$ m  R3 r, q0 e$ g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。
, p" H. t) H/ {' N日军44年到45年中的主要问题是,大量的零战52性能完全落伍。) |) ]3 t( r8 l8 t: i9 G2 ?$ _7 v
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。, V( K& c9 N; z/ |1 S8 d. u- f
一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。0 H: M. a4 L+ b
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+ g3 l; D+ r6 E! E4 j$ X
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
$ ~4 B% G! Y5 ^: Q. Z( D: ~Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD7 y* @0 t4 E9 r9 L' w
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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$ W5 r& c7 u8 A3 x
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
* a& I1 o  L! Q; j2 L2 b" e7 cBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
& `/ }0 l7 h8 W- P. c2 TCA Louisville f2a%W
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7 q! ^! x1 c& F" d: N& TCA Chicago : l; I( q0 l& w
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
, F' i* L6 J. i9 t" q! m5 FDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx5 @& p$ ~0 o  f) ]
DD Wedderburn
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% Y# d+ S! e4 e5 J9 L. {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,4 Y, W1 D% m$ y( R% M4 Y3 w3 [
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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