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。
( `/ H2 R* D8 a+ a, K/ X/ K! m, ?8 }不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？# Q* @% q* \. \
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。! ?7 y* V  d# _

) Y0 v3 ?% M$ Q6 r( AHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. * N+ X0 f6 E& y- g' x/ E
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.
+ Z2 _/ l8 _0 M: P* z) cThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
7 Q( B2 i, H/ J4 d0 c, J3 F& E# dall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. % _3 Q. r* R. Q- V  t
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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! u8 `  [; ~9 S% EI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
- ^- p: A) c5 O1 P: A* t; M1 jthe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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( L; X8 ^/ w) C* h. L5 O, l- MAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45
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7 M* L3 ]' d+ f! T! EInvasions , `+ o- m8 C& a' |# C& N
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
$ G. z2 `& ~8 H: [. ~Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. ) S  N& p4 z0 @- _! c2 `' R9 E5 r
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 p9 t9 {2 w9 ^3 O; t9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! C: k9 l. B* [8 [8 b# A) z7 q2 QAllied Ships
2 @- f, b4 F; X. FMSW Junee & q) i! u! T, q! V& a, B
MSW Bunbury
$ o4 j" @# J' z7 {/ q" H' dMSW Gladiator
/ B- W7 P0 z7 {& e7 ]5 a% {' hMSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + Y% p& P# R6 V3 K' ^0 Q8 ~
MSW Superior
! ~7 Q3 Z1 ~( U0 d( S, O1 F+ T  [AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire * l. K, i! N- q6 i
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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5 M" \, R! S% M* `5 fAllied ground losses:
* n) Y4 n$ _* q, q, M5 L51 casualties reported 3 M6 l2 d. }5 C4 U0 L
Guns lost 2
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3 G5 S2 d: _# L: }5 GTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! , J* ~7 v0 M& S5 L- f7 \  v
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 R! J8 W* Y4 X

1 C) G; n: s9 zAllied Ships
* [" n6 B% D- j8 K/ v1 \DMS Long
" R8 i1 X" j. b! yDMS Forrest . {6 @% i! p: R. O+ N5 `1 i9 E
DMS Hobson
. |( ^/ h9 q; _- {DMS Ellyson
6 f* J( ]) _& k8 v4 w" M+ LDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
9 a# p, Z2 n$ X1 D' }DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
; q) r2 H1 ]6 ~( r  x+ X6 lMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: I1 j8 h4 |* l( q# `0 o8 v7 yMSW Strength # z5 V% C4 q- c' G, G8 j9 v
MSW Strategy ! u, _8 O- B6 Y  |6 S, k
MSW Staunch
* j* S4 ]9 V9 P- z3 }MSW Spectacle
, Y* b; {# N" N5 Q7 K5 C/ [DE Corbesier
" R, r% d2 S2 ?: v* [2 G: mDE Howard F. Clark " L: U0 R% t/ V5 B
DE Kendall C. Campbell
( Z+ d3 V+ z9 z4 ~1 A  B, b0 lCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 $ Y' q; s' G/ d. ]0 n- j
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Japanese ground losses:
4 C" e  @3 t6 L+ X- Z20 casualties reported
' C% _7 r3 k8 h! ~6 C+ JGuns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ! G' T- f+ r; Q. l* y7 z! `
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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8 ^; W; L- p2 _* k/ X8 l% e1 gAllied ground losses:
* p; W8 A! ^( c2 V4 e% S4 f40 casualties reported 8 m  P+ w9 Z" R. \7 }
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4 w2 h4 k& D# O+ [9 g6 V6 lTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 9 f% ?! B6 h) B' }) ^& l' ^
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied Ships
7 _" N8 m" v' v  kMSW Junee
. Z/ J. z# z4 e. c0 }) q& gMSW Bunbury 8 N2 P) A- \8 @( I; |. }+ k
MSW Gladiator
: M9 B! f1 z) ^4 J7 a5 qMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
9 B$ M) a5 j9 N8 bMSW Superior # y. C0 l4 S( B5 Q; s# j0 \
DE Mack
& z9 ?( y0 q3 PDE Edwin A. Howard
# u' \. s4 A$ G* I8 e, T/ S0 MDE Edmonds
5 l7 n( g* J: d1 M7 NCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
  x# F" b6 Y. q; [- ^DE Robert F. Keller
. u$ s2 r( L+ W& pDD Shaw
: I1 T3 }4 w, D! I8 h4 I9 ?DD Drayton
0 l/ e* s* r5 Q/ A" A8 ^DE Tabberer
! M' v8 |6 r. ~+ @/ c) ?DE Eversole 8 Y0 R4 {1 F, D* n! N
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060 ; g+ l. V6 {7 {. L4 V
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 b; F, ]& ]# h9 r: G/ a

( t4 F0 D: N6 m$ r5 v+ N  fAllied Ships   G) m0 S2 D! Q2 t9 D; H  O5 X
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
# i, ^) C6 }' o3 e/ h# O# RCL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 ; p3 i( j3 c3 H' w# f2 S- ?. v9 o
CL Helena, Shell hits 19
. s1 V  S! ^6 R8 \; I4 Q( cDE Edmonds ; w% I% J& ]+ w  t" O4 ~$ t; }
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ i' r7 s3 ?  I+ xDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
! R( e% \* ?, d% s8 E: {* SLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
# u6 E0 O0 C/ ]$ N, JLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
7 O/ m+ T- N6 e- ]" X; XLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
: E  T$ `3 i2 i" ]7 Z5 I5 eDE Mack : Y3 A+ a! W+ R
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Japanese ground losses:
2 _2 Q7 B9 V1 W! H29 casualties reported ) P  F+ J+ G9 t: p9 w. a
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Allied ground losses:
0 P3 }( M% u/ a8 _9 G7 j! U  r1788 casualties reported
' d2 J% v& Y- w5 m; k) z2 F  M' CGuns lost 8 , E: D8 w- J  l/ T' w0 \
Vehicles lost 2
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. D' _/ w( _: |6 V* Y2 |Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
0 I" X- _; d1 w) C2 TTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
0 R8 d; {& J5 ^0 A- c958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. & `- [& @  A4 v5 X6 v
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Allied Ships 7 s9 V5 E, k) u
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
! _: ?1 r4 b+ e6 w9 U7 GDE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ r8 i2 ?' N8 ?3 J) w, GLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 8 W- U1 q, Z5 F9 C6 y# t
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
0 V3 c. [( E1 ]1 D9 CLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 H: `3 l8 V7 m1 \4 \6 k" QLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
- Q4 n0 w5 K4 I7 ]% v; i8 mDMS Long
- s/ I2 f) P: y1 zDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
: u4 g/ @8 S+ kDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
& ^- d# [8 a$ ?/ j, d$ mDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
. h8 l( s+ N4 p5 W9 V) F1 PLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire / u% r9 \; @  Q; x2 a
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire
, ^, Z5 F- |* F& U  j; jLST LST-335 - }/ u5 s) }) N# W; H
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Japanese ground losses:   N; i- \# w2 R5 v9 x. h
46 casualties reported + O! `3 ?: G7 ?1 L; {+ h

* T0 l! u+ t, T' [Allied ground losses: 6 L$ _0 q+ v- @9 s/ p
3240 casualties reported
( k) S+ a! a, \Guns lost 20

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' N5 O4 g2 Q' F' p9 ?& g8 }; ISub/ASW Attacks ( G$ `/ G9 W; i  y) o$ F8 r, m. @

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Japanese Ships
: c. @6 n, v' g8 }SS RO-35, hits 7   E, p9 C9 s! }3 a* b- p; b

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DD Saufley 4 P: v) C8 ]. O# g) M8 }
DD Picking
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DD Caperton 8 \3 c% Y' v0 d3 t' d# h! K9 ~
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* I" ]- v+ ~2 `7 ?5 m8 b3 XSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 & s" k+ x5 q' k6 o
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Japanese Ships ; X( \; v! d) o  D6 Z' p
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 E3 _& @$ S5 J' D; HPC Kume / [+ @2 }& y( F. G0 `
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Allied Ships & U8 B3 Z) \- L' a
SS Hake & q+ f6 x$ P9 }& r! V  U
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$ H* b7 C! M. o0 u; H& {% i: [7 rASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : V0 ~6 c$ q; m( @* `+ L. R7 w
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Japanese Ships
- H/ F: o3 l3 o( C. {" gSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire : x1 o' F3 |) ]# k: C3 n# J
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Allied Ships
' c1 D* L& A2 S# m0 v. _: fDD Saufley / {6 b- D: N& `- q* S2 c
DD Picking 7 w& K1 v( _3 C3 h
DD John Hood 1 U+ P" \! \, \* b
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53 0 a& z: j- C" C3 h2 w
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Japanese Ships ( [4 O' M; A1 z! t% X
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# o' S" b/ j. g$ I4 R$ ?PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
, n9 f5 C1 q: |  xSS Bang & W! K) K: k6 a* W: P: m, e, D; G; ^* F

3 _! u) K) r. ?: G* pJapanese ground losses: 1 E6 w0 a( L& U' _2 ?! N, P' J; V
88 casualties reported
2 _/ m0 c2 t/ q9 b" a) CGuns lost 2 7 u5 t+ W; G; M: ~" E' _/ o
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Night Surface Combat 8 P% D# m5 j" f: U6 _: Z' n
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 0 F; f1 O+ m  I; s1 A: Z' r
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ' r  x; M  f9 C: e9 Q1 Q  c2 i' l

) h* H# l5 X2 n; NNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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$ G+ n- k0 Y! R7 h5 e: i" TJapanese Ships
# K  D  U7 H' _9 V: |+ xBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
; j4 J4 Q# ^- j5 t/ b# q+ ABB Yamashiro
! y4 X. ]1 _# T6 g' Q' d$ a3 VBB Hyuga
% m* E2 c8 R) j/ O* F! b% g$ j- c8 PCA Mikuma . ?+ V: k( t4 o' ^
CL Noshiro 4 a# F$ n% U/ q, b$ m
DD Fuyuzuki
" s. E7 {# G2 r# U6 uDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ' B) i2 ?9 z$ U2 {1 `. u6 l: U
DD Momi
; L7 X  C/ X7 w2 ^DD Kaede . y$ x% P8 b1 P5 a$ I. {% Q  U
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 " e2 X8 v1 ^6 _4 L( B' h9 S
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
) F- ~4 |# d2 N" \DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" p& ^! O7 L& R/ c" o. dDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
8 i4 N+ `& e6 _; ?# v4 JDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# F9 k5 _& n# o( A" }DMS Rodman
9 b: ~) R7 O% E3 a) L8 ]/ qDMS Gherardi * n8 ^: N+ b& R
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & \" I9 d" b1 ^# R7 [, s- e1 o
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 j. o. e& R. s* b# q4 S: R
LST LST-339, heavy damage : F4 n. [/ P+ W5 P9 O( ^
LST LST-457, heavy damage
4 _! ]8 N6 w, Q  t0 ^* AAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
( x& Z% S4 J- BAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: - G4 J. V/ }( f0 ]+ N' {# m
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 ]# F$ B2 F, h3 \: J" b# M7 F" w

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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ x; k! }5 y" a" R/ Y) t8 I5 APC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk & [, P. ^2 K& ]9 O2 Q

! P5 l( @, }2 I# b1 b. JAllied Ships
* x% l; `4 v1 Q3 w0 `$ [' ?$ j( LDD Lyman K. Swenson 3 D. d- x! N7 Y6 u
DD Taussig / |* b2 ~, {/ i5 V) w" k, I
DD John W. Weeks * D$ K+ F2 X3 g" ^
DD Harrison 0 h2 h. u" x, m  @
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
- \! }/ V( G8 Q& `) w8 r# b+ qDD David Taylor
3 l* \$ j% K( ?2 g% XDD Barton
, C4 z8 V9 a6 q  Y' dDD Quickmatch # ]7 H8 q+ c+ ]9 ~. g. J; C
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* M8 y4 J3 v1 B# S/ k2 wOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: * M2 L* f* _& k! y1 u

8 f9 B9 {$ }' G, {. c+ yNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships ) `# g0 {! h- ^' e- H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 + W% l5 d: }2 d1 M1 U) t
CL Kiso
7 f/ c3 {1 g/ d! BDD Urakaze
. i" o7 ?" i  e5 s0 i0 KDD Natsugumo
% N4 z: t  E/ {( t! @5 B* x5 hDD Minegumo
1 v5 p5 D7 Q, }+ t3 ODD Sugi . \1 s) b6 q9 T
DD Hinoki " U+ {0 |1 q, }# S3 O% J6 y( @
DD Kashi ; {( H/ j$ J7 I$ H0 |* {
DD Keyaki
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, P1 {- v( ~/ x! b+ PAllied Ships ' _/ G% u1 j8 ?6 Z; \& A! v
AS Howard W. Gilmore
' t# |. G& b+ Y) p; k  \6 U9 eAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 r5 s8 i  R  y' u- l* IAV Hamlin
  s$ f- ]" K) x4 @8 qAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ( F# J. b" r) V8 u8 M/ D( o
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 5 U  j, j* l* P' }. V- e
AR George Taylor
* _) K7 S; f1 N& F9 m0 NAV R. C. Brennan
) y- f$ x/ C% t2 Y0 J; @! iAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ! F# y. T: g! P$ Y4 }, E; a
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
/ _; w( P* `! m4 }! U' ^/ dAR William T. Sherman 9 [1 {  M: X& E1 M& m( a% l  _; P
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6 o0 ]9 K/ E4 X, j7 q+ f1 @; HThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 1 I8 ?7 r" v6 }& u" w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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, q+ @2 m6 z5 N0 M0 {. u0 TJapanese Ships ; N- l9 k; o2 q
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
1 r$ w! j, v) u+ B: NCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
& t1 R3 e0 U# n( k  w' @0 ?) n% `DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ) l( B6 A  E. Z. M7 l4 S
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ x3 `4 B, z: V2 sDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 4 q4 d1 V+ N. [# i; `# `+ F
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 }* J0 _& i% z
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 5 O2 t* a( X1 |4 x$ ~5 e7 J
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ P( r1 H6 F4 l8 I5 IDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire / f! X3 n7 I- l  e7 `! b
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Allied Ships   P, k* j4 N& @: U& @% ?
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
8 S& Y; ~* [3 B8 CCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
- n4 {1 {( H  H2 A& z, A  DCL Wilkes-Barre
4 j$ Y% f& K6 W" ]CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
) g% K8 m' Q( j7 R$ e6 dDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 {# x) t$ }) M% M. T( z/ nDD Burns, Shell hits 1
2 @. M& T5 z2 e  N5 FDD Bush, Shell hits 1 * e1 E3 C; D) G5 y4 I7 i/ E
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
  R  Q% P" h0 o3 K+ V  {DD Welles
9 a  `8 }! q( W$ d5 K1 r% o$ i0 sDD Wilkes 7 R% g) ?) ?+ P2 H7 a
DD Roe / K) G! h+ j+ N% U6 f5 k
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# j. F$ X* ~5 ^: TNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 8 G3 U7 s3 i- a( K9 c" r
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships . S5 i# r$ W# h  c  {) p( i
DD Nicholson % |- v9 g( n& H4 Y& V
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% Q0 S5 g' M0 l5 h/ TNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 7 W* V9 M# g3 a, Y
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & X( i0 p( k' ~3 L( ?$ p
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Allied Ships , A' x: G# `/ X2 @' Y
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' R8 ~  k" n( l
DD Taussig * W& [8 o. |- \! m
DD John W. Weeks 4 [& n$ C' }8 q. _+ n
DD Harrison
* g# X& u; [  K; _% k5 e) KDD Isherwood
5 ?8 g- R- @# oDD David Taylor
& I6 @4 _# a# v) X: V& k3 Q. yDD Barton
$ {) a; K4 ^% L0 b( bDD Quickmatch 4 K& [! w4 p2 Y! r' o' k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 }& C  J. f, z! X
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Japanese Ships ( x1 }3 p2 k6 A9 d& b" H6 k3 F! P
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 7 _' B9 b' {3 c# f  n5 z# U' ?
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Allied Ships
* e, T0 F6 J% |& _4 u( gDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 b2 q- [) \' o5 c
DD Taussig
/ F* s5 w: r2 N4 WDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
7 C; h: [/ q7 J) D! B6 MDD Harrison
3 b+ \5 \3 u3 Q8 a  o4 a9 ~2 KDD Isherwood " e8 Z5 Q/ i1 J  X" x$ v
DD David Taylor
: L6 y+ m$ L" o3 ~$ L8 ZDD Barton ; ?0 d# b; e4 x8 Y3 p
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , L* E/ _8 l; J& o1 P1 x: o
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 5 Y, q$ |7 m5 |! A
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Allied Ships ; ?6 u9 ~$ ^: w$ o. X5 r/ L
DD Lyman K. Swenson
' V, s/ f/ p. b; j- h# e& w% ^DD Taussig
  A' }$ T: Q& D' ]DD John W. Weeks
  L& p& w& o0 [( G0 m( R8 y1 {DD Harrison & J  S1 y& {$ M
DD Isherwood * M; x$ i9 W8 C* I1 ~1 m
DD David Taylor 6 Q0 X0 H+ Y+ u- y5 N* m
DD Barton
8 B% B, T1 n3 {7 L+ A$ lDD Quickmatch $ a& E9 F% H3 V, y! n) d: f, o* X- V
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4 U; H( t- Z: w0 U- a2 XDaylight Surface Combat 4 f0 O* }  x' w8 i7 a

/ I' n  W# \$ Q6 s2 U7 k; v" S* ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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2 S0 H6 N0 L8 A5 W8 k& n! DJapanese Ships
7 R" L0 b& f( K; k$ vPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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; q9 _2 H. ~; J  e5 ?Allied Ships 0 Y1 M$ h- H( u7 `# P* J' a
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ( I9 M0 y" |! l* D& e
BB Massachusetts ! U) O3 k8 ^; q' H$ l4 h$ f. L
BB Alabama . E# q( O$ H+ e; r: ]1 D
CA Louisville
# i' @4 r/ y3 k4 w: d  Q% e# FCA Chicago
; R- J* D2 M: E3 `' B  @: QDD Walker
$ a; V, _) T, E0 YDD Waller 2 F1 b6 G' O9 M( @4 R- T9 d
DD Wedderburn + |! t- V0 o4 J, Z/ M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + g( s" ?# ^9 B' m+ W* {. ~

' \9 T  m/ i2 X8 u5 QJapanese Ships " i0 i( {- u3 r+ T
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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5 B# q0 H' B: ]4 n/ _, @5 Z7 h& ?! `Allied Ships 5 S' t7 v: K. |% n
BB South Dakota
- k; X" |: h- I+ T* ABB Massachusetts
7 [  t6 k; H' E* _0 DBB Alabama ! ^8 P$ X! S- d! o' X
CA Louisville
3 K1 }- ]: N) K9 W% TCA Chicago ' S* ~) }- q- S. r
DD Walker
" O( t: U0 |9 p/ v, h4 `" ~( cDD Waller
- K3 K4 b) v. a3 H" I8 oDD Wedderburn 0 t& v2 C2 i3 [' J$ X
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( i- T" b- H& B, uDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ K( u# z7 ~$ W; l; c7 m' ZJapanese Ships % F6 M( W. P. i, C
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' j: h. ]5 |- O  u
% }3 w3 H0 h& J, q$ h
Allied Ships ! P; U3 T' m; x; l8 X
BB South Dakota : O6 ~- V' D  A, h% T
BB Massachusetts
8 r; F) g  q3 j7 JBB Alabama " ?, E; G8 [& R1 [# ]8 h
CA Louisville 8 H: }" w8 i8 C. E
CA Chicago
; S* o8 ?! n; ^! z" d- o' _DD Walker ! n6 T8 t) f. v1 }+ g7 \0 B
DD Waller
6 I" F) U' I" Q8 b  eDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 r2 K% F8 ?. V( [5 n8 p0 w
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Japanese Ships 4 }8 Z& I% n8 L
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
( n( H! a- i; S; _; cBB South Dakota
8 d3 s) p' f4 d; W  `/ `BB Massachusetts 3 {: X: Q& v( J2 o1 t& y+ Z
BB Alabama
6 {* I, G; J4 ~0 b0 Z7 w( T+ N( F0 eCA Louisville
, Z9 p& \9 d3 ZCA Chicago
4 b$ O. @, H$ A+ Y/ [1 iDD Walker
" s8 p0 G8 _! K! p1 tDD Waller + [- X! R. i; z& L2 W0 h0 o
DD Wedderburn
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9 m) m1 a# R2 j9 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
9 E0 u6 s. T% d; i6 g- QPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 j$ w, C& p4 V- A4 N& |( P

% D& p1 ?8 w; M# W5 _8 N$ {Allied Ships + P" f! b* j* [1 w
BB South Dakota
/ q) T9 q7 s% T& C; p7 M! E+ ?BB Massachusetts
' ^* R" x) L* \8 r6 CBB Alabama
! L1 {2 t+ s; jCA Louisville
. j- _2 v+ Y; Q. ?) T0 p! [CA Chicago
6 y; {- L- [- f# U% L- N. ^4 z$ JDD Walker 2 r3 F+ J. X, k' O9 c$ P4 O
DD Waller # u# a, i/ r3 B, p6 P" {. ^* C
DD Wedderburn % p2 t2 |$ d8 G% D5 l
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% I9 c. G. G: _  r  L# ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: `) I3 x; g* Z1 t7 j, sJapanese Ships
* |  G( A  ]8 B7 Z. Q- c4 o  kAK Myoho Maru
' y+ \$ j. D6 G( bAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire : }: e# K; H' l- ?

9 Q& o" g; L+ s3 d' VAllied Ships
* T3 E, t, `; K3 Z! }; OBB South Dakota
% w. D  g* D6 n! q$ HBB Massachusetts , r" o7 @) ^( K4 c5 l# H
BB Alabama
7 _+ _+ a9 y: ~3 D, T+ k/ I' [CA Louisville
& D( ]& v- ]% ^" n+ n  c; b0 l( KCA Chicago " c7 L8 z7 A2 r: Y
DD Walker
5 f/ M8 g3 H9 z7 |8 }5 ^DD Waller
6 @0 U5 D+ H+ j. H# [4 UDD Wedderburn 7 I' ^6 Z! p* U! R( F  Q( h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% b" c% s2 {7 R" ~) W* {- ~Japanese Ships / @% k- ?- F7 X- [
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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# y& x6 P; ^; M5 Y7 Y3 C" f) qAllied Ships # l6 V) w" H! N- `
BB South Dakota 6 I7 Z- }2 V/ X; N' f' C- j
BB Massachusetts
( X( E# t7 V+ t& \- K* j2 yBB Alabama
7 `' Z" v' h4 p* F0 I0 yCA Louisville
$ X9 \; T  R! z6 W- i6 W+ d) ^' u, JCA Chicago
$ Z" b, H* U% y, S% vDD Walker 6 |6 x0 d2 ^3 J$ T
DD Waller
1 O2 d# T; F. c4 D9 F' _DD Wedderburn 5 A* {* t( S. ?& `
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& B/ v) C1 m7 ?( ~( z/ x  }Japanese Ships
% A, q  C% V8 M8 y" f3 j: ]PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 _2 @. g/ l" j/ J% a
1 K6 t% O. v- B: S; ]  dAllied Ships
: P! y% Z- k( fBB South Dakota   k) \0 J; |3 n  i6 R
BB Massachusetts % |4 U( l$ l4 r# K8 N
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ' E- ]9 B! @7 I- k+ ^1 r
CA Louisville 0 d% A2 T. C9 k% ^: G+ \
CA Chicago 8 [, m. z+ p/ t
DD Walker ) A2 c+ g; G) e- Q
DD Waller % j/ g$ R' C. c) d$ i" j
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ n, t# X( I- w5 u& BJapanese Ships : ]! I# w* G8 |" C* T: X0 ]* n: T
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ! E& v  N8 B! ~
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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. K( J, `6 _4 y* d# w0 kAllied Ships ' ]( [# ?% X* @& e9 p. [8 w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
. |2 Z+ B$ }3 H) P" I2 M) BBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ' @+ ^, o0 o$ M. s5 b2 D  v
BB Alabama $ o' w) Z) D- u4 o
CA Louisville
) t, x& t  I3 jCA Chicago
! q+ i7 @5 N" `& VDD Walker & g6 G, C2 O% u( x
DD Waller
6 V, g# y* V" WDD Wedderburn
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* _+ w* C9 G" V3 ?( zBombardments
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% T" k  \5 m" S% t8 I' o" P5 Z6 gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
; v2 J" X; W" n23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ s% a" B0 A- t" r  O+ SAllied Ships - a$ N! N( v' R$ _# }# ]
CA Chicago ) u( s0 X! i4 z6 P
CA Louisville - G8 t4 W( `, ^  J: B4 [2 k
BB Alabama
! f( Z% W" Y5 B( @- ?BB Massachusetts 9 g# H/ T8 a0 y  n
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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, S" i' |2 w) G% O* p" xJapanese ground losses:
) Q0 V0 D) q- P- c( o$ n184 casualties reported
* y: m3 U, ]1 M3 I3 q( pGuns lost 3 * `8 a% `4 g' _

/ u9 z! \0 m9 z1 CRunway hits 1
( d) g# i* n4 I1 g- WPort fuel hits 1
# d3 p: A; \8 W' @' W2 OPort supply hits 2
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; F9 J# n5 }% N! F2 g4 gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft # F( s  H9 P) [
no flights
8 {- F/ y9 B0 U
! }7 c2 z3 j/ l8 n: RJapanese aircraft losses : |1 ]* ?- U7 q1 P9 ~1 U  D
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 4 O" t, _* Q# o! f' E/ K$ V; {
$ f: h$ I" U: U% U6 ~! U& m
Allied Ships , |8 t+ ~. T+ d! A
CA Chester ! @# g! n' D2 b
BB Washington
) V2 F1 O! k/ U1 K( x' k- A2 FBB North Carolina & B8 C4 d! D) x. n
9 [3 L  c2 Z% f
Japanese ground losses: 1 a" _' A. P! p' B9 [; d  U
85 casualties reported
* c5 E; M, Q# Q& g' F; ~Guns lost 2
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$ \" E. [/ ^' U' k8 ]7 k& T2 tAirbase hits 1
; m& V/ l" k+ E$ oRunway hits 5
3 I* g" u" u( Z8 E; e1 H" DPort hits 1
2 _9 \. Y+ k  n5 e' ^Port supply hits 4 - L; ?6 y* e; c8 W$ I+ ]9 h0 E) j
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Night Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
  j# _1 C; [) B& o. n5 b+ W% k2 XH8K Emily x 5
5 q$ B! O$ f4 c; p3 X9 n4 S( B$ J4 D0 h
Japanese aircraft losses
8 S0 t& \; w' Q2 H7 V3 PH8K Emily: 5 damaged
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, O" C& Z, B0 v9 }$ J; \0 VJapanese Ships / I* e6 Q2 N) a7 N
SS RO-35
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Allied Ships
3 S+ D5 z0 N" w; M" ]DD Hyman 2 n. s) g7 n0 l  `6 e1 X
DD Conner 3 n  p; @) N1 I" a
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 / |! G& z( m7 ]1 g% z" w

! _% b* ?/ s. f; k. W9 G& FJapanese aircraft ! @! k* h6 r6 Z
H8K Emily x 5 0 `. @" ^  ]4 J6 }6 b
$ I2 Z! ^3 i0 X0 [
Allied aircraft
7 Q3 S) q  T/ h+ TP-61A Black Widow x 2
& j, z. \4 I: s; u- G
) D. C$ G& X0 m7 c4 l7 mJapanese aircraft losses . P) ~7 M; V" a6 A' g
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
- v' K0 @+ i% O. Z6 v& c6 \2 X; Y! B, Y
Allied Ships , v' c3 c. X" g/ y# F$ A% b1 J. D+ i" z  b
DD Conner
4 f$ w/ i+ @, IDE LeRay Wilson 7 h; J; w' ~! v  E# t
AK Martin Johnson

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7 \# l! M3 {2 ?8 x2 z5 X# ?3 \Day Air Combat 6 V; g( J) w& n
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DEI Theatre: - x3 M# ~% d8 _$ p* ]5 f( Z

6 E" Q# W( F2 h7 c( k9 KDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 ' w  n1 k; F9 \+ j7 Z

1 A- E. \+ o& P* y+ Y+ z' ^Japanese aircraft # @6 Q) I7 m/ M8 f3 Q
A6M5 Zeke x 9
% Q1 f  {4 R1 L8 o. A9 d, U5 lN1K1-J George x 31 5 R  W  u' \: t& ~7 w
J2M Jack x 6
9 j0 d3 n  V/ H! q) L* m9 M/ u# v' q% M' W5 Q4 E
Allied aircraft $ F$ M) }5 ~) u  A' s5 q1 \
P-38J Lightning x 3 + c# C3 Z* w+ [( u
, K9 l& W& \6 c& ^% t
No Japanese losses 7 T: w0 Z% S( T+ @; t

$ L4 V- s% {; k) Q: iAllied aircraft losses $ V- m; J4 l: z& S7 w* T
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed ; L) L* \* K: F# J" i+ R/ b
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Central Pacific
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft
% h& a* m  Y2 S; T+ FA6M2-N Rufe x 1
! l- L/ m( F( L8 ]) b: oA6M5 Zeke x 9 ' x6 N# Y7 }1 }! F
N1K1-J George x 29
, U. b" I! f/ w: [8 VJ2M Jack x 15
0 c+ N# L+ D  c% p4 oA6M5c Zeke x 7
& O% s3 V' N3 E4 s/ T8 nKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 2 q( Z6 U' l  G; m7 `5 v8 N; ?
Ki-102a Randy x 11
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# M# O- k' J! c/ g) B9 s  iAllied aircraft
! h, x* x1 v& Z3 i$ UP-51D Mustang x 13 : B1 @* A6 E  Y5 d  ^( I

! x% K; F4 }- @2 m$ TJapanese aircraft losses
$ |5 q/ s- u- G" T8 iA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed . U. T( O: W" M9 c. a
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged & y; l/ U9 e0 z# \1 u  }2 U
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
8 k4 K" g; V8 nA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed 5 ^3 L4 a2 |: @9 r4 |: c
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed - H2 U, j0 V/ ~7 \* ]6 c! i
- U5 g6 }6 ^+ C9 X% `1 I$ {
Allied aircraft losses
9 k' P2 k' o/ D9 ~! ?+ nP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed + k* D! j& w& B+ p0 r% @& H
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 $ D7 k. J2 A0 n$ q; \

; J- w" d6 @6 l" _$ f0 i1 e4 Z% v, HJapanese aircraft , Y% V' n: j$ @
no flights / O8 M9 a; m# Z) D( s7 m- H, ]# X
7 g% y# B) Q1 E3 f& e& F0 q7 I
Allied aircraft
' C' B& o- T  Y! t4 JFM-2 Wildcat x 9
9 p7 _7 Y  o7 {5 q0 M: VF6F Hellcat x 15
9 J1 o, P0 L* n8 s. w& VSB2C Helldiver x 44
4 h, Y% L7 @' t% [% p) ?8 oF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 , x9 \5 ^  T9 F
TBM Avenger x 159
% r# r' ]3 x6 u9 `* G* x
) i$ N- z7 m: J+ L, PJapanese aircraft losses 5 Q( U" T+ ?  C8 p0 d) v
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed . |$ r- c- L2 a5 J0 Y# T
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
* C- u7 z  ~7 ]8 R4 h$ \9 kKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 7 F9 U1 }/ e/ y: U. h
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
. B- N6 D2 A% z: |: S+ M/ v1 L3 mKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
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- O1 Y. v) X5 M" G7 f: A$ w. O5 VAllied aircraft losses # c! e% V$ @% I" Y: K
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged - q$ b* x) ?' _. K$ }
# t. x* x# J/ ~! ^# u4 x# A
Japanese ground losses: / e& |) _* O5 c8 `3 z; {
137 casualties reported
" d( Q3 k+ {7 ?  R; M) {- U; Y+ }0 EGuns lost 1 ; b+ B: \, @. i* E4 {1 e, c

, t" z  V# W* f/ XAirbase hits 3
6 b) p: c$ c9 e8 Z2 w2 fAirbase supply hits 1
! Y+ Z8 Q# M2 G5 `) @Runway hits 45
/ r$ Q* X# G5 i8 W8 A# Q( a& ^% `Port hits 2 ) f6 `# }0 S2 I9 @0 t
Port fuel hits 4
( U1 T# R" K8 f& P/ A5 yPort supply hits 2 : K( ~: @( l# f$ J
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9 M+ {. H% f" r- b( WDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 4 N1 p8 |) f4 e1 B" I% Z1 O

" N2 y8 U) ~1 w- E- `2 F! S2 jAllied aircraft % L! z& J0 W$ ?; }# \: c
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 ( l% M+ V- n; S# k9 K- J
TBM Avenger x 29
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7 y, B$ ~. R2 nNo Allied losses
4 F7 u' f/ }3 w) Z+ [  F4 n7 f5 [3 {7 Z# m$ L6 m3 v0 q
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 0 O8 @" T/ n( X6 H

4 v* y" u6 v7 `5 d9 L2 hAllied aircraft + u; i; w: c' `9 h. C% @2 N
F-5A Lightning x 1
2 k) f) |5 E, R& LP-61A Black Widow x 54
9 S7 J9 i8 w  f6 u6 j  b" i
' J/ O6 w( X3 ]2 j+ y, l+ @8 wNo Allied losses # T) I3 t9 B0 ^$ ^5 d
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% M9 n, q8 K" s: V' B! K+ E' c# o; sDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
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: I$ B& O% @5 {2 j9 e% F! VJapanese aircraft
5 N' i1 n( c$ Z5 {8 |: K0 C6 n& pno flights
% j: m) @. J( X2 ~9 b' H
- f. [5 ^$ \4 I7 }9 S# }Allied aircraft
: J' {$ N* s$ ^PB4Y Liberator x 4
1 W4 F' f  V7 |1 ]4 Z4 Z& ^B-24J Liberator x 28 5 N0 A# ]. P2 K* s
9 I+ X2 O) s' P4 |% q. ^
Japanese aircraft losses 5 r5 y0 ^" C7 |* x0 v& p/ H5 j
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
! n2 R' n% _3 k' H9 K- y6 _Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
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( Q6 Z3 Z) N+ D  L: fJapanese ground losses:
% U  ?' z, c* |) I13 casualties reported
, S+ r7 v. A: L  c, g( D8 w6 W8 d$ f
) t# X- P' N# m6 rAirbase hits 3 , R  p1 e* T7 ]8 b9 B1 t$ x9 D1 N
Airbase supply hits 1 8 P% j3 u& p' T
Runway hits 22
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3 K  |3 Z) S* l( N  e' j. r: i' qDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
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Allied aircraft $ _# |! o* U1 f) e) J, m
F6F Hellcat x 38
; |$ L2 a: ?* l8 h. h9 L4 B6 F1 Y  BF4U-1 Corsair x 8
; Z3 f1 e' J/ f0 X6 P  i0 MSB2C Helldiver x 42 . |' c4 ?/ H5 L6 w8 _+ k% o

. @' {; \) g( J) a: `  _3 L) \4 ^8 h5 X' n. b( d
Allied aircraft losses & d& H, U$ d5 |6 j; T& E, E
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 1 W0 `. m6 M, p& G8 y
' f) m. x- S1 n7 `7 J, L
Japanese Ships
8 i- S/ w# v- BPC PC-36 % M. Q1 x0 J$ V4 m/ k
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   v" A- d* z8 S3 |
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 }# N& I3 P# A5 R7 w$ ]AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" T$ R  Q3 }0 m* U& `9 U$ z6 ?PC PC-26 1 {9 F3 k7 I9 u& [1 f
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# x% i$ O  @4 KPG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 J' G' i% T. \/ t; [* N, y; Q* I8 ^2 E" M1 x0 I+ h% W
Japanese ground losses: ; i" D2 ~3 ?7 D  \: ?6 ?, b0 E
174 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
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Allied aircraft   y5 R$ @: Z8 f4 ~3 S
SB2C Helldiver x 11
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No Allied losses
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DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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- |7 g2 Q# x! i6 _# d+ F) LDay Air attack on TF at 67,56 4 R# N0 A3 C: ?( I: X5 }' }

( `, ~7 W4 _, {Japanese aircraft
, h; w- ^6 K1 S+ L2 h2 M* O; DG4M2 Betty x 18
9 @+ H1 E+ b% W7 y0 f, r$ rG4M2e Betty x 4 3 n; b+ S3 f+ e+ H& _* X" \" E, ~
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ( P/ ^# K' a( y! _
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No Japanese losses , i. ~& m& B# u# s
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Allied Ships 7 ~; A- W/ }9 |6 d
CA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* & j* i. @# k9 z
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Japanese aircraft
, p6 ?. g- f  Q9 y% s5 QG4M2 Betty x 3 , P' p; y3 d( @+ a, [" z- e! U3 q

7 X4 y7 @$ ?& C3 B% j& N4 }Japanese aircraft losses 1 _; @6 Q9 m4 M% w! B1 P
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged - Q, y& e2 `4 D" T& {# @

2 m; O6 S: T) ~6 zAllied Ships 3 p; J6 {! [' `% P. V
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 {; B6 K; H7 t  i6 ^' BDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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/ f* W7 r' T* E* o3 o* b0 NSB2C Helldiver x 3 ! f$ h: F4 h/ O. H$ W
P-61A Black Widow x 23
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5 \; h  E; ?8 |% j0 ?/ I7 ~# k( y8 ?Allied aircraft losses / S& ~0 c+ b# I" G8 J; ]+ f# \
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged / ^. o3 g( J) b7 x9 W/ I% ?
8 z% l" \' S/ [# o( Z: T7 F# a& i4 x
Japanese Ships " D' H3 U! P1 |
CA Kako 9 W# Z  J& e0 p3 s, l
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Japanese aircraft 2 W7 Z& h- O* u) q! }2 [1 w, @
A6M5 Zeke x 2 ; y+ K& u$ I4 r9 _, [0 O( ~
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Allied aircraft
/ _" L4 D7 w2 _0 R9 P. \0 |/ pFM-2 Wildcat x 1
, [" w7 F3 S+ K6 s) _( o% C, _( \  ]4 C, y9 V2 _+ }4 e9 a
Japanese aircraft losses
( v" ^8 u- z. j  R/ U0 ]4 SA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
! M* d# F: Y: h0 e4 K7 a5 O7 _2 E( K8 |; s% v
Allied Ships 1 t' J- S+ H, A2 s7 r
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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1 F1 @& K/ L+ e% W& EConvoy near Wake Island: ! A' ~# [; @3 h
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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Japanese aircraft
3 G- q, Q# u, C+ a. w/ C% a) j; ]B7A Grace x 11
. k9 K( ?7 C( p+ gKi-49 Helen x 9 * u3 y' W! j$ }0 |: R0 v
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 ( t" g) V3 V3 I) r. S8 C. M0 K

5 N  K) d3 D! d; |Japanese aircraft losses
, h0 J* t6 F2 ?; n2 w$ w6 L% ?+ }: S) dB7A Grace: 8 damaged
  k4 B3 J8 d" kKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged 1 A* W1 T  b4 c4 @1 e7 p
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Allied Ships 4 W; X6 O' M0 L: o
AP John Land
( j7 B* o4 Y- W! y" j( p% a2 QAK Octans
& I8 P% {! _( D% C. A& L. A* AAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 x1 s% }, ?# F5 d8 j) w
AP James O'Hara " |3 @! ^7 F( K- R# K
AP Winged Arrow + k5 s. T( @# Y* [5 C
AP Manoora
6 `% E  h! J' Y! LAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
9 D4 Q$ b. @- ]. n$ a4 G5 l0 z7 d54 casualties reported
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9 K) z6 I! p1 uThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ' J2 ~/ A5 L4 j& R& O- M) ^+ H" t' _
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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' [$ e$ \! o5 @# M( U4 zA6M5 Zeke x 37
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/ @; k6 n6 b7 H$ _% E9 GJapanese aircraft losses 2 X8 w$ E6 W8 Z  t
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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Allied Ships 5 I( N. w  O, h2 j' i" S/ N6 h. x
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage   ~) l% \! y0 O+ p, Q/ D
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire ; S# k1 y6 r  h# R
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ E: ?% r. M& [: w% tAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* [7 ?. H9 H- C: HDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! P! O* M3 X5 m+ a. z' y- YLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: . u4 N+ @* k& {( ]' ^
136 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
3 X  G/ W+ w7 Y2 q! ]! v. B" e; I6 l0 @( j( j
Japanese aircraft
  \; w* U# i, Q1 {5 rG4M2e Betty x 1 9 d. Z5 m5 @/ r+ e4 J3 y

+ k$ w/ Q/ C" xAllied aircraft
) d- c( |# u* z$ n. q/ WFM-2 Wildcat x 33
8 G# ]5 n' J; s! I- F. c7 x9 r& }2 U( F0 J) s
Japanese aircraft losses
. y* e% s$ [- VG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ^4 V! o, q5 O; ^  yFM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged ; u8 l/ E- F: |8 Q1 [

6 g; h3 V% G7 z7 Y" YAllied Ships
: c, p  Q. X9 E3 t8 LBB New Jersey
  b, G6 j( m* @4 L! ]
. @5 {( K, _1 _; G  BAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
) n0 w7 }. M0 ~9 ~/ s. X0 {# i6 Q! A% M1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing 0 l- _6 J4 p, W0 [1 T/ V8 _
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9 X0 ?' Q7 X  n7 g! ?/ L1 R7 v- ^Ground Combat
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere 1 y( @0 @+ H7 B
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring , w2 p: l/ Z0 f" T
in reinforcements? + |) d/ l; h0 z& k' C7 K8 V9 \

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8 |7 T' V1 l3 l, T, N: Q8 @Japanese Bombardment attack
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2 L' b' X3 i2 x  U8 rAttacking 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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Allied ground losses: ; }, l/ D$ f3 Y* }" O9 ~' M! l
89 casualties reported
5 `2 r4 I& H% B9 H- _; q7 ^5 eGuns lost 4 3 ^! H7 `* f! x& c5 u/ \
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6 _! U3 M3 L9 y5 V. m* y0 nGround combat at Wake Island
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1 L' ~% x" s  m* y& F+ D4 mAllied Bombardment attack , t* K1 m/ N  E8 Y$ D

5 G# k! Q& k  ?( vAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 / K. M! C5 b9 R( r" _

9 C. h& ^* Q" s) w; r  I! m" g$ }Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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# u0 Z2 S' d* I& \: ]Japanese ground losses:
! s5 L6 H0 H8 P. w! V1 b3 j" i201 casualties reported
4 o: @& O0 ~6 x) x+ h' `. p8 nGuns lost 5

reninhat

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2 k9 [+ U* p/ {% ]Ground combat at Marcus Island 4 s7 G% F! T& M: l) n- C

4 X& [- N4 L6 {" L. CAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
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+ Y2 C, x$ E+ Q- e( y+ T" l  \Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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, J8 v- F3 L: Z0 LJapanese ground losses: 8 ]: j) f" h7 Q) G$ I
42 casualties reported   w) a( S& B$ P3 C" M1 i# {- q
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,
9 e: t% x/ c0 M! c3 a# Q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。( e! x$ l' ~/ [6 L
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
& }4 [" Z) s$ z- a: \, c- _现在基本上是用零战52来神风，其他机型就算神风也没有效果。

飞龙

可能只有战斗轰炸型的零战52才能有足够的机动性命中美舰，另外流星之类的鱼雷机难道就没有机会命中吗？

reninhat

B7A，PzB还舍不得做神风。  k/ {9 V9 B2 j; ^
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。
" E' V% n5 T4 ~! BPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
- ~8 o7 G1 c' r7 V7 Q' n8 ^& d一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
2 d" x! m. f" y5 I1 {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YqOh4z8U2g6 ]4 b& L$ `: G
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- i8 {5 W+ y! b! C/ p/ v2 hPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 3 _: m. s1 Q+ s& E) X$ v
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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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+ y0 R6 o; C$ {4 y6 S7 B
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
  M) `" H; v  S; UBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A5 t9 Q, M$ K% W; @9 x1 {$ l, K
CA Louisville f2a%W
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: q# x, H5 H: s5 O. F) i7 K- rCA Chicago
) d* @# H/ G% |5 fDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI7 D8 |+ t; O8 L8 m" }7 i
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx4 R7 }1 d: Y" [) \& O+ ~+ G
DD Wedderburn
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: H/ `/ k- Q2 o( ]4 @) S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，
' g$ A3 \/ o& q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....