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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。
9 c- s* H5 m/ J8 _1 N6 L5 w不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击?
5 g2 }) g" R2 c/ N+ |3 k# i) }- d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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Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima. : P5 k) k- `+ K9 z  u
Can he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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" F/ [$ e, \) f  ~& F4 j$ U$ _) {Both sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk.
$ Y3 X' Y. ~. o9 M) e) eThe US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
6 m" K# Y9 ?! E& V; Wall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
. e8 H4 n7 s+ {2 D$ LThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. 4 n9 l1 _: o  V

% l! X9 `9 ?' j+ |: v* RI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 1 _0 Q! d; o- e9 u0 j/ Q
the 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 9 V" I+ I. ?# |- N
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Invasions
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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
+ O  B3 U/ E4 ], |Iwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys. 1 C# m2 t+ u6 K( g
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, r2 ?  L: {+ `9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. m4 R: a( t2 c, J% L! A2 L$ e$ AAllied Ships
. O- O& v/ ?9 a5 [$ ]5 F- }' {MSW Junee $ G" t4 h' j; `- `! G. I; ~8 ]
MSW Bunbury $ w/ Y; c- g) I5 x9 m5 ^& C# f
MSW Gladiator : e  E( c& Z; |6 q# T
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# }( u' J& |: M# k7 d' A6 MMSW Superior * r% p: z8 K& i0 F1 M: [
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire " Y# N, ]' \( X0 x) I, i
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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% F4 }# u7 F0 JAllied ground losses:
3 }+ }( V1 P; |0 ~; g/ D6 f! d51 casualties reported 9 v* y) X* N% n; N/ R0 ~2 f& n+ L
Guns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
- v- h/ _* ]4 _. ?2 \41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * _  t: @  z8 I, e
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Allied Ships
& P& \$ n6 Z+ B( {/ [DMS Long
! j+ Q1 c& E/ m$ zDMS Forrest " e( c, v, H+ ]
DMS Hobson
: f. q3 I/ j' G6 ~* sDMS Ellyson - _( R: `6 I: _5 f. g( F
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage / a. J0 _7 t5 G( L7 N. `/ X& c
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
) P0 q% ?2 F- e, \3 b+ ~6 `" tMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / w! i9 e1 m1 O  _! O( u
MSW Strength
: ]; D* Y! ?. QMSW Strategy
2 `" ~% a3 ~4 |2 CMSW Staunch
0 G' S9 b7 a: QMSW Spectacle
" G7 z/ @2 y, U2 DDE Corbesier
) g! r6 s5 R0 u9 X8 q. p* wDE Howard F. Clark 5 l4 K6 E" v7 t: E8 H, y0 N4 e+ _
DE Kendall C. Campbell
. n+ Z; H# }0 M6 }9 tCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
: ~% y5 r* Q6 g& D- T! x' h2 Y9 S20 casualties reported
: M  [+ @8 T7 W, ~1 N6 ~Guns lost 1
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' L1 j( p; a3 i$ o& KCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006 1 D9 _# y: }) M- {3 g- \  j+ D
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) * y! J) k0 ?/ n) l6 o) S8 K1 `
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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- D6 H3 a: @* D) yAllied ground losses: : g9 }7 H% e$ m3 S. X: K
40 casualties reported
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0 i3 g6 t% |4 O: RTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
" d4 `4 `/ y3 A; m+ s) oTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 8 y4 a$ z5 D- s* C0 P: D4 M) b. ~
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Allied Ships   _9 J* ?( G; _* o
MSW Junee & d5 n# z* u  m& c$ X' J
MSW Bunbury
, m8 s5 V9 V% Q8 ^3 D9 e  h" oMSW Gladiator $ `: X" X1 y$ l
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
: O4 t' o7 E6 v: ?" g# GMSW Superior 2 R6 ?. O2 m; f% Z# D/ r) r3 _
DE Mack
8 S' u* X& B, PDE Edwin A. Howard ' O$ v" ~, ~/ ^3 ~, `6 u
DE Edmonds
+ f: V. W5 X/ Z) k6 Q2 K, ]CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt!
( ~% E9 u( I' n, m5 f* ^DE Robert F. Keller + j5 o! J5 y: }
DD Shaw
* P6 m3 u7 H& s. I0 KDD Drayton ) Y3 M, e# S: ]5 \
DE Tabberer
1 \/ B# C9 K6 q2 V8 X9 }4 G, gDE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
% f+ f. \3 @3 N, H+ v9 }634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % M& d9 R  b" U4 L5 D1 g
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Allied Ships 3 T3 Y$ g8 \3 K4 T$ Y3 |! E3 L1 A0 a
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage 2 F( x: B( ~3 C
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
5 [( O$ b5 f7 K& A1 J8 X: HCL Helena, Shell hits 19
& q: M- z6 r8 nDE Edmonds 2 b* L* _& C1 U/ e: l
AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 U' U* W9 i( ?$ M, w' }) IDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
! Z7 p# e% G- C# A0 d$ LLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
  I, T5 K: d5 q% h- ^8 p& y3 ^; HLST LST-608, Shell hits 2 % L% ?8 E& u. @; \  [# }6 Q1 ]9 i
LST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ |4 ?4 I- W; h9 j1 EDE Mack
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* f6 e4 a7 x& x2 A7 {% m' gJapanese ground losses:
. c4 R, C$ S0 l29 casualties reported " @8 v7 ]" H6 L0 q; W, V
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Allied ground losses: / b  f( h" p# V
1788 casualties reported
$ x- @; Q9 T* f8 aGuns lost 8 7 a0 n& N/ k% M2 U# I
Vehicles lost 2
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7 ~, O7 C- r1 N6 D& L6 tCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
* I" J* v$ z+ c' B, k, qTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 * N6 e: ^' J; Y9 j
958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. + ?5 \3 K5 _& P6 y

- O1 g; M: v+ Y0 j6 v* zAllied Ships
, K4 y& Z( j$ r/ V5 \0 dLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
$ u" i! U: f8 m. ^3 ADE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire 1 t5 O  J0 \7 b' E& D
LCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " l4 L/ c$ g1 R' r
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 + f1 \7 r" F0 J2 q( N. K5 I3 O
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ L9 }& I& p" MLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
7 q% d/ L' n' P. f( }8 i. LDMS Long
3 N# U+ X; q6 O; y) {% f4 J5 p1 N3 SDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
- a8 A' o$ ^! Q$ ]0 t5 o) _$ dDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
: O7 p2 f: ?! D1 ^, \# aDMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
# e+ b" o3 @3 uLCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire
& }. L) b2 g! P: K5 tLCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 m6 N3 b' C, m9 a
LST LST-335 6 t0 b4 M" `" P' c5 K1 R$ v2 s0 j

; c. u7 t* i( d$ k+ zJapanese ground losses:
$ m4 b0 |, _+ s7 z) b4 \- E; s! M46 casualties reported   O3 i2 }  ?+ z+ v8 W/ h
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Allied ground losses:
$ j1 W: z: G- G3240 casualties reported
0 G% l, p) A6 H% D9 \Guns lost 20
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Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
9 h1 M+ E- i) i! d; r6 O8 uSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
4 x/ |* R! k$ s- D3 nDD Saufley
/ U& t2 s! |$ W- qDD Picking & q" U( _+ o+ D& N. h6 i
DD John Hood / o) V  G, l) l
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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5 G5 L' T' i+ g7 c" jJapanese Ships 9 d" j9 t5 |% _* l: b
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 c/ k; s, D0 D3 i  ~PC Kume % V6 b" p3 y/ W. b! J! i1 f
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Allied Ships ' l, P: b; H" e
SS Hake
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- F: y/ ?5 a* w, J3 NASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , i, l. D- h5 c; g5 H5 V
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire ! c# o, K9 v# L2 q
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Allied Ships
' y* l  o: U7 L  E8 C- u, C. jDD Saufley ; B$ m$ I! a7 X- l0 o4 W/ h
DD Picking
5 {/ W% ]: V) X% a- a: n  wDD John Hood
( z3 i: `& P) ^) s* V  D+ p6 DDD Caperton - T. H( {7 D6 p& l( B1 _
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Sub attack at 62,53
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4 K2 V- \( A. h4 KJapanese Ships 8 D4 z& b9 A  Z. k# e& `5 a. W# t
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?2 I# t- [) k9 jPC Ch 2 : [( s/ w, R2 e- T1 D* V& \  m
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Allied Ships
" t  u- C" F8 V( FSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 5 _( {- L2 j# z% `7 Z
88 casualties reported / l$ m+ x3 E8 E/ {; Y6 h: q0 Y
Guns lost 2 ) ]7 B( S4 m) u( p
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9 _  V) l  i+ [7 y" ]& G; YNight Surface Combat 8 A9 ]& G9 R; m  {! m
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ! B3 n: h% c* B
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 0 T) T0 X! D1 D; Y9 f

$ C* ]2 [6 q3 g; p: |) SNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 1 a& k. U) Z1 ~, n. G8 E5 J& D

( N2 U6 X$ |7 }3 A  I$ UJapanese Ships " V& L7 A* \3 m1 N( g* ~: L
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 " p9 p" c% l9 ~' u- v2 n
BB Yamashiro
7 e% T$ j# Z% T/ t- d1 sBB Hyuga
" F& s1 \; w! u7 VCA Mikuma
# k+ B( c6 [/ q% lCL Noshiro
4 G" c; B, w& @. n7 cDD Fuyuzuki
- U$ p1 ]7 Q/ r1 e% u' jDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
+ o$ E* b0 Y6 V6 g& n; ~DD Momi
3 K, S2 v4 D, T( P& [DD Kaede
; ~: X# L0 e* Y! JDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 / F" u: o* i3 Y1 o3 `
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire " {4 X) K0 l- _$ O, ]! {$ r
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DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 R  }" @. e$ V5 a" O7 V3 J7 yDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 & T9 P- r, D* e
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # f% F! V( C* ^( J- {$ `
DMS Rodman
9 _% N6 ~( ^# Y/ I0 D" sDMS Gherardi 4 x* \0 G8 ~9 C, e
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / F- L6 j; d3 q) [: A/ c3 j& \
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
: C" G% e! D5 E5 Y, R; g: u, h, F% [LST LST-339, heavy damage
+ I, h/ g$ R- b# h" LLST LST-457, heavy damage
# d. E" k# r- Y3 `) RAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
2 q# X% e1 V4 N6 l3 }- ]AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
7 X5 @3 @5 [$ W* U2 Z+ ?9 u+ {54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) c$ ^( l/ ~- h2 |# T+ V/ H. rPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. p. f( L. f4 f  T2 dPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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& @3 A: h5 E6 W7 KAllied Ships ' X  {' K5 _2 B$ _) z) f
DD Lyman K. Swenson
, V1 @( `  u% X* e* HDD Taussig
2 z! u7 x2 T9 ^8 I! R/ u6 N( N: ODD John W. Weeks
* t2 _: T7 g0 Y5 i2 |7 a0 ?9 QDD Harrison 2 L; _/ B8 I2 J5 ?( J+ {3 E
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
( k1 o, B- x9 {8 o, F1 DDD David Taylor
  K8 t- q1 _; G4 I2 oDD Barton
) }% G; o7 u+ M6 Q3 jDD Quickmatch $ Y1 u# `3 C$ _+ q  k6 m: v$ C
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: . z4 B' V8 H2 P* o8 T

9 g/ \: @6 X# E- C2 W( uNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 + v9 y0 r1 f" d3 k3 F' f2 n

% `0 t4 w6 p/ k( k# x# O4 c0 BJapanese Ships
' L* W# M2 K5 T, d  h4 V# YCA Kako, Shell hits 1
* l  A6 L! ~1 r' zCL Kiso / g0 X! |, w8 G& H1 f. {, U9 U9 E9 e
DD Urakaze
7 A& G. u1 O! ~+ u) V/ V5 A+ JDD Natsugumo 8 z6 m# w# q3 s2 z  p5 S& U, a# F! b
DD Minegumo
- M+ B" B0 B9 `DD Sugi
% u# J7 I. i- \: I' E# DDD Hinoki
& [" V' H$ j/ M) c9 q4 sDD Kashi
5 Z+ q& z( F& _; I4 [6 f# y( zDD Keyaki
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/ E& ?# N. u3 LAllied Ships
7 U( J3 m( E  QAS Howard W. Gilmore : a8 p+ P0 B  r7 {1 r
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . l- t/ m$ u" \+ e( D5 r8 R) q
AV Hamlin
( D4 Y& x9 w* \) v/ a8 N4 bAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
) g4 W4 {6 x/ `6 GAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 6 @  w* _; r/ x/ F& d# [
AR George Taylor
( A% X0 d! ~9 ~# B4 ?+ ^" yAV R. C. Brennan * ~6 S1 f& `8 ^0 n
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
" z3 q2 d1 [9 I9 Z( ?/ Y8 MAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 0 R1 p0 a! o4 I5 M
AR William T. Sherman , M2 c9 j$ H0 ^! p: t$ P
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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" t, O/ g- N" p% S& \Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 $ h4 e1 V: F8 o% t: }
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 5 G* w$ K1 \1 ]9 G( J
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 . L9 j; K, k+ x8 A. h
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
) r7 a/ S# c0 ]0 @/ v) K# a! oDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ^2 H& c1 r: E" O0 q# O, KDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 8 s& V5 }, I$ Y3 Q5 O
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
3 w6 W# @3 |# E* P) k8 X+ VDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 / h+ x/ l* _- S( I9 j# b
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' y% J& s/ f# g$ L8 [DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire ) ?2 ^# E/ D5 K" Z( b$ _9 m" N5 d

) F3 d9 u' o9 m% {. g$ `! c0 ?' G6 kAllied Ships 2 o/ o% ~1 V# Y7 t5 w
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ S% F5 @, @& H3 }CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2   L  W! ^; T, x2 k8 S' ^9 K7 q' d
CL Wilkes-Barre # T; p$ D0 G- m4 n' k& h* P* h6 r+ ~
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
# v; c( {- L& pDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ; r' s( {" u' ~8 Q9 O3 Y- B
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ( _7 y3 V  c+ z+ J- u+ p
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ' k' `( s$ e! |; t$ b+ I
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 " X( T3 Z3 C( _" b
DD Welles , j  r% u6 [4 [% S
DD Wilkes / T' T# r$ }. d: H
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
: @7 c4 D8 M+ o5 {- H7 ]# ^% F  wPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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8 z5 O4 N' T" h, U) _Allied Ships
8 ~& I. [0 d! l/ j, M6 EDD Nicholson - q- H7 W3 y) ~* f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / }1 s* b, v$ {7 _

& c2 p, n. z: n% `2 U, JJapanese Ships / B* m, F4 A2 J# F4 {
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 O/ h1 L/ P( B# X

4 c: @3 L4 H) I0 X  FAllied Ships
2 j6 d' \' s3 ]DD Lyman K. Swenson
* Z! y: f( |8 u1 ZDD Taussig 0 S! v* d0 D2 W! r$ i
DD John W. Weeks ! a$ W0 |9 ^9 C2 U# V1 u
DD Harrison
& ]2 h; \' @! m5 |) {DD Isherwood
5 v- e# O/ x  \, U( pDD David Taylor ! t; Z( U- w% a( z0 f  A8 x5 S
DD Barton
" ^- G; N3 u  H9 zDD Quickmatch ! }1 i& i5 T9 F" v, v% U
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$ S% H% f5 V7 Z+ i" LNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
$ X+ t. x6 v  B! NPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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/ ~# `0 H* d% M  ~0 b% YAllied Ships 2 U. Q- b7 }+ l' _  P2 r' U
DD Lyman K. Swenson 8 t0 Z# j* x2 S& k
DD Taussig % H. B% Q7 e) S6 Q, W' V$ U
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
* l& A- C; S4 N/ iDD Harrison
. h: S- K6 P! Y8 JDD Isherwood
" r7 @8 O, G3 {( b3 gDD David Taylor
) ~5 z" u9 [" G( LDD Barton
, v2 y8 B- ?/ A- \! lDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 N% h/ Z) L6 O+ `3 @
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Japanese Ships
9 e, h; p& z2 q4 W4 b; j  t5 L" Y+ }PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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, _, r! l# |3 ~% e1 o1 MAllied Ships
1 l3 I9 F) x( ]/ D5 @. C# f3 Y% V" EDD Lyman K. Swenson
# j9 d7 {( ~( }. w4 t1 r5 ~DD Taussig / {% e0 z& Z# H+ j! k* s
DD John W. Weeks , ^7 R: c" V( g
DD Harrison , K. U+ }- C- }6 ], b3 P1 u$ l
DD Isherwood   Y+ @- r0 Q6 _0 r! m+ L6 v
DD David Taylor
4 q6 I- H# ]# Q" ~5 ~7 MDD Barton
  i; b/ m* A0 E* ZDD Quickmatch : o! U' b8 c) K7 e$ r: ~
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: Z! J: K, Q9 O/ _Daylight Surface Combat
) m! M# }4 i! q  N6 v  G6 K8 Z9 a6 ?4 h' S7 ^  ]4 b/ h
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , j3 p3 Y( A* W0 O% d5 s

, W3 h5 Z+ {! {4 p6 W% X2 d" OJapanese Ships $ M; |) M% N0 D  x8 q4 X
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk " J" Q, Z; U5 w! j% k& I" @, \

3 ~, b' }( ]; R/ i; pAllied Ships . N5 u: e7 r/ @3 z4 o* x
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 / Y  d$ L9 j! @
BB Massachusetts 6 I5 I5 I! C5 s7 k% g, o
BB Alabama
" B4 Z, `0 n$ ?5 uCA Louisville
* C5 ^* \# b. j3 L2 Z3 M: wCA Chicago
  J% T4 y4 r4 p( JDD Walker
' y+ E( u& v& S. P& [( P6 I+ ZDD Waller
" V% S( z0 v6 `$ O4 ]. {/ kDD Wedderburn
; A; ^4 b6 R" G8 C+ y& n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* c0 t( r6 y2 V' p  W: j3 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & j" q$ [( L( {9 U4 o- A
& {3 h1 m7 @! U4 K  s
Japanese Ships . n, i5 d. d5 H2 |
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - m7 f2 X! ~# T1 U5 r

9 I( A+ `: ^0 QAllied Ships : a* ^# y, m* u
BB South Dakota
/ X- b* q& z* p, eBB Massachusetts # X) x( r% y* D; m% _
BB Alabama + l  u9 T4 R# v3 d
CA Louisville
( ?' v# u7 O# l1 E7 L4 E% FCA Chicago ( G6 l8 ^% Y' M6 q+ G* U/ ~
DD Walker
$ H' a9 I2 j( f2 WDD Waller
, M; D6 t. j* J  o- a5 w) f* X, H- |& wDD Wedderburn
6 F# C" Q+ f  s2 V+ D" y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 ~. v; T( A/ b4 V
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 @1 z: |6 ?! y2 d+ K& E  `; O

7 W  F" G% c7 f% i* sJapanese Ships
$ a( i' M1 n  \0 [. `AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk $ V. Z% I$ j& t
+ c9 ]9 U) S; B! t) a
Allied Ships
4 f: \" s, h3 C8 T3 ?BB South Dakota
. ?: e. ]* O8 Z% c5 w- \8 HBB Massachusetts
1 \7 ^6 a; G) g! ]: k* dBB Alabama
: E' k6 ^  h% G$ q0 J& YCA Louisville 8 H: ^' n7 A- }* @
CA Chicago 7 J1 _, J$ [8 v; F
DD Walker
! C' {5 n9 q8 K) C5 WDD Waller 3 u0 K) L+ |+ ]  O3 U2 q$ D" K$ Q( n
DD Wedderburn 6 |; R, N% D: w, s
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# M" X! ]; U# L) w. D4 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 ~- T4 o" t( Q" m% p- L- t' P* H+ U2 Z  D7 G* Q' V
Japanese Ships / y0 I* m% V3 W2 g" x( {' m
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - R. j; M7 F/ Y1 K% @' U
( Q7 n  R2 ?0 k, h+ y4 q2 n; X( i
Allied Ships
- W* n6 ^% g/ N* Z8 g+ lBB South Dakota
4 w  ~' i8 e7 MBB Massachusetts
5 \( m& x- x- m( g2 hBB Alabama
' I: d; I0 _; I; d* d  cCA Louisville
9 h6 z6 j9 `; w! [CA Chicago
+ z7 w0 A$ q7 s8 ]* |& O/ HDD Walker
* y/ d- r5 }0 w/ N. V2 T+ ODD Waller 5 L# j) P" ~7 R
DD Wedderburn
" s4 D$ E0 ~' e6 d  V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 p% c' ]# p5 v) G# t3 X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( |5 {1 f( v" S  _5 Z

7 r* t3 c4 \: n+ oJapanese Ships
1 o. X2 h2 y! s3 w1 k  Z' d) gPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage   `) {! K& Z& ~1 i

; J0 N$ b' h) Z3 U( W4 H, {' MAllied Ships
6 }4 l7 P  E9 F+ V6 iBB South Dakota
+ v: F8 i; n' w$ m2 m9 G" CBB Massachusetts 3 ^$ z' o( V1 l! a1 L, [
BB Alabama & e4 _% M1 {, U# l
CA Louisville
% Z. U0 B7 I* k1 z! j/ V0 uCA Chicago
! g: J4 F3 R3 o; k( ?0 [DD Walker 1 M( f4 Y2 Y2 I& a# u, P
DD Waller
0 i5 S# Z; l* l( U+ ?0 m  [DD Wedderburn
" u# U: \2 A2 s  p8 }+ C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * B) ]' S; e3 V
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 I- U4 ]9 l7 S8 i
* p/ @0 Z, N1 d+ V7 N- [- UJapanese Ships : Z4 p( V" W6 a3 ]9 I* }/ }0 e
AK Myoho Maru % R/ s8 H7 Q' l" ^
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 X  N% U9 `- ]$ _
6 X; I9 G4 T( D) ]Allied Ships : [- D% j3 E/ f! q
BB South Dakota 7 e4 e" _7 r' x+ w7 V
BB Massachusetts 8 t* P8 q! F: r5 v
BB Alabama
' L! X- {. s/ z7 eCA Louisville
0 C' W9 u, e; WCA Chicago
) I! W, y0 q3 n) s# lDD Walker
/ f& w) F! _2 I  d+ f) ]3 pDD Waller
9 |. Z5 U1 h( s' tDD Wedderburn 7 H1 U5 k/ t1 I% {( M
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$ v% |" f6 |4 A3 ~0 W5 L$ C1 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; p  d; k4 t. r& Y4 z' [7 K
) Z: C1 _- a8 ^* [5 Z! o. @
Japanese Ships - ~: [$ p% E* ]  m
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
/ ~, t" k6 L) i$ o$ v3 ~0 s! C; B
7 |0 I! W( h; v6 j2 w0 ZAllied Ships
( Z* y9 Z* ^, w- V9 N+ }BB South Dakota
0 |3 Y, V# B9 y! r6 jBB Massachusetts
( T3 I1 S! o( `( |9 UBB Alabama
( ~  \* T5 Q7 z7 C% ECA Louisville
$ V7 \! I% r" t. iCA Chicago 9 D' ?6 ?  Y- l4 c2 |
DD Walker 9 f5 K/ {0 R3 z, X
DD Waller   t9 f9 [/ I' H( @& J, Y. Q
DD Wedderburn : [5 e- P0 s. Q; a. O
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: \% g$ ]7 Z! C* W, I4 o# z: oDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 r5 o, W+ V; Y9 I9 M! X, b0 D

% s" @9 R/ v' w4 @6 aJapanese Ships
* L6 H8 q5 N* ?, M9 ]1 J( ?PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' d' h4 \1 L4 g) k# g- {

$ L% s, `' a1 W9 P' TAllied Ships
; n8 y! g, U, [9 [6 P0 D5 QBB South Dakota : h7 r4 v9 l" G
BB Massachusetts
6 h+ @. \4 O% M# w+ g' L) @+ RBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 / A3 v- `7 y( B- a* R+ p
CA Louisville
5 K( i: C: |! o+ uCA Chicago & I' Y/ X% s' T1 n
DD Walker . t  e+ F8 p( K/ ?
DD Waller # }, ]4 e! a0 \9 q8 {  d7 D
DD Wedderburn 4 M" E" k5 H# c' O, l3 }# C( t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / U+ t5 K3 T5 n  ]0 V
8 j% M, o" Z3 R& J& j" h
Japanese Ships
) q7 `( I$ Z2 k( }+ JPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 9 \* M( L5 [% b2 v6 i1 J7 u9 |/ t3 y
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 9 V8 `6 N& e. F) z$ {: R
' y$ m. F; m& y0 p  a
Allied Ships
2 s( }+ t. G, C8 x- `: C/ f' hBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 2 x2 u) ~1 Z! ]" p1 X+ V
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 9 ^9 x" H6 T5 h& w' N) }0 g
BB Alabama , V% t) c6 H0 [% `
CA Louisville + j% i2 q' W8 m8 Y( ?
CA Chicago
( a" L! t* o. S2 n1 }# n5 c0 A6 v; UDD Walker
0 k9 v/ H4 e! Z* D- K) I3 fDD Waller 6 H( `( O9 p- u4 z- F) K, m
DD Wedderburn + q5 g* Y3 J1 C' K& }5 @
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! h: Y6 f$ D* P4 l# Y+ `4 X
& r' m# P: ^4 `  ]2 R' ~  BBombardments 2 u5 X6 U2 j& O8 ~5 H
* y2 i$ U1 T  _( K8 f$ }2 j8 c/ i' e
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! # R& w# N' p+ V( r) l# I1 r4 ]  l
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
$ c( h4 q* o- A9 N: ^9 `1 c" @/ |* M* k$ Y8 J/ B
Allied Ships ' v8 Z$ J6 H/ T5 [6 W
CA Chicago ( |, S/ n9 k2 ^* h
CA Louisville - }" Z3 x) n0 P. V4 ~1 y
BB Alabama
5 F. ?  g. f$ c% ]% i  \BB Massachusetts
4 T- y4 T+ r5 H! N% Z) O, W7 ?BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
+ G5 ]2 g  N2 C) @# h* Z  |1 S6 a* X* `; P
Japanese ground losses:
$ N0 h. Y& d) K0 _2 m$ r0 ~184 casualties reported
  t0 S! }4 Z: L1 H+ gGuns lost 3 / [0 P8 `  t0 z  v8 x: }; D

6 x# e# v8 T. O$ t; \% G& CRunway hits 1 $ U# p- N- V: g  o! j6 Q
Port fuel hits 1
' f: F$ g& |7 L% m: bPort supply hits 2
( p5 L. J, Q9 o0 }% A& [3 n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 w$ q' y0 X4 i5 @- MNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 , O  h: c, q9 p% V4 r& B4 c* R

- I1 L! A0 f- k0 qJapanese aircraft
1 K2 A# g1 _. |4 L! i4 C, P+ Vno flights
& ]6 N- {, O( \+ ?, `5 G: H! ~
; `/ j6 p# ?  w# m) ?' E* s; u" ?% oJapanese aircraft losses - p( z( ^' v, I+ y  P) L8 Y
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
/ `  \1 f/ S5 I# }; E% z  P0 S& K; R9 a+ E; P' G* R
Allied Ships ) Y  h! w5 q% ]' u, r. X, W
CA Chester
/ r" A; M( M% o/ I% wBB Washington 3 i% G+ U& w5 v. z+ G/ [
BB North Carolina 8 L. e$ H( [- ]# h: c2 i) p! {# q

% I2 U  T$ I4 `Japanese ground losses:
) j) r: |  p; K2 |0 S85 casualties reported
3 H2 N: E  B2 N, V$ `6 Q+ qGuns lost 2
: A$ U7 U  b* e8 i- ]7 J/ Q
* M  \/ g9 y4 p+ I7 kAirbase hits 1 6 S* ]- O4 ^2 z5 g) p" v
Runway hits 5
* s8 F$ f, x+ E6 ?4 D- T8 CPort hits 1
* `9 x7 J6 N, E, z  q: k" uPort supply hits 4 7 I8 |) e0 g6 s+ G* }$ \
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. T; {* f- k% \# L0 I$ t1 H) t0 |0 H5 ^Night Air Combat / x3 g0 Q5 ?9 y& ^) C" f' k

* A* e3 N: o- q$ pNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 7 c5 U& u. p2 Z. \% O

/ m! l4 u) m' V, J& qJapanese aircraft
( t0 c4 v( B! {) k. b" ^H8K Emily x 5
2 D. J- R& m7 G; U; _8 `- G  D% l3 Z1 I
Japanese aircraft losses
# C! W, |: X" J$ m3 }# rH8K Emily: 5 damaged 5 k' e/ w" D) W

& n" C% K' b, l3 }Japanese Ships , F% d1 u+ P/ \
SS RO-35 0 b/ N$ V0 p$ F( X
- K9 e/ [  o, x
Allied Ships 0 v7 v" ~4 R) F7 V1 ~4 ^9 {! t' k
DD Hyman
8 ?  G# [7 V6 d  oDD Conner + q  A2 Z, `' a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 R; k  W  d- {2 m' v
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 g# Q1 D. B: A2 V* C- R5 @
) ?& ]  D, u/ N# H8 D
Japanese aircraft
& F. C( y+ A( O7 p& ZH8K Emily x 5   {3 ~3 b  T) V. w2 I. p
( u! h0 \& y% a) E6 z5 l- [- F; R" K# G
Allied aircraft , h) `* d. f6 D& x
P-61A Black Widow x 2 $ @6 p; \9 t4 o7 N

& e0 D5 b& s4 n$ ?; FJapanese aircraft losses - g/ a; |* d1 a' }- r
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
, A# `5 S( ^6 `' f; w7 T) K/ G5 k6 C. ^' l( P% v
Allied Ships $ c$ r* w: k/ P9 Q! G0 f
DD Conner 4 m) |5 U' x) Z, |8 o6 ]3 F
DE LeRay Wilson 0 |  M- |8 `1 K3 [; z2 y. {
AK Martin Johnson
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* }) U" b# P% D; O
4 W+ Q0 N: M7 G6 ~# BDay Air Combat
' X6 F, M1 c" d( p( c
9 ~! O6 W% s% v! RDEI Theatre: " u. q. y. F# R6 C0 P- _

# t, N; e5 v/ eDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 8 F1 k/ q" u3 h0 e7 g

4 X# @2 H. ^: w6 _. d0 V. XJapanese aircraft
( s( c# D* Y$ L. F5 V% x" O* PA6M5 Zeke x 9
, M" t' _5 s  Z! I% y' o2 \7 E6 iN1K1-J George x 31 . C8 o0 W& M, t
J2M Jack x 6
4 f& x: t& G& |: C" G
: u3 |6 O( r' IAllied aircraft $ s* l- \: F# Z) r. \2 G7 G( \! }
P-38J Lightning x 3 : U7 v% ]2 C0 ^% a

! C* G' {# U, X6 FNo Japanese losses
8 F& f2 V- y8 B7 H: Q, H
+ U+ j% Z, v8 X8 ?& Q( pAllied aircraft losses 9 N$ O- w2 p, x& h2 e: ^
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed / o6 q6 s9 J+ x( ?5 O
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0 r% E( B" \$ a$ Z2 O/ i0 U  u, S" ?. m) A9 W& A& s/ s# l
Central Pacific
2 u& w( v/ b1 d! m9 M0 W$ ?& I/ h9 U
, Z  T" L! O# c1 L& J! z2 ]Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 & I+ L9 J* i2 j
* X: a; {5 n9 q( M
Japanese aircraft ) W; c* k) {4 B# f- F
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 $ W2 d& `9 r9 F+ b8 l
A6M5 Zeke x 9
7 |# D3 ^# q" S1 }; h5 t& d$ nN1K1-J George x 29
4 w0 G. o5 M+ }, \, G; g; U- _. iJ2M Jack x 15 4 I+ v, }+ t1 w* Q" M* {/ Y7 w7 f
A6M5c Zeke x 7
8 c) ]( x& ?9 ?5 a$ I4 LKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19 3 M3 ~9 |7 s. N0 t4 D) l" ?/ {
Ki-102a Randy x 11 - L0 K* p; x3 z- F

. Z* P5 R: r% ]; [% U: BAllied aircraft . d1 |' X8 \2 S; k. p$ |+ s, `; k- {: k
P-51D Mustang x 13
$ g& g$ _$ v$ e- d! Z
8 ^; G! K8 F0 i6 n( ZJapanese aircraft losses
+ z0 o6 Y9 D/ C6 iA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
; P: H; z" E6 w* Q% t6 vN1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
' X' v/ S; N/ Q; @! j# r# dJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed
7 ~+ X& Y" P4 N: a7 MA6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
9 J$ l. Q1 y2 v1 K& T" kKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
2 M, E4 \) g' Z+ q/ _( j
, v: q7 l3 \/ ^0 b- g- ]8 r0 SAllied aircraft losses ! ?: t( W7 I7 @, n4 J' D- n) i
P-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed " u" g0 d& J) k
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 / E4 f3 y, J' [

" J$ z5 T* s1 m+ U. e& t& ~Japanese aircraft
7 g' f8 D1 _5 _7 f% I2 vno flights
# P. f  Z0 K0 A+ }7 z. Y( o! s- g2 V" o& @, u. o9 Z6 h
Allied aircraft ) s0 _4 p$ j: Y) S
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
: Q# t6 i6 M  i" h7 b, M4 PF6F Hellcat x 15
  y' h6 o$ Z  B# m" K! BSB2C Helldiver x 44 8 V/ }+ E0 ?* [( a; C
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
4 N  z8 k+ ]6 F* e9 i! i3 G4 wTBM Avenger x 159 + F( x* n3 N3 \, g
( L( D, }; A3 Q# P) w
Japanese aircraft losses
3 ]+ e0 Q% E7 l& a& k) oKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
" q, T' `- G; n1 j5 ]) h# l, TA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ) N; w+ f: O1 w& _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
! X- W4 e' y; }8 K* o% {/ ?8 WH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
7 ?9 ~3 s5 _; n- W% l% U+ n! kKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
2 F- @- V% g1 b* B7 R" S3 ]
. P! Q+ k# \9 N+ k8 y  SAllied aircraft losses 7 H. H" |  B6 G: B8 E) s6 U* b" ~
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged ) m, l3 w" [; i
6 R& Q9 w( S: I6 D1 S9 A. a
Japanese ground losses:
6 |* l- ^# s/ O, H5 e) Y( k% {137 casualties reported & b, f0 \8 |# K% R2 ?* b# G- K
Guns lost 1 ) A, x, R+ {& S5 F

9 G9 o# [( T- ^: W7 PAirbase hits 3 8 n% Y) }) Y$ c8 G" m1 S5 q2 o
Airbase supply hits 1 ( b3 R2 Q& R8 l$ d# D+ i
Runway hits 45 ( D# ], t% j5 ]# Z" ~6 h
Port hits 2 % a+ |. K9 Q3 A- M" _) a1 ~
Port fuel hits 4
: X3 Q, M2 d) J/ J4 {% APort supply hits 2
9 A1 @0 e, t* s# w* Z9 Z2 V0 _--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) d" I+ t8 d+ z$ |# |Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 4 l9 Q+ u. E+ i' m0 \

% Y4 j& K3 ^) `$ @Allied aircraft - p6 ]1 N0 A$ m0 E% c% ~! N+ t
FM-2 Wildcat x 8 , o/ i) \  X$ {- z  C, |2 p. ^8 R
TBM Avenger x 29 1 Z; |4 [. k/ E5 n
+ `5 X$ X& ]& n  l* s3 u/ S  H
No Allied losses
$ b4 W0 K& q8 L/ O/ ]2 X
# ]8 b- m% z4 p* e+ ?Port supply hits 1
  k6 l4 ~" d$ A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 T! j$ \7 @4 U  D9 J% R6 t: J
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
- r. L6 t8 q3 ~- D8 v
/ @' Q2 P- t& C2 t  UAllied aircraft 8 R1 @/ C9 i0 g
F-5A Lightning x 1 . b5 D3 M5 k, |9 [. u
P-61A Black Widow x 54
4 ^1 o0 A$ T9 F1 _  k" \, V3 H$ z
No Allied losses 3 \' P, b" [0 r0 h' z8 j1 e! G7 m
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63
1 @- j/ Z8 ^1 J4 m+ X
0 ^( ]. n$ M; ]( h/ XJapanese aircraft
* Y) F/ u5 E: H) \; y- ~2 j% uno flights 3 |2 g4 C5 P( t' N! r! k7 y
. x( n2 X( ]- H1 e5 Q8 U- J5 \
Allied aircraft 1 @0 u- g' [! z/ d
PB4Y Liberator x 4 : S. }1 _  L, x. y/ H# _
B-24J Liberator x 28 5 f3 Q8 p5 D' ^
8 w# j( T5 o# c! c
Japanese aircraft losses * x: z* P4 X+ v1 Z3 ]! j
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 6 ^8 w  S* b" [. `
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
& H4 A5 I( ]' U7 ~/ K% i1 W3 o% j
Japanese ground losses: ! r( m5 ~1 A3 V* Z+ H
13 casualties reported 9 x$ T0 R" f3 c- S

/ v  l; {; n) l9 C+ T+ ZAirbase hits 3 $ }/ }, @+ u1 v8 v% g6 b1 {
Airbase supply hits 1 : P. z* X1 {- R9 [. a
Runway hits 22
: E: K+ E0 r2 w, Y% d6 G; Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- N5 n2 b2 Z5 B% I$ uDay Air attack on TF at 63,50 , G! p- m3 k3 I7 n6 f6 @
* m3 \+ e6 D6 }
Allied aircraft 1 B9 r. x/ U" X/ |  ~$ C! s
F6F Hellcat x 38
: U, w# G4 O. |2 c$ e" E% w% e/ l( rF4U-1 Corsair x 8
! j8 A# v, ?0 B! d- ?7 V, y, \& ~SB2C Helldiver x 42
. \( {) q# w2 _& ?( r$ ?# J) P9 S. n* u0 ~; b
2 `+ y8 Q( K* h3 l* M
Allied aircraft losses
& r! g! i  f" cSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged ; G& S: P8 ]. x. f: |

* D. d. |: U3 J. \Japanese Ships 2 i/ N8 d+ W2 Z& z2 o5 B7 u! m' O
PC PC-36 9 D2 ~# t; J3 ?1 Y
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 j/ A/ Y9 Z; R8 k
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + q* v- G0 H1 R. ]7 u
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + Y) j" [  C# H+ n. ?7 v
PC PC-26
( R2 \+ L$ G# O* U" J3 `AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  k3 H! R8 O( F" W  y2 ?5 U- ?PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 D8 }7 V9 F0 Y+ P0 j& x0 @$ s
! Y6 H% p) ~& ?2 J1 t) jJapanese ground losses: / \6 u9 Z. i) C/ @# t% k
174 casualties reported * H) ~$ ?. |, O9 t) E3 ]; Y/ U
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,57
/ S5 P. O, h- P5 W1 k9 m3 L, B" F( u- S/ I- Y
Allied aircraft
* x6 u% s5 y. ]4 LSB2C Helldiver x 11 8 z# m6 p3 ]( w4 f! x
# G" a$ @! N" j" T; G, k; ]$ L6 g5 K' w
No Allied losses 0 [4 n3 G  B0 M9 \$ T$ f  L6 z
! J- Z6 f/ \# T; ~
Japanese Ships . f: C- U* \0 o+ Y! n! v1 I0 \
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) S' w- l! |' `3 M! c% g2 w/ L--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& z5 Q" U0 L% u) c6 zDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
6 J# Q6 M) ?$ E, f8 W: w8 x/ o/ T
9 m) o; H8 H* n) m6 ]% O* J5 eJapanese aircraft
6 H: q3 W* f" MG4M2 Betty x 18
( z1 u/ {. Y6 g' o' bG4M2e Betty x 4
, l+ f2 O: B3 n& g# s3 K6 m/ YKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 + y; G& @6 Q* C) N" E; Y3 _; f
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No Japanese losses 8 B. Y! C! o7 n( x: B7 r" r
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Allied Ships
! D. B8 T  J! `/ }CA 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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G4M2 Betty x 3 : j# X( @7 {: M0 Z& A! I

& U2 a% t$ C# |- pJapanese aircraft losses # k, z" O/ S9 b7 E  J) J
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships 9 E) d- B+ ?0 H% u
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . Y% T# a' V; W# B9 \% m- }9 l
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5 ~6 K* p& _& B9 Y% S$ F: sDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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0 m' n9 }. m, e0 y" dAllied aircraft
0 F6 d+ @8 C* U3 G1 ~+ vSB2C Helldiver x 3
+ \# i* n  A9 A0 HP-61A Black Widow x 23
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Allied aircraft losses - v1 Q# E4 ^6 x* ?/ Q# k3 r
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships * I' r' E0 m) T$ @  x
CA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 . i' f9 Y& v+ j

8 r3 Y4 q( T& v3 s0 r4 _% ~Japanese aircraft
3 ^' F- Q! }1 uA6M5 Zeke x 2 6 U2 J7 T3 z, z5 n9 e$ J

+ }/ X4 H: N, E7 }Allied aircraft 4 ?7 p; `2 X5 d! r' T- D
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
' C  N* B& `& s4 E7 Y/ n$ r- a
6 y! j6 o8 W" l/ P; n. t- f7 LJapanese aircraft losses
( w  o4 ^0 t& I6 o' p: }" {A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed & p+ J  j9 {" d* G' |
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Allied Ships 8 K" k: i+ G) u; l# W* m- @
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire : k1 q- G, o0 R3 v# u
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Convoy near Wake Island:
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 7 _, u  N) A2 J3 @) r  b% u7 L& T
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Japanese aircraft $ }1 K5 z  j( N5 Y& u+ G
B7A Grace x 11
: ^# ]' o4 F4 k" N4 M5 KKi-49 Helen x 9 5 c" q" x- v, @5 a9 y, e
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 6 n6 Q0 V, M% ?: P( _

7 G# g9 @$ K  j( J" X. u% o: CJapanese aircraft losses ' M  k3 f  G8 v% [
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
; U1 }( X# D5 VKi-49 Helen: 2 damaged ' o! m' N9 ~, G

0 D# d; S" N3 ]1 x  v" nAllied Ships : u# {. Q3 T* n. n7 y$ d
AP John Land ) R; O, t1 O8 V7 B7 F9 w" o
AK Octans * U% W  E! }+ A. y% E5 ~/ @
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , ~0 u& G, Z& z/ W, i5 v
AP James O'Hara
& J& \2 M& `9 m& f( R8 bAP Winged Arrow
1 _& g5 M- [. L) j) y: L0 w$ UAP Manoora 8 v, M2 N' w4 V: v% C4 E
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire ( s9 ~4 J2 P5 x9 R/ N9 e  K, [* b/ ]3 ]

' k& O5 C0 a+ c& `; L: rAllied ground losses: 5 H& y% u$ N% e2 f) a
54 casualties reported
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5 E% d! @, y; v. A% T' v# o  o0 zThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. ; w7 v1 f+ |+ m+ M" r. J8 U: f
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
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! M$ A1 e+ A, b9 EJapanese aircraft
/ M4 Q8 e- W$ }) f9 _9 _' TA6M5 Zeke x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
! }( |* |4 F6 |  G& ~A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed 4 R8 b' V" t, i$ N7 ^* d

& T; X. v& D: pAllied Ships
  R2 ?% E+ X) x( W; h. ~' T- N$ vDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 ]1 `- a. t, O8 O4 ~DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire % h2 |8 r7 B/ `
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # O) g5 B0 I& {6 S9 m: j9 z
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! @/ P* I- [: Y1 m$ P
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ l& h  n8 c0 B+ o/ `4 M
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 A1 i& q( e7 e. I3 r0 R

- b/ X0 c; I% I* B8 [3 `5 ~* uAllied ground losses:
- [9 f. N+ I' E9 ?3 Z- t( q! X136 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft , R% X. r/ @" f2 F. k
G4M2e Betty x 1 ) c9 p0 k+ n, p6 P& i$ [- U* y

8 C/ p0 b1 r# v0 r( jAllied aircraft + F* ]% f0 O. L" M( O
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
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' R8 e& I5 ]- PJapanese aircraft losses
6 j0 w! t2 ?1 I6 eG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged
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% k* ?4 i$ u3 D! H+ OAllied aircraft losses * J4 A0 o3 `8 _
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged * B3 ?5 ?7 [; F. D# i. ~& @1 p8 h

' s+ `# a& i5 CAllied Ships
2 P2 Y) K! v5 lBB New Jersey   c7 ]! i. D; T7 D7 f" R$ U

: g  y# F0 |) _3 L3 Y* rAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
9 |+ o) y' q% s$ J1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing ) m5 D3 Y1 N' V. H+ n
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4 ^( W( N5 u& h  vOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere # ^1 M1 }7 d6 f) O8 A
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
, C' w3 s1 Y, j  L9 j4 yin reinforcements? % k* ]9 V; }/ x9 M. k$ ~
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima 0 ^. z* Z+ c! M; Q5 D* E- }
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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2 z8 f# O& a: A# bAttacking 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: / r" H5 ]7 W; v9 b8 L
89 casualties reported
7 I/ U  X& m9 ~" jGuns lost 4
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. V- Q' B. Q  S2 g1 x7 ]Ground combat at Wake Island
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Allied Bombardment attack ) U( Q9 ^+ b! n! B
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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: ( N. K% h$ R9 g4 z$ B
201 casualties reported : d/ a; `: Z6 W" w1 A: `
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Marcus Island
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9 [, e$ }3 B7 u0 c% H5 ?3 hAllied Bombardment attack
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9 c! ]0 J, l" [5 m  s; h- ^Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306   `" t; s; K% e" c$ e3 I

( c9 J$ x" O; b9 t6 H2 U+ t, E8 P4 ~Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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Japanese ground losses:
% |5 ^0 w3 r) Z- D42 casualties reported & g9 `. G: G" ]7 W6 S$ |  ]
Guns 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,; ]; U7 Q+ U  q* w" Z0 `
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。( z( p1 @' r; w  Z- @2 {: l/ a
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后,
$ l: W+ ]( ?, {# I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。
3 x! [9 N5 `) k7 l+ C6 I" Y9 F3 `, O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。: z0 u+ d5 N9 l, m: n$ [
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。/ r' b# F, o6 j
一点效果也没有,每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
1 U0 K$ \9 A+ l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YqOh4z8U2g7 S1 y' Q/ o  a- u
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 2 j& O3 `+ d- }- z# K; l! H' V
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD0 E3 T; {2 x- h8 v0 m
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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)k6 [/ j! @( ~3 ], s% q1 U* }
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 8 b0 V' S# v# _9 L( s
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A0 E" @# c4 @. \3 y
CA Louisville f2a%W. K! \5 X/ [* z/ e4 Y) E+ l
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CA Chicago / Z) Y' ?9 p  k: ~& p7 {
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI$ ^6 w- v3 _- d6 v. W, i! e
DD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
, j6 o- {3 @+ G& k$ A+ VDD Wedderburn 5 E, R1 t4 o- m8 d

  k7 a# O, C9 g+ S4 a& R, M+ `( M/ X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,
# s) i2 P5 z# Y6 u7 y- z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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