1月19日
/ `8 {, X; m. C7 H0 O/ m0 {美军首次空袭硫黄岛!
. @& g) [ ?; j7 ]一支日军运输舰队猝不及防,全部被击沉
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% d5 _. K, N8 VDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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F6F Hellcat x 64
1 f8 E4 h1 i# L) m4 j& N! kSB2C Helldiver x 255 % _7 K7 v) E( b2 Q2 i
TBM Avenger x 175 3 R- v% {* T6 I8 X. i; W0 ~/ _7 \( i8 c
# _+ _8 e* x; E* TAllied aircraft losses 0 _0 {0 o1 \8 E" `
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 7 e h! M. r( S
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships - a supply convoy that was disbanded into Bonin Island. Was unsure were ' j! Z% a7 D) ~7 X' W
Andy's carriers were headed. They all sinks...
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AK Taibu Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage ! M( w& u! ]# c
AK Shozui Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage , ~, [" `( ?* F; ]" J
AK Teshio Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 J n4 B& |3 J5 q0 A0 Y
AK Kizugawa Maru, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ' {5 B1 f8 K" X0 y/ ]
AK Seiryu Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
& H1 E2 I$ y1 Z) i' \ {+ `AK Tamahime Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage " G- N r N2 L( h$ Z# H
AK Roko Maru, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
' |* }: n, ^' {5 ]# o4 `MSW Keinan Maru, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
9 I, X0 w! R* i Z6 P1 r5 Y; c- ]3 n" {3 ZMSW Hagoromo Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
' Q) t1 s& K" b- P" Z, j( ]AK Iwakuni Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage 3 j$ b$ F: `1 N8 e5 z+ Y( O8 K4 k
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Japanese ground losses:
& p6 u& i0 E8 o24 casualties reported
- n5 N; D8 V Y+ Q/ uGuns lost 2
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Port hits 15 7 G" f: W. ^& [$ i8 x# }+ N
Port fuel hits 6
+ G/ b, ?1 w4 T( L4 n8 G+ gPort supply hits 7 |