AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45
4 ^& c6 `6 O! q3 p: SThere are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!!
$ x* d/ k# O8 u9 r& W+ l. ~% v( A: nHow is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to , T/ i% T" g8 S$ Z$ R3 y ~4 h* _
load the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
6 _, R6 j( C7 @is dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! " j/ D/ p! d, U/ K9 R: F: D# _
8 Y+ R' t4 L- P4 _" h$ D- k1 nDay Air attack on TF at 38,49
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5 j% W/ K3 ^1 i2 V |# X1 @3 K cAllied aircraft
0 C% @) k8 {/ l( o0 @6 @FM-2 Wildcat x 16
1 r- T& B: H" D# ?# f" V' T' uF4U-1D Corsair x 11
- b7 z5 ^6 _( {TBM Avenger x 19
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. i: c/ \2 t0 `3 C/ v3 ~9 T& EAllied aircraft losses 7 E$ d" m2 D0 v1 M2 c
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% h7 |+ G+ _3 p2 c3 ~, V- D- AAK Kansai Maru
0 v" s5 w- }* ~: G5 q9 YAK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! C: m/ f( w% vAK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " I/ f' M1 l% p4 B8 { b6 n$ k
AK Bordeaux Maru / p4 S7 j( S( O4 W5 W! y
AK Hakkai Maru
. S# N: R y0 h* q: CPG Kogyoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: c/ [( n7 X/ Y/ e4 ~& Y3 y7 A91 casualties reported
7 [7 a0 d( N& n8 B6 v `Vehicles lost 2
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- |/ l+ K( D- s% T; h: _Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft 8 U1 o4 K" R7 L
FM-2 Wildcat x 39 2 Q9 ]- {* X( ]# @+ _: ?0 k) U
F6F Hellcat x 12
/ G! p) G1 f9 M$ u. H# CF4U-1D Corsair x 9
+ a" k$ f( x8 a: t# O" ZSB2C Helldiver x 41 X- E1 _. h7 q6 C2 f
TBM Avenger x 46
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6 R( p+ Z! C: T# eAllied aircraft losses
: E* |, a. b9 FSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
- e0 n$ ?' ^$ Z4 P P% H9 ]TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 b0 y3 y5 O5 ?AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 v8 M6 D' `8 t3 |
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 ~3 k7 R/ p' E# A/ S8 Z$ E. uAK Hakonesan Maru 4 r" }7 W) E) F2 p9 c
PG Heijo Maru
! ]$ _0 t. t4 T+ ePG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
q& z( U" l7 O# g! f: C ]9 IPG Kogyoku Maru + f3 Z0 f) p- a ~8 s- R% s+ w
AK Hokko Maru
+ `; K! I% b; u$ d4 xAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" o4 C# _. c/ hAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 H, ]& Q! _' h% c, \( z
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ Y$ k# \* @4 s7 Y: ?& t
AK Kansai Maru 6 l5 A" K" p0 H% R" \
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- X! r+ U( D! L2 T9 }) UAK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 ?. N" l; q/ b4 R& K7 zAK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 x S3 m! W) r- jAK Hoeisan Maru
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; l: Z" t, T6 X: N( gJapanese ground losses:
- k) G, S |/ A9 e409 casualties reported % B7 U0 r; \$ j" u2 l
Guns lost 4
3 U1 i; ` d M8 F, s F& ]4 EVehicles lost 5 4 O" N5 G ^: j. A4 d( W% r
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Allied aircraft * {( B6 i. \/ p
FM-2 Wildcat x 23 ! w. w' n8 n( l- O; s
TBM Avenger x 14 ( n% w, n' v% v* L B: X) P' H
: ^1 P/ t, i7 \ `; g, X" UAllied aircraft losses
- {( M9 k5 j4 N6 ~' G0 KTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; Z( u) R4 c p0 I/ \4 vAK Havana Maru 1 y6 [( b7 T; g( f* M; m0 p/ @
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 x8 f. `3 C( b9 q) C# mAK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 n; v6 s9 ]0 I$ oAK Hakkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
% |0 W I( D% z; S8 F16 casualties reported
( O- W) R* w C1 Y GGuns lost 2 $ S5 i" x1 V. Q* h5 h3 ?! `1 o% [
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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Allied aircraft ! Z/ r5 Q/ R5 G2 q; C
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
, y8 e v* u. N( ]" JTBM Avenger x 16
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; w( c$ \ f* n8 Z! d2 kAllied aircraft losses " x9 B: _9 L7 E: x: W+ T# d
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged
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* `( C+ U. u9 fJapanese Ships : b0 W9 O8 q& I) n% z
AK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage " R5 I( u2 n5 Z6 {; a! X" R, `
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 n+ ?5 |3 Z: t! W% Z: aAK Argun Maru, on fire
2 Y& c5 i7 j7 LAK Dakar Maru, on fire 4 c5 R: G/ A. ?( B* e( p3 G
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Japanese ground losses:
' v, d8 k% U8 X/ k37 casualties reported 8 W' ^* F$ r6 [* w* O: {! r* g
Vehicles lost 1
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, d9 f6 W3 J* o2 J& Q$ P5 F3 MAllied aircraft
4 u/ ?3 p/ I" B; t. G4 }TBM Avenger x 6
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$ i2 e6 C' M$ A, mAllied aircraft losses ; N5 o+ b( q( \
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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" \7 `; I/ L% H* L# H5 W3 r! RJapanese Ships
# V, a4 h& R' y% W( Y, b" e0 R( mAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; B" Q3 ?. ~' e7 k" ~: S9 @
AK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 A( R/ t7 y& g3 {
2 k, M& Y6 G: t8 o) JJapanese ground losses: i- K; D: k0 ~0 T k
16 casualties reported 8 _5 Y& S) \$ w2 A% C
Guns lost 1 3 Y5 x- K1 |& C N8 K, [
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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TBM Avenger x 11
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# d! D, {! b/ z0 L4 }. V" TNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 Z* O" a7 L7 `) R8 AAP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y3 m+ s; `9 |/ T3 N5 _1 [
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
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7 u" h9 B6 x6 A2 C# Y6 n% @Allied aircraft
4 c) o- h+ w- E" d/ O- mTBM Avenger x 2
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! {8 Y L- R! \! q3 U$ N/ U8 t: MNo Allied losses - F/ ]/ o* j) J0 b7 f+ |
, L1 X) r/ [& N" u- V1 PJapanese Ships
) V/ m# f6 d! q& C+ c, l. uAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 / r7 b4 ~0 v$ H0 I1 H
明天PzB将调集全部远程战斗机从金兰湾和马尼拉给与远程直掩,* c, Y5 n, @1 `+ f1 `$ b+ ?% T
同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
1 P2 M4 w' ~6 y6 |" @4 v) c. J明天的天气预报是暴风雨。' H) ~+ {% Y5 C8 c9 A
能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |