AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/45 & F1 r% s/ T/ z4 t) [
There are TWO enemy carrier TF's in the South China Sea - JUST were our troop convoy is!! " z" f' d7 w; ]
How is such timing possible?? Haven't even spotted the enemy. Fortunately I decided to use AKs to
. ~ p( C: _4 b$ Hload the tanks and troops. There must be 40 transports, too many for the enemy to destroy. The convoy
6 E6 R$ U, |6 R t+ Nis dispersing. No ships have sunk yet, so Andy doesn't know they're carrying a precious tank division! $ P' n5 u% F6 L1 G2 ^/ y; J
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49
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( v e. X8 S" |; q- x/ ]9 _8 M: QAllied aircraft
! B& L' n { \! E5 u' ] m1 GFM-2 Wildcat x 16
& h' p8 O: W! q5 M# U- ? }$ y' CF4U-1D Corsair x 11
. r0 Q/ b1 @0 H& ?5 dTBM Avenger x 19
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; A: a+ s- S# z, ZAllied aircraft losses # R' V u, \! O! r! Q. ] s i% T
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged " {+ J6 y5 X$ T$ m
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Japanese Ships
& i% w: F6 r- K7 CAK Kansai Maru - _0 x0 _' e0 [* R0 I; z6 U
AK Dakar Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 v+ B5 ^0 Y) w7 m5 \: d2 ^AK Jokuja Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 z4 q, a8 c* z) gAK Bordeaux Maru
7 b& {. C' G. pAK Hakkai Maru
" m$ A5 _+ }* f7 C! _+ SPG Kogyoku Maru 5 w1 D8 X4 D6 ~6 h
& A/ k% j) C! S. c( O9 T) jJapanese ground losses:
& M2 s% p- y! H' m2 ~: v91 casualties reported " T- M7 s+ p0 k4 ~ \
Vehicles lost 2 / }+ F) P2 u0 j8 [0 f3 t4 X
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* j+ i, ]7 @; F7 r8 t- g* wAllied aircraft
]& ~. e8 x3 ^% ^! A+ \: eFM-2 Wildcat x 39
2 s& q! e8 ^+ _8 x: GF6F Hellcat x 12
, z- F- X1 s7 V, r1 l* ^0 MF4U-1D Corsair x 9
( ~- j8 g( J+ L3 m) c3 Z% B5 dSB2C Helldiver x 41
* o9 I9 h( g' i6 g$ {* ? r2 DTBM Avenger x 46 & \5 @4 P- ?( U% Z7 a
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Allied aircraft losses
7 n5 U4 B8 u9 J+ I$ }% {* wSB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged ' e6 R! L- O( e
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged * g2 o7 O" t) z3 d& c
! b$ o/ @, t1 Y% V* a5 s" a( jJapanese Ships & p+ R, k0 B5 x/ n- S+ G" V& y
AK England Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % x, @' |1 _( @0 Q7 z J: P, Y
AK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
2 m6 S6 ]. r" \$ ?2 y1 }1 E5 GAK Hakonesan Maru 6 b5 \1 l2 p, ]! o" }
PG Heijo Maru
% E& ^% m( C/ m- X. X0 }PG Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire " y% J; f* J" p- w$ E, L3 [
PG Kogyoku Maru % M; F& e: q3 @. @
AK Hokko Maru
0 n: z4 C0 B( \3 a' s: @6 Z0 rAK Himalaya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' r8 L+ @& N6 e; i
AK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! j2 _- N. X! Z4 ]# K$ L, q, {
AK Gosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % x& c! T, \& T
AK Kansai Maru % {6 N$ d6 N7 ^ Q2 A
PG Seisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( E7 e. k* [4 V! }AK Kasii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! _" l; X# h* C" j
AK Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 f- d7 J" X% a# {4 b: H
AK Hoeisan Maru ( T1 p! H+ u& e! R5 {
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Japanese ground losses:
5 A( A' B3 ^3 ~/ p( }409 casualties reported
# [" Y' F4 A: C* o% J/ o) fGuns lost 4 ! f* c' ?! t! ~1 W
Vehicles lost 5
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Allied aircraft
; I( Z8 Y9 M( s( t% x' oFM-2 Wildcat x 23 2 v4 M0 L$ a8 p; s2 i( `
TBM Avenger x 14 ' e* @8 R6 u+ {7 A6 L, b/ u3 T
5 l8 ^; {( W, z- U( M, MAllied aircraft losses # e' E5 Y$ V: m, c
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged 2 \6 S/ C) A3 r5 q( E
s) Y5 m" k3 s8 ~Japanese Ships + l, [* _2 H, [, L; M
AK Havana Maru / X7 J2 A3 r5 d. W7 a
AK Chile Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; h! N% Z9 v; k" _% z# H4 R2 [& ~
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . e* L/ N0 F8 m6 g( _
AK Hakkai Maru
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9 @ Z+ M/ ]. @6 PJapanese ground losses: 1 C) ]+ z) v( Z$ k4 v$ K
16 casualties reported
" b4 E2 q; Q. R# A! SGuns lost 2 ' L3 [9 m/ |9 t2 M
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,49 . J/ Q5 O' n5 ^/ O7 g
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6 t5 }( p/ @: j) g6 A k XFM-2 Wildcat x 9
# ]+ Y5 j2 X3 G: k& H' i7 _0 yTBM Avenger x 16
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Allied aircraft losses , S) g1 o9 Z9 e9 I$ F( u ~+ H; U
TBM Avenger: 6 damaged ( C! r& S/ C" b# [
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Japanese Ships
6 @7 Y5 u: p4 D7 AAK Chile Maru, on fire, heavy damage 4 U4 T3 v4 d, v
AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Z1 s- M5 S" X0 ]; B$ s9 e2 lAK Argun Maru, on fire
" b' O2 Z* R6 C( P; O1 zAK Dakar Maru, on fire 0 l3 u0 }( G5 p9 A/ ~# Z
# E7 { z" z! H, N$ ]Japanese ground losses: / V1 v; N# @. \ D+ i8 r2 }
37 casualties reported . m& |9 T4 N1 ?$ D4 W
Vehicles lost 1
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Allied aircraft 5 {, h& a3 _2 y' U, w
TBM Avenger x 6
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& f. w* [" N) f9 P( V5 P) JAllied aircraft losses
& a3 {; p5 ?- v0 h- ^* zTBM Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* X4 y' Q% F" u; `! P+ TAK Burma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' } ?, v+ ]3 m* hAK Himalaya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . V2 j* ?- D) w! U( r! T
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Japanese ground losses: - L; h8 |$ E' b3 S3 c6 H
16 casualties reported 0 |2 Z2 i- j% M0 y
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 ! [% I9 D* X" W
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Allied aircraft
6 s0 @0 x1 k6 j% W; @% STBM Avenger x 11
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3 \# T2 o! s `: [# ]: x: mNo Allied losses
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AP Heiwa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - F( y, ?2 s# \8 q3 D' A! n
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K# q' D$ [# p3 uDay Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 6 u" O+ q* C1 o! H- r
. [( u; S: w6 q- _$ U% i9 ~: dAllied aircraft
; S3 ?, L) z6 V8 ^) e) u% r9 j- i0 iTBM Avenger x 2 / [" n0 y6 F4 P: E# ]6 R
- y! N2 }6 V7 o' hNo Allied losses ; x: u2 S% z! Z) \
{" S5 z3 U+ Y; iJapanese Ships
& |! Q3 L) h5 q* b1 y: PAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1 6 y7 ]1 ?! p, G7 d S a
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,
* Z5 W' D: o) L! Z5 e/ V; [& y同时船队已经被全面打散四奔,
6 u. C9 ]' w( ~- L% _明天的天气预报是暴风雨。
) }5 X# X9 F( Z5 L4 I; K5 \能否有种子部队逃出生天,就看天意了。 |