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。
! T5 \4 X  f0 ~& t不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
7 G* ^' ?- J, a1 P  l1 t! I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。: ~0 d) u# U. p/ Q

2 w* h/ F* U5 T9 v7 ?, fHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
6 \3 o; h0 B& u& n5 H7 @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.
2 K4 c; p, _/ \+ g5 V, }The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
5 r  O4 a- G( @4 e+ w9 kall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
9 n' v* y  W: L- R. b% O" NThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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I'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with 1 N8 e3 i' \" L
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 3 l& v# X" p, {

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( g& L0 I# W% j: F  DAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
7 e- G$ `) b3 q0 C) k- C% tIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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& ~  o+ ]$ ?3 ~! Y5 j# A" iTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 ?: Z. r6 P7 ^" Y0 B' B4 x9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * x/ m: u5 H0 h
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Allied Ships ! X0 V$ ^7 x7 u" r+ p" ^4 S
MSW Junee - ^9 _; e3 ^& G6 V! v7 O$ c
MSW Bunbury
# z, Q# h/ Z: e% j6 A* u$ w. e+ [( }MSW Gladiator / Y1 `. y$ h3 n! Z+ R: w
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 l, L8 \) E+ C4 U5 R$ [MSW Superior
% B" r% F- Y! T* a2 @' PAK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire $ S& h- q0 H8 @! @; M
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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1 v, B2 a& I/ `* N1 vAllied ground losses:
+ L% o( c' b  B7 ^* j2 w51 casualties reported + b0 g0 P+ r* E: A, y
Guns lost 2 + c" q% @3 m# u: p
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! U( k" e) N- A8 l+ [TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 L  Q  l# b) p% }" D
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # c% |3 f  R: z

: S* y0 b% N( }% ?0 T+ ?: D. F6 t, VAllied Ships ) e5 _* p; r* E' Z5 C
DMS Long
+ i) U: q+ [+ dDMS Forrest : u; G. V1 I0 W) y' j
DMS Hobson & I1 S6 y. a3 z$ g/ p6 |) [
DMS Ellyson
8 a' L/ W0 Y2 X9 ADMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage : g2 x: [* ^. K- u
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
7 t0 K5 n3 `, o4 [# s& J/ x1 jMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
' A  q5 r) Q# F' g8 k/ L0 |9 pMSW Strength 7 n7 Q* T4 w; `8 s1 H" n
MSW Strategy
2 a) j. {9 J9 \+ D' x& x7 Z7 rMSW Staunch
6 ^. V0 I: R! d5 @0 b! L' e8 NMSW Spectacle ) D0 _. c2 W8 i0 r8 }
DE Corbesier
! W' O/ \0 d# D6 RDE Howard F. Clark
5 m# K5 Y  d- A! {( k' IDE Kendall C. Campbell 2 O5 p, a) H  h5 r5 X; u$ D+ F
CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 4 J7 R- `" N7 d+ B4 ^
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Japanese ground losses: ( [! q3 t- `9 q( U' ~# k
20 casualties reported 1 L' |- I; L1 Z& V/ J' z' O; k: H
Guns lost 1
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+ h1 I& q% ]% v4 J/ K6 ~Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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5 m6 p* ?. u* I7 M0 n8 oTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
9 q/ p( @$ R: eTF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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% A* Q+ y' F6 v! W9 o, }Allied ground losses:
1 t* [* k% D; q40 casualties reported
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7 ]8 r, h# o0 B- G; |/ @& K. JTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 2 t5 [- {6 m# `" Z4 c
TF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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1 b% g8 E$ v" }) f# Z" g/ n1 DAllied Ships
; O  K+ C5 ?3 v- q! fMSW Junee
$ A8 J- Y) U6 rMSW Bunbury 3 o1 m. p2 ]+ K+ D* J" Q5 z
MSW Gladiator
5 g! I2 ^0 r; O5 f* m, E& qMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage 0 Z6 b7 I1 ^) k6 n1 E. K* H
MSW Superior
0 r5 f1 A9 P2 V1 V" J1 D# }DE Mack . `0 T5 s2 U+ {9 d% O) K
DE Edwin A. Howard
% _6 m7 Q- X& aDE Edmonds
: \! p" P  @2 D: Y5 qCA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! . I- \+ K" s" U; p% g* J8 v8 V
DE Robert F. Keller
. R- b" f( K$ v+ L) Q7 s5 bDD Shaw 3 c. P. {7 w) A" g$ a6 G
DD Drayton 2 `' E  [. g4 ^5 z3 J
DE Tabberer - y( s0 \* d& k3 i
DE Eversole
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
  r6 s- o: @( @: ?634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 w3 g1 B* A3 Q: k. YAllied Ships 5 P# z6 D& z; ^2 k( x! U8 e
DD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage 4 F: Z+ S& `5 n  Q8 `
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 ) d; T5 B* K4 @
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 5 i0 z4 i, {9 \
DE Edmonds
: J7 m* I5 ^$ w( u; LAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ K8 i: K( G% r" E5 N7 T+ ^0 g4 NDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
, d0 A7 M2 y" x! s3 e1 b4 ALST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
) v- i2 c4 S. n% I: \. S% E; N) \8 MLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
, q/ ~( |9 V: H  L# uLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
- i- u) M  H! A! m& m, ]5 }' VDE Mack
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+ D, I& W% Y( \9 u& nJapanese ground losses:
% a3 ^6 U, V1 b  _' O5 L29 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses: 8 Q6 E% c9 i, j1 b+ U' L: V; ?+ {
1788 casualties reported
8 U2 k" x, T9 t3 h1 dGuns lost 8
) `  }* N1 T! C' D6 u* h9 QVehicles lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
& U& }& A! @7 Y; QTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
- G( w5 x3 y+ K! l- V958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" }& S6 K3 V) M5 b6 oAllied Ships
5 j. U9 A" |4 q: `( b, HLCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , W6 K0 Y3 s9 D- F' C) U
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ L  F! j6 u# E2 a: D) F0 gLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage % z+ O  |& M  m" t) N' r
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2
& _! W$ ~$ D+ T( X% J7 @- rLCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 e. Z4 U/ o: M4 y+ qLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 6 }* i. N% w# E9 ~
DMS Long * [) v: V8 g% m3 _  L, ~2 ?. x
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 * J& i8 X% k1 q7 K; ]
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
" P1 P! ^, j7 [DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire * L6 d$ g) C$ L' f% B3 n
LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire   u8 e4 f* S' D
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 t9 O6 |5 A4 C
LST LST-335 5 z% m7 p7 c1 r6 N# ~% O( [; R
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Japanese ground losses:   @6 H0 H3 L) k
46 casualties reported + n' O4 w! T" G0 W
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Allied ground losses: * [! a$ b* N6 N$ O; r- l3 Q
3240 casualties reported . R3 T! B/ A( g) F$ n9 v
Guns lost 20

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6 ^& V# V2 |( u; j  S: E. W! ?+ gSub/ASW Attacks 9 T$ J' ~; x$ V5 K, }
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 u% q$ b5 G2 C

9 F$ y6 T0 n. @Japanese Ships
5 f/ p$ ~) s% `4 MSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
2 }- v' d9 K( A. R4 m: X4 cDD Saufley
% G2 k; |2 e; {0 `& oDD Picking
9 b9 D3 d4 E7 B* dDD John Hood 9 h/ O' f/ t" F2 ~
DD Caperton ! r% e) T3 m4 R* b& s7 U' X
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 ' U, @# ?7 c, [& j0 O  i/ a

2 x$ G6 n, q3 W8 [! g$ Q% PJapanese Ships 6 c  j2 S; x+ T# H0 I
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! |4 b! g5 q$ k" P
PC Kume 0 {* i  M) [/ J1 B$ [/ A
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Allied Ships , `; P9 D* E% V7 p% Y
SS Hake 2 r7 ?1 M3 t. \: d
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
7 E; D* F* [# Z9 i0 a* V/ \SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire . \; e" P$ u0 e6 |
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Allied Ships
# X" [- \0 y, B. e, vDD Saufley - x" R, j; N4 l" f4 @; J& Q
DD Picking
/ _: H# p* L7 Y' l2 H% z# vDD John Hood
& T6 k9 \& }+ lDD Caperton ' {, u& \7 I- h2 `- `+ I
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Sub attack at 62,53
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6 v. I; i' q3 PJapanese Ships
: h# s8 V+ W9 I& ~; ?* MAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, j4 O" q7 _) `$ n! m# a5 T! GPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
. {: d" E* e* |$ E; iSS Bang 5 m/ y7 @( D) \% W% I9 y8 @
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Japanese ground losses:
/ Y. H. Z( W6 E% o6 x) o+ l1 D88 casualties reported 3 t  i3 m; F8 ?
Guns lost 2
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3 ~# u6 Q2 v' Q# x1 }Night Surface Combat
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# f9 ^: }" a7 V5 S" @I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
  H7 {4 @& h8 l* Y. I5 Fthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 2 S' o1 k7 O( X8 i# i" P3 Y
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 / ~2 J* \. Q. Z4 A. Z& T
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Japanese Ships
6 z8 |; p, N2 a3 Q/ T+ O5 P( y8 i  `BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 5 {' ?3 Z# T/ ~. a9 A! R* p
BB Yamashiro / j/ G, q; F+ N0 i( p! P
BB Hyuga : E, f: _% n2 V7 g
CA Mikuma ; ?. \- X  x+ u$ u
CL Noshiro
( H1 W9 A+ k3 I2 h2 q( b' NDD Fuyuzuki
# ]4 s; q8 e1 z. N, m' L6 @1 fDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
8 v3 `, {7 r) W) TDD Momi , i5 a, U9 {' h4 t: }
DD Kaede ) h4 D$ j1 f% {4 L! x
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
' p) _- C" K8 S3 O2 {5 uDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ; C0 i8 q: B: ^* w7 N" J- t3 O

1 |4 Y( c4 t1 y7 J% \5 }Allied Ships . p  e1 s9 ~! N5 z, c  l
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + S$ Q7 e* e/ Y4 J8 [
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
. Q1 [1 c! U3 s2 Y, e' o* KDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " z. W" @- J. s- Q  g$ q
DMS Rodman
2 U, s- k0 ~. WDMS Gherardi ' }: a5 i( |3 Z+ B$ S
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# P  `. e* x0 d! ~( P* Y7 \: e( ~DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 b8 `3 I# _, u& i( J2 J4 VLST LST-339, heavy damage 1 p- X* H- i& K: ?
LST LST-457, heavy damage
' _. F6 S1 _, n7 f) ]4 C5 ~. o0 `AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
) P5 b) a, p3 K; F/ FAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage + R* r/ J* U5 T6 z
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Allied ground losses: " q# F0 h0 L9 p* e2 W) S# D
54 casualties reported
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% X  v) d2 x6 G# |Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ {) `3 h4 x! y# sPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( O  L( E/ W  ^  DPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 0 d3 v) b* d+ `# n) n
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Allied Ships 6 y" V' F; \; K4 @7 L% F# r' N
DD Lyman K. Swenson 9 h0 r9 c3 t" n% S
DD Taussig
$ Y( x; z& \; Z3 l4 O" EDD John W. Weeks
+ ^  G' L  D6 x. ^+ A+ w' p8 MDD Harrison ( \( x- A7 M! O3 ?% g8 R
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
2 d7 z4 E8 {# l  LDD David Taylor / D# z6 g7 ?5 L6 _! Q3 f+ q
DD Barton
" h# X9 B- m9 X% _# u1 x% }DD Quickmatch
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8 ?- I8 s6 y6 C3 WOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 0 f5 M* |8 s# G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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% x& T8 Q) U0 i' k3 I( DJapanese Ships . P, a6 f* ~: Y6 S6 i; u2 L
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: t( b4 b% Z1 T  @3 {1 d1 y) pCL Kiso , k4 h* ?- a  d$ k
DD Urakaze
: x9 P# ~& v7 G/ N4 {* @8 zDD Natsugumo
; p' ~7 ?1 u  o# C% B9 QDD Minegumo % ^( o/ }' C, D5 A/ O
DD Sugi 3 b$ t+ |0 u2 g" w( q
DD Hinoki
/ W, s3 E9 ^- o8 oDD Kashi 9 `- X% P8 r6 G$ L
DD Keyaki
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AS Howard W. Gilmore 2 Z3 s  t; ~8 M8 O$ }
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! V2 Q8 }- S3 F$ K$ x# u+ nAV Hamlin ( ~! z$ F$ o! K
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
  F1 ?! l( Y$ T4 U2 O, FAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ) ?  ^/ Q9 t9 z- I
AR George Taylor 7 e2 e7 n( g6 t- ^
AV R. C. Brennan
! K% n" g/ Y% s( `: b$ T2 eAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire , s4 D6 N1 t. Z( G8 F7 e
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 8 l8 y9 H& B: e" B
AR William T. Sherman 4 S$ x4 ~7 z( D3 T- `% a- h
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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6 n2 ?. A1 C' w, A! O  p( X5 e+ gNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 7 F3 J* x1 p2 e1 }8 H0 n0 x& {3 K
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Japanese Ships 2 A. A) w0 [: J4 E/ a
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 : L, W' L0 |1 `4 ^
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
' q/ ~8 A1 O8 W& x" d$ P) nDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
9 ]3 x& ?9 ?- G# N5 J& m, r2 ODD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. D3 X2 l! B. {% s# p% O3 @4 p( ~DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage   b! ^! ~  c* h4 F! Y
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
+ e" U* a% Q* J  S: qDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 8 `. I& {- L" w7 q/ t- ]
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ c7 x3 t  M3 l. IDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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* h- R" W. h1 u. BAllied Ships
5 |# O; K2 O5 K  F. q) NCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire ' _- q, u& T1 G. ?# ?1 _
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
- |& k4 x8 U& W4 W/ jCL Wilkes-Barre
! U0 f: z1 E" W# q& B  ~* k. }CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
- B: G3 y# x6 K- cDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire # O7 D' N/ R6 b* O
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
* @/ U- b- F* R& mDD Bush, Shell hits 1 $ b: \& e. a6 G6 f
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
4 D3 s; G) ?# c6 E1 Z  o6 ODD Welles % }' H" h7 N$ p8 D, r# P( R- D, s
DD Wilkes
/ {4 {: w( ~- {6 q) {4 m3 uDD Roe % Q) G6 l! l1 a4 b6 {) K- h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : S: |, ^- ^3 x( h; H6 A+ q

! F; X7 R( w% zAllied Ships
5 a5 V7 p/ z- nDD Nicholson
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& F2 m: J  c0 [2 Z, K$ l, K8 q4 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships $ V7 A' r3 l6 l/ |; M$ s
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! s' u0 k8 o6 Z' f0 h: j# }; B

& L, l6 ^! O. l( ~4 _Allied Ships ; N3 Y) \' u2 _1 y! ?7 V5 ^3 ]
DD Lyman K. Swenson ; p% Q( J  x4 ~( a% [- a0 J& F; t
DD Taussig 9 x  _+ u6 ]' A. P8 i
DD John W. Weeks + X0 d: p0 m* ~+ R. }. r
DD Harrison % a! p: |3 R2 f0 a$ x$ W
DD Isherwood 7 O+ c: x' {8 H% z7 v' o
DD David Taylor ; W* `" W. w6 B* Z
DD Barton
6 y: p/ s) T8 `  v( RDD Quickmatch
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" {  p+ S, n* m0 z/ \6 z6 M8 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) T0 A0 l4 V5 v, NJapanese Ships & Y& S" R" ]: w" X4 J% E9 e7 }
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 8 P" d9 C5 v, F$ v, B' z# r, \
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Allied Ships * x' _9 v4 g, B( q& {# Q2 m/ \
DD Lyman K. Swenson
# A1 M* ]1 |; J0 \' JDD Taussig
4 M. O4 b; q! V8 s$ Q9 o. KDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
$ r7 s# |4 }, U7 k/ k  @& fDD Harrison * Z  l% J0 i- \5 E1 g- }
DD Isherwood 0 ~9 ^: g# D- K% s2 p+ ~
DD David Taylor
; D% W- j( t. h8 g, K: ]DD Barton
& f) L8 H, W2 o+ ?DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) f2 C" [5 N: Z

/ V) J, Q+ N, YJapanese Ships
" o, X, N6 g- M; F3 Y+ |: XPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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/ z# D; O- E! V( a2 {Allied Ships
, p7 `+ M3 S9 I  e1 M/ O7 [DD Lyman K. Swenson
. o* f) q" @* K9 F( a. u! C4 u/ I% LDD Taussig ! i! H! r5 |" T* m7 ]8 `% z" M
DD John W. Weeks
& F4 a) N4 J$ f0 J4 gDD Harrison   Z6 t& s3 Y; t8 L4 z
DD Isherwood
; _2 W0 k# i' K* X5 K" I7 z) z1 NDD David Taylor 2 X9 r5 L9 D' {% {9 \+ K
DD Barton
9 E- s( r8 s2 KDD Quickmatch
; S) _* f& M: `' w-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 u& s( \  Y9 g! e
0 U$ l* k4 H2 ?& Z* y% m- V
Daylight Surface Combat % V. A4 A2 t% }* M3 B9 d

* j  M# |$ |" q# _. ~% r5 |5 y5 rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
4 s8 @8 x3 h% w6 ]( I- q9 b( p/ e7 `7 q! J5 g
Japanese Ships
+ ~! V6 m+ x9 K( W' H) ~& c5 w/ ePC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk , {; S5 O8 q2 A

% Q/ B* c5 f3 ]2 A6 Y& ]+ [7 _Allied Ships
' L# |' [1 o9 H# e# ]BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
2 W2 [0 n/ ^* XBB Massachusetts , q0 h: ?5 E3 f0 x
BB Alabama
, s* ]. X# I4 @/ _  r  eCA Louisville $ F4 v" e" ?! |* d2 |( z* e
CA Chicago
  m; A6 |7 l8 e; I, x" ?0 kDD Walker
4 g; K7 `: \( NDD Waller
' j2 Y& H# B9 j& E7 C+ b! ^) @DD Wedderburn
7 k' i0 N8 h1 T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' e+ L8 p4 u: b6 f5 \' |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
& B! _( \) N6 G8 }% O2 u  Z" Z' [
Japanese Ships ( w& F5 |" W3 M
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( W/ J6 b3 L& |1 l# B
% E3 H8 x9 ?3 B8 {/ O- W
Allied Ships
+ \2 S9 M" {7 z) A+ |BB South Dakota & T5 s" y  U2 f, `$ T+ |! x9 F
BB Massachusetts
5 e3 ^' t" b: E. jBB Alabama
' r5 |8 T* A4 o5 NCA Louisville
+ H& y+ N8 [9 T$ [- i# P; ~CA Chicago
( i  q8 l" h0 S% JDD Walker & k" C0 p: Y0 M4 t* ~* J9 y
DD Waller * F& X$ b4 l# Y3 S7 s; H: ~1 v# c
DD Wedderburn
" o* W3 K8 F0 O2 C; f/ l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- m( i( Z! C) w0 ^2 bDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 `/ J( h, e- |4 e

6 i2 I/ I) J/ h, S( FJapanese Ships 2 Y8 A, ]! Y1 ?
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) M% l/ y3 w% I5 x- D8 D9 I2 `4 s# n3 @' t+ r+ ^
Allied Ships
: p6 P, Q" [. q! [( [7 c8 G; F/ O/ YBB South Dakota
. T" f/ v! ^% V! f. @. g7 n$ JBB Massachusetts
( s& u% }+ e. ]BB Alabama 7 y7 S8 K5 Y- e: G8 @5 t1 _
CA Louisville 5 v- O6 J% Q* {9 O- [1 S) X  {
CA Chicago
$ Q2 c( u( @; H' U9 I; }DD Walker
- j% |* F6 S1 p4 aDD Waller : B& v- p* x& ^$ X9 G) Z  `
DD Wedderburn 6 T+ A4 Q7 o2 z/ y/ [
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Q2 O3 v; k+ aDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - e" L# R2 g. n5 h7 b9 {, I
, v% l' ^7 a  _  }/ a6 M, {$ `
Japanese Ships
8 A7 j6 `. m" j4 k! G0 LPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
$ j# b  s( `4 ~2 R# ?4 X
6 d- u+ t* M: @- ^$ A4 y* lAllied Ships 0 B4 ^" c1 s% a8 A5 Q
BB South Dakota : ]9 H4 q* o, A/ w: U# f$ H
BB Massachusetts
/ P0 B  }3 p# A" O  FBB Alabama 3 Y) ?) A  T" M4 @
CA Louisville 3 g8 h2 d7 H; j) K% B2 `
CA Chicago
9 F  d4 p& W' E1 rDD Walker & a! r1 O' @3 f- n
DD Waller
6 }# v& T; M. o- i2 j3 BDD Wedderburn   \" q# `; e2 h
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " t2 d! E9 x* d" C
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 t! t& O+ g: u: A4 b4 Q3 }
& C5 j/ s$ L0 }0 O/ J: n+ t
Japanese Ships
+ ?0 _4 P9 r2 G" iPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 C/ C, I9 h0 O
0 R9 U; v7 A, f/ l' yAllied Ships
+ `1 ]! X0 t3 T7 j3 @# _BB South Dakota " m% L& f$ w) P( P
BB Massachusetts
1 S* t' @2 E6 o/ f2 {: S4 T" \BB Alabama
: _- F& l2 K: ?5 WCA Louisville
7 i3 R; X# G* ]  p. ?# e& _CA Chicago
$ j7 |9 O) i: z1 ?" J/ z+ ]DD Walker
4 ?. b: [. B1 R% v0 ~DD Waller
, c. R& c( J% e- dDD Wedderburn ; X; [( |0 n, m; M+ C" p5 F8 d. ^2 I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% w  n( Y5 H0 ?6 D( rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 ]$ s( q; j! y4 z. |
8 r3 A0 `' X! r* ^
Japanese Ships 4 w7 e  p/ j+ y1 O  R/ m
AK Myoho Maru
5 z( c2 h- t$ X2 `/ `1 }  j1 MAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 q% F% u0 R% O. I7 {

2 u8 k8 z- _( q7 D# |4 QAllied Ships " M% D6 p2 U9 `0 n# ?
BB South Dakota 3 i( O; _1 f# E8 R
BB Massachusetts   O8 X6 _, O8 S: P4 W1 F& p$ W& e
BB Alabama
( J& _  C. @" r1 z" vCA Louisville # h- O. j! G# E  V
CA Chicago ; j0 ]! w: L! \* Z! @% C" ^* K1 E
DD Walker
4 G- e5 O5 ^8 D7 XDD Waller
7 O2 V7 l1 p" u( UDD Wedderburn
. G" D7 t5 H- r1 ~* I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' J: B: Z; ~& q. X0 U0 {! }7 GDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * ^/ H. w/ q4 o4 {0 @+ S
' B8 b1 U' y+ g
Japanese Ships
5 y; z8 Y" H4 S3 ?  V  K& O8 UAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk   {2 t0 ^! X3 [4 q& Z( e
1 J7 C7 p$ R0 ]. R
Allied Ships
( d% f% [( Z: R! H1 uBB South Dakota 5 t! ]' l, ^+ }, J& }% J$ Z
BB Massachusetts
8 Y1 n# w4 j$ x& w* |BB Alabama / O$ }1 o+ e& }' Z, h- Z& D3 ^
CA Louisville
6 x1 S8 O. R4 p% q6 y7 e5 d" k8 XCA Chicago 6 `. Y) A$ j* W, ]
DD Walker
4 U5 h& |" q: e, _3 X  qDD Waller
1 ]3 k% Q2 Y0 ^. _DD Wedderburn
6 N$ k; q7 z, v1 g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* _* {0 N3 Y) T5 G2 N) WDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; Y- w- r% g  O# q# T/ e: V

& n9 P- j% ?- X  R% X' J& YJapanese Ships
2 L$ y0 [; {2 U: G+ a6 OPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
1 n- P+ {/ t3 o& a5 g4 L. q1 S
5 U( f; W! @( _6 `Allied Ships ; N: n) `& q8 C' w3 f
BB South Dakota
7 Y8 p# C) G( o6 KBB Massachusetts 0 G# b5 n4 ^2 w; i
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
& M+ I7 U: P+ s3 rCA Louisville 5 z* T; L0 O* n6 r6 Q6 W9 N# Z) c
CA Chicago
" N% ^& M! b* n3 G. Z; A% wDD Walker
1 L3 I4 t: y) H- b  `4 T5 qDD Waller
8 y: J+ T& C( c5 B: y2 o. @* b6 ], \DD Wedderburn ; ], d  Y& G- C
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 S9 E* G9 m- `- s- R" sDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 U0 k4 e% Z/ }: r  x
9 w# I' P, b+ E6 `! YJapanese Ships
4 Q& D% x2 }2 f4 r0 y3 g% M+ f0 oPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
' [$ b  Q7 B' n% Z1 |! C6 q- NAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ' o9 N  S1 h; k& V6 G0 m
; y& b" S+ f5 s! [
Allied Ships 8 z  y6 X4 ?% c% `
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) & {" s" W4 f. z7 k- N, g- @
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
6 B0 Q1 `3 e, R' s& ~) WBB Alabama / G. `; ~- M# a, q
CA Louisville
2 C; ]' t  p! xCA Chicago . f' C/ u: d2 b8 H
DD Walker $ ?, s1 ]3 y, @) R* }. }
DD Waller
. i6 n; l, [0 Z9 Q/ yDD Wedderburn
7 O5 J. W; h( s( {# F1 x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 v' |3 {! n" x$ Y
; z& X1 B9 b5 M4 i/ t8 }
Bombardments 0 S: H& S1 Z5 @7 A
& ~% l/ @% z# S5 }7 q% `
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 w/ r  N. a( q  Q23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 ]5 E' z7 p8 l" L0 x2 D+ S

7 G) h0 n1 d- P. W1 V! D' |Allied Ships ; y4 }% v8 M4 a: D; y/ Y
CA Chicago
6 T! u# _4 i* r5 L1 x. X* ~CA Louisville 7 l% {  f( c8 \: F5 o
BB Alabama
8 ~9 E7 d- a" ]BB Massachusetts   S  E+ {: Q2 n2 _
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18   R' I; Z( y" U9 h& w

/ s$ B0 w+ G! J/ a% n7 _Japanese ground losses: % l2 y5 A9 l3 ^( x  i. I$ t
184 casualties reported 6 m/ E" ~3 A: ~* l6 q1 o- W
Guns lost 3
5 z% |8 {8 H- ?9 \  h" Z9 P; x) R4 e* w6 w$ Z) v4 _: v* P/ D
Runway hits 1
' C0 z! Z% U7 x) W% v1 vPort fuel hits 1 . |7 c5 }# D2 S- m/ w
Port supply hits 2 ) }7 t/ x2 v9 L5 \; r$ b" E
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 V) _/ T& h7 x' q' g9 M; i" _
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
& W$ b  B. W' V; Q9 ^1 t' H+ r0 q
6 E" Y: \/ r8 f( Y% e+ K$ kJapanese aircraft
, L& ^0 T" h% k0 t- a  T0 y: fno flights
3 O0 b5 }" Q5 w( U5 W
3 ~: U& ~$ d( o0 f1 N! VJapanese aircraft losses . D+ \1 N: c0 ]0 Q3 _2 x
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 8 R" O/ f+ f0 v0 T0 l( ^1 {; D

. N  ~4 H) Q+ Z9 }( VAllied Ships
! T; }( D5 V+ T" d& ]CA Chester 9 L7 Z7 I# V6 u" T
BB Washington
+ }1 Y8 k7 U7 M/ P, ?3 |% [BB North Carolina
) B0 W. j# M% r) U4 M; c& g  y0 o1 s* c/ n2 l
Japanese ground losses:
- w4 W+ @6 L) G$ o5 Q. ^85 casualties reported
( F! ]) m/ F+ j5 J! J) r5 n1 RGuns lost 2
$ X- ^& k: K$ T9 Y6 w4 Q7 ^3 C3 _9 J7 y
% E5 }8 H0 A% T% x2 EAirbase hits 1 * ~4 i' O" p6 [- V/ M% w! X
Runway hits 5
' m7 Y& ~1 H; O* X" w6 n0 CPort hits 1 9 c2 B* b' ?& a8 n
Port supply hits 4 ) D( O+ `( z+ R' \3 ~
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Q+ N! R4 x6 }4 |4 s# C

0 H6 k( ~8 o& U6 g& w! U, A5 c7 B- tNight Air Combat
8 b/ x, g7 l7 Q. \, W
: q& R2 z- G. ]$ s$ y, s, ?) r* R$ FNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
+ g$ N# @2 L% S9 Z* L% s
1 x8 t3 m+ I5 ~Japanese aircraft
( R. `4 M& k- \( k) lH8K Emily x 5
( T6 D; X& n/ \9 _( ~5 ^) l8 F2 Z
+ Q/ V2 l& n! t; `4 i: k0 \5 [Japanese aircraft losses
" @, u' |% O, O; m% DH8K Emily: 5 damaged
/ G! q* ^7 g* k, S: X) _, [8 D5 U- f) D* j* |
Japanese Ships 4 G7 k" M$ T2 |6 x( F+ R
SS RO-35
* l' F1 O& c" F3 z" Y" J
% R7 h, f6 e; c! _. ^1 MAllied Ships # F! E/ C' h! G+ T6 r/ ?0 Z) r
DD Hyman 6 y$ |$ M# V7 G
DD Conner
4 M8 q- M8 z) w: @5 l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 t' U2 A/ J( b4 iNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
6 [5 f% \2 K; a! V; E
% A2 V4 B6 x1 kJapanese aircraft
+ D# C7 ~$ g* I( k% EH8K Emily x 5 7 P8 J& G% Z; B5 }% I1 R: P+ M0 m
2 G5 N$ l' P( _2 E5 W
Allied aircraft 4 `1 b# |( Q7 B& K+ N  J% x
P-61A Black Widow x 2 - {1 @+ w: `, Y

* O% E# Q1 ~8 V! L- |Japanese aircraft losses
! M' U9 l( }: b2 l8 zH8K Emily: 4 damaged
! S: J  `+ F" Z7 L2 e" k
0 Y3 O% I) J, ^& {% D/ M- ^Allied Ships 4 ^# j, B. C; \" Q' J- O# a
DD Conner " R* F: d$ W# k9 e1 G3 G) ~$ [
DE LeRay Wilson
+ U: G6 ?. H) f. J' K# OAK Martin Johnson

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: a( W6 ?6 U7 B
1 }# D' `; z3 K, r8 v6 N; TDay Air Combat   U. }# ?! M+ {; I

; ]+ |; U/ r) J4 ^$ IDEI Theatre:
6 H6 W' `& n6 T
# _! F9 k& |5 [9 C5 U6 RDay Air attack on Miri , at 31,57
- c& d2 Z' J' O" f' K/ e$ W3 f- x1 S0 V& H6 R2 L$ }$ {! U, w0 l
Japanese aircraft
& y% P) [5 ~; V' CA6M5 Zeke x 9
1 J3 x+ J& d: z) U8 K2 ZN1K1-J George x 31 , t7 i* I. [" s) i; r1 K6 N) v+ S
J2M Jack x 6
6 n- y6 M! |) N; P- s, d! ^  O
2 E! @) Z+ V1 `! R: {* ]6 |Allied aircraft 2 |9 f; O6 h2 j; f
P-38J Lightning x 3
( X0 S, x& h0 h/ a9 _( L" A) d( @2 F: g2 ~/ P1 l
No Japanese losses
! n% S+ b0 C: L9 ]: h9 }$ c$ D) q0 i$ j3 o$ \
Allied aircraft losses 8 Z- u* h" q% n$ o% A, y7 r
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 8 O, c2 h3 }3 @% z  \5 k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( m) F# o/ h5 i' Y

8 H6 b; K4 J8 _' ?4 E& jCentral Pacific
: i# W+ Q! \5 F& o4 F
7 A1 \" o8 p/ `7 P" sDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
& ^- w$ S6 e. v# m. d' I* [+ T9 M
$ q# j2 K' F5 N" n4 [3 \Japanese aircraft
0 q" B7 n1 _2 y  b: m- l( uA6M2-N Rufe x 1
4 ~% _: A) x" F" `* o4 O& FA6M5 Zeke x 9
# }8 @( e1 U- S  U5 G& r0 oN1K1-J George x 29
& Y5 {( L) t, a& r2 Y' RJ2M Jack x 15 # k. l* P; Z3 m; N) L
A6M5c Zeke x 7 ( T, Z+ y4 _( [- ?7 g8 q) K: q
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
$ f/ z; h( J& X; W9 K3 wKi-102a Randy x 11
7 F5 b8 L( [# q  `/ c
, Q$ C7 o7 t" i" P- [Allied aircraft & ^5 J8 e8 m( j6 F& r4 W( L
P-51D Mustang x 13 . d5 a8 I! ]$ P! ^7 v

+ t( m: J0 e; B: w5 {6 UJapanese aircraft losses
% Q7 w4 E5 b# YA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ) S9 Z0 L# v. v! f0 V- R9 P8 Z
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged & q2 V  C: l  E- P" {4 h7 X
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed 6 _3 D' Z' K8 o' r6 ]" T1 b* f
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
) l" C2 K  ?, \3 QKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
; g  A1 p: N* \; P3 g) C* G& _
5 R  Q% R, |( L/ K  LAllied aircraft losses
, x0 R2 W" N" z( D9 k1 m7 e3 ZP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed
5 {1 A: [* f9 X. B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + F+ P" `8 U( Z% ~, s
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
2 k# K* c. v/ @, b. D/ C) o3 u$ s- i9 s: c, b/ Z
Japanese aircraft
; w) W+ w0 _# w  e. Q, ?# |- wno flights ; ?/ t- z5 @+ Z

2 S; N. ]& f- y( _4 |Allied aircraft
$ r1 l2 K* d& P4 a  _4 Z# }& E% mFM-2 Wildcat x 9
# }- E  o$ O4 O2 `) F2 LF6F Hellcat x 15 % X( x3 k" b1 S7 P6 H' P! L. T
SB2C Helldiver x 44
( `+ Z+ G, ]3 o! m) v! B& jF6F-5N Hellcat x 10
" q2 n- `) J, L7 ?3 g# ^$ XTBM Avenger x 159 $ \* Q( ?3 y- F2 T, {1 n! l" c4 g! g
- c7 z" k' N* |7 J2 `
Japanese aircraft losses ) b8 {3 T6 N6 i; O' n- {
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed 5 E" x( A8 J7 H0 E7 G5 `
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
0 m2 E5 s' f; QKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed : [% U. |' M; L- _: \4 r1 N) h+ G
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed 3 q0 Z5 m' U8 k) [' k9 M5 ^
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
9 `" j  A: S0 H/ i' [6 l
0 n% G9 U6 G3 G6 z2 p2 f" m5 gAllied aircraft losses 9 W/ l6 |" n# h* x0 D- ?0 s
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged 9 s* Z9 N2 [! O) {" S6 ^
* ~% V5 {: V2 ?% \; N
Japanese ground losses:
+ s) a( t3 A5 ?/ P# k9 [137 casualties reported
0 r! P, }! g" a4 D: u: k2 p7 qGuns lost 1
' P% w( f  k( t8 v$ a. I/ y, Q/ `/ u
  {" v9 n( u- i0 T5 sAirbase hits 3 " o, d! X( @, T7 s) G" {( a
Airbase supply hits 1
6 Z* G  K5 {" p# \Runway hits 45 # @) ?. L; |6 O+ {0 {! ?8 I
Port hits 2 - V- G  p3 M& M: I
Port fuel hits 4   }0 K: b8 W" I! |$ V
Port supply hits 2 " J% l8 Q5 Z; F  ?; i# S6 w
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % Z1 g7 ^) x1 r8 k
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ' r  i$ M' I# b' }
0 W# E% F& q: o2 y
Allied aircraft 4 p6 i2 e% g/ |$ U
FM-2 Wildcat x 8
& e: a) g* _5 m. t! {* H; ~% YTBM Avenger x 29
. `4 V4 l% i# i
+ ]7 h6 `9 |- S$ t  gNo Allied losses + C% c9 m: \! K/ f

0 \) J' W/ z5 l+ j( DPort supply hits 1
. M$ S) N; {7 }, T# ~" ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! z# @0 a* ~4 T" B2 KDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
0 N+ f5 m4 s' x/ i$ a" P, X( n! W
% ^2 A' f7 J* G9 |' a$ PAllied aircraft 0 O5 c& E; }; T+ m9 Q/ y  X! z1 g
F-5A Lightning x 1
% Y6 N" K( b4 ?* n7 T' SP-61A Black Widow x 54
0 J* Z3 A  N+ r' c; w) _5 E4 l) @0 R; r. C
No Allied losses
3 |5 x! k( T, D/ w2 U/ g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 P4 x) {. R. V" ^" R! uDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 * ~( B1 w" B! Z" i

1 N+ y$ L8 H' c1 U5 N4 _Japanese aircraft " s/ J+ V- V3 |9 J3 ?' W
no flights
& ]& _' \9 t; i2 t+ ?
6 P5 ^! A; N: M- `- W5 R9 Z* qAllied aircraft 0 C7 X5 M9 U/ f1 N% b& j
PB4Y Liberator x 4
4 X  O# [- l. CB-24J Liberator x 28
" d. }! D* b. G; a' x. J! y$ |5 V9 m# W5 ^0 e+ j* b
Japanese aircraft losses
7 w) v: ~  H6 `2 C3 g; fKi-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed
- Y& K) W1 p$ k4 J& G, n9 PKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed $ u8 ^' M# ^) |/ ^5 K0 p4 g8 H( I

8 \+ |1 T) d0 r# q/ I: jJapanese ground losses: - a5 f" p; v% n5 s1 N' h
13 casualties reported . m' V8 m' Y3 s; P- B5 B0 I1 P
+ S( K$ x% N5 S% R
Airbase hits 3 ! y7 \0 |6 v5 N# ?, A, F4 X
Airbase supply hits 1 0 X/ Q+ h( h, @, J
Runway hits 22 ( d9 L$ W( @6 a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' J, }& t: M6 G/ w0 a( [2 ?+ n
Day Air attack on TF at 63,50 : M% R2 P( m: ^) Z* Z$ u9 M
  |8 I4 A' X+ V4 x1 U5 g2 J  F
Allied aircraft . m; \6 i% l2 I/ W, E
F6F Hellcat x 38 / t7 c2 V# ]/ V
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
4 P5 q) ~% |: R4 _: rSB2C Helldiver x 42
, I( B* Q- U/ c# e& r. j/ }# X5 D# [) U, @5 g

+ n& I0 A! E% r- g' G* ^9 q# Q+ AAllied aircraft losses
- V/ C" w2 a& P/ ?% p. Z( V; @SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
) ]+ u3 |0 ?' @1 c: e$ y- E
. K! w. g0 Z) c1 P2 VJapanese Ships
" u0 M; O# F: Y5 H6 ], r" aPC PC-36 . w- y/ i1 w& c7 h1 z8 q3 J: s
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . ^  e: b! O$ J4 H
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. A" a( _. v/ ?" T* I% R3 H* B! OAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 o1 j9 P. q1 I0 n, t3 D1 t/ x5 y
PC PC-26 8 Q- b0 O. J$ p; D
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ r9 V3 I  `; H  V5 E% P) `PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 P- ^+ x* Q* b, C
" I; k- Q1 J/ Y2 `" j5 u
Japanese ground losses: 6 Q# i2 H) e- ?* ?
174 casualties reported + H+ v2 N- Z* O7 I
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, j6 c$ G" A6 Z  J6 e' zDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
" s% h( x# u! X" t
$ T3 q; l4 u/ f/ n# ~Allied aircraft ' N9 l8 r$ V( Q; o
SB2C Helldiver x 11 4 Z+ p' @" ^2 C/ d4 B. f
  b* q2 h) J6 `* W, y
No Allied losses
7 J5 k( Y* M) N0 l6 U* i4 H& \0 L- t1 G) l: |0 P* _
Japanese Ships
& j8 n  `* k; W- L4 K" K9 o* F! z' QDD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,56
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Japanese aircraft 0 R: ~1 g; L" C5 }
G4M2 Betty x 18
+ ?# r' [$ H( x2 _5 cG4M2e Betty x 4 % y3 N( x6 j0 [, o* g' U
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
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No Japanese losses
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- m8 L; I( l5 h% s, {2 v( GCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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; g# h1 Z% ~5 j; d3 O% CDay Air attack on TF at 65,56 5 P( \# p+ u( A- W3 W0 t* S5 f

& |; E1 J1 m. R" m; F5 o& AJapanese aircraft $ }( C. }5 y) C& R, c
G4M2 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
; j5 r3 b; h3 f3 G- XG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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9 x1 R5 p: h( S1 D& l2 z4 f/ vAllied Ships $ t, a/ f6 x, ^5 M! X, j1 h
DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Allied aircraft   f2 ^, `& i; I! h3 [3 P4 O6 X
SB2C Helldiver x 3
3 l( G# K0 M( D  UP-61A Black Widow x 23 & E2 C! G3 }9 `$ L2 _" H+ K1 k

5 i+ A+ n4 u1 X( ]! V! @5 @; J/ qAllied aircraft losses
8 o2 {, d& v7 R; z0 ^: R8 dSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged 6 q1 r& }" E4 h, e- t

1 m, P4 X) O* ~Japanese Ships
" l0 U5 v' ~* CCA Kako
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,53 + M9 O6 N  ?/ O) m8 l+ {/ V8 H

3 s& F& A* t' ZJapanese aircraft
0 }. V" S+ L' [  x. jA6M5 Zeke x 2
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8 d0 i, O/ Z! x8 _( fAllied aircraft
* _" G) ?  ~* \- sFM-2 Wildcat x 1 # N0 h9 [! I( e* p
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Japanese aircraft losses
% J( y8 t! G) m7 l3 J1 F' BA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
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DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 6 M) m0 s4 {# y" `) F7 V
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6 m" S' H& e) s* j* H- M4 T$ t: ~Convoy near Wake Island: 0 s+ i; a" {7 }( V. o
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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2 P8 n) \* {1 V! u0 [" TJapanese aircraft
+ I  `' ?' B! t) S0 K' l( OB7A Grace x 11 : g3 S' q; b  B" ~3 O
Ki-49 Helen x 9   \( |$ w) Z% j( O3 ?! j+ \
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 4 E& |) _$ y. ?7 J$ V/ ~- C) z
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" U; k. q! l2 h7 ~B7A Grace: 8 damaged   \. R4 z9 a2 @0 y
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged # l$ s& l4 A$ b7 M
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Allied Ships , x8 T5 j7 s  a9 b4 n: U
AP John Land . r3 K4 D% ?1 v
AK Octans
& {, z& g# \$ k3 P  jAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # b0 f  U* R! x! f1 ?; H4 L& {8 @
AP James O'Hara 5 |$ n: M: M  ?3 M0 Q
AP Winged Arrow
* M! q/ u2 s3 Z, G0 h8 T+ |, Y; TAP Manoora " V! i( @2 U5 u5 d2 b
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 3 A+ @0 [# F: D

2 R1 y. m' p- I/ `( GAllied ground losses: ! B( Y  [0 Q, e
54 casualties reported   l; J/ B4 M7 E' R5 v
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. 9 k0 k' I$ X7 }" T) g' n9 [4 ]& I( J0 U
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Japanese aircraft
7 H: R8 X, l- M5 ]. }; I% d" H# lA6M5 Zeke x 37 3 t1 D, e/ D' S/ C- k* q1 X. V4 ]

5 n, \( @+ a# F" rJapanese aircraft losses
6 L. t$ p3 q) z! i6 \A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed 0 q, g  [; b1 K* U1 a& }

; K( q8 e7 R, I% IAllied Ships
+ T3 W! q3 E: Y, rDMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ M, f* `& c' a& n) n3 f* e
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire 3 [# y/ w3 p, j3 ^
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 D) S* p9 v5 j2 W, ^5 b7 V. eAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 }3 \! n% k1 O# p! a4 Y, I
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. |6 c) g" p6 ^; rLST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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: h2 R. z  Y+ D6 `4 z136 casualties reported
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, V) e+ l0 F0 n3 I) t3 R1 I+ ~% fDay Air attack on TF at 66,54
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3 C- Y* Q5 ~+ zJapanese aircraft # G/ q" }( I4 y& e0 P0 p. a# [) H
G4M2e Betty x 1   _2 b& z" l1 S/ R: e9 m3 r- @
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Allied aircraft
3 i5 C* J+ C3 k6 }: D3 E4 TFM-2 Wildcat x 33 6 D* _( Y3 u' Z: O
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Japanese aircraft losses * P" `, R3 c! z% @# C
G4M2e Betty: 1 damaged 2 L3 D4 \6 l* I

+ G  t1 _5 h! c8 AAllied aircraft losses 2 F5 k. c# q& Z- |* f8 h/ _! u9 b
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged / i% j& C) Z6 `: F7 S* E3 x" p( c
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BB New Jersey
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. G+ ~  J) k9 _4 @& a# {/ `' WAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity! ( ]' H( q! v' b, f% X7 X2 b1 j
1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Ground Combat ! m' u5 ~* P# m7 V0 U7 ~2 C5 \

, K1 G; X$ i% M# u1 ^! l" JOur assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere ! M1 N& i, w' @) P3 o3 }
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring # C* m* {8 m) ?8 B/ y, f* a; `
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima ) H& j$ f$ c/ ~! i" [1 e6 E; r

; [% U! t, ~9 d6 y$ u6 C/ C$ `4 `) O# xJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 * w2 Y: f6 b) O1 F" f# g+ d3 [
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Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
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Allied ground losses:
- i3 u# C2 \( E89 casualties reported
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. r) N+ p9 ]7 l5 J8 |Ground combat at Wake Island
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& n! a/ O% {, N+ TAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 " G1 |2 P/ _3 R; g* |
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Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
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% P# [4 T$ l2 UJapanese ground losses: & A4 C2 W$ _: t
201 casualties reported 3 h# v! J: f! t
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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% V) ?- ]' L7 Z' P7 v) K( p, GGround combat at Marcus Island
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( \8 t) V) v) {5 h2 i6 sAllied Bombardment attack 8 ~& [; R& m8 C0 i* q
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Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306 # w: P1 Z3 ?: ?- d$ e! x

$ y3 `/ \% J5 sDefending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 7 e0 e9 o; B" R

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( P% d$ y4 b; y' J9 zJapanese ground losses:
( X$ r: a8 `. o" {; p0 P$ ]* h42 casualties reported & l! o0 F: o( a% u( H
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,
+ T& X# }) c+ u! ~# N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。% K+ L. [. T: T6 L$ M
PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，) k. n4 q4 I9 y% U3 ^% w+ @, Q
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。
; x2 g# ]; s2 e* K0 J- H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。+ w" o, ]* L; ~- {% @8 m1 U
PzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。/ j: ~, B! `/ V: O$ b, n
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。' }+ h) w/ L6 o+ a' o7 [7 O
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YqOh4z8U2g
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
! O  j4 z" t$ n9 n$ fZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD
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) ^1 y1 N; L* @% `# P( z" _0 |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/ R/ {5 p; z5 p2 n  _
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 2 F7 J  Y+ Q! A4 N
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A
9 @" B: b, @. H5 HCA Louisville f2a%W6 H# F& p1 [! y/ A: N- T0 {
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2 \6 H7 x( G) p" y. p- |& nCA Chicago ' G8 T( @1 K8 r' o2 r
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
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( P2 x$ p" p% y& a% b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，
3 [- [* c* |. j2 k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....