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。  d* F0 A# y) z" f
不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？
+ P$ o7 P6 Y, }4 e6 I, ~8 r5 r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。7 x) y; {% [' t

. J* r$ P# c3 V3 XHere we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
9 W" N7 l1 S+ |# m6 s) j! y* r' QCan he land enough troops and support them until the forts have been overcome?
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! S; y5 _% H( E/ K, _1 k4 }4 Z/ xBoth sides engage in surface battles and the damage heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sunk. ) t5 D6 W4 `8 g# x! b9 o/ ?# B
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite
  p) m1 f6 I4 t4 ~$ k/ fall their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes. 3 D. X; y) m% @# l& l3 H
This can support the fighting on Iwo as well.
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& j4 v; C+ X8 ?0 @! d: QI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with
$ d' a! ]+ q- M* r! othe fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through.
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# f: }( Z" Q+ `+ |& ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 # c* C% W! g6 H- B3 y+ g" X3 Y; S
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Invasions 3 p5 v7 k* M1 [1 n8 p! G( d0 @

2 g  ~) w: B+ O$ GAndy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on
& B7 }4 ^: S. W; w4 B6 oIwo Jima! Think we managed to disrupt one of his convoys.
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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 t, K. d# y8 }# M9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
! R" G9 u4 c& A2 p( Y  WMSW Junee
- d2 k6 k  n  U' r+ S) KMSW Bunbury
5 j( |4 Q, D3 h" y9 b9 ZMSW Gladiator - S* \0 |; `4 B9 d+ E* R
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage $ ]1 {; A$ V8 e* N5 C6 R
MSW Superior 8 N) Z" I/ o; q+ p- d( c# h+ j: \
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire & C- y& y$ `' q# X  ?) Y
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire 1 W7 Z7 r9 v) C2 \% c
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Allied ground losses: * S& C/ ], \7 Y1 M
51 casualties reported
" x7 I9 }- m$ C: K& nGuns lost 2
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' i' ], G1 J. Y% v0 qTF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! / W8 j& W, A0 L- v8 e% f( j2 J/ _
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , y6 e  e( i) ?4 A5 K
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Allied Ships
& L! c, V+ W3 ^% |% i$ ]+ dDMS Long / Z8 T3 k6 q% u7 L0 x: |1 R
DMS Forrest
" h6 A# I) C7 m8 F7 N, yDMS Hobson % `0 Q, B! d( `/ P; r! [3 t2 Y
DMS Ellyson
9 ~7 J- H/ ~) N2 I; |3 s0 T% qDMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage 0 B  G2 p/ u3 Q9 w- |& g
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
# q) b% f2 q+ S7 ?' m% `7 p) G' Y/ xMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
  L4 `* r4 E" {MSW Strength
4 R8 I2 ?. m1 VMSW Strategy / a! P; y9 |$ k8 y# P3 h6 n
MSW Staunch
) O$ ~: `% x6 Z! ]MSW Spectacle   j+ T& i( K# x  l' s2 r
DE Corbesier 5 x# ~  j5 m( I
DE Howard F. Clark
! z4 B% Y3 w. L: Y9 W7 L% k; eDE Kendall C. Campbell
) M, Q( ^. \% M- B$ N; j6 @CA San Francisco, Mine hits 1 $ V! b7 U5 N) n" a' c

6 H5 w" R$ q$ t+ \5 q. V! ]1 n0 b" ~8 KJapanese ground losses:
3 E. g- Z7 F! h8 E4 U20 casualties reported % z6 Q" m4 c$ e) E2 }
Guns lost 1
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4 r* [' q) j- ^7 a: TCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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" @; O0 q% l* M3 k8 aTF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) ! D) y. I$ g" Y+ ?- q
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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Allied ground losses:
1 W! h# x9 ~* F# C6 G+ F3 E40 casualties reported
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1 F" h7 W. b7 e: E( |9 eTF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
8 j4 t& @  m/ Z7 S; ~; ATF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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MSW Junee
3 ~# ^2 l- E2 }8 XMSW Bunbury " j; Y4 M1 ?0 N. I. D8 H3 f
MSW Gladiator 9 }% U8 U8 V" b& g0 j5 {
MSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
/ q; g9 [6 R2 }1 aMSW Superior 2 b" B* r5 A1 F' \; ]" [7 g4 B
DE Mack
1 B% X- q  P4 [  z7 ]2 i4 ]DE Edwin A. Howard
8 p/ m* \4 _! Q3 t; }1 A0 L/ Q8 U* XDE Edmonds
2 g/ x$ g# e/ j: T6 k4 Q5 {CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! $ x4 _7 s2 w" |1 A+ s
DE Robert F. Keller % V* j' w2 B7 M" D. G  l9 L4 w
DD Shaw
$ K! p/ S6 U, g; |; FDD Drayton
6 s6 i  A1 `/ }% yDE Tabberer
" k. p  h7 w/ ?, j7 [5 e$ x' u0 L: m% @DE Eversole / u# V7 D2 ~3 J2 T3 q$ d3 G

& O) M8 N9 V1 u8 r8 _2 H# h6 t6 ]' cCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060
# t# A' Y: L5 ?' e% b" _3 N634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) z4 ?2 [+ c7 g( p& T

" X' S* r2 V. L- YAllied Ships
5 {, ~3 Z  D% O9 t* FDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage , ?3 S- e5 t7 |: O4 k7 e
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
2 c6 {; s$ N( B$ Z$ cCL Helena, Shell hits 19
+ W9 y, \( E0 I1 k; I$ O, ]9 cDE Edmonds
- u( G8 u( N& b: ^AK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 a) v( S2 T1 V
DD Drayton, Shell hits 3 8 _0 W, F5 l/ D% H: d
LST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire
  l- D6 g: {( a+ T' wLST LST-608, Shell hits 2
$ _! N& T2 _  x" v0 x$ pLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 M& F% o7 ?8 X6 [& V8 ^5 ZDE Mack 5 l& y$ l6 T3 J$ P

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! ~6 T) G7 c) F29 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
; e) ~) ~; R! B1788 casualties reported + P# u5 t/ q3 f& O" ~; D
Guns lost 8 4 q# K; B; E+ @& G
Vehicles lost 2 " g" q: E! C. X; \! w1 q+ z
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5 X+ a. d3 o  ?5 p7 \9 N& ]Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
, R; R2 e( m2 x) r& HTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
& T' B; I" @) I; A- ]# ^1 m958 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 I9 i. j6 T' l+ O! s4 w
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Allied Ships ) e4 Q' [6 k: v& l5 v
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
- M  [* i; F4 R7 `DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 n1 d  C4 _* C! ]3 ^1 ?  dLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; P& G5 g8 R; @6 q/ E8 u
LST LST-888, Shell hits 2 9 [: g; P; F) q# ^: U# a0 v
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# H) ~; p# d; r3 Z1 Q' qLCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7
6 ?( H2 ]" c' D" W- L) Y8 {( gDMS Long : N5 c8 X) o9 @! h" t" X6 \
DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1 & B* k5 S, v8 `% X; J
DMS Forrest, Shell hits 1
8 i. M9 T! r, k  I. d( C+ |DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 h2 R) l" m* a" i- c; ELCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire . |' b) A3 G' n
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire + t5 o7 v) o( o, W9 ?7 H; [
LST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ^$ s6 Y# \" l# x+ t0 E7 o46 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
0 O, k; y: w% M) o" O, T3240 casualties reported
8 f; J! k! i1 C5 ^0 v) @4 Z+ sGuns lost 20

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2 C8 v+ V. p# e" Z4 W; g2 tSub/ASW Attacks
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2 ]' ^+ c3 l, j( ~ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
6 c: A- f. r, Y( U; I/ XSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships 8 j' c, L1 [: G) p
DD Saufley
$ ?# Q  f# @: VDD Picking % v4 U. s/ C0 \  u7 ~
DD John Hood 8 I" k5 q6 J& V6 w5 s
DD Caperton ( {* y6 p8 r/ B1 i7 u
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 8 Y% f& ^/ ?, F5 ~- n
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Japanese Ships
5 F7 L% W/ s& B# O2 ]AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 K$ |2 I; d5 ?+ j6 XPC Kume
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Allied Ships $ _" w* d  r; ~
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 J" k2 ]) F2 i' }- R( C( mJapanese Ships
1 B! g$ M2 R$ h0 wSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire ) g) n0 f; h' g% `% y0 y

7 n  G3 P4 c4 U. Y0 n0 C. UAllied Ships
, t6 C+ x. u  f2 NDD Saufley
: w+ M4 r/ Z! z9 N2 {5 ]DD Picking # f$ N  p, L* I' }; a6 U5 e& {
DD John Hood 0 G3 B: [! n& }: T7 T7 X2 y
DD Caperton
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, t, H4 ~. M' MSub attack at 62,53 + A6 F! r4 [+ E: C# R
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Japanese Ships / z7 C, i. L  ]( Q: i. k
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * s  r4 G5 a3 J! s' g  F
PC Ch 2 4 M6 s7 V; G, v4 i) n) I
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Allied Ships 9 J$ K* n; ^8 e# i  {7 N) }
SS Bang
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( ]/ z' F6 j7 A( r6 |* q. Z6 IJapanese ground losses: 1 I, X7 B8 B9 f5 ~8 B
88 casualties reported
; k! e/ \4 S$ ^# u% ]Guns lost 2 , o; k: ~' l0 M  n- |5 h
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: r) ~" O  n1 G# BI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
8 X, M: [* J6 V9 [the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. * P+ P+ w% `) \0 Y6 x7 N

) ?( Z. p6 j- P% XNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships
' M* S" z( d6 b* Z/ c! M! @BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 / R' @' K& `+ r& H, G6 L2 [6 C# l
BB Yamashiro
: h2 T+ m: M# P: f* QBB Hyuga
2 f7 J3 W' h. h0 E8 H- bCA Mikuma 5 R$ L+ q: P7 z% Q
CL Noshiro   t2 B4 A! G) E4 j- Y3 v- b* p
DD Fuyuzuki , F0 ^4 C$ r& S( L$ B
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 4 ]5 l+ D% [+ M2 c; I3 a
DD Momi 0 r' J: j5 s3 U+ H- T
DD Kaede
8 V9 c4 y* E, ~2 ZDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
0 l5 W5 [' q" K4 FDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 g1 j/ Z% t5 {& b) EDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 E3 ~/ u! `& f5 B3 b4 v9 ?0 {% O
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
: _; \4 g. w/ |9 d1 VDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 ]3 S6 Y/ E0 b& @5 RDMS Rodman
- r$ B( W: d: P: aDMS Gherardi
9 o$ u( }4 |+ U" j: ]; s/ _1 Q8 oDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 u% u- U- E" T2 A, D9 w
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire - S1 z+ q! G5 o) e
LST LST-339, heavy damage
( h; u" i" Z6 F: F$ i% FLST LST-457, heavy damage
! u8 M3 m5 B, J! {AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 0 s  S+ ?8 G" p4 `
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage / d, d+ f6 c" r
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Allied ground losses:   S" ~5 h* r( X  F, N
54 casualties reported
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( i" V' E% N! s. b2 S, }Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 u( W; o5 m' ]. V8 Q% S. l7 x( y+ ]Japanese Ships   I8 h# k* P2 ]$ s# t% @. H# \
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# ^& V, x+ I! n) {5 z7 LPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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5 J  I0 t5 ^* w+ q2 X& SAllied Ships + R' S- o9 |6 G* j0 H, Z6 Z; h. k
DD Lyman K. Swenson $ y) ?3 h% h, h3 R* i; K
DD Taussig
, r7 I; }$ n* qDD John W. Weeks
( ~; x! m1 D3 k4 x  [DD Harrison 0 _* S: R7 b1 t5 u4 n
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
4 Y6 g2 C# i9 @0 T6 ?% @# cDD David Taylor
0 p5 R$ W& K. p9 u; |8 mDD Barton
4 f1 ]) T! ^/ |* F+ [& uDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: - m# N' [3 r) M/ h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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* u1 p6 I8 u; L8 e3 zJapanese Ships
( j3 _$ i& L) m, tCA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 j) R  j3 D- o0 MCL Kiso ! d1 ]( c/ F$ s! f1 k. ^
DD Urakaze
5 z$ u( A8 {0 S% \5 ?2 u4 LDD Natsugumo ' y8 q, O$ w; Z; e6 F7 e' g
DD Minegumo
  c5 Q) R! P: g2 V( w' nDD Sugi
, {8 S/ p: B3 q+ n) zDD Hinoki 8 A6 u6 M4 H3 x: ?/ `/ ?; O
DD Kashi
- Y; G' o* h% U" Y: C/ K8 wDD Keyaki 0 n2 q7 r! T* Q4 `8 {
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Allied Ships
7 T* L( Z% Q3 kAS Howard W. Gilmore
: s% p0 C& v' P! l, F8 B2 aAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* r7 g  A, c6 B; WAV Hamlin
0 w' a" _: U1 v+ z$ M2 FAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
" j/ y( `- a, pAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 $ E( e, S8 B8 O0 [9 O! K9 I3 u
AR George Taylor . H$ Z$ M* s, Q: N
AV R. C. Brennan / J0 s; N( F, o! W
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ! i& k( e: o6 Q1 I0 b; P# G% A
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
4 b3 B) |! P$ A' [AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 3 x- ^5 N7 g( K8 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 : v7 E& l/ D( @- \$ H
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4
  v3 Z4 c7 H  g$ Q& Z, i9 G& qCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
9 W8 u( y4 R/ u8 ~# HDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
1 i9 h/ X- V0 R0 h4 M, t) ~9 NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 M# A& s9 n# B. L+ G2 z
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' T  L$ y8 y6 E& h& }
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage : d6 p3 l7 R' d/ N% k4 R0 H: a- y7 d
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
; Z0 y4 o5 ^* o( a( M" x6 R/ U& _DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 K. c4 h, k/ I3 O  B" c
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire # @+ F0 D* J" b7 x4 `: s0 g5 I

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7 Q5 p- h4 L8 X# l  cCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
5 P, d  a, X& K* s4 lCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 6 s2 F( d3 j, s' m% T
CL Wilkes-Barre / X) v! w  s/ O8 F2 B' _- m' h, A8 L
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
0 z5 N) j5 _  DDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire " [5 N- ?' F  I% {! g2 S# @9 B
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
, v2 k, z% A1 |, h( yDD Bush, Shell hits 1
7 W/ B" F% ^, @2 @DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 - X. ?3 \! E4 N+ q$ ^0 \& c
DD Welles
' l7 C& [- P' |( n: I$ UDD Wilkes
0 v9 F7 ]& n. x2 u) kDD Roe ) j/ @% D5 f+ O) N( t
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ) A7 V5 E7 P1 S$ }) V7 a8 j
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Japanese Ships
2 a5 l. V- Y/ x( F6 Y, p1 iPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Nicholson . d, X: y& W2 O  K
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" x1 u! J; r$ G5 l& S. C1 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 4 F9 F# _0 i5 y  Q7 [5 x# a5 e
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 ^1 u' V& @- {/ _6 T
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Allied Ships - x- N$ ?. `2 o2 O4 r  Q
DD Lyman K. Swenson ( `5 Y9 H  I8 M# d) I
DD Taussig 8 H1 G5 ?' M& D* w  A3 K
DD John W. Weeks
, z3 e" I4 a" m, p  c7 ^DD Harrison
3 b* J, T0 z9 k: a3 ]* wDD Isherwood
" A5 H" E) I' }' X6 `DD David Taylor
+ v! b5 C/ \: o+ bDD Barton
# @& \% C3 }5 J9 D% q, N/ |% h; ]2 L- R* aDD Quickmatch + u3 m2 @3 [  j1 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 K- u3 f" `% C% }8 \7 f  A
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 3 h0 X9 _4 s8 {9 B5 r7 K
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' E% h1 r( j3 `+ ^+ c
DD Taussig ' {4 D/ d& r6 ~0 ~% l% i1 H
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 6 N7 v4 ]5 N. ], {9 j: K
DD Harrison 5 Y4 E1 [& K/ z0 H5 _; v/ N
DD Isherwood , H2 s2 t+ @6 t
DD David Taylor
. `; k4 V8 l$ N5 C& F  pDD Barton ( c2 H: Q# q1 A; Z8 ]6 ?8 v
DD Quickmatch / }1 S% P; @  U+ ^8 ~6 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 u$ U6 k: a9 E# @- m2 s$ I
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Japanese Ships
; A  u# s7 ~8 O# @$ q5 n! ]& c9 D/ RPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, M" y* S8 o1 s
& O- {* b4 m, s3 \# o6 wAllied Ships
( I! z! ~  V% l0 gDD Lyman K. Swenson
& ?+ J; K( w5 B! k; m% C) {  [DD Taussig + @! M6 w+ L6 Q0 r4 m, o1 N
DD John W. Weeks
$ O: ], P8 a3 |  b& H; P4 qDD Harrison / z  {% Z* c7 t: A. A$ P5 ?$ t3 F
DD Isherwood 9 N- ^; a; ]5 W0 ]
DD David Taylor
, ?3 B5 g' b7 @' `2 [* u4 e; WDD Barton . z( G$ W8 X/ `, ^/ Z
DD Quickmatch
' r/ {7 W; E" t# ^, W; K$ s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) n0 c+ M& {" x( U3 p2 S. X

) p" [/ U, R' c/ YDaylight Surface Combat
$ e3 _( y2 }7 k5 W9 ]; U2 Q9 ?; z7 \5 a( c! w
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
4 b# I" v2 s% J5 H& d
& k, a  E8 ^6 l( y6 X5 [. C, U; kJapanese Ships 1 r9 d$ h) H" ~: G+ H
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- X% w; |' `  l4 w: {9 i2 P! g1 V$ ^+ B- ?
Allied Ships
5 ^! h% s% _  @) @0 rBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
2 d. z) M2 M, p" ~, H; ^BB Massachusetts
8 h: R$ K# s& p% S- t" NBB Alabama / @4 F( e: g3 ]: ?" c  |5 H
CA Louisville ! A) g4 i7 E! `% ?
CA Chicago 0 v% L" D- p7 s# y- Z' I. P
DD Walker & M; e- i- |; n; h# l6 x6 v- e
DD Waller / l# i' `; g; x5 o
DD Wedderburn
- h$ T: \& \" O: F7 B# b3 q/ {/ Z8 G) _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 @/ T0 k3 o0 j
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ Z# p6 y" w$ U- S

, z4 ~& q; R+ q& `" m/ ZJapanese Ships $ o# `. l, \7 M; R
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) A3 T, h3 h% J6 p
/ o) v; k# `' {. X8 p! e# \4 E2 qAllied Ships
3 v6 H7 i5 U  B3 u) D& C; kBB South Dakota
0 \; |/ d( y3 _2 r& N* G, g1 FBB Massachusetts
0 d  {- m% g. Y3 G9 c+ e. s& Z2 }BB Alabama
, G- n, }% a% W1 }CA Louisville 9 N6 y. U+ l& C& l" h6 M6 g3 L9 |
CA Chicago
( o9 H  Z  J% W( ]/ ?DD Walker 6 F4 g1 A# v+ Y: y- q) ~* d* h  m
DD Waller
1 R% C: H& {, nDD Wedderburn
7 Y% H  O! N: U3 l) ~9 u--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) k8 P+ G4 @" B2 pDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
6 X5 B# h$ }# X* d: j; i3 Q
  F) v6 |0 g' M' iJapanese Ships 7 M7 M3 h& U! i8 P
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 b4 n. x2 X) X; N, ^
/ }9 S; F* d* G# dAllied Ships ; q6 T1 w& c4 p9 S. V5 i
BB South Dakota
6 M% n8 o, U, l8 [" y4 B$ T! l! PBB Massachusetts
' _# r8 o2 D- ?& R2 I! o# MBB Alabama % p' c$ s- P; v/ d' J9 q% Y
CA Louisville
3 q+ c7 |2 z0 v* m- K1 b5 m6 eCA Chicago
9 {- _0 g' f. c) PDD Walker 2 w! d" Z9 U" M
DD Waller ; T4 [! V7 z; h
DD Wedderburn - |5 V7 Z' A$ U) h
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : M# E  ]3 `* L" c) R- I4 k
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
2 H* S& J; O5 n0 U0 t5 \! Y% |5 i& R( W8 p2 Y9 s3 r3 p
Japanese Ships
" O/ F( O9 i# L1 d% sPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 2 M( d0 A2 x! i. X$ k9 l& M9 U
: v7 I+ N" x5 U  ]# l! w3 r2 n
Allied Ships
$ \0 a  a9 y# @! TBB South Dakota ! s, ^- z6 Z. c4 J
BB Massachusetts
, V( g7 B: |' a7 CBB Alabama
8 V6 }: O6 ?7 e( \6 r& n& F; |CA Louisville
$ L8 n( w8 f7 W  [# QCA Chicago 4 A) [9 n8 h# o* i, w( w- j+ `; Z
DD Walker 9 ^! \$ [; N! \1 ?9 D
DD Waller 6 m, s% t/ J& v( h! _
DD Wedderburn 6 X2 P- y6 h/ x. f0 D0 a' K) f6 z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 Z: u4 K. u0 e9 A- \& e* P  \2 H% bDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: x2 T) R, w( W" w1 h  q6 w2 n3 {9 X% M1 U' P/ v: H
Japanese Ships ; ]* q' y! E% p: O1 N) r: [4 ]
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; M1 s+ N0 |5 [
, v" d0 l  Q) S$ s! k9 f* B
Allied Ships
6 p6 J6 M$ z1 m9 g4 QBB South Dakota ; [7 }! m- a; t) L3 u9 N2 r. W9 @
BB Massachusetts
% [9 \& @! s) HBB Alabama
$ s) m* O2 W) k  Y3 |+ TCA Louisville
2 X$ c6 b  Y5 X7 |  ZCA Chicago + q' Y) r  e3 S8 }9 S
DD Walker 9 X' a: h* l9 P" }
DD Waller 3 y& F0 {6 m* c8 C% r" g7 Q7 Y
DD Wedderburn 7 L+ Z4 m) |! e# J7 z" q- J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& G. J1 ^/ m0 X( u5 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: d' g3 ^& ~6 W3 }: O6 X) l/ X% C0 Z4 z! x
Japanese Ships
2 L* x" V- Y$ v4 r! FAK Myoho Maru
) F8 W9 J3 |1 \$ w+ N, mAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 ^. |4 G) Y3 r/ d! s; [5 R0 X
( u! z# }, n3 F, u' Z2 L! Q
Allied Ships
! S' A: @; [0 B; lBB South Dakota
4 z* j3 |) W1 Q% E, TBB Massachusetts
) i; t( H3 E5 p" X+ y2 C- RBB Alabama * V2 u( b3 [& F7 C, P, I/ H  i+ @
CA Louisville ) s, E0 i3 h2 a& v
CA Chicago
5 A% J5 o: O5 O9 f- j( _: pDD Walker
" j; ~1 ?+ ^* N/ N$ ]8 V* I6 R# wDD Waller
9 S' x: ~+ v# ?* g9 wDD Wedderburn
0 ?  Q8 g- _0 C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 }; U6 e+ _, e" c; mDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% O% U3 Q7 D* z
! K1 m4 a. y6 e/ t3 k; p7 dJapanese Ships + R, {$ R8 l- N& r. [
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 7 @4 i7 t, H- j, d" s
+ g. Z# X' s4 A0 l- S
Allied Ships ' s! q1 _+ ~9 f' `- f! I
BB South Dakota 9 Z( I4 s" D) W! }1 z: t2 |8 f
BB Massachusetts
0 v) k2 M1 B6 t6 P& ?8 p$ H8 ]: W: EBB Alabama
# k+ V6 r1 l9 s3 I% Z5 A4 {CA Louisville
* T& }! }4 Z7 Q, ?& D7 }  FCA Chicago 8 T) C) Q: y" v8 u0 L3 H
DD Walker
" ]) a5 D$ e8 S9 NDD Waller 9 j/ ?% Q0 ?3 `0 r
DD Wedderburn ! z. c' b$ S# l" O
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 Y7 u' t. L% R" l4 j
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
0 I1 i3 H" Y  K1 t6 y% J+ R0 b1 s; ~' r5 u
Japanese Ships
% y; w# I" e  ^* {% }2 E! qPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
& v0 G% W$ m! }5 N1 s$ d4 y$ V" \$ T* D4 t* A: J' h, F
Allied Ships
  D8 I% ]. w1 f7 f5 i* M1 B( DBB South Dakota % Z1 t. U6 x$ n3 p& F. M* A7 y7 C
BB Massachusetts
- q9 x' H9 n" _7 g: e$ X2 A3 BBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 9 O! Y# J! y6 F8 g6 I
CA Louisville
5 S  s$ v. F: d. }CA Chicago
& ]: ]9 ]/ |8 lDD Walker
! O# B3 ?' z) ZDD Waller
8 E: ?- `0 _2 R: Z; H  RDD Wedderburn
- `& L' i$ T: P) Z: K1 i/ u% {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, B0 ~2 Q. [, |2 U$ ?9 k' cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% {) P( Q0 q0 ?* N2 V) k) q, a5 `" s6 R3 f/ D. c
Japanese Ships - U1 b0 |; _% q7 N' Y
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 2 K) T5 W' [! g' o; b2 v" i
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
+ C! }! a( l6 ^* k4 Q5 I) v+ D1 n9 z# v8 P
Allied Ships
$ ]7 k) h9 k8 n- |7 G' D$ T  cBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ; v/ s. B+ k& t2 e* K! X
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 2 y9 |7 W& G- D3 q- q$ O
BB Alabama
9 \! P( u: `& o7 r$ [# JCA Louisville 5 d; f0 {) m# f) C* O; a* d
CA Chicago
- {% V3 h( K" cDD Walker 4 W7 u2 A9 g. `
DD Waller
6 F( c) y' a$ ADD Wedderburn
1 P: M- K' P( J' l---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , }# `! J7 E+ F+ c2 ?
- J# I% `9 q8 v; B' K
Bombardments - D, k% S! g( k  ~
; h8 T! O3 ]% c0 @: {- m
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! " X1 i. c- q7 k, X3 L% F. j' g: {
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
  H) d% B& t, B) q- Y4 j! k# X6 o+ X* K7 x( e& V
Allied Ships
* _3 n/ I5 k: X. T' @2 @CA Chicago & y" s; ?" V7 e7 a; `
CA Louisville # ]4 W0 D. \1 m$ ^1 C) ^" s. n
BB Alabama : Z, G( T+ `& Y% `2 H
BB Massachusetts
4 t+ e6 X/ j+ W4 x( |* v0 {8 yBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 2 ?/ q4 ^* |. t; j# ?

$ D: _: D+ N" M+ _; zJapanese ground losses: % \$ T4 c) p  ~6 J1 ?- Y
184 casualties reported
- d: e! i! y  f8 _, N/ qGuns lost 3 ! o% f  L1 _. h9 R+ i8 Z, B2 B# _: [

; ^% U9 T0 E9 p- N# }9 Q4 l* rRunway hits 1
( t) Q1 \9 ~9 P& {' a0 I( QPort fuel hits 1
4 Q5 J" X2 g$ P( ^# ?/ B1 {: UPort supply hits 2 0 _: G) J) q+ M# k9 Z% c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, f( I( U* a! L; tNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 . q) r$ ?. o5 q, P; C  x9 a; Q

$ [. @3 f- \+ B' H( p: @* k5 v+ ^Japanese aircraft
1 M/ _9 H% |2 w1 A2 x6 qno flights
2 ?6 G9 ~6 b$ H$ _/ f( x4 ?( U: H6 @5 R; F7 Y$ |% u' W8 b
Japanese aircraft losses
) C7 ?( |8 u: J! }2 Y* I% U( U6 ZKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 2 Y' V! i$ P$ }
/ m2 \$ ?1 v- d% B$ @
Allied Ships + R! g* p4 [2 c. t# H' @( u
CA Chester
' L' p0 J$ [) D9 uBB Washington ' s& }9 {2 ?, n6 Z* M! b9 y; C
BB North Carolina
+ |: R' z6 e6 h  N& p
5 e* u$ R; X4 _' t; ]4 y& nJapanese ground losses: . f0 I: e. \) q0 K0 f. k# L0 K
85 casualties reported
. \( r, }8 J- j4 r* T$ M3 KGuns lost 2   g+ {1 P5 ?& }
  [2 G, ]2 c* e+ r0 _8 [) \
Airbase hits 1 3 Q& q, r$ [3 L+ k" G  W
Runway hits 5 2 j- L, j5 ~# {1 W, j" e
Port hits 1 $ ~0 c9 T. ~/ b( w9 P
Port supply hits 4 - m) A9 }/ q  V" U' y0 b3 Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ J. V& L  S! a. y5 t4 I6 N! @' H$ J) T: G' ]
Night Air Combat $ D4 ^6 w8 `/ z4 W3 u

7 j9 h& x" C1 C' A% R' GNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
0 |" S- L% H& _2 ~/ j2 v4 N* b
  T. J5 Y$ {0 ]/ j6 o; @Japanese aircraft
0 J  n' _6 B4 S( jH8K Emily x 5
1 u2 }0 S; k  d6 Y  q& w& E  F) p
& N% K4 J/ C6 ]- IJapanese aircraft losses
7 D  E+ Z: \' Y# m% ZH8K Emily: 5 damaged ; Z7 r- p4 S6 R4 f% M
5 X1 t+ p# F. i! d3 I
Japanese Ships
% T: B3 V) x# e  h# q% z/ x8 uSS RO-35
2 l  x0 Z5 J' }1 U/ v5 v
6 m! K$ [9 `, Z, x$ P) n# OAllied Ships
  @& y0 W/ U) Y! u1 tDD Hyman ; m) U, u% Y6 {3 X: _4 k7 H* z/ M
DD Conner
! E/ Y- c) i+ U0 ~* I1 H& z" v--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. c. Q$ \4 M( h5 CNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
) a7 t0 G) x1 Y
' f) \9 ~6 W. V. ?% Y& F1 DJapanese aircraft " p, O, K0 ~& S# @/ o7 u
H8K Emily x 5
" {, O, t1 d2 y, d6 s! N' q
; s+ M, C) J3 y& k2 L9 iAllied aircraft 2 |$ H( o$ |3 A; ^1 @1 T
P-61A Black Widow x 2
2 s7 b0 E% Z; G! r! ]4 @& X* U6 ^
Japanese aircraft losses - f7 X! t! [7 \
H8K Emily: 4 damaged ! c* P& o9 D2 W4 C# z
6 d5 t* m. v' d# @
Allied Ships 3 M4 O4 K+ Y8 ^  {2 _
DD Conner ' d; y- N' P  M, S1 M: u
DE LeRay Wilson
* i& L) e9 G2 v7 I9 F- \/ CAK Martin Johnson

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9 x' d- j: u( @9 w8 U0 O0 f) W2 w
2 ^. J" R6 x3 aDay Air Combat $ N6 d7 P3 t8 ~* R. s; f
. `$ s1 |8 }& M: n; L$ Q
DEI Theatre:
! _  v2 D& [4 r7 w. y/ g" u1 S) H/ t2 ^$ u
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 * z  f) W( K# ~! u! T8 l0 d1 p& A  }
% c% e- {* c2 F
Japanese aircraft
7 P' |6 \1 U  M& p* w6 w/ DA6M5 Zeke x 9 0 V& o  f1 G: c+ ]. ]" N
N1K1-J George x 31
" H! u1 Z  K0 ^J2M Jack x 6 ( v2 N/ O- C) L  |. z3 s9 Y9 K5 [

& U9 M, `/ y% ]+ n! f( g  KAllied aircraft
+ e, n6 e8 B+ k2 J/ [P-38J Lightning x 3 , ^  T% r1 k- `, G/ [; ?. _

$ A% }' O1 M! U2 ?* zNo Japanese losses 5 W4 M3 o* H  K2 ]9 E

' P+ |4 M/ h$ `! m0 \: P& A2 d+ Z9 P  hAllied aircraft losses # T! R; ?% Y, z8 `& Q% k8 F
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 1 u3 ?2 p# |+ w* \! e% F
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+ }' _; l8 Z4 m2 r' O& ~6 v( N/ j
. k5 A: W( Y. V$ F' ?Central Pacific
8 G* r+ r; R& V! N) [
' z0 L! v, l/ b$ b) Z0 WDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
2 H" p2 G8 {; h0 C6 Y: L: f
5 P0 e$ l' S) s3 H0 D7 C. v! tJapanese aircraft
" W5 l8 v1 |# VA6M2-N Rufe x 1
& J+ d$ G! H2 d1 J( KA6M5 Zeke x 9 - Y) N$ `3 D/ S' y2 C
N1K1-J George x 29
6 E! e% K- ]" S" n3 E! d0 uJ2M Jack x 15 % Y' ~3 N; p+ v/ |* r
A6M5c Zeke x 7 $ Y- F# D" b2 \
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
8 A2 M, j7 Z* }6 z) n0 _  y" m4 eKi-102a Randy x 11 ) Q9 C' [2 R5 ~" ~# v9 {4 n
* y) T3 I& l) v7 a7 y8 {; c
Allied aircraft # U; {9 d. v/ O' E+ k
P-51D Mustang x 13 * {8 \+ }* t* e' W& ]% z* s' b

( p$ t+ p4 m6 d$ P8 u: |Japanese aircraft losses
( p/ B$ ^- b1 c5 S  XA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ( W- @0 g1 H9 T+ q2 T+ J& e. ]
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& I$ H0 a6 g0 b" O  l  hJ2M Jack: 3 destroyed / b" w# o9 V' h9 }1 H0 w( o
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed 0 a8 K1 u" n  r
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 2 `9 e3 c* b. W3 X2 z/ \2 u" f
" y. m; Y! k+ `; f  c+ |1 `
Allied aircraft losses
. B/ C, B0 C$ o- g8 w% MP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed . r3 l  ?% Z* V
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 # t, }# C$ `) ], X8 B+ S  m% F
# H3 g3 g  C2 ]8 Z! Y
Japanese aircraft
& q5 U! ^  M' [6 k7 c" Yno flights
6 u1 r3 c4 ]+ n- V/ ?* }# h
1 a3 G6 U" Q& b& j2 O$ ^Allied aircraft
* [- S1 j# W6 r9 m! ]( c5 \. b9 DFM-2 Wildcat x 9 * [! v$ v* G( @( @8 |2 q
F6F Hellcat x 15
' ]7 Z( N4 `9 RSB2C Helldiver x 44
4 f. t! k: _4 b9 ~( aF6F-5N Hellcat x 10 4 i3 z* g* x  V3 |) M! B$ o8 {
TBM Avenger x 159
( C& z' \. `3 p  E5 `  Z$ b6 ?! I/ \4 K
Japanese aircraft losses * @+ ]9 i1 U1 c4 @6 X$ }( ^
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
4 K2 B9 m, g% K4 @0 |0 jA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed / ?) Z9 o3 D" U: ?8 d3 }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 9 q6 P+ t$ ^  E
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed , R+ c( r6 C, u/ l, K
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
' I, ~; @. K6 B6 X# a6 d$ V3 X1 k8 ^
Allied aircraft losses " ?$ U0 c8 @3 |( D  K) w
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
1 i0 J; ~2 ^6 y8 W- T: Y1 C8 P( j: N* u+ k& F( T
Japanese ground losses: 1 k" w$ U: j+ \
137 casualties reported
. U3 x5 w. h* @9 ?6 @  v0 h5 KGuns lost 1
' u3 k+ [% _- ?/ H. V4 F' g4 T
* n& F  H& u& ?1 C/ m% k; |. p; E- eAirbase hits 3 9 y- m. k1 K0 G
Airbase supply hits 1 1 G; y7 m( N. D4 P
Runway hits 45
/ `4 T( ~- A# O3 m2 y: `Port hits 2
( T7 P. f# ^: X; |  [3 f* ePort fuel hits 4
/ P2 {; U/ W1 `; pPort supply hits 2 2 H  ?& \1 b; T/ j7 V: a' s, }
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 8 v# w; `0 v; M8 N: Y
3 r7 @  j" N& u" [3 b
Allied aircraft
1 k, e# S( m! S2 m# \5 MFM-2 Wildcat x 8
# G$ J( x1 N& O* I0 a+ KTBM Avenger x 29 " V9 d7 ~  t& R/ I+ G

# a0 M/ {+ y, bNo Allied losses & V" M2 f& a' g( V8 z' H" |% P4 t

& E. ]- T  Z! |Port supply hits 1
& W8 ]/ p3 }, [--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ s8 m& n1 x1 d, H! e3 V- WDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
. n" J/ z3 N+ |4 M* _
  _9 ~# g* T3 u+ dAllied aircraft
3 ?) b2 a$ |( G- NF-5A Lightning x 1 & L! g( Y6 p. Q2 F, ^! l2 }/ G
P-61A Black Widow x 54
, N9 O; i# o- t% @2 ]% |5 C0 W% T# J( _5 P4 `
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 3 m( F; G$ a! u8 A( {8 H

( }; @2 C. r, uJapanese aircraft
/ b) |/ D) G1 ?8 S3 c( b# X; @no flights
4 o& X6 D) x" d$ \7 s
: ^" F2 R! d$ m4 z% i; ^8 r# gAllied aircraft 1 ~  q! y5 w2 c" `
PB4Y Liberator x 4 # [; k$ F3 M" J) |
B-24J Liberator x 28 5 [% D7 |3 O# |8 E7 l4 i

# t4 j% m  ^8 Z0 ?+ nJapanese aircraft losses 2 x! h0 V! A% u" O# g* e
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed " G& A4 d1 ^" p
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed " M9 G# ?5 O. M. G

4 A: w5 g! f5 F) O! g" k. KJapanese ground losses:
) _  ^/ D% g; Y13 casualties reported
# P, G( G1 A4 y9 Z" c$ [  E' x* Z, D" \$ F5 F$ p* e! H: e% Q% P$ G
Airbase hits 3
( M1 I  I" e5 U, `: `! ]Airbase supply hits 1 / j, O9 ~3 z: @+ D8 \
Runway hits 22
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! R: m! J. T6 B% _1 R0 F0 xDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
0 w& S( @3 U  G7 X
$ r2 j, j7 T3 JAllied aircraft
+ u/ L5 I7 u( ^4 P/ o! K; IF6F Hellcat x 38 . X" Q& z9 @5 n) ^6 B- y
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 7 h& O" ?) A0 B4 [  Y- j" e
SB2C Helldiver x 42 3 F, j" }, E4 }" K' j1 v7 Q
  v  e) d% ?# j1 c
7 x3 E, Z6 C  I0 v. c9 R
Allied aircraft losses 7 d$ h% B% E% a! G, ]. I
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! l, a# s0 H7 ?/ d7 E9 O+ e0 p  C) E* b2 g* E) j
Japanese Ships
% g8 U4 {. G' r% I# kPC PC-36 6 o% G, ?- e( W
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 F: p; v/ K1 e: ~PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! d  \) M, z" p! P
AP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 ]# p. |- c, q6 i2 FPC PC-26 ' b; m3 n' \) n7 [' M& Z8 v6 @
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : ?# H0 x/ f9 T6 w# A
PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 g7 e0 W6 ~0 `
! B4 i0 p- e& b* X
Japanese ground losses:   l' E& N+ l/ I
174 casualties reported
" x' d; v/ B. f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! J8 j# n* K) KDay Air attack on TF at 74,57 * G0 K) v, R! \5 }5 Z" A
( Y- s) o) [* E- w% K  H. ?  K
Allied aircraft
1 p. e/ i8 `/ L0 l' z0 _. E3 tSB2C Helldiver x 11
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/ ?: o+ T) R. ^No Allied losses   ]0 X1 U! i. [5 ~6 f) H0 b
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Japanese Ships 7 j" ?6 @* q* g, X3 J4 h
DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + v- A' K, H- n- X$ j+ W
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1 Z" o2 w' |; b0 m# wDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
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+ }7 C1 b1 J6 Y9 e) V  r! bJapanese aircraft
% u1 Z) m2 {+ s6 Q, HG4M2 Betty x 18
% D/ J: I: {- Q: N7 IG4M2e Betty x 4
0 F4 x/ m$ p  J7 N* r; d" M$ mKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 ! y6 d2 k# ~. [3 X4 q* P

7 }2 _, F# _4 c  b/ E6 V  e" pNo Japanese losses 3 H- d% m5 h( n- Y3 I2 H$ O
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Allied Ships
1 `$ X/ L" ~9 @' t8 k+ X1 WCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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# V8 ]6 k/ o7 q! S) SDay Air attack on TF at 65,56
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% c: F& C7 t9 l3 H# _0 c$ L. RJapanese aircraft
7 h" ?/ a$ v/ ~G4M2 Betty x 3
0 w/ e9 T* @: e4 U2 Y0 g; g) Z2 i1 e" E3 J# b" I& N
Japanese aircraft losses
9 r4 Y! \1 t0 T0 o! K, Q; f$ rG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged   ^7 e, L5 ~# ~. ?, s( y3 ^( ^

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DD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 . b/ n( y. R0 `, Z" H4 s
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Allied aircraft
$ v/ v* P; w* h" ^SB2C Helldiver x 3 4 l9 }$ Y( \5 h; i
P-61A Black Widow x 23 % g# n: _; w# G8 n0 k9 k: z' E
: q8 v: C: i- D: V6 f
Allied aircraft losses : C+ z% G/ e  Y! e3 A7 I; e0 l. z& M
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships . e5 h  v0 L1 @3 a: @  x  R  W
CA Kako
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* ?7 J' n; z8 p  X- gDay Air attack on TF at 65,53 % i' o( q5 O+ b# W- x% ~
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Japanese aircraft 9 a# m9 O# z. b- ^3 f
A6M5 Zeke x 2 # `" [4 ^- K% E$ v. J

% C! a+ m8 \3 `8 D  L" RAllied aircraft $ Q7 w; X4 D& [
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
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) N9 ?, {- _% ^3 W: ?9 ^  MJapanese aircraft losses
7 k7 I3 R, G8 hA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
3 a5 T+ K2 L. Y! p2 U9 ~, j% b+ E* N! q
Allied Ships   p0 e8 m6 n6 h  }' d3 K
DD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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Convoy near Wake Island:
8 v# F7 m  a( D' w( z+ E3 s' \5 q- j2 @4 D
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63
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Japanese aircraft
3 o/ T! Y* G- |, x3 n5 \B7A Grace x 11   t0 V: O4 a" r# h
Ki-49 Helen x 9 . K; `; {7 n* |! c
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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6 o/ [2 @6 h% Q( o* O' e, f0 ?Japanese aircraft losses
1 o! t. |& Z" b* ^2 N4 K  r, {  P, Q& k; QB7A Grace: 8 damaged   X: q9 ~  F0 P" J0 |
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged 5 y( n; O9 R4 m, Z, _7 x

: e7 _, k0 |) RAllied Ships - A: u' ?# e2 e2 y2 m
AP John Land 2 t: U% {. L( w5 [- Q
AK Octans . z0 Y7 o5 Q4 V
AP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: r( F. v3 L0 G9 ]. H/ s6 BAP James O'Hara & o& o2 k: n) r) o- d6 S' u
AP Winged Arrow
. W$ w: V- G6 ]AP Manoora
" k3 ^2 P: j* t: H8 m7 zAP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire 6 G6 O3 n- p' c. P$ M
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Allied ground losses:
4 V1 A6 `( L1 D3 R54 casualties reported & g1 \, n" p& @6 a* l& A( y
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The best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again.
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! J0 ^/ }7 V  a0 s4 ]  H: f1 O; K  M! }Day Air attack on TF at 64,52
: L5 r6 I( L4 s. p* @0 h
4 ?6 s0 J; w% o, E, x: W3 Q& zJapanese aircraft - T- }; e; p" i. D+ s
A6M5 Zeke x 37
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& O8 ~. @5 @' v; f4 fJapanese aircraft losses 6 S+ A1 s6 L$ ?$ Z/ H; B- Z5 _
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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( g) k, L0 a9 J0 z: k* u% e( jAllied Ships " U: z! P" ^4 A! i
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( i* Z( y* p; p" @6 nDMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire # J& E1 w3 V6 Z, ~+ E* I" q
DMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ s. z) ]7 t1 {4 f3 DAK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ i, j9 X, F9 B& h# WDMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : S- I* [) V. z9 g/ y9 |, Z
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 F4 _+ a2 n9 Y& L+ B: S, l4 dAllied ground losses:
8 m! D2 ~4 s& V+ \" k* m136 casualties reported 9 ]; l! ?4 [- S- v
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; P8 Q4 ]& p! k$ T$ ^- t0 ?Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 . s: ^2 m7 I! v. \, w3 m/ W

6 ~4 l8 K: I5 F9 s( {Japanese aircraft   P( i7 {" J: T8 q$ U1 L/ a+ H3 B
G4M2e Betty x 1 " w, [; v% I7 |
6 M5 _9 t6 h1 t* H- L- ?4 E% }5 x
Allied aircraft
; n  T' Z# s! V6 _+ }7 |  o$ BFM-2 Wildcat x 33 & F. j$ B6 i, B; s( X

" _: G3 Q# [0 ?  tJapanese aircraft losses
: ~) Z1 G  Y, fG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged / w8 w+ T* r/ u8 R( h5 H; W
4 h3 M: s! j% G, X3 ?+ B
Allied aircraft losses 6 \( T; m0 {( I" C  `) I" t5 k* L
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged , j9 j% t! e% |2 O5 L! l1 X4 r( D
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Allied Ships % B( O: Z, d/ q+ n6 Y4 S" L
BB New Jersey
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9 L  C3 H2 X* X; LAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
/ h# W; Y) `' O4 \$ |3 j1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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/ s. q6 \# C' v+ J/ q$ D& qGround Combat $ x) O5 f  E5 o: U6 v
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Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere
; R# r6 A- Z# d0 m3 u: L% pwith these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring
/ o& e* g8 Q( q  G; X3 U& z( Lin reinforcements? + J, M. H+ x' @1 A
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima   r5 X# J' A3 N2 N# T' Z
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Japanese Bombardment attack
% r! g& \0 ~2 ?  h
; g) u2 O" h! {5 y9 o" m) g* fAttacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 1 q5 L2 w: g; p/ p& w7 s

2 Q" u6 X/ Z/ Z. b! _' IDefending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 1 A7 A( }. x2 a6 l6 l2 y

8 d' U+ W- Z7 r- C. [6 X! {Allied ground losses:
% ^# U$ o/ y6 v* ~- c/ a7 W89 casualties reported
; l2 N# S% x# a, d! W. D$ \Guns lost 4 ; Z2 p1 F+ {. i% _  S
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1 W5 \. _0 _9 @Ground combat at Wake Island
  K3 e# G! A# A6 W( P# ^( K' g5 g" P8 v) D4 ?2 g' [/ c/ |
Allied Bombardment attack
, s; h. a1 Q; n3 x
4 W- g- l7 `% ?. z+ R$ {Attacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 $ h0 U) ]" B$ a8 L! y3 @, c

; _. V/ W- @0 D3 iDefending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 ; U2 x0 H& Y1 w8 J! |& X* O

& H; }' {- D3 _9 b! j( n- qJapanese ground losses: $ e2 {5 [, N, h( ~
201 casualties reported
6 Q2 C# f* X( o  r7 ?Guns lost 5

reninhat

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Ground combat at Marcus Island - }& q6 J, n" q. |
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Allied Bombardment attack
/ C% o5 `* `# R% f3 P, N
; T8 i) n1 N0 V$ cAttacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
4 u( h: P, I  d, U0 p: |- N) @' t5 C3 u# @
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
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5 [) w- @1 B) g4 J4 W& P9 @
) {! B5 T3 _% z: yJapanese ground losses:
: D9 F* w! F- u0 ^2 r42 casualties reported
/ Z6 s: e+ j5 ]+ HGuns 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,
9 T# W7 @- s1 s% S( ?8 S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。
2 @# ^4 u* }) P0 o5 ?7 ]PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，
% z8 V; |+ M. ~6 B4 {# X* F6 ]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。: a% n* b5 W. L6 s: r* W" S2 }7 V
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。
' [0 R7 M; Q: J! b/ l" tPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。
8 o2 i% v; z+ T一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
! \2 c/ W6 F4 h* U" @$ 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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Japanese Ships
4 s) m$ N2 A+ ]PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk . _4 \8 A' o4 }) Y7 |
Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD7 W# H3 }, {, b: Q! x% F' n$ j6 W

/ q' x+ f4 E( iBB 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)k9 d: {* i1 b2 D
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 5 z& L1 a+ J3 z; ^* c. ?/ f
BB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A( j& I( j' T/ M3 C& ?; ]. G
CA Louisville f2a%W; J3 X' w* ^9 ^* _- ]0 }
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CA Chicago
; L6 T% G8 f1 v6 X% `: yDD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
* a3 a# g  w8 ?3 F0 fDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
6 K. m! C8 b! D$ r& F7 T5 C  iDD Wedderburn 0 \- t. y" T! D$ L/ S  M6 P* f. r

$ v$ }& d$ Q5 v. a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，# h+ l. L. x) I4 X+ C3 N* _
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....