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。
- F  ?! L# A* G- ?: D不过首日被压制在滩头的盟军居然没有实施突击？& I) v8 m+ V% H! P9 p/ [
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。/ j) C3 [9 T7 K0 }! u

1 h+ U1 P% ]! g: g7 _Here we go! Andy invades Iwo Jima.
3 J" K4 q* S' |2 y, q+ C  x4 A, MCan 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. # @) P: i$ R( S  K
The US fleet is suffering constant attrition and our position on Iwo Jima is stronger despite ' C7 _1 N" a5 G* Q
all their efforts. I'm considering moving a large HQ to Bonin Jima with a range of 5 hexes.
: i( j# q  T* BThis can support the fighting on Iwo as well. # H6 D0 N5 H3 K& q- s8 B) Q, e

$ l( ]3 T* d4 [) aI'm preparing a reinforcement convoy for Iwo Jima. Will send it in if necessary together with . d& y2 M, `' |2 |
the fleet and dozens or cargo ships and support vessels. Some men are bound to get through. 1 U+ _/ }8 c3 l- I6 L) h

1 A; Z/ W! \. ]" \3 cAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/45 - U6 ^, ~7 \+ l, e9 \# m

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Andy unloades 3 full divisions, 2 HQs, 6 artillery units and a number of other aux units on 0 v7 G! j$ B8 }
Iwo 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!
# G' H1 A" ]  I# J0 F' b) _9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, i5 D# e5 v2 v& m; P4 tAllied Ships $ p6 f' B4 ]8 X- X2 _- {
MSW Junee
9 L* o; j7 X/ W; B2 wMSW Bunbury
5 i: ~) @! B1 d  LMSW Gladiator $ a% {# q8 X6 M" C3 H3 O; t
MSW Facility, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ C6 F" G+ [: O* _5 r( G( v7 I6 AMSW Superior " n0 U% H1 R  g0 j2 g; V) q. I, {7 q
AK H. H. Raymond, Mine hits 1, on fire . t3 E8 T; j2 U3 d& q: I
CA Astoria, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
  q8 Q' y  g6 M; n+ V. U51 casualties reported
* O+ S7 I! `* _1 \. XGuns lost 2
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TF 1067 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! & ]3 B6 J* g+ _4 ~' {
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DMS Forrest 1 R8 X9 R% _' `0 d" d
DMS Hobson 7 ~% W- b6 F. x8 y4 z
DMS Ellyson , H+ k! U6 B* e) \4 a
DMS Emmons, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage $ r5 G4 c6 t5 T& G) O1 `: }
DMS Hambleton, Shell hits 1
% _; k6 O# z+ {/ }; s5 HMSW Success, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / O& z, z# W8 ^
MSW Strength , |# }0 w3 h- f/ d" B
MSW Strategy
# r1 P  N* S/ I7 U0 U, QMSW Staunch
% I  X0 a# q7 ]. ]" u# NMSW Spectacle 5 t% J) ^4 j2 B
DE Corbesier   z  C2 [5 n+ [& [% z
DE Howard F. Clark / Z; v4 C; K) a. ^* c7 d1 d
DE Kendall C. Campbell
, \. N* k# f- N2 |9 l  A7 {1 pCA San Francisco, Mine hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1 ( n9 ]# U* l4 u% J! @0 c! p4 {
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1006
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TF 1006 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53) 6 b7 I( S9 g% ], z
TF 1006 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 # a: t0 O4 [7 k3 W, H1 k
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Allied ground losses:
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% h6 f/ ~% F9 ~7 ^TF 1060 encounters mine field at Iwo Jima (63,53)
% C4 [/ E; A6 WTF 1060 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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: k: k. y/ _7 x: BAllied Ships + u1 D, l9 x9 y( j) R
MSW Junee ) m" I9 Q! K& ^; Q7 K) }  Q! n5 j
MSW Bunbury
) ]& |0 ]5 g; J0 L1 mMSW Gladiator
9 p- ~# E3 z! M/ }6 GMSW Facility, on fire, heavy damage
0 i+ Q. I5 u8 Y) ?: G$ i* PMSW Superior 6 n6 S8 L* A+ R) ?7 u
DE Mack
6 ]- s! \2 d/ r1 {5 CDE Edwin A. Howard " R$ ]9 B) K" P3 ]7 ?$ V
DE Edmonds 0 o, ~. I. N" e+ d4 ^
CA Astoria, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage <- this must have hurt! ( D0 g4 X, K- e
DE Robert F. Keller
- A* |2 F- G$ v3 i) GDD Shaw
* W+ @* V* C8 q% O% u) TDD Drayton - F1 V" B9 z& n2 C
DE Tabberer ) \, h; b6 n* ^6 u) _
DE Eversole   g9 j* w8 C/ {4 O' y

. S; g6 L7 A5 L, F8 wCoastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1060   r: l4 {4 s, ?9 g; Y
634 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 ~  `0 C" I$ G1 Z8 L1 Z
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Allied Ships
6 t0 }* P- j5 a9 I& SDD Shaw, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage 0 P' Z: T" y- _: P1 c# N; c
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1 % R% G  w+ {) B/ J2 T
CL Helena, Shell hits 19 0 l# Y; N2 b: F# [
DE Edmonds
9 _6 T; k( y. X: c+ s% w+ kAK Edward B. Haines, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 j2 ]2 T4 k+ lDD Drayton, Shell hits 3
9 r1 t/ ?  Q) K, ~- ?' F  JLST LST-634, Shell hits 4, on fire ) R4 I0 ]& X# f+ p$ e! W& a
LST LST-608, Shell hits 2
6 S! [5 ^; W3 A% O* FLST LST-602, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 w" f. a* x. Y1 aDE Mack 6 A" G5 s3 x, }- r! O

2 Z" Q9 i' g7 V" hJapanese ground losses: 3 Q/ I4 U8 B* y% k$ g# x
29 casualties reported ; n& i( w) W4 N% y
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Allied ground losses:
* d3 A  w. \, `1 W' r1788 casualties reported
  o/ K/ B& Y, B! R# JGuns lost 8 : m$ h5 o! h- p3 k% j7 @. M& u# o3 Y
Vehicles lost 2 + J7 G$ F+ n  i6 w/ A- J3 m
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Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1067
! S" M5 v; J5 zTF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53
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+ h& K. X; n# R% VAllied Ships 6 u7 G3 `& p# e" D& Y
LCI(G) LCI(G)-452, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 1 L) b6 n0 `2 B1 I6 k7 x& V6 k
DE Kendall C. Campbell, Shell hits 4, on fire
: J: Y; r/ A) }! E1 KLCI(G) LCI(G)-438, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
, @2 n3 A' X9 rLST LST-888, Shell hits 2   z  K7 I. B$ f& o8 b; e4 G# K
LCI(G) LCI(G)-450, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage * y/ j8 b# Y( E, t  H
LCI(G) LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 7 % H: j4 ]  o* Q- Y9 V' ]& `
DMS Long
- @8 r. F  X# g- e: fDMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
% ~% [. t- {4 F7 Y0 U8 YDMS Forrest, Shell hits 1 2 K4 d+ N- ~2 f. j3 e  o/ F4 T
DMS Hobson, Shell hits 2, on fire
% Q1 R" y* v7 T+ \' |LCI(G) LCI(G)-469, Shell hits 2, on fire % p3 y# J3 i! q7 e1 x7 Z
LCI(G) LCI(G)-470, Shell hits 2, on fire : l$ y! h7 D, B: Y# @
LST LST-335
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Japanese ground losses:
+ B0 J0 }6 a8 S/ h+ P9 S( b46 casualties reported + V9 K; ~  y) }8 T4 J) b* o& e

: @! t! M6 T; ]' S) mAllied ground losses:
, `* d, P. m  @. b. c' E2 l% n& g3240 casualties reported
. w9 B' ~. A& {- c; Q+ iGuns lost 20

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Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! H& X6 g# V/ J: K

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SS RO-35, hits 7
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9 y! l. u" \2 w3 }" f! VAllied Ships
3 G! e5 z; b' ^3 S0 H/ N( n; H) _* SDD Saufley   [" M. V" v. l1 _, v9 v
DD Picking
" n8 D& o# p" F3 g7 K; _3 nDD John Hood 7 z* F7 G3 ]' `/ H2 j" y3 M
DD Caperton 3 c3 H/ O% M5 V! j- |
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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3 F) N' V! k( N8 U$ iJapanese Ships
! W% V: n) w% v' X3 \+ @AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- B  P/ r3 Q$ IPC Kume
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# @5 ~! l* m6 y5 B9 u: j. j0 d, g+ PAllied Ships " e1 j( C' O9 @4 j" u
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 7 j$ M% X- e) }& X
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire - p4 r$ M1 C# g6 K- N

9 {5 H  }. G+ I6 h7 {Allied Ships 9 l' W, f/ ?6 |. N
DD Saufley
% d& e) P: r3 K' p2 s8 ]5 w3 XDD Picking 1 b" Q) c( _2 S" T4 q+ g) T) @/ c
DD John Hood " O' y4 j( U2 L/ M' T# u1 m8 Y
DD Caperton
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, Z4 d) N8 P+ m9 y9 b6 [Sub attack at 62,53 & B' z) I+ `! x! c
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Japanese Ships
( }5 m' }( t  ?$ }# O& k8 AAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' s2 }  g! S% ~# |4 G; O
PC Ch 2 # V9 F& P7 h" O( r
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Allied Ships ! q  k  d1 V- n; Z) l% k
SS Bang 0 W* n3 ^! }6 n  }( M- D! T' Z3 g
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Japanese ground losses:
, {/ ]" c! g* \1 b- D88 casualties reported
6 m( a( F) N1 @- m& I3 _' RGuns lost 2 / `$ U  I1 ]" c3 S. h2 S
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2 T& u& k0 H8 b$ K* X" QNight Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
" D- |8 i' P# }  A' Cthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 9 s% ~  \5 n" \% w# {. G- l
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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) T$ J! g6 j) g  g0 sJapanese Ships
2 a. e& a, f4 A9 ^BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
* D2 O# B% ]/ u3 ~( a6 fBB Yamashiro
8 B" q- M" R+ }8 OBB Hyuga
1 D0 D6 J4 Z& r8 J5 CCA Mikuma
! r7 J, B! H" y) wCL Noshiro ( N1 p. f* Q- `; f2 u2 Q9 j: y
DD Fuyuzuki
) Q" Q2 P% q, Z+ i% q% {DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 2 M: u! b+ e0 t5 S2 ]
DD Momi
" {4 a; c9 t' F" c3 A  pDD Kaede
9 v( P# m+ `0 [8 K* a! HDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 5 e2 M. L) U: {$ v+ T1 m
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 ~! @3 q/ U+ B+ |4 X  O/ i
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 t* k$ e3 f+ d# L8 q
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
# J% J) N, G- p! O3 e1 RDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- n+ v1 x- a! _/ kDMS Rodman
' q2 r. l9 {( ^9 p+ a) {; _/ B; RDMS Gherardi 9 T; y9 t- y, O5 ?( @! D
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) i5 O; Q3 m/ zDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 o7 r! G, D7 i
LST LST-339, heavy damage
- G, i' N1 {9 P  e& [& ]2 [LST LST-457, heavy damage
, m$ h- \, R7 e$ ~AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 9 B/ ^3 w5 W$ L, F" M" @
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage - R: O$ I8 \4 F2 G' M- g2 |
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Allied ground losses:
# P8 U7 y* Y1 c& W8 a54 casualties reported # H, D0 g. c" Z, g
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" b" }* I- t( t7 k. B% ~+ Q3 m' c" KNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) L0 }7 K9 m5 c. Y2 q9 nPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & t" Z4 V" W7 Q3 n; u
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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" b: I6 }: P( V' t5 t! jAllied Ships , L8 l- h  H, W; T
DD Lyman K. Swenson
5 }8 p8 z3 V: k: }4 fDD Taussig
& d; \# F) I& KDD John W. Weeks
) Y2 V; ^/ H- @, N& gDD Harrison ) \0 r1 V8 S) b$ f
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
1 s7 E" {1 d% u# K+ _DD David Taylor
: x: B/ r* S. O- D; H# ^( G- tDD Barton & _' C2 {/ D# |; ^
DD Quickmatch
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( U, H! T- N- k  j! S2 O' d1 dOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships 0 m/ _1 n) L1 y1 D
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 ) \+ o5 J( o8 @( c
CL Kiso & W4 g2 G$ C& h6 ~5 f$ u
DD Urakaze 7 h) f9 W2 {8 R6 d% E
DD Natsugumo + A- S# X/ X. n" m8 {' F( e
DD Minegumo
% m$ w1 A# N8 f7 ^) a: Z; t5 @DD Sugi 7 x- W$ H; {- H' C0 F9 d4 Z% ?
DD Hinoki 2 I% R  q& f% s" a$ |9 Z
DD Kashi
! i0 k6 _) n! CDD Keyaki ' r4 z9 n% ]: e0 T' B" ^0 @
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Allied Ships
' M, Q3 ~7 a1 g6 [AS Howard W. Gilmore
9 m0 w* Y4 I" u. `' U9 u$ UAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! p$ o' l0 B" b. W1 [" H: JAV Hamlin
* ^; e4 `) k' ~, G  p( oAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
- b, j, w& B5 z* J7 D6 wAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 2 @, Z% Z/ T8 @0 N) K' X; l
AR George Taylor / s  s% Q8 c) c+ x6 W
AV R. C. Brennan 7 L" G( p# @0 P2 F
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
- y/ E, O. t  T2 q: s8 f1 vAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
: _  ?2 V  t/ K" j  p- PAR William T. Sherman
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  W: d/ |6 G+ C1 W* NThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: / V/ A" f6 n6 x# u4 [& Y1 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; K7 S1 e' F4 k) s

$ L. V" ~- m7 ^Japanese Ships 1 B1 A9 ~4 g# g4 `* W2 B
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
4 _4 h# n; {7 g  E7 ?# |7 KCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
0 L! q7 i# h1 K( ^" A# D6 ?, Q4 I# VDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ( c0 B3 i7 R. M; ]5 W9 A9 E" s
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 H. e0 C% @  @  F; W
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, a% _4 F4 M) g6 ]& UDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( }/ [4 F- `3 qDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
, {  O6 b: Q2 Q+ kDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " t8 |6 Q$ Q7 G" `/ q
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire - Q9 m' L1 w  q# N9 c

/ Q+ Q: S4 ^" z( z. I9 ^+ oAllied Ships
1 v) x; J% I/ M0 y' g. YCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire   X: n2 C0 y! |; s
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 # n3 ]% N$ h' W1 n" z& p- |2 C
CL Wilkes-Barre 0 ?: E3 |, L; O' v" o% z% W* i
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 $ j/ }2 x% Y" G! Y) C
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 U) O4 {7 {' N* A& i: F; X0 }4 @4 Y, C+ FDD Burns, Shell hits 1 : M+ G3 ^) @9 E
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
1 @6 Z& E+ z! l  a  u2 r4 zDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
# o3 n6 V1 |8 `4 E: ^2 eDD Welles " x$ a% v( h( _" s% }3 h, y  Y3 ?2 g
DD Wilkes
# b% g2 s% {+ i/ VDD Roe
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# i& N  H( w; F! J: pNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / b9 q) t5 X8 g1 I1 E8 B, _, Y; n

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DD Nicholson ; h8 H( u2 A, F8 ^' e7 A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 c5 D! J! M( u) ~' tPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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/ V% O4 m/ }5 m( b7 zAllied Ships
* M3 [$ o; R. s6 Z( a* gDD Lyman K. Swenson
5 j2 y+ A' u( j0 dDD Taussig ! ~' A# G$ ^9 L' P2 v) `) H) p
DD John W. Weeks
4 b' `1 f" G8 V/ a8 U2 b" FDD Harrison 3 e) |2 _0 }% c+ z/ [& J; x. }
DD Isherwood 3 [1 R2 S: `% }6 E" s' P! ?
DD David Taylor " `0 {# l. z$ i! h5 w+ u
DD Barton 1 R' G. g$ z$ j
DD Quickmatch " k; A* W! D+ I' s+ |$ R. V% _1 P
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" O. k8 K# f6 \' _3 C2 ]+ E7 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
( p' Q" R  @0 ?+ W6 }* CPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 4 Q% @% O+ c  M3 ~4 F
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Allied Ships 4 e7 J4 l3 B: u1 ~
DD Lyman K. Swenson " M* X+ p( G# ]' }6 w( E5 J* Q8 z
DD Taussig & v1 v( Z" @$ T  z/ x2 {4 L8 ?1 J
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
8 g  }- U) w+ F! }5 K8 q0 cDD Harrison : W7 G' C: @1 }' I% E) Q
DD Isherwood ; M, Q# D8 w' f
DD David Taylor
. U% w4 F1 {( P* T: @DD Barton # v( I* V% o1 q0 |3 u% D
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, h: c  Y$ ?  h6 s/ _0 M  tPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk - ]: f# |4 D/ E# P' e
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Allied Ships
, a7 S) B7 v6 hDD Lyman K. Swenson # F' X7 p' Q4 I# j- M% t
DD Taussig
$ Y9 {" Y& B3 E5 q9 ODD John W. Weeks $ `. s' x! d( u3 d) a; J4 u$ g
DD Harrison
. p9 K& S) B: G6 I% ]) x2 c' kDD Isherwood ! w/ X6 Q  P6 M
DD David Taylor 6 }1 B7 |) A4 Y, C$ f: [
DD Barton # h3 a  H' F8 x7 ?: }" d+ [5 z
DD Quickmatch
2 f  R! m1 B% O7 N$ ~% l' [$ A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 O! m4 J; [3 I% Z: q% P& [9 |, f
6 o3 Q- {7 J1 b+ |3 ]
Daylight Surface Combat 9 r( _+ P/ I( B( x6 c
; n+ z, [1 [( S$ F  z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; T# M2 W5 L5 {* n
3 w3 \. F7 v, H' U
Japanese Ships 5 _; o4 X& Y: t
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 5 \6 t: Q8 @" q# }' O! m2 D! Z# U
$ b& m5 {% [: s1 x
Allied Ships 7 _/ q5 Y0 D) a$ @5 @
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
7 u8 v" u& S, _9 A, }BB Massachusetts
2 y) L1 i6 x, H6 v9 t4 jBB Alabama 0 R# E( L+ f% b7 Y; b
CA Louisville 5 p: ?# T+ S$ l1 T% J. `5 n' E
CA Chicago
0 T9 v0 \* H# t# g9 c% L, _8 ODD Walker ! {  X/ P) @* V+ L4 P
DD Waller
; T. Z) X6 q# PDD Wedderburn 9 N) Z' `8 n1 n- j; b' A! J5 V) f
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 r& N3 n* N+ n- `
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# g2 Q6 B& V' r4 w3 O$ K
$ y+ h, n: N0 CJapanese Ships 6 v6 x$ X$ Z$ D+ M4 V2 R& e
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # f. L0 j/ I. A3 x% K

+ y% w+ A5 u& i! T: @* [- {Allied Ships
+ H! p& C9 b: a1 i# ?3 W. `BB South Dakota
! F- Q/ q  ?0 `0 H: ~3 K, DBB Massachusetts
8 R. z% ?! q7 G4 ~& }6 r# }' J5 ABB Alabama
! ?1 {  r7 E: O- R! x% r0 HCA Louisville
2 k% C  q, ?& O$ QCA Chicago
+ S7 e0 W* V! w" W) zDD Walker 0 r9 Z8 B- l& l. b. x
DD Waller ; I0 h" u5 u9 ^, ^
DD Wedderburn
$ j6 _( E8 F5 l9 w% ?" `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* ]! w9 o* L( a5 D* B; i& P7 Z0 q# B7 rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 J2 q- G5 Y- S& v3 s3 T. M
. q  w$ _9 _5 d+ X3 U# U/ T
Japanese Ships % _3 z2 V/ |) d% X
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk   n' g. L$ t" m  O$ ^: s

! f: O0 s5 U  Q+ ZAllied Ships   R5 }+ x/ c8 z* c3 r: C
BB South Dakota
0 Q% H+ s- H' B+ _/ }4 J% k: ^4 N, \BB Massachusetts ; D% p- p8 \( F% R% b6 Y
BB Alabama
5 b  o* R9 }! V9 B* eCA Louisville
! p# K  s6 |: W: t2 sCA Chicago
" s7 c" A" W. G; |6 L. jDD Walker
& T; w7 b3 m% y/ o7 ADD Waller
+ o4 m) R2 V: d/ `3 p* f" H) qDD Wedderburn 2 Q0 n. q% ]/ P! ^
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' y7 s# o6 Y- j5 T: U- G
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
' _! h( {" Z. s1 v
+ j3 s3 J/ l' F2 B! kJapanese Ships + |5 F4 |. D* F8 N0 r/ z/ N" @, R' ]
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 \6 }9 H( M) F  r% W" n7 m* w
' W2 C. l6 ]7 @2 l% U9 V" r7 a# WAllied Ships
( _3 j- X% C# o+ g" C1 i- Z, eBB South Dakota 7 B5 p2 c; r8 \7 p$ m* D
BB Massachusetts
  T; S4 B% }6 W' x- l, y2 k/ SBB Alabama   K" D7 j( n+ N& w, k5 H
CA Louisville
+ s0 |$ O' ~' S8 m3 s# VCA Chicago
5 k# L/ C% `9 I% oDD Walker - C1 t6 v5 P0 M8 V
DD Waller . a) e# B8 |, Z1 {
DD Wedderburn : Z0 K0 f" i. O" c# x, M7 z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 B/ p, I; V1 w( h, QDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - U8 J" m) }7 w, y8 X

  S5 A0 n1 O$ AJapanese Ships : [$ W5 T" M. S4 ^8 C) Z! h
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 6 }2 Z. Z9 Z& F* d3 _, M

* `. w5 P7 W5 L, BAllied Ships - H. {9 F: [0 r
BB South Dakota
# U' k) h4 n6 GBB Massachusetts
& x9 |+ ^% ^' e: `& ?$ vBB Alabama
6 a4 P; c. l7 e6 e* L6 M: ^CA Louisville 7 f5 u: D2 }( {$ `
CA Chicago / {3 ]+ w' x& d8 \+ @
DD Walker
4 v5 f+ Y8 O! n( U7 k: vDD Waller 9 L0 F8 j  x1 B# Y
DD Wedderburn   v9 q6 Q6 y& K% z# W% F
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 g" T" B( l8 v# B# F! Z' P' Y) O1 Q
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 w: l1 n( _, r- J5 @: \. U7 M
0 [+ K- ~$ L( N' ]- x9 `- S
Japanese Ships
" w! s' q8 W9 f' K/ {AK Myoho Maru
% C/ N' [+ X. D3 |8 k- _+ nAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 o5 y( |: Y5 {0 T8 d
* O) Q7 W) [4 r; S6 X
Allied Ships * d" u# S3 D# v9 l* X4 i
BB South Dakota   B/ I: N4 v8 |; _$ E
BB Massachusetts # [* f- H( V* C  p# e+ U5 Y
BB Alabama
( y# A1 X/ d7 Y  z5 wCA Louisville
! X) w! A+ @7 G$ ~CA Chicago
" [' O7 J! O% J2 nDD Walker
' x7 t& S: w( ?. c% s# a2 T9 hDD Waller 4 s2 D7 ]+ T, G2 z& a, n
DD Wedderburn + c$ Z0 C  m- N$ Q$ y0 E6 h
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ }# {) r, b( b: G! `Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
( O( L7 [4 T1 z7 L3 [- O: Y7 g7 f( t
+ b& _; I: l5 N7 D  @& J1 VJapanese Ships
: S. G6 K! C; l# y+ I& QAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
( A/ E1 X- z3 _3 z' `3 r+ O# T7 n; s- s: n- v2 G7 |: _
Allied Ships
7 a; Y; a+ ~2 _8 h- y: |5 aBB South Dakota
- j1 x) X+ A9 v% z% o1 ?& YBB Massachusetts
9 K* z8 }, u9 f& _; t3 h4 vBB Alabama 1 Z. `) B2 _# R' b5 \4 W" |5 Y, F4 l
CA Louisville
' Y& T9 J% k# k0 B, X( o! r$ m0 `# GCA Chicago
, T! I& g( {9 E% D& i/ O1 SDD Walker
! j( V2 |- j! QDD Waller
1 A6 f& E0 O6 T; d/ f( S- h) }DD Wedderburn : e* P$ ]! H8 ]6 J% ]/ W/ g% I* ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ f3 j. o0 r1 B( X* L9 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
% R; \% o- N+ P+ H2 Q4 M6 k* C( b4 I* A
Japanese Ships 6 [+ p9 C* }: a# d: Z# A6 @, N
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
; X( l+ x% q! x; `, X9 I. e$ M2 c0 S" S+ P6 {& n
Allied Ships : N4 F8 E. \! F2 g- X
BB South Dakota   o. D2 H) i9 ?, a% l# @3 V5 {  H
BB Massachusetts 1 L# o5 O* e( o, K0 o( V/ F
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1   B/ Z0 V) ~2 t" M' d
CA Louisville # W8 z& }/ j* [( C: y; C
CA Chicago , I1 C; {7 _: {4 M0 W2 H  X
DD Walker 5 I& @0 L% b# t9 x! B
DD Waller # G7 F, L- X" W; t/ a# S
DD Wedderburn
2 {) _9 C: Z$ c2 R4 Q* W-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " @) I- [. v7 h& }
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! u# ~* `  d* l$ {7 T: A. k; G
. c2 k  S2 q% Q  ^7 vJapanese Ships 3 E/ [9 C7 S& z! D) ?
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
" ~. {9 J# U9 A) vAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ) ^$ k( d# b3 L0 L
/ j' U# R" B. ~1 D) ]9 i1 C: F& }, d
Allied Ships
) q' D$ ^6 v  N7 k0 Y+ y$ L! LBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) * X% B9 T. x. z' r, g
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 5 q) N% [" |# Y. j$ \: f7 T9 [
BB Alabama ' K3 @+ {+ X4 h5 B  P! i( p! h
CA Louisville " B  J2 t$ D3 C# a! z3 C
CA Chicago & Q5 i1 ~: H, |- m. b# E
DD Walker + |% D* {8 Y! y% _2 |  O6 l
DD Waller % k. }* t  S7 b* L* y0 P6 l  L
DD Wedderburn
6 U3 b) [, D4 ]* k& u. H---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ R& H2 |! G; w' L5 a% ^) p

: ~2 B0 t) T8 _Bombardments # m9 e9 R% ]! N' I8 F# `

5 B3 Q. V, V4 w, O9 `% sNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 6 h5 [7 i9 ?; p+ v
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 L8 v4 Y( ]) h6 ?2 Q6 p/ S6 Y
Allied Ships 9 @6 m+ L. }. b
CA Chicago 4 n- @+ u; I" \) y' R1 o
CA Louisville
2 T+ M& l5 V+ G6 a/ GBB Alabama . b/ d1 D: P2 l6 k8 Z! ~. ]
BB Massachusetts ! u$ I  ~3 u  J" G9 V5 w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
5 N9 v9 {% m) A; E! J( n) a) T7 O# z, Q2 D$ h7 x" p6 o' _. ]
Japanese ground losses:
, F6 _4 D# D) w1 x6 n184 casualties reported " D8 s5 m' j+ Z; c
Guns lost 3 9 D7 A: ~9 m$ K  O8 D1 m/ m3 @
& D9 P6 L6 b+ J7 F5 ~
Runway hits 1 2 r9 Y/ c8 C1 m+ w
Port fuel hits 1   v6 V; m  h8 ?! S- c
Port supply hits 2
- [! r' {7 u* ]( T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 _6 Q4 T; E  |7 ~' VNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ; E* H: Q" ?% }; G$ K: b- F* g% Y1 D

$ y2 w1 s7 M* s3 }$ @4 aJapanese aircraft
6 N# ?. A0 q( M( G6 X: n- |1 Pno flights 3 K2 x9 _; N; I$ h. i! x, \" r. B0 ]
9 P! R* ^1 q' T& q& c' q6 t6 \% e
Japanese aircraft losses
7 }2 J3 t$ M" z/ [! T" wKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
4 P9 A2 P. X. F; B
/ z  M- H4 B4 UAllied Ships
! F/ f4 G9 X( ~& FCA Chester
* E( w& F1 L2 j$ B& x2 sBB Washington $ P7 U( L; _3 _0 [9 E' L
BB North Carolina
- S* k4 Q: [2 h4 R
1 [+ y( u; P# m4 WJapanese ground losses:
7 j( Z3 ^% ~3 |85 casualties reported . R0 q9 y( P# |  X
Guns lost 2
; I2 o1 c7 c' y% Y. z+ G4 s% A, o1 w' {4 K0 U, F
Airbase hits 1 + k4 Q0 U$ Z! k- o
Runway hits 5
+ @5 S* x7 w8 bPort hits 1
% f+ m  |6 }& S( E' _7 PPort supply hits 4 3 o- L5 Z8 W, a" S0 Y9 ^6 p
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . _2 y( y- q: C+ E. B2 j) _8 j5 R

( ]2 L6 l/ J. H9 E1 s" |4 RNight Air Combat
: n  e0 f  ?/ n8 S9 D! g3 P1 ^  D) @% L8 ~5 s0 s
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
$ q6 P: j) V/ k- L% D8 J" ^. L2 d; J  m7 E/ ^7 r+ Q. r0 J
Japanese aircraft ) L2 h' M: n. i0 b7 }6 ]
H8K Emily x 5 - F7 u0 C% q0 ^5 ^
2 f8 v8 @% G. K4 @0 K2 v
Japanese aircraft losses
% s( T/ D1 O# `5 _  ?H8K Emily: 5 damaged
, q) o7 P0 f# F/ B1 d: X, ^9 i5 s  l0 u! E0 l, v
Japanese Ships
% p" N/ M8 o4 _% N1 Q+ |2 ?3 sSS RO-35
6 Z0 n# h1 o5 Z* ~$ j4 i
2 C% N4 q( X( _9 OAllied Ships
3 `$ ^$ z( u9 K1 ~: ^DD Hyman
3 b7 z% T2 O) K% Q# y2 QDD Conner
" }/ X& t, C! N% I6 e$ [--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ R) C: ?: \) f1 aNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
6 s2 {+ o, G$ b% }* U$ u: K, D+ Y" i4 M: g0 _
Japanese aircraft ) }1 i8 X" I! _  z
H8K Emily x 5
0 t. \% q3 d$ v% p' |& ]0 Y' L
3 K% q5 a' n, t3 \+ EAllied aircraft - j. N9 f5 L  H1 H1 x
P-61A Black Widow x 2
" E6 G) c% `2 L* P3 O" s0 o+ Z; H0 E/ H
Japanese aircraft losses
5 `: R  i) w2 d1 ^; i! ^H8K Emily: 4 damaged
" o' E# C- L9 B* `3 n
6 N# a3 c. `/ B7 H3 G, j' TAllied Ships
  f5 }4 R" X5 e' ]8 M. r8 ~DD Conner ( @7 V" q% G1 k) a  r7 u$ P
DE LeRay Wilson 8 J8 O8 r6 w$ G. p$ t. n
AK Martin Johnson

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / u9 m" }& D! B+ `# ?
; W. O' V' k3 A6 j) p% R+ J
Day Air Combat
2 k6 N0 j! L8 j# x' u* E
) h+ k! T0 s# T' g9 {/ ADEI Theatre:
7 j6 T. f+ j; j0 J6 S, F9 ]/ N, a$ e) q" v6 c, ?; Y
Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57 0 M' V9 i7 e- k- c* b4 a
3 [* H0 b3 s# `% v' i
Japanese aircraft 7 x5 p1 h; Q( R5 Q3 T+ e
A6M5 Zeke x 9 2 @6 B2 C, w! b) e. U; M! b. S
N1K1-J George x 31 5 F2 V9 C* E) Z( R( }$ _9 P- E
J2M Jack x 6
9 m, x7 u+ a2 n, Y/ w6 b' E) v9 c
! Z' K6 i/ S4 h0 B- h& t7 O$ bAllied aircraft
0 o; v7 @5 }) s! NP-38J Lightning x 3
  h$ M& }1 v9 w5 c9 p$ U* ]2 G2 L$ ^* t. x9 x- P& v* U( s8 Y* Z
No Japanese losses . s$ O6 Z' q5 D; N) l
. k) X' p, o9 Z1 a$ f7 F' R1 `; S
Allied aircraft losses 4 Y% e- @, H; H5 R/ p
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed 9 K/ B: p& }' y+ ]2 L" u4 n
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! H4 u- l* ?9 Z* Z
! v6 R  q% I# oCentral Pacific
: S8 m: u1 y5 U* M* V7 i0 ]3 \9 D2 Q. O* ]
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 ' B1 a3 N& h8 ]! D: p& n( O: H
0 V  s% X2 P- k0 ]( f
Japanese aircraft 2 M) [4 |2 Y6 m% E) V) f  r* Y6 X7 Q
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
1 }$ G7 z/ T; m2 zA6M5 Zeke x 9
0 i. ^! O, C3 j7 G$ l  wN1K1-J George x 29 ) A) a! V6 R" v
J2M Jack x 15 3 E+ y. K# ~  S' K9 ]& f
A6M5c Zeke x 7
7 S: L# {1 g1 V- a4 P  XKi-43-IIa Oscar x 19
3 s. ]. ?/ V4 K4 F% k+ g1 rKi-102a Randy x 11
) F* m) W+ d: t4 @' ^8 y! u2 v  S; d% @, J2 Y/ k
Allied aircraft 4 y' m' L- }( Q& H- K2 ]
P-51D Mustang x 13 0 ?/ }2 `" H' r/ G# \/ {8 j4 I

0 J+ V2 X/ j9 `7 [7 a7 K" \Japanese aircraft losses ! u2 j3 m" W+ l( n. o0 G
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ! P# {% w! w, C) K9 r$ e
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged $ C# L5 `5 w# i+ a. |
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed , O4 I( c8 r$ h. L2 k! s: S
A6M5c Zeke: 5 destroyed
2 x* W: c! b7 r. CKi-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed ( p" Z$ u& f  s% |
- ?' O. ~' i4 @7 {2 K
Allied aircraft losses
& x: S  x; {# S; GP-51D Mustang: 7 destroyed 6 `5 |6 g0 L- I! I: Q$ z
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 k3 A. w0 r9 k/ n
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 ( @& X  q' F: f8 s4 N
( i- ~- D- p! A9 R: e
Japanese aircraft
  j8 \& n, S3 B. g; j: G6 kno flights 3 P7 m( I4 _$ Z- a  u
3 [# T* G9 f9 W( ?- L
Allied aircraft * e; p! c* q0 |
FM-2 Wildcat x 9
+ y1 Z' w  @" y* _" G, oF6F Hellcat x 15
" j1 ?0 w% d$ R! ?" wSB2C Helldiver x 44 ( s! U6 s( F2 N% z% B% H
F6F-5N Hellcat x 10
/ y: _* r) b. v/ V& k3 a, nTBM Avenger x 159   S6 s; b' x! t, C+ |5 r
' s% d# Q: W# {
Japanese aircraft losses
' [1 _% M( m9 t( m  V- GKi-84-Ia Frank: 6 destroyed
- z7 F7 u9 f  a* PA6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed ; K& b8 ^2 w8 G
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed 6 d1 w' z7 }  O5 N& T
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed   M$ }0 Q8 k( x$ l: n5 H
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
6 h, J* q8 y/ T( U6 M# i$ M4 Q" q2 \8 P+ ~& r+ B& x9 ]
Allied aircraft losses
/ d5 j" t: S9 U6 ^: ?SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
6 ]$ P5 M( K8 h/ K3 W6 O
3 i- e* X" F" e3 E7 i  P+ ]2 OJapanese ground losses: 1 y6 O, f4 C4 u8 U
137 casualties reported + K$ A. k9 i: D2 `; B
Guns lost 1 4 N/ V! U: O- g. f: O5 N( b+ S2 f, L. M
) G2 M+ R) z4 `- Y% ^4 [" h
Airbase hits 3 ! F: [( b2 w" z5 J% ?& e
Airbase supply hits 1
# z. a4 J- ]8 t* I5 ORunway hits 45
" ^1 `" v0 m+ iPort hits 2
3 a5 G* j' Z9 k7 Y: SPort fuel hits 4 ; ~1 I6 E1 i/ d  x1 e( R7 |4 j
Port supply hits 2
# G0 _  f# |6 R: g  O2 W* ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , [% ]* M+ m; C- B2 T+ m' M
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
+ Z3 X' R, o  F' \; e
7 b6 |" ^0 g. i5 ?Allied aircraft
+ ^1 ]) M1 c4 {! E8 N) lFM-2 Wildcat x 8
5 O1 H. z% e1 z, E9 W/ f! A# UTBM Avenger x 29 & c$ X3 @- T2 L) ^0 o7 n3 f! i
7 C' t9 X: Y$ V
No Allied losses : V. w/ t: e+ \# H( M! i* A
1 B! D! z6 c/ J& f( h
Port supply hits 1
& d  [6 w$ E3 K1 q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# e! R1 L- c6 u) _- O/ c* F- H6 gDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 " `, T" s8 ~8 b+ S
+ H1 l* \- k0 ~5 ?. D# J9 N
Allied aircraft * T, C% a( R8 t# O
F-5A Lightning x 1
5 y7 p8 ^% O) BP-61A Black Widow x 54 ' f7 a" _) ~; Y0 U% a' ]
: S0 E& u; D8 t2 P- Y) m
No Allied losses
, _. u1 m3 T3 L4 e; \. b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ V" X: y- {% q2 @) Y& |! n% hDay Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 0 Y& |" x8 b( W$ H6 g+ k
+ R: G, A/ Z$ W' x: Z7 Z6 y* c
Japanese aircraft
: O% F! b- [- ano flights 9 l) d3 V. u2 p( c! U% Y! y

4 V! ~, U* X  hAllied aircraft
9 T- l- b: b3 g$ Q* SPB4Y Liberator x 4 & c, P5 Z. j0 I# d
B-24J Liberator x 28 ( Q7 d# J/ @  J# L; z2 H* ^$ i
7 x" C% _5 q  U2 ~- }
Japanese aircraft losses 5 o* \7 S. @; A5 t' r7 I! b
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed 6 l* V9 v, ~; I; i7 Z# ^  _
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
0 G( b& h  P/ c# b9 i9 d9 i
, P* R7 |2 T* m! hJapanese ground losses:
, q3 E) S% p; O2 U1 g- A13 casualties reported
' s% _$ G. \0 M, |3 E9 g% ^( S- C6 C7 t6 I. B  P! N
Airbase hits 3
6 N& O5 G: ~2 `Airbase supply hits 1 ; o6 ]& n( x" t! c0 J) U9 Y
Runway hits 22
( O; V2 K" ]7 E- ^. U& D4 p/ |* I4 q- g" e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: K# K3 u, H! h; cDay Air attack on TF at 63,50
2 X. _# @' {; e+ O
4 \* O  \& r+ MAllied aircraft
! {8 c/ A/ P/ A" p0 q! }0 H" UF6F Hellcat x 38 - i! q5 f7 q9 |
F4U-1 Corsair x 8 " J% M/ s8 [' _8 `5 S
SB2C Helldiver x 42   Q7 B- |0 s  c( M' B" A

# W) {5 U  D: F5 y2 `# I- T) g! p/ U: H& a
Allied aircraft losses
) H& X9 L' d( Q: y5 e& x* E- E. t! XSB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged ( m6 J! W" S) {. x  ]2 e4 h
7 W4 O# y  F" b' \& _
Japanese Ships
3 i! D! {* A9 J2 T/ {' V9 W: wPC PC-36 4 i( R. k. g  I0 m. n5 {( H
MSW W.8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 Q! Z- [- ]8 M6 q0 b/ D  l: ePC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ |9 t7 [7 @1 u4 r: a  k' X" _7 o+ xAP Oryoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ p+ N+ b- h( L0 _6 O) N# n& iPC PC-26 # a+ S5 E1 j7 ?7 O. W) H- a
AP Fukuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. w5 d$ c6 b" o+ |& z3 ]PG Shinko Maru #1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 _# g  O0 k, p% _2 g' U
4 [7 K, _6 [* ?: FJapanese ground losses: 2 w4 X( ]: j# E# v  V6 z2 w
174 casualties reported
9 I9 N& E% f7 Y& w9 p. D$ j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# W; p% h5 s8 r- r- E9 Z& FDay Air attack on TF at 74,57
5 v; W4 A/ D: y$ E0 {
' |& G+ D/ T  c" D6 A  C& r) u4 d* xAllied aircraft
& h% _) c* |! k" H: ZSB2C Helldiver x 11
4 a) C, e& t3 H0 e" |
* q- X9 l: H8 DNo Allied losses   Y" j+ L5 e0 v2 Z* p: @
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Japanese Ships
& L# E8 {0 P/ v  O) `DD Sugi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ r3 P3 g: D" m5 ]! j. ]4 `2 qDay Air attack on TF at 67,56
# ~# Q- O" A) [) Z4 X: O9 c* K$ `8 q
Japanese aircraft 9 h1 Z0 X) U7 U) r6 @  K
G4M2 Betty x 18
' c( Z$ M, \& y* q$ m/ T" }& ZG4M2e Betty x 4
( M, I# p. ?# S5 JKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7 " ~  |+ K. i- D8 }

. }- k) ~$ h- r5 v' oNo Japanese losses
% I  H& u: A" r$ ?) Y. Q: R4 l' I" N+ f+ z8 q, p
Allied Ships
6 A& A: v  ~3 I$ r3 SCA Pittsburgh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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9 C* B# h2 V3 d1 R6 EDay Air attack on TF at 65,56 . z$ h5 g0 N7 O" L

# i7 }: l3 W. V" r+ g9 yJapanese aircraft - z6 l% s1 L2 n  b- T( a+ p0 G
G4M2 Betty x 3   R# u2 A) c* @6 Z+ x5 M' l3 g, D

: M. @$ i6 [' hJapanese aircraft losses , _9 V" {  j: V9 T% {
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged ( X( u+ J4 r. \: q. K6 C

1 e& B, N3 X/ X" O; H! S. MAllied Ships
# |2 |# b% }3 dDD Mahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage   e. T. S2 z! [1 v2 H' q
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6 ^. h2 L" D% R1 j8 O" yDay Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 . \) o1 |; Z2 Y" j4 p7 k/ e

. T$ a- K) W( |( j' DAllied aircraft 1 _; w/ \# F8 t8 [( x) h$ r: E
SB2C Helldiver x 3
3 P1 Z0 \1 f" @6 s; [P-61A Black Widow x 23 5 g+ q$ z6 O. f7 L; n) |

, i( q- c3 B( k! Y: ]7 CAllied aircraft losses
+ `4 T8 }% a# E6 R4 U" c* VSB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged " y4 W, t5 s: h' K
& X9 b! U1 O3 E2 E
Japanese Ships # @! k( _0 R6 S# _0 Q
CA Kako 9 ~% V% U2 B4 i+ z" X/ \
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3 x8 Y- @- H/ J7 L+ iDay Air attack on TF at 65,53
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8 b( L  k$ e6 g$ J+ _0 z4 bJapanese aircraft + m% v) R) a! w( s
A6M5 Zeke x 2
. q/ I. M  o* M- _" x" u- g
6 m3 X( [' s. D+ W! Q. T" fAllied aircraft . ?; |& I, @1 j0 t0 T8 k
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
$ u8 G4 l$ S2 C
% A' w9 F/ L+ ]2 B2 J7 B% |Japanese aircraft losses 3 T& X7 ]* E3 v- A
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed 3 n3 d5 q- E- E1 @) d

- {9 C3 H( O9 d" W( N, E) T7 lAllied Ships
9 X$ X! @' D* K6 VDD Charrette, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
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( F: b% T* D/ G  iConvoy near Wake Island: + h6 N6 A& o+ P3 r
) C) n9 J( A0 V5 Z* p( |
Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 ! {% b& x( J/ F% t/ P' x4 i

- H. x7 x# H  C% kJapanese aircraft
- _, O0 B9 H8 x6 d, Z/ LB7A Grace x 11
: O% c: K; s8 G$ g: ~Ki-49 Helen x 9 ) m; w2 A, ^! G
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
9 w  n9 i' Q  Q* c
& m( [( U" T3 l7 N  H9 c' gJapanese aircraft losses 5 N# L3 n- o4 l+ b
B7A Grace: 8 damaged
4 g' B+ H8 R% \* ~Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged 3 l: D- h& K; D  |

& f0 L) t4 e$ NAllied Ships
' D; o: m% ]" g# A1 mAP John Land 5 i, Z% U8 h# o* ^( J+ c% d8 H; B
AK Octans
# i% t4 X4 |; E# j2 l1 H! sAP Storm King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& a( f7 T! W4 T+ |% \4 N( N6 r' [6 zAP James O'Hara
- l/ Q9 u% c8 S( W: a0 [5 TAP Winged Arrow
1 F) v& m* E0 {8 M6 A, F4 Y! SAP Manoora ' f5 H4 R- m( ?9 }/ @& |, S
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* `- x6 C, e! l. s( b2 p7 N8 Z5 [
Allied ground losses:
) l, s; g$ k5 h$ y: A" S+ {) b: Q54 casualties reported
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8 n, E$ N) g* k- P4 W' n4 vThe best kamikaze strike thus far in the war! The convoy we disrupted last night is hit again. % P2 K# E" A! i5 |; R3 r

, v: L$ c. W; B7 C+ \8 p9 j+ VDay Air attack on TF at 64,52 4 G. R: r/ a. s9 z* P; g' ?. @

) \- w$ U6 L1 D0 _5 R7 vJapanese aircraft & u1 }9 J4 [/ d+ S* e* V0 D6 v
A6M5 Zeke x 37 $ o* u/ y$ A/ u, q' E) o

5 G8 }4 W* j2 ^Japanese aircraft losses & t4 o- I7 H4 U' y. [
A6M5 Zeke: 37 destroyed
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6 ]  W7 \- H6 ]8 L8 X8 `9 ~Allied Ships 6 E  E; A+ J, d2 ~
DMS Jeffers, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( Y: q$ h2 ?" d) q1 ^6 o
DMS Rodman, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
2 v0 y" y# k4 {/ QDMS Boggs, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 p% u; i* x* x5 w9 l
AK Martin Johnson, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 ~: A) M. K4 [2 t9 i( P8 J" \
DMS Gherardi, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y1 ~" k" Z( O/ b2 K
LST LST-339, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ b9 P7 ~) b3 }5 U  k" t5 R, N# ]7 l/ F% D) l: V! c
Allied ground losses:
, ?! ?3 D. G5 ~2 M& N% p2 N' Q136 casualties reported
/ m9 W- W" X# H% }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ j. c' n+ }0 T' W' P5 w" D
Day Air attack on TF at 66,54 5 G" h' ?% u; L9 Y3 H

9 d/ f/ R) I5 Q, Y" E) e5 z- g7 v1 SJapanese aircraft
7 B7 ^, U# x3 _- B/ f% c. M# CG4M2e Betty x 1
4 ]! x2 d+ M( @# \0 t+ j' C) S8 `# d. k8 f9 d7 f* X% W4 m
Allied aircraft
  u5 V$ U& _, F/ w. Q) aFM-2 Wildcat x 33 7 d! j3 r# e* Z
/ }& M3 F; Q8 n  f
Japanese aircraft losses
/ H5 Y9 q" ^+ n+ O4 i# |  J7 L% UG4M2e Betty: 1 damaged - b  `+ w: `4 X9 q. M% S# r
, @7 Y! F& O; |0 v3 I
Allied aircraft losses " x! @0 i5 y6 g
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged ) d0 u6 |$ i4 T3 n% k
3 x0 Y- p! \8 N& X0 ]  g) o- P* \
Allied Ships 6 v! D: k# e" N! H0 U' k( j( \
BB New Jersey 2 b. u0 i$ W' F1 l) J7 R

' \3 ?: B( E% n; I( d4 T; AAircraft Attacking: <- Ohka's never hit anything....this would have been the perfect opportunity!
  V3 m9 o5 p  Z5 G1 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
+ ~" D+ {4 f- X9 F9 l6 k: L0 M! z-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 |3 s; r& Z( r' J8 K6 P

  h* W$ l% x+ K& S5 KGround Combat & E, T% F' y* H: x8 p$ A
0 {: I  m- o- p
Our assault value is getting closer to 1000...Andy will have to work hard to get anywhere & q7 W, L) _3 F  Y  l
with these troops, but I know he got some more! Will it be enough, and will we be able to bring " j2 [; O. A; Q
in reinforcements?
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima + F% u- \& _0 O/ G, @! a

" q3 Q( @" A) a' [% {$ }Japanese Bombardment attack / d( K5 n/ O' D8 ?
9 X9 l9 n2 g7 z
Attacking force 38339 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
) ~5 `: @9 r8 q# r8 n. C6 L
) g; H4 G$ G. }Defending force 52439 troops, 538 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144
' d# H$ r7 @' i: k5 p% p
; k  I9 q# d* b; {Allied ground losses:
  B2 H% A- w+ O89 casualties reported 6 g8 T; D, l# k: U
Guns lost 4 ( k& R4 n9 n1 O  [
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4 P0 z7 K' M' M3 H& a; a; ~Ground combat at Wake Island 3 }5 s/ v! Q# j# z8 L2 ^# c3 J
7 P* T; y0 Y0 i& t
Allied Bombardment attack . d2 r6 |6 m# p6 t- s; v

: d  O% X$ i7 C2 y  u9 ZAttacking force 35504 troops, 290 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 763
5 p- g5 H: `, {: Z+ c; i  ~! Z5 r+ I' }! w' u
Defending force 25196 troops, 317 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 465
8 c- T" m3 r8 S4 M6 C8 J0 N2 P# t# q% [' W3 w/ ~. v
Japanese ground losses: + F7 T3 n4 e6 P6 m3 e
201 casualties reported # B: N( J3 M: i  x' x$ H# p
Guns lost 5

reninhat

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" b. r" B% c6 u4 p& \1 ]# ~Ground combat at Marcus Island
: _* K: u7 h0 z
$ e2 ?$ y) P4 `/ |Allied Bombardment attack
0 k/ X+ U& }6 r8 a0 N: e: {' B+ x, w$ r1 o' h
Attacking force 12722 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 306
' B# Z8 `4 ~& b. n  p$ Y# ~9 h3 f9 Q5 U8 c# k. J! M1 E. N5 i8 O
Defending force 8529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115   ]! W% f' I# {1 p1 {% W0 B7 R
4 z( D: r4 `) N0 m' e
9 Y9 J& z2 v7 {1 Z" Q
Japanese ground losses: " ]- N7 k9 Q, W2 U
42 casualties reported 9 j) M& C1 f+ x! J
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,
0 i% f" f: A, \$ h2 A9 M9 T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。
! Z% Q( t1 I& x& C2 ~PzB也是经过痛苦的抉择和反复的选择后，% w' [! T7 l" k& F6 I+ f. {
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。
2 \3 t) }3 t: \; }, i- C$ a7 j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。
# k* {. U% J: {8 u1 d' u3 E% WPzB已经连续3天从KB上放出上百架零战52去护航B7A突防。% b; Q" O  |' K
一点效果也没有，每次都是全部零战52都被火鸡。
1 E" P; J: t6 H0 m* F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" t. E' X/ C3 d: w
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! y" Q$ ~- Q( k2 K% xJapanese Ships 2 i, P2 x. n7 f$ n: B5 k
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
9 f& {5 _# m4 @/ oZenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 2x        Gg4k)EwD4 z, M5 i  s# a4 J" [; {  ^

0 z; A5 E1 O( K" FBB 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
9 [9 N+ ]$ {  q# a, z$ uBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
: D' D; s7 Y0 T) F! c4 aBB Alabama 8O;O$V:N~A$ D( m- R$ d( z/ i1 q
CA Louisville f2a%W
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CA Chicago 3 H, @) X% B) V+ t" O# ~. n" G* ?- L* R
DD Walker bbs.biku.net;BE5dU3JiI
5 x! k' b/ n% E# _. p: w6 l( EDD Waller 燃烧的岛群-比酷超级论坛dX)d k1l uxx
' h# b# K  ?# nDD Wedderburn ( O1 H& g. ?- |8 X( q* A) Q

8 Y. Y% k4 X8 o  g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，! U) m$ I4 g7 p+ `2 v
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....