kaleun
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June 5th 1944. 4 weeks after the originally scheduled date, allied forces land on Guam, in the Marianas chain. The first wave completed landing, except for 3rs USMC that was delayed, and will arrive within the next few days. The second wave will start landing tomorrow. One question remains: Where are the enemy carriers? AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1150 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1150 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Requisite LCVP 544P, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1153 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1153 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Scuffle MSW Scout MSW Oracle LST LST-45, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1153 1316 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Weaver, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage LCI(G) LCI-70, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCI(G) LCI-69, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage MSW Scuffle, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-175, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-157, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-136, Shell hits 2 LCT LCT-65, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage MSW Scout, Shell hits 1, on fire LCI LCI-583, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage MSW Oracle, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-436, Shell hits 7, on fire LST LST-83, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-70, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-69, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DE Doneff, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 1241 casualties reported Guns lost 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1156 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1156 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Burnie MSW Vireo DE Thomason DE Spangler LCM 543C, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1156 740 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Manning, Shell hits 3 LCM 594E, Shell hits 5, on fire LCM 594D, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCM 544D, Shell hits 10 LCM 542E, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage DE Raby, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage LCM 532E LCM 532C, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 820 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1157 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1157 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Bungaree MSW Horsham MSW Skylark MSW Grebe Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1157 218 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST LST-446, Shell hits 4 MSW Bungaree, Shell hits 2 Allied ground losses: 846 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1158 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships DE England Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1158 410 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE J. Douglas Blackwood, Shell hits 1 DE England LCT LCT-176, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Gatling LCT LCT-141, Shell hits 3 DE Harmon, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 1134 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 48,46 Japanese Ships DD Sagi PC Mikura PC Manju PC Amakusa PC Hirado PC Kanju PC Wakamiya PC Mutsure PC Matsuwa PC Sado DD Fuyo DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Samidare DD Natsugumo Allied Ships SS Flounder, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL De Ruyter CA Pittsburgh CA Quincy, Shell hits 5 CA Chester BB Alabama BB South Dakota BB New Mexico BB Tennessee Japanese ground losses: 284 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 13 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tinian, at 62,65 Allied Ships CA St. Louis BB Richelieu Japanese ground losses: 80 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Runway hits 5 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66 Allied Ships CL Biloxi CL Columbia CL Richmond CA Concord CA Canberra CA Boston CA Northampton BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1150 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1150 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Requisite Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1150 Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1156 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1156 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Burnie MSW Vireo DE Thomason DE Raby, on fire, heavy damage DE Eichenberger Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1156 30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 200 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1157 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66) TF 1157 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Allied Ships MSW Bungaree MSW Horsham MSW Skylark MSW Grebe LST LST-474, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1158 TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 175 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE J. Douglas Blackwood, Shell hits 3 AP Du Page, Shell hits 5, on fire Allied ground losses: 574 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saipan , at 63,64 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 26 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 43 ------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tinian , at 62,65 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 35 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 18 ---------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam , at 62,66 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 3 B-24J Liberator x 13 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 Day Air attack on TF, near Lombok at 24,69 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 3 G4M2 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tinian , at 62,65 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 404832 troops, 4688 guns, 1142 vehicles, Assault Value = 8919 Defending force 384443 troops, 1873 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 8522 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweiyang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 107134 troops, 635 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 2452 Defending force 167349 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2567 Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chengtu Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34930 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 697 Defending force 9506 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese max assault: 680 - adjusted assault: 317 Allied max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 206 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6 Japanese ground losses: 228 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 33,29 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20688 troops, 189 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 451 Defending force 1174 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Japanese max assault: 284 - adjusted assault: 48 Allied max defense: 33 - adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 96 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 149 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29936 troops, 347 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 694 Defending force 42168 troops, 467 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 1230 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lashio Allied Shock attack Attacking force 36255 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 693 Defending force 37335 troops, 257 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 821 Allied max assault: 1186 - adjusted assault: 105 Japanese max defense: 642 - adjusted defense: 904 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8) Japanese ground losses: 121 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1419 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 273796 troops, 1690 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8522 Defending force 447651 troops, 4694 guns, 1426 vehicles, Assault Value = 8919 Japanese ground losses: 142 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mandalay Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 54968 troops, 221 guns, 836 vehicles, Assault Value = 718 Defending force 136386 troops, 1050 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431 Allied max assault: 627 - adjusted assault: 159 Japanese max defense: 2440 - adjusted defense: 9041 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9) Japanese ground losses: 506 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 3117 casualties reported Guns lost 37 Vehicles lost 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweiyang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 52194 troops, 244 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2567 Defending force 116068 troops, 663 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 2452 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 33,29 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 921 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 20474 troops, 186 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439 Allied max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 0 Japanese max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 95 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pagan Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7764 troops, 26 guns, 419 vehicles, Assault Value = 500 Defending force 15397 troops, 102 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
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