RUPD3658
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Joined: 8/28/2002 From: East Brunswick, NJ Status: offline
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4 poor NLF units got overrun at Ulithi by the invasion fleet originally intended for Shalikin Island. Glad to know that the sacrifice of my fleet at Paramushiro Jima effected Allied strategy. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1019 encounters mine field at Takao (48,45) Allied Ships MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Wollongong MSW Robin MSW Penguin MSW Token MSW Strive MSW Skylark MSW Requisite MSW Pursuit DMS Boggs DMS Zane DMS Hovey DMS Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1028 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships MSW Townsville MSW Wagga MSW Sage MSW Impeccable MSW Tumult MSW Vireo MSW Velocity MSW Triumph MSW Competent MSW Chief MSW Prevail MSW Oracle MSW Spear MSW Lithgow MSW Castlemaine MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1036 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1091 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships DE Gilmore DE Doneff DE Engstrom, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1158 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships DD Halligan, Mine hits 1 DD Hailey DD Gatling DD Fullam DD Erben -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Ulithi, at 55,67 Allied Ships CL Biloxi CL Mobile CL Denver CL Montpelier CL Honolulu CL Newcastle CL Mauritius CL Danae CL Emerald CL Enterprise CL Hobart CL Perth CA Exeter CA Pittsburgh CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CA Chicago BB New Mexico BB California BB Pennsylvania BB West Virginia Japanese ground losses: 523 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 126 Port hits 25 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1050 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) TF 1050 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 55,67 Allied Ships MSW Kapunda MSW Ipswitch DE Mitchell DE Baron DE Acree DE Whitehurst DE Spangler DD Evertsen AP Speelman, Mine hits 1, on fire AK Zachary Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Neuendorf DD Van Ghent DD Allen DD Alden AK Vitorlock, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Emery DD Voyager AP Empire Waimana, Mine hits 1, on fire AK Jeremiah S. Black, Mine hits 1, on fire AP Siberg, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Donaldson AP Ormiston, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Coastal Guns at Ulithi, 55,67, firing at TF 1050 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Acree Allied ground losses: 4395 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1050 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) TF 1050 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 55,67 Allied Ships MSW Kapunda MSW Ipswitch DE Emery DE Acree DE Spangler DE Neuendorf DD Voyager DD Allen AK Cleveland Abbe, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Evertsen AP Taiyuan, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Mitchell DE Donaldson DD Van Ghent DD Alden AP Sheridan, Mine hits 1, on fire AK Henry L. Abott, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DE Whitehurst DE Baron AP Feland, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 120 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Ulithi, 55,67, firing at TF 1050 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Voyager, Shell hits 1 DD Alden Allied ground losses: 4124 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1061 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) TF 1061 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 55,67 Allied Ships MSW Abraham Crijnssen MSW Toowoomba DE Manning DE Loeser DD Vendetta AK John M. Bozeman, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DE Elden DE Foreman AK George W. Julian, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DE Dempsey DE James E. Craig AK Jane Addams, Mine hits 1, on fire AK Empire Hazlitt, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Canfield AK Empire Snipe, Mine hits 1 Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Coastal Guns at Ulithi, 55,67, firing at TF 1061 69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE James E. Craig, Shell hits 1 MSW Abraham Crijnssen DE Foreman DE Manning DE Loeser Allied ground losses: 3313 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1067 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Ulithi, 55,67 Allied Ships MSW Igonish MSW Bellechasse DE Wesson DE Riddle DE Samuel S. Miles DE Lovelace DD Litchfield AK Empire Parsons, Mine hits 1 DE Bebas AK Leslie M. Shaw, Mine hits 1, on fire AK Francis N. Blanchet, Mine hits 1, on fire DE Waterman DE Swearer AK Benjamin Lundy, Mine hits 1 DE Osterhaus DE George AK William T. Sherman, Mine hits 1, on fire SC SC-709, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Enggano, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 127 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Ulithi, 55,67, firing at TF 1067 50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Lovelace DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2985 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1023 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships MSW Vigilance MSW Zeal MSW Salute MSW Oriole MSW Lark MSW Patna MSW Rampur MSW Finch MSW Bendigo MSW Launceton MSW Lismore MSW Mildura MSW Rockhampton MSW Shepparton MSW Stawell MSW Strahan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ulithi , at 55,67 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 7th Naval Construction Battalion, at 49,43 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Engineer Regiment, at 49,43 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 12 Mosquito FB.VI x 11 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 52 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 45th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 49,43 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 11 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 21 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 38th Division, at 82,34 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 61 SB2C Helldiver x 58 TBM Avenger x 30 P-47D Thunde x 32 B-25J Mitchell x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 167 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 73,79 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 11 F4U-1D Corsair x 10 SB2C Helldiver x 14 Avenger II x 14 P-47D Thunde x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AG AG-2064, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-2050 AG AG-2063, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-2068, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avenger II bombing at 12000 feet 3 x Avenger II bombing at 12000 feet 4 x Avenger II bombing at 12000 feet 5 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avenger II bombing at 12000 feet 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet Weird that the Helldivers and Avengers attacked barges from 12K feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulithi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2162 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Defending force 62724 troops, 225 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 2752 Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paramushiro Jima Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 98172 troops, 1116 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 1928 Defending force 11761 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 237 Allied max assault: 2073 - adjusted assault: 2138 Japanese max defense: 127 - adjusted defense: 232 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 950 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 695 casualties reported Guns lost 35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taichu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 43624 troops, 423 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1946 Defending force 23447 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382 Japanese ground losses: 182 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulithi Allied Shock attack Attacking force 43130 troops, 165 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2746 Defending force 5662 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Allied max assault: 2316 - adjusted assault: 1416 Japanese max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 23 Allied assault odds: 61 to 1 (fort level 9) Allied forces CAPTURE Ulithi base !!! Japanese ground losses: 3244 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 848 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1028 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships MSW Townsville MSW Wagga MSW Sage MSW Impeccable MSW Tumult MSW Vireo MSW Velocity MSW Triumph MSW Competent MSW Chief MSW Prevail MSW Oracle MSW Spear MSW Lithgow MSW Castlemaine MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 75,82 Japanese Ships AG AG-2081, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-2082, Shell hits 2 AG AG-2084, Shell hits 37, and is sunk AG AG-2085 AG AG-2086, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships PT PT-240 PT PT-241 PT PT-242 PT PT-243 PT PT-244 PT PT-298 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Tried to sneek a landing in here but got busted by the PT boats -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1023 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships AK Henry L. Abott, and is sunk MSW Vigilance MSW Zeal MSW Salute MSW Oriole MSW Lark MSW Patna MSW Rampur MSW Finch MSW Bendigo MSW Launceton MSW Lismore MSW Mildura MSW Rockhampton MSW Shepparton MSW Stawell MSW Strahan Allied ground losses: 415 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1028 encounters mine field at Ulithi (55,67) Allied Ships MSW Townsville MSW Wagga MSW Sage MSW Impeccable MSW Tumult MSW Vireo MSW Velocity MSW Triumph MSW Competent MSW Chief MSW Prevail MSW Oracle MSW Spear MSW Lithgow MSW Castlemaine MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 45th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 49,43 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 20 Mosquito FB.VI x 7 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 79 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Mk 21: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 149 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 43rd Division, at 49,43 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 7 No Allied losses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 38th Division, at 82,34 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 43 SB2C Helldiver x 48 TBM Avenger x 23 P-47D Thunde x 25 B-25J Mitchell x 42 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 77,79 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 10 F4U-1D Corsair x 10 SB2C Helldiver x 14 Avenger II x 14 P-47D Thunde x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Karachi Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage sunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 77,79 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 2 F4U-1D Corsair x 2 SB2C Helldiver x 16 P-47D Thunde x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Keisyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Taichu , at 49,43 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 14 Liberator VI x 193 P-38J Lightning x 36 Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 92 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulithi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 951 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Defending force 142503 troops, 809 guns, 449 vehicles, Assault Value = 3490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Paramushiro Jima Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 97188 troops, 1078 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 1848 Defending force 10419 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221 Allied max assault: 1963 - adjusted assault: 1721 Japanese max defense: 116 - adjusted defense: 70 Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 594 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 405 casualties reported Guns lost 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taichu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 50111 troops, 625 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2906 Defending force 22894 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 373 Japanese ground losses: 312 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulithi Allied Shock attack Attacking force 88815 troops, 639 guns, 379 vehicles, Assault Value = 3490 Defending force 1224 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Allied max assault: 3286 - adjusted assault: 2038 Japanese max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 2038 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 453 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 169 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Vehicles lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th NLF Wiped Out at Ulithi by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th NLF Wiped Out at Ulithi by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st NLF Wiped Out at Ulithi by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd NLF Wiped Out at Ulithi by attrition!!!
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