RUPD3658
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Shikka is captured and industry is hit hard AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/29/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kadina, 54,45, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Kadina, 54,45 43 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST LST-216, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 164 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1069 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55) Allied Ships DE Harold C. Thomas, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Shikka, at 74,31 Allied Ships DD Bush DD Burns DD Bullard CLAA Caradoc CLAA Caledon CL Wilkes-Barre CL Pasadena CL Denver CL Montpelier CL Honolulu CL Nashville CL Marblehead CL Richmond CLAA Reno CLAA San Diego CLAA Juneau CLAA Atlanta CL Newcastle CLAA Ceres CL Dauntless CA Devonshire CA Pittsburgh CA Boston CA Baltimore CL Boise Japanese ground losses: 96 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 137 Port hits 16 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kadina, at 54,45 Allied Ships CL Biloxi CL Mobile CL St. Louis CL Glasgow CL Concord CA Vincennes CA Astoria CA New Orleans CA Louisville CA Northampton BB Valiant BB Prince of Wales BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 856 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 28 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed Allied Ships DD Maddox CLAA Van Heemskerck CLAA Capetown CL Santa Fe CL Cleveland CL Trenton CL Leander CL Gambia CA Exeter CA Cornwall CA Australia CA Chester CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 109 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1048 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47 Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 71 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 3262 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kadina, 54,45, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Kadina, 54,45 36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 145 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1069 encounters mine field at Muntok (21,55) Allied Ships DE Halloran DE Neuendorf CL Santa Fe, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Niigata , at 67,40 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 126 B-24J Liberator x 114 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 7 damaged B-24J Liberator: 13 damaged Heavy Industry hits 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Fushan , at 62,30 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 19 B-29 Superfortress x 51 No Allied losses Resources hits 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 38 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged Resources hits 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hakodate , at 69,38 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 29 B-29 Superfortress x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged Resources hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tokyo , at 66,43 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 296 PB4Y Liberator x 200 B-24J Liberator x 123 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged PB4Y Liberator: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged Japanese Ships AK Ina Maru, Bomb hits 19, on fire, heavy damage AK Hukko Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage DD Yanagi, Bomb hits 22, on fire, heavy damage AK Shinmei Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AK Hikosan Maru, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage AK Tamahime Maru, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage AK Yuki Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Dori Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage AK Bandoeng Maru, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage AK Daiten Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage AP Hinko Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-354, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-365, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-355, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-362, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-368, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-361, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-359, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-356, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Ehime Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-373, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-114, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-358, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 484 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Heavy Industry hits 259 Port hits 21 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nagoya , at 64,42 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 9 damaged Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mukden , at 61,30 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 402 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged Resources hits 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 47 No Allied losses Resources hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saigon , at 31,46 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 13 Barracuda x 8 Allied aircraft losses Barracuda: 5 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras , at 18,21 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 193 No Allied losses Port hits 23 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 12 SB2C Helldiver x 318 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AK Nansin Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AK Udo Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Port hits 14 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 23,46 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 9 SB2C Helldiver x 188 Barracuda x 60 TBM Avenger x 160 No Allied losses Resources hits 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kadina , at 54,45 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 55 B-24J Liberator x 405 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 85 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 1066 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khomsomalsk , at 71,25 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 41 Tu-2S x 225 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 60th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 54,45 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 36 P-51D Mustang x 36 Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 64th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 54,45 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 46 P-47D Thunde x 50 Allied aircraft losses P-47D Thunde: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 64th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 54,45 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 18 P-51D Mustang x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th/A Division, at 74,31 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 13 F4U-1 Corsair x 33 F4U-1D Corsair x 34 SB2C Helldiver x 14 Spitfire VIII x 7 P-38J Lightning x 86 P-47D Thunde x 33 P-51D Mustang x 17 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 147 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th/C Division, at 74,31 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 22 F4U-1 Corsair x 56 F4U-1D Corsair x 54 SB2C Helldiver x 22 Spitfire VIII x 11 P-38J Lightning x 146 P-47D Thunde x 57 P-51D Mustang x 30 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 44th Ind.Mixed/A Brigade, at 54,45 Allied aircraft Mosquito FB.VI x 16 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 117 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Mk 21: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kadina Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22790 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503 Defending force 106357 troops, 1137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 423561 troops, 4012 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 9694 Defending force 60771 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1158 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied max assault: 9138 - adjusted assault: 9242 Japanese max defense: 761 - adjusted defense: 1438 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 1677 casualties reported Guns lost 46 Allied ground losses: 6727 casualties reported Guns lost 97 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kadina Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 91437 troops, 1137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2362 Defending force 26744 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503 Japanese ground losses: 240 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Madras Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 97013 troops, 1175 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 4804 Defending force 54342 troops, 399 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204 Japanese ground losses: 206 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 51814 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1073 Defending force 470674 troops, 3709 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 9019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/30/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LSD White Marsh, Shell hits 2 Allied ground losses: 278 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kadina, 54,45, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Kadina, 54,45 15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Kendall C. Campbell Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1007 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21) Allied Ships BB Resolution, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Madras, at 18,21 Allied Ships CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CA Frobisher CA Cumberland CA Suffolk CA London CA Sussex CA Indianapolis BB Richelieu BB Resolution BB Ramilles BB Revenge BB Queen Elizabeth BB King George V BB Howe Japanese ground losses: 264 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 24 Port hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LSD White Marsh Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kadina, 54,45, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Kadina, 54,45 44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1027 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21) Allied Ships DMS Howard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Niigata , at 67,40 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 115 B-24J Liberator x 90 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged Heavy Industry hits 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 92 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 11 damaged Heavy Industry hits 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hakodate , at 69,38 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 25 B-29 Superfortress x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tokyo , at 66,43 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 262 PB4Y Liberator x 196 B-24J Liberator x 112 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged B-24J Liberator: 8 damaged Japanese Ships AK Ehime Maru, Bomb hits 53, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-111, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-123, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-116, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Yuki Maru, Bomb hits 52, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-5029, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-113, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-119, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-115, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-353, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-121, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-364, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-112, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-120, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-363, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-109, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-118, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-367, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-360, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-110, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-357, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Heavy Industry hits 145 Port hits 35 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nagoya , at 64,42 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 60 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 12 SB2C Helldiver x 308 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 23,46 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 8 SB2C Helldiver x 156 Barracuda x 60 TBM Avenger x 157 No Allied losses Resources hits 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khomsomalsk , at 71,25 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 35 Tu-2S x 203 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 63,59 Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 3 Japanese aircraft losses E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TK Halsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kadina Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22885 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501 Defending force 107671 troops, 1175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 417019 troops, 3775 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 9172 Defending force 57874 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1076 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied max assault: 8300 - adjusted assault: 9619 Japanese max defense: 692 - adjusted defense: 1075 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Shikka base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Japanese ground losses: 1099 casualties reported Guns lost 30 Allied ground losses: 5390 casualties reported Guns lost 158 Vehicles lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kadina Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 92721 troops, 1175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2392 Defending force 26944 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Madras Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 97249 troops, 1175 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 4811 Defending force 53212 troops, 368 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182 Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 44163 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 966 Defending force 465564 troops, 3520 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 8552 Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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