RUPD3658
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/25/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Sasebo, 58,41, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Sasebo, 58,41 1121 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Empire Tamar, Shell hits 1 AK Legion Victory, Shell hits 2, on fire LST LST-38, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AK Honduras Victory, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage DMS Rodman, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-32, Shell hits 8, on fire AK Hastings Victory, Shell hits 2, on fire LST LST-29, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AK Grinnell Victory, Shell hits 1 LST LST-28, Shell hits 1, on fire LST LST-26, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage AK William Allen White, Shell hits 4 LST LST-24, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Manunda, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 661 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1044 encounters mine field at Akita (68,39) Allied Ships MSW Bellechasse MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Echuca MSW Deloraine MSW Kalgoorlie MSW Wollongong MSW Whyalla MSW Quatsino MSW Vireo MSW Wasaga MSW Toowoomba MSW Bendigo MSW Patna MSW Wagga MSW Launceton MSW Latrobe MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Sasebo, at 58,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB New York BC Repulse BB Warspite BB Arkansas BB Missouri, Shell hits 4 BB Wisconsin BB Iowa BB Massachusetts BB South Dakota BB Washington BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB California BB Pennsylvania BB Nevada BB Colorado, Shell hits 5 Japanese ground losses: 445 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 56 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Sasebo, at 58,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Biloxi CL Mobile CL Glasgow CL Concord CA Vincennes, Shell hits 2 CA Astoria CA New Orleans CA Northampton BB Valiant BB Prince of Wales BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 8 Runway hits 64 Port hits 12 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Sasebo, 58,41, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Sasebo, 58,41 34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Escanaba Victory, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 165 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1044 encounters mine field at Akita (68,39) Allied Ships MSW Bellechasse MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Echuca MSW Deloraine MSW Kalgoorlie MSW Wollongong MSW Whyalla MSW Quatsino MSW Vireo MSW Wasaga MSW Toowoomba MSW Bendigo MSW Patna MSW Wagga MSW Launceton MSW Latrobe MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Niigata , at 67,40 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 71 PB4Y Liberator x 165 B-24J Liberator x 188 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 15 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships AR Satsuki Maru, Bomb hits 34, on fire, heavy damage AP Arizana Maru, Bomb hits 23, on fire, heavy damage AR Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 28, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 700 casualties reported Guns lost 18 Port hits 82 Port fuel hits 11 Port supply hits 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Fushan , at 62,30 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 24 B-29 Superfortress x 78 No Allied losses Resources hits 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo , at 58,41 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 318 PB4Y Liberator x 184 B-24J Liberator x 162 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 73 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mukden , at 61,30 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 150 No Allied losses Resources hits 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 66 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 394 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 32 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 312th Division, at 58,41 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 40 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sasebo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10259 troops, 225 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 251 Defending force 87069 troops, 831 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 2359 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 221652 troops, 1622 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 3335 Defending force 27476 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 397 Japanese ground losses: 154 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 187218 troops, 1246 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 5695 Defending force 67218 troops, 98 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222 Japanese ground losses: 217 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sasebo Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 86815 troops, 812 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 2358 Defending force 15289 troops, 237 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 251 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8 Allied max assault: 2089 - adjusted assault: 1939 Japanese max defense: 136 - adjusted defense: 533 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 8) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 8 Japanese ground losses: 459 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Allied ground losses: 301 casualties reported Guns lost 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bonin Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10630 troops, 86 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 263 Defending force 5672 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pagan Allied Shock attack Attacking force 276 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/26/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Sasebo, 58,41, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Sasebo, 58,41 105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Baltimore, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 143 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kagoshima, at 58,43 Allied Ships BB Texas Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Sasebo, 58,41, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Sasebo, 58,41 149 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Empire Tamar, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Escanaba Victory, Shell hits 8 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1044 encounters mine field at Akita (68,39) Allied Ships MSW Bellechasse MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Echuca MSW Deloraine MSW Kalgoorlie MSW Wollongong MSW Whyalla MSW Quatsino MSW Vireo MSW Wasaga MSW Toowoomba MSW Bendigo MSW Patna MSW Wagga MSW Launceton MSW Latrobe MSW Cairns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Niigata , at 67,40 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 69 PB4Y Liberator x 142 B-24J Liberator x 166 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 380 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Port hits 33 Port fuel hits 14 Port supply hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Fushan , at 62,30 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 24 B-29 Superfortress x 65 No Allied losses Resources hits 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo , at 58,41 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 343 PB4Y Liberator x 226 B-24J Liberator x 162 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 57 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mukden , at 61,30 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 138 No Allied losses Resources hits 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 62 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 14 damaged Japanese ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Port hits 17 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 312th Division, at 58,41 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 42 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sasebo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 9850 troops, 207 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 237 Defending force 88383 troops, 882 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2377 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 223079 troops, 1649 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 3445 Defending force 27667 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 412 Japanese ground losses: 231 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 188523 troops, 1269 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 5790 Defending force 67590 troops, 99 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 1236 Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sasebo Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 87973 troops, 846 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2375 Defending force 14552 troops, 216 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 237 Allied max assault: 2159 - adjusted assault: 1659 Japanese max defense: 129 - adjusted defense: 1133 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 8) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 7 Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bonin Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10760 troops, 86 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 272 Defending force 5642 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
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