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Iwo Jima captured AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/16/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1017 TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied Ships LST LST-919 Allied ground losses: 160 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied Ships CLAA Flint Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1026 TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APD Amesbury, Shell hits 1 MSW Goulburn CL Newcastle APD Walsh Allied ground losses: 1108 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1036 TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 197 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 5689 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1040 TF 1040 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 191 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 5756 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1017 TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied Ships CL Springfield Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1026 TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Goulburn Allied ground losses: 762 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1036 TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 5631 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1040 TF 1040 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 268 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 3270 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Guards Division, at 63,53 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 145 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 211 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 116 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 128 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 154 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 43rd Division, at 63,53 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 124 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 94th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 296 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 788 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 94th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 99 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 236 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iwo Jima Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 19889 troops, 118 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 437 Defending force 375064 troops, 3135 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 9360 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iwo Jima Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 319418 troops, 2791 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 9360 Defending force 20595 troops, 133 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 437 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8 Allied max assault: 6609 - adjusted assault: 3539 Japanese max defense: 262 - adjusted defense: 721 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 8) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 8 Japanese ground losses: 1511 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Allied ground losses: 1219 casualties reported Guns lost 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 230310 troops, 1014 guns, 3366 vehicles, Assault Value = 4181 Defending force 35856 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 Allied max assault: 3996 - adjusted assault: 4076 Japanese max defense: 321 - adjusted defense: 16 Allied assault odds: 254 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 7989 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 922 casualties reported Guns lost 36 Vehicles lost 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/17/45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1017 TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1020 TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1026 TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Magoffin, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1036 TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 288 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK John C. Preston, Shell hits 2 AK Peter Cooper Hewitt, Shell hits 2 AK Paul David Jones, Shell hits 1, on fire AK Ovid Butler, Shell hits 1 AK Lloyd S. Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire AK King Hathaway, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1478 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1040 TF 1040 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK James Roy Wells Allied ground losses: 268 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 Allied Ships CL Glasgow CL Concord CA Exeter CA Cornwall CA Australia CA Guam CA Alaska CA Boston CA Wichita CA Tuscaloosa CA Vincennes CA Quincy CA Astoria CA New Orleans CA Chicago CA Louisville CA Chester CA Houston CA Northampton CA Portland BB West Virginia Japanese ground losses: 1226 casualties reported Guns lost 18 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 118 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 Allied Ships BB New York BC Repulse BB Royal Sovereign BB Valiant BB Warspite BB Arkansas BB Missouri BB Wisconsin BB Iowa BB Massachusetts BB South Dakota BB Washington BB North Carolina BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Tennessee BB California BB Pennsylvania BB Colorado Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 57 Port hits 10 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1017 TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1036 TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 505 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1040 TF 1040 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 Allied Ships AK James Roy Wells Allied ground losses: 322 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Iwo Jima, 63,53, firing at TF 1042 TF 1042 troops unloading over beach at Iwo Jima, 63,53 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 4842 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yunan , at 38,32 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 13 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 176 B-29 Superfortress x 117 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 351 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 29 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 78 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 105 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 231 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 74 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 94th Division, at 23,50 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 148 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 389 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 120 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 278 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 56th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 23,50 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 176 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 513 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iwo Jima Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 18443 troops, 85 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 375 Defending force 415464 troops, 3566 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 10229 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iwo Jima Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 331354 troops, 2907 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 10229 Defending force 18443 troops, 85 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 375 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7 Allied max assault: 7952 - adjusted assault: 4051 Japanese max defense: 214 - adjusted defense: 322 Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 7) Allied forces CAPTURE Iwo Jima base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 1050 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1208 casualties reported Guns lost 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 230293 troops, 981 guns, 3374 vehicles, Assault Value = 4205 Defending force 27303 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 317 Allied max assault: 4108 - adjusted assault: 4285 Japanese max defense: 159 - adjusted defense: 9 Allied assault odds: 476 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 21761 casualties reported Guns lost 81 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 520 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Vehicles lost 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Singapore
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