Connfire
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1016 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1016 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 94 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Proteus, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 138 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 507 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1039 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 570 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shikka at 74,31 Japanese Ships ML Katashima Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk Allied Ships BC Lexington BC Constellation BC Saratoga BC Ranger BC United States CL Omaha CL Detroit CL Richmond CL Concord CL Trenton CL Marblehead DD Gregory DD Greer The ML was already damaged from an earlier engagement, and was the last ship left in Shikka harbor. I knew she was sailing into certain death, but it looked like the place was about to fall, and I figured better to go down in a blaze of glory rather then scuttled to avoid capture... (continued below) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 Japanese Ships AMC Kanaiyama Maru AMC Oita Maru AMC Bushu Maru AMC Yuri Maru AMC Yamagiri Maru AMC Unyo Maru AMC Shinnan Maru AMC Okitu Maru AMC Mansei Maru AMC Hakodate Maru Allied Ships SS S-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Shikka, at 74,31 Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Trenton CL Concord CL Richmond CL Detroit CL Omaha BC United States BC Ranger BC Saratoga BC Constellation BC Lexington Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1016 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1016 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AK Barwon, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1016 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported (continued from above) ... but she did leave some parting gifts! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 308 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1039 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AMC West Cape, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1039 Allied ground losses: 683 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 56,43 Japanese Ships AMC Yamaoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AMC Sanju Maru AMC Honan Maru Allied Ships SS S-44, hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 72,35 Japanese Ships AP Yamagata Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships SS O-5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12758 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218 Defending force 44584 troops, 303 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25577 troops, 292 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 446 Defending force 15898 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 7 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 7) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 7 Japanese ground losses: 145 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 341 casualties reported Guns lost 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 103115 troops, 670 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 1850 Defending force 24554 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 746 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 930 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 44428 troops, 295 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559 Defending force 14164 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6 Japanese ground losses: 164 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/22/28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1005 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 539 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1016 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1016 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AK City of Dalhart, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1016 68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 350 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1039 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 302 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wakkanai at 71,35 Japanese Ships AP Tainichi Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS R-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1005 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1016 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1016 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships TK Dilworth, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1016 31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 314 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1039 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AP Talthibius, Mine hits 1 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1039 Allied ground losses: 205 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12603 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Defending force 55950 troops, 384 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1570 Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25471 troops, 289 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 440 Defending force 15403 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 384 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6 Japanese ground losses: 116 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: 373 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 102363 troops, 660 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 1814 Defending force 23004 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 533 Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 895 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1865 casualties reported Guns lost 8 The 5th War Area HQ surrendered after this battle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 53758 troops, 365 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1567 Defending force 13997 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 6) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1005 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AK Propus, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1005 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 286 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1039 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied Ships AMC San Vincente, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1039 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Meigs Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AMC Potter, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Shikka, 74,31, firing at TF 1026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1026 encounters mine field at Shikka (74,31) TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Shikka, 74,31 Allied ground losses: 299 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 69,49 Japanese Ships AK Naniwa Maru AMC Oyashima Maru DD No. 39 DD No. 36 Allied Ships SS R-14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12561 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Defending force 60763 troops, 394 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25299 troops, 289 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 432 Defending force 24660 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 206 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: 7369 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 101277 troops, 623 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1770 Defending force 22011 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 525 Japanese assault odds: 91 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 825 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 3172 casualties reported Guns lost 11 The 34th Group Army HQ surrendered in this action. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shikka Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 58629 troops, 386 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1558 Defending force 13991 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied forces CAPTURE Shikka base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Mitsubishi 1MF3A: 4 destroyed Mitsubishi B1M2: 3 destroyed These planes were already damaged and could not fly to safety Japanese ground losses: 439 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 2 4/21/1928 - The end of the ML Katashima Maru, but not before she and her sisters were able to drop a number of mines in the area.
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