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Oct 11, 1944
The Allies jump right in at Marcus. They don't bring any BBs (or haven't used them yet) and have only a few cruisers here to offer fire support. They did have some LCI(G) and one SNLF unit suffered as a result of those, but other units were untouched.
The Judys do fly and get to the amphibs, but only land 2 x 250kg bombs on APA Clay. One down though at least. Hellcats appear out of somewhere, but not many, and this looks like one CVE lurking somewhere. The KB might have been able to streak down for tomorrow, but I think the risk of a sub hit would outweigh the gain. I do have a few ships on the way though. 
In the end they get a pretty poor result for dropping an entire Aussie Engineer Corps, a tank battalion and a Marine regiment on here. Marcus Island!!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 11, 1944
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Pre-Invasion action off Marcus Island (123,85)
119 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Decoy
AM Tumult
APA Dawson
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
DE Decoy fired at enemy troops
AM Tumult fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 123,85
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D4Y1 Judy x 20
Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
APA Clay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Benham II
CL Gambia
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
VMF-221 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 123,85
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 9
Allied aircraft
F6F-5 Hellcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator GR.VI: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Liberator GR.VI bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Pre-Invasion action off Marcus Island (123,85) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
139 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Gambia, Shell hits 3
LCI(G)-398
LCI(G)-372
LCI(G)-220
LCI(G)-82
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI-624
APA Bowie
DD Benham II
LCI-622
Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Iwo-jima Naval Guard Unit firing at CL Gambia
CL Gambia firing at Iwo-jima Naval Guard Unit
LCI(G)-398 fired at enemy troops
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Pre-Invasion action off Marcus Island (123,85)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
xAK William P. McArthur
xAK William B. Allison, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK William Prouse
xAK William R. Davie, Shell hits 5
xAK William P. McArthur firing at Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit
8cm T88 DP Gun Battery engaging xAK William B. Allison at 12,000 yards
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Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4484 troops, 86 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 147
Defending force 6345 troops, 56 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 252
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd South Seas Gsn /2
Sasebo 7th SNLF
Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit
Iwo-jima Nav Gd /1
Kwajalein Base Force
Defending units:
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
44th Tank Bn /4
1st Marine/A Div /1
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Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 6306 troops, 56 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 5297 troops, 95 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 147
Allied adjusted assault: 88
Japanese adjusted defense: 170
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
799 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
992 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (21 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Assaulting units:
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
44th Tank Bn /4
1st Marine/A Div /1
Defending units:
2nd South Seas Gsn /2
Sasebo 7th SNLF
Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit
Iwo-jima Nav Gd /1
Kwajalein Base Force
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