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Iwo Jima captured
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/16/45
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 116
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
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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
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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
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Day Air attack on 94th Division, at 23,50
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 296
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
788 casualties reported
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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
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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
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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
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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
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/17/45
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 23,50
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 105
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
231 casualties reported
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Singapore
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