June 3, 1943
Good bombardment here, double slow big girls...our soldiers and tanks knock forts down and get a 1-1....
Naval bombardment of Manus at 101,119
Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Maryland
DD Voyager
DD Bailey
DD Farenholt
DE Lawrence
DE Humphreys
DE Crane
DE Ward
Japanese ground losses:
581 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 1
BB Colorado firing at Manus
BB Maryland firing at Manus
DD Voyager firing at Manus
DD Bailey firing at 85th Naval Guard Unit
DD Farenholt firing at Manus
DE Lawrence firing at 85th Naval Guard Unit
DE Humphreys firing at Manus
DE Crane firing at 85th Naval Guard Unit
DE Ward firing at Manus
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4066 troops, 39 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 183
Defending force 3872 troops, 42 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
Allied adjusted assault: 46
Japanese adjusted defense: 31
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
700 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
8th NZ Brigade
Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
85th Naval Guard Unit
Kimura Det /2
72nd JAAF AF Bn
18th Field Construction Battalion
11th JAAF AF Bn
