June 5th 1944. 4 weeks after the originally scheduled date, allied forces land on Guam, in the Marianas chain. The first wave completed landing, except for 3rs USMC that was delayed, and will arrive within the next few days. The second wave will start landing tomorrow. One question remains: Where are the enemy carriers?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/44
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TF 1150 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1150 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Requisite
LCVP 544P, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1150
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TF 1153 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1153 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Scuffle
MSW Scout
MSW Oracle
LST LST-45, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1153
1316 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Weaver, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
LCI(G) LCI-70, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
LCI(G) LCI-69, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Scuffle, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-175, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-157, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-136, Shell hits 2
LCT LCT-65, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Scout, Shell hits 1, on fire
LCI LCI-583, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Oracle, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
LCI LCI-436, Shell hits 7, on fire
LST LST-83, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
LST LST-70, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
LST LST-69, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DE Doneff, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
1241 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
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TF 1156 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1156 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Burnie
MSW Vireo
DE Thomason
DE Spangler
LCM 543C, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1156
740 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE Manning, Shell hits 3
LCM 594E, Shell hits 5, on fire
LCM 594D, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
LCM 544D, Shell hits 10
LCM 542E, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
DE Raby, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
LCM 532E
LCM 532C, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
820 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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TF 1157 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1157 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Bungaree
MSW Horsham
MSW Skylark
MSW Grebe
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1157
218 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST LST-446, Shell hits 4
MSW Bungaree, Shell hits 2
Allied ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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TF 1158 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
DE England
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1158
410 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE J. Douglas Blackwood, Shell hits 1
DE England
LCT LCT-176, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Gatling
LCT LCT-141, Shell hits 3
DE Harmon, Shell hits 1
Allied ground losses:
1134 casualties reported
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ASW attack at 48,46
Japanese Ships
DD Sagi
PC Mikura
PC Manju
PC Amakusa
PC Hirado
PC Kanju
PC Wakamiya
PC Mutsure
PC Matsuwa
PC Sado
DD Fuyo
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
DD Samidare
DD Natsugumo
Allied Ships
SS Flounder, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
CA Pittsburgh
CA Quincy, Shell hits 5
CA Chester
BB Alabama
BB South Dakota
BB New Mexico
BB Tennessee
Japanese ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 13
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Tinian, at 62,65
Allied Ships
CA St. Louis
BB Richelieu
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66
Allied Ships
CL Biloxi
CL Columbia
CL Richmond
CA Concord
CA Canberra
CA Boston
CA Northampton
BB Idaho
Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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TF 1150 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1150 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Requisite
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1150
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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TF 1156 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1156 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Burnie
MSW Vireo
DE Thomason
DE Raby, on fire, heavy damage
DE Eichenberger
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1156
30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
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TF 1157 encounters mine field at Guam (62,66)
TF 1157 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
Allied Ships
MSW Bungaree
MSW Horsham
MSW Skylark
MSW Grebe
LST LST-474, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1157
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Coastal Guns at Guam, 62,66, firing at TF 1158
TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66
175 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DE J. Douglas Blackwood, Shell hits 3
AP Du Page, Shell hits 5, on fire
Allied ground losses:
574 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Saipan , at 63,64
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 26
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 43
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Day Air attack on Tinian , at 62,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 35
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 18
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Day Air attack on Guam , at 62,66
Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 13
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Day Air attack on TF, near Lombok at 24,69
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 3
G4M2 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Tinian , at 62,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 404832 troops, 4688 guns, 1142 vehicles, Assault Value = 8919
Defending force 384443 troops, 1873 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 8522
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 107134 troops, 635 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 2452
Defending force 167349 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2567
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34930 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 697
Defending force 9506 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6
Japanese max assault: 680 - adjusted assault: 317
Allied max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 206
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6
Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at 33,29
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 20688 troops, 189 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 451
Defending force 1174 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Japanese max assault: 284 - adjusted assault: 48
Allied max defense: 33 - adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Guam
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29936 troops, 347 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 694
Defending force 42168 troops, 467 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 1230
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lashio
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 36255 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 693
Defending force 37335 troops, 257 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 821
Allied max assault: 1186 - adjusted assault: 105
Japanese max defense: 642 - adjusted defense: 904
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)
Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1419 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 273796 troops, 1690 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8522
Defending force 447651 troops, 4694 guns, 1426 vehicles, Assault Value = 8919
Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Mandalay
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 54968 troops, 221 guns, 836 vehicles, Assault Value = 718
Defending force 136386 troops, 1050 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431
Allied max assault: 627 - adjusted assault: 159
Japanese max defense: 2440 - adjusted defense: 9041
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Allied ground losses:
3117 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 28
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 52194 troops, 244 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2567
Defending force 116068 troops, 663 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 2452
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 33,29
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 921 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
Defending force 20474 troops, 186 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439
Allied max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 0
Japanese max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 95
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Pagan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7764 troops, 26 guns, 419 vehicles, Assault Value = 500
Defending force 15397 troops, 102 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.
Sun Tzu
