Quote:
|
Originally Posted by A Very Super Market
Um... the fact that American submarines would surface in coastal areas to sink sampans?
|
No just Fluckey.
The Barb commander wanted to prove the submarines versatility as a weapon of war. So on the Barb's last war patrol he did.
Shore gun bombardments:
7/02/1945: Kaihyo To Island; new naval radar station, radio station, all buildings, boats, and supplies completely destroyed.
07/25/1945: Chiri cannery completely destroyed.
07/26/1945: Shibetoro lumber mill, sampan building yard, all cradles, and all new sampans destroyed.
Rocket attacks:
First rocket attack by US submarine.
06/22/1945: Factories at Shari.
07/13/1945: Shikuka Air Base.
07/14/1945: Shiritori town and Oji paper factory.
07/25/1945: Kashiho Factories.
Vessels destroyed by ramming:
150 ton trawler.
Fluckey regretted sinking the trawler. He claims he did not think about it untill after he did it. From what he claims he wanted to transfer some fuel to it and take it as a prize to bring back to Pearl.
Destroyed by commando raid:
One train and 16 cars.
Vessels destroyed by gunfire:
Three luggers 69 sampans*
*50 or so sampans were done in when they opened up shore bombardment with 20mm and 40mm only. Apparently they hit the fuel supply.
Torpedo.
3 merchants.
1 frigate.