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General Henry Arnold: bomb tonnage dropped in Pacific Theater by USAAF was to total 1,051,714 in 1945 and 3,167,316 in 1946, excluding the blast yields of atomic weapons.[1]
| Date | US | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| X to X+7 | 12 divisions, 2 RCTs | 6 divisions |
| X+7 to X+14 | 13 divisions, 2 RCTs | 12 divisions |
| Final | 13 divisions, 2 RCTs | 17 divisions |
| Personnel strength | 815,548 (includes 40th Division) | 990,000 (Army only) |
Includes Imperial Guards Division, part of Tokyo Defense Army. SCAP excludes this division because it wasn't part of the field forces.
| Date | Allied | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Y-Day | 15 divisions | 20 divisions |
| Y+30 | 25 divisions | 28-33 divisions |
| Final | 50 divisions | 28-33 divisions |
| Personnel strength | 2,220,000 | 1,280,000 (Army only) |
Japanese Navy Personnel - August 15 1945
JM-85 p. 24 (unclear if it includes SNLFs)
| Location | Battalions | Personnel strength |
|---|---|---|
| Miura Peninsula | 12 | 20,000 |
| Kure Naval Base Area | 6 | 10,000 |
| Sasebo Naval Base Area | 10 | 16,000 |
| Maizuru Naval Base Area | 6 | 10,000 |
| Shimokita Peninsula | 6 | 9,000 |
| Chinkai Naval Guard District | 3 | 3,000 |
| Southwestern Shikoku | 6 | 10,000 |
| Total | 49 | 78,000 |
Demobilization of Japanese Armed Forces, Navy Section
| Kyushu | Kanto Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasebo Naval District Force | 96,590 | Yokosuka Naval District Force | 181,228 |
| 5th Air Fleet | 73,354 | Honshu Air Fleets | 87,761 |
| 7th Fleet | 12,151 | 6th Fleet | 4,553 |
| Grand Escort Command HQ | 23,908 | ||
| Central Office & Attached Schools | 11,633 | ||
| Operation Olympic Landing Schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Miyazaki Plain | Ariake Bay | Kagoshima | Satsuma Peninsula | General Reserve | Outlying Islands |
| X-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40th Division, 158th RCT |
| X-Day | 25th, 33rd Divisions | 43rd Division, 1st Cavalry Division | 2nd, 3rd, 5th Marine Divisions | -- | -- | -- |
| X+1 | -- | Balance of above divisions | -- | -- | -- | |
| X+2 | 41st Division | Americal Division, 112th RCT | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| X+3 | (From General Reserve) | 98th, 81st Divisions | 158th RCT | -- | ||
| X+4 | -- | Balance of Americal Div. | -- | -- | -- | |
| X+5 | -- | -- | -- | 77th Division | -- | -- |
| X+22 | (From General Reserve) | 11th Airborne Division | -- | |||
| 13 Divisions, 2 RCTs | 1 Division, 1 RCT | |||||
| Final | 815,548 men | |||||
| Operation Coronet Landing Schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Sagami Bay | Boso Peninsula | General Reserve | Strategic Reserve | ||
| Philippines | US Mainland | Commonwealth Corps | ||||
| Y-Day | 24th, 31st, 37th, 6th, 32nd, 38th Infantry Divisions, 13th, 20th Armored Divisions | 7th, 27th, 96th Infantry Divisions, 1st, 4th, 6th Marine Divisions | 97th Infantry Division (with Western Force) | -- | -- | -- |
| Y+30 | 4th, 87th, 8th Infantry Divisions | 86th, 44th, 5th Infantry Divisions | -- | |||
| Y+35 | (From General Reserve) | 2nd, 28th, 35th Infantry Divisions, 11th Airborne Division | ||||
| Y+60 | (Rear Echelon) | |||||
| After Y+60 | (From Strategic Reserve) | 95th, 104th, 91st Infantry Divisions | 10th Mountain Division, 5 unnamed Armored Divisions, 11 unnamed Infantry Divisions | 3rd UK Division, 6th Canadian Division, 10th Australian Division, 2nd New Zealand Division, 1 unnamed Australian Division | ||
| 25 Divisions | 25 Divisions | |||||
| 1,171,646 men
(Incl. 11th AB Div. (8,556) and 81,002 others from Kyushu) |
120,000 men | 735,000 men | 200,000 men | |||
| Location | Japanese Estimate | US Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Ariake (Shibushi) Bay | 5-6 divisions | 3 divisions, 1 RCT |
| Miyazaki Plain | 3-4 divisions | 3 divisions |
| Satsuma Peninsula | 2 divisions | 3 divisions |
| Airborne attacks | 1-2 divisions | -- |
| Makurazaki-Kaimon-dake | -- | 3 divisions |
| Tanega-shima | 1 brigade (RCT) | 1 RCT (contingent) |
| Koshiki-retto, Uji-gunto, Kusagaki-shima, Kuro-shima, Kuchino-erabu-shima |
-- | 1 division |
| Shikoku | 2 divisions | -- |
| Reserve | 2 divisions | 1 airborne division |
| Total | 15-18 divisions, 1 RCT | 14 divisions, 2 RCTs |
| Location | Japanese Estimate | US Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Kujukuri | 15 divisions | 9 divisions |
| Sagami Bay | 5 divisions | 12 divisions (2 armored) |
| Airborne attacks | 1-2 divisions | -- |
| Izu Islands | 1 division | -- |
| Mishima Beach | 1 division | -- |
| Omaezaki | 1 division | -- |
| Reserve | 3-5 divisions | 4 divisions (1 airborne) |
| Total | 27-30 divisions | 25 divisions |
| Initial Forces | Primary Reserve (1 week) | Secondary Reserve (10 days-2 weeks) | Tertiary Reserve (Honshu) | Shikoku | Kanto Plain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 divisions (303rd, 206th, 146th, 86th, 156th, 154th) |
4 divisions (216th, 25th, 77th, 212th) |
2 division (57th, 145th) |
3 divisions (231st, 230th, 225th) |
2 divisions (205th, 11th) |
3-5 divisions |
- ^ One World Or None: A Report to the Public on the Full Meaning of the Atomic Bomb. Article "Air Force in the Atomic Age" by General H. Arnold. Retrieved 1/29/2024