Japan Held Intramuros, Manila's Stone Fortress. US 240mm Howitzers Blasted the Walls Open.
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@WW2-Vanguard · 2 weeks ago · pinned
ENGAGEMENT FILE - the 240mm howitzer<br><br>Battle: Battle of Manila, Feb 3 - Mar 3, 1945; Intramuros assault Feb 23-26. (Wikipedia, Battle of Manila (1945))<br><br>Fortress: Intramuros, 160-acre 16th-century walled city; walls up to 22 ft high. (Warfare History Network)<br><br>Japanese cmd: Rear Adm. Sanji Iwabuchi, Manila Naval Defense Force (~12,500 men); ~2,000 held Intramuros. (Wikipedia, Sanji Iwabuchi)<br><br>US forces: US 37th Infantry Division (Ohio NG), XIV Corps under Gen. Oscar Griswold. (Robert Ross Smith, Triumph in the Philippines)<br><br>Heavy gun: 240mm howitzer M1 'Black Dragon' - 360-lb shell, most powerful US WW2 field gun. (Wikipedia, 240 mm howitzer M1)<br><br>Bombardment: 9 artillery battalions, ~185 tons of ammo, Feb 17-23; direct point-blank fire from as short as 250 yds. (Robert Ross Smith, Triumph in the Philippines)<br><br>Breach: 240mm battery (Battery C, 544th FA) + 8-inch opened 2 gaps; 148th & 129th Infantry stormed them Feb 23. (US Army official history (HyperWar))<br><br>Outcome: Iwabuchi's officers died Feb 26; last resistance in the Finance Building; Manila secured early March. (Warfare History Network)
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