APPENDIX 4 TO ANNEX " B "

SOUTHERN ATTACK AREA

TO COMMANDER SOUTHERN ATTACK FORCE [TF 53] 1. LOCATION:
OPERATION PLAN NO. AI62-44 a) Grid Coordinates: FP 793082 to 780052­
2. LANDMARKS:

BEACH STUDY a)
Agat;
From Air: Rice-paddies
and Alutom Island.
behind Apaca Point; town of

[SOUTHERN SECTOR] b) From Sea: On the left , Apaca Po in t and Pe 1 a gi Rock ;

in the center back ground, is Maanot Ridge;and on the
Information based on Aerial Photographs, right, Bangi Point and Alutom Island.
3. DESCRIPTION OF REEF: (See Cross- Section A-A and Dia-

KEY MAP Strategic Studies, and Mar. Corps. Map Scale 1:20,000
grammatic Map)

GUAM SECRET a) Reef-Mar gin: The reef- face, vary ing in width from

15 to 60- yds, genera 1 ly has a normal 30- de gree incli­

[Change to Restricted in Combat Area]
nation, but in spots is steep or overhun g. A shallow

opening off Agat narrowing in Its 80-yd length from

30 to 10 yds is nearly blocked at its mouth by coral

peaks; whi 1 e 350 yds south of Gaan Point a 90-yd long

channel, with sharp s ide-wa11s, narrows from60 to 40

yds and two large pinnacles pa r tly obstruet it s head.

b) Reef-Flat: Ranging in its width between 90 yds off

Apaca Point, 270 yds offAgat, and 650 yds off Bangi

Point, this surface has a narrow boulder~zone and is

partiallybareor covered wi th sand, silt, and grass.

Streams discharge s i 1 t in a thin be 1 t a Iong shoreline

or as deltas, one o f which t ies Bangi Point, an is land,

to the coast.

4. DESCRIPTION OF BEACH: With overal1 length of 3400 yds

and average width 10 yds, this coral sand beach has

DIAGRAMMATIC
an estimated 1:20 gradient and appears quite free of

OF REEF OFF AGAT

obstruetions.

5. PHYSIOGRAPHY: (See Cross-Section B-B).

a) Provinces: The area may be divided into the

Coastal Plain, the Foot-Hi 11s, and the Mountains.

b) Coastal Plain: This ielatively 1 eve 1 pi a in 180 yds

wide is covered with fine-textured clayey and silty

soils. Coconut groves, semi-dense underbrush, cogon-

grass, and weeds are widespread. Rice-fields under

cuItivation lie southeast of Agat and behind Apaca

Point, where the plain widens into a broad flat, its

surface broken locally by rounded, 20- to 60- ft knobs.

CROSS-SECTION A-A XOtt: Profile run in 1936. to Blight v a r i a t i o n i n ,/rpfri.

Grid C o o r d i n a t e * of Origin: FT 792061
pottibl
Movem ent in 1 and confined to dry ground and facilitated
Azimuth of Profile from Origin: 170'T
REEF PROFILE RUN OFF TOWN OF AGAT Depth DmtiMr: Kean Lover Low liter by the 15- to 18 - ft wi de Harmon Road; while laterally
100 73 50 IS 0
northward, it is largely restricted to the town's main

s treets 50 and 1 50 yds from beach and to 10- ft Old Agat

or 1 5- ft Agat - Sumay Roads , which are bordered with the

mud of wel1-irrigated fields. Clear observation may be

af forded from local hills and the low knobs in paddies.

Exce11 ent concealment offered within groves and under

trees such as line the s t reams; while only houses and

stream-beds furnish any suitable cover.

c) Foot -Hi lls: Th i s 1400 -yd wide s t r ip between the 50­

and 400- ft contour lines of gently rolling terrain,

having rounded ridges and sha1 low, U-shaped valleys,

is covered wi th stream-la id grave 1s and other coa rse-

LEGEND OF DEFENSES textured soils, which typically support much sword-,

1600' 15001 1400' 1300' 1200' 1100' 1000' OQO' 800'
cogon- , and sho r t bunch-grass , and sparse scrub-growth.

Based on Photographic Reconnaissance of 2 5 April 1944 and 7 May 1944 In land and lateral movement impeded by hi 1ly nature of

the ground; unlimi ted observa t ion is a f forded over the

Coastal Plain from ridges; some slight cover is to be

had beh ind outcrops and in stream- beds ; and, cons i de r ­

Q Coastal Defense Gun Q Empty or unidentitied position Aumth of Profile from Origin on Caan P o i n t - 120°T
CROSS-SECTION B-B Grid Coordinates of Profile: FP 787064 t o 808052 ing the graasy character of vegetat ion , only the tree-

Heavy A .A. /vW\ Trench LAND PROFILE FROM GAAN POINT OVER MT. ALIFAN MT ALIFAN growth a Ion g atreams provides sufficient concealment.

100 50 0 100 200 300 d) Mpun tains : Th i s rugged count ry , r i s ing sharp 1y from

(D Light A .A. Underwater Obstacles

5ca/e i n yarrf. 400 ft to the 874- ft summit of Mt. Alifan, is heavily
0 Kachine Gun 3 Former U.S. Posi tion iiWHIiItiil forested down to the 600-ft line in dense, tropical
-400' , ov.H«m growth and 1arge trees. Though comparatively easy to
Pillbox -*-*- Barbed Wire COASTAL PLAIH 00- thick
ered with traverse its grassy slopes, only slow and laborious
a thin veneer of ttrmmm-Ytid tmnd. tilt mrd grrvtl nemr thore. and
A Observation Post Number with symbol indicates number of progress can be made across the peaks.
guns, etc. - dotted indicates probable.
-Sea-Level

1200' 1600' 2000' 2400­

MT. TENJO ALIFAN MT.

(EL. 1013') (EL. 8741)
Crest of Alifan Mt. heavily
forested down to 600' line.
MAANOT RIDGE

Scrub GroV'th and Sword Grass on slopes with

Natural saddle between Alifan Mt. and
semi - dense undergrowth in the lower ravines.
ridge ex tending Northward to Mt. Tenio

| Cocotlut Palms along immediate shore line Rice fields and cultivated areas inland.

w»ntimii^

Water obs tacl es along reef edge' £a

YELLOW, N o . 2

SEE REVERSE SIDE OF SHEET

FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF AREA

BEACH SKETCH
NOTE: Character and distinguahing features
of landing beaches may be altered by
preceding bombardment.
Photographs of Southern Beach

MOSAIC FROM PHOTOGRAPHS 7 MAY 1944,

SUBMARINE RECONNATSSANCE
2-29 APRIL 1944