AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42# E" X6 ^9 H- t
今天爆发了开战以来最大规模的海战,日军好运连连,盟军RP吃瘪
9 j% z/ `( B$ h/ F1 a8 e菜花天蝗采用了大统领授予的战术部署,一改开战以来的护航颓势,一举摧毁了盟军突击登陆滩头的rush& L3 ~4 t7 f% U
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4 R& H, J3 q. Q- [3 O* r8 Q. uNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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1 U4 ~( [0 M' l2 ?2 P' vJapanese Ships
2 ^' h L0 {- n5 ~. C! R$ F CL Kashii% Q8 X3 u1 c& g
CL Kinu! Y) w7 Q; k% F5 U! a
DD Nowaki
$ A# u! \% L; ~5 y DD Asashio# ~& \0 S; _3 q- W- K. s
DD Michishio2 \4 m/ s# S" U3 ~( P3 W
DD Arashio& c9 a/ i$ D9 W9 z, M
DD Natsugumo
4 M' }1 T& t1 w; E" [- Y DD Yamagumo
: a, O7 ~! K( T1 ^8 D9 D DD Asagumo9 }, e" N' B! L
DD Murasame% B8 z$ ]" f/ l; ^; e ^' L$ e, T' L
DD Harusame: }7 D, {' M, M/ }% T; ]2 c
DD Akatsuki
4 F, D* [, Y6 M) u+ A! u, @& @2 m DD Hibiki
6 ]' Y. {4 Q% v DD Ikazuchi# [: M0 \( w$ v$ i
DD Inazuma0 F6 c" t5 h1 ?# ~
DD Shikinami
7 ~- h# R( H' z) e DD Ayanami) J# Y* U, E- }# g- l" U
DD Asagiri
+ M6 e6 {: c% U: F; a DD Sagiri
7 z7 W6 e, U. d8 o4 E5 B2 m DD Yugiri* N0 V% ~! u# ]% z& W4 c
DD Minazuki
# s. Z' i( X# Y5 F AK Sado Maru
$ n0 s7 v/ V5 C3 l5 h7 }, j AK Sagami Maru- Y( N2 U/ s Z6 c4 j# f
AK Sakura Maru m9 F5 L, ~: ^
AK Kaga Maru
# F# M9 D+ \- }, ? AK Kinka Maru
% |. u, Q7 S+ k, t' p; Z% C AK Kyushu Maru+ ^# i5 o# I2 O
AK Tosan Maru
: u; i9 t, s; f M. _% T AMC Asaka Maru( K/ v- ^# r. S3 h" e$ F4 V4 u
xAK Ayatosan Maru
8 ]3 E2 Q1 J7 U+ ]) s: K7 b xAK Kansai Maru
2 q% n+ c6 i! m3 ?& [, e& D" p xAK Kashii Maru
" F& S5 f, A) G1 |7 ]1 g xAK Aobasan Maru" V6 u! n+ F, r% `0 q# e3 ?' N
xAK Asosan Maru( a' d! t! q5 h- z: r% L
xAK Asakasan Maru
3 }1 I- h) f3 J/ v xAK Atutasan Maru
' N0 q7 s/ \. ~" ^4 z xAK Kinugawa Maru
, G3 y0 h: L- P% Y' o( d' d xAK Yamaura Maru
K! r5 i4 T# x! X& L) K' q& }% r% P xAK Zenyo Maru
* o. y- t8 k9 t- X- U xAK Nako Maru
8 @5 k6 j) u2 G! ]0 [ xAK Johore Maru
: h2 n7 x3 [+ ~+ j9 R- @9 ~ xAK Fushimi Maru5 E8 C: v, a+ H, t* S4 |
xAK Kamoi Maru* X9 r+ j- b8 `# d
xAK Ryoyo Maru2 L* W$ H0 B: [. E$ N1 g! F9 r' O
xAK Nihonka Maru
& f- p+ t% @) _$ m; N1 B9 F6 @ xAK Nojima Maru
2 f5 K; g* ~" E1 a% }8 Z0 ~, @, a LSD Shinshu Maru
7 K8 }' I8 a4 N+ X& X- Z: b. \# n- M& p xAP Hakozaki Maru
2 c4 ~1 B& L1 ?3 O/ y& P: G xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
4 {( b# e% ~; Y3 y& ^ PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ z9 L# c9 E% q3 n0 d4 L
PT TM-10$ X; Z) n8 x5 e' ^0 g1 F3 X8 G
PT TM-11& W3 _% i0 m8 _# G0 d% q$ I
PT TM-125 R" e' D) V5 B( d
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 j; m( R1 O+ a& f
PT TM-14, q1 L, S' m. `- a' c
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 \1 ?0 a1 P/ e$ c; F
5 J# I9 B7 l: jAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!% q/ C1 P: g+ ^1 ?5 s* V4 x2 }
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway8 s Y* K9 S1 B/ K% O9 H; j
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
+ t/ X) F; Y- N3 x9 U4 v$ A% t( jMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards" N9 Y# [ |8 M" S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
9 S: B" A9 H: q1 o- F7 W% P nCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards& C3 O" {) M* j' W3 c3 u/ s, Q) Z8 E
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , + a" e: Z/ q5 |4 `
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , & L# d, ]4 I" R) h
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , + f2 R. U* g2 b
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
$ |5 m, P1 v& Z6 @- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , 9 |" }6 p2 [( |- t) H" y8 A
DD Arashio , DD Asashio- s5 p! O* i% n3 ?0 t8 Y4 A8 m
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards; Q x. N3 d: ]4 \% T' {
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards8 W( \) T. K5 `9 `4 H4 |" N
DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
1 B0 E- }5 p) D5 A) qRange closes to 9,000 yards
9 {- @, f3 R8 e" rLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
" N" R( l. }) I( O3 M AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
4 O, {: V! `% N* y5 E: w AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , ; Q- G2 [3 e, h2 [
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
; U# D$ P- L2 B3 b" Z: N& a xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , & w: ? |. O' n' }" V
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
* }0 j( S1 V7 k2 n1 a xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat! v( t& e0 b! m" x5 Q2 x1 Y
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , & C, R1 {& ?! L S
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
$ Z. C! H/ ~- P& j. d0 l DD Arashio , DD Nowaki: |" p! ^% K1 a
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards3 C1 C8 o& O, N. p9 v7 D
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
. E( i0 R& u- S( L1 oDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards. |" C, ], o# G* r' J2 s
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards8 v% [7 b" T s' g0 p) I
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
; Q! o) E' O0 F2 MDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards1 S( u% J) J& R) z: f8 T
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
! S/ z, I; S& a/ v7 NRange closes to 6,000 yards
( C7 T& f5 N! _) FPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
: Q1 P% f5 Q2 z+ q6 O+ ^$ L# F5 dPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards5 @% Y8 }$ W5 g& X$ \/ W
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards" T% r5 t3 }. b0 N& P
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
8 g0 R( Q, U* u) f+ v6 W* CDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards. t. A. d- M1 B: b* d
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards0 w6 r( G0 j- h& }" f+ h
Range closes to 5,000 yards
+ W* y2 g; W) D0 [; R+ rLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 0 u* o! s! L& G5 B# \ V
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 2 ^( G6 C/ Y& E; i' n: t7 V
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
3 X& x& G- W! I1 {4 l, O( b xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
" L7 k" Q2 k9 a3 ? xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , / w4 |$ @6 Z9 q0 }" s$ M
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , # \1 Q8 M Y. O/ v- S$ V
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru ,
. S" f, C+ r! ~3 C7 {9 f xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , + F& c! k! t& ]$ |! g6 [5 B9 t5 O# m
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat! ~ G; B' Y, v: ~7 v4 S. F n
- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
+ h0 N. d! ~* U2 ]; a* ~ DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , 8 }' h; Y8 }0 ?% ~! o
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
6 y$ n" Y. ?+ E DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
/ g& m9 K' X1 J% mDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards/ R. T9 f! g1 u0 E
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
3 Y- v9 X1 ]6 \" k$ ~9 |DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards5 O7 P7 |% b2 b/ y+ |: _/ b2 C
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
4 l6 U m" k8 I( c. ^5 JLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , " L0 X2 d, ?" N. u8 g8 T* V
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
1 E3 }- F* x5 O v# r& a' d" T AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
( }7 J4 j, y) Z2 v xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
2 A/ ^+ A- {3 F" m xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
$ l5 `1 N( u I) FCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards$ {* Q# R3 m% X8 }
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards5 n' I7 y- l5 n
DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
: `1 g/ J3 ~0 SPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
- i8 S; b, {1 z7 pPT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
1 d; H( Y$ H2 @0 {/ ]- oLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
+ L u; s0 ^. o' D8 g AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
4 F4 t1 d( z7 t# Y1 z _$ R AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
: x5 h7 _0 \" P( O) l xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
2 Y- A+ m2 k& }$ O8 L( e. V xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
( e- p& E7 X" ^# v2 x- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , % v8 R" a0 ^4 O+ F S9 B
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
4 r1 k/ P" Z/ B6 xPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
5 B. r7 H9 j# ZDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards V( x" [4 ?8 z/ z# t& j
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
6 R- i/ @; k8 m# x# WDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards, Z. C. T. F- c6 ?- h; C: q, R
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards, e5 D [0 `8 W7 O. v/ R
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
: }- ? @) Y+ X9 tRange increases to 6,000 yards
5 D2 X' r4 ^9 H0 Q6 d$ n: y9 |DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards$ M- ^0 g+ o' u
Range increases to 11,000 yards- g" f1 l) j" \+ Z& P
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
. A7 l+ D/ O& S! ~/ Z/ g2 DLSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat) Q$ U4 a! c& y& x A) l
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards' F9 G8 J# }. m$ H) ]
CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards! q$ J! u, \0 k+ \/ _ W
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards
6 G; f; |0 |; d; s7 NTask forces break off...4 j1 g+ g' E% W+ U1 F
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5 O* z1 b" P N1 y, |5 I, tNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 V- z6 ^9 g7 j) Y6 A; ~ V CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1, ~( a L# p9 J
CA Mogami L/ k% G% z5 U5 P
DD Kuroshio
* c. h% F3 Y% F1 a' T8 V6 l' | DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
$ @! @/ a* I; q/ ~ DD Natsushio
" `, v- U( _6 q( v DD Shiratsuyu
! t& A! P4 W3 @3 ~4 ~ M z1 _ DD Umikaze# D9 r) I$ X) m4 ~
" {; Y" S4 X( X7 FAllied Ships
6 B3 B$ @: G& ^1 i" ]( k0 j DD Alden$ s2 |! \: f3 `, P8 ]% @' z7 n
DD Barker* M" g) u! q; n
DD Edsall
1 ~3 c+ X: T$ G) } DD John D. Edwards
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* Z3 T! A; F" s( C- }! }5 i, D: kImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight# R/ i. Q/ U, J: ~6 C: a+ U8 n
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards! K+ w" ^$ v3 k3 v; B( d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards w' s$ @: Y& A/ Q, l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
w# a0 r6 }4 [( w' Y `CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
$ r8 o2 y5 V0 x+ T4 v7 ^CA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards0 |2 Y7 Y6 k2 p; d; ^8 e1 f' M
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards: |4 S8 @- [. t! d
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
1 u' L P7 y* X7 i( [4 ^( ^DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards, A* ]- n: g" D, U
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards: U( q( H% R4 W' C0 u5 B* T* R' R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
) N# i: u& V9 qRange closes to 6,000 yards( _1 [$ ]/ S7 i. [$ g3 N
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
9 P0 j# G- p* ?3 w/ s2 L6 b6 [ sDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
) L0 V8 n8 U( B. O8 N NDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
+ N+ T/ @# z5 \# Q2 r: M2 XDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards) e+ _) _" ~" F( b2 R
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
& \( V0 x4 B2 J& [9 vDD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
6 Z. T3 H$ C% h% h# Y+ |DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
& m+ q7 W9 ^% L. mCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards: d. d1 E) N' i
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
$ }9 ^4 H' A1 Y& P/ A+ iDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
2 u- I8 I( y, j! sDD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
9 \& }5 q7 i% c- E" SDD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards# M( d5 _% I# x9 `, E
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards" j: h% }* _" O( d% d7 H, p% W0 V4 h
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards* |" x- V. l! t) K; v
Range increases to 8,000 yards
" j% d- e& c; v% nDD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
( S2 M- L) y$ B: fDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards; S3 W1 Z0 i, L! |1 R( w; }
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards- X! i; f6 {$ \3 V* B4 \# x/ d
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards; K7 {) i; J. R7 o% b* o B, `
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards1 e f* J ?* ^$ Q
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
N4 ^* T% Q% H/ a" K/ K9 LDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards) \; X8 G1 C4 J# ?
Task forces break off...
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% Y* w% |( @9 W8 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards4 n( t7 ^& G }- Z4 X$ ?+ i
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Japanese Ships1 h$ G' v* e) n% @
CVL Ryujo0 O+ F" R9 o0 [1 @" m8 v( R" w
CVL Shoho
" r6 ?& F3 b9 K( E' k( N CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1& M" f% f+ }5 ]. c( B- f3 z
CVE Hosho
3 s8 x" W9 C, _# B: D CVE Taiyo9 p, B6 P9 h% I0 I! N
CA Takao
% g$ _& d7 r' {4 T6 f; f; s CA Atago1 ]# ~% p6 H+ b3 {) b
CL Kuma, Shell hits 23 s7 y" ?) t S2 o# I6 M- W
DD Akigumo
9 Z4 H$ B$ I4 s$ q) b DD Shiranui4 s- j2 U5 d) c! B' r
DD Samidare! s0 \2 G! n8 E
DD Yamakaze
3 Q" F' B. J0 @* c7 E! O8 Y DD Hatsuharu3 [/ t" ]4 @" l5 m4 k9 A
DD Hatsushima! X Q5 x ?2 }$ ?* M
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 _0 G, z; B( |* F1 H DD Yugure, Shell hits 1' W0 @2 h/ K; V' A
- v# d5 p2 T8 WAllied Ships
& l1 {: R9 r' J: k+ @/ c# d' `6 f CA Houston* Q3 }) B3 d! W2 A! d9 I( m" `
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
" ~ c9 H+ O0 p# ]) } CL Tromp
. U* {9 j7 v- Q/ ?. K- ]- A, j CL Durban, Shell hits 18 c K2 a" X+ ]7 e8 L2 j1 D, H
DD John D. Ford
9 I9 z: E& R6 x$ t9 O2 N( C DD Parrott7 D7 y8 L7 p' C
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
' Q/ c3 U* @) T DD Pope
5 d! D) j; s O6 t! t% C DD Whipple
1 D4 n g& i! h: r3 m& c) R7 b DD Stewart7 R8 }: @: H; _, K
DD Evertsen+ G, i3 C) |$ N& _( F" V! _/ L
DD Stronghold
0 v2 s; Q. f v' u DD Thanet
! k* D" m: K) v# j- L DD Encounter
5 r6 h% y" t) c6 s8 N8 E% J DD Express
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9 X; X( E3 e7 F$ d( q) f- [Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight! B2 v N" h; f" j! z2 z
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
0 @6 S# g. P' T. _ ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards) y& ^; h2 n' @7 ?: x9 Q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards3 @" \( {# h: w7 L
CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards; K; w @$ _6 a8 R( m5 K
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
5 B4 [ O4 {0 o7 i5 _CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards/ j6 E* \! Q- M6 m
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
8 B$ \9 q9 c4 a ^7 A- ICL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards" k2 \) F% b, X+ k
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards1 O0 {" f4 L" d: O
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
% \& o9 R! X% O1 BDD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards, c) }; r+ R4 k2 c* ~8 w
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards- D" j# N3 ~( O0 M2 W
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards# x9 K) H8 u% ]8 x
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards+ V4 L6 g" P* _3 A2 }
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards# B' Y; v3 n- J# K
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
6 e- c9 j2 N5 h- IRange closes to 8,000 yards# Q( ?3 t" m4 o
DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards& D) K$ M9 o$ x
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
4 T$ o2 A+ M5 p* F! u' iCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards
' e& z( A i$ L& v# M1 y! @3 _CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards+ o9 k/ ~# q& E" p4 ]1 f
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
# Y5 M/ |6 j+ o& L1 R8 a) ?DD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
- P Z6 P6 U* c! n! z5 b- ZCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards; c! n4 f0 ^$ H
DD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
7 J. o- h @) J, V3 H jDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards1 N& _; C4 ]6 n, j9 P) [
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
! e7 A- q/ M2 M o4 j8 Y" nDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards, H3 H4 I/ I# G9 B! H# D1 w# r+ D
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards& k/ {" ^0 u9 k6 A6 _1 O3 R
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
" U0 H) ^! {+ T- eDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
- Y) {- k; X2 Y' q# P8 X) z MRange closes to 7,000 yards$ R9 d3 W1 e* Y. Y8 D+ p6 s
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
! _; j9 q. E4 e1 I2 ZCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
! R" i; T% O" ~% Y- xDD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards- h5 t6 Q9 d/ i6 Z: r2 o, D. ^
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards8 L% |0 P* \7 p
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards6 r1 [) x5 v# U
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
5 x0 _5 A7 t X2 k5 n& O- w0 O( \DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
6 A9 u2 s* B8 B: Y" I9 m; n7 qDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
% w4 t4 X/ L( m6 `2 VDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards4 Q! ^$ [ {: Y7 }
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
. k5 m4 o1 ?7 u; {! Q T3 |DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
1 e" A9 H8 R! |- U: ?# [7 w6 V7 LDD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards1 p% C; _2 J7 b& \, Q, N* G9 t; U
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards% O# @# i; k8 J
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
7 e- }5 U5 Y, C+ A. }* k1 M, U& BDD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards& C* x/ T/ y% _; r3 A9 V' A5 ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards a) d/ |+ |1 ~( K4 i; n A4 J) d
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
( c# u9 t2 W$ M' s5 m; V+ JDD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
: z$ d- O4 d6 i9 _0 J$ ^7 e. wCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards7 ^# W* A/ Z! k3 N: T9 a
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
) _7 {5 I k! {" K0 B4 @8 p5 y9 @, BDD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
( M0 v6 P' k1 q% O, ZCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
' y" Z# ` v, h6 v% r0 K# `; hDD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards* }, Z* C+ m# j# x) _( e) m- E4 \
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards& k4 N7 j' ]. y3 m, y
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
7 k f9 K Z) k3 Y3 HDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
4 L$ Y5 O& L+ X! EDD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards" N" T. p, O$ d+ a5 w5 y/ d5 p
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
1 A8 [, O) U% g( gDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards1 d, u; j) u: b9 s! ^: X
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards$ A6 C2 S; R7 o6 w; |" \- ^+ f
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
+ P6 `& N, |8 ?- r5 ~DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards: R7 ~3 Q9 r9 i8 |' b
Range increases to 9,000 yards
) k3 @3 X g9 m q& t( @DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
; ^4 g$ u3 s) \DD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
# M! z# c9 E1 I3 b7 T2 m M/ O5 `CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
$ K; d6 r! M. i h2 pCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards% S" l4 M' `, r' D/ N3 S
DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards
t! ?/ b1 d" eDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards- j: G4 x& q' H" d9 x
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
3 L- m8 \9 g! d' B: t: @8 g% GCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards* D5 N) {8 @9 ^) a" j
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards$ [6 J# C' C5 ^
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards7 B( G& z8 ~( O) Q5 t$ |( H
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards! j( X3 Q5 Y8 i( W: i, @
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards. ?/ u/ G/ ?3 M; Q/ Y- e
DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards1 n, j {$ J2 G& I6 v
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards
^2 [2 J* t$ S0 s" GDD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards
# _" H3 L7 s" f$ z* D) j$ Z3 wJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape X8 Y$ N n( v- G$ p |
Task forces break off... G. N; X; m& s# y
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/ ~ F6 h# Z! @) ~. [0 g" A# G3 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards4 u5 ~6 y4 @. p! s$ f
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Japanese Ships
3 \' F2 \1 X$ q8 Q+ ] CL Kashii% H4 @' w% }/ I) X C$ o) S
CL Kinu! l8 A5 Q1 d2 K+ w
DD Nowaki4 d- ~# |! ` `( b
DD Asashio% d v% t8 \2 ^7 ?5 r
DD Arashio& I7 |$ p& { X" X4 o# p
DD Natsugumo
" U' y6 S) y' ?+ g2 `; W5 P; m# Z DD Yamagumo' l Z+ {% ?1 ~, o
DD Asagumo3 h" J' I9 k1 v$ n, r
DD Murasame
! y, j' A# K2 B& U/ B! Q DD Harusame
6 i" k2 |' q0 `0 w& {, g DD Akatsuki& Q1 u" v5 I" I/ c6 {; g
DD Hibiki- s1 I% ^3 V9 q# v
DD Ikazuchi
! ~1 q9 z$ [1 @3 x0 p! T; q J) L: Q DD Inazuma6 Z, t0 r8 y" [: o9 b7 E
DD Shikinami
0 K" Q, X2 U1 C9 T: I7 G, x DD Ayanami5 h) J$ i0 }; c# ?: T2 h3 L
DD Asagiri$ ^' _4 c) q& c* w0 Z2 X7 Y
DD Sagiri& A' B0 h6 W" O) |- F
DD Yugiri4 U9 u1 v7 r- O$ E, ]: ?' B
DD Minazuki: A8 l2 J( `" N8 c2 [/ H, e
AK Sado Maru3 V6 e* a0 y& u" Y% t5 p4 K
AK Sagami Maru
6 C0 d6 r& ~# S7 n AK Sakura Maru) b, I5 l I- o2 k
AK Kaga Maru0 _! z2 ?# T' _
AK Kinka Maru
8 Z' P# k% _$ h3 g AK Kyushu Maru
7 ?8 V$ R4 D% R AK Tosan Maru
# p H4 f, x' j9 H0 h3 j' u" Y AMC Asaka Maru
, Z! z8 _$ Z! |$ _# |. U xAK Ayatosan Maru
4 h. T3 E# E) U, o. Y xAK Kansai Maru4 Z4 U8 @6 ]! L/ @
xAK Kashii Maru
( j+ w: O; L m% I" l xAK Aobasan Maru5 z: C, N) ^9 `( x. q, n6 E- C
xAK Asosan Maru S( N, U% S$ L" ]( }
xAK Asakasan Maru
/ I8 W9 `. s$ O) y xAK Atutasan Maru5 n, ?) U9 q9 F9 W7 y/ l
xAK Kinugawa Maru j6 K$ G" } v# W$ f3 V6 ~+ L9 x" s
xAK Yamaura Maru
) s5 p( H2 {1 _' m xAK Zenyo Maru
7 G) M# p8 P# N5 O+ H. x: H7 U xAK Nako Maru9 ]7 @, C1 D8 p" L% E, |, G
xAK Johore Maru
9 X- r/ q/ H8 C/ W xAK Fushimi Maru
- I3 m* Z4 t8 J$ ?' i& z; l0 T xAK Kamoi Maru
" r; z0 Y- P7 p$ l5 l5 e0 ` xAK Ryoyo Maru
- P: E2 g" [* L6 S xAK Nihonka Maru
# j0 G6 }, e* S9 c5 b; n xAK Nojima Maru
( U: Q( X7 P1 c LSD Shinshu Maru
) n$ g/ Q( x3 `3 Q; U' w. I xAP Hakozaki Maru
. n1 c2 V% U, M6 m0 @ xAP Kobe Maru! @0 Z$ u/ _1 x1 x* J+ M" e
& M! u4 x9 ~0 g1 v) y+ KAllied Ships
6 c, W) V' V2 v3 } DD Vendetta# n- J& @1 r! `. h* J
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
% O& w% G P7 v; p4 S/ ^* S DD Van Ghent
- f! ]4 ^5 S5 _# y8 | DD Scout
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
g7 q$ C8 o1 V" T! AJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway8 ?3 h1 a3 g2 P7 g$ m) w% x
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
* y( p% b( U, D2 c E, }% FMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards0 y# U' R# N8 A; Y2 Y0 y: _
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards7 N+ |3 L, q9 V/ z5 |. `
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 F2 O9 Q0 d; W3 D4 `+ W; Z
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'
* {7 a& S4 P. N' H4 MDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards, w' O" c6 R0 ^+ T
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
8 S& G! g8 Q% k- `5 X9 {$ W& }DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
% [1 M8 f. v1 Q& u# v" h1 cDD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
; f9 s4 k4 S/ i/ ^, X# QDD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards* A1 c" `3 V( _+ p/ Z
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards
3 O Y6 |! X& R' tRange closes to 9,000 yards, d. S, ]3 d7 p4 z! Z* `3 s* m
DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards3 M9 C* D$ S9 O4 `
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
5 a$ s3 w; @+ H4 K% ]$ i( }DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
+ O. e* \/ p, I* p0 h! UDD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
, d+ E7 |1 Q8 p/ gDD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards8 ?9 _6 Z: N' o
Range closes to 7,000 yards$ K, e8 G: w; j! n) W+ [/ T6 z
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
' ~ @- L3 E4 @# w) W% QDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards0 F" R! r% w; N5 R4 J0 ]9 Y
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
5 C( B& `' D! y' r* ADD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards+ Y' U4 @/ t# s. B, O
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
) ^- O# N& N- b& I% F3 bRange closes to 4,000 yards3 P: ~* p0 L' R9 y# n; M
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
, w7 m6 D# m( @% A8 T% n/ I4 [DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards) R8 {8 ?2 n# R9 T1 C) A
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards2 Y& \7 R% z/ h
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
3 ~) V- b+ B" M. E2 oDD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards/ M* J4 C2 u/ k2 {
DD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
; K# S* _/ W- N" L+ R0 z; eRange increases to 5,000 yards( v& T6 S) v7 y/ |1 M: U, H
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards5 G6 b$ J& v" y- w
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards6 |$ _; F9 b0 T5 Y8 U
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
9 \% N4 V3 n6 iDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards1 r0 J: @$ [* }0 s
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
/ C4 ^# `& F/ T2 @Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape# M% {' J' w2 V, T" U7 |* b9 n1 u
Task forces break off...5 ^+ r7 W/ r1 l
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1 X/ [2 f5 j' n" ~& GNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98+ v$ K; Y) l. u0 J
$ T1 x. l8 ^6 K+ d, A7 AJapanese Ships' H) y8 F0 r9 P$ F
CL Yura
* ]0 H! ^3 x) B q CL Natori
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" N7 Y1 M, H. e0 s: y9 HRunway hits 1" ]; J5 S. x O+ Q; e
Port hits 1
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CL Yura firing at Wake Island
C) E3 Z5 b$ [7 V- xCL Natori firing at Wake Island
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards7 F2 ?* A' G2 g2 S2 B: D# c
$ O1 {& {& y" e, e' }Allied aircraft
f1 w( I2 h/ U( k, K no flights
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Allied aircraft losses1 w7 |! V0 L O0 z
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed0 F: H0 x- n A6 L9 ?" [
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Japanese Ships
, ^! [. s9 ], h( |: s* |8 S CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 \( D D% I& D8 b2 u CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire
* B* W$ D% \; y* `4 l DD Nowaki
8 O5 T/ X& Y7 m4 x6 Q0 ` DD Asashio7 u+ l4 D5 A2 q8 P8 c
DD Arashio3 y! [8 V7 d# d8 V1 z7 F2 q
DD Natsugumo; K8 E1 b" y) E! h
DD Yamagumo
/ y* h) |& P+ F8 C: M DD Asagumo
+ {/ H }* e+ k* B2 M DD Murasame4 w }7 U9 y8 r
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire0 u% @. M# i( ?% c# e% S8 T3 l
DD Akatsuki
5 E' X* @9 m2 C, N9 _/ P' F DD Hibiki, A1 t& p0 B# F, n2 A
DD Ikazuchi
( \, m: M1 Z2 k9 v! x DD Inazuma
3 u/ F) [% h* |$ S$ A DD Shikinami
& @% V8 H ~& \8 I DD Ayanami
$ V. J% ?% G" W- X/ w" ? DD Asagiri- \4 i; a- ~ Y' r% Z2 |
DD Sagiri
: A, L- u2 R, s) n DD Yugiri# |# Z1 d2 \! \& c: K8 A
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 16 S7 t2 a" Y/ \2 ?) D v! y3 X
AK Sado Maru1 y: o+ W! |1 B# b. x$ X2 m
AK Sagami Maru
2 x$ i) o" k7 W; J% l AK Sakura Maru
6 N2 X) H( t+ @" [ AK Kaga Maru
/ j- j/ d3 D) h AK Kinka Maru0 E2 D/ _6 X9 X$ R0 c7 k
AK Kyushu Maru. A1 d. Y0 c, E/ i8 l- h1 l
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q! |! X3 f+ v- p; v! A
AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
e5 y: U* M3 x6 b' u0 N xAK Ayatosan Maru
9 i6 K; J& I: a2 K) e) v xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ b' y6 Z+ v# v$ S$ q
xAK Kashii Maru
; j3 G* ` _% K& E xAK Aobasan Maru6 n* k: A2 m; H. P3 p- D5 ~& I
xAK Asosan Maru
' m$ W0 K) ~" i' \% D8 B xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
; p7 ~8 t3 ^ d9 h. ]) X xAK Atutasan Maru
% Z& K; J: H. z xAK Kinugawa Maru
n$ h8 o+ E" N% S2 J. W xAK Yamaura Maru
' u$ i) c+ i. L1 k xAK Zenyo Maru
/ |! @* s) E7 s: r' g0 ]4 w) l# j xAK Nako Maru
* V: k5 E p5 ~- K xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! z N6 ?8 ~% ^6 w9 F+ X- O% { xAK Fushimi Maru
; }' V$ ~2 @5 J" X0 R* a7 R. D xAK Kamoi Maru4 w* \# g" J7 N8 G' E" L
xAK Ryoyo Maru
" U+ h" b1 I# _# x xAK Nihonka Maru: I% C9 z g4 |! R% |+ o
xAK Nojima Maru
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4 W/ n9 b" h, R. J. f$ y( S: tAllied Ships1 E2 E5 I! _% p& j. ?# u
CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 e+ I# d2 c, b CL Sumatra' M% p }; h9 n' y
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1& z' r$ u" b) f$ R$ x
CL Durban5 l! {, Y* y4 o! ]& @% B7 w0 S, \
DD John D. Ford ]* [# r" l3 U% D) |
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
8 ?; x( }6 E) H DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: X% a1 L4 H+ h$ a0 T+ n- \& \ DD Pope
4 s: H5 N" C- ]" ^) d DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
; x+ ^- M! \; V! J7 m( \* F' R, K DD Stewart, Shell hits 1) `, x$ o0 Z" Z9 R/ L
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
z8 i9 o v5 [0 y& [ DD Stronghold
) r; P! x3 U1 v7 `: i% q6 e' T9 e$ B DD Thanet, Shell hits 25 G$ m1 C/ z% ]3 L0 X
DD Encounter, Shell hits 31 q8 M- ` T7 ?$ C& D/ Y7 K
DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire7 u4 F% f$ |6 R9 W, C1 M8 g
) i& y# ]( E) `) {( p& W: |' U- ]; d5 UJapanese ground losses:7 I7 O. N" V7 y; z9 I
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
+ v g+ M9 w) p% z; o! M+ ~Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards. Q2 c( W' C- m$ ~$ t; T
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
7 | U2 }' N j6 G/ M8 F! {: j0 XJapanese ships attempt to get underway
8 D9 @3 g" r j* KCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- S0 d7 D/ s$ c) s/ Z7 A2 j- K
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards
9 w3 ^. Y: B6 A: [' cCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards
4 u9 u9 j! P8 {) O. ]& gCA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards4 K) m: M7 z0 G5 M- i- I0 C- ?
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
. I' @ Q4 r* T# z* MDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards* o# q6 o( w1 _
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards/ w% G4 B9 r9 c+ y( O, R
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards* _! L6 f0 p7 ^$ @& K
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards6 L: S( Z8 u" h
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards" D: I& s' e1 C
Range closes to 10,000 yards3 G8 {3 h/ F4 ?) o! G0 h
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
) \& ^; Q2 U. w$ \CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
, |3 { w: H$ \+ t$ ?2 LCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
; J" x6 e E8 G" G4 {: bDD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
A5 w2 O/ R% C4 WDD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
p/ v5 ]! S8 K- f# t3 ?0 c1 \( A: yDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards8 [; E. b: E' Q
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
- O+ @* T$ M8 W" b' FDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
( r) l: d# C1 F( ODD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
, J( _6 Z1 n" Y- yDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
1 h8 d! M5 b) I+ z7 o: RDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards; [ ^& f! K4 s/ g: z* L, b* o# n
DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
' n& f1 I. P) q' rDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
' W* S9 B* c8 z( E3 N% kDD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards% ~$ ~/ t# e: E/ \/ A
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards) G F, N* j/ {% O9 L5 c V
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards6 D& v2 ? Z0 K- J: b; j' ^1 @
Range closes to 7,000 yards1 @4 b& N: B+ g% }- w( z1 z
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
4 s! x; t: E. Z( v3 K' }; l: ACL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards: d/ n0 `& n+ j+ z
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
+ f; C/ j- I6 v5 c; jCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
# j" s& B) o) m" H5 _DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
* U( n- `, ~0 R# L$ lDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards$ h6 i/ G' Y( @- t
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards" Y4 x, j9 C p; x: q" b/ m' j
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
8 \8 |. o1 G$ XDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards% I8 F" Y( W- q' d- K7 K9 i# E5 e
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards1 B9 e% Y' d/ ]/ i0 m
DD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards" U& b/ H3 b. Q, g k
DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
3 K5 m2 E- Q; ^% b. K. v7 t. wDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
+ m( N$ F5 L& Q1 P8 h! NDD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
1 B! R' E6 i6 MDD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards4 A9 J7 X. D$ B0 c6 _) \( v
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards7 I' Q @/ h5 K$ |8 c1 l9 _$ l& i# V
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards- E# C6 u$ v8 s7 C5 W+ F
Range closes to 4,000 yards
. h7 q! \3 B( w3 r) cxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
6 [6 M9 `. ^# S6 E$ t$ uCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards$ R: n0 p! h! n+ q* b/ q5 z+ s0 {! r
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
' C9 h6 x. ?7 W1 j8 s% mCL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards8 {) c3 l& L8 s( N' e9 u! z6 g( @
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards3 o3 [. ~. R9 ?1 L/ `9 b9 ?3 {8 I
DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards+ G5 L/ |3 G+ Y9 e. d0 J
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards+ Z" ], O& H5 Y, z# Y
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
S* ]& p. [; [* T" @2 O: S* eDD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
% ]& Q0 t! n- A: I* g9 ?- |DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
/ l! V3 H3 Z7 M9 b% W zDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
2 L5 t& B& P6 p3 a6 }7 }# j C rAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards- v$ c! |- _6 O
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards2 ?# Y# R3 x2 Q9 s% k7 K
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards& l" X9 l6 }% H( G' r$ I% j
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
* A& i! X/ {; K" kDD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards) V2 i$ s$ J5 W0 Y# o! K4 F# I. M! d
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards- l6 p" j2 v) m+ y6 `7 V% P
DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards1 T$ z5 p) J3 g. l# N8 c5 f5 p
Range closes to 2,000 yards! X1 y9 i1 P4 C5 l$ E/ n' R
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards: Z2 _7 T3 ^2 I$ C
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
. c4 z" `1 k* z0 Q: XCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards; {, S( n1 n& Q L& N, R
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards
& b& o" O9 f& TDD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards! S3 M5 H& q: @$ _2 X. v' q& V! Q
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards$ I* y, E0 Y* f4 Y* \4 |2 A2 ^
DD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards3 N& V9 Q( V+ h- ~# ]
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
, a5 _1 r* O# nDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards3 B( t# T8 D5 ~/ q1 e) B
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
6 \8 f" [( O$ c+ Q2 E0 o4 ~' [DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards
* ?( M0 I6 B' Q; |8 v/ BDD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
/ Z9 E( {8 g- U9 Y" ADD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards: } r' u! K' F( U4 T1 B' D
CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
4 w5 p8 K" F% G8 l8 a. ^/ R- ^Range increases to 3,000 yards. B: L! r; M$ ~+ u
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
3 E, U" |1 d) e7 U+ [) O8 ZCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards4 k$ | v/ S) n$ t* v# ~. T
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards
! p; ]0 \, K. a' _3 iDD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
& `8 P$ |) {! g7 m. ~DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards- t6 e$ @5 S9 p! J" a$ o
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
8 x! H3 [0 w% W. {& NDD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
8 k$ v; `& V- ?# C# \DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards8 S: E3 X z5 J2 X
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards7 b4 a' X' c& M6 ]: [
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
- G$ y8 l) x0 O7 N9 _$ `DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
$ X# j* ^" ^; \4 k) V) l$ Q9 x. t* P4 ADD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards! ?( N( m5 @# w' q7 I/ j- i
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
( l7 l, T _4 b: S- z4 v/ |9 _DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
3 b5 A, Z4 G0 `0 `DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
$ k, k, F7 D9 z& ^( rCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
1 {0 K5 n6 } S, s9 E; b2 NCA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
1 g& a# I2 M' Q7 j _Range closes to 2,000 yards, s3 C3 |1 t0 G2 d9 H, V/ A; |
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards: }6 ^% ~! Z3 |# k- [
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
. Z4 O/ `# v+ v. S1 B4 _1 M# pCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
( Q: v0 C8 I& Z7 [9 I& y. iDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
+ E8 v' ]: w/ A0 }DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
8 G9 m" b' _4 {DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
: {3 J2 \# p1 L, f/ MDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
: S/ ^3 \: ?2 H( C$ }DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards! u' M* r( a& m4 i' U; r8 L" \
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards) ~! _. G) h6 j9 E! v! Q8 V3 y
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
: `" s. Z; q: N9 _! NDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
7 i* m( \! R% `9 F2 Y* w, i1 oDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards* u" _$ _7 N5 \/ H7 v7 n, _0 w
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
4 b1 n6 Z" G5 u) rCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
3 h) o z6 M+ P; m: i) ~& P% H: H% CCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
. b* G% Q$ b+ `* T! a/ e8 q6 U3 J( p3 oDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
; ?" K2 g1 V% I- NDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
$ ?3 F( B9 Q! u1 H: Z5 C! B, NDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards
. t3 |, G, h5 k1 U" n4 U: ^, CDD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards, k9 n6 Y) |$ _5 X; N( X' ^
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
4 l9 [0 a5 D9 _3 e4 mDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards) Q$ Z' Q5 f! d2 Z l
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards: o) _- _1 x: h4 E6 l' R$ t
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards& a- x+ J; g: o/ C* [% i
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ n# I3 S" f' J4 A3 Z
Task forces break off...( f# m' @. j7 P! E4 w5 J
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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- J+ T0 M- y8 f1 k6 T f- M2 \* wJapanese Ships
2 b% k6 w8 X8 S' U CL Katori/ N" Z" J) v6 n1 `
DD Akikaze' D/ A3 r M5 R3 L, F
DD Yuzuki6 S/ `$ e- c6 N- ?: u3 S7 e
PB Takunan Maru #5. v, T g7 h7 h2 E. i8 p$ J6 q
PB Shonon Maru #11
- y: D6 N3 F3 I PB Kyo Maru #12( m( q, f9 R% q% o2 u9 {
PB Hakkaisan Maru
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@( c7 C/ Y* o" NCL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB * s2 W, H5 {; _; g" l0 J3 j
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion. {* D, s1 T5 A8 j6 X+ a* ^
DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB 6 S* b4 F: R! ^9 E( N' c$ e1 N2 g" o/ O
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
; ]* J- U! P% ? LPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns0 o; E9 U; y `" s
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns2 D- K* ^# M% p4 w- \! g, S1 H
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops" t! b S" b% \1 M
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
* ~* L; j5 Q1 @2 |) o0 G! l. V( jDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
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Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98) F! a" S Q) n7 F4 }9 Q
+ \( e8 p9 s. x' @2 \$ hTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98
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- L w7 D" q* M0 i3 i0 I- J+ SJapanese ground losses:
' h% {- S% w p" E# s 19 casualties reported
2 A' y, U; A/ G# c6 j a Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ~3 N$ |! k: N- t9 [. u3 Z8 Z9 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% G* R2 \/ ^$ O* S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 h2 Q d# g% z2 M M17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
6 B" c% ~" i' D5 d8 T' R CA Nachi, Mine hits 16 G( _. o6 |2 o; n1 k* R
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% L1 \8 N" M. e, kTF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
4 y+ ]' y! ]4 o. G
: v( O4 t1 d0 @; L" [Japanese Ships) \, ~5 }, ]. U2 e8 r
CA Tone, Mine hits 19 {" j: B0 v& G+ P0 x9 x" Z
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,97, ~) S. T; S& H Z4 x5 P
/ v6 Y6 N! K& EJapanese Ships9 Q% G9 ^- @$ }/ _
xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage9 E d# G" x$ X3 `
DD Yugiri4 T; P% l1 n1 s8 f7 D+ b
* y" X1 A* o( |! F) UAllied Ships- d# F0 g, b( V2 t* d; M% w
SS Sargo, hits 10% [4 Z# G/ d% f$ m. x
/ s" \ \9 R! j9 Y
SS Sargo is sighted by escort# Q" w& D& l$ s. [5 C7 z2 L5 U
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 l% H- a) B O( Q' [9 HDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ u: \) n0 C: K# X% f4 t8 e9 T. @DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 |$ N. q$ k# ]6 `- V% K& CDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub .... A, c: W5 V4 l: e) {
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....+ r; W' b- T- \; a3 q0 B6 B
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo# P' U$ F9 V" M4 U# c
Escort abandons search for sub
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5 M' e& X% h6 p# NGround combat at Manila (79,77)
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& b- g+ G7 P9 \Japanese Bombardment attack* h: M: D( h$ V# @ j4 ^
% q" n& R2 j# s3 {
Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 38364 H* V6 i8 x/ h# f1 e4 |2 Q
7 W; w, C8 K8 r$ p7 Y1 E1 \Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942' \1 F% m5 w5 v% ]
. i$ X( R1 ~3 ~* _5 M' A T; q5 _Japanese ground losses:! {+ |0 ?) [1 N- p9 A% Z% r
159 casualties reported
# N1 {; s' b+ {: ] Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled- v$ n) F3 }, S% ?+ f/ u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 b" w9 a* |; Q" g9 @7 [ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled( O' T& v! F6 H0 Q
, y: ~3 U# C# H o% p6 LAllied ground losses:% u; b/ S- O- p3 W
198 casualties reported
7 k4 r" u, {+ T2 r Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 M, I. y ` F9 k" S. k( D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 U. B4 p! R0 B4 H
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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# }* ^8 p# M7 d# @4 }& F5 \0 KAssaulting units:
5 o8 C* q) j% }: w+ v Imperial Guards Division
* {6 D+ I6 h1 l5 ^ 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment. c- l" _- `8 M1 H4 q {
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment( a7 I0 G3 U. |$ x; Y/ `8 b
2nd Tank Regiment) W7 C" ?; b0 D, d
48th Engineer Regiment8 E* L, C: a1 J+ `' k) K( K/ o
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment% X# h* ^3 G# p: N
33rd Division/ B6 V/ @; N) g3 e4 J
21st Infantry Regiment
/ U; E/ h1 l) d 7th Tank Regiment
& K; S: W \3 c4 d, ^" ]+ u 48th Recon Regiment: r p0 [ F! |% D: A
16th Recon Regiment
. A9 m7 Y! }3 s. c& ]: H 4th Division
2 q0 Q" v8 @) O3 [ 21st Division
8 E! p! } Z2 ~3 w1 l 6th Guards Division
5 ~6 a. H# P, k% u 65th Brigade
2 g7 L9 D* H: _/ z& U3 J7 b 38th Division+ \! L6 v( z+ F, a' b) X% {) C" _& O
16th Guards Regiment
! |1 g0 D: f; P 4th Tank Regiment3 ]! Z D1 `# ^) t6 x) b9 T
16th Engineer Regiment% j i* X; N! ]; l# p. i6 [& W
9th Infantry Regiment1 m. ~0 ]2 ~# x B0 q
22nd Recon Regiment5 N3 V% f5 l) i, ?6 H$ R
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment) K$ q# x# W$ N1 s8 a
5th Guards Cav Regiment2 D) ]3 _; ^% t* K ~
35th Fld AA Gun Co
2 L- g8 I0 V! v$ L& f: W3 H 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 @3 \6 V2 g' _ 30th Fld AA Gun Co
5 W' H! k6 `7 d3 @/ R+ L6 N+ v 48th Field AA Battalion( o: {% R! ^; h) t
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
5 ^9 t h& }! c% V) o, h6 a 25th Army% K% V& Z. ^; R3 O( r* |" V* |
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion! g. g, S! l! j9 ~5 F( Z- f1 x
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion6 ?8 I0 C8 q" X- ]
2nd Mortar Battalion, j8 v% C: w8 K" A( a) C/ i8 O
9th Field AF Construction Battalion- y& l9 [( A9 e( z) w
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion5 \2 ^7 r5 T" t
39th Road Const Co z- q! j- h& X5 ~
21st Fld AA Gun Co
% l, k: I4 Z8 p5 L Southern Army
4 V; @/ C, B3 A/ x 56th Const Co + @3 d0 p# |9 U- R6 d2 }2 ?
47th Field AA Battalion
! K# t' Q8 l% ?% k; {, _8 M% ` 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2 I' f7 X' C( B/ e 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
6 r9 E: m5 x$ ]$ S- I5 {) ? 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment1 p( i0 e# L4 N4 s$ q: r/ g
1st RF Gun Battalion
1 K6 P4 p" h4 r: E# H, v1 l( ] 35th Field AA Battalion# o, V# k+ C% E5 `
3rd Mortar Battalion: t! _4 w# d. _" w
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
% }/ Z8 b; q5 y* k. j 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
, e- Z ^3 B- k1 ]4 m; c3 `/ | 45th Field AA Battalion0 I- U$ Z' U4 N6 _8 j# x& o
48th Field Artillery Regiment: r3 @0 ~+ [- g% X" s
15th Const Co
9 S3 c) G# A7 Y: p2 c" E6 ?, W 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment, t# U4 o0 l, j) |1 o5 }) F
26th Fld AA Gun Co . r) @+ w5 r1 n i7 }
18th Mountain Gun Regiment% H# q. L2 R# X
37th Const Co
! ] T/ ~: T9 e, M% Z 5th Mortar Battalion" \! ^: R) w8 h: ^& B7 z
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4 m3 @9 X# R: d1 y 40th Field AA Battalion
! M8 Y1 V& ~* S+ @" F0 n: P- ? 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion8 N# X% f$ g5 \# @8 X% I. \
31st Fld AA Gun Co
+ U3 w8 e- L" G2 j& V! Z. H9 P 38th Road Const Co ( T6 G6 G8 J! v ^" n
14th Army
& Z0 s c( M( }0 D 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion3 I, ^4 T% T7 B8 `, d! n0 V3 K
43rd Const Co ) \0 H% m0 \! U% ~) e# M4 i
2 @- |! k S0 x* J0 j% n0 |& p3 `Defending units:
9 ^7 s7 D* r' P: Z8 ? 14th PS Engineer Regiment
7 K0 M: p0 f% ]9 K0 t: N* A6 s 91st PA Infantry Division
, i# o8 v9 U% P# U1 R 26th PS Cavalry Regiment
. J1 \) e! W4 {/ X 71st PA Infantry Division
4 B9 D) D8 I; E& @$ n9 t0 O 21st PA Infantry Division/ p4 F; d8 e& t& O
192nd Tank Battalion
2 s4 A' e3 j ]3 {# f' o5 ^# E9 k 51st PA Infantry Division5 s U. Z8 c' P5 E
4th Marine Regiment8 k8 S* n6 C' ?6 k2 p5 \& M. ~5 A
194th Tank Battalion
- o* \! N5 z. t$ Q/ f8 Y 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
& N1 z( O, `8 S0 A6 C 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment5 s' ?# U# u; c. U2 x
31st PA Infantry Division9 Q5 q4 L9 X/ l) u K, e
11th PA Infantry Division
6 p& U z8 Y/ b$ v& r 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion, ~4 p) r! Z3 T; j' E
1st PA Infantry Division: y" M5 B, l4 I2 ], a$ }7 |0 a
31st Infantry Regiment; E8 g7 q3 T, f' h- y# U6 L
41st PA Infantry Division
& c) n" I4 T8 I0 T5 L& g 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team) Q' l( m1 ~; h
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
. C7 K) K& Q! N1 {8 f$ x: M3 U 301st Construction Battalion
. T: k( ]3 L1 t+ a Provisional GMC Grp ' i% L& _* e; @0 F/ _
1st PI Base Force
3 g7 H1 a" u8 O; u+ V$ s1 r I Philippine Corps
( g5 V5 F7 X8 ~6 _- F# Y 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment% C) H& y4 X. F1 ]$ C( y
USAFFE
* }! `4 m% C+ W4 _3 p: w Bataan USN Base Force1 e4 _2 i K- r9 i$ M% p
Clark Field USAAF Base Force/ E7 q ~1 y1 p9 a% j
201st PA Construction Battalion
g( t* ^$ I" r+ E 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
4 u0 @& U, n+ Y& k+ D 1st USMC AA Battalion
- `$ l! Z$ s; a1 Z3 ?( y1 w Manila USAAF Base Force
, `8 f+ z; H2 p2 d7 E 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment6 H0 l( `) h F3 S
Cavite USN Base Force5 d8 G" k/ ?$ @5 z; E4 X- Z
202nd PA Construction Battalion
' k$ p: k2 {/ M3 `' m Far East USAAF $ T5 b7 l! J# j8 S' {3 O
II Philippine Corps
8 Z2 x/ P; ]6 ]' B' i 1st PA Constabulary Regiment
% N G1 d9 V) S$ C x' r; U PAF Aviation
0 |( j# H: U9 I* }9 w 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
& `8 J: K O0 |9 j% B1 s7 P9 A! a1 |. T3 Y0 E
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9 b' n* P6 U Q! `Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)4 @8 ^ ~0 _$ Z: Q2 n8 l1 [) q
5 D9 y# ^5 e' ]9 XJapanese Shock attack3 k: h; @" _, a6 D$ o5 }: U% ^# b
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261+ D5 V; T+ v" M3 y8 h
* \+ T* ]* C A: ]/ W$ [Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 390 @7 q' q2 [2 B7 R- [9 z+ G
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Japanese adjusted assault: 54 5 ` {' b$ ]# q- y8 H6 J. E
+ j! Y# j0 g8 c5 `; ^' gAllied adjusted defense: 3 # p% F. @. m% Y. R6 s
+ m0 H% P3 H0 U$ @# c) bJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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" s% J/ D4 T( `# S4 t# jJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
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Allied aircraft& A. [2 ^6 {: s" g, ~
no flights9 {7 K! T- f$ q" W/ I0 R* _8 F+ G
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Allied aircraft losses
! \3 I+ @! ?! ~1 N; j2 H PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
5 w% G! e+ \$ L9 C3 c
: E3 F# y! q7 H! DCombat modifiers
% j5 [- o$ Y5 O7 P+ M0 B) g, v7 pDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)0 }+ O6 o q1 Z/ z5 j6 K! }, M
experience(-), supply(-)
) t4 J0 s v" T b5 w; xAttacker: shock(+)
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- x5 H; u K9 R+ Y! n6 uJapanese ground losses:
( J9 l7 w. W) Q 1384 casualties reported
: y1 s7 U! d! S. a U4 k Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled; @. Z( E3 n2 X: F5 b2 K
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 E; p% G: U6 C2 a- J; J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m6 @) I6 w Z. v
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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* q6 ]+ L9 v# CAllied ground losses:
& W5 u* |0 e5 S1 _, }: q 1916 casualties reported
+ }, J! s( t, ^8 r' v1 q Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled3 N5 \9 l x9 w; r' O( V
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y8 f2 K* D2 O1 a* s4 p
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled1 n% a& Q4 N+ |% u# [+ m
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 s P6 y: d1 H5 O Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 [4 F+ N( a( K- h' t
Units destroyed 3$ p8 Z4 T4 n* v
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Assaulting units:
! }: N. O6 M& g' i+ v4 D- |$ \* ] 82nd Naval Guard Unit
3 ^' W9 T. x$ ^2 t 144th Infantry Regiment/ T, v+ v) u. ]9 `3 w4 N: _) V
66th Naval Guard Unit/ E& E6 M- b; \. y, Q
84th Naval Guard Unit! s0 H& [; B& H; C; ^* f
53rd Naval Guard Unit
7 Z( u% G' ?' W8 e# f: v
, y" R* ?8 R( v7 J* Q4 XDefending units:
" [: }9 p+ D3 _$ V5 h2 H Wake USN CPNAB
7 Z* q! Z. p9 l: j Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion: I( B! q8 A6 Y
6th Marine Defense Battalion9 }' r: ]4 g+ m; [6 e9 P' Y& Z
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; q$ c& a J1 E( YGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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6 a) X* C8 n R. x. _# |* JJapanese Bombardment attack0 D' c v9 u' i
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61. w3 F, G+ k6 S, ?) b. ~
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Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68: x- v( Y8 F( v, ]
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Assaulting units:
1 L5 Z: i, F% T% c5 j Sasebo 2nd SNLF 5 k# n0 G9 }7 e( p
* S5 G# Q. ]# [* \' U' rDefending units:
5 e7 X) ^( ~" W$ m# J. R) K' L Molukken Garrison Battalion
J7 F) Z2 u/ K) @ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
* d5 R$ o% j' n Ambon Base Force |