AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
% J: i0 [2 l% X# i' O( B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. `" I: C: H4 u B) D' U7 Q
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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards$ [8 w* S1 `2 a
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Japanese Ships$ a8 C0 Z- J7 A+ c9 F5 ~8 z. r6 Z
CL Kashii
( Y3 ^6 n `! X CL Kinu# H! G S4 L, x) h% J
DD Nowaki
/ R: d) s x5 d DD Asashio6 U' H# |; Q0 S
DD Michishio, L. j! Q* w" N% Z B4 \
DD Arashio) H, }( d4 @3 o/ r h
DD Natsugumo
8 _+ {, o/ i9 {, t DD Yamagumo
( c7 l3 N: v% H0 G U DD Asagumo; ^; H) v" j, _
DD Murasame
& H1 F7 e" E' W+ I" P DD Harusame# ^0 j" p1 N6 b4 e
DD Akatsuki; q- r* Z% A3 f6 @! A9 ]
DD Hibiki
. [& `8 ?9 I- e W DD Ikazuchi& P- a8 l6 f$ o) J; i# X# c: ]& i
DD Inazuma
* l5 c2 T; `4 y- M3 P ^- v DD Shikinami9 f# k- D+ a1 q0 |2 b6 Z
DD Ayanami w q4 p7 q, s% v( K' e% D
DD Asagiri/ q2 i% T/ h$ d6 y5 l
DD Sagiri7 R h) `5 [5 |& ^+ x
DD Yugiri* @ a7 _0 Q. L
DD Minazuki
2 }3 V1 a1 e0 a6 ]/ B0 C AK Sado Maru( Q+ V T- @' g: _6 b: T9 K
AK Sagami Maru
7 l4 v$ F2 {* P6 ]6 {! m8 e AK Sakura Maru* Z# Y' B; v% B+ H5 y
AK Kaga Maru
' {9 g0 p1 w2 G AK Kinka Maru
- \ X5 m/ }$ R( }: b: D AK Kyushu Maru
5 I) g" l5 b6 q, M z5 _ AK Tosan Maru
9 P2 E# N! `* x0 E AMC Asaka Maru& z/ U. E' y Q, X
xAK Ayatosan Maru9 F' q, X9 V% H9 f8 e4 Y# ~. E
xAK Kansai Maru/ B6 ]. A5 R* Z" W- J
xAK Kashii Maru
0 t% b1 @3 P3 Y% E' g xAK Aobasan Maru% L) E% p* w' C" m- C2 b( j, b/ F
xAK Asosan Maru( N) {! x6 G$ v7 n* T2 s, C
xAK Asakasan Maru
: X1 d6 o! O) }9 z' _$ R" [. |! R xAK Atutasan Maru y/ {$ P4 m, A9 T* g: b9 U5 K, _
xAK Kinugawa Maru: e9 }7 ^9 l) B+ l$ r5 i
xAK Yamaura Maru6 `0 c5 m* _1 f% d
xAK Zenyo Maru; D/ x% G' J" ^$ a) Z- Y$ q
xAK Nako Maru* _! ~+ \! }* e# i4 s( ?7 n/ s
xAK Johore Maru
, ^4 K5 o" L3 y' c( A/ } xAK Fushimi Maru
' e. @: P! X) h1 F( p% [ B! x xAK Kamoi Maru; F) w3 c8 \ R# N2 U
xAK Ryoyo Maru
1 B6 C' h& w6 P9 L$ Q Y/ }7 M9 U [& D ? xAK Nihonka Maru
+ ~( S1 ^( x% r. M9 I y7 V xAK Nojima Maru8 Y* W( n0 x5 {; M
LSD Shinshu Maru
1 J4 J+ V$ ~' R) P: m) L2 I8 \ xAP Hakozaki Maru
) i _6 L7 g3 d5 M7 H: @ xAP Kobe Maru2 }+ o6 Z/ f% A- f1 l
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Allied Ships
* _" ?& K9 i- m- a* \* _" } PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- A& m q, \. D; s/ I! u+ \% m PT TM-10
% t- \2 }/ `) s5 l PT TM-11* c; c5 `/ D6 c) n( M
PT TM-12 l3 c3 m; a5 d2 N
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: G, d# D$ ?) w% o$ z" Q
PT TM-148 M( N$ K7 g/ A4 u
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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( h- x5 e) y- N3 q5 V; S6 o4 Q8 C; sAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!# w9 A1 G0 Z' Q* X! W+ F% Q
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway2 k$ r( { U6 ^' U( i! P
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
' U4 I2 m" l8 T8 P! xMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards$ X- g0 l" d% J: \% m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards1 W b2 @8 U" W; \# C8 P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 Q a2 Y* {) B' p6 n6 `
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
8 c! ]2 \4 n, v2 K& N2 k AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
+ H) ^' }$ s% i4 z& s- I AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
8 e7 S% n1 j7 q. A! a7 C0 O xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
4 A2 D) x! Z) X: M- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
* Z7 n4 \% t y' @ t* z m DD Arashio , DD Asashio3 t2 Z$ U4 v$ }# k
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards" [, ~6 \- g0 }2 s: \1 ]# w
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards9 o, Y1 `( Y8 y k
DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards9 c# r$ S: d/ \6 {( a, g2 N
Range closes to 9,000 yards
. a# T. U& `2 g! T8 k4 ], DLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
7 b% u4 h) ?2 h' r3 E' p AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , - \+ u1 `1 I- b5 O3 _
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
" d# k1 p- T( S& V7 X xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
, P/ S o9 V7 V; ^- G xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , - u/ N# G# P1 a' Q! Q+ p0 t
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , 4 m- ` w; t0 D/ S! [1 u! Q
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat( h1 d. u% j8 S# }
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki ,
- Z; ^; q; h& J6 Z, V% ^+ P; i DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
& o" H: i; x6 A( F% r3 C. Z- m DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
% c7 d- g; b5 ?2 t/ lDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
) y. Y- }4 c7 ~% oDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
2 o% D! E- A' nDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
: ^! ]+ }# ?4 w! a- V0 [DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards( }) P2 p9 T( ?+ o
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards9 [$ e% I* X# J/ e2 g( x" O- H
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards2 P! s5 W3 x! O; H& z6 f7 L* n
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
8 T8 j2 k4 m! G9 G; VRange closes to 6,000 yards
* t; Y, E* g3 [5 lPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
1 d6 P- G( M& q, E; m# U$ j q4 YPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards2 m, @ u- B0 k E, O$ y A, E2 k
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
) U: x7 t1 p# n7 q2 F( h# HDD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards* V! l0 f! p i: b( w# b5 g
DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards
$ f# N1 J4 ]% B0 v: D, E2 q. j+ I8 B) pPT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
+ H {* |& o8 C/ t" rRange closes to 5,000 yards7 p6 A$ g; r; [$ N- w3 G
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
9 r% V# J- J! B- K; B1 K+ k AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
. q) l4 J) ~( [0 N* x5 a% Y AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , $ O3 A2 a( ~5 H1 c
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
, f9 M8 g2 {! ~, x$ B t$ e/ Z8 q xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , 7 _' U7 Q% h' ]$ @( Z' e* c+ _$ _7 p, J; y
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , . R5 {; c) J* T5 w3 m' Y) K
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , . [" r+ r' R/ }3 f+ i4 t! E1 m" O
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru ,
) p0 `# q1 \. A5 y# n xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
2 [ t# D# D) D7 ?: S- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
& w* s9 c1 Y/ s5 ? DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki ,
8 i% s6 p7 `8 o2 o7 L: x3 o3 C DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , " e4 U! r! E V e
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
- ~: [- n& y# a oDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards4 r* T# y6 D U) f0 \1 X; J- f
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
w5 M" P+ q6 R2 J; xDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
0 W5 _" V" b: U2 F- bPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards4 U; n( S3 A. N* x
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
8 `# o' k+ `8 f* w+ A AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
& S* a, z& c5 o( s; a AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
6 l6 k: \( t2 Q' {) L xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 3 s4 x' C# G) |% e. o
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat9 I% V! b" C0 K t* S
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards8 {4 a7 C& |0 b& U- Z5 k
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
1 u4 ?& B2 A; |) b( @DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
5 {. U4 n# e7 y9 T3 H' V6 wPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards2 v B0 `0 J" k. I
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
9 r1 W7 c4 i) k4 p, RLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
& n1 z' r; q' B/ |/ M. b6 L AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ' p) \* x( ~# D, s8 Y' D- _ W+ U, n
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , K. J# i% ~ n; O b& n. f
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
) S6 u G1 B6 s xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
& f! a2 W, n% A9 @6 O' \% E- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , 1 O8 C" V) s, f1 i+ f2 h+ ]% R5 ]% ^- Z
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
; e! P x v9 h& [% {8 @/ {PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards8 I$ p- b& z6 E; z8 @
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
+ W2 B' w; h6 |- \- |' x+ ]7 DDD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards7 j1 W8 w. k, }8 k, N( Z% M( n8 D, y
DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards3 @& T0 H% s9 g1 z6 i) |/ @
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards9 {* ^. m% \. c3 e$ J) a! ?, `1 M
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
7 E, H( t& E9 b5 D" }( w4 |6 i0 k3 _Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 `* g4 I0 t7 T% u" j! }DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards& W) b% Z% \' r+ z$ v5 j8 [- W# w
Range increases to 11,000 yards* U2 E( `2 Y7 g
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 ( e; n6 S7 i; H9 S2 P2 Q6 n
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
6 Z; W; t% ]( \0 t# WPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
' U6 k! V) z, x f1 N7 ~CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
* N) n! W' C0 O9 @PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards
* ?; D7 u* K5 S& `2 h# KTask forces break off...
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3 |0 K d/ \% D& yNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards2 v+ E2 U0 w3 M; [+ d% e# m
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Japanese Ships
. I: r, R+ K) O- {9 s- } CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1. u% ^& s& e3 A( t( P
CA Mogami0 \- L# p6 S0 u" O- ~2 B
DD Kuroshio
: e/ W) @3 X e, G. n% l DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
9 ~9 y7 g* ?3 P$ G DD Natsushio0 N$ @ @7 u& U( [0 ^, N ?; ]! t
DD Shiratsuyu! C# y' n+ B& R" j! J/ K$ R
DD Umikaze
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Allied Ships
" W% ]' j, P" m& Z- e% n4 g DD Alden
$ d" e$ k* b; w& f; b1 ?5 a* i DD Barker
2 t' q3 R/ F+ j DD Edsall% Y: S( P! e) Y- s* I, o( `
DD John D. Edwards: n* [- |9 B. L3 w7 ?3 F% X
, E0 P( ~: M, {. |! }. H* H* aImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight# L8 C% i7 u5 F4 s8 a; j" B( }, @
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards& k% i- h7 L5 q1 s3 _
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
4 x; ~9 |3 c8 _8 B' vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ S7 ^" B) z% {, c$ U) y% X7 P6 I
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards4 I4 G( X& L" i9 {9 Q
CA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards% t2 c; H5 B7 H/ I# \5 F& g
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
4 a: i/ S' q, H$ `% EDD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
) y0 u/ f. S; g" x* u5 u2 ^DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards9 b9 `6 Y. H+ J. {) e8 R5 S
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
$ A) r% `( K5 `' mDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards1 e* G4 U% {, w0 _( N
Range closes to 6,000 yards: ^7 [5 k6 d' Y: u
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
% B- S4 I. T0 ?4 H% JDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
: P) e/ L1 D6 ~% m$ ]$ T R mDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards7 o1 P0 s9 _! V; n
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
5 w2 g( O( i* {1 p/ o( g0 n- LDD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
5 q" K( ^" `, @( ~1 R) ~1 ~# ~DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards* [, K4 J% P0 j
DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
* [' B' |# c" U4 |; Z$ J$ ]CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
$ J, \% O% r- S* t# p6 [CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards0 B/ C7 f0 c) y3 s1 N: x0 n: G6 S: ]
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
+ t' X5 C& j: B/ Y8 x, cDD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards/ P- L0 P5 q7 |& ?
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards/ T- C# i% I8 ?: J8 W
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
; b5 t) o; D1 ~, KDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards% w- \( v' T) [/ c d; I4 l& O
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 a! j+ q4 c1 a; C9 {2 GDD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
2 f' \7 F4 R6 ?# @" o+ I; Z& h) DDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards& u" q$ ?9 |0 x% `, D7 T# N
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards3 w+ x ]9 u3 f6 N1 \9 l1 b4 U3 g
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
( \% m/ J1 \' Q# u2 U& r# @: NDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
5 I( ?4 v% w, G7 c' U. c4 G) p Y$ ^DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards6 ^+ _2 v! S6 T# l
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
7 c0 S) J4 i% F! u) nTask forces break off...
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Japanese Ships. @& j! T: |- E! C
CVL Ryujo
, P5 D( X0 [ I* A CVL Shoho
- f4 A" I0 `" q( v; p4 j, |4 Y6 x CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 19 w) ]0 t: b( h) e' L9 e# I; d; t
CVE Hosho
$ ~3 Z* d& X' k4 ^9 u8 x( X: I CVE Taiyo6 s! p7 R. o- V5 ~3 P
CA Takao. }6 H: W* d* E+ e
CA Atago
0 ^4 C& q) G0 Y CL Kuma, Shell hits 2 L0 C) A1 r* P" }7 h% z- H
DD Akigumo
; {* O$ J3 b5 C0 |$ w6 a DD Shiranui
5 d- w9 s2 }2 y* p. y DD Samidare7 o8 N! d. P% n
DD Yamakaze
0 `8 X4 l2 u4 s7 W$ T( r) P DD Hatsuharu! W6 k" f4 ?! ?$ l9 C/ t, b: S+ D
DD Hatsushima$ {5 Z" y {& l. ~+ h3 A
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 S" ?, j" d8 D# [; c9 P6 Z$ g DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 k4 {4 ^# n2 Y. z/ j CA Houston
# e% A& ?, s+ T* w& j CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2& q1 V' Y1 p1 p! ?
CL Tromp" M; Q6 F& E' P6 P
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
( H) \: `2 q( Q* x- Z3 a DD John D. Ford
" R/ u7 j3 P4 |" P( T DD Parrott
) c7 B5 j. C6 P u; e DD Peary, Shell hits 1
( W- _+ J2 I& S0 e5 T DD Pope2 e" k/ I$ _+ _/ E
DD Whipple
6 @) X9 y% p' h/ F DD Stewart
$ ~4 C [2 v+ D) W DD Evertsen0 m7 V& F- A+ O" o
DD Stronghold' S+ G1 e, e& ]9 B8 n
DD Thanet, z/ S8 a' {& w; S
DD Encounter
% k. n d$ H7 H. P9 T- V; l$ [ DD Express# Q" L% V4 x# L( \
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight. i5 S! H* d1 W- K- k% w: d
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
* x! a; J7 f4 z. y PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
1 [- l7 l$ F' y3 @5 yCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, g3 j) L3 f" P5 |* e( d4 ^+ qCL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards$ K9 L( v: Z' i; E" x/ C
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards/ a: t, k0 |" j# D5 r: y0 F# V
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
' v! q7 P; z" S, H1 ]CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards' X/ s( D1 J( K& E- |' t+ K
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards* K- H$ L$ l9 S! W. |$ w# V
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards" J3 {& {" B) ^/ V( d; G
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards: @6 [7 @% L, ?8 r# `- ^
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards5 k7 R% k8 R1 [& d! P( ]; {
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards% k- |: U. {8 b7 g
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards# u- B r. k$ c; C, G, L
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
6 U/ S1 N$ }+ b, uDD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards: j4 }( x2 u& ]% k
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
' z' I( F+ ?( ~: i7 ?" t& L3 b5 nRange closes to 8,000 yards
; [6 A5 t( F. o6 Q; X: @+ n/ R/ B5 jDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards9 g, H; O. _; v4 }' H8 B
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
5 T0 ~* `; F" z. P' ?' U; L4 cCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards F/ q+ B6 A' T7 A+ J. L( D! O
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
1 }2 u% ~6 \3 }DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
+ Q2 ?: m, Z3 D: I' GDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
# \$ Y# w! G1 l, \8 @CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards9 A# x' [7 c1 w7 F' K
DD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards5 R0 ~/ T5 M) [$ e. b
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards5 P% t: _* g' t. p4 m
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
, }* o( I' p/ ?: k. x* uDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
5 L1 W, Q) R! KDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
* M; ~+ T! b! TDD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
9 `$ F+ v" J: z( l. PDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
8 ?* T, e+ A! r9 nRange closes to 7,000 yards" f; V$ c/ J. M, Q
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
" p6 b1 F: u% Q: C9 LCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards; r( U4 J1 ]; ?" u& @
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards# W) z3 n P; T/ d$ E
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards
2 z- T* R8 `/ L5 }8 R* }DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards/ C# i) S6 ]! X, [ `
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards* K: Y7 R% |, ]4 a: ]
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards% m7 m; U* j- y2 Q O- C! ^
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
- U& z9 }% U: t& o8 Y; U. UDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards" c( j, ]0 y& c$ H q4 W, Z
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
. A: H6 t. `# ^- M8 sDD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
- Y; a+ M) C6 c! TDD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
2 C+ v# c5 ` U, iDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards4 C' R! \5 l; d( O, R
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards+ Q/ q( p" Z {' r
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards$ \5 h ?% U* p5 y- o- E
Range closes to 6,000 yards' _" K5 c* J8 u9 f! O0 `- f
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards1 C! S! n, V1 C- d
DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards% k& I3 a/ D& E4 U8 q @
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards5 \6 \# E9 g8 T9 d1 Z9 j7 c! w
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards& F+ U9 }/ K* @: B- V
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards2 \& p4 l" }( [. a
CA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards" M6 ~9 D* N* t% @
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards; S" t Y6 K. y, }0 z9 F( M+ t( Z
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards. V; Y8 G. y: z- G* W1 p( \
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
2 J/ _' z- a: S, V, |& KDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards1 G* }- p' Q" x: I/ F9 t \
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
9 m. ~' l' L" ^* i0 o: x; u: d6 ~# \DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards0 {4 \1 E" M9 f& T+ Y, R! z5 b
DD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards T/ e3 c0 L4 J3 A" L' |
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
0 O4 Z' B/ r7 j. ~( E1 EDD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
+ g$ v! O8 J( I0 QDD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
: ^# a R6 R0 @Range increases to 9,000 yards
, `& M) i( k S0 L6 fDD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
/ t5 V7 K1 h2 DDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
, _7 @. N: e3 X2 cCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
~$ {" M9 S3 O4 HCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
) a3 f; s& z3 Y! p& \- xDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards# r. V- B3 T6 ~7 t! v
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards J+ n6 C, Z: d
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards- f8 s- o' ^# f* E. c
CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards
0 F% n# c! w8 rDD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards( k) B$ j1 P, B) v
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
& r9 v6 G: p8 @9 X" hDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
8 u6 e2 o# u! l+ c8 C" uDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
5 F2 W$ @* K$ F0 d! PDD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards( {4 J" \! g& _9 @% F1 t9 G, J9 l& v
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards) h, d9 g- Z& f* x# r( j
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards; o: o4 U7 ?( S( M- @9 u5 r4 O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ h8 ]) ?" }+ S7 k# [) D
Task forces break off...
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& r; e8 ?3 I1 T+ wNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! C% m9 [4 W" u; j3 T: g8 v2 L CL Kashii
( Q E( o* d# X CL Kinu
, I4 F8 ]) l2 h. s DD Nowaki
% E( W! p6 a6 p6 i! A: j DD Asashio
- ^* z# l4 Q" @. P DD Arashio5 w6 G* C7 U `- K t
DD Natsugumo. E9 f) b9 [: S
DD Yamagumo. t) ^# K6 n5 R L; `: c
DD Asagumo1 r1 P' ]/ n6 f* e
DD Murasame
& `- A2 ?4 S' J DD Harusame/ a2 {/ z8 P3 P3 k& m1 s* `9 x7 a
DD Akatsuki
, D* p) u( r* ~, H DD Hibiki
; F3 k7 w8 M; V* `" V K DD Ikazuchi
% X" C# D! u R, P0 c# y DD Inazuma
6 ]# z! d# z0 ]" r( ] DD Shikinami
% K6 t# y) T+ X, ]. [. N* }+ Q3 z' t DD Ayanami0 w! r6 e8 P6 w
DD Asagiri& S5 @/ u! F1 w$ l1 v/ n
DD Sagiri
' w7 W, F; N" r( c DD Yugiri
: ]$ Q2 ?% X# i, c' k5 Q DD Minazuki" B4 g4 }: H0 ^
AK Sado Maru$ f) w) r) k) q8 C! S( \0 T5 q% {8 z
AK Sagami Maru- f4 y+ k+ I5 ~5 u* }) c1 R3 H
AK Sakura Maru8 ]1 |, I+ H! i% I$ }3 K" A
AK Kaga Maru
# y4 ]2 C8 r5 W/ ~1 L9 f/ r0 y AK Kinka Maru
) N* T, A9 c8 S9 Z k& _+ C/ O AK Kyushu Maru# \. ]/ u7 w* B9 u5 t K7 j" o
AK Tosan Maru+ Z( Z/ | X- N( j% @1 {- o
AMC Asaka Maru! R1 x, ^- O8 F
xAK Ayatosan Maru0 S1 J4 \* ^8 I: A
xAK Kansai Maru
0 E1 w8 j+ R0 E# C- J5 N i+ u xAK Kashii Maru4 e& {$ U$ u6 S4 E! c
xAK Aobasan Maru9 \0 s; N- h4 ]0 d+ B8 G
xAK Asosan Maru! C' Z* {: @/ ^( l& t6 V0 v" ^/ y
xAK Asakasan Maru; \/ ^: u6 N; ^+ Z* {
xAK Atutasan Maru7 a9 u9 e( S: W% X! ?
xAK Kinugawa Maru
: S+ s7 }% x0 A' z2 s xAK Yamaura Maru0 \4 N: N2 e0 m2 O
xAK Zenyo Maru5 M' [) c( l2 x K
xAK Nako Maru" Z6 Q- _! [5 S( i1 S) w
xAK Johore Maru4 \: U, \% H* n# |1 G% S$ t4 s
xAK Fushimi Maru
4 B& H$ M! k* l% B/ a4 | xAK Kamoi Maru
' M! `4 q" {, p8 o xAK Ryoyo Maru) i7 M0 l7 G2 u. ?/ r5 O d; Q6 o
xAK Nihonka Maru
: |- L- s+ v1 g- p- _ xAK Nojima Maru/ v4 ~) U. c3 k! R( C1 X
LSD Shinshu Maru) q; v* U$ y. h, l$ U
xAP Hakozaki Maru
: Y; a& {/ A* H+ F8 u, w xAP Kobe Maru1 O. t" W% }2 c0 \+ z* ~
5 ?2 p7 x; T9 v) C
Allied Ships
9 f3 z& E( f6 F DD Vendetta* L0 H8 l& J0 E
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1* z9 N2 r- a* o
DD Van Ghent
4 u3 |; k$ y/ {% Q' s DD Scout: l% R% f3 S2 Q
% F' G" U+ N, fAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
L4 a6 k- B* h0 W/ O8 yJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
4 T. k! h* _9 B' w: z8 gImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
* e* B3 B5 g- y5 p& R* B! YMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards1 m' p' b- A) _, y( [% }6 v
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards, z8 p4 c8 {2 R
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
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DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
$ g* o: t7 M1 [DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards0 b$ U: P; m0 ]0 n- E
DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards$ Y% f/ r, I H+ x6 F
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards, d( d2 `. \0 @
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards& y) F9 B, I3 t2 |# e$ b
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards; w% B! v% ^2 {* T. W) G$ R
Range closes to 9,000 yards
8 \# @9 s. h! z6 e2 d' _DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
* {: W, f% [* p2 L2 P WCL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards0 Q. m- q. @5 Q9 r: q! l9 q
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
. T& S8 M( B1 n* U {DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
) C6 ~8 C/ f& O. ?8 C% ^5 {DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards$ `% D5 a. c8 m2 @
Range closes to 7,000 yards
# r, t7 P' D y5 Q0 i7 ACL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
5 A5 C0 I) v0 u) Z- b/ UDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
t$ o/ ]$ H4 d9 J# bDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards- `! X0 R$ I9 `! j! s1 Z" [: w/ F
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards, @: ?5 i% n$ j% X. _0 O
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
3 Y7 K/ h+ r, }, IRange closes to 4,000 yards
# N8 K& N' k" m7 p: wCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards8 }- m3 `, @' s' y
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
3 A/ z$ k( N3 | DDD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
0 k2 l# Y. c7 W8 A9 ?DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
5 g3 c5 i% l% n8 A& |6 G7 @" }DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
& Z9 f' v& I! QDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
. y2 W u* P: v2 QRange increases to 5,000 yards" Z9 {0 |5 g# W% V" E
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
1 N* L2 S3 O7 v3 zDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
0 f! ~. f9 B5 G. L" K7 ^DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards& h @. R! k3 f, Z: O$ q
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards4 {2 J s, E1 h
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
" d$ ^& w+ V0 a( D0 a% I- `Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
2 f5 F$ B) |" S F4 D0 A4 o' |' nTask forces break off...
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,983 C1 x1 w4 \6 e6 x: ~; ~
( m& \; X2 ?% Z$ h- E% S9 {Japanese Ships
8 u; u+ ]0 {1 b" t+ C CL Yura
/ }* f& P: t* N4 {- o0 t CL Natori% p& I& r) S5 d2 }: J1 q. r
" b7 x; J8 M2 d0 }* JRunway hits 15 q! p5 o2 U5 ~9 ?& U+ k; S' {
Port hits 1
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CL Yura firing at Wake Island
6 B! `+ X2 M* ? B: Z- u- q' PCL Natori firing at Wake Island
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+ `1 t5 W8 f- I% ^0 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards e$ w" J& a2 \# k
" l. V6 T; v- l+ _& B! oAllied aircraft
5 B1 E" v- `; r8 g% z$ E no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
% h- I5 I U5 i- ^ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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+ R3 S) j- h& v Z; F7 dJapanese Ships
/ |" D$ y0 W- v0 c CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
" b1 W6 m8 l6 ]: h: ^& O. o6 c" r9 v CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire7 A5 S& s/ \& p5 y- z* g/ X3 _
DD Nowaki
# `2 y6 \2 _, x, U- j' E DD Asashio
, r( e% F* g5 g) ` DD Arashio
4 O& d' K+ b$ L& {; R DD Natsugumo. q" a+ M+ n b. W" Y
DD Yamagumo
. I7 V. `1 X( Q% W9 S9 t DD Asagumo
- t2 X+ u1 }) U2 r% G; X) j DD Murasame$ U1 q5 _& r6 B. L8 n. ]
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire" G8 v+ Z8 m! A1 u! }
DD Akatsuki# I7 D" g, _9 @5 m8 I
DD Hibiki7 H3 \7 r0 I3 |( ~
DD Ikazuchi7 E$ y5 M4 [6 {7 Y: b* P. F8 ~
DD Inazuma. Q' d4 T8 v5 p) c
DD Shikinami$ E% \& l$ _$ I W+ i
DD Ayanami
) H# Q; ~" O( Q/ g }% R+ r DD Asagiri
5 @! e3 C" s9 y# z* C DD Sagiri5 s8 i+ @9 y! J" E( {
DD Yugiri
5 [! C& e9 m0 N. `( p DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
# j8 l- j4 Z) s i6 U AK Sado Maru1 f$ c8 J& L% c; |1 G
AK Sagami Maru
& I7 v7 ~ V* k( R" X% e AK Sakura Maru
7 b2 i4 t0 A2 W7 X, \& e# n AK Kaga Maru
' {' |& m/ M0 t& w1 j7 | AK Kinka Maru7 K/ U) b$ t! T
AK Kyushu Maru
; T2 w5 |. e: b4 K AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ D8 \; O) d0 Q3 Y AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
2 k6 c2 ]! g) Y3 o6 b# \0 n e xAK Ayatosan Maru7 }9 }3 `5 h$ R8 v
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: W( X# p7 G' E8 w xAK Kashii Maru
4 ?; V5 R; k& e2 x xAK Aobasan Maru
2 R5 x3 N7 g% B- z' c# H ?: U; n xAK Asosan Maru
3 y p- q# R h2 C; G xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage% j8 a. \! ^; d) q2 [$ I4 Z
xAK Atutasan Maru
1 t2 l5 ?: e7 v" }, t1 a4 f xAK Kinugawa Maru
5 X m4 Z; I/ a' J9 P xAK Yamaura Maru
9 I! s8 i! \$ V: j" ~: z1 t xAK Zenyo Maru9 i8 ]# w! A% q+ n
xAK Nako Maru1 \% V* U- @1 p2 i6 m
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage b) e4 t3 E/ c- N P% r
xAK Fushimi Maru
7 f: {7 u( y& y; E5 ^' S xAK Kamoi Maru
( L( p2 ^. D% o4 _% N6 p xAK Ryoyo Maru2 m' _% D" j3 Q& E
xAK Nihonka Maru
, Q6 z3 }( y3 X& @; z3 V% r5 [* H xAK Nojima Maru; d0 A. m* |9 u1 K j/ M
6 V/ {, e" `) _
Allied Ships
9 X6 l1 O- ^/ g" P. k CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 k4 |4 @- _& w0 K7 h; h
CL Sumatra1 M1 O( K" S. D6 G3 B( I- E4 E# l9 D- t q
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1' x' n, ?1 w8 p7 u
CL Durban/ L9 A/ W9 x* P/ C8 ?
DD John D. Ford8 B( ~. s g* r6 b; @! ~! T
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire2 E: d6 o3 F& i! ?5 D
DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% ?5 C1 D4 d S& ? o: Q5 |& d% L DD Pope
) N. p7 p# d8 E- R- `; P n) S DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
1 |0 {3 D, l% D0 T' e8 |6 |# }1 ` DD Stewart, Shell hits 12 v$ B1 q. X* H: w; O$ \
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
6 _: K# V: n: e( ?5 X: ?, H- N9 c7 O DD Stronghold0 \- U+ q# N8 `9 s4 ?( C5 x: X* R& \- `
DD Thanet, Shell hits 22 A1 _1 ]3 O, _# p7 w8 V4 U
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
6 q4 h6 V+ d3 u# F! {: W0 M* p DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire" Q& e8 W0 E4 c% q3 ]
/ \# p# R! @1 AJapanese ground losses:
) c$ \* {2 j! j5 o" [' u Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)* f& k/ Z, |- N3 Y9 N2 |
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight0 Q' k8 |6 |- U* t7 C; {
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
5 v$ O" H8 C: J* T4 I& @5 \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
9 q8 F# v8 R, V/ VJapanese ships attempt to get underway
9 F$ i. w. h0 M7 {6 UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards h6 {9 z v1 D, l
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards7 E! O2 V) R) w6 u8 U
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards4 ?3 @) Y4 S7 g& J/ G7 c3 W
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
8 S" Y0 L; p; j/ L: PDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards9 q# M$ x$ P; @: F& l8 ^+ q$ M
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards8 r6 T4 ?, _- d/ u% E( n0 u- F
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards' v, k3 U# u T" b/ y' g
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
) l2 A8 G* u$ }% CDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
/ M" s6 P% R" a" a) bDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
6 ~+ N9 H& p' K6 N* m# C; t7 c, T( zRange closes to 10,000 yards T) V% x( {" o# ^/ v+ i
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards; J7 z5 k' _& m
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards9 @- X/ z& f& [( ]7 Y
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
7 s2 S8 [; i& F+ ?5 K3 u! r4 w h8 P( ?DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards7 g+ _# E2 F" j# m
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
/ t' [" b ^% _+ W2 ?' x9 gDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards- p) u, B q* F$ T) m# T! B
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards- e0 u; G7 u1 t3 s' C( z& w
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
8 R; S' |5 M% fDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
% M+ B0 A+ l- aDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards& ^' h5 n0 Y5 P
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
# c& U. F0 V5 T/ a2 D5 ]* NDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
/ @" A. w/ m d7 ~DD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards( V" F0 V/ H$ a4 D, M& D
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards+ R) n& a% U# B2 }' R, Q# M* a
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
; x4 T8 ^4 H+ n! fCA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
2 T m3 ^! w! O6 J' Z7 ZRange closes to 7,000 yards+ ]/ x. ?. @. L; |) ?
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
8 R( S1 P8 ^1 g& |, p3 j4 z/ UCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
; }% I# X% d& V# MDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards1 `* O8 _6 L7 d: }, M( {& B/ ]
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
9 K: @& h; v" [% XDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards/ J6 k" @, m# N
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards
8 O2 ~# f. u3 V" g' rDD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards6 q% Z; |! X! I
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards$ S4 q; U0 l( t \" k$ \
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards) V6 ~) e1 F" Q& j- E
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
- k( @5 N. Q7 J6 u" i yDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
. p+ ` J# _! l& R p- F. d( [DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards0 ?5 i8 I! Z+ L" M0 g Y
DD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
" `! _2 i5 B, A. d. j( ADD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
# [1 {# S6 J' M% E$ ADD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards4 `4 q2 H: T# G% m/ A5 d2 q2 b# E
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards- |6 F- }, b* n. b& X1 G4 Y- T
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards
& q+ C( f- T+ KRange closes to 4,000 yards
0 H' D H A7 e$ T( A- N2 w9 Y4 gxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 $ M% n* f# |- z: Y8 }# o
CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards
) L1 y! t7 Z( WCL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards } p9 `8 S/ E7 Q: ~: c5 b! ?
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards% C/ {/ h7 G# @$ K8 s |5 X
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
3 k0 T: Y7 R% |% G# xDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
0 g% G" s3 W3 [4 b8 _4 bDD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards
0 L3 x" u: h$ U, D! r$ ADD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
% T7 U$ @9 r* Z- B) YDD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards- A% b) K- ~3 q; W& o+ c% [
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards0 o* \8 N$ m% q- `6 g9 O A/ V
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
, x% t6 _# N/ w3 S' E) s3 w; WAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards
- s# o) Q& ~5 e5 i2 G9 bDD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards, b, f5 h" _. b" ?- H
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards( }. n& M7 v5 V9 n: M2 J
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards$ }) l; x# c1 T0 m' F3 A" e
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards4 w3 {( O+ W, s: G
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards5 L$ W- Q$ ^: g* l- j
DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards" s0 b( i" k0 H
Range closes to 2,000 yards2 o2 I# z5 |0 h8 _' ^: `
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
# D9 p9 E- C! D8 ]4 C# I5 `CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
S; R' H, ]% V3 Q7 Z! g6 r( r) WCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
7 U$ @- A A# v8 Z/ n! uDD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards5 Y8 |+ x* }, u. c- F
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
& I0 O$ b& y7 a- w% i) PDD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
* i4 Q$ ]3 @' C- i; B4 G1 y0 nDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
0 |) w' w L' A% }5 Q# f/ ODD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards& B4 H2 E$ F* v! R7 d
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
* a @- V' B \. u1 [* M8 aDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
0 k/ k9 n) y% X$ d$ V, CDD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards- X* K( k. s; v
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards+ }- s4 M+ V% K; O5 y
DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
7 r5 | J( ~- B9 f# \4 i, ?CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
. | S2 j& m5 Q- z* A8 sRange increases to 3,000 yards% o$ \& i4 `4 Y8 ^# U
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards* [/ q9 h; t3 Y+ A
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards0 A v' x" e7 a, S. P$ W$ x
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards
% W3 u5 \3 E- x7 P/ ~DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards! Y2 E/ N5 C, E
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
0 h; I4 c! T3 U" b" CDD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
9 n# P3 ]' v1 c; i& O5 rDD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
) a2 ]" A3 I, T' G6 }7 }DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards: ~( t! ?7 b) T7 H3 _
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards! G0 h- Q6 J+ n: A- ], j& z
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards6 W5 Q) a6 Q' G- A6 H
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards# n* k6 D$ r4 A. v
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
1 V0 z% ?% e" Y5 M% BDD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
' g; z! @7 w0 @5 ~DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards2 J0 y8 M: I. [7 f% l6 A) }* l
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
/ ^" x5 n* Y( B1 D; {0 sCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards+ C+ l! Q) k( V7 t. E
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
. C5 O) c# a4 Y3 pRange closes to 2,000 yards
" o7 @; U; C5 q6 u3 YCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards. h5 U0 _; g( B) s# U
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards$ T0 C( b% } K% c- c
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
" m6 }7 \9 O% r! P; ODD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards7 N u; u. T$ M; [0 s) t" o o
DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
2 Z& o ^/ d% n6 K, d8 ~DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
, M9 \8 V/ I2 I$ c' }, t& S; L7 lDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
5 S" c) W' z7 `$ E& B2 PDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards0 y [' x! \$ x) g$ R, h6 R
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
' i7 X( [( T; j( E5 O( @" d- t: UDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards; ~3 V6 K P# g! L
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
' I. D/ s; @* ^1 K4 B7 h4 g" nDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards, q& U9 s- h% X/ l
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
& @7 L7 T* k" Z, W ACA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards9 ^: A) W% e5 J U3 q" t$ {4 `
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
: ?1 C/ E/ D+ Y* t' m1 k& K$ P3 ?DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
" r6 ^ z) w3 j: f, iDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
) g' t! r# y/ J5 iDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards
" l+ ?+ M7 o1 L9 }" QDD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards5 ?6 I; [( E) g# R. I4 P) f
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards, o# k% y+ Q" |4 Y
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards, v. } K( z8 m- \. s3 v- X" }
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards: S+ d+ U+ u$ J! R/ h) y6 H
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
. f+ H3 C/ M. F; VJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
M$ {2 D& K( P& M+ XTask forces break off...8 q3 X& k( N+ u
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w4 T" _ y4 l) `+ o5 v- GPre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)+ s+ u& b) R+ E* ?- K) l
! y: c. f2 Y' J7 ]Japanese Ships
$ x3 i6 C" P4 c& M8 B$ m$ J CL Katori
]5 G& P7 p$ M DD Akikaze$ s6 Z2 k+ C) }, s
DD Yuzuki) ]4 z% o0 H& p/ }$ c5 L4 g
PB Takunan Maru #5
) g+ t% S: J% @ PB Shonon Maru #11
8 i' v0 W1 h4 B2 B% y& }# J: O PB Kyo Maru #12: h" L0 p* C- o5 S) V
PB Hakkaisan Maru, z" o2 v7 K) ~) V2 F6 Q* j
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB % x4 O' Y7 q* ]/ D, v" G* J( l
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion* P( K, F( w8 f( T
DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB , u" E2 G( K/ c& \1 A2 @3 W. A% o
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns: Q7 f( s4 g5 W( t8 [' q" `3 B3 v3 C
PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
( O& d2 H0 \0 E' {9 ePB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns
! l* z3 m) ?) U, yPB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
& q& ~' b/ ^6 JDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns8 M# r" C9 O8 Y K4 f
DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
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/ b( J' J- k* N+ }& d- M( [4 w5 |Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)2 K: O. J4 \( K1 h9 @
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TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,985 d% U; O) E/ T$ V5 w7 l
! W4 S) |1 a5 O( d- {$ yJapanese ground losses:
. {5 I g4 b6 G) [/ i 19 casualties reported
/ F6 I% B' ^ _+ B3 p Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
" h" l0 ~# M& _+ D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Z5 }" v q' h0 z3 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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8 {& n) F# m4 @4 Z: {TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
1 c* P) W' l' F4 Q CA Nachi, Mine hits 1" K& T' ]" c' k; o
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+ S* _! r, S! P$ J! r+ P4 P7 `TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)* k7 ~; n. Q. Z9 s
0 m. |# \( Y) j. QJapanese Ships
/ _& R: @ D; \9 ]3 @* ~ CA Tone, Mine hits 1
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,97
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2 |1 f# D8 n7 L0 s; K/ M5 }& F* dJapanese Ships
4 W& d0 b# F- f9 i: M, K, f xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
f' @' E) V2 w' l DD Yugiri
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, B$ z$ k; K9 r( s! i0 U k3 gAllied Ships" ?/ d9 r1 L/ x' v5 x8 x# z0 K2 G& d
SS Sargo, hits 10' \: @( R4 e! V0 r
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SS Sargo is sighted by escort* @+ d3 v. s$ Y+ W$ A/ Q! G8 F5 k2 ^
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
" K3 j/ ~* R0 m3 K* t9 \6 T# \DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
% \. l/ T$ t- w# E8 v3 o' [. G/ YDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ J% H: W" {4 _% }$ ^DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
1 m8 u! x7 U4 ~1 q7 kDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
/ v& C$ | u( b! I& t* WDD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo. t+ \; s. P) Y7 B( ^
Escort abandons search for sub' j+ ~7 z b8 |' ?6 w$ G% @
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
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6 R4 ]/ f* x7 m9 M% _Japanese Bombardment attack
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8 h1 L' z! G6 RAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
5 y6 D; ?3 R" j8 U' ~ z# v; e, }. M* M% \
Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
1 Q, \8 f& `2 \$ @! i/ }( N3 I) n% M2 ~+ \- J8 L4 }5 R
Japanese ground losses:* {! u6 M5 \* U/ U0 A3 \! Z
159 casualties reported/ Z) h/ ?5 B- n" `3 ?
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled0 p& U4 \- E9 z; B: v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 E. C, T5 Q1 z Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 x/ r1 U/ ], e
9 h; o2 h$ \5 u/ _7 q/ @+ n+ ?Allied ground losses:
* a2 M' {0 v. a& t( E7 o) a 198 casualties reported
! k& O9 g& W- {% f; T9 p1 m' E G) x Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled" I7 H6 R8 Y$ y- E! i( f+ L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, f- } o& y0 z
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Assaulting units:9 ~$ e, D. J- Z A5 t. _
Imperial Guards Division
" r& }) ^' O p7 } 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
0 @! ]6 k% }/ l7 F, z 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment; D3 K3 q! I9 E2 s
2nd Tank Regiment5 L7 \" X6 B5 c4 C, J% T( w4 D
48th Engineer Regiment
/ T! [# l1 N4 ^+ H7 y 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment( U+ d- B4 I; U% B
33rd Division* O; s) J( A3 _% Y4 m$ A& J8 Q
21st Infantry Regiment3 O/ H. f8 d2 K
7th Tank Regiment
Q, \7 m. f! F. z7 I% W 48th Recon Regiment7 E7 K+ p# y4 v* t
16th Recon Regiment
: [* K( W" h! B3 i: `, D; c 4th Division& |1 Y3 w/ C' D2 [. i
21st Division
" e D0 M! O1 g& M1 o 6th Guards Division
$ k0 s& q' ]1 N; ?0 g) f/ O 65th Brigade
' Z$ y# F$ L: M6 p% y4 I6 _7 i3 A( M+ \ 38th Division0 `: q4 n; U0 C
16th Guards Regiment
[+ W+ n* M2 _; k; w 4th Tank Regiment# Q$ E1 j; O$ ]' Q, v
16th Engineer Regiment5 X; D1 Y% L5 k. y( I" x: F6 ?7 X: U7 f
9th Infantry Regiment6 _+ a. ~! v2 u& M% p
22nd Recon Regiment
+ c$ b0 m: `( k. | 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
& |$ t. T& D' C; H. Z" w% ?; F9 j 5th Guards Cav Regiment
2 r' Q) a% n; f5 q: _ 35th Fld AA Gun Co
( }/ X, @$ `5 V G) `% d 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 @7 k% t' K }) n1 C/ u! u
30th Fld AA Gun Co 7 J- E9 w6 V" p& v+ t
48th Field AA Battalion' m% w# r% L, e/ ~
8th Field AF Construction Battalion$ K: `1 s5 R; w1 d) W v
25th Army7 R ?1 l" F$ z, q
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
: z1 f1 y1 ~( \' k5 x4 h 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
& D/ P E4 V# {4 Q l/ o; U 2nd Mortar Battalion- c2 E% h; ^, L0 A% K
9th Field AF Construction Battalion: g6 U7 l7 k7 n2 j$ ]) I
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion0 W8 ^- h9 a! X9 k- E; ^
39th Road Const Co : D0 z- p1 h+ D2 ?; F
21st Fld AA Gun Co 5 x- O& t" X. {
Southern Army
3 ]. q; j0 D* I$ Q8 i 56th Const Co ( ?3 |# q1 m* N! T/ u0 q' l
47th Field AA Battalion- _6 m4 Y, W$ d& r, y
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ i s, }) v: d, u/ r+ U 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion' Y3 Y1 o! h) P
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment; n( m0 N. Z% t2 G; X
1st RF Gun Battalion2 A( Z: l& l& Q v/ G
35th Field AA Battalion0 ]! N+ `/ w$ Q& m
3rd Mortar Battalion
. e( l" A( \+ Z. z 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion, K/ g* S# C4 q. H: s
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
" R3 b9 ~2 r9 T! l 45th Field AA Battalion. Q( _5 o X. O Y' i) A a
48th Field Artillery Regiment3 K5 j2 r' n" x6 G4 `
15th Const Co
# n ^0 N& i: K. H. m7 J 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment& O( l% v5 D) w1 x' r
26th Fld AA Gun Co
/ [$ V& l- p% q 18th Mountain Gun Regiment9 _: M4 a v3 c; x, a
37th Const Co 6 H% R/ x5 z& p
5th Mortar Battalion
, q8 a @+ c, g/ K 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6 `0 D. P( V- E2 n8 z- w y* X- S 40th Field AA Battalion" _( u% d+ B6 D5 A& j- K
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 Y5 M+ u1 M. u 31st Fld AA Gun Co
; u: f; `4 Q+ ?4 Z 38th Road Const Co
/ u" g2 P# K# ~3 H! W3 s5 o 14th Army/ t( r# i# x: R T: P3 p/ e
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion* Y! Y3 [& a$ K) D, [0 J. f5 E* ?
43rd Const Co
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2 X6 q9 f9 J; D% D$ ~Defending units:
0 X9 p% c2 i2 o% Z: _. }4 C 14th PS Engineer Regiment
2 B( U2 u4 x3 w# ~6 ~ 91st PA Infantry Division5 c. U, O; S7 o; y* K" v- ]7 q
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
- z# F/ F B, F+ b* \ Q 71st PA Infantry Division7 P* O/ }" q+ T9 {1 h
21st PA Infantry Division
9 {/ A# C; K0 [9 X6 W4 I3 F 192nd Tank Battalion
3 ^, G0 \7 g& ^ 51st PA Infantry Division
1 |5 c3 j5 C( G1 |" c* K9 d! v& ~ 4th Marine Regiment: p; X i1 I! L7 r
194th Tank Battalion r$ I) J0 g) u0 L5 ?" y4 p
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team! s1 a2 X5 E% c" `7 c* ^! Z2 D0 V" @
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
% [0 G( A( L* s8 Y* k 31st PA Infantry Division8 V! k# e) ]) T* N7 x$ E, r4 f
11th PA Infantry Division$ ^( |9 t, t0 W' N* g
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion7 j9 v9 t6 a5 B7 d9 q
1st PA Infantry Division# D# z2 t. Q7 X7 h" b3 e
31st Infantry Regiment& H2 U3 Y: w: D9 L& A; W
41st PA Infantry Division
% \. K: w3 g. a 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team g( R1 c7 ?; o) l) k* O+ @
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment. r9 y+ h% \7 h9 F* a
301st Construction Battalion
3 d0 b$ u; F8 O' u4 C' K, g5 I/ t, k Provisional GMC Grp
: G# |2 g" T: J# L7 g 1st PI Base Force& _0 X7 P, a* Y& a
I Philippine Corps
+ _6 A- \- x4 j) d1 I/ P3 S 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
7 ]/ u4 E* f4 n. Z2 W' ^: R USAFFE
) A# n% {% x; ~1 L, N7 E9 Z Bataan USN Base Force
. y) L R* z0 p$ F% R3 A$ D% C Clark Field USAAF Base Force0 `- w3 `+ b ]$ C
201st PA Construction Battalion1 q7 V- Y9 L8 Y8 Y
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
7 G4 [ w* \: K 1st USMC AA Battalion# m0 H: L+ m4 M
Manila USAAF Base Force
0 ]/ ]2 o: l% B# [5 ? 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
% l# m* L! H7 X& o4 ` Cavite USN Base Force
' R* W" o9 M7 ]6 p9 J 202nd PA Construction Battalion
. H8 y# i! @& x: c( E8 G Far East USAAF ! z& Z* }7 B( g* X
II Philippine Corps 3 O. [: F/ X( b( |: s# j% h$ ~) [+ ~
1st PA Constabulary Regiment0 d8 G3 P5 N6 h' K
PAF Aviation : H2 A* P* [8 P5 Q) J5 e$ R. @6 L
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment6 |. ~+ J; |! J% c1 s( Y
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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4 y6 U) K6 ]$ t4 [ e8 @Japanese Shock attack
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' d: W# ?* `/ [Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
7 j' O/ g& I/ _8 c I/ d' m2 O2 K2 S$ v% l2 i& O
Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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/ J3 s m! B: i. @/ f8 ~* sJapanese adjusted assault: 54 & o6 O8 e; }$ v$ K) i( o) Q
0 d! u; m* V/ f, s8 CAllied adjusted defense: 3
7 s" F" L! B7 m6 q. O
9 ^( O6 x% v% h& w9 jJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
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Allied aircraft
* A' |3 ]( m! @0 z1 l) F# [! T. K no flights5 a% K4 q( f) F4 A0 {5 M
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Allied aircraft losses0 i/ ^9 y5 m0 e' D4 j9 Y9 s
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed L7 {% b. i! ], z8 W
6 `: j! a* ?0 V! E7 R; J
Combat modifiers- O( o1 b! ?) c+ ` f' ~+ @
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)! N8 y2 e3 `7 f8 `" W3 ~
experience(-), supply(-)
9 _- \7 ]. s. S9 Z3 @Attacker: shock(+)
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; K3 {4 H; @3 F ?Japanese ground losses:' G( {1 V" K/ X& Z" V3 E& u7 q
1384 casualties reported; t9 Y y9 K8 k- ^# ~
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled. y- t! ^4 G6 d; W: J1 ^; t
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
# E& R5 M( m/ B/ u$ ~! D" _1 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 T) {" `' k% z) K/ p+ Y
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)' T2 S. g( z, _, M
+ g" K8 N7 ?3 E7 rAllied ground losses:, R! H: |( l9 G6 ]1 t' y
1916 casualties reported
- Z1 o' B6 \0 l# G( X& B9 e Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled: N" v# _6 m7 k' p1 |: B0 W, R" e& N, P
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
" p* v5 f8 S9 O2 \; I" ] Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled o6 t6 m; x) g* ?: q
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 I$ x8 w2 N$ f% m: f Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ r3 V3 q3 G( H; e: [ Units destroyed 3
7 Z4 b( g @& I' r
1 D2 q- ~2 I8 F" |3 A `$ |Assaulting units:4 ?& N3 V4 {( a5 |
82nd Naval Guard Unit
" m8 ] c% w# v+ @/ r7 D2 V 144th Infantry Regiment5 n1 {+ R. ]9 `* c
66th Naval Guard Unit7 y, e2 Q7 b5 a- Z" O& u; ]* U
84th Naval Guard Unit: s2 ?" m1 L _$ ~3 V
53rd Naval Guard Unit7 c2 _3 p* X0 A: ^+ d
H* l! f3 |. @Defending units:
# L8 O, n7 ^/ O, m7 K Wake USN CPNAB % t% Q1 E% ] J6 F7 A
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion5 n. E, E0 x! j
6th Marine Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)- k( f; |; E# [; n; o* p
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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6 i2 j+ q, ~/ s5 hAttacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
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' h, S' _* C% {Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 687 i9 q( b. Y$ b7 k* V% h
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Assaulting units:: ]* c7 S9 G( k. H1 {$ g7 S
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Defending units:, l: w+ E/ D' |9 p2 K% _
Molukken Garrison Battalion
) s# w4 K, C7 L0 o* L 4th Coastal Gun Battalion. Z" T7 @: \5 e S# V- L& ^3 Y6 W
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