AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
5 \% f% ^1 L1 h6 U) Y3 Q. Z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
6 T% p$ K$ c+ m4 @# d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rush1 t$ Q5 N/ W! t/ B
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/ B1 i6 r) y' ]6 |# Z+ V; m3 g7 @/ iNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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2 P& S8 k7 V8 Z% E$ QJapanese Ships& S6 i6 @- U+ C! C8 o2 d
CL Kashii2 s: y8 Q! @* f0 ?0 z4 t7 T% n# @
CL Kinu
: D7 ]) n- m: T; r) }# v( G DD Nowaki
0 {, v0 Y, I$ `1 }0 z' D. } C DD Asashio! N2 M2 K9 L( u. ]8 H7 K
DD Michishio% g# E$ Y4 l' u! B" K; q$ }( ^
DD Arashio
" Z$ z4 @3 [2 |- A DD Natsugumo
( o' V' o8 }) ~9 Z DD Yamagumo) g+ `% ^2 _% G L3 `$ F" F
DD Asagumo
5 h" O7 H2 |- ~; n9 m) w DD Murasame
+ E- u2 S5 R% g2 l DD Harusame. H2 n) S" B; B
DD Akatsuki0 v" v8 `- |! v
DD Hibiki o3 n+ w' P r
DD Ikazuchi8 C# _ `+ \( l' T$ u
DD Inazuma" ]# F8 w7 K4 W. ~5 G2 D. G
DD Shikinami4 g8 e7 A G( S+ L
DD Ayanami) o/ |8 T- V: q* O
DD Asagiri
9 s7 W, [5 a% I* V' I5 k6 ]* Q DD Sagiri) L6 g3 N H0 q
DD Yugiri: Z+ m0 H# L+ s) L; F2 B
DD Minazuki
* f# }- {, y* @, [/ H AK Sado Maru
1 V( A! N6 {- j% y# R' i AK Sagami Maru! Y5 h1 g8 M0 m
AK Sakura Maru Y7 p7 {5 Q' Y: R; R) X* G# m0 ^
AK Kaga Maru" P: c" m- N* H3 i
AK Kinka Maru
# L5 q. e! ~, e AK Kyushu Maru
! B( L% O3 t% M+ @: Q8 W ^ AK Tosan Maru- `4 ^+ r T% T) E
AMC Asaka Maru
8 c9 ]- X- [- B0 O xAK Ayatosan Maru: \, E% @+ ^& ~4 z
xAK Kansai Maru" ^" R; n2 D% s* o
xAK Kashii Maru
0 K2 R, V. f/ i) o) G# q6 W9 B' q xAK Aobasan Maru. O$ i& f# M0 z' A) ]% \9 `% P" x
xAK Asosan Maru
+ {: y# S- ^" z {5 G4 c) G, W* u xAK Asakasan Maru+ _4 U s) o" _3 c/ `
xAK Atutasan Maru
2 M& }3 ?4 C Y6 a( P xAK Kinugawa Maru
" _3 R! _$ S) C( P" f" s8 f7 z xAK Yamaura Maru
" _8 E+ u, P3 Y ]2 L( z: Q xAK Zenyo Maru; }* ]1 B4 l1 x5 \9 l* y& T7 ?! K
xAK Nako Maru
0 ^$ G& F( L6 N i7 \ xAK Johore Maru
3 b& W% n1 F9 O0 M0 M xAK Fushimi Maru1 b5 k) @6 |- H+ n2 O
xAK Kamoi Maru4 J* U, y1 \, r* _
xAK Ryoyo Maru4 I0 l$ n! t7 l q* h
xAK Nihonka Maru
" o! ?7 A0 T% c4 y# ^ xAK Nojima Maru* q ~4 m5 x. w: D
LSD Shinshu Maru7 Q1 ^1 O Z- L9 v) Q. q5 |
xAP Hakozaki Maru
# J2 c4 R+ ]1 ~2 B8 W1 y xAP Kobe Maru. R% U; v" O# ~' n+ H) a
: ?$ W3 M8 t B8 a jAllied Ships
% t9 {0 g7 z/ W& ~' v8 i5 m6 U PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 Q9 i9 {; {" |4 Y) E7 v8 V% z
PT TM-104 J1 ~7 B/ N3 c9 u4 ^9 ?
PT TM-11# r2 v! u6 W: G" t/ i% W
PT TM-124 `* ~& a Y: ^; i4 ^
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 ^+ z* w2 q1 P
PT TM-14( N& Q4 b/ g1 `' p
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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% V$ U- {8 y: \- C' v4 PAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!" M3 i7 E; p+ I: l/ a
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway' o5 ]* d; s, Q y+ `
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
) W" g4 H( }' v' M7 tMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
: @. O5 I* E0 FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
# z& }: A _% L" a0 PCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
8 P( X5 T! Y8 B- h; e k7 A4 g% E8 eLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , . o5 R [3 p/ o, V+ X$ l) b' ]! H7 T
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , & b1 P% T( f. B3 ?4 t% B- Q' ] J* R
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
) W, T- }$ X" [* w xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat: z% ^; S: I7 I
- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
4 n9 V: m: |# v: ^2 t DD Arashio , DD Asashio5 E+ | e& T3 H# n! S1 L
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards+ u! a# J+ g [# s8 Q- B% s, C4 p6 d( i6 C
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
0 s7 l S7 L! n, m& I0 mDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
) c- e( W* t: S' b: JRange closes to 9,000 yards. w6 v, m5 M: z; n2 z- M8 M
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , / {( C2 O$ p# S
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
9 ^' H. n5 c# P% g% v AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
, y$ O) S- W5 T) l6 g% @; j xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
$ i6 ]/ R; J0 j6 u1 y. s6 H& F, | xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , & y) Q( f0 b& _2 g
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , 6 v3 d& W' m* P2 p" N
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat/ ]+ e4 @2 {4 h0 ^% v- U; ]
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki ,
9 i8 E4 w* I- M$ E0 {; q- { DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , $ p5 c4 g/ A+ ^ N
DD Arashio , DD Nowaki5 @# P; I/ i9 T( H3 b! _
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards3 O# j) H" j4 _$ v5 V. [
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
7 m2 p( E" t) uDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards8 v' X0 Z. u: E' ~0 J0 r
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards, D" ] Y8 l4 F
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
v K- Q7 L5 N& q% G. a! PDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
7 x; d) A* P2 I2 ?6 B$ \3 wDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards6 Q- `$ s4 F' `, \. h3 k1 [
Range closes to 6,000 yards
+ R- l9 n. ~3 h& f% p# w6 u9 S JPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
# u! d0 h1 M: s1 J2 qPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards) c% _/ L" ?# i0 u* |! W' |
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
+ R6 }1 h A$ m. t- i$ JDD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
& n9 N7 n' E, B: j7 G$ O; I8 d- a+ eDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards$ P: \! T7 T% [, H6 v& R
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards+ o9 e% R5 D7 N( m7 h8 S
Range closes to 5,000 yards1 }' _/ ~- N( j/ J/ C
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 7 y8 F* H% C, r6 y# H6 o, \# g
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
( F, [6 E% G* N7 K8 @0 s! G AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
& a! D9 M3 C5 v, {1 @2 d& N xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
% C- N! U* G# B xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , & h7 L, D* \( B4 m
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
7 f! W9 Y1 Y9 g. [+ c; W xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , * M9 @9 O/ P+ E; {3 o
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , . k" t3 U' c) k7 `
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
' J5 g) K4 D! X0 |: t/ x X- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
6 P7 N2 b& P. _: B8 S DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki ,
7 I. C7 V! S6 H; n5 S8 d- y DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , ; c8 A, t" M) v2 ?4 Y
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
0 l. f- x# G! g! ?: x: n0 aDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards& q8 ~) t6 W) E7 n b( W- z T
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
( N! p5 a6 p; b/ c! F, PDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
+ f6 h+ Y3 Y9 |6 E& n& pPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards0 M; b/ `) v2 e% @% V* R% |
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
% ~' ?: z& s2 J% Y AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ) t+ Y& R% s4 {% w" _3 A" _; h# W
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 5 a3 V+ k$ L1 g$ j4 c
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , $ k9 ~1 J2 ^- v' ]) f: }
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
; H/ D6 B n Q i0 z! A( lCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
8 Q' Y5 Z6 X" GCL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
h; ^! W0 V% f! d# X: X" DDD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
$ ~: ^: [( h- ^6 cPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
4 |4 J2 `; @* w' J" s4 k# @* MPT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
' W0 f- Z2 c3 m# E0 z5 P X& k' oLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
- s# E' H5 _5 L! b* S AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
( d- ]/ v- Q+ G. p* C4 h; C AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , - C2 d1 ]4 s/ Z+ D# X0 N+ G' `
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , : m) x8 K! t1 \; H5 r" w4 u
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
, ?* P9 A) Z- K3 p0 ]5 z- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
/ Q" O. d7 K, n. [4 m2 I DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
( v" _8 W+ Z" l! X+ xPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
8 s8 O- J, \' y1 _6 P' aDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards; |* k. i) K$ B. V S
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards5 `% Z R# U- \7 L8 c3 c3 S) [0 n
DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
; F8 B* W' B5 X- N" EPT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
. D9 a& f1 g! p, LBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
" ~9 v; ?- |; ^: V; ?Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 }$ G+ v$ W+ l W9 ^( A# IDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards G7 G( y; F+ y/ \3 W3 O; T& L
Range increases to 11,000 yards) c- O1 e3 e' ]0 O( `4 V
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
9 ?6 {2 F5 _6 o% t* I8 h- m# j: u% |LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat; f% N w! g7 k
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards& t) }4 B( ?& H6 q9 X
CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
4 a4 I# P0 z) C5 O, IPT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards1 s, ~2 _$ E% q8 |$ }1 C! a
Task forces break off...# y* x0 b$ K+ s0 L! }3 l# T% B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards% R* F4 E# o+ `9 [3 m/ h* n" O' `
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Japanese Ships
( ^ t) n, s% E; L* E. O CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1' M: h( r2 m" Q8 ~
CA Mogami* i* U1 [2 K" h p. u. g8 l% z) z
DD Kuroshio" D; |; a8 d4 T. Z& C# i+ O
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
- c& i# E8 |5 v4 h6 w DD Natsushio
$ |2 K; q3 u- M) M0 }2 z DD Shiratsuyu4 u$ x7 Q% M6 m/ o: P7 ]
DD Umikaze
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a2 u: I4 B/ ]Allied Ships6 ~: l Y3 b6 R0 Z5 R
DD Alden, }9 p& ~3 i# n# K) c
DD Barker) O/ B9 _, a* a8 F
DD Edsall4 t5 c W' C1 G$ u" ^2 K
DD John D. Edwards
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+ {. r0 D: [0 G! \0 xImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
9 ^4 \/ Z }4 e9 GMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
( ~3 e0 v% ^3 U3 cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards/ u5 e" Z7 C8 I4 ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' |% h, S, X- X* l
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
) I) q" k9 {+ V3 P1 f" J; eCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
( Z) G" ~7 D/ M* X2 S# dDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards, N K8 j$ k+ _2 N4 p% X
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards4 l% j, f+ T2 ?% L% J8 W9 \& T* ]3 M
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
- w) W* r9 i3 P# n" MDD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
- L/ H( J4 L0 x+ P# ]DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
. Y* q8 Y+ u9 h8 ^+ u3 gRange closes to 6,000 yards4 ]/ G+ i& ~' r) z* E4 Z
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards# _ P9 w$ y6 o# o
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards- d! C+ G: i* _& i
DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
7 h$ g# H* e/ kDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards6 f# S9 Z+ n9 P7 q1 R
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards. A& Z3 V* x6 \5 r7 B
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
0 k: l' D. l) k7 HDD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
$ z6 f/ u- U% A1 S! e eCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards/ u8 {5 A; J2 r
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
0 u, W$ u; u5 y: Y& eDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
; _5 I/ Z" Y3 \1 A6 w. YDD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards( F+ g' O7 I7 J! s* i4 R3 W
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards9 S$ H- Q; I# O: X0 Y% Z
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards' j( P* Y* g$ o( w0 {+ q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards& ^1 F" }( Y! _0 b9 L8 R* `
Range increases to 8,000 yards
! E# X2 @+ N$ M3 u- W7 \DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards+ H4 A) y \' l1 I! W
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards% @2 \' M* W6 u
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
0 v' I6 D$ ]9 k. N: M, Q4 xDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
0 ? l' e( X1 W" ~1 Y) A$ V1 YDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
+ w' }$ E/ }7 V, n5 c, n1 eDD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
7 ]$ f& a. y: q+ @( E5 yDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards2 f# ~: n3 Q0 C+ v3 K2 a3 @; c6 L
Task forces break off...6 A1 u4 T/ t$ u) F, P
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2 y/ L5 y- Z" w$ T$ hNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 B E) Z2 F2 ]+ z+ n7 m CVL Ryujo
) b1 y; \0 t1 q2 j CVL Shoho
9 O d- ]( U. e' }' C' y CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1& W" H; X4 p* e. v
CVE Hosho# `0 B2 f" [7 o' x8 c& g
CVE Taiyo! n$ I9 Q. O: k& }* R9 g
CA Takao& _ t2 u2 H# u& x) a5 f3 A/ S# Y# o
CA Atago
+ ^% G0 U. g$ A5 \! P- D CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
9 E3 n9 u2 m/ j$ i) U8 S DD Akigumo
+ V; W* y5 T: Z' d, k8 {% f1 n DD Shiranui
& H4 n! a2 }0 u: Q5 C. A0 Y' o DD Samidare
0 j& n3 b% C( m9 Q H1 a DD Yamakaze
* {/ r6 y# R4 o4 z% V DD Hatsuharu! S- }: m- J, x% f P
DD Hatsushima7 f m4 c1 L# g5 ^( ]1 ?+ _+ ]
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire8 S. x; w. d: g: X; o; T
DD Yugure, Shell hits 18 F# K8 R E( F" F: C* `
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Allied Ships) ^) G2 ?; Z: \1 t
CA Houston
' Y7 p4 ]0 m$ |5 M& H CL Sumatra, Shell hits 23 u5 }) s7 T k) N
CL Tromp0 O; W, G( @. B) ^5 D
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
( m3 G) @9 M' p7 G* F9 B DD John D. Ford
$ j& `, X9 f4 z8 |6 H% t) g5 X DD Parrott3 O& N1 `6 z/ H6 A. o
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
- }6 h+ }1 \+ z DD Pope
& z# v1 J) q: b: C: t; u: Y% p7 ?: s2 o1 k DD Whipple1 C5 F* ~; `3 {6 n$ ^& N
DD Stewart
c' x6 m/ K+ z$ U! s, [! k. l3 t5 s& e DD Evertsen# T- l+ v) T4 J1 E# C6 j' L
DD Stronghold3 g- A% T* u% t
DD Thanet- z$ X* r9 a/ J: K
DD Encounter
% q6 D# X% U$ y1 m! ^/ l DD Express, c2 ^6 x& {2 X
; g1 y8 R# O( n% X$ j: B5 f" ~Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight- x, h1 ?. `: C% Z
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
0 Y5 F7 H- |$ M+ hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
. _. z) Z. [7 ]% `6 L5 aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
4 r5 z [+ v( r+ [2 _ k; v. @CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards* ^# O! t3 K/ K) n+ S. i4 x C
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
0 ?: k& H5 R/ n8 z' k" e3 VCL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards9 g) K2 F, w* w/ H& l% @) Y- z
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards( d$ Z( H( Z2 k+ K- L6 T
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
# l; A& M. @# c7 ^3 K: ?9 t# HDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
9 e y B4 ^" DCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
7 L5 H) h1 r9 g: [DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards; P4 o0 J! l2 ~
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards5 K4 L4 P2 v/ h' d+ n. J
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards9 O* i: F2 Y# w: ], d h$ S. M4 [2 h
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
" f! S l# }4 v* a& j( h9 j4 YDD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
+ y9 H8 o" `) X! c f JDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
( B0 t+ ?* ]0 Z/ M% _( } c2 N7 jRange closes to 8,000 yards
- G. E; g2 r0 |% ?: u2 q6 GDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
! L! O6 e+ {( ]4 PCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
5 h/ h) B' E2 N- x& C; |9 fCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards* t* @2 E( j/ ?. G4 ]6 {5 F
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
' r, W2 I- C+ y; N6 oDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
- Z7 p5 \0 u' J5 G4 W. XDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards- V& y# |- @ t( B b; I: [" V2 e
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
0 t( [5 M+ v# Q' B7 IDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards6 n( j; M+ N+ \7 J5 l
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards0 `" P- U% E6 S
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards f; S' q( d- @- o
DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
1 f. m( o; m* v1 ZDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
R& V' ]' _5 D M1 @# sDD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards; [5 j4 E+ {, q6 s9 ]- X' m
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
1 y" }! h' R- ~8 k- M F, u1 fRange closes to 7,000 yards
e4 Y' N6 a' dDD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
+ N9 v/ A7 m' q j' q/ m: ^! S: WCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
1 @+ Q \! P+ r& K2 _DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
" ?' B N" g/ U! i+ qDD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards
# A' J1 g9 {5 kDD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
* e1 ]2 a& c8 X4 SDD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards2 r6 N% n' f( _. w6 h6 R( i- W
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards( @2 x) k l: D! x) x: |; d
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
" m# W u2 q/ \# C& UDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards9 w- j8 |, j, {/ C
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
8 [7 n$ i& o3 R: \; t8 c( C3 xDD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards4 K! q) z5 z, u$ S1 B4 r5 M0 K
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards, m: q) [* @/ {5 h* p
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
5 X9 j! `8 \3 Q S5 J, eDD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards4 n A8 l( V+ k$ A$ F+ f3 m
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
! i4 t8 t( j5 F% M6 A. |# [Range closes to 6,000 yards l8 j J% p2 O6 w9 `# g+ Y
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
2 K& e3 [# G) q; D0 s' QDD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards' ?- F0 s: U' ]: q1 P
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards2 P" }' k8 ?* B8 j. K
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
7 v3 o( `4 P! p3 L: _DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
) I4 R! c: i; w# E! b! R& FCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
* Z, c+ }# t0 ~8 [5 b8 |! b) nDD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards0 z$ ? u1 J* M1 Q s0 a
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
% h) P" D: O( {; v- d8 V7 L) k/ NDD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
6 E( I5 V1 G' PDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards { q3 H! b2 K' z0 f
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards% o/ K4 ^; a# [) }) Y5 j- x' E- U$ Y
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
4 A0 [( }4 W" D9 N* ]/ Q! NDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards& C5 T/ G9 n: u( p l, Z% x9 N
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
' ?4 v" k0 F; O' _3 m, BDD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards: [) T* `; L* L
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards! ]7 ?7 z: F% C; V5 j. Q
Range increases to 9,000 yards2 P, u0 i! g7 o4 w
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
- U0 L6 x! j# ]! I+ nDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards* v: p* l$ s' c' o
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards, {0 U3 b. P# H* T! F) C% A
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
& w; i3 T: _' Y) | k( S8 JDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards/ I4 j1 H! v6 H; Q' ~! z
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards! ?0 @5 g$ M4 g. i+ l* B
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
6 K4 d; }8 @9 ?/ M4 v0 f" MCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards
! g2 U1 N( J3 z# ODD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards" s! j7 D7 A* L9 Q6 m3 [
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
H0 o( S1 ]8 ^DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards4 v% y: l' R. V0 ^% G
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
* p8 ~- h& z. L0 U! N2 n+ o5 |' P) `DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards8 V {, [% ]$ S
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards7 W4 g3 L% U/ v5 _( H# e$ D
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards' t$ y" l/ w1 C7 I4 ~3 {
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape& K6 T, E: F" C4 g- M B
Task forces break off...+ Q& _/ m5 n0 s. Y3 y8 n
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- x" j+ m7 n9 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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% {3 d3 _9 N& w4 D EJapanese Ships" i, a r9 I W6 F" W5 j
CL Kashii
* h7 o/ {0 d9 P& W# y CL Kinu9 _3 X( x" d, X V
DD Nowaki
& X8 m7 @2 a+ P1 ~5 @ DD Asashio
( z1 K% X; o! G' k DD Arashio. j" ^/ b2 r4 B3 _( f& w
DD Natsugumo3 [. G3 `% B! g
DD Yamagumo
. B5 B/ g) w$ T DD Asagumo
2 x- B4 v! P4 o) n DD Murasame
( e% |7 {. d8 t3 Q1 Y c DD Harusame
# c1 i6 G+ d0 u# H% W DD Akatsuki
/ d! W. l! {6 d0 x DD Hibiki0 y) y' f; b/ J; {& U) R' J
DD Ikazuchi
) h+ u, M7 `6 p% s9 q DD Inazuma8 l* F, q* u& `3 W( a2 B0 ?
DD Shikinami: g' X# t1 S- K5 T6 s# n5 h
DD Ayanami
& ^2 ` s6 q# s5 d9 { DD Asagiri
$ |3 o+ s+ }( J7 t+ w DD Sagiri
3 A6 |+ ^+ g% Z% u+ O5 J DD Yugiri% O5 c1 t) B5 s
DD Minazuki
# J) V3 c2 R, R+ j2 u# P0 h AK Sado Maru& G+ o6 F8 t: r6 I
AK Sagami Maru
6 t) ~8 C7 r; S/ ? AK Sakura Maru5 R# K4 E5 W& U' C& [
AK Kaga Maru; U$ {9 O) l% ?. }
AK Kinka Maru
; V3 y" S' F3 W AK Kyushu Maru7 e) [5 W l/ Y6 U# Y
AK Tosan Maru' X; V9 f' R2 x6 T
AMC Asaka Maru
" S; @$ A; ?# `" \, B5 s/ y xAK Ayatosan Maru
K" I7 @- o: }/ v xAK Kansai Maru/ e" j3 K: G3 T2 h. b. W
xAK Kashii Maru
) W' I. Y6 @6 O9 @4 _/ S$ O6 E( k' h xAK Aobasan Maru8 Q D, g: u C# C$ T, q# [% h" R
xAK Asosan Maru# Z$ d( K2 v; M2 c" W
xAK Asakasan Maru7 x. s; m2 f! ?! ? P! Y
xAK Atutasan Maru+ D5 t; u. q0 Y; O7 Z+ s
xAK Kinugawa Maru) _% g& D! m; p, w' |8 ^# B; K
xAK Yamaura Maru+ D& x8 ?4 B: o+ j o1 T# S* _
xAK Zenyo Maru
6 { E* c8 w# r. z xAK Nako Maru
. p5 S4 W0 i) I2 P) y4 f+ g xAK Johore Maru
, C! i. M! j/ t3 `. @ [; | xAK Fushimi Maru* w) f% k* S6 a$ N& t! U# T* X
xAK Kamoi Maru
; u$ z" V ]1 U$ o xAK Ryoyo Maru7 I" e3 g4 h( y
xAK Nihonka Maru* _- E) a( C( V1 Q7 E
xAK Nojima Maru! q$ t& n9 ]/ ^0 I
LSD Shinshu Maru
4 x4 a! _" ~( Y& y* X3 `' j* J xAP Hakozaki Maru
w9 ~% `" F/ g xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
3 q r# y$ _/ C$ U, j; a: c DD Vendetta
) Y4 U/ V4 b& k* C. K0 h DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
* a- I) p- g' l7 I DD Van Ghent D: s \# ^; L# ~' ~2 T/ p# w
DD Scout
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6 x# J6 v4 n* `+ o) \$ ]Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& f/ Y3 L" Q( j" ]8 Q9 KJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
( `# x' a* W% R/ @Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
( M2 ]% @$ o. C9 ?+ m- RMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards; y1 m# V& O4 F) c) d b k
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards9 O( K# R/ Z$ y6 |0 ^/ Q0 h$ M. U+ Y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- ~' A$ A- _% h ^6 t' u
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'
" ~: u/ o5 p' ^/ YDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards/ K0 W* v" i9 d( q) H$ b
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
- C, }" z0 L3 }DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
0 @1 m) C+ |) ?' M; hDD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards W( g: W2 {5 ^/ x' Z. y
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
9 _; O8 H: o" B% jDD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards" U$ T0 t+ ]2 h
Range closes to 9,000 yards
) V4 ]! K9 } b4 Y {9 KDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
1 R O3 b/ J; g6 a+ O2 RCL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards3 `: L) G# F! Y! s9 ]; B
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
0 |- T; S3 z, Q) @5 h. ]DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
: a, K n5 j& s( s! w4 Q; @DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards8 i6 l) ~& k0 }
Range closes to 7,000 yards' f, a8 {7 P! M' W1 ^, m- B
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards5 F! L1 q9 ~ t% T! S) P
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards) [' n1 Y' G# K) L0 j! z
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
: [* }% j) a# p* V+ c" `DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards5 q( V7 h9 @/ V# I% N6 X5 B" C& p
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
1 ?3 z3 E! F$ g/ M/ C) _3 VRange closes to 4,000 yards
1 v" @- [, t4 E3 u5 L9 wCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards! K' t& R# m8 O: d/ ~9 J
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
8 b: z5 [# a6 s' Y; C; EDD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
5 h6 ~) O4 s% F# t! cDD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
/ z: n: V4 j1 S1 }# X6 nDD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards4 J8 T1 B$ ~" V% ?
DD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
, C2 S$ @4 V, C+ x, nRange increases to 5,000 yards
; M3 X- C; }, l$ C# OCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards ~& T5 s& t& Y6 E
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards! A) D c5 f4 l {1 Q) ^( U0 D$ \6 {
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards6 b7 R' H8 x* t1 C9 ~# m$ R9 e/ b9 _
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
E% M3 x8 ^4 ?CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards/ K1 u8 J4 ]% p
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
! r% h3 h8 Y( hTask forces break off..., S- l+ N4 e2 ?: V/ g" }0 e
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98- ]: p. p& r$ Q3 g, Y8 ^& q2 x
: Z+ M; a2 E( |9 s- S# S, f( P* @" FJapanese Ships, G& S5 k1 z2 ^, x
CL Yura
8 ~ ?$ ~0 G( \) p, v8 d CL Natori" z- ]7 z A$ G" O$ b+ h7 l
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Runway hits 11 U1 U' u8 f% h0 G+ C
Port hits 1* R. \% z) |7 E0 H- @/ `/ ~
! O0 {. b4 P3 ]9 I$ pCL Yura firing at Wake Island : Y/ w V- m- ?9 E
CL Natori firing at Wake Island
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+ D" D- A5 B( e+ D& p, d/ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
" A Z: a, ~7 [ no flights
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- ^7 {) N4 g: k1 ]Allied aircraft losses6 e( b q; M2 y% S
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* ?5 d' v1 P5 J
4 T" v3 m4 w+ W9 ~( lJapanese Ships
) l% _) s1 P. }( z CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
; X$ T8 U, O6 U- h3 |( @; P; T, I/ @ CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire
' s/ Q. z# h; M7 A: X$ z* \: ? DD Nowaki
. Z+ j$ b( b/ p DD Asashio
% p! C' o( y- H$ p) e# c2 Q3 Y DD Arashio
. M# I* _ X, o DD Natsugumo$ j1 ?- E" M+ N, v8 c; I3 ?; `
DD Yamagumo9 y5 X$ c! B, ]3 z6 z3 C8 y# v
DD Asagumo
* E( P+ E E9 ~+ T% y/ {! p! W0 @ DD Murasame3 x0 v' C: U' n
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
% Y9 z2 V- S3 E9 T DD Akatsuki/ N6 p. i7 Z5 c, E4 I" b
DD Hibiki
6 V, f5 T0 q" s3 n$ e/ e DD Ikazuchi; ?' }3 d6 ^- Q7 v0 L
DD Inazuma; `+ S" s6 k- m3 F4 c, p4 {5 J
DD Shikinami
$ e1 e8 m$ a: W9 A1 x DD Ayanami0 l* P5 \# F$ b- S$ Y, \+ b
DD Asagiri
$ {' l& L, W- a) n9 M DD Sagiri
: K5 x' \: b7 I2 B# h( u DD Yugiri
& k. J4 H4 F H% P4 |1 y/ \5 Y DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
' D8 s$ d' \7 ], S( f AK Sado Maru
4 H" L7 m! P1 T AK Sagami Maru
$ v$ H- B9 ]6 K9 z AK Sakura Maru
2 F0 k2 M& w& ]2 l$ ` v2 m, O7 p' S S/ A AK Kaga Maru
; w6 R7 _7 y% h9 H7 X AK Kinka Maru4 x: ~9 x- _. m0 q! K) Z
AK Kyushu Maru
/ s) h( H8 L) _, g AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 M7 D* t) a5 p( w1 k8 b4 B- ` AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire" A, \* K$ A U3 x1 w" P6 o
xAK Ayatosan Maru
9 ~7 M8 m2 M5 t* O7 T# d6 ~ xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 l! b9 m9 P# }! L) P4 | xAK Kashii Maru
$ w0 P* e2 f3 H9 q9 A4 G& e. W xAK Aobasan Maru. d7 [) \/ l9 Y4 n
xAK Asosan Maru
; j: b1 W& ^% g2 Z5 Y" ]/ _: x* U1 X xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
9 i, L- ]2 f, ?0 @% W3 B7 n' `9 Y xAK Atutasan Maru; R% N( C1 J# C2 y/ x
xAK Kinugawa Maru/ x/ q# i1 K6 ~+ _% y/ D7 d( k4 O
xAK Yamaura Maru$ ]. f% X; W. ^) n+ z- k* \
xAK Zenyo Maru7 A2 ~6 [; T3 |! Q
xAK Nako Maru- C+ T! K7 j/ F
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; r+ y9 G+ s4 ]1 m xAK Fushimi Maru
$ I( w* D R5 V2 `2 N xAK Kamoi Maru
+ u- r8 F: ^5 i( g xAK Ryoyo Maru5 X9 `; C' O# |) P! n
xAK Nihonka Maru
( }1 _" \3 h. q. ]5 i xAK Nojima Maru2 |9 j2 E9 }/ M4 U7 b$ \" g8 N5 b/ r
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Allied Ships+ k/ Y3 l0 Y7 K; E
CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' k' m- ]$ K6 l% ~4 w& M) e CL Sumatra" S/ M0 Q" B' N3 b
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1. S( p# r9 d C. L1 N$ g% t
CL Durban
9 R: h- i: m0 c/ ]; g, L g. O DD John D. Ford
8 K/ U% Y7 [) W DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
# b, U. [0 b: x" I3 v3 v DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. q: O p$ K% N( k DD Pope7 i' k' O/ F2 T# T e; Q" z g
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1" C& h! ]& B: C! z' K% @
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1; L! F) E/ n; |
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( D; g" T0 v1 m3 \" Q5 ^
DD Stronghold
8 ~0 d# ~% d+ j( X$ G6 ]$ }6 P DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
# u w0 N( _1 Q. S; n DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
4 {' w2 G1 o, w$ t DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire& w; x' {, z D, Z4 z
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Japanese ground losses:; ^* }: O$ o3 v
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight/ o0 d/ O" {& C& X3 W
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards) I4 [2 }1 ?( O7 ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
+ B( R* K( P4 l* s& R7 WJapanese ships attempt to get underway$ I5 _* G& g+ Q1 ^: W. E2 y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
5 J; z; B4 |/ j5 hCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards" W( o+ w3 V& F3 {% ^4 g
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards
% N& q% v& z6 ~1 d7 tCA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
+ L, h, J# `" G2 W2 M5 S$ uDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
* \4 i# w: b- s, A jDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
2 H; |! D2 R9 s! N# }+ e& M! s) oDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards' \4 ?" w. t/ ?0 {; {
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards, _6 c! W6 W- u- x. w3 _
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
' r7 k* L1 N$ q: N% @3 wDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards/ p; p6 H% E& J
Range closes to 10,000 yards
* I3 P* v) g6 N& rCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
6 p4 O% S; O% aCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
7 R' t+ W& ~5 m' Y& T. o4 Y) k9 t) @CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
. i, }: m0 L, x7 W/ ~7 s+ s' {& nDD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
1 L2 ^* y4 B$ s' p* f/ _DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
7 y/ W3 Q7 E% Y9 B+ ~DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
8 ?; `) z1 z7 p, R4 |, c7 y3 wDD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards9 k5 c4 _) C% ~; i# x
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards! Y$ v6 Q7 z( W. j) E
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards$ u: d7 h7 K! X. e4 N- O+ {, H( k; Q
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards L2 U/ B. P) I: b: m
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
u+ \6 C) v2 G- P' u2 N: jDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
* u$ A9 O! ~5 s) y! lDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
7 g# l6 P2 f9 @DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards. ~* s1 X* J: [7 c- E, a9 l; V" R
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
- c# W4 [ q" b$ o* m+ QCA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
, Y B0 x" S1 E- T: mRange closes to 7,000 yards
* o O- W# t+ j& `: RCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
1 i$ Z# k- ?3 s0 q5 ZCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
3 U* B# U6 z8 X8 [1 R% K9 BDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards5 x' o9 b) }1 E/ m5 `
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
3 w) ?( Q% @$ ?4 |* M2 p' z+ sDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards$ h) B3 Q% k4 u" j- }1 ~9 Y0 f
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards3 K! B% j1 q- D# p3 e
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
6 h/ H5 R- d. LDD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
5 _3 R; `0 l0 G/ f d' LDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards$ U! j8 O$ h$ _+ S1 L
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards, _8 k& F. a% k! s' N2 d
DD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards# }0 P7 J# y6 m0 B. U* s# F# g
DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
6 G- R( J) l" V% rDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards, ^, D- O7 f) L4 v
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
n$ M4 u- P- `$ V3 WDD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
' }- n2 q H7 Q" c2 s# M1 ZCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards' {: G x% ~3 W, N! J# c3 f6 z! ]
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards7 b6 v* w' t( r0 Z! W
Range closes to 4,000 yards
2 t& H, `9 e) B# E, AxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 ' i9 `# X5 o: y9 d) ^
CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards P0 s! o' \0 `0 J1 w9 o; r
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
, M9 g- C: G- d; c. {# M% P6 nCL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards# T, \0 V% m+ d: T8 ^0 H# }9 ^
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
4 Z" j# d7 n1 M2 I7 V5 hDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards# G8 E" H2 W0 \7 t
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards- H6 ~/ o8 m0 x. H0 c# _
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards3 }$ O) P# }4 i; ]- Q
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
! C! ^& U# g& k! x0 iDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards. {: s& o% c" k" v6 p2 O
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
* I1 f+ j8 x3 q) Z1 LAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards7 D G9 n' c4 I9 r+ u
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards& Z! D. t; v; H2 s
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards- H4 K; ?) N& P7 M6 t/ y
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
1 e' V" |$ f5 W: |, yDD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
0 [+ c. q- V, g5 p- @1 tCA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards t, f, f' L+ I/ j
DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards2 a9 M: S9 [, ]& [8 P9 b
Range closes to 2,000 yards
* O8 X/ U1 B. \' M2 wCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
" b0 V0 i/ v7 H# q' ZCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
6 Y( r- l& M0 [; y) m& X* \CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
% D1 K7 a# {; x5 @; j; b, y: RDD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards" i" K( }1 S$ ?9 ]8 R$ Z, H
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards4 T1 @% \. U8 o8 n! i5 L/ ]
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards9 Y0 G* o$ i5 ^. ]. ]5 C
DD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
4 L4 \0 [' k; w4 T& N. TDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
a( j& p9 m: \! t/ @% |! ZDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
0 M: k. |' l5 T: Z! }DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
& D2 ^$ u- A' [, j7 k; O$ [; {& q+ cDD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards" u0 S2 w; F! C9 F _6 ?
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
9 w4 h% c% q$ w8 d3 j+ B/ GDD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
% A# y' U; p. e0 Z" zCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
- s+ z/ `+ @) lRange increases to 3,000 yards+ z3 O: E& F' o( g) c3 m) _ o
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
5 B9 ^# o5 Z+ f# [CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards4 i4 e# I2 t7 b: {9 @" j# x
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards' m. e) C! W9 g, i0 q4 r) v, [
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards3 `, c5 p* |9 ~% [. S0 N% [# b
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
$ N' N/ I/ w( k9 iDD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
8 S' |/ s5 F6 `. ], ]9 v1 fDD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards$ e; M1 o4 D+ [; [
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards N& Z" _* O% T! L. M1 b9 m
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards+ G4 y4 R4 Q, b# A6 H- @
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards; J5 B' P* |) l' O M* b
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
( t- t% Q( @) eDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards' I* e; n' R% O( R& n% K. n" Q! k
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards8 b; B4 }5 T0 X3 F3 k+ q
DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
2 g5 j2 L( h5 q% }2 x$ o) s' nDD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
/ ~2 t. j# Z& j DCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
& }5 r0 @9 K* d5 Y' d& YCA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
" V O7 C2 L' m, BRange closes to 2,000 yards
: {* A/ W; z1 d+ eCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards8 J5 ~" z2 J4 P$ `1 v5 y
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
' |% d7 Q$ R8 c' b$ ?CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
" S$ o) w4 j9 O4 }8 K" t' nDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards7 p( Z; |2 o7 [- C; u
DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards6 ~+ J4 s( F$ L+ P+ @" U" _
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
2 t! B$ x; r6 SDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
1 g L5 C# Z# ^! U8 EDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards; T) F3 L( Y# D
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards+ X' c) T9 O3 ?/ \; H1 \
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
* w3 V3 ]. ]# u t! l& lDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
, |) m: v; n# L& qDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards# U& h; r" E5 \0 J& `
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
- v+ t6 Q. m5 R/ QCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
1 I4 w; m% g8 pCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
) R3 j% D3 V8 _8 |( Z) `' LDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
p# f9 Y6 J8 N. R7 ?) vDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
5 q8 a' b# h( v! p& ?$ s7 v5 u: rDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards! j0 v$ p5 j3 H/ U/ ]6 d! Y. Z; s
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
# ] M+ e8 ]" }AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
; }- c( k0 A9 p: b9 w. LDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
8 J. o8 S9 N3 O- q- Z* aDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
/ e$ M) j8 r9 e& I2 O; ^AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards, \& e6 N3 j6 _9 r E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ N# c7 {6 V& c s! C' q
Task forces break off...
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)4 m/ h2 G" p* `+ R, t/ S
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Japanese Ships% W1 `/ Z9 F* s5 u9 Z" g3 K
CL Katori% h/ R2 w) j$ _( s; Q. d; y
DD Akikaze
' g2 Q, ^4 B' g1 E* A DD Yuzuki0 b% j+ h: R4 r( T' G( r5 L
PB Takunan Maru #5
2 b: q: A2 p$ \6 } w PB Shonon Maru #11
: k- a! i: [8 \ PB Kyo Maru #12
g$ Z. h' F: i6 k* M/ S PB Hakkaisan Maru6 K& }# Y9 w: c2 Y2 H% C# Q
; j7 [0 m- M2 T8 K( ?
CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB
$ f, u) q6 e3 m- ~DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
7 c3 b# [% [0 L( |, _) I2 N; KDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB 7 i+ p# ^% x; s$ f7 b- A
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns# T! f; b; C" g
PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
+ R2 G" Z. V$ Y1 QPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns
& C8 s; i/ A6 \' EPB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
u& Q( m. q( d4 p. }* d5 XDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
# o# D/ j/ E; y% e# _' bDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
^3 j* `) v1 b2 i* }$ K+ X
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# u' o2 K' V7 n# D" |5 m$ YAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)( E* a. Q. [- v% M) G# J
; Q4 C B! E5 q! RTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98! p2 J+ i* e; H' @1 j" E* v& }
5 Q- q. T" q8 v7 F: Q: m4 P; k' D
Japanese ground losses:
2 ?6 E0 D1 W: f& c 19 casualties reported1 x& z- V- q z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; {% u1 ^0 n6 ?+ C6 X% D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' g6 B8 D3 q5 d9 }# _8 n' U. k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! l, z* S2 q k. ?
9 I7 H9 P2 V* |' t, }- I; C$ ? x17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
! \2 k7 m9 j- x" P: f* L7 j+ r ~( u8 z [
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships+ r' s1 e0 C5 Q3 M A
CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
9 h9 ^: D6 Y X; x6 ?3 c0 i7 n F
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)6 [# _ s* J! w8 }
8 M& r3 j* }) ^, K
Japanese Ships- l% T. }$ m/ F7 y1 \5 S/ M* e, r
CA Tone, Mine hits 17 Z7 p0 |, p1 h2 W* }
6 d3 n( |0 X0 M& k1 ^( [
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0 W4 S! h# D7 ^' b: S/ LASW attack near Merak at 48,973 `5 ]9 Y7 E1 O, i r
3 r; G- o" S$ F. `! a7 Q
Japanese Ships% |" N" \1 D, j2 \9 I4 C1 b! E
xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ?% X3 {# } e% q2 b
DD Yugiri& s4 W G$ g2 h+ |9 [
0 B$ a& P! t+ n" E# b E
Allied Ships, r; Q" s/ I! Y
SS Sargo, hits 10
$ u0 }/ f* a% r
8 O+ u3 X7 F8 B: j T0 e# A! l, rSS Sargo is sighted by escort
2 a4 D( s: o. G5 e& w& _$ eDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...5 P* I: `! z, d9 u
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ l& q$ W% H) Q [DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
" v4 |: a; t$ cDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ...." b' D. A9 D: k5 S( U
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
$ w2 `- |! G+ X! T* B+ S& J6 m0 _DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo; c* L0 T/ E/ \7 C6 A e7 I
Escort abandons search for sub0 b3 e+ L% x0 w% Z. A2 p
+ S5 r$ U ~" g P8 Z" o4 r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------. }, T+ }( X! X! u# F; C, L5 c7 R) R
- j8 m2 b' P% d2 J
Ground combat at Manila (79,77), P& ^$ h3 |( y; D* S+ o& Q
* q) H- i1 @5 w1 h) }Japanese Bombardment attack1 S$ B$ i& O8 F" ?6 w/ Q2 S
" g: [2 q8 e) {1 n @. ^Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 38367 i# G+ e' s* C7 L: B
" t* ^% C* } j A/ q0 J; p/ [# eDefending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
7 m6 l4 y: D9 ~8 X3 p/ B3 z, D; {- j* t- D6 P* d
Japanese ground losses:
, V. r5 m" e: W0 e+ z; I 159 casualties reported
: u; A1 A, B) t, y. |7 p8 l Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled1 P% y" S" b' l3 \/ e) e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 j" H( q! i: N' U! b% D Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
; S- Y6 f6 a8 p5 B8 o, ~7 s
, Q# p3 \+ s) r% X* I% L7 uAllied ground losses:
$ e% T( a# C8 |; R. P0 q 198 casualties reported, n, ?2 y# d, S2 b0 j
Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled9 X9 d9 I5 |: j$ ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& I, M9 E- r/ ^; P7 D Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled3 M% C: ]' w7 `8 ]$ v5 w
; X; ?9 Z- ^% x" W% @( nAssaulting units:+ J2 t5 j4 }. y8 B
Imperial Guards Division
! x6 k$ @* l$ {/ ~; }$ z: I. o' t+ ] 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment$ V, @6 F) V, k& a4 r
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment' a4 s4 n! v+ c
2nd Tank Regiment
1 Y% _# X7 g0 `" z k" X6 L 48th Engineer Regiment+ e0 m* ~5 F/ i: B5 t
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment/ K6 [1 j4 D' [
33rd Division6 S; m: t, j) h7 B& }' w
21st Infantry Regiment7 A8 c! }/ l6 ~
7th Tank Regiment+ {9 S, i0 s" u2 k, [0 ^) b4 b1 B
48th Recon Regiment- I+ n2 D5 g2 w
16th Recon Regiment
# x/ p, g, Y7 i1 s 4th Division
3 b+ ~% ^" c4 J& J' u0 ^! k 21st Division4 L( m5 S/ V7 Y& |$ d8 V
6th Guards Division$ s; K1 n' M! z0 [$ ]* S
65th Brigade/ _9 K0 i4 t3 _
38th Division5 N N9 t3 J' A \5 L, B' }
16th Guards Regiment) w! a0 ^. }3 h6 e0 R! M# C
4th Tank Regiment
% G/ o( a1 y+ k1 W5 e 16th Engineer Regiment
) k$ T$ V8 S0 e/ k 9th Infantry Regiment% B3 D+ \& e: t3 Y% P0 h
22nd Recon Regiment
/ x& G0 j/ E, h1 Q m 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment0 y) X% o, W: E% n- Y2 N" {
5th Guards Cav Regiment
- P {1 v4 d3 t: ~9 e 35th Fld AA Gun Co
3 p5 O6 a/ E. G. t* e" z 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4 T; M% C2 @3 B/ F 30th Fld AA Gun Co [7 F& u1 e! c
48th Field AA Battalion+ ?6 g( @- }" Q1 l9 K
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 k1 @# e) g2 a$ w% W0 {6 |: a 25th Army
; X# k3 v @; x- l2 u+ Y 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion/ f; c5 d3 |, l( I( K/ w, c
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8 P' d' N- s0 }/ |; V4 x 2nd Mortar Battalion L# v7 h8 U6 I; A0 p
9th Field AF Construction Battalion; t9 m+ ?+ u, {
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion: L* m+ O8 Q# M# _* x9 L
39th Road Const Co
$ X1 Z3 K5 P9 s' i$ p 21st Fld AA Gun Co $ W* w' x$ G R' R2 H2 N
Southern Army4 R" p2 m* L1 z* I6 j, h' q) ?
56th Const Co
) P9 L/ ?* H0 H+ y 47th Field AA Battalion' d( J4 f1 a" B8 A" o" o
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
+ z& D Z& X7 b0 U* g( n, w 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion; F& n+ o" X2 y; r! Q8 ?) Q# D+ n
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 u; S* E, {7 W g! Y
1st RF Gun Battalion0 a7 G4 h3 F3 E$ U% W9 i$ A
35th Field AA Battalion7 N) ]' m. p2 v. N% @: g
3rd Mortar Battalion
/ T: u' e6 e1 C* M* h& x0 | 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5 R9 Q3 \, ~' C; g) i5 \ 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9 h( }* ?0 T# { E, y5 o: ^/ w 45th Field AA Battalion8 p1 o" c1 I' h$ a
48th Field Artillery Regiment
6 j; @ B+ N% p& z 15th Const Co 2 ~1 r) o4 R7 S, B$ x4 I! T2 H
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
0 \$ U% V% v( h w- R( I 26th Fld AA Gun Co
; \/ T' s8 x2 o/ N8 I' A3 g 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
+ A# s/ k; h% M( o3 Q o' ? 37th Const Co
) y; n9 }/ P) k$ ^ 5th Mortar Battalion& C, i5 `8 U1 W, ~& k6 k- U$ D4 A
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion/ n3 G/ l) ~/ H4 f5 r
40th Field AA Battalion6 y3 w+ C7 x+ S3 V( G
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
W% r9 P5 n7 M2 v5 p5 T8 Y 31st Fld AA Gun Co
+ t) j+ }- k" j) E* J6 ^0 h* s 38th Road Const Co 9 R: m( u( s" R( L2 L
14th Army% h& k, u" @& l& Q
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion( s' ?5 N# w6 m* P
43rd Const Co
# }' B+ B2 f9 e3 t2 N1 P9 O& a% S
3 }4 V+ A4 G' ^8 ZDefending units:' q" d2 |4 g, l! V. d. A
14th PS Engineer Regiment
; N& A @ Z; F8 y 91st PA Infantry Division
D v% T0 @5 o 26th PS Cavalry Regiment: }( a* h9 k- S$ \3 {* V& Y
71st PA Infantry Division
4 f2 B* b4 A* n+ Q9 P5 I* |( q) w 21st PA Infantry Division
8 `' a6 L# w& p5 z7 P 192nd Tank Battalion
' l' i' K* A6 X8 G 51st PA Infantry Division
2 H( }9 @9 ?$ Q0 I; B9 W7 @ 4th Marine Regiment
4 D4 U/ y2 ]" C# l$ q4 @# C 194th Tank Battalion. X( _! g7 ?+ ?) K5 R
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1 [8 M- P/ C9 v! @5 L4 B 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment. H& K: |1 B+ D. t$ e( B: m* E
31st PA Infantry Division
! c' @6 k4 M2 n( n( ~" B' v 11th PA Infantry Division, [. W; l/ u+ O& E
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
: X- C5 c, c6 q, v' N& ^+ |: g 1st PA Infantry Division
0 f/ x/ [0 [5 r 31st Infantry Regiment
7 Y e; o% |# K$ G4 e9 w: [2 X 41st PA Infantry Division
1 e& S' f5 ^; j6 V% Q8 x/ _ 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team0 r( f( Y3 I" G; O2 C0 f
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment; M6 o, h' P# l0 g H3 W4 ]
301st Construction Battalion
1 ^* l' ~0 Q$ ~7 m7 M Provisional GMC Grp 0 e3 G& I( a; [( N7 f0 t7 h0 @, [
1st PI Base Force
& T" r/ S- e, x% M! ^ I Philippine Corps
9 _8 B% \. w8 e. }1 d 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment/ C) `, U6 E& r+ y8 R; x
USAFFE 3 \ Y3 N3 v9 ~5 L+ k! _
Bataan USN Base Force% c( @) W# U0 j! N4 I" T
Clark Field USAAF Base Force. z, B3 m) m1 }) D' j: a& p0 o( v
201st PA Construction Battalion
# R2 }5 y* {4 w1 u% v+ L7 V' z 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion9 ?0 M6 ~( |+ |! n# d- X
1st USMC AA Battalion
; g/ e, w$ | w ^3 y: t! c Manila USAAF Base Force) \% n6 Z& w6 f, Z% _" y4 y+ P
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
5 H# R# \. _2 I) a Q! P3 ` Cavite USN Base Force
+ n* t2 g# [* U- Y/ \ 202nd PA Construction Battalion
" s. L, R7 M8 }+ E v% N Far East USAAF
1 ]: W# }9 J2 b II Philippine Corps ; v( N0 G9 h" x5 Q$ G: z6 ^5 K$ q
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
4 `0 y( p7 Q' U0 u. c$ o PAF Aviation
" I+ t+ s4 O$ s7 }( m, l- R3 ^ 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
+ ~1 l# ~8 [& ^0 [0 {0 v
! }. |2 x1 P4 w
+ V( [6 z5 v2 `8 \--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 m) H7 v$ l3 S: L8 ^0 Q9 i f, O
$ [* p. m$ e- P8 F9 ^Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)1 w9 H' e1 i+ y1 f& |& b
; c: q3 |1 _' h7 W* _Japanese Shock attack+ \" _7 a- \ S A
N1 z( K& K A: }0 [, tAttacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
! }4 o, Z; d9 `& H. o
9 ?$ k% a& F8 d" O t+ K0 \# ^Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39! B; N4 b" [) |9 ^ V- c2 Q4 o
, p$ N9 w/ _7 a
Japanese adjusted assault: 54 5 H( d( J' f6 R4 e& |
1 M, y" L# U) m+ N
Allied adjusted defense: 3
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Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
5 d4 B- f% X6 ~& \* G: s, H& W: L+ F3 C$ j
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!, d( u8 c/ {5 V
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Allied aircraft
% P5 t2 o) N( a, z no flights
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Allied aircraft losses" G, `. ] t- m8 W; O! L" Z5 t- W
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Combat modifiers; P# R4 H# b- r+ z
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
~5 U% e0 z: _4 e. L1 Sexperience(-), supply(-)
; N) e( p- u/ D# y' _Attacker: shock(+)8 x% M1 ]: N# Z$ ~. e, S
4 J8 L* U* w3 T+ ?3 X
Japanese ground losses:
; E8 `. e |% N, l) [ e9 n 1384 casualties reported
' A; k$ v8 Q& |) H* O9 b Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled: f1 i3 c; w ^/ \# h
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled. A) H$ W7 n7 `' @# a! x7 q& s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. g' Q8 Z$ U! [+ y7 N$ P Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)2 G: j+ {* \ x; G7 {- E! P
9 ]6 I6 i0 m- v5 U5 |; o
Allied ground losses:7 ~- l- S, \2 k% f$ c
1916 casualties reported
! \' r m f* {# Z1 c Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ O3 } p4 X4 s% E7 ~' K- \ Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled. V# _ z" R: y: l! K
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 d& B& n4 M+ ^2 u4 s8 K Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)# g" |7 x6 b" _, f2 z7 d$ \; {3 x
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 V1 k j9 x1 F2 q3 s) y+ j" y; {, f
Units destroyed 3) ^) e2 t+ ^% v3 U! U0 M' n/ _
8 E% b5 l8 h; n0 q3 p
Assaulting units:% B' ~( d% e( q f; ~5 p1 B4 u/ x
82nd Naval Guard Unit0 B, T# i; a- N W u/ V/ ?9 @
144th Infantry Regiment) P% ~* \7 Y5 m- Z+ B3 D" m) r
66th Naval Guard Unit, ^2 b6 S1 L: l+ g1 S1 [
84th Naval Guard Unit2 w5 K) U y% G5 t
53rd Naval Guard Unit# v9 Y/ ?( t0 O9 A+ S3 g( w5 y
) L4 D% l' X3 A
Defending units:3 g, X- Y5 c* c! R! L/ p
Wake USN CPNAB 1 f4 I4 Q9 F* i& O& {
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
4 t6 X# X2 x- b* Q* M* b 6th Marine Defense Battalion% N3 Y1 s: F6 [& d/ i Z: H
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# F$ ~; f5 I5 SGround combat at Ambon (76,109)5 R2 x5 }/ ~$ S$ b
$ U3 D$ Z ^8 O/ m0 ?Japanese Bombardment attack4 g% n: d1 Q9 S1 `
% m2 q, j2 u8 b
Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61. y3 u- a* k P% v
0 w$ Z" L* i1 l3 U( g2 }
Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68, C, Q& B" j; a& D( P1 g8 Z9 ]
; _" s) q" f- u; ^Assaulting units:
+ H: A/ l2 v1 n, T( c Sasebo 2nd SNLF 1 F" C: j' b# ~( ^1 w$ r
$ v/ X2 O L" m VDefending units:4 X, p) _7 U, ?* M8 c( G
Molukken Garrison Battalion
: `% I& F# O' `- L 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
7 y" n* [7 `2 d! g. F) x9 d Ambon Base Force |
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