AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
, b( X- @8 M: C7 d& ?. C7 f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 | m% c/ l* c1 y" f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. D9 R4 q0 u. @* {, e
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" Y9 Y0 R+ d; W [0 q0 [" cNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 C. w) f7 q, W: w3 \: s0 A CL Kashii
. S4 v" J- p- Z8 Z CL Kinu, _5 J6 u# h: G1 R
DD Nowaki& H# d5 n/ Z6 Y8 n: x+ x
DD Asashio
6 a; T% V1 Z, ` DD Michishio
R' K3 h; j6 g W0 j6 W9 |3 ~, W- r DD Arashio
! N% k) c5 \. U B. R6 L" J DD Natsugumo; m' L; x/ {; F, M: d% p
DD Yamagumo
, z% z8 o3 K8 A: U4 `1 x' h/ s DD Asagumo
' A" J: G& ?( k6 \ DD Murasame
2 A) e' w5 M. E% x DD Harusame, `% M3 x7 w8 J" u6 Z$ d
DD Akatsuki
7 C" i& U, G2 ~3 } DD Hibiki
3 w" e6 A$ g, x# g DD Ikazuchi1 l5 G% E8 L. i, ?
DD Inazuma4 R, K* B* ] k( g: S
DD Shikinami' H' U+ g4 W' h, c# N e' g: u
DD Ayanami
0 \! i6 }+ B& s0 Q DD Asagiri8 h# P B+ n8 u) _8 l
DD Sagiri
' d6 c# ^7 m; [+ B DD Yugiri7 R: L. Y" r$ [1 A% C4 h; I0 L8 Y
DD Minazuki0 I* H% ]/ n4 \" L
AK Sado Maru
2 {7 G4 c& X D; Z* Z( x- t" E AK Sagami Maru4 w8 }8 I1 G e, \( ^$ v+ E# L
AK Sakura Maru$ q, a$ ?9 z; `. A P
AK Kaga Maru
5 T: C7 h# U/ m7 S AK Kinka Maru
( ~+ u( k' y# u* o |) K/ i4 c AK Kyushu Maru
, q2 `# ?0 t, p- z# S AK Tosan Maru( C5 y! H6 _5 ]% [1 G
AMC Asaka Maru1 {! c, W6 G, C
xAK Ayatosan Maru; @" I2 z+ Y: l1 H5 a% }
xAK Kansai Maru
4 p8 }4 m( u1 S; O6 ^+ i9 V xAK Kashii Maru
2 G2 D+ E8 a+ x! _ xAK Aobasan Maru
! R b8 _, @* }$ q% K xAK Asosan Maru& t% w# l9 U1 u8 c
xAK Asakasan Maru
: \# Q4 p, m2 c: I xAK Atutasan Maru4 j1 n" c/ Y. u5 \/ z4 ?! P
xAK Kinugawa Maru! g* ^$ E8 m- W+ W6 q$ H
xAK Yamaura Maru& g2 Y) Z8 Q2 c: }+ d* r& N
xAK Zenyo Maru
: R/ a$ S6 {/ n9 { xAK Nako Maru
0 ^$ p7 _( y0 E* [ xAK Johore Maru ~8 v( J: `! W$ I) p# p
xAK Fushimi Maru
3 Z# U0 |4 f: I5 K2 o) u {, ` xAK Kamoi Maru8 ^- U8 w- k* N6 d' m% R
xAK Ryoyo Maru
5 ~2 I& l8 F/ E; o8 C& z$ e' B xAK Nihonka Maru
}0 @$ s* W' |1 [0 Q/ j) x xAK Nojima Maru3 Q6 `0 }! |7 W# ~# {7 y; l' w$ _
LSD Shinshu Maru
! {4 R. Z! O @& U9 w xAP Hakozaki Maru9 j) U+ G- w/ G {! t7 D
xAP Kobe Maru; U( j+ W- p* b6 b6 u+ i$ G6 R" X' Y
: z7 s- P R, f8 hAllied Ships& P1 l4 S( x4 `& L
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; g) [% Y4 X7 B& @/ j2 w2 t. s" [3 ~
PT TM-10
. [2 a0 E2 R' h8 O3 n PT TM-11
3 K. k& W& |% R/ V) A/ ]- N PT TM-12
' t( |0 h5 k$ ]& Q$ M, n3 e PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk J" S T- O/ C i
PT TM-148 O- w w$ ~* |
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" K Q+ p% z& X1 a6 G3 _
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( C7 W/ e8 ~2 z* T, UJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway. x2 {# N0 S: p8 a$ h7 o7 D7 e3 O
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight; X8 y# [! @3 p2 N1 u
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
6 Q* @& o2 g' y$ bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
* B T/ e4 }8 t$ P( {/ [2 L# `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
! z. X4 q% T7 \! ]0 X9 zLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
- \7 A" `+ t5 A9 E& o, D AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
2 J. X% q N4 p) i- h AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
H3 h: I7 |( o8 ]3 E. k# w [ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat" M/ d3 q3 L# @% [ F
- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , / i! q0 P7 x2 n
DD Arashio , DD Asashio$ W( M/ @7 _+ F' X& B7 m
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards, s' G4 W* }) Q! h1 D7 Y' j
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
4 x4 Q1 I! ]: q4 s1 }7 G, lDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards: I/ }4 U% O0 ~. T: q3 a1 E
Range closes to 9,000 yards
4 o, z' E' {* ^LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , + Y6 }. w2 F$ P/ W5 z
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
" W$ E7 }- m/ |$ Y- q7 ? AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
* A3 ?& d0 a* P. v7 j- L xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
) B( m1 F# k( N xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
2 C; Z' f0 V' Y xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , % s/ L% T3 F3 i+ |
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat+ J" z8 O$ G1 O, q. Z
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , 6 D! a- S; q# e( o' O ?2 I
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , 9 l" z, a, I$ x) ]+ u! | g" L
DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
. F' [* T, |7 c2 z/ U1 O9 fDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
' d4 ~" D i0 eDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards" k" \- T1 f4 X% g+ q7 o
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards' `6 _0 G6 E& j, v5 b# M, O/ k+ L
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
9 ~4 e9 ^* _- D* w# ~; L" J aDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
% `1 q6 b b2 z1 W) MDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
: s; H' B3 ?8 |DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards: L1 z3 n" [: T' m$ ?+ a
Range closes to 6,000 yards
9 }0 N; R. ?3 G6 p) c! NPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
. _- ~, `. `. }+ ~' _PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards
2 I3 s1 Z8 \" T$ z! W5 W, uDD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
* g: C/ Z/ K& U! I4 r2 VDD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
. X; Q& b( E3 sDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards
9 C, m6 x" S/ n3 APT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
; _3 l/ N+ O. m( D DRange closes to 5,000 yards: l! J' K7 Q+ I: t( ]4 {2 n
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , / [3 k5 _) Q) T- b/ x; {
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 6 y, ~7 e- q0 b; C, d
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , & n& C- A; x- Q- K7 `8 ~8 ^1 s
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , % c" z* z% z) {8 \2 ]! T8 {. J4 a
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
$ C% E* k# t( O+ r# T& W& J& t xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
+ s6 L) s; D# n xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru ,
4 t7 U! c9 y! K' Z8 T$ e$ P xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , 9 F& X4 U' K: S) f8 C3 z
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat1 j9 ~% H" G: L! s' K
- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
' p2 n/ |8 U- Y- O6 J8 e& O DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki ,
u! _+ O4 t4 p5 R% u! z DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , 1 U+ S( V9 T6 K0 j2 b% p( f: f
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
H/ F0 M4 g m3 pDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
% c+ U5 E8 e6 M. L5 Q$ KDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
; k' c( q5 H, W. l1 W! f& GDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
7 W. R ^) m. bPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
& z! z K, m+ sLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 3 F2 L% j8 I8 p( ~5 |; |
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
f! L' {$ m g AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , " M: g3 K- }1 |, k
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
/ ]5 B7 j7 O5 b. W/ K4 | xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat. U: X, A0 D/ K; m* Y
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards5 Q) Y0 `% T7 r0 A
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
+ @2 A! z; A- I7 w! \! S5 ]DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards% b/ F4 E" u9 w6 L5 [' m T
PT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
) e2 H; j6 H- D |6 g: G2 p! BPT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
" l; L% E7 O$ g2 a: U: a2 V4 dLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
" A- @5 ~! d/ U3 n1 t& j, i0 k* O0 [' O AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ! C ?' ~, `. B2 \. |& Z8 y
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
& P# k+ L; `; u9 J xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
8 K: g2 ] ^$ u/ A! x; d/ ~" p xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
; \9 s7 S% X1 o- b; _" X1 H. H+ x" i- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
' L S3 O) h& U9 G7 h DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
Z! u& a1 L$ y2 Z9 DPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
* h' q8 Z$ z. K$ J! N4 L0 dDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards3 F( h9 D, B& [4 g3 `
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards! [$ F1 R" p5 P3 \, r' X" L( ?
DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
5 \! Z, D8 P5 w; ^0 J: L) k1 EPT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
6 ^0 f4 D/ }- A* ZBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage( [1 W# G2 p4 z7 E" v
Range increases to 6,000 yards
: ]7 C0 n7 U' \2 e! VDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards8 ]. Q2 N" g3 M0 Q1 u
Range increases to 11,000 yards- U7 \: l b% e+ Y
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 4 e8 G) s5 D$ t9 ~9 T
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
- c- B! p" K- V# H7 ?5 aPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards5 V' G7 e$ V4 m+ f5 p
CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
$ c$ @1 a* x' H; F0 iPT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards1 B' E+ `6 e, _; m
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards# O/ j/ ^: [. [$ r
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Japanese Ships5 a& S6 ]! D( W! D6 r. Q$ i( G* M
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
. C1 p$ R' d3 h5 c5 V6 s3 w3 y CA Mogami8 B1 w9 Y- I. g, r( w
DD Kuroshio5 p$ L5 d( D, _0 t7 \
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
$ Z9 L2 R' Z# t) G. P+ m6 E DD Natsushio
! ?" o% G% D, s9 X+ F, @1 @# p k# }% ? DD Shiratsuyu
( |* p5 E3 D( R DD Umikaze$ E7 L: u' U/ E8 |# t
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Allied Ships) b# I; J6 ]% I7 z0 u; t6 m0 Y
DD Alden+ {3 E8 ] M. H
DD Barker7 o, |& z6 N5 r* \$ S2 `! e
DD Edsall
& z. a+ i: z& g2 d DD John D. Edwards
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1 G( I9 i& @& [! f" W; @Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
: o, Q' f) i; ]! a5 @. V! fMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
# y. c' d( K. HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards; A* [2 v: Y" X4 ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
- G. }$ K0 I% v! e7 C" |* YCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
/ C z: d% X7 t9 g. f+ ACA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards1 h0 [- ?$ _. M$ r
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards3 ~ z9 J8 i' c/ F
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
" }0 S; h3 F5 J: J* k% |+ jDD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
) K, b5 ]7 Z" E+ CDD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards2 D( y* d4 d0 ~; k8 `- o
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards' v) p* j+ k: J, X7 [1 u: H
Range closes to 6,000 yards
$ O& h6 l- z( p, d+ yCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
0 {3 `1 I- ?0 \2 ~DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
2 O& u# U' ~6 k$ ~3 j: MDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
D$ i z% M" q( u5 LDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
! M# } F O0 c: K# Z* dDD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
7 g" L1 @* ^8 I, A0 n' c- f1 YDD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
' q$ v; p4 `# ~! n. ?DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards9 P, y* z$ P2 B% G8 b# D+ T V
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
+ H+ j% s- o* K+ T* K3 a0 X9 ~7 n6 @# [' |CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards. m/ L8 q& s2 l$ d. I
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
- t! O9 \5 [; ^5 O r* i6 W$ d! ?$ qDD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
# T9 U& I' F( J. f+ KDD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards, m Y& ]$ e+ X1 {
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards9 m6 n) o2 I' o1 I/ `* T9 J
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
* A; ]0 q5 T3 b% q6 ^. DRange increases to 8,000 yards
; n# c+ L8 O6 b8 j/ JDD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards/ m& p& W/ a1 }5 s# V
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards( Q, V' T. v9 O' R. y
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
4 |* Q- Q1 r( t% t7 M. y8 GDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards( ]4 z/ j) `. ^1 \' T# X* ?
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards3 P& M# |$ b% S+ c
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards' z. O& _1 x$ n& [9 i0 Z+ h, z/ R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
$ @* q8 ~% _( c0 ]7 XTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards/ a% G n; F- |9 N K2 D( W8 {
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Japanese Ships4 e. I4 X- W8 Y9 h. W4 V. Z
CVL Ryujo% w8 B' V F! S7 h8 d F7 \0 G# Y# W( o
CVL Shoho
/ @, E# a C" C/ p7 ] b CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1# q& K& N% @' }3 v0 m- j
CVE Hosho
% `' Y2 E, N' L$ z' ]- Y8 ]1 r CVE Taiyo
, p* l* _3 {9 i3 Y( v. s: { CA Takao1 u0 n& T& c2 G
CA Atago
% f e; k, r! | CL Kuma, Shell hits 22 z2 W5 j5 z/ B$ c! O
DD Akigumo1 F* T6 O2 g& U, D$ F
DD Shiranui; Y3 I9 i* K8 K: @0 v+ Y
DD Samidare
8 v6 |' Z7 ]) b) E- h! O DD Yamakaze
' |6 F' ^" H4 p0 L3 o DD Hatsuharu
' k. o. y7 l2 S6 E: ~. Y9 U, u P$ E, H DD Hatsushima
4 o4 g( _. |" q, V DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire& B% d% m5 X. r. y/ `, K% g0 c
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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+ t+ r% a; t" I( JAllied Ships
# I5 c$ i# N0 j7 N# D* ]% N6 `. F CA Houston
& I2 ]0 K$ T0 t& X0 l CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
* V# Q4 f# A0 ~ CL Tromp
$ g# B! D: A1 a+ x" h CL Durban, Shell hits 1
2 p9 d; Y# b$ R3 U. ^4 f! S DD John D. Ford
3 ]2 b! n; v$ f* ]% | DD Parrott
; z: T; o* [/ K! S DD Peary, Shell hits 17 B) K$ k: P* K; C
DD Pope7 F( u+ O" T; d, u
DD Whipple6 b) @# J% c$ S; a; E
DD Stewart9 G) H' ?* c; \; v6 N: R' ~
DD Evertsen% o% u' `$ s" f/ k5 h
DD Stronghold1 m- N2 L9 b' D
DD Thanet
- {( r* L: P# Y7 `! G DD Encounter ^0 {6 y; Z: r$ `& `
DD Express* g, U/ e; F! G* v+ @. {* x
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
9 g9 T7 g5 K! n, z q ZMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards! a! k% Y& ~' k; e Y+ m3 i4 b
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards$ Y& s# S2 B$ E7 O& ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. Q) M, |2 s" r& \+ \5 |CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
. M9 M& m" Z( j( L5 d' I. J* ACL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
% n+ h- b' C7 @& ~, m- y& e, KCL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards! G$ n" m" x! b; b6 C
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
' `/ r3 b. D: L$ B! I* OCL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards1 L+ V' y( i5 p! X; X f5 s
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards6 s( P: J( F; U; u5 F3 @1 E2 ~. s* h
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
) f3 V; {5 @0 @2 XDD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
4 P$ Y e9 c4 t j: e7 H. ]DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
( d' X" N( f5 Z8 X4 b8 J* sDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
+ Z! c4 M) \/ K% N TDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards2 u; K- P3 a: \$ {1 l/ z7 u8 O
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards7 u3 H1 B, c# P! b0 e
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
& z) Q- q Z8 K( G9 aRange closes to 8,000 yards
, {/ y1 R+ [ [DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
6 d2 N# h3 l# _. t$ B' P* U/ \CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards+ |# J* q( \5 V( s+ E
CL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards% H# \2 \% e/ U/ e) s6 m
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards6 r8 g) i2 {6 Q' C( t" z+ b
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
! a3 h; d7 T1 f( V* uDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
+ t5 n1 f! @/ N$ X4 jCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
0 v. y1 J$ b2 h7 BDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
. x- x1 }- ~+ X: n3 {: }DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
5 Z; z3 |9 @# X' y4 cDD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
: _( T5 c: {+ E3 \. WDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards+ D5 D4 ?3 v% V8 P$ d: r; X
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards( t' k5 o: y6 _1 v# c4 V
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
: U3 H/ V9 r3 o/ F1 l; hDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards- P; |( R2 }; ~/ S# |4 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards
. u) |* D9 r) n) NDD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
" L9 X4 \) [3 R$ ^CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards0 R; G8 u2 v/ o! c+ Y0 f
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
/ H/ z+ E: _2 m' T6 w' K/ eDD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards% L, R, G/ u! X$ N% o `: n( C
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
. P# s4 b. x! ~+ g: |DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
+ U0 Y8 J v+ m- ODD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
1 x2 f7 [ p9 l- VDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards# V9 S. e- W/ G2 p: b# Z
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
6 W: a5 k- z* A3 u4 I& BDD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
+ R& x ]6 |+ l' ]3 ~DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards5 y. n+ s6 n8 ^( F$ U2 J
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
% H4 B. w( ^1 N a/ ~7 e) NDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
' O$ w; w3 I4 M) k# d9 c/ `DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
; X- B2 C1 w9 Q, `8 G* o) \DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
: L/ Z; N% b6 u4 Q6 ~& |7 v3 o9 eRange closes to 6,000 yards4 i3 d( s! A0 L: q
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards6 b8 l; T3 E3 B2 ^
DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards6 y& M2 r, ]/ H, k: c2 @1 d/ f( C
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards8 i8 \* N1 w2 V5 `4 [% V% Y
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards( C- |& e& H- k, H7 @$ H2 q+ r
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
. E( t) u F. q! I6 QCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards+ L# u3 U+ G4 [ M; z6 C \
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards' N& R, r$ X1 x! ~% k4 E4 Y$ D
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards. \" M5 ]7 P2 u. V& f& \* {
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
6 Z' A' C6 i2 ~' Y6 E' R3 ODD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards1 c/ r/ ^. S) j9 m$ A8 r1 O2 E B
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards7 t% X$ b( r" h- A6 C O
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
: N: X; s1 ^6 d' B4 SDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
* P# _ I& w6 q" r4 ODD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards" J# ]! O P. Y2 s
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards1 S1 c) u9 X. E: J9 D) D9 ^/ x
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards1 I5 {- K6 \. I& w p3 `
Range increases to 9,000 yards
1 M6 d7 ]) ]5 ]+ b0 L- XDD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
. Z3 ] w4 Q/ Y# {! k) V' h0 yDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards8 ]8 o) y) s, c9 c0 l0 H& ?' V
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards/ F+ W6 A s9 P" T( O' C* {0 t( x
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards& h' J3 e; K2 L
DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards
8 Q2 y8 m2 j8 ^$ u" Y3 hDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards7 N) `7 D6 e/ T' P- T, |/ Z
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards; z$ x5 J- Z2 r9 l; I5 O- v
CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards$ H# j" i; N- q' K6 t
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards" J9 {8 U7 Q1 ^: H B- o0 s( ?9 A1 F9 _
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards6 i* x/ F2 x4 w9 a
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
% I! C% Y! a8 T" @DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
0 I) U6 \9 k* S2 J* }: _DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards: f- P3 Q! l- o+ e
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards
) @, Y4 S \3 u, g! v- j1 vDD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards+ a2 ~0 B5 Z% x5 |
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 t$ m. ^- [, n, ~0 X8 C8 y/ s1 PTask forces break off...: j! e/ w" ]# S. Q# n" }* b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" ]7 |' r0 S B% U5 M% T
CL Kashii
, |, D7 \& s' R9 i. ^" W CL Kinu
4 ~9 F! |( q6 F5 z DD Nowaki
# w- W% Q2 ^1 F, O1 V DD Asashio$ m. l# x7 A3 X0 i
DD Arashio) k, j+ w* }; z
DD Natsugumo0 ]/ V7 e& ^8 M) J
DD Yamagumo) t L' y; c! O( t9 p7 f9 y& u( O: _
DD Asagumo0 a( u7 T/ C% M" a1 J4 R/ c0 l; W
DD Murasame3 d# K3 x9 J2 B' a# G# Q
DD Harusame6 @. ~9 l; E% s/ h! l w
DD Akatsuki
+ E% |& E: C+ X$ D) W& V' U DD Hibiki$ K! n4 {- r+ y% y
DD Ikazuchi. q0 A: d5 a% p
DD Inazuma7 m a' ^0 N0 V5 |3 M
DD Shikinami* Z/ S& B/ C# S" n4 w
DD Ayanami
: C' J E7 z# p( o2 |4 o DD Asagiri
6 ]* F6 \5 ?& [/ ]& b+ b DD Sagiri
/ ^- G& n7 o' Q- m% w. f5 A$ g DD Yugiri
8 v' ?; e$ N( C r: r7 X: J1 Z DD Minazuki7 U% K) ^' D9 v, B
AK Sado Maru
1 Q0 q/ e# o! `: G6 e- ^& [" F! W AK Sagami Maru
1 a. G# q* g& l& h AK Sakura Maru0 D/ H( c! ~; K( Z, x
AK Kaga Maru2 Q9 b- K2 G, c! i2 [
AK Kinka Maru, B( u, Z( N, |
AK Kyushu Maru
! e/ m/ I3 b E- Y' R AK Tosan Maru7 t# V" E; W) S3 Z
AMC Asaka Maru4 c% T# D5 H( @' C
xAK Ayatosan Maru' ^" C+ C+ x; |( f* S4 W2 H# ]+ R% I
xAK Kansai Maru
& V7 O7 f" h6 i( S+ r( Z xAK Kashii Maru @' A! l; S g* q/ p* D7 u
xAK Aobasan Maru
) D% U8 l. P; Y, u xAK Asosan Maru# X* H) W" v/ q
xAK Asakasan Maru
4 e8 H% G. N8 `, L xAK Atutasan Maru$ L* w$ U( i- [: ] @9 D
xAK Kinugawa Maru. R, E; [; a7 W' O
xAK Yamaura Maru
+ n; k/ b4 t4 V; B8 U xAK Zenyo Maru
+ R/ P1 @) Z0 [7 [ xAK Nako Maru
0 [* R" {8 Z* U+ r$ E% I+ z xAK Johore Maru- N9 q V) s" [) Y. n; \4 T) M$ _) \
xAK Fushimi Maru, t6 ?9 o5 Z( S! c3 F
xAK Kamoi Maru
! b0 E+ M: ^+ t0 M xAK Ryoyo Maru+ z: K. d4 X6 i" x. D! n3 `
xAK Nihonka Maru& f9 |# ^- d! ?. i
xAK Nojima Maru
- t8 ~. m; B2 c LSD Shinshu Maru% a5 Y$ w5 t/ _( r
xAP Hakozaki Maru: P% i7 E; d1 m a) H. x' @
xAP Kobe Maru* f0 u" j7 j- @# [/ \
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Allied Ships" X2 T& N2 b% d* c# a
DD Vendetta
1 O+ {9 G, H2 v' z DD Van Nes, Shell hits 15 ?0 Q( K$ z2 c' }) Z! m
DD Van Ghent% D5 e c" w8 u3 c1 a
DD Scout
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 L4 }1 u3 Z3 e* s: c, R( C. C6 K% p
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
& B/ Z$ B( o* r1 J) O% X7 CImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight: I% ^9 ^1 f# X* ]0 i
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards4 B) a+ F$ o1 l( n. Y4 r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards+ b+ [/ Z2 m' m" s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
4 @9 v1 C6 G! T( J) pLambton, H. crosses the 'T'
. g- F3 f9 Q+ P9 l M5 ]2 yDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
' ^4 O/ E. l$ O* j) Z# |4 ADD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
X* t4 Q3 o5 ^! BDD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards+ y- K! W: y- q8 v; g1 R
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
# `4 r+ c7 Y3 V2 ZDD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards- H6 _( [) F7 T3 O* i) N, V& f4 n
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards
& E* u* b% v3 {4 u$ URange closes to 9,000 yards7 o& a t+ F% X5 ^% ~
DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards# q7 ]! P& J* ^
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards7 r1 X( W3 L) _
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards5 a7 E2 t! I) Y3 F9 l8 I
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
7 H! M8 n- Z# D# c% ~DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards: X$ J: U. d' d/ y* ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards# e( \ q! }, m: A/ f2 \
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
( o ~+ u0 a) C4 O; ?; pDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards- Y8 D' r2 l; h8 \9 G
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards- L+ m- i& Q: l }; [
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards. {. z: Y0 _: y5 C( c# j
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards* h; i0 J5 l; D' M
Range closes to 4,000 yards
) V+ ?1 a9 N& TCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
) h0 R2 X) b4 u; {7 H7 lDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
+ j1 g6 S' h9 Y, @+ eDD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards3 S3 M* d# \: \$ b( \; H, K
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards, Y3 Q: E8 T8 V' O6 v
DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards8 V2 m" s; t2 S5 S/ O3 ?' k$ v: h2 u
DD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards M. \3 z, v0 Z
Range increases to 5,000 yards8 C0 q3 Q. F* } \9 j1 J6 d V9 Q6 U
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
! d) e0 K4 Y+ u% o+ S# x& ?$ N5 tDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards4 ]6 Z/ j& @) u# ]
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards; L8 z& ?* h0 |4 [
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
0 h1 b" n. e9 ~: W2 P5 zCL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
8 v9 E7 U q6 k- G& hJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape, {' G( c, M. f9 K/ r7 ]
Task forces break off...3 B a* e" c# _$ ?
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- y' z' u" v; _2 c/ ?+ hNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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Japanese Ships0 R6 \: W0 b8 ^& |$ P6 {$ I, i3 L
CL Yura$ d7 T5 j: C* H8 q" l4 g
CL Natori5 }& y8 {9 C7 e( c
! |- T0 y7 Y2 Z' Y# M6 M9 t* Q" ~$ VRunway hits 1
: c; E6 m9 p0 C8 P/ F: v' T; RPort hits 11 \, o7 Q6 V% p; t$ H( U
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CL Yura firing at Wake Island 7 `1 ^3 d: P+ H
CL Natori firing at Wake Island
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards. e7 @5 I4 X7 s! P( F
6 A U. t+ t8 ?+ b! A, SAllied aircraft
/ @6 v$ h+ m' e+ d. k- l; z2 N no flights
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G! Q0 B' G' FAllied aircraft losses4 t) q$ L# l/ D3 p! [* C
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
. k4 |5 v# [) V! @' W# U CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 P$ r. S( `) Q4 z: f% W) N! B; x CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire
) w8 I# h0 E5 X2 e DD Nowaki
: g S; p4 y' ~ DD Asashio
' G* j. H# K) T$ O+ `4 t7 G DD Arashio( X& h4 @4 U6 P6 {
DD Natsugumo, `8 \) t! x- {. k/ G6 h% V
DD Yamagumo1 l) a4 i- O* X
DD Asagumo( [! G* \ O) B" S; a4 d' i4 o
DD Murasame
7 e1 Y6 L$ J% N0 t9 e- n* x0 Y DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
: [4 }. O, a" v c: k- { DD Akatsuki; Y& I9 I; w `: n3 c+ U% A
DD Hibiki
1 P# P' [* x5 ]: |9 z7 m* ]0 H DD Ikazuchi
, b+ `. ?2 W8 P( e$ V1 [- H5 @ DD Inazuma7 z; ~0 Q3 i4 A9 {8 S' m: y
DD Shikinami
4 {* p% l" G) k& R2 p DD Ayanami' v# m- K6 h9 Q# b7 M% o; z
DD Asagiri
- q# [7 O& ]. ^; [ DD Sagiri
/ z1 r' P. |7 p7 [ DD Yugiri! i2 B# f/ \) f) k
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1' |0 d: `- V8 U1 o2 ~
AK Sado Maru
5 z3 K( ]/ H# @ _9 |% B AK Sagami Maru
* \0 y) i) u2 j8 }! ~2 k2 A AK Sakura Maru
3 _( g8 H) F6 y0 D J- `9 y7 b+ |, e( D AK Kaga Maru
: A: f9 d' M3 N! ~( ^: u AK Kinka Maru
8 C8 O2 f8 {& l4 l$ S; N AK Kyushu Maru
4 W o5 w- d' B% \9 ]1 j AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 M$ v* d- L( z; z AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire0 t/ ~- X. L& ?! u
xAK Ayatosan Maru! J# W& r+ q; p1 x% D' P! K) J
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 X6 |# ` _: a" V
xAK Kashii Maru
& a/ h0 F# r9 P, m7 X! P" W0 } xAK Aobasan Maru- A3 P4 e# O# q* [
xAK Asosan Maru
& a: f, t8 A# `' p, H. G xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage$ J7 e7 L: L7 V. U0 V/ k2 J% ]: P
xAK Atutasan Maru
2 P) M* H1 D* S; c. G d xAK Kinugawa Maru% a7 w. l& G( x; B( i; Q
xAK Yamaura Maru1 h: j2 Y4 c' m" r: X
xAK Zenyo Maru) A7 v% A7 L! w9 ?8 ^2 G
xAK Nako Maru
9 L8 i K+ N3 k3 `) i0 c xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* ^3 @/ h0 Q, U0 q9 J" D6 c9 O, O
xAK Fushimi Maru
# g2 R) [$ o+ @" w' f xAK Kamoi Maru
6 U( X' ]/ h Q, k& D9 x* M/ x xAK Ryoyo Maru* ?9 H. m5 f5 d. K
xAK Nihonka Maru" u' a$ t6 Z; i- F0 T, y( n
xAK Nojima Maru
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Allied Ships
# y2 R6 x$ v8 ^3 ]3 |" H CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. W# c; q! i0 P/ }8 ~# [ e5 L
CL Sumatra
0 M/ I* @4 N& ^3 Q CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
9 V* i% F, o( f/ Q {* \1 e CL Durban
' a+ c* F4 k- F+ [& ^" p% C DD John D. Ford. X: ?2 N. L5 `" J
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
+ f& |4 t6 _* m d* a8 ] DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- ^4 i( L0 t" g; J
DD Pope
) }! X# b' `0 a- S; g8 m( Q" M DD Whipple, Shell hits 1' M+ t S; H1 o4 j
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1* k* r% M9 Q6 ~# O+ Z" g
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
# t+ {2 s8 A* F8 t# F5 \; R DD Stronghold6 F7 Q1 n/ \5 `
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2$ X$ I O( M/ J8 D
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3- q) v3 m! Y/ Q+ k5 p# @. F: U5 S8 N+ y
DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire w' Q5 C3 v2 ~( m
( p7 P- m& v' Q7 @/ SJapanese ground losses:* J+ l A8 L& u" ~( A( K7 z
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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6 O; J: c% [% [! uImproved night sighting under 89% moonlight# z6 h7 f0 s: K2 J
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
3 ~7 V$ F# D* N3 x5 P" XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards3 Z$ x- U0 ?4 A7 h' K# N; v
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
+ a4 z$ d' t) L1 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- f2 U# Y# A% p, P
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards% ^6 g# Y y- k: r- h$ e
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards: n( B8 p% t5 M$ ^% L
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
9 }- H3 o4 L7 S& S' w; x4 \$ IDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
5 k' M3 C% ?5 O! ~: oDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
' d# Y% v. t! p$ H* O: NDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards% s) D& [/ [3 Y
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards) Z; {, o2 [$ t C0 W8 K, @
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
! j. x! p Q1 B# i/ B9 uDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards5 a/ Z, u& X: o' z3 K$ V1 w
Range closes to 10,000 yards
( u# M7 Y( Q! w5 u5 n: nCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards: O3 k, f( W L. {( Q- C3 M) [4 P
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards9 K: K; o+ j* b3 @
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards2 ^: Q1 U0 i4 Z) j4 O
DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards* n4 t. [; j/ p$ W
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
" \& c6 z0 E0 z& M/ \DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
6 E- T4 ]) d. H& {& ?2 A4 uDD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards+ i6 u4 B' `) b# i
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards( j) Q& J ]: R& i0 u# a& z
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
5 ?, H7 M# }: j" e" U& Z3 {DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards, H, O) e( R8 y% y
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
" A3 M9 f0 j% Y' R! C; f0 {DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards b0 I- ^% g% p+ f9 l0 u+ c
DD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
4 L) }- O# T; f! Q6 ^( }DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards& H; i5 `; I B& G; \- L2 Q
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards7 \5 E7 x. L+ [) o5 K) I+ A
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
/ o# X* Q( v6 {. N; L: N7 XRange closes to 7,000 yards
: j" i: Z" p0 V' KCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
- M b0 [% r4 G6 P, T: rCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards+ l1 M' c( h! U u. t
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
7 L. R& D$ k) Z; L ECL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
: e5 Z. J1 ~, e/ T* b* g( qDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards R, d+ J# O) | U) N2 Q) y
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards5 l! x+ a% z. ?7 b+ z, x
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
6 i) v; q* E8 ^. d. f: BDD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
) ]! |1 I% N" S3 GDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
- C/ Q, I% ` Q* w3 i q( WDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards0 a, u8 B( ~0 B; M+ m
DD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
/ W5 t$ ~. ]0 |" G' h7 J2 RDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards! ^7 f0 ?9 s7 j, D0 W( T' x2 @
DD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards& W" q; ^0 r3 G
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards7 @! |* l- i7 V: U6 c
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards: \# @: f) F. \# G
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards1 }! n2 T d7 }' B/ N( {6 V; k
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards
8 `% r4 ~$ P) G; c8 t0 q8 hRange closes to 4,000 yards- T7 N _8 t" {
xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 % A7 S4 |4 H# ]% m0 ^
CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards
9 Y! T, B% d2 J7 x0 d) N I$ KCL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
) z! @. Z8 h/ U6 d. @CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards
* h. |9 K3 p( G& f9 _CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards. l- ]* w. y# ]7 s2 @% Y
DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
) c/ M. b* y( M3 _$ {( ~: Y8 RDD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards
/ q D" @& b0 @& \% g: kDD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards1 A' x; B* R: k% U" r; ^
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
9 y& b7 {7 c- g. x8 HDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards- q2 n3 u/ [, n! P8 Q& N
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
$ @4 g. j+ j9 c7 H$ bAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards9 E) x2 s0 A1 C4 C5 @; ]( d
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
% n8 n5 o' g5 @ ]# ?/ d5 wDD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
1 s. E/ |' }0 [+ q S% _DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
3 |0 J$ E! J6 [. FDD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards) z" z9 J2 G0 U8 U6 s0 H! ~/ n( @
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards* Z8 |$ Z+ S+ H+ Y2 {! ~3 ]* K
DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards/ y8 o V! l, t" z$ J; \# v2 e z
Range closes to 2,000 yards( P3 k4 \8 Q3 @5 h0 C% d+ C# L4 r% g
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards: m) B1 m z# \% w' J9 b E
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards8 {$ y% n) f, Z$ P9 ?# r* P+ A5 j
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards9 E2 x- {9 \) {% r+ f# E! U
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards/ N* R& S) S4 g) t
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
% ]' u' V0 y+ c: l% o5 ?DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
" K: V, [, i% k( W/ x- jDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards+ s1 w0 R4 b# q; ^4 E a) D7 \0 x
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards- G I* M+ e& ]) a) ]' m' N
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
D t6 n. Q$ |DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
# f1 d8 K, w8 _8 G0 Z4 wDD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards
9 \3 o2 Q p- p2 k* ?. i5 K& [DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
/ J3 z( k a6 Q% Z! ^9 y9 ^DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
5 W4 |- f; j! H0 bCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
7 H! }! l, R$ A! R7 B7 YRange increases to 3,000 yards
x3 k4 n/ A' H/ [6 ACL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards( A) w I' f! i+ B- Q5 N
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards1 `' C% o7 N$ S: C
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards
6 \' p" M9 r4 T% x' GDD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards( a" g; m2 @4 J0 U
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
2 B' L/ k' p, n3 [! f8 F6 \DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
. k Y9 _7 z% W4 d5 V0 c4 }DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards9 Q' l; `/ L# l* y- u+ ]
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards
/ W0 A1 m: U) l/ DDD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards$ S6 l4 J# y; p9 n, W4 ^
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards7 h1 R7 I9 h9 m- a7 a
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards. j9 W8 G/ A) ]' J5 J
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards3 h. V% }$ U4 f% k0 T* a6 M5 P: t3 ~
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
' f( _' _% \. `( L+ S$ T/ X2 pDD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards' i& V+ {, X8 c7 o/ _( |3 ~
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
9 l% ^5 B4 A! k+ vCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards& D5 Z& S. {9 q$ ]" N; n
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
9 G# F: p9 Y! x: \+ j& I/ ZRange closes to 2,000 yards
& v% f2 d, i. G1 T" ICA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
& y+ [; u8 O/ e) x6 ACL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards$ Y1 j6 ^& b3 e+ y/ [$ ]$ B/ D; j
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
8 k' A/ f6 F3 R. G; r7 r/ WDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
; j9 t6 z3 N: s: H) nDD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards; z8 ?. P' O/ Z6 Y2 r' X: T m! B
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
& E, y8 ~- w( J4 tDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
) k7 B: `% d; p! fDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards; I2 ^0 A- b/ S3 C' U7 S! F$ W; ~! x8 [1 R
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
7 j) k& C9 |+ G9 z7 x, t/ dDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
* w2 h B) H8 N+ g. O8 b3 l7 aDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards( }' a) b4 W! G" X4 |5 g
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards1 O8 t/ }; {* \) F2 h
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
3 V5 C/ v/ T& v$ d8 ?5 T$ H0 PCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
: v. `9 c( G) J' t Q( l* L( pCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards* M! g4 O! z; L4 v% ~& f* Q
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
* Q( N# D8 e. H; NDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
$ V% p! E1 E6 o$ `DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards& B2 T1 @/ ?8 e) d$ e
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
8 [8 v4 J5 `+ R" U/ CAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards% t B2 E) ~% _
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards4 ?9 i: T* ?; X* @5 e5 }# G* N A
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards0 H: s& d; ~3 ^; A' \7 P
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
) V# Z7 {: k# H" gJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape: O: b' X3 q# d9 q Z+ m8 S
Task forces break off...' ]2 `8 v+ L7 o
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)) H7 D1 s- \' b9 T7 O
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Japanese Ships( n9 j2 n! \* e
CL Katori: F) Y* Q5 S# L9 M/ _) H: K/ Q
DD Akikaze) M3 T. E. K, {/ g1 }( f
DD Yuzuki
8 y4 H$ \; z2 t) p PB Takunan Maru #59 t, h8 ?' D6 q3 ] a+ w
PB Shonon Maru #11( _8 y& a8 A* S% _
PB Kyo Maru #12
# U1 v9 Y Q4 i) N6 @ PB Hakkaisan Maru
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB
) u) {+ w+ n1 p1 L2 nDD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
* U. l2 B; g; q( T. C; {DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB
) Q: e8 K5 m5 Q0 \+ i# lPB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns( E g% ^) @0 l; N2 C
PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns' R1 N6 z' G) r( V) Y
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns" @+ }: k3 b! E- C0 J* _
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
: |9 y1 R o; `4 bDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
6 `$ {! e. \" L6 UDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns- W0 E- _5 H' ]# ]# G
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3 L E! z4 W9 S+ D6 C' D8 I2 h ^3 oAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
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8 `1 @+ `5 L/ @/ k; D5 P+ dTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98
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Japanese ground losses:
% {6 c) q. j, Z& O- x2 p4 g0 C- a 19 casualties reported' y' P/ _+ u/ W# z3 [5 G8 K0 k9 n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ?! n! `5 T+ ]: p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ M$ r5 h/ Y% `& ~) h; X& q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# o% w5 m( g/ v
$ a$ ?) R; Y+ H; y( \' l( N17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3' k' Z& K: ]# E0 V. y
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)% c- ] z8 w1 A/ t4 W/ ^! `9 _2 W) M
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Japanese Ships
% M) ]" b! _% c, W* r CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98) \; H( L. S) a
# H% |' z+ K& i0 ZJapanese Ships( z& K$ _7 o+ x) s
CA Tone, Mine hits 1% g0 `/ `8 i0 O5 v+ K6 Z+ q
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,979 `6 i) ?" ?3 Z8 `- ~
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Japanese Ships
: ~6 B, K9 g: g- a( F xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage( s/ S2 W4 _0 G* \
DD Yugiri! r" ^$ M, H V! v/ r
/ |- \/ Y- g/ `; fAllied Ships
* h; v: ^1 c2 T* d SS Sargo, hits 10
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SS Sargo is sighted by escort3 \; K( b* d4 u2 q8 N: r1 \
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...% S& O$ H6 `* |5 X& Y/ y( A, M( \
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search... v, N+ R; h- Q/ n
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...# x$ ?/ J2 |( T
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub .... N% ~+ F2 ~5 H- R
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....' k9 l# Y7 h! S: ]% o
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo; J. g2 G v7 k& ~& E: x8 U0 e7 Z
Escort abandons search for sub, ]. _. v2 I y; H2 a
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+ d7 x7 x$ h! v' Y$ G) J5 kGround combat at Manila (79,77)
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Japanese Bombardment attack# z/ \# r0 n6 [* `" |; _: C
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Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 38369 @+ S8 v7 E& p6 `7 r# |# Z
* A* S: S3 `# H* A! [. n2 @" m; i" Y6 NDefending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
$ p, O. T8 [% w z) E0 e& p/ t# A6 p/ }6 F: K
Japanese ground losses:, A7 F6 n/ H! [+ l0 f" @
159 casualties reported; t# X1 R; w h x6 j: B
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
& y" y. D$ W7 j4 M/ Q# p9 N% I8 i8 z8 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* I! F! Y R6 I Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ?2 M2 I( m" Z8 i2 S4 r6 O; T/ H. @& O' }- |; }
Allied ground losses:
, I3 T/ m, g# I: u& t 198 casualties reported
x& ]* t r/ L% ^. _7 E& Q1 i8 u Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
/ V, C" G' L) w7 |, t. C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. Z& i% x8 b; ~1 l
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 P0 e- a5 @2 A) [9 w6 Z) A1 ]2 P
" q7 [2 {! I- BAssaulting units:' {; H) K- W6 ~: ~( T# s( W
Imperial Guards Division
* k! J# {. [2 x/ b 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
% l; s- J3 B9 G. U0 L9 I 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment8 D% `$ |' @/ J) w5 |
2nd Tank Regiment
) |, C+ }1 i, l( t 48th Engineer Regiment; u7 Y, Z: P# v
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
% m& m# h& Z1 v6 X- K2 [ 33rd Division# K- R R# \# V$ s8 i6 s
21st Infantry Regiment3 M! u$ C3 z8 x: G
7th Tank Regiment9 Q% O& G6 c+ j. s9 U8 u
48th Recon Regiment8 r- _* e3 o7 S3 t
16th Recon Regiment( c: V" b. ~) v" p6 V% Z* p2 g8 T
4th Division
! A) m8 M( S1 y2 L) Z 21st Division
4 K) r9 W0 k! m+ I6 q 6th Guards Division
- U: a/ A: j5 a: w. A a) D+ ^ 65th Brigade
9 e/ R" Q# k3 p& v" `# l 38th Division, `) s- V b, U
16th Guards Regiment9 X# j8 B* A0 G6 ^% j# j! l% m5 n
4th Tank Regiment1 G* D% `6 C, v4 p7 E U/ z! ]
16th Engineer Regiment# W* X) r. s! B) c; V
9th Infantry Regiment
; S# ~+ u) C/ r7 \# s6 X& S" l; Z 22nd Recon Regiment# A/ a8 p$ E- V% F, S" ^
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
% Y5 o! l$ m- V0 \4 V 5th Guards Cav Regiment
) i3 \5 x) D$ v6 ^+ ` 35th Fld AA Gun Co ! s( D4 W; }+ V2 T2 }
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 c, L* a3 e9 ? 30th Fld AA Gun Co 5 O! N( |" O: P' z Y" L- q
48th Field AA Battalion* l3 b( h# [* q" K
8th Field AF Construction Battalion9 ^+ W5 d0 i2 ]+ O4 p8 w
25th Army
; |! I5 G2 {8 p g! l! f5 R 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
$ G. @3 W0 e9 L5 P 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
m! l( M- P. a1 o$ | 2nd Mortar Battalion5 a2 L0 w, n$ N4 N5 I
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ w" t* f8 A! P" `) ^5 v6 a 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
+ _( V$ h# p9 q 39th Road Const Co # b* ~' b0 d5 @$ Q
21st Fld AA Gun Co
% V1 y; e2 ~: j$ U1 q Southern Army, d7 f: Q% ^2 R+ n# K$ y
56th Const Co
( Z- z& D9 [/ n3 h 47th Field AA Battalion
% s% v9 W% q; Y. C2 M V. y 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' y" j v1 y$ E1 ?0 u/ k 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
) b; K5 \- d' O2 r/ A5 X y9 q 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment# H2 x9 X+ E% ?5 S9 C) C6 ]
1st RF Gun Battalion& s$ A+ R& L, A6 |
35th Field AA Battalion
, }; d% e5 X) Z3 W) }$ h2 V 3rd Mortar Battalion! j* V2 p+ R* z' m6 f( h. ?
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
* E. t, }0 O: E& P9 b 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
# V# }" N2 D% W- B2 E% x4 c 45th Field AA Battalion2 i H8 H( ~2 M. O9 _
48th Field Artillery Regiment
8 i3 ]* Z( t0 x( r 15th Const Co
2 X( ]; E3 F( g3 w 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
. } b$ I2 R9 Y5 N& z4 p; Z6 ?. \: d3 U 26th Fld AA Gun Co # |! p: U' Y/ U7 a. j+ d
18th Mountain Gun Regiment& P1 T3 U' W1 F3 }
37th Const Co
/ ?3 [0 \2 ?) O8 | 5th Mortar Battalion8 T7 l4 q0 [; [5 s8 Y1 S+ T
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion; e) u' M& C' G6 Z
40th Field AA Battalion
* X5 w$ @6 E( Q 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9 @% O* P0 H4 k2 F7 V 31st Fld AA Gun Co ( t- ~0 [: e- k$ X2 }, B+ K
38th Road Const Co
% w7 v, x! `8 a7 ~9 ] 14th Army
5 Z E5 Z( f5 X0 I 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
! Q9 J; C+ d: p9 A; H- W: j 43rd Const Co # \, S" q! ?& d" f3 i3 ^" I
9 k1 p W# N3 w
Defending units:
9 K+ b) R; S) v9 W6 ? 14th PS Engineer Regiment
2 p/ p9 S! }" d$ T 91st PA Infantry Division
" p8 [" F; \+ ?8 N- B4 n 26th PS Cavalry Regiment
, l! z/ F0 ?: S/ ]2 o* m1 T 71st PA Infantry Division
& H5 d9 t; S2 C 21st PA Infantry Division
) Z. T% n9 u% e# }. G9 D 192nd Tank Battalion& C3 V/ g- f5 U8 _; O
51st PA Infantry Division
5 }' G! P/ R' X0 v) @ 4th Marine Regiment
% j s$ t; O6 l5 H2 J5 D 194th Tank Battalion3 e# A' f2 r% u) C+ s R
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team0 W3 r6 t, ^6 Y5 @& _
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
- _3 v* n2 ^2 E' Z+ f. c 31st PA Infantry Division
0 _7 H3 I" B% c$ H4 ?; B 11th PA Infantry Division
0 P" | E) T% B$ a T 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
- h0 w+ m7 T! J+ @- m0 F1 r. x 1st PA Infantry Division
' S8 Z6 d" s( _6 r9 p$ d8 U 31st Infantry Regiment
* i) n# }5 u1 l 41st PA Infantry Division
: |8 N2 p& E5 `+ F; }6 H _ 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team( n- @5 I9 Q0 j) T3 E
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment- v8 d# I+ q; {2 \6 j
301st Construction Battalion
% G! W9 Z, [8 Q Provisional GMC Grp & b/ N1 [& K; X
1st PI Base Force
- ?( Y+ Z* G' Y1 L; w I Philippine Corps 9 ]8 A7 |1 F) v+ x5 M
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment# j& L1 k2 T8 M
USAFFE % r" [( i! t: T
Bataan USN Base Force
+ F# x' G4 H+ \0 Z) P/ I Clark Field USAAF Base Force
8 u% c @6 b2 `2 N5 x% T; h 201st PA Construction Battalion
# P, g" z9 W. P. y1 l$ M 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion+ p7 Q0 O2 r6 \3 M- O
1st USMC AA Battalion
: B3 \' e: i2 i5 Q3 e+ o4 b Manila USAAF Base Force( H) N, M- | g4 ]- g! Y; S9 x
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
9 i8 A' g! h6 N5 T- B Cavite USN Base Force( t) o. m/ U) F/ R/ ?8 K
202nd PA Construction Battalion
- w! ?4 L) x9 P' U; _4 h Far East USAAF
! v9 p0 _ C8 |7 z* i! E II Philippine Corps 6 @1 F* ]2 ^4 K: _8 s$ s
1st PA Constabulary Regiment1 N( E1 r5 x' p' Q
PAF Aviation 1 r: o: i/ v! Z. u# H
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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- r( i4 u1 G$ vGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)1 F+ Y% w7 y) M. ~! V
D: @' Z- s0 U8 K) s% ^Japanese Shock attack4 n; h4 c& l8 c U
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
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Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese adjusted assault: 54 7 N) N+ x1 n9 b$ m4 e
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Allied adjusted defense: 3 * M1 q+ o1 z/ Z0 Y# u
7 a1 w3 {. I7 J) v; H
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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$ N+ j! E5 H7 R! R! X- J; QJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!' p" z2 I( m5 a2 M/ D
6 o5 q; d6 g w4 Q8 r9 g: TAllied aircraft
& A5 w, Y$ h7 R. a* d( b no flights) k& {2 q9 K+ E# @8 l1 g2 s" D
% u: Y* Y' c; {1 \Allied aircraft losses6 o; C0 g' y. ?6 z' `- U
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Combat modifiers0 x: `: w% p; M" r' ^
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)0 I/ Q5 n; @7 }* t0 i- H5 h
experience(-), supply(-)- B+ D3 k! ?- R3 p- J0 z8 h6 d
Attacker: shock(+)
9 [- Y/ h8 ]$ {# T' \
# x. e1 f2 z+ z) o4 ?1 Q3 i- y1 fJapanese ground losses:
4 ?% C/ T) |2 U& }* }: d 1384 casualties reported
0 c) ~; U+ U4 k Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled( B+ i) l2 p2 B( r+ V3 d1 [1 L
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled- @& H" V, \. T% F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ ], V' [# x1 A9 R Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)6 T% X9 x& K1 u
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Allied ground losses:
1 _' q: L7 T; b0 N$ k 1916 casualties reported! U) P5 G: N, e- I! {6 D
Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled0 A% u! _5 y" L1 h# q5 G' I
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
& z8 j+ v1 @( i7 f+ C1 { f& ^" R: a Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 a3 M+ u9 n7 o i Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! q- r8 u' Y! s9 v8 J. E! d2 l: r Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)" [% u0 U7 j( E0 v q
Units destroyed 3
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Assaulting units:
; b0 w, z$ R# Z& ^6 N0 d% [ 82nd Naval Guard Unit3 I# d3 c9 K& O2 {- l! {, F U
144th Infantry Regiment
2 f6 w. a5 O' d! ~& |, u 66th Naval Guard Unit" L% T( J9 i0 \! K3 g. ?2 n) u$ k
84th Naval Guard Unit
- ]' d F( V" Y( p: ~( G 53rd Naval Guard Unit& u0 w8 I9 L5 Q, L2 T
# A0 O6 N+ V& a# Q5 qDefending units:
6 }5 b [) O/ o8 h4 l5 Q, x Wake USN CPNAB / v+ ?- \6 o0 _: W+ b) H
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion. U' N6 P4 l+ g K& G
6th Marine Defense Battalion
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4 A8 J( m0 v1 c' |7 Q4 ^Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)' n( h# x- P w
" j1 Q! I- K" R" c# i/ ]Japanese Bombardment attack/ M$ x. u1 L1 u
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
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Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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4 @* Q! [$ z+ f# aAssaulting units:
; M( F& A1 ]; @* a8 ~ Sasebo 2nd SNLF $ J) l) k/ W: @' {1 J
7 X$ Y9 c/ V7 V; R! {* T
Defending units:" e1 \3 n/ Q) U5 H* ]
Molukken Garrison Battalion
+ F: }8 c' C2 b$ k' K5 A& j 4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 n% M( H( U; P8 W
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