AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
8 ]' z/ A$ v9 c. U% L4 ~) A* |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 F! U! ]# \8 E+ X; a. u
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. D; {; ] s& `2 b/ I X* Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships H* U1 k2 X$ m3 S: U2 ?- u5 s
CL Kashii2 ?; z5 ^3 [+ ?
CL Kinu
' O4 L; B% _; Z+ e$ F: o, y% E/ i! A DD Nowaki
* a6 M$ y& w# t* P DD Asashio
6 S1 l: p+ `- _% f& r5 v0 [ DD Michishio
; c1 @0 n$ F: N4 M; i {0 @4 E DD Arashio
8 G, U T- Q2 ] DD Natsugumo
5 n% k3 F1 B% `! B3 F2 B DD Yamagumo
* h8 q$ }+ n+ `) n% d DD Asagumo# f9 P, f" n% L- @" Q
DD Murasame7 R' b# M' ^; x0 u7 Q! X' h
DD Harusame v: a0 [! R; S8 `
DD Akatsuki
7 ^* t' P. j0 j E# O9 P4 `' }! n DD Hibiki
& t# d8 U; M8 u1 s DD Ikazuchi( E) m6 A" ]5 r, o$ s+ Q' V6 C
DD Inazuma, |" F7 M: `+ y `5 U5 E( n
DD Shikinami+ p9 I2 p: `) K5 {" X
DD Ayanami
- |- Q% m7 s& R3 r# K6 X, S3 H DD Asagiri
8 X8 k! J: z3 R W" S- r DD Sagiri
% y; H- h9 e" o; U DD Yugiri
& L" m* V6 }, t p# l. l9 c DD Minazuki
. M, c* L' M: l) e; C AK Sado Maru% d1 V: i% Q- a+ B1 g7 p. n
AK Sagami Maru* V# }6 V; s4 Q7 J
AK Sakura Maru9 H3 R8 w, ?# o. B7 e7 Q2 Q
AK Kaga Maru
a2 I6 R+ h5 I, I! t4 f2 @ AK Kinka Maru; Y: {5 U9 c% |7 b! I S' Z
AK Kyushu Maru6 X7 z: s2 ?1 r3 N/ I
AK Tosan Maru
5 Y3 t2 r( o) X5 A2 w AMC Asaka Maru
' ]: J2 d: g5 X. x8 r! X+ l xAK Ayatosan Maru
2 \" T3 | {4 y3 E3 z xAK Kansai Maru" o% O# U. M4 B
xAK Kashii Maru
: z" ?" k/ Z# K- o9 \5 M5 t, P xAK Aobasan Maru
" w8 ~& x' Z8 }0 P" ^3 T xAK Asosan Maru; ?2 e$ b. v v3 D, O( W: k
xAK Asakasan Maru2 K7 o# H8 Q4 h- ?$ S. ^* w
xAK Atutasan Maru
3 O, I* s, E9 k# `4 ^ xAK Kinugawa Maru$ [" ~* b7 o9 z8 O5 o
xAK Yamaura Maru6 z7 }+ W! p5 ^) H0 I+ j; K
xAK Zenyo Maru v9 { C2 U) b! } S' `
xAK Nako Maru p& h* t3 q, w. t5 E+ a
xAK Johore Maru
4 O0 b1 g' r$ j4 M8 O xAK Fushimi Maru, u# t* s$ Z+ {
xAK Kamoi Maru
+ Y5 K3 s: D7 g. u9 |: ~ xAK Ryoyo Maru$ s: [) _6 |/ d
xAK Nihonka Maru/ S! w# ^ A4 n9 T v) x
xAK Nojima Maru4 l8 K2 v- k7 i
LSD Shinshu Maru( J8 z; ~% d0 q5 ?) L& G" a
xAP Hakozaki Maru
* y# E+ I( H# y0 k xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
) x, |2 V7 }; Y6 q1 v* ?; {/ ?7 w9 | PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 c# E( F. x/ F+ K
PT TM-10
6 |# n6 @0 R. W4 O9 g1 `% ?# P7 [9 Z PT TM-11, X& o. F" u5 U8 W
PT TM-12% V# F* @ K1 w1 [: h
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
h {) B. w, Y O; w- z8 Z PT TM-14
. p/ r" C8 ?9 w- H* y/ o PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" @: P* E8 {, }, c1 n" |- T
, e' H0 {8 b+ a }6 _$ lAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! K5 u8 ^6 O y5 i1 i# ^Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
/ k# f, w( o2 v1 `/ b* GImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight* n0 Z8 t* v( Q
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
/ T* B7 t3 I( t/ Q, TCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
( G( ^, n: N0 M3 p* SCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards9 l' G# }( A7 D9 T) X* M
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 2 M) Q5 s0 g8 Q: q. J# l' o
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ' s/ i0 y! @6 y4 Y& x% q: H; ^$ @2 f
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
2 I# a' c9 G8 N3 E. L+ z8 S! q xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
, v5 Z& z* D' ]2 w0 y, n2 B- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
' Q+ A$ i2 w& m s7 l DD Arashio , DD Asashio
1 y1 J; R1 Y9 T# ?1 ^DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards$ `7 b5 D% }% M4 T' p9 j
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
& f8 E# J% ]* c$ p2 G" {) N$ o1 U; FDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards+ J/ j3 }5 V: n+ n8 b% }
Range closes to 9,000 yards
% k- V/ D6 Y- o; v: c5 }' ZLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , ' [! Z2 f+ N- K/ ^ r* @3 s
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ) X I( ~3 j1 Q, c! V' a
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , |+ B5 _( j+ d! E. V
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , : R Q" u$ }6 q& x. V3 ~- w' h
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , * w' ~! q8 n/ S: O j/ g8 Q
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , & u4 a# U+ u- D* R1 D
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat# X) }) d# R/ r5 D( y% F
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , ( N: S @$ c$ c4 P3 V
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
; w0 C7 j0 T' t: l: t" K) E4 y0 U DD Arashio , DD Nowaki" ]8 S' b! f$ q$ \8 ?
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards& V y# E$ N/ \' O T" w6 J& O
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards$ f& H7 d& O# G" U
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
; }# m- \$ I/ |% y, ~7 K) g$ z; aDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards B( Y+ B" H9 A% T
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards9 @! G" H* s9 n7 e5 ]4 |1 B" z
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards& Z$ n4 V9 B1 i0 o" H- x
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
, r. c' J" v/ y6 z: s$ ?7 gRange closes to 6,000 yards1 u& j9 h1 G% @$ b4 I
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
) h7 S0 ~' e) K8 NPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards; `. ]! _8 _- e% b! E
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
; X- Z, o) B) q6 n! S* {DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
7 |& W2 f! L- Z* R* b4 RDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards7 [2 a/ O. p# t1 ?, z# w. V! S
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
/ w( O) t: ^9 CRange closes to 5,000 yards
: g4 @8 Z5 s, y- x. rLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , ; j5 f* ~1 N# L# f8 H
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ' J7 X- H- p; g& F# C( d
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , ) }# f* Y) j5 K. M
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 7 h1 a n: ?9 ^6 w% P
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , 2 w$ p5 G9 w& ~7 c! u
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
0 f' m5 A2 w: t7 n$ C xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru ,
V2 p& X7 h" f* B- \" K) N xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru ,
. }0 P. i5 l2 ^" N8 }4 e# n7 a xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat- c7 r8 u( d) N, C' }" A8 s8 _
- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri , / k+ o4 X3 E" R
DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , # i' ~" t# M9 f
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
, U. Y2 p- c. o, x2 a3 E8 a+ a DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
2 m# b, h) Q& H; zDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
* i, c) c; V0 c9 {+ t5 n0 dDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards+ j2 B+ x2 v- k* U# K; _
DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards+ i% p2 i% Q0 ]2 H0 G) ?' c
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
, f7 g9 g5 J6 i/ r9 a+ {4 OLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , , c6 Y0 u8 `/ ^0 ^0 h- V
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
" ?1 i7 h. D' e# W AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
% v; Z/ v$ A0 X* F) e+ R xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
* u( }$ Y2 r9 o" |% r" S: w+ @ xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat+ @2 H# K( I. r3 ^
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards% S/ j: B" A4 J; ?% M
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
8 T3 P& C+ r' ]3 e/ FDD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards, A) p* F5 h3 ~8 n
PT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards9 ~4 ?0 ?/ L1 ?, v# K# h
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
$ b" ^! n) I. U3 X, OLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
5 d( b2 x' F5 q- x) T; ?: |( l AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ; t. L# N" w' } [' W2 k
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
6 f! A' z# R8 o7 `8 g+ ^! k xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
- F2 O* [6 L) Z" A xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat0 d2 h. e/ s' i9 t
- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
6 |4 Y- K& b' r6 M7 m4 S- @" c DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
# k/ Z# j; E0 r# g& f6 n: SPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
4 H( e1 f. z( M; w! mDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
1 Z( Q, Q) ? vDD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
/ K: S1 U4 m RDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards/ m1 B* v5 P/ F* [+ S8 F
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
9 e; ]" m& k+ Y# e0 i: B9 o& cBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
t! C: T# \0 WRange increases to 6,000 yards
! ?. h! x; s$ E' x/ JDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards. q9 m0 V( d7 \4 z
Range increases to 11,000 yards$ x) @6 M5 a. P- Z& P! R, T
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 " [& ?6 y) u: i _! M0 m1 T r% X
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat6 C8 J6 t9 S, t( C
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
# y" `* Q1 f) X: W) g8 F2 ^' m f. BCL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards" M% _% K9 G: G! X: N- R6 C7 J
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards
7 r9 ~% m( T2 I2 HTask forces break off...$ j/ H( W4 K0 ?* d
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: _5 b7 T) k' q, J s6 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards5 I5 V X; h( Y" `+ A
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Japanese Ships
& X& |8 g( f% H0 H1 r CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1( w2 `; R8 N6 u( ^
CA Mogami0 ~8 [- W/ m) N. o5 D' O
DD Kuroshio7 ~. W9 c& Z3 V9 \# j9 p. n
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1, P8 k% _& L' ?: K
DD Natsushio+ P, {1 Y8 ]2 _( W" w; c
DD Shiratsuyu
, ?5 i' |/ C3 Z3 Q) M* P" Q DD Umikaze, u2 R$ N( A3 T1 Q: U
! s" l( Y# f T+ k$ z& H* oAllied Ships
% H" V# K0 t9 e. b( [1 A DD Alden4 R& Z( ?) ~" m3 j
DD Barker
7 f) j, @# L$ _5 c4 x; ]% t; l DD Edsall+ s# }2 L/ J" N. K& ]- N
DD John D. Edwards
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) M6 i! c5 J! w3 W) x5 SImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
2 {" H4 L" c3 U2 M4 e9 cMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards1 H" x0 `1 m! t- T. S2 n
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
8 o9 Z0 D1 \! g2 {2 p! B: @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards8 q* l9 `' R; L" j; h% B
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
/ a. i9 f$ ^. v. ^0 C8 c. tCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
) {- C" K, }, M$ \! T. XDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
8 Q+ y6 r" v" P; r8 U3 h# B; fDD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards6 e0 S0 P. _0 s+ Y. a/ z" I8 G( y
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards! t! `. k# o, F( P
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards1 R' M, s# \) J K
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards6 J! ]6 s# B2 X
Range closes to 6,000 yards
, y' O) u3 T4 O2 t, GCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
2 M: w* d& Q- [% i, e mDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards4 z0 Q' N( h+ a* t9 F6 s# M
DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
5 }: \# k ?/ ^8 |( O5 UDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
% ^, y4 ~9 ]$ M1 u. b" d! y+ \DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards6 ~% P+ a! n/ r! [' K0 P7 D
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards2 Y @+ B' J) X* l
DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
- v) a9 N/ {0 w) A0 h7 A/ h5 r WCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
3 i' n0 H8 V0 g: t* `CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards: O, Y: u W3 l0 E' V
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards' y+ {$ d6 B5 \2 \" H. h/ V
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
9 ^2 j8 r# n7 ~6 E! S4 |* dDD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards8 X$ H4 z: z7 j. A# `$ ^6 K
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
7 c0 b. F! B8 G# MDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
( ~" a) W/ K/ U3 D' D% v3 sRange increases to 8,000 yards2 f. o k' l+ u9 H D1 `7 K
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
( v" N* n) J5 |* d" ODD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
# m* l# }/ A9 e$ H' o) {1 M: Q+ ~. NDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
8 V: J: T6 E/ f- [/ @% ^3 Q5 uDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
$ v7 G4 a0 ^; Z7 lDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
+ q8 s9 M; N" V* U3 cDD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
+ I1 I/ y+ }7 _: M7 z; h: SDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
) j$ G& o' d* l3 F( R7 l* T% |Task forces break off...* K) I2 X6 f' I1 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards- m8 |2 ]0 V7 o! v( a6 @. k
7 U# ]3 Z+ H! o/ Z& H- m' j1 O7 o0 p9 qJapanese Ships7 |: T5 _8 X& p ^
CVL Ryujo
0 G6 f2 @ p' W! q CVL Shoho6 l: o2 g9 {4 D! O7 Q
CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1
4 a6 c: b0 q2 S CVE Hosho+ ^' n* } z7 `, F
CVE Taiyo7 c0 [3 V9 y; O( x& l
CA Takao
V5 }9 y$ t- H9 i1 u CA Atago
& d: M! v% B6 A CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
4 S' F% A3 q2 c, }( ? DD Akigumo+ X! m# K5 Y& @) f3 c8 w- d* ^7 _
DD Shiranui
: P! d# _. T$ ? DD Samidare/ B5 ]0 p1 @) [4 o, l6 }
DD Yamakaze% Z2 {+ D5 ~! I$ z/ U
DD Hatsuharu
0 X2 ]7 o& P9 r( w& I DD Hatsushima
: Z+ D( Z5 R8 s( v8 x DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 H) @' E1 O9 b+ g4 l DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 R. k6 ~5 N) \* H3 ]! V CA Houston
( Q$ q* {# k0 D: b* H CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
: G+ w8 V& s+ @- {& O" X' X0 m CL Tromp0 m6 K- H; K; W# a7 m
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
/ V* d9 R' F5 L- M a DD John D. Ford
+ @7 B& ~+ c! I( G; Z DD Parrott% M- O$ Q9 k+ Y3 F7 Z* o; b* D% t
DD Peary, Shell hits 1' d! p5 h U0 U: d
DD Pope- W+ r$ B+ R! _; M# b1 I
DD Whipple( C5 M( m# m9 [! i i/ a
DD Stewart
8 o: L! r2 Z- r; p; d& ]! c9 c5 l DD Evertsen
7 Z- w% E" m) v$ _2 p DD Stronghold
( `( M7 ~6 j- v, n8 V- A DD Thanet$ s# z: i `4 y, r/ s" v6 h1 N
DD Encounter
7 K' \4 S, \( t( Y8 S4 m DD Express
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
5 S$ @+ o( r x: u! K! L4 O0 HMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards8 v* x6 @/ b1 Q- d8 U
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards' }) t( j/ l+ f1 q" m
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, U/ t5 k; K6 Y; f" }! VCL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
' r0 t/ n6 t2 P: qCL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards" J# c6 \8 t \- C; e6 ~
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
; N9 L7 \3 {& F. V3 F+ F9 QCL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
3 T+ ]- w, I) u: hCL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards$ K# n0 a! Q& c. G" i4 {: C& H2 n
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
4 K; ~+ u+ L2 s; ?# J- NCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards) { a6 y# p# \# o" Q, c0 H7 C
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
f* d6 L: ~( A+ K; n$ z1 YDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
5 j( F7 P1 N# T( |0 b& F/ `DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards! q3 z. B( {1 Q( f& }. @
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards" z5 T, H# ^0 B0 }
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
# B; `" a) J0 Z; H7 J" m3 iDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
' C' I% N! r# D1 cRange closes to 8,000 yards
; C) K, F5 v2 _; JDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards( b5 w* ]0 C( G4 _% v7 _& x9 C
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards! p3 _( y: e- Q9 Z+ ?
CL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards! w5 }! _" c# V4 I6 K
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
+ @: H0 ^9 ]7 u; T9 IDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
& T2 A1 e, Q2 O! S# yDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
$ Z1 B4 w0 Y2 ]; C yCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
$ m4 M! _) E5 ]9 c6 V; gDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
4 y% i3 C% {4 `# D! Y N4 O" p2 MDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
4 N S* L. M" g$ C( W B( `DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards( b2 m# z3 E; z+ Y' N; L( t5 i
DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
+ i g) w% l! J4 F1 ]+ xDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards. W: n! j. O* M1 a
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
+ [5 {4 s! N9 ^ tDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
6 q3 D8 G5 E6 |3 {( P" nRange closes to 7,000 yards R+ t& X) I8 y2 i- l4 Y+ I
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards+ k# a1 U! u3 a" X. v
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards1 x% i0 Q1 I, ]/ L
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
. ` l/ |; j7 H1 iDD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards
" U! p2 k2 k8 s2 m' a- }DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
- Z' ]: o- x) v5 G- B# e# U! }DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
+ \* D' c+ y) J. YDD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards, c# N$ B6 {4 e2 d+ N
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards' k1 o7 _/ G$ Q5 R! i
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards4 C' D/ X. a% b$ q* M
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards1 j$ y* N+ G# d5 Y5 `" y
DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards+ y. y( u. V+ e' I: P1 ~6 d' y
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards- Y$ n5 H# X: P# m6 V* @; w
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards4 |! V( J3 B3 l; l- ]
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
7 E& a" d; O }3 D& \DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
0 H% v6 M5 E$ D' U- x4 CRange closes to 6,000 yards& {% P! V9 ~$ l% B
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
8 |- k L0 D0 SDD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
" x6 u- g( [6 g1 y5 sCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards5 K( \$ \8 P! b; @3 p
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
0 x& e! o% w- S( K% r3 Y/ g% \8 LDD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
+ P# `' H9 n3 DCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards8 B& f, T* r, J' }( Y. R% s/ z
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
' s3 x5 |) {/ DCL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
6 O7 Y! A1 ] I, [$ N1 X1 KDD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards; r0 u& V& ^& Q1 C! v0 b. Q K
DD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards2 j8 X7 H& \& O6 z' q6 D1 y
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
! d1 n4 D3 A1 a) X, t1 SDD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
( R# C- o: }8 L8 K# ADD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards% n9 J- F7 [# j* C! H2 H
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
! ~$ s# b: k' IDD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
4 D$ `" Y* X. j3 M. LDD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
5 ?) s r2 E$ ~! }. k+ `Range increases to 9,000 yards3 [) W5 y3 Q( m# ~- K
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
; }$ v! M1 k! X: |7 @( |& c, KDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
9 U# `6 p/ P: ]- O. |- I6 kCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
! T7 L! l, v% }9 q% s. mCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards2 G" {* y0 V0 @+ S7 m6 y
DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards( v; W. b) G6 k
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards( m8 H& T6 s; T5 G) u" T
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
. G# E) R$ E7 N! K. U- ?. p2 QCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards6 b6 @% Y, o: {$ O# M/ {* A
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards5 \7 c8 `) Q! i1 O, H" z- W
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards" U3 N3 `8 Y* y# s" b# g- j7 ^
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards3 K8 a% l$ ^2 I* ?8 q# _3 Q+ {
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
, V7 K' }! ^8 V1 k9 u8 HDD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards; ]! I& v) g9 M. U
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards* o4 j" z8 B7 u( G+ ?
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards5 |8 B; j7 ]) I( ^3 l
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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: {0 K3 ^$ i" t* W' V& R2 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards2 l- m8 v* `1 b3 Q6 j2 F
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Japanese Ships
) Q- V+ m# L5 k6 {+ Q2 q% m CL Kashii
# ~# [- I; N( S0 x1 d% a CL Kinu& ^. t$ }- S3 s; b
DD Nowaki$ O8 d3 T/ U/ M- q0 \
DD Asashio" h5 q* `. P' i' H" f% B6 p
DD Arashio
/ g. S7 S( o1 Z0 A. L; q DD Natsugumo
9 e* ~* [9 K; G6 y DD Yamagumo
& {( b5 Z: j) I6 m+ E7 H7 d( L DD Asagumo9 l7 i& n0 s2 d6 O3 s
DD Murasame$ C. A. d0 t; O/ ^8 {
DD Harusame/ i" a2 t5 v B" r4 ?
DD Akatsuki/ C" R8 k. F0 {9 \! x- d
DD Hibiki
% b& P: ]( S/ I; D! i) f- P DD Ikazuchi
/ f5 t/ o4 C2 [' ]7 [( N: X DD Inazuma+ L/ R j7 R5 `5 }7 s6 |- l: f* P
DD Shikinami
7 K2 H8 w8 m- m3 F S( L DD Ayanami" o7 Q8 w! k* x- @( |
DD Asagiri! w' c% l$ W& Q2 {0 K4 j
DD Sagiri
, T2 N1 T1 Y# {- l! \ DD Yugiri: W. ~; T7 H3 H* H' G, b
DD Minazuki
' E: m. M5 b5 x+ g; a. c AK Sado Maru: F8 x1 W4 ~ y9 v) Q% P
AK Sagami Maru; t" K% _2 z5 S) o; Z
AK Sakura Maru$ \6 P6 P. c% q, t5 L- q0 T( d
AK Kaga Maru
- C& Z7 H& V* Q; ?3 M; e2 E, ` AK Kinka Maru) ^' Y$ _& |" _' n# ?* ]% f* O
AK Kyushu Maru; C: N" T3 s) q+ _: l8 ?
AK Tosan Maru# u- x- F: M, i0 n9 v9 O
AMC Asaka Maru8 d" u1 L( O7 |
xAK Ayatosan Maru9 _9 H7 |* P/ r. l+ _* {
xAK Kansai Maru' ~! x! C) h# v9 `7 n9 z
xAK Kashii Maru8 O9 I3 M( m" r9 K
xAK Aobasan Maru
0 F' t* A6 W1 W8 C! s xAK Asosan Maru) z" L) P0 Y' A6 N2 z% G7 J
xAK Asakasan Maru
' x2 w* [4 x J/ R2 }4 r8 q/ X xAK Atutasan Maru4 B6 F7 z1 W9 M1 W0 c* z6 \2 ]/ ~
xAK Kinugawa Maru
$ o) x" ^1 z' u+ [5 a6 B" K5 x; E: W xAK Yamaura Maru
# T- E O$ K6 \0 ?* l( W xAK Zenyo Maru; z: t. r7 n2 i: L2 q/ p1 I
xAK Nako Maru/ T4 ^3 u" @6 X; G o% Z% x
xAK Johore Maru
2 w5 G' W( d @8 K% R- i& v; y xAK Fushimi Maru) ^* {* Q1 k) W1 I
xAK Kamoi Maru
- K/ C" Z# N3 D& w xAK Ryoyo Maru
4 z& B% q8 D* g m$ @5 y' ^ xAK Nihonka Maru
2 D1 q+ [: h- K7 {+ ], l! u( M xAK Nojima Maru
0 z5 ]8 W7 [, f4 h7 b3 I LSD Shinshu Maru
4 s6 u8 L" \, E xAP Hakozaki Maru! ^% i6 x( N2 c) |3 k
xAP Kobe Maru7 h; I% M* Z$ {* H1 f- \! c
8 a; S: J" k6 k/ g! jAllied Ships
( @3 |1 ^( ]: q DD Vendetta) C4 |6 r0 d7 H; d9 P
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
1 j$ W, f) s1 i' ? DD Van Ghent
3 R; {( y/ @7 X3 O, Q( C DD Scout
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( |0 G+ h$ I( W* P& h* r& B6 VAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! q! d9 f* ?8 z( j! TJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway+ v- O( l+ Z7 v# ]# ]
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
3 g7 V0 Z9 d, r! TMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
8 X4 e) Z3 A# K* L$ hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
6 {! |. V* I3 i1 b! o9 TCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* G0 q) R% ~+ U2 W# @1 I2 x
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'4 @% c+ F" E% H. k4 f5 b! ]9 G
DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
2 R1 u6 O$ q& H9 s$ c PDD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
* c6 }7 b) m. `1 V0 {! {DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards% j8 n! n, L5 J% q
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards8 O9 H. U; U) O; _
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards3 [. B! `# w3 W% k4 Q$ B: q
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards! s8 O- R5 ]3 z# {" t. o! K! ]/ r
Range closes to 9,000 yards
( e5 H* v& ], S0 B8 lDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards: p4 x! E" e* q7 [3 X- Z& T
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
& O* e6 U! h7 f, hDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards% C% g" z0 Y7 m3 \
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
; `) [# s7 E5 `' E# @1 yDD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards, c2 |% M/ m( [+ R+ O- k" o5 @; X0 r
Range closes to 7,000 yards
, `+ p8 d! I) f6 Y5 v1 ICL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
. ~7 R) z7 v/ ]3 B- ZDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
, r6 }% _2 O! k! G J0 kDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards# W& m; Q* M- ~ W
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards% U$ A" @* l6 j% t* O: y( _
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards6 Z7 G) F) y# _
Range closes to 4,000 yards: t: U K+ }! {% p
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
5 W i6 h8 G9 `- T; uDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards4 R7 m' L3 Q' p$ t1 p
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
7 i7 F: @* g* p3 _# bDD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
1 A, S9 o- l1 d* ]DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
+ K( z2 W# P. m3 d9 WDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards+ P: {: L. j/ z: R6 [8 E. l
Range increases to 5,000 yards
2 U7 r* m. o: S% dCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards& Q0 o- ~, \1 l+ x, I; u
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards* P, P5 R( r! T) d! B1 _1 i
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
d- }; r3 o& y O1 K' MDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards& x: p$ W1 G: N. p8 l# }: r* ~
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
4 u( Z; M4 ^4 ~4 ^! T( {; FJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) E4 d X% R3 M7 lTask forces break off...
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! |& e& i0 {+ CNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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" U$ m$ l. J$ ?Japanese Ships# s" M% w% M* C/ E0 A8 Z
CL Yura. [+ ~) }. G$ D U% @
CL Natori
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Runway hits 19 f- A4 V1 f. \& i
Port hits 1
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CL Yura firing at Wake Island
* j% w- {2 {* j2 Q4 f: gCL Natori firing at Wake Island - t- ^0 I" a9 C. K& P
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; b; d3 r: s6 K: Y, A1 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft" d' ~# L* H3 w" f6 X
no flights) m: A5 G: o+ M
- F7 z9 F2 O5 W; R# R/ A+ H2 OAllied aircraft losses
7 k) ?; w. F& l2 l; j" @# N SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships4 e& L Y2 f) ~- n/ S |
CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
" w" W5 D* d/ Y% ? CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire( A0 T+ ?$ A! p0 b( g" S
DD Nowaki. U2 ^* S! H ^5 Z# j- A
DD Asashio% L4 X" i- w+ x. m2 n
DD Arashio1 K* M J' f& ?3 i5 d. ^
DD Natsugumo
4 @& E# p7 g: K) S/ {. {9 n DD Yamagumo$ c% F% N; I; y4 V
DD Asagumo1 d! J% N) R. l6 T. t. m- _
DD Murasame
1 ?! Q! t$ i% @% _" t- k. i/ T DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
. H t7 \; _- {+ u' o DD Akatsuki
/ j/ f& ]6 N6 R' {% l4 G4 T# E9 s- g DD Hibiki' X+ E, a8 V% N H3 M4 p
DD Ikazuchi
( p6 C) D( t6 l6 d% t- a DD Inazuma
5 B W3 E/ T. _; ]- M" B+ R DD Shikinami
# k2 ~ v6 H6 b. o DD Ayanami D/ \# S/ j& w- @) T
DD Asagiri
3 J' p' f# ?/ O0 e2 Q DD Sagiri
( d- E0 f" T8 @- p DD Yugiri
8 x0 l, g& h9 O DD Minazuki, Shell hits 10 {% |6 K9 N" |; M! J
AK Sado Maru" g" O/ a& @4 Y( @
AK Sagami Maru
/ L' M( ^8 F% @4 D6 v/ ?+ A AK Sakura Maru8 T( u$ N2 v& ^2 W
AK Kaga Maru# k$ I3 y( \6 z7 X! E( \
AK Kinka Maru \+ n& f+ F( `6 ^0 ^: z! P2 t* u
AK Kyushu Maru A% C, [7 p. r o/ S, B) l
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
- X# l" p/ M; w* z0 p" e2 p0 L AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
7 G- ~' \1 I- @( s xAK Ayatosan Maru2 w2 y* }! b2 D6 S2 |! K; f4 s
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 S2 o5 D6 Y) z1 n xAK Kashii Maru9 O/ }$ }3 J$ G% Q F1 ]
xAK Aobasan Maru6 p+ a+ q* ]8 W$ d; Z
xAK Asosan Maru
% N+ z- V: k6 Y; T) N9 d3 S6 I$ Y0 {! [ xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
) ? d. n, d3 |& f1 l% C4 k xAK Atutasan Maru6 X5 B% c/ @( b2 _* f
xAK Kinugawa Maru
# K4 t T! p. L" p3 I7 N xAK Yamaura Maru
+ n7 ]- Z/ ?8 C) N" ~ xAK Zenyo Maru
+ t L$ x4 `1 A4 T xAK Nako Maru
' [ I6 C- v8 l- `% _7 [3 X' q xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& g, `! d! `/ x0 q
xAK Fushimi Maru
+ b4 o0 J- D7 C; X" P6 O7 r. p9 l xAK Kamoi Maru* _! v _4 _8 e; f
xAK Ryoyo Maru3 n* M8 I( K4 ^
xAK Nihonka Maru
8 e) ~( \. m+ i$ x8 C3 w xAK Nojima Maru
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% q/ r* @7 H* K6 Y, N- d) t CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- H3 v* m7 G% d0 Y, ` CL Sumatra
! g( q6 k& k5 f' x/ o$ k9 N0 R CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
, U# p9 J- v" s: d- G( ] CL Durban
$ W' q) U4 q& p1 J# ^$ C/ d DD John D. Ford; o0 P2 v/ O0 f9 R% \
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire" e2 N4 Z4 H! \ z# k# d
DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# ~3 B3 } F# y g DD Pope
( S3 j: }0 @5 B& P) ?: r5 h DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
/ J. U: w; V' |: [ DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
* R+ N2 _5 v$ ], k DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage; M+ x4 r8 q* Q* [
DD Stronghold
, `3 z1 Z# ~% A0 o+ d+ H( W1 k DD Thanet, Shell hits 2" H) z G1 {9 c* K
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
; a/ ?( C% M8 C6 R A u5 [ DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
( s5 O; c# F- U+ V6 V1 | Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)$ O6 s' q$ a9 Z8 M4 {2 Y
2 u3 m6 q4 X8 c x& oImproved night sighting under 89% moonlight
" C% M8 f3 r5 H, x1 t; QMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
1 G+ u. D$ [3 @5 fCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards0 z& `, e6 _: w) K0 U' H* @: }
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
$ k* y6 p: y( M6 zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: |2 c* l8 H, q; c. }0 z2 uCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards* l% p; T# t# p, Q' J
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards# n% J" {# j* L6 q8 `
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
6 s/ U) P# a9 A! h0 CDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards4 V* \2 v: Q% n
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
6 g; e9 Z8 h3 j U# j: @) v, |1 WDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
3 W" e h' H+ I9 zDD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
' |& I0 \2 c* C! `DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards* b: e% M* ~+ `$ Y% b
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards& w1 P8 N# r( I
Range closes to 10,000 yards7 ~* i- j! F" ?
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards: Y& y! Q. Y4 `9 c' @% ?* i( n2 [* V
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards8 ?* c! e3 k& J" _! R8 x; @1 W7 n
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards; q& ^9 B2 K2 w* o* {& c1 S; m
DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
t, p& u& j) t2 t& u% {DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
; Z4 r$ z) j# L S1 PDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
- H1 H8 M$ i( i$ g( u2 r% Q* ]; ^DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
# M$ V9 r& a L/ V8 D; zDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards$ p# \" \3 x/ v, i8 }
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
8 Q$ ~2 A, k% h+ {& oDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
* D5 z* A! B8 }+ Z; A; K0 _: KDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
# u2 @% i$ e8 h! BDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards8 n7 o: S( M, H+ P9 u6 F
DD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
9 X' K4 \' n7 A5 RDD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
9 u4 @8 w" ]* h. MDD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards5 x; ?# [! \. a5 F- e
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards7 q+ L( I) u8 U% s7 t1 d! y
Range closes to 7,000 yards
% w! R% f( _6 [# q) I' E2 ~CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
# @( a: R& C# Q4 u' ]0 \CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
3 Z1 ? ^! s8 MDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards, N2 y- S, h3 h+ P+ z- l
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
; Q, B( z- h/ ~" D9 NDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
% E. ~; k% d6 l5 a5 h- M+ JDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards9 m" W9 y4 W2 K- B# `) l
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
' T X, ]1 ^# P2 g' x4 a( ?' ?! `DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
6 }- w5 s) r1 \! r6 {: ?DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards9 a7 t2 L3 i0 W# A
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
* W% l& w1 Y B1 u/ dDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards+ W* r: M" v3 \# Z9 a
DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
% t& c j7 g1 _, ]0 KDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
! y1 a* a- J rDD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards) D- o- ^; f8 i
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards6 K; h" z2 A- h% \* N5 x
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards: _* E( a8 F! \' |& Z/ D( c& y
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards: t: k) @7 W! Z) S
Range closes to 4,000 yards/ y' R- S. Q! x1 {& T& X4 c0 @
xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
) \3 n& p! @8 i/ GCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards! d; V$ I( Y9 Y5 d8 h! E7 n) U) c" P
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards6 [1 A5 S0 U D
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards2 E6 h b1 h7 Z" u" x5 W0 \7 ?
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
( M$ u1 Q; ] Q8 QDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards0 L3 i) y% U: k& l" ?
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards6 t$ k" t" g% [4 X6 |
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards6 u, L& `/ C7 [- m; v: g# o9 f. }
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
0 x0 D5 R { H; yDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards' Q5 G: [$ M; r. P
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
* i( n# e B5 f' CAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards
4 p! \/ X. I% a/ l: \) B/ T }8 ^DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards+ R5 |# P# r) @
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards, J7 A _' o* \) w
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards/ d" q/ u3 c0 @( }7 b) a1 T/ e' L
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
$ i! R& z% X S- ^CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards0 v& A: H/ o) i# _
DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards) ^! z! H. Y+ Q( F- m; r3 _2 ]
Range closes to 2,000 yards
) P; Y0 O. D/ V0 b2 o& Y& RCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
3 v6 V- D* m5 }8 S1 Y9 y' i3 sCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
3 e4 c9 B- D, l( @3 U P; YCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards3 j% U1 W" c, o8 U$ G
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards1 W# v- r+ M5 J( G0 U3 {
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards5 H* W, x$ Q0 q& x& ]
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
) D: P H/ a# m' g, B) f9 a/ ~( O: fDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
, ?+ i+ D7 O8 Z6 x4 Q* K! gDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards o4 H F% ^2 I. c# o8 r
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards. G# ^: `/ A* j7 W( `
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards. ] |2 Q( R5 T8 Q \) n
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards+ P$ F9 O/ c3 g' ]0 J5 D
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
( `3 E7 A6 ]9 ^ XDD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards: w- y2 {# ] ]
CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
+ i: C3 V4 i Q7 r3 I8 d& {" Z5 `# DRange increases to 3,000 yards
]7 t9 \, G% QCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
" x2 a: x7 P' U' s# WCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards0 t! P7 _# U: Y( R; v2 q; j
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards
' c) L# h! N' }% U: nDD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
$ P0 }% j4 i6 K, m" @% b7 QDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards9 |+ d$ L- K4 U
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards$ W- A0 J8 Q. ~2 s. W2 T; h
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards7 |, f' i: y; N1 g5 @, R- D' S
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards
D$ O) _0 Q/ E) C! gDD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards2 k k4 e# K9 @! ?) Z1 }
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
" J7 H9 m5 _9 a$ D9 wDD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards2 [1 b3 `. N4 ^9 K' G
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
3 b) Y+ O4 M! @6 t* aDD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
& S' {$ U2 E. g* I3 W! B% ^DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
. T, l0 R% d- W: ^: b6 x- @. ]DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards4 z7 G) j# Y( F5 u [1 V X5 \, v! T6 W
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards, t2 S$ q/ l, H
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
+ K8 H5 a6 ?2 Q, I5 \1 ARange closes to 2,000 yards
# a& z& @! ^+ h. s; Q0 Z7 Q! n$ CCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards! V3 \8 w6 |# j# w3 w' F4 \# g
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
1 }" m/ f* d% W8 ZCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards7 N) F) \% k$ G8 Q0 _$ h. Y8 i8 W! K
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
$ g- @* a$ ?6 `7 W# ?, A4 _DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards( z' s) d" c4 H5 y+ w: o
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards+ B" C- F3 F3 c+ D3 d& p
DD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards& x3 D- t7 n6 T% M' p2 m' l8 k, H
DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards, h3 y9 Y2 D; I" X* x% \7 x4 J
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
$ O& X2 r% @- \" zDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards& K. |8 }# M6 b$ D# j
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards( [% }( @, [* w' m: N
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards, O" T& ~2 x: I& d% A0 l4 d2 ~
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards9 L( t3 P/ o! V/ X7 `" k: @
CA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards) e. i" f0 {' I* l' W
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
! j" F& c( x) n* r2 HDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards. h1 _$ c" @# z5 e0 @
DD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
9 U* ]0 l9 n/ }3 s3 u- b2 B" a% E XDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards. R- d3 a5 C, O
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
9 g# Z4 ~1 Z) N: `6 k9 d% HAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
1 t/ u9 [: v' m8 uDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
, |0 I9 O9 q1 A. U) `( B7 L9 jDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards6 S1 m. U3 w3 Z5 J- w7 O3 G0 Y
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
5 j5 k; `3 h, Y# f: L, n# i8 \" u' j: |Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape' q- c. r; R; V8 R( }' Y, |
Task forces break off...
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)# K% f% M. l1 W5 b( H3 D0 S
9 e& Y3 T* t6 j& G3 Z1 GJapanese Ships* S4 w0 N. l) [1 p! U% g
CL Katori
2 ~8 i+ T6 c' N- f- T9 ` DD Akikaze' G( Y6 E1 Y7 B7 X6 |
DD Yuzuki
0 j* J# v6 s0 _0 c! S# ? PB Takunan Maru #54 T' ^- I& ^9 s' m6 f9 g& Q
PB Shonon Maru #114 h' x' S( l( {
PB Kyo Maru #12+ T7 v8 K) p9 r9 o
PB Hakkaisan Maru
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6 I; P- h* s) Q) O* i eCL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB
+ ?6 G7 {! Z F+ D$ pDD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion/ u9 m1 S; _( h# Y. ]0 o* q% h) l
DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB
* W: B2 s, d3 G5 x' @/ IPB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
8 ?5 ` a3 K- _9 D2 b( O Z3 N. aPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
0 H" \8 {$ m$ D7 oPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns; |0 w7 I. n y& I% l( c. E% @
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops( k# ?7 g: x+ t
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
; l; c" i& y$ ?2 ?6 b7 l" j9 \DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
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% N' E: R: b9 k3 k4 e$ z, N! p8 u/ VAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)* |) |- K. \3 Y0 }- j
7 a6 |+ B8 x9 d- X. JTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,986 I1 K1 Q2 |5 o0 d" H1 Z
- M9 Y# ^1 m1 b! l; h! ?
Japanese ground losses:
3 |7 o5 V- H) R/ a6 e2 C. @. Y# ] 19 casualties reported
9 }" k4 {* h7 N1 r" Z Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
, `7 [2 m, D! a. ]# s! s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
~( \- L' d/ q K# s' Y0 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j+ G% q8 W8 E
1 b* M! I7 ?& i) w! _17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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4 s W# N% F7 ]' W6 }, dTF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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6 E6 y% i m. C4 NJapanese Ships3 K8 u" d. \, H; T$ q8 q6 J
CA Nachi, Mine hits 11 {1 X8 Y4 }2 u7 M+ Y, X0 W
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6 c2 p. H2 Q$ X( X1 L H8 _ cTF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
0 R. ?- ?1 P0 z& e CA Tone, Mine hits 1
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" x) d+ W2 @' u# D$ TASW attack near Merak at 48,97' r) k0 j) N" f2 m, u
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Japanese Ships8 I% V! o( o7 [; @2 t+ K* O
xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage- }2 [7 v* B, }9 F% F+ f
DD Yugiri
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+ A! ?8 j/ @* v5 W! \# NAllied Ships6 A0 X3 A# F- ~6 c! [7 r- }; `; {
SS Sargo, hits 101 _3 r8 z4 X; l" @. F! H6 w* W
8 I& I9 E8 ^0 q: t: X. f, `2 YSS Sargo is sighted by escort
4 W; [; d( N! B1 W2 {: A1 ZDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
" l \( f# r. M% u% N; {# v9 h7 q VDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
P' Y Z- r2 }/ k- ^8 U u( O5 Q$ [DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search..." O2 I7 V- t8 l8 P3 \" e
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
# n7 x. ?/ B9 Q0 F8 W& @9 l3 k$ lDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....( k1 Z* e4 ^- X/ i
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
4 N% q/ @ L- ]5 @2 MEscort abandons search for sub
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2 L" S% o h' HGround combat at Manila (79,77)% `" a- U. s( w* Z% k5 C% G+ g" e
2 O+ S* U) U& n$ u
Japanese Bombardment attack% ~% i& ^) C6 ~/ h; z) U
' D' P2 i0 ~7 BAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
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6 M/ U' B/ q$ B7 P6 [2 T/ O2 S5 ~Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
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Japanese ground losses:
+ t1 `! O0 Y3 W0 I% c 159 casualties reported
" J3 q( I( v' n& l7 F, B Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
: U. |' Y+ J% ?4 x, z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* h+ I9 W2 [6 ~2 B H$ N" u
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* {0 j3 F6 E( \" h
2 l2 d$ T- a3 j8 K5 \& ]
Allied ground losses:
) k! g' e2 f, l# f 198 casualties reported. G+ `, [( n' i: `: ~
Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled' n% K; L1 ?5 O- b, ~9 Z! g) _2 l. A, X2 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 y' ?/ m- }2 o3 ?( D
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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, X/ Q) [3 d" ]$ A- PAssaulting units:
8 _5 m# s+ x- Q9 L! N7 M3 o Imperial Guards Division' W- q1 E5 g5 Z7 V
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment2 T5 o. l* R5 u2 [" o/ i
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment9 `) _% q, n+ a& i* a- c. `
2nd Tank Regiment8 L0 B0 K! T. @' g) J
48th Engineer Regiment4 i' ?5 U9 U3 N; ]0 r- A+ c
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment4 A, e; c; L1 h( n7 N8 m- T9 ^
33rd Division
, @( D* z2 V. Q* g8 F 21st Infantry Regiment1 ?2 f7 t8 G: @% W+ F8 n" `+ z
7th Tank Regiment6 ]! `. ~! F2 K; j# c+ s6 ~" K
48th Recon Regiment+ f" H$ \' H8 h6 f% k! i+ X
16th Recon Regiment6 {& ~& c; @. V$ s' ^! R. M
4th Division0 W, b4 N$ ?+ O3 Z* K
21st Division
% ~. }+ e, ?' I 6th Guards Division9 {3 J2 [6 F, j
65th Brigade
6 e% I0 ?: _) x$ u4 n 38th Division1 {4 x1 \! K6 {% D: X# c
16th Guards Regiment$ |; N; I! S! Q3 L, i# ^
4th Tank Regiment, p1 x6 B4 c" v1 e# V3 X# g
16th Engineer Regiment
" X- b& Z9 w) [) Z- R 9th Infantry Regiment- O; y% O- j# o2 W7 S2 X# U
22nd Recon Regiment
7 C1 r- g+ P) L) d3 `$ k 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
$ Q( ^3 K' p, h3 R0 G% i# h4 m5 s 5th Guards Cav Regiment( h& S0 c% L( u, J% Q' ]
35th Fld AA Gun Co / o* B4 W0 q0 e& T
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' ?) v% {; p8 p7 j
30th Fld AA Gun Co }. m. r) \8 ?% Q
48th Field AA Battalion
/ f2 O4 m2 m F: d1 H+ L 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
) S' A" a4 G8 X; G r4 @# | 25th Army5 u a3 r* u3 z1 c* X4 G: L5 I
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion) P0 m, b6 F' q+ L, l2 c' D
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
; c) r. M0 `5 C! b 2nd Mortar Battalion/ R3 b8 ~" s/ `) s3 C
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
: Q' F7 }) S* T1 c! B3 r3 y, c 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion& k( N$ \, n& m5 ` n" W; q# v
39th Road Const Co
/ [8 I0 P0 d1 P8 F9 W 21st Fld AA Gun Co
1 u8 M& F9 L7 h& ]* o& ]4 s Southern Army
0 e% A$ Y- ?7 p! M 56th Const Co 1 h2 Q& y6 m8 O3 n M
47th Field AA Battalion
2 T5 u, @% B; Y- w& S 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 m# L; a. x- n, v* C
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
! X$ T2 ~3 w' ^' T* t( D8 [ 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment6 w$ G# [& ]/ P& S: H6 B
1st RF Gun Battalion
( \- b8 ]" L6 @ 35th Field AA Battalion1 ]# g& k8 _# F2 G
3rd Mortar Battalion. o p$ ~# \: Y$ t L
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion% L9 W! H$ Y- E E
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
: M- @& ^8 q0 E 45th Field AA Battalion
4 A0 K. V) v8 G+ D# Z 48th Field Artillery Regiment. P, ?- R$ Y/ d: J
15th Const Co
0 c8 `0 A% p9 a 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
, L3 \$ s2 G3 e- {: A* n# M3 N 26th Fld AA Gun Co
: T* _6 l/ s( }7 v1 l 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
7 u$ z% M$ _8 C6 a$ B. `7 o" s 37th Const Co
h% t5 C8 ^* @. i. U 5th Mortar Battalion
' \: f7 F# Z0 o6 X' o1 x 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# c" [# |' e1 | 40th Field AA Battalion
: i9 M/ g ~- d 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
$ `" F/ ]* l. n 31st Fld AA Gun Co 1 m2 ~# a3 i+ u+ P* S
38th Road Const Co 0 K$ J: ?' _+ p- S8 {7 B
14th Army
( n# f& w) E4 y2 m) q6 D 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion' D0 u) R6 q: g" c5 j
43rd Const Co $ B) b/ x. R: ~/ k
+ e9 j, {. M6 S2 P4 GDefending units:
- Y/ E |3 U5 [; M7 f 14th PS Engineer Regiment! o; o% a$ x5 x* ?! E4 h
91st PA Infantry Division
8 V$ C$ X; T1 U9 P: H( i 26th PS Cavalry Regiment
: ]9 Q+ t' a+ B% ^. _5 K' r 71st PA Infantry Division
* z2 ]& j) E4 B8 P" \ 21st PA Infantry Division
! \/ D& o, O% t+ i8 |6 t 192nd Tank Battalion
: k) y3 d6 G$ a 51st PA Infantry Division
0 O3 X! x: w$ Q7 d \, ~. A! F 4th Marine Regiment# U! U0 z9 u/ ?2 B
194th Tank Battalion$ S4 B2 {& {) X7 @1 e* d" S( V
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
/ f4 h/ r- {' S+ n/ w( Y" i6 p 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
! J9 `. t! D7 v+ r( k+ ] 31st PA Infantry Division
1 o& Z6 J( }* ^7 N2 k! ^& q! w 11th PA Infantry Division. Z0 P* H& u& Q# E G8 N0 E: T+ `* `+ O
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion9 u6 n( |% I9 q- z5 n* `$ o7 w# `6 z9 O
1st PA Infantry Division
7 z: d8 ?0 |2 Q5 k }: x 31st Infantry Regiment6 n5 w9 q# I2 ^# K& V! Y
41st PA Infantry Division
/ m* j" Z4 [3 p5 C a 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team I! T& U6 ^* Y7 a/ h
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment, g8 u/ e: w- o7 K4 K5 S2 C0 z
301st Construction Battalion0 `: K: _, ^, p) e4 Z5 S
Provisional GMC Grp
4 m) \; n! w1 f' X( w 1st PI Base Force- s d( y) M5 u$ Y: o
I Philippine Corps 7 L# {0 {! Y, T+ I0 u
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment$ c: e8 u( l% m+ L2 F5 e0 [
USAFFE % u6 {- ^' ]7 P, W$ e
Bataan USN Base Force
; ?$ v; G- n* C Clark Field USAAF Base Force( N, Q9 A0 v+ v& L' [
201st PA Construction Battalion0 s: X& L1 }$ F. Z
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
( Q" T! d5 Z) S: V$ B0 Y4 i W 1st USMC AA Battalion; D8 E; P* {0 G( Q- `
Manila USAAF Base Force
3 G' v+ Q7 U$ q' h$ \ 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment2 E( |- ^3 y+ r8 d) h
Cavite USN Base Force
+ u. f# N( G) ^1 U0 p: | 202nd PA Construction Battalion
# J4 o9 M* G! u- ~ Far East USAAF
. z& Q! j) f6 h8 l II Philippine Corps
2 N" H% n: Y7 b8 a/ m9 n) B# q 1st PA Constabulary Regiment
5 C& x% [" ~# ?+ t. } PAF Aviation
! ?4 T" y( w7 Y) | u 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment' u4 n$ f$ X4 f! ~8 J q( V
0 K3 R6 t u$ }' f a1 e: `# n% W. A* t- ]
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; H- a/ e8 C0 {# ~' m* x7 s% _Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Shock attack3 b- E( B7 J. u: j; Y/ M L8 D) l
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2613 f% K, G2 {: Q9 m' q: w7 L3 P1 _- n
5 R X4 j" }. b5 y1 E) w+ NDefending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
5 h" I: ^& I# u/ M! N, y8 G! f7 q% C8 ^6 w3 N- o6 v2 m
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
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. e; y' ?+ C d' K8 T* |& EAllied adjusted defense: 3 6 E& W6 D5 ]9 J0 k1 h
% W b! T7 g& k% w6 oJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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& N9 }3 r) g$ e$ w, MJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!) O+ t) i& f. o4 [4 s
" L0 `* f: t3 gAllied aircraft
+ J+ o. t; |6 x/ |0 N no flights. @5 R6 ^1 ^0 \4 |' ?" s
! w% F( b0 M" MAllied aircraft losses
5 F3 r( }4 ]4 L# p6 ~, Y PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed6 p. C9 Z) C$ v: z
$ b8 U) q V$ C5 p
Combat modifiers
' O& U6 S' W4 P% ?5 wDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
6 I, @7 d5 o% I) j. B: I% kexperience(-), supply(-)7 e- o; Z& f: N- H( h+ j
Attacker: shock(+)& Y9 q% Y8 I1 I- \' [1 G
5 b2 s$ O2 e& h GJapanese ground losses:: @) R2 \* a: g/ A2 Z9 ]
1384 casualties reported9 Y8 c8 |6 @) R$ q1 w6 k( V
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled0 C! K6 I0 ~% _" m: Y/ E
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 t6 z9 {+ v$ P' v' k7 q8 G1 M' { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* c8 @) M* i# { E" }- r# y" q0 a
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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1 N3 E" V# O& u3 e$ k# `Allied ground losses:9 J2 a9 k1 P( p. C+ s3 D+ g
1916 casualties reported
/ Q/ k5 [$ _3 R1 R1 J9 s8 q Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 L7 w* y& u) Z h: g& y Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
; z2 L; O& V1 S0 Y Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled0 N1 p/ n% J9 \* r
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)( n1 G6 `7 t& ~* `1 o
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 I. z$ [! [ k
Units destroyed 3
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$ m1 K6 Q1 z* BAssaulting units:2 j2 g" q6 ~ ]" y6 w; T
82nd Naval Guard Unit! m* C5 H9 w4 y. h$ S/ M
144th Infantry Regiment6 B! g: J2 Z: p7 M4 c
66th Naval Guard Unit
2 O8 B+ ?: M! q 84th Naval Guard Unit
# @0 c. z, A2 O 53rd Naval Guard Unit
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Defending units:
" R; |; E: ]/ y8 H7 _" c Wake USN CPNAB
2 J7 @' i" P6 l; |) ` Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
1 ^! l! H) V3 l7 ]( `, d, R 6th Marine Defense Battalion5 U8 |) l8 c1 M* `0 Z# B; \
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)' S% g3 J. K- d) @; }
5 O2 f! D$ l- zJapanese Bombardment attack2 K% J- Z- b9 |
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61- W4 s, t& F, L- j7 j
+ V0 K8 K$ _0 X
Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 686 J8 Y# d; M8 L4 a* L% X0 Z
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Assaulting units:
1 h8 E/ V; c- v6 X2 A9 h& ^ Sasebo 2nd SNLF , s" k! y* S" V. U
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Defending units:
4 g. c" I0 E: Z, g5 V! [ Molukken Garrison Battalion" {( q9 I2 B# L. D$ e3 V7 c3 f7 s
4th Coastal Gun Battalion. @) Y$ w' j( @8 ~
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