AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
/ o) j8 b4 a5 S8 h2 r6 k( W$ w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
8 |4 K0 o3 C' G" x- A菜花天蝗采用了大统领授予的战术部署，一改开战以来的护航颓势，一举摧毁了盟军突击登陆滩头的rush
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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& I7 t# N6 g& s/ ?8 t CL Kashii/ H8 s! T7 I3 g2 T4 J; f
CL Kinu
8 d' |4 D% x3 L ` DD Nowaki3 e$ M* x5 W' i6 d7 ]' v+ x4 \) O
DD Asashio
- K: G$ U8 U5 {, U# I+ y# j DD Michishio
- I; Q# L/ [+ P$ x( Q) w) s DD Arashio N' w4 {' X% v4 @& B! B
DD Natsugumo# z$ j, ~# v- A. m8 `
DD Yamagumo* p# V6 c1 m' t3 M
DD Asagumo6 E |5 h* V3 h8 O5 g
DD Murasame
# Y9 ~* H' E' M3 e/ u+ S) z DD Harusame) o) s) A- D) z) T7 U
DD Akatsuki
) ]& x. \% d G/ ?0 ^2 H! R3 z DD Hibiki
4 T2 U5 _$ Y2 ~1 P DD Ikazuchi0 w- p7 X/ |; Y) ]* H" q( p
DD Inazuma
- i0 i# q+ T' m, J% a5 M4 ~ DD Shikinami
! A, U" Z$ e4 m, _" `9 T" Y: o7 ` p DD Ayanami# n0 e* _% \' _' X# {$ l3 Z% e* Z) k
DD Asagiri+ X- B% p% b( j
DD Sagiri9 S v" A# T4 y6 P8 h) H& i
DD Yugiri
8 ]* ]$ [5 e5 ~9 I ~& g DD Minazuki9 h" c! R, s: c# `% C# d; ^6 }8 G
AK Sado Maru
/ w; ~6 ^6 a+ N/ f' ]) k w$ M) O$ r AK Sagami Maru
3 h( Y9 D3 a3 a) W# I5 M AK Sakura Maru x* N( o' ^1 |$ |1 I R8 I4 N$ j
AK Kaga Maru# Q2 D! c- t7 \" t* q
AK Kinka Maru
, p. e) V$ }; o' l6 Q3 G AK Kyushu Maru
& Z# B1 N* P& z( e; ]& r AK Tosan Maru0 S" K# D& h: t
AMC Asaka Maru
2 s( k+ i$ |2 R% R xAK Ayatosan Maru5 R8 w3 s! n4 O
xAK Kansai Maru8 i; n: k9 m! j0 W% |
xAK Kashii Maru+ Y8 B/ x$ E6 q/ ?6 x
xAK Aobasan Maru
~2 _4 G8 W; s& \6 I/ ]1 p) P0 v+ M xAK Asosan Maru1 w* Q- c7 Z) t% F3 m. B4 E/ h6 a
xAK Asakasan Maru; m8 n7 s5 H& x& H
xAK Atutasan Maru, W4 G8 t% ^# h, B
xAK Kinugawa Maru' M% p m$ b* ]5 C/ {; w7 |
xAK Yamaura Maru
! d2 o% Q% i U1 h9 y( j' R xAK Zenyo Maru
: J9 D. o8 u/ [ `: n; i xAK Nako Maru
' o# u# C" D: r' ~% w xAK Johore Maru8 a, n. J( ?, r6 e6 j& j; p
xAK Fushimi Maru
" K8 _7 K9 \: @ xAK Kamoi Maru/ v y. p, Z9 c0 p$ U
xAK Ryoyo Maru3 m( d$ u+ r% @- l! J
xAK Nihonka Maru
2 n) G* g2 v* o: W9 J) x' r# A xAK Nojima Maru
/ G% e k- x4 U) x LSD Shinshu Maru
* x3 b0 ~ t0 c6 {$ w xAP Hakozaki Maru& ?7 e! h& s! E* C6 f! A% A
xAP Kobe Maru, |) O2 C7 g1 Y6 i. @. A7 J! l7 _
5 A( u. l. O" cAllied Ships$ b4 ]0 Q' p: G$ Y! H
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: s. o" {0 Z" `' H2 r, f- m
PT TM-10
1 w' a' x5 m e7 J PT TM-11
* G1 S: p( ^ I% w PT TM-12) V4 ~+ i/ L Q. J
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. E3 Q+ \( e2 {; p
PT TM-143 B' | B5 E5 R/ U3 `
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ ~4 \) T( Z$ U6 W1 K" J* HJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
9 _7 Z; ]0 P; B, _Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
2 K$ Y% A8 R, @& g' b4 n0 WMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
2 ^& Z0 U0 d5 k: ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
7 o: M' t; z4 y6 Z# q1 A- W7 HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 K3 r2 T& j" {
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
# \1 l9 E- |6 `5 u3 E& T AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 2 R5 R- o5 p( ^
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 1 ~ O9 e8 w8 ~6 [5 Q
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
2 Y. I7 W, S/ |' l' K8 e+ U6 Y9 a" v- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
& h. M+ |/ _( q7 A DD Arashio , DD Asashio3 @4 h! ?! P; U1 ]5 e
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards* z5 b/ Q7 I& s! ?7 E
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards# J0 i% |2 ?" j0 M4 @! w
DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
. P' E7 @+ }2 P6 M. i- jRange closes to 9,000 yards2 A: R8 Q1 o9 @& s
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , . Y3 \. ^4 h7 @$ E
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
, X- a6 ~. h' h AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
4 `% q" B( M9 L: l5 e: W xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 4 [( j6 v8 x! s5 w5 B3 H7 {
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
. c4 ?9 `$ P6 k7 \ xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
0 m7 o: M s' C' j- o xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
* o4 z4 N+ v; R% ]; p& Z# y- T& f- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , 5 |: X* \; b$ B, a3 a) K
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
: _7 x2 @: I0 o; q" H5 u- c DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
5 [) R9 t. @; t0 k9 xDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards* B' P. R1 K- j1 i% Q0 f
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
( C& C) W" Y' p% qDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
`8 G" }) Y8 E) g5 ^9 hDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
; A A# G p gDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
+ A% p9 m1 W/ @0 F: O5 CDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
+ ^8 v1 s3 W) z" sDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards. ^4 m- V8 a) U: G! j" j/ c
Range closes to 6,000 yards2 p' j% m g6 y- j3 W0 |& P
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
% _5 }/ C' F& u0 y) s3 _PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards
3 a, V4 b2 T( G- ?1 n3 C& O+ X4 X' ?DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards9 [% V/ C- g+ k' }+ y% m7 E/ s
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards1 l8 d% @/ i8 w
DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards4 B% \8 m5 f/ F6 J* Q7 S
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards! M$ S7 N, G4 m& g3 f3 M
Range closes to 5,000 yards
, i, O7 e. G- W' k! dLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , : n* ^2 w5 Z! j
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ) x9 T. I& w n0 d
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
% m: ^$ ? U8 y. N/ y# \ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , ; R9 Q8 T- D* I& u( {/ j
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
. w3 `/ y/ U0 K8 A3 y6 z9 }0 I3 h, j5 B xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , ) f) k c2 d# ]$ R4 B
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , . E$ T7 T6 K6 ^% R1 Y, J
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , " n4 X/ b8 W9 g7 _8 _$ A
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
, U. `5 K' \) @, f1 z- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
: I- R* ]9 W' b# o DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki ,
/ [0 f5 ~$ [# m0 S0 G: N8 a) X DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , 4 [- C# M6 G8 Y+ \7 z0 x
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
) ?- j6 v; n9 ODD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards, d7 b) z2 ?$ v2 j# S5 t& @
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards0 d9 M* h: n5 x, L9 o
DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
! K% g% C" p+ H: B" [1 A. aPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
8 P2 s; \7 f$ p0 O' ?$ QLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , ! a* F V. q& Y. ^- v
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 3 l0 k8 j7 Y; R$ J/ [* |: i1 P- h
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , z: x9 v& S& p5 M1 F
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
' ^) z! Z8 S1 X7 I xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
$ S7 d0 X" x9 X0 R' N0 aCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
5 v+ K: p6 V7 k4 ACL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
% _. n8 M7 W% E. T8 W1 u0 HDD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
/ X$ W# u$ v9 g: k2 S$ fPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
- B& ?% y& {1 m+ w' t" Z% [PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards6 e8 |8 n6 b ?; }0 M
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 1 Z/ x; H% \7 B x' }# U8 h# G
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , * J! c- W) n( A5 O5 r& _) w- a
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , , ^% c( N8 p" k% g+ v
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , s- ~8 |) c( S- j7 i" b! r. T
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
/ x" c8 }" E! \- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , Z9 G0 E G, }: q! B
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
4 ]' L) y! E: I, {PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
6 M: M2 P# h/ }+ xDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards8 Q1 t3 Y5 f- h, `! ^4 x9 |
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards- [" S- q6 z$ Q5 r% M1 c: h2 _
DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
5 n6 H. m8 ^6 ~4 e) ^PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
' u, D8 K! G- s& _( EBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage/ i' L7 P/ z9 ~+ W% w3 ~
Range increases to 6,000 yards
+ [2 Y, L' b. C9 I5 Q+ R; L5 l/ eDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards' ^9 @5 \: ~) C7 U5 w. m
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 t) T* j& Y3 j4 y+ Q
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 4 N. y: Y \7 ~% L4 _
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat" a* q+ G# W3 J
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
" y- u+ r p. R2 d7 y: s9 ICL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards$ g7 q+ t1 w. ]9 s. D+ s7 Y
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards* G1 l2 g8 v) x7 v4 h, a
Task forces break off...
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7 k8 D- {9 |3 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards9 s* J6 ^& O$ {. j$ C
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8 S6 G, n+ q( k" j% I CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 z4 \1 b# \: v/ W O/ K* g) ~ W5 \
CA Mogami
4 m4 [6 D: Y% G7 V, O6 }" ? DD Kuroshio/ B& V1 [# ]+ |
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 18 ?- U2 l/ P* r, i4 G
DD Natsushio
) k. T2 ^. g( g9 i0 h: O1 T2 k) c DD Shiratsuyu
- c# Y" W" C4 s8 f# s* {; u DD Umikaze
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I- G, \% |, W/ T6 q7 U9 XAllied Ships
t- h7 M( P. ~, I& y' G DD Alden
* F- ^: Z: {/ X- P DD Barker
6 V3 k: Z8 [' Q- m: E DD Edsall
) `: R c M9 n d6 ^- X& B DD John D. Edwards( ?5 R5 {) a; }; v1 Q9 I! D
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
' \+ I8 ]! [2 o) b$ YMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards3 m9 H ^1 D @: K7 C& C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards( B% Q" V1 c0 R! ?, R8 P5 B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 p$ D3 H/ A0 N1 A# {8 R. BCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
: A$ A5 y& z# y& JCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
$ M& i; }) p' k0 FDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
3 P2 E8 H. |- C0 k$ W/ n# q+ {DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards4 ?' O- L$ d8 l. X' V2 B
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
5 r9 y) `& z' P4 [ T) jDD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
- i. I: o9 |. d7 K% S0 E& JDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards' D' N, r3 {; C) t/ W9 u# q
Range closes to 6,000 yards
# Z* a+ {4 ^8 N a! BCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
1 ?# A9 f+ Q% U; k1 `DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards" g6 f/ z6 Q a% w2 [3 ^
DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards: |$ Q8 I# ]' N* t/ l6 D
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards/ |; B5 T+ } U$ W- p1 M3 r
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
8 x) o' Q* c' m* NDD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
% T8 Z4 Z) @6 Q" W" c7 SDD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
! K, L/ E7 m2 {/ R2 b' ]CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards+ B6 z. c, u/ l( G. @
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
! m2 c* b5 ~) C4 `2 _+ t2 t- aDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
2 W( q% J6 e, C8 ~DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
4 y. T& a F0 ]DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards6 V2 L% \5 f7 ~/ j
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
5 Z$ I7 ?* S3 Z' ADD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
4 }1 O/ @5 N Y7 J( l3 kRange increases to 8,000 yards/ p9 A7 ~/ y9 ~0 Z* i
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards6 [: }0 O* z6 C1 D
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards3 R+ Z: R/ W6 B- y% t- S
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards) v' K0 K) K- A0 H) P
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
$ P/ X* C6 G6 ?2 F5 x: Z- q( e$ M% iDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
: \+ B# Y! A7 b3 z: ^. gDD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards6 n! ^5 M- }/ r* ?/ H
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards* N2 u, ~4 p' V! f+ c# a( I# \, s
Task forces break off...# m% {0 h* J) V3 A. A
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7 b2 z. A5 m4 _( h% SNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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CVL Ryujo& M5 O" ?+ ]" x9 g& g1 V/ y
CVL Shoho y6 G& E! o* p
CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1# _0 r$ ~- c0 r' c' s1 p3 }+ q
CVE Hosho
0 I8 j1 U8 w3 `& v7 d0 M CVE Taiyo
8 z9 `' C/ u3 r+ S8 P: b CA Takao
8 s% C- n. k P& D. } CA Atago ~% H8 e2 f. {" [2 _3 \9 o4 N$ h5 b
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
( J, d6 W3 g( `! F3 d% y DD Akigumo5 W- W V) h4 {7 T7 D
DD Shiranui
% t$ ]7 i4 b7 u) X/ k DD Samidare
( e4 I: H+ d) P5 S! u! { DD Yamakaze$ d! J! S" R. C: N, o& k
DD Hatsuharu2 M" f& J7 ?3 ~2 x- E8 k# B$ y
DD Hatsushima+ Q( i- X6 _6 H. Q# b) T
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire0 J( o( J6 T" U! R
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1# b9 G% j/ A$ e4 }" z
. x& @6 G; r3 I9 X) [& AAllied Ships3 b* E: |; a0 O5 S1 x/ E( I" N( t
CA Houston
& Q: M% M$ r3 `8 o* O' y% w0 ? CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
( l) ~0 E `) g4 k2 t* n" }3 G CL Tromp3 L$ ?1 Q4 E% D& N, i
CL Durban, Shell hits 1, T \: @5 ^( D8 C
DD John D. Ford
1 w) ]( }1 I: b2 A" y DD Parrott
$ K0 T$ e s& p* X/ V7 {6 }4 T5 P DD Peary, Shell hits 1
& H$ q. U# C; q( K) g DD Pope
% s6 ]7 `7 n4 W! ]4 i3 ?# N6 k1 _& U DD Whipple2 w: G0 W: w; c( N! r6 \
DD Stewart
2 z. F4 O4 r6 }: j! e! `% l DD Evertsen
( S; A% x2 D5 U- z+ ^ DD Stronghold! W; J& E6 k0 s5 {1 Y: J
DD Thanet, G/ @6 A3 O7 J' g+ z# E2 M
DD Encounter$ u$ g" z! i- n# o4 ~
DD Express
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight1 x" ]3 r- P2 b7 J K
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
7 ] y! ~4 j# h4 g/ nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards; }1 e# H/ @) g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: i1 h; [0 M6 m' e8 Q3 d. Z
CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards5 u) A: M/ T" w) q: J4 s a( S* Y: x
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards! w9 \7 ^8 T+ o7 f% O( m5 J* L4 ]
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
/ G7 r1 X" a D0 p \CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
+ [: F8 f4 v0 z" ?1 cCL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
9 x. [' ~# |+ U6 iDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
- s; i! G. P& x' eCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
8 q7 v9 ~- Q/ {# Z6 }DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards- D3 K/ J; g9 t! Q
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards4 d/ a* J: E+ m# T9 K5 @1 Q
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
1 f3 G$ o7 |2 I2 n3 ~DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
0 S- Q+ i% e5 i% x) n, rDD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
2 r, `6 b! L W# z5 ^) Z5 g" T9 k/ cDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
. ]3 g- g2 Y6 L1 p& oRange closes to 8,000 yards0 w% b2 }; o e' }, L& a1 F8 K0 ~
DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
/ g- M* L9 c* i$ q8 S. Y# jCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards+ |# C/ k4 v" G
CL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards
{1 N' g+ W; wCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards5 O3 F) v1 B3 |$ v
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
$ `9 p! K* c+ _! m$ c/ k- U$ lDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards) J( O1 h9 p- O$ h7 z
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
, Z, U- d i' i! v( lDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards; a# l6 t! b' o, L* m$ e
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards) U" h6 {/ c5 U) w3 E D
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards4 B) C: T/ q$ O8 r$ ~
DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
; y) K/ \9 u" ] S, n5 C9 IDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
* G# @$ h, U3 q9 ^; ADD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards! k/ W+ N0 p5 e( J8 R! P4 q
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards# |0 m, d/ s3 V2 R' I6 B
Range closes to 7,000 yards+ H! L* @9 ]. k3 h
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards' h" M* N! X0 Z; x! h5 P, y
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
* V* ^+ X0 v$ J @5 L0 {DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
1 N* Q* K, B" t' V$ n) \1 ~9 _DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards% ?! R; m4 [' r; P3 B/ g
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
0 w" D1 d# I! E: K" a# u1 I3 {$ nDD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards% ~0 U4 s0 s( ^4 l! S
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
* _. A- S% o ]4 G) g0 R2 T# b* JDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
# u& |* c' ]9 E% rDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
* `7 `, l4 O* _* Q0 g1 H. ~& ADD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
- b" e& n' y5 u5 c& M$ ODD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
9 |/ A$ w& n# _$ g! E7 h8 \DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
/ b/ ~0 M1 W6 w4 C$ H3 e+ jDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards% i$ D. ~9 P$ s \2 W9 g' F
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
4 ^0 M/ a. ^2 H: n kDD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
& V! }' R( L# Q* XRange closes to 6,000 yards
" H! _/ L+ r) \# ]DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
Z, s( U; m& kDD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards0 X5 R) H" B# a1 @, Z
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards. Q, e4 V( d: }1 |0 W
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
N4 [ ]( S" q0 H) F& V5 EDD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
+ y' a" I2 o5 L! U$ Q; O) kCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
( E' F' l* K! [DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards9 o& Z1 s- O0 W
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards9 p3 N( F: y% e3 c6 d5 o; @
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards( U9 D# B% W. {" M9 Z. M, h
DD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
8 K1 n% X* ]4 b) x- SDD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards" B) T: \/ ~/ K& `$ Y' j% i1 R" K
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards& q; _: g7 o. P. d/ t
DD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
) T6 X& W7 m# s7 [; hDD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards# h0 w Q+ a- c, W& g. V3 I1 k- R
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
" a; p* \* G) t# EDD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards4 _% g5 [0 _+ p" S
Range increases to 9,000 yards
6 K1 k" l1 W5 n. K+ |DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards p% G# T7 p% ]; s" j/ C* [
DD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
% B& I0 M6 W: C: s; M9 _8 l+ @CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
: m+ k$ j: J' v4 N5 c5 C9 ^CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
% h$ Q' }2 l( q4 dDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards
" g7 R, B3 o5 XDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards$ A) \, t3 I* d( x F
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
( X K! }+ L" S6 r- z( }CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards: w) ] Z. a7 D% r k* _. I2 B# p" ?
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards" n+ \, C9 N) Z( Z9 f
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards1 o l- E/ s/ N; p5 }1 P
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
! ]( E. @' y4 p8 nDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
5 }5 i9 S; g; y. M. n9 n0 JDD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
% b6 i/ x$ {/ KDD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards3 y" o" A5 @+ B# A9 l3 T
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards+ r ? f6 m) m
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape) c$ G2 k5 W. M& q; q5 y, J/ y
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards" X* I' K, H( R( @- I, [# Q
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Japanese Ships1 }; Z9 \8 [1 y1 A/ N' J
CL Kashii
, v8 n6 m5 \9 q8 q% Q0 z0 ~7 n CL Kinu3 A7 G& i0 f) X2 n
DD Nowaki C) ^/ c1 y8 s$ M8 ]- a3 y
DD Asashio
7 \0 z( V" ? S- ~, n6 Q DD Arashio
6 v1 v$ A6 m3 c2 m% A j, y DD Natsugumo
+ s, n' \. b/ b4 \ DD Yamagumo
3 e" ~! O, q' K( c* N0 q' z DD Asagumo
. B- m* v0 T8 A. n DD Murasame- }- [9 ?: d* F4 P1 W4 G
DD Harusame. P: o- U1 u i3 L% l9 n
DD Akatsuki9 Y& \. [4 d% S& A
DD Hibiki
4 X$ ] V6 ~) s4 q! B" h DD Ikazuchi Z; s- l1 G# h# f! g
DD Inazuma6 o# b5 E& T2 }2 O: z, x( i
DD Shikinami/ r/ x* }7 B) V/ i' K4 m' m
DD Ayanami
, {1 K& s {" ^$ F" y1 y6 X- J DD Asagiri2 `) e8 Y7 R& A3 G( W7 p
DD Sagiri
- `8 }2 C# n4 |' f m DD Yugiri9 E# x g0 b3 H1 U
DD Minazuki
+ r+ x/ F+ ~! r: N( a AK Sado Maru* X/ C# v/ k* q( ~- i Y5 y* D, M
AK Sagami Maru1 \( D# C) {' q' S1 @( D
AK Sakura Maru
1 X, q' B% G f3 ~% @2 D a AK Kaga Maru: [, U2 u$ Z4 {9 l* O5 i
AK Kinka Maru
- r, J; O- t0 l AK Kyushu Maru
3 {8 ^: C2 o% n4 ?5 i AK Tosan Maru0 P( [. Z- e0 h1 S9 A* @' p0 D
AMC Asaka Maru* y7 L* K% l! ~
xAK Ayatosan Maru3 e0 j7 N2 ^ |" z6 X
xAK Kansai Maru
# A8 @6 Z" j! G xAK Kashii Maru t; q+ u# g! w
xAK Aobasan Maru0 b# d" e; b+ ~0 j0 X' D
xAK Asosan Maru
, J1 Y5 X0 x' R6 c5 Z$ @4 Z xAK Asakasan Maru0 D. O# F; L9 R. |) j
xAK Atutasan Maru
: w" @' J! M) h; |/ g" \2 D) K xAK Kinugawa Maru
5 E( {4 b: e! P% s xAK Yamaura Maru
& G' {/ C: ^" t0 O6 \ xAK Zenyo Maru4 i* \, N: O" x+ f3 I/ O/ p
xAK Nako Maru0 N$ w$ ?1 v2 v# O4 T" j
xAK Johore Maru
9 k' ? ]+ s( V, e7 I6 |& b7 q xAK Fushimi Maru. a/ p8 y6 s% D* | l/ x4 W
xAK Kamoi Maru5 A) p' k! S6 B H) J
xAK Ryoyo Maru
) F$ F1 B" j& Q R xAK Nihonka Maru3 L: k& F/ u9 z: x1 W
xAK Nojima Maru; s- g: m2 G3 ?8 X. ?
LSD Shinshu Maru" C9 V! y1 ^8 Z
xAP Hakozaki Maru
* F n7 z1 R3 N7 q1 d xAP Kobe Maru
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3 T$ u; D5 Z3 n5 N8 qAllied Ships
. L+ z8 G7 l1 ^% \) N DD Vendetta
* z9 w# y% x! E; M- p$ N: B8 l DD Van Nes, Shell hits 15 U, L N4 _2 K& h; |
DD Van Ghent
; m. m* K- M. x2 s DD Scout' E& ]+ ]0 t) {% A& S2 T
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!& u' H& x( O, x! L$ @$ w
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
% `/ I1 w7 u# `Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight# T: o0 d/ H* W/ T0 a7 h6 ~
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards I4 u/ f7 a1 p& z5 X6 c& @; x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
% ?+ w9 e4 |7 xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
! j* U Y* Q2 T; VLambton, H. crosses the 'T'
- \) E- H9 D l- {DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards, S9 k0 ~, R8 [4 \
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
9 z5 m- d9 ~" z! W0 ?DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
, W: C- s% U9 Y* R' x3 Q% w' _3 ^DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards$ W4 C' t% v8 V0 |+ |; |
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards: i3 ?0 z5 J, e3 @5 b& D
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards
" c5 l, x: A$ s& W* XRange closes to 9,000 yards
4 a$ Z% P2 { d$ kDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards1 p( O! m0 y- n4 g. v& C
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards5 s" S3 z1 {* \
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
. V+ d: V; I2 I- t* lDD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards$ c9 D2 {0 E# N7 u# A. r
DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
" c# D$ N( P3 U( gRange closes to 7,000 yards: t: }! C8 G4 \, n; k
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
. {# z5 E+ ^) l, C. I i5 Y! ODD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards5 L3 K& \+ d; _
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
3 S5 U( i- {/ v1 zDD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards5 A' X. }3 v1 t$ H! O) c0 P
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards x6 a0 u, n- d/ x2 k, q
Range closes to 4,000 yards( S. g: u, p* p4 H1 `* z% i* @
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards! w! ^' I4 ^: {8 T) i* d
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
) R) h1 {5 e. `! T* PDD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
0 K0 ~. t9 v. ADD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards4 A7 a+ t" k1 a, a/ ?
DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
+ u8 H, c r- f" rDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
+ E% Z' C i2 y( @ g1 g) g* eRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 u: Q& C0 Q k) [% x. Y2 }# UCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards# w$ |- Q2 n: i. {# S
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards% Z* c# G/ E- F% U2 N
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
2 p. w: Y0 n5 T: GDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards. u/ g0 Q/ O2 @$ q: h! a3 F$ D. \
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
( l, R5 \" U! D& }0 u. l" Z7 y+ IJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
# \: N) W3 t1 |9 s; C3 CTask forces break off...3 o! m; l k; C
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; R+ p5 Y* V- f1 S" j; HNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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Japanese Ships, u! ]/ T8 [" Q/ i4 |6 V+ f
CL Yura
) @0 r: B' n; |/ ~6 p; h3 {7 h CL Natori" g& L7 W0 S* e7 s4 e( _
H1 u2 R! L I2 ?Runway hits 1
, o. p9 K# T' t L+ rPort hits 1
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: ^. m# T) T" _5 p5 O9 j9 TCL Yura firing at Wake Island $ b. V S7 f' }; A; o
CL Natori firing at Wake Island
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards3 Q7 U+ _- r" E' D2 Q; o3 p' V
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Allied aircraft2 c/ z: C+ j0 t: o) c
no flights7 I3 B, l3 i& J; X
2 C8 P* ^1 J: eAllied aircraft losses
2 v0 X: t! |" k# n/ j SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
% a9 U- W6 h6 n/ d3 f5 V; ~/ O" D7 _% {( ]7 @
Japanese Ships8 k |4 t' i2 Z- D( A
CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
) F6 N# z% g7 P0 ~# \; V1 ~ CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire% A: k5 V1 T/ Q" L; P% p: q# J
DD Nowaki
$ J% n! C$ ^$ Z# D- W, W2 S& c4 X DD Asashio2 f" F u: Y' [. N7 W$ T
DD Arashio- M4 M6 L/ h7 {/ J' Z ?
DD Natsugumo5 f0 U1 \6 I# U9 L
DD Yamagumo' i8 e9 E" a& w6 }3 v0 m+ P1 i
DD Asagumo
4 w3 c& R. f# v- b( i7 q1 J& G DD Murasame
! A. L. @# D9 i3 r DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
* q5 D" g7 O. S2 }- G3 Q' R DD Akatsuki
5 U* J! l9 h4 H DD Hibiki
5 p; R" N( v% l" Q DD Ikazuchi& i8 X5 P) S, D; c9 _
DD Inazuma6 a v) a2 s! ^* R/ Y; I& c& @
DD Shikinami
+ l2 M+ @; P( t" z0 V* m DD Ayanami
+ i: G% ^+ g- m+ h$ c DD Asagiri
, X1 U1 ~3 R* J2 D+ N4 z2 e DD Sagiri
$ q/ p3 ^) p ]7 Q g! w1 L2 M DD Yugiri" e$ B% C8 g& ^$ J, }% R0 x
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
& T+ T& U5 q6 D! r: ~6 } AK Sado Maru4 k _! F: U8 S; S
AK Sagami Maru
1 [) ]2 l7 N- U) W AK Sakura Maru0 a- l% ]/ O0 ]
AK Kaga Maru
9 B2 l8 n0 E: Q/ T$ ^5 K6 y AK Kinka Maru
. Z' ]2 |9 {- f- O% z4 j AK Kyushu Maru
& Q; h7 ~; ?! i8 p AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. V5 i* `& n, Q AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
2 U h$ x' M6 C( n xAK Ayatosan Maru4 v* t' ~( s& o
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* ]8 f$ ]% `/ C: e4 l8 t xAK Kashii Maru, Z, q* h9 _$ l8 S
xAK Aobasan Maru
/ ?0 a. I+ J; X# Y8 J" O xAK Asosan Maru
* G5 \' n! m8 }; Q5 v6 m1 Z2 T xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
* s$ o1 W" F( H* L H' I1 } xAK Atutasan Maru
+ ~+ Y+ F- s v Y- a) `7 @3 ^ xAK Kinugawa Maru( j5 V, E, [- ?/ g
xAK Yamaura Maru
# `) W) d+ e, Z3 L( b7 { xAK Zenyo Maru$ ?! i" e' S$ G+ n6 g1 {% U
xAK Nako Maru) T' l0 W1 p- u( a2 Y
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, @; g5 x7 P* x xAK Fushimi Maru
( V2 _5 R- Z7 v9 S" J xAK Kamoi Maru3 `! W% Z2 Q( O. D
xAK Ryoyo Maru
+ d& p9 }& c. T3 T) I: f xAK Nihonka Maru
: R. ]+ \2 @/ E, I! x xAK Nojima Maru
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; G3 i2 V! B2 YAllied Ships/ p" W% y, A% { `8 N
CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# \, f! O& P2 l" I9 O
CL Sumatra
$ |; @7 w. M/ @$ A CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
+ w6 A' }/ g; Q3 a- ], r CL Durban! f! a, y; M# _9 Q( |
DD John D. Ford. ]0 `4 @% P, K. o' |; T
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
& m2 u2 R0 @7 W* x8 x DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! K, h! ?0 h. y0 Y) l DD Pope
; m7 w+ K9 B" u& T DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
2 T. m' C; F% h, T3 r9 B! t- [ DD Stewart, Shell hits 1/ O+ ]* J0 y( G: N# S r
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage$ N8 W- w8 Y" x( |
DD Stronghold1 i1 r6 H- H3 [- |
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
" g9 X; G( h- ^+ y! k1 p! ] DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
, C0 ], w8 \9 J6 j; V/ S DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:8 j- g. Y7 m" |0 Y- }7 r; ?7 W
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)7 @, {9 r) A/ r
( s( E8 K2 V# L" OImproved night sighting under 89% moonlight( I9 ^# R# K4 v$ E; c6 c/ J
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
; ?/ U. M3 D8 r, `- Z# YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards4 l. Z; [5 O0 ]' }6 D6 u
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
+ [4 g, Z5 _% W1 z, C6 y; RCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards" l& K- f# C G. c
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards3 b6 B F! G: O0 _( h
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards$ W) r( G, R' C+ E s8 e/ m+ P
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards$ T/ D4 B$ ?- r9 q: y
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
9 G+ K0 {% i# {6 l- o" M8 e1 LDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
6 v# ^* A L2 K$ U0 rDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards+ e1 w4 k: k, r/ R% o6 i+ S
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
8 u' }3 x0 R1 a! h3 M# ]DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
. }- W" l, J' N" \DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
: P/ X8 b# y# g: H6 W7 A( dRange closes to 10,000 yards4 _$ N) _0 q0 o
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards: @5 o% q9 Y: o/ x. [/ y" a
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
, V2 O ]* {. z& r3 MCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
- }6 p, l0 X9 a; Y/ z" Z) _: m5 PDD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards) q9 Z$ r' j) k7 |3 Z
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards; s: _: \/ ^! g5 {
DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
( N W& K! x" k( p5 hDD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards) p& B4 R4 x- W U! }% W# i1 b" h7 Z: x' B
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
6 v* Z! u K- P& C2 `0 RDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards( k* z G0 R! n
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards/ [' u+ B. u+ q$ R0 b+ ^
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards1 p/ i) B' t9 ]( Z/ k% _* L) p
DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
8 g+ T' \6 m9 [8 i+ `6 XDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards: j3 x( B( w/ L" T, ?
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards$ _% N, i5 s' n4 ^4 o' K4 N" S
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
, @ o1 ]# [/ ^CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards' O- W+ t% ]) G4 t: E
Range closes to 7,000 yards
+ g) {! \9 R( GCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
1 Q& X- U! l/ \CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards0 [' J7 X3 @# B2 Z
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
/ R* d; n& r( k, m* |" E) pCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
; ?' e6 x6 w; ^& p3 _DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
( W0 W# ?1 M0 y. {DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards% h: g! ^' d* i" ?* y
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
2 a$ k- Q6 I8 uDD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards5 y7 H |6 z- d3 W* t' c! V
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards+ F, w' w/ _* O
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards( l8 n! p4 O7 o. k7 M' Q
DD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
5 a: O5 t+ a$ J# U- n3 gDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards0 N9 d" k/ E8 U( b, X- a) x! p/ q
DD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards6 y- L1 f! J: ]: w5 w) x
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards; o6 ]5 s1 h* B
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
- N; [8 ]4 ~- ]! e# v* T, \CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards
9 _6 k$ E& P! x5 ^6 J) XCA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards
3 e" {, F: P2 KRange closes to 4,000 yards
' {9 e: E' E! x. P/ A# ] FxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
' @2 [+ p! X- u7 g' ^0 |CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards
! p4 b( m* u, ^" h0 g" V `CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
- r6 f9 W, h# y- _. e, a) ICL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards2 s( v- g$ u" l
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards: q) O) M. |: N; m' K' A
DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
* Y5 `# A( h, f) g4 FDD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards" o5 V! z3 S ^! y x+ Y! X
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards. o5 }1 U$ j* G9 Y* j% L- @# l
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
3 A$ f# D: U$ ]* S6 CDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
1 l. g9 v- U+ |' \# [$ H" YDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
% U/ v1 G. X8 kAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards
: v: Q) D( W7 G v' l# p5 PDD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
- m/ ~1 o, [; u, ~6 H! Y2 HDD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
$ w, n- s3 p" z* K7 U6 G1 K9 S' iDD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
( V8 O5 I3 w4 j4 uDD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards1 L9 h* P1 ~# p3 e5 P: J* j
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
9 E. B. N3 n% G2 W: u! J1 YDD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards c9 \2 j0 E6 ~& V& B0 n8 I
Range closes to 2,000 yards- l8 Q+ ]$ u7 |( g, v
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards; e1 G& M* c d' w
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
- t L( J# g. w3 n1 ^CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
, b: p( Y) C: Q4 @0 y9 lDD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards
- `/ [# N) }+ s VDD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
' r: L- {. o4 { q. B4 s8 B( ?DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
# Y3 l# W. ?# sDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards* o* T& E4 y0 u6 x
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards. D; Z; u2 P- Y* s5 q# V5 V8 w) f
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
8 K5 Y4 g+ |$ W6 R" yDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards8 E# D' E0 W# V7 u3 Q
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards2 z& y& N" O5 i2 A
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards0 [1 K# K6 O0 z. l g
DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
- G: O3 `2 W/ ?9 k- |CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
" {8 \: }! s, ~- J4 N' S9 b# j qRange increases to 3,000 yards! Z d M$ d1 {$ Z) ]
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
& u2 ^: I) V; ]& O! y) x; n6 c3 VCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards, N6 v- B# w8 O0 t& a' W
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards/ l9 G4 P/ b' V" R7 K' Q+ p
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards# q9 c: _- q2 v6 v: j0 W- {; L0 G4 w
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards4 p- N% x1 f7 C! L \, \/ ^ S
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
; A, ~2 _% |+ l' BDD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards6 ]& r3 q/ {/ }, S0 a7 N
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards
" X4 D' ]; h% @- l$ M/ c! [* X zDD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards
4 a( I3 v/ ^3 V( b* V/ t3 qDD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards% [' E# i8 f: A6 A3 j+ s
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
# ~% w. s/ |* PDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards: h2 x+ j/ p5 b8 ]7 }7 X$ h# `
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards6 _2 ^2 I5 l G% J' w7 H
DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards: K k! v% @ z% E' ?6 ~1 O
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
! {! j7 G4 Z4 f& a" iCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
% h- E7 H. ~ B3 m) gCA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
' H& z# y- j, g7 ~4 m, q& V. o4 M* ~! SRange closes to 2,000 yards
9 K* O; w8 a; N* ACA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
% F# D. R, i/ j; P7 [+ x& M: Y* ?CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
6 v; P2 T, a4 w. RCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards) ~0 ?4 M7 G3 t; e' d7 r! P
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards! u5 O8 ?5 q5 P* U+ B
DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards8 f: Z# m* l3 G8 e* ^- o* k
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
1 O7 _% I' R" M/ e* NDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards: p2 R5 f# l8 L5 { v# s; V) \
DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards$ q9 [7 f8 Y- Y/ D7 q
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards4 I5 V* p2 D. d% K; H4 A% y/ v
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards4 U. s/ l) ^% a; G3 M' I5 K9 v$ e* U
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
. F8 S; H7 Y( S! u/ W) CDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards
. \- {" w, K3 A, |2 EDD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards+ v3 b8 v; u4 \+ F$ p1 w3 X; l
CA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards( {4 \) p' H/ V3 w. N4 H
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
6 ^! [, M, K' X3 f) u' oDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
) @+ w& ` O( x/ h5 EDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards: A1 t( @2 `% G% Z" L: O
DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards* r" {3 d D) s2 ~$ m. u' H* W
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
1 v5 S$ j9 ^. m2 v( M3 NAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards/ h- T! ^: }3 [5 D. }( ^9 ]
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards! Z A. b9 x/ D# b5 N" I, F. m
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
) G" I& m, x* i8 t! YAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards4 @' U$ Y9 c2 U& ?6 k
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape. }3 }( N0 V! e3 k \$ r/ }$ |
Task forces break off...+ j$ }) m; k7 W4 b' y2 ?, \+ L
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3 ~4 N) a9 d5 \; F# X) `( v. |8 YPre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)) I) l& z& h/ {, I: L" g
; k* H0 \' B2 E$ {4 \4 |- u$ IJapanese Ships- u( q. s4 S3 L- S i
CL Katori" s4 Z. G! L* |3 x; `* _
DD Akikaze3 S/ _2 y. W1 s2 s- d, \, n; G+ `2 N/ v
DD Yuzuki
8 ?/ K: u# N, M* S PB Takunan Maru #5
. R; B2 K; m" P) r4 ^ PB Shonon Maru #11 n* A x" A6 n
PB Kyo Maru #121 B4 @7 _' B& h; G- r. }
PB Hakkaisan Maru$ ?( V5 D! O+ T- l2 j6 G/ p8 j
+ j6 B' _2 _ G& ]CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB
2 J4 p, y, Y) | @7 e5 t. ADD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
0 E- z0 d. j/ g; H( }DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB
+ x1 ?$ n. O/ `9 D( z+ j8 |# }PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
/ p4 w% K# u1 u- W+ f8 tPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
# T: R8 s; u) v6 gPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns) T4 `/ d7 N# `! G, ]6 l+ K
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops! J8 C& H# r8 u/ n k
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
6 g6 j0 ~; Z4 d" X) |3 C& ?# SDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns) O( D3 f# w4 D5 i/ s3 p% ~1 \
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# N* z* f& r& |5 X3 zAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)3 t& ^+ \9 C ] D( T7 ~0 {) I
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TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98
. K. T8 w4 F5 [- } d' w8 ^; a* |6 h0 z+ ~4 J) H
Japanese ground losses:" D* w. p3 u9 @3 w8 M0 G
19 casualties reported( u( d- N* `6 y" |1 R& X4 j, d6 g
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
# Z4 a# r$ m8 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 H1 v) J0 `! x& ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' q' k! q4 D; l, O5 n5 @& s# C+ [6 X
4 b4 ]( @" l _+ P7 A$ Y, `) Q17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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/ ? ~' @" c$ g7 ETF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
8 Z' z$ S& u: |& k1 V' w; T: Y5 x
* G( b! ]( ^# L" v; yJapanese Ships. j' [8 N( ?! x- r& |
CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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! z- [( G* b: \$ a4 |7 j( ~TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)6 ^ i9 ?# H/ G6 d4 F
9 x; U, n4 f, |% a
Japanese Ships8 s0 r c; F" ?4 X8 U
CA Tone, Mine hits 15 B: G$ E3 u$ P2 r8 J. o; E7 v
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; Y( f: F+ L8 f6 A' j' ~6 uASW attack near Merak at 48,97
2 }& H' T$ t: M5 ]0 O# T
7 u& Q. A) V: r* _* x0 k6 xJapanese Ships
+ @# z0 O- }0 j# J$ X xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage4 S* X! ~- {0 Q
DD Yugiri; E! [& w: U" [ K+ q L' m# `
, s! d0 n; A- y3 l2 ]Allied Ships+ t0 F g9 t' w' V* j
SS Sargo, hits 10( e( Q, S& ~( B8 T
8 u: ~0 a, n) B; R& _( |, \SS Sargo is sighted by escort$ y! K P5 x {! d7 a
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
]3 a0 g8 S6 S. I C) R' j9 C, PDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...) ^4 N# v% Q5 @- x
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ O. j' w. ^ w9 U2 vDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....& L2 Y v: A( T. c8 k# D, i" D* ~
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ..... h% U z9 q( S" g3 S9 d
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
2 M- ?- G4 z0 J: u$ M$ A: \: wEscort abandons search for sub( j" ]3 |: {1 X& |% h7 S
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4 K: }# S6 N2 a
Ground combat at Manila (79,77)- R0 R! K# e5 d7 H
2 @ a7 v+ G, k ?% P1 q B" F5 sJapanese Bombardment attack
9 b Y" c* v+ _8 c2 L; A2 ~5 p/ V3 ?9 E/ f! {
Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 38361 C; c1 \0 h8 e% u$ `& Q4 v5 n; k+ ?
* P; Y7 F# m( u3 @. i E1 W' dDefending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
8 D! R- `8 a _8 k% }* y8 n' \" F- k
Japanese ground losses:
. w. o, L; L. r8 ^5 J$ C2 L# l 159 casualties reported
" a7 v# V2 X4 _2 e1 C/ o" e' m3 g Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled4 W8 e" s7 j: y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
w3 J, a! h# A4 K( X6 K' ^ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
' w* H+ N& y2 T) C# j7 R! b; V
0 x2 I" b7 D1 B7 E) c' \' YAllied ground losses:& j- y* i; ?% {5 ~. L+ t
198 casualties reported; i# v" d3 @; ^/ K9 d
Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
: b4 T. r4 b4 e" a i# M' A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
f: Q: U3 V5 L2 L Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled* e/ d- Z$ X& n9 @; u9 R2 \! }& J9 m
& \% Z+ }% S! }( ~1 jAssaulting units: N& Q' X& Y: \/ @6 f
Imperial Guards Division$ r7 Y8 e% Q& ~8 A( N: I
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment# p: a1 o; u, B2 T
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment9 r" n% @, ^; C- K+ }4 T Q) F- m: O
2nd Tank Regiment
1 z! C( B1 _$ a& I8 P& ]( p) p# j 48th Engineer Regiment
$ p* _) v+ G& q- K; ~+ ^& Y2 L 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
# x+ e% O; w1 [' F) a& U" E( ~ 33rd Division$ i& N) I& s! R% m D! K6 y% g2 g
21st Infantry Regiment
! q a) V0 D6 j' f 7th Tank Regiment% ?9 Y: F W# g
48th Recon Regiment& Z# {" ^7 ^2 W2 Y4 n9 h
16th Recon Regiment* I8 s2 T3 C7 a' f4 G/ Q
4th Division# {' w0 U- g+ c1 s% W
21st Division
2 G& K- z0 z3 m2 ]. y5 O 6th Guards Division
" c2 k# w- ^9 Z5 D, ^6 E3 X# T 65th Brigade0 f; g7 w B' H
38th Division! `# K% I* V! c# V5 X* G
16th Guards Regiment, d7 }& v- j& w n
4th Tank Regiment. l1 R' ~( L8 X- O/ z' j9 w
16th Engineer Regiment7 @; j. g/ }- r" Z
9th Infantry Regiment
+ {+ c0 y0 U4 h) X/ a- t 22nd Recon Regiment/ |( d* V9 n5 p# S# s
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
- {: B( ]' t1 c) [! K 5th Guards Cav Regiment5 ]6 U* j! {$ j; A3 o( V
35th Fld AA Gun Co
8 `. [9 }' {6 g5 K 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 }- o, U" ~# K
30th Fld AA Gun Co B% d3 B. V2 t1 p
48th Field AA Battalion+ z5 k+ j9 z* X6 R. l' X9 F
8th Field AF Construction Battalion6 c9 u8 A$ [8 ]
25th Army% Q: h" L" c0 g8 Q! C- N" f5 a
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
' H6 N! ?& I2 ]7 { 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion# ?! b6 r9 R" r% I: C2 P
2nd Mortar Battalion! ^% R8 O" m8 m4 ~" Z# B- A3 q
9th Field AF Construction Battalion1 J- d+ q& P: O6 ~
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion$ j) U" Q3 r" q% C1 n3 [
39th Road Const Co
& A: ]1 h" b. h, ^0 k9 j 21st Fld AA Gun Co
7 r3 @6 _# T* B% u; U2 b+ P; D# j Southern Army* y a! N6 L; E) y/ [
56th Const Co
! X0 V) V" c! E7 S6 Y. N 47th Field AA Battalion9 c& h. M6 J* U( P. [% g6 h2 }
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 b: d* P6 v3 j7 W7 X 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
9 _8 |( K0 M4 x4 Q$ b 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment X5 G! k, J7 R4 E: `% p5 A" J
1st RF Gun Battalion
2 b! b& ~" z0 z4 l6 w 35th Field AA Battalion2 M6 Z& J* N) W/ E- e4 B- j& S
3rd Mortar Battalion
+ \$ s3 [) j1 g& Q5 N 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
a. a+ A }, L 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
! U, O6 {' Y8 l; F" X1 b" b/ h 45th Field AA Battalion
# }% O6 B1 [' M. s 48th Field Artillery Regiment
5 \. e" Y7 j! j% g! u- ~; P4 f( ^ 15th Const Co
N2 q, |$ y# y* L5 E 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
# J1 d7 Y2 d* _0 v+ | 26th Fld AA Gun Co
% y' |1 F& O0 d1 c( j9 @5 c( } 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
5 ~+ t+ q0 `3 t8 j. W4 c9 M 37th Const Co 6 ]0 t, Q) }" }5 j! @$ F
5th Mortar Battalion
% W, ]5 _: \, F) v6 u. U 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion" h) w, A* w( C+ E k
40th Field AA Battalion
8 D& M; b: S1 N2 M- |% r* ~4 Y; Z 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion1 L& h6 _% b7 _/ r; g
31st Fld AA Gun Co
9 U4 W4 g: z! O4 Y 38th Road Const Co 4 M4 ^, X: l# [/ q$ t6 m9 L
14th Army
; f3 Y8 k, F9 _& A: k 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion. L9 T" ~1 e: e! W
43rd Const Co
0 T( R8 J* T; |$ K- T3 F
) p% F d+ D' [* E' N+ o# D. PDefending units:
' @3 w' h4 a9 a" h H8 E) m 14th PS Engineer Regiment
+ p- T g ~2 g3 Q# [) j% X8 _ 91st PA Infantry Division
+ ^5 a6 L& I/ l 26th PS Cavalry Regiment; k# D+ F) ^. t: [1 o e- X
71st PA Infantry Division$ D- r& l: b* V/ P1 b
21st PA Infantry Division
* L5 P# k! N4 h5 B: ^ 192nd Tank Battalion: C) Y$ W5 q& J: M5 G: @
51st PA Infantry Division+ P8 }) d6 w9 {9 ]8 X3 A
4th Marine Regiment+ b% y! v+ D7 C4 f3 y
194th Tank Battalion
1 o4 v, P9 K/ S5 u# d 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
( [ E9 b. `& X* W 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
) C* ^; \& r4 @/ D) t5 ~4 X 31st PA Infantry Division, s s# R( ? g/ a/ Q% q4 {
11th PA Infantry Division
6 r7 P1 O, S4 S 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
- V2 T+ |2 @1 S5 A0 d( T 1st PA Infantry Division9 Q* R2 H8 r& x
31st Infantry Regiment: l* k: g. y& ~
41st PA Infantry Division% b5 d5 L( L% u* q0 w* O
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team3 g m) _+ L I' @8 Y
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment8 _' G! k: h. f- d! e
301st Construction Battalion' F) @4 r% \" X! o1 ?$ E7 t9 T6 K
Provisional GMC Grp 3 f3 s$ k \& v, Z F
1st PI Base Force
5 m' b3 P) E7 i% L. ]2 R I Philippine Corps
( T: G( a* I* k4 Y$ c7 b2 ` 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
4 q Q5 t; v% n* f0 ^ USAFFE 4 ^- _3 n$ ?* H2 v1 r" n
Bataan USN Base Force$ e7 ^& y% r8 {$ K# I, Z) u
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
" W& M+ [8 z8 A. ` 201st PA Construction Battalion9 J2 x; D) u, I _
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
' u# ?( I0 ?1 h+ s 1st USMC AA Battalion' ^) g: {8 S2 M& B) x( j0 X1 S, y
Manila USAAF Base Force
. @0 \7 C1 a+ J: l4 ^8 s+ D 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment0 O9 Q$ C9 |: X' B! w6 }
Cavite USN Base Force* Y- ~" Z9 n5 O1 Z; B
202nd PA Construction Battalion
8 X0 h# k- u- ^0 n Far East USAAF & f# a5 ]! F) n" } e
II Philippine Corps
* H! d: ^% H5 T9 }8 O3 @) g 1st PA Constabulary Regiment
" _8 `7 a2 E; z J8 ~# t% j3 Y PAF Aviation
2 J8 p- v/ m, g( n% b 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment% o: E* \ `; i; U2 ~, W/ K$ e8 c
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4 V- W& N9 q' k, A+ I, q, u7 _. a1 y! P/ ?" T" g y+ W& E
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)' | i5 ?& L T' ]
: `/ Y' r/ _( Z" @! r4 S; U5 A* OJapanese Shock attack. l+ K+ A2 S6 N4 m( Z6 a
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261+ p9 f( w1 r& Q3 P6 d# t8 D7 v0 Q
7 q- n1 L0 K& y+ F3 \" C, ^" u
Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
4 f j3 s6 M. {! m4 J" J" E6 I q% m" }! m. r& W# z
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
3 U' A7 V5 Q. \: c- @3 A+ e' ~( f# g$ D# N1 o
Allied adjusted defense: 3
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Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2) 4 b4 l5 N5 s I4 d) L* s
* o2 o3 b6 U) x/ V1 n6 M. E1 gJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!9 q4 i9 m1 g% \
' f+ J" w' n; H7 m! [% ~Allied aircraft, u; ]3 o( ]& j" n/ I
no flights* K% @6 w) ]$ w
" D. }0 y$ X/ p
Allied aircraft losses' L0 u/ S2 y5 V3 d" \
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed( Z" C" y, F) X F1 A. n5 d, _
' B) u7 M/ V [5 s) S; xCombat modifiers
8 ]- p) _% X; A5 X, XDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)9 C% N" u5 w) ^( R
experience(-), supply(-)
- C. [) J" J% Y/ }: OAttacker: shock(+)6 j6 b. I$ z( {' ~9 _
" y. ~& a3 m8 ]) G
Japanese ground losses:
5 _7 ~9 m/ m" z" U1 {' }* l 1384 casualties reported- j0 k. l |. N
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled
5 |5 Q! g0 ]# p1 z Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled1 u! g6 i9 g. Z4 i$ G7 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# B# {7 O- m$ r& b Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)4 d! ?$ W0 @1 Y: Q2 j. s9 j
3 U/ h A' m9 n. TAllied ground losses:. v D8 p7 r6 a7 U5 }: _. P
1916 casualties reported
" t7 S! Y$ `5 o, U Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
. M# O/ \( ]2 c b6 c" @% `: a7 q* ~ Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 L; j$ {( O( T( I2 h Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled1 k. g- D/ y) v2 {1 R0 T W
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 V8 Y0 X" j$ a% S0 c5 u: v9 |/ ]
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 j( t! t. c/ F/ T
Units destroyed 3
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Assaulting units:
( ]! \; Z; u0 i8 y5 b/ N! M: q 82nd Naval Guard Unit: V# T2 v0 P# f b7 D$ H
144th Infantry Regiment
8 s- J1 ?- h' Z- A2 m 66th Naval Guard Unit/ q) c7 V/ L! B) S: ]: I
84th Naval Guard Unit
/ _# k$ Q+ L# m1 y2 l( n8 H 53rd Naval Guard Unit
5 P8 Y, g3 z5 ^! ^# D
P2 n( B0 q; h: v2 E9 h0 JDefending units:6 K: K4 i# D% T1 r) B- `
Wake USN CPNAB " t1 u0 `4 I4 R, W0 @. b1 M; a8 a
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
5 s. k. o$ M( J+ Z) \" u6 E 6th Marine Defense Battalion
8 {! r4 ^1 l! ?" U- }' {) l' c2 O
7 E0 _5 J1 ~2 T& [. Q! F6 _: Z- @4 M% f( E8 X
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$ s& m* S& S9 [! N; VGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
4 h2 }9 x3 x( @& I4 q( W+ V) h0 ^; W% ?( G
Japanese Bombardment attack1 n7 V0 N, q' C4 ?, }' j( o
# d0 s* y* P5 n6 b- g: h$ M5 J
Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 610 s& ~' d: C" g( t
# ]+ B0 Z9 G" l% `
Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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1 R! l6 l- s" V- H5 _) l1 ^, n2 xAssaulting units:. h9 p- c6 ^/ T, ^8 @$ z6 r3 D- n/ e
Sasebo 2nd SNLF . P$ d% M. r8 ^( v+ e3 ?3 c
7 }& r" f$ v+ n$ D: JDefending units:; e' R1 }* T5 h" `) c* h
Molukken Garrison Battalion
) I b6 y- o7 V7 m' u% z9 H 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
7 X1 i2 |- k) k3 f% j0 T Ambon Base Force |
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