AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
# ^* h& U) }1 m* n8 y4 w( F今天爆发了开战以来最大规模的海战，日军好运连连，盟军RP吃瘪+ N! J; F6 o; f$ J" Z9 a2 l1 x7 v
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rush6 ~& y/ K' N8 [; f
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: |% v y3 L: o1 T9 P. x4 a7 B0 s$ lNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards, E( j. v1 r7 o* K! N$ m
0 {# e7 t: j; a6 S% Y: s% D9 VJapanese Ships
7 m) ~/ X- e- O+ B4 | CL Kashii5 \, ^: B, q/ v
CL Kinu
- ]: i" p( O' z1 c DD Nowaki: U) w- a9 L9 @" \
DD Asashio7 m; B( @3 \# x5 [# i9 _& n
DD Michishio4 H3 Z& T6 j. i- y9 j/ _) m
DD Arashio
( j$ N8 X. Y4 n, { DD Natsugumo
& k9 w4 w( o; L& T" w1 D4 D DD Yamagumo! _) s- w7 `; h' N0 C1 X
DD Asagumo3 I" A) P$ u( B
DD Murasame# w, Q6 r/ P3 R2 x1 s" n) `
DD Harusame
8 o+ a' X. C2 J! I+ r0 r DD Akatsuki6 ]! ?4 b9 \! X0 W
DD Hibiki: _( N; t+ U2 O5 R8 l2 e1 f* y
DD Ikazuchi
0 V9 t1 z/ ~, c' ` DD Inazuma+ ]$ S# A V! {! S8 |3 h' J' Z
DD Shikinami f$ e* T6 j0 m/ G
DD Ayanami
9 t- u. h3 I$ d4 c" B0 K% ? DD Asagiri3 a1 s2 |5 T5 s4 ~$ B' h; X
DD Sagiri
4 a2 w6 O2 |; j+ N/ ~9 U+ D/ N DD Yugiri9 C8 v6 w9 _ i! b, W5 ?- Z
DD Minazuki
k3 K' ` K/ T1 a0 ? AK Sado Maru
; V: P% _5 c5 g l* ` AK Sagami Maru
+ _- o6 k' F% ]: g AK Sakura Maru
O. T: t% M) @" e6 s- w! `1 ^ AK Kaga Maru! ~- M- {' C3 U( k+ q- M! `
AK Kinka Maru# F1 T) x+ _9 J" |2 e
AK Kyushu Maru
( f& t: X3 K9 O' _, R# r# u7 V AK Tosan Maru
, I# r* j% D8 d/ @4 m! |+ T AMC Asaka Maru
0 f# n4 ^) H$ P. ? _. ]6 Q3 ` xAK Ayatosan Maru$ O0 ^/ I$ l2 u
xAK Kansai Maru+ N# a; L" i! b$ k, h- O N
xAK Kashii Maru
& `* |7 r3 T+ R }3 i2 t/ h xAK Aobasan Maru
7 n' J5 \; ?2 Z xAK Asosan Maru. U* S+ `1 @( Z
xAK Asakasan Maru
: G, c0 U0 g5 N9 e xAK Atutasan Maru
6 t0 ~8 a+ o- p- X xAK Kinugawa Maru0 N$ [4 q5 H3 X# a4 X4 u1 H8 V( w5 @
xAK Yamaura Maru7 ^5 v) G6 N0 n4 y2 H9 q6 ]
xAK Zenyo Maru& C3 Q4 y/ I* @8 }5 B0 G6 }$ i
xAK Nako Maru
3 m/ a1 @6 C5 {+ {% h xAK Johore Maru) p& R; c9 w# u( R: c
xAK Fushimi Maru: S( }4 g7 u% U; i4 z
xAK Kamoi Maru
! T4 r! z0 m- C- R5 m xAK Ryoyo Maru9 M4 `- z5 H/ s
xAK Nihonka Maru5 |* ~4 ?+ S& G. Q
xAK Nojima Maru l+ y5 h' S. P ] r
LSD Shinshu Maru
& G: A$ ?0 [+ S$ l S7 h8 G xAP Hakozaki Maru; S7 Q( H( b* ?# p" `6 K; d
xAP Kobe Maru; z; V; B) y$ h4 ? I& [+ }
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Allied Ships2 p- v$ U" i) ]6 K- ^
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; g ^8 t# l! {' d
PT TM-10
% B* a6 }7 j/ p; H' Q; s3 L4 ^ PT TM-11% s9 k/ \% p% c: p4 z, K
PT TM-128 m. |4 @! t `5 d
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" m- S9 Y- b7 T PT TM-14
8 E5 j! c" ]7 i. ]2 H l PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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$ g# s) E s% B- _5 u M1 A* _3 hAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% Q2 u1 T4 I7 ^' x0 `! Z) bJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway# O! X0 G% @& C- S; ~9 U, B
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight' i9 Z# u7 o, n& _' ~! g4 s
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards3 O' L+ C1 ?! Q8 ^& a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards7 R" E% r f2 A( v( m L" I! q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 g- z) b& G5 g3 B* s/ m6 n* W( O
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
/ Q U2 O/ \: I5 Z AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
" a; @/ N( @ r" J% ` AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 0 X- e( \- q/ I7 A5 ?
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
! s5 p( K6 [5 \3 L- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , 8 \) }% X7 n8 H0 a, n9 o
DD Arashio , DD Asashio
8 Q, c" A' D- h* qDD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards7 Q" w* B1 r8 M& ]
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
2 c/ L9 X. S- w$ b* d: iDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
6 ^5 A& `# K' ]3 BRange closes to 9,000 yards0 q5 H9 P& L f4 R o; F# o
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 4 ]' D3 a: A/ }- V* K. D
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
# x! X5 u1 q! i' v AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , & s0 x8 G5 U6 t4 S3 F) O
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
, t/ y' ^1 J; q( ?' T$ z- y xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , p5 a0 t7 r; X3 F! ]& E4 T9 B1 M! u: N
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
+ V, v1 \- D" `+ s xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
/ H1 ~& Z! W o5 M- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki ,
7 o' m6 e% A( D% t; s4 T9 N DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , - U f4 r# h' `9 F
DD Arashio , DD Nowaki x! b5 [$ ]" o* Y- L
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards# w( O3 b) s$ Z3 Y% P: {& a
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
- @) C7 s& A' b, sDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards( y7 X' W2 k5 J! j+ m7 U
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards3 \ l2 t+ e" r4 R, \( v% T
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards v D& c* U" c; H
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
" q* V0 d) V u1 MDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards) V) H/ N1 o* a9 M, e
Range closes to 6,000 yards
8 k* J! j9 n5 h C3 D# W1 j8 \: cPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards% X1 m) N2 |# p; n
PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards! d4 G. ]& [0 S( N8 G$ {- C
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards( L3 g- o! d' R! J2 A
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards' O S1 {" |7 ^$ w+ I- J+ [
DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards4 E/ \& [ B# M/ r- o: A
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
3 V( ~6 u: S$ z5 SRange closes to 5,000 yards
$ o' H* X+ C# Q6 J3 m. F6 A* o# ^LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
L. ~$ X0 r7 j& D( C6 i AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , . i$ Z; n- D( r7 R/ H" P
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , " |/ R# H6 x f/ h
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 5 u0 `8 P1 `+ `. f, |, H# V/ I, r
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , 0 z6 k# Z- U1 ~) x
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
8 H) ~* @% B! [; R9 N1 m6 [9 V xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , 6 x- o$ z: z, F# H- v
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , 7 P3 o |. W3 e6 u9 Q) C a6 ~- S
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat$ P2 i9 \3 a. P
- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
# G; q; K8 x5 t DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , u: B* \8 F: Y8 F0 n
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
4 p" m6 k0 o9 t* k6 v0 _$ X" x" I DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
: y% G: r. i/ a8 |& y% VDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards2 v" f$ z9 {( L4 r, D
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards& b8 N1 T* S" u& L/ s; N
DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards0 O, F, m1 r& D5 u! X
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
7 K1 p, l6 G* ~ a5 xLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , # J6 b5 Z% F/ u# K* o% p0 I
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
8 n! i5 f q+ U2 c6 c6 I AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , + U- Z7 d2 E; M* v$ F' |
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
+ d7 }& J9 ~' d8 M xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
1 B# j1 @9 q# c8 {: z# JCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards& @# t& G- l0 o4 O, L
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards) S( d3 P# b. d1 G; t
DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards1 h. |' ]( w8 f( u, y1 X
PT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards( m* A8 q4 [$ Q" d; Y
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards; Q! j( h( B9 U& f- `- ]: J2 z" b
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , ) n( e3 {- E# |* z r
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
4 v7 w4 t1 j; T G' P8 o x AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
' N0 ]" M3 c$ r( E3 O; X B xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 4 `6 i: z# D, e- F
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
! `9 ?# F( J* @ R- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
$ s( V7 K. h5 A) h2 t DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio/ ]2 i7 x+ G4 H. l$ A: k
PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards) C: k5 _8 ?# [; o
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
- v C% {8 t3 P/ I' N4 J9 LDD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
2 F8 K, ~2 M/ g: {, L2 CDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
% h7 |" E0 ?4 a9 }PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
$ N% V+ A/ k2 M: Z$ FBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
5 u8 S. s. d& H' ZRange increases to 6,000 yards4 F- @8 Z' f4 Q3 B' D! c! z7 n
DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards
% I# _+ r3 O, ^. mRange increases to 11,000 yards
, `" J. M+ r' [5 W4 d6 PDD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 $ e/ t" [) P1 l$ E2 p
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
" } a7 G$ J: A/ X/ jPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
+ p6 j0 j9 n# j9 HCL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
: k3 o4 y. L+ k; x4 X; a% \5 [PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards
+ g' r' |# l+ L2 j: g$ ~; eTask forces break off...- b* v2 ]( |) K
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' z. x0 X" I: eNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, O( k/ [) f3 t' s2 e; S9 D CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
8 ]' l: }& R) j- U$ P$ V CA Mogami
6 y6 { O. c" d" S3 i( Z DD Kuroshio. C( W8 }) V$ _. ^# V
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
5 V8 p, v" Z# C. e& g2 S" Q. e: v DD Natsushio5 d+ ]7 E$ y& n! `' L
DD Shiratsuyu. y, C0 _9 \( @/ H% [
DD Umikaze
6 z h1 z8 h% T8 W# i2 x$ l
1 {0 h5 Q: c2 U! B2 @Allied Ships& z- ?" v. l1 m
DD Alden# U# p+ Z' v: F9 ?
DD Barker
( ]& @4 K- n* `# D DD Edsall
Z8 H& d7 F7 Z3 y: Z3 p4 G, A DD John D. Edwards( B) u9 h5 l0 Q. V/ \# h) T. \# T. o$ n$ c
4 p0 a+ Z# ?3 m( C
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight& a4 ` r( H. M
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards# r6 _! P5 t4 @5 J* C- s) [4 w
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
o4 b: {0 [/ [' }8 Y* c6 WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards" H. K- d+ ?4 U- b! O' [
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
7 r2 s! d& H+ e' C; K5 z0 e+ vCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
: P9 d- U# B- j$ }; q6 p4 h/ BDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards2 b# U& X( ^; t( d/ J
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
6 B6 I' Y* u6 K |/ S% p# LDD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
1 s6 p1 P: }" }3 ]9 t( tDD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards# B/ _/ V! s7 _5 I
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards. P( m. ^# W$ C) A( p' T, M9 Z0 s
Range closes to 6,000 yards
9 s8 T' }5 t" b( `" b! yCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
) [7 U7 K3 v+ \* X% b" l2 X' ^DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
9 u. e9 E: @/ lDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards) x, W( I1 f! M7 P* w
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
/ g( p r8 f" k+ z/ Z' Q$ ]7 PDD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
+ G9 Q R5 @; p8 h! w4 |+ K2 VDD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
. W) G1 K( y2 v2 S7 R, }DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards% h' n6 l$ V. k5 A* w' K
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards+ s& A h+ w# W( v
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards4 Z3 V5 [: \) s9 W- I6 R
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards' a" p! O) `8 s, _ A' D
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards- u8 H" h8 u3 ]7 K$ Y& P
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards! X: w. Q0 [: Q1 K
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
3 T5 i# \& M! g0 tDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
6 u( H; g1 ? Y! LRange increases to 8,000 yards3 w7 P! p' p+ h8 ]& L' P2 B( Z( }
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
' o; X$ G6 ^, PDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards, @9 ~( i* U+ i1 V
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
9 t0 f! F8 x) w# M% pDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards1 `, N# h2 I& N" y2 w$ D) O/ U( L
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards B# Y3 B! d% ]. T6 R8 y
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
; p7 v3 X" D! xDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards& ~/ g2 W# B' Y& V( ?# P
Task forces break off...- [( [- b; T8 P$ ]( Y; c4 {: _1 f
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3 V/ p9 Q, [/ ?- s. v: M0 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards+ E% m1 y/ T0 q6 C2 x" z
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% c7 {5 s4 R6 W; w CVL Ryujo
9 p; S) D6 s" S9 J0 T CVL Shoho
" A" ~2 _( v( m. r CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1
% K/ O% T( W S9 F% P6 n# m, L CVE Hosho
+ R+ U* Z7 F8 G, H5 `- T1 j CVE Taiyo7 S% q! N0 D% W4 B! q! x
CA Takao
9 q4 P) R. w* Y3 S% Q4 T" H CA Atago
+ C) ]: _$ S* d7 r CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
8 s/ @: w( C2 K# ~% k7 S DD Akigumo
6 O0 b M: q+ R DD Shiranui3 c0 H2 i }2 d: M0 M1 @! }
DD Samidare
4 W# Z5 L: I6 [) m# ^$ Y8 N; D/ K DD Yamakaze) E. h$ m8 v! O5 S g( W9 \* n h! h5 P3 z
DD Hatsuharu& L9 v G/ o9 H/ s! ?2 g' y% Y
DD Hatsushima7 {; x6 q O, T* T. r# F# L6 U+ D
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ N0 P- }! J9 i }) o( U% V) M DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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% D( p# y& Z; e: yAllied Ships% P$ a3 i) E- m$ `. D/ E# t* k
CA Houston; C f6 Z( _! Y* I$ T% Y- C
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
. C n, l" b# n* B3 `' l CL Tromp
" ?8 m% y" s/ q0 h/ Z; A2 o6 r& | CL Durban, Shell hits 1
1 k3 x0 {5 ]2 i% a DD John D. Ford% s9 C% j, v7 [* M" t
DD Parrott
, O1 `+ ]$ |. ]9 a( A DD Peary, Shell hits 1
( z( A% W& o5 ]4 x! Q$ l+ X% y! F! D DD Pope/ f i: D- y1 ]' G# Z$ q. O
DD Whipple3 K2 z* Y/ A' x- G+ s3 D% O
DD Stewart
6 N( x! T2 O; | DD Evertsen
. P. y/ h3 ]( ?# T1 ^ DD Stronghold
( N" t. [2 E p$ ^! ^% g) E8 W DD Thanet, |/ i5 E( g \1 ?) I2 R
DD Encounter
& L3 R) \/ y) v6 e0 f( n3 | DD Express! g$ Q: S( g2 }1 x
3 P6 ~2 Q* }# z' qImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight$ w- x$ {# ~( w2 i
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
+ l' h* q# ?: s: TCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards: [& x6 a/ u; V8 |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 |+ y- _% u$ |* ^CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
; h7 s9 p( b! y# \# iCL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards: Q2 ?6 n7 B; G, W
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
7 n1 J! x. c, _- v* sCL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards, D z' J4 k5 t4 ^# N
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
! V; ?8 A( u7 X) U7 @3 xDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards8 I1 `6 [' j1 I: ^! H2 }
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards5 \6 Y0 E' C( N, d# \ e
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards* w. D6 v8 D5 c; S
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
% f) Q5 r0 l) t( l2 iDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards* n/ `8 |5 p$ B$ w q2 Q
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards; A3 c/ O8 V1 d8 \' V* z
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards F- }* y! Z p; u1 }
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards& ~3 ~7 u7 F* H3 P& D
Range closes to 8,000 yards
* F$ J: d: E W+ FDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards# j7 l- {! U9 o0 t/ e4 M
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards% K; D- E. x& q3 p9 j- _7 ?( g
CL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards" |# @: K5 G3 x: L
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards% s& V7 h& S2 Q
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
/ h! j( {9 B* |( HDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards) R+ H. N2 |3 I3 }9 w% |+ I& ^
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
1 N8 S7 ]8 D: b7 B& ADD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
. Q1 K0 E& }* \' I* LDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
. I# Y* t! T: v- |DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards8 c, o0 K. ?, `5 k0 q+ X, G
DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards% H) b- r2 ]! ?/ k. x
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
& _* G3 l3 h) X" x8 @% CDD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards& B4 o: M0 W$ m
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
6 m% M( i1 N0 `4 ^. d% o' w2 b& ZRange closes to 7,000 yards
4 ^6 i8 x3 O0 }$ O! U; G$ pDD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
3 s+ W" z; ~( ^2 Z! E# p2 f1 tCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
' i. q3 {% N: E+ C/ X4 H3 uDD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
- k4 t( {- h P' U" i' H0 ADD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards% B2 w3 G" `9 S8 z
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards/ A3 v$ f: t5 S3 b* w' p
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
8 I0 _# e6 s) kDD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards6 D A4 j7 R2 _5 r4 x2 f$ ?
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
9 ~/ e% K; _/ {1 ?# g2 S) t: p S7 dDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
( t7 _4 v" V5 D' p) [: [DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
# O+ G5 C6 T# |- W8 U0 M; xDD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
7 O* ?1 B4 M: `4 I0 U, U; lDD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards( V- O+ t) j" j# |& f
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards" P$ Z6 L# W3 k3 Y0 F7 S
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
2 ^# u, l- G) I4 h# K6 {DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards% T# E' v; @0 F
Range closes to 6,000 yards) a, S& I! @( q( m/ L4 R
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
( Q$ E$ o7 H4 n5 c% k# A- v `DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
; v) y- L6 l3 P& g+ ?4 ~CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
% i1 Y1 O2 z! x! fCL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards+ z D# [/ \# v; o6 t' r5 {
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
$ U% e1 A+ A2 M- T: |CA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
5 J7 ]( }& A3 P iDD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards2 b5 K& h: g& D) R
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards6 s1 B0 p5 @: O& }' H
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards0 _7 z8 N, R. ^: @: T% ^% e1 s
DD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards3 P* [, Q9 S2 q7 a3 H! ]
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards8 M" p) m3 S h- V. y( `7 c
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards' B# B* H; G' w6 L) e5 ^# `2 ^/ a$ {: [
DD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards) z6 [. _' n; I) b
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards- u2 ^. ]8 R5 @( ~7 o4 r# O
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
. `3 {. e: O, O+ YDD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
' C: E; l) l6 U4 y, b. i3 JRange increases to 9,000 yards! W* g, l* k4 N( _6 g2 m
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards' S2 F0 ^& K5 i2 e6 Q
DD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
6 b( s N0 t8 ^0 R% hCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards v, N) q% ?. P' j6 c$ ]# c
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards% Q) a4 ]8 o: ~& A" k/ ~
DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards' ?$ M+ n/ M1 h" f) j, {# ]
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
% v6 ]# R9 q* D3 eCL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
( X9 _; n3 J2 s6 e9 N* m/ G9 c$ @CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards
3 _5 w$ {1 s4 o |3 X) CDD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
6 I/ S) f0 b& L) Q6 R/ xDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
$ {5 g, ^( F; _; `! p KDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
! P, G. t+ C8 I+ K7 i7 ADD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
. i: o" l5 H/ t& n" F, I) y4 hDD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
& O, H; _2 P! v- @/ _DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards
* I' A1 s! }& v" @/ k) L8 B8 d3 jDD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards
1 p; d+ ]! O* K) `- m1 tJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
g) C3 J. b) d4 s6 ~) v% ~5 H) qTask forces break off...- W3 r$ \$ b6 P
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' J/ a+ J/ X0 H5 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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; o. Z9 K2 ?( U8 O9 t: RJapanese Ships9 N9 b8 `6 ~! Q. F% u
CL Kashii
6 R% O" K7 h6 ? CL Kinu7 ^ h! ]5 a1 @; u- ^2 ]
DD Nowaki
7 ]; K5 @) H! L2 e/ q. N# x DD Asashio1 V6 @- |4 h6 p1 _6 c7 R* o
DD Arashio
; P, J1 o# A. Y8 F, Q$ X, K) P DD Natsugumo1 C! I( x, \' z' E
DD Yamagumo
5 ]1 A, I* \2 G( B9 V6 ?& i) a DD Asagumo
% A, N! X d/ T DD Murasame
' ~: V {' i7 N% i6 M DD Harusame
% `/ T) p& ^1 K2 h4 e7 X DD Akatsuki' _; j2 o% H9 F! y) E) W9 p4 A) I+ O
DD Hibiki4 ] F" g: S. r( N! R0 I2 i
DD Ikazuchi
- P# B$ S0 P+ o( c4 J DD Inazuma
/ Q( p3 C) {9 }8 P* W" ~ DD Shikinami
$ ^ F& D" e- j DD Ayanami
' V8 C. i8 C6 ?& E/ E6 s DD Asagiri
7 }4 S: H8 e4 x0 b% c4 m+ D DD Sagiri% X6 n. ^) [/ T
DD Yugiri
) \8 Y X) a b# J% | DD Minazuki
9 [7 T! L4 ^! K' P& L! i. v AK Sado Maru% r7 ]4 u& j) x, C! _* o
AK Sagami Maru. S+ b$ M1 H" H0 u0 e
AK Sakura Maru# w% y( A/ g* R
AK Kaga Maru
' o+ x6 ?7 Q8 S9 h; H AK Kinka Maru
; z8 d: a0 K: |( R AK Kyushu Maru* b0 E* ]5 \" D
AK Tosan Maru
+ F6 ]9 G9 Z( s+ F$ L AMC Asaka Maru! r! c- Q( `9 C! m
xAK Ayatosan Maru7 H3 h1 V$ B- c+ Y: J7 i3 X( {) u
xAK Kansai Maru
# K( @" k" |! g# P* {. h5 J* H xAK Kashii Maru* t' U' y# I$ R, R
xAK Aobasan Maru
0 a; J0 G' T1 s xAK Asosan Maru0 E( f+ q2 W# I- I) B" y6 m1 T
xAK Asakasan Maru
7 A3 s. @, w5 K! O5 f xAK Atutasan Maru
" @5 m. M+ ?# \/ V5 W2 z xAK Kinugawa Maru
4 P [' f+ E# \ xAK Yamaura Maru
1 D! D/ {" Q# u6 g% [$ X xAK Zenyo Maru
. ], P: E9 y+ q xAK Nako Maru9 ~& P. D; p- K+ g4 Q
xAK Johore Maru
0 Q. A6 C @* K xAK Fushimi Maru
6 }+ Q ? |' c9 t8 B! w xAK Kamoi Maru, S- j4 ~" g8 I* I$ @ ~
xAK Ryoyo Maru
) `5 p, ~4 m4 P% W! s3 l xAK Nihonka Maru
/ d5 K9 x( T p( ^5 N xAK Nojima Maru5 r$ M6 }# t/ w+ c4 j: u! d7 A$ t5 k9 ?
LSD Shinshu Maru% N- o' G8 @+ b9 T. W3 Q" N2 z
xAP Hakozaki Maru
& R0 k* e1 q& Z xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
7 s3 _( f6 Z" I; R( x DD Vendetta* {& Z7 B0 u4 v5 L) U3 Z0 B
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
" ^* {9 j/ F0 V) j7 h2 Q DD Van Ghent) t7 t9 ?/ k+ d0 g$ i$ h
DD Scout
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8 R' `8 d) @: p0 x) CAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! t$ e0 g& N; O* y5 Y5 ^Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway5 T9 [% M/ w, {, L: `; w2 c
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
I; f4 ?7 ]2 T4 d$ Q2 \8 L$ jMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards7 C4 `! D! G8 ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards/ j0 M, _4 y+ ^4 f. B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 u+ ^' ?; d. ZLambton, H. crosses the 'T'7 [( c* ~' r4 Y' o0 {1 E
DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards# v) k8 w \: V. r* r0 f4 |1 Q. V0 ]9 d8 ~
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards9 B- O- Z- k) i Z" e6 ~0 e, @+ D
DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
& v' M2 [6 b |2 WDD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
: S6 O# ?3 w+ TDD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
( J$ [ G, w* EDD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards8 u/ m- R' i$ p
Range closes to 9,000 yards
1 H2 E0 s2 C7 u) E6 CDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards% n7 @5 y5 L7 k9 y
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
; b% F. z- w- sDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
8 ~6 h- b* x) R4 j$ E) BDD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards+ M- p9 r+ a5 s' O# g0 }; o; X
DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
1 Q% A# f7 s; x( S, m$ s7 XRange closes to 7,000 yards
+ L1 E$ c+ ^: ]& g' mCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards8 y9 T8 a% _9 P" u
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards8 l/ U! T( w6 _5 j/ C% y
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards& y+ P3 o7 M. k" z* \% T: I* @
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards3 y8 r2 v; q7 X
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
6 q) t3 |7 W, {& p9 s3 }/ K4 \Range closes to 4,000 yards8 O1 X/ r s. `' s
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
. A' h# O8 _( N% v/ w1 ~; EDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
- |' l. V) [- v( m: F% p4 R- p5 [DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards+ n. O S4 r/ ]6 V2 y
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards; ~* ]4 {" l A2 I8 g
DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards- T$ r& m* \) M& R
DD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards% l; A' n, M) P6 F8 r
Range increases to 5,000 yards, J7 G4 a# p5 ^
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
: T6 k$ ~, W7 P8 f! hDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards9 @: |- J# t% d9 h" I
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards; e: U/ L! ?$ \/ I1 s+ N
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards- l/ V/ @) R T4 P8 x% g3 R
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
+ y1 n' h, ]# E1 w9 n, _! a* [6 Q- }Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% I8 Y% {% j+ g" k/ wTask forces break off...
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9 a* F! ^. V/ Z2 ^Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98& U( a$ K: |" M3 {; Q8 l
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Japanese Ships
, _$ ^$ E5 G8 J' a5 b. a CL Yura0 S# C) s4 `, B' u. e3 T" l7 i# t
CL Natori. Y5 t- v9 ]% v
1 z/ F' a3 f+ J" H: l; ]2 J% f1 W
Runway hits 1; O+ j. C$ ?/ d' P
Port hits 1: P% s2 {8 V$ T. ]( K/ }6 G
/ Y! ^7 i) F% A( U* pCL Yura firing at Wake Island
! R( ?3 ~$ r, R9 m, v" ?- jCL Natori firing at Wake Island & I' W7 V# g6 x! k2 Q
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6 ~- q! | w1 a8 f5 V TNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards8 J, D" S& L- f5 o/ e F0 J
1 G3 o3 z9 L! ?! ~. M5 S; d* g% BAllied aircraft
% w; h- E* V$ ?9 w7 Y. V. s& X no flights) f0 ^+ I- [1 D# H9 G: r2 i8 ?3 w
4 f) E% T& q: W* _0 F; m5 S
Allied aircraft losses. m! X+ w0 s& n
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed b0 _# p- M2 n7 R* M9 ] a+ c
" }& E O7 t. P$ @+ k4 @6 B& oJapanese Ships3 `; b% j5 N8 k( E9 M- v
CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage# a9 V2 g. D! r i- [
CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire/ t* d6 v8 B% G8 Z# r
DD Nowaki" o& y7 S& f% o, ` W( h! t
DD Asashio2 N; a2 [/ X9 E. i2 t5 P
DD Arashio2 ?9 O3 `8 C8 i" E
DD Natsugumo
# }+ P U. S4 ^4 j DD Yamagumo$ z6 ^3 Z; `+ {% Z
DD Asagumo
$ U6 G8 M0 \$ m) P i) _1 r DD Murasame
$ i P; ^0 p7 C9 i* |- a0 p DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire9 u6 O4 f" K# H
DD Akatsuki
: H+ c/ O3 Y+ ^8 p* g DD Hibiki
) C0 A u V2 J; p& H6 V) d DD Ikazuchi
5 H0 v3 D4 j& T# c DD Inazuma) m5 Z0 o6 U( i) g1 W, M! ?& T
DD Shikinami
+ |( N* Q( x) P! T DD Ayanami+ w1 f( w5 {% `
DD Asagiri& G3 `- E' k3 E6 |, K, r; J: Q
DD Sagiri. \ x1 t, M. Y% C
DD Yugiri0 r1 C5 G& o( z2 L7 K
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
0 W5 h5 @9 P) i. z: U9 T AK Sado Maru. i7 x) Y1 o# R! B
AK Sagami Maru' a3 x7 A( w# [) b
AK Sakura Maru' h2 U6 s; H* w# O C
AK Kaga Maru4 a4 @# N0 `* n# G! z
AK Kinka Maru8 `' _1 ?/ `+ j+ a% p. f, w
AK Kyushu Maru" s/ @) f) Q' d" i
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; }. Y! L. T8 ~& n# d* @6 h
AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
, O: i( l2 o& B7 C0 d7 y xAK Ayatosan Maru
, {* N4 U' l7 q, A" P xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 }- \0 }6 b; L- ]* c xAK Kashii Maru* p" g# x3 i' v% E1 K
xAK Aobasan Maru. K- F# b; j2 v, @
xAK Asosan Maru
2 n+ e: B; J5 B+ y xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
/ ^- ]7 @* y1 X7 Y4 t( A xAK Atutasan Maru4 _; q; x$ F3 I% O. \9 Z3 X
xAK Kinugawa Maru& V. R- D/ q* K- _& c# U- q+ f! D( [
xAK Yamaura Maru
) c$ E: _" o1 T xAK Zenyo Maru) [6 \2 Y$ D4 [7 Y9 a
xAK Nako Maru
+ ?) `/ s8 W1 p% @( _9 K4 t xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 I$ u: H( Y; y; `3 |+ _8 P xAK Fushimi Maru
3 t! T0 a, H) K' t9 O xAK Kamoi Maru3 x ?, T$ U$ ~! P
xAK Ryoyo Maru
6 I( A4 w7 L; p xAK Nihonka Maru
0 G+ r' @! t6 r) | xAK Nojima Maru; g6 p; \- b: T5 q* q' @5 B4 [
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Allied Ships7 @! m2 V1 G2 g5 y$ i5 N, u
CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ B u4 ?! r, u+ ^
CL Sumatra( l& B' c2 W' j" `1 @4 O! q D o
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
5 F) n& q% I& G, a* s CL Durban! l9 u4 L) v, Z5 `; O s2 j# h
DD John D. Ford
. ?! G( G P! W9 J3 j+ w$ x: R5 X DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire" d& }% _& j& a( A
DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: a) C& B Q# C9 e
DD Pope% V4 A9 \1 w7 v) ]: H) X
DD Whipple, Shell hits 19 r2 o! T, @: D! ]9 H+ @5 q- P
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
- ^8 h" ]* Q0 M# i DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage/ A. Z) h4 o' ]- |& M6 a, M
DD Stronghold
6 G. {* m' Y( L% k. t& H3 U9 g, B( b7 h DD Thanet, Shell hits 26 ]2 z# Z. B& j, Y
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
V$ n; D2 G% X4 j DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 a+ n$ x7 ]( i6 x8 f6 w5 ?- P7 T4 S, L. I. X
Japanese ground losses:/ B w$ B) m; k2 A* v8 V
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight/ n7 v9 E* a- @3 }
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards8 j/ ?9 n' E% C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards) L G3 g* E7 n! V
Japanese ships attempt to get underway9 h& J+ s6 [, |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, f) O1 m o+ {CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards9 \8 G' B. j8 b6 _$ v- ~8 v
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards4 j( I- Y$ G, I! X: P& ^
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards, p ]: B4 O/ E/ P
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards. A, e, Y8 A1 H6 H% I
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards. X. |; H; |, O; e8 D! Y3 R: o% x, J
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
5 h3 P- s6 H- O) {0 G5 SDD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards1 h' h# O' h( F! e7 s
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
4 I0 U/ d8 I& v! \% dDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
- v: Z& ?: n9 d3 \Range closes to 10,000 yards# U1 @7 @1 D, B t" Z8 Y7 {4 i2 L4 T
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
$ B: e: X& I9 eCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
0 ~# R# g. j, HCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
3 j: r2 M! G- S$ dDD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards6 v% [, @& V/ P% r& E( @
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
3 P% s/ E6 y; Z" V/ {DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
5 q. R4 \( ]* m( }DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards7 R+ A3 G0 G4 y+ f6 w1 J
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards( Y5 V/ A# E3 C. f# d. W6 ?4 A
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards! B2 i* D H, A, ^( b) H
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards. @# C9 A; K$ K3 [, F- l" l
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards6 ^8 U& {9 X2 D% a, c& f9 f
DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
1 I5 x* R; t) b7 W$ HDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards) m0 @1 J7 u0 Q( K5 P/ e+ p3 F# k
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
) X; l+ n* ]0 |% }9 p6 R/ g- Z7 R$ HDD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards+ W c# ^/ N, R4 q; {
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards. r. _' d2 }3 a
Range closes to 7,000 yards
. c4 J& b0 u& X( m6 vCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
4 a1 d, y' s% Y* Y. jCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
9 w" f. Q ]1 Z6 X! D1 X+ w& |+ L" S! uDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
% s* N# U" J5 n4 dCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards, A' Z. D I- B' g6 s
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards+ e6 N+ a _& q
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards
# t+ i( y2 m" L% GDD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards1 K- R2 K/ [2 S7 b
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards% X: b5 c; o4 M: q1 c' F, L7 [
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards7 { P, A* f9 R ^6 a. e# L
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards/ l8 k4 L9 N0 G6 R
DD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
) G1 ?# l, s5 h& V0 G' ?7 k0 nDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
/ ~* _. D" g( ~$ ^0 s% bDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards9 p) }, @, L$ ^- x! v
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
, L! O3 f) l5 ~3 E) R' UDD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
+ C. l7 ^$ G$ d7 PCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards2 f9 I' }2 p0 ~7 T
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards$ w( t9 d- B1 P4 V; A
Range closes to 4,000 yards
' `5 x/ }6 [7 Z PxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
8 q0 g. f) _& W D' y4 H, qCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards" j% Z5 @4 A8 r. ?
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
0 F' B3 q4 g- o0 ?* W# D* yCL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards
( }- ]' Z/ w4 G1 y2 HCL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards6 H4 S9 ?" q$ L6 d6 {5 ^
DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards* }# a, `* {/ M: e0 d
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards' j2 B8 _& c1 B- y
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards4 K E5 L, p+ k* i! y, M( e
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards8 M0 B; O8 a' Y& x9 _2 E8 H0 Z
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
# \& V3 Q" f. p- Y; Q/ J. hDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
7 M8 X4 G' p0 K: k+ Q' CAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards& o- [' t) J& B3 v
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
7 p3 I1 h+ o3 L5 jDD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
! z6 H' ~% x, f8 f7 I0 EDD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
3 ?! G& K, r$ K3 }" @DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
* Z% a, q) }# T, h" fCA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
7 Q- }2 K' U! ?DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards, l6 V$ _# Y, N4 X
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 y4 c: w: C8 z6 a( l# x* RCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
# T" {5 i6 @5 H6 l2 ZCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards7 G; @9 \2 l5 M3 [/ c W5 r$ x: v
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards& k3 U+ k3 S P( S" E
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards& ^2 {% l( _7 L( a( h, n2 N7 E
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards9 Q" d5 U" d. _$ D& v1 T4 H
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards- t: p- H/ _+ H
DD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards. z0 r7 @* k0 i" q# D4 O' |% }. @9 T
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
: d+ e6 b; q1 H( y: lDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
! ^7 z; r7 t6 n5 P8 {6 a$ uDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards! B- F7 N' A) l V4 ]6 p1 S* J6 H
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards! w" q% q2 }6 C* \' i& O1 t9 B
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards+ Y2 z# H; P) ]: d5 \
DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
# R$ I9 v6 b; c( O& @* h. ZCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards( {! E3 Y) N: O; @2 P* W
Range increases to 3,000 yards5 n- {3 ^/ ~4 V! W% ], A
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards) y3 N0 a& X, Z/ C
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards
* Y) B% x" Q1 t* CCL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards
% p: u2 O O3 ?DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
, q4 @4 k% A( C2 ?; |DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
( w" G7 O ~, f1 j* J/ cDD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards# c. S0 M+ ?4 v
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
5 |! x, D0 H2 N8 fDD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards9 [ y4 |: _; x4 b
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards {6 R F3 Q: Y4 g
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards) A* d- T! T# f; z$ h# D5 T
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
5 M, D; P6 R$ l! S- RDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
9 ]. S. O6 m |1 h7 a! _+ a/ bDD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
1 ^1 O/ y5 J# M) R: Y1 w& T5 gDD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards8 z/ w4 V% j# R; z
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards2 n4 _! l0 p! \' s/ V) ?* L; C4 y: ]# S
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards3 T7 s% {* q; ]7 n
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
& h w& W1 }2 m0 L3 z% |- dRange closes to 2,000 yards
/ _( }& t. t. s( b4 [7 x5 MCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
Q% I% H' e2 T4 {9 l: _" ?CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
4 U+ h& V/ r# ]CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards+ S$ h# J7 ]1 d4 c5 O
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
( I/ K3 a, k+ eDD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
. @2 I( p# @5 B+ ZDD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards! a6 i# \8 [. g6 M* \! p+ P
DD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
* F# a/ r3 } l! Z. E# L$ Y, ~DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
) K# G( P0 V2 q& f3 f# K+ bDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards7 s. A- Y! D7 ^* B5 u4 N
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
) Z7 S+ L$ A) D: t1 T( RDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards q6 M- X1 G& ]$ V
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards1 y2 U; q( R4 n! W- M& F& o
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards: W) P* G1 [9 o1 \
CA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards: {) F8 t' O- Z# ~' W2 v5 A
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards! Z. ? c' r1 e! {5 Z. o' J/ r% X
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
. \# T) N% P! ~; S, x4 GDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards5 h3 X9 W7 A0 v B% }4 S9 y
DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards- C5 |9 P5 U6 `# ~9 b5 \
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards' o& n" N7 Y, ^6 U2 A+ B
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards- b# c/ b* Q. f- X. W: m, _
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
- _+ {4 f% N: EDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
/ Q- o! Z9 q) ~AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards0 E" X* c( E. s, h
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape9 ?2 g0 e; m2 q8 v
Task forces break off...' {; D' T9 l2 ^& c# ^
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3 [" N/ F E- {$ I# Z& ~Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships% X/ W# [0 L' ?) z. b& m
CL Katori
* t% Y5 n7 ?2 y: L- r DD Akikaze6 @- s, `1 E/ X- J& F
DD Yuzuki
- [* Y0 A& V. Q1 V4 f2 ?! ` PB Takunan Maru #5, r. \ p$ I2 F: y$ v# i
PB Shonon Maru #11
% ^9 B3 I$ \- b @. W o PB Kyo Maru #12
1 D* |! r7 e1 J0 A- F; A: c- H5 A3 | PB Hakkaisan Maru: k3 h" g1 G, Z
& f( ?6 ?5 S. X' h) \" |
CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB ) b. W8 t2 D) P
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
6 ]* m3 }6 E% f' oDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB 9 `$ F: a3 o5 a( ]
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
" b3 x9 s. N, N3 b: G$ l8 Q5 S" Q: hPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns. T) K0 l {& {: @- L7 |
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns6 f* O# j! h. y4 y6 T4 O
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
* o/ U) |* }0 G$ i3 W$ CDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
; g8 u7 [ J k8 f( Z" y% l- rDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
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5 E, @- j$ a$ x$ \, S1 {9 M3 gAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
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9 x9 u7 b; Q: z- wTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,982 Q6 n% u& U4 j$ e5 L
+ ?. k- y {, S
Japanese ground losses:, W/ X% C) V8 x* J; k5 Y& s
19 casualties reported, R! G4 u7 ]! d I8 B) v
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ y; y0 y+ X: w) ?! e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ R) F$ O/ M$ n+ h; d7 y; H/ E) {. f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* z. x# l% ? E- L O5 W
! E: P# Z z3 u3 c# ~9 l2 z9 l2 j& g17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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! k4 s& t4 i) }TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)' f m4 _( ^4 D( J. r3 i
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Japanese Ships
7 l/ u/ l* s' e2 X; Z$ E, @3 { CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98), l$ Q/ e) G. H4 |
. D( B0 p0 {& g8 K/ A& ], R. jJapanese Ships
) v" q! I) t# k* n3 G CA Tone, Mine hits 1& K" `6 o- F7 Z
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* X+ u0 ]9 R, c4 XASW attack near Merak at 48,97
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# ]; L/ ~" P3 J; P! `Japanese Ships
( _& a+ R9 H- h' D3 p8 f xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ j$ b8 Q, ^- J* _ DD Yugiri
9 Y7 O3 K, D! H" e+ n' p
. {* d6 l5 x' ?; S- V7 ]2 gAllied Ships. d, X" R% e$ R
SS Sargo, hits 10+ k! U; L6 g) A* d
0 Q5 v2 \# ?% S) J- ?$ [SS Sargo is sighted by escort
& ?$ k o6 U/ P# Q$ }: c: ^DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
! G- E: M# t6 L g! }+ U* sDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 I( S! }* ~/ tDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search.../ x. U, a2 w! O( r/ x5 R5 L8 H0 R! C
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
0 q6 p) r. K1 M3 x: m" k; Z2 VDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
! ?1 A4 V1 X8 p# e3 EDD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo- H. P$ ~, W: G
Escort abandons search for sub. c, c" x" q" S4 g& P1 ?
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$ T) I6 v5 t$ l5 [+ I: f
Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
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Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942& R( k7 E! i+ u+ c* z& n5 o9 D Q
$ ~6 C4 D3 `" ]: D$ W- M. s+ kJapanese ground losses:0 y$ x6 {, W2 P9 ~/ t. @
159 casualties reported5 t+ I" m( \% |- R; w5 U7 s/ ?
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
" R* y) z' k4 f. _& F* }0 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 c5 \7 _! A+ }8 l; G
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ {# X) x' v# i: Z& i; t7 \* l0 I
7 l' N. N- w+ M( U( Z1 a8 e7 _Allied ground losses:
2 j8 T9 F# K, P8 t 198 casualties reported
, t- Y+ X. T# R% W, ?" n0 M! [ Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled' O" Q! n" b7 Z4 N$ P8 y5 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* X' v, y9 S# K: f' x, Z. ]1 z
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Assaulting units:% p* a+ _8 V5 r4 w/ v8 ~9 S: s
Imperial Guards Division9 L& ]) M2 I+ e
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
1 q( _. P. y: L% t7 c 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
% Y$ A* @1 `3 t! L6 G ?1 Z 2nd Tank Regiment
/ O, e0 A& O7 \" t% z! i s6 n 48th Engineer Regiment
$ c( d5 H3 f$ `+ Y6 q- ~4 }4 x 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment* e6 q& D/ b# L+ d
33rd Division
1 I k1 S& v/ E/ y6 h$ G 21st Infantry Regiment
. ~) k( |$ }- I* I+ [ 7th Tank Regiment
8 {, ^: I9 r! P% Y( c# X, g6 ~2 U3 @ 48th Recon Regiment
/ E/ |. ?- m' g( U& b2 j" J/ v. ~ 16th Recon Regiment
, z3 V+ H* S3 Z( _! Q# `' y- G5 { 4th Division
/ ~* k9 }9 ^. g' r 21st Division
4 A4 i* w2 [% P 6th Guards Division
* F( ]) W' j7 {, h 65th Brigade5 h& |/ r. Y8 x# o( L! W
38th Division
6 u2 e; g; d5 Q6 i) I4 u 16th Guards Regiment
4 @. H5 O2 V5 w+ ] y. g" Q 4th Tank Regiment% O% U) h- z4 a: O# ]/ L
16th Engineer Regiment8 l) e, x) R% w- J2 O W
9th Infantry Regiment
* X1 x/ b3 [6 A5 p6 [! k 22nd Recon Regiment/ Q3 S, R* A3 i4 Z# Q3 S7 P' `2 i
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment' {1 O6 Q6 W# D) Q7 b( A+ M
5th Guards Cav Regiment
' @% \ n l2 L- O i 35th Fld AA Gun Co
/ F& N3 `5 D: X. L: H E 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, q% o! U7 O. T' k" T% @6 H* S 30th Fld AA Gun Co
/ N' B, R( A. m5 c2 q 48th Field AA Battalion
5 A$ H9 c. D+ n" U+ ] 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
, h$ J: g: O. A C4 z% ^, J 25th Army) f7 Y& c$ `5 z+ M) t7 X+ X% R
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1 D. m* d, J3 D W' F5 K' S 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion b0 r; I$ E3 D
2nd Mortar Battalion1 V. ~6 e( R3 `2 j& ^+ u
9th Field AF Construction Battalion- G! k* i8 o# S+ b* s
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
+ w1 K& b( @9 W4 H 39th Road Const Co
" a! H4 r( \3 H( i 21st Fld AA Gun Co
- V, }3 h! X9 w/ [ Southern Army( j: x0 Y/ B( \* G* J
56th Const Co
4 B) R. ~4 W/ j, F8 M! E4 l1 F0 Z6 W 47th Field AA Battalion$ v" x9 A5 L$ n8 o2 Y: q* y4 W
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment, N7 H8 T* q$ j5 S: Y
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion L$ ]6 q$ d# o2 z0 G7 F) ^& h+ I2 U
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment, [" r2 R! I/ L* g$ q* P, F
1st RF Gun Battalion
- S/ y7 _4 l7 Y4 ~/ ^ 35th Field AA Battalion5 V- E# I+ u8 D0 [, i
3rd Mortar Battalion/ U: ^3 ?5 E# o
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion6 e5 ]$ D, {9 F4 r; P; ~9 g- W
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
! N! r* f2 M) w3 Y& @ 45th Field AA Battalion
c9 H) L7 t. c# y" o* a8 E0 N 48th Field Artillery Regiment
) G6 ?+ N# F' [, D5 V: q& t 15th Const Co 0 @: f, M" ]" m+ U7 q6 [! Q
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment# Y$ C5 n; f: R
26th Fld AA Gun Co " _7 l) d/ W& W4 i# u
18th Mountain Gun Regiment! b" E+ e1 \; h: M% K) T4 D m4 e U
37th Const Co
" N' W2 M6 c$ a8 U2 ]% J2 s 5th Mortar Battalion
1 F$ _8 F0 G; l4 J. K* h 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
+ O' T4 O' h3 i 40th Field AA Battalion
/ Q& ]6 k! g# Y5 S 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
- z7 c; D0 @9 u7 j: d 31st Fld AA Gun Co & Z4 [3 c' Q8 J ^# ^
38th Road Const Co
% \& v! q5 e: d7 W- a) S 14th Army
H3 V2 ]# ]' ?, o: [2 W 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
& j! W: `) {0 x% k- Y2 W2 [ 43rd Const Co 3 n* g, G& N3 w% o
/ j& D: C6 k4 {/ p# y' e7 `Defending units:- I7 ~4 ]$ i* G3 e4 e* E& m
14th PS Engineer Regiment# z1 D/ v; c$ m
91st PA Infantry Division- d9 r0 o. r. o& O) g w d; o$ S
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
/ x% I# a2 v; D9 O+ V 71st PA Infantry Division
7 i/ K( L7 C2 E7 M5 x 21st PA Infantry Division/ T0 ^$ ` V( Q6 W
192nd Tank Battalion+ j+ I- R- A3 Z# f7 K
51st PA Infantry Division
2 d; z2 m6 {. u) r 4th Marine Regiment e4 ?) ^/ [9 B9 M4 Q- `2 B
194th Tank Battalion3 y% t) w: _8 f% o' V. s( X$ w
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team4 \$ ^& l3 X" o# T. F% |
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment" q* i1 }) y$ J# y
31st PA Infantry Division, e7 r K5 N) e
11th PA Infantry Division
) `0 P. w+ y5 r7 ~1 ~1 x+ s1 z 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
5 G& G- }) a% [- n. I m 1st PA Infantry Division e6 p- m+ b. J: I0 G2 g) m
31st Infantry Regiment
5 @) x# {/ W- R# \, O 41st PA Infantry Division
; |6 I! S! t. W* y- r2 ]* Q 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team. b' e4 k& Q" V! {) I* j
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
4 f, {4 D7 y4 q" X4 a' r 301st Construction Battalion
! y9 t( a/ G( y$ Q5 j Provisional GMC Grp
) N- v! H' l4 i2 F# g 1st PI Base Force N5 ?( Z9 }5 c& r( W7 H% h
I Philippine Corps
) T: i$ q( b/ [0 l$ \4 | 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
& v, q8 L# @8 D; V% s USAFFE
7 Q% n0 ]2 ]4 q Bataan USN Base Force
' e h. q/ }# L6 B. D: ~. z Clark Field USAAF Base Force4 {3 N. c! h. d* l2 b$ W
201st PA Construction Battalion
- C* A. _+ I( K& j 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion! y0 C/ e( E! ]1 X
1st USMC AA Battalion7 {- Y* [; U+ N \# H4 a% k
Manila USAAF Base Force* r) T: g4 s* t3 e
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
! g, } l+ n1 h Cavite USN Base Force( C) V; V0 S( q! J, u, n$ I
202nd PA Construction Battalion
" y5 k- S- t# F9 l6 k' D Far East USAAF 3 j; W5 B5 U6 O) N. `3 `. Y
II Philippine Corps + T9 x. [0 h# a- C0 z
1st PA Constabulary Regiment' q; w- M7 H; n: ~- X
PAF Aviation
) G s- o/ g! X+ J 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
% M$ o( ~1 M+ Y+ Z8 X6 N0 V# r! F
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Shock attack6 U4 z Y- h& ^, ~ q
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261: U- s) E8 ^1 i0 g3 q: `
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Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese adjusted assault: 54
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Allied adjusted defense: 3
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Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
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% h9 s" @% D4 TAllied aircraft
1 |( g6 j4 v3 m/ ]9 Q6 \ no flights
+ f8 n7 a# y" A4 N" W" y( [) ~1 y( ~* Z. U5 A7 y
Allied aircraft losses
! g, H ~+ a# L2 @5 z7 C- J. o PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed. P" |9 f0 Z: }; f' a+ f
- O* d; K5 B2 D4 ?) X4 }Combat modifiers; v7 k& _$ ?# |0 ?9 e4 j" j
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
2 ]' C" i) T, `+ D" \8 G( m3 i- [experience(-), supply(-)* e! n7 s7 B+ ]5 R, n6 B3 w4 |4 m4 L
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:1 p! W' S1 Z/ l3 ~. m4 \
1384 casualties reported5 {$ m% y; z- }3 U
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled O5 A7 v! _9 {5 b8 y5 L) C- S
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
R/ B$ _2 a& {4 b& G+ @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, g7 B4 e) M( z A3 B C
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:. R8 s ~ S+ @; ]$ G
1916 casualties reported
4 E! Q+ G; q2 I# q4 g- \ Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
% L! Z# {# F- W& j' b7 s Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
% u5 k3 F: A( \2 P. D; a Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 h& E/ D2 W K5 @* T Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 q5 ]% l: H3 o Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# g1 k+ P) d+ Z2 g5 t! C Units destroyed 3
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# O8 X1 G4 o$ tAssaulting units:
D4 u: g9 _ k. G" A4 S 82nd Naval Guard Unit( m3 {& J) M: Q
144th Infantry Regiment: C2 Y; ~( X/ z z2 i
66th Naval Guard Unit6 [, A* { y/ u1 y
84th Naval Guard Unit0 O' U% K1 A# _8 W
53rd Naval Guard Unit+ z' S0 ?% I) @# b* t: ^
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Defending units:
% A1 @4 j- h D* [+ m4 Q Wake USN CPNAB
: a5 P w0 `! L: Z* U" k Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion8 M; R( h0 M( A$ j
6th Marine Defense Battalion1 Z& o; b0 `: U: R3 d3 w
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; G3 _5 k" k. r* ]5 nGround combat at Ambon (76,109). ^$ S ~+ B' F7 J+ L
8 l% k* p: u' U9 oJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
) a/ A% h3 f1 ~; v
* ]7 l) m; {9 _( MDefending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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! G, ^% y/ e( y7 U8 P7 F' n& l$ L3 DAssaulting units:/ Y+ y% q1 J5 ?% B) K2 `( r
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Defending units:
6 z) w. ]# \; W- `, t Molukken Garrison Battalion
% x/ W2 p! G2 k' l 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
% ~. \- }8 A( M6 }% n# i Ambon Base Force |
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