AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
* e# G! l) D. W$ K/ z3 V5 l E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1 M, F' H! N# |3 @/ W
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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Japanese Ships
* ~$ R8 _2 _: \) N: D CL Kashii
& C) l% p' E8 \/ x, q CL Kinu0 d: v; o3 v) S$ F+ l
DD Nowaki
! o7 V1 n: a B/ u5 F0 Q6 ~ DD Asashio
' ]& w J$ k, B9 d. z1 j0 [. s$ J) C DD Michishio
8 z7 _8 m) i; ^0 j( G DD Arashio5 ]# W+ o4 o, w0 m' ^
DD Natsugumo
* R1 j8 U2 l% m L DD Yamagumo
0 C, _4 ]/ E+ S) B+ ~+ T! _6 S. J DD Asagumo
7 U: P7 H) {0 a7 G+ F! c, f DD Murasame
; ~! A6 a2 M6 m; q0 l) o8 c DD Harusame
+ b$ K) q/ I. X& N v9 s DD Akatsuki
# V/ x, [6 k% x1 P o% ] DD Hibiki: @9 `0 i, J& |% K0 I3 E6 _$ q
DD Ikazuchi8 g# J/ m! u7 }; T6 X! v8 {
DD Inazuma! A" I3 N6 b- w4 N B
DD Shikinami
- K) c& z. e1 [6 r3 ? DD Ayanami
1 H* e! b3 t/ {7 C( }, { DD Asagiri
/ a0 t3 v( L$ [( \' p3 j/ h DD Sagiri
2 v1 I$ B1 N, u" _$ v DD Yugiri# _5 k3 |6 P6 s
DD Minazuki0 D" A2 m$ o% S- J; H8 n: O$ y& x
AK Sado Maru
3 L8 X& u1 L3 F# n, U1 Q AK Sagami Maru
* L. |3 R8 j2 q7 k! y AK Sakura Maru
; G! y! `2 T# m AK Kaga Maru, n: l( J2 X( T5 D" |
AK Kinka Maru7 T& _! t' `- t2 w
AK Kyushu Maru
2 A- x# {2 y$ h9 I, v' S2 ]! Z AK Tosan Maru
9 Q0 \8 T5 q" ^3 | AMC Asaka Maru
, ~9 ~" e! F$ k0 k/ b# @ xAK Ayatosan Maru- l2 M" G/ V* ]+ C: w' x0 _. L
xAK Kansai Maru* t: W" M' q& U& l# K$ @- M
xAK Kashii Maru
' `3 x3 J; _% j& r xAK Aobasan Maru2 v1 g6 |0 @2 {/ E1 k8 Q
xAK Asosan Maru2 q8 ]% p* W# V
xAK Asakasan Maru
0 z6 U6 ?6 R _, v3 }6 T' t xAK Atutasan Maru
9 k9 Q( a* k# w" k0 s2 J xAK Kinugawa Maru
3 j1 z2 F% L1 R u xAK Yamaura Maru
! }- k: p8 Y+ A6 x% O; X1 Q2 b* q! A* x7 A xAK Zenyo Maru I5 O. U( M5 K/ _, B
xAK Nako Maru
9 Q/ t& M/ p. \! z0 J9 Z xAK Johore Maru; e9 E7 {, b* h7 ~, e
xAK Fushimi Maru
* u% J( E% @" u# Q0 k xAK Kamoi Maru" ]6 |' a7 |3 F- g
xAK Ryoyo Maru
6 q* Z8 ~$ l. D* Y1 N5 a1 O xAK Nihonka Maru5 H5 x) ~ ~3 J% v' w
xAK Nojima Maru
3 r9 I) D: B. s LSD Shinshu Maru E0 d; ^ a, K! K7 o# m& W
xAP Hakozaki Maru
8 b# w2 S8 R7 p# E0 J; l3 F" o xAP Kobe Maru9 L* _' {1 e/ i/ }- T5 @' C( j
3 P- L- m3 z+ t) d7 VAllied Ships7 y8 c9 C! r( L2 d+ g: [6 v
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 ] |3 n+ B8 r: }3 w) t! ?
PT TM-10
6 ?% S) \/ ^, a$ ?6 Z. Z7 U PT TM-11
' n$ o) Q4 F. L; P) m PT TM-12( o* E! U; R$ U0 |1 E9 ^9 Q5 U
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 u( C' d( h1 O( q3 U6 @: y
PT TM-14
# ]. Q$ m' m6 m PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
. ~7 i5 r5 ~- V* o; n, d) h/ K* v5 A. qJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway0 Y( Q; r5 Y# ?: G
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
, m; Q* A& S* X* U0 \3 tMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards4 w7 t3 s, {/ T2 l- Q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards6 s8 Z) @( M7 I- U
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
' e+ m4 w; V! \/ g- n* H. ~LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
0 y4 z* p% s$ \/ c7 F. r" A AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
8 n/ r% ?# l/ A# n+ o4 s AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
" `) k1 W* w8 M8 h/ |3 ~( s xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
/ S f( K( H5 M2 j- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , ; I. t( H) J1 v, e& ~
DD Arashio , DD Asashio+ k# F7 y+ m( K) y, ]
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards' r& M! ?8 N- A$ N6 z( G! I
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
/ |, d! m9 M; h7 vDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards( v; X" y, k, ~/ ?. S
Range closes to 9,000 yards
! G( _" ?' p. K, TLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
; O9 S) o4 n; Q8 K4 c* {. F AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 8 k4 b. Y8 h4 @3 D
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
! V% H6 J+ e) {+ z xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 2 x/ j2 }5 a2 W3 ~8 a6 p
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , 8 h% Z, Y7 E) p. N. k
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , 9 V' H$ }) G" o( b5 w% Z
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
0 h, t. y! j5 z4 L2 ~0 m- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , . v5 } U; C$ \1 ~4 d z
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , 0 ]/ q6 s! V' ^1 r( a
DD Arashio , DD Nowaki+ e* \% u! S: g; f4 F/ }
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards7 j" P' n3 L. E+ E0 G/ Q
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards1 T( ^- B$ s0 F$ w5 f" j/ _ C
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards- D; S# P) m* Y0 s2 A
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards+ Y: b6 Q2 Q: M
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
/ y0 h+ ~2 F, t% b/ b" I4 sDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards8 |8 G6 t- e+ c- Q4 {; D9 \
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards/ l! r0 t2 }' G; ]& n
Range closes to 6,000 yards1 ^1 E: a3 L/ Z; G
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
- j f b6 V" ^. q$ V7 |" VPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards
: Z- _# C. n/ D9 w. FDD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
- @' U! A! d4 F( h4 e3 _DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
$ ^5 B! W+ D3 Y9 d0 F) w- HDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards
. V% K R3 U3 u9 O# ]' g* y9 wPT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards u+ e" o8 i7 `! D( j9 T! d: A
Range closes to 5,000 yards
/ P/ B$ _- H% A) t" m7 `" L! {LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
) U. I! j& M( X m: i AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
% @/ ~7 b& ^& U+ E/ y. E6 s AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
. k1 A! h3 z+ f/ ]9 u xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
8 |' l0 m$ Q! F xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , ! y/ J2 D( ]. P4 l
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , ! ~) I! F: L3 O! o, e H( B9 Q
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , & M( m& h& P# m T3 b2 r
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , 0 _7 X8 Z) `* q
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
a$ V; \. q( ~* S* _1 _- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri ,
2 L2 o* g, @, M$ r4 x/ z) u4 O DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , : Q3 x3 ]* N1 Q- h! o
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
C1 j. }( L$ f' `* x DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki% M& g0 r4 j, n3 d. c
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
, }5 d* C: p: \# I6 O! sDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards- V& S# Z6 y9 Y
DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards1 L1 [/ k6 W' {; x" P
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards- u0 g" @4 q. U' R% K' v2 |
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
. I8 V' I: @- f5 P AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
" ^; m V; j6 N3 ?7 w AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
; i/ m1 M3 H% ?% E- b5 r; q+ c* T xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
/ C3 [* y- F. g xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat5 z. ~ D' d; R/ b' b+ F, c
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
# ? C& W0 K, i& ^4 h( F9 PCL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
( M+ U5 `2 `, Z8 M0 A% J' JDD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
( } N) D) h* c% K8 A u: a, @. \PT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards. x) W) t9 a2 t) G* R) c3 O y
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
' L% s# ^* ^+ d' G9 ~, ~# Q) E/ SLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
! I# Y0 W( z7 S7 k AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , , o* @! ?: o2 c7 T0 p, R
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
$ t2 e% n( t2 T1 O( o5 D5 [* p xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
1 g; K) V- t# z3 F4 A& B) A xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat8 \& W q4 r* K) @5 ?6 z7 D
- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , - |- l) n& U( s0 ?. z7 f& E
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio) V) U' c% F, X8 ^& ~: D
PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
' k+ L$ N; J3 m6 U9 h1 R' WDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards" y" R% U ?9 K7 N* X& Y& f
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
& O w" ]4 ]1 e5 x" I" {/ ^( tDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards4 E+ J: W8 U2 o1 B" W/ h! c2 ~1 l$ ]
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
c5 j$ a6 Z8 X$ r9 e9 \* [' ^4 [4 HBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage; b7 }9 i! `$ [) l3 u9 v7 g1 j
Range increases to 6,000 yards5 v( U6 ?5 k4 N# `
DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards2 q! R" W% y$ ~2 |
Range increases to 11,000 yards
% N& R6 f: G' D3 z3 MDD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
* w+ `& p- }3 s3 q3 I, pLSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
3 E: f$ d }4 _8 HPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
8 \4 A8 f3 J( u( ACL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
5 ? Z6 {. [+ g! X b/ |- hPT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards" n( g# X9 M' l" m/ O& j+ e- l$ s
Task forces break off...
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$ B j! `8 Y' S5 n7 C4 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards; Y) r9 C5 ~& \0 [6 R* v- k
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Japanese Ships! Y8 o# h8 ?3 s
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
6 o+ o5 N8 G+ c( f, [8 | CA Mogami$ C7 P& p2 Q/ a) E6 e# K
DD Kuroshio/ }0 u( {1 E8 g) f; M. }7 D
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 11 Y2 l1 H5 R& ~# E
DD Natsushio# O3 g. b0 P# J. x; Y8 M: u
DD Shiratsuyu
# F( e0 Q) S! g4 P- v DD Umikaze
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Allied Ships
( G9 ^3 |% \" Q5 X" U DD Alden
3 X4 \6 Y3 Z) c+ g: B" f+ W DD Barker
$ V0 M1 I+ E1 j DD Edsall
0 e9 O* ^' b9 s( J0 L" u DD John D. Edwards& ^5 A: u% D# @: Z0 y# ~
: b" ?; o: i; o: G6 oImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
- m3 ^6 z0 B+ p8 _Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards6 t. T' T# G J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
0 P# ?. _, S) p" [* E. @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 ]( m5 @% T% V* l* Z
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards( G3 K. I. O, o- Z
CA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
: J! j1 z9 q8 f+ W# W. {: vDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards- \0 L" v3 e. k( W' ?- a
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards3 J4 }1 d$ S! ^6 n3 R+ S, L6 M
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards2 U6 e+ ^4 _6 }: N- K2 I9 \% o
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards1 h! y/ M. L! n4 e+ r: R# S
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
% \' o( p: P* ?4 P0 c/ qRange closes to 6,000 yards
6 G; k# l+ ?& J. Z1 }$ NCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
. U: w9 R5 M7 H( ~2 Z% z# M* W" {DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
( h) Y8 J% q+ [! UDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards6 C6 X& w9 \! v4 m+ }2 k
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards. q, Z3 K- H# }3 C z/ U+ E
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards8 B) V" ?5 e; U2 q, O6 g
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards1 H+ P0 I7 K: G/ Y, M9 _2 p( o
DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards S+ l9 g$ L% f+ J, }, F: _/ C
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
% e/ P1 D. Y& J" y& B# t0 e" BCA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
2 f1 i5 \; v+ cDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards3 O; `/ y: `/ q* k. f% R
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
8 S$ ^$ n7 ~ f6 G$ h1 O" k" KDD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
5 [8 K$ M; k1 `( jDD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
! r" y; C2 b1 S \0 Y; E) iDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards3 v0 P7 `3 |/ n4 z2 x. L
Range increases to 8,000 yards2 B/ c- N/ S/ \) ]0 z9 w0 F" O* t, [
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
" `5 v* k; ~" ]$ r' @, f1 B* DDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards" `* u# F& S2 h" Y$ c4 F
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards" U7 U3 \3 |+ `5 a4 j1 q/ i
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards' R6 U% i+ J+ J: p" A- G
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
2 v+ M+ b4 D: L& c+ v- ?# z' ^DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards2 ~, g. \7 B' J" q3 r$ {$ d
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards" K. f8 k; k% t/ {
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards1 h( y5 \. L6 B: X- n* K2 Z
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Japanese Ships/ W+ [3 b8 i; ^- b
CVL Ryujo; \& \# p7 g, ?( F( h( D
CVL Shoho) y' k# ~! `& v- E8 o/ M) p2 I' v
CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1
2 |( G$ L( x) H* D, P6 e CVE Hosho: K" r; g0 Q7 K. t' v: `$ N
CVE Taiyo
& K- O0 U* S- o% ^# W CA Takao; V- w! Q) h% y% t0 d
CA Atago* i* ]- }3 L! I
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2: A. }9 E) L3 F& H" \
DD Akigumo
1 |( n7 C" K3 U9 l3 C DD Shiranui
, P) L# _, i5 i a/ V! h DD Samidare I9 ?# h+ ]" m( A2 M
DD Yamakaze+ g9 y8 Z% a* b0 x
DD Hatsuharu
6 L5 x7 j6 o$ C. f6 S; [ DD Hatsushima
! R5 w, ~' p3 }2 F" A DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire* A) e1 }. W+ G$ E1 t, G4 P
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1: a* @+ ?& S6 c: a7 y) g9 d
, J1 ?2 z. F: G3 ^5 g/ oAllied Ships* y) \3 Z# }3 m. k; V
CA Houston
" W" K! A6 m* A9 h* I h CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
* H' l% \! R+ B CL Tromp1 b- X( u- o, o0 t6 r! V! W5 g! ]6 Y% z
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
# y4 B# O$ c3 W* a/ ^ DD John D. Ford
( X2 u2 A$ f9 `% K$ L) y DD Parrott2 x" Y" f& M! w( m E3 f! _
DD Peary, Shell hits 10 a- I# x' v; ]2 S, e2 }
DD Pope% Z$ V9 L4 ~& m) e
DD Whipple
3 `) ^! V, S. _5 ` DD Stewart
; K- m) H4 s- r& Q2 G! F- o! { DD Evertsen
9 c9 o8 m% O9 U1 u- x4 P DD Stronghold/ s. i/ U! ]/ L0 d& d8 ]
DD Thanet/ v" Z; w! p! t% p- w- q
DD Encounter$ t/ T0 s: H: y: M$ a2 W* R. g
DD Express' F( k7 ^8 ^' l. x) O0 X& S5 j
4 c: V% O7 ~" s# kImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
& e8 X) i5 j; [- G0 TMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
) W: ~! p8 W" |) pCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
/ n- R5 X) D3 k4 uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
6 g( H3 k$ `- \% e: z% A! M8 @CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
/ I$ A% m7 e1 H; ~$ o* q8 ECL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards. K/ S- }: J6 k2 u! p6 B
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards) E4 X% J! r( N5 b
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards( q, o% f0 Z8 K& u% P1 v
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards3 V# ]# Y' Q- w; e6 ^2 q
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
+ G# y6 C( p5 H8 b' j! q2 zCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
J2 u6 h$ d9 A" u x1 wDD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards# f3 _1 {6 |1 Z! x# O: e( b
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards# H3 q9 B) z$ M' G
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
. f! g$ c1 i: [' i6 FDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
3 ^3 {$ {* a+ h0 qDD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards' }3 y, d! [4 T E2 z# H
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
# b1 z! C+ |( a `: ?5 s- w( D/ ?% b* nRange closes to 8,000 yards; u" {- C- C" y
DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
; w$ H! Y, k! e, gCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
. E: ^. b& a. k8 T- a; lCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards3 A0 g+ q* v4 A+ e$ P& j$ p
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
9 k* _0 t" o' [6 o9 TDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
6 m3 z; r0 ]5 kDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
6 [+ _7 b' r& x- u7 I: d6 zCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards% j6 c: H3 w; j+ n2 \
DD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards6 ?7 \8 Z) @ w& \% p
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
# }; X; p/ F; S: k6 Y5 l) sDD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
! R. [, z9 X$ a! c& \" @DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards. q3 O1 ]% X# l
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards) K# r6 z1 s1 l8 {; B/ ~9 p$ k! m
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
e6 x y% Z7 dDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
; F/ u- ?' u* x( v5 D' M$ K0 u }5 sRange closes to 7,000 yards
& |/ I. G: h! x; jDD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards$ p/ Z6 o f# U+ a" p
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards s. ?% I% p7 K
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
' @: f% \ O% J9 ?3 C$ n6 @DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards8 w& J. y3 H c/ b4 d( W, |1 E& x
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
4 f/ o3 a4 L3 ?6 x7 qDD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards8 K3 d) L+ z. [ d: O
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
+ D& X# o" }/ I6 T6 D6 E! {# L, ~DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
( t2 d" K1 E; o# g) X1 }DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
+ p% k2 q+ W1 Z6 n: b( o; ~DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
* p5 K0 u7 J( C7 _% dDD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
$ U4 d/ r0 B3 `1 Z3 b8 wDD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
4 l+ y( y6 {9 T+ j8 J* ADD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards) x8 z. U! P: ^0 v: x
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards$ D' @& w {, a8 }8 O
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards2 Q% Z7 u; d# _% V! W# j* r. l" f
Range closes to 6,000 yards
% k, K0 m! Q) q5 T8 {: zDD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards. z) }- t0 ]. p5 Z. l
DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
& L5 Z+ w9 N: r$ s$ yCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
' M, Y( B- U# n' U5 Z6 H: tCL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards9 c) K( y. A7 Q( H- T% D
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards/ c3 }0 _$ d1 t5 t
CA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards' L) K; S! p6 ]- E. V& ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards# g( ?+ V# ?' b" v6 A+ N1 ~7 ^
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards7 B: W9 K- |, q% u. L
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards9 A& ^4 R' z' d3 N0 H6 A
DD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards" H3 V6 d3 l* O$ W3 Q
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
* @2 X. Y/ x) [9 I$ i3 V. `DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards9 W# X0 K X- Q( r. |# U
DD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards# \! _7 Y& w3 E) z! S
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
* n' N0 q7 p5 T! [$ t. \DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards# @1 E1 I; l6 L# T
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
; t9 O8 Z" o8 ]& IRange increases to 9,000 yards3 K4 ^/ M. D8 x1 i G9 S% s
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
6 c+ }' Y0 @) d6 WDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
& j* z! s( U5 _$ U, p0 TCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards( ]4 i$ I; ^# y, n2 {6 b
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
8 D, s! P" o, z8 K! B1 |DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards& V0 K, @( q2 E3 |) \% n
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards$ K. G i1 {% ^" W4 g) x& ~( s
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards5 O; m& i: g( X* ?) w' A8 D
CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards
: [) L9 F7 y. tDD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards) H6 i0 E% n, p' Y# x8 L5 F
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
2 Y; k! {0 H; ]2 U) KDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
! j9 F) y# y2 t. `- y, W, hDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards @6 F" d+ m" m' P4 q# C
DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
1 f% u0 U, |: B# `( M% `DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards% J7 l2 X9 v9 g& l8 _
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards4 R1 q! `' _3 ^5 v% x" O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ D" }+ u3 @# Y: Y5 ?* T7 s9 p
Task forces break off...5 L! p; F6 C8 s" Q ^5 L$ I& ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards. q1 T7 a6 N: d; G
5 i0 o% M& U& U) ?8 `. HJapanese Ships" | e% r j# ^9 j# ?
CL Kashii0 i6 Y1 c) h5 a6 L6 d% `
CL Kinu
* q1 b5 K) g5 ^! h. O DD Nowaki
4 }( l4 F% e+ S$ B DD Asashio
5 @' C( ?9 G, g DD Arashio
& [/ p: g. l, l d3 R$ } DD Natsugumo
% P+ X+ [, q8 j" F- w DD Yamagumo
, v3 Y# z3 R! p' N" W" X R# _ DD Asagumo' |# i& I0 q/ S! b! c" j
DD Murasame6 J3 n5 C, \& C$ S) [1 R0 {0 S
DD Harusame% Z# B& ]9 H" b& J9 q
DD Akatsuki) m4 _1 B* v3 S4 q1 K* m
DD Hibiki
* C5 v3 A6 u5 ^* j6 H6 S7 C& M DD Ikazuchi6 C0 o4 x6 p j# x: ]; H
DD Inazuma
; @% A- _2 i& k$ i* T/ F DD Shikinami" t* t) i( n7 g3 R# n
DD Ayanami. A4 h5 W; U9 z" d; ?/ n
DD Asagiri
6 [- z- V' N$ h. L" B( ] M DD Sagiri5 h# Z( p; ~6 q) R
DD Yugiri
0 f- n. s! S3 V/ [ DD Minazuki
# a2 V3 ~# { X AK Sado Maru
, U) ]. }9 i% j% H; a! N AK Sagami Maru
6 i" y9 _- q' i: f6 V* P. [9 z AK Sakura Maru7 m- B% N6 g3 `# C
AK Kaga Maru
; L; o; X4 W% `, b4 b: J AK Kinka Maru; W2 L# E! w" H3 o8 r* u9 ?
AK Kyushu Maru
$ A w& \# }5 t% E9 ? AK Tosan Maru
; S) m1 D. A, n( p4 j* t$ ? AMC Asaka Maru
1 B) {3 D$ ~1 u& o6 C. O xAK Ayatosan Maru9 ^/ \- e) F, }( Y, f
xAK Kansai Maru8 z' F" d7 i) w$ l) m
xAK Kashii Maru
5 }# x: p0 Z- G- n9 m) y0 z7 [3 G xAK Aobasan Maru2 l+ o8 c5 n; Q9 w
xAK Asosan Maru
% i1 X7 x, S. Y. h' h- F- T xAK Asakasan Maru
d) z0 W/ j8 V( h( `3 j xAK Atutasan Maru
2 d9 D$ Y' D; N1 L2 V xAK Kinugawa Maru
$ Y1 |# _# h2 \7 L! g: |- S, {5 f9 v xAK Yamaura Maru+ C! i1 E4 t! r, o4 h6 P
xAK Zenyo Maru8 s3 \. G8 w0 e6 O
xAK Nako Maru1 X4 `! T# N/ H8 k( j- O+ y
xAK Johore Maru8 y& W+ D) M, |
xAK Fushimi Maru
# Z9 W# Y7 m) Z( i' z5 `. P xAK Kamoi Maru
. [! H' N/ z* k0 W2 M- { xAK Ryoyo Maru5 x4 Q' k2 r9 r2 k9 L
xAK Nihonka Maru( U# j+ G/ G* s! Z) p
xAK Nojima Maru
( `/ O9 {1 T+ {# _5 F8 G4 T0 o; Z LSD Shinshu Maru
+ e2 n+ v! K1 c2 B xAP Hakozaki Maru
3 x* a/ m$ }& q" b) v8 l. e xAP Kobe Maru/ i7 n# E. O# H2 v; \+ O
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Allied Ships5 f' s/ \ f. S! l% a7 O0 r1 x
DD Vendetta6 h6 p/ K8 E! {7 N
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
+ l# C" i" _0 B9 o DD Van Ghent& E8 H R* r+ k
DD Scout [% I* L% `/ |! ?2 L
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!, f0 S* t- }4 s) U, A
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
, _7 ]. B" V, [% f# o- \/ YImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight0 _; G& j" J. n; w' u+ B
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards6 T: x. y+ W: J& T: y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
k; F0 [$ ]( M* r8 E+ MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 G. Q+ B2 K7 W4 N* m$ TLambton, H. crosses the 'T'
7 N: _, G/ w( f9 A- X! B5 ]3 kDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
: F- u* j4 k: ?+ A$ U0 nDD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
3 t" W3 m# I$ \DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
$ I: e; J6 W4 b, ~7 NDD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards2 I4 J- o) z- I2 d- _
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
% @4 U1 n& @1 G N$ M6 N: ~8 M, o6 Q- NDD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards+ n5 {1 f! d% Q- t7 ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards
: G6 u# I; J, B" X# gDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
- x+ z) y- V9 ]9 J7 C9 SCL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
H4 {, Z* P+ x6 O. f( c" @4 BDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
8 b2 `$ w! n& L5 P6 z+ |- g H: xDD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards3 |8 z# {8 J9 W5 H
DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
! H0 y. N' `5 j1 K) V* HRange closes to 7,000 yards: K2 M: G5 }5 B7 |
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards( F) V1 z. e+ L- P; A8 Y" m9 Z' U
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
% y6 h7 s$ }4 S3 ^$ ~DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards1 v6 e& n5 z. z& w* h3 z
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
0 u6 f8 n- U0 o: H4 T# @- @ I/ XDD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
4 t" E' a" f: h g6 }5 QRange closes to 4,000 yards; _# }& }' O& G0 w# l) s
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards6 A( p f5 H; A* a/ I' P1 H
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards& M' Y6 @9 p' g+ S+ T
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards3 G- o2 L7 }1 P7 { v/ J
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
* w- E" |: Y5 N) R1 DDD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
( L( g' b" o! ^ T9 |) c; aDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
; d3 y2 G- h0 G; P9 SRange increases to 5,000 yards. ~/ k) J" x* q0 j& h8 @
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards' V/ P, ]2 I: F9 E( N* \; ^2 h- V
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
. U, N4 ?) S& ` J8 [9 p% JDD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards! V; c: s0 c3 V
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
3 f# X2 [: H! z5 ~* q' ~CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
/ j) F3 m! {+ H% Y, bJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape$ E. N0 L2 w% y8 T/ S. G1 |. \+ K
Task forces break off...9 o) @5 \. e. L' \' J
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2 b+ F. |9 K- u3 o [7 m3 KNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,982 o# L! T3 n& B/ u, A
$ o+ j- w R/ d1 kJapanese Ships V6 o, {7 T8 o6 N& \; {
CL Yura3 _1 o, F7 P' i( V
CL Natori
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X* F* ~5 {2 lRunway hits 1
$ i/ G6 {+ U- y. APort hits 1; F- N* ~: |3 C/ K; s% j
+ x" ? N* m4 D+ {& j4 H/ V8 {0 Z8 A
CL Yura firing at Wake Island
# n2 {7 {3 }6 d# b- HCL Natori firing at Wake Island 6 u2 m9 L8 E- r5 \) M
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& m3 J# z+ c* U( kNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
* _8 \& D* e- J/ @8 w7 ]7 s no flights6 h6 Y# E1 R% j% Q; o$ a8 M1 h8 @
3 ]1 N9 d# T' g R$ Z( z( j" I g+ q; ^Allied aircraft losses. U* \& t0 k& p/ \9 t& o
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed. U; v5 s3 Q: T7 V, C0 x5 h* J+ _
( k, r& b1 l0 `* ?4 MJapanese Ships
0 R& {6 \: w' e$ O V1 `# z CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage7 T6 J' \: i. y0 ?0 C
CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ o( ^( [" b8 z; Q, D) A! s DD Nowaki
/ C/ O# f' ]8 \' } DD Asashio
$ z" J3 P- c1 Y# R0 c DD Arashio+ i! I( H) K' \
DD Natsugumo e7 D' t1 G4 I5 F3 H9 U
DD Yamagumo7 t( `7 r" T6 X. M, ~
DD Asagumo3 P+ q1 O @. m% {7 R. l5 ?
DD Murasame `& U8 g7 Z- p: v& ~
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ D3 C6 t& P& M( w DD Akatsuki
: j/ n) q. b# b DD Hibiki- b* d" U, N3 w. e3 O5 ~/ h
DD Ikazuchi' h0 z: e9 [! ~ a" M
DD Inazuma8 Y! [1 @+ }) g% d5 K' `3 J- N7 S
DD Shikinami
8 I0 A# s+ O" J4 W; L! H7 J DD Ayanami
" [1 ~* j6 Y2 a: N DD Asagiri
N( c& h4 o! A2 A8 k/ F DD Sagiri
/ R& t4 v' `' e* {$ |2 } DD Yugiri. i w ?7 L) a" F9 q, L3 |( o
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 19 f ^2 o' f4 ~$ C) ]: X8 m! R
AK Sado Maru
. B' \* G' w6 m. f+ d# t* ^ AK Sagami Maru
: O* a% p1 C2 F, p+ Y) o AK Sakura Maru- M& k/ g4 ^# s+ h7 ?" j7 T% ~
AK Kaga Maru! i+ v$ f: x5 y9 \& ^
AK Kinka Maru
]1 U6 c9 }7 _$ h AK Kyushu Maru
. V7 w. W; ]4 N" ^( K+ P# t2 i AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 o+ v/ r7 v6 Z5 A8 V7 r8 w AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
# ]3 L' F6 U% q! Q4 W! ^. v0 e xAK Ayatosan Maru8 o+ w" |( a" t/ @1 J* P1 B
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; r# c* l( G. {. G8 q
xAK Kashii Maru
; l6 y# u7 y5 c; d& E xAK Aobasan Maru4 A$ B/ w& D/ t
xAK Asosan Maru
& A1 k8 O& N9 I- F5 H2 ` xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
# ]3 P$ s- l* Q& r+ Q xAK Atutasan Maru, x0 X" y: H+ d4 C1 Y! s+ M
xAK Kinugawa Maru
6 k* L, S" ~$ s xAK Yamaura Maru
6 J; k% ?! H$ v5 @2 T) V f xAK Zenyo Maru1 D0 v3 G5 f0 v5 i# M
xAK Nako Maru
0 ~4 b- S' i. q! S: o" Q xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |2 y" \' a; q+ j } xAK Fushimi Maru
# x7 U+ I" i3 d) p3 A5 L xAK Kamoi Maru
6 ?( ]4 w) W- p' x, ]1 r2 I1 ? xAK Ryoyo Maru
% ~' N" r$ c$ ?3 O) L xAK Nihonka Maru
5 c5 [6 `( O) r9 b% M& [ xAK Nojima Maru/ f& y9 s% P* w
& L6 [, x* A5 S1 r! h+ ]1 z3 AAllied Ships
1 p4 U! Q J$ S, \) E. ]3 P8 w' l8 ?: ] CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( X9 p7 K, \2 x CL Sumatra
0 N3 g7 I; ~$ J9 b, A5 L CL Tromp, Shell hits 1/ a9 F' N; {; }) @% a* [) z
CL Durban
; ~, N4 ?+ ~) h DD John D. Ford1 A% }% B$ J# a! g% B6 c8 Y0 ^
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire% |* E8 b4 A& u S
DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 c, n/ o! Y. R0 q! s! g
DD Pope: g: a# w- K- X
DD Whipple, Shell hits 19 v/ o7 u" L* L/ P/ P5 R3 T- Z
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
8 s0 n. Z9 W% C- Y DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
; S' @( N/ I0 H0 J DD Stronghold% P$ C0 y0 O- `$ _6 b7 a) A
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2# A8 G; R8 F+ l2 Z1 i
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
7 B5 z1 P5 \0 {+ y+ s5 N& _$ S DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire' L5 ^6 q9 d' Y" H, S, [$ ]
: ~+ D# I- f" f% X% [2 T" s9 I
Japanese ground losses:% K& w0 r$ ]1 D$ i+ x9 U
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight& ?+ F! ~# k3 ?' G& A: y/ |( J
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards0 ~8 H) { t7 ?/ k3 e# R' G, D
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
/ U" s/ y- i4 q9 ?; g8 i# p9 X7 }Japanese ships attempt to get underway8 `2 ]$ A2 V$ H1 B! w. C* f! _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
5 X* w8 `# T8 j, T7 T+ s' MCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards) K* w$ \! R W9 Z8 d) W( A3 _
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards8 L% j$ e4 g5 I8 h4 H6 ~
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
+ o: L" ]' l( d0 WDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards2 U5 E. u+ b" Y+ Z' \' Z) V
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards$ w* B6 c" n" y* x1 x" f
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
8 G2 @) l' W$ {1 u. _9 O2 C; e- T9 a1 ?DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
7 x+ W) \' d/ c6 hDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards4 o, P% y) e) S- D
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
" k4 n0 x4 {) B4 ^. BRange closes to 10,000 yards
3 ~* ^, n$ V) M* BCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
" C# R) e* p( F3 V8 {+ rCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards' h5 x3 t& H/ t) [( Z( c
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
$ _' j$ z; E ]: W# ^) d5 |DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
3 O3 M- Q# p/ aDD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
( g0 p9 d) C! ^& a0 J" KDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards7 o5 _; w2 [, K9 z _! K
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards! c% s; f0 _% [
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards/ z$ |, f, h3 c0 t
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards/ B! a# `2 W/ z5 E1 \" V
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards& m5 v, T" ~. [; R$ l& B
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
! ]* | b: i) t0 y2 wDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards% h0 Z9 h; [/ ` g5 t p1 p4 I$ F; N; u
DD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards* _% z3 y, o: @* h6 v
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards$ |, M1 P) q' ~2 S k2 o" o; f
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
' Z. G" g# n5 o. n$ WCA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
8 e: D _; l3 C P. w; IRange closes to 7,000 yards
* G, D$ ^; x: n! w6 ^0 g5 ECL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards* T: c% g9 ]- M- v$ }
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
! h2 m$ D3 S. y5 n; n% j9 k7 lDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
- @. @1 G# I4 dCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
5 R. p* b; n$ j3 L E6 jDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
2 |/ F/ E- t2 WDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards( P' y! U, g7 E% H7 | Z, {; u- w* j
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards$ i% M! U- }$ a* u+ f$ ]
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards& U3 g/ [- b$ a: E1 a& T! r
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
. v0 j/ i- q& h+ wDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
; j2 M. R* X! R3 ^3 v8 P, @& P$ WDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
) k. c, [/ G3 M; vDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
5 W" V1 h' j6 M, h! R) EDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards, i# o6 M8 p2 q$ e- \5 D$ J3 a) z& e
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards" V( m( J& O/ Y- [( U6 }! e
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards/ F, V9 k) u( n+ f* w& n1 t6 M- d
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards7 h1 V$ _* b( P9 p& e$ ~% Q
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards+ q- D3 A( F4 F# k! d7 P! ~2 r; }7 [
Range closes to 4,000 yards
! [8 ]/ d1 Y" u. _& IxAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
, w8 x* X+ G) D: h6 RCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards' n, d& V4 u$ T: U. x
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
' ]: b/ H; D: xCL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards- x5 m( B! o: |! d$ l" _* W: O
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards# m: t: A& |8 M c3 u& U7 o
DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
, O& M9 P6 i" S8 u& ADD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards
- r6 g$ [- d" B+ l1 K8 R! i8 ODD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
/ g4 P: t" ]; I5 A7 d! LDD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards+ R: Q/ j) d. q, Y
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards: ^: u6 S5 y5 O5 Z
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
1 ^" W' u- F: q1 p+ b2 mAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards
2 a! |: N X3 e& x" D8 U/ M: NDD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards& G: f7 m' P: F1 C6 @; ~
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
& Y* h' P% q' b; Z; hDD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards1 u% N9 D- j( ^% P
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards9 p4 U; x0 h1 r+ w) f3 f. W
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
F7 T% s/ N/ M2 E; Y7 x7 E/ q" `DD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards
* V/ f9 h! c2 S! I. y5 TRange closes to 2,000 yards6 n$ l3 F7 X* @3 }5 z( R C( p8 d
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
) A4 C8 k6 i+ cCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards! @0 D5 K; ?: r: \
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
$ O) B( p1 Y& P/ g7 aDD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards. W7 ^, e5 z( N6 v. K; o% h
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards K; ~7 J7 n5 ]/ b; [7 N; @7 c
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
5 A7 L, n M" y, D( H# J6 x# sDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
8 t. W% w7 _1 e6 e$ @4 |0 ADD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
! Q, ^, r! T3 s9 ?1 a& bDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards5 n0 b l8 [2 X
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards; a0 e* ^8 y( p, k7 _9 d
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards$ ?; G2 ]7 p' p, J# X; r% g9 w
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards/ @# m/ u9 g* ?. I$ p- s! U
DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
/ \; _/ X$ r7 _5 uCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards5 ?% Q9 M* E3 [' r0 K2 `
Range increases to 3,000 yards5 \/ {' Q% [$ `- S3 Y
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards4 B+ M3 @; X& c/ w% T- k# ?
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards
2 Y% T/ ^- o3 a# Q5 D! O% U8 JCL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards% t; U9 m& q1 i+ P( s
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards! D+ l. J# Z8 Z) F) j- |
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards: o1 |: `2 c/ D; f
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards+ H# f1 B$ {7 K% ~* ?- k' C6 x
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards8 [4 y$ u: c, f' l: a5 X+ j
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards
- G, K3 H( P$ RDD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards
' T" u8 O- s# y5 cDD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
$ U+ S: v. C! |/ c/ \; {# ~DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
j1 Z- S0 v/ C& D. NDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
& a$ Z! m) Z8 {; O* nDD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
/ n3 S, i8 n! n" a6 JDD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards* {; L ]1 s1 p/ i% o
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards7 }/ ?+ f* y" x+ M& {# B
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards/ G/ L% Y8 i0 O" L/ U+ k; g
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards7 K" I/ N5 }1 P8 t( \" b5 j
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 n' X" ~+ i3 wCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
2 y& `4 j J/ @& \- k+ pCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
1 R! D" S! x" n. j, |* gCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
( V& z: r4 w+ h: `; B4 ~8 MDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
; a- v/ M9 x4 N# WDD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
6 }0 n6 L/ C. n+ Q2 D+ aDD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
. @# o2 y: I$ w1 IDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
) X" t$ f) ]( Y' N" @# NDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
4 P9 F3 Y- D* I8 m1 W0 E6 }0 kDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards* G: Z* M; g; @' F: e9 ^
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards a" Y/ @# B" c2 y0 F1 h
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards# A* b! v. w5 ^5 u
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards
& v( E$ y, Q9 R9 ?DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards9 I* @9 y' G* R. H
CA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards/ J" ?7 P5 m9 I# U4 P- o
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards0 V! l' Q9 A% {$ O6 T
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards8 i0 E& {) X) Z* b- M) b4 m0 D0 V
DD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards6 m7 R! W9 e6 X- H2 A
DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards
! j7 O7 [6 V: kDD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
( [, a8 ^; s; |! GAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
5 V$ o) S9 K$ D' l$ vDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
# ? k# b1 z& d) ?5 ?4 W6 WDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
/ c' _ S# u- z9 dAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
, A! }6 ?! S* y6 AJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape; N! l. }$ [8 K Z, |/ g. k
Task forces break off...
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
" @4 A0 e" w2 F: z2 M CL Katori7 r0 z4 J7 D- h
DD Akikaze0 D a" W" h" Z* R! D S
DD Yuzuki& K& o8 B$ }8 U: e; @2 J$ x+ n. Y
PB Takunan Maru #5
' I, t- {6 y5 g: h PB Shonon Maru #11) k( {+ h9 t( I7 E/ U& J) [9 _
PB Kyo Maru #125 d2 e5 B6 z. M7 b- F
PB Hakkaisan Maru$ B5 ?! |9 ]$ T( U- r& T8 q
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB - p2 d! B# x( j0 {# g
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
1 q$ [( L3 L) ]) w0 _% r6 |; C& u5 RDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB 4 q% i$ m/ P, H M: l$ ~( z) T* U
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
" J0 _) [; ?' ^. U( Y% w0 Q6 hPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
$ X) v- J3 d+ o$ xPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns8 {% v- _0 T8 N. o6 ^/ X; f$ ?7 P
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
9 R; o6 I9 T% ]4 ~& }9 @( zDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns& l" N9 [& f2 U0 P( [
DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns; r1 P7 c! ]* ~4 ]
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+ c1 \7 q" K$ }- `7 fAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
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. q6 K0 ?2 ?8 |3 y. n2 g7 nTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98$ h) R l4 |" P1 E
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Japanese ground losses:( l0 U$ V: D k6 M$ P T
19 casualties reported
7 x4 i- e% Q$ m. x Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled _. ?; V* b+ G: u+ b4 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t: R/ ^4 g1 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ f& Z" ~5 C$ V% \+ W- M6 C
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17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships( ?" S) @/ A4 U) i; R$ O8 B
CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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( |" M& T: A1 j- f3 eTF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
s, i0 C' N ?* M* N CA Tone, Mine hits 1
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,971 u! k; B& y. E4 ]; f
- O2 `; D |0 {' kJapanese Ships
, h/ W- J3 H) A2 C- n$ G xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage8 A( b6 ^ w- d$ V# F0 ], I
DD Yugiri
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Allied Ships, u1 c0 x! I, |; W
SS Sargo, hits 10; w- T; b% [3 n. h1 A* |
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SS Sargo is sighted by escort& j1 N ?+ R) ~8 e
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
" G2 u( L p7 Q$ V4 B- |( l D# P7 vDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...$ Z# e! O) v6 O9 v: s) @
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- R+ i4 ^7 F& P& b, QDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
5 z: W# z5 `3 w* O. CDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....8 C" s1 o, U! w0 q5 x. }1 y9 ^. i, U
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo e& g5 `7 n" p) u1 S
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)( @/ }1 p: t- e9 m$ g' ]
# E) t6 `1 |& O5 [1 G1 d* [Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836+ B* `! x. G$ f
' m @9 l9 }6 K' {1 F, M+ [Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ]$ s1 `; K( T/ P 159 casualties reported
G, H; l( o% g# |: Q) r Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
" U% w7 T5 ~: Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* u( E) X B- y
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
& @# [: t& V& n' `+ P6 j0 ` 198 casualties reported- J) k% A5 @5 I) X/ Z3 T1 {
Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled* g# M. ~2 A I0 o8 P1 n- t4 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 M7 \+ }- G" _/ u% C+ l3 B! H' ~ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled( h5 e' F6 c7 v! `0 T/ C6 O
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Assaulting units:# @0 @& H. e9 b
Imperial Guards Division
" D. G6 V4 H* R( z8 B; { 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment0 k$ G3 N! y' ?* M6 f
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment# J& s0 e% M, o P
2nd Tank Regiment) W& Q3 |) z( C ~. J! q! H; z7 }9 V6 o
48th Engineer Regiment3 [3 H6 f# L+ B8 Y% N" j3 B
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
5 B5 f7 B5 J* E 33rd Division0 @& `: G5 b- t4 F ]1 \/ B3 M0 g1 q
21st Infantry Regiment7 _4 p! A4 Z% z) C- z! c
7th Tank Regiment
, |$ Q$ {& r. I8 y% K 48th Recon Regiment+ p9 [1 p& @' r# f$ U- e3 s
16th Recon Regiment5 l( T; x4 W' m+ A4 K
4th Division
. T% ?0 R( C* t 21st Division
s; c! B) p1 I4 n& f s 6th Guards Division
: l& `6 i) T o7 p8 y* b 65th Brigade+ ?( j: o, N; X
38th Division
" g" C* F9 l- [! o- K0 ?) Q 16th Guards Regiment2 P- g1 n" Q% ?* r2 @, X# {
4th Tank Regiment
5 P* B% P* j$ z/ D+ v0 a6 B 16th Engineer Regiment0 I- O3 _" N4 E! q6 d
9th Infantry Regiment
) s9 J8 S, W! k/ J 22nd Recon Regiment
1 g& E" h& K, D+ W 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment5 J8 }3 h/ _% R1 d$ V6 H! C7 t
5th Guards Cav Regiment
" L9 o; [' H2 a! I/ i I% G4 N0 K 35th Fld AA Gun Co 3 z9 P% q- U, V5 b9 \3 w6 D4 Z+ ?2 D
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' i& _2 ~3 U3 f) o# O+ l 30th Fld AA Gun Co
* T- w# W e% _ 48th Field AA Battalion$ x' ]1 d- e. Q% Z6 ^
8th Field AF Construction Battalion. R9 {9 Y, Y" l8 y& i# S
25th Army
, t8 R" f! V7 t- \ 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
. K; O: F# p% {4 {' g 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion, `( [; h! H" i% E% `
2nd Mortar Battalion, C# [' ]2 x4 K3 M7 }
9th Field AF Construction Battalion- J+ e2 z; c8 | B
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion8 t" F5 {4 h, y6 U; a4 P1 j
39th Road Const Co 1 v* u* E( j9 V1 @- i
21st Fld AA Gun Co 0 B% R* y2 W; N- W: G; H$ w3 \
Southern Army
# Z# J2 @! s, D" y: g8 b. U3 | 56th Const Co - v- _4 H2 t4 P0 | B) A
47th Field AA Battalion
: [/ f; P1 L. P6 c6 w) H, ?" v$ ` 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 k5 z& m& n2 v3 r3 Z) P2 h 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
) o& B+ z0 H6 @0 x0 T 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& [3 M" l" u k1 j! |4 ? 1st RF Gun Battalion
1 `$ Y( ~" m& X8 c( ? 35th Field AA Battalion% u1 Q$ y9 m# d. x) ? V% J
3rd Mortar Battalion5 |& Q5 I% _( X( Y3 c
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
$ L4 V9 }+ K7 I* p 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment0 [7 H- M. n. o: o( G
45th Field AA Battalion
# ]& R& T: b% l/ W0 m5 F: `: ]9 z 48th Field Artillery Regiment
3 h" B) E G; J; u 15th Const Co
+ _5 A4 K9 T. ~& @# W0 a 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4 J( e% y3 f% _* C* v) n 26th Fld AA Gun Co
, A/ R: C; {2 r9 ~ F& o+ p 18th Mountain Gun Regiment5 Q/ u2 i; a5 x* H) h
37th Const Co
2 i( H. {" p; j 5th Mortar Battalion
9 H1 z, }% h& ]$ {4 P 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion* G, _( h1 p$ B7 u* W/ k- x
40th Field AA Battalion& A9 Z8 W. A5 F; J% i' o. _5 B
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion6 h; X) w* Y2 k3 s9 W! @: I; R* |6 A
31st Fld AA Gun Co ) m# C, b6 D- c( B; e/ x8 S
38th Road Const Co + ]; J) f9 A8 x
14th Army; X0 a3 B8 @, \; \7 S& s& G
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion0 s" i( j' w4 s: i6 W7 I: S
43rd Const Co
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: [) f( W; x: O( K3 P' W* K5 pDefending units:
/ V9 U0 F* z; f+ Y% P 14th PS Engineer Regiment4 {9 v/ o8 x5 q& c4 d! _
91st PA Infantry Division
9 h9 W8 Q4 F( F$ v 26th PS Cavalry Regiment4 S! o# b, H0 v7 K7 ?5 e
71st PA Infantry Division
: Y& }8 q8 T, v7 J6 o: f* [ 21st PA Infantry Division
: g! [; `$ Z- ~7 |) o" X 192nd Tank Battalion
0 B* y# X" b+ V8 c6 b$ H 51st PA Infantry Division1 {& l7 ^* A3 M: p6 T! y. j3 _$ ~7 l( r/ @
4th Marine Regiment
. V6 F8 {: f# t6 _) q* K4 s 194th Tank Battalion
% R R) S9 C% X$ ] 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team. {. R9 w8 i% ~' q
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment6 q0 q% V9 p2 Z8 P1 A
31st PA Infantry Division
; x5 B/ U. G, m 11th PA Infantry Division
+ Y7 f" }& |6 d5 R5 E$ x0 n 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion3 w% l* x, ^9 X( Q' u. c4 _
1st PA Infantry Division( [! G1 ~/ O5 N7 w2 t
31st Infantry Regiment4 j# E; g* y: q4 L5 x' {/ @
41st PA Infantry Division7 o* v2 a- |/ O) E5 n
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team! K* d: i' X0 y& l% L; p L4 L
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment3 z$ p& ] Q0 }
301st Construction Battalion
% `5 Q# G$ B, H/ k1 K Provisional GMC Grp
9 L9 Z" r$ ]# \8 o1 L- f2 s 1st PI Base Force
8 y& o1 c& a% {' @) ~1 C I Philippine Corps 9 h0 `+ ` U3 C$ q: |# w
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
, E+ }# C K+ p- Q! ^4 I5 N; G USAFFE & U' O& q0 L4 J
Bataan USN Base Force
/ k3 |+ q* B4 F7 @5 C* Z Clark Field USAAF Base Force
8 `" V; d* h# Q/ J& F. \ 201st PA Construction Battalion
, m4 j' {( w% v# o6 g 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion4 v% a7 |: _- ^, O( I& U4 \
1st USMC AA Battalion
# A5 m# h- z6 F/ Z5 T& w Manila USAAF Base Force
1 N! B! D' f5 z2 h 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment) m7 @+ h1 @/ y. t9 }
Cavite USN Base Force; b3 u9 ^) ?0 i
202nd PA Construction Battalion* b8 f2 L9 K& Q3 f) R3 L% \
Far East USAAF
* }9 o0 A% d/ @' Z II Philippine Corps ( M0 ]! r1 o% y) M4 c9 k
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
8 H& j: V/ J$ ?- z% b PAF Aviation
- V6 a" x& \, s) v5 u 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment; t4 d; C7 ?- D0 L& j9 q
5 w# h" ^7 Z% j* c" c# E; ~- B
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+ t. t! F. e, N, XGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)0 }1 z/ z: s4 e- H! O, ]& w; {
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Japanese Shock attack) a* |9 j& h$ Y/ e
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261: l! a w& B F' S8 B0 V' Y
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Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39$ Q# G2 r l2 ^
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Japanese adjusted assault: 54 9 B/ x _0 T% u
8 a2 G" z" d9 |: s6 w9 x
Allied adjusted defense: 3 % K6 N/ g" |2 F- R! s, U& r* q( G
+ C) u- X/ _" t1 X# W2 x% Z
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2) + A5 K2 {: f' Y+ \4 ~: p
2 I& b! m5 y6 kJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
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; ]( G: E; j6 v' P+ p" {Allied aircraft! Y6 ~% p+ ~* ~8 S
no flights
4 i; `$ y/ ]* G, P* T7 F
0 C! w$ o5 x; x8 Q+ V7 @: QAllied aircraft losses
: c. ~5 J7 x# [1 R9 k0 s: t PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
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/ | u4 E* Y6 f4 a. s4 C9 QCombat modifiers
% D3 d* D7 h8 }3 R$ F9 eDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) @6 `/ N/ d7 d& Y+ S' @
experience(-), supply(-)9 d2 F& _( `- m* q/ r
Attacker: shock(+)
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1 a2 U/ Y, L) w B, ?- z* JJapanese ground losses:6 r0 _8 A! z( D# a
1384 casualties reported# n, T0 X4 a/ g! H0 y% {
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled
' K- ^# J& T. r7 o8 J: B Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
, k( C" c1 z# a) B! D& z$ R) G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 y) x$ r) d! [2 k3 E" S: C Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled): p5 J0 G6 V9 F' h3 f& t3 e1 H
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Allied ground losses:0 k# p/ ?8 S3 n2 q, v6 F
1916 casualties reported
, L) L: ?" { c' N$ C% ~. b& J# @ z Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \8 A4 Q; g6 g/ L& G; l
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled- Y; V$ ~7 [0 D; e4 I; l6 o4 h
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
: `* q' f r& Q# w% E9 u6 D Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)* L8 @4 I2 _/ T& y+ F. X
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled); H; [' B, i7 z5 ~
Units destroyed 3+ ]8 ?4 M6 S% L. v) S4 t, q- O) ~
7 a9 q+ [ G2 U; K, s9 h# MAssaulting units:
& k& L: h4 B4 @9 X 82nd Naval Guard Unit
, H4 K# V7 j3 ?8 A9 \ 144th Infantry Regiment
8 j% R d, E2 Z0 Y. X( e 66th Naval Guard Unit
# b, D" G( J' `' q$ Q& G8 ` 84th Naval Guard Unit
' D. z3 G# v: Q8 L5 \" t% V 53rd Naval Guard Unit
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Defending units:
# O+ r8 E4 a+ q/ N Wake USN CPNAB # z7 x6 M- X5 Q% T
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
8 B# Z; C: T8 V+ L4 u- A/ ] 6th Marine Defense Battalion
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" T2 x' X7 N3 S& h6 nGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Bombardment attack: k) b5 T# t# K& r8 u% m4 z
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
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Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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) u. Z( Q& e9 V( U! u5 lAssaulting units:5 B3 `) c9 i- h, L& i
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Defending units:( a3 P2 d! Q. N2 k$ J, b
Molukken Garrison Battalion* w: ~% D! p( Q; p& v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion" y0 y1 x, O$ B4 p. D" j* \
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