AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
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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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& r0 r$ M$ v5 I- q- S$ G: X3 _$ eNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ M8 G3 S' [; z1 {% b' K
CL Kashii
) M) _* n3 A& `& V w, P( [ CL Kinu" S- |- ?! X. Y7 U
DD Nowaki
+ I2 c) N h, }% d9 D) X0 }$ i# c DD Asashio
; t$ D# p0 N& N5 D. C4 I8 G5 S$ r9 M DD Michishio9 S4 S& ?8 A! P: G
DD Arashio
: g9 G2 ?2 a9 A: B# s. C DD Natsugumo
Y* S& e( D6 l4 i7 N+ Y7 h: t DD Yamagumo/ o9 \4 X6 n0 C% G
DD Asagumo
( w2 M5 O9 {9 e/ R& ? DD Murasame
+ ~+ L1 Z. W1 L$ o% t' y7 ~/ R; ] DD Harusame
. b* B! O4 U9 U DD Akatsuki
+ ?5 O% Z3 m ?& G5 S DD Hibiki" }2 w& O. Z2 ^+ `) R3 ~' b6 ?" k# ?) f
DD Ikazuchi; n1 Q/ Z5 @- K
DD Inazuma
2 E/ ~0 A$ \. m DD Shikinami
3 w1 z6 o) G/ y- N F DD Ayanami
9 e0 L6 j) c! a/ S9 w DD Asagiri
3 K1 i2 A2 t+ q6 |$ F DD Sagiri% A& J6 Z: a- k% Q- c3 o5 ? O
DD Yugiri* D& V+ N/ u B9 v5 G
DD Minazuki" ?( I& {0 {) k2 v8 n$ p9 W
AK Sado Maru& X: j2 g6 M0 R8 L! h; d
AK Sagami Maru
. q2 b, s" q( B/ G1 C4 `. ]; \& x* C AK Sakura Maru* x( A6 A& J% [0 ]9 m3 F; ?
AK Kaga Maru
! L* A% f: U. g AK Kinka Maru
% ~, O7 X7 S2 d6 V4 `7 ?% z! v AK Kyushu Maru
4 f! X0 A) u% O+ `' R AK Tosan Maru: a# B% W5 s X" E& v9 S
AMC Asaka Maru! T' i [8 z) c; M; ]
xAK Ayatosan Maru
* o; x/ w% J. z. I$ C, _, | xAK Kansai Maru
5 j# d2 E5 K. } xAK Kashii Maru. c' B/ k: x5 H- y5 \! R1 L
xAK Aobasan Maru" e5 a F& l5 l9 n
xAK Asosan Maru2 _9 L$ r `' A' b7 x4 c2 \
xAK Asakasan Maru
8 K. o7 s4 d8 D9 g xAK Atutasan Maru: T4 n1 B8 z! w, m' P W r) i: n* S
xAK Kinugawa Maru
7 c8 w j; T- X! `1 X% ~, y xAK Yamaura Maru8 y5 ^# `. r5 _4 X
xAK Zenyo Maru
/ a1 i$ N$ F% Y; Y$ v O xAK Nako Maru
1 F- a' I& H9 f* X2 F xAK Johore Maru
3 [0 q4 S$ O' f, |+ `: }6 n1 Q# H xAK Fushimi Maru
' B: u0 J( X. V/ ? xAK Kamoi Maru
* A4 J n9 N' V9 w, l& H7 U xAK Ryoyo Maru
0 r& f: }7 ^. P7 q xAK Nihonka Maru9 s1 L# i( q3 f5 Y0 _, P
xAK Nojima Maru
6 k! x- X3 [* Q- K( G/ ~ LSD Shinshu Maru% \% k% @$ y" Q7 n
xAP Hakozaki Maru
4 K, x# q/ d: R3 e xAP Kobe Maru
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! d. |% Q. i# @: {# V; ?Allied Ships
6 H; H P0 h$ Q8 K9 c PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 P. m6 g, W( |3 z PT TM-109 J; Z; x0 n1 L8 y
PT TM-11
; T3 k3 ~0 x/ W5 ] PT TM-12
+ l, D0 S: U( [# G0 ]6 C [ PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) W" j; t$ z& [5 o! { PT TM-14# ]) \: o0 _4 b* J+ q- U8 |4 }
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. [3 k8 g% b8 V9 F( v
4 T% a2 _. q- L% z- bAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
; {- q' L, p6 m `7 }' vJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
" M6 |# y- p' O+ z4 j& _Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
( |+ X6 j z$ i- {0 Q7 x ZMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
( Z! b# x, S' {: Y' V+ g1 h" XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
* c W% P+ }. iCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
, |2 Q" n6 l O% K, B; F3 e- SLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
$ ?, V/ S+ O9 t6 I2 v AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 9 y* {( U) W1 E# ~
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , # M- a+ D! L4 x7 l; E, }6 o2 O; D
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
2 C! U, B% G9 U6 Y7 H, H- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , : R b' C$ K4 u* W* n" h
DD Arashio , DD Asashio
' A3 U% k4 X g% wDD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards
7 w, I0 ? @1 aDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards6 [- c. B; s% R7 o9 s
DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
! ^8 l* H8 a: X ]Range closes to 9,000 yards; }/ U4 Z1 r" b
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , - e {- P. y3 R; e/ n, D
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 5 g* h. c# x( Q$ r, N- P5 @
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , / b+ o6 l' h1 Z1 g
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , ) O7 ~9 P4 o# c7 K. h
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
/ f. M y: i) D% h xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , $ D% Z/ T5 t; d+ F/ L
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat$ F' E+ } M @; J$ N
- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , " L; y0 l4 W# z5 O- l" `: F
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
) y' w, \5 [$ s0 H2 J/ s a DD Arashio , DD Nowaki7 n/ ~: F- {3 k) [
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
0 a2 Z1 u' d5 O; r3 b. t/ j$ _DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards3 t' o# o& B# r1 a) B# ]
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards- v g! c L. S/ M- s
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
8 |7 H- P; q# D5 ]DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
, v' |4 a% }) Z0 f+ mDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards" X! T( o! B% j7 l5 r7 T
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
4 b6 X8 l& P K9 qRange closes to 6,000 yards
! d$ x6 x5 z1 G4 y$ h z# ?PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards4 S" h. Z" h5 H- U [$ H5 L U, W% \
PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards& n5 S% L7 V7 h3 S
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards5 o: @: A, G: R1 E. V- a% r
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
5 K0 \ f( _: l7 ?! ]9 T3 n J5 ~5 i$ MDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards' s/ Z! A7 _, `4 l( J7 h
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards' x" c& Z" ^3 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards- _' w0 G) M$ M; J
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
- q P( X* r, r AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
: K5 c/ g7 W1 D9 K6 K AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , ! t' y7 S$ R! w0 u
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , . P+ S: r. n: K2 q5 o
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
5 R, |2 ]4 Y- n2 u xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
+ N2 S9 n# Y" K0 Z xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru ,
. u- e& [# a" [6 H" m6 i xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru ,
& [) U2 Q5 b- z S xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
$ }# a: N( ]5 w* X; L& H- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri , 2 E# n; B& Q: b- ]
DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , ; K9 R0 w. D7 \0 H: j0 g
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , ( o' T7 e5 K4 S O I6 y% x
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki9 ?. |& t0 _( x' o& N
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards U8 X' G7 U3 f3 r
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
* T+ |; G( r8 m+ ~DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
6 o2 Y: L6 y3 e# M, TPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
* W9 U* @7 O( iLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
3 W* N. h9 l/ e$ D0 o8 {0 w AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 3 E0 }, e3 ?$ o; D7 C/ J
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 7 J: `5 Q+ L. B2 C1 W# }: l; l' K
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , + F' O G0 k; `" S
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat# L+ T( @3 o" y- y8 N, `
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
- y/ h4 U6 [* u; d% YCL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
* U" D% e% W: E9 i1 G# E; BDD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
( A% {5 L7 q4 e$ l6 _( J7 nPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards# M, w+ T% M7 k* Z7 O
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
# G! r2 [4 t; U x8 h; dLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
6 R z% W/ p5 Q* I& ~ AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , : I% |$ [) H* ]' r) P
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
j( l! L- k& c, f: L Y J0 w; t xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
/ G* [7 F; V! z6 R+ T. f( p: {, i+ H- j xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat: L) K! n2 u. D# b
- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , " F: i2 r4 R: S4 @' _, n
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
& x& l0 C* H' N% lPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards& l9 E% R% X+ n/ Y
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards% E3 w. B! n! m5 P) L% u2 S
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
$ Z' b [) X9 y E t, l) U( @DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
}7 D9 V8 G0 o4 kPT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards _! ^% `4 I' _" B" S4 b% R$ N
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
: R2 n2 V8 x( n0 g: |. Y8 BRange increases to 6,000 yards
: D9 G6 Y: R2 jDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards& K8 e: a5 n. s6 s
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 Z" w$ i2 u/ d6 _7 M: i# c
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
% q4 P0 v# r1 sLSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
- K. K+ T2 M& wPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
! Q$ g6 c: [& p8 VCL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards4 Q5 K( K) \! o+ n1 g1 @
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards
+ S& g9 k8 m: A2 L' T5 PTask forces break off...) K* M0 s1 t0 l% J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards; C/ ]! S, k! g- ]* z9 `- R
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3 q; b3 b' w9 s CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1/ j, V9 M% z) k
CA Mogami
D7 s" g5 r/ Q9 q' d% o' v" ~ DD Kuroshio
- v2 T: Y4 h. M. F8 P DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1 u! r" R" `5 P7 G. ?' O
DD Natsushio$ s2 l! g# K# |% ?' R1 d" x. J" j4 t
DD Shiratsuyu
2 b, n) t- k$ M! p; l- G/ y DD Umikaze+ a" Z0 ?5 J4 ?2 B8 m' s m% e7 q
+ S" w/ s- }8 H; r+ \% `Allied Ships
) o: L) Y% q! a4 G6 i n! S DD Alden* R4 W4 u1 I( O7 @
DD Barker
2 Y* R6 H: Z' e( _% Z% F DD Edsall
! [+ E) v! Q" F0 x% m4 B6 r DD John D. Edwards; b$ [5 ~& B# @- C6 G: ?+ m; d
, e* ]% Y0 t( Z2 D3 p8 P5 k# zImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight: J \/ M) z8 _
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
- v! ~1 y' _3 a6 `- G: X+ y: F$ i) hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
2 s; l4 w, S h$ wCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards4 e# t" c! [8 e. M- Q% W
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards# q" s( c; L4 T7 w3 h, S
CA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards
' E9 I* H$ |0 }6 g0 K( M4 |3 SDD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards8 _) }& m* \9 m g( Q3 U# f
DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
+ r! ^& H! p. Z; Y; t# ]4 WDD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards4 w$ }+ |) P6 u8 Y
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
7 }+ h8 W3 ]7 `. T" IDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
" ]0 l& v2 y5 n, C; }1 P7 f% FRange closes to 6,000 yards
9 n2 M2 F6 ?/ T! yCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
; W' Y9 {+ [% S) bDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
* M0 F& w& _/ O( }+ ^. Q6 rDD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards. P& _/ p" `6 w6 V# q) v" c. u
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards3 ?* u) _8 t- N% q; d) C
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards* R4 |4 Z0 T6 O. {# F
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
5 C! v r$ T2 P) c( z7 d# CDD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
0 S1 C5 Y6 N/ D( @/ cCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards+ Y% Q6 K; a6 A- ]! x/ M3 g1 q# S
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
8 [! I3 S; C2 `" Y b2 A! v7 ^8 nDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards d# i: P) _0 |( ?/ a, a
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards/ r N0 o; A0 O9 u% N
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards; x. S2 b1 D; Z" r3 o ?8 _$ |8 K/ D
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards" t" L7 [! | L* Q3 |1 J. b
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards8 C) m4 _* y; n3 m8 c. }
Range increases to 8,000 yards- Y% v1 w& c, T- b
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards7 b7 B t) {9 ?- q
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards3 Z7 R* ~7 I* }" l* D$ |- [5 q! K% z0 f
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
|4 @ a: _+ y3 }3 L5 x( GDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
( ^7 {+ Z" q1 V- TDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
% c. R1 ~5 G# IDD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
3 I+ q% c- ~" XDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
" e# m) x5 L7 d" K2 VTask forces break off...
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! r) q% s R1 e* c( c3 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* H( w; @2 r# s& L9 W0 ?0 _ CVL Ryujo
0 q* ^! B U0 o7 R6 l [ CVL Shoho
' @1 r! P. {+ `+ @ h CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1
! Q, u) B3 A$ J CVE Hosho, w% _& ]. v3 Z! i
CVE Taiyo7 D$ s, [( s( Z% d, } z
CA Takao( Z" u, T7 G( N4 F! a
CA Atago
6 u% _" x1 I: U! M+ I CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
' J! _3 g4 I- v3 D: F; h) T DD Akigumo. g6 j5 s7 E8 k8 l$ [8 f
DD Shiranui
4 F0 T7 ~6 q# L: V# |3 _ DD Samidare9 s. G H9 |1 ]" K" C
DD Yamakaze- l: m9 b2 J7 N1 `
DD Hatsuharu
* a. M n9 s9 W DD Hatsushima8 H4 g |( T2 f- o& O# L4 `
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire3 |* H3 D0 d, b0 B6 c
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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# I# L2 h" L6 b% i5 \Allied Ships7 S# w) ^( w/ {
CA Houston% O8 D2 {# r" N, o1 c
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
$ p9 Z3 ^( C) b3 }. L6 V) T CL Tromp
& w8 b2 c! Z7 a( s CL Durban, Shell hits 1
* l% C& U8 a. U DD John D. Ford% W$ e( a/ t) H: S5 b
DD Parrott
& ~* v/ V" J% R- a& v; x DD Peary, Shell hits 1
$ Z% y$ P& T2 v7 M DD Pope
8 E7 S& R, r& l9 N DD Whipple. r2 C% M) `4 P8 H
DD Stewart
2 H, m7 {9 p; o, C DD Evertsen
9 S: I, M6 F# D! h DD Stronghold! d& `% b) t( Q* x
DD Thanet
$ y( T( q; Z6 {/ x( a: o% i DD Encounter
/ ~/ O8 A2 e* I& j+ y, b% z, T DD Express
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( ?1 U4 G. V" J* HImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight( C: Z" A( k( x# a' w( ^3 H
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
4 w8 T$ e( p6 @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards9 R { d! H* G
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' x$ I' @( h6 f& n
CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards4 d* M7 R6 g; p$ I/ i
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
" k% Y3 t( M6 W' }, i5 [CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
( _# Y2 e; X2 a4 q" }, M- q; rCL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
. J* C) r' U$ i+ @8 hCL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
4 s }7 M3 H0 |0 v7 k7 _DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
' U9 B8 z( K- T! d" ?. qCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards- c: K( Q7 h6 V/ \) ^
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
; l4 y4 e. g: K5 F8 t, K6 QDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards" g. Y- x- H4 U- C) c
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
* c/ O& {/ G' Y6 M. cDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
2 D- P8 C d" Z6 H5 }DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards4 q* p$ S) o4 U! P
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards7 H- X3 Q9 g5 i2 I. G, I
Range closes to 8,000 yards
' `9 ^$ _1 Q4 [8 XDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards4 k+ s1 N2 ~; C6 @6 G
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
2 D' j0 d: i5 DCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards2 a5 b4 `7 h" I8 i+ A
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards, D3 r( g0 O+ [) u$ u
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
* l8 N0 P3 f, {3 o- l/ bDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
4 v' T1 N# [* M$ cCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
6 _ s6 z0 O9 M) `$ ^0 i* {! hDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards8 V8 x# O7 d5 Y. \2 A
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards' }# w0 i" m5 i' B" t3 F) ~
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
0 `8 E ^0 I/ E! V8 B) v* a9 uDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards5 Y a( g. h9 B% T
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards" Q) X }8 w$ z0 i4 _* t8 m
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
$ b1 f1 h( f/ y9 G$ O, T3 TDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
& C+ Z9 v4 r _; Y4 D, h/ x% \Range closes to 7,000 yards$ Y# q, a, A! l0 R
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
! W, w% j+ d) Y8 iCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
5 {$ R3 z; O% |: @6 C$ R w% hDD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards& E( W; Z: ^* A3 ^5 t& g: w' C
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards$ [8 C7 n+ V: a J, Q' F
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
0 f3 D: E: p; DDD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
3 ~- W# m( ^; C6 N: j* uDD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
/ q: F; S( ~9 jDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards B. }5 D( u% s; \% u
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards! X) n. c8 F$ L( N
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards$ |9 n7 B1 ], D& j3 ^
DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards' Y/ h/ H* g) F& i1 x
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards/ f9 f3 k# \7 Z ^) O" l" ?1 g: B* s
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
_* h6 h9 X: S- P# nDD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
- X' o l' E- H$ ~6 z5 I" hDD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
. s$ Y" P4 W' QRange closes to 6,000 yards
+ G9 O ~: |: t1 _DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
3 w/ a0 k8 ?: G" q! r# Q3 m$ d6 [DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
$ ]6 P9 x/ i& c" \+ VCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards& N b7 I7 S* c
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards6 e7 P/ y: V; z# F3 r8 G8 g$ B% Q
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
: q( o5 Q4 ]7 kCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards6 X+ }" l4 [# ?3 `! h
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards0 E9 C& a8 K3 l8 a! T. w1 q" [
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards$ L! f7 D9 c% w( U& Q) d
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards+ Q N6 P6 h: ^+ V7 u3 N: ?
DD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
6 H) J' }7 T3 w1 } x8 ]DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
. l v8 ^: S3 W9 ], J) j1 {7 MDD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
4 Z+ t% @. _" IDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
* | B: d# i9 y! u6 T: V; QDD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
2 q1 i7 z- V/ m1 g2 ?% iDD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards5 p( I8 y; R1 }6 f" d! k+ K4 U
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
/ p* k, Z! [0 {' s$ \. `) F0 F% M1 {Range increases to 9,000 yards
' }8 l' H/ S& W1 QDD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
1 E ~, A# k0 Z) x) @& hDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards6 ]9 D9 `6 r$ W: x, G
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
$ ` l! R. p: \! F* ^9 H3 gCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
8 X& B0 c% ^+ P$ r5 DDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards
0 i2 J& I; |* t: o; C1 CDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards( @ s2 `- P/ D
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
' x6 D) d3 J. dCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards {7 Y2 V* G1 j- g$ }. s
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
: f# F9 q7 j, m2 r6 ADD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
1 P! q$ I3 g$ o8 c9 d- zDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards2 H% l% r! t: Q0 }9 Q4 U8 n* }5 ?
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
- k6 k$ ]# n& [- ]0 j" rDD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards/ X4 Q- k* m7 o, `4 Z
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards; B) Z1 d$ Q8 g0 P
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards
4 }" A7 e7 S- A% gJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape g9 p* u9 I% u, z9 j4 H% z& E5 H
Task forces break off...- E& E$ C+ l1 m7 ^; b
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* P. Z/ ?- e2 S8 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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6 l/ G5 c8 R/ v, X. I6 CJapanese Ships
/ W6 v2 F0 l7 r CL Kashii; R9 w) i7 [, P' ~7 \; N6 n
CL Kinu
& @& Y3 T# W! l. q5 h0 ? DD Nowaki
1 q C) b- W" q- h! x: D0 ?) H DD Asashio2 X- P6 o% S2 x- d# ^5 F
DD Arashio
* x, J0 m" }" g& C( S DD Natsugumo
/ y6 L A# x! N: J5 s% ]8 O4 Z; e- [ DD Yamagumo
, t0 I( s2 k4 q DD Asagumo) ] \4 b, i2 L$ n# ^ N9 Y5 O9 u
DD Murasame% J+ P) C' _; U5 F6 U! j
DD Harusame4 ^$ W7 r: u6 J- @7 v3 o1 ]9 J
DD Akatsuki3 F5 s8 v. K4 s9 \( Y @2 y! n
DD Hibiki7 R. s4 ~4 s/ m. f" h: R
DD Ikazuchi" N! e- J/ Q% J4 b+ W$ N% q
DD Inazuma! H% K' v8 H6 V! u+ w
DD Shikinami
7 d3 L5 \7 |; ~" v- B DD Ayanami8 ^8 }2 u; z. U$ K& ?7 J
DD Asagiri& {4 ^3 K1 T! l
DD Sagiri# v2 U J& x- L5 R( z7 i) {1 p
DD Yugiri/ W( l: G) F8 E- ?3 E
DD Minazuki
7 O T& z1 T1 j AK Sado Maru
9 k8 x( S5 r; u( t ]; E5 U( L AK Sagami Maru& L; Z0 L8 ]: s. N$ t
AK Sakura Maru
4 a. s/ s7 ?1 { AK Kaga Maru
( f; n4 x u* N6 o0 Z AK Kinka Maru
! w- Z6 X# V& E' D AK Kyushu Maru
$ z$ ~7 {4 H# Y AK Tosan Maru
L; U* b4 p5 g- S# Y* d AMC Asaka Maru$ g* g: k2 h! p: U, F* K
xAK Ayatosan Maru
# o6 b0 N/ ?5 U, A xAK Kansai Maru
5 g3 h2 h2 g0 m3 M: e9 V xAK Kashii Maru# d( u8 d0 t* x) l4 v9 p
xAK Aobasan Maru6 @, a8 t) s; y4 K+ _
xAK Asosan Maru
" v5 v/ \0 ~( N$ I/ ^+ J: t5 p- E xAK Asakasan Maru
! v$ x( u& y% X. h. g xAK Atutasan Maru: K3 S3 J4 Q+ M
xAK Kinugawa Maru
6 L/ q, G- R* q# g( K7 c8 p xAK Yamaura Maru
. i! m0 L" |$ }) y xAK Zenyo Maru" {: F6 I6 i* ]& o9 Q
xAK Nako Maru9 d, R9 E: |8 U
xAK Johore Maru
% L' P5 i+ l% l xAK Fushimi Maru
& u; ]" B( M/ z+ P& v xAK Kamoi Maru0 V* Q6 F( {$ W8 [; P9 C
xAK Ryoyo Maru
; }5 ~+ M4 S/ u3 D, ~ xAK Nihonka Maru: D4 R: I( m, C# R5 F, g3 v
xAK Nojima Maru
, u3 \" D1 T( S. `4 p8 N LSD Shinshu Maru
$ k+ E; _. H( Q6 t* g6 h9 u xAP Hakozaki Maru! R3 f: K$ S, R
xAP Kobe Maru4 [; G! I+ C* w& |* i
# F7 n. l- }. Z" c& ^! }
Allied Ships4 z' @/ E( r% u* o( X
DD Vendetta
+ e; l/ ]9 B+ J DD Van Nes, Shell hits 17 \! a; R R: }8 m+ A0 B; a
DD Van Ghent7 R Z1 S- R0 l! ~
DD Scout4 ~; Y) u& Y5 [: x
' T. y: V7 ?: i7 I( I' fAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' i9 n& u; z+ E5 A6 }3 X; cJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway! ^1 Q7 I8 m1 a5 N- ?2 y9 {& m
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight2 |! c1 {/ U; i, G
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards5 P$ u6 d3 @) A
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
9 ~! E# w# b, V; T1 P$ ~' xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' d" O. M6 I2 \3 Z4 y; xLambton, H. crosses the 'T'
4 o9 u/ A% g {# T' ]6 PDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards0 ^) w) s, [' C2 _0 k% a6 r) Z
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards; s! v6 {- t- K# e- g9 \
DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards9 H9 m- x1 A8 o# n
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
: o# m2 a8 v7 b E) r. i+ XDD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards1 v {0 \! }$ Y; O' S) Y! y
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards
6 N2 y0 |/ @- V1 }# e, ^0 o7 Q( eRange closes to 9,000 yards
1 a7 W+ P% j$ X6 o5 @DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards6 I5 R T% A( ~
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards) E# n8 w/ w0 |2 w4 y
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards2 u& d f9 b/ W. Z* B& `5 Z( t
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards- T9 f. A# @+ G. v
DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
& m0 P+ j3 u3 w' D6 d4 l* _ B- }" ^Range closes to 7,000 yards
1 M/ W& V7 R! h4 _* UCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards( b4 V. D8 h' T6 J
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
& S" ~, f( D6 J1 GDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards# g6 t1 v+ x9 }2 T
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
# D& V+ W6 I5 L* \, n0 ^* J- KDD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards7 t5 m7 _" h5 ^8 U( I! `
Range closes to 4,000 yards
* U, _* E7 ?$ g- r1 ~CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
9 f9 x) L- w @; k+ \) zDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards% N; Y' Q; K5 s( h
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
4 J5 j! V) p; d8 [+ LDD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards4 H6 k, ~- N8 v0 r* j: ^5 m
DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
% M. t+ S0 e' T7 aDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
4 Y) t# p% P0 s8 c- t! VRange increases to 5,000 yards
& x+ q, w/ L7 S. ~6 ]5 [CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
/ A/ t W6 o1 W; L+ ]5 G/ TDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
- M9 ` z) d2 b$ C1 LDD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards5 Y9 F7 |& {6 F5 V
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
) I$ h2 _/ P6 n' Q( j% S" C' eCL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
# _' \* u7 N8 a' U+ {, ]# R1 EJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape' b' A4 b% H0 U7 G0 T8 P8 ~
Task forces break off..." E$ Z$ T6 g9 s
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7 u$ F" ^2 Q) V9 N/ B: x3 ENight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98, H8 U! W, V* o5 @; R0 f8 F8 s0 b1 K
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Japanese Ships
9 ~$ w( s( J1 y3 g CL Yura
+ [/ u0 S P( E CL Natori
0 R& e9 D( k) K# t! A' G% T9 T5 p% t5 B& c9 e) Z# A" d& j3 P
Runway hits 1
) r7 B! \% I1 N l7 A- }Port hits 1- H8 E& ]/ T3 C5 K+ P& ?
0 Z( l9 q* a) o- n* y$ x9 m
CL Yura firing at Wake Island 3 R# [1 [) ?" O' D8 n5 d
CL Natori firing at Wake Island ) ]5 q% s; h2 A+ J F- e& \
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' X% D; @8 z5 Q+ \" }Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards
7 e8 r6 t5 V5 }8 P: d" L. M* v$ p
Allied aircraft3 A \$ x) E/ r9 J5 ?- j
no flights5 b' J4 k$ d8 j6 P7 ^+ ^
! y; |6 C- ~* l2 d& ^: b" ~( g
Allied aircraft losses5 u+ U* z$ g4 `/ L" y) j) s
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed' k! n% M; N6 x; f* K) I
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Japanese Ships
! x9 p6 b4 l0 T4 y0 [! b CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 J2 D8 [9 V0 P1 F/ Z' q CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire7 @8 |3 |, G ?# M6 b- p1 y& `# d1 Y: C
DD Nowaki
* Y! h) K, {: {& L7 C DD Asashio
4 r$ |' ]% m \4 U2 T DD Arashio, p$ m+ e, y5 e3 }( \7 r6 _4 ^
DD Natsugumo9 X" K. q3 _; W( K* g% \
DD Yamagumo
% f& X* H* Z" R9 w4 W6 V+ J DD Asagumo
2 U+ Z4 z: c8 Z- o- A) o2 g+ V DD Murasame% {) a; o" i# c {3 k
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire1 V3 f U$ {2 q8 t ?
DD Akatsuki/ C/ ?' K( Y9 G5 g; i1 W& @
DD Hibiki
7 x- \( A- K3 N+ b+ t j DD Ikazuchi
1 ^+ P& ^6 a) |& g8 y* a DD Inazuma
* t2 I3 G5 V$ p1 _$ Z# \+ v" `, h DD Shikinami
' d! W, @9 N( B$ i1 h DD Ayanami1 m8 W+ M1 v& T; T# u* K
DD Asagiri5 W% X. ]! R- q7 S- P3 u9 U" [
DD Sagiri
6 o6 I; _6 i- w# b* z: e DD Yugiri) y8 }/ F& E5 x1 N& `
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
4 a$ _% j. b5 w; T3 w" g AK Sado Maru: G u k5 F$ m0 H" s
AK Sagami Maru
5 i% @# P9 O m3 r a' Q AK Sakura Maru
! n5 c- h) H! o0 P. B. { AK Kaga Maru6 \0 R- Y% g9 W0 x3 L* m
AK Kinka Maru2 r. U' ]+ I# q! i9 {$ h6 X
AK Kyushu Maru/ g& ?( T- u z$ S
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ~, c$ y* D3 [+ @ C) H AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
8 a9 b" f# o3 s4 W7 C) i" | xAK Ayatosan Maru8 t6 k7 t# B; d+ N7 z8 X0 D1 i
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 _8 |, o7 c7 d) J5 C7 a xAK Kashii Maru5 {7 E8 o# E5 w4 X
xAK Aobasan Maru
% I( h' u# u& Y xAK Asosan Maru( a6 J8 W' i) N3 p" _* }
xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
R2 Z: B+ ?- [5 g& G xAK Atutasan Maru
9 o7 k( k" w ^ xAK Kinugawa Maru3 t" \5 h( [0 g' F
xAK Yamaura Maru
. N3 n# h S% \; _1 w9 B; J xAK Zenyo Maru) o8 t4 }, M- x1 G) a
xAK Nako Maru j& c6 W Q' p( d8 a9 _
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# c. b8 o1 U) g; j9 n) k9 \5 Z: p xAK Fushimi Maru
6 N1 v. H6 h$ e2 r xAK Kamoi Maru
+ |# a# ]2 X) R xAK Ryoyo Maru
& v: I" k9 Q/ K0 `: S xAK Nihonka Maru: d; |+ b* E; M* N1 b% }
xAK Nojima Maru
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& A& W" p# B' C2 F, NAllied Ships! M4 F l3 k& D$ {8 u2 O% j
CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) V3 |3 u1 A, | CL Sumatra
$ O* n0 s# [ j6 F( [ CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
$ k# M; a, r6 n' r, B+ o9 q CL Durban
( K* A3 a" R4 I+ y+ v% s DD John D. Ford; L' }% R3 y; x7 k
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
E1 Q: y+ s6 v. L; E B& p DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 F a u- E7 j/ Q/ W9 @. g. T
DD Pope2 x* A8 o/ }/ Q1 E5 i
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1 B: N9 z# u" Q$ g
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
; i& ?2 Y% {5 A; o% X) ]2 Q DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage( | b$ d0 ^5 H8 _& q- @
DD Stronghold
5 d2 p! `# w0 K" c/ Q, Q& [) u; ` DD Thanet, Shell hits 2; Z9 z1 }+ f" X7 @
DD Encounter, Shell hits 38 p) b$ `& R6 t
DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire: {: ~" G4 p X0 k+ y% F
8 `5 }6 `8 ?. ?6 o, kJapanese ground losses:& }) |6 ^/ v8 R, G$ f8 [
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)2 u" C9 [. w, ]! H3 F
& B+ d' y; m. o8 v# i3 }0 aImproved night sighting under 89% moonlight
1 Q' w `: }% L( a) t" o: B; fMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards9 ^0 L( t+ X- ]) b% D, M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
3 _" D1 t$ v8 _8 O' \& w( G0 t- ^Japanese ships attempt to get underway
; _* C2 z% e" m: s$ WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
% F) z! j8 ~. \* [4 ECA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards
, h/ T$ p0 w7 P5 YCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards
1 u, R6 `! ]8 e' |CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards. g% f& J' S/ I# ]0 j5 \
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
0 O( ^7 e0 d* Y$ hDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards' h$ u- | r" _: e" a0 K% n$ S3 i V
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards; T) |6 Q! \2 p, C% h @
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
0 x- G6 q! [0 j) o! `: G9 _DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards+ A' h! G" u' i; ]6 d7 H, L
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards- T! O, a" \6 K& A1 V% m0 g% T& Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards
" k9 h" t) R! r A" dCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards3 }2 w F j' _3 O
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards: J) I$ s2 b8 }4 L' u) M2 i+ @
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards- V1 |& K. f/ w
DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards: H- P5 C5 _' T% z' w
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards: @; h8 f3 ]: [0 F& `. l/ i3 C* \
DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
, O9 P& ?' b% F$ T4 aDD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
1 a, Y* a! N% dDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
, |* i' ~8 C4 ]. e( T8 k cDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
, ^. e( O; Z6 h- MDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards/ r. J; Q1 q5 q0 b0 \1 G
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
! |) g: j! Y* s+ Q( G8 `0 k5 q' }. lDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards: s4 W8 b, f, x( ]. ~4 ? W
DD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards# ^4 d9 o0 d4 e) G& R: ?
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards+ T, I3 }# r7 |: R: X
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards4 C& |) N2 o* {$ W, S; ^' ]: o) l
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards8 p. @+ `( F; C6 r3 g
Range closes to 7,000 yards
4 ~9 ?4 y$ Y3 L5 N1 |: ZCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards. C; i4 \) y5 _2 [6 k) P& h W
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
3 Q& E& z) ?) e( `DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards) c6 U" \8 o) Q- O. V( Y4 [6 T
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
" x4 g' w# a) q s- Y; `$ |DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards2 L5 Y5 c& ?! P
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards
, H0 ~; T% m. a' c+ ]DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards; d2 ~, L/ S2 R5 p/ H
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards/ a ?/ Z6 T( a! @4 _) Q
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
- @/ x g+ a& T% ^ tDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
2 c9 a: n9 z9 `/ b5 ?$ v5 ^) WDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
j4 E1 B1 s5 G; r/ {& E3 q: r& @DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
V3 x, A* p8 H K2 Z0 BDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
- z |% B# K/ F: R2 fDD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards- p$ Z' k2 W, m9 F. e+ i
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards: f% e/ c$ ]5 Q# m
CA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards
1 x# v; a7 d8 U! w5 dCA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards
3 N+ W- z6 q: Y2 a* G4 YRange closes to 4,000 yards1 Z5 L+ y1 G/ B% X4 t
xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
6 r0 l, n0 @/ W+ W! t+ U8 ECL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards
8 p7 R) H8 g' ECL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards
+ F# P' w8 m2 `& y3 KCL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards- N7 h( q+ m8 D8 H
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
1 M% U: b3 k% e* ` {DD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
2 J/ z) B/ v0 S/ zDD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards/ v6 \ j t T
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
/ N& U6 X4 F1 {DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
, C) T1 P% X6 QDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards7 b$ s- n: m( J# ^
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
% `2 U y7 h" }2 |0 b1 R/ {$ h `- mAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards0 A* d; _$ _$ H% v, U2 L
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
( K$ c. a& G0 Q+ r# H& I3 l$ e( lDD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards$ Y2 N2 P2 a7 O
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards
- p6 ?; x% M' o( R0 aDD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards# E( P/ c4 e3 n9 E0 L7 n
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
* P. t3 W2 z1 Q" Z# @2 nDD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards: g1 a* \% e, e3 J5 b' a0 ]
Range closes to 2,000 yards5 P& Y5 u7 T: G+ F/ x
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
; [3 d6 R5 N/ {2 E3 o- X. MCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
/ w$ {" L, M; qCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
( }! D" t+ x* ~DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards
8 q! U* t5 Z% v4 R2 `DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
$ _) X' @2 t. y% ?# G* s; bDD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
4 U# H/ |, W. Y9 t& iDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
, v3 F3 I+ y6 ]6 BDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
7 L8 f/ U+ I% Z, Q/ eDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
: u q$ G$ T0 I4 s4 [DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
' ]7 ~' T+ n1 R7 kDD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards: M, _, \' a9 J6 I
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
4 j) W* E& |6 j* W7 j: { FDD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
6 J' Y- \+ r( { N. k3 E6 LCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards- o; I3 \ m, ^4 ?: H% f/ S
Range increases to 3,000 yards ~. D# x) `) K7 b
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards1 b: ?) M# i- \
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards; a+ @- I3 m& }* ]
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards! j& ^& A { d5 X* K" t% e3 j
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
T4 r! d9 c: `- }9 P( EDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
9 n% d6 U8 D' G+ VDD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards* B2 ]) G% _( |1 t4 D
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
5 R( f1 C4 {( y3 i ~& BDD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards
* c S) K l5 Y8 Z, k9 ODD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards
7 g9 P$ W0 K* j% |, J) pDD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards' W n& |# D" q/ ^' g% E0 [
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards7 o6 g2 l! _1 S; J
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards- y, G/ v$ r* d: S( }4 d% a* }: H
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
& f8 R* j- }2 T& m8 TDD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards# q2 V- ~' Z) }1 m/ ]2 }4 N
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
' N/ e# N1 C4 [+ F6 cCA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
: s7 k8 V; o0 SCA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards
$ S- c2 B8 ]! |: F: @Range closes to 2,000 yards
* j- t0 f' ^. S8 ~3 o) v, k: g5 rCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
" ~) u+ D' G+ ^0 m( O, nCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
- h8 Z$ n& [' ^/ t0 |CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards) {3 _- ^. e+ e& H
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards" t/ b9 b5 ~* Q9 m9 a' N& g
DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
) t4 b" F0 i; z2 Q! o& J2 fDD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
5 h ]4 X$ `6 G3 gDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
5 J- z# l2 o/ e3 n3 `4 NDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards$ v) ]: X. k# O) w; Z
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
9 P3 C/ ~" @/ A9 Q+ |( M/ z6 [' dDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards9 z6 V+ r/ w6 ~
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards4 }' D" {; p3 o1 [& n( R" @0 T9 e) e
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards/ z6 J! ^1 j7 X
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
. b2 l9 p' \8 w2 yCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
4 y' c: I9 x* mCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
# {; q! z% I5 i% w7 {1 @DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
& E. P1 s5 {9 aDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards. z; [! z# d& a4 b6 h% J( V. [" r' J
DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards
% z2 K" F, q# XDD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
' J6 R8 {8 a$ Y) cAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
6 u3 y$ C# O4 n, }& i$ @) a# DDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
% D7 u" I% A. G' E$ t+ LDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards7 ]9 [/ `+ o( y9 l0 c9 U% p2 E2 Q
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards2 B" M( ? v# O' X. v/ @
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
- V% R5 B* a7 G1 v, z2 b; uTask forces break off...
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4 B( l. |. N! LPre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)0 w) x; g" q# F
, Y# r9 F! M$ z; B7 s. tJapanese Ships! W, { _& j; Q6 S
CL Katori) W! [3 \3 D! @# o. ?
DD Akikaze H) C- ?: L- \. A8 @
DD Yuzuki
3 F* ~, G9 z% k/ T+ m PB Takunan Maru #5* H3 H) z; s- Y( a+ k. ~! ^
PB Shonon Maru #11; n% _* y- j( y
PB Kyo Maru #12) N" p' a% |, @" _
PB Hakkaisan Maru
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB . c8 D o% M6 E" ^ k! v
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion i3 z; S5 L, V/ U' Z. }7 e* S' j
DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB
; K: u, P5 ?4 O+ I, w$ V3 J9 xPB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
6 H" r( L& D' c9 Q0 ^" j1 uPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
' k0 u3 D. B! h& Y) n6 wPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns: R; |$ ^( [2 {
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops& ]; }1 S( S7 d: e+ D% {# I& {
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns5 j# L/ m1 ]( X) S0 }
DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns( Q& q3 n. h" x# F/ `$ z' a" o5 a
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: k( O7 k! h/ w+ c$ sAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
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8 O8 V' d9 _; e( B* qTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,983 L- g9 S Q4 ~( F
2 Q. z/ t/ G6 z7 ?( ]Japanese ground losses:( A2 x* ~" H5 K& T7 l7 Q) L" R
19 casualties reported
D1 l# s( b9 q& S& k% T Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled( c5 c6 A1 w% @ L1 c1 T: C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K- E. W$ D, I `7 q0 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# U2 V: @: I: X
1 ~- S- v6 ~* j! `
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3) Q1 F% n( B9 g) t% X
6 a3 B2 J2 C" c* X4 T+ Q9 v
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)' r; J# {0 e, z1 }( u6 G
- I' r% }% W0 ]- B. u' D9 uJapanese Ships# L0 Q9 ~$ s: y: @" G8 P7 G& d
CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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8 t* U( {/ }$ f; d) g+ {TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98), v8 r$ R/ b$ Y7 C6 ]/ `
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Japanese Ships
+ H6 g& m) _9 k3 N7 _4 ~ CA Tone, Mine hits 14 y6 T1 K5 R; }" T
1 o8 W! m0 z6 A! ^1 E+ h+ j
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,97
2 G+ c# e/ |2 B5 L* F- M2 _* d& M4 O7 P5 C$ c: ~* V
Japanese Ships/ ?7 r& Y1 n6 q1 L. F* V. r: {4 Z- O
xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage9 M& z0 m/ k6 z
DD Yugiri
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, D$ J, q' F5 T% F, N9 Q. YAllied Ships
$ P" e" q" O) h2 f1 n. j$ m7 U2 r- O SS Sargo, hits 102 t4 L7 A/ J# T: J( ^- \+ k2 Z1 C# [
J4 a" t; c! W6 S% Z5 OSS Sargo is sighted by escort/ q* H: K, c; E+ p
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...2 E- w& z9 b! f7 E
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search..., l+ n4 Z& g" G) u. Q
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search.... W- `6 A/ h2 k6 w3 O0 V: z
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
( _+ \; }9 N) P6 W- U$ |+ xDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
- B. p# `0 [# `DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
9 |2 P. O! k2 q* |. n5 i# zEscort abandons search for sub- q, m2 q/ \# _; U
+ Q! f& G2 ?1 n* a' d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 o* u4 i; m; I A' Z& o
; ?% R, o8 A" L- ]Ground combat at Manila (79,77)0 H3 e- u0 ~9 M$ {3 j
8 @4 C4 r7 A2 H; E
Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
$ C" `% h$ m5 S4 Z G& I# R/ Q8 E6 Y" m) ]' o: b
Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
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& S! \! G& c4 {/ x# t& F% {# vJapanese ground losses:" b! z, B; _( \( e7 N5 ?/ o: B
159 casualties reported' j; Z3 y; }5 Z0 s
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
- o* | b, t& f# x* C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. ]: e! o9 d- m/ J! t6 d9 U Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 q5 i# ?7 H* m0 [1 }( l6 |- r
1 h/ b3 S' l. ^9 E% l `Allied ground losses:. Y8 U* B I Q3 q: p% m4 K
198 casualties reported
$ ]7 E( l$ B$ T) V! H6 b Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
( k& z2 u: Z" l8 I. C+ z5 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 E' q: f2 T" Z' m( F
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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& P8 s/ ?. Q1 C$ b' _& z5 rAssaulting units:
( z O* s! P8 R Imperial Guards Division
4 i* J+ x' R2 m/ S: } 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment. }8 I( L5 t! u6 y/ Q8 \+ l
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
- V9 K5 ]- j$ C: C 2nd Tank Regiment! V. [' B8 H, \) Y3 k# s% I
48th Engineer Regiment G- Y0 R0 O* J5 G' t D8 v
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment9 {- a' |3 l* i5 o/ ~
33rd Division0 r/ s. C) J3 F* }0 p3 n
21st Infantry Regiment% c6 e- I. E! G% p
7th Tank Regiment. P. {. @, u2 E' E5 i( I6 b' G5 I$ G
48th Recon Regiment
5 T8 G# P8 x5 {) Q0 _) q) ^ 16th Recon Regiment
( P5 T1 r i0 l6 B2 w5 x, s 4th Division
' ?$ u @4 ^1 t2 j0 P3 a& L 21st Division
! g5 z) ^/ o: C% S$ _* C2 j3 Q 6th Guards Division- ~2 [7 J# I/ P1 X
65th Brigade
9 K" u5 n# p3 C" [( I, } 38th Division8 Q9 M( o! N$ V7 s1 D9 X
16th Guards Regiment
, h# g1 u5 Z5 I& U* X, w; t( \ 4th Tank Regiment
, j# z3 ~. n) h( \& Q 16th Engineer Regiment
2 h( d) A" f2 `0 Y$ {$ I+ [ 9th Infantry Regiment
/ u" t( {9 ?/ N) {) a 22nd Recon Regiment; q: ?; M% `' ^' R+ l) p1 Z6 @
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment) I% s8 y$ a, Y: x
5th Guards Cav Regiment% A' B1 ]4 \. ?" \$ z7 k2 e- D
35th Fld AA Gun Co
8 C+ w- b/ C) p$ M: g3 H" } 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
# T/ ?& U/ D, C' D 30th Fld AA Gun Co 5 t6 z( Q; I4 R8 |, l
48th Field AA Battalion& w* `2 U3 Z) I) Y
8th Field AF Construction Battalion; \$ B6 H: b8 l/ S* P4 {
25th Army
7 v. ~, n; Q- G, O" k! E 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
+ u+ z: X G: }8 G 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2 D9 L: u: A4 E0 o! R: n 2nd Mortar Battalion
: s W7 l- ~, M2 t/ h1 q. F6 T% E 9th Field AF Construction Battalion" p; w3 [9 W' H8 R9 [& H( O
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion9 \+ X; H3 R' U! r4 c. u( u5 l
39th Road Const Co & _; L7 x3 \8 z/ ~% H9 C
21st Fld AA Gun Co
* M4 i4 Q6 ~" ^- C4 b Southern Army. G/ z- h% z2 t9 r1 X; Z
56th Const Co
+ ?4 [- V" {+ G# K9 H 47th Field AA Battalion
5 |2 ~: p8 g9 o& n0 Y0 v) y; I% e 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment. R; Z V! u+ }0 }3 p2 A
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion4 e& k# E* G$ s* \9 k$ Q8 A0 l6 P4 h
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 J5 B) o4 w. B 1st RF Gun Battalion( y) R5 t9 [3 j
35th Field AA Battalion
! V* _7 u3 Z9 ^0 O0 \& m 3rd Mortar Battalion2 {& E7 [7 x7 M% F8 M& N( h
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
* _: f+ ?* E& m5 j+ W& c1 a. Z 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
- X) x( u; [/ u6 p2 P 45th Field AA Battalion
- w& w1 }2 t, V# L+ J6 u2 N2 L+ ] 48th Field Artillery Regiment
+ |" L9 J4 Z* ]) ~0 I 15th Const Co % }4 S; X! J) u! d4 r
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment- I9 F8 T, e/ u5 S; u' i
26th Fld AA Gun Co
3 K; W1 m3 s' A, o4 ` 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
! g( D5 g# O: |" W, T, Y2 z; P 37th Const Co
$ C6 Y" E% O9 q 5th Mortar Battalion
1 M2 s1 g" \7 y4 q 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5 S! o k, W6 V" K, _/ u 40th Field AA Battalion8 V4 c" f5 Q; _% ^/ S* w
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
( I" V$ Y5 e' t 31st Fld AA Gun Co
3 |% b* O' L4 N5 p5 V1 y2 n6 ~& w, S 38th Road Const Co
0 a* K. C7 `& U 14th Army2 Z V1 p7 v9 F: K
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8 n" [+ W( Z2 H/ b7 q 43rd Const Co
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Defending units:5 s8 K: H! h$ E9 T
14th PS Engineer Regiment5 v" S! n8 s% ^ Q# j5 Y
91st PA Infantry Division$ T+ v8 m `( R$ s5 M5 |
26th PS Cavalry Regiment" _; }/ ~' U0 w6 f( r9 ]
71st PA Infantry Division5 S) a$ G. s2 S, u2 u
21st PA Infantry Division* t, {2 f+ E2 G% h3 B0 R
192nd Tank Battalion
6 Q4 i$ p9 v( x* E; o9 S Y9 H% ^ 51st PA Infantry Division' X# q: m# O+ r( I, J! A
4th Marine Regiment" e( N7 Q4 O. ?% [9 w
194th Tank Battalion
5 U/ Z* J' j" o% A& U1 ~4 g 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team# `% i a4 l# q t' _9 R8 A9 ^
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
: e y! d1 t7 j 31st PA Infantry Division
& p4 q% Z6 E; F% R; s 11th PA Infantry Division
8 |! S1 C% {5 v% w" d* { 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion+ i; Q* M1 G' O, A
1st PA Infantry Division
: U3 z! {) {3 v2 o. ? 31st Infantry Regiment
3 G0 A4 q4 u; ^+ N* v' W/ S' Q; F 41st PA Infantry Division' r$ a9 z7 W+ t8 g+ ^8 L0 M& G' w" I
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team. q S5 G6 L" x
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
1 R0 @2 f/ @& E3 }( A 301st Construction Battalion
. _. R% Y/ J6 q& { Provisional GMC Grp
( E7 T6 G) F9 T7 s 1st PI Base Force) S. j, f& f8 y
I Philippine Corps 9 ]3 ]( M" m r$ Z& M; F1 o4 @+ p
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment7 B! Y5 _ k- @ J
USAFFE e' P( t$ o i' [1 O- p
Bataan USN Base Force- m5 T5 x2 K; m' \
Clark Field USAAF Base Force# L3 M5 m5 i: x
201st PA Construction Battalion
! h, |& V% d. I; H$ i; C5 t; L 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
+ B, l/ y; S" f" { G# X+ K$ v2 | 1st USMC AA Battalion
- Y! g% ]9 C+ W4 E Manila USAAF Base Force4 K! m- ~ |4 j/ I9 b
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment7 T4 f T; R7 ]) w. k
Cavite USN Base Force) X5 X9 x8 E9 J: r$ A8 i
202nd PA Construction Battalion8 A3 }1 z- X0 ~8 C& R
Far East USAAF 0 z, S) X) l/ ~
II Philippine Corps , M* f4 A, c, ?- R, o) a
1st PA Constabulary Regiment) a: [6 T& Z1 V1 j3 a" D' u m. B! e" B
PAF Aviation
% u$ q6 j' `+ s; D2 ^ 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
# E. ]) F0 @' @$ q1 l* \. ]9 @% o
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8 Z# C1 c* G R& ^Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)! ` T; {& b5 K/ V% u- m1 x) N
. h9 W4 W2 A5 G, y9 T+ c
Japanese Shock attack
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+ Z6 e, g6 P) H$ X# u7 D$ jAttacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2618 c) Y4 f- j* S5 d. @; w# w, x0 b- @
, _, g) @0 y ~# @7 |2 CDefending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 C' K2 u# V) ^5 V
$ ~9 t. R O: V, _" ]6 g4 Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
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Allied adjusted defense: 3 9 B3 x, t/ U, @+ d0 y
1 E8 y' `1 j% L& L/ Y% F0 K- ]6 [Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!% `0 u- A4 p# G
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Allied aircraft S* v. d3 o6 D: D% ^
no flights5 V. e/ j% K4 W0 O; c' M
6 _( r1 \ M1 u j% M: Z& ]
Allied aircraft losses% a6 i u+ T# h, N; r7 i, d a
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed' ~ v2 w5 K/ Z" b) \; d! o' H
& \$ U( x# b$ Q+ {! X: w9 Q
Combat modifiers# f0 e7 M9 ~! X& `* }8 q+ p
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
' i5 B6 g8 @. ~experience(-), supply(-)& N( M1 F8 V% {+ R
Attacker: shock(+)
7 c8 a) {& t3 |, p! j2 P4 C, S7 e3 h/ p! t' @
Japanese ground losses:4 N- A7 ^3 e% `5 D# u% y7 v, D
1384 casualties reported
1 i$ F; U! m9 @0 o+ R Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled' L+ n& H) z/ e% A- Z
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ ]% }% ?& {* ?+ l+ f% z' u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Y( k1 F9 T4 C7 c Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)7 v4 M. A2 E7 H
1 j3 T2 x; J9 j3 D- p; _Allied ground losses:
5 a* `/ W8 E' T0 F& S8 g 1916 casualties reported
t; k4 Z X0 T6 Y5 e+ A Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 A7 @. r* m8 t2 | U0 c Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled: q) n/ u: h( B+ M5 F, o( C
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 D. T. x O G9 M4 M O! g9 t/ N* s Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 M/ I" l2 `5 u2 K4 f
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 k* K: m# j' }9 ]8 w% C D Units destroyed 3" B% d; a L5 Q0 \+ L4 e' }+ b
1 f/ C8 r' a6 }% W
Assaulting units:
& _+ g9 Q8 Y) Q8 @, @5 |8 J# K 82nd Naval Guard Unit
3 a/ R/ E* ~2 W' }6 o 144th Infantry Regiment. v* @* B' T! X- g+ P
66th Naval Guard Unit5 F( ]# O3 d+ x" _
84th Naval Guard Unit! F5 g9 ~6 \. W0 E- M; @
53rd Naval Guard Unit
9 e7 F6 i; t' }. R: z
1 J# G0 z p& S5 n7 rDefending units:
H2 }9 N7 m* Q( ?$ m) G: F+ ^ Wake USN CPNAB " w0 u; d0 A+ w, D
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
# h$ t+ z% O" d d 6th Marine Defense Battalion* ?* Q/ d' F% ~8 i4 d4 p" g
% x! y; Y8 [: ] P* _! ]
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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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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Assaulting units:% ^3 Q& ~' |5 y0 _, o9 n
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Defending units:: R4 l! y: J0 r y
Molukken Garrison Battalion
# [" [, I/ W {, p0 p' a 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
% ]: i/ Z& D- E8 z7 r- p Ambon Base Force |
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