AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
& _$ S9 d( `0 f! F% V" p1 j4 j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
. d1 h9 x1 J; A1 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: c5 ]3 D/ H( ~! L/ f: d2 f( l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ [8 d$ h% A: z CL Kashii6 I. U( n5 \1 q7 F# S" C
CL Kinu9 H. g% i0 q$ q; u
DD Nowaki
) B& r1 [8 f7 {3 m. r. @( X- b, x! U DD Asashio7 G4 V6 t0 r, M! d# r; Y
DD Michishio
4 `- ?3 b6 v: v6 }" @3 V DD Arashio
- w% @! T: F1 G* J( l# } DD Natsugumo
$ O5 S" D. q+ t" K+ w* t DD Yamagumo: w l& y% q# X/ y6 p
DD Asagumo) J3 V2 t6 c/ g: Z1 |; o( w
DD Murasame; L1 W" a# k% P$ h
DD Harusame# t5 [$ i* C/ M( J/ z# k
DD Akatsuki
6 V# r/ x& f2 b8 e DD Hibiki8 w8 R- Q# b8 T* o X# j' `
DD Ikazuchi
% s m) H& A6 v& [5 r DD Inazuma# R0 u, C$ ]& W/ p9 N
DD Shikinami0 h5 z4 ^ d; o. N7 p8 d
DD Ayanami
3 i8 q' U D, l' ]$ Z7 b6 Q! c DD Asagiri6 v) |9 @. Q/ J1 s" O
DD Sagiri
* e6 d" f) m4 e R4 }1 f8 y DD Yugiri
( R& n; }" g4 O DD Minazuki1 A9 V! {7 C- C: Z4 X; Z; y7 b
AK Sado Maru; i5 S: k, `0 I& K' |" t1 Z
AK Sagami Maru4 p; `1 u' _0 {
AK Sakura Maru
) x6 n) s9 U4 A0 O( \2 j% C* [ AK Kaga Maru
* w- f' L7 j" i1 N" O) ` a" e AK Kinka Maru* S% d6 e+ G1 Q( o2 r* v, ^
AK Kyushu Maru: I8 ~% I4 Q- N7 _* t: a! v! h
AK Tosan Maru
0 p0 x" |! w; d, R AMC Asaka Maru1 g$ G' v( N, {$ ^
xAK Ayatosan Maru- g' T5 _$ Y" x( P1 z
xAK Kansai Maru- l9 F: i \( o& a7 e X6 t$ I
xAK Kashii Maru3 h+ N3 A2 _, n! G
xAK Aobasan Maru" |& g% U; r9 E( s9 o# k1 ]8 N) U
xAK Asosan Maru6 u9 L& e5 @* s& x6 w9 s
xAK Asakasan Maru
. o; E t7 u* {5 C7 M) H1 e, I3 v xAK Atutasan Maru# f4 Y' s& A* t$ [# W( d: X
xAK Kinugawa Maru
$ n2 \$ \2 x4 ]' e4 n) ~ H; C9 c xAK Yamaura Maru
* f; F3 M3 F9 i8 @* [" \. T xAK Zenyo Maru
; k8 H4 @& I. c( d1 I2 P/ M. k xAK Nako Maru7 }5 h, O. h; v; @
xAK Johore Maru" F# x& \, }/ v7 r
xAK Fushimi Maru
. U/ t* F% \# K4 H' d& l' l xAK Kamoi Maru
* b/ _: m! T9 u' n xAK Ryoyo Maru5 E6 X/ k C7 u4 B
xAK Nihonka Maru
# D4 O6 ]9 E G" g xAK Nojima Maru
, B8 f% Q: _( A LSD Shinshu Maru# Q# r( H+ |9 M6 y( g, c
xAP Hakozaki Maru* P+ c( J4 p0 u- a9 u7 L$ B
xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
* u, {+ A) b* l/ S) c PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 ` }4 X/ [7 X+ C/ i% i
PT TM-10. ?( ]. c8 x( y
PT TM-116 T5 S6 t, d2 n* U8 _
PT TM-121 i: G W; t5 [
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) |! N: B9 M( u& v2 V" } PT TM-14# J2 V8 k0 L" C) ^
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk a- O9 y. l) I: w( T2 f5 n' s$ j
$ F( n6 [3 j0 r9 L9 qAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 l$ {$ Y' C, f
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
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& p& ~/ V* ]! u8 U9 P. aMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards9 V' X' W6 R/ n- R' D( i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards, s ^( {, T* A8 m! U- g' m. k; l7 a2 ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: {- @( `! M; G: z' C5 ?* A0 i
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
/ k# m& s; n3 U* _ AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
5 C! v% Q7 w! e# e& {8 W AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
+ t5 |+ Q. |' l, | xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
" o! w5 W3 p" k) b6 i+ W6 ]. Z- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
3 s% G( [& O0 o3 Q3 t3 D3 k9 W DD Arashio , DD Asashio" D( ^0 x+ e1 H% i
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards
, H$ L2 P7 c* g( X! |9 V9 m9 _DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
* l+ i# w( A$ f2 T UDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards+ {- l. |) R ~% c8 V# O; s6 F
Range closes to 9,000 yards
" E1 I) p- q6 P7 c! FLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
# ?# x! C$ j( e0 }3 H6 M7 M1 v AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 2 I y5 W' I4 t
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
) D$ Y) r& d; `8 A1 \, @ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
" m: @7 [* T8 C$ b( z5 T xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , 7 `( k! o- F: m) i/ J, {- ?
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
. f' Y) T1 e* T; d0 k xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
i# Z0 Y) Q' J! f/ V( |" m- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki , 4 r$ S, A4 |+ b5 l* {% ]; g4 n
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
9 V' k2 m& t5 u! _5 ] DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
% o( w/ N5 T* [+ t$ F+ EDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
0 o; U0 g, h8 M! Q9 k: K' bDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
7 w, \ }6 _8 jDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
9 C* _) f0 h" i, W2 t- ^8 sDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
7 R* K) q' n- x: D- n d# e h$ HDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards' C6 y; A, ]) m$ t1 h" s' H) S
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
. x# z+ }, x9 u8 g3 Y, @6 y4 BDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards" S( B8 O, _- {
Range closes to 6,000 yards
4 N2 Z6 y7 z" L" ePT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards. I" B7 m" X [& h1 k0 W0 P* z1 |
PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards' C1 U8 r2 f: j
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards) N4 x2 G$ e- @* r2 l
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards+ a, e3 Y7 T1 m4 D
DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards: ^( A, r* V) A* S8 U8 k
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
, i" x+ A7 ^" C& C9 u! `+ X4 ZRange closes to 5,000 yards
4 P) Q Y; t" z! k) zLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 7 N' _3 c: {! H7 _5 X
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
- e: m" L7 V+ N AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , ; O7 V, z$ }. Q, u
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
% w8 @% E! x* g# ]& I xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , ' V, K9 G# T+ O! A, _
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , . C: b, V: E& F/ ]
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru ,
3 `) G( l% g" R1 B7 C1 p6 p xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , * X, b: G+ Q1 d7 B
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
% q a: s' y/ p1 k: C- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri , . {- j7 F% G% @; }, b8 P. J. f
DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , 1 n. o5 K/ G- b0 [
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , 1 P" f- s* {, C" A
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
2 w/ e! m4 q, D& I: r% \DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
1 r+ ~) S: q7 K9 L/ SDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
* K3 i- a% _* M6 J) l/ @5 [- GDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards3 w. Z- ?* o+ w
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards# a) h- [1 L6 H; W5 T& ` f
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , % I! U0 ~3 [- X3 U5 z
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , / m) B/ w; {5 }; a& ]/ s
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
* t9 q5 I f4 y# i6 J% K xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , + N) N. K7 G/ ` |
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
* i+ ?( T0 N) p' F! [& ^: LCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
0 `, E, W# q! o; ^" dCL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards% c) O! F6 y5 M# r
DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards# ?' R. J" h$ j* `, }8 i- h' P
PT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
- P1 a! n2 y" `* j% p ]PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards3 ]+ m# r. B: }8 c" T* w
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
, t$ A9 N+ e w+ x+ H) j& V AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , . U( B8 U2 F# r/ q- _
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , ( k3 q# Y% c5 n) v. ?) g
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
0 N( Y5 ~, S( X, r1 g& L- t6 J3 K xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat6 c/ U( w) t r+ N( L* _; R% z3 E6 n
- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
4 A7 ], U3 Y5 z DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio- w y5 Y/ A8 U, r1 N$ t8 q; N
PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards K9 [* Z1 P s
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards! C$ ^! _; X8 W3 S
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
4 |/ E! c8 ?" @) M- uDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards1 l, n2 E/ e' k! V0 o
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards+ A- m5 a$ }8 C. a4 {
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage9 `8 v! S7 v+ r: z
Range increases to 6,000 yards
! u& J" m3 f. L# l. o8 \DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards
( ~/ Y9 G2 q* {7 N1 p+ L- iRange increases to 11,000 yards5 _9 H! _3 N3 t
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
) P, d! w0 z; W8 r D: q: BLSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat) M# d$ I( Y5 P7 q8 Y9 x; [$ L
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards# I- d& s5 r9 p: [! W! ?: a; L
CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards0 f2 r' A+ T2 H+ f2 T
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards( u( X5 M. m& K1 [. D
Task forces break off...
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; C5 ^$ X. W6 h/ \" f) yNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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+ _7 X# r9 G T2 Y; U9 lJapanese Ships, B+ t* P( k' _' G% O+ F; D9 n& `
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
6 D) B$ f( {/ d& Y/ p* } CA Mogami
! i7 L9 m' {" P5 S DD Kuroshio- O* H+ t( W, X( u1 e$ V( j$ E
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 11 L& w* t0 W% U
DD Natsushio8 i8 u4 K' p; d! ]1 {. r( W$ N
DD Shiratsuyu
1 S7 U8 B" U; O+ w DD Umikaze
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J; ^6 A8 H) f, j& T4 m" G, DAllied Ships7 I3 u: k4 ]% I. m: K6 u
DD Alden, j N9 ]5 n% ?' c
DD Barker
, R, ]& Q0 ^0 M0 ^( \2 l DD Edsall
; W- _. C# b: l% }% D6 p' \ DD John D. Edwards8 [: B- q: r& A i& @
0 W3 g" u( _! V0 ^Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
2 X# t, ]( o- |, _. IMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
' G; L R0 y! L5 oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards6 Y! x% H; V6 }7 O6 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 Q2 i6 |6 r- X) A `1 C
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards. i7 O+ c; V! s7 I3 b |4 C
CA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards+ G3 {4 A3 l. H4 w6 h9 x; v* v3 g
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
6 B* u) c- o9 \: L, d8 Q( HDD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
7 f5 a4 ?! I. }4 B, V( ODD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards/ } p5 Q; M# s" p+ W
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
$ G( Z5 [; k: R. i+ [5 f9 \DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
4 l E: D5 a, t9 MRange closes to 6,000 yards$ p2 b0 f; e' s- u9 K" _- c
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards! a1 L, X" R, ^
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
* W& Y& V3 i4 n* X% x; [DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards) G+ ]5 c3 C0 B9 N; c0 T* T
DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards, L4 z- M2 b4 r o
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
* Y( I! n# v6 O. ~% Z0 U) M! wDD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
( m: |( ]) u R2 q, f/ I8 d0 w. DDD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards4 J. H7 D, I8 ^+ M$ S# w% A
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards& P9 c5 K& B1 u7 { v% T
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards7 t4 h, m6 p, B) b0 W
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
) L- v* [$ \' K6 x* \; p0 X0 N* C6 }DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards- s4 l2 Z. Z5 g3 S$ f- a& z
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards/ c* X* J i0 X% x$ q
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards8 b5 [5 `% L! h% J* i; J
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards! X8 B, L' f$ C1 ]) F
Range increases to 8,000 yards* n4 a- F" c3 F! z' d2 }' g
DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
9 j) Q- ?1 m1 JDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards2 P0 L4 v2 H; D) q7 w0 g+ t, y8 }/ m
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards3 s6 W+ q# M; x' @+ Z5 Y9 u
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
0 h. j1 z; }% {& r& x7 DDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards3 [' F& Z5 Q+ j- g; Q& f* R5 {' H
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards1 c4 K* u6 ]8 a' f
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
0 _6 Z+ B( g0 \0 zTask forces break off...
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g2 P7 k l& h0 u/ B& D% n1 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards3 y4 z; b, g. m3 D+ ]% c' P
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Japanese Ships7 t( t; R9 Y, |" Y- F
CVL Ryujo+ R+ D8 i9 G2 ~* w
CVL Shoho
) f6 e$ V1 q' L2 \. b1 S7 l CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1- F- e9 C4 [3 P m1 G9 t
CVE Hosho! l5 J, L7 M# A) [; F
CVE Taiyo
( U6 B. z& [1 ~: O# ] CA Takao
3 y/ S0 x8 \% _; K2 c CA Atago
9 r U; P! k' h+ L' w CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
2 L* P5 f- t8 D" s F e" Z/ Z2 e DD Akigumo
1 j% Y* {" F: `0 U" A DD Shiranui
d$ F, h$ ]+ } DD Samidare2 s9 x: j6 B9 R/ O9 m* P
DD Yamakaze
/ N5 _6 |" s& x DD Hatsuharu
% o$ ^; h' p, h! f& |7 N4 u DD Hatsushima) A6 H) {1 @$ a6 P$ k; |- e" M
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire/ \0 o, M ]7 r3 ]: d
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1% D3 w# u6 a) @. C
7 \% X* L% n: ~) ?. t2 cAllied Ships
1 N0 g+ t3 D, U5 f/ u: \ CA Houston
& z9 t# ~/ Q' ^$ o/ ]2 B CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2/ _) J% A ~. R( S
CL Tromp7 d3 H2 V- S7 E3 F; E0 g
CL Durban, Shell hits 1! r/ p: U6 w. R9 G
DD John D. Ford; G" ]( O/ X2 @. w
DD Parrott! k" q0 ^7 v8 \& T7 K8 N# [# t
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
& ?, b$ |/ g3 M6 l) C DD Pope' R' ~$ L- Y/ _. N, g: M
DD Whipple
N- p& y$ E. s" I9 n DD Stewart
5 S$ T, ?( t+ Q: L& ` DD Evertsen# B3 K/ g7 W0 [2 p
DD Stronghold) b2 @9 s- a/ g0 F% m" j i
DD Thanet; A: ?, O0 {' d. v( ^7 R
DD Encounter
; J* t! ]( l+ | DD Express
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6 p8 [1 _ _5 {' n; O8 O5 DImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
$ B+ y7 K8 _* [6 W) d6 HMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards* B* c- G& `2 }0 n5 i& n
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards8 t" U3 @+ {- }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' C- Q- N, y) Z! ?) c4 D3 Z, j) |4 ICL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards0 y& c3 _( r" A( a, g3 t
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards( t( I8 ^4 @+ m, Z! f$ Y' t4 X
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards7 ?0 Z# r6 C# N2 X2 V0 k/ n
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards0 ?- S! r0 `/ i9 B
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
4 A! _* t1 l k, W7 J. LDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
! z( ^8 y7 N9 @CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards5 U$ w: K5 I# k
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards: p' I3 t- `6 m0 W( {) v- {
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
2 G {& v9 Y+ f) l r; P7 Y# xDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards4 ^* z+ o$ V! A+ B5 l7 {
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
3 m6 W- o& A- U: x5 `0 lDD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
y+ D+ Z! u7 E# }0 S( qDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards# ?4 n- V. R) H; @9 s
Range closes to 8,000 yards
5 j. y6 y! G$ l- x+ |- ]$ MDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
% d# m4 E' F, R5 J. l- qCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
2 n; `8 A6 l# t% NCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards
+ O. _" k, u1 L( XCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
# p9 a2 _# X! S: KDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards- V" t j2 }' p+ N0 w% P
DD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards o d* H3 s- W. l1 \4 G/ h
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
" \% V, _( ]/ U* X1 G/ [DD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards0 C) w. S1 B' Q& M: T9 o
DD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards5 I o6 x& ?! H
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
4 S. X% y; t TDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards' K' f0 {- G7 K J i5 q6 x
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
0 s- N$ T+ K2 B. F! s7 N4 v& hDD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
2 d9 E: ]: w4 |) x( |7 bDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards l8 ?2 `) Z: U
Range closes to 7,000 yards( {3 h5 ?5 w* L
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
# I2 d$ T1 V1 z# {" UCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
0 H' k `% {4 y* X e0 J! t9 ^DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards5 p/ g" J" T& B8 X% \
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards
8 {* ~; Y3 ~5 }DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards7 b7 O0 Q$ B. A& h3 [7 ^# N
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards5 }1 A8 b5 j. J5 F z
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards1 v8 k( F6 ^) G$ j, A6 A X5 B0 b' u
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards x4 n$ M$ K6 z. O" D% T J
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
# Q! M5 `% Q$ H4 Y7 uDD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
5 v; X! B9 c& k$ n; `+ n) v; `1 S7 ADD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
, Z4 e! L, `$ [DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards+ S3 t9 s. o) x& C* v
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
; @) o! t1 o% W, L' ^; U/ M; W9 EDD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards# s$ H9 J! B9 ]$ I% X0 {
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards; c2 c1 M, a r- v# \
Range closes to 6,000 yards
. c. p2 G( k+ @4 M, ADD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards5 g& }+ \0 z7 l% I
DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
+ z+ Z5 N. E& f5 D5 q) Q5 oCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
( {0 ^0 v2 P8 W) l/ U* r1 rCL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards0 ^# ?7 t2 X4 X1 v7 O8 v4 x
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
; ~9 u# E) w& W$ d6 ~. e2 _% M) @. lCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards: y, N) O+ b! m. Z9 x; X+ B6 m- t* R
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards% A& J+ Z4 a: h+ a& h5 h* Q5 u
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
! l8 i9 w7 p' J$ q, BDD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
3 [ P. H0 ^5 e, a2 M8 b, pDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
: C/ @! r' c0 o6 q' K8 gDD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
9 b& d" }$ U* ]6 a0 P. WDD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
+ I0 U' _) x, lDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
/ x: n4 B1 F" O. r9 r8 Y6 SDD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards& G8 g. ^, p$ I9 l
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards& |: o8 f9 I6 W
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards; W, \- s3 ~, n( `! J P" t& R) m
Range increases to 9,000 yards, Y* x' I1 p$ ?, k# @8 m# W
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
n2 X$ g! t9 ?9 |, EDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards
% q2 `" U. c0 [1 H6 E* DCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
0 g7 Q4 X1 X7 {) o* V: V/ iCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
9 x% \! }& S7 U0 @" V. VDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards( S# E/ y6 D$ m
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards/ N, P% q8 }% ~$ Q1 [: t; M; K
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
4 ~6 y$ i9 F1 CCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards$ K1 E- Q( F! d `
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
" l5 V7 s! t, a+ zDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
6 C6 E; V9 c# V, Z' {" mDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
s9 {/ J8 i7 V1 T7 w, uDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards
9 G! E3 J+ _# ^DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
' [" c( p3 {9 t: u- \, YDD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards! x3 C) I' g+ a+ C& W
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards
/ i, ?- W2 J( N+ R$ iJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% d& m9 ^! T- A: lTask forces break off...4 H& ~/ I! `4 r8 U7 M* z8 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards( J$ r1 b1 ]# V. t) c4 y
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Japanese Ships0 y1 x$ g9 [7 a! w* {- P
CL Kashii) M$ W& P$ v p
CL Kinu G% y3 \9 P; h0 J; ^7 m0 c
DD Nowaki% G! R" H+ u4 c
DD Asashio0 k" x$ b6 {/ E4 |
DD Arashio
9 T2 I6 U/ D8 M( Q9 s/ k: d DD Natsugumo h1 a E& R" Z' E( n! l
DD Yamagumo
# P5 A' Q9 @3 s DD Asagumo
@7 I) t# Q6 h4 U* H9 a DD Murasame
: Z& t* ^) S2 l K7 I' J DD Harusame
- b) c0 e' \0 i* Z U DD Akatsuki. L5 S* [% Q" s- n) o- Z+ i! `
DD Hibiki* K; H' V& a# Z
DD Ikazuchi: l s+ _1 h7 B5 z! I
DD Inazuma
. P1 x ^) E* L/ ^' c& I DD Shikinami
- M- P; `: Z0 w$ n7 f0 r+ f3 h DD Ayanami
: {' ^1 K0 h6 u: K/ X/ | R DD Asagiri
% O+ a2 U. w1 E7 P DD Sagiri
8 O5 c' s% `/ D DD Yugiri
+ w% p/ W5 }# i5 y& k: ? DD Minazuki' I* y. ~5 x0 G- i8 Z; V
AK Sado Maru
" ]9 F# N4 n8 ?. ~ AK Sagami Maru
r# }4 N3 R8 G AK Sakura Maru G5 f: G" E7 }8 @5 R3 l3 O
AK Kaga Maru( a' ~- h" \5 q& j) W6 y! O3 D
AK Kinka Maru
' I* ]2 J, A0 P) P AK Kyushu Maru, h, ~* Z q0 y7 U
AK Tosan Maru
2 ]% n- Y9 H9 M8 S5 t# T AMC Asaka Maru
) P% y$ t3 w4 J9 u" d& A xAK Ayatosan Maru3 L& e( f+ t2 u! p2 E6 V! W
xAK Kansai Maru$ M- Y: W- {. I, _. d
xAK Kashii Maru7 M/ V$ j! C, x0 C) W) C1 b
xAK Aobasan Maru
1 n2 T) E- m9 A! Y4 R8 r4 {& u% d* K* B xAK Asosan Maru
& B4 {4 j% |2 z7 ^' b xAK Asakasan Maru
8 z. L5 M' i" k: _! a9 _1 b xAK Atutasan Maru
' U s. K6 {/ `: E) v0 R0 d7 ~" D xAK Kinugawa Maru3 l1 t8 ?- i: Z) ~/ D9 n; i
xAK Yamaura Maru
9 W4 |) }$ ~$ [; W% e xAK Zenyo Maru
( Z$ j/ n T& s9 j8 F9 M5 S xAK Nako Maru0 z) S; z% M( |0 `
xAK Johore Maru+ n6 Z. y2 ? P/ U) G' a
xAK Fushimi Maru! \6 q7 B4 ]5 w" |& ]4 B
xAK Kamoi Maru+ k. Y R M6 L% R* b. |/ l
xAK Ryoyo Maru5 x/ P- l' G1 I
xAK Nihonka Maru/ q0 \( z0 o' l& ~) m
xAK Nojima Maru$ f# U* h% n3 c& L4 {
LSD Shinshu Maru
# y( j! u6 V) v! R3 d8 `* C xAP Hakozaki Maru. L A, [; `5 q0 W. ^2 y& H1 e
xAP Kobe Maru& f8 B- `6 a4 E* R/ [
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Allied Ships6 r) S' g a6 Q( \6 e' {% I& U8 A
DD Vendetta. W1 B; |/ y d+ d% D. | ?
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1' u) ~- \0 @0 X1 }. W6 e4 a
DD Van Ghent, |' h* r9 r* [9 r* J
DD Scout8 X, t6 s; A4 I$ ~% t4 o
8 x; j+ y% ?* k& _; \9 h8 W- e; HAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- R0 M' R1 |9 n* U6 b4 i- WJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway4 l. A% H" Z4 ]: ]8 Q9 p
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
1 L0 s8 V6 f4 h. p0 tMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards+ l0 G. h5 N% s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards7 H6 c2 n# p) }1 ^2 H( }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 E' ^" N# N2 y$ U* ^% U, _
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'
k8 G3 t. t# ~0 g2 Q3 iDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
$ |6 @ W6 Q& \- FDD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards. t, I. {0 _- i+ T& K# T
DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards9 ?' k' _+ w( k; R, B0 a
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards4 {: Y' y1 e O' K; d+ q; i4 L$ h( g
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards# x$ } \3 S: S( W& s
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards* d+ z4 I4 T) e0 H
Range closes to 9,000 yards
- f) k# F9 W, V% b5 z# J& mDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
C" { J5 I4 h3 X+ t( Z+ r- A2 LCL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
' D+ k9 ^; n# v; IDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards5 R: C. |# w I. t, w
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
9 L" N, ^) [ E9 o6 F- LDD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards7 r, x0 X- r1 H/ `' b8 T2 i# O
Range closes to 7,000 yards# L1 m3 b. H1 c: t$ @! b5 B/ X
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards9 n u9 f: h: W d! m
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
( Y$ Q2 F0 n# g- a0 f* RDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards# c* Z, I# ]% Z3 F( Q+ Q- J
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
& Q: P# T- n! I: d4 x' Y* l& QDD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
8 \7 T R/ K/ I, t5 s% a* eRange closes to 4,000 yards
/ m8 o: Y, [8 rCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards+ ]9 t6 @. v6 k8 S! Z+ p
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
/ u# I% O9 V4 p5 s$ @# Y8 gDD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
3 v* r& s* X P: DDD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
) g+ y( z0 _2 X+ X$ uDD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
" y* ^3 J, ]* k; `6 NDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards% t& [. m2 ?, i. J* L" a; y4 E& M' h
Range increases to 5,000 yards. Q9 ?! S) m3 D Z% V: c& e7 ~- K3 ~, e
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
. r2 Z" l# \; RDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards+ R* v y1 R9 n# i" s7 T' n
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
0 {/ g8 r6 e: a, DDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
7 _+ Q/ |3 Z$ H/ `1 l4 B& ~CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
; }& F" q0 O' r, _# EJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% j3 h, q% J$ n: F0 TTask forces break off...* G8 k- \# k. \6 c- e. x
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,988 P7 `) q1 A$ B8 I6 T
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Japanese Ships
& B$ B, _3 h9 O2 ~2 E CL Yura
0 X3 H; f( v5 f% Y6 \" R CL Natori
/ G; @: a6 D4 I" r1 R6 a( Y
% [ [ c, B6 ~5 k! _3 T' A* x' ^Runway hits 1! _8 g$ _: [# }, C7 i; D$ \( o7 J
Port hits 1; s" [1 e: L0 y# o4 e
_& V& X4 J" c+ UCL Yura firing at Wake Island
& ~$ F8 K/ R( }- s9 t: CCL Natori firing at Wake Island & L4 T4 H+ X6 [) e8 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards" A' o/ i8 f3 q3 y g( S' s$ Q. ?
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Allied aircraft: _. K% A' Y5 z0 T2 U2 x1 @
no flights
A3 T H, {/ @ {5 ^ H
$ }9 _8 ^5 V X0 L! e: F0 h- cAllied aircraft losses7 h; S: z1 g" s8 x1 v6 y1 F
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
8 s# {8 \. f0 E2 _+ |
9 V5 ^0 {7 I0 L% J$ \Japanese Ships, x; l3 Y0 }' E: D+ d; w4 q
CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage( L! F8 o; h* ]9 A& a, E. z1 f" u
CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire
4 G* q, v! R7 e& P( [* R DD Nowaki
# V8 R) A: a3 Y& d6 I6 @ DD Asashio# H! U1 z9 o) w) ]9 N5 {6 m B: A
DD Arashio6 l; J+ W' A0 s2 b( {! Q
DD Natsugumo
% W e4 F F% l# V# X% d- v DD Yamagumo
7 K5 u1 M8 h! F N9 l DD Asagumo7 r% g; G9 C4 A" K0 u x1 ~
DD Murasame z2 b) _4 l& D; G/ z) L* k+ T
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
. @7 I7 n' _7 e5 t DD Akatsuki
2 \8 t' f. L7 E- I% T DD Hibiki
: ~" J/ }: p" G DD Ikazuchi' q. M" f& S/ z3 M6 u
DD Inazuma6 A6 n5 I' }; k8 E! O8 @1 `# l
DD Shikinami
0 {( R8 i# L, s, S# v- [2 |3 n DD Ayanami5 ^, D$ g/ N/ l$ e- I+ B
DD Asagiri
r% T* o( I7 Q2 a2 @! |- t DD Sagiri" `2 }5 O3 }) y( O3 S5 S
DD Yugiri
. h$ o4 _8 _8 `, I+ o DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1$ l' K, j. K; t
AK Sado Maru
" I" H+ U# I1 `! a0 m+ }' T7 u% E AK Sagami Maru
6 |- i+ j2 q% \! q8 [2 X, G( w: m! x$ D AK Sakura Maru
# o3 S& R$ h; ?( L AK Kaga Maru( w7 b+ y0 _" Y' H4 p
AK Kinka Maru
! C( X( R; ~+ o" W AK Kyushu Maru2 @" _" N' G0 s! `; u; o( i
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A; y( z5 g1 p1 {0 Y AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire6 ^: q; h% w" e
xAK Ayatosan Maru
6 P& }1 w8 }- {1 t xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" N6 C6 b0 B8 ~0 `
xAK Kashii Maru
( U. C- P5 i9 r4 }. T+ [! J xAK Aobasan Maru
) w- t* U' s! P. \$ @8 x7 F xAK Asosan Maru# J# K: k3 r4 e* a* f6 R! d
xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage2 L, S/ p6 l" p" d1 j
xAK Atutasan Maru
- k& |0 l: u2 y xAK Kinugawa Maru/ m! ]! q. f. \5 Z0 r' z* N, w
xAK Yamaura Maru! Z+ ^$ t5 d2 j4 ]; Y% B. d
xAK Zenyo Maru
. h% b5 l/ c2 A6 a xAK Nako Maru+ q9 T; l" Q6 K; y. x4 w; ?& d& e
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; s# F0 N$ d! s* x6 }! U2 `
xAK Fushimi Maru- v& Z& K3 ^+ G4 W
xAK Kamoi Maru
) q8 m# }' S# }9 x. I xAK Ryoyo Maru* Y \& w* A. i- \
xAK Nihonka Maru0 g3 {# z4 k- T7 J9 p8 O
xAK Nojima Maru! v5 X/ m% o- d0 N, q
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Allied Ships
! V6 ^' g0 O- W CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! N0 `+ h r$ o0 } CL Sumatra: H0 d# x" X1 c5 l, l
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
- e( [( C: M$ F/ F+ r) q CL Durban
5 V. d7 x( {3 a! k0 O, F8 H DD John D. Ford7 u2 x: ?5 B$ w9 u( |' s, `
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
/ T4 M6 U" d* H5 ^ G! a DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 o- Z3 }2 l8 X4 }" k- e) M DD Pope
. A+ i, Y O0 }6 D: [$ n DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
0 B4 c1 X% _7 T5 f3 e! Z" Y DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
- a# o& R8 j4 r: M& ^ DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
, z* [8 i( |5 h; D3 ^ DD Stronghold1 q5 B& C3 S M8 P) x* g; @
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2+ [* Y; ]3 K. T
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3
7 Z! j) c1 ]% C; k8 p DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire+ Y8 M- l) ~/ D4 ~ P/ f8 q* R5 R
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Japanese ground losses:
! p; {2 w) [3 G* ?' A Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 X6 O! R% R9 f' h: R) A6 u( J- Z
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight, z4 F/ z$ N9 ]4 t
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
0 i: m% ^, B- m! ?) j3 c" ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards* | \0 g; M1 P. Y- \; S F' j* j. T
Japanese ships attempt to get underway$ w9 a3 t: ^: \* q, D5 J; Y4 [
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ X' i6 l0 ^" {5 x0 j) l7 T
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards. {, D, ^) k$ ^
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards
/ ?9 f5 i, y% m! e' WCA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards- T* w H$ N+ X6 t* R6 M) q& K
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards8 d* r/ u, B: @3 m# H! m" L
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
/ v3 U2 R# o3 c( `- [* {( s- M* O3 dDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards o9 y7 E* ?1 F5 o* n
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards) {. }6 C, ?/ m s" T- j% w
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
3 f4 `9 `" L- e& HDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
: G" t0 F8 K0 Q( Y2 o0 o$ LRange closes to 10,000 yards
; t. g, t# r$ YCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards2 |! {+ n/ _* j9 Y
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
+ y5 C) N, O+ Y( g3 VCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
4 e" g2 t( i5 s4 c( _DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards$ `( }8 {* h. y& ~+ t. |/ m
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards- i1 G, L' f M$ g
DD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards( q: J, K" t0 K( p7 @
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards) I3 D/ @3 ` `
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards$ y' Z& v2 H! t" [# Y; }* f+ a5 X
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards& j' a* k" l* m! I
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
. ]5 [* m d- E. P7 b9 fDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
# Z: x4 y7 Q; F# ]DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
: o0 r' R: t. o- jDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
* f1 n( a- c; q1 X- `( Y- gDD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards7 G1 a9 s) v' V4 M) Q! ?4 O( p( D
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards9 R& y3 y* \ ?3 d% K
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards+ o- z: `( H" w- m
Range closes to 7,000 yards+ L5 Q# x5 O, G( U k8 }
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
' A6 D8 ^& o1 T M- BCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
- B5 B" Q+ m3 i" u* DDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
3 z# n4 W: k( N4 m1 l% vCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards) D# }9 U9 \( @- d$ G
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
! E6 d% q+ i- a/ s+ {7 _1 IDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards
+ h- _' w2 P$ g% S8 \ h3 J9 iDD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards% t! f6 I# C! p0 A' F
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards3 N; ]( b7 u& g4 p" d
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
* z5 H4 Q, h# [3 l7 HDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
( l2 m" U0 v0 Y" x qDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
' e' X. i$ Q' Y9 k( w4 S) qDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
+ i* E' M' V" v: o) m. T& NDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards! l2 M2 v% J6 {7 @: L7 x
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards7 U3 t: j* B: O7 y
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
# J! V2 D! p, R: l3 P; M9 XCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards
2 h9 b+ g+ n! c1 v jCA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards
( c' Z) s1 l, h# xRange closes to 4,000 yards
% \+ I, C$ Y: |- i& |xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 # U$ l& B' G% J2 r( f1 R$ t2 T6 n
CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards1 U. z2 _" D: Y# P( S' |' T
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards& K$ _$ ], I# b- R' w- b
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards# C4 E( s8 P( y
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
$ L' E/ }$ C; M& W0 N; JDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards3 N+ ?; |! X9 M( J# w8 A0 A
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards; J% s0 L+ x3 p% S
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards% c% [. P8 |: p
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards. F- L8 T9 {/ n4 W/ I
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
9 C: E% B0 }# r" P6 v X! h. TDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
2 q9 R+ C& G1 S2 d, l2 s7 Z0 mAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards5 F) D+ o) s' Y# _9 \8 U1 Y
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards% O& c/ ?, Z$ m; @: U6 J$ q0 @2 F% [- B
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
/ N+ M& Z$ b$ Q* `+ V4 JDD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards, b; }0 F8 _5 Z6 t g. v
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards/ a; a6 `1 {2 P+ _9 I+ L
CA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
1 o; c) T+ l# PDD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards6 F( B& |9 G2 K0 P
Range closes to 2,000 yards
# `5 k [1 K7 c; L! n- T7 |. eCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards2 {. y7 d3 C! w, ]1 F7 ^
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
' K9 {% Q2 [- w% ]& ]CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards' O9 \) x( s- w4 M3 u4 V$ c! P
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards j# a' Y3 I& e% A
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
; U# R) K- s1 k8 h! j2 ]DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
5 D: b2 ~# S& h& b! x1 l) qDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards& _6 y) K! Z; ^5 k6 P- y% f F
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards* ^# H. `5 r# \
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
6 X5 y/ f. o( B% E2 ^$ xDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards4 L! u& P% w! h, g. h
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards
8 d5 v, O) \* M0 B- qDD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards' H! r( T6 J6 E
DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards) \- ?) s9 N2 i+ z) h3 _
CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards, C, l6 C5 D5 f3 F+ u0 h: V% @
Range increases to 3,000 yards
5 g; e) [- V# P' gCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
m: P& I; }% m' B. [CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards* m: d- o7 e' |
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards) F9 L5 w4 q6 v9 @! c3 |- \
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards6 _3 A8 w% }3 Z j; u, w2 t
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
* ]3 d4 O5 F( m, g7 F" J+ f2 GDD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
" _+ }5 u: |+ ~ w& eDD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
; J. l* E2 _) h8 O! [9 p4 vDD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards2 c# j" b6 b" v p+ N
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards
! {( }7 R! E& z7 E+ t! o) ?DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
, u) Z3 X) k2 j0 N# p' R$ g5 \. zDD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
* Q) C8 ~) s' G7 s$ ~" |- u, QDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards! f: p5 a; _% P! I T; ^- g5 n3 f4 ?2 W" r
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
, N; p' I+ O# [. y* `DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards3 q; d( O5 P1 F- k7 J$ x
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards& f6 `& f! d3 P# s9 ?' N4 l& w
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards) g! {4 B9 x+ s& Q6 L" p
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards& D4 h9 [+ {4 b8 ?5 j8 V. S- j2 X
Range closes to 2,000 yards
& O% j' T+ y3 d6 @8 P2 }CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards6 h4 @1 I6 V8 F1 o, b
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards9 z$ `# D7 p5 O
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards2 b& `, u7 @) K [! N0 S7 `
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
, E7 `/ Y, `6 K4 k4 ADD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
9 F+ R6 j4 R; H9 h9 W k- x' UDD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards: Y3 Q/ {% G/ O/ `0 P% w. W. [
DD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
: s! V# b2 q/ T4 K( p- sDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
% w. k7 Z, q" Q1 c% r" l7 ?DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards9 [% I6 D0 @( Z) G v2 J& V) ~
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards, h0 k& i/ }+ g- M. y
DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
! D- F1 S' S. Y7 J- lDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards6 L2 C& K& c. r. y; {1 |
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
& [+ q4 k: K$ MCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
' Y. m. s* q1 [3 ACL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards1 ]' @4 _$ q1 q2 M- H% @. V
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards; C8 e" P0 X* J! ?
DD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
_" K1 G( x2 f1 `( L' sDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards) C: X7 N( G9 g% u5 |6 h6 O
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards: _1 G) Q: x# v# c, ~7 v1 g$ a/ A/ M
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
) ]) f% m) K! V9 W: u' eDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
1 v# J9 x: b* k4 k8 ^+ yDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
8 m( [6 k4 o8 K9 \AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards2 i' Q( R& D; u. L9 q8 P
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
6 U5 [9 s* A. M9 PTask forces break off...
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- h3 F$ a( M b) d x; @% Q c KPre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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& N1 Y$ L1 d o, B- _Japanese Ships6 [. y# M+ s! `1 ~' c. u2 G
CL Katori3 e# `3 F% H2 B' c9 W' U
DD Akikaze
3 s+ ?, ^* D3 U- R0 h DD Yuzuki
+ u: T: X! o% ]2 R Q PB Takunan Maru #5
, k4 H3 s/ R5 t. X PB Shonon Maru #114 T, b" r2 f) s2 T+ V
PB Kyo Maru #12
+ C) ]" a0 D% `6 X/ q3 J) _( F PB Hakkaisan Maru
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB % d) x' r7 D! H' Q. g, A/ h
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
' h/ U9 }1 @* s2 W: c7 BDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB
+ @9 k! W' h$ x* @! w& D0 m" mPB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns2 H9 M( s) x7 M% J$ S# W* [
PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns: S" o7 S" B( Q5 [
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns6 H/ z) T, e" o. @. L4 y
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
- k& u$ n/ P" r# t/ kDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
* T8 j _) `$ d: ^1 uDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns6 A6 g/ b# h: \. k$ o
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+ Y) r W5 i4 e7 VAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
7 D3 s. k _% m" u7 v" ]- W: J! ?- l$ f
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98+ Q* L& M7 L6 \/ v. [& v
) J" A" m3 C: G4 O% X$ c
Japanese ground losses:8 p% m, N1 m2 |
19 casualties reported- H3 t) ^( B3 z5 I
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Y+ v: @+ r( y; g6 `+ W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ @1 A2 b9 S& I/ s! ~' m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 z! o4 p7 F( ?
' o% _/ X! J; A! y. c" K3 N$ ~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)- [! A2 X" e0 g- o
4 z" p# O2 ?1 Z: R O+ Z, T% X/ h9 ?* lJapanese Ships
* T) {6 l+ p7 @- L9 S! y CA Nachi, Mine hits 1 y8 r* @# E0 A" U
8 I7 I# f! P9 b$ `' f
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)3 B! T4 B4 I# |0 h
1 @ |2 S3 ]' M; F) Q0 W3 G! mJapanese Ships# I/ Z+ r1 ` f/ H7 ]1 H
CA Tone, Mine hits 19 c* Q& M! b q v, ^% G8 ~- s4 l8 U
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ASW attack near Merak at 48,97
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Japanese Ships
* Y- {! q- y8 ^# b: j) K xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
: n7 G* F9 z. b: {9 v. [# h DD Yugiri
( a" D* o/ d& L5 ^' O5 A
1 |! v; L' h- o6 t; j0 [Allied Ships) V8 C* `. N; y2 Z8 G" f
SS Sargo, hits 10
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SS Sargo is sighted by escort
7 V: A5 v1 E, X. O- n. y/ \# l- o* P7 KDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
, Y. E2 F/ T4 k: k5 rDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search..., q3 R5 w( a% Y# S4 H/ _) Y7 i
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...4 @" e: |$ V9 @# K
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
6 x! p6 V' }* S2 T3 J, p6 eDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....+ Q6 J7 ]8 R) H% p
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo# |# w! m5 a8 @" o7 K
Escort abandons search for sub
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! P6 q3 e b. |; P: Z# gGround combat at Manila (79,77)
; Z7 u3 e3 s: ?: y) w( n9 H2 m: T* K$ E. l5 a4 ?+ z) j
Japanese Bombardment attack; Y! R& l1 G$ J0 |. m2 h0 k
+ M2 Y( d+ r, l6 V4 FAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836. K3 w/ s+ o: [: W
- U* F+ T! ^6 m2 a) M3 o- nDefending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 9428 q5 ]7 w& |8 T Z6 H% d
$ }" m3 W" b, T- J% r+ zJapanese ground losses:( h+ Y. P% b# w! p( O+ w
159 casualties reported
2 E( r" o' H7 E1 q$ W, t2 k Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled3 t. m1 n x# D' d ?: f2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 s0 V0 d6 Z2 K1 A: W; B" p3 r
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 s* a5 C/ { p. kAllied ground losses:: u4 ~$ e8 M* @+ p& m7 t
198 casualties reported/ n$ @# r1 F2 a4 F5 Q. ]: x
Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
3 h% C3 v: e# | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, R% P# j9 B( Z, g
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled& w' ?& F4 H6 E6 I1 @) T
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Assaulting units:
! c. }6 F' D1 P) p5 _; p5 `: \ Imperial Guards Division: s$ {" ^9 c& d2 X E8 \
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
: p3 y+ P4 E: a }& _ `- A$ J# j 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
e0 ~) U" f; c' x, z: t% b7 G 2nd Tank Regiment
- z' t9 Y! N" T `- F 48th Engineer Regiment
% l: x% ]- p# b 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment: ?8 r6 Y, \9 F3 v9 V7 v9 N( g* a
33rd Division
8 p& Y$ s+ C8 x! G ~9 C1 a 21st Infantry Regiment6 `: \0 c P- s& b4 n- j" D
7th Tank Regiment% A$ { {+ Z6 V, _9 O
48th Recon Regiment
^7 o% F' D( i! X4 [) V 16th Recon Regiment
, q9 O) G" p, `0 J, t4 M+ y' A K) a 4th Division/ ~1 {# o+ t4 c8 _
21st Division: ?9 C6 d4 \# |3 ^3 z. P- ]
6th Guards Division
+ Q: E p2 A, c0 V" s7 e$ ^) r 65th Brigade
; |+ X3 P6 z7 M5 f% I+ B- @: \ 38th Division
1 @6 A. m2 w- W 16th Guards Regiment
1 ^* A8 i5 z& r( u! s* D 4th Tank Regiment
) c0 t8 a# p; V) ~2 e 16th Engineer Regiment+ _1 f) ^' c C
9th Infantry Regiment0 q! @$ I' X( T; \( V- B1 j
22nd Recon Regiment9 R! F6 c& @- _- P- h; V
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
1 Y% Q4 `% G1 n0 o1 f; M 5th Guards Cav Regiment
# i, c+ b [* A' {1 M# K7 P9 W. r4 w 35th Fld AA Gun Co
, R- _) [. i$ j }) a 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' m) Q; V$ r6 r7 R; Q 30th Fld AA Gun Co ( `) ]; d% {4 A# j( s$ z
48th Field AA Battalion
9 ]6 F% R4 z0 V# H" O 8th Field AF Construction Battalion' z! }$ V G8 i5 P! _- U' y+ v q
25th Army
1 S# y( }! I/ f d$ ~ 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion* Q8 k8 e% ? v: |4 r
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
( u& X8 E# n4 ^# ^; O4 g _ 2nd Mortar Battalion3 b# B' }1 O! c& K1 L1 U
9th Field AF Construction Battalion a2 U' ^8 b t, e$ d
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion0 s6 b4 B0 W6 m7 d* u% s, m0 G
39th Road Const Co ! ~' O# ^: C% _
21st Fld AA Gun Co ( @6 x3 o) O( [% K% e8 }4 o/ @6 B
Southern Army3 H, ` i/ _( K B7 H6 i
56th Const Co
$ B; o( c; _: E4 t4 Q 47th Field AA Battalion
4 Y1 g7 }2 f' f0 Y# c8 _) n, U3 S 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 ~9 s6 T" A9 I" J
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
4 G: H& U& _* M& n0 ]0 E+ [ 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment& x2 i) j( G% g6 M& V
1st RF Gun Battalion
' q1 z0 j5 i( x# B" m/ ` 35th Field AA Battalion
# a5 u% x2 \5 x 3rd Mortar Battalion- f. l! r# d4 v% w
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2 |( G$ |% ~- S5 t0 J M* X 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8 {7 `# m2 a4 i, b4 T, v8 p 45th Field AA Battalion) z0 }; I; Y+ m2 _
48th Field Artillery Regiment
( M |1 r9 |5 T: J6 V% i 15th Const Co
6 J* L6 A9 s$ E1 G3 b! r 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
& N, R0 z* f6 q9 X 26th Fld AA Gun Co " W( R8 u# h4 O& s: S" b
18th Mountain Gun Regiment( G4 q/ |2 a4 Z) B9 l J$ C
37th Const Co / d8 S ] Z d5 W, ^( n# Y& o
5th Mortar Battalion# F& y7 G' S, E. N, {+ Q; Z
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
& l5 Y y& L9 z3 r; A o8 I* } 40th Field AA Battalion: T$ S0 M. |9 i2 n8 ^/ n
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion: g2 `+ ?! D- X
31st Fld AA Gun Co
- n* p, T; J+ @6 c% X7 W 38th Road Const Co
- Y; l" r# W0 s; B% t9 O, C+ M3 c 14th Army6 _( V3 T, g! e- q/ N
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion% w0 e# y2 ?, j+ u# J- ^; `
43rd Const Co
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Defending units:8 j: L% x* B$ g1 W2 F6 D
14th PS Engineer Regiment3 `( U0 L$ x3 L" \& d7 d. A
91st PA Infantry Division
, @' I: _2 \2 k, b 26th PS Cavalry Regiment
. u. t& s4 g2 i5 J 71st PA Infantry Division
4 L, G$ C. n( a 21st PA Infantry Division
$ ~; u# n. {" M" x6 j1 n0 ?# q 192nd Tank Battalion5 R# W2 L) o0 O( }& p/ L% l
51st PA Infantry Division
' y. V$ V$ U- C1 h7 @( x 4th Marine Regiment
5 M3 _( ~2 ?4 L* C7 ~3 e* _9 a 194th Tank Battalion
3 q: a/ l4 L' r 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team+ K0 X: |* b9 W3 U6 v
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
; P# S8 k- t5 z1 q4 L6 J 31st PA Infantry Division" Y* l. h% m" F1 ~3 r4 F
11th PA Infantry Division/ V! d; S4 T$ c) z
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion& d4 p( C1 d0 v. I) n0 \/ N
1st PA Infantry Division j- u5 p2 S- Q8 z' a, y$ L
31st Infantry Regiment- ?0 z7 ^9 C& M$ I) d; R- Q4 B, d
41st PA Infantry Division; G4 Y2 h; N+ x) \; L3 k7 S
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team. W- j, |( Q9 ~! ]9 f) i8 |
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment/ b5 {+ ^; {5 x
301st Construction Battalion( _2 J& e* B. |) R
Provisional GMC Grp
" {4 A) w4 d: a2 P: I 1st PI Base Force1 m: N7 @1 M. f2 I1 B' d# `
I Philippine Corps
+ Y1 I) {# y( Z! _( F 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment% `. F- e: }, j9 D( u1 f* n
USAFFE - f" e/ `9 z' Z o8 `, W
Bataan USN Base Force
+ @( d. s* U* R9 [ i- B& p Clark Field USAAF Base Force
! x8 X: x" u1 `+ R9 m% W7 g 201st PA Construction Battalion
- o" v, ]; h6 Z 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
. ?( G* r( O9 }) h" |% w 1st USMC AA Battalion# f# [2 X; _( ?! Z- t+ R
Manila USAAF Base Force4 V' ?% r: w: F) X, E4 L; b0 E4 ]
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1 ]* _5 d5 h' F, z7 o( G Cavite USN Base Force
* }2 D, q) Z$ v6 ]) U% P 202nd PA Construction Battalion
t1 Q7 S0 t& _7 b' i5 h- d Far East USAAF 9 |. q' `2 {2 g5 u! h, k
II Philippine Corps
' X9 S" e# |9 D9 K7 w" B7 p, c* j, f 1st PA Constabulary Regiment
; J* `7 I; I$ B3 a, v$ u9 l PAF Aviation ' d1 F* R" V0 ~* v
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment2 b+ I! |! E' v3 u; m$ k
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9 W: A& h( i" Z5 X! jGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)# a7 P3 l4 R9 U/ ]2 [5 V
+ ~8 @; q, Y) S/ J6 i0 f
Japanese Shock attack4 J/ M4 V" @0 {7 X1 w
! H5 N9 L8 O4 J, VAttacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
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Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39; \. U7 O( o1 i) @2 r) B
3 D, B, A5 }* b' U) m" ?Japanese adjusted assault: 54
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Allied adjusted defense: 3 2 p3 [, B& t* ?7 i
0 I4 E/ Y, E; r- N0 G- N9 c+ lJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2) m+ c6 |, b. S6 m
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!5 m) p$ L5 i2 {7 w- ^+ e7 o
/ _/ f& ]# b* c+ _$ sAllied aircraft5 d. k% ~6 d' l: [& S1 }6 L& @- U
no flights9 E' y A7 D! g5 j! j
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Allied aircraft losses
4 J/ m4 W/ D6 i) h m. a0 ^ PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
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: o* a; }# N3 E4 s0 |( DCombat modifiers" x4 L% I: P3 H+ f9 t
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)# h* e( g: I3 T7 S
experience(-), supply(-)) N) A+ Q' Y( B% A
Attacker: shock(+)4 ^/ c- X% _+ ?& Q
# O9 H- }1 {5 K% V1 {) \$ {Japanese ground losses:7 U1 V) S3 F2 k6 J
1384 casualties reported" T9 ]) Y/ Z6 ~% k9 p7 U9 p- s6 s
Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled
" `: ]- G" o: l& C9 r Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled1 K2 K# [1 h1 j: Y+ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% q. n$ I) \) P4 R) ~ Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)1 Y g0 Q' V) q" }0 E6 A- p# [, j
1 V d" \: F v9 j9 r
Allied ground losses:
6 }* G( g5 X9 Y8 r& h; Z 1916 casualties reported# G! c/ ?6 P. }2 ^
Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Y; s: y. v- P z# Z
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled1 m( f4 Z s F3 U9 v. b
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled6 s+ u+ Z/ o: D4 l1 p7 Y
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ P- {% h. K% X6 Z9 U0 L6 w2 n Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; X4 z1 P* e* `% W9 a' Y; g7 K Units destroyed 3
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Assaulting units:, v: n# c" K9 h, Y
82nd Naval Guard Unit
1 _3 y; `" N7 v! T( I( A3 U; O c [' o 144th Infantry Regiment
6 Z. z/ f q7 O. w' B V& p( r7 k 66th Naval Guard Unit2 V3 V2 @8 w% l% b
84th Naval Guard Unit
2 B0 T" P$ L2 K1 r' [0 F( T( N 53rd Naval Guard Unit! B% u, r; X- j& a
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Defending units:
; E6 W/ t+ S* x5 N+ z: K: m3 M Wake USN CPNAB / e6 Q* b, w: i& M/ e7 q$ |' o
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
- A& A) M! y7 p: l: m 6th Marine Defense Battalion, ?, U/ s, P0 [) I' c; ~3 S, A
1 X' P" N# D& E5 o- O
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
3 Y6 ~2 {( x7 p: V* `0 Q: \5 L) d
+ q% e7 ~( S2 BAttacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61% }4 _' q1 [9 e/ ^* U5 [
4 X4 S5 l& q! tDefending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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Assaulting units:
( m9 s7 l" h _1 y Sasebo 2nd SNLF y5 }' r ?% U r0 ]$ `/ y* _
* j4 r+ Q, w3 Q0 c( {6 S j- v6 `Defending units:/ p8 L1 ?3 _; C/ B4 U
Molukken Garrison Battalion
# b- a3 A+ t$ G" ]8 |+ G 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
4 M( L8 q5 s( u Ambon Base Force |
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