AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42# V9 u' n) s) r/ p6 ~+ L: z) ^, d
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3 S2 i; }1 ~" r% \
菜花天蝗采用了大统领授予的战术部署，一改开战以来的护航颓势，一举摧毁了盟军突击登陆滩头的rush
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 ]- u2 b% t2 ` M
CL Kashii
% g+ o' j# I9 d) K CL Kinu
/ m) W, q/ S7 J' a DD Nowaki! O" Y' f- k" a
DD Asashio
; }8 v+ t. |" n" a/ B* }+ R! O. ~ DD Michishio2 v ]& M6 f* W. t, F6 A1 u% r
DD Arashio
8 Z! T9 t$ M- s8 M5 z: z5 N DD Natsugumo- _: k8 f# z$ [6 k- J
DD Yamagumo
1 j! G& A# p( C/ J% Q" r DD Asagumo5 ]" S* P2 r6 S( p; I- E* R% r, X
DD Murasame7 G, B+ e. F' m) D
DD Harusame- ^: g" O, K7 b# g: |7 G9 ]9 O2 N+ q
DD Akatsuki& e& p8 ]+ K+ M- }
DD Hibiki5 S6 f% n( D6 l. L) _$ ]6 r
DD Ikazuchi
% B7 G2 j0 b) t7 s8 z DD Inazuma
4 s! l- w1 d! [8 K9 p: V+ f2 x DD Shikinami
* i8 w5 h q: X# E" L) Y DD Ayanami6 `6 }$ t+ b% w6 {
DD Asagiri
* }6 G/ z6 {3 F* W DD Sagiri
0 U9 Y6 u2 ~( e9 u6 s3 u/ A DD Yugiri% g$ U, Y, L+ }. f9 f5 n( H; f8 f# b! X
DD Minazuki3 Q% |+ z ]4 R: h( w7 N- |
AK Sado Maru
) P- ^% i( Y& v% U AK Sagami Maru
! r$ @' Y; Q4 P9 v* C8 ] |! [ AK Sakura Maru4 V$ V+ C1 D$ W
AK Kaga Maru
6 x; V- k4 [( ~. D6 B' f6 \ AK Kinka Maru
1 ? P- k& t& g( v5 T4 A AK Kyushu Maru
' \* k. c3 o9 x) J3 T- H6 f9 i AK Tosan Maru* ~$ P- p9 n4 v) g2 J
AMC Asaka Maru" q+ c* x) X0 m, o! Z O
xAK Ayatosan Maru
$ I+ h( u# E1 y xAK Kansai Maru; A" z5 M% T1 _* c( v! }4 b
xAK Kashii Maru
( s/ W* k* K& ^, z1 b3 V' A5 a# D" C xAK Aobasan Maru
0 ~; F& u# j: ^& k5 S' M, S xAK Asosan Maru
+ ?# x3 W0 H" G2 L/ q$ Z xAK Asakasan Maru
0 d3 m7 M/ y$ @ xAK Atutasan Maru; w: Q9 n4 C6 b9 `# R1 o
xAK Kinugawa Maru
( L- d6 p4 S# L2 R. t9 ^/ z% r xAK Yamaura Maru7 A8 Z N# d% r* d0 z* H
xAK Zenyo Maru
! Y, A+ G- F4 c8 x! m5 G1 O2 p+ K& [ xAK Nako Maru) ^9 g- j% V& C1 y- l7 w1 c
xAK Johore Maru$ ]' ?* v% a) \/ u
xAK Fushimi Maru- `+ `2 t8 @1 n* _, s7 t* D4 l
xAK Kamoi Maru8 B/ ?/ w" m7 w% @- ]; A9 ^, k
xAK Ryoyo Maru; l2 H" C: F$ t8 N9 f
xAK Nihonka Maru: n! a. a" w2 L2 ^) }/ {
xAK Nojima Maru, V# ^! |" ]# I+ G4 I# z) J
LSD Shinshu Maru$ l6 H+ V; ^6 I5 X2 f. c
xAP Hakozaki Maru4 C/ {3 p6 k! p1 i, _9 V
xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
6 ]0 Q e- K$ z$ j& g7 G' V9 r PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& h4 Z5 _: v9 u( F! R: }$ M
PT TM-106 k* z- d( S" {; C6 S
PT TM-119 L+ G$ g3 X$ c3 m6 a, |
PT TM-124 b( ?+ o" p% h4 A4 x; W6 n
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
{- a$ e# b) ?3 U1 r PT TM-14
( N( U. K# M2 W7 o' I/ o+ u PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# g% K; z- N6 E( w2 GJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
# d1 _; f. T9 K! ^& xImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
4 ]( o4 f7 l' gMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
8 }# J/ }8 ?( {" F9 RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
6 |& V2 q4 G9 x A, jCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards. `0 s3 _$ K) y: G* x
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 2 O' F. Y: W& l0 c" [
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
% ?5 H4 I; j% l; J AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
2 D( N! M, V6 ~, W3 X9 b2 M xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat
+ o4 ?5 H) E* A6 K& h1 C# j/ C! J- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo ,
! s; } A l8 ~0 K: i J/ S7 d* t0 \ DD Arashio , DD Asashio# {' Q" \' V! j& U7 m8 ~8 G$ R+ g
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards
( D2 P) c$ i7 X n( W0 c% bDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
6 g- s5 d1 _4 N' h" A4 Q) ?DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
( C( ?1 i# T. L. w7 ~, _Range closes to 9,000 yards
* u5 }( o. N# X0 Y2 C( K2 ]! Y" qLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 0 Y( b% K# _2 d) P" a2 Z
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , / K3 P1 L* m' q
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 0 M9 M h( @# s- F* o+ u F/ B
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 6 g. S& ?+ N- d' L* Q& b( R: t5 \" y( O
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru ,
2 Z* e' f4 o; p xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru ,
- f: `: ^1 J9 x) x xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
* o* b( p, b" t# X+ a- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki ,
0 }% x0 ?7 I: z& h* n: E7 K DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
4 }% m3 q0 f& h( z* L4 [ DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
. y( {2 z# [! w+ O! fDD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
8 y3 Y+ Y( J$ L, r6 K( vDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
, e6 y# x8 s1 g h' aDD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
. ?6 I; x0 Y+ H& s! e! {. r& IDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards k/ y9 F) L* n5 K' Y
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
" U7 L( S# [& Y' @% pDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
" B8 i. r# P$ _/ |! K/ C6 [( O7 aDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
! f! g( G6 ~3 P0 p/ l" DRange closes to 6,000 yards, T' s$ K9 Z0 t3 r1 ^& F l
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
$ o) d9 J5 R/ G; T; f k* d7 MPT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards; t# ]: u1 Y1 M( x
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
0 ~" x1 Y6 z9 wDD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
4 ]. e& y2 f$ NDD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards% G% T1 P0 q/ X
PT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
( ^& v' r6 p; ?' I# H$ VRange closes to 5,000 yards
7 j, y% @' V" P7 \' p9 r0 u9 q+ ZLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
9 f6 {0 G( I" u! s AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , % @: o( d0 T+ Z: q4 U
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
9 c& u+ w9 I3 W) J xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , 5 b$ i" L" l: g0 T
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , - N q# ]8 n3 I z: h
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , - h' Q. s! {5 k4 J
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , , a) [, G# j* \! B
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru , ! r/ ~$ |5 \ k! C
xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat/ W2 S& h8 f9 G& I/ \( Q) g* n
- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri , n6 C0 e2 D, G8 T
DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , 0 g! G3 k0 [/ ~; a. p: K3 p
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo , . v, d" y W9 L
DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
1 Z2 ~, w$ @* }0 {, ADD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards. M4 V' y: f& |1 ]2 U: X8 N7 A
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards4 R0 h: L7 S8 p! G
DD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
- j+ s# i: }( }PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards" s$ z4 V3 C% p- E8 o% A
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , . l4 a: A* f% K5 m
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , ( V# m8 }/ ^) j2 b5 P# P2 {
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , / k/ ^5 c/ c5 m6 h _: X" p: v! A' b2 ^
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , - o/ g# A5 ^) s% U" b& x, h9 {
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
! ]2 e$ c( I; r4 n8 x( ]- WCL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards/ S7 z8 q5 |% x5 M& w
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards5 j6 v6 Q2 U$ ^7 w$ r" B% m M. [
DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
! `3 D2 J0 \; Y9 [: ]6 TPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards$ y; |7 i; J/ P; {# E: {
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
8 S; D$ k9 R+ n6 YLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , & C7 y D8 B' W3 v4 s z; m
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
) y9 {6 B9 @5 j: d0 |1 y3 ? AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
& ^% K. E* d# t6 P xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , : [3 O9 g! ^2 p2 e2 W9 f& M
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
3 G7 I3 }2 M/ O8 ~! g0 j3 a& v1 K5 ]- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami ,
" b3 O3 X' ~; V$ J4 {! W DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio% B4 U( T7 [+ o N9 A
PT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
, `# Z: G/ j3 R: ?8 cDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
8 E" C( H$ z9 S5 J' q. uDD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
! P, _7 s: L- f0 j& }' ?! c7 ]+ ~DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
5 e$ ~0 @# m2 c7 j3 ?, J' M R6 XPT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards& l/ C# y( ?* [. `7 B
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage+ c5 b- J3 E) _* g. K# |4 b" V
Range increases to 6,000 yards! z' j& \7 w* H1 Z. L; a
DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards
# Z' v( T$ B9 D9 R" P5 ?3 ~Range increases to 11,000 yards4 @, j2 B, o: e F; u1 g/ M
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
$ K% W8 _; h5 A% {% |LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
) ?0 q8 |9 ]0 @: P8 _, H! `PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
# Y% b7 Q' X/ p& ~7 G1 a5 [CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards7 B( \. [* j: z O G
PT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards3 i& K) N6 Y& P) k3 M" q& I
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards# {* |4 Y1 A! w6 Z1 V. C: \
9 {/ m! `! u }0 \6 }3 b# oJapanese Ships& t! p9 p+ ?, ]3 z
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
0 j( g9 ^& J) \; I! L4 t CA Mogami
7 k9 H+ U- L: H% A- ?6 V- f DD Kuroshio/ Q; Q5 j" H" w( l( A7 K X$ _3 Z& K
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1" o6 z3 l) ?, F! L* c
DD Natsushio' P; c, v# U; c% i& Y( H4 g
DD Shiratsuyu2 X6 i3 e0 y% m
DD Umikaze9 p& H# y3 Q" o; T4 ~( u! ^* W
9 a9 U, z6 {! OAllied Ships
: b! @5 M: _2 J3 ?0 ^( E DD Alden
* p: u0 C- B0 w/ ]7 ^9 ~ DD Barker* M( [% K7 C6 m
DD Edsall
. J3 m- V, K0 C# V u DD John D. Edwards
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$ r6 s% H3 F7 L& I& `' |6 `% M/ w( b zImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight
( W0 d3 F5 [7 d! F6 XMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
; |% x1 u7 U0 M; hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards3 Y9 e' g1 N# U M4 @: N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ U2 J4 a; v) { I. w' M: N; F
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
6 x. P- J+ ]0 y2 a/ L. ?8 wCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards* C5 L4 A* F; h7 u. A: l
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
* X! n, E' b& G6 }' I0 I! t; RDD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards# N2 ]# G, S$ ?; l2 c! X
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
2 ~5 [8 L# L; I D% k, tDD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards% o6 i! O: I& F, \: h- U4 ~
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards& `' f! D$ l& N4 l8 u. W% f
Range closes to 6,000 yards
9 b9 O: k( D* H5 G3 P7 {CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
0 u- C3 B8 W. f, [ nDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
( W! M5 n( `- g0 M- u- K& [DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
: e$ ]+ v- v& I9 \# x* o8 ?. _DD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards8 ?" ?0 |7 C0 A
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards: c2 w3 E5 Q1 J: }- `7 \) T) O
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards2 |, ^: Z( J5 N6 f) T* j
DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards
8 F! a% q6 ]. F) PCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards. Q) @/ y6 J) J& H
CA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
* O$ R3 U" }# N+ J) ]DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards0 h. ?9 f* @2 Z$ L- x+ `
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards; _; y* M: S" c) b; {) s
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards7 E" o& D5 h, v4 s; }# {5 m
DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards8 _" [: V% s/ @ i" b4 i
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
5 w; g1 ^1 z. ?$ ~. n8 |8 V; URange increases to 8,000 yards
5 S' J, h9 o1 S! E+ e" s& ~DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
1 ]9 z4 ^5 G; F) f# `DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
+ H. r7 I; r, K3 qDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards w% u5 }# X" y% Y
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ T* U" y) [( d2 TDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards- z& K* T' e: O0 U* j% M
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards- c! c& Q' m. Y' q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
3 I2 g: a) R' y: e6 \5 kTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards9 r, k6 L( g7 P9 ~1 m1 V8 i7 k
& H {& }* U) P% fJapanese Ships# z a1 d6 {# r! Q
CVL Ryujo
) G+ ~$ Z8 G3 m% ]/ K CVL Shoho
9 n: \, n1 [" W' n, u CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1) Q: H) e. Z5 O) J3 w% r
CVE Hosho
& N( m. V8 Q6 v, S CVE Taiyo& J2 @) k7 x9 c/ Q; g3 C
CA Takao7 R: \) G' u1 s9 S5 t
CA Atago
! ~2 J0 k+ i+ q8 H9 m4 ] CL Kuma, Shell hits 2" v0 H/ W: Z* d2 C: V! {
DD Akigumo. J7 o$ u- E3 m' o v! i2 E/ E
DD Shiranui
Z6 G6 r3 N7 g" \/ R; K DD Samidare; J. y L9 `( P9 h- C1 q
DD Yamakaze% f0 S/ y0 U4 S q) h! _6 h9 a s1 S
DD Hatsuharu4 y2 ?+ f. r5 a' i0 L8 v4 @
DD Hatsushima
) x3 v; e3 N0 [% S# }; b; _+ E DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ I" E: i* \* t& C DD Yugure, Shell hits 1* }1 F- _ h' ^! }" h
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Allied Ships7 r! X! n" I3 x9 V c; }
CA Houston
: \+ K- _8 I# J9 b0 a7 C2 m CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2, p( z) L! t$ {
CL Tromp
6 ~. a7 f2 C" q7 x CL Durban, Shell hits 1
8 k1 \9 v- L' F5 t DD John D. Ford
9 I, s K* k: v7 H DD Parrott2 E3 b, j, X' Z, u& ^
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
! c8 q, O* ?0 j. Q DD Pope0 x, W [, T2 |: x
DD Whipple7 `# V( M- j8 M4 S8 g' g! X: p
DD Stewart; T1 W7 {% i5 O5 ^$ H% s: ^
DD Evertsen/ g4 |2 ^8 ^6 H' Q1 P5 q
DD Stronghold
( U1 }; C3 H" j" a# n5 _ DD Thanet2 M: c( ]" v, U0 _0 D( x3 g( M
DD Encounter
! m. K7 E. ^; R3 ~5 M0 _ DD Express/ {8 u, E( s1 A v
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
, _, N5 n* l3 \Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
& S0 j0 V; ^) s3 K; K# t( RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
' b" R+ ~& h4 ]& R( zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
9 J* s) z9 _7 {: uCL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards& C ~0 q) |) H, \& \
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards4 M/ R* L; J' y0 ]' f$ a0 G" I
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards/ `) t* g# m4 `8 v2 {3 X. T
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards# {* |8 K! \2 p o! s$ i4 q* z
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards0 z+ f4 P, e8 G8 _
DD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards" W6 ?; W$ W2 o' s3 h V0 B
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards$ I5 H3 _, a5 e
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
! L) H+ ~6 @% \' KDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
8 N4 x: U; R5 d8 j6 u/ [* sDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards" Y f: z: _7 R/ e% |( q$ i$ Y
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards5 v" f. P4 N# v
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards+ k) N& D& \1 {9 z: [! V0 C8 U* v# N! E
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
6 d: b5 O( _; _7 L4 E" A9 o9 |4 mRange closes to 8,000 yards
$ z* a$ D2 y4 w$ P1 F( V. CDD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards
: c* B2 Q9 [) l* n6 R" VCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
^3 v U1 J# N9 c& b% I- ?, l) @) NCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards/ m" \4 Y( c* l% R+ ]6 Q
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards" P7 c1 T1 O H0 `* m4 \
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
2 y; s$ O, o+ w5 e& vDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards* I9 c% ^, q+ f3 b; w1 ~
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
1 s3 G K- l+ A" ^+ F, j/ M2 YDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
/ T4 H& K) w# t& ]9 d$ s/ GDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards' `6 \# V2 ~7 d. R
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
. {) _; r2 [5 D, a) k2 o& {DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
; O6 q" u; T! E3 u9 P1 M' ?4 zDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
/ w3 h" w( o! O! z# p) ~: ~* W: {. tDD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards: V( y9 T' g3 s( s( v) A/ [! G
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
1 v, u6 H. Z, b. X1 VRange closes to 7,000 yards1 L! S# l. ]/ K% A( D! i" v- _
DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
+ m! }" y7 ?8 v. u! k# T7 [CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards8 q5 A" d7 K2 ~
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards/ W' R8 I3 z9 B: Y: A9 U
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards: P" N! y! i. J3 a
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards0 j$ W& n1 Z. J! G: |# q+ K6 I! {
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards/ S. ~- u8 y% I7 c+ v" J6 ^' e
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards0 B1 L" X2 x' o' r: p! a' `9 G) h
DD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
! U" ?- d" A& ` D& z- cDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards3 X0 R5 z- ?( n Z
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards- f: L- o8 X, h
DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards- n9 s+ J/ t. O" l7 ]% C1 ?
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
) E* J2 ]; s4 J- J, N' iDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
* k+ q$ P- {9 D& UDD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards% @$ G8 y& k- p" ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
2 D0 `/ y/ z+ z5 \, ?Range closes to 6,000 yards& W$ f8 j. E6 ]3 s" H
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
7 z/ m" R& E; w! o, ~' P; y8 f) ODD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
/ L0 R2 y. i8 c; kCL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards8 U2 n6 o5 s: i
CL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
, Y6 r2 u7 {# R2 p/ c8 [# h* @: u8 eDD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
6 W. t" A7 z1 X8 mCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
! z2 s7 L+ F$ o z5 f4 W. G8 rDD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
9 \6 ^/ i+ g5 R B" K4 S' r' PCL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
" C- P0 X3 M* ~% y7 V, t$ qDD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
# i1 w) y M5 hDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards0 L4 g8 y3 p3 E# T7 V3 n3 _
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards
! m3 r/ x6 z7 f* l+ e, s0 dDD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
8 N* r" j" q5 A* FDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
3 {" O2 ^( p& [3 VDD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards3 @% y; H$ x* v8 N5 h
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards; `! g) z" f5 m0 `4 f9 C
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards: G* J. L1 E% q- t" o
Range increases to 9,000 yards
8 P- n/ I* b- k q# bDD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
! }: ]: Z6 o8 K$ [DD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards9 [( V$ d0 S! M. m U
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
1 ]7 e f) t; X& D& L; MCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards" z& }: h2 Z* P3 _- [
DD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards" `' n P" w0 R' _, o7 u
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
9 h% K& s% T4 v1 l9 d1 X% X3 A& GCL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
7 E, R! Z; I$ ACL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards2 f! c) n. N. }, ~9 y
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
( h' j) L& F+ T5 m4 v; {! j9 i% [! {0 O4 UDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards! d* U$ j) {$ Z" \! I7 c0 D. o. Z
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
# F" r! T4 m. ~8 ` c U } ODD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards/ b2 d2 q$ }+ C" C! E& p
DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards3 T6 a+ {$ B7 k( I$ r1 W
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards
! C2 q( _9 }6 `. {9 q3 @) FDD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards4 `; F: j4 D- Y
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 \; L# j4 l" _; G
Task forces break off...
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" e0 Q9 {0 S% ?- m: vNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards
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5 O& W l; c+ ^" ^Japanese Ships% A0 k8 B. Z7 } N0 d/ X
CL Kashii
% s0 F) i( s: x! e7 q9 l- M CL Kinu
* w: } y- [ T0 r8 H# r' Q+ [ DD Nowaki
6 P, I/ R- T! c7 ] DD Asashio
- R" Z8 F5 f2 D6 h' v DD Arashio
; C- }: J/ @- g% i, W& ^, ?7 _$ K DD Natsugumo
' I1 D9 C: T, ]- r DD Yamagumo. @; z0 j( H, Y. w! E% [7 L9 G. {
DD Asagumo8 b4 Y) E- `5 x {
DD Murasame
2 T ]* {) C; t9 f; ^# w- v3 R DD Harusame' Q! c9 P' V- X0 h6 e' Z
DD Akatsuki5 E- B7 }" Q; w, M# ]( H
DD Hibiki: J* q/ N2 ^$ h/ N" h
DD Ikazuchi; B& W+ Z% d4 g
DD Inazuma
9 d8 `5 H b: E/ B. q0 A( E' y DD Shikinami
! Q% _; ^" G9 l3 x DD Ayanami0 d' F7 g0 h7 z+ K" I4 X, ]
DD Asagiri% _9 [9 f3 |: o3 f. O0 Q
DD Sagiri
5 W" d2 c S% R( ] DD Yugiri
* K- ]" Z' [) i u2 u1 H DD Minazuki
% `) W8 r3 ~0 y8 V$ M- u, Z8 L3 C AK Sado Maru
5 a% `0 J; j# K; w' w) x9 ^# J AK Sagami Maru
# e$ H5 W# g; J8 { AK Sakura Maru
' ~$ b6 b2 F$ m AK Kaga Maru+ |& B% H( x9 i# F; A- T
AK Kinka Maru
* ^3 j' A5 N1 J/ M AK Kyushu Maru/ i) n0 }2 U9 Z
AK Tosan Maru+ c. |8 r+ |+ E
AMC Asaka Maru
4 i/ `. |$ n9 s. q4 N) L, M xAK Ayatosan Maru
, ?' {1 O2 b! z% d xAK Kansai Maru- M4 g% ~( c4 `; i$ a: _
xAK Kashii Maru9 j) o: _5 |. Z+ F8 Y2 u/ I# `
xAK Aobasan Maru
1 K& w# U) @, E/ [ xAK Asosan Maru$ E5 E$ B" S4 ^+ \0 _1 |
xAK Asakasan Maru5 n8 D5 x) s, d- E5 a
xAK Atutasan Maru
& a0 v9 j1 ~0 k4 v P xAK Kinugawa Maru
h$ h3 J8 m5 Z) l: S xAK Yamaura Maru
- |( Q% \% Q8 b3 H$ K p, p& y1 z xAK Zenyo Maru
: B. r# c+ ?$ M xAK Nako Maru
) l- D5 k9 {' F$ H o xAK Johore Maru" {- {3 Q5 p8 ?- r
xAK Fushimi Maru
' T* J: M8 W$ W8 T- d! H e7 ~. w xAK Kamoi Maru( V/ k* c( q; ^9 S J x
xAK Ryoyo Maru+ T5 F7 |4 i0 W
xAK Nihonka Maru$ u1 F. v, v/ } ?; @ s; r
xAK Nojima Maru
: ?1 |; J* ^% W) G3 m( Z7 d0 u LSD Shinshu Maru
! h5 m1 E/ C0 F& X4 k: W9 T xAP Hakozaki Maru: N" [0 s$ B- [, y
xAP Kobe Maru
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Allied Ships
+ `. l" ]- u5 c, P DD Vendetta
3 W2 @. f8 Y! O8 F0 ~ DD Van Nes, Shell hits 12 n' M6 B5 b; l! A8 h& y
DD Van Ghent* w, d8 J9 U/ |0 x8 J: r/ i w
DD Scout
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!3 B" s" B* s9 M/ A$ E& S0 o+ y
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway: V- f+ q, i$ o6 ^7 J1 J1 x+ ^
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
* v7 w, ?( r; P3 M( X6 _8 i" K0 UMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards) O9 C7 r: Z0 B1 Q1 k* w8 g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards2 @1 l4 c6 c2 [& a! X7 D3 `
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( V' l: x) k4 U+ dLambton, H. crosses the 'T'# Q8 M$ B, J: j& g4 i" w8 ]
DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
9 M) Y' ?- S! P" D$ o" UDD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
" o/ ], N) F3 z9 }) T2 {4 i4 ZDD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards2 Q2 S3 ^8 x( {9 n
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards8 G& i3 q, m# R/ e
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards; j! W! `. y; ]! x% N
DD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards# y( d r: `) b7 o
Range closes to 9,000 yards
. `- k" [* Z5 hDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
7 ^: q' W5 E4 ^+ ?$ d, s$ }! n( _CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards5 F* l4 d m) \+ w' \
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards( z/ R# G$ E$ w! h% j& f( V$ D
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
4 I1 o; J; _6 NDD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
5 y8 I/ g( f w' Z8 H5 r0 tRange closes to 7,000 yards6 m' }" m; t- e* o' V4 W+ O
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
4 x/ S$ W; U9 G+ s: `3 PDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards- e) o( r, O) z5 }9 _
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards7 Y9 I& m9 [% ]) L0 h G/ p% W% \
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
[; ~+ F- a/ l3 D4 P2 MDD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards( u* ^- N0 r: r, _6 h! G0 X7 q, K
Range closes to 4,000 yards$ f; r9 h' t8 n# O" m
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards
& y5 R9 f! t4 @3 K% ]" {" c4 B8 lDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
4 C3 `% ?2 U$ _, M3 ~DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards' x' p- D% E) a% x' b4 M
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
9 f% q, P5 `% z8 mDD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
* B* W: P7 ^2 Z: M) f* e+ mDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards& {: _7 w1 R/ O: C9 `) F
Range increases to 5,000 yards
' G( J: \4 c8 f7 GCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards- w H6 Z! U, V: [3 J+ `8 `/ }
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards, l$ @, k% \( _9 ^( _$ y3 w* s
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards: f* j& X' w& g* O: k
DD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards3 J6 k' K0 _, x0 u
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards' H' p( u) P6 f: [7 H, }
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 D/ I9 J2 [% S' X% S
Task forces break off...3 @' h* n4 Y0 J. F2 J- w: d+ D( S2 V
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0 f( {2 T) _. y7 j, r1 nNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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, G& ?* f s9 J7 P% \Japanese Ships
0 x; O% A M8 c5 a# e CL Yura
6 Y7 s% t/ V9 d+ B CL Natori& s/ _9 \/ o+ }, u' S. G
9 p8 i1 E" a, d" p; ERunway hits 18 c9 G' M3 {: u6 W- g
Port hits 1
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/ ~5 X5 i& q: ~2 MCL Yura firing at Wake Island 5 Y+ \: R0 o6 {+ n8 |3 v+ \
CL Natori firing at Wake Island % j F) A/ |8 i1 j- v- }4 H+ |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft# b" o+ n4 P! S9 N
no flights2 t9 i' |- l' X% o: H% S# a
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Allied aircraft losses
& e" c$ Y. G1 H% G! I4 h9 `; s SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed1 y4 N9 z0 _: l. d' O
& A4 o2 `- ^' V! e) a2 BJapanese Ships" z% c# K0 v; m3 }1 H) T% G3 |
CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage) i3 R: u- ]7 j7 v3 c; _
CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire' ?' w( V/ ]- x, L2 d1 o
DD Nowaki1 o$ w: j0 d2 A: w& [& J
DD Asashio
- a5 n: {5 u; ^* V( y+ W/ Q% v" A h DD Arashio0 H: n) o! D. ]' \& v$ M2 H+ J/ i3 J
DD Natsugumo, J/ C$ u* Z+ ^0 D( m; e) k; x
DD Yamagumo
: X1 y+ f6 Q, S9 z/ E DD Asagumo
; s5 q) B1 I* \4 c ?. F/ P; O- r DD Murasame" D% ]: D; F2 f: r% d f6 K
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire
% f( A; \+ F D0 e% \ DD Akatsuki. v' R( n0 ?3 F# m/ O% T! @
DD Hibiki9 g r7 f' G( n5 c( p
DD Ikazuchi' Z- d* h3 ~, e: v; D8 Z; S
DD Inazuma
, U; }9 l0 C* i7 ~: p: K- \ DD Shikinami' k9 Q i6 e0 F/ Q% D
DD Ayanami+ a+ h/ S8 U5 v0 \9 n. m' j
DD Asagiri
( K& c0 g# w' _. m0 o8 `; [0 \ DD Sagiri! Y! u b1 A9 X
DD Yugiri
2 r& W. c0 m- G& C DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
8 P' ]" h% F# w AK Sado Maru5 r6 y0 [2 H, x: ^) S7 I" I% M0 h
AK Sagami Maru
9 o" e4 J$ I. l: O& `2 l" t AK Sakura Maru
' m! R$ o8 l$ U2 T# q y AK Kaga Maru5 m) }( N& M- @# `2 N0 z" v
AK Kinka Maru
4 D, i7 r& a: x5 ^ AK Kyushu Maru ?+ T2 \! M: H& [
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage! D0 {' M9 g9 f0 k$ Q
AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
3 r- L d3 d* }1 D- @$ y6 }! b3 F xAK Ayatosan Maru/ X' o0 ] P {
xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ ?8 L e6 q2 e/ U xAK Kashii Maru" K. [$ [' Z- B8 n
xAK Aobasan Maru, g; Q; G V5 E
xAK Asosan Maru" t- R5 h( z3 d- {! r
xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
2 S/ W H4 Q' [ g4 W# } xAK Atutasan Maru4 L( G# y! U& z7 i4 C2 D
xAK Kinugawa Maru
+ k( I& L1 T( R9 `2 A/ n xAK Yamaura Maru
- n8 x. x0 {2 `! z* \) a8 s xAK Zenyo Maru
1 P$ h Q3 \5 i* | xAK Nako Maru0 q: u/ O$ j0 n- |7 ]# p0 A' z" w/ r
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @. Y4 @: ]: V7 K xAK Fushimi Maru4 m' x" g' Q. Y8 u$ M* n5 @7 z
xAK Kamoi Maru
! i* R) S2 S! }$ y0 v( U' a9 k% { xAK Ryoyo Maru5 t1 G7 u; f% V
xAK Nihonka Maru7 F/ c' l/ L; r) t; ]/ F8 G$ V
xAK Nojima Maru
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* K e4 `8 C; c( C9 W# J5 N2 I* HAllied Ships
* h* }" C2 ^, X: s0 R+ g" u o5 s, G CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ E9 s& V( h# ^+ J CL Sumatra
- e4 x9 C4 B1 W! | CL Tromp, Shell hits 1" P3 H, o' @# k( q. c) @% E) h
CL Durban
! \- g4 V, P$ K DD John D. Ford
+ o" N) D; W( x `3 e$ C% } DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire& ~+ b& {* w9 [. i9 @4 w( m( m
DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: K+ Z, M5 ^( M DD Pope
9 t) O& Y! Q1 {5 T DD Whipple, Shell hits 1) }) m2 F8 O: Z
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
7 Z; ?8 W t) }; ^ DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
3 L- L( s+ W0 D8 M8 z DD Stronghold
9 {6 }/ Z8 J& e; i* K7 M- X DD Thanet, Shell hits 2/ K" s; }! J6 i+ K3 N. D R G
DD Encounter, Shell hits 3* h( ?& j2 O+ ~/ W( U- T( M
DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire
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: p1 r4 A8 O$ d6 q* `Japanese ground losses:
# K* L, s3 g: }# A6 i Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled): X! i5 t) U; k3 L6 {4 k
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Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight; @% r' [7 n% P* ?/ q
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
' V% ]9 K8 ~8 I1 t$ ] cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
' }) q8 G6 z; r' m* K- G; fJapanese ships attempt to get underway
- P7 O+ L3 U1 z2 D1 yCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
- |3 L4 M5 [0 p; HCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards
% L. Q ^- ?7 X9 N# G! B1 WCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards; ^( j- q* P! m
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards" w5 L1 H! E) p/ j& \/ ^8 E$ o- r% x
DD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
( K- Y( g* x) d7 T7 `9 F |1 F, P) aDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
1 v, ~2 W. I& R- i. N0 gDD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
6 b% Y7 E' O/ c& I9 |DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards. f( J7 C2 G3 J+ L3 [* Q, R/ F+ T) n
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards9 Y2 N4 K; w7 s6 {: ?
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards2 E8 P7 i! k6 t) E8 [7 \7 S0 h1 T
Range closes to 10,000 yards
" q% h) N( |+ Z) S- p" mCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards: J* E6 t! o! t: H
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
9 e( |0 H7 g( q1 P3 j! A: ~/ iCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards& Q3 c! I/ [, g, Y9 Z6 z/ Y0 W
DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards9 J8 h& b/ x1 `4 Y5 t
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
: d5 f2 L* E7 q" K4 \. J/ N. V$ BDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards& g) _; L5 u5 X' M- a$ `
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
6 t' }$ g( n$ q7 o* j; PDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards4 r2 T" }9 c E* g
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards( X* k! Z$ u) w% c2 U1 K% f
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards, w3 W) M# A5 K* o
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
/ E0 v: ]. I5 ^& ?- J9 @1 b& jDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
9 ?& {9 I9 } J. RDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards) w$ ?4 t+ {* L; `) v; Y
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards% ^. R" U! `- ?% i
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
7 M6 {; p8 \8 k& m1 ACA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards" ]1 X3 ~- D8 n; ^0 `& C) Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards, g" q2 `% G* G9 w( E9 }) V2 x
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
" ]! J" k+ o) ]+ S( R' Z; z, c8 VCL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
+ w2 Q3 M. F! W0 p9 Z6 RDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards: Q2 i* R7 M s, ]; |- O8 d( g
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
* Y% J# W7 Q0 g7 ODD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards0 B: N+ X$ w% U+ p/ m+ c; t$ b
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards1 K9 @& G5 Z! i, W$ h* [
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
4 B6 t% L! ]6 I4 o" mDD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
Q4 M- Z, X! q5 t5 X0 gDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
" ^3 z$ H' I7 t6 \4 T1 |DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
/ s& V" c7 s/ ]! j+ jDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
$ @0 L5 L' \+ R3 SDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
4 ^2 y, s" |/ @9 M, p4 t& hDD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards7 f! I; M$ L7 r# t" }
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
* e& w. M( P) U( c: \DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
, i* v9 }8 S% r3 VCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards2 @4 J3 C( K7 S
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards6 @/ ?, I+ y0 H! S! b
Range closes to 4,000 yards
+ X; x3 h" O$ L9 _( @xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
/ L9 E' I, ~7 NCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards0 J5 @# i6 m+ V! ^
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards9 \& W- `( Z- M) \( C" }! o
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards
% D# V8 b) e: y- x" Z; ?0 hCL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
. V' X# {$ r u: fDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards: U) L' C0 o: R3 b; _
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards
5 A1 z4 U' t, Q3 |0 uDD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards, R. c1 K$ M: v% l, M5 C- P m3 q
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards
% x8 y9 N+ K7 ~. g7 Q8 jDD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards% p8 Z* J+ `' B& L X# G. m1 p; K, G
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
! M4 e4 L, _% p9 `AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards: H) P: N8 \0 y* r: r8 y( A/ N2 i! s
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards# Q8 V6 J& ^: e* F' k
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards
2 W6 t% V; F) z8 W4 RDD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards' m3 S6 o, x# ^4 N) o/ @4 W; |' z
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
% e9 V3 v# h: l0 eCA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
/ v, N! E+ i; h2 `" F5 ODD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards( @: B# i8 g+ ?9 w
Range closes to 2,000 yards! P. f* L8 p5 }& Z/ ?8 T* V! A
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
. I* [8 ^' C' F- ^8 A1 K3 ICA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
5 F- p( j, d, B5 T4 `CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards. I, }/ X2 K! J- N4 k+ n. _
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards5 w: \" B. I# K8 L( ]( K
DD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
3 |6 i- _ \4 ?$ SDD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
- ?3 r' x7 S6 NDD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards8 l" e$ d2 o3 N* [) v @
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards' ^* p+ S4 k( j+ I$ k
DD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
# w+ A* A$ `9 vDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards3 ?6 m8 ?* s! A& ~/ v) v$ O
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards8 m" t! S. Y7 K/ f, y7 S) J* l
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
" U3 W8 S: m$ e' t k6 e$ PDD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards/ k# `& b6 L* ]
CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards
/ ~1 L) T* E- S3 f# @+ g5 hRange increases to 3,000 yards
/ P: R( p, a! b& m2 ~1 pCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards# P6 j J; V# E+ ?. _
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards- L5 A4 l* c3 V( ~7 b
CL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards- D4 c5 O6 j% ?7 v% L
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
8 f$ y! V% ]) CDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards$ D) S F! V) B7 Y4 p# E( l
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards" C N# Q( z6 I4 W3 ]
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards0 t# L Z O" ^, @; g2 q2 R! i6 i
DD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards. K7 Z+ }6 B; b9 u
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards. U8 g4 g) @9 y$ W y9 u+ U9 r% S
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards! }' l$ l" x3 i
DD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards5 e! z" \) {$ d0 a' t# j
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards% Q8 x; ]* `" t7 T) f7 { \9 C. R
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
1 N# ~3 t" m& g5 |DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
( \ j3 H# j, T! ], }8 T5 _DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards4 {$ t' R# u9 w3 {6 }+ c
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
* G4 M6 w8 H. h8 v% XCA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards) L( D. ^: R$ }
Range closes to 2,000 yards
+ E% V( S, g2 h. T+ U. bCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
4 p5 |( o8 C$ m3 @$ Z9 UCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards/ O& n; E7 l9 ~: L6 P/ e# e
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards3 ~+ r- k5 r( A$ v
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards R) n; u: m L. G/ h; w
DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
* v9 Z. S9 Z: ]$ k( B3 i5 t6 `0 nDD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
6 L% v. ~4 ]8 u) v* |' QDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
3 g! u" p* C- L: ]DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards0 \0 O$ U+ {6 L$ u6 C2 P
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards# s( B* C: m5 d; M% c# b2 ?
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
0 K0 v, n5 K5 K8 K: vDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
w% `6 b0 f% [* e6 U( p9 \/ q. bDD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards
+ Q- |; v& B2 D- K8 @* P# A0 R* [DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards% `1 W* A Y5 ]) ?1 `2 C4 y9 I! v
CA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
* H4 J1 {3 ?. VCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards. u" D3 t- b5 [3 @
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards2 O1 ]9 E5 P! a0 l& E
DD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
# J% j8 d( p3 } P7 \& SDD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards- r5 Z0 M$ O$ A
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards3 k# O% }8 `" J4 `1 X% u
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
7 f) I, d2 p" d( N1 P4 pDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards1 B% u# s5 T; z+ N0 j M
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards9 n, @1 f" o/ m8 ?
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards! `5 K& d" h0 }6 L
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape, T. [' D5 g8 P9 {( @
Task forces break off...
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! B& r0 P' [4 k' A$ e: RPre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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% A" i" Z8 E5 G- ?6 ^* N1 AJapanese Ships
. I9 l* k: P! G CL Katori1 e0 b. q8 @8 w8 B4 O
DD Akikaze
) O: F G+ v5 E1 Z9 f& c8 k DD Yuzuki
8 C1 F+ P9 O: e7 ?9 X& Y5 ^ PB Takunan Maru #5
4 n; y, f! F+ d5 g2 ]- Q# [& I PB Shonon Maru #110 C2 X% ], N: h4 f( B. O4 {7 R
PB Kyo Maru #124 M# Q, L/ \3 J) k
PB Hakkaisan Maru
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CL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB 8 ~, a8 N/ c- Q# e1 M/ ~' ]
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
( X' L$ Z! r* @( N$ eDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB ' r7 D$ E [$ I, ~* ?
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns) t1 u# J" O8 s" W: ^
PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns
, ~- s: y8 g* ?& M n* L( dPB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns
4 S8 Y& n3 |+ {) D1 W3 ?6 DPB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops
0 E% Y/ S/ g9 E' h$ [9 kDD Akikaze fired at enemy guns
/ K# N& K; X: J5 W/ O% UDD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns3 B8 w+ n' X, [/ x! S0 {
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' ?2 y3 q! U7 w' G7 g; ^Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)
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4 [8 E0 k. h- CTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,980 X2 @% u+ q, U
9 k0 X# @, g GJapanese ground losses:$ L. d& Y: i5 _5 x2 u1 B0 j n
19 casualties reported
( U3 o- Y" f' s1 J* U Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Q( ?+ x# T9 u5 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' O1 W4 y. z m9 y4 ^3 o0 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ i7 c6 J; l& R9 L4 i, }3 g
5 @. _% d. Q- y) j2 @2 O
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3+ E- N1 {5 q2 Z1 M
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships5 X4 K8 E- v# T7 P0 m' _
CA Nachi, Mine hits 1
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)0 [4 A9 d u3 W, d/ w1 v9 }
' R- ?" T0 g! _$ V6 X! D, |4 jJapanese Ships7 l) a8 ^( n' T1 }( N
CA Tone, Mine hits 1; W; u/ u8 l' p' T/ N
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3 H' g% ]/ A( ^& I' r" w; ]2 rASW attack near Merak at 48,97
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N7 e- d# z: a! _* ZJapanese Ships
. b% M m4 k: }# W7 l4 n+ _: Q; I5 f2 F xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage- O& ^ G0 I: }8 ?; H
DD Yugiri; O; t9 z/ l) x9 Q1 z6 s4 X
% b7 H4 K5 ~1 f$ ^, m; P2 k/ R: SAllied Ships
' }; {( m7 Z3 K& p SS Sargo, hits 10
9 X* W% c6 J* u( B0 H$ d5 ?% c5 h: ]8 ^ F; Q# k# G& b
SS Sargo is sighted by escort {6 y+ d. K$ @& v O9 u
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...1 l' j5 M* T$ K. n0 Z2 J
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 ?: d7 X. n5 c; ZDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
' F0 {- F& k1 J( O; Z4 k5 tDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
9 Z: s' Q; `9 P9 I6 l/ HDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ...." _ J0 b3 [1 K
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo# E% Q" \& l. m N5 k& w8 t) y
Escort abandons search for sub$ o9 G+ G' c9 H* ]
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6 I4 E$ [: x- j( _3 nGround combat at Manila (79,77)
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" [, A1 l4 N9 ?+ |* q4 fJapanese Bombardment attack
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3 X* k: V" Z% qAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
8 M' J. C3 ~5 U/ e7 i6 h4 T- [! x- m( O4 l! s& n- K* ~
Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942/ N' m3 K: V5 m! v" d( @
* a5 S0 @* I8 K, h' SJapanese ground losses:
; a8 C0 e' [. i/ P. O 159 casualties reported0 |# b( t2 [! J+ h) }6 `% u
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled$ A; E; b6 t- {7 }2 b4 m# l) r. q% I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( U: G, V' L& b0 D" Z
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 ^& g9 W& E1 K0 o) z% Z, A" fAllied ground losses: N" N/ H+ A1 r4 J+ r5 L
198 casualties reported
2 ^7 C; p7 K2 S( P Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled) s6 x& Y; a. @0 `8 L7 I% z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, F2 T! Q4 x7 Z* L, Y' V4 w Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ g, }9 Z2 c$ ^, Y Imperial Guards Division
" Y' ]3 G1 }/ j/ D+ w 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
4 E0 X1 O( X& u2 C4 r; ]9 z' T; j7 H 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
* {( j& w5 w3 O* Z Q4 ^ 2nd Tank Regiment
1 ]; I6 B1 x+ o, P/ B 48th Engineer Regiment/ }" ]5 a. W' T
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment8 x! h& Q* @& G
33rd Division
+ ^4 A+ Z1 l) a; C* Z" ? 21st Infantry Regiment
5 [+ \1 X0 B! h 7th Tank Regiment& v; N2 p& {' t; ?. V- J
48th Recon Regiment) n+ i) a2 O, U' i
16th Recon Regiment3 E* ]; A( i, j, c
4th Division
! Q$ B9 K; a7 ?/ Z 21st Division
) Y$ `" I( f2 E3 d' }1 R 6th Guards Division
; \3 [$ @7 P c7 d: w1 T 65th Brigade
% R! S' S; q: p7 h 38th Division9 U4 _, R; i4 E7 t
16th Guards Regiment
& D [4 p5 C. C8 {/ G9 |" `! H 4th Tank Regiment6 ?9 m8 T* |; u9 E% j- }
16th Engineer Regiment/ {$ i* |: G L: U# ?. Q
9th Infantry Regiment
/ i) u [. H6 O! g1 @+ \$ ?4 W# I% \ 22nd Recon Regiment
# V: q( e! I8 E6 C3 s 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment1 ^! S# @4 E! ~1 d2 Z3 `
5th Guards Cav Regiment
8 p. C, w% C6 `! Q5 B. V1 g6 E7 r 35th Fld AA Gun Co
; o# E6 A2 T0 P) I2 V0 `; V 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, Q. i9 m1 @9 L7 {- V 30th Fld AA Gun Co % w7 o: ?$ Y I# \. a8 l1 o. |
48th Field AA Battalion
' l; f m3 q: p* u; q 8th Field AF Construction Battalion2 y- l. c' N5 [9 K
25th Army
) L, N' T$ g3 M; f% ~4 V1 A+ c 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion/ C* i; t. c$ ^8 V
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
; p+ Z4 ~( U7 k4 _ 2nd Mortar Battalion
$ U/ a( Q+ ?" l 9th Field AF Construction Battalion1 @& Z R9 f7 s# r
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# l& Q! k) W2 W( J. ~/ s& U 39th Road Const Co / B9 z& V4 O6 @ Y2 L, J3 \. U
21st Fld AA Gun Co # c- J/ J* l" x+ v- P# w4 H1 J
Southern Army
D3 w* V- V% n/ l 56th Const Co , m7 Q' G2 G" h" m) k3 b' J
47th Field AA Battalion9 ~# |! ]) [: ~* X: t
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% P0 q; {4 s v/ u* c 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
9 q% t. [2 ]' {* H 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
0 p" S7 z" `5 F6 X 1st RF Gun Battalion
+ q' j! E3 @' \7 k( M8 n 35th Field AA Battalion
, k. D# I( C+ y& G7 F+ Z- Q/ M9 X 3rd Mortar Battalion
. I" T. Y' M5 H 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion5 a6 F4 Q) {, @: _8 H
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment9 u$ n A+ D! L
45th Field AA Battalion
4 Z: |# J4 z7 ?9 u 48th Field Artillery Regiment2 ?; Z; Z5 _: b# h" }1 V! ~8 [/ ~8 j
15th Const Co
# j5 G5 O$ f1 ]- S2 z 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
- s! r( \( |' G& p+ w$ [8 f 26th Fld AA Gun Co : \2 x6 O. v x O& \! \
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
% U0 s; [3 l" L 37th Const Co 4 J8 n! q, T0 V4 Q
5th Mortar Battalion
+ ?* H6 ^, } u$ J3 P 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion5 g6 J/ ]' C |, Y
40th Field AA Battalion
K. V7 u' t: [6 X 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion' r3 b5 L7 `5 q6 k0 P3 L
31st Fld AA Gun Co - W2 f% F. _1 r6 S/ z
38th Road Const Co + C7 ^, i, W% H$ n ^) j
14th Army& H, l* l, V8 W g9 z5 J% K/ R0 _
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8 A; X2 \8 J! I; v; g 43rd Const Co
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) L5 b( q6 R- A! S; D5 i& VDefending units:9 v; y3 b: E" b
14th PS Engineer Regiment
5 U$ q' K; f' U0 r9 R( o5 @ 91st PA Infantry Division
+ L7 w3 b; |; H; c 26th PS Cavalry Regiment
5 A" y: J1 U- a4 z+ u 71st PA Infantry Division
0 Q7 C+ C( f1 P8 ?! r6 t 21st PA Infantry Division
# `+ L6 v z% d/ d4 C$ ^ 192nd Tank Battalion
, E. B$ a! |9 J 51st PA Infantry Division
8 M5 A _) k0 W/ y) X& x' H 4th Marine Regiment9 R' l+ `9 a, e
194th Tank Battalion
# e" ?, {0 H/ S- x, P9 L 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
" k. a* O p$ x, T z- Q1 n0 u 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment6 _6 H. }7 {# C- F
31st PA Infantry Division
0 x" {5 q1 T( i1 J# u+ g 11th PA Infantry Division
n& M( x, J& _. ?% v( J 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
6 ^! l# E; m3 k0 l! `" f1 ^+ _ 1st PA Infantry Division2 y* ]1 I/ b" B6 v- T
31st Infantry Regiment: E' [4 w3 l0 K3 N5 A
41st PA Infantry Division
' e) Z) ^/ L# V& D6 R2 T1 D& [ 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
3 } k5 X. V' }+ g! Y3 D) f+ P# { 2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
( E, p5 I% ^8 m$ ^/ h6 z 301st Construction Battalion7 ~8 p# q0 X2 o/ Y
Provisional GMC Grp / H9 M$ }$ k, ?+ D( B- K T) }
1st PI Base Force
$ [: D: Z( t6 S ?! O2 A I Philippine Corps % N) c% y5 P+ M2 a$ W
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
2 K2 W4 f6 J2 g. k8 _/ r( ` USAFFE
+ u; b9 s! P3 J8 _* Y Bataan USN Base Force
$ U) H+ [% O( W Clark Field USAAF Base Force% y, _3 N' }/ O6 h
201st PA Construction Battalion0 d8 a. R/ Z0 g: ^9 f
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
8 R1 m6 D3 L6 {8 S1 c% ^ 1st USMC AA Battalion; P+ r1 _) l# x) ^! g% Z8 T
Manila USAAF Base Force+ N7 D9 T8 z } H7 u+ {. _
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment$ ~0 e& q7 S* a
Cavite USN Base Force$ V; Q- X' ^7 u
202nd PA Construction Battalion- W9 z0 C# ^2 O3 D# E
Far East USAAF
1 M6 B2 b& G; t4 L II Philippine Corps / R2 _6 ]) H( {5 _* E3 r7 w; x
1st PA Constabulary Regiment" j& s: }1 y0 {5 |+ i
PAF Aviation
( O2 M& X2 C" S* |5 ]' I G 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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9 U' M7 v7 F- J% i' A" p DJapanese Shock attack( A; Z5 E* ]6 |0 U3 {
$ T1 Y! G1 C$ i- ]1 DAttacking 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
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Japanese adjusted assault: 54
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9 q4 @. t7 J2 sAllied adjusted defense: 3 . { B2 B+ J" C' z; n$ T
& m5 K' A$ D% d" \; x5 \% u7 _. JJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2) . G6 y# x: n( R' O1 ^2 [. _ T
) s1 `+ g& C( C! f7 g3 G- C$ V1 TJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!, Y f. g) F" }1 _. p7 i/ Q
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Allied aircraft
9 l: \8 x3 e& }8 b+ X, z no flights
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. S; a0 `: p8 B9 x0 U6 L+ {Allied aircraft losses
t3 h& {$ O+ i$ G; @7 w# e4 c PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed! P8 b/ p$ r' ]$ m
e( [5 R) B" h6 z$ PCombat modifiers/ Y0 \* g7 U {2 U( ?# \5 t. [5 L
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
5 X: l0 g) x3 i6 D3 b/ V# p7 qexperience(-), supply(-)
4 z' m- |5 u# D C$ c4 rAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:, W, K9 D8 D! d* F- n
1384 casualties reported
3 S. F) Z$ ]# e% x& b, I( _, d Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled
) O6 T- W& z& q A* A7 n& `. C* a Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled* B" J# A! V$ p6 w! ]" C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& n. ^# o( G4 |$ T Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)0 t: F" Z. a3 ?$ d
* M3 G) W& w# S4 ~) S" N, {1 W/ VAllied ground losses:
1 L% l7 c" R: H/ q ~' l G 1916 casualties reported
: g8 h: b% D4 j, ?/ k: M# V Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Q6 z* ?5 R. j) g* t Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled C( W$ N) g0 n$ Y7 a/ `
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled: w3 w/ a; z7 u* e: i1 C& G
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled): Y( I% x) ?+ {4 x
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)! M& d- a5 [, F" G
Units destroyed 3 ~$ d# ^5 ]* C/ J! c/ O7 ]
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Assaulting units:
3 v3 r+ p4 t/ |3 R 82nd Naval Guard Unit$ O4 l" B# _, U5 G+ c
144th Infantry Regiment
0 r# P, p0 Z$ D' j$ W( v0 y1 n 66th Naval Guard Unit. V; k5 ~& N; U6 Q; \0 g
84th Naval Guard Unit
0 g6 Q2 E; Z! u8 l( h% k. Z0 h 53rd Naval Guard Unit
6 J; d* T" ?: r7 \" w6 i( n4 x# P' ]8 o8 q6 D
Defending units:8 k' @# j4 _: p
Wake USN CPNAB ! P9 Y B- a5 g+ _* `5 ` _
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
7 |6 U/ s* P- j- R; h! c1 J) y 6th Marine Defense Battalion* D4 O Z* s( j" ~9 f$ g8 a
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)" ^" e7 a! O1 Z7 O
8 D- i& i, N& J6 K* [Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61$ I( w$ |; N4 U2 M# g; w
( O" t1 g$ a1 X% A3 g, u0 T1 d/ X; RDefending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
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( A, K+ }' b$ r" PAssaulting units:5 d* U: m( `' E0 o- U
Sasebo 2nd SNLF 7 U! m7 I3 C/ I$ g2 l
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Defending units:7 D4 P' v6 R3 z; i |
Molukken Garrison Battalion
# u* o0 @8 \$ ` 4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 q$ w7 Q+ g* k$ ]+ ~$ A! I
Ambon Base Force |
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