AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
7 y& N( _0 ]# [9 {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
( [' t2 m7 q5 ?) s1 a- v+ B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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) b; V4 h5 n% B/ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 f' T) u+ q# {/ p, P3 ?: [ w
CL Kashii' g4 i& g' M% q' s/ N
CL Kinu; Q; C$ L! A+ o6 |. H
DD Nowaki ^7 M" s9 w z$ X
DD Asashio
% U6 S+ j% R5 a! q8 n: B DD Michishio
* |$ V; O6 N5 J2 S% V. n, u DD Arashio
* o* U# [- x7 m( t DD Natsugumo% U' E; Z0 w5 M ?3 f6 ?6 f
DD Yamagumo
9 |" R o% w o8 _1 f) ^. A DD Asagumo$ p! `; }8 n* }' R" R, c
DD Murasame& t, d! |8 x7 c! e. j
DD Harusame
; `1 f5 R* ^, Z' h2 a: y, c+ |( p3 @ DD Akatsuki
5 Q. [, |( T! a+ o. d DD Hibiki
1 j; u6 C! V4 E( E DD Ikazuchi
9 P0 K O1 V' N, e DD Inazuma
- v& n2 J% x* B# x! K% y: l& L) v8 O DD Shikinami
& f, b$ v+ s& r2 k; p DD Ayanami
5 k% d: N& P# i& P e8 f4 u# } DD Asagiri; p/ ^8 m0 |7 \" _2 n
DD Sagiri, t& E1 D: S- \. J8 e
DD Yugiri( p; U% P7 G! h% g$ u2 W" ^
DD Minazuki
$ J8 r9 ]7 y5 D \7 f+ k AK Sado Maru. E$ D1 \- g; G' Z# |
AK Sagami Maru5 _/ P) T8 v4 |! @4 Y* k, O
AK Sakura Maru/ w" g4 \" N) g: T" f8 f: Y& t
AK Kaga Maru
' \0 r5 {1 D) [2 V AK Kinka Maru. j: |8 j8 H! w$ g! R2 N6 ]8 @
AK Kyushu Maru
1 f+ A/ m* h8 E4 v, f AK Tosan Maru
- I" w# X6 Y+ n5 I, p1 r# e AMC Asaka Maru' i$ f: X1 l+ v8 G+ {
xAK Ayatosan Maru
( l6 B% e4 g1 ]' I+ Z4 K xAK Kansai Maru; d* P: V& U2 G' c
xAK Kashii Maru
N$ @4 J$ _( r8 U+ U. {# ?: p# G xAK Aobasan Maru. U( Z0 k5 D ?* \
xAK Asosan Maru
* ?3 _1 ^/ l4 U5 d5 V xAK Asakasan Maru
: y6 \+ b, T9 a, N) M) ~& k xAK Atutasan Maru! j5 U5 I, X N9 p" ~& Y3 |
xAK Kinugawa Maru
6 g5 F; p* e! a& h9 M xAK Yamaura Maru
, C, D2 r# g) j- s4 t. r% R+ T0 Z$ i xAK Zenyo Maru5 y, I5 c$ U' j: A1 C9 X* C- L! v
xAK Nako Maru
0 t0 r/ k9 C9 M5 F. G0 I) |) a9 o) c xAK Johore Maru
! \4 [' n- d% N, F; h. ? xAK Fushimi Maru" B9 u( X3 ~; D# T) O0 E
xAK Kamoi Maru8 @8 P `$ V- T& Z F- ]/ y
xAK Ryoyo Maru
3 U; U( G) ^$ E xAK Nihonka Maru' K- N- {3 b( u# H
xAK Nojima Maru( k. N- G, c; D3 g+ w9 _* `: ^
LSD Shinshu Maru
4 \: M+ ^1 F: h$ [ xAP Hakozaki Maru2 U+ W1 o: p2 i) ~: ]/ ^/ A) b/ H
xAP Kobe Maru6 q; r2 ~$ h$ e- A
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Allied Ships
0 B# ]& |2 f8 }6 R7 E! e' P6 @ PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* g' U7 I/ Q, d: _3 n1 b
PT TM-108 s& V' K2 d9 w$ \6 N5 ]# r; z
PT TM-11- v/ j6 G& M {- b3 V
PT TM-120 W5 D9 q) U0 H3 h& {2 j3 D
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 s/ `- n/ g# o1 U) {! n8 r9 z
PT TM-14
2 A/ E O8 c# R PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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* m, _4 |' L- F& C; ^9 o5 UAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!: I, v* M! W& |0 Y6 ^8 H2 L2 ]8 Z
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
2 z$ e8 \7 x: r% ~Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight0 Q4 R. l7 C S8 D
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards, D# L: P' S! ^) L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
6 m( f9 f Z. S8 I7 W6 }7 RCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards& T( t; n; N4 K9 C. _0 H
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
: K0 m' e, v2 G! L S$ \7 C$ V) ^+ [ AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
+ A1 x) I( F" C9 }7 D1 U5 O! t AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru , 2 J2 ]& r/ |% V, j) V3 B; \# Z
xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru screened from combat7 s0 @8 N$ p" k0 Z
- escorted by DD Yugiri , DD Asagiri , DD Natsugumo , , X1 o& V1 w+ r9 ^/ c. |" x. {
DD Arashio , DD Asashio
+ w% a4 v4 k2 m8 p! Z. w; rDD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards' ~5 c) z& I8 W4 x: |0 h5 p; f' j$ {
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards
2 g3 G! o4 v$ A- H* p- f; KDD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards5 l8 _# F/ f, F [) H& r
Range closes to 9,000 yards5 X/ W$ T8 i) Y
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , ) m1 q3 o4 B+ M% P# J8 {
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
2 q* x+ x! c& u4 | AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
( j( ]* H2 G: X1 g3 ~ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
& o+ y" c- G) z7 y5 } xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , : Q' m e- c$ @* G0 d5 h% B) _
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , $ R% d' ~3 c3 b* N( M
xAK Yamaura Maru screened from combat
: v! E' W& u) `7 G- escorted by DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Hibiki ,
' v) Q3 M: Q- p3 i2 n! r DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
% ~4 R5 n/ A# _7 j6 M2 ?; W DD Arashio , DD Nowaki
/ T; z. ^) M" B' v+ B' g* [) {DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
1 N4 f+ Z5 s1 }5 o. EDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards! u* N; }# c7 B5 q/ L
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
5 a/ E3 X8 B( K& A3 `3 mDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards6 k; T8 _% d; W- ^$ O8 g
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
" `2 ~% H, E. r8 L+ vDD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards! I& Z* b. |. y2 M/ _
DD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
6 R( N. I# ~, b7 \; x+ ~/ VRange closes to 6,000 yards' m( W! s$ F* [. `8 i' G
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards' E/ N$ n$ Y7 g+ B
PT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards# Y% c5 f* Z2 i' s& c# v8 U
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards
: I6 @: q9 g: e, Y, ]DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
3 S& y8 i7 C E w5 ]DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards
# n1 }" |' \4 }5 K/ d1 bPT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards
6 J8 O, g0 S! ]2 x W: D( t% k! fRange closes to 5,000 yards' [4 K4 K" O& W# b9 f" [
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , 8 Y* U# d7 V! Y* E% l! M
AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru , 2 k3 p V" j1 A6 j
AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
" x4 V u; I, N# Q2 A' m: @ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
1 d# b# l2 G) {" [# _& s) a xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru , ! ~0 P/ S- ]1 R: m
xAK Johore Maru , xAK Nako Maru , xAK Zenyo Maru , 1 G2 T6 K5 k$ G C- I
xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Kinugawa Maru , xAK Atutasan Maru , 2 p1 A& q0 R: U( H
xAK Asakasan Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru ,
' t$ L$ h, O7 ` T& e7 L xAK Kashii Maru , xAK Kansai Maru , xAK Ayatosan Maru screened from combat
' P; A! M' c& [% {' f" P: m# @+ W0 }& u- escorted by DD Minazuki , DD Yugiri , DD Sagiri , ! J- H6 G) a; W$ ?9 T
DD Shikinami , DD Ikazuchi , DD Akatsuki , & p- z6 y$ G0 G. ]3 V
DD Harusame , DD Asagumo , DD Yamagumo ,
1 W, H& ~+ [9 m4 P* a DD Arashio , DD Asashio , DD Nowaki
% ~% k8 m M- u) PDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
2 [9 N1 Y4 l1 A7 u' \9 i* ?DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
5 {/ Z5 ]2 c! w6 {8 y3 @/ wDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
+ P, }# C+ G, P8 v) ^. Z: dPT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards- W" L! B8 C0 Q7 ?0 ?7 W- {' E' K
LSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
: T! q0 ~: l/ v# D% c5 @* f AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
$ H6 t: I+ x: j5 G AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
2 _2 F% C' @$ G! f xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru , - ~0 R9 K p ?0 R/ j. D A! j
xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat8 ^, k' o1 v) p" w4 B, M
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards
4 q9 N2 B. S, ?9 J9 P8 ]' q% X; |CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
* b: r/ ]( {6 V) q2 ?7 J: }DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
( }. w3 ~5 L, ^/ x! \% I8 GPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards0 k% H) k5 t; T/ Q& K6 w
PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards
2 q9 u- L4 z% rLSD Shinshu Maru , AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru ,
9 m4 B- m0 `7 z5 n x1 j AK Kinka Maru , AK Kaga Maru , AK Sakura Maru ,
0 d$ x3 p% M. c4 S; c( b AK Sagami Maru , AK Sado Maru , xAP Kobe Maru ,
. k& W- A0 v9 M1 b2 @ xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Nihonka Maru ,
- s1 P: ?5 F/ w9 j5 ]7 T* f, v xAK Ryoyo Maru , xAK Kamoi Maru , xAK Fushimi Maru screened from combat
5 o C/ N- H8 q% r! D7 @- escorted by DD Sagiri , DD Asagiri , DD Shikinami , % G# s. j7 A) x, I7 f
DD Inazuma , DD Natsugumo , DD Michishio
/ B3 u( n. ?+ I6 U4 BPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
0 d r1 G2 C% X. ^8 b/ TDD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards
" Z5 t: q( }4 O) j4 ]DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards
; w+ i b0 W6 jDD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards O; m8 ?, ~8 P$ [ s) `7 L2 [
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards0 n, m0 E! d8 v/ W# V; f! K
Boetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage, m# L, g2 z; N( G3 |: X
Range increases to 6,000 yards1 J% ]- v# O' L' r1 F9 H/ p
DD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards
+ g9 y0 U( H7 l1 dRange increases to 11,000 yards, G( G, }7 L* u6 Z1 b6 I- E, m
DD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 ( i0 Y5 x3 M0 ?. X% S- f
LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat
7 G+ l& k) i4 Q, IPT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards
z: i& u( Q/ ICL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
( S& A2 P6 p7 Q( o3 WPT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards. g t3 N5 k' U& l+ [
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards% Q1 t# R& U7 P) Q
$ E) u' G. q; H5 B, l3 PJapanese Ships
8 H" t( p2 ?# e) L CA Ashigara, Shell hits 11 Y4 Q. [) A* c9 T
CA Mogami( e( B" |% d# Z, v0 ]( R, J( _
DD Kuroshio8 x7 p. v* f2 U- c2 |0 k7 O
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
: ` h6 {8 r3 }3 [" X8 | DD Natsushio
/ {: Q5 p- x8 \" g5 a( r5 y) r5 g DD Shiratsuyu# [6 T% i- m) K2 f7 G& A
DD Umikaze
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. x% u0 b! p& n' o6 Y9 u) O% dAllied Ships
4 |5 P1 V% ?) n7 K DD Alden
7 x# ^( h( B4 q, R F$ A" a DD Barker
9 ^' I7 }/ S1 X, r3 B DD Edsall
. q6 M a- s% Z DD John D. Edwards
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, \4 y& K7 T, U3 U9 X* a+ N# ]Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
3 p7 C) y8 P4 i- J: _Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
5 p* G( J% i) z/ @) GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
' ^- i8 r! `2 L; b) x# l5 h; J( FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 x$ Z0 q+ i2 B' uCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
, M# a6 |) S2 n/ g( ^9 ^1 G9 e0 JCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards/ Y1 _# c, N* ?
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
) ~5 I z2 s/ B' |5 i$ W; JDD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards S1 }1 W7 F/ W8 `, A
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards! A i/ ~# V2 B0 {: m5 h" U
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
' f2 O. i7 |; ]DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
$ D, X4 @" p, a- r$ Z9 v1 Y/ qRange closes to 6,000 yards2 x v) g J3 n8 d0 @7 C) H3 T
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
, z9 U/ g4 J) t- l8 n: \$ FDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards! T/ Z. P5 Y1 `7 V/ A. i( X {" h2 ?
DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
0 B* u R9 P3 G! s! v. ~" zDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
\+ |/ E$ z3 K3 }' c5 ^( kDD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards6 \1 F) Q& H" Y$ j( S
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
1 L. L* y& \ R8 s4 r$ ^DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards, G8 }. z. V; F- e
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
& O0 w% [# ]' f) @ y8 k( X" ZCA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
, J7 N' y. W( }0 O: T% E iDD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards0 `# ] O) b8 ^/ [8 E% V# I2 Q2 e
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards8 e2 d2 I; q; K7 `7 }9 A" S
DD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
0 J' M, S$ U1 K+ @DD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards; V# E7 f" Z. q |' X1 e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards O( |& c" X2 X! e% E! i9 M
Range increases to 8,000 yards
' M. p0 G3 d f6 K" xDD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards) T$ H. ^! T; {2 H, J/ {
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards( o% T! q# ^$ D/ ~" \& X. \, Q
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
7 f1 N: N7 G, V Q+ l0 ^, ?6 tDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
, n& |- H7 `- \) t3 |# Y) Q3 ~DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards* ?( I/ t: Y G3 m4 z, h8 {! _
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
7 R: U: \; H8 c: E- F6 cDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards/ w4 K ^8 ^2 B; [
Task forces break off...4 Z) i0 r# O& ?3 ^5 T
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& B5 Z+ F6 S; Y+ h1 eJapanese Ships+ S6 M5 u: m6 T% N
CVL Ryujo
7 j: {6 D: \ ?9 n) z CVL Shoho
' h& o2 \/ b8 z* `+ U CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1( c) {5 j( Y2 }" D' W
CVE Hosho5 {) {, O# e( @7 i: x9 |8 _ W! v* C
CVE Taiyo
% m8 c9 l. |8 \) ~ v+ @ CA Takao
; [4 i; P0 b; }: _ h CA Atago1 M X: q4 W( X# y4 k, f
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
8 {2 G" M8 H( w R2 A% p DD Akigumo
. u% K5 \, k! f7 U- P8 J1 ~ DD Shiranui
( K( t2 k5 d, P DD Samidare& z" {, J8 }# F# H; f$ H* K
DD Yamakaze
: h: A8 C$ Z3 T DD Hatsuharu
8 O" G1 @$ ~+ C: N9 f0 L DD Hatsushima' L9 H- \# _, c
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1, on fire9 Q/ V+ ^& [" C9 J
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
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0 ~4 H2 L. C# Y8 bAllied Ships3 C& M/ P9 S" `4 a
CA Houston4 m9 Y+ e0 f* Y2 k* l
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2; G( h. u3 z7 [9 l0 r2 ~: S
CL Tromp
+ G+ z d) e: ^- r! @( X CL Durban, Shell hits 1
' n5 V; y7 w/ n, n% y& e, A9 z; C DD John D. Ford
: _) q) r7 I, R+ Y, ^+ y; ^9 M DD Parrott, N' E% b; U9 @1 ?) V' I. C5 c- u2 L
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
: z/ Q) }) z' { DD Pope
. K' h w2 q' m7 S! |0 X DD Whipple/ M' f; W$ D/ B8 i4 k
DD Stewart& A% C5 @* C! H
DD Evertsen
8 I9 h% v9 U. e; g$ { DD Stronghold
1 i' }: ]7 ?5 Q D# H+ \ DD Thanet$ C; z1 [& d6 t' N z( k1 r: U
DD Encounter$ V8 h8 F# ~ J5 d8 \, W4 {, x
DD Express
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- j' }& U5 \' x' Z+ |Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
& f5 P! ~- A1 X: J8 CMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards4 h7 l: D1 J2 V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
! X( O) a) A4 c# O* `( Q" B$ v5 w) {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ R* ]. d2 l/ i9 {6 l
CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
) P6 p, u! E% |1 D( ~! V( ?CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards% `2 u. I3 w, \
CL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards9 T6 K) K h: Z& J8 d2 W
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
6 G0 ?8 S, R S1 uCL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
" |9 A! C) T5 X# D; N3 j% p$ i% RDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
: c- s% W% p9 d" @, z1 F/ f( OCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards
* b/ s& S% h3 v. V8 HDD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards) A8 N4 g# W& y, Q: N" T+ C
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
# R' a# I" S- q! R* ?DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards1 s, m. K- m% H8 S
DD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards! m1 d# J/ Z0 i3 C2 |! d$ K
DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
+ ^6 B8 j0 }8 j% dDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
/ ~% T. m1 k! V% k) y" h" SRange closes to 8,000 yards9 q3 w8 f! Z, ]* E5 f" | N
DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards1 I" J- q# Y7 d7 W. c5 m B
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards" h/ v; P0 q3 c3 a' i5 D' d# @
CL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards* O; q$ b. I \; k
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
2 n9 ?3 |$ Z) }8 EDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards# L8 u) h4 L {8 D, V) ~% d+ F
DD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
5 U. {3 ?* d% [" t7 `! E# E9 M6 O' fCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards' D& v5 f( u8 W) m- Y0 G
DD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
9 ]4 D3 W5 p% BDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards' G9 S( ~# T! n" \2 K
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
+ `9 x! p$ y6 M4 y, m+ ^, NDD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards
, f. a/ q9 ]8 x! ^2 qDD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
# @, B/ |$ ]1 f! |DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
. k6 p5 f% R* J4 u: p2 Z7 k( f: q5 j: tDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards7 @+ T+ Z8 f+ B" n5 V( h# T
Range closes to 7,000 yards
5 n, J6 Y- `; ~) {1 x5 h" fDD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards) E& d8 C/ b# t r
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards6 z. C1 S* ^& x7 T& q
DD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards9 ^% e1 n$ ~; w9 A: \
DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards- N: o5 o$ a. G/ m* S9 M
DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards5 o3 b8 f( m% R' p: J
DD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards1 h7 X1 p6 u; n, c3 p
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
3 f6 O, m2 r: \! ~* c6 mDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards5 x7 |( Q' P' H: p; ^: \$ v
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards* t& g7 Y! W9 R. ^& R& v, z
DD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards6 j9 z& t& E( I" h6 W
DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards5 g! f d8 h: T. m6 ?
DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
, T0 W, A" J5 z- hDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
- h3 {4 R" U: e |! a5 o6 }DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
# T: n, o j: }3 U, i4 YDD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards9 y: n- u i& w* H! J" O
Range closes to 6,000 yards
6 |6 P9 G' o0 K. ] aDD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards% p6 w2 y m9 ^" v
DD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
0 l+ l( R( V; p+ |( }& v2 _CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
" R: j+ A# V' r, _2 r9 jCL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards; w( |/ e: ~) }. K' C3 N/ {
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
% L' A& ?3 _9 e5 R9 W a9 l: MCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards/ A: R/ G/ G) P/ k7 d8 z9 ^+ T
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
# F6 l" [- o% o* i# PCL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards! i: Q/ N* t0 W6 L; `! j0 T' r0 n
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
9 ?7 o3 E$ x5 j5 iDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards1 R/ M8 U. ~- m y% q# r
DD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards5 a7 Z, \' i. I, h2 o
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards# o9 ` `& _6 [2 H$ T
DD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards+ w: t+ V6 i5 c: {$ B+ h, J
DD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards5 Z. ~! W" `; r# c5 c: j
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
5 C) J" L- l5 FDD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
% _0 E( h$ C- X4 Y# WRange increases to 9,000 yards" m0 _+ e. {0 h# q- f, U% X
DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
" w# q! h% a+ a' Y( O8 kDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards* E& C; g- q2 v- b( y' o
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
! ^: Y) M: z- bCL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
) a. B5 \8 i- eDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards
7 w4 Q q9 V, j8 i6 E0 bDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards) n' Q {9 c S/ K
CL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
& T2 k. R( g4 X. w7 Z+ C4 tCL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards8 K) W' B: \" n0 y3 q4 p
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
1 C4 e& W/ j' y$ ~4 c- E$ GDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
# C0 G- l4 f1 _DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
8 |$ o8 t0 s. a# P1 r8 a5 D4 tDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards- n* b% S1 T" [6 p3 Y/ k% [
DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards/ C( R) E' O7 G& D, p
DD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards: X- a) j8 i/ r S `' f
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards
6 B4 C; a" X, T0 |. d3 D8 xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
: H8 p/ X% o0 e3 LTask forces break off...
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* d9 _5 B' d( m3 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards7 | g/ c7 t9 \, w# f& M
y$ B! P* t7 n5 g# d5 BJapanese Ships+ k4 ~" Y7 j( w6 R4 Y; v1 b
CL Kashii( ]+ E! a5 e H5 B$ Q+ D
CL Kinu
; L3 _$ v/ ] E( @4 a+ D DD Nowaki6 S" v! y3 d& O$ i' l
DD Asashio
. L/ w% c% j3 X DD Arashio
. U3 {, }3 d+ o9 f, | s! ~$ R DD Natsugumo* \0 l" I1 e) N5 C. x1 ~# k. U
DD Yamagumo; z1 c5 U( ^/ r, u/ s
DD Asagumo
- y' q& e5 Z! s DD Murasame
6 p% ^# o5 J$ N' D DD Harusame
% |. y# H. g" h$ j1 D1 k DD Akatsuki
7 T" N0 V I2 _ k: Z. V6 D( } DD Hibiki, g0 M8 p; u- ]
DD Ikazuchi
* Z$ u! w+ W3 ^# O) e DD Inazuma
/ v) Q L [4 {1 n, F5 ^3 U, V DD Shikinami, z, a5 g; H, n0 C3 q
DD Ayanami# V$ s0 t y- |2 k: o
DD Asagiri
) s& Z8 H0 A% ? DD Sagiri
: s/ Z3 U3 e6 _! o, l& V: C DD Yugiri5 P. ~( d& S) W# l' Q% n
DD Minazuki
" K" B/ t) ]6 U) V; ^" W" x+ V5 M AK Sado Maru$ y* {$ E0 ^/ r
AK Sagami Maru
* V* ?6 f# s$ c) Y o AK Sakura Maru0 F! x7 G- b: |( }( s/ h
AK Kaga Maru6 D2 n) n) {" ?2 T0 \+ p0 w
AK Kinka Maru
, f0 q/ Z2 Y! D1 |* z6 w) I AK Kyushu Maru7 b) n! U" G# p* f3 v& t1 F' U3 ^) j
AK Tosan Maru1 v5 H: I) v1 x
AMC Asaka Maru
/ B. a7 B6 y- O% C/ O9 z A+ b xAK Ayatosan Maru
: n% T% [ X4 p q4 ~3 ^ xAK Kansai Maru
2 H4 U1 a. Q. ?# b5 g& e6 k5 M xAK Kashii Maru" j J1 C2 J1 U0 l8 W# t
xAK Aobasan Maru) u! c/ }' H7 h* y
xAK Asosan Maru
/ K. C7 J6 K8 _ xAK Asakasan Maru- `; W9 Z4 H R) N% p3 M
xAK Atutasan Maru
. A. N2 e, V# I/ t, { xAK Kinugawa Maru
* J8 u2 S5 ]! X% J% E6 i; C3 z% w xAK Yamaura Maru
. Z; h# t' e- H- ~- {" P xAK Zenyo Maru# ?! D- f/ G \) `' q+ S& |
xAK Nako Maru
s6 u( e. V. v `5 w% _3 U8 | xAK Johore Maru
8 }" E; q# A D, w xAK Fushimi Maru$ a- N$ d6 Y( j( p7 `
xAK Kamoi Maru
6 i+ _$ M+ b |6 T4 I xAK Ryoyo Maru
/ b- S) }3 a. m9 T+ z xAK Nihonka Maru/ x1 K0 N4 {' q" J0 S4 ?; C) Y7 M
xAK Nojima Maru4 P+ @6 W5 |' {/ k! O N+ o% l
LSD Shinshu Maru) |- ]- V3 c. b L9 r
xAP Hakozaki Maru- N7 Y# _3 A+ ]2 T6 V# q8 a
xAP Kobe Maru* {' y* C' r+ I- H) m: V: e
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Allied Ships, w9 K& V3 B7 h, y
DD Vendetta5 C/ V" o4 z! a
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 15 q1 a2 b! ^+ |5 n0 Y1 {/ ?
DD Van Ghent. H4 f! h1 f8 H! W
DD Scout( ?/ }3 v# |8 a( u5 D$ D
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Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ ?' v9 k, \* ^9 K' p5 x# QJapanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway# V. V) x7 C! L/ N
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
$ C& f6 M1 Z6 [; F. t! G7 S2 f6 t! IMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards7 e5 O5 y; W1 b% a( L: y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards% u) |" p- i7 b( O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 D# G" E; Z$ R
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'! n- M, _7 R) q9 D) n0 F
DD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards
9 f+ [0 z- R. t/ P% q j1 ]2 XDD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
, _( ^& C# F+ NDD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards2 B) \: X! U# c2 Q u
DD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards' R, C! w" X& U4 K r; T1 @0 v2 {
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
' F# l6 M/ z9 l1 EDD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards0 h* S" R; C1 C% _4 e7 K- N1 T
Range closes to 9,000 yards
' R' S) u |8 \* x. l! E5 P2 BDD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards9 v3 M" j/ l" b, T9 f5 V0 X
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
9 q, h5 x* S# ]! E( LDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards* l, E) ]# H0 p- F# Y5 W
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards$ t( |0 i& X- f
DD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards* r. v8 ?% `3 D6 k! Q3 p
Range closes to 7,000 yards
1 m- G* B4 s( N8 M4 c- QCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
. |* |$ w2 U7 N E5 T- b- HDD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards" O: o2 R7 i3 [) u9 Z& H8 _
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
% t* i Z1 z. y# SDD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
/ g/ a/ b0 O; @, ~) b* c! RDD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards# ]' x( B2 `5 F; j& G" q/ B7 _: z
Range closes to 4,000 yards9 g1 R! {! h! L2 }# n3 f
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards9 M3 b7 g! B/ _/ {
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards0 [- w7 m0 y# P( r( v9 {8 t) l
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards
0 {+ M7 n/ L, |DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards a9 t+ @" X b7 y; T7 B; C
DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
/ j p% y+ d7 N+ H* t- }7 V; hDD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards1 M! E: O' l) o; n& H. m
Range increases to 5,000 yards
: L& w$ V/ {5 Q2 [CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards: ~1 h0 h) @5 |
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards0 v9 ]" Y2 m# K' _' Q
DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
N8 p( H+ |1 b/ b/ |/ a& TDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards8 n1 W5 T" Z% f( Y5 K5 C3 y
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards, g! A9 L* w) b7 k' J* T" J
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape( Q7 F. f9 H* W# l2 U/ L3 p p0 i
Task forces break off...
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! R- d+ ~3 i5 a0 QNight Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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% Q. Y- i6 c' P" z: s2 iJapanese Ships: O+ M3 W9 s& s' r9 U
CL Yura
* s9 q o' ~( p1 E CL Natori
8 e m+ f$ i4 \4 d* B7 Y2 [* I0 [; J; J, F' q# X! O* w6 ?
Runway hits 15 |; ?) y: d; b8 X2 A1 E7 M
Port hits 1, k) ^ u8 d) K
8 P/ L7 m7 ^: m& X$ p+ d0 C7 I% I% ZCL Yura firing at Wake Island
7 x) q# V, O$ SCL Natori firing at Wake Island
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards8 c* a; l x8 d O! s
) {; d: k; d. L, I% QAllied aircraft, R; S; G( `$ R( p# Q& w2 m
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
( u, ` l/ H( a/ s4 ? SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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) m5 G+ J, w( f) EJapanese Ships
2 ]$ W2 T8 d' M5 M( X7 P0 \/ Q CL Kashii, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
! |" ?$ g2 m2 `0 P8 U# I A0 m CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire" N5 T2 i! A. Z6 k
DD Nowaki% [# o y7 Y) N3 ~% ?
DD Asashio7 D$ H' ?. b9 v! ^* }
DD Arashio
" o ~% } E2 C DD Natsugumo8 j& z ^' X* }! D0 E9 s
DD Yamagumo
0 R) }% y# u. b7 v1 }" k DD Asagumo
! @' g y; [4 I DD Murasame: R" O& l) q/ B0 L. C# Q: Y
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, on fire4 n* ~7 D- \9 O" ~' ~
DD Akatsuki
- l( l$ }+ H2 `2 B& t( x. n2 o" F DD Hibiki
# \$ {7 n# f5 Y7 X, H DD Ikazuchi8 _- i* u4 c6 ~9 a2 l
DD Inazuma
8 h+ y5 H% Z) m+ Q DD Shikinami' Q! g/ x( t5 _, C& m2 P3 }) S" D
DD Ayanami
q8 D- Y, S5 \6 ~: |, @ DD Asagiri
: S E {6 P9 C* x DD Sagiri* \2 w* s [, D
DD Yugiri- j8 I" V5 P6 i
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
& t" t' b1 F* K, X9 | AK Sado Maru
x1 p8 h1 |* y. b3 z% v+ S8 t AK Sagami Maru
1 g' \, ]% t: U; Q, g# v AK Sakura Maru
X* D+ a1 ^. \3 m AK Kaga Maru
+ u+ i) B5 F) Z- y AK Kinka Maru7 C1 K7 \+ k( b# k
AK Kyushu Maru" |1 R3 j3 B- i' }1 f
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 `0 w, e4 z6 e8 U. B' s% ^ AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire- ]; C3 R' d2 M0 d, a
xAK Ayatosan Maru
* D# k/ X/ R+ U1 d: l% m xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- h! e/ B0 S1 @" N2 q xAK Kashii Maru) Z2 a) y2 V. Q9 q9 z1 x$ \
xAK Aobasan Maru
; e f) D5 n. H9 i* `; d xAK Asosan Maru. V' n c" M: e" h6 A
xAK Asakasan Maru, heavy damage
. h6 v6 T+ {# A$ ? xAK Atutasan Maru
5 p0 N" Z7 i, j4 J xAK Kinugawa Maru
6 T' @; t7 t3 I6 O' a9 c6 d1 ]; I xAK Yamaura Maru1 y! i8 Y8 w; c1 J; h3 _$ `
xAK Zenyo Maru R/ Z! ?& j# `, H
xAK Nako Maru
, S |; F- P2 r2 P6 { xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ]5 v8 c0 R* d0 n9 r, g; q xAK Fushimi Maru0 B! a! s0 t( P8 _# H: ]
xAK Kamoi Maru! }0 d/ ] K1 @' m% V
xAK Ryoyo Maru
' U- H& d1 j- v4 a2 I( f$ W$ G xAK Nihonka Maru
# ^" \& t8 H$ q9 _3 z xAK Nojima Maru
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5 J( o% X" }# U3 _2 e$ B9 PAllied Ships
3 _$ S# Z/ s2 {: \8 @* | CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Q* t) y. n9 V5 T2 d
CL Sumatra" E+ [5 w# O5 k8 o+ i6 r1 ?# L
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
- t z! S) o5 ]0 g4 t/ ` ]0 A CL Durban
6 |) b' S6 O8 _$ f( x0 [6 P6 P" o DD John D. Ford+ J6 @3 ?3 B' k8 k
DD Parrott, Shell hits 8, on fire
7 c( b; w, G, i3 v0 y DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 ?+ E9 Q* y5 a
DD Pope6 q! P/ u! D6 Y" @
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1' ~' s e; q" _
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
- R z; ?8 V( x6 S* t3 f% E2 B DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
% p% r S4 @8 f DD Stronghold
8 b8 o! @ U. y4 m1 X1 b5 A DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
5 |0 I. R$ T* ?! t: Q DD Encounter, Shell hits 3/ W, a3 Q. |3 \. m+ `& `' U+ i
DD Express, Shell hits 2, on fire
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+ r; P& b- f9 q' e6 t8 Y7 V& ]4 sJapanese ground losses:
) T1 Q6 R' w& Z0 U3 n Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 R+ A& n1 w+ Z+ x& {( c
& ]4 y* d9 |* I- k4 X _Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
1 q% A* g( T( y; h: D* G$ i. ~( \" BMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards6 x4 S. N+ i8 e+ l- Z6 v
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
1 P6 s( k( r7 c5 a" u. iJapanese ships attempt to get underway1 E! O3 q, K/ H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
3 E4 L- x0 N$ s4 F$ {, MCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards' ~7 \7 Y+ G! E% q* m
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards7 U5 h+ e, q- [; Q: P
CA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
' j* E9 \8 h+ e, Q0 e7 tDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
g+ h U- Y+ o0 m& E- e. |; RDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards) j! K) `3 g7 T" A3 `8 ]
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards* L2 |7 e% }) j( V6 k
DD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards! t, E0 o5 e! A S7 R
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards
3 D' V! f B; N- S2 D: g( R( f# L' Z- CDD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards
/ c# y7 s) C' U" b% DRange closes to 10,000 yards
1 Y. z' f6 i0 E3 V- XCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards: B, Z& K5 M0 V, E
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards+ K- f+ @& p/ k
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards
4 }7 O% n/ z# z& d; o/ \& [7 c2 iDD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards7 \0 I- i5 I5 P
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
$ @* ], R/ v- T9 Q5 Z) n" dDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
8 L2 W% j. P8 R% n7 v W! QDD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
! p3 |$ U6 D1 [- p- E7 A! tDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
; |5 E5 }% \+ L5 d2 _) j% [DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards0 J5 K3 G, R4 v# C: Y' s
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards* [% U2 O- x# Y2 V+ w
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
* u$ h/ X! n; ~& Q# H" lDD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
2 z- f1 e( N& }4 cDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
/ y, _- v1 [0 ZDD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
5 F" q7 L* P5 _7 t% R( KDD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
2 P( m2 m/ {( X- u; }; LCA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards% y6 D4 C: I6 G- V, ?
Range closes to 7,000 yards
4 i8 m9 Z2 J5 `CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards& T% n4 Y' z3 s! ?1 h: e
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards1 Y$ ~; h0 f2 h, v N- s: \; f/ }
DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards2 U( w+ `# F" f! P# A+ q1 A
CL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
% ]. O- Y- k5 V" ?# v4 o. e! bDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards. F5 o- k+ G) t: _8 ?
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards
) _& o) m" {1 B5 x+ K; Q) m3 BDD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards* e. G# M& P7 _
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards6 k; |5 H5 \8 H; W1 g4 V1 v" V
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards# ^0 \' e4 `9 z, Z
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
& ?1 N& l& Y- }* oDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
6 n7 ~. g% v a% Q0 |DD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards% H- a w/ F+ Z6 n# m# Y! Z- H$ o
DD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
' i- G7 _* o# `; m( W( o, h. ?DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards/ S- e) D7 o) P+ J. T2 c
DD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
5 J& J7 G3 p0 G; M$ g0 DCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards6 E. W0 x! V( b4 ?5 ? P N+ A5 }
CA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards5 S6 G8 y7 m [4 a5 P5 i L
Range closes to 4,000 yards
2 Q2 }) {; Z y; Y1 ?xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
% F G ?, O$ qCL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards$ ^) [% W9 }% u6 W8 S
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards J0 w% z2 R9 D/ x- _7 K
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards6 z" c: s0 ~, T5 Y8 |3 P7 I" a
CL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
2 ?' W) q0 K- O$ M- LDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards( G# W- ~# y' k: T( `
DD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards9 g! _% E y! N& q/ E3 v$ ^* O/ B
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards0 ^( t% U; q. G' Q) s- [
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards& W6 l, ?) d n: f/ C; d
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
8 q8 k/ J% o# u9 k' EDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
" z) F) F* j) F( ^2 Y5 @, m pAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards9 X! }5 \0 [3 A4 l
DD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards" y3 y9 W+ _( M$ n
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards+ j& L, Z" o' s; ?2 B
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards, k# s4 w, m9 a% S
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
( I' u- W8 v9 N6 _! j' W2 k$ I4 sCA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
# S- h- A: u: G6 i* NDD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards
9 c* K' A7 l* \( JRange closes to 2,000 yards
; _) M, T, h2 C9 ]8 e) ~CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
+ v2 s) ?2 _$ Y& E. e U* NCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
# q" j1 a. Z8 j2 z0 kCL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards, c; \: K' F9 j/ {! p* s
DD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards
. |, s% g- e! oDD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
2 B. _( O/ d( w# e& N, k1 G" G" JDD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
/ ?5 f9 o+ k6 ?' d0 z3 @2 \DD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards8 X) M9 W$ m7 E8 ]8 R' J) m
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
* L( e8 i6 Z3 lDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
% p5 N2 Z8 Y) T3 p( {7 iDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
5 [6 [; F0 f0 m% ^' N, {DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards
# r! L+ x b4 W/ r; ]DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
) w0 v3 u( L: f* ]DD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards% ~+ o" @* q" i' G9 J
CA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards( {! J+ o: I# G2 Q- I- B& ` ~3 B0 _
Range increases to 3,000 yards- _' D* }" B" W4 h! Q) P4 R
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards
: i1 p$ v9 W1 Q. uCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards
" o& _ e1 C4 J( oCL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards* u' m$ s/ m3 U4 R. n! \: i: X' Q: |
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards* D- t( d8 m5 ~, i3 L1 |- Y( m
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards( g8 {+ |- [, R6 ?0 ~# [; B5 W7 {* p
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards
2 l5 g, e( a+ F/ q# Y$ X6 p. @DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
1 z7 k4 @, {; G% e/ X, ADD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards* d7 {" j0 r# _; i# K2 h$ N% Y
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards( u8 s$ i, N* ?; \! I
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
/ L8 A! @/ J% d+ H; m5 Q; _+ ZDD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards2 K6 [7 n+ ^$ ]# j; x4 u2 E
DD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
9 Y7 s) }1 y: i+ hDD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards% N2 U' W- V1 Y2 n8 L. J
DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
* a7 t7 t6 C* G! N* qDD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards9 E: Y! p$ I4 R; c C
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards+ I( d `3 O* s, y. i( ^
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards' }2 B) N4 l5 |5 n3 ?9 X
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 r! d! p9 Q; NCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
: N* v7 ?. F7 Y0 |5 vCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
" C; j% n) Q- M0 e+ `( ZCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards
* }3 S" N& H H9 g; O- X! WDD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
* b1 Y5 h" A0 C) FDD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards+ [) J4 ?- P+ K& w9 F' i
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
" J; ?. N& ?- ?4 b0 \" I PDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards8 O- y( _1 u7 Z, `
DD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
# X7 Q* e7 g) r' p3 @6 V$ B; I" KDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards2 ^4 w1 k6 p# K8 }/ M% q2 A g
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
# ~5 M& `3 |" I# {DD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards' @( D- W+ b' l6 o
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards
* K+ e- J9 l* s0 jDD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
& P1 V. E& O% YCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards+ z. P* `0 Z9 r0 v, W d
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
( O, [9 a' d/ B9 \3 {: s' E: `# LDD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
, h9 i5 a0 j* cDD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards9 }- g$ `: L+ [' c6 V
DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards- h0 X! x4 P7 {( ?: G# i r
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
/ W/ w$ G9 k- s, [2 m: Y2 gAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards3 R5 T9 f+ q i4 C; }4 Q
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
( t$ i4 a! ]* j5 @& Y4 A9 TDD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards% `/ H: q5 h' H
AMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards: \9 W! `" ~5 R( h4 W0 @ s. E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) m% n$ r/ K4 N9 UTask forces break off...
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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& r# R) a0 f/ k( O! s) b+ bJapanese Ships) b/ Q: a3 m, t
CL Katori
1 d7 \' k' O7 F" Y4 H/ I DD Akikaze
8 T2 d0 {, I6 f& P1 @ DD Yuzuki
/ q3 x; x+ Q/ W1 E* e PB Takunan Maru #5. b# x" n$ b% T. `
PB Shonon Maru #11
( p% \, V* S' ?! c+ u PB Kyo Maru #12/ g4 u3 b1 V" O. I7 }4 v
PB Hakkaisan Maru
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2 c6 z6 W1 q% i9 NCL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB ! E4 C$ i# D. G2 ~1 j; h
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion4 D$ R( \! r* c" o0 P- t9 T7 L
DD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB , \0 ^' T* z( ~7 U
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
5 r2 j3 Y6 g) M1 j" ^4 {4 KPB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns/ w$ u* h3 I; N
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns
4 m' D# J( M5 l- M( pPB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops6 K. X) ?# K* n5 f. x& x" U
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns2 }- B' V3 a3 o
DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns
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Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)7 D7 E( V9 _+ p
4 o _5 o; O4 {4 p9 F" L4 d6 R3 STF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,982 C7 H* x' V2 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
4 q$ D. N U( Q. t7 C 19 casualties reported9 y0 z& B& P) l( W9 r" ~
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" H" I9 }1 V( W- G$ d+ }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ?8 X+ U2 O7 @5 Q0 h% {* d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! a4 @) _# M% K( m
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17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /3
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; c( b! t9 r1 H2 U) H9 tTF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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$ E& B% _* |! k3 [! ?; N- sJapanese Ships
0 h. q1 e# \) M D CA Nachi, Mine hits 10 _" n- C# b% M' S9 Y
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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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0 w1 b" N6 Y% D" LJapanese Ships
) x5 u: Q! O ?+ s. Y0 M! v CA Tone, Mine hits 1) W4 x' X1 |/ Y+ _ x% f7 M$ ^& A
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; a9 ~8 R+ G1 sASW attack near Merak at 48,97: u5 b6 c" j$ |! K1 k5 D
9 o1 c" E: m, Y% K
Japanese Ships- q2 q$ t6 E$ Y* h* K1 T
xAK Johore Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
. O7 b' v4 K( Y. k$ s2 s2 b DD Yugiri: i6 a) i {; ?
- a" S2 W5 x/ Z) J# F( \Allied Ships9 J7 N4 {5 d% n( X( V, z* c
SS Sargo, hits 10
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SS Sargo is sighted by escort
: p" r6 |- s; D UDD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...# _9 [# m7 R% E# X) L; f- s0 I/ B) c
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...; i6 d- k) n2 T( G/ t
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ N! M6 i6 E, ]# EDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....1 C; A. ]! y' X* t9 {+ _# q# V
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....5 G5 e$ ~" x5 I
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
( f% Q& T, _+ D Y2 C# A; a1 x# QEscort abandons search for sub5 e6 ]* L/ F; g l2 w* b A
7 B) G+ g0 F% \--------------------------------------------------------------------------------) M9 D# S2 f3 F, \: Z9 O
$ l2 M* g3 N7 Z4 H& J+ J
Ground combat at Manila (79,77)/ L7 N+ x% T9 B/ ?, Y! B
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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; |6 Z# J9 N- G; O" w8 rAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
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Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942; g9 Y! H4 |7 t( n+ \+ E
, |/ ^2 ]2 R M3 \Japanese ground losses:
: W( ]* W' r# I" V. E# C 159 casualties reported. p/ ~, t, l: x: [3 j
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
. r7 c) o& m/ q* Q) ]0 X) \; f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 X0 I0 S0 x% `
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 K. K. {8 [4 q9 v" l1 l8 J; U; c8 L8 g3 m) B
Allied ground losses:( F1 w1 I: ]0 c. [
198 casualties reported
& ?9 G# o4 L2 R Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled M( b- ?6 d4 u9 Z6 ~7 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) p8 Y5 l D: [, l/ Y& k
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled5 Z! y9 Z9 ]% \3 w2 v
1 Y! I) |- T8 V9 u' tAssaulting units:
0 u* L1 ^8 Z3 j" u Imperial Guards Division( y- L w1 [5 r( p
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment) A9 W8 m0 {% a' T5 f/ d# a8 e
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 H- A! c6 v' E2 g g9 s o, K9 c% r 2nd Tank Regiment
$ \- N# u5 s4 g4 w: q 48th Engineer Regiment2 R; K0 v4 x6 V& q2 R8 y: |/ ], M: m& x
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
2 M e: U2 N' S, k' H- F 33rd Division& `% y7 w, u% M
21st Infantry Regiment
) C" ~- D3 H0 @+ ` 7th Tank Regiment$ B: p- s( K: _- t/ [2 ?, U
48th Recon Regiment
( J" x4 R2 [. V' R6 V- i. K 16th Recon Regiment
: w% \# h/ r# J- b4 f I" X 4th Division
0 F0 u/ Z1 V( G# b 21st Division
- e5 t( R L4 C$ W$ e" p4 M 6th Guards Division, v+ q( w6 d& v3 M
65th Brigade
, s# y0 r+ p; S9 I# _( |. Z 38th Division
! q/ f7 B0 |6 @+ Q) s2 q 16th Guards Regiment
' A( ?6 |$ l& @7 R( \* F, K 4th Tank Regiment
2 \& i3 n8 B1 ]' |3 Z5 ^ 16th Engineer Regiment; P0 x( ~ {$ z- l5 M; {
9th Infantry Regiment
6 s9 T, O3 l0 x ^3 b, p6 A: O7 _ 22nd Recon Regiment/ p, h+ h$ x) N) y% Q
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment9 j7 t' N- I- ~& k2 X6 i# @# F- Z5 n6 j
5th Guards Cav Regiment
- y1 @) @. M6 m7 o( h: T0 t) m 35th Fld AA Gun Co
[& @6 t! p9 X8 t3 p: e9 c9 V 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- C0 t9 L* E( Z: Y8 K) }" B 30th Fld AA Gun Co
% L p" _. ]6 [! K4 ^+ C' F5 h# p& ` 48th Field AA Battalion, i6 W- o; I( ?& L
8th Field AF Construction Battalion, G2 N0 n9 u* Y4 C* s" C5 I
25th Army
& Q; \4 r, m, {* n! n7 s% R, D 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
: F: L& g4 U7 v1 j+ u7 \ 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
: l q, X V) l) i3 o1 j 2nd Mortar Battalion
% s. ]* v0 ~4 G: v 9th Field AF Construction Battalion+ \( o: w) n$ a; m* x$ D
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion! D d( v& U3 v
39th Road Const Co 0 K3 w2 O; z$ O# R
21st Fld AA Gun Co 5 K3 u2 O8 e! W* c" |3 ]* B* W% g
Southern Army
5 O# r1 z9 Q+ n! N* }1 N, ~- D 56th Const Co - a: L0 ?; [) t* B: s: k
47th Field AA Battalion
# z4 Q8 F, I0 C- {) o! A; a 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment. O G" T9 L/ ~
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion8 x1 v* n& \0 p8 e
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
! \) R0 M6 l& F: {2 l 1st RF Gun Battalion
8 v) K/ e' L& i 35th Field AA Battalion7 k2 g `4 F4 ^" N7 P
3rd Mortar Battalion
6 l- S- Y% S& L; Z) N" z 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion) D0 f x+ ]6 E5 R
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
% \. w: J$ w' d! E 45th Field AA Battalion
% p! j4 B6 _' L 48th Field Artillery Regiment4 U R; M! m3 h- F; x" g8 Q5 F7 r
15th Const Co ) \0 V( K+ G0 t0 A) R b1 d
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
* k1 X! q u" j9 X1 k 26th Fld AA Gun Co , O+ O9 i6 p: h+ b' V1 |/ C
18th Mountain Gun Regiment. {) K! y) I& U* }( K
37th Const Co
3 m! Y9 \, U! P4 s 5th Mortar Battalion* s1 F: j, `- v
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion3 z5 E3 `$ m u( e$ q
40th Field AA Battalion7 \; P! b+ B, j, t s
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion4 ^; O' `# E+ w7 t: ?- r
31st Fld AA Gun Co * |6 h, W2 e7 b
38th Road Const Co , v* u$ F1 B9 |! B, i$ P
14th Army7 ]& y$ B/ {: `. x- S" b# S, v
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion+ b3 v7 u8 q) U) L/ Y! E
43rd Const Co
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Defending units:
/ s E- }- I% C k4 e( W, V 14th PS Engineer Regiment
, I/ Z6 C" K% n+ w5 ? 91st PA Infantry Division
3 m0 C9 S5 \9 J: v: ]% A1 b0 J* x 26th PS Cavalry Regiment* C' V/ p! V6 L: J3 E q3 L
71st PA Infantry Division
3 a! H* f/ {' F ~0 a 21st PA Infantry Division
9 v3 `+ X: ?! _ l 192nd Tank Battalion
3 |! {7 Y% j( p 51st PA Infantry Division) U( N9 P2 l& u- F
4th Marine Regiment
( r: u; X8 q7 I3 F( { 194th Tank Battalion
1 X4 P8 m M5 j; p 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
5 D& y) h& X* Z2 h 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
5 i1 Z* e9 F3 I& h. x 31st PA Infantry Division
; W4 @- W! a6 x% A! c- K1 f 11th PA Infantry Division+ i4 N) c: e9 h7 R9 Z% w
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
% [3 N7 V6 |. E5 _; }0 f- O 1st PA Infantry Division3 `! h2 S: o2 L! V% i
31st Infantry Regiment5 Y& B+ }3 ]+ l
41st PA Infantry Division
0 p4 A: r! H# G 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
6 O- |$ e, R7 J! E 2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment* F3 m5 \4 Y5 K0 c1 t3 E
301st Construction Battalion: c# }$ K4 c' K: ?+ ~
Provisional GMC Grp
% g! F9 z$ q O0 X9 o( g$ o$ G 1st PI Base Force+ O' y! V. ]/ ~8 n( Y1 O
I Philippine Corps
0 t6 A/ e. Q8 ~7 [) L9 b 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment0 B; |( A: E, t4 m- [) I u
USAFFE
+ ?2 P( O+ B6 C* z Bataan USN Base Force
2 d4 ?9 r" O; _) |# p6 Q Clark Field USAAF Base Force
' _$ [# l$ ^( T4 e 201st PA Construction Battalion) X2 s2 i7 C+ [3 C; K
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion( G$ ~! A: d8 k+ k1 N
1st USMC AA Battalion; y1 `9 s/ @9 Y+ C9 Y) ?8 u& \
Manila USAAF Base Force) c7 i4 v, z. u q
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment3 x: K( |( `& d
Cavite USN Base Force
, L6 C/ F( @; z2 G4 a; \( g' @/ S9 p 202nd PA Construction Battalion
5 Y0 e* V* g+ N3 m Far East USAAF 0 q" G, I0 D8 I" g2 ]
II Philippine Corps / I$ j1 M6 v# e/ t
1st PA Constabulary Regiment+ C0 F* d% W* P8 [, }$ @
PAF Aviation + \# z/ m7 O% j5 F: w
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment' h- G+ f+ L* }/ L1 r2 ^
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98); C7 v4 g- Q; @; q6 f
6 U+ L9 l' _- pJapanese Shock attack
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& G! g i% c9 C9 W! Q& EAttacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
6 n9 v% u0 D/ |6 v8 c2 Y1 U, w2 h
7 {/ x! r4 e% C& d' B/ o$ aDefending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39' b5 k0 w6 |7 f& \( v" }0 p
9 |( C$ z4 E0 r9 `9 q( `/ {Japanese adjusted assault: 54 ; g: p6 w4 ~# s4 S
) p$ E+ q: v* b" ]% q. g/ [Allied adjusted defense: 3
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Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2) ! {' ]9 Q4 z: e/ C9 c$ f% T
& V$ ^( S4 q/ a- KJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!+ v; W, P+ m3 ] x5 t( V; d
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Allied aircraft
) `. i; \- G4 v0 [8 E- [ no flights$ K% _; b, R: ~1 {+ C' _
* Y- l* I n" V# Z5 J4 TAllied aircraft losses
( w& L$ R* H( { PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed+ `& g# k+ l1 Q2 P1 z3 o
9 P7 u/ a- M* l7 s R5 fCombat modifiers
) z0 `. a) |9 F6 ?& EDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-). X# m2 v1 D6 y, J4 r+ R$ q
experience(-), supply(-)
) b, `0 A9 c$ O, m( t+ YAttacker: shock(+)# ~, c+ l- r9 I" M& ]
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Japanese ground losses:
; M" @. |. i. L0 s# b( M" z- k; m5 g 1384 casualties reported
: D. O% t% O- | Q- e Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled4 z2 K1 t! N/ p2 x2 ~+ Z
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 M3 u% x6 F3 }, ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 [, S. l0 p) d# d3 p, ^- B9 ~& o
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)2 K( Q1 y+ I5 h' t3 L+ ?
1 Q/ n) g3 G* p" z$ c, \# ]Allied ground losses:/ L/ c! M* \' l, { s
1916 casualties reported
$ x" ~% _/ n; ^8 R- R3 o! Z Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled( X# N: j: Y2 p8 T7 _
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled* V6 M. h' h8 c) t4 {! o3 o
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled' e0 @" n3 j; ?# Q$ B8 y" w8 h
Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 c' `: `; F Q& X) \ Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% B' D- ^" B3 c$ B4 F$ | Units destroyed 3
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" T' @% B/ v- P7 b9 iAssaulting units:
8 |, @ n' e; S* M& v9 S 82nd Naval Guard Unit
' ~) F9 z$ G7 D$ ]+ z 144th Infantry Regiment8 I6 B" }( t4 [ y" p, |* R
66th Naval Guard Unit9 p/ _1 V0 b& C: p. B, {" P4 v) k
84th Naval Guard Unit
6 U A* S3 c/ W* E7 F 53rd Naval Guard Unit
3 V4 `3 a* Q0 `8 A }) B: j4 q/ [
Defending units:( ?! x1 S' I# R b) B. v" l B
Wake USN CPNAB ! f! W7 F0 ^5 ~ j* |6 m# A6 P
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion: T5 x0 L% w6 p5 g
6th Marine Defense Battalion( v6 ^9 s! H! q( m
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0 c8 V& G7 }. b5 ], A. h
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), t$ |# ~8 G2 e3 c% U
% p1 C3 x5 }0 K( A$ hJapanese Bombardment attack6 Y& r% f2 V# q) b# b' R9 |
1 T: J7 y+ |, b+ Q: N- s( b% CAttacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 617 ^: O4 w& R% s' b' L% l
* P/ ]$ \2 w4 J* B1 aDefending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68: q2 s( i* Y$ @: z0 a
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Assaulting units:+ z' u+ j4 [9 e3 c, U V( R. g4 X
Sasebo 2nd SNLF 6 Q6 L( w6 S* l( w' {2 a
4 F' r( ]4 Z% B8 @+ ^" U" {
Defending units:
" L+ a) p Z/ _8 |* F, ?' i0 |7 T Molukken Garrison Battalion- c% K' U* u! q" u2 K
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
: u7 D( h0 J( b' Y Ambon Base Force |
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