Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa

Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa
partof=World War II, Pacific theater


caption=Task Force 38 maneuvering off the coast of Japan.
date=October 12-16, 1944
place=East of Taiwan
result=Decisive Allied victory
combatant1=flag|Empire of Japan
combatant2=flag|United States|1912
strength1=1251 fighters/bombers
strength2=17 aircraft carriers
6 battleships
4 heavy cruisers
10 light cruisers
58 destroyers
casualties1=312 fighters/bombers
casualties2=2 cruisers damaged
The Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa (Traditional Chinese: 台灣沖航空戰, Japanese: 台湾沖航空戦) took place between October 12 and 16, 1944, off the eastern coast of the island of Taiwan, and was fought by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the approaching Task Force 38 of the United States Third Fleet and was one of a series of Air raids on Japan during the Pacific War. The battle was one-sided, as the Americans practically dominated air warfare due to the superior training and weaponry that they possessed at that point. This battle virtually exhausted the remaining combat fighter units that the Japanese had in the region, and aided United States' success in the Okinawa Campaign.

Background

Order of Battle

Imperial Japanese Navy

* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service: 1251 fighters/bombers.
** First Aviation Fleet: based in Manila, Philippines, 144 fighters/bombers.
** Second Aviation Fleet: based in Takao, Taiwan, 358 fighters/bombers.
** Third Aviation Fleet: aircraft carriers based, 275 fighters/bombers.
** Third Fleet: based in Kisarazu, Chiba, 237 fighters/bombers.
** Twelfth Aviation Fleet: aircraft carriers based, 237 fighters/bombers.

United States Navy

* Third Fleet
** Task Force 38: 17 aircraft carriers, 6 battleships, 14 cruisers, 58 destroyers.
*** First Aircraft Carrier Group: "USS Cabot", "USS Cowpens", "USS Hornet", "USS Monterey", "USS Wasp".
*** Second Aircraft Carrier Group: "USS Bunker Hill", "USS Hancock", "USS Independence", "USS Intrepid".
*** Third Aircraft Carrier Group: "USS Essex", "USS Langley", "USS Lexington", "USS Princeton".
*** Fourth Aircraft Carrier Group: "USS Belleau Wood", "USS Enterprise", "USS Franklin", "USS San Jacinto".

Aftermath

The battle had exhausted Japan's air power in the region, given the American air superiority and weakened Japan's ability to defend Okinawa Islands in the upcoming Okinawa Campaign. However, in an effort to boost morale and to cover up the defeat, Japanese headquarter claimed to have sunk 45 Allied ships including 11 aircraft carriers and four battleships.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Taiwan — Infobox Islands name = Taiwan image caption = Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east and gently sloping plains in the west. The Penghu Islands (the Pescadores) are west of Taiwan (Satellite photo by NASA). image size = 239px locator map custom …   Wikipedia

  • History of Taiwan — This article discusses the history of Taiwan (including the Pescadores). For history of the polity which currently governs Taiwan, see history of the Republic of China.The island of Taiwan (excluding the Pescadores) was first populated by… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Okinawa — Part of World War II, the Pacific War …   Wikipedia

  • Raid on Taipei — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Taipei Air Raid partof=World War II, Pacific theater caption=Location of bombs landed during Taipei Air Raid date=May 31, 1945 place=Taipei, Taiwan result=Allied victory combatant1=flag|Empire of Japan… …   Wikipedia

  • Masafumi Arima — Vice Admiral Masafumi Arima Born September 25, 1895 …   Wikipedia

  • Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima — In anticipation of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi prepared a defense that broke with Japanese military doctrine. Rather than defending the beaches, Kuribayashi devised a defense that maximized enemy attrition.… …   Wikipedia

  • Shigekazu Shimazaki — Infobox Military Person name= Shigekazu Shimazaki lived= 9 September 1908 9 January 1945 [ [http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px57.htm#r001 Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy ] ] placeofbirth=Ōita, Japan placeofdeath=near Taiwan (†KIA) caption=… …   Wikipedia

  • Pacific War — For other uses, see Pacific War (disambiguation). War in the Pacific redirects here. For the video game, see War in the Pacific (video game). For the war between Chile, Bolivia, and Peru in 1879–84, see War of the Pacific. Pacific War Part of… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Taussig (DD-746) — Taussig after FRAM II Career (United States) …   Wikipedia

  • Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction        Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”