ORDER OF BATTLE FOR AMOY OPERATION

'Order of battle for Amoy Operation' May 10-12, 1938

Contents

Japan

China

Sources:

Japan

'Amoy Operation' May 10-12, 1938 [1]
'5th Fleet' - Vice Admiral Koichi Shiozawa [5]

★ 9th Sentai - ?

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★ Myōkō [heavy cruiser][2]

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★ Armament: 10-20cm/50cal gun (2x5), 8-12.7cm/40cal AA gun (2x4), 4-13.2mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 2 aircraft

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★ Tama [Light cruiser][2]

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★ Armament 7-14cm/50cal gun, 2-8cm/40cal AA gun, 8-53cm TT, 48 mines

★ 10th Sentai - ?

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★ Tenryū [Light cruiser][2]

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★ Armament: 4-14cm/50cal gun, 3-8cm/40cal AA gun, 6-53cm TT (3x2)

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★ Tatsuta [Light cruiser][2]

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★ Armament: 4-14cm/50cal gun, 3-8cm/40cal AA gun, 6-53cm TT (3x2)

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★ 1st Gunboat Unit

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★ 4 gunboats?

★ 1st Air Sentai - ?
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★ Kaga [aircraft carrier]

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★ 90 aircraft

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★ Fighter daitai - ? Nakajima A2N , ? Type 95 Mitsubishi A5M [3]

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★ Bomber Daitai - ? (Aichi D1A1s, A2's) carrier bombers [3]

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★ Attack daitai - ? Mitsubishi B2M, ? Type 96 Yokosuka B4Y1 Torpedo bomber [3]

★ 3rd Air Sentai -?
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★ (Kamoi) seaplane tender

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★ 12 aircraft [probably NAKAJIMA TYPE 95 RECON SEAPLANE (E8N1-DAVE)][3]

★ 2nd Combined SNLF

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★ Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

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★ Kure 3rd SNLF

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★ Sasebo 7th SNLF

★ Jinmen Garrision

★ 1st Garrison Unit
'Notes:'
1. Earlier in the Shanghai campaign the 1st Air Sentai had an escort of a 30th Tai of 4 destroyers. Formerly Kamoi had an escort of 28th Tai of 4 destroyers also. It is likely they had similar if not the same escorts here.
2. From: [1]
- 5/10 11 Ships and 18 planes bombarded Ho-to and Ao-tou. 20 motor boats landed infantry at Wu-tung.
- 5/11 More landings at Huang-tso and Ta-tao. 3 destroyers and 2 Gunboats attacked the fortress there to cover the landings. This indicates there was at least one Tai of destroyers with this operation.

China

'Amoy Defense Operation' May 10-12, 1938
'Amoy Area' - Director, Fukien Pacification HQ. - Chen Yi [1]

★ 75th Division - Han Wen-ying

★ Amoy fortress Command - Kao Hsien-shen

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★ Pai-shih Fortress

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★ Yu-tse-wei Fortress (naval garrison)

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★ 2 Batteries of Fortress Garrison Forces

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★ Hui-li-shan battery

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★ Pan-shih battery

Sources:

[1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
[2] 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)
[3] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm
[4]Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981
[5] http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
[6] http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=94112&start=15
[7] Axis History forum: OOB IJN Amphibious Assault Xiamen (Amoy) May 10, 1938 Maps, narrative, oob info and discussion