Order of battle for Amoy Operation

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

[edit] Japan

Amoy Operation May 10-12, 1938 [1]

5th Fleet - Vice Admiral Koichi Shiozawa [5]

9th Sentai - ?
- Myōkō [heavy cruiser][2]
  - Armament: 10-20cm/50cal gun (2x5), 8-12.7cm/40cal AA gun (2x4), 4-13.2mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 2 aircraft
- Tama [Light cruiser][2]
  - Armament 7-14cm/50cal gun, 2-8cm/40cal AA gun, 8-53cm TT, 48 mines
10th Sentai - ?
- Tenryū [Light cruiser][2]
  - Armament: 4-14cm/50cal gun, 3-8cm/40cal AA gun, 6-53cm TT (3x2)
- Tatsuta [Light cruiser][2]
  - Armament: 4-14cm/50cal gun, 3-8cm/40cal AA gun, 6-53cm TT (3x2)
- 1st Gunboat Unit
  - 4 gunboats?

1st Air Sentai - ? *
- Kaga [aircraft carrier]
  - 90 aircraft
    - Fighter daitai - ? Nakajima A2N , ? Type 95 Mitsubishi A5M [3]
    - Bomber Daitai - ? (Aichi D1A1s, A2's) carrier bombers [3]
    - Attack daitai - ? Mitsubishi B2M, ? Type 96 Yokosuka B4Y1 Torpedo bomber [3]
3rd Air Sentai -? *
- (Kamoi) seaplane tender
  - 12 aircraft [probably NAKAJIMA TYPE 95 RECON SEAPLANE (E8N1-DAVE)][3]
2nd Combined SNLF
- Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
- Kure 3rd SNLF
- Sasebo 7th SNLF
Jinmen Garrison
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.

[edit] 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
- Pai-shih Fortress
- Yu-tse-wei Fortress (naval garrison)
  - 2 Batteries of Fortress Garrison Forces
    - Hui-li-shan battery
    - Pan-shih battery

[edit] 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