“Kenny has been great helping us out,” O’Brien said, referring to Kiely by his callsign. 3 Squadron with its 10 F-35s was the logical host. To fight the hardest, a deploying squadron either must bring parts with it, or fall in a stash of spares at the overseas location. The F-35 is a complex and maintenance-hungry machine. “What we bring is manpower and firepower and aggressiveness, but we don’t necessarily bring the parts tail,” O’Brien said. #10 = Battle of Cape St.A VMFA-314 F-35C at Williamtown. #9 = Carrier Raid on Rabaul, November 5, 1943 #8 = Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, November 2, 1943 #7 = Battle of Vella Lavella, October 6, 1943 #5 = Battle of Vella Gulf, August 6-7, 1943 #3 = Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 3-4, 1943 #2 = Battle of Santa Cruz, October 25-27, 1942 #1 = Battle of Eastern Solomons, August 23-25, 1942 L = Leyte Naval Battles, October-November, 1944 S = Solomon Islands Naval Battles, 1942-1943 #8 = Battle of the Phillipine Sea, June 19-20, 1944 #7 = Destruction of Truk, February 17-18, 1944 #6 = Battle of the Komandorski Islands, March 26, 1943 #4 = Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7-8, 1942 #3 = Raids into the Indian Ocean, March 31 - April 9, 1942 #2 = Sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, December 10, 1941 #1 = Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 (Map developed from Evans, 'The Japanese Navy in World War II.')
Alternately, use the text-driven menu below the maps. Just click on the battle map you want to see. I have compiled information on a number of the more important (and, I think, interesting) battles of the war, including a synopsis, tabular displays of the forces involved, and in some cases ship movement track charts. Every conceivable type of naval activity was represented: carrier aviation battles, surface engagements, bitterly fought night-fights, the largest amphibious landings of the entire war, and the stealthy, brutal battles waged by and against submarines. The war was fought in every possible climate, from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians, to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific.
Across the huge expanses of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle. The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Pacific War Maps | Nihon Kaigun Pacific Naval Battles in World War II
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