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Pacific War 15 – Fright Night at Savo Island

While the Japanese did suffer a major defeat at Midway, they were still dangerous. Even the losses they suffered in fighting around Aleutian islands they were not significantly weakened. Fighting there did cause them significant losses, as the US navy had carried out several powerful counterattacks. At Battle of Komandorski Islands, Japanese suffered heavy losses despite having 4 cruisers and 5 destroyers to 2 cruisers and 4 destroyers on the US side.

Japanese put up a stiff defense. At the Attu island, only 29 soldiers surrendered out of the 2 300 strong garrison, all others having died. In order to evacuate Kiska, they loaded 5 100 soldiers on warships, with each of two cruisers taking 1 200 men, and each of 6 destroyers taking 450 men. By the next day, the island was empty.

Held up in the north and defeated at Midway, Japanese were nevetheless strong in the south and had no intention of abandoning the islands they had taken. Nor did they lose their desire to attack Australia. Thus they began building bases on Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands which were their southernmost possession.
 
 
Pacific War 15 – Fright Night at Savo Island

While the Japanese did suffer a major defeat at Midway, they were still dangerous. Even the losses they suffered in fighting around Aleutian islands they were not significantly weakened. Fighting there did cause them significant losses, as the US navy had carried out several powerful counterattacks. At Battle of Komandorski Islands, Japanese suffered heavy losses despite having 4 cruisers and 5 destroyers to 2 cruisers and 4 destroyers on the US side.

Japanese put up a stiff defense. At the Attu island, only 29 soldiers surrendered out of the 2 300 strong garrison, all others having died. In order to evacuate Kiska, they loaded 5 100 soldiers on warships, with each of two cruisers taking 1 200 men, and each of 6 destroyers taking 450 men. By the next day, the island was empty.

Held up in the north and defeated at Midway, Japanese were nevetheless strong in the south and had no intention of abandoning the islands they had taken. Nor did they lose their desire to attack Australia. Thus they began building bases on Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands which were their southernmost possession.
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