Order of battle for Amoy Operation

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

Japan

Amoy Operation May 10-12, 1938 [1]

5th Fleet - Vice Admiral Koichi Shiozawa [5]

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

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

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