Battle of Badung Strait
The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait (not to be confused with the West Java city of Bandung) between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) and the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the engagement, the four Japanese destroyers defeated an Allied force that outnumbered and outgunned them, escorting two transports to safety and sinking the Dutch destroyer Piet Hein. The battle demonstrated the Japanese Navy's considerable superiority over the Allies in night fighting which lasted until the Battle of Cape St. George.
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Battle of Badung Strait
The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait (not to be confused with the West Java city of Bandung) between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) and the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the engagement, the four Japanese destroyers defeated an Allied force that outnumbered and outgunned them, escorting two transports to safety and sinking the Dutch destroyer Piet Hein. The battle demonstrated the Japanese Navy's considerable superiority over the Allies in night fighting which lasted until the Battle of Cape St. George.
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Bitwa w cieśninie Badung – sta ...... w, mimo ich znacznej przewagi.
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De Slag in de Straat Badoeng w ...... jdmacht en grotere vuurkracht.
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Die Schlacht in der Straße von ...... hen Seestreitkräften versenkt.
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La batalla del Estrecho de Bad ...... atalla del Cabo de St. George.
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La battaglia dello stretto di ...... subendo danni ad altre unità.
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The Battle of Badung Strait wa ...... the Battle of Cape St. George.
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Бой в проливе Бадунг (англ. Ba ...... препятственно высадить десант.
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バリ島沖海戦(バリとうおきかいせん)とは、太平洋戦争(大東亜 ...... 海峡海戦(Battle of Badung Strait)。
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巴塘海峡战役发生于1942年2月19日和20日夜间,是第二次 ...... 本海军在夜战中的明显优势,这一优势直到圣乔治角战役才被扭转。
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1 cruiser damaged,
1 destroyer damaged
1 destroyer sunk,
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1942-02-20
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Japanese victory
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20aircraft
2submarines
2transports
3cruisers,
4 destroyers,
7destroyers,
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HNLMS De Ruyter off Java in 1942.
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Bitwa w cieśninie Badung – sta ...... w, mimo ich znacznej przewagi.
@pl
De Slag in de Straat Badoeng w ...... jdmacht en grotere vuurkracht.
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Die Schlacht in der Straße von ...... hen Seestreitkräften versenkt.
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La batalla del Estrecho de Bad ...... atalla del Cabo de St. George.
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La battaglia dello stretto di ...... subendo danni ad altre unità.
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The Battle of Badung Strait wa ...... the Battle of Cape St. George.
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Бой в проливе Бадунг (англ. Ba ...... препятственно высадить десант.
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バリ島沖海戦(バリとうおきかいせん)とは、太平洋戦争(大東亜 ...... 海峡海戦(Battle of Badung Strait)。
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巴塘海峡战役发生于1942年2月19日和20日夜间,是第二次 ...... 本海军在夜战中的明显优势,这一优势直到圣乔治角战役才被扭转。
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Batalla del Estrecho Badung
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Battaglia dello Stretto di Badung
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Battle of Badung Strait
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Bitwa w cieśninie Badung
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Seeschlacht in der Straße von Badung
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Slag in de Straat Badoeng
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Бой в проливе Бадунг
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バリ島沖海戦
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巴塘海峡战役
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Battle of Badung Strait
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