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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 . 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
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  • 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 . 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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Strength
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • Air:
  • Sea:
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Date
  • --02-20
Commander
  • Karel Doorman
  • Kyuji Kubo
Caption
  • HNLMS De Ruyter off Java in 1942.
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 25(xsd:integer)
  • unknown human losses,
  • ~83 wounded,
Result
  • Japanese victory
Place
  • Badung Strait off Bali in the Dutch East Indies
Conflict
  • Battle of Badung Strait
abstract
  • 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 . 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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