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 [2]

9th Sentai - ?
- Myōkō [heavy cruiser][3]
  - 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][3]
  - Armament 7–14 cm/50cal gun, 2–8 cm/40cal AA gun, 8–53 cm TT, 48 mines
10th Sentai - ?
- Tenryū [Light cruiser][3]
  - Armament: 4–14 cm/50cal gun, 3–8 cm/40cal AA gun, 6–53 cm TT (3x2)
- Tatsuta [Light cruiser][3]
  - 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[4]
    - Bomber Daitai - ? ( Aichi D1A1s, A2's) carrier bombers [4]
    - Attack daitai - ? Mitsubishi B2M, ? Type 96 Yokosuka B4Y1 Torpedo bomber [4]
3rd Air Sentai -? *
- Kamoi seaplane tender
  - 12 aircraft [probably NAKAJIMA TYPE 95 RECON SEAPLANE (E8N1-DAVE)][4]
2nd Combined SNLF
- Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
- Kure 3rd SNLF
- Sasebo 7th SNLF
Kinmen (Quemoy) Garrison
1st Garrison Unit

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.
From: History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
- 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.

Amoy Defense Operation May 10–12, 1938

Amoy Area - Director, Fukien Pacification HQ. - Chen Yi[1]

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