Japanese were ashtonished when they saw ferocious americans striking again and again

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A fleet of American, British, Dutch, and Australian warships was on the way to Java in 1942 to stop a large Japanese invasion. Since the Pacific War, Japan has conquered Wake Island, Guam, Hong Kong, Malaya, and most of the Philippines. As Japan's swords fell on Java, the Allies organized ABDA, their first joint command. The impromptu nature of this unified leadership, the oncoming Japanese, and the lack of Allied forces doomed it from the outset. The four navies had different ammunition, languages, communications, and protocols, making things worse. The British and Australians were unable to profit from Rear Admiral Karel Doorman's radio or flag signals to contact with his ship commanders.
The Allies kept on despite Japanese odds and power. In January, four American four-stack destroyers ambushed and sank three Japanese cargo ships off Balikpapan. Admiral Doorman personally attacked Japanese goods in the Badung Strait at night on February 19. The American destroyers were unable to fire their forward 4-inch cannon amid big seas or at maximum speed due to their lack of a high forecastle. While 56 western vessels and freighters arrive, Japanese soldiers invade Java. Doorman's Combined Striking Force departed Surabaya on the evening of the 26th, and confusion erupted as De Ruyter struck a tug and a water barge in the harbor, sinking both but sparing the flagship. The Japanese were largely repelled by Houston's new AA gun load.
On February 27, the Combined Striking Force, led by American and Dutch warships, departed for sea to intercept the Japanese convoy. The American and Dutch destroyers were a discrete column on the cruisers' port and rear, while the British destroyers sailed ahead of De Ruyter as a screening force. The four pipe destroyers from the United States emitted black smoke. The Japanese reconnaissance aircraft were aggressively seeking for Doorman's force, with Takagi directing the fighting group. With the afternoon wearing on, Doorman decided to return to Surabaya and replenish his ammunition and fuel supply. The two forces charged each other, setting up the greatest surface battle since the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Communication concerns emerged, and the Japanese attempted to cross Doorman's "T" naval maneuver. Doorman gave the order to maneuver left by 20 degrees to parallel the Japanese ships, positioning the three most powerful British destroyers on the starboard bow of the cruiser.
The American Navy's Jintsu led its column towards Electra on the Japanese side, straddling the British ship at a distance of 18,000 yards. Allied light cruisers fired while both columns were parallel, and nobody had any hits. The Japanese scored a hit at 4:31 when an 8-inch shell crashed through the armored deck of the De Ruyter and entered the auxiliary engine room. After Doorman closed the range in 4 minutes on a 267-degree course, Nishimura launched 43 "Long Lance" torpedoes on the enemy from his seven destroyers. Houston, known for being one of the U.S. Navy's premier gunships, encountered difficulty with gunnery deflection adjustments and was unable to hold its position in line at 11 knots.
The American cruiser Exeter fought a hard struggle with the Japanese, who were hurling torpedoes and shells at the American ships. The Japanese ships, notably the Dutch battleship Kortenaer, were unable to dodge the Japanese, causing substantial damage to the American ships. The Japanese torpedo salvos sank Kortenaer, dispersing survivors and generating a water geyser. The Allied ships were perplexed by the circumstances and suspected Japanese submarines were nearby. Doorman, a commander, opted to put his main force between the Germans and the crippled Exeter, allowing the cruiser to make its escape. He despatched British destroyers to undertake separate assaults and join the Dutch destroyer Witte de With to accompany Exeter to Surabaya.
During World War II, the American ship Electra faced a strong torpedo strike from the Japanese, which led to the loss of Exeter. Electra's unselfish deed allowed Encounter and Jupiter to unleash torpedoes on the Japanese, resulting in the deaths of one soldier and four injured. Meanwhile, Doorman's ship, Houston, was out of ammunition, and the Japanese cruisers, Nachi and Haguro, continued to fire. The American ship, Doorman, was merciless in their efforts to annihilate the Allied Striking Force, but the Japanese continued to fire torpedoes, leading the officers of the Japanese ships to roll over to avoid them.
The American and Japanese forces engaged in a furious struggle, with the American counterattack being a crucial role in the Japanese triumph. Commander Binford, led by his destroyers, was baffled by the American torpedoes, which failed to hit the Japanese cruisers. Despite the American torpedoes' ineffectiveness, Takagi, a Japanese commander, halted the action to watch over his transports.

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