Pertempuran Selat Sunda
Pertempuran Selat Sunda adalah pertempuran laut yang terjadi selama Perang Dunia II. Pada malam tanggal 28 Februari-1 Maret 1942, USS Houston Amerika Serikat dan HMAS Perth Australia menghadapi pasukan utama Angkatan Laut Kekaisaran Jepang. Setelah pertempuran sengit, kedua kapal sekutu tenggelam dan dua kapal Jepang tenggelam.
| Pertempuran Selat Sunda | |||||||
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| Bagian dari Perang Dunia II, Perang Pasifik | |||||||
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| Pihak terlibat | |||||||
 Australia Amerika Serikat |
 Jepang | ||||||
| Tokoh dan pemimpin | |||||||
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Hector Waller † Albert H. Rooks † |
Kenzaburo Hara Takeo Kurita | ||||||
| Kekuatan | |||||||
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2 cruisers |
1 pengangkut pesawat tempur ringan, 1 seaplane carrier, 5 cruisers, 12 kapal penghancur troop transports small combat vessels | ||||||
| Korban | |||||||
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Kedua cruiser tenggelam 696 tewas, 368 selamat (Houston) 375 tewas, 307 selamat (Perth) [1] | 1 ranjau dan 1 transpor tenggelam | ||||||
Akhir Februari 1942, Angkatan Laut Kekaisaran Jepang bersiap untuk melakukan invasi ke Pulau Jawa, Hindia Belanda. Pada tanggal 27 Februari, angkatan laut gabungan American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), dibawah pimpinan Admiral Karel Doorman, berlayar dari Surabaya untuk menghadang kekuatan invasi Jepang.
Referensi
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Pranala luar
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