Second Battle of Sorong (Classic): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
>Caarliitoo No edit summary |
mushhushshu (talk | contribs) m 358276345802784768 moved page Second Battle of Sorong to Second Battle of Sorong (Classic) |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
== Second Battle of Sorong == | == Second Battle of Sorong == | ||
The Second Battle of Sorong took place on 4/8/2018 in the town of Sorong, when a Japanese army attacked the local defenders. Soon after, soldiers from Tufan, and the German | The Second Battle of Sorong took place on 4/8/2018 in the town of Sorong, when a Japanese army attacked the local defenders. Soon after, soldiers from Tufan, and the German Army intervened on the side of Sorong, leading to a Japanese retreat and subsequent defeat. | ||
== Details == | == Details == | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
=== Combat === | === Combat === | ||
The battle was very chaotic, with attacks occurring across the entire city. There was very little organization within the army, and often times individual Japanese and German troops were often isolated and killed this way, such as 73beetle of Vienna and Brooklyn of Tokyo. In addition, there was heavy friendly fire, with a Sorong troop killing the German 73beetle on accident, being the only casualty on the allied side. Eventually the Japanese retreated after sustaining heavy casualties leading to the battle being declared a victory as it was a defensive one. | The battle was very chaotic, with attacks occurring across the entire city. There was very little organization within the army, and often times individual Japanese and German troops were often isolated and killed this way, such as 73beetle of Vienna and Brooklyn of Tokyo. In addition, there was heavy friendly fire, with a Sorong troop killing the German 73beetle on accident, being the only casualty on the allied side. Eventually the Japanese retreated after sustaining heavy casualties leading to the battle being declared a victory as it was a defensive one. | ||
=== Aftermath === | === Aftermath === | ||
The battle was the last Japanese attempt to subjugate Sorong, which subsequently formed the IU. While temporarily poisinging German relations, with an attack at Odense during the Mid-April troubles, the two nations later reconciled in a NAP and allied in the [[Kerala War]]. | |||
✝ = Killed in action | |||
[[Category:Battles]] | |||