This week in the AVA--Operation Stalemate
Battle of Peleliu
The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II,
was fought between the United States and the Empire of
Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from
September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu,
present-day Palau. U.S. Marines of the First Marine Division
and later soldiers of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division,
fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island.
axis own all the island and all but 1 base.
allies get all carrier based planes and late war land based
planes.
Map: AVApalua
Vox--123 both sides.
Axis--
A6M5b
B5N2
D3A-1
G4M1-11
KI-43
Ki-61
Ki-84-la
Ki-67
N1K2-J
Allies--
B-17
B-24
FM-2
F6F-5
F4U-1
F4U-1A
F4U-1D
F4U-1C
P-38L
P-39Q
P-40N
P47-N
P51D
SBD-5
TBM-3
