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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagian dari Perang Dunia II, Perang Pasifik | ||||||
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| Pihak terlibat | ||||||
| Australia Amerika Serikat | Jepang | |||||
| Tokoh dan pemimpin | ||||||
| Hector Waller † Albert H. Rooks † | Kenzaburo Hara Takeo Kurita | |||||
| Kekuatan | ||||||
| 2 cruisers | 1 pengangkut pesawat tempur ringan, 1 seaplane carrier, 5 cruisers, 12 kapal penghancur 58 troop transports 1 Penyapu Ranjau | |||||
| Korban | ||||||
| Kedua cruiser tenggelam 696 tewas, 368 selamat (Houston) 375 tewas, 307 selamat (Perth) [1] | 1 penyapu 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), di bawah pimpinan Admiral Karel Doorman, berlayar dari Surabaya untuk menghadang kekuatan invasi Jepang.
Referensi Sunting
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Pranala luar Sunting
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