Battle of Surigao Strait

Abbreviations

xv Abbreviations 1YB Daiichi Yugeki Butai “First Striking Force,” Kurita fleet 2YB Daini Yugeki Butai “Second Striking Force,” Shima fleet AA anti-aircraft fire AR action report Batdiv battleship division – two or more make up a division BB battleship CA heavy cruiser CAP combat air patrol Cardiv carrier division CIC combat information center CinC commander in chief CINCPAC commander in chief Pacific (Admiral Chester W. Nimitz) CL light cruiser ComBatDiv commander, battleship division ComCarDiv commander, carrier division ComCruDiv commander, cruiser division ComDesDiv commander, destroyer division ComDesRon commander, destroyer squadron CNO chief of naval operations CO commanding officer (= skipper) COMSOWESPAC commander, Southwest Pacific (General Douglas MacArthur) Crudiv cruiser division CV aircraft carrier CVE escort carrier DD destroyer xvi · Abbreviations DE destroyer escort Desdiv destroyer division Desron destroyer squadron—two or more divisions make up a squadron; this term not used by carriers, battleships, or cruisers HMAS His Majesty’s Australian Ship IFF identification friend-or-foe; usually referred to infra-red signals IGHQ Imperial General Headquarters IJN Imperial Japanese Navy IJNAF Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force Kmdb Main Force, Mobile Fleet (Ozawa) LCI landing craft, infantry LST landing craft, tank MTB motor torpedo boat NWC Naval War College—in text, refers to War College Analysis by R.W. Bates et al., published by the Naval War College OBB old battleship OTC officer in tactical command PBY U.S. patrol flying boat POW prisoner of war PPI planned position indicator—radar scope with geographic display PT patrol torpedo boat, motor torpedo boat (nickname = “Peter Tares”) RAF Royal Air Force RN Royal Navy SB2C dive bomber (Helldiver) SG search radar on U.S. ships at Leyte SOWESPAC Southwest Pacific (T) true bearing Taffy code name for U.S. escort carrier group TBF U.S. torpedo bomber TBS talk-between-ships; short-range (500 miles or less) radio; also used in text to denote IJN voice radio TF task force TG task group Transron transport squadron Abbreviations · xvii Type 22 search radar on Japanese ships at Leyte USAAF United States Army Air Force USN United States Navy VF fighter VB dive-bomber or simply bomber VT torpedo bomber XO executive officer Battle of Surigao Strait ...