The Twilight Warriors (76 page)
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Authors: Robert Gandt
OKINAWA
,
APRIL 1945
Imperial Joint Staff—Emperor Hirohito—Imperial War Council
Imperial Japanese Navy
Combined Fleet C in CAdm. Soemu Toyoda
Land-Based Air FleetsVice Adm. Takijiro Ohnishi
Fifth Air Fleet
(Kamikaze)Vice Adm. Matome Ugaki
Second Fleet
(flagship
Yamato)Vice Adm. Seiichi Ito
Yamato
Task Force
BB
Yamato /
CL
Yahagi /
DD
Fuyutsuki /
DD
Suzutsuki /
DD
Yukikaze /
DD
Isokaze /
DD
Hamakaze /
DD
Hatsushimo /
DD
Asashimo /
DD
Kasumi
Imperial Japanese Army
32nd Army (Okinawa)Lt. General Mitsuru Ushijima
24th Division, 62nd Division
44th Independent Mixed Brigade
2nd Tank Regiment
Okinawan Labor Unit (Boeitai)
5th Artillery Group
Angelsaltitude in thousands of feet
APAattack transport ship
Banditaircraft identified as hostile
BBbattleship
BettyMitsubishi G4M medium bomber, also mother ship for the
Ohka
BogeyUnidentified aircraft
BusterOrder to fighter aircraft or flight to proceed at maximum sustained speed
CAHeavy cruiser
CAGcarrier air group commander
CAPcombat air patrol
Carrier Air Groupunit of two or more squadrons under one commander for operations from a carrier
CICcombat information center
CLlight cruiser
CNOchief of naval operations