Battle of Banda Sea

Battle of the Banda Sea is a battle which is fought during the Second Alternate World War

Prelude
After a major defeat on the battle of the Java Sea, Russo-Japanese Naval Command diverted their attention to the Banda sea. Their goal is to gain naval superiority over the area and launch an amphibious assault upon the islands in the Dutch East Indies. Meanwhile, several losses on the Indian Ocean forced the Japanese carrier force to withdraw from the area.

Order of Battle
F = Flagship

Task Force 38

 * USS Enterprise (CV-6) F


 * USS Franklin (CV-13)

Task Force 39

 * USS Ranger (CV-4)
 * USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

Battleship Group A

 * USS New Jersey (BB-62) F
 * USS West Virginia (BB-48)
 * USS Tennessee (BB-43)
 * USS Kentucky (BB-66)

Battleship Group C

 * USS Iowa (BB-61) F
 * HMS Temeraire 
 * HMS Duke of York
 * USS North Carolina (BB-55)

Cruiser Force 14

 * HMS Exeter (68) F
 * HMS Kent