War Plan Orange-3
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War Plan Orange-3 was a pre–World War II U.S. military strategy that outlined how American forces in the Philippines would conduct a delaying defense and withdraw to fortified positions, notably on Bataan and Corregidor, in the event of war with Japan.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military plan
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military contingency plan → war plan → |
| aimsTo |
delay Japanese advance until U.S. fleet arrival
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maintain control of Manila Bay as long as possible → |
| appliesToConflictWith |
Empire of Japan
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| appliesToTheater |
Philippines
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| assumes |
Japanese naval and air superiority in the Western Pacific
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eventual relief by U.S. fleet from the continental United States → temporary isolation of U.S. forces in the Philippines → |
| callsFor |
concentration of U.S. and Philippine forces in fortified positions
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withdrawal to Bataan Peninsula → withdrawal to Corregidor Island → |
| contingentOn |
mobilization of U.S. Pacific Fleet
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resupply of besieged forces in Bataan and Corregidor → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designedFor |
potential war with Japan in the Pacific
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| doctrineBasis |
coastal defense
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fortress warfare → |
| envisions |
final stand on Bataan and Corregidor
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gradual retreat to central Luzon → initial defense along beachheads and outlying positions → |
| focusesOn |
defense of the Philippine Islands
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| geographicFocus |
Bataan Peninsula
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Corregidor Island → Luzon → Manila Bay defenses → |
| historicalContext |
U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines
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rise of Japanese imperial expansion in East Asia → |
| implementedInPartBy |
Philippine Commonwealth Army
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U.S. Army Forces in the Far East → |
| implementedInPartDuring |
Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)
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| influenced |
Philippine Department war plans
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U.S. Army planning in the Philippines before 1941 → |
| language |
English
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| partOf |
War Plan Orange
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| preparedBy |
United States Army
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United States Navy → |
| primaryObjective |
conduct delaying defense against Japanese invasion
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preserve U.S. and Philippine forces for protracted resistance → |
| relatedTo |
Bataan defense plan
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defense of Corregidor → |
| strategy |
delaying actions against superior enemy forces
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trading space for time → |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
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pre–World War II → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
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defensivePlan |
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War Plan Orange-3
("War Plan Orange")
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partOf |