Tokyo Express supply run

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World War II military operation logistical operation naval operation

The Tokyo Express supply run was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s high-speed nighttime operation to deliver troops and supplies—often using destroyers—to Japanese-held islands in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Tokyo Express ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military operation → logistical operation → naval operation →
alsoKnownAs	Rat Transportation → Tokyo Express →
baseOfOperations	Rabaul → Shortland Islands →
campaign	Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED →
characteristic	conducted primarily at night → used speed to avoid Allied air power →
conflict	World War II →
geographicArea	Ironbottom Sound → New Georgia Sound → Solomon Islands →
impact	prolonged Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal and other islands →
limitation	restricted cargo capacity due to use of destroyers →
logisticalMethod	use of drums and containers floated to shore →
notableDestination	Guadalcanal → Kolombangara → New Georgia →
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy →
opponent	Royal Australian Navy → United States Navy →
originOfName	Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul →
primaryObjective	deliver supplies → deliver troops →
purpose	evacuate Japanese troops when necessary → reinforce Japanese-held islands →
relatedBattle	Battle of Kolombangara → Battle of Kula Gulf → Battle of Tassafaronga → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED →
result	enabled temporary resupply of isolated Japanese garrisons →
risk	high losses to Allied surface forces and aircraft →
strategicContext	Japanese attempt to hold the Solomon Islands →
tactics	high-speed nighttime operations →
theater	Pacific War →
timePeriod	1942 → 1943 →
typicalVesselsUsed	destroyers → fast transports →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tokyo Express supply run ("Tokyo Express") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Tassafaronga →	JapaneseForces