Truk Island Unit
Japanese base at Truk, the pivot of the Japanese position in South Pacific Mandate. Truk was a huge naval complex, the "Pearl Harbor of the Japanese". It had been under construction since 1937.
Japanese aviation facilities was Dublon (Tonoas), Moen (Weno),and Eten Atolls.
Read more about this topic: Structure Of The Imperial Japanese Forces In The South Pacific Mandate
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