Attack on Iles du Surèté

Attack on Iles du Surèté
Part of World War II
Photograph of the Taoist aircraft carrier Sōkita about a day before the attack.
Date November 9, 1941 (1941-11-09) Location Tostall Base, Iles du Surèté, Rhodevus. Result Major Taoist tactical & strategic victory
Belligerents
Rhodevus	Empire of the Tao
Commanders and leaders
Linton Ruben Wilt Lindon Alan Dakota	Rokurō Yuudai Hikari Gorō Atsushi Shou Shingo Tomomi
Strength
≈5,000 infantry 3 battleships 14 cruisers 29 destroyers 5 submarines 18 patrol boats 25 other ships ≈260 aircraft	≈3,000 marines 7 aircraft carriers 2 battleships 2 heavy cruisers 10 destroyers ≈35 submarines ≈440 aircraft
Casualties and losses
2 battleships sunk 1 battleship captured 4 cruisers sunk 3 cruisers captured 5 cruisers damaged 1 destroyers sunk 5 destroyers damaged ≈200 aircraft destroyed remaining aircraft captured 2,687 killed 1,873 wounded ≈ 5,100 infantry and seamen captured	3 submarines sunk 42 aircraft destroyed 109 aircraft damaged 908 killed 2,981 wounded