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DutchEastIndiescampaign

1941–1942

The Dutch East Indies campaign was an interstate war fought between Japan and the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia from 1941 to 1942.

Era
1941–1942
SIDES
4
⚔ CONFLICT INTERSTATE WAR

DutchEastIndiescampaign

⚔ World War II · 1939–1945 is part of this war
ABDA Command: Netherlands United Kingdom United States Australia
VS
Japan
Start: 08.12.1941 End: 09.03.1942 Duration: 3 months 1 days Participants: 4 countries Weapons: 3 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Dutch East Indies campaign
Date
1941–1942
Type
interstate war
Duration
3 months 1 days
Participants
United Kingdom United States Australia Japan
Weapon System
3
Parent War
World War II
02 / Sides
Belligerents 4 participants
ABDA Command: Netherlands
United Kingdom United Kingdom Primary United States United States Primary Australia Australia Primary
VS
Japan Japan Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 3 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Japan
1 %33
United States
1 %33
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Johnson Automatics
1 %33
Cranston Arms Company
1 %33
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
1 %33
Mitsubishi
1 %33
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1 %33
Total 3 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 11 years all equipment
SIDE B 17 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $125 M1941 Johnson rifle
Weapons & Equipment3systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1M1941 Johnson rifleSemi-Automatic Rifles63MASS2A-class minesweeperMine Countermeasures Vessels (MCM)24MASS
1M1941 Johnson rifleSemi-Automatic Rifles$125
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature