Invasion of the Philippines  Japan against USA 
The war warning of December 6 had put US Army General Douglas MacArthur into action. When Pearl was being bombed, his planes were in the air, his shore defense were manned, and he thought the first attack would come his way, as the war plans expected. Unfortunately for MacArthur and the War Department, the Japanese had written their own war plans that called for the attack on the Philippines in late morning. The Americans and Filipinos were stunned when the attack came as the planes were on the ground and refueling. Most of the US Army Air Corps was destroyed on the ground. Bombers hit Cavite Navy Yard very hard, and the bleeding of the US Asiatic Fleet began.
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USA |
|  Ground Forces  | - Isuzu Type 94 Truck
- Type 1 "Ho-Ki"
- Type 95 "Ha-Go"
| - GMC 2.5t
- M3 Stuart
- M3A1 Halftrack
|  Aircraft  | - Aichi D3A1 "Val"
- Mitsubishi A6M Type 0 Reisen "Zero"
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|  Naval Vessels  | - Daihatsu
- Fubuki Class
- Type 38 PT Boat
| - Elco PT Boat
- LCVP "Higgins Boat"
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