December 24, 1944 - December 30, 1944
A collection of posts that depicts the ships that participated in Operation REI-Go lead by Rear Admiral Kimura Masatomi. Their primary objective was to bombard the beachheads and American supply depots in San Jose, Mindoro, Philippines. The raiders met opposition from American bombers and PT-Boats (which sunk Kiyoshimo) but managed to accomplish their mission on December 27, 1944; nevertheless the mission failed to prevent the Allied recapture of Mindoro. Along with Operation KITA and others, Operation REI-Go was one of the last major (if not pointless by this stage) victories achieved by the IJN in the final stages of the Pacific War.
Note: Bold means Flagship
The group was disbanded after the operation.
Ashigara continued her operations within the Southwest Pacific until she sunk on June 8, 1945.
Ooyodo, Kasumi and Asashimo participated in the Operation KITA afterwards.
Kiyoshimo was bombed in the operation and sunk afterwards.
Sugi, Kashi and Kaya survived the war.
