Second Battle of Bali Sea

Target entity: Second Battle of Bali Sea
Context triple: [Battle of the Badung Strait, alsoKnownAs, Second Battle of Bali Sea]

• A. Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
  The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
• B. Battle of the Makassar Strait
  The Battle of the Makassar Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies, notable for Japan’s use of air power to repel an Allied attempt to disrupt its advance.
• C. Battle of the Kerama Islands
  The Battle of the Kerama Islands was a World War II amphibious operation in March 1945 in which U.S. forces seized the Kerama Islands southwest of Okinawa to secure anchorages and eliminate Japanese naval and air threats ahead of the Okinawa invasion.
• D. Second Battle of the Java Sea
  The Second Battle of the Java Sea was a World War II naval engagement in early March 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated retreating Allied ships near Java, completing their control over the Dutch East Indies.
• E. Battle of Kula Gulf
  The Battle of Kula Gulf was a 1943 nighttime naval engagement in the Solomon Islands during World War II, in which U.S. and Japanese forces clashed in a confused destroyer and cruiser action that highlighted Japan’s use of high-speed “Tokyo Express” reinforcement runs.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Second Battle of Bali Sea
Target entity description: The Second Battle of Bali Sea was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces near Bali, notable for Japan’s successful defense of its invasion convoy despite repeated Allied attacks.

• A. Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
  The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.
• B. Battle of the Makassar Strait
  The Battle of the Makassar Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 between Allied and Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies, notable for Japan’s use of air power to repel an Allied attempt to disrupt its advance.
• C. Battle of the Kerama Islands
  The Battle of the Kerama Islands was a World War II amphibious operation in March 1945 in which U.S. forces seized the Kerama Islands southwest of Okinawa to secure anchorages and eliminate Japanese naval and air threats ahead of the Okinawa invasion.
• D. Second Battle of the Java Sea
  The Second Battle of the Java Sea was a World War II naval engagement in early March 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated retreating Allied ships near Java, completing their control over the Dutch East Indies.
• E. Battle of Kula Gulf
  The Battle of Kula Gulf was a 1943 nighttime naval engagement in the Solomon Islands during World War II, in which U.S. and Japanese forces clashed in a confused destroyer and cruiser action that highlighted Japan’s use of high-speed “Tokyo Express” reinforcement runs.
• F. None of above. chosen