Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul

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The Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul refers to the nocturnal naval operations in which Japanese destroyers and other fast warships rapidly transported troops and supplies to contested Pacific islands during World War II.

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instanceOf Allied military nickname ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ
alternativeName Rat Transportation ⓘ
associatedBattle Battle of Cape St. George ⓘ
Battle of Kolombangara ⓘ
Battle of Kula Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ
Battle of Vella Gulf ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
baseOfOperations Rabaul ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
limitation restricted cargo capacity due to use of destroyers ⓘ
vulnerability to Allied surface and air interception ⓘ
logisticalRole sustaining Japanese island garrisons ⓘ
militaryBranch naval forces ⓘ
notableArea Ironbottom Sound ⓘ
notableRoute Rabaul to Guadalcanal ⓘ
Rabaul to New Georgia ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
operationalPeriod 1942 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
opposedBy Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
originOfName Allied slang for fast Japanese supply runs ⓘ
primaryPurpose rapid transport of supplies ⓘ
rapid transport of troops ⓘ
refersTo Japanese high-speed naval transport runs ⓘ
region New Guinea area ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea

Solomon Islands ⓘ
tacticalPurpose reinforcement of contested Pacific islands ⓘ
resupply of isolated garrisons ⓘ
tactics high-speed runs to avoid Allied air power ⓘ
nighttime approach and withdrawal ⓘ
use of destroyers as fast transports ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
timeOfOperations night ⓘ
transported ammunition ⓘ
equipment ⓘ
food and supplies ⓘ
troops ⓘ
typicalVessels destroyers ⓘ
fast warships ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ

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Tokyo Express supply run → originOfName → Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul ⓘ