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23 January 1942

DEI theatre

-The japanese land more troops on Palembang. The coastal gunfire cause heavy damage on MSW Tama Maru#2.
-24 Martin 139 attack japanese transports near Palembang. The AP Jusan Maru is heavy damaged by two bombs.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-31 G4M1 bombard Taung Gyi.

South Pacific theatre

-The destroyers Usugumo, Hagikaze and Nowaki bombard aussie positions near Rabaul.

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24 January 1942

DEI theatre

-The active ships of the Adm.Doorman catch four japanese transports near Balikpapan. The dutch refueled your ships in Soerbaja and intercepting with success the nipon assault. However, only the AP Koryu Maru and the AP Hasuna Maru are sunk, the AP Ryoyu Maru#21 is heavy damaged and the AP Seizan Maru escapes. The japanese lost 430 men.
-The Doorman ships are attacked very soon by Bettys from Tarakan but the japanese no carry torpedoes and only the CL Tromp was damaged by one bomb.
-34 Ki-30 bombard Balikpapan.
-The dutch Martin 139 attack again the japanese shipping near Palembang. The AP Jusan Maru is heavy damaged and the AP Tazan Maru light by one bomb.
-The 38th Jap.Inf.Div. capture Balikpapan. The dutch retreating to Samarinda.
-The 1st and 8th Jap.NLFs capture Kendari after a shock attack. 100 jap casualties and 23 allied.

Phillippine theatre

-The MSW Tasei Maru is sunk by the SS Gudgeon north of Vigan.
-The AK Shinshu Maru is sunk by the SS O23 west of San Jose.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-37 G4M1 and 14 Ki-21 bombard Rangoon. 55 casualties.

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25 January 1942

Phillippine theatre

-The AP Minryo Maru is bombed by 3 B-17C near Lamon Bay.

DEI theatre

-The AP Jusan Maru is again damaged by the Martin 139 from Batavia near Palembang.
-32 Ki-30, 39 G4M1 and 9 Ki-48 attack Samarinda. 23 casualties.
-15 Ki-21 and 20 Ki-48 attack Palembang. 83 casualties.
-The japanese landing in Samarinda. 41 casualties. At dusk the base is in your hands.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-24 G4M1 bombard Imphal.

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26 January 1942

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese make a naval bombardment over Rabaul again with three destroyers. 30 casualties and two Wirraway destroyed.

DEI theatre

-8 Ki-21 and 19 Ki-48 (escorted by 5 Ki-43Ib) bombard Padang.
-13 Ki-21 and 41 Ki-48 (escorted by 31 Ki-43Ib) bombard Palembang.
-7 Swordfish and 19 Martin 139 (escorted by 9 Brewster 339D) attack japanese ships near Palembang. No hits.

Phillippine theatre

-39 G4M1 (escorted by 22 A6M2) bombard Puerto Princesa.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-34 G4M1 and 36 Ki-21 (escorted by 27 Ki-27 and 2 Ki-43Ib) bombard Rangoon. 144 casualties.

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27 January 1942

DEI theatre

-7 Swordfish and 21 Martin 139 (escorted by 8 Brewster 339D) attack japanese ships near Palembang. AP Sunten Maru was hit by a bomb. Heavy damage. 1 Swordfish is shot down.
-39 G4M1 bombard Makassar.

Phillippine theatre

-The AP Tarushima Maru is heavy damaged by a B-17C in Sulu Sea.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-55 G4M1 and 56 Ki-21 (escorted by 23 Ki-27 and 22 Ki-43Ib) bombard Rangoon. 280 casualties.

South Pacific theatre

-23 G4M1 attack Rabaul. 71 casualties.

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28 January 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-26 G4M1 escorted by 20 zeros attack Taung Gyi. The base is defended by the 18 P40B from the AVG and take place a heavy dogfighting. 5 A6M2 and 2 Bettys are shot down and the american lost 7 P40B.

Phillippine theatre

-38 G4M1 escorted by 17 zeros bombard Puerto Princesa.

DEI theatre

-4 Swordfish and 10 Martin 139 continue the attacks against the Palembang shipping. The AP Kogyo Maru is damaged by a bomb.
-The 1st and 2nd Jap.Parachute rgt capture finally Palembang. 137 jap casualties and 187 allied.

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29 January 1942

DEI theatre

-The japanese traslate very fast your bombers to Palembang and 17 Ki-21 bombard this morning Benkolen.
-The dutch TIV based in Soerbaja torpedoed the TK Juko Maru near Sampit.
-21 Martin 139 attack japanese ships near Pontianak. No hits.
-The Swordfish get more luck and cause heavy damage on AP Hakozaki Maru near Palembang.
-30 G4M1 and 3 Ki-48 bombard Jesselton.

Phillippine theatre

-The AP Konan Maru is damaged by a B-17C near Pescadores.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-New heavy dogfight above Taung Gyi when 18 Bettys, escorted by 12 zeros, attack the base. 16 P40B from the AVG are waiting. 2 Bettys are shot down. The AVG lost three fighters.

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30 January 1942

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese land more troops on Rabaul.

DEI theatre

-The japanese begin landings on Amboina. 49 casualties.
-The TK Juko Maru is again torpedoed by the T.IV near Bandjermasin. The ship sinks.
-9 Martin 139 attack japanese ships near Palembang. The AK Bujun Maru is hit by a bomb.
-The TK Zuiyo Maru is torpedoed by the SS O21 near Jesselton.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-34 G4M1 (escorted by 24 A6M2 AND 30 Ki-27) bombard Rangoon. 48 casualties.

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31 January 1942

DEI theatre

-6 Swordfish and 10 Martin 139 (escorted by 4 Brewster 339D) attack again Palembang shipping. However, this time the japanese have fighters based (Nates) and the losses are heavy. 2 Swordfish and 2 Brewsters are shot down and no hits on ships.
-29 G4M1 and 6 G3M bombard Amboina. 95 casualties.
-A japanese amphibious group aproaches to Makassar and is attacked by the Hudson based at Koepang. The AP Taiho Maru is damaged. The landings begin at dusk.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-33 Ki-21 and 52 G4M1 bombard Rangoon. The base is under a constant pressure. 2 Bettys are shot down.

Phillippine theatre

-The AP Tatsuta Maru is heavy damaged by the SS S-36 near P.Princesa.

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FEBRUARY 42---RESUME

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FEBRUARY 42- RESUME PART 2

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FEBRUARY 42 -- RESUME PART 5

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1 February 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-What a surprise, the AI make a amphibious assault on Rangoon without naval support!! The fire of the coastal guns is very sparse anyway and only one transport is damaged. Was a engineering unit.
-The japanese 5th Inf.Div. capture Victoria Point.
-71 Ki-21 and 31 Bettys bombard Victoria Point.

DEI theatre

-48 G4M1 and 11 Ki-48 bombard Jesselton.

Phillippine theatre

-20 G3M bombard Clark Field. The Warhawks shot down three attackers. 120 casualties.
-After a deliberate attack the japanese finally capture Clark Field. 248 jap casualties and 510 allied. The disaster is completed when the allied retire your troops to Manila and not to Bataan.

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2 February 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-The japanese continue your landings on Rangoon.

DEI theatre

-The AP Kashu Maru is damaged near Makassar by a Hudson.
-31 G4M1 bombard Amboina. 66 casualties.

Central Pacific theatre

-Weeks ago send a troop convoy to Noumea from Frisco. I forgot them to now. The commander of the convoy decide a shot aproach to destiny (this mean through the Marshalls) and the Bettys based at Maloelap take a glorious day....[:@]
Three transports are torpedoed.

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3 February 1942

DEI theatre

-The assault on Java begins. The japanese land on Merak.
-7 Ki-48 and 19 Ki-21 (escorted by 22 Ki-27) bombard Benkolen.
-20 Ki-48 and 9 B5N bombard Padang. 1 Kate is show down.
-22 G4M1 bombard Amboina. 29 casualties.
-The Swordfish and Martin 139 attack the BB Nagato near Bangkha. No hits.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-32 G4M1 bombard Rangoon. 135 casualties.
-Rangoon finally falls after a deliberate attack. 1.808 allied are trapped but around 14.000 troops withdrawn to Magwe.

Phillippine theatre

-The japanese bombard Bataan with 20 Bettys.

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4 February 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-One day and the japanese bombers are now based at Rangoon.
-18 Ki-21 attack objectives in Magwe.

DEI theatre

-The japanese heavies continue your trip around Java sea. BB Mutsu and Nagato are attacked by 3 Swordfish and 18 Martin 139 near Pontianak. No hits.
-35 G4M1 and 6 G3M bombard Amboina. 63 casualties.
-The 3rd Sasebo SNLF capture Merak.

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5 February 1942

DEI theatre

-The japanese bombard Benkolen with 8 Ki-48 and 20 Ki-21.
-When the japanese heavies are inside the range of the T.IV from Soerbaja are attacked at once. Two are shot down but the BB Mutsu is hit by one torpedo. The Martin 139 attack after but no hits.
-In the afternoon, a solitaire attack by four T.IV hit by another torp the BB Mutsu. Now is heavy damaged.
-The japanese answer is a heavy bombardment of Soerbaja by 33 G4M1 based in Balikpapan. Two are shot down but three Demons are destroyed on land and the damage on ships is heavy. The CL Sumatra is hit by two torpedoes. The DD Evertsen, AP Van Rees, AP Van Landsberge and TK Agustina are bombed. The PT TM-15 was sunk.
-The Hudson based in Koepang attack japanese ships near Kendari. The AK Kosei Maru is heavy damaged.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-The Bettys bombard Meiktila but are intercepted by the AVG and lost three planes.

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6 February 1942

China theatre

-The AK Syunko Maru is torpedoed (2 hits) by the SS O19 near Swatow.
-Near Pescadores the AP Hino Maru #3 is torpedoed (2 hits) by the SS O23. The transport sinks.

DEI theatre

-The japanese heavies hold position near Bandjermasin and are attacked all day the the T.IV and Martin 139. One bomb hit the CA Aoba deck, light damage.
-35 G4M1 and 13 G3M bombard Amboina. 52 casualties.

Phillippine theatre

-A Unknown japanese CVL attack Bataan troops with 9 Kates. 58 casualties.