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[kokubokan25]

17 March 1942

DEI theatre

-9 Ki-48 bombard Pamakasan.
-5 T.IV and 6 Martin 139 escorted by 9 Brewster 339D attack japanese tankers near Bandjarmasin. The japanese have now zeros based there and the dutch pay a heavy cost. 4 Brewster are shot down. The TK Toho Maru is hit by two bombs.
-12 B5M from a unknown japanese CVL bombard Jesselton.
-New heavy air attack against Bandoeng. 44 G4M1 destroy many dutch planes on land.

Northern Australia

-The incredible KB journey continue. Now, stationed south Soemba launch again their dive bombers against Koepang. 126 D3A destroy almost the entire base.

[kokubokan25]

18 March 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-86 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 27 casualties. 20 runway hits.

DEI theatre

-The CVL Ryujo is spotted in Java Sea. Because their presence the attacks of Martin 139 and T.IV are now very difficult to dutch. 5 Brewster 339D and two Martin are shot down. One bomb hit the BB Kirishima.
-19 B5N from Ryujo attack Pinrang.
-Another heavy bombardment over Bandoeng by 66 Bettys. 3 dutch planes destroyed.
-112 Vals from KB bombard Lombok. The japanese carriers are now south of Bali.

[kokubokan25]

19 March 1942

DEI theatre

-74 Bettys escorted by 24 zeros bombard Bandoeng. The dutch fighters are destroyed on land. 2 Hawk 75A and 5 Demon.
-The little Pearl Harbor. The KB attack the Soerbaja port. 65 D3A escorted by 33 zeros ruined the base. The japanese lost three Val. The CL Sumatra is hit by 4 bombs and heavy damaged. Other ships damaged are submarine O24 and KXVII, TK Agustina and AS Zuiderkruis. Four dutch fighters are also destroyed.
-However this disaster,the dutch air forces manage repair the base and launch new attacks against the japanese shipping in Java Sea and Makassar strait. Only the TK Toho Maru is again damaged by two bombs.

[kokubokan25]

20 March 1942

Central Pacific

-With the KB very far, in the deep of DEI, the allied high command order the american carrier group leave PH and go to Midway in a first step to begin a new operation against the japanese supply lines. The VADM Halsey abandon PH with the five carriers available, 8 heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and 16 destroyers.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-69 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 30 casualties.
-6 Bettys escorted by 19 zeros bombard Dacca. 2 Hurricane II are destroyed.

DEI theatre

-The dutch planes continue attacking japanese ships in Java Sea. Two MSW are heavy damaged by bombs near Sampit.

[kokubokan25]

21 March 1942

DEI theatre

-The KB (with unlimited fuel capacity[&:]) is now north Flores island.
-The ML Krakatau and PT TM-4 are sunk by the CA Kinugasa near Soerbaja.
-15 Ki-48 bombard Pamakasan.
-24 Ki-51 bombard Benkolen.
-The TK Eiyo Maru is sunk by the T.IV near Bandjarmasin.

Phillippine theatre

-The japanese begin landing at Ormoc beach.

[kokubokan25]

22 March 1942

DEI Theatre

-The AK Saigon Maru is torpedoed (2 hits) by the SS KIX north Flores.
-The MSW Noshiro Maru#2 is sunk by T.IV near Bandjarmasin.
-The KB now near Kendari, launch a airstrike against Pinrang with 105 Vals. 1 is destroyed. 28 casualties.
-The AK Kiso Maru is sunk by the SS KXIII in Makassar strait.
-3 japanese SNLF capture Koepang after a long siege. The dutch retreating towards Dili.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-66 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 1 Ki-21 shot down. 38 casualties.
-8 Bettys escorted by 24 zeros attack Diamond Harbour. Around 25 british fighters are waiting on CAP. 6 Hurricane, 5 Buffalo and 3 Lysander are destroyed. The japanese only have two Bettys damaged. What a disaster!

Phillippine theatre

-The japanese capture Ormoc.

[kokubokan25]

23 March 1942

Northern Pacific theatre

-To test the AI reaction capacity I have decided the ocupation of Paramushiro Jima with the 111th RCT in a lighting operation launched from Adak island. The little amphibious group with only four transports and no escort leaves the base under the cover of the night.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-98 Ki-21 and 10 G4M1 bombard Lashio. 22 runway hits.
-The 56th Jap.Inf.Div. capture Lashio after a shock attack. 68 jap casualties and 91 allied.

[kokubokan25]

24 March 1942

DEI Theatre

-The SS KIX try to lauch a torpedo salvo against the CV Kaga but fails. The escort damage the submarine with DC.
-The japanese land troops at Bankha.
-15 Ki-21 bombard dutch positions in Batavia.
-The dutch air attacks against the japanese ships in Java Sea cause damage to AP Hakusan Maru and MSW W.10. In the afternoon the DD Kawakaze is bombed.
-22 G4M1 bombard Bandoeng.
-18 B5N from a japanese CVL in Java Sea (may be the Ryujo) attack the Soerbaja port. 4 are destroyed but the damage on ships there are very heavy. Five submarines are damaged, and the CL Krakatau is also bombed. The SS Seawolf must be scuttled.

Phillippine theatre

-The AK Getuyo Maru is sunk by the SS Trigger north Luzon island.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-80 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 33 casualties.

[kokubokan25]

25 March 1942

Central Pacific theatre

-The USA Carrier group arrive to Midway and start refueling.

Phillippine theatre

-The japanese invade Tacloban. 36 casualties.
-More landings over Cebu island. 70 casualties.

DEI theatre

-53 Bettys bombard dutch troops in Batavia. 137 casualties.
-3 Tank regiment capture Bangkha. Dutch retreat to Medan.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese capture the Shortlands with 1 NLF unit.

[kokubokan25]

26 March 1942

Phillippine theatre

-The AK Hitati Maru es torpedoed (2 hits) by the SS S-34 near Aparri.
-The 2nd SNLF capture Tacloban.

Northern Area

-The 111th RCT arrive to Paramushiro Jima and land with little japanese oposition. 385 casualties.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-74 Ki-21 and 7 G4M1 bombard Magwe. 22 casualties. 26 runway hits.

DEI Theatre

-22 B5N bombard Batavia. 19 casualties. 6 runway hits.
-56 G4M1 bombard Batavia. 1 Betty shot down. 2 dutch planes destroyed on land.
-The dutch planes based at Soerbaja continue attacking japanese ships near Bandjarmasin. The MSW Kyo Maru#5 is sunk by a T.IV torpedo.

[kokubokan25]

27 March 1942

Phillippine theatre

-The japanese land over Bacolod. 31 casualties.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese begin landings on Salamaua. 51 casualties.

DEI theatre

-The KB is refueling at Kendari.
-9 Ki-48 bombard Benkolen.
-24 G4M1 bombard Batavia. 29 casualties.
-The SS KXVIII is damaged by the DD AKatsuki in Makassar strait.

[kokubokan25]

28 March 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-62 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 25 casualties.

DEI theatre

-43 Bettys bombard Batavia. 111 casualties. The dutch air forces in west Java are now destroyed.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese capture Salamaua.

[kokubokan25]

29 March 1942

DEI theatre

-When a japanese surface group with BB Kirishima aproaches to Soerbaja to bombard, the SS KVIII hit with one torpedo the DD Yukikaze. The ASW counterstrike cause some light damage on dutch submarine. The japanese destroyer reduce your speed to make some repairs and at once is attacked by two dutch PT, is hit five times by patrol gunfire before the TM-5 and TM-7 evade japanese pursuit. The bombardment is not easy to japs. The coastal gunfire damage the CA Aoba and CA Kinugasa. The BB Kirishima is also hit by 4 shells but the damage is minimal. The dutch have 478 casualties and the CL Sumatra and AP Van Landsberge are heavy damaged.
-The dutch base is bombarded by 9 Bettys at daylight. One bomb hit the heavy damaged SS Salmon. 10 Ki-48 attack the airstrip and two dutch planes are destroyed.
-But the T.IV revenge all with finish the DD Yukikaze near Soerbaja with one torpedo impact.

-The KB, again in movement, attack Dili with 136 D3A.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese land near Finschhafen. 29 casualties.
-18 G4M1 escorted by 16 zeros bombard Port Moresby. The first time the aussie base is attacked.

[kokubokan25]

30 March 1942

Northern area

-Unexpected japanese resistance on Paramushiro Jima. The 102th RCT is send to support the invasion from Adak island.

Burma/Malasya theatre

-63 Ki-21 escorted by 24 Ki-27 bombard Magwe. 23 casualties.

DEI theatre

-2 Martin 139 bombard japanese ships near Balikpapan. No hits.
-24 B5N (from CVL Ryujo) bombard dutch port of Batavia.
-The planes from KB bombard with 62 Vals the airstrip on Lombok. No losses.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese capture Finshafen without a single shot.

[kokubokan25]

31 March 1942

Central Pacific theatre

-The japanese sub RO-62 locate the USA Carrier group around 600 miles north of Pagan island. The sub try attack against the CA Northampton but fails. The escort ASW damage the japanese with two depth charges.

DEI theatre

-18 Ki-21 and 10 Ki-48 bombard Teloekbetoeng. 4 runway hits.
-48 Bettys escorted by 52 zeros make a huge attack against the Soerbaja airstrip. Three dutch planes destroyed. 20 runway hits.
-22 B5N from CVL Ryujo attack again Batavia. three are shot down. 4 port hits. The airstrip is attacked by 10 Bettys (one shot down) and 12 zeros. 9 runway hits.
-The AK Atlas Maru is heavy damaged by bombs and torpedo hits near Pamakasan by T.IV and Martin 139 attacks.

[kokubokan25]

1 April 1942

Central Pacific theatre

-VADM Halsey decide attack Saipan port with the SBD from CV Lexington and Saratoga. 19 F2A escort the strike. 10 SBD are damaged by DCA. The port however was empty and the attack only causes 24 casualties and some minor damage.
-The recon planes spotted three strange japanese naval groups going to Mariana islands. The first attack target the main group, situated south of Pagan. 34 SBD escorted by 11 F4F-4 damage AS Rio de Janeiro and AE Kashino. The second airstrike get more success. 68 SBD escorted by 65 Wildcats cause heavy damage on every ship in japanese naval force.
-In the afternoon the airstrikes continue. A japanese north of Pagan naval group is attacked by 17 SBD that heavy damage one PG and one merchant. After, a Devastator spotted another naval group only 60 miles away from the carriers. Is attacked by 30 devastators that sunk the AK Tihuku Maru. The main group (with the submarine tenders) is again attacked by 79 SBD with overwhelming result. The AD-3162 was the only confirmed ship sunk but many others do it very sure...

DEI theatre

-Some T.IV and Martin 139 attack the CA Aoba near Bandjarmasin. No hits.
-The KB attack again Lombok with 67 Vals.

South Pacific theatre

-20 G4M1 escorted by 6 zeros bombard Port Moresby.

[kokubokan25]

2 April 1942

Central Pacific theatre

-VADM Halsey raid, second day. The two task forces are now situated near Pagan island. The japanese groups, flee in all directions. 34 SBD attack one isolated AK NW Pagan and score 12 hits. The AK Kanaiyama Maru was doomed. Another attack with 33 SBD target same group and sunk the PG Kiso Maru. But the main attack in the morning target a japanese group very near to Saipan. The poor japanese are defenceless. Two japanese AS are finished and another three ships heavy damaged. 17 SBD more attacked but fail to encounter the japanese (may be sunk?).


DEI theatre

-The japanese begin landing at Soerbaja. 54 casualties. DD Hibiki damaged by coastal gunfire.

[Pkunzipper]

Really cool pics!! [8D]

[kokubokan25]

3 April 1942

DEI theatre

-The AP Keizan Maru is sunk by the SS O20 near Makassar.
-89 Vals from KB bombard Pamakasan. 8 runway hits.
-7 G4M1 bombard Soerbaja. 1 Betty shot down.

South Pacific theatre

-53 G4M1 escorted by 12 A6M2 bombard Port Moresby.

Central Pacific theatre

-The VADM Halsey force is very near to Saipan and locate the japanese fleeing ships near Guam. Seems like the only survivor is the AS Chogei that is very soon in flames...
-The USA Carriers return now to Midway to refuel.


P.D.: Thanks Pkunzipper.

[kokubokan25]

4 April 1942

Burma/Malasya theatre

-67 Ki-21 bombard Magwe. 6 casualties.

Central Pacific theatre

-The Halsey group, around 200 miles NE Saipan, spotted a small japanese supply convoy and wreck her. Are heavy damaged the PG Yachiyo Maru, PG Kogyoku Maru, PG Takunan Maru #10, AK Erie Maru, MSW Toshi Maru#7 and the AP Aratama Maru, all of them sinks in the afternoon.

DEI theatre

-The Vals from KB attack Soerbaja with 66 planes. Two are shot down but the damage on ships at anchor is very heavy. 7 Submarines are damaged and around 10 minor and auxiliaries. A second attack with 138 B5N cause 133 casualties on land.
The SS Skipjack, KXV, KXVI, KVIII and PT TM-7 must be scuttled.
-The dutch planes torpedoes the AK Hirokawa Maru near Bali.

South Pacific theatre

-The japanese begin landing on Admiralty islands.