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Nothing happening as the Japanese regroup for their next offensive.

Nothing happening as the Japanese regroup. KB has disappeared off the radar (I hope).

Reinforcements arrive at Rabaul

Malacca and Moulmein captured.

A B17 lays an egg on Hosho. 34% systems damage.

Were flooding & fires dangerous at all?

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Were flooding & fires dangerous at all?

No.

Quiet

Wenchow and Singapore smothered (air); Tarakan smothered (naval).
Miri captured.
TF detected approaching Madagascar.

Wenchow and Cagayan smothered.

KB shows up south of Davao.

Jan 22, 1942

Tarakan and Zamboanga smothered by carrier attacks.

Rabaul surrenders.

Jan 23, 1942

Tarakan smothered by carrier attacks.

Jan 24, 1942

Landings at Tarakan, Singkawang, Samarinda, Gasmata, and Balikpapan.

Samarinda smothered by carrier attacks.

Gasmata surrenders.

Jan 25, 1942

British CVs react to Singkawang landing, lightly damaging one CA and heavily damaging two DDs with air strikes.

Balikpapan smothered by carrier strikes from the west as three Japanese CVTFs enter the Java Sea and begin a high speed run to the north. Two more Japanese CVTFs regroup off Balikpapan.

Assault on San Fernando nearly breaks through the main line of resistance.

Samarinda surrenders.

Washington and London hold their breath.

Two USN CVTFs spotted near Fiji.

The RN CVTF makes it clear, Batavia is socked in, and San Fernando holds. The KB pounds Soerabaya in revenge.

Additional troops land at Balipapan.

Manila, Balikpapan, and Bali smothered.

Report on the 15th after I'm back from a walking tour in Madiera. Not much progress. Japan is currently planning for the next big push.

Jan 28, 1942
Landings at Singkawang, Tarakan, and Makassar

Jan 29, 1942
San Fernando and Singkawang captured.

Feb 3, 1942
Lucena captured.

Feb 7, 1942
Rangoon captured.

Feb 8, 1942
Japan begins regrouping to support the next major operation.

Feb 9
Tarakan captured

Feb 12
Prome and Gen Santos surrender
Hollandia invaded

Feb 13
Baguio and Cagayan smothered
Hollandia captured

Feb 14, 1942
Additional landings at Balikpapan.

Feb 15, 1942
Baguio and Balikpapan smothered. The KB reappears off Balikpapan.
Landing at Buin.
Balikpapan surrenders.

Feb 16, 1942
Buin and Shortlands captured.
Baguio, Bandjermasan, and Makassar smothered.

Feb 17, 1942
Makassar and Lombok smothered.

Feb 18, 1942
Betties dogfighting with the AVG--came out ahead!
Baguio, Kendari, and Lombok smothered.
Johore captured.

Feb 19, 1942
Kendari smothered.
Magwe and Kuantan captured

Feb 20, 1942
Assault landing on the north shore of Singapore Island.

Feb 21, 1942
KB ambushed by a Dutch sub while entering Balikpapan Harbour
"It's just a flesh wound!"--Akagi captain afterwards.
Bandjermasin smothered.

Feb 22, 1942
CA Soerabaya torpedoed and sunk in a submarine attack.

Feb 23, 1942
Baguio and Makassar smothered.

Feb 24, 1942
Vella Lavella and Wara occupied.

Feb 25, 1942
Toungoo captured.
Baguio smothered.

Feb 26, 1942
Landing on Tulagi.
Baguio smothered.

Feb 27, 1942
See comments under scenario development.
Meiktila captured as British Burma Corps retires to Mandalay.
Tulagi surrenders.
USN TF in Iron Bottom Sound--massive Betty strike unable to make contact.
Japanese siege of Singapore continues into its second week. Water supply of the city is threatened by Japanese infiltration.
Dogged American defense of Baguio enters its fifth week.

Feb 28, 1942
Baguio smothered.

Mar 1, 1942
Baguio smothered and attacked. Holds.

Mar 2, 1942
Makassar reinforced.
Baguio smothered.
Sinyang attacked. Holds.

ASW and Naval search continue to be effective at sinking ships.

Mar 3, 1942
Trench warfare.

Mar 4, 1942
Almost all air units grounded by poor weather.

Mar 5, 1942
Game engine converted a carefully planned 2-1 deliberate attack by an army group at Baguio Pass into a shock attack at 1-3. The usual fiasco, with thousands of Japanese dead. Anyone ever have this happen to them?

No, I haven't. Seems strange on two fronts - both conversion to shock attack and the lowered odds. I thought shock attacking only increased the attackers odds (at a casualty price).