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29th Decemeber 1941
What an action packed turn.
The night phase saw an AP sunk at Takao by the SS Shark. She sunk one more fish into the crippled transport and down she went. Then a PT squadron intercepted a reinforcement convoy heading to Kragen. One ship was hit by two torpedoes and one torp hit another transport, while all of them were raked by machine gun fire. Over 100 casualties were reported and the damaged transport left burning and slow moving in the water.
The KB, parked just outside Sorebaja, had a field day both with my Brewsters and ships. Heres a damage report of her three strikes on Sorebaja:
DD Whipple, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Van Heutsz, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS KXVI, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Iris, Bomb hits 1
AK Van Lansberger, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Alden, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toendjoek, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Van Outhoom, Bomb hits 1
AVD Mercel, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Edsall, Bomb hits 1
AK Modjekerto, Bomb hits 1
AR Castor, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Overstraten, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Janssens, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Ban Ho Guan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Batak, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Landsberge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Boero, Bomb hits 1
AGP Poolster, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AGP Serdang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC OJR-4, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC OJR-3, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC OJR-2, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AGP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Van Outhoom, Bomb hits 1
TK Marpessa, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Balikpapan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AS Janssens, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Iris, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Whipple, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Modjekerto, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Van Heutsz, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Landsberge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS KXVI, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tasman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK B. C. J. Grootes, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Op Ten Noort, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Alden, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Surprisingly enough only two SC's and one submarine were sunk but getting those damaged ships out will be difficult indeed.
More gratifying were the multiple bomb hits (again!) achieved by B-10's. Yet again they prove to be highly accurate. Both Herbie and myslef are at a loss to explain this but im not going to complain. I'm not going to complain about the following either, well worth the two Buffalo's shot down on escort duty.
In the afternoon phase two brave Dutch PT boats took on the pride and joy of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Ill bet Herbie's heart skipped a beat when he saw this pop up on the combat replay!
Sad to report no hits were managed 
Elsewhere Kragen fell and Herb made landings in Hollandia. Mavis's out of Eniwetok have started recon flights over Wake Island. SS Plunger took two depth charges at Rabaul and is now limping its way to Sydney, i am hopeful of her survival. In Luzon artillery shells were exchanged in Clarke Field while an attempt to take the Baguio Pass by coup de main was beaten back all the way to San Fernando. In central Malaya the 18th Division has been reinforced by the 2nd Division. As such the 15th Indian Brigade has been ordered to withdraw, rearguard action will be provided by the 28th Indian Brigade.
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RE: Shattering the Sword. Polynike (a) vs 1275psi (j) - 
. A submarine on picket duty picked up a contact with a convoy that seemed to include crusiers. It was detected beofre its heading could be established. Nonetheless i expect Catalina's out of Wake to pick it up tomorrow if it docks at Eniwetok or approache Wake. 
In China, however, the main action is revloving around the Battle of Hankow. the screenie below and notes will explain in more detail. 
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