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March 1 A good opening for the month, a PT group payed a visit to Balikpapan: BB Kongo CA Takao CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Nachi DD Natsushio DD Amatsukaze DD Arashi DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 4 DD Asashio, Shell hits 1 DD Murasame DD Akatsuki DD Otori DD Hayabusa Allied Ships PT PT-31 PT PT-33 PT PT-34, Shell hits 28, and is sunk PT PT-35 PT PT-41, Shell hits 1, and is sunk and stayed till when all sunk. I lost some bombers in an attack on Akyab, the bombers won't go unescorted anymore. Tom is starting to evacuate Djokjakarta, his defence is less effective. March 2 Djokjakarta captured. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 54491 troops, 466 guns, 5 vehicles Defending force 12473 troops, 76 guns, 12 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed Wirraway: 10 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 252 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 1302 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Now I will be able to joint my troops in Java. March 3 Baby KB in attacking TFs at Darwin Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 42 B5N Kate x 31 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Halldor, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Ranger, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK City of Manchester, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage supported by Kendari LBAs apanese aircraft G3M Nell x 8 G4M1 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Federlock, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Wosang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Kalgan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Latimer, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 19 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Steelhead, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Honolulan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 34 B5N Kate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Warrego AP Ormiston, Torpedo hits 1 MSW Warrnambool, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Some AKs sunk and no CAP at all. Tom didn't expect this visit. A surprising land combat result Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 64118 troops, 777 guns, 6 vehicles Defending force 140366 troops, 1160 guns, 329 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 1109 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 3 Very strange, the usual losses in the other turns were around 100 men.
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