1 October 1942
Bay of Bengal airstrikes preempted by coastal airbase shelling
Bay of Bengal and Burma
The destroyers off the coast turned out to be a task force of 3 CLs and 4 DDs, which shelled our troops at Tavoy--mostly ineffectively. But another task force of 1 CA 3 CL 9DD also shelled our airbase at Moulmein, disabling most of the aircraft there and destroying two. Thanks to that, the airbase did not launch the two squadrons of dive bombers and the task forces got away.
In the mountains between Tavoy and Bangkok, we fought the enemy army pursuing our main force and routed it, 3129 casualties to 298.
China
We got two Oscars trying to get to our bombers hitting Chengchow. It looks like the enemy armies are withdrawing, so for now I'm retasking our Liberators and Wellingtons to interdicting the armies approaching our newly-acquired coastal bases.
Solomons, etc.
Our heavy bomber raid on Rabaul didn't amount to anything. 12 Oscars defended the base but failed to take any bombers down. And we scored some base hits but didn't get the submarine we though was there, or anything else.
We bombed another sub off Noumea. Apparently they're not getting the message. The departing task forces avoided contact with the subs.
CENTPAC
The enemy base on Lahaina has been captured. We're still hunting down the enemy troops.
Reinforcements and Refits
CA Portland beginning refit in shipyard at Alameda
CA Chester beginning refit in shipyard at Alameda
CA San Francisco beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
--The CA upgrades are mostly Chicago Pianos being replaced with Bofors 40mms.
DD Lang beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
DD Conyngham taken out of commission to begin refit at Alameda
DD Shaw taken out of commission to begin refit at Alameda
DD Perkins taken out of commission to begin refit at Alameda
DD Downes taken out of commission to begin refit at Alameda
APD Stringham taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
AGP Niagara taken out of commission to begin refit at Milne Bay
SS S-45 begins refit while under repair at Brisbane
VMF-441 arrives at Pago Pago (2/18 F4F-3 - going to see if I can transition them to -4s to save the -3s for carriers, but either way I can bring these guys up to full strength soon)
23rd Indian Engineer Battalion arrives at Madras (full strength, restricted)
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