[Molon Labe]

23 January 1943

• A destroyer-minesweeper finally got to work on the rather large minefield I left behind at Babar.
• I lost a P-40 on the ground at Lashio to a night bombing raid.
• Major bombing raid on Guadalcanal: 32 B-17s attacking the airbase and 28 B-25/B-26s attacking the port. The airbase sustained moderate damage, the port not so much.

24 January 1943

• Sweeps by Tojos over Lashio took down another P-40.
• We lost a B-24 to flak over Canton, trying to soften it up from the troops approaching from Hong Kong.
• Raided Guadalcanal again, this time there were 12 Zeroes in the air to greet us. We shot down 2 and lost a B-25 to flak. As with yesterday, the airbase took moderate damage but the port isn't getting hurt much.

25 January 1943

• An enemy army is approaching Lashio in northern Burma, my main remaining base in the country. I don't think we can hold, only delay.
• Canton has been liberated. Thanks to major roads, we got from Hong Kong to Canton fast. I didn't even realize we were already there and I forgot to switch my forces from "move" mode to "combat" mode, and we automatically shocked attacked due to a river crossing. Didn't matter, just a token force here on defense, just like Hong Kong. And only Level 1 Forts.
  • Between capturing Hong Kong and Canton, we've added a ton of industry that is going to significantly improve the supply situation in China.
• I'm preparing to make a move on Canton Island. I've lost there before but any troops there will be suffering supply shortages by now. After that I'll be looking at the Marshalls and Marianas.