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Old 12-01-21, 06:24 PM   #340
Molon Labe
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10 August 1942
USS Pollack lost, Palembang holds off shock attack

CENTPAC
Flooding progressed out of control on the Pollack at is got within about 160 miles of Pearl. Looking at the reports, I decided it was hopeless and ordered the boat scuttled.

Thailand
We took a step backwards, losing 4 fighters over Tavoy while only shooting down one Zero and one Sally. Disruption of the troops below remains too severe to attack effectively.

The Pisanouke raid encountered a few Oscars on patrol. They got one Blenheim; Mohawks on CAP nearby intervened and shot down one Oscar.

Solomons
There's suddenly a lot of naval traffic around Guadalcanal, so I'm keeping the raids going. Zeroes intercepted but no planes were downed on either side; the bombers attacked the port but didn't cause any damage (rainstorm).

USS Seawolf tried to get in on the action, but it was spotted and depth charged. It's limping back to Brisbane.

Sumatra
The Japanese army attacked all-out, and we held them off. It's 45,000 troops of theirs vs 29,000 of ours, which isn't so bad when we're defending. Casualties were 9465 to 905 in our favor, fortifications holding at level 2. This looks like it was an ill-considered attack, maybe he's desperate for this fuel?

Reinforcements and Refits
DM Preble beginning refit in shipyard at Los Angeles
SS Trigger begins refit while under repair at Pearl Harbor
DD Bailey arrives at Balboa
SC-520 arrives at Los Angeles
SC-701 arrives at Balboa
No.452 Sqn RAF arrives at Melbourne (2/16 spitfires)
90th BG/321st BS arrives at Eastern USA (B-24s, already on the way to Capetown, then India, then China)
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