7 April 1942
KB detected near Canton Island, sinks USS Porter
Solomon Sea
The PB acting as a mobile gas station for the barges landing at Gasmata detected another sub and prosecuted it rather successfully, causing significant depth charge damage before running itself so low on ammo that it's now headed for Rabaul to rearm. The Dutch sub stuck around and sank another barge. The troops that landed began to engage enemy troops here, element from the Lark Battalion.
Bay of Bengal and Burma
Lost a Betty to flak over Rangoon as I ordered another port strike due to intermittent recon reports of a cruiser in port.
CENTPAC
In anticipation of an enemy strike on Noumea, I deployed the KB north of Fiji and started sending it further east, trying to get north of Pago Pago. It was detected by scoutplanes. It also spotted the USS Porter on picket duty, and launched 2 strikes of Vals at it, scoring 6 bomb hits -- overkill for a destroyer.
Sumatra
My northern force failed to rout the enemy it had already evicted from Medan. What a slog.
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