7 July 1942
Lahaina airbase wrecked
New Hebrides
I already had two heavy cruisers and two destroyers headed to Luganville to remind the enemy troops there I haven't forgiven them for slaughtering our marines here in the early months of the war. They had the good courtesy to have a cargo ship and a PB escort there when we arrived, so we sank those too. Looks like it was a supply run.
Hawaii
I'm not sure why, but my heavy task force wasn't able to transit 2 hexes--80 miles-- to bombard Lahaina today, so that will happen tomorrow. They're leaving the area after that as I'm expecting KB interference at this point. One of my tripwire submarines in the Marshalls was spotted by an "aircraft" although the report didn't bother to specify what kind of aircraft so it's rather ambiguous. Certainly could be Kates/Vals on patrol from a CVBG moving through.
Our heavy bombers are in business, though, and we hit Lahaina with 14 B-17s and 7 B-24s, splitting them between the port and the airbase. We hit and likely sank a sub tender, a patrol boat tender, and a general tender (probably the same one I thought I sank yesterday). We also destroyed two fighters and a bomber on the ground. Aside from one scoutplane that made a flight today and found my withdrawing cargo convoy, it doesn't appear they have any operational aircraft left, and the airbase itself has severe facility damage. If I can keep it damaged this badly he shouldn't be able to move in more planes without most of them wrecking on the runway.
I had my marines attack the enemy encampment on Oahu in force today instead of just an artillery bombardment. Casualties were 1113 to 283 favoring me, and the enemy was reported to have a supply shortage. Ooo rah!
China
They swept Chengchow, I only managed one Lancer in the air to oppose; it shot down one Zero and bugged out.
Malaya
Oscars are still sweeping Singapore, they got one Hurricane today without loss.
Sumatra
We got another shot at 46 unescorted Sallies just outside of Palembang--we shot down 9.
Reinforcements
AM Katoomba arrives at Sydney
xAK John Page arrives at Alameda
118th RAF Base Force arrives at Aden - full strength, unrestricted -- immediately shipping to Colombo
US 1942 AA Pool arrives at Eastern USA - I think this unit is going to immediately disband, placing a whole bunch of new AA guns in the pool to be distributed to AA units.
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