20 September 1943
DEI
I range restricted the B-25s enough to keep them away from Watampone, but not Kendari. So to Kendari they went--and that's where most of the enemy fighters in the area are. We lost 6...5 of them did get through and got a bomb hit on an enemy APD, setting it on fire.
Burma
We're still only getting partial escorts for bombers in Burma. 2 B-24s and 4 Vengeances were shot down near Prome. The escorts that did support the bombers got 2 Zeroes and a Nick.
We've retaken Toungoo and destroyed the enemy paratrooper unit there. Another paratrooper raid hit Magwe; they were immediately wiped out by the garrison.
SouthPAC
The S-31 lost its battle with progressive flooding and is now on eternal patrol.
Reinforcements
DE Seid arrives at Eastern USA
SS Batfish arrives at Balboa
No.38 Sqn RAAF arrives at Sydney (transports)
21 September 1943
Marshalls
The enemy task force hanging out at Roi-Namur moved west to Eniwetok, which kept them safely away from my CVBGs passing through the east side of the Marshalls. But it put them right where a SAG I had deployed here and forgotten all about, so we had a short night battle between my SAG (1 CA, 4 DDs) and theirs (1 CL, 2 DD). Sadly, damage was minor. We managed to disable a gun mount on the cruiser, but beyond that no one sustained any serious hits. If they stick around, the carriers should be able to get them tomorrow.
DEI
P-38 sweeps targeted Kenari to try to reduce the enemy fighter presence, but I'm not sure the juice was worth the squeeze. We lost 5 P-38s, and shot down 4 Zeroes, 2 Nicks, 1 George, and 4 Tonies. I really don't have enough P-38s to keep this up, I'm either going to have to rely on something else in this area or maybe send the P-38s in Burma back into the pool to eventually end up here.
China
We traded a P-40 for a Tony over Nanchang as they tried to intercept our bombers there.
Burma
We lost a B-25 to enemy fighters while attacking ships docking at Rangoon. They got some good hits though:
xAP Ussuri Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Sakura Maru
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Sanuki Maru, Shell hits 5
No ground losses reported.
Solomons
The starving enemy garrison at Guadalcanal attacked our approaching troops as they waited for their armor support to make it through the jungle. Casualties 1567 to 145 favoring us. Downright suicidal.
Reinforcements
DE McConnell arrives at Eastern USA
VB-150 arrives at Alameda (just a pair of Ventura bombers)
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