23 April 1942
IJN Katori lost to catastrophic damage control failure
SOPAC
West of Fiji, USS Trout spotted the KB's replenishment group and made a failed attack on one of the oilers. But, he knows exactly where the KB is going to be now.
As for the Katori... I'm not sure exactly what happened. The fire did get bigger instead of smaller, but not enough to cause a lot of damage. The flooding went from barely any, to just a little, to severe and sinking in two days time. It's as if a bulkhead broke down and the crew forgot to close every watertight door in that compartment and every one after it.
China
We shot down an SB-III bomber over Kukong. I've been tempted to increase my CAP to try to really focus these guys down, but I've decided I'm fine with the status quo gradual attrition.
The enemy brought a few Buffalos in and shot down a Mary around Loyang. These strikes weren't that important, I'll just scrub them.
Reinforcements
SS I-32 arrives at Cam Ranh Bay
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