28 April 1942
HMS Danae sunk off Pearl Harbor
CENTPAC
I-23 engaged the British cruiser Danae off Pearl, hitting it with 3 torpedoes for a confirmed kill.
Nearby, the I-22 finished off the burning oiler Neches.
SOPAC
USS Finback attempted to attack the amphibous task force unloading at Nadi, but is was spotted an prosecuted with extreme accuracy. We connected with four depth charge patterns, plus several damaging near misses. The sub wasn't even able to try to surface, it just broke up and sank.
I've begun night raids on Nadi/Suva with Betties. Tonight's raid damaged a Catalina on the ground.
A deliberate attack at Nadi failed to dislodge the enemy defenders. It's close--bombardments by battleships could put me over the top.
China
I made a bombardment attack on Sian, but we got the worst of it. Looks like I'll need to send someone around to cut off supplies after all.
There are literally 30 corps at Sian right now. Makes me wonder how many total China has and just how undefended everything else must be.
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