[Molon Labe]

16 May 1942

• India: I-28 sinks an AKL near Goa
• Burma: 3 Blenheims shot down over Magwe trying to bomb my paratroopers. Toungoo captured by tank regiments moving north from Rangoon.

17 May 1942

• Fiji: Enemy minefield cleared at Nadi. Not that it did them any good, I've been landing troops there this whole time. Maybe it was just laid in the last couple days? Also at Nadi, the S-28 torpedoed and sank one of my minelayers being used as a troop transport.
  • The KB has been relieved by the Juno/Hiyo CVBG as far as covering the ongoing amphibious operation and battleship fire support. KB took replenishment at Noumea this turn.
• Palmyra: I-26 sinks an enemy PC on patrol
• Burma: 5 more Blenheims down over Magwe
• Port Moresby: playing a bit of a guessing game with him, switching my Zero detachment from day to night patrols. Today was night and a supply run was arriving--a daylight B-26 raid attacked the convoy without any resistance on my part. Fortunately, they missed

18 May 1942

• IJN Kaga returns to service. Will remain in Yokosuka for a few days resizing navy squadrons, then rejoin KB.
• I've laid a small minefield of my own at Nadi to try to take out any further US submarine infiltration of my beachhead.

19 May 1942

• Port Moresby: USS Triton has a great day, reattacking my supply convoy after a failed attack yesterday. First, it sinks the PB escorting it. Then it attacks the large cargo ship on the surface, using up its remaining torpedoes to sink it. The last ship, an AKL, it attacks with gunfire, leaving it crippled.
• Burma/India: I attack Akyab, India with the Hyuga and Ise, retaliating for the Blenheim strikes on Magwe. We destroy one or two Blenheims on the ground, cause some fires, and destroy some support squads.
• Noumea: 2 LB30s shot down by Zeroes trying to attack the port. The bombers successfully hit a docked PB.