25 June 1942
Sumatra
The cruisers that hit Palembang yesterday arrived late enough in the day that they hadn't gone far, so my opponent ordered them to shell Palembang again with the ammo they had in reserve. They didn't do much damage this time, and one of the heavy cruisers hit a mine. On the way out, they were attacked by the KXII, which scored a hit on one of their destroyers (a likely kill). The KXII--caught in shallow water--took severe damage from depth charges. It's headed to Singapore for emergency repairs.
Thailand
My fighter-to-bomber coordination problems really never went away, and today that cost me 3 Blenhiems that had few or no escorts. We also lost a Hurricane.
China
We splashed a Zero trying to interdict our bombers at Chengchow. Another enemy artillery attack hurt him more than me. I'm moving the I-16s here off the frontline, they're just getting killed but would be useful as trainers. We have enough P-43s and P-40s that we don't need them.
Hawaii
There is still too much activity to move my waiting cargo ship into Pearl. A second is now arriving--and the big convoy isn't far behind.
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