The Japanese may have stopped the invasion of Kwaljein, but they paid a high price for it.
2 subs and 2 BBs sunk near Kwaljein. 1 CA redlined. 1 Allied DB lost to flak.
Damaged DD in the north Pacific by air strike.
Jap Inf redlined and forced to retreat into Kudat by Dutch CE.
Kudat bombed by BBs, CA, 10+ air units and all I got for my efforts was the sinking of a CA, DD and destroying a Zero. Bunch of redlined naval units in the city, including what must be one of the few remaining Jap transports.
Rabaul was bombed with equally crappy results. A large CW force has landed outside the city, but given what I now know about the defenses of Rabaul, it might be pretty dicey capturing the city.
Paratrooper S of Chengu killed by Chinese Inf. (and some help from air and artillery)
3 Paratroopers killed outside Lanchow. (What can I say, it was a bridge too far.....)
Regards
Misfit