From the desk of the NZ PM, the Right Honourable Mr Bruce.
9 July 1942
ANZACs have moved from defence to offence against Japan, both at sea and on land.
In the war with Japan, the Australian navy (Ed, predominantly submarines) has sunk 473 convoys, 1 aircraft carrier and 2 other ships. They have lost one destroyer. Initially, the convoys were mostly sunk around the Indonesian archipelago but the Australian navy is now engaging further north and the carrier was lost around Truk.
There have been three successful ANZAC naval invasions that were uncontested by the Japanese navy. The first was from northern Malaya to capture the port near Phnom Penh. This was followed up by the capture of Saigon, which cut off Japanese supply, and a push north to link up with the British coming south from Hanoi. The second was from near Hanoi to Formosa, which was not garrisoned. The third was a short hop from Guam to Saipan.
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