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Part V: The Pacific​

5.1 "We Need Those Carriers"​


President Cerda stood from the main observation station of the "Isla San Felix Foward Navalbase," with him was the leader of his close ally, Getúlio Vargas the President (dictator) of Brazil, and the leader of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cerda's top naval commander, High Admiral de la Motte was also there to observe this great moment in Chilean history.

The two brand new Carriers of the Chilean Navy, the new flagship, BACH Pacifico, and her sister ship, BACH Los Andes de Chile. Two very modern and very powerful Carriers, and the best part for President Cerda, was the fact that the two ships were entirely of Chilean design. These two ships were not only the crown jewel of the Chilean Navy, but of the Chilean people. And it was because of these ships, that the Allies were indeed now interested in Chilean politics. Cerda couldn't help but note how willing the United States and UK were so willing to leave Chile out in the cold during the Second Saltpeter War, and now how they are so willing bring Chile's new ships into harms way against the Japanese.

"Those are some beautiful ships your people have put together," President Roosevelt mussed, "did ENDESA also design the aircraft for them?"

Cerda turned to the American leader, he had explained to Roosevelt earlier how Chile's lone, but very talented, naval R&D company had been working round the clock designing Chile's new navy. "Yes, they designed an exclusive naval fighter specificly for the "Pacifico" class carriers, the company called them "Halcon de la Guerra" or Warhawks in your english." President Cerda turned to de la Motte to continue.
de la Motte turned to a model of the Aircraft that had been sitting on a nearby table, "Their wings fold upward in stow position and back down for takeoff and combat. They have two 30 millimeter cannons towards the inner portion of the wings, and a total of four fifty caliber machine guns towards the center." de la Motte paused, "the other specs for these planes I would prefer not to disclose until after there is some sort of alliance between us."
President Roosevelt nodded, "Well, in that case, may we begin negotiations?" The three of them turned and went down stairs to the conference room.

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While the Bulk of the conference would be between Cerda, Vargas and Roosevelt, there were also observers from the United Kingdom and Paraguay. No one was quite sure how the day would play out. It was well known between the Allies that Cerda was and open minded and well composed man. However, they knew little of the Brazilian Leader.

Cerda was the first to start, "Now, if I'm not mistaken, the Japanese have the upper hand at the moment?"

Roosevelt let out a mild cough, "Yes, while we've succeeded in our operations in the Carolines, we haven't been able to take their last two bases there, and we just recently lost Midway Island to the Japanese army."

"And what of the United Kingdom?"

"They've last all of their territory in the Malaysian islands to the combined forces of Japan and Siam. To put it simply, the Japanese have us on the run."

Vargas looked at the files by his seat, "To be honest, President Roosevelt, I see no reason why I should commit Brazilian troops, to what appears to be a losing battle. The Japanese pose no threat to South American stability, and neither do the Germans, I see no reason for Brazil, or Chile, to be involved."

Cerda too, was looking over the files, and one in particular caught his eye. "What is this?" He asked while pointing to a particular sheet which appeared to be from the Japanese government.

"That, is the threat to South American Stability." Roosevelt said simply.

Cerda picked it up and read it, "The Government of the Empire of Japan, officially makes claims upon every Island in the pacific ocean and the coasts of the Americas..." Cerda stopped, obviously distraught.

Vargas picked up the file as well. "Hm, well, I can not deny that facts on this file, however, Brazil does not have a sufficient Naval force to counter the Japanese. We have a great many destroyers, and even more transports. However, the Japanese carriers could easily pick off our ships one by one, and without effort. We would loose tens of thousands of our soldiers before they even see actual combat, and that is a position I do not want to put them in."

Cerda was still scrutinizing the file, what was more disturbing was Japan's full list of claimed provinces. Midway Island, Hawaiian Islands, The West coast of California, and the Californian Peninsula of Mexico, Panama, and the Panama Canal. But the worst for Cerda was Japan's Claims on Chile, Isla San Felix, Juan Fernando, and the Metal rich Provinces of Antofagasta, La Paz, and Sucre. Japan was being a truly hungry beast. The sheer detail of the claims made Cerda think, "Is this genuine?"

Roosevelt nodded. "They claim all of your nation's metal resources."

Chile was the world leader in Metal mining and refinement, and he also remembered how Japan would constantly ask for a trade of sorts for more metal. He also remembered how he would tell his foreign minister to turn them down.

"Chile will join the war on the side of the allies. The Japanese will never land on Chilean Soil."

Vargas shook his head. "Brazil, can not join you. Unless there will be a direct threat against us, we will not risk our peoples lives on a war that has already consumed so many."

The three men shook hands and left the room.
Hours later, Roosevelt boarded a plane back to the United States from the Santiago International Airport. The talks were not as much of a success as he had hoped they would be. Chile had joined the war on his side. But Brazil's leader proved to be more stubborn than early rumors indicated.

Cerda shook Vargas' hand as the Brazilian President was about to leave on a Brazilian military aircraft. Before boarding he turned back to Cerda, "Don't take our withdrawal as an insult, I would like for our two nations to continue with our earlier civilian endeavorers."

"I do not take it personally, I understand your reservations."

Vargas nodded and entered the aircraft.

Cerda now had a new war to prepare for. He only hoped that his new navy would survive against the Japanese naval superpower.

Next: The War with Japan
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Sorry for the wall of text guys. I promise the next update will have a lot more to look at.
 
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Part V: The Pacific​

5.2 Chileans vs. Japanese (Round 1)​

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Out of any other Chilean citizen, Admiral De La Motte was proudest of all. His dreams of creating a modern Chilean Navy and Carrier fleet had finally been accomplished. But with his pride came a greater sense of responsibility. He would now be charged with creating a long term attack strategy. While his American and British counterparts insisted that he actively seek out and engage the Japanese carrier fleet, he knew better. His experience with the Peruvian navy three years ago taught him a great many important lessons;

The first: Never underestimate your enemy.
De La Motte knew what he was going to be sending his great ships into. The Japanese Imperial Navy was the most fearsome force in the Pacific. They had twice as many Carriers as Chile and even more Battleships. And the thing that made him the most concerned, Japanese Naval Doctrine and Training. This was the most disciplined and experienced naval force in the world. The British haven't been able to stop them, and the Americans have been crippled beyond recovery.

No, De La Motte was not going to allow himself to be lured into a decisive battle with the Japanese. Instead, he would have his Carrier force focus on intercepting Japanese Army transports and destroyer task forces. He would have his navy behave as a swarm of Mosquitoes, biting and nipping at the greater foe.

One thing that he did agree with however, was the need to assist the Americans in their defense of Hawaii and Pearl Harbor. The American Navy had encountered several Japanese attempts on the main Hawaiian Islands. This would Chile's first test.

---Phase 1: Hawaii

During mid February the Chilean Main Carrier Task Force had landed and rebased in Pearl Harbor to assist in the defense of Hawaii and retaking of Midway. Admiral Gomez Carreno was placed as the commander of the Chilean Carrier Fleet and proceeded to midway to launch a Carrier Strike upon the island.
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The Squadrons of the BACH Pacifico and BACH Los Andes de Chile launched a vicious and brutal assault upon the unsuspecting Japanese. At first the the Zero pilots on the Island expected these to be American fighters and bombers, but were gravely disappointed to discover that these fighters were not the American F4F Wildcats that they were so accustomed to annihilating from the skies. No, these were a type of fighter that the Japanese had never before encountered and were shocked to find that these unknown planes were able to match the Japanese Zeros in both speed and climb. And unlike the Zeros, these new planes had self sealing fuel tanks.
The Chilean Squadrons were delighted and at the same time horrified to discover how easily the Japanese zeros would burst into flames with only a few short bursts.
The Japanese did not yet learn what country or what fighter had just decimated their Midway Island Garrison.

Later that month, the Japanese sent a detachment of destroyers and to the Hawaiian Rise to out where this new fleet was and what country it was under ownership of.
Unfortunately for the Japanese, the destroyer detachment would never be able relay their intelligence.
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---Phase II: The Carolines

As per American Request, the Chilean Cruiser Fleet and Transport Squadrons moved from Isla San Felix and moved to rebase in the Kwajalien Atoll. The Americans there had been continuously trying to uproot the Japanese based at the Bikini Atoll. So far they had been unsuccessful.
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The Chilean Marines were eager to put their training to good use and finally fight the Japanese face to face. And unfortunately, despite their better training and equipment, the Chileans too, were unable to remove the Japanese from the Atoll. The Chileans were barely able to move off from the beaches and were unable to remove the Japanese from their bunkers and machinegun nests. For the Chileans, it was a bitter defeat made worse by having over 600 killed and wounded in the battle. The legends of Japanese tenacity and discipline were indeed true.
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At least during that time two new Heavy Cruisers were completed and ready for action. And at the same time, ENDESA had finally finished research into current Battleship technology. However, the Chilean Naval Command wanted something better.
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Off the island of midway, the Carrier fleet stopped and destroyed a Japanese attempt to reinforce the island.
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After several days of rest and reorganization the American Naval Command informed the Chilean Command of a renewed offensive on Bikini.
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At first the Chilean Marine and Naval officers were enthusiastic to cooperate with the Americans in the coming operation. However, they were infuriated to discover that the American logistical services had been lagging on their supply shipments, and dispite this lack of supply, the Americans insisted on launching the attack anyways. Chile's generals protested but were quickly shut out.

The attack continued as planned.
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The battle was later admitted by the Americans as an abysmal defeat, but it was the Chilean Marine Corps who lead the attack that had paid the heaviest price. With yet another 700 lost, the Chilean High Command, with both Admiral De La Motte and General Rabe, sent a bitter protest to the Americans and later resolved to leave the island to the US to fight on their own.

Chile's new alliance was quickly proving to be more of a burden than a blessing...
 
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Woa! Chile in the Pacific war! Show them who is the boss!

You should also try a landing in a random island, so you can get your piece of the cacke when Japan is defeated.
 
racevedo said:
Great AAR , as a Chilean i had to smile when you Annex Bolivia and Peru. :D
Keep it up!
Hehe, glad you like it!

I would like to ask though, I'm running out of ship names. Think you could give me a few??? >_>

(I need between 8 to 12 new ship names.)

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Woa! Chile in the Pacific war! Show them who is the boss!

You should also try a landing in a random island, so you can get your piece of the cacke when Japan is defeated.
Oh don't worry, by the time I'm done, the Japs will fear the sight of Chilean warships! And Chile will also have a massive Pacific Empire when all is said and done :D

chefportnen said:
There's always the option of taking matters into your own hands and taking military control...
I could do that. But it would take the fun out of it if i had all of the United States under my control. Beside, I want to make the USA look bad while Chile goes out and kicks some ass.

Though I am suffering some serious manpower shortages :X I may military control Columbia, as they are part of the allies and they have a lot of infantry.
 
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Here are some ship names
"Baquedano"
"La Concepcion"
"18 de septiembre"
"21 de Mayo"
"Almirante Lynch"
"Almirante Cochrane"
"Blanco Encalada"
"Capitán Prat" <- Must Have
"O'Higgins"
"Carrera"
"Bulnes"
"Esmeralda" <-Must Have
"Covadonga"
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Part V: The Pacific​

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5.3 The Borneo Offensive​


Admiral De La Motte and General Rabe sat in the planning room aboard the bridge of the BACH Pacifico. At the moment they were based in the Australian Naval Base in Darwin. Much of the fleet still tending to its wounds.

...After an attempt on another Japanese island base as per American request, the CV - BACH Los Andes de Chile was sunk by Japanese Naval Bombers. The Japanese attack was a reprisal move against the Chilean forces who had up to that point given their bases in the Marshalls and Carolines, a thorough bloody nose. The Japanese knew who there were fighting now and were focusing much of their resources to hunting down the remaining Chilean Carrier.

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In a little over a week following that fiasco, the Chilean High Command opted to take a different route in crushing the Japanese war machine. They had spoken with commanders from the British and Dutch governments requesting assistance in the Islands of the Dutch Antilles. After the Japanese had taken the territories given to them by Vicky France, and conquered the Philippines, they were quick to launch an attack on the Indonesian islands.

The British and Dutch left the Chileans with complete and total strategic freedom to choose their strategies based on what they had available to them. This the Chilean command appreciated highly and promised their British and Dutch allies a swift victory.

As an act of good will to the British and Dutch, Admiral De La Motte informed them on his plans for what was now to be called "The Borneo Offensive."

The Chilean Fleet spent the next three weeks preparing and stocking supplies for the coming operation. Four Marine Divisions, (The same ones who fought in the Carolines) were now loaded up into the transports and ready for carefully planned sneak attack on the island of Sulawesi just east of Borneo. De La Motte insisted that a forward base of operations would be essential for taking Borneo in force. The Port of Menado would serve that purpose.

The Japanese had not yet taken the entire island and much of it was still under Dutch control. As a result, it would be easy for the Marines to land undetected on the island and then strike the port of Menado and take the naval base there.

Timing would be everything, because if the port couldn't be taken before the Japanese navy counter attacks, the whole operation could be compromised.
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That night on the 12th of May, the Marines led by Lt. General Urcullu de la Vega, launched their attack under the cover of Darkness.
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And took the Siamese Garrison by complete surprise. The undisciplined Siamese troops were so completely shocked and overwhelmed by the four elite marine divisions, that many gave up without a fight. Most didn't much like the Japanese commanders over them and surrendered once they realize that the fight was hopeless.
Chilean Casualties were negligible.
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After taking Menado, the second phase of the offensive was able to begin.
The Carrier Fleet lead by Admiral Admiral Gomez Carreno onboard the BACH Pacifico would support the marines who had now landed on Borneo with Carrier Air Support and Naval Interdiction. However, many of the pilots aboard the Pacifico were overworked and tired from all of the recent operations. As a result the II Flotilla Aerea was rebased in Menado and given an Air Superiority mission over the two islands.
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Japanese tactical bombers were now in full harrasment mode and were making life hell for the Chilean Marines. And the Jungles were bad enough.

At sea the Japanese were attempting to retake Sulawesi from Chilean Control, perhaps they should have sent larger ships?
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Because it was taking so long for the Chilean fighters to reorganize after the rebasing, a change of plan for the Borneo campaign was initiated. Instead of taking the coastline and encircling the Japanese, it was decided to take the Province of Kuchin and capture the airbase there instead.
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---Turning Disaster Into Victory!---
An Epic Naval Battle for the Ages

During the Kuchin Initiative, an additional four marine divisions were ordered from their training camps in Antofagasta and sent to Borneo. In addition to these four Marine Divisions, two brand new Heavy Cruisers were also sent with them, to reinforce the main fleet.
This unfortunately lead to a near operational disaster. Due to poor Chilean message encryption, the Japanese learned of the coming reinforcements and sent their best Carrier fleet in to intercept. The Chilean third fleet had crossed the whole of the pacific ocean and made it all the way to the coast of Borneo when they were attacked by the Japanese.
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The 3rd Fleet Admiral Reyes del Rio was not incompetent however and immediately sent a distress call out to the Main Fleet based only 300km away. The Third fleet was so horribly disorganized at this point because of the long trek that many feared they would not last long. Admiral del Rio, in a brilliant move to save the Marines he was transporting, told the Transport Flotillas to move full speed to the Borneo beaches. From there he ordered his two Cruisers and Destroyer escorts to encircle and prevent the Japanese Carriers and Battleships from intercepting the transports. The Cruiser BACH Puerto Montt sustained severe damage but their efforts were indeed successful. As a result of Admiral del Rio's actions, over 40,000 marines were saved from a watery grave.

Following that daring maneuver, Admiral Carreno ordered del Rio to link up with the Main fleet in the Davao Gulf.
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And, as Carreno predicted, the Japanese followed.
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The Third fleet held the Japanese at bay for another full 5 hours before the Main Fleet arrived. However, this was Carreno's turn to change the course of the battle.
By the time the Main Chilean fleet arrived, the Japanese Carriers were completely exhausted and incapable of continuing the fight. However, the BACH Pacifico was fully prepared and ready to meet the Japanese fleet and stop them in their wake. It was Chile's turn to sink a Carrier.
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The Battle lasted a furious 17 hours, and much to Japanese dismay, they were unable to break the Chilean formations. Japan's Carrier born aircraft were all but destroyed and as a result, Carreno's Warhawks had full control of the skies over the battle. The Japanese Great War Carrier "1.Koku Sentai" was bombed round the clock by Chilean Carrier born dive bombers. In the end, the Japanese Carrier went down with all hands.
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Knowing that the Third fleet would not be able to last much longer, Carreno ordered a controlled withdrawal from the gulf. The Main Fleet continued to to lay the pressure on the remaining Japanese Carrier and two battleships. The BACH Almirante Latorre and Republica de Chile fired of tens of broadsides into the Japanese fleet and sunk the CL "IJN Maya" and damaged several other ships.
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In the end, the Japanese called the battle a victory, saying that the "Chilean forces were routed and fleeing back to their base."
However, as far as Allied Naval Command and Chilean High Command were concerned, the battle was an Epic Victory and incredible boost for Morale. Not only was Admiral del Rio of the 3rd Fleet able to save 40,000 lives, but also prevented the sinking of the BACH Puerto Montt. Admiral Carrena's plan to link up with the Third Fleet in the Davao Gulf and fight the Japanese on his terms was a stroke of military genius hailed by commanders of the Royal Navy and United States Navy. No Chilean ships were lost in the battle and Japanese were down one Carrier and a Light Cruiser.
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For Chilean and Allied historians, this would be a battle celebrated in the history books for decades to come.

"The Borneo Offensive" Continues in next post...
 
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Yay! Even if your fleet retired its not a defeat: the destruction of a CV is a victory in itself.

I like the Chilean campain in Indonesia, captivating
 
Part V: The Pacific​

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5.4 The Borneo Offensive (Phase 2)​


Following the battle in the Davao Gulf, Admiral Carreno had del Rio's Third Fleet intergrated into the main one. Del Rio returned to Antofagasta a day later, hailed as a hero of the Chilean people and was sub sequentially awarded Chile's highest military honor for his quick thinking at sea. The Ship Puerto Montt, which sustained heavy damage during the battle, was sent to the Australian port of Darwin for repairs.
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Also because of the victory in the Davao Gulf, Admiral de la Motte started work on developing new naval doctrines and strategies to help pull his navy out of the stalemate they were in with the Japanese. For de la Motte, the realization that Japan was able keep the Chilean Main Fleet at bay practically at will, made him very uneasy. With that in mind, de la Motte came to the conclusion the the Japanese simply had better doctrine and naval discipline, seeing as how the Chilean Ships were technologically superior to their Japanese counterparts.
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During Admiral del Rio's daring maneuver to save the Marines, the transports landed safely on the beaches of Samarinda Province. When there, they linked up with the command on the island and were ordered to split into two groups of two divisions. One would chase the Saimese infantry to the north, while the other would attack the Japanese division to the south.

While the Siamese retreated quickly, the Japanese in Balikpapan province were far more resistant, this was especially surprising for the Chilean marines who did not expect such resistance from such a poorly equipped Japanese militia. To further compound matters, the island supplies were running low and weather was bad. All the way into the night. Regardless, the battle was won and the Japanese had to flee.
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Back on the island of Sulawesi, the Japanese were furious with the loss of the navalbase in Menado Province and attempted to reclaim it using the same strategy the Chileans had used. With only one marine division guarding the Island, the Japanese thought for sure their mission would be a success.
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Unfortunately for them, the Chilean regular Army had recently landed only a week before, and as the marines withdrew, the Regulars complete with HQ, crushed the Japanese invasion.

However, the Chilean Air Superiority force was finally in the air over the water between Borneo and Sulawesi. In only their second engagement they had already annihilated a Japanese tactical bomber squadron. For the Marines on the ground this was a major morale boost, as they had been weathering constant bombing runs ever since landing on the island.
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As the Marines lead by General Charpin Rival chased the Siamese into Jesselton Province, the veteran Marine Corps lead by Lt. General de la Vega, backed by a British Garrison, closed the route of escape. The Siamese cornered themselves and were now at the mercy of the Chilean Navy Marine Corps.
To ensure complete and total victory in Jesselton, General Rival drew up a plan with Lt. Gen. de la Vega to launch a three pronged attack. De la Vega would lead the charge with his three marine divisions and artillery,
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Rival would support.
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The third prong to the attack, was the Chilean Main Fleet as they bombarded the shoreline for a full two days prior.

At daybreak on August 19th, the attack began.
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Siamese and Manchurian forces fought long and hard to stop the Chilean advance. Until finally on the second day of fighting, the Siamese and then the Manchurians surrendered to the Chilean Marines.
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Part V: The Pacific​

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5.4 The Borneo Offensive (Phase 2)​



Towards the end of the battle, the Japanese Fleet once again appeared from the shadows of their ports and launched a furious attack upon Admiral Carreno and his Fleet. The Japanese were still enraged from their defeat in Davao and wanted swift revenge.
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Despite their numerical superiority, not just in total ships, but also in Capital ships, the Japanese were impotent in their resolve to end Chilean Naval presence. Grand Admiral Carreno was quickly becoming a household name in Chile and also a name that brought both fear and respect among the Japanese.
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Following the victory in Brunei Bay, the US Navy Arrived to provide additional assistance to the haloed Chilean Carrier Fleet.
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The Offensive in Borneo finally ended when Chilean Marines finally cut the Japanese militia off from it's supplies. By now the Japanese had lost over 4000 citizen soldiers to starvation, disease, and bullets. But despite all this, they continued to fight despite harrowing attacks from the Chilean Air Force and the Marines on the ground.
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In the end however, the Japanese finally surrendered. Just as the Chileans earned Japanese respect at Sea, the Japanese earned Chilean respect on land.
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With the Borneo Offensive complete, Chilean High Command had several new options for the next course of action. However, one particular island was proving to be more and more of a nuisance...

Next Up: The Java Problem...
 
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Bravo Chile!

how about some colonies in say Formosa and the pacific :D
 
Part V: The Pacific​

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5.5 The Java Problem​


Chile's commanders found themselves with a new conundrum. Despite losing Borneo, Sulawesi, three carriers, and countless other ships, the Japanese were still putting up fierce resistance. And despite never intentionally engaging the Japanese in decisive battle, Chile had indeed won two very decisive battles. The Chilean Marine Corps now had some of the most decorated units in the pacific theater and the Dutch were most grateful for Chilean intervention.

Admiral de la Motte wanted to end Japanese naval presence in the south pacific. He and Admiral Carreno were by now, completely sick of Japanese naval attacks. Not so much by the navy, but their Naval Bombers and fighters. 70% of Chilean naval losses were a direct result of Japanese aircraft, this was particularly disturbing for Chilean naval forces as they had been concentrating over 250% more destroyers and light cruisers than was minimally required, and yet Japanese bombers would still get through. Admiral de la Motte wanted desperately to remove the Japanese Airfields on Java Island.

However, General Rabe wanted to assist the British in their war with the Siamese. The British too were very adamant about calling in Chilean Marines and Motorized divisions. President Cerda was ultimately left with the undesirable position of deciding between the two. Ultimately he sided with his Admiral and Supreme Commander, de la Motte. President Cerda said simply to General Rabe that it would only make sense of finish what was started, and Chilean forces were eager to win further Dutch praise.

And so, Java would be Chile's next target.

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To assist in this new offensive, would be three new Air Carriers. A much welcome addition to the already legendary Chilean Carrier fleet.

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Construction on these ships was a long running en devour, these three new ships culminated more than a year of hard work and development.

The first, BACH Capitan Prat, would serve as a both a reminder of Chile's great naval heritage and as a beacon for the future.
The Second ship, the BACH La Paz would serve as a symbol for greater unity and cooperation between Chileans and Bolivians. This ship also had a crew of mostly Bolivians who truly believed in the improvements Chile had brought to them.
And the Third ship was the BACH Antofagasta, a celebration of the great port city and naval yard.

While the new Carriers were en route, the Main Carrier fleet launched a pre-emptive strike upon occupied port of Batavia, it was made rudely apparent that the Japanese would not stand for such aggression. In retaliation, the Japanese launched the Heaviest Navalbomber strike yet seen in the war. The fierceness of the strike so shocked even Carreno that he had no choice but to withdraw. To make matters worse, they had nearly lost the Pacifico.

Many reported during the battle that the Japanese planes literally blotted out the sun with their sheer density. The 36 fighters on board the Pacifico could do little against the 800 Japanese bombers.

One pilot was quoted asking, "What the hell, did they base their entire air force on that island?!"

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Despite taking severe damage, no ships were sunk, and more than half of the Japanese squadrons lost over 80% of their strength from Chilean flak and fighters. Chile lost 12 fighters and all of the existing bomber wings that were sent against the port. However, nearly every fighter pilot who survived that day was an ace in the end. For Chile the term "ace" became a quite a pointless word, several pilots scored over 12 kills that day.

Following the battle, BACH Pacifico and the fleet moved south to Perth for new supplies and repairs. It would still be another two weeks before the other carriers arrive.
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On Sulawesi, the Japanese tried yet again to retake the island, this time landing directly at the port of Menado. With only one marine division to defend the island, the Chileans launched a counter attack, unfortunately, the dutch territory was poorly supplied and they were unable to retake the port. However, Mj General Molina decided to purposefully let the Japanese head south to Palu and occupy it. His division would in turn be resupplied and regroup in the Chilean controlled province of Kendari.
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After being resupplied, Molina counter-attacked the Japanese and won a sweeping victory against them across the island.
The port of Menado was once again in Chilean hands.
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To be Continued...

Sorry for the short and late update, Real Life has been rearing its ugly head. I hope bring more to you all later in the week.
 
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Interesting. Never read Chile AAR before. There are too few South America AARs anyway.