ENEMY LOSSES
“It is impossible to assess with accuracy the damage which was inflicted upon the enemy during the actions of February 27. Observers in the Perth consider that one Japanese eight-inch gun cruiser was sunk, a second eightinch gun cruiser damaged, and a destroyer sunk. It has also been reported that’ a cruiser of the Mogami class (8,500 tons; 15 6.1-inch guns) was set on fire and that three destroyers were
seriously damaged and left on fire or sinking. “The Perth, which received some damage, reached Tanjong Priok (Batavia’s port) at 7 a.m. on February 28. With the enemy in command of the sea and air north of Java in overwhelming force, the Allied command was faced with the problem of extricating the remaining Allied ships from their very dangerous situation. The way to Australia was barred by the 600-mile-long island of Java, with the straits at either end of it under enemy control.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 March 1942, Page 3
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155ENEMY LOSSES Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 March 1942, Page 3
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