Escape from Burma, has Japan Won? (Patreon)
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This week, Allied forces continue a daring withdrawal from Burma under the threat of Japanese advances. The Japanese also set sail for a campaign to secure the Coral Sea in the approaches to Australia, though Allied intelligence is already aware of this. As Indy so eloquently discusses at the end of this episode, it seems that total victory for Japan could be only one battle away.
The naval situation is no better for the Allies in the Mediterranean, where the constant Axis assault on the island naval base has significantly limited Allied submarine capabilities. This means that Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps are able to resupplied without almost no losses.
Finally, on the Soviet-German front it is the Axis who actually have the intelligence advantage. They have been able discover a Soviet plan to attack weakly positioned German forces in and around Kharkov.