Rangoon in Burma falls to the invaders without a shot, the Dutch East Indies surrender 100,000 men to them at Batavia, and the Japanese land on New Guinea and begin their advance on port Moresby. The first phase of their offensives is now over. The Philippines still hold out, their armies under siege at Bataan, but Douglas MacArthur, Allied commander there, has made his getaway, one day to hopefully return. American troops do begin landings on New Caledonia, to build a base there to begin the fight back.

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Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
- Rannar Sillard - Easy Target
- Jo Wandrini - Dragon King
- Fabien Tell - Break Free
- Philip Ayers - The Unexplored
- Howard Harper-Barnes- Underlying Truth
- Gunnar Johnsen - Not Safe Yet
- Reynard Seidel - Rush of Blood
- Flouw - A Far Cry
- Philip Ayers - Trapped in a Maze

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