At Sennah Port, densely packed transport ships and merchant vessels waited to enter the harbor. Island Nation soldiers in khaki uniforms disembarked one after another, formed ranks at their officers' commands, and then left the docks.
These troops all belonged to the Southern Army of the Island Nation's Army. Units from the 14th Area Army, 7th Area Army, and 18th Area Army were being transported to Borneo aboard transport ships and merchant vessels, preparing to take part in the great battle.
Island Nation's Army Air Corps aircraft also circled overhead. To avoid attacks by the German Air Force, the 3rd Air Force and 4th Air Force of the Island Nation's Army Air Force had truly spared no expense. Dozens of fighters were kept in the air at every moment during the day. Should the German Air Force dispatch aircraft, they would send up even more fighters. This made it impossible for the German Air Force to send Dive Bombers and ground-attack aircraft to bomb the transport ships and merchant vessels. Fighters alone posed little threat to these targets at sea.
Whoosh!
An FW-190 fighter swept rapidly over Sennah Port. Several Type 1 fighter planes of the Island Nation's Army Air Force chased desperately after it. But they were too slow and could only watch helplessly as the FW-190 flew away.
The German Air Force was now using these FW-190 fighters for reconnaissance missions. Their speed advantage meant that the Island Nation's Army Air Force simply could not catch them.
The Island Nation's Army was massively reinforcing Borneo through Sennah Port and Lahad Datu, putting the German 23rd Army Corps on high alert. Although they had dealt a devastating blow to the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army in the Battle of Kinabatangan, the Island Nation had learned its lesson and would