Bamboo groves in front of mount samat were set alight by Japanese air strikes. General king surrendered 78,000 troops without telling any one above or below him. It's considered to be the largest surrender ever made during World War One. The decision cost general Mc arthur his career and a reputation for being 'heroic'
Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe.