Commander Christie was right. That very day, all Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers indeed had a hot meal, and it was of fine steak and white bread.
The next day did bring a more arduous war, which could be described as a full-scale offensive.
The first day's attack was merely a probe, with the Australasia Army deploying less than 10,000 troops overall, and the losses were heavy, with less than one-tenth of them retreating successfully.
On the second day, one could almost say the Australasia Army launched their entire force.
Because many island defense positions had been removed the day before, today's attack was still led by Filipino and Kalimantan troops, and this time more than 30,000 were deployed at once.
The attack was no longer confined to a main island but was directed at all the surrounding smaller islands.
The first downside of a full-scale offensive was the steadily increasing number of casualties.
