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CFS Scenery--Pohnpei-Kosrae. CFS version of Pohnpei-Kosrae, under Japanese occupation. The "Pohnpei-Kosrae" scenery shows Pohnpei, Kosrae, Mokil Atoll, Ngatik Atoll and Pingelap Atoll, Micronesia. Airfields: "Pohnpei-Nan-Pohn-Mal", "Pohnpei-Palikir", "Pingelap-Seaplane", "Mokil-Seaplane", and "Kosrae-Seaplane", with Fuel Areas signed by Japanese characters. During World War II the Japanese garrison on Pohnpei was composed of about 2,000 men of the IJN under Captain Jun Naito and 5,984 IJA men under Lieutenant General Masao Watanabe. However, Pohnpei was bypassed by the US Navy during the island-hopping amphibious campaigns of 1943-1945. The island was shelled on several occasions, including by the battleships USS Massachusetts and USS Iowa, as well as air attacks launched from USS Cowpens. By Edmundo Abad.