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RE: Witing for the Japanese - 10/5/2009 12:31:25 AM   
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Ed has received coms and intel assessments on the following:

There are 29.5K Japanese troops at Changchun and 37.8K more at Hailar.

33 ships have been placed in the port of Osaka. He mulls this one over and thinks that types would've been nice to know.

63 Zeros swept Chungking and lost 2 planes to the CAP made up of 10 P-40Es, 4 I-153cs and 11 I-16cs. Allied loses were 4, 4 and 5 shot down respectively and 1 Warhawk and 1 I-16c damaged.

Imphal was lightly damaged in an attack made by 31 Zeros, 6 Bettys and 33 Helens (one of which left smoking), there was no CAP as all squadrons have withdrawn to refit and rest.

The artillery duel continued at Palembang and the Dutch defenders, though well supplied, are on the verge of collapse. This is awful news as Palembang has huge quantities of supplies there and the Japs almost certainly will benefit greatly from capturing them.

Cuttlefish has developed a problem with her batteries as there seems to be an acid leak that they are having problems with. Her skipper will decide tomorrow whether or not to continue the patrol as diving the boat will be dangerous under the current conditions.

Bill and Gunny continue their trip and expect to arrive in Dayton tomorrow evening.

The CVs Hornet and Yorktown had work started on them today as they were overdue for a refit. The workers at Pearl will be at it 'round the clock so that the two ships will be ready for future ops as soon as possible.

Rumors are running rampant among the men stationed at Pearl Harbor as the continued buildup there has to be for something.



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RE: Witing for the Japanese - 10/5/2009 7:11:15 PM   
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Ed has just left a meeting at the White House where he has learned that convoy PQ-15 was attacked by German DDs and the escort cruiser Edinburgh was sunk. Getting supplies to the Soviets is an awful business and nobody has anything to offer in the way of ideas to improve the run to Murmansk. When he gets back to his office the inevitable pile of papers awaits him as he sits down at the desk. As Ed begins reading he starts with the intel and then goes into coms.

The 1st Tank Regiment is at Mandalay.
The 3rd Air Division and the 35 Heavy AA Battalion are at Rangoon.
The 20 Division is at Seoul
86.1K troops are at Kiungahan

Ed wonders if analyzing this will enable anybody to gleen the Japanese intentions.

68 Zeros (4 destroyed) hit Chungking and were met by 9 P-40Es (8 downed), 8 I-153cs (2 shot down and 1 damaged) and 8 I-16cs (2 destroyed and 1 limped home).

Imphal suffered light damage from another air raid made up of 33 Zeros, 23 Bettys (1 damaged) and 47 Helens (2 damaged).

Sinkep Island saw the usual duels between Oscars and Hawks with the usual results of wasted fuel and ammo for no results.

Two raids by Dutch bombers against the CS Chiyoda near Morotai were fruitless and 1 plane was damaged.

Palembang fell to a Japanese assault force 62.2K strong. The Dutch numbered 6.9K and were forced to retreat towards Padang. The Japanese loses were put at 272/10/0 while the Dutch lost 274/7/1.

45 miles south of Homan 21.3K Japanese attacked 8.9K Chinese, who fought them to a standstill. The Japanese lost 901/20/0 and the Chinese 69/3/0.

The Chinese are now trying to establish a defensive network that will prevent the encirclement of their cities, thus bringing the Japanese to a stalemate.

The SS Cuttlefish aborts her patrol and is returning to Anchorage due to the problems with the batteries.

Bill and Gunny arrive in Dayton, are met by a car which whisks them away from the train station and out to the Boeing plant. When they arrive they are shown to quarters where they are given time to wash up before going to get something to eat. In the cafeteria a man walks over to them and introduces himself as Wilbur Basile. He tells them that unless things change, as they often do, he'll be their pilot for tomorrow's flight. "You can call me Will," he says and then adds, "We'll be stopping at St. Louis and then off to Clovis, New Mexico. Now that place must be the armpit of the world. The Army Air Corps is building a base there and we're going to drop off a few goodies for them on our way to San Francisco. I'm rapidly begining to think that this ferry business is a waste of my superior talents as a pilot. You'd think that somebody with my qualifications would be appreciated more. Hell, if it has wings I can fly it and I probably already have time flying it." Bill and Gunny look at eachother and Bill says, "Then I suppose we'll be seeing more of eachother tomorrow." Will takes the hint and leaves the two men alone. Gunny says that if this guy can fly as many types of planes as he claims, is half as good as he says and can keep quiet they just might have a use for him." Bill agrees and says, "Already I know why the Marine Corps would be lost without their Gunnery Sgts. I just might be able to relax and let you do all of the thinking and work." The two men laugh and continue to make their plans for the operation that they've been tasked with late into the night as they figure on traveling in an Army bomber will be no picnic and that sleep will only come to the weary.

Subs are leaving Pearl Harbor for their patrols and are having the home port changed to Brisbane. A system will have to be ironed out as an effort to disrupt the flow of raw materials and supplies to and from Japan that works must be found.

The Coronado squadron is now in place at Midway and the crews are resting as tomorrow they will start the recon missions to Wake Island.

The carriers Hornet and Yorktown will be ready in record time as the work gangs are going 24 hours a day on them.

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RE: Witing for the Japanese - 10/6/2009 6:57:44 PM   
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Ed has been notified that the Coronado squadron now based at Midway will begin the recon of Wake Island on the 5th, tomorrow. This will have to be done on an irregular basis so as not to tip the hand and divulge the USA'a intentions. As this is going on convoys will be leaving San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor and by the time they arrive there a timetable should be put into action. Other reports have crossed his desk showing that the 21 Engineer Regiment and the 25 Special Base Force are located at Rabul while the 1 Aviation Regiment is at Johore Bahru.

The Japanese air raids of Imphal continue as 35 Zeros, 24 Bettys and 45 Helens (1 damaged) do moderate damage to the airbase and a supply dump. A squadron of P-40Bs of the AVG have slipped into the base and the hopes are that they can do some damage.

The Dutch bombers have again sortied and hit an AK, setting it ablaze.

Bill's flight from Dayton to St. Louis has been uneventful as he tried to get some sleep but couldn't as the roar of the engines kept him up. Gunny spent the trip in the copilot's seat and taked with Will. For some reason there is no copilot aboard and Will tells Gunny that they should pick one up in Clovis. They'll spent the night and fly out at first light. Gunny and Bill head off to find a place to put their heads after grabbing some chow. Will speaks to ground support staff and mentions that the two inboard engines seemed to be running a little rough and could they please check on them before he takes off in the morning? Will gets some food and hitches a ride into town while the B-17E sits through the night unattended other than being refueled.

Cuttlefish continues towards Anchorage and her crew is thankful that it's not winter and the seas are relatively calm since they can't dive the boat.

Red heads into Honolulu with Lucky and goes to a pet shop that also holds training classes for dogs. The owner of the shop listens to Red and tells him that "Classes for the two of you are on the house. It's my little bit of appreciation for the job that you guys are doing for the war effort." Red thanks him and is told to return tomorrow at lunch time and every day thereafter for private classes until they ship out. Red talks a little longer to the man and discovers that he served in World War I aboard a freighter, much like the Palawan.





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RE: Alaska Under Threat? - 10/7/2009 5:45:43 PM   
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"...and finally we come to the arrival of PQ-15 in Murmansk." Ed leans back in his chair and is grateful that this protracted staff meeting in the White House has mercifully come to a close. "Ed would you mind staying a while longer and join George and I in a drink? I'd like your input on a couple of items," says FDR. "Of course sir," answers Ed to the command to stay here. FDR fixes three drinks and the men sit down together and the question is posed, "What do you make of 217K troops and 22 ships being at Ominato? Do you think that Alaska is under threat from this?" FDR stops talking and waits for Ed's reply. "Sir, I have to throw out the idea that that many troops there can be for anything other than an offensive operation. The base strongly suggests that Alaska is indeed being targeted. It would be nice if one of these days intel could tell us what ship types are in these numbers. At the present time the Army has beefed up the defenses of Alaska as far west as Dutch Harbor and fortifications are being constructed as rapidly as possible with the resources at hand. The USN just rotated out of Anchorage a number of ships so that they can undergo refits at Bremerton, Washington. In the meantime other ships have replaced them, but with the impending operation against Wake Island our naval strength is weakened in the north and concentrated at Pearl Harbor." "General Marshall," says FDR, "Do you concur with these thoughts? What can we do to meet with this threat and still go ahead with the invasion of Wake Island?" General Marshall replies that the Wake op must go ahead and if anything this should be seen as an oportunity to catch the Japanese with their pants down. He goes on to say that the Army has enough troops to slow any Japanese operation and that Alaska would become a death trap even if it's initially a success for them. "We could hit more islands immediately following Wake if the IJN is used in Alaskan waters." Ed agrees with this point of view and the three men bid each other a goodnight and the meeting ends.

As Ed is driven home he wonders about other reports that he's seen today, such as the 41 NG being at PM.

The initial recon reports placed 3 LCUs at Wake and in a couple of days another Coronado will conduct further recon.

Sinkep Island has been invaded.

The Dutch fleet refueled and upon exiting Perth's harbor was in contact with an IJN sub.

Imphal was attacked again, but 23 P-40Bs (6 shot down and 4 damaged) met the 35 Zeros (10 downed), 12 Bettys (2 destroyed and 1 damaged) and 18 Helens (1 downed and 4 damaged). The base suffered very light damage and the Japs got a bloody nose for a change. The AVG was ordered out to another base as the strategy has been changed in an effort to obtain tactical surprise and catch the Japanese unawares by shuffling planes around.

Bill's flight leaves right after he, Gunny and Will eat breakfast. Will has consulted with the mechanics and has been told that he should be able to get new parts once they get to San Francisco. Will isn't happy about this, but off they go anyway. After a long and boring flight they land at Clovis, New Mexico and are greeted by a jeep waiting to take them to the mess hall and their quarters for the night. A truck unloads a few items from the plane and drives off. The base commander greets them at the mess hall and Will asks about the possibility of obtaining two new magnetos for the plane. He is told that if they're available an installation and check will be done tonight.

This will be the last entry that I'll make until 13 October as I'm heading off to the beach and any computer time will be devoted to turns. Thanks for joining our war and I promise to dream up some interesting stuff as I lie on the beach with a cold drink.

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RE: Alaska Under Threat? - 10/12/2009 10:12:31 PM   
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Will tells Bill and Gunny that they still haven't gotten the parts that he feels they need for the two engines. He runs them up and they lumber off into the clear morning sky. Bill is concerned because the engines are running rougher all of the time and it's a long haul to San Francisco, over mountains.

Ed is chatting with Admiral Leahy and tells him that, "The Japs SE Fleet HQ is located at Rabul, the landings at Sinkep Island continue and that Merauke has been invaded. It appears to me that they are going to make PNG a fortified barrier so that our bases in northern Oz are of great value, providing we manage to base some B-17s there. That new tactic the British are using worked as 49 Zeros swept Imphal and nobody was home."

The Cuttlefish is now 100 miles NW of Dutch Harbor.

A troop convoy is just about finished loading and will head to Pearl. Another convoy carrying supplies and fuel will be following shortly.

Aboard the B-17 one of the engines has quit and they ascend slowly over the mountains. Will tells his passengers not to worry as the plane will get them to their destination, or he'll eat his hat. "That is a comforting thought," says Gunny.

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RE: Alaska Under Threat? - 10/14/2009 6:04:25 PM   
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Will has just finished a rant and told the Army Air Corps officer to take his B-17 and shove it as, "I'm finished with the aircraft ferry businees, especially when you people don't give a crap about the condition of what you want me to fly.  Fix the plane and then find someone else to continue the journey."  He turns away and says to Bill and Gunny, "Can you believe that clown wanted me to fly the plane from here to Hawaii without repairing the engines first?  I suppose that it's time for me to find a new line of work."  Bill asks if he'd be interested in working for him doing who knows what and where.  "The pay is lousy, I don't even know what I could pay you to be honest and what and where will be up in the air all of the time."  Will grins and says that it sounds like an adventure to him and he's in.  The 3 men walk off together to the jeep that holds their gear.  The question now is how to get to Pearl Harbor.

Ed sits in his office reading the daily reports:

There are around 18.5K troops at Shikka and 87.1K more at Camranh Bay.
The IJN sub I-7 hit a mine at Midway
Lunga has been invaded and the IJN DD Hayabusa has hit a mine there.
Merauke has fallen.
88 Zeros hit Chungking (7 destroyed & 1 damaged) while the CAP of 11 P-40Es (8 downed), 12 I-153cs (12 destroyed) and 4 I-16cs (all lost).
43 Zeros swept Imphal and again met no resistance. 

Ed's phone rings and a White House staffer asks him, "If the Admiral could please come and confer with the President this evening over dinner?"  Ed replies, "I'll be there."  As soon as the phone is back in it's cradle it rings again.  This time it's Bill Donovan asking if Ed can give hime some time after the White House meeting.  "OK Bill no problem."  Ed sighs as he hangs up the phone knowing that sleep will be in short supply tonight.

A huge troop convoy is leaving San Francisco, destination Pearl Harbor.  This is the first step in the Wake invasion.  Another convoy bearing supplies and fuel will be following within days.

Palawan has been ordered to load supplies along with many other ships.  The destination of Midway is unknown to all but a few upper level planners.  This is also part of the first step in the retaking of Wake Island.

The recon of Wake is continuing at a low level and subs are patrolling the waters around the island.

Later that night at the White House FDR is informed that Dutch Jews are now being required to wear a yellow "Star of David" badge by the German occupiers.  He looks at his guests and says that, "Nothing will sway the US and her Allies from their chosen path to the inevitable victory that shall be theirs, no matter how painful it will be."




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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/16/2009 4:05:04 PM   
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Ed has suffered through a night of no sleep and has sent an orderly to get him a fresh uniform to wear today. He'll be off for the White House to meet with FDR after lunch and then with any luck he'll head for some rack time.

Bill has managed to get his team aboard a Pan American Clipper for a flight to Pearl Harbor that leaves in 35 minutes. A couple of flag rank officers have been displaced and they are a little upset, to say the least. Bill leaves it to the base commander to explain whatever to these agitated men as his letter from the President has proved to be very useful.

The Cuttlefish is now 30 miles W of Kodiak.

Palawan continues loading and preparing to depart for Midway. The crew is busily stowing gear, food and cargo. Lucky has managed to urinate on a load of cargo which upsets the dockside workers as they watch this happen on Palawan's deck. The crew laughs it off with a, "That's Palawan's seal of approval for use against the Japs."

LCDR Worthington sits in his cramped quarters conferring with Phil about their mission to escort a convoy to Midway. The two men agree that the convoy's size will catch the Jap's attention and it's very possible that combat will result. "We can only hope that there'll be fighters based at Midway and that some carriers will be on station," says Phil.

Ed tells FDR that the interesting reports today consist of:

7 Tank Regiment has been placed at PM.

There were continued landings at Lunga and Sinkep Island, which fell to a Jap force of 7.8K men (loses 6/1/0). The Dutch had 700 troops facing this force and loses of 917/0/0 were reported as the Riow Garrison Battalion and 13 DAF BF have surrendered.

A Jap AK was hit twice by Dutch planes near Menado.

A TK was torpedoed 40 miles east of Brisbane, but other than her loss the convoy arrived safely with needed fuel, supplies and the first American troops in Australia.

12 Zeros swept Imphal and met no opposition.

The recon of Wake Island shows 5 LCUs numbering 7.1K troops and 28 guns. A force that will make it difficult for the assault troops.

"Sir, my recommendation is that the plans not be altered and the time table be adhered to. We should send a large naval force to cover the convoy to Midway and transfer in as many fighters as possible to protect this force while the unloading takes place as it won't go unnoticed by the Japanese and is sure to draw a response." FDR thanks Ed for his thoughts and tells him that he looks like hell to go home and get some sleep.

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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/18/2009 7:56:51 PM   
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Another day another briefing, sighs Ed as the endless stream of data is presented by an endless procession of officers. "...and our British Allies now have delivered 60 Spitfires to Malta using the CVs Wasp and Eagle." When the room finally clears FDR, George Marshall, Bill Donovan, Henry Stimson and Ed remain. "What do you make of these troop dispositions?" asks FDR of Ed. "Sir 187K troops on Saipan could be staging for a thrust towards Midway or more than likely they will be moved elsewhere, if the report is correct. 248.7K troops at Sasebo will either be used for the defense of the Home Islands or are prepared to be shipped to who knows where. The 252.2K men at Kagoshima are likely to be awaiting transport to somewhere. These numbers are virtually meaningless unless we can determine the units involved. Knowing the Japanese intentions would certainly give us a leg up in this war," says Ed. Bill Donovan nods his agreement and says that once up and running the OSS will do all it can to gather meaningful intelligence. The other men murmur their thoughts and then they leave. FDR tells Ed to remain and fill him in with anything that might be of interest that's going on in the Pacific. Ed says,"The submarine Pompano reports that she was attacked by destroyers 40 miles SE of Gili Gili and the sub Seadragon suffered a similar attack 55 miles SW of Kendari. The IJN is thankfully lacking in their ASW efforts, but that won't last. Chungking was attacked by Japanese planes again. They were using 95 Zeros on a sweep and were met by a force made up of 21 Warhawks, 17 I-153cs and 13 I-16cs. The Japanese loses were pegged at 7 destroyed and 1 damaged and Allied loses were 19 Warhawks downed, 7 I-153cs destroyed and 1 I-16c destroyed and another damaged. These kind of loses are not sustainable sir. Imphal was bombed again and the Japs lost 2 Helens destroyed, 2 more damaged and 2 Bettys damaged. The base suffered moderate damage. Of specific note the Japs flying from PM and GG hit Cooktown using 65 Zeros and 45 Bettys. The base suffered no damage. Sir we need more and better fighters and we need them yesterday." "Ed," says FDR, "The British are sending Spitfires to India and soon more will be sent to Australia. We are going to introduce a new twin engined fighter in about 5 months and it should gibe the Japs fits. Other than that new aircraft types are under development and we'll rush them into combat as soon as possible."

Bill, Gunny and Will sleep peacefully aboard the clipper as she nears Pearl Harbor.

The loading of the convoy at PH nears completion and it should sail tomorrow.

The Soviets are in the final stages of positioning their troops for an attack on the hated Japanese.

Elaine sits on the porch reading a letter from one of the soldiers that she met at the USO Club. She can't remember anything about this guy, but her father has told her that a letter from her will mean the world to a young man heading overseas with an uncertain future in store for him. She sighs and begins to write.





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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/21/2009 5:01:00 PM   
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Paper work, reading and more reading was this what I went to Annapolis for wonders Ed as he reviews the day's blizzard of coms, intel reports and other assorted crap.
168.9K Japanese troops were placed at Truk. 
The South Seas Det. is located at Gili Gili.
Further recon of Wake Island has shown approximately 8620 troops and 47 artillery pieces.
The sub Popano was attacked 3 more times today as she leaves the GG area with minor leaks and broken light bulbs.
Cooktown was attacked and suffered very light damage.  21 Zeros on a sweep were followed by another 46 Zeros escorting 43 Bettys, 2 of which left trailing smoke.
4 PTs are now based at Dutch Harbor.

Aboard the Cuttlefish the tension has lessened greatly as they expect to reach Anchorage tomorrow.

Increased mining ops of Midway are underway.

Two convoys have left PH bound for Midway.  One of them is carrying a BF and an AA unit while the other is laden with supplies.

Aboard the Palawan the men are tense as they've never been part of an op that has had more than 2 merchantmen involved.  They're afraid that a convoy, like this one, will draw unwanted attention from the Japs and they have a natural distrust for the Navy being able to protect them.  It's difficult for men to rely on others that they never met, especially considering that the war has gone poorly thus far.

Bill produces his letter, hands it to the pilot of the clipper and says that, "I don't care to hear any further protests.  If you happen to have them I'm sure that the President would be more than happy to lend you an ear, because I'm taking that plane to Australia despite anything you say or do.  Do I make myself clear?"  Bill takes back his letter and heads for the Royal Hawaiian Hotel where his small team is staying.  Will has assured him that he can indeed fly the clipper so they'll be leaving PH tomorrow morning and will island hop their way to Brisbane.




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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/23/2009 8:00:28 PM   
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Ed reads that the Special BF is at Tarakan.

Cooktown was swept by 21 Zeros (8 destroyed) and the CAP of 18 P-40Es lost 1 plane.  This was followed by 46 Zeros (2 destroyed) and 43 Bettys (1 damaged) while the CAP of 17 P-40Es lost 12 planes.  There was light damage to the base.

Tulagi has been invaded.

Recon has placed 7 LCUs at Wake.


Will tells Bill that they need a day to ready the plane as there has been a minor problem that cropped up.  Bill tells Will, "Take care of it and I'll see you back here tomorrow at 0700."  Will leaves as soon as he has given his instructions to the ground crew attending to the plane.  Now he's got to attend to the real problem of finding a crew to make the flight possible.

Cuttlefish docked at Anchorage and will have her battery problems attended to.

The 2 supply convoys head for Midway followed by their USN protectors.  The brass intends on flying in Wildcats from another base as soon as the support troops are unloading to aid with the defense of the ships from the expected Japanese response.  The KB's whereabouts is not known at the moment.




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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/23/2009 8:06:28 PM   
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It's a beautiful Tuesday morning as Will and Gunny make their way down to the ramp where the newly acquired Pacific Clipper awaits them. They climb aboard and are surprised to see 3 men drinking coffee that they don't know. Will steps out of the cockpit and greets them with a, "Good morning Boss, Gunny. I'd like to introduce you to our flight crew: Jim will be our copilot, Pete here is the man who will guide us on our merry way as he's a crackerjack navigator and finally the man who will keep us aloft, Ben, our flight engineer." Bill says, "Will can I please have a moment with you, alone in the cockpit?" Once there he continues, "What are you doing bringing these men into our group? I have a need to know what's going on and I'll decide if we need more people and who to accept." Will smiles and replies, "Aw Boss simmer down. Did you honestly think that I could fly this monstrous bird all by myself? We need these men or we can't go, plain and simple. I can vouch for each of these guys myself as I know all of them. They are very good at what they do and we need to get to Brisbane as of yesterday, right? So what'll be faster than this baby taking us?" Bill considers this and says, "Will, in the future I'd really appreciate it if you'd please keep me in the loop." Will replies, "I spent half the night putting this crew together and I didn't think that you losing the shuteye was needed." The two men smile and return to the cabin and Will welcomes the men. Will, Jim and Pete confer and decide that stops will be made at Canton Island, Suva, Auckland and then on to Brisbane. Bill is informed of this flight plan, of which he approves. In the meantime Ben has been checking over the radio and the fuel tanks. They obtain clearance and start the big Wright GR-2600 Twin Cyclone engines. The plane has four of them and each of these air cooled, radial, 14 cylinder babies puts out 1,600 hp. Jim handles the takeoff as Will has never flown one these Boeing 314As. It turns out that these 3 men used to work for Pan American, but when the Navy got the planes they opted to follow other endeavors. The flights between islands will be long as the plane cruises at approximately 183 mph, leaving Bill and Gunny plenty of time to discuss all of their planning. The first thing that Gunny says is, "Bill that letter of yours will get you what you want, but you might want to lighten up a bit on how you deal with those who don't immediately toe the line. We're going to need lots of help from these people down the road." With that the two men stretch out in the spacious cabin and ask Ben where the coffee is.

Ed reads that intel is placing 217K troops at Ominato, 252.6K at Maizuru and 86K at Kiungahan. Reports state that Wake contains 6 LCUs which have 8.8K troops and 38 guns.

Brisbane has expanded to a 9 level air base.

The landings at Tulagi continued and the assault took the base.

Japanese troops have started landing at Muntok.

Cooktown was attacked again and no Allied planes were there to offer resistance.

The two convoys move towards Midway with their vital cargo. They are being followed by a strong surface combat TF and a strong air combat TF.

The men aboard the Palawan spend their time scanning the skies and waters around them. They don't say it and they don't need to be told, the more eyes the better. Red is brushing Lucky when Cookie arrives and gives the dog and Red something to eat. He tells Red that there's nothing to worry about because Capt Demesa, Red and Lucky will protect them. Red thinks that Cookie is trying to calm himself by saying this to Red.

Aboard the Benham all hands tensly go about their duties knowing that at any second the klaxon can sound calling them to GQs. Phil has plans to do just that in about 15 minutes as a well drilled crew will function well in action.







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RE: Tick, tick, tick - 10/25/2009 11:34:05 PM   
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"Sir I've brought all of the relevant intel reports as well as other interesting tidbits and it shows the following:
43 Const Bat is at Rangoon
Southern Area Army is at Singapore
44 HAAB is at Clark Field
47 HAAB is at Mandalay
13 Aviation Rgt is at Mukden
14 Army is at Rangoon
86.1K troops are located at Taan
187K troops are at Saipan
There were continued landings at Muntok which fell to the Japs when it was assaulted.
Raba has been invaded
There have been reports of IJN subs in the Indian Ocean at locations suggesting that they're acting as pickets screening Trimcomalee.
Chungking was attacked by 63 Zeros (2 downed) and met by 9 I-153cs (8 lost) and 13 I-16cs (10 destroyed).
Our operation to stage additional support troops to Midway in preparation of the Wake Island invasion is proceeding according to plan and the convoys should reach Midway in 2 days. No Japanese planes, ships or subs have been sighted so it's possible that we just might be able to pull this op off without intervention. Of course the lack of harbor facilities at Midway will hamper the unloading of the ships and therein rests our problem, time. It's still a tough call on what the Japs are up to. Are they catching a breather before resuming their conquests or are they digging in?" "Thanks for your input, which as usual is invaluable to me," says FDR. Ed leaves the White House and dines with his usual host at their usual place in Georgetown. Ed and Bill Donovan talk late into the night and Ed leaves promising that he'll get in touch with Bill as soon as they reach Brisbane.

Will watches as Jim brings the lumbering flying boat to their cruise altitude of 7K feet. They refueled, ate and rested at Canton Island and now they're heading to Suva. Gunny watches Pete as he takes the sextant to the observation dome. "Is this how you navigate all of the time?" asks Gunny. "No, as a matter of fact with tonight's cloud cover I can't use the stars to get a fix so we'll be using dead reckoning. If you want to give me a hand you can give me one of those flares. I'll drop it through this tube and we'll watch it drift down to the water. By doing this I'll be able to judge the wind direction and it's speed. I then will plot our course with that information and our known airspeed. It's called dead reckoning because I reckon that if I'm wrong by just a degree or two we'll be dead when we run out of fuel. It's a big ocean and finding these tiny islands isn't easy." Pete laughs when he sees Gunny's facial expression and says, "We also have radios and the base can help us using that new thing called radar. They'll see us and give a any course corrections that we might need when we get close. Don't worry because I've been doing this for years and I'm still here."

The mood aboard the Palawan continues to be tense and even Lucky senses it. He isn't his usual self until he catches the scent of cooking from the galley. Of course he must find out what that that wonderful odor is. Cookie greets him and says, "You're 5 minutes early for your dinner."

Benham's crew has just bested their record for readiness by 12 seconds with the last drill and Phil agrees with the skipper that the crew deserves a night's uninterrupted sleep, if the Japanese comply.

The mining of Midway continues.

A very large convoy approaches Pearl Harbor and should dock within the next 4 or 5 days.

Ships start loading supplies and fuel at Pearl harbor for a destination that is as of yet unknown to them.

Another convoy steams eastwards after making it's delivery to Brisbane at the cost of one large tanker and it's precious cargo of fuel. Brisbane now has enough supplies, fuel, troops and planes to deal with almost any situation.

A convoy leaves San Francisco bound for Pearl while another one loads.

Alice Springs has now become a very strong base in the event that the Japs choose to invade the northern coast.

China has simmered down to air raids as the Japanese seem content with the situation in south and central China.

The Soviets continue their build up for the planned attack on Manchuria. There is no firm date issued yet as the generals have talked Stalin into not acting hastily.


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RE: Alaska - 10/27/2009 6:31:35 PM   
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"...and the following items are worthy of note:

On the 10th Churchill said that Britain would use poison gas on Germany if the Germans do so on the Soviet Union.
Also on the 10th Kesselring declared that Malta was neutralized, but on that day the Axis lost 12 planes in exchange for 3 Spitfires.
The first contingent of the US 8th Army Air Force arrived in Britain on the 12th.
Yesterday the British Chiefs of Staff approved a major raid against Dieppe.
Today Congress created the Women's Auxillary Corps (WAAC).
Also today the damaged cruiser Trinidad was returning from Murmansk and was sunk by Luftwaffe dive bombers.
Effective tomorrow, the 15th, gas rationing will start in the Eastern United States."

Ed adds the following concerning the Pacific:

19 Division is at Taejon
20 Division is in Seoul
14 FAR is at Ichang
23 Tank Rgt is at Chiamussu
23 Army is in Wuchow
11 Ind Bgde is located at Wuhan
56 HAAB is in Changchun
12 Av Rgt is at Singapore
8 Ind Bgde is at Chengting

The landings at Raba continued and the base fell with the first attack.
Wake Island defenses are now reported at 6 LCUs, made up of 9.3K troops and 34 guns.
The convoys bound for Midway should arrive tomorrow and still there are no reported sightings of Japanese forces.

"Thank you very much gentlemen," says FDR, "We'll be meeting again for our regularly scheduled gathering as long as nothing unexpected comes along. Good day." Ed and Bill Donovan remain behind and FDR turns to them once the room is cleared and says, "Well what do you make of it Ed?" Ed replies, "Given our intel and the lack of activity in that area so far I'd have to say that with the improved weather the Japanese will make a move in the north. I'll bet my bottom dollar that they're planning for the Aluetians and depending on how that goes maybe the Alaskan mainland." Bill concurs and FDR says that he'll direct the General Staff to take action to beef up the defenses there.

The tension aboard many ships grows as they near Midway. So far there has been nothing other than nervous eyes sighting apparitions.

All convoys are proceeding as scheduled without any interference from the Japanese.

Bill and his men spend the day at Suva obtaining some "spare" radios, uniforms, small arms and some ammunition They load these items onto their plane and Ben busily works on a fuel pump that he claims "sounds funny." They will depart Suva for Auckland tomorrow and rest today. Will suggests that once they arrive in Brisbane Bill should barter with the base commander there. "We won't be needing this lumbering beast and I assume the USN will want it back so why don't you see if we can get a PBY and a Goonie Bird for it?" "Excuse my ignorance," says Bill, "What the hell is a Goonie Bird?" "Sorry about that," says Will with a sheepish grin, "It's a C-47 cargo plane. I figure that where we can land on water only a PBY would be useful and a C-47 for other runs, both for para drops." Bill thanks him for the education and says that he'll see what he can do. Gunny takes Bill aside and says, "Do you know Terry and the Pirates? It's a cartoon strip in the papers and a serial on the radio and I think that it's a suitable code name for this band of misbegotten souls. You, of course, should be code named Terry." "I like it!" says Bill.

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RE: Alaska - 10/29/2009 6:06:39 PM   
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The convoys have reached Midway and the troops and supplies pour ashore as fast as they can given the horrible facilities.  There are still no signs of Japanese activity in the area, which is strange.  LCDR Worthington, of the Benham, tries to show a calm exterior while inside he's churning.  He knows that a strong surface combat TF is lurking along with 2 air combat TFs but still he's in knots inside.  Phil, on other other hand is calm and loving the tension.  He reasons that this is what he went to Annapolis and has relentlessly trained for. 

Aboard the Palawan the men are working like never before.  They don't want to be the ship to delay the convoy's departure for the relative safety of Pearl.

Ed is following the news of the various ops that are under way with a very careful eye.  He is very concerned that despite all of the intel flowing into his office there is nothing concerning the KB.  There are many lightly defended convoys spread all over creation and if they get hit by Japanese carriers they'll be virtually helpless.  What he does know is the following:
57 CB is at Maizuru
1 Para is at Palembang
121 IJA BF is located at Mandalay
120 IJA BF is at Hanoi
14 FAR is at Ichang
21 Mortar Battalion is in Wuchow

Will tells Jim to relax that it's time for him to try a take off.  The plane's engines run up and they slowly build up speed, bouncing along the water, until they finally lumber into the air.  "There that wasn't so bad, was it Jim?" asks Will smiling, sweat dripping from his brow.  The next stop will be Auckland where they hope to "raid" some supplies for their budding operation.  Gunny has suggested that if they can "liberate" some whiskey it'll be more than useful in trade for the future.  Bill is busy studying a map and circling each island in red where they know coast watchers are in operation.  He is circling other islands in black that he thinks it useful to place some eyes and ears.  He turns to Gunny and says, "I'm going to have to speak to Admiral Landy and see if he can tell us where future ops are going to proceed so we can place some people in a position to gather intel."


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RE: Alaska - 10/31/2009 1:08:54 PM   
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Ed listens as the Army Major tells the assembled staff that the Germans have taken Kerch. This closes the brief for the ETO and now the attention focuses on him. He gets out of his chair and starts with:
Padang has been invaded
Brisbane's port facilities have been expanded (level 7)
The submarine Gudgeon was attacked by IJN DDs while she was laying mines near Balikpapan
There is still no sign of the KB
The 2 convoys are unloading at Midway, no sightings of the Japanese in the area
1 Air Division is at Wuhan
6 HAAB is located at Heiho
23 AAR is at Rangoon
25 AAR is at Nagato
50 HAAB is at Vigan
32 HAAB is at Amori
2 Para is located at Mandalay

"There has been no further intel concerning Japanese intentions and the lack of knowing where their CVs are is a dangerous situation. We have patrol squadrons strung out at various bases in a effort to give warning if the IJN tries to interdict the shipping lanes to Australia and New Zealand."

The meeting disbands after a discussion of US combat strengths and the training programs that are under rapid expansion.

The crew of the Palawan continues to break their backs in an effort to empty the ship's holds so they may depart for safer environs. They watch the APs disgorge troops and are envious because Palawan's cargo doesn't unload itself.

Will and his small command arrive in Auckland and he immediately checks with the base commander to see if there are any messages for him. There aren't any so he heads off to the Officer's Club to see about a nice cold beer. Meanwhile Will, Jim Pete and Ben see to their plane's needs and Gunny heads off to see about some items that might be useful to them.

A strong surface combat TF is heading towards reinforcing the fleet already at Anchorage.

All convoys are continuing to their destinations and there are no reports of anything, even subs in their paths.

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RE: Alaska Confirmed! - 11/2/2009 11:01:27 AM   
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"Yes sir, I know, but this is something that I thought important enough to tell you in person. Let me start with the relevant reports and intel first.

Amboina was invaded
A TK was hit by 2 fish 220 miles east of Brisbane as her convoy heads back to PH
The submarine Gudgeon was attacked by DDs near Balikpapan while she was laying mines, suffering minor systems damage and heavy flooding
Japanese planes attacking Chinese troops were intercepted by 13 I-153cs. The Japs lost 1 Kate & 2 Anns, 1 Kate was damaged and the Oscars on escort did nothing
There are 25K troops placed at Sapporo
38 CB is at Toyohara
5.8K troops are at Amori
53 D is in the Osaka/ Kobe area
3 D is at Ichang
135 IJA BF is planning for Attu Island

This last bit of intel seems to confirm my hunch that the Northern area is in for activity. We have no idea what other units are preparing for action, but it stands to reason that infantry untis must be involved too. We are going to be sending more supplies and fuel to Anchorage, additional troops are on their way as are planes and the USN is beefing up the surface fleet stationed there. The biggest problem will be that the USN can't spare any CVs for this area and if the IJN sends naval air it'll be trouble. We have to decide if we want to stage far forward to fight this or to stick with the plan and hit back later, while limiting any hostile advance to remote Aleutian islands." The President thanks Ed for his time and Ed leaves to head back to his office. He will contact Admiral Leahy to find out if there's anything else on the fires.

Will pulls back on the yoke and the Clipper bounces her way across the water, finally lifting off. "Bye Auckland," he says to nobody in particular. The plane continues to slowly climb as it gently banks as he turns to their course that'll take them to Brisbane. Once they reach their cruising altitude he turns control of the plane over to Jim. Pete is hunched over his navigation table and says to Gunny, "Now I've got a huge target to get us to so it'll be a piece of cake. Australia here we come!" Gunny laughs, but he'll be glad to reach their destination as he's got a fear of flying that he's managed to conceal so far. If I was supposed to fly I would've had wings, he thinks.

The supplies and men continue to be unloaded at Midway as 3 USN TFs uneasily patrol the waters around the island should the Japanese suddenly appear. So far so good as nothing has been spotted, but this doesn't mean that the Japanese are not aware of what's going on at Midway Island and all of the juicy targets that are there.

All convoys steam towards their destinations and the only loss was the TK sunk off Australia.

APs continue to congregate at Pearl Harbor in anticipation of loading the assault and support troops that will be hitting Wake Island soon. This causes many LCUs in the USA to await transport aboard AKs and the few APs not currently assigned to this op. The plan is to hit fast and hard, hopefully before the Japanese can respond in force.

Where is the KB?

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RE: Alaska Confirmed! - 11/2/2009 9:58:52 PM   
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RE: Alaska Confirmed! - 11/2/2009 11:12:28 PM   
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RE: Alaska Confirmed! - 11/3/2009 4:55:00 AM   
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I've been following this AAR with great delight. My hunch is the IJN is heading to Noumea.



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RE: Alaska Confirmed! - 11/3/2009 9:56:28 AM   
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Thanks for the input and kind words.

I believe that Steve is now doing the following:

Digging in throughout the SRA

Will not hit Australia as I originally suspected

Will continue to probe forward slowly in SWPAC

Possibly will use his paras to take Adman (sp?) Island in the Indian Ocean and might try an amphib op to flank into India, though I doubt it

Will make a grab for a couple of islands in the Aleutians to make my advance there tougher

In China he's slowed down, but steadily applies pressure to move me back

I have done and am doing the following to stem the tide:

Sub minelaying at random places will continue to harass him as I use all USN but except the S boats for this along with some Dutch boats

Australia's defenses are in depth and key points are well defended.  Alice Springs will soon have 1K AV there and Brisbane is a fortress that will enable me to advance along the coast building my bases and finally allowing me to bring my 4E bombers into play in PNG, but the northern coast is still fairly weak

I'm building up the SWPAC and will soon have a decent combat force in the area, but lift capacity is limiting my moves

A move by the IJN into the Indian Ocean will require CVs and if the KB goes there the Pacific will be at the mercy of the USN because my CVs will go raiding and try to disrupt things.  My defense line is getting stronger all of the time and bases on the coast to the rear are also defended

The taking of a few islands in the Aleutians doesn't alarm or concern me because I have strong forces defending Nome, Dutch Harbor, Anchorage and Kodiak and if he wants to get into a fight there I'll oblige him as attrition is my friend and my supply lines are shorter than his are

China is a problem for me as he concentrates his strength and as it builds he bombards (air & artillery) for a long period before an assault.  I have a pretty solid defense line and am just beginning to be able to give him a little bit of pause in the air

My major concerns are:

Where is the KB located

Closing the air patrol gap between Noumea and Brisbane

Keeping my CVs safe from the KB, especially until their fighter complement is increased from 27 and the TBDs are replaced

Not allowing him to advance further in CENPAC and trying to halt him in SWPAC

Thoughts

I need the Spits in India and Australia and the arrival of P-38s will be welcomed also, but until the Corsairs arrive the battle in the air will be a tough fight and I hope that his pilot pool is drained or will be sooner rather than later. 

I believe that as my lift capacity grows my forward bases will be in very good shape as I'm using a hub system to get supplies forward.   PH and Auckland are my big hubs at the moment with India's supplies staying in that area.  Australia has been supplied by 2 large convoys with a third on the way that should keep things solid there for a while.



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RE: The KB is Found! - 11/4/2009 6:13:41 PM   
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Ed leans back in his chair, feet up on his desk with his eyes closed. Another day another stack of papers and most of it of no interest to anyone. There were some items of note though:

29.6K troops have been placed at Changchun
11 D is at Mutanchiang
47 HAAB is at Mandalay
51 AAR is at Clark Field
48 CB is at Rahaeng
60 CB is at Tarakan

The landings at Amboina continued

Kuala was invaded

The sub Tambor caught an AK and reported hitting it with 6 shells and a torpedo that actually exploded. The AK was left burning with heavy damage.

600 miles east of Brisbane a large convoy is plodding along with all eyes available and then some scanning for submarines. Suddenly alarms are heard reverberating across the waves and the ships come to GQs. Radio calls go out for help as Vals and Kates have been spotted snooping around and they, in turn must have reported back to a Japanese fleet containing CVs. The biggest surprise is that these planes have appeared from the south. The convoy is in for a very bad time as the escort is made up of only DDs, to few of them at that. Suddenly many specs appear in the sky as wave after wave of carrier born planes appear.

The first wave is comprised of 10 Zeros, 20 Vals and 20 Kates. They score hits on 3 AKs, 1 TK and an AP with 6 bombs and 5 fish spread among these vessels.

The next wave of 7 Zeros, 17 Vals and 17 Kates bore in and they hit 3 AKs and 2 TKs with 8 bombs and 7 torpedos.

A third wave of 8 Zeros, 20 Vals and 20 Kates attack scoring against a DD, an AK and a TK with 3 bombs and 3 torpedos.

The fourth wave of 3 Zeros, 18 Vals and 20 Kates attack in it's turn and hits two DDs with 5 bombs and 2 fish.

The convoy has been ravaged and there are heavily damaged, burning and sinking ships as far as they eye can see. Lookouts are praying that there won't be another strike as the morning was bad enough. Suddenly the afternoon brings a cloud of specs in the sky.

The first wave of planes consists of 53 Vals and 39 Kates and they hit 5 AKs, 5 TKs and a DD. Nobody is sure how many explosions are heard. but all of the vessels are heavily damaged and burning.

A second wave of 28 Zeros and 17 Vals appears 15 minutes later. They hit an AK, which is left heavily damaged and burning.

A report is sent out that states that 13 AKs (large), an AP, 9 TKs (large) and 4 DDs were hit in the attacks. It's also reports that 2 Japanese planes were downed and another 27 were damaged.

Orders are given for the convoy to scatter and the heaviest damaged ships make for Auckland while a few lightly damaged ones head for Noumea. The undamaged ships come about and run at full speed for the hoped for safety of Brisbane. The men aboard these ships know that they are to slow to outrun their tormentors and that the morning will bring more death from above. Only the very lucky will survive the night only to face more attacks tomorrow.

The Allies now know where the KB is and the Midway operation should come to a safe conclusion. That and the fact the the convoy had delivered it's cargo is all there is on this very bad day for the Allies. There is another convoy headed for Brisbane and orders are given to it to divert towards Auckland. The are 2 RN CVs sitting at Brisbane along with strong surface assets, but they will remain there as no challenge will be made as the force is to weak to deal with the KB. The Dutch fleet is at Melbourne and will remain there for now as putting to sea with the KB around would be inviting disaster.

The Pacific Clipper arrives in Brisbane that night after her long flight and the men immediately hear rumors of a convoy being wiped out by Japanese carriers within minutes of stepping out of her. Bill tells Gunny to make all the needed arrangements for the men to eat and be quartered. He tells Will to see to whatever needs the plane has and he then heads off to find HQs. Upon leaving HQs Bill is given a lift back to where he hopes to find his men and the driver asks if he heard about the convoy attack. "The word is that 50 merchantmen with their holds full of everything that we need went down. If the Japs invade us now we'll have to use clubs to fight them because we're short of fuel and supplies."

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RE: Death From On High - 11/6/2009 12:24:32 PM   
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Ed stands in a conference room before FDR, his Cabinet and members of the General Staff, he clears his throat and says, "Gentlemen let me begin with the day's intel reports:

There are 56.5K troops at Tsitsihar
4.3K at Kadina
4.6K at Amami
1.8K at Naha
6.9K at Shimuzu

31 AAR is at Sapporo
12 Ind Bgde is at Changsha
51 CB is at Changchun
108 IJN BF is at Nagoya
23 ER is at Inchon
8 HGR is at Harbin
62 CB is at Lunga
60 CB is at Tarakan
45 RCB is at Chiamassu

The landings at Kuala continued and the first assault took the virtually undefended base.
Benkolen was invaded
Tassafaronga has been occupied

I'm sure that by now all of you are aware that our convoy eastbound out of Brisbane, bound for Pearl, was found and attacked by the KB yesterday. Today these attacks continued against scattered ships. These merchantmen are virtually dfenseless, but the scattering of the convoy makes it harder for the Japanese to locate and attack so many ships. The only good news to stem from this disaster is that it looks like the bulk of the convoy is headed back to Brisbane and it wasn't attacked today.

Our Midway strengthening operation has gone off without a hitch and a large convoy with the remaining troops for the Wake attack is approaching Pearl Harbor as we speak. The troops with disembark, rest and attend to their equipment before reloading for the actual assault."

The meeting shifts to matters concerning Europe as the presenters drone on with facts. The final speaker is closing with, "Yesterday the RAF bombed Mannheim with a major attack, results unknown. Also yesterday The New York Times reported that the Nazis have murdered over 110K Jews in the Baltic States, 100K in Poland and twice as many in Russia."

FDR then says, "Thank you gentlemen for your time. I want some kind of statement to be released tomorrow morning to the papers at our shock and horror as to what's going on in Europe with these slaughters. In reality there's nothing we can do about it, but our citizens need to know that we don't condone such things. Good night."

Aboard a lonely AK, wounded the day before, a lookout spots 20 Vals and 20 Kates approaching. He yells out a warning and the crew scrambles towards the stations. They are hit by a bomb and 2 torpedos. Fires rage and the ships lists heavily to port as the order to abandon ship is given.

17 miles to the south another 20 Vals and 19 Kates decend on a lonely, smoking AK and they deliver 10 bomb hits and a torpedo. The First Officer gives the abandon ship order as the Captain was killed in yesterday's attacks.

9 miles west 17 Vals dive on a DD as 20 Kates bracket her with their attacks. The DD has a heavy list and can't manuever as she's struck by 8 bombs and 1 torpedo. She breaks in two and slides beneath the waves.

An AP is limping along towards Auckland. Her crew has managed to extinguish the fires and are now fighting the flooding for all they're worth when the alarm sounds. 17 Vals and 10 Kates leave her a smoldering wreck after 6 bomb hits.

28 Zeros and 16 Vals find a TK that's barely making headway and they leave her sinking after 10 bomb hits.

Another TK 14 miles to the south is caught by 20 Kates, who manage 2 torpedo hits. The TK is reported as sunk.

16 Vals find yet another TK and deliver the knockout punch of 7 bomb hits.

10 Kates come upon a smoking TK after only 20 minutes of flight time. They hit her with 3 fish and head for home.

19 Vals roll in on yet another lonely TK and score 5 bomb hits. 1 of the Vals limps towards her carrier trailing smoke.

Bill has managed to strike a deal with the ranking US commander in Brisbane. Bill will surrender the Pacific Clipper for a PBY and a C-47, which he will get as soon as one is available. Bill smiles and says, "It's a pleasure doing business with you sir and as a symbol of my appreciation I'd like to give you this bottle of Famous Grouse for your pleasure. I look forward to dealing with you in the future and if there's any way that I might be of service, just let me know." The man replies that Bill and his band of pirates will be well known before this war is over. "I hope not, sir. We're supposed to do what needs to be done on the QT." Bill salutes and heads off to find his men who are gathered at a local bar throwing down a few pints of the local brew.

Benham is shepherding her flock, as it continues to disgorge supplies, when GQs are sounded again. The ship sprints towards the contact only to discover, much to their relief, that it's only a pod of whales. She swings around and resumes her station as the convoy continues to unload as a flight of Wildcats roar by overhead. The APs that comprised another convoy finished unloading and sailed in the morning.

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RE: Death From On High - 11/8/2009 2:25:10 PM   
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"Franklin these ships are nothing more than helpless targets that we dare no try to aid," says Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. He continues with, "We can't tangle with the KB until our strength builds. The loss of the Big E hurt us tremendously and even with the RN CVs we would fare poorly in a carrier battle. We have a new torpedo plane that's more than a flying target and it'll be replacing the Devastators soon. In the meantime I would suggest that we do not release the actual loses to the public as it'll be bad for morale and would give the enemy useful intel."

The Secretary of War, Henry Stimson speaks, "I agree with Frank. There's no good that can come from acknowledging how badly we are getting spanked. Admiral Landy what about the other convoy in that area heading for Australia?"

Ed gets up from his seat placed along the wall and advances towards the head of the conference table that seats the President and his Cabinet. "The Navy has decided to redirect the convoy on a more southerly route that will take it to Sydney, rather than it's intended destination of Brisbane. The CVE Long Island was kept with the convoy to supply some air cover as she was going to deliver a squadron of Wildcats to a base along the convoy's route."

Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall thanks Ed and says, "Well gentlemen I take it that we can all agree that nothing will be made public about this disaster and our plans will go forward on the Wake invasion. Ed, thank you for attending this meeting and if you would be so kind as to give me a few minutes after this meeting I'd greatly appreciate it."

FDR ends the meeting and the members of his Cabinet and their aides melt away leaving him, General Marshall, Mr. Stimson and Ed in the room. FDR then says, "OK Ed, let's have the rest of the news of the day."

Ed begins with, "Intel gives us the following concerning unit dispositions:

50 CB is at Kyoto
65 Bgde is at Rabul
42 RCB is at Gili Gili
1 Av Rgt is at Johore Bahru
3 Cav Bgde is at Mishan
38 RCB is at Singapore
5 Mort B is at PM
3 Fleet is at Soerabaja

The landings at Amboina and Benkolen have continued with the later falling on the first attack.
The IJN DD Kawakaze ran into a mine at Balikpapan, which demonstrates that our sub mining campaign does bear fruit. This operation should continue, especially as long as our torpedoes perform so poorly."

An AK limping towards Auckland hears the dreaded shout from a lookout "PLANES" and sure enough 14 Zeros, 20 Vals and 20 Kates proceed to overwhelm the stricken ship with a bomb and 2 torpedo hits. She is down by the stern, taking water faster than the pumps can handle and burning fiercely. "Abandon ship" is ordered.

20 Vals and 20 Kates find an AK also making for Auckland. They hit her with 2 bombs and 3 fish, causing so much damage that the ocean extinguishes the fires as she slides beneath the waves before the men can lower lifeboats.

13 Zeros escort 19 Vals and they find another lonely vessel. Their attack hits the tanker with 5 bombs and she's burning and very heavily damaged when the attack ends.

Another tanker is caught by 13 Zeros, 18 Vals and 20 Kates who hit her with 12 bombs. The fires rage and the ship is so badly damaged that there is no water to fight the fires with. Another ship is abandoned by her crew.

16 Vals and 12 Kates find yet another TK and she breaks in two after being hit with 3 bombs and 2 torpedos.

16 Kates are almost at the end of their outward leg of their search when smoke is spotted on the horizon so they make for it and are rewarded with finding an AK that they promptly put 2 fish into. The AK is on fire and so badly damaged that she will be abandoned by her crew.

These actions are taking place over a radius of approximately 1K miles of ocean. The bulk of the convoy, which was comprised of undamaged ships from the first attack is drawing ever closer to the safety of Brisbane.

Recon reports that there are IJN surface ships at Wake Island. The unloading of supplies continues and a squadron of Marine SBDs now augments the islands defenses at Midway. The Surface combat TF is now joined by the 2 air combat TFs as they move into a position to screen Midway from a possible incursion by the IJN from the direction of wake Island.

"So this is ours?," asks Gunny who looks at the ungainly looking PBY. "I sure hope she's as reliable as our Clipper was." Bill pats him on the back and tells Will to have his boys go over her and arrange for anything that she needs. He then heads off with Gunny to procure a list of locations where there are Coast Watchers already in place and for input as the where there should be some. This is being run by the RAN and the 2 men are greeted by an officer who sits them down and presents all of the information that is requested of him and more.



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RE: Death From On High - 11/10/2009 12:49:12 PM   
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Aboard a damaged AP heading south to Auckland all eyes are watching the skies. The flooding from the first day's attacks has been brought under control and the fires have been extinguished. The ship's speed has increased to 7 knots and the crew hopes that they have managed to slip away from the deadly Japanese planes. As the day wears on a realization dawns on the men that it's late afternoon and nothing has been spotted. Dare they think that the Japanese have melted away?

A damaged TK is also headed for Auckland and her crew has managed to stop the flooding and put out the fires. Her progress is a slow but steady 8 knots. Will their luck hold and allow them to escape? The sun is setting and nothing has been spotted all day long. Could it be possible that the IJN has headed back towards a friendly base?

Ed has reviewed the reports of the day and he prepares the daily brief for the White House, which will be made up of the following:

41 HAAB is at Seoul
8 ER is at Ichang
16 ships are located at Ominato
248.7K troops are at Sasebo
22 AAR is at Kitakyushu
139 IJA BF is at Tokyo
Southern Area Army is at Singapore
2 RFGB is at Wuchow

Landings continued at Amboina

The British bombed Mandalay, causing no damage to their target. Loses were:
5 Hudsons destroyed 2 damaged
4 Wellingtons destroyed 4 damaged
4 Blenheims were downed and 1 was damaged

The photo recon of Wake Island has been developed and analysts report that there are 5 LCUs there, totaling 6.6K troops and 28 artillery pieces.

The phone rings and Ed answers, "Yes, that's right. No, there have been no reports of further attacks. It appears that either they've run out of targets, munitions or need fuel. Yes, but I doubt that the IJN is afraid of being caught by an Allied fleet. OK, if anything breaks I'll inform you immediately." He hangs up and wonders how many staff aides exist for the General Staff.

Palawan's convoy continues to slow task of unloading. Cookie has prepared a little special surprise to mark the their safe arrival back at Pearl. He's managed to keep it a secret and nobody will know about it as he keeps the freezer locked. In the meantime Lucky has been granted shore leave and the first thing he does it trot over to a jeep and mark it as his territory. Red stammers, "Gee guys I'm really sorry about that, but dogs will be dogs." One of the soldiers smiles and replies, "Son, any time you want to stop by with some supplies your dog is welcome to relieve himself anywhere he wants."

The USN TFs shadowing Midway continue their vigil as they patrol looking for any trouble that may show itself. So far there have only been false sightings and if that continues all will be happy.

Benham continues to provide a close in ASW patrol for Midway and Phil has planned yet another drill for the crew. It's hard, he thinks, balancing the number of drills to keep the men sharp and staging to many or few and allowing them to lose their edge.

Bill has arranged a meeting between himself and a RAN officer who has been tasked with organizing the reports gathered by the Coast Watchers. In the meantime Gunny has been tasked with finding suitable permanent quarters for the men and a facility for any supplies that they need to stockpile. Will ambles up to Bill and says, "That Army Air Corps transport that you were promised has appeared. The problem is that it's pretty worn out and needs more work than my boys can do. We need access to ground support for our little fleet of planes." Bill tells him to sit tight and tomorrow will supply them with answers to many of their problems. Will smiles, wishes Bill a good night and he heads off to explore some of Brisbane's creature comforts.

Stalin slams his fist into the table and screams, "Am I surrounded by a bunch of old women? I want recon flights over Japanese held territory to begin no later than the day after tomorrow. Failure to accomplish this simple task will result in the reassignment of those at fault. Any questions? Good, now get to work." Later that evening Stalin and Molotov prepare a note that will be delivered to the Japanese concerning these flights as it is a known fact that the Japanese will respond poorly to what they are bound to see as an intrusion by the Soviets. When the note is done the two men relax over some vodka and their attention turns to the Germans.



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RE: Death From On High - 11/12/2009 7:20:56 PM   
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Bill reads the note that was just handed to him by an orderly and thanks the woman for helping him. He leaves wondering if he'll get his meeting tomorrow afternoon like the note says or not.

Will is nursing the world's second worst hangover and Gunny asks him why it's the second ranking one. Will replies, "Gunny there's always something that we can be certain of in this life besides death and taxes. No matter how good or bad something is there's always something that's better or worse, so for me I give things that are extreme a #2 in the rankings." Gunny rolls this around in his head and says, "Makes sense to me. How about going for a ride to check out our new quarters, some lunch and some hair of the dog that bit you?" "OK," replies Will, "Where did the vehicle come from or shouldn't I ask?" Gunny tells him not to ask as they drive off.

Ed relates the news of the day to FDR as the two men enjoy a drink.
13 Tank Rgt is at Changsha
15 Tank Rgt is at Ichang
23 AARgt is at Rangoon
2 Para is at Mandalay
9 NLF is at Rabul
"The landings continue at Amboina while the CGs have hit 2 IJN MSWs, 1 of which is burning with heavy damage." Ed looks at FDR and after a pause he says, "Mr. President I know that Wake Island is scheduled to be assaulted, but I'm having misgivings about the situation in the SWPAC. I think that we need to ship out troops to our outer island bases ASAP and then we can clobber Wake knowing that the Japanese won't have a cakewalk and possibly cut off our lines of communication with New Zealand and Australia." FDR ponders what Ed has said and replies, "It's funny that you should mention this now as the subject was discussed in the morning staff meetings. I think that this idea has merit and will discuss this tonight at a meeting that I have with the General Staff." Ed says his farewell and heads back to the Pentagon.

Still no enemy activity is spotted in the Midway area as supplies continue to be disgorged from the ships there.

That night at the White House a Major is finishing his European Theater presentation:
Yesterday the Crimea was cleared of the Red Army so things are as bad as the Soviets claim.

Another staff officer rises and gives his Pacific Theater presentation which ends with:
Today the Japanese allowed the International Red Cross representatives to visit British POWs. This draws a murmur amongst the gathered brass.

The meeting goes on late into the night as a debate about Wake Island's priority and the other bases needing the troops assigned to them who are sitting at bases on the West Coast and in Hawaii. It is decided that Wake will be delayed and that effective June 3 these troops will start boarding transports for their assigned duties. Once this operation is completed Wake will be hit.



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RE: Death From On High - 11/13/2009 7:05:14 PM   
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The ringing telephone wakes Ed and he fumbles as he reaches for it through the cobwebs of sleep.  "Hello," he answers, "Yes this is he.  Yes, OK I'll have the appropriate information for the President.  What time?  OK, 9 AM sharp.  Good night."  He hangs up the phone and looks at his clock 11:58 PM.  He resets the alarm on the clock for 4:30 AM as he considers how much time he'll need to make it to the White House for the meeting.  He'll get the material for Operation Constellation and for Operation Sledgehammer as requested and then dash over to the White House.  He resets the alarm for 4 AM figuring the extra 30 minutes time will offer a cushion.  He turns off the light and falls asleep within minutes, a coveted skill of military men all over the globe during this war.



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RE: Death From On High - 11/15/2009 8:13:45 PM   
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FDR suggests that Ed partake in a cup of coffee and then says, "OK Ed I'm ready whenever you are. Let's hear about Operation Constellation and then tell me of Operation Sledgehammer."

Ed begins with, "Operation Constellation is the strengthening of Pago Pago, Suva, Canton Island, Palmyra and the occupation of Baker Island, on which we have no troops at the present time. Current troop dispositions are as follows:

Pago Pago
6 DAF BF
120 USN BF
109 USN BF

Suva
110 RN BF
811 EAB
110 USAAF BF

Canton Island
Americal D
26 FAB
119 USAAF BF
114USNBF

Palmyra
65 CAAR
25 D
115 USAAF BF

Baker Island
As I stated before this is currently unoccupied.

Pago Pago will get the following units:
147 FAR
19 ER
24 RCT will follow on at a later date as lift capacity allows.

Suva will get the following units:
5 SB
31 NBF
102 RCT , which is currently stationed at Johnson Island and will commence loading as soon as transports arrive there.

Canton Island will receive:
1 SB
47 ER
40 FAR

Palmyra gets:
30 FAR

Baker Island will get:
3 USMCDB
188FAR
217 CAAR

All units will be loaded and their transports under way no later than 7 June. There will also be a massive effort to provide supplies and fuel to these bases at the same time.

Operation Sledgehammer is the assault of Wake Island and as a follow on if all is deemed OK to do so an assault on Kwajalein. The following forces are earmarked for these attacks:

Wake Island
111 RCT
27 D
34 ER
118 BF
4 USMCDB
183 FAR
193 Tank B
64 CAAR

Kwajalein
40 D
8 USMCDB
56 CAR
Additional units will be assigned here as the situation allows.

FDR thanks Ed, who promptly heads back to his office in the Pentagon.

Bill has his scheduled meeting with Commander Eric Feldt. CDR Feldt commands Special Operations Australia, a branch of Military Intelligence, that was formed in March 1942. The two men sit down after they introduce themselves and shake hands. Bill says, "Thanks for seeing me. I'm here on behalf of President Roosevelt, who has ordered me to do whatever I can to aid in your operations." Eric says, "So you're the bloke whose little band is known as Terry and the Pirates. I'm glad to meet you and any assistance that you can offer would be greatly appreciated, starting with your plane, the Pacific Clipper." Bill cears his throat and says, "Well that plane has reverted to the USN, in return for which I now have a PBY and a Gooney Bird." Eric and Bill continue their chat and decide to take a working luch, which extends late into the night. When the two men are done they've agreed that the RAN will continue to operate the Coast Watchers and that Ed's team will be available to offer whatever assistance they can, starting with the small store of things they managed to gather in their travels. Bill will return to Washington DC with Gunny, leaving Will, Jim, Pete and Ben to render whatever Eric needs. "Will is a bit of a pirate so count your fingers whenever you shake his hands," warns Bill. Eric and Bill agree to meet again tomorrow for lunch along with the rest of Bill's band of pirates.

Ed is back in his office with the usual paperwork. He reads the following:
22 ER is at Mishan
3 HAAB is at Hailar
52 D is located at Kanazawa
22 HAAB is at Wuhan
29 D is at Heiho
2 CGR is at Morotai
12 AAR is at Peking

Brisbane's port level is now a 9, which will aid greatly in all naval ops.
There are continued landings at Amboina and the IJN bombards it.

Stalin beams as his generals inform him that recon flights over Japanese held territory have begun. He says that a note has been prepared to be delivered to the Japanese as soon as they lodge their inevitable protest.

Palawan's convoy continues to unload and it should be done doing so in another 2 or 3 days. So far the operation has seemed to elude the attention of the Japanese, which is a surprise given the range of their patrol squadrons which surely must be based out of Wake.

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RE: Death From On High - 11/17/2009 5:22:30 PM   
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It's another day of the usual for Ed, lots of reading and trying to sift what's of value and what isn't.

5 AAR is at Niigata
3 HAAB is at Hailar
54 HAAB is at Mutanchiang
25 D is at Harbin
211.8K troops are at Musan
9 AF CB is at Bankha
20 Army is at Heiho
130 IJN BF is at Kendari
5 Mortar B is at Port Moresby

The landings continue at Amboina
S-43 was attacked 40 miles SE of Gili Gili
There has been heavy combat in the Homan area as the Japanese try to isolate the city by trying to surround it.

Palawan's convoy is nearly finished unloading and they expect to sail tomorrow, much to the relief of all hands.  Lucky has become a welcomed rascal wherever he appears among the troops stationed on Midway.  Cookie tells Red that there's nothing like a dog to bring out the boy in a man, especially when he's young and living facing danger every day.  Cookie says that it's the distraction from danger and a reminder of home that makes Lucky's antics tolerable.

Will has had a meeting with CDR Feldt and has been told to submit a list of anything the planes might need.  Will has told the rest of the guys that Eric seems to be OK, for an Aussie.  Bill has been in contact with Ed and brought him up to date on all that's transpired to date.  Ed tells Bill that his pirates will be placed under the command of CDR Feldt and they will be given provisional ranks in the USN, but once the OAS is officially in operation they will be transfered to it, though still working for CDR Feldt.  Bill and Gunny have been ordered to return to Pearl Harbor on the first available transport.

The Japanese have protested to the Soviets concerning the "straying of Soviet aircraft into Japanese territory."  The Soviets promptly delivered their reply to the Japanese.  The gist of the reply was that there were no errors on the part of the pilots involved.  They were following orders and that the USSR is reserving the right to continue to fly recon missions over Japanese held territory, up to a depth of 240 miles.  These recon flights will verify that the Japanese are not preparing any offensive operations that would violate the peace that exists at the present time. The same rights will not be extended to the Japanese because the Soviet people are only interested in peace and it would only serve for offensive purposes for the Japanese to overfly the Soviet Union.  The note closed with a terse, if this is not acceptable then any violation on the part of the Japanese will be considered an act of war, no formal reply is needed.  Time will tell what the response of Tokyo will be.




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RE: Death From On High - 11/18/2009 9:10:08 PM   
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RE: Death From On High - 11/19/2009 1:52:08 PM   
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Ed and Bill Donovan are having dinner at the same small restaurant as usual when they have their night time meetings. Ed relates any information that he deems of interest:
25 ER is at Sendai
35 HAAR is at Rangoon
23 Tank R is at Chiamussu
123 IJA BF is at Yenen
136 IJA BF is at Tokyo
Burma Area Army is at Mandalay
37.1K troops are at Chiamussu
70 D is at Nanchang
3 AD is at Rangoon
25K troops are at Sapporo

The landings at Amboina continued and the first Japanese assault by 21K troops carried the base. The Japanese lost 259/7/0 and the defenders, who numbered 1.6K, lost 559/2/0. The 4 CGB surrendered while the other units retreated towards Bulla.

At Palembang the following units surrendered today:
Zuid Garrison B
1 WS Garrison B
South Sumatra B
5 Dutch Naval BF
4 DAF BF
Bill thanks Ed and says that this information is invaluable to him as our Allies share with us and do expect something in return.

The submarine Tautog is laying her load of mines when suddenly she is rocked by an explosion. She has hit a Japanese mine and suffers moderate system damage and heavy flooding. Her crew scrambles to stop the flooding and isolate it. The pumps are barely up to the task as long as they have power. Once they clear the immediate area being on the surface, even though it's dark, won't be such a hazard.

Tomorrow the convoy unloading at Midway will weigh anchor and sail for PH. Phil will be greatly relieved once they are under way and heading away from the Japanese. The CVTFs and the Surface Combat TF continue to supply an outer ring of coverage while the escort DDs patrol for submarines. To date there have not been any sightings of the Japanese.

Will submits his list to CDR Feldt, who looks it over and says, "You'll have these items by tomorrow morning along with a small group of mechanics to service the planes. Once we have them in tip top condition I'll be supplying you with a list of places and the items that we'll need to deliver to them. With any luck you'll be in the air within another day or so and our delivery service will be in full swing." Will says that he has just one question, "Can we dispense with the rank and just go on a first name basis? You see I'm an informal type of guy and my crew aren't military anyway." CDR Feldt extends his hand to Will and says, "OK, you can call me Eric then. I'll see you tomorrow Will. Oh yes, more more thing for you and your mates, go easy on the bars as we need you in tip top shade also." What Eric hasn't said yet is that Will and the "pirates" are going to be based out of Darwin in all probability as Brisbane is just a bit to far from the action.

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