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Guess Where - 9/1/2010 10:22:10 PM   
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*************May 11, 1942*************


No carrier battle today. This is good. None was intended but the Jap carriers disappeared for a day. They showed up near New Scotland so they could bomb the Heck out of New Perth.

New Perth was hit first by a cruiser night bombardment (not very effective) then an unescorted Betty and Nell raid which was met with 15 Allied fighters. 2 bombers were shot down and many damaged by others got through and hit the ground troops. A second raid of Nells came in with 9 Zeroes. One of each was claimed with one P-40 lost.

Next the Jap carriers attacked with a 160 plane raid, losing 4 and many Vals reported damaged.

Finally the Sallys and Lillys came in. By now all the Allied fighters were refueling so the raid seemed to do some damage. Final plane losses 10 J/2 Allied (not bad). You can see where this was going....


A LYB particularly chosen for his slavish fealty to the Emperor, stood up on top of the trench, waved a white glove and blew a whistle and 55,000 LYB's came charging out of the trenches toward Gryme's New Dyke Line.

This attack did take out one level of fortifications (now reduced to 1) but only achieved 1:2 and was repulsed with 4:1 casualties in favor of I Amphibious Corps.

Ground combat at La Foa (New Perth)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55889 troops, 579 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 1984

Defending force 25164 troops, 569 guns, 935 vehicles, Assault Value = 757

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 776

Allied adjusted defense: 1804

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3375 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 286 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 190 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 92 (20 destroyed, 72 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
923 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 109 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Vehicles lost 57 (5 destroyed, 52 disabled)


Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
17th Infantry Regiment
48th Division
4th Tank Regiment
47th Naval Guard Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
62nd Naval Guard Unit
4th Brigade
Guards Mixed Brigade
Kure 3rd SNLF
144th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
14th/C Division
2nd Air Division
8th Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
132nd Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Engineer Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
34th Infantry Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Regiment
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
161st Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
205th Coast AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
147th Field Artillery Regiment
110th USA Base Force
811th Engineer Aviation Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment


Jap strength has grown significantly but still is not quite where it needs to be to succeed. They can't know this but supply on New Scotland is getting pretty dicey. I barely missed having the attck go in with the troops at New Perth undersupplied. Another item of note is the nearly 50 Bettys and 25 Nells who came out of their rat hole at New Ullapool.

That is an awesome ship-killing force.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/1/2010 10:52:10 PM   
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After bringing more troops ashore by fast transport convoys the past three days, the Japs attacked again at Tanna but couldn't budge Col. Edson's boys. I will try to get some supply to them as well, if I am able to get through to New Scotland.



Ground combat at Tanna (120,157)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2079 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Defending force 1565 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Japanese adjusted assault: 38

Allied adjusted defense: 59

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
333 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
I/66th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
43rd Naval Guard Unit
50th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
1st Marine Raider Battalion
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion

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Encroachment - 9/2/2010 7:14:54 PM   
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The Jap carriers have retreated to the NW of New Uallpool. Either they are headed back for reffitting or are lotiering in a safer location waiting for the fishies to come to them. New Edinburgh airfield runway is at 75% damage. Flight operations can resume at 70%. I am going to push the AK's forward. If the KB is going to come out and play it will be beyond Kate range from New Perth. It would be crazy to send the carriers into the Jap buzzsaw. The Bettys will be bad enough. The BB's will be forward with carriers when the time comes to eat some torps if need be and respond to a Jap surface sortie toward New Edinburgh.

The loss of Norfolk Is. is supremely annoying.




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RE: Encroachment - 9/2/2010 7:53:35 PM   
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Guadalcanal type situation in early '42 - great work. Unless something very bad happens you should keep growing stronger in the New Scotland area while his losses weaken him. Your carriers can remain on station longer than his so, paradoxically, oriental patience is your strength!

Re: Tanna - can your bombers at Suva reach his AKs or small surface force there or is it too late to catch them? Love to see LYBs landed without secure supply ...

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RE: Encroachment - 9/2/2010 9:55:28 PM   
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Guadalcanal type situation in early '42 - great work. Unless something very bad happens you should keep growing stronger in the New Scotland area while his losses weaken him. Your carriers can remain on station longer than his so, paradoxically, oriental patience is your strength!

Re: Tanna - can your bombers at Suva reach his AKs or small surface force there or is it too late to catch them? Love to see LYBs landed without secure supply ...



The problem is the JAPS have air superiority over New Scotland and a place to rearm and replenish whereas I have to go back to Suva or Auckland. Quite possibly, their carrier force is superior too. I desperately need to get some supply in to Noumea in the next week or two or the next Jap attack will crack the line.

LB-30's can reach Tanna from Suva but are never going to hit ships without some training.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/3/2010 6:53:13 AM   
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**********Briefing Room. 90th BS(M), USAAF, Sydney, May 12, 1942******

Col. Cathcart:...next week, the squadron is scheduled to have a demonstration attack on stationary derelict ships. We will come in at 15,000 ft. I want the formations tight. General Dreedle will be observing...

Hirsute USAAF Officer: <stands up> Oh, OH, OH, Sir?

Col. Cathcart: Yes? What is it son? <slightly annoyed>

Hirsute USAAF Officer: 15 is too high sir. We will never hit anything.

Col. Cathcart: That's doctrine, son.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yes, I know Col., but the doctrine is full of crap. The Japs aren't going to sit still. It takes forever for a bomb to fall from 15,000 feet.

Col. Cathcart: Captain, are you telling me USAAF Bombing Command doesn't know what they are doing?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Well, yes, yes I am. You see nobody has attacked an enemy ship from a B-25 yet..this time around I mean. I predict they will change the doctrine, sir.

Col. Cathcart: Oh, you do, do you?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yes sir. In fact, prediction isn't really the right word. I KNOW they will change the doctrine. Let us go in at 1,000. Then maybe some of these knuckleheads might actually hit something. <motions toward the other pilots in the room, most of whom now have mouths agape>

Col. Cathcart: <says something quietly to two burly MP's who then separate and head down the side aisles toward the hirsute office> What is your name, son?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yossarian, sir.

Col. Cathcart: Yossinovsky, do you have some kind of death wish?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: No sir, but it wouldn't matter if I did.

Col. Cathcart: <gives the high sign to the MP's who move down the row toward the hirsute officer> Despite Capt. Yossinovich's theory, the squadron will attack at 15,000 ft. Now, where was I............

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RE: Guess Where - 9/3/2010 2:08:15 PM   
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Another Cassandra wronged.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/3/2010 7:04:20 PM   
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quote:

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**********Briefing Room. 90th BS(M), USAAF, Sydney, May 12, 1942******

Col. Cathcart:...next week, the squadron is scheduled to have a demonstration attack on stationary derelict ships. We will come in at 15,000 ft. I want the formations tight. General Dreedle will be observing...

Hirsute USAAF Officer: <stands up> Oh, OH, OH, Sir?

Col. Cathcart: Yes? What is it son? <slightly annoyed>

Hirsute USAAF Officer: 15 is too high sir. We will never hit anything.

Col. Cathcart: That's doctrine, son.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yes, I know Col., but the doctrine is full of crap. The Japs aren't going to sit still. It takes forever for a bomb to fall from 15,000 feet.

Col. Cathcart: Captain, are you telling me USAAF Bombing Command doesn't know what they are doing?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Well, yes, yes I am. You see nobody has attacked an enemy ship from a B-25 yet..this time around I mean. I predict they will change the doctrine, sir.

Col. Cathcart: Oh, you do, do you?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yes sir. In fact, prediction isn't really the right word. I KNOW they will change the doctrine. Let us go in at 1,000. Then maybe some of these knuckleheads might actually hit something. <motions toward the other pilots in the room, most of whom now have mouths agape>

Col. Cathcart: <says something quietly to two burly MP's who then separate and head down the side aisles toward the hirsute office> What is your name, son?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yossarian, sir.

Col. Cathcart: Yossinovsky, do you have some kind of death wish?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: No sir, but it wouldn't matter if I did.

Col. Cathcart: <gives the high sign to the MP's who move down the row toward the hirsute officer> Despite Capt. Yossinovich's theory, the squadron will attack at 15,000 ft. Now, where was I............



I can see it now - The good general Dreedle gets air sickness so he decides to observe from a specially constructed set of bleachers [complete with canopy and wet bar] from one mile away. All his staff are with him. I predict a change of command ...

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RE: Guess Where - 9/3/2010 9:08:25 PM   
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You're so bloody-minded BB.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/3/2010 11:20:24 PM   
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I can see it now - The good general Dreedle gets air sickness so he decides to observe from a specially constructed set of bleachers [complete with canopy and wet bar] from one mile away. All his staff are with him. I predict a change of command ...


That is a really funny idea.....

<A general feeling of goodwill pervades the audience thanks to the iced adult beverages served by attractive WAC's in well-tailored skirts. The chatter slows as a flight of 3 B-25's, with brilliant sunshine reflecting off their aluminum skins, appear over the target area. Silently, a string of tiny black dots emerge from the aircraft in pefect unison. It is a stirring display. After some time, however...actually quite a long time just like Capt. Yossinovich had predicted...the black dots grow worrisomely larger and it is obvious to anyone in the crowd who has played a little baseball that these blacks may have turned from items of detached curiosity to something that will require prompt action on their part............>


But...it won't be. 90th BS(M) has gone to war....again.

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51% - 9/4/2010 4:56:01 PM   
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*********Mess Tent, 90th BS(M), Sydney, 13:30, May 12, 1942*********


Young man in fine linen slacks:
...thank you again for coming to the 90th Bombardment Squadron Imitate the Colonel Contest. Just to remind you, 90% of the points awarded by the judges will be based on a correct imitation of the Colonel's voice and patterns of speech, only 10% on appearance. The winner will win a 51% ownership in the future Sydney Shore Golf and Spa Resort <he holds up an impressive looking document to a murmur of approval> Well, let me then turn it over to Capt. Yossarian who will introduce the first contestant.

Hiruste Officer: The first contestant is Master Sargeant Collingsworth <applause>.........

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RE: Guess Where - 9/4/2010 5:05:51 PM   
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********General Dreedle's Office, Brisbane, 17:40, May 12, 1942*******


General Dreedle:
<on the phone> 1,000 ft? Damnit Cathcart, I love your spirit. If any of your men survive there will be a unit citation for all of them. <looks at map> Hmmm....Jap shipping. Got to be either Darwin or Fiji then, maybe Noumea if they can fix the runway. I think Fiji for now. There is a Dutch B-25 group at Katherine. Get you crews ready. You fly in to Suva tomorrow morning. Ground elements will follow by boat. You can use organic support at Suva. Cathcart, if I had 6 commanders like you I could be Air Boss for the Pacific. Good work, man!........

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RE: Guess Where - 9/4/2010 7:25:55 PM   
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quote:

<A general feeling of goodwill pervades the audience thanks to the iced adult beverages served by attractive WAC's in well-tailored skirts. The chatter slows as a flight of 3 B-25's, with brilliant sunshine reflecting off their aluminum skins, appear over the target area. Silently, a string of tiny black dots emerge from the aircraft in pefect unison. It is a stirring display. After some time, however...actually quite a long time just like Capt. Yossinovich had predicted...the black dots grow worrisomely larger and it is obvious to anyone in the crowd who has played a little baseball that these blacks may have turned from items of detached curiosity to something that will require prompt action on their part............>


Again with a Peckinpah moment. So I'll give you a quote

"Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists."
Sam Peckinpah

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 11:55:31 AM   
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The forces for Operation Buggritt are gathering.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 1:46:53 PM   
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The forces for Operation Buggritt are gathering.

Oh dear. These forces must be the end of the line.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 2:54:26 PM   
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quote:

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The forces for Operation Buggritt are gathering.

Oh dear. These forces must be the end of the line.


You guys could use one of these......






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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 3:02:51 PM   
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quote:

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The forces for Operation Buggritt are gathering.

Oh dear. These forces must be the end of the line.


How dare you cast aspertions on such fien Commenwealth troops. If I was a mine i'd take off my belt and by thunder my trousers would fall down!

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 3:03:17 PM   
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You guys could use one of these......


Flags? Or a bell that can't ring?

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 3:33:25 PM   
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The forces for Operation Buggritt are gathering.


Operation Buggritt:

There seems to be some dispute about the spelling. Apparently all the Norse god names and fancy latin-based, four syllable noun and adjective operation names were already taken.

I had my suspcions. So I checked Urban Dictionary


Contraction of 'Bugger It'. A phrase often used by Foul Ole Ron, a character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. He is an extremely repulsive entity who lacks the ability to speak coherently. Other phrases used by Foul Ole Ron include 'Buggrem' and 'Millenium hand and shrimp', bizarrely.


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=buggrit

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 3:35:10 PM   
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Now I suppose I have to name the relief of New Scotland "operation"...if it can be called that.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 4:36:17 PM   
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Those were the names of my next ops! So much for opsec, I can find more.

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RE: Guess Where - 9/5/2010 7:54:06 PM   
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quote:

You guys could use one of these......


Flags? Or a bell that can't ring?


I was thinking of the whole hull and all of its subsystems

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Consanguinity - 9/6/2010 6:52:55 AM   
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The operation is named after Ens. Silas McCoy who went missing on Tanna while trying to take a latrine break. It is believed he was killed by Japanese sentries but he may have also fallen into the hands of indiginous cannibals. There are even those who say they have heard him up on the mountain, running wild and making pig noises.

The Jap carriers are still about. There are about 7000 tons of supply on New Scotland. Cant wait much longer. 80,000+ Jap troops now at New Perth. The Japs will likely refuse to fight under the threat of Allied land-based aircraft and will rightly want to fight near New Ullapool. New Edinburgh is operational again...barely. A few A-24's and TBD move in to dissuade Jap surface forces.

There could be a carrier fight on the 14th but the Allied carriers have apparently not been spotted so it is unlikely. I expect some unescorted Betty/Nell raids.




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Op Buggritt - 9/7/2010 9:06:52 PM   
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Op Buggritt rumbles on. 7th Armoured Brigade, 3 x Br Inf Brigades and the 70 Div div assets will debouch into central Burma.

The Imp Guards are visible in top right hand corner, looks like they're on the move.

Two bunches of ALBs are attempting to insert themselves between Akyab and CB. I'm moving an Indian Div into the gap to make the ALBs launch an assault across the river.

Meanwhile despite fresh forces Kunming holds!

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1839 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 53 disabled


Allied ground losses:
514 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


Assaulting units:
55th Engineer Regiment
15th Guards Regiment
33rd Division
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
NCAC
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force





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RE: Op Buggritt - 9/7/2010 11:30:52 PM   
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Wow...that is a goodly number of pongoes. Op. Buggritt is multi-divisional. That should get their attention. I have these questions.

1) Do we have some chaps at Akyab to keep the ALB's from landing behind us?

2) Are the pongoes going across country to the Irrawaddy valley or down the coastal road?

3) They are attacking our logistical base at Akyab by air. Do we have some Wapiti armed with Lee-Enfield's or something that could keep them honest?*



Nice show at Kunming. They would have been well served by some time to think about taking on a herd of Asiatics led by a white guy.


*Changed pronouns to plural because it didn't sound as bad.

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RE: Op Buggritt - 9/7/2010 11:32:14 PM   
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Also... a nod to the AE crew. The map of Burma is particularly beautiful (aesthetically, I mean).

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RE: Op Buggritt - 9/7/2010 11:49:02 PM   
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This OOB question:

Were not 14, 16 and 23 Inf Brigades part of 70th Inf Div in 1942?

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RE: Guess Where - 9/8/2010 7:02:27 AM   
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I can't tell if the Allied carriers were spotted as there was no combat replay shipped with the last turn (I am assuming they were). There was; however, no Jap attack on the carriers or transports by Bettys and Nells...which instead attacked New Perth airfield to little effect. This is good as a few were shot down, some damaged and the crews will be fatigued.

The Jap carriers are gone again, or at least unspotted. I should have had a good search effort from New Scotland, Fiji, the carriers and North Island. The carriers will move NW, about 40 miles behind the AK's. I hope to bait an attack toward the AK's which will have some indirect protection from CAP bleed over from the carriers. If the Jap carriers are about they may try to close and engage or they may let the land based air go in first.




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RE: Guess Where - 9/8/2010 7:13:08 AM   
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Do a mouse-over on any TF you think might be spotted. If more than one TF in a hex, select the hex and mouse-over the TF's one by one at the bottom of the screen. You will be given detection level, if any.

Of that will not tell you if he deduces carriers because his search planes are reported shot down by CAP and so on. Unless he believes in the Bermuda Triangle.

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RE: Op Buggritt - 9/8/2010 8:17:34 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

This OOB question:

Were not 14, 16 and 23 Inf Brigades part of 70th Inf Div in 1942?


Yes. Not sure why they're broken up like this but I'm sure Andy has a cogent answer.

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