Lowpe
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Sept 22, 1943 (maybe it is the 23, lost track) I now have 98 repaired factories working on the Ki202. I should get the engine, with current research in May to June of 44. I am thinking about getting another factory working on researching it to speed things up even more, but I am not sure that I will need to. Time to do a little arithmetic. Night bombing of Rabaul again by the Allies. Just letting the AA guys handle it, although I have some Irving NF on their way. They are taking their time, transferring a base, resting, transferring. No hurry as the pilots are all still catching up. Quiet day, relatively. Allies resting their bombers in Burma, only bombardment attacks there. Some bombing of Trinkat's airfield; but I have landed 250 AV of the heavy 4th Infantry Division there with no loss, flying in dribs and drabs more. Those paratroopers are going to get hit, hopefully, by two BB groups (5 in all) screened by two CL/DD surface groups. Then they will be bombed at very low altitudes and also strafed, then the 4th will attack. Lots of floats on recon to walk those heavy BB guns in on target. Trashed another Chinese corp, and bombed several more. In a complete screwup on my part, I lose another CA this time in the Solomons. They were doing fast transport and got stuck out exposed. Wave skimming assault bombers reached out and touched me. I have used these guys in Downfall against m-m just in this manner...not too pleasant to be on the business end of something like 8 fifty caliber machineguns and then getting bombed too. We will see if I can save the ship. Fingers crossed. Burma got a hefty dose of supplies, plus an E escort landed 28 hits on a Yank sub they tried to interfere at Mergui. Will stop unloading supplies and send the rest to Sabang, worried he will send some destroyers in on a night time dash and all my ships will be at Trinkat. Allies have ships bound for Trinkat (?) behind Port Blair an Iboat shoots and misses on a xak, and can't target a LST. Midget subs and carriers left port today. I am sending the very slow minisub to Ceylon, while the fast minisub is going to Port Blair (where there is a juicy xAP in port). We will see how the work,hopefully no mine hits.
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