Canoerebel
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Joined: 12/14/2002 From: Northwestern Georgia, USA Status: offline
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3/15/43 John is flipping turns again. His "body language" suggests that he's energized. This, in turn, likely means something's up. And if something's up it probably means Sumatra. Battle of Sumatra: A quiet day. Neither the Kongos nor the Six Sisters were due in port, and they obliged. Surprisingly, enemy strike aircraft did not hit Langsa, either. (I transferred my surviving aircraft there and may get a chance to move some of them out tomorrow). No sign of imminent invasion, concnetration of ground troops to hit the hex south of Langsa, or moving up towards the west coast road. KB is posted NNW of Sabang. Also, patrols are now reporting that the Kongos and the Six Sisters may be using Sinabang to rearm on the bombardment runs. I'm repositioning many of my subs, both to interdict this route and to vector in on the KB. DD Decoy, the last Allied combat ship at Sabang, will make a break for Ceylon tonight. She can make 26 knots, so her chances are decent. DD Cushing made the sprint about a week ago and survived to tell the tale. She's repairing and upgrading at Colombo. SWPac: Peanut 1 and Peanut 2 are at 100%. Peanut 3 is at 30%. Lots of supply and fuel coming into Oz. Many of the major support units (HQ, AA, and engineers are in place). Three restricted Aussie divisions are 100% prepped. I just bought an American division and it's loading at Los Angeles to make the trip to Melbourne via Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Auckland. In about two months, the Allies might be in a position to proceed with the invasion of Java, New Guinea and/or Admiralties/New Britian. SigInt and base building continue to show lots of opportunities exist. SoPac: A small amphibious force is inbound to Vaitupu, which recon shows is vacant. That's too far forward to have good chances of success - I think John will react - but I'm risking little.
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