Canoerebel
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Joined: 12/14/2002 From: Northwestern Georgia, USA Status: offline
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Oh, it was a nightmare. For those who weren't reading then, let me tell you how things devolved and are now evolving. A month back, Death Star and the Herd departed Legaspi for an important operation that included contested landings at Miri and Puerto Princesa and uncontested landings at Balabac Island and Sandakan, Borneo. The embarkation of troops was complicated and confusing, involving multiple ports and the putting together, taking apart, and then putting together again of the various assault components. I got myself good and confused so that the very first landing got screwed up, as 6th Aus. Div. came ashore at Puerto Princesa rather than Miri. The unit took high disablements, but I knew she would likely be enough to handle the modest enemy garrison. Then CV Lexington took a torp. Then I had to figure out what to do with 7th Aus. Div/A, prepping for Puerto, the only unit available to hit Miri. I didn't like the looks of that, so I diverted the Aussies to vacant Beaufort, which they took. The landings at Balabac and Sandakan went well. I had to cross my fingers and hope that 6th Aus. Div. would take Puerto. I kept the unit prepping for Miri, in hopes that eventually I could turn my attention to that base. Despite all this carnage, I ended up with four good bases, the engineers have built aifields at Beaufort and Balabac to level two, 6th Australian is now 55% prepped for Miri, and John apparently hasn't reinforced the base. So an operation that seemed to be swirling down the toilet turned into a pretty successful venture.
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