John 3rd
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Joined: 9/8/2005 From: La Salle, Colorado Status: offline
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I have lost my notes for January 29-30, 1942! Will look for them and do this out-of-order. To provide a brief synopsis of events. My KB2 (Akagi, Kaga, Ryuho, Hosho) returned to Rangoon to refuel and reprovision and then head towards Ceylon on a Raid. A bombardment force was sent to Diamond Harbor, India to hit any shipping there. My Recon has picked up ships there. Continued normal attacks by Air and Land Bombardment in China and Singapore. KB1--Hiryu, Soryu, and Shoho head to La Foa, NC to refuel. CarDiv5 (Shokaku/Zuikaku) at operating near Suva. January 31, 1942 No major SS activity. Air 44B hit Yemen and cause 11 Resources to be damaged. I am initiating an all-out Bombardment of Chinese Resource Centers. Raid Chungking, CH with 22Z and 50B cause 26 Resource to be Damaged. Java Sweep Badoeng and shot down 4 ABDA Fighters Sweep Soerbaja and bag 3 Fighters Betty's from Rangoon (12 total) hit Diamond Harbor and hit 3 ML with TT---One Sinks! Notice just got served that I have bombers ranging from there. Ground Capture Maumere, Flores Capture MANDALAY, Burma!!! I do not understand why but he abandoned it! I'll take a gift... Landing at Darwin, Aust CD and mines damage 4 AP Lose 2100 Casualties with the landing. Spot 2 Inf Bat, 1 Brigade, and 6 BF there--I should have PLENTY of troops to take them. Bombard Changsha for 104 cas Singapore Attack (troops crossing the Johore) 614 Jap for 54 ABDA Land at Bankha, Sum and Wewak, NG Naval Action Kongo Bombardment Group hits Diamond Harbor and further damages 2 ML and 660 Cas Darwin Bombardment inflicts 525 Cas CarDiv5 hits Nandi for 27 Cas and NO losses. Training operations have begun! KB1--arrives at La Foa, NC A replenishment Convoy arrives the same day. Nice planning... I see ships fleeing Diamond Harbor. KB2 will hit them... February 1, 1942 No major SS activity. I have a lot of SS operating around Australia, SW of Hawaii, and around Ceylon. Mine Trimcomlee Harbor with 2 minelaying SS. Air Action Java Fighting--Java Sweeps claim 4F for 1Z. BATTLE OVER CHUNGKING--the AVG makes a rude surprise and hits my raid of 22Z and 40B with 57 P-40 and 9 Hurricanes. In a 'spirited' dogfight, my Zeros do well--11 enemy fighters fall but I lose 11Z and 8B. The remaining Bombers still get through and damage 4 Resources. I must be worrying him with my resource attacks. A lot of the AVG has been shot down in the last two weeks--about 23-25 planes. Ground Capture KOUMAC, NC! No resistance at all... Capture Bankha, Sum, and Wewak, NG Land at Waingapu, Flores Bombard Singapore for 128 Cas Deliberate attack at Changsha! NOTHING! 311,696 Jap vs. 172,986 Chinese 0-1 Result at Fort 7. Casualties are large--12,928 for the Japanese vs. 6090 Chinese. I do manage to take out over 10% of his available artillery... Navy Unloading continues at Darwin, Aust--NO RESISTANCE from the air. Troops are there and bombard me to little effect. I will wait another day before attacking. Both BB Groups bombard and nearly 650 Casualties. I lose 1AP due to damage from yesterday's landings. KB2 goes into action and sinks two large AK NE of Ceylon. No losses... I send them south of Ceylon because I have spotted Royal Navy units leaving Trimcomlee and Colombo. Perhaps I can bag a few!!!
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