Speedysteve -> 11th September 1943 (7/8/2006 10:50:02 AM)
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Hi all, Hi Bruce - let's hope so [:)] Well well intel and recon indicates 43000 troops and 293 guns on Tarawa. I have 100% decided NOT to invade Tarawa now. No point considering I can take the unoccuppied Apamama and Makin. More bombing of support and supply positions today by my CV's. ------------- SS Grouper scored again today in probably sinking AK Tottori Maru with 2 torpedoes 240 miles SE of Camranh Bay. SS Nautilus was poorly hunted by 4 x MSW throughout the day in the middle of the Phillipine Sea. SS Raton hit the empty transport Ceylon Maru with a torpedo 120 miles north of Pagan. ------------- An AP arrives at San Francisco tomorrow. Also my first shipment of Thunderbolt II's arrived at Trincomalee to replace a Hurricane II squadron. 10 more air groups were embarked at San Francisco today (PV1 x 2, F4U, P39, A36A, PB4Y, B24, C47, PBY, SBD) along with 750,000 tonnes of fuel and supply. Important to keep material flowing towards my offensive areas. [image]local://upfiles/4211/8DC7D60079EA4F24A97A2404FB41EC8A.jpg[/image]
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