April 16th, 1942

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FeurerKrieg -> April 16th, 1942 (5/28/2008 4:38:23 AM)
April 16th, 1942 PG Sutlej hit a sub laid Type 88 Mine near Diamond Harbor and sinks. The Army attacks Sian again, but falls to maintain momentum. At Yenan, another push does surprisingly well, perhaps the communists are running low on supplies. (2 to 1, forts 7 -> 6) On Java, several Dutch units are finally captured. Approximately 1500 POWs are captured. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/java15-1.jpg[/image] Dutch units are dissolved. On Sumatra, the first combat flights of our newest bomber, the Ki-48-II "Lily" are launched against Dutch surviors in the jungle. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/lily1.jpg[/image] Trial attacks with the new Ki-48-II bombers. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/ki48II.jpg[/image] Ki-48-II Lily quote: The Ki-48-II differed little from its predecessor, but it incorporated a slightly lengthened fuselage, improved engines (Nakajima Ha-115s with a two-stage blower), some fuel-tank protection, and some armour for the crew, including a 12.5mm plate behind the bombardier's seat, a 6.5mm plate under the pilot's seat, 16.5mm armour behind the pilot's seat, and 16.5mm plates to protect the dorsal and ventral ammunition boxes. Within two months of its first flight, the Ki-48-II entered production as the Ki-48-IIa. These production planes differed from the prototypes only in minor details, such as local strengthening of the fuselage. The maximum bomb-load of the Ki-48-II was double that of the -I

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 16th, 1942 (5/28/2008 6:38:34 AM)
April 17th, 1942 Our troops at Yenan and Sian both take a rest today. In Burma, over 80,000 mean flooded across the river and easily routed the Chinese units stationed at Mandalay. Aside from a small base force, no British troops were present. Apparently the solidarity of the Allies only goes so far. Two divisions will drive up the road to Myitkina to clear the rail and capture the last remaining base of our original objectives. Then, we will distribute men, artillery and AA guns over the region to ensure base defense from air, sea and land. NLF units will act as scouts and remain in place in the jungle to provide early warning of any British invasions of Burma. Additional AA guns are already being prepared for shipment from Korea and will arrive in a few weeks. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma28.jpg[/image] The last significant resistance in Burma is washed away.

FeurerKrieg -> April 18th, 1942 (5/28/2008 7:05:43 AM)
April 18th, 1942 The Allied heavy bombers, quiet for a while now, attacked Meiktila today, bombing various food and material production centers. 2 Blenheim IVs and 1 Liberator were brought down with flak but the production areas still took significant damage. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma29.jpg[/image] Enemy bombers flying again. In China, the 1st Yoki Eki Rgt and the 'C' bge of the 51st Div attacked Nanning. The city is surrounded and small units are posted at the river crossings to prevent any rescue attempts. This first attack went well. (1 to 1, forts 5 -> 4) Once Yenan is captured, some bombers will rebase to Canton and assist at Nanning. In the north pacific, Zeros flew sweep over Umnak killing 3 P-39Ds for the loss of 3 of their own. They did their job of clearing the way for Nell bombers which came in afterwards and hit the airfield, destroying one P-40E on the ground.

FeurerKrieg -> April 19th, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:00:26 AM)
April 19th, 1942 Scattered air to ground strikes in Burma, but most action was in China today. Our attack on Sian again moved forward. (1 to 1, forts 6 -> 5). And in an major surprise, the IJA troops at Yenan forces the surrender of the Communists defenders! 20,000 POWs were captured, including the Red Chinese Army HQ. Most of these troops will now move on to support the offensive against Sian. An attack at Nanning make little progress. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china22.jpg[/image] Yenan captured in a stunning surge of IJA strength. Koumac airfield opened today as well.

Alikchi2 -> RE: April 19th, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:02:00 AM)
Mao is probably rotting away in a Manchurian prison now. [:D]

FeurerKrieg -> April 20th, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:07:20 AM)
April 20th, 1942 Mostly quiet today. Jakes and Zeros at Dutch Harbor put another bomb into the AVD Mackinac. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/dutchharbor6.jpg[/image] Another bomb for the Mackinac. With all the troops building up at Suva and Noumea, plenty of engineers are around to help build up the facilities. Noumea opened up new larger piers today. (port size 4)

FeurerKrieg -> RE: April 19th, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:09:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Alikchi Mao is probably rotting away in a Manchurian prison now. [:D] Yes, I think you are correct. Either prison or the gallows... [sm=fighting0045.gif]

FeurerKrieg -> April 21st, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:20:44 AM)
April 21st, 1942 The attack at Sian grinds to a halt again. (0 to 1) I-153 hits the MSW Poole, but our tanker, Hokki Maru, hits an enemy sub laid mine at Tarawa. The tanker will survive and thankfully it was an empty headed back to Kwajelein. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/sub15.jpg[/image] I-153 scores a hit. Iwo Jima and Kai Island opened up airfields (sz 1), and Thursday Island can now support offensive missions (sz 2).

FeurerKrieg -> April 22st, 1942 (5/29/2008 6:58:33 AM)
April 22nd, 1942 MSW Poole reported sunk. Our troops move up the road to Myitkina. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma30.jpg[/image] Mopping up in Burma. Meiktila AF (in Burma) expands. (sz 2)

FeurerKrieg -> April 23rd, 1942 (5/30/2008 7:23:39 AM)
April 23rd, 1942 The 40th Division finally reach the front lines northwest of Ichang and forced two Chinese Corps and the 2nd Group Army HQ to retreat over the river. An SNLF and an artillery regiment will stay on station to guard the river, but the 40th Div and the 18th Mixed Bge/B will head back to Ichang. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china23.jpg[/image] Chinese pushed back across the river.

FeurerKrieg -> April 24th, 1942 (5/30/2008 7:30:49 AM)
April 24th, 1942 Jakes, Nells and Zeros attack Dutch Harbor but only destroy one P-39D. Some barges are enroute to Akyab carrying elements of a Bge. The barges will make several trips, taking the Bge to Akyab and bring our paratroopers back to Rangoon. Some Allied air launch a strike on Akyab. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma31.jpg[/image] Air attack on Akyab. Guam and Tongatapu both expand their airfields. (sz 4 and 2)

FeurerKrieg -> April 25th, 1942 (5/30/2008 7:37:36 AM)
April 25th, 1942 Multiple heavy airstrikes against our ground forces in Burma as our units close in on Myitkina. Otherwise, quiet. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/blenhiemiv.jpg[/image] Blenheim IV, a plane seen in high numbers over Burma.

FeurerKrieg -> April 26th, 1942 (6/1/2008 5:27:26 AM)
April 26th, 1942 I-16's appear over Sian, but our bombers have been escorted by Oscars for a long while now. The Oscar's knock down an I-16 and the rest of the I-16's don't cause any problems. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china24.jpg[/image] Chinese fighters attempt resistance. A barge is sunk near Akyab by a Blenheim IV. The TK Hokki Maru, which I thought would be okay, sunk as it reached Kwajalein today. Babo opened up an airbase (sz1)

FeurerKrieg -> April 27th, 1942 (6/2/2008 7:48:11 AM)
April 27th, 1942 Gunboats attack our barges at Akyab! The troops are unloaded but four barges are sunk. We will replace these at Rangoon and continue the troop ferry. Army bombers at Rangoon and Moulemein have been put on naval attack to try and catch these enemy ships. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/akyab.jpg[/image] Barges attacked at Akyab. At Myitkina, the Burmese campaign was officially complete as our troops easily captured the base. Future plans involve small units taking up guarding positions on the trails from India and AA, ART and Infantry units will dig in at the major bases. Soon over lapping LRCAP bases will be set up also to stop those large Allied bombing raids. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma32.jpg[/image] Burma is firmly part of the Empire now. In China, with the assistance of Lilys and Sallys rebased to Canton after Yenan was captured, the IJA troops at Nanning made progress in their offensive. Bases across the South Pacific continue to get larger and more capable. Papaete, Penhryn Island and Tarawa all expanded today. (AF sizes 2, 3, and 4 respectively) At Noumea and Suva, all units are present and tomorrow they will start loading up for Operation Sakura. The loading will probably take 2-4 days, in order to get organized and such, but by May 1st-2nd, the fleet should be setting sail for New Zealand.

FeurerKrieg -> April 28th, 1942 (6/2/2008 7:59:20 AM)
April 28th, 1942 The offensive at Sian moves forward. (1 to 1, forts 5 -> 4) Reinforcments are at the river northeast of the city, but the troops present seem to be able to handle Sian, so we will wait until the city falls for our units to cross the river. An LB-30 hit another barge at Akyab. Zero from Lautem (Timor) flew sweep over Darwin. Liz and Nell bombers were supposed to follow from Koepang, but the airbase there was socked in. Boela, Kiska and Noumea all expanded airfields today. (sz 1, 1, and 5) [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/noumea-1.jpg[/image] Noumea.

FeurerKrieg -> April 29th, 1942 (6/2/2008 8:09:39 AM)
April 29th, 1942 Jakes and Zeros hit Dutch Harbor again, 2 P-39Ds are shot down. At Nanning, the troops surged forward, the base may fall tomorrow. (3 to 1, forts 3 -> 2) At Darwin, after the bad weather yesterday, internal commands caused problems today. Our bombers and fighter both flew, but the bombers reached target before the fighers. They still messed up the Darwin airfields pretty good, but the price was too high. 4 Nells and 6 Liz bombers lost compared to 5 Hudson I, 5 Martin 139, 3 Wirraways and 2 P-40E. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/darwin2.jpg[/image] The bombers arrive too soon.

FeurerKrieg -> April 30th, 1942 (6/3/2008 6:19:41 AM)
April 30th, 1942 The last day of April ends well. Almost all of our troops are loaded up at Noumea and Suva and the fleets will organize tomorrow and head to sea on the 2nd of May. In China, Nanning is captured along with the complete surrender of a Chinese Corp. 12,000 POWs are taken. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china25.jpg[/image] Nanning is captured. Port Blair and Maumere both expand airfields (sz 2 and sz 1) and the port facilities at Luganville expanded. (sz 3)

FeurerKrieg -> April 42 Stats (6/4/2008 8:37:55 AM)
Well, April stats certainly show one thing - April was a quiet month! More recon planes lost than army fighters! Only a few ships sunk, too. That will probably not be the case with May, so once OSO gets his PC up and running again things should start to heat up. I'll be posting Burma and Chinese theater updates soon as well. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42SB.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42Airlosses-fullwar.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42Airlosses-month.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42ShipLosses.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42SubRatio.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42SubLeaders.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42TopGuns.jpg[/image] [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42Prod.jpg[/image]

FeurerKrieg -> Burma - 5/1/42 (6/8/2008 8:17:46 AM)
We are about finished offensively here. Several NLF units will be placed in the jungles and mountain areas just outside of Allied bases so we can see what is coming if and when the British attack. Plenty of ART and AA will be placed in all the other bases, and mutually supporting LRCAP will be used to try and keep the Allied bombers from closing all our airbases. Akyab will only be held to prevent usage by the British, we won't be using it as an airbase or building up the port/airbase there. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42Burma.jpg[/image]

FeurerKrieg -> China - 5/1/42 (6/8/2008 8:23:13 AM)
Sian should fall in the next week or two and then those forces will push northwest to capture the resource and oil areas up there. Some small units may march far to the northwest to see if there are lightly defended bases near Mongolia. In the south, a brigade is enroute from Saigon to Nanning, and then we may try to push into Lashio again. A very large push will hit Changsha in a day or two, and that will be the main focus for a while. The units near Ichang are mainly there to prevent a 'free' river crossing by the Chinese. The 40th Div is in Ichang to counterattack any crossing from the north or south of Ichang. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/April42China.jpg[/image]

FeurerKrieg -> May 1st, 1942 (6/13/2008 4:28:02 AM)
OSO's computer is back in business and so are we! May 1st, 1942 A Dutch unit (10th NEIAF BF) was destroyed near Benjarmasin today. 200 starving POWs were captured. Various Hurricane ground attacks in Burma, nothing significant though. At Chittagong, 31 Two-Engined bombers and 20 Zeros attack the three ships that had hit our barges several days ago. Hurricanes defending and we lost 2 A6M3's to 1 Hurricane. The bomber made the attack good though, putting three 250kg AP bombs into the PG Indus. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma33.jpg[/image] May starts with a bomb in an enemy ship. Transports will set sail from Noumea tonight and head east. In two more days, transports will leave from Suva and head west. Once the fleets meet up they will head to New Zealand. Glen submarines are en route to areas south of the Society Islands, and our combat fleets will sail a couple days after the transports leave Suva. They will be able to catch up to the other ships due to their greater speed.

FeurerKrieg -> May 2nd, 1942 (6/15/2008 10:43:22 AM)
May 2nd, 1942 Air attacks began at Changsha to support the ground offensive there. P-43A Lancers were on CAP duty. Our Oscars mostly took care of them , although one P-43A made to the Lily bombers and shot one down. The Oscars killed 2 P-43As. At Sian, air raids continue, but our dive bombers have been redirected to the airport along with the level bombers which had already been hitting the airfields. Today, the I-16c's on CAP there dodge our Oscars and shot down three Ki-30 Ann bombers. One I-16c wsa destroyed on the ground, however. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china26.jpg[/image] The siege at Changsha begins. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china27.jpg[/image] Supporting air strikes. Another Dutch remant was rounded up at Sawahloento. The unit was ID'd as the So Sumatra Garrison Bn. Approx 400 POW's were taken. Upolo airbase expanded today.

FeurerKrieg -> May 3rd, 1942 (6/15/2008 10:52:03 AM)
May 3rd, 1942 Zeros attacking Dutch Harbor today encoutered P-40Es instead of the P-39s they had been seeing. Our pilots have learned well quickly, and today shot down three of the Warhawks while taking no damage at all. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/dutchharbor7.jpg[/image] Zeros over Dutch Harbor. Air raids at Changsha continued, today destroying four P-43As (2 in the air, 2 on the ground). The army again pushed on Sian, and continued to move towards capturing the base. (1 to 1, forts 5 -> 4) Majuro airport expanded today. (sz 2)

FeurerKrieg -> May 4th, 1942 (6/22/2008 2:03:19 AM)
May 4th, 1942 Air attacks on Sian and Changsha continue. I-16c's try to defend Sian and P-43A Lancers attempt the same at Changsha. Allied air hit Mandalay hard. We have lots of engineers in place there, and the airfield should be fixed up fairly soon. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma34.jpg[/image] An enemy bomber is shot down. Liz and Nell bombers hit Darwin after another sweep by Zeros. Several Hudson, Martin 139 and P-40E aircraft were destroyed. Overall today, the Allies lost 26 airplanes to our 10. Bora Bora completed an airfield today.

FeurerKrieg -> May 5th, 1942 (6/23/2008 7:33:01 AM)
May 5th, 1942 After receiving minor attacks from Chinese bombers in past days, our bombers counterattacked at Hengchow today, destroying 3 I-16c and 1 SB-2c on the ground. At Changsha, the Army attacked but achieved little results. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china28.jpg[/image] Large scale assault at Changsha Liz and Nell bombers attacked the ports at Darwin but missed most of their targets. The AK Palawan was hit with a 800kg bomb. Attacks from enemy bombers continue in Burma. Our AA brings down 2-4 planes each day. The fleets of Operation Sakura continue their trek southward. D-day will probably fall around the 14th or 15th.

FeurerKrieg -> May 6th, 1942 (6/23/2008 7:42:29 AM)
May 6th, 1942 The army faired better at Sian today, pushing forward and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. The fall of Sian is growing closer every day. (1 to 1, forts 4->3) Also in China, part of the 18th Mixed Bge attack in the forest east of Chungking and pushed back several Chinese units and two HQ units. This will help keep our flank at Ichang secure as any attack on Ichang could easily be cut off by this unit. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/china29.jpg[/image] Extending the flank in China Dobodura airfield expanded today. (sz 3)

FeurerKrieg -> May 7th, 1942 (6/23/2008 7:46:40 AM)
May 7th, 1942 A quiet day as the only air action was 8 Hurricanes in Burma attacking our ground troops and 9 SB-2c's attacking our troops at Changsha. Ont heg round, our troops again pushed forward at Sian. (1 to 1, fort 3 -> 2) The troops will rest for a day and then resume the offensive again.

FeurerKrieg -> May 8th, 1942 (6/23/2008 7:55:32 AM)
May 8th, 1942 After basing some Oscars in Mandalay, the enemy flew a sweep mission over the base today. We lost six Oscar's (thankfully two pilots were rescued) and destroyed 3 P-40E and 1 Hurricane. A unit of A6M3 Navy fighters will fly in tomorrow in case they attack again. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma35.jpg[/image] Air combat over Mandalay Nell and Liz bombers at Timor attack the unguarded base at Wyndham today, but only destroyed one Hudson bomber on the ground. The airfields at Efate were completed today and can now support our two engined torpedo bombers. Construction will now turn to fortifying the island against enemy assault.

FeurerKrieg -> May 9th, 1942 (6/26/2008 9:43:21 AM)
May 9th, 1942 The Dutch sub KXVI found a small group of transports heading to Rangoon and attacked on the surface at night, hitting with several torpedos and AA gun fire. One AP was sunk and 70 men of the 4th SNLF lost their lives. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/sub16.jpg[/image] Sub victim. Changsha and Sian were both attacked again, resulting in shot down P-43As and I-16c. The ground fight at Sian should end soon as today's attack again made progress. (1 to 1, forts 2->1) An attack at Changsha did not budge the line. In Burma, enemy fighters came to call at Mandalay, but today our Oscars were reinforced with some A6M3. 7 Hurricanes and 4 P-40E's were shot down for the loss of 2 Zeros and 4 Oscars. After that attack, level bombers came in and many were damaged by our CAP. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/burma36.jpg[/image] A bomber goes down. In the Society Islands, an airfield was opened on Rarotonga (sz 1). At Wau on New Guinea, the airfield there was expanded. (sz 3)

FeurerKrieg -> May 10th, 1942 (6/26/2008 10:00:57 AM)
May 10th, 1942 Air attacks on Sian in China and umnak in the north Pacific. Allied bomber hit Mandalay hard, but our fighter had left in the morning and no planes were lost in the bombing. The 21st Mixed/A attacked British forces near Imphal, but failed to push the enemy back. The a portion of the 55th Division will cross the river and lend a hand. Operation Sakura is near its target. You can see the positions of the KB and the invasion fleets below. KB is sailing down a slot that is equidistant from Aukland and the coast of Australia to minimize the change of being seen. So far, not a single ship has been seen of either the invasion groups or the KB. Our luck will not hold much longer. [image]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/bfeurer/sakura2.jpg[/image] Operation Sakura Status

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