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Mad66 -> RE: Facing the Iron Rain - Mad66(A) vs. Rainer79(J) Big B 1.5 (2/24/2009 4:10:33 PM)
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January 13-14th, 1942
Lautem, Timor, DEI - A sad day for the Dutch, first the defenders of Lautem are pounded by two battleships, then bombed by Betties, then finally overrun by a heavy Japanese ground assault, and forced to surrender.
Kiska Island - This time it is the Japanese turn to be pounded from the icy seas, as battleships Colorado and Arizona pound the defenders, then withdraw towards Dutch harbor. Fuel seems to be a problem, but tankers and an underway replenishment force are underway. Unfortunately, to get ammo for the big guns, I think they are going to have to end up back all the way to Prince Rupert,or even Vancouver or Seattle.
Mandalay, Burma - More aerial fun, as 49 Zeroes come in for a sweep, to be met by 31 P-40E Warhawks. The Japanese tactics are still hard to counter, and 15 Warhawks are lost for only 5 Zeroes.
Singkawang, DEI - Aircraft from Palembang seek to strike at Japanese transports in the area of Pontiniak, but its costly. Four torpedo bombers, two level bombers, and a half dozen fighters are lost for only three transports hit, one seriously.
In China, a few bombing runs, and Japanese forces mopping up guerilla groups.
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