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undercovergeek -> RE: Turn 32 - 07/01/1942 (11/25/2009 3:58:21 PM)
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Pacific
The rest of the 33rd lands without issues and the artillery force that split from the Pearl Support Force also lands, accompanyed by the BB TF here - throughtout the day as it unloads the BBs pound Lahaina causing minor casualties and disruption to the troops here - at last.
The cruiser force again finds S-35 but cant attack, she then runs into the BB tf unloading the artillery forces and is hit 10 times in the shallow water, debris is seen floating on the surface.
Yank has either changed tactic or run out of bombers at Pearl - the only air offensive in the area was 2 runs by B17s escorted by fighters, no Dauntless, no Havocs, no Jolos - 1 bomb hit the Ise and 4 B17s were damaged.
Engineers and the rest of the 4th Inf regiment unload at Kona unhindered by any attacks from the air or sea. I can see now that Hilo is garrisoned - 3 days of recon from Johnston showed it as empty.
The shock attack at Lahaina produces odds of 5:1, thank god for the 33rd Division - 2265 Japanese go as casualties but 26665 Allied prisoners are taken. The place has 40k supplies and 2k fuel - this will be shipped in from Midway, where there is 40k tonnes on ships waiting for this very day, the airfield and port are undamaged. 2 single Bettys are flown in to recon Pearl and Mavis are flown in to provide naval searches - the US CVs have to be somewhere. Zeros will land here next turn to provide CAP over the Emporers latest and most important aquisition so far - Lahaina falls at last.
Kona, undefended also falls, the engineers are already ashore expanding the airfields here and at Lahaina. The garrison across the island consists of 2 units - i dont know what they are so the 20th Inf regiment fresh from Lahainas fall is loading on ships to come back to Kona and provide garrison duties. I dont have enough AV support or engineers to build both up simultaneously so will wait until Kona is built and then will take Hilo - nothing else will land here from the Allies - Sallys and Bettys will be ready to sink any approaching ships.
All empty transport ships are immediately sent back to Midway, and any damaged ships are grouped and sent to Midway also.
Phillipines/Formosa/South China Sea/Borneo
The evil force of cruisers struck again in the night, an AK unloading a small SNLF unit at Madjene was caught unawares and sunk with all hands aboard.
24 Nells attack the cruiser force in the morning - all miss bless them - ive really come to expect nothing else from them now - ill check the fatigue and morale levels next turn.
In the afternoon 27 Nells attack again and.................. miss [:@] - idiots.
Troops at Donggala land at the undefended base and will take it next turn, ships are also 1 turn out from 3 more bases around Celebes.
In the south undefended Pare Pare falls.
North, on the north coast of Borneo at Beaufort the 91st naval guards attack the 108th RN base force that has entered the area, odds come out at 1:1 but only the base force takes casualties - 31, and stays put.
The 8th JAAF AF Btn takes its 5th base in Luzon at Iba - this is it now - the engineers are looking at Clark Field with 32 units present - they will wait here for the main attack.
Malaya & Burma
Plans are still afoot to move the paras to Moulemein and drop again in northern Burma - Pegu has 13 units here, but Rangoon, recently reconned shows aircraft but no garrison, i will recon more.
Thai forces and the 143rd Inf regiment head north to start the attacks into Burmas heartland.
The race to Kuala Lumpur continues.
In General
Looking at the IJ base list there is a massive amount of bases with 15-18k resources on - i will start setting up CS convoys, maybe single ship to start emptying and shipping these bases.
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