Canoerebel -> RE: Here come the Rebels! (Canoe v. Q-Ball) (8/30/2010 2:15:56 AM)
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2/26/42 and 2/27/42 While the "calm before the storm" - the "deep breath before the plunge" - continues, the Allies add a bevy of reinforcements right where they are most needed. Australia: A bunch of reinforcements arrive in Australia - nothing with any real combat value, but lots of engineers and artillery. This allows the Allies to add some units to forward bases (especially Rockhampton and the base to the north), bolstering the appearance of defense where little actually exists (admit it, even if you don't know the composition of units, a stack of four or seven or fifteen units psychologically has a certain affect). The transports carrying the big units from America and Aden have nearly finished unloading. The American division is concentrating at Sydney. I may split the Australian division between Melbourne and Perth, or I might send them to Rockhampton and Townsville. India: Port Blair falls to the evil enemy on the 27th, opening the way for serious Japanese incursions into this theater if Brad is so inclined. Fortunately, a truckload of good reinforcements just arrived - a division at Bangalore, brigades at Madras, Lahore, and another base, Caribiners at Karachi, and some decent Australian engineers at Aden. I'm leaving the Bangalore and Madras units in place. The Lahore brigade goes to Calcutta. Caribiners go to Diamond Harbor. The Oz engineers mostly go to Diego Garcia, with one other going to Addu. With the extraction of the Burma army nearly complete, the India defenses are about where I wanted them to be at this point. Aleutians: The reinforcing unit is ashore at Adak Island (I think I previously said it was heading for Attu). Another is just a few days away from Dutch Island. A Stinger force of four DDs will pay a visit to Paramushiro tonight. If Brad was awaiting spring weather to lauch a campaign up here, the time has arrived. Hawaii: All quiet on the Pacific front, except enemy subs here and there. Japanese Advances: In addition to Port Blair, the Japanese take Lashio, Schwebo, Malang, and Davao. Sub Wars: Plunger claims an xAK near Toyohara. Allied subs have had quite the success in this region.
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