Roger Neilson II -> December 10th 1941 (7/6/2011 7:19:14 PM)
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Well now its all pretty ordinary here really, though not everywhere. Suits me, I can live with ordinary. Mind you it is getting annoying the night bombing - its not as if they hit anything, but then that's a problem. I mean at night I'm far away from anywhere that the Japs might want to bomb, so if they played fair then I'd be safe, but given they can't hit what they are aiming for they run a good chance of getting me. maybe I ought to sleep out on the middle of the runways? Anyway I have decided that one thing this war will provide is opportunity - the promotion ladder may well me a little more easy to climb while the war is on, and I'd prefer to get higher up the pole before it ends. Another part to that is the ability of a Genreal - why not I ask myself- to do quite nicely on his memoirs. So as well as getting there I need to keep stuff ready for my memoirs - hence notes from today's briefings and tittle tattle round the bar at the HQ. 1. In a night Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay DDs Scout and Thanet intercepted two Japanese transports and sunk them both with no damage to themselves. 2. In submarine attacks AMC Manoora, sustained 2 torpedo hits 2, and subsequently sank with all hands. TK Merula, took a torpedo hit and laden with fuel was lost. CL Danae, suffered 3 torpedo hits and was also lost. 3. Nauru Island has been invaded and taken by the enemy, Landings have begun at Laoag. 4. Hong Kong is coming under enemy assault. 5. Airfields in the Philippines are bombed and strafed. 6. Georgetown is attacked by Lily bombers escorted by Oscars and two ships are hit by bombs: AMc Medusa, xAP Kelantan 7. Near Laoag B17s spot the Heavy cruisers Maya and Chokai but fail to hit them with their bombs. 8. AS Canopus, air dropped torpedo hits 2, and is sun near Davao. HQ reckons there's another Carrier group operating round there. 9. Nells supported by the ever present Zeros atatcked shipping in Manila and: xAP President Madison, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damagee xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage 10. SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku - none of them explode.......... I guess the language on that sub was choice after that! 11. In hot pursuit of the KB the Yanks missed their targets at night and were left open to attacks by the flyboys from the carriers. Ooops! DD Phelps, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, DD Farragut, Bomb hits 4,heavy fires, sunk. DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. . CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shaw, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Henley, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Ralph Talbot, Bomb hits 1 DD Bagley, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DD Helm, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Dale, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Cummings, Bomb hits 1 DD Downes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Henley, heavy fires, heavy damage All in all a not very good day for our somewhat Gung-ho transatlantic cousins. Things I have learned today...... 1. Planes can easily sink ships - stay off ships 2. Don't ever expect the Yanks to use discretion 3. Opportunity knocks for the person who looks after number one. [image]local://upfiles/21586/53F0AEECC0F3402ABCE2C598F6CE2DEA.jpg[/image]
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