kaleun -> RE: North Star (7/23/2013 9:08:56 PM)
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July 28th. Darwin, isolated by enemy naval assets and long range aircraft, has been receiving a trickle of supplies flown in from Alice Springs in amounts completely insufficient for the forces and civilians stationed there. Yesterday, a small xAKL arrived loaded to the brim with canned food, and assorted other materiel. This is, unfortunately no more than a drop in the bucket but the morale effect is impressive. There is hope for additional small convoys to sneak in, undetected. On the other side, the brass decides to expand the garrison at Norfolk Island and a Base Force from New Zealand is dispatched. July 29th. The war heats up again as G3M2s from Attu hit an xAKL at Dutch Harbor proving once again how necessary it is for the airfield to be operational. At Chittagong, the 3rd Indian coastal artillery arrives and begins setting up. July 30th. The enemy rhythm has slowed down, it seems, whether from reaching the end of his logistical chain, or because he has already achieved his objectives remains to be seen. In Washington, Gallup the pollster sends in his latest report. Japan VPs 27829, Allies 6909. The AA and engineer reinforcements for DH are at Kodiak waiting for the allied carriers to arrive and cover their approach to Dutch Harbor. At Chittagong a small operation, Bengal Ambush, is prepared. 2 Coastal defense battalions will reinforce the one already there. Once ready, bombing attacks will resume from the airbase. The expectation is that the enemy will, once again, bring his cruisers out to flatten the field; only this time, he will face three times the coastal defense batteries. Maybe it will cost him a cruiser or two. An S class submarine also sets out from Colombo to patrol on the approach to Chittagong to snipe on any crippled ships that return from such a raid. July 31st. Chittagong boasts level 3 fortifications. [image]local://upfiles/6626/65AFCAAF41DA4A3CA080CA8E54E98E2B.jpg[/image]
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