MrKane -> RE: Road to Tokyo. MrKane(A) vs Spidery(J) (11/13/2014 12:14:11 PM)
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5 Sep 1943 Southwest Pacific HQ: Operation "Bigfoot" Oil centers destroyed: - Palembang ( 249 ) still burning ... - Balikpapan ( 110) - Djambi ( 155 ) - Samarinda ( 10 ) - Soerabaja ( 96 ) ----------------------- total count: 620 It seems Spidery decided evacuate north Java. A lot of PBs and light warships are moving to Batavia and back to Billiton. All are full loaded with troops and equipment. 39th FS/35th FG sweep Billiton, 25 P-47 meet in air 15 A6M5, 1 N1K1-J, 42 Ki-43-IV. Well it did not go well for Japs. One Bolt lost for 19 Oscars and 3 Zeros. Next 22nd BG launch series of small raids against his shipping around island. I lost 11 P-40 (unnecessary escort) and 3 B-25G, my raids managed to sunk: 1 YO, 1 CL, 3 PB with 11 squads, 10 guns and 74 vehicles on board. 43rd BG launch night strike at Balikpapan. Storm and 20 N1K1-J fighters prevent my bombers to hit oil wells. It cast me 7 B-17, however my bombers managed to shot down 11 Gorges in return. Japanese forces at Madioen are encircled now, now way to escape. 194th Tank Battalion reached Soerabaja. 3 US divisions are following with tanks and artillery, it seems that 25K defenders are doomed. hex:55:104 is clear again and no chance for Spidery to get there anymore. South Pacific HQ: And usually bombing all over area. I have noticed increasing light shipping east of Kavieng last turn. Heavy cruisers Northampton, Chester, Chicago, Pensacola escorted by destroyers Gwin, McCalla, Gillespie, Hobby, Mugford, Patterson were on patrol around. They mamaged to sunk 2 PB. It seems Martin is trying the same trick here, I mean evacuating troops with PB. For unknown to me reason my SBD are ignoring this kind of activity :(
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