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apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 5:25:34 AM)
2 Aug 42 - India and Burma Calcutta still holds 3 enemy infantry divisions, some artillery, and some engineers. Diamond Harbour now holds 11 units, down from the high of 14 units. I suspect that armor has been evacuated. I see small task forces go to the Burma coast from Diamond Harbour, and have seen units unloaded there, but they aren't staying there. I don't know if they are reloaded and moved out, or are staying in Burma and I just don't see them. I've isolated the contested hex southwest of Ledo, but I don't have the combat power to eliminate the enemy. Not yet. I've had inklings of a bigger enemy offensive here, like the increase of number of enemy units southwest of Imphal, but I don't see enough to draw that conclusion yet. Who knows. There could be something very sneaky going on, like a move on Ledo from the southeast, or a move to flank Paoshan. Paoshan had been reconned a number of times not too long ago. [image]local://upfiles/6549/BD0A3409CB4D4A49B442CE24FB95B0A0.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 5:29:39 AM)
2 Aug 42 - Java and Borneo Borneo is almost completely lost. Holdouts still exist in the jungle inland from Samarinda. The enemy has failed to take that base so far, but knows what is needed to do so, so it's just a matter of time. On Java, Bandoeng holds out. I've saved decent combat strength here, and with the mountains, this base should be a thorn in the enemy's side for awhile. I have over 40k supply here. Several enemy carriers, probably large ones, were spotted at Soerbaja a couple of weeks ago. No idea where they went. [image]local://upfiles/6549/4D8CE6DFE65448999943F60C63C9DC75.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 5:36:46 AM)
2 Aug 42 - The Solomons After taking Tulagi, Lunga and Tassafronga, this area has been relatively quiet. A few air battles have occurred, mostly over my shipping unloading. Most enemy naval activity has been at Buin and the base just to the northwest of Buin. I don't know if the enemy is waiting for my next move, or if I've already crossed a red line and the hammer just hasn't fallen yet. I don't plan on further advances here for several months, at least. I'm building my bases as quickly as I can, for now. I am prepping units for Tabituea, Nauru, and Ocean Island, should the opportunity present itself. This would be another threat axis toward Truk, not to mention threatening to bypass the rest of the Solomons and maybe even everything from Tarawa to Kwajalein. Just a thought for now. 3 US carriers come out of a short refit at Auckland tomorrow. Wasp is at Auckland also, but still needs over 3 weeks of repairs for its sub torpedo damage. As I've discussed recently, my primary concern is saving airframes, particularly US Navy aircraft, due to the low reinforcement rates for some time to come. [image]local://upfiles/6549/E19FF46002DD41568EACC106BF9EF8E1.gif[/image]

IdahoNYer -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 6:04:47 AM)
Very impressed you're still holding something tying down troops in Java while getting a solid foothold in the Solomons. Well done!

jwolf -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 2:32:17 PM)
Please excuse a dumb question: how can Wasp repair at Auckland? I didn't think the shipyard was big enough?

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/26/2015 7:20:29 PM)
Thanks IdahoNYer. The delaying actions on Java have been successful, first using the mountainous hex near Soerbaja, and now at Bandoeng in the north. As for the Solomons though, I fully realize that the enemy can still commit enough to challenge and maybe retake any base it wants in the Solomons. The goal, for me, if this is attempted, is to make it costly, especially in ships. jwolf, Auckland is a size 15 repair shipyard. Wasp has a tonnage of 14700, so it barely fits there.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/28/2015 1:22:03 PM)
3 Aug 42 Some Sallys bombed a small Burmese unit in the jungle near Dimapur. Probably just a recon by bombing. Ledo is being reconned again. A couple of task forces of unknown composition are now west of Java, maybe headed to Cocos Island. It and Christmas Island (IO) are both empty. Yorktown came out of refit at Auckland, with the 2 other US carriers showing one day to go. I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. He may be doing the same thing. It's hard to tell when the Japanese has definitely gone defensive. I don't think they have, yet.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/28/2015 10:57:54 PM)
4 Aug 42 More naval activity at Diamond Harbour. A task force with 2 xAK's, 11 xAKL's, and 3 patrol boats is spotted. More ground units are being pulled out, I guess. There haven't been xAP's here, but troops could easily be pulled out by air. I do see steady losses in enemy air transports. The last Dutch air units at Bandoeng are disbanded. The airfield is being bombed every day, and has taken enough damage so that planes won't be flying any longer. US carriers leave Auckland for Suva. A Brit carrier leaves Noumea for Suva. It's still to be determined if the planned invasions of Tabituea, Ocean Island, and Nauru Island take place. On Java, I'm not seeing all of the units that took Batavia. Bandoeng is now surrounded but not contested. The enemy may just settle for isolating the base. I do think that the Japanese aren't done attacking yet. The question is still where. There's still a lot of troops at Diamond Harbour and Calcutta. Could there still be a plan to somehow break out here, or flank the area?

BBfanboy -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/28/2015 11:11:47 PM)
Japan doesn't need to use xAPs much because all of their xAKs and larger xAKLs can carry troops. Heck some of the xAKs can carry more than the xAPs. Any chance you can get an air raid in there or are there still hordes of fighters?

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/28/2015 11:29:23 PM)
There's always 100 to 120 fighters at Diamond Harbour, so no, I won't be flying there any time soon. Most of my previous attempts were very costly. One attempt was ok, hitting a few ships with moderate losses. Just not worth it, though. I've depleted my aircraft pools more than I wanted to already. He'll still have a problem with getting the last units out. He'll have to choreograph his withdrawal from Calcutta carefully. And then Diamond Harbour is not urban terrain, so I would advance there if I could. Of course, this all assumes the enemy is slowly leaving. Maybe a couple of units have gone, but I can't say more than that right now.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (5/29/2015 7:29:42 PM)
5 Aug 42 Cocos Island is invaded by a tiny naval company. It was empty, and is taken. My Brit infantry division at Ledo is spotted by enemy recon. The rest of the US infantry division at Tulagi is now unloading there. Mostly vehicles, motorized support. Stuff that was too slow to unload the first time. No air interference today, we'll see about tomorrow. I'm slowly feeding in units and the fragments of units to Lunga and Rennel, using APD's. So far they've been able to move in at night and unload, and be gone by day. I have 2 fighter units at Tulagi. I'll move them between Tulagi, Lunga, and Rennel Island as needed to fly CAP for bigger unloading task forces. My last recons of Singapore showed very few units there. What was there went somewhere.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/1/2015 12:35:04 AM)
6 Aug 42 Near Cox Bazar, Dutch sub KXIII torpedoes an xAK. It did not have troops on it. The rest of the task force appears to have moved to Diamond Harbour. A big task force is 8 hexes or so southwest of Diamond Harbour. Not seeing a carrier, but I do see a CS and cruisers, at least. I think there are carriers here though. The big news of the day is in the SigInt: 12/Imperial Guard is loaded on xAK moving to Akyab This confirms that the Imperial Guard is being shipped out of Diamond Harbour. It may or may not really be going to Akyab. I think that it is, but I've lost sight of previous units unloaded there.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/2/2015 10:43:05 PM)
7 Aug 42 A Japanese task force comes out of hiding in the Indian Ocean, and sub Trusty hits cruiser Haguro with a torpedo. It's on fire with heavy damage. Task force composition, besides Haguro, is battleships Hyuga and Yamashiro, cruiser Ashigara, CS Chiyoda, and a bunch of destroyers. No carriers spotted. This task force was spotted about a week ago, again, with no carriers. It's highly likely that it doesn't have a carrier. No other sub detection level. It could be that there are no carriers in this area any longer. But it's not a chance that I'm willing to risk. Not worth losing battleships testing the odds. At Calcutta, the number of enemy units has dropped from 11 to 9. One enemy anti-tank unit is mentioned in SigInt moving to Akyab. Another is said to be at Diamond Harbour. Both were previously at Calcutta. I set some artillery at Calcutta to bombard to see what's still there. Chittagong is bombed. That battleship task force could be inbound to bombard. Just outside of Ocean Island, an AV escorted by a patrol boat is spotted by sub S-33, but torpedoes miss. The AV is moving to Ocean Island. On this turn, I set up some Cats to recon the base, and B-24's move to Ndeni to bomb Ocean Island's port. It would be nice if the enemy does not have search capability in this area. The reason is that troops are now loading at Noumea, Suva, and Pago Pago for invasions of Nauru Island, Ocean Island, and Tabituea. I will be tentative with these task forces, and if they are spotted early, I'll probably call the operation off. Nauru and Ocean are way out on a limb for me, and are closer to Truk than my big bases.

BBfanboy -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/3/2015 12:05:52 AM)
It is common for IJN players to use the two CSs (Chitose and Chiyoda) for ASW and Nav Search while supporting their convoys of troops. Of course Jake float planes are not great dogfighters so if you can get some fighters out to that location you might bag some Jakes. Use drop tanks if necessary.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/4/2015 2:06:27 AM)
8 Aug 42 At Calcutta, my artillery attack shows just 2 Japanese infantry divisions now, with just one engineer unit, an anti-tank unit, and some artillery. I'm pulling out the coastal guns and the big Chinese infantry corp. I may change my mind on the corp, depending on if I think I can move into Diamond Harbour and accomplish something, after the enemy leaves Calcutta. If it does. The previously spotted battleship task force bombards Chittagong doing moderate damage. Lots of disabled squads but no destroyed combat squads, just some non-combat and a couple of guns lost. Fuso is here, as well as Hyuga ang Yamashiro. I'm going to take some risk, with no enemy carriers spotted for awhile in this area, and move in some Brit battleships. They'll refuel at Colombo, then again at Madras. If they are spotted, they'll abort. Near Rennell Island, I-9 fires on an APD, but misses. One good depth charge hit on the sub. At Tulagi, the enemy sends 2 squadrons of Zero's and 1 squadron of Oscar's. One squardron of P-40E's are on CAP, and as before, they are hurt badly. 11 P40E's lost, with only 1 Zero downed. I have a small transport task force headed to Lunga next turn, and Lunga just became an airfield level 3, so I load it up with 4 squadrons of fighters. The only way to survive the repeated sweeps is with numbers. I don't have the quality advantage in planes or pilots, yet. The enemy AV that went to Ocean Island did not auto-disband, so my B24's hit the port but not the ship. I send the bombers again, just in case.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/4/2015 11:06:44 PM)
9 Aug 42 Little activity today. 4 B-24's again hit Ocean Island's port, hoping to find the AV that was there yesterday. No hits on anything. Heavy bombing at Bandoeng, Java. This is a daily occurence. Loading continues at Suva and Pago Pago. Ships may pull out for their invasion targets tomorrow or the next day. I did get a bit of SigInt that a tank regiment is loaded and moving to Darwin. This isn't the first unit that has said this. I doubt there will be any further offensive in Northern Australia, and suspect that this destination is just an intermediate one. The enemy battleship task force that hit Chittagong disappeared this turn. KB has been missing for weeks. I have a 2 battleship task force at Diego Garcia. It was spotted this turn by something. Maybe a Glen, maybe something else. I moved the ships west to avoid a carrier strike that could be about to happen. If it is just surface ships, they probably won't move in after seeing me here. Last bombardment here, quite awhile ago, was just cruisers.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/6/2015 1:19:38 AM)
10 Aug 42 Little action again. Bandoeng is bombed as usual, to no effect today. Some cleanup in the Philippines is being done by the enemy. My big ARD that fled Manila and hid in ports is still hiding, but its time is probably short. There's nowhere to run to at only 1 hex a turn, and taking damage every turn after the first for being out of fuel. The news today is in the SigInt. Today, I got 2 messages that the Southern Army is loaded and headed to Akyab. More confirmation of a general evacuation of Diamond Harbour. After months of not risking the Brit navy, except for the one run-in to Diamond Harbour, I'm taking more risk. One battleship force leave Colombo with a bombard order for Diamond Harbour. Another leaves with an order for Akyab. They could get ambushed mid-ocean, or they could get spotted on the way. Either way, I will abort the mission. A bunch of task forces for the invasions of Nauru, Ocean, and Tabituea islands leaves port. More continue to load. I've completely ignored Baker Island up till now, and mostly ignored Canton Island. I start to give it some defensive attention now, to help support the Tabituea area.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/8/2015 2:51:50 AM)
12 Aug 42 Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is invaded and taken. I had left it undefended. I-123 sights one of my battleship task forces, but only apparently sees a destroyer. I continue on. 6 B-17's bomb the airfield at Daly Waters. I did it just to be a nuisance. This whole part of Australia is quiet. [image]local://upfiles/6549/2A8874910A3A4DD993E9E0E4FE3786B7.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/8/2015 3:52:54 AM)
12 Aug 42 - The Next Targets [image]local://upfiles/6549/094CA53D4AED49038DF566595AB85C13.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 12:10:49 AM)
13 Aug 42 Bay of Bengal: The good news is that no enemy carriers are found. The bad news is that my opponent didn't need them. The task force with battleship Warspite is spotted many times over, still 2 days steaming west of Akyab. 27 Betty's and 24 Nell's attack. A total of 11 torpedoes hit, and Warspite is sunk. And just like that, I've thrown away a major surface ship. The planes were bases in Burma. What's left of Warspite's task force, and the other task force which is also spotted headed for Diamond Harbour, will now run away at full speed. I had so much patience in this area, and then finally lost it with the lure of possible easy transport kills. Without air cover, it was foolish. Time to revert back to the slow and steady Allied pressure, trying to force the enemy to make mistakes instead of making mistakes for them. Discouraging, but in the long run, of little importance. I did spot a new enemy task force west of Rangoon, probably northbound. It has battleships Nagato and Ise. This is a different task force than the one that bombarded Chittagong last week. In other news, there was a strange encounter at Hollandia. I had SigInt of a division headed there, so I sent Sealion to check it out. It found xAK Keisho Maru in a task force by itself. Sealion proceeded to launch torpedo after torpedo, with all missing and one dud. I lost track of how many were launched. I've never seen what looked like individual torpedo launches launched repeatedly like this. Then the sub used its deck gun, and got 10 shell hits on the ship, setting it on fire. Next to Diamond Harbour, I've been bluffing a move across the river into the base. Today, enemy bombers hit my troops in the open. Combined with my fleet movements, it may look like something big is happening here. It isn't, not until the enemy evacuates everything from Calcutta to Diamond Harbour. Finally, my shipping on the way to Nauru, Ocean, and Tabituea Islands is still not seen. So, a bad day for the Brit navy. We move on.

Mike McCreery -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 1:16:35 AM)
This is the beautiful thing about being an AFB... You will get plenty more ;]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 1:49:57 AM)
Very true Wargmr, but it still hurts, losing a ship with no gain, and not even close to accomplishing its mission. This game has been unusual, with very few combat ship losses. No carriers lost. One battleship lost at Pearl Harbor, and now Warspite. Kitakami is the only cruiser lost. This is for both sides, and it's mid August 1942! And disregard cruiser Haguro; it isn't sunk. It took just one torpedo very recently and had nearby ports. [image]local://upfiles/6549/91F0148712CC4F5390FE9149727EC4E4.gif[/image]

jwolf -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 2:37:02 AM)
Those losses -- or I should say lack of losses -- are amazing! [X(] Both of you have been astoundingly careful and conservative, at least with warships. I'm only in March 42 in my game and I've lost nearly that much just to subs! Anyway, my condolences on the Warspite and it's too bad the whole op is called off but it's the right decision. I hope you'll get another shot soon with better prep and especially air protection.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 2:56:12 AM)
It's even more amazing because I didn't do a "Sir Robin" at the beginning of the game. I moved surface groups aggressively a number of times early on, but the attempts were mostly aborted, and otherwise unsuccessful. My opponent is very careful. His early moves were always well covered. Several times I approached landing sites and the enemy was always prepared. That was ok, though. The enemy's caution meant that the advance was slowed. This resulted in things like Java just recently being conquered. And the furthest south advance in the Solomons by the enemy was Tulagi. Then the enemy's landing at Diamond Harbour, followed by a move into Calcutta, was stopped there. A lot of enemy has been stuck there for months. In summary, it wasn't planned to have such low losses. I was willing to trade combat ships, as that is almost always an Allied advantage. It just didn't happen. My opponent is careful. Risky moves have not been rewarded, for the most part. I will still try. My upcoming invasions of Nauru, Ocean, and Tabituea are risky. I'm not going to just sit back and wait. The biggest advantage for me to keep the initiative is that I still have the initiative. This keeps my cautious opponent cautious, and reacting to my moves.

BBfanboy -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 3:24:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: apbarog In other news, there was a strange encounter at Hollandia. I had SigInt of a division headed there, so I sent Sealion to check it out. It found xAK Keisho Maru in a task force by itself. Sealion proceeded to launch torpedo after torpedo, with all missing and one dud. I lost track of how many were launched. I've never seen what looked like individual torpedo launches launched repeatedly like this. Then the sub used its deck gun, and got 10 shell hits on the ship, setting it on fire. The minimum number of torpedoes a sub is supposed to be able to fire is one set of tubes - usually (2). Even if enemy attacks damage torpedo tubes, I think the damage always applies to a set, so single TT launches should not happen. Still, a sub with 22 torps launching in a surface attack could get up to 11 attacks - that would seem interminable! I have had subs empty their tubes in similar fashion, but usually at least one torp goes BOOM! Better check that skipper's naval skill if he only got one dud hit out of all those shots. [:-]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 3:47:18 AM)
Since the xAK had no escort, I could tell that Sealion's attacks were "in that mode" that takes place when it does surface attacks. It fired all of its torpedoes. I think it carries 12, but I'm not sure of that. Then it went into deck gun mode. Was entertaining. [image]local://upfiles/6549/AFF10D718FB04CE2809D14C73336D1C7.gif[/image]

jmalter -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/9/2015 6:39:35 AM)
I've seen more than a few subs go full-house mouse on a target, but they usually acheive at least one torp hit! Given that Sealion got some good hits from her cheesy 3" gun, I'd not fault her captain in this case, he just got a series of really bad dice-rolls on his torps. When I remember, I usually begin my turn w/ a review of float-damaged ships from the S screen, followed by a look at the T screen, filtered to 'Sub Ops' & 'Show Ammo'. Boats w/ <= 33% Gun/Torp Ammo are generally ordered to RTB. It's another demonstration of the early-war superiority of USN S-boats over fleet-boats - an S-boat's 4" gun can bring serious damage, a fleet-boat's 3" isn't nearly as effective.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/10/2015 1:39:45 AM)
14 Aug 42 As my task forces withdraw at full speed from the Bay of Bengal, the task force missing HMS Warspite, now consisting of CL Capetown, DD Isaac Sweers, and DD Thanet is engaged by CA Takao and 4 destroyers. It would have been a good fight with Warspite, but without, the enemy does better. Destroyer Thanet is sunk by a torpedo. I think Thanet was the surviving destroyer from a 3 destroyer force that raided Diamond Harbour long ago. It escaped by hiding at Chittagong instead of running west, then running south, then west to home. But this time, it is lost. Cruiser Capetown is moderately damaged but will make it home if not attacked again. Japanese destroyer Mochizuki is hit a few times and has heavy fires. 11 B-17's bomb Munda, getting a couple of port hits. 2 Zero's are on LR CAP but do little. I'm just hitting here and there for now, keeping the enemy guessing a bit. North of Suva, many task forces rendezvous and head north toward the invasion targets. Unfortunately, one of the three Allied carrier task forces is spotted. I hope to disappear for a couple of days now, on the way to target. The enemy could think that the carriers were headed Ndeni from Suva, based on the spotted position. Or KB could be about to sortie from Truk and get to the invasion targets before I do. We shall see. In other news, I decide to buy out 2 US Army regiments at Pearl Harbor. The 3rd regiment has been at Kalgorie, Australia for most of the war. The newly purchased units will join it in Australia.

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/10/2015 11:51:07 PM)
15 Aug 42 West of Truk, Silversides hits huge tanker Rikko Maru, setting its fuel on fire. Scratch one tanker. The tankers are headed to Truk. As my armada heads north, Yorktown is attacked by I-168. Fortunately, all torpedoes miss. Every task force is spotted. I have no surprise now. And most alarming is the high detection levels that my subs get all of a sudden. These subs are northwest of Nauru. I don't "know" that KB is on the way, but I firmly believe that it is inbound. I had just confirmed that there were no carriers in the Bay of Bengal. No sign of big carriers for several weeks after seeing a few at Soerbaja. Yea, I know they are here and on the way. Therefore I cancel the new landings. I was still several days from landing, and whatever is approaching Nauru is only a day or two away. I'm not landing in the face of KB, and certainly not landing on 3 islands at the same time. Here's the new plan: All 6 carriers go northeast and will strike Tabituea's port and airfield, assuming they don't find ships to hit first. This should make it look like this is the target, and hopefully KB will head this direction. My carriers will retire to the south. All transports with men and supply head west southwest and will approach the Ndeni area. Troops originally set to land at Tabituea, Nauru, and Ocean will reinforce Ndeni, Vanik., and Rennell respectively. I will probably keep these troops prepping the original destinations, just in case. [image]local://upfiles/6549/7B81D18FC1BF434E90C4A66A649530F4.gif[/image]

apbarog -> RE: See you in Tokyo Bay - Apbarog(A) vs Walker(J) DBB-B Scen28 (6/13/2015 2:57:41 AM)
16 Aug 42 Allied carriers strike the airfield and port at Tabiteuea, doing moderate damage. No air defense and no shipping seen in the immediate area. My carriers will retire to the southwest. Lots of enemy activity to the west and northwest. At Nauru Island, Dolphin takes at shot at cruiser Tone, and misses. I spot 2 cruisers and 3 destroyers here. As I feared, the enemy rushed to Nauru as my invasion task forces were pointed this way, but still 3 days away. My cancellation of the invasions appears to be a good one. 6 hexes west northwest of Nauru, there is an unknown task force, with lots of detection level around it. I "know" that this is KB. Near Kusaie Island, north of Nauru, Tambor takes a shot at an AO, and misses. I spot 4 AO's, 2 CL's 5 DD's, an E, and a SC. This is KB's refueling stop, no doubt. Truk isn't that far away, but there's AO's here anyhow. KB may go deeper than obvious or just want to linger longer here. On Java at Bandoeng, an enemy infantry division moves in with 2 artillery units and bombards for intel. Rough AV is 462 to 361, but I have forts and I'm in the mountains and lots of supply. It will take much more than this to take the base. In Burma, I spot 10 units now at Akyab, and see movement to the north towards Cox's Bazaar. I've move a Brit infantry division to Chittagong and will move it one hex south into the jungle on the road. The enemy sees this division. Inland by Ledo, an enemy unit has moved adjacent to the enemy unit with isolated hex sides. I can't stop it from moving in and clearing a hex side. [image]local://upfiles/6549/A5A66FB72E3A4CD6B68095F6BDF360A7.gif[/image]

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