1275psi -> RE: Letters from a Prime Minister (9/27/2015 3:15:08 AM)
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To The Minister of War Commonwealth of Australia from Commander Australian Army General Blamey Secret Frank Ford carefully picks up the thin document, wearily wipes his brow. It is damn near 100 degrees in the shade today, the last thing I need today, is to have to wade through Blameys bloody tripe...... "An appreciation of Japanese intentions and tactics" So now the barsted thinks we are going to war against the Japanese........ As if. Frank pauses.........the document, as thin as it is probably demands attention Probably. A drop of sweat falls upon the document, spreads across the typed words. One falls upon the word Japan....the ink running, spreading octopus like. Japan has today announced a new supreme commander, who has, ominously, been called upon to "restore order and freedom to the South east Asian sphere' It is the considered opinion of this Command that he will attempt to do this by force. Likely actions: Naval: The new Commander is carrier concentric. Long an advocate of combined carrier operations, he can be expected to indulge himself in long range deep operations, seeking to strike isolated outposts and shipping routes Surprise strikes against major allied bases NO MATTER HOW FAR from the empire may be struck These strikes will be conducted (in my staffs appreciation) by the 6 large carriers of the newly created Combined fleet Secondary operations, the conquest of the DEI's, an absolutely essential component of any war against us, will be covered by lighter carriers, and the battleships of the 1st fleet Psychologically these operations will have less "appeal" to the new Imperial high command, and may well be conducted in an expectation of easy victory How we will take advantage of this I will detail in further papers.... Army The Japanese Army has just 11 divisions to deploy in the pacific. This is more than adequate AGAINST SCATTERED AND NON CO ORDINATED units of our army, and all allied forces in the pacific However, there is very little reserve for un expected delays or heavy resistance.... As already discussed, the formation of ABDA Command is key to our defence of vital interests The enemy will attempt to sieze Malaya, Burma, all of the DEI being a "glamour" operation, I anticipate an early attempt to take Port Moresby (supported by Combined Fleet carriers) and Noumea, Suva Central to all this is the current argument between our Prime Minister and Churchill over the 7th and 6th Australian Divisions. This is neither time nor document to discuss this .... 7th Australian............ And Jason My second son......home ward bound at last, but are you? A hard thing for the Minister of war, the Deputy prime Minister, to have all 4 sons in uniform A hard thing.... Airforce The Japanese airforce is poorly equipped, poorly manned, poorly trained The Army considers the current forces available to us adequate for the defence of Malaya We are alarmed at the paucity of forces available to Australia, but do NOT consider an invasion of this continent a possibility..... Frank pauses The first page done, and Blamey seems to have it all under control in his own mind...... And what of India? Of the phillipines? And what of the Americans?. Would they come in? His Irish blood stirs For the British Empire?..........aye, not bloody likely? Ok then, this is what he thinks THEY will do (and again, Japan at war with the empire?, China, the Dutch and possibly America?.....madness) What then, does Blamey intend to do? ABDA plans Carefully the Minister reads the document, his frown deepening with every paragraph So, Jason, I know where Blamey wants you to go.......... It is just on dusk as he finishes reading A fighting document indeed....... And one that quite possibly would work, would exploit the New High Commands weaknesses to the T One that Curtain would never agree to........
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