Canoerebel -> RE: Notes from a Small Island (11/23/2017 11:48:58 PM)
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5/24/44 SigInt and Guesswork:I'm only posting sporadically now, as I don't wish to send signals through an increase in the pace of posting. That will continue until contact or combat occurs. In recent weeks, Erik got heavy signals traffic at Pearl Harbor. When the armada disappeared, so did the heavy signal intercepts. So he knows Death Star has left port. Since then, he's picked up sporadic signals traffic in diverse places, but I don't think any of these included DS. In recent days, I've gotten SigInt of troops bound for Sadogashima (Sea of Japan), Onnekotan Jima (Kuriles), and today the Marianas. Today a Glen caught wind of a sizeable TF of xAKLs and the like inbound to the Marshalls. What, if anything, he makes of this is anybody's guess. All SigInt intercepts involving enemy troop movements have been in these sectors: Kuriles, Marianas. So Eric is obviously very alert to a threat in that direction. However, to this point there is no indication of major unit movement on the division level. I want to see how that unfolds, as it may provide information for later, when things really get underway. Death Star is east of Marcus, waiting for the mock invasion TFs to close. DS is moving sporadically to make it more difficult for Erik to achieve an 8-hex strike. Signals traffic of late has been at Nagasaki, Yokahama, Tokyo (see graphic below), Babeldaob and Saipan. I think KB is in that vicinity. My hope is to lure KB into defending Marcus. If that works - if a decisive carrier battle takes place - the Allies will then hopefully be in a stronger position for the major invasion that will take place when prep is finished (a month or less now). That's assuming the Allies win the carrier engagement. I should have a larger carrier and combat ship OOB, but not to a major extent. The battle can definitely go either way. [image]local://upfiles/8143/9CFF84A9C2FD4E379EB7E5CB9750B133.jpg[/image]
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