Speedysteve
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Hi all,
Well an interesting day with our first surface combat for a long time. My PBM spotting was accurate it was his SC Tf heading back into Raba. My own SC tF made full speed and met them during the night. The Japanese were surprised and wekll they should be since they were certainly not expecting to find enemy warships at Raba!
The start of the action went to me with CL Houston landing some penetrating 6" hits on CA Kumano. In total 6 x 6" hits landed home. A couple of shells also hit enemy destroyers.
Then the real action started with everyone shooting at everyone. Things were going ok on my side until the Long Lances started hitting home. DD Welles was hit by 1 which blew the ship in 2. DD Dale also took 1 but is still just afloat. CL Tromp was the most disappinting. She hadn't fired a shot at the enemy before CL Isuzu hit her with 2 x Long Lance which left her dead in the water and sinking by the stern.
Post mortem:
CL Tromp sunk.
DD Welles sunk.
DD Dale will sink.
DD Spence, The Sullivans and Young are moderately damaged.
CA Kumano limped away heavily damaged.
DD Hatsukaze limped away heavily damaged.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Raba at 26,71
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1
DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Onami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asashio, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Houston
CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sigourney
DD Spence, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD The Sullivans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Young, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Welles, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Dale, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
During the day Helldivers and Avengers attacked CA Kumano limping back to Java. As always the invincible armour led to all 8 x 500lb bomb hits bouncing off the armour. If she sinks it makes up for the loss of CL Tromp + 2 x DD.
Both PM and Gili Gili were bombed to keep them under.
Aru Island was taken by Marine Raiders today.
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Burma is interesting.
38th Chinese Division is the next target for airlift to Myitkyina.
Faber is starting to reinfiormce the Rangoon rail head. 3 units are now present. As such the element of surprise has clearly been lost on my trail advance.
As such it's time for the Moulmein boys to stop bombing industry but to start swatting troops. The P38J's will attack forces north of Moulmein while the heavies go for troops in the way of my trail attack.
The CVE's found an AK at Andaman Island! AK Matumoto Maru received 3 torpedo hits before she went down. Interestigly Faber has moved a LCU off of Andaman Island. Only 1 unit and a few 100 men remain. Nioce evac'ing Faber.
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SS Truculent just arrived on station 180 miles ENE of Palembang when she hit the oil laden TK Jinei leaving her buirning heavily. Always loved that name.
SS Corvina evaded convoy escorts 120 miles east of Tarakan.
SS Cabrilla hit AK Tatsufuku Maru with dud torpedoes 240 miles south of Iwo Jima.
Air sightings = 14
Air attacks = 0
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RE: 14th March 1944 - 
I'm still going in. I've also decided when I receive the East African Division in 30 days time i'm going in with that and the Bde + ARM units to Rangoon (unless by some amazing foresight he moves more units there). 
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