Speedysteve
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Joined: 9/11/2001 From: Reading, England Status: offline
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Hi all, Hi PzB - There is still some of the Imperial Fleet left. I've sunk: CV Amagi class x 3 CV Hiryu CV Soryu CV Junyo CVL Ryujo CVL Shoho CVL Ryuho CVL Zuiho CVL Chitose CVL Chiyoda CVE Taiyo CVE Hosho BB Musashi BB Nagato BB Kirishima 5 x CA's 10 x CL's ------------------------ Siam/Malaya - The Chinese pushed the small Japanese detachment quickly out of Alor Star towards Khota Bharu. The Chinese will continue south before heading east towards Kuantan and then north to Khota Bharu. Singapore and Bangkok heavily bombed today. ------------------------- SRA - A risky, brave and surprising move by Faber as BB Kongo led a TF into Kuching! They tangled with a mixture of damaged ships forming up to head back to India. My Cruisers and DD's fought bravely but by the end of the night CA Portland, CL Danae, DD Cony and DD Cowell had all sunk vs the Japanese DD Kari with 2 further DD's heavily damaged. Here I felt my luck ran out............ SS Skipjack patrolling near Kuching found BB Kongo but all 4 torpedoes missed! Then throughout the day a scattering of LBA hit the retiring Japanese. The key's here were the TBM's. In total 13 x TBM dropped torpedoes but none hit. Grrrrr. I have decided to despatch a scratch force of 2 x CVE from Kuching to chase the Japanese to the NE Towards Camranh Bay. I don't expect to get him but you never know. I doubt he'll expect and CV's to be in the region. CV Indomitable, CV Indefatigable + 3 x CVE are heading from Ceylon to Kuching to escort my damaged CV + other ships to India. ------------------------ CentPac - More tough fighting on Iwo Jima with the Japanese refusing to give up: Ground combat at Iwo Jima Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 210277 troops, 1368 guns, 780 vehicles, Assault Value = 4363 Defending force 25790 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 438 Allied max assault: 4477 - adjusted assault: 6052 Japanese max defense: 255 - adjusted defense: 358 Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 608 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 777 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 8 Time for a rest and bombardments only tomorrow. Another B29 BG has arrived at Saipan. B29's will target Nagoya's HI tomorrow. A plane convoy has reached Iwo Jima delivering PBM's, Corsairs, B25's, TBM's and SB2C's....................
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