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Jan 9-13, 1942 - 3/27/2008 10:21:29 PM

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Nothing happening as the Japanese regroup for their next offensive.

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RE: Jan 14-15, 1942 - 3/29/2008 9:40:06 AM

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Nothing happening as the Japanese regroup. KB has disappeared off the radar (I hope).

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Jan 16-18, 1942 - 3/29/2008 11:49:40 PM

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Reinforcements arrive at Rabaul

Malacca and Moulmein captured.

A B17 lays an egg on Hosho. 34% systems damage.

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RE: Jan 16-18, 1942 - 3/30/2008 3:20:15 AM

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Were flooding & fires dangerous at all?

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RE: Jan 16-18, 1942 - 3/30/2008 9:24:18 AM

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quote:

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Were flooding & fires dangerous at all?

No.

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Jan 19-20, 1942 - 3/30/2008 10:13:05 PM

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Quiet

Wenchow and Singapore smothered (air); Tarakan smothered (naval).
Miri captured.
TF detected approaching Madagascar.

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Jan 21, 1942 - 3/31/2008 1:45:50 PM

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Wenchow and Cagayan smothered.

KB shows up south of Davao.

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Jan 22-25, 1942 - 4/1/2008 9:43:24 PM

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Jan 22, 1942

Tarakan and Zamboanga smothered by carrier attacks.

Rabaul surrenders.

Jan 23, 1942

Tarakan smothered by carrier attacks.

Jan 24, 1942

Landings at Tarakan, Singkawang, Samarinda, Gasmata, and Balikpapan.

Samarinda smothered by carrier attacks.

Gasmata surrenders.

Jan 25, 1942

British CVs react to Singkawang landing, lightly damaging one CA and heavily damaging two DDs with air strikes.

Balikpapan smothered by carrier strikes from the west as three Japanese CVTFs enter the Java Sea and begin a high speed run to the north. Two more Japanese CVTFs regroup off Balikpapan.

Assault on San Fernando nearly breaks through the main line of resistance.

Samarinda surrenders.

Washington and London hold their breath.

Two USN CVTFs spotted near Fiji.

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Jan 26, 1942 - 4/1/2008 11:29:51 PM

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The RN CVTF makes it clear, Batavia is socked in, and San Fernando holds. The KB pounds Soerabaya in revenge.

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Jan 27, 1942 - 4/2/2008 5:28:40 PM

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Additional troops land at Balipapan.

Manila, Balikpapan, and Bali smothered.

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Jan 28-Feb 6, 1942 - 4/6/2008 2:43:57 PM

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Report on the 15th after I'm back from a walking tour in Madiera. Not much progress. Japan is currently planning for the next big push.

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Jan 28-Feb 8, 1942 - 4/16/2008 12:01:11 PM

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Jan 28, 1942
Landings at Singkawang, Tarakan, and Makassar

Jan 29, 1942
San Fernando and Singkawang captured.

Feb 3, 1942
Lucena captured.

Feb 7, 1942
Rangoon captured.

Feb 8, 1942
Japan begins regrouping to support the next major operation.

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Feb 9-13, 1942 - 4/18/2008 4:50:05 PM

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Feb 9
Tarakan captured

Feb 12
Prome and Gen Santos surrender
Hollandia invaded

Feb 13
Baguio and Cagayan smothered
Hollandia captured

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Feb 14-16, 1942 - 4/19/2008 1:48:29 PM

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Feb 14, 1942
Additional landings at Balikpapan.

Feb 15, 1942
Baguio and Balikpapan smothered. The KB reappears off Balikpapan.
Landing at Buin.
Balikpapan surrenders.

Feb 16, 1942
Buin and Shortlands captured.
Baguio, Bandjermasan, and Makassar smothered.

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RE: Feb 17-21, 1942 - 4/20/2008 8:41:04 PM

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Feb 17, 1942
Makassar and Lombok smothered.

Feb 18, 1942
Betties dogfighting with the AVG--came out ahead!
Baguio, Kendari, and Lombok smothered.
Johore captured.

Feb 19, 1942
Kendari smothered.
Magwe and Kuantan captured

Feb 20, 1942
Assault landing on the north shore of Singapore Island.

Feb 21, 1942
KB ambushed by a Dutch sub while entering Balikpapan Harbour
"It's just a flesh wound!"--Akagi captain afterwards.
Bandjermasin smothered.

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Feb 22-24, 1942 - 4/21/2008 3:18:48 PM

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Feb 22, 1942
CA Soerabaya torpedoed and sunk in a submarine attack.

Feb 23, 1942
Baguio and Makassar smothered.

Feb 24, 1942
Vella Lavella and Wara occupied.

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Feb 25-27, 1942 - 4/23/2008 12:19:48 PM

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Feb 25, 1942
Toungoo captured.
Baguio smothered.

Feb 26, 1942
Landing on Tulagi.
Baguio smothered.

Feb 27, 1942
See comments under scenario development.
Meiktila captured as British Burma Corps retires to Mandalay.
Tulagi surrenders.
USN TF in Iron Bottom Sound--massive Betty strike unable to make contact.
Japanese siege of Singapore continues into its second week. Water supply of the city is threatened by Japanese infiltration.
Dogged American defense of Baguio enters its fifth week.

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Feb 28-Mar 2, 1942 - 4/24/2008 5:54:18 PM

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Feb 28, 1942
Baguio smothered.

Mar 1, 1942
Baguio smothered and attacked. Holds.

Mar 2, 1942
Makassar reinforced.
Baguio smothered.
Sinyang attacked. Holds.

ASW and Naval search continue to be effective at sinking ships.

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Mar 3-5, 1942 - 4/25/2008 3:31:44 PM

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Mar 3, 1942
Trench warfare.

Mar 4, 1942
Almost all air units grounded by poor weather.

Mar 5, 1942
Game engine converted a carefully planned 2-1 deliberate attack by an army group at Baguio Pass into a shock attack at 1-3. The usual fiasco, with thousands of Japanese dead. Anyone ever have this happen to them?

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RE: Mar 3-5, 1942 - 4/27/2008 9:47:38 PM

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No, I haven't. Seems strange on two fronts - both conversion to shock attack and the lowered odds. I thought shock attacking only increased the attackers odds (at a casualty price).

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Mar 6-7, 1942 - 4/28/2008 5:13:19 PM

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Japanese player still stunned and lying on his back like a dead bug with his arms and legs in the air.

Mar 6, 1942
Taung Gyi surrenders.
Baguio smothered.

Mar 7, 1942
Lunga surrenders.
Baguio smothered.

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RE: Mar 6-7, 1942 - 4/28/2008 5:56:05 PM

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No Japanese assaults on Singapore yet?

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RE: Mar 6-7, 1942 - 4/28/2008 6:47:17 PM

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quote:

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No Japanese assaults on Singapore yet?

Feb 20, 21 (shock attacks), 25 (DA), Mar 4 (DA). The Mar 4 attack was 1364-1381, modified to 989-3786, bleh. I'm currently treating the island as a self-managing prison camp. I hit it from time to time to see if the supplies have run out yet, and I run air attacks to train my inexperienced air units and drain supply. The besieging forces are a full Japanese army with HQ. The other major siege is Baguio Pass. I had high hopes for that until the game engine messed me up good. Currently, I have a reinforced army group there that I'm supporting with most of the experienced units in the Japanese Air Force. I have a corps contesting Manila to prevent supply from moving out. There's activity in central Burma, too, and the IJN is landing in various places.

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Mar 8-12, 1942 - 4/30/2008 5:18:59 PM

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Mar 8, 1942

Tassafaronga occupied.
Baguio smothered.

Mar 9, 1942
Baguio smothered.
DAs at Baguio, Chengchow, and Makassar
SA at Mandalay
Not significant gains

Mar 10, 1942
DA Singapore repulsed.

Mar 11, 1942
Baguio smothered.
Mersign surrenders

Mar 12, 1942
Baguio smothered.

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Mar 13-15, 1942 - 5/2/2008 10:34:39 AM

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Mar 13, 1942
Landing at Lae.
Reinforcements at Kendari.
Allied SAG detected near Lae.
Baguio smothered.

Mar 14, 1942
Reinforcements at Kendari
RN CVTF strike on Kendari--I wonder where the KB is...
Singapore and Baguio smothered.
Deliberate attacks at Singapore and Baguio. Allied casualties higher in both attacks.
Lae captured. Allied SAG operating near Lae hit by Betty strikes.

Mar 15, 1942
Passage of lines aborted by the game engine. Other goofiness, too.
Nothing operationally relevant happens.

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Mar 16-21, 1942 - 5/5/2008 11:35:35 AM

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Air strikes continued against Baguio Pass and Singapore.

Mar 16, 1942
Batao surrenders.

Mar 17, 1942
House to house fighting in Mandalay continues.

Mar 18, 1942
Japanese regrouping in Luzon

Mar 20, 1942
Tacloban captured.

Mar 21, 1941
Major attack at Lingayen Gulf.
Americans pull out of Manila.

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Mar 22-25, 1942 - 5/7/2008 1:07:30 PM

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Mar 22, 1942
Zamboanga invaded.
Deliberate attack on Lingayen Gulf repulsed.
Shock attack on Manila (2 forts, urban) at about 1-4.

Mar 23, 1942
Baguio smothered.
Noticed that white hexsides do not generate shock attacks, even when they're river hexsides.

Mar 24, 1942
DA Singapore. 9-level fort, urban. Needs more engineers.
DA Mandalay, 1-level fort, urban, slightly less than 1-1. Needs more engineers.
Butuan captured.

Mar 25, 1942
Naval bombardment of Zamboanga
Baguio smothered--averaging >500 casualties per attack.
Amboina smothered by carrier attack.
Overpowered ASW attack on sub near Sydney.
Various bombardment attacks.
Japanese infantry reach Angeles/Clark via Mauben.

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RE: Mar 22-25, 1942 - 5/8/2008 6:44:48 PM

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Herwin could you please elaborate a bit about your economy? I'd be interested how your stocks HI/oil/resources are developing. Also did you halt or expand anything?

Also, which revision of RHSRAO are you playing?

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RE: Mar 22-25, 1942 - 5/8/2008 10:57:30 PM

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The last turn is available as witp003.pws at <http://scat-he-g4.sunderland.ac.uk/~harryerw/witp/index.html>. The replay files are posted there as well. Contact me by private message to get the password if you want to nose around. I believe an early message in this thread gives the version of RHSRAO.

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Mar 26-29, 1942 - 5/8/2008 11:12:48 PM

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Mar 26, 1942
Deliberate attack at Lingayen Gulf. Raw 1969-1294. Final 510-1959

Mar 27, 1942
Baguio and Kendari smothered.
RN CVTF attacks IJN SAG near Makassar, but unfortunately out of range of the KB, which had hit Kendari from the south. A couple of IJN CLs eat fish and limp back to Balikpapan. Borneo-based 2E bombers fail to make contact.

Mar 28, 1942
KB moves to Bali to cut off the RN force, which passes it in the night heading towards Darwin.
Fischafen surrenders.
Parachute landings on Palembang and Port Moresby.

Mar 29, 1942
Surigao surrenders; Pontianek falls to a shock attack; and Muntok is captured by a vertical envelopment to provide a supporting position for the paratroopers in Palembang. Paratroopers at Port Moresby pull back to Kokoda. Chinese forces investing Sinyang cut off from their base and attacked by Japanese relief force in conjunction with a sally by the defenders. Chinese survivors retreat towards Chengchow closely pursued by the Japanese forces.

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