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Bravely they go... - 8/26/2008 6:33:01 AM   
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Aide: Sir, our naval forces...er force, scored a great victory today off Rangoon!

FK: Great! How many ships did we sink?

Aide: Well, none.

FK: Victory?

Aide: Yes! One of our motor torpedo boats chased 4 cargo ships and hit one with a torpedo!

FK: It didn't sink?

Aide: No sir, but we did hit it!

FK: Great, well, I suppose to hit the enemy and return to base is a successful mission.

Aide: Actually, sir, the boat was hit by a 4" shell and sunk.

FK: That isn't really a victory. Do you think you could be a little more objective in your reports?

Aide: Certainly sir. There was also a victory at Rahaeng today. The 123rd IJNAF Base Force didn't retreat when attacked by the 254th Indian Tank Brigade.

FK: So they repelled the enemy?

Aide: Not exactly.

FK: So how is it a victory?

Aide: They won't retreat until tomorrow sir!



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Under the Southern Right Cross - 8/28/2008 12:09:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		It was quiet down south. Way too quiet. I didn’t know where any of the bad guys were and no one was talking. It made me jumpy.

Down Noumea way I found one of Yamamoto’s boys, “King” Kongo. He’d been shot and left for dead but was still alive. I needed to get him out of there, but the only fellow I had to send with him was an enforcer named Asakaze. Asakaze wasn’t in great shape himself. He’d gone a few rounds with somebody a lot tougher and his face looked like it had made recent acquaintance with a brick wall, but he was all I had. I sent them north and hoped they’d make it.

That was all I could do for the moment. I left a gal I knew named Betty to keep an eye on things. Betty was quite a dame. She had great legs and she packed a surprising wallop, but she also had a thing for fire. I just hoped she wouldn’t get burned.

Meanwhile I headed north myself. I needed to check out the Aleutians. The other side was making noise up there and I had to find out what was going on. I shopped around for a good parka but somehow they weren’t big sellers in this part of town. That was too bad. It was going to be cold up there, colder than an IRS auditor’s heart.

Next: A Kiska Before Dying

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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross - 8/28/2008 8:36:22 PM   
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I left a gal I knew named Betty to keep an eye on things. Betty was quite a dame. She had great legs and she packed a surprising wallop, but she also had a thing for fire. I just hoped she wouldn’t get burned.


Cute. They called the Betty "the flying lighter", didn't they?

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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross - 8/29/2008 3:42:07 AM   
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Very nice good sir!

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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross - 9/2/2008 7:10:59 AM   
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FK: How did our massive attack on the naval forces at Moulmein go?

Junior Officer: Well sir, the mission didn't exactly happen.

FK: Orders are orders, why didn't they fly?

JO: Well, sir, not all the front line officers have the highest confidence in the new Junta.

FK: We are not a Junta - we are more like a 'partnership'. Besides, I don't think we would call it a Junta, even if it was a whole committee, because that is a Spanish word, not Japanese.

JO: Fair enough, sir, but for now the unit commanders still decide when to fly or not.

FK: Why bother giving them orders at all?

JO: Sometimes they do listen, sir. Apparently they are a hard to figure bunch, but occasionally they do what one would expect.

FK: So we got nothing out of all the order we issued yesterday?

JO: Oh no, we did have some highlights. Over the Burma road our fighters at Lashio and Mandalay successfully shot down a Spitfire Vb. Those planes are typically very hard to kill, but since it was busy strafing it was an easy kill. Also, at Moulmein, one army Sentai felt the attack should go forward, and escorted by a group of A6M2s his Ki-21's put bombs onto a destroyer and a cargo ship at Moulmein.

FK: Well, that is something. I've read the enemy bombing reports, and it seems like we have to make sure we keep moving our planes around or they are going to get pounded on the ground, or caught by those darned P-38s.

JO: Yes, sir.

FK: Okay, order the planes to lay low tomorrow. In a couple days, we'll try the Moulmein thing again. In the meantime we need to make some changes to the leadership around here to make sure they realize this Jun- Partnership, is here to stay.


Ambush over Burma road



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Japan's bombers can fly after all - 9/2/2008 7:23:58 AM   
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FK: Good job, men. I wanted to come out here to personally congratulate you on the fine job you did today. Your complete victory over the overconfident enemy fighter force cleared the way for many of our bombers at Hanoi and Port Blair to attack enemy shipping today.

Pilot: How many enemy fighters did we shoot down, sir?

FK: From our review of the records it looks like 39 P-40E Warhawks and 6 CW-21B Demons. The important thing is that you took out every enemy fighter in the air and our bombers had a clear run on the enemy ships. 12 cargo ships, many of them loaded with enemy troops and one frigate were all hit with bombs and or torpedoes. We even hit the battleship Valiant with a bomb, but apparently it did not penetrate the ships armor. Keep up the great work, the Emperor will be pleased!





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Duck...duck...duck...Brit! - 9/3/2008 6:29:02 AM   
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Radio Report from Bangkok:
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Many enemy P-38 fighters on sweep followed by bombing attack from many heavy enemy bombers. Damage: 4 Ki-15 Recon planes. All fighters successfully evacuated before enemy attack. Two enemy bombers seen trailing smoke.



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RE: Duck...duck...duck...Brit! - 9/3/2008 6:39:59 AM   
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RE: Duck...duck...duck...Brit! - 9/3/2008 7:10:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Keep it up guys.  I so wanted to stay in this campaign and greatly respect you making a go of it!



We are doing our best. Actually Feurer Krieg is doing his best, so far my areas have been very quiet. His improvised defense of Malaya and Indochina has been inspired and he might just keep our opponents off-balance long enough to stabilize the situation there.

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RE: A Kiska Before Dying - 9/3/2008 7:12:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was cold up north but it wasn’t just the williwaws that made me shiver. Our boys held Attu and Kiska and the other side had a grip on everything else. I’d heard that song somewhere before and it didn’t have a happy ending. But right now things seemed to be quiet enough.

And this was a good thing. Behind Kiska was the mighty fortress of Paramushiro Jima, except when I stuck my head in the door there and said hello all I heard were echoes. There was a janitor somewhere around but I didn’t care how handy he was with that mop. It wasn’t going to be much help if the Allied gang decided to pay a visit.

Behind that was northern Japan. What I saw there made me feel like a turkey watching the farmer’s wife put up Thanksgiving decorations. From Tokyo to Hokkaido there weren’t enough of our guys around to repel a brigade of girl scouts armed with plastic forks. I wondered if the other side knew that. I hoped not, I truly did.

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RE: A Kiska Before Dying - 9/4/2008 5:25:55 AM   
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Lessons for the leaders - 9/8/2008 4:05:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		February 21, 1943, Saigon - Meeting of all high ranking officers in DEI, China, Burma and Mandalay

FK: Again, I realize most of these points were discussed in your training, but given the state of things in this war I feel I need to point out the obvious. Let's talk tanks. We have them, they are small, they are fast. Where should we use them?

Officer: In the forest or jungle?

FK: No, no, no. They should be where transportation routes are readily available so we can make use of their speed to hit the enemy when he isn't expecting it or to cut off supply lines!

Officer: Well, we like to park them behind a tree and guard rivers with them.

FK: Well, that needs to stop. We have very little resources on this side of the Empire and we need to ensure every force is being properly utilized. Infantry, artillery and anti-tank guns are what can be put behind trees to guard rivers. That's like saying that our highly trained and mobile paratroops should be placed in uncontested backwater bases as garrison units. Speaking of, where are our paratroops located?

The various leaders look down or side to side.

FK: Oh, don't tell me....

An aide comes in with a sheaf of paper

Aide: Sir, 1st Yokosuka is stationed as garrison at Sabang, 2nd Yokosuka is stationed as garrison at Padang, 3rd Yokosuka is stationed as garrison at Lautem and 2nd Para Rgt is split, garrisoning both Nicobar and Batavia. We're not exactly sure where 1st Para is, sir.

FK: I said don't tell me. <Leaves meeting>


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RE: Lessons for the leaders - 9/8/2008 6:57:17 AM   
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I think I just died a little inside.

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RE: Lessons for the leaders - 9/8/2008 7:11:06 AM   
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RE: Lessons for the leaders - 9/8/2008 7:53:42 AM   
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Operation Bunraku - 9/16/2008 3:42:25 AM   
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Colonel Awaji: Are all the troops finished?

Lt.: Yes sir, they are all completed. Several do not have legs, but we felt we could use those near bushes and trees to simulate snipers.

Awaji: Good idea. Now remember, as soon as the bullets stop flying, get out there and put on a good show! We have to convince the British that we are an actual combat unit defending the jungle side of the river - if we can slow them up for two or three more days, the main thrust to Raheng will have a much better chance of breaking through.

Lt.: I'll relay the orders sir.

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RE: Operation Bunraku - 9/23/2008 4:46:36 PM   
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Operation Bunraku continues to hold the British north of Mandalay. Significant enemy force of 1 British Div and 1 Indian Div - both believed to be at full strength - routed south towards Rangoon. Burma army less than 150 miles from Raheng.


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RE:Taking the Fifth - 9/23/2008 6:55:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was the middle of the afternoon in Tokyo. I leaned back in my chair, put my feet up on my desk, and took a sip of my afternoon drink. I only allowed myself one drink in the afternoon. Fortunately I wasn’t using a glass so I still had half a bottle to go.

The door opened and my secretary, Miss Pennyloafer, stuck her head in. “Your partner, Mr. Krieg, is on the line for you,” she said.

“Thanks, doll,” I said and reached for the phone.

“Hey,” she said. “I don’t want to bother youse or nothin’ – I can see how busy you are – but I haven’t been paid in two weeks.”

“Sorry, sweetheart,” I said, taking my feet off the desk and trying to look like I had something to do, “but money’s kind of tight right now.”

“Right,” she said. “What about the fat retainer that Yammy guy gave you?”

“Travel expenses, doll,” I said. “The Pacific is a big place. Look, I’ll see what I can do, okay?”

“Sure you will,” she huffed, then closed the door with a slam. I picked up the phone.

“Feurer, partner, what’s the scoop?” I said. The connection was full of static.

“Cuttlefish, I need to take the fifth,” he said.

“Jeez, Feurer, I didn’t even know you had to testify,” I said. “Don’t let those Brits make you spill anything.”

“No, no,” he said. “I need to take the 5th Infantry Division. Word is you have it stashed at Rabaul.”

“Wait a second, pal,” I said. “I know we’re partners and all but I need those boys.”

“Yeah, things are rough all over,” he tells me, “but if we lose Malaya those Allied goons are going to dance the samba all over the DEI. Then you can kiss all our lovely oil goodbye.”

I sighed. “Can’t have that,” I said. “Okay, you win. Take the 5th. You need anything else?”

“Yeah,” he said. “Quinine tablets and Pepto Bismol. Things here are a mess, buddy.”

“Hang in there, partner,” I said, and hung up. I put my feet back on my desk and took another sip from my bottle. Maybe I’d make this a two-drink afternoon for a change.

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Lunchtime with Tojo - 10/1/2008 6:55:17 PM   
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Private Funabashi and Hosokaya are eating small bowls of rice, sitting on their Type 2 tank in a clearing.

"I am sick of this stop and go! If they would let us tank regiments run ahead would could clear the way all the way to the Salween!", complains Hosokaya.

"And probably get hit by an AT gun in the process. This isn't the open railpath anymore, Hosokaya. Every jungle tree and hill is another potential ambush site. I don't have any problem letting our infantry scouts move ahead for a change. Besides, it is nice to be able to stop now and then," says Funabashi.

"Why, so we can eat wormy rice and drink gritty water? We have a tank and the British have nothing to stop us now! We should be flying down the rail path to Rangoon!! I'm sure there are still some fine women there who are by now tired of the British and would like some Japanese company again. Maybe we can even capture some British women, eh?", says Hosokaya.

"Fool, they have only been in Rangoon a few days. Do you think they would bring in women so soon? Besides - I would not be so sure the British can't stop us. I agree it has been nice to see them running again, although I would prefer they were running back to India. I still don't understand our leaders - first they send us to the edge of India and leave the backdoor open for the British. Now we run back south and leave the front door open for the Chinese. It makes no sense," says Funabashi as he picks a grub out of his rice.

"Yes, leaders are confusing to me as well, but as long as they let me drive my tank fast, I am happy. Sitting here waiting for the next bombing wave is not my idea of a samurai's life."

"Well, I suppose that is one benefit of leaving the rail path behind - the jungle trees should make it harder for those awful air strikes to find their targets. Maybe they will stop bombing us. Can you imagine how nice it would be to go longer than one night without hearing that horrible drone of all those bomber engines?" says Funabashi wistfully.

"Perhaps we will get to soon, although if we took back Rangoon we could bring in our own fighters and make those bombers pay!!" says Hosokaya defiantly.

"Bankura! You saw the fights over Manadaly just two weeks ago!! The enemy twin-tailed devils are far better than anything we put up there. Even in Rangoon, the enemy bombers would come. No, to get a break we must reach Bangkok or maybe even Saigon. But even then, such a break would only be temporary, I fear."

The Tank Commander, Lieutenant Shiotani ambles up the tank.

"Good news men, I've just spoken with the Colonel and he says that nearly three divisions worth of troops are on the way from Saigon to Bangkok. With luck me might meet up with them at Bangkok and return to Burma after all. Also, another group of our troops are moving back up from Malaya and might even reach Moulmein! Apparently the British are pulling back all along the front to deal with us. Get the tank ready, the scouts have okayed the next five mile hop towards RaHaeng. I'll be back shortly. Find Uesugi and Yamagata also.

As the two privates pack up and check on the tank's fluids, Hosokaya speaks up again.

"See, I told you the British are weak! We will push them back to the sea!"

"I truly hope so, but I've heard such talk before. Remember when they told us we would be done fighting at Myitkina last summer? Or that our new Tony fighters would clear the skies of the enemy? Or that our navy would sink the British Fleet before they could land at Moulmein? Forgive me if I am less than optimistic when it comes to the reports from our leaders. I would be surprised if the Lieutenant even believes half the stuff he tells us," says Funabashi woefully.

"Yes, yes, but this time things are different. Enough talk of the war. Let's find those other two so we can mount up and I can drive again!"

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RE: Lunchtime with Tojo - 10/1/2008 10:13:21 PM   
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Operation Bunraku - 10/3/2008 6:44:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		In the jungle northwest of Mandalay Colonel Awaji, splattered with paint and dried flour paste attaches a hand to a flimsy model that somewhat resembles a Japanese soldier. Sounds of gunfire echo through the trees, and the occasional artillery shell explodes in the tree tops above.

An emaciated officer limps to the Colonel. "Sir, we can't keep this up! We must retreat south! The men are starving, low on bullets and worst of all - they are forgetting their lines of dialogue!!" says the worn out lieutenant.

"Nonsense! We are Ningyōtsukai - the show must go on!!!", the Colonel says loudly, a crazed look in his eye.

"But sir - that hand you just attached only has two fingers! It looks more like a walking lobster than a soldier!"

Calmly now, the Colonel says, "Son, we play this show for our families back home. Everyday these ningyō perform, is another day the British are deterred from attacking Mandalay. We were not blessed with accuracy of the rifle, or the reflexes of the pilot, these things we cannot change. But what we do have, is our voice, and our vision, and our art. Every hour our families have in Japan is precious. If this two fingered ningyō slows the British for even an hour, and keeps them farther from the homeland, is it not worth it? No - there will be no retreat yet. The show must go on!"

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Operation Bunraku - 10/7/2008 5:40:48 PM   
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FK: How goes the puppet show at Mandalay?

Aide: Reports are that the British have finally entered the city.

FK: Well, that is a shame, but those troops held the British back far longer than I expected. If any of them make it back from the jungle, they need to get some award. It's hard to say for sure whether it was the show or the British doctrine that kept the city safe for so long, but those guy certainly played a major role.

Aide: What British doctrine?

FK: Well, from one of the reports from the front, every time one of the "battle shows" was over, the British tanks would just hang out with their infantry. They wouldn't chase our troops back to Mandalay like one would expect them too. Apparently they must have adjusted their doctrine if they have entered Mandalay. That is, they decided to allow their tanks to pursue our troops.



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Strangers in the night - 10/7/2008 11:47:15 PM   
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Eng. Yagi squinted into the night. The moon would come out now and again when the clouds parted, and it was approaching its last quarter, so there was some light. He could hear the other Daihatsu's in the distance, engines buzzing along. He had stopped at Sabang with the others and loaded up gas cans to make this long trip to Akyab. According to the officer at Sabang most of the troops had already been flown out of the base, but some heavy items were still there and needed picked up. Some AT guns and heavy mortars.

The Empire needed every armament it could get its hands on these days, so AG-101 and the others were tasked with getting in there and grabbing the last of the gear. The British still had made no move towards the base, and it was hoped the gear could be extracted from under their noses. Each barge could carry maybe a gun or two once disassembled. Maybe with luck this would be the only trip he would have to make this far north. It made him nervous to be cut across the shipping route of British battleships and carriers that had crossed this area many times in the past two weeks.

Then, a different sound, a throatier engine sound than his own engines. Then he saw it - quite far still, but a motor boat skipping high on the slight waves, knifing along clearly looking for enemy ships. Yagi slowed his motor so it was barely audible, hoping the high speed enemy ship that was so loud would cover his own noise. He turned the ship so its forward motion took it away from the other ship, and he crouch down. Silly thing - the Daihatsu didn't get shorter just because he did. Stupid! he scolded himself. The enemy sound was receding - perhaps Yagi was lucky today?

After waiting what seemed like an eternity, he finally advanced his throttle and headed more easterly and checked in with the other barges via his handheld two-way. It seemed that there were some half a dozen of the enemy motor boats out there, but none of them spotted the barges. Clearly the enemy knew they were here. Would the daybreak find bombers out hunting for them?

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RE: RE: When Betty Met Sally - 10/8/2008 10:40:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		I prodded the unconscious body with my foot. The mook didn’t stir. My gals Sally and Betty stood nearby, looking pleased with themselves. They’d caught this guy trying to slip into Adak and beat him half to death. Some hatchet men had tried to interfere but their friend Jack had chased them off.

I fished out the guy’s wallet and took a look inside. There wasn’t much there; an oiler, a couple of AKs, and a pair of escorts. Still, it was the first time I’d actually seen one of the opposition since taking the case almost a month ago.

“Nice work, girls,” I told them. “Take the rest of the day off.” Sally popped her gum.

“Hey thanks, CF,” she said. “C’mon, Betty, there’s a new Gable film playing over at the Kiska Palace.”

“Sure thing, Sal” said Betty. “Bye CF, catch you around.” I watched the girls leave. Sally was a real bombshell but I still liked Betty’s legs.

On the ground the mook groaned and stirred. His face looked like half a pound of raw hamburger but he wasn’t quite finished. I knelt beside him, grabbed one swollen ear, and pulled his face up close to mine.

“Tell your bosses that this was just a warning,” I told him. “If they want to play rough they know where to find me. I’m the North Pacific distributor for rough.” I shoved him back to the ground and walked away. It was a bluff as thin as a swimsuit model trapped in a coal mine but the other side didn’t know that. At least I hoped not.

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RE: RE: When Betty Met Sally - 10/9/2008 4:28:40 AM   
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Did Betty and Sally do a classic High/Low hit on the Mook simultaneously? There may be a job for them in the NFL as D-backs once this dust-up in the Pacific gets resolved...

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Ride...Ride like the wind - 11/6/2008 5:35:30 PM   
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Lt. Shiotani had seen better times. Frankly, he was amazed he was still alive. He only hoped he had enough fuel to get his tank to friendly territory. The last few days had been quite a ride.

Three nights ago, they had got most of the tanks of the regiment across the Salween river and then started heading southeast to try and get around the British and Chinese lines defending Raheang. Seemed like they might make it, but then they ran right into a platoon of Chinese regulars. They took out the platoon easy enough, but an hour later and it was clear that the enemy was warned. Troops started coming at them non-stop. The only saving grace was that it seemed the troops were arriving piecemeal, maybe they were taking trucks from the main base to get out into the jungle. The other thing that saved them was the apparent lack of anti-tank weaponry.

The enemy was firing and tossing grenades, but not once did a serious threat materialize, other than being overrun and boarded by infantry. The biggest problem was the terrain. Once they got stuck and Yamagata and Funabashi had to get out and wedge the tank out of a small bog with some logs, but they managed to do it at least. Just in time too, as more Chinese came out of the trees and began firing. The Lt. started driving while Hosokaya was firing the MG at the Chinese, or maybe they were Indians - couldn't tell at this distance. Funabashi managed to get back into the tank while it was rolling, but a Chinese bullet caught Yamagata, knocking him from the tank. They weren't sure if he was dead or not, but if they went back for him they would all be dead for sure. His honorable death had save the tank.

For the next two days they were running from copse to copse - taking any moment they could to empty another fuel can into the tank.

No food, fuel getting low. No ammo for the main gun. The MG barrel had seized up or been damaged, they weren't sure and didn't have a time to get out and look at it from the outside. The engine had a horrible vibration to it and the Lt. wasn't sure how much longer it was going to hold up.

Thankfully they seemed to have left the Chinese behind though. The radio wasn't working anymore so he had no idea how the rest of the regiment was doing. They had orders to head for Phitsanulok and from there they would form up who ever was left and take the road south to Bangkok.

While he wasn't sure if he would make it to see friendly faces again, he was sure of one thing - he was one of the first Japanese soldiers to escape the Burmese pocket overland and not by airlift.







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Fatherland calls... - 12/5/2008 4:26:48 AM   
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Assistant: Sir, the southern portion of the Burma army has begun to work through the jungles east of Raheang. Some tanks have manage to reach friendly lines.

FK: Excellent timing. How many men will make it out?

Asst: Probably around 90-110,000.

FK: Alrighty. Let Detective CF in Tokyo know about this. He'll be assuming command now that the situation in Burma has stabilized.

Asst: What about you sir?

FK: The Fuhrer called last week - said something about problems in North Africa or something. Needs me to put out a fire in the desert, although that sounds like a tough thing given the lack of water and the high heat. But hey - hopeless tasks are what I like and this task in Burma isn't so hopeless anymore. Good job men - your orders come straight from Tokyo now.

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I've had some adjustments (for the good) in my personal life and have decided to turn things over to Cuttlefish in this game. While I would like to continue, I don't think I am really about to devote the concentration to it that I should. One WITP game is all I can handle at the moment.

Thanks to all who read!

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RE: Fatherland calls... - 12/5/2008 8:25:38 PM   
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