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1942-01-24 - 12/11/2010 4:06:33 AM

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1942-01-24

Planes & Subs
Air attacks nearly across the map as the norm. Luzon is getting lighter treatment, though. Bataan has been building fortifications and Clark might resume doing so soon.

Budding ASW groups spar with I-boats in the sea lanes near San Francisco, while Dutch boats are battered making daring port attacks.

xAK Hokko Maru found out the hard way that it's a bad idea to use the same strait both coming and going. Dutch SS KXIII sunk her within sight of Komodo Island. Perhaps the survivors can swim ashore?

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1942-01-25 - 12/11/2010 5:50:39 PM

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1942-01-25

China
The forces defending north of Kukong have been pushed back, and met up with reinforcements at the same time. One corps is hors de combat and will withdraw. Another corps is rushing to the front. The terrain here is rough - less favorable than the woods+rough just vacated. Wenchow again holds fast by repelling today's attack at 1 to 10 odds, although fortifications were reduced. The usual sprinkling of air raids clouded the skies over China.

Philippines
Lingayan is recaptured by the Japanese, but Malaybalay and Clark hold fast against an attack and a bombardment. Multiple air attacks harry the defenders.

Java
Heavy air attacks kept all major airfields closed, but Batavia held off an enemy assault. As much supply as possible has been moved to the mountain redoubt of Bandoeng.

The Roundup
The IJA has pulled back its forward unit in Burma to deal with the Allied rear guard (which is getting high marks for looking fierce). Other units are almost to the defensive positions in central Burma, but Sun-Tzu say that is bad ground.

Darwin and Singapore both raided by air. Singapore, bombarded by artillery also, will see a further draw down in forces as more eligible units are airlifted to Palembang. A new problem is that with daily artillery fire the enemy is more apt to notice the change in Singapore. Palembang is well beyond 500 AS and the hope is to bring in another ~3 regiments worth of troops.

Several Dutch subs are repositioning. Meanwhile at least one I-boat is running aerial search near San Francisco and spotted a convoy at the base itself. Where are those escorts Adm. King promised?

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1942-01-26 - 12/11/2010 7:21:01 PM

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1942-01-26

DEI Update
Batavia held against a determined attack. Defense lines were shattered, however, so no fortifications remain. Makassar and the island of Talaud-eilanden have both been invaded and must fall tomorrow.

Elsewhere
686 to 1: The Imperial Guards Division forgot that the Burma rear guard looked fierce. One battalion destroyed, one merely smeared and fleeing.

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1942-01-27 - 12/12/2010 4:14:37 AM

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1942-01-27

The Roundup
Several air raids on the port of Singapore destroyed the remaining 3 motor torpedo boats in the region today. Palembang has reached 600 Assault Strength is continuing to fly in combatants. The situation in the woods north of Kukong is precarious with many enemy present and friendly reinforcements on the way to defend Hengyang. Chinese forces from Ichang, 4,000 AS strong, are fording the river to the east in an attempt to smash the enemy units there. Fierceness or folly? Aerial searches launched from an I-boat continue off the US west coast. Makassar and the island of Talaud-eilanden have both fallen. Small IJN carriers have moved from the IO back to the Java Sea. Hunters are there, too. Big IJN carriers remain at Soerabaja licking wounds.

Bases Circa 1942-01-27

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1942-01-28 - 12/12/2010 5:54:29 PM

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1942-01-28

DEI
Palembang continues growing. Djokjakarta falls but Batavia withstands yet another attack. The defenders don't really have the strength, perhaps the attackers are not resting enough between attacks. Air attacks continue, but the small enemy carriers have move out of the Java Sea to the edge of the South China Sea - just barely in range - to avoid the Dutch Sharks.

Movements
While the I-boats play cat and mouse with escorts and loading convoys off the US west coast, air, land, and sea forces are gathering for a large and heavily escorted convoy to Australia.

China
The host from Ichang will cross the river tomorrow. An all out effort from China Bomber Command is ordered to hit the defenders in the woods across the river and to impede progress of the enemy unit rushing to reinforce the breach.

At grid hex 79,55 in the rough country north of Kukong the Chinese Army delivered a sound defeat to confident attackers. Additional reinforcements are on the way, and this might have been a pivotal battle in holding the line, either there or at building defenses further back. Time will tell. Commander's report of the battle follows.

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Ground combat at 79,55

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33828 troops, 345 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1432

Defending force 32121 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 833

Japanese adjusted assault: 431

Allied adjusted defense: 489

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2749 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 194 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
721 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
39th Division
22nd Division
104th Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
63rd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
10th Group Army
7th War Area
12th Group Army

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RE: 1942-01-28 - 12/12/2010 6:39:49 PM

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At this point I would say the hell with the Mersing gambit. It has become apparent that the Japanese need to grab Palembang on turn one.

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RE: 1942-01-28 - 12/12/2010 7:25:09 PM

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The Allies can't cover all the entry points into southern Sumatra. Once Singapore falls the 25th Army can be landed somewhere (Oosthaven preferably) and then slog it to Palembang overland.

That's what I'd do anyway.

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1942-01-29 - 12/13/2010 12:24:21 AM

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There are plenty of alternatives, and only time will tell if pulling all those troops in there really matters or not. At this point I'm thinking that it's good (for IJ) to at least shut down Palembang airfield as soon as practicable. It's much easier running this airlift with the planes at Palembang pulling in directly from Singapore and elsewhere. The highest quality troops are coming from Singapore, and if both airfields were shut down (with high service damage) that would take a lot longer. The flying boats would have to be at a third location, fly the troops in from Singapore, then fly the troops to Palembang. I'm already doing that using the Dutch transport planes (very short range) to get Dutch troops out of northern Sumatra. The same issue with troops in no man's land, like the Bde that was in a coastal jungle hex on Malaysia. The flying boats got all but one squad (not worth picking up) and an item too large to fly. If Palembang were shut down that would have been a third party transfer.

LRCAPing here and there would be a great impediment also.

At the present rate, in 3 to 5 more turns Palembang will have 700 AS, the equivalent of 2 light divisions. Forts are still building but slowly due to paucity of engineers. If I'm lucky, count on fort level 3 and 750 to 900 AS to defend in that swamp hex (at 3x I think).

1942-01-29

Empire
Morotai and Calayan fell today, expanding the Japanese empire still further.

The Sturdy Woods
Chinese forces in the woods north of Kukong held against another attack today, and reinforcements are still moving into the region. The battle was costly for both sides, but maybe the line will hold?

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Ground combat at 79,55

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45196 troops, 449 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1297

Defending force 31531 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 798

Japanese adjusted assault: 693

Allied adjusted defense: 1007

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1749 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1683 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
39th Division
22nd Division
104th Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
65th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
10th Group Army
7th War Area
12th Group Army

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The High Mountain
Philippine forces at Malaybalay Mountain on Mindinao handily repulsed an enemy shock attack. Again the attackers seem overconfident.

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3394 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Defending force 3292 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Japanese adjusted assault: 60

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
394 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
1st /101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
III Philippine Corps
Del Monte AAF Base Force

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Ichang Kaching!
The Chinese attack east across the river by Ichang hit the jackpot today, overwhelming 3 divisions and a mixed brigade. Although Chinese forces did suffer a lot of disablements, the only thing marring the day was the failure of all the Chinese bombers to fly. Had they flown the victory might have been greater.

Seeing the oncoming freight train, the IJA sent it's air might against the troop columns and Ichang airfield, causing severe damage to facilities there. In trade, the enemy left behind more than 20 of their high-tech Nate fighter planes.

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Ground combat at 84,48

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 157682 troops, 873 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4070

Defending force 16329 troops, 159 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 <---- I presume these were the same units defeated and retreated at Ichang itself. If so, now they should be well flattened and require moths of recovery time.

Allied adjusted assault: 2952

Japanese adjusted defense: 521

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
7385 casualties reported
Squads: 214 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 13 (7 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
4204 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 414 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 226 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
86th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
11th RGC Temp. Division
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division

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1942-01-30 - 12/13/2010 3:38:35 PM

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1942-01-30

The Roundup
Chinese forces are heading back across the river toward Ichang to consolidate defensive positions. Even after the Chinese victory the Empire still expands, swallowing Banjoewangi.

Malaybalay Maybe
An ominous turn of event in the mountains of Mindinao. The invaders have changed tactics from the headlong rushes of yesterday into more deliberate attacks. Today saw higher casualties for the defenders than for the attackers.

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3150 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Defending force 3212 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese adjusted assault: 40

Allied adjusted defense: 58

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-) <---- Maybe the attackers are still a little impatient.

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
1st /101st PA Battalion
2nd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
III Philippine Corps
Del Monte AAF Base Force

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Wenchow Winning
The redoubt of Wenchow on the coast of China holds fast. Far behind enemy lines the outcome might be a certainty, but the defenders haven't heard that news.

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27295 troops, 226 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 773

Defending force 20836 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 598

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 313

Allied adjusted defense: 478

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2345 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 96 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment
15th Division
26th RGC Temp. Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st RGC Route Brigade
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

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1942-01-31 - 12/14/2010 4:04:07 AM

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1942-01-31

Dutchakazies
Breaking through the clouds over the KB parked at Soerabaja came 5 Dutch medium bombers, surely soiling the uniform trousers of some IJN senior officers. Alas, alert Zeros on CAP quickly downed 3 and drove off the remaining pair.

Palembang
Palembang is up to 656 AS. It's funny how troops in beautiful but besieged Singapore are lining up to fly to the swamps of Palembang.

Wenchow
Wenchow holds again, but supplies are heading downward, and enemy casualties are only ~25% higher than defenders.

Batavia
Batavia holds, but no one knows how. Probably heavy weapons and/or combat vehicles were enough to hold down the attackers' pace of advance.

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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23173 troops, 194 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 718

Defending force 11549 troops, 207 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Japanese adjusted assault: 220

Allied adjusted defense: 125

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
668 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
780 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment
33rd Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
16th Army

Defending units:
1st Regt Cavalerie
1st KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
Batavia Defenses
1st KNIL AA Battalion
KNIL Army Command
ABDA
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Batavia KM Base Force

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Kukong Woods
The forces in the dark and deep woods two grid squares north of Kukong clashed again. The defenders held off the imperial invaders. More help is on the way. Let's hope no more IJA divisions are coming.

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Ground combat at 79,55

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44131 troops, 449 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1230

Defending force 40669 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1006

Japanese adjusted assault: 807

Allied adjusted defense: 673

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2527 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 178 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1113 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
39th Division
22nd Division
104th Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th War Area
10th Group Army
12th Group Army

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1942-02-01 - 12/14/2010 5:42:39 PM

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1942-02-01

The Sturdy Woods
Another good performance by the defenders in the forest guarding the road to Hengyang (2 grid squares north of Kukong).

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Ground combat at 79,55

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41807 troops, 449 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1081

Defending force 39717 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 954

Japanese adjusted assault: 447

Allied adjusted defense: 935

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1880 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 158 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 113 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled

Allied ground losses:
745 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
22nd Division
39th Division
104th Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
63rd Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
10th Group Army
7th War Area
12th Group Army

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Java Juice
How do you make Java Juice? You squeeze Java from both sides! Batavia went bust today, with very heavy casualties to the defenders. They are now fleeing toward Bandoeng. But the airfield at Bandoeng is closed, so the few remaining combat aircraft at at Kalidjati, which has no combat troops! Semarang was taken by the Empire today, and their two hands now squeeze toward the remaining defenders. Those defenders will resist as long as possible to give time to Palembang...

Palembang
Palembang AS is 667, rising a bit more slowly than before. That might be because the transport planes are currently pulling troops into Padang. After a few more days they will push those troops into Palembang. The flying boats continue pulling good troops from Singapore directly to Palembang.

The Roundup
For the first time in many days, no enemy search planes were seen off the US west coast. Shipyards throughout Allied cities have gone busy. The enemy at Malaybalay seems to be resting (or even awaiting reinforcements), resulting in a mixture of relief and concern for the defenders. Air raids continue all over the battle areas.

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1942-02-02 - 12/14/2010 11:52:17 PM

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1942-02-02

The Roundup
Toungoo fell. Camiguin and Boela invaded. Air attacks throughout the battle areas. A fruitless Dutch air attack on transports in the Java Sea. Palembang reaches 680 AS. Air sightings of ships off the US west coast by I-boat air search resumes, but today they find only ASW groups.

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1942-02-03 - 12/15/2010 12:53:53 AM

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1942-02-03

Fallen
Boela and Camiguin fell today; they were undefended.

Invaded
Gorontalo is invaded and will fall as it, too, is undefended. {Note: I hate it when, especially two turns in a row, I have to look up the location of a base that's invaded. "Where the heck is that place?" Even more so because I looked up the latitude and longitude of every base. It took three days. I can send you a file if you want.}

Other News
Wenchow does well in combat but supplies are a worry. There are plenty at the moment but they are being expended at an alarming rate. Malaybalay is attacked again and holds even better than before the quiet, as the foxhole line is held.

Palembang Passes Milestone
Forces at Palembang stand at 710 AS, rocketing past the 700 mark in Assault Strength.

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1942-02-04 - 12/15/2010 5:03:45 AM

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1942-02-04

The Quiet
Air attacks... ground pursuit... movement to reinforce attackers and defenders... and Palembang reaches 746 AS.

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RE: 1942-01-28 - 12/15/2010 6:17:16 AM

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ORIGINAL: cap_and_gown

At this point I would say the hell with the Mersing gambit. It has become apparent that the Japanese need to grab Palembang on turn one.

The Palembang defense is as old as PacWar, 2400 baud modems, and "bulletin boards."

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RE: 1942-01-28 - 12/15/2010 6:58:14 AM

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The problem that I have had with Palembang - and all the oil producing centers - is that it seems no matter how strongly they were defended, no matter how many engineers present, they have always been captured with no damage or just a trivial amount. My two objectives here are 1) have it be severely damaged upon capture, and 2) hold it for as long as possible. I can only influence #1 by causing as much battle there as possible, and having as many engineers on hand as possible. I can influence #2 the same way. So, yeah it's an oldie but a goody!

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1942-02-05 - 12/16/2010 2:12:05 AM

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1942-02-05

Sian Woods
At grid square 85,42 IJA forces crossed the river to join their brethren already peering through the rough, wooded terrain at Chinese patriots. But they crossed at the wrong place and suffered thousands wounded. Chinese reinforcements are moving to the area as the recovered enemy will pose a threat.

Clark Clicks
Another probing attack was treated roughly at Clark Field today. May there be many more!

Kalidjadi Klash
Finally catching wise that the Dutch aircraft could not have been flying from Shangri la owing to lack of the needed range, the enemy bombed Kalidjati aerodrome causing only minor damage.

Subs and Targets
The Dutch subs remaining on station have been finding targets scarce of late. USN ASW groups clashed with I-25 several hundred miles from San Francisco, while nearby a large convoy of planes, troops, and supplies left the FS Bay for the Land Down Under (henceforth known as LDU for security reasons).

Redoubt
Palembang AS stands at 769.

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1942-02-06 - 12/16/2010 7:02:59 AM

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1942-02-06

Burma
Prome and Bassein fell today. Fort building at Schwebo, the oil center, are underway. Bombers and modern Hurricane fighters are being positioned for the defense of the open country of central Burma.

China
Nanning is invested with an enemy regiment and brigade. They likely do not posses enough raw strength to capture the city, but the defending combat unit is very inexperienced. Stiffening forces have been dispatched. Also, 3 IJA units are seen moving toward Ankang, which is lightly defended. Additional units were already on the way there and more deployments have been ordered.

DEI
Kalidjati is almost closed, which is appropriate because there are almost no aircraft remaining. In a stunning act of bravery, ABDA HQ has spontaneously taken up duty as the rear guard for the KNIL forces retreating to Bandoeng. Palembang AS = 786.

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1942-02-07 - 12/16/2010 8:12:29 PM

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1942-02-07

The Roundup
Somehow IJA troops were able to wrestle control of Buitenzorg from ABDA HQ. Air attacks across the battle zones continued, with Kalidjati getting hammered worst. Maneuvering continues in China. On both sides, subs are relegated to objects of attack.

Palembang has reached 800 AS. There are 89 additional to airlift out of Singapore (without changing HQ's of other units), and about 60 still elsewhere on Sumatra. It might prove impossible to transport any troops from Java, and just a few candidates are emerging from jungles on Borneo. Supplies have been growing as well and now stand at about 83,000.

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1942-02-08 - 12/17/2010 2:37:16 AM

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1942-02-08

Movements and Changes
Watampone was slurped into the Empire. Chinese defenders held off another attack in the great Sian woods. Multiple enemy maneuvers are seen in China. They must be foiled.

Preparations
Palembang has 814 AS. The limit will be either when the notices the quite significant draw-down of forces in Singapore or when the Empire commences operations against Palembang thereby interfering with the airlift.

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1942-02-09 - 12/18/2010 12:01:46 AM

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1942-02-09

Highlights
Air attacks continue throughout the active battle areas. Wenchow repulsed yet another enemy attack, this one at 1 to 3 odds. As expected, enemy units plunged into the woods on the road to Ankang. Other movements are observed throughout China.

Palembang's skies were swept by carrier based Zeros, costing some defending Buffaloes and fewer Zeros. The small carrier TF has taken up station between Palembang and Singapore, but no flying boats were intercepted. ABDA command has ordered that Dutch submarines intercept the interlopers. Palembang AS stands at 832.

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1942-02-10 - 12/18/2010 4:36:28 AM

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1942-02-10

Tidbits
Pare Pare slurped. Clark Field has again reached level 1 fortifications. Palembang: 848 AS, level 3 fortifications, 85.5k supplies.

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1942-02-11 - 12/18/2010 5:48:58 PM

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1942-02-11

Invasions!
Legaspi, Loewoek, and Ambon all invaded this turn. Ambon is defended so surely the invaders will be hurled into the sea? The initial artillery bombardment yielded no results but that was just practice!

Sacrifice
In an effort to gain Neptune's favor, an xAK was sacrificed to the Cracken, which took the form of an I-boat far into the Pacific off the US west coast. Ship, crew, and embarked supplies were lost.

Land Battles
Enemy attacks were repulsed in China and the Philippines. Nanning, invested by 2 enemy Bde/Reg units held at 1 to 2 odds with casualties twice for the attackers. Wenchow beat that performance in a larger battle with 1 to 3 odds and casualties for the attackers 10 times the defenders.

Malaybalay on Mindinao was hammered at 2 to 1 odds, but casualties were still higher for the attackers. All 3 bases figure to keep holding with the current force levels, although Wenchow and Malaybalay will certainly run out of supplies. Wenchow also reports more enemy nearby.

Land Maneuvers
The enemy units moving on Ankang must be either armored or recon as their speed to too great for infantry. Defenses are prepared in the woods on rough ground behind the river crossing. Enemy strength is uncertain, but consists of 3 units.

The Evil Imperial Guards Division is now advancing after being hit by air yesterday. Another, unidentified unit has emerged on the parallel road leading to Magwe (where the oil is). It looks as though the EIGD means to attack through the bases past Magwe and then swing around, joining other units for an Empire Strikes Backward stroke. The target of air affection has been switched to the new unit for today. Friendly units to the east are pulling back to upper Burma and units at Magwe are beginning a withdrawal to the India/Burma border along the coast. The goal is to delay while preserving enough unit strength to tie down enemy units with Burma garrison duty.

DEI
Units are seen advancing eastward along the north coast road of Java. All three remaining staffed airfields - Kalidjati, Bandoeng, and Tjilatjap - remain closed.

Palembang received another fighter sweep today. The small carrier group is dancing to avoid becoming sub food, but they are closing in. Assault Strength stands at 860.

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1942-02-12 - 12/18/2010 8:23:12 PM

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1942-02-12

Slurping
Legaspi and Loewoek fell.

China
The town of Pingsiang was captured, part of the enemy's attempt to outflank defenses in the woods between Kukong and Hengyang. Chinese forces arrived too late to intervene, but are on the way in force. At Wenchow the enemy made better progress than yesterday by shock attacking, and took only 4 times the casualties of the defenders. Odds were 1 to 3. The boys in the woods at grid square 86,49 also held off a shock attack at 1 to 1 odds, even though out-gunned 3 to 1. Enemy casualties were 2 1/2 times our own. The defenses south of Ankang were tested as the swiftly moving enemy units crossed the river, shock attacking in the process. The 15th Tank Regiment, 12th Tank Regiment, and 1st Recon Regiment attcked the 29th Chinese Corps at 1 to 1 odds. A much stronger unit will arrive in combat formation to join the 29th tomorrow.

Philippines
Clark Field continues building fortifications as the air attacks are focused on ground units themselves. Malaybalay also held off a shock attack, but ominously friendly casualties were higher than enemy casualties.

DEI
Ambon saw the continued unloading of troops with at least one enemy troop ship handled very roughly indeed by the defensive batteries. Enemy troops appear equal in number to our own. They are doomed!

Palembang was swept again, costing defending fighters. Assault Strength stands at 884.

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1942-02-13 - 12/18/2010 10:49:22 PM

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1942-02-13

China
The forces trapped in the woods near Sinyang (grid square 86,49) hold off another attack and continue to dish out more than they receive. The surprise reinforcement near Ankang went well for the Chinese forces, as the enemy made a deliberate attack that reaped 1 to 18 odds. Enemy casualties were modest, though. In the hopes that that the enemy mobile forces suffered disruption and are vulnerable, SAC has ordered a shock attack with the present 3 to 1 Assault Strength advantage. Smashing the enemy's mobile forces is an opportunity that must be seized.

Philippines & Eastern DEI
Tired and disrupted attackers at Malaybalay accepted 1 to 2 odds and twice the casualties of the defenders. Meanwhile, enemy forces at Ambon sit quietly and await their destruction.

Western DEI & Singapore
Palembang has reached 2 milestones. Assault Strength now stands at 903, the rough equivalent of 2 full heavy divisions. With almost 90,000 supply (and growing) there should also be adequate heavy equipment. The second milestone is that Singapore was attacked today, effectively ending the airlift from that beleaguered fortress. The odds were 1 to 2, but engineers reduced the fortifications to 2 and casualties were roughly even. HQ's are being airlifted into Palembang from Java to direct the final defense. Between Sumatra and far eastern Java it is theoretically possible to bring in more than 100 additional AS. We will see what enemy action allows.

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1942-02-14 - 12/19/2010 2:12:54 AM

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Avalanche at Ankang!!!
Immediately upon the heels of yesterdays ambush defensive victory, Chinese forces fell upon the disrupted mobile IJA forces and routed them. About 1/4 of the enemy's vehicles were destroyed and a number of supporting squads smashed.

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Ground combat at 82,43

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15355 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

Defending force 1110 troops, 4 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Allied adjusted assault: 538

Japanese adjusted defense: 178

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (40 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
29th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
1st Recon Regiment

Sinyang Forest
Elsewhere in China forces blocked in the forest below Sinyang continue to offer effective resistance, holding an attack by superior forces to 1 to 1 odds and even casualties.

Changsha Clash
27 Oscars made a sweep of Changsha, but more than half will not return. Defenders are all safe.

Clark Field
A heavy attack with heavy casualties, thankfully most for the enemy. Commander's report follows.

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65833 troops, 755 guns, 374 vehicles, Assault Value = 2264

Defending force 48614 troops, 775 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 1223

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 827

Allied adjusted defense: 2347

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6430 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 317 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 117 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Vehicles lost 79 (7 destroyed, 72 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1994 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (9 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
38th Division
4th Division
9th Division
33rd Division
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Division
7th Tank Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
14th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
Subic Bay Defenses
102nd PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
PAF Aviation
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
Far East USAAF
I Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Singapore
Like a broken record, the same story at Singapore!

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40983 troops, 517 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155

Defending force 36577 troops, 428 guns, 264 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Japanese adjusted assault: 222

Allied adjusted defense: 731

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2260 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 45 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
691 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
56th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
20th AA Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
35th Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
54th Const Co
31st Field AA Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
53rd Const Co
55th Const Co

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
Singapore Fortress
FMSV Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
8th Indian Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Loyal Battalion
3/16th Punjab Bn /1
Malaya Army
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
11 Battery/3 HAA
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
112th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
30 Battery/3 HAA
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
223 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
5th Field Regiment

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Palembang
British Hurricanes handle the Zeros more evenly than the Buffaloes did. Assault Strength stands at 918 with multiple airlifts underway.

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RE: 1942-01-28 - 12/19/2010 4:24:31 AM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

The problem that I have had with Palembang - and all the oil producing centers - is that it seems no matter how strongly they were defended, no matter how many engineers present, they have always been captured with no damage or just a trivial amount. My two objectives here are 1) have it be severely damaged upon capture, and 2) hold it for as long as possible. I can only influence #1 by causing as much battle there as possible, and having as many engineers on hand as possible. I can influence #2 the same way. So, yeah it's an oldie but a goody!

One of the most requested fixes down through the years -- starting with: "Can we at least repair the damage?"

Anytime I see the "Mersing Gambit" I think of the "Palembang Defense." If I knew anything about chess I'ld be tempted to come up with more.

Any chance you might comment on how you deploy the variety of support and engineering assets as they become available? RL is keeping me out of the game these days (even against the AI) but I follow Da Babes as I can.

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Engineers - 12/19/2010 4:40:45 AM

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So far there have been a very limited number of base-type forces arriving. A fair-sized batch - around 8 - either arrived just after start or were there at start at one of the southern US west coast bases. They were all around 40-50% filled out. I paid PP to put each in an unrestricted command. I have 3 or 4 (I would have to look, but I think it's 4) on the way to Australia with that big batch of SWPac air groups that comes in early. IIRC they fill out to about 72 aviation support, which will be sorely needed as Australia is very tight on av support now.

Most of the rest have arrived in India or Aden (all for India), one on Ceylon, and maybe a couple in Australia. If I notice anything else done to date I'll add to a later post, and I'll cover those dispositions more routinely, too.

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1942-02-15 - 12/19/2010 5:55:59 PM

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1942-02-15

Land Day
Today was a day of land combat (with the usual - now expected - air attacks), and of additional enemy movements noted in China. Grid square 86,49 in the woods near Sinyang saw Chinese defenders again hold off a superior force's shock attack at 1 to 1 odds but inflicting 2 to 1 casualties on the enemy. Clark Field held at 1 to 2 odds with less casualties than the besiegers. Malaybalay held off a shock attack by a disrupted enemy at 1 to 2 odds and also took fewer casualties. Kalidjati was slurped after being successfully evacuated and Manila has been invested by an enemy unit of undetermined strength. Will this stop production of supply by Manila's Light Industry?

Palembang
Assault Strength stands at 932 as the airlift continues. Fragments/parents of command, army, and air HQ's are present.

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1942-02-16 - 12/19/2010 11:20:57 PM

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1942-02-16

Highlights
The IJN lent a hand at Wenchow with a naval bombardment. It was quite effective (600 fires) and might even destroy some industry. The IJA followed up with... a land bombardment. At grid 86,49 (near Sinyang) another IJA attack was repulsed at 1 to 2 odds, with defender casualties about 2/3's of attackers losses. Ambon saw more enemy land, so perhaps the enemy's destruction will have to wait. The Kure 1st SNLF and Sasebo 8th SNLF attacked the ex-defenders of Koepang in the jungles of Timor and pushed them toward Dili. Air attacks continued around the battle areas, except (again) Burma. The withdrawal is going well without interference from the air.

Still more maneuvering is seen in China, with a large number of units bearing down on Changsha, and others moving west from Kukong toward Wuchow and perhaps Kweilin. Changsha has level 6 forts and strong defenders, with more on the move, so that would be a welcome place to tie down an IJA spearhead.

The IJA forces north of Kukong might have been drawn down to provide forces for the move toward Wuchow. Tomorrow's bombardment will assess enemy strength. If they have created a weak spot, an attack and follow up drive on Kukong will begin.

Chinese forces superior to the invaders will be in place in Pingsiang tomorrow (SE of Hengyang and SW of Changsha). More are passing through Changsha already, and together they will retake Pingsiang and perhaps liberate recently captured Chinese cities beyond.

Other operations are underway in China, but this publication has not received clearance to print them.

Palembang stands at 951 AS and 90,000 supplies. The airlift continues.

The whereabouts of all enemy carriers is unknown.

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