Canoerebel
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Joined: 12/14/2002 From: Northwestern Georgia, USA Status: offline
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4/15/43 Battle of Sumatra: No invasion today nor any sign that something's imminent. No bombardments today (a rarity in the past month). Bombings focus on the same three targets: Langsa, 1st Marines and 18th UK. On the west side, John has pulled one of his three divisions back - a surprise to me. Two divisions isn't enough to successfully prosecute a campaign on the west side. He may be satisfied with just tying down 1st Marines. On the east side, I pulled back one division to Langsa, leaving two in the contested hex. John has three divisions there but can rapidly reinforce from Medan if he wishes to do so. My two divisions would be in trouble against, say, six enemy divisions. But, again, an overland campaign is the least timely for John, so I'm reconfiguring a bit to boost Sabang against amphibious attack. KB showed up west of Cocos Island and sank an xAK that was serving as a buffer (picket) for other transports carrying elements of two arty units to Diego (the main part of both units have been there since prior to D-Day). SigInt reported a day or two ago that both Musashi and Hiyo are not sunk. I knew the former wasn't. I thought the latter might be. Drat. Battle of Burma: John has at least three divisions there (12th, 18th, 33rd). The first and the last of those are working around Lashio, roughing up some Chinese units. John has reasons for this activity, but going forward it suits me to have those divisions occupied in the hinterlands of Burma. Operation Circus: John sent this in his email today: "With all those troops available from your pull out of Burma, I am working to figure where you will come from now. Been quite the exercise in thought and LOTS of movement accordingly. Sure bet your Intel has been lighting up over the couple of game weeks!" SigInt is quiet today.
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