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May 24, 1942 Allied Moves India-Burma-Rangoon UK, and her satellites now have 40 supply trucks. These are spent to reinforce the 1st Corp, Waziristan Div., 2nd Bde, the 1st IAF. India and UK units are maneuvered on the front line, but no attacks are carried out. China. In the north the Communist New 4th Army begins moving to the east while the Communist 8th Route Army moves to Yenan to relieve the Nationalist 34th Army which takes over the defense of Sian. The of course relieves the 30th Army to begin heading south. The big battle, the Battle for Changsha, takes place southwest of Changsha when the Chinese 17th, 22nd, 3rd, and 9th Armies assault the Japanese 40th Division. Despite repeated assaults the 40th Div. holds as it gives out as many casualties as it takes (A2-D2). Chang Kai-shek, gets intelligence reports that the 40th Div. is now at half strength, but he knows that the inability to move the 40th means doom for Changsha and the 17th Army inside it. Still, he orders of the precious few supply trucks he has left to be given to the 17th. USN The SS Cero and SS Bullhead deploy to San Francisco and begin moving towards Midway and the 40 supply trucks arrive for use. With 20 free transports the time to move units of the West Coast Arrives. I would like an air superiority group, but the only one the USA has is the one in Hawaii and I decide to leave it there. Instead, I take the 9th (?) Bomber group and begin moving it to Australia. South Pacific The US places a COMINT unit at Buin on the Island of Bougainville. The received intelligence is enlightening and depressing. The Japanese have an HQ named, “Australian Exp. Force.” They have 20 ships at Rabaul and two task forces to the northeast of Malaita. These two task forces, according to intelligence, have 18 ships which include 8 CVs and 6 BBs. --SS Swordfish with crippling damage (1/3 strength) reports to Sydney for repairs. --The US Far East Air Group at Lae uses supply trucks (US now has 36 trucks). --The AUS 1st RAAF on the Santa Cruz Islands receives supply trucks (UK now has 27 trucks), --The NZ 4th/5th Tac air group receives supply trucks (UK now has 23) but is still near exhaustion with just 56% effectiveness. --MacArthur arrives at Port Moresby and disembarks. --The US Marine Def Gar arrives and disembarks at San Cristobal. I wasn’t sure if the Japanese could try to intercept this movement. They could. They tried, luckily for me they failed. The AUS 1st RAAF unit performs and airstrike on a Japanese force that includes the CV Akagi and CVL Ryujo. The Aussies achieve no hits, suffer two losses. The final report does not show Japanese losses, but during the battle I thought it said they lost 4 air. The BB California and 3 US DDs retreat to Port Suva for repair. I expected the Japanese to try and intercept and am gland when they didn’t. Allied Production and Convoys UK 67-14 (131-26); 23 supply trucks, 3 oilers. Purchase 4 sets (40) supply trucks. Canada purchases a set of supply trucks. UK begins sending 3 oil to NZ. USA 393-20 (422-24); 36 supply trucks, 4 oilers, 40 transports. Purchase 2 sets (20) supply trucks. I purchase 3 Submarines. NZ is out of oil and the UK has built up a stockpile of 26 so I stop trade to the UK. I send 20 production and 3 oil to Australia and 11 production and 3 oil to NZ to use all my MM. China 65-4 (4-45) They don’t use oil, except for the Flying Tigers, and they have all he oil. All production going to reinforcements. Australia 28-0 (30-22) India 65-6 (11-21)
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