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The mad chase continues - 4/14/2005 9:50:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Its obvious to me that he has spotted Hornet and is giving chase. I continue to chase his group with mine.




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4-5-42 - 4/14/2005 10:21:10 AM   
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West Coast

Nothing new to report

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

Both groups are about unloaded and ready to return to the west coast.

Canton Island

The great chase continues. I turned Hornet hard northwest yesterday and Xarg appeared to follow. While I still believe I will lose her, I am not out to sacrifice her needlessly. His Carriers are still moving in pursuit, but I have managed to bring my 4 flattops to within 6 hexes of his battle groups. If he continues on his northwest route Spruance and his carriers should intercept them today (yes I have been saying that for 2 days.) I do not believe he knows where Hornet is any longer (she is now out of scout plane range) but is bound to of seen Spruance's four carriers. Hornet is very low on fuel so I have turn her Northeast where I have Oilers waiting. Likely that will prevent her from participating in any possible battle in the next couple of days. Enterpise, Yorktown, Saratoga and Lexington, while no longer fuel, should have more then enough fuel to give Xargun battle. Now that I am between him and his home waters...I am hopeful that I will get the opportunity soon.

If he manages to slip past me. I will resume Operation Farragut, at least the Tarawa raid portion of it.

Alaska

No news.

China

The air war continues. He now has complete control of the skies over Lanchow as the Chinese air force continues to fight a losing battle.


Burma

I have withdrawn my heavies back to Ceylon for R and R.

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

Not much new to report.

Australia

Force A is one day out of Sydney.

PM

The 7th is in place now. Awaiting Xarg's next move in this theater.

Noumea

Is fine

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

Still awaiting any moves in the area.

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

Still seeking the enemy, I probably have one day maybe 2 left of this before Ill have to turn east and refuel.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga and Yorktown

Still seeking the enemy, I probably have one day maybe 2 left of this before Ill have to turn east and refuel.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Had to leave her blocking position to find her oilers and refuel.

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

South of Sydney

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi

Long Beach

Is now located in San Francisco

60 days until Illustrious

106 days until Wasp

Operation Farragut

Delayed while I seek Xargun's carriers.


Well I continue to hope to give his carrier group battle. Realistically it needs to be tomorrow or I am going to have to retire east and refuel. I still doubt that he even knows Spruance is on his ass. I believe he is still chasing Hornet. It could be entertaining.





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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/14/2005 10:48:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is very tense! It is very interesting to read both sides of a story like this as it develops.

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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/14/2005 10:40:12 PM   
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This is very tense! It is very interesting to read both sides of a story like this as it develops.



Tell me about it! Xarg has been inconsistant with his turns lately (his job is killing him) so its been a long week or so patiently waiting by the email box. I was severly shocked with yesterdays turn when no carrier sightings were made...

that happens when you expect battle to explode at any minute I guess.

:)

Hopefully he will get one up to me today so I can take a gander at it after I get done with practice.

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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/15/2005 7:47:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		AAAAAAAAAAARGGGHH the tension.

Another day of heavy Xargunese bombing over Burma and China as he continues to pound ground targets in the two areas.

Once again his carriers have slipped me. Im screaming north and if I believe my sighting reports, he went south west no doubt seeking more merchant vessals to sink.

Who knew that it would be near impossible to talk his fleet into a battle...this would be the 3rd time I found myself chasing his carriers around the Pacific Ocwean only to miss them.

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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/15/2005 7:56:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		Okay so I flew right past him the wee bastard! I am now turning my quickly getting low on fuel carriers southwest. Hopefully he will turn north again since he didnt find any merchants to sink today. I think he is afraid to get too close to Canton thinking I have SBDs there. I will engage him...oh yes




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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/15/2005 10:27:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Southwest?? He has to be at least as low on fuel as you are, and where does he propose to get more? And what are those Japanese TF's in the Canton hex?

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RE: 4-5-42 - 4/15/2005 10:30:10 PM   
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Southwest?? He has to be at least as low on fuel as you are, and where does he propose to get more? And what are those Japanese TF's in the Canton hex?



I think they are subs. I have two squadrons of torpedo bombers that would of hurt them if they were surface vessals at Canton. (Took them off the carriers to make room for more dive bombers :) )

I have no idea where his oilers are....they cant be following him or my carriers would of sank them. I doubt he knows about SPruance and his flattops ...if he did he sure as hell wouldnt of gone deeper into my waters. Either way I turned southwest...I am now steaming right at him...if he turns northwest again (he is consciously staying out of range of any SBDs I might have on Canton) to get around the island I should bring him into range...if he slips past me again I will likely have to turn east and refuel. Hornet should be done today and I can lay her back out there as bait...


tense tense

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4-6-42 - 4/16/2005 5:11:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Today I sent my British air out against some Japanese units a couple hexes southeast of Chengking...it was deadly for Xargun.

He sent his zeros on more fighter sweeps over Akyabs...Hurricanes versus zeros, very bad. 9 to 1 losses.

I sent a hodge podge group of Martins and Hudsons against some shipping in Rangoon Harbor and nailed an APD and a AS....

But alas...once again...no freaking carriers.

The siege of Lanchow has hit a bloody new phase as 1800 guns unleashed a bombardment against my forces with deadly accuracy.

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Grrr Arrgh - 4/16/2005 7:03:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		If this wasnt so frustrating it would be hilarious. He clearly doesnt realize I'm chasing him. Today he ran southeast obviously seeking merchant shipping. I will continue to try and close for another day...Is till have some fuel left...enough to get me maybe another day or two. Hornet is now refueled and I will send her south at full speed. Again...who knew it would be this hard to attack his warships!




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4-7-42 - 4/16/2005 7:28:49 AM   
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West Coast

Nothing new to report

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

One of the big transport groups is now returning to San Francisco.

Canton Island

Grrr the great chase continues. Xarg is clearly seeking shipping to sink. Hornet is refueled and headed south...Spruance's carriers are headed south at flank speed again, but Im starting to get very worried about their fuel levels. I long left their oilers behind while jetting around at full speed. I keep hoping Xarg will turn north or even east...but so far.

Alaska

No news.

China

I actually have no idea what to do here any longer. He is pounding Lanchow...it will fall...just a matter of when. I am bombing troops with the British air I have, but the skies over China are still his.


Burma

The Martins and Hudson's did a good job trying to break up that convoy in Rangoon Harbor. I am sending the B17s (93rd BG) in with them today to join the fun.

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

Not much new to report.

Australia

Force A has refueled and is now headed north towards Lunga.

PM

Awaiting Xarg's next move in this theater.

Noumea

Is fine

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

Still awaiting any moves in the area.

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

The Xargun chase continues..fuel is getting low.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga and Yorktown

The Xargun chase continues..fuel is getting low.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Now moving south as fast as possible.

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

Headed towards the Lunga area.

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi

Long Beach

Is now located in San Francisco

58 days until Illustrious

104 days until Wasp

Operation Farragut

Still on hold.

Well I have to admit he has surprised me...still trying to catch him as he attempts to bury a few more of my transports.




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RE: 4-7-42 - 4/19/2005 8:00:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		“Where the did all your carriers come from?”

At last I had him. Weeks of chasing him around the Pacific and in this one conversation I knew I hit paydirt.

The day started with of group of Xargun’s Vals being unable to find their targets my carrier force off of Sydney Island. A good start. Earlier one of my Dauntlesses had spotted Hiryu moving southwest.

My first wave of attackers got through his CAP (taking heavy losses as Zeros still rule the Pacific skies). One of my SBDs pilots managed to put a single bomb into Hiryu.

Not such a great start.

My 2nd wave again passed through vicious CAP, 35 SBDs to their targets. This time American firepower got through. 3 hits on Junyo, 1 each on Soryu and Kirishima and another hit on Hiryu.

A third wave of SBDs (unescorted) passed through his CAP and put another bomb into Junyo and Hiryu.

3 waves 3 carriers burning.

Complete victory.

Oh wait.

Then I looked at the orders. Apparently he launched strikes against me hitting all 4 of my carriers. What the hell. I never saw this in the combat report. This is not the first time this has happened in the games I am playing. Its one hell of a bug. You would expect that if the enemy is striking your vessels you’d get to see it in Technicolor! Grrrr.

No matter. Xargun has been stung and stung badly. Hornet is still screaming south to launch her planes and add to the melee. Though somehow she has managed to exhaust most of the fuel she just took on...yesterday? Unless he follows up his attacks of the 4 carriers I will lose Yorktown to float damage , but all the rest, if they can trickle to Pearl they will be okay. Enterprise has fires currently raging out of control, again if I can avoid a follow up attack by him she should be okay. Even if I lose both Yorktown and Enterprise this battle will serve to keep Xargun from ever operating this deeply in my waters again. The Australian, NZ, Pearl Harbor supply pipeline should now be secure for the rest of the war.

But then again it is Xargun


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RE: The mad chase continues - 4/20/2005 12:05:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bah! I have no idea what to do here. I will likely lose Yorktown today and Enterprise tomorrow if her fires get out of control. My first thought is to close with Lexington and Saratoga though both of them have substantial damage and try to finish the job. Hornet has managed to run herself out of fuel despite the fact that I just refueled her so she is out of the battle...dammit.


I will continue to mull this.


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RE: 4-7-42 - 4/20/2005 2:16:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		Todays map. I have decided to withdraw my 4 carriers from the area, refuel Hornet and see if I can make contact with her. I am transfering naval fighters and sbds to Baker and Polo hoping he steers to close to them as he makes his dash for home. Its frustrating because I know I hurt this group badly and I really want to close on him.


Ah well. I will catch him another day.




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RE: 4-7-42 - 4/20/2005 6:44:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think retiring is the best course of action. When I have a delimma such as yours, I try to determine what would have happened had that situation occured during the war. The US typically tried to save their carriers.

How good is the port at Canton Is.? Are you headed there?

Also keep in mind the Japanese damage control "ability". If they have 2 heavily damaged CVs way out there in no-man's land, there's a good chance they won't make it home. Even if they do survive, they are looking at quite a long time in repair at the Home Islands. They are effectively gone for that period. 2 CVs is a pretty significant chunk of the Japanese naval air power. That will degrade their offensive capability.

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RE: 4-7-42 - 4/20/2005 8:11:33 PM   
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I think retiring is the best course of action. When I have a delimma such as yours, I try to determine what would have happened had that situation occured during the war. The US typically tried to save their carriers.

How good is the port at Canton Is.? Are you headed there?

Also keep in mind the Japanese damage control "ability". If they have 2 heavily damaged CVs way out there in no-man's land, there's a good chance they won't make it home. Even if they do survive, they are looking at quite a long time in repair at the Home Islands. They are effectively gone for that period. 2 CVs is a pretty significant chunk of the Japanese naval air power. That will degrade their offensive capability.

Mike


Yes upon further reflection it was a good idea. I honestly dont mind swapping carrier losses with him, since they come back as essex clones, but I know I hurt him badly. He says he had no idea where my Flattops came from. I expect him to lose both heavily damaged carriers and if my pilots can be believed a 3rd one is out of the front lines for some time to come. He is hurt. Hopefully this slows down more then a few plans, though I rather doubt it since he had sent these assets out on raids.

I am going to spend the next day or two concentrating on getting Yorktown and Enterprise home. Yorktown is a wreck (96 system) if I can get her to Canton I can offload the airwing which would be a moral victory to at least save them.


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4-8-42 - 4/21/2005 6:05:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		I sent the 21st Fighter Group (P40s) on a naval mission to hit some transport ships at Finschafen. Got a hit on an AK :).

Based on what I see on the ops map. He did not or was not able to move that far today. He maybe attempting to shephard his carriers out of harm's way. Of course we can't have that. Lexington can now recover aircraft. I may rearrange her so she has enough fighters (they flew off to Canton after yesterday's battle) to protect herself and see if I can catch him. I'd be willing to bet his airwing is very shot and unable to launch due to the damage to his carriers. Hornet is now refueled and you can bet your ass she is headed southwest.




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4-9-42 - 4/21/2005 10:05:15 PM   
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West Coast

I have decided to send USS Long Beach to Pearl Harbor. There she will take aboard some TBDs and become an ASW platform.

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

My large convoys have departed and are headed for Pearl. No doubt my repair facilities are prepping for the heavy work they will have repairing my carrier force. I have ordered the repair ship Rigel to Canton Island.


Canton Island

Hornet under the command of 1st Lt Peck (a jarhead no doubt) is steaming southwest at flank speed hoping to make Xargun’s escape more entertaining

Lexington (14 sys 28 float) is steaming northwest to meet up with tankers and can currently conduct flight operations

Saratoga is my real concern right now. 28 sys damaged but 52 float damage and no where near a major port. I have offloaded her airgroup at Canton Island and will try to nurse her to Pearl Harbor. She has plenty of escort, but given the float damage it wouldn’t surprise me if one of Xarg’s subs caught her.

Enterprise (70 sys, 30 float, 15 fires) has transferred her airwing to Canton Island and will proceed to Pearl Harbor at best speed, she is also well escorted, but the danger from Xarg’s submarines is very present at this time.

Yorktown (99 sys 37 float 10 fires) is limping along one hex south of Canton Island. Ideally I will dock her tomorrow offload her air wing. I do not know if I will attempt to run her to Pearl or scuttle her.

All in all, not bad I have saved the airwings of 3 out of 4 of my carriers and that is no small detail while bashing his carrier groups. From talking to him he paid a heavy price in bomber pilots, something he cannot afford.

I do have six submarines attempting to getting into blocking mode. He has one escape route (since he is trying to stay away from Canton. Hopefully they can get into position and make his life entertaining.

That saying from Tora Tora Tora about a one-eyed monkey and a hand grenade. That’s all Xargun would need at Canton right now planes lined up on that tiny flightline wing tip to wing tip. I will try to disperse them as quickly as I can.

Alaska

No news.

China

It does not look good at Lanchow. I can probably hold for another week or two, but he will take the field.

Burma

A strange theatre. I have long since given up on seeing him move against the Raverdave line. I would like to plan an offensive here, but don’t believe the commonwealth units are up to it. So I will sit and wait.

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

I am moving the 19th BG (B17) to Burma. It is making an over night stop on Timor will it will strike the manpower of Kendari.

Australia

No new news.

PM

Nothing substantial to report. It would take a hell of an invasion force to take it.

Mixed reports off of Gili, either it’s a sub or an AK, if its an AK my Australian brigade there is about to get busy.

Noumea

Secure

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

Plenty of airpower. I could use more ground troops. A level 2 airfield that will go to level 3 very soon

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

See above.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga and Yorktown

See above.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Moving southwest in an attempt to catch his retiring carriers.

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

Moving Northwest towards Lunga

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi


36 days until Illustrious

97 days until Wasp

Operation Farragut

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RE: 4-9-42 - 4/21/2005 10:14:12 PM   
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RE: 4-9-42 - 4/22/2005 5:48:11 AM   
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I had some troops enroute to garrison Nukufetau Island (south pacific) he sent a surface unit in and ground em up. Not pretty lost about 600 troopers. The killer about this is yesterday my intel reported to me that he had a sub there...not a surface group.

Poor Yorktown took two torpedos off Canton Island. I expected to lose...I was hoping to at least get her air wing off first. Nice to see all the destroyers aruond her were so very effective.


Major air battle of Pagan between Hurricanes and Zeros...he won...13 to 3.

He also hammered Akyab today. We will see how quickly my support people get that field patched.

I did score 3 manpower hits at Kendari...let's hope that transfers to nice big fires.

That sub payed for its sins in Canton Harbor. Attacked by SBDs and TBDs

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RE: 4-9-42 - 4/22/2005 5:56:32 AM   
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4-10-42 - 4/24/2005 9:49:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		MY 19th BG attacked one of his surface groups off Belitung Island. No hits but IM sure it was an attention getter.

He brought the big hammer against some transports I had anchored off of Koepang. Sinking 5 of them. Now I know better there will be no more large transport groups supply that island.

My 5th BG struck Kendari...causing a bit of damage to the runway.

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4-11-42 - 4/24/2005 11:35:26 PM   
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No major concerns here...his submarine activity has been low in the area.

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

Not a lot happening. Hoping that my battered flattops make it in the next week. I have stepped up ASW patrols...if I was him Id have the piranna out in force knowning my flattops are enroute.


Canton Island

Hornet under the command of 1st Lt Peck (a jarhead no doubt) is still steaming southwest at hoping to make Xargun’s escape more entertaining. Xarg knows she is coming.

Lexington (14 sys 13 float) is steaming towards pearl. I have her operating as a ASW platform now, hoping to plow any of Xarg's boats into the sea before the descend upon Sara and Enterprise.

Saratoga Not happy news. 28 Sys but 59 float. She will sink before she reaches pearl harbor. I can only move her about 120 miles a day...for her the war is about over.

Enterprise (70 sys, 47 float, 15 fires) Is basically dead in the water and Damage control is not stopping the list. Like Sara I'd love to get her to Pearl, but its not happening. She is moving one hex a day and at the rate of the water seepage she will sink in about 6 days.

Yorktown (99 sys 37 float 10 fires) limped into Canton and was sunk. Made that whole scuttling thing a non-issue.

Today doesnt look as good as the post battle day. I will lose 3 out of 4 carriers...of that I have little doubt. As far as I can tell he still hasnt lost any. Not good. He is slowly steaming west to avoid me and Hornet. He knows Im coming (he has told me as much) and believes that I have at least one other carrier in support. I am coming...but it is just Hornet.

Alaska

No news.

China

He continues to pound Lanchow.

Burma

I sit and wait. I have begun some preplanning for a major attack on Rangoon. I fear him going around me and invading India. To stem this sometime in the next week or so I will be moving units out of Mandalay and Akyab south to go on the offensive. I'd like to wait until may to begin the assault. But its time to move.

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

I am continuing to move the 5th and 19th BGs to Burma through here bombing as they go. Probably will take a week or more to get both groups all in one place again.

Australia

Fuel is no longer a problem. Two big tanker groups bearing about 300K each have arrived in Sydney in the last few days.

PM

Airfield should be complete at Gili soon. I will move some Beaufighters here.

Noumea

Secure

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

Plenty of airpower. I could use more ground troops. A level 2 airfield that will go to level 3 very soon

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

See above.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga

See above.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Moving southwest in an attempt to catch his retiring carriers.

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

Moving Northwest towards Lunga

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi


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95 days until Wasp






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4-11-42 - 4/26/2005 5:48:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		The RAF out of Akyab staged a night bombing of Rangoon doing a bit of damage at the airfield...and destroying a small amount of both fighters and bombers.

Fighters out of Port Moresby shot up one of his APs trying to flee Lae (I believe part of yesterday's attack)

The air war over China continues to be brutal has he pounds my ground positions and I do the same in some spots.

In the afternoon round the 5th BG hit Palembang ineffectively.

Remember that surface group that pounded my transport off Nukufetau Island. For some reason they were still sitting there and Hornet's Air Group found them. 3 500 lb hits on Mutsu (BB) and 2 on Aoba left a big smile on my face.

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4-12-42 - 5/1/2005 11:06:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Over the skies of Chungking the American 24th FG (A) (P-40s) cleared out a bunch of zeros that Xargun had covering his ground troops. The 24th knocked down at least 5 Zeros for just 2 losses of the bombers they were escorting.

My RAAF out of Port Moresby struck Finschafen again today puting several bombs into an AP Xargun has anchored there.

They also put bombs into a supply vessal anchored at Lae.

The Dutch bombed a troop ship that was was landing forces at Macassar where they were based.

Time for them to fly away from that area.


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RE: 4-13-42 - 5/2/2005 4:02:30 AM   
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Long Beach is now in Pearl Harbor area.

I dispatched more submarines for mining operations. I have done this the entire game as I feel like so incompetant are the torpedos that mines are more effective. I believe they have done quite a bit of damage to Xargun's merchant fleet based on some of his comments.

My two big troop task forces are now bound for San Diego where they will move the 2nd Marine division to Pearl.

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

USS Long Beach is about 3 days out.

2 of the 3 Battleships that were operating in the Canton area are about a day out. The third, New Mexico, is limping in a day behind them.


Canton Island

Hornet Forced to turn away from Xargun's Surface group to refuel. I will refuel her tomorrow and turn her west again. I doubt seriously if I can bring Xargun's carriers to battle...but maybe I will stumble on that surface group I hurt.

Lexington (16 sys 6 float) is combat operational and flying ASW missions ahead of Saratoga and Enterprise.

Saratoga 30 Sys but 60 float. I had to refuel her today. She is still taking on water...not happy. I still dont think she will see Pearl.

Enterprise (70 sys, 44 float,) Is The float damaging is slowly coming down. This entire group will refuel. I believe Enterprise will reach pearl as long as I can avoid his submarines.


I have a bit of shipping headed towards Canton. Parts of the 25th and Americal. The next few weeks will be spent regrowing those combat units for possible action.

Alaska

No news.

China

He continues to pound Lanchow.

Burma

The 2nd UK and 7th Armored are almost at Mandalay. When they arrive I intend to move 3 Indian, I Chinese and the British infantry division as well as several brigades of armor and supporing artillery for an assault on Rangoon. He has about 41-thousand troops there...I bet most of them are support types. I also bet he is planning an assault on Ceylon or India by sea. Maybe I can keep him interested in Burma :)

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

I am continuing to move the 5th and 19th BGs to Burma through here bombing as they go. Moved my dutch air out of Macassar, since he landed troops.

I have about 3-thousand Allied troops on the western end of Timor. I'd dearly love to hold this. I need to get more troops here pronto.

Australia

I am sending rebuilt sections of the 27th and 22nd Australian marching to Derby. At some point I hope to airlift them to Timor.

PM

I have moved the first squad of Beaufighters in.

Noumea

Secure

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

Just about level 3 airfield.

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

See above.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga

See above.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Refueling.

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

Moving east south of Lunga

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi


32 days until Illustrious

93 days until Wasp





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4-13-42 - 5/3/2005 7:22:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		We continue to trade blows in the air over China. He is slowly wearing my air forces out here. THere is little I can do but delay delay delay.

He hit Mandalay with Sallys today. Not really happy since I have been using the base to transfer in B17s. He only killed one, but...

My RAAF caught two more APs off Lae and put bombs into them.

Over the skies of Pagan...Hurricanes go up...meet Zeros...Hurricanes go down...not pretty.

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4-14-42 - 5/4/2005 6:21:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Its been awhile but the Long Beach Task Group caught a sub north of Hawaii and sank her.

My opening phase of the air war over Rangoon didnt start well as he dropped 9 CW21s escorting the British bombers over the target...I did get 7 runway hits.

The follow up strike by 100 Liberators and B17s smashed the airfield caused over 500 casualties and wrecked 20 of his aircraft on the ground.

Hudsons out of Batvia strick the Oil Industry at Palembang causing 9 Oil hits.

RAAF birds struck another AP group of Finshcafen hitting one with torpedoes and a second with bombs.

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RE: 4-14-42 - 5/7/2005 2:17:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		The air war rages over Burma as for a second day my British Mediums start off with runs at the airfield in Rangoon achieving 11 runway hits and causing 100 ground casualties. Flying forts and Blens out fo Mandalay followed up with an unescorted strike costing me four bombers but doing another 20 runway hits and 200 more dead Xargunites. The third strike of the morning involved Liberators and Fortresses out of India duing an additional 32 Runway hits and killing another 300 Xargunites.

Another day another attack by my Australians out of PM putting two bombs into a retreating AP.

I caught a sub south of Pearl no doubt searching for my carriers....that one doesnt have to worry about the search anymore.

3000 Japanese artillary guns pounded Lanchow today. Steel against flesh...flesh will give.

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4-16-42 - 5/7/2005 4:28:04 AM   
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The 161st RCT and the 47th FG (P-39s) has embarked and is bound for Pearl Harbor.

The USS Idaho and escorts is bound for Pearl Harbor.

I have ordered the 2nd Marine Division to begin planning for the invasion of Tarawa. I expect the transports ships to arrive and embark the Marines with in a couple of days. At that point they will head to Canton to await the arrival of warships.

Midway

Midway remains solid.

Pearl Harbor

USS Long Beach has taken on Marine SBDs and is now going sub hunting...I know Xargun has deployed what's left of his battered assets trying to get to my limping carriers...let's see how many I can bag.

Hornet I have decided that Hornet has done what she could do and is now headed back to Pearl. I need to refit her airgroups and prep for my May operations.

Lexington (14 sys ) Continues to fly ASW missions ahead of Enterprise and Saratoga.

Saratoga 30 Sys but 69 float. Still 3 days out of Pearl. And taking on water. I do not think she will see port.

Enterprise (78 sys, 63 float,) Suddenly the flooding damage has jumped up! Who knows what's going on. All I know is she is a solid seven days out of Pearl and will sink in the next 3 or 4 if I cant get the flooding to slow down. I had been operating her at full speed, but have dropped back to mission thinking that might be affecting the flooding.

Canton Island

Well the Xargun threat has been at least temporarily nullified. I have more then enough troops to protect Canton. Id like to get all the Americal fragments together on Baker. I will be sending escorted supply ships there soon (depending on carrier availabilty). I do not think Xargun will send more carriers into the region in the near term.

Baker is also somewhat secure from minor incursions. He can still take it with a determined effort. I tend to doubt that he will with him currently swallowing up DEI.

I have shifted all my B 17s out of the region (I was using them for naval/asw search) and they will be headed for Port Moresby to be joined by B 25s.

Alaska

No news.

Sea of Japan

A new region. Probably temporary. I have flood the area with submarines hoping to pick of Xargun's Carriers as they try to close to the imperial homeland

China

Okay. I simply must do something here. He is pounding Lanchow. I have transfered 37 Chinese bombers to Lanchow and they will strike his airbase at Kangchung. I have also transfered fighters of the 24th FG C (P-40s) to fly escort and CAP missions over Langchow. Tommorrow I will transfer a 2nd fighter group to Sining to fly Long Range CAP over Langchow. I need to not cede the skies over this grand city to him so easily. No doubt he will shift his air missions from ground strikes against my troops to strikes against the airfield there. If he does that Ill shift all my airpower to Sining and continue. Id rather have his bombers pounding my airfields...then my troops.

Burma

My heavy bomber groups probably have one more day of morale left in them before Im going to have to rest them. I have caused about 25 percent damage to his runway which is a good thing. I doubt if I will see a lot of fighter sweeps from him in the term which was the goal of this. Once I decide to call this off I may shift one of my B 17 groups to China for some Lanchow bombing.

Malaya

Is his.

DEI

I am continuing to move the 5th and 19th BGs to Burma through here bombing as they go. I have decided to move the 6th Australian division to Timor. They will be taking the long way. When they arrive in area I will give the as much of a fighter screen as possible. I may move a few destroyers into the region to do their dance with Xargun's submarines.

Australia

I am sending rebuilt sections of the 27th and 22nd Australian marching to Derby. At some point I hope to airlift them to Timor.

PM

I have begun to fly elements of the 1st Australian Brigade into Salumua south of Lae. If he lets me get the entire Brigade in I will attack Lae with them.

Noumea

Secure

PI

Just bits and pieces left.

Solomon Islands

A level 3 airfield, plenty of supply and no Japanese anywhere near the place. What's not to like. The place needs more combat troops. They will come, but there are none free in the area so they will have to come all the way from pearl

Carrier Group One.

Lexington and Enterprise

See above.

Carrier Group Two

Saratoga

See above.

Carrier Group Three

Hornet

Returning to Pearl

Force A

Hermes and Indomintable

Docked at Noumea

Force B

Formidible

Is now located in Karachi


29 days until Illustrious

90 days until Wasp

182 days until Nassau

I need to make Xargun work harder. China is lost, but I will continue fight him hard there. I intend to take Tarawa from him. I doubt that he can defend Tarawa and take DEI and take China. Despite his bounty of supplies. Once I get my carriers squared away (I still believe I will lose Saratoga and Enterprise) I will have 2.5 American Carriers to support an attack against Tarawa. I am considering shifting the Royal Navy to the Canton Island area to support the attack. The problem is...once I do, he will know they arent at home...and I can guarantee the naval invasion of Ceylon and or India. Decisions decisions.





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