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Molon Labe · 02-05-22, 01:40 PM

29 November 1942
No sign of the heavies in near Ambon; enemy army advancing on Moulmein

Banda Sea
One of the torpedo-damaged transports was trying to get to Darwin before the enemy heavy task force arrived to blow anything at Babar away. Unfortunately, there was a sub waiting for it, which finished it off. The minesweeper escorting the transport wasn't able to damage the sub before it escaped.

The heavies never showed up and our scouts can't find them. I suppose no news is good news. I'll wait a turn and then probably resume operations.

Burma and Thailand
The enemy cancelled their cross-river assault on Raheng, but ordered one against Moulmein. Which means the evacuation Burma is now an opposed operation, and we'll be doing it under fire for real from this point forward (the rather ineffective bombing raids didn't count for much). The units at Moulmien that I can't supply will move towards Raheng first, while the combat-ready units hold the bridges. The Tavoy base forces haven't arrived yet, they're close but they're running out of time.

Further north, the enemy in the open is making a move on my weakest base on that front. Tuang Gyi. It's still stronger than he probably expects; Chinese reinforcements just arrived by rail. I'm not sure what the balance of forces is at the moment, but I have no doubt that he can push through here if he makes it a priority.

The enemy put a pretty strong CAP up over its army at Pisanoulke, and with our Hurricanes escorting the Vengeance bombers at only 15,000ft, the Oscar's maneuverability advantage carried the day, with us losing 5 Hurricanes and 7 Vengeances with no kills.

With the enemy attack on Raheng cancelled, I'm actually going to advance on them. But from their flank overland rather than over the bridges. I think I have the superior forces locally, still, and the air raids have been beating them down. With a little luck I might even get a haul of supplies--there appear to be a lot of support units at Pisanoulke, which implies construction or aviation, which requires supply flow.

Solomons
The Lex and Sara didn't get in range in time to join the party. The P-38 sweep managed another 4 dead Oscars, and the B-17s hit the airbase as planned causing light facility damage. I forgot to increase their altitude from their previous assignment (hitting the marooned regiment on Ndeni), so I lost a plane to flak with several more damaged. I'm getting conflicting reports about naval activity around Guadalcanal; the coastwatchers are saying the port cleared out while our recon flights say there's probably about a dozen ships, mostly support, transport, and ASW. Scoutplanes are still reporting multiple task forces in the area of varied composition, including cruisers. It's possible VT-3s attack on a submarine yesterday prompted an evacuation today. If not, we should have some carnage tomorrow. Even though the carriers are pretty close to the Solomons, they aren't reporting any enemy scout flights, so we're probably undetected except for the sub attack.

Reinforcements and refits
-DD Kalk arrives at San Francisco (Bristol class)
-Several cruisers and destroyers have arrived at Pago Pago to replace the ships there that need upgrades--two CAs and 3 DDs are now on their way to shell Canton Islandas a parting gift, and from there they'll retire to Pearl to receive their upgrades.
-Starting next month, the US sub fleet will begin another round of upgrades, going from SJ to SJa/PPI surface search radars. Some boats will also be swapping .50cals for 20mm AA, upgrading from Mk10 to Mk12 mines, or getting an improved air search radar.
-Also starting next month, the 125-footer patrol craft will be getting Mk20 Mousetrap ASW launchers.

02-05-22, 01:40 PM	#498
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	29 November 1942 No sign of the heavies in near Ambon; enemy army advancing on Moulmein Banda Sea One of the torpedo-damaged transports was trying to get to Darwin before the enemy heavy task force arrived to blow anything at Babar away. Unfortunately, there was a sub waiting for it, which finished it off. The minesweeper escorting the transport wasn't able to damage the sub before it escaped. The heavies never showed up and our scouts can't find them. I suppose no news is good news. I'll wait a turn and then probably resume operations. Burma and Thailand The enemy cancelled their cross-river assault on Raheng, but ordered one against Moulmein. Which means the evacuation Burma is now an opposed operation, and we'll be doing it under fire for real from this point forward (the rather ineffective bombing raids didn't count for much). The units at Moulmien that I can't supply will move towards Raheng first, while the combat-ready units hold the bridges. The Tavoy base forces haven't arrived yet, they're close but they're running out of time. Further north, the enemy in the open is making a move on my weakest base on that front. Tuang Gyi. It's still stronger than he probably expects; Chinese reinforcements just arrived by rail. I'm not sure what the balance of forces is at the moment, but I have no doubt that he can push through here if he makes it a priority. The enemy put a pretty strong CAP up over its army at Pisanoulke, and with our Hurricanes escorting the Vengeance bombers at only 15,000ft, the Oscar's maneuverability advantage carried the day, with us losing 5 Hurricanes and 7 Vengeances with no kills. With the enemy attack on Raheng cancelled, I'm actually going to advance on them. But from their flank overland rather than over the bridges. I think I have the superior forces locally, still, and the air raids have been beating them down. With a little luck I might even get a haul of supplies--there appear to be a lot of support units at Pisanoulke, which implies construction or aviation, which requires supply flow. Solomons The Lex and Sara didn't get in range in time to join the party. The P-38 sweep managed another 4 dead Oscars, and the B-17s hit the airbase as planned causing light facility damage. I forgot to increase their altitude from their previous assignment (hitting the marooned regiment on Ndeni), so I lost a plane to flak with several more damaged. I'm getting conflicting reports about naval activity around Guadalcanal; the coastwatchers are saying the port cleared out while our recon flights say there's probably about a dozen ships, mostly support, transport, and ASW. Scoutplanes are still reporting multiple task forces in the area of varied composition, including cruisers. It's possible VT-3s attack on a submarine yesterday prompted an evacuation today. If not, we should have some carnage tomorrow. Even though the carriers are pretty close to the Solomons, they aren't reporting any enemy scout flights, so we're probably undetected except for the sub attack. Reinforcements and refits -DD Kalk arrives at San Francisco (Bristol class) -Several cruisers and destroyers have arrived at Pago Pago to replace the ships there that need upgrades--two CAs and 3 DDs are now on their way to shell Canton Islandas a parting gift, and from there they'll retire to Pearl to receive their upgrades. -Starting next month, the US sub fleet will begin another round of upgrades, going from SJ to SJa/PPI surface search radars. Some boats will also be swapping .50cals for 20mm AA, upgrading from Mk10 to Mk12 mines, or getting an improved air search radar. -Also starting next month, the 125-footer patrol craft will be getting Mk20 Mousetrap ASW launchers. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 02-06-22 at 02:50 PM.