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Molon Labe · 04-10-22, 09:48 AM

2 January 1943

We're still moving at a crawl here due to technical problems.

A mostly uneventful day. Scoutplanes are reporting escort carriers headed back to Babar, although I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually the KB. Our ships at Wake were overflown by several scoutplanes, some of which were described as "torpedo bmbers" and "dive bombers". Thanks to fog of war, those reports could be generated by Betties flying out of the Marshalls, but for now I'm assuming they're carrier-based and pulling out.

Our abandoned base at Raheng has been captured, along with about a dozen disabled aircraft. We had a bit of a furball over Mandalay; with just 2 Hurricane losses we got 3 Betties, 6 Tojos, and a Zero. We also got enough replacement aircraft into 2 Hurricane squadrons to bring them back to full strength, so it looks like we're starting to pull ahead in the air campaign over northwestern Burma.

We bombed Rabual with minimal interference from maybe 2-3 Tojos at most. No shootdowns, but damage to the base was light. The Shortlands op is on standby until we get a fix on the KB a safe distance away.

04-10-22, 09:48 AM	#543
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	2 January 1943 We're still moving at a crawl here due to technical problems. A mostly uneventful day. Scoutplanes are reporting escort carriers headed back to Babar, although I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually the KB. Our ships at Wake were overflown by several scoutplanes, some of which were described as "torpedo bmbers" and "dive bombers". Thanks to fog of war, those reports could be generated by Betties flying out of the Marshalls, but for now I'm assuming they're carrier-based and pulling out. Our abandoned base at Raheng has been captured, along with about a dozen disabled aircraft. We had a bit of a furball over Mandalay; with just 2 Hurricane losses we got 3 Betties, 6 Tojos, and a Zero. We also got enough replacement aircraft into 2 Hurricane squadrons to bring them back to full strength, so it looks like we're starting to pull ahead in the air campaign over northwestern Burma. We bombed Rabual with minimal interference from maybe 2-3 Tojos at most. No shootdowns, but damage to the base was light. The Shortlands op is on standby until we get a fix on the KB a safe distance away. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 04-24-22 at 05:30 PM.