<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>20th Decemebr 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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The commanders of the 2nd Marine and 6th Marine Infantry Regiments have reported the end of their operations on the Marshall Islands. The 2nd Marines eradicated the Japanese garrison on Majuro while the 6th ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>18th December 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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Allied Commanders had finally agreed on taking some offensive action against the Japanese after it was clear that the enemy was not going to invade Australia from its bases in the Dutch East Indies. It was ...

<t> It is also worth mentioning that when upgrading ships get put automatically into a ship repiar yard if there is one present. Double check as upgrading 'damage' can often be repaired at the same rate than in the yard but on the pier side. Thus you free yard space for any damaged ships coming in ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>16th December 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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Silence falls over the Bay of Bengal as both the Royal Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy retire. HMS Illustrious could not find the enemy strike force and it appears the Japanese did not fancy a surface ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: traskott<br/>
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Range 11 means no bombs carried by the Beaufighters, and, as naval attack altitude was set at 4000, no straffing was made. A pity. <br/>
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BTW: Excellent AAR. Hope u mantain it.
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Thanks traskott. Yep too ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>13th December 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Post Script to Port Blair Action<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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The surface cover group that the IJN had deployed at Port Blair spared their blushes and compounded a miscalulation on the part of ...

<t> A squadron of Hudsons based at Darwin were able to strike at it. Range maybe an issue that I had not considered though hmm.<br/>
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Edit - dropped back into the save and the range from Darwin is 11. Maximum range for the Beau is 11. Im guessing that it would carry a limited load of 100lbers ...

<r> A question if I may. I have these Beaufighters at Dariwn tasked with Naval Attack missions as I am tailing a convoy Herb is running into Kai-eilanden. The planes flew but they flew a sweep mission and not a naval attack mission as ordered. Im attaching screenie of orders given and the combat ...

Disappointed that I didnt bag the whole task force and there was no follow up strike from the Illustrious. Herbie has told me in his email with the turn that a surface cover group did not engage, guess I was lucky on that one. Time to get out of Dodge methings!

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>10th December 1942<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Port Blair<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>Commander Evans, RN, Officer Commanding HMS Nepal. AAR Report<br/>
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Sirs,<br/>
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Following recon report forwarded by No. 240 ...

<r> 9th December 1942<br/>
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Radio intercepts collected at Colombo had indicated that the Japanese were moving to occupy the island of Trinkat in the Greater Nicobars. RN Eastern Fleet Command had formed a raiding task force headed by HMS Illustrious and HMS Price of Wales to move into an ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bif1961<br/>
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Well come back always enjoy your excellent AARs. My war is about 10 months behind your own and we are both Allies and as mentioned earlier your opponent has been going for a smaller more combat defensive area than historical. Don't beat ...

<r> Radio intell had suggested that the enemy's heavy surface units had raised steam (Herbs last email [:)]). Allied commanders suspected another forray into Northern Australia as the units building up the bases in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Arafura Sea were reporting the sightings of Japanese ...

<r> 6th December 1942<br/>
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As planned and as expected the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted the first Allied airborne operation of the Pacific War. In the early hours of the 6th December, almost a year to the day of the opening of hostilities they dropped out of C-47s of the 19th ...

<r> December 5th 1942<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: PaxMondo<br/>
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Cantona, <br/>
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Thanks for the update, have missed both you and Herb in the forums; 2 of our best AAR writers.<br/>
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NP: Well, clearly Herb has not lost his touch for air ops. Dropping 3 USN CV's without a scratch? Ouch. how ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>The Battle of the North Pacific<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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As USS Hornet and USS Wasp were off supporting operations in the Solomons and the Marshalls, the Enterprise, the Lexington and Yorktown were completing refits and upgrading their air arms at ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>The Marshall Islands<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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Japanese movements in the area had been at a minimum since the outbreak of hostilties. A tentative attack on Wake Island was repulsed and little else.<br/>
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When it became clear to the Allied command ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>The Solomons<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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Rabaul has been developed into a major base and once secured has served as a hub for a consolidation of the surrounding area. Manus and Kavieng now sport major airfields that have denied the enemy the use of Truk ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s><B><s>[b]</s>Dutch East Indies<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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Japanese operations mopped up by late April 1942 with the Dutch putting a spirited fight in the mounatins of central Java. Herb had to reinforce his intial assault and had to employ the full KB to support ...