Hey NOOB! This AAR is for you.

[OldCoot]

[align=center]After Action Report  19-20 January 1942

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[align=center]Singapore - Sumatra
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Singapore Falls

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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 82449 troops, 657 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515
Defending force 41755 troops, 112 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 501
Japanese max assault: 2792 - adjusted assault: 2338  
Allied max defense: 480 - adjusted defense: 299
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!

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[align=center]Dutch East Indies
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[/align][align=center]Busy little critters aren't they?
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[align=center]Philippines
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[/align]Japanese attack upon Wainwright's Northern Luzon Force fails.

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Ground combat at Lingayen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23442 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503
Defending force 16205 troops, 168 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Japanese max assault: 468 - adjusted assault: 97 
Allied max defense: 452 - adjusted defense: 287 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
 
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Southwestern  Pacific Command

Japanese capture shortlands

San Francisco

BBs New Mexico and Mississippi arrive at SF





 

[Sarganto]

If you are building the AF up in Port Moresby, that would be the best place. The AFs in DEI are too bad, to operate your big 4E bombers from there.
But your Mitchells and Bolos could well harm some shipping of invasions, but it's not without risk, if the Japanese are shutting your airfields.
Then again, some more bomber-power in the Indian theatre couldn't harm, because you will receive a lot more bombers from the east coast, than you do from India.

[Capt. Harlock]

ingapore Falls
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 82449 troops, 657 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515
Defending force 41755 troops, 112 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 501
Japanese max assault: 2792 - adjusted assault: 2338
Allied max defense: 480 - adjusted defense: 299
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!

Well, at least you don't seem to have lost as many troops as were historically.

What are the chances for damaging Palembang's vital oil fields before the IJA takes the place?

[OldCoot]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Well, at least you don't seem to have lost as many troops as were historically.

What are the chances for damaging Palembang's vital oil fields before the IJA takes the place?

The main reason I didn't lose as many men at Singapore as Pericval did, is that I had already lost them at Mersing where a lot of troops were cut off and captured. He also held out longer.

As I understand it, the game decides how much damage is done when a base is captured. Wish I could have my guys break some things before being captured.

[OldCoot]

[align=center]After Action Report 23-24 January 1942
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[align=center]Intelligence
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Location of Japanese Naval Aviation

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[align=center]Japanese ground units identified:
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At Palembang

35th Brigade
2nd Division
9th Naval Landing Force
11th Naval Landing Force
12th Naval Landing Force

At Lingayen

48th Division
65th Brigade

[align=center]Southeast Asia Command
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[/align]Ryujo hit! Dutch subs get extra schnapps ration!
Japanese capture Rangoon

Japanese have added 35th Brigade and the 2nd Division to Palembang attack force.

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Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 30595 troops, 394 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 730
Defending force 7514 troops, 77 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 119
Japanese max assault: 473 - adjusted assault: 187  
Allied max defense: 117 - adjusted defense: 421
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)  
 
Japanese ground losses:
479 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
 
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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[align=center]Southwest Pacific Command
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Japanese capture Lae


[align=center]Scorecard

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[OldCoot]

[align=center]After Action Report 25-28 January 1942
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[align=center]Intelligence
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[align=center]Location of Japanese Naval Aviation
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[align=center]Japanese ground units identified:
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[align=center]Southeast Asia Command
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We found Zuiho!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim IV x 3
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage

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That was fun! Let's do it again!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 6
Martin 139 x 14
Beaufort V-IX x 21

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
CA Kinugasa
DD Sazanami
CA Kumano

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Go in and get a hit for the Gipper!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 10
Martin 139 x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
CA Myoko
CA Kumano

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Once again into the breech dear friends!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
Martin 139 x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
CA Myoko

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"Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—Yet who would have thought the old man to
have had so much blood in him?"

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage

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[align=center]The deed is done!
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[center]No good deed goes unpunished![/center]

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Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29558 troops, 356 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 655
Defending force 7084 troops, 59 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 89
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 549 - adjusted assault: 458 
Allied max defense: 73 - adjusted defense: 113
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang base !!!
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[Capt. Harlock]

As I understand it, the game decides how much damage is done when a base is captured. Wish I could have my guys break some things before being captured.

I seem to recall the game can allow for friendly sabotage -- but by engineer units only.

[Capt. Harlock]

"Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—Yet who would have thought the old man to
have had so much blood in him?"

Day Air attack on TF at 24,58

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 2

Bravo!! (And she must have been dead in the water for the B-17's to score.)

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

As I understand it, the game decides how much damage is done when a base is captured. Wish I could have my guys break some things before being captured.

I seem to recall the game can allow for friendly sabotage -- but by engineer units only.

Actually, civilians can and will sabotage facilities, even if no LCUs are present. It isn't common, but it does happen... one savvy and very experienced player allowed a bit of dismay to show when he captured Palembang unopposed, and found everything burned to the ground. [X(]

[HMS Resolution]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

As I understand it, the game decides how much damage is done when a base is captured. Wish I could have my guys break some things before being captured.

I seem to recall the game can allow for friendly sabotage -- but by engineer units only.

Actually, civilians can and will sabotage facilities, even if no LCUs are present. It isn't common, but it does happen... one savvy and very experienced player allowed a bit of dismay to show when he captured Palembang unopposed, and found everything burned to the ground. [X(]

All it takes is one little Dutch boy to exdigitate...

[OldCoot]

[align=center]Plans and Operations - 31 January 1942

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[align=center]India


[/align]Karachi - Loading 221 RAF Base Force
Bombay and Karachi - Loading supplies for DEI


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Air defenses are getting stronger.  VMF-221 has upgraded to F4F wildcats and 453 RAAF squadron has turned in their Buffaloes and have been outfitted with Hurricanes. In addition, 14 P-40s and a squadron of B-25s are on the way to Soerabaja. I could bring in more aircraft from OZ, but I don't have the aviation support for them, so I'm going to try to bring a RAF base force down from Karachi. Maybe they'll make it. Maybe the KB will slaughter them. We'll see.


[align=center]Southwest Pacific Command

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Disposition of newly arrived aircraft

1 - 12th BG with 36 B-18 Bolo bombers has arrived.. These aircraft are obsolete, so I'm going to send them down to Rockhampton until they upgrade to B-25s.

2 - 90th BS with 16 B-25 Mitchells will go to Soerabaja via Darwin.

3 - 42nd BG with 64 B-26B Marauders will go to Charter Towers for now. When additional aviation support arrives, or when these planes upgrade to B-25s, Some, if not all of these, will end up in DEI or Darwin.

4 - 55th fighter group with 42 P-40B Tomahawks will be divided; Group A will go to DEI via Darwin, Group B to Gilli Gilll, and Group C to Darwin


San Francisco

111th and 71st Base Forces loading  for transit to southern climes.


[align=center]After Action Reports 29-30 January 1942

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[align=center]Dutch East Indies
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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Blenheim IV x 13
Martin 139 x 20
Beaufort V-IX x 23

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8
Blenheim IV x 9
Martin 139 x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 17

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage

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It seems that, with the dismantlement of the mini KB, I have, for the moment, at least air parity over the Java Sea. I do not expect this happy situation to continue much longer. Once the Japanese Air Force gets established at Sinkawana, Kendari, Macassar, and Ambonia, the skies will darken. Also, the KB hasn't been heard from lately,

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Very quiet lately: Allies bombard Japs, Japs bombard Allies. Japs and Allies exchange digital salutes, yatta yatta.

[align=center]Scoreboard
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[Capt. Harlock]

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

British air-dropped torpedoes -- ask for them by name![:D]

[OldCoot]

[align=center]Intelligence,  Plans and Operations - 2 February 1942

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[align=center]Intelligence

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[align=center]Japanese Carrier sightings
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[align=center]IJA OOB
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[align=center]Plans and Operations

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India

Karachi - Loading 221 RAF Base Force destrination Batavia
Bombay and Karachi - Loading supplies for DEI.

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12th BG has upgraded from B-18 Bole to B-25C Mitchell
90th BS (16 B-25C) transferred from Darwin to Soerabaja
55th FG (15 P-40B) transferred from Cairns to Gilli Gilli
TF 1119 is loading 30th Australian Brigade at Sydney for transportation to PM
TF 1099 will proceed to Brisbane, load 7th Australian Brigade, and transport it to GG

San Francisco

71st Aviation Regt and 111th Base Force loading for transport to southern climes



[align=center]After Action Reports 31 January - 1 February 1942

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[align=center]Dutch East Indies
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Shokaku takes one for the Emperor

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Sub attack at 26,54

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
DD Kagero
DD Akigumo

Allied Ships
SS O19

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Sub attack at 21,57

Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-36

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Elsewhere

Japanese capture Mandalay - AVG  moves to Chandpur
Japanese capture Finchafen

[Capt. Harlock]

Sub attack at 26,54
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Urakaze DD Shiranuhi DD Isokaze DD Kagero DD Akigumo

Allied Ships SS O19

Send those Dutch submariners all the beer they can drink!

[OldCoot]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Sub attack at 26,54
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Urakaze DD Shiranuhi DD Isokaze DD Kagero DD Akigumo

Allied Ships SS O19

Send those Dutch submariners all the beer they can drink!

Amen - I'll drink to that!

[88l71]

Just make sure you send them the beer AFTER they are done with their patrol. [>:]

[OldCoot]

Being Dutch, they probably had beer during the patrol.

[OldCoot]

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After Action Reports 4-5 February 1942
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[align=center]Dutch East Indies


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[align=center]Sumatra - Singapore
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[align=center]Southwest Pacific Command

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[align=center]Philippines

[/align]Wainwright's men hang in there!

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Ground combat at Lingayen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22946 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497
Defending force 15356 troops, 160 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 416
Japanese max assault: 435 - adjusted assault: 56  
Allied max defense: 418 - adjusted defense: 225  
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)  

Japanese ground losses:
923 casualties reported
Guns lost 19

Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

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[align=center]Intelligence,  Plans and Operations 6-7 February 1942
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[align=center]Intelligence
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[align=center]Japanese Carrier sightings
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[align=center]Plans and Operations
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[align=center]India
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Priorities are sending supplies and aviation support to DEI. A  RAF base force and about 100,000 supplies are on the way,. I'll see if I can sneak this stuff in through the back door at Tjilitjap.Another BF is due to arrive at Karachi in a few days - it will go to DEI.



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[align=center]Build up at PM and GG continues.Following units will arrive in the next week or two:
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Final destination of aircraft to be determined later.

In 16 days, three C-47 squadrons are going to arrive in  OZ. I'm going to send those babies up to Cairns with  the idea of eventually shuttling units to the DEI via Darwin. 


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TF transporting 147,000 supplies has arrived from SF. It will proceed to Cairns. Another TF carrying 141,000 supply arrives next turn. I'll use those ships to set up supply shuttles to Canton, Lugarville, Noumea, and Figi. Two Tfs carrying fuel arrive in the next couple of days.

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Transport TF 1042 departs SF bound for PH. There, it will load Hq SOPAC and transport it to Noumea.
TF 1052 is loading 2nd USMC Division for transport to Noumea

[OldCoot]

[align=center]After Action Reports 6-7 February
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[align=center]Dutch East Indies
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Who's afraid of the big bad IJN? All they have is the KB - I've got Dutch subs! Bring it Yamamoto!

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Sub attack at 28,66
 
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
DD Asanagi
DD Hayate
DD Hatsuyuki
 
Allied Ships
SS KX

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[align=center]Southwest Pacific Command
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Well, there's good news, and there's bad news.The good news is that the Japanese are attacking, which means my guys get to engage them and gain experience.. We lose more than they do, but, in the long run, we got more than they do.

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G4M1 Betty x 11
 
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

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Two zeroes for three P-39s? Deal!

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Then there's bad news; The Japanese can interfere with reinforcement of Gilli Gilli, and, maybe, Port Moresby. Case in point:

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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 13
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
 
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Van Overstraten
 
Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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This TF was bringing 26th Arty Brigade to Gilli. AP Van Neck was sunk taking most of the brigade's support units with it. Looks like I'm going to have to find another way to reinforce GG.

[align=center]China - Burma - India
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Japanese capture Myitkyina base
 

[OldCoot]

[align=center]Intelligence, Plans, and Operations 8-9 February 1942

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[align=center]Intelligence
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Location of IJN Carrier forces

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[align=center]Plans and Operations
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[align=center]Dutch East Indies
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55th FG/A 16 x P-40B, arrives at Batavia from Darwin via Bali. This doubles the number of fighters there. I would like to bring in some B-25s , but don't have the aviation support for them.

[align=center]Southwest Pacific Command.
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Cairns

Plenty of aircraft, but not enough aviation support. That is the name of the game. Three big support units on the way and should arrive in another week or two. Sigh.

[align=center]South Pacific Command
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Pago Pago

Two large supply TFs have arrived from SF. One TF is being  sent on to Cairns, the other will unload at Pago Pago. Supply shuttles are being set up for supply of Canton, Lugarville, Noumea, and Fiji.

[align=center]Central Pacific Command
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[align=left]Pearl Harbor

[/align]71st Base Force has arrived from San Francisco. I now have more than enough aviation support here, so I'm sending four AVDs to Cairns via Canton.

[align=center]West Coast Command
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San Francisco

TF 1052 carrying 2nd USMC Division depart for Noumea via Canton
TF 1009 loading 1st MAW Aviation Regt for transit to Cairns

[align=center]Status of Ships Damaged at Pearl Harbor
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