Speedy vs Fabertong: Death to the Penguin!

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Good weather across Burma allowed raids to be launched against Mandalay, Myitkyina and IJA troops positions.

Darwin's heavies flew against the airfields of Koepang destroying 32 enemy planes on the ground[8D]

Total air losses for the day:

Allied - 17
Japanese - 40

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2 x 54,000 capacity AK convoys formed in San Francisco today to re-supply New Zealand.

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Good ol SigInt:

"2nd Army is located at Wake Island"

HQ unit there also eh?............

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Excellent. A further oil carrying ship was sunk today.

SS Triton located a small TK convoy 180 miles SW of Hong Kong sailing east. She fired 4 fish at a tanker which all missed. Unable to find a suitable attack position she radioed ahead to her colleague SS Rasher.....90 miles further east.

SS Rasher found the same convoy in the afternoon. She managed to launch 6 torpedo's at the same TK Ogura Maru #5. 2 hit turning almost the enitre ship into one huge fireball. She quickly disappeared under the sea.......

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My return to Koepang met mixed results. CAP had been moved to Maumere and they shot down 11 Heavies. I did destroy 19 enemy planes on the ground and in the air. My boys are resting.

Lots of bombing raids throughout Burma. I have decided to launch a ground assault tomorrow on the rail to Mandalay............

A further Indian Division arrived 2 days ago. I have 4 x Indian Division, 1 x UK Division, 1 x Indian Tank Bde and 1 x UK Tank Bde. I am ordering all bombers to attack enemy troop positions in support of the attack. We are fairly evenly matched in men but I outnumber him 3-1 in tanks. Lets see what unfolds......screenie attached of my forces.

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More SigInt news:

"17th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is loaded on AP,Banshu Maru #21 moving to Wake Island"

WTF?!? I wonder if someone has tipped him off............

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Well the attack in Burma. Failed. The enemy forces are still too strong opposite me. Nevermind, back to bombing the hell out of supply, airfields and IJA troops. Libs are to bomb Mandalay's resources tomorrow:

Ground combat at 34,28

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83472 troops, 752 guns, 994 vehicles

Defending force 85920 troops, 661 guns, 313 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
496 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1543 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 8

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Damn look what SS Grayback could have had today:

ASW attack at 49,53

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
CVE Hosho

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

Ss Sawfish had more succes in hitting a freighter with a Mk XIV NW of San Marcelino.

The screenie below shows the action. The highlighted sub is Grayback. You can see the hit enemy TF NW of Luzon.

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An AP arrives at San Francisco tomorrow. Also one of the longest gaps without new air unit arrivals. 23 more days before the next squadron arrives; a Dakota one too!

The final troops are being loaded up at Noumea. Then they move to Midway.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

A sad day for the Submarine arm..........

SS Searaven has been reported lost with all hands 95 miles east of Batavia. She managed to get off a report about sighting enemy destroyers......it's the last we've heard of her[:(]

SS Silversides avenged her comrades though by heavily damaging the stern of TK Akatsuki Maru in the Sulu Sea. The TK although empty left the scene heavily listing. It's hoped she'll sink.

SS Tinosa missed an AP in the middle of the Phillipine Sea

SS Seawolf, patrolling near Brunei, spotted and evaded an enemy MSW.

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Bad weather over Imphal prevented my Libs from bombing Mandalay's resources.

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2 x AK, an AVD and SS Pargo arrive at San Francisco tomorrow.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Hmm. Don't like this. A second fleet boat was sunk today. SS Albacore 480 miles west of Saipan by the Akizuki ASW group.........

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Usual bombing by me in Burma. I'm going to attack on the ground at Myitkyina tomorrow. From bombardments it looks like a couple of his divisions are very low on AV....we'll see.

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Transports are leaving Noumea tomorrow.

An AK and LST arrive at San Francisco tomorrow.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Interesting. The land attack at Myitkyina managed to brerak through the first line iof enemy defences. 8 more major belts await us though. Casualties were heavy. I'll keep the enemy supressed so he hopefully can't rebuild them and in time I may attack again:

Ground combat at Myitkyina

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 114757 troops, 1123 guns, 570 vehicles

Defending force 167472 troops, 1428 guns, 30 vehicles

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
391 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
4497 casualties reported
Guns lost 140
Vehicles lost 19

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My Submarine arm struck back today with 2 successes.

Firstly, SS Seawolf sank the empty freighter Brazil Maru 120 miles NE of Jesselton with 2 torpedo's.

Secondly, SS Triton damaged AK Hirokawa Maru 180 miles SW of Hong Kong. She is relocating 60 miles east incase enemy ASW forces enter on the scene.

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Regular bombing by me in China and Burma.

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DD Bennett and SS Seahorse arrive for duty at San Francisco tomorrow.

[DuckofTindalos]

Which version are you playing this under?

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

T - version 1.602.

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SS Seadragon attacked the same convoy that Seawolf did yesterday. This time 120 miles north of Jesselton. She hit AK Borneo Maru with a torpedo.

SS Guardfish was attacked by a 5 ship ASW TF 240 miles east of Legaspi. No damage reported.

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A quarter of Mandalay's resource production was disabled by Libs today. No enemy air opposition encountered.

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Tomorrow an LCI and an AK arrive at San Francisco.

[DuckofTindalos]

Figured it would be an earlier version with the heavy submarine casualties...

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Agreed T. Looking forward to 1.8...........

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SS Haddo committed suicide today...attacking an ASW TF on the surface!

She was struck bya torpedo from DD Kamikaze and quickly sank with the loss of all hands.

SS Hake had more joy in sinking the lone freighter Tatsuura Maru with gunshots and 3 torpedo hits 180 miles south of Iwo Jima.

Also VERY good news. SS Kingfish heavily damaged ML Tsugaru 480 miles west of Eniwetok with a torpedo.

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Mandalay's resources down to 50% production.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Lightnings based at Yunan performed a successful sweep over Kweiyang today. 5 x type Tojo aircraft were reported shot down without friendly loss.

Mandalay was hit for the 3rd day in a row. More resource production was damaged.

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SS Steelhead was hunted by the Akizuki ASW group but not before she fired 4 torpedos at DD Inazuma which failed to explode! She received light damage from DC's and is returning to PH.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

More cat and mouse sub action around the PI.

SS Sawfish launched 4 torpedos at freighter Aobasan Maru which all missed.

SS Stingray patrolling 120 miles SE off Mindanao was hunted throughout the day by a 5 ship ASW TF. No damage reported.

SS Sturgeon encountered what was believed to be a large convoy in the middle of the Phillipine Sea. Several enemy escorts kept my sub at bay.

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Mandalay's resources down to 36% production.

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1 Amphib Corps began loading at Noumea. It is the last force needed to be moved to Midway, from Noumea, for either Operation Falcon or the Eniwetok invasion.

Tomorrow an AO and an AP arrive at San Francisco and an AK at Karachi.

Here's a screenshot of upcoming sub introduction. I love submarines [8D]

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

More bombing by my 100's of aircraft in Burma. Myitkyina, Mandalay and IJA troops positions all receive their share.

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SS Swordfish escapes some low value ASW ships 240 miles east of Palembang.

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My rested heavies at Darwin are to go for a different target tomorrow: the port of Kendari. Intel indicates several enemy ships in harbour.

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SS Capelin arrives for duty tomorrow in San Francisco.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

A good day for the Allied cause!

The raid on Kendari can be considrfed a success. Enemy opposition was heavy but damage was sustained to the port and 2 x enemy Light Cruisers have been confirmed sunk. 25 heavy bombers were lost. Good news also. The first shipments of P38's have arrived at Darwin to replace the P40's there. It means raids can now be escorted to Amboina and all of Timor:

Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 23
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 98
PB4Y Liberator x 16
B-24D Liberator x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed, 12 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
AS Tsukushi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kumagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
SS I-31, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Matsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Midori Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Unyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Nekka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft bombing at 10000 feet

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SS Sculpin had a great day also. Patrolling 180 miles east of Tarakan she found a convoy in the early hours. She hit AK Kinugawa Maru with a torpedo. The escorts tried in vain to find her. She relocated and then hit the freighter Kanto Maru with a fish.

Staying in the area she later found the Kinugawa Maru damaged and alone. She surfaced and finished the ship of with guns and torpedo's. She is to triumphantly return to Darwin for R & R. SS Drum is leaving port to replace her.

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90% of Mandalays oil production was halted today by Liberators from Imphal. The resources are to be attacked again now.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

More air attacks and sub successes as preparation for Operation Falcon continues.

LBA attacks in Burma. Mandalay's Resource production is down to 20%. Tomorrow the Libs are going for Tuang Gyi.

I'm also ordering the troops to attack at Myitykina again. We'll see.

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The undersea war fared well today.

All attacks occured in the atfernoon hours.

SS Hake patrollign inbetween the Mariana's and Iwo Jima missd TK Toei Maru but fired 4 more fish at TK Ose. 2 of these hit leaving the ship heavily damaged.

SS Sawfish hit freighter Nitiryu Maru with a torpedo NW of San Marcelino.

SS Kingfish (the attacker of ML Tsugaru a few days earlier) found a lone freighter and surfaced. Within minutes the Katsukawa Maru was left heavily ablaze after 2 torpedo and 3 shell hits.

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3 x DD, 1 x AK and 1 x AP arrive at San Francisco tomorrow.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Well Burma is going to be a long haul........the attack at Myitkyina failed miserably this time. IJA defences were stout and well manned. The 2 leading Burma Brigades were absolutely decimated. Over 5000 casualties were sustained. All offensives are postponed for the forseeable future in Burma. Time to reduce him to the Stone Age by LBA.....

Ground combat at Myitkyina

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 108208 troops, 950 guns, 551 vehicles

Defending force 162844 troops, 1273 guns, 25 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
693 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
5934 casualties reported
Guns lost 140
Vehicles lost 11

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The first attack on Taung Gyi went off today but was fairly ineffectual. 16% of the resource production was disabled.

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The Noumea based contingents (for Operation Falcon) are passing Fuji at the moment, on the way to Midway.

Tomorrow 2 x AK and an AP arrive at San Francisco.

[niceguy2005]

A very successful raid. With P-38s on their way, will you now mix in medium bombers?

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Hi all,

A good day for the Allied cause!

The raid on Kendari can be considrfed a success. Enemy opposition was heavy but damage was sustained to the port and 2 x enemy Light Cruisers have been confirmed sunk. 25 heavy bombers were lost. Good news also. The first shipments of P38's have arrived at Darwin to replace the P40's there. It means raids can now be escorted to Amboina and all of Timor:

Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 23
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 98
PB4Y Liberator x 16
B-24D Liberator x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed, 12 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
AS Tsukushi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kumagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
SS I-31, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Matsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Midori Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Unyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Nekka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft bombing at 10000 feet

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SS Sculpin had a great day also. Patrolling 180 miles east of Tarakan she found a convoy in the early hours. She hit AK Kinugawa Maru with a torpedo. The escorts tried in vain to find her. She relocated and then hit the freighter Kanto Maru with a fish.

Staying in the area she later found the Kinugawa Maru damaged and alone. She surfaced and finished the ship of with guns and torpedo's. She is to triumphantly return to Darwin for R & R. SS Drum is leaving port to replace her.

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90% of Mandalays oil production was halted today by Liberators from Imphal. The resources are to be attacked again now.

[Speedysteve]

Hi Niceguy,

I am thinking of raiding Timor on a more regular basis now yes. I have Mitchells and Beaufighters at Darwin already. I am tempted to move up some more combat raw Squadrons from South Australia. The problem is there is little on Timor that he can't move back (air wise). Looks to be a few LCU's around though.......

[Capt. Harlock]

Jeez -- over 160,000 men and 1200 guns in a level 8 fort! I'd watch out for AAA when you set up your bombing missions. Time to think about alternate routes. (Maybe an amphibious assault at Rangoon?)

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Capt - I know. It's a toughie. I do have other formations held in India in reserve:

16th Indian Bde
20th Indian Division
23rd Chindit Bde
23rd Indian Division
UK Bde

I receive a further UK Bde in the next month or so.

As you say outflanking would be good. The problem for now is sea transport. I think you're right though. I will hold fire for the forseeable future in Burma and bomb the snot out of him (as I have done for months. No need to worry bout AA to much from 12,000 feet. After months of surpressing him I guess his BF's are pretty beat up).

I will see how things look when I receive Corsair IV's on my UK CV's and see what LCU/sea transport I have.

The 1 thing Japan gets oodles of from mid-War onwards is LCU's. He has moved a fair few into Burma = stalemate on the ground for now.

Thanks for your thoughts Capt. Helpfully taken on board [8D]

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SS Rasher did her duty today in torpedoing a freighter (AK Yoshida Maru #1) 180 miles SE of Hong Kong.

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For future operations an MLE and 2 x DM are leaving PH for Midway tomorrow.

A 5 x ASW Tf is formed at PH for a sub spotted 360 miles south of Midway. Time to go fishing [:)]

Tomorrow 2 x AK and an LCI arrive at San Francisco.