CHS-IATB New Informations Minister: Muhammad as-Sahhaf

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-11
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, CLAW SHORTENING, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 1CA (Pensacola), 1DD, 1ML, 1DMS
Ship losses balance: 304:6
Plane losses: 500:585
Figther Aces: 1
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
As the wetter gets better, another 3 strikes hit Suva Harbour:
Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Tangier, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Thornton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Matafele, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1
CL Perth, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Australia, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Perth, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Balch, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Induna Star, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Wright, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Australia, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Australia, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

This must be most of all the Cruisers available in this PTO!

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-12
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, CLAW SHORTENING, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 2xCA (Astoria ), 2xDD, 1xTK, 1xAV
Ship losses balance: 310:6
Plane losses: 531:621
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
The operation turnes out to be overwhelmingly successfull! While we hoped to find a CV or at least some BBs at Fiji, we managed to weaken or even sink most of the Allied fast Cruisers available. So far, 5CA and 3CL were sunk, together with several destroyers and smaller ships!

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-15
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, CLAW SHORTENING, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today:
Ship losses balance: 316:6
Plane losses: 542:640
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation CLAW SHORTENING:
The Claws of the British Lion were shortened successfully. Singapore was captured and 52.000 march into prison camps.

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
The Carriers were refuled and reinforcements were flown onto their decks to fill the gaps their fallen friends have left.

[bigbaba]

at least i got my own first fighter ace too over suva.[:D]

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-16
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 3xCL 4xDD 1xAVD 1xTK
Ship losses balance: 325:6
Plane losses: 555:648
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation CHEESE NIBBLE:
Bali captured, Makassar is under siege.

Operation BACKYARD:
Davao captured

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
The enemy has lost 5CA and 6CL plus several escorts so far

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-17
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 2xMSW 1xDD 1xAV 1xML
Ship losses balance: 330:6
Plane losses: 566:657
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
It turns out to be a bigger and bigger success. Oviously, he intended to use Suva as central base in the southern pacific. Not only does he seem to have gathered all available cruisers here, there are also MLs, MSW, ADs, TKs and AOs in signifikant numbers. Some are already sunk, a few might have escaped, but most of them are sunk or with enormous sysdamage in suva harbour.

Operation IRON CHANCELLOR:
Lae finally fell.

Operation CHEESE NIBBLE:
Makassar conquered.

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-18
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 2xCA (Chester, Canberra) 1xCL (Helena) 1xMSW 1xPC
Ship losses balance: 336:6
Plane losses: 582:665
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
One more day of this operation. Another series of strikes against Suva harbour sank
USS Chester

HMAS Canberra

and the powerfull USS Helena:

In addition to the sinking of the USS Boise, Operation HAMMER BLOW sank two more of the extremley dangerus 15 gun Cruisers.

[Historiker]

Quite a busy day, we played eight turns! Thanx a lot bigbaba
Anyone reading here? [;)]

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-19
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD, HAMMER BLOW
Industry Orders/News: critical shortage of Aichi-Engines
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 1xCA (Australia) 1xAK
Ship losses balance: 338:6
Plane losses: 588:667
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW:
The number of sunk enemy Cruisers has reached 8 CA and 6 CL!

The HMAS Australia in happier times:

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-24
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, IRON CHANCELLOR, BACKYARD
Industry Orders/News: CVL Shoho put into comission
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 611:726
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation HAMMER BLOW turned out to be an epic success. 8CA, 6CL at least 10DD plus several other vessels were sunk in exchange for some planes.

Operation IRON CHANCELLOR:
Port Morsby invaded.

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-25
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News: P1/Yokohama Chutai recieved the first brand new H8K today!
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 614:738
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation IRON CHANCELLOR:
The operation ended with the caputre of Port Morsby. Everything around the Bismarck Sea is in our hands, now.

Operation GOLDEN TRIANGLE:
Our Troops are near Mandalay which is heavy reinforced by both Indian and Chinese troops.

[bigbaba]

aye..you should get a bloody nose if you try to get your feet over the river to mandalay.[;)]

at least the defence of india and N burma is something i managed much better then the fiasco at fidji.

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-26
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News: over 30 planes leave the factory each day!
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 614:742
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: bigbaba

aye..you should get a bloody nose if you try to get your feet over the river to mandalay.[;)]

at least the defence of india and N burma is something i managed much better then the fiasco at fidji.

We'll see [;)] While Clark Field holds out much too long this time, singapore frees enough troops to invade Java soon. Then, the area historically conquered will be reached - in february 1942 [:)]

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-27
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News: Still engine shortages but the industry does its best to solve it.
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 620:756
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

[Historiker]

[Date: 42-01-28
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News: Still engine shortages but the industry does its best to solve it.
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 623:769
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: PO2 L. Okano of the PI-1 Datai on CV Soryu flying a A6M2 Zeke

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-29
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News: Ki-43 production restarted.
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 648:779
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: LTC S. Ishii of the F1/Tainan Daitai with six kills (all B-17!) flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation GOLDEN TRIANGLE:
A heavy strike of unescorted Blenheims against Rangoon met strong fighter resistance. 19 were shot down without own losses in the air, though 4 He-100Ds were destroyed on the airfield.

Operation CHEESE NIBBLE:
Troops land at Merak, the battle for Java has begun.

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-29
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Industry Orders/News:
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: none
Ship losses balance: 342:7
Plane losses: 648:781
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: LTC S. Ishii of the F1/Tainan Daitai with six kills (all B-17!) flying a A6M2 Zeke

A surface Action between one of our raiders and an allied convoy occured. The AMC Aikoku Maru did its best, but the inusfficiant experience made her suffer heavy. She's still afloat but it doesn't look good:


Japanese Ships
CL Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
MSW Lithgow, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Mildura
TK Empire Jet
TK Erling Brovig
TK George G Henry
AP Aquitania
AP Zealandia
CL Westralia
AK Acadia
AK Barossa
AK Both
AK Dona Nati
AK Koolinda
AK Fingal
AK Valentijn

[Historiker]

Date: 42-01-30
Actual Operations: CHEESE NIBBLE, BACKYARD, GOLDEN TRIANGLE, BLUE
Industry Orders/News:
Own significant Ship losses today: none
Significant Enemy ship losses today: 1AP
Ship losses balance: 343:7
Plane losses: 650:788
Figther Aces: 3
Highest scored Pilot: LTC S. Ishii of the F1/Tainan Daitai with six kills (all B-17!) flying a A6M2 Zeke

Operation BACKYARD:
A Shock attack against Clark Field failed. Two more weeks of R+R for the troops before the next assault

[bigbaba]

this blenheims are "not the best weapon to bring fear into enemies of her majesty" like a RAF pilot said about the wellington. although the HE-100 fighters have only a gun value of 8, they managed to shoot down more then a dozen of the obsolate british bombers out of the 70 bombers strong strike force.

the US B-17 in N australia on the other hand, are doing a far better job penetrating the japanese CAP (mostly zeros) and supressing japanese AF around timor.