US Naval War College Communications (Allied only)

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January 14/15 1942

More minor engagements.

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I've been bit by the resize bug, and unless the fix resizes the CV squadrons back to their correct size, I am truly screwed.

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We've installed the beta. Let's see what happens.

No significant action.

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January 16/17 1942

The IJN is planning for an attack on Wake Island. That might be interesting.

Heavy volume of radio traffic in preparation for the second wave of attacks against the DEI.

Local Japanese offensives in China.

Japan captures Mauban, forcing the remnants of the Manila garrison to surrender. The attack is by a full corps against a battalion equivalent.

A regiment attempts a river crossing (shock attack) at Pegu and encounters a full CW corps defending. Oops...

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January 17/18 1941

Minor actions.

Japanese sub wastes four torpedoes on a trawler and claims the sinking of a destroyer.

Burcorps punches a Japanese probe in the nose at Pegu.

Japanese have begun planning for Port Moresby. Heavy volume of radio transmissions at Palau and Singkawang.

KB and Combined Fleet currently invisible. A pair of USN CVTFs is investigating the area around Rabaul. A second pair is paying a visit to Wake. The ABDA force (1 CVL, 2 fast BB, about a dozen cruisers and two dozen destroyers) is moving up the Makassar Strait to address attack indicators at Palau, while Singapore and search assets still in place in North Borneo watch for an operation based at Cam Ranh Bay.

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The Japanese begin feeling out the CW screen in front of Singapore.

American carriers strike the isolated Japanese base at the Shortlands.

Submarine attack on US tanker off San Francisco.

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January 19/20 1942

Johore Bahru falls to the Japanese.

Two CVTFs hit the isolated Japanese base at the Shortlands.

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January 20/21 1942

I'm physically in Barcelona for a neural networks conference.

Japanese submarines operating off the North American west coast.

Minor actions

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January 21/22 1942

Betties appear off Balikpapan, sinking two old American destroyers.

Japanese redeploying assault forces to Palau.

Minor ground actions.

Japanese shock attack at Chengchow penetrates Chinese positions.

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January 22/23 1942

Japanese transport TF tries to sneak past Bataan and encounters the minefield covered by the defensive guns--oops.

Japanese landings at Dadangas and Jesselton.

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January 23/24 1942

Japanese attacks capture Pucheng, Dadjangas, and Jesselton.

No sign of the Japanese torpedo bombers, the Combined Fleet, and the KB.

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January 24/25 1942

Daily air attacks on Singapore, Tarakan, and Bataan. The AVG hit Japanese naval bases in Taiwan.

Here comes the KB! It's operating south of Mindanao. Japanese land-based torpedo bombers can reach almost to Balikpapan, so the question is whether to hit it or back off. As long as it remains under LBA cover, I'll give it a wide berth.

Japanese shock attack captures Chengchow, clearing the RR from Beijing to Hankow.

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January 25/26 1942

Air attacks on Singapore result in about 50-60% of the aircraft being hit by flak.

The ABDAFlot files out to form a patrol line near Balikpapan. The single CVTF currently in the area deploys south of the line of SAGs. A second RN CVTF steams towards the area.

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January 26/27 1942

The I-18 sneaks into Noumea harbour, evades the ASW ships, and puts a torpedo into the Australia.

The Combined Fleet supports a landing at Tarakan with the KB offshore. ABDAFlot will remain on patrol near Makassar.

Japanese shock attack fails at Chuhsien.

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January 27/28 1942

KB attacks Samarinda.

Japanese landings at Kudat and Zamboanga

Tarakan captured by the Japanese.

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The KB is creeping down the Makassar Strait, and I'm backing up slowly with the ABDAFlot. My opponent doesn't know this (yet), but I'm maintaining a patrol line of SAGs 16-17 hexes ahead of the current position of the KB with a light SAG about 4 hexes ahead of the patrol line. Behind my patrol line, I keep my CVTF. If he steams at 15 knots, I'm out of range, except for the light SAG, which can react. If he hurries, my heavy SAGs and CVTF react. My goal is to confuse and disrupt his operations sufficiently to allow my fast battleships to close with his carriers.

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January 28/29 1942

Kuantan falls to the Japanese, as does Kudat.

My opponent uses Betties, Nells, and the KB to plaster Zamboanga. Looks like a sideshow to me.

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January 29/30 1942

Japanese enter Singapore with a 2-1 shock attack.

KB is 80 miles south of Manado.

Zamboanga falls.

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January 30/31 1942

Japanese forces prepare for attacks against Bataan and Singapore.

KB and Combined Fleet off Kendari.

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January 31/February 1 1942

Japanese ground forces planning an attack on Darwin...

Deliberate assault on Bataan results in 1-2.

SS I-16 noses into Noumea Harbour and finds it occupied by ASW. 14 hits reported.