September 22, 1942 The Pentagon
5.9K troops are at Takamatsu
2.5K troops are at Kyoto
3 D is 32 miles SE of Chungking
4.9K troops are at Kitakyushu
Truk AAB is at Truk
22 ER is at Mishan
3 ER is at Lunga
6 A is at Hailar
6 RTR is at Osaka
Port Moresby 7 fighters, 36 aux, 29 LCUs
Tassafaronga nothing detected
Rangoon 22 fighters, 47 bombers, 83 aux, 18 LCUs 41020/337/189
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3600/18/0
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1320/16/0
Heiho 9 LCUs 43920/579/20
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 25360/311/12
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 23520/344/154
Hailar 6 LCUs 26600/320/8
The submarine Grouper was attacked by DDs 35 miles NE of Aparri, suffering no damage.
Tenimbar was attacked by the Japanese.
Ed has spent another day in meetings and is exhausted. He's looking forward to some time in a bathtub filled with hot water and a nice strong drink. This Operation Snowball is the most closely guarded secret that he's ever been in contact with as he doesn't even know when the jump off date is. The staging area and the target, he hopes, won't be discovered by the Japanese until it is to late. There are those that do hope the IJN responds and the USN can begin the business of sinking some ships.
O'Bannon has prosecuted two sonar contacts today, but they've turned out to be nothing or else they were given the slip. A couple of General Quarters drills were held and the ship's company continues to improve their times. Bill stands on the bridge staring at the stars, wishing that the night was darker. The ship's radar has been functioning better today or maybe it's just the operators are improving.
Another day at the range on Parris Island and Orsini has managed to do it again. He can't explain it, but firing his weapon and hitting the target is one of the easiest things that he's done since joining the USMC. The DI again mentioned that he was doing well and when it was time for work details Joe was left alone. He took the chance to write to his folks and besides telling them that he missed them, especially his mother's cooking, that things were going well and that he's now confident about how everything will turn out for him.
Palawan continues to her destination, wherever that may be. One of the things that Red likes about the merchant marine is that he never has to worry about where to hang his hat or where the next meal is coming from. Where they go doesn't matter to him as he loves to travel and see far off places. He and Lucky are strolling along the deck when suddenly, in the distance he hears explosions. He can't see anything as it's a moonless and starless night due to cloud cover, a good thing he's told. Later on a member of the crew who works the radio tells him that one of the escorts detected a sub and attacked it.
The train continues it's monotonous trip to Brisbane. Pete stares out of the window lost in thought, not really seeing anything. Suddenly he's jolted out of his daydreaming by the man standing next to him.
“Care for a little game of chance?” the man asks. “We could use another for a little diversion.”
Never one to turn down a card game Pete looks up and smiles at the man and says, “I think that's just what we need here to pass the time,” he says.
He gets up and follows the man into another car and they sit down at a table, joining two other men already there. Quick introductions are made and a look of recognition sweeps over one man's face.
“Bugger me,” he says, “You're the bloke from the Battle of Darwin. Killed hundreds of the Jappos, he did. Sit down and allow me to buy you a Coca Cola. Sorry, but they've got nothing stronger on this train as we're all being treated like little children.”
Sandy sits on the porch on a cool evening and wonders where and how Bill is. She promised herself when the war broke out not to become involved with anyone until it was over, but things just happened. Now she suffers from day to day, letter to letter from Bill. The real problem is that now he's at sea the letters come in bunches and she worries about him.
The Battle Under: The Allies Fight Back
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RE: Cards
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Boredom
September 23, 1942 Washington DC
3.6K troops are at Nagoya
Tokyo Bay Fortress is at Tokyo
5 RFGB is at Chungking
11 TR is at Mishan
Soya Fortress is at Wakkanai
Kwantung DB is at Changchun
Sasebo 5 SNLF is at Tulagi
16 A is at Rabaul
108 IJA BF is at Peking
5.8K troops are at Aomori
Saipan BF is at Saipan
3 CB is at Chungking
Rangoon 63 fighters, 99 bombers, 206 aux, 18 LCUs 61080/517/242
Andaman Island 2 LCUs 3760/9/0
Port Moresby 15 fighters, 29 aux, 29 LCUs
Tassafaronga nothing spotted
IJN MSWs located and started sweeping mines at Balikpapan.
Normanby Island was invaded by the Japanese who also detected mines there.
Tenimbar Island was captured by the Japanese today.
Ed leaves the office with the intention of dining with Bill Donovan. He has a car take him to Georgetown and the two men greet each other and get right down to business.
“Geez Ed, the Tokyo Bay Fort is really located at Tokyo?” Bill says with a mischievous smile. “The Saipan BF force is at Saipan? Well with intel like this it's no wonder the Japanese are doing so well in this war. The Pentagon Brass really eats crap like this up, don't they?”
Ed sighs and says, “Washington, what more can I say? If I don't escape from this town soon I'll go nuts.”
As they eat their food Bill slides a piece of paper across the table for Ed to read.
Rommel took medical leave today and General von Thoma has taken command of the Afrika Korps.
British troops occupied the capital of Madagascar.
Wendell Wilkie, the 1940 Republican Party Presidential candidate, conferred with Stalin and Wilkie called for a Second Front at the earliest possible time.
“Rommel go back to Germany? Gets Hitlers pet general out of a losing situation.” says Ed. “The Madagascar mess is over, but I'm sure the Brits could use those forces elsewhere. Wilkie should've stayed home or at least kept his mouth shut. Damned politics in this town will never stop, not even for a war.”
Bill grunts in agreement and the two finish their meals, all the while discussing business.
The SS Grunion detected a convoy and stalked it all afternoon. She's finally in a position to attack it about 27 miles NW of Brunei, but because of a moonlit night it'll be submerged. Torpedoes are launched and nothing. Another sub has a log entry about a perfect attack being executed, but faulty fish resulted in a wasted effort. At least they managed to slip away undetected. Aboard a Japanese freighter a couple of the men heard a thump, but dismissed it as just their ship bumping into a log or something.
The train continues to rattle along slowly. Somebody has mentioned that because of the war the rails are seeing heavy usage and little repair. Pete for the first time in a long time, is enjoying himself. He's doing well in the card game and new players join it as somebody's chair is vacated. A pretty young nurse is sitting nearby and when it's Pete's turn to deal he has her do the honors.
“She's my good luck charm,” he says, “Besides I've got all I can do just to hold my cards with only one hand.”
“Yeah, but you do manage to gather in your winnings alright,” a player says.
The routine aboard O'Bannon continues with little variance. Bill firmly believes that even the most difficult of tasks becomes easy, even second nature, with enough practice. They continue on their way constantly watching for an enemy that can appear at any moment. Bill trusts in science and relies on his ship's radar and sonar to help them spot trouble before it can hurt them. He still stresses to the men on lookout duty that their eyes are very important to their survival. He leaves the bridge and heads to his cabin to write to Sandy. He's very careful about what he writes because he knows that a censor will read his letter to delete anything that even hints at something that could remotely give away information on the war effort to prying eyes.
Another day at the range and Orsini continued to impress. His DI informed him that he no longer qualified as a maggot and that he probably would become a Marine.
“Marines are killing machines and Orsini here is on the road to becoming one. Now the rest of you maggots draw some more ammo and hit the damned targets for a change.”
Joe actually feels guilty for being better at something than his fellow boots and having the DI throw it in their faces. Later that night the boot in the bunk above him asks if he's awake.
“Joe what's your secret? I'm lucky to hit the target and you're scoring like crazy.”
“I'm just doing what they said to do and I feel really relaxed when firing. I don't know, that's it I guess.”
Still no word for the 2nd Marines about anything other than training, training and more training. Gunny knows that it'll be a while before they move and then it'll be more waiting. He just has that old Marine knowledge of the way things work. He also thinks that when they do see action the men will miss these boring days. He read somewhere that war is long stretches of boring time and short, violent periods of action. His thoughts turn to Red and he wonders how things are going for him.
Cookie is telling Red that yesterday's attack on a sub was a false alarm. He wonders out loud if the USN is really capable of protecting them. Red asks if there's anything he can grab to eat in the galley.
Cookie looks at Red and answers, “You know Lucky has nothing on you when it comes to eating. Let's go and see about that and a nice cup of Joe. I'll bet that dog of yours turns up before we're half way through eating.”
Victory Points Japanese 16987 Allied 5516
3.6K troops are at Nagoya
Tokyo Bay Fortress is at Tokyo
5 RFGB is at Chungking
11 TR is at Mishan
Soya Fortress is at Wakkanai
Kwantung DB is at Changchun
Sasebo 5 SNLF is at Tulagi
16 A is at Rabaul
108 IJA BF is at Peking
5.8K troops are at Aomori
Saipan BF is at Saipan
3 CB is at Chungking
Rangoon 63 fighters, 99 bombers, 206 aux, 18 LCUs 61080/517/242
Andaman Island 2 LCUs 3760/9/0
Port Moresby 15 fighters, 29 aux, 29 LCUs
Tassafaronga nothing spotted
IJN MSWs located and started sweeping mines at Balikpapan.
Normanby Island was invaded by the Japanese who also detected mines there.
Tenimbar Island was captured by the Japanese today.
Ed leaves the office with the intention of dining with Bill Donovan. He has a car take him to Georgetown and the two men greet each other and get right down to business.
“Geez Ed, the Tokyo Bay Fort is really located at Tokyo?” Bill says with a mischievous smile. “The Saipan BF force is at Saipan? Well with intel like this it's no wonder the Japanese are doing so well in this war. The Pentagon Brass really eats crap like this up, don't they?”
Ed sighs and says, “Washington, what more can I say? If I don't escape from this town soon I'll go nuts.”
As they eat their food Bill slides a piece of paper across the table for Ed to read.
Rommel took medical leave today and General von Thoma has taken command of the Afrika Korps.
British troops occupied the capital of Madagascar.
Wendell Wilkie, the 1940 Republican Party Presidential candidate, conferred with Stalin and Wilkie called for a Second Front at the earliest possible time.
“Rommel go back to Germany? Gets Hitlers pet general out of a losing situation.” says Ed. “The Madagascar mess is over, but I'm sure the Brits could use those forces elsewhere. Wilkie should've stayed home or at least kept his mouth shut. Damned politics in this town will never stop, not even for a war.”
Bill grunts in agreement and the two finish their meals, all the while discussing business.
The SS Grunion detected a convoy and stalked it all afternoon. She's finally in a position to attack it about 27 miles NW of Brunei, but because of a moonlit night it'll be submerged. Torpedoes are launched and nothing. Another sub has a log entry about a perfect attack being executed, but faulty fish resulted in a wasted effort. At least they managed to slip away undetected. Aboard a Japanese freighter a couple of the men heard a thump, but dismissed it as just their ship bumping into a log or something.
The train continues to rattle along slowly. Somebody has mentioned that because of the war the rails are seeing heavy usage and little repair. Pete for the first time in a long time, is enjoying himself. He's doing well in the card game and new players join it as somebody's chair is vacated. A pretty young nurse is sitting nearby and when it's Pete's turn to deal he has her do the honors.
“She's my good luck charm,” he says, “Besides I've got all I can do just to hold my cards with only one hand.”
“Yeah, but you do manage to gather in your winnings alright,” a player says.
The routine aboard O'Bannon continues with little variance. Bill firmly believes that even the most difficult of tasks becomes easy, even second nature, with enough practice. They continue on their way constantly watching for an enemy that can appear at any moment. Bill trusts in science and relies on his ship's radar and sonar to help them spot trouble before it can hurt them. He still stresses to the men on lookout duty that their eyes are very important to their survival. He leaves the bridge and heads to his cabin to write to Sandy. He's very careful about what he writes because he knows that a censor will read his letter to delete anything that even hints at something that could remotely give away information on the war effort to prying eyes.
Another day at the range and Orsini continued to impress. His DI informed him that he no longer qualified as a maggot and that he probably would become a Marine.
“Marines are killing machines and Orsini here is on the road to becoming one. Now the rest of you maggots draw some more ammo and hit the damned targets for a change.”
Joe actually feels guilty for being better at something than his fellow boots and having the DI throw it in their faces. Later that night the boot in the bunk above him asks if he's awake.
“Joe what's your secret? I'm lucky to hit the target and you're scoring like crazy.”
“I'm just doing what they said to do and I feel really relaxed when firing. I don't know, that's it I guess.”
Still no word for the 2nd Marines about anything other than training, training and more training. Gunny knows that it'll be a while before they move and then it'll be more waiting. He just has that old Marine knowledge of the way things work. He also thinks that when they do see action the men will miss these boring days. He read somewhere that war is long stretches of boring time and short, violent periods of action. His thoughts turn to Red and he wonders how things are going for him.
Cookie is telling Red that yesterday's attack on a sub was a false alarm. He wonders out loud if the USN is really capable of protecting them. Red asks if there's anything he can grab to eat in the galley.
Cookie looks at Red and answers, “You know Lucky has nothing on you when it comes to eating. Let's go and see about that and a nice cup of Joe. I'll bet that dog of yours turns up before we're half way through eating.”
Victory Points Japanese 16987 Allied 5516
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Training
September 24 1942 USAAC Training Advanced Flying School Kelly Field, Texas
“You cadets will soon be graduating from your current trainers to the more advanced AT-6 Texan, which you see behind me. This will, with luck, be your final flight in the Stearman PT-17 that you've come to know and love. Before we do any flying today I want you to know my rules of the sky. If you live by these you just might survive training and actually get a chance to see combat. Remember these points.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
Push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. Pull the stick back and they get smaller. Pull the stick all the way back and hold it there the houses will get bigger again.
Flying isn't dangerous, crashing is.
It's better to be down here wishing you were up there than being up there wishing you were down here.
You never have to much fuel unless you're on fire.
The propeller is a big fan on the front of the plane to keep the pilot cool. When it stops you can see the pilot sweating.
When in doubt hold your altitude. Nobody has ever crashed with the sky.
A good landing is when you walk away from it. A great landing is when you can use the plane again.
Learn from the mistakes of others as you won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
You know you've made a wheels up landing if it takes full power to get to the ramp.
The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
Never let a plane take you to where your brain wasn't 5 minutes earlier.
Stay out of the clouds. The silver lining that people keep talking about could be another plane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also have reported that mountains have been known to hide in the clouds.
Always try to keep the number of landings equal to the number of take offs that you've made.
There are 3 simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are.
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before the back of luck is emptied.
If all you can see is the ground going round and round, things are not as they should be.
In the ongoing battle between metal objects going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going 0 miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately experience comes from bad judgment.
It's a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.
Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
Remember gravity is not just a good idea, it's the law. There is no appeal.
The three most useless things to a pilot are the runway behind you, the altitude above you and a tenth of a second ago.
Gentleman you will now go aloft with your instructors and we'll see if you're ready to take that next step. Good luck.”
The Major turns on his heels and walks away towards the operation center. The student pilots all have grins on their faces, though they are nervous because today is make it or break it.
Ed has finished reviewing today's report.
Maizuru Fortress is at Maizuru
17 D is planning to attack Sian
Yokosuka 4 SNLF is at Pokhoi
6 RTR is at Osaka
9 AFCB is at Bankha
48K troops are at Maloelap
8 ER is at Chungking
103 IJNAF BF is at Yap
60 CB is at Tarakan
15 A is at Heiho
10.6K troops are at Etorofo Jima
81 NG is at Sabang
There was nothing detected by recon at Rennell Island
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3120/13/0
Normanby Island was captured by the Japanese.
Ed leaves the office to get a quick bite to eat and bumps into an Army Intel Officer that he's met at numerous meetings. They sit together and the man says, “ Hitler replaced the Chief of Staff, General Halder, today and appointed General Zeitzler to the position.”
Ed wonders why the intel out of the ETO almost always seems to be better than the useless drivel that crowds the reports that his office submits.
120 miles NW of Miri the submarine Haddock attacked a convoy and came up empty. Her skipper mumbles something about unreliable torpedoes under his breath to nobody in particular.
The alarms blared and planes scrambled into the air clawing for altitude in an attempt to intercept a large formation of Japanese planes approaching Imphal. The combat looked like a deadly ballet in the sky, to observers on the ground, with many smoking planes falling to the earth. The Japanese came with 109 X Zero, of which 36 were destroyed and another 2 were damaged while the Allied force that met them consisted of 6 X Mohawk IV (all destroyed), 26 X Spitfire (21 destroyed) and 22 X P-40E (15 destroyed). This was the best accounting the Allies have given of themselves so far in the Imphal area, but neither side can afford loses like this.
The train will arrive in Brisbane soon and Pete thinks that's just as well since most of the money on the train now resides with a very lucky few. His thoughts turn to the States and he wonders how long it'll be before he finally gets there. Maybe if he's lucky he can catch up to the Pirates, who must be in transit to somewhere by now.
Sandy helps Dave install a rebuilt part into an old truck. New vehicles are impossible to find and a new part is like gold these days. They skipped lunch to finish the job off since the man is waiting for the vehicle. Even with the war on the pace of life here hasn't changed much.
Today Joe was handed ammunition and told that he was going to be scored. His DI told him to relax and just do what he's done the other days at the range and all would be fine. After expending his allotted ammunition everyone waited for the word on his score. A corporal approached and announced that Orsini had scored a 316. Joe asked if that was OK.
The DI laughed and said, “Joe, that's better than OK. You just qualified in my beloved Corps as an expert rifleman. Out of a possible 330 you got 316. Yeah, you did OK”
Orsini is shocked. The DI called him by his first name and smiled.
The DI then addressed the platoon, “Starting tomorrow we'll be using pistols, BARs and other infantry weapons. You maggots will learn to use all of these weapons because your lives will depend on it. Orsini is my shining example that a screw up can right himself and succeed, if effort is put into things required. You low lives are no better or worse than Orsini so get your asses in gear.”
Later that evening one of the boots mentioned that some of the DIs had bet on their best rifleman and Orsini had won a lot of money for their DI.
“No wonder he smiled”, said Orsini to the other boot.
Stearman PT-17
“You cadets will soon be graduating from your current trainers to the more advanced AT-6 Texan, which you see behind me. This will, with luck, be your final flight in the Stearman PT-17 that you've come to know and love. Before we do any flying today I want you to know my rules of the sky. If you live by these you just might survive training and actually get a chance to see combat. Remember these points.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
Push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. Pull the stick back and they get smaller. Pull the stick all the way back and hold it there the houses will get bigger again.
Flying isn't dangerous, crashing is.
It's better to be down here wishing you were up there than being up there wishing you were down here.
You never have to much fuel unless you're on fire.
The propeller is a big fan on the front of the plane to keep the pilot cool. When it stops you can see the pilot sweating.
When in doubt hold your altitude. Nobody has ever crashed with the sky.
A good landing is when you walk away from it. A great landing is when you can use the plane again.
Learn from the mistakes of others as you won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
You know you've made a wheels up landing if it takes full power to get to the ramp.
The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
Never let a plane take you to where your brain wasn't 5 minutes earlier.
Stay out of the clouds. The silver lining that people keep talking about could be another plane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also have reported that mountains have been known to hide in the clouds.
Always try to keep the number of landings equal to the number of take offs that you've made.
There are 3 simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are.
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before the back of luck is emptied.
If all you can see is the ground going round and round, things are not as they should be.
In the ongoing battle between metal objects going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going 0 miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately experience comes from bad judgment.
It's a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.
Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
Remember gravity is not just a good idea, it's the law. There is no appeal.
The three most useless things to a pilot are the runway behind you, the altitude above you and a tenth of a second ago.
Gentleman you will now go aloft with your instructors and we'll see if you're ready to take that next step. Good luck.”
The Major turns on his heels and walks away towards the operation center. The student pilots all have grins on their faces, though they are nervous because today is make it or break it.
Ed has finished reviewing today's report.
Maizuru Fortress is at Maizuru
17 D is planning to attack Sian
Yokosuka 4 SNLF is at Pokhoi
6 RTR is at Osaka
9 AFCB is at Bankha
48K troops are at Maloelap
8 ER is at Chungking
103 IJNAF BF is at Yap
60 CB is at Tarakan
15 A is at Heiho
10.6K troops are at Etorofo Jima
81 NG is at Sabang
There was nothing detected by recon at Rennell Island
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3120/13/0
Normanby Island was captured by the Japanese.
Ed leaves the office to get a quick bite to eat and bumps into an Army Intel Officer that he's met at numerous meetings. They sit together and the man says, “ Hitler replaced the Chief of Staff, General Halder, today and appointed General Zeitzler to the position.”
Ed wonders why the intel out of the ETO almost always seems to be better than the useless drivel that crowds the reports that his office submits.
120 miles NW of Miri the submarine Haddock attacked a convoy and came up empty. Her skipper mumbles something about unreliable torpedoes under his breath to nobody in particular.
The alarms blared and planes scrambled into the air clawing for altitude in an attempt to intercept a large formation of Japanese planes approaching Imphal. The combat looked like a deadly ballet in the sky, to observers on the ground, with many smoking planes falling to the earth. The Japanese came with 109 X Zero, of which 36 were destroyed and another 2 were damaged while the Allied force that met them consisted of 6 X Mohawk IV (all destroyed), 26 X Spitfire (21 destroyed) and 22 X P-40E (15 destroyed). This was the best accounting the Allies have given of themselves so far in the Imphal area, but neither side can afford loses like this.
The train will arrive in Brisbane soon and Pete thinks that's just as well since most of the money on the train now resides with a very lucky few. His thoughts turn to the States and he wonders how long it'll be before he finally gets there. Maybe if he's lucky he can catch up to the Pirates, who must be in transit to somewhere by now.
Sandy helps Dave install a rebuilt part into an old truck. New vehicles are impossible to find and a new part is like gold these days. They skipped lunch to finish the job off since the man is waiting for the vehicle. Even with the war on the pace of life here hasn't changed much.
Today Joe was handed ammunition and told that he was going to be scored. His DI told him to relax and just do what he's done the other days at the range and all would be fine. After expending his allotted ammunition everyone waited for the word on his score. A corporal approached and announced that Orsini had scored a 316. Joe asked if that was OK.
The DI laughed and said, “Joe, that's better than OK. You just qualified in my beloved Corps as an expert rifleman. Out of a possible 330 you got 316. Yeah, you did OK”
Orsini is shocked. The DI called him by his first name and smiled.
The DI then addressed the platoon, “Starting tomorrow we'll be using pistols, BARs and other infantry weapons. You maggots will learn to use all of these weapons because your lives will depend on it. Orsini is my shining example that a screw up can right himself and succeed, if effort is put into things required. You low lives are no better or worse than Orsini so get your asses in gear.”
Later that evening one of the boots mentioned that some of the DIs had bet on their best rifleman and Orsini had won a lot of money for their DI.
“No wonder he smiled”, said Orsini to the other boot.
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Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Training
September 25, 1942 The Pentagon
22 AAR is at Kitakyushu
Sasebo 8 SNLF is at Hanoi
23 D is at Heiho
Kure 1 SNLF is at Port Moresby
8 AFCB is at Mandalay
11 HAAB is at Osaka
Amami Oshima Fortress is at Amami
4 RAAR is at Kagoshima
2 MxR is at Hangchow
32K troops are at Mishan
Heiho 9 LCUs 48480/561/23
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1420/13/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 2480/18/15
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 22720/343/177
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35720/383/7
Hailar 7 LCUs 29200/329/5
Arshaan 2 LCUs 100/8/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28360/303/18
Darwin 18 LCUs
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3360/13/0
Rennell Island nothing detected
Rangoon 64 fighters, 95 bombers, 228 aux, 18 LCUs 64040/552/221
Bill Donovan hands the paper back to Ed and says, “Today RAF Mosquitoes made a successful low level raid on Gestapo HQs in Oslo. Care to go and get a bite to eat?”
Ed says, “I could eat a horse. Hell, just the thought of getting out of this office makes me drool. Let's go.”
The boots of Orsini's training platoon are using various weapons today and one of them remarks that given enough time even he will learn to hit the target.
“Nah,” says another boot, “You couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, from the inside.”
The men laugh and the DI grins to himself. These boots are learning fast now, but there isn't enough time to properly train them. He fears for the quality of the Corps as it undergoes such a rapid expansion.
The O'Bannon knifes through the waves as she races ahead of the TF to investigate a possible sonar contact. After a while the search is called off and she resumes her station. Bill would rather prosecute many of these false contacts rather than have one of his charges get sunk.
The Pirates are on a never ending journey back to the USA. These ships take forever to get anywhere and for fliers like them patience is something that they don't have a lot of.
Stalin asks his generals about the Japanese and he's told that the situation remains unchanged. So far when he's demanded something of Tokyo they have caved in rather than risk a shooting war. He wonders how much harder he can press them and decides to hold off for now. “Are the bases continuing to be built up?” he asks, “How about the pilot training?” He's assured that everything is being done given the demands of the war against the Germans.
The Palawan continues to plod along as her convoy slowly grinds away the miles between it and it's destination. The skipper hasn't mentioned to the crew where they're going and most of the men don't care as long as they get there safely. Red and Cookie have been discussing their next business moves after they return to Pearl Harbor. Being out of touch like this makes carrying out their plans almost impossible.
Pete has taken up temporary residence at a convalescent center. It's a depressing place to be as so many of the men are in wheelchairs, on crutches or missing limbs. He thinks to himself as he wanders around the grounds what makes men do these things to each other.
22 AAR is at Kitakyushu
Sasebo 8 SNLF is at Hanoi
23 D is at Heiho
Kure 1 SNLF is at Port Moresby
8 AFCB is at Mandalay
11 HAAB is at Osaka
Amami Oshima Fortress is at Amami
4 RAAR is at Kagoshima
2 MxR is at Hangchow
32K troops are at Mishan
Heiho 9 LCUs 48480/561/23
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1420/13/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 2480/18/15
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 22720/343/177
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35720/383/7
Hailar 7 LCUs 29200/329/5
Arshaan 2 LCUs 100/8/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28360/303/18
Darwin 18 LCUs
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3360/13/0
Rennell Island nothing detected
Rangoon 64 fighters, 95 bombers, 228 aux, 18 LCUs 64040/552/221
Bill Donovan hands the paper back to Ed and says, “Today RAF Mosquitoes made a successful low level raid on Gestapo HQs in Oslo. Care to go and get a bite to eat?”
Ed says, “I could eat a horse. Hell, just the thought of getting out of this office makes me drool. Let's go.”
The boots of Orsini's training platoon are using various weapons today and one of them remarks that given enough time even he will learn to hit the target.
“Nah,” says another boot, “You couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, from the inside.”
The men laugh and the DI grins to himself. These boots are learning fast now, but there isn't enough time to properly train them. He fears for the quality of the Corps as it undergoes such a rapid expansion.
The O'Bannon knifes through the waves as she races ahead of the TF to investigate a possible sonar contact. After a while the search is called off and she resumes her station. Bill would rather prosecute many of these false contacts rather than have one of his charges get sunk.
The Pirates are on a never ending journey back to the USA. These ships take forever to get anywhere and for fliers like them patience is something that they don't have a lot of.
Stalin asks his generals about the Japanese and he's told that the situation remains unchanged. So far when he's demanded something of Tokyo they have caved in rather than risk a shooting war. He wonders how much harder he can press them and decides to hold off for now. “Are the bases continuing to be built up?” he asks, “How about the pilot training?” He's assured that everything is being done given the demands of the war against the Germans.
The Palawan continues to plod along as her convoy slowly grinds away the miles between it and it's destination. The skipper hasn't mentioned to the crew where they're going and most of the men don't care as long as they get there safely. Red and Cookie have been discussing their next business moves after they return to Pearl Harbor. Being out of touch like this makes carrying out their plans almost impossible.
Pete has taken up temporary residence at a convalescent center. It's a depressing place to be as so many of the men are in wheelchairs, on crutches or missing limbs. He thinks to himself as he wanders around the grounds what makes men do these things to each other.
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Opening Moves?
September 26, 1942 The Pentagon
9 CavB is at Mishan
4 AFCB is at Medan
51 HAAB is at Singapore
13 D is planning for an attack on Chungking
47 CB is at Rangoon
Camranh Bay BF is at Camranh Bay
1 MxR is at Amoy
86 NG is at Kwajalein
1 ER is at Port Moresby
14 MB is at Darwin
62 CB is at Lunga
6.9K troops are at Inch'on
Rangoon 58 fighters, 110 bombers, 189 aux, 18 LCUs 70560/584/274
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3300/10/0
Tulagi 10 LCUs 20920/233/5
Port Moresby 28 LCUs
25 miles E of Chungking a Japanese force of 15.8K troops attacked the Chinese who numbered 25.2K. The Japanese are believed to have suffered heavy loses and the Chinese, who held their ground had light loses. It is believed that this signals the Japanese intentions of taking Chungking. The Chinese have moved to beef up the defenses and are confident that they can successfully resist.
“Do you really believe that the Chinese can hold Chungking?” asks Bill Donovan.
“Why not? They have had advanced warnings from us and they listened for once. They actually shifted troops to bolster their defenses there.” answered Ed.
“Time will tell I suppose. Still I can't see much good from China as long as those corrupt bastards are busily lining their own pockets and not worrying about their country. By the way we have learned that the SS has begun to take profits from the possessions and valuables of the Jews at Auschwitz and Majdanek. For the life of me I'll never understand those Nazis. They take on the world and waste resources trying to kill civilian populations that have already been conquered. I've got to run Ed. I'll be in touch.” With that Donovan leaves.
A Japanese DD detected mines at Palembang.
An IJN PC found mines at Kagoshima.
O'Bannon continues escorting her charges and the closer they get to their destination the more dangerous the voyage becomes. Bill wonders where the IJN is and why there haven't been any fights with it as of yet.
Pete has quickly become bored at the convalescent center and he constantly asks the staff if they know of any new travel plans for him.
Today was more work at the range and as usual Orsini wows them all. He's a natural with the rifle, but he takes a ribbing about being lousy with a pistol. Some of the men got a chance to fire machine guns and others were busy with grenades. They are rapidly improving and there's a rumor that the training will be sped up by a week.
The Palawan continues towards it's destination and the crew are betting as to where that might be. Her skipper knows that they're bound for the New Hebrides and that it'll be a long time before they see Pearl Harbor again.
Combat units continue training as do the pilots of various formations. Snowball is a ways off yet, but it's already sending ripples through the US military.
Victory Points Japanese 16992 Allied 5570
9 CavB is at Mishan
4 AFCB is at Medan
51 HAAB is at Singapore
13 D is planning for an attack on Chungking
47 CB is at Rangoon
Camranh Bay BF is at Camranh Bay
1 MxR is at Amoy
86 NG is at Kwajalein
1 ER is at Port Moresby
14 MB is at Darwin
62 CB is at Lunga
6.9K troops are at Inch'on
Rangoon 58 fighters, 110 bombers, 189 aux, 18 LCUs 70560/584/274
Andaman Island 3 LCUs 3300/10/0
Tulagi 10 LCUs 20920/233/5
Port Moresby 28 LCUs
25 miles E of Chungking a Japanese force of 15.8K troops attacked the Chinese who numbered 25.2K. The Japanese are believed to have suffered heavy loses and the Chinese, who held their ground had light loses. It is believed that this signals the Japanese intentions of taking Chungking. The Chinese have moved to beef up the defenses and are confident that they can successfully resist.
“Do you really believe that the Chinese can hold Chungking?” asks Bill Donovan.
“Why not? They have had advanced warnings from us and they listened for once. They actually shifted troops to bolster their defenses there.” answered Ed.
“Time will tell I suppose. Still I can't see much good from China as long as those corrupt bastards are busily lining their own pockets and not worrying about their country. By the way we have learned that the SS has begun to take profits from the possessions and valuables of the Jews at Auschwitz and Majdanek. For the life of me I'll never understand those Nazis. They take on the world and waste resources trying to kill civilian populations that have already been conquered. I've got to run Ed. I'll be in touch.” With that Donovan leaves.
A Japanese DD detected mines at Palembang.
An IJN PC found mines at Kagoshima.
O'Bannon continues escorting her charges and the closer they get to their destination the more dangerous the voyage becomes. Bill wonders where the IJN is and why there haven't been any fights with it as of yet.
Pete has quickly become bored at the convalescent center and he constantly asks the staff if they know of any new travel plans for him.
Today was more work at the range and as usual Orsini wows them all. He's a natural with the rifle, but he takes a ribbing about being lousy with a pistol. Some of the men got a chance to fire machine guns and others were busy with grenades. They are rapidly improving and there's a rumor that the training will be sped up by a week.
The Palawan continues towards it's destination and the crew are betting as to where that might be. Her skipper knows that they're bound for the New Hebrides and that it'll be a long time before they see Pearl Harbor again.
Combat units continue training as do the pilots of various formations. Snowball is a ways off yet, but it's already sending ripples through the US military.
Victory Points Japanese 16992 Allied 5570
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Snowball
September 27, 1942 Washington DC
23 A is at Chungking
6.1K troops are at Arshaan
51 RCB is at Chungking
11 HAAB is at Osaka
1 HAAB is at Tokyo
21 D is at Chungking
Ryojun Fortress is at Port Arthur
4 MxR is at Myitkyina
3.3K troops are at Hamamatsu
Najin Fortress is at Changkufeng
Arshan GR is at Arshaan
8.9K troops are at Mukden
6.2K troops are at Taipei
4K troops are at Orsumi
Maizuru Fortress is at Maizuru
22 AAR is at Kitakyushu
17 CB is at Mutanchiang
Mishan 4 LCUs 0/9/135
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 25800/335/165
Heiho 9 LCUs 48640/579/17
Arshaan 2 LCUs 240/12/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27620/285/13
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36300/368/7
Hailar 7 LCUs 28640/326/6
Port Moresby 1 X PC, 1 X AK, 28 LCUs
Tulagi 10 LCUs 33080/325/5
Rangoon 59 fighters, 111 bombers, 210 aux, 18 LCUs 68520/567/329
“Operation Snowball will consist of 4 infantry divisions, 2 RCTs, 8 other combat units, artillery units, AA units, numerous engineering units and many Base Forces. The USN will concentrate it's strength for this op as will the Army Air Corps and Marine Aviation. The actual listing of the formations involved will remain classified for now so don't ask.” With that the General returns to his seat. There is a murmur in the room and FDR looks around before saying anything.
“Gentlemen, Operation Snowball can turn this war against the Japanese around. It will be a maximum effort operation that will lead to other operations. We will continually pour more assets into this in the hopes that ultimately it will lead us to victory. In the meantime Operation Grinder will continue on schedule in Australia and we continue to try and negotiate basing rights with our Soviet friends. Are there any questions or anything that's been missed this afternoon? OK then let's make it happen. Thank you all.”
The cabinet members and general officers leave and Ed decides to go home and get some much needed rest. He stops by the White House switchboard and asks for a line to the Pentagon. He then has the call directed to his office and lets them know where he'll be if needed.
The submarine Haddock located and attacked a convoy 155 miles NW of Brunei. She failed to inflict any damage, but she was never detected.
A minefield at Kagoshima was swept today.
64 miles NE of Chungking a Japanese force thought to be made up of about 10.7K troops attacked the Chinese who numbered 25K. The attack was repulsed with heavy Japanese loses. The Chinese claim that they had no casualties. Things around Chungking are escalating rapidly and it seems to be the focal point for the Japanese in China.
There are no ships leaving Brisbane bound for points east so Pete has nothing to do except hang around. He's been asking the doctors to let him go and have some time in town, but they tell him that he needs more time to heal first.
Gunny is concerned about the number of accidents during the increased tempo of training exercises. He's told to forget it and that replacements would fill out the formations before they ship out.
The DI watches over his training platoon as they spend another day at the range. The boots are getting better, but they still need more time. Time, the one thing that is in short supply at the Island.
Victory Points Japanese 16997 Allied 5577
23 A is at Chungking
6.1K troops are at Arshaan
51 RCB is at Chungking
11 HAAB is at Osaka
1 HAAB is at Tokyo
21 D is at Chungking
Ryojun Fortress is at Port Arthur
4 MxR is at Myitkyina
3.3K troops are at Hamamatsu
Najin Fortress is at Changkufeng
Arshan GR is at Arshaan
8.9K troops are at Mukden
6.2K troops are at Taipei
4K troops are at Orsumi
Maizuru Fortress is at Maizuru
22 AAR is at Kitakyushu
17 CB is at Mutanchiang
Mishan 4 LCUs 0/9/135
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 25800/335/165
Heiho 9 LCUs 48640/579/17
Arshaan 2 LCUs 240/12/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27620/285/13
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36300/368/7
Hailar 7 LCUs 28640/326/6
Port Moresby 1 X PC, 1 X AK, 28 LCUs
Tulagi 10 LCUs 33080/325/5
Rangoon 59 fighters, 111 bombers, 210 aux, 18 LCUs 68520/567/329
“Operation Snowball will consist of 4 infantry divisions, 2 RCTs, 8 other combat units, artillery units, AA units, numerous engineering units and many Base Forces. The USN will concentrate it's strength for this op as will the Army Air Corps and Marine Aviation. The actual listing of the formations involved will remain classified for now so don't ask.” With that the General returns to his seat. There is a murmur in the room and FDR looks around before saying anything.
“Gentlemen, Operation Snowball can turn this war against the Japanese around. It will be a maximum effort operation that will lead to other operations. We will continually pour more assets into this in the hopes that ultimately it will lead us to victory. In the meantime Operation Grinder will continue on schedule in Australia and we continue to try and negotiate basing rights with our Soviet friends. Are there any questions or anything that's been missed this afternoon? OK then let's make it happen. Thank you all.”
The cabinet members and general officers leave and Ed decides to go home and get some much needed rest. He stops by the White House switchboard and asks for a line to the Pentagon. He then has the call directed to his office and lets them know where he'll be if needed.
The submarine Haddock located and attacked a convoy 155 miles NW of Brunei. She failed to inflict any damage, but she was never detected.
A minefield at Kagoshima was swept today.
64 miles NE of Chungking a Japanese force thought to be made up of about 10.7K troops attacked the Chinese who numbered 25K. The attack was repulsed with heavy Japanese loses. The Chinese claim that they had no casualties. Things around Chungking are escalating rapidly and it seems to be the focal point for the Japanese in China.
There are no ships leaving Brisbane bound for points east so Pete has nothing to do except hang around. He's been asking the doctors to let him go and have some time in town, but they tell him that he needs more time to heal first.
Gunny is concerned about the number of accidents during the increased tempo of training exercises. He's told to forget it and that replacements would fill out the formations before they ship out.
The DI watches over his training platoon as they spend another day at the range. The boots are getting better, but they still need more time. Time, the one thing that is in short supply at the Island.
Victory Points Japanese 16997 Allied 5577
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Grinder
September 28, 1942 Washington DC
9 IndB is at Changsha
1 TR is at Rangoon
22 AvR is at Brunei
1 HAAB is at Tokyo
111 IJA BF is at Hong Kong
6.4K troops are at Bonin
5 AAR is at Niigata
136 IJNAF BF is at Makin
1 AD is planning to attack Chungking
61 CB is at Port Moresby
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1560/16/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 9220/113/158
Hailar 7 LCUs 32800/318/5
Arshaan 2 LCUs 280/12/0
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 22620/295/161
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35260/380/13
Tarawa 4 LCUs 3620/27/0
Port Moresby 29 LCUs
Lunga 12 LCUs 3580/11/0
Rangoon 1 X AK, 1 X AP, 1 X CL, PTs, 57 fighters, 106 bombers, 216 aux, 18 LCUs 69920/568/295
Ed's phone has been ringing off the hook today as various generals and admirals want to confer with him concerning Operation Snowball. Ed has come to rue the day that he came into the loop. Just as he prepares to go home the phone rings and he shakes his head no to the orderly.
“Yes sir, he's still here. OK. Wait one minute please.” The orderly says, “It's General Donovan calling from the White House. He'd like to know if you'd care to join him for dinner?”
“Bill?” says Ed, “I'd like a drink too. OK I'll meet you then.” He then tells the orderly to summon his car in 20 minutes and slumps back into his chair says, “If anyone other than the President calls tell them I left the office.”
Troops continue to flow forward as Operation Grinder is scheduled to kick of in another 2 weeks. It's goal will be the liberation of Broome, Derby, Wyndham and Darwin. The expulsion of Japanese troops from Australia is very important to the Allied cause if they're going to disrupt Japan's resource and oil supplies. Convoys have delivered many American combat units who will be fighting alongside the Aussies. The biggest problem faced is the unknown strength of the Japanese. The attack will be conducted on two fronts, one coming from the Townsville area and the other from Perth. The Perth force is tasked with taking Broome and Derby while the main force is expected to secure the other two cities.
A Japanese force thought to number 30.2K attacked 62 miles NE of Chungking and the 27.1K Chinese defenders held their ground. Japanese casualties were estimated to be high while the defenders lost 95/1/0.
60 miles NE of Chungking the Chinese counter attacked with 37.5K troops and were thrown back by a Japanese force of about 2.2K. Japanese loses were unknown while the Chinese lost 111/0/0.
Pete sits under a tree drinking another beer. He has managed to get a member of the staff to bring him the refreshments and though the beer is warm he's enjoying every sip. When a nurse spots him she tries to take the beer away from him and Pete lets her know in no uncertain terms that it will be the last thing she ever does. Ten minutes later two attendants appear and Pete tells them that they have no authority over him as he's an American. One of the men mutters something about that Yank hero from Darwin and the two men leave after telling him that they couldn't find him. Pete settles back to his drinking and wonders how long it'll be before he has a nice cold beer in the States.
Another day at Parris Island has passed and the boots are becoming better and better with the weapons that they're allowed to use. Of course there are some of them that are hopeless with a rifle, but they manage better with another weapon. The DI has told them that even his grandmother can hit a target with an automatic weapon and that they had better do the same. Still no word on the amount of training being changed or not.
Gunny is soaking wet after falling down in the surf. The men of the platoon helped him regain his feet and they reached the shore only to discover that their landing was made about ½ mile from where they should've been. The trudge off to find the rest of the company, carrying one man who twisted his ankle.
Palawan continues her journey and the crew go about their business with a growing sense of gloom and doom as they get nearer to their destination. Red has complained that they have taken to rubbing his head so much that his hair is falling out.
Cookies laughs and says, “My boy, you've got hair to spare.”
Bill paces the bridge as repairs to the radar unit are being made. If an attack comes from their direction the task force won't know about until it's very close and this makes him very uncomfortable. Everything else on O'Bannon seems to be working fine, though the crew occasionally grumbles about the food.
In Georgetown Ed has a drink and as he and Donovan chat. It seems that the Japanese advance has halted. They discuss why and Ed suggests that maybe they have decided to dig in rather than extend their lines further. The talk turns to Europe and the Soviet Union's struggle for survival against the Germans.
9 IndB is at Changsha
1 TR is at Rangoon
22 AvR is at Brunei
1 HAAB is at Tokyo
111 IJA BF is at Hong Kong
6.4K troops are at Bonin
5 AAR is at Niigata
136 IJNAF BF is at Makin
1 AD is planning to attack Chungking
61 CB is at Port Moresby
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1560/16/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 9220/113/158
Hailar 7 LCUs 32800/318/5
Arshaan 2 LCUs 280/12/0
Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 22620/295/161
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35260/380/13
Tarawa 4 LCUs 3620/27/0
Port Moresby 29 LCUs
Lunga 12 LCUs 3580/11/0
Rangoon 1 X AK, 1 X AP, 1 X CL, PTs, 57 fighters, 106 bombers, 216 aux, 18 LCUs 69920/568/295
Ed's phone has been ringing off the hook today as various generals and admirals want to confer with him concerning Operation Snowball. Ed has come to rue the day that he came into the loop. Just as he prepares to go home the phone rings and he shakes his head no to the orderly.
“Yes sir, he's still here. OK. Wait one minute please.” The orderly says, “It's General Donovan calling from the White House. He'd like to know if you'd care to join him for dinner?”
“Bill?” says Ed, “I'd like a drink too. OK I'll meet you then.” He then tells the orderly to summon his car in 20 minutes and slumps back into his chair says, “If anyone other than the President calls tell them I left the office.”
Troops continue to flow forward as Operation Grinder is scheduled to kick of in another 2 weeks. It's goal will be the liberation of Broome, Derby, Wyndham and Darwin. The expulsion of Japanese troops from Australia is very important to the Allied cause if they're going to disrupt Japan's resource and oil supplies. Convoys have delivered many American combat units who will be fighting alongside the Aussies. The biggest problem faced is the unknown strength of the Japanese. The attack will be conducted on two fronts, one coming from the Townsville area and the other from Perth. The Perth force is tasked with taking Broome and Derby while the main force is expected to secure the other two cities.
A Japanese force thought to number 30.2K attacked 62 miles NE of Chungking and the 27.1K Chinese defenders held their ground. Japanese casualties were estimated to be high while the defenders lost 95/1/0.
60 miles NE of Chungking the Chinese counter attacked with 37.5K troops and were thrown back by a Japanese force of about 2.2K. Japanese loses were unknown while the Chinese lost 111/0/0.
Pete sits under a tree drinking another beer. He has managed to get a member of the staff to bring him the refreshments and though the beer is warm he's enjoying every sip. When a nurse spots him she tries to take the beer away from him and Pete lets her know in no uncertain terms that it will be the last thing she ever does. Ten minutes later two attendants appear and Pete tells them that they have no authority over him as he's an American. One of the men mutters something about that Yank hero from Darwin and the two men leave after telling him that they couldn't find him. Pete settles back to his drinking and wonders how long it'll be before he has a nice cold beer in the States.
Another day at Parris Island has passed and the boots are becoming better and better with the weapons that they're allowed to use. Of course there are some of them that are hopeless with a rifle, but they manage better with another weapon. The DI has told them that even his grandmother can hit a target with an automatic weapon and that they had better do the same. Still no word on the amount of training being changed or not.
Gunny is soaking wet after falling down in the surf. The men of the platoon helped him regain his feet and they reached the shore only to discover that their landing was made about ½ mile from where they should've been. The trudge off to find the rest of the company, carrying one man who twisted his ankle.
Palawan continues her journey and the crew go about their business with a growing sense of gloom and doom as they get nearer to their destination. Red has complained that they have taken to rubbing his head so much that his hair is falling out.
Cookies laughs and says, “My boy, you've got hair to spare.”
Bill paces the bridge as repairs to the radar unit are being made. If an attack comes from their direction the task force won't know about until it's very close and this makes him very uncomfortable. Everything else on O'Bannon seems to be working fine, though the crew occasionally grumbles about the food.
In Georgetown Ed has a drink and as he and Donovan chat. It seems that the Japanese advance has halted. They discuss why and Ed suggests that maybe they have decided to dig in rather than extend their lines further. The talk turns to Europe and the Soviet Union's struggle for survival against the Germans.
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Imphal
September 29, 1942 Imphal
At the debriefing the pilot has started shaking uncontrollably. He was fine minutes ago as he told the debriefers about the air battle that morning. Now a vehicle has been summoned to take him to the base hospital. The official report states that 124 X Zero swept in and were met by 12 X Mohawk IV and 49 X P-36A. The savage fight was a mismatch that saw 22 X Zero destroyed and another 4 damaged while all of the Mohawks and 34 of the P-36As failed to return to base. The report goes on to say that if more modern and capable types of planes aren't delivered in large numbers the air war will be lost.
Ed has fired off the daily report and heads off to visit one of his Annapolis classmates that happens to be in town.
4.4K troops are at Kadina
3 AAR is at Tokyo
67 CB is at Toyama
12 IndB is at Changsha
55 CB is 20 miles NE of Wuchow
86.2K troops are at Taan
1.9K troops are at Tinian
18 D is planning for an attack on Yunan
5 BF is at Tarawa
Lunga 2 LCUs 3980/23/0
Port Moresby 12 fighters, 30 aux and 28 LCUs
Tarawa 4 LCUs 5780/18/0
Rangoon 2 X AK, 1 X CL, PTs, 53 fighters, 81 bombers, 222 aux, 18 LCUs 70740/570/284
The radar unit is working again, much to Bill's relief and he gives a “well done” to the radar men who fixed it. Their TF continues on it's way uninterrupted and the stack of letters that Bill has written to Sandy grows daily.
Pete awakens and the first thing out of his mouth when a nurse passes is, “Any ships heading east yet?” The answer is always the same, “How should I know?”
Something is wrong thinks Orsini and he ceases firing and checks his rear site on the rifle. Somebody has readjusted it and now he fixes the problem. It took 2 rounds before he realized what was wrong.
“I wanted to see how long it would take before you figured it out,” said the DI. He is pleased as some of the boots never notice that they had the same problem. “You maggots are responsible for your weapons and when there's something wrong you have to fix it. This was a simple exercise and in the future be aware that when things don't seem right it's because they aren't. Trust your instincts as in time you'll learn from experience.”
Stalin tells his generals that he wants their opinions as to what demands can be made of the Japanese that there might be a chance of getting without a fight. He's been busily rebuffing Washington's requests for basing rights, but knows that sooner or later he'll have to allow it. War with the Japanese is inevitable, but the Germans must be crushed first.
Victory Points Japanese 17030 Allied 5618
At the debriefing the pilot has started shaking uncontrollably. He was fine minutes ago as he told the debriefers about the air battle that morning. Now a vehicle has been summoned to take him to the base hospital. The official report states that 124 X Zero swept in and were met by 12 X Mohawk IV and 49 X P-36A. The savage fight was a mismatch that saw 22 X Zero destroyed and another 4 damaged while all of the Mohawks and 34 of the P-36As failed to return to base. The report goes on to say that if more modern and capable types of planes aren't delivered in large numbers the air war will be lost.
Ed has fired off the daily report and heads off to visit one of his Annapolis classmates that happens to be in town.
4.4K troops are at Kadina
3 AAR is at Tokyo
67 CB is at Toyama
12 IndB is at Changsha
55 CB is 20 miles NE of Wuchow
86.2K troops are at Taan
1.9K troops are at Tinian
18 D is planning for an attack on Yunan
5 BF is at Tarawa
Lunga 2 LCUs 3980/23/0
Port Moresby 12 fighters, 30 aux and 28 LCUs
Tarawa 4 LCUs 5780/18/0
Rangoon 2 X AK, 1 X CL, PTs, 53 fighters, 81 bombers, 222 aux, 18 LCUs 70740/570/284
The radar unit is working again, much to Bill's relief and he gives a “well done” to the radar men who fixed it. Their TF continues on it's way uninterrupted and the stack of letters that Bill has written to Sandy grows daily.
Pete awakens and the first thing out of his mouth when a nurse passes is, “Any ships heading east yet?” The answer is always the same, “How should I know?”
Something is wrong thinks Orsini and he ceases firing and checks his rear site on the rifle. Somebody has readjusted it and now he fixes the problem. It took 2 rounds before he realized what was wrong.
“I wanted to see how long it would take before you figured it out,” said the DI. He is pleased as some of the boots never notice that they had the same problem. “You maggots are responsible for your weapons and when there's something wrong you have to fix it. This was a simple exercise and in the future be aware that when things don't seem right it's because they aren't. Trust your instincts as in time you'll learn from experience.”
Stalin tells his generals that he wants their opinions as to what demands can be made of the Japanese that there might be a chance of getting without a fight. He's been busily rebuffing Washington's requests for basing rights, but knows that sooner or later he'll have to allow it. War with the Japanese is inevitable, but the Germans must be crushed first.
Victory Points Japanese 17030 Allied 5618
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Imphal
At the debriefing the pilot has started shaking uncontrollably. He was fine minutes ago as he told the debriefers about the air battle that morning. Now a vehicle has been summoned to take him to the base hospital. The official report states that 124 X Zero swept in and were met by 12 X Mohawk IV and 49 X P-36A. The savage fight was a mismatch that saw 22 X Zero destroyed and another 4 damaged while all of the Mohawks and 34 of the P-36As failed to return to base. The report goes on to say that if more modern and capable types of planes aren't delivered in large numbers the air war will be lost.
Can't blame that pilot...Time for Spitfires!
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
--Victor Hugo
--Victor Hugo
RE: Tough One
September 30, 1942 Washington DC
Tokyo Bay Fortress is at Tokyo
16 D is at Tulagi
136 IJNAF BF is at Makin
8 CB is at Chungking
187.7K troops are at Truk
130 IJN BF is at Palau
147 IJA BF is at Tokyo
4.5K troops are at Hanoi
SE Fleet is at Rabaul
13 A Fleet is at Truk
25 A is at Darwin
Rangoon 56 fighters, 109 bombers, 211 aux, 2 X AK, 1 X CL, 4 X PT, 18 LCUs 70280/550/298
Port Moresby 9 fighters, 35 aux, 29 LCUs
Lunga 12 LCUs 15700/143/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 13620/168/133
Heiho 9 LCUs 50020/569/17
Arshaan 2 LCUs 300/11/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 26700/326/10
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1520/15/0
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35400/334/3
Hailar 7 LCUs 26360/316/6
Ed is concerned at the large number of troops at Truk and wonders where they will turn up next. Is it possible that the Japanese are sending more troops into Australia than suspected? This wouldn't bode well for Operation Grinder. There's nothing worse than going into a fight blind, he thinks. The Chinese appear to have a major fight brewing in the Chungking area and he's worried that a loss there could knock China out of the war. The Chinese are confident of holding the line, but the past doesn't inspire much in the way of confidence.
Squadrons are shuffled in India to make good Imphal's defenses should the Japanese come calling again. The brass wants Spitfires, but they aren't in the cards yet in any great numbers. Hurricanes and P-40Es are going to be the best they get until next month when P-38Gs are expected to go into service.
Pete is informed that he should be on a ship within the next 2 or 3 months. Needless to say he isn't happy and announces that he expects to get out of this facility long before then. The staff is surprised that Pete doesn't seem to be bothered as much as most of the men who have lost a limb. “He's a tough one alright,” says one of the nurses.
Palawan continues her journey uneventfully. One of the crew has been tossing garbage into the ocean and he draws a crowd as the sharks appear. Palawan's skipper sees this and announces that there will be no more dumping anything overboard as the Japanese could find it and then they'd know some ships were in the area. The man sheepishly apologizes.
The training of the boots continues at an unrelenting pace. Before they marched to the range the DI had them break a sweat with PT. They are getting more accurate with their weapons and the DI remarks that, “You maggots, given the time, could become riflemen in my beloved Corps. Your only problem is that you don't have unlimited time so get with it.” They march back to their barracks, clean up, have an inspection and then it's off to chow.
Victory Points Japanese 17024 Allied 5620
Tokyo Bay Fortress is at Tokyo
16 D is at Tulagi
136 IJNAF BF is at Makin
8 CB is at Chungking
187.7K troops are at Truk
130 IJN BF is at Palau
147 IJA BF is at Tokyo
4.5K troops are at Hanoi
SE Fleet is at Rabaul
13 A Fleet is at Truk
25 A is at Darwin
Rangoon 56 fighters, 109 bombers, 211 aux, 2 X AK, 1 X CL, 4 X PT, 18 LCUs 70280/550/298
Port Moresby 9 fighters, 35 aux, 29 LCUs
Lunga 12 LCUs 15700/143/0
Mishan 4 LCUs 13620/168/133
Heiho 9 LCUs 50020/569/17
Arshaan 2 LCUs 300/11/0
Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 26700/326/10
Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1520/15/0
Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35400/334/3
Hailar 7 LCUs 26360/316/6
Ed is concerned at the large number of troops at Truk and wonders where they will turn up next. Is it possible that the Japanese are sending more troops into Australia than suspected? This wouldn't bode well for Operation Grinder. There's nothing worse than going into a fight blind, he thinks. The Chinese appear to have a major fight brewing in the Chungking area and he's worried that a loss there could knock China out of the war. The Chinese are confident of holding the line, but the past doesn't inspire much in the way of confidence.
Squadrons are shuffled in India to make good Imphal's defenses should the Japanese come calling again. The brass wants Spitfires, but they aren't in the cards yet in any great numbers. Hurricanes and P-40Es are going to be the best they get until next month when P-38Gs are expected to go into service.
Pete is informed that he should be on a ship within the next 2 or 3 months. Needless to say he isn't happy and announces that he expects to get out of this facility long before then. The staff is surprised that Pete doesn't seem to be bothered as much as most of the men who have lost a limb. “He's a tough one alright,” says one of the nurses.
Palawan continues her journey uneventfully. One of the crew has been tossing garbage into the ocean and he draws a crowd as the sharks appear. Palawan's skipper sees this and announces that there will be no more dumping anything overboard as the Japanese could find it and then they'd know some ships were in the area. The man sheepishly apologizes.
The training of the boots continues at an unrelenting pace. Before they marched to the range the DI had them break a sweat with PT. They are getting more accurate with their weapons and the DI remarks that, “You maggots, given the time, could become riflemen in my beloved Corps. Your only problem is that you don't have unlimited time so get with it.” They march back to their barracks, clean up, have an inspection and then it's off to chow.
Victory Points Japanese 17024 Allied 5620
Todd
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RE: Tough One
Ed is concerned at the large number of troops at Truk and wonders where they will turn up next.
Ed shouldn't be concerned at the "large number of troops" at Truk, or any other place with static guns... this is a problem with game mechanics where it converts the "load cost" of a unit into approximate number of men... since the load coast of static guns is, well, very large, you get weird numbers like a zillion guys sitting in Truk or Tokyo... although in story terms, perhaps there is a systemic problem in intel evaluation that he might eventually figure out.
RE: Tough One
Thanks for that heads up. I suppose I'll be seeing large numbers pop up from time to time for Saipan, etc. too.
Still in story terms it fits as intel was iffy at best. I believe that the game tends to inflate numbers of planes at a base also.
Still in story terms it fits as intel was iffy at best. I believe that the game tends to inflate numbers of planes at a base also.
Todd
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RE: Tough One
Yeah, i've noticed that as well, although it seems to be worse for the Allies for some reason... why this should be, i am not sure unless it has to do with experience levels. However, i've got recon units with exp in the low 90's, and still seem to be getting "inflated" numbers, so i am not sure what the problem is.ORIGINAL: tocaff
Thanks for that heads up. I suppose I'll be seeing large numbers pop up from time to time for Saipan, etc. too.
Still in story terms it fits as intel was iffy at best. I believe that the game tends to inflate numbers of planes at a base also.
RE: Shellbacks & Pollywogs
October 1, 1942 Washington DC
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
Hensui Construction Battalion is located at Sasebo.
7th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
2nd Aviation Rgt is located at Mutanchiang.
Radio transmissions detected at Lae.
217075 men are based at Ominato.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
31st Road Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
17th Aviation Rgt is located at Ichang.
15th Army is located at Myitkyina.
3rd Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is located at Darwin.
143rd IJNAF Base Force is located at Tokyo.
3344 men are based at Hamamatsu.
2nd Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Homan.
Waigeu Island was occupied by the Japanese.
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 1 LCU 320/18/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27120/320/16
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1360/19/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 14200/143/161
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36340/360/4
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 49180/570/33
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 9 LCUs 23100/334/173
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 26300/333/6
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 28220/243/2
Ed wearily sends the report on it's way and he wonders how Bill is making out with the O'Bannon.
The submarine Gar was attacked by 4 X MSW near Maloelap, but she managed to escape.
The O'Bannon will cross the equator today and despite there being a war on customs must be observed. The time honored USN tradition of Pollywog to Shellback will be administered by Neptunus Rex and his Royal Court of:
Davey Jones
Neptune's 1st Assistant
Her Highness Amphitrile
The Royal Scribe
The Royal Doctor
The Royal Dentist
The Royal Baby
The Royal Navigator
The Royal Chaplin
The Royal Judge
Royal Attorneys
Royal Barbers
and others that suit the party.
This will be going on aboard all of the ships in the TF, though the watches remain manned. All Pollywogs, regardless of rank, must participate. This is officially recognized by service record entries indicating date, time, latitude and longitude. Sadly there is no Golden Shellback on O'Bannon, somebody who has crossed the equator at the 180th meridian. Most of the Chiefs and 1st Class Petty Officers are Shellbacks.
A pool was built yesterday to act as the “Royal Bath” and now it is filled with sea water by hand billy with some diesel mixed in. The Ensign is lowered and the “Jolly Roger” is hoisted. The Shellbacks ate steak and eggs for breakfast while the Pollywogs had hard tack and coffee made with sea water.
The ceremonies begin with some Pollywogs dancing while others sing, tell stories or recite poetry for the pleasure of Neptunus Rex, who happens to be a senior Chief.
Charges are made against the Pollywogs at King Neptune's Court and the officers are dealt with harsher than the enlisted men.
Bill was ordered forward with 2 coke bottles for binoculars to stand watch and he had to eat an Irish apple, a raw onion.
Kneeling before the Royal Judge Pollywogs were ordered to kiss the Royal Baby, who was the ugliest Shellback on the ship. Just as he was to be kissed he's hit the Pollywogs in the face with a hand full of mustard.
A visit to the Royal Barber, who had electric clippers that kept shocking his victims as he cut their hair.
The Royal Bath was next up and as the Pollywogs were dunked they had to say “Shellback” 3 times.
Last, but not least, came the gauntlet. A greased tarp was spread out on the deck and about a foot over it was strung a cargo net. The Pollywogs had to crawl for about 30 feet with the Shellbacks paddling them. A fire hose at the end knocked the Pollywogs back for more just as they thought it was over.
Bill, sporting his new haircut, was the last man through the gauntlet. After it was all over he was photographed, for posterity. He will get a copy of the picture to send to Sandy.
Pollywog Patrol
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
Hensui Construction Battalion is located at Sasebo.
7th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
2nd Aviation Rgt is located at Mutanchiang.
Radio transmissions detected at Lae.
217075 men are based at Ominato.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
31st Road Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
17th Aviation Rgt is located at Ichang.
15th Army is located at Myitkyina.
3rd Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is located at Darwin.
143rd IJNAF Base Force is located at Tokyo.
3344 men are based at Hamamatsu.
2nd Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Homan.
Waigeu Island was occupied by the Japanese.
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 1 LCU 320/18/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27120/320/16
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1360/19/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 14200/143/161
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36340/360/4
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 49180/570/33
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 9 LCUs 23100/334/173
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 26300/333/6
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 28220/243/2
Ed wearily sends the report on it's way and he wonders how Bill is making out with the O'Bannon.
The submarine Gar was attacked by 4 X MSW near Maloelap, but she managed to escape.
The O'Bannon will cross the equator today and despite there being a war on customs must be observed. The time honored USN tradition of Pollywog to Shellback will be administered by Neptunus Rex and his Royal Court of:
Davey Jones
Neptune's 1st Assistant
Her Highness Amphitrile
The Royal Scribe
The Royal Doctor
The Royal Dentist
The Royal Baby
The Royal Navigator
The Royal Chaplin
The Royal Judge
Royal Attorneys
Royal Barbers
and others that suit the party.
This will be going on aboard all of the ships in the TF, though the watches remain manned. All Pollywogs, regardless of rank, must participate. This is officially recognized by service record entries indicating date, time, latitude and longitude. Sadly there is no Golden Shellback on O'Bannon, somebody who has crossed the equator at the 180th meridian. Most of the Chiefs and 1st Class Petty Officers are Shellbacks.
A pool was built yesterday to act as the “Royal Bath” and now it is filled with sea water by hand billy with some diesel mixed in. The Ensign is lowered and the “Jolly Roger” is hoisted. The Shellbacks ate steak and eggs for breakfast while the Pollywogs had hard tack and coffee made with sea water.
The ceremonies begin with some Pollywogs dancing while others sing, tell stories or recite poetry for the pleasure of Neptunus Rex, who happens to be a senior Chief.
Charges are made against the Pollywogs at King Neptune's Court and the officers are dealt with harsher than the enlisted men.
Bill was ordered forward with 2 coke bottles for binoculars to stand watch and he had to eat an Irish apple, a raw onion.
Kneeling before the Royal Judge Pollywogs were ordered to kiss the Royal Baby, who was the ugliest Shellback on the ship. Just as he was to be kissed he's hit the Pollywogs in the face with a hand full of mustard.
A visit to the Royal Barber, who had electric clippers that kept shocking his victims as he cut their hair.
The Royal Bath was next up and as the Pollywogs were dunked they had to say “Shellback” 3 times.
Last, but not least, came the gauntlet. A greased tarp was spread out on the deck and about a foot over it was strung a cargo net. The Pollywogs had to crawl for about 30 feet with the Shellbacks paddling them. A fire hose at the end knocked the Pollywogs back for more just as they thought it was over.
Bill, sporting his new haircut, was the last man through the gauntlet. After it was all over he was photographed, for posterity. He will get a copy of the picture to send to Sandy.
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Todd
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RE: Monotony
October 2, 1942
Intel
188 ships are based at Tokyo.
Radio transmissions detected at Tokyo.
41st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Seoul.
Peng Hu Fortress is located at Pescadores.
19th Engineer Regiment is located at Chungking.
57th Division is located 100 miles NE Fushun.
11th Army is located 38 miles NE Ichang.
9th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
1st Mixed Brigade is located 155 miles NE Fushun.
6th Tank Regiment is located at Darwin.
Elements of the Mongol Cavalry Division are located 40 miles N Wengchow.
Radio transmissions detected at Kwajalein.
3rd Air Army is located at Tokyo.
4318 men are based at Pusan.
2nd Engineer Regiment is located at Homan.
8th Division is located at Heiho.
1837 men are based at Hakodate.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 48620/553/22
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 440/23/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27920/309/16
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1320/17/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13900/155/167
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36220/331/8
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 25640/308/8
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon 67 fighters, 97 bombers, 224 aux, 2 X AK, 1X CL, 4X PY, 18 LCUs, 69680/555/294
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 28 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17780/107/0
It's been another monotonous day at the office for Ed. He longs for sea duty and he plans to mention it to anyone whose ear he can grab that might help him to achieve that aim. His only problem is that just about everybody working in the Pentagon wants that too and there are only so many openings to be filled. He even decides that when he gets the chance to see Frank Knox or the President he'll offer to take a reduction in rank if that's what it takes to get out to sea.
Another quiet day on the O'Bannon and members of the crew are still laughing at the antics of yesterday. Bill has written a letter to Sandy telling her that he underwent a ritual of passage and what he had to do to achieve that status. He omits the part that they crossed the equator and now being a Shellback. He'll tell her all about it when they see each other, some day in the future.
Orsini has officially qualified as an expert rifleman as of today. If nothing else he knows that he'll make it out of boot camp as a Marine. Later that evening the boots are talking about war news and are wondering what units they'll be assigned to and where they'll find themselves. One of them says that they'll have it easy against the Japs if they survive their DI.
Pete is beginning to drive the staff crazy and he and a few of the other patients are granted a trip into Brisbane, supervised of course. When Pete gets the news he grins and is then told that this outing won't be until some time next week. Pete doesn't care, he's got something to look forward to that'll break the monotony.
Almost all of the forces for Operation Grinder are in place and they will start the advance very soon now. The Australian PM needs something to show the populace that they are doing everything that they can to free Australians from the Japanese.
Intel
188 ships are based at Tokyo.
Radio transmissions detected at Tokyo.
41st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Seoul.
Peng Hu Fortress is located at Pescadores.
19th Engineer Regiment is located at Chungking.
57th Division is located 100 miles NE Fushun.
11th Army is located 38 miles NE Ichang.
9th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
1st Mixed Brigade is located 155 miles NE Fushun.
6th Tank Regiment is located at Darwin.
Elements of the Mongol Cavalry Division are located 40 miles N Wengchow.
Radio transmissions detected at Kwajalein.
3rd Air Army is located at Tokyo.
4318 men are based at Pusan.
2nd Engineer Regiment is located at Homan.
8th Division is located at Heiho.
1837 men are based at Hakodate.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 48620/553/22
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 440/23/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27920/309/16
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1320/17/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13900/155/167
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36220/331/8
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 25640/308/8
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon 67 fighters, 97 bombers, 224 aux, 2 X AK, 1X CL, 4X PY, 18 LCUs, 69680/555/294
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 28 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17780/107/0
It's been another monotonous day at the office for Ed. He longs for sea duty and he plans to mention it to anyone whose ear he can grab that might help him to achieve that aim. His only problem is that just about everybody working in the Pentagon wants that too and there are only so many openings to be filled. He even decides that when he gets the chance to see Frank Knox or the President he'll offer to take a reduction in rank if that's what it takes to get out to sea.
Another quiet day on the O'Bannon and members of the crew are still laughing at the antics of yesterday. Bill has written a letter to Sandy telling her that he underwent a ritual of passage and what he had to do to achieve that status. He omits the part that they crossed the equator and now being a Shellback. He'll tell her all about it when they see each other, some day in the future.
Orsini has officially qualified as an expert rifleman as of today. If nothing else he knows that he'll make it out of boot camp as a Marine. Later that evening the boots are talking about war news and are wondering what units they'll be assigned to and where they'll find themselves. One of them says that they'll have it easy against the Japs if they survive their DI.
Pete is beginning to drive the staff crazy and he and a few of the other patients are granted a trip into Brisbane, supervised of course. When Pete gets the news he grins and is then told that this outing won't be until some time next week. Pete doesn't care, he's got something to look forward to that'll break the monotony.
Almost all of the forces for Operation Grinder are in place and they will start the advance very soon now. The Australian PM needs something to show the populace that they are doing everything that they can to free Australians from the Japanese.
Todd
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RE: Monotony
6th Tank Regiment is located at Darwin.
Elements of the Mongol Cavalry Division are located 40 miles N Wengchow.
Say what?? Genghis Khan is now a Japanese ally??[:D]
And it looks like Operation Grinder is going to need some anti-tank weapons...
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
--Victor Hugo
--Victor Hugo
RE: Monotony
Grinder has plenty of tanks and AT units too.
Todd
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RE: The Movies and a Pub
October 3, 1942 Georgetown
Intel
Radio transmissions detected at Singapore.
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
8th AF Construction Battalion is located at Mandalay.
41st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Seoul.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
2484 men are based at Kyoto.
3117 men are based at Bangkok.
13th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
1st Air Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
5842 men are based at Takamatsu.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 64880/748/27
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 340/18/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28040/306/17
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1440/15/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13440/155/154
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 15 fighters, 12 bombers, 16 aux, 8 LCUs 22240/321/156
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35940/362/9
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 27020/361/9
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 33 fighters, 59 aux, 12 LCUs 18360/112/0
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 27 LCUs
Combat
Submarine O16 is attacked by IJN DDs 42 miles SW of Singapore. She has suffered light systems damage and moderate flooding but it is expected that she will reach port safely.
IJN sub operating 300 miles W of San Francisco.
DD O'Bannon will refit after reaching PH. They have had two missions and have successfully completed each task with no contact with the enemy. Bill has no illusions about the future knowing that sooner or later they will crash into the Japanese. He's confident that he commands a good ship and crew, which is improving all of the time. His pile of letters to Sandy will be his third order of business after seeing to his ship and reporting into HQs.
Ed has another of his dinners with Bill Donovan and the two men discuss intelligence gathering methods and agree that nothing beats having assets on the ground to see things. Of course this is a particular problem in the Pacific as physical differences in the two warring peoples come into play. Reliance on coast watchers, recon flights and radio intercepts are the backbone of the information gathering, but exaggeration tends to make the information unreliable. The best guess interpretations by the people who analyze this information is what hits the desks of the brass and it's not as accurate as would be liked.
“Not to rub your nose in it but the German 6th Army keeps pushing the Soviet 62nd Army back towards the Volga River with heavy loses on both sides. We have a pretty good idea of Axis troop dispositions in Europe and the stuff that you're getting from the Pacific indicates the IJA must have every male age 12 and over under arms. The problem is how to determine what's really given at a particular location. For instance Operation Snowball has certain expectations as to what they face in the opening stages and based on that forces are allocated. The way I see it when the first troops hit the target we'll have a better idea as to what they're up against. That is the problem, that and two other little items such as where the hell is the KB and how can you effectively cover such vast stretches of ocean? I know the USN has PBY squadrons based in a chain that they hope will give adequate coverage, but the reality is that there are to few planes to properly cover the areas that do come under their eyes.” With that Donovan leans back in his seat and stares at Ed.
Ed ponders the problem and replies, “Bill, if I had the answer to these problems I'd be a much smarter man than I am. We constantly are getting more and more assets forward, but as you say the areas are so vast. Take Operation Grinder, which will be kicking off soon. The two forces are almost in place and I expect light resistance at Broome and Derby, because nobody can be strong everywhere. That is the Pentagon thinking also and as a result that prong of the attack will be the weakest. We have no idea of what we're up against and I expect a big fight for Darwin. I have no idea about Wyndham though. We have no reliable reports concerning enemy force strength and the shame of it is that this is an area occupied by the Japanese. Damn it all to hell it's Australia and we have no reliable information.” Silently he curses Operation Grinder as the thought of going out to confront an unknown enemy scares him.
Pete has had his day on the town and they went to a cinema and saw Casablanca. The movie was good, but not exactly what Pete wanted to do. The other men on the trip balk when told that their day on the town is over when they leave the theater. They refuse to board the bus and instead walk across the street to a pub that they spotted on their arrival. The barkeeper and a couple of elderly men are they only people in there and it's very quiet. Things liven up a bit and everyone has a good time downing a couple of pints before they reluctantly leave. The staffers that accompanied the men even partook, but they insisted that they leave before their CO started to wonder where they were. All in all it was a good day, Pete thinks.
Another of the DI's little marches with full combat gear was the feature of today and many of the men were suffering from blisters on their feet.
“I told you maggots how many times that your feet are the second most important part of a Marine, after your weapon. If your feet get wet why didn't you take care of them during a rest break? If your boots don't fit properly why didn't you get ones that do? Now you'll just have to learn the hard way and we'll skip those nice trucks over there and hike back to base.”
One thing is for certain, they won't be sleeping in their bunks tonight as they must be about 20 miles from the barracks. After a couple hours of marching the DI calls a halt and the men find a bivouac area ready to receive them. Tents are ready to be put up and there will be warm chow tonight. Orsini thinks that sometime in the future this will seem like heaven. Others in the platoon wonder if there's anything the DI hasn't planned for.
Intel
Radio transmissions detected at Singapore.
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
8th AF Construction Battalion is located at Mandalay.
41st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Seoul.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
2484 men are based at Kyoto.
3117 men are based at Bangkok.
13th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
1st Air Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
5842 men are based at Takamatsu.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 64880/748/27
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 340/18/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28040/306/17
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1440/15/0
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13440/155/154
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 15 fighters, 12 bombers, 16 aux, 8 LCUs 22240/321/156
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35940/362/9
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 27020/361/9
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 33 fighters, 59 aux, 12 LCUs 18360/112/0
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 27 LCUs
Combat
Submarine O16 is attacked by IJN DDs 42 miles SW of Singapore. She has suffered light systems damage and moderate flooding but it is expected that she will reach port safely.
IJN sub operating 300 miles W of San Francisco.
DD O'Bannon will refit after reaching PH. They have had two missions and have successfully completed each task with no contact with the enemy. Bill has no illusions about the future knowing that sooner or later they will crash into the Japanese. He's confident that he commands a good ship and crew, which is improving all of the time. His pile of letters to Sandy will be his third order of business after seeing to his ship and reporting into HQs.
Ed has another of his dinners with Bill Donovan and the two men discuss intelligence gathering methods and agree that nothing beats having assets on the ground to see things. Of course this is a particular problem in the Pacific as physical differences in the two warring peoples come into play. Reliance on coast watchers, recon flights and radio intercepts are the backbone of the information gathering, but exaggeration tends to make the information unreliable. The best guess interpretations by the people who analyze this information is what hits the desks of the brass and it's not as accurate as would be liked.
“Not to rub your nose in it but the German 6th Army keeps pushing the Soviet 62nd Army back towards the Volga River with heavy loses on both sides. We have a pretty good idea of Axis troop dispositions in Europe and the stuff that you're getting from the Pacific indicates the IJA must have every male age 12 and over under arms. The problem is how to determine what's really given at a particular location. For instance Operation Snowball has certain expectations as to what they face in the opening stages and based on that forces are allocated. The way I see it when the first troops hit the target we'll have a better idea as to what they're up against. That is the problem, that and two other little items such as where the hell is the KB and how can you effectively cover such vast stretches of ocean? I know the USN has PBY squadrons based in a chain that they hope will give adequate coverage, but the reality is that there are to few planes to properly cover the areas that do come under their eyes.” With that Donovan leans back in his seat and stares at Ed.
Ed ponders the problem and replies, “Bill, if I had the answer to these problems I'd be a much smarter man than I am. We constantly are getting more and more assets forward, but as you say the areas are so vast. Take Operation Grinder, which will be kicking off soon. The two forces are almost in place and I expect light resistance at Broome and Derby, because nobody can be strong everywhere. That is the Pentagon thinking also and as a result that prong of the attack will be the weakest. We have no idea of what we're up against and I expect a big fight for Darwin. I have no idea about Wyndham though. We have no reliable reports concerning enemy force strength and the shame of it is that this is an area occupied by the Japanese. Damn it all to hell it's Australia and we have no reliable information.” Silently he curses Operation Grinder as the thought of going out to confront an unknown enemy scares him.
Pete has had his day on the town and they went to a cinema and saw Casablanca. The movie was good, but not exactly what Pete wanted to do. The other men on the trip balk when told that their day on the town is over when they leave the theater. They refuse to board the bus and instead walk across the street to a pub that they spotted on their arrival. The barkeeper and a couple of elderly men are they only people in there and it's very quiet. Things liven up a bit and everyone has a good time downing a couple of pints before they reluctantly leave. The staffers that accompanied the men even partook, but they insisted that they leave before their CO started to wonder where they were. All in all it was a good day, Pete thinks.
Another of the DI's little marches with full combat gear was the feature of today and many of the men were suffering from blisters on their feet.
“I told you maggots how many times that your feet are the second most important part of a Marine, after your weapon. If your feet get wet why didn't you take care of them during a rest break? If your boots don't fit properly why didn't you get ones that do? Now you'll just have to learn the hard way and we'll skip those nice trucks over there and hike back to base.”
One thing is for certain, they won't be sleeping in their bunks tonight as they must be about 20 miles from the barracks. After a couple hours of marching the DI calls a halt and the men find a bivouac area ready to receive them. Tents are ready to be put up and there will be warm chow tonight. Orsini thinks that sometime in the future this will seem like heaven. Others in the platoon wonder if there's anything the DI hasn't planned for.
Todd
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RE: Stars and Fears
October 4, 1942
Intel
17th Army is located at Tulagi.
11th NLF is located at Singapore.
105th IJA Base Force is located at Mukden.
25th AA Regiment is located at Nagato.
Maloelop Base Force is located at Maloelap.
135th IJN Base Force is located at Makin.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located 100 miles W Tsingtao.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located 57 miles NW Tientsin.
1st Air Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
100661 men are based at Heiho.
74 aircraft are based at Mutanchiang.
3114 men are based at Bangkok.
25th Engineer Regiment is located at Sendai.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
1833 men are based at Hungnam.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 64260/705/21
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 340/23/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27500/337/18
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13260/188/144
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 17 fighters, 15 bombers, 25 aux, 8 LCUs 22420/318/171
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1780/16/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36100/322/6
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 29460/319/4
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 28 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17300/95/0
Combat
22 miles SW of Noumea a USN ASW TF detects and attacks an IJN sub reporting that they scored 2 hits.
IJN MSWs detected and swept a minefield at Kwajalein.
39 miles E of Chungking 940 Japanese troops attacked and suffered 62/3/0 while the Chinese defenders (26254) held the line losing 24/0/0.
O-16 is making for Diamond Harbor and her damage control parties are getting the flooding under control. Once the boat makes it into open water the chance of her survival goes to a near certainty.
At a White House meeting the following events were made mention of.
A British commando raid on Sark, a Channel Island, captured a German soldier today.
The German offensive began in Stalingrad today.
When all of the business has been finished FDR asks Frank Knox to stay behind. He says, “Frank, I'd like to talk to you about Ed Landy. He's had an exemplary record in the Navy and has done excellent work for us during this war. The problem is that he appears to be showing wear and tear. What do you make of this and what would you recommend?”
“Sir, I would say that like any old salt he wants to get out to sea and have the deck of a warship beneath his feet. He's been at this intel job since just about the beginning of the war and I think that he's earned his way into the fight. The problem is that you made him an admiral so we can't exactly demote him to give him a ship. We do have an opening available for someone of his qualifications though. Operation Snowball will require an admiral to command the bombardment TF. To tell you the truth I was going to mention his name for this spot anyway.” Frank Knox settles back into his chair and watches the President who ponders this.
“OK then, we'll give him his due. We won't tell him of this right now though as I still need him around. If it's possible I'd like to keep this between the two of us until I decide it's time to let the cat out of the bag. OK, with you?” The President hasn't asked, rather ordered that Ed's future in the USN will be changed in the near future.
Pete thought for sure that everybody involved in yesterday's little field trip would get in trouble, but he was way off base. The staff have all had smiles and a wink for the patients that went and there is talk of making regular forays into town. The only thing better than that news would be a ship back to the States or maybe a date with that cute blonde nurse who just started working in his ward today.
Accelerated training in now the word of the day as the Marine Corps needs more capable men quickly. The 2nd Marine Division needs to be brought up to full strength in the very near future and the boots at Parris Island will be the ones to do it. Of course the boots have no knowledge of this, only that their DI seems especially cranky today no matter what they do. To the man they all successfully navigated the obstacle course and then were off to some hand to hand combat training.
It's a beautiful night again as Red and Cookie are standing on deck looking at the stars wondering what the future holds for them.
“You know that this cruise we're on is bad for our business,” mutters Cookie. “It's tough to win a war and be a successful businessman at the same time,” he jokes.
Red continues staring at the night sky and says, “For now I think I'd settle for an end to the war. This adventure on sailing the Seven Seas isn't all it's cracked up to be. I can think of places I've been to and I'll take Hawaii any time over them. Besides surviving a sinking was something I'd like to limit to one time.”
“You mean you wouldn't want to survive another one? I'm only pulling your leg,” says Cookie.
The thought of going into the water again has been preying on Red's mind lately and he's scared. “If I survive this war,” he mutters, “I'm never leaving dry land again.”
Intel
17th Army is located at Tulagi.
11th NLF is located at Singapore.
105th IJA Base Force is located at Mukden.
25th AA Regiment is located at Nagato.
Maloelop Base Force is located at Maloelap.
135th IJN Base Force is located at Makin.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located 100 miles W Tsingtao.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located 57 miles NW Tientsin.
1st Air Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
100661 men are based at Heiho.
74 aircraft are based at Mutanchiang.
3114 men are based at Bangkok.
25th Engineer Regiment is located at Sendai.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
1833 men are based at Hungnam.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 64260/705/21
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 340/23/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27500/337/18
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 13260/188/144
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 17 fighters, 15 bombers, 25 aux, 8 LCUs 22420/318/171
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar
R-12 takes recon photos of Tabun-Nur 1 LCU 1780/16/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36100/322/6
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 29460/319/4
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 28 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17300/95/0
Combat
22 miles SW of Noumea a USN ASW TF detects and attacks an IJN sub reporting that they scored 2 hits.
IJN MSWs detected and swept a minefield at Kwajalein.
39 miles E of Chungking 940 Japanese troops attacked and suffered 62/3/0 while the Chinese defenders (26254) held the line losing 24/0/0.
O-16 is making for Diamond Harbor and her damage control parties are getting the flooding under control. Once the boat makes it into open water the chance of her survival goes to a near certainty.
At a White House meeting the following events were made mention of.
A British commando raid on Sark, a Channel Island, captured a German soldier today.
The German offensive began in Stalingrad today.
When all of the business has been finished FDR asks Frank Knox to stay behind. He says, “Frank, I'd like to talk to you about Ed Landy. He's had an exemplary record in the Navy and has done excellent work for us during this war. The problem is that he appears to be showing wear and tear. What do you make of this and what would you recommend?”
“Sir, I would say that like any old salt he wants to get out to sea and have the deck of a warship beneath his feet. He's been at this intel job since just about the beginning of the war and I think that he's earned his way into the fight. The problem is that you made him an admiral so we can't exactly demote him to give him a ship. We do have an opening available for someone of his qualifications though. Operation Snowball will require an admiral to command the bombardment TF. To tell you the truth I was going to mention his name for this spot anyway.” Frank Knox settles back into his chair and watches the President who ponders this.
“OK then, we'll give him his due. We won't tell him of this right now though as I still need him around. If it's possible I'd like to keep this between the two of us until I decide it's time to let the cat out of the bag. OK, with you?” The President hasn't asked, rather ordered that Ed's future in the USN will be changed in the near future.
Pete thought for sure that everybody involved in yesterday's little field trip would get in trouble, but he was way off base. The staff have all had smiles and a wink for the patients that went and there is talk of making regular forays into town. The only thing better than that news would be a ship back to the States or maybe a date with that cute blonde nurse who just started working in his ward today.
Accelerated training in now the word of the day as the Marine Corps needs more capable men quickly. The 2nd Marine Division needs to be brought up to full strength in the very near future and the boots at Parris Island will be the ones to do it. Of course the boots have no knowledge of this, only that their DI seems especially cranky today no matter what they do. To the man they all successfully navigated the obstacle course and then were off to some hand to hand combat training.
It's a beautiful night again as Red and Cookie are standing on deck looking at the stars wondering what the future holds for them.
“You know that this cruise we're on is bad for our business,” mutters Cookie. “It's tough to win a war and be a successful businessman at the same time,” he jokes.
Red continues staring at the night sky and says, “For now I think I'd settle for an end to the war. This adventure on sailing the Seven Seas isn't all it's cracked up to be. I can think of places I've been to and I'll take Hawaii any time over them. Besides surviving a sinking was something I'd like to limit to one time.”
“You mean you wouldn't want to survive another one? I'm only pulling your leg,” says Cookie.
The thought of going into the water again has been preying on Red's mind lately and he's scared. “If I survive this war,” he mutters, “I'm never leaving dry land again.”
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Pooped
October 5, 1942
Intel
6929 men are based at Shimuzu.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
52nd Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
6933 men are based at Shimuzu.
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
14th NLF is located at Buna.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
31st Road Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
38th Construction Battalion is located at Toyohara.
19th Engineer Regiment is located at Chungking.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 65760/679/19
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 3140/55/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28040/309/18
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 2320/2/146
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 23720/335/158
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36700/360/8
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 30100/349/10
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon 44 fighters, 99 bombers, 205 aux, 2 X AK, 1 CL, 4 X PT and 15 LCUs 46520/317/287
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 25 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17300/117/0
Combat
The DD Panther was on her way from Noumea to Sydney when she is attacked by the I-24 140 miles SW of Noumea. Her skipper skillfully handles the nimble ship and they manage to avoid the onrushing torpedoes. The lookout who spotted the fish is heartily commended for his alertness. The men shudder at the thought of what might have been if the torpedo wakes hadn't been spotted in time.
The submarine Sunfish was en route to mining Batavia when she stumbles upon a Japanese TF and promptly attacks it, putting a torpedo that actually exploded into the side of the BB Hei. The IJN escorts frantically search, but fail to find the Sunfish.
The Japanese air attacks on the gathering Allied forces about 220 miles from Darwin cause light casualties. Operation Grinder is poised and growing in strength.
Japanese air raids on Chungking's defenses cause little damage to the forces targeted.
Ed looks across his desk at Bill Donovan who has just handed him a slip of paper that says:
Today Himmler ordered all Jews in German concentration camps be sent to Auschwitz and Majdanek.
“You must have some very highly placed assets to get information like this the day it happens. I only wish we got stuff like this out of Tokyo too.” Ed continues with, “OK, let's hit the road and grab some dinner.”
The two men leave the Pentagon and head for their favorite spot.
The doctors are concerned that Pete is pushing his recovery to hard. It really hasn't been that long ago that he just barely managed to survive his ordeal. He has insisted on going to the HQs of the American forces to see if he can arrange some transport faster than normal channels.
The Pirates continue their travels, which seem never ending. At least they won't be seeing any dangers for a while, they assume.
Stalin is still resisting Washington's pressure concerning basing rights. His logic remains the same. If the Soviets allow US troops onto their bases the Japanese will be justified in taking it as a hostile act. Stalin has his hands full fighting with the Germans and doesn't want a shooting war with the Japanese until he feels that the time is right.
The training tempo has seemed to increase and the boots are pushing themselves to keep up with what's demanded of them. Marches, live fire exercises, you name it they're having it thrown at them. At night Orsini finds himself to tired to write a letter home. Maybe tomorrow....
Intel
6929 men are based at Shimuzu.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
52nd Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
6933 men are based at Shimuzu.
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
14th NLF is located at Buna.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
31st Road Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
38th Construction Battalion is located at Toyohara.
19th Engineer Regiment is located at Chungking.
Recon
SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 65760/679/19
SB-2 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 3140/55/0
R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 28040/309/18
SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 2320/2/146
Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 8 LCUs 23720/335/158
R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 36700/360/8
SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 30100/349/10
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon 44 fighters, 99 bombers, 205 aux, 2 X AK, 1 CL, 4 X PT and 15 LCUs 46520/317/287
Do 24K-2 takes recon photos of Port Moresby 25 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Lunga 12 LCUs 17300/117/0
Combat
The DD Panther was on her way from Noumea to Sydney when she is attacked by the I-24 140 miles SW of Noumea. Her skipper skillfully handles the nimble ship and they manage to avoid the onrushing torpedoes. The lookout who spotted the fish is heartily commended for his alertness. The men shudder at the thought of what might have been if the torpedo wakes hadn't been spotted in time.
The submarine Sunfish was en route to mining Batavia when she stumbles upon a Japanese TF and promptly attacks it, putting a torpedo that actually exploded into the side of the BB Hei. The IJN escorts frantically search, but fail to find the Sunfish.
The Japanese air attacks on the gathering Allied forces about 220 miles from Darwin cause light casualties. Operation Grinder is poised and growing in strength.
Japanese air raids on Chungking's defenses cause little damage to the forces targeted.
Ed looks across his desk at Bill Donovan who has just handed him a slip of paper that says:
Today Himmler ordered all Jews in German concentration camps be sent to Auschwitz and Majdanek.
“You must have some very highly placed assets to get information like this the day it happens. I only wish we got stuff like this out of Tokyo too.” Ed continues with, “OK, let's hit the road and grab some dinner.”
The two men leave the Pentagon and head for their favorite spot.
The doctors are concerned that Pete is pushing his recovery to hard. It really hasn't been that long ago that he just barely managed to survive his ordeal. He has insisted on going to the HQs of the American forces to see if he can arrange some transport faster than normal channels.
The Pirates continue their travels, which seem never ending. At least they won't be seeing any dangers for a while, they assume.
Stalin is still resisting Washington's pressure concerning basing rights. His logic remains the same. If the Soviets allow US troops onto their bases the Japanese will be justified in taking it as a hostile act. Stalin has his hands full fighting with the Germans and doesn't want a shooting war with the Japanese until he feels that the time is right.
The training tempo has seemed to increase and the boots are pushing themselves to keep up with what's demanded of them. Marches, live fire exercises, you name it they're having it thrown at them. At night Orsini finds himself to tired to write a letter home. Maybe tomorrow....
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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