Parry and Spar, or is it... Reluctant Admiral 4.2 Fulkerson(J) vs Moore (A)

[larryfulkerson]

Meanwhile the AVG did their daily raid, sweeping. My guys ( 2 Nates ) are standing down before they get shot down.

[larryfulkerson]

And then my Zero's did a sweep over Manila and couldn't get anybody to come up and play.

[larryfulkerson]

And then there was another expensive raid on Singapore.

[larryfulkerson]

And then my Sally's went into Singapore unescorted, another terrible mistake.

[larryfulkerson]

I had no air cover at Makassar and some of my people paid for that

[larryfulkerson]

And the air war is still going on at Davao.

[larryfulkerson]

Nobody got hurt this time but the portent is that I'd better get some air support into this area pretty quickly now or watch my fighters get shot down one at a time. There's 9 Claude's at Lae and 9 Zero's at.......someplace close, I don't remember right now.......and only one plane got aloft. That's a lack of air support I'm guessing.

[larryfulkerson]

And then there was a good carrier strike. Yeah, I know....it's the hex I'm in now.

[larryfulkerson]

It appears that there's an air war about to start in the Port Moresby area. Another reason to get some air support into there.

[larryfulkerson]

And then I have some renegades that hit the wrong base. I thought I had them target PM. Obviously I didn't.

[larryfulkerson]

More payment for my lack of air cover. Drat.

[larryfulkerson]

Another good carrier strike. Lack of Allied air cover is noted.

[larryfulkerson]

At least my boys are shooting back at Makassar

[larryfulkerson]

There was some ground action just north of Kuantan. The Allies are backing up into the city itself. I'm hot on his heels.

[larryfulkerson]

The Allied fortifications at Singkawang are now reduced to 0 so the subsequent attacks will probably meet more success.

[larryfulkerson]

And by the way........what am I to do about the Allied troops on Borneo? I really don't want to have to chase them down in the hinterland. I'm thinking of doing mop-up sometime after the hustle and bustle is over. Sometime in say mid-'43 or something.

[larryfulkerson]

There's at least 3 Allied subs making a pest of themselves. Traffic in and out of Saigon is on "high-ate-us" unless and until those subs are disappeared somehow.

[larryfulkerson]

This is the state of Tokyo right now. I'm amassing quite a pile of resources and supply there. It's looking like Tokyo might have to be emptied out of supplies and especially fuel to the other home island cities for them to have enough to support engineering operations, etc. I'll have to gather enough AKL's to do that in some future shipping group and get busy.

[moore4807]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

There's at least 3 Allied subs making a pest of themselves. Traffic in and out of Saigon is on "high-ate-us" unless and until those subs are disappeared somehow.

I saw here that Larry is taking 2 CVE's back to Hong Kong for damage repair...There were a couple of "hits" in previous reports but FOW also claimed they were AMC's or CL's... Yahoo!!

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 07, 42
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Like the Carrier air attacks aren't enough...LOL

Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,134
Japanese Ships
SS I-22

Allied Ships
xAP Koolama, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS I-22 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Koolama


Night Time Surface Combat, near Portland Roads at 92,132, Range 9,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Noshiro
CL Yubari
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Akigumo

Allied Ships
AVP Arend, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AVP Bellatrix, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

the defense of Ambon is soon to be over...but the long guns did well

Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Saigon Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
xAKL Nichizui Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage

And Japanese Radio's Orphan Annie crows about these conquests!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dobo !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Watampone !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Saumlaki !!!