December 9, 1942
Not nearly the excitement of last turn this day.
I'll just touch on the action:
Sumatra
Near Sibolga
The troops kicked out yesterday get hit by 4 raids doing damage to the refugees.
Sibolga
A Fast TF begins unloading 3 Engineering units. Three more TF arrive tomorrow to unload as well.
The 38th ID is one day out of Horn Island coming. ETA: 10 Days.
Tand???
A 5th DD joins the four and they are ordered to move up the coast above Langsa probing for enemy TF traffic. Musashi, 2 CA, 1 CL, and 6 DD retire to Singapore for a day to replenish and refuel before a quick return. Have 20,000 supply unloading quite slowly here since the Port is only Sz-1
Malaya
50,72
This hex west of Alor Star has three Japanese air strikes arrive and hit the pair of units present. The 3 Thai Brigades attack and score a 1-3 (32-105). Casualties are light and we'll attack again after a day off. This should start to raise the disruption of these Allied unit because 48th ID shall CRUSH them when it arrives in the hex.
Victoria Point
Engineers are rapidly repairing the AB and is should be fully operational in two days. I've set the Vals and Kates to Range 6 for attacks. It just happens to be too far away from the Allied fighters at Sabang. Ahhhhh...this is just too bad. As long as bad weather doesn't impact an attack day we should be pretty solid here.
Georgetown
My 4 DD TF sweeps the area and doesn't catch anything as a ML TF drops off another 60 mines here.
Burma
A single Allied unit Shock Attacks my ID east of Ramree and gets a 1-99 result. WE gain a nice bonus of 1901 Allied Cas and 60 Guns for the effort.
He is moving back onto the Northern Burma Plains two Hexes NE of Magwe. A Brigade plus another unit moves out of the jungle. 2nd Armored has already moved to the east side of the Irrawaddy and will join 12th ID in a joint attck CRUSHING them.
His advance towards Ramree and Prome appears to have completely STOPPED. Dan probably realizes his danger and that I will not retreat until I--literally--have to. Bet he expected that to happen when I pulled two ID out of the fight here and sent them to help in Malaya.
Port Blair
Three 4EB raids occur involving 27 total Liberators and B-17s. They are met by a little over 40 Fighters. Little damage is done to the AF while we manage to bag 3 in ATA and 3 more when they crash landing at home. A Convoy is loading 5 AA units at Moulmein and will move to unload them in two days at Blair. No supplies and all the ships are lightly loaded so this should be done in one day. We'll see if all those AA guns might just help the cause.
China
Launch a 3 ID attack at 76,53 but get a weak 1-2 result. Will wait for another ID and then try again. Want to clear that railroad!
KB
The CVs move south of Ceylon and sink a LONE AM two hexes south of the island.
I shifted two Chutai of Kates to air search for this turn and FIVE of them impale themselves on Columbo's CAP. Four Jakes do the SAME thing. Drives one NUTS. Guess I'll do a sector search when I come back into this area next time.
Order KB to move SW towards Diego Garcia and then retire to refuel and head for the barn.
Here is a shot of that Shock Attack and the Allied units east of Ramree:
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