Command Decisions: Yeomen vs. Samurai RA 6.4

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And Here's the land based USN/USMC fighters...

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2-42 USAAF Training Squadron 4E

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2-42 USAAF 2E Training

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2-42 USAAF Fighters

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2-42 San Diego USMC Training

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OK Folks - asking you to bear with me since my pix skills are nowhere near Larry's

I will post a brief update on areas and a pix - see if that generates any interest - since we dropped the ball, its strictly my fault, and maybe a little of Larry's <grin>

Midway Is. as of 2/24/42 Area is firmly in J3's grasp - I have a line of subs hoping to catch his CV's who WERE operating in the area... Nothing to report for past couple days and I will reposition them 3/1/42... I'm thinking by Pago Pago for the Fish boats and Johnston Is for the S-boats... Comments?

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2/24/42 Area around Hiva Oa

This Free French base became the default starting off point when J3 beat us to Tahiti... We put several YO and an AO in here to refuel the AK's going the Southern Route to Sydney.

We have Air Transport 3 TF's of Heavy Bombers and Fighters going to Sydney because of the invasion of SW OZ... going this far south they need a refueling point.

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2/24/42 Area around Christmas Is.

J3 has this pretty locked down too, We were able to surprise him and damage some warships last month, but were pretty sure he has closed that barn door with air support.

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2/24/42 Area around Pago Pago

We have been able to stave off 2 attacks from the elements of the 2nd Div. Not sure how much longer it will hold without reinforcements.

We were able to move the P-40's here to the neighboring Is. and the Vindicators flew off to Suva. Not enough air support to keep them here, the P-40's don't have the legs to get to Suva Is., so they are toast probably

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2/24/42 Area around Tahiti

Several small unit invasions of weakly or non defended bases... Getting them back shouldn't be a problem ONCE we get our act and troops in order!

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2/24/42 Area of Port Moresby...

and slowly... he... turned.... Actually he's taking his sweet time getting down here! again several small scale invasions, doesn't seem to be anything but a secondary objective.

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2/24/42 Area around Soerabaja

He's responding appropriately to our Sir Robin at Sorbe, I just in the last couple turns upgraded the Dutch fighters to Hurricanes and P-40's
He lost a couple bombers but has since recovered and is POUNDING on the doors with every fighter in his arsenal! I'm hoping to burn off as much supply and fuel as I can and have everyone digging in furiously at Sorbe!

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2/24/42 Area around Singapore

A Japanese backyard garden for him, J3 is decimating everything he doesn't already own by air and I can't do anything about it... I'm just about writing everyone off on Java and Malay peninsula.

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2/24/42 Area around Calcutta

This is probably my strongest area to fight back... The Sixth Aussie Division is off the trains at Chittagong along with a couple of British Armour units and starting the long slog to Mandalay.
The 7th Aussie Division is just landing at Bombay, as soon as they are reconstituted, I'll entrain them to Calcutta to join up and in my past experience, they are enough to drive the Japs back to Bangkok, along with air superiority!
BTW We have P-39's and B-26's just arrived at Chittagong and as soon as the airbases are built up, I intend on giving J3 a taste of Allied airpower.

I figure since he bled off the area to support his SW OZ invasion (more on that shortly) I may be able to just use the Aussie Sixth Div. and keep the Seventh Div in reserve OR make the sharp left into Hanoi and go take back Hong Kong... THAT would certainly put a wedge in his jockeys!

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2/24/42 Area of SW Australia

Bold! Daring! Successful! Drat!!!

Which do I remark on first? his first move in SW OZ was to invade Geraldton, early reports say 18,000-20,000 troops and he started 17,000 of them on the road to Perth.
Then there's the audacious move to go south around the horn to Esperance and complete the pincer movement!, not forgetting that he THEN para-jumped troops into Kalgoorlie and displaced my RAAN airbase forces there.

I had 2 Aussie Divisions (and supporting Armour) entrained to Kalgoorlie, except J3 knew that taking the base would leave my troops hundreds of miles away and no other option but to foot slog it over the desert to Kalgoorlie!, There is a CV TF and a couple of SCTF's marauding the SW coast so - no shipping or transports are safe!

I have a fighter wing (four groups) of P-40's coming from Cape Town, now they will likely be going to Chittagong to support the fight there, since I cant get around J3 in the Southern Ocean!

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2/24/42 Area of Northwest Australia

This was J3's first points of invasion of the Aussie Continent... However I don't see him doing much other than raiding the resources...
I have no problem with dealing with them later as I have 3 A-24 groups and a P-40 group at Darwin along with the USA FA battalions... It will take a major push for him to take Darwin.
I'm also building up Katherine just in case he gets any sneaky backdoor ideas, I will be flying a lot of search and recon over that area.

[ny59giants]

Jim,

I would fill out your Training Groups to max number of pilots. Most of yours have lots of pilot slots available.

My CV based Marine fighter groups are not yet on all my CVs, but soon will be. On March 1st, you get more of them and the F4F-4 starts to come out. It will take a while to fill out your CVs, but be patient. Big Bad Wolf is running wild almost as much as John, but its a long long war so I'll be patient. The Avenger and two more CVs are right around the corner. Then, the Allied "Death Star" will flex her muscles.

3/42 - 45/month F4F-4 Wildcats means almost two CVs refitted per month (Marines can now upgrade to the -3 and -3A)
5/42 - 35/month TBF-1 Avenger means two CVs refitted per month

Slightly OT - I had Prince of Wales get 5 TT hits on the 7th by I-165 and sink on 8th. So, take the good with the bad.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Jim,

I would fill out your Training Groups to max number of pilots. Most of yours have lots of pilot slots available.

OK got it - most were capped out when Larry and I switched Ops in January (+25% over capacity) I don't think Larry's moving them so do they release themselves? or switch if I fill another group?

My CV based Marine fighter groups are not yet on all my CVs, but soon will be. On March 1st, you get more of them and the F4F-4 starts to come out. It will take a while to fill out your CVs, but be patient. Big Bad Wolf is running wild almost as much as John, but its a long long war so I'll be patient. The Avenger and two more CVs are right around the corner. Then, the Allied "Death Star" will flex her muscles.

3/42 - 45/month F4F-4 Wildcats means almost two CVs refitted per month (Marines can now upgrade to the -3 and -3A)
5/42 - 35/month TBF-1 Avenger means two CVs refitted per month

"Patience Grasshopper" [:D] Yes I get it, but I don't have to like it!!![:'(]

Slightly OT - I had Prince of Wales get 5 TT hits on the 7th by I-165 and sink on 8th. So, take the good with the bad.

If I sound like a petulant child I apologize, Playing stock in one concurrent game then switching over to this is a system shock as to what you can and can't do... [:)]


I appreciate the help and guidance, even if I keep stepping on my _ _ _ _ in my posts.

I was looking at some other AAR's and I am going to try a different way of presenting the days combat... comments appreciated!

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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See following pix for details

SIG INT REPORT FOR Feb 25, 42

Radio transmissions detected at Shikuka (126,43).
207th JAAF AF Bn is located at Harbin(109,39).
47th JAAF AF Bn is located at Pakhoi(72,58).
4th RGC Division is located at Weihsien(95,46).
39th Field AA Battalion is located at Tokyo(114,60).
6th Field AF Construction Battalion is located at Saigon(60,71).
Radio transmissions detected at 121,76.
3/5th Indpt SNLF Coy is loaded on xAK Terushima Maru moving to Dagua.
Radio transmissions detected at Amoy (83,61).
Tsushima Fortress is located at Tsushima(103,56).
26th Recon Regiment is located at Taonan(107,38).
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company is located at Changchun(106,41).
11th Air Flotilla is located at Yokohama/Yokosuka(113,61).
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment is located at Paramushiro-jima(137,47).
Kitachishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro-jima(137,47).
Kainan Naval Base Force is located at Samah(69,63).
1st Manchukuo Cav Brigade is located at Tunghua(106,44).
Radio transmissions detected at Haichow (93,48).
43rd Const Co is located at Batavia(49,98).
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment is located at Port Blair(46,58).
4th Mortar Battalion is located at Shanghai(92,55).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108).
1st Ind.AA Gun Co is located at Niigata(114,57).
1st Cavalry Brigade is located at Ningsia(84,33).
Kwantung Army is located at Changchun(106,41).
51st Engineer Regiment is located at Swatow(81,62).


Combat Report enclosed

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Perth is my biggest worry right now - so up first is the "new and improved" report!