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SUBS: [/font]Sargo peppered xAKL Miyako Maru near Geraldton, mostly with 20mm guns, and I have no idea if any real damage was done the the enemy ship.
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INDIA: [/font]The progress here has slowed as recon studies the rear f the Japanese positions and new weak points are identified. Hyderabad continues to be a stand off, but that is fine. Once stage two there begins the base will likely become untenable without ever having to tackle the large CAP.
In the North several new para units have arrived along with some tanks and engineers. These will be essential to the next risky stage of the push toward Calcutta. Patna has 120 fighters and around 28k troops. As this base is in the clear I will attempt to hit it eventually but timing is crucial. He's left Raipur alone lately, after a CAP of 50 fighters has moved in, so that base is no building a bigger airfield and increasing forts.
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Pacific: [/font] After the KB hit a few days ago small TFs are now unloading again in the Gilberts and surrounding areas. The Elice Islands are being used as a forward fuel and supply dump area and the ports will be built on the two islands that can build them. No air cover means that it's dicey here, but far enough back that hopefully I'll have a day's warning if anything is coming.
This operation is going well and although it's slow, this is much farther than I'd imagined I'd be in summer of 42, with three functional airbases in the Gilberts and almost all of the islands occupied and fortified.
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CHINA: [/font] Some massive concentrated airstrikes in China. Other than that, just the bombardments continuing as usual. It looks like some units may be moving away from the Sian area. I'm thinking he may not strike here now, but just focus all around to the Southern areas that have achieved some progress.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 21, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chihkiang , at 78,50
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 35
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 51
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 140
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 22, 42
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Sub attack near Geraldton at 48,140
Japanese Ships
xAKL Miyako Maru, Shell hits 22
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1
SS Sargo attacking xAKL Miyako Maru on the surface
SS Sargo low on gun ammo, Ginder, J. breaks off surface engagement and submerges
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]The Miyako Maru.[/font]
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