The reinforcements to Luzon are not enough, to say the least, if you wont to fight for it. If he has 4-5 divisions, you need the same number at least. Actually you needed them yesterday.
The idea is not not attack (well in anycase we don't have the force nor shall we have before a week. start move troops fast boy!), but rather to place a stop and a big menace to his contingent.
I fully agree with CRSutton about the immense menace of enemy's potential perspective big airbases.
For this reason I don't agree with chicken boy about the 2nd-3rd importance of the smaller Phillipines Islands, exactly the opposite, they have the same importance of Luzon.
We are out of time a little, because I,understand that there are much unsufficient forces in Philippiones now and in the very short next future (days). a pity, because the absence of Mian American Carrier Fleet cannt be exploited in this sense. Never mind, the islands are so close one to each others, that if we manage to bring close troops in land bases, they could be landed in an overnight .
Barges, many many barges needed. also AKLs. But Commander, you should have already a good number of LST, don't you?
Lastly, I would think about combining a kamikaze offensive of several groups with a traditional LBA and KB strike on susceptible shipping in the area.
Right now his defenses on his new beachheads are tenuous and tender. I'd expedite any counterattack and get what you can while you can. Trifling 3xDD and CA+3DD sweeps that net SCs and LCIs are better than nothing, but you've got to pin down and start killing bigger game. And soon.
Depends: if Main Carrier Fleet is absent, so yes, very soon, combining surface attacks as well (P.S.: PTs, where?)
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