THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J)

[CaptHaggard]

**Field Report Forwarded to HQ SPECOP Haggard Group**

5 November 1943

Commander Haggard,

I intercepted Lt. Bloomquist-Rose at the roadblock as he transited the main route in Siangtan, not far from the old YMCA building. His driver produced her credentials, which looked (among other things) to be in order. Both the Lieutenant and the driver appeared uncertain of the direction they wished to go.

I handed him the orders to proceed to Kweilin, as instructed, with your personal note attached.

During our exchange, Bloomquist-Rose (with the driver translating) inquired upon road guard the nature of the Dragon Boat Festival, but these were CPC boys and not inclined to respond to such bourgeois inquiries.

(Of the Chinese units in the region, the CPC units are more disciplined fighters than KMT, but they won’t go easy on the bankers when the fight is done. Most are local peasants and since this Mao character was born here, they tend to be insufferably arrogant. Every day the Japs retreat, things become more tense. A civil war is coming, and from what I’ve seen, smart money gives Chiang and the KMT little chance.)

After consulting with his driver, Bloomquist-Rose drove off, in compliance with your orders south toward Hengyang, presumably there to catch the road to Kweilin.

Three hours later, a bristling Marine Raider arrived at the checkpoint to inform me that the jeep carrying Bloomquist-Rose eluded the road-check at the entrance to Hengyang and had instead veered on the secondary route north to Shaoyang.

A brief chase by the MPs ensued but the driver of Bloomquist-Rose’s vehicle managed to lose her pursuers in a crowded market.

As a precaution, we considered stationing men on the river in Siangtan, but the Dragon Boat Festival is not until next October.

Signed,

Harold Jackson, Lt., USMC
115th Military Police Detachment


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**Special Report**

Overcast and muggy as hell. Rice field after rice field punctuated by incessant roadblocks. If manned by KMT, I’m doling out cigarettes; manned by CPC, I’m doling out my cheese-eating grin and I’m beginning to lose patience.

Marines wouldn’t venture along these routes without tanks—and what weapon do we have to boast of? There is a danger in these backwoods as electric as the alleys of the South Side, in the days when Reagan’s Colts decided to prowl the slums of Nitti’s mob.

As soon as we clear every roadblock, Bella steers with her left knee and unbuttons her tunic down to her navel. Both hands back on the wheel, she splays her elbows wide for maximum ventilation from the meager turbulence thirty bumpy miles-per-hour can produce.

“Damn!” hisses Bella.

All of a sudden the dirt bed sharps us into a copse of purpleblow maples, where yet another set of roadblock guards await, these two with lowered bayonets.

Like all the young communist soldiers we’ve encountered, these boys exhibit expressions glowering with fanaticism. Now we endure the moment when these menacing expressions twist into ugly snarls—they sense their noble calling mocked by decadent excesses of a fully-gassed vehicle packed with cases of wine—and driven by a beautiful woman... with her ripe, white breasts fully exposed—?

Aw, crap. Bella had no chance to button-up.

“All this for a meal.” I gripe at Bella’s plans under my breath, as I sidelong a glance into the woods for a possible run—

But then, a miracle of nature. The tall boy-guard scratches his neck in hypnotic rhythm, jaw dropping like his comrade, agog at Bella’s exposure—

Mao’s hard-line short-circuited in the presence of those sumptuous breasts, the boy guards have transformed into any schoolboy from Muncie, Indiana. With gap-toothed guffaws they wave us by...

“Just so you know,” Bella snaps as she accelerates, “Francie’s red-pot duck with quail eggs is not just a meal!”

***
Shaoyang wobbles under a thick yellow dust. The loft we enter in the foreign quarter has a long room with canvas rolls in corners and on every flat surface, sketches and tubes of paint.

Instructed to sit on an enormous cushion, my senses pummeled by spicy scents of simmering duck, I marvel at our host Francie. Her sensual mouth is wildly exaggerated—but so are her giant, glistening, almond-shaped eyes—

Where on earth do such exotic humans exist?

“Almaty.”

Almaty—Lost Horizon stuff. The reason Genghis Khan pressed ever westward: the never-ending quest to find more Francies...

A half-dozen large painted canvases face us, hanging on wide planks of rough-cut cedar that divide this room from the next. Erotic in the Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock tradition, these canvases are singularly explicit, and here confined to orgy scenes—

“I paint them in oils. Do you like them?” asks Francie, twisting a lock of auburn hair as she studies my expression.

I can literally hear her eyelids bat. I clear my throat. “In my limited experience, I believe that orgies of the Shunga school feature a single male with multiple females, but these on the other hand—”

I suddenly realize that the gorgeous red kimono Francie now wears is reproduced in every painting. It is represented in patches, overlapped by arms and legs, male heads (one or two wearing pony-tails) and exaggerated genitalia, in the tradition of the school. Patches of other kimonos—in various states of discard by dog-piling males (who appear distinctly Japanese)—combine with flattened perspective and lack of shading to produce a kaleidoscope of form. The result is so bewildering that one instinctively begins to untangle lovers, until determining that a precise assignment of exactly which limb belongs to whom is a futile task...

On the other side of the cedar planks someone moves about... a scratchy old wax plays a mandolin ensemble... ‘Kalamazoo Swag’...

“‘But on the other hand...’” repeats Francie.

“I think he’s calculating how many figures populate that canvas,” teases Bella.

“Only two,” says Francie quickly, shooting a reprimanding look at Bella and then staring me as she nibbles her lip. “I have chosen to paint the actions of my male paramour over a single session of lovemaking. I am still developing the technique as to how I can have his partner—that is to say me—participate in the time-flow as well.”

Bella giggles: “Francie is so avant garde.”

“Brilliant idea,” I say, playing along. “I find it fascinating that he wears so many different kimonos during a single session—and is the gentlemen in question able to change his hairstyle that rapidly?”

“Aha!” Bella laughs, as embarrassed Francie giggles into her palms, before gazing at me with a swollen and frank blush.

No sooner did I join in the merriment, however, that I detected, on the far canvas where footsteps now pad in the shadows, that the female depicted thereon is different from the others—different, yes—but very familiar to me: dark-hair, full-breasted and long-legged, with exquisite bluish-white flesh—entwined with a regiment of ardent male lovers... in many kimonos and many hairstyles—

“Your Rosy seems absorbed, darling,” says Francie breathlessly, moving now to snuggle tightly against Bella. “Perhaps he is considering his own artistic calling?”

“I think,” Bella feigns a whisper, “he desires only to be painted.”

“Say, buster—” Francie cries, propping herself from Bella’s embrace to stare at my champagne glass, “—why aren’t you celebrating the attack on Kweilin? How do we say, ‘Drink up!’”

She pops to her pretty feet and, with Bella patting her glorious behind, glides rapidly into the back room—

Kweilin—! A sense of guilt descends upon me. I close my eyes in shame. Our Marines fight day and night, while I fritter away my existence with wine and women and ‘Kalamazoo Swag’...

I am in the process of vowing to apply myself to my duty more rigorously—just as Francie reappears with an armful of kimonos, which she drapes over a low table after swiping it clear of sketches.

“Darling, I want you to wear this exquisite green pattern,” Francie says to Bella, handing her the chosen garment. “And as for you—” she gushes, skipping to me and parting her kimono as she straddles my cushion—“Lots and lots of kimonos...”


Submitted,

7 November 1943

F.W. Bloomquist-Rose, Lt., USNR
SPECOP Haggard Group

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 9, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) The 1st Marine Division deliberately attacked Kweilin, China. The Japanese were favored within a fort, with leadership, and with the odds of the Marines attacking at 1 to 8. Fortunately for the Marines, the casualties on both sides were fairly equal.


Synopsis of Combat Events for Today


1.) Allied Naval Bombardment at Pagan.

31 Japanese casualties.

4 damaged (N1K1-J George).
1 damaged (A6M5 Zero).
1 damaged (H8K2 Emily).

2 hits (Airbase).
1 hit (Airbase Supply).
13 hits (Runway).
3 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

2.) Allies Bomb Moulmein.

22 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed (Ki-44-IIc Tojo).

8 damaged (B-17F Fortress).
2 destroyed and 9 damaged (B-25C Mitchell).
1 destroyed and 6 damaged (B-24D1 Mitchell).

3.) Allies Bomb due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

46 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed (J2M3 Jack).

1 destroyed and 11 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

4.) Japanese Bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

3 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
27 hits (Runway).

5.) Japanese Bomb Hengyang.

No Japanese losses.

2 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).
4 damaged (B-24J Liberator).

2 hits (Airbse).
8 hits (Runway).

6.) Allied Artillery Bombard due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

41 Japanese casualties.

5 Japanese casualties.

7.) Marines Deliberately Attack Kweilin.

626 Japanese casualties.

643 Allied Casualties.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 9, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 10, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) Allied Burma based bombers frighten tropical birds and wildlife around Moulmein and around Paoshan.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Japanese Submarine cripples Allied AM near Bassein (hex 51,52).

No Japanese losses.

AM Orissa: 1 torpedo hit; on fire; heavy damage.

2.) Allied Naval Bombardment at Pagan.

41 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed and 3 damaged (N1K1-J George).

4 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
11 hits (Runway).
6 hits (Port).
1 hit (Port Supply).

No Allied losses.

3.) Allies Bomb Moulmein.

29 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed and 8 damaged (B-25C Mitchell).
3 destroyed and 7 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).
3 damaged (B-17F Fortress).

4.) Allies Bomb due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

5 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed (Ki-44-IIc Tojo).
1 destroyed (N1K1-J George).

5 destroyed and 32 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

5.) Japanese Bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

2 hits (Airbase).
5 hits (Runway).

6.) Japanese Bomb Hengyang.

1 damaged (Ki-21-IIb Sally).
1 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

5 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).
2 Damaged (B-24J Liberator).

7.) Allied Artillery Bombards due west of Paoshan.

120 Japanese casualties.

7 Allied casualties.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 10, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 11, 1943[/center]


Highlights for Today


1.) The balance of Allied Aircraft Carriers are upgrading at Alameda and Mare Island.

2.) The balance of Allied Surface Combat Ships (excluding Destroyers) are upgrading at Pearl Harbor and Los Angeles.

3.) The Balance of Allied Destroyers are upgrading at San Diego.

4.) All fighting ships should complete their upgrades within three weeks and will head back to Pearl Harbor to escort troops, aircraft, supply, and fuel to Takao, Formosa and Amoy, China.

5.) Amoy, Pescadores, and the four Allied owned bases on Formosa presently have a little over 1,200,000 supply and a little over 100,000 fuel.

6.) In addition to the supply and fuel set forth immediately above, all ground forces in China are fully supplied with the exception of the Chinese humping the Himalayas and those Chinese trapped in Chungking.

7.) Apparently, Lieutenant Bloomquist-Rose has acquired a wardrobe of numerous colorful robes, eats well including but not limited to Red Duck, and has a healthy supply of prized wines. Considering his comfortable status and given that Bella Arbel appears to be in charge of not only their destinations, but also the duration of their stay at any given destination, it is reasonable to assume that the 1st Marine Division at Kweilin will not be seeing Lieutenant Bloomquist-Rose nor his playful driver anytime soon.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Naval Bombardment at Pagan.

38 Japanese casualties.

7 damaged (N1K1-J George).
2 damaged (A6M5 Zero)
1 damaged (H6K5 Mavis).

2 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
13 hits (Runway).
9 hits (Ports).

No Allied Losses.

2.) Allied AM trashes Japanese Submarine near Victoria (hex 207,52).

SS I-10: 3 hits; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

3.) Japanese Bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

7 Chinese casualties.

5 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
15 hits (Runway).

4.) Japanese Bomb Hengyang.

1 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

4 Allied casualties.

1 damaged (B-24J Liberator).

1 hit (Airbase).
6 hits (Runway).

5.) Allied Artillery Bombard due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

129 Japanese casualties.

9 Guns Lost: 1 destroyed and 8 disabled.
5 Vehicles Lost: 2 destroyed and 3 disabled.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 11, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 12, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) A slow day.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Japanese Destroyers Sink Allied PT Boats near Takao (hex 84,66).

No Japanese losses.

PT-137: 1 shell hit; sunk.
PT-245: 1 shell hit; sunk.

2.) Japanese E Boats Sink Allied PT Boat near Henghcun (hex 84,67).

No Japanese losses.

PT-298: 1 shell hit; sunk.

3.) Allied Submarine Heavily Damages Japanese PB near Iriomote (hex 88,65).

PB Kyo Maru #3: 1 torpedo hit; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

4.) Allied Naval Ships Bombard Pagan.

2 hits (Airbase).
1 hit (Airbase Supply).
2 hits (Runway).
5 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

5.) Japanese Bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

9 Allied casualties.

3 hits (Airbase).
1 hit (Airbase Supply).
22 hits (Runway).

6.) Japanese Bomb Hengyng.

2 damaged (Ki-21-IIb Sally).
1 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

4 Allied casualties.

2 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

7.) Allied Artillery Bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

50 Japanese casualties.

10 Guns Lost: 3 destroyed and 7 disabled.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 12, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Question

Regarding Optimal Naval Attack Elevations[/center]


Gentlemen of The War College-

What is your opinion regarding the optimal naval attack elevations for the Helldiver, Dauntless, and Avenger?

Best Regards,

-Terry

[HansBolter]

IIRC the altitude range to get DBs to dive bomb is 10k-14k (others more expert on this may correct me).

I typically set DBs to 12k for dive bombing and 8K for level bombing of ground troops, although I rarely use DBs for this mission as they are not good at it.

I typically set TBs at 6k for torpedo missions and the same for ground attack. TBFs and TBMs are a lot better at ground attack than DBs.

[BBfanboy]

DBs are most accurate doing a DB attack, but they usually level out at around 2K, where enemy light AA can hit them hard. I DB poorly armed ships without reservation, or a CV TF if I have enough escort for the bombers. But if the TF was all BBs and DDs I am likely to lose a lot of DBs for few hits on DDs and little damage on BBs. For those I send TBs at 1000 feet to get under CAP.

I go a notch higher than Hans on troop bombing - 9K - because I read that some Japanese medium AA guns can reach to 8K. I use 9K for both DB and TB.
If the enemy formation is very weak in AA but in a base built to 4+ (AF plus port), I will go as low as 7K to stay above balloons. Bases smaller than 4 with poor AA, I consider going down to 3K (which is still above Light AA range), but bomber size vs the existence of some balloons is taken into account.

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 13, 1943[/center]


Highlights for Today


1.) Although the Combat Action for today was by no means substantial; the Allies won the day.

2.) The Allies have bought out all available destroyed ground forces. Over the past week, these ground forces have appeared as reinforcements at Sydney, Aden, Karachi, the East Coast, and San Francisco. These troops, as required, have had their Restricted Command status changed to Unrestricted Commands. These troops are slowly taking replacements and their Assault Values are slowly increasing.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Submarine heavily damages Japanese TK near Ishigaki (hex 90,66).

TK Daijo Maru: 1 shell hit; 3 torpedo hits; heavy fires; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

2.) Allied Submarine heavily damages Japanese xAK near Iriomote (hex 89,65).

xAK Malta Maru: 1 shell hits; 3 torpedo hits; heavy fires; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

3.) Allied Submarine heavily damages Japanese SC near Orchid Island (hex 86,68).

SC CHa-68: 1 torpedo hit; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

4.) Allied Naval Ships bombard at Pagan.

130 Japanese casualties.

2 damaged (A6M5 Zero).
3 damaged (N1NK-J George).

3 hits (Airbase)
14 hits (Runway).
7 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

5.) Japanese bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

2 hits (Airbase).
5 hits (Runway).

6.) Allies bomb Kweilin.

45 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.

7.) Japanese bomb Hengyang.

1 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

3 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

1 hit (Airbase).
5 hits (Runway).

8.) Allied Artillery bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

119 Japanese casualties.

6 Guns Lost: 3 destroyed and 3 disabled.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 13, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

Hans & BB-


Thank you for providing your sage opinions regarding optimal elevation for the Helldiver, Dauntless, and Avenger for Naval Attack.

I have previously been using 12,000 feet for the Dive Bombers and 10,000 feet for the Torpedo Bombers.

I will reduce the elevation to 6,000 feet for the Avengers.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 14, 1943[/center]


Highlights for Today


1.) Captain Haggard feeds BB Kirishima a torpedo for breakfast.

2.) The Japanese are retreating from the jungle due west of Paoshan.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied AM and Japanese Submarine clash near Diamond Harbor (hex 51,39).

SS I-155: 10 hits; heavy damage.

AM Kathiawar: 1 torpedo hit; heavy damage.

2.) Allied Submarine wakes up Japanese BB near Iriomote (hex 89,65).

BB Kirishima: 1 torpedo hit.

SS Drum: 10 hits.

3.) Allied Naval Ships bombard Pagan.

78 Japanese casualties.

1 damaged (N1K1-J George).

5 hits (Airbase).
1 hit (Airbase Supply).
11 hits (Runway).
2 hits (Port).
2 hits (Port Supply).

No Allied losses.

4.) Allied Artillery bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

98 Japanese casualties.

1 Gun lost.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 14, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

[center]After Action Report

for November 11, 1943[/center]


Highlights for Today


1.) The balance of Allied Aircraft Carriers are upgrading at Alameda and Mare Island.

2.) The balance of Allied Surface Combat Ships (excluding Destroyers) are upgrading at Pearl Harbor and Los Angeles.

3.) The Balance of Allied Destroyers are upgrading at San Diego.

4.) All fighting ships should complete their upgrades within three weeks and will head back to Pearl Harbor to escort troops, aircraft, supply, and fuel to Takao, Formosa and Amoy, China.

5.) Amoy, Pescadores, and the four Allied owned bases on Formosa presently have a little over 1,200,000 supply and a little over 100,000 fuel.

6.) In addition to the supply and fuel set forth immediately above, all ground forces in China are fully supplied with the exception of the Chinese humping the Himalayas and those Chinese trapped in Chungking.

7.) Apparently, Lieutenant Bloomquist-Rose has acquired a wardrobe of numerous colorful robes, eats well including but not limited to Red Duck, and has a healthy supply of prized wines. Considering his comfortable status and given that Bella Arbel appears to be in charge of not only their destinations, but also the duration of their stay at any given destination, it is reasonable to assume that the 1st Marine Division at Kweilin will not be seeing Lieutenant Bloomquist-Rose nor his playful driver anytime soon.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Naval Bombardment at Pagan.

38 Japanese casualties.

7 damaged (N1K1-J George).
2 damaged (A6M5 Zero)
1 damaged (H6K5 Mavis).

2 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
13 hits (Runway).
9 hits (Ports).

No Allied Losses.

2.) Allied AM trashes Japanese Submarine near Victoria (hex 207,52).

SS I-10: 3 hits; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

3.) Japanese Bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

7 Chinese casualties.

5 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
15 hits (Runway).

4.) Japanese Bomb Hengyang.

1 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

4 Allied casualties.

1 damaged (B-24J Liberator).

1 hit (Airbase).
6 hits (Runway).

5.) Allied Artillery Bombard due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

129 Japanese casualties.

9 Guns Lost: 1 destroyed and 8 disabled.
5 Vehicles Lost: 2 destroyed and 3 disabled.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 11, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

And the question is, who's lt. Bllomquist-Rose (not to ask about Bella Arbel?)?

[Rio Bravo]

adarbrauner-

I am not sure whom is "it."

Unfortunately, it isn't me.

*laughing*

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

as of November 15, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) El Lobo had a good day against Allied submarines.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Japanese damage and sink Allied Submarines near Calayan (hex 83,71); near Hengchun (hex 84,68); and near Iriomote (hex 89,64).

No Japanese losses.

SS Grunion: 9 hits.
SS Dace: 2 hits.
SS Archerfish: 18 hits; sunk.

2.) Allied Naval Ships bombard Pagan.

41 Japanese casualties.

4 damaged (N1Ki-J George).
1 damaged (H6K5 Mavis).

1 hit (Airbase).
1 hit (Airbase Supply).
3 hits (Runway).
4 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

3.) Japanese bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

12 Chinese casualties.

4 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply).
8 hits (Runway).

4.) Allies bomb Kweilin.

5 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.

5.) Allied Artillery bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

138 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.


Attached as a link below is the entire Combat Report for November 15, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[adarbrauner]

I so much REJOICE when a US sub is sunk! finally

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

I so much REJOICE when a US sub is sunk! finally

adarbraner-


Ordering a couple of Hellcat Squadrons to attack you.

*laughing*

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 16, 1943[/center]


Highlights for Today


1.) I realize that the present state of affairs regarding the war and consequently also for this AAR is rather boring. The primary reason for significant lack of combat action is due to the Allies waiting for a substantial number of warships to complete their upgrades at Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Mare Island, Alemeda, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The vast majority of these warships will complete their refits within two weeks.

2.) Though warship upgrades have slowed down the Allied advance, the Allies have been slowly and methodically preparing for the following two significant events:

-The Return to Formosa: The Allies have been moving and continue to move a substantial number of troops, aircraft, fuel, and supply to Guam. Upon the arrival of Allied Carriers and Surface Combat ships at Guam, the Allies will return to Formosa. It is anticipated that the Allies will leave Guam to return to Formosa prior to the new year.

-The Invasion of Talaud-elanden: The Allies have been moving and continue to move a significant number of troops, aircraft, fuel, and supply to Shortlands. It is anticipated that the Allied Invasion Fleet will leave Shortlands for Talaud-elanden prior to December 7, 1943.

3.) A small force of U.S. Marines led by Chesty Puller's 22nd Marine Regiment is marching from Kukong to capture Wuchow, China.

4.) Captain Haggard's Surface Combat Bombardment Fleets are beginning to take a healthier toll on Japanese assets at Pagan (Marianas Islands) and have completely shutdown the Port and Runway.

5.) Japanese forces are definitely retreating from the jungle due west of Paoshan into Paoshan, China.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) A Japanese SC lightly damages an Allied Submarine near Hengchun (hex 84,68).

No Japanese losses.

SS Whale: 2 hits.

2.) Allied Naval Ships bombardments at Pagan.

167 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed and 7 damaged (N1K1-J George).
1 damaged (H8K2 Emily).

6 hits (Airbase).
2 hits (Airbase Supply)
19 hits (Runway).
3 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

3.) Japanese bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

1 hit (Airbase).
10 hits (Runway).

4.) Japanese bomb Hengyang.

3 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

5 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

4 hits (Airbase).
3 hits (Airbase Supply).
7 hits (Runway).

5.) Allies bomb Kweilin.

45 Japanese casualties.

1 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

6.) Allied Artillery bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

175 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 16, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 17, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) No highlight for today (*cracking myself up*).


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Submarine ruins a Japanese PB's day near Ishigaki (hex 90,66).

PB Manyo Maru: 1 torpedo hit; on fire; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

2.) Allied Submarine trashes Japanese xAK near Itbayat Island (hex 84,69).

xAK Cheribon Maru: 1 torpedo hit; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

3.) Japanese Destroyers sink Allied Submarine near Itbayat Island (hex 84,69).

No Japanese losses.

SS 016: 23 hits; sunk.

4.) Allied Naval Ships Bombard Pagan.

16 Japanese casualties.
1 damaged (B5N2 Kate).
1 damaged (H8K2 Emily).
14 hits (Runway).
3 hits (Port).

No Allied losses.

5.) Japanese bomb Chungking.

No Japanese losses.

6 Allied casualties.

6.) Allies bomb Kweilin.

24 Japanese casualties.

1 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).

7.) Japanese bomb Kukong.

12 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

10 Allied casualties.

8.) Allied Artillery Bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

176 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 17, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 18, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


1.) The 4th USMC Tank Battalion has fully unloaded, rested, and is clamoring south from Takao to join the 4th Marine Division stationed between Hengchun and Takao.

2.) It has been reported that Bella Arbel is experiencing "morning sickness." It is advisable not to place too much credence on said report considering we have in the past received numerous bogus reports regarding the both the whereabouts and actions of Lieutenant Bloomcrist-Rose and Bella Arbel.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Naval Ships Bombard Pagan.

25 Japanese casualties.
4 hits (Airbase).
16 hits (Runway).
4 hits (Port).
1 hit (Port Supply).

No Allied casualties.

2.) Japanese bomb Chungking.

No Japanese casualties.

24 Chinese casualties.
6 hits (Runway).

3.) Japanese bomb Hengyang.

5 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

1 destroyed and 5 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator).
1 destroyed and 10 damaged (B-24J Liberator).

4.) Japanese bomb Kukong.

14 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

10 Allied casualties.

5.) Allied Artillery Bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

297 Japanese casualties.

No Allied casualties.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 18, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]After Action Report

for November 19, 1943[/center]


Highlight for Today


Though no substantial nor critical blow was delivered to the Evil Empire today, the Allies did have a good day.


Synopsis of Combat Action for Today


1.) Allied Submarine cripples Japanese TK near Tawau (hex 69,91).

TK Nikkoky Maru: 2 torpedo hits; heavy fires; heavy damage.

No Allied losses.

2.) Allied Naval Bombardments at Pagan.

259 Japanese casualties.

1 destroyed and 14 damaged (N1K1-J George).
2 damaged (A6M5 Zero).
1 damaged (H6K5 Mavis).

3 hits (Airbase)
7 hits (Airbase Supply)
25 hits (Runway).
8 hits (Port).

No Allied casualties.

3.) Japanese Bomb Hengyang.

1 destroyed and 5 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

1 hit (Runway).

4.) Japanese Bomb near Kukong.

14 damaged (Ki-49-IIb Helen).

5 Allied casualties.

5.) Allied Artillery Bombards due west of Paoshan (hex 64,45).

365 Japanese casualties.

No Allied losses.


Attached below as a link is the entire Combat Report for November 19, 1943.

Best Regards,

-Terry