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What is left of our 8 Yankee destroyers sent to Capetown...

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The tank spearhead has turned south down the Sian road and will clear our two corp block in a few days forcing them to retreat to the west...ok with this.

Our block west of Nanyang is solid and will take the tank spearhead to break. Forts there are up to 3.[;)]

The main worry is Changteh, forts 3, but no AA present yet -- it is moving there from Changsha. The IJA thrust is all infantry, so there is a good chance of inflicting some good damage on the river crossing, although the terrain is only x2.

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We do have mines and CD guns at Johnston, just short actual grunts. Japan can easily send an invasion force from the Marshalls...

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Enterprise picking up F4Fs from Wake...

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Bundaberg...on 2nd thought, we are marching the Bundaberg force southeast, will send some troops marching northwest from Maryborough and look to hold the division in that hex...if we can pull it off. Will need some luck and good use of reserve no pursuit tactics.

Too many troop transports at Bundaberg to risk having 465 Australian AV cut off there.

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Geraldton...

tank units down near the Perth/Kalgoorlie line missing...will rail one of the divisions from Perth out and back to Kalgoorlie to act as a reserve.

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Turn is away, and consistent with my strategic goals, we are launching three light cruiser raids off Akyab looking to cause great consternation, and also sending three destroyers into Babeldoab. These destroyers will run out of fuel on their return trip sometime, and I have dispatched an xakl to hopefully give them enough fuel to make it back on the morrow. Who knows how many mines are there though...

We are running from the KB...I wonder if they will proceed to hit Pearl Harbor now? All the battleships are there.

The KB hit hard last turn...destroying all the motorized support for a tank btln that is now on approach to Sydney, and also nailing an entire floatplane squadron. My bad there...

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Allies have a pretty big maneuver advantage in doing their turn last...

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Jan 15, 1942

First engagement off Chittagong...

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Looks like Glasgow is put out of action, does get two nice hits on the Murasame…

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Nice follow up bombardment at Geraldton

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Chittagong invaded!

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Imperial Guards Division unloading at Chittagong...the 18th and 19th Divisions and more arriving during the end of the day.

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Dawn...and instead of continuing on to Akyab...Wootten turns north to seek out the Chittagong landings...

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The IJN seeks out this fight...and Wootten is only too glad to finish it.

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Heavy combined Japanese air presence with fighters and even Petes...he sweeps Chittagong, but then our fighters escort some Swordfish thru...miss on the Kongo but hit a merchant ship.

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The 21st Division is still licking their wounds from being forced out of Perth, but the 42nd Regiment is pretty fresh...might have been bombarded at Geraldton though.

Good intel.

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Afternoon attack gets thru...

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Tiaotso finally falls...to a 2 division plus attack. Good stalling here...plus our troops are on the rail lines. Buying time.

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A mixed bde here...