Back and Better Than Ever Vettim 89(A) vs Greasylake(J)

[RangerJoe]

So you don't forget to do so, build Karachi's fortifications. It is the easiest port on the west coast of India to resupply from Aden and Abadan. Consider hauling supplies to Abadan if he invades India.

[vettim89]

Game is now mostly aerial bombardment of Bataan and Singapore.

Midget sub tried to sneak into PH on the 11th and was snagged in the anti-submarine nets.

Big news. Rabaul seems to finally be getting some attention

[vettim89]

Almost 200 a/c it Singapore today. About out of anything that can oppose this onslaught.

As expected BBs hit Rabaul today

Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 42
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 1

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PM got hit by the same all Kate air assault I saw at Wake. Is this just all the CVLs all bunched up in one TF. Mouse over intel says one CV present.

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
B5N1 Kate x 11
B5N2 Kate x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Lost an xAKL to sub attack just north of Soerobaja. This is the first sub loss in quite a while.

B-17s hit the oil at Miri again. Two IJN TFs are seen at that local. Perhaps some AS to allow fighters to be based there?

The first RGT of the Americal Div is unloading at Noumea

[vettim89]

IJN CVs remain north of PNG. I included the mouse over to give you an idea of what I am seeing. Troops finally land at Rabaul

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Air bombardment continues at Singapore and Bataan.

I did the math and I have 148 Hurricanes in or near the CBI. In addition there are three poorly trained USSAF FS arriving at Cape Town in 6 days. I could also bring the AVG back after upgrading to P-40s.

I Have the 18th British and both the 6th and 7th Aussie Divisions in the area. Seriously now toying with the idea of trying to hold Burma. My concern is there is over 2000 IJA AV at Johore right now. If my opponent brought all that to Burma I doubt if I could hold. Then again, he hasn't taken any of the DEI yet either. I have a week or so to decide. Perhaps I'll wait to see how quickly Singapore falls