Fulkerson (J) vs Moore (A) ( no Moore )

[larryfulkerson]

Diego Garcia would be a good place for a Jap sub to hunt if only it weren't for the KV's

[larryfulkerson]

Jim and I have exchanged files, I've watched the movie and here's some fresh combat results: One of Jim's subs gets a hit on one of my
ships. I'm assuming it sank.

[larryfulkerson]

I did a night naval bombardment of Port Moresby last night w/ just one BB firing and the casualties were lower as a result and you can
see the BB and it's escort heading back to Buna to rearm. I can manage one of these strikes about every other day or so. So I'll keep
up the good work and see what happens at Port Moresby as a result.

[larryfulkerson]

RO-66 is the laughing stock of the Newcastle Officers Mess. Getting hit by minesweepers no less. Typical made-in-Japan quality.

[larryfulkerson]

The Ops Report said the midget sub was abandoned. I guess that's the same as sunk.

[larryfulkerson]

And then there was a Jap air raid on Darwin:

[larryfulkerson]

And then Georgetown gets hit by a raid:

[larryfulkerson]

And the beat down continues on the Cagayan group

[larryfulkerson]

And then there was an airstrike just north of Singapore:

[larryfulkerson]

And then there was a furball over northern Java:

[larryfulkerson]

And then the Allies do a B-17 raid over Port Moresby:

[larryfulkerson]

And southern Sumatra sees some action:

[larryfulkerson]

And then the Allies do their daily ground bombardment of Port Moresby:

[larryfulkerson]

And of course, here's the combat report:

[larryfulkerson]

The BB Hyuga can't dock at Buna and I've been using an AO to fuel up the BB on each trip, usually sitting right where the BB is now.
But other priorities have pulled the AO away from there and I have no AO to fuel the BB. I don't know how many trips there are in the
10K fuel the BB has left but I may have to suspend operations if I can't round up another AO pretty soon. Also, the trip south that the
CV group was going to make may have to be sharply curtailed, also because of a lack of fueling. I've got armed CV's that I can't get
into the AO where they are to work so I may as well do something useful w/ them. Trouble is, I don't know what I should do with them
now. I gotta get better organized, I can see that.

[larryfulkerson]

I got to looking around for some AO's and found two of them at Kwajalein filled to the brim w/ fuel. I'm sending them in the direction of
Rabaul. They should be there in four or five days.

[larryfulkerson]

I finally got another DMS ship out of the repair yards. DMS W-3 is so fresh out of the repair yard the paint hasn't fully dried yet. I'm
going to put her to work clearing the mines out of Palembang's port. And after that Bataan and Manila.

[larryfulkerson]

I sent my moves to Jim sometime this afternoon. Let's see how long it takes to get some moves back.

EDIT: Wednesday already and no moves yet. Jim wrote me to say that he's had some real life issues come up suddenly and the turn
returning might slow down temp. I'll just hang in there and I'll ask you guys to hang in there too. We'll have some moves soon. Maybe.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim and I exchanged files and here's some combat results you haven't seen yet. I'm still beating up on the Manila remnants.

[larryfulkerson]

And then the Japs hit Georgetown w/ an air raid: