Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[Admiral DadMan]

27 FEB 42

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Japanese B5N Kate from Tarawa Day Air attack on TK D.G. Scofield before she can get away. She sinks.

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Japanese Ground troops attack at Homan
Defeated Allied Units Bravely Run Away!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Homan!!!
2124 Japanese casualties reported
4608 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
10 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack Manila
5 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied forces continue shelling each other at Singapore
256 Japanese casualties reported
20 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack Manokwari
Allied Squirrells Bravely Run Away!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari base !!!

[Admiral DadMan]

28 FEB 42

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Allied Sub O23 attacks AP Tsuruga Maru near Balikpapan 1 Torpedo hits, and sets her on fire

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Noemfoor, Northwestern New Guinea
8 Japanese casualties reported, mostly moose bites.

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
10 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
33 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack Kuala Lumpur
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur!!!

(The place had been empty for about two months)

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Singapore
39 Allied casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

Well, it has been quite the month.

Here are the basic numbers:

SCORE
Japan: 7443
Allies: 8680

SHIPS/POINTS
Japan-84/1593
(Akagi, Kaga, 3 CVL, 1 CS, 18 DD, more than 25 AP/AK/TK/AO)

Allied- 125/1527
(Enterprise, 2 BB, 2 CA, 3 CL, 20 DD, many AP/AK/TK/AO)

AIRCRAFT POINTS
Japan- 800
Allies- 1091

ARMY LOSSES
Japan- 146
Allies- 2447

This month's carrier battle was around Kendari. Initially, Akagi and Kaga were only moderately damaged, balanced by a sunk Enterprise. Follow up strikes by Saratoga and Yorktown finished Akagi, while Kaga was caught anchored in Port Kendari by B-17s. Saratoga was then nailed by Nell and Betty bombers from AmBONia. She is currently fighting for her life.

The Mogami-san steamroller continues mashing over Macassar and Borneo and soon will have the rest of the SRA/DEI in hand within a month. He is slowly pushing back the hordes in China. I expect Rangoon to soon be under threat as well. Singapore cannot hold out too much longer. I'll begin an evac in about 2 weeks.

Pretty quiet SoPac. Ditto CenPac. That will change somewhere about May.

[Admiral DadMan]

1 MAR 42

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Noemfoor, 45,76

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Raba, 26,71
34 Japanese casualties reported

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Allied SBD Dauntless from Banshargamargraaad (or something like that) Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan. 2 PGs are hit.

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Allied Hudson Day Air attack on TF, near Raba AP Horai Maru gets 1 Bomb hit

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
4 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila

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Japanese and Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore
35 Allied casualties reported
60 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese troops attack at Noemfoor
Japanese forces CAPTURE Noemfoor!!!
3 stray dog bites are reported…

[Admiral DadMan]

2 MAR 42

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Japanese Day Air attack on Hengchow, Rangoon, Singapore, Singkawang, Port Moresby, and Manila.

Port Moresby is now getting hammered daily by Betty and Nell bombers from Rabaul.

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Allied SBD Dauntlesses flying from land bases Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan.
In two separate waves, PG Taiko Maru takes 6 Bomb hits, and AP Heiku Maru takes 5 Bomb hits

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
5 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila

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Japanese and Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore
52 Allied casualties reported
27 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack Raba
Japanese forces CAPTURE Raba!!!
17 Japanese casualties reported, mostly nibbles on the bum by mahi-mahi fish.

[Admiral DadMan]

3 MAR 42

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Allied TF detects IJN Sub and conducts ASW attack 180nm N of Canton Is.
5 hits reported by USN DDs.
Kill confirmed by debris.

The problem is that now CV USS Hornet was spotted in the TF-

Backchannel Communications:

DadMan:
I guess you now know that Hornet is in theater, huh…

Mogami:
what hex is she in now? I'll send a fruit basket

DadMan:
Running directly opposite of where you're going to be...

Mogami:
Well ok then but it will have to be airmail then

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Japanese Day Air attacks continue on Hengchow, Rangoon, Singapore, and Manila (Rainout at Port Moresby)

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Allied SBD Dauntless Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan 4 Bombs hit AP Nissen Maru #3

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Wuchow
5 Japanese casualties reported
21 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
22 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
23 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore
70 Allied casualties reported
45 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

4 MAR 42

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Biak, Northwest New Guinea

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Japanese Day Air attacks on Hengchow, Manila, Singapore

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Allied Hudson Day Air attack on TF near Kendari. PC Kunashiri takes a Bomb hit

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Allied SBD Dauntlesses from land bases Day Air attack on Port Balikpapan
AP Tsuruga Maru, 1 Bomb hits, on fire
AP Heiku Maru, 2 Bomb hits, on fire

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Wuchow
5 Japanese casualties reported
79 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
11 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
5 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied troops blast away at each other at Singapore
46 Allied casualties reported
90 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

5 MAR 42

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Banjarmasin
91 Japanese casualties reported

This is southern Borneo, 240nm W of Soerbaja and was from where I was basing Enterprise's waif SBDs to harass Balikpapan.
This is bad news.
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Japanese Aircraft Day Air attack on Hengchow, Singapore, and Manila

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Allied Brewster 339D, Martin 139, Buffalo I, and P-40E Warhawk Day Air attack on TF near Banjarmasin.
3 APs take shell hits and AP Mitsu Maru #3, collects a bomb too.

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Japanese Ground troops mount Banzai Charge at Wuchow
Allied Units Defeated and Retreat screaming like there were fireballs up their asses!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuchow!!!
2554 Japanese casualties reported
265 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
26 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
18 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied troops continue blasting away at each other at Singapore
91 Allied casualties reported
201 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack Biak
Moose bite back.
Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak!!!
20 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

6 MAR 42

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Japanese Day Air attack on Hengchow , Singapore, Manila,

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Allied SBD Dauntless Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan
PG Kongosan Maru is set on fire by a bomb.

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Allied SBD Dauntless Day Air attack on Port Balikpapan ,
AP Tsuruga Maru, 1 Bomb hits , on fire, heavy damage

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Japanese Ground troops attack Banjarmasin
68 Japanese casualties reported
35 Allied casualties reported

Ut oh. Not good.

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
11 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied troops continue blasting away at each other at Singapore
55 Allied casualties reported
55 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

7 MAR 42

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Raid at Banjarmasin: Force K rides again!

In an attempt to break up the landings, I dispatched Force K (BC HMS Repulse, flag) to the rescue. Too bad I thought of it 2 days too late. They did some damage, but sortied in vain…

Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin

MSW Banshu Maru #52, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
MSW Banshu Maru #56, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PC Ch 8, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 9, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AP Meisho Maru, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Mitsu Maru #3, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Otori Maru
AP Kuroshio Maru

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Japanese Aircraft Day Air attack on Hengchow, Singapore, Manila

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Allied aircraft Day Air attack on TF 60nm SE of Banjarmasin
AP Hokumyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Hokutatsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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Allied Sub KVIII attacks AP Hokutatsu Maru near Banjarmasin, 1 Torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage

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Japanese Ground troops Banzai Charge Clark Field
437 Japanese casualties reported
524 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Deliberate attack at Banjarmasin
Fraidy cat heroin shooting Dutch troops slink off into the jungle.
Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjarmasin!!!
Allies lose 35 aircraft

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Japanese Ground troops Banzai Charge Manila
1139 Japanese casualties reported
219 Allied casualties reported

OOOOh, that’s gotta hurt…

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Japanese Ground troops Banzai Charge Singapore
221 Japanese casualties reported
491 Allied casualties reported

Wow, that’s surprising.


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The loss of Banjarmasin this early is inexcusable. I failed to respond early enough with Force K. What is more perplexing is that over a 2 day period, the SBDs on Banjarmasin failed to attack the APs headed toward the base, and then in the hex itself, and a CV TF with Yorktown at its center failed to launch a single strike at it either.

[mogami]

Hi, Bombers on CV will attack enemy TF without too much regard to CAP over target. Bombers other then 4 engine will not attack without escort. The reason so many Japanese TF have been attacked but not that TF was it had all the CAP (almost 100 fighters)

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, Bombers on CV will attack enemy TF without too much regard to CAP over target. Bombers other then 4 engine will not attack without escort. The reason so many Japanese TF have been attacked but not that TF was it had all the CAP (almost 100 fighters)

That's right. Explains the lack of whacking by LBA. Shouldn't CV aircraft have attacked though?

[mogami]

Hi, A CV aircraft is an aircraft on a CV. A Landbased aircraft is an aircraft deployed from an airfield. Not aircraft type. A Dauntless on an airfield is not a CV aircraft.

[Admiral DadMan]

8 MAR 42

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Allied Force K catches AP Mitsu Maru #3 near Banjarmasin at Night, and sinks her.

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Allied Sub S-28 attacks an AP TF 60nm NW of Kavieng. IJN escorts deliver an ASW attack. We’ve lost contact, and she is feared lost…

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Japanese Aircraft Day Air attack on Hengchow , Singapore, Manila

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Japanese G4M1 Betty get revenge on Force K in Day Air attack near Banjarmasin.

BC HMS Repulse takes 3 Torpedo hits. She is on fire and in deep trouble.

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Japanese G4M1 Betty again Day Air attack on Force K near Banjarmasin.

This time, F4F Wildcats on CAP break up the attack headed for CLAA HMS Ceres

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Sarmi, New Guinea.
7 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied troops continue blasting away at each other at Singapore
136 Allied casualties reported
25 Japanese casualties reported

I’m a little concerned that Singapore is in peril. I believe I have a couple of weeks to begin evac. operations

[Admiral DadMan]

9 MAR 42

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Hengchow, Singapore, Manila

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
14 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
78 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops Banzai Charge Fortress Singapore

141,922 Japanese troops with 1,285 guns, supported by 453 vehicles overwhelm Singapore's defenders of 34,095 Allied troops, 232 guns, 12 vehicles

1,243 Japanese casualties reported
32,141 Allied casualties reported

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!

Nearly 40 aircraft are lost.



A sad day has come about 2 weeks too early. I should have realized that the troops that took Khota Bharu were moving more quickly than they were.

BACKCHANNEL COMMUNICATION-

Mogami-san:
Banzai, Banzai, Banzai
For the first time in the game the Japanese score exceeds the Allied score.

DadMan:
didn't realize Singapore was in such peril

Mogami:
didn't you notice those units marching down the coast all that time? The ones that captured the base that had been empty for 2 months?

Can you guess the name of the port in the Pacific that is going to be the busiest place on the planet for the next couple of weeks?

DadMan:
No, I didn't pick up on it. I thought it would take longer for them to get to Singapore, which will now become a quite yummy hunting ground for subs...

[Admiral DadMan]

10 MAR 42

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari Airfield, marginal damage reproted

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Manila

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Allied Sub KXII attacks IJN supply TF 60nm SSW of Saigon, 1 Torpedo hits AP Kyushu Maru, setting her on fire

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
10 Allied casualties reported

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Allied Bombardment attack at Georgetown
48 Japanese casualties reported
20 Allied casualties reported

The last bastion of freedom on the Maylay Penninsula

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Japanese Ground troops Banzai Charge Manila

Attacking Japanese force 100,724 troops, 636 guns, 168 vehicles
Defending Allied force 36,128 troops, 327 guns, 16 vehicles

3789 Japanese casualties reported
333 Allied casualties reported

Wow, talk about some stout defenders… That'll leave a mark.

[Admiral DadMan]

11 MAR 42

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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari Field. Marginal Damage.

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
16 Allied casualties reported

A quiet day…

[Admiral DadMan]

12 MAR 42

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Allied sub O21 caught in ASW attack near Balikpapan. She is not responding to signals…

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Japanese G3M Nell and G4M1 Betty Day Air attack on Port Moresby. Moderate damage to airfield.

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Japanese Day Air attack on Taiping, SE of Georgetown.

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
10 Allied casualties reported

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Allied Ground troops attack at Taiping
Allied forces CAPTURE Taiping!!!

3rd ISV Base Force finally finished hacking their way through the jungle from Khota Bharu west to Taiping.

When they got to Taiping, they called out, “Hello?” When no one answered, they planted their flag and claimed the place for the Union Jack.

[Admiral DadMan]

13 MAR 42

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island
280 Japanese casualties reported

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B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Port Kendari and Airfield
4 APs are struck at anchor and set ablaze.

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Port Moresby, the Hengchow suburbs, Taiping, and Manila

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Allied Martin 139 Day Air attack on TF 240nm N of Singkawang. They plant a bomb hit on TK Goyo Maru

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
34 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
6 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack Sarmi
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sarmi!!!

[PzB74]

Great entertainment guys, liked the carrier battle! Did your carrier make it Dadman?

I'm somewhat uncertain about what I should do with the troops in Singapore and Mersing (the base just to the north right)
in my game against 2ndACR. It seems so futile to hang around waiting for the steamroller to approach. There are 6 forts at Mersing and I got almost 40k troops there.

My opponent has sent 2-3 divisions straight into Burma, forcing me to abandon Rangoon in the first days of January 42.
With the Imp div + other major forces engaged in Burma, could it be possible that the remaining troops in Malaya will have a hard time reducing my forts and capturing Singapore?

If I move now, I could save several Australian brigades - if not they will most likely perish.
Btw, we're playing Lemurs mod.

Can you old war horses give a first time Allied WitP player some advice here?

Also been thinking about deploying the AVG to Singapore and then move in some bombers. This will give me striking power and cause difficulties for the Japs. When the situation gets difficult, it would then become necessary to withdraw the air units back to Java. Does this sound like a worthwhile risk?