Reloading Dutch ML's

[Don Bowen]

In a related vein. here is some data on equipment that was enroute to the NEI at the time it was overrun. This is from a report by General MacArthur's HQ detailing the cargo of those ships that went into Australian ports.


SS Bantam - 18 P-40E, 29 Marmon-Herrington Tanks, 4 37mm A/T guns, 1595 M1928 (Thompson) sub-machine guns, 20 M501 Searchlights

USAT Mapia - 6 DB-7B, 4 Brewster-439, 10 OS2U Kingfisher, 3 Marmon-Herrington Tanks, 25 M3 Light Tanks, 2 37mm A/T Guns

SS Sloterdijk - 10 Brewster-439, 7 CW-22B Falcon

SS Tabian - 3 Brewster-439, 7 OS2U Kingfisher, 12 Marmon-Herrington Tanks, 4 37mm A/T Guns, 375 Johnson semi-automatic rifles, 10,000 Enfield rifles

SS Tabinta - 3 DB-7B

SS Tarakan - 5 DB-7B, 5 Lockheed L-12

SS Tjibesar - 4 Brewster-439, 14 CW-22B Falcon

SS Tosari (or Tossari??) - 3 DB-7B, 25 M3 Light Tanks, 9580 Enfield rifles

SS Weltevreden - 5 DB-7B, 7 OS2U Kingfisher, 10 Marmon-Herrington Tanks, 6 M3 155mm Guns, 8 7.62mm Hotchkiss Machine Guns, 700 Ivor Johnson .38 revolvers, 10 TFQ 108" range finders.

SS Zaandam - 5 Brewster-439 (reached Tjilatjap but did not unload - took on 892 refugees and withdrew to Australia)

All of these cargos were unloaded in Australian Ports and allocated to the US, Australian and surviving NEI forces.

[showboat1]

Now for the big question that someone will bring up. How do we model this in the game?[:'(]
 

[bradfordkay]

I do it by sending supply TFs to Java, and only accepting replacements once those TFs have arrived.

[rockmedic109]

A game with that level of detail would be a career in itself.  And I would gladly shell out a couple hundred dollars for it and become lost for the next few years.  But, sadly, it is not out there yet. 
 
It might even pay for itself.  I am sure the various command colleges of several militaries would be interested in buying it.