Hong Kong falls. Tarawa fell the previous day. The only long shot I've seen out of him so far.
Troops landed at Legaspi. Other than that, he's still in Northern Luzon. No other landings in the PI yet. I think Steve's still trying to feel his way through this particular scenario. On my end, I can't roll out massive convoys on Dec 8. All my major ports in the US have red exclamation points on them. It'll be at least a month before all the LI there is fixed and supply rolls out.
Kompong Trach received a visit by my B-17s in Rangoon. I saw lots of ships hangout out there, so I figured the port was full. I forgot to stand them down after this, so they'll probably fly there again next turn.
Morning Air attack on Kompong Trach , at 57,70
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 9000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 9000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kompong Trach , at 57,70
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Hikosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 9000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Most of the civilians have been evacuated from the Solomons. One left at Kavieng. Everyone in the Lae area has been airlifted out. All those transports in PM made a difference. In Australia, I've sent all the xAKLs to Townsville and I'll rely on them to keep Port Moresby up on supply. All the long range transports in Sydney are off to San Francisco. Likewise, about 25 long range transports left Colombo for Cape Town. I only need medium range stuff from Sydney to keep things up.
A couple Indian brigades are unloading at Rangoon, bound for Moulmein. I'm hoping I can hold Burma in this one. One RN BB is enroute to Pearl via Cape Town. Since the Indian ocean is a closed lake, I'll keep the Royal Navy at a reduced state here. Enough for escorts and such. I'll eventually get the good carriers to Pearl also, where USMC aircraft will take over. I'll need the extra help if I push into the Marshalls early. That plan's still some months off yet.
My two USN carriers are three days out from Sydney. I'll run them south along the continent past Perth to near Soerabaja. Any cheap move by the Japanese will get a surprise. If KB shows, then they're gone.
