I Shall Return (If I can find a WiFi Hotspot): Q-Ball (A) v 821Bobo(J)

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I don't like the Luzon first approach as it is not likely to benefit him economically. Go for Malaya, Palembang, and Java. My first major spending of PP is for a Manchurian division to go for Luzon. He is losing out on getting Singapore quickly with Southern Command HQ prepped there, not Manila.
Now, do you go for "Fortress Palembang?" Does the 18th Brit Division head there?

Thanks Brad for those draft picks from your Bears next year. [:D]

Our European and Australian forum mates are going to be really bored/confused with this part of the post, but......I can see why the Giants did that trade, though as the Bears I would do it several times over. We just really need a QB, and Fields is starting to look like the real deal. I think other teams that could've drafted him are going to regret it; certainly Panthers and Broncos are already having second thoughts since Darnold and Lock don't look like "Guys".

I don't know where Daniel Jones is, but seems like he isn't a franchise QB either, so Giants may need that extra pick to go back to the QB drawing board....

Back to the war...

I tend to agree with you on Luzon. As Japan, I prefer to land early, set up and airbase, drive the Allies into last-stand city (Clark or Manila), then just keep bombing it until they run out of supplies and can be mopped-up later. There is nothing on Luzon you need right away; Manila is a nice port, but it's not necessary for expansion phase. Production there is negligible. As long as you bomb the airbases, Allies can't use Luzon for anything other than Search and refueling subs.

Singapore, IMO, is a must-take. It's a perfect staging port for further expansion, and is blocking the strait toward Rangoon. I think Singapore is deserving of max effort, but that's just me.

Dec 11, 1941

Wake Island

Wake Island falls; Bobo wisely used 2 Nav Gd units and it fell immediately. I had flown the 12 F4F-3 off to Lexington a couple days ago; USN needs all the fighters it can get right now.

Guam Landing:

An SNLF Co. and Base Force landed on Guam. It will fall shortly

Other Landings:

Japanese have landed on Mindanao, Sorong, Ternate, Beaufort, Hollandia. Still no airfield on Borneo.

Select Combat Results:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 80,69, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
PT-32, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-33, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-41, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT Q-111, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT Q-112, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

So much for the Luzon PTs....I was hoping to get a convoy moving from Takao to Luzon, instead we found cruisers. We did sink an Aden-class AK last turn, so I guess we'll call it even now....

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Submarine attack near Takao at 84,66

Japanese Ships
xAKL Nanko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

xAKL Nanko Maru is sighted by SS S-38
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Nanko Maru


Subs finding a little success here and there....

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Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 42

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 17
Buffalo I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 destroyed, 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Yay! I am always looking for unescorted planes to ambush, success in Malaya. He now knows I have AVG in Malaya, so he'll probably start sweeping more....

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 145,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Hokoku Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 148,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-2 Dauntless x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Here we just got lucky....I wasn't really looking for those AMCs, though back of my mind thought it would be nice to get them as they will usually transit via Baker Island area on a direct route to Kwaj....downside, he knows where my CVs are, after picking up the F4F-3s from Wake, LEX and ENTERPRISE headed south.

[RangerJoe]

The best and most important things to know about Bears is that they make good rugs and head coverings . . . [;)]

[Chickenboy]

Nice openings, Q-Ball. Welcome back to the madhouse. [8D]

ETA: Bears? Giants? Is it true that the over/under for wins for both of them this year is 6? We can't all be Cowboy fans though, can we? [8D]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Nice openings, Q-Ball. Welcome back to the madhouse. [8D]

ETA: Bears? Giants? Is it true that the over/under for wins for both of them this year is 6? We can't all be Cowboy fans though, can we? [8D]

But the Cowgirls are so much more enjoyable to watch . . . [8D]

[ny59giants]

My Giants do have two 1st rounders (currently 6 & 8), a 2nd rounder, and two 3rd rounders to hopefully come away with two more OL which they need. [:)] Not giving up on QB D Jones until he gets an average OL in front of him.

Chickenboy - get back to me when the "Girls" get out of the 1st round of the playoffs.

[Q-Ball]

Dec 12-14

Malaya: Not much to post; Japanese are moving down the peninsula, taking Georgetown and getting into the open road. I've pulled everyone back except the Brigade from Kuantan, we'll see if they can make it. Everyone else basically is in Singapore except small blocking units; I have re-formed 11th Indian Division in Singapore.

Luzon: More advances on Luzon; a PI Infantry Division is forced to surrender at Altimonoan. Everyone else is falling back on Last Stand City, Manila.

Borneo: Japanese land at Jesselton. Still no move anywhere else. I have evacuated the garrison at Kuching, and are moving them to Cocos Islands; they'll have some time there to train-up.

Australia: With that intel on where the IJA Infantry Divisions are going (or where I think they are going), I'm moving units forward. I'll move Lark Bn. and 30th Brigade to Port Moresby; I might send another Australian Brigade depending on PPs. Marines and other units are on their way from the West Coast, but it's going to be a couple weeks.

Aleutians: I am moving the Regt that starts in Dutch Harbor to Adak Island. If that goes off without seeing and Japanese, I'll move the Kodiak Regt. to Amchitka.

China: OK, here is where I always need help.

I've successfully ambushed a couple bombing runs with AVG, so he's escorting all his bombers now. Otherwise, I have a few items trying to do here:

1. Evacuate Clear Terrain: Need to get everyone off Clear Terrain and pulled back to 2x and 3x defensive positions blocking major roads. I leave Chengchow without a fight, and about to abandon Loyang. Nanyang I'll leave once I collect units marching there.
2. Find Blocking Positions: I have a problem brewing east of Sian, though; that is a max effort by 3 IJA Divisions, and I don't have enough there. Going to have to quickly shift units to stop them further west.
3. Citadels: I am not giving up supply-generating cities like Tsaitso and Wenchow; I will pull back to them and just hold out.
4. Harrassing: I'll use smaller units to block rail lines and generally run around before they get eliminated eventually.

Anyway, here is the initial map, more to follow....

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball
3. Citadels: I am not giving up supply-generating cities like Tsaitso and Wenchow; I will pull back to them and just hold out.

Do you guys have any house rules about strategic bombing in China? If not, have you calculated the supply impact of having your HI/LI centers burned out?

[RangerJoe]

If you can control the skies over Singapore, you can withdraw some units and I suggest doing so. Those Aussie Brigades will help form a division with three other battalions and you may be short of Aussie squad devices later. Any battalions that you can pull out can go to India and perform garrison duty against partisans as well as holding a base to prevent paratroopers from capturing it.

While pulling out may allow a quicker invasion of the DEI, think if you used those divisions in the DEI, sending one third either to India or Australia to help defend there as well as being able to reform the Division quickly. Even if you don't refill the reformed division with squads, it should be able to have all of the support elements including the AA and artillery guns for defense.

[BBfanboy]

Alternatively, if you decide to fight as hard as you can at Singapore, you must sneak some supply in there. Single xAKLs are best, but sub transport helps too. Argonaut, Nautilus and Narwhal are best at this if they have no mines to plant.

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball
3. Citadels: I am not giving up supply-generating cities like Tsaitso and Wenchow; I will pull back to them and just hold out.

Do you guys have any house rules about strategic bombing in China? If not, have you calculated the supply impact of having your HI/LI centers burned out?

We have a house rule against Strat Bombing in China, so I don't have to worry about that. Even without that, supply will be short. I am dumping supply in Rangoon right now, but there's a limit on that, and already that activity is garnering attention from the Japanese.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If you can control the skies over Singapore, you can withdraw some units and I suggest doing so. Those Aussie Brigades will help form a division with three other battalions and you may be short of Aussie squad devices later. Any battalions that you can pull out can go to India and perform garrison duty against partisans as well as holding a base to prevent paratroopers from capturing it.

While pulling out may allow a quicker invasion of the DEI, think if you used those divisions in the DEI, sending one third either to India or Australia to help defend there as well as being able to reform the Division quickly. Even if you don't refill the reformed division with squads, it should be able to have all of the support elements including the AA and artillery guns for defense.

I am not sure I'm going to buy out units from Malaya; so many priorities right now on PPs, I have to be careful how I use them. I have already pulled a battalion of Punjabis from Georgetown on Dec 8th; they are back in India. I also pulled an RAF HQ and the NZ Pioneers for Palembang. Not sure if I'll do more or not.

I'll list how I have spend PPs down below so you guys can comment

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Alternatively, if you decide to fight as hard as you can at Singapore, you must sneak some supply in there. Single xAKLs are best, but sub transport helps too. Argonaut, Nautilus and Narwhal are best at this if they have no mines to plant.

Thanks, I am thinking of this....I do have supplies on the way to the SRA generally, I'll see if I can get some through. So many demands right now on supply though....I have some going to Darwin, but the bulk is going to Burma so I can move it to China.

[Q-Ball]

Dec 15-16, 1941

Marblehead: USS Marblehead sinks after leaving Balikpapan; I obviously should've risked leaving here there a few more turns to pump out, but felt like I had to move soon with Jolo in Japanese hands and Ryujo hanging around. This is the first large Allied warship lost. She was damaged on Dec 7th by planes from Ryujo, so never really did much other than try not to sink....

IJN CVs: Speaking of RYUJO and friends, she is now moving NW toward Cam Ranh Bay. If I had to guess she is probably meeting ZUIHO and HOSHO to form a slightly more robust Baby KB. The real KB is now a day's sail from Truk and still in view.

Hong Kong: Attack on the 16th drops forts to Zero; it will fall in a day or two. I've been loading up supplies at Hong Kong and dropping them at Kwangchowan, but now Robert is wise to this and starting to sink my transports

Malaya: Japanese still moving down the peninsula; we use AVG to ambush a bombing raid:

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Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,78 , near Kuantan

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 15
Buffalo I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...

10 Oscars are reporting shot down for no losses on my side; solid result! I suspect this party is going to end soon though, he's starting to bomb Singapore daily, and also starting to bomb or capture the other airfields in Malaya.

Ground Forces Moves and PPs

So, here is a summary of what I am buying out with PPs. Please comment on what you think!!!!

43rd Indian Cav Regt and 254th Tank Bde: Cheap buys that I am moving to Burma, then China; they need to train up and get Stuarts and Valentines, but hope to make an impact in the future with them
5th Chinese Corps: I am buying out divisions from this corps to send into India. I plan to eventually buy a "Free China" army I can employ in India where there will be ample supply
All the USAAFE Air: The P-40s and B-17Ds were all bought out of the Phillipines; too hot to make much of a fight of it over Luzon. This was expensive, hope it will be worth it
AVG: I bought 2 units to send toward SRA, see above; seems to have paid some dividends.

So far that's what I can afford. Here are other things I am THINKING of buying:
--An Australian Brigade or two for PM or Koepang
--Better leaders in Singapore
--More "Free Chinese" units
--A US Infantry Division at some point

Ground Forces Moves:

Here are some unit moves, I may accelerate this:

--2 Indian Brigades to Burma
--1 Indian Brigade to Port Blair
--1 Ghurka Brigade to Cocos Islands
--The Kuching Units (Inf Bn, Base Force, CD unit) to Cocos
--Several Dutch units gathering at Palembang (marching or flying in)
--Moved Gull to Ambon, will move Sparrow to Koepang, where I am also moving Australian base force units
--I plan to start consolidating more Dutch units to Koepang via flying boat to make an annoying stand there
--34th US Infantry, 2 Marine Regts, plus base forces, are sailing to Noumea/Suva
--I pulled Lark Bn back to Moresby, where I am sending more Australians
--13th Australian Brigade to Koepang

Thoughts? Trying to set-up annoying festungs that will take awhile to reduce

[RangerJoe]

If I remember correctly, some units don't need to be bought out.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

--34th US Infantry, 2 Marine Regts, plus base forces, are sailing to Noumea/Suva

What do you have going to Christmas Island (Pacific), Pago Pago and +/- Wake? Christmas Island is a nice defensive bulwark to have early.

Also, If I had a Marine regiment and an ID speeding towards Noumea / Suva, I'd darn sure want to know exactly where KB was prior to their arrival anywhere near Noumea. CV / SCTF support for them as well? While the idea of slipping an ID onto Noumea would be putting like putting a stick in the spokes of the Japanese conquest wheel, that's putting those guys wayyy out there wayyyy early. Doing it 'naked' is asking for some real trouble.

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

--34th US Infantry, 2 Marine Regts, plus base forces, are sailing to Noumea/Suva

What do you have going to Christmas Island (Pacific), Pago Pago and +/- Wake? Christmas Island is a nice defensive bulwark to have early.

Also, If I had a Marine regiment and an ID speeding towards Noumea / Suva, I'd darn sure want to know exactly where KB was prior to their arrival anywhere near Noumea. CV / SCTF support for them as well? While the idea of slipping an ID onto Noumea would be putting like putting a stick in the spokes of the Japanese conquest wheel, that's putting those guys wayyy out there wayyyy early. Doing it 'naked' is asking for some real trouble.

Good questions. It is now Dec 17th. I am not 100% on any destination as of yet, the priority on Dec 8th was just get some units on ships and sailing west ASAP for....somewhere. Ultimately even if they just dumped in Australia, that's progress.

I have 34th Regt, a Contstruction Regt, and Base Force headed to Pago Pago at this point. I have a Combat Engineer Regt and Marine Defense Bn headed to Canton Island; this is a critical ferry point. I have already sent another Marine Bn to Midway. Suva and Noumea are getting Marines plus another Base Force. I also have a Base Force headed to Suva, where there is already a decent-sized garrison of New Zealanders (will be 2 Brigades in a couple weeks).

Where is KB? Today I am confident it is at Truk. Tomorrow it will be leaving, probably heading south toward Rabaul, which is already evacuated. I am unloading supplies and troops at PM, they will cut and run as soon as KB appears. I do have Catalinas operating from Rabaul, so I should get early warning.

[ny59giants]

I try to get the two large BFs off Java. They are 100 Aviation Support each.

In SoPac, I like to build up Pago Pago and Suva, and then make Vava'u my main port as largest Port potential outside of Aukland. I think building up New Caledonia is step too far as it would invite KB and Company to come down and sit off Noumea as I crushed anything sent there in early '42.

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I try to get the two large BFs off Java. They are 100 Aviation Support each.

In SoPac, I like to build up Pago Pago and Suva, and then make Vava'u my main port as largest Port potential outside of Aukland. I think building up New Caledonia is step too far as it would invite KB and Company to come down and sit off Noumea as I crushed anything sent there in early '42.

Those large AV units are in Stock Scenario 1 IIRC; they are not in DDB-C Scen 28. Java is starved for AV Support, there isn't even enough for the Dutch.

Yeah, thought about Vava'u, it's a damn good port. I wish it had a higher stacking limit to collect stuff, but it will have to do.

Not bad advice on Noumea; I'll have to see how it plays out. My spidey sense tells me Burma/China are the Imperial priorities, but not 100% sure yet.

[Q-Ball]

Dec 24, 1941

I haven't posted in awhile; 821Bobo has had RL delays, and there also hasn't been much Naval Activity. Until today!

I think Robert was shuffing ships around and wanted to time big moves all at once. I managed to smack a couple undefended convoys the first week of the war, and since them Robert has been very careful to escort everything, leaving me no opportunities.

Rabaul Area:

So, I have a picket line of subs between Truk and Rabaul, and one of them picked this up:

ASW attack near Truk at 109,115

Japanese Ships
CS Chiyoda
DD Hatakaze
DD Asakaze
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi
DD Hayate
DD Oite

Allied Ships
SS Pollack


No CV sighted, but that smells like KB....though I still don't see them on my sights. At this point I have nothing at Rabaul except a base troops and air search planes, so far they have only spotted a cruiser squadron. But I feel like he wouldn't send cruisers without CV support, so my working assumption is that KB left Truk and is heading south. Allied commands in SW Pacific are alerted accordingly.....

Borneo:

Much less doubt what's happening around Borneo, though I made a mistake in leaving a couple old CLs hanging out, and probably going to lose one or two, but oh well.... the RN D-cruisers ain't that great anyway.

I have quite a concentration of surface ships in the DEI, but I don't think this is the time for a massive fight.....if Robert's objective was to show so much power I would decline to contest this move, then...mission accomplished!

Logistics

Nothing major to report, other than I am working hard to move fuel, supplies, and anything else to forward areas or Australia/India. Canton Island just got a Regt and Base Force, so it's pretty secure. Other units heading southward. I movded all of the British troops in Borneo to Cocos Islands or Koepang.

[Q-Ball]

Dec 25-26, 1941

Strange game so far.....Robert overall is being very careful in covering everything. KB is still only a few hexes off Rabaul; I expected him to sweep the Coral Sea, bomb Port Moresby, or bomb some Australian industry. Maybe because I jumped a couple undefended invasion forces early? Either way, right now everything is well defended. He's even escorting the bombers hitting Manila with Zeros...and I don't have any fighters withing 30 hexes.

Singkawang: Singkawang and Kuching are seized; Singkawang will be an active airbase....time to evacuate shipping from Batavia

Burma: I think the main thrust is moving overland from Chang Mai into the Shan States, not the usual route up from Moulmein. I am shifting units north as a result to hopefully hold at the river crossing on that road.

Overall, I am not defending Burma strongly right now, with basically 6 brigades worth of decent units

Allied Movements

I am collecting units at Koepang; I have over 250 AV and climbing, some Australian units but also Dutch units flown-in from other bases. I have another 150 AV collected at Ambon, but don't plan to add to that, as they are certainly doomed regardless...just hope to make it painful. Most of these collections are just gathering all the little garrisons together from Kendari, Manado, etc.

34th Infantry Regt lands at Canton Island, hopefully securing that base. Base forces land at Pago Pago to build it up. Marines are on the way to Noumea if KB doesn't enter the Coral Sea. Midway has been reinforced.

Up in the Aleutians, no sign of any Japanese activity. Adak is well secured with regiment and base forces, and I am moving another Regt forward to Amchitka. It may be there is just no Japanese movement here at all, we'll see.

Burma:

I am still shipping supplies in via Rangoon, but not sure how much longer that will last. We'll keep it up until I can't anymore.

China:

I mentioned before I have never won the war in China on either side. December is usually the Japanese gathering forces, and I think the main tank thrust is going to be up the Ankiang road. I have a fair amount of troops there, and a Corps in Ankang itself guarding against a para drop. He is also pushing on Sian from the east. The main road is not getting much pressure, but depending on what happens I may need to pull back anyway. I am OK pulling out of Sian if I have to, though I don't want to lose the road connection to Loyang, which would shut off most HI eventually for lack of fuel.

IJAAF has not been very active since AVG ambushed a couple bombing runs; very little in places I could intercept

[Q-Ball]

Dec 27th to 30th

Sometimes you find KB the easy way, sometimes you find the location of KB the hard way. This time, the hard way....

Morning Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 127,138

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 54
D3A1 Val x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Steel Seafarer, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK William Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
PC Pulaski, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Steel Trader, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Steel Navigator, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Steel Voyager, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Steel Exporter, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

This was an empty convoy heading to San Fran from Australia, so thankfully nothing lost other than digital sailors.

There are other convoys further south carrying more important stuff....they have been alerted appropriately so I think we can avoid any further losses from this move, but we'll see how deep he goes.

Other losses of note:

CL DRAGON and CL DURBAN are lost; I left them mistakenly off Kuching, and they were damaged a few turns back. Subs finished them off. I guess the Poles aren't getting their cruiser......

China:

I still think the main attack is developing up the Ankang road. Makes sense, would cut Sian off from the rest of China, though that slower road will make it harder to rotate units if there's a big fight. I am shifting units there and I do have a Corps in Ankang so he doesn't para drop there.

Otherwise, kind of quiet, too quiet....he is gathering strength I fear

Burma:

Intel reports 2nd Division is on Transports to Bangkok....confirmation that I think the road through the Shan States to Tauynggi is the main axis of advance, NOT up from Moulmein.

DEI:

Recon flight over Palembang, so Robert now knows I've been busy there. He'll see 15 units, colored Tan with a British one on top (an AIR HQ). The reality is that this is a collection of Dutch units only, but probably still enough to cause trouble and force a full division + to take Palembang, which is the point.

Singkawang is active airfield for the Japanese, but I am going to bombard with a cruiser squadron and see what we can kill on the ground.

There is a Japanese landing at the first Oilfield, Miri. Robert has been very cautious landing on these probably because he thinks I am going to bomb them. He might be right.....

Aleutians:

Not a peep from the Empire. I am landing a Regt on Amchitka. I'll probably stop there until I build the airfields up, but if there's nobody by April I'll assume he's leaving this area alone.

[Nomad]

oops. [:(]