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24/12

Massive forces are gathering near Tarakan, 5 BBs, 2 divisions, much air from Jolo.
It should be obvious what we are planning
Paranoia abounds, PT boats at Tarakan
100 foot naval air strikes are ordered, we do not attack until he is dealt with.

Rabual is a disaster
The troops reload, and are ordered to return to Truk
The only bright spark, maybe he will be enbolded to reinforce this place, and over commit.
CL Boise escapes nell attacks near Tarakan
Miri falls
Brunie resists, not enough troops committed here too!

At least in malaya good news, a massive air raid on Singapore culls many enemy fighters
And troops in Burma all resume the march on Rangoon
Brother in law Kawamura (f2 yamada daitai) is ordered on his 1st mission for tomorrow in his new zero, a port raid on Singapore.

The war is not going smoothly
Manilla, 4 divisions are ordered to deliberate attack, the city should fall easily

Christmas day.
A mixed day of blessings and curses
At tarakan an absolutely paranoid admiral sends in one DD to deal with PT boats known to be there
A vicious battle ensues, with 3 boats quickly dispatched, one took nearly a dozen 5 inch shells in a matter of moments
In Malaya we launched big raids on Singapore, both the airfield and port were struck, regrettfully losses to the Nells from flack was terrible, they will not be used for port attack again
Little british air in the area.
Manilla falls, and falls easily, the back door approach may be paying off..
In Burma we push the enemy back near Rahaeng.
The imperial division reaches Songhia

At Brunie we are having problems, more troops will be needed.

We bomb Clarke

Near Tarakan a good victory, the airforce at Jolo punce, sending torpedoes into CL Boise, CL Marblehead, the houston dodged .

The advance south to Singapore on the West coast begins, 3 full divisions worth.

28/12
Seem to have lost a day somewhere, oh well.
Tarakan is invaded
Our Cruisers blocking outside of Manilla Harbour sink several msws, and AKs, I consider it a waste of torpedoes

He has some subs operating near Tarwana, they hit an AP today

The level of frustration about lack of enemy CVs, or any shipping for that matter in the south Pacific is climbing.
Why has'nt he moved?

We occupy Johore Bharu, it was abandoned
Mini KB to cover the invasion of Kendari, where our troops are storming ashore.
Mini KB will then loop around to the bottom of the celebes, and hit shipping near Java.

I note with Trepidation that my Brother in law will be busy tonight, heavy cruiser Kako will bombard Kendari.

29/12
A heavy day of fighting, and my family is in the thick of it
Admiral Herbiesan expresses satisfaction on the days events

In the phillipines nearly 4 divisions arrive at Clarke, 2 more enroute with armour. The Kitchen sink will be thrown at the allies very soon
Clarke is puonded by the sallies
Brother Kiza, in the fwd turret of the Kako sees action for the 2nd time, his ship pound Kendari
Tarakan Falls to us, as does kendari.
Now Brother Kiza will escort brother Zui and his South seas detachment in the invasion of Macassar

Brother in law Kawamura and his Daitai transferred to Brunie, he arrived safely, may he see action soon!
And poor brother private bando continues his never ending march with the imperial division, helping to capture an empty Alor Star

In Burma 2 divisions approach rangoon, some Indian troops resist them, we will push them aside.

30/12
A realative quiet day.
Our mini KB loops to the south of Balikapapan, it is attacked , but the CAP shows its teeth.

Of very , very serious concern, the entire KB replenishment task force has disapeared.
Hope its only a temporary bug.

Fighting for Clarke . We are bombarding only, and it appears that the allies are retreating into bataan peninsula, if this happens with out a fight, Brilliant!

We will immediately leave only a small garrison of 1 division and a guard regiment, and lots of small units to make up "numbers"

The rest of the troops in the phillipines will march to Naga, reembark on the troop ships standing by, and move onto the next objective, The solomons and PM

KB will be able to cover

Elswhere we lose a DD takling pt boats in Balikapapan, the invasion for it approaches, well covered by BBs, and the mini KB.

Imperial guard will attack georgtown, Taiping is also deserted, and we continue to push towards Rangoon

2 brothers into action tomorrow, as macassar is about to be invaded by the South Sea detachment.

A tanker is torpedoed near calcutta, about time the submarine arm got into the fray

A regrettable day, KB is discovered by a sub refuelling near Tarwana.

Our ambush plan has to be abandoned
So, KB is to enter the coral sea south of Gilli, Gilli, and dominate the area, cutting of any reinforcements to PM and rabual.
The divisions now being freed up from the phillipines will go for a rapid conquest of the DEI, and Darwin.
The final phase will be PM and the Solomons, which hopefully thanks to KB will be still free of much resistance.

Brother zui (South Sea Detachment) sees more action, as Macassar is taken
Brother in Law Kiza on the kako might have seen him storm ashore

Elsewhere, Tiapang is captured, and all troops arrive at Clarke
Imperial Division takes Georgetown, again our family sees action
Sorong falls
balikapapn troops are ashore.

Another day of successful invasions
We capture Clarke, and macassar is secured
Not much action, bad weather grounds many planes

4 divisions are detached from Clarke, and ordered to Naga, here they will redeploy to the DEI, we need the resources and oil.

Throwing the kitchen sink at precise points speeds invasions nicely[:'(]

Evil enemies are now bottled up in Bataan, and daring us to attack. We will not be tempted. A million tons of bombs are given a new forwarding address...Bataan
We consider the 1st phase as going well. Intelligence intercepts report much bafflement on the enemies side at out tactics, htey claim we have no grand plan.
Phase one, kick him into bataan, over run malaya, capture Rangoon and Balokapapan and Tarakan is well on the way
Phase 2, capture the DEI quickly is gathering steam, davao is filling up with ships, and the divisions at Naga will soon begin loading
Phase 3, the solomons, will need KB to keep clear of troops, she is now steaming due west towrds the area.

We pounded Kuantan and Balikapapan by air and sea today, and Kuching was hit again
Brother in law Kawamuara took his 1st combat mission today, a sweep over Kuching, no losses reported
We captured an empty tavoy today
Imperial division arrived at Kuala Lumpar
Balaikapapan should fall tomorrow

Hudsons from rabual reconned Truk today
To give a stern warning of our capabilities in the area, a very high altitude strike by 60 plus betties and 60 zeros will launch against rabual tomorrow from truk.

We would consider it nice though if the enemy send some ships north to snoop, KB would have a good time then.
Admiral herbiesan remains happy with the wars progress.

The war continues, much to plan
A big effort expended today at Imperial HQ as we organise large convoys of fuel and supplies for Davao, ready for the next phase

A scare as MUTSU is attacked by a sub off Siagon
The Truk raid launched, a big raid on rabual, 11 wirriways defended and were easily brushed aside.
We truly hope this shook him up
2 divisions are at the gates of rangoon, they will attack soon
In Malaya, Kuala LUmpar will soon be attacked, 3 divisions vs 4 brigades

Heads will roll over the east coast debacle, 3 tank regiments, and many other units still blundering through the forest, 28 miles still to go, the war will be over before I see them again

We intend to pound Kuching again.
balakpapan deliberate attacked, forts fell to 1, will fall very soon

The war continues to plan[:'(]

back after the break

the grand plan is forming shape, forces for the occupation of the solomons are being detailed of, 21st division will be the lead division, but the 18th will also be employed, now that balikapapan is ours
Mutsu is missed by a sub

Our airforce, 107 sallies pound bataan. we will not hurry here
79 betties hit rabual from truk, just to tell him our airpower is stretching its reach
balikpapan forts are down to 1
At Kuala Lumpar we have 3 divisions to 4 brigades. Tomorrow we attack

Recieved a letter from private bando of imperial division today, he too remains unimpressed by the caliper of allied troops.
We begin an invasion of Dadjagas, hoping from islad to island. The Phillipines are rapidly turning red
Bataan recieves a port attack
Bombers are staying high, not mush damage is inflicted, but he burns supply he cant replace now
balikpapan falls
Rangoon falls
Kuala lumpar falls

We get drunk at HQ

Today we send a massive bombing raid on singapore, after this all the sallies will redeploy to the bataan bombing, only light bombers are required, he has definately evacuated all his air, singapore also shows signs of evacuation, APs a plenty there
Dadjangas falls
gathering forces continue for phase 2

8/1/42
a quiet day today, some Nates tangle with a few buffaloes over Rangoon
A quiet before the next storm

10/1/42
several day of action this posting
We are still marching down the malaya peninsula, malacca is now being stormed.Its capture cuts of quiet a few troops to the North
We are shuffling a heap od planes about, getting set for the next phase.
There is NO intention to advance fast or far in Burma, or INdia even< we will keep it a ghost front, th e troops will be used elsewhere.
the southern java invasion sails
KB is headed toward LEA, We intend to announce her precence, and thus stop reinforcement of PM and The solomons until we can get forces there.
Mini KB sails, SHoHO reinfoces her, and all ships are zero equiped now.
The great south Java thrust is aimed for a port on the WEST coast of Java, I too believe that soerabaya will be very , very nasty, given the lack of resistance so far. We must break his airforce 1st.

The Malaya steamroller moves south further
The AVG operates over China, has he split it?
A curious sight as a single unit reappears at Clarke, is it a recon from Bataan ?
All sallies on Map will attack it tomorrow!

14/1/42
several days post again.
The recon unit at clarke was pulverised, 198 sallies hit it[:'(]
KB strikes PM, and announces her precence
The southern invasion gathers of davao

Brother Bando survives another mission.
And Mother, supplies are going to be short, as huge amounts leave Japan to repaitr the shattered oilfields we have captured .

The big news of the day is the entire army lost in the hills finally will reaoppear tomorrow. We creep North in Burma, mainly for show
21st division departs brunie for truk
Imperial division reports australian troops to the front, but they are not fighting
And China is as quiet as the grave, we give it no piority for anything at this stage.

16/1/42

7 allied brigads at Johore Bharu, vs the imperial division, but the front is quiet
a sub is sighted of Japan
Light bombing all fronts
We begin to convert many squadrons to zeros

2ns yamada sq transfers to balikapapan, Brother in law kawamura will soon see plenty of action

Wake island is a puzzle, do we commit there, or wait
A snlf is going to detach for basically a reco.
Soth Java invasion fleet leaves Davao
4 divisions. 6 BBs, mini KB, about 5 sqs of zeros, 5 of naval bombers.
nearly 40 escort ships. they aim to cut through the straight at bali, turn north and hit java from the rear. 1st we must cull his airpower.
it will be costly.

We continue to pound bataan, 175 sallies, 20 helen today
38th division attacks samarida, and accounts for most dutch units in borneo.
I miss identified this division as the 18th. It will now be the division slated for darwin.
The South Sea detachment will take Timor, the 21st rabual.
All 3 units then will take Port Moresby
our troops are gathering for the final assualts in Malaya
The southern front sails into macasssar straight.
Tomorrow the storm breaks