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Intelligence, Operations, and Plans - 12 December 1941
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Sig Int of Interest
None
Sightings of Major IJN Units
I wonder who that other CV is.
Also spotted - CA at Truk
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Plans and Operations
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India
Status of evacuation of Rangoon, Tavoy, and Point Victoria:
Rangoon - All units except 221 RAF Group and Ranbgoon Force have been embarked and are on their way to Batavia via Padang.
Tavoy - Transport has arrived and embarkation of 107 RAF BF has begun
Victoria Point - 108 RAF BF has been loaded and is on its way to Batavia
Malaya Singapore
Now that the Japanese have captured both Alor Star and Khota Bharu, The units at Taiping have Japs to the front of them and Japs to the left of them. Supposedly, the left flank is secure because there's nothing but jungle out there and everyone knows it's impossible to move large formations through jungle. However, the Japanese seem to be pretty adept at doing the impossible, so I think I'll withdraw the troops at Taiping to Kuala Lumpur
Dutch East Indies
With a Japanese CVL poking around northern Borneo, I'm getting a little antsy about leaving Repulse and her brood at Batavia. I'm adding CL Dragon and CL Durban to her TF and sending them to Soerabaja
CA Houston has arrived at Soerabaja. My force at Soerabajo now consists of CA, 4CLs,and 16DDs plus Repluse and her gang are on they way. Now all I have to do is find some Japanese ships who do not have aircover, are sailing in the daytime, and who have forgotten to bring their torpedoes.
Elsewhere in the DEI the Batavian Bugout is really starting to rev up.
Southwest Pacific Command
Sparrow and Gull force are on their way to Port Moresby
TF transporting 103 RAF BF is loading supplies at Brisbane
All told I have about 80 supply ships headed to the West Coast from OZ/NZ
Rabaul was bombed today and it looks like the Japanese are putting together an invasion TF at Truk. Rabaul would have to be the most likely target. If I can get established at PM and Gilli, sooner or later, I'll have the means to bomb them back into the stone age but, until then, they're going to be a thorn in my side.
I'm beginning to devise a scheme.
When last seen the KB was headed west. They're probably going back to dear old Nippon but, even if they're not, I don't see them headed for Rabaul. They have more serious fish to fry. The mini KB is fully engaged in the PI and DEI so, they're out of the picture for the moment.
Enterprise is sitting at PH fully loaded and ready to go. How 'bout I bring her down to the Solomons staying well east of any Japanese air space?. I've done some messing around with Bhodi's Utility and it looks like there's a sweet spot around Shortlands that lets me stay out of the range of zeroes based at Truk but puts me close enough to launch a strike at Rabaul shipping. Here's what it loooks like:
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EDIT: Whoa! What am I thinking? The zeroes aren't going to be my problem. The Betties are. Maybe I'd better turn big E around.
I'd really, REALLY, like some input on this one.
Pearl Harbor
Enyerprise leaves bound for Canton Island.
West Coast
TF 1130 transporting 119,000 supply departs SF for PH
TF 1131 transporting 113,000 fuel departs SF for PH
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