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2-25-42 Soerabaja report

2-25-42 Port Moresby area

2-25-42 Mandalay

Heavy AA Units - You will get some at Colombo PLUS the big AA Bde. While keeping them here is nice, it is wiser to spend the PP and ship them to the mainland. You will miss them "IF" John invades Ceylon and they are destroyed. [:-]

Got it!

I remember combining the split units on Ceylon, I don't remember if I moved everyone into Colombo or not. I did mine it heavily though.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
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SIG INT REPORT FOR Feb 26, 42

Radio transmissions detected at Clark Field (79,76).
25th JNAF AF Unit is located at Tjilatjap(51,102).
Yura Fortress is located at Kobe(108,59).
5th Manchukuo Distr Division is located at Anshan(102,43).
105th NCPC Route Brigade is located at Paoting(94,40).
39th Road Const Co is located at Aparri(82,73).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 73,109.
4th JAAF AF Bn is located at Tarakan(67,91).
Radio transmissions detected at Nagasaki/Sasebo (102,58).
9th JAAF Base Force is located at Mukden(104,42).
Radio transmissions detected at Ponape (119,113).
6th NCPC Infantry Brigade is located at Tsingtao(95,47).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Rabaul (106,125).
18th Division is loaded on LSD Shinshu Maru moving to Albany.
Radio transmissions detected at Umnak Island (169,51).
11th Special Base Force is located at Saigon(60,71).
1st JAAF Base Force is located at Singapore(50,84).
Radio transmissions detected at Nagasaki/Sasebo (102,58).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Paramushiro-jima (137,47).
23rd Special Base Force is located at Balikpapan(64,97).
39th Field AA Battalion is located at Tokyo(114,60).
a Kasu-D Cargo class xAK is moving to Niigata (114,57).
8/Guards Mixed Brigade is loaded on a Gozan Cargo class xAK moving to Ua Huka.
General Defence Army is located at Tokyo(114,60).
Radio transmissions detected at Sendai (117,58).




Combat Report enclosed

2-26-42 Mandalay air battles

2-26-42 Albany AU another base invaded

Before we begin the 2-27-42 turn, does this look right for its time?
We cant use it unless J3 makes a sudden move for CONUS, and it can't be bought out, so no difference other than I would love to have these toys NOW! [;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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I forgot to post Ambon Is. is now under invasion... CD & heavy guns did some damage but not too much.

Light air battles mostly.

Major "gotcha" win in the South Pacific! came with losses too, so not decisive but still put a smile on my mug!


SIG INT REPORT FOR Feb 27, 42

403 men are based at Niigata (114,57).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Christmas Island (174,141).
51st Infantry Brigade is located at Wuchang(84,51).
17th Infantry Regiment is located at Changchun(106,41).
8th Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Changchun(106,41).
2nd NCPC Infantry Brigade is located at Taiyuan(91,40).
Rashin Fortress is located at Rashin(110,46).
10/56th Division is located at Ternate(78,102).
Chofu JAAF Base Force is located at Yokohama/Yokosuka(113,61).
Radio transmissions detected at Kagoshima (102,60).
Radio transmissions detected at Lolobato (79,102).
Radio transmissions detected at Miri (64,87).
6th RF Gun Battalion is located at Mutankiang(111,42).
610 men are based at Hirosaki/Aomori (118,54).
Radio transmissions detected at 104,56.
6th JAAF Base Force is located at Jehol(97,39).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 113,96.
Radio transmissions detected at Chinhae (103,54).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Davao (79,91).
4th Field AF Construction Battalion is located at Bataan(78,77).
1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment is located at Jehol(97,39).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 113,96.
Radio transmissions detected at Oosthaven (48,96).
11th Ind.AA Gun Co is located at Wakayama(109,60).
26th RGC Temp. Division is located at Taichow(92,52).
62nd Infantry Group is located at Chiba(114,61).


Combat Report enclosed

2-27-42 Rangiroa here's the good news...

2-27-42 Now the bad n ugly... [:(]

I hope you are building Alice Springs and points south to support 4 engine bombers. You may not have much time. Do you have US engineers in Australia yet? In rout? I would not build anywhere north of Alice either. A small "recon" type unit may be helpful in the desert for early detection of any fast armor formations. Beware of using your larger ground formations where they could suffer elimination by envelopment. To protect vulnerable ports early I use what older and smaller surface forces I can scrape up to slow down the approach and egress of hostile TFs so the few TBs can get a shot in the am. It's not much but I have had some success. It does require a the proper HQ and their are precious few. Do you have many of the shorter legged Dutch destroyers left? Old light four stacker cruisers?

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I hope you are building Alice Springs and points south to support 4 engine bombers.

Yes Alice Springs has one RAAF base force and is getting the 2 USAAF base forces from Darwin. I have 22K in supply from there, so building up looks good for now . pix enclosed

You may not have much time. Do you have US engineers in Australia yet?

No we have a couple of base forces (noted above) and J3 has moved quickly to cut off the movement routes from USA.

In rout? I would not build anywhere north of Alice either. A small "recon" type unit may be helpful in the desert for early detection of any fast armor formations. Beware of using your larger ground formations where they could suffer elimination by envelopment.

Hmmm is this a double entendre? YES we ARE getting routed [:D] The USAAF forces enroute right now are the Air Transports carrying the B-17E & P-40's groups, they are about 1/3rd of the way there... As for the hastily thrown together Divisions in OZ I have two HQ units with good experience with them, but low 30's experience against like numbers doesn't bode well. I have moved as much artillery as I can afford with them to help out.

To protect vulnerable ports early I use what older and smaller surface forces I can scrape up to slow down the approach and egress of hostile TFs so the few TBs can get a shot in the am. It's not much but I have had some success. It does require a the proper HQ and their are precious few. Do you have many of the shorter legged Dutch destroyers left? Old light four stacker cruisers?

The Dutch CL/DD's just got mauled and sunk in the "Great Australian Bight fight" a couple turns ago against the J3's BB's and escorts... The A-24's are spread out across the north bases because they don't have the legs for the Perth fight... If the B-17's get sunk or destroyed, it's pretty much over - I wont have the ability to move units freely from USA to OZ... That's what the DM's fight sinking J3's transports was such a big deal for me by Tahiti... I figure I cut 30% of his transport capability down there and he reacted strongly to it in his e-mail...


I appreciate the tips and will definitely see what I have around to do the land recon like you suggested.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 28, 42
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Nothing to post of any significance...

SIG INT REPORT FOR Feb 28, 42

Radio transmissions detected at Mili (136,121).
4th Mortar Battalion is located at Shanghai(92,55).
a Ansyu xPB class PB is located at Shikuka (126,43).
Radio transmissions detected at Kobe (108,59).
Peng Hu Fortress is located at Pescadores(84,63).
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade is located at Peiping(95,39).
4/32nd Special Base Force is loaded on xAP Suwa Maru moving to Mangaia.
Kogetsu JAAF Base Force is located at Nagasaki/Sasebo(102,58).
Shimonoseki Fortress is located at Shimonoseki(104,57).
7th Naval Construction Battalion is located at Lae(99,126).
124th Infantry Regiment is located at Palembang(48,91).
Radio transmissions detected at Jehol (97,39).
34th Division is located at Ichang(83,48).
41st Ind.AA Gun Co is located at Chinhae(103,54).
Radio transmissions detected at Siangtan (81,52).
94th JAAF AF Bn is located at Battambang(58,65).
91st JAAF AF Bn is located at Geraldton(49,141).
Kaosing Fortress is located at Takao(84,65).
19th Field AA Machinecannon Company is located at Heijo(103,47).
101st NCPC Route Brigade is located at Anyang(89,43).
52nd Road Const Co is located at Sinyang(86,48).
5th Army is located at Mishan(114,42).
4th Field AF Construction Battalion is located at Bataan(78,77).
4th NCPC Infantry Brigade is located at Taiyuan(91,40).
Radio transmissions detected at 108,60.
14146 men are based at Kirin (108,42).




Combat Report enclosed

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 01, 42
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a few good things shown below...the rest isn't fit to print! (But you can read it in the Combat Report anyway)


SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 01, 42

4/51st AA Regiment is loaded on xAK Toyu Maru moving to Rangoon.
Radio transmissions detected at Cocos Islands (33,101).
1st RTA Division is located at Bangkok(56,62).
8th Field AF Construction Battalion is located at Umnak Island(169,51).
Radio transmissions detected at Taonan (107,38).
Radio transmissions detected at Fusan (103,55).
3/1st Maizuru Assault Division is planning for an attack on Nadi.
5th Division is located at 51,146.
8th Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Changchun(106,41).
7th Garrison Unit is located at Sunwu(113,34).
5/51st AA Regiment is loaded on xAK Arizama Maru moving to Rangoon.
6/4th Division is located at Batavia(49,98).
22nd Fld AA Gun Co is located at Akita(117,55).
3/9th JAAF AF Coy is loaded on xAK Jinshu Maru moving to Rangoon.
93rd JAAF AF Bn is located at Victoria Point(51,66).
Radio transmissions detected at Luganville (120,150).
Radio transmissions detected at 90,32.
Radio transmissions detected at Lolobato (79,102).
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment is located at Mutankiang(111,42).
Korea Army is located at Keijo(103,50).
1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment is located at Jehol(97,39).
1st JAAF Base Force is located at Singapore(50,84).
Radio transmissions detected at Tsingtao (95,47).
Central Army is located at Osaka/Kyoto(109,59).
Royal Thai Army is located at Bangkok(56,62).
9th Tank Regiment is located at Jehol(97,39).


Combat Report enclosed

03-01-42 One of the Air Transport TF is caught by J3... Fortunately it was only B-26's (yeah Right!)

03-01-42 A very plucky French captain takes a bite out of the Japs... and lives to tell about it.

03-01-42 Those A-24 Banshees? They're alive and doing well thank you for asking...

I'm working on the moves I got from John just now and I put together a quick and dirty map of some of the heavy guns to see what's
where and I thought you guys might like to see it too. I have no idea where the Jap carriers are but I suspect they are around the
Perth area.