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I think were both up to no good.  I figure he is working on his operation in the Marshall's and building up his defenses.  I am moving forward with several operations.  I am hoping to kick them off within the next several months.  Hopefully before his Marshall operations. 
 
From the looks of my recon, he looks pretty strong in alot of places.  He has to be weak somewhere.  I just need to find his weak spots.  I can't wait to get my new toys.  15 days and the Corsairs start rolling off the assembly lines.   

15th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
China
Bombed and attacked.  Koniu tries to attack a stack of my troops.  He loses 2,700 to my 500.
 
Maloelap
2 DD's sink 2 of our xAK's.

Do you have more than one group of heavies in Burma-India? Port Morseby field level? I'm board as the emporer is in China and turns are far and few between. Love to see the New Guinea area as well as Burma AO and heavy locations. At the point you are in I began to close his airfields from the outside in and was able to establish beachheads behind his Front line trace. GEEEEEZZZ I want a turn in my in box![:D] I ask about the heavy dispositions as this time around I want to send one group from the Pacific to the far east to augment the USAF group there until the B29s arrive in '44. I think I may have been able to "jump start" the Burma offensive by at least six months with another 36-40 Liberators in theater. It only took 90 days to force his aircraft out of Burma with the P47s and P38s. With the additional heavies this time I will have more options and IJ will get very uncomfortable in central Burma much earlier.

Sincerely,
CnC Zuluhour aka Kurt

Kurt:
Burma has 9 heavy groups.  They are closeing AFs.
 
Oz has 13 heavy groups.  These are holding for future ops.
 
 
PM is lv 3 and in Jap hands.
 

I just looked back a bit, I forgot about Port Morseby. I assume you meant squadrons, I guess the B17s from the PI staged to Burma and is your added group. I'm glad to hear that they are able to close fields and that two groups may be enough. With the one group of USAF B24s in the OOB and the hard to replace RAF versions I could not keep anything down, he was able to shuffle around way to easily on me.

from the peanut gallery[:)]

I closed 2 AFs in Burma in 2 days.  Of course letting 2Es going in at 6k helps a lot also.  I like the B25s really well.

16th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB east of the Gilberts
 
China
Bombed
 
Lashio
CAP trap.  2 groups of Hurri's went up againist Tojo's, Oscars, and Nick's.  I lose 11 hurri's for 5 Tojo's and 2 Oscars.
 
Formosa
Missed a tanker.
 
Wotje/Maloelap
CAP trap we catch some Helens. 13 are shot down for no losses of our own.  2 DDs sink a PT boat.
 
Gilberts
CV TF is spotted again 11 hex's east northeast of Baker.  130 planes in all.  I see a CV, SAG and what looks like a fast transport TF.  Are they heading to Baker or what?  Tomorrow my CVs will depart PH and make their way down towards Baker.
 
For the last 2 days Koniu has been talking about building his defenses and managing his economy.  Will have to figure out if his economy is in danger.

I'll let Koniu have Baker if he wants it.  But he will pay for a quick and easy conquest.  I will bomb him to death.  I don't think Baker will be worth it to him.  All he is doing is taking away one of my OP's.  Baker can't be used for much besides an OP.

ORIGINAL: DOCUP

I'll let Koniu have Baker if he wants it.  But he will pay for a quick and easy conquest.  I will bomb him to death.  I don't think Baker will be worth it to him.  All he is doing is taking away one of my OP's.  Baker can't be used for much besides an OP.

Just to show you I am lurking It is a great base for the IJ to project patrols .. a Mavis squadron on Baker can see into mutliple shipping lanes as well as catch surface combat traffic ... however at this stage of the game I am not sure how long this base will last under 4E pressure ...[8D]

Aces: Nice to see you pop in.  Thats what I was thinking.  I will just bomb him once his carriers leaves the area. 

17th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
China
Bombed.
 
Baker
OK
 
Maloelap/Wotje
2 YMS's on pickett detail are sunk by Jap patrol AC.  The only TF I see now is a SAG and it, and it has moved 8 hexs northeast from its last postion.  Koniu is either raiding my SLOC, setting up a pickett force for the invasion of Maloelap/Wotje or he's going after Johnston Island.  I kinda hope its the latter.  Wotje is swept by Zeros but find nothing. 
 
The 2 CA that were damaged several days ago have made it to PH and are in the shipyards.  One will be out for 80 days the other will be back in Jan 43.

Thought some more about it, couple of DD pickets a must....smaller faster unloading TF.......

18th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
China
Bombed.
 
Burma
Cats sink an SC patroling around Rangoon.  There is a troop transport TF at Rangoon.  I am sending in 2 different SAGs.  I know Koniu has a SAG watching it but hopefully one of my SAGs can get thru.
 
Wotje
Swept.  I have lost sight of the Jap TFs in this area.  I asked Koniu what his ships were doing over here and he said they had unfinished business in the Gilberts.  HMMMM

I asked Koniu what his ships were doing over here and he said they had unfinished business in the Gilberts. HMMMM

Who needs SigNet.[:D]

19th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB between Maloelap and Johnston Is
 
China
Bombed.
 
Burma
One SAG run into Rangoon Harbour and finds nothing.  They pass up 1 TF of 4 LB.  On the way out the hit 2 TFs made up of LBs sinking 7 of them.  Koniu moved his ships to Pegu.  He now has bombers at Rangoon.  Our other SAG dosen't commit to the battle.  I am going to withdraw the 2 TFs back home.  I am going to break off a few DD's and set a trap just south of Akyab.  Let see if he bites.
 
MKB attacks a fast transport of AVD's.  They sink one outright the other 2 I will scuttle.  I will move my carriers 3 hex SW of Johnston Island.  I have a transport TF NW of Johnston. They will be LRCAPed from Johnston.  I am also sending out several groups of YMS's as picket ships. DB's from Johnston Island are also on alert to attack anything that comes within range.  Intel on the MKB is 75 fighters and 112 bombers.  TF is heading NE after my transport TF, they should be within LRCAP range by the morning.

I'm smelling an ambush.  Why would he send something other than the KB this close to PH and out of his own search arc's?  Smacking a few of his carriers would be nice but I don't know, I have a bad feeling about this. 
 
Any thoughts.

I just think he's fishing. You upset him in the Gilberts early and I think he lost his balance in mid Pacific. I love the turns which spin in your mind all day and cause a little hesitation to open.[;)]

I hope he's fishing.  I'd like to catch him and make him pay for fishing in my front yard.

20th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
China
bombed. 
 
Burma
Nothing.
 
Coco's
Bombed.
 
Most of the action was by subs.
 
We sink an AMc moving towards Roi Namur.  We also miss an AK off Kendri on the surface also.
 
RO boat sinks 2 xAKLs off Sydney.

21st Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB between Marshall's and Johnston
 
China
We rough up a small Jap unit in northern China.
 
Koumac
We get a good solid hit on a Jap sub.
 
Marshall's
MKB is sticking around.  I don't understand this.  Is he trying to figure out were my cariers are or what?  3 days this TF has been in no mans land.  I have ships out looking for a possible ambush from the KB but haven't found it.  I guessed wrong last turn were the MKB was traveling.  Intel has it traveling towards Wake right now.  I do have an AO dropping off fuel, so that is a possible.  My CVs are slowly closing in on the MKB.   I just don't know what Koniu is doing with this TF in no mans land?