I was beginning to get the picture, and it wasn’t pretty. It was a numbers racket, and the mob called the Allies had the numbers. My client had tried to muscle in on their turf. It had worked for a while, I guess they hadn’t taken the guy in the white suit seriously enough, but now they were pushing back – hard.
If I didn’t do something fast things were going to get uglier than a Phyllis Diller look-alike contest. A lot of guys were already pushing up daisies, guys named Junyo, Hiyo, and Soryu, Hibiki had been given a pair of cement overshoes and sent for a swim off of Perth. Someone was going to pay for that one, ‘cause Hibiki was a friend of mine.
Worst of all, someone had cut the head off the Japanese Army in Burma and mailed it back to Tokyo in a box. I called in my partner, Feurer Krieg, to check that one out. He grabbed some quinine tablets and headed off into the jungle. He was a brave guy. Too brave. I gave him about the same chance to make it as a tabby cat at a Rottweiler convention.
Yamamoto had bitten off more than he could chew and now it was time to pay the piper. But he’d hired me to do a job and I was going to try and do it. I packed a bag and bought a ticket to Port Moresby. One way. I didn’t think I’d be coming back.
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Taking over a game in the right in the middle is kind of interesting. For a Japanese player it’s a lot like running the first turn of the game, except that you don’t know where anything is to start with. It is also educational. Things have been done completely differently in this game than I would have done them. In some cases it’s like “Hey, that’s clever, I never thought of doing that before.” In others it’s more like “Oh my god, what were they thinking?” Both ways there are lessons to be learned that give me a chance to improve my skills as a player.
I am just going to give some quick first impressions of the situation in the Pacific at the moment. Look for some more detailed information, screenshots and etc., in the near future.
It is February 1943. Japan controls an impressive amount of territory in the Pacific. Cap Mandrake had posted a good map showing who controls what shortly before I had to stop reading his AAR, so I will refer the curious there for the moment.
But there are serious problems:
- Supply levels are low almost everywhere, especially in Japan. This is compounded by a crippling shortage of AKs. There is at the moment not a single AK in the Home Islands. Not one.
- There are not enough troops to establish a good defensive perimeter. What little there is to spare is all on the way to the CBI theater. The units lost at Perth are sorely missed.
- The Imperial Navy is beaten up and worn out. Capital ship losses are not too bad – three of the smaller fleet carriers, two battleships, and a fair number of cruisers have been lost, but the core remains intact, though most important ships are suffering from battle damage or high system damage. Most of the fleet is in Japan and a month of R&R will cure most of their woes. The real problem is a serious shortage of destroyers. Many of these vital ships have been lost.
My own style of play as Japan is very careful, relying on defense in depth and conservation of forces. This game has been played in a much more wide open fashion. I am going to have to learn new tricks and new tactics to put up a good fight here. Mostly what I need is time. In a one on one game I would have some hope that the debacle in Burma would keep my opponent’s attention elsewhere while I reorganize the forces in the Pacific, but it’s a two on two game and I doubt Tabpub intends to give me the time. I wouldn’t, if it were me - the period immediately after a change of command is an ideal time to strike. We will see what happens.
Eternity is really long, especially near the end - FK & CF vs Cap&Tab
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RE: Change of Command
The case smelled worse than sushi that had been left out in the sun, but he had money and my wallet was as flat as a flounder run over by an oxcart.
Raymond Chandler would have been proud of that sentence.[8D]
RE: Change of Command
ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish
I was beginning to get the picture, and it wasn’t pretty. It was a numbers racket, and the mob called the Allies had the numbers. My client had tried to muscle in on their turf. It had worked for a while, I guess they hadn’t taken the guy in the white suit seriously enough, but now they were pushing back – hard.
If I didn’t do something fast things were going to get uglier than a Phyllis Diller look-alike contest. A lot of guys were already pushing up daisies, guys named Junyo, Hiyo, and Soryu, Hibiki had been given a pair of cement overshoes and sent for a swim off of Perth. Someone was going to pay for that one, ‘cause Hibiki was a friend of mine.
Worst of all, someone had cut the head off the Japanese Army in Burma and mailed it back to Tokyo in a box. I called in my partner, Feurer Krieg, to check that one out. He grabbed some quinine tablets and headed off into the jungle. He was a brave guy. Too brave. I gave him about the same chance to make it as a tabby cat at a Rottweiler convention.
Yamamoto had bitten off more than he could chew and now it was time to pay the piper. But he’d hired me to do a job and I was going to try and do it. I packed a bag and bought a ticket to Port Moresby. One way. I didn’t think I’d be coming back.
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Taking over a game in the right in the middle is kind of interesting. For a Japanese player it’s a lot like running the first turn of the game, except that you don’t know where anything is to start with. It is also educational. Things have been done completely differently in this game than I would have done them. In some cases it’s like “Hey, that’s clever, I never thought of doing that before.” In others it’s more like “Oh my god, what were they thinking?” Both ways there are lessons to be learned that give me a chance to improve my skills as a player.
I am just going to give some quick first impressions of the situation in the Pacific at the moment. Look for some more detailed information, screenshots and etc., in the near future.
It is February 1943. Japan controls an impressive amount of territory in the Pacific. Cap Mandrake had posted a good map showing who controls what shortly before I had to stop reading his AAR, so I will refer the curious there for the moment.
But there are serious problems:
- Supply levels are low almost everywhere, especially in Japan. This is compounded by a crippling shortage of AKs. There is at the moment not a single AK in the Home Islands. Not one.
- There are not enough troops to establish a good defensive perimeter. What little there is to spare is all on the way to the CBI theater. The units lost at Perth are sorely missed.
- The Imperial Navy is beaten up and worn out. Capital ship losses are not too bad – three of the smaller fleet carriers, two battleships, and a fair number of cruisers have been lost, but the core remains intact, though most important ships are suffering from battle damage or high system damage. Most of the fleet is in Japan and a month of R&R will cure most of their woes. The real problem is a serious shortage of destroyers. Many of these vital ships have been lost.
My own style of play as Japan is very careful, relying on defense in depth and conservation of forces. This game has been played in a much more wide open fashion. I am going to have to learn new tricks and new tactics to put up a good fight here. Mostly what I need is time. In a one on one game I would have some hope that the debacle in Burma would keep my opponent’s attention elsewhere while I reorganize the forces in the Pacific, but it’s a two on two game and I doubt Tabpub intends to give me the time. I wouldn’t, if it were me - the period immediately after a change of command is an ideal time to strike. We will see what happens.
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RE: Someone else's problem...
I carry a Nambu pistol and a hip flask of whiskey. The pistol is crappy and the whiskey isn’t very good, but then again I’m not much of a detective.
I was sitting in my Tokyo office with my feet up on the desk when this navy type dressed in white came in. He called himself Yamamoto, and he had a case. It seems that a lot of his friends had gone to Australia and hadn’t come back. There was a lot of stuff missing – freighters, destroyers, supplies, that sort of thing. Something bad had gone down out there and he wanted me to get to the bottom of it.
Pretty good -- even if you are lifting it from the "Calvin and Hobbes" comics.[;)]
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Intelligence
February 14, 1943, Saigon
Gen FK: He said what?
Intelligence Officer: Our operative in Karachi says that the British Command has a large map of the theater they do their planning on, and if we have planes in an airbase, they place a red airfield symbol on that base in the morning, BEFORE they issue orders to their bomber groups.
FK: That means they must have agents of their own at or near all of our airbases.
IO: That would be my guess, sir.
FK: Do these 'symbols' indicate how many planes are at the base?
IO: Not clear sir, it seems that there might be a couple levels of quantity measurement, but that even low amounts cause them to place a symbol.
FK: And then they bomb the bases that have symbols?
IO: It would seem so.
FK: What if we only have one plane at a base?
IO: It gets a symbol.
FK: Excellent, I think we can use this to our advantage. One more question - why don't we get similar information on the enemy airfields?
IO: Not clear, but we suspect it has something to do with an order issued by an unofficial intelligence source in Tokyo name Turnfile.
FK: Yes, I've heard of him from my partner, Cuttlefish. I see. So by the Order of Turnfile, the Allies have gained an intelligence advantage over us. Oh well, no one ever said war had to be fair.
Gen FK: He said what?
Intelligence Officer: Our operative in Karachi says that the British Command has a large map of the theater they do their planning on, and if we have planes in an airbase, they place a red airfield symbol on that base in the morning, BEFORE they issue orders to their bomber groups.
FK: That means they must have agents of their own at or near all of our airbases.
IO: That would be my guess, sir.
FK: Do these 'symbols' indicate how many planes are at the base?
IO: Not clear sir, it seems that there might be a couple levels of quantity measurement, but that even low amounts cause them to place a symbol.
FK: And then they bomb the bases that have symbols?
IO: It would seem so.
FK: What if we only have one plane at a base?
IO: It gets a symbol.
FK: Excellent, I think we can use this to our advantage. One more question - why don't we get similar information on the enemy airfields?
IO: Not clear, but we suspect it has something to do with an order issued by an unofficial intelligence source in Tokyo name Turnfile.
FK: Yes, I've heard of him from my partner, Cuttlefish. I see. So by the Order of Turnfile, the Allies have gained an intelligence advantage over us. Oh well, no one ever said war had to be fair.
RE: Intelligence
alls fair in love and war lol
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Sake
February 14th, 1943, Bach Mai Airfield near Hanoi.
Major Maska: How did 3rd Chutai get here before us?
Cpt Inoue: You were asleep when the other Chutai's were leaving, sir.
Major Maska: Why didn't you wake me?!
Cpt Inoue: I tried, sir. You were noneresponsive.
Meanwhile, at the makeshift officers club...
Major Yamagata: This sake isn't bad at all! Glad we heard about the shortage. That's that hardest I've pushed that old 57 in a long time. I was going to relax at Manilla longer and let those suckers in 6th Chutai make sure the airfield was safe for us, but a sake shortage is something we can't sit still for - right men?!
Other 3rd Transport Chutai pilots in the 'club' holler and make known their agreement.
Bartender: Well, you lot got the last of it, that's for sure. Not sure when more is coming in, all the cargo ships have been sent southwest from what I can tell to pick up war materials. And the transports coming from the home land are all full of tanks from the 1st and 6th Reserve Regiments.
Yamagata: Why can't they just fill the tanks with sake bottles? Seems like that would be a better use of space.
Bartender: Got me, but I'm sure they have more important things to pack in there than whiskey. The war isn't looking good out here.
Yamagata: Yea, so I heard. Don't matter much to me, Scotch whiskey tastes just fine.
Bartender: You better not say that too loud around here, you're liabile to get picked up by the Kempeitai for disloyalty.
Yamagata: Ah, they don't scare me. I'll just tell them Maska in 6th Chutai made me say it. I heard he got busted for smuggling whiskey, so they already are looking for an excuse to haul him in. Would be good too, that guy is waaaayy to serious.
Bartender: All the same, you're a lot closer to the front than you were two days ago, and you better watch your tongue around here.
Yamagata: Yea, yea. Don't you worry - I'll do my job. Sometimes being adverse to death has its advantages when your job is to remove soldiers from bad situations. And I can run away better than most. That idiot Maska would probably try to ram an enemy fighter just for the glory of it - never mind the 11 soldiers in his plane.
Major Maska: How did 3rd Chutai get here before us?
Cpt Inoue: You were asleep when the other Chutai's were leaving, sir.
Major Maska: Why didn't you wake me?!
Cpt Inoue: I tried, sir. You were noneresponsive.
Meanwhile, at the makeshift officers club...
Major Yamagata: This sake isn't bad at all! Glad we heard about the shortage. That's that hardest I've pushed that old 57 in a long time. I was going to relax at Manilla longer and let those suckers in 6th Chutai make sure the airfield was safe for us, but a sake shortage is something we can't sit still for - right men?!
Other 3rd Transport Chutai pilots in the 'club' holler and make known their agreement.
Bartender: Well, you lot got the last of it, that's for sure. Not sure when more is coming in, all the cargo ships have been sent southwest from what I can tell to pick up war materials. And the transports coming from the home land are all full of tanks from the 1st and 6th Reserve Regiments.
Yamagata: Why can't they just fill the tanks with sake bottles? Seems like that would be a better use of space.
Bartender: Got me, but I'm sure they have more important things to pack in there than whiskey. The war isn't looking good out here.
Yamagata: Yea, so I heard. Don't matter much to me, Scotch whiskey tastes just fine.
Bartender: You better not say that too loud around here, you're liabile to get picked up by the Kempeitai for disloyalty.
Yamagata: Ah, they don't scare me. I'll just tell them Maska in 6th Chutai made me say it. I heard he got busted for smuggling whiskey, so they already are looking for an excuse to haul him in. Would be good too, that guy is waaaayy to serious.
Bartender: All the same, you're a lot closer to the front than you were two days ago, and you better watch your tongue around here.
Yamagata: Yea, yea. Don't you worry - I'll do my job. Sometimes being adverse to death has its advantages when your job is to remove soldiers from bad situations. And I can run away better than most. That idiot Maska would probably try to ram an enemy fighter just for the glory of it - never mind the 11 soldiers in his plane.
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Feb 15th
February 15th, 1943, Saigon
Gen FK: So what bases in Malaya can support our aircraft?
HQ Staffer: Georgetown, sir.
FK: That's it? What about Singapore?
Staffer: There is a command staff there, but no mechanics. All the other bases in Malaya are completely empty.
FK: For the love of chocolate, where can we pull some mechanics from? What about these two units at Waingapu? What is their status?
Staffer: Sir, both units are thoroughly prepared to defend Saigon. 100% ready!
FK: (smacks forehead) Okay - look at the map - are they near Saigon? NO! Order the 135th IJA Base Force up to Singapore, and tell the 125th IJNAF Base Force to study some maps related to the base they are at - Waingapu!
Staffer: Certainly, sir, but are you sure you want to throw away all the time and effort they put into preparing to fight at Saigon?
FK: Please leave or I will fully prepare you for front line duty.
Gen FK: So what bases in Malaya can support our aircraft?
HQ Staffer: Georgetown, sir.
FK: That's it? What about Singapore?
Staffer: There is a command staff there, but no mechanics. All the other bases in Malaya are completely empty.
FK: For the love of chocolate, where can we pull some mechanics from? What about these two units at Waingapu? What is their status?
Staffer: Sir, both units are thoroughly prepared to defend Saigon. 100% ready!
FK: (smacks forehead) Okay - look at the map - are they near Saigon? NO! Order the 135th IJA Base Force up to Singapore, and tell the 125th IJNAF Base Force to study some maps related to the base they are at - Waingapu!
Staffer: Certainly, sir, but are you sure you want to throw away all the time and effort they put into preparing to fight at Saigon?
FK: Please leave or I will fully prepare you for front line duty.
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RE: Feb 15th
February 15th, 1943, Bangkok
Major General Kizuka (temporarily in command of 3rd Air Div until General Nobe is evacuated from Rangoon): Correct, I want 64th Fighter Sentai to fly into Singapore.
Staffer: Sir, you are aware their are no air support units in Singapore?
Kizuka: Well aware. Theater Command is implementing a new strategy based on reports regarding enemy intelligence. Apparently, as long as we have any plane at a base, the enemy will think we have planes there. They won't necessarily know that they are, as in the 64th's case, obsolete planes with flight school trainees behind the stick. Whereas, if the base is left empty, they will know it is undefended and might bomb the ships we have in port there.
Staffer: Very good sir. So will the 64th be flying any missions?
Kizuka: Nope, they just need to be there. The enemy's secret agents will do the rest for us.
Major General Kizuka (temporarily in command of 3rd Air Div until General Nobe is evacuated from Rangoon): Correct, I want 64th Fighter Sentai to fly into Singapore.
Staffer: Sir, you are aware their are no air support units in Singapore?
Kizuka: Well aware. Theater Command is implementing a new strategy based on reports regarding enemy intelligence. Apparently, as long as we have any plane at a base, the enemy will think we have planes there. They won't necessarily know that they are, as in the 64th's case, obsolete planes with flight school trainees behind the stick. Whereas, if the base is left empty, they will know it is undefended and might bomb the ships we have in port there.
Staffer: Very good sir. So will the 64th be flying any missions?
Kizuka: Nope, they just need to be there. The enemy's secret agents will do the rest for us.
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Like oil and water
February 15th, 1943, Hanoi
Cpt Inoue: That wasn't too bad sir. Not an enemy aircraft in sight. Plus now we can say we have actually flown a combat mission.
Major Maska: Boring if you ask me. And our planes are a mess now, and we have orders to fly everyday. Those soldier sure are a messy bunch.
Inoue: I imagine we should cut them some slack, they have been stuck in Akyab for a long time.
Maska: They could still show some courtesy. Be sure to have Officer Makino clean out my plane when he is finished with his.
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Major Yamagata: That mission was easy!
Major Itaya: Yea, especially since we didn't fly it! Ha-ha-ha!!
Major Chojiro: Rank has its privileges!
The three Majors of 3rd Chutai share a nice laugh and continue to spend the evening relaxing.
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Cpt Inoue: That wasn't too bad sir. Not an enemy aircraft in sight. Plus now we can say we have actually flown a combat mission.
Major Maska: Boring if you ask me. And our planes are a mess now, and we have orders to fly everyday. Those soldier sure are a messy bunch.
Inoue: I imagine we should cut them some slack, they have been stuck in Akyab for a long time.
Maska: They could still show some courtesy. Be sure to have Officer Makino clean out my plane when he is finished with his.
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Major Yamagata: That mission was easy!
Major Itaya: Yea, especially since we didn't fly it! Ha-ha-ha!!
Major Chojiro: Rank has its privileges!
The three Majors of 3rd Chutai share a nice laugh and continue to spend the evening relaxing.
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Bravely they go...
February 15th, 1943, Saigon
Aide: Sir, our naval forces...er force, scored a great victory today off Rangoon!
FK: Great! How many ships did we sink?
Aide: Well, none.
FK: Victory?
Aide: Yes! One of our motor torpedo boats chased 4 cargo ships and hit one with a torpedo!
FK: It didn't sink?
Aide: No sir, but we did hit it!
FK: Great, well, I suppose to hit the enemy and return to base is a successful mission.
Aide: Actually, sir, the boat was hit by a 4" shell and sunk.
FK: That isn't really a victory. Do you think you could be a little more objective in your reports?
Aide: Certainly sir. There was also a victory at Rahaeng today. The 123rd IJNAF Base Force didn't retreat when attacked by the 254th Indian Tank Brigade.
FK: So they repelled the enemy?
Aide: Not exactly.
FK: So how is it a victory?
Aide: They won't retreat until tomorrow sir!
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Aide: Sir, our naval forces...er force, scored a great victory today off Rangoon!
FK: Great! How many ships did we sink?
Aide: Well, none.
FK: Victory?
Aide: Yes! One of our motor torpedo boats chased 4 cargo ships and hit one with a torpedo!
FK: It didn't sink?
Aide: No sir, but we did hit it!
FK: Great, well, I suppose to hit the enemy and return to base is a successful mission.
Aide: Actually, sir, the boat was hit by a 4" shell and sunk.
FK: That isn't really a victory. Do you think you could be a little more objective in your reports?
Aide: Certainly sir. There was also a victory at Rahaeng today. The 123rd IJNAF Base Force didn't retreat when attacked by the 254th Indian Tank Brigade.
FK: So they repelled the enemy?
Aide: Not exactly.
FK: So how is it a victory?
Aide: They won't retreat until tomorrow sir!
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Under the Southern Right Cross
It was quiet down south. Way too quiet. I didn’t know where any of the bad guys were and no one was talking. It made me jumpy.
Down Noumea way I found one of Yamamoto’s boys, “King” Kongo. He’d been shot and left for dead but was still alive. I needed to get him out of there, but the only fellow I had to send with him was an enforcer named Asakaze. Asakaze wasn’t in great shape himself. He’d gone a few rounds with somebody a lot tougher and his face looked like it had made recent acquaintance with a brick wall, but he was all I had. I sent them north and hoped they’d make it.
That was all I could do for the moment. I left a gal I knew named Betty to keep an eye on things. Betty was quite a dame. She had great legs and she packed a surprising wallop, but she also had a thing for fire. I just hoped she wouldn’t get burned.
Meanwhile I headed north myself. I needed to check out the Aleutians. The other side was making noise up there and I had to find out what was going on. I shopped around for a good parka but somehow they weren’t big sellers in this part of town. That was too bad. It was going to be cold up there, colder than an IRS auditor’s heart.
Next: A Kiska Before Dying
Down Noumea way I found one of Yamamoto’s boys, “King” Kongo. He’d been shot and left for dead but was still alive. I needed to get him out of there, but the only fellow I had to send with him was an enforcer named Asakaze. Asakaze wasn’t in great shape himself. He’d gone a few rounds with somebody a lot tougher and his face looked like it had made recent acquaintance with a brick wall, but he was all I had. I sent them north and hoped they’d make it.
That was all I could do for the moment. I left a gal I knew named Betty to keep an eye on things. Betty was quite a dame. She had great legs and she packed a surprising wallop, but she also had a thing for fire. I just hoped she wouldn’t get burned.
Meanwhile I headed north myself. I needed to check out the Aleutians. The other side was making noise up there and I had to find out what was going on. I shopped around for a good parka but somehow they weren’t big sellers in this part of town. That was too bad. It was going to be cold up there, colder than an IRS auditor’s heart.
Next: A Kiska Before Dying
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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross
I left a gal I knew named Betty to keep an eye on things. Betty was quite a dame. She had great legs and she packed a surprising wallop, but she also had a thing for fire. I just hoped she wouldn’t get burned.
Cute. They called the Betty "the flying lighter", didn't they?
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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross
Film noi.......er.... WITP noir. I like it[:)]
Very nice good sir!
Very nice good sir!
For what we are about to receive, may we be truly thankful.
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RE: Under the Southern Right Cross
February 17th, 1943 - Saigon
FK: How did our massive attack on the naval forces at Moulmein go?
Junior Officer: Well sir, the mission didn't exactly happen.
FK: Orders are orders, why didn't they fly?
JO: Well, sir, not all the front line officers have the highest confidence in the new Junta.
FK: We are not a Junta - we are more like a 'partnership'. Besides, I don't think we would call it a Junta, even if it was a whole committee, because that is a Spanish word, not Japanese.
JO: Fair enough, sir, but for now the unit commanders still decide when to fly or not.
FK: Why bother giving them orders at all?
JO: Sometimes they do listen, sir. Apparently they are a hard to figure bunch, but occasionally they do what one would expect.
FK: So we got nothing out of all the order we issued yesterday?
JO: Oh no, we did have some highlights. Over the Burma road our fighters at Lashio and Mandalay successfully shot down a Spitfire Vb. Those planes are typically very hard to kill, but since it was busy strafing it was an easy kill. Also, at Moulmein, one army Sentai felt the attack should go forward, and escorted by a group of A6M2s his Ki-21's put bombs onto a destroyer and a cargo ship at Moulmein.
FK: Well, that is something. I've read the enemy bombing reports, and it seems like we have to make sure we keep moving our planes around or they are going to get pounded on the ground, or caught by those darned P-38s.
JO: Yes, sir.
FK: Okay, order the planes to lay low tomorrow. In a couple days, we'll try the Moulmein thing again. In the meantime we need to make some changes to the leadership around here to make sure they realize this Jun- Partnership, is here to stay.
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FK: How did our massive attack on the naval forces at Moulmein go?
Junior Officer: Well sir, the mission didn't exactly happen.
FK: Orders are orders, why didn't they fly?
JO: Well, sir, not all the front line officers have the highest confidence in the new Junta.
FK: We are not a Junta - we are more like a 'partnership'. Besides, I don't think we would call it a Junta, even if it was a whole committee, because that is a Spanish word, not Japanese.
JO: Fair enough, sir, but for now the unit commanders still decide when to fly or not.
FK: Why bother giving them orders at all?
JO: Sometimes they do listen, sir. Apparently they are a hard to figure bunch, but occasionally they do what one would expect.
FK: So we got nothing out of all the order we issued yesterday?
JO: Oh no, we did have some highlights. Over the Burma road our fighters at Lashio and Mandalay successfully shot down a Spitfire Vb. Those planes are typically very hard to kill, but since it was busy strafing it was an easy kill. Also, at Moulmein, one army Sentai felt the attack should go forward, and escorted by a group of A6M2s his Ki-21's put bombs onto a destroyer and a cargo ship at Moulmein.
FK: Well, that is something. I've read the enemy bombing reports, and it seems like we have to make sure we keep moving our planes around or they are going to get pounded on the ground, or caught by those darned P-38s.
JO: Yes, sir.
FK: Okay, order the planes to lay low tomorrow. In a couple days, we'll try the Moulmein thing again. In the meantime we need to make some changes to the leadership around here to make sure they realize this Jun- Partnership, is here to stay.
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FeurerKrieg
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Japan's bombers can fly after all
February 19th, 1943 - Bangkok
FK: Good job, men. I wanted to come out here to personally congratulate you on the fine job you did today. Your complete victory over the overconfident enemy fighter force cleared the way for many of our bombers at Hanoi and Port Blair to attack enemy shipping today.
Pilot: How many enemy fighters did we shoot down, sir?
FK: From our review of the records it looks like 39 P-40E Warhawks and 6 CW-21B Demons. The important thing is that you took out every enemy fighter in the air and our bombers had a clear run on the enemy ships. 12 cargo ships, many of them loaded with enemy troops and one frigate were all hit with bombs and or torpedoes. We even hit the battleship Valiant with a bomb, but apparently it did not penetrate the ships armor. Keep up the great work, the Emperor will be pleased!
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FK: Good job, men. I wanted to come out here to personally congratulate you on the fine job you did today. Your complete victory over the overconfident enemy fighter force cleared the way for many of our bombers at Hanoi and Port Blair to attack enemy shipping today.
Pilot: How many enemy fighters did we shoot down, sir?
FK: From our review of the records it looks like 39 P-40E Warhawks and 6 CW-21B Demons. The important thing is that you took out every enemy fighter in the air and our bombers had a clear run on the enemy ships. 12 cargo ships, many of them loaded with enemy troops and one frigate were all hit with bombs and or torpedoes. We even hit the battleship Valiant with a bomb, but apparently it did not penetrate the ships armor. Keep up the great work, the Emperor will be pleased!
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FeurerKrieg
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Duck...duck...duck...Brit!
February 20th, 1943 - Saigon
Radio Report from Bangkok:
Radio Report from Bangkok:
Many enemy P-38 fighters on sweep followed by bombing attack from many heavy enemy bombers. Damage: 4 Ki-15 Recon planes. All fighters successfully evacuated before enemy attack. Two enemy bombers seen trailing smoke.
RE: Duck...duck...duck...Brit!
Keep it up guys. I so wanted to stay in this campaign and greatly respect you making a go of it!
Member: Treaty, Reluctant Admiral and Between the Storms Mod Team.
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Cuttlefish
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RE: Duck...duck...duck...Brit!
ORIGINAL: John 3rd
Keep it up guys. I so wanted to stay in this campaign and greatly respect you making a go of it!
We are doing our best. Actually Feurer Krieg is doing his best, so far my areas have been very quiet. His improvised defense of Malaya and Indochina has been inspired and he might just keep our opponents off-balance long enough to stabilize the situation there.
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Cuttlefish
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RE: A Kiska Before Dying
It was cold up north but it wasn’t just the williwaws that made me shiver. Our boys held Attu and Kiska and the other side had a grip on everything else. I’d heard that song somewhere before and it didn’t have a happy ending. But right now things seemed to be quiet enough.
And this was a good thing. Behind Kiska was the mighty fortress of Paramushiro Jima, except when I stuck my head in the door there and said hello all I heard were echoes. There was a janitor somewhere around but I didn’t care how handy he was with that mop. It wasn’t going to be much help if the Allied gang decided to pay a visit.
Behind that was northern Japan. What I saw there made me feel like a turkey watching the farmer’s wife put up Thanksgiving decorations. From Tokyo to Hokkaido there weren’t enough of our guys around to repel a brigade of girl scouts armed with plastic forks. I wondered if the other side knew that. I hoped not, I truly did.
And this was a good thing. Behind Kiska was the mighty fortress of Paramushiro Jima, except when I stuck my head in the door there and said hello all I heard were echoes. There was a janitor somewhere around but I didn’t care how handy he was with that mop. It wasn’t going to be much help if the Allied gang decided to pay a visit.
Behind that was northern Japan. What I saw there made me feel like a turkey watching the farmer’s wife put up Thanksgiving decorations. From Tokyo to Hokkaido there weren’t enough of our guys around to repel a brigade of girl scouts armed with plastic forks. I wondered if the other side knew that. I hoped not, I truly did.