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Molon Labe · 06-30-22, 08:21 PM

9 February 1943
Shortlands Captured

We spotted another pair of tankers transiting the small island chain stretching southeast from Tokyo. USS Steelhead took a shot at one and missed. But it's fairly clear that he's running tankers south out of Tokyo and turning them west at some point to reach the Southern Resource Area. Just need to figure out where.
Two enemy subs snuck into the harbor at Wake. One torpedoed and sank a cargo ship while our minesweepers were depth charging the other (for light damage). Both enemy subs then hit mines and are unlikely to survive.
Two Tojos tried to stop our medium bombers attacking enemy troops at Shortlands; the CVE escorting the invasion task force gave the bombers 7 Wildcat escorts--they got both Tojos.
The 3rd USMC regiment has captured the Shortlands. There was only a company strength marine unit defending the base. We also landed an aviation support unit and Seabees. They're getting right to work building an airbase.

10 February 1943
Canton Island captured

One of the two crippled submarines at Wake was spotted surfacing near a cargo ship. A surface gun battle briefly broke out...but it wasn't really an attack, the sub had just surfaced because it couldn't maintain depth. The PG escorting the cargo ship soon joined in, scored a few gun hits, and finished the crippled sub off.
A B-17 raid on Rabaul (intended to disrupt any potential counterattack against Shortlands) ran into 7 Tojos. One B-17 was shot down and damage on the ground reportedly included a Kate destroyed.
Beaufighters found a pair of destroyers near Guadalcanal to harass. We got a bomb hit on one of them--just a 250-pounder, the ship appears only moderately damaged.
The 7th USMC Regiment landed at Canton Island and immediately captured it. The enemy had one proper marine unit, fragments of two others, along with substantial aviation support. These guys have been trapped here for months, occasionally getting bombed by B-24s from Pago Pago.
I've moved the Black Sheep off the CVE involved in the Shortlands op to Rossel Island. I immediately converted them to Corsairs in preparation to be moved to the Shortlands airstrip once it's ready for them. I also intend to base Avengers or Beauforts there to really try to make it hard for ships to reach Rabaul or Guadalcanal.

06-30-22, 08:21 PM	#582
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	9 February 1943 Shortlands Captured We spotted another pair of tankers transiting the small island chain stretching southeast from Tokyo. USS Steelhead took a shot at one and missed. But it's fairly clear that he's running tankers south out of Tokyo and turning them west at some point to reach the Southern Resource Area. Just need to figure out where. Two enemy subs snuck into the harbor at Wake. One torpedoed and sank a cargo ship while our minesweepers were depth charging the other (for light damage). Both enemy subs then hit mines and are unlikely to survive. Two Tojos tried to stop our medium bombers attacking enemy troops at Shortlands; the CVE escorting the invasion task force gave the bombers 7 Wildcat escorts--they got both Tojos. The 3rd USMC regiment has captured the Shortlands. There was only a company strength marine unit defending the base. We also landed an aviation support unit and Seabees. They're getting right to work building an airbase. 10 February 1943 Canton Island captured One of the two crippled submarines at Wake was spotted surfacing near a cargo ship. A surface gun battle briefly broke out...but it wasn't really an attack, the sub had just surfaced because it couldn't maintain depth. The PG escorting the cargo ship soon joined in, scored a few gun hits, and finished the crippled sub off. A B-17 raid on Rabaul (intended to disrupt any potential counterattack against Shortlands) ran into 7 Tojos. One B-17 was shot down and damage on the ground reportedly included a Kate destroyed. Beaufighters found a pair of destroyers near Guadalcanal to harass. We got a bomb hit on one of them--just a 250-pounder, the ship appears only moderately damaged. The 7th USMC Regiment landed at Canton Island and immediately captured it. The enemy had one proper marine unit, fragments of two others, along with substantial aviation support. These guys have been trapped here for months, occasionally getting bombed by B-24s from Pago Pago. I've moved the Black Sheep off the CVE involved in the Shortlands op to Rossel Island. I immediately converted them to Corsairs in preparation to be moved to the Shortlands airstrip once it's ready for them. I also intend to base Avengers or Beauforts there to really try to make it hard for ships to reach Rabaul or Guadalcanal. __________________