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Molon Labe · 01-26-24, 05:34 PM

8 June 1942

uneventful turn; Lashio troops attacked by enemy but they surprisingly manage to hold out thanks to the defensive bonus in the mountains.

9 June 1942

I-23 fires torpedoes at Prince of Wales near Baker Island in the Gilberts, misses.
I-158 torpedoes and sinks a minelayer at Esperance, Australia, takes depth charge damage after and sets course for home for repairs. The sub was on a mission with one other to mine Esperance and Albany--the Albany minefield was spotted and is already being cleared, but this one appears to have done unnoticed.
I've begun landing troops on Efate. This was an important base for the enemy months ago, but we bypassed it while taking New Caledonia; with the fall of Fiji I have some idle troops that can head back and deal with this.
We shot down 2 Blenheims attacking our troops in the mountains around Lashio.
We routed a force of 26,000 troops outside Sian, but we had over 400 squads disabled in the effort. This could potentially complicate things when I reach Lanchow.

01-26-24, 05:34 PM	#122
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	8 June 1942 uneventful turn; Lashio troops attacked by enemy but they surprisingly manage to hold out thanks to the defensive bonus in the mountains. 9 June 1942 I-23 fires torpedoes at Prince of Wales near Baker Island in the Gilberts, misses. I-158 torpedoes and sinks a minelayer at Esperance, Australia, takes depth charge damage after and sets course for home for repairs. The sub was on a mission with one other to mine Esperance and Albany--the Albany minefield was spotted and is already being cleared, but this one appears to have done unnoticed. I've begun landing troops on Efate. This was an important base for the enemy months ago, but we bypassed it while taking New Caledonia; with the fall of Fiji I have some idle troops that can head back and deal with this. We shot down 2 Blenheims attacking our troops in the mountains around Lashio. We routed a force of 26,000 troops outside Sian, but we had over 400 squads disabled in the effort. This could potentially complicate things when I reach Lanchow. __________________