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Molon Labe · 10-29-21, 08:20 AM

24 June 1942
Pearl cargo run detected...now what?

Hawaii
USS Tarpon found one of the enemy merchants near Oahu and sank it. It was carrying troops. It later found a landing barge and gunned it down, then attempted a gun attack on another cargo ship before return fire changed their mind. Recon is showing Lahaina troop numbers briefly went up, then down again to lower than when I started watching a few days ago. My guess is he's not moving anything in or out of Hawaii, he's moving exhausted troops off the front and replacing them with fresh reserves.

While my cargo ship on the way in was standing off, the one in port finished unloading and departed. It ran into an enemy PB. The PB's contact report led to a submarine finding and sinking the cargo shortly after. But more important, now he knows I'm running supply with single ships--just days before a large convoy is set to arrive. Will the Betties come back?

Solomon Sea
S-39 torpedoed a cargo ship at Normanby Island that had troops aboard.
The KB has moved out of view towards Truk. Junyo still appears to be lagging behind but is also headed that way.

Sumatra
Fulmars escorted by Hurricanes attempted to stop a cruiser group from bombarding Palembang, but Zeroes fought them off. One Zero was shot down along with a Hurricane and 2 Fulmars. The bombardment disabled a few aircraft and caused light facility damage.

China
An enemy bombardment at Chenchow once again hurt him more than me. The troop numbers look pretty even, except he also has tanks. Doesn't look like enough to overcome the fortifications.

I attacked again at Chusein, but this time he did more damage to us, I need to rest and resupply my troops.

Reinforcements
YMS-100 arrives at Astoria
China Air TaskForce arrives at Kunming
22nd Marine Regiment arrives at San Diego
267th Armoured Brigade arrives at Madras
4th British Brigade arrives at Aden
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This turn was another Mulligan for the enemy...the settings on the cruisers attacking Palembang were incorrect and they ended up further north than he wanted, resulting in a torpedo bomber attack from Singapore. The error really wasn't all that different from mine with Enterprise so I gave it to him. In the original turn, he actually attacked Chengchow and reduced the forts to level 4. I also remembered--the first time--to stop my cargo ship leaving Pearl in addition to stopping the one about to arrive. Also, the attack at Normanby Island was done by PTs instead of a sub.

10-29-21, 08:20 AM	#283
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	24 June 1942 Pearl cargo run detected...now what? Hawaii USS Tarpon found one of the enemy merchants near Oahu and sank it. It was carrying troops. It later found a landing barge and gunned it down, then attempted a gun attack on another cargo ship before return fire changed their mind. Recon is showing Lahaina troop numbers briefly went up, then down again to lower than when I started watching a few days ago. My guess is he's not moving anything in or out of Hawaii, he's moving exhausted troops off the front and replacing them with fresh reserves. While my cargo ship on the way in was standing off, the one in port finished unloading and departed. It ran into an enemy PB. The PB's contact report led to a submarine finding and sinking the cargo shortly after. But more important, now he knows I'm running supply with single ships--just days before a large convoy is set to arrive. Will the Betties come back? Solomon Sea S-39 torpedoed a cargo ship at Normanby Island that had troops aboard. The KB has moved out of view towards Truk. Junyo still appears to be lagging behind but is also headed that way. Sumatra Fulmars escorted by Hurricanes attempted to stop a cruiser group from bombarding Palembang, but Zeroes fought them off. One Zero was shot down along with a Hurricane and 2 Fulmars. The bombardment disabled a few aircraft and caused light facility damage. China An enemy bombardment at Chenchow once again hurt him more than me. The troop numbers look pretty even, except he also has tanks. Doesn't look like enough to overcome the fortifications. I attacked again at Chusein, but this time he did more damage to us, I need to rest and resupply my troops. Reinforcements YMS-100 arrives at Astoria China Air TaskForce arrives at Kunming 22nd Marine Regiment arrives at San Diego 267th Armoured Brigade arrives at Madras 4th British Brigade arrives at Aden ---- This turn was another Mulligan for the enemy...the settings on the cruisers attacking Palembang were incorrect and they ended up further north than he wanted, resulting in a torpedo bomber attack from Singapore. The error really wasn't all that different from mine with Enterprise so I gave it to him. In the original turn, he actually attacked Chengchow and reduced the forts to level 4. I also remembered--the first time--to stop my cargo ship leaving Pearl in addition to stopping the one about to arrive. Also, the attack at Normanby Island was done by PTs instead of a sub. __________________