Letters from a Prime Minister
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Faterbong has the turn..........
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
From Admiralty house
to
Prime Ministers Office
regret to inform DD Paterson (involved in search and rescue off Geraldton)lost to
enemy action.
British Carriers in action against Japanese destroyers North of Carnovan un able to
detach further vessels.
There remains some hope some survivors have come ashore near Geraldton
Stop.
(Cruiser Mogami crawls away, 2 torpedoes in her guts)
The Japanese fling 100 plus kates against Kodiak.
They churn the dirt, the mud, the snow. The defending troops in the hills, the bunkers,
the deep defences, hunker down, curse, swear, and ride it out, barely harmed.
There are two Japanese Divisions in the beach head. Their troops look at the dust rising
from the grey hills surrounding them, and know deep in there hearts, that it will
take more than that to get them to the top of them.
A regiment of the Imperial guard re enters Esperance.
2 hours later, barely half of it retreats back north up the road.
Finally, east of Kalgoorlie, the 16th division moving west engages the british armour.
Men verses the hard steel of the Matildas.
Another 1000 Japanese will leave their bones in the desert.
We resume at last!, the penguin has taken over, and we are about a week behind.
to
Prime Ministers Office
regret to inform DD Paterson (involved in search and rescue off Geraldton)lost to
enemy action.
British Carriers in action against Japanese destroyers North of Carnovan un able to
detach further vessels.
There remains some hope some survivors have come ashore near Geraldton
Stop.
(Cruiser Mogami crawls away, 2 torpedoes in her guts)
The Japanese fling 100 plus kates against Kodiak.
They churn the dirt, the mud, the snow. The defending troops in the hills, the bunkers,
the deep defences, hunker down, curse, swear, and ride it out, barely harmed.
There are two Japanese Divisions in the beach head. Their troops look at the dust rising
from the grey hills surrounding them, and know deep in there hearts, that it will
take more than that to get them to the top of them.
A regiment of the Imperial guard re enters Esperance.
2 hours later, barely half of it retreats back north up the road.
Finally, east of Kalgoorlie, the 16th division moving west engages the british armour.
Men verses the hard steel of the Matildas.
Another 1000 Japanese will leave their bones in the desert.
We resume at last!, the penguin has taken over, and we are about a week behind.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
We resume at last!, the penguin has taken over, and we are about a week behind.
Tally ho, Up and at them!!
Say thank you to the Penguin.
Mat
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And the Matilda crews wait for the next waltz...
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Are the Allies aware that General Tojo has been displaced in a surprising revolt by Japan's military leaders? Is it possible, as rumored, that Admiral Yamamoto was responsible for the coup? I can't wait to see if this news leaks out to the Allies and ends up splashed across newspapers in San Francisco, Sydney and London...and here.
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
Things get chaotic when someone loses 1/3 of the Japanese army in the Australian desert... :]
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Things get chaotic when someone loses 1/3 of the Japanese army in the Australian desert... :]
Nothing serious. Just a flesh wound...
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
3 July
From
General Blamey
to
War Cabinet
Appreciation of current situation.
There seems to be messages of boundless enthusiasm coming from the cabinet about current situation.
Before we all go to the pub, and celebrate, some members of the cabinet need to
be reminded what we face.
Currently we have first corp, plus the 7th armoured brigade advancing south from
Carnovan, and now approaching Geraldton.
With the withdrawal of the british carriers, they lack air support, the daily attacks
by unescorted Val dive bombers testament to this.
Japanese warships also are now active off carnovan. East of Kalgoorlie (and despite
16th division again self destructing against our armour), we still have 5 Japanese divisions
facing essentially 3 Australian, 3 divisions seriously now understrength.
All, and I cannot over emphasise this, depends on holding Esperance, and getting:
> significant air support
> significant reinforcements in.
The rail line will soon be clear, the Americal division has trapped the 8th tank regiment
on the rail line.
4th division makes slow progress West.
The Japanese seem fixated on Kodiak.
God help us if the reinforcements fail to get in, or the Jap carrier fleet appears.
Again, although the situation improves daily, I again urge, send everything, everything we have
here, to the sound of the guns.
This, I still feel, will be the battle field of decision
Blamey
From
General Blamey
to
War Cabinet
Appreciation of current situation.
There seems to be messages of boundless enthusiasm coming from the cabinet about current situation.
Before we all go to the pub, and celebrate, some members of the cabinet need to
be reminded what we face.
Currently we have first corp, plus the 7th armoured brigade advancing south from
Carnovan, and now approaching Geraldton.
With the withdrawal of the british carriers, they lack air support, the daily attacks
by unescorted Val dive bombers testament to this.
Japanese warships also are now active off carnovan. East of Kalgoorlie (and despite
16th division again self destructing against our armour), we still have 5 Japanese divisions
facing essentially 3 Australian, 3 divisions seriously now understrength.
All, and I cannot over emphasise this, depends on holding Esperance, and getting:
> significant air support
> significant reinforcements in.
The rail line will soon be clear, the Americal division has trapped the 8th tank regiment
on the rail line.
4th division makes slow progress West.
The Japanese seem fixated on Kodiak.
God help us if the reinforcements fail to get in, or the Jap carrier fleet appears.
Again, although the situation improves daily, I again urge, send everything, everything we have
here, to the sound of the guns.
This, I still feel, will be the battle field of decision
Blamey
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
July 4th
50 miles south wets, Esperance
LT Jackson watches the strike rise from Enterprises deck.
It is, as usual, a stirring and awesome sight. The roar of the engine, its bellow,
let me go!, let me go!. the launch mans wave of the flag, the bellow rising, the plane lurching
forward, a hundred pairs of eyes following its progress as it rumbles down the flight deck,
seemingly suspended, frozen in time, then, almost agonisingly, away.
To be followed moments later, by yet another bomber, then another, and another......
A stirring sight.
But it does not delude Jackson.
He counts them off, bombers and fighters alike.
Enterprise's strength is nearly 2 thirds of what it once was.
The mission, to secure Esperance, to cover the latest run of reinforcements in, remains the same.
"Whatever it takes, "thinks Jackson. "Whatever it takes"
KB remains at Kodiak.
The American carriers today hit Japanese troops near Esperance.
They will lose 2 bombers today.
Bombers un likely to be replaced.
50 miles south wets, Esperance
LT Jackson watches the strike rise from Enterprises deck.
It is, as usual, a stirring and awesome sight. The roar of the engine, its bellow,
let me go!, let me go!. the launch mans wave of the flag, the bellow rising, the plane lurching
forward, a hundred pairs of eyes following its progress as it rumbles down the flight deck,
seemingly suspended, frozen in time, then, almost agonisingly, away.
To be followed moments later, by yet another bomber, then another, and another......
A stirring sight.
But it does not delude Jackson.
He counts them off, bombers and fighters alike.
Enterprise's strength is nearly 2 thirds of what it once was.
The mission, to secure Esperance, to cover the latest run of reinforcements in, remains the same.
"Whatever it takes, "thinks Jackson. "Whatever it takes"
KB remains at Kodiak.
The American carriers today hit Japanese troops near Esperance.
They will lose 2 bombers today.
Bombers un likely to be replaced.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
July 5th
The bombardment arrives with absolutely no surprise at all.
The troops on Kodiak have had nearly 12 hours warning of its approach.
Heavy ships, a great many heavy ships, and transports as well, steaming arrogantly North
towards them.
The knowledge of its approach does not lesson the terror at all.
It is just on dawn, and there they are, grey mountains in the mist.
Volcanoes spitting fire.
Kirishima, Hiei, 5 heavy cruisers.
The shells scream in, tortured lost souls wailing their screams as they pass overhead, thud into the mountains.
Again, and again, the dirt , rock, duct and dirty snow plumes.
The ground shakes
Thump, ka thump, thump.
Again, and again, and again.
Then above this hurricane of noise, the Kates in formation.
130 of them, formation perfect.
The bombs fall on the hills again, the smoke and dust thickens even more.
And the japs swarm ashore again, another division.
The action ends mid morning.
A thousand or so reinforcements.
130 bombs, a 4 hour bombardment.
And the American defences?
Barely scratched.
The bombardment arrives with absolutely no surprise at all.
The troops on Kodiak have had nearly 12 hours warning of its approach.
Heavy ships, a great many heavy ships, and transports as well, steaming arrogantly North
towards them.
The knowledge of its approach does not lesson the terror at all.
It is just on dawn, and there they are, grey mountains in the mist.
Volcanoes spitting fire.
Kirishima, Hiei, 5 heavy cruisers.
The shells scream in, tortured lost souls wailing their screams as they pass overhead, thud into the mountains.
Again, and again, the dirt , rock, duct and dirty snow plumes.
The ground shakes
Thump, ka thump, thump.
Again, and again, and again.
Then above this hurricane of noise, the Kates in formation.
130 of them, formation perfect.
The bombs fall on the hills again, the smoke and dust thickens even more.
And the japs swarm ashore again, another division.
The action ends mid morning.
A thousand or so reinforcements.
130 bombs, a 4 hour bombardment.
And the American defences?
Barely scratched.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
July 5th
A new front
Daley waters
Another crises
2 Aussie cavalry regiments cautiously moving north bump into a jap unit.
Jap units.
Lots of Jap units, including the 65th brigade.
They are quickly in trouble.
A new front
Daley waters
Another crises
2 Aussie cavalry regiments cautiously moving north bump into a jap unit.
Jap units.
Lots of Jap units, including the 65th brigade.
They are quickly in trouble.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
There are many war stories.
A great many. Full of battles, glory, bravery, cowardice.
Jack had always thought that was the way it was. Now, now he of course knows better.
He's seen his battles now. Moments of terror, of adrenalin.
But they already fade in his memories.
What he will remember,, what he never read about, will be the important stuff.
How to keep warm and dry at night.
How to have a crap with out exposing yourself , how any paper is valuable ........
And food. It all comes down to food, getting it, trying to keep it warm, and God,
how horrible the small amount they get tastes.
That, for Jack, for so many, is war.
Food, sleep, , the rest.
He will remember this morning though. They come from the south, a hundred of them, thundering across
the skiy.
Almost as one the men rise, rise from a hundred pits, trenches, gun emplacements.
And cheer.
The shadows pass over them, the sky vibrates
100 dive bombers.
American dive bombers, bold as brass.
About to Bust kalgoorlies butt.
A great many. Full of battles, glory, bravery, cowardice.
Jack had always thought that was the way it was. Now, now he of course knows better.
He's seen his battles now. Moments of terror, of adrenalin.
But they already fade in his memories.
What he will remember,, what he never read about, will be the important stuff.
How to keep warm and dry at night.
How to have a crap with out exposing yourself , how any paper is valuable ........
And food. It all comes down to food, getting it, trying to keep it warm, and God,
how horrible the small amount they get tastes.
That, for Jack, for so many, is war.
Food, sleep, , the rest.
He will remember this morning though. They come from the south, a hundred of them, thundering across
the skiy.
Almost as one the men rise, rise from a hundred pits, trenches, gun emplacements.
And cheer.
The shadows pass over them, the sky vibrates
100 dive bombers.
American dive bombers, bold as brass.
About to Bust kalgoorlies butt.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
July 6th
KB kills several AKs in the Alaskan gulf
B17s strike Rabual, sink 3 ss, 2 CMs
And Tokyo Rose announces:
"Tomorrow, the war will definitely be decided"
KB kills several AKs in the Alaskan gulf
B17s strike Rabual, sink 3 ss, 2 CMs
And Tokyo Rose announces:
"Tomorrow, the war will definitely be decided"
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
July 7th
Kodiak.
They rise from the trenches, and in waves, screaming waves of glittering steel,
the Japanese attack.
And like waves on a beach, the attack breaks
Four and a half thousand dead.
The American front lines not even reached.
Tokyo Rose, got it wrong.
Kodiak.
They rise from the trenches, and in waves, screaming waves of glittering steel,
the Japanese attack.
And like waves on a beach, the attack breaks
Four and a half thousand dead.
The American front lines not even reached.
Tokyo Rose, got it wrong.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
From
Centre of Radio intelligence
to
CIC, PAC.
Immediate:
Indications are strong that Japanese high command has replaced its leadership, stop.
Radio traffic from all Head quarters has spiked to un precedeted levels.
All indications are that a massive re organisation and re deployment of Army, Navy and airforce
units is underway.
Updates to follow as picture becomes clearer........
Nimitz reads the signal.
There is only one reaction.
A low whistle..."Hot damn".....
Nimitz
Centre of Radio intelligence
to
CIC, PAC.
Immediate:
Indications are strong that Japanese high command has replaced its leadership, stop.
Radio traffic from all Head quarters has spiked to un precedeted levels.
All indications are that a massive re organisation and re deployment of Army, Navy and airforce
units is underway.
Updates to follow as picture becomes clearer........
Nimitz reads the signal.
There is only one reaction.
A low whistle..."Hot damn".....
Nimitz
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RE: Letters from a Prime Minister
It certainly seems that the IJ has over-reached itself at this point.
I would tend towards containing the formations in Alaska & Australia, with just enough to occupy them, Stalingrad style, and pointing the assembling US (mainly)\allied juggernaut at the Marianas with a view to seizing them in early 1943 when you have a couple of Essex's on line; on to the PI and Formosa in June.
Edit: I forget when the Independence class show up, I think you get a couple in early 43.
I would tend towards containing the formations in Alaska & Australia, with just enough to occupy them, Stalingrad style, and pointing the assembling US (mainly)\allied juggernaut at the Marianas with a view to seizing them in early 1943 when you have a couple of Essex's on line; on to the PI and Formosa in June.
Edit: I forget when the Independence class show up, I think you get a couple in early 43.
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