Milne Bay
Milne Bay By July 1942, the Milne Bay Garrison was expanding quickly. The major unit present was the 7th Bde AMF, which was a Queensland unit originally from Brisbane. 7th Bde consisted of the 8th,...
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You got the 15th out! I was rather worried about them. I hope to hell those Lodestarts are flying in 25pdr and 3" before anything else. The 5th RAA is about the only ace Clowes has, and than puts the...
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I thought I'd try something a bit different. Unfortunatly not being exactly Manhattan the resolution is a bit low - at least its not under cloud like Kokoda. Image 1 An overview of Milne Bay with some...
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Damn, shane was the quickest :-) If you are like me and need a good map to locate what Mark wrote about, have a look at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/a...sc56-9.jpg (index is here :...
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From the Official History Ditto, so please note troop dispositions are OTL not FFO. shaneRule .303 Shoot straight, you bastards.
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An impressive bit of work. I think along with Burma and Cassino, NG was probably one of the worst theatres that the western Allies fought in. Give me the Western Front in 1916-18 any time (apart from...
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Damn good writing. Also damn good to see the old V/W class DDs do something useful in the Pacific before being destroyed unlike OTL.
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Good stuff Mark. Later, BillGod has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. John Muir
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Damn! Thought I had removed Thracian. It's Thanet, Thracian was lost at Singapore in FFO (something I missed). Shane, excellent imagery. Who could have imagined a decade ago that you could use...
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Mark, VERY great story. Confused and savage battles were to be expected at this point. When you asked about Fairey Battles to be sent to Australia, 18 months ago, I knew you were a nasty boy.... Best...
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Quote: Damn! Thought I had removed Thracian. It's Thanet, Thracian was lost at Singapore in FFO (something I missed). Mark, Fantasque has confirmed that it was Thanet that was sunk by bombs at Penang...
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Oh, GREAT. Help! I need and RN S&T class destroyer! Not a cry you hear every day, that.... Cheers: Mark
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Here is an extract of Fantasque's list for RN destroyers sunk or damaged. I hope it will help you to find the one you need. sunk DD HMS Kandahar, sunk by bombs, West of Sardinia, on morning March...
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Well, Mark, following Fantasque's files (and mine, too), it seems that Thracian was NOT sunk (but Thanet was). Cheers
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OK, I'll go into edit mode. I tell you what, the S&T class went out with a bang in FFO! Cheers: Mark
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Well, they sent out 400 in OTL for training purposes. We actually used them for convoy escorts in 1942-43 (correct!). The last few in operational service have been doing nuisance bombing and some...
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I actually cut up what I believe to be the last physical trace of the Battle in Australia the other year, or at least outside the AWN - only the good lord and the Curator (who stand in for God on...
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