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Old December 30th, 2007, 07:16 AM
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Default Re: HOLLANDIA (JAYAPURA) in 1944

It really seems like you got them by surprise. You possibly got their leader (the Major) and the survivors must have panicked and fled. I'm amazed that 20mm and 40mm could cause so much damage. You'd think thye used the heavy stuff, but 40mm can do a hell of a lot of damage. To the victor goes the spoils: so free supplies, amno and rice for you. The weather must have been terribly warm and wet and it must have been hard to get fresh air. Did your troops suffer from tropical sickness or was the climate around the beachead more temperate? I suppose the morale after the landing must have been rocket high.
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