
February 9th, 2008, 03:36 AM
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Good Ol' Boy 
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Re: How long do you thing that MacArthur could have held out in the Philippines?
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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII
The last vessels carrying supplies to the Philippines were assembled in convoy in Hawaii and on 7 December were still on the high seas. In the convoy were the 52 dive bombers of the 27th Bombardment Group, 18 P-40s, 340 motor vehicles, 48 75-mm. guns, 3,500,00 rounds of .30- and .50-caliber ammunition, 600 tons of bombs, 9,000 drums of aviation fuel, and other heavy equipment and supplies. Also aboard were the two light field artillery battalions and the ground echelon of the 7th Bombardment Group (H)."
HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 3]
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Wasn't this you, Mr Jack (SouthWestPacficVet) and your guns?
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