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  1. Malaya What If
    Threadmarks: MWI 41120705a Operation Betty OOB

    PhuForce Act Brig Charles Malet Lane 2 Bn 15 Punjab Regt, Lt Col Ross-Thompson (loaned from Penang garrison) 2/2 Australian Independent Company, Maj Alexander Spence (273 men) D Coy, 1 Bn Manchester Regt, Machine Gun Bn (loaned from 11th Indian Div) 21 Bty, 22 Mountain Artillery Regt (loaned...

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    Hi El Pip, Ah as Johnny Nash sang it 'I can see clearly now!' So with the Vildebeest using the older Mark XIV ok, the Swordfish using the newer Mark XII, and the R class submarines using the Mark VIII**, its safe to say I can cry 'Torpedoes away'

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    Hi Sonofpegasus, I'm assuming you mean Phuket when you write Penang. I'd only just recently brought out from the UK a Royal Marine company, so in theory I could have used Marines and naval ratings. However I chose the 2/2 Australian Independent Company, who I'm loosely calling Commandos, who had...

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    And Hi El Pip and alspug, thank you both for this. Re numbers, l guess I'll only get that if/when I stumble across an RAF doc in the National Archives in Kew. Thinking on what you have both said, yes there is probably a larger number than 100 torpedoes being stored at Singapore, being as the...

  5. Malaya What If
    Threadmarks: MWI 41120705 Operation Betty

    1941, Sunday 07 December, 04.30 – 15.00 Hrs Singapore Time: They came out of the sea mist under cover of the night, with dawn still another 30 minutes away. The three ex-customs launches puttered towards their goals, gently rolling along. On board each, the tension was high, a dozen or so...

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    Re Editing I think there is a line not to cross re editing, generally you can't progress down a TL, only to realise with hindsight that you maybe should have said/done something different. so changes other that grammatical must always be questioned. And hands up, I've been editing. The Hong...

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    I agree with the thought that neither Malta nor Egypt could be taken, the Italians and Germans haven't the necessary troops, ships and equipment to invade Malta, it's a very difficult island to take geographically by amphibious assault, and I think by 1942, there's not going to be another...

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    Hi alspug, yes I was aware that the 18-inch torpedoes used in Singapore/Malaya were the Mark XIV, but not that they were the only place that had them. Torpedoes are expensive things to manufacture, quite different to bombs and depth charges, and they don't tend to get used a lot, so I wonder how...

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    Hi alspug, thank you for this, and I guess this is a good point to have some discussion as to what munitions might be available to the RAF in Malaya/Singapore for my TL. While I have raised the profile of the Far East to Churchill and the CoS, with some improvements in increased units and...

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    Hi alspug, I have very little info on what munitions were held in Singapore Hi Trevayne, yes a lot of records were lost in the fall of Singapore and Hong Kong. The National Archives at Kew, Richmond do hold a lot of information, but finding it can be quite challenging, and its not easy to find...

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    Hi JWilly48519, I can't see how it could mess with any Links, you haven't provided any, so I'd say no harm done, delete way if you want to!

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    Hi Sekhmet_D, yes I would say it would be worse, circumventing the destroyed 'Ledge' position might be as much as ten miles, but that's not a great distance. Also I'd expect the Kokoda trail to climb to higher altitudes. Possibly after some work by the Japanese Field Engineers, a trail that...

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    Hi alspug, thank you, very informative and you made me laugh!

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    Regarding discussions on the famous 'Ledge', the little I know is the road to Yala from Betong is a winding torturous narrow road, with passing bays, a few bridges, and this cutting into the hillside called the Ledge. Not only is it the main road in this area, it is also the only road, and any...

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    Hi Butchpfd, Initially for the first 24 hours forward ground units will be using short wave radio, but after that better comms via telephone - telegraph and medium range radio will begin to take over. With a very fluid first day, there will be a lot of trust put in the hands of battalion...

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    Hi Jules, I think Maj Helby survived the battle historically, but with things getting a bit tighter now, and no doubt the distribution of supplies being increasingly fragile, I'll have to be a bit more diligent with how he gets through it all.

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    Threadmarks: MWI 41120704a Hong Kong Command OOB

    Units or Officers underlined indicates not historical to this Command Hong Kong Command Major General Christopher Maltby Subordinate to Lord Gort Fortress HQ GSO1 - Lt Col Lanceray (Lance) Arthur Newnham GSO2 – Maj Gordon Eric Neve GSO3 – Capt H. F. G. Chauvin RA GSO3 – Capt Peter A. MacMillan...

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    Hi Merrick, they are excellent examples of just how hard a task it would be to take the Ledge out by aircraft! Hi Sekhmet_D, Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf was a hero, but he wasn't superman, and even if he flew his Blenheim, loaded with explosive into the ledge, I'm not sure he could take out...

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    Hi Cryhavoc 101, Yes very similar to OTL, but as you say, Thracian has managed to undertake two mine laying operations in one day, which is a bit of a stretch, but I wanted to portray the Royal Navy being as 'on the ball' as Maltby's army garrison.

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    Hi Belisarius II, regarding Britain's strategy for defending Hong Kong, see https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/malaya-what-if.521982/post-22746760, for its extensive mine defences see https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/malaya-what-if.521982/post-23328954
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