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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 1:52:35 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		There goes the airfield at Sydney. I think a landing South of Brisbane is coming soon.

Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged

Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 58

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 1:54:20 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Damaged HMAS Australia was trying to make a run to NZ. Might have been better to send her to Melbourne.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Kembla at 91,174

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A1 Val x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CA Australia, Bomb hits 4, on fire


Blue also gets hit by Vals. I suspect we will lose both Blue and Australia.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 1:58:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		IJA 5th Div joins the fight on the Brisbane line and ups the attack to 1:1. Our lads will crack soon.

Ground combat at 95,159 (near Brisbane)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32700 troops, 440 guns, 245 vehicles, Assault Value = 1267

Defending force 14407 troops, 241 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 263

Japanese adjusted assault: 410

Allied adjusted defense: 369

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
686 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
289 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
38th Division
144th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
2nd Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
7th Australian Brigade
8th Australian Brigade
11th LH Motor Regiment
25th Cav Recce Regiment
1st Australian Brigade
9th Australian Brigade
16th LH MG Regiment
2nd A/Car Regiment
22nd Fld RAA Regiment
16th Fld RAA Regiment
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment




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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:00:20 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		I think the Australian reinforcements from Aden will not get here in time. Time to fall back, I think.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:03:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Broome: We have some success. JJ has Broome but has no aviation support ashore. B-17's from Darwin hit the runway and then this.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Broome at 62,127, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Shell hits 47, and is sunk
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Yanagi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1
DD Whipple
DD Parrott, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Banckert, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Isis, Shell hits 1
DD Jupiter

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:07:25 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		China: We cross the river E of Ichang and catch the IJA 44th Div with their opposable thumbs in a very inopportune place. Even so, they are closing in on Changsha from the West.

Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 57594 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1626

Defending force 13379 troops, 106 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

Allied adjusted assault: 1016

Japanese adjusted defense: 953

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2917 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 263 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3512 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 307 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:08:59 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		N&IC: Nothing bad happens other than a TK getting torpedoed SE of Suva.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:19:31 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		What to do? 3 1/2 divisions plus a shedload of arty above Brisbane. 2 1/2 divisions on N&IC. I think it's time to
ring up Mr. Chrchill and tell him to stop worrying about Tobruk and start worrying about Sydney and Melbourne.

<goes to look up emergency Australian reinforcement thread...anyone have the link?>

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 2:31:04 PM   
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44th British Division arrives at Cape Town
2nd British Para Brigade arrives at Cape Town
1st AA Bde arrives at Aden
7th SA Armoured Brigade arrives at Cape Town
9th Australian Division arrives at Aden
Invasion Mobilstn Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
27th Rhodesian Brigade arrives at Cape Town
Natal Mtd Rifles Regiment arrives at Cape Town


2nd Para and 9th Aus are very good...others not so much. And they arrive in Cape Town. Not sure about aircraft.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 4:00:59 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

quote:

44th British Division arrives at Cape Town
2nd British Para Brigade arrives at Cape Town
1st AA Bde arrives at Aden
7th SA Armoured Brigade arrives at Cape Town
9th Australian Division arrives at Aden
Invasion Mobilstn Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
27th Rhodesian Brigade arrives at Cape Town
Natal Mtd Rifles Regiment arrives at Cape Town


2nd Para and 9th Aus are very good...others not so much. And they arrive in Cape Town. Not sure about aircraft.

IIRC lost of aircraft arrive at Aden.

Tell Mr. Roosevelt (d) to pull Patton and his Corps off of Morocco before they get massacred at Kasserine and send them to Australia where there is desert with fewer mountains - and no panzers.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 4:11:04 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/15/2015 7:17:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great thread, just caught up with it today.

Perhaps you can pull stuff out of India now with the idea of replacing it from the troops that will show up in Capetown when the conditional reinforcements get triggered. The Natal and Rhodesian units may not be much, but they can replace garrisons in India that you can move now.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/16/2015 10:16:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think our main land campaign will be in Oz instead of Burma. Just need to round up some merchies and send them to Cape Town. Nice run ashore.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/16/2015 10:20:06 AM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 2:32:19 AM   
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

quote:

44th British Division arrives at Cape Town
2nd British Para Brigade arrives at Cape Town
1st AA Bde arrives at Aden
7th SA Armoured Brigade arrives at Cape Town
9th Australian Division arrives at Aden
Invasion Mobilstn Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
27th Rhodesian Brigade arrives at Cape Town
Natal Mtd Rifles Regiment arrives at Cape Town


2nd Para and 9th Aus are very good...others not so much. And they arrive in Cape Town. Not sure about aircraft.

IIRC lost of aircraft arrive at Aden.

Tell Mr. Roosevelt (d) to pull Patton and his Corps off of Morocco before they get massacred at Kasserine and send them to Australia where there is desert with fewer mountains - and no panzers.


It's still February 42. I think Patton is in New Jersey somewhere.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 2:45:47 AM   
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Broome: Lightly damaged combatants, low on ammo head back to Darwin but there progress is inconsiderately impeded by LYB's

Night Time Surface Combat, near Broome at 62,126, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Taiko Maru, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Nako Maru #2, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kamoi Maru
xAK Shinyubari Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
DD Whipple
DD Isis
DD Jupiter

80 mi later

Night Time Surface Combat, near Broome at 63,124, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
xAK Shinyubari Maru, Shell hits 25, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nihonka Maru

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1
DD Whipple
DD Isis
DD Jupiter


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 2:56:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sydney: Our fighters are being overwhelmed by land based and carrier Zeroes. Even reinforcements from Norfolk are not enough. The cruisers get hammered again but none sink.
We shot down a bunch of Zeroes yesterday but they have brought a shedload of planes to Oz


Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
G4M1 Betty x 20

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40B Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 8, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AG Wanaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chester, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Wulin, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 7


Bettys all over the place.

Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 43

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 3:04:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		China: We get clobbered West of Changsha, which is nearly isolated

Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39156 troops, 340 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Defending force 38202 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 696

Japanese adjusted assault: 841

Allied adjusted defense: 395

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
11856 casualties reported
Squads: 458 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 402 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 69 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 28 (23 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5

We further crush the IJA 34th Div East of Ichang.

Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 54309 troops, 311 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1291

Defending force 11423 troops, 106 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Allied adjusted assault: 250

Japanese adjusted defense: 113

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2239 casualties reported
Squads: 97 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 111 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 24 (13 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
2134 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 3:14:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Brisbane line: JJ tries an attack at Toowoomba. We win.

Ground combat at Toowoomba (94,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4724 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 2718 troops, 26 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Japanese adjusted assault: 72

Allied adjusted defense: 88

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
21st Cav Recce Regiment
20th LH Motor Regiment
2nd Marine Air Wing
16th RAAF Base Sqdn

JJ attacks again N of Brisbane. They take fewer casualties. We have whole brigades disabled. Time to run away.

Ground combat at 95,159 (near Brisbane)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46671 troops, 563 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198

Defending force 13886 troops, 236 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Japanese adjusted assault: 507

Allied adjusted defense: 295

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
828 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1620 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 52 (3 destroyed, 49 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
38th Division
2nd Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/17/2015 3:17:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		No big attacks at N&IC. Norfolk Level 2 tomorrow. Noumea can take dive bombers again. It takes 2 d to rearm the BB's.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/18/2015 3:53:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		*****************Brodick Castle, overlooking the Firth of Clyde, HQ of Gen Patton*************


Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a pearl handled revolver:...what do you mean "keep going" Sergeant?

Young US Army Sergeant in exquisitely pressed uniform: I mean don't turn left at Gibraltar and keep going around the Cap of Good Hope.

Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a pearl handled revolver: To where, son, spit it out.

Young US Army Sergeant in exquisitely pressed uniform: To Perth, sir.

Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a pearl handled revolver: Perth, Scotland?

Young US Army Sergeant in exquisitely pressed uniform: No sir, Perth, Australia.

Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a pearl handled revolver: But we are here to fight Nazis. Did something happen I didn't hear about?

Young US Army Sergeant in exquisitely pressed uniform: Well, just think about all those Japs in those underarmored Type 2's in perfect tank terrain, sir.

Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a pearl handled revolver: <a small pool of spittle begins to develop at the corner of the general's mouth>

Young US Army Sergeant in exquisitely pressed uniform: And I can promise you 60 Panzerkampfwagen IV-J with the new 75 mm gun. 77mm penetration at 6000 ft, sir.

Kind of arrogant looking officer in a chromed helmet and armed with a peal handled revolver: <along string of drool now descends from the general's open mouth>

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/18/2015 4:38:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am afraid that just 1 more sharp attack north or Brisbane and they will achieve 2:1 and we may crack. Already some units are pulling back. We will have to give up Brisbane. Even with level 3 forts it is not defensible in a clear hex.

We might be able to deny them the rail lines by holding Toowoomba for a bit longer but once they decide to cross the emergency reinforcement line we don't have enough to stop them. Our lines become much longer as we can be flanked to the West or by a landing at Newcastle. Every base will have to be garrisoned to prevent airdrops. It's ugly. We can put some sacrificial units at Melbourne and Sydney to slow them down but it may be best to try to stop them near Adelaide/Port Augusta after help starts to arrive. This at least would preserve communication to Alice and Darwin.






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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/18/2015 4:41:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		By ra way, what happens if you lose a destination for reinforcements (Sydney/Melbourne)? Do they just never show up?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/18/2015 5:48:42 PM   
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By ra way, what happens if you lose a destination for reinforcements (Sydney/Melbourne)? Do they just never show up?

Nothing that serious. They just keep not showing up.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/18/2015 5:49:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		The LOD being just south of Bribane, JJ might stop at that base to conduct strategic bombing. How are your fighter and flak defenses?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/22/2015 3:08:20 PM   
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New and Improved South Wales: We decide to make the IJN use up all its torpedoes. Few ships at Port Macquarie are ordered to break out.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 17, 42

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Michishio
DD Amagiri
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
xAK Beltana, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

What time is it? Time for the morning air raid on Sydney.

Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 21,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed


<sobs quietly> Most of the damage is topside but the flotation damage is rising.

Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
G3M2 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 4, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AG Wanaka, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Van Spilbergen, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/22/2015 3:31:14 PM   
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Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Won't be long till they figure out we are not flying from Sydney

Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G4M1 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 12

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/22/2015 3:32:39 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Pullback ordered from Toowoommba. Last man out gets crushed.

round combat at Toowoomba (94,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4654 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Defending force 2716 troops, 26 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Japanese adjusted assault: 124

Allied adjusted defense: 169

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
21st Cav Recce Regiment
20th LH Motor Regiment
2nd Marine Air Wing
16th RAAF Base Sqdn

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/22/2015 3:38:42 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Joined: 11/15/2002
From: Southern California
Status: offline 		Pullback from Brisbane line too. JJ takes a day off and we lob artillery shells back and forth. 3 full IJA divisions in the line now. Allied High Command has deduced the Jap strategy. That is, to draw us into a huge attrition battle above the reinforcement line, draw
reinforcements..then..when we are stretched thin..land behind us or sweep in across the farmland to the West.

Ground combat at 95,159 (near Brisbane)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46167 troops, 563 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Defending force 12783 troops, 233 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
5th/A Division
38th/A Division
38th/C Division
5th/B Division
2nd/A Division
2nd/C Division
2nd/B Division
38th/B Division
144th Infantry Regiment
5th/C Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Australian Brigade
9th Australian Brigade
8th Australian Brigade
11th LH Motor Regiment
25th Cav Recce Regiment
16th LH MG Regiment
7th Australian Brigade
2nd A/Car Regiment
16th Fld RAA Regiment
22nd Fld RAA Regiment
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment

< Message edited by Cap Mandrake -- 8/22/2015 4:41:58 PM >

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 8/22/2015 3:52:13 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
SBD-2 Dauntless x 15
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sado Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Karukaya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Fuyo


Well, that should cause them to turn tail, eh?

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Sado Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Fuyo


No troops aboard. We just missed a big prize, a cruiser force near Koumac just out of reach of the SBD's

ASW attack near Belep Islands at 111,153

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CA Maya
CA Tone
DD Sagiri
DD Shinonome
DD Inazuma
DD Sazanami
DD Oboro
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Salmon


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