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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/7/2021 12:18:11 PM)

Not the Emerald's Night!

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/7/2021 12:22:05 PM)

Another fight goes badly...



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/7/2021 12:24:34 PM)

Daylight arrives...and no joy. Hit by a long lance at the start of battle.



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/7/2021 12:26:23 PM)

Miss...but Kongo class BBs...as I expected.

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/7/2021 12:29:57 PM)

The struggle is over on Java...



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 12:36:55 PM)

March 1, 1942

The IJN task forces headed for Ceylon seem to have retreated, looks like some of it is headed for Akyab, and there are 7 IJA units headed for Chittagong and also north east along the jungle line looking to surround Chittagong.

Could the Ceylon forces look to invade Diamond Harbor or Viz now?

The IJA Tank Spearhead in China, 10 units and 600+ vehicles has now reached my major holding position where Stuarts lie in ambush (absolute rookies, experience 8[X(]). This fight will be super interesting. Can the Chinese and their Commonwealth Allies hold?

In Australia, the armor gets a solid TOE upgrade with Matilda's really filling out the armor. Only have enough Matildas to partially fill one armor unit though.

Hornet has arrived at Balboa, but will simply train there for a bit, till some escorts arrive. The Deathstar, sans Saratoga is at Pearl training, while Saratoga is headed for Port Augusta/Adelaide area. The British carriers are going into harms way today...

Lots of new planes coming online this month, along with strong Dutch reinforcements. Too bad there is no Dutch airforce anymore, pretty much. The Lodestars are still flying though.

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 12:49:11 PM)

A closer look at the defenders for the pivotal battle in China...for this week.[;)]



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 1:39:49 PM)

March 2, 1942

Flying Tigers are still strong, I have enough P40Es to upgrade one squadron, I wonder if I should do it, or save them for Australia and India?

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 1:41:28 PM)

Stalemate at Maryborough, for now...

Had to abandon Kalgoorlie, lest the troops get cut off, and now instead of taking the empty base, he is bombing it for VP.



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ny59giants -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 2:26:07 PM)

P-40Es - you have those 3 to 4 air groups that came in mid-Jan being withdrawn shortly, but you get to keep the pilots and airframes. Keep that in mind when deciding on where those precious P-40s go.

American TB groups - I tend to take them off my CVs and train them up in NavT, then NavB, and thirdly in Gnd to increase their overall experience levels which you will need to have them be effective in '43 and beyond. Even when you get the Avenger, unless their overall experience levels are decent or better, they will not get many TT hits. Place a marine fighter group on the CVs to increase their survivability chances.



Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 4:26:51 PM)

Results from the air trap yesterday...forgot to get an in game picture of it.



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/10/2021 4:30:11 PM)


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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

P-40Es - you have those 3 to 4 air groups that came in mid-Jan being withdrawn shortly, but you get to keep the pilots and airframes. Keep that in mind when deciding on where those precious P-40s go.

American TB groups - I tend to take them off my CVs and train them up in NavT, then NavB, and thirdly in Gnd to increase their overall experience levels which you will need to have them be effective in '43 and beyond. Even when you get the Avenger, unless their overall experience levels are decent or better, they will not get many TT hits. Place a marine fighter group on the CVs to increase their survivability chances.


I took one of the TB groups off, maybe more. I do like to use them in an ASW role. I will double check and see how many Marine fighter squadrons I have on the carriers. I remember you like doing that!

At present I am more afraid of Iboats, than a CV clash which I am taking efforts to avoid![;)]




Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 12:36:11 AM)

March 3, 1942

Big fight in China....got my first confirmed replay glitch.[;)] Have to digest this fight, but I think I am ok for a while...several better Corp are in reserve just one hex a way...so I can rotate troops in.

Ground combat at 74,52 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29537 troops, 206 guns, 741 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166

Defending force 54337 troops, 496 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 1703

Japanese adjusted assault: 768

Allied adjusted defense: 3997

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 104 (26 destroyed, 78 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2186 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 213 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Vehicles lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled)


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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 12:40:16 AM)

The weakest Chinese Corp, the 21st seems to bear the brunt of the attack...and will retreat. The artillery came thru in good condition with very few disablements to none in the dedicated Art units. The 14th Corp also took some damage...you can look back a few posts and see a tracker report on these troops.



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 12:50:45 AM)

Lots of Hijinks here...don't think Japan knows there are troops here. Partly cloudy forecast.

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 1:03:22 AM)

More IJN movements...

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apbarog -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 3:48:54 AM)

If he was about to land at Chittagong, I'd think he'd still be moving in with his land units. I think he's going to land at Diamond Harbor, and you are very prepared there. I think that your opponent is in for a very unpleasant surprise, and one that will change the initiative in this theater.



Encircled -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 4:30:50 PM)

So he has gone for the Indian Ocean islands?

Looks like he's going for the cutting off of India and Ceylon but he's giving you plenty of warning about it if he is

And its either Viz, Diamond Harbour or Chittagong, but then again, it always is




Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:20:44 PM)

March 4, 1942

Invasion Chittagong

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:21:57 PM)

Parasquads?



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:23:44 PM)

2nd Wave is the 15th Guards Regiment.

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:26:02 PM)

3rd Wave!

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:27:58 PM)

Fourth Wave!

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:32:10 PM)

I thought the carriers were over at Chittagong! My bad! I also thought there were low on bombers. Double bad!



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:33:01 PM)

Damage!

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:35:36 PM)

Fulmars strike the invasion convoy.

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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:39:08 PM)

So much for the British! I think everything is practically sunk...don't have the turn...but there was a lot of air strikes...one large air strike, a secondary am strike with many waves with seemingly as large a number of bombers, and then this lone air strike in the afternoon.



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:42:45 PM)

Landed a lot!



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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 8:46:14 PM)

Very bad play on my part, out there without nearly enough naval search.



ny59giants -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (4/11/2021 10:33:25 PM)

Losing the intelligence war is never good. Not enough recon planes in use or insufficient naval search can come up and bite hard.

Recent bought "Bodyguard of Lies" on Amazon for less than $25. This book is about 800 pages long and I got it in mid-70s when lots of information about WW2 and the D-Day invasion became declassified. Some how, I lost it. [:(] The battle for information, keeping it from the Germans, and the amount of deception involved for years to ensure the invasion was successful is huge. It has been decades since I read this book and forgot how much took place from '42 through '44. Ultra was very important, but there was a lot more going on besides reading the German's mail.



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