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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/18/2021 12:41:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants China - He is probably going to shift his line of advance by moving his armor to someplace where you do not have AT weapons. Against me, he got to the plains above Chungking first. Eastern Australia - which one of you will mine the ports first? I have four DMs close by...but haven't sent them in yet. Might mine with subs...but was looking for some torpedo hits first and to pick up downed pilots.

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 12:30:47 AM)
April 14, 1942 Here comes the expected troop convoy for Chittagong. I will let it go dark, count hexes and estimate when it will show up. [image]local://upfiles/44178/B7E952D0531A4EB2A279B2111C51258B.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 12:35:42 AM)
Hitting the port at Chittagong, there are 8 enemy units there for 12k troops, 30 guns, and 0 afvs. The Blenheims only attacked the runway...and did pretty poor damage with their light bombs. Wellingtons are now at Calcutta, and can be a premier ground bomber for the British. Japan still has 100 fighters at Dacca, 30 at Magwe, 20+ at Rangoon. [image]local://upfiles/44178/175B100B46E24BB4911206D09FD07411.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 12:48:24 AM)
Most of the USN is still in the April upgrades, but some are coming out of it and joining the fray here. Radar subs and radar ships[:)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/C534F09D72DC4AC386903232AE89790D.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 12:49:16 AM)
Plane losses [image]local://upfiles/44178/F6DD43E9AD604CC7B3FF9844E5C912DF.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 12:52:51 AM)
China, need supplies, the age old problem. Moving the British Stuarts to a central position, might send them all the way to Lanchow...thinking about sending British Blenheims to Lanchow to help protect the oil from Urumchi -- such that it is. I guess no further north than Lanchow...that oil is keeping Chungking operating daily now it seems, but Kunming HI is more often than not failing. I should think on sending some more AA up to Lanchow... Wenchow holding on, one corp didn't even come out of reserve no pursuit. Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17206 troops, 130 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 550 Defending force 15856 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 271 Japanese adjusted assault: 195 Allied adjusted defense: 448 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 499 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Tank Regiment 13th Division 9th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 138th Infantry Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 1st Army Defending units: 88th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 25th Group Army 10th Group Army 23rd Group Army 14th Chinese Base Force [image]local://upfiles/44178/7011DF2B16CE4AFEA363C49E12488673.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 1:02:45 AM)
Diego Garcia Formidable will transfer her planes to Diego and then retire to Mombasa. 20 Martlets should help prevent any long range air attacks on the convoy. [image]local://upfiles/44178/F1322215572A4F8496E034ADC64A5208.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 2:58:42 PM)
Moonlight is at 0, so our heavy bombers are transitioning to supplying China and Burma from Ledo. Armor attack southwest of Rockhampton to clear the road and open up an escape route from Rockhampton...should win as I think there is only a damaged IJA armored car unit. Should fully enclose Bundaberg and create a siege there, although for now Japan controls the seas. Unloading reinforcements to Diego Garcia...will Japan intervene?

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 11:50:28 PM)
April 15th, 1942 Australia hangs in the balance today...Japan attacks again, without prior bombardment either by sea or by air. The Matilda and Stuart tanks are on the forefront...along with all that wonderful artillery the Americans bring to the ball...if we fail here today Australia might very well fall! [image]local://upfiles/44178/E21AA3639EE5432F9620035ECE44C900.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/19/2021 11:56:07 PM)
With the artillery booming to the northeast, the Allied tank force launches their assault...it was thought the Japanese was a dispirited recon unit...but it is straight infantry...oh, how glorious war can be! The road to Rockhampton is open, but is it too late? We leave no survivors, our tanks are in pristine shape for Rockhampton! Ground combat at 94,153 (near Rockhampton) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1866 troops, 9 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 144 Defending force 813 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Allied adjusted assault: 83 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 83 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 999 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 2/5th Armoured Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment 2/10th Armoured Regiment Defending units: Miura Det [image]local://upfiles/44178/46197BAECE434BD5990A40810B110D36.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:01:49 AM)
The militia grip their Enfields in nervous hands, if they are lucky enough to have them. Japan is known to have reinforced their position at Rockhampton...but now the Matilda is on the front lines, along with flanking Stuarts... and we hold, wave after wave of charging Japanese troopers repulsed! Our tanks in the front are disabled, but can be repaired...the Matilda is nigh on invulnerable against the Japanese! Ground combat at Rockhampton (95,152) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17888 troops, 115 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 682 Defending force 22919 troops, 435 guns, 432 vehicles, Assault Value = 637 Japanese adjusted assault: 135 Allied adjusted defense: 320 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2657 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 212 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled) Allied ground losses: 324 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 22 (3 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 54 (3 destroyed, 51 disabled) Assaulting units: Sasebo 3rd SNLF 144th Infantry Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 2nd Engineer Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 4th Div /1 47th Field AA Battalion 35th JNAF AF Unit 48th Field AA Battalion 22nd Air Flotilla 45th Field AA Battalion 97th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2/6th Armoured Regiment 41st Infantry Division 182nd Infantry Regiment 2/8th Armoured Regiment 2/4th Armoured Regiment 13th Australian Brigade I Australian Corps 97th Coast AA Regiment 2nd Medium Regiment 108th Anti Tank Regiment 21/22 Field Regiment

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:16:28 AM)
KB spots the subs at Bundaberg, but launches no attacks.... [image]local://upfiles/44178/2A115D679EB749F3AEAC892670750210.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:21:57 AM)
Diego Garcia...sweet.[:)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/E19E330A08FA47E387E1C71A5B79F018.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:30:54 AM)
Ceylon falls tomorrow, but we will have several days to finish the air evacuation of the 99th BDE. We salted the fields, used up all the fuel and oil...and stand ready to pummel the port. [image]local://upfiles/44178/209AA3694A2F411DB16E6318AFF3F92F.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:36:57 AM)
India/Burma Looks like Ledo is safe for a while! [image]local://upfiles/44178/073C6F0C4319424599B2C26E1EC51B54.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 2:26:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe With the artillery booming to the northeast, the Allied tank force launches their assault...it was thought the Japanese was a dispirited recon unit...but it is straight infantry...oh, how glorious war can be! The road to Rockhampton is open, but is it too late? We leave no survivors, our tanks are in pristine shape for Rockhampton! Ground combat at 94,153 (near Rockhampton) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1866 troops, 9 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 144 Defending force 813 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Allied adjusted assault: 83 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 83 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 999 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 2/5th Armoured Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment 2/10th Armoured Regiment Defending units: Miura Det [image]local://upfiles/44178/46197BAECE434BD5990A40810B110D36.jpg[/image] No hexside control is showing, do you control the hexside into Rockhampton?

Grollub -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 12:20:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe With the artillery booming to the northeast, the Allied tank force launches their assault...it was thought the Japanese was a dispirited recon unit...but it is straight infantry...oh, how glorious war can be! The road to Rockhampton is open, but is it too late? We leave no survivors, our tanks are in pristine shape for Rockhampton! Ground combat at 94,153 (near Rockhampton) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1866 troops, 9 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 144 Defending force 813 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Allied adjusted assault: 83 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 83 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 999 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 2/5th Armoured Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment 2/10th Armoured Regiment Defending units: Miura Det [image]local://upfiles/44178/46197BAECE434BD5990A40810B110D36.jpg[/image] No hexside control is showing, do you control the hexside into Rockhampton? Look at the post battle picture in post 2202.

Alfred -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/20/2021 1:23:04 PM)
Lowpe should move quickly to get a unit to cross into Rockhampton from the SE corner. Not just to give a second escape route if necessary/another route for supply to get in, but much more importantly to significantly lengthen the enemy supply path into Bundaberg. Alfred

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 2:10:02 AM)
April 16, 1942 PT boats go in at Rockhampton...score 1 50 caliber hit on a merchant. [image]local://upfiles/44178/F4607D9E91C94F6FA3AC35E0F5F067EA.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 2:11:29 AM)
Odd, I don't remember setting these guys to do this...but it works out ok I think. First sweep pictured (2 Fulmars damaged), 2nd sweep below: Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29 Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Fulmar II: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet Airfield Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 2 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (11 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters between 8270 and 36000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (13 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 36000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes [image]local://upfiles/44178/6375E0E3700441DBA62FAAB17E12BAA7.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 2:56:49 AM)
Nice! [&o] Did you notice the altitude of his CAP?

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 7:22:56 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart I gave up on coastwatcher reports years ago. They've all got stills in operation or are growing wacky tobacco. Has anyone gotten any utility out of the coasties? Cheers, CB I think when they report a port is empty it is correct as of the report time. I wondered about this so I checked the Japanese Ops Report which showed only two of my ports empty. But ... - One Port had 6 ships repairing and a tanker unloading, the TK was there from the start of the turn. - The Other Port had four ships repairing, 2 in Readiness, a TF of 4 ships loading resources and a large TF finishing unloading and still docked at turn end. All those ships were there for the whole turn. Coastwatcher reports are occasionally accurate, but that seems very random. Retailing tycoon John Wanamaker once said, "I know that half of my advertising doesn't work. The problem is, I don't know which half." Cheers, CB

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 11:41:29 AM)
A very interesting strike by mediocre Fulmar Pilots...they were set to 1000' Airfield attack 20% rest. You can see from the prior posted combat report, that some pilots jettisoned their bombs and decided to dogfight with great results, while others made actually quite decent runway attacks inflicting a few points of damage on the base, which is nice since it keeps the port damaged. [image]local://upfiles/44178/4E2810EDA0EE47F390D69CA828CE4EA3.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 11:51:51 AM)
The best runway, size 4, at Dacca has been abandoned... [image]local://upfiles/44178/1ADA3A21BCDB4730AA5028300A48CB51.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 12:02:15 PM)
Diego Garcia looking promising...will start aerial bombing and bombarding of the Japanese on the beachhead. [image]local://upfiles/44178/B9A51F3560184DC9BCA66D0672146A3E.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 12:08:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Diego Garcia looking promising...will start aerial bombing and bombarding of the Japanese on the beachhead. [image]local://upfiles/44178/B9A51F3560184DC9BCA66D0672146A3E.jpg[/image] What? He landed on DG and didn't take it?

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 12:20:01 PM)
Ceylon -- Ramillies and Resolution & friends set to bombard! [image]local://upfiles/44178/10E2B747AB1E4BBDA13C833F4EC7E6A7.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 12:27:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs What? He landed on DG and didn't take it? In March they landed...the 44th easily broke the invasion safe behind their level 3 forts and with fire lanes fully mapped out. Supply got iffy, but Japan never reinforced...and now the tide has turned![:)]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 12:48:15 PM)
Bundaberg...we will attack somehow today. Perhaps all out, perhaps not. His troop convoy is too big to dock, so he is stuck loading from the beaches. Note that only one destroyer squadron is spotted.[;)] However, moonlight is 0, these are relatively poor destroyers lacking radar...but if only one squadron can close with the merchants it will be worth it. Rockhampton we will most likely attack today, forts are two I believe. We will close the western approach to Rockhampton... Japan has no recon on any Australian base. They are flying almost 100% blind... [image]local://upfiles/44178/C672D04298A0497AAD3DB966AF842F66.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (6/21/2021 1:42:28 PM)
Some conversations from our emails: How good is this game :-) Your armour is causing a few problems- I need a few more satchel charges and some willing volunteers I then told him it was Stuarts (American and Australian) and Matildas in the fights at Rockhampton. Although my guess is that the Allied advantage in artillery was decisive (4-1) which I didn't tell him. He responded with: *I will have to study and work out which of the two tank types is causing me the most grief. I suspect both :-)

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