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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 1:28:14 PM)
Troops in good condition...fatigue less than 14 most under 10, disruption under 10...12 155mm Howitzers and 15 6" coastal guns arrived today, tomorrow we get 60+ Lee/Grants and more CD guns...will attack then after a set of daily bombardments from Marysborough. Looking good, I expect Bundaberg will fall with the next attack...base is damaged so no more fort building. [image]local://upfiles/44178/95988FF1B1CC4E1EB6B3C73434298B8F.jpg[/image] Rails cut from Rockhamtpon once again, 50K IJA troopers in Rockhampton.[:)]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 1:47:46 PM)
A look at those Banshee pilots! [image]local://upfiles/44178/73CC283AE7354B6B88D87AF202F1ED80.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 2:11:17 PM)
Destroyer Hull made the run from Marysborough to Brisbane and managed to put out 56 points of fire damage while incurring 4 system, 2 float, 1 engine point...barring bombers she will live to fight again. [image]local://upfiles/44178/D9F8FD4C1E5F445BAA44E82EF0E685BA.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 2:15:34 PM)
Solid experience gains for the fleet off Australia... [image]local://upfiles/44178/6678EA2A42E44AF283BE43E4A567427C.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 2:58:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I am officially baffled by the IJN moves...[&:][sm=crazy.gif] I'd say he is mad at the loss of all those IJ ships off NE Australia, so he is trying to get back some respect by going all in to sink your pesky ships off India. Don't know why he had all those heavies hanging out in that area unless he thought he could trap a bunch of the Allied fleet there.

JohnDillworth -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 3:20:49 PM)
Foxes got into the hen-house. He can either bring more to evacuate, bring more to fight on the ground, or leave his guys there to die. I didn't see any troops listed as lost so I'm not sure if that transport force was coming or going. Not good either way. You opponent is in a spot here. The Japanese call those Brooklyn Class CL's "machine gun cruisers". 15 x 6" guns with a crazy rate of fire. As long as the don't eat a torpedo they are a match for the IJN CA's. They throw about twice as much shell weight per minute as a Mogami class CA. Well done turn there.

Encircled -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/5/2021 7:30:34 PM)
I can't believe he's done all that without committing the KB

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 2:21:27 PM)
Turn is away...bombarding Bundaberg with 3 task forces Chin, Brooklyn and Helena...Iboats in the area. Stood down most air in Australia except fighter coverage over Marysborough and search... Hid in port along the Indian coast...diverting troops in case Japan is looking to invade to grab a base...I suspect some of the coastal ports will be bombarded so we diverted planes too. Fiddled with sub patrols Sub pickets are moving into position for the Canton Island and Baker operations... Converted some YP to ACM, two more AKVs... Upgraded a squadron at Pearl from P40B to E, to get some more Bs in the pools to feed our sweeper squadron in Australia. I am so confused at what Japan is doing in India, that simply pulled our horns in for the day to allow more base building and troop transport and air training...although I have sent two light cruisers to raid his ship supply line between Sumatra and Ceylon. They are undetected so far...

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 2:21:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled I can't believe he's done all that without committing the KB He did commit the KB and they got a bloody nose over Brisbane...

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 2:23:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I am officially baffled by the IJN moves...[&:][sm=crazy.gif] I'd say he is mad at the loss of all those IJ ships off NE Australia, so he is trying to get back some respect by going all in to sink your pesky ships off India. Don't know why he had all those heavies hanging out in that area unless he thought he could trap a bunch of the Allied fleet there. You think? That is a lack of strategic thought. I think he might be thinking about grabbing a port base from which he can eventually sink the two R class battleships at Cochin...

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:37:32 PM)
May 5th, 1942 A torpedo works... [image]local://upfiles/44178/BFA65549C37744E6A4E7C099F0A7480A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:38:14 PM)
Glory, glory....we had hit the Furutaka pretty hard at the fight the other day... [image]local://upfiles/44178/7B621936511E45778E68EDB97102193C.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:39:36 PM)
Look who shows up![:)] Dropping 60kg GP bombs.[;)] Two IJN motor boats tussle with a SAG twice...slowing it down after the three SAGs bombard Bundaberg, just enough they don't make it back to Marysborough and protective CAP. Two hits, both bounce on the armor... [image]local://upfiles/44178/91F6674F87EC4055A91212E8784AB484.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:41:10 PM)
Weather hides us from the divebombers, and helps prevent the torpedo bombers from scoring any hits...less than ideal approach altitude helped too. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Fraser Island at 97,156 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N2 Kate x 20 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Honolulu CL Phoenix DD Selfridge DD Henley Aircraft Attacking: 19 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:41:52 PM)
Another attack on the Ankang road...[X(] Help is on the way...can it get there in time? Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 28285 troops, 281 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 814 Defending force 21743 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 Japanese adjusted assault: 384 Allied adjusted defense: 1243 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 715 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 41 (4 destroyed, 37 disabled) Allied ground losses: 701 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Tank Regiment 116th Division 15th Division 9th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 13th Army 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 41st Chinese Corps 55th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:43:22 PM)
Bombardments at Bundaberg: Night Naval bombardment of Bundaberg at 96,155 Allied Ships CL Helena CL St. Louis DD Monaghan DD Aylwin Japanese ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Helena CL Helena firing at 33rd Division CL St. Louis firing at 33rd Division DD Monaghan firing at 33rd Division DD Aylwin firing at 33rd Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Bundaberg at 96,155 Allied Ships CL Phoenix CL Honolulu DD Selfridge DD Patterson DD Henley DD Bagley Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Resources hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 CL Phoenix firing at 33rd Division CL Honolulu firing at 33rd Division DD Selfridge firing at 33rd Division DD Patterson firing at Bundaberg DD Henley firing at 33rd Division DD Bagley firing at 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Bundaberg at 96,155 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged L3Y2 Tina: 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Louisville CL De Ruyter CL Leander Japanese ground losses: 95 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled) Resources hits 1 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 24 Port hits 13 Port supply hits 2 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Louisville CA Louisville firing at Bundaberg CL De Ruyter firing at Bundaberg CL Leander firing at 33rd Division

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/6/2021 10:45:09 PM)
Bombardment at Bundaberg...IJA troopers going to be attacked tomorrow by a stronger force...expect the base to fall. Ground combat at Bundaberg (96,155) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5736 troops, 202 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 972 Defending force 16280 troops, 174 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 334 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 34th Infantry Regiment 2/8th Armoured Regiment 5th Australian Division 46th Indian Brigade 2/4th Armoured Regiment 3rd Australian Division 5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment 4th Australian/A Division 6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment 4th Australian/B Division 198th Field Artillery Battalion 147th Field Artillery Battalion 260th Field Artillery Battalion 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Marine Defense Battalion 131st Field Artillery Battalion 98th Coast AA Regiment 4th RAAF Base Force 148th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment Defending units: Sasebo 8th SNLF 33rd Division Yokosuka 4th SNLF 1st Raiding Rgt /2 4th JAAF AF Bn 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Naval Construction Battalion 21st Infantry Rgt /7

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 1:57:43 AM)
Good to see the future ARA General Belgrano doing yeoman's work. No idea what's happening, but good luck. Cheers, CB

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:41:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe A look at those Banshee pilots! [image]local://upfiles/44178/73CC283AE7354B6B88D87AF202F1ED80.jpg[/image] I wonder how well they would do with a good commander ...[;)]

Encircled -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 9:06:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled I can't believe he's done all that without committing the KB He did commit the KB and they got a bloody nose over Brisbane... I am relieved to see that it actually where I'd expect it to be!

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 10:14:08 AM)
I got the replay yesterday, but not the turn yet... IJN fleets are off Cochin by a hex or so, I think...could be multiple subs which I know are in the area...but there was no invasion, bombardments or aerial bombing on the southern tip of India. The Marines, a British and Indian Division and plenty of others are protecting Cochin and the damaged R class battleships, with the other bases in the area getting troops. I don't think he can land opportunistically anywhere here now with no prep...and there is still 20,000 troops in Colombo. We did expand another landlocked base closer to Colombo than Tanjore to level 2 runway, and it has another HQa. I will spend enough PP to assign two fighter squadrons and a swordfish squadron for future naval attacks... [image]local://upfiles/44178/B6B6240D6F8946E686684E13A66F808A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 10:32:08 AM)
Indian situation...can't fathom this. [image]local://upfiles/44178/0019EA7BE5194CDE91C93C5EF0B4F6A5.jpg[/image] That minelaying TF is supposed be about 6-8 hexes to the northwest before heading for either Mombasa or Bombay. Home port is Bombay, and they are retreating from a surface threat headed who knows where!

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 10:49:28 AM)
I don't think Japan can stop Bundaberg from falling today...not even if the KB launches a ground attack on the troops there. ONly the dice gods.[;)] [image]local://upfiles/44178/7DA1AA0923024DA581B9D4F48A428834.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 11:59:07 AM)
Two bases on the Indian tip will launch hopefully coordinated naval air attacks...lots of fighters and fighter bombers on lownN, Albacores and Banshees higher up and a squadron from Tanjore will do a long range sweep of Colombo...I hope my little minelaying squadron escapes, but I don't see how they can. General attack at Bundaberg...will we take the base and put the nail in the coffin of the 33rd Division. Those guys have had a tough time in Australia...I don't think they ever won a battle -- stopped cold at Marysborough back in January of 1942.

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:31:10 PM)
May 6th, 1942 Only two attacks in the morning, netting one hit. [image]local://upfiles/44178/40BDD6618C864C8A9DC4EDC358732E47.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:32:07 PM)
Only strafing with one squadron, hoping it will be enough...I think the KB is far off the coast. [image]local://upfiles/44178/5943DD42636346DB9B4D20E6DE4E429A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:33:23 PM)
The sweep goes in, but bad weather prevents anymore attacks on the IJN shipping off Cochin. They did manage to sink a 2 point Dutch minelayer. [image]local://upfiles/44178/0EAD84D9A8F848D59BFAB46A72111B55.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:34:18 PM)
Really getting close to losing this fight...where are the reinforcements? [image]local://upfiles/44178/2B5799181477435F866BE976D9944414.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:35:04 PM)
Huge disappointment![:(][:D] Didn't even manage to knock forts down to 0. [image]local://upfiles/44178/3F3DF73BBA8C488A8BA97CB44B4ED56E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (7/7/2021 2:40:26 PM)
What an extended range sweep does to you...lost 4 Hurricanes.[:(] [image]local://upfiles/44178/046E508689CA447FA421DCF1C21ECED4.jpg[/image]

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