RIDERS ON THE STORM-THANK YOU

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: Fishbed


Well anyway, I wonder who'll take you seriously from now on when it comes to women...
You'll be known as "the one who got house-ruled" all over your place.

- "Hey Cutie can I buy you a drink?"
- "Hey honey, aren't you that billard ball-head "house-rule" guy everyone knows about? M'kay, here are my houserules Tiger: you do the cleaning, the dish job, the windows, the cooking, and I may start thinking about having some torpedo lôôôôôssss time with you if you keep on being a good boy... Got it loud and clear General?"

We know that your generosity is a strength - beware anyone who may interpret it as you weakness!!! [:-]

I mean think about life with the women now...
- "Darling! Pleaaaase! I swear I'll be back there!"
- "Hoppy darling, I told you already: No Karachi, No Sex!"

[:D]

LOL!!

Well, it will be a step forward!...the last G.F. kept on sayin something like " I told you already: sex and witp are a dichotomy"
Be sure that if it was so i'd be asking Feinder to be more detailed about those nasty tricks[;)][8D]

However i'm planning some more hunting for tomorrow night (fridays ones are always "hot" nights over here[:D])! Can't be raining forever, right?[:D]
Tonight some R&R and some witp[8D]

Ok, this thread is becoming a love-blog[:-][:o]
[:D][:D][:D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: Fishbed



Look at PzB for instance - looks like being a uber-samurai player does attract beautiful and bright women. Now that's a lead we have to investigate. [&o]

You think it would be better to switch side? Hey, no, i wasn't meaning switching side of the torpedo, right?![:D]...meaning back to the samurais' side! It's a matter of fact: JFBs get more and prettier girls![8D]....is it because of their long "Katanas swords"?[:D]

ok...i'm going out of the limit-line, am i?[:)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

" I told you already: sex and witp are a dichotomy"

Ir is when you try both simultaneously [;)], maybe possible on a laptop but mouse control would be erratic at best [:D]

Post sex

GF - "i want a smoke"
GH - " i want an e-mail"

Good luck troll kicking

[Gen.Hoepner]

....yesterday night i had a little party in my house...couldn't resist[:D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

Still waiting for Trollelite's next turn...[:o]

[cantona2]

hehehehehe you dog!!![:D]

[mlees]

Get a shave, you hippy.

[Fishbed]

ORIGINAL: mlees

Get a shave, you hippy.

If he wants his Wilkinson blade, then he'd have to turn the remplacements on again. Supply is way too expensive for such a cosmetic use my friend - be a man, stand that damned beard of his!

[mlees]

He's playing Allied here. Supply is never a problem.
 
 

[Gen.Hoepner]

Ok, got the turn finally.
Now stop talking about stupid things like girls, kisses and sex...let's get into buisness again[;)]
 
Karachi has still 299,000 supplies, even after the last bombing runs. Already 20 units have crossed the river...maybe 2 weeks and he'll start entering in the city perimeter.
In China Changsha has 15,000 supplies with a demand of 22,000...way too low!! Anyway i set up a little ambush...let's see if he stands down his zeros in China for a while...
 
Manila is down to 18,000...already in pale red!...here the supply consumption is bigger than everywhere else...[&:]
 
2USMC Div unloaded at Eniwatok, which is at 86% towards level 4 AF...within the week we'll start reducing Ponape with hordes of bombers[:D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: mlees

Get a shave, you hippy.

LOL![:D]
Too lazy...i shave my beard only when i shave my hair...like once every 2 weeks... plus the beard gives that little touch of charme[8D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/09/42

The ambush over Changsha worked pretty well. 13 zeros shot down, 6 oscars and few bombers! Lost 6 fighters of the AVG and the 21st fighter group, but the ratio couldn't be better! 26 to 6 in A2A! Great work guys!
Then my bombers from Chungking finally made it through the clouds and pounded badly 2 jap divisions at Changsha!
At the same time my guerrilla ops against his supply lines go on and he's now forced to keep some constant forces on the path that leads from Anking to Changsha!
While these things happen in the south, in the north the yellows are finally made up their comunist minds and are moving towards the jap cities. The idea isn't to conquer anything, just to force him to divert some more troops in the north!

Light bombings today at Karachi...i bet he's keeping some of his bombers on Naval attack[:D]...well, my brit CVs are moving from Aden...let's see[:D]

Tomorrow Eniwetok will grow at level 4 AF...but i have to wait for some base forces coming from West Coast...so one more week i guess before we can do something interesting here...

Manila is buring...too quickly[:(]..supplies are down to 17,000....

Karachi supplies are still at 299,500...not bad

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37[:D][:D] THE AMBUSH

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 31
Ki-48-I Lily x 73
Ki-49 Helen x 64
Ki-15 Babs x 15

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged[:D][:D][:D]
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 9 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 153

He will need some more escort from now on... Damage at the base has already been repaired[8D]

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 76
G3M Nell x 37
G4M1 Betty x 19
Ki-48-I Lily x 28

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5[:@][:@][:@][:@]...that hurts
Runway hits 89

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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at Changsha![:D]


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 25
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
248 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Good work guys![8D]

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Day Air attack on 17th Division, at CHANGSHA[:D]


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 39
Martin 139 x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 27
B-26B Marauder x 9
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 15 damaged
Martin 139: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Very well indeed[8D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

China

[hades1001]

hi, G. H.,
 
is there any chance you could post the lastest ships lost in detail?
 
I would to see what's the lost of the Combined Fleet[:D]
 
Trollelite might be my next opponent in a short time

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/10/42

Hades, sure, you'll find the jap naval losses in the next post...however nothing interesting. couple of CAs and CLs and some SS....really our surface assets are both in well shape.

Today started the bombing of Karachi HI and Resources. He wants to starve the base, no doubt about that. Still 299,300 supplies present however.
His CAs and BBs are resting for few days in India...just when my CVs are on the move...[:(]

In China, he's now going more cautious. He started to pound Nanchang which is undefended. I decided to shrink my perimeter and ordered the units at Shangai to get back at Nanchang...at the same time he opened up again his supply path...but he's now forced to keep sensitive forces in his backlines...which is however a small victory[8D].

At Manila supplies are down to 14,000...very bad indeed[:@]

100 4Es arrived at Eniwetok today, along with 60 fighters. AF now at level 4. 3/4 days and we'll start the Ponape Bombing operation.



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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
Ki-21-II Sally x 148
Ki-46-II Dinah x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 24 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 45[:@][:@][:@]

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 76
G4M1 Betty x 15
Ki-48-I Lily x 32

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 46

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 104
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged


Allied ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 68



In the picture u'll see that he has moved from China at least 2 divisions....brought to Luzon...i know another Mix Bde has been moved from Korea...must be full of PPs Trollelite[&:]

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/11/42

nothing really important today...usual stuff at Karachi, Manila and Changsha....

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G3M Nell x 64
G4M1 Betty x 159

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 15 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
249 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 97

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Day Air attack on Nanchang , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 104[X(][X(][X(][X(]
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 48
Ki-32 Mary x 54
Ki-48-I Lily x 74

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 20
Runway hits 225

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Day Air attack on Nanchang , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 41

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 104
Ki-48-I Lily x 31

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 11 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 65

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 98
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 58

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
At Manila supplies are down to 14,000...very bad indeed[:@]

Check your units on hand supplies, it could be simply that they've drawn a lot of the supplies into themselves. It is actually safer inside the units than at the base if that is where it's gone. Otherwise the rate of decline just seems too fast. You can get a quick list of all the units and their on hand supply simply by left clicking the infantry square icon and sorting the list by supply on hand.

Jim

[PzB74]

The Kumano reminded me of Moses & Blucher [:D]



This link shows all the guns and the underwater torpedo battery as well

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/12/42


Storm over Chungking!
He decided to pay a visit to my biggest air base. 50 fighters on escorts and more 250 bombers came over my skies...
I had very few fighters on CAP...but despite that they did a wonderfull job, shooting down droves of zeros and oscars...but the bombers were simply too much...we lost 57 planes on the ground:-( anyway it costed him quite a few good fighters...

He's now moving back from Changsha...probably he wants to clear his flanks first...i expect a river crossing just North of Changsha...it will be risky...very risky...for me[:(]...gotta stabilize this damned theatre! Burma road is now closed and he's clearly massing everything he has in China...[:o]


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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 111
Ki-46-II Dinah x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 5 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 25[:@]

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
G3M Nell x 59
G4M1 Betty x 154
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 20 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 32[:o][:o][:o]
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32[X(][X(][X(]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 78
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 41
Ki-21-II Sally x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 115
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 14
I-153c x 8
I-16c x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 25 destroyed, 11 damaged[:D]
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 5 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
I-153c: 4 destroyed
I-16c: 8 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 7 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 12 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 116

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 130
Ki-48-I Lily x 32

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 91


Jim,i checked..no, the units are sucking any supplies...now 13,000 and going down too fast...[:@]

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 97
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 28 damaged


Allied ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/13/42

The BBs came today at Karachi...supplies are down to 293,000....
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
11752 casualties reported
Guns lost 141
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 35
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 5

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Day Air attack on Nanchang , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 131[X(][X(]
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 48[X(]
Ki-32 Mary x 51[X(]
Ki-48-I Lily x 121[X(]

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 302

For God's Sake!! How many planes is he massing in China????????[X(][X(]


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 149
Ki-48-I Lily x 29

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 71


At Manila the situation grows worst every day....[:(]

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Day Air attack on Ponape , at 73,80

And finally the Ponape operation started!
NExt week we'll transfer more 200 2Es bombers here...Ponape will be ready to be invaded within the next 3 weeks.

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 12
B-17E Fortress x 84
F-4 Lightning x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 27