Thinz2 vs Zuluhour

[zuluhour]

SitRep: SoPac:

[zuluhour]

SitRep: western China-Burma

[zuluhour]

SitRep: Eastern China

[DOCUP]

Have you thought about putting that picture in your sig, so it always shows up.
 

[zuluhour]

Have you thought about putting that picture in your sig, so it always shows up.

yeah but I have not figured out how to load it yet.

[Crackaces]

Your about to find out if the IJ left any forces behind at Lashio. If they did not .. the IJ are in big trouble ...[;)] Only a mater of time to push him the other way. BTW) In my game I put 2 Corps plus stillwell right on the border that mountain hex has great defense ..

[zuluhour]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

Your about to find out if the IJ left any forces behind at Lashio. If they did not .. the IJ are in big trouble ...[;)] Only a mater of time to push him the other way. BTW) In my game I put 2 Corps plus stillwell right on the border that mountain hex has great defense ..

Your about to find out if the IJ left any forces behind at Lashio. If they did not .. the IJ are in big trouble ... Only a mater of time to push him the other way. BTW) In my game I put 2 Corps plus stillwell right on the border that mountain hex has great defense ..

That sounds like "sound" advice. My most recent intel (RAF recon) shows 18 thousand of them there. Whole Div?

[zuluhour]

Today is a manouvre turn. The IJN moves the BBTF toward Milne Bay. I will counter with two smallish CATFs and hope the minefield scores.

The only real combat news was off Ceylon. DD Neser hammers I-121 with four hits. Sonarman records internal explosion. That was outside Columbo. On the east side of the island AM Cromer records three hits on I-159. She reports a possible fuel bunker hit as oil slick appears on the surface.

[zuluhour]

The USN took this little baby as a prize from a ___________ cruiser. (nation?)

[zuluhour]

the working end of things

[zuluhour]

spoils of war

[zuluhour]

The Port Morseby situation is frustrating. We are going to up the ante.

[zuluhour]

Night surface engagements rage outside Port Morseby. Results to follow shortly. The bombardment TFs really put in work at the base. IJN surface raiders have destroyed more planes than the IJAF this month. IJA ground units press east in China. Our two divisions to the north of Lashio were discovered and bombed to good effect yesterday. They will press on towards the base; 50mi to go or so. All the rest of the CAF bombers have staged to the Burma frontier to assist the RAF and USAF over the lead IJA element marching east in China. Much needed fuel arrives in Australia, but the three CVTFs drain Suva. 50000 pts about a week away with 72000 supply pts to support Ops in SoPac.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 96,133, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Naka
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shigure
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
DD Stewart, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 96,133, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Naka
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shigure
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
CA Australia, heavy damage
CL Perth
DD Bulmer

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 96,132, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Naka
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shigure
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
CL Achilles
DD Blue
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
DD Downes, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Monaghan, Shell hits 2
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 96,133, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Naka
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Shigure
DD Murasame
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
CL Achilles, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Blue
DD McCall, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Downes, on fire
DD Monaghan, Shell hits 1

[zuluhour]

Insult to injury, unseen IJN minesweepers clear 25% of the mine from the harbor entrance and escape.

[zuluhour]

IJN BBTF sighted outside of Rabaul. Our CVs fail to launch, we were stationed 200nm SSE of Lunga Point. They will retire to Suva. We launch our largest B17 raid to date over Lae doing some damage but the run was primarily for moral and training. The units training and my moral.[:D] The Aussies will send some 6" Coastal guns to Cairnes for shipment to Port Moresby. The IJA re occupies the hex SE of Kukong with five units. We may march again but with a twist as the 66th Corp should be available for deployment in 72 hours. The BBTF bombardment on the Akyab against the IJA has been recalled as the Japs pull back towards Akyab Island which has the remaining Rangoon defenders cornered.

[zuluhour]

Short report:
Lunga BBTF gets mauled and fails to egress Guadalcanal. Bettys and Nells cripple the TF. TF status report to follow next turn. The multi-national air groups at Port Morseby claim a dozen air to air kills with many more damaged. The engineers added are making a real difference there in fixing the field.

[zuluhour]

August 9th 1942

India: I-21 torpedos an AK off Ceylon. The IJN must have two more boats hunting here.
Burma: waiting for reinforcements at the frontier. Liberators and P40s from the east coast have refueled at Cape Town and are three weeks EST from India. Triple A from Ceylon arrived at Madras yesterday.
NoPac: more engineers in route to Dutch Harbor, triple A and a CD unit will be in place by October.
CenPac: Pearl is heavy on fuel, supplies and manpower.
SoPac: Disaster in the Solomons. BBTF led by Warspite and New Mexico lost at sea. Both BBs hit mines off Lunga point. after the shelling Bettys and Nells escorted by Zeros score 6 hits on the BBs all torps. The gallant crews down 2 of them and damage 26 more. In the afternoon Rufes make their first appearance. 25 more twin engine IJAF AC get a torp into Canberra. We damage 13 more. Another wave of Bettys put another torp in Canberra and she is in deep trouble. (no pun). AA gets one and damage 13 more. The only good news of the day is at Port Morseby. 27 Bettys and a Zeke escort go home empty and we get 6 in air to air and one to flak. Nine more are air conditioned.

[zuluhour]

August 10th 1942
India: We lose a tanker loaded with precious fuel low in the water off Ceylon bound for Perth.
Burma: IJA forces reach the Chinese Division in the mountains east of Lashio. The CAF refuses to fly to their relief for the fourth day. We will inspect the squadron leaders on the 11th.
CenPac: Tuna puts a live torp into CA Haguro. She is listed as sunk but he combat report lists her as having engine problems..Tuna takes multiple hits from ASW from her boldness. Haguro is believed to be in the Kido Butai screen. Three raids will hit the Warspite task force today. Both battleships will absorb massive punishment before succombing to the onslaught. Both BBs go down near sunset along with DD Walke providing cover till the end. We suffera huge VP loss today. There was a glimmer of hope at the end of the day when little Tuna surfaced to find Shokaku at periscope depth. The Torps were duds.

[zuluhour]

August 11th 1942
SoPac: ALL IJN TFs except MTBs disappear! No trace of even the CVL TF in the southern Solomons. All holed up at Rabaul? We are frantically searching to the east.
Burma: IJA units which crossed the Chinese frontier are waiting for more units moving behind them.
China: IJA units move back into the tough terrain SE of Kukong. The 20th Army Group and 66th Corps ordered back out of the line to counter attack. IJA units are in the villages surrounding Wuchow. We are very weak on both banks of the Pearl River and are not pleased with the development.

[zuluhour]

August 12th 1942
SoPac: A cruiser and escorts sighted off Tulagi. All our CVs are refueling. Fighter squadrons rotating out of Port Morseby. Moral is low among crews. Fresh P40s Sqn s stage in.
China: Fighting will break out on the Yangtze front at any time. Wuchow being bombed daily. Western China we are also in contact. The RAF will stage a small sweep and raid at Lashio.
CenPac: I noticed Arganaut at anchor at Pearl today. She will load supplies for cut off units at Arawe.