A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

In case anyone has failed to notice this is a complicated game.

Well, yes, if it has quizzes now! [:D]

A quiz nobody got the answer to. [:-][:)]

I beg to differ - I said it was an old movie (1950s or 1960s)and the title was code for "Roll in the Hay". What else would the Hollywood innuendo of that era mean by "Splendor in the Grass"? And the substitution of Splenda was pretty obvious!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: witpqs


Well, yes, if it has quizzes now! [:D]

A quiz nobody got the answer to. [:-][:)]

I beg to differ - I said it was an old movie (1950s or 1960s)and the title was code for "Roll in the Hay". What else would the Hollywood innuendo of that era mean by "Splendor in the Grass"? And the substitution of Splenda was pretty obvious!

So sorry, Manitoba Imperiarist round-eye Allied fanboy yellow running dog! I-ah beat you by 14 seconds. No partiar credit for you! [:'(]

ETA: Forgot imperiarist round-eye crause in epithet. Sorry for omission.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs
Well, yes, if it has quizzes now! [:D]

This-ah AAR arways have quizzes! Usuarry they start with "Pretend Mandrake-san not-ah read manuarr. How does [insert gamepray querry here] work?" [:D]

[uncivil_servant]

So - whats happening Japanese pig dogs? Did you invade LA? Did they sortie the Arizona and it caught the KB at night in a surface action?

[Cap Mandrake]

Hai! Someting hahppen.

**************December 24, 1941(c)***************

Fiji: A group of empty transports depart Nadi. Inbound 144th Regiment and the transports stirr unroading have
escorts...so somebody hav-ah to go arone.[:)]

Day Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 130,159, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #5, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PB Chokai Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Toyotsu Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Yosyu Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
xAKL Katsura Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAKL Kaito Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAKL Tenposan Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Perth
DD Voyager

Everyone except Yosyu Maru was-ah 1 point. Arries keep going toward Nadi and run into escort for 144th Regiment. Daytime battle at 5000 yds. Seem rike Japan-mens courd do bettah than this.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 131,160, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2
CA Furutaka
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
DD Oboro
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Leander, Shell hits 2
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1
CL Perth, Shell hits 3
DD Voyager, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards

Arries try to run away.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 131,160, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
CA Kako
DD Oboro
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Leander, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Achilles
CL Perth, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Definitery a missed opportunity for both sides. Japan-mens miss chance to sink CL's. Arries miss chance at 144th Regiment. The CA's except Aoba mainry run out of ammo. The second surface group at Nadi not-ah get into fight.

Arries: 1 DD sunk, one CL messed up.

Japan-mens: 5 rittah AK's sunk, 2 patrohr boats, 1 DD messed up pretty good but survive. Surface dings onry on crusiers.

[Cap Mandrake]

Maraysia: Arried-mens try to sneak out troops from Georgetown. Japan-mens get-ah rearry angry at stupid Hoyas jerseys.
Admirarh SPrior not-ah fraid crappy Buffaroes.

Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 41

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet

Japan-mens waste torpedoes.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Khedive Ismail
xAP Rajula

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Nerr drivers practice more.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Khedive Ismail, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
KV Nigella, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

And more Nerrs.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Khedive Ismail, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Rajula

[Cap Mandrake]

Tarakan, this sound rike in Africa but rearry in Borneo: Huzzah! Japan-mens bring aviation mens so annoying B-17's not-ah brow everything up right aftah we capture. America-mens destroyers shoot Japan-mens arready ashore and onry miss 3 Japan-mens
cruisers by 5 minutes. Japan-mens not-ah even see Arried mens coming. Crose carr for Arriedmens DD's.

Night Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91

Allied Ships
DD Paul Jones
DD Stewart
DD Bulmer

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Paul Jones firing at Yokosuka 4th SNLF
DD Stewart firing at Yokosuka 4th SNLF
DD Bulmer firing at Yokosuka 4th SNLF

Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1876 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 1732 troops, 46 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
936 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
21st Fld AA Gun Co
22nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force
Tarakan Defenses
1/12th Avn Sup Afd
Manado Garrison Bn /1

[Cap Mandrake]

Sinyang: This-ah sound rike in China. It is in China but Mandrake-san stir have to rook up. Some joker put 60,000 rittah yarrow China-mens baaahstards EAST of Sinyang on December 7 (and not-ah terr Mandrake-san) and China-mens try to take Goddamn city back. Hory crap! If Sinyang farr Mandrake-san have to get out ceremoniarh daggah again.
Japan-mens get-ah rearry a sneaky and fry in a batarrion and harf of infantry without heavy weapons and hord off 60,000 rittah yarrow China-mens baahstards. HEHE.

[Cap Mandrake]

Nothah ting Mandrake-san just notice about RAN/RNZN raid at Nadi..either:

1) Arried-mens not even see KB sitting NW of isrand just day before

-or-

2) Arried-mens hire Miro for recon rider and Mistah Minderbinder terr them japan-mens reaving.

-or-

3) Arried-mens have barrs rike ripe coconuts

[Cap Mandrake]

Miri: Arried mens negotiate to arrow strategic attack in DEI so Japan-mens figure out this-ah probabry mean oil things that join Greater Co-prosperity Sphere. Naturarry, Japan-mens bring in airpranes.

Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *

Crappy B-17D's no scare Japan-mens pirots. [:'(]

Baaaaahstards are frying from Balikpapan. Maybe Japan-mens pay visit.

Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[sanch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Miri: Arried mens negotiate to arrow strategic attack in DEI so Japan-mens figure out this-ah probabry mean oil things that join Greater Co-prosperity Sphere. Naturarry, Japan-mens bring in airpranes.

...

My opponent tried a B-17 strike on Miri from Batavia. In addition to some Zero's, I had a regiment(!) of flak waiting for him. He never did try a second raid.

[uncivil_servant]

It has been too quiet in here. Are Jap mans (or arried pig dogs) on vacation or has there been an opponent disappearance issue?

[Cap Mandrake]

*******December 26, 1941(d)***********

Rabaurh & Corarh Sea: 16 year ord Fright Officer Hata rie about age to join Imperiarh Japan-mens Navy and now frying Mavis in Rabaurh.
He not even have sex with womans yet so praying with himself in cockpit (haha), get rearry excited and report two cruisers in Corarh Sea. Japan-mens send 5 carriers and instead of cruisers Japan-navy-mens find rousy Dutch AVP. <face parm>

4th Division reembarking at Rabaurh. Not enough docks. I brame staff.

Mandrake-san now think Japan-mens take 4th Div, 2nd Tank Regt, combat engineers, 16th Army HQ and navarh support troops to Port Moresby in first-ah wave. That-basicarry arr of 14kt-prus transports in Rabaurh.
If Japan-mens not-ah bring enough Mandrake-san fire someone.

Fiji: Three groups of Arried-mens ships S and SW of Fiji. Perhaps reinforcement effort? Surface raids? More AVP's?

[Cap Mandrake]

There was this surpassingly odd kid in middle school name A*** Hata. I envision him a few years later frying Mavis out of Rabaurh. He almost never said anything but had this gigantic smile on his face all the time. The surfer dudes made fun of him but I felt sorry for him so I would try to talk to the guy. Now, understand, that did not constitute a gigantic step up on the social ladder but at least the poor kid didn't spend the whole day in isolation.

One day, before Al Gore invented the internet, he somehow discovered where I lived and walked 8 miles over to my house. [:D] It took us about 45 minutes of waterboarding to get his phone number. Mrs. Hata was scared shitress.

I wonder what A*** does for a living?

[Cap Mandrake]

I think I found him on LinkedIn. "Supermarkets professional" Orange County. I wonder if he have-ah sex with womans yet?[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

A*** Hata was a freakin' particle physicist compared to I** Van Skyke, who once brought a live 22 round to shop class, put it in a vice and tried to set it off with a scratch awl and hammer. Dutch inbreeding I suppose.

Mercifully, he was kicked out of shop class.

[Cap Mandrake]

Maraysia: Arried-mens stir trying to evacuate troops from Georgetown. Snowstorm over Indochina so Netties not fry. We brow up one AP with sub.

[Cap Mandrake]

Maraysia

13,500 Arried-mens at Georgetown.

[Cap Mandrake]

Movement toward Sian