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

[Cap Mandrake]

****************Corumn of Type II Ronsons, West of Pegu, Burma*************

Japan-mens tank commandah: <passes 2 Buddhist-mens monks> HEY! BUDDHIST-MENS KNOW WHERE GORDEN PAGODA?

[sprior]

Imperiar G-ahds division on road to Rangoon.

[Cap Mandrake]

It armost defy berief. Not-ah one attack by RAF. Onry crappy Dutch-mens destroyer.

Maybe srow down a rittah so Togo-san not-ah raise production standards everywhere.

[Cap Mandrake]

************Feb. 4, 1942(d)************

Burma: Arried-mens compretery surprised when Imperiar Guard division show up without invitation yestahday. Everyone try to get out of Rangoon. Admirarh SPrio-san not issue written ordahs to commandah of Atago force so difficurt to get conviction in war crimes tribunarh aftah sinking arr of herpress ships/

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
AMC Pansy, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nord, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAK Oregonian, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Paul Luckenbach, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


This time singurh Dutch destroyer not-ah get as unberievabry rucky as sistah ship at Rord Howe.
In fact, this-ah pretty much what-ah expect happen.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory crap! Mandrake-san hope idiot in radio room Atago not-ah write down where ordahs come from.
At reast this-ah group have corvette with herpress ships.

ay Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
KV Jasmine, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAK Baroda, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Hoihow, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
xAK Hupeh, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
xAK Jaladurga, Shell hits 39, and is sunk
xAK Marion Moller, Shell hits 32, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Prausiburh deniabirity. That-ah key!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
HDML Pahalwan, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
HDML Panglima, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Pennigat, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
HDML Panji, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Nerrs fry up arr of way from Bangkok. Fighters at Rangoon stay on ground aftah Oscar fighter sweep yestahday.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 50,52

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M2 Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Petronella, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma Rifurhs drop fancy rifurhs and run away. Probabry throw hand grenade in tent of British officah just for fun.

Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 22495 troops, 250 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

Defending force 2323 troops, 8 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese adjusted assault: 754

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 150 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1364 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
21st Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Railway BAF Battalion
3rd Burma Rifles Battalion
4th Burma Rifles Battalion
108th RAF Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Fiji: Arried-mens STIRR not-ah give up. This-ah rike rongest batturh in history.

Ground combat at Suva (132,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15385 troops, 134 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 367

Defending force 6672 troops, 104 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 193

Allied adjusted defense: 77

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
51st Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
Kimura Det
144th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
52nd Naval Guard Unit
53rd Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force

Defending units:
8th NZ Brigade
45th Base Group
1st RNZAF Base Force
131st Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
Nandi Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Soromons Mandrake-san see Arried-mens ships near Southestern tip of Soromons yestahday. Recon pirot say turn around, go back to New Zearand or something. Mandrake-san think-ah that-ah burr shit so send out Hiryu from Rabaurh. Hehe.
Mandrake-san rearry tired of Arried-mens crusiers sneak up on Japan-mens ships.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,140

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N2 Kate x 22
D3A1 Val x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Crane
CL Achilles, Bomb hits 6, on fire
DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 1

and then...perhaps end of Achirres..get hit in heer by torpedo.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,140

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N2 Kate x 14
D3A1 Val x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Crane, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Oz: Rot of exposions but mostry buirdings. 18th Div not-ah hurt very badry.

Night Naval bombardment of Bundaberg at 96,155

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
DD Suzukaze
DD Kasumi
DD Oshio
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 35
Port hits 18
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 3

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

************Feb. 4, 1942(d)************

Burma: Arried-mens compretery surprised when Imperiar Guard division show up without invitation yestahday. Everyone try to get out of Rangoon. Admirarh SPrio-san not issue written ordahs to commandah of Atago force so difficurt to get conviction in war crimes tribunarh aftah sinking arr of herpress ships/

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
AMC Pansy, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nord, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAK Oregonian, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Paul Luckenbach, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Ha! They carry war suppries, we sink them. They go grub, grub.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

************Feb. 4, 1942(d)************

Burma: Arried-mens compretery surprised when Imperiar Guard division show up without invitation yestahday. Everyone try to get out of Rangoon. Admirarh SPrio-san not issue written ordahs to commandah of Atago force so difficurt to get conviction in war crimes tribunarh aftah sinking arr of herpress ships/

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 52,54, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
AMC Pansy, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nord, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAK Oregonian, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Paul Luckenbach, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Ha! They carry war suppries, we sink them. They go grub, grub.

Perhaps defense attorney make argument that Japan-mens afraid of Arried-mens ship carred HMS Pansy.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Joint Allied War Crime Tribunal, Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 1947*************

Prosecutor: Captain Nakaoka, I'd like to take you back to Feb. 4, 1942 <looks at papers>...this would be "d", 1942(d). Is it your contention then that forces under your command were only responding to enemy fire?

Captain Nakaoka: HAI! Pansy shoot first.

[Lecivius]

Their doomed. No one would believe that a Pansy would be aggressive. Better to show a can of SPAM, claim those ships were carrying contraband [;)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Perhaps defense attorney make argument that Japan-mens afraid of Arried-mens ship carred HMS Pansy.

Hai! Sistah ships HMS Buttahcup and HMS Daisy have-ah reputation as rabbah rousahs!

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

Their doomed. No one would believe that a Pansy would be aggressive. Better to show a can of SPAM, claim those ships were carrying contraband [;)]

Not spam:

[BBfanboy]

Right! Nationarh pride requires that Great Britain have its own artery-crogging can of processed rips and a**horhes - Burry Beef!

[Cap Mandrake]

I once took spam on a backpacking trip. Everyone mocked me for carrying the extra weight but after a couple of days of rehydrated pablum, jerkey and onion soup with 3mm noodles, you need a drool bib when you start frying up Spam.

[Cap Mandrake]

********DISASTER********


No, it-ah not one of carriers. SG I have big fight with GF and want to move back from San Diego.[:-][:(]

SG I tarking about enristing in Navy.
Mandrake-san wondah if SG I rearize that would be given rots of orders and be subject to rots of rures...rike no smoking in magazine..no spitting in officah mess...no drink torpedo juice on duty..that-ah kind of thing.