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

[Cap Mandrake]

The tab. Suzuya rike roman-mens candurh..go grub grub next night. Reupurse reported sunk 2-14 AND 2-15.

[Cap Mandrake]

If Repurse rearry sunk then have to say Japan-mens win because troops get ashore safery.

[Cap Mandrake]

Haruna and Kirishima have to be in shop for few months but rikery make Singapore.

[Cap Mandrake]

***************Feb. 15, 1942(d)**********

Dutch-mens come out from Batavia and try to find crippurhs..instead find Michisio (ship Japan-mens buy from Itary-mens) which-ah stir have burets.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cheribon at 52,100, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
MTB 9
MTB 11
MTB 12
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Whoever buy this thing get ripped off.. Sit around for 2 1/2 months and then get browed up for nothing.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML P 11
HDML P 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Stringbags fry out from Batavia. Japan-mens actuary worry about Stringbags. Unfortunatery for them, pirots get up too earry and first bombers ovah damaged ships headed to Singapores. Say harro to Mistah Oscah.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 53,96

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 7 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Rots of Ugrofortresses fry out arso but not-ah hit anything.

Meanwhire, ovah Port-ah Brair somebody forget to terr RAF that Japan-mens brow up base.
Good thing about Nerrs is burrets usuarry go right through and come out othah side....unress one of crew or engine in way.


Afternoon Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
G3M2 Nell x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Ouch. Someone have to write some rettahs to mothahs at home.

fternoon Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Austraria: Yestahday, some staff idiot reave SCTF on station at Bundaberg and whore bunch of fightahs fry out from Brisbane to attack. Turn out Japan-mens shoot a bunch down and ships not-ah get hit. This give Mandrake-san idea. Find vorunteer AKL and send to Bundaberg and terr them rearry important mission. Turn out, captain of Ugigawa Maru not get enough idodine as baby but stirr rearry enthusiastic.

Morning Air attack on Bundaberg , at 96,155

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Hory crap! It rike step on corony of Red Imported Fire Ants. Mandrake-san not-ah send enough Zeroes.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Bundaberg at 96,155

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
PBY-4 Catalina x 2
PBY-5 Catalina x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Ujigawa Maru

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-mens apparentry see through pran so send out fightah sweep.

Morning Air attack on Bundaberg , at 96,155

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

And more

Morning Air attack on Bundaberg , at 96,155

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san hope-ah Cmdr Nomi not-ah hurt too badry.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bundaberg at 96,155

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

************Seaside Virra, Feb. 15***********

Mandrake-san: Rook, if Nomi-san make it back arive prease to give some kind of medarh....and some iodine tabrets.

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory crap! Rook at this! Seem rike Arried-mens start to get worried about enveropement pran. British 18 Div arso have-ah something seriously wrong. Rook at crappy assaurt varrue.

Ground combat at 96,156 (near Bundaberg)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11247 troops, 123 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

Defending force 11945 troops, 125 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 334

Allied adjusted assault: 79

Japanese adjusted defense: 819

Allied assault odds: 1 to 10

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

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
541 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th British Division

Defending units:
4th Division
44th Field AA Battalion

Maybe Japan-mens counterattack? Meanwhire have to find idiot that-ah send tank regiment back to get ready for attack on Maryborough.

[Cap Mandrake]

Who in charge of 18th Div, Benny Hirr?

[Cap Mandrake]

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[Cap Mandrake]

Probabry some unit of up-armoured sorghum harvesters moving NW from Maryborough. If actuarry 1st Aus Div moving NW that wirr be a catastrophic mistake for Arries. Arries wourd stirr not-ah have enough firepower to drive off 4th Div and Japan-mens have about 120 AV of infantry and a regiment of artirrey ready to embark for randing at Maryborough with 5 BB to provide navarh bombardment. Arso, 144th regiment coming ovah from Fiji and arrive in about 3 d.

[Cap Mandrake]

Carrier recon mission to Melbourne and Sydney not-ah find any good ships and onry weak CAP at Sydney. Carreirs go back to Noumea for drinks and then see what happen.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Who in charge of 18th Div, Benny Hirr?

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Who in charge of 18th Div, Benny Hirr?

The hero Australia deserves. But is it the one it needs?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Who in charge of 18th Div, Benny Hirr?

The hero Australia deserves. But is it the one it needs?

No. For that, they need the little bald dude that General Benny Hill slaps on the head repeatedly.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************February 17, 1942(d)**************

Oz: Maryborough operation commences. We have a few surprises. Maryborough now has some mobile CD guns.

Night Naval bombardment of Maryborough at 96,157 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
DD Nagatsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CA Furutaka
CA Furutaka firing at 6th Australian Division
DD Nagatsuki firing at 1st Australian Division
DD Uzuki firing at 6th Australian Division
6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Akebono
DD Akebono firing at 6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment