Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Encircled

No one answer that! [;)]

Hey! Be nice! [:D]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Just so you don't think I am ignoring Jocke, I woke up extra early in the hotel, watched the sunrise over the mountains, and cranked out the turn while the ladies where getting ready for the day.[8D]

Excellent use of the half a day it usually takes for them to "get ready"! [:D]

PS. Writing this from my newly installed wallmounted pad in the kitchen. Nerdgasm! [:D]

[Lowpe]

We need a picture of that!

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

We need a picture of that!

I´ll get one up tonight! Now I can read the forum while cooking dinner! [:D]

EDIT: Here you go!

[Lowpe]

April 20th, 1944

No night bombing. Lots of good MTB fights in the Kuriles, more collisions, delays, etc. Nothing big hit.

Allies go for the oil at Shikuka, and suffer some horrendous disablements. Certainly not due to the 30AV of troops defending. Perhaps this will slow him down a little.

[Lowpe]

Over Honshu, the deathstar and more show up. Allies lose 1 for every 2 Japanese planes. Bombers focus on runways, this time Yokohoma.

Is this the invasion fleet sailing in for a beach near Tokyo?

[Lowpe]

Allies break the jungle holding position, and are into the central plains with some small units.

I was hoping for one more day...and also the troops pursuing not being able to right away.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Over Honshu, the deathstar and more show up. Allies lose 1 for every 2 Japanese planes. Bombers focus on runways, this time Yokohoma.

Is this the invasion fleet sailing in for a beach near Tokyo?

Are there other TFs there besides the CVEs? CVEs says almost certainly an invasion, however I've used them to help have overwhelming CAP in the "Deathstar Hex".

If it's an invasion, that looks like the plains hexes to me. Sendai, Iwaki... I guess it's the easiest place to invade, but it's also the easiest place for you to pound the troops that make it ashore.

[Lowpe]

I don't think it is a major invasion, but it could be a shot at an island or two. There are at least two BB in the Kuriles....plus a fair amount of invasion shipping (two divisions worth.

[Lowpe]

Ok, turn is away. The next week should be fairly ugly...

Set up a CAP trap near Singers...

Poised for a counterstrike...but my target disappeared on me.

I may rush the Deathstar with a large group TFs comprised of destroyers, mtbs, etc. A lot depends upon how well they setup today.

Signs of activity in the mtns with the Chinese. Not too worried there yet.

[Lowpe]

April 21, 1944

No night bombing. Lose at least one Iboat, several damaged moving out to interfere with the Allied task forces off Honshu.

Over the skies, we inflict 130 losses on the Allies: Jugs, Liberators, SBD, Hellcats, Lightnings hardest hit. We lose mostly Jacks, Georges and Franks about 60 all told. Maebashi runways closed...he is really targeting runways so I suspect he is invading somewhere.

No DL on the islands.

[Lowpe]

In the Kuriles, Shikuka falls...escort carriers here. Paramushiro holds and maintains fort levels inflicting some losses on Allies in a 1-4 attack.

Over in Thailand, the Allies bomb, often from 3000 feet. They have total control of the skies sweeping with Jugs and Spits.

At Uttaradit, the 14th Division made it to the dirt road to the SE (they had an effective 50AV), and the Allies shock attack.

[Lowpe]

On the road to Battambang, after heavy bombing the Allies crash into the Japanese lines...



Two Allied divisions, 255th Indian Tank, several mountain guns attack. Odds 1-225.

[Lowpe]

I can't see the Allies going for a dinky Japanese Island, so I suspect he will land here. Or it is simply a dry run designed to inflict massive losses on my strike planes.

[Lowpe]

Turn is sent. What will it bring? Invasion Honshu? Invasion Japanese Island? Huge Cap Trap? Bluff and heavy bombing?

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Turn is sent. What will it bring? Invasion Honshu? Invasion Japanese Island? Huge Cap Trap? Bluff and heavy bombing?

An invasion would certainly be fun to watch. Might even buy you more time VP wise!

[Lowpe]

April 22, 1944

No night bombing....

Allies invade the Japanese Islands...they will take them as there are plentiful AFVs in the invasion force, and no AT weapons on the islands or nor much.

Just not enough troops to garrison everything.

Allies lose 47 planes for 11 for Japan. I had been worried about an invasion from Tsu to the east, and had set my strike planes accordingly.

An IJN destroyer squadron ran in to protect the beaches, but then retreated away.

[Lowpe]

Thailand, the great escape continues.

Battambang looks to be a good blocking position for now as they tie up lots of Allied firepower, but the Allied tanks will be running across the plains shortly.

[ny59giants]

IndoChina - I hope you are able to get into Vietnam and don't have to try a Dunkirk to get your troops out. If he controls the skies, then it will be hard. Don't know how he is using his B-25 attack bombers, but they are great at sinking transports.

[JocMeister]

Probably wants to use the islands as fighter bases. Can you suppress them from the air or sea?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Probably wants to use the islands as fighter bases. Can you suppress them from the air or sea?

Probably not.[:(]