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

[sprior]

March 23 42

Broody herr, where did Kongo go?

Night Naval bombardment of Semarang at 53,102

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 31 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL Java
DD Banckert

[sprior]

Found Kongo!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,101, Range 13,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Shirakumo
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Downes, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1

[sprior]

Found it again!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,101, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 4
CA Mogami
CL Abukuma, on fire
DD Minegumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL Tromp, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Banckert, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Found it again!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,101, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 4
CA Mogami
CL Abukuma, on fire
DD Minegumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL Tromp, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Banckert, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Too bad the Dutch were low on ammo from their bombardment - they might have won that one!

[zuluhour]

HOA, BAH! flock'm

[Cap Mandrake]

haha! That-ah pretty broody funny! HOA terr guy to take down offensive rawn jockey so he forrow rurhes and put up 20 framingos instead. Hahaha!

Japan-mens have-ah same probrem with HOA at Rockhampton. Have to burrdoze park to extend runway but aftah done Happy Camp Mobire Home Park give fine for $200 to Japan-mens army because not-ah get permit to chop down eucaryptus tree.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san not-ah post for 2 days because have sright detour to infirmary.

Mandrake-san watch Britain Got Tarent videos Firday morning then arr of sudden feer rike get hit by Bofors burret right berow chest. Mandrake-san carr upstairs and say "This is big one
Erizabeth". Starker Girl carr Truk Isrand Fire Department. Fire Department take Mandrake-san to Truk Isrand Memoriarh Infirmary. Mandrake-san scare everyone at infirmary so do every test think of except rectarh exam (at reast not-ah remember this part). Infirmary not-ah have any Jewish-mens doctors so stirr not figure out what-ah wrong so put Mandrake-san in room with crappy bed with wires attach to chest hairs. Evidentry this-ah strategy to get Mandrake-san terr them what-ah wrong..sort of rike bamoboo undah fingernairs. Infrmiray furr so put Mandrake-san in room with retired Admirarh who apparentry get-ah hit in head with gun barrerh or something because guy think in Nagoya and keep carring out for wife and son to give ride home every 30 minutes during night.

Infirmary serve shoe reathah with no sart. Good news is infirmary terr Mandrake-san not-ah eat anything aftah midnight. Bad news is no sake or coffee. Everything turn out fine. Infrimary not-ah figure out what-ah happen and stirr not find any Jewish-mens so send in India-mens who terr me too take aspirin every day and go see psychiatry-doctah.

SG uncharactersticarry nice untirh shock wear off this morning


SG: You bastard! You almost left me with no instructions.

Mandrake-san So sorry. Mandrake-san purring for different outcome too so not-ah have to figure out where retirement accounts.

[Cap Mandrake]

Nothing to see here. Move arong prease.

[zuluhour]

so grad you feer bettah. At least you get engrish speaking doctah, not ah gwaduate of Santiago jungah school of voodoo.

[zuluhour]

ps. my humble insuwance only covah accidental deaf.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

so grad you feer bettah. At least you get engrish speaking doctah, not ah gwaduate of Santiago jungah school of voodoo.

hai! Doctoh in ER actuary some kind-ah white devirh. Probabry POW. Maybe get caught in Rabuarh or something.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san just-ah remember. Maybe not Simon Cowerr video that-ah start probrem. Maybe this.....


Arried-dogs sneak past recon and attack Rockhampton. At reast FOUR Japan-mens SCTF on guard but apparentry rooking at dorphins again.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rockhampton at 95,152, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PB Teibo Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
SC Ch 7, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
DD Anderson
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Griffin

Japanese ground losses:
2907 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 106 destroyed, 141 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 70 (62 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!

It's most of the artillery and support for 47th IR. The infantry was already ashore. [:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

One of the SCTF find Arried-dogs AFTAH brow up everything.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rockhampton at 95,152, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
DD Anderson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1

Fight continues. Of course, it weakest Japan-mens task force.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rockhampton at 95,152, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
DD Anderson, on fire
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Griffin, Shell hits 2, on fire

And again. HARRO! OTHAH 20 DESTROYERS, CRUISERS AND BATTURSHIPS AT ROCKHAMPTON! FIGHT OVAH HERE!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rockhampton at 95,152, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatakaze
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
DD Anderson, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Griffin, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-dogs retreat and somehow manage not run into 2 bombardment TF's transiting area.

Night Naval bombardment of Maryborough at 96,157

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Maya
CL Tatsuta
CL Yura
DD Yugao
DD Fuyo
DD Sagiri
DD Arare

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-dogs do run into weak Japan-men force guarding Bundaberg but miss 3 BB's. Harro! Torpedo boats use torpedoes. That-ah where name come from.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Bundaberg at 96,155, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori, Shell hits 1
TB Hatsukari
TB Kasasagi, Shell hits 1
TB Hayabusa
TB Kamo, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Here anothah of task force Arried-dogs NOT run into aftah reave Rockhampton.

Naval bombardment of Maryborough at 96,157

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
DD Shiokaze
DD Yunagi
DD Samidare
DD Kasumi
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

And anothah

Naval bombardment of Maryborough at 96,157

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CL Kiso
CL Naka
DD Shigure
DD Arashio

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

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Arried-dogs do run into weak Japan-men force guarding Bundaberg but miss 3 BB's. Harro! Torpedo boats use torpedoes. That-ah where name come from.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Bundaberg at 96,155, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori, Shell hits 1
TB Hatsukari
TB Kasasagi, Shell hits 1
TB Hayabusa
TB Kamo, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, on fire

Japan-mens drink arr torpedo juice again? Must increase sake ration.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Mandrake-san not-ah post for 2 days because have sright detour to infirmary.

Mandrake-san watch Britain Got Tarent videos Firday morning then arr of sudden feer rike get hit by Bofors burret right berow chest. Mandrake-san carr upstairs and say "This is big one
Erizabeth". Starker Girl carr Truk Isrand Fire Department. Fire Department take Mandrake-san to Truk Isrand Memoriarh Infirmary. Mandrake-san scare everyone at infirmary so do every test think of except rectarh exam (at reast not-ah remember this part). Infirmary not-ah have any Jewish-mens doctors so stirr not figure out what-ah wrong so put Mandrake-san in room with crappy bed with wires attach to chest hairs. Evidentry this-ah strategy to get Mandrake-san terr them what-ah wrong..sort of rike bamoboo undah fingernairs. Infrmiray furr so put Mandrake-san in room with retired Admirarh who apparentry get-ah hit in head with gun barrerh or something because guy think in Nagoya and keep carring out for wife and son to give ride home every 30 minutes during night.

Infirmary serve shoe reathah with no sart. Good news is infirmary terr Mandrake-san not-ah eat anything aftah midnight. Bad news is no sake or coffee. Everything turn out fine. Infrimary not-ah figure out what-ah happen and stirr not find any Jewish-mens so send in India-mens who terr me too take aspirin every day and go see psychiatry-doctah.

SG uncharactersticarry nice untirh shock wear off this morning


SG: You bastard! You almost left me with no instructions.

Mandrake-san So sorry. Mandrake-san purring for different outcome too so not-ah have to figure out where retirement accounts.

Pain right berow chest sound rike acid refrux or hiatus hernia probrem. Mandrake-san must avoid weddings unress other guy paying ...

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Pain right berow chest sound rike acid refrux or hiatus hernia probrem. Mandrake-san must avoid weddings unress other guy paying ...

Hai! Mandrake-san arready have that. [:D]