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

[Lowpe]

July 4th, 1944

I cannot begin to tell you how many tons of fuel I have burnt trying to do this! Banzai!!!

[Lowpe]

Noooo! A side effect from being unable to upgrade my ships, only 4 surface radars present.[:(]

[Lowpe]

A six victory point sub is forced to the surface and the fight really begins! Go get em!

[Lowpe]

Allies bomb and bombard heavily again. They lose 47 planes, Japan 2.

A deliberate attack at Nagoya just barely makes 1-2 and knocks the forts down a level. Allies suffer twice as many losses. Have to hold out for a few more days! I think I can. I think I can.

No big activities in Vietnam...stalemate there. More of the heavy Division gets across from Fusan...Honshu still not severed by Allied troops.[:)]

Pictures to come tomorrow. Just thinking of what might have been![:D]

Pretty realistic outcome I guess...the IJN BBs got away without an air attack so pretty good.[;)]

[Lokasenna]

Reinforcement units arrive with 0% prep, not 100.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Reinforcement units arrive with 0% prep, not 100.

Ah, not true. I just got a reinforcement regiment with 100 percent prep at Osaka. Depends where the troops arrive...

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Reinforcement units arrive with 0% prep, not 100.

Ah, not true. I just got a reinforcement regiment with 100 percent prep at Osaka. Depends where the troops arrive...

Maybe not so much where, but how they are defined in the editor.

[Drakanel]

Japan is still fighting. Banzai! A real pity about that task force escaping though.

Still, it's really interesting to see what kind of resistance you can still mount even while invaded. Makes me want to start a game, if only I had the time for it.

VP balance doesn't look good though... but keep fighting!

[Lowpe]

Thanks Drak., the VP is poor.[:(] I suspect he will pass 2-1 in July of 1944 sometime, unless he radically changes his tactics.

So I have to prevent 3-1 until Jan 1, 1945.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Reinforcement units arrive with 0% prep, not 100.

Ah, not true. I just got a reinforcement regiment with 100 percent prep at Osaka. Depends where the troops arrive...

Maybe not so much where, but how they are defined in the editor.

Ah. This would make sense, then.

[Lowpe]

Here is the battle report from Nagoya.

The defenders are getting heavy disruption from all the naval bombardments, plus the Allies started bombing from the air today. Nagoya will never be the same.

[Lowpe]

I wonder if the Allies will pull back and land south of Nagoya. Each day that goes by Honshu becomes stronger with fresh reinforcements and replacements. I think 20 Type 3 Tanks went into service yesterday alone but I lost 3 in the fighting at Nagoya yesterday.

But I need big Divisions with IJA 43 squads and more AA. Soon I get the 12 cm upgrade...that will be over 100 big tubes capable of putting a hurt on the Allied bombers.

[Lowpe]

The troops holding Nagoya. How long can they hold?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

The troops holding Nagoya. How long can they hold?

Well, it's the divisions that will hold the line. Holy cow that's high disruption!

[Lowpe]

A look at the AA/ART/ARM units.

Does anyone know if I put some of the ART into reserve if it will avoid the naval bombardment?[&:]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

The troops holding Nagoya. How long can they hold?

Well, it's the divisions that will hold the line. Holy cow that's high disruption!

You should see the other guy![:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

The troops holding Nagoya. How long can they hold?

Well, it's the divisions that will hold the line. Holy cow that's high disruption!

You should see the other guy![:D]

[:D]
BTW, meant to write "Well, it's NOT the divisions that will hold the line."

[Lowpe]

Just your normal bombing and bombardment here. Even though the bases are in the red, the troops have enough to fight with and to improve their field fortifications.

I have an SST running in supply, plus all my Tabbys flying in supply. Obviously not enough. Supply from Hong Kong just doesn't travel to Vietnam.

The 14th Division has pulled out of Cam Ranh Bay, with a 12 morale. Off to Lang Son for supplies and attitude adjustment hour (or weeks).[:)]

[Lowpe]

I really like the Tone.

Long time readers may recall her absurdly long raiding sojurns...to off Perth, off Karachi, and halfway to Huntington Beach.[:D]

She also caught 3 torpedoes early on, which prompted the immediate sacking of the original, horrible, commander and hence Bunji got the job. Great Captain!

How in the world will I ever get her fixed. My best bet is to create minor repair yards in bigger ports and get Naval Support there and pray she stays hidden from the B29 port strikes.

[ny59giants]

I look at your map of Japan and wonder what your opponent hopes to accomplish with these isolated groups of troops? Any insight here?