At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

Not even close.

Ground combat at Hobart (81,179)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4453 troops, 32 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 5064 troops, 59 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Japanese adjusted assault: 40

Allied adjusted defense: 201

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
12th Australian Brigade
Hobart Fortress
15th RAAF Base Sqdn
Hobart RAAF Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

We try to take back Bathurst. JJ is flying in troops like 8th Mountain Div at Maleme Airfield. now that we are on the subject, we could use some crazy-ass Maoris to defend Sydney.

Ground combat at Bathurst (89,166)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 865 troops, 17 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 999 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th LH Motor Regiment

Defending units:
64th Nav Gd /1
4th Ind Engr Rgt /1

[Cap Mandrake]

745th Tank Bn is running out of batteries but JJ has no antitank weapons.

Ground combat at Katoomba (88,166)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 192 troops, 6 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Defending force 790 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 1

Japanese adjusted defense: 12

Allied assault odds: 1 to 12 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Yokosuka 1st SNLF

[Cap Mandrake]

N&IC: Keeping the AF dinged up at Koumac

Morning Air attack on Koumac , at 113,156

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 11
A-20A Havoc x 3
LB-30 Liberator x 3
P-40B Warhawk x 2

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9

[Cap Mandrake]

Not sure if this was a supply effort or what.

Good practice for the torpedo squadron.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koumac at 113,156

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
TBD-1 Devastator x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Enzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Shotoku Maru

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

We try to take back Bathurst. JJ is flying in troops like 8th Mountain Div at Maleme Airfield. now that we are on the subject, we could use some crazy-ass Maoris to defend Sydney.

Ground combat at Bathurst (89,166)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 865 troops, 17 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 999 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th LH Motor Regiment

Defending units:
64th Nav Gd /1
4th Ind Engr Rgt /1

Well there's your problem ! When are you gonna give your regiment the rest of their vehicle? And I suspect Light Horses don't like carrying motors anyway, so get them some Heavy Horses! Are there any in your pools .... errr .... corrals?

You want Maori warriors you gotta bring them from NZ. In Australia you are limited to local Aboriginies, brown snakes and funnel web spiders. Oh, and you could send some Portugese Men-of-War to that Japanese beach party.

[Cap Mandrake]

The Flock of Seagulls from Torres Is (operating from an AVD) hits an AK at Vanikoro a total of four times.
[:D]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 121,145

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

You don't see this all that often either. [:D]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 112,150

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CM Okinoshima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

[John B.]

I imagine that being in the ship watching PBYs lumbering in with torpedoes is like the bulldozer scene from Austin Powers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlUgilKqms

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

We try to take back Bathurst. JJ is flying in troops like 8th Mountain Div at Maleme Airfield. now that we are on the subject, we could use some crazy-ass Maoris to defend Sydney.

Ground combat at Bathurst (89,166)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 865 troops, 17 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 999 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
104th LH Motor Regiment

Defending units:
64th Nav Gd /1
4th Ind Engr Rgt /1

Well there's your problem ! When are you gonna give your regiment the rest of their vehicle? And I suspect Light Horses don't like carrying motors anyway, so get them some Heavy Horses! Are there any in your pools .... errr .... corrals?

You want Maori warriors you gotta bring them from NZ. In Australia you are limited to local Aboriginies, brown snakes and funnel web spiders. Oh, and you could send some Portugese Men-of-War to that Japanese beach party.

You don't know ANYTHING about 104th LH Regt! They just took delivery on 12 of the new Delta Tau Omega Scout Cars.

[Cap Mandrake]

..

[anarchyintheuk]

Or this. Excuse the world's longest link.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/pl ... =12behdfqk

[John B.]

+1 [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

..

I saw Mad Max: Fury Road recently. They have some real Australian (no rules) Motor Sport creations there that you could use to good effect!

Side note: the movie tried to make Charlize Theron look unattractive - they failed.

[ny59giants]

On your screenshots, it would help the 'peanut gallery' if you used the "W" key to highlight hexside control.

Thanks,
Mr Peanut [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

"W" key..roger that.


This landing of 19th RCT may not have been such a good idea. [:)] It's 10 sea hexes from the position of the SCTF near Geelong to Hobart so there will almost certainly be some IJN surfaces forces there by daylight. They might not make it if they are held up by PT boat or sub attack or plot their route wrong but that is pretty dicey. There is also some kind of Jap shipping in the Bass Strait on replay. We will probably have to sacrifice a couple of DD's and leave the damaged transports at Hobart to unload as much as they can. Maybe move in the SBD's to sting IJN ships that show up.

Most likely the KB will move South as well. Oh well, one must break a few eggs to make zee omelette, eh?

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

..

I saw Mad Max: Fury Road recently. They have some real Australian (no rules) Motor Sport creations there that you could use to good effect!

Side note: the movie tried to make Charlize Theron look unattractive - they failed.

They succeeded in Monster. Fortunately that era where hot actresses intentionally made themselves unattractive is over . . . the unibrow in Frida was painful.

[Cap Mandrake]

She kinda has big pores. [:D]

[desicat]

This is the first AAR I have seen where the Japanese may take Tasmania. What kind of emergency reinforcements go you get if they invade Antarctica?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: desicat

This is the first AAR I have seen where the Japanese may take Tasmania. What kind of emergency reinforcements go you get if they invade Antarctica?