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

[Cap Mandrake]

One more TK sink and two mortarry wounded...but just to make sure Caredon stay around anothah day and commit anothah wah crime. Mandarake-san overcome with irrationarh exuberance and want to brow up arrogant bastard Sommervirre.

[Cap Mandrake]

The chase. Have to be a rittah bit carefurh because Arried-dogs might have carriers around.
The two northern groups try intercept Caredon and southern group give stern chase on Dragon, which perhaps srowed by

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The chase. Have to be a rittah bit carefurh because Arried-dogs might have carriers around.
The two northern groups try intercept Caredon and southern group give stern chase on Dragon, which perhaps srowed by "arrrgh"

"What do mean 'arrrgh'?"

"That's what it says: 'arrrgh'."

"Nobody writes 'arrrgh'."

"Maybe he died in mid sentence?"

"Then who clicked on the 'OK' button?"

[Reg]

[:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The chase. Have to be a rittah bit carefurh because Arried-dogs might have carriers around.
The two northern groups try intercept Caredon and southern group give stern chase on Dragon, which perhaps srowed by "arrrgh"

"What do mean 'arrrgh'?"

"That's what it says: 'arrrgh'."

"Nobody writes 'arrrgh'."

"Maybe he died in mid sentence?"

"Then who clicked on the 'OK' button?"

Maybe SG read entry in other CapM AAR where he tells new neighbour to disinfect PG hot tub .... last used by PG and SG during the farewell party! [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The chase. Have to be a rittah bit carefurh because Arried-dogs might have carriers around.
The two northern groups try intercept Caredon and southern group give stern chase on Dragon, which perhaps srowed by "arrrgh"

"What do mean 'arrrgh'?"

"That's what it says: 'arrrgh'."

"Nobody writes 'arrrgh'."

"Maybe he died in mid sentence?"

"Then who clicked on the 'OK' button?"

Haha! That-ah make Mandarake-san raugh. Thing is, Mandarake-san now have scribes at Southern Army HQ. Mandarake-san just say something out roud and scribes write down so abirity to type which not-ah very good to begin with... now rearry farr into crapper. Othah probrem is most of scribes Vietname womans or China womans so rearry hard for Mandarake-san terr apart. Japan-womans easy..especiarry Kibuki dancers but China-womans..forget it. Othah thing Mandarake-san notice China-womans and especiarry Vietnam-womans smartah than crap..rike waaaay smartah than professah at Tokyo University that everyone go to when Gojirra crimb out of watah. Mandarake-san begin to wondah if co-prosperity sphere rearry good idea. What-ah hahppen when Vietnam-womans figure out whorhe thing burr shit?

[Cap Mandrake]

By ra way, jacuzzi at house of PG not-ah have to be breached because of womans have sex with womans...that-ah not so bad. It-ah more about womans have sex with mens. Mandarake-san wondah what in firter.

[Cap Mandrake]

Arso, probabry good idea put in new wood in sauna..or at reast sand down rearry good.

[Cap Mandrake]

What-ah Japan-mens supposed to do with Nick pranes? Erite groups fry up and shoot down B-17's? Pretend Japan-mens high command nevah have wah as Japan-mens and not-ah rearry know what doing.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

What-ah Japan-mens supposed to do with Nick pranes? Erite groups fry up and shoot down B-17's? Pretend Japan-mens high command nevah have wah as Japan-mens and not-ah rearry know what doing.

Maybe fry escort for this Nick??

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-dogs arr ovah prace near Marysborough so Japan-mens advance to rear. 3500 poor bastards trapped South of Marysborough so IJN try to tet out with barges. Onry 2000 men reft in regiment West of Marysborough. Japan-mens at Marysborough get away to road to Bundaberg. Now everyone try not get cut off.

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-dogs fake rike go down West side of New & Improved Caredonia but actuary go down East side.

[Cap Mandrake]

Ceyron get-ah visit. Arried-dogs compretery run away from Jaffna.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandarake-san sign up for Groupon and now get mair six times every day. Mostry annoying stuff or too far away from Truk Ragoon but actuarry interested in Sarsa crass on Garapagos. Ruxury mavis make that in one stop and Arried-mens not-ah even have P-38 yet in Pacific. Perhaps dance instructor rook rike Rita Moreno

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, Mandarake-san sign up aftah find picture of instructor. Not-ah sure what arr of corncobs for.

[Cap Mandrake]

Short wave radio work again. Mandarake-san afraid SPrior-san farr into Bay of Bengarh and not-ah know how to swim or perhaps rearry upset about vote of Burma to reave Co-Prosperity Sphere. Serfish bastards can buird own rairroads

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************May 5, 1942(d)**************

Arried-dogs bring 3 coastarh artirrey units to Brisbane. Now hardah to brow things up.

Night Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro

Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at 7th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
7th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at BB Hyuga
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at 259th Coastal Artillery Battalion
259th Coastal Artillery Battalion firing at BB Ise
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at 6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
6th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at BB Yamashiro

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens eventuarry catch up with cruisers that brow up tankers way down by Nadi. Seem rike Nzam get away.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Nadi at 125,165, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Amagiri
DD Ushio, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Dragon, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nizam, Shell hits 6, heavy fires

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens fightahs cover evacuation south of Marysborough. Arried-mens take advantage aftah arr of SBD's get brown up day before.

Morning Air attack on Bundaberg , at 96,155

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

[Cap Mandrake]

Evacuation take too rong and hard to road Ronsons on randing craft South of Marysborough. Ronsons destroyed and AA unit.

Ground combat at 96,158 (near Maryborough)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14953 troops, 265 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 401

Defending force 1558 troops, 48 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 294

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
966 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 136 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 65 (65 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 83 (83 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Australian Brigade
1st Australian Division
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
108th Anti Tank Regiment
70th Coast AA Regiment
109th Anti Tank Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
Kure 2nd SNLF /2
8th Tank Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion