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

[Cap Mandrake]

Canton, Baker and up Girberts arso seem good approach but-ah not need six divisions for that.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
New Caredonia vurneraburh too.

Hai! That-ah!

Arso, how many Japans-mens on New Guinea ready to face Allied dog hordes?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
New Caredonia vurneraburh too.

Hai! That-ah!

Arso, how many Japans-mens on New Guinea ready to face Allied dog hordes?

Entire comprement of Sapporo Boy Scout-ah Troop 812. Mandarake-san agree not-ah sound rike much but very efficient on suppries...not-ah eat much or arways asking for comfort womans.

[Cap Mandrake]

See, thing is Arried-navy-mens get rearry frisky when find out KB on way to Ceyron. Now, have to be rittah bit more carefurh so probabry Japan-mens have time get ready. Unberievaburh numbah rittah virrages with headhuntahs in New Guinea.

[Cap Mandrake]

Now, Mandarake-san go outside in 90 degree heat to fix sprinkrer that new garders break with rawn mower with Ha-5 engine.

Perhaps bad idea fire Mexican gardener with Jewish-mens name.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
not-ah eat much

Chickenboy-san not-ah so sure. Prease to remind Japans-mens on Papua/New Guinea about how Kuru contracted. Domo.

[Cap Mandrake]

Srow virus rast thing worry about on New Guinea. Pretty soon B-25 show up with retarded bombs. Maybe pirots get out but that-ah not guarantee either. Worse prace probabry Mirne Bay. At reast in Port Moresby possibry wark out to Buna but anyone drop off at Mirne Bay arready know in shitter.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Arried-dogs pay price for attack in Austraria but arso brow up rots of Ronsons and whore regiment of IJA

Oh no! Prease say not-ah that one! What wirr Japan-mens do without support of that regiment? Wring hands, or something rike that?

[Cap Mandrake]

No, no, no Madarake-san say "whore" not-ah "whore"

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Truk Ragoon, Seaside Virra***********

Mandarake-san <rooking at reports> Hory crap! It-ah rear poor pah in Austraria.

Jimmy Too Tarr: What-ah "poor pah" mean boss?

Mandarake-san <rooking at reports> Jimmy know...rike shit storm. <knock on door> Harro?

Rionerh Boyd Johnson: It's Mr. Johnson, Admiral, may I come in? <enters room>

Jimmy Too Tarr: <draws his sidearm> HORY CRAP! ARRIED-DOG!

Mandarake-san: Rerax, Jimmy. This-ah Mistah Rionerh Boyd Johnson of Rondon Schoorh of Economics. Pretty sure part of Mandarake-san ..what carr it again?

Rionerh Boyd Johnson: Karass, Admiral.

Mandarake-san: Hai! Karass, that-ah it. Mistah Johnson just-ah get here on Boko Maru from Macao.

Jimmy Too Tarr: What-ah Engrish-mens do in Truk Ragoon in middurh of wah?

Rionerh Boyd Johnson: Busy, busy, busy.

[Cap Mandrake]

**************May 19, 1942(d)***********

Oz: Mandarake-san send down Hiei protect Rockhampton but stop to rook at biorminescent prankton. Austraria-mens ships brow up Austraria town. Normarry this-ah good thing but Japan-mens stirr rooting everything.

Night Naval bombardment of Rockhampton at 95,152

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CL Perth
CL Tromp
DD Jupiter
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Mugford

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

KNIL and RN mostry pick on disaburhed peopurh. Anothah wah crime.

Night Naval bombardment of Rockhampton at 95,152

Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Tenedos

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 4

CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at Rockhampton
DD Tenedos firing at 146th Infantry Regiment


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Night Naval bombardment of Rockhampton at 95,152

Allied Ships
CA Australia
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Helm

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 6
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

CA Australia firing at Rockhampton
DD Ralph Talbot firing at Rockhampton
DD Helm firing at Rockhampton

[Cap Mandrake]

Then everyone reave and right before sunrise Hiei show up. [:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

Good thing Tanaka-san know how bob and weave otherwise have some serious 'splaining to do.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 95,151

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 10
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei

[Cap Mandrake]

Sphincter muscurh of Tanaka-san get good work out.

"Torpedo bombahs with two wings bearing 090....<ZZZZZZZPPP>"

Bettah be rucky than good.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 95,151

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 10
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Furutaka

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

Jaoan-mens kirr 2/25th Regt srowing everyone down at Bowen. Now road from Rockhamtpon to Townsvirre compretery open.

Ground combat at Bowen (93,147)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Defending force 120 troops, 0 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 72

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 72 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 70 (70 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
44th Naval Guard Unit
5th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
15th Naval Construction Battalion
1st Engineer Co
30th Fld AA Gun Co
14th JAAF AF Bn
14th Naval Construction Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
23rd Special Base Force
42nd JNAF AF Unit
40th JNAF AF Unit
13th Naval Construction Battalion
85th JAAF AF Bn
45th JNAF AF Unit
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
41st Field AA Battalion
14th JAAF AF Coy
5th Air Div /1
23rd Air Flotilla
3rd Base Force
36th Const Co
Kure 2nd SNLF /3

Defending units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

Main force retreating just South of Rckhampton. Infantry divisions shourd crear hex in 2 days.
Even worse if catch Japan-mens in open at Rockhampton.

Ground combat at 95,153 (near Rockhampton)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4147 troops, 217 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360

Defending force 24687 troops, 223 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Allied adjusted assault: 64

Japanese adjusted defense: 789

Allied assault odds: 1 to 12

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

Japanese ground losses:
448 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th British Division
2nd Australian Division
11th Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
9th Indian Division
148th Field Artillery Battalion
21/22 Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
147th Field Artillery Battalion
2/16th Field Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
131st Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
4th Division
48th Division
Kure 2nd SNLF

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-mens arr ovah prace..rike vermins.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Arried-mens arr ovah prace..rike vermins.

Must have been heavy rains: they are breeding now.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Arried-mens arr ovah prace..rike vermins.

Must have been heavy rains: they are breeding now.

Hai! Pretty much rike Remmings before Artic sun go down.