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

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens nevah get break. Nightime, daytime arways with bombs.

Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Regiment, at 95,152 (Rockhampton)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 36

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Now for surprise. KB sprit difference between Bundaberg and Brisbane...probabry something show up.

Hai! It-ah Wahspite go back to Brisbane to get burrets. Rets see if 3 up chuff srow down.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 97,159

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 9

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

7 hexes...this-ah means Vars bring crappy 60 kg bombs.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 97,159

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes

[Cap Mandrake]

More firecrackers. Bettah to drop on DD

Morning Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 97,159

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Here are carriers. Fraser Isrand with heavy CAP and spillover CAP from Bundaberg.

Even so, quite awesome coordinated strike. 129 Kates? Hory crap! More CAP keep rising to fight. Shoot down bunch of Kates. Very very disappointing.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Fraser Island at 97,156

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N2 Kate x 127
D3A1 Val x 72

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 19
Martlet II x 39
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed, 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 6 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 1
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 5
AKE Florence Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CV Formidable
CL Mauritius
CL Tromp
KV Fritillary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Newcastle

[Cap Mandrake]

Good work guys! Sink AKE and KV! Everyone try rook macho and not wear thick eyegrasses.

[Cap Mandrake]

Troops at Rockhampton murdered by wave aftah wave medium bombahs.

Afternoon Air attack on 146th Infantry Regiment, at 95,152 (Rockhampton)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Here anothah three up chuff. [:'(]

Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,159

Japanese Ships
SS I-22

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
DD Tenedos

[Cap Mandrake]

Rast guy out of Rockhampton take down rising sun.

Rook and this 6 furr division and riterarry hundreds of artirrery tubes.


Ground combat at Rockhampton (95,152)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66887 troops, 1064 guns, 1071 vehicles, Assault Value = 1972

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 1617

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1617 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Rockhampton !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
2nd Australian Division
1st Australian Division
5th Australian Division
18th British Division
7th Armoured Brigade
11th Indian Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
9th Indian Division
33rd Medium Regiment
21/22 Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
70th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
131st Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
108th Anti Tank Regiment
2/16th Field Regiment
147th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Heavy AA Regiment


Japan-mens have to reave some vorunteers behind on road to Townsvirre to srow down Arried-dogs.

[Cap Mandrake]

Combatant losses Corarh Sea and Eastern Oz since start of Arried-dogs offensive.

5 BB
2 CA
3 CL
3 DD

Maryrand must-ah be misidentified Wahspite?

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens rosses:

1 CA
2 CL
8 DD

[Cap Mandrake]

Now what? Creary Royrarh Navy not-ah want carrier batturh.

Sprint SW?
Escape to Corarh Sea?
Make for Brisbane?
Disband at Bundaberg?

[Cap Mandrake]

It-ah actuary worse than rook for Arried-dogs because at reast 3 CL at Fraser Isrand either not-ah have burrets or use up operations points. Carriers probabry both conduct fright operations and perhaps have furr fuerh.

[Cap Mandrake]

What-ah Admirarh SPrior-san think?

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens erotic geisha dream. Tanaka-san run into British-mens carriers at night. [:)]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Japan-mens erotic geisha dream. Tanaka-san run into British-mens carriers at night. [:)]

You have turn arready?

[Cap Mandrake]

Hai!

[witpqs]

[8D] I go make popcorn!

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh, so sorry. witpqs-san mean NEXT turn. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

**************May 25, 1942(d)************

Oz: Hiei inbound to Bundaberg.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Bundaberg at 96,155, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Maya
CA Kumano
CL Kiso
DD Yugumo
DD Kazegumo
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
TM-6
TM-9
TM-10
TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 7