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

[Cap Mandrake]

Yamato have first combat. Arried-dogs have CD guns at Rodkhampton. Arso 2 furr divisions. Round eyes arr ovah prace.

Night Naval bombardment of Rockhampton at 95,152 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
CL Tatsuta
DD Asakaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Hatsushima

Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Yamato
BB Yamato firing at 41st Infantry Division
CL Tatsuta firing at 7th Australian Division
DD Asakaze firing at Rockhampton
DD Nagatsuki firing at 7th Australian Division
DD Hatsushima firing at 259th Coastal Artillery Battalion
259th Coastal Artillery Battalion firing at DD Hatsushima

[Cap Mandrake]

One of evacuation...err...redproyment ships near Townsvirre.

Sub attack near Palm Island at 94,143

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamaura Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CM Aotaka
CM Hirashima

Allied Ships
SS S-40

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried Army on cast road bring heavy AAA.

Morning Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 94,150 , near Rockhampton
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Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 94,150 , near Rockhampton

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

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

[Chickenboy]

Chickenboy-san have-ah joke...ah..."riddre" for Mandrake-san readers:

Q: "How-ah many Japans-mens bitchen cruisah it-ah take to shoot up ord, fat, srow adjective cruisah that about of gas?"
A: "How-ah many you got?" [:D]

Domo. Domo. Chickenboy-san here arr week. Unress get sent to cornfierd. Try fish heads.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Chickenboy-san have-ah joke...ah..."riddre" for Mandrake-san readers:

Q: "How-ah many Japans-mens bitchen cruisah it-ah take to shoot up ord, fat, srow adjective cruisah that about of gas?"
A: "How-ah many you got?" [:D]

Domo. Domo. Chickenboy-san here arr week. Unress get sent to cornfierd. Try fish heads.

Pretty good timing. Chickenboy-san go to Haha-jima? "Try fish heads"...haha.

Onry possiburh excuse Kinugasa have broken B-turret before batturh..but..even so..Japan-mens highry trained for night batturh..Especiarry Akebono...crew rike freaking ninjas..8 inch guns vs 6 inch guns....Rong Rance torpedo in range....bah.

Mandarake-san make whiskey drink.

[Lecivius]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Chickenboy-san have-ah joke...ah..."riddre" for Mandrake-san readers:

Q: "How-ah many Japans-mens bitchen cruisah it-ah take to shoot up ord, fat, srow adjective cruisah that about of gas?"
A: "How-ah many you got?" [:D]

Domo. Domo. Chickenboy-san here arr week. Unress get sent to cornfierd. Try fish heads.

[sprior]

Jingre Berrs to arr our reader

[Chickenboy]

Hai! Domo! Your readah say same-same to you and your rittah samurai!

[Cap Mandrake]

****************May 31, 1942(d)************************

Sink F****** Adjective Carriahs: Two DD's get croser than everyone erse. Crose enough to use Rong Rance, that-ah for surhe. Irrustrious burning pretty badry..or in this-ah case goodry.

Evidentarry, Arried-dogs run out of burrets.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 69,121, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
CV Illustrious, Shell hits 6
CV Formidable
CL Mauritius
DD Hammann
DD Helm
DD Preston
DD Reid
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 2
DD Napier

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Hakaze engages CV Illustrious at 1,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages CV Illustrious at 1,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages CV Indomitable at 1,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Hakaze at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Hakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages CV Illustrious at 2,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages DD Preston at 2,000 yar

[Cap Mandrake]

Arso, evidentarry, Tjerk Hiddes not-ah brow up before....instead rag behind carriahs perhaps to sneak up on Kido Butai during night.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 78,121

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
B5N2 Kate x 19
D3A1 Val x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Attack from Koepang. Not enough bombahs because ground crews tired. Baah.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Derby at 65,123

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 100

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
Martlet II x 22
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

F****** Adjective Carriahs go fast and now too fah for Kates at Darwin...so attack cruiser instead.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 78,121

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
B5N1 Kate x 7
B5N2 Kate x 34

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 78,121

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N1 Kate x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Ceyron: Centrarh Ceyron farrs.

Ground combat at Dambulla (30,47)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28998 troops, 199 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 709

Defending force 8211 troops, 93 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 734

Allied adjusted defense: 215

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dambulla !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1620 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2345 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 196 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 52 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 39 (33 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (47 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Brigade
2nd Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
25th Army

Defending units:
100th Indian Brigade
98th Indian Brigade
Ceylon Base Force
22nd Light AA Regiment

[sprior]

Boddy herr, just woke from bad dream where I was arried commander!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Boddy herr, just woke from bad dream where I was arried commander!

Hai! Same thing hahppen Mandarake-san. Probabry good idea throw out crappy Hokkaido sake.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: sprior

Boddy herr, just woke from bad dream where I was arried commander!

Hai! Same thing hahppen Mandarake-san. Probabry good idea throw out crappy Hokkaido sake.

Hai! Rabers that say, "New! Improved! Now with-ah more methanahrr and ketones!" best to avoid!

[witpqs]

Mixing beer and harrucinogenic mushrooms - very bad!

[Chickenboy]

What ah-herr going on with this-ah war? [&:]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What ah-herr going on with this-ah war? [&:]

Japan-boys take time off to cerebrate the Tit .... oops, mean Tet! Maybe both ...

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandarake-san carred away for pajama-party at beach house of Emperor.

Arso, seem rike F****** Adejctive Carriahs get away. This-ah cause-ah bad mood

[Cap Mandrake]

At pajama party Mandarake-san run into two mens who rike mens but married to womans. One actuary Serbian body-buirdurh-man that-ah fix houses and rike mens.
That-ah something Mandarake-san not-ah see every day.

Even more strange two womans married to two mens who rike mens Orienturh sistahs. Perhaps two Orienturh womans not get gaydar yet. Perhaps upgrade in '43