Hell Hath Frozen Over (Scout1 (J) vs Lowpe (A)

[Lowpe]

Phase 3 of the Pacific Gambit is on hold, due to heavy IJN surface fleets present, while Phase 4 is a go but on a smaller scale...

[Alfred]

There is no excuse for Japan's play at Tarakan.

Alfred

[Lowpe]

Well, let us see what the British light cruisers can accomplish today...at Tarakan! Not to mention 10 subs with bad torpedoes.

Phase four invasion is a go, landing next turn...

Indomitable and Yorktown are here...

Boise is being repaired at Portland...system damage and engine damage from two 2 day flank runs to avoid the IJN.

Marblehead and company are bombarding Miri...

And other assorted sundry attacks.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I am crying in Japanese

[Lowpe]

Jan 4th, 1942

Light Cruiser Danae sallies forth...and teaches the IJN another lesson!

[Lowpe]

The Dutch steam in to Taraken … and steam out again a little worse off!

[Lowpe]

But during a rain storm in the morning hours, the British show up for a fight!

The American sailors are amazed by the show the Dragon and Durban put on...they try to keep up.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

DDs John D Edwards and Piet Hein should replenish at sea and then run away full speed

Durban and Java should be left to their fate, no point in wasting DDs on them

[Lowpe]

Lousy IJN find a flaw in our search patterns and avoid the aerial watchers....but now the Canberra must exact some revenge!

[Lowpe]

960 AV at Palembang...

A very good bombardment, since I failed to put a floatplane on recon...just high DL from days and days of aerial bombing and recon.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

DDs John D Edwards and Piet Hein should replenish at sea and then run away full speed

Durban and Java should be left to their fate, no point in wasting DDs on them

Wow, is that anyway for the Allies to play?[;)]

[Lowpe]

Surprise!





Don't worry, they will unload![;)]

[Lowpe]

I see them coming.

Marcus got heavily shelled by Battleships and Cruisers. I guess they need to go back to Marianas to be rearmed. That leaves the KB, which should have formed up these two days to watch over the Wake Invasion. No way am I sending in Warspite and company until I get better intel.



Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 40
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 8

[RangerJoe]

"Do not unload" for Shikuka? I hope that gets changed!

[Evoken]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Surprise!





Don't worry, they will unload![;)]

[X(] Is this to activate Japanese Emergency reinforcements ?

[RangerJoe]

If your crippled ships go to Samarinda on Coastal routing, it is shorter and they can dewater some there. Or even right next door to Tarakan, disband and dewater. If unseen, they would get at least two days of dewatering which could help a lot depending upon their minor flooding amount. Even then, a port strike may not target two ships and his combat vessels may be low on ammo plus have other jobs available. Then any specific attack on them takes two days away from other specific targets.

I mean, two days of dewaterng for the Java might make a world of difference on her speed and the Durban could then stay another day. That would lower the risk of being spotted as well as tie down any SC TFs hanging around for the cripples.

It looks like your intentional search gap near Rabaul might work to your advance, enticing an enemy task force in for a but where is the KB?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Evoken

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Surprise!





Don't worry, they will unload![;)]

[X(] Is this to activate Japanese Emergency reinforcements ?

Different country code...this is to take the oil and other reasons.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

"Do not unload" for Shikuka? I hope that gets changed!

Read the small print under the picture.[;)]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

"Do not unload" for Shikuka? I hope that gets changed!

Read the small print under the picture.[;)]

Who bothers to read the fine print? [&:]

[Lowpe]

Jan 6th, 1942

Canberra strikes ….