Ooops, I did it again (Lowpe (J) vs ?(A)

[Lowpe]

No more fights near Rabaul...disappointing. We do sink another lone destroyer with airpower though.

China

[Lowpe]

Hunting...will detail more later.

[Lowpe]

Deathstar is awfully big!

[Lowpe]

Losses.

The 13th JAAF Eng base force was on that xak, along with another without any escorts. I forgot to dispatch ASW TF from Bagel on approach. My bad.

Cape Gloucester is one hex east of Umboi. Lots of ships hiding in and around there. Why we have recon at Rabaul.[:)]

[Lowpe]

Dec 25th, 1941

Will be attacking Johore Bahru, pursuing into Singers, with an attack on singers most likely in two more days.

Found Leander disbanded in port, plus unknown ships to the west. I suspect several other dot bases has ships as well.

[Lowpe]

Dec 26, 1941

Leander tries to make a run for it...

An Iboat sinks the AVD Preston at Luganville.

[Lowpe]

Allies looking to cause mischief in the Gilberts.

[Lowpe]

Disappointing that there is no pursuit into Singers...have to do this the old fashioned way.

[mind_messing]

I always have appreciated just how dynamic Loka's early game moves were.

I really like that all in early push to hold Rabual. I can see that seriously tilting a player with lesser experience who neglects to send heavier assets.

Excellent move getting some of the fleet train set up at Manus - I'm a fairly recent convert to the power of the auxiliary ships and that is a much better idea than rotating all the way back to Truk to rearm.

[Lowpe]

Dec 28th, 1941

Made a big mistake today...in Malaya, but had a good day in China.


Allied ground losses:
7460 casualties reported
Squads: 252 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 155 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 34 (22 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
4462 casualties reported
Squads: 110 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 312 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

[Lowpe]

My bad move...in Malaya, wasn't paying attention at all.[:(]

Ground combat at Patani (51,73)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2354 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 1131 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 25

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Patani !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 24 destroyed
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 18 destroyed
Ki-15-II Babs: 6 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
597 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Assaulting units:
28th Gurkha Brigade

Defending units:
92nd JAAF AF Bn

[witpqs]

Ouch!

[GetAssista]

Hah, time to blame the Gurkhas [:D] Those were some fierce mofos in British service

[mind_messing]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

My bad move...in Malaya, wasn't paying attention at all.[:(]

[:D]

That's Loka.

That's nearly as good as the time he bounced me out of Clark after a failed deliberate attack and made me wonder if I'd lose Manila in '42!

[Lowpe]

Dec 30, 1941

Moving along here, with less than daily updates to the AAR, so that I can run turns...

Allies building up Tabituea heavily, which is fine by me this early.

Moving on attacking Singapore and Ceylon...

[Lowpe]

First attack was unlucky, but you can always get redemption...this is hugging the California coastline.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Dec 30, 1941

Moving along here, with less than daily updates to the AAR, so that I can run turns...

Allies building up Tabituea heavily, which is fine by me this early.

Moving on attacking Singapore and Ceylon...

That reminds me of:

"I hear you knocking, but you can't come in!" [:D]

[Lowpe]

Maintaining our blockade of Ceylon...

[Yaab]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Sank a destroyer...

Those water splashes surely put out any fires started on the ship.

[Lowpe]

Afternoon attack...