Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Our trailblazing AM, a small ship, has been spotted. This doesn't bode will for the Dewey that is behind.

[RangerJoe]

If you don't fly in the whole unit, that leaves what is left available for rebuilding. Plus, if he sees them coming in, he might put some fighters on CAP over the base to shoot down the transports so maybe one turn worth of ATGs flown in. Still, a nice surprise.

SWPAC also gets a unit of 37mm ATGs that could also get flown in if you don't need them in Australia.

[Lowpe]

We should easily hold here, but we will be a bit overstacked. For the first attack it should be ok...Not enough support present in hex and that is worrisome, but the troops all have bullets.

[Lowpe]

TF Australia also has two Helena class CLs, their goal was to bombard today, but they decided to not go in...so I will switch them to surface, have the Helena class CLs break off and head to join up with Saratoga (they are good AA platforms and have low night experience) while the Australia goes in with the destroyers.

Hopefully the Australia can bag some destroyers...the four ship squadron at Bundaberg should be out of torpedoes, but I am not certain what is in the 3 ship tf to the north...spotted as PC but surely they must be destroyers or worse.

Australia is not spotted, the destroyer SAG north of Australia has depleted their ammo.

Meanwhile on the ground it will be dicey, with reinforcements arriving in reserve no pursuit...I expect another shock attack!



Armored Cars at Emerald will try to cut the road below Bowen. Probably lose Emerald again to paradrop landing, but maybe not.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Not enough support present in hex and that is worrisome, but the troops all have bullets.

Ah, the quirks of teaching modern warfare to the rural Chinese. Please relay to the field commanders that they would also need some gunpowder with those bullets. And ideally whole cartridges [:D]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Not enough support present in hex and that is worrisome, but the troops all have bullets.

Ah, the quirks of teaching modern warfare to the rural Chinese. Please relay to the field commanders that they would also need some gunpowder with those bullets. And ideally whole cartridges [:D]

Not to mention the three men in the tub - the cook, the baker, and the candlestick maker . . . [8|]

[RangerJoe]

If your troops arrive in Reserve mode, if they are needed they should participate. Think of the IJA shocking attacking Allied armoured forces!

[Ambassador]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If your troops arrive in Reserve mode, if they are needed they should participate. Think of the IJA shocking attacking Allied armoured forces!

Did that ever happen ?[:D]


Looks like Changsha really is the objective of his advance. I think you’re spot on regarding the arrival of IJA tanks there.


PS: and I’ve noticed the flak losses. All those factories he won’t be able to turn to fighters...[&o]

[Lowpe]

IJN Battleship spotted...

I could sortie a good torpedo SAG with CLs and radar equipped Sims Destroyers...but I need to know what type of battleship it is.

Instead we will brace for bombardment, and race some MTBs to Chittagong only, plus put some Swordfish on night time torpedo run.

If only Royal Sovereign were here...





Darn, did it again to the 1st Burma Div...I don't think I gave them any orders. Looking right at them too.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Our trailblazing AM, a small ship, has been spotted. This doesn't bode will for the Dewey that is behind.

The AAR that had Dewey make it all the way to Pearl Harbor (apbarog?) showed Dewey detected twice, but low DL that probably did not reveal the type of ship. So if there was further search or interception attempts it is likely the Japanese player thought it was a faster ship and searched too far ahead. All the Allied player had to do was move a couple of hexes northward when near Iwo Jima and southward again a later. To Midway first and then to PH. Dewey had a small xAK with her to refuel from.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

We should easily hold here, but we will be a bit overstacked. For the first attack it should be ok...Not enough support present in hex and that is worrisome, but the troops all have bullets.

At RJ's suggestion, I put my Chinese Inf Squads in stockpile and left their unit reinforcements ON so they could receive Support Squads and other devices. They soon got enough support to start rapid recovery of disabled Inf Squads which made up for the stockpiling, and the bonus was a rapid increase in experience and morale. I guess having a hot meal, an occasional shower and Chinese laundry service makes a difference!

But because China was getting lots of supply they stripped the pools of Support Squads and I had to turn off reinforcements for most Chinese units. A few with the best leaders and experience got theirs turned on when other devices were available in the pool.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Our trailblazing AM, a small ship, has been spotted. This doesn't bode will for the Dewey that is behind.

The AAR that had Dewey make it all the way to Pearl Harbor (apbarog?) showed Dewey detected twice, but low DL that probably did not reveal the type of ship. So if there was further search or interception attempts it is likely the Japanese player thought it was a faster ship and searched too far ahead. All the Allied player had to do was move a couple of hexes northward when near Iwo Jima and southward again a later. To Midway first and then to PH. Dewey had a small xAK with her to refuel from.

Yep, it was Apbarog. I remember...and will be hopeful.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

We should easily hold here, but we will be a bit overstacked. For the first attack it should be ok...Not enough support present in hex and that is worrisome, but the troops all have bullets.

At RJ's suggestion, I put my Chinese Inf Squads in stockpile and left their unit reinforcements ON so they could receive Support Squads and other devices. They soon got enough support to start rapid recovery of disabled Inf Squads which made up for the stockpiling, and the bonus was a rapid increase in experience and morale. I guess having a hot meal, an occasional shower and Chinese laundry service makes a difference!

But because China was getting lots of supply they stripped the pools of Support Squads and I had to turn off reinforcements for most Chinese units. A few with the best leaders and experience got theirs turned on when other devices were available in the pool.

I have done a likewise, but turned off replacements recently as I didn't want support squads going to the Dutch in Java. Support squads are very precious.[;)]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Ambassador

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If your troops arrive in Reserve mode, if they are needed they should participate. Think of the IJA shocking attacking Allied armoured forces!

Did that ever happen ?[:D]


Looks like Changsha really is the objective of his advance. I think you’re spot on regarding the arrival of IJA tanks there.


PS: and I’ve noticed the flak losses. All those factories he won’t be able to turn to fighters...[&o]

Less impact than you would think. It is just nice to milk free VP no matter how small.

[Lowpe]

Cargo shipping:

I have ships headed towards Mombasa, Port Stanley, Canada, and United Kingdom. Kind of intrigued to examine the possibilities here. I am thinking of sending some of my AR to Mombasa and perhaps Port Stanley if they are needed there.

Pearl Harbor light industry is humming.

I kept HI running for as long as possible in Australia, but had to cave in and turn it off. Perth got shut down today.

On the map, I have started a string of resupply efforts aimed at Luzon...dispatching a cargo ship a day, along with two sub transports.

Trying to figure out how to get supply into Singers. Drawing a blank.[:(]

Auckland got two American Base Groups and one HQa today.

7 American Base Forces arriving in Cape Town over the next 3 days.

[RangerJoe]

Subs to Singers. Then either send them on patrol or if they can, pull parts of units out?

No need for ARs off the map except to keep them safe. Any heavily damaged ships that arrive can take care of system damage and minor flooding issues, then relocate them off the map to a shipyard.

Just build up the off map ports but Mombassa does not get a lot of supply to haul out and only a few ground units show up there later. See when they do show up and have transports waiting for them.

The East Coast is quicker to Panama and Cape Town than Canada and the UK.

[Ambassador]

Yes, I mentioned Mombasa as a waypoint for your ships, no need to build it up.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Ambassador

Yes, I mentioned Mombasa as a waypoint for your ships, no need to build it up.

Mombasa gets a small daily amount of supply and fuel. Eventually it builds up enough that you can use it to expand the port so that you can load arriving units more quickly. There will also be enough supply accumulated to accompany the units (East African, West African and South African Bdes, IIRC).

[Lowpe]

You can't off map to on map to off map CS convoys.

So, I will likely build up Mombasa a bit.

Fuel to Karachi from Abadan.

Fuel from Bombay to Mombasa.

Fuel from Mombasa to Australia.

We will see how thing work out. I want to use every off map base.

[Ambassador]

That’s why I said earlier it required micro-management. You have to give orders manually, setting the ships on « do not unload », and check each base daily.
That’s where giving names to your TFs is useful.

My use of the word « waypoint » was a bit unhappy, it’s not as a game term but as a general term. Sorry about that.