Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[mind_messing]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
China...

I don't see many Chinese LCUs sitting out there in the open building forts. Especially in the central region, where almost all of them seem to be moving from/to bases. Do you prefer them resting in the bases instead? I'd say the added value of WR terrain and 3+ field forts on a major road is worth some of the squads remaining disabled. Even more so behind a river. Or between Changsha and Changteh

...I don't think defense in depth works anyhow in China.

Agree 100%

[Lowpe]

Feb 2, 1942

ABDA sends in their ships with high night time experience to test the waters at Geraldton...and they performed admirably. Cassin is a Mahan class destroyer, about the best SAG destroyer the USN has right now.

Conditions here are about the best they can be for the Allies...clear and 100% moonlight. Can Japan rearm? That is the question.

These fights are designed to be skirmishes, to drain IJN supplies and stamina.

[Lowpe]

Despite winning a few fights, Japan marches inexorably south towards Brisbane!

[Lowpe]

China

Some decent news...situation extremely dangerous.

[Lowpe]

Argonaut is six hexes from Iwo Jima, roughly on the same course as TF Dewey...and the Argonaut has 3/3 dl. TF Dewey is 9 hexes from Iwo...and now we are contemplating a change of course or distraction.

Deathstars fighters were on full alert, but the Japanese bombers stayed home.

[Lowpe]

Feb 3, 1942

Score!

[Lowpe]

Good radar!

[Lowpe]

Dutch hold out!

[Lowpe]

Will probably start evacuating the west coast...

[Lowpe]

Plane losses for the day...

American flak gets a Sally and maybe a Babs.[:)]

[Lowpe]

About the only theatre I feel confidant on at the moment...I will use Trusty and Truant and a O20 (dutch minelayer sub) in attempt to attrit the IJN fleet which includes at least one battleship. British warship will continue to repair and ready themselves at Calcutta, along with a growing strength in the Madras to Ceylon area. As a force in being, they will guard the flanks Diamond Harbor and Viz.

American air forces and base forces are starting to arrive in Bombay will really swing the fight here.

[Lowpe]

Convoy Routes

Starting to form them up.

[Ambassador]

What’s that, the fourth or fifth attack your Dutch redoubt hold out against ?[&o]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Argonaut is six hexes from Iwo Jima, roughly on the same course as TF Dewey...and the Argonaut has 3/3 dl. TF Dewey is 9 hexes from Iwo...and now we are contemplating a change of course or distraction.

Fly a Japanese flag and pretend to be a whale processing vessel - the Japanese will like that. I call it the Dewey Deceptimal System.

[Lowpe]

Got a foot of snow...

Dutch will have a tough time with another attack...where will all that artillery go? Front lines I guess.

The Dewey is going closer to Daito now and Japan, and will attempt to sneak thru...I give her no chance.

[Encircled]

Still looking good though

My loss of my PC means I'm getting my WIPE:AE kicks from your AAR


(No pressure! [;)])

[Lowpe]

IJ has 50+ fighters at Geraldton, that is still heavily damaged, so stuck at a size 2 runway for a while. Cue level 1.

Japan has a maneuver advantage over the Allies on the ground. I have two heavy AA units here neutralizing his bombers.

The safe play is to cede everything here to the Japanese.

I have devised a plan to that might save Perth for a while...but then Japan can reallocate forces here much faster than I can and once committed the Allied troops would be pocketed and that would have long reaching ramifications. I also have to assume Japan is going to cross the Brisbane line.

[Ambassador]

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

[Lowpe]

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

One must live on the knife's edge to get the most out of this game![:D]

[Ambassador]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

One must live on the knife's edge to get the most out of this game![:D]

The katana’s edge ?[:D]