Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Helm caught and sunk!

[Lowpe]

Phelps caught and sunk!

[Lowpe]

The tide is turning...against us!

[Lowpe]

Daylight arrives...

[Lowpe]

Air power...no fighter protection...

[Lowpe]

Going in fast and low...

[Lowpe]

And the bloody day is over...but, wait, another deliberate attack on the Ankang road...and we hold!


Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28313 troops, 281 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 867

Defending force 22556 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 564

Japanese adjusted assault: 413

Allied adjusted defense: 1219

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
756 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
13th Tank Regiment
116th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
13th Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps



SB recon did a good job at pinpointing IJA troop movement off road in this picture![:)]

[Lowpe]

What a day...don't know how it all turned out yet!

We should still have a strong force rearmed at Maryborough for this next day...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

There is a way to get the fighters to sweep first . . . [;)]

That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

There is a way to get the fighters to sweep first . . . [;)]

That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

I have three B-29 aces now. Use them instead... [:'(]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

There is a way to get the fighters to sweep first . . . [;)]

That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

If you break them into thirds, then the /A, /B, /C will have lower numbers and be checked first. If they pass, then they tend to have their combats decided first.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

There is a way to get the fighters to sweep first . . . [;)]

That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

I have three B-29 aces now. Use them instead... [:'(]

2nd Lt. Ellard has 2 kills, 8 others have one kill flying beasts.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

There is a way to get the fighters to sweep first . . . [;)]

That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

If you break them into thirds, then the /A, /B, /C will have lower numbers and be checked first. If they pass, then they tend to have their combats decided first.

Won't that increase my stack level...perhaps overloading the facility?

[Lowpe]

Recap:

Haguro, 1Torp, 8 Hits, Hvy F, Hvy D
Nachi: sunk
Furutaka: 4Hits, Hvy F
Myoko: 14 hits, Hvy F, Hvy D
Nagara: 3 Hits
Kiso: 12 Hits, Hvy F, Hvy D
Mikuma: 3 Hits, 1 1000# hit (bounced)
Aoba: 1 hit, 1 1000# hit (penetrated)
Mogami: 3 hits

DD Hyashio sunk
Kagero: on fire
Nasushio, 2 Hits on fire
Mutsuki, 1 hit, on fire
Hagikaze: 2 hits, on fire
Yunagi: 1 hit
Uzuki: 1 500# hit

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lowpe




That is true, but when the entire squadron elects not to fly because of a failed roll...

If you break them into thirds, then the /A, /B, /C will have lower numbers and be checked first. If they pass, then they tend to have their combats decided first.

Won't that increase my stack level...perhaps overloading the facility?

No. Divided squadrons count as 1.

It's a little more complicated if they go to different bases, but as far as I have seen I've never been penalized for it.

[Lowpe]

The butchers bill...probably scuttle two more destroyers today.

[JohnDillworth]

That's a lot of float planes for a single CA, no?

[Lowpe]

It is very messy here...IJA has close to 2K AV at Rockhampton via the rule of 30.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

That's a lot of float planes for a single CA, no?

Yep, maybe as many as three went down...not sure if Kiso carries floatplanes. 1 plane for CL if they have them, 2-3 planes for most Cruisers, although some carry as many as 5 like Tone.

Nachi had 2 according to the combat report.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

That's a lot of float planes for a single CA, no?

Typically they come with one Jake and two Petes, but can add another FP. But to me 3 Jakes and 8 Petes = 2 CA and CL.