Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

3rd Marines here and preparing now...new commander.[;)]

[ny59giants]

I like your aggressive attitude, but what will you do at D+30 at Marcus when Japan has a month to cut it off from any reinforcements?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I like your aggressive attitude, but what will you do at D+30 at Marcus when Japan has a month to cut it off from any reinforcements?

If it triggers the kind of naval fights I am hoping it will....and with friendly naval search, then I will be quite happy even if the IJ take the base back!

[Lowpe]

June 27, 1942

Hold on the Ankang road once again, probably our last day...

IJ attacks off base and gets a bloody nose...

[Lowpe]

This maneuver should secure China from assaults from the West...

[Grollub]

Anything happening or is this one on hold?

[CaptBeefheart]

Lowpe: I hope all is well. Just letting you know we are missing the action.

Cheers,
CB

[Lowpe]

So sorry for the lack of reporting, rl raised it's ugly head with a tsunami of poor events: wife got ill, daughter got ill, my 88 year old father injured his knee, and my daughter in law is having a difficult pregnancy,...which makes the minor flooding I had look rather tame.

But we are plowing ahead making good progress with wife, and every week that goes by is better news for the daughter and daughter in law (now at 29 weeks), and Father has gotten to where he can walk unaided.

I have managed to crank out about one turn in three, but doing pretty minimal stuff. More later.

[Lowpe]

July 8th, 1942

Fighting a delaying action in China...so hungry for supplies.

[Gnack]

welcome back. Hope all of your family members have good outcomes

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Gnack

welcome back. Hope all of your family members have good outcomes

+1

I wish them all well. You as well due to the stress and strain.

[CaptBeefheart]

Welcome back! Hoping for the best for your family.

Cheers,
CB

[witpqs]

Crikey!

Welcome back and hope things work out as well as possible for all of them.

[Lowpe]

July 9th, 1942

North Carolina fires her first shots of the war...

Night Naval bombardment of Canton Island at 153,143

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CLAA San Juan
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Atlanta
DD Hatfield
DD Litchfield
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DD Clark
DD Balch
DD Porter
DD Duncan

Japanese ground losses:
848 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 29
Port hits 17
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 2

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB North Carolina
BB North Carolina firing at Canton Island
CL Helena firing at Canton Island
CL St. Louis firing at Yokosuka 5th SNLF
CLAA San Juan firing at Canton Island
CLAA San Diego firing at Canton Island
CLAA Atlanta firing at Canton Island
DD Hatfield firing at Canton Island
DD Litchfield firing at Yokosuka 5th SNLF
DD Monaghan firing at Canton Island
DD Aylwin firing at Canton Island
DD Clark firing at Canton Island
DD Balch firing at Canton Island
DD Porter firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Duncan firing at Yokosuka 5th SNLF

[Lowpe]

July 10th, 1942

IJA continues to push forward into China...easier to defend off base than on.[;)]

[Lowpe]

The end is nigh...but we have held for four consecutive attacks...


Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26530 troops, 469 guns, 602 vehicles, Assault Value = 726

Defending force 26694 troops, 359 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Japanese adjusted assault: 443

Allied adjusted defense: 229

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
427 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1521 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Guards Division
Guards Tank Division
16th Guards Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Army

Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Far East USAAF
194th Tank Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Grp
4th Marine Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
201st PA Construction Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

[Lowpe]

What a plane![:)] One squadron active, a slow trickle coming in...

[BBfanboy]

Wait until you get the PB4Y-1P recon Liberator - Extended Range 31 hexes, Normal Range 25 hexes, Transfer Range 65 hexes.[:)]

[ny59giants]

Glad to hear that things are working out for your family. Those type of issues can increase one's stress levels.
As a side note, Tennessee is ranked in top 10 of states when it comes to rainfall. Thankfully, I live on a large hill at edge of town with great view of the mountains along the North Carolina border across a small valley. Lots of green stuff here!

China - you have lost some key supply generating bases and like you said, live off the land and not in the bases where no supply will flow.

[Lowpe]

July 12, 1942

The final attack on Bataan...we made it till July 12th, but now the Guards Tank and 4th Guards Div are free to either move on China or Singers...