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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

It almost sounds like you're asking a serious question?

My dear sir. Please note the Capn's request for input from ALSP-the Lord Admiral himself. If he wanted input from the likes of us, he'd ask for the opinion of the peanut gallery / rabble / tittering monkeys.

*snicker* "tittering"...

Ah! So what is ALSP? You mean it's not "All Loyal Strategizing Persons"?

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

It almost sounds like you're asking a serious question?

My dear sir. Please note the Capn's request for input from ALSP-the Lord Admiral himself. If he wanted input from the likes of us, he'd ask for the opinion of the peanut gallery / rabble / tittering monkeys.

*snicker* "tittering"...

Ah! So what is ALSP? You mean it's not "All Loyal Strategizing Persons"?

Admiral Lord SPrior. [Shakes head...]

[;)]

I just realized by looking back at the March 25 turn that there is already an Indian division and a separate brigade on the move from Akyab.


Also there are 2 armourd brigades and one Indian infantry division moving from Kalmeyo.


I dictated this post with Dragon dictation.

Educate imagine it is not very good with Indiana and Bernice placed names [:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy



My dear sir. Please note the Capn's request for input from ALSP-the Lord Admiral himself. If he wanted input from the likes of us, he'd ask for the opinion of the peanut gallery / rabble / tittering monkeys.

*snicker* "tittering"...

Ah! So what is ALSP? You mean it's not "All Loyal Strategizing Persons"?

Admiral Lord SPrior. [Shakes head...]

[;)]

Oh. But I thought he was "Grand Admiral High Lord of the Seas and All of Space His Most Esteemed Beloved Beneficent Most Cool Dude and All-Around Good Guy SPrior"?

Dr. Seuss does a stint with the FBI. [:D]

Rook rike they going to San Diego. Better send something from Barstow.

..

Personally, I always love the way a cadre of stenographers follows this little fat boy around. As if any utterance or observation of his is worthy of immortalization or action. [8|]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Personally, I always love the way a cadre of stenographers follows this little fat boy around. As if any utterance or observation of his is worthy of immortalization or action. [8|]

Here they are called 'journalists'. [;)]

What Jack really thinks to it all

Why, it's First Lord of the Admiralty, is it not?

Santa Maria!

Just looked the turn file. There is a LYB multiple carrier taffy and transports bearing down on Oahu from about 9 hexes out!

All we have there are a Brewster training squadron, float planes and 12 P-40B's [X(]

Looks like April Fools! Come to think of it, faking a Pearl invasion while the Allies are invading the Philippines is a great April Fools idea, if you can time the turns right.

I came across this and thought the... ummm... gentlemen... who frequent this thread might find it amusing.

http://www.ffunny.com/update/funny/call-a-professional

Operation Premature Incarceration

27th March 1943.

Finally..

Amphibious Assault at Ramree Island (54,48)

TF 195 troops unloading over beach at Ramree Island, 54,48


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


10 troops of a Ind Inf Section lost from landing craft during unload of 48th Gurkha Bde


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Amphibious Assault at Ramree Island (54,48)

TF 204 troops unloading over beach at Ramree Island, 54,48


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


12 troops of a Ind Inf Section 43 lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Indian Bde

Meanwhile Operation Tony:

Pre-Invasion action off Port Blair (46,58)

74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
DD Hotspur
DD Van Galen
xAP Van Imhoff

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


BB New Mexico firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
DD Hotspur firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
DD Van Galen firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
DD Hotspur fired at enemy troops
DD Van Galen fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

Amphibious Assault at Port Blair (46,58)

TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Port Blair, 46,58


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


3.7" Mk II AA Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of 120th RAF Base Force /1
40mm Bofors AA Gun lost in surf during unload of 120th RAF Base Force /1
3.7" Mk II AA Gun lost in surf during unload of 120th RAF Base Force
12 troops of a Ind Inf Section 42 lost overboard during unload of 45th Indian Bde /3


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Invasion Support action off Port Blair (46,58) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
DD Hotspur
xAP Van Imhoff
DD Van Galen

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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


BB New Mexico firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
1st Provisional Base Force firing at DD Hotspur
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3493 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Defending force 1913 troops, 36 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 112



Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
1st Provisional Base Force

Defending units:
45th Indian Bde /2
44th Indian Bde /4
13th Indian Light AA Rgt /3
173 Wing /1
120th RAF Base Force /2

JJ's fly boys get lucky early:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 53,48

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 6
G3M3 Nell x 10
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 44



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 10
Martlet II x 23
Martlet IV x 17
Beaufighter VIc x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
B5M1 Mabel: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5M1 Mabel: 1 destroyed by flak
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Victorious
CA Cornwall
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage

After that it's downhill all the way:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 53,48

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 9
Martlet II x 16
Martlet IV x 11
Beaufighter VIc x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 53,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 10
Martlet IV x 13
Beaufighter VIc x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Martlet IV: 2 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 53,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3
D3A1 Val x 3



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
B5M1 Mabel: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

ORIGINAL: sprior

After that it's downhill all the way:

Meh. I'd take the loss of 8 aircraft (net=5) in exchange for likely mortal damage to Hermes.

More dock space at Colombo. [:)] It might have been Vicky. Plus the first day of the landing at Port Blair went well. No mines, no shore guns. No aircraft.