Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I added several more SSTs to my current game, planning to be able to lift an entire battalion.
I discovered that troop loading on SSTs is heavily restricted.
At Pearl's level 8 port I could only load SST TFs with 3 boats.
Increasing to 4 boats greyed out the Load Troops function.
I had to load the paras into 3 boat TFs consecutively and then combine the TFs once loaded to achieve my goal of lifting the entire battalion.

Just something to be aware of.

I did read your post where you got some of them to load...but you are playing a different mod.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I gave up on coastwatcher reports years ago. They've all got stills in operation or are growing wacky tobacco.

Has anyone gotten any utility out of the coasties?

Cheers,
CB

I think when they report a port is empty it is correct as of the report time.

[Lowpe]

Japan once again relocating their tanks to a different sector...

[Lowpe]

No beasts lost...

[Lowpe]

Big map fleet movement

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

No beasts lost...

KB's ordinance guy seems a bit aggressive.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I gave up on coastwatcher reports years ago. They've all got stills in operation or are growing wacky tobacco.

Has anyone gotten any utility out of the coasties?

Cheers,
CB

I think when they report a port is empty it is correct as of the report time.

I wondered about this so I checked the Japanese Ops Report which showed only two of my ports empty. But ...

- One Port had 6 ships repairing and a tanker unloading, the TK was there from the start of the turn.
- The Other Port had four ships repairing, 2 in Readiness, a TF of 4 ships loading resources and a large TF finishing unloading and still docked at turn end. All those ships were there for the whole turn.

Coastwatcher reports are occasionally accurate, but that seems very random.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I gave up on coastwatcher reports years ago. They've all got stills in operation or are growing wacky tobacco.

Has anyone gotten any utility out of the coasties?

Cheers,
CB

I think when they report a port is empty it is correct as of the report time.

I wondered about this so I checked the Japanese Ops Report which showed only two of my ports empty. But ...

- One Port had 6 ships repairing and a tanker unloading, the TK was there from the start of the turn.
- The Other Port had four ships repairing, 2 in Readiness, a TF of 4 ships loading resources and a large TF finishing unloading and still docked at turn end. All those ships were there for the whole turn.

Coastwatcher reports are occasionally accurate, but that seems very random.

Don't you know that palm sap naturally ferments to about 4% alcohol but after a day it starts to turn to vinegar? However, that is probably safer than the water to drink.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I gave up on coastwatcher reports years ago. They've all got stills in operation or are growing wacky tobacco.

Has anyone gotten any utility out of the coasties?

Cheers,
CB

I think when they report a port is empty it is correct as of the report time.

I wondered about this so I checked the Japanese Ops Report which showed only two of my ports empty. But ...

- One Port had 6 ships repairing and a tanker unloading, the TK was there from the start of the turn.
- The Other Port had four ships repairing, 2 in Readiness, a TF of 4 ships loading resources and a large TF finishing unloading and still docked at turn end. All those ships were there for the whole turn.

Coastwatcher reports are occasionally accurate, but that seems very random.

My theory crushed!

[Lowpe]

Ceylon...continuing the air lift of the 99th and 100th Brigades back to India.

[Lowpe]

April 11, 1942

Continue hitting the tanks...I don't know why they are still there.

[Lowpe]

It is a little sloppy down here...

11 units at Rockhampton yesterday with 19704 troops, 165 guns, and 57 vehicles from combat report, today there are: 11 units, 25320 troops, 174 guns, and 60 vehicles.

So it seems nothing really unloaded...bringing in supply or evacuating.

Not really sure what I am going to do here...put movement pips all over the place to sow confusion with Japan and enable a few quick retreat options for the Allies.

7-9 days for the American fleet to finish their April upgrades in this area.

[Lowpe]

Kind of uncomfortable getting spotted here...

[BBfanboy]

Not sure if a 3/3 level detection would reveal all ship types. He may just get DDs and a TK instead of the CV.

[Lowpe]

April 12, 1942

This AVD was sent out to see if it could do any damage with two 4" guns at a large convoy...but nope. Only fired two salvoes that missed.

[Lowpe]

Bound to happen...one hit.

[Lowpe]

Tanks heading north to cut the Lanchow road?

[Lowpe]

1-1 attack...

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Bound to happen...one hit.

I avoid that direct line to PH like the plague ...

[Lowpe]

Pretty pleased with this result...Japan might bombard and shock attack again,but this time all the armor will be in combat mode.



Ground combat at Rockhampton (95,152)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17235 troops, 114 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 587

Defending force 24630 troops, 447 guns, 681 vehicles, Assault Value = 760

Japanese adjusted assault: 278

Allied adjusted defense: 211

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2552 casualties reported
Squads: 69 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (18 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Assaulting units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion
65th Brigade
148th Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
4th Div /1
47th Field AA Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
35th JNAF AF Unit
22nd Air Flotilla
97th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
182nd Infantry Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
13th Australian Brigade
I Australian Corps
2nd Medium Regiment
108th Anti Tank Regiment
97th Coast AA Regiment
21/22 Field Regiment