Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Big attack at Rockhampton....

[Lowpe]

We are looking to be in good shape at evicting the Japanese from Diego Garcia...

[Lowpe]

Butchers bill and Australia...

the question today is how many troops are moving northwest out of Bundaberg....we have 120 AV, 30th Aust Bde there. Probably won't be enough, and I suspect using the roads we can get reinforcements there faster than Japan.

Japanese garrison at Bundaberg:

33rd Division
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
4th Division
1st Raiding Rgt /2
5th Naval Construction Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn

[CaptBeefheart]

I'd hit the LI at Colombo unless you think this is the only opportunity to hit the shipyard. I'd give him a false sense of security on the shipyard and then hit the port at night if he parks anything juicy there.

Cheers,
CB

[Lowpe]

April 18th, 1942

A good destroyer skirmish...exactly how I want my Desrons to work.

[Lowpe]

April 18th, 1942

Not a lot of damage, but solid damage for a ship with no spotters...will keep the damage from being fixed on the port I think!

[Lowpe]

Preparation for an afternoon attack by the ground forces at Digo Garcia...

[Lowpe]

22-1 odds...we will clean up Diego.

[Lowpe]

2nd day of sweeps over Chittagong yield equal results roughly.

KB shoots down a Cat...

Lost two Blenheims carrying supplies to China/Burma.

[Lowpe]

Ceylon

[Lowpe]

The action at Bundaberg...more to come!

Night Air attack on TF, near Fraser Island at 97,156

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

[Lowpe]

More on Australia...lots going on.

Japan doens't have a rearm port on the map...but I have Brisbane now.

The KB steamed off to such a point that I don't really have to worry about this day that much.

Japanese troops are building up their guns at Rockhampton, I doubt I will be able to maintain its siege, but we are still going to cut the rail line.

Moving troops to the north of Bundaberg, and we should be able to do damage to it tonight and today.

Japan has 2/2 DL on Brisbane, 1/4 on Marysborough.

Marysborough has almost 600 AV of troops that are in the process of upgrading their infantry and then moving out. I hope to clear the Maryborough to Rockhampton road, which would give me a great maneuver advantage and be able to reinforce Rockhampton.

Australia Command switched to Rockhampton from Bundaberg...luckily they are experienced enough to keep some prep. I have HQys' working on Bowen and Townsville. HQcs' are prepped for Bundaberg and Rockhampton.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I'd hit the LI at Colombo unless you think this is the only opportunity to hit the shipyard. I'd give him a false sense of security on the shipyard and then hit the port at night if he parks anything juicy there.

Cheers,
CB

Sneaky, but I doubt he would ever feel that comfortable...and sinking ships in big ports is a pain. However, there is some shipping there now that might make for a good naval air strike against!

[Lowpe]

What base should General Harding prep for?

Atoll landing in the Pacific? Baker/Canton/Marcus/Paramushiro/Noumea/PagoPago?

[BBfanboy]

Noumea is worth the most VPs for both sides ...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Noumea is worth the most VPs for both sides ...

I am totally not interested in gaining VP right now, but rather the strategic situation. Japan is nowhere close to 2-1...and Noumea is too close to their current naval operations. Plus Noumea is so easily flanked....so I think it is a bad choice.

Realize that the invasion will occur in 6 weeks or so.

[JohnDillworth]

What base should General Harding prep for?

Atoll landing in the Pacific? Baker/Canton/Marcus/Paramushiro/Noumea/PagoPago?

Not familiar with your whole map but I like Baker/Canton. You are in it for the long haul and you are going to have an infinite amount of stuff to move from the West Coast to Australia. Best to build secure shipping lanes and an air bridge because the fire hose of Allied production is about to come on line. This is a logistics war.

[jdsrae]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

What base should General Harding prep for?

Townsville?
They could get some food experience gains helping with the mop up in Queensland.

[Encircled]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

What base should General Harding prep for?

Atoll landing in the Pacific? Baker/Canton/Marcus/Paramushiro/Noumea/PagoPago?

Anywhere that secures your supply lines to Oz

If you are confident that they are secure, then Oz

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

What base should General Harding prep for?

Townsville?
They could get some food experience gains helping with the mop up in Queensland.

Sixty days from April 1942, and with the Japanese already showing signs of wanting to bug out of Australia - I am not sure the Regiment will be needed there.
Lowpe has done a great job of knocking the Japanese expansion off balance - perhaps another knock where they do not expect it is in order ...

Caveat - I don't have a great handle on what force the Japanese can muster for amphibious landings at this stage of the war so Lowpe will have to apply knowledge to the suggestions I make.