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RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:19 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: fabertong
23rd May 1942.......
Not much to report today...... except that I lost 16,000 men in a frontal attack on Yenen......having in other PBEMs recreated Midway and the great marianas turkey shoot......I continue my great disaster series with Pickett's charge.......if Tom doesn't counter and push me back from Yenen......I'll flank to the north...and join my forces at Sinning......time consuming....but not troop consuming.......
Elsewhere Scott has invested Palambang....two Aussie brigades + some Dutch.....so a bit of a fight on his hands......
Lew is finishing off the last remaining troops in the Phils......
SEND MORE MEN....I'M RUNNING OUT.[X(]
Well, i see you at least have plenty of landing craft....
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:22 pm
by fabertong
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: fabertong
23rd May 1942.......
Not much to report today...... except that I lost 16,000 men in a frontal attack on Yenen......having in other PBEMs recreated Midway and the great marianas turkey shoot......I continue my great disaster series with Pickett's charge.......if Tom doesn't counter and push me back from Yenen......I'll flank to the north...and join my forces at Sinning......time consuming....but not troop consuming.......
Elsewhere Scott has invested Palambang....two Aussie brigades + some Dutch.....so a bit of a fight on his hands......
Lew is finishing off the last remaining troops in the Phils......
SEND MORE MEN....I'M RUNNING OUT.[X(]
Well, i see you at least have plenty of landing craft....
OHHH NOOOOO....my secret invasion force revealed........
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:09 pm
by rtrapasso
Fabertong's crack storm troops marching in China:
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:13 pm
by Mike Solli
They go well with his landing craft.[:D]
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:23 pm
by fabertong
AAARGH.......ALL MY SUPER-SECRET PLANS REVEALED.........IT TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET THEM TO MARCH IN FORMATION..........I mean, most don't know their left from their right..............
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:25 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: fabertong
AAARGH.......ALL MY SUPER-SECRET PLANS REVEALED.........IT TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET THEM TO MARCH IN FORMATION..........I mean, most don't know their left from their right..............
Ooops - sorry about that![:D][:'(]
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:46 pm
by fabertong
Well at least you didn't disclose the secret puffin brigade.........d*mn I shouldn't have said that........
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:50 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: fabertong
Well at least you didn't disclose the secret puffin brigade.........d*mn I shouldn't have said that........
Is talking about your Ostrich Special Forces Battallion allowed?
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:54 pm
by fabertong
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: fabertong
Well at least you didn't disclose the secret puffin brigade.........d*mn I shouldn't have said that........
Is talking about your Ostrich Special Forces Battallion allowed?
That's fine, they are already in action....just don't mention the Koala's......d*mn...there I go again.....
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:16 am
by scott64
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:16 pm
by rtrapasso
That's fine, they are already in action....just don't mention the Koala's......d*mn...there I go again.....
What, these guys?[:'(]
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:21 pm
by fabertong
Exactly...the 121st Furry Mammal Cuddling Detachment...........look on in horror.........
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:45 pm
by Terminus
Don't let their cuddly exterior fool you... Koalas are quite vicious. Unfortunately, their biggest defence mechanism is having a heart attack and falling over dead if you touch them.
RE: Ow....that stings.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:48 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Don't let their cuddly exterior fool you... Koalas are quite vicious. Unfortunately, their biggest defence mechanism is having a heart attack and falling over dead if you touch them.
i here i thought it was they would urinate on you when attacked![:'(]
Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:48 pm
by scott64
It seams some of our naval units decided to get a little R&R on a distant island. [X(]
TF 3 encounters mine field at 24547248,56
Japanese Ships
MSW Fumi Maru #2
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Asahi Maru
PG Keiko Maru
They left because they were no native ladies present or koala bears. [:'(]
RE: Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:48 am
by fabertong
and so back to the war.........
The crossroads north of Wuhan were taken and the Army group is heading North......Tom troops in Wuhan are hanging by a thread........but will take some time to complete the trap........
Operation RESOLVE is about to get underway....This will be Scott's invasion of Java....supported by Lew from the Phils......KB2 (four fleet carriers) are on the way to support.....along with a SAG (2BB,4CA + escorts) New Zero Sqdrns will be committed in the next week to this theatre.........I hope 4 will be available.......
The Para's have left Burma.....prepping for an Attack on Bali.........
Additional troops are moving to Kendari to take part in the op. to take the last Allied base on Timor........
RE: Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:01 am
by fabertong
29th May 1942......
Huge allied air-raids(100+planes) over Kendari and Malaya.....ouch........
BB Ramillies hit by I boat off Palambang........I boat killed by escorts, but Ram. will be limping home.......
Op. Resolve (the invasion of Java)...is in full planning mode........est. three weeks till launch....will post full OOB once Scott and Lew have hammered out the details.......
56th Div. is returned to Scott for the Op. This leaves me short in Burma.....but I'm hoping Tom won't notice........
RE: Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:42 am
by fabertong
30th May 1942.....
Warspite and Renown(or was it Resolution) Bombard Palambang..........
2nd UK Div.spotted at Palambang.....Scott's going to have a h*ll of a fight to take it........
Bataan has fallen .....The PI are all ours..........
Now for Java.......I think the Allies are going to try and hold Java......(much reinforced).....we need to trap them and then crush them there........
Op. RESOLVE will be a monster.........planning underway......Est. 3 weeks to the off.............
RE: Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:09 am
by fabertong
31st May 1942
It looks as though Tom is pulling out of Wuchow....I'm launching a deliberate attack next turn...as I did this turn.....0-1 but not much in the way of casualties.......4,000 of mine to 2,500 of his......I hope to catch him on the move.....if he lacks supply and can't shift my holding force on the crossroads...these troops are doomed..........As will be much of southern China.........
RE: Naval units go AWOL
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:17 pm
by fabertong
Tom has pulled out of Wuchow.....and surprised me once again by crossing the river to threaten Nanning/Hanoi.....and at the risk of showing my complete lack of knowledge....I didn't know you could cross the river there.....he has 6 units across another 18 just North of Wuchow that may cross or wait to see what I'm going to do next....
Nanning defended by 1 base force
Hanoi defended by 2 base forces
I've sent my tanks (4 Bgds) to Nanning will hopefully get there before him followed by 2 Divs.....the rest of the Wuchow army Is heading North......to join the troops at the crossroads and march on Kweiyang.....
Hanoi is on it's own .......no troops available to me to protect...
So Tom may take China south of the River...while I take Kweiyang and move north.......
At least China is never dull.............
