A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[Cap Mandrake]

Situation of grorious advance in othah direction in Austraria

[Cap Mandrake]

Something hahppen with baton pass two days in past so bombardment of Townsvirre not-ah happen untir rast night. Arso, attack on Faurty Towahs get screwed up.

When sun come up 107 fightah at Faurty Towahs and probabry dive bombahs too. This make thing dangerous for Japan-mens navy at Cairns.

**************Fighting from yestahday*************

Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CA Kumano
CL Yubari
DD Kuretake
DD Wakatake
DD Asanagi
DD Suzukaze

Allied ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (4 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (13 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 43
Port hits 20
Port supply hits 2

Considering arr of burets, Mandarake-san expect more things brow up.

Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Hiei
CA Maya
CL Tenryu
DD Natsushio
DD Kuroshio
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried baaahstards try port attack on Cairns with 3 damaged ships but whorhe bunch at anchor. Japan-mens win.

Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-17E Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

********Mrs. Throckmorton's Curio Shop, Cairns*********


Jr. Japanese Officer, full-on sloshed: <puts down worthless occupation script with picture of the Emperor> SAKE!

Betty Throckmorton: <bows obsequiously> So sorry. No sake.

Jr. Japanese Officer, full-on sloshed: Baaahhh...<stumbles out the door>

Betty Throckmorton: Bloody Nips! Think they own the place. Mom why didn't we just leave when we had the chance?

Mrs. Throckmorton: Don't worry dear. 2nd Army are on their way. Bloody bastards will get what they deserve...and Betty...don't say "Nips"..it's offensive and we don't want to offend our "guests". Say "Pons" instead. They haven't figured out what that means yet. <returns to her office and holds up her binoculars through the half-open blinds>...Zero..all models 40+..looks like the Oscars are gone..Nick 10 perhaps....

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Considering arr of burets, Mandarake-san expect more things brow up.

Mandrake-san remembah have scout prane on night recon for herp BBs make-ah stuff brow up?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Considering arr of burets, Mandarake-san expect more things brow up.

Mandrake-san remembah have scout prane on night recon for herp BBs make-ah stuff brow up?

HAI!

[Cap Mandrake]

Chief question now how arr of Japan-mens get out of Cairns if Arried-dogs keep Faurty Towahs open?

Cairns onry 225 mires from Faurty Towahs so arr kinds of Arried-mens aeroprans aburh to cause trouburh...SBD's, TBF's, Albacores, F4F's, Kittyhawks, P-40's, Hurricanes, medium bombahs. Arr of that-ah crap!

Possibirities:

1) Some troops fry out by transport to Port-ah Moresby. This pretty good but not-ah work for big things
2) Brow up airfierd at Faurty Towahs. This-ah pretty obvious but Arried-dogs evidentarry figure this out arready.
3) Bait in navarh attacks on empty transports and wear down enemy aeropranes and kirr pirots. This-ah pretty good idea. Try today.
4) Try win air batturh ovah Faurty Towahs with Zero sweeps and then send in Bettys from Port-ah Moresby. Try fightah sweep tomorrow. Bring in more Zeroes from Noumea
5) Send tremendous numbah transports to Cairns at one time so onry ships rike 1/3rd furr. That-ah way Arried-mens have target rich environment and damage rots of ships but sink fewah. Arso, if Japan-mens Army-mens farr in watah have someprace to swim.
6) Barges...good idea. Sometimes barges aburh to firr up at night and reave before sun come up.
7) Keep going overrand to Cooktown. This-ah pretty dangerous because arrigators and jungurhs arr ovah prace and mostary no roads.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Chief question now how arr of Japan-mens get out of Cairns if Arried-dogs keep Faurty Towahs open?

Cairns onry 225 mires from Faurty Towahs so arr kinds of Arried-mens aeroprans aburh to cause trouburh...SBD's, TBF's, Albacores, F4F's, Kittyhawks, P-40's, Hurricanes, medium bombahs. Arr of that-ah crap!

Possibirities:

1) Some troops fry out by transport to Port-ah Moresby. This pretty good but not-ah work for big things
2) Brow up airfierd at Faurty Towahs. This-ah pretty obvious but Arried-dogs evidentarry figure this out arready.
3) Bait in navarh attacks on empty transports and wear down enemy aeropranes and kirr pirots. This-ah pretty good idea. Try today.
4) Try win air batturh ovah Faurty Towahs with Zero sweeps and then send in Bettys from Port-ah Moresby. Try fightah sweep tomorrow. Bring in more Zeroes from Noumea
5) Send tremendous numbah transports to Cairns at one time so onry ships rike 1/3rd furr. That-ah way Arried-mens have target rich environment and damage rots of ships but sink fewah. Arso, if Japan-mens Army-mens farr in watah have someprace to swim.
6) Barges...good idea. Sometimes barges aburh to firr up at night and reave before sun come up.
7) Keep going overrand to Cooktown. This-ah pretty dangerous because arrigators and jungurhs arr ovah prace and mostary no roads.

Best option is:
8) Contract wih Miro Minderbendah to have Faurty Towahs condemned because, ah, faurty!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Chief question now how arr of Japan-mens get out of Cairns if Arried-dogs keep Faurty Towahs open?

Cairns onry 225 mires from Faurty Towahs so arr kinds of Arried-mens aeroprans aburh to cause trouburh...SBD's, TBF's, Albacores, F4F's, Kittyhawks, P-40's, Hurricanes, medium bombahs. Arr of that-ah crap!

Possibirities:

1) Some troops fry out by transport to Port-ah Moresby. This pretty good but not-ah work for big things
2) Brow up airfierd at Faurty Towahs. This-ah pretty obvious but Arried-dogs evidentarry figure this out arready.
3) Bait in navarh attacks on empty transports and wear down enemy aeropranes and kirr pirots. This-ah pretty good idea. Try today.
4) Try win air batturh ovah Faurty Towahs with Zero sweeps and then send in Bettys from Port-ah Moresby. Try fightah sweep tomorrow. Bring in more Zeroes from Noumea
5) Send tremendous numbah transports to Cairns at one time so onry ships rike 1/3rd furr. That-ah way Arried-mens have target rich environment and damage rots of ships but sink fewah. Arso, if Japan-mens Army-mens farr in watah have someprace to swim.
6) Barges...good idea. Sometimes barges aburh to firr up at night and reave before sun come up.
7) Keep going overrand to Cooktown. This-ah pretty dangerous because arrigators and jungurhs arr ovah prace and mostary no roads.

Best option is:
8) Contract wih Miro Minderbendah to have Faurty Towahs condemned because, ah, faurty!

Crose! Have-ah MM provide arr new airpranes to NE Austraria. Reprace Dauntress with Whiraway. Reprace P-ah-38 with Whiraway. Reprace...you get idea. Just-ah makey sure that they have nice paint jobs to distract from crap pahformance.

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens just-ah ask for rittah cease-fire. Get out of Austraria. Even pick up trash. Arried-high command mens just-ah say "no".

Broody wah mongerers.

[Cap Mandrake]

************June 25,1942(d)***********

Night attacks at Fawrty Towahs not-ah do much but do find out Arried-dogs have
dive bombahs.

Night Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 3 damaged

Runway hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-mens have same idea..even bring in B-17's at 5000 ft. Wah crime.

Night Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

[Cap Mandrake]

Cruisers brow up Townsvirre again. Mirk run.

Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Maya
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
DD Yudachi
DD Natsushio
DD Kuroshio
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Light Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6

[Cap Mandrake]

Fightah sweep ovah Faurty Towahs. Not-ah bad. Need more zeroes.

Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 29,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29070 feet

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-dogs have same idea. Pawn King 4...pawn King 4

Morning Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 28,600 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Broody American-mens aeropranes arr ovah prace. How get P-400 up to 28,000 feet? Go fast as can then purr back on stick. What-ah hahppen to "Zero bonus"? Mandarake-san not-ah berieve everything read around here.

Morning Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 27
P-400 Airacobra x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Horp crap! This-ah bad for morarhe. Everyone on ground see this.

Morning Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Not-ah exacatarry crearing skies of Imperiarist interropers.
Japan-mens brow up 23. Arried-mens brow up 21

[Cap Mandrake]

Crearry, Mandarake-san need-ah more "energetic remedy".

Here tentative pran:

1) No CAP ovah Cairns. If Arried-mens attack airfierd...that-ah breaks. Hopefurry Japan-mens arready off ground.
2) Fightah sweep ovah Faurty Towahs again then Betty bombahs from Port-ah Moresby go in. This-ah pretty dangerous if Arried-dogs guess and put big CAP at Faurty Towahs.


To bad. Cairns othawise perfect prace for redroyment out of country. Jungurh and rocks and hirrs.

[sprior]

Ha! Austrarians prounce around in skivvies