Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

July 27th, 1942

We unleash our PBYs against the Mogami...we get three hits, one failure to explode but two solid hits... there are no air bases close by as Tarawa is a level 0 AF...Mili and Baker are size 1.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 141,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,700 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5A Catalina x 9

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Torpedo hits 1
DD Kisaragi

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 141,135

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,700 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5A Catalina x 3

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

[Lowpe]

China

[RangerJoe]

That is a little ways away from a Japanese body and fender shop as well. [&o]

[Lowpe]

The Darwin front

[Lowpe]

End of July, 1942

Logistics of moving troops where they are needed is quite surprising this early, I am finding. I feel I should be pushing hard...but I am hesitant at finding targets worth the risk this early. I lack the small ships I want to risk forward this early...but still we making headway on numerous areas of Japanese Pacific ocean perimeter...there is another IJN destroyer force at Baker Island now...

In China another big fight...

[RangerJoe]

Keep up the good work. You are showing how the Chinese do not need to fall like a house of cards . . .

Since I am reading and posting on both sides, I will not go farther than that . . .

[Yaab]

I see you play with stacking limits. How do you prepare for Chungking defence? You may suffer both supply spoilage and overstacking there, if you put too many units/supplies there, especially since destroyed Chinese units arrive in Chungking.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Yaab

I see you play with stacking limits. How do you prepare for Chungking defence? You may suffer both supply spoilage and overstacking there, if you put too many units/supplies there, especially since destroyed Chinese units arrive in Chungking.

I don't really plan on defending Chungking with more than about 80% of the stacking limit....and all but one HQc not there.

[Lowpe]

End of July, 1942

A surprise bombardment of Pago Pago...not much there seemingly.

Five IJA units are forcing a crossing into the rough terrain above Sian...troops are being bombed heavily, but only one corp is present but dug in (forts 4 I think). Could be ugly...

Not enough tanks in the pools to upgrade our Indian Armor in Paoshan...

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CA Louisville
CL De Ruyter
CL Leander
DD King
DD Sands
DD Humphreys
DD Tenedos
DD Dale

Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 14
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

CA Minneapolis firing at Pago Pago
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Louisville
CA Louisville firing at Pago Pago
CL De Ruyter firing at Pago Pago
CL Leander firing at Pago Pago
DD King firing at Pago Pago
DD Sands firing at Pago Pago
DD Humphreys firing at Pago Pago
DD Tenedos firing at Pago Pago
DD Dale firing at Pago Pago

[Lowpe]

July 31, 1942

My guess, is that Japan will think the invasion is coming for Canton...having spotted the CLAA/AMC fast transport fleet to the east of Enderbury, although both fast transports are simply expanding our presence on Enderbury Island.

I might bring up the deathstar to provide cover, or I might not....maybe route the fast transports to Sydney Island.

I think there are disbanded ships at Baker in port that might form up and look to catch my DMS and APDx2 fast transport currently at Howland Island...so I probably will disband them into Howland for now.

Building another flying boat base at Nikunau.




Night Naval bombardment of Canton Island at 153,143

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
DD Selfridge
DD Patterson
DD Henley
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

[Lowpe]

China...teetering on the edge!

[Lowpe]

A new month coming and some definite improvements!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

A new month coming and some definite improvements!

Those Lancers aren't around for long but you will like what it develops into . . .

The newer version of Lightning has a lower SR if I remember correctly . . .
It makes a better broom . . .

[Lowpe]

PDU off...so I think I will have one NF squadron that an be deployed, and at least one upgradeable P38F squadron is already in India...to be tested against the IJA concentrations at either Ceylon or Magwe.

Another P38 squadron, the E, is near Australia. Haven't used them offensively yet though.

Not really a lot of planes available because of the PDU off...

[Lowpe]

August 1st, 1942

China is cracking...especially on the road north of Sian.

[Lowpe]

Aug 2, 1942

Check that date...check the tank divisions allocated -- that could be busy rampaging across India, Australia, or China....and then you realize it is the first attack on Singapore with their original leaders unchanged.

[Lowpe]

Interesting developments...

[Lowpe]

I got up to 29K supply into China, from a low of 19K...but we are being overwhelmed...

[jdsrae]

I think the empty hex just to the NW of your last Nth China battle is a mountain hex that is the best defensive terrain.

[Lowpe]

Aug 2, 1942

Our damaged R class battleship will exit the map this day with a little less than 60 flood damage, but only 2 system damage. She has done a great job of escaping India.

Our 2nd damaged R class, with only 30 flood damage, leaves Bombay today.

Hoping both will make Mombasa safely and from there to Cape Town.