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

[Cap Mandrake]

Evidentarry bomb hit photon torpedoes on Hiyo because turn into 38% frotation damage, 50% systems damage piece of Akita crap. Zuiho operationarh but onry make 20 kts.

Mandarake-san wondah if USN have Tesra airopranes because nothing catch on fire.

[Cap Mandrake]

China: Enveropment attack South of Chngsha actuary go waay waay bettah then Japan-mens expect. First China-mens make disastrous attack SE of Changsha yestaday then everyone get in rine on highway and try run away. Hory crap! It kind a rike wah crime except Japan-mens not start wah.

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3496 troops, 228 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Defending force 80665 troops, 361 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1936

Allied ground losses:
1268 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
90th Infantry Regiment
40th Inf Group Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
60th Infantry Brigade
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
29th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment

Mandarake-san nevah see so may infantry-mens brow up in one prace.

[Cap Mandrake]

NE of Changsha. This-ah what carr attrition. [:)]

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1498 troops, 108 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119

Defending force 45086 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Division
34th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
19th Group Army
27th Group Army

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Evidentarry bomb hit photon torpedoes on Hiyo because turn into 38% frotation damage, 50% systems damage piece of Akita crap. Zuiho operationarh but onry make 20 kts.

Mandarake-san wondah if USN have Tesra airopranes because nothing catch on fire.

Japanese crew smoke in hangar while fueling planes. Not a best practice.

[Cap Mandrake]

Hai! Probabry rerated to Aran Hata.

[Cap Mandrake]

Changsha

1) Diversioanry attacks SE and E of Changsha..4 divisions prus ROTS or atirreries.

2) Chicoms farr for it and send 5 or 6 Corps to attack coupurh brigades SE of Changsha and get absorutery murdered by artirrary.

3) Then, aftah Chicoms send in reserves, main Japan-mens attack appear out of woods to South. 8 divisions, 4 combat engineer regt., 2 armored regt. with pran to cross rivah and capture Sinagtan that-ah onry have 10000 Chicoms so far.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Evidentarry bomb hit photon torpedoes on Hiyo because turn into 38% frotation damage, 50% systems damage piece of Akita crap. Zuiho operationarh but onry make 20 kts.

Mandarake-san wondah if USN have Tesra airopranes because nothing catch on fire.

Japanese crew smoke in hangar while fueling planes. Not a best practice.

No more sushi barbecues on the hangar deck during air raids, either.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Mandarake-san wondah if USN have Tesra airopranes because nothing catch on fire.

Hai! Tesra say USN wirr get 2,000 airopranes next month. OK...maybe the month after next. No? The Month aftah? Admirarh King make-ah Tesra go bankwupt and fire Chaptah 14b.

[zuluhour]

"Mandarake-san nevah see so may infantry-mens brow up in one prace"

Where you get big f.... cannon?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Mandarake-san wondah if USN have Tesra airopranes because nothing catch on fire.

Hai! Tesra say USN wirr get 2,000 airopranes next month. OK...maybe the month after next. No? The Month aftah? Admirarh King make-ah Tesra go bankwupt and fire Chaptah 14b.

Tesra make 2,000 airopranes last month but by a tellible mistake Tesra raunch them aww into space-ah.

[Bif1961]

Tesla makes battery powered airplanes.

[Cap Mandrake]

**********August 3, 1942(d)********

South Pacific: Arried-dogs carriers apparentarry have enough and turn around. Arried-mens destroyers try catch up with damaged Japan-mens carriers run for covah on Suva...but just run into guys rooking at frying fish instead.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Gau Island at 133,162, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Maury
DD Wilson
DD Mahan

Japan-firemens accidentarry put out fire on Hiyo. Both damaged carriers reach Suva which now has 150+ fightahs of arr types overhead.

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Aboard Fukui-Maru, near Gau Isrand, 01:20, 8-4-42(d)********

Crew of Fukui-Maru: <near miss> HAHAHAHHA...FUKUI-YOU! HAHAHAHA

[Cap Mandrake]

China: Retreating Arried-dogs with short regs just warking arong road..easy target

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3514 troops, 228 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 472

Defending force 79713 troops, 356 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1882

Allied ground losses:
1110 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
40th Inf Group Brigade
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
60th Infantry Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
90th Infantry Regiment
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
29th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment

[Zorch]

Reminds me of the Egyptian university named for King Farouk. They had an obscene cheer.

[Cap Mandrake]

Ceyron: Royarh Navy try sneak up on Corombo or something...revenge of CVE's

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 27,46

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A1 Val x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Foxhound
DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Fortune


and

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N1 Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire, Bomb hits 1
CL Birmingham

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**********August 3, 1942(d)********

South Pacific:

Japan-firemens accidentarry put out fire on Hiyo.

How could this happen? Must have expended all combustibles.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Reminds me of the Egyptian university named for King Farouk. They had an obscene cheer.

Vietnamese restaurant in Mission Viejo...Pho King Way [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**********August 3, 1942(d)********

South Pacific:

Japan-firemens accidentarry put out fire on Hiyo.

How could this happen? Must have expended all combustibles.

Hai! Idea is use riquid aviation fuerh to smothah fire then use 500kg bombs to make damn to keep in fuerh.

[Zorch]

Putting out the fire with gasoline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdHMaccjw4