TOS V3.05 PBEM "Cartwheel"

[Misfit_travel]

The Japs build tough little ships.....

Sank a Transport and Destroyer Escort (fresh off the production line probably) near Pusan. No more reinforcements for China for a while......

Sank a DD S of Iwo Jima. Badly damaged another DD N of Davao. Lost 2 subs.

Red lined a CA E of Davao.

Bombed a lot of stuff (unsuccessfully) in Japan.

Turn to El_Tigre.

 

[El_Tigre]

The RAAF harassed the retreating Japanese fleet and managed to sink a badly
damaged CA near Davao.

That's all...

I lost quite a number of Transports during the last turns, some of them emtpy,
some of them not. This has to stop!

 

[aksully]

China
-Foochow captured...Rifleman KIA.
-Nanning Captured. MGB and Flak KIA. Also a NI NE of Nanning KIA.
-RR's, Roads, and troops bombarded
-MGB N of Keifeng KIA

NL
-Sunk a DD that was in Bandjermasin.

Oh and I forgot to add that last turn I lost a Bomber to a nasty Zero.

Turn sent to Eric.
Sully

 

[eric_A]

Week 26, 1942

CW:
Killed 1 inf NW of Hanoi
Bombarded units on Borneo

China
Killed 1 MGB N of Canton

Dutch:
Killed 1 Guerilla near Ketapang.
Destroyed 1 fighter and 1 TB in Ketapang,
Lost one TB

 

[Misfit_travel]

Sank two DEs in Jap waters around Nagasaki. You might spot an oil slick or two after that though..... You really want to get rid of my subs don't you?

Bombed Jap home islands (again). Its a wonder you have anything left.

Bombed Komi.

Sank a DD NE of Menado. Lost a TB but the Japs lost a Zero as well.

Unfortunately the RNG gods got me. My DD failed to destroy a Jap Transport outside Formosa.

Turn to El_Tigre.

 

[El_Tigre]

- destroyed improvements near Dongala
- damaged NI in Tenate
- damaged MGB in Truk

China strikes back...

 

[aksully]

Feel Good about that picture! Especially after the Nips have had their way on Borneo!

China
KIA NI NW of Hanoi
KIA 2 NI, MGB Near Kaifeng
Captured stack of Arty NE of Kaifeng
Bombed the Jap army and cities.
Lost 2 CI in attacks

NL
Sank BB Ise E of Bandjermasin
Sank Transport W of Bandjermasin

Turn sent to Eric

Sully

 

[eric_A]

Week 28, 1942

Dutch:
Sank CA De Ruyter W of Medan
Killed 1 inf on oil tile E of Ketapang
Ketapang falls, 3 units killed.

USA
Sank 1 sub S of Pusan
Sank BB West Virigina and damaged DD Shaw SE of Komi

China
Killed 1 Guerilla NE of Kaifeng
Killed 2 inf NW of Hanoi
KIlled 1 MGB NE of Kaifeng

CW:
Bombarded troops on Borneo

Unkown:
1 Sub S of Davao sunk

The Japanese will lose this one, but we are putting up a good fight.
I think I may have made the China-Burma front a little too difficult
for Japan. For one thing, I think if China can't build tanks then they probably
should not be able to build Seabee units either.

 

[Misfit_travel]

Jap BB and CA sunk in Komi. (The survivors of the West Virginia are on camera as making profoundly rude gestures in the direction of the smoke trail over the city).

Jap CA sunk E of Borneo. Redlined the transport.

Iwo Jima fell, taking out yet another of the squadrons that attacked Pearl. The citizens of Japan can look forward to the continous drone of US aircraft from this point on.......

Turn to El_Tigre.

(BTW I agree that China shouldn't be able to build Seebees either).

 

[El_Tigre]

- bombarded units near Hanoi
- bombarded Tenate and Truk
- bombarded the Marine Army, -2hp
- TBs redlined a CA and DD east of Borneo, lost 1 Submarine.

 

[aksully]

China
-CE NW of Hanoi KIA
-Bombed troops and roads
-Lost a Bomber

NL
-Caused 1 HP damage on CA Kaga...lost a TBD
-Pillaged road east of ketapang

It is now "fairly" safe to say that Operation Pick Pocket was a success but not without cost to the Chinese. In week 26, a guerilla unit broke through the lines north of Kaifeng. They killed a NI and captured 3 Arty units. Those units are now behind friendly lines having completed their move in this week. Several units were lost in the process. But the enemy was deprived of a tremendous amount of firepower.

Sully

 

[eric_A]

Week 30, 1942

Not much to report:

China
Killed 1 guerilla N of Hanoi
Bombarded inf N of Hanoi

USA
Sank 1 DD SE of Iwo Jima

Dutch
Bombarded Java and Sumatra

CW
Bombard units on Borneo, no effect

 

[Misfit_travel]

Sank 1 DD near Dongala, lost a sub.

Redlined a stack of DDs S of Dongala. Lucky bastards might get away if my allies can't finish the job.....

Central Japan is a bombed out ruin. Protecting rail with conscript Jap Inf isn't going to make any difference Eric_A. Not with what I'm throwing at you every turn now.

Saipan fell, killing another precious Jap torpedo bomber.

Bombing campaign near Saporo destroyed a mine, but lost a TB to a Jap Zero on CAP.

Turn to El_Tigre

 

[El_Tigre]

- Tenate liberated, 1 Marine lost
- Anzacs landed on Palau
- Truk bombarded
- NI Army on Borneo damaged
- 3 DDs sunk by RAAF, 1 DD redlined. Iron Bottom Sound...

 

[aksully]

China
-MGB N of Nanking KIA
-Rifleman in Nanking KIA
-Nanking Captured
-MGB S of Nanning KIA
-NI E of Taiyuan KIA
-NI SW of Peking KIA
-Bombarded troops and Roads

NL
-Vet DD Hatsuyuki Sunk

Turn sent to Eric

Sully

 

[eric_A]

Week 32, 1942

Dutch:
Sank 1 sub E of Ketapang (we can see you now!)
Sank 1 transport S of Ketapang
Destroyed 1 Seabee unit NW of Ketapang

China:
Killed 2 inf N of Hanoi
Kiled 1 inf & 1 Guerilla N of Canton
Killed 1 inf in Nanking
killed 1 Guerilla and 1 inf SW of Peking
Killed 1 inf in fort SE of Taiyaun, captured 4 artys and 1 worker
(operation un-pick pocket)

CW
Bombed units on Borneo

 

[aksully]

OUCH!
Sully

 

[Misfit_travel]

Guam fell. (It was empty anyway)

Komi fell. First Japanese homeland city to be liberated!!!

Redlined a DD and DE in the China Sea. Tough units, they put up with quite a pounding.

Northern Japan was the target of strategic bombing this turn. Citizens in the countryside are rubbing sticks together.

Damaged a transport inside Banderjmasin. Lost 1 TB to CAP.

Turn to El_Tigre.

VPs 30K Allies
VPs 24K Japan

 

[El_Tigre]

- Koepang liberated
- damaged a DD near Bandjermasin
- Palau AB occupied
- Davao bombarded, troops landed on the Philippines

 

[aksully]

China
-NI SE of Taiyuan KIA
-NI S of Nanking KIA
-NI W of Nanning KIA
-25th Army Bombed

NL
-Marine NW of Palembang KIA
-Trans NW of Palembang Sunk

Sully