Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

DAMNIT! I KNEW she was lying.

[Roger Neilson II]

More f******* fighters than us, better s****** spaceships and now they got b***** Facebook half a century ahead of us.

WE are DOOMED!



Roger

[Chickenboy]

Bump!

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

We are all doomed, but some are doomed faster than others.

Roger

But I don't WANT to be doomed. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T!

As a typical California-born enlightened, caring, humanistic New-Age product of post-modern America, I appreciate the heart-felt humanity behind your plea for mercy in a cruel, heartless, and indifferent universe.

But, as a pragmatic observer of said universe, my advice to you is to start channeling (in the best tradition of Hillary Clinton) not Eleanor Roosevelt, but an old 1st Mar Div Gunnery Sergeant and take to heart the words, "Dry your tears, dearie, and keep smoothly feeding those ammo belts into this .50 cal I'm firing! It's hot tonight up here on Bloody Ridge!"

Or, to paraphrase Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, "You may not be very interested in Doom, but Doom is VERY INTERESTED in you..."

[Reg]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Fighter inventory July 18, 1942

Somebody's cousin apparently has the contract for those crappy Fulmars. We are wallowing in Martlets too. Maybe they can get into the fight more. Perhaps we can sell some MiG's to Ecuador or something.

Only 3 Aussie Kittyhawks used and 50 in the pool.....

That looks like an under-used resource. [8D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

We are all doomed, but some are doomed faster than others.

Roger

But I don't WANT to be doomed. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T!

As a typical California-born enlightened, caring, humanistic New-Age product of post-modern America, I appreciate the heart-felt humanity behind your plea for mercy in a cruel, heartless, and indifferent universe.

But, as a pragmatic observer of said universe, my advice to you is to start channeling (in the best tradition of Hillary Clinton) not Eleanor Roosevelt, but an old 1st Mar Div Gunnery Sergeant and take to heart the words, "Dry your tears, dearie, and keep smoothly feeding those ammo belts into this .50 cal I'm firing! It's hot tonight up here on Bloody Ridge!"

Or, to paraphrase Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, "You may not be very interested in Doom, but Doom is VERY INTERESTED in you..."

<Picks self off ground, wipes away unmanly tears> I swear, as God is my witness, we will never go without top of the line USAAF fighters again!!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Reg

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Fighter inventory July 18, 1942

Somebody's cousin apparently has the contract for those crappy Fulmars. We are wallowing in Martlets too. Maybe they can get into the fight more. Perhaps we can sell some MiG's to Ecuador or something.

Only 3 Aussie Kittyhawks used and 50 in the pool.....

That looks like an under-used resource. [8D]

Yes..it's the restrictive rules of engagement. [:)]

When we take Wyndham and the Japs start sending over 50-plane Tojo and Zero raids every day the resource will no longer be "under-used"

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake



But I don't WANT to be doomed. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T!

As a typical California-born enlightened, caring, humanistic New-Age product of post-modern America, I appreciate the heart-felt humanity behind your plea for mercy in a cruel, heartless, and indifferent universe.

But, as a pragmatic observer of said universe, my advice to you is to start channeling (in the best tradition of Hillary Clinton) not Eleanor Roosevelt, but an old 1st Mar Div Gunnery Sergeant and take to heart the words, "Dry your tears, dearie, and keep smoothly feeding those ammo belts into this .50 cal I'm firing! It's hot tonight up here on Bloody Ridge!"

Or, to paraphrase Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, "You may not be very interested in Doom, but Doom is VERY INTERESTED in you..."

<Picks self off ground, wipes away unmanly tears> I swear, as God is my witness, we will never go without top of the line USAAF fighters again!!

Its the proximity to Hollywood, folks.....please excuse him.

[Cap Mandrake]

Clearly, the threat of a seaborn attack in Northern Oz has occured to the wee Jap dobber bigwigs. They are scouting Perth with wee Jap dobber submarines and they have reinforced Port Headland.

I am wondering if Melbourne or Adelaide might be better jumping off points. It is further of course, but it would likely be unobserved and I think the transports would have enough fuel.

Jap 38th Div has moved South and is 40 miles from Daly Waters.

[Cap Mandrake]

It is not clear what Jap 38th Div is doing. British 18th Div should be able to make Daly before 38th Div does. The pongoes are a bit scruffy after marching around in the desert for a month but the Japs will have to contend with Allied air.

Probably, 18th Div can hold Daly if they advance with only one division. There are still 29,000 WJD and 66 Ronsons in Katherine so there is no wholesale evacuation from Oz. My guess is 38th is just going to set up shop and dig in as some kind of tripwire.

A small Spanish unit has been curiously attached to 18th Div.

[Chickenboy]

I wonder if they're taking the part of the "observor" units that the Japs frequently have imbedded in their IJ Divisions. I can see it now:

[Matador peering through binoculars at artillery pounding distant Jap positions. Speaks into radio handset]

"Drop 50, right 200"

The 'chuffing' sound of outgoing artillery resounds from over the matador's left shoulder. He scans the target with binoculars. Large explosions and secondary blasts indicate a direct hit on enemy munitions and fuel stores.

"On target! Fire for effect! Fire for effect! OLE!"

[witpqs]

I was thinking the Matadors would set up shop at a major road intersection with their capes and direct the IJA 38th to go the wrong way...

[Cap Mandrake]

The planned Port attack on Noumea did not go off. Unlikely that Halsey lost his nerve. Probably weather. Nimitz is ashore at Suva but the transport group will ahve to retire from the Jap surface threat in action near Tanna.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

I was thinking the Matadors would set up shop at a major road intersection with their capes and direct the IJA 38th to go the wrong way...

First they would have to FIND a major intersection by Daly. [:)]

[sprior]

2nd Div embarking at Aden.

Support Units of 6th and 7th Aus Div have just left DG escorted by the might of the Royal Navy:

[Mynok]

Those aren't the most light-footed old battlewagons there.....they scheduled to arrive before the war ends? [:'(]

[sprior]

A 15in shell from Reso will spoil your weekend just as much as that from a 28knot BB.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

A 15in shell from Reso will spoil your weekend just as much as that from a 28knot BB.

Yes, especially if you are siiting in the cockpit of your Zero at Port Headland airfield. [:D]

Speaking of the pride of the Royal Navy, I think it is Dragon they are particularly proud of ....because they want her back in a few days.*

She may participate in the grand review and then get her clean lines back to the Suez...we need points. [:D]


* I can't remember for sure which CL's the admiralty wants back...there are two.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

2nd Div embarking at Aden.

Support Units of 6th and 7th Aus Div have just left DG escorted by the might of the Royal Navy:

Most of them have JUST enough fuel to make it from Scapa Flow to Skagerrak and back[:)]

[sprior]

Most of them have JUST enough fuel to make it from Scapa Flow to Skagerrak and back

That's as much as they should need if it wasn't for these bloody WJDs