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

[sprior]

July 22nd 1942

Looks like we ound more of JJ's troops:

Ground combat at Nookanbah (66,130)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 539 troops, 0 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 7935 troops, 71 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 312

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-), supply(-)

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


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
148th Infantry Regiment
5th Amphibious Brigade

[Cap Mandrake]

*************A Squadron 2/9th Armoured Regt., near Nookanbah, July 22, 1942***********


Amid the noise of idling Stuarts, a Sargeant walks along the line of tanks.


Sgt: Right...we push off in 5 minutes...who wants Kool-Aide? <he holds up a container of Prime Minister Curtain brand Koo-Aide>

[Cap Mandrake]

Question: When the adjusted combat strength is 0 vs 312 shouldn't the assault odds be 1 to INFINITY ?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Question: When the adjusted combat strength is 0 vs 312 shouldn't the assault odds be 1 to INFINITY ?

They round up to infinity on an asymptotic curve. 1:312 is very close to 1:64 or 1:128. 1:infinity is the next stop.

[witpqs]

When they report "1 to 99" they mean 1 to the 99th power of infinity.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Question: When the adjusted combat strength is 0 vs 312 shouldn't the assault odds be 1 to INFINITY ?

They round up to infinity on an asymptotic curve. 1:312 is very close to 1:64 or 1:128. 1:infinity is the next stop.

What exactly do you have to roll to get "D ELIM" on a 1 to Infinity attack?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

When they report "1 to 99" they mean 1 to the 99th power of infinity.

Wouldn't that be 1^US Budget Deficit?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Question: When the adjusted combat strength is 0 vs 312 shouldn't the assault odds be 1 to INFINITY ?

They round up to infinity on an asymptotic curve. 1:312 is very close to 1:64 or 1:128. 1:infinity is the next stop.

What exactly do you have to roll to get "D ELIM" on a 1 to Infinity attack?

First off, all "die" in this die roll need to stand on end, not on a registered 'face'. Then an ethereal hand comes down from the clouds in a booming voice, exclaiming "Hmmm...craps again."

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Question: When the adjusted combat strength is 0 vs 312 shouldn't the assault odds be 1 to INFINITY ?

They round up to infinity on an asymptotic curve. 1:312 is very close to 1:64 or 1:128. 1:infinity is the next stop.

What exactly do you have to roll to get "D ELIM" on a 1 to Infinity attack?

Exactly a "1" on a die with infinite number of sides.

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, I found it in the rule book, (54) XII/A/2

"The worst combat odds you can get are 1 to infinity. This is seriously shitty and you would be well advised not to try unless you have some crappy little understrength reserve unit that you don't need and are trying to use the "reccon by suicide attack" exploit. In that case, the AI will virtually roll two Rhombicosidodecahedra. If you are lucky enough to get double 64, ("hyper-boxcars") the defending units will be eliminated. I know this sounds really good but quite likely your opponent will throw a tantrum at the "unhistorical" result and will pout for weeks and might even quit."

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Aboard the AK Derrymore, South Indian Ocean, 17;20, July 22, 1942**************



<This ship is making 5 kts and still burning aft. Black smoke trails behind them, reaching 10,000 feet into the air. Everyone on the bridge scans the skies for the expected attack>

XO: Nothing sir!

Captain: Bloody strange. They MUST be near. I wonder if it is a Shinto holiday or something. Somebody find out.....

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

OK, I found it in the rule book, (54) XII/A/2

"The worst combat odds you can get are 1 to infinity. This is seriously shitty and you would be well advised not to try unless you have some crappy little understrength reserve unit that you don't need and are trying to use the "reccon by suicide attack" exploit. In that case, the AI will virtually roll two Rhombicosidodecahedra. If you are lucky enough to get double 64, ("hyper-boxcars") the defending units will be eliminated. I know this sounds really good but quite likely your opponent will throw a tantrum at the "unhistorical" result and will pout for weeks and might even quit."

1/ In what dimension was that rule book written? In the same dimension where you have read the manual? [;)][:'(]
2/ I believe that if "hyper-boxcars" is rolled all Mae Wests are immediately transformed into the real Mae West as well. [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Grollub
2/ I believe that if "hyper-boxcars" is rolled all Mae Wests are immediately transformed into the real Mae West as well. [:D]

Like this you mean? [;)] She looks like Tony Curtis from Some LIke it Hot. [:D]

[sprior]

Like this you mean?

No, like this:

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Like this you mean?

No, like this:

Come on Hyper-boxcars! We need a D ELIM!

[Wirraway_Ace]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: sprior

Like this you mean?

No, like this:

Come on Hyper-boxcars! We need a D ELIM!

Gravity seems to be adding to the effect. A type of FOW?

[sprior]

Yes, but in this case I would suggest a weak attractive force has created a strong attractive force.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: sprior



No, like this:

Come on Hyper-boxcars! We need a D ELIM!

Gravity seems to be adding to the effect. A type of FOW?

Well, she was about 33....and, if I recall that is some kind of flimsy nightgown......and you must remember this was before Dow Corning defied gravity. Bloody impressive if you ask me.

My question is how many rolls of cheese did the photographer have to unwrap for that shot?

[CaptDave]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake




Come on Hyper-boxcars! We need a D ELIM!

Gravity seems to be adding to the effect. A type of FOW?

Well, she was about 33....and, if I recall that is some kind of flimsy nightgown......and you must remember this was before Dow Corning defied gravity. Bloody impressive if you ask me.

My question is how many rolls of cheese did the photographer have to unwrap for that shot?

Oh, the photographer didn't need any rolls of cheese -- Jack Lemmon was cheesy enough in that scene to fill all needs!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Yes, but in this case I would suggest a weak attractive force has created a strong attractive force.

Simon, are you the weak attractive force that is attracted to the strong attractive force? [:'(]