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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Meanwhile, he goes up to the door and Stalker Girl answers. He says, "Your father need you, hurry. He up in tree." [:@]

Coulda been worse. He could have asked in that same tone, "Grandfatha-why you in tree?"

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

32ID is loading up as a floating reserve, escorted by 2 ex-breakwaters from Pearl. If not needed at PH or Broome they continue on to Wyndham.

The Broome invasion convoy sets off from its marshalling area.

Ahhh....THAT'S what the ex-breakwaters are doing at Perth! You start using expressions like "floating reserve" and some of the readers may mistakenly assume we know what we are doing. By ra way, there is another mobile breakwater about to arrive Perth in a day or two.


Meanwhile, the raids over Port Headland were particualrly effective and the runway damage is at 81%. this may be enough to shut down the CAP. Last turn a few fighters were destroyed on the ground. There are probably quite a few disabled airframes at Port Headland. I moved all the B-24's to Alice where they are ordered to conduct a night raid on Wyndham. 2 squadrons of P-38's were moved to Tennant Creek where the supply has accumulated to the point that drop tanks are available. Some of the B-17's from Geraldton moved to Marakesh to attack Broome while the remainder (save one squadron which is resting) will attack PH again. When the CAP is gone over PH, the mediums (B-25's, B-26 and even some RCAF Boelingbroke) now assembled at Marakesh will take over.

Invasions are fun. [:)]

SouPac: Attacks at Nadi are picking up steam. Half the infantry is resting as JJ is attrited. Landing at Norfolk Is. should go in today.

[witpqs]

When using a ladder in less than optimum circumstances, well placed rope and correctly tied knots are your friend. [;)]

I hope you give the guy a bottle of something nice come Christmas!

[sprior]

some of the readers may mistakenly assume we know what we are doing

Obviously not long term readers.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

When using a ladder in less than optimum circumstances, well placed rope and correctly tied knots are your friend. [;)]

I hope you give the guy a bottle of something nice come Christmas!

Ah..yes...rope. I had some of that stuff. I bet The Mayan put it in the drawer with the Allen wrenches, wherever those are.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

some of the readers may mistakenly assume we know what we are doing

Obviously not long term readers.

+1.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: witpqs

When using a ladder in less than optimum circumstances, well placed rope and correctly tied knots are your friend. [;)]

I hope you give the guy a bottle of something nice come Christmas!

Ah..yes...rope. I had some of that stuff. I bet The Mayan put it in the drawer with the Allen wrenches, wherever those are.

Most likely she thought it belonged with that "cooking oil" that she relocated to the master suite. Check in back of your sock drawer.

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Speaking of "going postal", I hope they don't close the Postal Service down because a letter carrier pretty much saved my life yesterday.

OK, I promise I will read the entire post, but I only got this far and just about lost my coffee! I know this one will be good! [:D]

[USSAmerica]

I was right! 

"father"  "steaks"  [:D][:D][:D]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: sprior

32ID is loading up as a floating reserve, escorted by 2 ex-breakwaters from Pearl. If not needed at PH or Broome they continue on to Wyndham.

The Broome invasion convoy sets off from its marshalling area.

Simon, when you are planning something like this what target do you have the 32 ID prepping for?

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: sprior

32ID is loading up as a floating reserve, escorted by 2 ex-breakwaters from Pearl. If not needed at PH or Broome they continue on to Wyndham.

The Broome invasion convoy sets off from its marshalling area.

Simon, when you are planning something like this what target do you have the 32 ID prepping for?

Its intended target, in this case Wyndham.

[sprior]

(I really hope you guys aren't looking at this as an example of how to play)

[Chickenboy]

No worries, Simon. Not a chance.

[Cap Mandrake]

Everyone likes an underdog.

The big night raid on Wyndham does 2% runway damage and destroys 2 aircraft on the ground. The P-38's at Tennant refuse to fly. I will try it again tonight in hopes it will keep JJ from basing bombers there. If we spot bombers we will switch to daytime raids despite the cost.

We are well and truly spotted. Yorktown is unsuccessfully attacked by a LYB sub. I would say there is a 70% chance the KB will show up when we drop trou at the landing beaches. If they have spotted 1-3 carriers at the schwerpunkt they may think they will have a numerical advantage. I addition, they may have spotted Long Island which is supporting the landing of Norfolk Is. and will appear to be a fleet CV.

I reactivated another B-17 squadron at Geraldton which had been resting for a day. I moved one squadron of B-24's from Alice to help out over Broome.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior



Its intended target, in this case Wyndham.

I think it is well you termed it a "floating reserve" as I suspect the 29K LYBS's at Port Headland are not going to leap willingly into POWhood.

[Cap Mandrake]

Concord is at Suva covering a transport TF. She is orderd to intercept LYB transports at Tanna.

No CD guns are discovered at Norfolk. It appears JJ has not repopulated the airfield. A BB will bombard the field tonight and the transports will hang around till the landing forces are fully ashore.

[sprior]

China is a bloody mess, Sian finally fell after a 2 month siege:

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74592 troops, 765 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 2311

Defending force 83788 troops, 572 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2607

Japanese adjusted assault: 3746

Allied adjusted defense: 1225

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5665 casualties reported
Squads: 163 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 151 destroyed, 140 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled


Allied ground losses:
31136 casualties reported
Squads: 692 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 1012 destroyed, 279 disabled
Engineers: 228 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 76 (74 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 24

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Santa Maria! Those little red squares with the black "X" are all over the place. We should do something about that.[:)]


I hope the survivors of Sian did not retreat into Panda Bear habitat or we are going to be in BIG trouble a number of NGO's.



Their LYB's are also bombing our LYB factories in Changsa. Could we ambush them with Hurricanes?

[sprior]

30/09

Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 49,129

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied Ships
CV Illustrious
CV Yorktown

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

30/09

Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 49,129

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied Ships
CV Illustrious
CV Yorktown

Admiral Lord Sprior;

Where are those annoying LYB vermin flying from? Did you run the turn or are you on the bus again? [:)]

My guess is Broome but they might even be able to reach the region of Exmouth from Timor?


For the readers, the Betty raid was preceded by two raids of Tojos (14 sorties total). 3 Tojos and 2 Wildcats were claimed.

Also USS Southard, part of the PH landing force escort, was hit by a Jap sub near Exmouth. I-122 was promplty sunk by the other escorts.

It would appear we have lost the element of Surprise (Su). As a matter of fact we my have misplaced the Lanthanides and the Noble Gases too.