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RE: Before teleprompters
" too early to drink "
Mike
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"Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett
"They need more rum punch" - Me
Artwork by The Amazing Dixie
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Chickenboy
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Running out of money.
Good news for you, then: you'll get ~$80/bimonthly paycheck more through February! Who says our government can't solve all our problems? [:D]
Para-assault on Fenton (the dot hex between Darwin and Katherine) can be useful to interdict JJ's supply route and rail reinforcements to Katherine.
RE: Before teleprompters
I thought it wouldn't work because of the supply problems on the crappy track from Alice, but, it seems that after the Beta, supply is slowly accumulating at Tennant and Daly Waters.
This is very very good news indeed!!! [;)] I noticed this and a discussion exists in my thread. I believe this behavior has changed and can be exploited against a complacent IJ opponent. Keep the thread updated and how supply is working for you .. I have the very same problem to solve and have committed the 1 AUS Corps to solve it ...
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
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Cap Mandrake
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What did you do in the war, Daddy?
*********With No. 35 Sqdrn., RAAF, Albany, Australia, Nov. 7, 1942*******
Squadron Leader James Elster, RAAF had wanted to lead men into battle since he could remember. When war broke out in Europe, he tried to volunteer for the RAF to be close to the action in the Battle of Britain, but his elderly mother imposed upon him to stay closer to home. When the Japs attacked Darwin, he could contain himself no longer. He quit his job as assistant professor of 19th Century French Literature at Swinburne University Of Technology in Hawthorn and procured himself a commission in the RAAF. He wanted to fly the Spitfire, but, alas, there were none to be had so he was qualified on the Wirraway.
He was spotted immediately for his aptitude. Unfortunately, his aptitude was all about doing involuntary ground loops. He was certified prematurely in order to not risk the lives of any of the valuable instructors any further. The training squadron commander had this to say of young Elster upon his graduation, "I am quite certain that men will follow this young officer anywhere, although chiefly out of curiosity". The wing psychiatrist had this to say, "Somewhere, there is a village without its idiot".
After much thought, it was decided to assign Sqdrn. Leader Elster to a transport training squadron in Albany. It was deemed safer to not allow him access to weapons. Despite his disappointment at not flying the Spitfire against IJN aces, Sqdrn, Leader Elster applied his full intellect, indeed his full being to the new assignment.
Sqdrn. Leader Elster: Now look here Flight Officer, I want you to pay attention. This is crucial. Always load the first class mail last. In that way, it will also be first off the plane.
Squadron Leader James Elster, RAAF had wanted to lead men into battle since he could remember. When war broke out in Europe, he tried to volunteer for the RAF to be close to the action in the Battle of Britain, but his elderly mother imposed upon him to stay closer to home. When the Japs attacked Darwin, he could contain himself no longer. He quit his job as assistant professor of 19th Century French Literature at Swinburne University Of Technology in Hawthorn and procured himself a commission in the RAAF. He wanted to fly the Spitfire, but, alas, there were none to be had so he was qualified on the Wirraway.
He was spotted immediately for his aptitude. Unfortunately, his aptitude was all about doing involuntary ground loops. He was certified prematurely in order to not risk the lives of any of the valuable instructors any further. The training squadron commander had this to say of young Elster upon his graduation, "I am quite certain that men will follow this young officer anywhere, although chiefly out of curiosity". The wing psychiatrist had this to say, "Somewhere, there is a village without its idiot".
After much thought, it was decided to assign Sqdrn. Leader Elster to a transport training squadron in Albany. It was deemed safer to not allow him access to weapons. Despite his disappointment at not flying the Spitfire against IJN aces, Sqdrn, Leader Elster applied his full intellect, indeed his full being to the new assignment.
Sqdrn. Leader Elster: Now look here Flight Officer, I want you to pay attention. This is crucial. Always load the first class mail last. In that way, it will also be first off the plane.
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Cap Mandrake
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Cap Mandrake
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Running out of money.
Good news for you, then: you'll get ~$80/bimonthly paycheck more through February! Who says our government can't solve all our problems? [:D]
Oh! Can I get free cheese too? I love cheese. A litle binding but delicious.
Para-assault on Fenton (the dot hex between Darwin and Katherine) can be useful to interdict JJ's supply route and rail reinforcements to Katherine.
Yes, I believe the LYB's pulled the same stunt on us.
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Crackaces
Keep the thread updated and how supply is working for you ..
It is updated. This is all the faster the turns come in. [:D]
RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Crackaces
Keep the thread updated and how supply is working for you ..
It is updated. This is all the faster the turns come in. [:D]
Excellent! I have a couple of more months to go to kick my operations off .. I am still building up Tennant Creek [;)] But it would be nice to know if this works because I am going to committ a lot of forces in a couple of months to take Daily Waters ..[8D]
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
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RE: Before teleprompters
The transition back to the life of work does not go well on my first try.
Today (12-26), I showed up 28 1/2 hrs early for work.
Today (12-26), I showed up 28 1/2 hrs early for work.
RE: Before teleprompters
Pongoes rat pack circa 1942:
The jungle Ration Mk.II provided a full days ration for two soldiers in the field. The ration consisted of:
1 Tin (5 or 7 ounce) of either Fish and Egg, Breakfast Pork, Ham and Egg, or Chopped Liver and Bacon (The 4 Flavors, in order, constitute the breakfast meat portion of each of the 4 menus)
1 Tin (10 to 14 ounce) of either Preserved Meat (Bully Beef), Meat and Kidney Pudding, Stewed Steak (or Irish Stew), Chopped Ham and Beef (Spam-like in a round can)
1 Square metal "Biscuit Tin" of "Other food stuffs", containing:
Oatmeal blocks (Either 2 single cubes or a double stick-generally made in Canada)
Biscuits Plain and/or Enriched
Chocolate (High Temperature, various flavours)
Milk Powder (Boxed) or Sweetened Condensed Milk (Foil Tube)
Tea Blocks (Tea, Sugar and Whitener combo sufficient for one 12-ounce mug each) OR
Tea Tablets (Very strong compressed Tea in a small drum called SBC "Service Blend, Compressed", but often called "Some Blokes Choke"), which was at times said to have the aroma and taste of old socks, OR
Tea Bags (Canadian Red Rose-This was like finding a good prize in Cracker Jacks!)
Salt Tablets,
Vitamin Tablets (Chewable flavoured ones)
Boiled Sweets (generally not counted but used to fill voids in tin)
Jam (Pressed) (The Chivers disks in cello)
Cheese (Tin or Foil Tube)
Sugar Tablets (8 of them in a variety of packages, but most often a drab cube box)
Salt (boxed)
Chewing Gum
Fizz Tablets (Vitamin enriched)
Lemon Crystals
Matches (not camouflaged!)
Latrine Paper (not camouflaged!)
Additionally, there was either a flat or tub shaped tin of 20 Cigarettes
The jungle Ration Mk.II provided a full days ration for two soldiers in the field. The ration consisted of:
1 Tin (5 or 7 ounce) of either Fish and Egg, Breakfast Pork, Ham and Egg, or Chopped Liver and Bacon (The 4 Flavors, in order, constitute the breakfast meat portion of each of the 4 menus)
1 Tin (10 to 14 ounce) of either Preserved Meat (Bully Beef), Meat and Kidney Pudding, Stewed Steak (or Irish Stew), Chopped Ham and Beef (Spam-like in a round can)
1 Square metal "Biscuit Tin" of "Other food stuffs", containing:
Oatmeal blocks (Either 2 single cubes or a double stick-generally made in Canada)
Biscuits Plain and/or Enriched
Chocolate (High Temperature, various flavours)
Milk Powder (Boxed) or Sweetened Condensed Milk (Foil Tube)
Tea Blocks (Tea, Sugar and Whitener combo sufficient for one 12-ounce mug each) OR
Tea Tablets (Very strong compressed Tea in a small drum called SBC "Service Blend, Compressed", but often called "Some Blokes Choke"), which was at times said to have the aroma and taste of old socks, OR
Tea Bags (Canadian Red Rose-This was like finding a good prize in Cracker Jacks!)
Salt Tablets,
Vitamin Tablets (Chewable flavoured ones)
Boiled Sweets (generally not counted but used to fill voids in tin)
Jam (Pressed) (The Chivers disks in cello)
Cheese (Tin or Foil Tube)
Sugar Tablets (8 of them in a variety of packages, but most often a drab cube box)
Salt (boxed)
Chewing Gum
Fizz Tablets (Vitamin enriched)
Lemon Crystals
Matches (not camouflaged!)
Latrine Paper (not camouflaged!)
Additionally, there was either a flat or tub shaped tin of 20 Cigarettes
"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
RE: Before teleprompters
Too early to drink
When is that?
Way back when, Admiral Lord Sprior chose to leave Br. 18 Div at Tennant for possible exploitation overland toward Darwin
Always have a Plan B. And a reserve. This is Op Stoat.
I thought it wouldn't work
You never said anything...
Evidently, he is bringing up more forces for a push toward Katherine
Yes, he is.
He has also assembled the Aussie Paras at Alice...hmmmm? this might actually work.
One of our plans has to eventually.
it is looking like a massive stalemate given the current forces
Yes it is, it looks like JJ favours a solid crust instead of a crumple zone.
Now we have David Tennant we can start to put fighter cover over Darwin if/when we choose to assault it from the sea. After the war the official history will state that the original Otter was but a feint...
When is that?
Way back when, Admiral Lord Sprior chose to leave Br. 18 Div at Tennant for possible exploitation overland toward Darwin
Always have a Plan B. And a reserve. This is Op Stoat.
I thought it wouldn't work
You never said anything...
Evidently, he is bringing up more forces for a push toward Katherine
Yes, he is.
He has also assembled the Aussie Paras at Alice...hmmmm? this might actually work.
One of our plans has to eventually.
it is looking like a massive stalemate given the current forces
Yes it is, it looks like JJ favours a solid crust instead of a crumple zone.
Now we have David Tennant we can start to put fighter cover over Darwin if/when we choose to assault it from the sea. After the war the official history will state that the original Otter was but a feint...
"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
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Cap Mandrake
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RE: Before teleprompters
Hey! Admiral Lord Sprior is back from his grappling training camp in Northumberland!
Was I right about the expedition up the dirt track to Darwin?
Re. the jungle rations, I think I would start smoking and trade away my chopped liver tins.
Was I right about the expedition up the dirt track to Darwin?
Re. the jungle rations, I think I would start smoking and trade away my chopped liver tins.
RE: Before teleprompters
This thread has 200000 hits, my god you lot are sad.
"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
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Cap Mandrake
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: sprior
This thread has 200000 hits, my god you lot are sad.
Shhh. [:D]
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Cap Mandrake
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: sprior
Yes it is, it looks like JJ favours a solid crust instead of a crumple zone.
[:D]
Now we have David Tennant we can start to put fighter cover over Darwin if/when we choose to assault it from the sea.
I think you mean Daly. The current P-38 model can't reach from Tennant.
After the war the official history will state that the original Otter was but a feint...
And a bloody convincing one it was!
RE: Before teleprompters
[:'(]ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
This thread has 200000 hits, my god you lot are sad.
Shhh. [:D]
“Not mastering metaphores is like cooking pasta when the train is delayed"
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Hey! Admiral Lord Sprior is back from his grappling training camp in Northumberland!
Was I right about the expedition up the dirt track to Darwin?
Re. the jungle rations, I think I would start smoking and trade away my chopped liver tins.
You were right! About the trading the liver for the smokes.
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Chickenboy
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
After the war the official history will state that the original Otter was but a feint...
And a bloody convincing one it was!
Yes, but don't the victors usually write the official histories of the war? [:'(]
RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
The transition back to the life of work does not go well on my first try.
Today (12-26), I showed up 28 1/2 hrs early for work.
Yesterday when you wrote "tomorrow" I sorta wondered and figured you were working an emergency clinic or something... [:D]
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Cap Mandrake
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RE: Before teleprompters
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
After the war the official history will state that the original Otter was but a feint...
And a bloody convincing one it was!
Yes, but don't the victors usually write the official histories of the war? [:'(]
Admiral Lord Sprior! Admiral Lord Sprior! They are being mean again!