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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

All the spots on the Come line are covered..with double odds...come on baby...you can do it....numbers...numbers......

I'd take those odds down right now, sir. Yo-leven ain't comin' next turn, nor craps, nor points. Sorry, mate-you're done next turn. I'll give you true odds on it too.

[Cap Mandrake]

Despite poor weather in the area, our air attacks went in. Perhaps 15-20 Tojos, Zeroes or Nicks were destroyed in the air or on the ground over/at PH.

The night raids of B-25's from Carnavon and B-24's from Geraldton were moderately effective. The planned air sweeps from Exmouth were less so as the two F4F squdrons and the P-40K's and Hurricanes attacked separately. They did fatigue Jap air cover over PH so the B-17 raids from Meekathara were very effective.

Morning Air attack on Port Hedland , at 57,129

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22
B-17F Fortress x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 10
B-26B Marauder x 6
P-38F Lightning x 8
P-38G Lightning x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 33

[Chickenboy]

Cap'n:

Were your LB attacks on the airfield exclusively? I thought you were focusing on JJ ground troops for the time being?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

All the spots on the Come line are covered..with double odds...come on baby...you can do it....numbers...numbers......

I'd take those odds down right now, sir. Yo-leven ain't comin' next turn, nor craps, nor points. Sorry, mate-you're done next turn. I'll give you true odds on it too.

Annoying "Don't Pass" bettor. [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Cap'n:

Were your LB attacks on the airfield exclusively? I thought you were focusing on JJ ground troops for the time being?

All of the night attacks (including all the B-24's) were airfield attacks. About 2/3 the B-17 attacks were daytime airfield attacks with some ground attacks by mediums. Now that we finally had a successful raid of any description the B-24's can go back to daytime ground attack. We had at least 4 days without successful ground attacks.

I think it is down to it. The Allied powers need to have a confab and decide if we use the carriers and BB's to try to save our troops at PH. This might be a naval bombardment by the 6 BB's with the carriers for air cover and, of course, we would have to move out from our bastions at Exmouth/Carnavon.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

All the spots on the Come line are covered..with double odds...come on baby...you can do it....numbers...numbers......

I'd take those odds down right now, sir. Yo-leven ain't comin' next turn, nor craps, nor points. Sorry, mate-you're done next turn. I'll give you true odds on it too.

Annoying "Don't Pass" bettor. [:D]

Several years ago, I was ahem...helping...the local economy of Las Vegas whilest at the craps table. My exuberant throw resulted in one of the dice leaving the felt top and careening up to the rim of the craps table-where the players typically align their chips.

"River Phoenix roll! River Phoenix!" came the voluminous call from the pit boss.

"River Phoenix?" I inquired.

"Die high! Die high!" came the inevitable reply...[:D]

[perkinh]

Greyjoys AAR is neck and neck with this one. The pages,number of hits, and replies are a photo finish. Of course Grey's actually has some merit, and talks about the war.[;)][:D]

Post.. damnit Captain post.

[sprior]

some of the bunkers actually had to be redesigned.

Then you've never played at Stromness where some of the bunkers really are bunkers:

[sprior]

Bunker on the 7th hole:

[sprior]

And just because it looks pretty:

[sprior]

Of course Grey's actually has some merit, and talks about the war

Well that's not fair, how are we supposed to compete if he does that?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And just because it looks pretty:

It's the sickness in me that says that the location of the camera would make for a great HMG site. What a field of fire!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Gabede

Greyjoys AAR is neck and neck with this one. The pages,number of hits, and replies are a photo finish. Of course Grey's actually has some merit, and talks about the war.[;)][:D]

Post.. damnit Captain post.

Hey! I'm doing my part for King, country and banal drivel. [:D]

[BrucePowers]

Me too!

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Gabede

Greyjoys AAR is neck and neck with this one. The pages,number of hits, and replies are a photo finish. Of course Grey's actually has some merit, and talks about the war.[;)][:D]

Post.. damnit Captain post.

Hey! I'm doing my part for King, country and banal drivel. [:D]

Talks about the war?!!!! Who cares? Don't you know there's a 2 -for-the-price-of-1 deal going on at the Bali Hai Dance Club? [:)]

[Chickenboy]

I've learned that one has to be specific. Two "whats" for one "what" is necessary information.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And just because it looks pretty:

Quite lovely, yes, but what happened to all the freakin' trees? Were they all cut down to build HMS Victory?

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses for the day. We made a dent in the Annoying Little Yellow Baaahsterd's air forces at PH but paid a price in Marine Wildcats flying sweep missions from Exmouth. We also lost a few of our dwindling P-38's escorting the bombers...but at least it coaxed the B-17's to attack.

A few Hurricanes were lost over China. The Betty losses were over Merauke when the brave young, and short, lads went after some PT boats and were slaughterd by P-40E's. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

<lights good ruck incense, consults Lemba Voodoo priestess and makes Dominican baseball player sign...then hits "End Save" and sends off the file to the electron stream>

[Ossian]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: sprior

And just because it looks pretty:

Quite lovely, yes, but what happened to all the freakin' trees? Were they all cut down to build HMS Victory?

No, it's on Orkney so, being a superstitious people, they probably burnt them all fearing that they were the work of the devil. Either that or the Vikings stole them.