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

[Cap Mandrake]

We are even sending Mohawks jsut to make them feel bad..[:)]

Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 59,43 , near Kalemyo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17



Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Mohawk IV x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

We may get some op losses, but they did hit the runway.

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 13
Wellington Ic x 7
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 7 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Admiral Lord SPrior;

Did you watch the combat replay? Does it show what unit/s were lost at sea?

Yes and no.

[Onime No Kyo]

That kind of noncommittal answer does not promote conveying a clear message. [:-]

BTW, was I wrong in thinking that Mandrake was running for some sort of office? [X(]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

BTW, was I wrong in thinking that Mandrake was running for some sort of office? [X(]

Bikini inspector?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
...although it hurt them too.

Yes. Invariably some of them twisted their ankles slipping amidst the carnage of your PIR infantry. Perhaps rotator cuff injuries whilest throwing their hands upwards in the BANZAI cheer?

[Chickenboy]

I pored over the pre-invasion Dobo reports a few pages ago. Alas, I did not use my JFB rubber stamp, "This invasion of yours will end in unmitigated failure" pre-invasion. My apologies for the oversight. I shant do so again.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
...although it hurt them too.

Yes. Invariably some of them twisted their ankles slipping amidst the carnage of your PIR infantry. Perhaps rotator cuff injuries whilest throwing their hands upwards in the BANZAI cheer?

Hey rotator cuff injuries can be career enders. Plus there is the small matter of the 13,000 LYB's who are now crab bait. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I pored over the pre-invasion Dobo reports a few pages ago. Alas, I did not use my JFB rubber stamp, "This invasion of yours will end in unmitigated failure" pre-invasion. My apologies for the oversight. I shant do so again.

Just an appetizer for JFB Vicotry Disease. You just wait.

I am beginning to wonder how many reserve divisions they have in the Sundas.

[Itdepends]

Interesting that the defenders had a "-" for prep at Dobo. I would have expected you to be better prepped than they were- unless it was all part of a master plan to lure you in- seems unlikely though.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I doubt that you have to wait and bomb them. Those two AF units have no anti-tank weapons and the guns you knocked out were likely AA guns. You scored higher casualties on them with smaller numbers of troops and no arty. I suspect a shock attack next turn will overrun them thanks to your armour.

OK, but I will hold you personally responsible. [:)]

I promise to replace all the 1's and 0's destroyed by the enemy in your attack.[8D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

****************FOB Mai Tai, Papaete, Dec. 12, 1942(c)**********

Moana: Hon, it's General Marshall on the shortwave.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Tell him I am out on inspection rounds.

...

Moana: He says he does believe any bull shit about inspection rounds. He wants to talk to you about unusually high rum consumption in the PTO and about some place called "Dodo" or something.....

Is Gen Marshall referring to the rum consumption by HQ types and certain civilian contractors at Papaete?
If he means overall consumption, this is easily explained: as Lord Admiral Sprior will attest it is traditional for British and Commonwealth ships to "splice the mainbrace" after a signifcant achievement. Wiping out that convoy and an entire division was probably worth four or five extra rum rations. Further, thirsty USN sailors probably rigged up bosun's chairs to highline over to the 'wet' ships and further deplete the stocks.
Theory 3 is that there is a fuel shortage in the area and rum burns nicely if it is of sufficient quality ...

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Just an appetizer for JFB Vicotry Disease. You just wait.

Is this more of your medical jargon for dyslexia? [:'(]

[Chickenboy]

For what it's worth:

The IJA 16th Division is not on the scenario 1 OOB. Don't know if it's a reconstituted unit from polyglot Infantry regiments, etc. or if it's one of the extra 'goodies' that are included in the IJA OOB in scenario 2.

I can tell you that the 6th IJA ID are a bunch of snake eaters in scenario 1. It's attached to the 11th Army (R) in the Chinese Expeditionary Army. EXP 95; Morale 99; AV 459.

[sprior]

It's attached to the 11th Army (R) in the Chinese Expeditionary Army. EXP 95; Morale 99; AV 459.

Bloody hell. Were they trained in Germany?

[CT Grognard]

The 16th IJA Division must be part of the Scenario 1 OOB, it's almost always involved in the invasion of the Philippines.

It's constituent units are the 9th Infantry Regiment (starts prepped for Lingayen), 20th Infantry Regiment, 16th Recon Regiment and 16th FA Regiment (all start prepped for Mauban) and 33rd Infantry Regiment (Kimura and Miura Detachments, prepped for Legaspi and Davao).

[Itdepends]

ORIGINAL: sprior

It's attached to the 11th Army (R) in the Chinese Expeditionary Army. EXP 95; Morale 99; AV 459.

Bloody hell. Were they trained in Germany?

I damn near choked to avoid spraying my drink all over the keyboard after reading that [:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

It's attached to the 11th Army (R) in the Chinese Expeditionary Army. EXP 95; Morale 99; AV 459.

Bloody hell. Were they trained in Germany?

Perhaps we need some house rule on the employment of Tojojugend units?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: CT Grognard

The 16th IJA Division must be part of the Scenario 1 OOB, it's almost always involved in the invasion of the Philippines.

It's constituent units are the 9th Infantry Regiment (starts prepped for Lingayen), 20th Infantry Regiment, 16th Recon Regiment and 16th FA Regiment (all start prepped for Mauban) and 33rd Infantry Regiment (Kimura and Miura Detachments, prepped for Legaspi and Davao).

There you have it! The PI are wide open. We need only to waltz in that direction.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Just an appetizer for JFB Vicotry Disease. You just wait.

Is this more of your medical jargon for dyslexia? [:'(]

No and yes