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

[Cap Mandrake]

Is there like some LYB winter festival coming up in mid January? The entire IJN and now the air boys are either getting ready for a big parade or....or.....it's just possible......yes......oh the humanity.....West Coast invasion!


Hory Crap! We got nothing but P-26 training squadrons and some airships. You guys are all jerks for not warning us.

[sprior]

West Coast invasion

Good luck to them, Cornwall is a dump.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

West Coast invasion

Good luck to them, Cornwall is a dump.

What about that little village that Doc Martin is in? Nicce little harbor, sunny every day. And the residents seem kinda inbred so the local militia would be rousy

[Cap Mandrake]

Double post....make sure you eat your fiber...nothing else to report.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Double post....make sure you eat your fiber...nothing else to report.

The other day we were out somewhere when a couple of hundred yards off someone started some kind of gasoline powered power tool. My wife turned around and looked at me in surprise and concern. Then she realized the sound was coming from the other direction and said "Oh, thank goodness. I thought that was you!"

[BBfanboy]

[:D] Should we be calling you "Lawnmower Man"??

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

[:D] Should we be calling you "Lawnmower Man"??

I'm thinking more along the lines of "Leaf-Blower Man" or "Power-Wash Man."

After all, he's got to clean up after Pinhead...

Hey, Cap, at least that's better than "Electric Hedge-Trimmer Man." [;)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

[:D] Should we be calling you "Lawnmower Man"??

I'm thinking more along the lines of "Leaf-Blower Man" or "Power-Wash Man."

After all, he's got to clean up after Pinhead...

Hey, Cap, at least that's better than "Electric Hedge-Trimmer Man." [;)]

I think you got the wrong guy Moondawggie - it was witpqs who made the post about machine noises.

[Cap Mandrake]

I went on a backpacking trip with a group of guys and shared a two-man tent with a vegetarian.

I was bone tired so I warned him I was going to snore. I did, but at least I wasn't potentially explosive. Sweet Jesus. They guy put out more methane than 100 sq mi of melting permafrost.

He got up twice at night, fumbling around to find his LED head lamp...twice to take a ****. [X(] That is some serious throu-put


This is why NASA never lets vegans on the space station.

[Cap Mandrake]

Here is a fun gag for philopshical Vegans should you have the occasion to have one over for dinner.

They will torture you with restrictions so just suck it up, go to the farmers' market and get fresh, free range veggies for a big salad, first press olive oil, organic lentils, yada, yada, yada.

Now, here is the fun part. Make your own croutons and just sautee them for 30 seconds in bacon fat. Make sure you explain all the trouble you went to (with feigned pride, not annoyance) and then sit back and watch.

It is quite amazing. There are two particular Neanderthal genes that will switch back on if the body has been deprived of meat for a long enough time. Within twenty mintues they will ask for more and will be licking the salad bowl.

Important safety tip. DO NOT do this if it is a pregnant vegan woman in the first trimester. The baby will have a huge brow ridge.

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************Jan 11, 1943(c)****************


Kai-elanden: Dauntless got Dented.

Sub attack near Kai-eilanden at 81,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, Torpedo hits 1
DD Monssen
DD Preston

Not sure what happened with the ground attack. You would think a Marine Raider Bn., even if half disrupted could capture a dot hex with no enemy. Gaak. Maybe i forgot to push the right button.

[Cap Mandrake]

Saumlaki: JJ tries to slow the airstrip construction.

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

Katherine: First the B-17's then the B-24's take their turn over the IJA 20th Div North of Katherine. Then the Anglo-Australian force tries a river assault. We probably did not need the bombers.

Ground combat at 76,127 (near Katherine)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 24221 troops, 537 guns, 832 vehicles, Assault Value = 1255

Defending force 6894 troops, 115 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Allied adjusted assault: 1492

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1492 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5056 casualties reported
Squads: 354 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 109 (104 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Australian Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
1st Motor Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
3rd Army Tank Brigade
18th British Division
205th Field Artillery Battalion
108th Tank Attack Regiment
I Australian Corps
1st Medium Regiment

Defending units:
20th Division
38th/C Division


Sayonara 20th IJA Div.

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Here is a fun gag for philopshical Vegans should you have the occasion to have one over for dinner.

They will torture you with restrictions so just suck it up, go to the farmers' market and get fresh, free range veggies for a big salad, first press olive oil, organic lentils, yada, yada, yada.

Now, here is the fun part. Make your own croutons and just sautee them for 30 seconds in bacon fat. Make sure you explain all the trouble you went to (with feigned pride, not annoyance) and then sit back and watch.

It is quite amazing. There are two particular Neanderthal genes that will switch back on if the body has been deprived of meat for a long enough time. Within twenty mintues they will ask for more and will be licking the salad bowl.

Important safety tip. DO NOT do this if it is a pregnant vegan woman in the first trimester. The baby will have a huge brow ridge.

Hmmm another quite funny reaction would be to get very violently ill .. [:D] I am going to assume from the concentrated protien/fat ...since there is no difference between animal and veggies in term of building blocks .. but concentration and density of nutrition is quite different .. [&:] I do know my ex-boss "tossed his cookies" at a restaurant and later we found out the Broccoli soup was made from beef stock .. the progression from not feeling well to sweat on upper lip and upchuck was absoutely remarkable .. happened even before I got through with my salad ..one for the journals ..

The baby might have a huge brow ridge but at least the eyes will be in the front of the head [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

9th Australian Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
1st Motor Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
3rd Army Tank Brigade
18th British Division
205th Field Artillery Battalion
108th Tank Attack Regiment
I Australian Corps
1st Medium Regiment

When properly suppried, this is a serious force, even if they do have some up-armored sorghum harvesters. Next stop Fenton. Technically, 205th FA Bn is probably a US Army unit, so that would be an Anglo-Austrlalian-American force.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Here is a fun gag for philopshical Vegans should you have the occasion to have one over for dinner.

They will torture you with restrictions so just suck it up, go to the farmers' market and get fresh, free range veggies for a big salad, first press olive oil, organic lentils, yada, yada, yada.

Now, here is the fun part. Make your own croutons and just sautee them for 30 seconds in bacon fat. Make sure you explain all the trouble you went to (with feigned pride, not annoyance) and then sit back and watch.

It is quite amazing. There are two particular Neanderthal genes that will switch back on if the body has been deprived of meat for a long enough time. Within twenty mintues they will ask for more and will be licking the salad bowl.

Important safety tip. DO NOT do this if it is a pregnant vegan woman in the first trimester. The baby will have a huge brow ridge.

Hmmm another quite funny reaction would be to get very violently ill .. [:D] I am going to assume from the concentrated protien/fat ...since there is no difference between animal and veggies in term of building blocks .. but concentration and density of nutrition is quite different .. [&:] I do know my ex-boss "tossed his cookies" at a restaurant and later we found out the Broccoli soup was made from beef stock .. the progression from not feeling well to sweat on upper lip and upchuck was absoutely remarkable .. happened even before I got through with my salad ..one for the journals ..

The baby might have a huge brow ridge but at least the eyes will be in the front of the head [;)]

Bah, what harm could a could a couple of croutons do? [:)] Besides, you arent supposed to do it to somebody you like.

Did I mention your ex-boss was a sissy boy. [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

9th Australian Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
1st Motor Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
3rd Army Tank Brigade
18th British Division
205th Field Artillery Battalion
108th Tank Attack Regiment
I Australian Corps
1st Medium Regiment

When properly suppried, this is a serious force, even if they do have some up-armored sorghum harvesters. Next stop Fenton. Technically, 205th FA Bn is probably a US Army unit, so that would be an Anglo-Austrlalian-American force.

Ah, yes - the moment of formation of the AAA

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Kai-elanden, Jan. 11, 1943(c)*************



Maj. Walseth, 1st Marine Raider Bn.: <speaking to group of elders with goofy hats> What the Hell is an Environmental Impact Report?

[Cap Mandrake]

I tried to google Kai-elanden to find some history on the place and got....well, just try it.[:D]


It really is a dot hex. this is the most famous Kai-elanden has ever been.

[BBfanboy]

I'm pretty sure there is an "i" in "eilanden" will check it out on Google later.

Edit - Confirmed - see the link
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl ... JUBEO4BMAA