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

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, Sept. 1, 1860(a)***********



Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as deef?

Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as dumb?

Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as blind?

Adoniah Mandrake: Well, Malvina could use some of them bifocals, but no, not blind I'd say.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as isane?

Adoniah Mandrake: I reckon not.

Census taker: Perhaps i'll just go through the rest quickly?

Adoniah Mandrake: As you wish.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as a convict?

Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>

Census taker: A pauper?

Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>

Census taker: An idiot?

Adoniah Mandrake: Wait, hold on, sir. Can you define "idiot"?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Walloc

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Ternate: F4F recon squadron moved to Boela to recon Ternate. If it is empty, the always cheerful 503rd PIR will land tomorrow.

Have u guys considered bestowing the Presidential unit citation award on 503rd PIR? seems they have earned it.

Rasmus

Yes, quite. As I recall, 3 combat jumps in less than a month, maybe 3 weeks. The first one at Dobo resulted in the loss of most of the Regiment. Dobo, Saumlaki and Boela. They probably need a character in the story?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**************Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, Sept. 1, 1860(a)***********



Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as deef?

Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as dumb?

Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as blind?

Adoniah Mandrake: Well, Malvina could use some of them bifocals, but no, not blind I'd say.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as isane?

Adoniah Mandrake: I reckon not.

Census taker: Perhaps i'll just go through the rest quickly?

Adoniah Mandrake: As you wish.

Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as a convict?

Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>

Census taker: A pauper?

Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>

Census taker: An idiot?

Adoniah Mandrake: Wait, hold on, sir. Can you define "idiot"?

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh sweet Jesus! You don't think. The Mandrake side certainly links back through Kentucky...which isn't that far from.....

[zuluhour]

WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA!!!!!!!!

[zuluhour]

In all fairness, I have vacationed in Berkley Springs. What I saw there was some of the finest wild life in the east. [8D] I would go on to say that there was in fact a dentist in town (I know I looked) and a spa which was at first I was somewhat apprehensive about visiting, but as it was part of the "birthday weekend" I induldged. You might say I was a bit rougher on the beaver than Ward would have liked but the youg'un providing the service was, as Dan might say, quite the looker. I would put it in the clear something like HORY CRIPES [X(] thats some fine breeding.

[sprior]

Meanwhile in China:

Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 50
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3



Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
P-66 Vanguard x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

And

Morning Air attack on 1st New Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6



Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 1
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[sprior]

And in Burma:

Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

And then

Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

[sprior]

Elsewhere in China our troops repulse JJs attack:

Ground combat at 77,50 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3489 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 2675 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps

[Cap Mandrake]

Almost Heaven, West Virginia

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Meanwhile in China:

Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 50
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3



Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
P-66 Vanguard x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

And

Morning Air attack on 1st New Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6



Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 1
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

The RAF is the key. Do we have any more of those Tropical Hurricanes?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And in Burma:

Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

And then

Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Two EXCELLENT tradeoffs in fighter losses. We were getting waxed before. Do you have LRCAP instead of escort missions?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Elsewhere in China our troops repulse JJs attack:

Ground combat at 77,50 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3489 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 2675 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps

Way to go Mistah Cahtlight and Lt. Gen. Hop Sing.!

[sprior]

The RAF is the key. Do we have any more of those Tropical Hurricanes?

I just added 4 more Hurris to that bunch of Crabs. Glad the Chinese ground crews had the right spares and ammo...

[sprior]

Do you have LRCAP instead of escort missions?

All escorts.

[Cap Mandrake]

Interesting. Look at this battle.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

21 P-40K and 11 Martlet II in escort v 32 A6M2 and 2 Tojos

And we come out with a 3:1 kill ratio. That represents a BIG improvment. Perhaps LYB pilot quality is on the decline?


And in the earlier battle we have 11 Hurris and 21 P-40K v 14 Tojos

and get a 4:1 kill ratio

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

[sprior]

Also they're still flying A6M2 in 43. Shouldn't they be on to the M3 or M3a models by now?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Also they're still flying A6M2 in 43. Shouldn't they be on to the M3 or M3a models by now?

Maybe the Empire is in disarray. Probably there is a Kamikaze diving on Tojo's hot tub as we speak. I hope they dont give up before we are done attacking.[:)]

[sprior]

Maybe we should hold off taking Palembang just to keep them interested?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Maybe we should hold off taking Palembang just to keep them interested?

Nah, just let them sink something. Preferably something that belongs to George. [:)]