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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

***************IJA Fierd Hospitah, Port Hedrand, Feb. 5, 1943(c)**************


Ordery: Thata sevety six with dysentery, Major. Whata happen?

Chief Surgeon: Nota sure. Prorry Shigerrosis, Samonerra, Campyrobacter or E. cori.

Ordery: "E. cori"?

Chief Surgeon: No, nota "E. cori", I say "E. cori". Bettah check fish head soup.

[:D]

[CaptDave]

ORIGINAL: MateDow

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Surely they have someone that can provide them with such? I'm surprised that M&M hasn't had some competition on the secondary market for directly competing services. The Dutch are an industrious sort, why isn't there some direct competition for the Red White and Blue?

Yes but that would just cause confusion. Two countries with red, white and blue??!?

There should be an alternative that wouldn't be as confusing.

Canadians - Red and white
Germans - Red, white and black
Russians - Just plain Red

Hmm, even there, there aren't a lot of differences.

Maybe the Swedes can start an Ikea franchise early and add radar to build-it-yourself furniture?

Or maybe the Norwegians would get involved. I've heard tell of a "Quisling Research Services" or something like that.

[Cap Mandrake]

Amazing picture of shuttle fly-by today one of my coworkers snapped with her I-phone right through an office window.

jpeg conversion really slaughtered it but still nice.

[BBfanboy]

Ugh - looks like the gleaming white ceramic tiles are streaked with rust [:(] - a sign of how much NASA's budget has been cut that they stuck Endeavour in a leaky hangar? Hope the receiving museum can restore it to its deserved elegance!

You might want to put in a nominal bid for that now unneeded 747. Could be handy for troop/supply transport or aircraft ferry in your game.[:)]

[princep01]

No, no not rust...that dirt on Capt's windows....call window washer for better view of massive shuttle next time, Capt.
 
Or perhaps the military thought a little camo paint might make the shuttle harder for the jihadists to shoot it down....oh wait, the jihadists don't believe the US ever flew a ship into space.

[Cap Mandrake]

I think that is the way the Shuttles came back from missions. Not rust, of course, but hi-broil marks.

Maybe the necessary resoration funds were resreved for NASA muslim outreach programs?

[Cap Mandrake]

**************IPPP (Indigenous Population Pacification Program) Meeting, Saumlaki, Feb. 5, 1943(c)*************

IPPP Group Leader: .........in summary, then, the great chief of the United States of America wishes to extend the hand of friendship to all peoples of the Pacific, regardless of race, creed or national origin. Are they any learnings?

Chief: Is Great Chief of the United States believer in teachings of Prophet?

IPPP Group Leader: Sir, do you mean John Maynard Keynes?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Amazing picture of shuttle fly-by today one of my coworkers snapped with her I-phone right through an office window.

jpeg conversion really slaughtered it but still nice.

JPEG, camera phone, that is a seriously good picture!

[Cap Mandrake]

*****************Feb 6, 1943(c)*********************

Noumea: Rooks rike the LYB's aren't ready to give up yet. Need to let the attackers rest a few days.

Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7621 troops, 133 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 290

Defending force 1556 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Allied adjusted assault: 70

Japanese adjusted defense: 169

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), morale(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Regiment
14th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
61st Naval Guard Unit
46th JNAF AF Unit

Sorong: First day of the landing goes well. No mines. No CD guns. No opposition in the air on on the sea. I may need another regiment. More are prepping but they wont be at 50% prpep for a few days more so I did not load them on the first wave.

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4346 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 1868 troops, 58 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 149


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


Assaulting units:
13th Garrison Unit
4th Tank Regiment
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
44th Road Const Co
59th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
763rd Tank Battalion
9th Marine Rgt /2

[Cap Mandrake]

The neighbor with the $10K dollar mailbox just had his wife come home with a new engagement ring. Lest you think this is a renewal of vows thing, the ring is not to get married to him again. It's for someone else. I am not kidding.

Poor bastard. Her "plan" is to just leave the kids with him. The guy is nearly as old as my dad. Uggh. I knew when he put in that reflecting pool he was a dead man. "Reflecting pool"? Really? I now feel bad for not explaining the Mandrake theory of expensive landscape projects and divorce. Then he tempted the divorce Gods a second time by putting his mailbox on my side of the property line.

They went all the way to Belgium to get in vitro fertilization to have all 3 kids and now she comes home with a second engagment ring. There is an English language word for a woman of low morals who seeks out many sexual partners. I just can't remember what the word is.

I think it's "partygirl". Yeah, that's it.

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: Admiral Lord SPrior attacked Paoshan again by air. I think he mentioned something about an air drop there <makes Dominican Good Luck sign>.[:)] Not sure what JJ has in the way of a garrison there. Chindits are still marching across the viper-infested jungles toward Myitkinia. They appear not to be spotted yet.

Morning Air attack on 55th Engineer Regiment, at 65,45 (Paoshan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

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

Lautem, Formerly Portuguese Timor then British Timor then Japanese Timor and now American Timor: Bettys go after PT boats. [:D] I think they are probably coming from Maumere, but it is pretty lame. [:D]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 72,115

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 6
G4M1 Betty x 3



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
PT-185

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The neighbor with the $10K dollar mailbox just had his wife come home with a new engagement ring. Lest you think this is a renewal of vows thing, the ring is not to get married to him again. It's for someone else. I am not kidding.

Poor bastard. Her "plan" is to just leave the kids with him. The guy is nearly as old as my dad. Uggh. I knew when he put in that reflecting pool he was a dead man. "Reflecting pool"? Really? I now feel bad for not explaining the Mandrake theory of expensive landscape projects and divorce. Then he tempted the divorce Gods a second time by putting his mailbox on my side of the property line.

They went all the way to Belgium to get in vitro fertilization to have all 3 kids and now she comes home with a second engagment ring. There is an English language word for a woman of low morals who seeks out many sexual partners. I just can't remember what the word is.

I think it's "partygirl". Yeah, that's it.

Is he the latest one to get a $30,000 built-in grill? Maybe he'll gift you the platinum spatula set or something?

[Cap Mandrake]

Mr. Chang's crew from Morelia started work again in 95+ degree weather. Either I was wrong about Frau Braun busting his cajones or he just ignored her. If it is the latter, I will lead the bail fund-raising team when they come for him. The Morelia boys were hauling soil up a partial south-facing slope in buckets at 2 PM [X(] Hory crap! An Alabama chain gang doesn't work that hard.

Mrs. Chang comes out in a parasol to inspect their work (WHILE THEY ARE SLAVING AWAY) like some kind of Ming dynsasty empress. [8|] Santa Maria! I couldn't stand it. When she left, I bought them a 10 piece Pollo Loco lunch and gave them a big thermos of ice water. I felt like Mother Teresa with chest hair.

This put me in a tremendous mood until Stalker Gril Jr. gave me lip about dirty dishes in the kitchen. [:@] At least when your own kids get uppity you can hit them (provide you dont leave marks).

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The neighbor with the $10K dollar mailbox just had his wife come home with a new engagement ring. Lest you think this is a renewal of vows thing, the ring is not to get married to him again. It's for someone else. I am not kidding.

Poor bastard. Her "plan" is to just leave the kids with him. The guy is nearly as old as my dad. Uggh. I knew when he put in that reflecting pool he was a dead man. "Reflecting pool"? Really? I now feel bad for not explaining the Mandrake theory of expensive landscape projects and divorce. Then he tempted the divorce Gods a second time by putting his mailbox on my side of the property line.

They went all the way to Belgium to get in vitro fertilization to have all 3 kids and now she comes home with a second engagment ring. There is an English language word for a woman of low morals who seeks out many sexual partners. I just can't remember what the word is.

I think it's "partygirl". Yeah, that's it.

Is he the latest one to get a $30,000 built-in grill? Maybe he'll gift you the platinum spatula set or something?

No, that was the neighbor up the hill with the water slide and new motor home who takes out his trash cans with a quadrunner and seems to have unlimited amounts of cash. He is still married....for now. The delay is usually several years. It doesn't happen overnight. It's kinda like Mad Cow disease.

[Cap Mandrake]

BTW, I am pretty sure water slides are even worse than refelcting pools and $30,000 BBQ's


Also, please don't mention "spa****" in the context of food ever again. We use wooden spa***** to do cervical sampling during gynie exams. After some of the sutff I have seen come out of a cervix, I just call them "flat thingys" now.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Stalker Gril Jr. gave me lip about dirty dishes in the kitchen. [:@] At least when your own kids get uppity you can hit them (provide you dont leave marks).

Amen to that. Why didn't you just hand her a sponge for her 'helpful observation'?

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Stalker Gril Jr. gave me lip about dirty dishes in the kitchen. [:@] At least when your own kids get uppity you can hit them (provide you dont leave marks).

Amen to that. Why didn't you just hand her a sponge for her 'helpful observation'?

That would be the mature thing to do, but even better is getting her to lobby SG about the need for a French maid ...[;)]

[Gridley380]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Amazing picture of shuttle fly-by today one of my coworkers snapped with her I-phone right through an office window.

jpeg conversion really slaughtered it but still nice.

JPEG, camera phone, that is a seriously good picture!

Agreed! Even caught one of the chase planes - never seem to see them in the official photos.

Edit to add: is there anything in M&M's contracts about cancellation if the war drops below Page 2 on the AAR forum?

[Cap Mandrake]

1) French maid idea is morte. I am pretty sure Stalker Girl was jealous of a 4 ft 11 in Mayan (Oh, OK, Maybe she was 5 ft tall). More on that later.

2) Turn throughput is down. I am also being tortured at work. I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

1) French maid idea is morte. I am pretty sure Stalker Girl was jealous of a 4 ft 11 in Mayan (Oh, OK, Maybe she was 5 ft tall). More on that later.

2) Turn throughput is down. I am also being tortured at work. I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.

From what I remember, the feeling was mutual. That story was pretty funny - about the Mayan asking how old SG was and saying, "Huh? That's all? She looks so much older!"