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

[Cap Mandrake]

Snicker...tee hee...

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

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 11



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
PT-167
PT-184
PT-185

[Cap Mandrake]

Fifth Air Farce does not quite have its XXXX together. Not surprising with a level 4 field and half the HQ hasn't arrived yet. At least there was no CAP over Davao.


Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

[Cap Mandrake]

I just realzied Sculpin got off four fish at Kaga. Too bad.

[Cap Mandrake]

Observations about the appearance of Kaga:

1) When Rord Admirar Fabertong let slip that "Kaga was ready" he wasn't bluffing.

2) Kaga is operating singly in her task force. This is odd behavior and implies either that JJ have split their carriers or the others are still in the shop.

3) Unloading at Sangi and probably Dadjangas will have to stop for a bit.

4) Night bombardment mission planned by Washington at Davao will have to wait. [:)]

5) Air drop on Cotabato can probably still go ahead but I will have to bring in reinforcements by air.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I got in trouble for flirting at the Christ...oops sorry...Holiday Party. Thing is I didn't even know I was flirting.


I have been on this planet for a loooong time and I still can't tell. How exactly do you tell when a "blonde chick" is "being nice" vs moving in on the alpha female?

"Blonde chicks" are never 'being nice' to old codgers, Cap'n. Never. Hope this helps.

Do you mean she might have impure motive? <sudden look of realization comes over him....opens wallet to check for Kohl's $10 discount coupon>

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I got in trouble for flirting at the Christ...oops sorry...Holiday Party. Thing is I didn't even know I was flirting.


I have been on this planet for a loooong time and I still can't tell. How exactly do you tell when a "blonde chick" is "being nice" vs moving in on the alpha female?

"Blonde chicks" are never 'being nice' to old codgers, Cap'n. Never. Hope this helps.

Do you mean she might have impure motive? <sudden look of realization comes over him....opens wallet to check for Kohl's $10 discount coupon>

The good news is that the older you get the younger the cougars look.

[sprior]

Feb 24th 1943

Kitchen sink airforce strikes again!

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Martlet II x 6
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Vengeance I x 74
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
DB-7B x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
DB-7B: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 19

[sprior]

And finally!

Ground combat at Port Hedland (57,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23426 troops, 478 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Defending force 32057 troops, 339 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 629

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 438

Japanese adjusted defense: 84

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Hedland !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3212 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 98 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 125 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 140 (140 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 110 (110 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
341 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 67 (7 destroyed, 60 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
22nd (East African) Brigade
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/10th Armoured Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
2nd British Division
7th RAN Base Force
14th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
66th Infantry Group
65th Brigade
5th Division
24th Infantry Regiment
6th Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
30th Fld AA Gun Co
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
16th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Infantry Regiment
22nd Air Flotilla
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
51st JNAF AF Unit

This means we can now refit 22nd East African Brigade and leave them as a garrison whilst 32nd ID and 2nd UK Divs are refitted for deployment elsewhere.

Two full divs of LYBs plus at least another div's worth of combat troops trapped and out of supply.

[FOW]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And in Oz:

Ground combat at Wyndham (70,127)

Vehicles lost 128 (128 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


Defending units:
7th Ind.Tank Brigade

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6th Air Defense AA Regiment Wiped Out at Wyndham by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Wyndham

Looks like the 7th has run out of Ronsons - they must have run out of Kool-Aid cans to use as improvised armour at last.

[Chickenboy]

Good show at Wyndham what.

Can we get a screenshot of the info screen (VPs and the like)? I'd imagine that you lot are pulling ahead right about now? Good show.

[Cap Mandrake]

"[font="Courier New"]The Western Australia Civil Defence Authority have announced today a large outbreak of the undead in the area of Port Hedland. These are ambulatory undead with decidedly asiatic features. They can only be killed with a penetrating wound to the brainstem and great care should be taken. The authorities advise that all dead undead be burned as the authorities are uncertain what effect the undead virus may have on local salties. The undead can best be identified by their wide based gait and exceptionally poor converstaional skills but authorities also caution against the risk of misidentifiaction particularly on Saturday night. Good afternoon. Peter J. Confabulato, ABC, Perth[/font]."

[sprior]

A local worthy defending his mum:

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

A local worthy defending his mum:

I didn't know those hybrid bib-ties were fashionable in '43.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mindanao: Using the twin ENIAC 2000 (with DOS 1.0), we predicted a LYB attack on Dadjangas. The twin ENIAC was right.

Here are the crever baaaahstards on their run in. They dodge the grumpy crew of Grampas.

ASW attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,94

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
CA Myoko
CL Yubari
CL Tama
DD Shirayuki
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
SS Grampus

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
The authorities advise that all dead undead be burned

Burn all dead undead, eh? Doesn't that make them double dead? Or is that like a double negative and therefore they're alive?

Burning 'em alive, are we? One could be led to believe that you're at war with 'em or something. That's bad for business, mate. [:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

Then they show up at 01:24 just like the ENIAC 2000 predicted. Just as predicted. It's not rearry PT boat conditions...visibility is good. ENIAC can predict the weather but we did not buy the weather modification rider.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 78,93, Range 12,000 Yards


Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 75% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Yamazumi, Teijiro crosses the 'T'

[Cap Mandrake]

************************01:26, Feb 24, 1943(c), Aboard Myoko, 4 mi SE Dadjangas Harbor*******************


Adm. Yamazuki: Sprendid-ah! We hava crossed T! I will get-ah promotion.

XO: Admirar, have we not improved-ah firing sorution for enemy torpedoes?

Adm. Yamazuki: Hory crap! You right-ah.


Night Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 78,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1
CL Tama
CL Yubari
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Oboro
DD Ushio
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
PT-220
PT-300
PT-301

[Cap Mandrake]

Yamazuki, desperately trying to save his career stays till dayright. ENIAC is not very good at predictions after first enemy contact. Our best chaps are working on the "INSCRUTABIRITY ALGORITHM"

Day Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 78,93, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Tama
CL Yubari
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Oboro
DD Ushio
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
PT-220
PT-300
PT-301, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

So...here is the deal...a group of landing craft were ordered to disembark and then "disband to port". The disembarking part went OK but apparently the "Disband to Port" phase comes AFTER the "Get Blown to Smithereens Phase".

I should have just set them to another base. Should we ask for a do-over? Oh well, at least the troops got ashore. We salute the fungible! Hip, Hip, Hoorah! Evidently Myoko wasn't hurt very badry.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 78,94, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Tama
CL Yubari
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Oboro
DD Ushio
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
LCT-128, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 532A, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LCM 532B, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 532C, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 532D, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 532E, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 542A, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
LCM 542B, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 542C, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 542D, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 542E, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PC Tiger, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

They fall for the same gag again. It never gets old.

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

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 9



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
PT-180
PT-119
PT-185