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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
If anything stops the attack it will be fuel/suppries and/or aviation support and/or Kaga and/or we run out of fighter aircraft.

Well, your pranning has apparently been spot on. Except for fuel consumption. And supplies. And AV support. And enemy opposition. And air forces available to you. Otherwise, spot on. [:'(]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Admiral Lord Sprior;

1) There is a troop transport heading toward Diego Garcia that will run out of fuel. I sent an empty TK to meet her and refuel her from her bunkers.

2) Do you want the carrier capable RAF and FAA stuff in Oz to go to the CBI? They would have to be crated up.

3) Do you chaps have any spare fuel?

1. Ta

2. Nah

3. Oodles. I could send some to Perf

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

3. Oodles. I could send some to Perf

If they have the legs better would be directly to Darwin hugging the Northern Oz coast. I will send a CVE to provide CAP.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
If anything stops the attack it will be fuel/suppries and/or aviation support and/or Kaga and/or we run out of fighter aircraft.

Well, your pranning has apparently been spot on. Except for fuel consumption. And supplies. And AV support. And enemy opposition. And air forces available to you. Otherwise, spot on. [:'(]

Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss...ummm...I forget.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
If anything stops the attack it will be fuel/suppries and/or aviation support and/or Kaga and/or we run out of fighter aircraft.

Well, your pranning has apparently been spot on. Except for fuel consumption. And supplies. And AV support. And enemy opposition. And air forces available to you. Otherwise, spot on. [:'(]

Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss...ummm...I forget.

I think professionals discuss spelling. [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy




Well, your pranning has apparently been spot on. Except for fuel consumption. And supplies. And AV support. And enemy opposition. And air forces available to you. Otherwise, spot on. [:'(]

Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss...ummm...I forget.

I think professionals discuss spelling. [:'(]

Spelling Shinto Boy [:'(]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
If anything stops the attack it will be fuel/suppries and/or aviation support and/or Kaga and/or we run out of fighter aircraft.

Well, your pranning has apparently been spot on. Except for fuel consumption. And supplies. And AV support. And enemy opposition. And air forces available to you. Otherwise, spot on. [:'(]

Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss...ummm...I forget.

Legs and hugging, apparantly.

[sprior]

Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss...ummm...I forget.

Wine. Beer. Whisky.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Speaking of computers, I bought a 16G flash drive and simply copied the entire WITP-AE folder to my desk top...and...wait for it...it doesn't work.

I was pretty sure it wasn't going to be that easy.

Forgive me if this has already been answered but um..........when the WITP-AE game is installed there were some entries made to the
Registry to tell the operating system where the program is. So when you start up the game it looks in the registry to find the necessary
files it needs to run and so on. So running it on your flash drive doesn't work because the files it's trying to "run" are in the wrong place,
the system detects that, suspects a "pirate" version of the game and shuts down. I'm guessing about all of this so take it with a grain of
salt. I'm just saying that this is my understanding of what's going on.

[Cap Mandrake]

****************************March 4, 1932(c)*****************************

Taytay: The crusier group does not arrive at Taytay untill after daybreak. They must have tarried to refuel. The LRCAP of P-38's from Jolo works. No LYB attack on the cruisers. No reports of troop losses. Where they ashore already?

Day Time Surface Combat, near Taytay at 75,82, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kure Maru #5, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
PB Showa Maru #3, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PB Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Rakuto Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Eihuku Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
xAK Hokumai Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teiryu Maru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Konan Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Macassar Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shinsei Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAKL Katsuragisan Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAKL Genmei Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAK Yamamiya Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 32, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
CLAA Juneau, Shell hits 1
CL Trenton
DD Frazier
DD Helm, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Talbot

[Cap Mandrake]

Jolo: JJ brought in some Tonys. They are no tigers against the mix of fighters there. RCAF fighters experience their first furball (in the air) in the Pacific.

Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 23



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 8
F4U-1 Corsair x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 9 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Mindano: USMC Tank Bn closes in on Cagayan.

Ground combat at 78,89 (near Cagayan)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1110 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 813 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 126

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
16th Naval Guard Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

Luganville: It may be pronounced Loo-gahn-Vee but the marines just call it LOO-gun-vil. Either way it has just about zero siginificance unless we are going to take back the Solomons...which we aren't. This was supposed to be a diversion for Sumatra. JJ will NEVER guess we aren't attacking there. This will UNDOUBTEDLY cause them to move everything from the PI, which they will perceive as a lesser threat. This is good intel on the fighting strength of an LYB AF unit (Taytay)

Ground combat at Luganville (120,150)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2652 troops, 91 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Defending force 863 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 118

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Luganville !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
23rd Marine Regiment

Defending units:
43rd JNAF AF Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: Successful LYB raid on the Chindit Bns

Morning Air attack on 111th Chindit Brigade, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 46



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Speaking of computers, I bought a 16G flash drive and simply copied the entire WITP-AE folder to my desk top...and...wait for it...it doesn't work.

I was pretty sure it wasn't going to be that easy.

Forgive me if this has already been answered but um..........when the WITP-AE game is installed there were some entries made to the
Registry to tell the operating system where the program is. So when you start up the game it looks in the registry to find the necessary
files it needs to run and so on. So running it on your flash drive doesn't work because the files it's trying to "run" are in the wrong place,
the system detects that, suspects a "pirate" version of the game and shuts down. I'm guessing about all of this so take it with a grain of
salt. I'm just saying that this is my understanding of what's going on.

Ahhhhh...crevah baaastards

[Cap Mandrake]

Finally got a new dryer delivered 2 d ago. I was completely out of clothes. I had literally cleaned out the micro brief section at Target and everything but the athletic socks. Now I dont have enough drawer space for all the underwear. Maybe I'll give some of the old ones away for a tax deduction, like Bill Clinton.

Somebody was a tax auditor here, right? How much can I claim. Mostly no holes and no skid marks.

I even wore a shirt with a logo to work. I think it was a bank that was a Gold Sponsor at a golf tournament and they gave out free shirts. A patient asked,

Patient: "What does that mean?"

FAM: I'm not sure.

[witpqs]

The clothes would have air-dried faster than the new dryer could be delivered. Just strew them about the place and when SG queries, tell "Oh, I don't know, the Mayan used to take care of this stuff!"

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Somebody was a tax auditor here, right? How much can I claim.

The "helpful" and "friendly" IRS has a website for all your used underwear deductibility questions, Cap'n:

According to Publication 526 regarding deductible contributions:

Used clothing. The fair market value of used clothing and other personal items is usually far less than the price you paid for them. There are no fixed formulas or methods for finding the value of items of clothing.

You should claim as the value the price that buyers of used items actually pay in used clothing stores, such as consignment or thrift shops.

From the IRS Tax Tip 2011-57, March 22, 2011:

5. Fair market value is generally the price at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither having to buy or sell, and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts.

I would subscribe, Cap'n that reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts (that these underwear have been on your bottom for some time, unwashed) and that I don't have to buy them does help set the market price for your unmentionables. I'm thinking "mils" as a market value here.

Lastly, from the Money Blue Book (co-written by GoodWill and Salvation Army) 3/14/08:

1) Gather All Your Unwanted Clothes and Organize Them - Most usable articles of clothing, including shirts, jackets, coats, shoes, dresses, socks, neckties, suits, and even underwear may be donated to local thrift shops and charitable institutions. For underwear and socks however, it's important to be aware that the IRS now requires all articles of donated used clothing to be in good used condition or better. It's probably a better idea to avoid worn socks and underwear. While it's true what they say - that beggars can't be choosers, we should still try to respect the dignity of those individuals receiving them. If you want to donate those particular items, I suggest buying a new cheap pair for donation.

So, to summarize: bupkis. Nada. Zilch. You shouldn't have even asked. Now if you were a Japanese schoolgirl, they may be a *different* market for your used unmentionables, but I'm not going to get into that here...

[dcpollay]

I'm the tax auditor. Someone wanting to comply with the "market value" rules would have Chickenboy purchase, for an outrageous price, a few representative items (don't tell us what he does with them). Then you use those prices to assign value to the rest of the similar items, and voila! Your donation basis is established.

Skid marks won't make a difference. Look what Bill Clinton was able to sell, and he was full of more **** than your panties.

You may want a second opinion from your Enrolled Agent buddy.

[dcpollay]

By the way, you don't need a dryer to do laundry. Hang a clothesline outide. Tell the HOA its a 911-compliant emergency signalling system.