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

[Cap Mandrake]

**********************March 6, 1943(c)**************************


Taytay: North Carolina messes things up a bit. Of course, it's only a grass strip, hard to suppress.

Night Naval bombardment of Taytay at 75,82

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
DD Gridley
DD Laffey
DD Strong

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 1

An AK poking around near Basuanga. I wonder if they are landing there?

Sub attack near Busuanga at 77,79

Japanese Ships
xAK Nako Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-11

Allied Ships
SS Barb

JJ has brought in Sallys. Probably on Luzon somewhere. Huge raid. We have no LRCAP. Fortunately, they can't hit anything.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,82

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Denver
xAP Poelau Laut
AK Oberon
DD Jenkins
DD Cony
DD Conyngham
xAK T. A. Johnson

Looks like they might have "got there furstest with the mostest", although JJ seems to be beat up pretty good

Ground combat at Taytay (75,82)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3398 troops, 33 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 165

Defending force 1244 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43



Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
11th Garrison Unit /1
72nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
3rd/102nd Infantry Bn /1
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
8th Marine Rgt /1

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: 1st Assam Kitchen Sink Air Force goes after ground troops at Myitkynia. They have brought in 5th Guards. No way to capture Myitkynia now without a massive beatdown of 5th Guards by air.

Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 10



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 6
Martlet II x 3
Beaufighter VIc x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
Vengeance I x 74
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
DB-7B x 14
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 2 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

[Cap Mandrake]

An air drop of 503rd on Tatay might capture the base but now it is already beat up. Better, I think, for the boys on Taytay to hunker down and drop instead on Busuanga and build up the base there. We can fly in some aviation support to San Jose and cover from there. Busuanga has a decent port.

[Cap Mandrake]

[font="Courier New"]The Fenton Provisional Constabulary Patrol wishes to inform all residents of a large group of walking dead near our fair city. They should not be approached. Instead we advise that residents first enquire with the universal challenge, "HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?" If there is no response, please call the Constabulary. Thank you.[/font]

[Cap Mandrake]

Ground combat at Fenton (76,126)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3465 troops, 109 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Defending force 3374 troops, 58 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied adjusted assault: 108

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 54 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1437 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 18 (13 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
9th Australian Brigade
108th Tank Attack Regiment

Defending units:
38th/A Division
38th/B Division
52nd JNAF AF Unit
53rd JNAF AF Unit
107th JAAF AF Bn

Please remind your young ones to eat brain every day. Look waht happens if you dont.

53rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Fenton by attrition!!!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

107th JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Fenton by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Fenton

[Cap Mandrake]

Manado: A test bombardment. We might have enough strength for an attack but it is good defensive terrain?

Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7162 troops, 154 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 331

Defending force 6181 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

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



Assaulting units:
129th Infantry Regiment
145th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
17th Garrison Unit
44th Field AA Battalion
9th JNAF Coy
3rd JNAF AF Unit
68th JAAF AF Bn

[Cap Mandrake]

Wyndham: Sanitation duty

Ground combat at Wyndham (70,127)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11736 troops, 103 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 657

Defending force 2743 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Allied adjusted assault: 559

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
6th Australian Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
2/7th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
Wyndham RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
21st Air Flotilla
3rd Provisional Base Force

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

If you need a new HQ and don't want rain for five years, Kansas isn't bad this time of the year..

Is there any fishing and do you guys have any abalone?

Very good fishing. Also, very very good fishing on a lot of our ground. As for abalone.. not that I'm aware of. However, there are some bearded clams around I am sure. If that is your thing..

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I took the dogs out and they nearly dragged me across the street to sniff the lower branches of the neighbor's Christmas tree which he had dragged out to the curb. He has two male dogs. He might want to steam clean the carpet. [:D]

Extremely nice guy, especially for a lawyer. [:)] He doesn't practice law anymore. He works for the guy up the street. They charge large fees to protect business owners from the EPA. You may draw your own conclusions about voting practices in the household.

It's a conundrum/Catch 22, isn't it. They hate the EPA but they love the income it generates! So would you vote Republican [less government interference] or Democrat [keep the EPA and earn lots of money fighting it]?

No, these guys have got to vote third party: Libertarian sounds about right. Some aspects of fiscal conservativism that should satisfy the GOP'ers, some neutrality regarding social issues that affect the common good, which should satisfy the Dems. Plus, no one takes them seriously, understands them well or considers them a threat to their political way of life. It's the perfect cover for making money. [8D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[font="Courier New"]The Fenton Provisional Constabulary Patrol wishes to inform all residents of a large group of walking dead near our fair city. They should not be approached. Instead we advise that residents first enquire with the universal challenge, "HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?" If there is no response, please call the Constabulary. Thank you.[/font]

Yes, but how do they differentiate the typical, 'blargh!' or 'URRRRGH...' response?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

If you need a new HQ and don't want rain for five years, Kansas isn't bad this time of the year..

Is there any fishing and do you guys have any abalone?

Very good fishing. Also, very very good fishing on a lot of our ground. As for abalone.. not that I'm aware of. However, there are some bearded clams around I am sure. If that is your thing..

Rocky Mountain oysters too, idnit?

[Cap Mandrake]

Thanks largely to Brazil, nobody has bearded clams anymore.

[Chickenboy]

What nationality can lay claim to the bleached...um....erm...well, you know? I'd like to say it's the French.

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Thanks largely to Brazil, nobody has bearded clams anymore.

[:D][:D]

Trust me.. they're still out there. [8|]

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What nationality can lay claim to the bleached...um....erm...well, you know? I'd like to say it's the French.

There is joke on the World of Tanks game that floats around often.

"French tanks are like French women... easy to penetrate"

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake





Is there any fishing and do you guys have any abalone?

Very good fishing. Also, very very good fishing on a lot of our ground. As for abalone.. not that I'm aware of. However, there are some bearded clams around I am sure. If that is your thing..

Rocky Mountain oysters too, idnit?

I don't know where all around here has it regularly... but my oh my are they good.

We refer to them as Calf Fries

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What nationality can lay claim to the bleached...um....erm...well, you know? I'd like to say it's the French.

There is joke on the World of Tanks game that floats around often.

"French tanks are like French women... easy to penetrate"

Actually the Char (B) was pretty resilient to all anti-tank fire besides an 88L75 ... the problem was the very slow speed which made it easy for PzII's to siimply run pass .. and the fuel consumption .. which a Btn ran out of gas at the Battle of Stonne ....

I am just saying to dispell the myth about French Women ...[8D]

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What nationality can lay claim to the bleached...um....erm...well, you know? I'd like to say it's the French.

There is joke on the World of Tanks game that floats around often.

"French tanks are like French women... easy to penetrate"

Actually the Char (B) was pretty resilient to all anti-tank fire besides an 88L75 ... the problem was the very slow speed which made it easy for PzII's to siimply run pass .. and the fuel consumption .. which a Btn ran out of gas at the Battle of Stonne ....

I am just saying to dispell the myth about French Women ...[8D]

Agreed on the Char (B)... I was always aware of that.. it was just a funny joke that comes up every once in a while during the game.

Fun game btw for anyone interested.

[sprior]

Btw, please change the "RE:" line. Each time the 'Last post' column reads "RE: Hot Asian Action (mostly .." [snip due to small screen size] it is just - irritating...

Cap, do we do requests? I thought this AAR was just to show off our very large skills at, er, something*.

*insert skill here.

[jeffk3510]

Its not irritating.. just don't want my wife to see the tab at the top.. all it says is RE: Hot Asian Action (mostl...

Thinking on it some more, I don't know why she would care.. she doesn't like "action" any more anyways.. why would it bother her if I were seeking it elsewhere? Seems logical, no?