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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
That is like a charging rhino dose.

Clearly your reputation precedes you, Cap'n. [8D]

Also, what are laptops-like $500? C'mon, man-why doncha get your own laptop?* [8|]

*Of course, I don't have my own either. I've been reduced to pleading with Mrs. Chickenboy for hers during vacation to play AE.

[neilm85uk_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.

1.9 million hits by the time I saw it. It made me feel sad!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: neilm85uk

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.

1.9 million hits by the time I saw it. It made me feel sad!

And who knew they would find caveman paintings in there - awesome!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: neilm85uk

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.

1.9 million hits by the time I saw it. It made me feel sad!

And who knew they would find caveman paintings in there - awesome!

I understand Exxon has purchased drilling rights?

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: neilm85uk




1.9 million hits by the time I saw it. It made me feel sad!

And who knew they would find caveman paintings in there - awesome!

I understand Exxon has purchased drilling rights?

You shoulda seen the way the cheeks clenched when BP put in a bid ...

[Chickenboy]

I kind of figured that was the Lord Admiral 'having him on'. I never took that as a serious bid. But Exxon barely held off a joint bid from a new partnership between Conoco-Phillips and Fila sportswear. Mercifully, the COP-'n-Fila project was upended.

At least that's the scuttlebutt.

[Cap Mandrake]

Along these lines an 18 year old young man came in to the office with his Spanish-speaking, kind of old-world mom.

He was losing weight and, by report, had some terrible stuff coming out of his tailpipe for 3 months.

FAM: Hmm...I'm concerned. I'd like you to see a stomach specialist.

18 year old: What for?

FAM: We'd have to see what he advises. Most likely a colonoscopy.

18 year old: <looks at mom nervously> I..I..can't do that.

FAM: <I surmise there may be a degree of discomfort here. I ask the mom to excuse herself>...You seemed troubled by the notion of a colonoscopy. Can you tell me why that is?

18 year old: <now relaxed> Oh, I just don't want anyone sticking something up my butt.

FAM: Ah. Yes, I can see your point.....

[Cap Mandrake]

Good News! Dwayne Hoover may get his Pontiac back!

USS Denver lives (84% flotation damage). As a matter of fact, none of the AP's or AK's struck yesterday sunk either, although two have decks nearly awash.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: neilm85uk

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.

1.9 million hits by the time I saw it. It made me feel sad!

[:D][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Pranning

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses most recent turn.

[Cap Mandrake]

[font="Courier New"]Admiral Lord SPrior;

Just noticed Sir Dudley is getting a bit miffed. It seems he wants three tin cans back. Ran your idea about using Diego Garcia as a fuel drop for Oz up the flag pole. We shall see if anyone salutes.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake[/font]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
That is like a charging rhino dose.

Clearly your reputation precedes you, Cap'n. [8D]

Also, what are laptops-like $500? C'mon, man-why doncha get your own laptop?* [8|]

*Of course, I don't have my own either. I've been reduced to pleading with Mrs. Chickenboy for hers during vacation to play AE.

Started a new job last week and they gave me a nice widescreen i5 laptop with 8GB of RAM. They also gave me ,local admin rights but wasn't told don't install anything on it but you can put movies and music on it.

Finally I have a laptop that will run Civ 5 and the new XCom game. I'm in the office maybe 1 day a week and the laptop isn't audited.

[sprior]

I wish I'd thought of this

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

I wish I'd thought of this

That's BRILLIANT! If one Chinese guy can do the work of 6 westerners then we get him a copy of AE and we sign up for six games. Then we just post the one that is going the best. The lads will think us brilliant.

Plus, he won't have to look up where the Chinese bases are.

[Cap Mandrake]

********************March 9, 1943(c)*************************


Morotai: This is by Ternate. It's Joe Isuzu again. Maybe he was inbound for Ternate or Sangi? It may be his job is just to cruise around and create panic. No air HQ at Terante anymore. TBF's level bombing from 15K. Pretty damn good shot.


Morning Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 85,100

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15


Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Then, 23 replacement SBD pilots can't hit anything from 3000 ft.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 85,100

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, on fire
DD Kuroshio
DD Usugumo

[Cap Mandrake]

Near Busuanga, NE of Taytay: Shark has a shot at one of the carrier escorts. This is the last action we will see pertaining to the carriers this turn. They may have taken their flowery inperial arses back to port.


Sub attack near Busuanga at 76,79

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
SS Shark

[Cap Mandrake]

Beazelbob: The notion of inducing JJ to put some fighters at Palau worked...but soem staff idiot left the B-24's at Boela on "Commander's Choice"...and we discover it is NOT a brand of coffee. Oh well, not too bad.

Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

San Jose: Tojos come in 100 ft. off the deck. An airfield attack.... but we win. The RCAF is past baptism and all the way to communion.

Afternoon Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 24
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 20
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo bombing from 100 feet *
2 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

Aoba Is: Near Luganville. More starving LYB's in diapers.

Afternoon Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 121,150 (Aoba Island)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled