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

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[:)]

I like the name of the inspector. Doesn't sound like somebody I would like to meet in a dark alley [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[:)]

I like the name of the inspector. Doesn't sound like somebody I would like to meet in a dark alley [:D]

Cap! Your recent educational upgrade in "butthole bleaching" may come in handy in preparation for audit! [X(]

[Justus2]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[:)]

I read the closing too quickly, I thought it said extreme WRATH and tenderness, must have been a freudian slip.

[Cap Mandrake]

Something quite astounding happened yesterday. I went to an Angels game and Albert Pujols got TWO hits. [X(]

Naturally, it wasn't all wine and roses because this cut into his double-play ball production.

[Cap Mandrake]

I think I told the story of when two gumshoes from Calif. Franchise Tax Board came to my door and tried to get me to narc on my neighbor. White Crown Vic, E plates, no hubcaps, bad suits..the whole nine yards.

He had a big sports income at the time and bought a big house that his parents lived in. He wasn't around much himself, claiming a Nevada residence. This really pissed of Sacramento because they wanted their cut (11%) so they sent out the CSI Orange County team to knock on doors.

My first wife answered and misunderstood the point of their questions so she (trying to be neighborly) is trying to imply that he IS there all the time. When I got to the door the two guys were so excited I thought they would have to change their underwear.

FAM: <several seconds of confusion on my part followed by an epiphany> So if I understand, you want the man's neighbors to provide evidence of residency for Califronia tax purposes?

Gumshoes: For the purpose of preventing tax evasion, yes. We all need to pay our fair share.

FAM: <idiot picked the wrong street for the class envy approach> But I actually SUPPORT tax evasion.

I had my own Franchise Tax Board buddy for about 5 years after that.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I had my own Franchise Tax Board buddy for about 5 years after that.

Totally random, I'm sure. [8|]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I had my own Franchise Tax Board buddy for about 5 years after that.

Totally random, I'm sure. [8|]

It was for "efficiency", I'm sure.

[Cap Mandrake]

Pranning for 4-10. As both Clark and Manila will have bombers, there is a substantial risk that something is going to get sunk on our side, possibly a CVE or two. Iba is a big prize, however. We need to get something with more staying power than 400 paratroops up there quick.

Wasp will arrive 1 day later, she is still putting the wings and rubber bands on the new F6F's

[sprior]

But I actually SUPPORT tax evasion.

We prefer avoidance. Evasion is illegal.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

But I actually SUPPORT tax evasion.

We prefer avoidance. Evasion is illegal.

Mrs. Christensen always told me I needed to study my nouns more. I should have listened to her.

At one point I actually had both a personal Franchise Tax Board collection agent AND a Franchsie Tax Board official ombudsmanwoman. Unfortunately, I mixed them up and complained about the collection agent to the collection agent.

This proved to be a mistaken approach.

[Chickenboy]

You know, as a tax attorney, you probably make a great pediatrician. [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

You know, as a tax attorney, you probably make a great pediatrician. [:'(]

I told what I thought was the Ombudsmanwoman over the phone that the collection agent had "a sexy voice but her office chair groans in protest when she moves so I fugure she is at least 300 lbs and had to have the armrests removed so she wouldn't get stuck". There was a very, very, VERY long pause and I got that hot feeling of the face and the ears ringing feeling when you know you have screwed up royally.



The good news is I did learn my lesson about "do it yourselfism". I decided NOT to do my own colonoscopy at home.

[Cap Mandrake]

************April 10, 1943(c)**********

Speaking of taxes, as the game date approaches April 15, I find myself becoming increasingly cranky in real life.


PI: Olympia finds a single MTB guarding Manila Bay. No mines either. Somehow our PT boats missed the IJN MTB.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Manila at 79,77, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-5

Allied Ships
CA Olympia
DD Hobby
DD Helm





HUZZAH!

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 7 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 18 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
H6K5 Mavis: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Olympia

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31
Port hits 1

Olympia firing at Manila

Oh, NOW they show up!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Manila at 79,77, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-5

Allied Ships
PT-187
PT-189
PT-191
PT-237

Dewey, Dewey, he's our man.....

Day Time Surface Combat, near Bataan at 78,77, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Olympia
DD Hobby
DD Helm

[Cap Mandrake]

More at Manila: Somebody has to go first. It's the RCAF.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 26



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 2 destroyed

The RAAF Spits do a bit better (as you might expect)

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 21



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 25000 feet

The planned B-24 raid dwindles and is fragmented for some reason (even though they were in from the same HQ and the HQ was at Cagayan) I will have to see who is running that organization.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11


Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 9


And

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

[Cap Mandrake]

Clark: The Corsairs and P-38's kick LYB booty over Clark.

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3a Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 5



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 1
F4U-1 Corsair x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

7th Air Force has a go at Clark.

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 4



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 18
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

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



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

[Cap Mandrake]

Either we got lucky with weather or the prep attacks worked well as there are NO air attacks on any shipping near the PI and Iba airfield is also unmolested.

Lingayen falls to a company sized air drop.

[Cap Mandrake]

Bay of Bengal: Supply/reinforcment convoy inbound to Port Blair. Utoh...balsa wood Nells from the mainland.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 45,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 8



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Haresfield, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 1

They come back.......whew!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 45,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 7



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Double utoh...Bettys

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 45,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Tanfield, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

OUCH! 8 hits out of 13 sorties!

[Cap Mandrake]

The poor old gal must be sunk unless there is some serious fow. We salute her gallant service [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

The good news is the air search radar aboard New Mexico is working GREAT! [:)]

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
The good news is the air search radar aboard New Mexico is working GREAT! [:)]

Underwater radar? What will those Arried geniuses come up with next? [:'(]