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

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: princep01

Mandrake, lad, you have a marvelous sense of humor and a most wicked eye for the absurd.  Screen writing, ever thought of it as a profession?

I went home early from work sick yesterday....so I watched a bunch of crap on Netflix. It would be hard to do any worse.[:)]

Maybe when Obamacare kicks in. [:)] Thanks.

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, I watched it. Amazing amount of engineering/design time went into just the transfer mecahnisms. Custom cradles, mating devices. Also cool when they were lifting off the flatbed, the thing is still attached to a pivot point on the truck and the driver backs up to keep it in the right position.

The funniest thing about this nuclear weapon video are the shots of the crane operator on the dock. If he screws up he will cause $50M damage, slice someone's hand off or perhaps blow up everything within 500 yds but his serene smile would be the envy of the Dalai Lama. I am pretty sure he was high on Qualudes. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Pranning*************

How, exactly did the USN get a CVE named Prince William? Was it a lend/lease ship and the check bounced?

Anyway, she has 37% flotation damage. She will try to make Iba. The other carriers will retire westard. 158th IR and some engineers will try to make Batan Is. St. Louis and some DD's will try to cover. CA bombardments of San Fernando and Aparri.

Not enough fighters to cover all the Luzon bases, Altimonan, Batangas, Lucena, Iba, Lingayen, Vigan and Batan Is. Manira and San Fernando still have bombers.

Recon of Formosa today. That should put a burr under their saddle.

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ could cause trouble if they sneak a DD into Iba or Batan Is.

[Cap Mandrake]

*********April 25, 1943(c)*********


PI and the Philippine Sea: 280 mi SSW Okinawa. WJD transports headed to Aparri? With more troops? Really? Seems like it's time to stop reinforcing Luzon.


Sub attack near Naha at 94,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Suminoe Maru
xAK Amahi Maru
E Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

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

I am a lineman for the COUNTYYYYYYY


Night Naval bombardment of San Fernando at 80,74

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD Cony

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Chicago, Chicago, it's my kinda town....

Pretty effective.

Night Naval bombardment of Aparri at 82,73

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 25 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
DD Gridley

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1

Yeah...improbably they really are headed to Aparri. They are intercepted again on a westard track.

Sub attack near Ishigaki at 91,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

SS Sawfish launches 6 torpedoes

Chicago trying to get back to Batangas to rearm. D'oh!

Sub attack near Clark Field at 78,76

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 9, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gridley

[Cap Mandrake]

Another staff flunkie send an AP into the wolfpack near Bataan. [:@] It was supposed to port at Lingayen but the same flunkie forgot to change the home port.

Submarine attack near Bataan at 77,77

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
xAP Hong Kheng, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAP Hong Kheng is sighted by SS I-174
SS I-174 attacking on the surface

Several WJD fighter sweep over Batan Is. 7 P-38's on our side win the day.

Gound attack at Vigan. Pretty good for a scratch force without much arty. We might be over to go overland to Aparri.

Ground combat at Vigan (80,73)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2632 troops, 67 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 175

Defending force 416 troops, 0 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Allied adjusted assault: 87

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 43 (13 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
30th NZ Bn /4
766th Tank Battalion
34th Infantry Rgt /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
259th Cst Art Bn /1
77th RAAF Wing
821st Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cagayan USAAF Base Force /2

Defending units:
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy

[Cap Mandrake]

Hello Washington! We need destroyers!

[Cap Mandrake]

WJD subs are kicking behind the last two days. 3 AP's, Chicago and Prince William in the last two days.

Chicago and Prince William will survive and we may have sunk one of the subs today...but still. Most importantly the CVE will survive. Yorktown and 2nd Br Div arrive off Aparri in about 7 days.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

WJD subs are kicking behind the last two days. 3 AP's, Chicago and Prince William in the last two days.

Chicago and Prince William will survive and we may have sunk one of the subs today...but still. Most importantly the CVE will survive. Yorktown and 2nd Br Div arrive off Aparri in about 7 days.

Even more important than that, you seem to have used up the torpedoes from all 3 subs. Good show! Now they have to go get more.

[sprior]

That wasn't supposed to happen:

Ground combat at Prome (55,50)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7519 troops, 114 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 332

Defending force 22581 troops, 316 guns, 1517 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 625

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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

Allied ground losses:
2024 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 303 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
1st Tank Division
2nd RTA/B Division
15th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

That wasn't supposed to happen:

Ground combat at Prome (55,50)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7519 troops, 114 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 332

Defending force 22581 troops, 316 guns, 1517 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 625

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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

Allied ground losses:
2024 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 303 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
1st Tank Division
2nd RTA/B Division
15th Army
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

Staff flunkie left them in move mode, eh? [:)]

The good news is we have rearry good interrigence on Jap forces at Prome now...AND we have a retreat hexside!

[Walloc]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
How, exactly did the USN get a CVE named Prince William? Was it a lend/lease ship and the check bounced?

Apparently some Cook toke a stab at naming stuff and got overwritten. USS Sandwich wasnt fancy enough. Pffftt!


Kind regards,

Rasmus

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

WJD subs are kicking behind the last two days. 3 AP's, Chicago and Prince William in the last two days.

Chicago and Prince William will survive and we may have sunk one of the subs today...but still. Most importantly the CVE will survive. Yorktown and 2nd Br Div arrive off Aparri in about 7 days.

Even more important than that, you seem to have used up the torpedoes from all 3 subs. Good show! Now they have to go get more.

Yes, yes. A deliberate strategy on our part. We trade a 6000 ton AP with troops aboard for 4 of the Emperor's torpedoes. It's a war of attrition! Crevah rittah baaahstards won't know what hit them!

[Cap Mandrake]

Ah...USS Prince William is named after Prince William Sound. I got this photo from thst NSA guy via The Guardian.

I wouldnt keep a copy if I were you. Ugly little thing.

[Cap Mandrake]

Looks a bit more bellicose from this angle. Must have been Hell to work as the Air Boss after the crew had boiled cabbage.

[Walloc]

Well apparently SHE made him into a man. Does that help him?


Btw Cap. First i had to teach u fantasy football and now this...
Standard and Poor-euro'Jerks has just down rated the: Ignorant American index to BB- [:'(]

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Rasmus

[Cap Mandrake]

Even better with a snazzy paint job and planes.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Walloc

Well apparently SHE made him into a man. Does that help him?


Btw Cap. First i had to teach u fantasy football and now this...
Standard and Poor-euro'Jerks has just down rated the: Ignorant American index to BB- [:'(]

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Rasmus

SAVE THE TURTLES!

How did she get those bruises on her leg? Do you know something about that Mr. Fricken' Walking Encyclopedia?

[Walloc]

Stripper poles are evil! U never encountered that kinda marks at work?(could make for one of ur funny stories!)

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


How did she get those bruises on her leg? Do you know something about that Mr. Fricken' Walking Encyclopedia?

The tops of her feet also look chafed - like she was doing roundhouse kicks on the punching bag in the gym. Be vewwy vewwy caweful and polite when you talk to herw.