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

[Cap Mandrake]

************Aboard Krishima, unspecified reapir yard, Kyushu, July 1, 1943(c)********



Audiovisual Mate 1st Class Abe: <finishing with preparations on projector..snaps to attention> IMPERIAR JAPAN NAVY MORALE AND RECRUITMENT FIM FROM M&M ENTERPRISES READY TO PRAY, SIR!

Admiral Yamamoto: Prease to pray.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNFF1ZTl1oY

[Cap Mandrake]

************Aboard Krishima, unspecified reapir yard, Kyushu, July 1, 1943(c), 22 1/2 seconds later********


Admiral Yamamoto: <stands abruptly, face crimson> Stop, stop ,stop, STOP! This Imperiar Japan Navy, not *#&@*@!(! boy band!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
a prepostiion.[/i]

[&:] Yeah. I wouldn't end sentences with one of those either. Because no one knows what they are.

[Cap Mandrake]

Pongoes at Abadan, 1941

[Cap Mandrake]

The importance of Iran to the CBI and, after the Suez was open, to North Africa and points west.

It looks like essentially all the Iranian oil refining was at Abadan.

By 1945 they were refining a million tons of 100 octane aviation fuel per year.

[Cap Mandrake]

I wonder what kind of defenses the British had on the Shatt-al-Arab in early '42.


Seems like a couple of IJN DD's (with oiler support) could have sailed up and shredded the place (Abadan)

[Cap Mandrake]

Look at this. Even the small caliber stuff would wreck havoc. A sub deck gun could put things back by months.

Not sure you could turn around without a tug. Maybe you could back out. [:)]

Even more, what if the Indian Ocean raid went further?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Look at this.

[drools...]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Burma: Tough sledding near Tuongo. JJ stirr have prenty Emperor brand Kool-aide. We did nearly reach 2:1 but it took an Army-equivalent, 4 divisions and 2 armoured brigades.


Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 39468 troops, 756 guns, 1116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1619

Defending force 16815 troops, 180 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 590

Allied adjusted assault: 1682

Japanese adjusted defense: 941

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
958 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 169 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2721 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 269 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Vehicles lost 52 (3 destroyed, 49 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th British Division
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
19th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
8th Medium Regiment
15th Indian Engineer Battalion
85th British AT Gun Regiment
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
6th Medium Regiment
24th Indian Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
114th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Loks like 18th Div took all the casualties:

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior
Loks like 18th Div took all the casualties:

Merely a flesh wound! We still have 4 Humbers left.

I wonder if the aggression of the CO has something to do with which unit takes most of the casualties?

[Chickenboy]

Notice that the REMFs seem to have done very well for themselves what what. The poor lads in the rifle squads were annihilated. Of course the officers in support will suffer. Why where will they find another batsman or valet? [&:]

[Cap Mandrake]

I have a confesion to make. I like my conbtractor. Stricly platonic, of course.

We have to tear down half the back balcony so, clearly, the door opening to that portion of the balcony has to be replaced. The quote from the window supplier was $4000 [X(]


It's single pane, so he just starts milling it himself in his garage.[:)]

The crew chief is Moses. I had to get him past gate secuirty (gate is there to keep out the proletariat)and I didn't know his last name. Hadn't met him yet.


Gate Guy: Name

Me: Moses

Gate Guy: Last name?

Me: Don't know.

Gate Guy: We need a last name.

Me: How many guys named Moses do you get there every day?

Gate Guy: You neve know, sir. How about a vehicle description?

Me: If I don't know his last name, how would I know what his vehicle looks llike?

Gate Guy: I need that sir.

Me: OK, I'm guessing it will be dusty.

[witpqs]

It's hard to find good gate guys these days. [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

It's hard to find good gate guys these days. [:D]

This is true. I blame the TSA.

[Cap Mandrake]

*****************July 1, 1943(c)****************

Okinawa: JJ shoots down a B-25 and a Beaufort with flak over Naha. That's at 12K feet too. Clearly, they aren't ready to give up yet. Moderately effective bomber and BB bombardment attacks at Naha. Safe debarkation of engineers at Kume-jima. JJ tries an artillery bombardment at Naha with the guns set at 90 degrees of elevation. It goes badly for them.

Miri: MM's strategy is working. JJ refuses to surrender to the Aussies, but now they are asking for 7.5% of gross and primo lots on the back 9, which front the South China Sea. If they don't surrender to the White Rajah, we may need combat engineers and some more infantry,.

Ground combat at Miri (64,87)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 496 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 1103 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied adjusted assault: 13

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Kanga Force Battalion

Defending units:
8th JNAF Coy
4th Naval Construction Battalion

[Cap Mandrake]

1st one of 25 nieces and nephews got engaged. The women folk are in a frenzy of excitement. You would think someone caught a record blue marlin or something. My sister started a group message text thing. They drained my battery in 2 hrs.

I suggested "powder blue tuxedos and ruffly shirts, like pirates". They scolded me and mocked me for another 15 texts and then they took me off the group message conversation. Mission accomplished. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

When the boss isn't here, the construction crew are dangerous.

They did surface prep on 3 pilasters we already decided to demo <face palm> and they chopped up the worlds oldest and most spectacular jade plant (a slow growing succulent) [:@]

20 year old azaleas and gardenias crushed by ladders and falling stucco. Oh well.

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

When the boss isn't here, the construction crew are dangerous.

They did surface prep on 3 pilasters we already decided to demo <face palm> and they chopped up the worlds oldest and most spectacular jade plant (a slow growing succulent) [:@]

20 year old azaleas and gardenias crushed by ladders and falling stucco. Oh well.

I say fire the boss. he is the one who hired these idiots.

[Itdepends]

Yes but one must then consider the idiot that hired the boss.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Assaulting units:
Kanga Force Battalion

I'd bet they're hopping mad. [:@]