A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[Cap Mandrake]

Repurse keep going toward Kendari but not make it because of fight with Naka. Naturarry, sun come up. [:)] Kaga 170 mires away..good bye Repurse, right? Not quite. Idiots not find Repurse. 36 Nerrs 80 mires away in Kendari not find her either. I brame staff.

[Cap Mandrake]

Wake: Japan-mens on Wake having trouburh so we send in Navah bombardment, Nerrs from Roi Namur and Akagi and Hyriu.

Rook rike shore guns broken or Marines run out of burrets.

Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 36
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2


In morning, USS Penguin drive arr the way from Guam and try to ram Tatsua. It not work.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
AM Penguin, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage


Oh wait, Penguin stirr bobbing around.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A1 Val x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AM Penguin, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk


Not sure if Arries figure out how many carriers at Wake. Japan-mens hope Arries guess arr 5 of carriers from Pearh now at Wake.

Afternoon Air attack on Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 29
D3A1 Val x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged


Finarry, Marines give up on Wake but retain movie rights.

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1683 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 1264 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1807 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

[Cap Mandrake]

Cagayan (Mindinao): Crap! Rook rike batallion not enough. I brame staff.


Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3176 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 784 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

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

Assaulting units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
Del Monte AAF Base Force
205th Base Sqdn
Mindanao Force Corps
305th Base Sqdn

Defending units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

Luzon: Finarry! Arried fighters come up for fight instead of hiding on ground rike womans!

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 28000 feet *

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Del Monte AAF Base Force

For years in college, as a summer job, I tried to drive a tomato truck for these guys. No dice. No mercy for those Del Monte schmucks! Can them all! [:@]

[Cap Mandrake]

Malaysia: We now have revah one fierd at Kruong so RAF burries get brack eye.

Morning Air attack on Mersing , at 51,82

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Buffalo I x 31
Swordfish I x 3
Vildebeest III x 22
Hudson I x 9
Wirraway x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Del Monte AAF Base Force

For years in college, as a summer job, I tried to drive a tomato truck for these guys. No dice. No mercy for those Del Monte schmucks! Can them all! [:@]

Not-ah so sure. We make tomato sauce from Del Monte mens but Constaburary Regiment sound kind of scarry.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Del Monte AAF Base Force

For years in college, as a summer job, I tried to drive a tomato truck for these guys. No dice. No mercy for those Del Monte schmucks! Can them all! [:@]

Not-ah so sure. We make tomato sauce from Del Monte mens but Constaburary Regiment sound kind of scarry.

Bring tanks - make crushed pineappah![:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy



For years in college, as a summer job, I tried to drive a tomato truck for these guys. No dice. No mercy for those Del Monte schmucks! Can them all! [:@]

Not-ah so sure. We make tomato sauce from Del Monte mens but Constaburary Regiment sound kind of scarry.

Bring tanks - make crushed pineappah![:D]

Tanks for the crushed pineappah? Or "tanks" for the crushed pineappah? [&:] I'm-ah so confused.

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Beachside Virra, Truk, Dec. 12, 1942(D)******


Captain Mandrake-san: Johnny, did those new Admirah stripes come in yet?

Johnny too-tahr: Not-ah yet boss. You want I should..."procure" a jacket from "existing inventory" on isrand?

Captain Mandrake-san: Hai, 42, extra-extra short. And not Inoyue either. He smerr rike Macaque.

Johnny too-tahr: Hai! You bet, boss. Boss, we get-ah message from Admirar SPrior-san.

Captain Mandrake-san: Read it.

Johnny too-tahr: "Tanker building accelerated, 1945 CVs halted. Minor expansion of Naval and Merc shipyards, minor expansion of
repair yards."

Captain Mandrake-san: Johnny, do you have ANY idea what-ah that mean?

Johnny too-tahr: Not-ah srightest sir.

Captain Mandrake-san: Mandrake-san not-ah know either. Nevah been in war as Japan-mens before......OK, send this.."Message understood". We can't rose face.

[Chickenboy]

***********Beachside Virra, Truk, Dec. 12, 1942(D)******


Captain Mandrake-san: HI?

Johnny too-tahr: Hai?

Captain Mandrake-san: No! Not ah-Hai Hai! HI!

Johnny too-tahr: HI? Rike...ah-"Herro" in arr caps?

Captain Mandrake-san: No! Rike retter "H" and then retter "I".

Johnny too-tahr: Ah! So! You-ah mean Home Isrands?

Captain Mandrake-san: [facepalm]

[poodlebrain]

Can you pick up the pace of operations? When will you begin operations around Taratupa? I can't wait to read about your operations to counter the exploits of Commander Quentin McHale, Captain Wallace Binghamtom, Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter, Ensign Charles Parker and Fuji - the deserter.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

Can you pick up the pace of operations? When will you begin operations around Taratupa? I can't wait to read about your operations to counter the exploits of Commander Quentin McHale, Captain Wallace Binghamtom, Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter, Ensign Charles Parker and Fuji - the deserter.

Aye. May I suggest that-for comic relief-you name the operation "Lilliputian Lollipop", "Lava Lamprey" or "Living Legend"?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

Can you pick up the pace of operations?

HAHA! That-ah make me raugh. Kendari Dec 8. Rabaur Dec 9. Maray Peninsura cut Dec 10! Gojira not go any fastah.

When will you begin operations around Taratupa? I can't wait to read about your operations to counter the exploits of Commander Quentin McHale, Captain Wallace Binghamtom, Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter, Ensign Charles Parker and Fuji - the deserter.

I think Japan-mens drive right by crappy prace with yerrow fevah and rousy beach. Next stop Noumea.

[Cap Mandrake]

********Opahration Connie Ringus (wife of Former Governor of Fiji and good friend to Japan Ambassador to Fiji)********


Nearry simuhrtaneous randing on New Caredonia, Fiji, Norfork Isrand, Canton and Pago Pago

[Cap Mandrake]

Here she is on Facebook. You have to send friend request. She getting pretty ord but not senire yet.

https://www.facebook.com/connie.ringus# ... us/friends

[Cap Mandrake]

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[Cap Mandrake]

Akagi and Hiryu wirr refueh at Kwajerean tomorrow but both carriers are low on torps. I think we send them down anyway hoping the US carriers show up.

[Cap Mandrake]

OK..send friend request to Connie Ringus and ask her if friend of Japan Ambassador to Fiji in 1941. We see what hahppen.

[poodlebrain]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

********Opahration Connie Ringus (wife of Former Governor of Fiji and good friend to Japan Ambassador to Fiji)********


Nearry simuhrtaneous randing on New Caredonia, Fiji, Norfork Isrand, Canton and Pago Pago

I bet the crew of PT-73 were more than casually acquainted with Connie Ringus, and Old Leadbottom did not approve.