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

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Now, I've got about 400 pages to read.

400? A mere trifle! That's only about 1/6th of the Affordable Care Act and the printing is WAAAAY bigger and we have rots of pictures.

Tell us you are not reading the ACA manual or your reputation is ruined! [:-]

I am pretty sure NOBODY has actually read it, even the idiots that voted for it.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Fewer and fewer WJD fighters now. Rangoon is no longer defended. Nagasaki poorly so. The end is nigh. Pretty soon it will be impossible to get oil in from Pusan or China.

Not to mention genuine wasabe.

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses through end of July 1943. Tojo moves to the number 2 spot.

[Cap Mandrake]

The main USAAF early and mid war fighters. About 1250 P-40's lost. Even 45 P-43'. We must have been desperate

[Cap Mandrake]

The main USAAF bombers. 200 B-24's, 280 B-17's, 300 B-25's, 160 B-26

[Cap Mandrake]

Wee Jap Dobber carriers. Soryu is claimed. Not so sure.

Anyone see a pattern of what kills IJN carriers?

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Wee Jap Dobber carriers. Soryu is claimed. Not so sure.

Anyone see a pattern of what kills IJN carriers?

Let me guess. What kills american Carriers is torpedoes.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

Let me guess. What kills american Carriers is torpedoes.

Interesting thesis, sir. Shall we see?

[Cap Mandrake]

*********July 31, 1943(c), 30 miles east of Kanoya**********


<A crowd of dispirited Japanese civilians watch a column of victorious enemy soldiers approach.
As they draw nearer, Mr. Matsumoto, a retired wasabi farmer can no longer contain himself>


Mr. Matsumoto: Hory crap! Arried-mens arr brack!

[Cap Mandrake]

Operation Sticky Green

[Cap Mandrake]

**********NorPac HQ, Bihoro, Hokkaido, July 31,, 1943(c)*******

Extremely soporific Admiral Theobald leading an insufferable meeting:....right, agenda item F-III, page 46, camouflage pattern for the M5 Stuart. The two leading contenders are Zebra-12 or Georges Braque-2. Here is an example of the latter...slide please...

[Cap Mandrake]

Kyushu

[sprior]

Ramree Island shipyard ramping up repairs:

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ramree Island shipyard ramping up repairs:

Resolution is sitting in 6 feet of fetid mud and the crocs are using her torpedo holes as nests. They will both miss the war but at least they did not sink.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************July 31, 1943(c)***********

Some interesting action

Kyushu: As expected..DD's inbound for Kanoya. Dark night, T-storms. Good torpedo attack weather.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tanegashima at 102,62, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akebono
DD Ushio
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
PT-111
PT-251, Shell hits 1
PT-337
PT-342


This does not scare the WJD's. They dodge the subs and close on Kanoya. Of the three SCTF's, they encounter the medium TF with San Francisco as flag. To make it fair we don't use our radar.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kanoya at 102,61, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akebono, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
DD Ushio, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
DD Fletcher
DD Cony
DD DeHaven
DD Maury, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 4, on fire

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
Calloway K. crosses the 'T'
DD Ushio engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Conyngham at 1,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Akebono at 1,000 yards
DD Akebono engages DD Fletcher at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Maury sunk by DD Kisaragi at 2,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Conyngham at 2,000 yards

[Cap Mandrake]

I've always liked Maury[:(]

Kisaragi escapes despite several sub intercepts and Allied planes all over place. Quite heroic effort even though no transports were damaged.

[Argos]

Well its true once again that "...Maury is miles further down the commode than Jerry Springer"

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ramree Island shipyard ramping up repairs:

Lord Admiral, is that a red infinity sign in the column for 'days' referring to resolution's repair time at Ramree?

[Disco Duck]

For whatever reason. Any thing in red is unreadable.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

For whatever reason. Any thing in red is unreadable.

I think it says Resolution will be ready in 1952