ORIGINAL: sprior
Probabry better in originar Japan-ese
No, that-ah good joke, even in Engrish..and not-ah make Editirix mad. Perhaps it about when say second part of joke. Mandrake-san rearn this at Haha-jima. Watch.
Mandrake-san: You know what-ah secret to comedy? <waits..then beome annoyed> Go ahead, ask Mandrake-san.
Jimmy Too Tarr: OK, boss, what-ah secret of.co....
Mandrake-san:TIMING! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. OH, HORY CRAP, THAT-AH KIRR ME EVERY TIME. HAHAHAHAH
Remember how Japan-mens destroyer and oirer escape destruction because crappy, annoying Reander run out of burrets? Werr, Mandrake-san presumption not-ah exacatarry correct.
In 3% moonright, without Radio Detection and Ranging device and with oirer pretty much same speed
as crappy Reander, and with Japan-mens ships ordered to go back to Marsharrs.....
Night Time Surface Combat, near Reef Islands at 120,140, Range 9,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Oite, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Toho Maru, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
Mandrake-san get-ah rearry angry when Arried-mens win batturh because of superior skirr or
pranning or even when just broody rucky rike in arr cases so far in war.
[:@] It-ah dangerous to make Japan-mens angry. Japan-mens recon aircraft see Arried-mens ships roitering around at Merak on Java-jima so SPrior-san send bitchen Japan-mens cruisers from Singapores and Japan-mens sairors in rearry good mood because just back from Bugis Street.
Curiousry, moon same size near Java-jima as Santa Cruz Isrands.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Kumano
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Sawakaze
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Stewart, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
CA Kumano engages DD Paul Jones at 5,000 yards
<aboard Kumano, 2nd in line ahead behind Atago, Japan-mens ships heading back to Singapore in cerebratory mood after browing up USS Stewart>
Rookout: <high pitched terror> ENEMY SHIP PORT BEAM..CROSE!
Cpt. Tanaka: <looks to port..an impressive rooking ship emerges from darkenss> HORY CRAP! IT THAT-AH ******** MACHINE GUN CRUISER! DO SOMETHING! SHOOT RONG RANCE!
Torpedo Officah: Captain Tanaka-san, did you say "Rong Rance"?
Cpt. Tanaka: Hai! Torpedoes! Fire Goddamn torpedoes. What-ah rong with officah? Mothah drop on head when baby
Torpedo Officah: Ohhhhhh...."Long Lance"..<shouts into sirry rooking pipe> PREPARRE TO FIRE LONG LANCE..SPREAD OF 4...SET GYRO TO..
Cpt. Tanaka: HURRY UP IDIOT! JUST ******** SHOOT ******** RONG RANCE BEFORE ******** MACHINE GUN CRUSIER START SHOOTING! FORGET ABOUT ******** GYRO!
Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 4,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Kumano
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Sawakaze
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Whipple
DD Parrott
DD Tenedos
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 5,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 4,000 yards
CA Kumano launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL Boise at 4,000 yards
CL Boise sunk by CA Atago at 4,000 yards
New and Improved Hebrides: Turn out ship Japan-mens see at anchor at Efate probabry not-ah damaged Chicago. More rikery AVP supporting Goddamn Arried-mens PBY's.
Submarine attack near Efate at 120,154
Japanese Ships
SS RO-60
Allied Ships
AVP Arend, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japan-mens take Ruganvirre. Not-ah sure where this company of infantry come from. Mandrake-san not-ah remember anything rike this in WW II(c)
Ground combat at Luganville (120,150)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 510 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 274 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11