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

[Cap Mandrake]

Funny thing hahppen at Seaside Virra Infirmary today.

Mothah of perfectarry normarh rooking 2 year ord with srightry Charrie Brown head ask,

Mothah of cute 2 year ord: Doctor, my husband thinks my son's head is too big?

So Mandrake-san rook ovah at fathah...HORY CRAP...head rook rike Persian version of Great Pumpkin!

FAM: I'm sure everything fine.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Funny thing hahppen at Seaside Virra Infirmary today.

Mothah of perfectarry normarh rooking 2 year ord with srightry Charrie Brown head ask,

Mothah of cute 2 year ord: Doctor, my husband thinks my son's head is too big?

So Mandrake-san rook ovah at fathah...HORY CRAP...head rook rike Persian version of Great Pumpkin!

FAM: I'm sure everything fine.

Mak-ah sure you kaush...kuch...waln them against kicking footbars.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Oz: Carrier raid on Aderaide. No fightahs at arr. Even so it-ah big prace to brow up.
Japan-mens have no interrigence about where things are. Vars stay on ships with navarh duty.

Morning Air attack on Melbourne , at 82,170

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52
B5N2 Kate x 122

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Pranned raid on Aderaide went to Merhbourne - which reinforce statement that Japan-mens have no interrigence!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Pranned raid on Aderaide went to Merhbourne - which reinforce statement that Japan-mens have no interrigence!

HAI! Crearry an interrigence probrem!

BB-san pay Mandrake-san rater for comprete hanging curvebarr ptich.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Pranned raid on Aderaide went to Merhbourne - which reinforce statement that Japan-mens have no interrigence!

HAI! Crearry an interrigence probrem!

BB-san pay Mandrake-san rater for comprete hanging curvebarr ptich.

Hai!
I get some Japan-mens miritary scrip for the payment. Do I owe one or two wheerhbarrows furr?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Pranned raid on Aderaide went to Merhbourne - which reinforce statement that Japan-mens have no interrigence!

HAI! Crearry an interrigence probrem!

BB-san pay Mandrake-san rater for comprete hanging curvebarr ptich.

Hai!
I get some Japan-mens miritary scrip for the payment. Do I owe one or two wheerhbarrows furr?

Herr no! Phirripino gord onry.

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Feb. 14, 1942(d)**************

Heap big fight off Java-jima! News at ereven!

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh, Herr, it-ah arready ereven.

--Singapore miritary porice report severarh arrests for indecent exposure. Severarh of rocar-"womans" detained for questions.

--In othah news Japan-navy-mens drive off <stifles snicker> white devirhs near Java-jima

Night Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kirishima
CA Suzuya
DD Murasame
DD Yamakaze
DD Shinonome
DD Sawakaze
DD Karukaya

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Emerald, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 1
DD Nestor
DD Banckert

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight

Ok, that-ah OK. No hard brows but Japan-mens have to save burets.

[Cap Mandrake]

Randing start at Semarang.

Pre-Invasion action off Semarang (53,102) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
CL Abukuma
CL Kinu
DD Michishio
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3
xAP Baikal Maru
DD Isonami

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Now, reaarh assaurt begin. Amphibious group use up some burrets

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
CL Oi
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAP Manzyu Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru

Allied Ships
MTB 7
MTB 10

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory crap! Where Repurse come from? Repurse hit-ah pretty hard but-ah two Japan-mens destroyers brow up when reft ovah copies of Rife magazine brow up.

ay Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3
DD Murasame, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Karukaya

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 10, on fire
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 4
CL Emerald, Shell hits 2
DD Vampire
DD Nestor
DD Banckert, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Tenedos

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory crap. Cruisers. Haruna and Kirishima running out of burets. We rose that fight badry.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Karukaya, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CA Exeter, Shell hits 2
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory crap again! Royarh Sovereign come back to rife! Japan-mens sink her again.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ayatosan Maru, Shell hits 4
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 2
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Downes

[Cap Mandrake]

Reports of sinking or Repurse greatry exadurated, [:)] Fortunatery, arr of troops arready ashore.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Sumatra, heavy fires
CL Emerald, Shell hits 1
DD Vampire
DD Nestor, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Banckert, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Tenedos

[Cap Mandrake]

RN cruiser evidentarry out of burets

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma, on fire
CL Oi, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAP Manzyu Maru, on fire
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
DD Whipple, on fire
DD Parrott, on fire

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hory crap again! Royarh Sovereign come back to rife! Japan-mens sink her again.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ayatosan Maru, Shell hits 4
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 2
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Downes

Ha-ha! Big boat go grub-grub!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hory crap again! Royarh Sovereign come back to rife! Japan-mens sink her again.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
TB Otori
TB Kari
PB Naruto Maru #3, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ayatosan Maru, Shell hits 4
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 2
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Baikal Maru

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Downes

Ha-ha! Big boat go grub-grub!

Haha. Hai! Japan-mens find out how far Rong Rance keep going. 22,000 yds. Haha.

[Cap Mandrake]

Port-ah Brair: After reisurery sair through Andaman Sea.

Night Naval bombardment of Port Blair at 46,58 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 10 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 6 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CL Isuzu
CL Sendai

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 19
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens find nest of white devirhs with-ah annoying PBY's.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanna at 120,157, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Nenohi
DD Harukaze
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
AVD Childs, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

I-25 accidentarry brow up Norway-mens ship. Have to find out if war crime

Submarine attack near Hilo at 185,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
TK Eidsvold, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

TK Eidsvold is sighted by SS I-25
SS I-25 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Eidsvold