At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Situation: New and Improved New Caledonia

Are those Allied inbound amphibs off to the east of NaIC? If so, what are you bringing?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Are those Allied inbound amphibs off to the east of NaIC? If so, what are you bringing?

No, retreating AK's and inblound PC's for security duty.

2nd USMC and 8th USMC Regt inbound from the South. 2nd USMC Regt was previosuly inbound but turned around when the carriers showed up....which is still a threat and could ruin the party. They are coming separately with SCTF's.

2 x CA and some DD's will try to sprint to Noumea tonight and tomorrow.

Kiwi engineers trying to buid an airfield on Tanna but they didn't bring enough John Deere's so sending more help from Suva.

US Army RCT inbound to Norfolk to hold the shoulders.

[Cap Mandrake]

Quick shout out to St Joseph who always seems to lose out to St Patrick in popularity. Their "days" are quite close together and St Joseph has no drinking or party tradition so the poor guy gets short shrift. Even so, there really is no contest who was more saintly. St Patrick was actually personally responsible for the extinction of some species whereas one can imagine this encoutner involving St Jospeph.....



************Judea, BC 1***********


Future St. Jospeh:...wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...<puts down scratch awl and puts hands to temples>...go over that bit again?

[Cap Mandrake]

So this 18 year old comes in with a kidney stone after a visit to the ER and a lot of pain meds. He's been taking about 6-8 Tums every day for a year.

I give him a different medicine for heartburn and we send off the stone for analysis....it's 50% Calcium Oxalate. He comes back in for follow-up


FAM: You will need to reduce the use of the Tums, too much Calcium.

18 year old: DONE!

FAM: And make some dietary changes.

18 year old: Ut-oh. <joking>

FAM: <so I decide to play along with his set-up...I pause and put on a grim face> You need to reduce spinach, rhubard and wheat bran.

18 year old: Gee, doc, that's HARSH! [:D][:D]

[witpqs]

"Doctor's orders, mom!" [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

I have always entertained myself by watching who picks bran muffins at a breakfast conference. Seems to me they are either:

1) Severely constipated

2) "Progressive"

3) Both of the above

either you have to be guilted into it or you need the help because nobody is going to make that choice on a voluntary basis. It's fun to guess in which category they belong.

[Lecivius]

Two monkeys. I can't decide which one cracks me up more [:D][:D][:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
who picks bran muffins

It's always more interesting to see who brings the bran muffins. They are either:

1. Health Nazis.

2. Granola "Progressives".

3. Someone that lived through the depression and is still in the workforce.

4. 1 and 2.

[Lecivius]

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[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
who picks bran muffins

It's always more interesting to see who brings the bran muffins. They are either:

1. Health Nazis.

2. Granola "Progressives".

3. Someone that lived through the depression and is still in the workforce.

4. 1 and 2.

Well, in Southern Calif it is usually the Mexican guy who works for the hotel.

Sometimes they try to disguise the bran muffin so you might think..."Wow! this looks really good, it could be pumpkin and cinamon."...and you want to smell it but nobody wants your nose hairs in their bran muffin so, civilziation takes over and you just take it and...and....you take your first bite with great expectations....and the thing immediately draws all the water of every cell in your mouth...."****! Bastards did it again!"

[Cap Mandrake]

***********************January 15, 1942**********************


Noumea: There was indeed something inbound for Noumea.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Arare
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4
DD Humphreys
DD Sands
DD Kane, Shell hits 1


Jap BB's brush aside Adelaide.

Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 4 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CA Tone
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tokitsukaze

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22
Port hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

And they run into Adelaide on their way out too.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,159, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 2
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Arare
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Humphreys, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Sands, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire


Hmmmm...those ships wont be worth much for a while. Humphrys might have to put in at Noumea.

No counterattack by our bombers. maybe they got out of range. It doesnt seem like enough damage to shut down the field.

[Cap Mandrake]

Sydney et environs: Crap! Carriers near Sydney. Payback for the smackdown at Lord howe.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sydney at 90,167

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 4
D3A1 Val x 22

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Perth, Bomb hits 9
DD Le Triomphant

[Cap Mandrake]

They also get Balch escorting a damaged CA to Adelaide.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Kembla at 90,172

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A1 Val x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Balch, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

[Cap Mandrake]

Lesser or Medium Sundas: Hehe. PBY's camped out on Mindanao waiting for prey.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 82,99

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Santos Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PBY-4 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb


<Snickering>

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 82,99

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Santos Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Rockhampton: Nice Port/Airfield raid. JJ manages to get soem fighters up today.
Kuroshio had previously hit a mine. Evidently she survived.

Morning Air attack on Rockhampton , at 95,152

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 9 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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

Runway hits 2
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1


A few more groups straggle in.

Morning Air attack on Rockhampton , at 95,152

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

[Cap Mandrake]

Palembang: 65th Brigade landing at Palembang. Not much we can do about it.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1844 troops, 14 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 7161 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

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

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
3rd Cavalry Regiment
224 Group RAF
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Palembang ML Base Force
SSVF Brigade

Defending units:
65th Brigade

[Cap Mandrake]

"Who's on first?"

"Yes"

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

"Who's on first?"

"Yes"

LMAO

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Palembang: 65th Brigade landing at Palembang. Not much we can do about it.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1844 troops, 14 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 7161 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

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

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
3rd Cavalry Regiment
224 Group RAF
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Palembang ML Base Force
SSVF Brigade

Defending units:
65th Brigade

Do they have work visas?