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

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Kursk1943

Cap, was'nt there an admiral with a German name, who went overboard, too?
I remember such a character you portrayed in another universe of your AARs.
Or was he the one being famous for his bad luck always to be onboard the ship being destined to sink (but he always survived only to reappear on a different ship - soon to be also sunk...)??[:D][:D][:D]

The sinking Admiral sounds like Louis Mountbatten, only it took him three tries to get HMS Kelly sunk. Mountbatten was not an Admiral at the time.

And of course Admiral Kondo leading the Central force SCTF at Leyte Gulf had CA Atago sunk from under him. but he boarded Yamato instead of Musashi so he missed the second chance at sinking.

[Kursk1943]

Some guys seem to have all the bad luck...But I think it wasn't Kurita, not Kondo, who did some swimming in Sulu Sea.[;)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Solomons: Not much happened here but the Bouganvilla festival in Luganville was quite elegant.

Perhaps Moana could post some photos, fit for FAMily viewing and not at all inappropriate? [:D]

After much research in archives I found a picture for WWII (Mark 1) that shows Moana getting dressed for work in Admiral Mandrake's office/bar...

[Kursk1943]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Yes, yes, Milo something..not Minderbinder. A real Pariah. As soon as he got fished out of the water the Japs would come back the next day and sink that ship. He used to hum the Panzerlied. I'll think of it.

I think I found him: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/D/r/Draemel_Milo_F.htm

[Cap Mandrake]

That's him! Milo Draemel, from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania! The guy could set off a torpedo warhead from 1000 yds away.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Solomons: Not much happened here but the Bouganvilla festival in Luganville was quite elegant.

Perhaps Moana could post some photos, fit for FAMily viewing and not at all inappropriate? [:D]

After much research in archives I found a picture for WWII (Mark 1) that shows Moana getting dressed for work in Admiral Mandrake's office/bar...

Wow! Look how nice the water looks.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Zorch



Perhaps Moana could post some photos, fit for FAMily viewing and not at all inappropriate? [:D]

After much research in archives I found a picture for WWII (Mark 1) that shows Moana getting dressed for work in Admiral Mandrake's office/bar...

Wow! Look how nice the water looks.

No wonder Cap's staff gets distracted...

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

That's him! Milo Draemel, from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania! The guy could set off a torpedo warhead from 1000 yds away.

Even a Mark 14? [X(]

[Chickenboy]

I'll leave this gift idea for SG here, Mandrake. Because nothing says "Happy Holidays" to your S.O. like smeg juice.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I'll leave this gift idea for SG here, Mandrake. Because nothing says "Happy Holidays" to your S.O. like smeg juice.

Is it her birthday?

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh...Sweet Baby Jesus.

Former CEO SMEG International: Everyone cool with the product name choice?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Oh...Sweet Baby Jesus.

Former CEO SMEG International: Everyone cool with the product name choice?

God will forgive me for this reply one day. But I would forever curse myself if I didn't hit this fat pitch.



Former VP Marketing SMEG International: I don't know. Sounds kind of cheesy.

[:D]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Oh...Sweet Baby Jesus.

Former CEO SMEG International: Everyone cool with the product name choice?

God will forgive me for this reply one day. But I would forever curse myself if I didn't hit this fat pitch.


Former VP Marketing SMEG International: I don't know. Sounds kind of cheesy.

[:D]

The Former SMEG executives have a new company. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqnq

[Bif1961]

With the stock going down like that I will venture his initials were E.D.

[Cap Mandrake]

************January 6, 1943(e)*************

PI: The ground crews, the pilots, the clerk-typists at Bataan are worn out and demoralized so we just move what we have left back over to Clark and let them have their way with Bataan. One P-40E pilot does not get the memo and tries to take on the entire Jap air forces. They have lots of planes at Manila and Busuanga.

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 13
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 22
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

[Cap Mandrake]

Ditto Mindanao. Everyone is ordered to stay on the ground. It works, but this is not a good strategy going forward, of course. RAF, US AAF, RCAF...everyone is out of replacement aircraft. It will be up to the AAA gunners for a while. This will start eating up our supplies but it can't be helped. The combat replay from yesterday shows an entire fresh Jap Tank Regt reduced to 0 AV in one attack. Two other tank regiments are nearly wrecked. Our Stuarts are taking it in the shorts to some degree but the M-10's are just eating the Ronsons alive at Clark..

[Cap Mandrake]

Timor and New Guinea: It was pretty obvious from the movement of LYB planes to Kendari that somebody was going to get flattened so we got out all the A/C we could out of Koepang.

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 46
G3M3 Nell x 29
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 34

and

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M3 Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 19

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh well. The attack of PoW NEARLY was devastating.....but....

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ attacked without escorts 2 days in a row at Sorong...so we sent from LRCAP from Babo. [:)]

Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 14

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Solomons: Our guys have finally marched down to Lunga from Tassy. Looks like JJ managed to get some guys out by air. Sneaky LYB's. The rest are going to perish for the Emperor.

Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23427 troops, 374 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 800

Defending force 12408 troops, 156 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment
164th Infantry Regiment
2nd Marine Division
5th Marine Regiment
102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
4th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Pioneer Battalion

Defending units:
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
10th Garrison Unit
III/19th Naval Guard Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
41st Naval Guard Unit
86th Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 5th SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF /1
Maizuru 3rd SNLF /1
3rd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th JAAF AF Bn
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Div /1