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

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Have you ever TASTED Enfamil? [:D]

When I was in a nursing home recovering, the nursing home had a version of a supplement that made me physically ill. They did not have Ensure or Boost - both of which are fine by me. I had lost 50 needed to lose pounds in 5 weeks and was still water logged. A surgeon suggest Carnation Instant Breakfast which is now Carnation Essentials. Take it with whole milk at least.

I was water logged from getting 7 to 9 IVs a day, each one a half liter or a liter. That was besides drinking 3 liters of water a day besides milk. You should have seen how much output was from my kidneys at one time . . .

Santa Maria! Chilled Ensure is not that bad and it makes a decent milkshake.

[Cap Mandrake]

After I purchased WITP-AE, that's when I learned that Queen were students of WWII.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

After I purchased WITP-AE, that's when I learned that Queen were students of WWII.

Brian May is both a Doctor (PhD) and a knight.

The Queen is a WWII veteran.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Beazelbob
]

Finally, someone spelled it correctly.[:)] Have you always spell it that way?

I've always regarded spelling as a waste of energy.[:)]

Like the manual.[;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Lowpe






Finally, someone spelled it correctly.[:)] Have you always spell it that way?

I've always regarded spelling as a waste of energy.[:)]

Like the manual.[;)]

You wouldn't believe how many years I wasted learning to spell Peiking.

[Cap Mandrake]

Speaking of the manual, pretend I didn't read it.

What are the necessary conditions for creation of LCT's?

1) LCT's in pool

2) Supply at base...over 20K??

3) HQ?

4) US base? Seems to be the case because I can't create them at Colombo

5) Your cousin Joe works in the warehouse?

[Cap Mandrake]

**********April 4, 1943(e)**********

Sumatra: Jap SCTF spotted coming up the west coast of Sumatra from the Sunda so I call off the engineers landing at Batoe-elanden and send the carriers south. I send in 3 singlet AK's to try to get supply in to Batoe but they are swarmed by Jap subs. All 3 are lost. An LCM which somehow made it to Pagan is sunk on the way back out by sub.

Submarine attack near Batoe-eilanden at 43,82

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
xAK St Essylt, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK St Essylt is sighted by SS I-121
SS I-121 launches 2 torpedoes


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Submarine attack near Siberoet at 38,83

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
xAK San Rafael, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Anotha wah crime!

[Cap Mandrake]

Lots of air activity over Eggonose. You don't suppose?

Morning Air attack on 3rd Air Advn Base Force, at 44,94 (Enggano)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 25

No Japanese losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

USN carriers were 15 hexes from Singers to stay out of the Zeke/Betty Death Zone. I don't think they were spotted because the IJN cruisers push northwest and the US carriers moves SE...et voila! Evidentarry the morning search not find anything so attack in aftahnoon. The 3 carriers are packed with fighters to cover the amphibious landing so we are low on bombers. FAA torpedo bombers are aboard but out of range. Somebody needs some target practice

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Benkoelen at 44,90

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
TBF-1 Avenger x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Nagatsuki
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Makinami
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi

[Cap Mandrake]

I have to believe they will send the KB and mini KB to the Indian Ocean. Time to run away.

Meanwhile...PARAS OVAH EGGONOSE!

I can't believe that worked! 500 sailors and 13 Cats/PBY's. This is one we want to cover up in the press I think.

Ground combat at Enggano (44,94)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 183 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 557 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Enggano !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 11 destroyed
Catalina I: 2 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
318 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
3rd Air Advn Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Vietnam: We keep up the pressure on 3rd Tank Div. Anticipating more LRCAP over Vinh we move in our own fighters. Big furball. We win.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Division, at 65,59 (Vinh)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Beaufighter VIc x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
Kittyhawk III x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 2 destroyed

and

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Kittyhawk III x 8
Mitchell II x 6
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 24
B-24D1 Liberator x 26
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25D1 Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Many, many strikes. Heavies and B-25's from Moulmein, Vengeance and Beaufighters from Vinh.

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ recons our defenses at Vinh. We have level 3 forts in a jungle hex. Whoever loses this fight is going to pay a hell of a price.

Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5339 troops, 109 guns, 353 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Defending force 24079 troops, 222 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 626

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Division

Defending units:
26th Indian Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
1st RAF Adv/Sqn Base Force
224 Group Base Force
341st Base Group
Tenth USAAF
225 Group RAF
8th Air Advn Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
2nd Air Advn Base Force /2

[Cap Mandrake]

Good supply now coming overland through Thailand to Vinh.

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: 2nd day in a row the USMC Corsairs tear up the bad guys over Bataan. The elite Jap fighters are mostly at Singers now.

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 10
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

[Cap Mandrake]

Many womans of Oscar pirots cry in teepee tonight.

The girls back home of the PBY crews are out on an aluminum drive and there is a press blackout.

[Cap Mandrake]

You know...this quarantine thing with fake COVID is a good gig. I have been such a dupe working my ass off for 5 months.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well, I'm at the secret HQ bunker. I had severe body aches and headache and nausea so they put me on lockdown even though the fast antigen test was negative. I seem to be getting better so perhaps I don't have...you know...IT.

Might just be some bad oysters. I only had two and SG slurped down 4 but she's fine. Go figure. You figure at $20 for 6 they would be free of Vibrio. If I am already getting better and I DON'T have ...it...I am going to be really angry.

"IT"...wait... Lemme guess...

Chlamydia?
Crypto?
Dropsy?
Bubonic Plague?
Scurvy?
Salmonellosis?
Shigellosis?
Campy?
O157:H7?
Cysticercosis?
Gall stones?
Biliary Hyperkenesis?
Pancreatitis?
Rubella?
Rubeola?
Demodectic mange?
Chagas' disease?
Malaria?
Scrub Typhus?
Chigger hypersensitivity?
Impetigo?
Vertigo?
.
.
.

Alright, I've given it my best. WHAT?

Mr. King sent IT to Mandrake...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

PI: 2nd day in a row the USMC Corsairs tear up the bad guys over Bataan. The elite Jap fighters are mostly at Singers now.

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 10
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Good results for a strafing attack. [&o]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well, I'm at the secret HQ bunker. I had severe body aches and headache and nausea so they put me on lockdown even though the fast antigen test was negative. I seem to be getting better so perhaps I don't have...you know...IT.

Might just be some bad oysters. I only had two and SG slurped down 4 but she's fine. Go figure. You figure at $20 for 6 they would be free of Vibrio. If I am already getting better and I DON'T have ...it...I am going to be really angry.

"IT"...wait... Lemme guess...

Chlamydia?
Crypto?
Dropsy?
Bubonic Plague?
Scurvy?
Salmonellosis?
Shigellosis?
Campy?
O157:H7?
Cysticercosis?
Gall stones?
Biliary Hyperkenesis?
Pancreatitis?
Rubella?
Rubeola?
Demodectic mange?
Chagas' disease?
Malaria?
Scrub Typhus?
Chigger hypersensitivity?
Impetigo?
Vertigo?
.
.
.

Alright, I've given it my best. WHAT?

Mr. King sent IT to Mandrake...

I saw that guy last night. I woke up at 3 AM and glanced at the "entertainment center" that had clean shirts hung up on the corner and then a dark vertical speaker down below with light rectangles on either side that looked liked legs. In my IT-ravaged brain I saw an 8 1/2 foot clown standing over me. I nearly had an IT-ravaged sphincter accident.