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

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Truk: Fragile PB4Y's gets damaged.[;)] JJ brings in some Nicks.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 86,94

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Takanami

That is the previous CR repeated. Is there one for PB4Ys?

[Cap Mandrake]

Ah, yes, they really didn't fare badly.

Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


Rowpe make-ah aeroprane joke. Rirry rike Frying Fortress compared to damn barsa wood Nerrs!

I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

[Cap Mandrake]

*************April 6, 1943(e)*********

Sumatra: Sneaky LYB's mined Padang harbor. Clearing mines the hard way.

Morning Air attack on Truk , at 112,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

In a puerile and mostly futile gesture the Royal Navy bombards Sabang to try to find out what unit is there. Instead they damage the runway which might be needed by us later. Even so. It will keep the LYB's guessing.

Night Naval bombardment of Sabang at 44,70

Allied Ships
CL Caradoc
CL Hobart
DD Norman

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 2

CL Caradoc firing at Sabang
Seagull V acting as spotter for CL Hobart
CL Hobart firing at Sabang
DD Norman firing at Sabang

[Cap Mandrake]

New Guinea: LYB's are landing by sea at Biak. Damnit!

Amphibious Assault at Biak (87,110)

TF 52 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 87,110



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Invasion Support action off Biak (87,110)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Nishi Maru

PB Nishi Maru fired at enemy troops

[Cap Mandrake]

These Jap DD's don't give up. I suspected they were headed to Sami so I called off the troopships that were landing there. None of the air boys can hit anthing.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sarmi at 91,114

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Beaufort VIII x 5
Boomerang C-12 x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
DD Kisaragi

[Cap Mandrake]

Another nicely composed attack out of Hollandia. Nice paint jobs. Clean windshields. Fighter escort. Good strike cohesion....but nobody can hit anything.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sarmi at 91,114

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Beaufort VIII x 6
Boomerang C-12 x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
DD Kuri

[Cap Mandrake]

Situation Northern NG

[Cap Mandrake]

You know, the Boomerang may look like a flying tomato soup can but she has a nice personality....and good range too.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


Rowpe make-ah aeroprane joke. Rirry rike Frying Fortress compared to damn barsa wood Nerrs!

I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Rucky Charms.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Rowpe make-ah aeroprane joke. Rirry rike Frying Fortress compared to damn barsa wood Nerrs!

I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Ah so, Mandradke-san makee jokee. Mosskeetoes made of wood. Wood Mosskeetoes hard to see with Radar but somehow Radar knows Mosskeetoes coming - even though Radar stirr I-O-Way fahm boy.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


Rowpe make-ah aeroprane joke. Rirry rike Frying Fortress compared to damn barsa wood Nerrs!

I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Rucky Charms.

HAI! They are magicarry dercicious!

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe




I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Rucky Charms.

HAI! They are magicarry dercicious!

Wifey says it must be row fat...oh, god, now I am doing it.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


Rowpe make-ah aeroprane joke. Rirry rike Frying Fortress compared to damn barsa wood Nerrs!

I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Rucky Charms.

Cheer-ah-eee-ooos.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe




I don't want to comment on how long it took me to decipher this message.

I need a decoder ring. Which cereal should I buy?

Rucky Charms.

Cheer-ah-eee-ooos.

Those are toiret target for rittle boys. It herps their accuracy.

[Cap Mandrake]

One time I was in this big production of Fiddler on the Roof.

I was the 5th understudy to Motel the Tailor.

You might say I was Motel 6

[Cap Mandrake]

Bealzebob..... 16 units, 27K LYB's with 86 guns and 196 Ronsons

Guam.....10 units, 9K Sons of Nippon

Truk Ragoon....7 units, 25K troops, 274 guns

Woleai.......3 units 4000K

Don't know about Peleliu or Yap yet

Peleliu and Woleai are atolls so you need a well organized attack with APA's, AKA's, LCT's, shore bombardment, shore engineers amphibious tans.....etc

[Cap Mandrake]

Beatlemania would require some serious beating down before those lads give up. It would seem the LYB's are trying to stop us from getting to the PI

[Cap Mandrake]

Might have to just smash the AF at Bet'Lehem and push a reinforcement convoy all the way to Luzon .

Hollandia and Sami buildable to level 8. Hollandia is 19 hexes from Bayt Lahm so that is B-24 extended range. Sami would be better.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

One time I was in this big production of Fiddler on the Roof.

I was the 5th understudy to Motel the Tailor.

You might say I was Motel 6