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

[Cap Mandrake]

We discover Boela has an extremely capable CAP

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 27,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 84

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed


and


Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 28,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 71

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

The heavies were set to attack but someone waved the off...wisely. I credit the staff

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: Bataan gets hammered again. Kiwi squadron is shot up and retires for R&R

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 20
Ki-48-IIb Lily x 29

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1686 troops, 141 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 834

Defending force 31311 troops, 485 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 807

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
33rd/B Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd/A Division
33rd/C Division
33rd/A Division
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
54th British Brigade
51st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ is attacking the port at Bataan. Either they mean to:

1) Damage the shore guns
2) Get port supply hits
3) Wear out our naval support guys
4) Cause us to waste supply repairing the thing

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

JJ is attacking the port at Bataan. Either they mean to:

1) Damage the shore guns
2) Get port supply hits
3) Wear out our naval support guys
4) Cause us to waste supply repairing the thing Supply not used for base repairs (per Alfred).

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

JJ is attacking the port at Bataan. Either they mean to:

1) Damage the shore guns
2) Get port supply hits
3) Wear out our naval support guys
4) Cause us to waste supply repairing the thing Supply not used for base repairs (per Alfred).

That could be referring to the shore guns. Takes a lot of supply to replace CD guns.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The heavies were set to attack but someone waved the off...wisely. I credit the staff

Wait! - What!? Did your illness mess you up that badly?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Wait! - What!? Did your illness mess you up that badly?

i think this is actually a picture of one of Mandrake's Minions reacting to their next performance review. [X(] [:D]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Wait! - What!? Did your illness mess you up that badly?

i think this is actually a picture of one of Mandrake's Minions reacting to their next performance review. [X(] [:D]

Talk about a pin head . . .

[T Rav]

Cap,

Your IT woes are mine as well. I've got the wrong job...

Ciao,
Trav

[T Rav]

IT will always have a job, even after all ours go away.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: T Rav

IT will always have a job, even after all ours go away.

I for one welcome our computer overlords. - slightly misquoting Kent Brockman

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

We discover Boela has an extremely capable CAP

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 27,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 84

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed


and


Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 28,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 71

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

The heavies were set to attack but someone waved the off...wisely. I credit the staff

The lightnings were outnumbered a good ten to one and still gave better than they got. I wonder if japanese pilot skill is dropping.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

We discover Boela has an extremely capable CAP

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 27,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 84

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed


and


Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 28,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 71

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

The heavies were set to attack but someone waved the off...wisely. I credit the staff

The lightnings were outnumbered a good ten to one and still gave better than they got. I wonder if japanese pilot skill is dropping.

To break the morale of the Japanese pilots, sweep with 10 or 20 P-47s and one P-38!

Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening... - The Freddie Mercury approach to air warfare [:'(]

[Bif1961]

We are the Champions My Friend and we will keep on fighting until the end.

[Cap Mandrake]

***************Visiting Barrack, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, April 15, 1943*********

Pvt. Leary: THE NEW LSD IS HERE! THE NEW LSD IS HERE!

Sgt. Friday: That's Landing Ship Dock, Leary, you idiot!

[Cap Mandrake]

*************April 14, 1943(e)**************

I may have missed a few days of wah. Oh, well, can't be helped.

What happened? One day there were 133,000+ Japs at Manila and only about 2000 at Clark. It looked like they were giving up or getting ready to invade Bataan by sea. The next day there are 32K LYB's at Clark again. That must have been a crowded train.[:)] There are no ships at Manila so I think it's just their R&R base.

Jap air pressure on Bataan has lightened because they are putting so many resources into Ceram and Sumatra. This is good. Sumatra is just because the Aussie infantry that Churchill released from North Africa wanted something to do.

JJ pulled back from Vinh and now is trying to envelope the town from the North and cut the road from Udon Thani from the South. I sent some armor from Udon Thani and Vinh to stop them. Vinh is getting bombed by sea and air. It's best to just let them get it out of their system.

USN carriers head back to the Pacific. Getting all the air groups spiffed up and collecting transports and assault units. Not enough fast AP's or APA's. Navy F4F squadrons have gone to 36 and are converting to F6F. 3 SBD squadrons converted to 36 planes and we are scouring training and replacement squadrons to get some good pilots and enough SBD's. Embarkation ports will be Pearl, Midway, Rabaul and Townsville. It is tedious but oddly satisfying in a nerdy Asperger sort of way. You just can't rely on staff to do anything.

[Cap Mandrake]

I found the old "Risk" at the app store for my I-phone. You can play the old classic game but it has been converted to a hyperkinetic click fest with 90 second or even 60 second turns. [:)] The trick is to try to take over Australia or South America or Africa early but conserve armies together in one or two strong bases so you don't get steamrolled. Stay out of the big fights at the start and accumulate resources and then try to take out a weakling and take his/her cards.

So I am down at the beach with SG and she starts nagging:

"You make me come down to the beach and then you sit there on your phone like an idiot"

She had a good point so I put down my phone and the beach gods directed that at that very point a 20 something darling (female) with tanned ass-cheeks and a floss bikini walks 3 feet in front of us. [:D]

I start humming the tune to Girl From Impanema...and then when she gets a little further away.."tall and tan and young and lovely.." One of my favorite songs.

[Cap Mandrake]

Vietnam:

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Atago
DD Nagatsuki
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Makinami

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

They are rearming in Samah, Hainan so they will likely be back tomorrow