Rookie II - Saving MacArthur - against opponent no. 5

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 15th 1942 - pages 1 - 2

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 15th 1942 - pages 3 - 4

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 20th 1942 - pages 1 - 2

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 20th 1942 - pages 3 - 4

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 20th 1942 -pages 5 - 6

[Leandros]

To me it is quite interesting to note the many Norwegian ships incorporated into the game. An example from this day's turn is M/S (Motor Ship) Gausdal - Leif Hoegh Shipowners.

She was operated by Nortraship, the Norwegian Shipowners' organisation that planned and coordinated (even before the war) that the 1.000-ship Norwegian merchant fleet should join the Allies, rather than the other side, if/when Norway was pulled into the war. In a way, a flagrant breach of neutrality.

It was sunk in Namlea harbour during this day's turn by Japanese cruisers and destroyers. Coincidentally, on this date, October 12th 1942, she was actually in Australian waters, she was laid up in Fremantle between September 29th and October 19th.

http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/gausdal.html

I grew up in a street only a couple of hundred yards from where Leif Hoegh, the shipowner, lived after the war and went to the same primary school as his son, Morten.

Incidentally, there were several Norwegian war-time shipowners who built their small mansions in that street after the war. My father sailed with one of them, Brusgaard and Kiosterud. That ship, M/T Hamlet, was torpedoed in the Caribbean in 1942.

Fred

[RangerJoe]

There is nothing wrong with planning for what may happen although it may have been rather awkward of the Norwegian cargo ships went to the Allies if Churchill had his way and invaded Norway first.

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 25th 1942 - pages 1 - 2

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 25th 1942 - pages 3 - 4

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 30th 1942 - pages 1 - 2

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 30th 1942 - pages 3 - 4

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star September 30th 1942 - page 5

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Leandros

Brisbane Evening Star September 30th 1942 - page 5

Do we have to prove we are adults to see page 5? Sounds intriguing ...[;)]

[Leandros]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Do we have to prove we are adults to see page 5? Sounds intriguing ...[;)]

You still hanging in there....[:)]

Fred

[Dili]

I am too. I suppose the mysterious page was written with invisible ink...

[Leandros]

ORIGINAL: Dili

I am too. I suppose the mysterious page was written with invisible ink...

You guys are so mysterious. Was there a problem with page 5....[;)]..

Fred
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[Bif1961]

was page 5 just a ruse to see who the loyal subscribers are?

[Leandros]

Thank you, Bif. Actually, it was censored. Here it is again - don't tell anybody:





The source has been found to go under the synonym "Matto-San" - a most worthy adversary.

Fred

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star October 5th 1942 - pages 1 - 2

[Leandros]

Brisbane Evening Star October 5th 1942 - pages 3 - 4