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

[Cap Mandrake]

If the Jap transports meant to evacuate the brigade at Mankowari they were too late.

Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8179 troops, 107 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 335

Defending force 2905 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied adjusted assault: 137

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
8th NZ Bde /2
24th MAG /2

Defending units:
62nd Infantry Brigade
42nd JNAF AF Unit

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Manokwari

[Cap Mandrake]

****************June 24**************

More arty and medium bomber attacks at Bataan

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1808 troops, 159 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Defending force 27834 troops, 369 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

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

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

New Guinea: Banzai attacks at Manokwari

Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8135 troops, 107 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 329

Defending force 1830 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 174

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 174 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2196 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
8th NZ Bde /2
24th MAG /2

Defending units:
62nd Infantry Brigade

[Cap Mandrake]

************June 25**************

Mashalls: This might be a wah crime. Pretty one sided.

Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114

Allied Ships
BB Massachusetts
BB Washington
DD Conyngham
DD Doyle
DD Hobby
DD Gillespie
DD Bailey

Japanese ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 14
Port supply hits 1

Lots of air attacks too.

[Cap Mandrake]

Sumatra: Japs North of Medan not ready to give up yet

Ground combat at 45,75 (near Medan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5132 troops, 73 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 265

Defending force 3423 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Allied adjusted assault: 63

Japanese adjusted defense: 139

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
402 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Australian Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
6th British Brigade

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

Siam: Japs seem suddenly interested in Nakon Ratshima. Multiple air attacks then....whoa...that was a close call

Ground combat at Nakhon Ratchasima (58,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26158 troops, 171 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 824

Defending force 17913 troops, 264 guns, 293 vehicles, Assault Value = 621

Japanese adjusted assault: 212

Allied adjusted defense: 384

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1363 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1592 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 147 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 38 (1 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
55th Engineer Regiment
1st Guards Division
14th Tank Regiment
13th Garrison Unit
14th Garrison Unit
16th Garrison Unit

Defending units:
23rd Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
36th Indian Brigade
48th Gurkha Brigade
163rd Light AA Regiment
17th Indian Light AA Regiment

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

************June 25**************

Mashalls: This might be a wah crime. Pretty one sided.

Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114

Allied Ships
BB Massachusetts
BB Washington
DD Conyngham
DD Doyle
DD Hobby
DD Gillespie
DD Bailey

Japanese ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 14
Port supply hits 1

Lots of air attacks too.

It is never a war crime when you do it. After all, they want to die for their emperor! [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

Went to work with a weekend beard...but not to worry, I have a razor at work....but it snaps half way through so I am half shaved..err...I mean the right side of my face. Wearing a mask all day. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

HBO sent me an email begging me to watch Wonder Woman 84.

It must be tanking. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

I ordered a $700 Denon amp for the new TV. 7 channels plus 2 subwoofer channels. Total conspicuous consumption.

Front L and R, Center, Side L and R, Rear L and R plus the two subwoofers. Doesn't get here till Friday. I paid an extra $50 so as not to wait 4 weeks. [:)]

When I get the thing in I am going to watch the Edson's Ridge scene from The Pacific on full volume.....and then the launch scene from Apollo 13 [:)]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

HBO sent me an email begging me to watch Wonder Woman 84.

It must be tanking. [:)]

It got knocked out of number one by a movie with an anti-gun individual who, as usual in his movies, uses firearms.[8|]

As far as the new Wonder Woman, she is married . . . [:(]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I ordered a $700 Denon amp for the new TV. 7 channels plus 2 subwoofer channels. Total conspicuous consumption.

Front L and R, Center, Side L and R, Rear L and R plus the two subwoofers. Doesn't get here till Friday. I paid an extra $50 so as not to wait 4 weeks. [:)]

When I get the thing in I am going to watch the Edson's Ridge scene from The Pacific on full volume.....and then the launch scene from Apollo 13 [:)]

Maybe try this video then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxlRJsQ7p2k

It kinda, sorta, depicts my attitude about attacking the enemy.

[Cap Mandrake]

Well, it has to have the 7 channel sound mix for full effect. I don't think they had that in the 15th Century.

[Cap Mandrake]

Funny thing about 4K HD broadcasts is you can see the 4 layers of putty and spackle on the female newscasters and the weather guy who looks like one of the firemen at Chernobyl. Also one of the male actors from Aliens had a tendency to spit when he shouted his lines. The guy had more drool than the Aliens.

[anarchyintheuk]

RIP Hudson/Bill Paxton. The enchanter some call Tim has that problem in the Holy Grail as well.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

RIP Hudson/Bill Paxton. The enchanter some call Tim has that problem in the Holy Grail as well.

Yes, that was him. Quite a selfless role. Of the two adult female (human) characters one looks like a 12 year old boy with a Beatles cut and the other is a bull dyke and then Cameron tells you he wants you to whine with every line[:)]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

RIP Hudson/Bill Paxton. The enchanter some call Tim has that problem in the Holy Grail as well.

Mr. Cleese has a spitting problem? NEVER!!! [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

************June 26***************

Borneo: Japs turn into the wild men of Borneo and go ape on our base there. Rook at how many GD Nerrs they still have.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Marine/A Division, at 69,90 (Tawau)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 72

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

At least 132 of the damn things and they are all at Kendari

Morning Air attack on VII KNIL Battalion, at 69,90 (Tawau)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 24

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Marine/A Div /1 ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Marine/A Div /1 ...
Also attacking VII KNIL Battalion ...


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Morning Air attack on Tarakan MLD Base Force, at 69,90 (Tawau)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Is Mr Hata still buirding Nerrs in June '43???