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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Davao: An attack by two regiments inflicts superior causalites on the Shinto Boys. Arty has arrived.

Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7315 troops, 255 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 293



Allied adjusted assault: 18

The reduction in Arried AV in this case is cause for concern for the round-eyed devils. Going from 293 to 18 AV is pretty extreme. A division equivalent can't get 1:1 odds against a debilitated base force? Hmmm...

What's the reason? Astronomic disruption? Fatigue? Existential ennui?

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Davao: An attack by two regiments inflicts superior causalites on the Shinto Boys. Arty has arrived.

Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7315 troops, 255 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 293



Allied adjusted assault: 18

The reduction in Arried AV in this case is cause for concern for the round-eyed devils. Going from 293 to 18 AV is pretty extreme. A division equivalent can't get 1:1 odds against a debilitated base force? Hmmm...

What's the reason? Astronomic disruption? Fatigue? Existential ennui?

They've been reading the AAR.

... or lack of Kool-Aide and/or Parchisi boards?

"I'm not even sure where Kung Wo came from. Chinese lend lease? "

IIRC, she starts the war in Singapore. I usually send her off to mine Singkawang or Kuching on the first day.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Davao: An attack by two regiments inflicts superior causalites on the Shinto Boys. Arty has arrived.

Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7315 troops, 255 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 293



Allied adjusted assault: 18

The reduction in Arried AV in this case is cause for concern for the round-eyed devils. Going from 293 to 18 AV is pretty extreme. A division equivalent can't get 1:1 odds against a debilitated base force? Hmmm...

What's the reason? Astronomic disruption? Fatigue? Existential ennui?

Well, one of the regiments sat out and the arty had just arrived...but yeah, it was kind of anemic. Definitely need Parchesi boards ..or maybe some pinup posters. The Emperor Brand Kool-aide only works on LYB's.

*****************Davao, March 14, 1943(c)****************

Gen. Lemuel Shephard, Commander Allied Forces, Southern Mindanao: Damn right we're gonna attack again! And I want all copies of Sartre confiscated. And get some nudie pictures, too!

For some reason only to be understood by an estrogen-poisoned brain SG was talked into some botox by one of the female plastic surgeons at her work..."just 30 units". [8|]

It did remove a couple of wrinkles which I never saw as problematic (especially considering I am 16 years older [:)]) but now I can't tell when she is mad at me. Yesterday, I went to the ATT store to get an new I-phone and get rid of my LG POS and the ATT guy accidentally tuned off her cell phone remotely and put SG's number on my daughter's new phone. We discovered the error and and he had to give me a new SIM card to install in her phone when I got home. Instinctively, I knew this would not go well but he courageously reminded me that I would get a customer service survey the next day and "10 is passing". [:)]

So when I get home, I explain that she needs to install a new SIM card and that the ATT guy "made a mistake". One eyebrow goes up just a little bit..otherwise she might have been in the World Championship of Poker. Now, this seems somewhat comical to me, sort of like a Jack Nicholson imitation or something, so I start to laugh.

This proves to be a worse decision than trying to get the 11th Marine Def. Bn. in to Cagayan.


Later, after a trip back to the ATT store, she is still ticked, irrationally so, and we are driving to a Bar-BQ at a friends but she is driving waaaay too fast. I try to suggest that we not kill ourselves. That doesn't go well either, so I just cinch up the seatbelt. I look over at the dash...at least 85 and the speed trap is coming up. Santa Maria!

Sure enough...here comes the CHiP. He comes to my side. I roll down the window. SG is trapped, she can't very well do the cleavage trick with me in the passenger seat. She puts out her nursing badge from a trauma center. Sometimes that works with first responders. He doesn'tee it.


"License and registration please., ma'am. I pulled you over for you speed. I clocked you at 86 on radar."

So here is the funny part. He can't tell how mad she is either. [:D][:D][:D] He comes back and says, "I just wrote you down for exceeding 65 because you were so polite and didn't get angry." [:D][:D][:D]

[:D][:D]
Does Botox make you immune to lie detectors too?

Air losses. I doubt the Shinto Boys will be happy with the loss of 10 Bettys to sink the Kung Pao.

Air losses. I doubt the Shinto Boys will be happy with the loss of 10 Bettys to sink the Kung Pao.

10 points for 6 .. I am thinking cries of "gamey" play and CAP Trap ... [8D]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

Air losses. I doubt the Shinto Boys will be happy with the loss of 10 Bettys to sink the Kung Pao.

10 points for 6 .. I am thinking cries of "gamey" play and CAP Trap ... [8D]

Most of the Bettys were probably lost near Darwin. 14 Wildcats on CAP over the biggest base in Northern Oz is not really a "CAP trap". Maybe the PT boats at Lautem wre. [:)]

Botox... the PED for championship poker?

*********Mandrake Household************

FAM: ...Aaron Brothers one cent sale...no...Hot Asian Nudes...no....Meet Christian Singles...no....Genital Skin Condition pictures...<shudders> nein danke....Hooters waitress wants to be friends on Facebook...potential, but later....AE..YEAH BABY!

*************************March 14, 1943(c)*************************

Mid march '43 and we aren't in Tokyo yet. Time just gets away from you.

Oh, Calcutta: All the population centers of Eastern India are getting the treatment. Somebody is really angry in LYB high command. [:)]


But you didn’t have to cut me off, make out like it never happened and that we were nothing – Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses



Manpower hits 1
Fires 815

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Cagayan: Gets the treatment too. We give better than we get.

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 12
F4U-1 Corsair x 5


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

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

JJ goes after some transports. They are no longer using Davao.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 6



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-38G Lightning x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
F4U-1 Corsair x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Surada

Another fighter sweep.

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2
P-40K Warhawk x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
F4U-1 Corsair x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

And another antishipping attack. Not much left of that Sonia Daitai.


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 95 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 9



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 4
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 7 destroyed

No Allied losses

It cost me $1500 to add Mandrake Jr to the Allstate insurance policy on the Kia Soul but that is still cheaper than State Farm. That seems like a lot of money by really, Allstate has NOOOOOO idea.

San Jose: Poor Denver, too leaky to put to sea, she has to sit on the beautiful Panay sand and wait for JJ to drop eggs on her.

Morning Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 22
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses


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


Port supply hits 1

And a zero sweep. Looks like the RCAF squadron is down to 5

Morning Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

Davao: After a raid by a dozen and a half B-24's all the way from Boela, in which we lose 1 B-24, there is this. The arty helps. Maybe tomorrow?

Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7207 troops, 255 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 288

Defending force 3790 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Allied adjusted assault: 75

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Assaulting units:
22nd Marine Regiment
132nd Infantry Regiment
161st Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
21/22 Field Regiment

Defending units:
15th Garrison Unit /1
Sasebo 8th SNLF /1
1st Engineer Co
40th JNAF AF Unit
39th JNAF AF Unit
108th JAAF AF Bn

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

It cost me $1500 to add Mandrake Jr to the Allstate insurance policy on the Kia Soul but that is still cheaper than State Farm. That seems like a lot of money by really, Allstate has NOOOOOO idea.

With a $20,000 deductible?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Looks like the RCAF squadron is down to 5

What's the group morale at this point? Seems like they've put into the proverbial meat grinder. Some Molson's Special might be in order for this lot?