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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 5:41 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
We can retire to Sydney or Brisbane.
Cost of riving too high to retire in Sydney. Brisbane probabry bettah. Wagga Wagga cheapah yet.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:07 am
by Cap Mandrake
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:32 am
by Itdepends
It looks like Rolf Harris crossed with Bob Hawke
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:48 am
by Mundy
So are you happy the IJN went "Manila First"?
That's how my game went, and I'm not sure it's worth it for the Japanese. I only lost about 6 subs out of that affair.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:48 am
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Mundy
So are you happy the IJN went "Manila First"?
That's how my game went, and I'm not sure it's worth it for the Japanese. I only lost about 6 subs out of that affair.
It was quite effective in destroying subs. Many of those not destroyed on Dec 7 were so badly damaged they refused to put to sea or autodisbanded themselves in Manila when I tried to get them. The losses on Dec 10 reflect that. We still have 3 subs at Subic and Batangas barely afloat and 3 at Surabaja. Oddly, they have us bottled up on Luzon but there is no landing yet anywhere in the PI. Most of the unrestricted units have got out of Mindanao. We lost only 1 or 2 B-17's but quite a few P-40's trying to protect the damaged ships.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:51 am
by Cap Mandrake
Strategically, the issue is undecided. It is nice to have lots of BB's to bombard things when we get around to that. Nice to have lots of PBY's as well. And, of course, wee have more B-17's early on.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:54 am
by Cap Mandrake
We also lost 2 four-stackers at Manila on Dec 7
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:34 pm
by sprior
We lost Repulse too.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:02 pm
by sprior
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:32 pm
by BBfanboy
The UK anti-terrorism guys will have to monitor those who purchase said sausage ...
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:50 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
The UK anti-terrorism guys will have to monitor those who purchase said sausage ...
Pass ze mustard...I meant "THE". Please pass THE mustard, mein dickie old chum.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:50 pm
by Chickenboy
You know, Lord Admiral, I'm disappointed in you.
Normally, this AAR is a paragon of virtue and a monolith in all things "After Action". Here you go and introduce a complete non-sequitor to the thread and derail the proceedings like that.
Now where were we? Ah yes, I remember now-fart jokes?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:51 pm
by Cap Mandrake
It's OK to OWN Nazi cattle but if you deny their existence then you are in big trouble.
10,500 years of breeding cattle to be more docile and the Nazis try to turn them into Aurax. [:D] About as useful as a King Tiger.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:54 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Well, did you ever wonder why IV Bomber Command is restricted to the CONUS?
It's the Aurax threat.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:58 pm
by sprior
It's a load of aurochs
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:59 pm
by Chickenboy
Frankly, I don't understand the beef some people seem to have with them.
ETA: I'd heard somewhere that Hitler only had one bull...
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:02 pm
by sprior
Or did you mean Audax?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:13 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: sprior
Or did you mean Audax?
It does look like a real pilot killer, that one!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:24 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Ah..yes...the dreaded Audax...much worse than the Aurax...and nearly as bad as the Lorax
**************January 15-16, 1941(e)****************
Java et environs: PoW and her Dutch escort escape through the Java/Sumatra gap and head NW. KB moves nearly all the way up the
Indian Ocean coast of Java wasting the Emperor's bombs on crappy AMc's with 100 gallon gas tanks an a Dutch ARD which has been sent out to attract bombs.
Allied aircraft Anglo/Dutch/American/Australian launch raid after raid of uglofortresses and Hudsons against Hiryu and Soryu and get through the CAP but still don't hit the
carriers.
Some P-40's cover the ARD and do manage to down 2 Zeroes and perhaps a Betty
Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 52,101
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 17
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
ARD Tandjong Kv-1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AGP Wega, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:27 pm
by Cap Mandrake
This is the SE end of Java. We mined it AFTER they went through the first time. That is oddly satisfying.
Actually its not oddly satisfying. It's just satisfying. A mine is a terrible thing to waste.
I think the text should read "4 mines cleared" [:D]
TF 19 encounters mine field at Banjoewangi (57,107)
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
CA Maya, Mine hits 2
DD Matsukaze
1 mine cleared