Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[zuluhour]

Wonder what the weathers like at Shanghai this time of year?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Wonder what the weathers like at Shanghai this time of year?

Is that a Theodore Giesel drawing? It rook rike one. Hand rook rike Grinch.

Also, it rook rike Shanghai garrison need nair crippers.

[Cap Mandrake]

Also, I'm sure Admiral Lord SPrior would agree. No more racist caricatures. We are trying to go high-brow. [:)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
We are trying to go high-brow. [:)]

[sprior]

Herro!

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, I'm sure Admiral Lord SPrior would agree. No more racist caricatures. We are trying to go high-brow. [:)]

What he means is when we swap sides and do it all again that we will, of course, disown you all.

[Cap Mandrake]

***********May 5, 1943(c)************

Batan Is: JJ saw some of our ships there so they send Joe Isuzu, but we fool them, we no show up. Haha! We were just reaving. Rain, no moon. Perfect for the Elkos...even our PT boats have radar...but alas...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Batan Island at 85,70, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi
DD Usugumo
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
PT-231
PT-236
PT-241, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Clark: We send Radioman 1st Class Glen "Sparks" Campbell and the entire crew of Wichita to bombard, but it's just not as much fun without the Willie Pete rounds. Trying to degrade all the damn bypassed WJD airfields on Luzon so we can give our damn fighters a rest. We are aided by a friendly seagull who braves the explosions to call the fall of shot. Generoso, whose entire family was run over by a Jap Ronson back in '42(c) has vowed to "kill every last one of the little yellow baaahstards". He used to try to poison them by dive bombing their fish-head soup but taught himself semifore signals when the US Navy showed up. Just one of the many stories in the War in the Pacific.

Night Naval bombardment of Clark Field at 79,76

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD MacDonough
DD Helm

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2

Seagull acting as spotter for CA Wichita

[witpqs]

He must be part of the OSS, which stands for...

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Operation . Horycrappo-jima. Buildable to level 7 airfield. Crappy port, sure, within range of Jap bases Okinawa, sure, Formosa bases all at 100%, sure...but look at it this way...the beaches are so empty. [:)]

Well "Horycrappo-jima" alias Miyako-Jima has some other redeeming features of note. The stacking limit is 60,000 ! A lot of engineers can be brought up as soon as a port and support can be landed. It's partner next door Ishigaki is similar with a stacking limit of 40,000, port (1)1 air 0(4); Irimonte is the lesser of the 3 islands having a n air of 0(2) .. Funny but I believe the fortress is on Irimonte? A JFB can correct me... I do like the fact that the Allies now can isolate these islands with Army air platforms that will not need drop tanks.[Naha 4 hexes away Takao 6]

I am not sure how the map can ignore such a crucial place and emphasize the smallest base of the three ... I am with the Cap' that I suspect the IJ have also in kind ignored this little jewel sitting between Formosa and Oki ..

I would bet that One thing is for certain attacking this target ... The IJA/IJN would be committing aircraft in gobs from both Naha and Formosa ... one huge air contest in late '43 ... One I propose that the Allies can control by isolating supplies from Naha and Formosa ...

[Cap Mandrake]

Dutch Treat: Michishio "takes one up the chuff". This is the Joe Isuzu fask force headed NE..perhaps to Shanghai where that creepy guy with buck teeth and long fingernails lives. Somewhat comical to call this an "ASW attack".[:)]

ASW attack near Iriomote at 88,65

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
SS KXV

[Cap Mandrake]

East China Sea: 230 m ENE of Formosa. Wonder where these guys were heading? Formosa probably. One hopes not to Horycrappo-jima.

Sub attack near Iriomote at 91,62

Japanese Ships
PB Fukuei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Miho Maru
xAK Banshu Maru
xAK Mitu Maru
xAKL Kensho Maru
PB Shinko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS O21

[Cap Mandrake]

Luzon/Leyte: Aparri was hit by B-24's from Mindanao with only moderate success. JJ is still putting Tojos up in the air as CAP. Baybay (Leyte) gets absolutely plasterized by the medium bombers again. Many damaged airframes on the ground there.

Aparri, San Fernando, Laoag and Cabantuan are the undamaged/minimally damaged JJ airfields on Luzon. So far, they have not put planes at Cabantuan or Laoag. Tuguegarao actually flipped over to Allied control. Babay is pretty well wrecked as is Davao.

Iolio (Panay), Bacolod and Cebu are still in JJ control and might be used but have not been so far. Don't know about their supply or aviation support status.

[Cap Mandrake]

Andaman: The lads hold out another day. Still think a massed B-24 raid might knock them down to 1:1 or 1:2 if they try again.

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10901 troops, 125 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 5387 troops, 61 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Japanese adjusted assault: 105

Allied adjusted defense: 39

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
10th Garrison Unit
55th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Provisional Base Force

Defending units:
44th Indian Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
173 Wing
13th Indian Light AA Regiment
120th RAF Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: Continued air assault on Mandaray by USAAF and RAF mediums and Vengeance bombers.

75 WJD bombers are spotted at Pegu (the sneaky, inscrutable LYB's). We try to hit them at night but miss. Probably intel is too low. We continue walking around the jungle to go around Prome.

[Cap Mandrake]

This is interesting. They ARE using Palembang but there is no tanker traffic in the South China Sea. Hmmmmm? Grunion has been sitting off Palembang for 2 months.

Sub attack near Muntok at 50,89

Japanese Ships
AO Teibo, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Erimo
PB Okuyo Maru #2
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grunion

[Crackaces]

Andaman: The lads hold out another day. Still think a massed B-24 raid might knock them down to 1:1 or 1:2 if they try again.

It has been my experience that a ground attack with disruption and fatigue leads to more disruption and fatigue ... a massed B24 attack will lead to disabled and destroyed squads ... evening the score here ..

[Cap Mandrake]

WJD airfields

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: witpqs


He must be part of the OSS, which stands for...

Office of Secret Seagulls.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Operation . Horycrappo-jima. Buildable to level 7 airfield. Crappy port, sure, within range of Jap bases Okinawa, sure, Formosa bases all at 100%, sure...but look at it this way...the beaches are so empty. [:)]

Well "Horycrappo-jima" alias Miyako-Jima has some other redeeming features of note. The stacking limit is 60,000 ! A lot of engineers can be brought up as soon as a port and support can be landed. It's partner next door Ishigaki is similar with a stacking limit of 40,000, port (1)1 air 0(4); Irimonte is the lesser of the 3 islands having a n air of 0(2) .. Funny but I believe the fortress is on Irimonte? A JFB can correct me... I do like the fact that the Allies now can isolate these islands with Army air platforms that will not need drop tanks.[Naha 4 hexes away Takao 6]

I am not sure how the map can ignore such a crucial place and emphasize the smallest base of the three ... I am with the Cap' that I suspect the IJ have also in kind ignored this little jewel sitting between Formosa and Oki ..

I would bet that One thing is for certain attacking this target ... The IJA/IJN would be committing aircraft in gobs from both Naha and Formosa ... one huge air contest in late '43 ... One I propose that the Allies can control by isolating supplies from Naha and Formosa ...

yes, Iriomte has a fortress garrison..as do Pescadores and Nago (NE Okinawa). I think Takao has a fortress too. Maybe Taihoku in NE Formosa as well?

Taking Rearrybadahfeering-jima (Ishigaki) to have mutually supporting bases is a good idea if we can find enough APA's and LST's (not sure we can).