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

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ is evidently trying to sneak something through the Formosa Straits. Maybe troops being withdrawn from somewhere in the DEI? AK's with oil? Misidentification? Even though we could perhaps hit them from Batan, the number of fighters on Formosa means it would probably go badly for us.

Anyone think PBY's or medium bombers on night attack would hit anything? Of course, we will send in subs.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Anyone think PBY's or medium bombers on night attack would hit anything?

No.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Anyone think PBY's or medium bombers on night attack would hit anything?

No.

That's what I thought.[:)]

[zuluhour]

OK Capt'. WHERES THE SHOT I MISSED ON POST 12919????? Don't leave me hang'in......errrrr I mean adrift.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

OK Capt'. WHERES THE SHOT I MISSED ON POST 12919????? Don't leave me hang'in......errrrr I mean adrift.

Dude...check post 12913. It's still there.

While you're at it, check 12909 and 12910. [8D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

OK Capt'. WHERES THE SHOT I MISSED ON POST 12919????? Don't leave me hang'in......errrrr I mean adrift.

Drop anchor. I fixed it.

[Cap Mandrake]

I just had a terrible thought. You don't think Birdkeeper First Class Bardot was underage when she enlisted do you? [X(]

[Cap Mandrake]

Does anyone else find sub patrol plotting tedious? I sent some US subs to the Bay of Bengal so I don't have to worry about them [:)]

How cool would Engrish ranguage text commands be? "Subron 3 to patrol the East China Sea West of Tokara Retto."


"Tokara Retto" sounds like some kind of pasta dish. USN submarine home basing migrating from Midway to Manado to reduce transit times and increase time on station. Manado is now a level 5 port with good naval support.

Carriers (Wasp and Yorktown) have disbanded at Manado to rejuvenate the air groups. We are starting to get the SBD-5's but there are no replacement SBD's. Sea Bees and AA unit are loading at Manado for Horycrappo-jima. A bn. of infantry and CD guns are loading at Cagayan. Amphibious landing at Horycrappo-jima in about 7-8d.

1st Marine Para Bn flying in to Batan Is. They will take Horycrappo-jima the day before the landing.

Allow 3 weeks to get to level 5....first air raid on the home islands will be about a year before the D-Day landings in Europe. [:)]

[zuluhour]

Many thanks Capt'n. She is quite a sight, worthy of a staff position in this mans war even it means a SNAFU for the boys up front. Sometimes the staff comes first (no pun intended). Please carry on in the manner you are accustomed.

[zuluhour]

My votes for 12919.[8D]

Would it be possible to delay bombing, landing, and otherwise screwing around with emperors stuff so much for awhile? I've gotten used to the war now and would surely miss it over morning Java should it come to a premature end. Perhaps you could fire bomb some of Stalin's stuff.

[Cap Mandrake]

I was always interested in photography. [:)]


***********Ornithology Deck, USS Wichita, 01:20 May 6, 1943(c)**********

BFC Bardot: <Speaking to a Seagull with a tiny little doughboy helmet> Jeneroso, my leetle one, le fuel tanks zey are rhound like zee boossoms, eh? <she glance left and right to see is she is alone...she unbuttons her shirt to reveal her own breastesses...they are indeed rhound..and quite perky too..oh man, you guys should see this. Sure, she has a gap in her teeth but who cares?> Like zees!

Generoso: Squaaawk!

BFC Bardot: <releases the spotter> Fly leetle one. Bon chance, mon ami!

[Cap Mandrake]

*************May 6, 1943(c)*************

Manira: <Seagull circles over the port. A ranging 8 in round lands among the old US Navy fueling station. He thinks inside his tiny leetle bird brain "rhound like zee boosoms". He begins to signal in semifore "FIRE FOR EFFECT! FIRE FOR EFFECT!">

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 1 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD MacDonough
DD Helm

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Manpower hits 2
Fires 931
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31
Port hits 1

Generoso the Seagull acting as spotter for CA Wichita

[Cap Mandrake]

Formosa Straits: Half a dozen subs try to intercept the WJD's. For our trouble we get only our bell rung.

ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62

Japanese Ships
DMS Tatsuko
PB Kosin Maru #3
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Tyoko Maru
xAK Nitiho Maru
E Sureko
PB Suyozai Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXV, hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Luzon: We hit San Fernando with the B-24's against no CAP. Things blow up but not any planes. JJ has nothing at San Fernando but we needed to take out the airfield to be done with this whack-a-mole move the air groups around business.

Two ineffectual WJD air raids on shipping at Iba and Vigan. Just Idas. We deal with them.

A bunch of raids over Aparri do not go off, probably the weather.

[Cap Mandrake]

Port Blair: Nicely coordinated B-24 raid over Port Blair. Not exactly a home run but we find no CAP. JJ does not attack today.

Morning Air attack on 55th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 35

No Allied losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Rangoon: Daytime raid over Rangoon. The Beaufighters sweep first. The P-38's apparently took a detour to Bombay.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 2 destroyed

B-24's. We lose one but do get much more punch than the night raids, of course.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 24

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8

The P-38's show up after stopping at Dunkin Donuts.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13

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

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandaray: Air to ground attacks over Mandaray. We lose at lest 2 Venegeance, a Beaufort and 2 fighters. WJD fighter strength over Mandaray is dwindling.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
"Tokara Retto" sounds like some kind of pasta dish.

Tokara Retto with a Chokai sauce? Oh yeah, baby!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
"Tokara Retto" sounds like some kind of pasta dish.

Tokara Retto with a Chokai sauce? Oh yeah, baby!

Is Chokai sauce more like pesto or is it one of those heavy cream things? I'm trying to eat better. Of course, 2 nights ago I did drip the fat drippings from the rib eyes back on top of the steaks. Hory crap! That-ah rearry get Neanderthal genes working.

Had some of this too. Fantastic

[zuluhour]

You know you west coast people really ought to stop hog'n all the Oregon Pinot noirs.

ps That Willamette Valley is the place I ought a be.
pss Is that a Calif. Cab? Hard to tell with old orbs in the socket.