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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:59 pm
by CT Grognard
As a JFB, that looks truly daunting. The Japanese have almost no surface combatants left!

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:45 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I updated the "dive map" for Exmouth/Port Hedland to include DD,CL,CA,BB,CVE,CVL,CV

There are a lot more if you include transports and subs and smaller escorts. [:)]

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:17 pm
by sprior
That's a lot of dots.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:06 pm
by zuluhour
and everyone gets all excited when a tanker leaks today. [:D]

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:11 am
by CT Grognard
Dios Mios!

That's a lot of steel lying offshore!

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:08 pm
by Cap Mandrake
The wonderful dive resorts of New Scotland and New Fiji. DD,CL,CA,BB,CVL,CV only.

Prenty of Marus and subs too! Get your shares now!

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:24 pm
by Cap Mandrake
The "Polar Vortex" descends on Southern California.....we plummet to 76...but it's windy so it feels more like 72.

Exposed flesh can suffer from frostbite in...let me look it up...errr...ummmm..well, just wear your sunscreen and stay safe out there.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:31 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Editrix Note: The Board wishes to apologize for any slight, besmirchment, offense or injury suffered by our dear Albanian or Mohammedan friends. The Board does not condone or support such infantile comments. Many of our best friends are Albanian, although it might be a good idea if you guys took more showers.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:36 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I think Stalker Girl was looking at naked pictures of Kolin Koepernick on my computer again.


The "Singles in Your Area" ad at the top of my email turned to guys again.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:43 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Air losses from the 22nd. We lost 5 Liberator GRIII on the long trip back to Chitti-chitti-gong-gong from Bangkok.

Do they have the same durability as the B-24D1?

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RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:51 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I looked it up.

GRIII......................Durability 60 Gun Value 17 Armor 0 Range 29
Liberator II...............Durability 60 Gun Value 28 Armor 1 Range 24
B-24D1.....................Durability 60 Gun Value 30 Armor 1 Range 20

Guns and armor for range.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:01 pm
by dcpollay
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I think Stalker Girl was looking at naked pictures of Kolin Koepernick on my computer again.


The "Singles in Your Area" ad at the top of my email turned to guys again.

The Internet spies read your posts about Inch-thick Skin and Rubbing Albanians.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:26 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Colonel Mustard

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I think Stalker Girl was looking at naked pictures of Kolin Koepernick on my computer again.


The "Singles in Your Area" ad at the top of my email turned to guys again.

The Internet spies read your posts about Inch-thick Skin and Rubbing Albanians.


You know, I was wondering about spybots too, but I didn't say anything because it sounded a bit paranoid. [:)]

Maybe we need more breastaurant stories.

Speaking of that, Stalker Girl jr. has taken to coming upstairs in the morning to get her Engrish muffin (which I paid for but that is another story) wearing this crazy grey wife beater type "t-shirt" which is just a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. I have to literally gaze at the floor. I rook rike I have high functioning autism.

In such a situation one has to take a step back and ask oneself WWWAD (what would Woody Allen do)?*









* And then do the opposite

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:41 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Rough day so far. First, my 100 lb Lab woke me up at 5:30 simpering and whining because it was windy and she was afraid.

Then, the little girls, who are just coming back from Idaho today, had left a crevah rittah prank for me. They put black make-up on the inside of my sunglasses. I didn't notice till I was getting out of the car and took my sunglasses off. Total raccoon face. It's an old gag but it worked well and made me late for my fist appointment after trying to get all the stuff off.[:-]

Outwitted by a 9 year old! There WILL be retribution!

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:54 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then, the little girls, who are just coming back from Idaho today, had left a crevah rittah prank for me. They put black make-up on the inside of my sunglasses. I didn't notice till I was getting out of the car and took my sunglasses off. Total raccoon face. It's an old gag but it worked well and made me late for my fist appointment after trying to get all the stuff off.[:-]

Outwitted by a 9 year old! There WILL be retribution!
Good show! Of course, you can't let on to that until the Official Secrets Act expires or something.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:00 pm
by CT Grognard
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

It's an old gag but it worked well and made me late for my fist appointment after trying to get all the stuff off.[:-]


Are you a proctologist? [:-]

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:31 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: CT Grognard

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

It's an old gag but it worked well and made me late for my fist appointment after trying to get all the stuff off.[:-]


Are you a proctologist? [:-]

Oh, great. Now the "Meet Singles in Your Area" ad is going to be all hairstylists and choreographers.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:53 pm
by poodlebrain
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: CT Grognard

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

It's an old gag but it worked well and made me late for my fist appointment after trying to get all the stuff off.[:-]


Are you a proctologist? [:-]

Oh, great. Now the "Meet Singles in Your Area" ad is going to be all hairstylists and choreographers.
Just think of the bandwidth required to download all of the ads for hairstylists and choreographers in your area. You'll have to limit your search criteria to within 2 miles
to prevent your perusal time from interfering with the war.

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:57 pm
by Cap Mandrake
*******************June 22, 1943(c)*****************


Formosa: This is not consequential..just funny...a Kittyhawk I with flashlights duct-taped to its wings shoots down a Heren. [:)]

Night Air attack on Karenko , at 87,64

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 9

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

No Allied losses

RE: "Fukoku Maru, pal!"

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:00 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Okinawa: Largely wasteful use of 16/45 ammo.

Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


The sun come up and Japan-mens destroyer ships show up. We surprise them...our transports no show up.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 95,66, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Tamanami
DD Harusame

Allied Ships
PT-246
PT-248
PT-250
PT-254
PT-277, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-279, Shell hits 2, and is sunk


Japan-mens Tojos run away from Naha.

Morning Air attack on Naha , at 95,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 33000 feet


The Japan-mens Destroyer ships probably should have just been set to "retire"

Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
DD Shirakumo
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arare


Even a TBF hits one,,already damaged Amagiri...make big boom.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Arare
DD Yudachi