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

[Cap Mandrake]

****With 51st Aviation Maint. Coy, Bangkok********

Chief Watanabe Private Sashimi! Go rook in flucking Type 53 Suppry Crate for flucking Type 87 Vacuum Tube for flucking Type 17 Earry Warning Radar.

<pauses...the sound of powerful engines can be heard...looks skyward>

HORY CRAP! Flucking Type 38's! EVERYONE! PUT DOWN FLUCKING WHEATIES WITH FISH HEADS AND SOY MILK! ROOK! FLUCKING TYPE 38'S!

[Cap Mandrake]

Quien es mas macho?.........Los avaidores de los Tipos Treinta y Ocho!


Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

You know....you look at those 1070 WJD assault points on Okinawa with rough terrain and, likely, forts and you have to ask yourself how important is a level 8 airfield?

[Chickenboy]

I don't think you've attritted them enough, Cap'n. You will be up against it for a while-so long as JJ stays in suppry. Anxious for you to tell us the first day's attack odds. I say <1:3 and beaucoup disruption awaits.

What can you do for LRCAP of the hex? Were I him, I'd be blasting your landed LCUs with every IJAAF 2EB in range to build their disruption.

Much depends on his early fort building on the island.

Other than the organic engineers in his LCUs (Divisions), I count a BF with a handful of engineers and a single NCB. It depends when he put it there and started building. I'd wager that forts are no higher than 4.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I don't think you've attritted them enough, Cap'n. You will be up against it for a while-so long as JJ stays in suppry. Anxious for you to tell us the first day's attack odds. I say <1:3 and beaucoup disruption awaits.

What can you do for LRCAP of the hex? Were I him, I'd be blasting your landed LCUs with every IJAAF 2EB in range to build their disruption.

Much depends on his early fort building on the island.

Other than the organic engineers in his LCUs (Divisions), I count a BF with a handful of engineers and a single NCB. It depends when he put it there and started building. I'd wager that forts are no higher than 4.

Yeah, I didn't expect them to just shrivel up. Other than the BB bombardments the suppression attacks have all been on the airfield. Time to switch over to ground bombardment.

When we have 3 divisions ashore we don't have to attack right away. They won't be able to drive us off either.
I wanted to get ashore and free up the transports for the large scale landing on Formosa. Once the B-24's start on 48th Div it will start to hurt.

As for LRCAP it was very strong on D-Day but it does wear our squadrons. That is the idea of landing on Kume-jima to build a fighter strip.

[witpqs]

Are those divisions all upgraded to '43 standard squads?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Are those divisions all upgraded to '43 standard squads?

'43 standard squads.....ummm....errrr.....uhhhhh...well, I just merged the regiments of 1st Marine and it did seem seem to incorporate new squads but that might have just been division-level AT squads and that kind of thing.

32nd ID has been recovering for a bit with the replacement button on. Would that do it or do you have to pay somebody?

I will have to look when I get home. Also, there weren't enough LST's and APA and AKA's to go around so some of the heavy stuff is still off-shore aboard AK's. As I recall, not one of the 3 divisions has its command element ashore yet.

[Cap Mandrake]

Yes, just checked, 32nd ID, 1st Marine and 8th Aus still have the RAMF's at sea.

SWPAC (Dugout Doug), 2nd Marine Regt, 2nd Medium Regt (RHA) and two Combat Engineer regiments are well ashore.

Certainly, we still have some significant combat power off-shore...and we have 2 more USMC regiment about 2 d out....and 2 more waiting to embark at Aparri.

[witpqs]

Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Yes, just checked, 32nd ID, 1st Marine and 8th Aus still have the RAMF's at sea.

SWPAC (Dugout Doug), 2nd Marine Regt, 2nd Medium Regt (RHA) and two Combat Engineer regiments are well ashore.

Certainly, we still have some significant combat power off-shore...and we have 2 more USMC regiment about 2 d out....and 2 more waiting to embark at Aparri.

Just be certain that you have enough there that they can not be defeated, then use the other troops against the surrounding area.

[Cap Mandrake]

Damndest thing. My contractor put air in the two flat front tires of the Z and they held air. [:D] Essentially, the wheels had been resting on the concrete for years without moving. When we rolled it out the flat part stayed completely flat even when off the pavement. It looked like a cartoon flat tire.


Stalker Girl IV was seriously impressed.

SG IV: Mahk <she can't say "r's" very well [:D]> You should fix it up. It would be cool. It might cost a thousand grand.

FAM: Good idea, but a "thousand grand" is a million.

SG IV: OK, a grand then. [:D]


There is something absolutely hilarious about a 9 year chanelling The Sting or Guys and Dolls..

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.

Yes, yes! That-ah precisery pran! The two USMC regiments prepping at Aparri could be retained in reserve. I suppose we could also turn around the two embarked regiments coming up from Sorong as well.

Miyako is already 5.7 and will reach level 7 in less than 10 d I predict. We could start night bombing of Kyushu inside 2 weeks even without Naha. Menwhile Okinawa draws forces away from the Kuriles (and maybe aircraft away from Siam).

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Instead of breaking your sword on that target just now, use it to hold their attention while you take everything around it. Build up those bases for fighters and DB to prevent Naha being reinforced and resupplied. Continue airfield bombing with the heavies and mediums and bombard the crap out of it from the sea. That will kill supply and keep the airfield out of business, plus prevent fort building. Put ashore loads of supply, let your troops preparation for the target continue to climb.

This sounds good. Especially the bit about suppry.

[Cap Mandrake]

1st Marine is 98% prepped, 71 experience and has '43 squads.

[Cap Mandrake]

32nd ID has '43 US Army squads, 61 experience, 88% prep and Sebree in charge. (the division was beat up taking Darwin and Manado)

8th Aus has '43 AIF squads, 68 experience and 72% prep and Vasey in charge.

Amphibious group with 38K suppry arriving Naha tomorrow.

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Ryukyu Command HQ, Nago, 1st Annual Family BBQ, June 22nd, 1943(c)***********


Gen. Yamashita: <at microphone> ...ahh, thank you arr for coming and have-ah wonderfur time. BBQ fish heads ovah here...Koor-aide ovah there.

And now, I give you a great tarent, Mistah Wirrie Nerson! Wirrie, we send-ah ten nine nine form to you rater, OK?


Wirrie Nerson: <no beard> Thank you General, but never mind about the 1099 <snickering from band> We want to start off with one I wrote especially for you all...and your mamas.


One two...one two three four.

..MAMAS, DON'T LET THE ALLIES GROW UP TO TAKE MIYAKO

LET THEM HAVE DARWIN AND KOEPANG AND SUCH....

[Itdepends]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
32nd ID has been recovering for a bit with the replacement button on. Would that do it or do you have to pay somebody?

Gold [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Santa Maria y la Virgen de Guadalupe!

Rook at status of 32nd ID on Okinawa! 1st Marine ain't rooking so good either.

Meanwhile...at SWPAC HQ........

[Cap Mandrake]

**********Milo Green Beach, Okinawa, 10:40, June 34, 1943(c)********


Young man in fine linen shorts and pith helmet looking through spotting lens: General, can you move your pipe over to the right just a bit...yes..perfect..and you, yes you,,Colonel, we can stand on decorum or we can get the shot, which is it?..I thought so, now splash some more water on the General up to the knees..yes, good..


OK......ACTION!

[Cap Mandrake]

We already have about 170 undisrupted naval support points ashore and there was almost no fire form the WJD's at the
landing vessels.

Not sure where all the disruption came from. Bad die roll? Thank the Baby Jesus JJ can't compretery know situation.

We need to get the rest ashore, including 6th and 9th USMC Regts, break off one of the BB's to bombard tonight and throw
everything we have in the way of medium and heavies at the ground troops at Naha. The escort ships for the three landing taffys
are out of ammo. We consolidate the three taffys into one, send the escorts back to Batan and Wichita takes over as flagship for the amphibious group.