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

[sprior]

...

[Cap Mandrake]

The baaahstard!

You see, s*** like that is the reason the sticky greens stopped working

[Cap Mandrake]

I went to In and Out for lunch (hamburger joint even though it sounds like a "full release" massage business). I had nothing to read so I read a data pamphlet extracted from the....wait for it.......AE manual. [X(]


Did you know you have to set dive bombers to 20 K (or under 10K) to get them to level bomb? At 16-19K they glide bomb.


I thought it was 15K. Damn it! No wonder they were taking flak damage over land targets.

Why doesn't soembody tell us these things?

What is the altitude for TBF's to level bomb?

[zuluhour]

hmmmmm

[sprior]

Sea dog

[zuluhour]

Sprior, that dogs eyes remind me of somebody...Does the Royal Navy condone dogs ship board? Looks like he gets a rum ration as well.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Sea dog

Winston Churchill?

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Sprior, that dogs eyes remind me of somebody...Does the Royal Navy condone dogs ship board? Looks like he gets a rum ration as well.

The RN used to be very tolerant of animals onboard ships, cats, dogs, birds but with the rise of "hygiene" animals on warships were banned in 1975.

I wouldn't have wanted to be drafted to the same ship as this one:

Unsinkable Sam[edit]

Main article: Unsinkable Sam

Previously named Oscar, he was the ship's cat of the German battleship Bismarck. When she was sunk on 27 May 1941, only 116 out of a crew of over 2,200 survived. Oscar was picked up by the destroyer HMS Cossack. Cossack herself was torpedoed and sunk a few months later, on 24 October, killing 159 of her crew, but Oscar again survived to be rescued, and was taken to Gibraltar. He became the ship's cat of HMS Ark Royal and was torpedoed and sunk in November that year. Oscar was again rescued, but it was decided at that time to transfer him to a home on land. By now known as Unsinkable Sam, he was given a new job as mouse-catcher in the Governor General of Gibraltar's office buildings. He eventually returned to the UK and spent the rest of his life at the 'Home for Sailors'. A portrait of him hangs in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

[Cap Mandrake]

Evidentry, Admirar Rord Fabertrong found an internet connection on Lief Ericson's boat. Those Vikings, loadstone compasses...and now internet connections at sea.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Sprior, that dogs eyes remind me of somebody...Does the Royal Navy condone dogs ship board? Looks like he gets a rum ration as well.

The RN used to be very tolerant of animals onboard ships, cats, dogs, birds but with the rise of "hygiene" animals on warships were banned in 1975.

I wouldn't have wanted to be drafted to the same ship as this one:

Unsinkable Sam[edit]

Main article: Unsinkable Sam

Previously named Oscar, he was the ship's cat of the German battleship Bismarck. When she was sunk on 27 May 1941, only 116 out of a crew of over 2,200 survived. Oscar was picked up by the destroyer HMS Cossack. Cossack herself was torpedoed and sunk a few months later, on 24 October, killing 159 of her crew, but Oscar again survived to be rescued, and was taken to Gibraltar. He became the ship's cat of HMS Ark Royal and was torpedoed and sunk in November that year. Oscar was again rescued, but it was decided at that time to transfer him to a home on land. By now known as Unsinkable Sam, he was given a new job as mouse-catcher in the Governor General of Gibraltar's office buildings. He eventually returned to the UK and spent the rest of his life at the 'Home for Sailors'. A portrait of him hangs in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

Oscar should have been sent as a peace offering to Yamamoto.

[Cap Mandrake]

******************July 3, 1943(c)*******************

Formosa: Japan-mens trick us yesterday with fighters over Karenko. Out intel guys guess Japan-mens fighters rearry coming from Taihoku. <raspberry sound>

Morning Air attack on Taihoku , at 87,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Okinawa: Big B-24 raid over the port at Naha. Trying to get suppry hits. Only one achieved. Medium bombers go after the ground troops. We lose another B-25 and a Beaufort. JJ has some serious flak guns at Naha.

Some staff flunkie evidentry reave on "remain on station" button on USS Washington so she just sat there leisurely in broad daylight lobbing 16 inch shells at Naha. Nothing bad happened, perhaps because of the P-47's on CAP duty at Kume jima.

Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Allied Ships
BB Washington

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

BB Washington firing at 48th Division

More engineers successfully ashore at Kume-jima. Still repairing damage to port ..then we start building airfield up.

Big artillery duel at Naha. We win but it still seems to early to attack given the terrain and their remaining strength.

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15137 troops, 156 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1013

Defending force 42807 troops, 805 guns, 760 vehicles, Assault Value = 1285

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st/B Division
Guards Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Tank Co
48th Division
1st/C Division
25th Air Flotilla
29th Field AF Construction Battalion
4th Shipping Engineer Regiment
39th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
19th JAAF Base Force
41st Field AA Battalion
38th Field AA Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
5th Naval Construction Battalion
58th Field AA Battalion
50th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
32nd Infantry Division
22nd Marine Regiment
161st Infantry Regiment
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Australian Division
2nd Eng Amph Bde
2nd Medium Regiment
Southwest Pacific
F Det USN Port Svc

[Cap Mandrake]

Beazelbob: Intel showed 4 juicy tankers at Beazelbob. We sortie Yorktown from Luzon with a shedload of Hellcats (64 to be exact) and a 15 plane squadron of dive bombers and some RAF torpedo bombers (tha's all that would fit). Turns out they are AK's. Oh well, good practice.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hokusin Maru
xAK Kotohira Maru
xAK Tyoko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Akasi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Stingray sinks a TK. This must be over by Western Borneo or Sumatra. [:)]

Never heard of Djemadja. [:)]

Sub attack near Djemadja at 52,83

Japanese Ships
TK Tatekawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
SS Stingray, hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Bay of Bengal/Burma: It is quiet, almost TOO quiet. Suddenly, the calm is shattered by...no....just kidding. A very large number of ships are making their way in a Northeastery fashion toward the Ganges delta area where they are to turn south and head for Moulmein with air cover from our bases in NW Burma.

[Ol_Dog]

Stingray was also in Charleston and Norfolk - in Down Periscope

I always remember that and Lauren Holly when I see a reference to USS Stingray

[Cap Mandrake]

Operation Sticky Green: All of the first wave trooops for the Kuriles and Sakhalin are embarked and heading for a rendezvous about 400 m South of Adak.

Air units:

Heavy Bombers:

--2 squadrons (12 ea) of B-24's drawing aircraft and "veteran" crews at Adak. They should be at full strength in about 4 d
--2 squadrons of USN PB4Y (12e ea) at Amchitka and Seattle. They will be ready but don't have much experience.

All these planes have to share the level 5 field at Shemya. They won't have much staying power but might be enough to shut down Paramashiro-jima airfield.

Medium Bombers:

4 x unrestricted B-25 (16 ea) squadrons at Adak. They can't hit anything from the Aleutians but they can fly in if we capture a level 2 field (Shimihura jima or Onnekatan-jima).

Bunch of restricted Venturas with snazzy blue paint jobs. They can search for sea mammals and such.

Recon: 2 squadrons 8 ea) PB4Y-1P at Amchitka. They can reach all the targets from there but are quiet for now. Some Wildcat recon on one of the carriers.

Fighters:

2 squadrons P-38H in the Aleutians. Should be ready when needed.
1 squadrons P-47's aboard a CVE that can fly off to an airifield when ready.
1 reserve squadron Hellcats in the Aleutians
2 squadrons P-40K. They can fly in to O-jima if it is captured.

Carrier based:

--80 F6F/TBF aboard 3 CVE
--110 F6F/SBD/TBF aboard Essex and Independence

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Ol_Dog

Stingray was also in Charleston and Norfolk - in Down Periscope

I always remember that and Lauren Holly when I see a reference to USS Stingray

Was that her in the too tight uniform with her breastesses popping out? She could be a very succesful waitress if the Dive Officer thing doesn't work out..

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Stingray sinks a TK. This must be over by Western Borneo or Sumatra. [:)]

Never heard of Djemadja. [:)]

Sub attack near Djemadja at 52,83

Japanese Ships
TK Tatekawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
SS Stingray, hits 1

The Morse Code operator sneezed. Reply "gazoontight!"

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Was that her in the too tight uniform with her breastesses popping out? She could be a very succesful waitress if the Dive Officer thing doesn't work out..

It's too bad, but I think she will be successful as a Dive Officer. Can you imagine any seaman resisting her when she orders them to "go down"?