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RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:36 am
by Cap Mandrake
Sakhalin and the Kuriles: The landings at Shimishuri-jima and Sakhalin go very well and are well coordinated, going in on D-Day as planned. Onnekaton-jima is one day late.
We are up against a Naval Guard unit at Shimishuri.. Not sure we brought enough. Did not expect an infantry unit at Shimi. We attack tomorrow.
Ground combat at Shimushiri-jima (132,51)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Defending force 3206 troops, 57 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Assaulting units:
46th Naval Guard Unit
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
34th Const Co
Defending units:
197th Infantry Battalion
198th Infantry Battalion
1/151st Combat Engr Bn /1
165th Field Artillery Battalion
107th USN Base Force /3
We discover a fairly competent SNLF at Shikuka
Pre-Invasion action off Shikuka (126,43)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Maryland
DD Saufley
APA Elmore
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
BB Maryland firing at Yokosuka 6th SNLF
DD Saufley firing at Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Landing at Onnekotan starts tonight.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 12:11 pm
by Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[font="Times New Roman"]DON'T USE THIS
CRAPER CLOGE[/font]
[:D]
Several observations:
1) Someone is an astoundingly bad speller..WAAAAY..WAAAY worse than me (9 year old)
2) Instead of fixing the problem, they switch to another bathroom and wait for the old man to get home, even though there are able-bodied adults around all day
I should also mention that the technology to solve the problem is well tested and available in the garage and one could easily Google the operating instructions.
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 12:18 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Even worse, they are step-kids and one has kinda red hair (in a Norse kinda way)
I am reminded of the Innuit solution to annoying, borderline parasitic teens and young adults. They give them a hunting rifle and a couple of hundred rounds
(I know this seems counterintuitive but you will like the second part), 30 pounds of beans and some matches and they drop them off on a grizzly-infested island in the summer..then come back for them next spring.
Et voila! You have either a pile of bones or a responsible adult. [:)]
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 12:25 pm
by poodlebrain
I like option 4. Act like you have a guest named Craper Gloge who is into privacy so you leave the bathroom alone. If anyone else wants to use it they can deal with Craper issues.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 12:27 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Quite an odd thing happened. A turn came in!
Eh? Did you authenticate?
I check out every email NOT from one of 3 UC campuses trying to get money from me or BevMo or Meet Christian Singles in Your Area.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 5:18 pm
by Mike McCreery
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Quite an odd thing happened. A turn came in!
Eh? Did you authenticate?
I check out every email NOT from one of 3 UC campuses trying to get money from me or BevMo or Meet Christian Singles in Your Area.
Why are you trying to meet non-christian singles in your area??
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 5:39 pm
by Lecivius
"3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. "
You should know by now it is ALWAYS your fault. It does not matter when, what, who, how, or why.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 5:59 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Wargmr
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Eh? Did you authenticate?
I check out every email NOT from one of 3 UC campuses trying to get money from me or BevMo or Meet Christian Singles in Your Area.
Why are you trying to meet non-christian singles in your area??
Well, it's not like I don't like Christian girls....I just like Shinto Girls better.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:05 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I just noticed something. JJ probably has a full Naval guard REGIMENT at Shimushiri. I don't have much confidence 2 US Army '43 RCTs, a Bn of combat engineers and some arty will do it. Hope they don't impale themselves.
FOW is annoying. I have a Bn of Rangers and some tanks as reserve but they are prepped for Shikukua.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:44 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[font="Times New Roman"]DON'T USE THIS
CRAPER CLOGE[/font]
[:D]
Several observations:
1) Someone is an astoundingly bad speller..WAAAAY..WAAAY worse than me (9 year old)
2) Instead of fixing the problem, they switch to another bathroom and wait for the old man to get home, even though there are able-bodied adults around all day
I should also mention that the technology to solve the problem is well tested and available in the garage and one could easily Google the operating instructions.
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
Craper Cloge? Scottish?
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:55 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[font="Times New Roman"]DON'T USE THIS
CRAPER CLOGE[/font]
[:D]
Several observations:
1) Someone is an astoundingly bad speller..WAAAAY..WAAAY worse than me (9 year old)
2) Instead of fixing the problem, they switch to another bathroom and wait for the old man to get home, even though there are able-bodied adults around all day
I should also mention that the technology to solve the problem is well tested and available in the garage and one could easily Google the operating instructions.
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
Craper Cloge? Scottish?
No, I believe the esteemed Mr. Crapper was a Yorkie. Maybe it's Yorkish?
Mr. Thomas Crapper of Yorkshire
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:58 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Here is the upstairs bathroom. Still needs some work.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:58 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Hory crap! That-ah big picture!
RE: RIP???
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:03 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[font="Times New Roman"]DON'T USE THIS
CRAPER CLOGE[/font]
[:D]
Several observations:
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
I bet they heard you muttering something about "Horycrappo Jima" and concluded that you must have dropped a small island in there ...
RE: RIP???
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 1:40 pm
by Cap Mandrake
OK...the balcony is done. We deviated a bit from the color scheme I gave to the HOA. I hope they don't bust my chops.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 1:42 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[font="Times New Roman"]DON'T USE THIS
CRAPER CLOGE[/font]
[:D]
Several observations:
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
I bet they heard you muttering something about "Horycrappo Jima" and concluded that you must have dropped a small island in there ...
A Ma Deuce you mean?
RE: RIP???
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 7:53 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
So I get home from work on Friday and there is this sign on one of the upstairs bathrooms:
[:D]
Several observations:
3) Even though it is almost certainly due to "feminine hygiene products", something I am pretty sure I d not use..they hold a pow wow and decide I am somehow responsible. [:@]
I bet they heard you muttering something about "Horycrappo Jima" and concluded that you must have dropped a small island in there ...
A Ma Deuce you mean?
Never heard the expression A Ma Deuce before, but I was inferring an overstacking problem involving Horycrappo Jima ...
RE: RIP???
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 10:56 am
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Never heard the expression A Ma Deuce before, but I was inferring an overstacking problem involving Horycrappo Jima ...
"overstacking problem" [:D]
Dropping a "Ma Deuce" is dropping a .50 cal machine gun in the water when landing at Horycrappo-jima. Droppins a "deuce" is quite a different matter.
RE: RIP???
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 11:02 am
by Cap Mandrake
***************July 17, 1943(c)*************
The LYB's counter-attack. Something went wrong with the turn plans...either I sent Admiral Lord SPrior the wrong file or he opened the wrong
file...oh well...the attack at Shikuka will be tomorrow.[:)]
RE: RIP???
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 11:07 am
by Cap Mandrake
JJ sortie their carriers very quickly. They must have been in central Japan somewhere. Soryu and a CVL are perfectly positioned to defeat the 4 CVE's covering the Shimishuri landing in detail.
The CVE's have been stacked with Hellcats, anticipating a major threat from LBA.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Shimushiri-jima at 132,51
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 4
D3A2 Val x 6
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
Essex and Independence are 8 hexes distant from Soryu.
I would have expected an attack from them in 1943 but it is not to be. Instead, the CVE's have to duke it out alone.
Morning attack is nicely escorted but the TBF pilots are not really the A-tem and Soryu and Ryujo won't hold still.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Uruppu-jima at 129,53
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
A6M3a Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
TBF-1 Avenger x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CVL Ryuho
JJ comes back in the afternoon. I don't think they have a full air complement aboard.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shimushiri-jima at 132,52
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 3
D3A2 Val x 3
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
Afternoon counterattack from the CVE's.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Uruppu-jima at 129,53
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryuho
CV Soryu