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

[Cap Mandrake]

She rook rike Friggen Jackie Chan!

[Onime No Kyo]

That has got to be the most unattractive thing I've seen in a long time. [X(]

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

That has got to be the most unattractive thing I've seen in a long time. [X(]

I still think Eleanor is more scary!

[Cap Mandrake]

No doubt about it, Eleanore makes Tokyo Rose rook rike Penerope Cruz.


Speaking of beauty, you aren't going to believe what happened. Every single ship headed for New Edinburgh made it safely without a scratch. No cataclysmic night BB vs BB battle. No daytime attack...at all. I think the Japs were licking their wounds after the high Zero and Betty losses of the day before and there may have been many more planes damaged than I realized. They may have delegated most of their fighters at New Ullapool to CAP as had the Allies. The Jap carriers either move to the N or NW out of range of the PBY's on New Scotland or they are hiding in a rain squall somewhere. Maybe their flight crews were fatigued and torpedoes expended (quite possibly) or maybe they declined battle thinking there might have been 5 Allied CV's...it would almost be possible but not really.

There are 5 BB's now at New Edinburgh. I need to decide if I should send the 4 USN BB's on a bombardment run to New Ullapool. They could really trash the airfield if they got through but might well get crushed when the sun comes up if they cant make it back (which seems likely). I wish we had Washington and South Dakota but that is not to be just yet. The 17's will come back to NE and most of the mediums will go to New Perth for a raid on New Ullapool in the morning. According to air recon there are over 450 aircraft at New Ullapool (a level 6 airfield). This represents a huge increase and would constitute a significant overstack. I dont really believe there are 189 auxillairy aircraft at New Uallapool. I have a feeling one of the McCoys got the recon gig. Can you imagine what 48 14 inch guns could do to 450 aircraft parked wingtip to wingtip?

Annoyingly, HMS Formidable was hit by a torp from a Jap sub while sheltering in the imagined safety North of Fiji. What the Hell was a Jap sub doing there? Suva harbor is in the South. She has 14% flooding and is slowed to 25 kts but can still fight.

[witpqs]

Stacking goes by engine count so that airfield could be way up there in over-stacking increased-damage land. Go get 'em, Cap!

[Alfred]

Auxiliary aircraft shown up on a mouseover also represent damaged fighters and bombers. So there could be 189 auxiliary aircraft, comprised of damaged planes plus non fighters/bombers, at New Ullapool.

Alfred

[sprior]

Auxiliary aircraft shown up on a mouseover also represent damaged fighters and bombers.

I never knew that.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Auxiliary aircraft shown up on a mouseover also represent damaged fighters and bombers. So there could be 189 auxiliary aircraft, comprised of damaged planes plus non fighters/bombers, at New Ullapool.

Alfred

Wow...I didn't know that either. OK, that ices it. The USN BB's are going in. I will try to cover their return trip with fighters from New Perth. They may encounter up to 4 Jap BB's if the 3 that were inbound have not been turned around. They will be at a disadvantage in a night battle because all the Jap BB's have night experience now, but that can't be helped. A fair number of the Jap cruisers have been pushed too far and are smoking. They will be target ships in a night battle. I will try to find something with radar. In any event, the skippers have to know the old BB's are destined for the scrapyard or museums after the war. A fight to the death in the South Pacific will be a more noble demise than that sufered by California which foundered off Hilo trying to get to SF. Warspite will stay behind for now to guard the transports and the airfield at New Edinburgh. I suspect, the Jap carriers will come back now that they know at least one of the Allied carriers is all the way off Fiji. That was most unfortunate. I still can't believe there was a sub lurking there.

[sprior]

Go for it. I'm still at work,

[Cap Mandrake]

By the way. My fridge icemaker started working again. This means the stock market is going up in the near term.

If you are short selling stocks get the Hell out or at least be a man about and stop whimpering if you get your ass kicked. Don't say I didn't warn you either. To tell you the truth I hate short sellers. They remind of the one ***-**** at a hot craps table who keeps laying down his crappy $5 chip on the Don't Come when the rest of table has $20-30K with the roller. Then, when the roller finally 7's out, the little ******-****** picks up his crappy $10 with a big smile on his face and quietly giggles to himself over his cleverness. Then the little **** takes his "big win" over to the $3 buffet and arranges his hush puppies and frozen vegetables by color on his plate, making sure none of the juices touch each other. God, I hate those annoying little **-**'s. There should be a DSM IV diagnosis for them if there isn't one.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Go for it. I'm still at work,

I had to walk pinhead, she keeps barfing. Go ahead, I will do it after 20;00 tonight.

Kill Japs

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

By the way. My fridge icemaker started working again. This means the stock market is going up in the near term.

If you are short selling stocks get the Hell out or at least be a man about and stop whimpering if you get your ass kicked. Don't say I didn't warn you either. To tell you the truth I hate short sellers. They remind of the one ***-**** at a hot craps table who keeps laying down his crappy $5 chip on the Don't Come when the rest of table has $20-30K with the roller. Then, when the roller finally 7's out, the little ******-****** picks up his crappy $10 with a big smile on his face and quietly giggles to himself over his cleverness. Then the little **** takes his "big win" over to the $3 buffet and arranges his hush puppies and frozen vegetables by color on his plate, making sure none of the juices touch each other. God, I hate those annoying little **-**'s. There should be a DSM IV diagnosis for them if there isn't one.

That's a lot of astericks and hyphens there. Lots of hard consonant "K" sounds too, I venture.

What's particularly amusing about them is that it's the SAME ODDS (in reverse) as everyone else is getting anyways. I am most satisfied when the roller keeps hitting points in these situations. That tends to bankrupt these 'wrong way' *****-******s tootsweet.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

That's a lot of astericks and hyphens there. Lots of hard consonant "K" sounds too, I venture.

What's particularly amusing about them is that it's the SAME ODDS (in reverse) as everyone else is getting anyways. I am most satisfied when the roller keeps hitting points in these situations. That tends to bankrupt these 'wrong way' *****-******s tootsweet.

Yep. Mathematically true odds on their back-up bet and the same to one part in 1000 on the front line (except where there is a second "bar" number). I could never understand why they want to ruin everyone's fun. I was at a table once where the little ******-****** actually said "come on seven" out loud. And this at a table with lots of guys with hairy chests and big gold chains that talked like Tony Soprano. He probably ended up a stain on the sidewalk somewhere. Fun times. Ah, but we digress.

Let this be a warning to the Dont Come/Dont Pass bettors on Operation Consanguinity [;)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

That's a lot of astericks and hyphens there. Lots of hard consonant "K" sounds too, I venture.

What's particularly amusing about them is that it's the SAME ODDS (in reverse) as everyone else is getting anyways. I am most satisfied when the roller keeps hitting points in these situations. That tends to bankrupt these 'wrong way' *****-******s tootsweet.

Yep. Mathematically true odds on their back-up bet and the same to one part in 1000 on the front line (except where there is a second "bar" number). I could never understand why they want to ruin everyone's fun. I was at a table once where the little ******-****** actually said "come on seven" out loud. And this at a table with lots of guys with hairy chests and big gold chains that talked like Tony Soprano. He probably ended up a stain on the sidewalk somewhere. Fun times. Ah, but we digress.

Let this be a warning to the Dont Come/Dont Pass bettors on Operation Consanguinity [;)]

Come on, Seven! [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Let this be a warning to the Dont Come/Dont Pass bettors on Operation Consanguinity [;)]

Come on, Seven! [:'(]

Dood, I am pretty sure the game engine uses one of these, this being the 21st Century and all.



What do you think this is, Monopoly? If I am attacking I want a "1", defending a "20".

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


The USN BB's are going in. I will try to cover their return trip with fighters from New Perth. They may encounter up to 4 Jap BB's if the 3 that were inbound have not been turned around. They will be at a disadvantage in a night battle because all the Jap BB's have night experience now, but that can't be helped. A fair number of the Jap cruisers have been pushed too far and are smoking. They will be target ships in a night battle. I will try to find something with radar. In any event, the skippers have to know the old BB's are destined for the scrapyard or museums after the war. A fight to the death in the South Pacific will be a more noble demise than that sufered by California which foundered off Hilo trying to get to SF. Warspite will stay behind for now to guard the transports and the airfield at New Edinburgh. I suspect, the Jap carriers will come back now that they know at least one of the Allied carriers is all the way off Fiji. That was most unfortunate. I still can't believe there was a sub lurking there.

As we say in oncology treatment, "In for a dime, in for a dollar!

Or, as George Patton was allegedly quoted when justifying his strategy, "L'adace, l'adace, toujours ladace!"

Or, as my Cherokee ancestors were fond of saying, "Today is a good day to die."

Go for it Cap! We're rooting for you.

We'll find out later if the Gods of War favored your judgment, or decided to remind yet another man of his limitations.

Personally, I'm betting on you. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

The turn is in the ether now. No going back.

The LYB's had flooded the sealanes North of New Scotland with PB's operating singly. Doubltess there are subs too. These are there to slow any bombardment TF and bleed off ammo on the inbound leg. The Northern approach to New Ullapool is shorter by 40 miles but I sent Taffinder and the 4 BB's via the Southern coast. I dont think they will make it back to New Edinburgh so they will have to suppress the airfield themselves or in conjunction with 20 B-17's fron NE and 24 medium bombers from New Perth. 12-15 figthers will fly LRCAP from New Perth. There is a good chance some Jap carriers will move within range as well, although, the carriers now have to be cautious over the potential of attacks from New Perth and New Edinburgh which are both fully operational and can nominally suport 300 aircraft plus the reappearance of the Allied carriers. They have good reason to be cautious.

It could go very badly or it could shut down the airfield at New Ullapool.

One infantry regiment and 20 AK's unloading at New Edinburgh.

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I have a feeling one of the McCoys got the recon gig. Can you imagine what 48 14 inch guns could do to 450 aircraft parked wingtip to wingtip?

Cap, i thought it was the Magoo's? [&:]

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

By the way. My fridge icemaker started working again. This means the stock market is going up in the near term.

If you are short selling stocks get the Hell out or at least be a man about and stop whimpering if you get your ass kicked. Don't say I didn't warn you either. To tell you the truth I hate short sellers. They remind of the one ***-**** at a hot craps table who keeps laying down his crappy $5 chip on the Don't Come when the rest of table has $20-30K with the roller. Then, when the roller finally 7's out, the little ******-****** picks up his crappy $10 with a big smile on his face and quietly giggles to himself over his cleverness. Then the little **** takes his "big win" over to the $3 buffet and arranges his hush puppies and frozen vegetables by color on his plate, making sure none of the juices touch each other. God, I hate those annoying little **-**'s. There should be a DSM IV diagnosis for them if there isn't one.

the only thing i hate worse is the drunk SOB who continually slaps me in the back every time i make a point...now, i'm into good natured back slapping just like any other degenerate gambler, but by god i was spilling beer down my shirt every time he slapped...how am i supposed to pick up the hot table chicks with stale beer dribbling down my shirt? of course, once he was told not to place his hands anywhere near my person again the table went cold, the hot table chicks disappeared and i still had beer on my shirt...where's the friggin' justice...

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

The turn is in the ether now. No going back.

The LYB's had flooded the sealanes North of New Scotland with PB's operating singly. Doubltess there are subs too. These are there to slow any bombardment TF and bleed off ammo on the inbound leg. The Northern approach to New Ullapool is shorter by 40 miles but I sent Taffinder and the 4 BB's via the Southern coast. I dont think they will make it back to New Edinburgh so they will have to suppress the airfield themselves or in conjunction with 20 B-17's fron NE and 24 medium bombers from New Perth. 12-15 figthers will fly LRCAP from New Perth. There is a good chance some Jap carriers will move within range as well, although, the carriers now have to be cautious over the potential of attacks from New Perth and New Edinburgh which are both fully operational and can nominally suport 300 aircraft plus the reappearance of the Allied carriers. They have good reason to be cautious.

It could go very badly or it could shut down the airfield at New Ullapool.

One infantry regiment and 20 AK's unloading at New Edinburgh.

Well? Turkey trots to water. The world wonders...