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Some Stringbags, oddly without torps, find an APD.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Too bad the Swordfish didn't locate the carriers because they are damn good, probably sinking a DD.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tioman Island at 51,83

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fubuki

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Massive explosion on DD Usugumo

I tried to talk Admiral Lord SPrior from sending Thanet down the West coast of Luzon. You never know. There is no completely safe route and they might have run across a carrier.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 75,70, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet

Nice dodge but they have the bad luck to run into the same SCTF during the day.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 74,70, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1

Hey! They get away again!

Oh, crap! Intercepted again 40 miles later. [:(]

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 73,71, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Thanet, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

And again 40 miles later.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 73,72, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki, on fire
DD Fumizuki, on fire
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, on fire
DD Thanet, heavy fires

Go Royal Navy! D'oh. Again 40 miles later!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 72,73, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki, on fire
DD Fumizuki, on fire
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, on fire
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1, heavy fires

And again 40 miles closer to safety!

ay Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 72,74, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki, on fire
DD Minazuki, on fire
DD Fumizuki, heavy fires
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, heavy fires
DD Thanet, Shell hits 15, and is sunk


A moment of silence for the gallant men of HMS Thanet. [&o]

Kendari: Recon showed only light forces supporting the Japanese landing at Kendari. Oops.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
DD Kuroshio
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Alden, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Edsall, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Whipple, Shell hits 4, on fire

Both Mersing and Kendari fall. PoW survives.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Itdepends

Another AAR? Don't you guys work for a living?

BTW- the turn is with you [:'(]

Here is why I didn't see your post until now...BECAUSE I WAS ASLEEP[:D] I'm beginning to think the flat Earth theory is at odds with experimental observations.

No the flat earth theory still holds. I'm in Australia on the bottom side- you're on North America on the top side- it's dark there when its light here and vice versa- makes perfect sense if the sun goes around the earth.

ORIGINAL: Itdepends

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Itdepends

Another AAR? Don't you guys work for a living?

BTW- the turn is with you [:'(]

Here is why I didn't see your post until now...BECAUSE I WAS ASLEEP[:D] I'm beginning to think the flat Earth theory is at odds with experimental observations.

No the flat earth theory still holds. I'm in Australia on the bottom side- you're on North America on the top side- it's dark there when its light here and vice versa- makes perfect sense if the sun goes around the earth.

I love physcis! [:D] You know, your last email had no attachment. [:-]

Oh wait. Never mind. [:)]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

This pretty funny. [:D] Don't mess with the US Navy SOC-1

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Toyokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SOC-1 Seagull bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Go, go Seagulls!

With a flock of them you could conquer the world! [;)]

[:D]

<radio chatter>

"BRAVO LEADER, BRAVO LEADER THIS IS BRAVO TWO. I THINK I'M HIT! I CAN'T SEE!

"Bravo two this is Bravo one. Try moving your hair again"

Clearly the one-eyed blonde "monster" (see below for similar hairstyle) is sporting a JFB shirt. Did M&M Security Division do the security screening on this guy?

Thank you for the tip. I am notifying USAAFE as we speak.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Thank you for the tip. I am notifying USAAFE as we speak.

Ah - that explains the name: USAAFE, me safe, we all safe!

.

What if you are worse at dancing than you are at golf?

***********Aboard Dewey Dry Dock, under tow from USS Tulsa, Manila Harbor, 23:30, Dec 8, 1941(e)*****

<the ship is down 5 degrees by the "stern" after the Dec 7 attacks>

Ensign Pulver: Sir, how do you make our chances?

Cmdr. Jensen: Chances? Our best speed 5 kts? Jap carriers in the Sulu Sea, surface forces, subs, bombers from Formosa..and it's a long way to Darwin. I'm afraid they aren't very good, son.

Ensign Pulver: That's what I figured, sir. The boys at Subic got up a big wager on whether we would make it or not. I put in everything I had.

Cmdr. Jensen: Son, do you mean to tell me you bet your life savings on us making Darwin?

Ensign Pulver: Oh, heck no sir. I may be a little wet behind the ears but mama did not raise a stupid son.

Sprior that sign missed one advisement
"don't pay the ferryman"

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
What if you are worse at dancing than you are at golf?

Look on the bright side- you're unlikely to lose any of your balls while dancing.

It is a shame that the game with Dec 7 rules has commands that were notified of possible upcoming attack (Philippines) are hampered by having their CAP on day one gutted. Did you lose all of your pacific subs and the only type of USN subs that are worth a darn for the next year+ (the S type)?

I wonder if you can do a reverse Pearl Harbor and send your PH old BBs, with refueling points on a trajectory taking them to Tokyo Bay/Nasby industrial city to do some Industrial Bombardment. Or does mainland Japan have buku air search and betty bombers stationed there?