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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:54 pm
by John B.
With apologies to Francis Church
Yes Captain Mandrake, there is a Mr. Sans-a-belt. He exists as surely as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give your life their highest joy.
Alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no Mr. Sans-a-belt. It would be almost as dreary as if there were no Captain Mandrakes.
No Mr. Sans-a-belt! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Captain Mandrake, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the expanding waistlines of middle aged men.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:16 pm
by sprior
ORIGINAL: zuluhour
Hope LADM Sprior doesn't get distracted.....
That's the Top Secret HQ!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:19 pm
by sprior
ORIGINAL: John B.
A hearty "well done" to the nameless drone at Silver Manufacturing who first thought of taking the belt out of slacks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansabelt His name may be lost to the ages, but his beltless pants live on.
Sansa belt - I thought you meant this:
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:37 pm
by John B.
If only!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:27 am
by sprior
In the rude names for warships competition at the Admiralty the following came out the winner: HMS Cockchafer. I was wondering if anyone had anything more risqué?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:28 am
by sprior
A close runner up was HMS Spanker
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:50 am
by John B.
Don't sell us Yanks short. USS Swallow which, of course, is preceded by the USS Blower and followed by the USS Plunger.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:22 am
by Disco Duck
ORIGINAL: John B.
With apologies to Francis Church
Yes Captain Mandrake, there is a Mr. Sans-a-belt. He exists as surely as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give your life their highest joy.
Alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no Mr. Sans-a-belt. It would be almost as dreary as if there were no Captain Mandrakes.
No Mr. Sans-a-belt! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Captain Mandrake, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the expanding waistlines of middle aged men.
At least Kilroy was real.
http://www.kilroywashere.org/001-Pages/ ... gends.html
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:33 am
by Cap Mandrake
***************Aboard HMS Cockchafer**********
Cpt Hornblower: <on the PA system> Lads, I'm afraid we're in a tight spot.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:41 am
by Cap Mandrake
[font="Courier New"]*******5TH FLEET ORDER**********
TO: USS MANLOVE
TIME: 12:25:02:03:1944 ZULU
PROCEED TO RENDEZVOUS WITH HMS COCKCHAFER AT POINT CUBBY HOLE AFTER TAKING ON OIL AT TARANTO STOP
USE PRECAUTIONS YOU DEEM NECESSARY STOP GOD SPEED END[/font]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:19 pm
by sprior
I give you HMS Gay Bruiser
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:25 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
I give you HMS Gay Bruiser
[:D]
Bahhh. You made that up. I'm not falling for that.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:34 pm
by Cap Mandrake
No, it's true. The Gay Class fast attack class. Gay Bruiser, Gay Centurion, Gay Charioteer. [:D][:D]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:13 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: sprior
I give you HMS Gay Bruiser
That fellow in front - is he standing a little funny?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:54 pm
by desicat
ORIGINAL: sprior
In the rude names for warships competition at the Admiralty the following came out the winner: HMS Cockchafer. I was wondering if anyone had anything more risqué?
I spent a few days on the HMS Beaver.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:07 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: sprior
I give you HMS Gay Bruiser
That fellow in front - is he standing a little funny?
Maybe he is the head guy?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:11 pm
by Cap Mandrake
*****************March 30, 1942(e)*****************
Damn...here comes another night bombardment at Melbourne. They are just pounding the place. Or recon just sucks.
At least they pay a small price.
TF 160 encounters mine field at Melbourne (82,170)
Japanese Ships
DD Urakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:23 pm
by Cap Mandrake
[:-]
Night Naval bombardment of Melbourne at 82,170 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 22 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson III (LR): 1 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
DD Yukikaze
Allied ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 18
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:27 pm
by Cap Mandrake
We attack from Sydney yesterday....so we move the SBD's down to Port Kembla anticipating a retaliatory raid....either they are psychic or perhaps saw the Wirraways at Port Kembla last turn and decided it was really SBD's.....
Night Naval bombardment of Port Kembla at 90,168 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
Wirraway: 4 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBC-4 Helldiver: 1 damaged
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 damaged
29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Mutsuki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Shigure
Allied ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Manpower hits 1
Fires 288
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Ouch.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:02 pm
by Cap Mandrake
This is pathetic.
orning Air attack on Geelong , at 81,170
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17E Fortress x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Runway hits 3