At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

21 casualties from salt water poisoning from near misses?

fternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Kembla at 91,174

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ now has the level 2 field at Tamworth so we attack.

Afternoon Air attack on Tamworth , at 91,163

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
A-20A Havoc x 3

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 8

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Afternoon Air attack on Tamworth , at 91,163

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 7

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

I give you HMS Gay Bruiser

I'm a bit late to this party, but I nominate HMS Chuffer - a torpedo magnet of course.

The RN had the colony, town and county class cruisers, so how about a "notable street" class of AMs. Bugis Street? Reeperbahn?

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

21 casualties from salt water poisoning from near misses?

fternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Kembla at 91,174

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Natori have unfortunate outbreak of disease on this cruise. Happened shortly after some of the crew visited a few of the French POWs at Noumea. They are calling it "Regionnaires Disease".

[desicat]

With Easter coming up maybe the Japanese in Tasmania may let their guard down concerning "Tasmanian Bunnies".

[Cap Mandrake]

They may have let their guard down at Launceston. We snuck a reserve unit back there and will try a snack attack today.

[witpqs]

Oh, good! What it is going to be, peanuts or pretzels?

[BBfanboy]

When in Tasmania, serve Wild Turkey Surprise!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Oh, good! What it is going to be, peanuts or pretzels?

Hot Cheetos, of course! With lime and Tapatio.

[Cap Mandrake]

Operation All Your Base Are Belong to Us: the Allied offensive in the Santa Cruz Is and Southern solomons, April, 1942

[Cap Mandrake]

Sure, I could go back and put the "P" in front of "robably", but what is the point, really? Instead, I am going to go out and finish the raised vegetable
planter.

1st Marine Raider Bn will land at Tualgi in about 8 days.

[desicat]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

1st Marine Raider Bn will land at Tualgi in about 8 days.

Not if they find out Ginger and Mary Ann are so close by. The Staff better keep their lips sealed on that little secret.

[Cap Mandrake]

Yes a battalion of Marines would significantly increase the carnal demand compared to the Skipper and the Professor (assuming Gilligan is gay). Maybe Mrs. Howell could pitch in.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mary Ann made good coconut cream pies by all reports but her head is WAAAAAY too big for her body.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: sprior

I give you HMS Gay Bruiser

And in a breaking story, the British Natural Environment Research Council decided that letting the internet choose the name of its latest ship was a good idea... and they are now going to name the ship*:

R.S.S. BOATY McBOATFACE!!! [X(] [:D]

Rumo(u)r is that will use a bottle of Capris Sun instead of champagne to christen this noble vessel...[;)]

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... rch-vessel

* After re-reading the Guardian article, it appears that they actually haven't officially bestowed the moniker on the ship yet -- a piece on NPR presented this as a done deal, and i foolishly believed them... [8|] [:-]

[:-]

[T Rav]

As a young lad, I was all for Mary Ann. Gotta say I'd pick Ginger today...

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: T Rav

As a young lad, I was all for Mary Ann. Gotta say I'd pick Ginger today...

Mary Ann was "nicer". Ginger you want to serve a couple of fermented coconut drinks to.

[Cap Mandrake]

Editrix Note: OK, that does it. What kind of Neanderthal thinks that using alcohol in that fashion is
permitted? This is the final warning.

[skr1107]

Nothing says aerodynamic efficiency more than a vertical face to the canopy leading edge.....
https://modapkdl.io

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: skr1107

Nothing says aerodynamic efficiency more than a vertical face to the canopy leading edge.....

It's good for sweeping the air of bugs as well.