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

[Reg]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Is that a UH-1 or a Catalina, I cannot tell. [&:]

Neither, it's a PB.UH-1 [:D]






And please don't ask what it's doing on top of a building... [:-]

[Chickenboy]

What's it doing on top of a building?[&:]

ETA: [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Reg

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Is that a UH-1 or a Catalina, I cannot tell. [&:]

Neither, it's a PB.UH-1 [:D]






And please don't ask what it's doing on top of a building... [:-]

Madre de Dios! Don't let Wikileaks get a hold of that! That is the PB.UH-1X/VSTOL variant. Highly clasified. I don't think I've ever seen one outside of Pitcarin.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ooh, ooh, I know, I know.

Yes, I am quite sure you do.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Reg

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Is that a UH-1 or a Catalina, I cannot tell. [&:]

Neither, it's a PB.UH-1 [:D]






And please don't ask what it's doing on top of a building... [:-]

[:D] [&o][&o][&o][&o]

[VSWG]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Here is the salient question. What bad thing is happening?

This AAR dropping to page 2?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Alfred

I do like Cap Mandrake's attention to detail - note the M&M marking on the helicopter. Although I do wonder, as this is an M&M service, why they wouldn't be accepting greenbacks in lieu of boarding passess?

Alfred

Yes, indeed, cash is king, but the average infantryman on La Foa in early June 42 is not carrying.

Here is the salient question. What bad thing is happening?

Well, since no one else will state the obvious... a fool will rush in:

Resistance has collapsed and the last plane to leave Sai..., er La Foa or whatever it is being called has left in an overloaded hurry...[:(]

[Mynok]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Reg

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Is that a UH-1 or a Catalina, I cannot tell. [&:]

Neither, it's a PB.UH-1 [:D]






And please don't ask what it's doing on top of a building... [:-]

Madre de Dios! Don't let Wikileaks get a hold of that! That is the PB.UH-1X/VSTOL variant. Highly clasified. I don't think I've ever seen one outside of Pitcarin.

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake



Here is the salient question. What bad thing is happening?

Well, since no one else will state the obvious... a fool will rush in:

Resistance has collapsed and the last plane to leave Sai..., er La Foa or whatever it is being called has left in an overloaded hurry...[:(]

Indeed. A sad day. I had intended to get Geiger out but I thought we might get another day of 1:1 with Geiger in charge. The ammo shortage drove it down to 2:1 and the heroic chaps tossed it in.

Oddly, the troop losses seemed way to low (about 8K)

Alarmingly, the VP ratio is now about 2:1 with 11,000 pts from Allied troop losses [X(] Are we going to suffer an auto-loss on points??? (pretend I didn't read the manual).

[Alfred]

Japan needs 4:1 from 1 January 1943 to 31 December 1943 for auto victory. You should be safe.

Alfred

[Cap Mandrake]

*************June 4, 1942***********


Solomons: An S boat, S-46 to be precise, put a dud torp into DD Minegumo near the Russel Islands (near Guadalcanal). Minegumo was escorting Nagato and Kirishima.

The idiots in Naval Intelligence told us Nagato was sunk. As Mark Twain might have said, the reports of her demise appear to have been overstated. I think the two BB's were at Lunga pumping out seawater and now they are trying to make Rabaul. That's what S-46 was waiting for. I have a few more subs lotering near Rabaul, perhaps we can get lucky.

Norfolk Is: I called off the Norfolk landing for now as the emergent need to rescue from La Foa is moot. Instead the two Marine regiments dedicated to this will rest and prepare at Auckland. If the Japs try to reinforce Norfolk, I think we can make trouble for them. B-17's attacked today. There are now some Oscars there. Koumac has 600 aircraft! [X(]

Fiji: The island is strongly garrisoned but needs fuel and supplies. I am going to put a Bn each of 103rd Regt on the small islands S and SE of Fiji that are buildable to level 4/5 airfields.

Enterpise and Hornet will retire to Wellington to flesh out an SBD group. They can operate from there for now to protect the New Zealand. They are joined by one RN carrier.


Tonga: Still unguarded. I am working on it.

Oz: The massive convoy down the road from Darwin to Katherine continues. No Jap attack at Katherine yet but it can't be long. Admiral Lord Sprior wisely got the aircraft out of Katherine except for a few P-39's. The medium bombers will not be able to reach the battlefield near Katherine until Tenant creek reaches level 2. B-17's are flying from Alice.

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Japan needs 4:1 from 1 January 1943 to 31 December 1943 for auto victory. You should be safe.

Alfred

Not to be a pessimist, but things can always get even worse, so there's a fighting chance of even 7:1.

Remember, "They can always hurt you more." ...Hunter S. Thompson (and he would know!)

But my money's still on the Cap and Lord Admiral.

[BrucePowers]

No no it's Admiral Lord[:D]

[BrucePowers]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What's it doing on top of a building?[&:]

ETA: [:'(]

he asked you not to ask that[:-][:D]

[sprior]

The medium bombers will not be able to reach the battlefield near Katherine until Tenant creek reaches level 2

Yep, they've been flown out to Farty Towels.

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What's it doing on top of a building?[&:]

ETA: [:'(]

he asked you not to ask that[:-][:D]

Maybe there is a pool on the roof ??[&:] [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

Japs trying to Horn In on His Majesty's territory

[Mynok]

ORIGINAL: sprior

The medium bombers will not be able to reach the battlefield near Katherine until Tenant creek reaches level 2

Yep, they've been flown out to Farty Towels.

Did I miss a codebook update?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: sprior

The medium bombers will not be able to reach the battlefield near Katherine until Tenant creek reaches level 2

Yep, they've been flown out to Farty Towels.

Did I miss a codebook update?

Probably the enigma machine wheels need some WD-40

[Mynok]

Or maybe just pongo ineptitude at typing.