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

[Disco Duck]

https://www.menuism.com/blog/who-was-general-tso/

[Cap Mandrake]

Wow, Peng got screwed. [:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then the RTA folds like a house of cards. They don't seem as enthusiastic about the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere as the Shinto Boys. Most excerrent!

On a quick read of that line I thought it ended with "Most excrement!"!

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then the RTA folds like a house of cards. They don't seem as enthusiastic about the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere as the Shinto Boys. Most excerrent!

On a quick read of that line I thought it ended with "Most excrement!"!

That happened when I worked for a Japanese firm. The spell checker betrayed the sender. The e-mail went " Please welcome Hana-san. He is an excrement engineer". [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Haha. Shit-ah hahppens.

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, the Marine SBD's squadrons that arrive Jan '43, is there no way to convert them to older planes to free-up some SBD's for the Navy pilots?

I don't have enough USMC pilots trained in dive bombing for the squadrons to be useful.

[Cap Mandrake]

The two Jap BB's in the Banda Sea have disappeared. They seem not to be at Kendari but they might well show up tonight and take on PoW

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then the RTA folds like a house of cards. They don't seem as enthusiastic about the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere as the Shinto Boys. Most excerrent!

On a quick read of that line I thought it ended with "Most excrement!"!

That happened when I worked for a Japanese firm. The spell checker betrayed the sender. The e-mail went " Please welcome Hana-san. He is an excrement engineer". [:D]

He just might be an excellent excrement engineer, which is much, much better than a crappy excrement engineer.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy




On a quick read of that line I thought it ended with "Most excrement!"!

That happened when I worked for a Japanese firm. The spell checker betrayed the sender. The e-mail went " Please welcome Hana-san. He is an excrement engineer". [:D]

He just might be an excellent excrement engineer, which is much, much better than a crappy excrement engineer.

Good-ah point. Design of septic prants very important, especiarry dome and giant charcoar firter. Arso, perfumed showers for-ah workers going off shift.

[T Rav]

Cap,

Good Luck with PoW! One of my favorite ships in this game. I like some obscure ones as well, but PoW is pretty cool. I like it when she makes it past Jan '42.

T Rav

[Cap Mandrake]

Quite ironic that you say that.[:(]

[Cap Mandrake]

*************January 3, 1943************

Sundas and Sulawese: So far so good. We do not encounter the Jap BB's. There is said to be a CVL in harbour. Poor visibility do to weather and low moonlight.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,107, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 13, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
SC Ch 14, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 15, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 16, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
CL Marblehead
DD Stronghold

[Cap Mandrake]

What the Hell? What idiot turned off the radar?????

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
DD Minekaze
DD Hasu, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CL Marblehead
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Hasu at 1,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hasu at 1,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yunagi at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Yunagi at 2,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hasu at 2,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yunagi at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Hasu at 3,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Minekaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

&*$*$(%(*#*$**%*%**!

[Cap Mandrake]

We found the Jap BB's. This means Phillips was NOT spotted inbound. What an opportunity lost.

Night Naval bombardment of Babar at 76,117

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Nagato
DD Oite
DD Matsukaze
DD Minegumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 31
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 68
Port hits 10
Port supply hits 2

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Quite ironic that you say that.[:(]

RMS Ironic was the Titanic's unbuilt sister ship. She was to have been made of composites instead of iron.

[Cap Mandrake]

Missed opportunity for revenge. I think the service crews got clobbered on Babar because most the planes did not take off.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tockangbesi-eilanden at 72,111

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 11000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

What the Hell? What idiot turned off the radar?????

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
DD Minekaze
DD Hasu, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CL Marblehead
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Hasu at 1,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hasu at 1,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yunagi at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Yunagi at 2,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hasu at 2,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yunagi at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Hasu at 3,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Minekaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

&*$*$(%(*#*$**%*%**!

Admiral Tom 'Thumb' Phillips wanted to give the Japs a chance to surrender before wasting shells.

You have perfectly executed your strategy of lulling JJ into a state of over confidence.

[Cap Mandrake]

Well, that was quite a victory 4 ships to 1!

[Cap Mandrake]

Dumbass did not go down with the ship either. [;)]


Adm. Phillips: Signal Marblehead and Stronghold no radar. We shan't give away our presence.

<face palm>

[Cap Mandrake]

Ineffectual attack on Sorong.

Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7