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

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

How about someone posting a picture of a tree and getting six pages of commentary, driving his opponent crazy thinking that a major operation was being planned?

PROVISIONAL ORDERS: OPERATION TESTICOND
The First and Second Carthaginian Brigades shall advance in a enveloping maneuver on Babar. They will be supported by the Provisional Pachyderm Battalions under Col. H. Lecter, Sr. ....

Private Curly will lay banana peels in front of the enemy position, while Private Moe will harass the enemy skirmishers by poking them in the eye...

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

How about someone posting a picture of a tree and getting six pages of commentary, driving his opponent crazy thinking that a major operation was being planned?

PROVISIONAL ORDERS: OPERATION TESTICOND
The First and Second Carthaginian Brigades shall advance in a enveloping maneuver on Babar. They will be supported by the Provisional Pachyderm Battalions under Col. H. Lecter, Sr. ....

On taking Babar, Col. Lecter will host a dinner featuring fava beans and a nice Chianti ... the entrée TBA.

[Cap Mandrake]

Jeez. i go to Maui and then Guatemala and the lunatics run the asylum.

This just in! Actual Mayans are incredibly short.

[Cap Mandrake]

My former Mayan housekeeper would have been on the Mayan women's Olympic b'ball team.

[Cap Mandrake]

************January 18, 1943(e)********

PI: Japs landing at Batan Is.

Pre-Invasion action off Batan Island (85,70)

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
SC Ch 36
xAK Hoeisan Maru

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

DD Kuri firing at 4th Marine Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

US Marines Japan-mens marines.

Amphibious Assault at Batan Island (85,70)

TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 85,70

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 43 accidentally lost during unload of 47th Nav Gd

[Cap Mandrake]

No Allied A/C in the air.

Morning Air attack on Batan Island , at 85,70

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 24,560 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42

No Japanese losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Why are they building so many frigging Nicks?

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 25,190 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 37

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
37 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 21190 feet

[Cap Mandrake]

Fighter seep over Bataan too...then a raid on Clark

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 26
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

They try to soften us up on Batan Is.

Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Raider Battalion, at 109,128 (Buka)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27

No Japanese losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Wow...that is a bloody attack. Banzai, baby!

Ground combat at Batan Island (85,70)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1246 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
670 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
47th Nav Gd /1

Defending units:
4th Marine Rgt /1

[Cap Mandrake]

Batan Is. must be an atoll?

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Jeez. i go to Maui and then Guatemala and the lunatics run the asylum.

This just in! Actual Mayans are incredibly short.

The cows party until the farmer comes home. [:D]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Wow...that is a bloody attack. Banzai, baby!

Ground combat at Batan Island (85,70)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1246 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 529 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
670 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
47th Nav Gd /1

Defending units:
4th Marine Rgt /1

670 to 5? Is that a record?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Zorch
670 to 5? Is that a record?

I think maybe some of the USMC were injured by all the hot brass ejecting into their positions.

[Disco Duck]

I think it is time for the Marines to counter attack. BTW what are the infantry experience values in the PI? some have to be close to triple digits.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Zorch
670 to 5? Is that a record?

I think maybe some of the USMC were injured by all the hot brass ejecting into their positions.

[Cap Mandrake]

Sent in Col. Harry B Liversedge to run things on Batan Is. It seems he is well recommended. No counterattack at Batan because the Japs are dead to the man or they got back on the war canoes.

[Cap Mandrake]

Armor and infantry at Clark. The locals are doing the line infantry work. Filipino units up to mid 50's to 60 on experience.

[Cap Mandrake]

Arty at Clark