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ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, as the KB has been spotted, the two battle-ready USN carries are loading up for a secret mission [:)]

Are they going to deliver a lifetime supply of tobacco + pipes to Dougie boy?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, as the KB has been spotted, the two battle-ready USN carries are loading up for a secret mission [:)]

Are they going to deliver a lifetime supply of tobacco + pipes to Dougie boy?

The one in Darwin can order them from Alice but the one in Bataan will have to wait for late '43 for carrier help.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**********Beachside Villa, Maravillas, Luzon*********

Tall Patrician-looking man: <grabs a San Miguel from the fridge> Oh darn! It's warm. Ah Cheu, please call General Wainwright and have him send some mechanics over. The icebox is broken again.

Ah Cheu: Right away, Mistah General Sir. <bows and retires>

Tall Patrician-looking man: War is Hell.

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I am having very vivid dreams lately. I think it is the trauma of the KB showing up suddenly. I had a dream I was in Central America but lost my flight information and couldn't remember which country I was flying to. I am pretty sure this is a strategic planning nightmare dream. Then I had a dream I was in a giant home where everyone drove green Jaguar sedans INSIDE the house and I had a fender bender trying to get between the coffee table and the couch. This, clearly is meant to signify the dangerous waters between Ceram and New Guinea.

I am getting pretty good at dream analysis.

Sometimes a couch is just a couch.

Are you sure the Jaguars weren't PT boats chasing Jap BBs?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Wow. That was mind expanding. Timothy Leary time. <puts on Grateful Dead music on headphones>

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Oh, oh, that's the George of the Jungle song. I love that.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I knew it was a Dead song. Was just kidding.[:)]

One time I parked my motor home next to a Deadhead bus at a campground near Monterrey with my kids. Jeez, what a mistake.

Mandrake Jr: Daddy, what is that man doing?

FAM: <looks over> HORY CRAP!

Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 28,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 40
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 8
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-46 KAI Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 24550 feet

Morning Air attack on Buka , at 109,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

Morning Air attack on Buka , at 109,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

******************January 23, 1943(e)***************

New & Improved Guinea and Refurbished New Britain: JJ has let their fighter strength dwindle a bit at Rabaul and they skip bombing Buka long enough for use to get some supply in and patch up the AF. Time for a complicated plan to attack Rabaul with 82 moving parts.

--fighters from Buka with fresh aviation support
--P-38's and B-25's from Terapo in New Guinea (built up to level 5)
--B-25's from Tulagi
--Heavy bombers from the only place close enough with a big enough field...Rennel Is
--Bombardment cruiser force moving up from Luganville.
--Amphibious landing force moving up from Kirakira

The idea is for the P-40's to LRCAP Rabaul and for the P-38's to sweep...then the B-25's come in to wear out anything left of the CAP...then the heavies from Rennel. Nothing can go wrong.

Step one...not bad but quite a few Tojos up in the air..maybe 80% of the fighters there.

Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Mitchell II: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 22
P-40K Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 38

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 10 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13