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

[RangerJoe]

Depending upon the quality of the planes and pilots, you could also try a lower level sweep with maneuverable planes like the spitfire.

[Cap Mandrake]

There are several limiting factors here.

1) The closest level 2 or higher (suitable for sweep origination) bases to Rabaul are Terapo and Rekata Bay (both 11 hexes). It has to be either P-38's or Beaufighters.

2) Buka is 4 hexes away from Rabaul but is only level one and can't support drop tanks due to supply issues

3) The closest base suitable (though not ideal) for the heavy bombers is Rennel Is..14 hexes away.

What I tried to do was send in the B-25 squadrons and hope the LRCAP over Rabaul wore down the enemy CAP...then the heavies would arrive after the enemy CAP was worn down. This has largely worked but there is very heavy AAA at Rabaul so in 3 days we have not shut down the runway. Even so, the attacks on Buka have stopped and we started landing at Buin today without any losses.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

*****************January 25, 1943(e)*************

PI: 1/6th payback for putting 6 torpedoes in a US carrier from subs in one night.

Sub attack near Guiuan at 84,85

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Torpedo hits 1
CA Chikuma
CS Chitose
CS Nisshin
DD Akikaze
DD Makinami
DD Fuyo
DD Wakatake
DD Numakaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Tunny

Are you taking action to pursue the likely wounded carrier?

It will have to be subs or PT boat attacks at night. We will try to guess their exit route.

[Cap Mandrake]

Interestingly, C-47's at Cagayan, Mindanao are successfully flying supplies to Bataan without plane losses. If they realize this they can end it with LRCAP.

The KB ran across 2 US subs NE of their daytime position yesterday. The subs were in the area fortuitously to start running supplies to Luzon.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There are several limiting factors here.

1) The closest level 2 or higher (suitable for sweep origination) bases to Rabaul are Terapo and Rekata Bay (both 11 hexes). It has to be either P-38's or Beaufighters.

2) Buka is 4 hexes away from Rabaul but is only level one and can't support drop tanks due to supply issues

3) The closest base suitable (though not ideal) for the heavy bombers is Rennel Is..14 hexes away.

What I tried to do was send in the B-25 squadrons and hope the LRCAP over Rabaul wore down the enemy CAP...then the heavies would arrive after the enemy CAP was worn down. This has largely worked but there is very heavy AAA at Rabaul so in 3 days we have not shut down the runway. Even so, the attacks on Buka have stopped and we started landing at Buin today without any losses.

I understand but I thought that you would like the information and the link.

Maybe if you were to bomb one of the volcanoes with a 10 ton earthquake bomb, that could cause the volcano to explode and then render air travel impossible.

There actually is an altitude between the max ceiling of the 25mm and the larger AA guns where the AAA is not as effective. The Allied 40mm fills this hole but I don't know how well it is modeled.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There are several limiting factors here.

1) The closest level 2 or higher (suitable for sweep origination) bases to Rabaul are Terapo and Rekata Bay (both 11 hexes). It has to be either P-38's or Beaufighters.

2) Buka is 4 hexes away from Rabaul but is only level one and can't support drop tanks due to supply issues

3) The closest base suitable (though not ideal) for the heavy bombers is Rennel Is..14 hexes away.

What I tried to do was send in the B-25 squadrons and hope the LRCAP over Rabaul wore down the enemy CAP...then the heavies would arrive after the enemy CAP was worn down. This has largely worked but there is very heavy AAA at Rabaul so in 3 days we have not shut down the runway. Even so, the attacks on Buka have stopped and we started landing at Buin today without any losses.

I understand but I thought that you would like the information and the link.

Maybe if you were to bomb one of the volcanoes with a 10 ton earthquake bomb, that could cause the volcano to explode and then render air travel impossible.

There actually is an altitude between the max ceiling of the 25mm and the larger AA guns where the AAA is not as effective. The Allied 40mm fills this hole but I don't know how well it is modeled.

Yes, the link was very much appreciated. Especially the clarification about sweep non-coordination.

Assuming the Japs have their heavy stuff at their major South Pacific base what would the best attack altitude be (trading safety for accuracy)?

[Cap Mandrake]

Buin: 30th Aus Brig, 110 Combat Eng Bn (US) and 193rd Tank Bn landing at Buin. Ineffectual shore fire and no bombardment from the defenders of our troops ashore. This may mean no infantry unit there. No mines either.

[Cap Mandrake]

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[Cap Mandrake]

Road from Tsuyung to Chungking is "technically" open but sketchy so we are trying to clear Neikinag.

[Cap Mandrake]

75 transports at Chungking trying to get supplies to Changsha and Chikiang. We lose about 4 planes every day to operations.

[Cap Mandrake]

So I saw this 3 year old girl who just flew back from Islamabad and developed a high fever and cough either on the plane or the day after. She looked terrible but without evidence of focal bacterial infection...in other words..like influenza. But her influenza test was negative. Her brother had a fever. We have a questionnaire about international travel that the patient is supposed to fill out but she doesn't tell anyone UNTIL I am in the room. [8|]

I give her Tamiflu in case it is influenza and tylenol and send them home to stay in their apartment. We call the health dept.

Health Dept Nurse: She has not traveled from China so we will not test.

Us: But Covid is all over Iran and now Islamabad is reporting cases.

Health Dept Nurse: The criteria are strict. <utterly useless>

Well, the cousin comes in Friday. 6 year old. 104 fever vomiting for 16 hrs. Looks TERRIBLE! I was going to send him to the hospital but he didn't want to go so I gave him some Zofran and tylenol and in 25 minutes he was smiling and drinking juice. A MIRACLE! Anyway, both mom's are getting sick now. I'm sure everything will be fine.[:-] I desperately wanted a positive test for bragging rights and to get two weeks off for my staff and me. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

I may start posting quite posting a lot pretty soon or I may stop posting. Bat soup! Nice going!

[Cap Mandrake]

I went to Smart and Final Sunday and bought water, some veggies, 2 bottles of bleach and 20 lbs of rice. The guy in line behind me looked like he had been working on the basement shelter for a week and had 200 cans of food. [:D][:D] He had dilated pupils like he was doing amphetamines.

The big bags of rice were cleared out. The woman in front of me had a 60 lb bag of rice. [:D] There was no way she was going to be able to carry that.

[Cap Mandrake]

Stalker Girl felt bad for drinking my Vodka Apocalypse stash so she bought a bottle of Seagrams, the finest, filtered through a coffee filter, guaranteed to test <2% methanol.

[Cap Mandrake]

There you have it!

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There you have it!

Nothing more specific? I mean, could it be any online turn-based strategy game? [&:]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I may start posting quite posting a lot pretty soon or I may stop posting. Bat soup! Nice going!

Where is JJ from? If you both go into quarantine we could get a turn every day!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There you have it!

Nothing more specific? I mean, could it be any online turn-based strategy game? [&:]

well, it might drive some of the Candy Crush crowd over to WITP-AE

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So I saw this 3 year old girl who just flew back from Islamabad and developed a high fever and cough either on the plane or the day after. She looked terrible but without evidence of focal bacterial infection...in other words..like influenza. But her influenza test was negative. Her brother had a fever. We have a questionnaire about international travel that the patient is supposed to fill out but she doesn't tell anyone UNTIL I am in the room. [8|]

I give her Tamiflu in case it is influenza and tylenol and send them home to stay in their apartment. We call the health dept.

Health Dept Nurse: She has not traveled from China so we will not test.

Us: But Covid is all over Iran and now Islamabad is reporting cases.

Health Dept Nurse: The criteria are strict. <utterly useless>

Well, the cousin comes in Friday. 6 year old. 104 fever vomiting for 16 hrs. Looks TERRIBLE! I was going to send him to the hospital but he didn't want to go so I gave him some Zofran and tylenol and in 25 minutes he was smiling and drinking juice. A MIRACLE! Anyway, both mom's are getting sick now. I'm sure everything will be fine.[:-] I desperately wanted a positive test for bragging rights and to get two weeks off for my staff and me. [:)]

Have you considered that the US test kits for the virus have not been stellar in their accuracy?
Have you considered going over to that health nurse's office and shaking her hand as you introduce yourself?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

There you have it!

Hey Doctor's orders!

[:D]