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

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hospital week. It's hard work...and these are the newborns. 9 months ago there was no pandemic so prospective parents were busy trying to make little copies of themselves.

No visitors at the hospital. They have a crew with an IR temp scanner at the door to scan your forehead. Each day I kept getting colder readings 97.8...97.6...97.4. By the third day I was pretty sure I needed my thyroid checked but then I realized it's an IR scanner ..it's just reading skin surface temperature even if the put it over the temporal artery....so the last day I park as close as possible and stick my left temporal area inches away from the Korean A/C vent in the snazzy sports car. I wait 2 minutes until my teeth start to hurt then I walk in the shade up the door meditating to keep my heart rate down.......96.4...IT'S A NEW WORLD RECORD!

Didn't they use to have and IR scanner that you looked in the ear with? I only saw them for a short period of time.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hospital week. It's hard work...and these are the newborns. 9 months ago there was no pandemic so prospective parents were busy trying to make little copies of themselves.

No visitors at the hospital. They have a crew with an IR temp scanner at the door to scan your forehead. Each day I kept getting colder readings 97.8...97.6...97.4. By the third day I was pretty sure I needed my thyroid checked but then I realized it's an IR scanner ..it's just reading skin surface temperature even if the put it over the temporal artery....so the last day I park as close as possible and stick my left temporal area inches away from the Korean A/C vent in the snazzy sports car. I wait 2 minutes until my teeth start to hurt then I walk in the shade up the door meditating to keep my heart rate down.......96.4...IT'S A NEW WORLD RECORD!

Didn't they use to have and IR scanner that you looked in the ear with? I only saw them for a short period of time.

Yes, those still exist. This one you just hover over the forehead and temple so you don't touch anyone. Good for crowd screening.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then wave after wave of bombers. Moulmein is a level 9 AF with about 1000 aviation support and almost 700,000 supply

Other raids too but you get the idea. I doubt that brigade is going to be worth very much.

All-Nippon Army Academy Graduation party

2nd Lt. Haha, reading posting lists: Rook, rook, Ujiro. Haha get posting to Thairand with 16th Garrison Unit at Nakhon Rat's-ass-ima! Haha arways dream of nice safe garrison duty with beautifurr Thai giruhs going crazy ovah spiffy Japanese officah! What couhd go wrong?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hospital week. It's hard work...and these are the newborns. 9 months ago there was no pandemic so prospective parents were busy trying to make little copies of themselves.

No visitors at the hospital. They have a crew with an IR temp scanner at the door to scan your forehead. Each day I kept getting colder readings 97.8...97.6...97.4. By the third day I was pretty sure I needed my thyroid checked but then I realized it's an IR scanner ..it's just reading skin surface temperature even if the put it over the temporal artery....so the last day I park as close as possible and stick my left temporal area inches away from the Korean A/C vent in the snazzy sports car. I wait 2 minutes until my teeth start to hurt then I walk in the shade up the door meditating to keep my heart rate down.......96.4...IT'S A NEW WORLD RECORD!

Didn't they use to have and IR scanner that you looked in the ear with? I only saw them for a short period of time.

Yes, those still exist. This one you just hover over the forehead and temple so you don't touch anyone. Good for crowd screening.

You should how high you can get (the reading, that is).

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck





Didn't they use to have and IR scanner that you looked in the ear with? I only saw them for a short period of time.

Yes, those still exist. This one you just hover over the forehead and temple so you don't touch anyone. Good for crowd screening.

You should how high you can get (the reading, that is).

Wipe your forehead with hot water but don't wipe it off.

[Cap Mandrake]

Heavy air losses from yesterday

[Cap Mandrake]

*********Feb. 9, 1943(e)**********

PI: Mousevover intel showed 8 ships at Busuanga so I diverted Cleveland there. Turns out it was 4 and no troops aboard.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Busuanga at 77,80, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Turuga Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK London Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Tokati Maru, Shell hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Tenzan Maru, Shell hits 31, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Cleveland
DD Fletcher
DD DeHaven

[Cap Mandrake]

Pretty effective bombardment as well. Back to Butuan for Cleveland where there is an AKE waiting and fuel oil being unloaded after an AK with fuel got through from Midway.

Night Naval bombardment of Busuanga at 77,80

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 11 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 17 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 23 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Cleveland
DD DeHaven
DD Fletcher

Japanese ground losses:
504 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 41
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

New Guinea and Ceram: Bummer. I had hoped Chuyo would have to go back for repairs.

Invasion Support action off Manokwari (85,109)

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Asama Maru
CVE Chuyo
DD Yunagi

[Cap Mandrake]

Skirmish at Boela. We might have stopped them from unloading.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Boela at 80,110, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze
DD Hasu
AK Amagisan Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru

Allied Ships
PT-76
PT-143
PT-144
PT-157
PT-158
PT-160
PT-162, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

We are going to lose at Manikwari eventually. 5 C-47's got shot down yesterday trying to fly in troops.

Morning Air attack on 161st Infantry Regiment, at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 29
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

These raids use up scant supply at Sorong.

Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

[Cap Mandrake]

Nicely composed raid with 27 escort fighters but there are hordes of Zekes. I think they might have another carrier in the area. We are starting to see the 5 model Zeke

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
A6M3a Zero x 5
A6M5 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
P-38G Lightning x 2
P-40K Warhawk x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
TBF-1 Avenger x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Asama Maru
CVE Chuyo

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh, sure, great idea!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
A6M3a Zero x 34
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

This isn't worth one lousy hit on Asthma Maru.

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3a Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kunitu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Asama Maru, Bomb hits 1
CVE Chuyo

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Clarence Tinker, Seventh Air Force CO, a man that makes things happen.

Unfortunately, they aren't always good things.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manokwari at 85,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
A6M3a Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Crap.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manokwari at 85,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
A6M3a Zero x 5
A6M5 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3
Kittyhawk III x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Chuyo

[Cap Mandrake]

Nest of the little bastards over Boela too. I think they are on LRCAP

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3a Zero x 32
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 4

[Cap Mandrake]

Uggh

Morning Air attack on 42nd JNAF AF Unit , at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50
A6M3a Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 5
B-24D Liberator x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Our guys hold another day at Manokwari

Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1483 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 1726 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 24

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
62nd Infantry Bde /1
42nd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
44th British/B Div /4
161st Infantry Rgt /6
10th LH Cav Rgt /3
27th Avn Sup /1