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Manokwari visited by many bombers and they finally attack, managing 2:1 with shock orders.

We lose but at least our guys fall back to spend two months in the jungle starving to death

Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3364 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Defending force 1519 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 42

Allied adjusted defense: 16

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
62nd Infantry Brigade
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
42nd JNAF AF Unit

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

New Britain and New Ireland: If the KB is going to sit over at Ceram we are going to cap Rabaul.

I started Canberra up around Rabaul to hit the Japs in New Guinea from the East.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Effete professor of literature who couldn't clean the lint trap on his drier with a Youtube video but it doesn't matter because his whitie-tighties and shirts come back pressed in a nice box from the Chinese place that delivers:...what we can see here is Bokonon is presaging a global epidemic starting in China but reaching across international boundaries to affect the British royal family and the unsheltered in New York..all in the same karass...

Are you suggesting we join his Granfalloon?

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Effete professor of literature who couldn't clean the lint trap on his drier with a Youtube video but it doesn't matter because his whitie-tighties and shirts come back pressed in a nice box from the Chinese place that delivers:...what we can see here is Bokonon is presaging a global epidemic starting in China but reaching across international boundaries to affect the British royal family and the unsheltered in New York..all in the same karass...

Are you suggesting we join his Granfalloon?

As opposed to our granfalloon? [:D]

All hail Bokonanon and his prophet Mandrake!!! [&o] [&o] [&o]

Grooming advice needed:

I just looked at myself in the mirror and realized I am starting to look like Elmo Zumwalt (eyebrows) but only with reading glasses.

Without the glasses I look great but with the glasses I see I missed a few spots shaving and my eyebrows are like Elmo Zumwalt. I need to arrest this now before I go full Brezhnev. The thing is I can't see the wild hairs without the glasses but they get in the way of trimming them.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Grooming advice needed:

I just looked at myself in the mirror and realized I am starting to look like Elmo Zumwalt (eyebrows) but only with reading glasses.

Without the glasses I look great but with the glasses I see I missed a few spots shaving and my eyebrows are like Elmo Zumwalt. I need to arrest this now before I go full Brezhnev. The thing is I can't see the wild hairs without the glasses but they get in the way of trimming them.

It gets worse - when the hair retreats from the top of your head it goes to all kinds of places it was never intended to be, like on the ears and even on the top of the eyelids! I pluck them when they get long enough but the same glasses/eyesight conundrum is there so you have to go a bit by feel - or perhaps see an esthetician. In Thailand I saw them plucking hairs with a string, doubled over and pulled taut, they sort of twist and snap to remove the hair. A skill I could never replicate, I am sure!

Cap: Not from your AAR or game, but thought you'd appreciate this note I sent to my PBEM partner:


Sent this to my PBEM opponent yesterday. I enjoy writing these narratives every now and again when something from the game 'tickles me'.

ETA: Please forgive the "Mandrake" Japanese dialect.


October 12, 1942

Captains Matsumo of I-172, Saburo Terauchizi of Nenohi, Kazura Wakabayashi of Kawakaze and Eido Arachi of Hatsuharu are passing the time at the rifle target range in Suva. In exchange for a couple of bottles of sake, a local infantryman had gladly offered his type 99 Arisaka rifle to Cpt. Matsumo for the day. Matsumo places 3 recently 'liberated' ceramic plates 200 yards downrange from the firing position and returned to the group.

Matsumo: "OK. Here rules: Everybody get-ah 3 shots. We buy drinks for pahson hit ah-most tahgets".

All [in unison]: "Hai!"

Matsumo: "OK. Since I borrow rifah and set up prates, Matsumo shoots furhst."

All [in unison]: "Hai!"

Matsumo takes careful aim at the distant plates and fires. His first shot tracks high and left. He grunts and makes some adjustments to the sights. His second shot also tracks high and left, but not as wide of the mark as the first shot. He angrily adjusts the sights for his final shot, but gains control, slows down his breathing, and gently exhales half of his air. He holds his breath momentarily while his finger tightens on the trigger. The report of the rifle surprises him.

The 7.7mm projectile hurtles towards its target, curving downwards in a predictable ballistic arc. The bullet strikes the dirt berm immediately in front of the plate, causing the plate to leap upwards, spinning. Improbably, the spinning plate falls back onto the berm next to the other plates, upright and undamaged, right where it started.

Matsumo: "WHAT AH HERR!!! It-ah shourd have broken! That-ah no fair!"

The others erupt in gales of laughter, pointing at Matsumo's red face. Matsumo angrily hands the rifle to Wakabayashi.

Matsumo: "Arright, smart-ah-ass! You try!"

Wakabayashi takes the rifle and aims. His lack of experience with a modern firearm shows. He works the bolt awkwardly and has clear difficulty rationalizing the sight picture. 3 shots and 3 misses. The others laugh at his difficulty.

Wakabayashi: "Hai! Wakabayashi nevah good with-ah rifah anyway. Here, Arachi. You do it bettah. Show me how, dumb-ah-ass."

Arashi dutifully takes the rifle and prepares to fire. His form is better than Wakabayashi, but he is still a rank amateur, never having fired one outside of some distant naval academy training. His atrophied skills show. 3 shots. 3 misses. More banter and ribbing from the others.

Arashi: "This-ah rifah sucks. Sights arr messed up. Come on, Terauchizi-you wirr see. Youah turn now, raffing boy!"

He hands the rifle to Terauchizi who takes his position behind the rifle. The rapidity of the shots and the subsequent rapid and smooth working of the bolt surprise the onlookers. One by one, all three plates vanish in ceramic clouds of dust.

The onlookers stand looking down at their friend with their mouths agape.

Terauchizi: "Ha! Suckas buy Terauchizi drinks now! Hai!"

Matsumo: "It-ah stirr no fair! Matsumo should have gotten that-ah furst one! That-ah ruck nevah happen again! Evah!"





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 13, 42
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Submarine attack near Hoorn Islands at 138,157

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
xAK West Planter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK West Planter is sighted by SS I-172
SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK West Planter


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hoorn Islands at 138,157, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
xAK Mahimahi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK West Planter, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK City of Dalhart, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
xAK City of Dalhart sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
xAK West Planter sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Mahimahi at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Grooming advice needed:

I just looked at myself in the mirror and realized I am starting to look like Elmo Zumwalt (eyebrows) but only with reading glasses.

Without the glasses I look great but with the glasses I see I missed a few spots shaving and my eyebrows are like Elmo Zumwalt. I need to arrest this now before I go full Brezhnev. The thing is I can't see the wild hairs without the glasses but they get in the way of trimming them.

It gets worse - when the hair retreats from the top of your head it goes to all kinds of places it was never intended to be, like on the ears and even on the top of the eyelids! I pluck them when they get long enough but the same glasses/eyesight conundrum is there so you have to go a bit by feel - or perhaps see an esthetician. In Thailand I saw them plucking hairs with a string, doubled over and pulled taut, they sort of twist and snap to remove the hair. A skill I could never replicate, I am sure!

Get a beard trimmer for the eyebrows. Some even have an attachment for the ears.

Men don't lose their hair, it just goes underground and sprouts in other places. [;)]

Or just put nair in the shampoo bottle.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Grooming advice needed:

I just looked at myself in the mirror and realized I am starting to look like Elmo Zumwalt (eyebrows) but only with reading glasses.

Without the glasses I look great but with the glasses I see I missed a few spots shaving and my eyebrows are like Elmo Zumwalt. I need to arrest this now before I go full Brezhnev. The thing is I can't see the wild hairs without the glasses but they get in the way of trimming them.

Clearly you need to stop wearing glasses around mirrors.

The nose hairs are the worst. I've relegated one of those little 'eyebrow' trimmers to the unpopular task of being a designated nose hair trimmer for the task. All the other stuff (ears, eyebrows, unibrow, etc.) can be done with something else.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Grooming advice needed:

I just looked at myself in the mirror and realized I am starting to look like Elmo Zumwalt (eyebrows) but only with reading glasses.

Without the glasses I look great but with the glasses I see I missed a few spots shaving and my eyebrows are like Elmo Zumwalt. I need to arrest this now before I go full Brezhnev. The thing is I can't see the wild hairs without the glasses but they get in the way of trimming them.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 13, 42
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Submarine attack near Hoorn Islands at 138,157

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
xAK West Planter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK West Planter is sighted by SS I-172
SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK West Planter


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Time Surface Combat, near Hoorn Islands at 138,157, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
xAK Mahimahi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK West Planter, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK City of Dalhart, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
xAK City of Dalhart sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
xAK West Planter sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Mahimahi at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Nenohi at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

That-ah serious ass-kicking.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

That-ah serious ass-kicking.

Hai! First time mahimahi rive out of watah most of rife and onry go back in watah at end of rife.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

That-ah serious ass-kicking.

Hai! First time mahimahi rive out of watah most of rife and onry go back in watah at end of rife.

Rive out of watah? Dorphin-fish not same as dorphin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

That-ah serious ass-kicking.

Hai! First time mahimahi rive out of watah most of rife and onry go back in watah at end of rife.

Rive out of watah? Dorphin-fish not same as dorphin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi

Hai! But xAK Mahimahi suppoosed to rive on top of ah watah most of rife. It onry submerge at end of rife.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hai! But xAK Mahimahi suppoosed to rive on top of ah watah most of rife. It onry submerge at end of rife.

D'oh! BB-san totarry miss that!

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hai! But xAK Mahimahi suppoosed to rive on top of ah watah most of rife. It onry submerge at end of rife.

D'oh! BB-san totarry miss that!

But Mahimahi is also known as Dorado.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hai! But xAK Mahimahi suppoosed to rive on top of ah watah most of rife. It onry submerge at end of rife.

D'oh! BB-san totarry miss that!

But Mahimahi is also known as Dorado.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi

So the legendary Spanish "El Dorado" is just a fish?! No Gold!?

Must be the AKA of the Gold Fish.

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Must be the AKA of the Gold Fish.

Maybe - El Dorado is variously translated as "the Golden", "the Gilded One", "the Golden One"

I owe the IRS a check for $35K [:@] F****** parasites. I think a large portion is going to my stepson who gets $800 a week in unemployment from Virginia and a $1200 stimulus check. In fairness he does work hard but does he have to be so happy about it?