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

[Cap Mandrake]

Wow. look at this. 90 fighter sorties so far.

Morning Air attack on 51st PA Infantry Division, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 34
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

No, make that 122

Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 32
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

No..wait..154

Morning Air attack on 54th British Brigade, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 32

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh...sorry...208 fighter sorties over Clark in one morning. What, was there a promotional deal on Nicks at the Isuzu dealership?

Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 29
Ki-51 Sonia x 8

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 29

No Japanese losses

[Cap Mandrake]

HERE THEY COME AGAIN BOYS! Massive human-wave attack two days in a row. Absolute carnage.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29255 troops, 379 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365

Defending force 30189 troops, 498 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 684

Japanese adjusted assault: 325

Allied adjusted defense: 997

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3148 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 226 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 39 (18 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th Division
16th Division
10th Division
48th Division
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
54th British Brigade
182nd Infantry Rgt /1
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
1st USMC AA Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

New Guinea: Looks like we will win at Biak and Manokwari unless the carriers come back.

1 carrier group moving SW between Sulawese and the Moluccas. Mouseover show 10 CV's [:D] but I think someone had too much coffee. There is another group in the Philippine Sea (I think) as we lost 2 LST's trying to make Luzon yesterday.

[Cap Mandrake]

Manokwari AF now has no CAP and Hollandia can operate heavy bombers now. Biak has most of 7th Marine Regt and part of at Br 44 Div brigade. I don't think they are going anywhere. Now we push up toward Sorong to relieve our guys there and start to attrit Beazelbob AF

[Cap Mandrake]

********************April 22, 1943(e)**************

Sumatra: US Aurora is sent over from Batoe to try to disrupt the landings. Might have partly worked.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Padang at 44,85, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Wakatake
DD Fuyo
AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Kaga Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
PC Aurora, Shell hits 4, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Nope, they are back at it again.

Invasion Support action off Padang (44,85)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AK Kaga Maru
DD Wakatake
DD Fuyo

[Cap Mandrake]

So that was 148th Regt landing at Padang. Hotshot veterans as I recall.

The Aussies hold for the first attack. Paras also landing.

Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3208 troops, 23 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 2456 troops, 51 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Japanese adjusted assault: 51

Allied adjusted defense: 136

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
3rd Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
111th LRP Bde /8
19th Australian Bde /5
117th RAF Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

I have to take a two hour California-mandated on-line course on sexual harassment.

Two hours? Hory crap? Do think I'm stupid. I could easily get really good at it in half that time. I hope they have lots of good pictures.

"DON'T STARE AT THE HEADLIGHTS"..and then they show a women with large breastesses inappropriately wearing a low cut top on a shirt that says "Give me your huddled masses yearning to be free"

[Cap Mandrake]

That is one of the problems with California. Weather nice. Beaches sublime....but the mandates they put on businesses are ludicrous. Just last week we had rolling blackouts because it was HOT and we have mandates to have X percentage of "renewable energy". One of the ways they "achieve" that is by shutting down nukes and gas-fired plants.

Well, guess what Sherlock, when it's hot in California it's hotter in Arizona and they aren't going to sell us power because THEY need it. In this case it was hot in Washington too so THEY weren't going to send us power they get from grinding up poor salmon fishies in generators. Idiots.

I predict, it being 2020 the sexual harassment training will include same-sex harassment and harassment when you aren't quite sure.

Never, EVER, say, for example: "You look quite nice today Charlotte but have you ever noticed how big your Adam's apple is?"

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

That is one of the problems with California. Weather nice. Beaches sublime....but the mandates they put on businesses are ludicrous. Just last week we had rolling blackouts because it was HOT and we have mandates to have X percentage of "renewable energy". One of the ways they "achieve" that is by shutting down nukes and gas-fired plants.

Well, guess what Sherlock, when it's hot in California it's hotter in Arizona and they aren't going to sell us power because THEY need it. In this case it was hot in Washington too so THEY weren't going to send us power they get from grinding up poor salmon fishies in generators. Idiots.

I predict, it being 2020 the sexual harassment training will include same-sex harassment and harassment when you aren't quite sure.

Never, EVER, say, for example: "You look quite nice today Charlotte but have you ever noticed how big your Adam's apple is?"

That is the way that some people think. Like when the government in California decided that the power production companies can't also sell the power to the consumers. That set up Enron.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I have to take a two hour California-mandated on-line course on sexual harassment.

Two hours? Hory crap? Do think I'm stupid. I could easily get really good at it in half that time. I hope they have lots of good pictures.

"DON'T STARE AT THE HEADLIGHTS"..and then they show a women with large breastesses inappropriately wearing a low cut top on a shirt that says "Give me your huddled masses yearning to be free"

If they can see you, have a notebook and something to right with and tell them "I really want to know how to sexually harass people. Please tell me the best ways." While wearing a MAGA hat and have this printed where they can see it:

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I have to take a two hour California-mandated on-line course on sexual harassment.

Two hours? Hory crap? Do think I'm stupid. I could easily get really good at it in half that time. I hope they have lots of good pictures.

"DON'T STARE AT THE HEADLIGHTS"..and then they show a women with large breastesses inappropriately wearing a low cut top on a shirt that says "Give me your huddled masses yearning to be free"

When I was in Boise, Idaho a few years ago I had to sign a sexual harassment form saying I would not use the words, honey, sweetheart, darlin and a few others the proved that they had had a few good old boy contractors from the south.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I have to take a two hour California-mandated on-line course on sexual harassment.

Two hours? Hory crap? Do think I'm stupid. I could easily get really good at it in half that time. I hope they have lots of good pictures.

"DON'T STARE AT THE HEADLIGHTS"..and then they show a women with large breastesses inappropriately wearing a low cut top on a shirt that says "Give me your huddled masses yearning to be free"

When I was in Boise, Idaho a few years ago I had to sign a sexual harassment form saying I would not use the words, honey, sweetheart, darlin and a few others the proved that they had had a few good old boy contractors from the south.

Perception is reality.

That said, have some honey and some sweethearts around when they come around. Offer them tea then say "and honey?" Plus have some candy in a dish, gesture over it and "Sweetheart?"

[Cap Mandrake]

************April 23, 1943(e)************

Looks like we lose the Vietnam Wah, for now. I spent an hour carefully crafting a massive air effort to aid the defenders of Vinh and then it go wrecked by the weather. Damn. The weather does not bother the IJN

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Atago
DD Nagatsuki
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Makinami

Allied ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

[Cap Mandrake]

I needed a day or two more to get the armour up the road. Ouch...THAT is going to leave a mark.

Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66080 troops, 647 guns, 446 vehicles, Assault Value = 1919

Defending force 22403 troops, 250 guns, 315 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1221

Allied adjusted defense: 251

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vinh !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1451 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (5 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6590 casualties reported
Squads: 131 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 424 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 142 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 132 (117 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 261 (260 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 13

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
34th Division
3rd Tank Division
13th Division
116th Division
36th Division
41st Division

Defending units:
26th Indian Division
26th Indian Brigade
77th LRP Bde /5
50th Indian Para Bde /1
2nd Air Advn Base Force
15th Air Advn Base Force
225 Group RAF
8th Air Advn Base Force
341st Base Group
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
Tenth USAAF
224 Group Base Force
1st RAF Adv/Sqn Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

We will have to take out the nice AF WE built at Vinh and fall back to the Mekong. Damn. Big setback

[Cap Mandrake]

Sumatra: Another Jap amphibious group near Padang?

Sub attack near Padang at 44,86

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru
AK Kaga Maru
DD Fuyo

Allied Ships
SS Trusty