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

[Cap Mandrake]

Thanks Alfred. I wonder if Japanese possession of Lord Howe Island will kaibash withdrawal from Sydney

[Alfred]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Thanks Alfred. I wonder if Japanese possession of Lord Howe Island will kaibash withdrawal from Sydney

Lord Howe is 11 hexes from Sydney so the LYB can stuff the island with as many units they want and it won't affect Sydney as a valid withdrawal port. However, if Milo decides to make an offshore trade transaction to sell sushi to a waiting LYB tuna boat in international waters to the west of Lord Howe Island, then the tuna boat will be 10 or fewer hexes from Sydney, and that would temporarily invalidate Sydney as a withdrawal port. Other than an enemy submarine, all other LYB units (LCU, air, surface ships) located within 10 hexes invalidate that Allied port as a withdrawal port.

Alfred

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Thanks Alfred. I wonder if Japanese possession of Lord Howe Island will kaibash withdrawal from Sydney

Lord Howe is 11 hexes from Sydney so the LYB can stuff the island with as many units they want and it won't affect Sydney as a valid withdrawal port. However, if Milo decides to make an offshore trade transaction to sell sushi to a waiting LYB tuna boat in international waters to the west of Lord Howe Island, then the tuna boat will be 10 or fewer hexes from Sydney, and that would temporarily invalidate Sydney as a withdrawal port. Other than an enemy submarine, all other LYB units (LCU, air, surface ships) located within 10 hexes invalidate that Allied port as a withdrawal port.

Alfred

Ah, splendid! So Cpt Ito can't cause trouble. Sydney was pretty much surrounded earlier in WWII(e) but the intel guys say no more LYB's around Sydney (other than Lord Howe and Tasmania)

[Cap Mandrake]

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) that Sydney should work so we don't have to send a worthless S-boat all the way back to SF so that it can be cut in half and turned into a diner

[Alfred]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) that Sydney should work so we don't have to send a worthless S-boat all the way back to SF so that it can be cut in half and turned into a diner

You can thank Don Bowen for those additional details not provided in the manual. Seems that coders jealously safeguard the fine print from manual writers.

Alfred

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) that Sydney should work so we don't have to send a worthless S-boat all the way back to SF so that it can be cut in half and turned into a diner

You can thank Don Bowen for those additional details not provided in the manual. Seems that coders jealously safeguard the fine print from manual writers.

Alfred

Fog of Wargame[:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Alfred

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) that Sydney should work so we don't have to send a worthless S-boat all the way back to SF so that it can be cut in half and turned into a diner

You can thank Don Bowen for those additional details not provided in the manual. Seems that coders jealously safeguard the fine print from manual writers.

Alfred

Fog of Wargame[:)]

Great turn of phrase, Cap. That frames it perfectly. [&o]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual)

Obviously this a troll an imposter...the real Cap Mandrake couldn't make this claim.[:)]

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

How many homes have a professional grade clay tennis court? Not very many, I suspect.

Anyway, you should have seen the Mayan tree trimming guy they hired. The guy was maybe 5 3 but pretty thick considering the job. He had a harness but he did not use it until he arrived at his work spot. He was free climbing 40-50 feet up. Then he would harness in with a top rope to a higher branch and drop a line to the assistant and haul up his chain saw. The guy would inch out sideways 4-5 ft on a branch with one hand closer to the trunk...then start the chain saw with his feet and the free hand...then the guy would use the chain saw with ONE HAND extended like an iron cross. Absolutely nuts.

When he got down I pretended to good to the mailbox just to see if he had a tail.

He was also using rope anvil cutter pole about 25 feet long. He's up there in the tree standing with BOTH HANDS on the pole and cutter line with the pole 20+ feet over his head. Essentially, he was using the cutting portion to hook onto a branch and steady himself? Have you ever used one of those things? When you have it that far over your head it's feels like a telephone pole if you get even a little bit off vertical. He did that for at least 6 hrs. Insane.

He sounds a little smarter than this guy https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9aJhA_1601161411 [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

How many homes have a professional grade clay tennis court? Not very many, I suspect.

Anyway, you should have seen the Mayan tree trimming guy they hired. The guy was maybe 5 3 but pretty thick considering the job. He had a harness but he did not use it until he arrived at his work spot. He was free climbing 40-50 feet up. Then he would harness in with a top rope to a higher branch and drop a line to the assistant and haul up his chain saw. The guy would inch out sideways 4-5 ft on a branch with one hand closer to the trunk...then start the chain saw with his feet and the free hand...then the guy would use the chain saw with ONE HAND extended like an iron cross. Absolutely nuts.

When he got down I pretended to good to the mailbox just to see if he had a tail.

He was also using rope anvil cutter pole about 25 feet long. He's up there in the tree standing with BOTH HANDS on the pole and cutter line with the pole 20+ feet over his head. Essentially, he was using the cutting portion to hook onto a branch and steady himself? Have you ever used one of those things? When you have it that far over your head it's feels like a telephone pole if you get even a little bit off vertical. He did that for at least 6 hrs. Insane.

He sounds a little smarter than this guy https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9aJhA_1601161411 [:D]

WHAT??? He built himself a siege catapult and he was the warhead. [X(]

The chainsaw is idling while he is oscillating back and forth. The videographer says a Spanish word you can't type in Engarish on this forum

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual)

Obviously this a troll an imposter...the real Cap Mandrake couldn't make this claim.[:)]

Well, I HAVE read parts of the outline. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

You could make one Hell of an amusement ride out of that. Call it the Sinaloa Slingshot. Strap 5 or 6 people in and give one guy a chainsaw to cut the rope.

[Cap Mandrake]

Listening to the History of WWII Podcast by Ray Harris Jr. It's very good. He's an amateur who started doing a podcast on his own when he had a work setback at the start of the pandemic.

He's up to episode 300 or something like that. The LYB's have invaded Burma and aren't yet to Mandalay. Just listened to a very good episode on the Australian commando operation on Timor. I found it on Overcast. It's free but he takes donations.

[Cap Mandrake]

Homeowner watching the tree trimming boys from Oaxaca: Yes? State Farm? How soon can I get a policy that covers everything?...Yes, that's it! Umbrella policy..I'LL TAKE IT!...No, cost doesn't matter. Give me the biggest one you got..AND MAKE IT FAST! AYYYYY..MADRE DE DIOS!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Alfred




You can thank Don Bowen for those additional details not provided in the manual. Seems that coders jealously safeguard the fine print from manual writers.

Alfred

Fog of Wargame[:)]

Great turn of phrase, Cap. That frames it perfectly. [&o]

Better is Fog Of Whiskey!

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************************May 7, 1943(e)****************************

Luzon: JJ decide they need to take out Bataan AF.Not so fast we say.

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 26,560 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 13
Hurricane XIIb x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 13
F4U-1 Corsair x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed[

[Cap Mandrake]

Big effort with medium bombers. Some get through but many are lost.

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 24
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 35
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 33
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 1

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 4
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 5 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 28

[Cap Mandrake]

More

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 1
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

[Cap Mandrake]

And more

Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 13

[Cap Mandrake]

Bombardment attack again at Clark. Our arty is not firing back because most are on bingo ammo.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1512 troops, 132 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 1254

Defending force 33815 troops, 568 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 810

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
10th Division
16th Division
48th Division
33rd Division
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
54th British Brigade
4th Constabulary Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
165th Field Artillery Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment