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

[JanSako]

If those were 1k bombs, then Hiyo, Akagi & Ryuho will likely be lost. Shoho is a maybe.

I have lost a fleet IJN carrier to 2 of them before... Unless they can put in & stop the fires somewhere close by, their damage control is atrocious. Of course depends on where they got hit. Last time I lost Akagi it burned for 5 days in the middle of the Pacific. Watching the SYS damage creep up because of the fires was... not so fun...

[bradfordkay]

Hey Cap... this post has naught to do with your game but I saw this article online tonight and immediately thought of you.

ttps://futurism.com/scientist-hobbits-hiding-island?utm_campaign=trueanthem_AI&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=futurism&fbclid=IwAR2CTr6d9xYjSUstqlKO3fWselZUHuLC4V2KAgEesmFRj3iFYQ5ZlIp_tCo

Scientist Says There May Be a Species of Hobbit-Like Humanoids Hiding on an Island
"These include reports of sightings by more than 30 eyewitnesses..."

[capmandrake2]

Hey Cap... this post has naught to do with your game but I saw this article online tonight and immediately thought of you.

ttps://futurism.com/scientist-hobbits-hiding-island?utm_campaign=trueanthem_AI&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=futurism&fbclid=IwAR2CTr6d9xYjSUstqlKO3fWselZUHuLC4V2KAgEesmFRj3iFYQ5ZlIp_tCo

Scientist Says There May Be a Species of Hobbit-Like Humanoids Hiding on an Island
"These include reports of sightings by more than 30 eyewitnesses..."

Funny that you mention that. In one of the earlier WWII's there was a long story line about Yossarian on Flores...or maybe it was Milo...or maybe Cpt Ito...and living 20th Century Hobbits. Not sure there is any way to find it now. IF I had to guess it may have been WWII(c)

[capmandrake2]

If those were 1k bombs, then Hiyo, Akagi & Ryuho will likely be lost. Shoho is a maybe.

I have lost a fleet IJN carrier to 2 of them before... Unless they can put in & stop the fires somewhere close by, their damage control is atrocious. Of course depends on where they got hit. Last time I lost Akagi it burned for 5 days in the middle of the Pacific. Watching the SYS damage creep up because of the fires was... not so fun...

JanSako...you work at the White House, right? I have a "business opportunity" for the "Big Guy". It's a 2nd order derivative on Pu 240 put options. Can't miss. Can you get me in?

And, yes, they were 1000 lbr's. That's why I sent the USN carriers into the Java Sea............

[capmandrake2]

***********************Sept. 12, 1943(e)*****************

Obvious choke point for retreating Japanese ships is the Makassar St

Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
AK Yamazato Maru, Torpedo hits 1
SC Ch 17

Allied Ships
SS Crevalle, hits 1

[capmandrake2]

Chuyo was probably in bad shape. This won't help/

Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
CVE Chuyo, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

[capmandrake2]

Planes from Java attack transports near Sampit Borneo. They seem to have no troops.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,99

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 5
FM-1 Wildcat x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 11
SBD-5 Dauntless x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Shofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Gotake Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

[capmandrake2]

Carrier planes, I think.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,99

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 15
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuretake Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kureha Maru #3, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Madras Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

[capmandrake2]

Definitely carrier planes

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,99

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 50
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 25
SBD-5 Dauntless x 19

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuretake Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Kureha Maru #3, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kisaragi Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Madras Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shinsei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Gotake Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Tama Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Shofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

and

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 57,99

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shofuku Maru, and is sunk
xAK Shinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kisaragi Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Madras Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Gotake Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PB Takunan Maru #10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

[capmandrake2]

Akagi trying to seek cover at Balikpapan.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,100

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 49
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 25
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fuyo
DD Minekaze, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

[capmandrake2]

The unreconned raid on Tilitjap fails but we took some Shinto Boys with us. Jap Recon unit drove down from Batavia I think

Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1139 troops, 4 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 77 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 22

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: op mode(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
30th Recon Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5th Marine Rgt /2

[capmandrake2]

Teh unreconned raid on Banjoewangi also failed but we soaked up a bunch of Jap paras and took them with us.

Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Banjoewangi by attrition!!!!!!

[comte]

Hey Capn you still alive?

[capmandrake2]

Yes, a legitimate question. I often ask myself what happened to all my "free time". Most of it has been consumed by work. All of medical support infrastructure has been weakened by COVID and now employers are raiding other employers for help. Not enough psychotherapists. Not enough physical therapists. Not enough speech therapists. Not enough neuropsychologists. Not enough neurologists. Not enough RN's. Not enough LVN's. Oddly, not enough ophthalmologists. It is also true that medical practice corporatization comes with a price. Some pencil pusher decided the best way to save money is have the doctors do all the work. Also, there are babies all over the place now. The baby making machine was turned off during COVID and now it is back on.

[capmandrake2]

We have a mandated screening for post partum depression now. In fairness, I have to admit the problem is more prevalent than I would have guessed because most moms don't volunteer the information.

Hilariously, a dad brought a 4 month old in for a well visit and the staff gave HIM the form.

Q: "I often feel hopeless"..........A: "hmm, shit no"

Q: "I find myself crying for no reason".........A: "that seems stupid, no"

The guy put zero on every question

[capmandrake2]

I disappeared into the wilderness of Wyoming and Montana for a while. Each fish cost $98 and it was catch and release. When I got back to a spot with a cell signal my phone went off with text messages for about 30 minutes. Emails saying "4th request" and crap like that. That is ENTIRE POINT of going into the wilderness.

Stayed at the Jackson Lake Lodge outside of Grand Teton. Fantastic dining room with views of the Tetons (which basically means "tits" in French). Got locked out on the balcony in the cabin and nobody answered at the main desk so we had to call the restaurant and some nice lady with a Japan-womans accent laughed when she understood the problem but did find someone at the desk to let us in. SG gave him a $50 tip to keep quiet

[capmandrake2]

Gastronomic insights:

Elk sausage tastes like Buffalo sausage tastes like Beef sausage

Elk tenderloin with huckleberry sauce is REALLY good. There is a place in Jackson that makes homemade huckleberry ice cream for $7 a cone but it is REALLY good.

Political insights:

Our rafting guide is a commie but we still gave her a good tip which she promptly did not share with the other guides.

[capmandrake2]

We went to a quarterly bonus system for productivity so it occurred to me to bunch the vacation time and to go on more vacations. Not sure what I was thinking the last two years. I think everyone was trying to not abandon their colleagues.

Anyway, the idea is to dip below the productivity bonus level in one quarter and then turn it on the next. There is another meta-hack. When your productivity dips below your salary level for one fiscal year they lower your salary but the productivity credit rate to meet salary minimum is LOWER than the productivity credit rate for bonus so you bunch your vacation time in one fiscal year, deliberately get your salary reduced and then turn on the jets in the next quarter. I'm turning into a Gen Z employee.

[BBfanboy]

Good to hear from you again - and about your adventures in the 'not-so-wild' parts of the country.

[RangerJoe]

I am glad that you are doing okay.

Your guide did is not really a commie if she did not share the bonus!

If you want to relax and enjoy a nice out of the way place with nice beds, consider renting a houseboat at this place where there is plenty of water! There are also land based resorts.

https://www.nps.gov/voya/index.htm

If you go after Labor Day (which is really when the babies should be in the process of being born) it is cheaper to rent a houseboat. After a frost, there are fewer mosquitoes. In fact, at the end of September and the beginning of October (it is hard to catch the exact time each year) you may enjoy colorful leaves along the shoreline with dark pines away from the lakes on the hills.

If someone is disabled, a little farther East is a resort that caters to them. It is near the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area (BWCA) which abuts Quetico Provincial Park in Big Canada Land.

https://www.veteransonthelakeresort.org/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/destinati ... wilderness

https://www.exploreminnesota.com/iconic ... ary-waters

https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/quetico