Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Jan 3...landing the delayed follow-on troops for Saumlaki. Lautem apparetnly has no garrison...hmmm. There is a full USMC regiment 100 prepped for Lautem......but they are still in Suva.

Ooo! Someone has a new PC! [8D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Just wait...I have only begun to explore. [:)]


The 2 v 2 has turned into a 1 v 0. Admirar Rord Nerson has been abducted by the viscious Pueblo band. Admirar Rord Fabertong is doing pennance or some such thing and Admiral Lord SPrior is off to the Piltdown Man Reenactors Annual Convention in Sussex...or maybe it's Wessex...or is it Nossex. I forget.


So, anyway, I had to take Stalker Girl in for her pre-op exam and the doc orders an ECG. So I wheel her upstairs and there are two LVN's (female) and SG and me in the room and the first LVN asks:

Any allergies?

No

Have you had an ECG here before?

No

Your present weight?

And then...there is a sudden jolt of tension in the room. The second LVN looks toward me with alarm and the first one stops working on the computer and then they all 3 look at me like I am the pizza delivery guy at the Pentagon during the Bin Laden raid.


General Turgidson: Right, any sign of an air defense system alert in Pakistan? If this gets out early we are seriously ******.

Me: OK, who ordered the deep dish with the works, hold the anchovies?

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake





I will pay for your consort...up to $5, but you have to post the picture of your "date".

Cripes, Mandrake, even back in the 70's a lousy $5 wouldn't get you in the door of a "Social Club" in Olongapo or Gate 2 Street/Kadena.

Up the ante, big spender!

No, you misunderstand. The fun would be in seeing how many teeth she has.

I considered a few responses to this post. Finally, I decided to simply share with you a bit of Russian wisdom.

Зубов боятсья, в рот не давать.

Since this is a family forum I will leave the translating to you gents.

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake





I will pay for your consort...up to $5, but you have to post the picture of your "date".

Cripes, Mandrake, even back in the 70's a lousy $5 wouldn't get you in the door of a "Social Club" in Olongapo or Gate 2 Street/Kadena.

Up the ante, big spender!

No, you misunderstand. The fun would be in seeing how many teeth she has.

Cap, I think it's you who misunderstands: We don't want to see a picture of a coyote ugly babe with no teeth.

But a picture of a $2,000 a night call girl: we're quite interested!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie




Cripes, Mandrake, even back in the 70's a lousy $5 wouldn't get you in the door of a "Social Club" in Olongapo or Gate 2 Street/Kadena.

Up the ante, big spender!

No, you misunderstand. The fun would be in seeing how many teeth she has.

Cap, I think it's you who misunderstands: We don't want to see a picture of a coyote ugly babe with no teeth.

But a picture of a $2,000 a night call girl: we're quite interested!

Linked your post for you.

[Cap Mandrake]

I had this precocious 3 year old tell me today:

3 year old: Ooh, I like your hair" [:D]

Me: Oh, you like the new blonde highlights?

3 year old: uh..huh. <said with perfect inflection and finely-honed feigned sincerity>

Her parents laughed till they were red in the face. She probably heard her mom say it 500 times in that fake female way so she just adopted it. Even so, it was funnier than Hell and I love that kid. She might have said "you smell like my grandpa" or something....but she didn't so I love that kid. I find it oddly disquieting but you can pretty much tell by age 3-4 who is going to be one of the in crowd and who is going to be playing on-line wargames on prom night.

[Cap Mandrake]

Just realized that may have induced severe whiplash. A bit of a topic swerve there. Sorry.



Ahhh...who am I kidding. I am not really sorry.



*********************January 3, 1942(c)******************


Darwin/Bathurst/Saumlaki: True to form, JJ tried a night surface raid on the helpless ships at Saumlaki trying to unload dozers and shore guns. The baaahsterds!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Saumlaki at 78,117, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
DD Teruzuki
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CL Detroit
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
DD Duncan
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD Helm
DD Henley, Shell hits 2

The LYB's get their T-crossed, fight to a draw and wisely withdraw. The Arried TF CO, Adm. Blevins, has spine because somebody set the rheostat in his neck to "High Threat Tolerance". So they stay on station. Next up is an ammo-eater taffy of 2 DD's that were probably supposed to arrive first.

Allied radar has them coming in from 23K yds, Blevins crosses the T again...but his boys can't shoot straight. Even so, mission accomplished. JJ retreats.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Saumlaki at 78,117, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Tadeyame

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 1
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
DD Duncan
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD Helm
DD Henley

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Her parents laughed till they were red in the face. She probably heard her mom say it 500 times in that fake female way so she just adopted it. Even so, it was funnier than Hell and I love that kid. She might have said "you smell like my grandpa" or something....but she didn't so I love that kid. I find it oddly disquieting but you can pretty much tell by age 3-4 who is going to be one of the in crowd and who is going to be playing on-line wargames on prom night.

So, what wargame did you play then, Cap'n? [:'(][;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Her parents laughed till they were red in the face. She probably heard her mom say it 500 times in that fake female way so she just adopted it. Even so, it was funnier than Hell and I love that kid. She might have said "you smell like my grandpa" or something....but she didn't so I love that kid. I find it oddly disquieting but you can pretty much tell by age 3-4 who is going to be one of the in crowd and who is going to be playing on-line wargames on prom night.

So, what wargame did you play then, Cap'n? [:'(][;)]

Oh, like you weren't a braniac too? [:)]

Honestly, women didn't start throwing themselves at me, begging for carnal staisfaction, till I was 18. If it hadn't been for that really nice teacher, Mrs. XXXXX, I would have been desperate.

[Cap Mandrake]

Also, I'm not sure Algore had invented the internet yet.

[Grollub]

That's why I didn't write "online" ... and yes, I'd might rather been at home setting up a SL scenario instead. [:D][:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

That's why I didn't write "online" ... and yes, I'd might rather been at home setting up a SL scenario instead. [:D][:'(]

Man, that is almost irredeemably geeky. [:)]You did remedy the situation, right? Or do we have to chip in to hire someone for you too?

[Grollub]

Situation was remedied ... [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************January 3, 1942(c)******************


Darwin/Bathurst/Saumlaki: (Cont.) Blevin's taffy has another foe while still on station (Good show Admiral. Those rheostats really work!):

ASW attack near Saumlaki at 78,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-16, hits 6

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CL Detroit
DD Nicholas
DD Henley
DD Helm
DD Sims


Meanwhile Colorado and Maryland do what they are good at. Quite a few damaged airframes or gorunded planes on the ground. I think you can fly off repaired planes from a 100% damaged airfield but I'm not sure about that.

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Maryland
DD Inconstant
DD Hotspur
DD Voyager
DMS Hovey

Japanese ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Also there is this. Do I need a Kingfisher in the air for Colorado too?


BB Colorado firing at Darwin
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Maryland
BB Maryland firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

[Gridley380]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

But a picture of a $2,000 a night call girl: we're quite interested!

Linked your post for you.

I would not pay $2,000/night for that.

And for the record, I went to my senior prom.



Of course I was the only guy there without a date, including the class computer ultra-geek.

Back to WWII(c), from what I have seen you only need one spotter per TF.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

Situation was remedied ... [:'(]

And you don't mean "practicing", right?


Scene from Love and Death. The Woody Allen character hooks up with some hot Russian Countess. After the action the room is torn up with clothes strewn all over and the furniture turned over. The fatigued couple are in bed with abundant afterglow.

Hot Russian Countess: That was fahntahhsteek!

Boris: I'm such a great lover because I practice a lot when I am alone.

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************January 3, 1942(c)******************


Darwin/Bathurst/Saumlaki: (Cont.) Suns comes up. Unescorted Helens appear over Saumlaki. I think the CAP had trouble reaching them as the carriers are 40 mi East.

Morning Air attack on 503rd Parachute Regiment, at 78,117 (Saumlaki)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses


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

Then there comes an anti-shipping attack on Belvin's taffy. Not sure where these boys came from. Ambon maybe? Probably Kopeang is too far for the Ann and/or Nick. Looks a bit like JJ is beginning to scrape the barrel.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 6
F4F-3A Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Portland

[Cap Mandrake]

The Arried repry. IJN vessels retreating from the night engagement are targeted by SBD's from the carriers.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Damar at 74,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CL Tama


HOLD STILL, DAMNIT! Another squadron over the DD's.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Tadeyame


Well, that is a bit better. Fewer anchovies killed. And another squadron.


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 4
F4F-3A Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tadeyame


45 SBD sorties....one hit. Gaak. DD's and Destroyer Leaders are hard to hit doing figure of eight's at 32 kts.

[Cap Mandrake]

Darwin: Finally, the weather is better over Darwin. 71 B-24's in a single raid...very little flak....ahhhhhh. It's a thing of beauty.

Morning Air attack on 38th/B Division, at 76,124 (Darwin)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 71


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Nice raid from the dwindling number of flight-worthy B-17's at Merauke.


Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19
B-17F Fortress x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled