A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, Mandrake-san do more pranning.

5 days to accomprish covering of randing at Koumac and 146th Regt at Nadi

5 days to get back to Rabaurh to refuerh

This-ah mean assaurt forces reave Rabaurh about January ereven to accomprish randing and capture Rord Howe Isrand about January 15 or 16.

[witpqs]

K, Mandrake-san do more pranning.

Take a nap; we'll cover for yah!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

K, Mandrake-san do more pranning.

Take a nap; we'll cover for yah!

Hai. Try to find out what "doggerer Engrish" mean. Mandrake-san think some kind of code ranguage.

[Ol_Dog]

I am pretty sure it is not FORTRAN and probably not BASIC

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Ol_Dog

I am pretty sure it is not FORTRAN and probably not BASIC

Hai! Probabry not APL(R) or 8086 machine ranguage either.

Rets ask SPrior-san. SPrior-san rive in Engrand for few years. Navarh attache in Rondon.

[Cap Mandrake]

******Eregant beachside virra, Truk Ragoon, Jan 3, 1942(d)******


Man in very cumbersome protective suit with with face mask: Rot ra rah. Rot ra rah. Et ra bro tan.

Beautifurh Rukanese womans with simirar protective suit except with grass in front to see top of breastesss: What?

Man in very cumbersome protective suit with with face mask: <pulls off head gear abruptry> Hory crap! How Japan-mens supposed to work with arr this crap on? Forget about virus.....uh...what-ah name?

Beautifurh Rukanese womans with simirar protective suit except with grass in front to see top of breastesss: <takes off top...oh..wait..no, top of rever 4 protective suit, not-ah what think> Hai! Mandrake-san. The virus is called New Hebrides hemorrhagic fever.

Man in very cumbersome protective suit with with face mask: Rook, how about Japan-mens just not-ah invade New Hebrides? Anyone notice?

[Cap Mandrake]

********January 2, 1942(2)*********

Day quite eventfurh

[Cap Mandrake]

*******Fiji and Samoa et environs (that-ah French ranguage, not-ah rearry know what mean but sound good) In act-ah of sheer mean-spiritedness, Kikuzuki head back to Suva to brow up USS Nevadan which-ah tryung to bring in Pabst Brue Ribbon and Marboros to Arried-mens on Fiji. Thing is, Arrid-mens on Fiji mostry Austrairia-mens and probabry think Pabst Brue Ribbon taste rike shit, which true.

Anyway, not rucky night for Nevadan.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
xAKL Nevadan, Shell hits 15, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Arried-mens go rooking for Japan-mens ships that unroad at Savaii. Evidentry Rasputin on anothah Arried ship because Arried-mens arways seem to find Japan-mens ships at night.

Kashima detached from the transports after she expend ammo bombarding Fiji-mens on isrand.

Actuarry, considering Kashima have-ah armost no main gun ammo and Kashima no match for America-mens cruiser, Japan-mens pretty rucky. Just 27% system damage and no major damage.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 150,156, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 8

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
DD Blue
DD Shaw, Shell hits 1
DD Downes
DD Cassin

Oh rook! Morre crappy Pabst Brue Ribbon can froating around Suva harbor.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Suva at 132,160, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
xAKL Mapele, Shell hits 14, and is sunk

Yubari and DD bombard Savaii and then turn back toward Kwajerein with row ammo and run into Rareigh with Rasputin at herm again. This time, Japan-mens win. Rareigh burning pretty bad.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 149,158, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 2
DD Blue, Shell hits 1
DD Shaw
DD Downes, Shell hits 1
DD Cassin

Anyway. Arried-mens dent one crappy Japan-mens cruiser...Japan-mens dent one rearry attractive Arried-mens cruiser. Arso, Japan-mens not-ah berieve how big Samoa-mens. Taro root evidentry have rots of vitamins.


Ground combat at Savaii (146,159)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 189 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Savaii !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
II/66th Nav Gd /1

Defending units:
Samoa Det.

[Cap Mandrake]

Actuarry, Samoa-womans pretty big too so keep Japan-mens in rine.

[Cap Mandrake]

Japan-mens sairh into nest of Arried-mens ships. Recon from carriers directed mostry to South/West/East
so miss Arried cruisers in morning. Japan-mens not-ah rearry sure what Arried-mens doing?
Perhaps putting mens on Ruganvirre? If that case Arried-mens bettah herp French-mens at Noumea or it get-ah ugry.


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,151

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 14
D3A1 Val x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 11000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Most of Kates not-ah have coorh torpedoes.

[Cap Mandrake]

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[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Actuarry, Samoa-womans pretty big too so keep Japan-mens in rine.

What-ah that mean? Take a number and bring own "rubbers" ?

[Cap Mandrake]

Mouse-ovah recon shows CA,CL where Aderaide attacked. Probabry beat up Aderaide and one DD.

Japan-mens keep going. Miura Det toward Koumac and 146th ESE in the gap between New Caredonia and New Hebrides. Carriers move harfway between transport convoys

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Actuarry, Samoa-womans pretty big too so keep Japan-mens in rine.

What-ah that mean? Take a number and bring own "rubbers" ?

No. Friendry rugby tournament with Samoa-womans. 2nd Bn/66th Navarh Guard get asses kicked.

[Cap Mandrake]

Onry 2 squadrons of bombers attack Aderaide. Arried-mens might assume onry one carrier. Interesting.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san use Japan-mens accent at business meeting yesterday.

Mandrake-san: How about medicarh group use Toyota Rean to fix medicarh records?

Medical Director: Did you say Toyota Lean?

Mandrake-san: HAI! Toyota Rean, sensei.


One time Board Chairman say..."How do you get your department to do what you tell them?"

Mandrake-san: Ve vere just followink ze orders. [:D]


Mandrake-san used to be President of corporation. Corporation-mens fire Mandrake-san, erect new President. Bah..pay rousy anyway. [:'(]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Mandrake-san use Japan-mens accent at business meeting yesterday.

Mandrake-san: How about medicarh group use Toyota Rean to fix medicarh records?

Medical Director: Did you say Toyota Lean?

Mandrake-san: HAI! Toyota Rean, sensei.


One time Board Chairman say..."How do you get your department to do what you tell them?"

Mandrake-san: Ve vere just followink ze orders. [:D]


Mandrake-san used to be President of corporation. Corporation-mens fire Mandrake-san, erect new President. Bah..pay rousy anyway. [:'(]

[:D] You shourhd have brought out your Katana when asked about how you get peoprhes to do what you want ...

[sprior]

She obviously fancied a little something

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

She obviously fancied a little something

Was he what you call a "spinner"?