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

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

China: Now we DO literally have Japs up the Wasu*

OK. Now I don't feel so bad about my previous post...[:-]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

China: Now we DO literally have Japs up the Wasu*

OK. Now I don't feel so bad about my previous post...[:-]

Confucius say "Two longs dont make a light". [:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

...

[zuluhour]

[:D][:D][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

By Odin! He is right! It is a Hawkins crass.........

Night Time Surface Combat, near Derby at 64,127, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Hagi, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher, Shell hits 1
DD Napier

Japanese ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 92% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Hagi at 8,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Hagi at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Hagi at 7,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
Massive explosion on APD Hagi
CA Frobisher engages APD Hagi at 4,000 yards
APD Hagi sunk by DD Napier at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Kikuzuki at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
DD Napier engages APD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Frobisher engages APD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

[Cap Mandrake]

How did Kikuzuki get away? Gojirra show up? Divine wind? Trick the captain picked up at Tsushima?

[Cap Mandrake]

This is interesting. The larger taffy centered on San Francisco misses Kikuzuki , turns around to return to Exmouth, then runs into Ashigara which has missed the Arried transports at Port Hedrand, which have beat feet for Exmouth.

I think Ashigara was returning to Broom or Derby. Amazingly symmetrical forces. Looks like we won.


Day Time Surface Combat, near Broome at 60,124, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ushio, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Minazuki
DD Katsutade, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
DD Lang, Shell hits 1
DD Shaw, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Arunta, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Foxhound, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 2, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

Boela and environs: Well escorted Betty raid...on the carriers standing off Boela. Not enough Bettys and a serious CAP is overhead.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,111

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
A6M3a Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 6



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 119


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Afternoon raid on the ships at Boela. P-40B's from Boela are in the air. If I had known they would fly I would have sent another squadron. 4 Bettys shot down but one gets through and puts a fish in Indiana. Gaack. Tropedo hit like that on a BB usually means dry dock time.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
A6M3a Zero x 6
G4M1 Betty x 15



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 3
P-40B Warhawk x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 1
BB Washington

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

By ra way, the number of digits of Pi which one has memorized is a very good predictor of geekdom.

I am pretty sure than any figure over 15 digits will guarantee virginity untill graduate school, at least.

Ahhh...so 6 of my 30 year old plus cousins have memorized Pi that far....makes perfect sense now.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

By ra way, the number of digits of Pi which one has memorized is a very good predictor of geekdom.

I am pretty sure than any figure over 15 digits will guarantee virginity untill graduate school, at least.

Ahhh...so 6 of my 30 year old plus cousins have memorized Pi that far....makes perfect sense now.

The geek gene is VERY strong in your family, young Skywalker.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

We laugh at them.

[Cap Mandrake]

Indiana has 34% flotation damage. Gaak. She will be gone for 4 mos I wager.


LYB's trying to capture Chungking with an end around.

[Cap Mandrake]

Hand painted sign seen on way to work:


"Millionaires....find out how......call 8578..309"


Do you that is Amway or just a crusty old millionaire.


Millionaire: <answers phone> Hello? .................Oh yeah, here is the secret. Don't call phone numbers you see a random road sign you dumbass."

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Indiana has 34% flotation damage. Gaak. She will be gone for 4 mos I wager.

Well, if it makes you feel any better...if I was an AFB, I'd just pretend that it was the "Gary" part of the Indiana that was blown up and flooded. Pity the damage to the latrines and bilge systems though...

[sprior]

Confucius say "Two longs dont make a light".

Or, to quote AJP Taylor "Two wrongs don't make a Reich"

[Itdepends]

Wonder why he's sending in his torpedo bombers so high. There'd be more chance of penetrating CAP (and a lower detection time) if they came in lower.

[Grollub]

Hmm ... found this one on the net. I didn't know you guys had branched out this AAR to a comics as well?

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

Hmm ... found this one on the net. I didn't know you guys had branched out this AAR to a comics as well?

This does look like Odin has gotten involved in the WitP AE ....!!!!

[Cap Mandrake]

Jap holdouts in New Scotland......