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

[sprior]

Admiral Lord SPrior;

I have a USMC Regt and a US ArmyRegt aboard an amphibious group approaching Darwin. They are not prepped but we could send them to Derby? We could be landing in 3 d.


Did you have someone else you wanted to use?


What about the Aussie para units? Do you need them or coudl they be used in the Sundas?

You can probably sail there quicker than I can drive tanks down the track.

I'm not sure the Aussie para units are actually parachute capable.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Admiral Lord SPrior;

I have a USMC Regt and a US ArmyRegt aboard an amphibious group approaching Darwin. They are not prepped but we could send them to Derby? We could be landing in 3 d.


Did you have someone else you wanted to use?


What about the Aussie para units? Do you need them or coudl they be used in the Sundas?

You can probably sail there quicker than I can drive tanks down the track.

Ah, yes...well send the tanks anyway. If I put a regiment ashore and they dont have the firepower then we will need the help.

I'm not sure the Aussie para units are actually parachute capable.

That's rather an oversight, don't you think?

[Cap Mandrake]

*********************Jan. 20, 1943(c)***************

Namlea: 310 men of 3rd Marine Para Bn are feet dry on Namlea. Oddly, the CO is lower rated than the local shaman.

Ground combat at Namlea (76,108)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 310 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

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

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Namlea !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)


Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Bn /1

[Cap Mandrake]

Koepang: The P-38 flying circus squadron from Katherine goes up against three times their number of zeroes over Kopeang, losing 3 to 4 claimed, but also reducing the number of Zeroes aloft for the following B-24's


Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 42


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 17 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed on ground
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed on ground
L3Y2 Tina: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

We could hardly expect to do much better than that.

[Cap Mandrake]

*******************Rectory* of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church, Gilroy, Calif. Jan 21, 1943)c)************


Father Kerkorian: <sits at a large desk reading a 2 foot high stack of correspondence. His attention is drawn to one letter delivered by "AIR MAIL". He opens it and begins reading. After short while he sits upright and proclaims> SEANCE?



* If anyone makes a "rectory" joke I am going to send you to the cornfield. Don't make me stop ths car. I mean it.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

*******************Rectory* of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church, Gilroy, Calif. Jan 21, 1943)c)************


Father Kerkorian: <sits at a large desk reading a 2 foot high stack of correspondence. His attention is drawn to one letter delivered by "AIR MAIL". He opens it and begins reading. After short while he sits upright and proclaims> SEANCE?



* If anyone makes a "rectory" joke I am going to send you to the cornfield. Don't make me stop ths car. I mean it.

When Father Kerkorian read that letter, it must have wrecked 'im.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Hanger in use by Kanga Force, Alice Springs, Jan 20, 1943(c)************


Jumpmaster: Right then! Let's start with A company. Chutes on the tables, for safety inspection and repacking. Come on lads. Let's get this done before Johnny Jap runs out of Kool-Aide, shall we.


Nearby soldier: Sargeant, you are going to want to see this. <he motions to his chute pack. The Sargeant comes to his station and begins to read a note from the pack. The note reads>


THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR EFFORT. FOR IMFORMATION ABOUT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT M&M ENTERPRISES, RARE FABRIC RESELLERS. BALI HAI CLUB, FREEMNATLE ST., PERTH

[sprior]

As it's online does that make it an eRectory?

[sprior]

You'd think Kanga force would be able to make jumps. The Roo force meanwhile are regretting what they did.

[Cap Mandrake]

When Father Kerkorian read that letter, it must have wrecked 'im.

I warned you. I really did.

[Cap Mandrake]

You'd think Kanga force would be able to make jumps. The Roo force meanwhile are regretting what they did.

You might say Roo Force began to rue what they did. Of course, it was over soon enough.

[sprior]

You might say Roo Force began to rue what they did

I did.

[Cap Mandrake]

As it's online does that make it an eRectory?

Haha! That make Freet Admirar Mandrake raugh.

I not cahnge you to Jack in box with ugry head.

[sprior]

Your munificence knows no bounds

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

When Father Kerkorian read that letter, it must have wrecked 'im.

I warned you. I really did.

Oh no! Not a broken link! The horror! The horror! [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh no! Not a broken link! The horror! The horror!

Sure..mock me now...but when I figure out how to turn off the po-up blocker you won't think it so funny.

You may even rue the day.

[sprior]

when I figure out how to turn off the po-up blocker you won't think it so funny

Please don't - I don't want po to go up!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

When Father Kerkorian read that letter, it must have wrecked 'im.

I warned you. I really did.

Oh no! Not a broken link! The horror! The horror! [:'(]

Just cut & paste it to a new tab.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

when I figure out how to turn off the po-up blocker you won't think it so funny

Please don't - I don't want po to go up!

Looks like this one got past the po-up blocker...[:-]

[Cap Mandrake]

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