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RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:50 pm
by Cap Mandrake
**************Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, Sept. 1, 1860(a)***********
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as deef?
Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as dumb?
Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as blind?
Adoniah Mandrake: Well, Malvina could use some of them bifocals, but no, not blind I'd say.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as isane?
Adoniah Mandrake: I reckon not.
Census taker: Perhaps i'll just go through the rest quickly?
Adoniah Mandrake: As you wish.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as a convict?
Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>
Census taker: A pauper?
Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>
Census taker: An idiot?
Adoniah Mandrake: Wait, hold on, sir. Can you define "idiot"?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:03 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Walloc
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Ternate: F4F recon squadron moved to Boela to recon Ternate. If it is empty, the always cheerful 503rd PIR will land tomorrow.
Have u guys considered bestowing the Presidential unit citation award on 503rd PIR? seems they have earned it.
Rasmus
Yes, quite. As I recall, 3 combat jumps in less than a month, maybe 3 weeks. The first one at Dobo resulted in the loss of most of the Regiment. Dobo, Saumlaki and Boela. They probably need a character in the story?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:09 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
**************Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, Sept. 1, 1860(a)***********
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as deef?
Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as dumb?
Adoniah Mandrake: No sir.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as blind?
Adoniah Mandrake: Well, Malvina could use some of them bifocals, but no, not blind I'd say.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as isane?
Adoniah Mandrake: I reckon not.
Census taker: Perhaps i'll just go through the rest quickly?
Adoniah Mandrake: As you wish.
Census taker: Is there anyone in the household you would cassify as a convict?
Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>
Census taker: A pauper?
Adoniah Mandrake: umm <shakes head no>
Census taker: An idiot?
Adoniah Mandrake: Wait, hold on, sir. Can you define "idiot"?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:22 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Oh sweet Jesus! You don't think. The Mandrake side certainly links back through Kentucky...which isn't that far from.....
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:51 pm
by zuluhour
WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA!!!!!!!!
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:05 pm
by zuluhour
In all fairness, I have vacationed in Berkley Springs. What I saw there was some of the finest wild life in the east. [8D] I would go on to say that there was in fact a dentist in town (I know I looked) and a spa which was at first I was somewhat apprehensive about visiting, but as it was part of the "birthday weekend" I induldged. You might say I was a bit rougher on the beaver than Ward would have liked but the youg'un providing the service was, as Dan might say, quite the looker. I would put it in the clear something like HORY CRIPES [X(] thats some fine breeding.
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:07 am
by sprior
Meanwhile in China:
Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 50
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
P-66 Vanguard x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
And
Morning Air attack on 1st New Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 1
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:14 am
by sprior
And in Burma:
Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
And then
Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:16 am
by sprior
Elsewhere in China our troops repulse JJs attack:
Ground combat at 77,50 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3489 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Defending force 2675 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
Japanese adjusted assault: 21
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:58 am
by Cap Mandrake
Almost Heaven, West Virginia
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:00 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Meanwhile in China:
Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 50
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
P-66 Vanguard x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
And
Morning Air attack on 1st New Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 1
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
The RAF is the key. Do we have any more of those Tropical Hurricanes?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:04 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
And in Burma:
Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
And then
Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,42 , near Katha
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Two EXCELLENT tradeoffs in fighter losses. We were getting waxed before. Do you have LRCAP instead of escort missions?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:10 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Elsewhere in China our troops repulse JJs attack:
Ground combat at 77,50 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3489 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Defending force 2675 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
Japanese adjusted assault: 21
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
Way to go Mistah Cahtlight and Lt. Gen. Hop Sing.!
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:31 pm
by sprior
The RAF is the key. Do we have any more of those Tropical Hurricanes?
I just added 4 more Hurris to that bunch of Crabs. Glad the Chinese ground crews had the right spares and ammo...
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:33 pm
by sprior
Do you have LRCAP instead of escort missions?
All escorts.
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:45 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Interesting. Look at this battle.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
21 P-40K and 11 Martlet II in escort v 32 A6M2 and 2 Tojos
And we come out with a 3:1 kill ratio. That represents a BIG improvment. Perhaps LYB pilot quality is on the decline?
And in the earlier battle we have 11 Hurris and 21 P-40K v 14 Tojos
and get a 4:1 kill ratio
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Liberator II x 6
DB-7B x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:52 pm
by sprior
Also they're still flying A6M2 in 43. Shouldn't they be on to the M3 or M3a models by now?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:20 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Also they're still flying A6M2 in 43. Shouldn't they be on to the M3 or M3a models by now?
Maybe the Empire is in disarray. Probably there is a Kamikaze diving on Tojo's hot tub as we speak. I hope they dont give up before we are done attacking.[:)]
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:10 pm
by sprior
Maybe we should hold off taking Palembang just to keep them interested?
RE: Hearts and Minds
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:50 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Maybe we should hold off taking Palembang just to keep them interested?
Nah, just let them sink something. Preferably something that belongs to George. [:)]