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

[CaptDave]

Well, at least the inlanders not living alongside a river might smirk. The ones on the river are too worried about when the next flood will come so they can rebuild the whole town yet again in the same place!

[Cap Mandrake]

[:D]

Here is the deal with government subsidized "insurance" products. There is a reason it has to be "subsidized". This should be your first warning sign.

I am pretty sure M&M Enterprises, Risk Division would never offer such a product...that is..without a very robust "escape clause"


As for my back-up property insurance idea, I am very disappointed. Very disappointed. You think you have an original idea and the same thing has already been arrived at by hundreds of current or future felons across the nation. Probably one of you ungrateful baaaahsterds would turn my in, anyway.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Argos

Oh and I have a story for whenever the convention is that involves a female exhibitionist housewife into some very odd 'adult recreational activities', a structure fire, impaired visibility in scba masks, and salvage operations gone so wrong I had to do an emergency exit from the structure with my crew because of air consumption caused by crew laughter at my expense...

She wasn't an architectural compliance officer for an HOA was she and this didn't involve lederhosen with strategic cut outs did it?

[Cap Mandrake]

Damndest thing happened. A turn came back. Santa Maria!

[Cap Mandrake]

************All New Bali Hai Club, Darwin, Jan 31, 1943************


Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council:...but Brisbane has been blessed. She's never been touched in this war. Sydney had that carrier raid in early '42 and we have had a couple of sub sighting but none closer than 200 miles.

Man in fine linen slacks: No, no, no. That is precisely the wrong attitude. Look at Darwin.

Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council: Yes, look at Darwin. They were under Jap occupation for 7 months.

Man in fine linen slacks: Aha, but look at the place now, crawling with GI's and diggers. Look at this place. We've only been open a week. War is good for business, my friend. The color of scarcity is green. Here is the deal. M&M Enterprises Risk Division's premium war insurance product is not to cover you if your city is attacked. It is to cover the potential catastrophe of NOT being attacked!

Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council: <jaw gapes open..starts doing mental caluclations>

[witpqs]

You would think Cap is off doing the turn or somethin'. I hope there's no planning involved.

[Cap Mandrake]

************IJN submarine, 4000 yds off Brisbane Harbour, 02:20, Feb. 4, 1943(c)*************


She moves slowly on the surface from South to North on a moonless night. The city has been incautiously lit for a festival to welcome the expected influx of money to the city budget.


IJN sub Captain: <calls down from sail after taking drag from cigarette> OK, shoot gun!

Gun crew chief: Hai! What round sir?

IJN sub Captain: Whatever got.

Gun crew chief: Hai! Whata target sir?

IJN sub Captain: <now evidently annoyed> CITY! SHOOT AT CITY! Ito not care.

Gun crew chief: HAI! <he salutes and turns to gun crew. A few terse orders are issued and they spring into practiced action. The gun begins to slew toward the target. In seconds there is a tremondous flash and the round is away. The crew chief calls>

BANZAI! < and is answered by the crew> BANZAI!


BANZAI! ............. BANZAI!

BANZAI! ............. BANZAI!

<To say they are excited does not quite do it jsutice>

IJN sub Captain: <roll his eyes and then stubs out cigarette> HEY...SHINTO BOYS! WHAT YOU THINK? EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY? RETS GET OUT OF HERE!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

************All New Bali Hai Club, Darwin, Jan 31, 1943************


Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council:...but Brisbane has been blessed. She's never been touched in this war. Sydney had that carrier raid in early '42 and we have had a couple of sub sighting but none closer than 200 miles.

Man in fine linen slacks: No, no, no. That is precisely the wrong attitude. Look at Darwin.

Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council: Yes, look at Darwin. They were under Jap occupation for 7 months.

Man in fine linen slacks: Aha, but look at the place now, crawling with GI's and diggers. Look at this place. We've only been open a week. War is good for business, my friend. The color of scarcity is green. Here is the deal. M&M Enterprises Risk Division's premium war insurance product is not to cover you if your city is attacked. It is to cover the potential catastrophe of NOT being attacked!

Sec. Treasurer Brisbane City Council: <jaw gapes open..starts doing mental caluclations>

History (Post-War (a)) will show that he should have bought the long term river flood insurance. [:(]
Unfortunately, Milo (WWII (c) already knew not to offer it because of his Post-War (a) former life.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Probably one of you ungrateful baaaahsterds would turn my in, anyway.

Only if there was a promise of financial gain for the act, Cap'n. Or fame. Or perceived social justice. Or social 'power'. Or a rollicking good laugh. Or just to get our rocks off. Or for the opportunity to console your HOA hottie / PG in your absence. Otherwise, we're loyal unto the end.

ETA: Forgot about the prospect of impressing Jodie Foster or Stalker Girl. That would be another reason.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

************IJN submarine, 4000 yds off Brisbane Harbour, 02:20, Feb. 4, 1943(c)*************


She moves slowly on the surface from South to North on a moonless night. The city has been incautiously lit for a festival to welcome the expected influx of money to the city budget.


IJN sub Captain: <calls down from sail after taking drag from cigarette> OK, shoot gun!

Gun crew chief: Hai! What round sir?

IJN sub Captain: Whatever got.

Gun crew chief: Hai! Whata target sir?

IJN sub Captain: <now evidently annoyed> CITY! SHOOT AT CITY! Ito not care.

Gun crew chief: HAI! <he salutes and turns to gun crew. A few terse orders are issued and they spring into practiced action. The gun begins to slew toward the target. In seconds there is a tremondous flash and the round is away. The crew chief calls>

BANZAI! < and is answered by the crew> BANZAI!


BANZAI! ............. BANZAI!

BANZAI! ............. BANZAI!

<To say they are excited does not quite do it jsutice>

IJN sub Captain: <roll his eyes and then stubs out cigarette> HEY...SHINTO BOYS! WHAT YOU THINK? EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY? RETS GET OUT OF HERE!

By Odin, that oughta work!

[BBfanboy]

Yeah - a Jap sub bombarded Vancouver Island in 1942, but it stubbornly refused to sink. However the Canadian Government was forced to respond and festooned a hundred yards of beach with five strands of barbed wire and two machine gun nests, manned only during daylight hours ...

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Yeah - a Jap sub bombarded Vancouver Island in 1942, but it stubbornly refused to sink. However the Canadian Government was forced to respond and festooned a hundred yards of beach with five strands of barbed wire and two machine gun nests, manned only during daylight hours ...

Is there a lot of consanguinity out there? I cant belive they fell for the War Insurance thingy. They probably paid quite a premium too...because they were unlikely to be a target.

[BBfanboy]

Dunno about consanguinity, but Milo certainly gets around [;)] - looks like he did business worldwide in WWII(a), doesn't it?

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Jan 30, 1943(c)********

Ternate: A surface group centered around Portland arrives to replace PoW and they run into a Jap DD which is evidently on a fast transport or evac mission. The LYB's manage to get off a Long Lance and ventillate Portland before they are gunned into oblivion. Admiral Patterson spots Harukaze on radar...then drives right up next to her and presents himself for maximum torpedo exposure. [:@]

Hey, chowderhead! How about tossing a few rounds downrange with the radar first?

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batjan at 78,105, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Hobart
DD Chevalier
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
DD Fanning
DD Tjerk Hiddes

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 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...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
Patterson D. crosses the 'T'
Massive explosion on CA Portland
Magazine explodes on DD Harukaze
DD Harukaze sunk by CA Portland at 1,000 yards
DD Harukaze sunk by CA Portland at 1,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


Portland will be OK..but will need dry dock. [8|] I almost feel sorry for the ground troops on Harukaze....OK, I'm over it.

The amphbious group with the RCT arrives safely at Terante. CAP is effective in disuading LYB attacks.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Massive explosion on CA Portland

I don't recall this Combat Report tidbit before...seems kind of redundant. Obviously a torpedo DID explode against the Portland-isn't that by definition-a massive explosion? I wonder if the inclusion of this Combat Report note is indicative of being hit by a rong rance instead of a 53cm version?

[Cap Mandrake]

Manado: The Royal Navy bombards Manado. Helens and Tojos are there.

Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 16 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Concord
CL Perth

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 36
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3

The B-17 attack from Saumlaki is not very effective. Wrong Air HQ and only level 4 base. Also recon is not good enough on Manado yet.

Morning Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 2


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



Runway hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Massive explosion on CA Portland

I don't recall this Combat Report tidbit before...seems kind of redundant. Obviously a torpedo DID explode against the Portland-isn't that by definition-a massive explosion? I wonder if the inclusion of this Combat Report note is indicative of being hit by a rong rance instead of a 53cm version?

Yes, odd. Portland does have 30% flood damage but a small fire.

[Cap Mandrake]

Kendari: Gets spanked again.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 55
F4U-1 Corsair x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kaimei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port fuel hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Wyndham: JJ is "not dead yet". They have Ronsons too.

Ground combat at Wyndham (70,127)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6063 troops, 63 guns, 417 vehicles, Assault Value = 392

Defending force 6198 troops, 68 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied adjusted assault: 182

Japanese adjusted defense: 529

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
386 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
3rd Motor Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
21st Air Flotilla
6th Air Defense AA Regiment
80th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Provisional Base Force

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Massive explosion on CA Portland

I don't recall this Combat Report tidbit before...seems kind of redundant. Obviously a torpedo DID explode against the Portland-isn't that by definition-a massive explosion? I wonder if the inclusion of this Combat Report note is indicative of being hit by a rong rance instead of a 53cm version?

Yes, odd. Portland does have 30% flood damage but a small fire.

I have seen "MASSIVE EXPLOSION" messages after hits from gunfire, bombs and torps. I believe it means explosion of a secondary magazine which causes twice as much damage as a "CRITICAL DAMAGE" hit but is not fatal like a main "MAGAZINE EXPLOSION".