1) French maid idea is morte. I am pretty sure Stalker Girl was jealous of a 4 ft 11 in Mayan (Oh, OK, Maybe she was 5 ft tall). More on that later.
2) Turn throughput is down. I am also being tortured at work. I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.
From what I remember, the feeling was mutual. That story was pretty funny - about the Mayan asking how old SG was and saying, "Huh? That's all? She looks so much older!"
You can't exactly blame the Mayan though. I mean SG *did* try to climb into bed with her. Furthermore, SG ordered removal of the shower massage head-so she did kind of foment discord in the ranks.
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.
BHO? I'm sure he'd just remind you that you haven't actually *done* anything or *created* anything in your line of work. Everything you are and everything you've 'made' has been in large part due to a gift from the state. You're welcome.
Also, the private sector is 'doing just fine', so quit yer bellyachin'.
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.
BHO? I'm sure he'd just remind you that you haven't actually *done* anything or *created* anything in your line of work. Everything you are and everything you've 'made' has been in large part due to a gift from the state. You're welcome.
Also, the private sector is 'doing just fine', so quit yer bellyachin'.
1) French maid idea is morte. I am pretty sure Stalker Girl was jealous of a 4 ft 11 in Mayan (Oh, OK, Maybe she was 5 ft tall). More on that later.
2) Turn throughput is down. I am also being tortured at work. I am thinking of complaining to the boss...oh wait.
From what I remember, the feeling was mutual. That story was pretty funny - about the Mayan asking how old SG was and saying, "Huh? That's all? She looks so much older!"
witpqs! Careful with the OPSEC! SG occasionally looks over CM's shoulder to ensure a quality war is being fought! If she knew about the age comment she would demand to know what Cap's response was ...[:-]
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
Sorong: Essentially all of 9th Marine Regt and 763rd Tank Bn are ashore. 1st Marine began disembarking from a 2nd amphibious group along with some USN shore engieers.
As planned, Washington (the ship, not the general) arrived at night to soften up the LYB's
Night Naval bombardment of Sorong at 82,107
Allied Ships
BB Washington
Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Then, when the sun came up, a few B-17's from Saumlaki...ehhh...they could have taken the day off.
Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 82,107 (Sorong)
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
Certainly they won't try that again. [:)] We have some of the best commanders in the USMC there. Evidently, the LYB's are no slouches either. They are eventually doomed. They can surrender but don't bet on it.
The B-24's from Darwin attack Kendari. No CAP. The newer model B-24 is arriving and one squadron of B-17E's is converting. Just in time. All the heavy squadrons are at about 50-70%. The B-17's at Saumlaki are on a shoestring because it still level 4 only.
Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed on ground
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
1. My pit is hardly used, I haven't had a make and mend since Nelson was a boy.
2. The last time I went they stuck a paracetemol on my head with an elastoplast and told me foxtrot oscar
3. Have you ever seen a pinkie turn to? No, me neither.
"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
When I was a baby tiff I did and SMP on the Galatea in the sheds in Guz. I was on boats and batts and used to love a bimble down to the civvie canteen in the forenoon for an oggie and a cider.
"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
Ternate/Sulawese: Ternate is a level 2.12 airfield and building fast. The place is crawling with SeaBees and assorted construction engineers. II Fighter Command HQ and 2 base support units landing today. A demi-squadron of Marine Corsairs and full squadrons of Marine SBD's and TBF's arrive today to augment the two squadrons of P-40's. A PBY patrol squadron is operating there and has spotted many red splotches to the East and SW of Mindanao. Some are beating feet but others appear to be surface combat taffys 2 days out. I think JJ has spotted the withdrawal of the CV's and is willing to risk surface forces again.
3rd PIR is being assembled at Namlea for a drop on Sidate (SW of Manado) in a few days. A Bn of M-10's is on it's way from Darwin by landing craft and is about 4-5 days out. The idea is for the 503rd to seize the dot hex before the landing to prevent disruption of the armor. The same landing craft then will begin to transport a regiment of Marines. In this way, units can be landed on Sulawese without risk to major vessels because the only air cover will be LRCAP from Ternate. If JJ sends his combat infantry from Manado then we land behind them at Manado itself.
Sorong: 1st Marine Regt finishes unloading today. A Bn on cambat Engineers 1st 1-2 d out. Another regiment starts loading at Darwin today. An AVD will park at one of the friendly dot hexes near Sorong to extend the PBY search East and NE
boats and batts.....a duty or section of some type
civvie canteen......a dining establishment where you don't get crap for free
oggie....evidently a food item, egg seems too easy so probably not. Not to be confused with Oggin
cider.....probably a fruit juice which has undergone a magical transformation by the lowly yeast
forenoon.......late morning, but don't use this expression unless you are in a production of a Dickens novel. People will think you are on drugs.
That is indeed HMS Galate, F18. I was 18 when I joined her as an Artificer Appentice (baby tiff). The sheds are the covered dry docks at Plymouth (Guz). An oggie is a cornish pastie.
Boats and batts - the section responsible for maintaining the ships boats and all the batteries on board, ie emergency lighting, head mounted lights etc.
Here's the sheds at Guz:
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"Grown ups are what's left when skool is finished."
"History started badly and hav been geting steadily worse."
- Nigel Molesworth.
