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RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:07 pm
by Cap Mandrake
UXB duty....uggh.
Anyone remember
Danger: UXB ?
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:12 pm
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
I want some of these for Burma:
What is the "2 in bomb thrower"? Is that a politcally active tank or is that a smoke grenade discharger?
A Churchill would crush a Ronson. It's not even sporting.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:19 pm
by Crackaces
What is the "2 in bomb thrower"? Is that a politcally active tank or is that a smoke grenade discharger?
I think the TC can also fire 2" HE bomblets for anti-personnel/ anti-close assult tatics weapon. Could be very effective in a Banzai attack ..
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:48 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I watched the Feb. 22 combat replay. I like to do that every 3 or 4 months of game time to keep current.
The Little Yellow Baaaahstards shot down 2 or 3 C-47's over Dadjangas! Either they LRCAP'ed over Dadjangas or it was just CAP spillover from Davao. Davao has both fighters and bombers. Rooks rike we have a war on...yeeehaw!
The first lot of Sea Bees and a Bn of 129th Inf Regt. are ashore at Dajangas along with most of the parachute infantry of 503rd. No sense getting more C-47's shot up so air drops will drop. Instead, the remaining troops of 503rd will move to Sidate along with the C-47's. Sidate just went to level 2 which will put Cotabato in air drop range as well. Cotabato has a level 2 airfield and I believe is ungarrisoned. If another recon today confirms this, we can drop on Cotabato tomorrow. There is, however a paved road from Cotabato to Davao so we would need to get a substantial ground unit ashore. The best candidate is 8th Marine Rgt which is amphibious embarked aboard 17 kt AP's just NE of Manado. They were prepped for Dadjangas but it would be too dangerous to land there without air cover yet.
That would make D-Day Cotabato D-Day+2 Dadjangas. [:)]
Meanwhile, at Dadjangas, we start cutting down a bunch of papaya trees for an airstrip. It's a shame but there is much more Phillipino gold to be mined with all the GI's ashore. Someone left behind some fuel from the evacuation of of the PI so the PT boats at Dadjangas have gas. Cebu USN unit landing by LCT/LCVP tonight.
Boela just went to level 4 so 5th Air Force will try to stage a raid on Davao with B-24's just arrived today.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:09 pm
by Cap Mandrake
I had a brillaint idea for the "Maids a Milking" course for the soiree.......Breast shaped ice cream prepared in a custom mold which I volunteered to lovingly make myself based on an actual real life mold of one of the women that will be attending the party. It would have been fun for the other guests to try to guess who the model was. I further proposed to stick a Hershey's Kiss candy right at the strategic spot. Guests could chose chocolate, vanilla or toffee depending on their preferences.
Sadly, my idea was rejected in an entirely undemocratic fashion.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:10 pm
by sprior
Sadly, my idea was rejected in an entirely undemocratic fashion.
Ah, that would be the executive veto.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:41 pm
by Chickenboy
Just curious if you've given some thought to the "Geese-a-laying" aspect of the gifts. I've some suggestions there, if you're interested. [:)]
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:56 pm
by witpqs
Fowl porno?
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:49 am
by Cap Mandrake
Here's the latest:
Lords a leaping: Champaign in "flutes"
Geese a laying: Some kind of egg thingy.
Golden Rings: Calamari
I don't know what else. All I can say is there better be a mound of calamari about 2 feet high or I am going for a steak afterwards.
This just in...White Elephant gift is some kind of sex item. [8|] I can see where this going. My guess is nobody is going to mention George Orwell or Ayn Rand..or even Karl Marx
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:01 am
by Chickenboy
Bump to save from page 2 purgatory.
Cap'n-I assume that no one will discuss the relative merits of oxygen or electrical torpedo drives either? What a boring party. [:(]
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:31 am
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Bump to save from page 2 purgatory.
Cap'n-I assume that no one will discuss the relative merits of oxygen or electrical torpedo drives either? What a boring party. [:(]
That is a lead pipe cinch but I will try to work in a discussion of the merits of the FM1.
Just in case there is an any disrobing I plan to shave the mole on my back.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:38 am
by Cap Mandrake
I am rethinking the landing at Dadjangas when we could have waited two days and landed at Cotabato which has an airfield.
Oh well, shock and awe baby, shock and awe.
We keep advancing until JJ does something about it. There are still many LYB transports at Palau. Evidently, JJ assumed we would land there.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:44 am
by Cap Mandrake
I got in trouble for flirting at the Christ...oops sorry...Holiday Party. Thing is I didn't even know I was flirting.
I have been on this planet for a loooong time and I still can't tell. How exactly do you tell when a "blonde chick" is "being nice" vs moving in on the alpha female?
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:10 am
by Walloc
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I have been on this planet for a loooong time and I still can't tell. How exactly do you tell when a "blonde chick" is "being nice" vs moving in on the alpha female?
When u get told later that night or bright and early the next day. Jeez Cap,
Rasmus
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:54 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I got in trouble for flirting at the Christ...oops sorry...Holiday Party. Thing is I didn't even know I was flirting.
I have been on this planet for a loooong time and I still can't tell. How exactly do you tell when a "blonde chick" is "being nice" vs moving in on the alpha female?
"Blonde chicks" are never 'being nice' to old codgers, Cap'n. Never. Hope this helps.
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:16 am
by sprior
Feb 23rd:
Kitchen sink optional:
Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Martlet II x 8
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
Vengeance I x 71
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
DB-7B x 14
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:17 am
by sprior
And in Oz:
Ground combat at Wyndham (70,127)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11157 troops, 105 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 645
Defending force 5089 troops, 65 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Allied adjusted assault: 412
Japanese adjusted defense: 43
Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Wyndham !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (13 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 128 (128 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
3rd Motor Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
2/7th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
Wyndham RAAF Base Force
Defending units:
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
21st Air Flotilla
80th JAAF AF Bn
6th Air Defense AA Regiment
3rd Provisional Base Force
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6th Air Defense AA Regiment Wiped Out at Wyndham by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Wyndham
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:08 am
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Allied forces CAPTURE Wyndham !!!
Oh great...more "walkers"
6th Air Defense AA Regiment Wiped Out at Wyndham by XXXXXXXXX Salties
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:10 am
by Cap Mandrake
ORIGINAL: sprior
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Martlet II x 8
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
Vengeance I x 71
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
DB-7B x 14
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 7
That would be the 1st Anglo-Dutch-American Air Force of Assam. Were the Wapiti grounded?
RE: Sun Damage
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:12 am
by Cap Mandrake
Ahhhh...rookie here....
Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,95
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
BB Haruna
CL Agano
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Murasame
DD Shigure
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 2