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

[Cap Mandrake]

Latem: JJ caught on to the fake PT boat/BB thingy after 30 Bettys were lost yesterday. It was predictable but I had Christmas shopping to do so I jsut sent the turn. [:)]

Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 13


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
This powerfully secures the right flank of the salient and threatens the North coast of New Guinea.

With milspeak like that, aren't you going to give the reader the uncomfortable image of forethought, pranning and competence in your offensive thrust? Wouldn't that be a departure from the tone of this magnificent World's Worst AAR? Is Lord Admiral Sprior OK with this? I'm so confused...[&:]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
This powerfully secures the right flank of the salient and threatens the North coast of New Guinea.

With milspeak like that, aren't you going to give the reader the uncomfortable image of forethought, pranning and competence in your offensive thrust? Wouldn't that be a departure from the tone of this magnificent World's Worst AAR? Is Lord Admiral Sprior OK with this? I'm so confused...[&:]

Surely you are accustomed to confusion at this point?

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

With milspeak like that, aren't you going to give the reader the uncomfortable image of forethought, pranning and competence in your offensive thrust? Wouldn't that be a departure from the tone of this magnificent World's Worst AAR? Is Lord Admiral Sprior OK with this? I'm so confused...[&:]

I'm sure it was a ghost writer that composed that and that normal service will be resumed soon.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

With milspeak like that, aren't you going to give the reader the uncomfortable image of forethought, pranning and competence in your offensive thrust? Wouldn't that be a departure from the tone of this magnificent World's Worst AAR? Is Lord Admiral Sprior OK with this? I'm so confused...[&:]

I'm sure it was a ghost writer that composed that and that normal service will be resumed soon.

Ooh - or maybe it was, you know, a stalker writer?

[Cap Mandrake]

Editor's Note: In recognition of the additional obligation that fall upon us during the Winter Solstice Holiday season, we are bringing in guest speaker's while Mr. Mandrake does his shopping. Our first guest is General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Sothwest Pacific Command.

[sprior]

Slothwest Pacific Command

Fixed it for you.

[sprior]

Ooh, Chritmas post! Oh.

[sprior]

Finally!

[sprior]

215 Squadron Christmas menu (we found it under a sofa cushion in Kandy House)

[sprior]

And the contents...

[sprior]

Winter Solstice Holiday season

Is the place over run with druids?

[Cap Mandrake]

Good morning, I am General Doulgas A MacArthur. I am a four star general. Did I mention that? I would like to talk to you today about Allied operation in a place very dear to me, the Phillipines. Now, I have no quarrel with the bravery of our soldiers, sailors and marines. My concern is with leadership. Palawan has no strategic value. We must chose vital targets. I propose we drop the 503rd right here...in Manila....<nods to aide who pulls down map of Manila>..on the grounds of the San Miguel Brewery. Now, you average sake-swilling Japanese knows nothing of fine brewing. We will bring the Empire to its knees. Think about it. You go out for sushi and the bastards want an extra $4 for a bottle of Kirin...<POOOF...there is a cloud of smoke where the General used to stand. As the smoke clears a much younger man with Asiatic features and foreign-lookin uniform stands in his place>

Good-ah morning. I am-ah Warrant Officer Saito. Perhaps you remember me from-ah Word War II(a). I was commanding officer of USS Sart Rake City for two grorious weeks. Now, I know some say, "oh no reader bug is back" but this-ah not fair. It not-ah reader bug for me. For me it-ah job opportunity...<POOF>

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And the contents...

Damn! That sounds good. How come I didn't get an invite? We just had a bunch of French shit in Papaete.

[sprior]

How come I didn't get an invite?

You did, but your liason officer said "Rawal-what?" so we gave up.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ooh, Chritmas post! Oh.

I would never turn my back on young delinquents from Jersey. The ones from Hoboken are the worst.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Good morning, I am General Doulgas A MacArthur. I am a four star general. Did I mention that? I would like to talk to you today about Allied operation in a place very dear to me, the Phillipines. Now, I have no quarrel with the bravery of our soldiers, sailors and marines. My concern is with leadership. Palawan has no strategic value. We must chose vital targets. I propose we drop the 503rd right here...in Manila....<nods to aide who pulls down map of Manila>..on the grounds of the San Miguel Brewery. Now, you average sake-swilling Japanese knows nothing of fine brewing. We will bring the Empire to its knees. Think about it. You go out for sushi and the bastards want an extra $4 for a bottle of Kirin...<POOOF...there is a cloud of smoke where the General used to stand. As the smoke clears a much younger man with Asiatic features and foreign-lookin uniform stands in his place>

Good-ah morning. I am-ah Warrant Officer Saito. Perhaps you remember me from-ah Word War II(a). I was commanding officer of USS Sart Rake City for two grorious weeks. Now, I know some say, "oh no reader bug is back" but this-ah not fair. It not-ah reader bug for me. For me it-ah job opportunity...<POOF>

Great. Any more 'poof'ters we need to hear from while the Cap'n does his holiday shopping?

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Seaplne Hanger, FOB Mai Tai, Papaete************


FAM: <reading correspondence from Ceylon> GOD DAMNIT! MONANA, LUCHA, GET IN HERE! I told you guys to look things up in the Farmer's Almanac or the National Geographic if you don't know where something is. We missed a great dinner party! Now, find out where "Rawal" is and find out if "tomatoe" is really supposed to have an "e" at then end.

[Chickenboy]

Well, "potatoe" has an 'e' on the end, why not "tomatoe"?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Well, "potatoe" has an 'e' on the end, why not "tomatoe"?

I think the third name down on that invitation is Quayle. Maybe it's his grandpappy?