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

[Cap Mandrake]

*******************Jan 13, 1943(c)*****************


Saumlaki: I guess the Emperor's Birthday Review must be over. JJ sent wave after wave of fighters over Saumlaki. There was some bleed-over cover from the CAP over the carriers about 80 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 25
F4F-4 Wildcat x 40


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Then another Daitai of Zeroes

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 31


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Then another.

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Then another.

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Then another [:D]

Afternoon Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

That is 110 Zero sorties (all in the afternoon). That qualifies as the biggest fighter sweep of the war so far, though the coordination was poor.

I count

Zeroes...14 claimed

Martlet II.....3
P-40E/K.......6
F4F..............5


A draw.

Seems like they might have mounted an attack on the airfield after all this but perhaps that is planned for tomorrow. We have recon over Kopeang today. We shall see where these chaps are coming from.

[Cap Mandrake]

Darwin-Katherine POW camp: After softening up from P-40's, SBD's, LB-30's, B-17's and B-24's, 6th Marine and 2 Bn of Stuarts and M10's attacked south of Katherine. Banzai, baby, Banzai! Attn. Red Cross! You help will be needed at Fenton.



Ground combat at 75,125 (near Darwin)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4267 troops, 167 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 9845 troops, 106 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied adjusted assault: 166

Japanese adjusted defense: 68

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2492 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 108 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 30 (18 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 7


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
193rd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
6th Marine Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th/A Division
38th/B Division
53rd JNAF AF Unit
52nd JNAF AF Unit
4th Engineer Co
107th JAAF AF Bn

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Repair guy with impenetrable Eastern European accent, Serbian, Bosnian, Moldovan, who the Hell knows: Tweeelve thousand DOHlars.

Me: Oh......

Is "lying sack of..." the preamble to the "Zlotnik" word in your quote? Ain't nothin' that costs 12 large in the refrigeration / freezer department, homey.

Hmmm .. I do not know what the Cap has .. but.. a SubZero BI48SID/S [no this has noting to do with sudden infant death syndrome [:'(]] is $10,970 with tax it would be $11,875 and that excludes "sales accessories, local delivery and installation charges" These extras can get the unit into the 15 grand range ... like special water filtering hookup for the ice maker and routing copper lines to a H2O source .. then there is the venting that is required as a freezer of this size produces some heat .. often this unit involves wiring if the intended place does not support a 15 amp 220/240 line .. just some thoughts .. 600 bucks seems worth it .. and how much stuff will you loose when it unthaws [&:]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

.. and how much stuff will you loose when it unthaws [&:]

Frau Braun will come back to life!

[BBfanboy]

Nice attack near Darwin, but I don't think the Japanese recognize the Red Cross. Maybe they have a culturally-sensitive equivalent called the Red Rising Sun? No, wait - make that the Red Setting Sun![:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

I already threw out 4 chickens, a pork loin and an old Chihuahua we used to have. The fridge side was fading fast. Not to mention the intolerable annoyance of stopping every night to get ice just to have a freakin' Gin and Tonic.


After this experience, I have decided I want to go in the first fireball because I don't have the energy to eat freeze dried stroganoff and room temperature Gin.


Well, wait, maybe straight bourbon wouldn't be so bad warm......

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I already threw out 4 chickens, a pork loin and an old Chihuahua we used to have. The fridge side was fading fast. Not to mention the intolerable annoyance of stopping every night to get ice just to have a freakin' Gin and Tonic.


After this experience, I have decided I want to go in the first fireball because I don't have the energy to eat freeze dried stroganoff and room temperature Gin.


Well, wait, maybe straight bourbon wouldn't be so bad warm......

Congac such a Louis XIII or even an XO Special goes over very well warm [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I already threw out 4 chickens, a pork loin and an old Chihuahua we used to have. The fridge side was fading fast. Not to mention the intolerable annoyance of stopping every night to get ice just to have a freakin' Gin and Tonic.


After this experience, I have decided I want to go in the first fireball because I don't have the energy to eat freeze dried stroganoff and room temperature Gin.


Well, wait, maybe straight bourbon wouldn't be so bad warm......

Congac such a Louis XIII or even an XO Special goes over very well warm [;)]

Yeah, good point, Cabs and Port too. OK, I changed my mind. I'm starting work on the shelter tonight.

[Cap Mandrake]

South China Sea/East China Sea: Submarine attacks becoming much more fruitful. Here one convoy gets attacked twice in one night by different subs. [:)]

Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,62

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hoki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Ryoka Maru
xAKL Shino Maru
xAKL Kanjo Maru
PB Uchide Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore


And then 80 miles west, USS Runner.

Sub attack near Nago at 96,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Totori Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Ryoka Maru
xAKL Shino Maru
xAKL Nitian Maru
PB Uchide Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner

[Cap Mandrake]

China: Serious air effort over Chungking.

Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 49
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24

I think we need something more robust than a single Hurri. [;)]

Maybe we could move the RAF B-24's (or whatever they are called) to Ledo and go after the JJ airfields? At the least we need some CAP over Chungking.

[perkinh]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Repair guy with impenetrable Eastern European accent, Serbian, Bosnian, Moldovan, who the Hell knows: Tweeelve thousand DOHlars.

Me: Oh......

Is "lying sack of..." the preamble to the "Zlotnik" word in your quote? Ain't nothin' that costs 12 large in the refrigeration / freezer department, homey.

Yes...quite likely he was "bool sheeting" me..but even if I got stainless steel and did not have to match the cabinets, I would probably still need a carpenter to trim up the cabinets and a cabinet stainer guy and maybe even a floor guy and somebody to remove the rodent skeletons behind the fridge...and that is assuming they could get the damn thing around the center island.


Before long it would be Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613/

Love that movie! My wife is a general contractor, and she always gets a smile out of it. What did he spend...15k for a nice house and 50+- acres in Conn.?

If you decide to purchase...dont buy a French Door style with the ice maker in the frig area. We have had horrible luck with ours, as have several of our friends. Maybe we just buy cheaper product though...cant fight more than 3k for a F****** fridge. It really sucks that the wife may have been right, we should have gotten the other brand.

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh...just saw this. The last RAF airframe in China jsut had a bad day. Hope the pilot is OK.

Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

[&o]

[Cap Mandrake]

***************FOB Mai Tai, Papaete, Jan 13, 1943(c)***************


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: So, did you guys find out what a "Yorker" is?


Yes Man 1: We are not sure sir but the leading theories are:

1) A resident of York

2) A food item, perhaps a sausage-like food or something battered and deep fried.

3) A depraved sex act.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Don't you mean New York?


Yes Man 2: No sir. We are pretty sure there was a York for which New York was named.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Where is it?


Yes Man 1: Ummm..<looks at Yes Man 2>..we are working on that sir.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Fellas, don't take this wrong..but...are you sure you aren't just winging it?


Yes Man 1: Oh, no sir. We've have a chalkboard and everything.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Well, what about items 2 and 3? What evidence do you have?


Yes Man 2: Well, sir, it is preliminary but those do seem to be recurring themes.


Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Well, find out. We can't have 2 American carriers steaming about the Indian Ocean in mortal peril if people are going to be snickering behind our backs. Admiral King will pass a brick...sideways.

[Cap Mandrake]

Question for the assembled multitudes. Pretend I didn't read the manual. With an APA or AKA, can you pack them to the gills and still unload in one turn?

[Cap Mandrake]

BB's in the Yards.

Resolution, at 8 kts. wasn't going to be ready for the Korean War trying to reach the west Coast so I sent her to Pearl and bumped the useless artifical reefs there out of drydock.

Maryland could probably reach the West Coast with 26/9/2 and capable of 19 kts.

Probably still not a good idea to move Pennsylvania, Revenge or Idaho from Geraldton.

[Cap Mandrake]

New Mexico and Ramilles are both headed for South Africa.

[sprior]

Urgent signal from ComKandyHouse to FAMandrake dtg 1301430750

Begins: Yes, and the kippers please. No don't take that down. Bloody hell Miss Fanydingway. No don't cry please. Oh for heavens sake Ffiona, will you sort her out. Yorker is a term used in cricket that describes a ball bowled (a delivery) which hits the cricket pitch around the batsman's feet. When a batsman assumes a normal stance this generally means that the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsman's popping crease. A batsman who advances down the wicket to strike the ball (typically to slower or spin bowlers) may by so advancing cause the ball to pitch (or land) at or around their feet and may thus cause themselves to be "yorked". The term is thought to derive from the 18th and 19th century slang term "to pull Yorkshire" on a person meaning to trick or deceive them.End

[Cap Mandrake]

[font="Courier New"]

FLEET SIGNAL HIGHEST PRIORITY


TO: AL SPRIOR, KANDY HOUSE
TIME: 07:36;13;01:43(C)


MESSAGE UNDERSTOOD. THIS WHAT WE CALL A BRUSHBACK PITCH. SURPRISE ASPECT UNDERSTOOD. GIVE OUR BEST TO MISS FANNYDINGWAY AND FIONA.

FAM MANDRAKE
FOB MAI TAI

[/font]

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Urgent signal from ComKandyHouse to FAMandrake dtg 1301430750

Begins: Yes, and the kippers please. No don't take that down. Bloody hell Miss Fanydingway. No don't cry please. Oh for heavens sake Ffiona, will you sort her out. Yorker is a term used in cricket that describes a ball bowled (a delivery) which hits the cricket pitch around the batsman's feet. When a batsman assumes a normal stance this generally means that the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsman's [popping crease (what on earth is a "popping crease")]. A batsman who advances down the wicket to strike the ball (typically to[slower(?) or spin bowlers(?)]) may by so advancing cause the ball to pitch (or land) at or around their feet and may thus cause themselves to be "yorked". The term is thought to derive from the 18th and 19th century slang term "to pull Yorkshire" on a person meaning to trick or deceive them.End

Could you translate that to English please. [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

[:D][:D]