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

[Cap Mandrake]

Endeh: No, not the moon, the eylandt.

Morning Air attack on 5th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 65,113 (Endeh)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

I think this was a freelance thingy. I am pretty sure money changed hands. I did not order this. JJ will think we are headed there next. It's near Flores, with all the little people.

[Cap Mandrake]

Koepang: JJ has Zeroes frying CAP. The P-38 flying circus squadron is back. They are based at Katherine.

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: Admiral Lord SPrior went after JJ infantry on the road form Mandaray to Myitkinia (this word is 100% guranteed to be spelled wrong). I think it's the Ruy Lopez opening but it might be the Mersing Gambit.




Morning Air attack on 143rd Infantry Regiment, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Liberator II x 21
Wellington Ic x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

*****************With 144th USAAF Engineers, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Jan. 19, 1943(c)*****************


Lt. Col. Gerow, Commanding: Hey, wait a minute! This document says we are attached to I Amphibious Corps. I think they are in the Pacific! We are missing out on all the action. Goddamnit Johnson, get in here. Have you been hiding this from me?

[Cap Mandrake]

Some 20 year old gal that works at Hooters just showed up on Facebook as a "friend".


I suspect foul play.


Me: < a week from now>I promise. I've never been to the Hooters in XXXXXXXXX. Really.

[Cap Mandrake]

Pretend I didnt read the manual. When training a TBF squadron, if I set the weapon to "torpedo" and set them to "naval attack" training will their torpedo rating go up?

[desicat]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Ambon/Sorong: Sorong, and thanks for all the fish head soup. Both airfields getting wrecked. No JJ raids over Boela. There are two squadrons of P-40's there now along with some PBY's

At Japanese Army fighter command a full Colonel was sweating profusely as he looked over the grease board displaying the recent damage his forces had taken from Allied bombers.

A jumpy Major assigned to Intelligence was briefing the Colonel, the Colonel wasn't happy.

Colonel; "Both airfields wrecked? That is Sorong!"

The Major looked down, not sure if the Colonel was serious.

Colonel; "How could so few bombers cause so much destruction? Those airfields must be shorter than they look, from the air they look Sorong!"

The Major let out a long breath, the tension in the air seemed to lift.

Major; "I think those Allied bombers were taunting us, as they were leaving they radioed to the tower; 'Sorong, see you next week!'"

The Colonel's icy stare froze the Major in his place, he felt like a vice was crushing his heart.

The next morning the Major was found in his tent, he had done the honorable thing. Colonel; "I just wondered why it took him Sorong." The faces of the assembled Officers were as blank as members of the Choom Gang after a busy evening.

[sprior]

Me: < a week from now>I promise. I've never been to the Hooters in XXXXXXXXX. Really.

Really? The memsahb loves going there.

[sprior]

So, you put as much high voltage electrical machinery, HP air and hydraulic systems, add a nuclear reactor, throw in some weapons and their associated systems into a steel tube and then you expect nothing to go wrong?

[Cap Mandrake]

Ruy Lopez.......Kt-F3. Myitkynia seems not be too well guarded, but JJ has the inside lines.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior
memsahb

[:D][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: desicat

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Ambon/Sorong: Sorong, and thanks for all the fish head soup. Both airfields getting wrecked. No JJ raids over Boela. There are two squadrons of P-40's there now along with some PBY's

At Japanese Army fighter command a full Colonel was sweating profusely as he looked over the grease board displaying the recent damage his forces had taken from Allied bombers.

A jumpy Major assigned to Intelligence was briefing the Colonel, the Colonel wasn't happy.

Colonel; "Both airfields wrecked? That is Sorong!"

The Major looked down, not sure if the Colonel was serious.

Colonel; "How could so few bombers cause so much destruction? Those airfields must be shorter than they look, from the air they look Sorong!"

The Major let out a long breath, the tension in the air seemed to lift.

Major; "I think those Allied bombers were taunting us, as they were leaving they radioed to the tower; 'Sorong, see you next week!'"

The Colonel's icy stare froze the Major in his place, he felt like a vice was crushing his heart.

The next morning the Major was found in his tent, he had done the honorable thing. Colonel; "I just wondered why it took him Sorong." The faces of the assembled Officers were as blank as members of the Choom Gang after a busy evening.

Let's hope he didn't get anything gooey on the carpet.


******Next Day, at the Major's subdued and dignified Odinist ceremony******

Japanese junior officer's gather in front of the Major's portrait on the wall. They lock arms in friendship and sway as they sing..."If roving you Sorong...we don't want to be right..."

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

So, you put as much high voltage electrical machinery, HP air and hydraulic systems, add a nuclear reactor, throw in some weapons and their associated systems into a steel tube and then you expect nothing to go wrong?

Just thank goodness that there were no people in those death traps too!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

So, you put as much high voltage electrical machinery, HP air and hydraulic systems, add a nuclear reactor, throw in some weapons and their associated systems into a steel tube and then you expect nothing to go wrong?

Still safer than a Russian sub. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

OK...I get it. It was my niece that added her as a freind. Santa Maria! That was crose one.

[Argos]

ORIGINAL: sprior

So, you put as much high voltage electrical machinery, HP air and hydraulic systems, add a nuclear reactor, throw in some weapons and their associated systems into a steel tube and then you expect nothing to go wrong?

I think I see the problem here - The current configuration will have problems with cooling water intake. Other countries have had much better results by placing their boats into water.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Argos

ORIGINAL: sprior

So, you put as much high voltage electrical machinery, HP air and hydraulic systems, add a nuclear reactor, throw in some weapons and their associated systems into a steel tube and then you expect nothing to go wrong?

I think I see the problem here - The current configuration will have problems with cooling water intake. Other countries have had much better results by placing their boats into water.

Yes, good point. I think putting the boats in the water would help with the stealthiness too. Still, there is something to be said for being able to order out for pizza.

[Cap Mandrake]

Admiral Lord SPrior:


Just noticed JJ is reconning Chittagong every turn. The crever LYB's may be up to something.

[sprior]

Probably something to do with being inscrutable. Or maybe just going to bomb it, having finally got hacked off with our bombing them.

[sprior]

there is something to be said for being able to order out for pizza.

Especially if you've been treated to food prepared by RN cooks.