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RE: Bendover Field - 7/12/2010 5:56:45 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Regarding the unladen convoy that was about 120 mi. out from Darwin, I was concerned that the CO of the convoy had not got the memo about the Jap carriers 160 mi. away. I sent them back to the fighter cover of Darwin. If this was a brilliantly timed breakout attempt, anticipating the retreat of the carriers the, I apologize. I ddin't want to bother you during the World Cup finals. <insert 1942 simley here>


As to your notion of an offensive endeavor in Burma, if you mean a land push down the coast with enigneers to build up Akyab and Cox's Bazaar, I think it could work. I think you will run out of momentum when you hit the Jungle SE of Akyab. If you mean a much more energetic landing on the Thai coast or near Rangoon, I think it would be premature as Johnny Jap's land based air would wreak havoc.

Of course, anything you could do to atract the IJN away from the South Pacific would be nice.<insert 1942 simley here>

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RE: Bendover Field - 7/12/2010 8:44:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		If this was a brilliantly timed breakout attempt

Of course it was.

If you mean a much more energetic landing on the Thai coast or near Rangoon

I don't have enough war canoes for this. It would be overland jumping off from that base that begins with a K to the SW of Imphal. Sadly I have a total of 20 transport planes in SEAC and I'm not sure that's enough for a multi-division sortie into the jungles of Burma.

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Timor Sea - 7/12/2010 7:49:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		It would seem the LYB's aren't happy with the PI and the DEI, Burma and half of China. Mauritius is lucky to escape with one non penetrating hit. Possibly, the Jap carrier planes are now being piloted by impressionable teenagers convinced of their moral and social superiority. These don't seem the same boys who were whacking USN cruisers at the start of the war.




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RE: Timor Sea - 7/12/2010 9:55:02 PM   
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RE: Timor Sea - 7/12/2010 9:55:52 PM   
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Can't be teenagers. All the ones I know think they are invincible.

I think you just met the Japanese Magoo-san air unit(s).....

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RE: Timor Sea - 7/12/2010 10:58:13 PM   
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Those BBs are Mutsu and Ise. At least according to my bomber pilots.


Ah, yes. Technically, when I said "unidentified" what I really meant was "I can't remember" I think they were the same BB's your DD's ran into near Koepang but I can't remember that either.

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RE: Timor Sea - 7/12/2010 11:30:57 PM   
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Can't be teenagers. All the ones I know think they are invincible.

I think you just met the Japanese Magoo-san air unit(s).....


Probably those damn Ainu







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RE: Timor Sea - 7/13/2010 3:43:16 AM   
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RE: Timor Sea - 7/15/2010 12:52:44 PM   
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch:

April 5th 1941

JJ has got really PO-ed with Ambon and is landing the 6th Gurads Div there. The CD guns got a few of the buggers ebefore their feet got dry.

Then this happens:

Pre-Invasion action off Broome

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuga
DD Hasu
xAK Osaka Maru

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



DD Tsuga firing at Broome RAN Base Force
DD Hasu firing at Broome RAN Base Force
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Broome

TF 226 troops unloading over beach at Broome, 62,127

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)



70mm T92 Howitzer accidentally lost during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /2
75mm Infantry Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /4

Looks like JJ is going to try and cut Darwin off by sea. Sensible move but annoying. Fortunately Darwin is stocked up for a long siege.

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RE: Timor Sea - 7/15/2010 4:38:17 PM   
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Service Sector - 7/15/2010 6:04:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		*******Japanese Beachead, near Broome, April 5, 1942*********


Amid a swarm of activity, several dozen Japanese artillerymen struggle fruitlessly to free two field pieces stuck in gelationous mud up to their hubs.


A western-looking man in an orange helmet stands beside a lane over the beach which which has been laid off in orange tape. He has a whistle and flags and apears to be directing the landing craft One cant be sure but it sure looks like he wears a USN uniform. A sign reads "NO GO AREA: HEAVY MUD/M&M ENTERPRISES BEACHMASTERS FOR HIRE"


Japanese Officer: Where boss? This crap! Rook at my guns!

Beachmaster for hire: Look pal. I can't help it if your guys can't read. <points to sign>

Japanese Officer: But sign in Engrish!

Beachmaster for hire: That's right, pal. It's in "Engrish" because that is what the contract specifies. There is a 20% surcharge for translation. Take it up with your boy Yamashita. He's a cheapskate. No recon. bare bones contract. This is what you get, pal! You'd best get your boys moving, the tide is going out and coverage ends at noon. <blows whistle and points flag at errant vehicle> STAY OUT OF THE MUD YOU DUMB ASS! Madre de Dios! These boys make the 32nd Div look like veterans. HEY, CHINAMAN...YEAH YOU...ROOKY HERE...DRIVEY THERE....


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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 8:44:05 PM   
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*******Japanese Beachead, near Broome, April 5, 1942*********


Amid a swarm of activity, several dozen Japanese artillerymen struggle fruitlessly to free two field pieces stuck in gelationous mud up to their hubs.



Perhaps that young Ainu Torpedo pilot could drop some his Dad's straw collection onto the mud near the immobilized guns?

Desperate times call for desperate actions!

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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 9:57:12 PM   
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That's right, pal. It's in "Engrish" because that is what the contract specifies. There is a 20% surcharge for translation. Take it up with your boy Yamashita. He's a cheapskate. No recon. bare bones contract. This is what you get, pal! You'd best get your boys moving, the tide is going out and coverage ends at noon. <blows whistle and points flag at errant vehicle> STAY OUT OF THE MUD YOU DUMB ASS! Madre de Dios! These boys make the 32nd Div look like veterans. HEY, CHINAMAN...YEAH YOU...ROOKY HERE...DRIVEY THERE....

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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 10:32:04 PM   
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That's right, pal. It's in "Engrish" because that is what the contract specifies. There is a 20% surcharge for translation. Take it up with your boy Yamashita. He's a cheapskate. No recon. bare bones contract. This is what you get, pal! You'd best get your boys moving, the tide is going out and coverage ends at noon. <blows whistle and points flag at errant vehicle> STAY OUT OF THE MUD YOU DUMB ASS! Madre de Dios! These boys make the 32nd Div look like veterans. HEY, CHINAMAN...YEAH YOU...ROOKY HERE...DRIVEY THERE....


does this guy drink Dos XX's?

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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 10:38:27 PM   
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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 11:02:25 PM   
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RE: Service Sector - 7/15/2010 11:58:05 PM   
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That's right, pal. It's in "Engrish" because that is what the contract specifies. There is a 20% surcharge for translation. Take it up with your boy Yamashita. He's a cheapskate. No recon. bare bones contract. This is what you get, pal! You'd best get your boys moving, the tide is going out and coverage ends at noon. <blows whistle and points flag at errant vehicle> STAY OUT OF THE MUD YOU DUMB ASS! Madre de Dios! These boys make the 32nd Div look like veterans. HEY, CHINAMAN...YEAH YOU...ROOKY HERE...DRIVEY THERE....


does this guy drink Dos XX's?


Hey, that's my hero youre talking about. Not this guy, the XX guy.

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RE: Service Sector - 7/16/2010 12:54:39 AM   
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That's the beachmaster from "The Longest Day".

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RE: Service Sector - 7/16/2010 1:07:55 AM   
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That's the beachmaster from "The Longest Day".


I know. Had a riding crop and a bulldog too, iirc.

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RE: Service Sector - 7/16/2010 1:20:47 AM   
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... and saved many lives on Titanic.

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RE: Service Sector - 7/16/2010 8:30:17 PM   
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Broome beach.





Nice beach exits. Makes the Verville draw look like a cake walk.

Here is the actual landing site...about 2km down...past the Lesser and Medium Sunda Sea Turtle nesting area.







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RE: Service Sector - 7/16/2010 11:09:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		The beach is called Cable Beach. Quite beautiful, the rare saltie or pesky hammerhead aside.

Sprior's pic is also Cable Beach...I think.

http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/cable-beach-broome.html


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RE: Service Sector - 7/17/2010 2:37:14 AM   
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You are aware Cable Beach is also a 'Free' beach and the locals (mostly from the nearby tourist resorts) were quite attractive....

I'll go back there anytime....




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RE: Service Sector - 7/17/2010 2:58:59 AM   
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He had a hand in sinking the Bismark, too.

Nah, it was the Blues Brothers who sank the Bismarck




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Excuse me sir - 7/18/2010 5:34:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		So it's about 95 here today and we decide to make a break for the beach after I get done with work. We head off to Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point/Laguna. It 78 at 4:30 in the afternoon, the water is 68 (pretty warm) and the waves are medium big and fun but not bad and there is no rip. So I go out and I am just goofing around without fins diving under the breakers and doing a little backstroke...OK, OK, so I went out to take a leak, OK...are you happy?

Anyway. I am literally standing out there is chest deep water and this 19-20 year old lifeguard comes up out with his rescue float and fins and says, "Excuse me sir, we really don't want you out past chest deep without fins"

I hardly knew what to say. For Christ's sake! How old do I look? So I answer, "Isn't that why they call it swimming.'

"Even so, sir, my boss told me to tell you not to go out past chest deep."

The water recedes a bit and now we are literally waist deep. It's like a friggin kiddie pool. I felt like saying, "Look, I've been doing this for <insert some multidecadal figure here> years.' But then I realized that would actually weaken my position and he would just go in and tell his boss, "You were right, the guy is a dinosaur".

I am ashamed to say I couldn't think of anything to say. The kid looked very earnest and at least he was outwardly polite.

"Oh, OK", I answer lamely. Man....that hurt. I don't know what is worse. The epic dis or the fact that I went meekly into the slaughterhouse.

Big Jap landing at New Edinburgh...more to come.


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YETIMO - 7/18/2010 3:40:12 PM   
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*********April 7, 1942************

New Scotland: The LYB's have been assiduously bombarding New Edinburgh wih two smallish cruiser forces with a foray to New Perth every other day or so. I have detected two PC-heavy TF's approaching New Ullapool which I mistook to be ASW groups. I was wrong. They showed up at New Edinburgh with 7 Naval Guard units. CD fire was light, only one AK seriously hit. 14,000 Japs are ashore already. Madre de Dios!

AT New Edinburgh, I have one Kiwi Bn. (29th NZ) and 3rd Marine Def . Bn, plus the Free French boys and some security infantry from the USAAF. This will not be enough, of course. I have ordered all the armor down from New Perth and one Marine Regt. This will take 2-3 d. It may take the Japs that long to organize, but I am not confident. In the interim, a crusier force which has just rendezvoused off Norfolk will try to interdict the landing.

This will consist of Indianapolis, Louisville, Astoria and Achilles plus 6 DD's. My estimate is they will face Myoko, Chikuma, Furutaka (smoking a bit), Nachi, Yubari and Kinu plus an unkown number of DD's. If I am correct, these are the cruisers which have bombarded New Edinburgh and will be low on main gun ammo. None of the USN/RAN force have radar. In any event, I am not sure they will arrive before dawn. The best case scenario is they drive off the depleted Jap cruisers and get in among the transports. I would be happy if they merely force the withdrawal of the amphibious TF's without receiving too much damage. If they linger or there are cripples they will be in mortal peril from the Bettys and Kates at New Ullapool. I put about 40 P-39's and P-400's from New Perth on LRCAP. We shall see what they accomplish. I had concerns about Jap carriers in the areas but on careful examination, I believe the Kates are coming from New Ullapool.

New Perth wil go level two tomorrow if there is no damage. This would allow SBD's to operate again.

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RE: YETIMO - 7/18/2010 3:52:51 PM   
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"BLOOME": About 1,400 Japs are ashore. The transport group is guarded by a surface group that likely includes a few CA's, but who knows? They could all be purse seiners. Lord Admiral Sprior ordered in HMS Danae, Mauritius and 3 DD's to attack vessels off New and Improved Broome. This seems an understrength force but given his track record for sinking Jap ships and my track record for getting USN ships sunk I am all for it (unless it fails, of course, then I will reserve the right to criticize ). He was apparently called away to London by the Admiralty and left things in my charge. I sent in a coy of Aussie Paras to New and Improved Broome by air transport. Maybe the Japs ashore will be teen boys and grandpas. We already know they lost two guns on Cable Beach.

Tally ho!

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RE: YETIMO - 7/18/2010 4:06:37 PM   
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Satisfying small engagement off Darwin too. Three Jap DD's tried to sneak in and pick off transports which I had formed up to try to escape down the Southern coast of New Guinea to Townsville.

They encounted a surface group under a Capt. Joost (the Dutch won the die roll to pick the TF CO). This consisted of Stronghold, Vampire, Witte de With and Van Ghent. Usugumo took two rounds and went crying back to momma. Annoyingly, Usugumo also took a dud torp from S-39 on the trip in. Another Jap ship took a dud near Noumea.

That is the main reason I can't watch the combat replay 99% of the time.

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RE: YETIMO - 7/18/2010 5:10:14 PM   
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RE: YETIMO - 7/18/2010 6:00:15 PM   
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