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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 8:46:12 PM   
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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

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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 8:54:08 PM   
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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

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 9:09:38 PM   
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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



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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 9:32:31 PM   
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.. and how much stuff will you loose when it unthaws


Frau Braun will come back to life!

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 9:35:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		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!

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 10:30:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		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......

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:09:17 PM   
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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

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:17:45 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Crackaces


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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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:21:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		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

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:24:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:25:45 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


quote:

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


quote:

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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/27/2012 11:33:08 PM   
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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




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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:00:38 PM   
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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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:05:33 PM   
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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:19:02 PM   
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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.






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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:23:27 PM   
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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:26:04 PM   
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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


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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:40:07 PM   
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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

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 3:50:22 PM   
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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.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 4:05:51 PM   
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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/28/2012 4:08:53 PM   
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Poor Grayling didn't even get off a message?




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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 6:27:26 AM   
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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?


Following your august example, I have always studiously avoided reading the manual too, but I've found they (APA/AKAs) do indeed seem to unload a heck of a lot faster than AP/AKs, let alone xAP/xAKs. And they shoot back better, too.

Hey, give it a try, Cap, and let us know what happens. We're always interested in learning empirically from the hard-won bitter experience of others.

As my chief resident in Internal Medicine used to say to us med students in the ICU at 2 AM when some poor soul was going in the tank, "Hey! Let's try this new gizmo out! The professors aren't around, and we're here to learn!"


Back to the SubZero: So I bought my new house with a S-Z fridge 5 years ago. 6 months later it starts getting warm, and flashes a warning light: "Vaccuum Condenser!" I figure that means the vaccuum condenser is dying, so I call the S-Z repair guy: He comes out, takes off the faceplate, grabs a handheld portable automobile carpet vacumm, points it at the condenser coils, and sucks up some dust for 30 seconds. Who the hell knew that "vaccuum" was meant as a verb there instead of a noun?

The repairman tells me, "That'll be $100, and your I've got more bad news: your condenser unit is leaking and needs to be replaced really soon; $800."

Then I remember the seller gave me a 12-month home appliance warrantee when I bought the place. The insurance company sez, "as soon as the condenser dies we will get you a new one for free, but not if the fridge is still working OK." Which it was...So I wait...

So it's now 4 1/2 years later, things are cool (what a bad pun), but just today the digital readout says once again, "Vaccuum Condenser."

This time I'm gonna grab my own damn vaccuum cleaner,,,

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 12:21:31 PM   
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PS- unless you've got a lot of Naval support at Geraldton I'd move Revenge and either Pennsylvania or Idaho (whichever has the fastest cruise speed) to Perth for additional repairs- spread the repair load among more (and larger) ports and you'll get better results- and the trip isn't that far.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 1:52:55 PM   
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USS Rushmore:

Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence, 7 April 1944)
Displacement 4,032 (light draft), 7,930 (seagoing - loaded)
Length 457' 9" o.a.
Beam 72"
Draft
8' 2 ½" fwd, 10' ½" aft (light draft)
15' 5 ½" fwd, 16' 2" aft (seagoing loaded)
Speed 17 kts (design speed)
Endurance 8,000 miles @ 15 knots
Complement
Officers 17
Enlisted 237
Landing Craft
Officers 6
Enlisted 30
Troop Accommodations
Officers 22
Enlisted 218
Well Deck Capacity (varies with mission)
three LCT (Mk V or VI) each w/ 5 medium tanks or
two LCT (Mk III or IV) each w/ 12 medium tanks or
fourteen LCM (Mk III) each w/ 1 medium tank or 1, 500 long tons cargo or
forty-seven DUKW or
forty-one LVT or
Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity
Aircraft (still in commission in late 40's or early 50's) were fitted/retro-fitted with a prefabricated steel grated "Portable Deck" suspended between the wing walls and supported by removable I-beam girders. The aft end of the portable deck contained a wooden helicopter platform, enabling the ship to land and launch 1 helicopter at a time. Stowage of helicopters was limited to capacity of the portable deck installed for the mission. Aircraft servicing was limited to re-fueling. With portable deck and aircraft platform installed, the Landing ship, dock was still capable of transporting, launching and repairing smaller amphibious craft and vehicles up to the size of a Landing craft, utility (LCU) in their well decks.
Armament
one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount in open tub (w/director)
two quad 40mm AA gun mounts (w/directors)
two twin 40mm AA gun mounts (w/directors)
sixteen single 20mm AA gun mounts (local control)
Fuel Capacities
NSFO 11,720 Bbls
Diesel 160 Bbls
Gasoline 5,085 Gals
Propulsion
two Newport News Shipbuilding steam turbines
two Babcock and Wilcox oil fired D-type boilers, two drum, single furnace, single uptake, 250psi
single Newport New Main Reduction Gears
two turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship' Service Generators
twin propellers, 7,000shp




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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 2:42:48 PM   
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ORIGINAL: 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?


Following your august example, I have always studiously avoided reading the manual too, but I've found they (APA/AKAs) do indeed seem to unload a heck of a lot faster than AP/AKs, let alone xAP/xAKs. And they shoot back better, too.

Hey, give it a try, Cap, and let us know what happens. We're always interested in learning empirically from the hard-won bitter experience of others.

As my chief resident in Internal Medicine used to say to us med students in the ICU at 2 AM when some poor soul was going in the tank, "Hey! Let's try this new gizmo out! The professors aren't around, and we're here to learn!"


Back to the SubZero: So I bought my new house with a S-Z fridge 5 years ago. 6 months later it starts getting warm, and flashes a warning light: "Vaccuum Condenser!" I figure that means the vaccuum condenser is dying, so I call the S-Z repair guy: He comes out, takes off the faceplate, grabs a handheld portable automobile carpet vacumm, points it at the condenser coils, and sucks up some dust for 30 seconds. Who the hell knew that "vaccuum" was meant as a verb there instead of a noun?

The repairman tells me, "That'll be $100, and your I've got more bad news: your condenser unit is leaking and needs to be replaced really soon; $800."

Then I remember the seller gave me a 12-month home appliance warrantee when I bought the place. The insurance company sez, "as soon as the condenser dies we will get you a new one for free, but not if the fridge is still working OK." Which it was...So I wait...

So it's now 4 1/2 years later, things are cool (what a bad pun), but just today the digital readout says once again, "Vaccuum Condenser."

This time I'm gonna grab my own damn vaccuum cleaner,,,

What would you have done if it said "vacuum tube" - tune in the old radio?

A number of years ago I had a nerve conduction test on one of my arms. For those who don't know the test is something like 90 minutes long, in two halves. First half is a series of putting little paddles at various places from your neck to your hand and taking reading, the second half is inserting needles and doing same. Oh, yeah, the readings are taken when an electric shock is applied between two points. Almost all of it is uncomfortable, most of it somewhat painful, and some of it downright painful. But, seriously, if you haven't had worse in your life you need to get out of diapers soon.

Afterward he asks me how it was and I tell him. He says that one patient told him it was the worst thing that had ever happened to her in her whole life! Now the punch line: he tells me that when he was learning the specialty (what would that be? Residency?) that he and his fellow doctors used to go in on Saturdays and practice on each other.

So Moondawggie, tell us the stories about the sensory deprivation tank...

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 2:49:24 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Moondawggie



Back to the SubZero: So I bought my new house with a S-Z fridge 5 years ago. 6 months later it starts getting warm, and flashes a warning light: "Vaccuum Condenser!" I figure that means the vaccuum condenser is dying, so I call the S-Z repair guy: He comes out, takes off the faceplate, grabs a handheld portable automobile carpet vacumm, points it at the condenser coils, and sucks up some dust for 30 seconds. Who the hell knew that "vaccuum" was meant as a verb there instead of a noun?

The repairman tells me, "That'll be $100, and your I've got more bad news: your condenser unit is leaking and needs to be replaced really soon; $800."

Then I remember the seller gave me a 12-month home appliance warrantee when I bought the place. The insurance company sez, "as soon as the condenser dies we will get you a new one for free, but not if the fridge is still working OK." Which it was...So I wait...

So it's now 4 1/2 years later, things are cool (what a bad pun), but just today the digital readout says once again, "Vaccuum Condenser."

This time I'm gonna grab my own damn vaccuum cleaner,,,



Yes, similar thing happened once when I was selling a house and I didn't know what a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor) was. The outlets went down in the bathroom. I checked the breakers...fine...so I called an electrician..described the problem exactly. He says "I'll be right out".


Sure enough, he shows up, walks up the stairs, bends over, pushes the red reset button on one of the outlets...et voila. He turns around and says, "Gotta charge you $110, that is the minimum fee"

Now, this was the same guy I talked to over the phone because he had a small shop. To prove how nice he was he vacuumed the fuze box.


PS....your condensor may still be working but not efficiently. You may have "condensor goiter". Check to see if the frame gets hot, that may be a sign it is working overtime to keep up

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 3:06:42 PM   
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Yes, similar thing happened once when I was selling a house and I didn't know what a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor) was. The outlets went down in the bathroom. I checked the breakers...fine...so I called an electrician..described the problem exactly. He says "I'll be right out".


Sure enough, he shows up, walks up the stairs, bends over, pushes the red reset button on one of the outlets...et voila. He turns around and says, "Gotta charge you $110, that is the minimum fee"


I just found out the GFCI circut for the kitchen also controls the outlets by the pool. Construction workers remodling the pool deck plugged in a heavy duty electric sander for grinding concrete that takes 15 amps or something close to it but more importantly the sander had a short or least a problem because as soon as the sander starts up within seconds the GFCI in the kitchen pops.. lots of Spanish gibberish and confusied looks ... I notice that the clock on toaster oven stopped working .. when I reset the GFCI .... off into the pool goes the sander ...It seems this tool has a trigger lock or something ...I am not sure I do not speak spanish so I could not discern the conversation

However, I learned a valuable lesson that my Kitchen GFCI circults also protect the circuts around the pool. Handy knowledge if something should go wrong in the kitchen and the music stops outside

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 3:25:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		That is a funny story. The sander crawled into the pool. Good test of the GFCI.

I do a similar thing when work crews for the neighbor's $10,000 mailbox park in front of my house for the 6th day (after I have politely asked them to not do that). They are parking on the sprinklers (because their is not traditional curb), trampling the grass and plants, throwing their Jack in the Box wrappers on the lawn....oh look at the time....time ot irrigate.

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

For those who don't know the test is something like 90 minutes long, in two halves. First half is a series of putting little paddles at various places from your neck to your hand and taking reading, the second half is inserting needles and doing same. Oh, yeah, the readings are taken when an electric shock is applied between two points. Almost all of it is uncomfortable, most of it somewhat painful, and some of it downright painful. But, seriously, if you haven't had worse in your life you need to get out of diapers soon.



Dood.....Abu Ghraib? Why didn't you tell us?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 6/29/2012 3:30:51 PM   
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