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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 2:20:23 PM   
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Kandy House. Quite nice...but do you have a bidet?




Pity really. They spent all that money on the ceilings and cannot furnish the place, save for one lousy chair. Honestly, Lord Admiral, I do wish you'd think these things out a bit in advance.


Oh Chickenboy, did you think that was a room?

In fact it's the corridor to the servant's quarters - the chair is for the geriatric butler - the long walk gets a bit much for him these days

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 2:54:51 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 3:54:30 PM   
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ETA: Lord Admiral-a protocol question, if I may? Why the overhead beam support? Seems a bit of unnecessary luxury.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 4:07:00 PM   
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Why the overhead beam support? Seems a bit of unnecessary luxury.


Doors are expensive, seems a shame to waste one.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 4:07:48 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 4:16:53 PM   
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something called "James Bond"


Never heard of it. Do provide a review when you return, old boy.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 9:16:07 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 9:30:14 PM   
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Simply amazing an officer would allow himself to be photographed with such an unacceptable gig line!






Well, the fellow on the left seems to have a blob of marinara sauce from his canneloni at lunch....and he seems to be in civvies too. One is supposed to be the Lt. Commander and the other an Lt.??

Neither one is likely to be selected as CO of a carrier taffy by the AI.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/30/2012 11:13:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		By ra way..after looking at the map from Valentine's Day, I discover LYB tankers at Samarinda. Subs will close in.

There are a couple of Bn of 145th RCT at Sidate.

Columbia made it safely back to Boela without sinking.

Unladen landing craft at Sidate are transfering 503rd PIR(-) back to Ternate where it will be used to seize a LYB base in the gap between Sulawese and Mindanao.

The stream of transports headed for Ceylon is headed across the IO.

Things are looking good.

This, of course, means something bad will happen.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 3:38:39 PM   
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Borneo: Some LYB tanker crews avoid being eaten by cannibals but are instead taken by a Thresher


Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
TK San Pedro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Tsurumi
TK Kanze Maru
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 3:47:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sorong: The IJN gets frisky. Atago is immortal. The crew must also have an experience rating of 90. Atago was in each of the 32 naval battles of Port Hedrand.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
DD Chevalier, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nicholas, Shell hits 5

Anticipating something like this. I had flown in a TBF replacement squadron from Darwin. No air HQ at Boela, or maybe it's Kai-elanden, so they dont have torps.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Bomb hits 3
CA Aoba



Aircraft Attacking:
26 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

A couple of APD's on ASW duty wander over to see what the noise is about..d'oh. Children, we are professionals. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba
DD Kiyonami
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
APD Whipple, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Kennison, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Softening up time on the LYB ground forces at Sorong. Atago's raid is a week too late. There is already 3 USMC Regt ashore plus M-10's, Stuarts and combat engineers.

Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 82,107 (Sorong)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled








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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 3:50:08 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 3:53:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Manado: I'm not sure what Joe Isuzu was doing...perhaps trying to get to the LST's at Sidate. In any event, Ternate has a stinger. DD's are hard to hit.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,96

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Akizuki
CL Isuzu

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 4:03:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		India: Some Oscars trying to break the world altitude record for powered flight tangle with the Arries. Maybe too many Wheaties or it is a "keep Admirar Rord SPrior honest" raid, forcing him to keep a CAP over Indian bases.

Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 139 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 4:08:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Burma: The Chindit Brigade closing on Myitkynia has been unequivocally spotted. I think we will need a more robust LRCAP

Morning Air attack on 77th Chindit Brigade, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 46



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Tenth Air Force attacks Myitkinia. Evidently, a few crews "did not get the memo" as the enthusiasm seems lacking.

Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 5:55:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

******************Feb. 15, 1943(c)****************


Borneo: Some LYB tanker crews avoid being eaten by cannibals but are instead taken by a Thresher


Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
TK San Pedro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Tsurumi
TK Kanze Maru
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

[With apologies to the ghost of Bobby Darin]:
Oh when the [Thresher] shark bites
With those torps, dear
And he show them, bubbling white
Kaboom goesssss another ship, babe
And sinks down, outta sight!

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 7:36:37 PM   
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something called "James Bond"


Never heard of it. Do provide a review when you return, old boy.


It's about some Secret Service chappie in Istanbul. Apparently he goes to work on the London Underground (very unrealistic, the Secret Service chappies I know all drive Bentleys). Then he has a fight with a bloke who I think might be a bit of a brown hatter. Then he meets some floosie called Emma.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 7:39:28 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sprior
something called "James Bond"


Never heard of it. Do provide a review when you return, old boy.


It's about some Secret Service chappie in Istanbul. Apparently he goes to work on the London Underground (very unrealistic, the Secret Service chappies I know all drive Bentleys). Then he has a fight with a bloke who I think might be a bit of a brown hatter. Then he meets some floosie called Emma.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 8:11:45 PM   
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FAM: Why on earth are we getting duplicates of every communication from Admiral Lord SPrior?

Lucha: Beats me boss.

FAM: Oh, SWEET JESUS! You don't think he's been cloned, do you?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 8:28:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm...I could see how that would get confusing. Would that be Lords Admiral, Lord Admirals or Lords Admirals?

Bloody titles...

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 8:54:18 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 8:55:46 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 9:00:18 PM   
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Sprior! do tell. (I love Bond movies ever since Barabara Bach) How many stars?


9.5.

(Plus if you are a Barbara B fan she gets the Bulgarian airbags out in Force 10 from Navarone)

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 9:19:38 PM   
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Bulgarian airbags




Saw a pair this morning at the hospital. I was minding my own business trying to enter some useless data in the @*#(#(@(@ electronic medical record when this woman next to me bends over to get something out of her briefcase/bag thingy and a pair of impossibly perky Bulgarian airbags nearly leap out of her shirt. There also seems to be no other restraint device of any description either.

I purposely put the chair leg on my left big toe and say to myself "Don't look at the headlights". When she gets back up to work on the computer I ask, "Hi, I'm Dr. Mandrake, are you one of the new residents?"


Despite the pain now flooding my brain from my toe I can't help but notice the get up is seriously inappropriate for a hospital. Wait till the Sisters see this.


She answers, "Oh, no I'm the new breast feeding instructor"

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 9:31:41 PM   
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She answers, "Oh, no I'm the new breast feeding instructor"


Well, at least the kids will be well fed. And have parents that are very attentive to the lessons. Particularly the fathers.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 10/31/2012 9:32:51 PM   
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RE: Robusto Havana - 11/1/2012 8:26:51 PM   
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Burma: The Chindit Brigade closing on Myitkynia has been unequivocally spotted. I think we will need a more robust LRCAP

Morning Air attack on 77th Chindit Brigade, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 46



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled




Outnumbered 33 to 1 but he still gets a kill and gets away? He's the one you need to clone, not the Lord Admiral!

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RE: Robusto Havana - 11/1/2012 11:55:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Question for the board regarding correct application of 'jackspeak' -

Is it proper usage, in this case, to refer to the above pilot as a 'right cheeky bastard', or would that only apply if was one of your opponent's pilots who had pulled off a credited kill outnumbered 33 to 1? I'm unsure if its sporting to apply this type of commentary to your own blokes...

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RE: Robusto Havana - 11/2/2012 2:15:46 PM   
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I will go check the 'Jackspeak' manual, but as a real Jack i'm sure ALSP can elucidate.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 11/2/2012 8:27:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Jammy sod. He's going to black cat a lot of people and, one day, get his lights punched out.

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