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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 3:11:03 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		I feel like Conrad Hensley in Wolfe's "A Man in Full" who finally goes postal after a series of accumulated insults. The next Allied BB that takes one "up the chuff" from a lurking Jap sub I am going to lose it.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 6:55:46 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:11:41 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

How many is that now, old man?


Insults? Completely uncountable.

BB's taking one up the chuff? Just one. She survived. We found the sub lurking near the bend at Samoa.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:19:30 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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benefits and then has the cajones to tell me "Top es close-ed"

Half the country you just stack the stuff up and burn it but out here they send a brand new 800 HP truck running CNG and a driver with an entitlement attitude. I think I'll pack the damn thing with concrete next time.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:21:14 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:24:30 PM   
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BB's taking one up the chuff? Just one. She survived. We found the sub lurking near the bend at Samoa.



Which bend?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:28:40 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I don't sound bitter do I?

Nahhhhh!

As I remember life in that corner of the PRK, the black can was for waste, the green can was for recyclable plastic and glass, and the brown can was for yard waste. Did you say you had yard waste in the green can? You probably messed up his side gig of pulling out the stuff with deposits.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:30:02 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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BB's taking one up the chuff? Just one. She survived. We found the sub lurking near the bend at Samoa.



Which bend?


<naively assumes this is a WITP-AE question and not some innuendo> Why the Pearl to Suva bend, of course. I tend to send Pearl to Suva and CONUS to Suva traffic SE of Samoa for safety. Even with PBY's at Funafuti and Canton you never really know what is up there.


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:33:25 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I don't sound bitter do I?

Nahhhhh!

As I remember life in that corner of the PRK, the black can was for waste, the green can was for recyclable plastic and glass, and the brown can was for yard waste. Did you say you had yard waste in the green can? You probably messed up his side gig of pulling out the stuff with deposits.


No, I had the green in the blue.or maybe it was the blue in the green. Oh crap, it makes my head hurt.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:34:40 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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BB's taking one up the chuff? Just one. She survived. We found the sub lurking near the bend at Samoa.



Which bend?


<naively assumes this is a WITP-AE question and not some innuendo> Why the Pearl to Suva bend, of course. I tend to send Pearl to Suva and CONUS to Suva traffic SE of Samoa for safety. Even with PBY's at Funafuti and Canton you never really know what is up there.


I thought they were taunting you with radio messages. "Hey, yankee dogs, we wait for you come Bend Ovah. Hah hah hah hah..."

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:38:27 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pamekasan at 57,105, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
DD Maikaze
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk




to the Koninklijke Nederlandse Marine <a tear comes to his eye...it's from the Santa Ana winds>

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:54:09 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		N&IC: Trying to get JJ to put up some night fighters. They decline and send them all to La Foa again. I wonder if La Foa is about to go level 2?
These taro patch attacks are not going to shut down the field but might slow building.

Night Air attack on Koumac , at 113,156

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:56:44 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		We call off everything but the B-17's over La Foa today. They can handle themselves.

Morning Air attack on La Foa , at 114,159

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Look at all these Zeroes over La Foa.

Morning Air attack on La Foa , at 114,159

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 8:59:50 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		We try to bait some Zeroes in over Noumea. It works (a little bit). Not much damage because the intel is crappy despite the fact that 10,000 Marines are in the hex.

Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 115,160 (Noumea)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
A-20A Havoc x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40B Warhawk x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:03:01 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1287 troops, 74 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 497

Defending force 10837 troops, 99 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 370

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

Assaulting units:
8th Marine Regiment
164th Infantry Regiment
2nd Marine Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
21st MAG
808th Aviation Engineer Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
Noumea Base Force
II US Fighter Cmnd
147th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
804th Aviation Engineer Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
64th Coast AA Regiment
11th MAG /2

Defending units:
4th Division

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:05:25 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Timor: Koepang airfield was already damaged so we send some B-17's in from Darwin with good effect.

Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:07:46 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		China: we get spanked in several locations. This is an ass kicking.

Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21684 troops, 175 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 869

Defending force 11340 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 539

Allied adjusted defense: 162

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Liuchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
415 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
4452 casualties reported
Squads: 97 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 107 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th/B Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division
36th/C Division

Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
4th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:11:24 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Derby at 65,126, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
AM Mildura, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
TK Athelstane, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

and

Day Time Surface Combat, near Derby at 64,125, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
PG Tulsa, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

At least the damaged DD's got out.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Derby at 64,125, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
xAK Nurani, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Sophocles, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:12:01 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:21:44 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 9:31:03 PM   
zuluhour


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/9/2015 11:34:53 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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FAM: ...right...the new turn point for Fiji-bound convoys will be POINT...eh..<consults code book> OVER. Also known as BEND OVER <snickering in back of room>...OK WHO SAID THAT?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/10/2015 12:02:59 AM   
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he's getting the recognition he deserves.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/10/2015 12:05:32 AM   
zuluhour


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Status: offline 		Say Cap, how long does a typical turn take for what I assume is a 1-3/4 against 1-5/8 tag team?

Is this still a 2 v 2?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 10:50:24 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		If we get 3 turns a week we are absolutely at light speed.

Terrible thing in Paris. Most beautiful city I have ever seen.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 10:51:52 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		JJ are coming back.*







*Note clever use of Anglicized plural verb conjugation (even though it is only 1 "JJ" so it should be the singular verb conjugation but who are we to say because they made the thing up)

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 10:57:48 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Editrix note: The editorial board wish to commend the writing staff for not stooping to any sexual innuendo, scatological "jokes" or racist generalizations for 5 days. We thank you for raising the level of discourse.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 10:59:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Editrix note: The Board has just been informed there have been no additions for 5 days. For this reason, our commendation is being withdrawn.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 11:20:18 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		I had to take SG back in for another shoulder surgery (fortunately not her throwing arm or I might have to get a real job).

There was a Spanish speaking woman in pre-op going to have back surgery and possible fusion and the anesthesiologist is trying to take his history with no translator in gringo-Asian Spanish.

It doesn't seem possible but "gringo-Asian" is actually much worse than straight gringo Spanish.


Gringo-Asian anesthesiologist: DOH-lor? <Jalisco woman nods> SEEEN-co or ten? <this is what you call Spanglish where you mix words in the same sentence. True bilinguals do this all the time but I am pretty sure this guy just didn't know the word for "ten". His Spanish skills exhausted he resorts to sign language and pointing and extreme head nods as if increased gesture amplitude will overcome the barrier>

At this point something truly extraordinary happens. A translator appears. It's the woman's adult daughter. The bad news..she has Down syndrome.

Jalisco-womans daughter: Thank you for taking care of my mother. Very nice. <she is super sweet and genuinely grateful as is usually the case with Down syndrome patients>

Gringo-Asian anesthesiologist: <turns to daughter> Can you ask your mother if she has any questions? <FACE PALM>


Later, the surgeon shows up and tries his Gringo-Arab Spanish. This version is apparently delivered at high volume and low speed to
compensate for the imagined hearing problem or cognitive difficulty.

Gringo-Arab surgeon: DO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO FOR YOU?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 11/14/2015 12:28:01 PM   
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