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Cap Mandrake -> Wait...no....I...I.... (7/27/2009 3:00:16 AM)

******Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, July 25, 16:40*******

As a red sliver of sun sinks below the horizon, the ornate prow of an authentic replica Viking longboat slices through a breaker after riding halfway up the wave. The heavy vessel is undeterred and continues seaward. The kindling, which has been set alight now reaches a crucial temperature and seems to erupt in flame. The orange reflections of the fire now mix with the last rays of the setting sun. A crowd of 120 (minus a few a***** who RSVP'ed but no showed..thanks pal, you do realize I have to give the caterer a number BEFORE the event..where you born in a barn or something..hello..where was I..oh..) stand in reverence (OK..so there are a few who smuggled in some Heinekins..OK...are you happy, Jeez, cut me some slack, OK?). Security have done their job well. None of the guests have an avatar pinned to their shirt (or dress).

Cap Mandrake (aboard the longboat): Wait....no....I...I..I am not so sure about this. Hey, this is getting really hot! OK..no..I changed my mind! HELP! My fine linen trousers are smoking! HELP!....



BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/27/2009 3:10:33 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

******Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, July 25, 16:40*******

Security have done their job well. None of the guests have an avatar pinned to their shirt (or dress).



That's because you didn't post the date.[:D]



BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/27/2009 3:11:31 AM)

Now if Bob and I had been there we might have been able to put out the fire[:D]



BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/27/2009 3:13:01 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

******Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, July 25, 16:40*******

As a red sliver of sun sinks below the horizon, the ornate prow of an authentic replica Viking longboat slices through a breaker after riding halfway up the wave. The heavy vessel is undeterred and continues seaward. The kindling, which has been set alight now reaches a crucial temperature and seems to erupt in flame. The orange reflections of the fire now mix with the last rays of the setting sun. A crowd of 120 (minus a few a***** who RSVP'ed but no showed..thanks pal, you do realize I have to give the caterer a number BEFORE the event..where you born in a barn or something..hello..where was I..oh..) stand in reverence (OK..so there are a few who smuggled in some Heinekins..OK...are you happy, Jeez, cut me some slack, OK?). Security have done their job well. None of the guests have an avatar pinned to their shirt (or dress).

Cap Mandrake (aboard the longboat): Wait....no....I...I..I am not so sure about this. Hey, this is getting really hot! OK..no..I changed my mind! HELP! My fine linen trousers are smoking! HELP!....


My contacts in Southern California say it has been a little hot there lately.[:D]



Cap Mandrake -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/27/2009 4:32:16 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers


quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

******Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, July 25, 16:40*******

Security have done their job well. None of the guests have an avatar pinned to their shirt (or dress).



That's because you didn't post the date.[:D]


It was open bar. I was trying to keep the cost down.



Cap Mandrake -> Blue Footed Booby Force (7/27/2009 4:41:47 AM)

*******Bridge of HMS Shropshire, 220 ESE of Tuguegarao, Luzon, 07:30, July 9, 1943*********

Adm. Furlong (task force CO): Major, it looks like Tuguegarao. Recon shows a Jap unit at Aparri. Are your men ready?

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Foote Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div:: Yes, Admiral, I believe we are.

Adm. Furlong (task force CO): And maps? Surely your preparation time is limited?

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Foote Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div:: We are going to make inquiries at the Esso station.






bradfordkay -> RE: Blue Footed Booby Force (7/27/2009 6:08:48 AM)

I think congratulations are in order... but to whom I am not quite sure! 



CaptDave -> RE: Blue Footed Booby Force (7/27/2009 3:10:55 PM)

What Brad said. All the best!



Moondawggie -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/29/2009 4:38:16 AM)

Wow! Laguna beach! Viking Longboats on fire in the Sunset! Even an Open Bar! [&o]

That's one excellent way of commemorating the demise of a free man...Sorry I missed it!

All the best in the future, Mandrake: Fair Winds and Following Seas throughout your marriage.

Stalker Girl is should henceforth forever be known as Mandrake's Girl! We all rejoice for you....

Now, Capt., GET BACK TO THE DARN WAR!!!!! [:-]




Cap Mandrake -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 2:06:36 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

Wow! Laguna beach! Viking Longboats on fire in the Sunset! Even an Open Bar! [&o]

That's one excellent way of commemorating the demise of a free man...Sorry I missed it!


Well...truth be told...the ship thingy is metaphorical [;)] The open bar part I did not make up. We had 2 cases of wine, half a case of champagne, 10-15 half gallons of liquor, sissy drinks like Amaretto, a 20 ampere margarita machine imported from Yossrian's Home in Darwin...and with all that, the guests nearly got into a WWF smackdown over the Heineken on tap.

It turns out that part of Stalker Girls extended relatives make the Clampetts look like urbane sophisticates. (If she ever reads this I am soooooo dead)


OK..back to the war. Lord Admiral Tabpub ordered the assault on Kiska after weeks of air preparation. The airfield was vacant but somebody forgot to tell the Jap costal defences their position was hopeless. They absolutely tore into the AP's disembarking 7th ID. A bombardment by USS Colorado did little to silence the guns. About half of 7th ID is ashore but disorganized and out of supply. There is no way for them to attack at this time. A withdrawal would be equally problematic. The combat report from the landing was so shocking that it apparently caused Lord Admiral Tabpub's motherboard to go up in smoke. So I had to take over.

I transfered Colorado from the bombardment force to the amphibious TF to absorb damaged from the shore batteries. This left the Light Cruiser Concord and 6 DD's as a security force. The Colorado trick worked well as she absorbed 90-100 shore battery hits without catastrophic damage. The transports still got hit but not nearly as bad as on D-day.

A balanced Jap Crusier/DD force showed up at night and was intercepted by Concord and her DD's. It was ugly (see below). It would have been interesting to see if Colorado might have tipped the balance but I fear she would have eaten some torps as well. The good news is the Japs exhausted so much ammo on the Concord TF that the transports were completely saved. I haven't seen the game file yet but hope there is enough supply ashore that I can withdraw and let the 7th ID rest a bit before attacking. At least 2 of the Jap DD's will need yard time but I suspect the three CA's are still battleworthy. The weather was lousy so the Jap surface force escaped retribution by air from Adak.


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BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 2:11:22 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake


quote:

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie


It turns out that part of Stalker Girls extended relatives make the Clampetts look like urbane sophisticates. (If she ever reads this I am soooooo dead)






[:D][:D]



BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 2:14:50 AM)

Congratulations by the way. I hope all is well.



bradfordkay -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 2:26:09 AM)

"make the Clampetts look like urbane sophisticates."  

Well they were compared to most of the residents of Bugtussle and Hooterville! At least until that Douglas couple moved into the area... 



Grotius -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 7:08:56 AM)

Grats, Cap. :)



Cap Mandrake -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/30/2009 8:16:57 PM)

********Near Tuguegarao, Luzon, 06:50, July 10, 1943*******


Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: <the Major leads a long column of men in twos along a paved road. He raises his hand to halt the column and makes inquiry of a man tending to some pigs> YOU THERE! We Aussie. We friends. Kill Japs <he mimics a machine gun> POW POW POW. Where Esso station? <mimics gas pump handle> Glug Glug Glug.

Pig Farmer: <in barely accented English> What do you neeed gasoline for? You have no vehicles.

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: Ah, slendid! You speak English, then?

Pig Farmer: As do you, I see. We haven't had any gasoline here for almost two years. The Goddmaned Japs took it
all.

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: Yes, I see. Well, really, we were looking for a map.

Pig Farmer: No maps here either. Most everyone around here knows where they are going.

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: Ah, splendid. Could you direct us to <consults paper> Too....goo....aaaah...no....eeeeeh

Pig Farmer: Tuguegarao...yeah..2 miles, turn right at the Esso station. Best be careful, though. There are Japs there.

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: JAPS!?? But we were told the place was unoccupied.

Pig Farmer: Not by me you weren't. Will there be shooting then?

Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: Quite possibly, yes.

Pig Farmer: Good luck with that. Put a bullet in Sgt Yoshimura for me. The guy is a sadistic one. I had best move my pigs along....



BrucePowers -> RE: Wait...no....I...I.... (7/31/2009 1:58:00 AM)

Some real intel[:)]



Cap Mandrake -> At the Esso station (8/3/2009 8:48:46 PM)

********Off Tuguegarao, Luzon, 11:50, July 10, 1943*******


It is a dark and stormy night. (not really...it's dark all right..but not stormy... I just always wanted to say that..now that I have it is oddly unsatisfying).

Oh, yes...the scene: Bridge of Tone. 3000 yds off Tuguegarao, Luzon. Tone is the flagship of a bombardment squadron of heavy cruisers out of Takao. The ships are in line ahead at 12 kts. All main guns point shoreward. To keep the men on their toes, the Admiral has ordered a special communication drill to pass messages aboard ship. All messages are to be passed verbally, man to man, in English. He liked to amuse himself with such things. It reminded him of his year of postgraduate study at UCLA.


Admiral Shimizu, CO, Special Luzon Bombardment Force: Captain, you may make your target the Esso station. Instruct the others to commence firing..HIGH EXPLOSIVE...LAND TARGET!

Ships Captain: HIGH EXPROSIVE.....RAND TARGET!

Sailor on flying bridge: HIGH EXPROSIVE.....RAND TARGET!

Next sailor: HIGH EXPROSIVE.....RAND TARGET!

Next sailor: HIGH EXPROSIVE.....RAND TARGET!.....

The Admiral begins to chuckle. With each repition his laugh grows louder.....




Cap Mandrake -> RE: At the Esso station (8/3/2009 8:52:36 PM)

********Near Tuguegarao, Luzon, 11:50:20, July 10, 1943*******



Major Hazard, CO of Blue Footed Booby Force, 7th Aus. Inf Div: <The Major leads a very tired band of men who have been marching for nearly 17 hrs and seem to be going in circles. As he turns a bend in the road his heart leaps with joy> IT'S THE ESSO STATION LADS!



BrucePowers -> RE: At the Esso station (8/3/2009 10:44:56 PM)

Uh Oh[X(]



Cap Mandrake -> Care package (8/5/2009 6:49:09 PM)

*********Mess Tent, 120 Sqdrn (Mariner equipped), RCAF, Suva, July 11, 1943**********


<An energetic young airman enters the tent carrying two large boxes>

Energetic young airman: HEY GUYS! CARE PACKAGES! I THINK THESE MIGHT BE GOOD! These are from...<looks at shipping label>...the Women's <he struggles a bit> Pro..phyl...lactic Society of Canada, Calgary Chapter.

<His enthusiasm, and the intriguing source of the Care package, rouse the men from their tropical torpor. They can hardly be blamed for their lassitude, given the heat and the fact that no Japanese vessels or aircraft have been seen for months..maybe the odd blue whale mistaken for a Jap sub..but that is it....sure there is the rumour about the Japs holed up in the mountains...but it is not like anyone can really say they have seen one. Eager hands rip at the boxes until it resembles a feeding frenzy of Oceanic White Tips. Then, when the container finally succumbs, 3 dozen dark bkue, knitted woolen, lumberjack hats spill over the floor. After an audible sigh, the men return to their torpor>




Cap Mandrake -> Polska vs the Mayan empire (8/5/2009 6:56:09 PM)

Stalker Girl and the Mayan housekeeper are at each other's throats. [:D]

The Mayan actually advised me in all seriousness to avoid the Viking Long Boat ceremony. Stalker Girl was not amused. Now the Mayan feels she is not welcome. It is a colossal test of wills and national pride over access to the new Bosch front-loading washing machine. [:D]

I will try to broker a deal but I fear one may have to go. [:D]



Cap Mandrake -> Sgt. Leary (8/5/2009 7:15:19 PM)

*********Aboard USS Ashland, Landing Ship (Dock), 150 ESE of Oahu, July 11, 1943********


A small bunkroom has a beaded curtain divider and is covered with swing band posters and paisely wall paper. A young Sgt. of the US Army Medical Corps reclines in his bunk.

Sgt. Leary: Woooooowwwwwww.........



BrucePowers -> RE: Polska vs the Mayan empire (8/6/2009 12:29:54 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Stalker Girl and the Mayan housekeeper are at each other's throats. [:D]

The Mayan actually advised me in all seriousness to avoid the Viking Long Boat ceremony. Stalker Girl was not amused. Now the Mayan feels she is not welcome. It is a colossal test of wills and national pride over access to the new Bosch front-loading washing machine. [:D]

I will try to broker a deal but I fear one may have to go. [:D]


Bosch, we went with the Kenmore model.[:)] I think my wife wants me to have more access to it..............



T Rav -> RE: Polska vs the Mayan empire (8/6/2009 4:18:02 AM)

Re: Sgt Leary.

My first guess is that his location means he has found some local vegetation that is known to have certain medicinal qualities... Alternatively, he may have already started his chemistry experiments.

Looking forward to the answer in the next installment.

Ciao,
T Rav



Cap Mandrake -> Sgt. Leary (8/6/2009 9:17:28 PM)

**********Pearl Harbor, July 12, 1943*********


USS Ashland is dockside. A US Army Sgt. whose hair is a bit out of regulation and who wears curious octoganal glasses descends a ramp from the ship. The line behind him bunches up as he stops to stare at the clouds.


A US Army Sgt. whose hair is a bit out of regulation and who wears curious octoganal glasses: Woooowwww.


Another NCO in line: Come on, Leary, MOVE IT!


The line begins to move again. As the men step onto the dock, the large white ID characters of the ship can be seen behind them.

It reads: LSD-1



BrucePowers -> RE: Sgt. Leary (8/6/2009 10:45:50 PM)

[:D][:D]



BrucePowers -> RE: Sgt. Leary (8/6/2009 10:50:25 PM)

Queue the Moody Blues..........[:D]



Cap Mandrake -> Next stop, Luzon (8/6/2009 11:50:39 PM)

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BrucePowers -> RE: Next stop, Luzon (8/7/2009 3:14:24 AM)

This game won't last past early 44 at this rate.[X(]



Cap Mandrake -> Luzon (8/7/2009 9:49:27 PM)

Tuguegarao falls with it's level 4 airfield apparently intact. The initial landings at Legaspi go very well without shore gun or naval mine losses. 2 tanks regts. and 6th ID will arrive at Legaspi within 2 days.

Haruna and Kongo have again sortied. They could reach Legaspi which could make for an interesting surface battle v PoW, Shropsire, Australia and a RN CL and 3 DD. Any heavily damaged ships would be targets for bombers from Tacloban at daylight, however.

I now need to get engineers and supply to Tuguegarao to support the next leap....probably Batan Is. in the Strait of Formosa.

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