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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/30/2020 12:12:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) Obviously this a troll an imposter...the real Cap Mandrake couldn't make this claim.[:)] Well, I HAVE read parts of the outline. [:)]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/30/2020 12:27:07 AM)
You could make one Hell of an amusement ride out of that. Call it the Sinaloa Slingshot. Strap 5 or 6 people in and give one guy a chainsaw to cut the rope.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/30/2020 12:36:28 AM)
Listening to the History of WWII Podcast by Ray Harris Jr. It's very good. He's an amateur who started doing a podcast on his own when he had a work setback at the start of the pandemic. He's up to episode 300 or something like that. The LYB's have invaded Burma and aren't yet to Mandalay. Just listened to a very good episode on the Australian commando operation on Timor. I found it on Overcast. It's free but he takes donations.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/30/2020 12:40:21 AM)
Homeowner watching the tree trimming boys from Oaxaca: Yes? State Farm? How soon can I get a policy that covers everything?...Yes, that's it! Umbrella policy..I'LL TAKE IT!...No, cost doesn't matter. Give me the biggest one you got..AND MAKE IT FAST! AYYYYY..MADRE DE DIOS!

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/30/2020 2:23:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Alfred quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake So we have just learned (because it ISN'T in the manual) that Sydney should work so we don't have to send a worthless S-boat all the way back to SF so that it can be cut in half and turned into a diner You can thank Don Bowen for those additional details not provided in the manual. Seems that coders jealously safeguard the fine print from manual writers. Alfred Fog of Wargame[:)] Great turn of phrase, Cap. That frames it perfectly. [&o] Better is Fog Of Whiskey! [sm=party-smiley-012.gif]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 12:59:03 AM)
*******************************May 7, 1943(e)************************ Luzon:** JJ decide they need to take out Bataan AF.Not so fast we say. quote: Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 26,560 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 13 Hurricane XIIb x 5 P-40K Warhawk x 13 F4U-1 Corsair x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed[

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:01:02 AM)
Big effort with medium bombers. Some get through but many are lost. quote: Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 7 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Ki-21-IIb Sally x 24 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 35 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 33 Ki-61-Ia Tony x 1 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 4 Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 9 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 damaged Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed on ground P-40K Warhawk: 5 damaged F4U-1 Corsair: 3 damaged Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 28

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:02:25 AM)
More quote: Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 1 Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:03:06 AM)
And more quote: Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 20 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 18 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 5 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 13

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:05:25 AM)
Bombardment attack again at Clark. Our arty is not firing back because most are on bingo ammo. quote: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1512 troops, 132 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 1254 Defending force 33815 troops, 568 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 810 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 10th Division 16th Division 48th Division 33rd Division 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 51st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 2nd Constabulary Regiment 4th Marine Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion 54th British Brigade 4th Constabulary Regiment 24th PS FA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment Clark Field AAF Base Force !/23rd PS FA Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 103rd PA Infantry Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp 165th Field Artillery Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:10:10 AM)
Tasmania: JJ bring all their homies trapped on Tasmania for one big push and it broody works. I start back a US Army regiment that is aboard transports and was going to help in the invasion of Guam. Annoying. Evidentarry, they were not dead yet. quote: Ground combat at Burnie (81,176) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6614 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 245 Defending force 1535 troops, 39 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Japanese adjusted assault: 130 Allied adjusted defense: 43 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 457 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 272 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (13 destroyed, 14 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 84th Naval Guard Unit 63rd Naval Guard Unit 46th Naval Guard Unit 65th Naval Guard Unit 39th JNAF AF Unit 15th Port Unit 204th Ship Eng Coy 14th Naval Construction Battalion 15th Naval Construction Battalion 17th Naval Construction Battalion 41st JNAF AF Unit 41st JAAF AF Bn 32nd Special Base Force 22nd JNAF AF Unit 12th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 2/4th Armoured Regiment 154th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RAA Jungle Field Artillery Regiment

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:12:46 AM)
Sumatra: Sabang gets plasterized by heavy bombers and the Aussies retreating from Padang are moving NE, eating snakes and cocconuts.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:18:24 AM)
Air losses in our favor [image]local://upfiles/7983/7C17FC7509BF47EBB2F1899C944A2103.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:21:00 AM)
The RAF should not really be using Mohawk IV's at frontline bases but Mr. Churchill is very stingy.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:27:36 AM)
We are supposed to get 36 Hurri IIc a month but I swear somebody is pillaging the damn things along the way. They deign to send us 12 Spitfire Vc a month in September. I have RAF fighter squadrons flying crappy Mohawks and even training in Lysanders.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:32:51 AM)
USAAF is getting 65 P-40K and 20 P-38G a month. They have a lot of empty squadrons on the WC as well. July is the bonanza for USAAF with 200+ P-40N1/N5/P-39N1 and the P-47

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 1:43:20 AM)
Cool picture of Hurricane IIc Trop Angle of attack seems high at cruising speed. [image]local://upfiles/7983/EC0BA827251F4C97AFFED4B744CBB2C1.jpg[/image]

Alfred -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 3:32:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake We are supposed to get 36 Hurri IIc a month but I swear somebody is pillaging the damn things along the way. They deign to send us 12 Spitfire Vc a month in September. I have RAF fighter squadrons flying crappy Mohawks and even training in Lysanders. Easy to overlook the Lysanders have a camera. That makes units equipped with a Lysander quite useful when used to do short range recon. Alfred

BBfanboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 5:05:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Cool picture of Hurricane IIc Trop Angle of attack seems high at cruising speed. [image]local://upfiles/7983/EC0BA827251F4C97AFFED4B744CBB2C1.jpg[/image] That plateau in the background appears to be the ruins of Masada - where the Jewish Essene Sect held out for a very long time against a Roman siege. The Romans had to build a dirt ramp to the top of the plateau to assault it. Rather than be taken as slaves, every one of the Essenes committed suicide. The Israeli army still takes its recruits there to swear their allegiance to Israel. It is located on the western side of the Dead Sea, about half way down. Sodom and Gomorrah were at the south end of the Dead Sea. Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found is just north of Masada.

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 10:53:45 AM)
Not Essenes, the Sicariis. Two women and five children did survive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Masada

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 11:02:01 AM)
After finally rounding up all the remnants from 2nd Marine Div...they are sitting at Rabaul having steaks and Schlitz and they refuse to combine? Same combat mode. The units have supplies but the base is in the red because the staff sent 145K Allied troops there. What gives? [image]local://upfiles/7983/B78B4EAAF13047399BA9CCB6C2F800B5.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 11:04:34 AM)
Ditto 9th Aus Div

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 11:28:00 AM)
Have any parts been upgraded but not the others?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 11:45:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Have any parts been upgraded but not the others? Yes,, thought of that. All 3 regiments have 43 rifle squads. U think that means they are all uniform.

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 12:24:49 PM)
What about the other devices?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 2:21:52 PM)
It's the AT guns. One regiment has the 57's [image]local://upfiles/7983/B0A0B559DC5C4E2E83219F35FF5B18B1.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 2:26:45 PM)
The pool of 57mm AT guns is depleted. That could take 2 months if other units don't get to them first. [image]local://upfiles/7983/CCF0E70DBD3C4B86BF8BCDFDE26D7E6A.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 2:34:30 PM)
Confirmed. US Army units also upgrade to 57 mm. About half already. I had to turn off upgrades on about half the regiments planning for Guam.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 2:36:17 PM)
I had the same problem with a PA division. Now I see it was one regiment with 3 inch mortars and the others not. [:-] Broody compricated.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (10/2/2020 2:44:34 PM)
One brigade of 9th Aus only has 500 men and missing most of heavy weapon categories. I can't remember if they were crushed in the fighting in Oz or they came into the game that way.

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