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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 10:27:51 PM)
*********************January 15, 1942****************** Noumea:** There was indeed something inbound for Noumea. Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Shell hits 1 BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1 CA Tone DD Tokitsukaze DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4 DD Humphreys DD Sands DD Kane, Shell hits 1 Jap BB's brush aside Adelaide. Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged B-26 Marauder: 4 damaged B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato CA Tone DD Kasumi DD Arare DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 22 Port hits 2

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 10:30:59 PM)
And they run into Adelaide on their way out too. Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,159, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Shell hits 1 BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1 CA Tone, Shell hits 2 DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Humphreys, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Sands, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire Hmmmm...those ships wont be worth much for a while. Humphrys might have to put in at Noumea. No counterattack by our bombers. maybe they got out of range. It doesnt seem like enough damage to shut down the field.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 10:52:34 PM)
Sydney et environs: Crap! Carriers near Sydney. Payback for the smackdown at Lord howe. Morning Air attack on TF, near Sydney at 90,167 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 34 B5N2 Kate x 4 D3A1 Val x 22 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Perth, Bomb hits 9 DD Le Triomphant

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 11:01:57 PM)
They also get Balch escorting a damaged CA to Adelaide. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Kembla at 90,172 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 D3A1 Val x 15 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Balch, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 11:22:39 PM)
Lesser or Medium Sundas: Hehe. PBY's camped out on Mindanao waiting for prey. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 82,99 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Santos Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PBY-4 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb <Snickering> Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 82,99 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Santos Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Japanese ground losses: 266 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 11:39:48 PM)
Rockhampton: Nice Port/Airfield raid. JJ manages to get soem fighters up today. Kuroshio had previously hit a mine. Evidently she survived. Morning Air attack on Rockhampton , at 95,152 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 25 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 11 B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 9 damaged B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 A few more groups straggle in. Morning Air attack on Rockhampton , at 95,152 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/22/2015 11:52:30 PM)
Palembang: 65th Brigade landing at Palembang. Not much we can do about it. Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1844 troops, 14 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 7161 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Djambi Cdo Palembang Cdo Lahat Cdo 3rd Cavalry Regiment 224 Group RAF PBg-Ld AA Afd Palembang ML Base Force SSVF Brigade Defending units: 65th Brigade

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/23/2015 12:37:11 AM)
"Who's on first?" "Yes" [image]local://upfiles/7983/55400F42CE34481BB1EF9F2219BE1E05.jpg[/image]

HansBolter -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/23/2015 11:33:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake "Who's on first?" "Yes" [image]local://upfiles/7983/55400F42CE34481BB1EF9F2219BE1E05.jpg[/image] LMAO [sm=bow.gif][sm=bow.gif][sm=bow.gif]

sprior -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/23/2015 4:39:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Palembang: 65th Brigade landing at Palembang. Not much we can do about it. Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1844 troops, 14 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 7161 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Djambi Cdo Palembang Cdo Lahat Cdo 3rd Cavalry Regiment 224 Group RAF PBg-Ld AA Afd Palembang ML Base Force SSVF Brigade Defending units: 65th Brigade Do they have work visas?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/23/2015 6:11:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sprior quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Palembang: 65th Brigade landing at Palembang. Not much we can do about it. Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1844 troops, 14 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 7161 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Djambi Cdo Palembang Cdo Lahat Cdo 3rd Cavalry Regiment 224 Group RAF PBg-Ld AA Afd Palembang ML Base Force SSVF Brigade Defending units: 65th Brigade Do they have work visas? Hey! Good idea! Ask for volunteers to go ask. Hurry up before they little yellow bastards ask for asylum, then we'll have to get them public housing and some kind of meal card.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/23/2015 6:21:52 PM)
**********Outer defences of Palembang, January 15********* Lt. Uppington-Smyth: <with megaphone> Attention! Japanese commander! I'm afraid the civil authorities have not been properly informed of your intentions. Have you your required work visas? Just because there is a war on is no reason to suspend the rule of law. <a bullet promptly pierces the megaphone followed by derisive raughter from Japan-mens. The Lt ducks down behind cover> Well! That's the way it shall be is it? I'm afraid I'm going to have to give a quite negative report to the provincial governor. Japan-mens:** Oh, prease not-ah negative report. Hahahahah

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/24/2015 6:22:13 PM)
So a dad comes in with his 6 year old son and he writes down the complaint in a kind of patois Spanish. The verb conjugations are all wrong. No reflexive pronouns. Spelling errors. His spoken Spanish is no better. His Engrish even worse. I would call a translator but I'm not sure I could even put a name to the dialect. I finally work out that he needs the forms signed to go to kindergarten. I fill them out and go to print out his vaccine record but there is none which means he got them somewhere else. We search the record. Nothing. I ask him in Spanish: "Do you know where the vaccines were given?" "Mexico" At this point I am getting a bit annoyed at his helplessness, so I ask: "Normally the parents keep a card with that information?" I think he can tell I am getting a bit annoyed so he switches to patois Engrish: "My wife, she dead" "Ohhh." [:(] Christ! That is a damn good excuse! I feel like a jerk for getting impatient with him. Clearly, there is no hope for getting the records. "Right. We have to start over then" Dad is very happy. 6 year old much, much less happy

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 12:21:31 AM)
After this I'll stop auto-spamming but I have good news! I found the frozen shrimp I bought last week! The bad news is they were in the trunk of my Bavarian motor car. It was BAAAAD. I spent 10 minutes looking under the seats for a moldy hot dog or something and checked under the hood for a dead rat or snake or the neighbors cat. Then I gave up and went into Albertson's for some groceries. When I opened the trunk it was like Jeffery Daumer's house. I'm just glad I didn't get pulled over by the Highway Patrol. [:)]

Mike McCreery -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 12:45:41 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake After this I'll stop auto-spamming but I have good news! I found the frozen shrimp I bought last week! The bad news is they were in the trunk of my Bavarian motor car. It was BAAAAD. I spent 10 minutes looking under the seats for a moldy hot dog or something and checked under the hood for a dead rat or snake or the neighbors cat. Then I gave up and went into Albertson's for some groceries. When I opened the trunk it was like Jeffery Daumer's house. I'm just glad I didn't get pulled over by the Highway Patrol. [:)] How do you know what Jeffry Daumer's house smelled like?? [8\|]

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 3:23:28 AM)
Canabarism and rotten seafood? Chickenboy-san reminded of the preasures of home cooking. "Rabaur styre bahbacue" we carr it.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 5:59:44 PM)
****************January 16, 1942(e)*********** Oz:** Maybe the end for poor Balch. I found out why she abandoned her differently abled friend (USS San Francisco). San Francisco foundered trying to make safety. I should have left her in Brisbane. I blame the staff. ubmarine attack near Sydney at 91,168 Japanese Ships SS RO-33 Allied Ships DD Balch, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 6:02:03 PM)
Attriting the Ronsons on the road south of Rockhampton. Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 94,154 , near Rockhampton Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 B-26 Marauder x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) LRCAP is flying in from McKay, I suspect. B-17's moved up to Brisbane refuse to attack McKay..annoyingly. Morning Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 95,152 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 destroyed Always better to be the second group in. The range limitations of Allied fighters at this stage is a serious weakness. Morning Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 97,152 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Venice Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 6:08:53 PM)
Jap paratroops captured Cloncurry out in the outback yesterday. I am worried they will use the base for paradrops on the Alice-Darwin trail so we bring in some long-legged LB-30's to Darwin. Morning Air attack on Cloncurry , at 84,142 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 4 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 6:11:48 PM)
Lord Howe: No airfield yet but we sent some B-26's to bomb the "port" at Lord Howe to slow down field construction. I think we ran into carrier based zeroes. Bad luck on our part or clairvoyance on the part of the LYB's. Morning Air attack on Lord Howe Island , at 100,169 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 7000 feet * Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 6:37:58 PM)
Darwin: Huzzah! Mini-KB left! Darwin is saved! Oh..never mind. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 A6M2 Zero x 8 B5N1 Kate x 10 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK Mathew Luckenbach xAK Lena Luckenbach xAK Lancaster, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/25/2015 6:42:13 PM)
Palembang: First no work visas and then this! I bet they don't even have the proper catalytic converters on their Ronsons. Just bloody uncivilized if you ask me. That's why we call them little yellow baaahstards in lighter moments. round combat at Palembang (48,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7193 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 2435 troops, 24 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Japanese adjusted assault: 175 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 410 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 65th Brigade Defending units: Lahat Cdo Palembang Cdo Djambi Cdo 3rd Cavalry Regiment PBg-Ld AA Afd 224 Group RAF Palembang ML Base Force SSVF Brigade

sprior -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/26/2015 5:37:05 PM)
That's the Londoan Marathon finished and I'm knackered. Not watching that again.

sprior -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/26/2015 5:40:41 PM)
She's gone and done it, the DU has moved in with the toerag. She was actually quite fun to have around.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/26/2015 5:59:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sprior She's gone and done it, the DU has moved in with the toerag. She was actually quite fun to have around. Bittersweet thing, isn't it.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/26/2015 6:00:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sprior That's the Londoan Marathon finished and I'm knackered. Not watching that again. [:D] Which guy from Kenya won?

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/27/2015 2:20:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sprior She's gone and done it, the DU has moved in with the toerag. She was actually quite fun to have around. Sorry, mate. That must be very conflicting for you and the Memsahib. [:(]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/27/2015 5:15:36 PM)
"knackered" [:D] Ah, the mother tongue has no shortage of funny specialty words. After a tough series..."New York Knickerbockers Nearly Knackered" After a honeymoon for Keira..."Knightly Knocked-up Nightly, Kanckered" Or, after a sustained air battle..."Noumea Night-fighters Newly Knackered"

sprior -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/27/2015 6:05:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy quote: ORIGINAL: sprior She's gone and done it, the DU has moved in with the toerag. She was actually quite fun to have around. Sorry, mate. That must be very conflicting for you and the Memsahib. [:(] Thanks guys but she's nearly 22 so time to grow up and make her own life. At least the toerag has his head screwed on right, studying maths at uni, he's got a placement year with a UK high street bank as a risk analyst.

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (4/27/2015 6:07:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sprior At least the toerag has his head screwed on right Well, this is breaking news! That must be easier to swallow then. Marginally.

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