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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 5:45:50 PM)
*********With Z Special Unit, aboard HMNZS Leander 10 m SE Erromango, 19:40, March 6********** <he addresses a group of commandoes of Z Special Force, a combined Dutch, Australian and NZ special operations unit. He stands with his hands clasped behind his back, jaw set, a grim look on his face> Men, I'm Cpt Bevan but you are to immediately forget that. Ostensibly, Leander is to bombard the taro field at Koumac, but our true mission is to put you lads ashore. I'm sure I don't need to say how dangerous this mission is or how important to the Allied effort. Your task is to ingratiated yourselves with the native population by pretending to be gods from afar bringing magical gifts of great value. <He pauses to examine the faces of the commandoes who look at each other nervously> Sure, I realize this may seem unorthodox but I have spent the last 4 month studying the novel religion which has taken hold on Tanna. Men, the natives there worship a cross-eyed PBY pilot with 20/200 vision simply because he was the first white man they had ever seen and because of his fantastic gifts. <the commandoes begin to shift nervously from foot to foot> Right! Let me show you the inducement. <He pulls back a canvas cover on the life raft to reveal a 20 qt sauce pan, a large cast iron skillet and a well polished copper pitcher> Commando A: But sir, those are pots? Cpt. Bevan, newly assigned CO of Leander: Not merely pots, Sergeant....CARGO! Commando B: But sir, this is New and Improved Caledonia. Won't the French already have been there? It would seem that would undercut the wonder of our arrival. Cpt. Bevan, newly assigned CO of Leander: Hmmm, good question, Lt,. I'll have to get back to you on that. Right, then! H Hour is 01:30. You had best all get some hot food and rest if you can. Any other questions? Commando C:** What did you say your name was sir?.....

BBfanboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 5:52:36 PM)
[:D] Great! In addition to their 125 pounds of equipment and ammo the commandos now have each a couple of 10 pound cast iron weights to help them get through the surf!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 5:58:43 PM)
Anyone want to go out on a limb and predict what happens to Leander?[:)]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:01:46 PM)
*****************March 7, 1942(e)************** Better hurry. [:)] N&IC:** Night Air attack on Koumac , at 113,156 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 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 More LB-30's Night Air attack on Koumac , at 113,156 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 3 No Allied losses Runway hits 1

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:05:44 PM)
*************01:30, March 7, 15 m SE of Koumac********** Cpt. Devan:** <with megaphone calls out to the men in the raft. A copper implement glistens in the moonlight> JUST REMEMBER MEN! YOU ARE ALL SPECIAL!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:06:58 PM)
Marus arr ovah prace. Submarine attack near Belep Islands at 112,153 Japanese Ships AMC Bankok Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-27 AMC Bankok Maru is sighted by SS S-27 SS S-27 launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Bankok Maru

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:08:45 PM)
There goes the Taro harvest! Night Naval bombardment of Koumac at 113,156 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CL Leander DD Tucker DD Walke Japanese ground losses: 395 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 27 Port hits 10 Port supply hits 2 Walrus II acting as spotter for CL Leander CL Leander firing at Koumac DD Tucker firing at Koumac DD Walke firing at Koumac

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:13:17 PM)
****************Porthole near ship's laundry, 07:20, 8 m N of Koumac harbor************ Ens. Bell** SHEISSKY!!!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:18:13 PM)
Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 113,156, Range 27,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro BB Ise BB Hyuga DD Urakaze DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Yugure DD Ariake Allied Ships CL Leander DD Walke DD Tucker Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 27,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Leander at 27,000 yards BB Fuso engages DD Walke at 27,000 yards Task forces break off...

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:19:53 PM)
Whew!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:22:34 PM)
Oh, crap! 40 miles later. Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 113,155, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Fuso, Shell hits 2 BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1 BB Ise, Shell hits 1 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3 DD Urakaze DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2 DD Minegumo DD Yugure DD Ariake Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Walke, Shell hits 1 DD Tucker, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Got away again

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:24:38 PM)
Oh crap! 40 miles later. Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 114,156, Range 24,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro BB Ise BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1 DD Urakaze DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Yugure, Shell hits 1 DD Ariake Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 9, and is sunk DD Walke, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Tucker, Shell hits 9, and is sunk Another win for the Toyota Lean method! That was $3,427,822 saved in welding supplies, labor and Bofors guns.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:25:40 PM)
40 miles later Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 115,156, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro BB Ise BB Hyuga DD Urakaze DD Minegumo DD Yugure Allied Ships DD Walke, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Theoretically, the SBD's from Tanna should have attacked this big juicy target. Weather? Maybe LRCAP? Too bad.

anarchyintheuk -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:29:15 PM)
Somebody's not getting any invites to the Leander Survivors Assoc. reunions down the road.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:30:52 PM)
Saigon Maru is wallowing about Submarine attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 AMC Saigon Maru is sighted by SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes Surely this finishes her off? That's 4 torps counting the one from yesterday. Sub attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:35:31 PM)
Another surface group near Koumac Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 114,156, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Natsugumo DD Ariake Allied Ships PT-38 PT-42 PT-46

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:38:08 PM)
No attacks either on or from Noumea. Ditto Tanna. I will be interested to see if the damage to Koumac was worth the sacrifice. JJ can probably bring in fresh Zeroes. Also, I wonder if the Jap BB's will have to retire to rearm. I think at least 3 of them will.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:39:32 PM)
Sydney: JJ realizes the fighter cover at Sydney was withdrawn due to losses. Morning Air attack on Sydney , at 90,167 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 25 G4M1 Betty x 25 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage CA Canberra, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AG Wanaka, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CL Boise, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:42:21 PM)
China: JJ tries a Ronson attack at Chihkinag but we stop them with horsies. That's a couple regiments of tankettes out of action. Ground combat at Chihkiang (78,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1941 troops, 39 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 985 Defending force 35254 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 703 Japanese adjusted assault: 34 Allied adjusted defense: 1021 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 30 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 97 (2 destroyed, 95 disabled) Allied ground losses: 520 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 116th/B Division 10th Tank Regiment 116th/A Division 116th/C Division 5th Tank Regiment 13th/A Division 15th/C Division 13th/B Division 9th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 15th/A Division 15th/B Division 11th Tank Regiment 13th/C Division 1st Army 21st Mortar Battalion Defending units: 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps 28th New Chinese Division 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 9th Chinese Corps 14th Chinese Corps 38th New Chinese Division 20th Artillery Regiment 7th Artillery Regiment 39th Group Army 18th Artillery Regiment 1st Group Army 1st Artillery Regiment 22nd Artillery Regiment

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:46:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk Somebody's not getting any invites to the Leander Survivors Assoc. reunions down the road. Do you think a tearful apology would work?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:48:10 PM)
Burma: Our lads at Shwebo are about to crack. Morale is in the crapper. Ground combat at Shwebo (59,45) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1942 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Defending force 6077 troops, 9 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 149 Japanese adjusted assault: 13 Allied adjusted defense: 22 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd RTA/A Division 2nd RTA/B Division Defending units: BFF Brigade Mandalay BMP Battalion 13th Burma Rifles Battalion 9th Burma Rifles Battalion 10th Burma Rifles Battalion Upper Burma BAF Battalion Railway BAF Battalion 1st Burma Brigade Burma Corps 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment

Simonsez -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 6:53:24 PM)
Forget Leander. I wanna hear more about these metal pots and pans of which you speak and how they are going to help me cook human beads faster than a simple spit.

anarchyintheuk -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 7:09:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk Somebody's not getting any invites to the Leander Survivors Assoc. reunions down the road. Do you think a tearful apology would work? https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/1dN2C_HFVVzJQ7SzMbHXdA--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NDAxO3E9OTU7dz01MzQ-/http://cdn.breathecast.com/data/images/full/22566/jimmy-swaggart.jpg Nah, a suitable amount of whatever New Zealanders drink should suffice.

BBfanboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 7:51:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Saigon Maru is wallowing about Submarine attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 AMC Saigon Maru is sighted by SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes Surely this finishes her off? That's 4 torps counting the one from yesterday. Sub attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 That was Bangkok Maru yesterday. Looks like you are on a tour of Indochina. When do you hit Hanoi Maru?

Chickenboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 9:07:42 PM)
BBfanboy: Everyone knows that one night in Bangkok makes the hard man humble. Not much between despair and ecstasy. One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble.

desicat -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/17/2015 10:51:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Saigon Maru is wallowing about Submarine attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 AMC Saigon Maru is sighted by SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes Surely this finishes her off? That's 4 torps counting the one from yesterday. Sub attack near Belep Islands at 111,153 Japanese Ships AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 She is headed to an R&R port in China with a cargo hold full of ping pong balls. The more water she takes on the greater her flotation!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/20/2015 10:16:10 PM)
Well, it looks like JJ has "brung it". Mouseover intel show a much more energetic carrier force NE of Koumac. They are not accidentally out of range of the SBD's at Tanna. Koumac only has 7%airfield damage but there are fewer fighters. Not sure what to do here. [image]local://upfiles/7983/DBDE74A679DD4626B9141F1A9BB06911.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/20/2015 10:34:52 PM)
**************FOB Gin & Tonic, bar at Suva Lawn Bowling Club********* FAM: I don't know what to do. Our forces are split. We don't have enough fighters to cover Tanna and Noumea and we might be defeated in detail if those four Jap BB's still have ammo. What would Napolean do? Foreign looking fellow in Hawaiian shirt: That-ah depend. Is this Austerritz or Waterroo? FAM: Ummmmm? Foreign looking fellow in Hawaiian shirt: Rook, firt-ah thing. It-ah not "Japs"..it-ah Japan-mens. Second thing, Naporean not-ah have airpranes so anarogy frankry pretty stupid. FAM:** Well, thanks Generoso, this has been very helpful. BARTENDER! More of that delicious mosquito medicine!

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/20/2015 10:56:17 PM)
Several interesting points: 1) KB-like entity did not attack the BB's at Noumea yesterday even though they were 7 hexes distant. Range reduced? Weather? Scared off by the 121 fighters? 2) SBD's at Tanna did not attack the BB's OK, it's decided! --Purposely withdraw from the high ground to incite an imprudent attack --Absorb an attack on the right flank --Counterattack at the enemy's middle when they are overextended --If that doesn't work, blame it on the staff

desicat -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (11/20/2015 11:35:23 PM)
You have a lot of DD's that could make a run at the KB like entity. They are somewhat nimble a can draw off some sorties while your BB's and the rest of the DD's either drive off his BB's or hit the AF. Your losses will be replaced in the future, his not so much. I bet he blinks and withdraws. Your fighters can provide some cover no matter who you assign them to. The prize here is still N&I Caledonia. Keep feeding your fighters in and don't let his AF level any further. He can't have any supply left on the island - it is a death trap for him.

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