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RE: Midway - 4/8/2007 3:30:58 AM   
rtrapasso


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Status: offline 		Woohoo!!! Midway moves to the Alphabet Sea in WW2(b) ... (or is it really WW2(c)?)

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RE: Midway - 4/8/2007 5:15:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		At this point, carrier-wise, the situation does resemble that in the Pacific in the real war...

You've confirmed sinking (i think) 3 CVs (Hiryu, Junyo, Hiyo) and 1 CVL - and probably have a second CVL as well - and have lost 2 CVs, i think.

In real life, Japan at this point had lost 4 CV and a CVL, and the Allies 2 CVs.

Of course, only 1 of the 6 CVs of PH is gone, leaving 5 first rate CVs - so the balance hasn't swung quite as much as it did in real events. Still, it may be enough to give IJN pause.

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RE: Midway - 4/8/2007 6:47:50 PM   
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At this point, carrier-wise, the situation does resemble that in the Pacific in the real war...

You've confirmed sinking (i think) 3 CVs (Hiryu, Junyo, Hiyo) and 1 CVL - and probably have a second CVL as well - and have lost 2 CVs, i think.

In real life, Japan at this point had lost 4 CV and a CVL, and the Allies 2 CVs.

Of course, only 1 of the 6 CVs of PH is gone, leaving 5 first rate CVs - so the balance hasn't swung quite as much as it did in real events. Still, it may be enough to give IJN pause.


I'm out!! Happy Easter! Turns out the DA's mother was having a surgery at the hospital for which the charity event was held and he "didn't want any repercussions". Or, at least that is the cover story. In fact, he is a lying sack of ****. The real reason is we were killing him on jury selection. He ran out of preremptory challenges. You wouldn't believe how many postal workers play golf. Plus, they had the Masters on in the Jury pool room. The poor SOB could see the writing on the wall. I'm not bitter. I did meet some interesting people in the "big house".

As for that idiot from D,C & H...what a parasite. The guy was nickel and diming me for everything. The SOB charged me $3 for a diet coke
he brought me.

Anyway, about WWII(b), you have that exactly right, though I think the second CVL sinking is a virtual guarantee. I misstated earlier, BTW. It was Zuiho confirmed and Shoho about to go glub glub.

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Here they come boys! - 4/8/2007 6:58:03 PM   
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RE: Here they come boys! - 4/8/2007 10:31:08 PM   
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A once buslting harbor at Noumea is now empty. Troop transports SSE Fiji. That can only mean one thing! A Jap invasion of Antartica!


I reckon they are trying to get some prime real estate for when "global climate change" kicks in.

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RE: Here they come boys! - 4/9/2007 4:16:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		A serious smackdown!    3 enemy flattops (and likely a 4th) in exchange for a couple of scratches.  Congrats to Cap Mandrake and Adm Tabpub! 

This calls for a traditional Navy "Well Done!" 

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RE: Here they come boys! - 4/9/2007 6:03:33 PM   
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A serious smackdown!    3 enemy flattops (and likely a 4th) in exchange for a couple of scratches.  Congrats to Cap Mandrake and Adm Tabpub! 

This calls for a traditional Navy "Well Done!" 


That was the courageous effort of Adm "Tabpub" Ghormley. We thought we may have been up against as many as 3 CVL's, Junyo and one Fast Fleet Carrier. We didn't know the position of at least 4 Fleet Carriers (and still don't). There was some serious uncertainty going down, but there was risk in simply running too. I was granted veto power but chose not to execute it. It was a great victory, though we aren't out of the woods. There are still five CV's about with elite crews and a huge force of transports South of Fiji...btw..they aren't really going to Antartica


They are almost certainly headed to the South Island of New Zealand. Will they turn around? Some of his CV's might be in the shop for wear and tear repairs....or they all could be sailing together...you know the drill. When a major attack is brewing...this is the time WITP gets fun.

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RE: Battle of the Alphabet Sea - 4/9/2007 7:25:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Man, that was about as perfect a carrier duel as could be imagined. You are being too modest Mandrake; perhaps it wasn't a knockout blow, but it's got to get your opponent's attention, and make him somewhat more risk averse (particularly since I bet he's headed into a boatload of LBA opposing his upcoming assault).

As FDR said, perhaps you are now about "midway" towards your goal...

Looks like he too succumed to the dreaded "Victory Disease," just like his historical antecedents.


Well Done, from a former Lieutenant Commander, USNR!

As far as dealing with DC&H goes, just remember: never give them the money up front!

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RE: Battle of the Alphabet Sea - 4/9/2007 7:46:51 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

Man, that was about as perfect a carrier duel as could be imagined. You are being too modest Mandrake; perhaps it wasn't a knockout blow, but it's got to get your opponent's attention, and make him somewhat more risk averse (particularly since I bet he's headed into a boatload of LBA opposing his upcoming assault).

As FDR said, perhaps you are now about "midway" towards your goal...

Looks like he too succumed to the dreaded "Victory Disease," just like his historical antecedents.


Well Done, from a former Lieutenant Commander, USNR!

As far as dealing with DC&H goes, just remember: never give them the money up front!


It is true that we could hardly have expected a better outcome. All 3 carriers still capable of flight operations....no SBD group with fewer than 15 operational planes. Just amazing.

The lone Jap torpedo hit was on the USS Tucker (which will likely survive). The strategy of independent carrier groups (operating in the same hex) for the US at this stage of the war is validated. This may be the Jap high water mark in the South Pacific (althought the water is already pretty deep )

Our opponent has said he was expecting a solo US carrier. That may have been "victory disease" as you say.


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RE: Battle of the Alphabet Sea - 4/9/2007 7:52:57 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

Man, that was about as perfect a carrier duel as could be imagined. You are being too modest Mandrake; perhaps it wasn't a knockout blow, but it's got to get your opponent's attention, and make him somewhat more risk averse (particularly since I bet he's headed into a boatload of LBA opposing his upcoming assault).

As FDR said, perhaps you are now about "midway" towards your goal...

Looks like he too succumed to the dreaded "Victory Disease," just like his historical antecedents.


Well Done, from a former Lieutenant Commander, USNR!

As far as dealing with DC&H goes, just remember: never give them the money up front!


It is true that we could hardly have expected a better outcome. All 3 carriers still capable of flight operations....no SBD group with fewer than 15 operational planes. Just amazing.

The lone Jap torpedo hit was on the USS Tucker (which will likely survive). The strategy of independent carrier groups (operating in the same hex) for the US at this stage of the war is validated. This may be the Jap high water mark in the South Pacific (althought the water is already pretty deep )

Our opponent has said he was expecting a solo US carrier. That may have been "victory disease" as you say.




I told John 3rd some time ago he should NOT split his carriers. I also told him he should not do that in my game against him because I would make him pay. He paid in mine, losing Shok, Zuik and a CVL against not a single hit on my 4 US CVs in early 42.

The warning I gave him was exactly what happened here! Congrats on sinking the Jap flattops. Though I don´t understand why someone splits up KB when there are still US CVs around that can do serious damage (also early in the game)!

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RE: Battle of the Alphabet Sea - 4/9/2007 9:01:03 PM   
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ORIGINAL: castor troy

I told John 3rd some time ago he should NOT split his carriers. I also told him he should not do that in my game against him because I would make him pay. He paid in mine, losing Shok, Zuik and a CVL against not a single hit on my 4 US CVs in early 42.

The warning I gave him was exactly what happened here! Congrats on sinking the Jap flattops. Though I don´t understand why someone splits up KB when there are still US CVs around that can do serious damage (also early in the game)!



Well, to be fair, he didn't really divide the KB in this case. These were the second tier CV's and 2x CVL..not the A-team. On the other hand, he knew there was at least one US carrier about. He assumed we had split our carriers. This may have been because he didn't spot 3 carriers when at least one of the carriers were spotted off Wellington some days earlier. Even now, there may be five really angry Jap carrier skippers looking for Halsey and his buds.

BTW...I am not going to say where Halsey is. Even Milo doesn't know

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Riding crops - 4/10/2007 8:04:02 PM   
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General Blamey stands in the front of the briefing room, which has been hastily organized after the arrival of the last of the supply train just the day before. A riding crop is under his arm......wait that seems kind of hackneyed doesn't it....Ok, forget about the riding crop...he just has grey armpit hair under his arm which you can't see because he has a uniform on, of course. You know what...just forget I mentioned it. He is just standing in front, period. He looks energized. He should be. By all indications the Japs are about to invade the Australian continental landmass and it is his job to stop them. He thinks to himself..."Thank God it is only the Japs and not that primadonna MacArthur I have to worry about." Briefly, there were two MacArthurs in Australia. That was simply insufferable. The Japs took care of one and the Hobbits took the other. Wait...."how does Blamey know that", you say. No, he wasn't in on it, but a coastwatcher on Flores did report "a tall man in a US General's uniform and a booksih looking woman being borne aloft on a mahogany litter by strikingly short, naked men".


General Blamey: <snickers quietly, then composes himself> Men..this is it. An enemy which has enslaved much of Asia now proposes to do the same here..with our homes and our wives and our children. They will not succeed. <he pauses for emphasis> They will not succeed because YOU will stop them! You will stop them with cordite and steel. If they still come, you will stop them with flesh and sinew. You will send a message that force will not triumph over peace-loving peoples. You will send them to HELL!

Here is what we know.

1) Nagato and perhaps as many as three other battleships are at Koepang.

2) As I speak, many thousands of enemy troops are embarking aboard transports at Kopeang. We estimate at least 3 divison equivalents.

3) Well over 100 fighters are operating from Koepang, including at least 3 squadrons of Zeroes.

Here is what we can expect:

1) A likely naval bombardment of Derby and other potential targets with a coordianted air offensive on our aerodromes.

2) Air cover over his invasion forces from as many as 4 escort carriers.

3) A landing somewhere between Broome and Wyndham within 5 days <nervous murmur in the room>

Here is what we are to do:

1) I have already ordered 27th Brigade and Barisan Regt. to Broome.

2) 3rd Armoured are aboard train transport as we speak, bound for Derby.

3) I am issuing a civilian Invasion Imminent warning from Broome to Wyndham this afternnon. Those wishing to evacuate will go by rail to Perth from Derby and to Darwin from Wyndham and environs. The Red Cross are making preparations now for their reception.

4) We are rushing artillery ammunition to Broome and Wyndham.

5) Sparrow Force is settling in on the western approaches to Wyndham.

6) All leave is hereby cancelled

I would like Gen. Poole to brief you on the air threat and our accomodations..............


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RE: Riding crops - 4/11/2007 8:47:27 AM   
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RE: Riding crops - 4/11/2007 10:49:30 PM   
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What rail from Derby to Perth? Are these the same maps that don't have the Maldives?



***************Derby Train Station, late afternoon, June 13, 1942**************


A huge crowd of frightened civilians surges forward on the platform. The station itself is a perfectly quaint brick building. Wooden shutters add architecural interest. A freshly painted sign reads "Darwin". A framed map shows the modern rail network in the Northern Territories. There are even several handcarts for luggage about. What is curiously missing; however, is any sign of a train. No train whistle, no steam, no cars, no locomotive. In fact, this should not have been a geat surprise to the observant as there are no tracks either, just a well-graded rail bed heading nowhere.

Lt. Henry, B Coy., Derby Militia Brigade watches with growing alarm as his 4 men try to hold back the crowd. "Bloody great cock-up if you ask me", he thinks to himself. "What nimrod is responsible for promising these folks a train ride when anyone who has lived here more than a week must know there is no train?"

A panicked woman shouts, "Now look here, young man, we have been waiting 2 hours. When is the train to Perth coming?" Others chime in as if the question had been especially clever.

The Lt. is faced with a difficult decision, but that is why they pay him $12 a week. He climbs upon a box and attempts to quiet the crowd. "Please, please, if I may have your attention. I regret to inform you that the previous announcements of a train to Perth have been somewhat .....optimistic".

"Optimistic?", a very imposing, solid woman asks, "what in the bloody Hell does 'optimistic' mean?" "Is the train coming or isn't it?"

Time for back-up. This is going to get ugly. He takes out his 20 year old Verey pistol, releases the safety and points it skyward......

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RE: Riding crops - 4/12/2007 3:58:38 AM   
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RE: Riding crops - 4/12/2007 7:08:44 AM   
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Railroad building - 4/12/2007 2:36:07 PM   
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O-ring failure? - 4/12/2007 11:16:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		****************June 5, 1942, Truk Lagoon****************


Captain Ito's I-125 is tied up alongside a submarine tender. Lt. Yoshimura, in charge of the I-125 refit detail, stands up from his blueprints as Captain Ito approaches. He salutes crisply. Ito returns the salute in a deslutory fashion implying contempt.

Lt. Yoshimura: Sir! We have completed the refit of the port side after battery compartment as you ordered.

Captain Ito: Very well, Lt. And the main seawater gasket on the periscope? Has that been repaired?

Lt. Yoshimura: <a look of alarm comes over him. He leafs furiously through his work orders> Sir....I...I don't have that on my work order.

Captain Ito: But, Lt., I am the Captain of this boat, am I not?

Lt. Yoshimura: Yes sir!

Captain Ito: Good. I ask you again. Has the periscope gasket been repaired yet?

Lt. Yoshimura: Umm...no sir. I am waiting for the part from Palau. Yes, that is it. Sir, it could be as long as two weeks.

Captain Ito: We will sail when the periscope is repaired, not before. See to it.

Lt. Yoshimura: Yes sir! Of course, sir. <Ito turns and walks away after a perfunctory salute. The Lt. thinks to himself> Why didn't he tell me earlier about this? First he insisted the batteries be replaced when I could find nothing wrong. Now this? It is almost as if he is trying to stay at Truk as long as possible. Still, it is not my position to question him. I must get back to work.

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Cucarachas - 4/13/2007 7:18:13 AM   
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Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 5:38:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		***********Royal Navy Repair Facility, Bombay, India, June 15, 1942********

As part of his assumption of command tour, Adm. Somerville has asked to see the repairs on HMS Cornwall. With him is Adm. Phillips. Their command car pulls to a stop after passing a security barrier. They step out of the car and begin talking while they walk.

Somerville: The Admiralty wants to know why the repairs on HMS Cornwall have taken so long.

Phillips: I beleive it will be apparent as we round this corner. <as they round the corner it does become apparent...lacking a proper drydock, Cornwall has been beached on a tidal flat, bow first. A bamboo latticework covers the front 1/2 of the hull and hundreds of workers swarm over her>

Somerville: What in the name Holy Hell? It looks like something from a Swift essay.

Phillips: Yes it does. Welcome to India, Admiral. <they first approach a pair of Indian workers, barefoot and wearing only loincloths. Though now more than 140 lbs each, they take turns striking a bulge in the hull with sledge hammers. The noise is deafening.>

Somerville: <now yelling> DOES THAT EVEN WORK?

Phillips: NOT VERY WELL, ADMIRAL, BUT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF ACETYLENE.

Somerville: OH, HORSE SH**! YOU MUST'NT PUT UP WITH THAT KIND OF CR** FROM THOSE ARS* H**** IN ALEXANDRIA. WHY HAVEN'T YOU CALLED POUND?

Phillips:SIR, I'M AFRAID HE WON'T TAKE MY CALLS ANYMORE.

Somerville:<Motions to Phillips and they move away from the pounding>

Phillips: <Calls out to RN foreman> You there! Chief Petty Officer. Make sure those men have steel-toed shoes, safety goggles and ear protection. Do you realize how many regualtions they are violating?

CPO: Yes Sir! <scurries off on an impossible task>

Somerville: I will speak to Pound. Some son of a b**** in Alexandria is going to be pulling duty on a Murmansk convoy by the time I get done with the Godda**** p***ant. I've seen enough. I need to get back. There is some kind of message from that dumb a** Blamey at HQ.

Phillips: Ah, yes sir, I've seen it. It seems they lost track of Nagato, 4 escort carriers and perhaps 50 troop carriers near Timor. They wondered if they might be about in the Indian Ocean and were keen to let us know.

Somerville: Phht. Blamey couldn't find his own ar*e with a mirror and written instructions. And those dumb ar*e hats he wears. He look as if he were some kind of God****** crocodile hunter. Do you have any idea what his God***** naval rating is?

Phillips: No sir. I'm afraid I don't.

Somerville: Well, I have seen it. He is well advised to keep his God***** ar*e and God****** crocodile hunter hat on dry land.

Phillips: Yes sir.

Somerville: <as they turn to leave, a workman turns and a piece of lumber he is carrying strikes Adm Somerville flush on the forehead..the Admiral cries out in a voice so loud that all work stops> OH BUGG**!

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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 5:59:17 PM   
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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 6:00:07 PM   
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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 6:07:51 PM   
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It's always important to know how to swear well :-D

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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 6:10:14 PM   
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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 6:51:40 PM   
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Mandrake, I do believe that the swearing in your story has been called out! 


i remember reading a book as a kid (early 60s) and someone used "bloody" in it - and everyone was shocked. My wife (as a child) had her mouth washed out with soap for saying "Oh my Gosh". My Different times, i think.

i still marvel at French Canadian swearing (of a few years ago, anyway) - things like (translated): "Sacred Papers!"; "Sacred Blue"; cursing that wouldn't raise an eyelash in the US.

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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 8:42:58 PM   
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Mandrake, I do believe that the swearing in your story has been called out! 


Yes...let's try to have a little perspective, here He graduated from Royal Navy College, Dartmouth in 1897 when it was still just the wooden hulks of HMS Britania and HMS Hindostan moored in the river Dart.


King George V and King George VI were naval cadets at Dartmouth, as were the present Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Duke of York. It is said that the Duke of Edinburgh first met the then Princess Elizabeth at Dartmouth.

One can hardly expect him to keep pace with USN enlisted men from the late 20th Century.

As for the Americanisms, he picked those up when he was aboard HMS Magnificent during a port call in San Francisco (when he shacked up with a local girl..remind me to relate that story later if the war permits)

I think it is fair to say that any Royal Navy flag-rank officer who publicly yelled "BUGG**" in 1942 would generate a few snickers.



Of course...he wouldn't say "arse" like some Eastender, either.


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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/13/2007 9:14:53 PM   
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Mandrake, I do believe that the swearing in your story has been called out! 


i remember reading a book as a kid (early 60s) and someone used "bloody" in it - and everyone was shocked. My wife (as a child) had her mouth washed out with soap for saying "Oh my Gosh". My Different times, i think.

i still marvel at French Canadian swearing (of a few years ago, anyway) - things like (translated): "Sacred Papers!"; "Sacred Blue"; cursing that wouldn't raise an eyelash in the US.


Amusingly the French verb 'to annoint' (correct translation of sacrer?) is also in slang 'to swear'

Carry on Mandrake, it's all in fun and this is the funnest AAR anywhere

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RE: Do you want curry with that? - 4/14/2007 10:01:37 PM   
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Carry on Mandrake, it's all in fun and this is the funnest AAR anywhere


Thank you sir. Although the pool of funny After Action Reports can't be very deep. It is a lot like a breathless movie reviewer saying...."Easily Stallone's best work since Rocky XIII"


*************Aluminum Scrap Drive, Gilroy, Calif., June 15, 1942****************


A crowd of admirers listens raptly as the Flight Lt's Ghost gives a stirring retelling of his defence of Port Moresby in WWII(a). He doesn't tell them it was WWII(a), of course. They would likely think him crazy and that might hurt the aluminum drive or perhaps even Mr. Minderbinder's election campaign.

Flt. Lt's Ghost:....you see, the only plane we had was the Wirraway, which is, to be honest, a piece of craaa <pretends to catch himself>..I mean rubbish <the crowd laughs>. She has a skin made of canvas and is no match for the Jap zero which is faster and more manoeverable. THAT is why we need your aluminium! <the crowd applauds loudly>

Young Boy in Crowd: Lt., Lt! Tell us how you shot down 3 zeroes in one day over Port Moresby. Please.

Others in Crowd: <enthusiastically> Yeah! Yeah! Tell us.

Flt. Lt's Ghost: Very well <he chuckles> If you insist. <his sincere modesty just melts the crowd..in fact if he told them to vote for Old Joe Stalin right now they would do it. So would those sharing the stage with him, but that is another story> Well, as I said, the Wirraway is no match for the Zero so your only chance is to dive on one out of the sun so as to surprise him. <he holds his hand up towards the sun, looks upward, then briskly moves his hand past his head as if in a dive. Many in the crowd try it themselves.> So I got my old Wirraway up so high I could barely control her, then, when I was in their blind sport I dove on a flight of Zeroes. I led the first one perfectly and his plane erupted in a ball of fire. <the crowd gasps audibly> Now..what to do you? His mates know I am here and they are mad. I can't outturn them, I can't outclimb them, so what do I do? <he pauses> The solution is something we call a flak trap.....

Victor Perlo: <member of War Planning Board appointed by FDR, Shares stage with the Flt Lt's Ghost. Believe it or not, the SOB is publicly a member of the Communist Party and is secretly passing information to the Soviet Government. He leans over to his colleague sitting next to him, Harry Magdoff, who is also an SOB but not a Communist, at least not publicly. Magdoff is a socialist political commentator, also appointed by FDR, and, curiously is also working secretly for the Soviets though the two don't no the other is working as a spy although they would probably give each other a big hug if they had knowm. Anyway, he leans over and whispers quietly while the Flt. Lt. entertains the crowd>
Can this guy work a crowd or what?

Harry Magdoff: Indeed. I am impressed. I almost feel guilty. I wonder what he would think if he knew this whole aluminum thing is just for show.


Flt. Lt's Ghost: <stops in mid sentence then thinks to himself.."just for show? The cynnical sons of bitches. I wonder if Milo would want to run for President instead?" He then continues with his story>...so here I am, not 50 feet off the deck as I come out of my dive lined up on the runway going about as fast as a Wirraway can go without the wings falling off and I can see the Ack Ack gunners lined up on either side of the runway just like planned. So I say to myself, "self" <the crowd laughs at the old joke> "self..please let's hope they can tell the difference between a Zero and a Wirrawy.....




Results of the aluminim drive at Gilroy, June 15, 1942




Information on Soviet penetration of the War Production Board. Maybe McCarthy was right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Production_Board

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Status: offline 		********Taiaroa Heads, Otago Peninsular, near Dunedin, South Island, NZ, June 15, 1942********

Private Edward Tillingham, No. 82 Battery, 13th Heavy Coastal Defence Regmt. is walking his assigned patrol route 300 yds from one of the coastal defence batteries covering the approaches to Dunedin. From his 2 o'clock position, he hears a shout from copse of low trees not 30 ft away. It is a sound which will cause his nervous system to fire every alarm in unison and very nearly cause the involuntary evacuation of his bowels.

Unseen voice: INCOMING!...........BRAAAAAAP..HAHAHHAHAH....Seagull, range 500 yds, bearing 125, speed 2, no 3, no it is more like 2...HAHAHAHHAHA

Private Tillingham: <picks himself up of the ground and dusts off his fatigues. Now he is angry> Bloody sodomite <he says quietly> Sounds American <he approaches the copse of trees quietly, gun ready, and detects a smell like the foamy water in an eddy of a busy harbour. As he peeks around a tree he can sacrcely believe his eyes. A tall man in a US Army General's uniform sits on a canvas chair, binoculars around his neck and a wall of tinned crackers and some other tins with Japanese lettering to his right.> Sir, please identify yourself <he says with as much authority as can muster at age 18>

Tall man: <stands abruptly> Wow, you nearly scared the crap out of me..and that would be a bad thing....HAHAHAHHA. You sound funny. Are a Brit or something?

Private Tillingham: No sir, I'm Kiwi.

Tall man: Ah, I see. The codeword thingy. Well, glad to meet you Kiwi. Call me 'fish egg' if you wish. we can ahve a food theme. Most just call me number one. I kinda like 'Kiwi". It is much better than poor Piney Wood chap.....HAHAHAHA

Private Tillingham: Sir, I was not aware there were any Americans stationed here, especially a General sir.

Tall man: Ah yes, wel, you see, I am a Coastwatcher son. Some nice but quite hairy chap rescued me from Russel Island because the Japs came, and let me tell you, they were not in costume either. He said this would be a safe palce for me. They were nice enough to give me these crackers but they did make me sit near an open door the whole flight.

Private Tillingham: I'm afraid I don't understand why one would need a Coastwatcher in friendly territory, sir.

Tall man: Friendly territory? Why that's splindid. Just splendid!...........



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Interesting OOB of Coastal Defences and AAA for New Zealand (1940)

In 1940, before Japan entered the war, the establishment was

* Commander, Royal NZ Artillery
* Staff Officer, Artillery
* Ammunition and Equipment Duties
* Northern Military District
o District Artillery Officer
o Artillery Training Regiment NMD Mobilization Camp, Papakura
* Central Military District
o District Artillery Officer
o Assistant Artillery Instructor
o Coast Artillery School
* Southern Military District
o District Artillery Officer
o 3rd Heavy Regiment
* 1st Field Regiment HQ Auckland
o 1st Battery HQ Auckland
+ A Troop Ponsonby
Four 18-pr
+ B Troop Ponsonby
Four 18-pr
+ C Troop Ponsonby
Four 4.5-in
o 2nd Battery HQ Onehunga
+ D Troop Onehunga
Four 18-pr
+ E Troop Onehunga
Four 18-pr
+ F Troop Onehunga
Four 3.7-in
* 2nd Field Regiment HQ Wellington
o 3rd Battery HQ Wellington
+ A Troop Wellington
Four 18-pr
+ B Troop Wellington
Four 18-pr
+ C Troop Wellington
Four 4.5-in
o 4th Battery HQ Napier
+ D Troop Napier
Four 18-pr
+ E Troop Napier
Four 18-pr
+ F Troop Palmerston North
Four 4.5-in
o Band (that should come in handy when the Japs come ashore)
o Meteorology Section
* 3rd Field Regiment HQ Christchurch
o 5th Battery HQ Christchurch
+ A Troop Christchurch
Four 18-pr
+ B Troop Christchurch
Four 18-pr
+ C Troop Christchurch
Four 3.7-in
o 6th Battery HQ Dunedin
+ D Troop Dunedin
Four 18-pr
+ E Troop Dunedin
Four 18-pr
+ F Troop Dunedin
Four 4.5-in
* 8th Medium Regiment HQ Auckland
o 7th Battery HQ Auckland
+ A Troop Narrow Neck
Four 6-in How.
+ B Troop Hamilton
Four 60-pr
o 8th Battery HQ Wellington
+ C Troop Wellington
Four 6-in How.
+ D Troop Petone
Four 6-in How.
* 9th Heavy Regiment HQ Devonport
o 9th Heavy Battery HQ Motutapu
Three 6-in MK XXI
o 10th Heavy Battery HQ North Head
Two 6-in MK VII, two 12-pr, two AMTB
o 11th Heavy Battery HQ Takapuna
Four 4-in MK VII
o 12th Anti-aircraft Battery HQ Devonport
Two 3-in AA
* 10th Heavy Regiment HQ Seatoun
o 13th Heavy Battery HQ Palmer Head
Two 6-in MK XXI
o 14th Heavy Battery HQ Fort Dorset
Two 6-in MK VII, four 4-in MK VII, two 12-pr, two AMTB
o 16th Anti-aircraft Battery HQ Fort Dorset
Two 3-in AA
* 11th Heavy Regiment HQ Godley Head
o 17th Heavy Battery HQ Godley Head
Two 6-in MK XXI
o 18th Heavy Battery HQ Battery Point
Two 4-in MK VII
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9 Heavy (Coast) Regiment

* RHQ North Head
* 60 Battery NW tip of Motutapu Island
o three 6" Mk 21
o two CASL
* 61 Battery
o Fort Cautley
+ two 4" Mk 7
+ two 12-pr
+ four 6-pr H&N
+ six CASL
o Bastion Pt
+ two 12-pr
+ 6-pr (Twin)
+ three CASL
o Gt Barrier Is

40-mm Bofors
40-mm Bofors
+ 6" Mk 7
+ 4" Mk 7
+ four 40-mm Bofors
o Manakau
+ 4.7"
o Motuihi Is
+ two 4" Mk 7
* 62 Battery Fort Takapuna
o two 4" Mk 7
o two CASL


3.7-in Anti-Aircraft

3.7-in anti-aircraft gun
* 63 Battery Castor Bay: 5 miles north of Fort Cautley
o two 6" Mk 7
o two CASL
* 64 Battery Whangaparaoa: SE tip of peninsular
o two 6" Mk 7
o two CASL
* 163 Battery Whangaparaoa: SE tip of peninsular
o two 9.2"
* 164 Battery Waiheke Is: Man-o-War, NE of island
o two 9.2"
* 68 Battery
o Bay of Islands: Motoroa Is, Waitata Pt near Russell
+ four 6" Mk 7
+ eight 40-mm Bofors

40-mm Bofors
40-mm Bofors
o Whangaraoa: South Head of harbour
+ 6" Mk 7
* 139 Battery Whangarei: NW of Bream Head overlooking entrance
o 5" (USA)

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10 Heavy (Coast) Regiment

* RHQ Fort Dorset
* 70 Battery Palmer Head
o three 6" Mk 21
o four CASL
* 71 Battery Fort Dorset
o two 6" Mk 7
o two 4" Mk 7
o four 12-pr
o seven CASL
* 72 Battery Fort Ballance: Watts Peninsular
o two 4" Mk 7
o 6-pr (Twin)
o two 75-mm
o six CASL
* 73 Battery Opau
o two 6" Mk 7
* 165 Battery Wrights Hill
o two 9.2"
* 77 Battery
o Napier: Bluff Hill
+ two 6" Mk 7
+ four 40-mm Bofors

40-mm Bofors
40-mm Bofors
o Gisborne: Kaiti Hill
+ 5" (USA)
* 78 Battery New Plymouth: Moturoa
o two 155-mm
o four 40-mm Bofors
* 140 Battery Wanganui: Languard Bluff
o 5" (USA)

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11 Heavy (Coast) Regiment

* RHQ Godley Head
* 80 Battery Godley Head: northern Mainland entrance to Lyttleton Harbour
o three 6" Mk 24
o two CASL
* 81 Battery
o Battery Point: northern side of Lyttleton Harbour, 3 miles from mouth
+ two 4" Mk 7
+ 6-pr (Twin)
+ five CASL
o Ripapa Island: southern side of Lyttleton Harbour
+ 6" EOC
* 84 Battery
o Tory Channel entrance, Queen Charlotte Sound
+ 6" Mk 7
+ twelve 40-mm Bofors

40-mm Bofors
40-mm Bofors
o Tory Channel, Maraetai, Queen Charlotte Sound
+ 6" Mk 7
o Blumine Island
+ two 6" Mk 7
o Post Office Point, Pelorus Sound
+ 6" Mk 7
o Maud Island, Pelorus Sound
+ 6" Mk 7
o Port Hills, Nelson
+ 6" Mk 7
* 85 Battery Timaru: Smithfield Freezing Works
o two 6" Mk 7
o four 40-mm Bofors
* 134 Battery
o Westport: South Spit
+ 5" (USA)
+ four 40-mm Bofors
o Greymouth: Cobden
+ 5" (USA)
+ four 40-mm Bofors
* 143 Battery Akaroa: Wainui
o two 6" Mk 7
o four 40-mm Bofors
o two CASL

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13 Heavy (Coast) Regiment

* RHQ Dunedin
* 82 Battery
o Taiaroa Heads, Otago Peninsular
+ 6" EOC
+ five CASL
o Rerewahine, Otago Peninsular
+ two 6" Mk 7
o Tomahawk, 3 mile SE of Dunedin Port
+ two 6" Mk 7
o Harrington Point, Dunedin Harbour
+ two 6-pr (Twin)
+ two 6-pr H&N
* 141 Battery Oamaru: Cape Wanbrow
o 5" (USA)
* 142 Battery Bluff
o 6" Mk 7

Author: Major Martin Blampied, MC.


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