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RE: Tarakan..where the Hell is that? - 8/6/2006 9:21:27 PM   
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On the road again - 8/7/2006 5:46:05 PM   
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Dec 15...We made 15 miles today. The children are become inured somewhat to the rigors of travel. Japanese planes again appeared overhead today but made no move toward us. By their insouciance, I suspect they judge us to be no threat. There were two cases of dysentery today among the troops. We pray this is not cholera. As a precaution, they are riding in a vehicle by themselves. We got word today that 3 more brigades arrived in line West of Kuantan. This gives us hope that they may hold until we can reach them

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RE: Tarakan..where the Hell is that? - 8/7/2006 5:54:34 PM   
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Oooh, the E.Betty... Takes more than penicilin to cure that...



Later in the war, the Allies developed Hellcatcillin and Corsairmycin, both of which were highly effective against E. betty...

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Hew bud..that's New Britain - 8/7/2006 6:26:44 PM   
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Good time for a surface battle.




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RE: IJN disses Amelia Aerhart - 8/7/2006 9:00:59 PM   
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Hard to believe that any military purpose was achieved by this. The Aerhart Light after the IJN got done with it.





Maybe make life difficult for the enemy by destroying a nice high platform able to be used for naval observation.

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RE: IJN disses Amelia Aerhart - 8/7/2006 10:49:31 PM   
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Hard to believe that any military purpose was achieved by this. The Aerhart Light after the IJN got done with it.





Maybe make life difficult for the enemy by destroying a nice high platform able to be used for naval observation.


Indeed, it would make sense if one were planning an invasion of Baker..which is only about 15 miles away from Howland, I think. The highest natural elevation of Howland is only 20 ft. In the context of the game, then, it makes sense, to pump a couple of rounds into it on the way to Baker. Perhaps the Japanese had an intention, at one time, to capture Baker or Howland?

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REVENGE at Buin!!! Warby strikes back for the Empire!! - 8/8/2006 10:31:15 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

2 Jap carriers off SF. 2 damaged. Hiryu either sunk or a hulk. 2 CVL's and CVE's in Amboina.

Good time for a surface battle.



<in your best Gleason voice> ....and how sweeeet it is!!!


Admiral Warby radios in reporting a clean sweep; PG and AP seen to sink; rest were settling rapidly as the task force set course to the NW.....and Rabaul....




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RE: REVENGE at Buin!!! Warby strikes back for the Empire!! - 8/8/2006 10:41:56 AM   
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Twas the night before........... - 8/8/2006 11:26:12 PM   
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While visions of bayonettes filled them with ardor
The bosun in his'kerchief and I in my cap
Had just settled down to look at the map
When out on the sound their arose such a clatter
I sprang from the bridge to see what was the matter
Away to the porthole I flew like a flash
Grabbed my field glasses and developed a rash
The moon in the East which had risen low
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But HMAS Australia, what a sight, Oh what fear!




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RE: Twas the night before........... - 8/9/2006 9:25:25 AM   
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Run away! Run away! - 8/10/2006 12:49:55 AM   
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Enough! Cries Gen. Percival.

(but its merely a flesh wound)




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RE: Wake - 8/10/2006 10:53:47 AM   
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USS Triton, 1,
(without arms)

The sailor from USS Triton seems to have been seriously lost (perhaps he had a medical problem and was put ashore?)



Well it says he is without arms....

(Sorry for the late quote... just catching up).


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RE: Wake - 8/10/2006 5:14:45 PM   
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USS Triton, 1,
(without arms)

The sailor from USS Triton seems to have been seriously lost (perhaps he had a medical problem and was put ashore?)



Well it says he is without arms....

(Sorry for the late quote... just catching up).



Good point. I hadn't considered that. One wonders how he signed the enlistment papers.

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America First - 8/11/2006 11:52:46 PM   
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RE: America First - 8/12/2006 11:22:54 PM   
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RE: America First - 8/13/2006 2:15:31 AM   
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About that ANZAC cruiser force....I think the Japanese might be catching on to them.


Admiral of the Eastern Fleet Tabpub will have to answer that, but we have to get aggressive where we can to try to slow down the enemy timetable. Relief forces from Pearl and the West Coast are bottled up by Kaga and Akagi. Shokaku (probably) passed eastward near Palmyra. Houston and Marblehead are sunk. Bosie and Tromp are damaged. We have whats left of the depleted ANZAC force, plus POW, Repulse, 4 Dutch and RN CL's and some 4-stacker US DD's and a few Dutch DD's to guard everything from Singapore to Noumea.




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If its Tuesday if must be Shortlands - 8/13/2006 6:23:58 AM   
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RE: If its Tuesday if must be Shortlands - 8/13/2006 2:44:44 PM   
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The peripatetic Canberra and Leander keep pushing.


Gosh, it sounds like they need a laxative or something....

ADM Warby in his memoirs...written for posterity...

"Well, yes, you would have to say that the raid on the Rabaul landings was not well thought out, but I felt that the situation called for it at the time. I had the only force in the area that could impede the Japanese progress that was starting to look like an invasion of fire ants. The whole of Australia is wondering what the Yanks are up to right now. But, all we can do is sailor on, and defend the territory of the Commonwealth as best we can with what we have available."

pp 12-13 "Warby at War: A Sailor's story"

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The tracers look fine as a strafin' we go.
But, brother, we're TOO God damn low...

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Sponge bath - 8/13/2006 6:38:13 PM   
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RE: Sponge bath - 8/13/2006 7:25:11 PM   
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RE: Sponge bath - 8/13/2006 7:28:23 PM   
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Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 12:27:49 AM   
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RE: Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 12:32:58 AM   
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RE: Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 12:40:40 AM   
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RE: Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 12:45:27 AM   
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RE: Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 12:48:17 AM   
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RE: Gettysburg - 8/14/2006 1:49:42 AM   
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Yossarian found religion... Tsktsktsk, what is the world coming to?


Well, he HAD a religion, he just sorta changed back. Plus nobody said he was good at it.




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SNAFU - 8/14/2006 2:21:51 AM   
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RE: SNAFU - 8/14/2006 2:29:05 AM   
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Update - 8/14/2006 3:59:10 AM   
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They were right about where NavInt thought that they were operating in.






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Sing to the tune of "Man on the Flying Trapeze"
..Oh! We fly o'er the treetops with inches to spare,
There's smoke in the cockpit and gray in my hair.
The tracers look fine as a strafin' we go.
But, brother, we're TOO God damn low...

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