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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/12/2011 10:30:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

*******October 28, 1942************

Oz: JJ had a group with heavy escort and possibly at least one troopship 240 N of PH, heading SW. We sent a 3 DD group in toward PH as scout/ASW and a heavy bombardment force (South Dakota and North Carolina) behind them. The DD force ran into Hyuga and escorts and did well.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 57,128, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Oite, Shell hits 1
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yukaze
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
DD Shaw, Shell hits 2
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Fortune

The bombardment group either got cold feet or stopped for some fishing and did not reach PH. Instead they got hit by Vals and Kates (probably from Broome). North Carolina was hit by 4 bombs but appears only lightly damaged. The LRCAP of P-38's from Carnavon was only 3 aircraft. Mutsu and Furutaka appear to be guarding a transport group with some minelayers. This group was hit by B-25's from Meekathara and Hudsons from Carnavon. One minelayer was hit. Raids on LYB ground troops at PH caused hundreds of casualties but a planned raid of all the B-17's on Broome got scrubbed. Wyndham was hit fairly well by B-24's.

Also, on the 27th, a Jap CV group was spotted by Admiral Lord Sprior 600 m West of Perth.

You are aware of the restrictions in USAAF (or IJAAF) air units flying LRCAP over naval units, right? Count on them providing miserable coverage if you use them in this capacity.

I'm pretty sure this reduced effectiveness is only when flying LRCAP over CV TF's. Pretend I've read the manual but have a memory leak.

Nein. I believe this affects any IJAAF or USAAF LRCAP of naval TFs.

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RE: Allied TF Behaviour - 11/13/2011 2:24:36 AM

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There were only 7 operable P-38's at Carnavon and they had to range out 8-9 hexes. 3 may be as good as it gets considering the short loiter time. The REAL plan was for the BB's to bombard PH at night and beat feet back toward Exmouth where they could be under the umbrella of the F4F's and the RAAF fighters.

I think the presence of Hyuga and the fight with the DD's spooked them.

Similarly, I think the LYB transport group got spooked. I would have loved to see a fight between North Carolina, South Dakota and Hyuga.

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RE: Allied TF Behaviour - 11/13/2011 4:12:09 AM

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Have a peek at that TF's routing - you might wish to adjust the threat tolerance.

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Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 4:19:08 PM

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***************SWPAC HQ, Brisbane, Oct. 28, 1942***********

Patrician-looking general: Son, I must say I found your book a complelling read. Sorry to hear about the KIA thing. I have to say you look well.

Hirsute fellow: I've never felt better, sir, thank you.

Patrician-looking general: I enjoyed the spirituality of your book. Did your really alter a mission because you saw the vision of an Armenian Priest?

Hirsute fellow: Yes, sir, in a way, but he wasn't a vision. He was realy there and he was 5000 ft tall. I saw his arm move.

Patrician-looking general: <shifts uncomfortably> 5000 ft.? Well, that is quite a large priest.

Hirsute fellow: Yes sir, bigger than life, you might say.

Patrician-looking general: Indeed...well..I'll get to the point of the meeting. It seems we are receiving a trickle of 2,000 lb., ship-buster bombs.

Hirsute fellow: 2000 lb's, my, that is quite a large bomb, sir.

Patrician-looking general: Yes, indeed. Look, I suppose everyone knows it by now but we are a bit of a briar patch at Port Hedland. We need something that will crack open those damnable Jap battlewagons.

Hirsute fellow: 2000 lbs. armor-piercing might do it sir, if you have someone who can hit the damn things.

Patrician-looking general: PRECISELY! That is why I called this meeting. We need something with the range of the B-25 that can carry these things and hit a warship. The ordnance boys on the West Coast say they won't even release them until we have a squadron with an average experience of 70.

Hirsute fellow: 70, sir? I'm afraid SWPAC won't be able to field such a squadron unitl late 43, at least, based on my experience.

Patrician-looking general: What do you mean "based on your experience", son?

Hirsute fellow: Well, sir, this is the thrid time I've done this sir...

Young man in fine linen slacks: He means based on his professional opinion, sir.

Patrician-looking general: Right, so that is the task, get us to that point before late '43. What do you need?

Young man in fine linen slacks: Imported talent, sir.

Patrician-looking general: Imported, from where?

Young man in fine linen slacks: TRACOM, sir.

Patrician-looking general: TRACOM? Why, Washington will never release them.

Young man in fine linen slacks: They might with the proper motivation, sir.

Patrician-looking general: Proper, motivation?

Young man in fine linen slacks: Yes sir, suppose you were to call for a morale boosting tour of Australia with USAAF aces and then, when they get here, we make them an offer they can't refuse.

Patrician-looking general: Could that work, Colonel?

Col. Corleone, SWPAC Consigliere: Yes sir, I think it could.

Patrician-looking general: SPLENDID! Young man <turns toward the hirsute fellow>, I am going to make you a Major on the spot. Someone, get me a uniform for this young man.

Hirsute fellow: Sir, no offense, but I never wanted to be a Major.

Patrician-looking general: But some of these boys at TRACOM will outrank you. How about Captain, then?

Hirsute fellow: Sir, I never wanted to be a Captain, either.

Patrician-looking general: Weren't you a Captain when you were...errr...killed?

Col. Corleone, SWPAC Consigliere: Sir, I'm afraid that won't work, sir. He can't be recommissioned after he was KIA. It's the Truman Commission, sir. They are all over that.

Young man in fine linen slacks: Sir, I'd like to propose a different model. How about a professional services agreement? Suppose the former Cpt. Yossarian and I take majority equity positions in the new corporation, I can be titular CEO and he can be Vice President of Product Development. Then, when the TRACOM boys get here, we offer them minority equity positions. I am thinking a capitation fee plus a productivity adjustment...say $1500 per pilot, per sortie, plus a bonus of $15,000 for every hit on a Japanese warship to be split between the corporation and the individual crew. SWPAC owns the birds and promising to provide ground support, lodging, 401-K and 4 weeks vacation.

Patrician-looking general: <slack-jawed...then recovers> 401-K?

Hirsute fellow: And life insurance. We want life insurance...and never, EVER, are the words "milk run" to be spoken. Milo, what about field modification?

Young man in fine linen slacks: Yes, good point. The corporation retains the right to make field modifications of the 25's and assuems no liability for any damage. Now, General, if you don't mind I'd like to bring in Mr. Cheatham to work over some details with the Colonel...........

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RE: Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 4:42:55 PM

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In a temporary (I hope) fit of insanity, I went to Disneyland yesterday. I had a $200 gift certificate. This proved not enough to get into the park but I was able to buy 2 churros, a diet coke and Mousketeer Hat with "Cap Mandrake" sewn onto it.

For the first time ever, I went on the canoe "ride". It was on my bucket list. We had the most inept group of paddlers that were ever assembled in one place. The poor guide had to pretty much power us around. I tried to help but the chick in front of me was either deaf and missed the cadence or had a severe apraxia. She must have smashed my knuckles 10 times. I finally gave up as did most of the passengers. I figure that guide will need to put in a transfer to the Jungle Cruise before he goes poastal and kills someone because he was really geting pissed. On balance, i would say the Canoe Ride is WAAAY overrated.

Stalker Girl talked me into the Rainforest Cafe because she had a $5 coupon. What a tourist trap, although the food wasn't bad. We split a fajitas platter because she said she wasn't hungry then I had to fight her for the last tortilla.

Next on the bucket list, Legoland.

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RE: Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 5:17:29 PM

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Who's bucket list?

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RE: Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 6:19:37 PM

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Who's bucket list?

Well..to tell you the truth, I made up the bucket list thing. My brother, who is 18 mos younger than me was telling me about the backpacking trip he took to Havasupi Falls in Ariz. He said it was a "bucket list" thing. It creeped me out a bit.

He hiked down there with the guys he hangs out with at the cigar shop so it was quite a fit group as you can imagine.

It's a 10 mile hike with backpacks. One guy was sporting 350 lbs and it wasn't all muscle either. He had to pay to be hoisted out by helicopter after they got down to the falls.

They were all pretty beat up when the got done with the hike. One guy had to take a poorly timed dump at night and didn't want to walk the 200 ft to the outhouse so he put on his high tech LED headlamp and found a secret place closer to the tent. In the morning there was a curious cairn of rocks about 5 ft from the breakfast table.

So this got me thinking. How old are you supposed to be when you have a bucket list and why have I put off going on the canoe ride at Disneyland this long?

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/13/2011 6:27:55 PM

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Admiral Lord Sprior
Grand Poobah of the Pongoes;

My Dearest Spri;

I was wondering what you think of sending Wasp and the Royal Navy CV (Insurmountable..or it Incomprehensible) out after the CVE's/CVL's off of Perth? This could be some kind of elaborate bait with Jap CV's loitering out of recon range, but my guess is they are there to try to catch transports/tankers coming into Perth from India or Cape Town. Do you think this is worth the risk?

With much heartfelt ambivalence

Fleet Admiral Mandrake

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/13/2011 6:31:38 PM

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Isn't the last one named Inflagrante?

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/13/2011 6:55:25 PM

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Or Intheatre?

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/13/2011 7:13:34 PM

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I can never remember the names of the damn things. It is bad enough with South Carolina and North Dakota in the same taffy....or is it......?

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RE: Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 9:08:23 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

In a temporary (I hope) fit of insanity, I went to Disneyland yesterday. I had a $200 gift certificate. This proved not enough to get into the park but I was able to buy 2 churros, a diet coke and Mousketeer Hat with "Cap Mandrake" sewn onto it.

For the first time ever, I went on the canoe "ride". It was on my bucket list. We had the most inept group of paddlers that were ever assembled in one place. The poor guide had to pretty much power us around. I tried to help but the chick in front of me was either deaf and missed the cadence or had a severe apraxia. She must have smashed my knuckles 10 times. I finally gave up as did most of the passengers. I figure that guide will need to put in a transfer to the Jungle Cruise before he goes poastal and kills someone because he was really geting pissed. On balance, i would say the Canoe Ride is WAAAY overrated.

Cap Mandrake:

I obviously was not there to share your findings, but are you sure of your diagnosis of 784.69: "Inability to execute complex coordinated movements resulting from lesions in the motor area of the cortex but involving no sensory impairment or paralysis" vs. possibly Ataxia (438.84) "that consists of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements." Typically we associate Aprxia with things like unable to put on one's socks on first and then one's shoes as opposed to describing the fine motor movements of tying ones shoes.

One other possible diagnosis to think about was a panic attack. Panic Attacks can appear as dissassociated symptoms [meaning disassociation between the cortex and limbic system] as you describe. A Panic Attack might be from not being able to swim and you possibly threating to throw her off the boat for example ... or the panic those LYB's will feel when the Swordfish appear on the horizon ....

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RE: Ton 'o fun - 11/13/2011 11:31:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: Crackaces

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

In a temporary (I hope) fit of insanity, I went to Disneyland yesterday. I had a $200 gift certificate. This proved not enough to get into the park but I was able to buy 2 churros, a diet coke and Mousketeer Hat with "Cap Mandrake" sewn onto it.

For the first time ever, I went on the canoe "ride". It was on my bucket list. We had the most inept group of paddlers that were ever assembled in one place. The poor guide had to pretty much power us around. I tried to help but the chick in front of me was either deaf and missed the cadence or had a severe apraxia. She must have smashed my knuckles 10 times. I finally gave up as did most of the passengers. I figure that guide will need to put in a transfer to the Jungle Cruise before he goes poastal and kills someone because he was really geting pissed. On balance, i would say the Canoe Ride is WAAAY overrated.

Cap Mandrake:

I obviously was not there to share your findings, but are you sure of your diagnosis of 784.69: "Inability to execute complex coordinated movements resulting from lesions in the motor area of the cortex but involving no sensory impairment or paralysis" vs. possibly Ataxia (438.84) "that consists of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements." Typically we associate Aprxia with things like unable to put on one's socks on first and then one's shoes as opposed to describing the fine motor movements of tying ones shoes.

One other possible diagnosis to think about was a panic attack. Panic Attacks can appear as dissassociated symptoms [meaning disassociation between the cortex and limbic system] as you describe. A Panic Attack might be from not being able to swim and you possibly threating to throw her off the boat for example ... or the panic those LYB's will feel when the Swordfish appear on the horizon ....

Zis ist true. It could be ze fear zat got her professor. Ze "code brown" situation as you say.

On ze ozer hand, ze patient vas quite skeellfull on ze dock..und...getting out of ze boat. Zees, more zan anyzink makes me zink ve may have a twue, und vewy rare, specific paddling apraxia, disorder, canoe (784.6973). On ze ozer, ozer hand, she may have had
(611.1) Big ****. I vas unable to verify zis ozer diagnois because I vas mit Stalker Frauline.

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 6:45:11 AM

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They must be sappers...no Zebra shields.

It really does look like Port Hedland...there is a eucalyptus tree.

I'm pretty sure that photo is set in Kenya - typical bush terrain and it looks like acacia trees in the background.

Port Hedland is very, very flat and featureless - very few trees, in fact. We are talking proper, flat arid desert. It if wasn't for the natural harbour (which still needed significant dredging to make it useful) - and the iron ore - and the salt - it would be insignificant.

And very hot, too - end of October to early November temperatures are well up in the high 30s (Centigrade) and have gone well above 45 degrees Centigrade (record temperature in Dec/Jan was 49 degrees Centigrade (or 120 degrees Fahrenheit)).

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 6:49:09 AM

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Let's just say your pongoes will definitely be working on their tans (even the members of the King's African Rifles!).

I wonder what the market for sunscreen is like in Port Hedland right now?

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 6:55:11 AM

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************Port Hedland, Oct. 28, 1942****************

Pasty-looking British subaltern: (To some local Australians, busy digging a latrine pit) I say, carry on, men.

(Few hours passes)

Pasty-looking British subaltern: Oh, jolly good, I see you're almost finished... [spots the Australian group alternating at urinating into the pit and then appearing to dance in it, barefoot]...By Jove, what the bloody hell are you lot playing at?

Rugged and very tanned man wearing a slouch hat: It's the urine, mate - hardens the feet up a treat!

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 4:28:16 PM

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************Port Hedland, Oct. 28, 1942****************

Pasty-looking British subaltern: (To some local Australians, busy digging a latrine pit) I say, carry on, men.

(Few hours passes)

Pasty-looking British subaltern: Oh, jolly good, I see you're almost finished... [spots the Australian group alternating at urinating into the pit and then appearing to dance in it, barefoot]...By Jove, what the bloody hell are you lot playing at?

Rugged and very tanned man wearing a slouch hat: It's the urine, mate - hardens the feet up a treat!

Ah, splendid! That should solve the problem of 102nd Eng. Bn. hoarding all the boots! Let's hope the level 6 latrine doesn't get confused with the fortifications.

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 4:36:06 PM

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It also provides a convenient scapegoat for your cowardly troops, Allied dogs! They're not wetting themselves in fear of the enemy, they're 'hardening up' their legs and feet for rapid movement. Brilliant marketing coup!

What will you think up for when they lose voluntary control of their bowels in panic? Providing fertilizer for sustainable local agriculture?

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 8:57:39 PM

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Organic rearguard action.

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RE: With 1st Hottentot Lancers - 11/15/2011 9:01:58 PM

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ORIGINAL: Mynok

Organic rearguard action.

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Gotta love the security! - 11/16/2011 10:43:57 PM

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today's login letters (no Vanna please!) N A Z A L U... my guess? a southern belle born to a German P.O.W. I'm sure you folks can do better!

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/16/2011 11:34:26 PM

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today's login letters (no Vanna please!) N A Z A L U... my guess? a southern belle born to a German P.O.W. I'm sure you folks can do better!�

I think you mean NAZASUE. NAZALU is the imam-approved method for removing unwanted body hair among muslim women. Apparently it involves a loop of string and a well insulated room to muffle the screams....well, that's what I heard.

Heap big surface fight off Port Hedland....more to come.

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 12:44:27 AM

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***************14th Naval Battle of Port Hedland October 28/29*****************

The US fast BB's are virtually unscratched after the air attcks of the 28th. Somerville orders them in to go after the transports.

21:20.............First action is about 40 mi NE of PH at night. Sommerville's force (North Carolina and South Dakota) encounter and promptly sink 2 CM's

21:45.............Dutch sub KX sinks another CM in the same area

22:55.............Somerville, moving SSW, encounters Mutusu and Furataka. Allied radar picks up JJ at 14,000 yds. Somerville manuevers under radar guidance and crosses the enemy "T" at 8,000.

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Oboro
DD Yamanagiri

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 3
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA San Francisco
CL Perth
DD Sims
DD Drayton, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Smith, Shell hits 1
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1
DE Pillsbury, Shell hits 2, on fire

Mutsu takes 9 hits, mostly 16 in, but you can hardly call this an Allied victory owing to the loss of one DD and the torpdeo hit to North Carolina

More to come

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 12:49:46 AM

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14th Naval Battle of Port Hedland

at least you dont have to waste time scrolling.

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 1:07:14 AM

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***************14th Naval Battle of Port Hedland October 28/29*****************

The US fast BB's are virtually unscratched after the air attcks of the 28th. Somerville orders them in to go after the transports.

21:20.............First action is about 40 mi NE of PH at night. Sommerville's force (North Carolina and South Dakota) encounter and promptly sink 2 CM's

21:45.............Dutch sub KX sinks another CM in the same area

22:55.............Somerville, moving SSW, encounters Mutusu and Furataka. Allied radar picks up JJ at 14,000 yds. Somerville manuevers under radar guidance and crosses the enemy "T" at 8,000.

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Oboro
DD Yamanagiri

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 3
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA San Francisco
CL Perth
DD Sims
DD Drayton, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Smith, Shell hits 1
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1
DE Pillsbury, Shell hits 2, on fire

Mutsu takes 9 hits, mostly 16 in, but you can hardly call this an Allied victory owing to the loss of one DD and the torpdeo hit to North Carolina

More to come

How badly damaged is North Carolina? Mutsu's hurt pretty bad. Your guys gave worse than you received...

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 1:43:33 AM

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00:15 (29th).............Somerville steers SE and surprises some Jap transports

Japanese Ships
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 4
xAP Kasado Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru, Shell hits 3
PB Aso Maru #7, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 1
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
CA Pensacola
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CL Perth

DD Sims
DD Smith, heavy damage
DD MacDonough
DE Pillsbury, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

00:55.....................Somerville's force (minus the now detached North Carolina) bump into the remants of the main Jap surfce group (minus Mutsu) No radar spotting this time. Maybe somebody broke it. It's Rong Rance range again.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 57,128, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
DD Sims, Shell hits 1

Time to go home. It's not fun anymore.

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 1:50:26 AM

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08:20...............The smaller surface group from Exmouth arrives after daybreak and finds easier pickings.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 57,128, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
xAP Kowa Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Palau Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes
CL Birmingham
DD Laffey
DD Lang
DD Stack

Japanese ground losses:
961 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 129 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

08:55..............The high-piched screams attract predators

Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 57,128, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 9
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Oite
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Sanae, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 1
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1
DD Lang, Shell hits 4
DD Stack, Shell hits 3, on fire

Could have been worse. I would say Vincennes acquitted herself well.

(in reply to Cap Mandrake)

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RE: Gotta love the security! - 11/17/2011 8:21:48 AM

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