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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/17/2012 11:48:10 PM

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I think that is Jesus working the instrument panel...judging from the shoes I mean.

My guess is he sabotoges the whole works on moral grounds if it really needs to be fired.

Is (was) she a Poseidon or a Trident boat?

Those are some really strong powers of observation - nice catch on the shoes! I can't believe those are authorized.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/17/2012 11:58:35 PM

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'we laugh at them'

Recon by bombardment is fun and good for you.

PS. Don't forget the spotter plane.

Oh wise one, what is the proper setting for the float planes to get the bombarding ships to use a it as spotter? I have tried setting it to recon with no target, tried recon of the target, tried leaving it without a mission. Nada. Nothing, Meanwhile, all my opponents seem to make the damn things circle over my head day and night, adjusting their firing with metronome precision. And don't tell me it is in the manual; Mandrake might blow a gasket.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 12:07:46 AM

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'we laugh at them'

Recon by bombardment is fun and good for you.

PS. Don't forget the spotter plane.

Oh wise one, what is the proper setting for the float planes to get the bombarding ships to use a it as spotter? I have tried setting it to recon with no target, tried recon of the target, tried leaving it without a mission. Nada. Nothing, Meanwhile, all my opponents seem to make the damn things circle over my head day and night, adjusting their firing with metronome precision. And don't tell me it is in the manual; Mandrake might blow a gasket.

mike

It's easy as pie, Wirraway_Ace. Just make sure you...

Wait a minute-sorry. You were asking Lord Admiral Sprior. Sorry to interject.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 12:21:03 AM

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Chickenboy,

don't leave me in suspense. It is almost certainly past Sprior's bedtime in the UK.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 12:49:55 AM

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nice catch on the shoes! I can't believe those are authorized.

Shoes on subs need to be quiet, not official. Those would probably not be condoned back aft.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 2:21:49 AM

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nice catch on the shoes! I can't believe those are authorized.

Shoes on subs need to be quiet, not official. Those would probably not be condoned back aft.

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*********Sick Bay Caller, July 17***********

Due to an outbreak of Plutonium toe jam dermatits, Jesus sandals will no longer be permitted aft of the control room. That is all.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 3:34:55 AM

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Oh wise one, what is the proper setting for the float planes to get the bombarding ships to use a it as spotter? I have tried setting it to recon with no target, tried recon of the target, tried leaving it without a mission. Nada. Nothing, Meanwhile, all my opponents seem to make the damn things circle over my head day and night, adjusting their firing with metronome precision. And don't tell me it is in the manual; Mandrake might blow a gasket.

mike

Here's what I do-it seems to work:

1. Ensure that your recon float plane is set for NIGHT flying (Mission speed bombardment TFs will bombard their target at night).
2. Ensure range setting of float plane is set to maximum.
3. Altitude ~6,000 setting
4. Recon setting with the bombardment hex indicated.
5. Ensure no other countermanding settings for small ship air units.
6. Ensure sufficient numbers of pilots and non-damaged planes available.

This should work, Wirraway_Ace. Give it a try and report back?

Wait, you're not playing the Allied side in your game are you? I'm not allowed to give you Arried fanbois too much that is helpful.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 6:14:08 AM

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**************Seal Cub Club, Bali Hai, Jan 22, 1943(c)**************

Fleet Admiral Mandrake:....what I want to know is how he found out about this place.

Naval Atache: Beats me boss. What you want I should do about them Royal Navy ships?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Send 'em back.

Naval Atache: But which ones is they boss?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Look, it's simple. If it sounds like someones name or a city or a state, it's probably one of ours. If it has a "Maru" afterward it's Jap. If it ain't one of those send it back Got it, amigo?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 7:09:35 AM

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nice catch on the shoes! I can't believe those are authorized.

Shoes on subs need to be quiet, not official. Those would probably not be condoned back aft.

Steaming boots back aft

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 8:14:19 AM

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Is (was) she a Poseidon or a Trident boat?

Polaris.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 8:16:19 AM

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That is an awfully old looking Sub Lt. (Ensign)

Probably Special Duties, a lot of Polaris officers were

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 8:24:53 AM

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The senior rates dining area had a TV and video player mounted on a shelf. Eventually we had to have a rule that they were switched off at meal times. It's difficult to eat a snorker whilst some bint on the TV... I should should stop there on the grounds of taste.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 3:49:36 PM

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Polaris

I take back what I said about having ties older than you.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 3:50:40 PM

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The senior rates dining area had a TV and video player mounted on a shelf. Eventually we had to have a rule that they were switched off at meal times. It's difficult to eat a snorker whilst some bint on the TV... I should should stop there on the grounds of taste.

I'm also going to guess there weren't any women aboard.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 3:56:38 PM

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It's difficult to eat a snorker whilst some bint on the TV... I should should stop there on the grounds of taste.

Did whatever was ground in the snorkers really taste that badly?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 3:56:49 PM

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Nova had an interesting show on one of the US carriers. It focused on the crew with some real dramatic stories about how things were going back home..that sort of thing. I think the Navy expected them to concetrate on the pilots and other officers as some kind of recruitment video.

They cornered one sailor and asked him about sex between the female and male sailors while at sea. He got this smile on his face but didnt get 5 words out before the officer that was acting as chaperone for the film crew said something from behind the camera. Pretty funny.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 4:23:19 PM

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Polaris

I take back what I said about having ties older than you.

We went straigh from Polaris to Trident D5. We did retro-fit the Polaris A3T missiles to A3T-K, the K standing for Chevaline (of course) a penetration aid carrier. No, not a tube of lube.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 4:28:51 PM

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I'm also going to guess there weren't any women aboard.

Only vistors when alongside.

I invited my neighbours Dave and Margaret to a cocktail party on board. Margaret was dressed in a rather fetching above the knee dress and 3 in heels. She took one look at the ladder down the main access hatch and said, "I can't go down there". Mr Gallant (me!) says "It's okay, I'll go ahead of you and put your feet on the steps." "No," came the reply, "You don't understand, I'm not wearing any knickers".

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 4:31:13 PM

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I think that is Jesus working the instrument panel...judging from the shoes I mean.

Those are some really strong powers of observation - nice catch on the shoes! I can't believe those are authorized.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I took this to be a knowing hint that he deduced the thing had pulled 9 G's but he might have just been flirting. I never rally had very good Gaydar.

Since a certain some one outted me only a few days ago and spending all those years in a closet obviously makes u cranky. Payback time!
You not fooling any one, any more Cap Mandy!

Kind regards,

Rasmus

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 4:38:41 PM

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Btw. Have any one tried to sort the AAR forum by hits lately?

Congratz Sprior and Cap Man'dy,

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 5:06:43 PM

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I run a piece of software that "clicks" on this drivel every few seconds. I doubt anyone actually reads most, or indeed any, of it.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 5:36:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: sprior

I run a piece of software that "clicks" on this drivel every few seconds. I doubt anyone actually reads most, or indeed any, of it.

Hey! I am NOT a piece of software! Occasionally I can be hard-ware. Despite the name-calling I will continue to click this AAR at every login!

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 5:56:29 PM

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I'm also going to guess there weren't any women aboard.

Only vistors when alongside.

I invited my neighbours Dave and Margaret to a cocktail party on board. Margaret was dressed in a rather fetching above the knee dress and 3 in heels. She took one look at the ladder down the main access hatch and said, "I can't go down there". Mr Gallant (me!) says "It's okay, I'll go ahead of you and put your feet on the steps." "No," came the reply, "You don't understand, I'm not wearing any knickers".

Wait, didn't the Royal Navy use submarines for commando operations?*

*Are there 2 "m"'s in "commando"?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 6:08:46 PM

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I'm also going to guess there weren't any women aboard.

Only vistors when alongside.

I invited my neighbours Dave and Margaret to a cocktail party on board. Margaret was dressed in a rather fetching above the knee dress and 3 in heels. She took one look at the ladder down the main access hatch and said, "I can't go down there". Mr Gallant (me!) says "It's okay, I'll go ahead of you and put your feet on the steps." "No," came the reply, "You don't understand, I'm not wearing any knickers".

Wait, didn't the Royal Navy use submarines for comando operations?

Yes. Kilts however, are no longer authorized kit.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 7:26:22 PM

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******************Jan. 22, 1943(c)***********

Lautem: 170 men of 3rd Marine Par Bn capture the joint. If JJ was kind enough to leave some Av Gas and Fish Head Soup cans around, we can fly in some P-40's and aviation support and send in the Marine Regt and engineers lolling about to the South...otherwise we will need to fast transport in some suppries first.

Kopeang: The carriers should be about 200 M SSE of Koepang. There was no LYB air attack. Colorado goes in tonight unless the airfield is packed with bombers. Maybe Washington too.

Namlea: A few LCT's are headed there with naval support troops...they were not attacked by air.

Derby: 2nd day in a row ground attack missions were scrubbed and switched to commander choice. This is called recon by not bombarding. It means JJ is gone.

Kendari: Good intel there now. 60+ fighters. They don't want that one flattened too.

Bathurst: I sent some oilers there for "safety". D'oh. Miss bankhead "takes two up the chuff".

Sub attack near Bathurst Island at 77,122

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
AO Tallulah, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC-750

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 7:36:02 PM

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Kopeang: The carriers should be about 200 M SSE of Koepang. There was no LYB air attack. Colorado goes in tonight unless the airfield is packed with bombers. Maybe Washington too.

If Koepang is packed with bombers then every big gun ship available should hit it tonight!

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 7:47:27 PM

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"takes two up the chuff".

Kinky

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/18/2012 8:07:09 PM

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Kopeang: The carriers should be about 200 M SSE of Koepang. There was no LYB air attack. Colorado goes in tonight unless the airfield is packed with bombers. Maybe Washington too.

If Koepang is packed with bombers then every big gun ship available should hit it tonight!

Actually, you are right. What I should have said is if Maumere (next door in the Sundas) is packed with bombers.

I excpect some mines..so I have a few small minesweepers headed in. JJ may also send in his SCTF near Endeh so we will need sone kind of surface group as well.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/19/2012 10:13:34 PM

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Bump to avoid page two purgatory for the World's Worst AARTM

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/20/2012 3:03:10 PM

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Well, I got my 9+G desktop running again..or rather the guy from HP did. He had to change out the hard drive and the motherboard...which means..I have no AE. SG took her laptop to work so I have no AE..even though the turn is here.

This is more annoying than waiting for the turn. I will have to write another email to Matirx....my dog ate my AE.

In other news I went down to Laguna with SG this weekend for brunch. Fantastic weather, so we dined out on a balcony at Rockin Fish, drank Broody Marys with shrimp the size of robsters and people watched. Nobody in Laguna knows there is a recession on. Either that or they are very good at faking it. I saw 6 different Ferrari convertibles...really. I saw a 1990 ish Testarosa 512M with those wicked side panel vents. It had to stop at the stoplight like eveyone else. He was probably headed to the pawn shop.

Lots of people out with their dogs. There was a very curious dichotomy. Two droups of dogs. There was the Shi-tzu group, all white. This included the full-bred Shi-Tzu's and the ****-a-poo hybrids. These were all being walked by well-groomed and very stylish men.

Then there were the Pit Bulls with chains that could hold up the Golden Gate bridge. There were more Pit Bulls than Ferraris and there was nothing in between. A few of the owners had shaved heads and tats (as one would expect) but most of the Pit Bulls were being walked by women (none of them had shaved heads). Wierd. Not sure what cultural inference to draw from this. Probably rescue dogs. Maybe women from the isle of Lesbos like Pit Bulls.

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