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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 4:52:06 PM

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***************VMF-441, Darwin Juan 24, 1943(c)******************

<15 beautiful new F4U-1 Corsair are arrayed on the tarmac>

Maj. Torrey, CO, VNF-441: I love 'em. A testy beast but I love 'em. Your boss is a good man. He drives a hard bargain but he can deliver.

Hirsute man in civies: Yes sir, a real SOB

Maj. Torrey, CO, VNF-441: That's good. An SOB but a good man. That about sums it up. <he continues to admre the plane>

Crew Boss: <down one one knee examing the underside of the fuselage> Major, you're gonna wanna see this. I don't see a damn tail hook.

Maj. Torrey, CO, VNF-441: ARE YOU ****TING ME? <walks quickly to confirm the finding> GODDAMNIT! <he turns qucikly. He and the crew chief are now alone> WHERE THE HELL DID THAT DAMN M&M SALESMAN GO?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 4:53:15 PM

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It's "Darwin, Jan." The Po-up blocker is one.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 4:54:03 PM

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"one"="on"

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 4:57:27 PM

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"N"="M" too?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:00:41 PM

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Does it do any good to bring the oil from Boela to Oz or will we just have to bring in supplies to refine it?

If so, where do we take it? Pretend we didn't read the manual.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:03:19 PM

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"N"="M" too?

Good catch CB. Were you an auditor in your previous life??

As for the blocker thingy CM mentions, I think it appropriate to call it a "poo-up blocker" since its job is to limit the **** that most sites send you.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:04:09 PM

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I'd ship it Townsville, I imagine it should flow from there. If you have the spare tankers I'd say ship it directly to any Aussie ports with refineries to ensure that the oil gets there.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:04:17 PM

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"N"="M" too?

Yes...sometimes.

Even though I knew from previous reading that the first Corsairs went to the Marines and were not used aboard carriers, I, like Maj Torrey, felt some buyer's remorse to discover they were not carrier capable.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:06:54 PM

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I'd ship it Townsville, I imagine it should flow from there. If you have the spare tankers I'd say ship it directly to any Aussie ports with refineries to ensure that the oil gets there.

Short of looking it up I am going to guess that would be Sydney. We can use those leftover, crappy, short-haul Dutch tankers.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:18:17 PM

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**********Aboard USS Juneau, flagship of TF 179, 132nd Inf Regt embarked, 220 mi E of Norfolk Is********

Adm Hazard*: <with glasses> Where the hell is Kinkaid with our escort? He was supposed to be here hours ago.

* This is a really funny name for an admiral, if you ask me.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:27:49 PM

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************Aboard USS Sangamon, Coral Sea, Jan 24 (or maybe 23), 1943(c)*************

Ship's Captain: Admiral, weren't we supposed rendezvous with TF 179 at 08:00 on the 24th?

Adm. Kinkaid: Why it's the dateline, Captain. I'm surprised at you.

Ship's Captain: But sir, we shouldn't be anywhere near the dateline.

Adm. Kinkaid: Sure, here it is on my chart just east of Townsville.

Ship's Captain: <looks at chart then grows ashen-faced> Sir, this is an M&M Enterprises map.

Adm. Kinkaid: <his face turns white in realization and he is unable to speak for several seconds> Holy crap! I am so ******. Don't tell anyone, OK?

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:39:07 PM

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Something like this actually did happen to Kinkaid. He showed up a day late with the Enterprise TF to a rendezvous near Fiji because he had a chart with the dateline in the wrong place.

I bet he had to toss his BVD's out of the porthole in the Admiral's cabin. It was a potential career-ending mistake. Amazingly, nobody told Pye or Nimitz.

Alas, the historical recotrd does not indicate who the cartographer was.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:41:05 PM

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This is why the AI never picks Kinkaid to head Air Combat taffys.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:47:55 PM

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I just got a letter from Mitt Romney. Maybe he wants me to take over Bain Capital. He probably heard about my theory of the operability of my ice-maker to predict stock market trends. By ra way, it's not working now so this is bearish. I would move into Phillipino gold or maybe copra futures.*

* This is not a prospectus. Investors should thoroughly investigate investment options before making any decisions. Management is not responsible for lost or stolen article.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 5:51:43 PM

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Alas, the historical recotrd does not indicate who the cartographer was.

I think the Admiral would call him "chum" if ever they met.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 6:22:39 PM

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Something like this actually did happen to Kinkaid. He showed up a day late with the Enterprise TF to a rendezvous near Fiji because he had a chart with the dateline in the wrong place.

I bet he had to toss his BVD's out of the porthole in the Admiral's cabin. It was a potential career-ending mistake. Amazingly, nobody told Pye or Nimitz. Alas, the historical recotrd does not indicate who the cartographer was.

There was traffic.....

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 7:44:34 PM

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Something like this actually did happen to Kinkaid. He showed up a day late with the Enterprise TF to a rendezvous near Fiji because he had a chart with the dateline in the wrong place.

I bet he had to toss his BVD's out of the porthole in the Admiral's cabin. It was a potential career-ending mistake. Amazingly, nobody told Pye or Nimitz. Alas, the historical recotrd does not indicate who the cartographer was.

Oh - nice! Kinkaid covers it up so that other admirals can make the same mistake!

BTW, is that chart still in use in the USN??

Probably not - with GPS and Google Earth no one looks at a chart anymore ....

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/24/2012 7:54:20 PM

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Probably not - with GPS and Google Earth no one looks at a chart anymore ....

Probably not, not the same as they shouldnt look once and in a while tho.....

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/25/2012 10:00:10 PM

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BTW, is that chart still in use in the USN??

Could be, the sub I was on hit the island of St. Croix at greater than 400' and moving about 20 knots. I was practically court marshaled for offering the observation that Christopher Columbus found the island and the navy lost it.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/25/2012 10:40:53 PM

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Could be, the sub I was on hit the island of St. Croix at greater than 400' and moving about 20 knots. I was practically court marshaled for offering the observation that Christopher Columbus found the island and the navy lost it.

I knew that there were a reason we sold u it. Hadnt thot of the USN losing it. I was thinking more in the lines of another of our colonies melting. Causing a rise in sea levels out dating any known charts along with making St Croix a reef.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:30:23 PM

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What is the point of visiting St. Croix 400 ft underwater. You can't see any of the breasteses.

Air losses last two turns.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:31:28 PM

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:37:36 PM

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The takedown of Koepang and landing at Lautem resulted in the loss of:

7 B-24, 5 B-17F, 5 P-38, 10 F4F and maybe 6-7 P-40

But there was serious hemorrhaging on JJ's side.

70+ Zero (all types)
30 Betty
15 Oscar
4-5 Tony

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:47:38 PM

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Carriers are moving NE to cover the landing of a Marine Regt at Namlea.

JJ transports at Manado, NE tip of Sulawese. JJ has some inkling of Operation Fist of Fury now that the shoulder has been secured at Lautem. Now for the fist part. Normally it works the other way around..well, that's what I heard. The big lubricant shipment has not arrived yet. Options for purchase from local vendors are being considered.

Terante still apears unoccupied. The busy para boys at Namlea will drop there in a few days. Namlea is level 2 and can support C-47's...I think.

Attack at Derby today with the always reliable Col. Pepper in charge. No LYB's at Derby.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:51:05 PM

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Map from a few pages back for reference. You know, I just noticed something, somebody is really blabbing quite a bit because every day of battle takes about 3 pages.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 3:59:35 PM

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You know, it is really tiring listening to Europeans brag about their free medical care. We get **** for free too.

My Sikh* gastroenterologist just gave me 3 free meals..and it's low calorie too! Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate and Magnesium Phosphate. I wonder what phosphate is going to taste like. I wonder if the phosphate came from that little island NE of the Solomons covered by 20,000 years of guano?

I hope they rinsed it off or something.

* This may seem not germane but I was just wondering if he ever has to change his turban after a procedure.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 4:56:42 PM

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Those are some nice losses on Jap AC for you over the last turn.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 5:40:35 PM

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**********************************Today, Desk at Aisle E, 2nd floor, San Diego Sharp Memorial Hospital*************************

Dr. France: So i've noticed this thing lately, nurse.

Nurse English: What is that Doctor?

Dr. France: Since we started to hand out the drugs every other day, instead of every day. It has had some unfortunate side effects on the staff and clients.

Nurse English:: Like what, Doctor?

Dr. France: Well, the clients seems to still come by every day.

Nurse English:: You're right Doctor. I see the staff and clients chatter all day.

Dr. France: Do you think it could be a substitude for the drugs, nurse. A bait, pocket and then dangle them effect.

Nurse English:: You know Doctor. Didnt u need a subject for the medical study to finnish up ur PH.D.

Dr. France: How would I ever get M&M Enterprises to fund that study....<Lightbulb> Quid pro quo

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 6:07:28 PM

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Hey..I've been there! La Jolla. I had no idea they had such a problem. Usually the nurses are busy reading romance novels or trying to get the male doctors to cheat on their wives...that is, except for the nurse supervisors which are inevitably from Lesbos.

It might actually be a good thing if they talk to the patients.

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RE: Hearts and Minds - 7/26/2012 6:12:38 PM

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Coolest location for a hospital in San Diego. Naval Hospital near Balboa Park. They used to have a big stucco building painted flamingo pink with terracotta roof tiles. Nothing else like it. I guess they tore it down for earthquake safety.

Here are some of the older buidlings.

Also, close to home, the USMC Air Station, El Toro is open in the game as I am getting FM-1 squadrons training there. I think the blimp hangars in Tustin are open too.