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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/11/2012 2:35:56 PM

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This has been the most humid August/Sept in Southern California I can remember. It rained about 2 inches in 20 minutes yesterday. It feels like...ummmm...Guadalcanal?

Air losses. 2 P-38's and 1 B-24 lost in the raids over Koepang..but quite a payoff.

Quite a few Tojos lost over Burma..but the LYB's did down 3 Wellys and 3 export Dutch A-20's

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/11/2012 2:39:35 PM

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Just noticed the 25 Bettys lost. Did not see that on the combat.txt. Must be a sync problem. I might even watch the combat replay. Seeing 25 Bettys shot down is worth 10 minutes of time I dont have.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/11/2012 2:40:45 PM

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I decided I want to work in the Ad business because you get to have sex and drink at work....in fact....it seems expected.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/11/2012 2:46:11 PM

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Just looking at SG's supply requisition list for Castleville. It sounds fun. It seems to heavily emphasize logistics just like AE.

Some place called Tower of Gloom needs a mortar..or maybe just "mortar". Some place called Anouria needs 4 Ball & Chains. It is probably a naval base and they use them to demast opposing ships.

I might give it a try. Anyone want to take over SOUPAC?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/11/2012 4:58:12 PM

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The Sundas, Bob and Betty. A nice couple but Betty can be a bit inappropriate when she is drinking.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/13/2012 2:03:11 AM

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A handy video for how to properly field strip if ever I saw one...

http://www.military.com/video/guns/pistols/very-unhelpful-how-to-video/1304970116001/

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 3:30:06 PM

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A handy video for how to properly field strip if ever I saw one...

http://www.military.com/video/guns/pistols/very-unhelpful-how-to-video/1304970116001/

She kinda looks like Pocahantas Girl...well, sorta

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 3:35:46 PM

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A handy video for how to properly field strip if ever I saw one...

http://www.military.com/video/guns/pistols/very-unhelpful-how-to-video/1304970116001/

She kinda looks like Pocahantas Girl...well, sorta

With more clothing, of course!

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 5:21:28 PM

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Looking forward to the commando level training videos...

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 5:49:13 PM

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Have not heard anything about a Halloween party this year. She might have a French maid's outfit.

I'll let you know.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 6:10:58 PM

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*****************Feb. 4, 1943(c)******************

"Quiet....almost too quiet. It was a dark and stormy night. The night was thick, palpably thick, redolent too, palpably so. Private Jesperson tried to light a Lucky Strike...."

Pvt. Abercrombie: <puts down diary> Hey Jesperson, you can't smoke, we are on sentry duty.

Pvt. Jesperson: Oh, sorry, general. There ain't any Japs around here. Ease up.

Pvt. Abercrombie: Say, Jesperson, what do you think that redolence is?

Pvt. Jesperson: "Redolence"? "Redolence"? It's the latrine, dumbass.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 6:14:10 PM

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"commando videos"

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 7:09:34 PM

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Very quiet turn. B-24 raid over Koepang breaks some more Tonys.

Allied raid over Paoshan. 14th Brig has disappeared.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 10:56:36 PM

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Have not heard anything about a Halloween party this year. She might have a French maid's outfit.

I'll let you know.

This time-pictures or it didn't happen.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/14/2012 10:57:24 PM

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I like to think its pretty much a given she has the french maid outfit; the critical questions are -

1) will she be modeling it at this year's all hallows festivities?
2) what is the video stream going to cost me to this years event? (you really should sell chances for an official invite - to offset forum related expenses of course)
3) can it appear on my billing statement as AAA Towing?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 1:25:44 AM

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*****************Feb. 4, 1943(c)******************

"Quiet....almost too quiet. It was a dark and stormy night. The night was thick, palpably thick, redolent too, palpably so. Private Jesperson tried to light a Lucky Strike...."

Pvt. Abercrombie: <puts down diary> Hey Jesperson, you can't smoke, we are on sentry duty.

Pvt. Jesperson: Oh, sorry, general. There ain't any Japs around here. Ease up.

Pvt. Abercrombie: Say, Jesperson, what do you think that redolence is?

Pvt. Jesperson: "Redolence"? "Redolence"? It's the latrine, dumbass.

So it was a quiet stormy night?

I appreciate you using the world's worst prose in this "World's Worst AAR", Cap'n. Pure literary genius. Or insanity. Or one from 'column A' and one from 'column B'.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 1:07:57 PM

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Burmese Jungle:

CO, 14th Brigade: As prisoners of war I invoke the all nations agreement article 39436175880932-B.

Japanese Officer: 39436175880932-B? All nations attending the conference are only allocated one car parking space?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 3:17:04 PM

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Burmese Jungle:

CO, 14th Brigade: What about all-electric vehicles? Surely there must be an allowance for them. We shall require two charging stations as well.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 3:21:32 PM

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Someone go get Col. Nicholson. He'll know what to do.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 3:57:13 PM

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*****************Feb. 4, 1943(c)******************

"Quiet....almost too quiet. It was a dark and stormy night. The night was thick, palpably thick, redolent too, palpably so. Private Jesperson tried to light a Lucky Strike...."

Pvt. Abercrombie: <puts down diary> Hey Jesperson, you can't smoke, we are on sentry duty.

Pvt. Jesperson: Oh, sorry, general. There ain't any Japs around here. Ease up.

Pvt. Abercrombie: Say, Jesperson, what do you think that redolence is?

Pvt. Jesperson: "Redolence"? "Redolence"? It's the latrine, dumbass.

So it was a quiet stormy night?

I appreciate you using the world's worst prose in this "World's Worst AAR", Cap'n. Pure literary genius. Or insanity. Or one from 'column A' and one from 'column B'.

Twere privat Jesperson wat rote that. twere his'n diary.

Do I have to exprain EVERYTHING to you people?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/15/2012 4:38:15 PM

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Re: Col. Nicholson:
Oh goody - maybe they'll make a movie about it - The Parkade on the River Kwai.

Edit - to make the reference back to the Col.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 4:53:34 PM

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Have not heard anything about a Halloween party this year. She might have a French maid's outfit.

I'll let you know.

This time-pictures or it didn't happen.

Help me to understand. I am to go to a party at a neighbor's house with Stalker Girl...take surreptitious pictures of Pocahantas Girl during a wardrobe "malfunction", probably with a flash because it will be at night....and then post them on the internet without permission?

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 5:09:42 PM

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************Admiral's Daily Briefing, FOB Papaete, Feb. 5, 1943*********

Fleet Admiral Mandrake walks into room, surprising everyone. They quickly put down their Bloody Mary's and assume a business-like posture.

Moana: Admiral, we weren't expecting you.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Well, it's MY damn briefing, isn't it?

Lucha: Sure boss, it's just that..well you know.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: You think the Japs are going to give you a warning?

Moana: In Tahiti, sir? You really think they mean to attack here? Isn't that why we have the HQ's here?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: No, it's to be able to move North or West quickly if we are needed. Also, the girls are cuter than the ones on Tanna.

Lucha: Beasts is what I hear.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Yeah, that's what I heard too. Well, shall we start?

Moana: Yes, sir. <opens notes> There were several USN submarine attacks in the Sundas....

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: No, no, NO! Not that! Let the staff handle that. I want to talk about a nightmare I had. I dreamt I was attacked by a midget nurse. Nasty little bitch with fangs and a starched white uniform too. <shudders>

Moana: That must have been very frightenting, sir?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Nearly scared the living crap out of me, but I'm over it. What I want to know is what does it mean?

Moana: Mean, sir?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: yeah. "Mean"....for operations and **** like that.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 5:24:12 PM

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*****************Feb 5, 1943(c)**************

What are likely empty LYB transports trying to escape Westward from Kendari around Sulawese are spotted and Allied subs are vectored in.

Sub attack near Swatow at 81,63

Japanese Ships
xAKL Gyoun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Saiho Maru
xAKL Buyo Maru
xAKL Nichizui Maru
PB Seki Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Growler

SS Growler launches 6 torpedoes at xAKL Gyoun Maru
Growler bottoming out ....
PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seki Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Makassar at 64,107

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #11
SC Ch 12
xAP Montevideo Maru
xAK Tenshinsan Maru
xAK Miyadono Maru
xAK Asuka Maru
PB Shonan Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS KIX

SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX diving deep ....
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 100,63

Japanese Ships
xAK Unkai Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Eiwa Maru
xAKL Taisoku Maru
PB Konei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Peto

Wait, I just realized Tokara Retto can't be in the Lesser, Fair to Midland OR the Greater Sundas. Maybe it's in the Atlantic or the Alaskan Inland Warerway? Come to think of it, I'm not sure where Swatow is either.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 5:35:34 PM

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New Scotland: Remember that place? Half the ship and plane losses for the entire war occurred in the waters off New Scotland and now it is a backwater. Go figure. Allied air forces on New Scotland consist of some oil-leaking P-40B's and a squadron of SBD's

14th NZ Brigade is brought in from Norfolk Is. on a couple of 10 kt rust buckets to augment the USMC Regt. It will be enough to take Noumea.

Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7674 troops, 133 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 297

Defending force 1685 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 260

Japanese adjusted defense: 82

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Regiment
14th NZ Brigade

Defending units:
61st Naval Guard Unit
46th JNAF AF Unit

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 5:44:31 PM

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***************07:40, Feb 5, 1943(c), aboard Unkai Maru #3***************

As the sun rises a spectacular vista of glaciers and forrested peaks is backlit in gold and lavender.

Cpt Ugaki: <excitiedly> ROOK MEN! KIRRER WARES!

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 6:10:29 PM

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My neighbor 2 doors up the street hired a personal trainer. I don't fault him for that but he has narrow street frontage so the guy parks in front of my house and puts a big sign by his car that reads "Fitcore Gym on Wheels".

What if someone thinks I need a trainer?

He is quite a big guy. 350 at least. Buys or leases a new BMW 7 series every year. I think he is having a midlife crisis because he just got a new all black 640i with smoked windows and black wheels. Very nice machine but I bet he makes a grunting sound when he gets in.

One time I was out gardening and a bobacat ran down his driveway. He ran after the poor thing with an axe screaming, "MOUNTAIN LION! MOUNTAIN LION"

Big Neighbor: Did yu see that? A mountain lion?

Me: Yeah, thaks for keeping the neighborhood safe.

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/16/2012 8:47:00 PM

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************Admiral's Daily Briefing, FOB Papaete, Feb. 5, 1943*********

Fleet Admiral Mandrake walks into room, surprising everyone. They quickly put down their Bloody Mary's and assume a business-like posture.

Moana: Admiral, we weren't expecting you.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Well, it's MY damn briefing, isn't it?

Lucha: Sure boss, it's just that..well you know.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: You think the Japs are going to give you a warning?

Moana: In Tahiti, sir? You really think they mean to attack here? Isn't that why we have the HQ's here?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: No, it's to be able to move North or West quickly if we are needed. Also, the girls are cuter than the ones on Tanna.

Lucha: Beasts is what I hear.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Yeah, that's what I heard too. Well, shall we start?

Moana: Yes, sir. <opens notes> There were several USN submarine attacks in the Sundas....

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: No, no, NO! Not that! Let the staff handle that. I want to talk about a nightmare I had. I dreamt I was attacked by a midget nurse. Nasty little bitch with fangs and a starched white uniform too. <shudders>

Moana: That must have been very frightenting, sir?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Nearly scared the living crap out of me, but I'm over it. What I want to know is what does it mean?

Moana: Mean, sir?

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: yeah. "Mean"....for operations and **** like that.

If said little white nurse [as opposed to LYB?] held an enema in one hand and a colono-scope in the other, the last line of your briefing is prescient...

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RE: Robusto Havana - 9/17/2012 1:22:56 AM

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Have not heard anything about a Halloween party this year. She might have a French maid's outfit.

I'll let you know.

This time-pictures or it didn't happen.

Help me to understand. I am to go to a party at a neighbor's house with Stalker Girl...take surreptitious pictures of Pocahantas Girl during a wardrobe "malfunction", probably with a flash because it will be at night....and then post them on the internet without permission?

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?