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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:00:36 PM

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Somewhere near the Philadelphia shipyards the USS Eldridge reappears.... and the original crew of the SS Andrew Furuseth is hustled off to 'special duty'.

Congrats; the experiments are about 6 months ahead of schedule. (The internet says it Science Fact!!!)

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:01:35 PM

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Some Vals got separated. They go after the anchovies. Already the CAP is burned out but they still take some Vals out. Aboard the LCT's are men of 1st/102nd. Some units have all the luck.

Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
LCT-58, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PG Swan, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:04:56 PM

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The afternoon attack. JJ loses a bunch of Zeroes. The transports take punishment. Lyacon may be done for.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 78,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
A6M3a Zero x 8
B5N1 Kate x 9
B5N2 Kate x 45

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
SC-741
DD Jenkins
xAP Lycaon, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Corinda, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Idomeneus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Age, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC-704, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:06:30 PM

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Joro: Goddamned "boat people"

Sub attack near Jolo at 74,90

Japanese Ships
SS I-154, hits 6

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham, Torpedo hits 1
CL Phoenix
CL Trenton
DD Bailey
DD Talbot
DD Dewey
DD Maury

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:09:22 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Argos

Somewhere near the Philadelphia shipyards the USS Eldridge reappears.... and the original crew of the SS Andrew Furuseth is hustled off to 'special duty'.

Congrats; the experiments are about 6 months ahead of schedule. (The internet says it Science Fact!!!)

Ah..yes....the Phiraderphia Experiment.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:11:43 PM

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Taytay: Broody staremate.

Actuarry, not rearry broody. Just staremate.

Ground combat at Taytay (75,82)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4126 troops, 37 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Defending force 1336 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
11th Garrison Unit /1
72nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
8th Marine Rgt /1

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:13:17 PM

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Do you have a Nimitz class carrier showing in the reinforcements yet? (the manual says they are a bitch to rearm...)

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:13:30 PM

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Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:25:40 PM

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Beazelbob: JJ has 60+ fighters at Davao and 40 over Manado so instead of attacking where we need to attack, we attack somewhere else just to annoy them. At least we found a sub. ACM sinkings are unlikely to affect the outcome of the war. Notice that they have Topsys. Could they pick up the isolated garrison on Dobo you think?

Afternoon Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 24
B-24D1 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
SS I-173, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
ACM Kyo Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Ryuto Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AK Sado Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Kobe Maru, Bomb hits 1
ACM Takasago Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Ataka Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AD Gyoko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 29

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:30:57 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Argos

Do you have a Nimitz class carrier showing in the reinforcements yet? (the manual says they are a bitch to rearm...)

What are "reinforcements"?

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:36:10 PM

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Burma: Now we have 5th Guards, an infantry regiment AND 1st Tank Div at Myitkynia. If the purpose was to attract JJ forces inland, I think it worked.

ALSP announces withdrawal of Chindits. Cover fire by Assam 1st Kitchen Sink. Some of the ludicrously long-fuselaged Vengeance get ambushed.

Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Beaufighter VIc x 2
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 38
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
DB-7B x 14
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
DB-7B: 1 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 15th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 5th Guards Division ...
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
Vengeance I x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:37:08 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:43:55 PM

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Staff error.

It's what we call an "overrun attack". Very demoralizing for the LYB's

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:45:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:46:54 PM

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Air losses from the previous day.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:49:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

I'm sorry.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 3:50:04 PM

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

It was. The Stuarts rolled into town chained down on flatbed trucks. Surprised the Hell out of the LYB's.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 4:16:55 PM

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*******Sitrep********

Jap carriers will have suffered at least 14 Zeroes, 5 Kates and 3 Vals lost, probably more. Not worth loss of Denver but at least they did not get the BB's nor inflict any grievous losses to embarked troops. I predict they don't go away.

There were SBD's at San Jose..which is...wait for it...level 1 and therefore they will not conduct bombing raids. Even worse, half the F4F's were on escort to escort the bombers. Time for "quick battlefield relief" of some staff, eh?

My guess is the Jap carriers will be North of Palawan somewhere, at least 8 hexes from Jolo, which does represent a serious threat to them. If they spot the BB's retreating from Jolo, they may try to send in a night bombardment toward Jolo. A Jap CA led force could be trouble. Probably time to get out all the transports from Cotabato and Jolo, probably SE toward Sangi.

Cagayan, if it has supply, can support some B-25's and Beauforts, making thing more dicey for LYB carriers.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 4:44:57 PM

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It occurs to me that some may consider the notion of capturing a base and seeing if it has suppries somewhat amateurish.

Here is how I would answer that.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 4:47:41 PM

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It occurs to me that some may consider the notion of capturing a base and seeing if it has suppries somewhat amateurish.

Here is how I would answer that.

Download this one for future use:

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 5:24:10 PM

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Cap'n:

You sure those carrier aircraft came from carriers? What about nearby airfields flying carrier wings?

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 5:55:18 PM

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Cap'n:

You sure those carrier aircraft came from carriers? What about nearby airfields flying carrier wings?

Nope...watched replay. Carriers 80 mi N Busuanga/120 WSW Manila....conviently out of SBD and TBF range from Cotabato/Jolo/Cagayan

They can approach from the North most easily without detection.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 6:00:23 PM

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Upon watching the replay I judge it likely the two BB's were spotted off Manado and that JJ knows at least one carrier approaching around "The Horn"

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 6:07:04 PM

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*******Sitrep********

Jap carriers will have suffered at least 14 Zeroes, 5 Kates and 3 Vals lost, probably more. Not worth loss of Denver but at least they did not get the BB's nor inflict any grievous losses to embarked troops. I predict they don't go away.

There were SBD's at San Jose..which is...wait for it...level 1 and therefore they will not conduct bombing raids. Even worse, half the F4F's were on escort to escort the bombers. Time for "quick battlefield relief" of some staff, eh?

My guess is the Jap carriers will be North of Palawan somewhere, at least 8 hexes from Jolo, which does represent a serious threat to them. If they spot the BB's retreating from Jolo, they may try to send in a night bombardment toward Jolo. A Jap CA led force could be trouble. Probably time to get out all the transports from Cotabato and Jolo, probably SE toward Sangi.

Cagayan, if it has supply, can support some B-25's and Beauforts, making thing more dicey for LYB carriers.

I thought you sank (nearly) all his CAs? How many of his 18 CAs are in your Intel report for sunk ships?

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 6:17:04 PM

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13 CA's, 10 CL's allegedly sunk. Seems to me we had at least one JJ CA damaged in last series of attacks on Jolo.

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 6:37:37 PM

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*************Mandrake House**************

SG Jr.(IV): <8 year old playing restaurant> OK, I'm Sydney, I'll be your servant today?

FAM (customer): "Servant"? Wow, this is a full service restaurant.

SG Jr.(IV): Yes, full service, what would you like to drink?

FAM (customer): Umm.<trying to watch NFL) iced tea with pashion fruit.

SG Jr.(IV): Ummm..we don't have that. How about a gin and tonic?

FAM (customer): That sounds great <starts looking at AE intel screen..busy sounds in background>

SG Jr.(IV): OK, here you go. <I look up and it is a drink in a martini glass with ice and two olives on a toothpick> We didn't have gin so I had to use this <points to Vodka)

I take a drink, it's 10:30 in the morning and an 8 year old is making me a vodka/tonic with olives..it's damn strong too. Sweet Baby Jesus what have I done?

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RE: The Hood - 1/13/2013 8:13:34 PM

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Hmmm...

Hey, Cap'n-I'm having some people over next weekend and need a bartender. Can your 8 YO help out? We'll tip well.

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RE: The Hood - 1/14/2013 8:35:25 PM

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Hmmm...

Hey, Cap'n-I'm having some people over next weekend and need a bartender. Can your 8 YO help out? We'll tip well.

Well, she would need a step stool so she could see over the bar and you would have to be sure there are no "mandated reporters" at the party so you don't get turned in to CPS.

Also, she probably doesn't know any "chick drinks" so you would have to show her how to make an Appletini

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RE: The Hood - 1/14/2013 8:40:44 PM

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**************Mandrake Houshehold, 06:25, this morning**************

FAM: Wait, you're taking your laptop?

SG: Yeah, it's mine. I have to do the Girl Scout stuff.

FAM: I'll bring it in when I go to work.

SG: No you won't

FAM: Oh, come on. I have a turn in! <suddenly realizes how pitiful this sounds..like an opiate addict trying to get a Demerol shot>

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RE: The Hood - 1/14/2013 8:49:44 PM

Cap Mandrake

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Speaking of Demerol, I got around to reading the consult notes from my colonoscopy and I find out the guy gave me 8mg of Versed and 150 mg of Demerol!!!

No wonder I cant remember anything. That is like a charging rhino dose.

I had this dream that I got up during the procedure and stumbled around the hall in my hospital gown until the security guard tazed me. Maybe it really happened?

Wierdest thing is one of the security guards called me by my name next time I went to the hospital. Never happened before. There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.

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