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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/9/2013 5:19:53 PM   
Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

What will happen in a bout 6 months if we don't keep pushing.




These combat photographers are an incredible bunch.

So you're on the fantail of a USN destroyer bobbing about in the ocean, guns going off everywhere around you, shrapnel and spall peppering the water and deck around you. Balls of crimson sprout in the air where an incoming aircraft meets an outgoing AAA shell. The smell of cordite mixes with spent diesel and the acrid odor of plumes of aerial smoke.

In this hellish mellange and ruinous cacophany, you look up. Your stomach drops. In the clear sky, you see a clean white aircraft nosing over in an inverted dive towards your ship. Your instinct is to drop, to hide, to scurry to safety. But there's no safety anywhere. You watch as the plane (a "val" dive bomber) continues to nose over....

My God-it's going to hit that heavy cruiser behind me! My God!

I'd better grab my camera.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/9/2013 7:00:52 PM   
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Kamikaze attacking USS Columbia (CL-56) off Lingayen Gulf, 6 January 1945.

On 6 January 1945, with Allied pre-invasion bombardments underway, Japanese kamikaze attacks beset light cruiser USS Columbia like angry bees. After one plane had crashed close by, a second hit Columbia’s port quarter, the plane and its bomb breaching two decks before exploding. Of the crew, 13 were killed and 44 wounded, while the gun tubs were disabled and fires raged. Three days later, as Columbia lay handicapped inshore, another kamikaze struck, killing 25 and wounding 97.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/9/2013 7:17:25 PM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/9/2013 8:16:00 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 2:42:55 PM   
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PI: Wichita has M&M Enterprises Cartography Division charts. A palm tree was badly damaged and a family of howler monkeys gruesomely dismembered.

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD Cony

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Wichita
CA Wichita firing at 52nd Division
DD Cony firing at 19th Division

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 2:52:48 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		The convoy carrying Br. 2nd Div is attacked no less than 3 times by I-165 on it's way . There aren't enough DD's. Finally she manages to put a fish in Atlanta. LYB's subs are really kicking our asses. 2 days ago they nearly sunk Chicago (90+ flotation damage) and before that Prince William.


ASW attack near Davao at 82,92

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
CLAA Atlanta, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Lancashire
xAP Edwin Markham
xAK Rona
xAK Clan Macnair
xAK Silverbeech
xAK Juan Cabrillo
xAK Puerto Rican

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 2:56:52 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Payback of the annoying LYB's at Lingayen. This will not stop until we are just bouncing the ashes around. 55 heavies and a few B-25's. Say ello to my leetel friend, amigo.

Morning Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 28
B-24D1 Liberator x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 28
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
786 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (5 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 18

And then stragglers


Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 83,107 (Sansapor)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

More B-25's. JJ has heavily reinforced fighter strength on Luzon.

Morning Air attack on 23rd Tank Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

And more.

Morning Air attack on 28th Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:21:13 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:24:00 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Surpassingly odd Arried attack at Taytay. They were not ordered to do this. They are hoofing their way westward to Puerto Princessa.

Ground combat at Taytay (75,82)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 50 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Defending force 5191 troops, 49 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover

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

Assaulting units:
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
503rd Parachute Regiment
8th Marine Rgt /1

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
72nd JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:25:04 PM   
Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed


How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:26:29 PM   
Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Surpassingly odd Arried attack at Taytay. They were not ordered to do this. They are hoofing their way westward to Puerto Princessa.


A small handful of (now dead) paratroopers dropped would have triggered this hex shock attack. Lemme guess-a staff flunkie?

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:29:35 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


quote:

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Well over 1000 casualties/disablements. Not bad. Now a fighter sweep from 80 miles away...AFTER the bombers from 1200 miles away.

Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed


How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?



Bad die rolls. There can be no other expranation.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:30:24 PM   
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How are you only managing 1.33:1 with Corsairs against that IJ CAP rabble?


Mr Staff Flunkie and his merry band decided to take flying lesson?

Rasmus

< Message edited by Walloc -- 7/10/2013 3:33:02 PM >

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:30:40 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:34:41 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Just noticed that there is a movement pip over the Mongol Horde at Lingayen. Some or all are moving NE to San Fernando. <makes Dominican baseball player good luck sign>

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:40:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

Did they drop on the wrong place?

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:46:17 PM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:48:59 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Also, the attack on Kagi, Formosa did not go off. I blame the staff flunkie.

Did they drop on the wrong place?



That would have to be a navigational error of epic dimensions. They were located on Batan Is. Sounds like a story line to me.






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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:53:49 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 3:56:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		What level is the AF at Batan Is.? Maybe paratroop missions need at least a level 4? The aircraft would be heavily loaded.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 4:11:47 PM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 4:18:09 PM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 4:22:37 PM   
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Lt. General Kreuger, 6th Army: The General wants to you keep Mr. Curtin "busy" <makes air quotes>

Man in fine linen slacks: General, I'm afraid you will need to be a bit more precise. What exactly does "busy" mean?

Lt. General Kreuger, 6th Army: Well...you know. <turns red>

Man in fine linen slacks: General, what kind of establishment do you think this is? <pauses to enjoy the General's discomfort>.....How long?

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/10/2013 4:48:00 PM   
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PFC Guthrie: <sitting at bar enjoying deep fried mozzarella, absorbing the unregulated flow of the free market with no small degree of awe..he scribbles on his napkin>

"You can get anything you want at Milo's Breastaurant." HEY! That's pretty good!

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 3:31:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		This from the local San Francisco Fox affiliate regarding the identity of the pilots of the Asiana flight. I thought of you, Cap'n.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=563_1373664708

SPOILER ALERT::::


"Sum Ting Wong" is *not* the name of one of the pilots. They got pranked by one of the local radio stations in a terribly classless, base and horrible manner. I laughed my arse off.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 4:38:02 AM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 7:42:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was having a really good evening. Got home, got changed into some shorts for the evening, found £10 crumpled in the pocket!

Went to a proms concert at the local cricket ground with a picnic and a few cold tinnies. Life couldn't be better.

Get an email from my long time friend and wargaming buddy (we've known each other for 30 years). Ooh, my turn! No, he tells me he had a seizure at work and has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. He's a doctor and he tells me they think it's non-malignant and seems fairly sanguine about it but the scab lifters are going in Monday to remove it. Spare a thought for him and his family as you go about your business on Monday. Cheers.

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 8:10:20 AM   
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Over the last month, I have foolishly become a victim of a clever Eastern European scam whilst out shopping. Simply dropping into Asda for a bit of shopping turned out to be quite an experience. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works.

Two seriously good-looking and voluptuous 20 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the boot. They both start cleaning your windscreen, their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they'll say 'No' and instead ask you for a lift to the town centre.

You agree and they both get in the back seat. On the way, they start undressing each other until both are completely naked. Then, when you pull over to remonstrate, one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over your lap, kissing you, touching you and thrusting herself against you while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen on June 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th and 29th. It also happened on July 1st, 4th, 6th and twice yesterday. So, please warn everyone you know to be on the lookout for this scam. The best times seem to be just before lunch and about 1630 in the afternoon.

Be warned !

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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 1:39:34 PM   
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 7/13/2013 2:28:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
This from the local San Francisco Fox affiliate regarding the identity of the pilots of the Asiana flight. I thought of you, Cap'n.

People in glass houses....... note the text on the Live Leak website
"A KTVU anchor later apologized for the error. She said that the names
were inaccurate in spite of the fact that a National Transpiration
Safety Board spokesperson confirming them."

You really need to watch those indoor plants- you turn your back on them and the next thing you know they're transpiring everywhere.

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