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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 9:28:15 PM   
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The boys at Mandalay need a bit of a rest.

Except the srmoured units who are off to Mykitla and Toungoo.



Many may not understand the jargon.

A "srmoured unit" is a unit of Girl Scouts covered in melted marshmallows and graham crackers.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 9:29:45 PM   
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5th Indian Div arrive at Aden. Should they go to Moulmein?



That would depend on the status of WJD LBA in Southern Burma/Siam

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 9:41:04 PM   
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Interesting AAR Historical Fact:


The Burmese civilization, despite having all the mangoes and figs they could eat, access to war elephants and even the first ever armored loincloth, never managed to achieve a large empire. Why is this? Quite simply, even the locals could not pronounce the names of the towns and villages. This severely constrained military communication.

Burmese 7th century general if fine silken loincloth: Go that way to town with big palm trees that cross in sky.

Lt.: European palms or African palms?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 10:05:37 PM   
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Why would there be European palms in 7th Century Burma?

How even?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 10:07:57 PM   
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Perhaps the seeds were carried there by swallows.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/2/2013 11:11:59 PM   
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Date palms or coconut palms?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 10:55:25 AM   
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May 9th 1943

On the island of the Monkey Gods*

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10286 troops, 125 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 5019 troops, 58 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Japanese adjusted assault: 36

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
540 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



*The one with the strong maxillaries

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 10:56:26 AM   
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Magwe falls easily:

Ground combat at Magwe (57,47)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6329 troops, 309 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 377

Defending force 1566 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 568

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 189 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Magwe !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1020 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
18th British Division

Defending units:
4th RTA/A Division


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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 11:00:29 AM   
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Reconnaissance by jumping out of a plane:

Ground combat at Taung Gyi (59,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 144 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 13

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
50th Indian Para Bde /3


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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 11:02:21 AM   
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Northwest Burma fell in 3 days.

All the armoured units are racing to Mekitla, the cavalry will branch off to taun Gyi and the remainder race to Toungo. JJ may get their first but it's worth a run at it.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 2:48:17 PM   
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Why does this picture always remind me of The World's Worst AAR (tm)?




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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:01:19 PM   
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Date palms or coconut palms?


I think most readers here are more familiar with palm "dates" growing up, Lord Admiral.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:02:18 PM   
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Allied forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi !!!



Jolly good show capturing Taung Gyi for a song. What song was that then?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:08:40 PM   
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Nellie the Elephant?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:12:08 PM   
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quote:

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Allied forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi !!!



Jolly good show capturing Taung Gyi for a song. What song was that then?


For the IJ .. "Paint it Black" and thus my intuition that there is no secondary line .. at lest not yet .. and it is Katy bar the door once Rord Admeriar Nelson takes Bangkok ... [forget Rangoon and Moulmein .. this juggernaut is headed for all of Southeast Asia ..] .. You might be right Chickenboy .. this might not get to '44

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:36:06 PM   
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Why does this picture always remind me of The World's Worst AAR (tm)?






Oh, oh, can I be the guy in the beard in the first picture? Can I? Can I? I always wanted to have a beard.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:36:53 PM   
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Reconnaissance by jumping out of a plane:


It's catching!

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:41:02 PM   
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quote:

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May 9th 1943

On the island of the Monkey Gods*

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10286 troops, 125 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 5019 troops, 58 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Japanese adjusted assault: 36

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
540 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



*The one with the strong maxillaries


Send another box of VC's and the "best" of Eastern Fleet's (which is really in the West) Dental Corps for the friendly Monkey Gods of the Andamans!

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 3:45:23 PM   
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Now for something completely different....

Horrycrappo-jima: The air drop yesterday of 1st Marine Para did not go off. I wonder if the code will not permit an air drop on a friendly base (with no airfield). Pretend I didn't read the manual...but I'm betting it is not in there. Will see if it works today. In the meantime, it is up to the USN and RAN to protect the prace as their are Shinto-boys right off shore throwing up fish-head soup in their rittah green brain buckets. No counterattack at the fortress the Aussie paras landed right on top of (the next island over) during their recon by jumping out of airprane attack.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:25:30 PM   
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Now for something completely different....

Horrycrappo-jima: The air drop yesterday of 1st Marine Para did not go off. I wonder if the code will not permit an air drop on a friendly base (with no airfield). Pretend I didn't read the manual...but I'm betting it is not in there. Will see if it works today. In the meantime, it is up to the USN and RAN to protect the prace as their are Shinto-boys right off shore throwing up fish-head soup in their rittah green brain buckets. No counterattack at the fortress the Aussie paras landed right on top of (the next island over) during their recon by jumping out of airprane attack.

The code does allow that. Remember that para-jumps are only to normal range of the aircraft, not extended range.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:29:01 PM   
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once Rord Admeriar Nelson takes Bangkok


Who?

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:33:38 PM   
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Horrycrappo-jima: JJ surface groups were spotted N and NE of Horrycrappo-jima yesterday. They first send a spotter group or an ASW group or an ammo-eater group depending on one's perspective. Can't blame them. They have to use what they have. Arleigh Burke is in charge for us. He either:

1) Does not trust radar

-or-

2) Is worried about friendly fire accidents

-or-

3) Is trying to save ammo

When opposing forces spot each other at 1000 yds, Takunan Maru seems to be wearing an exprosive vest.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyako-jima at 91,66, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
SC CHa-33, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
SC CHa-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
DD Abbot
DD Cony
DD LaVallette
DD Philip
DD Saufley

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
Massive explosion on PB Takunan Maru
PB Takunan Maru sunk by CL St. Louis at 1,000 yards
SC CHa-45 sunk by CL St. Louis at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
SC CHa-33 sunk by CL St. Louis at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:38:59 PM   
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Next up a CL group. It's *#&$($@(@ Isuzu! We sink her again. If anyone knows how to use 5 Fletcher-class it's Burke. Our torpedoes work now. Fighting starts at 1000 yds. This is quite a turn around from early 42. A knife fight at night in a thunderstorm with a sliver of moon...and the USN comes out on top. Burke retires as the ammo is gone.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Miyako-jima at 91,66, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Yudachi
DD Usugumo
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
DD Abbot
DD Cony
DD LaVallette
DD Philip, Shell hits 2
DD Saufley, Shell hits 2


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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:45:45 PM   
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A previously unspotted destroyer group approaches from the NW. Stingray and Tullibee take them on. It does not go well.

ASW attack near Iriomote at 90,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Arashio
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS Tullibee, hits 8, heavy damage

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:48:25 PM   
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The comes up. An Arried ASW/Scout/Ammo-eater group shows up and stumbles on 5 angry crews of Kool-aide drinkers. Oops.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyako-jima at 91,66, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Ushio
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
SC-639, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC-640, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
SC-700, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:53:04 PM   
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5 angry crews of Kool-aide drinkers


Wasn't Henry Fondasan in that one? Good movie! Hai! Rikey verry much.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 4:58:31 PM   
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HMAS Perth with Willis Lee in charge (yes, this is a violation of protocol) shows up after motoring in from Batan Is.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Miyako-jima at 91,66, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ushio
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
CL Perth
DD Gansevoort
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1
DD Sterett, Shell hits 2
DD Preston, Shell hits 1

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 5:01:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

5 angry crews of Kool-aide drinkers


Wasn't Henry Fondasan in that one? Good movie! Hai! Rikey verry much.



No, this was the musical adaptation. Nathan-ah Rane-san.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 5:05:00 PM   
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Wasp and Yorktown have moved North. They are packed with F6F's but do manage to send off a squadron SBD's and catch the IJN DD's. Not easy to hit, they are. An afternoon attack with 13 SBD's scores no hits.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Miyako-jima at 91,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 26
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze, heavy fires
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arashio


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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 9/3/2013 5:18:35 PM   
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Japanese/Dutch/Timorese Timor: JJ transports were spotted at Koepang. Support elements of 32nd ID were being escorted from Port Hedrand to Darwin and were escorted by a small surface group....hmmmm? What if we sent the surface group to Koepang and recovered toward Saumlaki while sending some fighters to Lautem cover them.....hmmm?




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