Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Wait a minute, are you saying Australians weigh more than Africans? If they are Ethiopians it is probably true

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ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

Well....

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Subic Bay at 78,76, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #2
xAK Kiso Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kusuyama Maru
xAK Mayasan Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Chinkai Maru, Shell hits 2
xAK Surakaruta Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-105
PT-106
PT-107
PT-108
PT-109
PT-110

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Night Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
Liberator II: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 9
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 47
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 7
A-36 Mustang x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 18
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 6
A-36 Mustang x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VRF-5F with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17600 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17600.
Raid is overhead
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk III (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19580 , scrambling fighters between 8120 and 19580.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
18th FG/12th FS with A-36 Mustang (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15100 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15100.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
35th FG/39th FS with P-40K Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19580 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 19580.
Raid is overhead
2 planes vectored on to bombers
18th FG/44th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19580 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 5
A-36 Mustang x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You dilute your vodka with a tonic? Is it sick? Why not dilute it with grape juice, orange juice, or lemonade?

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So the dryer isn't working and everyone living her free of rent just puts the dryer on for 60 minutes to compensate. Madre de Dios! Am I the only one who paid attention in physics? The badly misnamed "utility room" would make a better bomb shelter if you just had some canned chile or freeze-dried strogonoff down there because the damned thing is about 15 ft underground and badly misnamed "dryer vent" has to climb about 15 ft and seems to have been designed by M C Escher because it make about five 90 degree turns on the way up.

The last time this happened, nobody seemed to know what was happening so I had to climb behind the dryer with a ladder and clean out the vent hose by myself. So I get about 2 lbs of wet lint and God know what out of the hose and go to bar dip myself out of the hole while making a grunting sound...and then I realize SG talked me into stands for the dryers so you don't have to bend down when loading the dryer...but the top is several inches above your shoulders so you can't "bar dip" yourself out unless you are under 25 ..plus there is a cabinet over my head. I'm f'ing stuck. I try to walk my feet up the wall but there is no room.

Everyone else was asleep in the house because I am the only one who gets up early on the weekends because everyone is a deadbeat. I consider my options...solve this like a man or scream for help. This is a difficult decision. I cry for help from the bomb shelter but nobody can hear. Plan B.

Mercifully, the staff has left a 12 inch pair of channel locks on the washer so I try to disconnect the hoses. There are 5 years of calcium deposits...no go. I squat down and consider my fate...that of a skeleton found behind a dryer. Here is the problem: the washer hose connections are on the right and the dryer vent on the left but SG has deviously asked the installers to put the washer on the left because it is "more natural" to mover the washed closed from the left to the right. IT'S A TRAP! I squat down in despair again but a voice calls out.."You can DO IT, Fleet Admiral! Move the dryer!" I carefully walk the dryer out to the limits of the gas line...because...guess what..there is no valve. If I disconnect the thing I will die of something..asphixiation or crispy critter..I carefully squeeze myself out between the washer and dryer with my legs like Charlie Chaplin..and it was my chest not the belly that was tight before you say anything...then..it happens..I'M OUT!

AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I WIL NEVER GET BEHND A DRYER AGAIN!

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You dilute your vodka with a tonic? Is it sick? Why not dilute it with grape juice, orange juice, or lemonade?

Well, orange juice is for the morning. You know what is REALLY good is shots of ice cold vodka with chilled fresh-squeezed watermelon juice.

One time I went a drug-company junket to a bar at the top of the Staples Center where the Lakers play. It was so cool. Too bad Michael Moore ruined all of that.

Anyway, what you do is buy a handle of booze and then a bikini-clad hottie comes out and mixes it with whatever you want. So, a 750 ml bottle of Grey Goose is $400 but the watermelon juice is FREE!

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You dilute your vodka with a tonic? Is it sick? Why not dilute it with grape juice, orange juice, or lemonade?

Well, orange juice is for the morning. You know what is REALLY good is shots of ice cold vodka with chilled fresh-squeezed watermelon juice.

One time I went a drug-company junket to a bar at the top of the Staples Center where the Lakers play. It was so cool. Too bad Michael Moore ruined all of that.

Anyway, what you do is buy a handle of booze and then a bikini-clad hottie comes out and mixes it with whatever you want. So, a 750 ml bottle of Grey Goose is $400 but the watermelon juice is FREE!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 79,75, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #2, Shell hits 3
xAK Kusuyama Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Chinkai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-111
PT-112
PT-113
PT-114

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Morning Air attack on 51st PA Infantry Division, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 30
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 30
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 18
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th PA Infantry/C Division, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged

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

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1978 troops, 154 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 917

Defending force 40511 troops, 540 guns, 394 vehicles, Assault Value = 710

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Division
14th Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
51st PA Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry/A Division
54th British Brigade
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
11th PA Infantry/C Division
165th Field Artillery Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Clark Field AAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
501st Coast AA Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
11th PA Infantry/B Division

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Morning Air attack on 95th Heavy AA Regiment, at 48,88 (Djambi)

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-49-IIa Helen x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Medan , at 46,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16

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Morning Air attack on Medan , at 46,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 5

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mergui at 53,62

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Hurricane FR.IIb x 1
Mohawk IV x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Adelong

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Afternoon Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 44,71 , near Sabang

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Vengeance I x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Ground combat at Djambi (48,88)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 818 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 1295 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 22

Allied adjusted defense: 65

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
111th LRP Bde /6
95th Heavy AA Rgt /2

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Ground combat at Launceston (82,176)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6347 troops, 108 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

Defending force 2041 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 156

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 156 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
34th Infantry Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
154th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
84th Naval Guard Unit
65th Naval Guard Unit