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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 9:45:00 AM   
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No helmet but note the kneepads that allow the driver to exit the vehicle at speed if they come under fire.



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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 11:10:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi boys, I'm back. Sorry, the ol' black dog was upon me again.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 12:42:57 PM   
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Hi boys, I'm back. Sorry, the ol' black dog was upon me again.

Give the ol' dog a "bow wow" for us. Welcome back!

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 1:34:08 PM   
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Hi boys, I'm back. Sorry, the ol' black dog was upon me again.


Must be another 4th rotor thing.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:13:17 PM   
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If y'all are able to behave yourselves here is a political science quiz:

Which current US presidential candidate actually made a contract with M&M Enterprises, Political Consulting Division and purchased half of that candidates Facebook followers?

Out of curiosity, were they purchased with WW II dollars and appreciated to today's dollars or did they use current value?

Knowing the entity involved they may have offered War Bonds (Confederate of course).

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:22:17 PM   
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Hi boys, I'm back. Sorry, the ol' black dog was upon me again.


Hope you're feeling better soon, Lord Admiral.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:29:10 PM   
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Hi boys, I'm back. Sorry, the ol' black dog was upon me again.


Hope you're feeling better soon, Lord Admiral.


Yes, thanks. just spent a week away in North Devon with almost no internet - it was great.


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:41:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

If y'all are able to behave yourselves here is a political science quiz:

Which current US presidential candidate actually made a contract with M&M Enterprises, Political Consulting Division and purchased half of that candidates Facebook followers?

Out of curiosity, were they purchased with WW II dollars and appreciated to today's dollars or did they use current value?

Knowing the entity involved they may have offered War Bonds (Confederate of course).




Something about cattle futures...and first right of refusal on a round of golf with Babe Didrikson.








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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:49:02 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Now, I know what you are saying. "Wait a minute Mandrake, that's Jeff Bridges, right?"

Nope, that's Babe.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 2:52:47 PM   
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Now, I know what you are saying. "Wait a minute Mandrake, that's Jeff Bridges, right?"



I don't remember saying that.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 3:00:42 PM   
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Now, I know what you are saying. "Wait a minute Mandrake, that's Jeff Bridges, right?"



I don't remember saying that.


Well, perhaps an English actor then?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/19/2015 4:27:18 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/20/2015 1:11:15 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/20/2015 1:15:36 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Not a bad day for the Allies.

New and Improved Caledonia: USS Allen, first reinforcement to reach Noumea is ordered to bombard the beach at La Foa. About as much as you would expect from one DD with no recon.

Night Naval bombardment of La Foa at 114,159

Allied Ships
DD Allen

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

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/20/2015 1:19:26 AM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Whoa, the portions of 4th Div not yet disembarked turn around and decide to land at Koumac instead. Evidently, they did not know a USMC Def Bn was there.

Pre-Invasion action off Koumac (113,156)

56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru, Shell hits 3
DD Arashio
DD Tanikaze
TB Sagi
DMS W-4
DMS W-3
DMS W-2
xAP Shanghai Maru

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


They seem to be mostly support troops

Amphibious Assault at Koumac (113,156)

TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 113,156

15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 4th Div /1
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 4th Div /1
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 4th Div /1
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 4th Div /1

I think the casualties we take here are from support fire from the ships. Might be some arty ashore?

Invasion Support action off Koumac (113,156)

31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Tanikaze
DMS W-4
DD Arashio
xAP Shanghai Maru

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Matsue Maru at 5,000 yards
DMS W-4 firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Matsue Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tanikaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards




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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/20/2015 1:26:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Again 3 x 1000 lb bombs on one of the BB's but not much damage. Noumea airfield is still in good shape.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koumac at 113,156

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
BB Mutsu


2 x B-26's squadrons fly in from Fiji to be used in ground attack. Airfield is level 2 only.

Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 114,159 (La Foa)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 17

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 4000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 4000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 24th Special Base Force ...
Also attacking Maizuru 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 6:28:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lord Howe Island: HMAS Perth and some Frenchies inflict a serious smackdown on Jap transports at Lord Howe. That's what they get for stealing His Majesty's land..even it wasn't very useful and consisted mostly of a colony of takers waiting for cargo. You see, it's the principle.

It seems JJ's have become incautious after pounding the US Navy for two weeks after a severe staff error. No SCTF for a landing on Lord Howe??
Oh well, the cow had already left the barn and they hold the island..now we can perhaps smack down those ashore so they don't build and airfield.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Lord Howe Island at 100,169, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-7, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-9, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
DMS W-12, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Azuma Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
xAK Kano Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAP Kamo Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
DD Le Triomphant

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 6:31:04 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Oz: Success suppressing the airfield at Rochampton. No CAP anymore. Mouseover shows 77% runway damage.

Morning Air attack on Rockhampton , at 95,152

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 7
B-17E Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21

More raids later.

B-26's go after Ronsons moving south from Rockhampton.

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 94,153 , near Rockhampton

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 6:35:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Mini-KB is annoyingly parked off Darwin. Having only found a few AKL's on naval attack, they switch to port attack. We dont't have enough P-40's to go around.

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N1 Kate x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Leonard Wood, Bomb hits 1
xAP Candioa, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 6:46:23 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 8:11:59 PM   
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Situation: New and Improved New Caledonia




Are those Allied inbound amphibs off to the east of NaIC? If so, what are you bringing?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/21/2015 9:26:54 PM   
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Are those Allied inbound amphibs off to the east of NaIC? If so, what are you bringing?



No, retreating AK's and inblound PC's for security duty.

2nd USMC and 8th USMC Regt inbound from the South. 2nd USMC Regt was previosuly inbound but turned around when the carriers showed up....which is still a threat and could ruin the party. They are coming separately with SCTF's.

2 x CA and some DD's will try to sprint to Noumea tonight and tomorrow.

Kiwi engineers trying to buid an airfield on Tanna but they didn't bring enough John Deere's so sending more help from Suva.

US Army RCT inbound to Norfolk to hold the shoulders.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 4:58:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Quick shout out to St Joseph who always seems to lose out to St Patrick in popularity. Their "days" are quite close together and St Joseph has no drinking or party tradition so the poor guy gets short shrift. Even so, there really is no contest who was more saintly. St Patrick was actually personally responsible for the extinction of some species whereas one can imagine this encoutner involving St Jospeph.....



************Judea, BC 1***********


Future St. Jospeh:...wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...<puts down scratch awl and puts hands to temples>...go over that bit again?

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 5:51:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		So this 18 year old comes in with a kidney stone after a visit to the ER and a lot of pain meds. He's been taking about 6-8 Tums every day for a year.

I give him a different medicine for heartburn and we send off the stone for analysis....it's 50% Calcium Oxalate. He comes back in for follow-up


FAM: You will need to reduce the use of the Tums, too much Calcium.

18 year old: DONE!

FAM: And make some dietary changes.

18 year old: Ut-oh. <joking>

FAM: <so I decide to play along with his set-up...I pause and put on a grim face> You need to reduce spinach, rhubard and wheat bran.

18 year old: Gee, doc, that's HARSH!

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 6:11:32 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 7:19:23 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		I have always entertained myself by watching who picks bran muffins at a breakfast conference. Seems to me they are either:

1) Severely constipated

2) "Progressive"

3) Both of the above

either you have to be guilted into it or you need the help because nobody is going to make that choice on a voluntary basis. It's fun to guess in which category they belong.


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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 7:31:18 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 7:31:27 PM   
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who picks bran muffins


It's always more interesting to see who brings the bran muffins. They are either:

1. Health Nazis.

2. Granola "Progressives".

3. Someone that lived through the depression and is still in the workforce.

4. 1 and 2.

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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 8:05:14 PM   
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back fro... - 4/22/2015 9:28:44 PM   
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who picks bran muffins


It's always more interesting to see who brings the bran muffins. They are either:

1. Health Nazis.

2. Granola "Progressives".

3. Someone that lived through the depression and is still in the workforce.

4. 1 and 2.


Well, in Southern Calif it is usually the Mexican guy who works for the hotel.

Sometimes they try to disguise the bran muffin so you might think..."Wow! this looks really good, it could be pumpkin and cinamon."...and you want to smell it but nobody wants your nose hairs in their bran muffin so, civilziation takes over and you just take it and...and....you take your first bite with great expectations....and the thing immediately draws all the water of every cell in your mouth...."****! Bastards did it again!"

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