Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

Kyushu invasion: The night bombardment of Kanyoa is TOO effective. We have to use the airfield if we capture the town.
They close to 1000 yds and the DD's fire as well. It is a surprise to discover Tonys. They weren't there yesterday. Can't have them shooting up the C-47's

Night Naval bombardment of Kanoya at 102,61

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 8 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
F1M2 Pete: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CL Concord
DD Cushing
DD Meade
DD Monssen
DD Chevalier

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Resources hits 7
Manpower hits 4
Fires 440
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 75
Port hits 21
Port fuel hits 11
Port supply hits 1


3rd USMC Para Bn(-) begins landing by LCI. This is according to plan. Very weak shore fire. This is a good sign.

Pre-Invasion action off Kanoya (102,61)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AM Conflict
AM Bobolink
AM Robin
AM Grebe
LCI-84


TF 178, with 6800 men of 22nd Marine Rgt has made very good progress from Okinawa in one day. I now discover that the famous "torpedo magnet", Admiral Milo Draemel is TF commander. He barely escape destruction of his flagship, which is what usually happens.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanegashima at 101,63, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Menado Maru
PB Tokihime Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Dewey
AM Revenge
SC-705, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Albireo
AK Aludra
SC PC-777
xAP David Gaillard
xAK Ethiopia
DE Jumna

[Cap Mandrake]

A fresh squadron of Corsairs has flown in to Fuk-u-jima to attrit the CAP over Kagoshima.

Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 4
N1K1-J George x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed


Some Vals go after Milo Draemel's TF. Fortuantely..they don't have torps.
So he is a torp magnet but not a bomb or shell magnet.
They have been driving so fast they outstripped their LRCAP. I blame the staff.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tanegashima at 101,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 2
D3A2 Val x 5
N1K1-J George x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DE Jumna


36 Heavy sorties over Kagoshima and 56 medium and heavy sorties over Kanoya.

Not bad considering some of the airfields we were using. Pretty effective too, especially over Kanoya. We add some disruption to the defenderss.
One B-24 reported lost. Not bad at all. There were quite a few other raids planned but shit happens, eh?

[Cap Mandrake]

Yeah...but what about the whole purpose? Did it work?


Welllll?

[Cap Mandrake]

Well?

[Cap Mandrake]

The "money shot". [;)] The command element of 1st USMC did not make the drop apparently, but still damned effective.

Ground combat at Kanoya (102,61)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 835 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 1007 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kanoya !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 15 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 8 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
370 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion
1st Australian Para Battalion
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
Kanoya JNAF Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Oz The cattle roundup at Port Hedrand is still on. These guys don't give up.

Ground combat at Port Hedland (57,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14895 troops, 201 guns, 815 vehicles, Assault Value = 616

Defending force 19983 troops, 37 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 303

Allied adjusted assault: 214

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1836 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Right, so now 22nd Marine Regt starts landing tomorrow. East Africa Brigade in about 4 days and the heavy stuff (3 divisions from Okinawa and South Pac naval support) in about 7-10d.

22nd Marine should handle local counterattacks.

[Cap Mandrake]

Kanaoya was a level 4 AF and level 2 port before we blew it up. Let's hope we can operate some fighters there, at least.

[Cap Mandrake]

Situation Kyushu. Wooded rough terrain in SE and SE Kyushu. They should try to keep us out of Oita and Kagoshima.

Hordes of LYB's will swarm the place. It will be like Okinawa on steroids. All sort of options for airfields.

[Cap Mandrake]

*********Forward Operating Base Kirin, Batan Island, July 24, 1943(c)*******


FAM: <READING INTELLIGENCE REPORT> SANTA MARIA! There a lot of ******* Japs in Japan! Why didn't anyone tell me this earlier?
Get me that Jewish kid from Manhattan on the blower...ahhh...what's his name...Opie something. I want to talk to him.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Right, so now 22nd Marine Regt starts landing tomorrow. East Africa Brigade in about 4 days and the heavy stuff (3 divisions from Okinawa and South Pac naval support) in about 7-10d.

22nd Marine should handle local counterattacks.

The East Africa Brigade landing in Japan? That will be a clash of cultures.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Right, so now 22nd Marine Regt starts landing tomorrow. East Africa Brigade in about 4 days and the heavy stuff (3 divisions from Okinawa and South Pac naval support) in about 7-10d.

22nd Marine should handle local counterattacks.

The East Africa Brigade landing in Japan? That will be a clash of cultures.

[:D] Haha! That-ah pretty broody funny!

[Cap Mandrake]

So I go to Pollo Loco to grab some lunch.

Cute Mexican Girl with lots of eye makep: Welcome to Pollo Loco sir. May I take your order?

FAM: <it's the same girl who took my order on Friday and I feel pathetic for going back again so fast> I'll have the usual.

Cute Mexican Girl with lots of eye makep: <giggles a little, then looks down and then back up in a kind of flirty manner...or maybe she was looking at the clock to see when her break was. Then she stands there smiling, waiting for me to order>

FAM: <I look up at the menu. I can't remember what they call the "two piece combo". Finally I just take a chance> I'll have the two piece combo.....with....a.....breast and ......aaaaah

Cute Mexican Girl with lots of eye makep: Wing?

FAM: Yes!..............<now normally at this point they ask you what kind of tortillas you want..but she doesn't. She just stands there smiling>..........ahh...let's see...<I can't think what the tortillas other than corn are called...it's made out of wheat..what do you call that?>..............wheat tortillas!

Cute Mexican Girl with lots of eye makep: Do you mean "flour" sir?

FAM: YES! Two of those please!




I rally a bit and finish my order. She rings me up.

$8.24

-$0.75

COOL! A promotional thing!
























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[Itdepends]

Perhaps the Alzheimer's was a giveaway?

[witpqs]

Next time, tell her you'll take the combo with both breasts, and by the way that your Viagra prescription got filled, then wink and smile. [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Next time, tell her you'll take the combo with both breasts, and by the way that your Viagra prescription got filled, then wink and smile. [:D]

[:D][:D][:D] I didn't know how to put it but you nailed my thought!

And shouldn't that be the Señor discount?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


And shouldn't that be the Señor discount?

[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

Wait a minute. Does anyone think the girls working at a chicken fast food place haven't heard "I'll have both breasts"?

Do you want me to get banned from El Pollo Loco?

[Cap Mandrake]

I told Stalker Girl I thought she was drinking a bit much. She got mad at me and changed her Facebook status to "complicated".

Now she decided that was a bit rash but she can't change it back because Facebook is still waiting for me to "confirm" the original change to "complicated" [:D][:D]

I think there is a lesson here. [:)]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I told Stalker Girl I thought she was drinking a bit much. She got mad at me and changed her Facebook status to "complicated".

Now she decided that was a bit rash but she can't change it back because Facebook is still waiting for me to "confirm" the original change to "complicated" [:D][:D]

I think there is a lesson here. [:)]

Respond with "I'll have both breasts"

[:D]