A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[sprior]

Oh Rord above
send down a dove
with wings as sharp as razors
to cut the throats
of them there brokes
who serr bad beer to sairors.

[Cap Mandrake]

Hai! That armost as bad as watered down sake.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Oh Rord above
send down a dove
with wings as sharp as razors
to cut the throats
of them there brokes
who serr bad beer to sairors.

Amen! [:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

********January 7, 1942(d)***************

Jomard Passage: Arried-mens torpedo accidentarry brow up, ret rot of water in Japan-mens ship.

Sub attack near Milne Bay at 101,135

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS Trout

[Cap Mandrake]

Hong Kong: Typhoon, brizzard and tornado. Japan-mens aircraft not fry.

Kowroon Brigade evidentry not-ah get memo. Assaurt varue hardry even change. Maybe Japan-mens need to bring in more troops.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14348 troops, 250 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 7290 troops, 113 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

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

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

Assaulting units:
38th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

[Cap Mandrake]

Party on Bugis Street:

Pre-1950s[edit]

According to knowledgeable long-term residents of the area, before the arrival of the British, there used to be a large canal which ran through the area where the Bugis, a seafaring people from South Sulawesi province in Indonesia, could sail up, moor their boats and trade with Singaporean merchants.

It was these people after whom the thoroughfare was named. The Bugis, or Buginese, also put their sailing skills to less benign uses and gained a reputation in the region as being a race of bloodthirsty pirates.

During the early colonial era, there also used to be low mounds of whitish sand in the area, earning the street the familiar Hokkien (Min Nan) moniker of Peh Soa Pu or Bai Sha Fu in Mandarin (°×ɳ¸¡; white sand mounds). The Cantonese, however, referred to the street as Hak Gaai or Hei Jie in Mandarin (ºÚ½Ö; black street) as there were many clubs catering to the Japanese invaders in the 1940s. During the first half of the 20th century, commuters could conveniently travel from Bugis Street to anywhere else in Xiao Po via a tram service which ran along North Bridge Road, which was referred to by the Chinese-educated as Xiao Po Da Ma Lu (СÆ´óÂí·; little slope main road).

1950s¨C1980s[edit]

After World War II, hawkers gathered there to sell food and goods. There was initially also a small number of outdoor bars set up beside rat-infested drains.

When transvestites began to rendezvous in the area in the 1950s, they attracted increasing numbers of Western tourists who came for the booze, the food, the pasar malam shopping and the "girls". Business boomed and Bugis Street became an extremely lively and bustling area, forming the heart of Xiao Po. It was one of Singapore's most famous tourist meccas from the 1950s to the 1980s, renowned internationally for its nightly parade of flamboyantly-dressed transwomen and attracted hordes of Caucasian gawkers who had never before witnessed Asian queens in full regalia.

The latter would tease, cajole and sit on visitors' laps or pose for photographs for a fee.

Others would sashay up and down the street looking to hook half-drunk sailors, American GIs and other foreigners on R&R, for an hour of profitable intimacy. Not only would these clients get the thrill of sex with an exotic oriental, there would be the added spice of transgressing gender boundaries in a seamy hovel.

There was an adage amongst Westerners that one could easily tell who was a real female and who was not ¨C the transvestites were drop-dead gorgeous, while the rest were real women. The amount of revenue that the transwomen of Bugis Street raked in was considerable, providing a booster shot in the arm for the tourism industry. The term 'Boogie Street' has always been that used by British servicemen and not, as some mistakenly believe, by Americans in the wake of the 1970s disco craze.

Veterans recall that the notorious drinking section began from Victoria Street west to Queen Street. Halfway between Victoria and Queen Streets, there was an intersecting lane parallel to the main roads, also lined with al fresco bars. There was a well-patronised public toilet with a flat roof of which there are archival photos, complete with jubilant rooftop transwomen.

One of the "hallowed traditions" bestowed upon the area by sojourning sailors (usually from Britain, Australia and New Zealand), was the ritualistic "Dance of the Flaming Arseholes" on top of the infamous toilet's roof. Compatriots on the ground would chant the signature "Haul 'em down you Zulu Warrior" song whilst the matelots performed their act.

Over the years this became almost a mandatory exercise and although it may seem to many to be a gross act of indecency, it was generally well received by the sometimes up to hundreds of tourists and locals. The Kai Tais or Beanie Boys, as the transwomen were referred to by Anglophone white visitors, certainly did not mind either. By the mid-70s Singapore started a crackdown on this type of lewd behaviour and sailors were arrested at gunpoint by the local authorities for upholding the tradition. By this time those sailors brave enough to try it were dealt with severely and even shipped home in disgrace. Though many locals accepted this part of Singaporean culture, many conservative Singaporeans felt that it was a disgrace and it defaced Singapore's image.

The earliest published description of Bugis Street found by Yawning Bread as a place of great gender diversity was in the book "Eastern Windows" by F.D. Ommaney, 1960.[1] Ommaney did not date specifically his description of the street but his book made clear that he was in Singapore from 1955 to 1960. A first-person account of Bugis Street in the 1950s is by "Bob", a visiting Australian sailor is given here.[2]

In the mid-1980s, Bugis Street underwent major urban redevelopment into a retail complex of modern shopping malls, restaurants and nightspots mixed with regulated back-alley roadside vendors. Underground digging to construct the Bugis MRT station prior to that also caused the upheaval and termination of nightly transgender sex bazaar culture, marking the end of a colourful and unique era in Singapore's history.

Tourist and local lamentation of the loss sparked attempts by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) to attempt to recreate some of the old sleazy splendour by staging contrived "Ah Qua shows" on wooden platforms, but these artificial performances fell flat on their faces and failed to pull in the crowds. They were abandoned after a short time.

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 44260 troops, 476 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188

Defending force 23142 troops, 267 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese adjusted assault: 1126

Allied adjusted defense: 231

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
709 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled

Allied ground losses:
26471 casualties reported
Squads: 125 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2284 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 376 (376 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 140 (140 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 26

Assaulting units:
12th Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
41st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
25th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Rgt /2
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
2nd ISF Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
Malayan Air Wing
AHQ Far East
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
109th RN Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Manchester Battalion
Singapore Base Force
SSVF Bde /1

[Cap Mandrake]

So here question. If Japan-mens send ships to Canton, will ships get browed up by mines and guns at Hong Kong?

[Cap Mandrake]

**********Bugis Street, Singapore, 22:30, January 7, 1942(d)********


Pvt. Hata: <admiring tall creature with rong eyerashes> Ahhhh...very beautifurh.

Pvt. Suzuki: Hata, you rike her? Rest of squad get together and make birthday present...ahhahhahahah

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So here question. If Japan-mens send ships to Canton, will ships get browed up by mines and guns at Hong Kong?

Bereive so. Hai.

Re: Hong Kong. Take-ah break. Bomb from air. No ret up. Deriberate attacks onry after recouperate.

[sprior]

Ha! Now Japan-ese sairors show British sairors that we have good time too. We off to do dance of framing arse-hores and Zuru warrior. Who brought grass skirts and assegais?

Then we meet many sexy girrs and have sexy times. Me hear the girrs here are furr of spunk.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ha! Now Japan-ese sairors show British sairors that we have good time too. We off to do dance of framing arse-hores and Zuru warrior. Who brought grass skirts and assegais?

Then we meet many sexy girrs and have sexy times. Me hear the girrs here are furr of spunk.

Depends on how business has been!

[Cap Mandrake]

****************33rd Div HQ, Singapore**************


Mastah Sergeant Isuzu, Division suppry NCO: Goddamnit, Hiroke, what-ah happen to arr of newspapers Japan-mens get from Mersing?

[Cap Mandrake]

***********January 8, 1942(d)************

Singapore: Arried-mens try to brow up Heavy Industry on Bugis St.

Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

Chengchow: Rittah Yerrow China-mens trapped at Chengchow

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21370 troops, 219 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1062

Defending force 11831 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Japanese adjusted assault: 888

Allied adjusted defense: 54

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
414 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5380 casualties reported
Squads: 218 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Division
4th Mortar Battalion
13th Army
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
1st War Area
10th Chinese Base Force

[Cap Mandrake]

Ichang: A few days aftah Japan-mens brow up P-40's and capture Ichang...Rittah Yerrow China-mens move back in. Recon from yestahday is way way way off. Japan-mens eat too much Wheaties. It-ah terriburh disaster.


Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23132 troops, 152 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 762

Defending force 69811 troops, 351 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1901

Japanese adjusted assault: 432

Allied adjusted defense: 2170

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
9301 casualties reported
Squads: 134 destroyed, 275 disabled
Non Combat: 171 destroyed, 100 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 27 (14 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1711 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Assaulting units:
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division

Defending units:
32nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

[Cap Mandrake]

China-mens eat Wheaties arso. Comprete humiriation. Mixed-up Brigade have onry RAMF reft.


Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 65985 troops, 350 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1748

Defending force 15044 troops, 126 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 318

Allied adjusted assault: 3428

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 110 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
7012 casualties reported
Squads: 163 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (26 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
883 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 166 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
59th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
33rd Group Army

Defending units:
6th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade

[Cap Mandrake]

Corar Sea: Tatsua, which accidentarry run into torpedo which accidentarry brow up yestahday is stirr froating and probabry make Rabaurh.

Onry AKE in Japan-mens navy arrive Rabaurh and rearm arr 3 main gun magazines of Hyuga in one day. 3 more BB's to rearm then Japan-mens ready to push off for Operation Tarrurah.

5th Air Div, air support troops, construction troops embarked. More roading up today. Kaga arrive today..try to refuerh today.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san win award for making sure poor rittah kids get shots. Maybe get invited to Washington to cerebrate. Hehe..that-ah be rearry bad mistake. Next year try to win award for most track rayed on jungurh rairway construction.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san getting rearry tired of internet communication thing at Seaside Virra. Mandrake-san crick on important communication that say "Kate Upton Wardrobe Malfunction During GQ Bikini Shoot". No Arried troop interrigence. No wardrobe marfunction. Just-ah bunch of advertisement for CPAP machines and Spanish Moss.

[Cap Mandrake]

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