At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

..

Why is he coming south with a strange-looking Thompson thing?

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Man, this stuff is bad. They should be ashamed of themselves.[:D]

Lies! Bosom's not ample enough.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[:D][:D] Seems like they are a pretty happy group despite their affliction.

QED

[desicat]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

[:D][:D] Seems like they are a pretty happy group despite their affliction.

"I think PFC Waldo is the infected one, now we just have to find him in this mob!"

[Cap Mandrake]

..

[Cap Mandrake]

Great great Grandfather Zemri has so much fun in the 18th Indiana with Sheridan in Virginia and Savannah...he decides to become a mohammedan and join the mujahidin.

Here he is with his lovely teen bride.

[Cap Mandrake]

***********January 4,1942(e)***************

Darwin: Bulmer, damaged from the fight off Borneo several days ago, has circumnavigated Sulawese, dodged the Bettys from Kendari, skirted the New Guinea coast and is ALMOST to Darwin.

Submarine attack near Darwin at 75,123

Japanese Ships
SS I-124

Allied Ships
DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Either JJ is getting ready to attack Darwin or they are mad that the B-17's have blown up most of the oil fields on Boela.

Night Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Speaking of Boela, there is now a CAP of Zeroes....from Manadao..or Ternate or a CVL?


Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Borneo and Sulu Sea: Marblehead was headed to Miri for a night bombardment but we spotted some TK's and transports headed SE in the Sulu Sea...so we turn around. No torpedoes.
Of course, this can't go on forever. Something will happen..but it is great fun while it lasts.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,88, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 2
DD Asagiri
xAK Nankai Maru
xAK Kenyo Maru
xAK Kogyo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Tatutaki Maru
xAK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Naruto Maru
xAK Noto Maru
xAK Nissyu Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
DD Barker
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
565 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (9 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Score one for the Uglofortresses. This is a mixed blessing for Queen Beatrix because she owns a s***load of Royal Dutch Shell

Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 2

No Allied losses

Refinery hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

PBY..."Perfectly Badass..." something...can't think of a good thing for "Y". No Jap landing on Mindanao yet so we have nice bases there with supply.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 78,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Azumasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

The key to the Uglofortress is to find a target with no CAP or AAA. [:)]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin at 62,102

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Teimei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *

Probably the first and only kill for a Falcon. They are flying from Banjermasin

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin at 62,102

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 5
CW-22 Falcon x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Natisan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

PM: Inevitable. We got the planes out and the USAAF ground unit visiting from Mindanao was got out by transport.

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9695 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 324

Defending force 3021 troops, 44 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Japanese adjusted assault: 242

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1104 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (37 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

No more paras landed at Cairns. They were just trying to blow up our planes there.

[Cap Mandrake]

The momentum is building with 4th Div at Rabaul and the entire 33rd Div at PM. Likley potential targets.....

Townsville, Horn Island, Solomons, New and Improved Caledonia, Fiji, New Zealand.

Hard to decide what to do with New and Improved Caledonia. It can be a great speed bump but we will probably lose eventually.

2 USMC Regiments and 1 US Army Regt unloading at Auckland. Should we send more to Noumea...keep as reserve?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

PBY..."Perfectly Badass..." something...can't think of a good thing for "Y".

"Y" is-ah for Yankee! As in "die Yankee dogs"!

Hope-ah this herp.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

PBY..."Perfectly Badass..." something...can't think of a good thing for "Y".

"Y" is-ah for Yankee! As in "die Yankee dogs"!

Hope-ah this herp.

You have an odd accent there. Los Angeles, right?

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Speaking of Boela, there is now a CAP of Zeroes....from Manadao..or Ternate or a CVL?


Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed

Looks like the squadron stood down but as the truism goes: "There is always one guy who doesn't get the message!"

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

PBY..."Perfectly Badass..." something...can't think of a good thing for "Y". No Jap landing on Mindanao yet so we have nice bases there with supply.

Y = Yankee? ... or Yahoo? ... Yucca Smokers?

[BBfanboy]

How did the Falcon's cause 137 casualties without scoring a hit on the ship? Radiation bombs? Spoiled Edam and Gouda cheeses? Carelessly filleted pufferfish?

[Mike McCreery]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

How did the Falcon's cause 137 casualties without scoring a hit on the ship? Radiation bombs? Spoiled Edam and Gouda cheeses? Carelessly filleted pufferfish?

Scared em to death of course!!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

PBY..."Perfectly Badass..." something...can't think of a good thing for "Y".

"Y" is-ah for Yankee! As in "die Yankee dogs"!

Hope-ah this herp.

You have an odd accent there. Los Angeles, right?

So sorry. It-ah habit. Hai! Ros Angeres! [:D]