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

[desicat]

Chemical weapons in N&I Caledonia?

[Cap Mandrake]

The price of silk stockings has been declining in the Pacific after "business enterprise" got its hands on parachutes destined for the 90th BS(medium)

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: desicat

Chemical weapons in N&I Caledonia?

I wonder if the perspiring ladies in the stocking ad have ever been advised to wash themselves ... perhaps with those "exploding snowdrops" - must be a real tingly feeling!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Pretty good dramatic recreation of the battle of Mons (from the British side) on Netflix

Mons? Mons venus? Were they able to penetrate the slit trenches effectively?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

***************Jan 23, 1942(e)************

Good day for the Allied forces.

N&IC: No bombardments, no carriers attacks just a brush between a single AK and a WJD light SCTF near Tanna (no damage). Then you scroll down to the very bottom and there is this.

Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20929 troops, 199 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

Defending force 8763 troops, 197 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Japanese adjusted assault: 279

Allied adjusted defense: 298

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1151 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Division
33rd Division
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
21st Air Flotilla
24th Special Base Force
25th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Rgt /2
198th Field Artillery Battalion
804th Aviation Engineer Battalion
64th Coast AA Regiment
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
21st MAG
Noumea Base Force

That-ah pathetic performance by his Imperial Majesty's troops! [:@]

Disruption?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I wonder what percentage of WAVES were smoking hot? [:)]

I'm guessing it was something less that the general population.

With the blackout curtains in place, maybe all of 'em!

Aye. "Beauty is only a blackout curtain away."

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I wonder what percentage of WAVES were smoking hot? [:)]

I'm guessing it was something less that the general population.

With the blackout curtains in place, maybe all of 'em!

Aye. "Beauty is only a blackout curtain away."

Benjamin Franklin is rumored to have said something similar, which probably wouldn't censored. [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

***************Jan 23, 1942(e)************

Good day for the Allied forces.

N&IC: No bombardments, no carriers attacks just a brush between a single AK and a WJD light SCTF near Tanna (no damage). Then you scroll down to the very bottom and there is this.

Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20929 troops, 199 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

Defending force 8763 troops, 197 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Japanese adjusted assault: 279

Allied adjusted defense: 298

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1151 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Division
33rd Division
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
21st Air Flotilla
24th Special Base Force
25th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Rgt /2
198th Field Artillery Battalion
804th Aviation Engineer Battalion
64th Coast AA Regiment
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
21st MAG
Noumea Base Force

That-ah pathetic performance by his Imperial Majesty's troops! [:@]

Disruption?

USMC, baby. Not sure what shape 2nd and 8th Regt are in.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Pretty good dramatic recreation of the battle of Mons (from the British side) on Netflix

Mons? Mons venus? Were they able to penetrate the slit trenches effectively?

Mons, Belgium not Mons Pubis. Brits were defending the Mons. They were already in the slit trenches. Naturally, they did not want to share with the Germans.[:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Pretty good dramatic recreation of the battle of Mons (from the British side) on Netflix

Mons? Mons venus? Were they able to penetrate the slit trenches effectively?

Mons, Belgium not Mons Pubis. Brits were defending the Mons. They were already in the slit trenches. Naturally, they did not want to share with the Germans.[:)]

So the stiff upper lip is only half the story? No wonder the men didn't want to talk about the war to their wives when they returned...

[Cap Mandrake]

"Stiff upper lip" [:)] I thought this group would be mature enough to handle a discussion about the Battle for the Mons. Sure, I took anatomy class but the locals must somehow be able to get the work done everyday. Do you imagine if one calls a plumber in the locale...

"I shall be Rrright there and I shall wuuchear a belt. Le address?"

"69 Rrue de Poossy, Mons"

"Haha. 'Rrue de Poossy, Mons' Theese ees a joke, no?"

"No, zees ees wuuchere I leeve. Do you not serve Mons?"

"Every chance I get. Hahaha....."

[Cap Mandrake]

No turn back from the WJD yet. This is uncharacteristic. Perhaps they are cooking up ze plan, eh?

[Argos]

Was it the 'Our World War' BBC show? Netflix has two other episodes 'Pals' and 'War Machine'; seems like a good way to get a non US perspective, although there is some controversy of course with the use of contemporary music in the sound track.

Wonder if the good Lord Admiral might weigh in with a thought as to the merits of the episodes or suggestions for alternatives?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Argos

Was it the 'Our World War' BBC show? Netflix has two other episodes 'Pals' and 'War Machine'; seems like a good way to get a non US perspective, although there is some controversy of course with the use of contemporary music in the sound track.

Wonder if the good Lord Admiral might weigh in with a thought as to the merits of the episodes or suggestions for alternatives?

Yes, it was. I thought it was well acted and scripted but the director must have got a Go-pro camera for Christmas and seemed fond of sticking it on a gun or a mounting on a helmet. Evidently he was going for cinema verite but it looked a bit like a film my son shot in high school. I had to take some Dramamine half way through.

Also, the animated battle maps were cheesy. Seems like you just hire some BBC announcer guy ..."Jerry advanced on the canal salient from huhyear..huhyear..and huhyear.."

Seemed like the Vickers advocate convinced the riflemen of the power of the machine gun in about 2 minutes of battle. I looked at the OOB of the BEF at the battle of Mons. They seemed to have enough arty but waaaaay, waaaay too few Vickers

[Cap Mandrake]

As I recall, ALSP had one of his honored ancestors in the Great War

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I thought this group would be mature enough to handle a discussion about the Battle for the Mons.

Where on Earth would you get such an absurd notion? [8|]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
I thought this group would be mature enough to handle a discussion about the Battle for the Mons.

Where on Earth would you get such an absurd notion? [8|]

Go figure!

[Cap Mandrake]

Yes, evidently I erred. Perhaps the Battle for the Brest would be safer?

[witpqs]

Probably breast all around.

[desicat]

If he stays much long you may be in position to bring the "hammer" (or cerimonieal axe) down!

"O'kono - Ceremonial axe History: Axe used by chief Kanaka, leader of a tribe that revolted against the French at La Foa, who was killed during the uprising in 1878."