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Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 2:26:13 AM

saj42

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There was I, enjoying chasing down some cripples from a Tokyo Express run when this happened:

Not one of my naval search assets picked it up til too late

- 3x PBY squadrons at range 9 (50%) and 8x carrier SBD squadrons (10%). The surface combat took place in the day pulse after PM air phase. NO strike was launched from CVs

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/43

Day Time Surface Combat at 79,94

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 5
DD Yugure
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ushio
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CV Enterprise
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 3, on fire
CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 2
CL Honolulu
CL Columbia, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gwin
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Duncan
DD Lansdowne, Shell hits 1
DD Lardner
DD McCalla

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Day Time Surface Combat at 79,94

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
DD Yugure, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Ushio
DD Yunagi, on fire
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Hornet
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 5
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 3
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise, Shell hits 2
DD Mahan
DD Cummings, Shell hits 1
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Conyngham
DD Shaw, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Cushing
DD Preston

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 2:37:46 AM

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At least you managed to scrap some paint from Yamato... still I don't know how your planes did not discover this"infiltration" of Jap BB's.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 2:37:53 AM

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Pfff... If your carriers had been SUNK, then...

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 2:41:28 AM

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Time to get the h3ll out of dodge - If the big boys are out then the KB won't be far behind.
I'm playing NikMod so those Kates WILL get through my CAP.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 5:53:27 AM

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Looks like the IJN tried (and failed) to get it's decisive battle.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 11:04:06 AM

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ORIGINAL: Knavey

Looks like the IJN tried (and failed) to get it's decisive battle.

Just like Adm Kurita off Samar against 'Taffy 3' - didn't press the advantage

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 3:54:19 PM

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Execute plan "Run Like Hell"!

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 3:55:22 PM

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you were lucky there...

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 4:02:28 PM

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Oops

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 6:15:05 PM

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It would have expexted of me to run, so instead of going southeast I sailed northwest. Caught the SC TF retiring back to Truk and sank the Ise, Yugiri, Yunagi. Yamato got about 20x 1000lb bomb hits (no penetration obviously) and put 5 torps into Musashi (I expect that to sink soon). Now its time to run - very fast!!!!!
I got lucky - it sure won't happen again

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 6:47:12 PM

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Pfff... If your carriers had been SUNK, then...

Indeed, not even one shell hit on the carriers. Your cruisers screened your force admirably.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 7:55:45 PM

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Tallyho wrote:
"It would have expexted of me to run, so instead of going southeast I sailed northwest. Caught the SC TF retiring back to Truk and sank the Ise, Yugiri, Yunagi. Yamato got about 20x 1000lb bomb hits (no penetration obviously) and put 5 torps into Musashi (I expect that to sink soon). Now its time to run - very fast!!!!!
I got lucky - it sure won't happen again"

Jolly good show there, old chap!

Stupid stereotyping aside, this was a great response to the original "oh s...!" moment.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 7:56:32 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

quote:

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Pfff... If your carriers had been SUNK, then...

Indeed, not even one shell hit on the carriers. Your cruisers screened your force admirably.

Its more like a serrious case of CHS (Cant hit sh!t).

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/6/2006 9:58:56 PM

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

quote:

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

quote:

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Pfff... If your carriers had been SUNK, then...

Indeed, not even one shell hit on the carriers. Your cruisers screened your force admirably.

Its more like a serrious case of CHS (Cant hit sh!t).

probably true, but there are special rules coded into surface combat where one side is an AC TF. The engagement breaks off early as the Cruisers try to screen the CV.

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RE: Oh Sh!t - 8/7/2006 11:25:11 AM

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bah. mine snafu was much better. i've lost escorting BB

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