Captain Cruft
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Joined: 3/17/2004 From: England Status: offline
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We also had a very long but inconclusive surface battle east of the Maldives. My ships were set to intercept transports unloading at Rangoon but the air threat caused them to retreat, only to meet up with a RN force which I didn't even know was there. I have little Naval Search in the area now since he used Wellingtons at Rangoon to trash Port Blair and the Nells I had there. I lost one DD in exchange for one of his being badly damaged. My other damaged ships ought to make it to safety. This action closes the book on IJN surface activities beyond the Malacca Strait. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Blair at 48,57, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hakaze DD Akikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Shiokaze DD Yakaze DD Kyukaze DD Tawakaze, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Sussex, Shell hits 4 CA Cornwall DD Rapid DD Redoubt DD Relentless DD Roebuck DD Rotherham, Shell hits 6, heavy fires Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Manwaring, P.C.W. crosses the 'T' DD Tawakaze engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 7,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Akikaze at 7,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Rotherham at 7,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards CA Sussex engages DD Akikaze at 2,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Sawakaze at 2,000 yards DD Shiokaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Akikaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Tawakaze at 4,000 yards CA Sussex engages DD Sawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Shiokaze at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Akikaze at 4,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Kyukaze at 2,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Shiokaze at 2,000 yards DD Akikaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Redoubt at 2,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Kyukaze engages CA Sussex at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Kyukaze at 4,000 yards DD Shiokaze engages DD Roebuck at 4,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Relentless at 4,000 yards DD Sawakaze engages DD Redoubt at 4,000 yards DD Tawakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Kyukaze engages CA Sussex at 4,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Redoubt at 4,000 yards DD Roebuck engages DD Yakaze at 4,000 yards DD Akikaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Hakaze engages DD Redoubt at 4,000 yards DD Akikaze engages DD Rapid at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Tawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Tawakaze sunk by CA Sussex at 4,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Roebuck engages DD Sawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Akikaze engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Akikaze at 4,000 yards CA Sussex engages DD Yakaze at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Akikaze at 4,000 yards DD Roebuck engages DD Akikaze at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Hakaze at 4,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Sawakaze at 4,000 yards DD Rapid engages DD Sawakaze at 4,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Kyukaze engages CA Cornwall at 8,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Rapid at 8,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Shiokaze at 8,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Hakaze at 8,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Sawakaze at 8,000 yards DD Rapid engages DD Hakaze at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CA Cornwall engages DD Kyukaze at 12,000 yards DD Roebuck engages DD Yakaze at 12,000 yards DD Yakaze engages DD Rotherham at 12,000 yards DD Roebuck engages DD Sawakaze at 12,000 yards DD Relentless engages DD Shiokaze at 12,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Akikaze at 12,000 yards Task forces break off...
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