Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Here is the question. Those 2 Jap BB's SE of Sale that are now gone were likely inbound for a bombardment of Melbourne, which is now mostly repaired and would otherwise be a spectacular spot for the B-17's and SBD's. So: 1) Is it possible that this battle depleted the ammo of the two BB's enough so they won't have an effective bombardment? And what happened to them? They do not show up on recon. Day Time Surface Combat, near Sale at 83,173, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro DD Urakaze DD Minegumo Allied Ships TK Petronella, Shell hits 3, and is sunk TK Aletta, Shell hits 16, and is sunk TK Angelina, Shell hits 3, and is sunk TK Talang Akar, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 22,000 yards TK Talang Akar sunk by BB Yamashiro at 22,000 yards BB Yamashiro fires at TK Aletta at 22,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards BB Fuso engages TK Aletta at 21,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages TK Petronella at 21,000 yards DD Urakaze engages TK Angelina at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages TK Angelina at 18,000 yards BB Fuso engages TK Aletta at 18,000 yards DD Minegumo engages TK Petronella at 18,000 yards DD Urakaze engages TK Petronella at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages TK Angelina at 16,000 yards DD Minegumo engages TK Aletta at 16,000 yards DD Minegumo engages TK Petronella at 16,000 yards DD Urakaze engages TK Aletta at 16,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards TK Angelina sunk by BB Yamashiro at 12,000 yards DD Minegumo engages TK Aletta at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages TK Aletta at 10,000 yards TK Petronella sunk by BB Yamashiro at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages TK Aletta at 6,000 yards TK Aletta sunk by BB Fuso at 6,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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