Cap Mandrake
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*****************June 3, 1943(e)*************** New Gunea: It looks like the transports at Manokwari will get pounded by a SCTF (and carrier bombers)...so I send everyone back to Baik to unload with with the cruisers to cover an a bunch of fighters. Somehow the USN cruisers react toward Manokwari. Crap. quote:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Manokwari at 85,109, Range 7,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 destroyed SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Ise, Shell hits 2 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 6 CL Isuzu, Shell hits 4, on fire CL Natori CL Yura DD Hayashio DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2 DD Kawakaze DD Murakumo Allied Ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 9, and is sunk CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Richmond, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Abbot, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Eaton, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Radford Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 7,000 yards CA Salt Lake City fires at BB Hyuga at 7,000 yards CA Salt Lake City fires at BB Ise at 7,000 yards CL Richmond launches Torpedoes at BB Hyuga at 7,000 yards DD Radford launches Torpedoes at BB Hyuga at 7,000 yards DD Eaton launches Torpedoes at CL Natori at 7,000 yards CA Salt Lake City fires at CL Isuzu at 7,000 yards DD Radford fires at DD Tokitsukaze at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards Massive explosion on CA Salt Lake City BB Hyuga engages CA Salt Lake City at 4,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CL Richmond at 4,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 4,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Eaton at 4,000 yards CL Isuzu engages CA Salt Lake City at 4,000 yards DD Radford engages DD Tokitsukaze at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Salt Lake City sunk by BB Hyuga at 2,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CA Louisville at 2,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Eaton at 2,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Eaton at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CA Louisville at 3,000 yards BB Ise engages CA Louisville at 3,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 3,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Eaton at 3,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Abbot at 3,000 yards CA Louisville engages CL Isuzu at 3,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 3,000 yards BB Ise engages CL Richmond at 3,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 3,000 yards CL Yura engages CA Louisville at 3,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Abbot at 3,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CA Louisville sunk by BB Hyuga at 5,000 yards CL Richmond sunk by BB Ise at 5,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Eaton at 5,000 yards CL Natori engages DD Abbot at 5,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 5,000 yards DD Radford engages DD Hayashio at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Radford engages DD Murakumo at 7,000 yards BB Ise engages DD Radford at 7,000 yards BB Fuso engages DD Radford at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 10,000 yards BB Ise engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Hayashio at 10,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Radford at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Radford at 11,000 yards BB Ise engages DD Radford at 11,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Abbot at 11,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Radford at 11,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Radford at 10,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards DD Abbot sunk by DD Murakumo at 10,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards Lee, Willis "Ching orders Allied TF to disengage DD Radford engages DD Hayashio at 10,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Radford at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Hayashio engages DD Radford at 9,000 yards DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... what a disaster. The landing troops are spared because they were to Biak already. DO SCTF's react at night. These cruisers STARTED the turn at Biak.
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