Cap Mandrake
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The Royal Navy radar sets work but Phillips seems not to trust the things for targeting so he keeps boring in for a visual ID. Tragically, the captain of HMS Cornwall decides to turn the lights on so he can "see better" quote:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang at 44,70, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2 DD Makinami, Shell hits 1 DD Harusame, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shinonome DD Isonami Allied Ships CA Shropshire, Shell hits 5, heavy fires CA Cornwall, Shell hits 18, and is sunk CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 5, heavy fires DD Meade, Shell hits 1 DD Smith DD Norman, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Isaac Sweers DD Redoubt DD Rotherham, Shell hits 1 Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL De Ruyter at 7,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Redoubt at 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Redoubt at 7,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Harusame at 7,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Makinami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Cornwall engages CA Mogami at 2,000 yards CA Cornwall engages CA Mogami at 2,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Mogami at 2,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Isaac Sweers at 2,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Smith at 2,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Meade at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CA Cornwall at 4,000 yards CA Shropshire engages CA Mogami at 4,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Harusame at 4,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Redoubt at 4,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Harusame at 4,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Rotherham at 4,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Meade at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Cornwall engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards CA Shropshire engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Rotherham at 6,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Norman at 6,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Harusame at 6,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Norman at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Shropshire at 7,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Rotherham at 7,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Shinonome at 7,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Norman at 7,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Harusame at 7,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Isonami at 7,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Smith at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Cornwall at 10,000 yards CA Shropshire engages CA Mogami at 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Redoubt at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Norman at 10,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Isaac Sweers at 10,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Norman at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Meade at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Shropshire at 11,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards DD Rotherham engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Cornwall at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Shropshire at 8,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Rotherham at 8,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Redoubt at 8,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Shinonome at 8,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Norman at 8,000 yards CA Shropshire engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Shropshire at 8,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Norman at 8,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Ikazuchi at 8,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Harusame at 8,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Norman at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Meade collides with DD Rotherham at 44 , 70 CA Shropshire engages CA Mikuma at 10,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Meade at 10,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Redoubt at 10,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Norman at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Isaac Sweers at 10,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Ikazuchi at 10,000 yards Phillips, Tom S.V. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards CA Shropshire engages CA Mikuma at 9,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Norman at 9,000 yards DD Shinonome engages DD Rotherham at 9,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Redoubt at 9,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Isaac Sweers at 9,000 yards DD Meade engages DD Harusame at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Mogami collides with DD Shinonome at 44 , 70 CA Cornwall engages CA Mogami at 11,000 yards CA Mogami engages CA Shropshire at 11,000 yards DD Isonami engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Rotherham at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards DD Makinami engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards DD Smith engages DD Ikazuchi at 11,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL De Ruyter at 11,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CA Shropshire at 11,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Rotherham at 11,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages DD Redoubt at 11,000 yards DD Redoubt engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Makinami at 11,000 yards DD Smith engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards Task forces break off...
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