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vettim89 -> Another Big SCTF Battle (12/5/2008 1:53:42 AM)
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6-9 April 1943
Turns run, yada yada yada. He bombs LCU's in China and SRA, yada yada yada. I close another Japanese AB (Vicotira Point) yada, yada, yada. I repair a/c at Rangoon for the big bomber offensive, yada, yada, yada.
But what is this???? Action????? No it couldn't be!!!!!!!
My esteemed opponent has had a SCTF lurking around Tarawa for a week. I feared he was going to try another run at my transports like he so successfully did around Rangoon. SO I moved two USN SCTF to nanumea and an AGP for some PT's. Finally the hammer fell except this time I was doing the pounding. The PT's didn't engage, the smaller SCTF didn't engage. Instead the Japanese SCTF built around Tone and Mogami and the US SCTF built around Indianapolis and New Orleans tangled four (count em boys, four!) times. I lost New Orleans but everybody else is ok. Indi and two CL's have moderate damage and are disbanded at Nanumea just to be safe. I will wait until the fires go out and they are pumped out. Three DD's died as a result of the SCTF then the LBA had a field day. CL Natori is sunk, CL Noshino is sunk, CL Kinu is floundering one hex away from Nanumea. CA Mogami took 5 bombs, CL Yubari took 10 bombs and CA Tone took 3 bombs. Only Mogami is not listed as on-fire, heavy damage.
The combat reports:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Nanumea at 84,103
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Natori, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Kinu, Shell hits 8
CL Yubari, Shell hits 5
DD Hayashio
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akebono, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Nokaze
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Richmond, Shell hits 2
CL Columbia, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 2
CL Denver
DD Grayson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nanumea at 84,103
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Natori, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Kinu, Shell hits 8
CL Yubari, Shell hits 5
DD Hayashio
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akebono, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Nokaze
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Richmond, Shell hits 2
CL Columbia, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 2
CL Denver
DD Grayson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nanumea at 84,103
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CL Natori, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kinu
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
DD Hayashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akebono, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 1
CA New Orleans, on fire
CL Richmond
CL Columbia, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Montpelier
CL Denver, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nanumea at 84,103
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CL Natori, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kinu, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Shell hits 5
DD Hayashio
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 2
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akebono, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Nokaze
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Richmond
CL Columbia, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Montpelier
CL Denver, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson, on fire
DD Laffey
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