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marbakka -> RE: Buried in the Sunset (Marbakka [A] vs. Texas_D [J]) - Reluctant Admiral 4.1 (5/8/2012 1:18:56 AM)
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Combat Report - 1/9/1942
- IJ bombard attack in Changsha. Too bad he didn't just deliberate attack me. I now have 3000 AV in the hex. Bring it.
- IJ has ~25000 troops at Port Moresby
- I chose to form my healthy ships at Milne Bay into a TF and see if I could get them out. As luck would have it, IJN was trying to move at least 3 fleets of transport ships back to Rabaul.
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Battle One
Japanese Ships
E Hachijo, Shell hits 1
E Kunashiri, Shell hits 3, on fire
E Ishigaki, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
AMC Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hie Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Huzi Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAP Atsuta Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
xAP Teikyo Maru, Shell hits 3
Allied Ships
CL Trenton, Shell hits 1
CL Concord, Shell hits 1
DD Voyager
PC Warrego, Shell hits 1
PG Moresby, Shell hits 1
Battle Two
Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru
PB Hakkaisan Maru
PB Kyo Maru #8
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 2
xAK Terushima Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sinsyu Maru
xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Venice Maru, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kogyoku Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Concord, Shell hits 1
DD Voyager
PC Warrego
PG Moresby, on fire
For whatever reason, the third battle ended with no shots fired, which is a crying shame because it contained a huge number of AKs that I suspect are supplies for Port Moresby.
- But all that happiness is somewhat negated by the sudden arrival of what appears to be a lone CVL or perhaps even the mKB. They are located in the northern part of the Solomon Sea and launched an attack against my cruisers with 14 Kates and 11 Vals (no escorts). I -think- this is a lone CVL which will stay under LBA coverage from Rabaul, but it could just as easily be a trap. I've seen nothing to indicate that my carriers have been spotted, but he has to know they are due to make an appearance
I'm headed to dinner, but I'll be pondering these things: Do I send PoW's TF to "the corner" to clean up any transports that are still trying to make the turn? What do I do with Houston's TF? And most important, what is the best way to utilize my CVs in this case, or do I withdraw rather than risk my CVs? Decisions decisions.
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