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JocMeister -> RE: Rabaul! (6/15/2017 2:16:21 PM)
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Rabaul
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With Darwin secured and everything back in order its now to take on Rabaul in earnest. Fleet move in backed up by the airforce. Weather isnīt the best and this probably saves 2 BBs for Jeff.
First a naval battle of Rabaul itself as an allied screening force run into the main Japanese battle group. Results are very good.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 29,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
BB Nagato, Shell hits 5
CA Tone, Shell hits 3
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 8
CA Kumano, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Teruzuki
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 2
DD Kagero, Shell hits 1
DD Hamakaze
DD Hayate
DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Helena, Shell hits 9, on fire
CL Boise, Shell hits 7
CL Nashville, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 2
DD Chevalier, Shell hits 4
DD Conway, Shell hits 1
DD Cony, Shell hits 3
DD DeHaven, Shell hits 1
DD Jenkins, Shell hits 1
DD Frazier, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS Chandler, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DMS Wasmuth
After this the forces disengage only to clash again later in the day.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 29,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Kazegumo, on fire
DD Kagero, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Boise, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Nashville, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Chevalier
DD Conway
DD Cony, Shell hits 1
DD DeHaven, Shell hits 1
DD Jenkins, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Frazier, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Wasmuth, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
All in all a very good allied performance as 4 CLs dish out more than they get by 2 BBs and 3 CAs. Definitively an Allied victory even if St. Louis sinks. I havnīt even committed my capital ships yet! 4 Fast BBs and 12 CAs are still on standby awaiting the mines to be cleared.
Speaking of which. The poor AMs take a beating from coastal guns but about 140 mines are cleared during the day.
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