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Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 4:19:30 AM

LiquidSky

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First Combat report of the day:

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Vanikoro at 121,146, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CVL Ryujo
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Akigumo
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CA Pensacola
CA Quincy
CLAA Juneau
DD Gregory
DD Hutchins
DD Swanson
DD Monssen

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 29,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 29,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 29,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

How do you like that with your morning coffee?

Made for a very interesting air battle from 2 hexes away later on...

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 4:51:09 AM

seydlitz_slith

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I imagine that the turn into the wind to launch aircraft looked very much like a stern chase or intricate ballet.

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 12:29:36 PM

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I'd spill my coffee at the least

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 1:17:48 PM

Zacktar

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And just think of all the work the staffs have wasted on the morning's air search plans!

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 1:23:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: Zacktar

And just think of all the work the staffs have wasted on the morning's air search plans!

Air search ensign: "We're looking for the Zuikaku, right?"
Admiral: "Affirmative."
Air search ensign: (Points out bulkhead window) "Isn't that it?"
Admiral: (looks out window. Spit take with morning coffee)

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 2:32:21 PM

morganbj

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Looks like the American commander was looking for his brown pants to wear that morning.

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 3:23:19 PM

RevRick

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Just thinking the same thing... The REAL dark khakis, please...

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 5:35:43 PM

TSCofield

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This is one thing that I honestly think should be changed in the game. Lets say, just for the heck of it, that the two task forces do manage to make contact like this.

Do you think that the commanders wouldn't dispatch their cruisers and maybe destroyers to make a surface attack on the enemy ships. Some Long Lance torpedoes could do some damage to those American carriers. I know the US carriers would run at high speed to escape but I would also be willing to bet that the US cruisers would press their attack as well to hopefully disrupt air operations on the IJN carriers.

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RE: Early Morning Suprise! - 9/15/2009 9:20:54 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Air search ensign: "We're looking for the Zuikaku, right?"
Admiral: "Affirmative."
Air search ensign: (Points out bulkhead window) "Isn't that it?"
Admiral: (looks out window. Spit take with morning coffee)