bigred
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fyi: A essex class CV TF was in the adjacent hex west of woodlark when this battle occurred. quote:
ORIGINAL: bigred The allied TF is following an invasion Tf headed to Torokina. The jap TF is headed to woodlark where most of my TBFs are located. This battle occurred one hex nw of Woodlark. The kawachi has a speed of 34 and is able to avoid taking gunfire. The Kacwachi has been a problem for sopac over 1year. This operation was designed to bring her into the open and take Torokina at the same time. This operation cost me the Penn. Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 105,132, Range 12,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 CB Kawachi, Shell hits 1 CA Maya, Shell hits 5 CA Mogami, Shell hits 1 CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2 CA Aoba, Shell hits 1 CA Kako, Shell hits 4 DD Yoizuki, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Takanami DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 3 DD Hamanami, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Uranami, Shell hits 1 DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Oboro, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 30, and is sunk CL Tromp, Shell hits 13, and is sunk CL Biloxi, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Bennett, Shell hits 1 DD Bullard, Shell hits 1 DD Bush, Shell hits 16, and is sunk DD Izard DD McCord DD Mullany, Shell hits 6, heavy fires DD Nicholas, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Philip, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Picking DD Stephen Potter, Shell hits 1 DD The Sullivans Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 78% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 12,000 yards CB Kawachi engages CL Biloxi at 12,000 yards CL Tromp engages DD Yoizuki at 12,000 yards CB Kawachi engages DD Stephen Potter at 12,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Picking at 12,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Mullany at 12,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Picking at 12,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Izard at 12,000 yards DD Picking engages DD Hamanami at 12,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bennett at 12,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages BB Haruna at 8,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Biloxi at 8,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Tromp at 8,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Picking at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Philip at 8,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Oyashio at 8,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Philip at 8,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Yoizuki at 8,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Uranami at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bush at 8,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Nicholas at 8,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Ayanami at 8,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Takanami at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bush at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 6,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 6,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards DD The Sullivans engages DD Oyashio at 6,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Stephen Potter at 6,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Ayanami at 6,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Mullany at 6,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD McCord at 6,000 yards DD Izard engages DD Ayanami at 6,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Bush at 6,000 yards DD Stephen Potter engages DD Hamanami at 6,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Bennett at 6,000 yards DD Picking engages DD Yoizuki at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 5,000 yards CB Kawachi engages CL Biloxi at 5,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Kako at 5,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD The Sullivans at 5,000 yards CA Mikuma engages DD Stephen Potter at 5,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Picking at 5,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Maya at 5,000 yards DD Oyashio engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Bush at 5,000 yards DD Oyashio sunk by DD Izard at 5,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Mullany at 5,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bennett at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Pennsylvania at 6,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 6,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Biloxi at 6,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Biloxi at 6,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mikuma at 6,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Picking at 6,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Maya at 6,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Picking at 6,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Mullany at 6,000 yards DD Stephen Potter engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Izard at 6,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bullard at 6,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Nicholas at 6,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Yoizuki at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 7,000 yards CA Maya engages CL Biloxi at 7,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Tromp at 7,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD The Sullivans at 7,000 yards DD Stephen Potter engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mogami at 7,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Nicholas at 7,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Mullany at 7,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Shikinami at 7,000 yards DD Izard engages DD Uranami at 7,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Oboro at 7,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Kiyonami at 7,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Takanami at 7,000 yards DD Stephen Potter engages DD Yoizuki at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 6,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Maya at 6,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD The Sullivans at 6,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Biloxi at 6,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mogami at 6,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Philip at 6,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Kiyonami at 6,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Izard at 6,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Bush at 6,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Philip at 6,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Bennett at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Bush collides with DD Philip at 105 , 132 BB Haruna engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards CA Maya engages CL Tromp at 7,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD The Sullivans at 7,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Stephen Potter at 7,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Picking at 7,000 yards CL Biloxi engages CA Maya at 7,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Mullany at 7,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Shikinami at 7,000 yards DD Izard engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Bush at 7,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Bennett at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 9,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CB Kawachi at 9,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards CA Aoba engages DD The Sullivans at 9,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards CA Maya engages CL Biloxi at 9,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Oboro at 9,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Mullany at 9,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Bennett at 9,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Philip at 9,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD McCord at 9,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Bennett at 9,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages BB Haruna at 9,000 yards CL Biloxi sunk by CA Mogami at 9,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards CA Maya engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Philip at 9,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD McCord at 9,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Izard at 9,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Yoizuki at 9,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Yoizuki at 9,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Hamanami at 9,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Nicholas at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 10,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Tromp at 10,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Stephen Potter at 10,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Tromp at 10,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Philip at 10,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Nicholas at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Mullany at 10,000 yards DD McCord engages DD Hamanami at 10,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Izard at 10,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Philip at 10,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Oboro at 10,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Nicholas at 10,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Philip at 10,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Yoizuki at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Kako engages CL Tromp at 8,000 yards DD The Sullivans engages DD Kiyonami at 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Aoba at 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Kiyonami at 8,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Oboro at 8,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD McCord at 8,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Bush at 8,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Nicholas at 8,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Yoizuki at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CB Kawachi engages BB Pennsylvania at 7,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Tromp at 7,000 yards CL Tromp sunk by CA Aoba at 7,000 yards DD Picking engages DD Yoizuki at 7,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Nicholas at 7,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD McCord at 7,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Nicholas at 7,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bush at 7,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Bullard at 7,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Takanami at 7,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Philip at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Philip at 8,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD The Sullivans at 8,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Stephen Potter at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Picking at 8,000 yards DD Philip sunk by CA Mikuma at 8,000 yards BB Pennsylvania engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Mullany at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Nicholas at 8,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Ayanami at 8,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Bush at 8,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Bullard at 8,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Hamanami at 8,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Kiyonami at 8,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Bullard at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Pennsylvania sunk by BB Haruna at 7,000 yards DD The Sullivans engages DD Shikinami at 7,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Bush at 7,000 yards DD Picking engages DD Yoizuki at 7,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Mullany at 7,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Bush at 7,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Mullany at 7,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Mullany at 7,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Kiyonami at 7,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Nicholas at 7,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Yoizuki at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD The Sullivans at 8,000 yards CB Kawachi engages DD Stephen Potter at 8,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Nicholas at 8,000 yards CA Aoba engages DD Mullany at 8,000 yards DD Takanami engages DD Mullany at 8,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD McCord at 8,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Mullany at 8,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Hamanami at 8,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Hamanami at 8,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bennett at 8,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Bush at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Mullany at 11,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Stephen Potter at 11,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Bush at 11,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Nicholas at 11,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Mullany at 11,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD McCord at 11,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Mullany at 11,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Oboro at 11,000 yards DD Bullard engages DD Hamanami at 11,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Shikinami at 11,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Bush at 11,000 yards DD Bush engages DD Hamanami at 11,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bush at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD The Sullivans at 10,000 yards DD Bush sunk by CB Kawachi at 10,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Mullany at 10,000 yards CA Aoba engages DD Mullany at 10,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD Mullany at 10,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD McCord at 10,000 yards CA Maya engages DD Mullany at 10,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Bullard at 10,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Bennett at 10,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Nicholas at 10,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD The Sullivans at 14,000 yards DD Stephen Potter engages DD Yoizuki at 14,000 yards DD Shikinami engages DD Picking at 14,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Nicholas at 14,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Mullany at 14,000 yards DD Hamanami engages DD McCord at 14,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Izard at 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD The Sullivans at 14,000 yards DD Bennett engages DD Kiyonami at 14,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Uranami at 14,000 yards DD Mullany engages DD Takanami at 14,000 yards DD Yoizuki engages DD Nicholas at 14,000 yards Task forces break off...
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