Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Cap Mandrake is nasty hobbits thief and stole both of the matchesssss, we hates him we does, we hatessss him.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

********Action of May 29*************


Evidently, some Jap cruisers still had ammo. It looks like Raver stripped his CV escorts to some degree and sent in a newly formed surface group. The USN crusier force, therefore, faced two attacks at night.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 29, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50, Range 6,000 Yards


Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Mogami
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10, on fire
DD Wakazuki, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
CA Wichita, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CL Raleigh
CL Santa Fe
DD Coghlan, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Lansdowne
DD Bancroft
DD Frazier
DD Edwards, Shell hits 1
DD Mustin
DD Morris
DD Dewey

Uggh. Wichita sinks from five 8 inch hits? Somebody has some 'splaining to do.
The second fight starts at 1000 yds.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50, Range 1,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro
CL Oyodo
CL Agano, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Naganami
DD Samidare
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 4
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Lansdowne, Shell hits 1
DD Bancroft, Shell hits 1
DD Frazier, Shell hits 1
DD Edwards, on fire
DD Mustin
DD Morris
DD Dewey, Shell hits 7, on fire

Louisville was already damaged from previous fights and succumbs. Poor Santa Fe forgot to turn off the experimental torpedo attractor. Myoko and Usugumo look wrecked but dont show as sunk (yet). Then the DD taffy that was supposed to attack first shows up and finishes off Usugumo.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, on fire, heavy damage
CL Agano, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Caldwell, Shell hits 1
DD Gansevoort
DD Meade
DD Phelps
DD Farragut

When the sun comes up, a few B-24's and Venturas attack the retreating cruisers, but, naturally, dont hit anything. His carriers have drawn back somwhere? I put a few Hellcats on Nassau on naval attack. It makes me feel good but they dont hit anything and they give away her location.

Doh!

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

It'd be nice if he returned my PM and emails first...

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

It'd be nice if he returned my PM and emails first...

Got your PM. Don't think I got an email. I have been doing battle with the HOA...big time. I looked at the scenario this AM.

We need to clarify if we will be doing variable reinforcement. I would advocate for fixed in the interest of fairness.

I will send you an email when I get home