michaelm75au
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Looks like I got some of the details wrong Here is how the combat played out. Using latest beta - though nothing has changed with surface combat from memory since patch 5. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 110,139, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 15, heavy fires CL Yubari, Shell hits 7, on fire DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Shell hits 6, heavy fires BB North Carolina, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Portland CLAA Atlanta, Shell hits 5 DD Grayson DD Maury DD Benham DD Balch, Shell hits 3 Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards CL Yubari engages CV Enterprise at 20,000 yards CL Yubari engages CV Enterprise at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 15,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 15,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Benham at 15,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 15,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages BB North Carolina at 11,000 yards CA Portland engages CA Chokai at 11,000 yards CL Yubari engages CLAA Atlanta at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CV Enterprise collides with DD Balch at 110 , 139 CA Chokai engages CLAA Atlanta at 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages BB North Carolina at 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Portland at 8,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards DD Benham engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Grayson at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 10,000 yards BB North Carolina engages CA Chokai at 10,000 yards DD Benham engages DD Yuzuki at 10,000 yards DD Maury engages DD Yuzuki at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Grayson at 10,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 10,000 yards CL Yubari engages CV Enterprise at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 10,000 yards CA Chokai engages CLAA Atlanta at 10,000 yards DD Balch engages DD Yuzuki at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Benham at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 11,000 yards BB North Carolina engages CA Chokai at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Maury at 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages CLAA Atlanta at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards DD Grayson engages DD Yuzuki at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 13,000 yards CL Yubari engages CV Enterprise at 13,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Benham at 13,000 yards CA Chokai engages CLAA Atlanta at 13,000 yards DD Balch engages DD Yuzuki at 13,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Maury at 13,000 yards DD Grayson engages DD Yuzuki at 13,000 yards Watanabe, S. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 16,000 yards CA Chokai engages CV Enterprise at 16,000 yards CL Yubari engages CV Enterprise at 16,000 yards CA Chokai engages CA Portland at 16,000 yards DD Maury engages DD Yuzuki at 16,000 yards DD Grayson engages DD Yuzuki at 16,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards CV Enterprise screened from combat - escorted by DD Balch , DD Benham , DD Maury , DD Grayson BB North Carolina engages CL Yubari at 22,000 yards CA Portland engages CL Yubari at 22,000 yards BB North Carolina engages DD Yuzuki at 22,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards CV Enterprise screened from combat - escorted by DD Balch , DD Benham , DD Maury , DD Grayson CA Portland engages CA Chokai at 28,000 yards CA Portland engages CL Yubari at 28,000 yards CLAA Atlanta engages CA Chokai at 28,000 yards Task forces break off...
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