SierraJuliet
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20 March 1943 Night Time Surface Combat, near Socotra at 21,3, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships AMC KM HSK-4 Thor AMC KM HSK-9 Michel Allied Ships TK Empire Taj, Shell hits 52, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano DD Hatsuzuki DD Yamakaze Allied Ships PG Asheville, Shell hits 24, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Tulsa, Shell hits 6, on fire xAKL Darvel xAKL Canopus xAKL Corrimal xAKL Hetton Bank xAKL Karuah xAKL Lady Isobel xAKL Mortlake Bank xAKL Mulcra xAKL Noora (S-136) xAKL Oorama xAKL Pelton Bank xAKL Kidoel xAKL Tinombo xAKL Moesi xAKL Togian xAKL Toradja xAKL Tobelo xAKL Van Goens xAKL Palopo xAKL Pasir xAKL Gen van der Heyen xAKL Banjoewangi xAKL Generaal Michiels xAKL Generaal v. Swieten, Shell hits 2, on fire xAKL Rokan xAKL Manipi, Shell hits 6 Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Massive explosion on PG Asheville Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Tone CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1 DD Makinami DD Takanami Allied Ships DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1 DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 2, on fire xAK Dumosa xAK Taiyuan AMC Cap des Palmes, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Aldinga xAK Aroona xAK Koomilya, Shell hits 1 xAK Mundalla, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Period xAK Time, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Ulooloo, Shell hits 3, on fire xAK Elisavet, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAK Cap Tarifa, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Orne, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Harry Luckenbach xAK Mathew Luckenbach xAK Polynesien, Shell hits 3 xAK Ping Wo, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei DD Naganami Allied Ships DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAK Dumosa xAK Taiyuan xAK Aldinga xAK Aroona, Shell hits 1, on fire xAK Koomilya, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAK Mundalla, and is sunk xAK Period, Shell hits 2 xAK Ulooloo, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Elisavet, heavy fires xAK Orne, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Harry Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires xAK Polynesien, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAK Ping Wo, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei DD Naganami Allied Ships xAP Don Esteban, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAP Elcano, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Oriskany, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Prominent, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Buijskes, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAKL Burwah, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAP +Centaur, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAKL Mirani, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Van der Capellen, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAKL Khoen Hoea, Shell hits 9, and is sunk xAKL Bronzewing, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 286 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 180 (150 destroyed, 30 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (22 destroyed, 1 disabled) Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards Massive explosion on xAP +Centaur Sugimoto, Ushie orders Japanese TF to disengage Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei DD Naganami Allied Ships DD Piet Hein, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Aroona, on fire xAK Ulooloo, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Elisavet, heavy fires xAK Orne, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Harry Luckenbach, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Mathew Luckenbach, heavy fires Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Both Task Forces evade combat Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Hiei DD Naganami Allied Ships PG Asheville, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Tulsa, on fire xAKL Manipi Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Both Task Forces evade combat Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano, Shell hits 2 DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Yamakaze Allied Ships DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1 DD Nestor~, Shell hits 2 DD Napier~, Shell hits 1, on fire Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed on ground PBY-5A Catalina: 7 damaged PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 damaged PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 2 Day Time Surface Combat, near Normanby Island at 103,133, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Agano DD Hatsuzuki DD Yamakaze Allied Ships xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAKL Canopus xAKL Corrimal, Shell hits 2, on fire xAKL Hetton Bank xAKL Karuah, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAKL Lady Isobel, Shell hits 1, on fire xAKL Mortlake Bank, Shell hits 2 xAKL Mulcra, Shell hits 2 xAKL Noora (S-136) xAKL Oorama xAKL Pelton Bank xAKL Kidoel xAKL Tinombo xAKL Moesi xAKL Togian, Shell hits 1 xAKL Toradja xAKL Tobelo xAKL Van Goens xAKL Palopo xAKL Pasir, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Gen van der Heyen xAKL Banjoewangi xAKL Generaal Michiels, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Generaal v. Swieten, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Rokan, Shell hits 13, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 18,000 yards Massive explosion on xAKL Darvel Asakura, Bunji orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... Morning Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 15 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 8 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero-Reisen: 7 destroyed B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CL Sumatra DD Evertsen Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12 G4M1 Betty-Rikko x 13 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 3 destroyed G4M1 Betty-Rikko: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty-Rikko: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL St Louis, Torpedo hits 1 CL Sumatra DD Evertsen Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 3 B5N1 Kate-Kankoh x 8 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Napier~ DD Nizam~ DD Nestor~ Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,134 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 21 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 7 D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Mulcra, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Taiyuan, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Aldinga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Noora (S-136) Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mulcra Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 11 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Lady Isobel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Samarai I. at 102,134 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 12 B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged Allied Ships PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Manipi, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Manipi Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,134 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12 D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk DD Piet Hein, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mathew Luckenbach
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