Alpha77
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This is quite common.... here some examples from the same turn. I had put together bigger than usual TFs (with surface combat mission) in an effort to get rid of the US Fletcher Fleet and the US CL/DD fleet..(or some of them at least). Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 1 DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Susuzuki DD Kiyonami DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Michishio DD Samidare DD Uranami, Shell hits 1 DD Yugiri DD Akebono CL Teshio DD Kosugiri, Shell hits 1 DD Tagonami CL Ninaru Allied Ships DD Abbot DD Beale, Shell hits 1 DD DeHaven DD Nicholas DD Renshaw DD Stanly, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Taylor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 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 DD Taylor engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Stanly at 11,000 yards CL Teshio engages DD Taylor at 11,000 yards DD Tagonami engages DD Taylor at 11,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Tagonami at 11,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Stanly at 11,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Abbot at 11,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Taylor at 11,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Natsushio at 11,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Teruzuki at 11,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Taylor at 5,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Tagonami at 5,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Yugiri at 5,000 yards DD Tagonami engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Natsushio at 5,000 yards DD Beale engages DD Natsushio at 5,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Stanly at 5,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Uranami at 5,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Renshaw at 5,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Renshaw at 5,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Nicholas at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CL Ninaru engages DD Stanly at 4,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Natsushio at 4,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Nicholas at 4,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Stanly at 4,000 yards DD Beale engages DD Teruzuki at 4,000 yards DD Taylor engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Maikaze at 4,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Natsushio at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Taylor engages DD Akebono at 3,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Akebono at 3,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Renshaw at 3,000 yards DD Nicholas engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD DeHaven at 3,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Beale at 3,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Abbot at 3,000 yards DD Stanly engages DD Uranami at 3,000 yards DD Stanly sunk by DD Samidare at 3,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Abbot at 3,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Taylor at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Renshaw at 6,000 yards CL Teshio engages DD Taylor at 6,000 yards DD Tagonami engages DD DeHaven at 6,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Beale at 6,000 yards DD Beale engages DD Akebono at 6,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Beale at 6,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Kiyonami at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Taylor at 9,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Susuzuki at 9,000 yards CL Teshio engages DD Taylor at 9,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD DeHaven at 9,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Beale at 9,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Akebono at 9,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD DeHaven at 9,000 yards DD Taylor engages DD Michishio at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Beale at 9,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Hatsukaze at 9,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Renshaw at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Taylor at 12,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Renshaw at 12,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Nicholas at 12,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Kosugiri at 12,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Kosugiri at 12,000 yards DD Abbot engages DD Akebono at 12,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Taylor at 12,000 yards DD DeHaven engages DD Susuzuki at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships CS Nisshin CA Takao CL Isuzu CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Wakazuki DD Kazegumo DD Makinami DD Naganami DD Tamanami DD Amatsukaze DD Kawakaze DD Suzukaze DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Akatsuki Allied Ships DMS Trevor DMS Lamberton Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Allied Mine Sweeping TF evades combat But they also were chased away and did not sweep any mines... The US CL fleet however sunk the 2 Es which were detached from their xAP which was ordered to dock/unload. These 2 Es still had some mines on board, so gave a mine laying order (a shame they could not evade also) Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Yaeyama, Shell hits 33, and is sunk E Nasami, Shell hits 9, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Montpelier CL Denver CL Santa Fe DD Lansdowne DD Barton DD Bailey DD Hobby DD Carmick Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 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 CL Santa Fe engages E Nasami at 11,000 yards CL Montpelier engages E Yaeyama at 11,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Denver engages E Yaeyama at 6,000 yards DD Carmick engages E Nasami at 6,000 yards DD Lansdowne engages E Yaeyama at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CL Denver engages E Yaeyama at 4,000 yards DD Carmick engages E Yaeyama at 4,000 yards DD Hobby engages E Yaeyama at 4,000 yards DD Barton engages E Yaeyama at 4,000 yards DD Lansdowne engages E Nasami at 4,000 yards Hirano O. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages E Yaeyama at 2,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages E Yaeyama at 2,000 yards DD Bailey engages E Yaeyama at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards E Yaeyama sunk by CL Santa Fe at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Montpelier engages E Nasami at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards E Nasami sunk by CL Santa Fe at 3,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 3 DD Susuzuki DD Kiyonami DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Michishio DD Samidare DD Uranami DD Yugiri DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Teshio, Shell hits 6, and is sunk DD Kosugiri DD Tagonami CL Ninaru, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CL Montpelier, Shell hits 2 CL Denver CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Lansdowne DD Barton DD Bailey, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hobby DD Carmick, Shell hits 2 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 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 Merrill, A.S. "Tip" crosses the 'T' CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 11,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Ninaru at 11,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages DD Tagonami at 11,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Hobby at 11,000 yards DD Hobby engages DD Susuzuki at 11,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Hobby at 11,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 6,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Denver at 6,000 yards CL Montpelier engages CA Chokai at 6,000 yards DD Hobby engages DD Tagonami at 6,000 yards DD Hobby engages DD Kosugiri at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Bailey at 6,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Barton at 6,000 yards DD Barton engages DD Maikaze at 6,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Hobby at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Bailey at 6,000 yards DD Bailey engages DD Susuzuki at 6,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Barton at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 5,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Ninaru at 5,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Teshio at 5,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Carmick at 5,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Hobby at 5,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Bailey at 5,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Lansdowne at 5,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Barton at 5,000 yards DD Barton engages DD Hatsukaze at 5,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Lansdowne at 5,000 yards DD Barton engages DD Teruzuki at 5,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 5,000 yards CL Ninaru engages CL Denver at 5,000 yards Magazine explodes on CL Teshio CL Teshio sunk by CL Montpelier at 5,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Carmick at 5,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Barton at 5,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Barton at 5,000 yards DD Barton engages DD Yukikaze at 5,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Lansdowne at 5,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Hobby at 5,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Carmick at 5,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 8,000 yards CL Santa Fe engages CL Ninaru at 8,000 yards CL Montpelier engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Lansdowne at 8,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards DD Lansdowne engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Barton at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Bailey at 8,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages DD Carmick at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Hobby at 8,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Bailey at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages CL Santa Fe at 11,000 yards CL Denver engages CL Ninaru at 11,000 yards DD Carmick engages DD Tagonami at 11,000 yards DD Kosugiri engages DD Carmick at 11,000 yards DD Akebono engages DD Hobby at 11,000 yards DD Yugiri engages DD Bailey at 11,000 yards DD Teruzuki engages DD Barton at 11,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Hobby at 11,000 yards DD Lansdowne engages DD Maikaze at 11,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Bailey at 11,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Bailey at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CS Nisshin CA Takao CL Isuzu CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Wakazuki DD Kazegumo DD Makinami DD Naganami DD Tamanami DD Amatsukaze DD Kawakaze DD Suzukaze DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Akatsuki Allied Ships PT-127 PT-174 PT-176 PT-188 PT-232, Shell hits 1 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Asakura, Bunji crosses the 'T' PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 12,000 yards PT-127 engages CS Nisshin at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-188 at 9,000 yards PT-174 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards PT-127 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-174 at 9,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-188 at 9,000 yards PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages PT-188 at 9,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards DD Akizuki engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards PT-232 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards DD Naganami engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-176 at 8,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-174 at 8,000 yards PT-127 engages CS Nisshin at 8,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-127 at 8,000 yards DD Akizuki engages PT-232 at 8,000 yards PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 8,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages PT-232 at 8,000 yards DD Makinami engages PT-188 at 8,000 yards DD Kazegumo engages PT-232 at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards PT-174 engages CS Nisshin at 10,000 yards PT-127 engages CS Nisshin at 10,000 yards DD Kazegumo engages PT-174 at 10,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards PT-232 engages CS Nisshin at 12,000 yards PT-176 engages CS Nisshin at 12,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages PT-127 at 12,000 yards DD Naganami engages PT-176 at 12,000 yards PT-176 engages CS Nisshin at 12,000 yards DD Kazegumo engages PT-188 at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards PT-127 engages CS Nisshin at 11,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-188 at 11,000 yards DD Kazegumo engages PT-127 at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-188 at 10,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages PT-176 at 10,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages PT-176 at 10,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-174 at 10,000 yards DD Wakazuki engages PT-232 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-232 at 6,000 yards PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 6,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-127 at 6,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-232 at 6,000 yards DD Nenohi engages PT-176 at 6,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages PT-232 at 6,000 yards DD Wakazuki engages PT-232 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards PT-232 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-232 at 9,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-188 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards PT-232 engages CS Nisshin at 11,000 yards PT-188 engages CS Nisshin at 11,000 yards DD Nenohi engages PT-232 at 11,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages PT-188 at 11,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-232 at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chokai, on fire DD Teruzuki DD Susuzuki DD Kiyonami DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Michishio DD Samidare DD Uranami DD Yugiri DD Akebono, on fire DD Kosugiri DD Tagonami CL Ninaru Allied Ships DD Renshaw, Shell hits 4 DD Taylor, Shell hits 6, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 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 Kubota K. crosses the 'T' CA Chokai engages DD Taylor at 11,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Renshaw at 11,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Renshaw at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Taylor at 10,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Renshaw at 10,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Taylor at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Taylor sunk by CA Chokai at 8,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Samidare at 6,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Maikaze at 6,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Renshaw at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Renshaw at 5,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Akebono at 5,000 yards DD Kiyonami engages DD Renshaw at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Renshaw at 7,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Renshaw at 7,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Hatsukaze at 7,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Renshaw at 7,000 yards DD Renshaw engages DD Samidare at 7,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Renshaw at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Chokai engages DD Renshaw at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages DD Renshaw at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages DD Renshaw at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Susuzuki engages DD Renshaw at 13,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CS Nisshin CA Takao CL Isuzu CL Kiso DD Akizuki DD Wakazuki DD Kazegumo DD Makinami DD Naganami DD Tamanami DD Amatsukaze DD Kawakaze DD Suzukaze DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Akatsuki Allied Ships PT-63, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-234 PT-236 PT-237 PT-240 PT-241 PT-243 PT-244 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-244 at 12,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-244 at 12,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-63 at 12,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-234 at 12,000 yards DD Akizuki engages PT-234 at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Takao engages PT-63 at 10,000 yards DD Nenohi engages PT-234 at 10,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages PT-63 at 10,000 yards DD Naganami engages PT-241 at 10,000 yards DD Wakazuki engages PT-244 at 10,000 yards Kelly, D.U. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 7,000 yards PT-63 sunk by CS Nisshin at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards PT-244 engages CS Nisshin at 9,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages PT-244 at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages PT-241 at 9,000 yards DD Tamanami engages PT-244 at 9,000 yards DD Akizuki engages PT-244 at 9,000 yards Task forces break off... So what happened to the xAP without her escorts: Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAP Ussuri Maru Allied Ships PT-63 PT-234 PT-235 PT-236 PT-237 PT-238 PT-239 PT-240 PT-241 PT-243 PT-244 Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Japanese Amphibious TF evades combat Ussuri Maru was terrified by the encounter and ran back to 1 hex south of Rabaul. This gave me a bit of a better mood after the lackluster performance of our combat ships. Luckily no subs in her way....
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