Roger Neilson
Posts: 899
Joined: 10/27/2001 From: England Status: offline
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Okay, are you sitting comfortably.... another String visit..... But first, unfortunately for you lovers of potential CV versus Cv combat, bad news, it won't happen in this game. One of String's marauding TFs encounters my CV TF Night Time Surface Combat at 42,49 Japanese Ships CV Hosho, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 reported catastrophic ammo and fuel explosions CA Iwate CL Chikuma CL Chitose, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk CL Tone, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB Warspite BB Valiant BB Queen Elizabeth BB Malaya BB Barham, Shell hits 1 CL Champion DD Huon DD Torrens DD Parramatta, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Windsor DD Wanderer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 43,49 Japanese Ships CV Hosho, on fire, heavy damage CA Iwate, Shell hits 22, on fire CL Chikuma, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CL Tone, Shell hits 4 Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 3 BB Revenge, Shell hits 1 BC Repulse BC Lion BC Princess Royal, Shell hits 2 BC Australia BC New Zealand BC Indomitable DD Tumult DD Woolston DD Venomous DD Whitehall, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Whitshed Of course this was part of my master plan, wearing them out and forcing them to expend ammo before the main action - sometimes i am so cunning I surprise myself even. On to the main course, Strings force of victorious ships enter Lingayen bay..... Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50, and again I wear him out with clever planning. Japanese Ships CA Kurama, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CA Nisshin, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage CA Adzuma, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage CA Aso, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CA Idzumo, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CL Tsugaru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage CL Kiso, Shell hits 3 DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Tsubaki, Shell hits 1 DD Kuwa, Shell hits 3 DD Tade, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Tachibana, Shell hits 6, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 4 BB Revenge, Shell hits 8 BC Repulse, Shell hits 2 BC Lion, Shell hits 1 BC Princess Royal, Shell hits 3 BC Australia, Shell hits 2 BC New Zealand, Shell hits 6 BC Indomitable, Shell hits 8 DD Tumult, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Woolston, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Venomous, Shell hits 2, and is sunk DD Whitshed, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage So, now he's worried.... And here come the big boys, sound of drum roll and fanfare! Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1 BB Yamashiro BB Satsuma CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1 CL Tsushima CL Tama DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze DD Ashi DD Tsuta DD Warabi Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 3 BB Revenge, Shell hits 3 BC Repulse BC Lion BC Princess Royal BC Australia, Shell hits 1 BC New Zealand BC Indomitable DD Tumult, on fire DD Woolston, on fire DD Whitshed, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise,Shell hits 1, on fire BB Hyuga BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1 BB Satsuma CL Yahagi CL Tsushima CL Tama DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze DD Ashi DD Tsuta DD Warabi Allied Ships BB Royal Oak BB Revenge, Shell hits 1 BC Repulse, Shell hits 1 BC Lion BC Princess Royal BC Australia, Shell hits 1 BC New Zealand BC Indomitable DD Tumult, on fire DD Woolston, on fire DD Whitshed, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise, on fire BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1 BB Yamashiro BB Satsuma, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Yahagi CL Tsushima CL Tama DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze DD Ashi DD Tsuta DD Warabi Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 4 BB Revenge, Shell hits 2 BC Repulse, Shell hits 1, on fire BC Lion, Shell hits 2 BC Princess Royal BC Australia, heavy damage BC New Zealand, Shell hits 2 BC Indomitable, Shell hits 2 DD Tumult, on fire DD Woolston, on fire DD Whitshed, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships BB Tosa, Shell hits 3 BC Kongo, Shell hits 3 BC Hiei BC Kirishima BC Haruna CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 CL Oi DD Susuki Allied Ships BB Royal Oak BB Revenge, Shell hits 3 BC Repulse, Shell hits 3, on fire BC Lion, Shell hits 1 BC Princess Royal, Shell hits 3 BC Australia, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage BC New Zealand, Shell hits 2, on fire BC Indomitable DD Tumult, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Woolston, on fire DD Whitshed, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships BB Tosa BC Kongo BC Hiei BC Kirishima BC Haruna CL Kitakami CL Oi DD Susuki Allied Ships BB Royal Oak BB Revenge, Shell hits 1 BC Repulse, Shell hits 2, on fire BC Lion BC Princess Royal BC Australia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BC New Zealand, on fire BC Indomitable DD Tumult, on fire DD Woolston, on fire DD Whitshed, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 CL Isuzu CL Natori CL Yuru, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1 DD Kaba Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 2, on fire BB Revenge, Shell hits 1, on fire BC Repulse, Shell hits 1, on fire BC Lion, Shell hits 2 BC Princess Royal, Shell hits 1 BC Australia, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage BC New Zealand, Shell hits 1, on fire BC Indomitable, Shell hits 1 DD Tumult, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Woolston, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships CL Nagara CL Isuzu CL Natori CL Yuru, on fire DD Shiokaze DD Kaba Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, on fire BB Revenge, on fire BC Repulse, on fire BC Lion BC Princess Royal BC Australia, on fire, heavy damage BC New Zealand, on fire BC Indomitable DD Tumult, on fire, heavy damage DD Woolston, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships DD Hasu, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Sumire, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Sakura, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Nowaki Allied Ships BB Royal Oak, Shell hits 2, on fire BB Revenge, on fire BC Repulse, on fire BC Lion, on fire BC Princess Royal, on fire BC Australia, on fire, heavy damage BC New Zealand, Shell hits 1, on fire BC Indomitable DD Tumult, on fire, heavy damage DD Woolston, on fire, heavy damage So, at the end of all that the Jpanese have finally scored some penetrative hits on the enmy ships, its taken a long time. The CL and DD engagements were sadly fought at 20K range so they weren't able to get up close and personl - had they we might have seen some nice torpedo strikes on slowed down BBs.. Okay, no pursuit of them, asusming as is likely they need to go back to replenish and lick their wounds. I have a submarine net outside Lingayen Bay... we shall see. Knowing String I bet he returns so I have reorganised into one strong BB TF and one CL TF.. meanwhile Hosho limps towards Manila, but I don't give much hope there.
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