Duellanti Dilettanti - Lirio (A) vs Daniel M. (J)

1 e 2 Gennaio 1942

E' il 1942.
Primo gennaio.
i miei aerei imbarcati sulle tre portaerei sulla west coast iniziano l'addestramento.



Purtroppo, i sommergibili nipponici sono in agguato ovunque, sopratutto sulla west coast, a Pago Pago e a Palmyra.
La TK montebello viene silurata a Palmyra.
La TK Richmond viene silurata in direzione Pago Pago.

A Soerabaya, la CVE Hosho e la CVL Zuiho attaccano e affondano un paio di cargo.
La BB Kongo, insieme ad altre navi da battaglia bombarda nelle Filippine, ove continuano gli sbarchi.

Buona notizia: la BB Pennsylvania arriva a Seattle e va nei cantieri navali, dove ne avrà per almeno 3 mesi.

Australia: sblocco il 2/16th Field Regiment e lo assegno al Col. Douglas. Si prepara per Port Moresby.
Quanto al consiglio di ritirare le truppe da Rabaul e altre zone, non accetto il consiglio.
Non ho ancora visto nessuna nave giapponese in zona.
Non ho elementi per ritenere doveroso ritirarsi e giocherò (come detto dall'inizio) in modo relativamente storico, per quanto le mie modeste conoscenze permettano. Non vedo perché lasciare Rabaul senza combattere. Anzi, se ne avrò la possibilità invierò rinforzi. Ho deciso di giocare così.
Poiché anzi, a Port Moresby non ho abbastanza punto supporto e i lavori vanno a rilento, sblocco anche il 2nd RAN Base Force e dico di prepararsi a futuro sbarco anfibio (poiché il porto è piccolo, ancora 1, penso che lo sbarco anfibio sia cosa più saggia).

A Rangoon, poiché temo ulteriori attacchi aerei, setto le 3 squadriglie in sweep, una a 20k, una a 15k, una a 10k.
Metto una quota in train e una quota in rest. Quindi, spero di non stancare troppo i piloti, per ora. A Moulmein ordino a 1 battaglione e un reggimento di andare a Rangoon, poiché fanno parte della 1st Burma Division, che intendo ricostruire per difendere la città. A Moulmein lascio forze minori, solo per rallentarlo.

Singapore: qui invece decido di ritirarmi, poiché non ha più senso difendere aeroporti danneggiati e con quasi più aerei. Quindi siamo in ritirata dovunque verso Manila.

2 Gennaio 1942
Inizia una battaglia tra 4 BB e 2 ML a Singapore.
E' solo il preludio di un bombardamento notturno su Singapore.


Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

142 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 37, on fire
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

BB Hyuga firing at Singapore Fortress
Singapore Fortress firing at BB Hyuga
BB Ise firing at Singapore Fortress
Singapore Fortress firing at BB Ise
BB Fuso firing at Singapore Fortress
BB Nagato firing at Singapore Fortress

Non mi convince questa mossa dei Giapponesi. La Hyuga è pesantemente colpita. Inoltre, per fortuna loro non sono incappate nel mio campo minato, poiché avevo minato il porto (ma forse si sono posizionate a distanza, non lo so).

Il giorno dopo, le 4 bb affondano il PG Herald.

Ma i danni alle BB sono evidenti.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Ise, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, on fire

Allied Ships
ML No. 310, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML No. 311, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages ML No. 310 at 23,000 yards
BB Fuso engages ML No. 311 at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
BB Nagato engages ML No. 311 at 20,000 yards
BB Fuso engages ML No. 311 at 20,000 yards
BB Nagato engages ML No. 311 at 20,000 yards
Yano, Hideo* orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Nagato engages ML No. 311 at 18,000 yards
ML No. 311 sunk by BB Fuso at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages ML No. 310 at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
ML No. 310 sunk by BB Hyuga at 23,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85, Range 28,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Ise, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, on fire

Allied Ships
AM Ballarat
AM Toowoomba

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
BB Fuso engages AM Ballarat at 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Ise, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
PG Herald, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
BB Hyuga collides with BB Fuso at 51 , 85
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages PG Herald at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages PG Herald at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
PG Herald sunk by BB Fuso at 9,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


A Soerabaia una battaglia aerea.

Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 18
B5N1 Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 7

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 4
CW-21B Demon x 6
75A-7 Hawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AGP Eridanus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

Vinco 2 battaglie in Cina, in difesa in terreni accidentati e in montagna.
I giapponesi silurano un altro paio di TK, devo mandare dei DD a Palmyra e a PagoPago per difendere meglio.
Cade Iba.

A Mare Island escono dai cantieri navali 4 AG.
A Seattle invece escono 4 ACM, preziosi per i campi minati.

A Singapore, ordino a tutti i bombardieri navali aerosiluranti di armare siluri e attaccare le 4 BB che hanno bombardato la notte precedente. Saranno scortati da tutti i caccia disponibili alla stessa altezza, 6k.

A Perth viene ricostruita la 13th Brigade.

A Pago Pago siamo messi bene, inizia a essere una base discretamente difesa.


Wake: i giapponesi stanno sbarcando e non ho supplies. I marines reggono al primo scontro, ma sono perduti se non intervengo. Decido anche qui di non abbandonare il campo. Per quanto rischioso, faccio partire due TF da battaglia, con ciascuna 1 CA+1Cl+ 4DD per andare a cercare lo scontro a Wake. Faccio andare dietro anche un AG già carico di supplies che faccio dirottare da Midway e mando 3dd a incontrarlo per scortare i supplies.
Da Seattle, dall'altra parte del mondo, faccio partire l'unica BB operativa, la Warspite, con 4DD di scorta, che sarà incontrata a mezza strada da altre navi da guerra (CA e CL) in partenza dalla west coast, direzione Wake.
Arriveremo in tempo?

 

La missione di Sweep è puramente offensiva, non ha a che fare con la difesa.

 

a volte i report sballinano, o forse lui vuole coprire le BB , con la mini KB

capita , a volte le squadriglie vanno per i cavoli loro

Ricorda che Rangoon non ci arrivi via mare con le BB
Port Blair , fai bene, coprila, è il centro della guerra.
Port Moresby dipende dal giapponese, se la vuole a tutti i costi la prende, sicuramente se la riempi lo distrai/rallenti, ma poi quello che ci porti è perso, soprattutto se ci mette la KB in copertura della zona e te la bombarda dal mare.
In ogni caso se vuoi portare BF a PM ti conviene la BF della Tasmania, costa pochi PP in inter army australiano.

 

Bombardare Singapore dal mare è follia, infatti...
Occhio che non sempre vedi dal report se sue navi colpiscono delle mine, devi leggere il combat report; dico così perchè vedo che la BB Ise ha heavy damage sembra senza aver subito cannonate.

 

Lasciamo perdere la divina commedia ho trovato cosa leggere prima di dormire ( in verità non dormo chiudo solo gli occhi e penso alle missioni future )

 

ecco perchè!
non me lo sapevo spiegare, infatti.
beh, allora ho fatto bene a minare (ulteriormente).
avevo letto che Singapore dal mare era molto difficile da attaccare, per questo non ho lasciato navi in difesa, fidando nelle batterie costiere e nelle mine.
quando posso vado a leggere meglio il combat report, ma non è già quello che ho postato sopra?

 

I tuoi report cominciano ad essere paurosamente professionali,sara' merito del CDC?

 

Si, quello è il report del bombardamento.
Scorrendolo tutto magari trovi il report dell'urto con la mina.

 

Lirio impegnato in un PBeM a WitP-AE! Chi l'avrebbe mai detto?
Vai Lirio, da (ex) giocatore alleato tifo per te!

 

Sarei onorato di averti come prestigioso SM nel mio CDC.

3 gennaio 1942

Sommergibili a Palmyra.
Sommergibili a Sydney
Sommergibili giapponesi sulla west coast.

Sono il problema principale, per ora.
Non so come trovare abbastanza ASW.
Faccio il possibile ovunque, se non altro se ne è andato da PH, dopo che avevo scatenato tutta la flotta a combatterli.

 

4 gennaio 1942

Attacchi giapponesi feroci nelle filippine, sbarca ovunque.
A Suva, attacchi sommergibili Giapponesi.

Il supremo comando alleato, nella persona del Con. Gen. Lirio, decide l'operazione segreta:
Catorcio Selvaggio

Catorcio selvaggio: respingere l'invasione nemica a Wake.
Il giapponese è troppo fiducioso nel fatto che io lasci perdere le conquiste storiche sicure, tra cui Wake.
Si sbaglia.
Poichè i marines stanno difendendosi da un paio di giorni coi denti, e i trasporti nemici sono stati colpiti dalle batterie costiere, siamo senza supplies, ma il nemico non è sbarcato in forze, ci ha sottovalutato.
Lasciare andare Wake è la scelta più logica.
Io faccio quella illogica.
Wake è la mia priorità attuale.
Decido di mandare rinforzi di supplies, scortati da 3DD.
Ordino a sommergibili di prepararsi per Wake, e cerco tutto ciò che ho da mandare.
Ho libero solo il 34th Inf. Reg. non pronto per uno sbarco anfibio.
Non importa.
Ordino di salire sulle uniche 2 navi AP disponibili a PH.
Non bastano per caricare tutto il reggimento: non importa, non abbiamo scelta.
Si parte, direzione Wake.

A Port Moresby, preparo due flotte australiane e miste alleate.
Si tratta dei RAN Cruisers, con il CA Camberra, CL Perth e 2 DD.
E poi la Darwin Battle Fleet, con CA Houston, Cl Marbelhead, CL Boise + 4 DD.
Da Sydney si prepare il CA Pensacola, il CA Australia, il CL Adelaide + 1DD che andrà a fondersi nelle due TF sopra scelte.
Non basterà se arriva con le portaerei, se arriva con navi da battaglia, io cercherò lo scontro.
Perchè?
Perchè i conigli giocano così, non scappano, lasciando i nostri fanti indifesi.

Da Perth mando il CL Danae, il CL Dragon, il CL Durban + 3 DD di scorta.
La Prince Of Wales è sfuggita all'assedio di singapore e ora viaggia con 4 DD di scorta a 8 nodi in direzione Sydeny, dopo scalo a Perth.

Le 2 TF Giapponesi con le CV non so più dove sono.
Questo è un problema, erano nel mar di Giava e nel Makassar Street l'ultima volta.
Dove andranno ora?

 

5 gennaio 1942

L'azzardo di Wake per ora ci arride.
incredibilmente, le difese costiere ingaggiano da 7.000 yards la flotta da sbarco nemica, un CL e altre navi scorta pare siano dileguate, e 2AK sono in fiamme.

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shinwa Maru, on fire

5in CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nittai Maru at 7,000 yards

Le forze giapponesi sbarcate sono deboli e non riescono a superare la difesa dei marines.

Birmania
Iniziano gli attacchi aerei su Moulmein, ma eravano pronti.
Mi pare stia andando bene, per ora.

Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 15
Buffalo I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
6 planes vectored on to bombers
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

Cade Manado!
Attacca Rabaul.
Li avevamo avvistati dai catalina il giorno prima, ora ci sono addosso.
A Port Moresby ho fatto tutto il possibile per creare una difesa: basterà?
Intanto, una flotta con il 3rd Marine Defence Battalion è a un giorno di viaggio da Port Moresby.
Sto preparando altri rinforzi, ma arriveranno in tempo o la strada sarà già chiusa?



Il problema è che abbiamo 3 flotte nemiche a Rabaul.


Una di queste 3 mi preoccupa molto.


Operazione Catorcio Selvaggio

A Wake, la situazione è questa.





Infine, il teatro cinese.
A nord.


Al Centro.


Al Sud.


Infine, Singapore.


Ho lasciato passare la TF di portaerei davanti a Batavia, ritirando le mie flotte. Ora, riparto con i trasporti.
1 Convoglio con 22k supplies e 1 convoglio con 6k supplies partono da Colombo, direzione Singapore.

La perla non cadrà facilmente, questo sia chiaro.

 

Temo che PM non riuscirai a tenerla , se ci sbatte i betty e zero a rabul è finita , upgrada l'aereoporto lvl 4 in una settimana e via , non mi aspettavo daniel invadesse cosi presto rabul , a Wake Island stai attento , dalle Marshall pososno partire i Betty ( c'è già una squadriglia all'inizio ) e silurarti le navi a Wake ( sempre se ti ha bombardato l'aereoporto con i caccia sopra ) , comunque al prossimo turno tieni d'occhio la KB se scompare dalla zona vuol dire che sta andando a nord.

 

ma se la KB va a sud verso PM ti fredda il tuo battaglione finchè è ancora in mare

 

Troppo buono! Io sono ancora un niubbo a WitP-AE e poco adatto a dare suggerimenti validi.
Comunque apprezzo il tuo stile intraprendente e fiducioso! Ti auguro di mandare all'aria la tabella di marcia del tuo avversario a Wake.

Tieni duro a Singapore! Per esperienza ti dico che si può fare! (immaginalo pronunciato à la Frankenstein Jr. ... ed anche con un grado di scientificità paragonabile al suddetto film)

 

Non c'è più religione.
(LL, Lirio Lettore, cade un mito...)

Detto, fatto.





Ci manca solo che un giorno giochi da Giappo gestendo la ricerca e poi abbiamo visto tutto! - pensò qualcuno nel CDC.
Stay Tuned.

 

LA BEFANA DEL 1942

Nel giorno della befana del 42, i giapponesi attaccano Rabaul.
Erano davvero portaerei, sicuramente una grossa squadra navale con portaerei sopra rabaul.
A Pago Pago voglio costruire una importante base, sto portando rinforzi e siamo a 2 di forti.
I giapponesi affondano naviglio alleato coi sommergibili un pò dovunque.
La situazione a Wake è preoccupante, come si vede una flotta di superficie giapponese blocca i nostri rifornimenti.



Sopratutto i rifornimenti dei marines, impegnati in battaglia con i giapponesi sbarcati, sono a zero.
Faccio partire dei sommergibili con missione trasporto.

Intanto, consolido i porti in Alaska e in Canada, rinforzando le difese.


Nella foto, batterie di bofors in addestramento.

 

7 gennaio 1942

Il primo mese di guerra.


Il Con. Gen. Lirio espone la situazione al CDC e chiede un parere sull'andamento della guerra nel primo difficile mese, dati alla mano.

SITUAZIONE
Distrutto dai giapponesi l'AG Antares diretto a Wake, nel disperato tentativo di portare supplies, era l'unica nave già carica di rifornimenti. La squadra navale giapponese costituisce un blocco insuperabile.
Si decide, quindi, che va distrutta, altrimenti l'isola di Wake è perduta.
Si prepara un piano in due fasi, di cui diremo dopo.

Vengono affondati ak a Darwin da sub giapponesi e anche una TK nelle isole Fiji.

A Aden, fondo due reggimenti e formo la 7th armoured brigade.
Viene subito preparata per andare di corsa a Rangoon, abbiamo bisogno come il pane di blindati e corazzati.

BIRMANIA
Parte il Rangoon Express, una convoglio di trasporti scortato dal CA exeter, CL Hobart, 1 DD, 1 PG, che porta artiglieria antiaeree e artiglieria anticarro a Rangoon.
Sempre a rangoon, inizia lo sbarco del 6th heavy artillery AA.
A Port Blair, inizia a fatica lo sbarco anfibio della 18th Division.
Il comando alleato ritiene opportuno portare una intera divisione a Port Blair, è noto a tutti che, come insegna un SM, la guerra di vince alle Andamane.
Il convoglio è denominato Port Blair Express.

WEST COAST
A Seattle, si forma la TF Colorado, con 4 DD di scorta.
Ordino alla CA Indianapolis e al CL Raleigh di unirsi alla TF Colorado, insieme ad altri DD di scorta.
La direzione è PH, per poi andare a Wake.
Strategicamente, il comando alleato ha un solo nome in testa, ora: WAKE.

PORT MORESBY


Una grossa formazione di Portaerei, Rabaul sta per cadere.
Non abbiamo modo di portare rinforzi.



Tutto il settore dipende ormai dalla difesa di Port Moresby


Abbiamo rischiato e stiamo scaricando il battaglione dei marines.
Tutte le navi scaricano rifornimenti alla massima velocità, sperando che la flotta giapponese non attacchi domani.
La difesa di Port Moresby è comunque discreta, a parere del comando alleato.
In ogni caso, di più non si poteva fare.


HAWAI
IL CA Portland con il CA NOrthampton, e 2 DD partono in una TF da battaglia per Wake.
Dalla West Coast si uniranno da San Francisco il CA Chester, il CA Chicago, oltre a 2DD di scorta alla BB Colorado.
Da San Diego si uniranno alle Hawaii il CA Conisville il CL Trenton e 2DD di scorta.
La BB Warspite si unisce alle 2 flotte indirezione Wake.
Sempre da PH partono 3 AM che seguono il 3rd transport fleet per Wake, con il reggimento di fanteria a bordo, caricato in fretta a e furia e a ranghi incompleti: non c'è tempo per aspettare navi trasporto dall'australia.
Altri 2 AM seguono, scorteranno il convoglio trasporti.
L'idea è fornire un minimo di supporto con cannoni navali e un minimo di anti sommergibili, non abbiamo di meglio.
Perfino da Pago Pago, ordino a tre trasporti di salpare, direzione Wake.

WAKE
3 SS scaricano rifornimenti, passando il blocco giapponese, e portando disperati rinforzi ai marines disperati senza cibo e munizioni.
Altri 2 SS arriveranno a breve per scaricare un minimo di rifornimenti, quanto basta si spera per sopravvivere all'attacco giapponese e attendere i rinforzi del reggimento in viaggio per mare.

Ma, come detto, tutto dipende dalla rimozione del blocco navale della TF da battaglia giapponese.

Tutto è pronto per la battaglia di Wake.


L'idea alleata è semplice, e rischiosa.
Ho deciso di mandare avanti i trasporti sperando di riuscire a rinforzare l'isola, ma i giapponesi hanno affondato un AK e un AG.
Però, ora sono in zona, e sappiamo dove sono.
Forse, loro non sospettano che non una ma due TF da battaglia americane sono lanciate a tutta forza in battaglia, con ordine di attaccare, sopportando alto rischio e con comandanti competenti e aggressivi.

Dobbiamo liberare il blocco navale a Wake.
Dobbiamo rischiare la flotta navale delle Hawaii.
Non sappiamo con esattezza molto del nemico, se non i rapporti delle battaglie precedenti, perché non abbiamo ricognitori aerei in questa parte dell'oceano.


Ma il dado è tratto.
Le due flotte da battaglia hanno l'ordine di incrociare la squadra navale giapponese e attaccare.
Perché ho spezzato in due le forze?
L'idea è:
1) non so se molte navi in una stessa TF siano efficienti
2) per riunirle avrei perso tempo, almeno un giorno, poiché le navi non erano tutte in porto a PH ma alcune erano in nave
3) con due flotte da battaglia ho più possibilità di trovare i giapponesi, se pattuglio zone di mare non coincidenti

Ordino quindi a tutti gli idrovolanti dai ponti degli incrociatori pesanti e leggeri di alzarsi in volo, direzione ovest, nel raggio di mare dove supponiamo sia la squadra navale giapponese.

Questa operazione segreta è chiamata in codice: OPERAZIONE BIC.
I giapponesi saranno attaccati da due squadre navali a distanza (si calcola) di poche ore.
La prima lama solleva il pelo, la seconda lo taglia.

Inizia la battaglia di WAKE.

 

La difesa di PM non si può definire discreta se non supera i 500 AV e fort lvl 3 , attualmente la può prendere ancora con facilità , ma comunque non lo può più fare con le unità navali nei dintorni e deve per forza inviare una divisione , quindi hai ancora tempo per aumentare la difesa , riguardo alle sue CV sicuramente avrà visto le tue navi da sbarco , se è furbo viene ad affondarti tutto , riguardo a Wake peccato che non hai le tue di CV in quella zona avresti fatto un mordi e fuggi abbastanza dannoso alla flotta nipponica, dove sono attualmente?

 

OPERAZIONE BIC
(La battaglia di Wake, 7 gennaio 1942)


Questo è quello che sapevamo delle forze nemiche:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 140,98, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Katori
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
AG Antares, Shell hits 28, heavy fires, heavy damage

Poor visibility due to Rain with 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 82% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 6,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 6,000 yards
CL Katori engages AG Antares at 6,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages AG Antares at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages AG Antares at 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages AG Antares at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 8,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages AG Antares at 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages AG Antares at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 10,000 yards
CL Katori engages AG Antares at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 9,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages AG Antares at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
CL Yubari engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages AG Antares at 12,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


Quindi, sappiamo cosa incontreremo la notte del 7 gennaio.
Inizia la battaglia, furibonda.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 07, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 138,98, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari, Shell hits 8, on fire
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Oite, Shell hits 1
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
CL Detroit
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Patterson, Shell hits 2
DD Preston, Shell hits 1
DD Cassin, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Downes, Shell hits 1

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% 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
CL Yubari launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta fires at CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CL Yubari fires at DD Downes at 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta fires at DD Cassin at 11,000 yards
CL Yubari fires at DD Preston at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Cassin at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Ralph Talbot at 11,000 yards
DD Mutsuki launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Downes at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 9,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Tatsuta at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL Detroit at 8,000 yards
DD Downes engages DD Hayate at 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 6,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Downes at 6,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Hayate at 6,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mochizuki at 6,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Cassin at 6,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 6,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mutsuki at 6,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Cassin at 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Cassin at 6,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 6,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Cassin at 6,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Patterson at 6,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Downes at 6,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 6,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Yayoi at 6,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Downes at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
DD Downes engages DD Yayoi at 8,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Katori at 8,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hayate at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Mutsuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Downes at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Cassin at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Preston at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 8,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Tenryu at 8,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Preston at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Preston at 8,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Downes at 8,000 yards
DD Downes engages DD Mutsuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Downes at 10,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Oite at 10,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Cassin at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Preston at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Preston at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Cassin at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Downes engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Preston at 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Cassin at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Preston at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Preston at 9,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Cassin at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL Detroit at 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tenryu at 10,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Cassin at 10,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Preston at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Preston at 10,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Yayoi at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Downes at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Cassin at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Cassin engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
Owada, Noburu orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


Secondo scontro.



Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,98, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 3
CL Detroit
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Preston, on fire

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% 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
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hayate at 11,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Kisaragi at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 12,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tatsuta at 12,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hayate at 12,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Preston at 10,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Oite at 10,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Oite at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hayate at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Hayate at 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 7,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Preston at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 11,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Oite at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Preston at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kisaragi at 11,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Mutsuki at 11,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 11,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Preston at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Minneapolis at 9,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tatsuta at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Preston at 9,000 yards
DD Preston engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
Conolly, Richard L. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

TERZO SCONTRO NAVALE

ight Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
CL Detroit
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1
DD Patterson, heavy fires

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% 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
Conolly, Richard L. crosses the 'T'
CL Detroit engages CL Katori at 11,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Ralph Talbot at 11,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kisaragi at 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 11,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hayate at 11,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kisaragi at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Katori at 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Katori at 7,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 6,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Patterson at 6,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Ralph Talbot at 6,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 6,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Ralph Talbot at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tenryu at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages CL Detroit at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
CL Katori engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 7,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Tatsuta at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hayate at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA Minneapolis at 7,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Patterson at 7,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hayate at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Yayoi at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Detroit engages CL Yubari at 9,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
Conolly, Richard L. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages CL Yubari at 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Detroit at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Patterson at 11,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hayate at 11,000 yards
CA Minneapolis engages DD Mutsuki at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

4° SCONTRO NAVALE

Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,99, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari, and is sunk
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Helena
DD Phelps
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Sands

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% 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
CL Tatsuta engages CA San Francisco at 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CL Helena at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Phelps engages CL Tenryu at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Humphreys at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Helena at 11,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Sands at 11,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Humphreys at 11,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Yayoi at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Helena at 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tenryu at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Oite at 10,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Sands at 10,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA San Francisco at 8,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tenryu at 8,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 8,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Hayate at 8,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Oite at 8,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Yayoi at 8,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Sands at 8,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Mutsuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 9,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Yayoi at 9,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Kisaragi at 9,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Litchfield at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tenryu at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Yayoi at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Phelps at 10,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Yayoi at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tenryu at 6,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Yayoi at 6,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Oite at 6,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Litchfield at 6,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Sands at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hayate at 7,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Yayoi at 7,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Mochizuki at 7,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Phelps at 7,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages CA San Francisco at 6,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Hayate at 6,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Oite at 6,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Mochizuki at 6,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 6,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Mutsuki at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tenryu at 10,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Yayoi at 10,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

5° SCONTRO NAVALE

Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Tatsuta
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, on fire
DD Mochizuki, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
DD Hayate, on fire

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Helena
DD Phelps
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Sands

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% 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
CL Tenryu engages CA San Francisco at 11,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Sands at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Humphreys at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Litchfield at 11,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Phelps at 11,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Tatsuta
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, on fire
DD Mochizuki, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
DD Hayate, on fire

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Helena
DD Phelps
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Sands

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat


SI CONTINUA DI GIORNO, 6° SCONTRO


Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 139,99, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 10, heavy fires
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Helena
DD Phelps
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Sands

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA San Francisco at 21,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mutsuki at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Hayate at 15,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Humphreys at 15,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Hayate at 15,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hayate at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 12,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hayate at 12,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Hayate at 12,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Hayate at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Sands at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Humphreys at 10,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA San Francisco at 7,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 7,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Humphreys at 10,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Litchfield at 10,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CL Helena at 13,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Hayate at 13,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 13,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Hayate at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 17,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 17,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Oite at 17,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mutsuki at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 23,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Hayate at 23,000 yards
Task forces break off...


IN PIENO GIORNO, 7° SCONTRO



Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 138,101, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1
DD Yayoi
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Helena
DD Phelps
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Sands

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
CL Helena engages DD Oite at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Hayate at 16,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Sands at 16,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Kisaragi at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 14,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Hayate at 14,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Oite at 14,000 yards
DD Humphreys engages DD Oite at 14,000 yards
DD Litchfield engages DD Oite at 14,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Mutsuki at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 10,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Hayate at 10,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Yayoi at 10,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Kisaragi at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Tatsuta at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Yayoi at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Yayoi at 7,000 yards
CL Tatsuta engages CA San Francisco at 7,000 yards
CL Helena engages CL Tatsuta at 7,000 yards
DD Sands engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Litchfield at 7,000 yards
DD Phelps engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
McMorris, Chas H. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

RESOCONTO DELLA BATTAGLIA

La prima vera battaglia navale della guerra del pacifico tra flotte di superficie segna una netta e chiara vittoria alleata.
L'operazione BIC funziona perfettamente.
Le due flotte da battaglia attaccano separatamente e in più attacchi le navi giapponesi.
Dei 4 CL giapponesi, risultano duramente colpiti tutte le navi.
Numerosi DD di scorta giapponesi sono parimenti colpiti.
Nelle navi alleate, solo i DD di scorta sono duramente colpite nella battaglia, ma nessuna delle navi da guerra principali, nè incrociatori pesanti, nè incrociatori leggeri risulta danneggiato in modo significativo.
Alla fine della lunga notte e giornata di intensi combattimenti, la flotta giapponese batte in ritirata, perdendo certamente un paio di incrociatori.
Il blocco navale per Wake è stato liberato.
Gli alleati, dopo un mese di continue sconfitte, segnano per la prima volta un punto importante, di valore strategico.
I sogni di conquista dell'isola di Wake del nemico sono infranti, per ora.
L'isola di Wake resterà nelle mani alleate, se i rinforzi arriveranno prima della sicura reazione giapponese.
In ogni caso, i giapponesi ora sanno di trovarsi di fronte un avversario per nulla sconfitto.
Al comando generale si invia dalla prima squadra navale un messaggio sintetico: squadra navale nemica in ritirata. Stop. Proseguiamo all'inseguimento. Stop. Tre DD gravemente danneggiati scortati rientrano a PH. Stop. Navi nemiche in fiamme al tramonto. Stop. Almeno due incrociatori nemici affondati. Stop. Vittoria. Stop.