Second
battle of the day.
Another IJN vs German battle, but this time,
the German fleet commanded by Castor; consist of a mixture of German and French
warships.
Dice roll off and "kill the
flagship" chosen and IJN being the attacking force.
Combatant: German
BB Ryan – Bretagne Class
BB Rianne – Bretagne Class
CA Anna – Duquesne Class
CA Conda – Duquesne Class
CL Spielberg – Emden Class
CL Iceberg – Leipzig Class
CL Schuberg – Nurnberg Class
TP LePhew 1 to 4 - La Melpomene Class
TP Daspoo 1 to 6 – T1 1935 Class
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Combatant: IJN
CA Maya – Flagship
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Agano
CL Noshiro
DD 6 – Akitsuki, Fuyutsuki, Hanatsuki,
Harutsuki, Hatsusuki and Natsuzuki.
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Deployment,
Air Strike & Submarine Attack
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| German Deployment |
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| IJN Deployment |
IJN brought in their submarines and all
missed their targets.
No planes were involved in this battle.
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| Overview With Castor Showing The 'V' |
Turn 1
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| Turn 1 Overview. German on the left while IJN on the right |
The German pressed forward with majority of
its ships heading towards IJN's undefended left flank.
Timely shots caused rudder damage to CA
Mogami. No casualties were reported.
Turn 2
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| Rudder damaged on CA Mogami causes it to collide with the landmass |
German fleet divided its fleet into 2 groups,
maneuvering both flanks, pressing forward to IJN's location.
IJN maintained its position with its cruisers
holding and sweeping between the flanks and remained its 2 groups of DDs at the
landmasses.
Sustained rudder damage to CA Mogami,
causes it to collide with the landmass and will remain there till its destruction.
Turn 3
Sitting out in the open and taking damage
from the previous 2 turns, CA Mogami was soon destroyed. German torpedo boat,
TB LePhew 2 was also destroyed in this turn
Turn 4
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| Torpedoes marked with white pointy thing |
The IJN right flank formation consists of a
CL and 3 DDs managed to break thru the German formation and had maneuvered
within range to launch its torpedoes.
Subsequent engagement saw the destruction of
5 German ships; all torpedo boats, while IJN suffered the lost of DD Hatsuzuki.
5 torpedoes were launched this turn; 2 by IJN
while 3 from German, resulted to the sinking of CA Anna.
Turn 5
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| Lone IJN DD lingering at German center formation |
This turn saw a second wave of IJN CL and 3 DDs
formation heading towards IJN's right flank, while most of the German fleet
took shelter behind the landmasses and having its heavier warships sweeping the
center. A lone IJN DD maneuvered towards the German center formation.
Before meeting its demise, CL Noshiro managed
to fire its torpedo, to no avail. Other casualty resulting from the gun battle
includes Schuberg.
Turn 6
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| Lingering DD still there~~!! |
During this turn saw heavy casualties on the
IJN side; CL Agano, DD Akitsuki and DD Natsuzuki (the lingering lone DD within the German center formation).
An IJN torpedo managed to penetrate the hull
of BB Ryan causing major flooding.
Turn 7
As IJN ships one after another meeting their
demise and continued pressure from the surviving German ships, still aplenty,
both CA Mikuma and CA Maya moved further away.
Both DD Hanasuki and DD Harusuki were destroyed
by German gun fire.
Turn 8
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| German flagship, BB Ryan, located at far right |
German torpedo boats had passed the central
landmasses at IJN's right flank. It's bigger warships are now aligned at the
center of the battle area. Their flagship, crippled, retreated behind the
German lines.
However, timely shots from CA Mikuma managed
to sink BB Ryan from the distance, forcing the Germans to retreat from battle.
An IJN win at a great cost.
