August 11, 1100 hours:
It was a very peaceful morning in the open
seas. I even had time for coffee and some toast, right before the Chief walks in and started yelling at
everyone for their slumber. Well can’t blame him, we are in the middle of enemy
territory.
Then again, ever since the incidence outside
Tobruk; he had been very particular with our readiness and discipline. Perhaps
the uneventful torpedo hit by the Italians does leave a mark on us permanently.
Its been hours sitting on the deck, not a
single enemy fighter plane, not even one warship, NOTHING~~!!
Excerpt from a seaman aboard HMS Phoebe. – Meeting its end few hours later, on a contra to its real service history.
A
very peaceful 1st phrase of the campaign - no sight of the Axis anywhere~~!!
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Post August 11, 1400 Hours
As Admiral Hyiktsay disembarks
from the flagship Scharnhorst, a reporter from Panzerschiffe asked the
following question: I heard that 2 British ships were sunk and we had 3
destroyers sink. Is that true? How will it affect our morale?
"While our force engagement was a minor lost, we
were able to cripple and damage their main fleet, which will slow their
progress towards Malta, and bear in mind that our objectives is to prevent them
from reaching at all cost so that our Fuhrer vision and Third Reich will
continue forever!!
HEIL HITLER~~~!!!"
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HMS
Rodney - Nelson class Battleship.
In Mediterranean service camouflage
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Transmission begins: Vice Admiral Eric Lew,
report casualties and state confidence level of achieving mission.
"Dear Sirs, on August 11, 1400 hours, we
were attacked by the combined arms of the Axis forces, consisting of various
fighter planes, warships and submarines.
Along with Vice Admiral YS Oon, we decided to
divide our fighter planes to provide combat air patrol to our fleet, while our
torpedo bombers were sent to hunt down the Axis warships.
As we scramble to aim our anti-air guns onto
the approaching Axis air assault, however, they still managed to find their
mark onto our warships, Force X, damaging both HMS Nigeria and HMS Kenya;
puncturing the deck and causing severe listing to the later. With our superior
crew expertise, we managed to contain it and sail on.
Soon later, Force Z managed to detect the
incoming submarines patrolling the area. Among the waves of torpedoes, HMS
Eagle, an aircraft carrier, was squarely hit. The damaged caused fire to
breakout but thankfully, the crew managed to contain the fire before it is able
to spread and create more harm.
In the middle of the jumble, Force Z at the
lead role, encountered a fleet of Kreigsmarine Mediterranean Raiders, lead by
the battleship Scharnhorst, consisting of 9 warships, fierce surface battle
ensured.
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Scharnhorst
Class Battle Cruiser
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The skirmish lasted about 20 minutes before
they withdrew from combat. Despite that, we suffer the loss of HMS Phoebe, a
CLAA Cruiser, and suffering damages to destroyer HMS Tartar.
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| Kreigsmarine Formation |
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| Royal Navy - Force Z Formation |
Despite the loss, we were able to sink both
cruiser Leipzig and Z15 destroyer, and hence, successfully reducing the German
naval power in the area. Only time will tell exactly when we will meet them,
this time, we are more than ready.
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| Force Z charging into Kreigsmarine formation |
After several super structure repairs on the
damaged ships, the convoy continues its journey.
Both Vice Admiral YS Oon and I believe that
the convoy will succeed in delivering the cargos and reinforce Malta."
Stepping out from the
Regia Aeronautica office, Comandante David was swamped by a journalist from La
Scala Aero. The question was simply: Was our air force superior?
“Si, si, mucho presto superior. After all, we
eat spaghetti, they don't.”
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