Mini League: Game Day 6 - YS Oon vs Eric

Today's battle witness the importance of smoke deployment in battle as a deterrent and masking of own warships. Somehow or another, the IJN forces were unable to overcome it and resulted to its defeat at the hand of the British. 

Game day 6 involving the British fleet pitted against IJN forces in a "kill the flagship" scenario and having IJN as the attacker, yet again. 

This battle also oversaw a predominant destroyer actions and having heavier warships taking the back seat.

Combatant: British HMS Kent - Flagship HMS Berwick HMS Cumberland HMS Leander HMS Glouchester HMS Liverpool HMS Manchester HMS Edinburgh HMS Belfast HMS Zulu HMS Cossack HMS Eskimo HMS Jaguar HMS Jackal HMS Nepal HMS Scorpion HMS Shark HMS Wizard

Combatant: IJN CA Maya – Flagship CA Mogami CA Mikuma CL Agano CL Noshiro DD 6 – Akitsuki, Fuyutsuki, Hanatsuki, Harutsuki, Hatsusuki and Natsuzuki

IJN Deployment

USN Deployment

Deployment, Air Strike & Submarine Attack

Submarine attacks were called in by IJN, however, all of it were intercepted. 

Turn 1 

Turn 1 IJN

The British maneuvered in deep formation with its cruisers facing broadside and having its destroyers deploying smokes.

Turn 1 British

IJN heavy cruisers plotted their way on a cascading formation heading backwards.

Resulting gun battle recorded a severely crippled CL Noshiro. 

No casualties recorded in this turn.

Turn 2

Turn 2 Overview

Furious gun shots continued from both side with British forces deploying smoke markers while IJN fleet looking for gaps within those deployed smokes. 

CL Noshiro sunk due to failed flood control.

Turn 3

Top: British Destroyers Continuous Laying Smoke Markers

British continued their deep formation and inches forward while constantly deploying a thick wall of smokes.

Constant gun battle took its toll with the British losing HMS Scorpion, HMS Cossack, HMS Shark and HMS Nepal.

Over at the IJN side, the casualties include DD Hatsutsuki and DD Akitsuki.

Turn 4

British Destroyers Retreating Behind The Cruisers

As the battle continues, the IJN fleet coupled by its futile attempt to pierce the British smoke deployment and lack of maneuverability, compounded to the IJN woes as warships after warships were taken out by British fleet.

IJN fatalities were DD Natsuzuki, DD Harutsuki, DD Hanatsuki and CL Agano. 

No casualties recorded on the British side.

Turn 5

Having lost all options and majority of its ships destoryed, IJN called in their 2nd submarine attacks. 

The resulting attacks saw penetrating hit to HMS Kent (flagship) causing flooding. However no celebration on the IJN side as the British naval crew being efficiently enough to stop the flooding from spiraling out of control.

IJN withdrew from the engagement and handling a British victory.