Mini League: Game Day 9 - Heng vs YS Oon

Game day 9 showdown saw the Kriegmarine of Hyiktsay against YS Oon's Royal Navy. 

As it only seem fit, "kill the flagship" scenario was chosen and having Hyiktsay as the attacking force.

Somehow or another, it became Kill The Lutzow instead

Combatant: German CA Prinz Eugen - Flagship CA Admiral Hipper CA Blucher CA Lutzow CL Koln DD 5 - Z31, Z32, Z33, Z34 and Z37

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

Deployment, Air Strike & Submarine Attack

British Deployment

The British fleet deployed a more traditional strategy having all ships in the same line - all ships broadside facing the Kriegmarine.

KM Deployment

The German on the other hand, divided its fleet into 2 group, having the heavy cruisers at the back and placing its lighter ships upfront covered by the landmass.

Overview

The German launched their submarine attacks and having 3 of it intercepted by British fleet. All remaining submarine missed their targets.

Turn 1

Turn 1 KM

The British fleet inches forwards and remained in formation while having its destroyers deploying smokes.

The German heavy cruisers remained fairly in their position, maintaining their superior range advantage. It's lighter warships plotted their advancement while positioning behind landmass cover.

Turn 1 British with its destroyers laying smoke

Superior range advantage saw HMS Jaguar sank by German gun fire.

Over at British side, numerous gun advantage proved ineffective mainly due to extreme range and it's guns missing the targets. 

Targets = CA Lutzow

Turn 2

The German lighter warships have peeked thru the landmass in full view of the British cruisers. On the other hand, British destroyers plotted their way astern to safely behind its cruisers.

Resulting gun battle saw Z33 destroyed. 

Among other damages saw CA Koln sustained heavy damages.

Turn 3

British fleet continued their advancement while maintaining their line formation with German destroyers charging in to no avail.

The end result of such action saw all remaining 4 German destroyers and CA Koln perished to the abyss while the British suffered the destruction of HMS Eskimo. 

4 German torpedoes were launched - none were able to reach their targets.

Turn 4

View from British fleet

Only having German cruisers left in the battle, British fleet continued their advancement. Shots were fired to no avail attributing to extreme range issues. 

CA Lutzow still unscattered

No casualties recorded from both side.

Turn 5

Landmass forced the British fleet to split into 2 flanks

German called in their 2nd submarine attacks and only noteworthy hit recorded on HMS Cumberland - causing flooding and subsequently contained - much to the despair of German forces. 

By now, German fleet is at the right edge of their starting point and decided to flee 3 of its cruiser from battle. Remained behind was CA Lutzow - coming short on movement points.

As British forces closes in the gap, long range shots pounded CA Lutzow, dealing some damages.

Turn 6

View from CA Lutzow

With nothing else to fight for, CA Lutzow retreats to the horizon.