Eastern Australia, the Forces Bombarding Cairns
They Key to my line in Burma is contesting in the air, the airfield at Akyab in the one of the two linchpins. The second linchpin is sea transport moving supplies 20,000 per convoy to keep the forces in supply as the roads can't keep up.
Japanese forces have been unable to break through in the air so it was just a matter of time until their surface fleet was committed. The BB Valiant will later be sunk by unknown Japanese submarine forces after the battle. However after Admiral Sir James Somerville victory Japanese surface forces have not returned.....
There were MTB forces guarding the port but as the Japanese forces did not get in range to bombard they were never brought into play.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 8,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 9, on fire
BB Ise, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 8, on fire
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2
DD Amatsukaze
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Tachikaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Revenge, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 4
BB Ramillies, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Resolution, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
DD Norman
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Van Galen
DD Arrow, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Decoy, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Inconstant
Reduced sighting due to 17% moonlight
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Ise, heavy fires
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 14, on fire
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Mikazuki
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 12, on fire
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 4
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Norman, Shell hits 1
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Van Galen
Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Ise, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hibiki, on fire
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Royal Sovereign
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire
CA Exeter
CL Hobart
DD Norman
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Van Galen
Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire
BB Ise, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mikazuki, heavy fires
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Royal Sovereign
CA Dorsetshire
CA Devonshire
CA Exeter
CL Hobart
DD Norman
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Van Galen, Shell hits 2, on fire
Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Task forces break off...
