A Glorious Defeat!

[jetjockey]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 04, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 53,55, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 2
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Sussex, Shell hits 3
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CL Durban, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Ceres
DD Stronghold
DD Arrow
DD Decoy
DD Electra
DD Encounter

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Yuzuki engages CA Hawkins at 1,000 yards
Magazine explodes on CA Hawkins
CA Hawkins sunk by DD Uzuki at 1,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Amagiri at 1,000 yards
Ashida, Buichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Yuzuki sunk by CA Sussex at 2,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages CL Ceres at 2,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Amagiri at 2,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages CA Sussex at 2,000 yards
DD Uzuki sunk by DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages CA Sussex at 3,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages CA Sussex at 3,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Electra at 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Amagiri at 3,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages CL Ceres at 3,000 yards
CA Sussex engages DD Amagiri at 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Amagiri at 3,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Arrow at 3,000 yards
CA Sussex engages DD Amagiri at 3,000 yards
DD Arrow engages DD Amagiri at 3,000 yards
Ashida, Buichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yayoi at 2,000 yards
CL Ceres engages DD Yayoi at 2,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Arrow at 2,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Electra engages DD Yayoi at 3,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yayoi at 3,000 yards
DD Amagiri sunk by DD Arrow at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Sussex engages DD Yayoi at 4,000 yards
DD Yayoi engages DD Arrow at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Electra engages DD Yayoi at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Sussex engages DD Yayoi at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[BBfanboy]

Japan is going to miss those DDs a lot more than the Allies will miss an old CA and old CL ... but a valiant fight is always glorious!

[RangerJoe]

That is why I like to have the Japanese DDs on low aggression. So the can Lance the enemy and then retreat!