The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

Weather and moonlight for the upcoming fireworks. They played a factor in my naval dispositions.

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

It has been an absolute bloodbath in the air...Japanese top fighter pilots are mostly Zero drivers, not surprising as they are more numerous than Oscar Ic pilots, and all the other planes carry 7.7 caliber machine guns.

That's only the beginning. Well you know that.

[Lowpe]

Don't feel real comfortable with this turn, I should have sent all surface ships to Sinkawang rather than split between there and Palembang.

Well, we shall see what happens.

[Bif1961]

How about night fighters they help distrupt night attacks by just being there making them less effective.

[Lowpe]

March 6, 1942

And the firefights begin...no damage to the Allies of merit, only 2 hits, while the Tenedos is left on fire and the Dorsetshire takes 2 good hits a 36 cm shell and and a 15cm shell, the other hit on her bounces. Exeter takes two hits, Bagley one hit.

Moonlight 89% and Overcast conditions...

[Lowpe]

Outnumbered, but plucky, the IJN destroyers fight a long engagement.

[Lowpe]

Takao then tangles with another Allied task force.

[Lowpe]

Another engagement...

[Lowpe]

At the mouth of Palembang, the Abukuma engages....

[Lowpe]

Now the fights move into Palembang proper...

[Lowpe]

At Sabang a small IJN destroyer raids the port...to find a single xakl. Moments later, the Karukaya surprises another xakl and riddles her with 25mm fire and a few 12cm hits...leaving her on fire.

[Lowpe]

Scout planes spot both fleets...

[Lowpe]

After the scouting planes report back, a fresh round of naval combat occurs. The Allied fleets proves adept at dodging torpedoes.

[Lowpe]

Lots of fight left in Chikuma.

[Lowpe]

And another fight....the Dragon's fires are out of control and the Chikuma won't rest till she is down.



Immediately after, the Chikuma closes with the burning Vendetta and puts 3 more hits on her.

[Lowpe]

Chikuma is getting a workout tonight!

Although events are going well now, I fear an all out Allied air attack on IJN shipping at Palembang come morning. That could be ugly.

[Lowpe]

The Aluetians...

[Lowpe]

Invasion!

[Lowpe]

Some losses inflicted.

[Lowpe]

No night time bombardment of Palembang, and the Akukuma sinks two destroyers. Scout is a good ship, and I am glad to see her gone.