US Battleships - fragile????

[bradfordkay]

In my latest game the North Carolina has played a major role in three nightime surface actions off Lunga. The first was against the Hiei and Kirishima, some cruisers and destroyers. She hit both of the British-built BBs and was hit by nothing larger than an 8" shell. I have not seen any Kongo-class BB since.

The other two engagements were with mixed cruiser/destroyer TFs and she is already credited with sinking one cruiser and four destroyers, and yet she has only 10 system damage after all this fighting. In every combat many shots hit her, but i can not remember any penetrating shots (maybe one 8" shell). However, I have sweated each and every combat experience because of those hated Long Lances....

[RevRick]

I came up against two Kongo's and they shredded the NC with 14" shells - with Ching Lee as the TF commander. She was limping back to Luganville when a Long Lance got her - went from flotation 40 to sunk - one torp. Methinks there is a lot of variables built into the game - much like real combat - but some of them seem a bit odd - torp showed strike forward - and ship sank.