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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 42

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Blair at 46,58, Range 7,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Nachi, Shell hits 14, on fire
DD Nowaki
DD Shigure
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Valiant, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Capetown, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Express, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Fortune
DD Foxhound, Shell hits 1

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Palliser, Arthur FE crosses the 'T'
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages CA Exeter at 7,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 7,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Uzuki at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Tenedos at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 5,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Warspite at 5,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 5,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages CA Nachi at 5,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Express at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Myoko at 2,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Myoko at 2,000 yards
CL Capetown sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 2,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Uzuki at 2,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Myoko at 2,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Tenedos at 2,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 2,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CA Nachi at 2,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 2,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Uzuki at 2,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Fortune at 2,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Uzuki at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Valiant at 4,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Nachi at 4,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Uzuki at 4,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Tenedos at 4,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 4,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Hotspur at 4,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Uzuki at 4,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Tenedos at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 5,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 5,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Nachi at 5,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 5,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 5,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Hotspur at 5,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 5,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Express at 5,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Uzuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Warspite at 6,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Uzuki at 6,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yamakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Shigure at 6,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 6,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Shigure at 6,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Uzuki at 6,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Valiant at 7,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Uzuki at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 7,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Tenedos at 7,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Valiant at 8,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Myoko at 8,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Shigure at 8,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Express at 8,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 11,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CL Birmingham at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Fortune at 11,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Express at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 11,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Fortune at 11,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Uzuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 9,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Uzuki at 9,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages CA Nachi at 9,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Hotspur at 9,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Express at 9,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Fortune at 9,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Express at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Valiant at 11,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Myoko at 10,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Exeter at 10,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Tenedos at 10,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Express at 10,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Foxhound at 10,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Fortune at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Myoko at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 7,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Fortune at 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Nowaki at 7,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Myoko at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Birmingham at 7,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Nowaki at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 7,000 yards
DD Uzuki engages DD Fortune at 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
Hiraoka, Kumeichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
BB Warspite engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Hotspur at 7,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shigure at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Valiant engages CA Nachi at 13,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Valiant at 13,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Yamakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Shigure engages DD Tenedos at 13,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Nowaki at 13,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Yamakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Tenedos at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Good SHOW!!!

Wow! Those cruisers can be tough at times, I love em.

The Gift that keeps on giving...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 42

Morning Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 41,60

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Express
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 42

Sub attack near Badulla at 32,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 2
DD Foxhound
DD Fortune
DD Hotspur
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Sub attack near Little Andaman at 39,60

Japanese Ships
SS I-32

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
PG Indus

Magazine explodes on BB Valiant
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Sub attack near Koggala at 31,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

When it rains it pours! Too bad you didn't have torpedoes for those Betties!

Oddly enough, the weather seemed to preclude a torpedo attack. Bombing from 6,000 feet did better.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 42

Night Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 44,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Warspite

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 44,60

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
BB Warspite

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Great examples of why I hate J torpedoes. Just saying.

Yeah, ours (at least early) were bad.