Halsey's Dream

[mongo]

Was dinking around in the Marianas scenario and got lucky...

I had just slammed troops ashore on Saipan the turn before when the AI brought out it's carriers for the Turkey Shoot.

After the predictable shellacking from the air, the AI thought it'd be a good idea to cut and run.

Too bad my heavies were only 2 hexes away [:D]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 62,66
Japanese Ships
CV Taiho, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Tone, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Mogami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 2
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 1
BB Colorado
BB California, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
BB Alabama, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Iowa
BB New Jersey

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 62,66

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hiyo, Shell hits 37, and is sunk
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Maryland
BB Colorado
BB California, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Washington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Alabama, on fire
BB Iowa
BB New Jersey

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 62,66

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shigure, Shell hits 29, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Charles Badger, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bradford
DD Charrette
DD Cotten
DD Marshall
DD McNair
DD Tingey
DD Wilson

Ah Bill, if you just could have seen it [;)]

[The Gnome]

Holy Cr@p! That's fantastic, congrats!