I was on my way to bombard Wake, when he appeared 6 hexes off Midway...and we all know what that means.
As luck and timing had it I was unspotted by him just two hexes south of Midway when he showed up six hexes west of Midway. So I quickly changed mission from Bombardment to Surface Action and moved north two hexes to patrol Midway and lay in wait for him.
I had been waiting for this opportunity..., got my night experience up 50 or more (from the abysmal 35 I had to start at), seven battleships with a clear field of fire and - I knew he was comming, he didn't even know I was there....and I had RADAR with no mountains in the background![:D]
Then - he surprised me, [8|]got a free Long Lance attack phase, and proceded to destroy me!
Hat's off to KBAD!![8D]
This Blows!!![X(]
(For the record - Kirishima was sunk by Midway aircraft the next day...)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/25/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 20, on fire (My note - all 20mm and 1.1" AA hits from Colorado)
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
CA Nachi, Shell hits 10
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Arashi, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Tanikaze
DD Oshio, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Arashio
DD Arare, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB Colorado, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 6
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 8
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Preston
DD Flusser, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Tucker, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Cassin, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Downes, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CA Ashigara
CL Kinu, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Abukuma, on fire
DD Isokaze, on fire
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tanikaze
DD Oshio, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Arashio, Shell hits 2
DD Arare, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB Colorado, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 3
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
BB Idaho, and is sunk
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 3
BB Mississippi, on fire
DD Preston
DD Downes, and is sunk
DD Porter, Shell hits 2, on fire
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