Here's an interesting little battle I cooked up while testing IS 2.0. Note that this has nothing to do with the current game!
VADM Phillips (Eastern Fleet RN) versus VADM Kondo (2nd Fleet IJN), 200 miles north of Kuching, December 30th, 1941.
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Takao, Shell hits 13
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 4
CL Suzuka, Shell hits 1
CL Yodo, Shell hits 5
DD Uranami, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 49, and is sunk
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 17, on fire
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Perth, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Electra, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Express, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Fortune, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Eskimo
DD Nubian, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Rodney
DD Ashanti, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5
CA Ibuki
CA Aso, Shell hits 2
CL Otawa, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Sazanami
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 2
CA Frobisher, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Danae, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
DD Active
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 1
DD Janus, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Javelin, Shell hits 1
DD Jervis, Shell hits 1
BB Malaya, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5
CA Ibuki
CA Aso
CL Otawa, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, on fire
DD Isonami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo, on fire
DD Sazanami
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Frobisher, on fire, heavy damage
CL Danae, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Dragon
DD Active
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
DD Jupiter
DD Janus, on fire
DD Javelin
DD Jervis
BB Malaya
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 7, on fire
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 4
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 3
CA Aso
CL Otawa, and is sunk
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Isonami, on fire
DD Shirayuki, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 2
CA Melbourne
CL Sydney, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vendetta
DD Voyager
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
DD Jaguar
DD Jackal
BC Australia, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 6
CL Hirado, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Makigumo
DD Kawagiri
DD Yamagiri
DD Umigiri, Shell hits 2
DD Tanigiri, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 1
CA Melbourne, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Sydney, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Voyager, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Stuart, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Jaguar, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Jackal
BC Australia, Shell hits 4, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Hirado, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Makigumo
DD Kawagiri
DD Yamagiri
DD Umigiri, Shell hits 3
DD Tanigiri, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, on fire
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CA Frobisher, on fire, heavy damage
CL Danae, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Dragon
DD Active
DD Anthony, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 1
DD Janus, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Javelin, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Jervis
BB Malaya, Shell hits 2
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Prince of Wales tore into Ise, pounding her with 14" shells and forcing the ship away through sheer weight of metal. Ise has 76 system damage and 74 float damage and it doesn't look like she'll make it back to Saigon or Cam Ranh. PoW took a pretty rough pounding from Ise and Hyuga but her protection stood up to them well and the ship is still fully operation with only ~10 system damage. Hyuga took an 18" torpedo from charging RN destroyers (all sunk) and is at roughly ~20 system damage. Fuso, Yamashiro and Rodney did not engage.
Nagato and Mutsu (Kondo's flagship) fended off multiple attacks from RN units throughout the night. Mutsu came out relatively okay (17 system damage due to 15" hits from Malaya), while Nagato suffered a bit more - 40/40 system/float. It looks like she'll make it back to Cam Ranh but she'll be out of the war for a while. In retaliation, she knocked out both of Warspite's rear turrets and send several other 16.1" shells through that ship, reducing the speed to 19 knots. The old heavy cruisers Frobisher and Hawkins suffered heavily at the hands of Aso and Ibuki in this engagement but not before sinking CL Otawa and helping the RN destroyers get the better of the Japanese Fubukis.
At this point Repulse, Australia and their supporting cruisers and destroyers showed up from the south, catching Kondo off guard and opening fire on Nagato and Mutsu from extremely close range. Multiple 15" shells from Renown smashed into Nagato and forced this enemy group away. The RN ships launched torpedoes as they sped north, sinking Hatsuyuki.
Finally they blundered across Hiei and Kirishima which were certainly not expecting an attack. Hiei was raked from stem to stern with 13.5" and 15" shells from Australia and Repulse and was left listing, but the Japanese admiral reacted quickly and launched a Long Lance attack. Three destroyers were struck and sunk by Lances almost immediately with CL Sydney also heavily damaged. Kirishima reared to life at about this time too and began playing her 14" guns against Australia and 4000 yards. Australia could not take this pounding for long (final damage level: 20 sys) and the remainder of the RN/RAN group turned towards Singapore.
However the battle had not ended! Warspite and Malaya had circled around to the northeast (a ludicrous idea at the time, seeing as Warspite had lost half her firepower) and moved towards the sound of the guns. Hiei and Kirishima were once again caught and this time Hiei went down for good. Pounded by 15" shells from all angles she slipped beneath the waves. Kirishima was given a few salvoes for good measure before Warspite and Malaya headed for home, minus several destroyers.
Fun to watch? I think so. [:)]
