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Lage am Morgen des 03.02.1942:
Die Invasion der Japaner hat einige Inseln der Santa-Cruz-Gruppe zum Ziel gehabt - leider wurde auch Vanua Lava dicht bei Luganville besetzt. Hoffentlich können wir den Nachschub nach dort unterbinden. Während die Schlachtschiffgruppe am Morgen Kontakt zur Trägerflotte des Feindes hatte und Treffer austauschte, gelang es den Trägern nicht, in Schlagdistanz zu kommen. Stattdessen wurde ein Angriff japanischer Trägerflugzeuge ohne Schäden abgewehrt. Die beiden Schlachtschiffe sind als Verluste abzuschreiben. Während die California schwer beschädigt den Weg nach Sydney angetreten hat, ist die Tennessee aufgrund eines Bombardements nach dem Feindkontakt gesunken. Immerhin konnten einige Treffer auf den Trägern und der Mutsu angebracht werden. Heute werden die Träger näher an den Feind rücken und ihre Maschinen hoffentlich erfolgreich zum Einsatz bringen.
Hier noch der Schlachtbericht des Hauptgefechts:
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Vanua Lava at 121,148, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Shell hits 2
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku, Shell hits 1
CV Akagi, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
CVL Shoho
CVE Hosho, Shell hits 2, on fire
CS Chitose
CS Chiyoda
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
BB Ise
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Nachi, Shell hits 4
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Arare
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Harusame
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 1
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 4
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 30, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Australia, Shell hits 2
CL Perth
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 2
DD Patterson
DD Jarvis
DD Craven, Shell hits 1
DD Gridley, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
DD Maury, Shell hits 3
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 26,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Akagi at 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages BB Yamashiro at 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CS Chitose at 26,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Wakaba at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 24,000 yards
BB Ise engages BB Tennessee at 24,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Australia at 24,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages DD Tokitsukaze at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 20,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 20,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Maury at 20,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze engages DD McCall at 20,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Craven at 20,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Tennessee at 20,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Tennessee at 20,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD McCall at 20,000 yards
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Maury at 20,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Jarvis at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 17,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 17,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVL Shoho at 17,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Maury at 17,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD McCall at 17,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Gridley at 17,000 yards
BB Fuso engages BB Tennessee at 17,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Tennessee at 17,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Patterson at 17,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Maury at 17,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Shiratsuyu at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 14,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Soryu at 14,000 yards
CL Perth engages CV Akagi at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVE Hosho at 14,000 yards
BB Ise engages BB Tennessee at 14,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Gridley at 14,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Craven at 14,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Tennessee at 14,000 yards
CA Nachi engages BB Tennessee at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CA Tone at 14,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Gridley at 14,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Jarvis at 14,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Maury at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 13,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 13,000 yards
CL Perth engages CV Akagi at 13,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVE Hosho at 13,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD McCall at 13,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB Tennessee at 13,000 yards
BB Fuso engages BB Tennessee at 13,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Tennessee at 13,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Patterson at 13,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Patterson at 13,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze engages DD Gridley at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CV Hiryu at 10,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Umikaze at 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Umikaze at 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Patterson at 10,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Jarvis at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Maury at 10,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Yukikaze at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CV Akagi collides with CA Tone at 121 , 148
BB Tennessee engages BB Mutsu at 8,000 yards
BB California engages CV Akagi at 8,000 yards
DD Gridley engages CVL Shoho at 8,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD McCall at 8,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages DD Gridley at 8,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages BB Fuso at 8,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Nenohi at 8,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Arare at 8,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze sunk by DD Craven at 8,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Gridley at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Soryu at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Hatsuharu at 10,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards
BB Fuso engages BB Tennessee at 10,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages DD Jarvis at 10,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CA Nachi at 10,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kawakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Shokaku at 12,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Soryu at 12,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CVL Shoho at 12,000 yards
DD Maury engages CVE Hosho at 12,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages BB Ise at 12,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Yukikaze at 12,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Harusame at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Patterson at 12,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages DD Patterson at 12,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Kawakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Akagi at 14,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Akagi at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CV Hiryu at 14,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages DD Maury at 14,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD McCall at 14,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Gridley at 14,000 yards
BB Fuso engages BB Tennessee at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages BB Mutsu at 14,000 yards
BB Tennessee engages CA Nachi at 14,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Tennessee at 14,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD McCall at 14,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD McCall at 14,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Jarvis at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CV Akagi , CV Shokaku , CV Soryu ,
CV Hiryu , CVL Shoho , CVE Hosho screened from combat
- escorted by DD Hatsuharu , DD Umikaze
BB California engages BB Ise at 17,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages BB California at 17,000 yards
CA Australia engages CA Tone at 17,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CL Mauritius at 17,000 yards
CA Australia engages CA Nachi at 17,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Nenohi at 17,000 yards
CA Tone engages DD McCall at 17,000 yards
DD Maury engages CS Chiyoda at 17,000 yards
DD McCall engages CS Chitose at 17,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Patterson at 17,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Kawakaze at 17,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Kawakaze at 17,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Harusame at 17,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Yukikaze at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CV Akagi screened from combat
CL Mauritius engages CV Shokaku at 21,000 yards
BB California engages CV Hiryu at 21,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CV Akagi at 21,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Hatsuharu at 21,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Hatsuharu at 21,000 yards
CA Tone engages BB Tennessee at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
Fuel storage explosion on CV Akagi
BB California engages CV Akagi at 26,000 yards
CA Australia engages CV Soryu at 26,000 yards
CL Perth engages CV Akagi at 26,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages DD Gridley at 26,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Patterson at 26,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Die Akagi scheint ordentliche Schäden erlitten zu haben - allerdings war bis heute die Shokaku auch als gesunken gemeldet. Sie hatte vor knapp eineinhalb Monaten über 20 Treffer erlitten und fährt heute wieder im Angriff mit.
Hier der erfolglose Angriff auf unseren Trägerverband:
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 128,147
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
B5N2 Kate x 18
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4
F4F-3A Wildcat x 25
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Enterprise
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 8000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 8000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VMF-221 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
17 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 7 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
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