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Showing posts with label The Battle of the Java Sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Battle of the Java Sea. Show all posts
Saturday, 22 February 2014

The USS Marblehead Story (1941) : Pacific War

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Going back to my epic naval battle refight of The Battle of the Java Sea (epic in the sense it took four sessions spread over months) and m...
Saturday, 2 April 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea: Last Dice and Darkness

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"Japanese light cruiser closing, sir! Guns says she's at extreme range now, but we've got the shot lined up when you want to ta...
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Thursday, 31 March 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea: Hard Rain's Gonna' Fall in Houston Texas

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Hell's chorus seemed to fill the air of the bridge of the USS Houston. The screech of shells overhead and the dull thud of successive de...
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The Java Sea: Breakout: HMAS Perth leads the way

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The crew of the HMAS Perth were the first to detect the noticeable shift in the weight of enemy fire, from the battered van of the ABDA line...
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Saturday, 5 March 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea continued: Deadly Fire

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Centre stage ABDA is still thrusting forward trying to break the Japanese centre (see below). The crippled IJNS Nachi is in the foreground, ...
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Friday, 4 March 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea continued: Long Lance Impact

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The IJN player covered all his options. He did not believe that the ABDA commander would just plough forward in line ahead formation, but th...
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Thursday, 3 March 2011

Battle of the Java Sea continued: White Lines of Death

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The evil hiss of escaping compressed air was matched by the ABDA commander's sudden sharp intact of breath, sucking in cold air between ...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea continued: Main Battle-lines gripped in jaws of death

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The main ABDA battle line carried on forward still hell bent on breaking the Japanese middle and heading for the invasion convoy over the ho...
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Tuesday, 1 March 2011

The Battle of The Java Sea: Destroyers doing their bit

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The tight end-game approaches and the light forces manoeuvre for position, particularly now that the ABDA main battle line firepower is dimi...
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

The Battle of the Java sea continued: The "Heavies" trade blows

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The IJNS Nachi and HMS Exeter square up to exchange blows. The ABDA line (see below) loses the Dutch destroyer Kortenaer to a barrage of gun...
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Sunday, 20 February 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea continued: The Kraken Awakes

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At the head of the ABDA formation stand the last two ABDA "modern" destroyers with offensive capability (see below). To the left i...
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Thursday, 17 February 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea: The Japanese Destroyers Attack

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The ABDA cruiser line of battle braces itself (see below) for the long expected charge of the First Japanese destroyer flotilla. Six attacke...
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Monday, 14 February 2011

The Battle of the Java Sea: Death of another RN Destroyer

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Torpedoes exhausted, all guns wrecked and now suicidally close to two Japanese heavy cruisers, HMS Encounter had but one recourse of action ...
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Thursday, 10 February 2011

Battle of the Java Sea continued ... The End of HMS Electra

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Off to the side in its own little battle/war, the badly damaged HMS Electra (destroyer) tangled fatally with an untouched Japanese light cru...
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Friday, 3 December 2010

The Battle of the Java Sea: The Maelstrom [3]

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In summary: Saving Grace: Precious time is bought for the ABDA command structure as the torch is passed on The last will and testament of...
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Thursday, 2 December 2010

The Battle of the Java Sea: The Maelstrom [2]

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In Summary: All eyes on the crazy little destroyer (HMS Encounter) Never rely on the concept of average dice rolls as when they needed it ...
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010

The Battle of the Java Sea: The Maelstrom [1]

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In Summary: IJN Right attacking (or rather 'under the guns') the ABDA cruiser line IJN Centre being attacked by ABDA destroyers wi...
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Monday, 29 November 2010

The Battle of the Java Sea: A mighty big melee.

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Several actions occur simultaneously.ABDA shows it's card to the Japanese destroyers and the IJN heavy cruisers take on the ABDA destroy...
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