The Glorious 6th of July (bonus points if you get the reference) On this day of Sunday, the Glorious Sixth of July, Anno Domini Two Thousand and Eight, several Axis cruiser divisions of the WWCC engaged and defeated an Allied battleship division. Seven light cruisers and one destroyer, with support from four small supply transports and one oiler, sighted four capital ships and a light cruiser at approximately 1230 hours. When the guns fell silent four hours later, the fleets limped home and the yard workers assessed the damage. The Axis cruiser flotilla received 706 points of damage. The Allies received 690 points of damage, and allowed 440 points of Axis cargo to be delivered. The day was declared an Axis victory, and Adm. John Fox will accept the Arizona Cup at the earliest Saturday building session of his convenience.
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!! this is obviously Axis propaganda, all allied captains, dont believe a word of this!
Carl and I are wrapping up a battle report for the club newsletter and the Scuttlebutt newsletter that is just over two pages long as of this evening. It provides some good details on the battle, then provides some analysis at the end of what the battle means for the club. The major points of discussion in the last part is about the changes to the torpedo and mine rules. The main idea is that limiting torpedoes to three tubes per side with one ball per tube, allowing unlimited reloads, and not using mines (these last two points being part of a deal struck between the opposing fleets) resulted in a fun and very nearly even battle (excepting the cargo points). Every single person I talked to after the battle, including four of the five Allied skippers, gave the impression that they really had fun and enjoyed the battle. The Allied battlewagons took more hits below the waterline, but the lighter Axis vessels took more casualties. I think that represents the characteristics of the various ships that participated fairly well. I might want to add that the Axis flagship sank just after the cease fire, only five feet from the Axis port. I've got some wonderful underwater photos on my camera of both his Kitakami and Dan's transport that are awaiting minor lighting adjustments. Since nobody has figured out the reference made in the first post, it would be very interesting to see someone write up a description of the Glorious First of June for the Scuttlebutt as a companion article to my battle report. That battle reminds me of the campaign game we just fought: two French and British fleets fought nearly to a standstill and inflicted severe damage on each other, but the American grain convoy got through and the French Revolution continued.
