Details to be posted tomorrow, ESSM downed Vampire1. CIWS downed Vampire2, three second rule dictated taking missiles DP 33 and divide by 5 = 6.6, falls into the 1D6 Critical Hit Roll which was 2. Two D10's rolled = 5 and 8. Cross referencing on the Airburst/Fragmentation Column, I've taken critical hits to Weapons, and Weapons/Flight Deck. A Tanker was actually locked onto and hit by the fragmentation so what losses does it incur? Or since neither apply, should it go to the Merchants/Auxilaries column and incur both flooding and engineering damage? That seems about much for frag damage but this is my first 3 second rule adjudication.

 

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Let’s enable the time machine and go back to 1400, the turn that detection takes place. Here are the locations at the start of the turn.

 

Task Group (TG) is on a 140 degrees bearing and 20nm from the friendly Port Kown.

RQ-8 #1 is on a 028 degrees bearing and 20nm from the TG.

RQ-8 #2 is on a 152 degrees bearing and 15nm from the TG.

The undetected Mine-laying Group (MG) is on a 101 degrees bearing and 16nm from the TG.

The undetected Kilo Class Submarine (SS) is on a 131 degrees bearing and 28nm from the TG.

The Super Puma Helo is on a 170 degrees bearing and 25nm from the TG, at 125m (Low Altitude).

 

1400 Plot: RQ-8 #1 heading 180 degrees, 100kts. RQ-8 #2 Hold. TG 090 degrees heading at 10kts. SS 311 degrees heading at 5kts. MG 000 degrees heading at 5kts. Helo 000 degrees heading at 0kts Low.

 

1400 Move: RQ-8 #1 180 degrees 5nm. TG 090 degrees 0.5nm. SS 311 degrees 0.25nm. MG 000 degrees 0.25nm.

 

1400 Detection: TG TRS-3D-16 vs MG @ 16nm detects 2 small contacts on a bearing of 101 degrees. MG 3rd Generation ESM detects TRS-3D-16 on a bearing of 281 degrees. Super Puma Agrion15 vs Large, Medium1, Medium2, and Stealthy1, Stealthy2, Stealthy2 detects Large, Medium1, Stealthy2, and Stealthy3 on a bearing of 350 degrees and 25nm. TG 3rd Generation ESM detects Agrion15 on a bearing of 170 degrees. RQ-8 #2’s 3rd Generation ESM detects the Agrion15 on a bearing of 193 degrees.

 

Engagement Turns Declared.

 

1403.5 2nd Fire Phase: Super Puma launches 1x AM.39 Exocet Block2 on a bearing of 350 degrees and with an enabling point (EP) of 20nm distant.

 

1404.0 1st Move Phase: TG moves 3min 0.5nm. MG moves 3min 0.25nm. SS moves 3min 0.25nm. RQ-8 #1 moves 3min 5nm. RQ-8 #2 moves 15sec 0.4nm on a heading of 193 degrees. Vampire1 (V1) moves 15sec 2.6nm (2.6 total, 22.4nm from target).

 

1404.0 1st Fire Phase: Super Puma launches 1x AM.39 Exocet Block2 on a bearing of 350 degrees and with an EP of 20nm distant.

 

1404 Detection Phase: RQ-8 #2 fails to detect V1.

 

1404.5 2nd Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (5.2nm, 19.8nm). V2 2.6nm (2.6nm, 22.4nm). RQ-8 #2 0.4nm

 

1405.0 1st Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (7.8nm, 17.2nm). V2 2.6nm (5.2nm, 19.8nm). RQ-8 #2 0.4nm.

 

1405 Detection: RQ-8 #2 detects V1 missile at a distance of 4nm.

 

1405.5 2nd Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (10.4nm, 14.6nm). V2 2.6nm (7.8nm, 17.2nm). RQ-8 #2 0.4nm.

 

1406.0 1st Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (13.0nm, 12.0nm). V2 2.6nm (10.4nm, 14.6nm). RQ-8 #2 0.4nm.

 

1406 Detection Phase: LCS #3 detects V1 at Vlow, 170 degrees bearing at 12nm.

 

1406.5 2nd Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (15.6nm, 9.4nm). V2 2.6nm (13.0nm, 12.0nm). RQ-8 #2 0.4nm.

 

1406.5 2nd Fire Phase: LCS #3 launches 2x ESSM on a heading of 170 degrees.

 

1407.0 1st Move Phase: V1 2.6nm (18.2nm, 6.8nm). V2 2.6nm (15.6nm, 9.4nm). Raid1 (R1) 6.8nm, intercepts V1. 6.5 –0.5 (Unmanned), -1 (SS vs SSC) , -1 (Vsmall RCS). PH = 70%. ESSM #1 misses while ESSM #2 hits.

 

1407 Detection: Unsuccessful.

 

1407.5 2nd Move Phase: V2 2.6nm (18.2nm, 6.8nm)

 

1408.0 1st Move Phase: V2 2.6nm (20.8nm, 4.2nm)

 

1408 Detection Phase: V2 detected. EP reached 1-16 Large; 17-24 Medium1; 25-32 Medium2; 33; 334; 35. V2 locks onto “Large” Tanker.

 

1408.5 2nd Move Phase: V2 2.6nm (23.4nm, 1.6nm)

 

1408.5 2nd Fire Phase: LCS #2 fires 57mm/70 Bofors (just inside Forward arc)but misses. LCS #3 launches 2x RIM 116A-RAM.

 

1409.0 1st Move Phase: RAM and Exocet conduct incremental movement. 1 degree shy of a crossing target. RAM ATA = 5.5. -.5 TM, -1.0 (SS vs SSC), -1.0 (RCS) = 2.0 = pH 50%. RAM destroys V2 0.6nm from tanker. Exocet AM.39 Block2 moves 2.6nm per movement phase. 2.6/5=0.52nm. V2 was destroyed outside (0.6nm distant) of the 3 second rule distance for this missile. No fragmentation damage.

 

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