The Rebel Faction

It may not be a Friday, but it is still the 59th anniversary of a big surface battle in the Pacific. A Japanese Bombadement force of 2 Battleships, 1 Light Cruiser, and 9 Destroyers met an American Cruiser Taskforce consisting of 2 Heavy Cruisers, 3 Light Cruisers, and 8 Destroyers.
This battle was very brutal, for the range closed to a mere 1,000 yards before both sides opened fire, leading to a point blank brawl as both formations passed through one another. By the end, the Americans had won a Stragetic Victory, for the Japanese Bombardement mission against Henderson Field was foiled, and in addition to the 2 Japanese Destroyers sunk, and 4 Destroyers damaged, the Japanese Battleship Hiei, partly slowed by battle damage, would be sunk by American Aircraft later in the day as she withdrew from the battle area. The Americans lost 2 Heavy Cruisers heavily damaged, 2 Light Cruisers sunk with the other Heavily damaged, and 4 Destroyers sunk with one heavily damaged.

Comments?

You have any links to sites describing this battle?

*reads*


Anyone ever watch old movies and wish you could pop some modern stuff into battle? Like, wondering how the guys at the Alamo would have fared if they were equipped with modern firearms...

Yeah. Usually when they're going at it with cheap stuff that doesn't work the idea that one little modern missile could wipe out both sides occurs to me.

What about the reverse happening? Robots of the 25th Century, Mechwarriors, etc. Going at each other with rocks, slingshots, and Katana Swords?