Battle of Cape Equano?

I'm goin' down · 11-08-10, 10:06 PM

I cannot find the location for the Battle of Cape Engano on 10/25/44. I am sailing all around and cannot locate it. Did lurker mod it in RSRDC? Does anyone have a screen shot, so I can find it on my Nav Map? (sorry for the misspelling of the name of the battle in the title to the thread.)

(Something tells me this right down Armstead's alley...)

Post script -- An internet search indicated that the battle was 200 miles east of the cape. I was there. Late on the 25th I came accross an American TF heading south. I spent an hour tracking it before I determined it was U.S. I never found the Jap fleet; however, I did see three fleets of aircraft heading north earlier in the day. Just so I would not leave frustrated, I decided to sink a couple of U.S. carriers at 5,000 yds. (I have no pride.) I set up and waited patiently for them to cross the firing point-15 degrees starboard. When the first carrier closed to 40 degrees starboard my screen blinked. That was strange, I thought. Looking through the periscope, I saw nothing. No ships at all. I tried sonar. Nothing. Where, oh where, did the pesky little TF go? It had disappeared!!! No sign of it on the Nav Map either! A time warp, perhaps? (Remember that movie starring Kirk Douglas?) Better yet, the World wonders where Halsey is!? I never found the Japanese fleet. Serves me right.

11-08-10, 10:06 PM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	Battle of Cape Equano? I cannot find the location for the Battle of Cape Engano on 10/25/44. I am sailing all around and cannot locate it. Did lurker mod it in RSRDC? Does anyone have a screen shot, so I can find it on my Nav Map? (sorry for the misspelling of the name of the battle in the title to the thread.) (Something tells me this right down Armstead's alley...) Post script -- An internet search indicated that the battle was 200 miles east of the cape. I was there. Late on the 25th I came accross an American TF heading south. I spent an hour tracking it before I determined it was U.S. I never found the Jap fleet; however, I did see three fleets of aircraft heading north earlier in the day. Just so I would not leave frustrated, I decided to sink a couple of U.S. carriers at 5,000 yds. (I have no pride.) I set up and waited patiently for them to cross the firing point-15 degrees starboard. When the first carrier closed to 40 degrees starboard my screen blinked. That was strange, I thought. Looking through the periscope, I saw nothing. No ships at all. I tried sonar. Nothing. Where, oh where, did the pesky little TF go? It had disappeared!!! No sign of it on the Nav Map either! A time warp, perhaps? (Remember that movie starring Kirk Douglas?) Better yet, the World wonders where Halsey is!? I never found the Japanese fleet. Serves me right. Last edited by I'm goin' down; 11-09-10 at 12:46 AM.