User blog:Erupi/Nailing 4-5 Real-Life War

Lets see...Where to start. Lets go with nailing the map where it takes place.



Bay of Bengal, beautiful place indeed. Famous place where IJN Yura attacked merchant ships there. Based on the history, the war that takes place near Bay of Bengal/Sri Lanka is based on Indian Ocean Raid. IJN calls it as "Operation C". The war also againsts a landbase where IJN strikes a base at Columbo. Composition as follows :-

1st Striking Force
Carrier Group Supporting Group Screen Logistical (Refueling) Group - LG

Supporting Force
VAdm Dzisaburo Ozawa Central Group - CenGrp Northern Group - NGrpRAdm Takeo Kurita Southern Group - SGrpCap Shakao Sakijama

War Sources, info and Aftermaths
Battle on Columbo

Easter Sunday Raid

War Timeframes

[http:// http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/indocean.htm IJN Fleets Composition]