0bama’s fleet sails serenely on in the dark, his intelligence sources say that there are only minor forces opposing him, and he will be able to sweep them away. After all, his sailors have been trained for years in night fighting and have excellent night vision. By dawn, he expects to reach the enemy transport fleet and sink them all.
What he does not know is that McCain’s full battlefleet is waiting for him at the exit of the strait, he knows 0bama is coming, and he’s waiting. While McCain’s sailors may not have practiced much in night vision, his ships have something 0bama does not: Radar. And he is sitting in the perfect position, having crossed the “T.”
When 0bama’s fleet is in range, the gunnery officers give the word to fire....
(Anyone care to guess the real action on which this is based?)
Either Midway, or one of the other Pacific battles, there is a site called something like “animated history”, that animates all the battles step by step with notations. I recall Admiral McCain being involved in one of them.
Off the top of my head, Leyte Gulf?
One of the Leyte Gulf actions?
Suriyago Straits?
The Battle of Surigao Strait
midway
Titanic? :-)
Sorry, just getting around to reading the rest of these posts this morning. To your question, I'd say the battle for Leyte Gulf...