Yep, I didn’t give you any softies to shoot at. I just hoped those sisters could earn their points before they got vitalled, and that the subs would hit. And they did in a big way.
Quick question (don't think it changes the result), but would the Tirpitz and Bismark be under the effect of South Dakota's covering fire even though the South Dakota's been sunk? The card doesn't say and I don't remember seeing anything about it in the rules (unless of course I missed something).
The man who gets beat down isn't the loser. The guy who can't tough it out to the end, he's the one who loses.
No, it’s the same as with Scout on Chikuma or Tone. If you scout in the air phase and are destroyed in the air phase, surface phase torpedoes or gunnery don’t benefit, nor subs.
Destroyed units are out of play, and units out of play have no effect on the game. For example, Rheinubung Bismarck cannot give Flag 1 while out of play.