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42年6月27日,为避免58舰载机损失过多无法抵挡可能存在的KB分队的偷袭,盟军58撤离战场,并派遣2支主力水面舰队进攻 Tongatapu 港口处的日军战舰,可惜战果不佳,58在撤离过程中遭到 Tongatapu 处日军陆攻的3波攻击,幸好陆攻没有带鱼雷,58毫发无伤。5 ~- W2 S/ j, L( D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* O( P2 ~4 q( W5 O CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2& j9 `6 l7 L. b1 ~$ N3 ~# Q
CA Kinugasa8 M @2 j- R6 I4 P8 i( F
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire; x) Z3 R& T0 D: ]% U4 e
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ^5 @+ L* Y$ Q5 t! z" I) r* T; |
CL Tama. P3 x( ~7 W4 I* k4 v
CL Tenryu
! H: Z/ J1 X4 Z. H CL Tatsuta0 V9 Q* f$ `8 r
DD Yugumo
( }& r" W( l s% ~9 [$ ]& d# d DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. E7 O; O* J! M+ A- X& k
DD Kuroshio2 q4 s8 A* \. h5 B+ h) I
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 10 @0 l1 ^! P' ^0 d7 J+ @
DD Amatsukaze7 S+ Q% ]- h: h. I
DD Kasumi5 V0 j) C, F: O$ g# _: u) d4 `" _
( B7 Y' M$ i/ v+ Q3 Q: y- V( S( ^/ U2 |9 JAllied Ships: j$ |/ Z& y1 E; w) S! U4 c+ m8 b
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! E* v o9 A) E r5 V) T% ]; y CA Northampton, v8 M8 ^2 W4 Z2 {
CA Chicago, Shell hits 15 O1 P, L9 a' n8 G4 I% G% V
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2/ P& \( y1 h9 c. i/ A0 o9 {1 L* x+ o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2& M$ @( h! Q6 H* R
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1% M X- U9 G Q$ w2 {8 t% `3 u) C, i
CL Perth+ Y- j" ]0 R0 s8 o! H/ A' ^
CL Enterprise. s% T" l# X; N) ^- p. D! I1 L
CL Honolulu
" F; S# ?, l7 R5 I [4 v4 L DD Alden
0 O) Y5 P- G* D+ y& k9 y4 G9 ^, z3 K DD Fox
7 X {% K' z& ]' z" z1 E0 a q6 H DD Whipple7 c# V6 n7 [. S
8 m4 @" L" ~; }( u. N# V% SImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight. U! d- | h$ |) b& G. |
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards2 J5 G0 J6 g! r- _2 B
Range closes to 17,000 yards...9 `; H3 f4 J4 m9 U! {
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ I& @7 Z5 k+ z. \( a+ c' i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 z2 i2 d7 Z3 `% W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 G2 J: x; F( ^( ^0 |4 @. N
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards/ }7 I7 T2 F+ L8 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards k6 S5 I1 W, F) B! i
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'4 q% b8 J6 ^1 ~, d# k+ u
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! h) ~% n9 ~2 h# S& {" z- zCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) L6 {- ^5 Z9 R9 jCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( i; V' F7 B: l! C
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. S: Q7 |1 s$ [( u" Q V x. ~
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
" h; K# M* Q& X7 x* o W. h0 gCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards! l) I2 @: Q' _7 o G' V* C
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards& M/ O) }% D K3 K# w* A" O
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
- [2 w1 S ] ]+ O ~+ |9 _DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards2 H% y8 m; D8 c
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
' c1 l2 p, _( f( HDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
6 J; T' d# _% e, |6 p2 hRange closes to 7,000 yards& l5 x+ X9 G ]& O2 z
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards/ F. k8 T6 e7 \# A
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
- F) D) ^/ K; T' X4 f! c" dCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
( u! i* a+ \1 m+ P! KCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
$ k- ?1 ]; B- DCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
. p* w; P0 _& F+ XCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
& m8 m/ c' D4 i. A/ pCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards' `" P9 f) _: H/ A
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards- G+ f; Q. J/ S4 t1 G
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
; X& m8 g& Z. {( g4 d* i3 J4 wDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
% O1 M: }( w k3 q* @7 [5 |DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards+ r B) Z+ p9 |# Q, ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
/ C! f& x7 M0 _# ]Range increases to 8,000 yards
: E3 t3 N0 E6 d- `CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards5 h, X% R$ D' h) f3 t/ M
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards2 [! B: e* H& |/ r* r ?6 j
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% @' D, c4 Z2 R& w2 X
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. n9 z3 ^! }% C7 U& T$ GCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards! S8 ~4 h5 y" s9 d& W# s
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; Y# ?; ~6 ^1 o5 XCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
1 \ @6 B% C2 QDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
" T3 a' q m8 H/ a% SDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
' P) T1 W3 Y6 ODD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
& l7 _) T& q) kDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' s2 P- h$ X4 ]7 b) mDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards5 c, E5 K w! C8 Y# i( @) H: ?
Range increases to 9,000 yards
% ]6 y% j D/ F4 y7 H& Q b. kCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
, G! K4 @+ K0 l2 |7 nCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards+ a, d c* m' i$ K! F
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards+ i8 J' ~2 X+ ]# t
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards1 T8 f, |: c; N2 D5 K
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards3 q0 p) X- K: d6 m6 G, F
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ L) O V1 z' {/ r0 H9 C A
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards* R+ ? @- u9 }. |' u. `
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
t0 N$ Y4 v/ b4 VDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards; c% x3 c& Z, o& u8 K
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards* f" g; o: }7 X" J, P+ Z3 C
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards6 s6 D) I, C, `% I" M. E- I
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
& Q! N6 W. A1 f3 t% ]DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards; c9 T1 Y7 H; W o4 w" P% x8 \; h
Range increases to 12,000 yards
, E: h9 v2 F7 G1 e# }, WCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
9 Z G# a( `; S! PCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
; d# c" k$ [0 A7 B6 T& \6 U( kCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' N# B) ^3 P9 _, rCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards4 u5 z9 ^/ a: T
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
( k) _0 K) S9 v0 E* KCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
' \% L) ]2 A3 O" N6 HCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards+ l$ R9 J/ u% [( D
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards' Y$ t* Y( w& D# u! {, s' H
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ C6 ?7 Z: _! w3 H3 ^( C; s3 }DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
% c' m" q; B0 L3 l+ V$ `: eDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
' N6 w, h/ j% F( |8 }8 k3 k$ gDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards: R; l- t# o8 I9 O
Range increases to 13,000 yards# X3 u0 a& C$ l8 H' B
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
& Y( Y: F) @8 G* d }CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards5 n6 P4 w- L# W6 A$ M; N/ X5 f
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards' G' f3 C Q0 \8 z t' a9 o
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards l/ y- f# H) ?3 K, P' T
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
& N, ?& q; H. K8 c" y0 {CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 A K& y6 h$ i; o( S6 `) `
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards/ h% I0 i1 |9 W; _2 Z2 \0 ]% A
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
/ \5 e$ d% Y! J6 l- {2 V- J! RCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
. \( D# i5 x6 H7 g1 u$ R7 LDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 X2 [# t9 {$ z; |: j& G% L
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards0 b0 |- U2 A" q
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 a+ M* r1 q# h6 b$ a/ D
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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& b( X, f3 s% r# u& A6 ~' Y- S: xDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 D4 L* D7 O+ c1 n% q3 f
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
4 D3 ^8 k" g6 p" T8 n CA Kinugasa
. J! o- e: h. {3 y' E3 J. v0 l CL Tama, Shell hits 1
; t7 x# L" i8 B, v CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
+ F t: p; A# N( W0 _ CL Tatsuta- e: @4 l. R0 k5 c7 _
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire5 D6 [9 c- R, K: S/ K3 Z
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
( `. q4 N2 |9 w' ^( u DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 L# d$ w2 i8 Z: m1 b1 k DD Oyashio
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1 ]/ q* X E+ k' D$ R, {Allied Ships3 s0 t; R0 y Q
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
" p; t$ P) w+ `/ W BB Warspite, Shell hits 83 L( C; ^' F$ c* u* M
CA Australia
: {. V' ~8 B! ?0 a CA Canberra
+ ?/ \' t# _* D0 y; q2 f) D CA Dorsetshire
! d2 @' ]+ ?2 t CA Cornwall
) U3 l; ^0 Y2 i: K CL Leander
0 w7 j/ \% g0 |/ c. e; Z, } CL Java
- ^' P' o6 `1 K$ v1 w7 O CL Dauntless
3 W, P6 q# R* \ ]/ ~4 Z CL Ceres
/ P( f# G/ P) `& Q1 D! G- @! j* G, { CL Detroit, Shell hits 1# ^3 a5 z8 b* |
CL Trenton! I6 s! z2 f$ |
CL Concord3 V. X( e1 D( Z" w7 r3 u
CL Helena) p+ B1 i) z. |. Z% ^& z7 K+ n: D
CL Nashville
/ E0 @' V7 R/ _ N7 A* `& \( U CL Capetown
& y% N- g5 s* J5 H7 i DD Buchanan
k# N0 H2 f, d" I3 Q& m% @- e DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire/ z; C+ [9 G8 l& B* o) R
DD Stack" j; [/ N6 k0 Z
DD Dunlap
, ]+ y6 A5 a& r DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
X! i# B, M- w& s8 }/ h8 } DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% Z. v/ l- o6 H DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
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/ ~2 }3 F4 D, k5 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
2 i5 z3 V& _& @- YFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
W! u* J# _/ ^; q/ k, gBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
: u7 J8 I; P% VBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards$ n4 |' F& x9 V3 _& w( Z* q
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards" }1 O- n* H$ y
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards' N# v7 H. {9 d) K3 l1 P
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
/ b4 `! e5 K' ]BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
6 p, n. o$ E0 H$ e/ |: s4 F6 LCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards* E! |; Q$ R, L v3 q
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
2 d2 }# B% U+ A1 ?; w: \DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards" y# ^! S ?& ~% A4 I
Range closes to 15,000 yards& V. J8 j2 d' M+ S) ?
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& C% S) s- _4 r8 r- \0 l
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
% d/ P+ N( v& g7 `CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards9 ]. `8 t' [. P6 j/ d% ]
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 s6 o% }; r2 t" u1 v1 Y5 b. w/ s
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
7 _& l. x9 P+ P8 e# r8 k) `9 oCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* |( W+ `& P5 u) ?- c' R2 J' V
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
+ E5 K+ z; c; @+ |CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards9 O/ W$ H$ [5 e3 @
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( |$ S% P5 x# ~7 u3 _- w
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 i: z. ~+ Y& }
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards, B: Q& W) k+ J* `' `
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards( y% d# ]; H* W' j/ V
Range closes to 11,000 yards
% F# @1 f ~5 zCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards$ J! O' g% p5 x! ?) C
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ ]0 e3 M/ J+ e0 B' L9 ^4 _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards3 ^) u9 i1 ]# m7 H" }. X: D
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards" b% g; ~0 u1 [
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards# y& P# R* n/ f& @! l- y# S, r; s
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& k6 b( v; F+ ?CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 Y7 a( [) ^1 X; I* e6 M4 I) ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards6 D v4 X7 m" h/ G9 @
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* m% C2 j1 h! zDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards$ B4 ^3 ]9 K# C( w
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
e# G( i0 |+ o- v6 ]* J. ]4 X, c7 HDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards W$ E0 A# Z" Z* }% o
Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 x- w) G, N. K. L. I& K5 ZCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
5 I1 e* P) `% u8 F8 {/ RBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards) K# S1 g! z7 {( a" Z' U$ l
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards& k* M# T) N3 l
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards5 A- p6 C9 E* a) o0 C3 Y" W
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
- A$ y5 _9 ^6 K, X0 jDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
* [5 H: c5 Y' qCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
. q! [; [; g6 e8 a; c: fCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
0 O3 g' w5 F) OBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
- D3 K) k/ j3 B8 F; X7 R: aCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
. T9 z# H; V- _9 m0 Q' G( yDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
, \7 a+ X9 [, O6 y; KDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
% c; {0 p$ u' D+ r% z; WDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
% T. D7 C! }* d7 n6 z9 z' e1 H' SRange increases to 11,000 yards
" `+ G0 V0 h; k- J8 _' S/ Z+ |BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
9 n1 [" ?- o6 G5 d4 mCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
/ G/ E. j/ F2 ^, p9 E7 bCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
S- u$ ^! E6 k7 z$ eBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
( s% b/ J# [& v) nBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards) J3 F. ^5 N, @3 C6 G% m
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
7 c! |" ^3 |1 Z- B4 _( j) PCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards1 w0 X) D% E' |/ e! n6 }
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
7 b0 Q6 y2 a. J! i+ S1 lDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards, s* U7 E7 ~3 }" |: U
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 w! w3 T5 L$ k3 h6 VCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) O( j* b( ~" V* fDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
" I; H/ C, A4 X7 b9 ]DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
, _! l7 g7 V& u" j J6 JRange increases to 16,000 yards+ @0 m; d* L* s F
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
$ i3 |. O+ \9 [# s {BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
6 c4 y S2 }3 bBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards; ^, ^% z8 b# V) t# g
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
+ W) L- Y7 S$ i k" q, c) H* N3 w+ CCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards, ^- z9 d$ Q: B! E1 n
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards- T9 F( G' w! w
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards% A$ h8 x$ [+ G; d, a8 e
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
1 A& q- d( d+ Q4 o7 ~CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
) f: m. B w) D7 Q G, VCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards7 X/ l' {$ _( X4 U
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
& F) ~: ?. B/ `: d& tCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards9 l8 h3 J% @' m7 o% K, t& F
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
3 t2 v0 |$ Q& o6 P7 v8 PDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
1 n3 K/ s3 O9 IDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards' a9 d$ E: w% `- }. I+ f" h
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
4 r% Q# C% }# B X. y" SRange increases to 21,000 yards
5 M- A9 K) k$ k5 q& }; M& p& fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards4 I: c0 I" O2 u
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards6 W8 j- W+ r |# z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
' c) i# p. r9 I* g( I4 P4 G+ FCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards5 \$ ^$ o" P" M" `+ k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ J1 K: ]% i* I$ T/ \; HCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 n j: h% O/ Q7 W9 Y! d
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
7 i! o. s/ m6 {, P0 q# H- kCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
+ x1 Q K% w0 d% F3 n0 {9 v$ PCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards7 V- r7 B8 H$ h1 J
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
/ {: g! w9 U& f( e! mRange increases to 26,000 yards
b+ z$ S* C) I1 ^( f, x) h+ f8 ~# K9 pBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards/ C! ~* F! u# R( y2 }! k$ O8 u
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
% {$ |* y# L/ G# {CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards% e, s# ], n. k0 G+ D
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
' E( a& k- [9 F4 o7 ~CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards3 D4 ~: Z6 }: o. P/ X2 p
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage( v3 g1 `8 f" g8 l6 |; I9 ^
Range increases to 28,000 yards/ b6 B4 q! M2 Z. p8 {
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, D m. ]8 Y4 i% V" L) DCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards! E1 d9 t; _3 {& e* W, O
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
* x8 e" \' P0 B6 |6 l/ qRange increases to 30,000 yards4 t) \9 \# Y" t( Q2 F
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards; c. M: J3 q4 e' |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
- o* G2 D1 w. ?7 k$ h' Z0 c3 L% h jCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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9 z# g: S9 l8 A# X0 L( }3 w g, VSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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( `* @; z2 S5 l; h8 I SS RO-67, heavy damage
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( r* H u: z/ P* M" K5 m9 o# i9 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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: F! L* G% s4 x- C* I( NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ ~* L0 @! e5 I; b' y. |/ G
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 y. s c6 x: W& q$ r
A6M2 Zero x 486 |6 ^: X. W0 c; B- o$ T" P
G3M2 Nell x 192 c. r5 G7 A4 h( X) Z; _
G4M1 Betty x 21
7 M3 I9 V, }/ }1 C0 S5 r& l4 W( m/ O0 B0 q, v
Allied aircraft' R7 n8 b1 R% e3 A1 r2 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27+ W1 b/ i m* w+ W) }! _
9 _7 d3 d- d5 u! s
Japanese aircraft losses
) e- J" ], U+ Z% r' N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 P9 T4 U$ f) q" f
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
& o, G- |4 e) O$ y G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* X4 Y; A5 A; T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) }7 g0 H9 A" B% |. }
CV Hornet- g5 N; N) @; q, \1 X' q
CV Indomitable
# V9 E3 @8 m+ c9 O' w CVL Hermes9 y4 `8 X" {- T7 C+ g+ ~* J
CV Illustrious
5 E& J* Z9 U+ B' r2 K0 P CV Wasp
+ ^3 v& ]: h( |& S# V3 h CV Formidable+ m/ e' R; S* ?% X* j7 y/ N) T' c6 T
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Aircraft Attacking:
) K* s" J3 i: @8 V* Y 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# l) l- n/ R- s! f; l- Y! y% @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
: z V9 Y8 j- X 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
{) X2 P5 ]+ q! y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:% j7 V9 u$ |6 E( \* }
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
* V+ ^8 [6 Q+ h 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
0 R) d+ A* |6 N7 ~ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
! m( B6 k8 g( R2 h; I; @2 J Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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9 k1 G" y4 [, aMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162: U6 Q) Q; W6 @2 e J" K
" N/ ]! ?( X$ E) a% X) z; oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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( v e3 V# s) b/ R0 c6 ^. S. Z0 L; HRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# d2 M( ^; D k# T5 UEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: \$ P5 y/ n) f) |; ]$ ^
G4M1 Betty x 28
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! f8 U% F9 O( d; UAllied aircraft! Y2 F0 X7 C+ P- r0 J; f7 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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+ m4 h* P3 K! p2 u1 c: {Japanese aircraft losses4 `" x8 m) D) o* j4 H
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( F" {$ L z( J0 \6 V! M. o9 J
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships$ e% ?$ Q" Z4 k3 R6 m3 U: A4 m
CV Illustrious$ z0 o* a4 s& d# l0 O+ c; P
CV Wasp
' w9 t Z, W8 v0 g! @ CV Hornet+ c# l1 Y _1 o* [5 l
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Aircraft Attacking:1 ?# J3 ~) y+ ^1 R8 I% ^1 h
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 \# m* _( u4 z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 o# \! q0 U; W) Z6 ^- H
; N; l4 J, z F# @CAP engaged:
0 E9 L3 ?' @, F: OVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 @: W& e8 {! K8 Y+ t; O3 T8 ?5 K
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 q% [# `' k' N; ^ 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
' M3 p% {. @. C$ q9 [9 P Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000. P7 i6 [$ |0 e$ b
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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8 ?& Q" g& T: o9 Z$ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 X1 I) r6 T8 u6 q; p
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 Z9 b2 u. `( q5 b) \7 c
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes- m6 L Q1 d: k4 |' U' T+ W- p/ u
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Japanese aircraft
- \% P1 ?% B2 X0 i A6M2 Zero x 24' ~( X- q% k* }4 U, j
G3M2 Nell x 18
- m4 C% p% G) O5 e$ S+ S1 e G4M1 Betty x 166 [8 Q; Z" S; g' @9 ~) L4 E
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Allied aircraft0 p4 p) d* Q+ b# K) Z+ O/ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 |1 r5 N5 ^6 C1 G: \
5 p" x, L9 M5 n/ a
Japanese aircraft losses
/ c) B" M0 _" ]9 d9 K5 b j8 ? A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 M8 i8 y _/ Q1 ~9 ^2 t4 U+ m G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 V' h# o9 W( l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 W& P: s7 T8 p$ H" C& u9 c, ?# eAllied Ships
; j9 Q' }3 D4 f. r. g6 a6 { CVL Hermes
6 ^: ?/ f0 v6 o, a. C2 B( J% V CV Hornet
! ~5 S# R4 J. r4 }, f0 |1 { CV Formidable
5 T6 K5 O7 }7 C: M, m0 r CV Yorktown
8 A! o. F$ D5 G6 L3 f! L; p0 P; a! v* X l CV Illustrious. {2 G1 h. M, H& `9 }
/ J% _( R6 a9 B% ~; DAircraft Attacking:
' E5 i0 c6 F- U$ w 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
9 k+ x' p8 ~9 N) I$ d! _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( ?/ t4 E# `1 r4 }6 X
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
( m* H$ x8 N1 B: V/ T4 ^# ?/ U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 ]) A# B! v D6 T4 L9 _% m" p* j& e* D4 L/ Z
CAP engaged:, g5 ~) | ]) [8 U- s$ s
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 K3 C# D' b- `+ `# L 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- [9 b# s1 w8 V* A$ P0 B* G+ b0 n
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
( y/ Y! r' N, D. C4 W Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |