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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。- _, L* f1 @8 {. {0 z
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) E' c$ F9 a5 Q1 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# e. b$ V7 s& B% b! w2 `* a CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
, [0 H' P, D" ]5 u+ w8 @ CA Kinugasa( N- I# u" U1 X' Q
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire( j8 x) u' f7 m- X! a, m7 i
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 s7 t* d$ e* w CL Tama
+ e# c& p* R# @6 T$ ` CL Tenryu7 _" @0 Q. x8 M B# O4 r9 X* d
CL Tatsuta
, j. ?: |( W" ?( B' V# i% j DD Yugumo
1 a5 Z- G8 F8 B- s DD Akigumo, Shell hits 15 X* F: Q; Z+ Y2 S
DD Kuroshio
6 Z# v6 G* r4 f. ]* u7 r$ m DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
9 S. D1 P( }8 L3 i- `* d& x4 H DD Amatsukaze
2 Q! u3 x3 E; c+ h ]" c! W DD Kasumi+ O' P: E" d# O9 p7 H# e! S, x1 P
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Allied Ships5 ^/ |& x% T! } z
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 26 K( e# {# l8 M3 T7 X/ g
CA Northampton
2 J- a# g# \7 K, k K4 E4 M CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
" B! a- R" u. d: U* p- ]8 l CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
$ T# D% n3 J8 Z5 u CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
+ \3 w7 A' t( [' _4 g5 J CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1- d! b$ B( Y+ e6 g* g4 M
CL Perth7 C- J# Z% ?9 e% d
CL Enterprise: y& ~/ f6 d5 ]$ {) E" }$ a& e$ }4 A9 D. v) P
CL Honolulu
6 i% ~( x0 ?4 k0 H2 n7 \ DD Alden- G% F3 R: @9 T0 t# p
DD Fox
0 L+ A c. G7 N1 P DD Whipple. N# Y7 B6 T& h2 \6 f
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
0 Y+ ~2 F- G( {9 c' TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 ?- w* `3 d7 F9 D1 J, CRange closes to 17,000 yards...$ d: \& Z2 Z) Q0 z# j3 G8 Z) \1 L5 e
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! X! I7 _4 B) x0 j8 N' [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
& o/ `3 v# l4 `Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 o3 |; U9 i) ` F5 I( C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards, U1 v. Q8 G: @- r# `
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, b! J, {; o# c8 |0 I7 U6 PMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
; C1 R" A. `- [! w$ Q3 i8 T$ iCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; ~- l9 s8 \' W2 a6 ~CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! a& d- j/ G" s. p" Z9 I5 mCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ y3 S- Z$ |/ W
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! \# y- x8 d* t2 h. a3 o% LCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
0 X, i) m5 t# X) D' PCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards9 a5 w! f# j# e; T, t* u$ w- L1 J
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 S! d+ ]! e3 w$ W0 n$ qCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
1 O' b+ l' S4 O4 }( EDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
9 Q- ~: v2 Y% X' B# C6 h r& JDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards8 K' K) X: N% w: o) K
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
9 a7 K+ j; P. O' N2 t/ hRange closes to 7,000 yards
: e8 q) D/ T" |) V6 rCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards) ]. c/ M: ]& V9 v3 A+ y
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
% v- q4 G/ m# ~: l' v3 ^" Q1 [6 R1 _CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards4 P i/ I2 T! n: I4 G
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards: e7 s$ o/ R$ b) r5 n/ x& y
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 a$ } E; ^2 A( c. d& F6 u4 U6 ]
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards, z1 Y! R( l8 a6 X
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards. _# g4 r, c5 D! _) N
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards' L( }$ j2 Z0 h! s
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards$ a2 ` _; }% b) G' s% f* W
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
; s y2 L4 P$ a: j) P: MDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
( W* h* w9 V6 J( t5 ODD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
# k, C+ k% e5 z- FRange increases to 8,000 yards
- p- z7 V) R& ?# Z+ n% dCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
$ ` R: q; {+ g" k0 dCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
" i3 \# ], p5 q9 Q0 L' L: mCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) n1 e3 x8 z. S8 r- l% C$ W
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards# k- T7 _6 ~) Z4 a
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards/ m3 ^& f& f; m' F
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 V) Z) ?! {+ r) E) qCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 R* s+ L9 `' h+ d( W: ^+ C+ KDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
* V- U% J% x/ ?* n" YDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
3 x0 l. l* M) t' L' }, x# }DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
8 s, B6 F- G! `0 T& ZDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards% `' v! @; a N9 `" s& t
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
: x" E5 g+ ^- X; q( g, n" O$ tRange increases to 9,000 yards; n5 L! p0 p* K! |
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
+ b/ j4 N3 Q: [" j" Y* fCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
7 |) m( M7 Z# LCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards* ^+ N2 _3 C& `% ^5 o
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
) n" N5 a4 @$ U7 ^- cCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards+ j( Y) a% |& A
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards: B8 t! N0 a) Y z8 s
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
; W4 g4 Z, i, | E. ~+ l9 }) h, tCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards6 S. K8 i5 E: Y! _3 P: [* S5 `" }
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards1 }( N) [5 l4 O/ [/ r1 n" }9 P# h
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
1 [* ~& s' }/ n: Y9 v. XDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards' }8 h" _& V/ [
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
, N2 n6 B( ~8 E% `% }9 z$ ADD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards, i9 ]% \" m* J4 y4 a- n
Range increases to 12,000 yards$ [8 ]( e- i* c% x: U1 f& t9 m" j
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& t% |& ]8 T3 ~/ O& sCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards! M; h5 `5 H' p0 g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards" i, y6 H! N0 q9 `. h( N% l
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards4 k' | B+ R$ H* [7 W- z% `$ N
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards! [4 E" u: e* o, O& r* s; W) _
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards7 i$ z; a: h" }0 C) N
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards% d5 k; r; e! d& ~2 Y
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards. b7 Z+ p+ o- P8 ?8 p- H
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards; B4 c# M3 Z* F4 W, N' U
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards7 n. l, I9 I6 m6 V
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- a; D% C6 N6 F# f. Z% |+ o6 S& J. m
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
& j$ o, r' i, q3 m2 ^+ pRange increases to 13,000 yards
u" z; T* g) f) a5 uCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards' |- H% s, p. H! L
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards) Q' s0 b8 }" \; I, |' L
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. ]# x$ w8 f* q/ s- F4 d$ ~ z7 GCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
* _+ d. {- ~* YCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
. W% J2 A/ W4 i' m) F Z( a( @CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards. }1 q9 u9 M' g: G. @& \+ ?
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards6 W( E$ N+ K' U0 @1 b+ t% F. Q
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
0 m9 j/ ~" s- ]CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards: _$ Z) d& s$ Y7 P' ]/ m
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
& W% o' y9 I7 t B: d; MDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards' D( I7 }% |5 ]
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
8 s* F6 J8 F2 e, T" v1 xDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
0 J2 u. P! Z' f2 dTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: F+ i9 f+ v& b CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
4 b1 f5 Y# M* T9 h+ Z2 W CA Kinugasa
9 A4 o% w6 s0 n4 p5 X- y; [ CL Tama, Shell hits 1
. s ?+ i& F, v; x4 d CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1# f, V* C; E$ I/ C' |+ @4 G
CL Tatsuta
y, t7 S- `, b9 P, y4 u DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire u2 Y7 k" B0 q4 |9 M& t! m4 e6 d
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 13 q* f7 r! } n+ O9 T) w
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire3 G7 W9 W( t0 W$ G( u
DD Oyashio, y7 z5 e) F0 I* f
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Allied Ships
" \6 v5 M @. C( r5 s( c BB Colorado, Shell hits 11 Y! D6 e" W4 ~! O, p+ m
BB Warspite, Shell hits 85 M. n3 Y; J+ c' e
CA Australia
. ?+ Y- v) g+ F: L9 ? CA Canberra' @+ U/ A+ J: z% s4 r0 ]
CA Dorsetshire
2 |/ |: v6 {9 w) z- t: S CA Cornwall1 f7 E8 m8 M: F
CL Leander
& _# |2 D; M1 D8 ?2 e CL Java
8 [3 Q) @& @4 q5 U- W2 s CL Dauntless0 S! S5 E2 R. ]( {& n6 l
CL Ceres+ k! m$ j6 p1 @2 l* L
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
& k- ~- f9 J8 v1 B5 y! ^) ~ CL Trenton
: B% c7 N/ I: `6 b6 M CL Concord
$ ~$ Z' v! \3 i+ \1 \ CL Helena2 ]5 L. D3 L% Z
CL Nashville
* ?6 p( y [, G) P4 u. d CL Capetown
/ i; `) c, w& G( E DD Buchanan
) z$ u/ e# D! O5 o' C DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire' w* q6 c3 e$ m! N1 R
DD Stack
7 L# u5 q& Z5 ]5 x5 }. z: O$ z8 i DD Dunlap
% k* |! `. b' d+ F! y DD Fanning, Shell hits 16 I9 G+ N- l0 a9 @
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires: @$ n/ M0 f3 w
DD Nizam" ?) i; ?6 v0 Q& V. O
# i" [6 R9 l9 `2 H4 g6 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards6 J c F7 r0 j$ H9 }9 P* P5 m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 z8 r' T2 T+ m/ @ X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 M8 j) j# L' L# a3 ]2 lFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'6 W) F+ R" i( u7 b2 E
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
9 W d' t$ q* DBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
9 v/ h7 d. r7 E4 W- f* v. CBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards+ T# [6 |7 c8 }. s/ U
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
* g% y3 w; v8 {% k" t {3 e( HBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards8 h1 i1 ^! |% T( E6 G1 o# H$ d' L$ r
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards! |$ n6 f" ]1 a4 n% b* b
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
2 c7 l1 z" I6 y. QCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards7 X% ^3 K4 y6 y; [8 Y2 N
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards) E- Z- W* ^# O* G- h
Range closes to 15,000 yards6 @& I- P6 o1 s \1 |% h
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( \& s! ?5 L1 x n- ^8 l) pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
6 c A6 x( F1 w& y" Q! wCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
- `5 @- f/ h" J8 mCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ V w7 V5 k* Q" b4 [CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
: |! M2 `- @& X4 }, S7 A! A0 |CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 o- \2 N% n% c, K# K5 e" ^CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards$ l( e8 J& l- R Q# ~! M
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards9 k% @" ?: c2 v/ t* L0 C
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 C; V, b A5 S2 U/ L
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 b! v" w$ \0 K
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards( X% h" B7 I: |. N+ @/ G. n
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
; {4 Y. b. P( a5 |1 CRange closes to 11,000 yards0 _* P! Z$ o4 N: M" n
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards* A& L7 [# t W$ H b5 W2 ?
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 Z! t2 |' t' |! e/ pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards% N8 p; X- z' E) b5 _
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards; d- N; k- s/ h! W6 q+ Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards+ Z" J3 t, Q1 R- K
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ C9 V! u# V M( f1 p1 ^CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 V, d& T4 d8 p) i* }6 ^& P
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 H& t2 p0 |! W; a! p
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ w7 q6 l# ~) x* ~) yDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 c1 d1 I' \$ q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
1 ]9 J8 V( l2 i( LDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards- Y! l1 I8 t5 p: a. U: p
Range closes to 9,000 yards6 a# W2 R/ P% o+ |
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
! M1 |) R3 |+ w9 C& ?8 E9 [% z) }BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards1 p1 w. w' Q$ G% \! i3 v; D
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. i" e% Y. c/ \7 w# R+ v0 S6 dBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards4 ~6 F, \6 r! ]6 |1 C0 M
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, a$ R: g; ^0 R+ S8 r
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# K6 {! T) E; f$ x' W) PCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards3 e( Y9 D ?9 w4 N5 Z: c
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards( G$ S8 S$ z0 s8 S D0 X- Q
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards" D7 p1 v; r" q( n+ x
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! }, b k, J4 ]9 mDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards( G6 E) @8 h% {# J3 G" r
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
5 t4 r# i9 J" O) wDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards7 n/ E0 B2 P) o+ z3 v$ k9 {
Range increases to 11,000 yards. L. y$ ?/ p! R4 x/ N4 }( J
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
: a% Q1 j* `1 y5 F1 y* oCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards5 w3 w; M2 I R0 O5 c- {
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
5 `$ \5 c+ `8 n3 y( ?- B7 ZBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards) G% ^+ x7 F' p/ o6 K6 y0 [6 c, ^4 U
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
$ h; U- X) g6 |5 JCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards2 c" W6 K- _7 y# ]; U& w
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards. j* n* h7 \3 C, j( n6 F; E
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
% a9 w& c# a; [5 NDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
/ ] q) U5 A$ SCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& [2 s, n. q* N) V7 W
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ b! @. y: i. }% W9 ]DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards# }! C7 `. w' |" h8 E% t0 n, j. {
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
$ [; ^% F3 Y$ M L5 S l+ }Range increases to 16,000 yards
/ R7 l. F: t( R# oCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards& ?, X' Q' ]& i% W# U
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ r6 u' p, V2 G# ?& x
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards# ]3 \( Z. N9 Z: `
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
, D# |& f! I: [9 }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
% q' K# T9 ?9 s- N3 \: oCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
* u/ i4 H( z. G- q2 A# `# `CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
N: [/ v, I1 s2 u- g. xCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
+ |* ^& P7 }/ Y$ n) hCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards/ d0 i' n7 a* \3 S2 T7 o- q
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
: Z$ I- ]; A9 J8 lCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards" w v5 i% p8 @- _. Y2 d) w/ r
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards" m& T& E' ^4 V O! a: Q1 D& z
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
( c4 X+ t5 o- ^; j' w0 q! e {DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 ]% s: d Y5 E: O8 T3 iDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards9 b1 H9 C4 d. X" A' ` C v
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards) ], h5 T3 l P0 m8 I. t
Range increases to 21,000 yards
1 N* v2 D( Y6 c7 U; UCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
' S% k) T* H7 P6 T$ LBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 o; v' U6 F- f+ r! HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards% \# s" ~3 e8 P) z+ ?/ u
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards( s: W6 U( T( X; r7 g( U, j4 g/ [
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; Q( X: w% q& Z( M2 xCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards0 W- j1 d! W0 \0 u1 J% h4 }/ x
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards; Q S& A- c+ l/ H5 G" c9 _1 a0 u4 E
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards7 `: @3 c- E! a7 U/ N% z( F& }' `
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
6 T6 x5 X7 c$ z/ F1 Z# K+ ?CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards$ k' Y/ S9 g6 w9 P) n
Range increases to 26,000 yards8 Z4 |& {( t% j- |
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards$ l; z9 J! V& C2 D3 V# f! H! V
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
5 O+ M! ?8 @) Q7 e5 @+ A! w) HCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards* f, ?( Q2 b* u% k# A* X
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' u3 n! |* S: k/ h8 V% D
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards4 Y! q" X7 I" e% K
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
' d4 V- {9 A6 B% C7 _ hRange increases to 28,000 yards& g q- b" e v& ^' g+ T- l
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
) h' x' P2 i) c/ Y9 Y" OCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards" j% y6 k7 y4 J- S6 @6 [1 L; N
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards( |* q# ?0 L( U: L7 U9 t: x
Range increases to 30,000 yards0 D% b/ t- R# M3 K9 v
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- G7 E! K" {3 i
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards# ~( C A$ { V# k; G& h
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards* ~+ R4 b% Z/ V3 j" Y, B6 C! z0 V! }
Task forces break off...
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' w& w' K1 }" U/ b. bSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands x& r* @ D" b8 ]; g. r- i. r* U1 ^
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1625 N+ H" e( [" N+ Y
, q" v$ i+ w- u) m# sWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ m+ F7 e* Z0 b7 Z
6 D" O3 J/ t9 ~5 n' F! sRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- v. ^. T( x: x0 ^Estimated time to target is 44 minutes. F/ I1 I: G2 s1 B6 R9 E; Q
; ]# R* \/ |: PJapanese aircraft9 _% T7 n6 c' s+ m4 ^
A6M2 Zero x 48& P% @9 m& t% j6 ]' h; k) \
G3M2 Nell x 19
$ e- F" L3 G4 ]7 r8 z5 _" ]7 N G4M1 Betty x 21& y* y. B {$ E3 Q. I
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Allied aircraft
! ]! E& B, U4 O3 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 27: p* A( @' ~0 P' ^
0 h: m' n, n1 x: q: n8 B2 UJapanese aircraft losses
6 O% q, j$ d: M% }2 I+ j8 a# l- t A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ l% M4 C" N5 }/ T# b9 Y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed. T4 X4 t" k' m
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged5 r& s0 @& @* T8 \7 M# `- x
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Allied aircraft losses
3 Z( m* B" }8 L8 B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& {' \. _+ N( ` CV Hornet
+ b* q! p1 D& A+ X4 C CV Indomitable
/ H1 u* f; \1 u b CVL Hermes$ d# [# F, F1 T) t# B
CV Illustrious
, O% y* ?6 f8 C$ o9 k, T CV Wasp8 J* {6 X$ n! f) o6 g$ W
CV Formidable
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6 }: ?! g5 s* @1 o+ GAircraft Attacking:) h' ?0 P1 ^0 N$ z ]2 I
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet8 J$ P9 v) r) Z: Y4 l0 K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# ?: u. P2 A, o0 t/ L
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 q1 ]* U, [$ s8 }* p' H, ?; d2 i; s. n Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# n; u3 f$ a0 C& D- t% j6 L
6 c! |6 _; `; ]+ ]+ z( FCAP engaged:# t @5 A9 m2 @' x- D) w. B9 g
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)7 I T; r/ z; I
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; d5 Y) w9 R4 H; g. d5 n) Z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
' J" a) U- G+ W) f( ^0 ?9 h Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes( P5 S% A+ n( M/ |! {! z4 e1 Z
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1 b% P, `3 Q/ ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! _# Q' F3 h7 C# ARaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 C2 f5 J! r) S- k2 OEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: P: r# ~* p5 f1 b$ A5 e G4M1 Betty x 28$ r, s5 H) |# [* b1 \
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Allied aircraft" B5 Z6 S; `# ~1 ]0 K6 `5 j8 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( z& `5 ^) m7 S4 K8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses- {- T( q3 r- j1 N- R
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses, F) {' F# K; T+ y- T) Y
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Allied Ships
P1 |# U) w' {# ~& { CV Illustrious+ F, z( Q) {! h' @% V
CV Wasp$ M. _& m" T- ~
CV Hornet% F& x; |# {, |- h
, Z8 m% i' K2 n# k' @- iAircraft Attacking:
y" e* u: t8 ?7 Y) i! x% g: @, I 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; C" i: N4 [& ]6 r3 Z* z( F Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. W% j+ E/ w% F# i$ w p/ Q
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CAP engaged:( d' o8 R7 p( M( Q: V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 K' Y- R7 ~7 {$ ?$ b, { y1 p# k
1 plane(s) intercepting now.% {# ]; R/ _7 A& m' F
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.2 ]4 @0 y5 m: A+ W0 a, Y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
6 p& c4 r$ }$ z/ F Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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. [# H3 y! S) ? [+ t# e WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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6 B) p# h0 Q% w; y- \) e* ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain' T# M, S* A$ p d6 [
: V2 W# F2 \2 q dRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 V, ]( ` {3 \' _3 z
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ ]4 }, c: }$ O+ N% {3 j A6M2 Zero x 24
$ h& v) C% z- v T; M1 p9 S. ^ G3M2 Nell x 18' v; C& p' v! j2 I" I$ w
G4M1 Betty x 16$ B' v) E1 }' ?
( W6 u, S9 `1 V2 q1 b6 ^/ z; \& BAllied aircraft$ [1 Z: u- j) u8 I* O8 T: r, o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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5 `; X, I. |! a3 K6 V3 gJapanese aircraft losses. p+ {/ k+ U; \( e1 c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# x T5 A2 ^% j% ~ \# |, t: ~ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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- U: r" y+ u+ ?Allied aircraft losses0 j1 D' R8 x% j* @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% i2 A* X& h; _" _9 VAllied Ships: z$ n6 B2 ]; e Y' e
CVL Hermes
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CV Formidable6 Q* J9 h# a) K5 P1 H
CV Yorktown
4 A8 j& ~6 ^' @4 K/ a/ Q- v8 C CV Illustrious6 l4 ?0 z- P9 {8 i* X/ G
0 m& K2 }; f5 V0 zAircraft Attacking:
. ^. ~6 P6 C/ l2 _8 D2 c% ^ 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
: ]" B# t) l% T2 ]2 b- j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! R7 n4 A/ p! e4 j+ Q- K1 O6 a4 ?$ N 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& L, d% u( {* I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; M& M3 b. N% f- w: |. X
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CAP engaged:
- @, ^; G' o/ S* d- q! @1 o" {; UVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
) o/ B9 n! I7 E6 x6 Q 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.# U# r( a4 R) t
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.9 l A+ z+ K, _$ h* m# h
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |