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: T9 d* f2 D* t2 i( ^) _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。
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- ]/ i5 I4 C5 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards; F6 R. K* E; l" g# u7 l5 n
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Japanese Ships$ @+ K: h+ l- X+ Z4 w
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2! d8 J. a- Q- w& P
CA Kinugasa- P; g* l9 ^+ o& |. ^3 [
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
' y7 n$ O u# S0 @% p# n$ W6 d' A CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O6 }3 g, s1 y, z9 l8 F CL Tama6 w! w- ~2 } O7 m, Y3 Q/ `
CL Tenryu
8 `& l5 S1 W4 I O4 F CL Tatsuta8 H4 j. { O- r
DD Yugumo
' |0 l/ R7 [1 r/ w DD Akigumo, Shell hits 10 ^( x' e- b! L! g) \
DD Kuroshio
: t, B z0 p% ^# F DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1/ a1 Z; `* z+ G) `! i. v4 D. ?
DD Amatsukaze
. ^4 o9 L) ?" s w* | DD Kasumi) ^5 U: G/ h, k0 y0 `( N
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Allied Ships
2 G: n/ P; z9 l CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
) S) O* y& }$ C! p& ]' @' B CA Northampton
Q2 u# U& Z5 y7 _ CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
3 k8 K# U9 U, |: f) Q; N CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
* C W1 o8 h# h" I& M CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2& L5 r- U( H' n& J( _1 @+ P! ^
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
5 ]6 |! I. j# ^; ^+ L CL Perth
5 C& D4 ^; v! k1 k$ P CL Enterprise/ K7 i, ]1 {' c% A6 |2 Z
CL Honolulu M: } d! M+ S8 j* |
DD Alden
4 D) b/ x( c) H DD Fox
+ E8 b. [! Q" s9 H4 X- K DD Whipple( Q, D- |* Y! I& J, Q/ i
& \, G2 r7 r- ]6 lImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
; ~0 C* w- c ~2 D7 k' j) T9 S: {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards2 `$ n8 @5 B+ M7 t8 } {+ A0 e
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
' c( X" P% R5 a: z4 I4 @Range closes to 11,000 yards.... R/ g: M1 e& C. a, P2 H0 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 Z9 C' b# a" }; ?* [0 g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 w( H% {) J6 C/ I* o
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
5 X8 A. F5 b/ t4 w" d. \4 O/ MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
# q4 k2 a O% ]& R' }+ fMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'8 d/ {& ~, T3 K: A
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards( Y5 f( R( ?3 W8 L! u; D' M+ j" f0 y
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, u5 G9 X" \; |" O9 l8 r8 U6 m, ?
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards G/ c& N i, a. W! [& O8 W
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) w0 i" W" t9 R- C, A- E
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
/ f- p7 @+ b. l' ?! V3 k: w/ _CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. _- j, [5 }. A4 X% [6 c: aDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 Q( b( V9 u9 i' I
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
$ h/ A9 H* P' SDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
5 x6 ]1 R3 l' d! v7 L) UDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
' s& J9 V6 |# F3 F- NDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
$ h3 w A; l2 w5 {* fRange closes to 7,000 yards5 A" m, y6 j6 h3 ^9 v
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards/ g5 r- y* e7 M$ M" Z% I) ^0 L
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards. u5 ~. J- r9 H. }# F! }6 i& S) }: S
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
4 n- V8 f$ c9 E3 E1 s8 pCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards5 \# J+ x2 W. x7 t
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards9 b$ p: S/ t6 H5 @- L5 J* |6 i
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
# l9 D. {4 c. h: f- o0 qCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards! d, O8 @+ k! f% W q) c
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
( j; c/ s& ]6 C9 ZDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards+ v/ N! v7 G( M) N
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards; H" R2 F' K% z% T: @
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
7 K3 T) S; Y# d0 F7 G z" ]DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
% |9 ^3 s5 I; P. |Range increases to 8,000 yards
0 b3 ]# i4 X+ u% fCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards$ {* t9 A; V/ G* \
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards( z; r; A/ Y6 M$ n9 j
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& f( G* q( j- {/ }- p+ \2 S* V2 @3 oCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" w8 w }( Q4 m; j! u* x8 c* w
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards$ M Y$ ?! j9 q4 L, Q
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* i! S& U) H5 ~3 {+ l- I
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ z2 |% o8 T' |7 W) QDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards, m5 n3 R3 j" f1 V9 _! j
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards* F- ?2 f4 |+ M, n! y1 n. E* K! H
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
0 `& S# m1 c2 c2 |8 ^0 l, GDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards4 B- {! T; _( `) q( I$ Y7 i
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ m9 \1 A3 Q. a: C- T! Y! j+ @$ `Range increases to 9,000 yards6 o3 C/ o% Y% |/ \* P) U' [7 W
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
5 s( v/ E: X+ `! s7 ?5 LCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
: x1 \0 a- ]# s* K9 yCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards9 [2 R, u- ]% J! ], R/ W
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards+ Q. Y0 g9 V/ q
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards3 D' i* M: r- A2 R) \
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards! ?% X0 [. D$ w* l! x1 E
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards( R' Y0 `5 X2 b6 o& ]" z# N6 d0 U) {
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards& C8 y8 x, Y F W s
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards* L4 b1 y9 C" M* q+ c' ^, p) Q- s
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% K4 ^% }3 h1 f6 `DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards6 C$ O/ w2 S# h! j
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
1 i' c, t) D2 u5 uDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards3 C; X4 Y7 g, q! p
Range increases to 12,000 yards
$ K+ x: {, x& z; g! }, MCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards: @, E( p: W7 c- n8 @: T' E) c( @
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards2 k: w7 n( V9 r& W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
7 Z, }1 p4 e7 A1 H. QCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
" I* O4 a; I7 {# f$ q- S5 _8 G) ^# JCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
! D: l: Q2 F f/ L7 S2 v1 A. _7 `/ GCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
( n' t% ^/ Y# P9 iCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards' ?6 i; A7 G2 B0 ?, e+ r6 {5 o
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
' e) t; Q2 Q( A" O0 A9 ~DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- f9 v$ T. `$ f5 {$ G5 n+ v0 s" QDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" j: O. ^+ B2 M0 d- `' W' tDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
$ M5 G( I/ j4 G" h+ ]DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards& `8 A, }5 ], b. @
Range increases to 13,000 yards# l* W( i3 T: o+ R: @2 _
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards5 G- Z$ e& @9 ^- h9 m# S6 T" \
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards& T8 R; p/ ]# }
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
; s% U/ P! A6 O4 A* g( @ gCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards5 ]5 u8 M3 O. W( c6 D* b( z
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards/ `" i. W1 d* N2 m$ x
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards9 E/ }, O3 X* i0 X: |
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) S. |9 k& y! o
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards$ U6 F3 d, f, C* h! E$ F0 T
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards7 f8 A" _$ k7 _- @
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards" p. |. O4 i' s# E+ W$ M
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards( c4 x7 U8 Z4 \6 R$ J
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards% a) |8 j: H& | q3 }" P" ]
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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3 Y% I2 c5 ^1 F" s+ z8 K! S3 {. rDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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% }! A% ]6 W! y CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire: [" y+ d# j) L+ X& d- Q) D( U
CA Kinugasa
) C8 b) ^+ y) L2 O3 S5 A% p CL Tama, Shell hits 14 G" a+ k" w( z5 G9 B3 H0 w& T
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1/ p! {( u E7 z5 p0 ^- o
CL Tatsuta- s/ w. H& l% w( V# ?2 S# _, V' ?
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; o% `0 y6 }& `, T3 K S
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 14 ]; J$ n! l. h, N4 R
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire# H+ M/ ?( R: V9 u6 L# d4 U7 G( v
DD Oyashio0 w$ x/ s+ x- E1 l4 }: \0 M2 ~3 Z
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2 j- Q, b' ?) i0 i/ L% B/ Z BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
1 B( Y; X6 L, s BB Warspite, Shell hits 82 Z( C' X& F; w4 d5 S! x
CA Australia3 u- t- E& A: V4 u1 w
CA Canberra
2 l# X5 z( T6 N: P( _; n. n8 A CA Dorsetshire2 S" u9 P6 z7 r
CA Cornwall1 E: r3 @4 t8 f* F
CL Leander
- @9 d5 K9 E4 S6 i+ ~9 G9 i CL Java
4 r8 G0 |3 Q" ^" k. J CL Dauntless
, l9 L! E, a& z, F* P( _ CL Ceres
' u! u9 \& V' z6 i! S2 m$ r* b CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
! z! y' k3 P' B" _+ e f CL Trenton
, J2 D L- R0 u1 d' i+ j8 c8 v: f CL Concord
4 d7 j0 Q) V+ D+ v; ^ CL Helena
6 M1 ]% U* e) d4 U+ k CL Nashville
, S. m- o9 |+ I. p. P7 {0 f( a CL Capetown
0 @, f* ^; b2 X& W* k) _, J DD Buchanan' m( w4 o/ w g, f$ W" g
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire: u( c, x$ _: \
DD Stack" R; T: }( S8 M
DD Dunlap5 D8 g! ?; s; t- U2 J/ P: |
DD Fanning, Shell hits 18 M, `3 l4 r& x5 R e$ o6 _
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 r( e+ u+ |1 x0 T# \( J" L0 R
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards/ G" P$ R/ {4 P2 `$ e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ ?* Y& V% K' S( L4 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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8 }+ l) R0 P0 C; {BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards& Y" Y! k6 z4 |+ I; q5 [0 v/ e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards/ g+ F* e/ c# U3 c1 W
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
/ q& A2 R5 o& _# f/ w' ~) S7 aCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards* x( R3 G* i- b. g! A8 Y$ _* T. g1 S2 {
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards4 s* p* A3 h6 `/ r4 ]
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards j. T0 o4 E: M6 X, V% |
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 W, o/ b5 D+ `9 ~3 b nCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
" Z4 ~/ C& M/ S; E3 F. ?DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
* {' c0 [, C' B& URange closes to 15,000 yards
' T% `# ^# D* ^* u! @* tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
' Z( T2 L* K' p% V0 v/ nBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards- R/ p; D* @- M' H1 n3 S" x
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards' A" P/ _- l9 G! n( Y* c
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
6 i+ y4 @8 g$ ?" M& v7 a9 [5 GCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
d7 e3 v$ a/ jCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ t* t4 P4 f. X0 t- o( XCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
- n0 C, x; V4 Q2 x& D Z% }CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards5 N# U9 ~- |4 J. N$ e
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! ?3 z C0 x {1 j
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 n/ f- n& K9 I: q! S
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
+ {% y5 m' `: F4 n( F$ G: g2 Z; H% \DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards0 f0 K& s( f5 S4 `, Y: u
Range closes to 11,000 yards
; C) c) @( E; a7 z6 ]. DCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
- h, q5 m4 z8 ~& l* l3 n/ QBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
1 D/ H* A- T& M2 N# U3 }) L9 V! YBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
" Q; c8 ]6 O- P6 D$ P6 Q1 VCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
4 ?' \5 j4 [$ Q; [6 @ YBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards2 Z- o3 o, C7 K5 Q' j+ r
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; w8 x1 B$ l/ u' |* r0 A' Q) ?( ?CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& g1 R/ _; S2 p/ ~, c0 _: x7 ?DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards) @0 d, e3 [& S# }& M6 L% h8 e
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& p. ?1 s# Y4 [DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards" U8 h% Q7 r. e) B/ E* p
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
3 W2 _% S7 b- K% K( @, MDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards2 U( d9 | }$ n( G$ j/ L/ q. E
Range closes to 9,000 yards- L/ c0 H+ T4 @) ]0 y( ~/ v
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards/ i* `, i- s# g6 S& R) _$ i
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards0 N# _$ u' T/ D
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards r8 B; ^! K8 C( i3 }* ?
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards9 n. }/ y# U# H' h; y- d; y2 T
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards- n$ d! a0 C7 }& r7 L7 ~
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
& o, |1 O/ u8 A. ^2 z+ vCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
. _* K) l) Y% H% E) h+ v) h% sCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards N2 I9 o! b: s, }- y) S
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards* T6 |7 ?$ [0 S5 V
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards" H5 ?; W$ ~, M3 k: h3 w3 U
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards5 R, C' f( J9 \+ G. V! J* m% \0 t
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
/ `3 h X' K1 d) g" l$ E& wDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
6 [: F& ]3 w, F! w) {! t8 @* CRange increases to 11,000 yards. L9 r4 h! Z, j& r+ B& c* V
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
! b( d3 p# t E, h% _CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
z( E7 t8 ^; S3 T* u: T* |9 v- fCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
# s6 _& J8 ^! y# J) H5 m% V, vBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
, ?. v- H3 ?' |6 \+ ?/ BBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards9 @0 T1 P% G/ f7 c
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards5 A8 I* q9 `) H& ^5 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards: ?, M; A5 H( P4 d, i. D
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards- \; U+ z2 R+ W, R" c
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
; k' V- [5 E+ M- _" _3 p# s3 GCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ b+ Z/ ]2 [$ w& l& e* t1 n7 XCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 w# Y6 z5 l9 n4 V5 ^3 l) n8 yDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
: U* G# [( y; P' lDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
1 h b4 V' I: F! c) U ^Range increases to 16,000 yards
: h* ]7 l$ W U9 B; {" P# G6 kCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards/ _% c/ c$ f# |( p) t3 f# s7 ]
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards0 h* v' p" g( C; ]+ p
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards7 h- [% b! k5 Z/ g6 C8 ]
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
+ J$ G& s: J+ O# {5 pCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
- A: P( w/ {6 x" e* `! F9 ECA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. i6 l& V; w; ?4 R1 l$ u& g/ o
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
9 ]6 K' d* o3 z1 X3 v/ N2 pCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards5 j1 j- r$ \, J, w2 \
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
' t( X) \+ [8 e+ ^% h3 y* R' @CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
$ S, ]( q+ ~% `4 g' Z" q- W8 q( lCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
& u* M: m/ u+ I+ u2 z n8 x6 uCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
/ h. w+ R/ q( {5 s( mDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards, J% u" i a) ~9 m% Z
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
3 |/ U. \/ k2 s3 w" { U% b7 \DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
! t+ B' I$ O. k6 R. \% i& ^( `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
& K/ P. z% i! ?8 Z, aRange increases to 21,000 yards
- H3 P9 c( W, C% @7 @: ECA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
4 B r% D9 O; v/ aBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, {; x& s, r3 J' |8 c+ n8 Y5 IBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- q* H+ b6 C k. D
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
% d: E: g! {. [6 q" }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 ~6 p3 P, t! u( e5 t- g: G$ ACL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards" R% R' Q# P2 Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards0 n* s4 O; K0 j3 a( q
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards! S/ U0 J, u5 J5 ], m
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
1 G. T* S1 N4 N4 x0 e4 ^ j# ~' FCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
& v, ?: [$ ]' j5 O& XRange increases to 26,000 yards1 N/ }6 K2 n/ ~6 k. X
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards4 ~9 C, m5 V3 f6 G, C; t* g
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards# D. Z# t/ d* ~( @4 h
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards; }/ k) p9 |9 v+ @) }! E: ?/ c5 c. p# T
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 b+ K. F# s* ]% m# B; u
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
3 x9 ], s% {1 P( YMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage" z/ S6 [3 G: Q, e, k* z( S4 N3 i" e
Range increases to 28,000 yards
7 I$ I( S. z; r; @% mBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, V' L2 D( B' l" |CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
- r/ a. t4 `% } PCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
+ `! i7 _8 `, i' q. fRange increases to 30,000 yards, W6 W1 C( E/ x/ A. f
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
$ M2 x3 m, m" r1 [# rCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
" u; A6 Q: r3 q9 E9 a0 f1 h8 ZCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards! w! j$ e' P# }6 _# C$ f+ ^' T, Z
Task forces break off...5 G8 W$ {1 l1 R# _) ]' M' ]% ~; }
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9 ^4 X* i0 y1 BSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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2 a, u, J5 Q( O5 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! o' s+ }( D7 G% QEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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4 U2 m7 O4 I! M1 R! _: ]Japanese aircraft+ I; T3 {, O' `- M4 A8 E" y9 [
A6M2 Zero x 48
% X0 A) t1 V% I G3M2 Nell x 197 G8 b s, o+ ~. a& w3 z
G4M1 Betty x 21# r: J$ L# `$ m+ t
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Allied aircraft! X: }! F" [3 {; ~' v7 z# h% Q0 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 275 O) d" E. q3 A9 ]" f7 n
. V) b, a2 M {! p; sJapanese aircraft losses; `- ?/ b) }8 O1 z2 E0 F
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 Q6 H8 }, ]1 ]* n& `
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
: I: b. Y+ @$ c0 x- c$ t2 I G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 j% K. l* @ \ z$ M$ s+ ^
& ? B1 P3 a9 M; e. XAllied aircraft losses+ T7 J) X! w- r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: }$ q8 C& c0 F, i
! s6 q# F Z1 J4 |! lAllied Ships( Q8 \; x: n5 F$ e: @4 A4 G
CV Hornet8 E; f0 c" P. c( Y. C
CV Indomitable
" P' G7 U! V; _' ~6 i2 \ CVL Hermes
7 {' l$ o8 i3 B- y* u CV Illustrious
8 _1 _ E! ]# R, Y2 ] k- N CV Wasp6 N( Y. c# L4 ]) n' o; m
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 }+ a$ I2 k# A5 m, G/ P 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet8 g. E! S6 A; c, f3 `3 F) w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ B) G' d. ` F8 y- E
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
7 f! t5 F! m6 i. s2 P' ]3 B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 |+ T5 R; g- [0 ^2 k% s* c
4 U$ p- R+ r3 n& F2 ^CAP engaged:8 _- Y' t# j. J% e$ B
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)* V# b$ m4 C3 F: t+ A' \/ Y
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: z2 T, D5 U [ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
1 I, W* ~, E! N Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes, w" k/ R& Q9 R5 [* W; A
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& ]8 J- V# R3 g' @0 a( KMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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5 A3 w, p4 N1 cWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 _( i/ p: G' N) p- z# |
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ O$ `9 }( u# t! m
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes6 x7 Y/ y. [( A+ `4 Z+ y
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Japanese aircraft# `( k: Y3 w5 n8 C* g
G4M1 Betty x 28: `) G1 p# W$ S
! D: R( t8 m' o; _9 g$ I! @( i3 YAllied aircraft) J( L' G6 c% ^3 m- h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 f: t+ ~- o' K) g; e
+ r' e9 s. L0 ~Japanese aircraft losses
( g8 i6 c, P5 u& C. j; A+ P G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses% c6 [4 p" e/ X3 m+ i- r6 k
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Allied Ships
2 E, {, z2 n4 c% n+ h CV Illustrious; I, V' n: v7 M$ U! X% o6 i
CV Wasp
! ^ f' d! y. h" }# t. s CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:1 ?2 V4 @! U4 V' b6 i/ a
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
W' S" D* t' L) B4 g8 l( y) p' Z' c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. [' x* ^" ^" |$ oCAP engaged:- V; I) M, s7 C3 p* `+ r8 c
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)& d g5 m. p7 {/ X$ `& }3 s
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ h; k, N+ m, i" F6 V8 N 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 n/ G% n2 i. K# L9 a6 T4 x) }5 F
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.: {5 s! O) x+ r
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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4 X1 S7 L$ J; P2 r: v3 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162/ H( g/ I z! [3 B% h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 r7 _' w3 P( v# l, u+ b* \2 ARaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 X% k0 O: f1 A) V/ q" [/ ?
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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. L" O& Z. s% T4 ?* i/ kJapanese aircraft
u; |: p- E( u J9 r0 Q+ ] A6M2 Zero x 24
2 v3 m* R' C/ B6 f G3M2 Nell x 18
1 O5 s$ E* } y7 Z1 {1 l- d% N1 A G4M1 Betty x 16( ]( P/ l6 \# @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 19! A/ x: B" ~- W
/ l' O9 {8 l2 o7 S: JJapanese aircraft losses/ L7 Q+ Y8 a; J# |1 U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed9 J! i$ \6 ]4 b- W8 x- C
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged" M" y: o0 V) p; _; C
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Allied aircraft losses
4 I. O4 P- ?) v$ B' B2 p9 A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, h$ ]: F1 A5 [8 q, c
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CVL Hermes. {( n7 @' s6 R7 y; Z% X+ s9 H
CV Hornet
. A$ N' v- n n* a# h6 t% c CV Formidable
: y% ~' a9 w1 S! b CV Yorktown
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 ?9 T% K# }# ]' z1 V6 D 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
( \ N7 W0 i* b& a1 a' G' C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. Z/ U, {5 v8 P& j; N 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet0 P5 h4 A8 s8 D# x( U% H
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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% V6 M5 V8 r; u3 E: uCAP engaged:! K/ o" Q7 h. S& i: k1 }# Q" F0 Y
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling). G; X% U. u5 J
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
% r3 n' l% h: ~* K% h& {$ ^ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.& F' f9 n/ F/ a9 ^0 l9 e8 w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |