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9 |) s" i3 i4 A42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。( \1 u7 H/ k4 M: d* V
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# T; u( m$ a3 s' |/ M" |, O vNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards! r; a. \% I1 u5 ]1 v
6 l" n" W* u7 X& F/ `0 j/ |Japanese Ships
u7 h/ S3 \# t: c1 i. g CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
" @( O- r' C1 ~9 h" o5 ^8 P8 b, w CA Kinugasa
. s4 }1 }/ ]9 u' N. ^4 N) V+ B CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
/ z6 K+ [1 @; \4 h4 | CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% G0 |. I" o! g1 ]$ |
CL Tama
z9 s$ a: S7 J% j CL Tenryu3 b( f! v% D8 ?+ F
CL Tatsuta' F: M+ s! R6 g( f; O
DD Yugumo
0 A* P e4 j; Q1 ~7 W2 v6 T; I( d9 f DD Akigumo, Shell hits 11 o: n% Q; D& f/ x7 g
DD Kuroshio
8 @) ^+ B* @! v( B' C; p DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
3 K8 u8 O6 N1 L9 J DD Amatsukaze2 h4 e; y4 u$ B5 Z2 N
DD Kasumi* L8 Y# m5 p0 t
& G! F2 Y1 \: S- v! gAllied Ships5 N" s! o& H, o1 ]
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 28 |% K6 N7 K3 c. p; J, K j
CA Northampton, A8 R6 }% O3 b
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
4 l- K8 R! H0 n: J9 d# Y9 m! E z' C4 A CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
, [1 P* I# a) u CA San Francisco, Shell hits 23 A: F8 d* w+ a2 V3 k! u' [
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 10 ?2 |' j+ m% @* u
CL Perth; }* ~: J5 L' i* S
CL Enterprise
& I7 \9 L+ ?, \. h7 Z, L$ J CL Honolulu L2 r0 N7 k4 h9 P8 V' a1 v) U
DD Alden
( l1 U z5 ^, w! y/ ^ DD Fox
! Z! {% [: H4 r& w, U DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
" h" K& E) }( L' u& V/ R) [3 V. oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
' L' i7 _* P' P9 e5 V+ n0 fRange closes to 17,000 yards...! L5 j9 z0 y/ A, k& W1 d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 L; O, k, ^' l) B: _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) r3 a1 d' Q" q) M+ `Range closes to 8,000 yards... n+ o/ [$ S9 ?8 o! ?' C/ S2 T( J2 F
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards& Y1 l$ r3 m. Z+ q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
1 k4 x/ ?% `1 @Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'- I. a+ K( X5 N% [
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ Y$ E( M% ?$ q1 F" h# t
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. M& C1 v( j! H" ^3 _, J" W! r' f @CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards6 ]) k& p4 o* p" T, }6 m' f
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 r" F+ q* ~ ~" ], `! e1 q
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
- _, |1 L2 L; w3 L. iCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 l# H! h- ]: x# Q
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ t* K' d. w8 q5 Y4 {CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards* x! o" G+ R( H& g- p
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
* ]' v/ L3 p. p. IDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards8 q2 Z3 Z' e3 w2 z3 k; R
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards9 z2 C6 i. y( T3 [3 @( R
Range closes to 7,000 yards
0 f; c2 U1 L2 w0 x6 bCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards% R9 m1 b% A, d2 ?
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards S E9 T5 b5 U& B! u9 n2 A: E
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
6 j0 F7 Y' t3 P( v" mCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
7 F' P* M" |: r$ @7 T# I5 t8 rCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
( ?) l2 w5 K/ Q" f7 ?CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
- ?- B5 p- C: [ ?8 |3 o6 d" GCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
* \5 q& K$ w$ p. P7 b# @DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& T, I! K5 ?' z3 BDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
d5 {' D" K( c8 y) N6 gDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
1 }9 [6 k" `8 ]$ C7 n! ?; A% D! O' CDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
O I6 F. _: Y) `, n- \6 ]# gDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
- K" d8 n. n+ c- z# p9 aRange increases to 8,000 yards4 h9 X4 i: y/ W2 m4 T+ Y
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
B: Q, P" S- Q/ D6 UCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
" L' t" B7 _8 C: v6 ~7 b( E. _- ~CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 i x! _; n/ @1 JCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; B3 u t+ q! O; ?3 v
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards9 y; B) `" Z/ Q% s3 U6 z
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 G" V- a3 J t9 H7 M) ~2 P
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* ], m' c$ J5 j* ODD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
) U& I5 I9 G* K, x) Z8 dDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards8 P3 h6 l9 W% ]" S- p& C) |2 k
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards( D" n* J2 F% U& q; S0 E
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards8 x1 j: f y# Z5 ]
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards& D3 u+ I& w- I% L# d' T/ K
Range increases to 9,000 yards" c) \; P' a7 {8 B8 ^; e1 U
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
) ]' }+ Q; {1 @+ kCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards8 S3 H) z2 E# V9 Y/ U) ?/ ?
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 \' J+ ~- J- M% H# T
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards+ ?. f' T7 O N* T8 j9 J7 j
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
8 |; ^+ d+ ]3 ], Z0 UCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, B3 i/ h) K! z: g
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards& m& h+ v/ m& F9 [$ n. V4 P0 X
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
& [2 K. O }/ Y' B0 R7 lDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards6 f: s. S: d) ^
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
: S6 X$ {. M8 Z2 [& vDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards/ N" I; u& K( X4 O# ~4 o% O
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
- Z0 d; U5 Q E/ w1 g, i9 |DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
J# e2 H8 C% F8 uRange increases to 12,000 yards9 z; t, F9 @4 Q" E* E* ]
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
9 H# @5 i, p) C7 zCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards* g+ ^1 _3 h m7 L- s: L3 s. ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& ~ Y: y# y+ u) hCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards+ M1 b. f8 `, ~9 Y0 S W9 D
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards V8 C- _7 F/ E l, |2 U: s! |
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards$ l0 t' e2 I9 P7 V) N% p$ B$ m
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards/ d0 W- N1 N `2 R; o7 {4 _$ O5 i- d/ p
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
. b# N2 R3 C2 B; KDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) D8 K8 F" h" o5 G9 w$ K; vDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) x/ e+ C1 t5 t+ _% v& F# xDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 _6 X" R# h" `' I& v0 \DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) Z* z* c7 Q$ v
Range increases to 13,000 yards- J: w$ k1 L, _2 }
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
% M) ]; {/ o/ E: i5 N) H- K* i+ mCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards, o, V1 O+ f4 X# d0 {
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% H0 K0 p) h# S/ s' M$ `) {CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards: m- T- I$ G9 M [7 c$ x
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards8 B$ ~7 |- D- L7 y1 G6 K
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
5 a9 ]* o, Y- W# i" _CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards+ {6 t0 t# |2 N* h. _
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards* e3 \2 ^7 S$ A4 B
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
' [3 p3 q* H4 B' r8 V. p7 _DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
7 a, N9 {$ A) r6 j8 JDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards9 B+ m+ F5 j8 B
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
. ~! ^$ @3 X& B2 f! GDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
2 Z( y* t* K8 `# ^ R8 w5 VTask forces break off...
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3 Z4 Y) C9 \) H* v6 Y) DDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 ]6 _* w- V& } t' ~+ A( |
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
2 W# ^/ d/ b) Y- F CA Kinugasa( V- \0 Q1 t, D- p$ ^3 ]
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ K! Q/ L% x, Q# E* W1 N; _+ R: } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
" D. Y3 N0 r' h6 f" n2 S! ^! x$ s/ i CL Tatsuta
n( E: F5 ^3 j5 K: R DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; v) ?' \ g. g, R9 h- {
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 n$ {; K d) D/ S7 m2 |0 l
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
. d! s3 F2 {" Z) `0 ?- y DD Oyashio8 ?7 b* w# }6 U8 @9 ^- D% B, F
4 K( l4 L, P5 _; mAllied Ships, f7 u7 Z- c7 [6 Y t
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1$ F1 c( j0 e7 `9 g
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8) n+ y* Q; A9 W- t* b- B/ x4 W
CA Australia0 V. }) m. y& P5 f7 N
CA Canberra$ b4 c2 p8 g+ g' S
CA Dorsetshire G% i& }# r- ]8 c) d; c$ Y
CA Cornwall
0 p+ e2 X5 F5 O; @ b$ K CL Leander
. A$ I& Q0 i& n; s& O8 J CL Java
4 I5 c& P* F, U& R4 K0 I4 |* D CL Dauntless
. E9 R- L* c) u' ^7 G CL Ceres* g7 h e. W1 W' M6 N; v. N
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
K* d o( T! b CL Trenton
( Y) ~) {: Z Q& i1 U5 @ CL Concord
8 k0 H R' h: G( F CL Helena
& \5 ]3 ~7 w0 X7 M, X: v- [ CL Nashville
* Z( ~" y( c3 |0 M' Y CL Capetown
# P& _$ c7 s0 p; G& R/ d+ U/ Z DD Buchanan
& U) @9 `% V7 L4 | DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
- Q/ I5 E% m( f% {% y8 N. W! h3 j DD Stack
# ?; z, |5 L6 \1 t) c) L& ~ DD Dunlap8 ~7 h) ]! o4 O
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) G3 L- n9 a: A p4 p' W DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 w! @; f- y: s0 h DD Nizam3 j) }$ H) d' S0 Y% _( v
6 S$ n& N b; ^* y; FMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards: U6 o! b6 v+ @. m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* W8 C+ r8 Q# A4 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards: I& o$ L5 i+ Y B; v2 q, v
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'2 O3 [! V: j' A
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards8 w! g# Z9 i- w( i3 V! S( z9 B
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
3 ~- `& l" F5 [8 j- V& \BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
4 z# c8 P( ?' ?0 d, dCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
) h1 R2 V: ]' A# P7 C' `; mBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
+ Y. i+ p/ i: ]9 eBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
: I9 ~9 K `8 o; i- v+ T- @CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' r# _3 C9 b$ V" Z. W4 M8 x0 ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards% j" y4 f& t N
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards9 H( r, n4 ]' l' ?3 d% ?/ r! {
Range closes to 15,000 yards: V. x3 m+ u+ Q
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
q# N1 v w9 x2 X) cBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
6 r3 l" S: ?6 ~ D# v+ MCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards7 z; D" w6 V$ N5 T2 t
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 t. ~/ I, w7 F, JCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards3 ?! j6 C& R7 G% P: `
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. ], ?7 f* q) g8 t& b ~# m0 A4 h& b
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards D/ T' o7 I5 J0 o# y* h9 x1 q3 Y" v
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards' Z8 i4 B1 s2 }8 G1 ~0 W5 F6 ?3 N
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; `3 Y2 h2 @# H& n. I7 }! i$ aCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# z: m3 _5 E+ ~+ h3 v' @, JDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
1 H4 j( O9 M' V$ q: E, uDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards6 |; ^7 y* F4 b- @' s1 i; f
Range closes to 11,000 yards
! q' H5 L+ A2 |, N8 ]CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
% ^$ J. [0 D) Y' K) u; X) {8 @! WBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 \/ U) l6 w6 `- `! c
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
3 k3 H# n) \& Z- t( I4 JCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards# ~/ v5 g& D& r% o3 B7 E) l
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards1 |* D$ V2 r, x: I: j9 h
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 y3 e: `0 T% y! nCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) n6 D: ~# K) ~% j4 \: m1 e* k, LDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards; {2 Q8 V C# Y: b. T7 I
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 ~" U$ {! F1 w5 s# D9 \
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 B i) d8 Y9 {; l$ J: V
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards% I8 q# O8 [; c+ W9 v
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
S6 ^) f& \2 u: J0 G5 x6 pRange closes to 9,000 yards
* q" @8 ^5 B: ~- Z1 W& _CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards; u1 @2 {3 q5 R
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, E& c* }# ]: k+ L" B" ?+ KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
( H; c# Z, ~1 O1 k8 p7 ]0 A6 j- gBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards" s$ ~0 A" ?# Y9 r1 C
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 V M& {$ j% m4 Y% ^. R
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
' [& c* L O1 r, d) ^1 k7 QCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards* j/ R2 t6 C* n- E, P) C
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
, U8 J! _ Y7 XBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
- R% B- S( \" [) }. Z: E* ACA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards8 Y5 B+ p, W0 Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards6 i4 Z( P8 h6 S& t
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) O# T8 ^) |: t% A' ADD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
/ ^) V0 q* w) \5 j* z4 {Range increases to 11,000 yards: Z; O+ h7 T% o d# y) k
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards7 ]: b3 c/ H7 y- i& k
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards; H: H- p( F; ]$ X E7 p8 ?
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
% t9 }7 a, H' F' ^4 T* [BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
. f N$ ^" t( F6 y5 P. eBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards! K+ b7 X9 N! r; E! ]
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
# M7 h3 x" w: C" TCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
. m2 j3 @& C8 H9 M% wDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 b$ n* m2 q" }8 ~' T$ W/ [
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards$ @* a. V% f d" P. S- H
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; c) y2 n0 \9 Z
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ u! G7 X5 Y: k8 G+ m6 W
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
/ S# Z0 R* Z3 S v; `' y3 r2 g& hDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards- X: @& ^( O, ^
Range increases to 16,000 yards
! q$ D4 J0 J# y* c; d/ TCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards8 h, d+ i6 F, d8 s7 P
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! j) ^. O2 y0 u9 W9 H; l2 I" ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards0 `& z1 {8 S1 s R2 v8 `
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 t. ~4 e' E! u5 k& v7 LCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards8 e4 T4 e% t6 ?* S1 a
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
& v" ~5 W8 x Q) D' w. [CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
# V P, x5 j& i& |4 YCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards6 b0 j; z0 t$ X- v
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards, _$ d' g) D! |# U
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards$ \7 g* U6 s; O8 Z
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards/ K. W' T1 C0 \8 [/ n
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards7 G5 \+ N4 y# I# n: }* _# p9 s
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
! L, _8 q4 e/ ]! yDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. ?9 I+ C! ]; ?2 ^
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards4 K$ d$ B! ~( i6 \ _7 D( t$ A) k9 p
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
3 v, g% ~6 N! t$ c4 s* yRange increases to 21,000 yards' ]8 M t* D; [( J, v" f
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards9 ]# t1 C2 r" F
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 Z. B0 M+ t* x1 w uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards5 [ c( H9 i6 \+ C G
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
! ^! H6 A, E/ Q, F' Z+ U3 NCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards% F& o1 l& x' K+ X: m
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
9 I& y; Z0 Y' l* {CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards! [: b( ]$ {8 u2 T# u. @# J- s1 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
$ r' S; |! U& \$ ]- o# |2 HCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards. o7 T9 L' D# V+ {! A( v$ U. r
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
3 m, V9 D5 o4 J$ Y5 E+ }Range increases to 26,000 yards
! q: R0 G W2 e* U# K* @BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards9 r8 w5 S& ]6 G8 l; M
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards3 r+ v1 Y2 w7 S, Z; Z) L! N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 S$ H. w+ Z& N: x8 \- O
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 A7 U; \" q ~0 `! y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards6 l5 A5 n3 u! V9 t2 f7 h
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage0 b) A1 A7 Q7 H7 s5 t& u4 a; I% z6 ?
Range increases to 28,000 yards
9 c* w1 s5 j4 S3 `, g: rBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards2 J7 O- p; \8 b$ {& _, h# k4 ?
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards7 R, h3 C/ [% \1 m2 y
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards. g7 P$ p: |6 H5 w
Range increases to 30,000 yards
# m( [* s& j2 ICA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
3 o$ J+ t2 {$ [: sCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
7 W8 j4 L3 a8 }) v! e2 \+ C* PCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards5 W8 ^5 Z! m) P1 c3 k! a- D ]
Task forces break off...- u6 ?% p, E; g8 w1 ?
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" @0 @* [* ~- O! ?7 u; T7 P- gSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands2 [. w+ ^$ ^$ w. k' [/ V& y
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SS RO-67, heavy damage6 U+ n* r0 ^ ` w3 ~$ b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162! e0 x5 M" T. M8 G, {
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 Z# k X/ `1 W6 I4 o1 V8 g
9 f6 K; K# A' A( fRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' H/ B) y4 W2 ]+ V, K
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes% L6 M+ n. s7 M9 F: J
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Japanese aircraft
9 p( v: T9 e; y2 j/ o A6M2 Zero x 489 _1 N' w U0 A5 q% Y2 c7 B- L/ A$ m" A
G3M2 Nell x 19
" i- S, n# U. ] G4M1 Betty x 21, J1 z/ u* {7 J
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Allied aircraft
1 `' v- h8 L% ^4 I+ w! t' O F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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+ a d# \& T# @9 Q. HJapanese aircraft losses5 N/ p* [& o6 c7 h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) j: i" z, P! k7 P% A7 T( L3 I3 m
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
3 m5 U' J0 O! X) P. b G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged7 M) O8 P6 c. x% V
5 P9 i9 j9 E( u( aAllied aircraft losses8 L% S- z' a4 }% v6 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 `" o! P" G1 _6 E' _; k' QAllied Ships7 e1 ~+ G, j3 }& \
CV Hornet
1 k3 Q) |1 m' p- D/ T9 b+ Q6 c7 ?- O' M CV Indomitable, e3 x% E7 W( c5 m' |1 R) M
CVL Hermes
6 o) L2 X0 X, T0 o% n1 x CV Illustrious
s0 Y$ g7 `: R& F CV Wasp
6 p1 e( B* m1 Q- ]2 ]9 @ CV Formidable0 j: K0 F4 y1 J
* k- ?2 n/ x6 j! g; s, L& F7 G* xAircraft Attacking:
7 ]( E6 d6 X: Z9 Z2 f- Q 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# q3 u* }, v2 L7 `, b3 j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- Q4 f- k j* u" }( c1 K7 N
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet1 {" U% ?& [# P# d% `: H4 e8 i
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:4 p* D) o% M+ X" @
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
) {8 x3 z1 q3 w) J7 h& ?* u 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& F% e) u7 d% L: x" z/ K
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
% F& I# B' n" i; V2 P4 f Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes/ h" a. g6 A4 X" D
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1 f0 S1 I- ~9 b' j( VMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162& ] l. j* [2 A7 y
$ d2 u4 I/ P% Z# o3 F7 [3 dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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' f$ w8 W: f- Y: t! O. T% K4 r) ~Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- _7 m( |8 j( I! a7 Z; ]3 [/ REstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ @3 [* Y0 J5 d4 Q) a9 I
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft$ P- j( Q/ W* q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ p0 |) S" K# ]- Y/ a
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0 {3 y1 |6 D4 \- R1 A1 r G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& [! P a0 e' U, E+ v9 V5 E
" @ R" t& k, j! \# x2 zNo Allied losses/ k8 Q2 y5 n+ ?# t5 e+ r+ M
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Allied Ships
/ W. M3 g% i& n) Y CV Illustrious
' H9 M1 c- u" t, n6 R' J& T CV Wasp
- m, {7 F( ]& B6 |' z4 S CV Hornet
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7 ^, G, W1 U9 F& bAircraft Attacking:
, n/ ?3 G2 N% H4 c 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
2 G7 \* }3 W9 m. ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 Q T& p" e4 u* X
9 _' c, C- q' `5 u/ s9 [5 T! PCAP engaged:
, y; w1 E; o' n# UVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
x: Z+ b4 H, ]2 v- f$ X( E 1 plane(s) intercepting now." \5 R8 s: Y/ E
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) |2 u$ x, W9 G9 x
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
$ z; S* u9 D) D* w 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$ A! D K1 n* B& m4 \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 v3 ?6 U( A1 ~; p5 M/ Q
/ Z5 g: q1 i _Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ P" j) m, w! v+ `9 E- [Estimated time to target is 46 minutes( l3 I- R- R. V6 t s8 j6 U
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Japanese aircraft* D/ T& u+ u! E3 d3 b- b$ l; N
A6M2 Zero x 24
- R* ]. T! B8 a7 ^$ q3 C+ h G3M2 Nell x 18
d! M2 _8 J# u: ?' ^ G4M1 Betty x 165 L9 C9 U2 T+ Y$ m. V' P( n! K
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Allied aircraft; x. I; W$ b; w. v+ C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19* a2 f4 z: \# q# a# J+ Z) v3 w T
+ A% A5 X4 }4 F( w. tJapanese aircraft losses+ Y2 k1 S9 f- r5 H1 V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% U/ }+ \/ ~9 ^, D+ p G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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$ p) v6 W) e0 I; [+ [8 IAllied aircraft losses6 y+ Y; ]6 E/ C/ J( |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 _% B+ Q) o! o$ N$ ^; x
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Allied Ships9 I! P; g! D, A0 K* n- E
CVL Hermes
2 S9 {8 P* V$ y! ^: C CV Hornet
& o7 `4 A. h8 ^5 p+ t V CV Formidable3 r: i! K) L8 z- m6 F
CV Yorktown
, f5 Q6 A# F: V CV Illustrious
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6 t8 {6 H0 }( b, |. k2 h" ~Aircraft Attacking:" L4 {% X6 G3 x. r
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet2 O9 r# ?! u# _2 E) e" z0 L% E1 T* p& h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 w" ^1 r$ Z4 \
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 A, d q- D k' w$ h5 B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
6 X- n9 i0 y1 i" V4 CVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling). @6 L) p8 T, V& ?! z4 G
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.1 F: ~2 K7 z( H/ u
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.4 }2 q0 ]; f% ~/ {1 d% o- @# U
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |