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7 M" R( L7 _5 A* N+ Y6 `7 H l: m42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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- R; H) G$ ] S, L* \$ J2 S/ g+ a RNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 p& h( Q1 @; [# o
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
% F& T$ y- C. j4 e% @ CA Kinugasa
u8 _4 q& h, W, b" q CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire# ^) w9 e9 U4 b* }( y* Y
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 r! U" ]9 Z0 p6 w+ T
CL Tama b4 l8 E' b: V7 q, g
CL Tenryu) k- _7 x' ?' j: e L9 n2 `
CL Tatsuta
) r* ]) S+ T) g2 s DD Yugumo1 e. o3 B1 @6 ^& K6 o8 Z
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
! l, J( |7 R4 e K( J$ `/ \ W: ?& Z DD Kuroshio8 n, q2 r9 k9 r) I# }
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, S' M/ l$ }, c5 g
DD Amatsukaze
* R7 i5 j7 E- U% t# E/ ^7 r DD Kasumi
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CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2( M) J% s% i9 _7 C9 i* c. D
CA Northampton
' j/ \4 l8 b( T4 A( A( J1 W CA Chicago, Shell hits 1+ j" w7 }/ C: y$ K+ f7 _5 ~
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
) h; R. D. V; [& V. c CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
1 v5 J* T% Y( }( u5 h" E CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1) q; a5 ]7 h9 e: ^; k
CL Perth
" j! u8 H' }$ i- n CL Enterprise
0 O% Z: F4 _" f1 X5 i1 U+ Y" e CL Honolulu
$ k _5 N( m1 e9 m1 R DD Alden% |2 ~. B' m3 X( M5 f3 y
DD Fox5 a3 D/ L T( R$ Z, A7 H! f
DD Whipple. J! h2 G7 N X
( A, Z) {8 w5 l: ~2 E: ~% wImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
! Q$ w6 ^. W8 p6 ]; Q% GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 u8 ?, b* a, O: Q
Range closes to 17,000 yards...; w' ~& g4 J0 P8 _3 d8 i
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 W3 Q8 _# V L" M- UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 R, W# S2 @* B3 E5 s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- H; y; j& m; g2 q$ n2 lCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
; W# K) M. Q" i2 ]7 XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
8 w8 n5 E$ @, d; ~Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'5 g, K/ `. u- t# y$ ], z5 o+ T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) }- [5 H8 Z: h2 Z3 E/ X6 i! xCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards& [8 C ?9 p |1 M4 o- v
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 S8 g/ T+ `8 v e5 K
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 P1 D2 _3 T/ m0 \0 f
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards. n2 { ^2 H) R
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ _; C/ R5 l' q0 f
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
- c3 \2 ~# n: E3 d/ r( J2 `CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
/ r. M0 i( `1 T( f: sDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards& k9 D5 Q/ h( X; d9 v2 ?) H1 }$ h6 G0 b
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards5 B* z3 K- o8 H& D( T. J& h1 r
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
" Y) H) V8 B0 s ]4 h7 q# \Range closes to 7,000 yards
& \# k& h% T3 ~8 E# fCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards1 T: q9 _& S3 ]8 u6 v" v' n
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
* W9 k+ L" f& }6 vCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
" X4 k) B5 {9 E# b) f+ UCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards1 s- B$ S! L/ k5 K+ a* z7 s& [
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 @# X" ?9 S6 J
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
% z: A4 V$ U1 C2 tCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
0 a0 y: ~3 G9 X7 V* s; iDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards1 _: g0 w6 a4 X8 |! i- W
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
9 `0 `; d* M1 N% C8 m6 pDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
- a+ T9 f$ G9 e6 r' I6 s" MDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards% n- r( G+ `% K) s6 J
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards0 }9 a M' ^5 s m$ P; y* M
Range increases to 8,000 yards8 Z1 W3 q8 k/ @2 W6 d# ~1 x# g
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
' `/ L7 H% O, p: m7 x( UCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards( \. o7 g1 ^- i" S( C! r% k
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 M; |* S! t1 ]* [, l' r/ P8 D* x
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 Y5 \2 K5 P0 o4 ECA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards2 f; J# F0 A7 i( t, B6 Q
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* F! H# Y. k! n
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ r' `" J" \* l5 ?6 ] @. GDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards' W) ^( g8 |$ Y' k4 f, B2 i
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
% E3 i3 I6 p0 x. p! D5 P0 V) ~; k3 VDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
4 l5 }5 p5 L+ I* H& V m/ tDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
5 ? o: m$ N+ n6 k( }0 _8 }DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards/ \# V/ E7 q4 j2 m7 [- b
Range increases to 9,000 yards" f) I) c- c% L$ Y8 P
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
$ V, r% q( [# f: e, u1 j$ o5 A1 \CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards* ]) G' a- c6 M4 w+ j1 b/ N
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
; L9 r0 K9 ^( W6 E" Q0 s$ V3 k' mCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
Y6 O* s. L7 f, h+ [1 kCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards, B9 D# v& Y3 ?: \. X* b5 K
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
# d- `: C+ t* W! M: C: ICL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards: o% V$ ?+ Y/ t! l
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards! g5 \! ^! `% w. c! X# P3 |8 ?
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
$ H4 x; D% g; J" z+ a; v, u8 ODD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards- `$ v* F% @ ]) ~4 H/ U7 `! u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
( H. ]+ Z/ R: ^+ [DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
* ?) ?4 v8 k' M' `+ e# n2 XDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards8 n2 D t% \& V8 r) j1 X- ?
Range increases to 12,000 yards; x- ~! r; j$ H4 V) a; M% K
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
. ~) z2 G) ?6 L( GCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
" X! j* `2 U7 Y: ECL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards) a3 }9 U' n# j1 T
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards; S) c: V" J+ h) p' i2 H* r
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards7 ?# k5 ]0 n" T9 M1 D3 J: S
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards8 t$ B; Q: |& T! K$ i5 O: @
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards+ P; O9 m4 u- x; `5 e( R
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
) V) R. h5 H VDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* G+ j+ P) c! b$ W
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" s2 w* D( |1 l* u2 PDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 m3 D; o$ C9 ]+ q. I2 x# u
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards8 ?. a5 M# {. R* S
Range increases to 13,000 yards& {9 M; ^, ^$ o0 x0 L; E
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards3 g# O* `5 v: c' v
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards& ^5 a4 m* J' T; T' P7 l& t: I
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards! d6 W6 T0 l7 t& y: s3 f8 }" k" G
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
3 F2 O3 k, x- _, Z N( rCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards, N n4 O( S, N: |$ F! A( s
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards$ ]$ `# t2 g( s4 G
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
' @" P9 L+ P2 H3 z6 ]" G: x2 J, uDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
4 O b2 K6 t8 E+ g8 d3 ^CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards0 s. A H- y5 \7 ]' s# K
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards& q6 A: Y1 P& U
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
: h' a+ q1 q/ h. p7 H& P( L& W, LDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
0 X2 W9 Y: Y7 S$ | m# K7 rDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards5 `7 l/ X, j d; |
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards6 @( F0 T2 `9 g4 X; T
7 `! K0 {3 }) h- f6 MJapanese Ships! }, z/ E2 ^6 E$ ~
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
# g% Z7 }7 ?6 ^: q' u/ X. y4 I k CA Kinugasa) K/ u( A. T2 }4 ^5 ^2 O
CL Tama, Shell hits 16 [% n* P! X; t, R& K1 q. q
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
. i; Q' ]2 ^7 ?/ ~" r CL Tatsuta4 @( C3 O. U" _6 V0 V! \! l$ [4 x
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire- ^) U5 U& }2 R6 o$ Y1 H' g4 G
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
4 A( W6 ~8 x# l |5 M DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire2 f, z0 \% I& v1 J# A
DD Oyashio! w: @/ n/ D6 S3 h7 S7 q! G, B+ d
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- `% d2 ^ t$ v. c; g+ X BB Colorado, Shell hits 18 C% c3 j/ Q/ m1 j; V1 Y- T |$ C
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
4 a4 c9 e4 z8 m CA Australia
& Z- \! c8 X( W) k) q b, l- F CA Canberra/ Q4 P- a( r& c
CA Dorsetshire; R5 B% _2 `" o5 {. ^- }/ @: `$ F
CA Cornwall
' R) P+ e w8 {/ z" r, ?7 P- A9 S. Z; o CL Leander
3 p% r5 ~8 E. d$ N! p CL Java& B# K. }2 e( g
CL Dauntless
. c; X8 I3 @9 @" a) Z CL Ceres E/ t& o& z7 Q9 R0 a+ b3 }
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1, D n6 L5 |% ^. l
CL Trenton
+ W- l9 Z t! ?/ j/ j) ?" B5 F CL Concord1 e: O) x% D! _% G' a& h
CL Helena. e M" S" k% b: V
CL Nashville
5 U: _% D1 }8 u3 m* D0 l9 Z CL Capetown" I$ O7 d4 K! D+ L1 b% Q1 \3 ?
DD Buchanan2 ^7 Q) v0 j4 G8 z0 A
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
& H- X/ q' O1 X9 M- `! z/ J9 Z- f DD Stack' p0 f' U# c! W# o# I* H
DD Dunlap
+ i- I" J1 H, ~! c8 N0 B+ Q2 z DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
- p8 [0 `8 Z6 y; ^% J DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# Y; W/ k: M- h$ d2 @: }; @
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards5 J' A+ X! H- J4 x5 J9 P7 t2 U; ^& ]% p
Range closes to 20,000 yards... G& n# A' n, ?! ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards6 x V( H& K7 X
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
9 @+ c+ l4 _4 y3 H) TBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
/ _2 n! z( r' HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards6 `" |' ~, z# L& l: z5 _
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards. |( O& g) P$ a! Z* R
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
+ m! F# b: G. } A0 q; \7 X7 z, l( HBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards- ]* ^8 I5 ?4 l. J
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards _2 c: O9 K: P
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards2 U& `/ d, c0 q# n2 W
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards& N9 A. [+ r* N& O7 F3 s& m
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
3 |9 u1 W3 a0 \! n3 z% x1 C$ D+ ARange closes to 15,000 yards
6 G' u$ z ]" |4 q `) {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 {( l& I. j8 ]8 r/ H
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards, [) J! e. a, Z3 Z& y7 D
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
7 O3 B$ x, n- t4 F# \- D& GCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% O. k9 R) w {( Q7 [# F" DCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
' H! y8 Q5 H! Z2 m) u) zCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 J# T+ R) C; y$ J/ {2 j2 N3 Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards( k q u H: g
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards6 ? q% r, [8 }* P) _' A
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" m7 k/ N; o8 X- [/ iCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# b. _; d$ x8 ?. B3 LDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
, a( a9 t" |7 O6 s; dDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards+ M i' t) R0 V- f. @
Range closes to 11,000 yards4 b( P% K5 J8 Q2 C" U- O
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards3 X% ~" h/ ^, U1 ~
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 g, c% k4 _# _2 R) }/ |! TBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
( A* O7 l& U* }( rCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
0 y6 Y9 d1 \% d5 j" v4 t) O! dBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# B6 e& X9 a: d6 xCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 ]1 A. N. D2 Y, x7 f: Y9 |& y: f6 @9 Q
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 v1 X5 x8 ~8 G2 S; dDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards9 M6 p5 R$ R4 E* S
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 a' j6 z. O4 h/ n
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards) f h q- Q6 l" F5 T: j" l4 l
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards6 j( J& Q f1 r! a u8 q2 r
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
: j, z3 @' F" r2 q/ v) d% _Range closes to 9,000 yards
. N6 b2 Y; P, Y- t+ N1 ?7 DCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards0 ?$ B* e6 Y) L
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
0 Z8 h8 ]- G! ZCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
9 P0 E' |5 C# z) x: }9 f( GBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards! j# y5 ~- E# y2 o: S9 W1 q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
) @2 G& `4 V7 {- v5 n/ {# P5 M UDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 A$ y" \/ x1 d
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
( q/ H( o% \, DCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards: G3 H, F( E3 z# {) X
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
5 |! A5 j* h* ^CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards5 L$ `2 c7 e9 S I
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 `1 O" S7 z) N5 S' \( x% _ Z& yDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
^5 [7 c2 J( y6 i7 K- j% `* UDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards% @. O5 b0 @) L1 [0 ?# m# Z+ ^$ \1 V2 l
Range increases to 11,000 yards E3 X' L2 y9 b) r" O* M9 g
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
7 c/ F- P- L7 @9 w% sCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
; X T$ [: v" t5 y; |CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
$ O* w+ s. x* T, z# f8 \( O- hBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards4 @" q5 M" ]$ ]+ b
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
* Q s: e* e3 Q L6 DCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
s# z: \% {; J- r, X% c" eCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards+ \* B$ T! Y9 z, H' }
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
, b G* {0 Y5 |DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
' j. L7 s0 q9 M3 A# k' ICL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 `; w* X+ x! c3 B7 [CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; T+ o4 g/ x n/ q MDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
+ P9 P& [( d+ F1 P( ^/ FDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards8 G- Q$ u, n: n* V' u, @5 ~7 J
Range increases to 16,000 yards
' u3 ]$ C3 q; d5 @CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 w- ]( g2 o& g' K+ ~BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 j2 N/ O- E0 O# H2 ?1 }- R) V0 T
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards0 ^) I+ m. }2 V9 J( o& _# o
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
5 i- t, C$ ]1 \# J7 O( G- r6 SCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
: }, [$ U" t2 W/ oCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards6 n. R2 R n |$ n/ e
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards/ W' o+ ^( F: {
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
) J" q W6 c& j( }, b! ?0 D) GCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards5 z" A( X& [ I$ j0 k- N* @
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
4 ]4 D( l" ^) V% _( N. aCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards* v; L. e6 r6 I& Q0 Q6 |
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards! U6 L3 k& |9 t5 M4 A$ j3 T
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards& }! K- r! F" q* O6 p7 s8 B) u
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
9 A0 y+ q! }) S& ?9 g3 S9 SDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards- P% T) S3 @: u" c2 {! N
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards6 c5 L! ?: I$ i
Range increases to 21,000 yards
5 ^' ?. q- j5 ?, A# m' q7 C: R. FCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards! [( L) b# Q* o
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
5 [. ^; _$ F, m% O& ~BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- Q2 h( b, v+ X
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
* p4 n O2 \1 {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards. U3 @7 j* |0 T9 I8 K
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards1 S( g- \* L5 ]; g5 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
+ Y% a( L2 h* D$ [( v7 tCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
" ^8 w' i, V$ M( S; PCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards" N4 h* ~. |+ U% \/ X
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards# O; h2 U( V; b/ E, e) Z L
Range increases to 26,000 yards9 ]' L9 e, B( H
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
3 f2 V/ K/ o, _& Z0 m* g/ B& F3 pCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards y* i$ c1 `) m8 F/ l( O3 A
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 C1 }! a# m) d O/ w
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' q I% f' }* b% `9 U0 X, R; K
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards2 l7 w/ }6 t* b" @" C
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
! @2 n+ h; ~! O$ ?9 ~9 h9 D# D: SRange increases to 28,000 yards
8 T' D8 h; f. r& c0 g, qBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
8 f) H! H$ \: U* f- f$ KCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
4 f9 p" G; b6 x! q- V. |( mCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards1 A8 b! a, O0 N2 e
Range increases to 30,000 yards. a0 j3 I4 E5 R6 Y* d& ~
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards/ C- p8 D' p9 _4 N" w% F4 h7 I
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards/ ]4 R8 p% x+ i7 Y o4 R
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards! V# n( `* _4 h) c
Task forces break off..., @9 N, m# x) ^
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands& v! i/ [, i% L0 E& }( W
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SS RO-67, heavy damage2 o) }3 [5 R/ X& r
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) i1 c) s: F) C1 i; @. z- QMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, F. H4 I* [. [! D" Q/ R
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 S% A! w& e! @9 N0 [: V8 [
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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: t) Z; {: q% fJapanese aircraft
/ _0 I# X2 ?. Y A6M2 Zero x 489 s: K' K" D0 S! V! p* }
G3M2 Nell x 19
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Allied aircraft
n# l2 e) o% u: g& o6 [& t F4F-4 Wildcat x 274 f0 l" k& t8 z4 V4 A
' q4 M! }! }7 ^2 m+ R( BJapanese aircraft losses7 E+ S) h( r' n$ d7 c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ W6 X& ?: {2 T% F5 A* z( Y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
, y3 d7 H0 ~* a9 ?& d. g G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged, K& |, D) N3 r( m4 _6 o1 V
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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+ K# ~8 {) V" bAllied Ships
# U* }1 F( e: e* s7 l$ W( c! C CV Hornet9 `1 s# G2 g$ C- [
CV Indomitable
5 }1 c/ I! z3 U: |9 J" c CVL Hermes! n- \$ }( S$ B. R! ~1 _
CV Illustrious2 [0 }3 C% U3 j: z" M
CV Wasp
9 f, @ z5 n% p/ g+ d3 L7 @ CV Formidable
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& `: i7 {3 s5 Q( AAircraft Attacking:
; m; r/ I9 L2 [- z* b: c! T 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
5 W4 O' \& w9 c/ N) Y6 }/ f# z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ X. G: \: P r6 N* X$ T
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet5 U, _' P! T; Z% d" H, m
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- B% F2 V$ N% F( s
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CAP engaged:
; R: a8 Y. j- _+ G8 Z7 P. I' UVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)( f% {/ S- @1 ^
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* m, ?7 K+ b7 g! ^7 M: b+ X1 y Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
8 J" k) z9 E% d6 d Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1621 L- D* X6 f' {% _ D' n, z, g. H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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m) k' p! f% Y' P6 ZRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% V2 O1 I! S+ o& T6 j) D! f
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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7 m3 h5 d. m# sJapanese aircraft
. D! R7 _& H/ \; y9 Q5 H" ^ G4M1 Betty x 289 [: R& N" \ N! b3 g
8 o& b% f$ V( V7 f+ M; ^9 q1 |( ^9 n9 vAllied aircraft1 R5 h- ?7 g% G6 K2 U/ p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14: f* b+ t' E9 @6 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ v5 |1 ^) Y8 u7 d6 M5 }7 H G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& e. A7 \* ~; t* k. o! x* u1 c
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Allied Ships' M# F- t4 `3 q2 D3 E2 O
CV Illustrious& U: Q# p P5 S0 W* K+ J8 _
CV Wasp: y8 h! H) W+ C% B7 U
CV Hornet
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4 ?+ x! m. [& BAircraft Attacking:% y1 i! ^" X; @, L& ~
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet: ^# `( W8 {# M" Q5 E
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. i* D3 f' X* z, K. w: I ZCAP engaged:
8 h+ B5 R1 G& G4 `% k8 CVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 Z) d9 s4 C* D2 e) A 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
, I$ r [2 Y& L- }7 Z! | 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* Y5 f- X/ b$ @5 a! a
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.2 {2 E4 u- v3 r& X
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# M3 {' t& n+ g1 _9 e ^6 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: _/ ~. g v# T2 I. p
/ y/ {7 |3 E' BRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, Q' r5 K L& ^1 L1 ZEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 Q$ g' L& G/ S' H8 U A6M2 Zero x 24
4 r) u: K: S% ` A G3M2 Nell x 18
! T5 a- I7 ^, _& r; W* H G4M1 Betty x 16! G$ }! g h' O
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Allied aircraft
8 K3 f7 B! H: Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 199 X6 Y0 x; e3 P3 R5 Y; D
3 ?. U$ e; ?7 M- Z0 b# YJapanese aircraft losses5 K( ]6 q7 ~7 y6 X1 ~
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) N- r* v. N# D3 K7 z: O$ n9 X# B
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) |* Z: d9 G6 S
: E( F; U# {/ O4 E9 FAllied Ships) v" r. a: c" {/ g9 Y
CVL Hermes: L0 }- e& \8 Q8 v5 M4 Y
CV Hornet
3 H& z v2 D! u CV Formidable7 g8 C8 u- H5 O/ S$ l$ C1 G
CV Yorktown2 j. m2 p' r+ M% {% z( s7 l
CV Illustrious! _) Q" y9 }; r! C
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Aircraft Attacking:7 I" Z4 @! e& q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
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16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet/ L! H# d d6 U1 X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ ]5 G8 q: \# f
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CAP engaged:
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3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact./ b# w, C! u, t
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.* B, e5 q3 H9 f g
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |