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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。1 J, n' E5 |' R8 c. p0 C
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# U4 Z6 f3 _& l; f8 f2 r9 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards& B; i# {3 C6 P
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Japanese Ships
% Q- ]. [ P8 ~! Q CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2) W! O# |! I4 O; f5 {4 C. `
CA Kinugasa
2 x" Z* X) p. s9 `" b4 n CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
' Z3 M- w8 k0 n- z CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 h% ~% _" o$ |
CL Tama4 D8 W) ~4 O2 a" q, [5 F6 @
CL Tenryu
" e. c* W# W6 ~2 w) r, I CL Tatsuta' n! x3 v7 G1 r' k! g6 E* z" o
DD Yugumo0 q8 a( C+ N. R: e1 b3 n
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 13 l! ]8 n& F5 M6 e( N& c. i5 |
DD Kuroshio+ H% z g4 E8 J2 e2 @% `
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
3 p5 u8 b0 H9 C/ x. f& i DD Amatsukaze8 K) e5 Z& f# s# Z" W# U
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
- @3 c. x9 I" } a& L5 E CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
$ `5 ~$ E. X" F; u8 _ CA Northampton- Z# w, x2 d6 Q+ m& O/ ?
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1) R) s4 N6 L# X2 x9 v
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
: \! ?* ] ]: t$ c W0 `- ` CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2: A; C6 [! @: f# d
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1/ a. j, B: \5 R4 B6 G1 W# t
CL Perth
$ \* C/ C: k8 Y7 ?1 a1 \! Q CL Enterprise7 A' X) R% N6 W: x2 j2 I
CL Honolulu/ u5 R% x) B% E/ u, ?
DD Alden
. A$ ?' U0 f7 B# ~! f; C. ~9 X DD Fox
- m+ m# ^8 L; Q$ Y! k/ B7 J DD Whipple) u/ C1 J4 u. B3 C
; h5 p0 _- \8 V: VImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
/ Z2 G& p0 Z( t+ `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards1 M( S0 C2 j* y* _
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
v8 J% N" @9 M; z, J! kRange closes to 11,000 yards...
) t0 X9 g7 W1 _! SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- H7 e# f# b0 `3 o! n1 C L0 G8 @Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ R: F& T; a$ b+ y/ \% z. j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards7 G4 |# c- J2 m. A
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards8 u, d$ M; v% W# _: V/ l8 i
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'* \1 D" r, l* H% b
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards8 M$ r# A2 r; |) X. W) c
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards8 }- R. j2 s: N$ {
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
2 r+ ^. i) ^2 u1 M$ n7 F2 W- r$ E: UCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, Q6 W' ?: A& O% ^) ]CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards' ^* ?7 ?$ p3 E7 ]: c" T. Y
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; X( q% D' L0 @! X; b' iDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& C/ C. X4 I2 HCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
) Z! ?" ^5 G3 d) f+ v& v- G2 b; QDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards1 I1 x* d" \; }. r, I
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards7 m- S3 y: z- S' A1 p
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
( k: _4 E+ B8 v( q3 e% iRange closes to 7,000 yards
& }- C0 f: B( T, C: nCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards. E* `2 W0 h1 z0 g8 U' W( U
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
}: K8 { Q \" Y8 G0 xCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards/ o" W0 h8 X8 V9 w6 }
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
5 J- H) R' ]. Q; } bCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
+ W) ?( R, u7 A. r s" X5 ~CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards+ |# @# @6 E3 T+ Z! o
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards* d8 {9 W; ?) h8 E* [
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
( h1 k" F* S4 F8 ^0 `3 y; k4 i2 CDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
0 {2 x( @3 K$ k0 O: DDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
. R) B6 A* H+ T! s* iDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
9 v, ^& E1 {8 ~/ ]+ SDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 O: N- Z- t- A: `Range increases to 8,000 yards
4 u' A5 |* L- J; s1 Y- ?3 v+ P3 SCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
4 v0 i4 g4 r# u8 b0 oCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
0 K$ q* O0 N# f0 k7 a5 dCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ I; L9 R- S/ K8 z8 w! SCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards7 ~9 l( R2 i4 @6 g- o
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards! G/ I5 \1 Z7 i9 o7 ?
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" W, [2 W) T) f5 pCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 m) z8 L9 ?+ a+ v; A* WDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards* _1 U" S* {: n/ \% Q5 D& a1 I5 @
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
5 S2 @7 C! u" C, `: iDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards5 K. v& [* n+ g$ G J8 N
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards! s0 S: ?9 R' V, a$ p/ o% ` M9 B
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
( @. x0 ~" |' \5 _, l# A( nRange increases to 9,000 yards
# e( g4 t( c# B$ M+ dCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
( J% U+ ]" U+ B% }CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards& F& S' X! Y' H U/ `) ^5 k
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards& V+ L% j0 @( |' d/ a# i# C
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
+ b: j% b" \& \8 j2 g5 G' L4 kCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
( @; u' H0 M' l" |/ S( L9 eCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards/ J$ h4 Y9 v; q- y( R6 d; l& H
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards6 a- F& P+ l$ U! r, }$ A
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards+ b9 q; I+ a% R
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
0 l" s- c8 Q2 c* u7 R7 U; [DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
: F- ~5 n5 c! m! {4 s* BDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
/ x( N4 b& l: [" k b ^DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards2 W/ R1 y, F% ^# e) c# E3 ]- J
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
" G% t6 K3 Y+ u/ [3 T+ D$ zRange increases to 12,000 yards+ T+ R* R$ r) @; P$ }4 e
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards3 j+ n5 Y* }3 L. r% Z0 m4 [. X8 W4 p
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
- ?$ y4 T; E3 [CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
\- T- ]: v5 [+ N/ HCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards! S6 U! m, S& M# v- ?! k3 O# q
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
6 U! J6 d& u. ?CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
# R+ z* a) P5 Z, ?. {2 LCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
. ]. M: e, {% V$ k/ c8 tCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
- a* M; b! ^, G2 h5 v4 CDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 T! [. X. G$ Q2 s( {- `. _DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards, Z0 l* j9 ^, q' C4 r
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards3 s6 p1 a& H9 t0 X
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
: H* i7 S) M$ n: n! l7 ERange increases to 13,000 yards
( u0 V, r4 u4 b/ `5 b2 e! r5 YCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
" p$ v; P6 L: mCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
' p [5 f3 a* h, B! ECL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards8 K8 L, r7 J$ P. P8 j/ ^# |! x" i
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards4 u. e/ Q& m8 ^* A7 S5 E; w
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
* Q( c# x _ A7 A* q. hCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
% S7 N( c0 h2 s' G7 q6 lCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
/ l6 k c) `( v3 e/ S7 @DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards7 W3 Z9 x8 X% o$ u# r6 w
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards) E- K! {. L4 _
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards+ @" \; Q0 v6 U& ^8 L) @
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards8 M. b& |% [8 d
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
, I1 U5 z0 ?7 z% p6 b& q, RDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards) Y8 L5 B$ f- s% u! p
Task forces break off...5 ]) J/ \2 a' J6 Z/ i
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, g4 y2 C" ]2 o- M; C6 pDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 d Z+ L, x7 [4 l! i/ a$ a CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
& H1 b0 k3 Q& k" J( s+ {* u CA Kinugasa+ O2 Z" ]; z- _: }" O5 C
CL Tama, Shell hits 1" O1 Q6 W5 z; r; l) Z; B
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
+ c+ ?$ }$ b4 U0 K6 v4 P& x CL Tatsuta3 i, S# d0 C& x( |, }$ l8 K; l, i
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 z R8 y( C0 e* N! m: c5 y DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1 J# g8 d, G/ ?9 r/ t' A$ ^
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ]( j/ `% H0 a0 G4 j" V- k3 R
DD Oyashio
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7 J8 o7 G# k; e+ w; I3 N BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
- P2 o1 d3 d2 u$ ^* w/ g. i BB Warspite, Shell hits 87 u7 G$ q5 t0 ]3 v8 N9 c# @/ N
CA Australia
0 A6 C. p7 N# i4 O9 k8 j2 J CA Canberra
$ h3 A8 J s* {2 ^0 s CA Dorsetshire
# O7 [9 ]- {# p6 j. } N. @ CA Cornwall3 q( _ [: V; A
CL Leander
' _, u+ s7 X3 O9 g- G( d CL Java7 u# A# X, E4 p8 a; c, w, U j
CL Dauntless
; w6 f9 V$ k$ i! ]2 i W( Z CL Ceres
' C: ^9 r& [0 p+ I* K( D5 n CL Detroit, Shell hits 1# k' A @9 c# C( T. _3 C
CL Trenton3 O ?& }+ z+ f
CL Concord8 y* l/ O7 A7 \8 q* J$ K; ]
CL Helena" |/ P% f( n& w: f
CL Nashville4 `; U ~- w. z
CL Capetown3 I5 j. X$ J: b
DD Buchanan
# h) E$ |# ^4 ? DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
% `6 y5 _. y* | DD Stack
' ?1 o, B9 D0 G( }& E DD Dunlap5 S2 ~( U. M! Z; W& a
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
' L4 M6 W$ d7 w* ^6 H* v$ E DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires( L+ Y7 i! |1 z& E N# u. H% m
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards; |/ X: I6 L* O/ g/ z( U
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' W% O# z Y# [& C4 c. X& ]) k2 C* nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
# k+ [) B5 W9 ?# LFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
3 u1 x. ] [! m' pBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
! K1 y2 G( P( M# PBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
) c8 S* l0 k6 t7 g E$ ZBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
$ K1 ^; q9 ?- A9 E9 @. DCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards7 _& ]: @' g3 d. o9 x
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
; `4 _! H& P$ o3 ?$ ^BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards. ^! [7 j0 P6 ^$ K# M7 d7 c& ~$ a
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards+ M* o% n# c( t% W& ^& j
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards- D; _5 @" u) G/ `0 K
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
# @' E7 [1 i, I9 C: l% h6 W8 SRange closes to 15,000 yards
- A% B: R: i3 _CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) O( D4 g# [# L) H. X! z. w: J; v, UBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
0 K8 I, x* i+ m3 z, p* I2 eCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
! ]0 H) Q5 ]% a4 y5 YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 B9 z, a$ D, r
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
$ T7 L0 i+ Q$ @/ b! g3 P7 VCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" F/ Z1 \% \' g( q2 x, FCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
( }) X: w" Z0 |CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
0 d+ o2 ~4 J3 I! T) lCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, U1 S* b) _5 V4 TCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( P2 L* i& u, `! p6 ?: C3 n
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
6 Y, H3 f/ T3 R5 P8 z; t) aDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards! P' _; G, D+ E2 d! Q4 |! T+ D
Range closes to 11,000 yards
( m: g# h+ G, N% ? F: SCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards* e5 w: k7 D- C2 G3 D1 G" ^# B
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 y9 E; ?7 H$ h+ _
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards3 X& b8 G9 ^- Q. s6 n8 \1 w
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards0 Y1 x% \0 }; W+ o: V9 {
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
+ v4 o+ v1 G( D* y9 rCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) M) N$ c9 W% X/ u
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, s# M) F7 S0 O3 a7 `% N/ ]) Y2 q
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 w! Z8 J0 @- TCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ |- z- Q, q( o% g9 k' h9 ~5 JDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
$ d& f( n$ B$ y8 B) U. ?( nDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards: v! H; A& [* x& ]9 V
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards! I1 A z0 }1 B
Range closes to 9,000 yards/ J: d8 o: J+ Q: h- V8 U
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards% [; W, ^& l$ i+ {! w& i1 i! f
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
0 p4 W' a8 D7 T9 B2 `. m3 u& ICA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
2 ]5 }$ M' Y1 k" c( yBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards2 U0 f0 P& J9 T9 k
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
7 W/ z, E7 o2 hDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards4 a3 D1 Q, A+ T5 h5 [0 A2 G
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
7 u* d( m! r* ^& n( i! x/ oCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
1 w2 N1 n' H" E$ c0 f/ YBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
& V. d8 X- O+ \CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards s% ?( J4 {! N- U& r* f4 ]3 j
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
) M! n+ @' `: O5 h3 _2 WDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
5 i5 I/ `- [) F/ x7 X9 c; h# DDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
5 ~ z$ }2 I8 W- bRange increases to 11,000 yards
- S3 S3 g4 N0 E+ g4 BBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards4 h# ?( a. W1 Q3 A7 X
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards0 Y! D& W# ^. c) ]" I
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards! s/ _; Y+ n$ S' \( ^6 m& I( o
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
% w1 b! p r% q, M5 nBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards" r# y1 @0 C9 E
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
" `0 D2 R D+ H+ B# i4 hCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards4 z* e# T c1 h+ u1 W
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
' h! W G" y: kDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* r+ @+ }" j5 b! U% vCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
/ J* O8 P8 A( yCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 d' ? W" O/ @/ `* O
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards/ k2 x$ F8 p/ L8 O
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
$ a1 d2 ^- }# `( H$ QRange increases to 16,000 yards6 g( c- }. V" {. e8 `% x
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards0 L: Z& B- _* Z4 t/ a
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 M. F" S$ p% D8 [6 p/ a0 h/ b' ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: D$ z8 q _$ }" RCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards2 l+ ]# R4 O9 N) l; ]3 D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
) C# ~% r: b7 SCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
: @) ]4 q1 V& `+ f GCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards) \6 T3 ~$ f* r4 U/ R
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards; E* t% l9 y% D; J( L3 n6 I
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards1 n9 ?/ R: @, [6 S6 O
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
: R6 D% S/ q+ p( fCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards5 d3 Y4 n: }; n2 b" }+ w
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
- g6 z# N& c" m1 m5 P9 d- b7 kDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
& g" C$ ~2 R1 S# |DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
% t; D: y0 |1 yDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
Q" ~! h: \) z4 F; q+ ]9 ?DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
3 |0 l4 C1 n! |: y* p" t8 IRange increases to 21,000 yards, {5 x# C: G- ~# v/ Q
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards; h( S5 ~4 c( M
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 G. B( b5 H# S" ]" }% U# A7 Z9 qBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards; p$ @$ D2 P7 g7 ~, V" S
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards/ Q# |9 [6 e0 W6 j- u& Q
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' L$ p8 @$ D' o8 z: b' C
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards; Z Z. J% P2 n& H
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
0 j# O y; d M8 X9 {, tCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
: ?/ r+ K; f k( t OCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
+ j$ z; ~8 `: F3 NCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards5 ]5 d' w, b8 h9 `# K
Range increases to 26,000 yards, }+ q6 W6 q) N
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
& ~, b+ w/ v. q" H5 r& XCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ l3 M7 \1 W9 i' z, g0 j" SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
w" |' W% |9 @7 JCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards6 v: I6 N/ H! e ]! Q& V+ A. M
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards: G6 z3 o- ^4 S/ }) v7 y
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
) C8 }# r, e3 o9 M7 x4 D. o4 e: E* ARange increases to 28,000 yards3 z: M t9 ^$ z% R m! Y. Z
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
7 O# J* Q6 p) B* u' s2 v5 M4 WCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards$ J( ]7 M. }0 I& P3 q
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards/ Q8 C p/ x3 ?5 [
Range increases to 30,000 yards
1 I$ L; T8 |9 h& c. b+ xCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
& }3 v" I' |9 ~, RCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
5 E& s4 J" j3 j+ E" d ~CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards! v0 W! l3 b+ {! @
Task forces break off...4 I; p5 U+ p: R: A, B
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- Z3 Y6 g& h* F; N/ T4 |Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands3 Q$ ?& n- y) T9 N& {, F/ a
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( V8 Y5 x/ h) r g8 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 I, `; U8 E" c) L2 s
4 l$ k. a# I, s( MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 j: w& p- L+ F9 r: dRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ Y. }5 h) o3 S) C3 y+ I3 i
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes& U7 f* p$ d- Z/ u. W
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A6M2 Zero x 481 `3 ]1 R6 U$ C: _7 X
G3M2 Nell x 19
! ~) @1 g {2 W) w0 k Q- W7 z G4M1 Betty x 21$ e0 v; O( i9 S1 W) |
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Allied aircraft5 {# I4 G" l1 ^( \ ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27' H) @- X, T* p: L. A7 }
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Japanese aircraft losses
- B: k8 p; G7 d8 j% _" y A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" P, ?0 _1 g; e @+ | G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed# I E2 k6 O3 Y) r' {9 S- r
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% `) g$ k, a2 a# @
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Allied aircraft losses" \$ j `. q3 i, s6 k; `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& ?( R& T/ y8 U, L8 M$ ~7 `" v
/ x, x: V h2 [2 q m3 _Allied Ships$ E" R5 a& B" \2 \" q4 Z
CV Hornet0 ?0 G8 n, q6 G
CV Indomitable
' f; Z7 m; n z, v: d3 C9 ^4 d CVL Hermes9 b) z4 P3 d0 U% N' M) c* D/ Q
CV Illustrious
9 o4 X$ F" p$ Y" S CV Wasp
, q i2 Z+ J: w+ b5 `1 E CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:* k+ m- w6 V0 y& G
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, e5 B1 ?2 a( D- t Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) p! W8 w7 V' ^- S3 b
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
+ n+ u' [* S. p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' D) Q" e6 q ^/ f3 i5 W' @
& F: |6 i6 m3 r. F5 W- dCAP engaged:4 Q; n$ N- {$ h- W: ^3 v5 ?
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)* v, w% m% a% X1 n
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- A9 [2 I* @9 Y0 ^( o0 e Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.6 j( q6 B! @# ~: a
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes3 n, {( P' E! e# _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1623 P4 X& g2 e# @7 g/ F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 P$ m4 q" y% |- K1 n s' z# \Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 ]' Z9 }5 H3 W, v1 WEstimated time to target is 34 minutes1 O8 @7 j* w- v. ]6 r; p9 \
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Japanese aircraft% m$ z0 k9 i7 N5 \7 e* {
G4M1 Betty x 28, z o0 W9 d5 u% A* m [
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Allied aircraft
$ j! q7 z- A! |4 E' C3 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 14. V1 @' J, |5 {6 S6 v' I
- `; {' x6 \9 A: @( d/ hJapanese aircraft losses9 s& d1 ^' z; U2 z, p
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses$ B- z) M4 ^1 M7 u. A
/ K$ P0 }( K& J! kAllied Ships7 J9 L8 u [* |
CV Illustrious
# z, k0 i/ z p+ O0 y4 a CV Wasp
: p7 P) E c# s- N! B+ l3 h CV Hornet
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4 @. K" V' P. V7 q% OAircraft Attacking:, i3 n0 v. L- Q0 I7 h6 z
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 p$ q5 ~! }* [ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
! ^2 G2 o' R s# SVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 o0 |, B& e+ e. a3 O( K
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 ? g; l- }8 g% m) N7 e 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 d4 Y% m( O2 t3 ` Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.) c. Q, O6 _( u* W5 n) e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes. x) R# |# |- Z+ ~3 B7 N, ?& r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162 Q% ~3 C3 U0 h1 q2 ]- m
( u8 O2 n1 V+ M2 k1 H- }Weather in hex: Moderate rain: Z: R( ?4 g* O. O1 [. @$ `
. j y; H# T# ORaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 I3 r8 R9 a3 }' t/ _1 z
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* w" m7 J& P3 u3 O+ n* \8 i
A6M2 Zero x 242 h8 u$ s0 n: h& X" W
G3M2 Nell x 18
. o( E, D. M+ d' Z( q0 J G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
; s5 `* p/ m6 i5 d H$ S2 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 v: r& u4 q! ?, O# j6 [
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Japanese aircraft losses& A2 S7 j1 i: j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ }6 ? } n0 q' B8 b! i! G
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged0 [8 _6 d* w2 a3 n; [8 g5 z
7 o3 h9 P* P# C& m; [Allied aircraft losses l) f) q9 Q1 s3 M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" c( \5 h! |, ]& W0 u: B% V5 i CVL Hermes
: Y4 A1 M/ ?8 p6 {+ ]" F CV Hornet W# n% Q. Z( Y0 W# g" _: q
CV Formidable
! z7 t/ w- z9 Z, X0 a CV Yorktown* f$ {/ E, T; ^' ~2 {
CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ y! m; l# `" q W8 C 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
) \% N2 k3 w: Q7 @2 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* s* N4 [2 c2 k+ |7 T 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet1 A4 p0 e1 f* A) s. u# z# R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
0 D$ h' j/ U0 s0 a+ X! x4 @- TVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
9 w% m5 y. u# o/ q1 G( ~ 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: W+ W* E2 x2 u4 H) }7 E Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
* ]1 X6 y/ u4 f' ? Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |