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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。" I! M; _; t1 q* i
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7 z& {& l8 C' G" hNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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2 o/ t2 Z8 k" Z# F3 i9 B! hJapanese Ships, E) L9 J- g4 o0 u1 A
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
# W: K" N, j) |+ K J2 o CA Kinugasa
! K0 b5 z- j" k& t b% L( Q CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
& u3 T) R. F4 L8 O CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
! w7 h, L y1 Q" K( r CL Tama6 ]. I9 a. p& r1 p; O+ e! v
CL Tenryu4 n7 t2 b3 l6 Z& Q7 Z7 Z- u
CL Tatsuta
, b6 l) o# |9 q DD Yugumo6 E l) W+ C- I( Q7 n
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
- z9 b6 i3 X G# [9 Z d$ b DD Kuroshio" T( W1 y$ i' }) U% M4 W
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
' p5 L. H6 N7 e# a/ i } DD Amatsukaze$ R9 F: \) ~/ B2 y) O! K: u8 D
DD Kasumi! k! Z1 A/ z7 G, P* L# c0 R; ^
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Allied Ships
& \' L6 a9 x, N/ o$ [( b CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 24 V v1 w( W8 f5 N C+ Q
CA Northampton
( t" L+ \# A$ ?( \- I CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* |: Y% F4 B- L. z" E7 H z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
' C$ g& a: r' x; I+ R CA San Francisco, Shell hits 26 i0 i7 L6 Z0 G2 B
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 14 F: n0 G0 p& N
CL Perth' {8 Y7 m: N8 r b: {1 ?6 W
CL Enterprise
k8 |: B3 P! p; `+ u CL Honolulu
3 _2 {6 P9 w/ F; f X8 n, D DD Alden: V+ O+ X8 e$ U( G- x* L
DD Fox% v* n. q* u) [: _
DD Whipple, A( L7 v1 S. A' _& a% p8 x/ H
0 A) |* B* I: o: aImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight3 e# O1 z8 D1 |4 g1 W5 N g L% ?% z5 l
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards. n% M2 J4 j3 S9 x9 }7 |
Range closes to 17,000 yards...! r! a2 E6 E7 i& d P K
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: @' W0 w1 u* ^1 _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 H4 W( x k; d+ M T& m% r
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." j8 ]2 M% G+ ?% |% ?
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
0 T. `+ n# S8 jCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
3 X Y9 I- p2 B$ Z5 B# ?Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
- \" m, i! c1 pCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
' V; u) n6 s& q& B9 _7 }CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% P9 S, ] P, B9 ?$ y
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ T8 N7 K7 \' j, f- H# n; g
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, T. f% [" e+ XCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 j* p- w( `# |1 w, n# LCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards( w0 ~3 e2 S' N% y+ a1 a3 C
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" c% s" Y4 p! o
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards' s; Z0 `0 j9 D M9 v" B+ X4 ^
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards! q5 |1 V, z0 }: n1 U' d
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
' G0 S/ e; r) A9 f3 }1 R2 F" S0 LDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
* w. s# ^' L& o8 S# PRange closes to 7,000 yards k1 l) i/ J7 c! {& }
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards3 d, X3 d( O& ^& C
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards4 F' r0 z- x$ F- r; d/ T
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
7 Y* N) {. ~# bCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards2 L+ V: m: I( J5 R, \
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards: V8 T" s# I% H* u. u% h9 [
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
5 q) S' ?! n! q6 }! ]; sCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
4 j/ B1 X/ r& {1 _9 w, CDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
$ l5 n' b$ x7 P" U) u7 ^DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards, K4 |+ V. I+ R. J, O7 @: u \
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards2 d$ X6 y; O- a$ \- v/ \
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards5 o; t+ O5 Y2 ~- i! Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards" Z. o& F/ X$ Y
Range increases to 8,000 yards
0 m: N' q: R4 f/ O9 R, M2 f; tCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards5 T3 v. v) Z4 l* ?4 t
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
. @( w5 F9 j1 S8 kCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" x8 }& e x9 o: ?* u l2 F% r$ v
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ E% I" s) F9 |CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
5 d. S$ M: {) q5 r! j5 tCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 }+ j' D# p) d/ x; wCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 J' q/ e, Y* k! }+ LDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
5 ?6 ^9 f0 y* Y5 g yDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 H: G! @1 p/ T- |: [DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards9 Z; E- R1 x, h' h @0 ?! U
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards- x6 ^' F/ q' O9 G* U* L( K
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
* a! R2 K, Y5 X. v7 s9 m8 ORange increases to 9,000 yards& _3 t3 w: s5 v# l' v
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
& V- M- R, \3 k Q3 u( n5 w& `CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
. \* W; }3 L( ]6 l* o J4 X& c2 k' `* ACA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards: y, N- L7 l$ j
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
M0 t4 x9 ^" ]$ u GCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards& o8 z- D Q+ \% q
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards* D ?5 i4 N7 J3 L8 b
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards5 y% o. s2 ^- \9 B: F4 H; V
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards8 B/ s9 B- e) t
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
' G, E8 }8 m7 CDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
+ Y2 C1 v3 t& V4 w9 L* e* X NDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
+ Q! ~- c( V- }9 ]5 e2 }DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards* r* c* ~& {! c( ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards5 M9 N, r9 W) {9 g/ D$ a2 B
Range increases to 12,000 yards3 }# [5 q0 h; T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
# ~' ?5 k/ \4 I: L u! r5 @7 _! g5 _CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
2 `; C0 e" K; [4 N' QCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
6 e0 W7 d: U4 A6 }8 c' NCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ W/ K$ Q: f# l. G
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
- H- I0 H6 L/ T) s1 `2 GCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
# J# A+ t1 `' H+ {( k! L0 E6 {CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
]1 a- W. c9 J& ? p$ B9 |CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards& O- ~) I/ D$ n+ [) m6 ~
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards6 e2 l% b4 ?: X( D) s: e' c8 a' L! j" c
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards. I8 v W8 s {6 W: }9 G1 r
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 Z8 s) A% c; P( r" KDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% e7 `0 I& |2 {( Q$ M1 y. W8 T
Range increases to 13,000 yards' P/ y/ G6 [# U* g y& A
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
9 w$ E, U/ C) B3 F: {% W2 cCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards1 p* ~8 v$ R0 J9 d5 ]
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
9 z. G$ a: ]6 s8 f* ~. p z0 nCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
% f- @9 ?0 [' t% w$ NCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
% _" H8 o5 J$ i0 A) K7 xCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards" ?0 x4 V+ o( M$ t% C
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards# ]9 p4 A( s8 a8 b- q& t0 L
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards$ W0 W4 D9 r) q* O2 H
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards% e- q, Z/ {% \5 E' E! R% D0 l4 g
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; p' K" @% [( q* [6 F7 x+ cDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
8 T0 N3 I0 |1 Z* v- ]' ~5 r- LDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
5 G, m0 T( x0 RDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards2 E. V" d1 u1 S- t- W
Task forces break off.... l* W* m* ^3 m9 `* T8 m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% P5 a# H1 M# a' V5 [; i
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire Z, F" ]+ k; Y! A, @
CA Kinugasa
& h, f! d: I/ r# M- _ t- P CL Tama, Shell hits 1
: V. C8 E% s( a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1& x; m( p5 W' M9 R. r: |
CL Tatsuta* f9 |: ?2 Z) C4 _: g; m& D$ V: X
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire6 C( c$ i* x$ h; _+ H
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
" s4 t( k- H8 b' Q% V DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire" j6 D3 ^/ p4 G) g" H/ n
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
# _ w6 G6 i8 A4 d BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
( f8 w0 v3 n F# `' c BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
+ B- W) K$ l( x1 g) a3 ` CA Australia
# \+ T+ H0 h- _7 { CA Canberra: |. ] B6 s* O; k, V6 r
CA Dorsetshire; A. q. u5 P6 V9 t
CA Cornwall
! @4 o5 z9 i& ] CL Leander! t4 _2 K% q, U
CL Java
0 _* f& I3 M0 C* E CL Dauntless ^' v& s# ?5 C- X7 c c
CL Ceres: x7 y# z9 x. n! t- n+ c1 d
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
3 o7 R: O) W2 V( x# L0 i CL Trenton4 R. L t6 k. C% }
CL Concord: z5 C6 A5 W( c
CL Helena' [- _( `/ P& @) f! T
CL Nashville9 [* ^) v" |: [* T( H
CL Capetown1 G J8 O) T+ C: L. a; R. H. E
DD Buchanan0 k. v8 Q/ E* {2 M' J2 R* N
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire- Q+ \8 T; q( Y! `7 [) i# |# k5 T
DD Stack
; s4 }$ u: o6 v. D0 j2 k DD Dunlap
# h+ T3 a7 n% E, ?- @" B DD Fanning, Shell hits 1$ P1 p$ M/ d } g8 U/ Q
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- B9 `# z1 ?$ V0 \ DD Nizam4 f- h* C: v6 ]% Z/ @
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
3 `" a2 @6 H7 J2 d. dRange closes to 20,000 yards...: H6 A/ `" a) l U, q4 K3 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 Q- [5 s1 R7 W( ?) UFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
+ s4 b7 }8 [& e/ P ]BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' r. n/ y8 q- w8 }' U. @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
4 L( @1 S5 {$ B6 ]* \4 jBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards0 ~$ k5 P2 j& y \; j
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
- z: C3 D9 E* MBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
8 v9 j' x0 g( v- ]BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
. `( r9 y* l- |( c8 ]CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
- S! X) d6 b+ ^( D% L" RCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards# K+ |4 }. f( u C- v2 X) }' S5 _) M
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards9 A0 N6 m" c- P+ y' P1 S7 ~
Range closes to 15,000 yards
0 {- W* ^( W4 B( K. ]: vCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# S. v3 d3 a+ i, d) d1 OBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards# s1 J( q4 c4 q- X8 W
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards, a$ V1 T& }0 x
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) v1 p. u# {; X: d' I% E
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 z' q# J$ C$ P5 z
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- x- `1 o7 R& v& u) GCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
/ f/ x1 [* c/ {. {& B3 M1 WCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
# k/ a+ g9 g1 R4 S dCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 q5 Z- k( M9 A% I9 Z1 C2 Y* ^
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- w. y* Q6 ]+ L4 O4 j ]DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards H ~+ s# f7 Z( ?. R
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
- n B9 }2 V; f8 P. t: i- zRange closes to 11,000 yards8 \- D4 G% E9 F6 e; s. o
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards* ?" V7 ?. U& s
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 }/ U! x8 L9 A- _. ~
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards1 l' G) D# n" O; n# O. L" ?
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
8 K6 M5 Z8 m1 w8 xBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards5 k9 [+ B2 p! f! n: b$ N
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards7 @3 t( L: _4 z0 x
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards% b5 {& v2 y9 _. j3 R% O
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% V( c7 |; q( RCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: R8 m: L. D3 VDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
$ O; i) o, f) Y6 b3 u3 YDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
9 |" q7 ~' s) }# P0 Y- LDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards! A7 }% M1 L& F) T% ?2 T
Range closes to 9,000 yards1 ?- w4 @6 i4 y2 M' o- y: R
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards5 A$ Q* o2 m3 C A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards3 k" m9 l* m/ C) n( I9 l
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards' h1 h7 p9 a$ T/ j3 y2 q
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards1 g/ n" n3 O6 ~
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% t* x& d/ w2 P1 W
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards4 X! \& q( q1 u/ u
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
: [- q% {- f; s6 m7 ?CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
2 U8 Y, h9 e% O7 H2 T5 RBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards3 }: `; L. i6 t* A
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards* G; C8 F N5 @
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards, J* k. V I" @+ K
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ R# p0 ?6 r5 u' S' C) ^, d. E- K
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
- W! u3 Z3 x U$ q- Q2 ~Range increases to 11,000 yards$ H( G9 Y V% Y! y+ w' w8 x2 w, `
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
$ O+ k9 r9 b6 o* s, m+ E& R. B. P5 MCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards* i- t* N" W1 ]+ k# u
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
0 m7 R S/ t0 }1 _BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
% _& Q! A E! _$ `BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 e' o' r* B. U0 ]4 G1 u: A
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
! P/ {; w0 B5 Q; Y6 j- xCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
: U& @& w% m0 o# X. I4 V5 iDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
0 d. C8 [" ~0 n9 H. f- JDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards5 ]# L2 i* C- K
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ X4 I; `: i2 M4 ]/ y4 r& nCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 S: i% T ^- }DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
$ Z/ t7 l8 b5 G. h5 cDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
' h4 e# G! i) a1 zRange increases to 16,000 yards( d+ U" F8 F- @! O
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards; Y( p( U3 A0 i+ F
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( i* J$ n$ J5 K0 U5 D* z; M
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards( H8 v3 s4 H5 ?5 ?& z
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( F; O$ r7 B: Q: j% I9 h. [. L( nCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; C' r' ~' m4 M
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
0 y( R$ N- {! c/ w. NCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
) w1 C' C' \& a% L+ ]9 C. ECA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards5 h* K- \2 Q, W* W0 E( j
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards6 X) }7 _( o* i C/ m2 z5 J
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards2 Z; o9 z9 U0 V2 g$ @6 O
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards0 z4 {+ m S) C% a+ k
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
+ ~- @" \1 l- a, zDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards' u U, g5 s- k. `
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
! l% M8 l( M! b1 wDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
" }$ E6 S# z2 C1 u, S! aDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards) f4 G- v+ b" Y3 m- E7 k* M
Range increases to 21,000 yards$ ^9 w0 m- ?% d. w
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
( y/ @ R, ^5 C: ~8 wBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
2 i; ]! M$ {/ Q: [( ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
; j4 A" C6 H n( _CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
/ z' a1 W" N K4 ?9 M9 ?CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, J5 y- U6 h8 [% yCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 \/ r! Z) s3 H4 tCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
# w5 c: |4 y$ r& a2 S1 R. V. HCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards: n' E3 t- r& Y7 y: W; g, n8 n7 v
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
: z; O' L9 g7 f9 S. q- [1 k( MCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
, N% H+ B& `; j& B5 `2 M; B/ fRange increases to 26,000 yards' y' |6 H0 a4 u. _/ B) u) c7 @5 {
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards2 O. B7 s: F% b W
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
( M k0 [$ l n ]0 FCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
1 h& x4 o1 X, I; lCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 R3 \: z1 O0 L% vCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards4 a" M j; H8 ?* b- x
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage6 S5 ~$ F% M9 p+ q7 @- h
Range increases to 28,000 yards
# _+ J, g3 H% c8 S, M E% mBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards' p, d3 j# f3 O8 H0 T! s& K
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards) b _( K; Q7 u' D4 L
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
) w: Q8 k! d2 fRange increases to 30,000 yards
# _6 S7 f6 Z5 ?" h7 [7 I: `CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards3 O& P6 m3 x. Q- c4 }
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards. b9 p& I B9 S
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands8 H4 ]8 G. a8 P# F$ ~5 t" Y
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162$ R& S% ~( {" E1 ?
* ~$ f2 R' E. M8 Y0 rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 W" H- D/ |: C; U" N7 P: p7 I
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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- `' E* v w' J9 y4 z4 ~% x8 zJapanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 19& j6 n! w3 l/ f3 o& N9 I( n0 V) b
G4M1 Betty x 21! g0 h2 ?* U% p& o# T
]1 h: y; M( k+ c& IAllied aircraft8 Y! `. V& s# m8 w) C; j/ [& S3 v1 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 h( ]! u; e& N) [ p A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 G8 p3 s/ _$ G
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed% ~" ~+ ^; I7 f: x: d$ j
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 y, H3 y+ c* w+ `+ s$ G* P
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Allied aircraft losses5 M0 m9 d. R* e3 X6 }- q2 X/ Y7 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' ?- d( b. G# e3 J Z
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, h, [* K$ B6 ]) M- `- e CV Hornet
" P: b1 h. K1 `- n- T; P B2 y* q0 x CV Indomitable
7 `' S6 j9 B* i; ]+ Z5 U0 l CVL Hermes
; H$ [- h7 Q4 T2 l* l CV Illustrious4 j3 f7 I/ I0 z j7 f6 K" p
CV Wasp
7 @0 C- _5 s( m0 d CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:+ R- s) B+ ~( t5 c2 U8 g# p8 v
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet- }2 d; b7 Y/ w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: T5 B' }/ d k v
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet& \5 P, o& P4 |' j) V6 @/ Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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4 I. |, p2 N+ M3 O7 gCAP engaged:
& S1 D5 f9 C8 r0 @; J/ }! RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
6 Y7 ]* x4 Q: G 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( ?, w: H; F& C9 u" N$ U y) t0 T Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
/ t, J. ?. v+ T; N' ^: W( Q. } Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes' J3 U" ?% p$ Z+ n) A2 m1 U; s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 @$ d8 Y* V! O$ {, a, b$ {8 E3 T
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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$ _ { z3 `" WJapanese aircraft
. ^ D) a) O$ A, z+ H G4M1 Betty x 286 z6 a5 p- E* Y; I ^
4 |$ f9 B, f9 j+ O2 B6 k+ hAllied aircraft2 G& n; b8 B+ c; c! u0 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* a( x, j0 s4 v& N, m
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Japanese aircraft losses* n# s! `* M- k8 D x- a/ z
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 @! }) P. d X5 h: k# c; bNo Allied losses* Z- d( D0 k4 H3 p/ K
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Allied Ships
0 p" s9 W, G" X) @, u CV Illustrious( t$ H8 f0 E, ?7 I
CV Wasp
1 U" }, V% u# j2 d$ H7 w" r: P CV Hornet
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7 Q; m& x( s7 p: GAircraft Attacking:4 b9 {1 f b% q( P4 M! ]. _+ n( ?
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
2 Y) Z) y" y6 X* I: ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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* m& h- P: A( VCAP engaged: {* u" _7 Z' k4 j
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
: O' w% L9 S( X8 q! D 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 H- d3 U' }5 V5 y, k, F5 y 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.3 u8 e% y) p9 l5 v' D7 ]
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
* e( H0 m: \/ X& @% ]! C9 }2 d4 c Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes+ K% l$ e7 v7 N j0 d! ^, h' T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 H9 |! I* {# T4 K, Q9 [
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes4 M8 a3 s+ W. D& j, l
8 J R1 b* C" S' cJapanese aircraft1 }% r/ k4 a! y2 l" h L
A6M2 Zero x 24
% g6 }: q4 E) h" |+ t( x G3M2 Nell x 18' ?0 @9 E& m, H# h5 ]3 |$ y
G4M1 Betty x 16
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- n" { N5 }1 z" R' y' X. G5 aAllied aircraft( Y- I: Y! p! C! D& l" ]7 C1 q0 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% q; f2 k0 G5 W4 R% Y% L/ }, [1 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
, l8 n% x4 v5 O/ @ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; W: \; ^' b- n
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. L" [; E s: Y: _8 I1 S" p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 ~' z, }2 p2 o4 ]% g
: N4 N' h* t1 J$ J- }2 xAllied Ships
4 } ^. x" }# s4 R$ c t6 k CVL Hermes7 r" u- f0 Z" {* n4 C! X
CV Hornet( v* l# r2 B0 b3 B1 S* R
CV Formidable% p+ [5 x1 y$ s" p; ?
CV Yorktown. q {* \& l9 K0 o8 A( d
CV Illustrious; Y/ ~# I, o# ?+ S* ^+ u
* A% _$ W+ x2 d/ W; h# d6 \Aircraft Attacking:# j, l$ A: Y) V- G
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet- {6 e/ C. E0 X0 N; b% U: u) D
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! K) L- T& ~1 ]8 Y3 H8 o- t
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 k- [7 W6 m2 }2 ~" i Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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; c4 i+ P2 x& I, F9 Z" u# \CAP engaged:7 ?4 X, u8 ~" ]
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 H% l* a/ i+ d/ i! n: L9 G( U 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* _/ z, t4 b2 k9 Z! r' b: w. h
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.. R3 ?- u8 [1 k( d4 O
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |