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' P7 W u: ]2 a2 E' Q4 }# }" g42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。; g4 {4 m0 n5 l8 b3 y
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& M3 v Z2 T# A+ cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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. q' l/ s( N7 t+ |Japanese Ships9 d! m) ~, c* I' g! e- Q( a' v
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2. W; W9 Y( |2 h% A; I; W& w4 m
CA Kinugasa
0 F: H5 [% ?6 Y6 Q CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
$ o" |: U& H2 r9 ?9 D CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 b6 K1 D3 V& l5 K, c R* y1 k; I CL Tama9 o% Q( B# C; _# {* B( `* E8 E
CL Tenryu S3 L5 }8 B; V9 j5 i p
CL Tatsuta
" Q$ P O! M: g' R: y DD Yugumo, {1 Q* f8 f$ ^) L
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
! T( Q J6 C$ p3 C* T DD Kuroshio$ O0 V6 @* c2 f: h
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
( U4 I4 U: G0 ^9 @ [8 q5 T) u DD Amatsukaze
?6 B8 V0 n0 { DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships6 \! \6 _$ o7 e9 O" e2 p
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
8 Y2 g- I) ~: |% g3 \% C2 ?. o CA Northampton* L8 G' S4 R- T% m& I4 p
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
& i5 U+ f# Y: p& e% M) L7 g0 S CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2# _$ c9 y- I/ w1 N. W2 Y+ u
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
8 o- K4 Z# Z) @4 L8 k" W: H CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
]1 W+ n0 n% h) L$ h# S* i CL Perth
: C4 K8 O) |9 d8 ?* n. [ CL Enterprise; H5 M {$ F5 c8 n5 y4 X9 y
CL Honolulu# q4 D$ L4 F2 H/ f9 O- L4 `) Q
DD Alden
% Z- H( w8 K" ^9 ]. D8 l DD Fox
7 j S, m3 }7 z% c. S1 L* J+ u& z* i DD Whipple( q! f/ b0 ~9 t; V* D" Z m% u
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
3 o3 C: ^7 k5 X7 a- S' Y8 L1 QMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 k) ^6 t2 o3 n( }$ v- i7 e) V( u8 m! ]
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
2 ]6 W+ w& R( O: S/ r$ P& N& \Range closes to 11,000 yards...* X' P: s4 N9 U* v/ x7 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: q7 e7 z3 p3 k0 y+ s+ I- @, i
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# _1 j) H8 u$ b8 y7 p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards ^1 v) s B3 `& Q% F2 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards0 C3 T: y# u; W$ P
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'; R$ g& e" J3 V8 n% A# i7 e& n0 g! C
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards9 l$ e1 K, w, r
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
' K. R3 r+ p+ L2 q4 w4 G" |CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 K: `/ \5 O1 Z9 W+ x/ KCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
* w5 N# ^( q, a. s6 s: @CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; _, C% J1 K! C+ r7 k9 H
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards& }& K3 j( [& C b) N! o% s
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 V4 u/ {2 W9 j& E
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards, w# [$ k! q# W+ p( z+ c+ H! z
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards# B8 D/ l# h' {9 V. E
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards$ y( @5 Z, v& M. W6 h' @7 _3 j3 ?+ X
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards5 B2 _" Q Y3 b- l; G0 K+ L
Range closes to 7,000 yards
' Z% U, p$ g1 o4 tCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards0 [6 K7 k+ Y: e: M9 i" `& b
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
) g0 P6 n+ B' S2 S* ZCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards1 T4 q% F; b6 O! k w. C# ~
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
* `! j5 B3 b) |+ H) ~CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards4 f3 w. ?- g" [6 c. R
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. F* ]/ \* r+ J6 B7 c, B0 [
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
/ R0 C/ e# o Z5 \DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
$ D7 l' s# I" J4 \8 vDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
' x4 c) u( k* b8 b, {) W! HDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
/ U$ `) q. m0 T _DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
1 ~' ~2 {" H( T6 R% T9 CDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards8 s+ j" p' ~& s% j6 {4 z
Range increases to 8,000 yards
# b" q5 [) a5 `+ XCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards9 n3 ?' d* W8 q; V( Z! d" {1 `1 r- Z
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards+ I2 D$ Z" Z1 E0 u D1 O$ K% [* e' D
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
b E6 j5 _1 u6 e3 {2 {$ j" o* O% YCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. z2 Q$ }/ M8 H$ h6 NCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
; S7 ~/ A/ `, F) Y2 D$ _CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- `8 P, Q' y6 a: j, f
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 a+ l( r* c3 @. x1 i4 G8 b ?$ _DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
9 U4 ]4 p G) i' O) t' aDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
# ~( N, F9 R( P1 \6 M$ f* ^- `& |DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards% f. O: |6 Q, r0 h' D' p+ q. o+ A
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards) }: v5 R. W( G j- A* Z7 n
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
4 t% [3 b4 c4 {% d" B8 QRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 b4 v% Y$ p/ R; hCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards) P9 g2 f) h: P7 v+ I& ^) c0 b
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
6 R1 d5 V( B! eCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
9 d' w& K. P4 n/ s7 F$ X( jCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
% B* z- c7 t2 _$ n7 v' GCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
# _" z/ ^1 \1 f, vCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards2 ]8 V9 c. @; I$ s1 V0 s
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
' ~: m, i9 p6 W: o* n0 B8 @CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards' K( h' K7 @/ Z6 m1 F
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
4 \5 b5 }, ^8 s( M2 {, S. ZDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% G; D' i6 q+ A* Q# A: Z, RDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
" s6 { B0 a; t: P7 @4 _+ EDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
9 b' y0 g- t: o' q+ Z/ wDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards' ~4 z s0 W$ Z; J3 i9 N6 X7 M
Range increases to 12,000 yards* N5 _ ^8 ^; r- `/ T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
0 q% s. h$ p6 gCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
W& \$ N" U8 U3 b. T2 I# jCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& b/ x; {4 n8 m4 {6 l7 vCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards; n5 o" B9 }! ^9 |' j
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
, {( I; ]8 t1 G% r& `( \CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards, a# h q. \- o1 {- D
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ |3 ` l$ J7 U, x; |( _CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
: w; r( R: }# p% l$ lDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
' R3 W8 m8 [" d# U8 o$ Y. P3 |DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. g; l2 n$ f. j Z- y$ u3 LDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' W+ D: a7 m# ~ l T
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. r, W7 ]2 Z" q* X/ vRange increases to 13,000 yards) y: E* N) q9 w$ z% V: Y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
% W. N$ p% I6 ]* ~! ^) UCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards4 H* u* K" R0 Q6 O* x
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards* a* x" q* R6 l3 G, G7 l9 {
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
0 {9 o& n t, r8 B. q/ g" ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
! U' U+ e& L Y+ g4 o- VCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards. I! i1 Y5 G$ I9 r4 w
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) k7 t! q3 {, r- J7 D
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
* u; L" f8 d- T- n" B" X r" {CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards2 g& j: P2 w% P* _0 F% y, T
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
# N+ n" l& t- uDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards0 F" W+ d' b& z
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 Y2 ]. C% D7 y C9 x* q/ _+ f7 c
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
5 R5 T/ i% R9 C5 ATask forces break off..., M8 Y" |9 v4 b# l$ b/ p
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6 v) e) c0 o* R( l Y1 F* vDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 E9 Q% C8 H4 P0 Q0 q, Q$ z m) q S4 m
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
; F& p7 ^- P2 X, g6 a3 w CA Kinugasa# t0 T# g7 ^9 p$ v
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
. l' i) [1 I0 q/ ^7 \1 `* F2 i f CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% z) k7 I& A- x2 P* F CL Tatsuta
: k( }& \0 i& m6 c! [6 X DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 U" l8 x. e" @' w DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1" w2 s9 s8 _$ w- M- l- Y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
# M% v O/ N$ m9 u0 c DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships" Q' X6 X) ]+ K8 O3 Q2 a- M1 G
BB Colorado, Shell hits 12 s5 t7 v/ p, V" U. J0 d& }
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8+ _7 D' N9 b3 Y7 W* L
CA Australia) _! K- B+ R# ~4 D* `& ~' O& ~
CA Canberra
* B4 ^. l6 y! G CA Dorsetshire
" E+ G- c; h2 L+ a Z CA Cornwall
- y$ M# ]6 d, G f CL Leander' I- k! ^) e8 ^ n9 [! @+ U
CL Java% v. v4 W4 E. ]$ a1 ~9 W
CL Dauntless, `/ j0 G: {& P7 b0 e
CL Ceres; O! o, Y- U, r
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
. b" l! _1 ~) F o" r$ [/ r8 F CL Trenton
/ ?' s3 F5 l, P% C% R+ A% N' M+ y CL Concord- _+ c0 h1 X7 S% L Q; p. j
CL Helena
* ~; r% W7 N9 S+ o CL Nashville+ Q5 n% K* ?3 |$ l: P
CL Capetown0 `( z9 S( l. A1 S9 |! e/ ^( T
DD Buchanan
. \/ c9 k5 a/ R' @' F9 E' n8 h DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 ?( m- I& ]& z/ q( X, _* ? DD Stack$ y! `; u( d% @) [2 p
DD Dunlap
4 D- Y# y" ~ j& D DD Fanning, Shell hits 10 o) _5 e3 [8 x" ~, {) C
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ S+ D4 x- b1 n* P: x g% ] DD Nizam2 z m9 o6 x6 E3 ?' R; _2 Y! A
; f4 _& g7 ~5 NMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards7 j( ]0 [! `7 Z3 r# J: R( v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ z6 i! y( B' V. q1 |- I/ PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards( @+ Q3 p* ^1 F; H* D
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'! B2 ^' J0 M% y- `. E8 b: U
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards4 t; B! T* \) e2 c
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
4 D% u; N6 t+ G0 x j& wBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards! ]4 z9 @- s% Q6 l, a
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
|' k1 x, u% Z9 l' ?, n8 VBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
F$ f4 A3 g* |2 ]" u/ r9 Y. xBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
8 C) {, q: b7 [, |! u oCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards5 }3 i# G8 t% ~9 }6 p" F+ I
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards) ~! [; m% u+ L6 _: k6 S
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
) A9 R8 }( ]6 Y$ r; e& }Range closes to 15,000 yards1 a; ?! o4 l7 g8 k9 J8 o5 Y+ e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" E8 }, `7 {1 V$ P
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards) B7 Z1 D) A( j" A
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards, y. p1 f9 X* g) b
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ c2 Q3 N7 W* q% r. D1 jCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards% Q0 n; S# c. s6 B
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 G8 s B, Z. J7 z- Y4 b9 v. M# V& E- w
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards6 Y0 J* c1 m% b+ y
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
+ Z/ L2 F3 z+ @* T2 _& B' p8 y0 _CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; M4 }5 r1 z- L7 q7 ]CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; O5 U& I( `! b# ^% C# BDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards7 T& D' G: {0 }- B
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
/ X/ L8 J2 b! O$ a, BRange closes to 11,000 yards
* ?7 A$ }- c' z+ }7 I; U+ n4 ^CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards8 t4 @. Y n3 L# S5 u
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 e0 r! U; p) |9 D. T( X" DBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
+ l) W( o4 R" x+ o4 sCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards! I$ R+ J% O& G, p- N
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards# i* C) `* }8 |$ q$ _* e
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ G x5 K) h4 }. }: o0 FCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 V* @4 k5 c2 v" r- e
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards+ L* x7 r, C/ Y2 a& {/ B u
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. D: C# J( J. j( XDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards( S, w" S9 o" D
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
5 {7 }4 ~5 w, rDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" d- a, V) _( B' _0 M( l& G6 L
Range closes to 9,000 yards
* \4 U x9 z* g* u; a" F4 i) j( r& s* F- SCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards+ g3 b6 X" H7 R: J' V T/ W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
5 ?( d1 p. D3 XCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards2 m9 g. T# } U0 l
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
7 ?/ n. _+ T5 i) M6 n A! Q dCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
: `5 f0 a# i4 ^) c" `1 P1 LDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
$ W; @1 w: w" JCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
9 Z" [4 S+ z, B) |6 ?8 x- c+ Z- LCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
$ u# R: ~3 q* e1 U" _+ A) b+ L+ l, ]BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards& [3 C/ h+ L0 r/ ]% B
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards1 e/ n) o \2 j4 \; F! Q
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards! r) `, ?2 ]6 t% X L- I' J' O( E
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
3 L3 K( j. W/ G9 L7 [DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards2 h h' S( Y# T, J& i' U J/ ?
Range increases to 11,000 yards
3 I- t- a9 s' ?+ yBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards+ g$ T1 g0 C5 V6 l* S( V5 h
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards) L% z3 B& S+ S O ?3 u0 p2 u( ~
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
* w" x1 O3 m- ^) |1 YBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards2 f# [6 X: b- E. e
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
& B& W# Y6 O- u: {4 jCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards: p7 F( o- Q _; z/ w8 _+ R- | m' |
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards$ i# \, U8 g& @" \
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
0 i+ _1 [: N, ^. @4 u: nDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
/ s. H1 N" U2 Y# D" e1 O3 v" pCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 v- s% Z& T7 y& E! qCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, h, r& |/ M# U, Y0 n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
8 d* u C% N6 n# s0 |9 H& XDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards6 I; \. o7 q1 Q+ m: Z; |' r+ F
Range increases to 16,000 yards" Z# L8 D) G5 m* h% @0 j, t1 |
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
) U3 \! c* {/ W. F, n. eBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' e; i- U& P/ H
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards. v3 W. v7 C! j! I1 g: M
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 z' z; q9 J8 L# }/ E# c- n; ~CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards# K6 h8 K4 _% i/ L2 ]( b6 Z
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards3 I; q; C7 @0 I, c; r |( J& w
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards5 }2 E& ?& A' L: S3 G& f" k$ f4 p
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards- y1 ~2 j7 v) W: }) @" t/ ^' ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards) k5 g. x$ j& x
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
; C% b( d, ^0 E4 T" S! uCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
* G/ L3 V% U- PCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards& m4 }. t5 |" ~+ g2 ?$ Q
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
$ o# f2 ?1 Z) G9 a, J; oDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 O3 n& s7 o( P# J5 E# ~
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards4 G) [1 ?! ^& q9 e6 d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
+ A7 v$ v: U" L& Q+ Q9 G% e4 Q$ cRange increases to 21,000 yards' m5 l4 ]1 W3 Z! n1 |+ w" m. T
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards i) z5 N: D& s
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards4 l+ V/ q" `" y5 j- D$ N
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards! ]! _- R3 R/ U2 G5 q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
: T7 ?7 ~* X9 V' F2 `0 YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
g e+ m2 J1 g7 d% r# s8 [CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
. J+ S ^0 S5 }. YCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards' A# u" Q$ k$ f8 J
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
1 q4 [: a, N; o! f" B' [( VCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
- B! r z. q0 `3 a/ eCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards% l4 I2 W( Q& E! G/ w! M
Range increases to 26,000 yards4 `# z9 E- G9 Y9 j, F4 D# F; t5 ?
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
9 p3 O7 i) D; r: i ]' Z8 @/ L$ SCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
2 h4 e5 c: g2 s5 \CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
) C# b# Z/ S, Y0 A# q/ B" Y- KCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 X( n' |1 D* _" Q! B$ Y t/ U4 F" b
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
! q: O3 l+ c7 a6 n/ p! i0 T4 m; MMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
6 e$ n9 ^ d7 h, N& H8 bRange increases to 28,000 yards2 _% \0 x Q3 [8 X6 |' h4 |8 H: F
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
9 z& ]- O% u; T; N8 _! n4 rCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
$ J% A: Q- @6 W- m9 L3 _CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
5 u8 e2 {" \/ l" u( lRange increases to 30,000 yards
' z( |" z, D7 W5 YCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
$ `& u5 C, e( E; PCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
" n9 ]% t) N( _# z! W& ^CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
1 M% } `# J( a/ D) t5 T4 hTask forces break off...
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SS RO-67, heavy damage0 T$ P5 c; B+ r& Z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1621 T3 F- R6 v$ x& S8 f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 }1 ~$ W3 |& K; z& @& p' S3 j
' s5 Q; P. c, }0 F2 W C/ q" v; ORaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., j( z" i, Y9 ^5 R3 l' B+ V, T
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes4 ?* M1 K" ~1 J6 \3 ?
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Japanese aircraft) }, v# X/ q, F& N% I
A6M2 Zero x 48" {! y) Y# S# Y
G3M2 Nell x 19
# l7 ^- k& x/ h$ \0 e* q G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
5 O& e5 J- D3 a; f2 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 27$ D! y+ f! d. y( X8 j3 F
6 O4 A5 x( `% W8 J3 eJapanese aircraft losses B$ o$ v" G r
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
' ]4 I6 e, ~ O* _+ J4 K/ g G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed9 [) x; Z( o3 [' L% f- n
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" [+ l+ y8 v, G8 b% q/ t$ g; w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* N* x) V/ e. L& g1 {' S4 e
CV Hornet+ y! Q: c" |! p0 M0 S( x& [
CV Indomitable) j! w7 W7 x. X4 T; \1 L2 ?2 |
CVL Hermes
0 ?9 Q$ A- L0 O/ h. T4 e. t/ a- l CV Illustrious
, y1 {: S8 L* b% l( _ CV Wasp
: d* Q: w* T& z) ?. ] CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 ]9 Z3 R& [" Z. u6 [% H& ]: u! G8 e 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
( Q, ~/ Q- X! v0 `+ W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ A$ T) }3 l& W' J% c
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: e: ?- y: T& K& | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( D. T+ ?# W, Q3 A
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CAP engaged:
# ~$ H" d3 J) D, r1 c4 S* FVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 }: w% I& U3 U1 v8 r7 f m9 [ 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., A) w: j. x& V P
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
4 g L( u2 _0 R6 U8 @ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes! U+ G, A# _* U/ {3 A) L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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& P6 v$ m/ ?8 T, m% GWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 I& s+ g7 t/ k# K/ t7 xRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." c: S1 `0 x+ H
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes$ o& O( Y2 a4 G" n0 j# Y% ]4 N
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Japanese aircraft
, U' h% v" t5 r4 a# a/ M G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft6 M- f% d( c. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14- b0 |; ~2 w, p$ A1 L
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G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! i2 S; G; M% I n0 m
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No Allied losses
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5 F1 f' ?' @9 S+ zAllied Ships
9 l# Z; f4 g' V( @: f8 T CV Illustrious
( D" O7 ^9 T2 c* ?; w CV Wasp
$ l2 z, v3 h4 G. O CV Hornet
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$ T2 ^# c* Y, s4 @/ k6 sAircraft Attacking:
6 L0 U+ C. c, Q. D 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet& d7 {7 ]. ^; Y! Q! z: V, L. H
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) g/ f W g/ i9 l# n# v& _
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CAP engaged:
- h& M0 L. T4 e$ `2 J. L/ OVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" Z3 P9 ~6 x$ X1 G5 ^- j: D. i9 J 1 plane(s) intercepting now.! L1 T& k4 i1 l0 S
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ P3 P& [6 l% J* ~% W7 D Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
: J( P1 }+ W' S" Y4 o9 M Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes9 y* W% n! w( d, B
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" ]$ v/ x8 a& ?: F# g' s0 z/ i# VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& [0 J1 W/ U4 v# p- k
8 x" f* o+ B0 I* A/ k, R" qRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 Y& L( H. H1 x/ D* `& [6 a& ~Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ L1 k8 Q% w4 Y d4 J, Y7 H
A6M2 Zero x 24
# {' [# q# j/ N4 Z8 ?1 c; u3 \ G3M2 Nell x 18
- D# p3 }9 ~* d' l) O/ | G4M1 Betty x 16, A* k2 j+ Y" y# N6 c9 E9 x8 f
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Allied aircraft1 r% c3 T5 V; c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 B# t* H( m A# y% v, X
% O: Z. |/ h- I$ c: IJapanese aircraft losses
8 N& O U" b/ [, d% p A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ g, U- b A" M% ^2 L
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged; i# V( L7 `% O+ m- f' a
1 d7 W, ?- m# k6 c$ K/ v3 p& gAllied aircraft losses
1 z, P8 h4 ^* O2 B, f% B O* Z5 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Hornet8 |+ S2 z; L' j8 K9 _1 D r; c
CV Formidable
+ v5 N& K1 [) }# n# e6 K/ u CV Yorktown
5 V7 J9 z6 y4 m2 m# q CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:; u) p& Y% q2 ?+ q6 L: W
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet/ }. U( p" Y$ M V
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" [2 V U; p+ F) C( q- C 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" H; K) k3 e$ `
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged: O$ {5 V: k) L# }4 ]
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
& G1 U% ?) Q" U; v# i4 l 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( x! c: b: H4 X0 B2 j+ Y8 S Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
2 ^/ j8 ]( Z4 B5 e# Z% E Z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |