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6 N( D' r9 T% W% Y( y, W2 l0 r42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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards1 Y) J* z& U& _8 d1 [
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Japanese Ships; q, U% U: `7 j, r1 R- K# t* m5 y9 T
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
; I8 ^: e9 |. b; z5 S CA Kinugasa
) a$ W# e# f$ p6 s& j; B* A CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
4 [$ @' F; Z7 T2 Z CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
! E/ k9 J% D$ _8 T- {8 H% n CL Tama$ j0 B6 f$ i3 q8 U- ~' L
CL Tenryu
* z- ?( I* K" a: D9 }: P CL Tatsuta& U* l$ \/ @" \8 j% _- r8 Q
DD Yugumo. B/ [' K" |( u7 \. U5 F
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1* |& L1 l5 s! M7 N. Q
DD Kuroshio$ O$ z P! z. E. z g! }* o
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 14 K' e5 g$ W# I" ~* S* [
DD Amatsukaze5 m( A( ~: h* j- K7 L# l% n
DD Kasumi& `( h0 S# y" @, i k7 @& C" L
! l+ R9 C5 Y/ y. }! ?9 u s2 c8 ?Allied Ships
& A7 z, F* I! m2 q$ g* d/ [ CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
0 Q, T5 e' [( J7 Q+ U: _ CA Northampton
2 e* z' ?$ O' s/ X3 K p CA Chicago, Shell hits 1. v: L% j q' V# h9 r8 i
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
' h! [7 G# n9 X* e# k" q9 K CA San Francisco, Shell hits 21 |) w& ]9 F5 r. L0 w0 {
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1! P4 z4 X) x5 v6 C
CL Perth
* c; P8 Q+ a2 O; T CL Enterprise8 i. K. s# g! ~
CL Honolulu
; X, n7 a- N* M- ?, P4 G DD Alden- X: X/ M6 z; z3 O7 K
DD Fox
4 r( W% e( e2 @ DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
8 h5 h! V- p+ V; P8 n6 k8 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 s4 l/ c4 v: l+ O( u9 K* Z% JRange closes to 17,000 yards...
8 l1 @; @! R, a0 l, O, \Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 U: t. y7 g) w" @! Z" E+ p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
$ i0 `: R. ^; l% I% R" ~) fRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- a+ f( G' E# C2 ?& ~! M* `CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
" A3 U9 r6 l; {' ? @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards# r+ K7 A; W6 W8 J- g3 p2 _
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
) P- K X2 b# |! e4 }CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
* X3 ^ J8 N0 S) u8 wCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 D( J& [1 R& G8 y6 eCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; O! p w# h( W" d
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 k* v7 `: Z5 R# \1 g4 @/ i+ q
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; W3 B& m. q$ e4 r' m1 h6 T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; N2 ^9 W h/ L2 T1 |7 r5 _- IDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
( d; |6 W! l+ O4 `CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards/ ~- S2 y- j* L6 U4 b* L
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' c% a" u X# X$ z5 N# fDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
, K6 k8 J: x1 nDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
2 o: f$ N+ k/ PRange closes to 7,000 yards4 K0 V. S/ R' H W; V
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards& I6 A+ j; t+ m: n3 |
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards7 [# F( Z% C6 p& E [7 Q9 m8 P
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
( |6 A1 {1 D n# A+ e6 d4 r9 YCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
, d/ x7 H+ w& P5 N. D I( z& E5 WCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
( }: S, W. H5 nCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. b. X ?6 t* z9 k
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards6 ?& t! H/ ~, y$ Y4 U: k0 ~! D8 C, l' M
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards: u( ^+ y+ x, A8 S
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards! I( `. W& h/ v& s$ p
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
3 }5 a2 U- S1 X+ ^& _# NDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards+ V, v+ g/ ~( Z( l
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards$ Q' N# O2 {* S3 ]! {
Range increases to 8,000 yards
5 A" z9 H" F+ D- {) x7 f* fCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
% t3 ^ F! z) X: i3 lCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards/ H. r0 W3 G- E8 H
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* p+ k8 a' \# { K; w2 |9 A' w
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards$ H( \# A o9 J9 W0 Y/ I
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards2 I& r3 o8 E0 k+ W; |) L, ~
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards Q O: ?. y1 s
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
9 z6 P' ]1 l; mDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
4 E! ?+ N% d+ D# C8 c6 I9 U7 SDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards; k1 G- r8 X& |; ?5 _: j
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards" S& W2 c G, H
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards" D4 _$ o. \. n
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards, a, @2 Q5 R k$ Q
Range increases to 9,000 yards
5 L: N* ], _- ^! e' t$ S" ZCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
, A2 ~) u- h- V5 z' g7 Y2 _7 {1 o' g, LCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards2 x9 m' l, A6 w8 |
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
1 k+ Y$ ?6 P6 q- K- s XCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards8 {4 D, }0 A# x: m$ `
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
! o" d, }6 w$ r$ U0 ZCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards% `" C( \7 ^5 |# T
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
0 w# H# N2 y3 x2 W0 ^/ M2 ]CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards# @9 i0 p- f/ n; g9 u
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards, m9 H6 h# o' N7 ?, ~3 ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ ~* B7 D @6 y) ~0 [
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
) J1 ?3 V& P5 gDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
% M% J: I$ v& u% X' y3 z5 UDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards4 s" h$ j1 }" A- s9 Z8 m( K
Range increases to 12,000 yards7 Q c% G: c: N
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards. F0 l7 |# P8 S& Q }8 u
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards5 s" L# k9 G1 ?0 _* l
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
; a1 C# D; a( @# u+ x) y4 x1 NCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards: s( E( h7 n! {5 m. L/ l
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards" q+ ?& U! O: r C4 m$ G
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ H$ P- V7 b6 N7 }$ r4 OCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards. e/ X. o) _( s/ B% { X3 t4 L
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards/ k4 I1 J( ]2 N. {8 q8 z8 q" \
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
: n$ d3 v3 M' S% hDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards, T4 S8 G. l& G9 ]0 ` |1 f& g7 R
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
0 Z9 E0 [" O3 O% x* _" m6 c9 c' j. xDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards S$ A! r4 K8 t
Range increases to 13,000 yards
' U% a( F" s- }1 B4 i- dCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards- d# @* P# J3 Y6 u/ ?3 e% u
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards! x; t5 B; L4 r$ H; _" m5 b. L
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
) p3 r/ j$ A1 R( @8 OCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
1 c( F9 Y0 K; ]0 \CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards8 m$ ?% t3 H& b. F! v
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards1 x' u: ?% O0 B! W- o7 P
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
; k5 v; I5 P' i2 g. @) l4 k9 h6 QDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards! h' A# H7 v/ u& \
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
9 ~) c/ ~2 P( X+ F6 l8 bDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
5 W( a J0 q$ e7 g% W3 MDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
; v) z( X+ n# VDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards* G& i) }5 V* N3 X
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards/ j8 g1 K( f2 k y, D
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards' P9 k* K- [9 H' C: e1 ^ l3 ]
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) Q/ e- Y. |+ e! d7 L4 a# ? CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire/ U" c' v+ T' y0 R& L1 ]
CA Kinugasa- ~2 t+ @, A( H& V& @/ e0 ]
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
' E$ ]; P" V% e; r% t CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1/ K$ T% d' v" V) a
CL Tatsuta+ P; ]. }* }* a. F, v
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 o% z% \0 H, e* K" e! F5 d DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
' I4 X; T* v2 }! [! S9 n6 u8 x DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( J* M/ s* x' U; d) i/ L DD Oyashio+ g* \* N" f9 N: T' @( y& A
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Allied Ships# J) j- S$ ^: B4 b
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1+ N9 f/ c S% X' r4 l
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
4 P, n; }8 C4 P( r- {) t CA Australia
5 O$ ?7 J' m: l6 J CA Canberra
7 E8 z3 Z! r; W: ~2 { CA Dorsetshire
( \, P* _1 e/ D3 y CA Cornwall
5 N0 m3 Y8 W6 V: R/ p5 d9 c CL Leander
* o$ n# r' n$ X' e" @! o CL Java
8 A; a, X4 Z& i: T6 L5 j CL Dauntless
, X' G! @7 A: j7 ^6 _. c3 ~/ K, ] CL Ceres
- w7 } I/ A d' ` CL Detroit, Shell hits 1! t u0 B* K) K( M" E F7 |- w; |& ^
CL Trenton
4 r4 u& N, L2 K. a CL Concord
: B9 `4 j: d0 b% \7 s1 Y; c CL Helena
, j9 t% h) e* y9 i- y% Z CL Nashville9 N( H* l$ v: W& S* U3 y
CL Capetown
- X4 ~& k! k8 J, d! g+ b9 s2 Y; i9 B DD Buchanan
. r. k" {# _" G: D, O DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire \. P% `; q- y* l& }9 ?) K
DD Stack: h) T& d* U6 L, \& _$ s5 s
DD Dunlap
7 h: a R- I4 O: U8 X DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
, H0 a8 ^% z d2 P$ a" I: h/ c2 b8 U5 ` DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 N3 I w8 p- [. ]7 p# H
DD Nizam
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Range closes to 20,000 yards...
3 Z1 j1 K5 n7 N2 `2 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) N8 p0 \, |. c6 s( A
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'# }7 x5 D/ N: b% a8 C
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
+ a8 g; L0 S$ T. aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards# w/ H. D* O. k3 K( e# |$ \
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards4 g% ]. A4 }% K+ n$ X" u4 y& R' i% `
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards- a% @' h1 f' ?3 u/ l
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
& r. J( \" D5 xBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards) }, U7 m! p4 {1 P
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
2 \" z1 e6 ^; TCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards; ~6 M/ c: O$ B
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards* l U. O3 V r! B9 ~# N
Range closes to 15,000 yards
% g+ C! |% [7 |4 u% ?0 J$ o; LCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards B8 ^4 m, S' n" R
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards2 {1 m) O$ O. \4 V4 A; R( r
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards% ?/ {3 N7 S) ^4 W8 L
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- I Y3 ~# t. MCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 q' o" A) G+ e6 g, N; _
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 r# i4 [5 Z% uCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards" a9 b* X" S- B6 j
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
4 r* v5 |/ @# x; O pCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 |. }. l# A9 ^3 Y, I7 V: C4 GCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 O) F3 ?3 I/ ~& O* i
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
# ]- D6 G1 J6 w/ vDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
: h3 m6 _" n+ q' ]' }* I6 dRange closes to 11,000 yards
$ p/ {' v1 l2 yCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards% m# b9 } r% `/ J w6 Q
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
( Z: Z' f7 a1 I/ a" }8 Q5 \BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
9 H( u7 X1 j9 g8 h; |. \4 iCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
0 h" A' ^5 _: A- C1 HBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards3 w$ e' Y8 Q1 k
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# {, X; W2 ?! t4 M% I
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# B' \7 k+ `6 Z7 C, n( J* ], |& A
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 J1 B9 D: k9 F7 I
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; U- D7 d6 Q k* l- e7 ^5 D& Z
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
( B: c( X x! F9 G, \4 VDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
. _' T9 P# F" k4 y/ I. FDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
8 s" G3 K3 f9 R& p! @; NRange closes to 9,000 yards8 e/ ]# O( b# ]
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
& M4 p' \7 u& E8 [0 RBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards& r0 T, C+ Z) l* z$ A0 ^# [! I
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
) o2 l- Q- n- v) y! vBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
4 O+ I, ^4 v7 [3 ?( LCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 I2 d0 {( l0 A1 |
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 v( d7 D9 o2 t& b. q2 o4 D- ^CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards5 k* I/ Z; p, |0 u- {/ z
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
* [0 ?6 J2 k, fBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ Z' [2 E' t1 L7 W, _
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 H4 q6 f" |0 B1 a- |DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards: r. g: A* M Q* b V
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards! h( i( @; P1 `2 E6 w$ c' r6 d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
q; o; c5 ?; V+ c" WRange increases to 11,000 yards
0 z: L! ?6 f8 L% }9 H+ G4 r: KBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
8 s' b9 M& o7 N3 v9 K$ iCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards( j* w! b1 [ b6 C& l
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards$ g' h) j$ x1 q: c6 Q) l
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
9 c8 L4 v) c0 u5 lBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
% \3 \. {% z$ [( B& H1 xCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
2 {9 C* x: L; OCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards4 C8 [7 q- b F" R/ a3 k; j2 d) r
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
0 H, |8 @; o$ s7 b" e2 i8 HDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* F. e3 K, U% R( e4 R1 Y$ }0 uCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, w& w' b& A( qCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ `) v$ M# R% a7 I. i. n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
# T0 N* G: G2 R+ mDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
5 C& D/ \8 V; m* a/ R+ bRange increases to 16,000 yards
# p+ r' p8 g0 _" Z4 vCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards! `+ m$ F7 ^9 D0 p7 c/ S0 l) D
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 U9 z* O( R/ ?! OBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards" r- I, ^/ L6 i" |& E
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 w: z: o1 c% L3 UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ c* ]" I6 R. H5 \2 ?9 U a/ y% h
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards' ~2 D3 k- y! P3 I& G' l
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards0 d7 E4 r& D/ h2 K% w
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards! l5 O* o5 k. y( i8 T# w/ T
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards8 L* P. r3 {! @# T! _" ~3 {9 I
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards- `4 e R9 B! p. ~$ l& n: V
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
4 C. y2 x# g: u U# N* M6 \CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards! _- J6 E/ K5 n( q
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
]' M8 H. B+ _" r- D8 }DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
+ v9 j4 O2 |3 W0 BDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
' r, P1 d; j/ L1 nDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
# T8 B( M% W0 b8 h; j$ ORange increases to 21,000 yards! M+ s" r; l- |+ @
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards9 C% b* \6 j" W/ m
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards# t; y& K1 q& {) k- A; t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
: M0 Z' W1 H% N1 ~! I9 T$ lCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards. U5 D. K# H1 L1 S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
9 W0 V* n8 J. g" GCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& b3 G6 m( t4 d& \: _CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
4 S6 B9 M2 h$ V4 v5 z1 t: c3 [7 iCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
1 X5 i+ h$ D5 P! b4 C5 J+ ]CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards, p- ?! I+ r+ D
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
$ S: V( z& H' L* WRange increases to 26,000 yards
& B+ W7 v$ o7 w1 ^! S1 e1 Q$ g1 HBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
5 L& m& |( R' G/ e! DCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards c w& l2 h+ [% \1 }7 _
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
' [. u# u, n8 [; T" c% m1 bCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards* [( b0 i4 C9 y( D5 Z6 Z
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards) v- V4 d2 { I k7 s! d
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage; k5 |7 i: ]. C2 L
Range increases to 28,000 yards% Y) T) W* M; v! W4 R
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, u% Q) x; p& c8 F( UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
0 x, U/ }/ i" |CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
0 U! g; a I) mRange increases to 30,000 yards! y7 {" d" y3 g D& _) v7 m) h
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards; @/ {0 {0 r! m9 Q" n
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards, @; G" q( ]0 E$ n
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
0 Z8 p2 q) I8 _; {! r( LTask forces break off...- D& K f3 m9 d* y4 m
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands, A- y5 I2 x/ v2 q$ k" L# {
2 p% s% x$ N6 F* d/ _2 WJapanese Ships
5 {* l; J+ Q- t, B SS RO-67, heavy damage
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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 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( t ] Y' d' e4 m/ X1 R2 ~
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; E' Y+ \: s1 B" j3 i. D
A6M2 Zero x 48
: ?% }/ m, K2 p- K% ~0 k% m5 ? G3M2 Nell x 19
) B$ Z& ~( e0 I5 J+ ] G4M1 Betty x 21' V7 C# f* P7 s1 i9 s* b T) ]( t% t
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Allied aircraft5 B5 ^; w( p5 j4 t: h* o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 R( f# q8 t8 D/ n A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
4 h) k; D% R! ?% D( C G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed! P5 Y& N/ P, w6 Y2 Q; E
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
M$ n5 C3 x# I! W1 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships' e( W+ |# s. a: k! b
CV Hornet/ _6 G0 Q9 {1 H
CV Indomitable6 V; z6 G3 k1 w" P& w
CVL Hermes
: u& h1 J2 k2 g1 \' H; I CV Illustrious
& L& n- f- I% N) x4 G/ O CV Wasp' |) x6 W, j7 q: w, L x8 w$ x# b
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 r$ l8 U' \/ i 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
& u9 N5 ^/ h/ V Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# ~: V8 ]5 L& K- ]
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
" [6 ^. z, ?. c) T' F0 d/ Q2 o Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
! D1 _7 T. C1 m2 c) S8 A+ o- O/ wVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
: y+ j; y; ~: a: t# o2 i( M, B. N 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* q) a$ }, c5 T2 o Y2 L3 }' j) j Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.8 j8 g1 K- E" ]/ y% b
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes/ {0 ^2 Y3 @7 w' v; f+ {5 M: j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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7 V1 _* k7 ]1 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# W" w7 m9 U, U5 B9 P( oEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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q/ @ N9 _! ~9 }* j9 S Q4 Z- D3 aJapanese aircraft4 }! v- o3 ^1 H6 _5 D0 M8 P6 w
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( n; I8 S% E# }/ l2 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14: E. K" u6 Q7 h
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Japanese aircraft losses
! T% _7 [0 C+ p) E& Y9 X G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 y% ]) V& _5 O
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No Allied losses! ^7 a9 t3 f: A: X) s$ G J( C& q
# C0 \* s; W, V' G3 DAllied Ships
6 @' ?% v X6 _# Q. z7 ^% { CV Illustrious
1 A/ }# g& v' |5 h CV Wasp
( n3 k+ g" s9 g r CV Hornet
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5 T/ c, o* @8 U6 wAircraft Attacking:$ }& L4 X- Z* b6 l% T1 i
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" i- o+ F$ m4 ?) ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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9 k# O d4 }) `3 \3 A# y" GCAP engaged:; t% H) o; T+ w8 |5 V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# V+ H6 w9 `8 R' Y 1 plane(s) intercepting now.. Z; R6 O: G. r% ~% }) X1 ?" I
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., {- E; p* w' Y( O% `0 C& e
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000., p% B* C; g8 L% b
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes) E, o6 f1 r5 d3 }& t, n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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& c8 I+ M( f, L$ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. c8 x4 d: C, N n) F7 @
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes, y5 a6 D) Q* [+ g2 K0 [' s
7 w6 P8 Z: g3 ]8 J, h$ dJapanese aircraft2 u. M8 E+ o5 c# c' Q q# i
A6M2 Zero x 24$ p" d% Z/ F! \, D
G3M2 Nell x 18, W) K; J9 _& b) ]1 y0 F
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft' ?- l" P$ j, f% ~& w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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# w. X# K9 _2 p) R% X0 L9 f, ]Japanese aircraft losses
8 n" i1 X) L5 L3 c A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* j9 d/ @+ W7 J" e' a. D( O
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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* |- o# W3 e% R! b$ P. B! DAllied aircraft losses/ c5 o6 Q T9 v) O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 H2 o! y F7 F3 C3 K& }7 w) j, T
1 K5 B W9 ~8 `! X7 Q) JAllied Ships' P8 K* W! M5 `# O0 t! q# Q2 u
CVL Hermes
# V6 F2 r" U8 f- r# `" w$ W CV Hornet. H7 D }, f# v) G# d6 ` }
CV Formidable4 W9 _) v, X# i8 w7 z/ ?
CV Yorktown9 |: }* X2 `* \( X; {( o) j/ B
CV Illustrious- _5 f6 R( I4 D e
! w# \6 Z/ E9 w! x: U- CAircraft Attacking:+ B- y4 L" T5 `; q% E( I: x5 F0 [% ~
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
& t) C- n% z; S! c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 E& B/ R: L( n: H, r4 P- ~
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; y, A8 V9 O# a# _0 J" K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 u# r+ b4 e5 I8 y3 I) p- ^
% g3 _3 p: D/ C0 _2 _CAP engaged:* b/ Y! v7 {/ }9 ]) l9 x
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
' L+ j8 T2 z/ O! r# b7 } 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." {" k# ~0 S3 G+ a3 ~- v
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
" H5 T4 A# M$ l. ]9 l! O/ @! U+ | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |