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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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards% z6 R; r9 f" ?& v1 T, @* d7 T
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Japanese Ships
( ?9 ]% e0 n) ^' x9 { z CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
* ^8 z4 P: m& y0 s% b CA Kinugasa: O/ G9 t# W% R
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
- A2 C1 ]! h8 ]4 S6 O+ W CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
: e. [& l7 F$ D# q+ V. F0 O! R CL Tama, v7 [( @5 |7 `0 Y& E5 k
CL Tenryu- z( r5 S/ R" f( q% L3 q% i
CL Tatsuta
( Z6 u: Q6 f6 W DD Yugumo
. |' H# E: a. q0 e0 T u: R DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
. ?6 p2 y0 ]9 c& L' r& }+ | DD Kuroshio; s1 l: j3 a: [& i
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 17 \ J9 w7 M7 K2 |
DD Amatsukaze' R3 H1 I+ V& }) Z, M1 s6 I) M- [$ D
DD Kasumi3 _" ^3 Y* M1 F8 E7 M$ I
! z! m! B' d- F' B/ gAllied Ships
" P- N2 e2 O& b* i8 r6 x- I4 l CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 23 i( s- [2 P$ f- O% p: Y6 ` U; u
CA Northampton6 y$ x9 _8 G' N& l
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
- C2 K% [* Z. c' {1 E CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
! ~0 {- G' ^2 T( q- X CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2: @( B, S. j$ O
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 11 H9 P0 F2 \! u
CL Perth
: l/ u1 v- v" \$ r- ` CL Enterprise! h( w+ O6 A+ g
CL Honolulu
: R) ~& P9 d2 z, u9 M# }) V DD Alden
5 w3 l4 p6 p4 o! n/ m4 J& Y DD Fox. M; d) ^, r1 `7 j7 N5 g) ?, O
DD Whipple7 V3 R0 @! K) [# }0 }
. k5 a* i* ~, j _7 SImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight; }0 F! t0 _: Z, u, {# E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 F# m% d9 P- u# P$ R$ |- r r
Range closes to 17,000 yards...' ?6 t$ O1 C- J9 O$ F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 F% ~7 {" `) t& n0 m( v1 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards2 M7 r' d: r3 S s. J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, n- ^, e% T+ ~% X+ TCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
! ], [7 I# f& D- {1 a0 k FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
/ q3 |, y/ X% UCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 \1 s- T' U0 z3 {# R" y d
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 H3 N! ?: J* s& y% }
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 z& a) l6 f$ o8 x4 ^CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* `) Y$ h; ?4 n$ j- P) P7 gCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. y- x2 h$ G/ M1 C* i1 L7 wDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! a7 r0 K' A, S4 k# ~, A% }CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
4 c) s. ~: f, z4 s+ s4 m9 n/ h& ~DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
- Y4 g" ?( C+ i4 y9 [/ EDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards# K. F K$ T5 t
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
7 b. ?# e( K; `' x i( u/ HRange closes to 7,000 yards7 p# G, n1 X1 f9 F9 w4 \. K# P6 Y! B
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
) n) N7 f9 H7 d7 r; pCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards1 G# ^' D1 B# O5 S+ i0 B
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
, n$ F' Y2 p: y$ R2 VCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards2 ?* j s3 p$ M! t1 }9 l0 j4 N
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
$ A0 F U9 i' q: k* {* ~( BCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
4 m( O" ?+ {# r/ c" V- iCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
, I; ]0 e" i4 m* f' Q3 gDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards9 G6 ~( G- N) L* ?' F" V+ y
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
8 }# D" n" _" }. U& vDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
) Q1 I$ D/ {3 N0 h6 a! }DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
. g* @8 z! x! v( U0 ?' `- UDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
8 o' X/ _; F0 F; u, aRange increases to 8,000 yards
+ K m! a# M0 t- d. o/ a+ x( r* ?" gCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards' Z s1 [5 [8 @$ [
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards$ w3 x' E$ `$ j& ^4 Y' F/ @, }3 `
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
( l! i8 ]# L7 R- ~0 ]! |" W$ vCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
! s" Q) f% N- w; M" M c' ^! zCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards o# k7 T+ f T! @' w
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 r- ^) f. o* n: c) ?CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards) X' @7 \) `' J" g6 |
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
, J- F& C# u; Q% _; s0 XDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards l0 b( }# {/ \1 R2 `2 F
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
* }- w8 k8 C6 p1 x) K% f0 UDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards% \( _8 c( y; L9 W
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
; J4 Q1 h) D1 ]1 F1 I( HRange increases to 9,000 yards# }6 N& g0 V0 a: _2 j# G8 Y1 s
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
5 I" ?1 P+ A% }: d6 MCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards' t" y( E; D3 C% k
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards1 r8 b+ S5 o' U
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards/ C A' C& b4 c4 W; {6 g
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards* {, \; J2 ^* H( } y
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards5 _9 S7 q$ S7 Y( y* d
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards8 _! a O- N) Y5 a
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
$ d) k8 k% P, t. {DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards2 ?7 a! Y5 `" H
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 k$ c, A7 k& Q9 m2 P& _: O) C4 aDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards' M! r4 o6 u: ]; q8 F. D0 F
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards) K" ^* h" \1 u
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards7 G8 `: g9 W* I
Range increases to 12,000 yards
" r5 k. m5 h7 zCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards% f* b& s* H1 H; I1 {
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards7 g9 |9 V7 y* D5 M' G1 z& g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards8 p7 X& k0 z' V; R# H: \+ m
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 @7 ?0 O* i0 q
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards& y* @1 b4 q! M1 \% d1 M" |+ S# e: Y
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
, V0 i: l: |- f9 H2 p9 n$ ^CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards0 f- a* R0 ?% |: G0 `
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; E1 y; D- B( J VDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 W- g3 i2 P7 A- ^* fDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
, i7 u' b9 P0 Z" V6 u7 bDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
, h/ G I1 k' j. ]+ u8 GDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards k% o& j* `, Z5 W0 D
Range increases to 13,000 yards# ~: Z- j0 t. c
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
* e: S8 r* Y3 s) A8 f; mCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
! v# w- \5 {& [/ [CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards4 } Y/ ~1 y0 ^9 W% c! v/ F' r' P
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards2 |6 B* i+ I9 L3 Z; P( a6 e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards( Y8 B0 A) l* C- J
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards: `+ M7 m9 Y- ]( i/ k4 k' a$ ?% _
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
^" s+ D+ D" ~. k" `DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards1 |* j. M) t; }, v, U5 v( H
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards; Q# z, o7 q7 b* z, R
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
8 ^% G- r. `& l; x# a9 A. wDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
+ s) j/ ?) a0 o/ D+ w/ A: BDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards* m+ ~, p. X( |4 y' r
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards* R1 ?9 F- g% ^( D4 e
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' }2 k. l0 u4 j" w: G8 W8 @Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- v6 i: S8 H" p/ E* ^' L CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
4 o& T; h6 W5 j9 `# C- N CA Kinugasa
: a' k8 @7 Z' q$ ^; |3 i" A9 Z CL Tama, Shell hits 1/ w0 s% m! `# Z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
# y5 U+ e9 [, O J CL Tatsuta- f* r0 g+ y8 p2 ^
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; P, r( T6 e8 u$ f- I. d) D0 |' I
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
# h/ o$ s+ J. g- O% x DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ x3 N$ E4 N0 u- o DD Oyashio7 ?1 q7 ]( I" q* z8 R
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Allied Ships4 b1 l$ `# p) T% L) S! l6 T
BB Colorado, Shell hits 18 t6 W9 G0 ] ]9 f, @
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
0 K# h3 J' s) h CA Australia
2 {0 ^% \2 _! g, {# H CA Canberra% {, Q# g9 X- \
CA Dorsetshire
6 `7 Z/ w6 p9 s CA Cornwall3 P- r6 F& o! E" a; _
CL Leander2 m4 U& D8 U. V7 H4 K1 ]
CL Java; J( E4 h* R' K
CL Dauntless
4 Q. X3 K+ c4 f% k+ M4 [ CL Ceres u, i# n, \) X! o f
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
' v' ^9 w. F4 E6 c CL Trenton
! s0 j' A# |3 T) w' e CL Concord: Z% a: M$ m1 g9 Y+ ]2 H$ V$ s+ ?5 I8 i
CL Helena
$ ]. R3 I0 z( q- F CL Nashville
, d3 i6 }. k) x' d! o% s CL Capetown5 o( C% B4 W# k M3 T b# \1 L
DD Buchanan
9 j9 f/ ]8 B" t+ x DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire3 s% E5 q$ V3 T# B
DD Stack
! _* x$ v9 p: {8 R DD Dunlap8 ~+ _, L( q' Z
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) f4 k8 Q. E, F2 Q. t2 G- e DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires! ]' s7 Y; w' `) @$ u
DD Nizam, v, y+ X1 |8 [& l! C* u1 W
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
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, k; o& k' j) V8 j! H" }# I1 Y- SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
) ]4 L% x- Y4 U" R0 p' |# p: y5 zFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'7 q* `( t, P: k! l, |, e, S
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards, I9 I3 H$ W# A% Q3 y! h3 w
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
( n9 V! {7 J0 l$ XBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
1 t: _6 S! ^$ V+ bCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
0 E) W, f% k- Z4 O' K% eBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards8 h* Q% U( E' U" b S
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards1 e# c6 @- a% i. Q* @
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
$ [3 M9 R! x7 k: I: [CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
7 O* C% p6 H1 g3 aDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
, q6 X. m% X0 n, v' YRange closes to 15,000 yards# G3 y- I' ~1 l L0 u" t/ `5 ~
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
' Z1 i; ~1 ]0 D. N: _4 W2 ~BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
/ W/ D. A/ t1 |& | \( q# B6 F/ jCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
' ]5 l5 q1 a$ z) Z5 RCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 @1 W1 b* N5 f
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards# q! Q3 M5 h5 ?. V9 c, a" |
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ d, t; m q: e+ ?CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
; `4 ^4 v: Q! d$ P8 ^CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
! }7 \" U' ?# s a$ C MCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards; t+ O8 A( V* N+ N9 K& q% z Q1 I
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 [7 I! t2 U* i6 v1 H+ NDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
8 P& E1 e2 g4 j9 m6 KDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards7 i- }& B" L0 [8 s0 ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards
. i5 K" Z- {8 O4 S- l; BCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards6 O/ Z8 z; b* o! u$ U
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 T9 O7 ^% {" N4 x& N4 z+ U
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards0 c0 i6 a* _0 N7 f
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
) P' t" @( N# pBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards0 z) ~# h' \! F2 F. A+ h4 M
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 d) F1 E! I, a; H+ I1 D
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ b2 ~1 E# T2 k' P' z" W4 Y! LDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards* O& s4 r f/ e6 B1 s' B+ i
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) _" V3 o' ]) l- f+ M7 a B" D; c5 FDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
) q: k) h$ H* y0 DDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
* a2 J, Z) B1 b/ @# `# t" \DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards. W) N3 k4 N Z2 H
Range closes to 9,000 yards! Q, Y h- ?2 p; C* Z
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards9 ?" o) f7 M. X N$ n9 L5 c6 d
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards9 }4 S+ m2 p0 C+ o T+ B
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards. V) A# T' y5 s9 g! u9 T
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards$ E8 [/ ~: y6 N3 Y4 z( U, {
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
, @; ^. Y, o& s/ s" fDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards6 ]$ d- g1 P# g- n1 _; Q s: }' Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
: W5 S0 N! U2 }/ o6 dCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
: R# |) S: N4 o5 hBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
: @2 r$ b, U8 ~7 {+ }6 mCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
0 \- p: B" z2 k1 ]DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards" P5 T R2 h# O l$ B
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
0 V# x( E/ o9 E* X; TDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
$ j" I0 m$ T. O9 r; F4 z- CRange increases to 11,000 yards
" c: k$ E6 Z' [9 nBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
T9 F2 ?! @! o% ]CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
) {' b: {% m. ]7 W% uCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards0 @0 W1 h7 {0 R$ Y1 u, A
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
6 a; p Z) \* m3 P tBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
& h; n! H. Q6 A/ {CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
( a$ v" b1 _0 M9 Z, ^1 y: `% OCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards8 g6 Y7 Y0 _6 H, m% c
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
9 K& T7 p* p1 ?3 z) hDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
6 }# a- n1 @3 p; w4 M8 E [: UCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& _% O2 u: @: `2 J( o
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, r" U$ }% W- I& P
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards1 O: i7 t* Y7 h+ f
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
% p# @' o/ A0 W* Y& Q% `8 QRange increases to 16,000 yards- f, B3 S7 F5 r7 y$ W t: c
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards! [. p1 D3 Y" z6 ]
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
7 q3 n$ _* ]9 {( q% U& o$ _$ j6 PBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
# p% P" n. M5 H* G- RCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
x! X/ {) D8 u, s5 i# e/ fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. `( W: w' M: `# s" NCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards$ \9 D( j" [, u9 k% q
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
$ b4 W2 f2 {0 H" r" xCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
: h6 l4 Q8 k: f% Z, VCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
. {1 J0 r" Z0 cCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 P h+ K6 q# J
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards0 r8 G D* P' T% Y6 @" A# n% q% d5 Z4 Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards4 g$ v% P2 I* H6 U
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
$ V5 I/ p' f( vDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards r. U" i* C" M8 h3 N
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
2 d# {3 B4 k: X& x7 pDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
6 r8 c1 I4 M4 R1 r5 {Range increases to 21,000 yards
+ Y* U% D. K7 l, V9 ?( QCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards' W% O7 G; u- ~" o1 s
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards ~- {. O, z5 W" k/ T, b
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards( [, w2 q! m0 j
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
) b& H9 {+ B4 v8 d" XCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; z8 ~! ?# o* ~+ @# [1 |8 D6 gCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
" w2 f& T+ F- s0 m. \' RCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
5 u- J5 _: P) ^CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
( e- G3 Y5 k( {2 E# @# UCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards" _8 N" `+ A& S" p& E5 k
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards; u! [& n, ~2 G% n9 v& K- L
Range increases to 26,000 yards
8 H- a! S$ k: J3 oBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards+ B' z \+ D# m
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
: B, o7 @! J: _; ?8 v; L2 v: t. ECA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
, R5 R* I) a% K4 E$ bCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
5 k+ v* T# k+ h; zCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards2 c* i/ F" y, C$ z+ I9 U* d2 M. l. F
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
- \: Q& t, d1 H, O/ P$ xRange increases to 28,000 yards
9 r2 l- K6 r+ }BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; ]8 e1 K( F1 }% n- cCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
2 y% |) D6 U6 T5 y* {' K9 ACA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards2 V, ?* ^& h) j( l4 s% f$ _& l3 W
Range increases to 30,000 yards- z j- C7 @. U: \( S7 W
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
' d1 e6 ^& X! _5 F+ C; {# x+ dCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards( v* P+ U0 v1 v
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards9 `' f" }. l1 g
Task forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
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0 C. t4 ]" v; HMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162" `& |/ N/ d1 T' P: p( a1 m5 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 B5 @0 o- f% I" M1 H6 x
* M( v5 Q: J! l; C* J; u3 sRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" j* K9 V7 m' K, p E" vEstimated time to target is 44 minutes* O1 }. \/ C( m( Y* ]
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Japanese aircraft
@) X8 v0 s' \; c6 c A6M2 Zero x 48
/ w6 o- s- X& ]/ M% y/ M& | G3M2 Nell x 19
" Y' a, v) g/ C1 S! Y& a% j G4M1 Betty x 21
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5 U- I* J! \- _ B) |3 v1 _* d* mAllied aircraft. d+ ? u& r7 t# f' B6 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27$ O) _/ [% I$ P$ l; W0 Z
D+ I2 ~" E6 [. m3 [ e' H4 F- k QJapanese aircraft losses0 g4 f1 Q$ S8 L+ h5 O# r5 e
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 A5 e, G5 {' l. y G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
- |$ {5 H3 K& J. K G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ g! K- J y- h& d+ B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 d! U$ ~" n. u+ H% x1 a2 SAllied Ships
/ [2 X, f! h7 G+ \+ _0 K' Z CV Hornet
- r" G- G; E7 ]( p' i CV Indomitable
! m6 ~6 ]. } v! b& D CVL Hermes
. C. M, s4 d. f+ n3 Y CV Illustrious4 F* V( M: J6 V: r) ]
CV Wasp
w. I3 }6 _" K$ Q CV Formidable3 M5 {- F3 m4 M& c3 R* E
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 p' T m! g7 t( n( b- H 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
( W6 V) n5 ~8 n6 K2 @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 g% x, N5 |% |9 n, ?
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 J- U* M/ x" T& q& N8 p% l Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:$ y7 O. L: g" D# n& t: s% ]
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)3 E. a/ Z6 F E1 f8 F9 K% Y
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ [+ D- F* F. P% j7 i# ]& S* d* `. |
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.* v) b" m' r1 X) j1 c5 ^$ t% {
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes2 k6 b. c1 ^" z* f2 ] Y+ _" d! T
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: k& A7 s* B9 M6 ` N- wMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1627 M6 o9 e: k8 c8 _7 ]. z2 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! o# s( d! N2 h1 B s# T
- \' X: v! C# a' x y, q3 dRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* x0 L& H! }* i9 d5 B' x: E2 U
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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4 i9 q. x s, D' w# U: a' I6 pJapanese aircraft4 U' a: h, K8 i- n( u. t6 A
G4M1 Betty x 28) g3 V9 v$ m" d% J
& N3 H$ d. A: m8 C9 m: {Allied aircraft: O* I m; o; c& R9 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14/ i0 h! K" V% n; Q/ z
/ T/ N- O, Y! W, [3 H3 C* N5 MJapanese aircraft losses
' o( O' N. e9 ~9 J: e8 K7 J G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! h/ G8 h- ?2 r0 @8 i! [No Allied losses
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Allied Ships( g4 a. M! Q4 i" h
CV Illustrious4 T6 [; Z# l, Z( O# N$ E1 P& ~! V
CV Wasp
% n+ \1 v5 }' u+ M$ T6 | CV Hornet- v# d6 `% G5 i( c( L7 i# Q
4 i* o% d2 E: D, g6 Y! O% h rAircraft Attacking:4 H9 }; L$ [, Y2 e" c/ [: r: x
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet/ r2 a2 B- p) m+ a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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: b* M- {# Y$ E! \CAP engaged:
2 V, c8 C( ]5 a/ b2 LVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% C2 _, B4 H1 U+ X3 y& z' D
1 plane(s) intercepting now.7 M( s" t9 E3 s2 p/ v& e+ c
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., V# q& H. @/ F0 m6 M3 E% f
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
$ c9 |4 c. P' X* v# I Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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2 c! A4 j5 v$ _. L. IWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 R0 P# j; G b# K. I) N# Q* m7 oEstimated time to target is 46 minutes( I. r" y/ h, j7 _5 }/ L e6 V2 r
; i4 \6 T8 k f' O8 I, ]2 MJapanese aircraft
a& S% v7 w# M5 H, S A6M2 Zero x 246 X. [2 G6 n% N- \$ V. v1 s* x
G3M2 Nell x 18
, \/ r; r; v8 h G4M1 Betty x 16; C/ f% q, ^9 m9 u- D5 T
4 @) Z; M7 x8 \' ~: t$ G |5 l; WAllied aircraft2 P2 B* Q. \0 i$ A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 V- n' p& f) i3 B9 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses( Y9 p. m. p: Y$ }! _
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ C! e' M/ m g0 {7 T G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
3 ?& y0 G4 A! u; I9 b8 J7 s1 a' ?5 ?& C7 q: H* J( _
Allied aircraft losses
m' f4 |# i" t) [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 _. g. ]/ Z2 i
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Allied Ships9 c1 A: g% W& r }: h
CVL Hermes
$ V" @% V9 ?) X9 d+ T2 [1 I CV Hornet
\3 Q6 X: E. R4 o9 o- S' U* t CV Formidable
' E5 q" x6 m" }9 g CV Yorktown
7 X8 ?# h( U5 K- W+ v CV Illustrious Y. `* b# m, @$ C: {: b0 [+ g
. ^1 `% l" g/ p8 S) cAircraft Attacking:* L0 X, `7 t. r' c9 g" @5 L
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
( @% ?1 c @ _3 S" p& k5 ~. u Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
) P7 s! S- T. u0 K9 \# N, S 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 L4 ^: M! b1 {7 v
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 p) ^: x' k4 w
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CAP engaged:
) h6 Q# S; N. kVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
]: R6 w# N# p2 G, s( B 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 H* t' v j# v) b- G% x# B4 o7 ` Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.+ R* O1 {. H8 F' E2 S$ f+ n" ^$ }
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |