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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。) P5 l8 P; _1 m- s
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" F2 ], e7 ]0 j% L, LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 O& j& S- C# ~! m CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
# E6 A" S9 x2 w5 S CA Kinugasa
' Z: E4 }8 {( x2 @ CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire) E( S @( T0 Y' ^& S
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! @. ^. O$ j& |9 Y# C5 s% J
CL Tama, \: @+ G* Q( h7 g+ g
CL Tenryu* y3 V% f, v' `% i1 z+ |3 e6 _
CL Tatsuta' X o! S8 g s0 a$ ^
DD Yugumo
- Q9 d+ f8 L2 z DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1& `* G8 S3 q/ H; J
DD Kuroshio
0 r5 T1 `& V" i0 Y' i- W DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
' g2 N7 s. `% Z$ @! l' r DD Amatsukaze
) ?! c5 P- f6 _' [4 p( H DD Kasumi* E3 `/ ]5 i% i; Y9 M$ F6 _
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Allied Ships8 c- _ f" g" ?& B
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 23 }7 y0 T+ x! H* l, n @! L0 p3 a+ I
CA Northampton
0 @1 B8 N+ p- J CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
6 a9 [- \+ {8 S2 |9 S0 `. k! A' P CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
9 [) i7 ~! w7 L: ~# J9 e7 W CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
' D% H# [. ]3 Z$ A5 P1 H/ L CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1& y; k+ r& m, L$ l" q% W
CL Perth
- Y- }% y& o. y/ W% I CL Enterprise
7 q0 g8 h% P' y$ u8 n$ c CL Honolulu
% v7 Q: v7 \9 _8 o DD Alden% H2 n9 D% _' ^$ G9 ?
DD Fox
7 ]! g9 U0 M( R, \ t8 u DD Whipple$ P1 b1 ? @2 m
: h+ ]- t5 d) ]) UImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
) A7 X9 A- w2 V. {* P% FMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( _1 {0 k' I1 K ^Range closes to 17,000 yards...$ `5 U4 o7 H; e" A' p7 b) i5 T& P
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
5 }( d9 }5 q: J7 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 V' q$ S4 a' w- ~2 |Range closes to 8,000 yards...# ^, X* B* H7 D; f
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards3 W3 \/ A7 \% x5 i) s% r7 r7 d
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" x" M& x, N, X0 m
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
% M. t& L2 _( Q* }8 Q; tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, F5 V* }. g; u7 l# sCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards; E- H( }. K; p' T" }7 h
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 L" V* v8 ~: X: A" M/ m$ i |CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 k# w; O* a4 h& ~. WCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards/ f" w' a; I8 `
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards; @' l& c; A2 }0 S: B6 B5 N1 v$ U
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 A) B1 i% I" f4 U: b1 }+ ~CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
9 O9 p+ |8 K+ A8 F ?DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards J3 ~0 w0 P4 @- J9 b9 X0 Y
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards) H1 i1 V* @6 N0 h% U. Q6 S
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
/ c- @) p1 U. F5 r$ f. `Range closes to 7,000 yards' B, j- k- B2 _1 m
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards k( A e& A2 r# U2 z, S1 c# Z
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
/ b& Z) r$ y* N- l- s& JCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
. D( x" T B4 ^* w4 DCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards' G, O* Z. D* F: S; d# D
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards Y4 C& l1 O! {2 O/ c" a: p8 ^; l
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards1 u, o7 u) ^9 Z4 x g$ c* T
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards# I) e* ]/ i2 ^: U' { g% M" p
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 X8 x' K+ |) O& C8 u/ I3 NDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
# Q' X/ J+ `6 U# K% r5 kDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
5 C- d% m5 D2 r% EDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards) z3 J* B! y+ ~8 C1 v0 \4 C; R x
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
; H/ \4 N- h- {* h. @4 RRange increases to 8,000 yards5 A5 e" k2 R! p( d3 G- Q3 }
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
2 p. O) j0 M# n2 gCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards! ^! x1 C# X* i3 L# O1 F
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) s& G u5 j. D7 x3 P3 T
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; ?! N( r7 \7 S7 F& F
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
4 l) U2 I2 A8 F0 G" x0 tCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- }# p3 i3 m; @- s: |
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
1 v% ~2 N- S d3 a$ f; c9 u/ NDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
5 [% {* h- s! o0 P: X. i: gDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
) \! b$ R! \& C! VDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
) a$ `. ]( x& vDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards7 S% ^5 S; i; P& L) y: B
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards* J- O' F2 W3 g" R1 }
Range increases to 9,000 yards
0 q' P+ B# }) J+ P% qCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
$ z3 ^4 }7 ]# i& F. \CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards3 a" I) R3 ^, V; A
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
# ^1 b5 g8 R+ T- f) s6 C: |0 DCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
2 Q+ b% S- h( e9 B2 n8 s; b$ K3 t9 OCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards9 I/ h+ l4 t! M+ q5 n5 e
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
T/ y$ ?4 g6 _2 A: S7 Q) FCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards4 V+ r: Q9 I! ]# J" j5 h( \! t+ ~7 X
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards, ^ y. H* F4 u/ J3 U( p5 y
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
& ^) {! p! ?$ L. L. [DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
* O: Q' ^, E+ h5 H* d% ]5 @. F2 ~DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
" N$ y. |; g- ^- o" _6 {* SDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards; Z2 J/ y5 ~# N; j2 U9 v5 T0 S
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
$ N1 l) c8 }2 rRange increases to 12,000 yards
9 w" w1 O$ W1 X- q" {" sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
# l4 v" Y/ |& p% ?7 zCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards& v; Q5 a, d" O* R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards2 ?! [ F$ O2 A/ P2 b% I& W& u
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
* X0 C+ s2 B2 \7 ~( d0 k: U8 qCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards# e3 |6 g# ?- H
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards( C1 q6 g: e4 A9 }2 a0 `, F
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
: m4 h6 `* m) O2 |' U+ |0 QCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( ~4 H! v% Z- H$ ~. h8 gDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ r) I2 o% ~3 Z+ Q( E
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
E. Q( X: v& Q W3 L' EDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" r) ]# _8 g, aDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
% ]2 U6 m2 Z. E3 dRange increases to 13,000 yards& t7 @7 L, x) l, E, J
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
0 y% L. G4 L. }3 V$ ECA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
! e- S- ?! @* l$ RCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards* [' a: e! s. L; U
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards Z- [& x2 ^ M' V# G8 T4 V2 Z" e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards, r1 B6 B9 D' X6 ^: H& k
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 ~, v0 I% q# E6 V9 @4 q. n
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
?4 C9 E( `0 IDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
' h3 K% l; j8 d! ^6 kCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
3 }9 Z% H" I& R/ l. `8 W9 N# }DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards" \/ e$ k2 L: @) Y6 F9 @
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
' n. {; S# w. G4 J& n7 a2 q1 T. bDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
2 O: z: e. n L( J2 W K; K! E, fDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
9 o$ Y9 c/ t& N5 aTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( _- b$ c% s" z/ `8 } CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire' m2 g/ h4 o/ V$ p% k$ v
CA Kinugasa( U/ w/ h9 G0 N" Y4 p
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ q0 i+ G L' {) M4 y/ I CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 {6 q& A* K7 Y3 C: X1 T9 I+ a
CL Tatsuta& w% U. b4 Q0 e8 X, d3 ^, ^1 A6 D0 n
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire+ D3 N( V: U) K: L
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1$ f7 B% _) @7 ~
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 {! L6 c9 b. r4 S5 W, ^/ I DD Oyashio$ I/ d. y/ n J) `7 G. R" M8 a6 u
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Allied Ships
. c! c ^2 [. V% p6 u8 l4 l3 _ BB Colorado, Shell hits 15 T2 ?: L; l6 B- f
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
+ _0 z: @- h; y CA Australia
/ N4 q* p$ v, G) k9 L CA Canberra1 p% ^* r4 E& t' Y' p- U
CA Dorsetshire+ }" H& F! ~0 g: j! I+ \
CA Cornwall% Q9 K/ ~: { n0 D( M
CL Leander
% e( F! ^& [# ^ CL Java) u# o& x/ c4 l8 K* U
CL Dauntless
7 v1 t, d f+ r9 ~5 l% }3 E CL Ceres
' B) f8 A/ c7 Y7 t: ~ CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
0 Z* r) H+ \$ l) B# L2 s! E CL Trenton
" X3 Z5 _6 x; p2 | CL Concord( f0 p$ k2 D g5 |* W8 m
CL Helena1 q9 J: j% L6 Q7 x3 ^
CL Nashville
0 F* w( Q6 r7 h1 t( z$ i CL Capetown
' e8 L2 j! S9 B0 N; P2 C. _ DD Buchanan( Z) {% q1 [$ I" F. c5 i" L
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire7 N6 ~% b. r; L1 v i8 @
DD Stack" `( n3 o j8 Z! U
DD Dunlap- K; z6 V1 [4 I
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1' I' g$ V% x0 j5 Z' i7 V
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
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9 Z, a( H$ z# R/ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# o' m+ y( k. r
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'2 k' }6 l4 ~' H) Y G$ I- N
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards5 |4 [ L9 ^( h4 Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
& k1 m) z6 k3 {- H& B- cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
. ?+ o' {5 R% MCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
' ^; _: R6 Y# F8 E& L' m' Y- YBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
$ k. l0 d* ^8 W1 f. v6 xBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards1 P9 q- C2 f# y1 f1 h2 Q& h
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
; t" P( _. \2 ^# |* [CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards% Z0 K( h5 f; w- k
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
6 B$ }- d4 s. n8 S9 B( X5 ^: hRange closes to 15,000 yards
9 r( [; u+ M* R: Q- E, k/ tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( R' j6 I- Z2 }- G7 o9 t; y6 z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
2 I; y6 K1 A5 ^$ k9 M# J' U- I$ WCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards) y3 c5 A r; u" G- v9 ]; ^1 O
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 e0 q3 D" s" i( e2 E8 P
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards' D2 E% b/ h3 e6 ~4 O0 b7 j
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 R& H3 R0 ~: S, i1 P6 V5 G, B
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
6 ]- C6 d# h5 XCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
4 z& y7 }8 L& e* ]8 pCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. s" Z: C* {8 z. J- f% v8 \4 D1 t
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ h5 ]7 z$ S) a" xDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
! N) |& Q$ W4 Y9 VDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards) [/ K7 T/ M. S) l
Range closes to 11,000 yards2 F' _8 k+ G$ Z! y/ m" ~2 B
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards1 L# W* g# i& B+ Z& _
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ m0 r; k, R2 ], p$ rBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards. m M4 U0 \4 Q5 F
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards' U& M1 X. ]' n
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards9 f! v, f P- S$ i& E
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
! M; A: @3 W; l, ]( o. c, _CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 A* h! r. \' @3 n4 kDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# E7 U) T$ Z$ m0 T0 ~) VCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. j2 o8 |- g; y. ~DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards! o- p# O% G: V
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
4 W( t" O) K) k0 j) _+ n; NDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
3 p ~ d) d4 B, f& k* {- f) VRange closes to 9,000 yards
& j$ S, ]. P- F0 k' i9 i, ECA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards" S7 q* h# a# N! M# }
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
) T3 l, t* h, E# g$ PCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
7 {9 \# y# v& GBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
% x- C# e; _" f. F% ICA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards$ [- x2 g+ r. x0 h% O
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 q% ?' m+ R0 {0 _9 {CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
" q$ I. o' ~3 ICL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
6 U) y+ Z( ?: o; {$ h0 [5 ZBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards* a& Q) s; S2 f& _0 j2 d& ?+ G
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
0 c1 k1 K) A, u# j1 l+ c* r6 B: lDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
) k' O: s, s0 o3 xDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards% ? D3 Q8 m; i- R% y7 P/ _" o
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards0 _" p3 d- W9 u3 f1 g# n9 g. r
Range increases to 11,000 yards
: R0 A4 M: k( X/ @BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards! W& {' V8 J2 b0 _4 d( t; j$ |2 e9 h
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards& H6 p+ h; e# ^2 i6 `
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
, h1 }2 c: |4 S+ x8 [BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards9 Y6 [8 W; n5 |) }* i; A
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
1 _6 |% I* v+ T; vCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards5 L4 w, z7 l, U# {
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
. ], s) M1 S8 Y7 n- Q; mDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards+ o& V7 s7 F, \. B) Q" w( [
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
! f8 n" E+ V, C! x L9 H5 @CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 P' l/ c' C# ^+ M: d+ Y
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 X& p4 Y8 O" E7 _8 jDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards& g4 I9 n9 a- E+ Z8 X- U
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
`+ H0 s t) g9 q) p2 l5 `Range increases to 16,000 yards$ v" h) X3 D; Z) W) b) P
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards# V, A# w/ l; c* C& T0 Y
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
; L: ~* S6 \- ~" vBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards- Z0 V; A; F3 t( [! b' c
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 K( ]* q- G- B( p4 zCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 B* k" _; G" s+ ^( p" vCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
& i7 {2 I& a8 e6 \% T! i/ m3 HCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards0 Q! g L9 ]- L
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
$ S7 ~2 x9 M% W0 BCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
$ [: R9 s1 z2 A; i. OCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
2 x3 V$ M2 H+ L8 _9 s6 J- sCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
9 n& @9 X* T! _; vCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards" p3 x4 H6 H% `+ ~4 z: Z- O1 h
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
1 }2 ]4 Q; I+ h# k" B& bDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
2 ?4 Z- ^% R( i4 tDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
2 a2 ^4 T/ |7 F- ^DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards6 i( K, d0 y; s& r4 j0 z- \
Range increases to 21,000 yards) b' r: f' x/ g3 M
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards; A% ]# a+ r, j# a6 D/ S
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards$ Z3 P+ `% s, k/ j: r6 z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards% Q' @9 H0 a( n/ E- ]
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards) S& m: @8 {$ q7 w& B& \
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 U& R3 Y6 D1 t
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( O7 H7 Y% E0 N# ~8 j1 |2 c |( ~) ECA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
' P" u% z3 J. E& y8 `: FCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
/ Y: I8 {- C5 T4 Y/ C' r% sCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards: A1 ~+ L& B& X$ t, @
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards2 x8 e4 V7 v0 P3 g6 i0 G
Range increases to 26,000 yards
; l6 Y6 i2 z$ K. F4 i$ Q1 [5 pBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
i: L. c7 k g a. y, |CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
" ]2 P' Y, c6 Z* d0 A+ O5 w5 ?$ VCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
( e6 X5 j4 l( R0 i2 [CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards. b9 |" Y8 X8 i. ?+ m
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
9 f' K! |% Y' k4 {Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage0 x D/ s+ [7 _* b+ k- i
Range increases to 28,000 yards
) a l: W9 ?- B$ T7 |BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 Y. I) U/ s7 @9 N& @8 ?
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards s9 y3 ~* _- q* p; B$ Y# a5 |3 I
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
6 V( T5 E& i# g/ M! c; w8 R, URange increases to 30,000 yards
! {% [9 L. F8 f1 n$ n, w; zCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards: z4 c# r, }, K) A; w0 q7 ?
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
# A. v8 P' q) E9 wCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards6 |; ~) @! P- ]3 n3 f2 S9 G2 [
Task forces break off...: C( [8 L5 ?- W- r
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands {/ y M1 m: k& D% G# @! \
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Japanese Ships
' v# b6 W: t1 q. ]+ p& f SS RO-67, heavy damage4 L4 D9 {: e- Y: h" |, i- \ D* Z
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7 P5 g" W* Z1 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162( Q3 j6 P- t; ^# j
6 D. _- [9 ^( L, S0 x5 c5 Q6 j% E7 DWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ ^- ~ Y C3 @' e+ i6 DEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 s* g6 {8 V: A4 v A6M2 Zero x 48
, b. ~% O7 Q1 K3 J G3M2 Nell x 19
- j# J; A' ^* | X/ U* J% p% c" j; n G4M1 Betty x 21: O6 U! o# ]! {' k4 F
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Allied aircraft
" z3 d7 f/ ]( X$ A3 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses9 N9 h6 y; M; l! j: k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. ?5 ^6 S, ^9 n- ^ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
& {5 x. l( J) `, X$ J+ g! Q G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged I$ c: E4 {- c' ^4 b
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Allied aircraft losses; e0 y/ Y) H q% E K. s" w8 A; C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 V- @, H" ?3 n# Q, e) oAllied Ships
! W3 @) T0 m' d: H CV Hornet5 b9 f5 D* J4 e8 g/ J
CV Indomitable
7 t$ b9 ^# c: G4 B1 Q. y CVL Hermes! S r" f: L+ q! w3 A
CV Illustrious
1 `+ E# l, P" Z8 D8 [( e- O CV Wasp
- g' B V5 W- Y: G; e3 q; q, b CV Formidable
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% K. g% ?" G6 T4 Z" x7 ~Aircraft Attacking:3 ^7 H0 t( H9 X9 J$ b# S2 _
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet& K. m, C& f- X3 g2 K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 \1 U7 T# n3 q& i; p
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; n4 r' ]$ \( o7 d- @6 h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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( c4 e& o) U: C: GCAP engaged:
/ Q# P5 f) ?+ ] C6 hVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling): O! \5 _' s$ e& [; A
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 k# j5 T# v$ n! N Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
[8 L! n9 {, `9 q Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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- V2 w/ G m; i: M! YMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162! g' O$ e, I/ N
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 ~6 ?9 o6 c; |; Y, u3 N) F
. p7 Y; T0 A: j* E1 Y( |( x& u' v& eRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., P: j& L6 s8 E
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ {, x5 s0 ]$ X/ B G4M1 Betty x 28
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5 s" l( k( M) V& {, iAllied aircraft
+ i) G3 ~' ^$ k' M& }/ m+ E F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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2 l5 {; C1 ` \2 o8 [5 @. p, W8 \Japanese aircraft losses
J1 X; P" J: I) y& L G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses( `$ }5 |8 `# q( b3 n
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! A% c6 E0 k! W) O" u CV Illustrious
6 _4 X7 t7 H2 g' J0 |. f CV Wasp* \/ O, Q% c- Z. Q5 {
CV Hornet; T/ l2 S- Q6 o/ a3 K3 j+ z
" W& w& N4 [- M7 T. P# M9 jAircraft Attacking:
a: @3 e! J- Q 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
7 y- j# j/ v) K7 R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ x f* i( M5 D) Q& c4 z. v) H
. R# C8 m8 L7 XCAP engaged:
5 a9 \; F# _9 N2 ]; C0 sVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 z& d4 R* W7 ^3 C H1 v 1 plane(s) intercepting now.% t$ H; X- h' r. R
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& S$ [+ n, n" J( t+ }. m: M Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.& h; {6 D% S' D# U& r8 @
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes7 p; |, A: {0 K( T) n( X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' k/ [; K% U: o5 \
I) z+ b4 G6 r ORaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 N" e8 o' k+ l- D, u0 P
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 w% P; q, ]6 i+ K) E1 c A6M2 Zero x 24( b) P3 v0 h3 _6 Y0 I0 m$ o
G3M2 Nell x 18: y8 F' B! a0 k4 K# y' D2 O
G4M1 Betty x 16
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: q% ]6 m0 n- ?/ _4 }9 T I! Z" bAllied aircraft
9 x, z4 n9 A4 V, w2 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 G) s% z: `$ t4 ]
/ o" r9 E) K/ g( R! w6 T( I) ~Japanese aircraft losses4 o/ H# \" g) V) v, `" f: I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed6 R4 v1 i- W8 U( ^1 \
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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/ V% Z. I2 K% s2 e" b, Q) |6 R# i) kAllied aircraft losses! w* g+ k7 t3 e2 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 Y. R9 c6 q; U& X
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CV Hornet
* ~& }0 G9 m% S* L+ ?' R. q9 S CV Formidable
& s* {$ {: i/ o- \ CV Yorktown+ _! q, h9 S3 J) Q
CV Illustrious' _ L0 N/ d5 P+ t
9 J0 `5 B: _1 F+ uAircraft Attacking:) U# U" S0 S0 a; q: U/ G1 e' J
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, |' S' [! w' i5 z. g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
$ G$ N* `& S- a5 E 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: E/ ^/ j( g$ Z* J8 Y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 r. Z' ^; {& |
6 o/ l5 P" j2 D+ Z: ?) f% l) mCAP engaged:
$ |4 u Z+ `0 XVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
# e# P7 j+ X0 o9 ^- F( B2 `! R 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 o, E8 f. w2 }. C7 k Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.5 m9 J# q: D6 W) V3 d
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |