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2 w ?& a4 x. U42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
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Japanese Ships
" b+ f) ], ~9 t2 j: B CA Chikuma, Shell hits 24 q- e8 @! U1 y6 Q8 D: [
CA Kinugasa
4 T0 p+ y' K8 M# X, T; N CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ K' @. a6 U! b9 N CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Y8 }( g# o# s9 o" z1 _/ p: b CL Tama
) v6 H5 A5 d, L; u8 o- L CL Tenryu
$ i+ L7 K- c' W% E: [ N" ^ CL Tatsuta5 z: q8 o. U1 _2 y6 H, G9 N
DD Yugumo
3 J7 g4 T- ^) p+ q0 ^* ^ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
3 w, }6 h" B. h) i- j. u* { DD Kuroshio; x* ~, ^* U, | n
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
, Y- ]$ k) h8 {# w4 F! e; S& y DD Amatsukaze5 p, M M3 @ u, M8 g3 \
DD Kasumi3 p7 y* x" Z; b
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CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
5 _( I. W& v+ N3 \ CA Northampton
% B4 n2 C, X( W U. U* P( ^! a CA Chicago, Shell hits 14 D* E1 z! P2 v2 z# F4 F% Y7 `4 V5 S
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
: {* @7 C( K( |4 s; B3 f CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2$ }$ f; F* @/ y
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 10 L O( e- L( S0 Z2 q( I' c; @" h
CL Perth9 d* c% t7 \" C6 M! E1 B
CL Enterprise' i: s) |/ n" B- N# B4 `5 v4 I
CL Honolulu
" U7 y: k1 Y& ^7 x2 O2 N DD Alden
; ~" t. ]; K! \# ]* D6 Z/ V& d DD Fox1 O2 [: B. F4 k6 `, H7 G
DD Whipple3 L: }9 E: @8 Q4 e
D1 U9 Y9 a# ]; lImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
5 l. J6 j, Y8 g9 f dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ I+ P5 Z% ^) Q% t
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
2 J0 i Z: [4 M& \& ?7 KRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* m( E; [% L* A+ a+ d6 B+ [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 k' S9 @2 C G4 \7 r# yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
' E2 u0 P" U$ b3 TCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
z8 m! O D5 t- D; \* Q0 QCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Y5 [' I- M$ O( s4 [) b9 A% W1 RMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'& z x% ^0 y; ^
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards L. F) p5 \; [# }* V# g, \, u1 m, g# T
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards( F7 A8 D. R, N6 s8 n$ S* l! G
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; Y8 b. {( C: ]( P, N/ n% l
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' \1 |( T% y/ M, r0 qCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards' @8 S; o) ^- Z9 n6 I/ P
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% i, c( B/ @8 XDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 P* L3 ?8 H7 b+ h6 J, i* ]
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
; F$ C5 T1 y1 R/ }4 ADD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
) }0 x" m1 }$ n, \- a- J7 vDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards" E' h! W6 z* m# {9 R! Y
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
" M0 s a! o1 N; Z. gRange closes to 7,000 yards
4 r, F2 v2 E6 V3 U( q, N/ ]/ \CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards& j) y1 p1 c1 D4 m, z) P
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
$ e3 X2 K0 j0 \/ C8 J' Z, KCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
1 k5 M, q9 o) g6 k+ {CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards* ] t9 W6 v% C% D Q2 @# }+ g
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards% ~8 h3 r& e- C( B# m6 v9 |2 k
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards+ c) L! l* t/ v. O
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; D4 `1 u- P& [. r* M rDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards3 C! i5 ^+ {; V; O" h
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards) D" F0 m3 p4 F6 P+ Z9 v0 E
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards( ?' m5 ]4 N, t
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards/ O6 G% t7 m* o$ p' I. U
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 t+ F% v& [. y5 ^1 Z' dRange increases to 8,000 yards
1 f5 d4 `( f* e: A; r$ ]9 fCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
( H4 |- z: o8 X( QCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards% Z! Q" ^; M# \8 S a
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- n9 T" j" u2 [" r" D1 N1 I" Y' r
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards. p$ ~2 j$ o6 W$ a$ {" e1 z4 n
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
( C6 f5 g4 z, _1 B3 ?& @+ VCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" R. x& ~ m: G0 I. |4 S" W
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards) W- n- ^$ T$ B0 U* r( _
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
( M0 ~3 [$ o$ A6 U3 U I0 TDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
/ N- f* V* }4 pDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards% s, j+ A" d% T; G' M m' C
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards. v: C9 R D( t) U
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
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$ s9 l" W( Q( LCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards3 z5 B2 Q" J# A
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards( T5 y' g) |+ V; b2 Z
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards4 t/ j4 K4 p* D! |3 T$ V/ c
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards- w& N% J9 i3 @; `$ b" Y% A* E
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards3 H! d- p2 p$ i8 d Y3 T
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards. j$ m3 |+ k5 W5 _9 i" l( G& E7 t
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
0 f: ^3 S/ p/ J( l: _+ X8 Y! F0 bCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
7 Y1 Q" {; m: J9 U- @DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
6 G- {9 V! p. GDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 v- Y- _7 k' r. {
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards( i L2 \* g: K o+ p" ?+ m6 k
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
; v: U0 Z1 ]& Z$ D) X! _% YDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
! Q: c9 n3 E h/ H+ cRange increases to 12,000 yards
# d8 K. x( O# X8 R$ q7 W$ oCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards5 |/ M( g. O& |: i! @) e! a
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
. \( p$ x$ J) H: h1 CCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards7 F2 ~9 {2 _) |- B3 c8 i7 n
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards. k$ L) f* z# {% v4 B5 Y
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards5 {0 T5 K+ i+ u- D0 p
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
8 B* E* U" e* Z0 z j8 l0 X0 F6 VCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* n+ C7 X. M: n' Q, x; P0 {* NCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
2 z: v9 p/ S2 Y8 K4 i( f5 N5 M* nDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* e9 g5 n+ V5 X& S7 k
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 X( h3 `0 P/ e3 |+ I0 f1 K. }& _DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* p7 ~0 B' h; D) z% ]% M$ r2 {
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 v. i9 v" S" B- }2 O1 [) p4 @Range increases to 13,000 yards" X0 Y+ Q( v1 \7 a9 S
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
$ F ~* ~6 a1 i, U- |CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
% ~( {- j) [% J, I% ?7 rCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
/ H6 M5 X+ _1 z' ~8 @6 ICL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
! o) Q( E D. @5 `CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
$ a0 Z5 z9 X! X/ x6 aCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 F: i5 L, j9 x9 `" A- x
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards a7 Q0 E- }8 P1 c
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
( |+ f" k/ c. H3 w5 d: sCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards% h8 j: C, U( ?1 }$ N4 |
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 q' ?- N- p% o3 Z; z' l$ _, O+ `7 e
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
0 O3 o3 b: l0 I# G$ j* Q; U5 VDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
4 I: R* G1 b( G& e+ S" n8 c7 O" jDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards1 \3 Z7 r, s! y1 [: G0 ~
Task forces break off...
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9 i9 v! ]2 A9 b3 I/ l( g. T( W# ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
j+ h4 z+ V) d/ }7 z% Z2 U CA Kinugasa
) ~( p9 M8 ]1 k* d1 l" V; D CL Tama, Shell hits 1
* O/ c3 L' ?: k3 r! j V CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
/ F3 h' E! R* T& l' F' _ { CL Tatsuta1 U8 e; T" W3 Y. t4 s( M
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
! w6 t; J* q6 H/ ~ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1$ @$ p5 l' ~! `( N4 P, f; C& x5 `
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 G$ q$ i6 Z- N3 C. F8 w7 G6 @: i' w DD Oyashio+ I3 w" l" a2 g/ G5 ?2 r: b
; S; b: }9 W7 p7 ?5 b0 CAllied Ships
! ]1 R( |1 F% e% e; r BB Colorado, Shell hits 19 _. H9 B$ W) J
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
" B6 {' ?0 p( t% D3 E( g( Y& C CA Australia0 y% m- m+ p3 C! J
CA Canberra
+ f& X! E# T* f8 U% h CA Dorsetshire
) X' L7 z3 @( ?4 a CA Cornwall
' p( V3 E; P A3 N* S7 b CL Leander
" U4 M0 R2 ^. h CL Java
4 x4 I5 A* G. ^; s7 @+ v z( n* m% [ CL Dauntless$ V, @, _+ ^7 B1 t
CL Ceres
" @3 `. _8 |* p+ G! G, T3 r CL Detroit, Shell hits 12 N( e% i& V4 l
CL Trenton7 S0 \. P1 `; K: E! ]- \
CL Concord* ?+ T8 P' H5 Z( ?8 a. u. G0 c& j
CL Helena5 G- V! ^; e, L( G8 T4 L+ W
CL Nashville P( c4 |" s6 e) h
CL Capetown
9 z: O. O4 @+ l$ }) q DD Buchanan
2 o1 @3 k# _ o) `0 l1 H+ ]9 {3 ` DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
I. v+ v: m& s0 r+ q( t$ F8 U7 _ DD Stack
( H# C$ k9 {8 P DD Dunlap5 A8 Q" I0 x5 S) r
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
& |* R, \2 Z, }( Z9 D1 ` DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 V6 J' W1 \# y: H3 w* q8 @ DD Nizam
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" ]5 H1 T9 f3 Y+ iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards X. j( }- R3 O8 N: p% I# F Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# S, A5 {9 \. ^1 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
5 ?) E; o8 P5 |6 _( u/ u4 @Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
/ w Y- A8 D7 W: kBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards7 J% K& z' d- T* q; p. i; u. D/ e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards+ j4 P% p2 h7 z0 z+ j
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
5 Z7 X8 w; G- s; O' C( JCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
) W' H5 r, M+ z1 @$ i1 g1 Q+ g- wBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
1 Y9 H6 `, S* bBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards) \& L3 {% L N7 v3 n# l; Y9 T. T, i
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards4 k- b4 P f6 A' K
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards. u1 ]/ q! H0 g; l
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards# b0 p* y) s$ @# K
Range closes to 15,000 yards
+ F$ a$ i; F/ mCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ n! ?0 _3 |/ J- aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards* K4 l6 ~7 z8 _4 }
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards- X6 \3 e4 s3 R9 M+ h
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# z$ N& T& d |( {9 R: r* M! x
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
1 m T' m* r5 F" k w9 I' b- oCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' N+ I7 \$ r1 _) k
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
% j" t8 J8 J: d7 e8 |' OCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
4 F. s. P; _7 f4 {CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: |' n$ }6 k- ] }$ y
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 P1 @2 R, r* ~# q' |* pDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards2 v, x6 |. w7 r7 O9 b5 f2 ~
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
$ g0 R8 h C* M4 M# xRange closes to 11,000 yards
& A- H8 \' ?4 M1 o8 JCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
/ J8 [* U7 t( p% x9 X; ~) [- b' q2 kBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 {6 r1 Y$ g1 h: e; w' L
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
3 b: Y2 b8 M' E, X7 lCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
0 h* f/ m4 C i5 aBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards. y! T% X" W& y; Y, |& j) q
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' T: |' T$ o& `6 t; f) yCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& V7 B) t, q; g1 b$ y0 a
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
/ M. x( f0 S9 i3 ACL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, i- v: Y4 w3 a/ {2 M1 K, X/ RDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards c/ j2 d7 d- w
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards( l5 \. f6 d" L
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards, c' i4 E) N: \& B/ G1 _5 M/ @
Range closes to 9,000 yards
: H* Q: X% n2 J4 }) vCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
- x8 b' P6 Q) f* ~; ~2 i3 BBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
( \* S9 ?3 ~, w0 FCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, C9 u$ W% U: N: }: ~BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards! H( z$ @) Z* G. ]/ i1 n6 o' B1 B
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards/ c, j+ z/ Z- M y6 T& a$ x
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards5 p( j/ x! s* r6 z4 D
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards7 @- c1 I: P; {! p
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards D1 y7 z* Y; B2 F2 Y! c
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 f0 U0 ^1 V( L3 Q& KCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards0 V% s6 V' O* G. O
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 u5 W9 D* Y8 Y& W* I$ ~DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards( ?9 r! I' f0 {
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards7 p# ~; x+ ]/ y; J
Range increases to 11,000 yards& W0 F7 R5 f2 u4 r4 |
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
: S2 h& ~/ O/ nCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards+ W0 O# g. I4 i: y m
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
& W" `4 N( l% ]& C' Y! y9 k$ ~BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards) X o) z) ^4 |6 v2 n
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards a4 [2 D+ d5 B9 M
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
9 p2 V7 c% q& G* MCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
$ v& N* w3 s! _4 `. z3 n9 d8 G% CDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards% @9 R- d# X, e3 G2 l( ?
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
1 [; J: g* ?( h# l3 h! lCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 l3 m% i! U" e# n
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' W* X4 v" P6 e6 D: Z; mDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
w0 I* C1 L0 z3 {( sDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards, [8 N$ \/ s. p; E
Range increases to 16,000 yards+ L3 e& H! B! e( x# N0 ^
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards- m6 {! F; t( g7 S6 M6 Q
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 g2 ]8 K0 C M# }BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards! l m: v8 } j) O$ I
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. z7 C5 |( O3 o% _9 @; k4 }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' O4 e6 p( ?2 P- b
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
. T$ Z2 V/ r. }/ c6 O" [; CCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards( i, q$ @, Y+ j3 [3 |) V* J9 U+ M
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards! ]' b2 p; l, |, R) q( ~9 @, G2 y E
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards7 K" t& T" C, ?6 K( ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 n% h9 M! n3 H4 _
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards& B) a2 }8 v& t6 R* R
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards, b) r* R* C7 z( M( Z5 O0 G
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards/ r: y$ M; U, X' c
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards9 K/ n) E$ M: Z- {+ ]1 c
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
4 ]8 t4 h% ?9 M3 ]7 k; {: JDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards" L7 Z* ~6 n1 h6 X# G, f: S* B) Y
Range increases to 21,000 yards
1 F- o8 G& K+ V0 Q' X! H: g; T' I" T# FCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
% x* F0 D* G V4 X( L4 {BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards6 W1 w5 t* x7 T7 ?' P
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
b9 L b; k6 Z* b8 ~ }+ e& {# k% m( [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
0 n8 t9 _ K" `CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards8 x; J8 D4 {4 y2 u R! p
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards1 M$ |; H# ^6 Q h" s( V3 [3 m& `
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
) t9 Z" H9 J5 B- Z& Z* F2 YCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards1 O# F3 T% x3 ]) A% S
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
9 c$ v" l) V, `, ]: J t: h. RCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards6 `3 H) D, c8 I" E& p& p6 L
Range increases to 26,000 yards, u8 s4 b1 P3 K9 m
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards, {9 [% B5 i K$ D- Y
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
; d# @6 q1 {! B6 X( a8 Y* k/ oCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 O# H3 L4 ~8 Y3 k: p1 ]
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards. X& R$ c7 _( N. ^9 |
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards/ B$ @5 n9 d0 B! P
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
; D) h* {5 J" c( o( RRange increases to 28,000 yards8 B6 w+ ^. P! C& j+ L1 ]: b
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
5 f, u3 }" m( ?" ~# c+ C0 gCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
8 m& U* Z- R) j# i$ [8 P: O9 GCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards. R! [# s& o6 _2 W8 K0 C( t
Range increases to 30,000 yards
8 a0 q. [3 y! b( \8 ~% t. XCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- y3 z [4 F$ U& E+ w' E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards5 F8 [2 u$ ]/ Q: d* y( @$ _6 \7 K) i
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards; r; a: E" g8 o u( V# d% 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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 w: _* d7 X$ J6 ^8 {
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 h n; f# q' J
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' C7 o8 q- a; }. L2 X7 _
A6M2 Zero x 48
8 W2 X# p/ j1 U7 o G3M2 Nell x 19
$ q; S M }0 b G4M1 Betty x 21; M Q {( `+ y! W0 z8 j1 V
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Allied aircraft/ L, ^! w1 t6 F: ?: \1 L! V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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' P+ I# Q, z/ s M9 @7 [2 bJapanese aircraft losses
* H, V/ B0 P0 m2 E0 Z7 \ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed ]9 L, f5 Q D& |: k2 Y/ Q r' Y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
: `6 m: g6 j, H1 } G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged: h9 v4 u8 `( n5 ^
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Allied aircraft losses
* e0 w" Q% `5 Y8 [0 R' e, W7 y F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) [4 E$ r* B3 b$ V: J
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CV Hornet* ~ e5 B L5 f* k" q
CV Indomitable
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) ]/ g$ u0 e- [' W CV Illustrious; n5 L% J# v5 r5 k. q0 P! h4 E
CV Wasp
# H8 g, y$ N. t$ v& c CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ S* G }' Y5 U0 v* v9 ^# ` 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
2 b( j" V9 |: X! |0 H Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 R2 I! n& j5 }* c Y5 d
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet4 F% B( O- w* g
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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3 g$ ^+ Y S W1 YCAP engaged:
# ^' Z9 C" j: O$ W" k0 ]VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)) [5 i8 N/ e* g' ]
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." R% e& c7 \% _; L* y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
- S8 x* u K. _. V! A& j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes# {6 U) |' |& C5 l4 }/ N
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& i8 w+ N, ~* ] j2 w+ LMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1624 T; }2 B" Z- S2 x2 M
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 ]0 U' D5 l. y0 a( r2 A- T, G
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. z( }. f& r% \8 n; M
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 c/ W$ s. I$ r
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
0 b ^/ K1 }# F0 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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- |" Q D) H* m) L8 _. E5 A& tJapanese aircraft losses
, Z8 |* [( T+ J G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses8 I; J k T& S: [; q: F [! D
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Allied Ships
8 k5 Y- T9 T" ~1 k CV Illustrious7 d* R' @ i: f
CV Wasp o; }. d2 z/ L+ G0 }+ J9 C
CV Hornet4 j4 p R9 j9 h8 T" ~; h5 A
! O$ t& }% X0 SAircraft Attacking:
* k. [! |) Z5 D 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet) I9 f9 Y H3 j/ c/ Y6 V- u
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
( |# c, b/ p( [5 i# O+ T5 lVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" [* s& a U! U! q* Q 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ l: U6 C/ v$ Z9 e) c+ F 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.5 H, J$ I7 O& c" t8 O0 ~
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
. n% k1 a N% s 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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% m. d6 W* K V- ]. P0 P+ F# sRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 e. A5 l7 e }$ [2 QEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 D" O4 l1 Y& q4 p1 {
A6M2 Zero x 246 C/ N4 w& u$ L1 p
G3M2 Nell x 18
4 d3 B' f- b5 F1 v G4M1 Betty x 16$ j2 A" M v3 d3 R- b; m H
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Allied aircraft
# w+ n, X7 R! T! L/ |8 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 190 M% _! k+ I& f" c) G; t
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 J8 z. h. v+ j% [+ Z- s: O" j# z* G A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 |9 ]8 ~; g! x. L3 I$ V1 y. C A G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged& A; ~5 ]: G6 E8 j
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Allied aircraft losses
1 [$ Q; l9 A% O0 @0 B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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* M. c- A. B6 w" }2 D$ }" c% f CVL Hermes5 _! {% I/ K, Y/ j
CV Hornet( ~& v/ S/ I3 I! C$ p4 ^
CV Formidable& v) n: Z" O- F% l
CV Yorktown7 w0 l- d+ Y' Q- r0 q) j- T P
CV Illustrious+ U3 [( L1 `% ^
0 ^# L4 D( q8 I1 _Aircraft Attacking:
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2 |, \( l# T3 o3 g" n! z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; ^5 F q" N- @: k/ Z
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! j: X+ k0 ~6 K9 X9 P' G$ U9 { Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 A' E% d9 }, F: JCAP engaged:& s* J! |' V2 M4 v- \# I
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 |# k5 N" R9 H5 R; H7 E 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.. k8 e b7 n+ A/ r
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
+ O- A! s# g( Z' K$ s Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |