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5 `2 i6 Q+ w; S1 @& J F1 t42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。+ E+ e' N+ x8 @! t5 R5 H$ q) W: s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards& D8 g( h: R4 j+ B: Y
" W P' p" ^- M ?8 t& M5 BJapanese Ships0 t2 V5 U; g4 j$ K' Q
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2& Z+ K5 S8 Q2 E$ M& v
CA Kinugasa1 k1 O' s' b7 N
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire0 G# ^% y/ A9 X h/ D
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage ^2 z9 J1 z( z2 T x1 U7 B
CL Tama2 N1 Q# B+ \ {# [* c }
CL Tenryu
' j6 H* |5 {0 e3 s0 E" M3 L/ j2 m CL Tatsuta- z9 t8 F' N( B
DD Yugumo1 v! Z; c, e( g, ?1 c
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 ~2 Y' ~7 d/ L DD Kuroshio* @( T% m' D! K+ k6 W9 m
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1* W' o2 y) X4 R1 B0 Y+ y) ?
DD Amatsukaze0 t8 O$ @: d, o
DD Kasumi# ~1 Q3 |: H# T& K e$ J& t
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Allied Ships
7 t- |7 |, u; l- P+ E" ~2 Q( [6 _ CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2. I& e" Q# e1 X9 f7 d8 [ R3 a
CA Northampton2 {2 U. J) ^4 z& U }; Q, \# y8 b* v/ T( d
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1% H9 ?, N# @) y, ]9 x
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
) ~. `/ L! \$ B CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2' i& A" ~% v- p, T
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 18 D: l# l+ [9 J: {6 d8 k
CL Perth0 C" u" U4 t/ x. q
CL Enterprise
& {/ E' S/ Z% V' }4 t CL Honolulu
: p. \" x( z' D) n DD Alden
) K" v+ G0 ?4 y; Y/ u DD Fox; T" ^/ T }7 k+ B5 D+ |( _2 z
DD Whipple& R; C) J0 D4 @
8 z' H r0 I) m& R) P- DImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
! \& x5 @# X2 ^; F( _Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ ?3 ?# K( L) e% j4 p( q) `6 `Range closes to 17,000 yards...9 b0 [ ?2 y( p1 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ V) w) C8 ~, q# O( g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards' V" E# j( D" L) Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 f4 m) u m8 \( T L* SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards6 i) h8 i- N* H7 n3 Z) P4 B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ ^& M' m3 k1 P3 R+ f* K ~
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'9 W6 M- A2 z; [
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
r1 S* X4 I0 X; OCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
4 _5 v9 H P( o3 k/ MCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 |5 _5 Z- ]6 ^, u# U& c9 PCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
: [, U/ T2 ~" C' zCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards% I2 N4 L: @/ c5 L. w+ V* }. j
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% ]/ z& Y" R, H6 n* sDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; ~" p4 \" {8 D+ @) L
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards2 S/ s0 b- i, u( e, K
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 h( A& y: H* C3 O* p
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards. z$ C/ c5 O7 p- I+ y7 S1 K9 w0 ~, o
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards* e2 E# u; S3 q0 u& r) S* i
Range closes to 7,000 yards. q1 S s5 f& n$ Z/ X+ V. ~
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
; S# q5 N# d' r- gCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
8 ^/ m( W! c4 n: ~( }CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
J" ?8 B7 z# g/ v9 i* R5 FCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
i9 A9 ?, B6 t9 O3 B9 nCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards6 p6 Z; y6 y' |: f$ z v
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards$ V1 P( M1 M' x, ?5 G
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
+ r& C ?+ ]2 L2 Z& }DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards$ q5 V k% b9 B' |, F
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
$ ?- `: V! d9 N; zDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards" q: B( D- i! H! [
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards" H" k6 n d$ Z1 b) M# `, |
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
2 W. P( o6 m: o: a& \2 W$ TRange increases to 8,000 yards; i$ _& _, r5 e# |( B' d. M9 ^# P
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
/ j0 u+ j' a! j* ~+ \CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
" M: ]5 c% x* a, Y) M' ^CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards2 Q# G7 U/ P' ~ T6 L' Q' Y
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 h7 j0 Z! F* W4 [5 A1 KCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 ~7 F `1 z0 |; ?3 a; g. B, DCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. B7 q( r- n* K
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards, K' ~. X* [' x# E
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
( k+ P+ J8 p2 t. t6 G. W/ {; aDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards2 f, P- n! G' w* h* r
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards6 N' U8 I+ ?3 Z9 y
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards' Z$ E8 z. v Q+ h) ^2 e
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
, z+ B) C- t9 B: Y$ t# h- uRange increases to 9,000 yards5 J2 x. ~+ c& q7 J& c8 M$ U
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards* Q* D4 `. `5 {2 O3 ?+ A
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 f2 ~+ M2 F: s6 c. e& b0 ^
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
" K' v$ p, b6 m1 H. X" x& V+ W# KCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards2 A3 F5 f5 ]7 x
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards% } ]# c, i& A1 X% j9 X8 B) R2 b
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
9 w0 K' i8 U& NCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
" N4 x* w7 T5 T( kCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
; V9 d) B- _" _DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
& Y5 |$ Y& g5 w5 n4 ?DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
& Y3 O3 S" o8 s. SDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards2 x% i% _' K' J6 n' D/ |8 o
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards' [/ q5 h1 q; k: K. q3 }$ p7 `3 k6 R
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards; R2 V$ O) a, d9 U+ ~7 S$ q
Range increases to 12,000 yards
2 |! P9 m# G# x9 j9 [CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards) C. l6 H9 U/ I3 T1 o6 a
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards, b- O9 i1 w# [; H) [# N
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards5 p6 J4 H* C n. [- F8 X
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
2 X! C9 g, E- A# T' gCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
- _! v) p4 r, ]. U4 aCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards t! F0 l: a" M4 y) _- q- w- b
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
" j" j( i1 i: b9 @- {. Z8 E$ YCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
) A! L* R' Z- e `& T% e( {DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards {' D8 d% r# `3 ^& T9 h
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
+ x9 h- S; Y$ v2 _- e. \" W6 V& wDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards: H& w2 I! O2 O& S! s# r
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- Q' z" a4 w7 S; O. H: f8 cRange increases to 13,000 yards
; k! `& r4 O. W& U9 |0 ACA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards. Q1 i: t+ U' ], I
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
+ l$ k- Y- c7 F2 N0 I# }* ZCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* Y* g. E' u6 ~" ~CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards+ M& P. i% n! S' Z4 J# U" Y7 @( M
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards: [2 ?* Z F' K1 o Y x4 G
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
1 ` P( C- D, \& j8 V6 F# D1 q6 hCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 ~- w. I4 E9 s) ~& a+ a
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards, D* a& C# j! B/ `5 o# s# j
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards$ y9 Q: y/ p! `0 m2 d. \6 i
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
+ [( P6 o0 g* O% K' y" O2 `DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards3 G, O5 s1 o4 b7 A7 Q2 y
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards# `9 r! g- B! g* Y( X
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards' i, u u0 ?- c
Task forces break off...
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4 e5 m* o' x1 [7 A3 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ R. L a1 e6 |' j8 J7 K CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire/ p, M7 p* O, ?' S, g" r6 i. k+ Q
CA Kinugasa
4 S' p. m1 ]& L; B( Z: H CL Tama, Shell hits 1* f& M. f u. J4 c
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
7 v( c) Z, l- [% B7 c: L& g Y; O( H CL Tatsuta
2 n: K+ T* P* Z2 X0 @7 Y; b( ? DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 _) }+ x8 F5 o/ V* N" H# D! ~ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1& \3 `% N3 l0 i; }* L- ?
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
; T" B. {' c. k$ l! f7 n DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
7 y% ]7 S, h5 g" J3 K! k6 e: j BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
3 I6 W& `5 y5 f8 w& s: ?5 u BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
" I* J# v" `6 ~* T4 U$ C6 m CA Australia
- Q) O+ s+ A0 F$ O3 S CA Canberra
! A7 |% p9 Q8 T C2 Y CA Dorsetshire4 o$ k0 z2 z% x6 M
CA Cornwall8 E# m6 v! U( Z9 j! a& [# l
CL Leander5 M! R( b& t! B* W+ d+ ~4 F& c R' d
CL Java( k9 ~: I6 ~! m6 ]' O& @2 l' C9 z7 _
CL Dauntless$ }0 _, l+ K. o3 X
CL Ceres, J. ^) w. R, I$ O7 p
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1' K, _! M) ?; X- W8 ]
CL Trenton
# V% D9 B4 Z/ ^8 w. M: e' H! c CL Concord
, U+ t0 A9 A1 P+ e CL Helena' k7 n- j$ [ H0 b/ i
CL Nashville
1 x7 {! s& r* O* H& P! d3 n: X CL Capetown
0 x- W( q0 ~7 G, k DD Buchanan
) y7 c0 Z! L) \% T/ @' Y DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire& x" I$ K3 ~% q: v3 |* C' d' e; r
DD Stack
+ L' F) m" ^ p& I! i DD Dunlap
6 o+ ~/ |: W9 l! ^1 W& k( C" Q DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
3 z% i! d8 V1 i" V7 f, D DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; `; j: {1 O6 b: x DD Nizam
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3 r: i. B; P: O$ ~' h( }Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
1 F! a$ \3 f$ E+ w% q+ d' }* E+ P8 PRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 B# n" W7 @ f2 j$ d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 Q4 H4 G$ b+ _) ]4 U" R
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'! b4 G& m& v9 w3 j) [
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards. e0 f# c- y' g g, E: F: G
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
( g7 e8 n9 v# s7 V8 yBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards9 h# p' `: ` ]: ?+ _0 Z& N2 Z3 v
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards$ y2 H$ i- V. A; s$ G
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards: ^% _1 M; y0 K
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
7 w0 `6 k' E8 X5 M' q( P/ cCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
) |: n |+ I9 k T, P& ^. h8 O: `CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards+ p& o& f8 c5 ~' A5 s1 P8 o) ?$ E
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards- o0 g0 I$ r, Y* A7 _
Range closes to 15,000 yards
0 O F; W# ]2 q7 BCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
v5 u% C- P$ N" f; A7 W5 Y wBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
G& B: l- Q, B& UCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
0 v5 ]3 S W% o- D2 B- y6 O% WCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: W; f( m0 |# f4 J, u- HCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
* X9 y# d) P- x2 G" C L! k& PCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* J# b F5 l2 [
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards3 N* X9 z/ L: R; }2 V' a
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
/ r5 W& u! k0 v8 N$ }% jCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' _$ i: S6 N0 z @' ~
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& \4 {5 y3 X8 U" \7 W+ C
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
4 A( d# s! w ^) x3 DDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
q) r3 ]9 I) S. Y* i. kRange closes to 11,000 yards
; b1 x9 e- k+ \. sCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards. q' x; Y& ]2 N! F& e
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* P) O" m& \6 O/ x
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards4 C( o8 e$ c: Z9 \# F5 Z& c
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
% u9 d; L7 j1 k! C( z3 ABB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
: |5 _$ I7 J( u; N) kCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 W; K% W/ D. P, E
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) d6 h( }5 I" J/ n
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 T4 u. B+ p* a. @( S) GCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
1 _( f; ]3 h5 I) |1 f: p0 QDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
. C9 H' A; F' b' E# c& qDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
' `6 M/ L' J9 B; t- O3 s) fDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards y% z7 A3 }) x; |
Range closes to 9,000 yards
( ^. s( b' }! i/ l& ^: l1 u: UCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards; o% w+ H& [; L) \& a7 w( V
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
6 n9 G \8 }$ _. }CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards# D+ Z% G2 k8 v- U) ^2 \* U3 m7 Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
* a" e0 X4 J A/ p1 LCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards! J3 A0 ?( s! I2 s
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
1 \8 D8 l& c! ~! }7 @$ TCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards1 K/ U% {: f2 I( D
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
: G' k: {6 p( W' _5 tBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 R: O# d& i' y/ k. V/ U& m9 B q& kCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards$ x9 i9 ~! O! J( `# v- H& W
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards& x! l2 `+ R' |5 J5 V
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
3 u B) ?# _' o7 BDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards/ [! p. j& \, R k" D5 c7 v6 E
Range increases to 11,000 yards
P7 S. B1 `3 \8 [6 @0 P. ]# zBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
2 C: ]; s+ c, wCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards5 i6 C' ^ H5 |5 w3 ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards5 l6 i; ^3 N, p! T* J
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards7 G" B: m3 ~0 V/ m# H9 f
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards/ p% L8 S5 W; k4 } _2 X# t. |
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
/ M, k5 y. \8 ? i; GCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards$ H! C% `) Y1 [5 n$ A0 V
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards2 v; U3 I5 u+ W
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
# i* y* W4 A( l; GCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 ^) b; C' i( s6 a4 B: G% ^4 E- S) O4 V' aCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) T* H7 k3 f: C& X- I7 G) q
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards2 a& c# p8 T% p4 z( a4 P9 x! T# o, ~
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
3 q. T% l! t& y# uRange increases to 16,000 yards
) q) ?, `" {' JCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
4 z' L6 a! \1 G. k0 FBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
' L! F& ] t# BBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
4 } S6 `7 R' }3 r3 nCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards& P$ M6 D1 N$ Z& j8 M
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( D) F. x8 t" V7 F9 _) P( s: i" RCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
+ x) G% U6 V8 ?7 c6 kCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards8 }; M7 @4 F: v6 c0 b
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards5 x$ p) E% ^) Q+ w2 G4 W) ?) V
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards: }4 X: E9 u Y1 |& Z
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 m' d( t2 g: N; A/ f: p. d, X
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards6 Y/ n( b/ {) e7 W, n8 E0 S
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
: i% L0 [9 I0 `DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards% E4 O2 t/ ]8 |, f5 G! r
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
. H+ X3 d* N# R- c/ bDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards- A- Q# b T, C/ [6 v
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
- }! `; T$ n- u1 m- o7 nRange increases to 21,000 yards
; x. W h: ]& t" ^; WCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards+ _, h g- X2 ?) b
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards; H$ |7 B* U2 \9 \) R9 d
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards/ P, ^" \% A; N+ r! Q' C
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards% m" k; m( ]( L- }& H) F
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 {8 {1 O( }: CCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 k# v" o. O: e9 X2 t( ]+ s* w
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards" W0 d1 k7 \3 H4 T8 q( G
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
, ]' F+ z' g4 P; r2 t; c* A6 QCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
- W4 a0 Z6 h1 ]* R% o* g( {! ZCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards4 Z# r( X2 [% G M/ e9 C) E
Range increases to 26,000 yards
/ h6 l/ X9 X- M# A8 w% LBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards, o. E C( f: @+ D. D# {+ h6 ~
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
: T. P! ^+ ?, y6 |( z0 CCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards: Y) M- }7 Z7 O' B; y
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards- q; N4 T6 _9 s2 Q5 `
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards d/ ~5 f$ n8 f- w
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
+ D3 J# X7 ?8 R+ H$ U' mRange increases to 28,000 yards6 J9 ?) ^$ j. x0 l& _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
4 Q' U7 Y. Q; W0 ?" |1 b" C7 c1 [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards0 N& X" q0 ]: L5 R' b( ?
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards5 R2 |4 {8 r5 a4 h- p4 V- ]9 D
Range increases to 30,000 yards2 q* F+ I5 \0 X) M) {; z7 [- v
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
8 r1 C% G& @0 ^0 P6 T$ k( UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards; G( q1 d5 c% y$ C! j
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards2 w( f) t0 R0 r" H- X2 R; L' B
Task forces break off...
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. D. }1 \! P; r3 R6 x5 m) I% RSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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- x' q* T7 O4 R, H- s) b; ^2 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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9 ~: M6 [! I2 j. bWeather in hex: Heavy rain" F4 @4 J4 t h- a- t6 n+ x
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 w( D# O1 y L0 u/ K
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes9 E' D! Z8 t: a+ `7 P
# R6 g! E& ^* r. _- oJapanese aircraft' g( K/ _$ f5 Q9 o5 e0 a( M3 a1 K
A6M2 Zero x 48
, L) X. t* `. a! y G3M2 Nell x 19! x* p" i6 z5 E
G4M1 Betty x 21
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2 A8 j- {# _( g3 RAllied aircraft9 _' A# e8 _/ v; P9 p- j4 w8 G8 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses/ @( r/ X3 X/ a( y- U, @* x2 [
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
4 O! s4 H3 U. z7 O& _ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed* p3 _0 j8 ^" f8 F b$ ?! e
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 l @" E b& o2 r2 [/ d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- k' z- c4 l( J4 X1 A% g% S
* \/ q7 m: }* }) u; W9 _& d; IAllied Ships
3 H& k$ F( |" L7 k9 g1 }0 u CV Hornet
& `' s" L9 Q. P @: W* o2 f G CV Indomitable9 N$ b) Q9 h/ |& Z* ]. N+ _$ z' _
CVL Hermes
* Q; U9 ]6 d" I- A. p* q+ `3 X4 K. Q CV Illustrious
' V- E; u9 A4 U CV Wasp
9 \7 ~1 q! h* k7 T( h0 } CV Formidable2 t- Z! @, P) }9 I# s2 B
k- |" p- k' u# y/ ?1 DAircraft Attacking:# `0 f. w# q0 b, {8 Q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
! D4 h' H5 v/ K- L6 S6 ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 j4 I4 m3 l. u/ P8 g3 w 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 G# E( U( N* V/ y0 A |1 B/ ? Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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( F0 m# M, N% }! [- a' L: ECAP engaged:
% f: v/ M: r# ? U( z3 {) N2 D7 SVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)8 _& I. B- s S9 d6 r
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
+ Z3 R2 v% d! s1 i Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
# I$ z; `$ a& n* G* n, T Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes; L+ z% p N* K% X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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1 ?( L; W: S E: x7 z" T0 o& D* T7 nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- J0 o) }% f6 x7 Z* vRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 D5 \$ k3 A/ F
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 ?. P/ z" [2 `$ q$ q+ t" J( h5 o G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
3 [6 f, ^, R1 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( e5 M4 y/ t1 K" a0 A# D- W/ x z s2 W
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Japanese aircraft losses4 m; J+ Z# k1 S7 `4 b" q
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 p2 ~, |& W- o
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No Allied losses p. L( o m$ P' j2 E* U
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Allied Ships' r0 |: S$ }8 R. F. X. _7 C
CV Illustrious
& |* q: k1 O# S CV Wasp
+ _, V+ {1 Y V0 u B! I" X CV Hornet
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/ D' k$ J9 Q; U3 ~4 I$ q$ e/ a( [7 K5 kAircraft Attacking:& b; S! m5 [8 m$ C
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet- y; R9 B4 p& q# i6 q- p' y- }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
- j9 A6 b, g9 D9 S7 r8 b1 eVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 R E) i0 N! ?. F; ? 1 plane(s) intercepting now.7 `: \+ i" r# I8 k5 n/ M Y
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 ?7 _4 s' X2 u! ]0 i% a) [ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
5 m+ u4 `, D+ ?+ Q6 U2 C, W8 K Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes2 E6 Y d3 r: u6 ]. x$ Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162- ]; K k( o) U( C' g5 ^$ P1 V' N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ @$ L: `4 _$ i; P: Q+ @4 q S
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 {/ w2 c' _! \1 l- |) B8 \ OEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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5 ^; s q) _6 w. d( P+ L ]1 h: PJapanese aircraft/ r4 k" X$ V* c3 `& O
A6M2 Zero x 24
- k, Y& D) B4 \; M& Q G3M2 Nell x 18: |0 \3 z$ n0 z2 K& J
G4M1 Betty x 16* w# }0 W. M9 s- q% t) B; i- F8 F; m
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Allied aircraft7 R' J7 ] l) g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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. I( M0 _" Q6 xJapanese aircraft losses
- A* V* z! t. q, m ` A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! Y9 M- S" ?2 k
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged( N: T( b1 ^$ }( y
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Allied aircraft losses, v% d+ c( { a8 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 t4 z( ]: D/ Q0 X* \1 z
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Allied Ships
2 `. M: j. B; e3 z& n% j CVL Hermes
$ K$ m3 x# E9 s0 ?; z CV Hornet' F* f; u$ g N8 Z; p) ^& q
CV Formidable
7 R# ]+ B) M$ P' K% k CV Yorktown! j1 J$ y' q# N; b3 E/ N ~
CV Illustrious! f8 w* \% u% r+ q" R- ]6 b
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Aircraft Attacking:
! Q) m8 |- S' j- c! u 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet' o7 A; i) t6 T% T
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
}; P. l# s% H! r2 [& a6 X+ ? 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' X3 L( E' R. Y$ s3 c& J Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' [; K$ o% [$ I# l r9 W6 O5 A( T
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CAP engaged:; i1 H# w6 b. |# d" i" L+ _9 R
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)% A# E1 o& E$ m# r6 A4 o8 `
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; T/ p! }7 i" X! }7 G" q Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
, f; n/ h% d# D0 b* D$ _ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |