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$ _ N3 {: t5 D: A42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。% l4 E! p( @8 y& [( x- w4 ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- }# W1 Z" O- l. K; W+ Q4 O CA Chikuma, Shell hits 29 r1 D8 o) O# }" r8 x. M
CA Kinugasa
9 L/ ^. s9 u7 x! Y3 t% J CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire1 N+ N/ _, a# j4 ~# b; b
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 y: ^% k. d, o, y; i CL Tama
8 I/ u( T* ?: ]$ O) S! E! v: G1 g CL Tenryu( o% j; _% [3 `$ A9 t% ]
CL Tatsuta" Y J' D2 S7 [& h
DD Yugumo
8 _7 r7 c* M# E. ], K% L1 c3 b0 [ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1" b/ H+ R4 l/ k# O X
DD Kuroshio8 G* ^7 M* n2 O) T; p" v
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1' f! z+ Q0 w' V, H: h9 \
DD Amatsukaze
1 t! B4 u3 r( r, ?5 y: y* R DD Kasumi
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/ `" x3 o7 g. y/ H9 O8 D CAllied Ships
- M: z/ U/ ]# |1 Q CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
4 h4 i" m; f4 h6 F CA Northampton* K# R6 H. F3 D' b
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
k8 W$ ~7 V) p+ ?4 H3 o2 j CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2- ?+ E% R: a5 P% E% i; w
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
- i1 e6 M, O5 q9 B9 w' i( ?* V, u CA Vincennes, Shell hits 12 w/ h7 _. B [: s/ j$ Q# n
CL Perth, V' U, _! s' h9 C8 n2 Q
CL Enterprise
. ?8 ^3 ~ e; k5 b1 K CL Honolulu: [2 N) n# a% V, O6 i
DD Alden
3 w; `/ F& i0 q( o& |4 ^ DD Fox
6 n4 \( c7 @3 U: x DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
' a1 y7 V! P& J, u+ S" q% Q* D0 iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 Q9 \$ w) k2 C2 \5 aRange closes to 17,000 yards...
. e( ~9 s' {; u- eRange closes to 11,000 yards...- r* m A. Z# A3 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- m# Q' s) s) O/ W. vRange closes to 8,000 yards...
6 B& s* J) p; DCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards2 z" n. d3 Y: B c4 @" h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
- e6 L; s* T/ W$ j- D" x, R. IMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'; U4 e4 A7 o( z2 f; b4 F0 ]
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
7 }/ Q2 J% ]& {5 Y6 n/ o" W& xCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
6 j- L4 w$ {+ N& E& ^" ?; OCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" B9 W. Z1 _6 `2 _+ B9 ^3 m5 D& ZCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* |, K. E; l' J! V! w. H
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
/ v" Y. }2 y, p0 u- YCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! b& J7 I- E" h# H. x7 b! RDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 u) O- f, F" h0 e
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards7 Z6 z2 f ^+ j( i
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
! e j: U5 n( }7 A# lDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards( o; G6 g2 z! R- i* g( h5 [
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards2 u1 o. Q0 J0 |% a1 {' x
Range closes to 7,000 yards0 P" a! |4 C6 }) g6 f3 y" g
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
3 w0 k3 b* s* i! }& M+ x0 [CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards5 g& R$ P" Z' M: U. @& k' ^
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards6 c) b. {. G- G! Z
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
' Z* l) p5 c! m4 D8 w- F, ZCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards [ `+ Q1 h P" O$ s
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
5 V+ g' c; O' u3 c2 S: h$ ~CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
1 |8 Z5 T; y' c, {- Q; vDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards8 e9 I7 i/ |* X# k3 s6 K! M3 A
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( _/ U; }% h4 I4 U, N
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
" E/ B2 ?6 V" Y3 M# j+ BDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
. t0 D1 e$ J J: jDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& o( r% t( y; d0 `* g; xRange increases to 8,000 yards6 c$ A% p4 e" ?( b. r6 k# U
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards" v: i. m6 O- w
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
4 J' F' F: D( r6 M* PCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, I) D( w. Y+ N! aCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards, O0 o2 {3 S% ]
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
' @$ e v" W2 c gCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 p, g( j3 Z5 N( {3 ?9 y, DCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards% t& E& ]" z. `
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 Q% J" x H5 e, ]+ |DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards; s+ Q1 E7 Q8 z! x
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
. C% t' g2 t' w" tDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
8 @& q# q' m. o/ t+ FDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards. P" f6 _# G' h
Range increases to 9,000 yards2 r* a, f& ]# R# Q
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards l; W# _5 M8 I1 \: y
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ v& i. U1 V7 H8 ^- T
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards2 }3 x4 C2 \5 z4 o
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
% z# s* f% e& Q% W) HCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
; n6 c0 z/ p1 {% PCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
1 W3 Y4 e% }4 i3 |# L2 Z1 F, pCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
$ Z" e; f& p, Z8 D& M3 OCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
1 }5 s* E) y2 P# n+ o! z9 ]DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
, E3 H/ {# y5 P% J1 s$ ^DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards& o6 K+ i* H5 L) p( ^% h
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
4 F; K0 i6 S# w/ x/ ZDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards' R- I* e; R( e4 `9 T" \
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards1 s( _) h5 [* l9 j6 ]& l
Range increases to 12,000 yards" w Z4 H* H" I7 y8 u' L& N
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
7 A' U% l/ L6 X2 H% \, ]. gCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards1 Z( M" h0 u X+ H4 b
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards9 b! I2 ^; N+ Y6 e' ^; C2 Y) f1 D) E
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards7 A5 R3 K7 b1 m$ H' @ |# c6 [
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
$ i6 K( Z; U- P7 F6 v2 t5 kCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards" S% @$ r! {( u5 Y- Z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
4 j* a* K7 M; Q7 }7 C. v% s: dCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
. ]4 i" V9 Y$ p7 u% MDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
* r2 {' o6 ~5 lDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 q, `/ `1 M; Y6 m9 e7 E
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 Q/ u0 N& f& o) c% S- vDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
, P" p' Y; q* T- g4 d& r0 q6 h' IRange increases to 13,000 yards
, O, z; l; V9 v5 jCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards6 ]) i$ X; n* e% D0 U) k
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
0 g3 }! b/ q& C7 X( n6 ACL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
2 \7 T w4 G* dCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
6 g* S9 R0 ~# c1 SCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards9 w. k3 b- u: A7 n
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
0 y: ]) }1 J8 |, SCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
# ]# {3 f4 ^0 a1 k9 H2 k$ bDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
' P& d& S: j3 r2 Y7 z6 GCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards! P- B! N! Z( [2 r; j8 s
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards" `+ z) u; z% N q/ c# y
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
/ I: [8 h4 @) x j$ @4 B1 iDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
. V" l. u3 @ w8 jDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards$ j+ R! d! m; `6 F5 s( J3 G
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$ v- `8 [* w5 a' [3 G1 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards0 H% r2 r7 Z) V3 Y8 j% M1 a
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Japanese Ships& Z s" h& ]$ d% t$ T7 }: W1 l
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire8 z1 G" C: t/ N8 w$ l' H6 H2 {
CA Kinugasa
. C8 U5 v- I6 o. j0 V- I CL Tama, Shell hits 1
! s8 U B6 m) D4 y' y CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1* ~4 O/ R9 d! {5 u
CL Tatsuta& k& q1 b# V% R5 Y+ |
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire5 F) Q; ?2 ^4 y
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 13 p% ~6 T3 q( r
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire7 J2 j* ^, v4 r3 Z
DD Oyashio" s: l: w6 E- `% E
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Allied Ships9 e$ f( I u3 X; B- f3 p
BB Colorado, Shell hits 19 J! _4 G- w# C w* h
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
2 \$ o* U+ W" x1 j0 R" ~* d CA Australia
7 v6 ~2 @7 h1 h6 a$ V' Y0 h CA Canberra8 P: |& S4 t2 L8 }9 {. a
CA Dorsetshire* g* H! j8 T+ |* }7 Z) K
CA Cornwall
, ]8 o$ |% p- f$ t CL Leander, Q' q5 m8 f- l- x4 i( ~* T* M& p
CL Java
2 M/ ]) Q' X2 ]4 m. Z% H, {& K6 ^ CL Dauntless) n- P& R4 Q# X0 L% N' S7 z
CL Ceres
; ^, ~$ ^3 [: k; M n* w5 q CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
& O ~" y& g* S! S! \4 c. Z& @ CL Trenton
7 C6 |, e# r' a CL Concord
5 y" y3 F- i% P: ]: H8 @) Q CL Helena8 ?, o. t' a j) n& L- }9 D7 e5 c
CL Nashville
9 H6 l) [: F) B6 ?8 N CL Capetown
L1 X; m* R- E5 c DD Buchanan
! m8 V* R3 |5 o. q) r DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire8 i" v0 M0 j+ [& h' e9 o
DD Stack
0 a5 U8 p4 Y% p" e+ _5 K$ j! | DD Dunlap
* n0 V7 ^4 ]; Q! I) @( b6 g# s DD Fanning, Shell hits 1' ~4 `% s; e4 _
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 T. N( _* T+ j7 ~
DD Nizam& g$ T6 D+ f- J. P+ o" [
6 v6 o; {0 @( U$ A) j! p" AMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
A+ d9 n5 A7 h3 y* jRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 u+ x: G! ?8 ~+ [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards( R: Z) M# t p. ?
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
; U1 I6 n+ T6 cBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
$ O$ K: ]0 _& q8 N) q8 FBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
q% J7 B/ D, t, E* I% q: SBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
' q, |5 J) M/ x- eCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards2 n( G* {1 p+ u
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
& o; S* v R8 p P+ jBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
2 `/ n5 p2 w7 _4 h' CCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards# h1 C6 V2 y2 B3 N) K
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards& e( y6 u8 G( `5 g) V% }
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards: L/ D. U5 z( K, l- h2 M& Q7 C% ?; v
Range closes to 15,000 yards
& d1 [# j, Z0 T2 Z" u5 r: H; G5 uCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards z1 ~8 X' u! \$ `1 C
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards( a) m4 ?! R0 l/ R; t+ G
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
6 ]$ U; l9 c8 fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards [/ S, M! ^& g7 q( C% ^
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards- ]( B( O7 ?$ h: V
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 t9 m$ a! x4 z+ G# \
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 e g3 {: a+ yCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards& I5 U# K( n: s% q8 z9 b: ^
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 l+ \/ x( m2 d" ~, w1 lCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 w+ l+ \7 N+ d- [2 c% d |$ `. _DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards3 `* p6 g9 j6 v# e$ o* {/ S
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
. Z: U/ }" E; V4 z6 DRange closes to 11,000 yards1 ~* C" K! Y7 G' f! b3 D
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards7 J0 u) Q9 T2 p! a0 @# N
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# G- D' Z9 L% p. N+ |7 J% B
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards, X, C3 q" Q; _% ]4 v
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards6 s1 _& d9 f9 A' J; g9 d8 Z% i1 B
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# v7 }8 ]7 u" e0 @2 A3 H" WCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& B( l7 `6 }5 i* R, q) UCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ F+ V5 M0 `0 ~% ^1 JDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
! E* a+ ^; u, B( B2 s% n+ k3 [CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 Z3 N" A4 k s0 s" b$ u' ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards7 r0 |9 O4 J$ D) t( S
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% c- K6 J9 L5 B. e3 n. k* d; vDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards& {! Y8 x( _5 y
Range closes to 9,000 yards
9 E! E& k+ |: ]" rCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards9 ^1 y: b0 {( B' m/ B
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards, R. D8 \" x5 K8 Q/ J2 W) @! A, o5 G
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards+ W* { e5 E5 _% F9 R4 _0 n4 L
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards4 _7 L4 }. v" e% o) g* Z! e5 z5 Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards) K* t/ r o& ?/ Q" y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
/ C( F: f" F3 v& vCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards8 ^+ Q9 i8 z; l0 K
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards6 P/ ^% l! [" j/ w2 N3 w; Q9 G
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
# ?) }. _+ x! oCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards: g3 F3 V( X( @
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards. L( P% Y$ {: L; J$ ?. [( C
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
( U2 L9 n4 B# x4 U6 y1 d, {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards3 [1 @* W& N$ L: Q2 r! G
Range increases to 11,000 yards
6 G1 j v/ y3 ?BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards1 s6 d$ W1 `' T: S) w6 s* d
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards2 @ C. n( f ]" R q
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards% r+ D- w0 |8 P% z* W
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards& U2 y) q3 G! t0 Y$ W( E' G3 Y
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards* v. p% s" p8 T# r
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
1 w$ l1 d+ G! Q5 ZCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
) s( U7 X7 [ H% Z2 xDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards* V( p* ^3 V& p9 N4 P; n
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards% F/ O; {* ~* H# ?4 F+ {$ J* h
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
Y& S! n; r$ b6 w1 iCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 Y& G4 j( N* N* K; aDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
) [2 V' f, h8 T% _4 v! D p1 }DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
8 i; `3 V h! r1 n/ A5 `! ^2 jRange increases to 16,000 yards
) `* z9 @. i9 {' p, G& i7 R3 OCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
8 B$ ?6 n2 A# ?5 o DBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
3 r R1 g$ n; ~' XBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: K. {- L& b) Q+ QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards% \# { q4 a4 Y8 _# s' l
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
# z: C# P5 e! e" z# E6 S1 _' N0 ZCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
5 V Q* n5 h7 }, |CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
& {" j1 A) p' Z* o, f+ }- vCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
6 {9 X+ A* e# RCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
: o9 D; u/ Q; {# sCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
\7 V, r( E: l MCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards9 T1 u/ b; l' s: D9 L! ^# m
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards q% `( h, f F o
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
% x7 ]. i; P7 V6 {. E1 @) U! p/ o8 ODD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards3 H2 B0 z9 l$ S) l0 Z6 |% t
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards' j" J+ G& K8 _* [: w3 M
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards# A" o- K! Q, k+ z
Range increases to 21,000 yards
% I; S' z( v) fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
. Q9 \1 P9 G! j4 F8 rBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards" c; J& x$ ~( B0 e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
4 s m5 ~5 {+ h$ h4 s) C" a! I4 KCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards! F1 Q% y+ q6 L# ?" `
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ V: B+ g, F7 w$ s
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 E- {' k P* b0 HCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
* A- H6 l! ~6 u. u6 _CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards' a; f& n4 j( F& J$ b# P
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards2 Z% d, m" y" E7 y& t
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
8 V4 a( i7 [8 |* m, |7 [Range increases to 26,000 yards4 L% |" j: z' E# Q* S, x8 m9 X
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards% a4 V7 ^+ S* O
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards v2 r- K4 P1 n7 L
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
: u) P/ \: K! L/ WCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
0 G6 G' Q/ w* Z! S$ I/ P% z( h: nCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
% s$ x6 P F9 v4 S c" I {! ]Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
. P5 ~7 k- t8 A8 d P) \5 h" L* VRange increases to 28,000 yards$ m! B6 \, p: H9 C5 E$ s' \% g, Y$ a
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
0 G( Y0 a! t1 T; s: LCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards+ y1 Z* K$ _5 V( G
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards0 T2 j7 ^" n$ `4 P$ a- A4 i
Range increases to 30,000 yards
3 {$ e% S; Y) b: \4 F7 j qCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards8 n% k: ~; J3 y; Q. V
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
+ M" I. u5 L# p5 u& ACA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
* E d' y# ?1 S; P' VTask forces break off...$ Q8 R3 Z9 ]% O7 x. w, c" R
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands# @% g( T2 j; r0 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162# W) K3 R' a3 W7 s$ L$ e, A0 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% ^9 e# s& V9 v% S
" `7 X; R. ^- m9 `$ W8 C* uRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 G* s3 `4 M' k
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 194 s/ Q( N5 u F
G4M1 Betty x 21) C( i& H, b' T( a" P) g
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Allied aircraft& V2 i9 Y- x" T( b- n: r0 c5 q: G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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8 a* m5 Q; t$ z1 J2 B" ]" ?Japanese aircraft losses
8 ?2 f# O. B. @: y, l A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 @$ R4 X4 _% R& W/ B- a6 o G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
O+ x1 v3 a! M; _6 [7 t G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: M! D: |: J2 J3 N, e6 g4 `6 _. a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ }- v: {% Z2 p9 ]! u( d7 X
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Allied Ships
4 i. {. Z* j. b, A# U4 T3 d2 H CV Hornet1 G$ C3 @+ q. C6 d3 {" h9 \: [
CV Indomitable. w' u2 A/ H# \* B$ q Z. i" y
CVL Hermes
J( Z% ~+ J8 Y( K* B# B CV Illustrious7 q: Q0 k/ F3 e& T- p! A2 U9 N
CV Wasp
! f1 F, U' b3 ]# C1 G9 c3 Y! N CV Formidable
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6 _0 l' A6 `4 A. y: n& k$ AAircraft Attacking:
& e' p1 g. o& x ~8 R e; o 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# J9 X/ c0 f9 l+ `, A Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ a0 m+ a& f* M% z4 L' ^/ \
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
+ t* O" r) I7 d9 T( F1 S6 ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb U, _# F6 Z% L3 _
- v- X, t7 \) H' a7 d' I* e+ e* iCAP engaged:
; e( q- w: I9 e9 sVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling): s5 j/ L; \6 E
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." L% y& i3 W" K8 z, |, W$ B! o
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
6 i4 T8 ?, M3 v2 I1 m Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes9 }/ Q* P- {# r6 x9 F @" s. ]0 \
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) G* }9 V9 D7 m' xMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) Y. L' M: s& }4 |4 E# Z6 R- R
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes7 S3 d+ `( a6 a9 t0 i3 ~' e
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Japanese aircraft" W# }- G# f8 x6 w4 [, _( Z2 w' q+ a
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
) _$ X% r7 [+ I0 c# a F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses, F- M" _( P2 n* @3 x) l
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* Q7 ~! K6 b+ Q3 @6 ^3 Q
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No Allied losses" u8 S/ h2 y8 o1 A. ?, {' y' C) w( E
: [. A. y0 @2 m' S) \) IAllied Ships7 q7 a/ m1 O6 K7 S O( Y
CV Illustrious* w+ _& r4 }* `
CV Wasp; d* Q: a8 u( f- ~
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ~. i7 U7 W: V% Q( G% F
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 j% A: i3 X6 {4 ]* H% O/ m
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ {3 P, {4 s: {" I
$ K% y8 n+ h4 w6 h# }/ YCAP engaged:' }% H- }# D( I5 j
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# e; P4 y4 o9 n4 v7 V) p
1 plane(s) intercepting now.9 v+ ~) w) m z, p
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.3 }4 f; t: ]" D8 Y8 N7 V' i* j
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.0 K% z2 D. C9 n9 V+ h
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes* N/ F% {6 }8 C. P& ] w
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4 t% {- i1 j! A- h4 Q% d, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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9 G' P* u3 K! {Weather in hex: Moderate rain o9 {: |, X7 Q/ B+ l& k4 G
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 n' V% Y: z; d8 D7 X
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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0 M, a7 k1 _5 UJapanese aircraft% ^6 ^/ n' v t# S, T; H1 Q) o
A6M2 Zero x 24
' X/ ^( y# R( k1 _- ]6 K G3M2 Nell x 182 B+ x. X: V, v4 n5 }7 C
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft% R. {- C+ ?9 H' Y/ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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) Q( u% g5 W) j4 _Japanese aircraft losses9 _1 V9 m: J$ d6 `
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; j" m9 M& @* V: R
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. c& W$ ?# j2 q6 j/ R F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) X& c( q9 n9 n5 L' K9 U
CVL Hermes
4 `7 ^9 k }1 T4 F- y3 f4 j d: E CV Hornet: W3 }: Z$ J5 k* w* J0 c6 x
CV Formidable9 [ b- |9 q$ O1 o. x
CV Yorktown+ J/ i5 E7 C; y6 r1 u
CV Illustrious0 Q' m* t$ h* _/ \& u
2 a, L( a! _# y1 N5 V; K P& DAircraft Attacking:, }- {9 m7 I4 ?9 L7 W# q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
! L7 o1 y5 ^3 K4 R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 w: `) V! Y" {% K6 P
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 E; l& ?" K7 T1 i& G* \ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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" s2 V: U Q6 V2 g2 Y$ E1 F+ y0 jCAP engaged:+ d9 }, i& E* ~( `6 h; p
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)0 D7 D6 _) { d" o2 q+ t
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: r9 i; V- m6 T8 ~3 l7 p* K Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000./ u' _7 |+ p7 a3 i6 V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |