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42年6月27日,为避免58舰载机损失过多无法抵挡可能存在的KB分队的偷袭,盟军58撤离战场,并派遣2支主力水面舰队进攻 Tongatapu 港口处的日军战舰,可惜战果不佳,58在撤离过程中遭到 Tongatapu 处日军陆攻的3波攻击,幸好陆攻没有带鱼雷,58毫发无伤。
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2 x: v& i2 N9 g7 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards; i# b+ R' S; q$ Z7 ]
8 q( q6 W% S4 l- KJapanese Ships
8 m& |1 y1 P% f; Q1 ^ CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2) t# g8 k. v, s7 f0 _8 G# Z
CA Kinugasa
1 j! Y. b% @, @3 n7 K/ E' P! R CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
8 I. q3 o4 ] y CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( d% F3 ^, E4 }; ~- B0 P9 P
CL Tama/ ?. e' I) P' p3 |. {
CL Tenryu: b- P% V l" ]8 @( a+ [
CL Tatsuta
% m8 K+ ]0 H' ~% E, G3 b DD Yugumo$ x+ C& h+ s; F' U1 l
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
1 K8 s: @/ }! l ^# s7 I" U DD Kuroshio
6 S& q; ~& p1 g" u8 P4 y* O DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
: y+ Y( E l3 F DD Amatsukaze
" t( \" y$ q5 r$ a DD Kasumi; i3 s0 z1 g3 d5 ]8 ]
6 Y. L0 U0 Z0 p( z& B1 QAllied Ships- p% {0 ?3 S7 O2 C4 z
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
% Z2 v9 }& p) {2 y* h! R7 b: C3 Z CA Northampton
1 u; v R) I9 }# o' W8 f8 f CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
: h, o3 R, i6 i6 C( M2 x CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2, k) F# D+ I; ]1 c, o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
# t! F) P3 C4 G CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1; B& d9 M$ Q3 Z+ {+ s4 j
CL Perth: @7 |: E% C2 N# t8 ?1 E
CL Enterprise
2 w+ b- y+ J; k8 K, B4 @% e CL Honolulu. \' ?- u2 V' J0 w/ F3 v
DD Alden
6 ]8 |- \. e' o8 } DD Fox5 c2 o+ W2 c% [1 S
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight7 A- b3 W% r9 \3 x2 r% I/ j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 l" y( P7 Q; H0 d- y$ nRange closes to 17,000 yards..., L) p" I1 S2 c6 w
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
. Y8 E7 y M) T% S# o. PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 w# K$ ?2 \0 |2 a, e z7 E. |% n' ^
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% Z0 {0 a. n# d' m* J- ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
* N4 z8 P- t- BCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
5 T* H1 N2 x* I" s9 IMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
' O7 p# W$ j8 e" f2 N7 SCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) u* n- D5 b. [" JCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! ]3 q; l7 A2 ICL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ `9 |6 r, m/ Q7 ?) c
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" a2 B& S- y O0 T- w) I
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
; b: H) u0 X) ?% I- G7 h+ UCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards# o! V. K- s- U+ t' T9 Z* e
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards F2 Z& t0 b1 ~, ^
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
/ _4 V0 z5 P. c, z/ I$ lDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards( p3 Z/ }/ Q3 u0 P6 _ L8 ~9 s7 T
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
) L* \$ }) Q5 t5 ^7 K+ f/ wDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards6 X+ I8 a E. V+ p6 t4 `
Range closes to 7,000 yards
R% }9 a D$ }; y, f' ?% PCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
$ O. C2 ]! }( C9 s# M$ RCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
! b# ]. }2 y ?! I$ FCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
) R9 T/ o* y- _( w+ X1 i7 NCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards+ O' {6 s9 y! g- o6 O
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards, ~' z. Q( {8 Z/ o
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
. ?0 D2 y0 Q% I# vCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
2 Z5 M7 }5 R2 [7 V l$ E/ xDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: i4 s: E3 J6 u* N LDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards* E( |0 \( D- ]; H& `
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards. u: w9 b/ ~# O' ~
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards3 s0 y3 T3 {$ e8 P1 |: z9 P# s K4 p
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
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CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards, U9 k; h& m4 ~5 w: B
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
: }' O' v' q. P! h) P! vCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards f' E8 G3 b( K n9 w
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
' L! R: ]$ |' P, D) f. x# }+ pCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
: L. U% t7 _) R& ICL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 Y3 q' L4 `; ~2 q* }% W* O" l# p
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards @: _/ r0 X. ~6 n( ?
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards6 ^* \3 J) k4 o- n6 q. Y1 W6 `
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards* x3 v+ y/ {# }. h$ y
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards+ @3 U& s& I! z) }8 d( ]
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
$ X0 Q3 p# b9 q0 iDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ Q* }; N7 }! K& Z4 vRange increases to 9,000 yards5 w& }% d% W9 z# l& h( j5 s
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards* ~3 D5 _4 r+ X* t
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
4 }- z0 D- \1 l5 V& d0 }CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards& s) M2 }2 K0 ?& a C% e0 v* n
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards( g4 x O4 x' d7 n% x+ M( b9 s3 A; q
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards8 Q3 f5 Z1 }# }3 ~( U
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
9 C; ?; j$ C- f% @- j$ N/ }" K' WCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
$ p' Y- M* V6 j& LCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards* W [1 C, R/ y7 z! x
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
6 H7 `8 | b A& u6 ^DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% ^9 D1 p, Q5 Q6 mDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
& [7 K5 m- y9 _: w: G1 VDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
4 |1 F$ `2 a' z$ {2 S: WDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
) r# s5 h8 _# ORange increases to 12,000 yards& r# e; N( ]4 M$ o, d- E
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
5 p. V. y1 L8 o: [" u: C! {7 W- Z; aCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
X2 t( n2 L2 ]9 G) W- n2 `CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards7 N5 ~8 b( Y b/ Z: }5 c
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards* e3 p/ G, w7 n% \! u. m p: Y
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
" k/ P5 T# S& w6 E. x' l2 RCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards: N4 B7 B9 d# K
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
7 B8 d: x& K, CCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
. G" m4 y1 O4 }( E( l# cDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 ]0 `- N& S' ^! D3 ]DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( B' H7 L! s D- f/ {' qDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# v6 e }: h7 e* D$ xDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 \: h/ R- J- r! g' E5 M2 a ?Range increases to 13,000 yards
, Y# z. d. i. z& l2 PCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards$ Z* Z+ _8 T6 s
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards4 J" e Y' A3 M3 S0 x! q2 M4 s) R8 O
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
0 }* o' D7 M" QCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
f3 |9 ^! d2 |; f' H! eCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
4 c, e# ~7 y0 ?+ MCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards O4 t6 ^6 V9 k
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards" H1 U5 d# M/ K" @
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
6 o7 c- X4 S" |8 {CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards0 s, E! \. R, I$ u# y5 E0 s+ z u
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards& @0 W# T) B0 ]' Q; c0 m$ |
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards5 W. w4 n: ?! }2 J% q$ W+ }4 v
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 D3 y* J5 a5 m/ R7 n
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
1 y; }1 c0 j7 qTask forces break off...4 K) O$ Y, ?) L+ i% o. @+ \
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m: k) F& A7 sDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards2 D7 W) o6 c' J0 y+ Q0 ~* R5 ]+ T
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
^4 A: l6 L' J& Z6 `7 @- i8 D CA Kinugasa
, ^! r- f* f. @$ t/ z% G CL Tama, Shell hits 1
2 M" `' M1 Q2 |" V# D CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12 l3 w2 ]: x' ]1 Q1 ]2 {
CL Tatsuta
. }( S0 H" X- Y, O$ L0 I DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire6 _" `# o" t, O: l: W
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
8 C5 @3 ^, L3 A2 f, g DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire1 h3 S" v. k3 \* a8 U
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships0 X; P; n3 ]/ m3 j
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
5 O7 d+ C5 g) x; E1 { BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
( O2 T }! [) k CA Australia
# @; @" O. C3 n4 k0 W8 i CA Canberra
* }% {7 o# N/ B) y. o CA Dorsetshire
s+ S; Z* w4 w CA Cornwall
; x' _7 D- {; [/ `* G ` CL Leander
# o8 u& b( W7 M CL Java9 b/ o0 L* r) q. a
CL Dauntless- a4 h7 i5 B: n: A: g6 C7 l4 @
CL Ceres) r% u2 u K) C6 L: K7 l1 u
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
7 A: Q' L9 u+ M CL Trenton
' g5 |. N q' t& L* M CL Concord: V$ M- X, w( Z8 g
CL Helena
# j7 ^2 c! L. x! U u5 \+ T( w CL Nashville7 H+ p+ @0 e0 t8 H( c
CL Capetown
7 l6 H1 y9 A" u- t, s, \ DD Buchanan
) T3 e$ R, V/ M4 v! [! J4 t8 U2 ]' l DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
, C+ u. c- s) o8 \ DD Stack
- \5 s9 G& ~/ w y( @3 V% [$ W' o/ |3 W DD Dunlap
/ A: s; s0 r: g. k* i DD Fanning, Shell hits 1; }6 \# C3 }+ V
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, U6 S) N! S; X( _) l F
DD Nizam2 f: H# }# O8 s- g9 ]
I/ b1 a" ]$ X; `: m% ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
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- _2 J' a! i! x+ n1 t0 B0 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Y5 K) H) K( R* I$ w! E3 V+ H1 r7 \
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
9 n3 m7 C/ P1 Y7 H0 LBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
* D0 N. m& n8 ]) SBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
4 Y6 [. t2 _& O3 P1 G$ jBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards9 E- Q, e# L/ q I
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards1 @6 X$ G) I+ B- G% M0 I+ n1 X& |
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards* Z4 U/ H' m0 K( T6 ?, F' j& ~
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards. [6 R2 I9 N9 M* \! Q
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards U" p6 e# X1 a' t/ ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
2 r7 i1 \0 s% {) c( Z. r- JDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards, R- o) u; ?$ B G$ w
Range closes to 15,000 yards
. l3 c3 X( K/ tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ A4 J3 @) s. V' O& v* S* Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
) ~) L2 e. I2 {+ O. ]$ V# PCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards- Y. ?2 C$ }3 t4 p5 f3 Y% _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- ^8 D7 ?2 Y* ^! N: Z) T6 x7 KCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards1 j! p# a# B: o
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
& |3 ]- Y" [6 e7 u3 U0 r# e" eCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards% l( @: ?8 B6 A5 M' X
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards; Z/ _8 H- k) Y1 Q& s" ?) K
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) B4 O9 A. k; O6 ^& kCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ N3 U* H6 j( K H
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
0 @) }. h% r. t* yDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards5 d+ o* e5 { f; n9 Q; ^- z
Range closes to 11,000 yards
( n h, W t! x7 M( fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
% i' ~5 l5 D" E- dBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' m) c) Z$ g9 D; L* v" ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards: ~) n! d# r% C6 M, V
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards. X/ Q% g* {$ S, N
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# H0 ]! m. k7 o2 @0 i. _CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' @" g! m' S5 r8 T
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( s5 V P, x8 t
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
9 X% W/ u9 i( u3 R9 A9 O) ]CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) q4 b8 z& E- p! `+ e. x1 [
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards2 g, n+ }+ U R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
; B' U2 s4 T* ^3 |DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( t$ W# I2 r; I" y R6 s
Range closes to 9,000 yards& D* b! G! C T" ` e& [
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
) L0 p; v( E/ E" ]BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, h/ d. D! ?# |9 X j: b- qCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
* L1 `7 H" u7 d( B6 p7 _# M7 E4 MBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
) V4 g' x' }& r; YCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
" s0 c, K/ c8 F# u5 \1 N2 h+ Y% nDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards5 i; c ]1 I* ^- Z+ B4 g+ L
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
1 C- C. e1 U7 X# Y% F OCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
% N0 t$ r3 x! A1 s1 QBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) R7 H7 W3 k" [6 x% \ ~CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards9 o- s0 ^1 B7 `7 w* G$ C* Q% M
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
/ ?. c" h& w' p. P( o, j$ GDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 A4 x4 s, g% I' D: ~! rDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
8 H% n( a+ o, M/ {2 W6 \5 QRange increases to 11,000 yards
, ?: T2 g4 z5 B; ^8 j& L) K4 EBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
: v% P, V9 y5 _: D+ YCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards. o$ e2 \2 v! l9 Q$ z
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards* k3 m) |. v6 c. U% K; \2 t
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
8 C- S; U7 v$ K* @- f4 bBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 X8 j! k6 G3 ]
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
( M+ x6 G/ z8 S: S I+ @% QCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
3 A& E. r/ v- @8 `. yDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
+ C: H( [- J" {' sDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards# L I6 l2 H& f5 }9 F5 f5 @
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ z' v. n9 L! }8 e. J; y! |
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
( a% D6 M8 t+ g2 \% J/ EDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
1 ~* F7 |/ _- ]8 A' w( A' lDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
9 G1 L( J' w! q. Z t3 ?Range increases to 16,000 yards8 e, C' o5 b9 h% ?+ {
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 s( F( {: r9 s" {! [BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ t( \% R7 ~0 N9 j: D
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
% G# {3 f; ]+ @: w) a8 ACA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
* k8 Y( P# m1 c4 HCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards/ q/ C6 z/ k5 N( `
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards/ T2 l: ?( f1 @" R B$ U$ A
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards( g: ^. ] h- a/ C) I8 K
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards. g, K) N; m0 o% b0 ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
! W7 d/ Y$ P0 p4 [9 T3 dCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
# g) Z0 f. _4 \4 c3 `" o1 b. s$ `4 BCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; u2 h6 ]; q7 P4 e; ^! H. p
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards& Y: e- t" m: w" c$ |
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
h- M8 v+ q8 d6 {DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
% p& [) |4 h& T& T- w7 NDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards9 c4 ^; C& o, l! t
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards% _7 a; d$ P7 D# S: {+ {- i$ B3 M
Range increases to 21,000 yards; F# I, y7 {% D, h2 k/ H
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards/ y) t. Q- d* v; ?2 H {! m
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 x D* ^, D* _# ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
" L8 `; u8 }0 B$ D0 {2 M. tCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards, w; z4 }" K! ? B6 o1 F: V6 U
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
) |9 ?# Y0 |+ \: [. J9 K6 iCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 U' `% B' W! s7 R d6 ~% NCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
6 F0 F* f- y" b. e' s9 _CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
: ~- V o3 ~3 ^8 G' d) |; yCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards+ D$ G' \/ R+ j- x" \! K2 B
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
$ ?+ `5 W% M! ERange increases to 26,000 yards
& ^ Y) g* N- S' d. kBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards3 ?+ u. k8 ^: O1 j! B2 i* z3 S9 k
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards6 K. r L' o. V' d0 z+ T# k7 ]
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 H, Y. c# G6 ]
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards+ F" R5 d% N; s! B8 ~
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
# Q* t6 z' D% x& O5 s! S9 Z! lMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage; o( ] n+ Y: i- c
Range increases to 28,000 yards; n3 O) e$ a% P% A6 F6 h
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
2 l5 y3 r6 e) M6 @9 i `CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, d) W" s: n9 J" ?CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards; y$ P6 z2 `6 w5 f, J
Range increases to 30,000 yards% P+ N9 h, Q% K w$ Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
{3 l3 g* y7 T* a# I. a: k" jCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
7 Z& x. D+ S# B6 l, MCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards, [+ @/ ` }1 ^5 S5 h
Task forces break off...% _; W. a3 N a; h5 g
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands* G t* h0 |: O2 d0 U
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Japanese Ships
/ y- d5 `# E, c1 K SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162 p- Q9 a0 U$ k6 P' k9 J4 z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) G; o, [" o4 y1 l3 F# R# _& b. ]Estimated time to target is 44 minutes! s9 N# I; L+ n2 a+ Y0 W6 q
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Japanese aircraft- e8 d8 P) J- J/ V
A6M2 Zero x 48
; W! ]; U( k X6 H4 p G3M2 Nell x 19
' f" |) L6 C& m6 R, S- {! x6 R$ Q G4M1 Betty x 21! q% v2 g! b0 t
/ B6 M8 p* m( g% OAllied aircraft
/ ]0 x4 J5 Q7 k. e' @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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7 Y. q" _8 S+ |7 [$ S6 YJapanese aircraft losses
- m9 R( y3 m! c1 b A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# C: P" P5 ]2 u$ v' n
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
) V7 v' C: v$ t9 X# z3 ~- z/ ] G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' {) N3 y5 M* Q9 |5 z) ~9 |! p
* S2 Y5 W1 W- eAllied aircraft losses2 i0 y, m& q) i0 @+ Y7 y4 i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ E/ w6 Z$ S' o2 p! p3 K
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Allied Ships
# K1 Z" u: p, R8 H0 R+ a) J CV Hornet
9 \/ a. {: m/ h) m9 F CV Indomitable) A% \, Y6 T% F. Y; f4 [
CVL Hermes; I" w( N/ z5 b+ f7 }% p
CV Illustrious
8 Z$ K% t4 H, f2 Z( U% } CV Wasp: V! L0 c+ _4 B7 Z* V. o. [
CV Formidable
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. C: _& z8 {3 s' G6 ~1 c$ z+ |' a9 G+ IAircraft Attacking:
* R: b9 Q8 |& D! a F1 n 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet% T2 J" o- \" f
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 n0 `1 K$ v( t2 u 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 b/ O8 N0 k4 x0 ?2 ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
7 q' l: I3 [; FVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
5 V/ ]3 U" U5 E$ E2 O# r# G5 |" m 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.1 S( b. C K/ g6 t4 b4 s
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.1 o' K3 `6 O5 R; @' f2 L+ ?7 B- \/ L
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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9 I# l5 J0 b) b1 Q9 D6 c+ E) mMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 x8 t* }6 k- c: s9 p
. M% o$ u' F$ ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 m- C7 A# K$ K! a
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes4 u0 S# X8 O6 [9 t3 u1 J: |
; {$ O1 c1 @: f) X! Q4 tJapanese aircraft
& c) Q" X1 ~4 ~ G4M1 Betty x 289 B$ a) D9 H( P L- y3 l
6 F! W4 U) ]( A! N3 H; P4 J6 AAllied aircraft5 p3 I- B4 [! x% }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 }' }4 I! k& i0 f; ^2 d
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Japanese aircraft losses5 J; p7 G0 @+ f' {# G% I
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses; W( D9 ^- [9 N5 h) \
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Allied Ships! L2 F8 g" ?% ~3 O3 |; e! R
CV Illustrious5 {6 b3 K% i$ Y% ]% p' o/ a$ {
CV Wasp+ E- e! Q; Y3 ]8 j3 y$ K/ D) \" ?' t
CV Hornet# ?/ T5 }; u' _) i* r- u
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Aircraft Attacking:
; ^% W* e$ z9 x$ { 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 l, t7 E% T! s/ N& |4 y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# ?/ W5 q( M! k+ W' I
7 t; }' n& T- x. v; Q! e- q* H) _4 sCAP engaged:
; T2 H; I/ B. y2 eVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 ^% g7 C- Y* Y
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 o, g! `2 P, l. c 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
+ p9 A, g0 c0 L$ g Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
+ ]# R1 W2 s! D& O/ D Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes- i0 s/ s L& n2 L
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9 R+ X, }$ G6 E- B+ gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162% _. w: b( S& Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 G \# P" P9 H* t2 \
3 k& F* u0 D# m2 e6 S9 y MRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 k* P+ q8 u1 R/ d
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, Q3 g: S# ]. f+ h A6M2 Zero x 24
) \3 [/ B/ d3 E0 F$ e3 K, m G3M2 Nell x 182 e: L2 b# _5 l8 }& l! T. H
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
7 i: g5 z3 g% {! N9 i4 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 19( q6 c9 k* H/ e4 {. c6 d
: q3 I: l5 S. [$ o9 V# V/ RJapanese aircraft losses
7 A( d, l6 f2 t; r A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" V+ p( e1 F( L/ a. W G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged4 t b: V( n, p
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Q8 o- w* j/ z- u$ J) B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# u& W( N' J' t! N CVL Hermes
1 L! f A% D% i9 B CV Hornet
* `3 r/ H, B, \/ t- O0 [ CV Formidable. N; V" |+ ~* a. W$ ^$ t5 ~( N/ \
CV Yorktown" M8 {+ C1 o S5 p9 l- X0 Z
CV Illustrious
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* T+ a6 w2 X; `$ }0 J! [9 wAircraft Attacking:% P6 { s8 Q$ {- r2 v! b% L
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet" p- N$ o3 a7 ~0 x: h, z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x: N: ~9 H- Y. Q 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% w) R8 }- v# l" l! S8 ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& a. T3 _9 K/ c" Y. y* Q2 K
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CAP engaged:3 x8 N+ o y- o( V( l& f0 _* ]
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
" D# c% ^& k& O/ | 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., `8 F: m9 \) x& E8 ?$ e
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.+ P3 |/ W4 X! K6 A* k6 D# A
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |