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6 {1 r4 I; v/ r- `) }: I42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$ A* m' C; j, Q7 C3 H' s0 D/ r8 ~* s2 K
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2' r- ~0 x7 ~4 D9 v9 O
CA Kinugasa
- T/ H% J) e& B& t CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire6 b8 u1 T/ c, A3 |) a
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~ e1 e" Q! M CL Tama: f& k% H6 O; b3 k \: u2 B
CL Tenryu6 v5 S6 u7 O1 \( G: b2 ^% _
CL Tatsuta, c9 I6 V( ?( S; i2 p" `* {5 s
DD Yugumo
9 S+ x* b) W- X* [$ V DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
5 B3 V$ @2 ?$ T4 i b DD Kuroshio2 g* u5 O7 j1 d) a6 ~
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 13 _& q/ U+ g- z7 L& b) e$ r' Q. w
DD Amatsukaze3 o3 ~- z1 }- G" F3 e9 q/ o3 M% O
DD Kasumi+ h& g' j" o% T3 I8 c3 o6 G2 n
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Allied Ships' q" L& j7 O; l9 L
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, v: L ?7 m/ a: @ t- J
CA Northampton) g+ b h* z* o( t' W
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
& _5 i8 Z* h- w& t& a. i CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
- D6 _* ~% B( d! Q7 Z }5 a5 S- O CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
* q" z7 p6 m, R; U CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
9 t9 ^# s5 D+ R& G0 \8 `6 m | CL Perth* e/ w w+ s: ^& y' S- ]
CL Enterprise! t; C. |' F ~ O
CL Honolulu: N: X+ e' G+ S& B- o2 K
DD Alden. h! q: b* F8 h! l) O& m: ?
DD Fox
$ ?: a% r; t' Q) y DD Whipple
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9 j: M3 B- P8 @6 X; m* i( sImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
3 T% T- s0 ]: O# g1 NMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
. r$ ~$ x1 G, ~7 ERange closes to 17,000 yards...6 W' X( y0 J) Z% c% Q; e& w+ d+ G
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; g4 K d6 k( ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 U) o/ s6 w% _& z5 o- dRange closes to 8,000 yards...
/ h M1 U5 R4 h. l( _3 f& t" G( YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
6 y4 ~# }+ E* q! H o+ XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards/ n- T0 x, k2 ?
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
1 N' U0 i4 F8 L1 C% S0 RCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, y4 h. e* W/ [" {: {
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
* }3 F% R) `0 }- f; r% [CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
8 Y& O; n8 f' W9 _CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- M$ g. D% U% ?) @( `5 o
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* G* e' l( h- \* r" Q# A$ V. ?5 sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. I# V5 ~* x; O' K- s5 v& V( DDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; @8 u7 M, W/ I& J. \( [
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards4 O6 o2 p. u' N7 ?8 R6 t; e
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards% F. d& X; L& b' m/ _( s
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
: [# e- j$ R8 G" ?& EDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
& p: t/ u9 Y$ B) j# o% ~# ?8 CRange closes to 7,000 yards3 a6 |% k* Z! ?
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
" t, w" L n$ b' ^/ h, ^' T7 dCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards: c& b* A1 M+ w% D) D
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards7 H* _2 ^0 R- |7 N4 x% g
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
8 B( m, F) \' u! z" y, sCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
T/ t8 f7 e6 p4 g& T# NCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
/ F1 P0 h. I8 ]CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards5 S& e- y8 E h/ F
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
3 ?3 f4 F+ ^+ ]- }1 U+ |DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards+ L# {) E$ @0 U5 X$ x. c2 }# X+ N
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
+ n$ i$ T- o. x3 U) `0 vDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
# Z2 U/ M. ] R. p5 `DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards) z9 r. q; {0 W4 \4 B: Q' \8 J; {; h
Range increases to 8,000 yards
# J$ X1 y$ Y% Z" ]2 F7 d& X1 H/ aCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards7 p! x+ s1 f4 B
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
0 d5 m) q: N8 K+ _/ p: o0 |% ^CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, @4 X6 }- W' ~- rCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 x$ r: e+ C+ t
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards! V+ w1 q' h0 ?$ s8 V' i" f
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" U1 b6 A7 a$ r, c1 LCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards4 I. ?, d% ~) s+ U
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& \6 X" D0 y- ]9 Q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 I: `0 M; d$ B3 G5 V5 ]
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
) |/ E T* G0 {- |DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards( F+ P4 ^1 @7 E+ Q* Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards6 @( s' u+ e# i' X0 Z0 `" N
Range increases to 9,000 yards
* G# |0 N5 _/ _, c+ p. ^7 fCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards) Y) N* b. ]5 g) E7 |4 x) V; }* }
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards- v" d" z2 b, Y" j+ w5 |# `% C2 ~# d) X
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards$ L# D/ h4 B8 k, i0 z
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards9 W5 Z- g; R' B: \* B. I1 O6 Q
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards* j5 \: `9 E9 o4 [+ O( u5 J
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards9 l0 v/ ~) e( C9 z0 F9 P# P5 p
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards# }8 r- k0 W" t0 h" y1 o) T
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
( m) e; `" I* L: N' }DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
, Z$ U* {9 F2 c, P, l# U6 c5 N2 DDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 l& _) q t. a9 l. [DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
' [/ d. s. K! D* o0 o$ k ?% p v! L% pDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
: G& D- E1 I% |" E d5 s4 vDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
. Z; S7 p" X7 i( u+ V; q$ jRange increases to 12,000 yards
$ B0 F! A9 K! ?. V/ [( z( H$ { ^4 c- QCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards/ Q5 V, \ K z: g1 W' C
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards1 ^% F$ `0 n; T! L* ]5 {9 M t* J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards f/ g4 Q( \9 V" D0 Z7 o
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
: E! c7 g7 R' E+ q% a: @CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards) K7 Y8 h/ }' y, x) _0 \
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards$ T8 t9 X. p; ^, ^) ?
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
- J. j9 j4 Z$ E7 b7 Y4 KCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards \ |" B0 o4 P: u
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- m- J1 Q% k( u' \8 S
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards5 x9 t* h' |0 W) L* n" P: |
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. X; o j: d4 I1 ZDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
6 v/ l$ T K% y+ p0 q; P8 d$ TRange increases to 13,000 yards6 N! h8 f( N# v8 Z8 o
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
7 P- a' B# u A E7 |) d, GCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
2 I4 G w) o) v5 o6 g. s! W5 q5 ]CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. `2 q' P7 _& Q. c! l. v6 n$ }CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards2 x+ O8 N' r, w6 V, Y; ^
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
. d+ ]' W G$ x, NCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards* ~2 A. H/ f7 ?; ^4 p8 J1 h( ?
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
: F6 ~* k/ J; r5 R$ C8 UDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 \- l) A* ?2 M
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards7 @* c! A3 Q7 E! b# z0 x
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
9 Y7 ]7 r: r/ n& p! U- Q) l, {; vDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
* @0 |" B0 l _0 G. mDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards& s. ^7 ~8 q4 ]
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards" X& F. E! a: L+ ^9 `
Task forces break off...! |7 I- b& F& B
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9 ?9 t5 Y6 Q( a, y' ADay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards' }' A3 l) I5 [+ G! P
# p; P4 @) M& @0 ]8 TJapanese Ships D: \ h7 O4 j* J' K
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire, j" G5 X8 _ x6 k' s
CA Kinugasa
; [7 a* h, R$ H* P/ Z CL Tama, Shell hits 1
0 X7 l0 a9 `- P+ S CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 X; I: W9 L. o+ N5 z
CL Tatsuta
, p0 N; d1 e/ W1 X* g/ y, g$ c$ w* O. | DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ E" M! L) u/ n9 Z: F DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1 f$ \ r+ H0 n+ @
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
% a/ \' p6 N% ^" C+ s/ v. Y DD Oyashio8 z, t. e9 A! q: W8 J5 C
& }) ~) w9 A& M/ z+ i3 P' EAllied Ships
B0 H. i3 W( q+ m4 W BB Colorado, Shell hits 1) l2 k% l& M! ~- r: G1 z7 J; S( s
BB Warspite, Shell hits 80 f0 b# N; ?9 W
CA Australia
4 l+ y' Y0 h) k p8 ~' \3 k2 }9 c CA Canberra
" I8 b A5 ]2 N, k M. v" R) t CA Dorsetshire
# J/ ?/ c, K/ L" F) J CA Cornwall* _9 L; e. t; |2 l6 v
CL Leander
E; Y2 m, P# m( L CL Java- i( I1 G5 x% G- U9 v
CL Dauntless- ~# l' J8 M" t$ h" Q5 R
CL Ceres
5 C; g8 j3 C( D7 E- N) w7 x% ~ CL Detroit, Shell hits 1+ ~/ n4 Z1 \) T
CL Trenton
( w1 E) Z% ~- m7 Y+ K: J' v CL Concord5 C( U" _/ X, d. D6 @
CL Helena
+ f! P6 T$ g; D N+ ?" {6 V CL Nashville
0 y" L4 }: I% A' v0 F) D: { CL Capetown
! S& A" t" ?" f# u DD Buchanan
9 K- e7 t5 o% Z1 c" t DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 h; I# [. E4 ?( r3 B8 }. e( g DD Stack
0 J. p) T4 k- S. ] DD Dunlap9 ?6 c3 G" _% B' K4 G
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
3 a% K- Y) f4 I v2 G1 [9 ?7 } DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& ~4 S! P D( H$ |" p
DD Nizam
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_) F. d! {) b& Q8 s2 W' m4 DMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards; ?; y1 z* Q8 |0 \. ?+ ^& Q2 A
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... P. _; g! F6 @$ P: ]! W9 o/ S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ k( t- G; d; g' o& P/ H2 i9 r9 A, ^, BFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
+ @: |8 Y1 V4 I) ]BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
4 G3 m1 e. F: [8 ZBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards: ~# Y1 V9 A$ ~8 {7 B
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards& L( c- ~) v, T& v
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards6 A( F) \9 K n7 K
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
5 p7 m& {8 j% _2 sBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
" Y G1 S7 C: T5 r; t+ Z% OCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards" s/ Y" a+ l ?* w
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
3 y9 t/ J; L, g' ~DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards) `6 ^" D1 L# X, K1 |3 K
Range closes to 15,000 yards' Y, G# U Y: H- {4 H0 A1 X" B8 p# I/ c
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 \+ g" W. p* V3 Y/ v7 f. yBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
- _% X# u8 U! _3 o! {% z2 ^CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards/ a0 ^" k& w! c
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ b) ~: Y6 L) L8 H: ECA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
/ V9 t8 [! l0 JCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 V' e! L' F& u: V7 [
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards& O' o( e9 N; B; i! _/ W8 E
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards: P7 K) }7 R: _4 R. X7 P4 s ^
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% l4 {9 M5 `7 W n6 K' K( JCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 W2 H1 y+ N& W j! e& o6 sDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
- ]$ I/ j3 T- ?$ y3 C. C4 ]6 @DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
( O2 c7 t9 f$ D5 a! _! {Range closes to 11,000 yards8 d$ D6 s4 ~" n4 N6 ?* n. D! K
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
" F. W5 p) N! ~+ s$ \6 qBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% E# U. f8 \$ `6 HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
3 z, L7 Y* @: xCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards3 X5 f; O/ T6 H0 w- K/ `
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
4 k6 k; |0 r9 f3 c( Z6 F" F MCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) ^: e2 ]- R7 nCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 B6 \. y& w# q1 g4 H' ^DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
" I0 D5 A4 M- }) H+ uCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, @7 B. m# Q$ G4 o* b: \. Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
+ i( k3 A7 F3 R" @* F' g3 ?DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards, F2 X5 d! ]0 g
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( @" n2 P) T% V
Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 ~( [) B- Y! H9 v2 YCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
3 x1 G$ q T( j6 ?( ?BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards4 V8 O% \3 i0 v' _' j8 A7 [/ `
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
_6 G# `8 q6 q5 h: N% vBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards3 C3 ~* b/ k" Y" J. `: `
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
, Q1 R: n( t' e; {" [3 jDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
4 d$ x( L' Y1 o6 xCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards: z+ ?. x1 _3 [
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
2 x/ ]4 G/ e5 ABB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ } P# |9 {$ R9 G: G8 h
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! K# k3 j h0 |, h% _% xDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards: d" r3 N( H# G8 n6 `& M
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
4 o8 D6 [7 y4 \DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards9 q5 M$ [! o4 O3 q* E
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 O' I0 o) o$ Q3 EBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards. i$ C7 D/ S9 s2 _ r0 @' E+ @9 w3 M
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
Y# ~3 N+ N) P( D% s% tCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards( g+ F5 d& [. z
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards$ _% Z9 ]' w# f p1 U, J
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards# n0 R% ^) s' u
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards% l( J0 T. x [8 K
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards/ m7 a* y' {2 A- ]2 ]$ t H/ l
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
( s3 r* t. w8 `' `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
- p" u9 u0 r9 YCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- ?. f8 r% D& F) T2 T) U! ~. I6 |
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* I' i3 \3 l: T: p$ Q) e
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards* T2 n6 M+ r& [9 j
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
: F( y8 F$ e3 I7 sRange increases to 16,000 yards4 f5 Y; l$ V+ ]# E
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards: D* N8 d8 D3 |- K# `6 W4 z* v
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
! |; G. _, _8 ?& pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards6 Y7 n: [( o) S0 S, i( T. b% v
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 q) W6 S% ?8 O3 t$ UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; o+ ~$ }8 d* P% @% `
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards+ X, Y" ^ O5 Q$ Y* {$ u* O& B
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
* n" l" E3 H7 G g5 A% xCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards$ |# z8 _+ @8 [( ?6 x0 q/ s" f2 Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards7 V F1 r- T) K* d2 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards1 I4 K8 K& Z, D6 p: |1 [
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards) k+ ]6 B+ g2 N" p; Y7 N k1 _
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards+ Y7 H0 W" c4 t' _
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
( u( e4 ^: ?1 l5 O7 Q( _DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 w ~5 S# t/ O/ G7 u- F) t) B3 _
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
- n P9 W, C' _% Y# r& n1 aDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
; X" j, u/ V; t: K( }; URange increases to 21,000 yards3 c1 @( T9 @3 V. G
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
* l6 @7 t3 t$ o: v: R7 bBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
" q3 b9 u/ g: |4 p2 qBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- v% w1 v. d% d! \
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards {4 L' E0 g# E; }
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ ~# D; d1 t% A/ gCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( i8 f# l/ _7 W: w% ?0 M+ }CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
* l. ^7 q) n( F; hCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards9 B# }# ~' n5 S, M% O4 r: Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
! [& i1 D6 Z* k% BCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards+ D( q! R# O2 r5 e1 A6 j7 [5 x
Range increases to 26,000 yards
4 {( ~* v+ P$ `2 ]8 G1 F9 pBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards! a8 ?) ?6 _( K/ C- x, r& @
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ \; n" u. H) ]9 i
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* W7 l0 U* M8 G6 {; vCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 Q, k6 P" `0 E- i& W% h) f, ]
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards% y( p9 |' C+ y( L# j$ ~- R) d) G
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage5 E0 F7 w0 [6 Y5 Y5 Y
Range increases to 28,000 yards
_$ M6 Z* }6 m3 Y$ wBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards8 P: y* |1 l; U- v8 f# j
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
' U- S, [2 I) m! l# b$ c* nCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards i7 {5 Y4 c7 L+ O
Range increases to 30,000 yards4 L& R2 ?7 t+ I* x3 J% V+ Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
/ B9 x) _" n8 |& j$ OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards* L. z. S4 l6 y- h1 w0 H
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards" d1 u, u: \/ J+ r. f. \% v3 ?+ M
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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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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, |4 T7 s% w' Q+ O5 }! XMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162& e+ m1 ^6 K- G$ l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 y3 L( n& @2 O6 Y# Y' `. J* U3 w
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes- d! \0 S( T S1 q
8 C2 f4 u. ?: c. e5 WJapanese aircraft. X* v: Q, L# o3 m D7 k
A6M2 Zero x 48
# L; C& d) Y& I" T# C7 T G3M2 Nell x 19' `2 W8 v: Y8 X! _9 P5 u
G4M1 Betty x 212 P+ S& i- d% r1 |3 ]# C
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Allied aircraft
/ _; S5 y) v2 z# S! Z& X$ G F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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) A" {0 s# ^ s( y* zJapanese aircraft losses
6 k: J( J8 x/ j$ a9 @% Z* @) n A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ a" F6 X y) J- d G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
X7 ~$ u; X! y4 \& g( X0 @* Z# D G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 e& ~! `3 Q% {: `% Q3 o+ k5 }Allied aircraft losses
9 M$ S, O8 ], I: P7 t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 X2 Z" ?- {: @0 _1 O+ e3 n4 p
CV Hornet
8 O# A ^( S, G4 }6 T/ h d3 s, _- R" \& L CV Indomitable, K4 D. D9 t( S& z3 d6 y; h
CVL Hermes
$ t/ h9 s8 Y0 K) w1 v CV Illustrious
, G& F, O3 [) f8 o8 L$ l+ M CV Wasp
x2 w- e; I5 L3 u) G/ v9 v: z0 B CV Formidable; a$ X! X. I/ e _2 t' u
; ^3 Z) N+ J: k3 e6 m6 fAircraft Attacking:1 N1 o$ G& M; ?8 t9 P
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
& {8 H* U& a7 a. N5 n5 ?0 X# Z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 f% q1 k& g0 @ Z9 T- I0 C! \ 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 I" S# m% a- N5 [+ C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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" L# p& D9 k4 ^% ECAP engaged:
9 c# P2 A0 J( Q# WVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
, a0 w. L' j0 z9 g+ l 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.' x0 H6 l# [( p
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
1 X6 t W6 H$ f$ e" c Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162/ b' k) B0 _+ q4 B! n5 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 M7 N5 `; K, \4 l
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' t1 M* o. l3 ~; e3 ^- g `& f6 h G4M1 Betty x 28! V8 i4 C* b' K0 }" S
/ I" k. m* R% {; p1 a: QAllied aircraft
6 e$ C% @+ |5 f% z F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 d; P H0 B4 W- f( I$ F
0 E, }# |* z9 @+ J4 j& `Japanese aircraft losses
7 X' e q0 |: n" h' ]0 w G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& `4 q& D. l8 A$ n ` _: L+ N( K
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No Allied losses8 S$ A1 x" C! f+ T
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Allied Ships' G# N7 K' N$ F5 f% T/ j* u
CV Illustrious! }' k& a: t; u h0 \; l
CV Wasp' T& d/ T7 ?/ \6 N- Z6 y: o; ]8 _
CV Hornet( H. B8 w0 ^( r+ J9 Z& E" _
# J" Q6 g. i( W( DAircraft Attacking:
6 j3 s/ C5 ?( b6 Q P 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 t4 M1 O- L$ z& n& c& S2 w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 z; w+ `- T) ]9 A9 i# s: H
+ c) }, e5 S! Q8 t! {CAP engaged:
2 O# `& k3 [" r/ A' Q) ]% d2 dVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling). W; q. T# ^' H6 y
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 D) H5 ~& Q8 v5 \! b1 u& ? 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.4 o7 @1 k! D7 O2 O' b
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.. ]+ s) H$ x6 S7 B) n0 h4 z4 C' e
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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/ x7 f; U( Q% c9 Y# O2 o7 qWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* [# S6 V4 q# A; H' E* u( ^! iRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 ^2 p% w$ P5 m" eEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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7 K% ]/ A% f/ f! \3 ?( D) BJapanese aircraft
8 Y0 J: i7 I; U; e+ K A6M2 Zero x 24; U: r' j9 o9 G! q) O
G3M2 Nell x 18
. z/ u+ i! E) q+ J G4M1 Betty x 168 P0 Y: D; u/ }! d6 U2 u: ~ e
3 Z, \5 ]4 S8 pAllied aircraft
5 z% p* ?4 \0 g! i- ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% E" f, U* Z, T. X" a# |( |: e+ Q" G
2 `* u8 `$ e* b9 BJapanese aircraft losses
. g+ [+ o, i" c A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
, l) Q4 |8 P0 l3 Q* j( V G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged% K" [3 H6 F% y2 u. O% b
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Allied aircraft losses! D) d# D% ]" C$ b& u$ N' f. V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) @8 D2 O7 J. E) w( Q# y8 D
CVL Hermes
! Q& ?, m+ {' c& z CV Hornet
4 c" v. o( Y _, k CV Formidable5 \ E- F# j# e3 u
CV Yorktown- R5 m; {+ I( m* G4 A
CV Illustrious: ]/ i9 V+ [* ?) o& d# [: j
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Aircraft Attacking:4 e+ T: u5 h7 Q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet/ v2 N6 b/ ~3 p1 q" |/ f
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 U3 o) f4 \6 o2 {! z 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; g" U4 a3 y* h! f& P( }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. B, k9 H0 h, Z) C
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CAP engaged:" ^0 }4 K" w$ c1 C1 J( |6 X0 |) r# Z
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)7 e; Z" ~8 e- Z
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- g- ]2 O" c' u6 l9 m: L2 t7 k Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
9 |4 J" ]% F* o7 h Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |