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4 O0 M7 Z3 H- h42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。, i& |0 U) w( c) o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards3 a8 h7 n; w2 I N5 U
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Japanese Ships
! E; ~4 C# W; C, k! N4 D" {; b CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
( J5 }# J: [( Q0 C CA Kinugasa( \5 a8 {) A3 R$ E
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire+ o3 t" S+ p8 F$ A; |
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `- k' _; o. N* f9 }$ O CL Tama
; ?; e7 Q( z& f5 ] CL Tenryu
3 Y! h3 s/ A. z, B' Y* j9 v7 u k CL Tatsuta3 ` E# {/ F& F) V+ N; o
DD Yugumo
8 F- }# d5 X2 ^2 F( M0 Z$ Y0 @ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
) D+ ?3 j5 P1 Z' A- J/ z DD Kuroshio
( x+ i5 r2 |9 f1 }$ t+ M DD Oyashio, Shell hits 18 K2 ~& m6 A2 w# L3 G
DD Amatsukaze8 l0 [! f$ t5 p l m7 c
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships' y0 _/ P& j% U3 o
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! T/ K2 A2 S, d, |* j6 ~: H CA Northampton. k# I C, c. i
CA Chicago, Shell hits 14 d* k* N. z5 b
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2+ n! Y( h/ T4 S6 x$ F
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2( Y+ A1 Y& c' j6 S2 y
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
9 i) @" k6 v0 m/ V7 h# K CL Perth
1 u" `1 P; ?, _# J3 \+ d3 L+ _$ \ CL Enterprise( c* P9 i v* c/ X9 i% `
CL Honolulu
0 ?3 ^3 M, [, |( X: E DD Alden) O$ m( H6 b6 y# L
DD Fox1 L' G j5 M: l) k- Q1 g
DD Whipple' u2 C+ |. `* L* q* f
$ T N8 R- @8 D" X0 eImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight$ h5 c, [4 h" C; Y# f( c2 g
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 e x! B- P h, v, M8 YRange closes to 17,000 yards...- g3 y4 W! t4 t$ ^2 E) P
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# g O7 W# w4 I6 ~( n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 U9 R: F5 Y: k" T6 J* r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ g2 u* U. E* y1 p+ @5 u2 vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards+ e8 b/ O( ^7 j2 f
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
! S7 A9 _9 D" ?# ^# AMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'. e( O) S, K4 D+ c. |
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% r# e. P" B2 w4 y Q% ^CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards/ ~7 `' z0 Q% ^3 E" C
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: @2 T$ y8 ]2 u( T
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# m Q, Y! \$ S3 W' C- o2 a
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
, H8 ?* ?4 T/ i+ `! |2 sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards* X6 |5 K2 {9 @0 \
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
# ]* n3 Y$ h9 E4 [( f' _CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
4 z( W; w" r. \2 P- E% tDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
. J4 H' M! @2 lDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards/ r$ f# t( E# g- C7 B$ |( B
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards/ }% Z' N$ c# d3 W
Range closes to 7,000 yards
9 W7 c) V) U- H' eCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards$ Z; ]9 [6 E- u( _1 Q- Z
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards0 |, N( ^& T4 T6 o0 Y+ r, i) C
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards% J# B4 f4 b) W3 a; U. A
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards3 s2 W/ z# U, y3 `7 f
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
/ v7 d6 A0 f( s( o# kCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
9 m* x1 Z5 o8 \4 MCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
. M2 B! P) F% T9 c9 o' v6 [DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards. H$ @+ b/ G) i) C2 |; u% l8 z
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
x+ l6 g: N0 ]' a1 sDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
. r+ g: o; P/ p# u: w: EDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
! r' p5 Y6 p. O- `DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
- _7 i1 ^$ V3 B# |' \5 F9 sRange increases to 8,000 yards8 N! A" j" v4 B
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards6 h5 l! @# {; l# Z5 C
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards0 o! m4 {. R8 Z' | x( I
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 T/ }; ^* v7 Z( h# oCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
' ]( |" ^9 Q* ICA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards; a1 s! G0 `5 m8 Z
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) n1 Z7 i/ G3 m+ i0 c% I) n0 E6 Q
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards+ f' d6 t) q3 I9 V
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 t* A% K$ n- b
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards' ?$ u! z- Q: F
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards+ k2 q7 v! P5 m6 G3 U I5 A+ H2 s
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
1 t) H/ G1 B6 O, t) h0 r! mDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
, j. ?- \ a5 B% f( }$ LRange increases to 9,000 yards
* D3 q, `4 D8 H( O. @CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
0 @: x* B$ o- BCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards4 K: R' r& Y8 }1 \% V, R
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 d& G3 _" x; t
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
5 @ t# R; k9 ~% t! x8 _5 Z* MCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
F* a$ @. ^, ?& h2 m/ CCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
4 @- J3 ?+ U' a* ~; W" D2 N7 FCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
. R+ i* \" Q! J- {4 H! i2 fCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards4 {0 F+ ?: Y3 x$ T" _% ^
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards/ ^% H# A7 T$ @
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards# \/ C2 P7 w( a1 a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
! N$ M/ Q. @; p6 E2 VDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
6 m) \4 {: j3 y: oDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards) W$ @/ I: L$ I1 ~3 a1 z: Q
Range increases to 12,000 yards
' y, Q( _9 Y: tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards T' p4 _3 V- {: k! N$ N
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
8 q% N8 N( D# {, gCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
" D$ U+ E8 N; d8 `# [& W2 RCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
) }. x, q) W& \0 A# `CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards. R' c7 a1 i: a5 ]7 v9 m1 |9 g
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
' S8 D. p( j3 m5 ~) ?' ~CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
0 a8 q. o& H: ?/ cCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
# \, ^* b7 N) x) ?. f- ~# _. YDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards9 [1 u' }% ?) V4 t& D/ @! | }& Y
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 J) a6 Y+ E6 K& FDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 L1 k7 ]2 e8 ADD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% m1 `- {+ K. s
Range increases to 13,000 yards0 ~7 I" L4 A$ h( P+ ^
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards2 ~# `2 _& {% H% C5 P
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
$ d- f1 @/ z- j) ? ~! fCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& {0 z4 ^3 x2 V- O% c( i! c; k0 pCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards k' A4 q! u Z6 L( ~' L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
9 n, H$ J+ w; c5 PCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards- T! r* f9 N7 t+ v2 t+ Z
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards$ _; Y5 ~" f% W! Z7 w
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 Y1 J: |0 v/ D; S8 h+ L
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards) @' Q/ c8 O( N$ @, e
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' [# d, R2 \ P+ n
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards R. x3 l- Q3 G& {9 y0 f) u
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
0 K$ U" B8 m. MDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards! D$ \3 h' |( I$ E& z
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire: l7 }6 F, }/ b2 E! y+ A
CA Kinugasa: O/ r, m' ?) s- o% I" L+ G' Q
CL Tama, Shell hits 17 [% ]% n/ b: p7 u6 i7 g; P
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
) K7 q/ v3 v H0 C CL Tatsuta5 o4 q2 {: L/ f6 H+ f5 F
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
* }4 [+ y- i9 K! v DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
# U( `" f/ j ]+ y9 h DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire- _! O- A' d/ s# \/ _# Q! E! l
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships# U: q0 w/ B; t' x: f6 f0 Q- B
BB Colorado, Shell hits 14 U$ K2 p1 }* K" K3 M" S
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8( }/ [7 y7 }6 G
CA Australia
" z4 O0 z& Z4 h2 N4 T CA Canberra
U: l, V9 F" H. ?+ P CA Dorsetshire. ]: @& [" C2 C: P
CA Cornwall" o7 ]0 I& o- s# A
CL Leander0 \& c) c2 o; F1 L6 h9 t/ J8 P$ O
CL Java* h& V$ w- K. R/ ]/ D! r, Q
CL Dauntless
' P/ M5 s+ k2 E- [) Z1 I CL Ceres
/ P0 ?" e% x! |/ v8 E: G N CL Detroit, Shell hits 1: O; Y; O( x) _ m1 |' B$ ^
CL Trenton
d3 \& p0 J1 l/ j+ v CL Concord
" p6 O2 \ |* M( W# o5 {; U CL Helena8 J2 }9 L+ V y) P1 w0 o& L+ S
CL Nashville2 f4 n! N3 R6 W
CL Capetown
8 I4 {9 q) ~# I; |+ [, _0 E) `2 n DD Buchanan
1 \0 m4 y8 W# V' Z* u( q DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 O4 u! S% Q* {* _ DD Stack
3 f& f9 g9 L0 e DD Dunlap
5 i9 |- Q$ ^; o DD Fanning, Shell hits 1- l9 v. a" G. w8 `0 I
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires8 d7 i( d Q* s0 `2 @: Q
DD Nizam' N# K& l% W+ |- v Z1 ?# ^
. [$ D, N% z1 c! s9 r( ?0 JMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards4 [; N- {) A) H6 M4 U! N
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
R. j/ g& o6 ~) m8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
' ?0 Y2 Z$ |, G) D* I" ^Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'' L1 N, m5 I6 n* ]9 D* v
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards# p: f* O- Y& f
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards+ |& V# Z. j$ \/ C
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards7 U6 F+ k2 Y+ k3 F
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards/ r& V8 k" a: P! H
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards F; U: N! ]. M
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards3 x5 U( c* i' {# K. Y' C
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
* a$ d3 S/ N4 C4 r4 _CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
7 p9 r% x2 u1 u: L H! R" t8 L) q4 k {DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards7 o5 K, r' |4 j) E6 q2 o5 L9 J
Range closes to 15,000 yards- a$ E% x2 m2 s/ ]+ ?& ]1 F& [4 _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 Y! ?5 f6 b+ P# H- a( G4 |) m( OBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards* N0 D T6 t* x* u @
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards% L. L# E1 k4 r6 p
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. `/ B0 u7 g. ]2 ]# U: b+ ]3 O
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards+ M4 D! o! z! y2 e; V" s
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
j8 q- q# F( a2 @1 I5 ~CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
9 b' r: i) ?' _& w" BCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
9 D2 Q& l: c$ L, ?CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. z, |- @/ n$ e+ k. wCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# x: q8 R( J! B; a% g" @/ B/ vDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
8 L: S2 U- I1 B+ T6 @DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards( i# T# U8 f* y" l
Range closes to 11,000 yards* P+ R0 V" W( l. j
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards' m/ \0 t6 |4 H' n
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ H. u' w0 t- \2 sBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
7 `" C- ^5 `4 u4 g0 e) r. FCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
+ x( C. r6 }6 ^BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
7 _) m% A, l/ f+ z) G6 cCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 N1 d1 c" c9 h9 N4 }
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 o6 a1 y+ Z1 m' O: Y) u5 a( A9 JDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
/ l0 C* y: z. R( BCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& ^- A* s# z: G
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
# \/ R3 W! Y4 O; sDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards! n' c# q; ?$ n" m5 E5 r& {
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards6 t0 A) j" j8 a# V/ j( H3 x
Range closes to 9,000 yards
+ O7 ^* N6 i$ ` jCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards$ o4 g& x) ^+ N8 ~$ ^ Q4 I+ ~# I$ s& N
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards0 A" H& \( F+ f+ n \
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
/ W- |9 G# P Y) J: c7 c2 N" _6 Y( `BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards1 D8 j# e, ]2 }1 A4 n7 B/ Y: T
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
/ }6 V$ F! _: T* u/ R4 S, d+ qDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 g8 K' ], t5 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards( @/ R7 d" n+ W0 x* m. H
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards& v# U0 h8 ~' M0 K
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards" Y8 l7 v" C" |/ p
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
/ M6 {8 C9 x5 j$ _8 eDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards+ Z. v( |" w. U$ T3 x6 Z
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
, a8 ~$ L0 q% P$ j1 rDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
7 R2 C' G5 z0 |1 m8 v6 G) }9 iRange increases to 11,000 yards3 Y* Z3 S1 m5 M. ~0 Y: [" [! d' q/ Y
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
& N% o7 n0 X$ m) {; m1 x8 j8 b) NCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards8 W* C4 |6 H5 k; R( U' g' @
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards5 k6 I" H0 K9 {9 S
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards, s- [ p. {0 D: t7 F0 n3 a6 x
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards6 K$ A$ ^! W5 T! s& |# j. v5 O( W
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards# b5 d% t( V, v" G3 l8 i- V" M
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
' Y" b* U8 ]8 W2 H, I- {DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards* m0 A. }9 G0 p+ G
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards# J9 S0 o4 n: [( A7 U4 v9 `
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 A$ e$ x& |5 } U8 f4 z Z; wCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards X+ H1 `; i- Q+ Y" Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards2 b! L4 V! t, X: L; e. b% |
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
: M, J! t1 {2 g0 RRange increases to 16,000 yards$ u7 r- P1 n* a, f' e1 u' ~+ t
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
4 F# D# j' y8 E# m6 y, g/ e/ I" F6 iBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 Q8 L+ P" V0 v, E: k4 w
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards6 G) \$ O: c7 a2 [" G3 P8 m3 X" D
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' H) _- h% P: I$ g7 Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 W; O6 @9 m# i+ w
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards% @0 _ M0 E4 O9 _: F
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
v; z8 K8 d W) ]5 A& {2 a# U0 |: }CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards S9 H3 u) N1 T
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
& r% Z7 y5 x' Q( b& v$ f7 U6 Q2 ^- B( lCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards- Y2 \) N: ~ L9 g- ]
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards+ W0 m' P+ p0 ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards2 [8 S8 p, Z; l
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards6 Q4 p1 V( H( R z2 z/ g0 y$ p
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 o$ p; ]- z. Z* r4 zDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards7 }: m y9 @, B6 l% S8 E
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
, v ~- A/ Y! k: t* q% D! p" GRange increases to 21,000 yards
' ]* l/ N# c- v2 @CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- F5 O+ E- L9 U' }. D% P0 @BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' l- S5 S6 E$ D& E7 ] o/ M
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
+ a) O) s* r6 l ?CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
! o$ ~% R6 H) M0 t+ e+ FCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards& J! c% v' Y m6 [( E* g2 D
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% T* a8 _ \2 \! e* F. H' ~& rCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
( N" z- j H! U% ]* ~: TCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards! {8 s. {8 ]9 i- \& u+ I+ x
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
, L6 X) {/ T. [) Z) S. ICL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
! M( _$ k. b2 x" S: kRange increases to 26,000 yards0 _' @$ J7 n& G0 R7 [4 r
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
( Q% A5 J8 o9 u+ W; M" v4 F& C& b4 UCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards5 ~- q2 w/ j- F A9 o7 {2 O
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* ]% I ]* |! p! `# NCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 A1 g8 J, z2 ~( y% H
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards I7 B$ s2 |4 H! _, R Q8 E
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
% e, I/ m& x1 k& V7 @Range increases to 28,000 yards9 h# d. j1 X. |9 T$ L4 U
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards2 i: \; E! d$ P! @
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards. p& f* d: d4 S5 v' W' m6 l8 \" F
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
/ f* i; ~- ^5 V/ d* GRange increases to 30,000 yards
- N* u/ O1 W0 @# w/ R0 aCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
" U) k+ n/ v7 t3 t, G! |CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
* y6 o0 I/ O7 Z5 OCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands0 D: t- s. V+ R3 ]3 n
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Japanese Ships
4 F5 y. p4 Q, b* B: ^: Y( j3 W SS RO-67, heavy damage0 l! l. q( ]9 Y* x" { c) c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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5 }1 a& Z0 Z1 f1 q8 ], bRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 {( X* x" v/ K" b; j
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes1 J( B N5 ]' x, r& u" y
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 19& ^7 x, g1 u- C2 G& a4 q0 I/ o
G4M1 Betty x 21; Y6 x( z( `0 k/ B
$ H* ]; P9 n) r- uAllied aircraft
" g* i5 ]2 _ m/ I2 G' M. h. u F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses# Q; p4 t: ^, \4 D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
( t2 g. X! D: o G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed& L% H+ c& T" p, ~& a" M5 A
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. L9 u1 a* N8 v E8 D
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Allied aircraft losses- e( a8 T/ U" W% w n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 Q- ?9 A$ K# z6 C% W5 QAllied Ships
, t; J) x ]) F" Z. v CV Hornet
6 `+ u+ Z+ I& p4 ]1 l3 J) _8 |; a CV Indomitable! O1 J; ]! V# i, I6 }9 l3 y5 g
CVL Hermes
) v7 d/ V# D% o& o CV Illustrious" A; K2 C: B, \! A- o. T. K
CV Wasp
8 F; U4 Q+ |: U- t( ]+ {1 ]4 [ CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 S2 U1 M7 u; r0 r+ h 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
' p( X3 \% A5 m: u$ T% A' H Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ T1 V# S0 N* Q% h& @
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; l& l5 W, x0 m$ S2 \0 {; m1 G
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ R. q" T$ n6 N7 {+ l
7 n, P/ H. B6 c; e7 l+ x" ]CAP engaged:* }% H5 [9 |! Z* z T& z
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
. l, j/ o- t" b( a 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 p9 @. y( c5 f% q3 c5 [7 t Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
% M7 ]: Y& c- B1 N( Z+ m 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain l" q$ d9 y/ k- c
7 I, [2 x2 T2 q6 g+ [' ~' HRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Z- }+ t# A6 e3 n
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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& I+ H! ~. s( C0 M3 {( EJapanese aircraft' c+ [( H5 B% e" L' q5 f
G4M1 Betty x 28& \, }% S' D4 n) q! p& \/ Y- X
2 ?+ G) t. O1 f+ q" ^7 GAllied aircraft
) M" I: `$ S. e+ m F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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/ e; r5 l3 T6 x! O! y3 MJapanese aircraft losses
1 s" B6 V) o: i) D G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. ^& o& O$ F8 P( Y5 T" N
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No Allied losses) U$ ]: S/ o% K1 E4 H
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Allied Ships
% h. K& {: ? C CV Illustrious
: y+ R, q" g: b4 x. N: r* M CV Wasp
7 ?* c/ H3 q6 e: K+ ^4 f CV Hornet: c+ X1 U2 _6 \
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Aircraft Attacking:2 V* Q: Y/ v5 |6 O. W. ~, J- [
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet1 ?$ t6 b8 c- k' B
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:- y/ b9 l& Y3 s3 k
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) x4 t; x" T9 H( o" | 1 plane(s) intercepting now.0 _% c9 ?8 S+ G
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 ~- }- l, g3 G Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.' j7 k! \1 L7 O2 n. P
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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; c$ J+ q6 r, h9 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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9 s, n2 n+ P( N: V N/ cWeather in hex: Moderate rain( b0 P* ^4 f3 h$ S2 }7 c& c
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" j" ]5 [8 C/ j2 W2 M5 _- WEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* o$ e: E; }/ j
A6M2 Zero x 241 h+ x/ A! f9 h3 E2 w3 t
G3M2 Nell x 18
+ ~: l7 o% h0 s! p$ ? G4M1 Betty x 168 |# ~. z6 f9 Y4 w$ ~+ f
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Allied aircraft8 _1 N* j1 h" t5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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' Y# c3 v: P5 B5 n: H# L5 IJapanese aircraft losses4 L( D, ?4 }: j) \+ ]* ^ Z" T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
; m' }: F% d) E" S! Q- h G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 y- T& K9 F' g+ f9 X w$ I0 I5 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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CV Hornet) `- o2 J- {# R, [8 a( D# g
CV Formidable, E9 H k* R$ P0 n8 q
CV Yorktown
) T# U, s t3 j* k$ E* w* Q CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:: z( C- X' z5 d
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
) v1 m9 k& h3 f Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( `# p4 [) I D" V
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
3 b- H! ^' z6 B; w2 L% c0 { O4 g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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; l. Q- |; a# C( R" U! @; e0 |, PCAP engaged:
6 R( D+ H- j' {0 rVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)3 z. w6 l" L5 S6 E; j
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) o- T6 P3 Q8 L- b K0 c
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.$ U$ L/ ^0 I* j6 a' K" V* s
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |