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F/ \4 n& F5 M+ {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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4 j6 a, `0 [9 q$ T7 ?# K0 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards$ Q: ]9 e5 A- y5 [: o7 Q
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Japanese Ships' t2 F6 v9 A1 q) N- H
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 21 D- x; [7 T- {
CA Kinugasa
/ @+ s' b6 Z5 }; ~* a CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire( u4 S6 ?7 b* u
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X4 A: z" [2 A( S5 f2 b9 a
CL Tama
3 B+ A, x' m5 l CL Tenryu2 f3 t; t$ ^' {4 @
CL Tatsuta: {( K1 O _, v6 k! p4 P5 h
DD Yugumo/ \& y1 f! z2 E
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1/ T! D- |0 c1 i7 Q M0 d
DD Kuroshio# A3 Y% e% t1 ^- X7 x7 v
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
; M: _0 O* T, P" d2 D DD Amatsukaze
5 X, V& j. ?! X9 f4 N; ^- i DD Kasumi/ h: p# ~5 R$ i$ n
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Allied Ships# O/ v( S+ U& P: Y9 N
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 22 P0 N+ f+ y% o: r6 S+ X
CA Northampton
. l, v, f) C: I CA Chicago, Shell hits 10 i/ J: s) M% L, O
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2- r1 K4 q2 R7 m5 ?! k% n( R, S J
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 21 ?; s$ s9 @" D. v
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 12 k J0 N# }1 g5 i! H( L
CL Perth
9 u; X- O4 i2 p9 x4 j& ?! q CL Enterprise L# D4 J B. l2 N E6 t
CL Honolulu
& _" s: {+ W2 I6 @% C7 V+ t- W DD Alden
& T% ^) \% d5 U V0 ~+ R DD Fox; B) E- d7 @' X, D+ A
DD Whipple# G5 b4 ~2 L0 V8 Q# n& g! r
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight" M% _" O( W& c7 z/ C8 ` I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards [9 f. c+ s. y& y
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
* D Q/ {$ r) V& P- l1 nRange closes to 11,000 yards...
: S$ \4 f, C4 c/ R3 f- ~+ QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
% k/ @7 {2 D8 I% G7 X9 t* TRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 F: a# ~ U5 w `3 Z' i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
! I) v& ~. T ]7 A8 ICONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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- h7 `1 t8 X: }3 t; ^; _CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ G$ w1 ~! t; c: H- f& p' Q4 b# K5 X
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, \8 U4 N' L9 C ~CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 w! t" L4 K, o( I! q$ w. H# dCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 g& i+ O9 _, x: y. {CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
: c2 V5 }2 s( C m! FCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
- c' [; ^! G2 YDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 n5 i9 k5 v7 L! `
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards" J$ m/ o! F' I% c% w( I. Y' C6 u
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards. C; l1 ^# a3 B: K! x5 l0 A5 a/ V
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
3 |2 w& P/ Y: Q$ M QDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards+ p. e9 }5 S( q* P" M( ^/ _
Range closes to 7,000 yards
; ~ } r# H, A* C4 S7 s: Q. RCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
m" _) V! x# R- T8 d+ ZCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
( Z- r2 m7 f ]. O9 }: s6 |* _CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
( C8 C9 E* }$ _# M' }# N/ ICA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
7 v$ }& j4 W3 ~' w0 u. d7 s+ ?CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
6 g$ S; m& B, s9 {- E$ W9 A |CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards9 \8 k, S$ A3 o5 D
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
6 q0 e) Z: q0 DDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards, Y% L. a, I* i3 T Z
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
/ X" c: J& e* n9 v# x) }+ ^- X, ]DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards; V7 u) J3 p5 a0 M2 x
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
( q3 I; Y @' o+ h5 TDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards4 N; v. ]! G- b1 s
Range increases to 8,000 yards* `/ z3 z* I' n' j
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards& z0 ]' @6 \' W( p
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
$ a, Z$ s+ d+ z4 s, d8 ZCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; M+ }+ L- ]9 ?# k @$ iCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 k7 Z$ r6 z. g. A, t* D9 O5 p
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
% l! P' W* ^, B+ z- x- n0 m6 v0 VCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 e' Q& f# v. Z3 U# YCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards$ @* i% a! L0 |& x0 |7 r
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
+ a/ a. S8 `; o- d, CDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& B8 }( t6 X: z6 T7 I
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards# F# G8 ?/ S8 |3 X7 x# |% M8 F
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards, ?! `! Y' K7 s/ l0 }
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards5 f6 V0 E( O* S
Range increases to 9,000 yards5 I( s6 a0 e/ g/ _) p
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards5 f4 q4 S( j1 e9 W! B2 b, n- _* w) ?
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
' r! T n8 D. a; w+ y+ @" ?, B' b5 fCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
0 x! h' K! t" XCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
: ^/ j" M) b3 T! M4 @CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
. h/ ~; ~" P" k6 x1 G* f' Z4 f, |) ECL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
1 }( a. b( J" q' W$ d/ q. ^CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards6 U8 X f5 F! H! c1 m( d
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
9 w. r5 d7 Y, @& w2 U B6 {DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards: E: R% R1 m4 g0 R8 K5 A
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards6 k* y/ I! Q& P# z3 q0 O1 e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards) R- n& n' K$ M0 {! E: i9 ?2 @8 T
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards5 H+ {5 {7 `! h' }0 V- L" `: i- f
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards1 p [) w8 W2 P: k5 A, v; \
Range increases to 12,000 yards7 u' d) ^9 U1 b0 O
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards" p$ p0 a- X3 N& g: ]2 D+ C" d
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards( V8 G* Y G" P H; }) I: X; b
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
8 I. e+ u9 _5 M2 n. F. |8 KCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards2 G1 Q& o" ?2 m6 {2 `
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
# j% _- I" O7 D: ?; yCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards# R+ S7 J8 I8 `, L( O9 t+ Q
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards ]0 [: \8 a% e8 E8 z
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; t" h" ~& T7 W4 u& [DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" C0 Y- f" B% b5 ?DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ W) E4 a5 c- o0 T3 I8 m8 @0 S# o+ ?# \DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 S$ E: N' [# d6 y' c
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# a6 i% j8 }8 v) O/ F% v9 \5 NRange increases to 13,000 yards/ t5 F: \ `6 F5 m% t8 f
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
- i0 _- {) \ ]& QCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
8 n. A k7 ?( V* t+ t" M' wCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. x8 T# r7 a$ v, ] ^; `CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards' u+ u" H8 [) x! S* G1 {8 c3 @
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards# p* j% Q1 C2 T# W5 o
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
q0 `5 _+ [8 w, qCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. M$ f% t6 P+ Y) Z9 U8 wDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
( g6 ]! i& @: @- NCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards% g) t0 I; V: Q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; o2 j2 O; b/ C: M |1 u& KDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards! u# {2 {* y3 X1 F
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
8 j% {9 k2 H7 D2 cDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards2 L2 i8 @! f5 t4 @5 y
Task forces break off...
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; P+ g9 g+ D2 R2 T; b \Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& e% T% J s# b) [0 r: C CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ a$ j% L" N/ z CA Kinugasa
. ?9 Q' i6 N/ d+ c CL Tama, Shell hits 1
( F0 W4 `2 p$ E. P! [, M- | CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% j/ ?% K1 e7 W% { CL Tatsuta
# W: G- m& e0 O/ A' p DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
: J# s5 s) j6 {! P" {7 Z DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 z+ @0 {2 K+ h' ]8 w
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire* X+ V( ]. }5 O8 c/ m" V( ?: T. S
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships- G* ^& r0 u$ D4 ~% U# S
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
9 j( o6 C/ l# Q# Q0 A& z4 P BB Warspite, Shell hits 8/ H! n! H E) W
CA Australia+ e2 e$ `8 E' m' {) M% e& f$ c: Y3 g
CA Canberra3 B4 n1 h+ G M. Q6 U( }
CA Dorsetshire
3 y1 h' S4 I0 w9 J, A$ x! }: r CA Cornwall
* o8 Z s+ t4 B CL Leander4 g* ^. ?4 Q& i: \8 x* `+ J3 L# [" ]
CL Java
. D0 {% P9 K+ f/ p* F% a CL Dauntless
. u: |# y! ]6 R; E. l4 {3 R CL Ceres
! ]4 f) D( b! n: m7 Q( U CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
5 j( `4 N1 C& b. k CL Trenton ~8 b B7 I7 H. }
CL Concord
# i/ K' g- @; n2 K, _7 Z CL Helena4 t% j6 r. D1 G9 m# l: Q
CL Nashville
, p5 G, N9 J" w, x CL Capetown
( p' J5 f4 t! c1 d. v8 \/ a DD Buchanan/ H" u" j# y- w
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ e: ]7 A" l* n5 Q; o5 Q DD Stack
) p. a& T& s* l1 w; u! U6 k DD Dunlap, u9 y( J1 W# a# `6 g T) J" i1 R
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
2 ~+ g8 b- k3 e: j DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 M! C# V' M/ D9 a# s# { DD Nizam* a9 G+ o* H* R. ]6 |& B# r! H
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
8 `6 _4 u5 M6 X' K0 eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 s/ B# l3 a6 `8 j, i( e# z$ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. Q7 C9 d" y; F+ [" C) |Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
8 ?8 C$ a7 i8 ^" YBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
! P$ M9 w" B' m! j+ E; ]- SBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards% G6 v/ }- Z' O2 F$ ]0 G7 v1 I
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
% d% z; h6 }% e$ f/ A, ECA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
, W6 u5 w; O" fBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards3 D0 e) ^8 v3 ~: d# v
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
$ J3 Y! I3 v. ?CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards( V$ O8 e0 x+ r1 h
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
8 Y" o/ U8 p6 t% GDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards6 {: r' b2 Y& ^! b, _* J
Range closes to 15,000 yards% ?- H! `7 }* m
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: C$ m% l3 y. u7 y
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
6 ?. P6 Q2 A; V- X# j4 S3 T) bCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards9 V* `: K# w4 m5 T9 ^8 q
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 v$ c1 X% W. VCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards' ~: S. h) R0 k$ u2 o
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* E" p0 _" m; W+ I4 zCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
; j9 @1 M+ i) `* I. G) f8 ^CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards' A* c# E# z; |* a0 K& X' Y% P
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 V- j8 z* u, z$ F# g
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% U# `3 I B: o7 u& N* \$ p* I; q2 j
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards% w. J4 l& f! z
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
- f- C* C7 P; B j; gRange closes to 11,000 yards
& A4 R% U6 F* l, A0 v, N& ]CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards2 H3 X( J f; Y( ?+ r9 q J
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' G/ ?+ X4 X8 B# s+ n
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards, s* F* @4 R0 h2 J
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
2 B) t. e" y' }: c3 c& X+ aBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards2 i" z9 F* ^% p' j `; R5 p
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ B1 v" Q9 U" A! `
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) ?# g' K% |( xDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards: Q! }/ X' ^" p2 t. e, h; E8 {' J0 t
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# W! ~. O0 E9 c( H. p
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards- n$ i2 O) [# B) a# [' B6 `/ i
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
! h5 A, M6 m" y+ RDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
' O6 f4 X$ h+ N; K. n( w7 \Range closes to 9,000 yards" X: f3 S! B( I
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
+ E5 E- L2 S2 h! bBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
+ \9 S" [$ o( m0 ~ SCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards" l0 u5 i) x, G" u8 A5 A
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
* ^, [# R( ^8 ]- G9 E. CCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
. N6 J: c4 @- Q. h' {DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards$ S Y: M- b C( t& s4 R
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
: ]) S% W5 X! I) \1 YCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
% c7 S# M6 i( F0 E& kBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards, w/ W, T1 S/ N, V! S
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
" }! B: z, t7 f8 T2 m$ G4 ~, Y3 D9 mDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards5 E0 O; m- r; A" ]+ O
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
q7 p) m+ E( V4 ^3 bDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
; Q! @/ n, g9 O. y: p4 nRange increases to 11,000 yards- i+ G ^. x9 c/ h ~
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
V5 f. v! v6 a6 l K7 Z' JCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
& T' H% G, |% d v4 _ `CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
* r4 o$ p$ X& S$ ~BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
) W ?$ b' c; j0 rBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards5 g. p8 G6 A; F1 f9 M5 t5 H( y! ~4 B# e
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
' _- F' e6 c* @8 j; v* Q0 O9 xCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards& \/ O3 A' ?1 N/ s- t2 i
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards6 m3 c$ n2 c2 w+ J8 P' Y0 B! Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
X$ E8 E* ^* e5 w1 s( WCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 L& W y- j1 V3 q: n
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& T L. B* |3 _DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
+ x7 }* u2 D5 K: KDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
9 d6 m/ H3 d/ G- s6 ~" g" cRange increases to 16,000 yards
9 c( F, d/ B0 _' u! hCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards% ?- W1 b! j! s5 X- j8 L7 E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. \1 U: k8 e2 Q: {& f0 bBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
, U5 Z0 ~5 t" _CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( h. j) H8 O) JCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
* @6 }, }" E& i, K) f) J9 rCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
% O' b( i2 V9 P g2 f2 ICL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
( }# }$ P" _7 b4 U) F& A3 j( iCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards- K/ r! ^ W* Q3 ?0 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
4 z; d& z. u. W9 m: q" SCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
* M# X6 R1 M5 _! w4 o; s. iCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
' n- g- M1 c) o8 iCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards+ |7 D: j# B- R
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
9 v6 p8 S b- v' VDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards& S# |% w8 |( ?8 z2 i% C! V
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
) }$ O0 S! e2 q* R0 V- LDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards/ Z& j8 t. t( i. ^% w4 I
Range increases to 21,000 yards
/ D/ l* K/ H0 Q/ V' |# |CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards* {( ~: y& b5 j8 A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
5 Q4 Z0 Y- u+ C" m0 pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards" i- J2 m1 k! t& F! l5 m7 C
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards+ R' J4 _; x* f+ G; S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 b, ]! u* _5 b* H$ Q Y
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards; ?: [ a" q r- C; |, J
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
7 F3 q; a# y w. S5 [9 ?CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards g& ?) X- I2 m8 S
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
( K; h8 {* Z0 M, T& c2 p/ U5 w, |3 d! OCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
9 S% W! x5 c# VRange increases to 26,000 yards& I' }. Y" ]# Q& w0 ?; t
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards9 {6 q; @( p" `# p; `! |' B8 Q
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ O' J% W+ X% k" ?8 w
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards- u! r0 b; g; w5 _- g0 z! ~
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
" _7 n5 h) C" W" CCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards) H* p% t+ p8 `6 j
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
! L: I7 f: s$ v8 URange increases to 28,000 yards3 W D" e) x4 z' y; m
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, X- b# \: Y2 B* A) _CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards/ V, L& m; g7 t, p
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards+ m& J/ }1 U( Y* |0 a! ^
Range increases to 30,000 yards
+ {( q4 T$ N- ~6 c4 H8 J5 ZCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
- I' R1 f' k6 |6 O7 `! Y/ l0 zCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards$ T! R7 x) r. Z; Y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
& J9 t+ p* q" D% S; [7 c, {- CTask forces break off...$ B7 `+ Z7 |6 M1 f$ L: ]) I' u
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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. \* b* y4 i- N! s2 c5 w3 ~( u& T
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' ]$ a1 m- ]$ @5 ~$ e5 f2 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162% ]% L2 `6 L& M c/ d/ b0 i
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f# J9 C/ E& RRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' w2 ]9 k: r4 {/ g* x% ~( mEstimated time to target is 44 minutes9 j1 u8 i2 {( _$ R! u, g
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A6M2 Zero x 485 H2 i( R( i0 j7 u
G3M2 Nell x 19' n5 |' b2 k" t9 [- r( Y7 m
G4M1 Betty x 21- a4 x* m& Y8 Y. g+ g9 |; o6 `
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Allied aircraft
$ M4 _( p' x0 B& c* v2 I5 A, ?- \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27# o2 q8 t) v, Q. p1 P
9 v; S, e2 u4 k+ e$ j% RJapanese aircraft losses
1 V5 J0 x3 d9 u- e" H4 u3 d A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
* a. \" U6 R; R- A3 @' K5 P+ r- o9 ^ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed: ]( c: M( l1 `5 f
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses1 T4 U8 {! e( O, @$ o2 i& y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 `. K/ ]7 F0 B+ e
9 A2 |% I7 A9 |; Q! E8 FAllied Ships
* c9 Q: T8 ?# v, i8 m; J CV Hornet
/ ~9 B }8 o* m! Z0 m CV Indomitable
/ _$ _5 T# Q' i- v( i% U CVL Hermes
! S. v& |4 |! R3 ?6 R% L5 w CV Illustrious4 m6 Y# o% F& p. g
CV Wasp3 w6 R) v9 R, q: @% T8 i
CV Formidable
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; V8 Q# y B- L5 [5 `3 {Aircraft Attacking:
* g: Y: H$ R, g; V9 F& W 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
$ e+ P ~# h+ Y! C' F0 c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 ~8 ]1 D6 V& v+ P# g7 r+ ` 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# `6 [1 \! z( f2 o% \8 S5 R9 h Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
. Y0 L1 k; Z, r- c/ CVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
' t% Q( T; U( y- G 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
% X, @6 c' b4 U7 Q7 }) M* a Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.6 y) [. U1 O& S7 s
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes9 H4 _% R, O) F
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0 x( l7 B# ?9 V" X& x* N/ T7 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162( R" o3 B3 Y; L) x1 f6 {
. M c" ?# I. t' }3 A" RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 }# h. ?5 T& N" ~* R" k- I
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes6 [3 J4 W$ Z* n; V( Z( v
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Japanese aircraft
0 q/ G2 n* F6 H! n8 j' V. T ~ G4M1 Betty x 28" b& b! x! v" }9 x5 f3 o" A, b: ?& ]7 N
0 f! x: T \( k: B; `3 nAllied aircraft
' m8 A3 p9 J: V9 [0 E* i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14. i- n% N: c! Y' {, ?' u
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Japanese aircraft losses1 z, k1 E6 E; B4 @; |) y2 u! U0 ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 n' P) a3 i9 X8 S
; _3 s# L/ W: Y% ^8 R/ hNo Allied losses# k8 h/ e4 C+ y- q5 ~4 R. w
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Allied Ships
) o0 n, p/ G* {9 r0 ]! E( k CV Illustrious' z7 W& ~7 e& ?; y
CV Wasp
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ {( D! Y; I7 L) U& ~ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. Z& p3 U1 q8 ?! l0 V Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- \4 Z: X4 D/ }: s, r8 n7 C: S
" E0 _8 e/ z" Z2 I; ^CAP engaged: _9 r) G8 m( {1 W
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
: K6 u6 o: `' D. z% z8 Q 1 plane(s) intercepting now./ q9 @: n' Z) Q# N/ X7 z3 j- E/ H, _
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. {: x! i( c' D. s* K# `; v
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
S2 U7 @* Z) [2 }3 { Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes' Y9 j1 {+ E# f9 y8 _! y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 _$ V) k' M. s- i
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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( j' ]8 Q6 b0 _# I$ HJapanese aircraft
. I+ k2 K: V; H1 H A6M2 Zero x 248 f& c* d! y2 y2 L' a2 V$ P
G3M2 Nell x 18) v* ]! U# N* a7 B; r
G4M1 Betty x 169 O3 Y# ~: B( I
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Allied aircraft
% m1 z0 x3 H0 k. p" x! q) q: g$ c F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% Q5 [5 S; F8 O$ _
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Japanese aircraft losses, M& r; l8 q# `; H5 }( j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 V: j* a. w& P& D& w5 w G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged/ E5 A0 K0 {* d7 j) f; j3 l/ C& P) ~
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Allied aircraft losses
" e% F9 z% s: X F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 Z( k) Z3 A1 ~4 H
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CVL Hermes
6 a/ g, ]/ v7 a6 A; i: I CV Hornet4 O- S" P* ] d/ M
CV Formidable
5 |- s# u9 M1 x- J" z+ G CV Yorktown& E" J5 T! r* d( b' m
CV Illustrious
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; u1 w( B; r' W- A# W, RAircraft Attacking:
9 T* {% n" h0 l$ u: j$ I" ^; T 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet0 _7 y0 V% e3 [" p6 }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# k4 X" t9 p/ k- l
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 \8 ?3 I8 j! A- g, `" V
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
. q1 }9 Z+ ?# E7 _4 zVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
O( Z/ q1 \7 `) j8 `6 y% }- ~+ |, I 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 y6 h- p2 C( f/ M) q o- E' g9 X
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.9 b+ u& j. k+ l6 f& c8 U9 }
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |