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( b5 Y/ M4 k6 D42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 Ships9 A: k9 v/ V/ ~8 F- O @% H9 I% U
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
4 \& e5 U" W2 _* F CA Kinugasa
9 o) Y* a( M% A/ S' ]: h" [- g- x CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
! _! l. c& f4 g CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage z' k* E! _5 {1 Q6 s% T
CL Tama
' X8 ?! t( g- |5 m- x6 x CL Tenryu
# n4 _4 U# \5 k% M) N w CL Tatsuta1 {% J; k2 H% U& r
DD Yugumo
. T+ _4 W* `4 i DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1+ \. s( P9 f: l. G: e: J
DD Kuroshio
9 u2 r; k+ [ q2 ]7 t DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
2 D8 \+ W# U$ e* g) {' f7 S: b DD Amatsukaze6 _' P+ I# ]( \
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships! E) p( D& c8 M' r& J4 j
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2) |6 h0 D) e+ h% _7 w5 ^# C- c
CA Northampton
1 D) X- d* |5 r CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
G* q- _" P; |9 @ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
+ m# j$ Z# [: W* t# e/ {0 h CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2 w# n. D0 `$ {
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
6 U$ J: U9 h# t CL Perth
2 l5 ?/ B$ \& W3 a4 n, E CL Enterprise/ w$ s$ J$ q6 G- j
CL Honolulu5 j N! p' a+ }
DD Alden
0 u1 @1 a- {) o7 K. W DD Fox
; e/ W7 Y! n+ p" Y! ?2 H2 R DD Whipple
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* t' ^- d0 X: h0 j6 pImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
. e0 ^6 Y. l. J' ^3 TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
' v8 K/ X$ q; iRange closes to 17,000 yards...
& e' `' P: B( J3 U( D1 zRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, G: p9 k: d9 n( V( V6 Q( l+ NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards( T: ^1 E4 y/ M3 X8 D, @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
, o5 U+ O: j; [4 l2 h- cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards1 `$ E# V d% n4 H1 ]! A$ f
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
9 I' i1 { y$ E9 T3 HMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'( D0 S- p1 t# T. q. A; M
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards1 S2 M- w* @, F
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
# [: B6 b" `8 j+ o( H0 vCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 P8 x! q6 A& O& W. d! C) E% ^CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# g' ~3 k! i. ]- b
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards! b( h/ v$ w c9 V& w8 F, v
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
- g& B& n# q. g7 @2 ~" |DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 r% J4 q/ \1 J
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards/ p. f% ~3 m# }4 g; j
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards/ _6 y. `! e4 I
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
3 U; \, x6 `& H; k2 d% p, F% B/ JDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
" S* G: Z8 e+ _$ D6 QRange closes to 7,000 yards" @3 h' U1 S0 u6 T
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards: ^& [ [3 @$ q& V( w! j) c
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards I( F, k/ S- g* {) ?
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards) p3 t. _% G1 J( c5 }+ J) G
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards8 @% E. h- Q. l) T' A' S
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
0 r+ J( A' o7 C4 V, }CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
# D7 c) \; E; n) ^CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards3 b9 o9 A; a X9 I/ r# W
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards9 G" ?3 ?% t/ w
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards5 p0 C! |. t0 K- i* t! M
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards1 ^* T( B+ W! X# J7 y) W- `# N1 ~
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
. L: n2 k% ?! A: e/ cDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
( j" Y# n8 _$ {9 f3 ?" JRange increases to 8,000 yards
" \+ l* A% w# d2 a5 QCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
8 P5 Y" E3 m nCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
% t& e% ~- z( V" R6 XCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
8 X+ o' [5 x+ l6 V+ ^: ?CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 ]5 ~. g2 k0 T/ D
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
' F3 D# |4 W- Y5 U! |CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards2 h' W; i* t& I) X, c) y' M
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" }- K+ i7 r2 a$ ^8 C9 J' V6 B$ Q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards0 t' A9 u* c' t I( |
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
) N0 q, F% K- H. [DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
6 V" V' w" G7 T& O( ?6 B: D4 ]$ pDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
, O* T( L* S6 I+ v" s3 q7 y7 XDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
: x$ S2 e9 s6 H3 [- ^Range increases to 9,000 yards7 z/ X# b4 H$ D
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% N; |- i. @+ {3 i; ?3 x4 G
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards% I+ K% h# o# U1 V) H
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
( r2 ]/ }) W' i# ZCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards) Y+ E; m' \$ d( ~9 \ q$ D
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards, w, \* o6 |8 k) H) l4 P* `
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards. r. T2 E! j& ?7 ~0 J0 O
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
6 n/ m; h. n- [4 uCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards- f: p# w+ G% V5 i! k; [1 P! [
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
& b/ G" I8 F8 }' ?3 tDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards1 J+ X2 ?+ Q/ h; I& v
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards8 w* p2 Y; V) J4 e' R9 V
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards" Y/ B+ x W" {) E' F
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards( G( _' S; y- m
Range increases to 12,000 yards6 K" v0 i8 P" V, x* e& t2 ]. J; _
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards* c7 v9 Z# s& y0 L, @) s
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
' |- j1 w+ n5 l; ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
. @; f8 ~6 H, q' j6 vCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 m. D+ N- g; [ y
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards# P3 F1 q1 z& [9 H) |
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards5 M- n9 {1 X: |/ u# m) x8 E
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
% e) N5 t8 l7 U* I# f5 PCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards% L1 R& Z) Y+ C' m9 U* k
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards M5 X+ I# D( m& @2 }
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
9 Z0 b( r T0 Y3 L O" Y0 dDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 w& ^: `: G: a! Y; l6 F/ f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. X' L3 a' b% oRange increases to 13,000 yards
7 R; x* S8 E& @ _' q5 ~* gCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
3 o- p$ `9 ?6 j& OCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards0 _: k. b/ w3 C, b) `- j
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards7 ]$ T. _2 d( t
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
; ^8 I/ F7 B r$ DCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
3 o4 i' J1 g& S$ V! }CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
2 F. K7 [3 a k% [3 M+ `CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards* @" V5 B" V0 M& W! G/ L
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
4 S& F% T) g" @7 ]8 i3 p- u1 s; R2 vCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
. v1 w+ Q* ^" x1 k, d) cDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
: h* u: z0 f# c- TDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards: t/ s4 R+ J4 ]" g) {1 a' P$ @
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards. v/ G$ G: H+ y1 L
DD 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
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Japanese Ships+ f" @4 S$ A! E# s, P
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
: H8 C* j( n2 @% |4 v/ v CA Kinugasa5 f$ E9 h( Q K- o# `3 s
CL Tama, Shell hits 13 Z% Z) A- H, g6 ], h& Z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
0 `( C0 R) I; M1 d8 ^ CL Tatsuta
$ b9 V1 J9 k8 W7 \' ?( j DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire2 i4 W8 J9 J4 E6 J
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
- i' H6 P( |) t9 B6 D3 E DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire) {5 Q: x# k$ \ _" i& t
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships& @' o: _# Q3 D
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
2 L1 t9 ?# e) n. O7 x BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
e+ a* v- e! o9 J! K- T CA Australia# ^( o1 G+ T7 G. p; f
CA Canberra
: l# x7 S' f5 {) _# r, g9 T CA Dorsetshire- B3 g# t9 d4 r/ s
CA Cornwall
7 y6 h0 a0 s& [% j( X CL Leander
) `+ |' V) W$ l& [+ `% n) Z CL Java
/ U7 {; b2 f# B" l4 H7 C. ^3 B6 K CL Dauntless9 M, g9 j6 e7 }+ {& `
CL Ceres3 ~9 S; A9 P' v' f
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1) m$ l- T. o9 F9 b
CL Trenton
. S7 e' p+ L5 w: e5 f9 f CL Concord
; |7 Q0 U4 N e% G- M( @ CL Helena! O `; H2 [% C/ S
CL Nashville
/ O3 r6 P' u( c, {" _ P1 Z Y CL Capetown* B6 P u, p( M
DD Buchanan9 z' H& a9 L& Y8 l' n- ]1 ?% W
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 Q1 h0 p2 b* j! W DD Stack
- M* Z, z4 n) j! T) h9 R( n+ {( h DD Dunlap
0 d; E* q" K# S5 m1 A DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
2 W8 m) ?. S* T' w DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& w+ e7 C; E! N$ }
DD Nizam
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/ H0 Y3 T4 |0 C! T9 \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards" P( F+ k: k3 D. ~" c% J
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* n6 S: C- |+ b. Q' L) y/ H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) E' G4 t! Q3 K! t( T8 Y1 G
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'( W% X5 O" G8 O' ]( ?8 X
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 D2 N2 b1 V' v. {/ y0 aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards, I: p$ f, s& v4 ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
# x6 y; N1 J; tCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
2 k& x9 G2 L2 v& k9 ?* ~) `BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
3 L- X' n3 }- u' |3 cBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
& G4 S- b# T. b' f0 qCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
8 y, V4 x- {- b1 F. r2 XCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards4 I4 s; U3 s7 }+ E
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
[2 a; s# c3 B5 e, `, SRange closes to 15,000 yards4 v0 a; S. t8 X; x8 \- q6 v
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 \' i1 w- J. x+ j& }
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
6 w/ ?, ~5 [, |# Q# ]4 A7 qCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards* x2 Q" @. |' M: n7 k9 L
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ l4 i- k7 _ ?) f) mCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards% ]4 D. g# S& t
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! L( e u. z" V% Y3 y# V
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
" m# ?; s4 A% J+ s4 bCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
1 f! W ?( p2 t5 `% HCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' H8 X! n8 {0 y, e
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ q- J/ ^+ F% j$ F# V* _) {5 R5 ^
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
4 w) v5 i; t' V2 ]& s+ u& jDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards) d i2 d. u8 ]( u% {* c
Range closes to 11,000 yards
% A; g: A, a3 b3 HCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards( @4 A& l6 G6 N* ?; i3 L8 E& r5 Y
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 D8 y/ X: Y* n* Y8 l. s2 C
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
& F7 y! z: A7 {7 z% |1 e+ rCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
+ h) M0 d- y& kBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards/ c' \4 @( \* ^& P1 z' u
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: n4 y" R. d. a, y0 Y
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 q, W' o5 N- f5 N: v3 oDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% n7 P# M4 y/ w: b1 e+ d) s/ oCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" ~! T9 \- X4 E- fDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
. }, ?/ ~* y6 j8 pDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% k( n* v+ T0 {3 @DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards- J% T2 [$ s7 J0 }' D
Range closes to 9,000 yards3 |* }: b7 o3 v/ f) P6 j$ J) k
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards# O( h( r" B# T& x$ M
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards' O, N; Y5 z9 b/ ^: r' ?
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- ~* |( L2 ^& x7 d# n5 q: L, Y+ n6 qBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards0 I7 @' }# l8 H. T d- U
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards' D( j8 h0 \6 {! y4 x( J
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# D k9 H# m* m6 k4 aCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards& _/ V% V9 _9 @7 ^2 z4 q3 O, p
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards, P6 w! \2 ^, R) h4 K; X
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards) u; w. v3 H7 Y6 i4 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 f( b i/ Q# e9 q @' kDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
! c8 X; @" A: TDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
, ^0 g) P0 @" S% K1 }0 yDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
2 h( S. @& E* K! Y' c3 _, M; |Range increases to 11,000 yards3 e( @( g; L# s9 e# n! x
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
: ]3 x d3 z) i/ J0 ]" {9 OCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards3 g' i3 u! u3 F& T. r! Z0 C
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards. H) [2 _2 D/ R
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# E6 k* |0 q P9 `, P( f" b, PBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards0 L1 ~* ]) Z* t2 s
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
; S7 w+ e6 H k3 x- p7 eCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards' D4 d) n) l |0 W
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards$ F1 g+ a# N6 F$ [
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
. F& n* G, y2 mCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- l( e# S% F" W* L
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# Q: [4 J/ ^( `6 m$ @ w
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
/ r3 W, i u ^DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards! R, n1 e8 C) [0 q! `& X- H4 i
Range increases to 16,000 yards9 `* [0 E" h2 O' e- m1 b
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
5 Z8 }7 j% \8 J; YBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
- ~0 g4 L( R9 U0 s% ?6 v. RBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
* i, `0 V2 T) L L" M* K( y kCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards1 ^) r5 [. q/ h: g
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' X4 G, n% y. c/ _7 n
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards" L8 _/ t+ {5 y) L1 u) ]
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
7 |7 p" Z( \+ \( a1 nCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
, E9 J0 l, `& @* S, yCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards. F5 D, M% R# O& H o' ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards% P2 C. L! s. G! V" f% U* o
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards3 K% N& V. d# D6 t! ?
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
, T% l0 z( G0 u( z9 [DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
I* i+ x6 f, R1 C5 J9 [6 uDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
" [ O h3 v" @6 e" b/ }DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards5 R U- A/ e n; y
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards9 w+ D) j4 u n2 g
Range increases to 21,000 yards0 n: K; Y2 R" w+ X3 f
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards: r2 ^3 ]& f x4 E' I
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 g/ m [0 r0 jBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
6 j! {1 ]& z+ q5 O# ]4 I% PCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards$ A. @: \. ]2 H" a$ _% n
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 `7 Z( C1 i5 Y
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
2 I2 R1 v3 L0 l: V8 d1 uCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards# Q+ m4 v& [2 W4 j0 | o8 c
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards4 A8 G( Y! f# H
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
: G0 W+ |7 D' a1 N/ uCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards, Z, J' [) T% G
Range increases to 26,000 yards
; Y2 L- a( D6 b$ v6 L1 j; I5 kBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards9 @2 Y5 x9 T( P1 O3 v
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards5 R( f3 _( I5 J; z; D! r
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
1 q5 _$ @( X, O& }* u% r0 jCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) s4 b" [9 d4 O" E3 O1 h" c
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards" z; N' T; |) ` K, i- \* X% I
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
! C+ u8 P% `' z1 u# s" ORange increases to 28,000 yards
6 I) u4 o8 ? \5 FBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; z- T- B* _* G- K; o/ b; X4 CCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards. t# `6 P/ T1 H G
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards& [: ]% Y P# l0 g
Range increases to 30,000 yards4 l# i( F* Q* N0 M+ b) R" f. d
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
- E! O% b# n6 f' \8 MCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
+ _/ [. |$ p& ^0 B) Q8 [5 JCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards7 J. G3 p% C* q7 o* I7 o; ~
Task forces break off...
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, T& G Z, F- P7 ?( q E5 MSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands/ o) j/ f- j5 t Z+ [& G5 k7 I
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+ G, k8 z r! K$ N1 T SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1626 s$ e% F1 ~7 y
) C- Y5 `; U: c( A. v% aWeather in hex: Heavy rain! @$ q/ ~3 \+ p3 ]4 `. s1 Z& D
8 ?2 `4 P' l$ j7 n8 i6 F. N; RRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# g# Y# ?! t+ t6 z2 U: K1 ~Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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4 O- K) q$ c/ @) X9 PJapanese aircraft4 @6 O% k' {; @ m3 F# K) a& Z
A6M2 Zero x 48
& i8 G, d& W1 q }% { G3M2 Nell x 19# j, \; L' M. C' d2 n
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft9 X$ S6 e9 P( d' M) J0 z: U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 273 @9 t3 s% Y' }' N, ?3 H. d
- V4 A' U( O7 S- b7 P6 _Japanese aircraft losses
" _, a6 D# W; S. t9 E( Y A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 N: j7 t$ J3 G% ^
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
) z5 o) x* i4 ?& v7 P, R G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 v3 i# F' I2 i# q; X, L6 `( ~, }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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0 z2 b$ d' t, H1 LAllied Ships
, V+ N7 P% Y% i CV Hornet# b- f" g& ^9 I x
CV Indomitable" U' |1 |0 L$ W0 e$ E
CVL Hermes
" [ L( G% Q% s! E1 {$ ]5 H CV Illustrious7 q* {2 X$ M( w6 t/ d
CV Wasp5 e- w! M7 @( E; c: c+ f
CV Formidable+ F9 d" J# d0 x1 p' q; P3 H
# H" U1 ]" C0 r% C. F5 x2 \; PAircraft Attacking:
7 ]# N, _9 y. a- L3 _, Y; j. M8 k; j 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) u4 v- y6 H* B% F3 X" _. `) A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 l% s% ?1 b. A2 f
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
* F! {) A+ L4 A5 C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. m4 r% `6 g- ~) dCAP engaged:8 G8 F! _' J9 Y% F& r
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)) [9 \ R7 G0 ~4 X1 `3 P `
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; y0 r4 Z( w- u; X2 l& F3 S Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
2 G; E7 _& k# B Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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0 \* j) h1 U% WMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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- [, R- Z0 N! MWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 [) e0 a. q& y; m1 r# W k
1 F5 _2 u( g" x! p2 x1 jRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; B3 ]5 T) P a; X
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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0 H3 n: @. H/ ]" C/ SJapanese aircraft9 p$ p6 {1 Y w- ]
G4M1 Betty x 28! G: v! d) k, y+ U! X2 n
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Allied aircraft7 b# D4 J, u; D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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$ U0 m# D+ s2 [; }' GJapanese aircraft losses
+ A* m, D3 [/ X: |8 \0 i G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ p7 |# K0 W0 c0 }$ e# @* U* d: e6 }No Allied losses
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5 e# d8 n, t' ~/ D. ?Allied Ships
9 G' `' k- Y1 [6 @0 C CV Illustrious
$ e1 f( a1 z" x1 z% x# J6 {* {* W; e CV Wasp
. d; q& ~3 V1 L j3 c CV Hornet
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* p1 j8 g3 R- [) L. @ VAircraft Attacking:
9 l5 z, v9 R5 \0 j 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
7 F# U# V& Q1 j" {& z/ L% V8 ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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/ ]# B/ Z" J7 ~: p! ^# G, u$ hCAP engaged:+ N; W: M) r# i- Z, S( j
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ L/ D$ \# H# `) r( @ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
* L9 @* N1 h1 x9 _ 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 C2 \. P) q' v. g2 C; r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
4 Q* p3 V+ b- \5 F) g( f3 h' |' L M Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes; ~- |1 r+ y3 R* M9 l& ~/ L) ?8 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: S8 J) G! k! U! b2 e& A! r3 U
! F7 B3 h L1 I0 m! ERaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 t' B( A5 R6 x
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes$ x. n: b$ K0 r0 @" r- W% }% s
6 M& N: j+ I" i# i4 F7 D* [+ X8 hJapanese aircraft
( h) [0 N- S7 x! `9 B( n5 p A6M2 Zero x 24
) {8 f9 w6 j& Y( o5 g9 t G3M2 Nell x 18+ |" L8 A9 a& n1 n+ ?7 Z$ e
G4M1 Betty x 16
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: I# a9 x2 E3 g2 x# L/ s9 K+ W ]Allied aircraft! \0 Y* B6 }3 X2 H$ B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 p' Z2 g6 A: d+ `6 g) j- e
4 d( m3 x! j6 l b3 UJapanese aircraft losses
- G! t3 J9 V" f A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed& _4 C4 z. g; Y/ Y' |' ~! t
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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: A' I* j7 x9 d( e1 V# r- l8 nAllied aircraft losses
$ R% M _! z& J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* z/ ?: b; [( d; j- |8 v, _. m8 k" w
! k: }8 \. X2 J$ c( W8 xAllied Ships; l1 @3 F k7 m- s( ^8 w# t
CVL Hermes
" X3 }! K: P- {% |9 ~ CV Hornet* U7 l. {. n8 F c% s
CV Formidable% R! e1 B6 w% W# Z
CV Yorktown- i" T; ^, A6 r- b
CV Illustrious$ Y6 u" _: c% W/ ?9 K- z
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 ~+ Z' y9 T! J$ q' o( Q y5 e 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
% N$ a2 e; q# N2 Y( e9 p4 } Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
( v4 x7 t2 ?, o# \# u. ^ 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' z( |. H, F! W0 q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; {! M- d2 `' Z7 t
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CAP engaged:
5 f' O5 ]! {$ c! e9 b Y8 zVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
) M/ j8 W) Z/ O. }. J; [. C; k' h 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 x; k5 I% |0 a5 m
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.) {+ W" n5 `+ _4 R/ r
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |