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+ X- [( g. G9 Q$ [7 ^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。9 F+ s2 `2 P' |. v: i% N$ I
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! |0 y, d- H; b: t, KNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards0 r9 B( O+ r# w' h, Z5 Y
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Japanese Ships
) V8 s1 u: O i& s$ `, W7 B CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2: [9 s; X! D0 k
CA Kinugasa
$ ^- A. R+ p; B9 _3 ^7 C CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
% T6 s/ H* S0 `; A! ~% M) P) ^ CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# F0 J. n3 o# b g CL Tama
0 I9 j. y0 R7 s! x# n* A CL Tenryu
2 V! c. c: A k5 U( A CL Tatsuta# M: o; B$ v7 u4 }" Z2 r- i3 \
DD Yugumo0 W5 F' E! k, {; ?
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
& \. T8 s8 _; V! Z DD Kuroshio
$ R8 q: ]' [+ v! R/ f: g- T1 ~ DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
! v. J1 C3 c) m2 M! n. \! t1 X DD Amatsukaze
' X' h/ J% K- o( g* U DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
' W" H( N3 e5 S6 W: d CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
2 V- ?1 \1 R5 m5 x. j CA Northampton' D8 { N L" L6 }! Z$ z! k a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 11 B& U$ z9 u6 G0 k- s
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2, [* G3 _6 H# U: C/ C9 F# N* ?; C
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
4 w! a8 d; x- O; Y6 i2 P CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
0 r6 C) f& H, `3 {1 X$ V ~' { CL Perth
$ q: S: T! J- c3 K5 y: O! k CL Enterprise8 s4 o8 u& d( U1 K
CL Honolulu
- w6 \& G p( K* O DD Alden
7 u) Q' q* e5 r0 @9 L DD Fox% q" R' n, j( U/ ~" r* {+ O
DD Whipple9 C" K1 `, a1 J
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
7 B- c* e/ b6 O8 t( PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards8 O: J0 h/ o$ j2 U% T+ u' ^' B: c
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
2 g. h8 [8 r) C+ ]6 T, ~' DRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ \4 z3 U( ]6 A: E" [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 k) S* L, F& M& M8 M0 A$ ~
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 F6 {/ d) ] L5 a; qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards. _6 Q+ `7 N- g7 d/ o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
i* s; N# F- k* v" M7 p. x6 pMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'$ m+ J- z. c, _0 U' A$ r, ]& n* s5 d
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ ~. C% M" k8 J; v( T5 U
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards# v0 }: e' |$ h# R% P9 l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& k7 X* _3 q# }' sCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: F/ _9 m; I( G
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards$ l7 \' j _ B& @: K! E9 ^; O
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards2 P8 k$ j. V, G# p2 D3 i" s) x
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) x h# D+ _ S( |
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
" Z- a4 h+ [' ]; nDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards( P' Z4 e G( j' m* v x6 G7 c
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
- x' y7 Q% y" \) ^3 p. N3 P+ BDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards) I4 S( S+ R: n+ Q ?
Range closes to 7,000 yards
+ N8 U* V$ t) @( I V9 PCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
G% I4 L( H0 G4 j- ]; wCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
; y7 j1 m: S! x2 GCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
' J8 I0 A8 M6 {CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards4 k" K& j( W: u$ c' ~
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
) N5 b) N/ ]! B5 cCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards1 y" ^. g( \' i" j, C6 x
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards9 n+ r ]% r$ n1 q& y; ]% Z. F/ B# r
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards! v" F4 D q2 E: d' P
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards+ s8 G9 ^1 d2 B/ _
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
% |2 `& k) l$ oDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
, _/ D2 e9 l$ d# MDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards: I" o( h' s5 l; {0 _
Range increases to 8,000 yards7 B. b7 `; ?" F: t& x1 t# e7 f
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
3 e$ X3 W! \8 V2 qCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
: b, L" S, U, q# ?CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards! `) m% i7 Y* J5 M3 j
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
" w9 O5 U5 {9 E3 a# KCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards5 Z8 U; v& I: x0 `. _
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 o+ F# {9 E) c0 `3 ]
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 r# H, a' y0 }
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
4 t" E T1 T: p/ t9 MDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
0 G1 U- x8 o! p) u/ H" EDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards% \3 f6 E, v3 P: e7 u& P' `9 f7 N
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
. S6 V+ V+ R* l7 M- M- EDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
! X0 O: n( j4 q/ e" pRange increases to 9,000 yards
' w" v6 |2 K+ u/ z. w4 wCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% x! T, ?) b6 ?
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards+ S( i: P$ q% T$ R' R
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards( M; c& L( }& Z7 ~" l) g# e. m
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
* W8 n2 _2 }. _/ n5 k2 k1 ]( fCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
- K3 |: J( ~# a# d6 A' OCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards3 M, y( O9 W$ j& q+ @
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards7 K1 x' _) v, n- O
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
4 S1 ~/ z" U$ ZDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards4 ~7 s! m( c7 e- x. D
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards! {- l- }3 a w6 }. [1 g( K4 ^; t" Q8 R& ~
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards8 a9 A0 o, H9 U
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards# k1 e7 k1 o# O' s) H
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
+ U& `8 a1 v# c7 Z kRange increases to 12,000 yards
6 ]! U! y; g! K) R' `1 u: tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards }4 m% _/ G1 Y& g& k* n
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
1 J+ v, P0 s: V* J& {CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards$ y" F: G2 k9 A# O, M6 Y8 n$ I( n
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
: u/ ]8 Z2 j) C; T! @CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
; e. x7 {8 p! v3 B/ X% R: _1 e/ ^CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards% N. |" e X6 p0 w+ F
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards& }& x3 N3 i8 E |
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
4 q: @( ^( A, t `' YDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
: N8 m, S% B1 k8 H; r3 nDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- f3 _0 C1 f+ [
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 g. X! H* j. K! D1 J, y) A& nDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
o5 t6 C9 b0 b( D& `6 ]Range increases to 13,000 yards
- z$ n5 E: E1 UCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
! U: c `4 L# S4 }CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
2 k: g+ y/ u0 S9 TCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards$ q7 W4 ~3 M3 `* m* U0 T
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards# n: P+ H) h6 \" n4 m, V7 w
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
$ w- Y. c$ i/ {5 X$ x; mCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards, h: p: @4 f( Y, A6 m% i
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards/ W% U6 m* P. U6 }( P/ G$ F
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 v9 r3 l% H- i4 c: ], n0 Y* c
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards& @/ o1 n, Y4 l, D! z8 a
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; N# i, g7 v3 q4 ]4 }' TDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards/ g: l( J8 ~1 ]8 d; i
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards( }% W! _* J. p' n' c% y
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" v' K: |( s- J+ {
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
. o n3 s1 n, e, P CA Kinugasa7 b$ H1 ?% {7 a. c' i/ K
CL Tama, Shell hits 1# h# n3 T1 z' X# C z4 C# j
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% y! S: W+ o# `/ _ CL Tatsuta& \8 _5 R2 ?+ E4 X/ d
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
' d0 h) t. ? q7 E) |; N/ R DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
$ d6 E i8 X# O# Q: F: j7 j DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 f) V0 ~" w J; c- Z" A; K) [ DD Oyashio
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BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
& G! {- n8 j) R. }, h% I BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
- d% A# A$ o0 j" @" f CA Australia# n* \! ^4 `- y6 ~. r- I" F/ L6 ^7 X
CA Canberra
7 d* H4 G, j0 _( J) V CA Dorsetshire
% h$ Q# h _0 D1 E& }5 X CA Cornwall
( h" s0 ]6 l1 c5 c3 P CL Leander1 p+ r9 v5 ?* P
CL Java/ z* H) _. _3 G7 _6 j( T
CL Dauntless9 `$ Q ]& c6 y3 c* {0 b5 O
CL Ceres
9 o+ M- z8 {. F# Q/ ]. S CL Detroit, Shell hits 17 q$ D0 t4 n: e( {9 ^* \9 ^ _
CL Trenton1 e7 G7 Y2 l" K, \7 } J* ?2 n
CL Concord$ J% @* {$ L( ]" \" }2 E+ J
CL Helena
) Y" G! H! J6 n1 }1 k# Z CL Nashville
4 n6 Q1 _! ~8 G9 n CL Capetown& D# ~, _, H4 S; D& b- ]3 ~. e
DD Buchanan
( ?) e; e# o: s. s! E DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
& y9 @/ H5 @ }' G6 ` DD Stack
8 s! j- n& {* ]3 ]$ i# I, y" v DD Dunlap
3 E% Q5 `* d8 X DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
7 \2 \+ s: s0 U. g4 m, S ~ DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 u' A8 x. ]; R
DD Nizam% g, c" h3 l" B2 z
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards: `" F1 ]9 w2 c% G- r u( \1 Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
+ V+ V- M" T5 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
6 W v M( c% V- W) fFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'# }& N% F% T0 C2 Q- i8 P- a7 c; R/ M5 B
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards) y k. R( V6 i: @0 `9 U( g& t& O
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards6 v0 z2 z" o, h9 a1 X
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
- J+ _8 w% U' x! G* CCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
1 ]+ P1 n" u/ s2 ^, B: ?BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
9 v9 N3 Q! `6 b L' tBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
: K2 B t! `( n* ]5 \5 Q6 P; zCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards+ t5 k( V/ e( H. g j/ F
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
9 ]" m Z7 c/ B. |1 e; Z- dDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards/ l! X5 U3 @2 z+ ]( O8 L& l; m ` N
Range closes to 15,000 yards
J H: r: |7 f4 j8 N0 ~CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
3 d2 a/ ]- {* K, MBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards7 y( T" H9 L/ U/ E x0 G
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
4 q% W t. N, R1 M& g7 {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 N6 W/ u/ ~, R. [3 d/ [CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
/ ^0 l, z$ J/ h' t* RCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# p) C, @/ s$ L- x( N# z& I- c
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards/ L" V6 ? Z0 T7 l/ N# K
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
3 m0 S( l8 j3 y2 I1 b" p# qCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; y: D; A( {# S: sCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ e$ s. {8 G- w9 M" C9 ADD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
7 C4 v3 [2 Q" s: C- r0 ?DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards' O% c. J# c w* G8 U" h- D
Range closes to 11,000 yards
$ @; j9 D' i3 B0 e$ }% z- ]CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
. j( W+ s; K# N7 h- s+ NBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: u, l4 E; K% aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards9 z; W' m' b1 W. z# z, `0 T3 m* A
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
5 J- F" e* o4 }1 y; lBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards& g: i4 V; u+ v! {; x5 l
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 f4 `2 S: o( V
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, ?8 e: J9 p- }$ @! W) ADD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 k0 M6 Z* k" t0 k2 v8 E! pCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& H0 U- d( ]8 F m L: mDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
J4 C* s! k: a3 d% u2 IDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
) n0 }& ]/ \) f6 n/ \$ b, dDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 k! n( l9 }# {9 A: nRange closes to 9,000 yards
# }( E: e2 c# Q% eCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
& l. A. I3 \- TBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
' T' F0 G' i9 c4 c. N" E* yCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
' C! J2 B5 D) N [3 y% u6 rBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards! Y- N+ d6 ^1 S1 H1 w
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 Y, Z6 N! T+ Q6 h) n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# d! m1 L+ P2 lCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards) |# N( z4 _6 v
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards- M m* a; z7 ~" N/ U
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards, ?* |3 _& K7 i! p$ d; L- l
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards' G0 C* E5 s* e% t! B; i
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
5 n3 U) K; G1 Z+ O$ V* jDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
* {* t0 F% v1 K& sDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards. |$ W2 \2 d8 O8 L* O" K e7 T6 R9 H
Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ O3 [+ B5 \. H( Y5 o9 t( h$ XBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
' r! @- c$ ^ P3 ]1 bCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
* O5 t. C3 V5 a0 U. y: `CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards/ n7 P& s+ K A. p8 H7 W. S$ r
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
. k/ Z J6 |- h( q& }- d. UBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards4 k! v# |* k6 m T+ |
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards. s3 Q# e9 B4 z# r( k
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
5 b0 b9 e3 E7 ]6 N% ~DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
; q$ G; Z: v; b, d9 @+ W2 _6 P8 HDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards+ n8 ?$ O/ y( K
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 ~5 o0 h0 h1 H sCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 z7 E8 z/ \& b7 J& rDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards4 `5 ?! P- P* d; h/ Y C" {% ^
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards* A! D o9 A7 O Y
Range increases to 16,000 yards
4 k3 Z! x( p: I$ \& I, {; RCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards3 _3 [% f7 o+ Y! }( ^& W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards: \; z2 {- P9 D. x/ J
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: }/ B) Y, U; v# {1 g; {: g2 BCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 }( v8 u$ \$ x% x, T3 LCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
" y# _9 P$ B% lCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards1 t; q( S" [" G9 t, g
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
2 S# v, ?4 B- b: ?6 L* P) N+ d, ICA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards# e8 n* P' j. u8 O6 Y; Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
9 j3 k0 Z5 g7 K# PCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards* t) _. c x, D3 ^8 ]) g" Y
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
2 g7 f, u& H9 F0 }# N3 LCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
1 z5 x3 d; k" t8 E- @DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards4 E1 S8 y" K/ {: Z9 {% l6 J1 I
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards9 S; @( `" _" {! S
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
0 m) F: h+ c) k9 SDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards/ R. K5 x5 c# c5 G7 i9 m
Range increases to 21,000 yards
: A" f+ z" W' x+ F0 ]2 ?2 j8 eCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards! Q* M, _6 f1 a6 n0 n, {
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 D% q) B( ^* ^1 b" B, Z! ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards! Z2 E% {8 Z: w8 }7 Q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
% D/ v) b( x0 |) I/ m1 a) U ECA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ h6 { y" ~" [0 b/ L+ c
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards8 X1 L$ E' j2 Z, g/ ?2 E% H0 E
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
! {8 F. I% E' X9 {9 w9 R. V5 TCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
, ?! k# U/ x. @6 I8 b; w# JCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
8 M/ [4 O! P9 w; o" ACL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards8 r2 y- m8 Y+ N5 ]4 q
Range increases to 26,000 yards' M O% \) Z5 ]( P7 i+ e
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards( j' t- P% H, l. ^6 @
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ w8 D, T. X5 F3 l5 \9 `CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 |! _- W( n& d# { a' `/ i' M0 n; S w
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
8 k$ ~6 G) O( ?5 [$ |5 [CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards# q$ {/ ^7 d+ k8 e! X
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage# G( c8 T. U; i0 C. `
Range increases to 28,000 yards( Y8 J3 a: m4 Z! i# j
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards- d+ B' `$ X. g5 R4 J, |
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; x6 `$ e& n& `4 z5 ^CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
2 q7 e- T$ E% C8 w0 D" L* J7 yRange increases to 30,000 yards4 h5 b3 ]& F( n
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
; x' O( v* l a- W* _CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards1 Y, E8 Q& T, R" o
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards0 w# M; y& f! g g+ m) d( q9 E7 q
Task forces break off...* c* g& E# {. y- Y i& L; W
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1626 }2 j4 l& X/ w6 B* @
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3 ?# H, i0 h/ J; P* \! iRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ Y' ~3 }- k8 @; ^0 X+ JEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ r' Q9 R0 V% w6 Z5 t A6M2 Zero x 48
% o0 v. y e F G3M2 Nell x 196 q+ [) {2 C4 M, J$ M9 {' W9 v
G4M1 Betty x 21
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' P7 |- n4 }$ B5 HAllied aircraft7 o) x/ X: b3 F' g1 W$ _6 T' a( P) z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27( |, l5 e% h; _2 T/ q/ {
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 B8 B# ^2 u, f2 x% a8 D1 D& E A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* O. a6 Z2 K7 ], D7 l
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
5 P' V) e/ U3 H+ n G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged7 {* d( i% r; Y* r4 Z% F
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Allied aircraft losses9 ]% N8 D* m( z- c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships i6 V! b. \8 B/ L, ^! d+ @
CV Hornet; c3 J& n, b. B, U U
CV Indomitable
; F. y# a- q3 H2 s' R CVL Hermes7 J: q6 q. S$ O& [
CV Illustrious1 L; w L$ |7 B* O9 f y, Z
CV Wasp
! y9 B1 J; k" {5 z% x$ G& e CV Formidable+ V" C/ i( g) p
( O& H5 n" |2 w# N* bAircraft Attacking:
: c% c9 d- a5 m( P5 [3 o 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet: _( `. s4 U+ ~8 R; N: z: Z0 e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 R/ l( L8 x6 {$ D4 X% ~
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 W, D+ U0 F+ t' [* X/ y3 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% ?! G% F. E5 g* {
" {( v; ^; m, `' _0 d- R% fCAP engaged:
' S$ l( Y4 F6 ^6 Z+ LVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)9 H3 H4 ] s0 {, M) S9 G; w6 x
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 a0 w% e- g* y( v+ S Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
7 O# \1 b8 A$ Z3 ` Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes& \/ Y& B7 A# S' ?3 K' b
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- M$ Z- [7 Y$ YMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 ]: T5 O+ C; }7 z- f' f2 c' b. HEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% k( t" d1 L! v3 u% z
G4M1 Betty x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses- W9 y8 {+ d, K7 k. T# ]8 d# x
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 ]) K. S/ O! o: d+ ^- _, I
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6 G( x a$ ^$ N* \% [6 M: \Allied Ships6 u. D8 u9 B) X0 Z: u, @
CV Illustrious
0 @& {7 l e6 t* W CV Wasp
' J( X9 _7 z, _# Q; l2 J CV Hornet
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" ^! T) y' T2 R3 w' I4 |, u) X( I5 u. sAircraft Attacking:* ^) _; O; D# W) H
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet+ m: D8 X4 b8 q. Q6 Q" p5 }' S
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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" f) b. p7 {/ `) ^# R% ^/ G% O# ]CAP engaged:& t# D; I+ f! o v p8 W4 k
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. O) d* U7 v1 R& O8 @5 R3 T 1 plane(s) intercepting now.( F8 G- r$ m- ]! V5 ^
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact./ h. D L# s) z( ~* ]
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.$ {' J6 u8 G6 \3 ]
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 f, ^8 h% b( z+ R7 P w1 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 A' B+ b" B3 a( }Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* }7 W; P0 Y: i8 `1 mEstimated time to target is 46 minutes& ]& M2 o( j0 N. f' |/ H- f
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Japanese aircraft, ~1 T+ {/ b2 h0 v
A6M2 Zero x 24$ U( [, Q7 _5 a7 m' I# q5 o
G3M2 Nell x 18
& J5 g8 b3 T7 `/ F" \- s$ | G4M1 Betty x 16# m: X4 W- L4 N
8 s7 j: p; n* j; N! h- i o RAllied aircraft
# u8 }3 [0 t* w* \- y F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% l) _8 f& R$ J! U* J& v
8 c5 N8 U7 @/ [! J6 iJapanese aircraft losses
' U0 H4 K& e) `6 i$ Z# D A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 y3 U% X. R. ?+ x( c5 n9 \
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged6 m; ^1 b5 y8 l. U5 o n Y
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Allied aircraft losses
* v/ ~: ^$ R! n9 o F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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+ M% F% ]) a% h( H; L6 } CVL Hermes7 _/ ]+ ?( e, l4 V6 k" t _. K
CV Hornet
) Z' t/ B0 L) k |* I CV Formidable3 d+ v) l M1 z6 V
CV Yorktown) V; I! o* U4 O y
CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 R; k: o2 r3 F% s2 G& p 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
4 I( K4 D: D' Z: ~* j; q d& m- G Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( G4 d- A" T* |! q- a
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 v# ?. e, t( L- U$ Z" b Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) L& R6 s1 ]% X
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CAP engaged:4 L: r$ ] H( B2 B) \# I
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)% O% T1 C8 i5 |) h% p% S/ X
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 b6 a5 Q/ j- t% _( z; H" k& {
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
& x8 i2 A" N" \( r4 w5 v Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |