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) l, k" I9 j0 T" O: B. s% I6 F42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。" {; r9 B% s2 F& y8 h! ?
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$ q8 M' x0 J, a& E4 z- d+ R0 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ ?2 S6 n, g3 y- V/ x, t6 B% N9 sJapanese Ships
( Z1 G5 ?# z% ? CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
/ a2 ` o5 G/ w7 \2 O. S+ G CA Kinugasa; E( N* @( x) P3 P& ]& j% r
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire) o, O' ]. a' I: p
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% ^( b& f/ W4 ^" |6 d7 y
CL Tama1 U' l6 C$ W3 a) b
CL Tenryu
2 n4 H- J7 L0 b CL Tatsuta
( u- {4 [4 a2 [. Y, m& @ D1 |& C DD Yugumo
7 ?) q6 g) [7 E8 G DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
- k' U7 k2 T! D6 g$ `9 a& m6 s DD Kuroshio1 N3 M1 R) J0 j' ]$ g0 T& h
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 14 F7 Z6 U+ R) W1 S! e
DD Amatsukaze
( T5 ^+ ?1 r1 x3 c+ Y2 |- k DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships, K7 l0 E, H/ J
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ z) m/ W2 y/ e/ c+ w0 G, H CA Northampton0 {' l7 s% z/ E& z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* n! T: _4 `) P0 n9 i+ y9 b" O) C
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
' [0 M6 {( y+ P' R# l! x CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
9 p6 H# Z2 ?5 M CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
! v6 R4 Q9 D( G CL Perth5 }& F& l" M" Z% b, n2 G- A
CL Enterprise* \; j+ L' W( l+ z
CL Honolulu9 U7 [( B% r! W- Q" i' a, x
DD Alden9 g+ M' f, O3 q
DD Fox6 k- T. v! V8 v' U3 t
DD Whipple/ x4 z# @* J: W
- U8 ]0 `$ o; VImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
5 M' F# Q1 J/ G8 d8 ~2 w( BMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
# l, M s3 n- T7 c4 z; U/ T/ uRange closes to 17,000 yards...- Y6 I+ {. w0 X8 K; s
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
4 R: v2 @3 O+ b0 L9 A; OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards) k" u: h" C0 ^3 I% y0 Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...1 U- e- a7 l( T+ K/ ?! {2 {. s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards2 a. K) ~1 e% U$ M! W s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, Y* ]' ^& z/ o' o9 x7 l8 O( E0 R sMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
3 v8 j7 J2 H" s& H' iCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards9 X' I# W/ u, m2 Z* x/ _5 k
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards# Y7 P: @& r. l! v& p
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' S5 ]" ^. M' g5 V# I5 e
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# E8 w! V) g6 ~
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
0 N4 @* W/ ]' h5 KCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 x7 p, {8 E( T9 G/ n1 P3 D% ^2 v4 eDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards3 ^2 ]8 Q( t a
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards! t; D9 h+ ?( M. s. u5 d6 C; n; d0 D
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' s0 e! H8 Z" ODD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards2 v5 i+ b# @0 ]7 j5 }5 z
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards3 ]1 ?: ?- h% ^$ E: t
Range closes to 7,000 yards( b6 v0 Q! C2 e* n; P
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards# J0 c. d6 v+ f: }9 L
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
0 h9 e+ E. _* S+ ]7 OCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
# {) q5 W: ~5 G) h* P' \CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
p" G8 K" \# l, vCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards+ b$ ]$ C8 |' [1 U. U
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
/ l1 M: d0 M' X( V: FCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards9 l# u) W% u' D! |
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards$ U* Z. N& H; K1 N4 Q7 N
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( H2 Y) v, [% z# t% j5 C- t; S
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards9 W" _( a3 d% G/ H, T- }
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards/ s& Z$ X/ c% F }8 E) l2 U
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
x' }% T8 [0 ]+ RRange increases to 8,000 yards
2 t& l! {: x7 s8 kCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
* X8 P [2 a" t9 y/ r+ V2 RCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards0 ^" X7 r; V+ N c. y+ h/ }
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' P. v: K4 @8 g# M) y, w" yCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
% G7 w) u+ A, {( t9 }CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards; o* W! S0 n9 x) P+ Y& ?* T
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- u! Q5 V1 a9 [* F
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ n& W! }9 V! O6 nDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
) A; C1 Z0 y: @DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& Q p% L9 u/ \- Q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
' V& \1 M5 i% }8 k9 n- B5 hDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' E# ]7 Q& V5 \9 L& rDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
1 J7 H5 q1 e; G: N( p: i; o0 KRange increases to 9,000 yards
# D. L' R% }! ]8 i4 n4 sCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
* b m; L6 Q) g" aCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
# |9 R6 o2 x- KCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards1 f8 Y2 O: s3 B- M9 I7 h3 L
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards+ g! g* }3 [, ?6 _4 |9 k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards( F2 t3 n. z: a7 \0 F, b
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
8 |+ \. t9 j. VCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
( h- d- Y, g7 c" _CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards. N2 Q' M& N" u( P
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
8 c0 Y+ y! R% K% v) q# SDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards9 r5 X8 G5 h9 C) k, a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards5 G# c1 [' I. P6 O/ p2 ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards" \, {6 U- X# s6 X
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
, x& x/ C* X8 dRange increases to 12,000 yards4 B; J X0 r+ c& s$ _: K! e
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
7 @/ R* @& ^% d, s4 XCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards0 p" d# K9 Q" \0 v* z/ F
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards |% e, P8 a) H7 {- [ n% S
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards- g# M6 G7 d/ j" j9 D! I9 \
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards8 {6 y$ u! O! h7 J* Y
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
: E: G+ g q$ x' B5 aCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards' k$ H# d/ S7 q. c* h
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
/ H$ p8 r" p, y8 ~, KDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ n! K. z0 h! N+ k
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards2 Z2 m. o# ~/ L, J0 `$ e
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 L- v( Z' p" _. p+ y6 ^DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) }+ _' G7 q' c+ HRange increases to 13,000 yards) O* K" v, [3 w5 d* n
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
% g5 T: j: E+ t$ P7 [4 g! h; j* xCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
2 e: M: W4 A3 d9 H( w7 fCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
! ~( p3 R* A; N1 V, y. \. q& a, G: iCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
' [/ O ], N# W/ k6 t) K8 S* }CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards) T: K9 _1 C3 P l/ ?
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards& k; i8 m2 x7 Z! c- i+ {2 Q
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
6 ]' h* T6 p) zDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 ~& l/ R" o. r- @9 } v+ e7 I
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards" y2 x+ q2 K! [/ {7 v% A9 c2 R: A0 @
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards3 _; b, ^+ y8 J. A C) y1 G0 H
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards' e- \+ _4 I |* M3 ]
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards# z1 A% i6 w0 ^& M0 b$ a# g
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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5 O- s2 h# s* _3 |+ m9 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 ?, A$ }: n" k1 g: L CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
3 c2 W$ Y4 X9 t# \- p- t CA Kinugasa
4 G9 [, J5 h/ P1 I CL Tama, Shell hits 1
7 ^4 J: K* t( p CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% L2 `# T1 l; M) w
CL Tatsuta1 A6 Q( h; I, T3 @& ^7 S
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, V' }$ D9 C8 v& Z0 O( e
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
" t9 @2 ?$ C% e/ | DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire$ G6 s* l: j- x) F) r
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
5 W0 b7 D7 d) U* q' G! k2 L- u5 v g BB Colorado, Shell hits 1: R( b2 x) Y! H$ n: K
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
2 A$ e3 a) {+ T5 e CA Australia
! z+ Y o; U1 n CA Canberra
& @5 R* M( z0 _4 r CA Dorsetshire0 ^* e7 q. @6 a: c& M
CA Cornwall
) N1 Z+ c& P4 u- w- E2 s; { CL Leander
, I; T( I7 e Q+ t$ I CL Java
* O! d! L. v; ]2 b0 v$ g CL Dauntless6 C' i+ |7 V6 |6 z' b; S. @. ^! `
CL Ceres. y/ T# u" b0 ^+ ]2 U1 }
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
* G' T7 J# a) \9 D1 G CL Trenton
6 i4 ~, ]4 g" @" l" y CL Concord
+ B u. x6 }8 U3 W8 d CL Helena+ z4 H& ^' z& q
CL Nashville9 y2 S6 J" {' ^6 v! |
CL Capetown1 F( W" P' |# l+ [
DD Buchanan- ?' P6 P, s9 P5 U3 s
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
. l! I/ x; v& B$ ?8 K& ~% f DD Stack% x- J) x0 k# V6 o3 s9 g
DD Dunlap
; e' u# D2 m9 U$ |2 f DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
9 R& p" i' z& {" O# Y) Y+ D DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% k/ s4 k: ]: A' W DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards6 o) C3 M% Q/ O& j0 y6 C* D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) _; ?, P$ k% C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
( u9 B: [0 k9 k2 J0 zFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
# Z. N0 s+ _ L0 O4 Y# T, k; sBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' E/ ]0 t3 g( k$ H* }; X
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
. p) W, E' v: A( PBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
: j2 U, e0 n: x: I$ ` o% X+ JCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
P) {9 V' A$ D6 o) IBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
1 s8 U% k9 q2 U: O c1 nBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards. m+ U b) ~0 V
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
4 R0 J7 f5 ? A1 y8 BCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards; {! ^$ m2 r$ ]. H4 {' n
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
9 V7 w- J6 }4 ~8 |Range closes to 15,000 yards. Q5 P u; h( D% o
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 I% y3 e. [/ e. k1 `BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards6 y! Z: c0 o0 t$ v8 c t2 ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards: l! F# @0 e; h5 k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' t4 i. @- j" [# x' R1 P
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards, i6 a# V) `% D3 ]) ?
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 X% z+ F, ]- X% m( M0 X U7 F5 y" D4 l, A
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 ~1 K, Y; x2 i5 dCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards( o) |) S/ Z; F, f# v- E/ d
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 v2 y( g5 [5 X+ ^
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, r& D1 s, w) I/ |& X
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
$ q/ g/ J9 Q, F8 TDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
7 l/ s/ P% I7 v, I6 g s" U- cRange closes to 11,000 yards' F/ \; m" {! L+ J1 C6 Z+ r3 T' }1 l
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
8 Z! h. k7 G' @4 @% f" sBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards D& g8 g |) i, q) p
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards [# i+ W8 q! ]$ @
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
$ `4 n# M0 ~. qBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 }* S& [2 U% ]6 `# O8 g* J
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 x. L/ s7 G' ?* l! L D8 M& }+ cCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& o8 d2 @: n8 n
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
3 t1 l# T3 o% t4 {# fCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; z% H) n" V7 t; |DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
8 l% w& b( ~; R) `7 z" nDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
6 u# i: l0 o: w0 B( k: \! j6 [; \DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
1 C' }' d8 h1 B0 V k. U: ^Range closes to 9,000 yards
0 j$ s2 F5 S' y) B1 W8 q7 U* qCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards/ c( m, g: M: f, A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
" `$ y3 E! m& ?* O8 p3 A7 iCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- A& c; G* E) D' J6 s/ O" |2 Z8 @BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards- E ?# z0 P- U& R% r9 A& g0 s
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
& c6 d# g5 o/ Z3 ]DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
$ w, p# g' t) C7 C. M! ~$ G qCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards/ _' P/ E, U a9 x0 ?0 R1 P
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
+ L5 p2 U2 ? Z/ ]2 @) [BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
/ i1 z/ h2 F/ f' _( QCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards. U1 j3 T3 q5 H1 F/ v
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards9 `6 {' l. N* E' v& V" [
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards3 {4 s4 k7 [3 ~' \! C% Y5 {
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
0 Z: L3 d) R( L, @Range increases to 11,000 yards$ p4 N4 a9 ]2 ]
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards; c, z0 n8 G h- D: @0 P! B
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
; g* C$ u! W3 M( s% {+ _7 h9 SCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards, W8 M) @$ Y% y& t0 |
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards) X/ G2 L4 N2 f# @
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
8 e- Q( ?! ^) W& F+ [$ i, ~CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards9 J* K! N5 q7 X1 K8 ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
# H* Y! W' _3 {" a# NDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards8 F, X5 x( V% G- |6 N* O* I
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
8 X6 {+ Y9 G. e6 d! q: eCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards% W4 ?& w+ K& L8 }9 o
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: b1 }( n+ F! g' i2 l* X' Z# i' F# M
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
9 ?1 V7 x. G* {9 T4 WDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
) S( }( y8 x. g- o1 TRange increases to 16,000 yards& R3 G, Y& o8 G! b; }
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
* x5 [9 J$ g% ^" G2 cBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
* C! r( y% A `' ABB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards" o9 D. T. Y- b
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 n" T5 m& K/ S3 I$ R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ H% j+ |6 W/ @! I
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
- \( J- O8 z0 |# K# y# J' l4 sCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
f: j5 W+ z6 ?CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
* V) _1 e* `3 WCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards# t" m3 Z* R2 |, C0 d$ i# K
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
, U7 v: b. c( \" Z5 f+ xCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
: u6 D# m/ b5 z: Q# J' ^: oCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards3 d. m' {; p7 ~: s
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards* T0 V/ l. B7 n% q
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
4 o6 u! g7 b/ `5 ^9 N E, rDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
}$ G# |' O$ |, X0 h9 I2 tDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
2 a; B3 q0 F7 Y+ s$ ]Range increases to 21,000 yards
* X# c5 ~' }5 H& I, i/ o cCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
' P, Y& r0 ^( O5 JBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards: ]; _, k9 m. P) a# i5 K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards, _9 Q. T$ g; |) m! D' f
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards! m! `+ ~3 \+ n# X) O
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 ~' G+ `4 j$ u, c" ]
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ H$ d' h& E# {
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
% j9 L) R, q/ ?$ b5 s1 ?9 U5 R( }CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards( G3 c5 ?1 ?+ l9 v& E5 L: w
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
8 n3 D+ X t- y/ Y5 P/ |6 NCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
7 \9 y( ?& m9 n; T/ _! o" l# zRange increases to 26,000 yards- l7 v/ J9 b" O; L3 O3 \0 H( p. L- Q
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards5 T8 p: g0 n" _$ B& Q
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' m" z3 w3 e# h+ r4 z8 t
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
) W9 Y! S) \( z. wCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards: {$ Z0 X8 e8 j" s
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards; N* X5 A/ f; X
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
/ s& J8 A( S4 {5 K. lRange increases to 28,000 yards ^- D, r9 d: n1 X4 S
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards; I* K% ^+ _: r$ c$ n1 ^4 H8 X
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards B- c; H- U: x, q+ b7 ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards6 `! l$ d, S8 g" a$ z, V8 L: P
Range increases to 30,000 yards$ \' I6 ]" w! P+ a {
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
( a( w+ r1 g- W0 m$ `' C ?CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
# Z6 L8 o+ d# v7 |CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
& _2 a- j' ?" d3 s) e/ r) _Task forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands2 `& `! Z; Z, k+ [' T
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162. K! A, S' L. R, A# c. V, f* P- G- R: }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! R0 u- U! a8 D: P" Z
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 48
: h3 t/ |0 P0 K) \( `2 I& D. S G3M2 Nell x 19: X( J* N& x, k& G
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft. K& ^& Y$ K$ W4 t, _& j& a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 270 v$ I4 A3 ~* K
2 g2 V+ R) ~' S6 MJapanese aircraft losses
7 m# h- Q( L: \9 f A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, r8 c7 M9 D: G. `" P* X+ M% Z
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
+ j, x7 V2 v+ X' d8 _* I. y G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& \5 Y% T9 g# T" a1 q# b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& K; O; x% _7 v6 B. J) B
CV Hornet
$ d2 \9 U! s- Z' U( O# z CV Indomitable2 T0 p3 N. h6 R- j
CVL Hermes2 \# R. X& @( ~" f; f. c( r
CV Illustrious* I4 Z) F8 M8 a* A2 {, ?9 Q
CV Wasp
* v' p* e2 k& ~0 `1 ^+ o CV Formidable. j/ q4 a* W: e. k* Q
/ @) \* Z+ F/ J7 ^9 HAircraft Attacking:( j" w8 D" R* `, v
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet ~2 z1 S9 \: e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* B% d2 F8 y' z3 B" p/ a* o 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 R; K# z. n! |( ?5 Z0 g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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! A" v) p5 u/ O4 }$ CCAP engaged:
3 | o1 w; [" u7 }VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)3 X3 o$ A5 E! v5 J6 \, `7 e
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, O8 A4 V' |/ v3 G/ q- r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
/ G5 W/ o3 e6 M Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes- t: O/ d9 ? {) E
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4 K! h' Z$ _ }2 Z8 z! ~8 M6 n& y6 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( Z( C& P7 o" TWeather in hex: Heavy rain) p4 s: C8 @3 _- R# F
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 m& t; e, s: Z5 T7 gEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" `( K: ]% T: b1 A/ i2 }1 D+ Q' l6 I
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( ^% e/ l% H5 X4 U+ }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 q+ a& I& w# |3 P7 U( O$ K6 J
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Japanese aircraft losses
. m2 M. ?0 L! M0 O; o5 q G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# |4 e! }( t; d6 D! N% H! r# F8 v" T
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No Allied losses
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- g1 o' B$ g1 e+ ]8 W$ Q4 I2 ]0 zAllied Ships
$ t' Z! Y5 y R" w CV Illustrious9 p5 G4 A" R) c/ V
CV Wasp
" k Q0 A( V' [5 I" x+ U CV Hornet
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3 m# }, v5 L( wAircraft Attacking:2 V* Y1 o0 Y. r9 D" C
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, t* O+ _: f( k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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$ d. p6 }" w6 @4 YCAP engaged:* p) }5 v. {, \* ]9 |/ f
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* H9 U; S9 u! d
1 plane(s) intercepting now.; K7 L& N- V0 N, t
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
" R' s5 Z% O, A4 s: W Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
- F8 v; a- e2 p6 p: Q0 o Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes- r: y* d. D% [, }+ z. L3 \0 }# s
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/ k2 X' F1 Q$ H4 T" h1 f+ m, qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( m2 k) E6 _ t( G9 m* W9 PWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- ~6 m; X5 h* u: `4 G i/ B8 D1 J, \7 F
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ P) b, g' W& @
A6M2 Zero x 24& K( [+ o7 m5 i8 a
G3M2 Nell x 18
! _/ }7 w' Z3 }, V3 I; { G4M1 Betty x 162 f( m% Y6 _% B
! S+ O/ {8 Z" K' {. KAllied aircraft
/ |7 O2 [' M( Z9 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 197 s3 b; f% w, ?8 G0 R. x
! I! J' |% f; c$ }Japanese aircraft losses& [2 q5 Y% Z5 }. ^& l
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# g/ R$ z$ P9 N* \/ K
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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9 p8 ?7 ]0 c5 L2 l I% |+ AAllied aircraft losses+ S7 O% q. C2 ?8 \ S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 G1 W" r9 F% X. U$ o- \# `3 d; QAllied Ships$ o& a0 ?0 x& i/ c. z4 F( b
CVL Hermes
$ Y/ ^& q. _( {% x1 B5 R CV Hornet; t3 A+ T5 \8 B- s; L0 t. ?! U4 V: h' K
CV Formidable7 l! e' S$ W0 v9 i; y- K. u
CV Yorktown+ I- C- Q8 I1 S& Z% m# \; E6 m
CV Illustrious4 X3 K1 I1 H6 u/ U+ s; t2 D+ ^9 m- o
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Aircraft Attacking:* {; z W9 W6 n; F, R6 g
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet% `( u9 m8 Y' f% e( E: Y J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 |8 f$ H+ H; ^4 o( f' v6 Q% i 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 z+ y/ B1 q* L! G8 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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+ ^) }3 L1 L2 y, t) CCAP engaged:9 m6 H- M3 ?& w& J
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 `" Q0 X K& z* J( v8 ^, C7 p 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
5 S4 f! a7 j/ r1 R Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
5 W# a8 C a7 G3 |% ` Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |