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1 }6 G/ I! i1 p6 _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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 @( x2 l" g; e! s" @
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 24 V }$ m2 k( _' C9 Q
CA Kinugasa8 M& q* S; ?* M' f. R# r
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
; Y7 ]: t8 G6 E& t9 {) H( \& | CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T! n$ g( N2 h: K- `3 z* [$ z CL Tama
8 ?1 s n# h4 D) J% z# _ CL Tenryu' [: \" x. d6 ^
CL Tatsuta1 |: U) n% v( c, ^3 @
DD Yugumo& s+ X5 }6 z$ `% U) L1 Q0 ~
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
; B9 S* K0 C' c' w* v `, m- z# C DD Kuroshio; {9 h( Z# \. D F
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
3 ~. F0 H P+ P! H7 i DD Amatsukaze
2 R) P. z0 `, m" g: J7 N, {, ? DD Kasumi. b1 q' m% H$ Q" L' U' O
; i8 L6 L8 ?8 c. L; wAllied Ships
; s" ?% z2 p6 F+ I CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2" E# ^7 _4 c( h( ~$ u0 `& {
CA Northampton" w" o7 n* D+ F6 F& }8 u, a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1, Y1 R7 K) I H; o1 d H+ P4 G8 K& ~
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2 Y1 }, i! U+ @" p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
( J7 ?5 g4 |( _ CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
) \8 o4 G. N! Y! t, h CL Perth
1 B0 ]; p2 u/ Z! c2 Y6 d CL Enterprise
4 T9 n) E! x0 U CL Honolulu9 [3 i$ t% Q3 {
DD Alden9 f& Q/ N, x/ t& g1 V) `7 x
DD Fox
$ ^1 h2 o' [/ u8 L: S DD Whipple
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" n1 E- h& \! k0 f: Y4 ^Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight% }! c5 U6 I4 a! _1 h: f
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards# r# S [4 u% g- y/ ]3 L
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
3 ~# H3 `, x+ u1 eRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, ~& K" o3 c; D6 i* j/ ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
$ b- O9 p" s5 t% V/ f' fRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ M! S$ [, h$ s5 Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards3 _3 K7 T! _/ X" J2 \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards( i$ z0 a9 O8 D
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
5 Z5 I6 X( Z' g9 y ?6 b8 t0 sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards3 @1 R. R7 }0 K1 ^/ G/ ^/ A
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
" L. K- [1 \! o, _1 d JCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
- E( \4 v" {7 {" D8 x d# |- JCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards8 H$ M$ @6 t9 W, W" l
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards0 X9 P) y7 x- F4 {5 E ?
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
7 E9 |' J, T" ^4 \! \7 pDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
* I1 m! l. {% T8 q8 p- ^& oCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards% L r% B; @0 E/ `( [% m/ V
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
/ O% d) y. C% d+ S$ k" wDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
3 j7 O3 \- d. [3 A" m7 F+ ]. X! `DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards* D* R7 J9 ? H8 P- W9 a1 X: F
Range closes to 7,000 yards: \3 \* s" N4 n; U' W
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards* c, D1 l# ~4 _: d
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards+ l: j4 t) M8 e
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards* D7 @& l' r/ ^( S0 C
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards/ _) j. L. y4 }: o( ~' p
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
" S0 s9 z7 L( z9 u4 |( T: vCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards y" w5 R& D! k' ~: n+ Q- Y1 h
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards$ b4 C& f" i2 O& W
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards: P; w# K' j3 a
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards$ I" r- ]) n1 l" v, I2 S
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
% G# x' O. K5 J; }# pDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards+ b! C/ c$ ^6 `8 y% ^! E
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
, T5 K, s; B+ E* [7 v Z4 LRange increases to 8,000 yards O S. i# u3 y( Y7 n6 C
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
0 t# m' b2 L9 c6 ]1 QCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
" u# V) k* j$ R0 x3 I5 `CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. Y' O/ o6 ]9 s SCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" N/ h8 B" r" B% R% \! @4 \2 \
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
# O8 V, ?6 {4 D% j. D4 cCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 Q) B3 t( A# O0 c# | F
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
5 @0 d1 S1 F" W" fDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards3 |2 h" \; x# A1 L/ ]. _" u
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards6 D) @ a6 \. \0 P
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards' V2 E0 s* Y- S( J5 T
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
/ _6 g! L7 D5 ^* x- n3 o' i1 JDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards! q" l6 n+ m8 l* K5 o3 N" ]
Range increases to 9,000 yards
! d! p5 C3 k9 S& LCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
, U6 H1 z/ W# H( s/ dCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards& `* ]! j* h- {7 u7 T* W
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
, ~. j8 C4 S7 }; Q3 E, k" i* N/ FCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards- I/ @" Z- ^: q. K
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards V% S" v/ P2 O1 D; D! m( H
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
: M5 v; Z8 v7 C' b" E3 k2 v: wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
5 N& Z# c" O. ]CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
+ I5 _1 ?6 k5 A' jDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards8 J: e( M& x9 E1 M8 O9 k
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 G X% Y6 c! w' f& i; U: T8 p) |
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards5 F& n' M" k/ ^' b5 x
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
6 w) G! _3 o" ~6 Y: M* {; Y% yDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards4 S4 v7 ?8 n2 N7 Y8 X4 K
Range increases to 12,000 yards( t {* z5 R n' ?8 {- x7 }
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
4 {; E1 N% Y5 `# R; DCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
, j" ]8 {# g( x5 ^7 c8 RCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards: J4 q; {8 S% x
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; f7 `( \4 I% Y* tCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
+ u$ t+ d) K9 ACL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ @. c, {8 U5 f* ?% w6 `! L. pCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards, h1 Q; j) v/ x' e; W5 \ E
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; o2 B) @& l0 {8 T7 y F7 GDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards7 e& O& f7 _' y9 R) A2 y
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 A+ L, x, g% `' d4 wDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
n8 L# u$ U% s" q. y. RDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards$ u9 e" Y5 e5 P4 e; i$ j( M& J
Range increases to 13,000 yards; m4 Z5 c! X, u# @# W7 G7 e
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards+ D0 { h4 _$ h1 m
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards" s W, P0 a5 z4 t5 r# }: ^8 J' T
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards; x! s! e" {; L/ { ]1 |4 g- X
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards* S* u! I, c2 F+ V
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
8 `6 t7 Q$ h* S) ~9 b; b+ q" U! `CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
3 c% K8 n: z6 E0 P4 ~CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
6 Z2 r, S; w9 ~1 d( U$ P8 aDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
6 K. c6 x0 x7 J& V( g3 K+ C0 `CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards" M& }5 I& J& t; @
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
$ d: j5 B0 c* K. c+ o* I0 e ?, `& aDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards- M4 [% _. A, T8 P
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards$ G, `/ Y8 D# U
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards l4 d$ f! V, |$ [2 U: x7 a
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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3 X% Z/ c. k+ E- wJapanese Ships2 \7 N. i5 g) n0 g
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
9 k3 l( K' j; }& u1 k. {: e CA Kinugasa% S. K8 A u/ \ B; T& K9 d: l) t
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ F/ g; C7 Q* x) e1 Y( v5 S CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1+ m- J$ H) q9 ?
CL Tatsuta( D1 \+ w, n N
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire* h" J- k( j) y6 N
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
8 ], \0 D9 k; I% { DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 l' J9 i0 X# K" q/ P O, c DD Oyashio+ O# D' S4 N6 ^# c& k+ X$ A. h
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Allied Ships
6 ]; N' M q1 E8 y BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
7 _3 D1 j3 b* I BB Warspite, Shell hits 81 I& C7 h& H2 X9 r& [
CA Australia% T# o( p5 H. I( i$ C+ a
CA Canberra- ]5 |' t- a0 J. p+ d \
CA Dorsetshire$ }! Y/ n0 h% I, w( }: S
CA Cornwall
3 w) I A6 K m: j4 a0 e9 E CL Leander4 l3 ~; H4 M" w2 \; B* I' M) q' p2 \
CL Java% D1 a6 d$ v8 @0 c
CL Dauntless
; ^! F/ H' O5 R3 Y! i CL Ceres8 Q6 F6 P+ W3 R7 o& ~& O
CL Detroit, Shell hits 11 J3 I$ t" P9 _; h& C6 r% G/ C
CL Trenton: l3 w Z. r3 ]5 Q+ y! A
CL Concord( S$ n$ v$ `7 g# Z6 V
CL Helena* O; {* p5 o9 P2 O: b
CL Nashville
n1 @8 x) \7 I0 w CL Capetown
# j7 ~8 d& t$ @: J& @ DD Buchanan$ Z/ _" N8 M$ G3 D& d8 t% r# u7 q
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
' q3 g) G. C. B- Q DD Stack+ `1 V4 L% ~* R9 b
DD Dunlap
/ J4 L2 }: R& `3 `) q DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
, I6 z3 L" |* z DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
& f; o8 W; E5 S2 F- Y DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
n: v6 L# E1 p# N* Z S; XRange closes to 20,000 yards...: k& E/ y' }3 u1 }" }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards: }4 ?. x" }- i) ^" q( E8 j
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T' Q8 H: ~( h$ R" v/ k. J; E
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards/ J4 ]9 \2 c. k' O
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
5 v" l% \+ H4 ~- @3 c+ t2 ^! pBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards- O7 ]$ a# W+ ]7 f# X8 Q( v5 y a8 i8 J
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
+ |0 N; ^4 k& _- ]BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
! j/ C& U9 \0 W0 ^# ?3 J" d( ~BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
0 H* B U5 G- ~7 F) WCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards! w; A: h, K _
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
# w* E, R8 K0 [DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards% W, Q1 h; P+ x+ d$ i/ s& ?
Range closes to 15,000 yards4 R# s/ I$ K4 \) |5 A- Y) _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 W3 @0 c" W) R Y/ z C# qBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
]9 y, l: ]; v+ ]0 x- xCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
0 u F+ o! B6 R1 }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% A2 w* J. b& H3 ICA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
6 w' N4 K% s, A3 z! eCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# C" y) x$ u0 m k0 |: O
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
0 h$ m+ d& ^* T! PCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards; u7 T# h. C/ _( D
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ C" o/ |4 ]5 A. b
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" x# s+ T# _3 u4 q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards3 S/ D$ J! A. K! `
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards' Z! f" r; O2 B$ q, `
Range closes to 11,000 yards# z6 s i1 u: G. x' q( B+ ]
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
! ]8 Q" F4 K( _BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards7 L7 {& L% K2 g! V4 N+ B% O
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
# p6 P+ Z' g5 w! r6 W- h, @CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
C. S8 M9 [; C, o' p3 IBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# ^! z7 R+ j) x9 T* F) t( oCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 p: @: |8 j/ }' L d/ Z7 p: `' fCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 x4 \1 x! F' E8 [DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards, p' Q' ]7 s* b
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& H$ F4 Y2 {3 a) h6 F
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 K, ~1 n# F% A6 h
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards9 L( C: q% a( w8 o" e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards/ H! ?7 w4 O) ]) `& s
Range closes to 9,000 yards2 c9 ~6 d& f+ S
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards9 M, r: U3 P$ w. K( c. X
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards5 p! p5 b1 Z* C( k1 X5 |( p* [
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards* n0 v2 h8 O" ~8 A
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards- M' S2 Z$ g9 U; `; q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
5 }6 N+ }, K4 I6 k7 b) U+ DDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 r, w6 a; s( S% q- ?3 |8 c
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
% R* k) s2 v. c5 zCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards- G7 Z* M, [) g. `9 o {# J/ _
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards7 L$ `* |* `! ^# B- ^8 H
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards1 F; j1 h9 M! X* U8 @
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 W/ U5 O6 @4 r5 FDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
/ R( H5 p I6 JDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards' r& D" H; X8 D
Range increases to 11,000 yards
5 f8 z8 _' d. v: T2 l/ `" C/ fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards% T9 d9 e: x* Y I
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards6 t* W) }# _: \# U
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
?; _0 b1 i) PBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
* P# }) k0 n. @6 j; S' `& V2 TBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
* Z. T: P- y6 [0 UCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards: x- Z6 { O K8 \! Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards* ?* t' M" T$ P) m( }2 K6 W; m
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards% a5 U. i. _# K% u* f: B0 }
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards' C3 h. g/ q3 F% i4 I/ l& \: w% |
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) s' K6 Y% v# p& [ W% |CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# U. m1 r0 z* e9 f1 J+ L
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
& Y$ y9 C% u. o3 X* qDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards) x' S2 G. \) c* _
Range increases to 16,000 yards( u# H* |! G/ p( }# S( o+ [9 C
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
9 Q. \3 K# U) a' ]: _BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 }$ e* i! Q0 K; [2 G* UBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
) R. \/ V/ B- s- _( wCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards3 M) b) b4 c. k. _1 _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( b# Z; z q3 S' o+ y4 \# c! l' D. X8 rCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
) b7 y/ [7 u* Q+ `( L5 JCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards( @0 ?+ [( g; @) |6 D, I
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards- M L3 |9 K1 f: |+ O
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
! H# ] B; m9 p7 SCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards, V* s# F, T# c% o0 E
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards# q" p* k: f( Z; {6 E" k4 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
* i+ |! Y* S9 W3 Y, SDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards6 G( ?9 m# C, Q H% Z# F
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
" ` U9 x3 @; V& h, a: D1 v' B! _4 TDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
: t, e. n0 H; Q' ?DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards3 r4 D7 h h! r& i% l
Range increases to 21,000 yards2 w1 A$ {; p! i7 S) T/ O
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
+ f ]" M, z+ L0 m( DBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
- q- k9 @+ h" b1 \0 NBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
. K* ~9 Z/ {$ R1 f! VCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards# T: e: n( }1 n
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards) ~" O' m. H C' J. d2 M
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, X" h, a# v2 s3 @& q. M- dCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards0 m5 Y1 ]6 v- Y F1 U
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards! f5 {- ]! Q2 H1 Z: O7 C& H0 Y7 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards7 {8 j$ N+ s# l; X# p" _# \4 Q
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
' }, V9 M7 Z( O& iRange increases to 26,000 yards
o" k |/ C- H7 bBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards- p% X* F2 F! p% `* q
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
( G. l& P3 R/ [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards; `4 M! M% Y5 t. F+ n/ n
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 b5 `1 a2 I5 Y- QCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
+ u6 |$ @6 g# A6 o: g0 E; zMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
' P1 G. r1 |2 g; V. M1 LRange increases to 28,000 yards; ]6 v7 i# L% E; N$ a" o
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
7 z- ]& q3 \$ p$ f) SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
, R! {) _# X( }: r, S, }0 i( K ACA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
! k; l) `+ |7 }- x* HRange increases to 30,000 yards+ Q, J+ S5 v. c" ?: |& ~$ D7 J1 p
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards, R! O4 F. @' |. m; T- |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
5 l. r/ L( v& Z) J! i6 _4 B8 i5 lCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Japanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162+ T; w5 r+ J6 F: k8 J
9 Y, F) @0 ]2 y# y& N8 N& rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 U" {% ]! p7 _( |" l3 b) u7 N+ ZRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# _9 b: w: O, z9 ~. q) D$ \0 e
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes! Q2 E/ T1 J W3 M6 S
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Japanese aircraft4 u* f. ~3 o5 j* H
A6M2 Zero x 48
K8 z" o# N6 s& B5 [ G3M2 Nell x 19
- h4 [ H' n* h! o# j# J G4M1 Betty x 21
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4 o+ d# F3 x( j7 m: S: R, ~/ LAllied aircraft' j" r! f9 w0 D8 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses( k/ L0 t5 f3 x3 }( C9 |4 {0 A$ P" x
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: R3 g3 c0 Q; W# m G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed5 P# V' b; A3 E- Q3 m. F3 e- o
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged0 r2 g6 a( N' ~ s$ N) `) \
1 d; O1 h2 x& F! y4 p% [Allied aircraft losses
/ [+ o4 d1 h. D* d, [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( B; X! G3 R! q: ~- D, z! K3 O' U
CV Hornet; Z, b3 q3 q1 G2 b) ?( P6 |
CV Indomitable
) `; x7 K6 Y/ X: I p( I F CVL Hermes/ `, A/ h4 |- [/ L& e& \" Y$ v
CV Illustrious0 f+ s0 z1 r0 {3 {& w0 f
CV Wasp# s! x/ C2 e v5 t! r
CV Formidable1 d' E8 I( u; K3 K9 f/ }
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Aircraft Attacking:
* E4 l2 o! e+ m* V+ S- x* h 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
8 d& S) v6 S1 O4 G! k Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 M: r$ E: b) J: }2 A 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: @7 Z m E" Z2 ~1 S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
/ ]4 y6 T4 {6 J& O6 |( YVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
' f [; F! @/ y6 F$ X) Q" ?6 |4 _ 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 U4 F& q p" k; ?1 z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
2 n" @3 ^& C/ F* N! i0 c x3 j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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+ x' R) V/ q( s& q9 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 j: [+ w; N2 S4 a) b1 H
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 M/ H# j8 V$ d: k4 p6 {0 ]Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 e$ O" k7 n- R/ z; {* Z G4M1 Betty x 28+ A1 ^/ c/ q# v q: v
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Allied aircraft
. x4 x+ U+ H1 Q h0 N: ?0 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ j! J+ R9 W$ B- W8 T1 _0 K, D% M# l' f
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Japanese aircraft losses o* m: I: w2 U) r/ A( U7 I
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! w- @2 n$ u" y2 m, m/ K8 `
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No Allied losses. |# p/ {. m: \+ U* G# L
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Allied Ships
1 b9 [) q. J. }' q' {$ v9 R CV Illustrious4 i, \) O' _$ z8 k
CV Wasp
^& S5 ]3 N$ N8 W CV Hornet) x+ h) A2 g0 V8 R& {6 f
9 ?( \! C( W" y+ XAircraft Attacking:& {" O! g# r9 K- Z B5 C# \% G' _
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet z' O1 D! p+ Y, Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. ?2 n8 J9 o3 |/ F3 H' ?
/ i' {+ G8 r+ a" \* V: ]& GCAP engaged:
% d# M) K( a% I% NVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)' I) l" ^: ~' d% l
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
* j/ h, l& K& A( I8 w- d# S3 R 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." E* c- {6 a: n, t/ P: X
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
- w7 s7 @" P W9 k% G% g2 N& D Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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* ]& A) e: x. A& g9 s+ tWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! J, ?5 ~/ ^: }3 @3 Y5 vEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# V) p5 B( i" `9 a2 m A6M2 Zero x 24# a. D: k Y! Z
G3M2 Nell x 18
' S- ?: s# ?6 U8 a9 s G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
9 q. J$ Y L5 h/ D0 d( X F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ^7 M9 j# T# v2 I5 t9 m A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 t6 }7 G* p! p- n( f
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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# S8 i+ S1 Q3 q5 q6 RAllied aircraft losses
, R1 K$ q0 A% |# ]5 ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 ~; U, L6 T$ n* Q' pAllied Ships% v/ u1 W2 F3 [! h
CVL Hermes
) O& n/ ?+ ` w9 B. b2 a8 g CV Hornet
0 t8 _4 ^: W8 A: z1 Z4 p7 o. i CV Formidable
* l+ k2 ^! U3 _ c CV Yorktown
7 K! t% U0 B- c1 h CV Illustrious7 O$ A" t5 x, c6 d3 D/ _9 p
' C% O8 \0 X8 T nAircraft Attacking:( }- w! x* u2 B& [
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
) x* K2 A) j) I' M8 \9 d Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 z! P* R6 s) G3 Z4 {1 p4 n$ U; M
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, o: Y7 R$ l2 n& L4 V2 t
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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3 X; \# a( j6 E# Q C) VCAP engaged:
5 E+ ?: _0 w7 @' vVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)' W9 J3 X; {) M( b! ?! {" p% Y
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
0 V3 j" M6 B+ g Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.0 C5 _/ n6 B# z% j
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |