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X/ v3 y' |! u; Z0 P F% k42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& `! E/ @. x+ M- f5 y# M
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Japanese Ships
& U* L N K) R: ^6 D8 s. q$ z CA Chikuma, Shell hits 28 r# f7 |3 u3 a/ [
CA Kinugasa
+ T, ^( \$ k1 \ i U' Z" N, _ CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire: r. C2 g8 c* E( z) g
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }; x1 c7 U7 r1 u. M% j0 G CL Tama5 q! Z/ ?: r8 J8 s4 F8 |0 i
CL Tenryu
) X* ~1 d' P% h CL Tatsuta6 W& ~! L' `0 }6 ^ s, [/ [
DD Yugumo( n2 s/ X8 r; z1 n' u8 j+ l
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 O1 n" v# o5 ]4 Y: K
DD Kuroshio. e3 O$ b( {# j n B, _
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
' \7 C/ I0 F; ` }$ y+ q2 ` DD Amatsukaze
* w, v+ S% c$ k a1 r; ^ DD Kasumi* ~- a% k3 j% K$ e* s; c5 c& x
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Allied Ships
( _/ Y- f: f, p# I CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 t0 `/ A6 m* b; k CA Northampton
' \( S5 z F) u4 M% r CA Chicago, Shell hits 16 a6 T6 k# ]" L6 ]1 x
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2+ R- l& ]9 O2 y
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
/ Y! P# E( V" a6 y CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
- w4 u, r$ E% @0 s- M CL Perth
0 R. B5 S8 K& K5 v5 G! o0 R! V2 u. x" Z CL Enterprise- g2 r$ s8 u# E
CL Honolulu
1 M0 ^3 k$ @( N9 |& C DD Alden8 j' Y+ r& }+ l/ X- g" k4 z: e
DD Fox* s4 W1 ^0 _7 C% x# e+ I
DD Whipple1 i: ~2 h* B0 c2 m/ ^; W7 N
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight, m- S6 d3 k' o/ n; l
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards! ]2 r8 M4 p% o( x
Range closes to 17,000 yards...3 j! z: T% `$ Z# ~* |) u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...% W5 @5 r- ] Z- d* l8 i' C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
" F9 b* ]2 ?1 T8 ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) n; i+ t( a9 n8 C; e8 a! PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
# o6 M. d# t$ S3 s# xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, V; p6 G. d. R4 Z& \4 W2 gMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'8 [, L# f; |1 Y: k F$ h( R& `
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 v' b) G8 f5 a. I9 }0 a6 ZCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
: P% Q9 o3 X# ]1 {( T6 zCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
U9 v" k" M) @& K8 hCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' O- {. I9 H9 T! e) m% \$ ]
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; O8 c7 t8 S* X; Z# w: h1 x
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
0 M/ i% l' j9 |" e$ oDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. _3 T! k5 W5 w4 D3 \CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
6 D1 }# J3 H+ g: ]5 uDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
- g7 ]) u; j, g X# d/ } X# l) lDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards5 G6 R8 H' k/ w
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards% z' n: y! x9 m) Y2 v+ s
Range closes to 7,000 yards9 q3 ?( w/ `, {1 y
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
- K2 z8 F7 m4 `! z+ WCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards5 B9 ?# R- ~# r6 B
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
1 r }4 V$ d- W) M5 {CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
- V1 E2 o8 {6 w* K4 g7 oCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards8 h7 {& S) \) A" K- u
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards- K" p& s: I+ k' ^3 Q
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards) x# S1 d2 u+ t2 N2 s2 s) q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
! N) S- n% B% s. M3 k5 E# [DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
0 X3 }8 y9 Z- d9 M( f' u: WDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
3 ]' t; W* I7 r: E# G4 O0 B, h) JDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
5 N2 V* I2 l+ J9 WDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards A5 _. O+ e @0 u2 q) \, K t
Range increases to 8,000 yards
7 y! d% ~, x* n2 lCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards# \1 V- |4 H$ M
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards) ]( T0 A0 G; @
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% Q' P9 b! u! N7 y+ M5 b! ^
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards+ l- S& O/ H+ T9 A( B
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
# b4 m8 F1 f& `( G3 i0 dCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: \. a; v) p+ }$ L( k% c* ?
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
, C2 `. |7 h3 \# F4 v. k* `DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards% w8 u. q" d) _/ v1 i9 N6 J/ W
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& k' Y. n2 J8 G/ m+ g
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards5 E1 s3 ^& \2 R; U V1 f6 S. |
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards; Z- F7 t6 W$ q2 x4 U0 W
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards* C" {' a: O+ t# R
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" q# Q( q. @6 s3 F: |* ~% bCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards. m+ s+ X8 F+ e. T, v* p! [
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, `. b; W- U1 }' O' `
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
0 T# `+ N, f/ |: D/ a" sCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
4 Y; d/ q Q$ E( ~# n) NCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards+ ?# E. n% [9 z$ `* [+ J8 `. w
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
- Z) n, c) z% |& WCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards2 K" M6 f) B2 z. G& [7 s1 I
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards& h- X) i- K4 t
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
% e: F7 X, L. u9 C2 {0 MDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards A$ c1 Y! C: N% n# g ^; u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
9 T8 L, ]$ d9 A2 P; pDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
2 o. j4 A! X7 R# FDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
. K" [1 j8 N9 i* p& JRange increases to 12,000 yards
W$ o! b8 d1 CCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& z3 _+ A& [0 i* a( N; ?CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards5 i9 w! M$ V, [/ L, X1 a/ W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
1 Y. @3 X% c( x/ jCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards3 z, ~+ [8 t" }
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
, Y2 T' ?4 W2 P4 B% p" z+ @( R5 ]CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards' }: V6 i4 z4 n) Q# E8 m/ I' Q" @6 ?
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
' G, l9 K) H) bCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
3 e. |5 W# M8 ]# Y& X& [0 ~: b+ VDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards" m3 H) B2 d! N' y! V
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 G4 M) p& p. O4 ~% `& eDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards9 _- G. W4 {! q; j
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# C+ B1 x* l2 g6 \5 f! O
Range increases to 13,000 yards1 @! _$ r; \5 `. }' Y4 _
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
. C8 R4 u$ n7 b* QCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards5 R$ S! O4 c. v+ _/ e1 n- r% T
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards: x4 o6 d/ N+ n3 n" ~) {5 |
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards r, C+ w& |$ a. m
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards. a- Z0 K5 p3 ~( J2 J$ h5 F
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards! u6 B: C% w% D0 o+ U
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards- `6 X4 B# r( E+ g
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
5 y) p9 J. L* @: l6 A* xCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
) V; j5 V) t* L4 ]- x" @2 U; O/ I5 iDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
" d* V( r' R( y# G' X- j: MDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
* I s5 C/ \/ z$ ]3 g0 ` TDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 o1 V* @5 Z5 U+ F3 \' A
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards. U4 \; { l* K5 s
Task forces break off...' t7 c- ^. p P& S2 F. B3 b. k1 { h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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+ v( l2 |$ ?2 I CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
- w# O7 | J& @ F) w9 }- j* q ` CA Kinugasa
. C) e* J1 K: M5 q! l0 J7 w CL Tama, Shell hits 1
6 `2 b6 e7 o' W( W6 _4 } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 10 @$ N2 E' o, |; i% F1 }
CL Tatsuta" G7 y; O+ l" U" y
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire: ]! i! E" ]2 B2 }3 j2 y
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
& V7 h' l! f1 k# T" S DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 W, i' A! G4 w, \4 x DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships! D9 s. p: _5 l7 C4 ~
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1( i5 R6 _2 t8 E% e/ Q
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8: { ]5 g6 Q8 X
CA Australia
4 C; z( i6 x, p! D- W. _ CA Canberra: T! v) o, S) v: J c6 @
CA Dorsetshire2 O, d6 S3 \- s) q4 n8 c3 |
CA Cornwall
2 r1 E+ X; D( a- d' U* e CL Leander/ J3 Y D$ Z1 U2 d6 ~1 Z. r
CL Java/ f4 v+ Z# b4 e$ z
CL Dauntless" Z6 ^: R! V3 T- @. ]1 i
CL Ceres
9 _- W$ N: S" Y CL Detroit, Shell hits 1" W# T$ b/ x7 O" ?% [$ m3 S
CL Trenton
. W3 J! Q' j# T2 z" M CL Concord
$ r# t6 }4 `, ~& K/ F CL Helena/ I1 N W6 j* T( ?8 q6 Q3 c
CL Nashville
0 u* Z) S: U. c& ~% \% Q. E: Y CL Capetown, M& R! V& [# k! B
DD Buchanan
8 P5 a5 p) k5 \' T- y" U DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire& O( _$ Z; P8 S# b
DD Stack
( ]; a2 S( o/ B( B% m! f& d DD Dunlap
, C5 H( q9 A& e) |( k" I DD Fanning, Shell hits 1; r$ i8 ~8 F% x6 H! X% n# W* ^4 {
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 |! l( J( B# Q
DD Nizam
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, O* [2 v$ [( C' V# ]7 ?( UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards( P4 J6 L7 c; l6 x6 t
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. w$ f3 W& c) ?' B; W9 ]6 k2 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- {( \& t# N6 `+ l; k
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'0 j2 G" [9 D1 T" G/ j0 r: ~
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
^! F7 J% q j5 ~# ~; V5 R; WBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
% ]: P* z4 {1 XBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards! O3 Y6 f+ |$ A, o% \5 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards( H5 s. U7 P% e( b, Y' r- x
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
4 g: {) C8 p# v# G! f' w# ZBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
) Y% B9 ]" T7 V u$ V- a" ZCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards; c+ p0 c, k. m( F5 G
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards# K) i: @4 f# m1 ?0 g9 f
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards& h/ Y6 V/ n3 a) a' N& Q
Range closes to 15,000 yards
" b# Y5 z6 G6 lCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ ?2 ^( H u0 k8 dBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards2 n' M! \2 \2 Q5 b
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
' W$ V7 d. `7 W1 jCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) D* O5 a1 H) a6 M
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards1 d5 M! ~( }4 `3 P5 ~
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 x# L! T8 _; B1 e2 R
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards( L9 L5 ?3 ~% X9 H& ]( B- i
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards* R. l- k* L3 l! a# }. A3 U" }
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* ]8 r3 N. J: }( ]. y' q
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards d$ E5 t4 k% }/ N
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards" H a( j- j2 q; O
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards/ s) `5 Y- Q$ S! Q4 A8 S
Range closes to 11,000 yards
/ ~" O ^* b8 s( b3 rCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards. X1 d j! N6 ?" t W, x/ t$ a* H8 S
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( s# v, D. u! b, H; p
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
9 V3 `4 k& I+ VCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
" Q# k9 s- S: b* i& A6 J! wBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
/ B, u! r3 g8 Y* w$ ?- F) ~5 CCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; M& ?0 q) m2 b; w7 tCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 r8 K% ^9 z2 p0 Y9 m( ^DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
) h' b- l1 V9 D& F- sCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' G7 d) u- E: [0 K2 p+ _- U; DDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
# k: ` T, q9 [8 S& P0 s" sDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 X9 R; X( f9 W9 F
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards8 V6 M) o2 r( B6 ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards
, Y/ c$ m/ s6 BCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards/ U3 Y; p- C, s. b) l
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
$ a" ~9 Q' `8 R" KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards2 z$ M6 e+ }( I
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
9 J4 ]9 k& d% `9 ?& ~( q2 B# d; C; hCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards/ M2 |/ G5 | S5 M9 D6 V
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards7 ]( r; P8 {+ e$ n
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards, Q7 g; L9 M4 v7 n3 M5 c) ]
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
- ^. W- n! H3 n: U1 e1 T4 lBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards0 u$ ]; ?1 b* k4 b4 ?+ z" }
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards$ A( B: S' z5 H* z$ N* h4 J# G
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
% W; D, h' T0 PDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards! T) S1 ^0 B4 _0 x4 Y. A
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
' ^/ v# Z' o5 q! k4 ?7 O! wRange increases to 11,000 yards
6 X/ Z: Y* J$ N' sBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
' G. |* ]* S' k6 ACA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
3 O! T0 I: {5 r( t- [. [2 YCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
5 M) E1 j: Z3 b% eBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
, `2 b9 r6 ~4 R" h8 U- t$ qBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards6 S& O9 B; U+ a7 U2 h6 O
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards! l) A4 D# a/ Y3 l
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
( Y% f! v" Y; n# y) ADD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards' k! p1 j7 d; E! a3 m7 z
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
9 P+ i" v, T; D" Q- Z1 L( fCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 g9 r) ~) \! k6 S& o. n6 E \8 pCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, U+ F5 [" |! N9 D1 u3 L
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
2 t+ d1 F' l! Z# G: qDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards. Q( Z! l( t" T$ q8 n
Range increases to 16,000 yards9 m, Q( d5 z) J/ E' p |. N
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
% A9 c: s' T P0 tBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 r, e1 a& `8 z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards k) }$ U9 A! `: b9 f
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards* g1 |2 j0 j& }8 h y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards& ]; I& m" O; C, ?' j/ V1 C& a! [
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. H' T, ?' f' r! Q: X1 @* r
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards* B0 F2 [4 u1 V" U& ^" V
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards- s# t7 m) I' f# e* r
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
, e% j$ t5 w2 m& E/ X' ACA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards, `% k; d/ O: e* z' Q5 o( E
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards. `. E2 C: {" o1 j- t( t2 p
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
2 P) R+ ~5 K. ~ {6 g V+ f, y0 n0 sDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
. u8 E2 l$ {9 L0 {, DDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards' ^/ R3 ^8 g# o8 \# |
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards: t2 S% A" ]5 R- Q7 H
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
! p' c& B( n+ |4 {6 [Range increases to 21,000 yards
- g+ ~# D2 J3 {& l# | R% g$ u- nCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards" e, j: q8 L' g
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 D/ G$ i& m- o! r) t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
2 B6 d0 Q! X9 g+ z2 @# PCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
?$ F# K- e+ _- x* qCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards" L- v/ Z2 X, _
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; E7 |0 H! p& \1 @- c+ x: F; MCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards5 B W, q% u# E+ H* J. r
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards. I" X% ~5 w9 a0 l# R: n) G
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
& N) ~- q1 m+ a4 i+ ]( iCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards: M/ b. q1 X7 C) L4 C; s
Range increases to 26,000 yards
$ D( q W4 R4 u* ^" Q& K9 X" fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
2 e& F$ k# O/ gCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards$ v$ R7 G' d2 R+ d4 v5 w x
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) ^' s5 V: C, w# z$ G
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
# B' l s: c) b5 ~0 U$ TCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards p- ^% g7 h! s0 W2 d
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
- u6 s% p. v( `% h3 T" H! _Range increases to 28,000 yards
! o- \1 P4 [" e3 m0 y/ L" e) VBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards$ n3 S7 c& c% o2 a
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards7 B/ J" n; g* J( y
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
( ~. _8 Q1 J) K& }Range increases to 30,000 yards
2 G# `0 S: ]+ {1 V4 U2 e6 G8 OCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
( u% e* j7 a) YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards" K. t# V$ p( Y; r: u# t x# [
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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n; c6 o2 U- w' kSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands7 o5 ]2 y% Q+ J
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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2 _4 @$ g! `, URaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' E( [9 n; W% EEstimated time to target is 44 minutes3 z4 P* y4 R2 d9 o
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Japanese aircraft
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" ~9 j: z2 @! M N k' Y" ? G3M2 Nell x 199 J6 G5 j* z$ N' E
G4M1 Betty x 21
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# E$ U7 F, s' p2 ]4 |. s& mAllied aircraft6 P/ a1 Y8 I8 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 279 I' y) Q- P$ n: u, K
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Japanese aircraft losses% C3 H! q/ U: W2 e& C* _7 H
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
& W0 l" ?' j8 e2 O G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
% `9 e: }( \& d G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 F# R4 | x2 n$ _1 Y
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Allied aircraft losses4 `' K# B5 I* d; T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 G! Z& _% z3 b- W5 \Allied Ships
; S( E! M( W8 f/ L* j3 n% l n9 V CV Hornet
^3 \% f" l' v$ d$ V0 G2 @' l# U CV Indomitable+ G. y- Z5 e& g, |8 I: T- L6 i% o
CVL Hermes. e& m1 W, q& ^. `2 |
CV Illustrious: [2 p/ ?* Z1 ]/ l2 k# \
CV Wasp$ ~' m8 ^. x9 o% s( D8 s1 n- F" H. `' l6 F W
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:; W; e C! Z, u: V; {) [
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet3 U+ C" K) }. ?# |9 [- b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: Q! R5 g' G( c( N- w
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 q8 O8 w0 p! J- R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 U8 c3 b; f" y
; w Q. g; ^! s( c. JCAP engaged:0 a! k! S. c( q! @% f! c
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)" o! R( G0 }$ ^: u
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.# F* e; D% O" C9 T' x
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000./ ~9 d% [: Q0 r( q) V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes2 t: l& _! E# Q9 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162. I& }, M- [0 ^% w7 d; G4 R
0 W ?0 M6 k4 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain; @ A' q3 `4 P2 E
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
k6 ~& ~" n) c5 _1 P* D" JEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# P; U/ X0 ~- _$ H
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
- `& f- X3 Z6 u7 `/ J F4F-4 Wildcat x 14# u" J* W% k) }9 [
( a& d3 o5 `- v0 F/ ]/ F: i. ` `Japanese aircraft losses
; ?; o# k, I# F8 w: t G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 X7 z" q4 t; a$ d9 H! }0 lNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships$ K9 N6 _2 [: r4 c
CV Illustrious, ?' Y/ |3 {, Q4 E* U0 g7 _
CV Wasp/ g( J+ q& P/ _& |2 F) }
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
- Z+ @0 {) l- q, D3 r3 `; G2 r7 Y 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet) I$ q. h6 x6 S- V o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:( P$ w4 b- D9 x: n% r7 z+ y
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling): Y, l! z) R& r9 P; E# u
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 A; E1 L/ M: ~1 i6 u$ w$ \ 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.2 G7 P0 L6 y5 X! g3 ?
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
0 I# P3 H" K3 z6 s0 z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes8 J( p% A2 \* u/ ]0 B. s
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4 W3 L! @4 l9 lAfternoon 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.0 C Q$ {+ b- W0 w+ r! U
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' I) N1 i9 s) `6 L. R
A6M2 Zero x 24& v! \8 u: j6 V1 z2 f4 T
G3M2 Nell x 18. ?' p# r6 J+ e( g1 A+ B8 u
G4M1 Betty x 16; U; M c6 n9 }- }3 Y7 y$ k/ t* @
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Allied aircraft- R5 T: b1 ?' v- l2 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19& O0 Q* K# }, V
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Japanese aircraft losses% P& M. K1 @+ \
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed6 b6 d L% W' o2 G- J, ]1 i* ?
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged' V# E" V" F& z# N# L6 G
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Allied aircraft losses$ i- d% r! g( s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 `" L) T- a' X+ P! ? kAllied Ships! r% C4 j) U% f- q; U, i+ V* I
CVL Hermes
) ]2 @! O# ~( I7 z$ Q# ~) n CV Hornet
5 n2 Q2 V: B: w" K3 N CV Formidable
- t0 w2 O- L! C4 h1 H0 c5 n CV Yorktown
. c* g. u, w7 K& n6 H' ] CV Illustrious. K3 e9 R$ b0 w) h; s
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ W! A: T, i" e p( ` 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet B& `0 f3 E) o2 b- f& b- w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! c+ {6 T4 g5 b$ }0 V( f5 D
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet' Y2 @1 r( U- Z; s
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
8 m. K2 K- ?9 v1 ^5 Y6 ?% v/ I9 OVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
# Z' {$ } Y/ r! N+ K/ x7 o 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
{, k, s/ e" D: H1 N Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.8 t: I& t W2 U* O, f8 D/ C* c$ r
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |