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$ [. _$ o$ ~: z/ T42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。# g v7 Z6 p/ ?' Z# g
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- R; t D- a# Y: a2 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 D( G; L0 X$ v+ O* L% Q3 V: w
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
% ]% t! S: X5 ? r5 s CA Kinugasa5 v, c. k2 D1 ^. `% A3 m
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire/ } d+ j+ x6 k3 W7 f2 k) N
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' b1 Y* i9 F z+ Y6 x8 [ CL Tama
+ b, x$ _" q9 S6 F CL Tenryu" t0 M |" \/ G' f; x! B5 M
CL Tatsuta' B2 k# z- s- P3 F. W9 p
DD Yugumo# s7 _/ F* [* c" ?3 @
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1/ F( R" C7 N! g0 g: q
DD Kuroshio
) Q4 y" r' B" ~. m DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
* R% R; F. ~& V4 m DD Amatsukaze
) v. Z- d" E2 l5 ~+ J DD Kasumi( q# Y5 @- N; N+ W% e" D1 I( E. P
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Allied Ships
" b( i3 U) y7 W CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
6 u* Y' R7 {* G* [' |& } CA Northampton' g* ^0 N2 A8 H& q$ f/ Z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1/ x% C$ h$ `: S& n/ e( p( D( {
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2- y' C( J7 H9 E0 n, G$ G3 |( y
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
{' [- d. x- h CA Vincennes, Shell hits 10 P( H( ]. c+ P
CL Perth0 e P( g; t7 |$ u, v' @
CL Enterprise3 c) L. f w+ P2 `2 j; F
CL Honolulu
& i5 D$ i& K" T( t, j" q DD Alden7 X6 f, E {( K2 M
DD Fox- o4 F2 [0 o0 L5 a- L
DD Whipple
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4 ^1 g1 e3 g: v0 S; }0 W1 C# lImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
) `. D2 T5 w' @9 }; VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
% k2 N1 v% x. D; W* y9 KRange closes to 17,000 yards...
4 s7 w7 p% p2 G( MRange closes to 11,000 yards...
9 `/ _1 P, c6 s; q7 g) D) eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 h m* T1 {, C" z6 X3 `. i
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
] P3 P4 n' tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
/ F1 H4 o9 F7 o: {: a' e9 b, Z3 p y8 ]CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
6 Y) n. A& m% P0 L" U5 a* K9 j3 IMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'! X$ ^) c' v5 K' Q0 @
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards* O) y4 ^% @+ W+ v7 g, f
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards6 u% w+ N( E$ t6 e1 K- ]- k1 Q& M8 ?
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' i- p3 S- M3 {4 Q7 e
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; N* l1 u+ R4 @" T0 c) h9 ~& aCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 w/ r, Q2 o0 R' w) cCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards0 p9 l8 x3 Z. ]. a. H4 X3 R
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
: [; H! d% B4 t9 U& @2 ^) SCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
2 {7 h% o% N% V1 z% WDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards2 D: L# I) d1 f4 X0 N- ?
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
. d7 F4 k* K! E: ?* h* ^1 Z# CDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards6 R0 H+ D6 t/ D7 U/ z2 }/ x9 H
Range closes to 7,000 yards' U% ] s+ L4 @
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
3 ~' { d9 s4 w& o- M; @* WCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
8 P: j3 l9 ]+ z( J5 |CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards: K1 y: H# Q7 ~' C2 }4 h
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards2 g Q4 {$ r! _
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
; A, U; H( Q+ ^/ \8 }" {7 zCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
4 u/ W8 x9 ^! l- zCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards/ g, |5 ]$ E$ Q6 b2 w. B. I) q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( a3 { L" D. ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( y1 N. l, _0 t& y
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
: Y) ^; g9 K" }+ |( b" B' @DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
1 _: E% _" A' W5 X, Q5 ~9 C" DDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
+ M3 d6 _. T- T5 M8 ]; q9 yRange increases to 8,000 yards
6 P8 S [$ z0 h# ]! w& fCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards# f4 A% f2 R& T7 U( }
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards# g& {! S9 t5 f' ^! C0 A* J
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ ]. H( {4 ^# b. H @; U
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards- x$ l- ] w6 v+ G
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards- V. [2 I) {7 Y% F
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
( h8 D0 n9 ?9 m' |CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards# k# Z, {' r: Z8 u4 B6 ~8 ~
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
7 e" S: G5 u( }9 A8 Q% ZDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
2 Y$ c ]+ d, Z( GDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
/ [- J% {) _9 F2 EDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
! Z' A! ?& P) Z* w$ ?5 o4 q E6 H; @DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
& B0 \; j: R: [: H0 o+ N1 `1 {3 xRange increases to 9,000 yards7 Y1 e3 T1 s: S S1 K
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
" Z5 k; t2 \3 G4 G1 gCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
* G( K% A2 I0 HCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards: r( F# H2 C" T& l, i! i$ @4 E0 ]
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards! [: E4 Z( N. m- N
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards9 O. G$ a3 j# @" z3 _* Q6 e1 g
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
5 H# j5 \/ i! ] G8 C) jCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards2 U+ H( f5 b% \$ }
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards* F( Z2 R! B ~4 j! s
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
- C- u. X' Q: o3 W7 V. YDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards9 |2 ?, ]% ^% {! ^5 L
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
! D# h+ P$ {- n# [1 F8 P* lDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
: u1 _2 o# K3 jDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
* H, P, M* u$ h* M2 B8 D/ Q& yRange increases to 12,000 yards
& T. t& V; i2 zCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards3 ]( z: X- ? R9 _
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards/ [- z/ Z9 Y6 S5 j
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
$ _1 N0 T) m. r8 O/ {) v q# yCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
# o) m2 c0 O6 ^ W& W/ d7 b: ^CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards4 u* W5 m) G, g' X1 |8 ]- c+ h4 Q
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
# I2 o0 T9 Q, z9 {5 U3 ~" RCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards+ O) w+ M$ D% e
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
3 H/ ?5 Y2 f; ODD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* {5 N: S% V- @ }3 K! _
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* G( d9 Z4 ?- T: z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# c* Q! `2 R% uDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' U( k5 F R# c9 W1 d( {
Range increases to 13,000 yards
; ]+ R/ e7 }6 u) ?/ Q3 H$ y) j! @" FCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
4 }' `* O& C4 ~! K P r' H1 rCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
4 e' F' F8 P3 kCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards Y- }- N7 ]) ?- `
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards; w+ y5 _) ?- O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
$ W6 n- z% O+ m _2 R: q$ ACA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
* e. H0 v8 p) s9 K: L7 ^CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
6 {) i! ^0 i3 U& t l1 vDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
- |2 K3 J" ^; q6 e; KCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
$ a# q* ^8 K) @4 i6 G w- sDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
9 i% I" a" o- [* }0 ZDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards% O. T4 I S7 u
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 ]- \6 y3 S4 J. s. |" ` B
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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1 |8 \7 B' y& _+ s1 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards9 n* z1 x' H9 V0 G- F2 y: L* K8 u
8 `/ @# d" _. G W1 uJapanese Ships+ `# h, {7 Y. c
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire( E5 I* G/ ^1 U' y7 w
CA Kinugasa
4 }+ {# ]& {1 ?5 ]$ q9 [ CL Tama, Shell hits 1$ b* D- l3 X; E3 r3 ]% p8 z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% U5 I8 s1 M. y; w$ Y" E
CL Tatsuta' O/ \3 Y k& R4 \3 r) i
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
: j/ j b8 O2 w7 V5 v DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1- \. e4 O0 Y, y3 I
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 S' M+ K5 q: y! [! G n DD Oyashio
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4 O& l1 u9 Y* @1 x0 X( JAllied Ships6 x& Y. G; \& n& x4 O. `; K
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ r+ a9 x% E- S BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
# `/ t Z6 X$ [, F+ b- g8 k6 R CA Australia: u9 J, t" X7 G+ A6 i5 D% w' w" y8 h
CA Canberra( |- q6 m* J& A/ U/ |: l z: `+ ~
CA Dorsetshire* W! g! {* i; W- C7 t; n0 E
CA Cornwall
& u5 D7 H3 @# y: `* v8 \. N CL Leander
. G/ r, x# E( k/ g5 v a CL Java
* s$ P% M4 d8 r/ d& i9 X7 h CL Dauntless, r7 ~: u o- ^- m; ~/ ]# ]% D
CL Ceres- _ P; [0 w6 W+ R- ?" ~: b g4 M
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
9 A4 P# ~4 L! @# Y" b2 a; m5 P) f CL Trenton+ E* J$ ~) |; `! d) P2 r, i
CL Concord2 _* U% f. r5 l7 _( `! F+ U
CL Helena
( s# r3 N; l8 Z+ z) B0 w7 m CL Nashville( `- T6 W. q3 I4 P
CL Capetown
, L' ?" d9 G, V7 | DD Buchanan0 ?( X2 W0 p/ n4 b3 @" j+ k. O+ j0 t
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire( \. L3 t; |& f) z" R8 \
DD Stack
9 @( E, h: b- X! ] DD Dunlap
' e* x4 S. V# C+ E: [ DD Fanning, Shell hits 1$ p5 K& o, Y% J+ U+ x
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% q& V* R4 f% K( Q* Z1 x E5 h' O) F
DD Nizam
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/ f; w& U' N/ p" u7 `" h4 A: rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
) g# U z+ w; g9 KRange closes to 20,000 yards.../ `" V: d& C) L( Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
: {0 U2 F/ @" O) `Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'' S" S" |: y2 H8 H% }* J
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
$ z' N1 |$ j+ n0 ABB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards4 E' p5 x6 ^1 ~4 T
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards; W$ D9 e. p+ v; p- Q9 G3 U
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards( l# C2 L7 T( {0 a1 \
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards2 t. H2 w/ k' d. P' k) [9 i
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
5 Z7 J8 U5 Y; N0 E; o- nCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards! a# i1 o6 X+ I
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
: y# Y; Z9 K/ z( Z6 i, ]DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
9 W6 B5 c2 D, N6 z" {2 n0 X9 F1 PRange closes to 15,000 yards+ m5 ~; S, E5 R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% {7 G. z8 b0 y) w" kBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards( E1 g" {, i9 ~8 u2 t
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards" X6 ?6 H) P! z
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 }; o. g$ P: L4 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards, k) |+ F, }# }0 e* Y7 d6 D
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 x# ^$ A8 g. {( _* [+ @/ [CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards, p( X; n7 |5 d0 `/ L
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
: j$ ?9 j/ v& ^CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards2 _( L" k6 b# Q1 b/ H
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" P; \: ~$ J: XDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards, r: M* r* R! j& X4 b% J
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards. {' P9 T1 E. D& V j
Range closes to 11,000 yards
; `- ]3 b+ ?) PCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
# s+ h0 [( L# }7 dBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ O$ U) u0 B& l* O( W1 g
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
( ? i+ t x) n( j C0 s0 lCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
" [: }' s( I7 f5 C O4 v7 sBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
6 n3 t# ?; y0 L* z) BCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 j( o5 g; l" v" H3 |
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' H* m4 n3 S1 _, J/ p9 C
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
( v; T. e) }( ~, `CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 ?1 B- c! _4 S5 \3 H" Q M
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
; i" Q/ a: \5 X4 i+ z5 pDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards3 @" b H! x+ B! ~/ Z. s G6 S4 n, s' R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
, Q, f# V: h3 @0 Q! L9 B& TRange closes to 9,000 yards# x" @; m. }! w8 O- `5 K
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
Y0 g* `/ P: V& ~BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
3 a) C, J1 b7 D0 O: CCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- L" o. W' h0 R4 q1 \; T" l/ IBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
/ @ A" S" e* d! `. pCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards6 B1 \4 c4 o5 S" p9 J
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 b1 B) W9 s `& t3 g
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards: e: [) v$ g0 w0 d5 C% W% R! ~
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
7 T; n' u6 g7 n6 {1 dBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards( m1 U6 w% c, W: N n
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
+ @$ j9 K9 K p/ {# k0 g8 a* FDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards g3 m5 h+ B5 b; K0 t8 P
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
* L$ \: W6 h0 i4 u) c' s( s$ _DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
z( S7 s# u6 a, F U, }1 \Range increases to 11,000 yards7 A7 _% t, [' [5 V5 U; E. a
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards5 t: N! j. k/ `) m V: ~1 I
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
; ?- T' E1 e4 N1 O& E4 K' I/ M$ q7 nCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards$ R% {: C5 n, V
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards9 K7 K- j( {6 W" x3 F, w2 t
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards1 h! ~* p" G# F ^
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
" \ @$ D% W9 m3 mCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards/ g' r( w9 S9 y0 q1 Q( W) Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards, V \, g L$ l
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
5 w* F+ S7 y3 `% F, m# L) F7 ACL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, R: D# j! Q2 N6 X* t, G) lCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 ]/ n. y% y2 E( w. m) O5 K9 f
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards% U A7 H# W3 r# p( T- U
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards" \* a1 d% [. a$ L: b
Range increases to 16,000 yards% ^! g. n, R4 r
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
- X4 Z) W5 H& F( M7 ^4 rBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! C) D4 }7 j6 W0 T/ m$ K" ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
' l% D7 m* O2 K1 U# `* bCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards0 t' {: \( k' r' X+ k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
6 `3 I5 B) I5 j. z* G1 X" N2 T0 wCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
- R& k* m( A6 kCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
( o0 I! Y# O: h! k" Q: ~CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
7 }; j* K' N+ ^7 nCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
' f$ `7 a( C& X4 Q' @7 aCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 i; {& e* Z! B5 r. k: T
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards" V6 C1 A4 q/ t( @
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
, ]3 l. G( {2 P: Y2 o# Y2 |" W- pDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards" `0 Q7 g4 M5 ]9 `
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards) h. @& D( T9 l! W; C( g
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
: V: }0 u- C# l7 e7 X9 K4 xDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards& Q7 e4 ?, R( u6 M5 L
Range increases to 21,000 yards
4 B3 ^* c" g* R7 a' c v/ lCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
9 J: y% d( s7 IBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
* \3 ?! S! p$ N" `BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
7 c# T+ A, t7 uCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
5 j* M. f8 g& q5 qCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 f' a& D3 f; u/ `, YCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
7 E$ V( g5 {0 y0 e; x0 ]CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
9 c; K9 }# S5 d( w& V3 b! yCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards6 g5 y1 [: x- w9 T. |
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards, r' l( T" F) o8 [0 @: v
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards; A2 ?$ a) W* O8 v5 _7 `2 [3 T. {$ c
Range increases to 26,000 yards# r4 F$ n8 I* e
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards Y8 O* u' K6 A' T) W% I
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
$ S5 }- }& V% h) z) e9 K. LCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 }+ \5 G( t3 i
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* }4 T! N/ H! w; ^' N5 ] jCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
$ _/ X! b. J! R& u( k2 `, J3 FMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
" P6 J7 _/ B) N$ P2 x3 b; v1 gRange increases to 28,000 yards1 c6 ]* [+ R6 k q7 s; W' _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards! R3 ]2 q+ R. N6 u* E* T' b
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards/ D2 _8 h% U. `8 w% T
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards7 u4 b, B/ Y+ |4 X
Range increases to 30,000 yards
5 |+ R4 H, v. { aCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
% Z. ~5 S! K' {' L6 c {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards" {+ P/ i: g/ g+ I* s9 s/ |
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards* s" F5 m6 R5 |$ P
Task forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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# P2 J! s7 t. d+ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162) H# L9 l f2 u+ D
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' a ^% ~2 d; [0 s% }, s
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! T. s( E: H: h; M. o
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes& ^* Z. }0 Q) N/ Q2 `! u% o
9 I% I2 o; [+ e2 Y/ Q* o/ b4 eJapanese aircraft! @, Q( a1 h1 F; _7 {6 g
A6M2 Zero x 48: Z3 M1 k3 K: `
G3M2 Nell x 19
( `" E6 Q$ S: k$ p G4M1 Betty x 21
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# |/ ?! S9 q8 _% ]: n5 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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1 l- G1 f2 u8 {% HJapanese aircraft losses. O9 i2 V) y0 f% n' n# \
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
& z1 U+ J' c. ^$ k5 O, B6 o7 U G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
+ P; K. ]: v5 @# o G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* h" v7 b8 {1 D% S% s* K' Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% c2 a9 s1 I9 N6 x" l) }" m
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Allied Ships# _1 P" }# r* G3 f5 c
CV Hornet
. D7 n0 L+ A5 v: p CV Indomitable; v+ y$ `% A$ v/ Q2 W7 l7 B
CVL Hermes
" n2 z4 |" P. k CV Illustrious
0 {/ t' A- Q( H( q CV Wasp; H3 i) ]# l& B) T1 M
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ a3 b/ m) }, E& ~# _/ x6 N: I' l/ Z4 w0 L 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ l9 r5 q2 e0 [ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 S x' z$ R0 s. O7 m k. G
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. n& g! q8 u: q* t Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ I9 a0 Z% g6 v0 \: b& x
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CAP engaged:
# Z$ H7 z; r9 p s* V3 SVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
5 v0 j1 W* D x$ H 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ e5 ^+ }$ z8 N& y% R* w) M- r) @ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
- F8 ], v8 W; F2 h0 h) ~ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes L0 H+ U; e2 T2 o, b1 y4 I+ x3 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1624 J, y* ]% A8 F5 j1 }" _
: [% ^+ h" O( v- o) N4 oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 l, k" r: m9 ?; URaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( c1 y) L3 k7 g' g3 F V U3 QEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 28: m6 s' j7 V! F w) m# f
- T, Z9 D5 |3 q- a+ `2 PAllied aircraft
6 C" `+ ]" A1 @5 T# C' r3 @' l& [2 d Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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6 j$ \* Y: ^1 E8 `0 n: WJapanese aircraft losses
% b* L# ?% B: n1 T) U. m" ^ G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged4 o7 X! P: j5 w' ~% C% Q+ m; L
# ~9 B2 U5 K$ ~6 n$ ?/ oNo Allied losses& E7 n* S" v; g, [, |6 v
4 G) K. H" A( M5 {) b8 r. S. rAllied Ships% K( Y: s" I$ s3 R
CV Illustrious
: ?/ h+ |9 X: ]) Y+ M- l: Y. K CV Wasp
6 Z. C% y+ U# N CV Hornet: Z& w" b5 p1 }! c. g+ C5 l4 [
" q1 I" p" d6 b5 A- kAircraft Attacking:5 J8 _- Y8 D% N4 @7 q" l; Z# h
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
( y1 l" p: _; n! y. h* W8 I: e8 c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
3 ~- ~$ |/ T0 \% ^) \9 RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)& i8 R) W! e \9 v( B- }% {$ ~
1 plane(s) intercepting now.* P$ c: X9 H p/ W Y' r5 r7 g
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& A5 J2 C9 `- B Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.% y1 r- y- S7 [) O
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 x4 y( ~0 j1 T ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* L& w: U; x! l7 \ _
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. ?! m% C4 ]& D, m
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes7 \% ~3 [. h3 [; i
( t3 a1 m' Q! d( Q- L. RJapanese aircraft
; I1 g! q" Y8 d A6M2 Zero x 244 E. V0 q* \! k7 U5 G- w/ m
G3M2 Nell x 18" [) i3 H) E1 x+ J" Q3 B
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
W8 x7 Z5 o$ y( `; @- ?' G. ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% f6 z9 C& k8 M1 [) U$ P
) z7 K! `0 J; DJapanese aircraft losses
9 | V; K% v7 Z/ h0 f I0 S; {( w1 D A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, z# ]- a9 M* k1 n/ _* ]/ A( E
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged3 L0 Q1 V; l0 S% f, b
8 d% T6 Z, c9 I8 GAllied aircraft losses) ^: @& J$ t6 b+ ~9 Y2 ~& Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 @4 ~7 R$ J' ?, p6 P% h+ K1 h) |5 Q7 YAllied Ships' \! j v* p( t3 f0 B
CVL Hermes' | I3 _! J2 n, {( Y6 ^! x
CV Hornet- Z/ n) I! L" m
CV Formidable
8 f1 E# T* N. F5 A0 G) _# O7 k( k CV Yorktown
; G8 k, b, M: y# F CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:; \+ n/ n- \3 c3 |
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
' b2 m! A) u& t! F ? Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 c! P+ i. B! j: Q' k
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' \. J3 p3 y1 H- h9 B0 i! a y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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* x2 k; Y b) aCAP engaged:
( ^ S/ S2 s7 L7 T3 ZVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 m1 p) }. Q/ o% B0 l 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.( b4 A# w+ \: e8 @
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.- k7 |* q8 E U: @' }' @- L
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |