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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. K/ w4 d4 U d
. m3 V6 [# w% CJapanese Ships9 m' f: y7 f& i; Y
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 22 R/ ~& R" ]5 F: u& w" ]2 l6 p. b/ h6 P
CA Kinugasa
( k- P0 X' D' b# c: G CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire* E2 ?' ?( P, u
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Z& Y% j, ^4 O
CL Tama" G: N4 z% b2 l/ U+ N; P8 M3 y' Q( O
CL Tenryu {) B8 m9 `( `" }. r2 T& c
CL Tatsuta# X: O/ y7 W2 h$ b9 w- g( ^# W: p
DD Yugumo- h$ ~& X" O' s2 {8 I6 Q' L5 b
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
! Z4 `( E! H1 B0 i DD Kuroshio3 {8 v+ W! e7 H3 z: p
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
* q+ U2 K" c/ Y) B: W8 |5 ] DD Amatsukaze
9 j4 A9 v" s8 r; a: ~. d. c DD Kasumi/ k% k O' J! J+ o' p0 R& T- t
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Allied Ships
* j" y8 C! f7 H5 f6 X9 v CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2$ x; m) v& V: p# i/ |' o1 E
CA Northampton
9 ?% g$ L2 w6 W( G CA Chicago, Shell hits 11 |$ E9 A: A9 J: |/ g& g) \ v: u0 m. c
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
) ]9 T# l4 }9 m$ _7 h" p1 M CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
8 {; P, R+ i; {/ q) i$ i/ h) e CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
. j! i( m" |6 J" }, }; F, n- e CL Perth4 V* s5 K7 {* t! y
CL Enterprise& k8 R5 }, }; p" a
CL Honolulu
) b( a4 e; e# y, u5 P) ~4 y3 Z DD Alden
7 v, u# o7 b( x. W1 H DD Fox
4 x G3 j: ^* c+ S J! `0 ^' R DD Whipple; h) a) Q; L; o z- t1 Q% d: I
0 U5 t$ u; K2 R( d k* SImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
. V- }. O0 H( w8 @2 PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
' Z2 T# G+ q& G1 Y/ jRange closes to 17,000 yards...; d) e! l; F9 A$ r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 A! R# I4 T/ y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards+ _, k) ~0 B8 m0 ?* Y! w4 @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. E7 s% ] _- nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
6 q$ a. f8 z& V6 C% wCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
8 b" }0 P' n! |! U' `: e1 [# J" TMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
- O$ s0 o) U' C; t. l6 u2 t* Q* ?CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards! x: k* ?1 V' m& L4 y* H
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 l W( ~/ S$ W' B# S* l, Q( L* PCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" m5 J- k) p2 z/ q, E% e
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 c! _' v% l. T& _6 d6 ~. _+ s, gCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards0 y" N, P. y0 `) m" K
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards! H/ @# g( d) S3 K
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* t$ v- N) l: u: k% j3 B
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
' r$ B6 D! r& e! j) wDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' m7 m' f" d' ZDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
6 F, H& x5 X+ T0 @DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards3 U# m7 X* n6 y+ T
Range closes to 7,000 yards
[! V* j4 g6 o: L, fCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards0 g9 z# W {, O0 f h. ~
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
5 Q% n2 X N) SCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards5 T1 Q! s/ x. @+ g* q
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
) y' Z; G2 z, x% N3 I- D" l+ gCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards( O5 m, l- r. l$ W* F9 v/ C( l
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards( C+ l% c# F5 v+ t8 l
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards4 G( h& N6 E, m+ s8 m
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards, x# @: ]0 k: d
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards9 l. ]2 S2 ` n, Z$ b
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
4 |+ J$ f5 X* q- GDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards ~8 M1 w( x( X" I& N
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& ?2 |, m8 O9 F1 XRange increases to 8,000 yards
# C% x9 b4 a. TCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
6 M0 x: G3 f/ ~% j1 I3 P1 \/ DCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
+ {# _; u0 G$ a0 \, N! NCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards2 _( {7 ], ?! [# x' d' S
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
" M8 g# j/ E! d: H. F7 KCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
7 r1 O0 y( p' K1 ]CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* h! Q7 v8 {& ~& C. f6 ~% e, \, K
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards. l7 F! }% z- m3 H8 f/ h! ]% N( S1 \+ U
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards, n, R. p5 Q' }8 q. w4 K
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards" Q* x+ N8 u+ P% J$ |( c8 g
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards Q" d" N/ X7 V i& B& j
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards) I3 v' V i6 \* u5 b% v. I% N
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
. a- t% `$ {7 O' m. eRange increases to 9,000 yards
3 X" g: V) J6 ? ]0 w5 aCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards- p; o) N! k/ v+ ?3 g- G3 @" E
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards1 @0 k1 ^8 y y$ ?1 ?$ j0 A! t% m* e6 G
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards5 m4 P# x7 ]4 B2 }! e
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
3 U+ M+ J6 |: JCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards+ s4 G7 K6 `2 h
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, J8 b! m- U; ~' T; d
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards. Z2 W- j) c4 X* i8 m* \2 U0 s# E& E
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards$ ]3 }& u& G6 D7 e1 W/ j
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards' E8 H+ [% Q3 V& k( e
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards" r+ s3 e$ p7 [. p! d8 a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
+ ]; c/ H' K! r4 @& _DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards4 M. b+ }% E* R& n, j/ [9 L4 S! w
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
' U `4 w# v: U: N: [% \ BRange increases to 12,000 yards) F7 m$ b3 I& N5 C
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
. H' V7 \# B6 S9 g4 |CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
1 @% ]1 r- i! L! Q; e H }5 d# |3 YCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards: X" j0 Z% P% W" j% b. C3 O
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards. |8 j* k3 f" y+ D8 Z/ R/ G% U; p# w
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
8 K) k" E2 Q. l" N* p( nCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards: _' i* U8 W, }5 |- c
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
0 a$ L: S2 |7 p D7 VCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards( s4 u4 a f' s" A# b" q5 @+ ?
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# w; e R1 A9 R
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards/ w$ ]3 I, d6 t. e
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
6 ?2 l7 I9 d$ |5 iDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- A8 r* I# g) Q2 N T5 V' Q
Range increases to 13,000 yards, Y9 x+ S' ]9 L, R
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards' p2 S1 @* C1 g+ V" D
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards% M$ D. w# L2 o; `+ W
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
" K2 I% x, S- [# {" T$ j; qCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
: V1 c I* t0 x) J5 N9 kCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards0 {; A1 K% F9 i0 N# V- y' u
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
- V% Z; c( W$ z$ M5 v; \CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards: t" Q- u n& D
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
- Y: x, t% ~! a- m. _- fCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards! A1 z3 }" ]0 B' ~. b. b" v
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
0 z7 g, H0 o9 w. dDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards/ R- X n% n' q% k5 m4 c
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards& M5 W ]2 ?; {0 l! M9 O) i
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards: ~; o$ B# O8 v* U2 {) B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards0 _, r6 i* l8 `( r, v# Z+ ?/ G
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Japanese Ships
e- W X! t$ R) n0 I6 Q5 c CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
2 r' o( ?% g3 V1 e! h5 U. D CA Kinugasa
! H2 S# S- d+ H, ~! _9 v. \; u* h2 q CL Tama, Shell hits 1
4 v* G* t! L& _& _4 a) F CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 i! O$ s8 r. b5 X3 D3 N( o
CL Tatsuta
# W" {. e2 C/ s* a/ T DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire. F4 o, Q: T" l
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 12 S. {* @$ X: O( [+ k- J
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ O( i) O# m- Z t- k DD Oyashio! t8 A- V/ Z7 ] g% [
: ?* m3 }: ]% G! I& ?Allied Ships
% F9 ^- v1 H5 N0 k$ W BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ `# N: K# n. u$ R K) d BB Warspite, Shell hits 8' O, ?, A. |& V; Y! q) y
CA Australia! Y5 c4 d# ~% `
CA Canberra
0 W& R0 v( Z" r3 \- U7 t7 l CA Dorsetshire
! I6 S4 M8 [5 a$ |4 E* [" s8 i' `3 y" q CA Cornwall
6 q9 @( W7 }4 f( i0 V CL Leander
, `, c- D% ]5 h( b1 J CL Java1 E3 |" Q3 ^/ F" r
CL Dauntless
" @+ X: C. v. I7 U5 H) | CL Ceres" r$ N: ?- U! N" d7 N+ C
CL Detroit, Shell hits 13 ~5 I, N) r6 ]
CL Trenton
% T: X. i) u8 d* r# c CL Concord6 e( o, S+ @' g0 P0 s4 a
CL Helena; }$ E4 I5 G C0 E3 q0 ]0 m- ^
CL Nashville5 l2 k3 a- m# J8 `3 H0 g
CL Capetown
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DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ O+ g) }0 p3 s5 F DD Stack$ W+ |; S1 A9 `! W
DD Dunlap( ]5 l* y+ A$ x+ ^; j
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
/ z4 v. Y |. x+ N# o DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
I9 }" C2 u8 Z& A+ `% w# S7 I1 d% L DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards$ i: V7 Q/ b2 @
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 c9 b+ X; ?2 _6 D) |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 B+ ~' h5 U- {) D- W
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
* |! z2 @$ R" t# Z6 | U+ S4 @4 D. JBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards, p! d/ @% W- B* \2 l4 y% @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards7 j% ~& e# l- x2 {+ h; P$ j4 c) ]* C
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
( z3 |8 h# X8 eCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards7 a9 r) o# ]. U# N3 `
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards: S* y/ S$ V# T- m4 u
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
2 h2 L, m+ B" a8 o8 PCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards) s# A9 m3 K2 I( I
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
" Z$ n! R* @5 ~$ W- V% wDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
4 }5 q& X* _2 l2 M2 H* A |Range closes to 15,000 yards& s# y% q; G6 Y# n, i: I
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 C& d" W$ Y5 K* U
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
: o6 \1 G9 e6 o( k+ [0 [" NCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
7 M5 l4 t# a% r2 b0 bCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ W4 \; ?2 {% k$ bCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards) |, S9 E! R! U& t. z
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: i6 I/ x1 E+ k, `& T% J" i! ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards: N+ P, a0 }" ~2 E
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
7 i) e) u* k0 [! kCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 t3 m: H& f* q4 d4 n( |
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: @7 l' _; F8 L+ H1 M3 n
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
2 W( j8 \4 J5 |6 |1 w. gDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards# T0 R" u1 \/ U7 w0 \$ n
Range closes to 11,000 yards
. |/ @4 T0 Z! }& _4 N3 DCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
7 b/ e5 }3 G- d- i2 M! @BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 y: j( k, ~9 W- ]. n7 `% X
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
' g5 [; Q1 P( @: B% CCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
. N( n7 c e3 L* kBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
: V% B' }4 J$ ?. H+ K+ NCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 t' l+ c( s2 C6 q1 A+ s
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 p- [1 T3 ^/ @* V: D
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards& l, R( C3 m5 ]# \- n( y) N
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 l% L* B4 v$ j/ F. xDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 M1 ?# z2 \. c" w- ?) I+ s1 u9 W9 I
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 p- h% a9 J& p& ~$ v2 BDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 Y" ]5 E$ s/ ~! N$ p3 d, TRange closes to 9,000 yards3 }( W2 v$ i' \ T0 K6 q
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
1 b0 S* S0 L1 p0 LBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards9 }; c- S$ O6 P- U. d
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- P2 N8 W2 Z1 T+ \4 [4 ABB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
2 {5 @) u/ A2 x6 D" D* @CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards. \, d u0 \1 n$ c" p6 L; [
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
b8 q* s$ }$ f: ^! c* R. PCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
' `0 b- _& d1 K0 t( YCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards2 Q9 }1 |* O$ A" x3 B; v" w
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards0 V8 u @7 W8 v5 f y( I" x
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
) [$ e) j. p$ c, q3 f/ {% j' CDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards1 e9 y) \4 _! p
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards `4 I* P) E: {3 r
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
* _' ]0 }; O' D- X5 `9 T, SRange increases to 11,000 yards, ?1 W( h6 c8 [6 ]" D0 ?% T
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
+ o0 a, a1 p8 B" v* L# q) lCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
! b$ p- ]# y1 C& _- FCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
& S0 R$ O, M6 b7 a2 cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards( @3 W& n! G) G
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
) L3 [+ X1 ]( ~$ B r" S v( tCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards2 x5 i! r3 _) I( L. t
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
8 I2 \2 v: v. N8 o- v, @0 ~) ADD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
7 s0 @& {, \ n% r3 d$ q9 qDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
& ^2 ^) Q) t" b# B& ?/ T ICL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 n3 ]- M. y( w wCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* k( M$ K0 T' U# P
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards! B' d0 L. I* T# U9 u9 s' ~
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards2 ` n9 _6 M% H- o$ }7 d+ p
Range increases to 16,000 yards- ?. r- l; O: `! p: Z e; A k
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards& M. l m' V% V" |! u
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 t# f2 y/ c5 ]8 p0 c% ^' z1 g7 dBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
8 b: _& u( x' K( @1 SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" u' }; T$ N7 T3 [5 I) _* e( U. O2 o
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
6 ^* Y% ` G! J! U4 i0 P& O% tCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards% B8 l( ^8 A" _. }8 a3 D0 m
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards" h6 O/ ?. b2 y2 z% \2 x( B
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards2 M/ k; y$ z+ C X
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
+ M; ?/ E; {2 V1 |, \CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards. m) _& T% Q8 [3 k1 @
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
& D/ d5 W0 g+ q% |( b# o8 d% j7 nCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
, @/ y0 E9 m* w; [DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
0 A. O9 W% C i, VDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards* C) o( h7 m6 n+ T& r9 {' ]. C
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
6 c5 ?% ]" U/ s& Y F% k2 v9 |! T; TDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards) v9 G+ D* y9 D- W
Range increases to 21,000 yards
. d8 [: |& k+ D0 `+ iCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards) i+ L; H9 R' n8 \: N: j
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards- n) t0 K! W. ?: n' P3 u9 \# L
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards+ ?. K, C( M# B4 G4 y
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards! f& J4 ]7 h% Z; L' Y2 }) B
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
. _1 w7 i6 l) [& m! ^$ X; X# J8 nCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
f0 i. J2 m' N9 A( W4 iCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards) M% b/ n& i# g" P' a( S& p
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
& {. M# P, F6 ?CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards z1 d. A0 Q$ j2 `/ \7 A
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards0 U# j; ]! R k! x$ j3 v! S
Range increases to 26,000 yards
3 s: D* ?6 q" y) u# u( V1 ZBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
& e3 x8 a4 x, ]! D- V# ACA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 ^. ?7 e' p- `& i2 K0 f HCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* v& B) h" V. ?8 n9 v# yCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards; v" G( V+ i' v3 M/ L# ]
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
! o3 p) ]! M$ x% g8 u4 N% S! ]* bMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
" ~; ~! n# I5 }, [# t2 bRange increases to 28,000 yards/ Z- Q! c/ o3 |% p6 ]
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards9 [4 B, O+ D0 |3 h1 I0 C
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards& _3 t5 W0 a( f5 _, U. d% d/ L
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
) x/ L4 @, a( s) yRange increases to 30,000 yards
7 f7 a* T1 L: K; S' GCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards% m) b0 e9 {) {
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards+ m# F0 i( ~0 m% u' a
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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d; _% s' m" j: r7 x/ y- Q4 E3 w/ \Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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3 ~, I0 v1 Z7 ^. k; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162- v/ @( N' c0 i% n
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 S: z. [% }* V( X6 B( u4 ?Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) l1 m! C5 |9 e o; r& h
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: X: f4 d% F" h/ G$ l A6M2 Zero x 48
) x" Z3 H2 \/ L# O. R G3M2 Nell x 19* v6 z% {. k. p* o' y% T
G4M1 Betty x 216 _& q, z. j5 e# D, n
3 a+ A% A6 U; k) ~Allied aircraft
0 w! F/ c" N% A F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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( m5 {2 s0 c: u4 o" ZJapanese aircraft losses! ?: Y# \* c! \0 a5 X9 D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' J) X* m( c9 q9 Q3 ~8 f
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed _# ^3 F& B5 D( l& h
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged" R6 V: n/ g$ t% N7 j
' y0 d4 x7 |8 E7 e3 JAllied aircraft losses
Q! q, Y. r4 J4 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Indomitable, \! f7 m. I. u
CVL Hermes
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CV Wasp# x' ` v e9 R- W! r4 L7 v
CV Formidable4 n6 [+ m9 w8 S4 @3 V: @; P
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Aircraft Attacking:: s# D3 U* D, b& z8 b7 c
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet7 a- m! |) M' b. c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: P0 D3 I. ]! s& ?& S
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# ~: j' x2 [) U" r9 ~: P Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
# r6 u9 ?5 F2 S! y. Y' Y ~VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)2 p, E/ Z, n. a! s, U
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) D+ C) a' b6 E6 ~9 e B
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
6 U+ W6 e/ Q5 x' D. Z! @ _7 Z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( A* ^ G( b/ o
7 D8 j4 I; V( l& Z6 RRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 B8 i$ T. {1 f1 I& L
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes, P3 ~ z9 v/ m
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G4M1 Betty x 28
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' [6 t2 ?8 b; w: tAllied aircraft
( V5 i4 Z( @' T, \- Q% h F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 G, _3 ]2 S/ p* G _5 C& ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
; o4 a/ x4 y1 o* @8 k) {5 b4 ? G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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) ?! k. h4 N- a1 a" _No Allied losses
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CV Illustrious
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CV Hornet8 J& r7 K" M' E! A
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Aircraft Attacking:# p( R1 Z W4 E" H
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
7 @- G. l, h) T Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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* u# n# \* U5 F! G/ g& aCAP engaged:
* w5 q `; B) u. jVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, c+ _, e& w' X5 h2 f' A 1 plane(s) intercepting now.) T( b. @" _ K$ v0 T% y+ Y: T
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) w: N) q( P7 D3 W Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
" b7 v) B3 ~) ]! P( i Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes! Q* p6 N# |! U) ]- }4 [% r6 b
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3 C# E; A( l3 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. K6 X8 I1 j7 |# d# B
1 _ f% _9 U' c7 J* MRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: i5 J8 F& S% ~- t, f$ AEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 18+ G, [1 I$ W* x: y- o
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft6 }; n6 V% H X' k( N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% V0 U7 n- X. E; ~
" E0 k6 k/ R) N# YJapanese aircraft losses
' D* W0 |* I A6 j- A* J9 [ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 E& Q# @6 I4 x, q0 O0 L G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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8 `5 P: w! i5 q. M1 p% h/ x) E6 yAllied aircraft losses5 X c5 e0 d8 {9 `& L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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D1 p. r9 y, k. s! j6 s A# ~Allied Ships
/ E% Z( x4 x+ E* A8 }/ q8 p6 { CVL Hermes
* C& y/ o# ]% @) b8 e4 u0 u CV Hornet
% B, { K _4 ~0 h% r$ I( S CV Formidable: f4 C& G; P# u E
CV Yorktown
- E( V( s' O' `5 [' A CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
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+ J/ Y( K$ p3 y v Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 ?1 `) d$ ?. O# J( I- {5 r3 ?+ G& Y3 d 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' `7 B# L2 o8 d; C; b+ r! U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)& F. c0 z! Y/ @/ q
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ L, ?* z" l) f9 j; |3 _ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.- g' {8 ]$ C) }' v' V; r, f/ z: y
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |