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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
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Japanese Ships5 a- N* g- v1 s9 Y3 h' z) K7 d% e
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
5 G+ K9 [% R7 R4 C* e% w CA Kinugasa" ~" N' W$ u1 W9 Y3 f. B( q+ X) l) A
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
6 q) i& w& m5 G8 @ @4 F7 R7 [ CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% O. s# i$ X7 G- Z- o CL Tama
2 T8 R7 _5 x2 o( K1 _2 s% I CL Tenryu' u3 y% i& n# f& |2 P/ F
CL Tatsuta
1 E- F5 R2 h' F H* X$ c6 s8 B DD Yugumo
3 r& F, ?8 N( }% D" U: D9 E DD Akigumo, Shell hits 19 L0 w. C2 [+ z) ~1 U6 b
DD Kuroshio- m- `, q' y; }4 u8 o% O6 Y
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1. w4 z+ }! y2 H8 D
DD Amatsukaze
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8 I- C& x% o2 L% L9 I! ^Allied Ships
8 [) ^6 K( m$ M- Y7 W2 v" e CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2; a% {5 B# g9 ^0 x. C
CA Northampton
! g7 G+ s5 b$ D$ [# P6 | CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
6 Y. x* v5 V* \8 K$ E CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
8 E+ [1 \- T8 r) ? CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
) B! K4 d0 y+ ^! F) [$ h2 ` CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
% A% X. N$ {( P j CL Perth. G* K$ S1 f' M, T
CL Enterprise
1 f* Q+ u s/ _" e1 Q$ e0 L0 A CL Honolulu
5 V% ~4 [% \* G DD Alden% L; o1 C- j1 p8 a1 k% }+ w$ M0 {
DD Fox
+ _1 p4 P. x$ K( N ` DD Whipple
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) o: N! h& Z/ N" J% t- X" YImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
: R0 I' }( W) j& a( P; fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
6 W6 }/ n$ v* ~Range closes to 17,000 yards...2 W7 g6 q7 W8 j5 _. H
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, ~- M" x3 y* B: P0 z. q) vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
/ `; _7 e; y( o S+ eRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 C+ C: d" a. r( G9 c0 [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards7 I/ ~% R. \" E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
: F X, @/ X8 N kCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards9 Q2 l0 x5 Q7 c' ?- o" v0 R
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 d' \% i% k8 WCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& X# O% Y/ f$ f u! X" [, PCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 Y2 j# u Y3 t$ _" OCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ F. f1 S6 a6 l% e" z* v
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ l3 Y+ g- r- L- P# d H6 f U
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
/ j+ I& L& ^3 x6 b, U4 l2 BDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
& ?" }# @5 G& p" k i* C% _DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
: _) u8 @' J, u' b1 CDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
4 _" u# B* ?( QRange closes to 7,000 yards
6 e+ k9 ] b$ O0 X- ]CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards/ i9 F# _, z4 T0 b* t2 K( y* i
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
$ t5 o, Z6 H; X( Y0 |CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards' c; A+ o" D+ }6 j
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
4 R- _! l3 F# m7 F5 K) fCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
$ E9 H. r8 |9 i7 x7 X2 I" HCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards+ h# z; c0 O: n
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
0 T8 ^0 X( b0 o( ~: w+ _* DDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards; G; f% Z- Z& z* _ q+ ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
# W- _, I2 T5 m H& q- hDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards. T J4 s3 u/ ^3 _
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
2 ]- p" z& [: F& _1 h* {, ]) zDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards# q3 [/ T" T, H
Range increases to 8,000 yards- R, [6 ]" o' C w
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards# w% J3 s/ Y# Y/ n/ k; y' n
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards3 J2 s, x1 h" t! W9 W+ Z% b3 A- _
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 R7 Z3 W2 Q& i$ LCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
# k( v4 v+ M+ Y3 Q+ g+ c7 K' NCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards4 B, U: Y# ?( z! f% l. ?
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( v. m. a& y2 r* E$ ^8 j
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards; _( B: R3 |- j1 N! U9 Q) N
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards; B* M$ v) U% I# n: y
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards$ \* { b6 R+ U* K: \
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
- ~& M& ~* d' g& Y4 A+ I. ~( L% P9 O+ bDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
8 ]; z: Q9 f' N( XDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
$ k+ a& B9 b7 }5 D9 P5 Y) WRange increases to 9,000 yards
i J0 G( s- [* @, DCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
6 m% y6 |& O7 y& ]. l7 j' W- bCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
' J# ^6 Z2 r, w" t. vCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
) T* h( m# {' [; m+ s/ }4 \6 y ]CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
- I. r5 |) j" u: iCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards8 B5 o1 ?- i- ^8 \2 s# Z
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards E& y% L& s1 u) _, {* i; O7 Y
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
) q. l3 z5 r( |6 I) D- A# rCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
6 `% ]1 I2 A5 z! }DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards) d$ R7 l) a6 r; r8 s/ d
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
$ C: H& K9 l3 ~0 ~4 u2 g# YDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards* ` G3 k; p+ T: E: U
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
* J0 i0 N3 G) a; N q# ZDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards1 a: W2 }# P$ F! N" L- M5 w/ T
Range increases to 12,000 yards3 g( p1 e1 E. ]9 h
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
b$ V" S" W3 A# _8 z3 j4 fCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
! V& J& J2 Z' }3 [ |9 X: yCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
* q. c( t6 T8 WCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards j$ L% B! P9 V7 X
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
0 i5 s) H4 x; o- V% s0 a$ bCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards& O) I1 ^+ j! c
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards" ]0 H+ ]2 l' y% G0 F3 y
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
6 ]% E- o5 h7 b( z1 v) ^DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards6 t7 @ v ~* i/ Z) \
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards; j' b; f' m) r2 E) o# m: \) d
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- |# ~% _# H$ R5 D- s: [DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! V8 ^+ U/ V& ~# s2 x/ w: w
Range increases to 13,000 yards' p" W- \9 ?) E3 i
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
/ B) `3 Z: q, yCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards* e+ }5 B9 N4 A3 A; H% j& k4 |0 k; b
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
" U2 Y v/ K' v/ e1 \CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards% t h4 G Q7 d! j# B5 m
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
! b' _# s: T# R1 N. lCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards& r! @9 d1 \3 X. w( @- |
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
( x# c- k( }1 {. ^+ L0 f7 CDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
5 E1 f# \1 ~, y! z/ o& T, P ZCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards$ N+ z) s3 G1 q2 I
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards1 T* |4 I# I3 l/ @: O7 z/ x/ s. T$ H/ q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
5 s' K, U- p& W' }1 GDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
" d. ^" _6 y5 fDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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1 N0 r+ S* ?# B: Z2 h4 T5 ^% n% FDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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$ w% `; V+ a- V* W: V6 h( xJapanese Ships: |; `2 E/ {: u% Q' j* @' G
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
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; h; h( W7 ]7 a G/ R( e: \, ? CL Tama, Shell hits 15 N0 {0 y/ i3 N4 @1 ^4 `" P+ d
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
" C' D% C# H) a CL Tatsuta7 z9 X5 d8 X p3 F+ e
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire. r2 Q- @3 e' N* `
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
$ e- d' ^) { L2 y! ^ DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire& ~! N$ n. l/ |* u( r3 C; Y
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
. Z! Q( F7 t& z" g$ [ BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
! [) a) ?. J* g7 Y$ B' ?. ? BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
" L- |& j1 a4 G1 _( u+ ^$ m0 g9 O CA Australia
, q7 d* D. G) u2 U# }' t CA Canberra
! I: q. E9 ^/ l3 d, r$ [1 m CA Dorsetshire M) f+ t* ]" C7 n! Z. Q% |$ j* M
CA Cornwall: t6 A* w4 r- @+ U8 Z8 }+ y
CL Leander0 |0 `7 @. `" k3 M) o3 m; c! @8 k; f* }
CL Java
, X1 T+ @3 H) T4 v. {. p CL Dauntless; U2 V0 r' l4 e
CL Ceres
& ?; l' o" o5 k, a( |1 e CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 }$ }. L$ ]/ x$ @% y6 t CL Trenton
1 O% \ H4 M* m( J: M3 w CL Concord4 r9 c; O! V2 W3 E* U1 `1 v7 N6 i
CL Helena
4 g# `8 G1 f' m& e5 U CL Nashville# W9 }9 X$ K- {1 D
CL Capetown* b) G1 h! Y8 ^+ `# c; \9 P
DD Buchanan2 j% p6 B+ R9 k
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 V5 h5 {, Z- g2 `4 B5 M) W( ? DD Stack
5 y0 ?1 C: A* Y8 t DD Dunlap
& t8 m% J p6 ^ DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) e; M$ g' \0 q# |: { f DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 P+ C5 d' m E. t( H& I9 Q DD Nizam0 m7 z; f+ p( v5 ]' s
$ n0 j; m1 @1 b) K5 w$ N' c9 |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
% Y( n- L! N! \3 l& n8 L* `2 fRange closes to 20,000 yards...( ~, B. s }2 _- a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards1 }! ? c# n" `" v
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'- ^! V1 u6 X# C7 ^
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 u4 H) q8 V- u4 a% @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
2 V9 J/ u. U+ n2 k/ E: XBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
5 J- s9 {2 T( yCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards# M* e) p c7 T9 X
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards9 ~/ d; J, b2 \4 p; X* L' w
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
1 U* L5 N9 e: T& |CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- w6 D8 C7 ~5 |2 \$ R4 E" ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
, W+ ? T, q, O5 e+ Q) ?& cDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards$ q+ p, \ T Z
Range closes to 15,000 yards0 u8 r+ o& F1 s7 W6 X* i9 v
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 |9 Q5 f: j/ ^8 pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards4 h; s9 D8 v. j/ R" G4 h- a
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards5 v, m3 p( F9 O$ j/ x" V# Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
q+ u1 l8 ~* Z* O* d$ o6 ZCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
( ~& p1 W6 b1 i9 h; b8 |CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 d/ t! s ]5 k. D8 y- n" _' \
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 M0 U7 D+ ^3 _6 I; ^CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
: s' W( n7 _* P tCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: x* ~' ` \% L! F% Y$ }0 R
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% b2 s) d$ [) D2 `- C
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
6 _( u& M$ O% o$ ZDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards" ], L$ ]! I. A4 F
Range closes to 11,000 yards) a V/ I5 l5 `7 H
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
]- P* f6 P5 C1 L( w' O) f* LBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 Q) q+ }. [ c; V& IBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards' D+ _, {/ M5 q( _/ X
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
( @' S. b1 a8 _ p2 mBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards8 C+ e% A0 X! X x, d7 l7 y
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; y" l& }! m/ |) N( a9 L) ~CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, ~5 a0 _& P0 ?8 c& F
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards) [+ h! l1 B7 w5 J! g+ G0 \
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' K/ U! @: |5 `: j* q; Y5 W9 d$ aDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards9 x& Y; u& n- \* l: Z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards# Q! @% K, I+ f! p$ N. P5 q5 b
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
3 N' H4 Z9 K$ L+ `% p0 \0 B- NRange closes to 9,000 yards7 n$ _: e8 j6 h: v" H i3 |
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
: I/ Q" B2 k# O( a7 KBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
2 _- K- S! c0 ~. w/ J# w1 k& T0 KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
/ g" K9 J6 E u4 r) ]BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards* a* ^+ i1 I) W' T4 o' H* s( A
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
0 w. X0 X2 g9 I8 ^ Q- |. z( XDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
* ~: g6 k8 @ ]! w7 [! d4 Z: UCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
. L% A e3 d( R, v. uCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
; b4 z% _: a5 R: e# ~BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards" [# F! X8 a, E# J+ D
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
& g) L+ A% j) N! @, W2 q5 uDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
: b u6 D) c5 |$ i5 NDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
" z0 `. @6 Y a! z: cDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
% _2 Z7 ]( X4 @! TRange increases to 11,000 yards- a ?% [; O" q: O1 z
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
( l" i( h* |) z) _+ ~CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
9 h: K8 v1 u- b$ I4 c* JCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
* z( }2 p3 l* J! L8 cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# s @0 M. q4 n7 @% \BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# c6 s0 X4 o3 i! E% oCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
, L* [) w6 q* B W& c3 Z. A8 xCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards5 T ?+ ]% Y9 }' K% b5 h. u0 ^% r; z
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards9 ?" P$ v! o; J: Y+ K9 {! P
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards+ K5 X; A5 l2 |: _; }. M
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 ]8 l' a, P9 m/ U" |! {
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* U$ w+ k- e5 ~. }0 c; s4 L# `
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards% T1 o* s8 V, @, L8 b* z: W# G9 A2 F. M
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
* a' k; r8 O: @- \9 |1 {Range increases to 16,000 yards9 k$ W2 }: G& G! [7 X7 p0 Z$ G
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
]" m# E: x. l- D" Z+ f$ U& XBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards) u: c) P; y; e7 l0 l; @# N
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
) u6 |* A6 Z2 _4 HCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
* B9 \, A1 v& }0 sCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 q7 x% Z/ ]" W, F: d& h: x* h) CCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
j( X+ D9 Y5 E: n6 }3 _CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
3 F1 u+ M/ Q8 Y3 `6 C; t2 ?CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
" ~- ]$ j7 k" I5 t6 OCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards& T5 @: ?8 [7 B+ X6 Z1 `
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards/ M& n. F0 ]1 y" I, W1 _
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards# P" I2 s# T* R, g( ]8 L
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards. J9 P/ C: ]$ m/ K
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
" S& p# v- W2 O7 B+ CDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
# _, g: O, J$ i& F, c1 FDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards% ?" I( v1 [, S
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards, w/ Z$ L; V# U, k' i, k
Range increases to 21,000 yards, ^5 t! s0 R+ c: p* a
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
8 w. A3 \8 N# _BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, J3 V6 u2 ]: _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
! \$ t- |) L1 N# P0 [ wCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
$ Y7 c) H3 v* E6 nCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards- d6 M7 D# ^9 o A$ Y9 d7 j# _
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards. R; t* C6 |8 ^( V4 d0 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
$ }) [' G( y* I8 d( r$ fCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
$ Z! J1 O! X! ]! jCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
3 u8 Q3 ~! |5 p) U$ ^CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards8 j* b% y7 I q; _
Range increases to 26,000 yards8 N! k, Z- d+ q3 T1 |' W6 t
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
$ N' D: e! Z( BCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards& o: G' ~' e6 j" G5 K+ t7 I
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ q! _7 g; v% _; h: i, S% {9 i: R" w
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
) V6 p; F7 w" D! z. cCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
( J% }" e' F8 D1 Z6 EMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
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; q, a r# j3 A7 R6 |4 xBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
/ P# y7 j- P0 u! h: C$ ?+ J% C2 @CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 v# m6 D' u, y( U* n, I5 d
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
, m4 R1 a' ]+ dRange increases to 30,000 yards; `5 ]* y" S2 s
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
! t. y- ]' G& B1 HCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards1 C% Q2 w! O1 e$ l2 T& [. R
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards, J5 t' A) E2 y3 d4 v/ Q3 R9 y
Task forces break off...
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/ v" ?! |7 j6 n! C7 ZSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands/ E; g5 I; f" @# O# k" x! h4 }/ L; A
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, O+ H# A) d4 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( C2 V1 i: C. b) E2 d% v. cWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 w8 ~1 R$ F1 l7 s& J7 t7 K# j# V
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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* D( d" `1 u r- g. R3 |& dJapanese aircraft# V" Y$ {' I7 I# b5 B7 E
A6M2 Zero x 487 ] ~- S( M; r$ g6 `1 P
G3M2 Nell x 19( C& r+ r; g/ i
G4M1 Betty x 21& k8 o" N( y! V6 m, Y" D
2 N7 [: T5 v, a) AAllied aircraft
; u, C4 Q) W0 _2 d; ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27% L/ ?, G; b5 E F6 X% t1 ~ F
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Japanese aircraft losses! t! w1 x+ z* _* P# c; `' g
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 `$ I) f9 i t G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed$ D. I# d# m- g2 W% F. p4 w5 m
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 v& U+ y- F' YAllied aircraft losses Y% b: r( H! k2 q& w. o6 W5 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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! {% |2 m+ z0 V/ c* D+ PAllied Ships, X \# x0 R5 g" h- e! \9 e( i1 ^3 s: ^
CV Hornet
6 \8 f; g9 n1 o a$ r CV Indomitable- e9 i- S0 `( }. p j3 D- P$ B0 A
CVL Hermes y' m7 M1 \0 S% J, U1 i& A! E
CV Illustrious
$ O0 S3 Q% R, N CV Wasp
8 B7 e( y, |" W8 a- T" u0 K CV Formidable
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- ~8 ^# b; Y; |9 eAircraft Attacking:! m1 T6 p! h7 ^3 G: C! b2 e
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
7 |+ U/ a; X) P2 S8 B7 q$ `8 S! B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 S! a, b- a# k2 U 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 B5 i' k5 w" o1 T; g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 q. b' F# X! _ a
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CAP engaged:2 s- x$ b9 k. U7 ^# Q
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
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' [1 M- w+ c! E' R6 @5 l! j5 m4 | Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.2 i0 @1 A+ u- T; j( i
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes- [9 s* T7 ]" v8 X% V6 d
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6 H8 f! S$ M! \, z* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( a! F4 `9 y. b' _4 @4 p! w! ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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% Y5 f% p* C$ d6 q, n, V# K" u# gRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
R, A7 a( x( V7 JEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 c& b, _) g, l q/ [8 z$ D G4M1 Betty x 28- X! x; F3 { h8 u1 o
8 c: U' a6 B" X2 u% u1 nAllied aircraft
/ ~. c$ r! q9 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 A% q# }. Z5 D/ }2 D G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships8 W* s2 c8 e& E8 H7 E
CV Illustrious
! M; C& e9 ~* s M% L CV Wasp
2 N" A6 B' P7 h. u CV Hornet7 @1 @2 T [8 m5 ^5 U
0 d, J: Z: m. t, MAircraft Attacking:
7 ^% F% F$ L4 Q- } 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
2 d% p5 m0 \: I* u/ G3 P Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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5 H5 N6 h) I O; CCAP engaged:
8 Y$ s/ } s& P0 `9 s, IVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! a" F2 J2 ^/ q) g4 f: J1 V# m8 \ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
! P8 `: K# x% t- H5 | 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) d# z1 ^$ y9 U; B& x! m p7 ^ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
- w5 j6 ] @& X L1 q/ b- N( X 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 [4 Y; M. b0 A, h3 P
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# ` b4 ~0 ^4 W5 s9 o2 iEstimated time to target is 46 minutes; B" S4 m* n4 H6 R- K$ K' m) Y
, G; Z Z6 C' S: e0 O$ z- MJapanese aircraft f; p6 p3 L( `% c
A6M2 Zero x 24
3 C, z8 P2 |8 I7 ] G3M2 Nell x 18& t5 s; J+ u6 h! T
G4M1 Betty x 16
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0 I- k" I( B7 r5 |5 ~6 u JAllied aircraft
. r" F6 U- n- m. a F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ d) f9 y% `0 ^. x% K
$ Q3 d$ z6 w1 J" q0 G* W3 g+ U4 sJapanese aircraft losses
( ]% t" P/ F- R, d+ c5 B: N1 T6 u A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 F. T* s; M( P% E6 x: c: V, `: t+ Q G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 c" [% V z1 u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes Y7 m% L( \) d. @. n/ q
CV Hornet
) x& D! [: v2 M' O5 ] CV Formidable4 T. t$ {3 D1 [3 d% ~
CV Yorktown
8 z8 y& w, d) L' P1 i$ l0 l+ u CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 X9 u9 {" m8 g0 `5 l 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& A4 R7 U$ L9 d# X$ W+ P, y$ W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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3 s6 b; d2 X$ f% xCAP engaged:9 v+ V8 P% Z+ r
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)* X2 m3 u. o5 _/ ? c
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.# c" l8 ^: ^, s9 C
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
6 U5 s6 s' G* c( t; \5 v Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |