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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。8 b2 {8 y% \" D; z! N# U; f
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& Q# Z6 @3 {. h/ N) b5 i' `1 t7 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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. Q( H# y2 E1 R1 x6 O CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
$ W# K5 Z' i1 U' E& W, j0 G5 l CA Kinugasa' |( \. Q+ p6 q# D. P% ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire7 w8 w* w$ V# \. R. T
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 r M0 _9 c5 `# v9 A0 ~
CL Tama f; {: n) A$ |6 f% V) ^; s6 V
CL Tenryu& Q3 `# M- i$ B
CL Tatsuta, Z8 T2 ^; D9 f, p3 _: h0 I
DD Yugumo4 z3 K" E, B( n @( H
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
' v2 _2 u# e, f6 z l* v$ T DD Kuroshio
6 U. P! ~! R7 Q/ A- e7 Q( k& w& O DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
0 w% u/ E3 v8 {+ x: @- ^ DD Amatsukaze1 |9 e+ j3 T0 D# |* |0 _& G7 B
DD Kasumi
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7 ^: P* `2 h. K0 \* a+ xAllied Ships
9 f' {+ }( U6 P CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2/ z4 C8 f( J m4 X, t& i( F% q
CA Northampton
$ @( ]4 {. ^( D5 w5 E CA Chicago, Shell hits 1# f; Q1 G5 M+ l# ?' z4 n; D' W
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
$ }) T9 _: u5 z% v" l3 T( }* |$ U CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
, f# b1 \! e: d6 ^0 | CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1$ q7 O7 D8 s$ F; K
CL Perth, D4 b. |" e, k% ~4 p
CL Enterprise- _2 k9 ~" S c- Q3 u5 _5 r1 C+ `0 b
CL Honolulu
' |% `- O1 I) x% n( }" W DD Alden) E; O- W8 y l0 i
DD Fox; e/ g) c5 a/ p: o& W
DD Whipple/ u4 u8 E& n2 f( P; v
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
6 A9 q2 B5 ^% ?0 p# `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 I1 ~& w' N' DRange closes to 17,000 yards...) e) ]. R% j9 {4 P
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ m- v+ Q- _+ X% P; e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- F. w' V! d6 ?; V% w/ ^
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) C w, n# B5 X) d& ` x8 r. oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards0 j# l8 \) R5 x" ?" N+ m& R. s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& J/ X1 `- K! U9 A! }( K" w3 E
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
0 N" D1 r2 C' G _8 M% ACL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards8 `7 B7 c1 g! G) }0 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards; W4 z" r0 R* ^. n
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; V' [. b7 h6 Y6 U# m! R
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" G0 e: e/ N) h
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards& f# U6 x( f) J. Y; W: o
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards4 l2 W$ u6 A! [" |/ u
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ k, `7 q8 F: d3 T$ D {CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
7 y! B" J, c' U! iDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards/ | r& k. o6 C: V# o# r
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
! S, m2 \/ j* u& K9 rDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards' H7 h+ h/ j; V" N1 @6 r$ J
Range closes to 7,000 yards6 a6 [/ R+ n$ |2 [& L5 z2 v
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards- I3 O, Z2 J4 }9 M- t! a
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
* `8 X2 `4 d) j `CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards) p+ t T# N! u s2 S
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
3 ?# o5 a d {# s+ UCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards' ~3 W+ G3 ]* t9 v/ {
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards, a9 Z* ]7 V% D. v/ c! T4 o% `
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards; m. V3 x5 s/ v) ~' |9 l5 w
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards/ D' w2 Q- ~+ K, {0 ^! A' H
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards3 Z# s/ d& V2 L+ f- |* o; b
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards7 I+ W f) K* C) Z
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards5 L/ v1 i# l1 }* o( [+ e% |0 w
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: P$ |; O) d( b* ?Range increases to 8,000 yards/ Y! Y- F1 E% r! E, j, E
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards% C& J: K# I- `1 g
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards1 N/ s/ s, f4 Y$ u8 W5 f
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 a: y/ ?5 l, n0 QCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
: O5 `$ ~, D! U7 I( `/ \' B1 KCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
) X3 ~ q1 h7 `/ M# n) OCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) `" u3 s/ X# i; C
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 U" h5 G+ [0 N6 c, R
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards0 _! W* v: G. N1 C# u
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
# I% i( u) S. t7 `5 ~DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
8 ^% `2 \! K' |( C$ GDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards1 B0 m/ k( L2 h7 @
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
( U6 r- t- P0 Y; ~; Y7 {Range increases to 9,000 yards
7 V7 G; K* Z3 M2 B2 T3 a4 ACA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards4 {8 r' S$ X9 r. L n
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
9 r( z& ?9 v0 |- h" iCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
+ ]4 p+ X6 _5 {, @$ {6 LCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
- J+ |8 w; y2 m8 o9 fCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards4 H& a- H2 Z& E) ^8 \! F
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
" m$ k; P: k* E5 n5 b' k# ]3 dCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards; D8 F, U4 p+ j5 [" k4 T4 C+ L ^/ x
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards4 S$ L# s, c; q( _
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards" h+ d9 y6 R, C6 f6 c
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
) b- q o) F p/ ?+ xDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
" e+ ~! Z' f5 X/ M; h% |DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
8 p" d/ ?: F9 J' \3 s. a" F6 `( _DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards" P4 y1 J; X9 y# x( W
Range increases to 12,000 yards
) N* W1 {; H3 t) ^- sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards& s- L" e, @) N$ R5 P
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards5 w' ~! ^+ Z# r7 ?8 w* k
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
" \5 I) X" D. K c. nCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
6 H% R" t8 U& B5 ]" p: eCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
0 ~, B+ i6 A. G- F& P. `' j. VCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards9 m# G2 t: r; `
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
: h, Z* o& G. dCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ C- s0 F; P6 V3 G, w
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
3 p7 \2 G* Z$ Y! h+ E* o1 xDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 l9 a* p9 W5 w/ O( v+ O" p. WDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ d# {) g: }, C2 [% ?# t# `$ @& Y* zDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- s1 W; B' P% e) E! S* f
Range increases to 13,000 yards2 q( B. G, I* U% Q- J8 m
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards- A: }3 q- d0 r5 R
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
: ~$ _/ v, L& I$ ~3 Z- NCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
8 W Q k- r' }! {! T6 NCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
) N( G8 l9 F+ \' `, ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards- E7 o; u5 c8 v$ Z
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
" D: T: Y, ^# v; v: w4 F3 zCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
$ L2 c- v, [. N2 L: |! s6 XDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
8 z# D7 v+ }/ i0 A! l* ~CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
" T$ Q2 |( B# _DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards! Z5 Q' ~+ V* g2 |
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards, J2 O6 E7 \& D. D. O# ?! b
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards' m0 p3 k. A# P
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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$ K+ q6 C/ [( Z+ }Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards7 ~- s, a# |5 e3 l4 C
, G. Z( z. S" }! VJapanese Ships4 K! M; S' |9 [3 O7 W. C! E
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
! R; n0 b" v8 r* w0 @& ^& o CA Kinugasa' P: n O" m( }6 ~4 V
CL Tama, Shell hits 1) ?6 I: y9 ]+ g9 s3 ?, [5 g0 u
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
6 K, s, d; D; y. ] CL Tatsuta
. N5 y- d9 y2 f9 ~3 B DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 }' w0 c# d, o8 q# i1 l DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 r& _, F2 }) G; C9 v2 L* D# E DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire- H7 M/ J, s6 z' n7 B' d
DD Oyashio( l1 P# j# v# q# z0 Y$ |
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Allied Ships* _8 w: c9 a) S8 l9 }" u v
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1% a! g& b& l3 X" Q( y- r
BB Warspite, Shell hits 83 O" s3 T( T" j* }
CA Australia
2 w+ @, W" d- p' G! z CA Canberra
5 Y& i, ~& s/ _/ k! ~/ L CA Dorsetshire
% J4 l. j9 D2 s& L- i CA Cornwall5 ^1 A& n2 {# w* s4 v O
CL Leander; W- ]; F4 e7 ^. r
CL Java
: H' l- i' D& ~# v CL Dauntless
" x& i% F4 j1 x% B+ S% t0 f# q CL Ceres
3 Q7 j0 I: }6 W+ U' N" N0 f CL Detroit, Shell hits 11 u) U3 t" D% Z2 z# A6 e
CL Trenton* S/ z+ Y7 |& d# P+ ~/ [7 J. p
CL Concord: c6 |2 F4 \' }0 r
CL Helena
0 A+ C' i+ ?4 H5 N9 u7 u# z CL Nashville
( z# Q- f6 i8 ?1 r CL Capetown
+ Y9 b$ H2 n3 E5 t; u5 x1 }6 I/ Q DD Buchanan8 a1 H, y* ?/ o5 ]3 N9 T0 u$ u$ Q. x
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire7 z/ K. B& l4 ^/ U- U: ]
DD Stack9 R) s% b0 o; D
DD Dunlap
6 P4 V% E; z( g1 d2 d) K DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
+ }$ Z7 l7 P' i. T0 k0 }5 r+ W DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 W% e4 x a7 ^% w DD Nizam
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" V# j6 D) b/ W: RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
8 {# w: }! I2 P: [& c* ^9 [. yRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 t$ t8 `1 V0 i; {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
3 E$ B' t6 K" m9 |& T) N. K3 hFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
6 M& R) k" B- \; Q {6 ~BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 S* T( [1 f6 r/ n& n% I/ E" u
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards8 _" j& J" i4 l$ E
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards0 g; p+ t. Z' r- X9 Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
, H; L# s# }3 D4 `, aBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards+ \$ U- i9 J# o- p
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards* T; \! b1 t0 n0 v$ o
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
! K2 n& z2 m! O {) Q9 pCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards) F4 F' O: a& t" I2 Y, B
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards0 Y* h% U4 v- f, c! A# c+ r1 k" ]5 K
Range closes to 15,000 yards
. u; |; y `" H' s4 A- a6 FCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ g" }( a; A2 ? u& {# E' I% e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards. I" v1 q2 h5 i5 q0 o# x7 T
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards8 D% u* Q" i+ K
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, d0 X5 ]/ h7 C" a7 h# j
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards% ?" v3 B# ?6 ` X) c5 Z/ [
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: q2 f' b. V# I3 M: X) ?9 ~0 TCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards7 s. M3 l$ c6 N$ a/ j! J, H0 j
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards4 ~& |. Q: M* w8 V. S$ N) ?
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ ^& G' k$ |3 F7 _3 K8 E9 R" c
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 x/ {, l/ ?* C" FDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards+ n5 g' `6 P9 J( k
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards3 n r( {+ f8 ], F- m
Range closes to 11,000 yards! Q, z! R/ S- k% O: {7 P
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
; n! {8 c4 ^ E0 e7 ~2 hBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* K* _. n, [; X4 ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
( _3 A; w C% Z, ^- E8 H! eCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards3 u! h1 `! V4 d' Q3 j! X" u
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 t) d6 D' Q q
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. g+ I! l, p) KCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 S( G3 |) O/ h' `
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
$ q$ d: d% G. I& w3 {9 H8 fCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 y! [+ ~7 r' n. [+ ~DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards* s, z9 s* ?3 x: h( D
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards; C+ O9 s$ ~$ [
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
$ `% y7 K* @9 _Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 |2 z, ?! k: h1 P1 ACA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards( @: X9 S7 P# J# j8 o
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
3 }# q2 ^3 x# Z2 |CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards) j) A( c& T3 `5 W' c
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards6 U+ f5 k- H8 h: n' }# W
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards' N8 \ @0 X4 |0 f3 t9 j5 G
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
1 e$ F) {% h# C7 |6 L( YCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
; l7 C2 m3 J7 ]+ T' C+ d- ~" DCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
9 f' t& L1 h! Q0 ^8 f4 aBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
2 H. m X4 S7 c( j n8 wCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! S; d) p2 ~0 o7 S* R& pDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
' J0 Y; x/ M5 d: d0 `8 x" vDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
" U( U v4 r# E5 g% v9 lDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards9 ^; U( M2 g) M6 Y* \
Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ [# C" @) a6 {9 j; YBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards0 y4 O0 ?8 x. u8 L* w+ }1 o, x" L; J
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
- c4 I3 O5 f& I/ m! {1 ^CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards' v# M% t8 _) w1 k: C1 f* {% G3 V
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards, x& g& y3 s+ N) r, c- {" p
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
/ n8 o4 D8 w4 `7 h, XCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards$ K0 I I' h( U2 l/ ?8 m
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
0 B8 y7 D# d, z- c/ F3 _: xDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
# k# u. o2 {% x' H8 L+ ODD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards7 U8 j7 `$ _- C- x# \0 @
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: _& c3 [' A0 g
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards% u+ K5 R6 r5 E( N7 U
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards/ R4 ?8 U8 _2 E! }# Z* M+ U
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
4 {. n+ m. |* oRange increases to 16,000 yards& P$ d! h/ \5 U
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards/ z( F6 Q# m" |; b. S
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. R" l4 u( M( B8 [BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
! M/ `' v4 W# p/ d, Z% Y0 u6 \& ACA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards6 [7 P# F! d6 p$ ]# a- a4 {
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" U4 Q" v* d8 |9 J8 K! f% P' M
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards1 Y7 M7 k6 n& A' _* |9 z/ R6 k
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
# Y+ Y( I- m. U: ]2 a, MCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards0 | [( h6 Y( N E7 p
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
1 U, l) i* r7 C% `5 hCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards+ C. W8 `4 F+ z, ~% a
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
& ^% g9 G( `* tCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
# @3 L4 _5 h8 t9 n' KDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards& k0 P4 ~+ m( ?5 o4 }
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 J5 b) M# D: i5 S2 D$ ^% M, FDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards& g# a1 C7 n; ]; t" @
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
' H* |/ z: {' b8 cRange increases to 21,000 yards+ c* p/ X" Q8 }% U
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- @& h( A- [9 Z% gBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 c( a$ |9 ~5 J2 G7 n9 h& [: OBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- g: ~- ^/ D: ?& N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
0 h, f( |6 D: C0 O, V& V8 p; aCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, u6 W, e* c$ W9 b- W! _8 cCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 `% I; M) [! l2 b( N0 z `8 F% X
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards2 ]+ H2 E7 O; v% I/ @4 l4 |
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards3 V' Y7 a" G, K' R- o& S* `
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards' r) ~3 {7 R1 u/ i
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
( @0 u: k* a7 k2 n7 Z1 m; x$ Q6 _Range increases to 26,000 yards
& v! P( v' f* f8 l) t1 C5 RBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards. b7 }9 d, F/ |: Q
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 |6 g; R% F5 C6 @ q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards: D! @5 d6 R& x+ F: P3 c
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ T& z/ ?2 o% c8 XCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards1 K6 u* ]: Z3 w% C
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
( B6 ^* X! p S, iRange increases to 28,000 yards
! e8 D$ {/ e5 CBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards. J8 K& o2 c/ g
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 l5 j# t2 t% s" O. R
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards# j' E, f6 H0 N2 T, ?( R
Range increases to 30,000 yards
v# _ j* J. g2 u- j0 lCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
& ~& x( U) j2 |3 ^2 ^4 x @% l. RCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
( R# U& h0 e7 KCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards) f7 x0 d& C! z0 q- }, {/ o' d$ |
Task forces break off...3 A1 N- n; R' u( R _1 k' B! @" S+ T
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' a; e( y7 Z8 i- l ]7 y4 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1623 [7 m: M/ Z( }$ p5 J! X. t3 ? i
- W K7 f. R5 V8 Z: c bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% y8 Y: i' q- F& q, P
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes9 ?) ^- F, H7 \6 X/ k
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Japanese aircraft
6 Y3 k7 Y W: C A6M2 Zero x 48' j* _7 ?) L0 E0 f
G3M2 Nell x 19
! W/ T$ x/ b4 e" F G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
: ?+ v" T p6 ^9 R a7 N% R F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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! R+ q5 h1 r* j+ w" s3 O' MJapanese aircraft losses
9 n+ a2 t: `8 r: U0 h A/ b A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ s0 H% W9 Y; J; M, V# [ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
' P, i1 j4 U. h+ v G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# N, O: l/ Q3 ~- @+ z+ Y/ dAllied aircraft losses9 o6 l. @2 K. X& K3 d) _- ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) t& Q! i! J9 N. J' v. }" V! |% W
CV Hornet: [/ z5 T& G9 d9 D& `. n+ F
CV Indomitable3 `+ X e y& c" ] ?5 T' g: Y
CVL Hermes
$ h5 v. l/ L3 c0 M/ ~ CV Illustrious
[% _# u g! V& K CV Wasp
. Q# O" u: p1 i. S CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 \! F5 ~" E' [9 | 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet5 o C* K9 X+ `+ h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 I- w9 w& X9 f
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet- a1 ~7 y; i. W$ V
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ \8 }6 u2 ?; m7 Y' ]& z
, L" @* F i/ H1 [$ ~; f! nCAP engaged:5 ]/ M* Y9 M& Y G+ V2 v0 C
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)& e; s4 K/ |) B
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
4 H7 w2 i7 l. c9 C1 a( M6 p4 \$ c Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.1 o8 e3 J9 P; M7 E* {/ @/ E& N
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes2 L: J$ M: X) ]6 c+ h y8 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1621 N3 c) j. x% {6 q# {) Q( f$ l. \2 q
0 K- x7 Q' C9 r% b! O7 }Weather in hex: Heavy rain# _/ I. j- C4 G& `" F9 E6 F
' V9 D# B' `3 b! a# FRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 L: U) H) P; H" i
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; X+ S7 z5 d9 c* S6 [ F
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( k D7 ?! q5 h: y' L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 S b& h# W+ t' s/ W
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Japanese aircraft losses+ R! \. j# l; [- P6 g" N' R
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: I- R ~1 b% v* i3 d
% A& W/ N" F" oNo Allied losses+ ?6 N7 i+ U6 f* M8 \+ N3 ^
& p- ~) {8 [) r. f: OAllied Ships: K* J# m3 Z. J( C) `5 i
CV Illustrious
0 r: U6 q X0 i6 J& } CV Wasp
) I7 @7 ]5 N* G4 ~, u CV Hornet9 P8 U( x% k9 W, o9 e5 C
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Aircraft Attacking:' e6 V/ {" P5 N0 g2 \, `% U/ f
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) X7 u$ v3 G$ @7 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 A/ a- H+ P3 q, G1 q& I
7 D% L) L B6 w5 X$ A5 I8 n3 m; B. zCAP engaged:
/ v, ?+ S. [6 D! o" Z, c0 [VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' t% t5 o1 j$ A5 O: C3 _; v, W8 U- H) z 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% M7 L+ _; @& G: X, r 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 } S% Q/ F: C1 S6 v6 z# N
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
, V$ L7 g8 j0 a, w: d: c! [ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes! ^! x& Z8 a2 v! }. o5 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 Y0 e" F% ]4 L$ ?$ T$ I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 S+ m# t6 o/ y# Z8 O; aRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; b' d N1 I# Q5 o. e7 q0 T- mEstimated time to target is 46 minutes8 V c# i8 `. p4 K" @% u
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Japanese aircraft
5 H3 ]/ P. @6 k" o A6M2 Zero x 24$ G6 R! S2 @+ @- q
G3M2 Nell x 18/ O* W7 c8 g, W, }' T9 |3 t" |" T
G4M1 Betty x 164 e; d6 d3 c Q# c2 d. V) P
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Allied aircraft
# u d! m2 v- X q( ~6 `+ { F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 ?# B7 { R0 I" O6 ~5 ^) S, Q: M
7 t/ _& w# {1 Q3 lJapanese aircraft losses
$ q7 j+ W7 _7 Z0 l" f- E A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
) B- a8 d( f2 e! T1 b G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 K! ]( y& H, K& f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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+ T8 K" H7 {6 Y8 E) DAllied Ships
: D3 H7 z, z4 t* v# ~. V( t CVL Hermes
4 V; ]) s$ i2 f$ n* ?! u) i CV Hornet2 _7 K' c, B: A3 N/ k2 j" i8 X) i
CV Formidable- j9 y+ G6 c, Z
CV Yorktown
' C6 N+ K u! i! ^; ^; a CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:( x' r/ i& f3 r) X9 b1 }
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet' S" {9 w. A: G8 W0 y* D
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. C9 }, X. w* n 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
- r. S; f! i; i" @% K0 p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- E. w/ B: B, |
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CAP engaged:
! S+ D8 M0 ^- T# a3 D4 g9 ^# bVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)* n% s, ^/ s2 N2 m$ Z0 _* d' p4 ^
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 V i) b5 t5 ? Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
! a6 H8 E( l! n* i Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |