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" d8 j- C! N& ?/ ~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。3 Q$ K7 a# s Q" x5 ^
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+ A2 n% _& w6 j1 n- G8 I5 c/ J1 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards# w( c3 Q6 w* h1 @, m1 x
$ O9 q; r. _+ i" zJapanese Ships5 p+ b# B+ n* ^/ h% q+ _6 W- U n
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 22 J' H& m. l9 ~: _
CA Kinugasa* {1 G* l) X! \+ e) R5 }
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ }& _5 U7 U1 G CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U! D, z8 l$ w8 Z; ]
CL Tama
! \; X( e s' y CL Tenryu
- D7 H: o5 H$ p7 C% V; ~- s. R CL Tatsuta
H9 @$ ]2 Z- e1 H0 \6 o/ p DD Yugumo. T" Z7 Y, ]1 r
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
8 R0 P9 @' Z6 m6 w DD Kuroshio/ Y2 ` c3 V' b- K1 Y0 b# F/ k" o
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 13 z" f* U1 |+ H+ {8 i; y
DD Amatsukaze
+ H0 g/ |$ l3 F DD Kasumi
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; m* [* \+ G+ v- E) FAllied Ships' L& x3 K9 ^, Q7 R4 B
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, I+ p8 o. b8 g- M5 P2 ]
CA Northampton8 q# L. W i* }* E
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1" k/ O2 _$ j/ W* D& r X$ M
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
) A+ H$ d A, `% i; \2 N R3 D CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
/ Q! L1 z% _* E. n5 T! h CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1$ C6 F* @9 \, y! o
CL Perth* H! E, O3 k" m5 s0 I+ u: a1 }) |( y4 @
CL Enterprise
( J" a7 h R9 r CL Honolulu' s7 R" f1 W, q; S; B
DD Alden n; e" M `" I) a
DD Fox8 N7 O9 c/ L; ]2 b1 l/ c
DD Whipple1 Q/ ` u4 q l! c- c o* z
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
* W( v5 r. b, \0 z$ W8 o) _4 IMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 g: D/ q, }5 ~
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
$ R8 w; |* K5 D4 }# aRange closes to 11,000 yards...& Z; }9 |! s0 H" y6 ~2 ~% i( i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
; z# V. R* g f5 \/ V7 DRange closes to 8,000 yards... x5 G( R8 L) o$ p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
7 x+ K% i) M% X" vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
4 J5 V1 y! |9 T' sMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
. I. N7 o: o1 ^1 vCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards3 W. O9 k- R& X, Q& y g1 {( f$ c
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
& l$ ?2 z$ N k1 pCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, y; L" U& z* P0 X: d0 l7 p
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( E8 }1 l) V6 ^3 s! r6 t' a
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 T8 d _0 E2 [! q9 m/ I, T0 q
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 Z* Y3 X6 ~$ p# IDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; q7 D6 n+ l% U2 P V
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
/ |' G7 E% _- v+ t5 |; X& N2 yDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
4 h" A) `7 b+ S9 kDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
|# m4 _% J, o' Z8 x gDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards5 @- y; m9 T* P, `1 t( l
Range closes to 7,000 yards2 q+ k2 x& t1 V; Z: A
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
1 \% c1 g; t) ?, ]% O( ZCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
+ O p3 [2 O7 b9 d. tCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards9 m/ g4 v- @5 w5 A' {; X7 B: v
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
, \4 z9 A! k$ s0 p4 o' O2 ?! \9 pCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards# @0 o6 o1 G* A( L7 h. B* f$ z
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards1 o/ o4 n8 R' p) A# _$ s0 i3 P- F
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
* _* q8 P6 ]9 G8 hDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
) r; U- U5 R _ x4 x. _9 L0 T# KDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards3 i$ u/ Y9 | U
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
* I) k: b3 _) H {DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
2 d9 @# V. E1 F! lDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards# {" h2 \- M" ~$ @( K
Range increases to 8,000 yards# H7 J" `4 M( U# b' R' h
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
9 g0 j+ r" p6 T( r! l5 lCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards1 Y4 o: T: ?( a
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: n& Y) r/ _, d/ K
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards$ Q _ B' Y" c4 t. Z4 v# d* b$ O
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
' h# C3 e, K7 ~: m$ ^CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
2 p0 i8 z% ~: nCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 C i$ q, @( ]/ L7 xDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards9 `$ v" R! Y9 u2 S0 z. ~3 v' ~
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 e' w% {% y" }0 cDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
4 v* k( p' A! V9 t1 u2 {DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
3 f* K3 A! F: K/ jDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards" }3 m8 [- h) U& [+ n
Range increases to 9,000 yards
; c h: i' e$ N q4 OCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards/ q3 J7 p, b* ]3 z/ l
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
7 D ?0 @, H; N$ {# UCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards/ L, v; J( d& M# H2 p
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
/ b4 y; T; {" y* C8 QCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
$ b5 ]+ m, a$ l8 T, P o2 rCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 y6 g5 V: p p# ?$ s. U2 ^
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
a4 v% d$ J9 @CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
! G$ p6 p: K: E4 ]' uDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
; S; U+ ?; R8 [: y8 fDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
! H& j, J4 A/ K) nDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
% [: z* f J3 l9 c0 K1 y# jDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
6 j+ P/ l( O7 f& ~DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards" m. I& v4 ^( a
Range increases to 12,000 yards
. Y- A% u8 e9 X3 A3 B5 OCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards% w2 J" u- Z- z3 a/ X5 r z* V+ c- u
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
" f" i$ ]4 N1 `4 w- E" b; i* ^7 CCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
% p& I5 Q0 ~4 Y: a" r" F" ^CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; H( u; a; b' X/ {CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards* b, Y8 w& _& B6 O7 x
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
) t- r6 u: k% }9 I" |CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards* V6 F+ a' d! G2 z8 Z& }, n
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards n1 T; a+ m1 w& c9 ?, k7 s+ {* ]
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) G4 C0 d: l5 E$ m+ v2 I. c2 r$ |2 a
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( M# G( [- m* S2 G- ]% _5 hDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards3 q/ s% w6 u4 [$ W
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards [/ r3 ]6 ?- T# A
Range increases to 13,000 yards- _: n0 a% u: x# ~0 T/ E) H/ a0 ^; `
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards% A9 o( T- h% s6 k6 { _9 J" d; \
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
! b8 L6 T0 x' O* G; H7 H( M! ?CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards5 l" Y( H% L# z
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
p5 j) ~$ k+ DCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
' e2 @1 N2 }( j% SCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
2 j$ |8 e* c' GCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards6 K7 Z& V/ @0 Y# N$ ~2 H, P! Z
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards3 [ C6 B* L8 V+ |* D
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
* ?( p3 Q$ t, I/ v# P% sDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
/ W; ^8 i" j# C6 g' L1 e* O9 g: Z' ~) CDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
& {# {, x) Q! \0 u A7 `$ _1 `DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
1 N+ U: O: f0 O6 D% A1 m$ vDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards; [) A$ q, J4 Y! m# ? K
Task forces break off...7 e0 z6 p4 y) q! w) T4 W( A
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/ {. Q X1 q" m+ \. c3 L) nDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards8 Y+ _1 s, n3 U+ f
3 q, o9 _% c% G; u0 o C6 [Japanese Ships; A# J9 G* o& I% U- X( O
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire) W6 I& k3 g& q* \
CA Kinugasa
5 i8 |+ V- l0 F8 ?7 q CL Tama, Shell hits 16 m+ H: [ ^' s; F
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 11 ~& A: M. Q$ b8 C( O2 j
CL Tatsuta& q' F- h5 Y. a& u# X# l
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
. e3 ^: E+ n4 u2 }- W1 m DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
/ j4 _$ `: u0 ]2 A# j DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; \7 @( I/ {/ c# i) X( V
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
9 u" k8 v5 h% O3 M" r BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
. h& _9 I; N( @, h+ D2 m Q# m, u BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
; R3 T/ }$ o% A* ~5 ` CA Australia( f3 x5 G" t4 |8 G% [
CA Canberra
! w" U" x; o: s9 t- a1 a0 B CA Dorsetshire5 f& o% F! W5 l C7 ]& ~' I
CA Cornwall" p0 \3 P3 C, ^0 W7 w9 _& t
CL Leander
) X+ x0 T9 _6 |$ a1 c CL Java$ r6 t4 |2 [8 \% c7 \1 H
CL Dauntless6 N0 q& _8 [4 v3 [ P. u; H
CL Ceres
) V# p/ A6 B ~ CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
" W& f/ ]/ R; V CL Trenton( u: f8 N) C, A$ o
CL Concord6 @/ j5 u4 G# d) n" U0 x
CL Helena
) B1 h/ A7 J5 A CL Nashville
/ l9 R8 x! l" [ CL Capetown9 @# N0 q: o& r5 `1 o! W
DD Buchanan% m/ K5 R2 \8 y9 d
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire* R' g8 U% M" _. U
DD Stack. d, `' l% p* V, r) L" ^
DD Dunlap
! m6 ?# e* y5 ~ DD Fanning, Shell hits 1# d$ s6 w, Z- d& }5 k' }
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 A* y2 }! X: l% j* U
DD Nizam) Y7 Y8 R0 ~8 ~
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
7 d+ q( M* k7 Y' w* o5 h. E+ [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: l9 g/ p+ O J4 m) T( HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ a: c c) f$ K% i
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'1 W3 `+ r. i3 h) H( h
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards: L, C& V- h3 U* L
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
" ~* i% ^) _2 k5 E2 OBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
! |; H9 Z& }1 i" T3 J8 aCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards/ j& z4 D% W" D! V
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
2 x. O3 l. [( }; k/ t+ ^8 rBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards* Z( c; t& J8 M% S. X3 B9 }
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
6 ]! ]5 z0 b7 C; o; E. cCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards0 ~2 O3 ]/ ?% U g6 X3 J9 @
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards+ e6 F* ?: U' o6 ~( o
Range closes to 15,000 yards. N4 B; Z& ~" J& |# b3 r$ B; k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" W" ~9 ]9 u* R j$ A9 V
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards/ q, v, w/ o- q" v7 J
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
; e% q( a+ G# L( w8 U: [( F/ OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* Z( B E- K* C# |: \CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
) d+ Z* S* y8 u" q) L. q; sCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
! Y' r( a' G% E) P% X! J. o1 R- iCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards& c0 k8 I& g; R
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
# P+ E2 @% J G4 @4 B0 ], `CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" D) t: {7 l& e9 K- f" KCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! w K+ T0 _7 d) b! T; K" P; z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards. |6 g1 ]! A p( @3 v4 }
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards, v* V! ]9 [4 I3 _5 x# u7 ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards
/ N7 p0 G$ V" E2 uCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards0 v2 j M1 M& q! T0 R4 x
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* |% g$ @& T U z* KBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards; `6 f* s2 `9 x7 y
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
; M" c( M9 H$ S, k+ V6 `# y) q' OBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
% ?1 [( R5 _9 n6 W" x+ HCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) V& w/ R& O# c5 j2 tCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% B& m0 D7 B- E# QDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
: U2 [- v* U0 d: f9 [$ L9 j2 ?CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards" m3 ?6 Y/ W: F3 C( v" U. b/ `
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards" i) k% C, C, \9 }- X
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards: L$ b# N5 c1 E
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
( Q$ B" `! t6 i- t q! pRange closes to 9,000 yards
( S) J( ?8 ^. B& hCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
; y! G/ P. E e2 YBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards+ ]0 B- y7 a: ~
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards: e5 I( u1 r3 P/ J3 P d
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
8 S8 X, _2 X: ?CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
" H C) `1 p6 R0 }' d2 RDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
7 K+ w* W4 C3 ^6 vCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards/ y6 X1 J! o2 ~
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards \$ D# g- ?( l
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards6 n% ], [( d; X( S' S
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards# S) n D+ W. r, \# V/ Z5 {+ l
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards; y% e6 l" G* }! q% l4 F
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
: Z9 |3 f, `, TDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
% B$ g: K& q4 ORange increases to 11,000 yards
/ c( ^$ t7 X# x1 `. ~" u) A, NBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards' y7 P- \( T5 Q
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards6 x8 B& @* Q' P
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards, L3 [: @1 S3 L7 S! e1 h
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards6 I0 p3 _. C/ S( ?3 a# |; l
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards$ z" Q& J5 W" Z: C6 Y3 M( n
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards4 @1 n# O8 p$ _( H8 |
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards8 J9 U5 b" T: G Q' Q
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
$ L& k- w% B$ k# w' ^- J' }% ODD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards$ `4 W. K' k* e* ~% W. j9 o
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 A' Y+ V N; V8 _. ]
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 ?4 [" V( e9 F! DDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards) E+ [+ e% u& T% i7 ?! o2 G
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
" @* P6 U* t2 e: NRange increases to 16,000 yards- K, E8 y9 @ g3 n
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
' y: @2 B1 E7 m$ Z9 C6 XBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ P& V5 g4 l3 _4 R0 e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
& A) B# }% X7 k8 l! H# y5 I. }CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards: W. E0 R; Z1 J1 n* @& D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards0 \/ j. X/ ]$ `" y( u
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
; W7 C4 m7 v, pCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards/ G6 O& A8 f Q7 Q& S h5 a4 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
6 f6 o! I8 u) C- Q" @3 |) l7 N' A' dCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
2 a1 m% S8 M* i. l* r5 uCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards& {( x' U3 p v, ?3 A
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; u1 {7 |5 T5 E7 Y2 C( {
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards `0 M. X& l0 \3 ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
" w$ O& Z @# j2 {9 z3 GDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards9 R8 _) E# X6 A* Z" b0 t
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards. a( B/ a1 @5 o2 ^; k; y
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards7 @& D; H, ^. W7 M: Y" P u
Range increases to 21,000 yards
j. }2 x3 p: ?2 xCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards( |( D% o P: r/ C+ N
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
9 p- U: {0 k) ~BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards! p9 |# \* T, g" j9 T8 {# q; x
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
) q: b0 H* f7 ~. r- k. JCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards6 \- _& k4 }3 {! V! i. h
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& K0 z, L4 T: _4 tCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
+ n' B, U/ g2 h' HCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
7 t$ R9 H* V- q+ m7 D* m3 ECA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards& N" z& `& B) s+ D
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
2 y+ U2 U3 W2 @9 ZRange increases to 26,000 yards9 E4 J( u; h& R8 Y) o
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards% u! A% v4 {9 |
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 G: y9 [! c3 V ]" [
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 [4 E: V7 ^* Q X/ Q L( y, C. o( A
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
( ] t z; p8 k# K LCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
9 Q; v3 l2 x, h" j1 B# k' V3 eMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
( S5 B8 }- h& h0 a( p# O' IRange increases to 28,000 yards' \, q. d* ]" r0 }2 w
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; |4 n! d% n/ R! c- `; K# DCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards: Z( d0 o* G" v5 t3 h- r; \
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
3 r& Q1 ]1 M: ~* m# G! O4 P# ZRange increases to 30,000 yards
/ j( c0 F' U* I9 M5 vCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards3 W C% {0 C9 K- s
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
1 r. G3 g+ `6 `1 e ECA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
# n/ e8 Y2 u% C M- T: c- oTask forces break off...3 G2 E% O# i" D! S
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0 g% v% k* [9 @4 l" XSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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. h0 k; X0 K: E; r9 ]5 HJapanese Ships
3 m: d& ~; M6 a: \0 T SS RO-67, heavy damage& @# `! n, b4 S0 X/ z. g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162! s! @9 i- ~0 m: {% I. }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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]/ ~" E, Y) `* ~' CRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 L1 I$ b# C* X0 H J# yEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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. b6 V- v2 ^& i5 YJapanese aircraft
+ _ l9 [4 R' s2 {+ O t A6M2 Zero x 482 b4 G: U+ m- X
G3M2 Nell x 19
5 k U) B9 j$ z& c$ d G4M1 Betty x 21+ j# O q2 Y/ F) @; L8 P! I
: r! Y$ l4 _0 h! n6 m) `Allied aircraft: v }1 ?) @8 s! U6 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27" l$ y* b9 T5 B0 z( ]. c8 _4 }! _
7 j( H$ j) a- YJapanese aircraft losses
_0 ^4 o& t% H0 u A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# Y& H. ?) a4 w+ m, W5 o1 V3 j
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
* _7 m% Y @( B G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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: [" t5 }3 R5 M& t; D4 kAllied aircraft losses* j3 z' _: ^& r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
?) A- p8 h1 d/ o: `4 u, q CV Hornet [' Q1 H2 ]; G- P3 }' f
CV Indomitable
# Z/ s7 u/ g9 k5 J CVL Hermes
* q$ z3 w& b! w CV Illustrious' G3 ?, ~2 p+ P( s7 A
CV Wasp7 e5 k- a4 E$ j5 l* [; ]: X: w
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 `0 ^. i6 ~2 J9 I2 V W 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet$ a& C- A! L8 L3 I6 B" M9 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 K( U7 |- G* G+ F7 _/ x8 X 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet' m/ o7 i4 ~: f& a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 k3 B* p* p) S" ^0 w* A
- l [4 ~1 P! V0 V* ~CAP engaged:! M) X+ R3 ~0 M5 B& ~0 r4 A
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
; q- E, z/ A6 E( y x3 ^* c 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& s m: S# M+ b3 I: g/ a3 d Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.8 `2 L+ N" ^8 M+ m) e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes: E4 F: _9 e: ]' v) k4 g, G7 P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 p- k Y* z+ p2 I; I0 h- i( rEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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5 w; D' T, G" [$ Y% uJapanese aircraft
0 i; l0 c1 G; p1 v7 X- O Z G4M1 Betty x 28; C3 o6 B# B6 v c' b3 H" s$ c
x# A) ~. f; d: s$ p2 @0 OAllied aircraft# w8 o" Z8 ?" R. n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
* ?4 ]# G: }% O1 `4 r G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 n5 G& A+ ?9 Z, W
! V# m6 g/ E s; ENo Allied losses
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Allied Ships0 q9 r* e% H1 ? y( z& ^0 r$ g& m( i
CV Illustrious
& o8 `* Y2 a$ G6 g CV Wasp
, [7 y/ ] V3 ^2 {1 L8 T CV Hornet
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3 @! [6 a: }* p% }Aircraft Attacking:
2 o6 x1 S/ l5 w! t7 r: ~ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet: ^/ b6 S& B& |3 L/ d# R8 G! ^& ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb W, b- T; x4 @
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CAP engaged:: r" P8 _$ @! [' T- E$ R! I8 V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, y* M% d: v) \4 f+ I2 p+ s 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
, Z/ D* ]3 f! ^" ]: f1 X$ | 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.0 [ ?! c0 I! }4 L
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
3 F' E0 T. d+ J( D* T8 H2 |( @ 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 u/ L5 p* @7 K) i. s" |9 k( e
" l5 R4 C% d; ~# c# f' U7 L* d, j1 QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 i% J8 _! A4 K+ j1 r1 T! [
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 U A$ A* }* y% K/ P/ v8 }$ f9 ]' C A6M2 Zero x 24
" |/ n6 `" @* N, w6 r8 O G3M2 Nell x 18$ [0 o- W2 ]8 X& D0 T+ G
G4M1 Betty x 16
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- F' f' O( T( N# w! GAllied aircraft7 j. d& B7 I9 K4 h4 ^$ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ q- Q- Z0 |. V6 t- { A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 i1 ^+ a* s9 ]& u$ E5 F3 t G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; T4 I% s* ?% t0 u- Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes1 P E4 ]% |* l+ F9 [
CV Hornet! \- ~5 I7 X: ~* B [+ y
CV Formidable3 u2 Q8 U3 Z! R" N9 s- ~
CV Yorktown7 d5 u8 r7 i: L+ q
CV Illustrious c3 V. u( l) N0 a) ~
" h; y3 w! d; V6 vAircraft Attacking:
* z, f5 y( F9 ? o! Q 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
; |) K6 w6 o9 x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
( {9 c- x$ e( C8 _+ z 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 j$ T2 k' q; c% t
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 g& s3 z# P- D' j
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CAP engaged:" @4 ^& U# Q! g7 H
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
( @% S0 Y# M1 N 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., K# p3 r. J2 I$ W2 P
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.- q$ v; J9 L; d \$ v# Q- A/ I
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |