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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。- c2 H- b+ X& r& A& d5 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: y$ a0 A B5 C c CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2+ ?+ f/ e- U5 X2 @# w& f) B
CA Kinugasa
, ]& B/ l: w/ r! J# _! k CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire" ~( C, q1 P% c) u8 y
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 O& e3 C( `8 N' r" g; a! E
CL Tama$ S& h! s' V4 c, d. _
CL Tenryu% V, N$ k: T! [, K
CL Tatsuta
' A2 B) Y+ f" \ DD Yugumo
; X! d. S$ H" X: T- C h DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. f+ t1 n4 Q9 Z# ^
DD Kuroshio" u9 [ b/ S" P( X- { D
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 10 b0 Z/ {% c, |; o# }
DD Amatsukaze5 X S: W% O I8 q6 _
DD Kasumi4 y5 A, `% v0 l* ^- S, ~
# X: w$ @" D9 H, E3 WAllied Ships2 z* _! z$ h9 ?1 H
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
: s" l8 X4 B! e# h$ }- f CA Northampton+ Z! y8 R: T7 G. d
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
. {; {( [& D+ T( a2 Y; n CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
, S' c0 x. s" V. F CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
, R; W/ h* r3 p6 ]# @: j, Z CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
1 w1 p3 B, p, t1 b( B CL Perth/ s; [! x' q% a: O: r- I- ^
CL Enterprise
# X8 Z" ]3 g0 j: Q CL Honolulu9 C# t% a3 {/ ]/ R, M) S q
DD Alden
, G/ z0 s% C# \3 D DD Fox
: o" d, D) E @+ O' u& E/ d! R2 o DD Whipple$ h/ O% \# n$ Z: l* m
, N! Z7 I0 z5 bImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
. r _- D) J7 Q; h0 g( HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards' {$ \& ^- M. ~
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
$ S; Z/ ~* y3 C: [! E9 d H; cRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ F" j1 P; G; y' U( [% zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
, q1 I- p$ F7 H+ VRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* v8 D) d9 G. n8 M" [, \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards( M2 ^ ?9 d& w3 g4 U% _8 w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 l" F! A: [' T( f* I$ _. p) W
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'% ^' V9 u, M/ r
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards. ^) I4 F5 t0 G5 w8 f3 G- }8 U
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
" s0 W, h! g1 O. t" mCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. {. d" T2 X7 [9 X% nCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards8 Q; }' A; T% r! E% E b& X0 J+ c
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 ^& c/ [0 O# L7 ?* ]! z' xCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 D& f& Z' j7 g7 o4 \9 v- YDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 q& P- t2 Q+ h) y5 F( w. s9 zCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards! e+ J# h$ \. e- v, n# d
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
! e6 j( b7 K- P7 X6 @- WDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards1 m' n6 w# I, k2 v/ f
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
5 B, I1 T; B. ~, MRange closes to 7,000 yards
: n7 I& M7 _/ |5 {2 I- _CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards' l; A3 Z- H$ }3 O& C& I" |( Q! ]
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards- e) q5 N$ X) y& m( {0 _
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards |* z5 @# F3 k- U2 |
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
- x7 m& Q4 B; jCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards5 O" L( S7 y) a2 B9 C* C
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards4 e! N8 F+ C4 [0 }. L
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: `4 T2 l# b4 n" eDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards5 L: ?4 |' Z) o
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( |5 z+ n, d% H) r7 j7 F# _( M
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards/ `+ O) l- p0 E1 o, b' D5 k
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards' Z) c; [( b+ k; ]- `) A0 Q4 ^ a
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards7 K2 x& T: `0 ` h( P
Range increases to 8,000 yards1 Y* G6 n9 u. }( Y% B- ?3 o
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards" I/ E) n) O6 v
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
( w# m! b4 l$ A/ h5 _- Q3 {4 qCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
2 z5 P( ~5 L6 @1 ]' p' }4 NCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards! }; }5 L& Q* D# O! F
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards; N- U2 z( T5 b8 v, V4 P
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% `, M" ^" A3 ]3 _7 F7 J
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards- [$ l: T9 n5 _* b
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 \1 ^( J) c8 W3 O( k: T
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
* C3 X; J+ K" i: P8 \3 [, pDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
6 D% D' h$ s& S) O2 Q8 SDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
5 b4 s) C" X+ q+ E8 h; hDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards( u) W2 L- }5 W" ^, G# j
Range increases to 9,000 yards
# k' s0 r# z0 I* @! x- d# I- nCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards' p) n; m, X2 ?, H+ ?
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
: r( O2 R0 Y- O* U; K2 T& O) v' MCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards. n/ v* j- N2 s
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards' f$ @* N' a! W* F! F
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards+ N* [2 Y# w0 B8 `0 y
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; ]/ B7 D" b1 ?4 ?5 |CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
0 y" w+ @$ O- |% g7 Y# ]CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
1 n+ o3 J2 h5 p& sDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
6 v, g' f1 ^5 uDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
" N* t% z$ ^" p2 B# W" FDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
8 A) g8 ?" U6 FDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
T" t; r! x6 zDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
7 B h. E' ~+ J9 A+ ^% @' U) @4 TRange increases to 12,000 yards2 g, G$ D/ g; |: X- H r. L7 Z' e
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
4 _% n9 J5 y& `7 v! L3 H: ]3 PCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards0 e2 c7 t3 w f# i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
5 y/ y" W* b6 i' C) F7 {) Z+ xCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
7 t; m! N/ ^+ j2 ?4 TCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
/ b6 A: g- E, k6 ZCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
9 M8 \; w! x9 n9 [7 B s# k# cCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
4 y" s$ X2 w: L+ y. rCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
5 z* `2 N, ]0 Z" j6 @, L1 N/ ?DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( F Y4 f0 d; v6 C* M! D! M/ q9 eDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) A1 K7 n7 e' K/ d0 \ |
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 w Y7 t7 ^6 T5 r* b, }DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 P! O2 c2 g# o+ q0 E8 H8 _! O
Range increases to 13,000 yards% A8 ]- R$ C1 w; k
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
4 f, p+ A' R a, n. m. ICA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
! \! i8 A1 T" @- D! eCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
+ ~% c8 V* T2 x' XCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards* {, }, @5 x( Z% x/ ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards4 N" m7 \+ y9 J1 S0 h
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
6 K' x9 p3 F4 i/ k5 @* e$ XCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards- B( T, W1 V8 z: |
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 ]4 l- a/ b# l& o
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
: }0 k h) Z" N# [DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
& T1 f4 A- O( D8 g5 iDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards# M5 |2 b& j" j6 y% i l
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards; B; [5 F$ A8 x( L5 @. I! B
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! O8 `; ^0 y) s3 }& @6 DTask forces break off...
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, U" F3 [/ @# p$ _2 t* N0 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards2 A& ]& t2 p( r `7 [
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Japanese Ships4 B. C6 }6 o" A& l
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
' z3 d9 W% S% g4 G* W CA Kinugasa" a8 L, a: v: Y- @) f- @* M5 w9 F
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ \8 c+ J2 k& Y0 P% H CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1# Y: m3 L' p9 Q% }; s
CL Tatsuta. v8 }! R& Y ]$ a* N% h8 ]
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire/ V7 n7 F, ^+ x( K1 a. [% y
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 11 c$ Y+ y, `2 c; u& ]
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 z3 d8 p8 h) a+ c! I DD Oyashio1 J7 _3 T9 y% V) H2 M: B0 k
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Allied Ships
0 }/ o+ p6 f' B4 H2 F/ { BB Colorado, Shell hits 1( i8 q' u& X. N$ U
BB Warspite, Shell hits 88 F8 N5 S N: I) O. a( ?0 x
CA Australia
+ Z& [' E. Y0 x CA Canberra
/ B# m4 Z9 w, r! ^6 D CA Dorsetshire
# A8 ?1 h: Z8 `3 z CA Cornwall) Q- w+ A* R% d5 {( j% s X$ K6 S
CL Leander
: }" e4 `5 X( m: [6 M CL Java W$ D9 }. P' ^1 V I
CL Dauntless
; C. X$ w$ G: F CL Ceres4 N1 G A; |) A/ R6 V
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1: L' `/ e1 w# D1 }8 h p
CL Trenton8 S) Y% B+ j: \. e! h) Z' F, |# h4 e
CL Concord/ X- P+ [' I2 \
CL Helena2 A7 ^1 m- L7 T6 W
CL Nashville( @! o% x& t# G- I
CL Capetown. I3 k: I4 L7 b- J
DD Buchanan
! I. x/ a2 a4 k# A DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire; U! p6 j5 e& t6 V( }
DD Stack/ X, M/ W0 f; _3 _: C: g9 v8 y! ?
DD Dunlap/ ?$ K2 h5 _1 u0 ?! M: U. m" W! S
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
* ]5 P9 k3 A8 y4 ^6 ]4 I; `" z DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; {8 t9 x9 o+ R
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
8 b0 H* a# e: L4 [1 U) ~6 ERange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 l0 w& y g+ F; r" G6 D' xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
$ C$ F6 V- N/ ^( mFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'1 {& L$ _5 D$ l) l4 R# d# c9 j9 p
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
, ]7 _/ U. d$ v$ J" gBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
2 E! w( U* T, n5 s+ k, V" `BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
0 o+ Y4 d% N; @1 Q6 P* u$ cCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards: T: E5 W4 G" Q* Z, U7 o* D4 w
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards9 A5 q/ G$ c6 h* Q0 f9 J
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards' N6 X# P6 E. x. l8 H d- Y U& F" H7 K
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 X" U+ s4 r c- P" _: S6 UCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
: R4 Z. Y# s! w4 J8 K8 m5 q# jDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
@4 c$ l% t; n5 FRange closes to 15,000 yards
* m. B; a s5 R1 ~' O UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, z$ ?6 q \9 \5 z8 _
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards" G p4 w8 t2 K* b1 t' R: _1 j9 O" Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
$ i# s) }4 N. F- H3 x0 pCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( f4 {% y+ V5 l; h
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards# b7 |% w3 I1 \+ R) N" J- h; }
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, T& E6 t. D; Z, j: NCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards$ r! I& s' Q% w2 G6 F
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards3 O! A# E) G% l' q; f; y
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. m% l' t/ T, `6 S$ ^6 fCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" D! U" N, g6 @* K+ e) g+ J
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
/ | ~' r9 L1 n( FDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
r. H9 y) Z9 ~Range closes to 11,000 yards
2 P) m# x$ T8 R" y# M F1 A' V6 W. fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
- c# P6 C- v5 a2 V% jBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" k3 D+ t8 n" G( P" _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards/ e# i _9 Y4 [
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards! S+ g* c% [2 S2 f8 i4 V
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
% D$ q \% Q0 u+ l+ _4 wCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: [+ \5 e4 s1 J1 P8 w* XCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ b7 v) k( N9 B# Z C
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards3 W3 K# g4 @6 _' L0 p* w3 q
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 N2 T$ e+ B) ?- X& g4 R
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards0 I8 Y0 l) I3 _
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards! z* r( L( l3 D' V
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards5 U ~# n3 U9 z: m4 o
Range closes to 9,000 yards+ h5 R5 I8 f7 R2 l7 W3 w/ f
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards; n$ d$ U; I2 y% y/ _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
$ m% k3 j" i, Z6 ` kCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
# Q) u2 D3 R# e& f4 H5 ^BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
" T* s3 c) `$ x. ICA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 l% H% k8 c" s% {( J4 T
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards5 b' @$ R! B7 z
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards, \' d$ f: o* F/ ?% W( y
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
) u8 D( Z) V( p& n- ZBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
6 W0 u, |4 p. y0 g# X9 b0 W. PCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards# N! W5 p5 r( V
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
5 X7 d6 q1 r; r: P& c- r0 LDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards/ M+ h. }& X) N4 l" s/ V5 w
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards! B5 k7 }9 T6 \
Range increases to 11,000 yards
( n% l7 Q- }! @- TBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards) z; w1 G8 z' B( Y: }; F! g
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards' P ]) X" V' a- q
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards* {: z* N d, O$ S: O' m2 \- ?
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
8 f( v/ H/ n) O6 w o E% @9 DBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
) U* \8 G! D V, Y$ z# X. hCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
$ `5 [0 J6 u( q$ T' v+ mCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards6 s! r( o6 w/ m
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
9 X: b# q8 `! x* ^8 {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards2 _/ [. O7 @$ }' T! g
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 E7 l1 Q0 A! o, U6 p$ }CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 F$ }$ |4 |" U oDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards3 e; _5 h( c& y3 ~: H. v
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards. W7 x, o, j% V* X
Range increases to 16,000 yards
: _4 x% L' ?% i# v1 p$ XCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
) F* B# I, e! l* L& n; i: DBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( Y: X- L$ e: z4 G, Q2 {" J
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards1 d$ E2 m" w3 R, k
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! S) k/ R; M# ?) \
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
! u8 y2 N9 o( MCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
, G X3 t6 i; B1 [: w% ~0 OCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
1 w+ C& ?' f" s0 F+ Q$ ACA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards+ }$ n" L) D2 M7 K$ w* ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards2 u* u9 {( H9 R9 I( u0 C
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards# R# f- P; z, S$ r$ M( Y+ o
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards1 o# V5 W @& V; Y# E! }7 T% F
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards/ c, I- G' L( s, y, Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
% E- J9 i6 t5 b3 H9 l1 sDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 I7 }; [2 q+ h* t, b$ WDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
$ p/ W8 R- l( S% _ K4 EDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
: _/ F+ \$ i4 K; H& P2 ~6 J- a5 WRange increases to 21,000 yards
' h# d' k3 q' D G, RCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards0 m, ^" s4 H5 N$ N
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 X4 l# K: l+ \% J: G9 F# Z5 _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards9 u% O7 q* A* q: n
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
# u2 n d& T; E4 W ^CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
) c, F6 S4 J" U/ |, q0 O: Q, |CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 D# H1 j6 V! F" V3 g& pCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards! h# m& z7 c+ p" x! C% u
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
; q0 j) ^; B5 T* tCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards! R* S7 ~/ @9 z% R
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards2 k) o7 Z3 d! i
Range increases to 26,000 yards
0 b, ]# q/ ~" b1 K; J1 Q ]BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
4 z6 B4 _: ?6 ]2 v" d. R/ xCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 C, B% ^% H; b. SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' n0 x% }+ M& Z' d
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ X6 L% ]( R( W0 H9 p2 ]) F9 lCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
/ Q; D/ F$ t# V: y1 }. ?! \) SMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage. u' x5 I3 _/ k8 I
Range increases to 28,000 yards9 ~' [+ ^0 ]& S
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
( S+ _$ J8 d7 u, c6 d2 c) z1 ZCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
9 H+ K* l% q6 _$ jCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
& b7 N# K6 n/ j5 MRange increases to 30,000 yards
/ R) x' [/ T. \; J; rCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards9 M2 U- Q0 O j) ^, H2 `6 _! w
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards' a" S, g: c5 g9 T# B* Y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards+ P5 v0 O' E+ F) B; h) J- z
Task forces break off...
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- [/ p5 Q# F( ?! ?Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
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7 y: `2 m% ~7 q; ~! @Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162' Q( H" `* e4 r9 E6 l: V
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( y+ C& ^, }# O6 {' m- Q& `Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" W6 T: C/ {( s3 M2 u0 W$ t+ FEstimated time to target is 44 minutes& p! S0 Y O! S% y2 W2 J: d" j
1 N( O8 I+ v% N$ Y; q" j9 P. ?Japanese aircraft
% [4 Q7 K* V: v A6M2 Zero x 48! S" b2 [2 |. X, X! R. m+ e# }9 d
G3M2 Nell x 19
4 u. s; [4 X: T+ m1 b& x G4M1 Betty x 21
2 l& D, B5 ?! r6 V, h- ]8 X* X
5 l4 P& q$ u0 y6 i/ _- M$ TAllied aircraft
7 K, E5 c: }/ A F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses3 {& M) _9 @+ E# s; |
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 B2 K# ?! h9 c/ i% J
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
7 I$ c& v. C h& l/ w G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 t* m4 e. f& j+ @' t8 I
$ f( K h6 J% u# T5 `8 KAllied aircraft losses0 {, p8 ~3 M4 P; k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 a" C/ r M& L2 h i4 R' k5 y6 q( Z( X& |# F% g0 _! C
Allied Ships9 [- C( ]! i% x' o
CV Hornet
3 [* O& ?3 T- j4 ? CV Indomitable
h6 S0 R, ]* z2 s. u8 l: ~+ ~ CVL Hermes$ W8 c- E2 j4 I
CV Illustrious- `& M0 q$ n8 b
CV Wasp
1 g1 @ M4 U& k4 R$ q4 S) z( A6 ? CV Formidable5 t& @2 l& p- j- C9 f
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Aircraft Attacking:
% ~; l) s$ w! ^. j( F: Z5 P 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet4 z! e8 h* @& |% x7 N O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 K4 T0 f1 d& D* j/ H/ v/ ^ 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
U; B& B: c+ K' p2 _7 Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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' {9 K; {' _ W; p& nCAP engaged:
* T# d/ {/ N! u# U! r, |% ^VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)1 ^5 a. I$ C4 U7 J( ~7 p( x
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 W% I/ U6 Y- ~# H A) i' m T$ o
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
( x5 p n* a" k% v 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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0 ^' L7 ]/ B% T+ I) F; @0 G* z( YWeather in hex: Heavy rain, M" s' }/ t v: o
& q* J, b# Q/ c7 lRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' J0 L! B' S" N2 u. R- W7 v7 h% @
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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9 h) ?" g, R9 dJapanese aircraft
6 x5 g" U4 l7 Z: A { G4M1 Betty x 28
$ s4 B5 m3 w) y+ o' Y) U
$ n# P" H2 U& {Allied aircraft
* Q: a" f/ ?* W3 A! R6 {! e0 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V3 Z: M2 g& c* H6 K G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 Z8 l) A: L8 V4 T5 n# I2 R% Y+ F+ \6 r! |1 C: h ]6 u0 A4 _
No Allied losses* y, A& k) p! }# D, f
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Allied Ships" j( T4 ~- f. B# P# x4 b
CV Illustrious
/ X8 u; k. t6 v0 Z% G CV Wasp/ y: B* \9 z6 u( n; h, G1 S
CV Hornet
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6 F. [4 [' A! R, [4 a9 FAircraft Attacking:
4 R' a' G4 p2 m& x5 W$ z 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet: q4 i5 S' Y8 d" a6 F* D R) p+ x
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 d1 V) s1 b8 u* g" ^CAP engaged:
$ b/ u: C5 ]3 h( l1 t) qVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling). X' r+ x6 {: X) V% x
1 plane(s) intercepting now.* K- M0 _: {) x7 p- A
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; ]4 y8 a1 r: }+ f% k/ Q6 ?. f
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
. K$ p) N* d; J" Y2 n Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes8 L, ]$ q9 [1 \9 `: H2 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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) J$ K- ~! l) u: ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 I4 h5 V0 Q1 g8 J9 H* wEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 m( O: |7 Z0 K2 X6 G
A6M2 Zero x 24
; X( E" X8 k: d5 U2 t1 E G3M2 Nell x 18
* D: U4 p9 v q/ l c) W7 Y( D G4M1 Betty x 16
2 l# K: V( C+ ]0 R) Y [
! F8 U7 c$ n* a7 C, S8 a$ kAllied aircraft% _5 G/ K6 ^" i3 ^+ ]* L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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+ u% o& U& g/ S" `8 AJapanese aircraft losses
4 m$ f' \9 U E% r9 B5 g$ x; P3 l A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed w* ^1 {9 g+ y; O
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
5 A9 p$ y6 |/ C1 E
* i, P) w( |8 d. k5 a5 Z3 |Allied aircraft losses
! Y% C5 ]# ~. D* r3 U F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ p: n, m" t, F1 {7 U I
+ g' }& c) S1 p' e" sAllied Ships. w, e4 p4 K/ \$ g# G
CVL Hermes) @* M3 O$ p# i2 c
CV Hornet+ Z; j6 p% n2 W4 C
CV Formidable
6 I4 S2 u1 r4 \5 o; K CV Yorktown! U8 a' [' C( V( n
CV Illustrious) M! h9 p# F5 s4 I4 w: \) Q3 D
5 f6 ^6 c* @" j' \) Y' P: YAircraft Attacking:
& y% Q9 h. Z2 y7 D 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet# N ? ^, R4 b9 s9 i
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 ~8 b% H3 U3 q& g& m4 ?2 x
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 R0 S, m& v4 J6 R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" K* B2 N) S0 f3 G% P
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CAP engaged: I% F. n- w- ?' h5 H
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)* T8 r4 ~3 G! t2 {! G3 s5 Y) M
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
+ k1 S* _* ^7 K6 B4 S Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
9 L' ^- R( [8 {0 ^ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |