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4 K1 l- g8 [8 y6 t* T42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 Ships: j( r% p: `5 z3 X- p( x
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2* ]+ d/ R4 }( F" x2 v
CA Kinugasa. z! c' b1 F: ?7 a. W
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire) ]" d+ M; [! v
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ B2 A7 f2 q! X1 R6 R$ \ CL Tama i4 } t7 t/ @* _/ g. @" `
CL Tenryu) \( B) H: c. W8 a: ]% L
CL Tatsuta
/ O+ x) F& ]; Z/ D DD Yugumo
0 q: v# C5 x# }. V0 S$ u b DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
. S0 [. w' o1 o3 q0 Q6 E' X: T' ~ DD Kuroshio
3 p! y3 T# ^6 ]8 T- f4 b3 W DD Oyashio, Shell hits 18 G" q8 a9 x! m2 A
DD Amatsukaze. g/ S h4 s1 }
DD Kasumi9 O6 O5 \( R/ t0 O+ t; F7 w
0 A, I# _7 B) B+ w( |4 WAllied Ships4 k- K( B3 S1 `" g2 }
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2- _8 V7 c' ~ Q$ v
CA Northampton0 W# N# P6 D/ p. W
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1, v8 ^4 {7 `1 J
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2: W/ v; E* D2 y- r
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
! s7 J4 D, i5 E0 h9 x CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1* S3 Q$ k* B' {1 d6 }$ z8 P1 s1 a
CL Perth
* P6 l- z2 u: D! @4 f0 e CL Enterprise. R4 O, X* Y. X, D$ y0 } z
CL Honolulu- E' C T8 M8 M O/ y9 j6 i
DD Alden9 T- K8 K2 I0 Y/ F
DD Fox- i# [7 o; E+ Y* P; C
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight0 j/ ~/ ?3 A4 U$ K6 Z! w8 J
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 o' u$ @% O& ]Range closes to 17,000 yards..." J/ @7 u0 s' O$ {: I
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ e1 n4 x) {, O1 n+ C yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards( C7 s( \! _' h. o6 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 I# m4 J% r. R' E6 I5 dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
& |" Q2 ^4 L6 A3 GCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
F7 t$ V; o4 U6 O l) pMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
G, H: m) y! \: aCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards. ^% e0 J" P) s5 B
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards) f/ U) ]1 g' x
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, R6 o5 z" s. I/ h8 R4 WCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, t/ y/ g! {! t
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards, @) P& H) l) Q+ f' f: X* C9 v' f
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards" M' T) Z8 u7 {$ V
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ L8 Y; b$ \) PCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards+ u( e" V# s% H( s! |
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
" D! n7 X! {( c/ B- `" i* cDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards; O8 P/ |9 D4 Y3 m6 w. Q0 M( y' V5 N
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
$ G) Y1 d8 _8 E: r) \; T" R, ?; \- DRange closes to 7,000 yards
/ R R: @4 K7 i- R- o2 _. f7 |- ^2 LCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards8 p. p L( |: w7 T U* F8 D
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards O% U" h$ e% o8 ~. _# F
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
( l" _/ ?" N3 Z9 mCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
. {* }- v+ T* b- i0 a2 zCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
6 Y" N: ]& Q" Q$ f' hCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
\) ^$ ?* C0 L2 f2 `CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards6 t# z j5 {( m& N
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards" L+ e& X: ~8 o( S! I
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
3 T6 z. a/ d- N, ]/ }" {/ FDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards4 m4 c. C; }7 v7 x. q! M5 t
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
# U: a% N t6 w! cDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( X, A3 V# D; C2 _; i2 j4 X. D
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 R) B0 O0 Y& r+ H6 w/ TCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
3 s6 w' s U7 vCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards+ g- Y/ f1 `) t$ f
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: u1 K0 ~, X8 ? r7 Y7 s: J
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* C: z1 z2 s. i* A2 c2 P4 |CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards7 l6 U! K; a9 f D- r) ]* K( K- O
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 ?7 q$ R3 J, u1 e. u6 U) ?4 e
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
7 M- X) Z% X. e2 Z" ?4 ~DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards+ ]7 b% a2 M1 @) C4 m* a
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards- u8 Y! S3 Y6 P; ]$ z O4 \
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
" |( n: b& ^8 W, f9 u: qDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
7 E4 U# C/ _; B& ]0 ^9 }9 yDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards" t& I! ~* ^6 A) O9 x5 Z0 |
Range increases to 9,000 yards' |6 U6 u& ~7 G8 o* ~8 k, A
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards/ B$ R+ v1 W2 p" x7 Y
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards# m4 k4 F3 a r' v% I& a
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
3 U, n; o0 x2 RCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
+ j) T* Y. {7 p, {9 L+ [CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards3 L* o7 [$ q3 z$ Z n, t {
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards7 ]2 j& l# Q; K% P) O7 @/ r W& O
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
% s/ B+ _2 n% t; uCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards: f3 I- X: ?$ G2 Q
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
' Z( q- x. n$ e5 o, RDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards. r; o# l8 m- P! R4 R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards6 u+ y: d* {" c) _2 A& F) b
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards8 M% q" u; X5 S) ^ n
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
" c" i9 J3 Y( h( G/ J# S' y: URange increases to 12,000 yards
Z& T1 [/ v# }" o6 K. MCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
- ]7 _+ R: W; zCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
3 r ?4 e# T& q4 l5 W1 X* lCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' N, T3 p* z7 \, M. K: PCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 P0 o7 R( H z
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
0 Q# w( u) q; A/ mCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* P+ c0 { |5 E B; HCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards. M: x, U* }& ]0 B. x
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards( K; ?" D: b( z5 h1 w6 }
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' w* V8 ~. o i7 u$ x9 P
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards& n4 t- L: L' A
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards& Z# r$ L( }' M* o2 F- W
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* E" n/ t0 V/ V5 w7 ], O ?
Range increases to 13,000 yards
/ Y6 { _4 x6 D4 I. N, m, dCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards+ B" S) v5 D: a
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
. d0 b9 }6 X* C# M: A- C) iCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards$ A$ O5 r, T! `; K5 A
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
' Q d' G- G! W y3 v& W4 RCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards u* c& S! M, U, c# ^
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
2 E0 B! s5 X: }) aCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards+ y# U7 @0 n/ Q( m" O$ Y
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards1 l0 M3 s, A: @4 C/ g8 g9 i- S
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
( o3 ^5 a: f& L, E3 zDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
7 F% B3 P- r; p3 U. U+ hDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards# C9 D/ O- Y I8 G; o' s
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards, r! r% a/ r/ _' j; D9 T
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards G9 O* A% h9 C& W. p3 o$ ^2 |7 x
Task forces break off...: s2 R7 L, p7 o. k6 @+ S
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7 U6 k `3 ]% a) {Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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O8 O$ H% T" p6 E, n' k4 Q o8 ^3 i: K CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire% q! m) ?' K5 m' P4 A) N
CA Kinugasa" R4 ~; Q, L( t7 i% V; p
CL Tama, Shell hits 1& ^0 b ]! O& E3 k# w. U
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1! ^1 g5 r* r- m( {3 U$ `+ ~, w
CL Tatsuta2 u, P% e7 ~) ]& m
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; `( R- S* E4 q+ C+ E
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
6 \3 Q7 ~9 c" @+ w9 s( q5 t DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; m% Z& G" |5 ^0 V G. g. ?9 |
DD Oyashio% f" {; F2 A: h
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Allied Ships7 @! y) p: F0 f
BB Colorado, Shell hits 13 ^' n! Q% v- ^( o# f
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8% O4 s4 d5 _, }5 M* B" u2 [
CA Australia# S B U- K4 l8 _
CA Canberra6 ~* J: |: [$ o1 e+ s' `# c
CA Dorsetshire
' \, D/ l/ K( s3 E. [ CA Cornwall
& L" |( P) ?0 Y2 B ^; Z5 @5 H: h CL Leander
* Q) I& f; C* H( z& ?+ c CL Java: [0 N2 [5 `' L( v! S3 y
CL Dauntless. d0 a% w) D! X" ]# {
CL Ceres
% H3 H3 i$ `: l CL Detroit, Shell hits 10 x# q1 X' B, R0 e Y
CL Trenton
v) d/ P* z Z6 y CL Concord
8 L; h4 g" m- H( i' x- ^/ \# G5 h CL Helena
0 E: N& ~7 `! Z7 o% _" `# e CL Nashville9 a' u+ C# p- W( g2 L
CL Capetown; s) S6 `: k8 ?- B* T4 U
DD Buchanan, k. A+ |* b# ?9 O3 t' s6 M- i; S
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
% Y# \0 d+ G: D; u9 x+ Q J DD Stack. d0 M+ p h4 ^: M
DD Dunlap2 A0 i9 x9 p/ u E3 i0 R5 q0 L" x
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1 }4 [, n- d T3 k J" ?6 E4 Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards, p* f$ A9 R# S2 T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 {* Z6 r; }9 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards" B$ {1 d+ v* [; W) d
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
- v- {8 m# I+ x2 f% VBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards+ h5 h9 i4 G! [! {4 P! J$ K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards7 b2 T+ U. C+ h
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
9 e2 f; w+ Z5 L8 b$ M9 gCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards/ X2 l r( e: [1 D
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards* A! J- B1 s3 T6 M$ g% ?
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards# A9 q0 U$ `: H- l% G
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards" z6 t3 q a4 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
) R+ J U- z# B7 b, e( y, {1 R" _DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
9 t) L( S; \2 X/ ^Range closes to 15,000 yards& r1 Y6 U/ c, V. z
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
' D2 d( k" [. KBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards- _+ {, O) G$ ]5 ^8 Q
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards+ c+ @9 h7 h- k; H+ Q# V
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: H6 a4 S0 J2 _1 B( ]# e0 V* VCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
& q4 r' d S1 }! }+ S. K# hCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- t, i8 O, _$ e4 X5 L$ }CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
1 Q1 F7 Q" a* e6 a* F# iCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
( A# i/ h- ~& p# x' A& Z5 qCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ O: M% i2 O* x( v# ^
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* Y: u' j T$ D( r' N# Q4 w
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
% W1 l* S; @' P4 F3 Z5 J- ZDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
# d- @& Q0 C0 Y2 Z2 \! R( a* U, pRange closes to 11,000 yards
0 Y& b7 [0 P( t) j0 B/ fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards. x8 O3 d- R, v$ C- ?( x
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: c# l* G3 d/ L5 B" OBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards0 D0 ]; \$ q* i
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
8 l! X2 c; M/ |% K% s, R: L4 X* zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards1 i, L; k2 U3 o, u1 T' A0 Z
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' Z0 h4 Z/ P4 V3 n) v
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 G0 y# [1 T6 Y5 q% tDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
$ k# ^1 q- F. X1 \CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 T& F6 D: {& x* b9 H; ZDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards$ C& R# m9 D h7 C4 E8 R
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
8 I: o+ M( `5 U# z9 h; S/ vDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards1 {9 I. G- u. ]7 i% L
Range closes to 9,000 yards
4 k6 C% b1 k! W2 d! P6 S1 [CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards+ ^* i& `- h" A) w# ]% {. i
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
% N0 t) b/ K- Z7 l+ i- \CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
1 ]# W: b! l; KBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
: V" c& s' m9 [CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 d) Y1 _4 W8 e- O% ] ]" h( z
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards1 R1 ^6 F7 t: I, X
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
6 ^+ x9 i- Y9 b4 ]7 m% ACL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
4 t5 \3 w* z! \/ f& K2 B6 `, TBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards2 O, k9 e @$ N' O
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 z) a! B1 N% r0 j6 ADD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards9 D" L7 x5 k3 S* m- p. k
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards/ n$ S- M6 c* v9 z& c
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
) `! w! B" v u4 I* |) V' _. QRange increases to 11,000 yards8 ^1 s. C& ?% x+ q4 P) ~2 ~
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
. y7 J: J$ q+ NCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards9 y+ L# l4 e# ?9 Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
" L q# y' A1 V( b. t, cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards" O, F9 `1 w# @; z: X
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards" K7 M# X( Z+ p/ x/ T1 M4 J" q- O
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
D- {5 P- |2 Y+ u% o1 b6 f% nCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
V9 M( |: [3 Q* V$ q; cDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
8 U! E* v9 c: b* zDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
) |$ P- Z" o- i9 Q+ Q( \CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# E- G/ Z. l9 v( Z& L/ H
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 G' y8 j5 j- d+ X t ]( Z9 y6 T+ @DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
" D: F9 f; T% [+ h8 A( ]4 O# eDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
% z1 f0 I( L9 I! K' C( }0 J- zRange increases to 16,000 yards
# v3 p4 B0 {2 b6 V7 J. A1 {- zCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 X( S+ A: j* Y: k. x$ k% s% E5 bBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
& H6 O" \/ g) [% S' G6 x% F1 JBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
1 K& f9 a! j* c+ H% WCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
: {$ c3 y$ q* }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ U' Q9 b6 o8 s
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards( C0 {9 v3 _5 n h* P2 z n
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards6 q0 Q, a1 N+ S6 r% {7 Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
' L' b$ G+ A, e( R0 ]0 P" u! {CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
# i, I' E& M# yCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards& x1 K9 \0 T1 @! g: X- m) ?
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards* X" G( O5 k1 I% o# ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
% K% t/ t t8 h' A$ h( P: dDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
1 N ~: e$ a6 ^7 N" g9 MDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
; V$ ^5 n4 x- M" f5 }DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards* K/ B Z0 V4 Q$ f* `1 ]$ `1 y
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards' e' ^: I) C4 S( j- W& @
Range increases to 21,000 yards
! @3 O: ]# W) t& \CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
+ j8 }( T) Z1 ~& p' H8 yBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 o* o# u2 W* {) z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- M2 d5 F7 o5 I5 {) u( [
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
+ A3 M% X8 X2 R; F6 F& t. tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
! E1 n& @0 @# q/ M8 O8 T2 t, GCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards, ]0 A6 z+ ^' @" u2 z- g
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
1 P9 r W' l/ e) Y8 l8 l! LCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards0 d3 O) m- g7 x% X: N/ `
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
0 L: F% a1 e0 \. N+ r1 iCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
9 s9 W( s) z5 Q& IRange increases to 26,000 yards
( f# ~7 Y3 u- |. v2 @) D! A# u$ iBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards! q4 e j0 C. x
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
# M, B* z" ], Q2 s6 F7 \CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 b( p* L7 M9 q7 j3 A# m
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards, a7 t9 l# y% [6 Q" J) W0 J
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
) o/ `# s" f1 m: H5 iMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage& o. Q/ U+ J8 P( Q" V4 r, M
Range increases to 28,000 yards
5 X& o6 R# q W; `+ RBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards5 Q- _3 q2 G' N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards5 f& ~" S5 W! r! ]1 c% z
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
, r4 i9 J* [0 kRange increases to 30,000 yards
+ Y/ x& S2 G- yCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards+ I4 J; H! \0 u, j1 ^! ]
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards: [2 |5 d/ I8 `- L3 L
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
X% A% `2 }- r- M$ H8 r. KTask forces break off...
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# M+ \% M1 X; u- {4 O7 |3 kSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1625 Y" w1 ]: O) N
5 |8 N- \6 y" r: H0 Z HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" s5 h8 h/ U, |Estimated time to target is 44 minutes$ {* S3 m# T; U- K. L
2 d" l8 y: t0 b' bJapanese aircraft
, N3 Q+ L0 U8 @6 J$ M7 N! j( I A6M2 Zero x 484 m O( j2 w& m" d8 S
G3M2 Nell x 19' G- t7 W$ i5 S" F2 @* ~4 Z6 m
G4M1 Betty x 21# i/ p+ L( o6 e4 |( ~1 d
8 I; U6 V" \ \ Q6 YAllied aircraft! X d1 }2 K6 G7 V% \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses2 V/ ?; P% M+ c/ d& U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ p2 o7 E: e/ A: g) L9 Y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
3 g8 }, j6 }& ]/ q G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 d& A9 B+ s5 y* s6 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 O" `- n* m/ }/ H \ [/ Q
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Allied Ships5 Y3 t: y" h1 b7 I. b0 ~
CV Hornet
* B7 @, e2 k6 D( r. K" ? CV Indomitable. ]% V4 E$ j9 l( d5 J- A* x7 _
CVL Hermes
$ Y- J$ x" I ^ CV Illustrious* P' v5 L4 g# |; g. }1 E
CV Wasp0 j/ d6 E* c! L; w& \" B. c0 H
CV Formidable
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0 t; ?+ X7 V$ |; L4 H6 @- [, hAircraft Attacking:
I) W7 R# e1 R0 K- L8 ?' l- L3 b3 Q 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet* F4 q2 H- z( p4 U
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) l3 I. c. b* E7 E7 N
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! }: e5 T1 n- u( ], R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:7 @6 C* u( w8 ] t) I0 k A
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling); s6 T* J6 q F. c
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
0 X; w+ t! r( o& y2 A+ U8 `8 u Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.+ _6 ^, `" |6 u9 c5 O9 [
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
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. \5 X7 A; i8 n6 vRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- m/ A9 h9 U& {% P) ~
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) {" O3 J/ ^+ A, j
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
* c C. c% M) z' R F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 v" q" K+ d6 p% X7 s
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Japanese aircraft losses9 n" T& ~- q9 t
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses. j$ ] v' z" O3 R) }
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Allied Ships* J k7 f0 V6 L7 k6 k
CV Illustrious% H! m% `/ p) G- S" J
CV Wasp
% B* {# D I0 e, z CV Hornet8 d0 s- S2 T/ ~0 s7 L
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Aircraft Attacking:; d6 |# I2 o" m! j9 h
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet! n' h! x1 n3 Z* q' k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 K! I! l2 ^5 aCAP engaged:
+ f" {) f W, m6 _VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- x( _3 N: |8 h1 R1 Q/ b 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
- u9 L6 E# c z I5 a 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
3 J0 u) K, V0 d0 F Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
& ^5 d2 _' P: J8 i8 J. z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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' \3 W" {! v8 S2 A# g) R2 a+ @4 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 \: I& @$ x) N$ G; {Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" b1 D" r) _4 o% ]Estimated time to target is 46 minutes/ T: s4 ~+ }- r- k/ |
6 j5 ~) D: d* A- C7 EJapanese aircraft; D. Z3 h; g# {# e5 w6 ]
A6M2 Zero x 24
4 C4 v; U* c- t7 b G3M2 Nell x 18
- Z% i2 w, k! y, u' v G4M1 Betty x 162 D- z7 K6 s; {; F9 [* S6 s' P2 t) P, x
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Allied aircraft
. `6 r1 W3 B N3 O3 K- x5 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
9 p7 I& D; v8 e' b, `- p- k
/ w$ u# f3 Q9 g. iJapanese aircraft losses
; a% K1 J/ a1 F& e- c1 J0 P7 \ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; ^0 i4 W7 i2 n5 p
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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! y0 K/ U, @) w8 ^$ ~Allied aircraft losses
" Y" Q% h- @0 j/ `1 s F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) l! N- s- X1 ^
8 N! L2 }. \) B& S; ?5 mAllied Ships9 R9 }! x# W6 V$ M1 |1 D& N4 q& A
CVL Hermes1 [- n" y/ y, A H, q" b
CV Hornet
, l8 L: u7 R4 M8 g CV Formidable
- z! e+ p0 W& Q4 b) B CV Yorktown- [" C6 u* r4 Q8 }7 u
CV Illustrious1 u4 W6 P L! P" c9 j
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Aircraft Attacking:) {0 v9 R5 @) O% U6 j
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
7 w+ a: x d- c/ h, t Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 H& t. I8 {* K6 J9 C8 B+ ~: p
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
h( X( @3 {. m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 L; N5 r q# {1 j8 R! P0 Z3 ZCAP engaged:% F' a, _, }2 J" I' o! b
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling), h! i l7 z4 V% K3 e% j( [
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( r; ?2 t: _! n( s/ g) u+ r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.# n1 F' y% ?' p9 \+ `
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |