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. R0 K; @4 T0 l- @8 ^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。$ r$ X& A' j+ W6 i
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0 o/ n6 s' a/ S4 ~$ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards3 `' k/ P% {5 X7 O$ t7 {8 ^
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Japanese Ships* j3 S5 t+ D8 ~; `0 J+ l6 J
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
8 `! X6 h& a: Y CA Kinugasa
8 z' M2 T7 ^- w. O$ c, ?" a0 v, R CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
. S, s* G7 d5 s2 I4 u! W CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 I6 d/ x* U- W+ q CL Tama
' V* J9 g: w9 j0 o CL Tenryu r- L1 I4 [( {# X w
CL Tatsuta4 k# b" p8 H+ Q) D3 [
DD Yugumo
9 _& Z f+ {& X$ D) n1 d% y DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
; Z% t3 l/ u: G5 ` DD Kuroshio
$ B8 l0 Z2 K5 L. Q9 O DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
1 e& ]4 C7 N2 a8 g3 A; d( w! i: { DD Amatsukaze
; w2 q$ |+ j0 E) s DD Kasumi1 p! d2 @ Z. u1 N' E
[7 k9 ]& M1 t6 z1 j% U/ JAllied Ships
% Q" W9 G l/ U" a* [& f4 `, ]' Q CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2% B; {9 R& Z, d/ |) M- z5 y
CA Northampton+ A! }) e& _" V9 m7 R
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
5 ^; i5 \" g9 ^ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2& E8 V2 V; D$ _# K/ H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
+ _: u) a5 v0 y4 G CA Vincennes, Shell hits 19 t8 B; s" J5 |7 b6 u. ], U
CL Perth
. X: F) w# U% ~. O- w2 X CL Enterprise
+ s8 N( X7 j' S" g% H CL Honolulu% W$ ?/ I. b7 p) _1 k
DD Alden+ a6 O' ^1 u S- `0 \9 _0 d
DD Fox
- b9 V F2 h1 q ~$ h' w4 e DD Whipple
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( Z/ c9 N! v6 mImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
7 Y g+ E+ z; ~7 iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards3 M$ g E2 ^" ]' ]' j+ L. Q' C+ C6 i6 S
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
) [" c7 v& B' o* q2 IRange closes to 11,000 yards...4 Z" n* p( i, J, `0 v; s+ v. q8 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 Z6 y/ k8 D5 Q# L8 KRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* G; J$ E) u5 D9 J/ Y+ K- O0 FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards7 |% Y$ y/ b9 D7 d4 y" v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ x' b! C. `3 gMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
+ a; ^/ r% z' m# ^" h! jCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
& t# n- |+ @ i( @CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; h, h. i9 G; j7 A, e) g+ o) qCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 a; E& n R; j/ lCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, D8 l+ D% R) r4 L$ g8 s7 \CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ D( F, O3 k- z7 o8 [* q5 j! W4 h# sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards7 o# g. o V) F. w& T
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 }/ S" a1 _3 a$ p4 l( Y& }CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
* H w7 d! L, H2 R& ADD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
/ `" C' ^; _. D9 ~/ f/ IDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
" ?- d/ o3 W) MDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
6 Y( W- ^9 X7 X# `, W, Z. B+ V, g1 PRange closes to 7,000 yards7 @. r1 l- E4 }* ~
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
_# g/ Y1 i; cCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards# }" L: W1 q+ J/ R
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
2 D b' Y" W+ i j8 S7 u) TCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
8 x* u+ k- j' [" \" {CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
- R( M! m* _) s! F1 r. p. I! Y8 VCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
; _# R y1 l0 y$ H4 tCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards( Y. g2 T& s* d( h/ L0 K/ d7 a- @
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: B2 E4 v1 `- W' ?DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards. W1 X/ u. |! y n+ [% P
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
. L1 j8 e; D- H- HDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards4 ?9 \% X# O: [8 T$ z8 |
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
7 P2 V) U3 Z" e# F5 a! r$ `& U. f3 rRange increases to 8,000 yards
7 U; k# D$ b. m: E' l a. I. x5 CCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
: b! z w4 S2 `8 E$ bCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
) |! Z5 F& X rCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 j! h. p! T) `2 x% n
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
! x4 [) X9 F4 r3 \) s" aCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards1 S- p5 L8 ~1 r7 p9 O; Y
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
# H. m# A$ G% O: b* L9 M! ACA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards4 x/ T) N: L* e4 V/ Z% V
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
: n! i0 |0 a! i1 U- xDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards% E8 v5 H1 ~' }" h# }' L: w' P
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
! h' `) P) z( j; l! gDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
$ e* h% A K X: L6 L7 gDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
; G/ p% o& J9 |* z& s$ NRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 p3 M( O2 N6 W# uCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards( Z$ y; T- n4 c [
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; C4 j- L @# BCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% W$ s- q2 o" y0 u4 d4 [& ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
; j+ W" I( O9 m% TCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
2 | Z( ?+ Q. d) pCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards7 b0 z* l9 {, F' w
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
9 r! g k2 K3 ?CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
- g8 Q* A8 R. o3 oDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
6 R9 U% h( t- c* Z1 @3 C2 ^$ @! ?3 SDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# H8 x$ t" P$ ]* P% M9 KDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
* S; R5 z8 f u( m4 rDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
. T0 x% u4 T) [% M! o: y6 X4 c' yDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards+ g B% Y6 a' B4 L7 y; e
Range increases to 12,000 yards4 s- A" m/ M6 }( V
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' n" K1 y* [1 ^5 W! l4 QCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
2 R) E$ _$ B/ A+ F6 l. @CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
4 g- d$ k+ F# u4 e' |# UCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( r( @) z: z" e. w; ~) u' G& KCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards; U e/ B F# T; ~) y
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
, c* z" c7 H; e3 ICL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ n! V5 J$ V# sCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
" e7 P- h! x, I% j+ pDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# Y) d+ t- \' d3 Y/ N1 F
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards" `' r7 p9 y: i5 ^( x' D' v
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ S8 ^$ e$ Z4 d, {1 P0 j. BDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 `; t0 W8 s) u) WRange increases to 13,000 yards! v3 A9 n+ K7 Q5 a7 I9 g5 {
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
$ k9 r9 Z! B( f$ {3 W1 hCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
- |; H$ D3 r9 J( w+ w& C3 GCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards% t- M& u7 q# D1 Q4 R3 W q, ~- O
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
' ?" H& s; C, l6 E1 P- |+ fCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
. Z. m1 T) x# {' u! vCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
$ ^( q, f n0 O; BCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& o4 }% J9 d% o/ e. y; h! n8 \DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards; t8 R5 f' o! g4 g
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
) B. Q6 o- S- H; }DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards% {6 ~' w: G" D$ H
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards* t+ G7 R) v1 H' O
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
% i3 i9 P; s- f& q0 D) S f0 x! }DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
9 X8 V& C( ] c) r3 V$ [7 V& tTask forces break off...
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/ j$ @* Y' k, |- g8 w' C1 EDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards- d6 e# S. C. L2 Q- B! P3 w
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Japanese Ships0 ^1 i5 G7 f0 w5 X1 M
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire" D/ k" M/ e- i; A7 s
CA Kinugasa
! p8 v4 T ]" x6 l( R6 T CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ Y- K7 \8 N' [! n$ P CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1- b$ w' W3 [* }- i3 v. i/ e
CL Tatsuta8 g `' b% u' V* s+ _) t
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
" V# a: u& y' \/ s$ m' t DD Akigumo, Shell hits 15 W6 S0 @+ x8 r% P* a: m+ f
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( |' e) \. B4 Y, Y; p# f5 d8 O8 _# N DD Oyashio: Y7 K9 X) |9 u# x+ y% ` X
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Allied Ships2 i+ y3 [/ o/ O4 c
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
8 p3 Y1 O. B7 q. k$ l Y2 E; t BB Warspite, Shell hits 86 G5 c: p/ M3 t8 l
CA Australia1 D- u! k+ I4 ^
CA Canberra1 k. \4 k( D$ X2 L; j
CA Dorsetshire1 |" r* H9 `. P* }& Y; ~
CA Cornwall
) }3 z& ]5 }- ~! C+ f CL Leander3 `+ j1 d7 b" C$ r6 U
CL Java; ]7 A u2 }" s
CL Dauntless! l, H0 c5 V; _4 z O
CL Ceres
3 M4 E; V" g1 ^$ {. \+ Z CL Detroit, Shell hits 11 k1 b0 p* z; a* Y5 |( f: l
CL Trenton1 j4 u$ v7 j1 C; ~
CL Concord8 R8 H5 t9 I2 L& z5 {
CL Helena
3 f. C9 Z0 Y5 b7 n' R CL Nashville6 ~/ T; j4 u. P- k
CL Capetown1 X) p4 y) H9 a0 C
DD Buchanan. Q5 e! ^. q. ~( h) x/ W
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 Z! T+ H5 P3 e6 Z+ C DD Stack
! [) n9 Y: @4 I/ P* X DD Dunlap
$ T$ g' W) p, I8 Q+ H DD Fanning, Shell hits 1( W3 C8 ?6 b* z9 N! X, k& {
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 a5 S3 s6 `6 f; E
DD Nizam5 h- b( v% T) J" q# h# \ S
3 D+ \8 u' t9 L* n4 b, ~. b8 JMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
9 M' K& _' T3 g% @" q hRange closes to 20,000 yards...- ?. b* l. l/ T4 `5 q" s) e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
% T( G! D' ~5 `# [Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
, G g& d! C$ `: \0 k0 x4 EBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- u- ^+ N; J+ p+ Z* S1 s
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
1 f& J( v9 i! u, r. B* F+ b& JBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
, J1 k4 \. Q9 F+ f' y" }CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
. ?& G: Q7 g( i9 y c* IBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards0 z/ e/ ]0 u4 a& X; q8 n$ P' H5 o' Y
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
( @1 O2 g" f2 ECL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
4 x' ^1 |& M$ D! ~! W& R. r: BCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
7 D# d) H. j+ @2 p9 @0 _3 KDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
* C; I8 B3 E" u: ?: ^Range closes to 15,000 yards; {% Z4 g" n8 O" x5 ^# H- ]3 s1 T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, x! E+ `& w& H2 |8 fBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
" V+ d6 i1 F' ]. P6 D: NCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
/ o1 ]# [$ e+ o5 b4 [CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. n6 F, r' ~; ECA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
% u* }9 L: _1 E, tCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* E2 m! Q. [4 o% ~" e
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 ~3 O' a9 k7 `( C, x7 a; uCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
5 g2 w+ A( k, r! X6 d0 h# S+ QCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% y3 O& n9 ?9 H
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: |# A) \4 O4 v3 r3 ], m7 |) Q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards) ] t- d% A7 \
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
& t. ~' I$ @. k0 ]$ \Range closes to 11,000 yards
1 [( I0 {2 r: s' W8 E3 C: z+ P1 ZCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
/ D; a( k* N* d% f6 jBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ G5 H9 u3 Q. r9 `* e \. ~' uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards* p3 l1 t; c9 U0 p
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
* `8 b4 B5 T' |3 H# @BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards( z, s* m& U2 O8 h; S+ L
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards! y$ H- Q( m) `" b% u
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. m" q9 Y2 ^& F' M: VDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 u# r. q; R, F D9 j( B) p P8 NCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 o& P2 P% C! }( p0 ^1 b @" bDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards+ B" A" [2 l$ Z% v7 ~, A* p/ X& `
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# s; g$ R- J. a& i# {; fDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards$ j# t8 C3 F7 P5 g
Range closes to 9,000 yards
8 q: a1 v, M3 B: R: c- y/ S! nCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards w( R- h1 H4 n8 _9 d, A9 U
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards5 l8 G z" Z* R. a" V7 L
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards' {- D/ T; O, J; ?
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards0 b9 W5 m8 k, l
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 ~; } {( E% `0 I
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards1 _! T0 q ^ G$ \0 v1 W
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards$ v# K+ e5 `+ t3 |8 U
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards) q _( a. F2 ]7 o
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
3 }) Z* @* F4 c- nCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards& ]& h7 q) E N* ?
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards! |5 X/ O. l0 |: i. q3 s& `
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 H6 U+ M0 X9 y8 ADD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
9 C/ L) |, q# m8 K5 V5 PRange increases to 11,000 yards' E: [1 E; E6 z# A+ Y
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards& X% m0 O' ?; j6 b
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards8 t. z. m. _% h: Y' W* j7 B
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
9 }; _1 M0 }, w7 ^2 b. ?BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
" y+ [8 d3 E; @1 y5 X) s& M# W0 eBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
: m/ Q: g' T% p1 _CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards8 x* M! d& |8 Q! ~1 {
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards) m9 K; C: S' n) B; L' d0 X& `$ Q+ k1 i
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
" x* k! ~( I' PDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards; R# y' G: E4 e* B9 C; M
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# A, c9 l$ R" }
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 j# u4 V: I4 kDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards0 q4 j# `# V2 g+ k9 h+ o
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards+ z' M& e8 L1 S
Range increases to 16,000 yards
2 o2 |; i. m2 A4 D3 o& l6 F' DCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
% w; a% n" g% wBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 o" M& k9 t, d
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards( n( K; e" n" J8 k
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards# c7 j' c$ a# E0 K& U+ g9 g
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 \2 S1 D& ^% E! Q
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
" E3 r3 g: N4 Q; l/ FCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
1 J/ G) @8 X6 J7 [CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
% P9 V$ F7 Z. t O- MCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards& w# ?# X3 [! v
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards. q- q5 W& _1 q
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards7 v5 x1 ` T I7 [- L
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards% [9 C1 f' M- Z% q
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
! D9 V: ?+ Q* Z3 dDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards% d, O( t# j) ~
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
) z! x1 h! x2 W, k, s/ hDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
" T& p2 y1 X1 |4 nRange increases to 21,000 yards
8 G" O7 S/ Z$ P7 ?* o6 C( R/ ZCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
8 S9 i6 C6 f: [* m3 w% @1 Z0 w6 _BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 Y& M9 K4 ]; vBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards8 S, T# y' R3 l2 Y* v5 M
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards- I2 r8 o$ _& e1 H7 c
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 D+ V* v6 k, c: d' ^( ^3 z
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
8 n' k" R! ^$ W+ X) C9 c uCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards/ d" i8 K1 l6 T7 J0 S8 b; ~( c
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards7 @5 D# L' v* v5 K' G: V
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards1 e8 d' f4 \$ l0 c! A+ J
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
! Y* ?3 ^1 M- F; I% |' ~ Y9 QRange increases to 26,000 yards9 {* P) O. V. }6 x0 h/ `$ e
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
! l: K) m5 s9 kCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ p9 y D' `; O. r4 v
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards, b; M3 j% E+ J: T
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
b' r9 j% ]- o" pCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards* G5 g v. i) o; U
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
( e9 B' ~; }- l A) VRange increases to 28,000 yards' J1 n# }5 w( H
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
' x- t# m8 `% ^4 n6 C, W9 u$ q6 ~CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards# t" _- K! B. Y
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards7 a1 P: [( \* m1 j H6 u
Range increases to 30,000 yards' H, r9 M3 E; I! K- I& A5 _) ?0 T
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
; @3 o$ [! Q/ L2 ]1 I" \) OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards w6 S) w1 C6 z
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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SS RO-67, heavy damage/ d( p! W9 f9 M* B* s/ j
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/ K$ L% [. ~4 o. i7 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 W& @9 g3 `- W
6 d* v' U/ S6 M- b2 P+ WWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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* D; ?5 `, O8 r; z* ]Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, a* }: r( h+ N# W$ pEstimated time to target is 44 minutes3 b6 U+ \* M' T* y5 c' j; d
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Japanese aircraft' t4 B$ a6 p) R
A6M2 Zero x 48
( @3 p" U7 I& E- Q1 ^. g G3M2 Nell x 19
9 }) ?. `! D" |% p( g! e G4M1 Betty x 21' }2 X4 l" A% Z3 m- O R1 P O+ k6 v
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Allied aircraft
/ D5 K: T/ k; x4 q8 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 272 O) z. F! S/ \
5 j9 g. k. ]# g4 m9 j
Japanese aircraft losses
& u3 [; w0 D- C @ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed9 {5 Z: e: z/ ?. I7 Q# E) r
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed* V) A& V4 W: o
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged5 ~. W! J$ l- u1 Z
. |. P+ ]8 u# j/ d" i0 m6 AAllied aircraft losses! A0 _! |9 w) v+ n+ T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% h: d. f# F7 z1 ~
5 m7 f7 G6 h# h: mAllied Ships( p0 f8 i/ i) X- _
CV Hornet
5 h' k% }" |! h3 Z; j8 N2 L CV Indomitable6 j0 x- Z" Y- ]1 @" _$ u+ k
CVL Hermes( T5 L; b# j6 z! a, J
CV Illustrious# q- J2 P& @) ~9 j8 w
CV Wasp3 ?4 I( }! K5 D* W# y9 m
CV Formidable% p& L g% m* w4 A& u: G- z
4 W2 k, s4 L1 F
Aircraft Attacking:
* |1 R0 I' J2 H: y" ^' ^ 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
% X2 G K( G+ b `! I4 f Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 ?% W, ?! z( P$ }$ u( k( C
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 N: [% X6 c1 }) K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 d5 @ X. C/ ]
0 U7 N5 A. j+ s2 X3 VCAP engaged:9 \+ B* P3 a/ v
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)* k0 f9 w2 W- f2 h7 B: T' z5 O' n
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; T% U1 L' A' e
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
r. f% O6 R' r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes* a( `" p' l- I4 x7 d; ]/ l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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' a" M( m% _) O! X& M8 E: g) aWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 ?/ T6 O$ t L* v& U4 x6 \/ m" q
& k8 ^( b9 x1 }: \! [2 WRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
e# P/ P$ V7 o! P, L8 h1 EEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) ?( T/ d6 E, u: j) _
- y& _6 E! H7 M# q" C* x$ o5 YJapanese aircraft* V" D1 Y |$ G% _5 ^9 Z
G4M1 Betty x 281 ^3 |* X6 |. _% h
I" }# Q- D& }/ }$ wAllied aircraft
) b& _% h) ?$ _. S( I/ W! G F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ A( `9 {; }0 I( [6 l, u* H G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
* U$ u0 I- q% _$ V0 F7 I; N$ Y0 `3 `: H( |
No Allied losses
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Allied Ships& @* w5 y7 A9 B+ W6 @& l6 A
CV Illustrious
# }- h) ^+ @/ g CV Wasp( m2 _' K3 Q/ s
CV Hornet
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* k2 R3 y/ R; k! f+ \3 ^Aircraft Attacking:
I- d" y7 W) q) x( [ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet9 h8 _6 h5 t9 C9 x& O, h+ Y( Q h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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D1 N' ^6 w) h0 e4 }9 r4 SCAP engaged:" P& \* e& y, U( h/ t5 I
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, b0 _9 ~; z) {0 Z" @0 e 1 plane(s) intercepting now.4 ~8 d7 t% s0 b4 U. P: @' l* R
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.4 E; I( q. C g( ?* l
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
$ U B( k+ b3 @% N. | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1624 G, H. p& v5 I3 K/ _2 r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& f3 Y4 y8 t: |) `
) q3 e' L Z' q9 @& ~2 IRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ x+ y2 ^" l6 U, m% H2 e+ f3 XEstimated time to target is 46 minutes6 o8 k' Y; G5 p: A# U }! s/ o
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Japanese aircraft$ p {! e7 z' K5 B
A6M2 Zero x 24
& Y7 O" y7 ?! ^( r3 X4 h5 b G3M2 Nell x 18, Z( t: D& |. y" ~/ c2 b! \2 _
G4M1 Betty x 16
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$ r3 Y2 m4 V; n& q. }2 L# T8 GAllied aircraft7 X0 T: |$ m* _. [' O6 V- }/ f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% M0 S; S( P0 T& N- ^" O: q& u4 J
' d% V7 p2 j9 r0 _' ^# J& M$ R
Japanese aircraft losses/ B$ w5 l* E. Z) R: M
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ w0 q& ~5 T& I) J9 ?* E2 _ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged% N$ C" X5 |4 B6 ^& c6 p8 ~
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Allied aircraft losses# K# C! P1 S7 a" c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# V! }3 e6 P0 W
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Allied Ships
2 m1 J$ U2 f8 s% k CVL Hermes7 a& ~1 H+ F: e8 F5 e( {/ g# C! X; R
CV Hornet
8 f! j# W$ ?9 P CV Formidable
, ]6 k }9 z1 M' ~2 O: i CV Yorktown* n9 z3 f, n/ H7 s; W# s( p
CV Illustrious( `& ^2 @9 G. ?% m
: x( ~! T5 R3 \8 J$ D9 z: ~5 eAircraft Attacking:) s" G1 t4 ?7 i9 S; v% U) U
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) U: r O/ W8 I; p( A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( K. [5 f* F3 S' J
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 X, s* V, z5 j, c1 e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 [( X) i7 R! V k
% @2 Q3 N( \* }# w1 \CAP engaged:
6 f2 L6 K/ E( w2 @+ @ pVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 }0 w3 f2 I6 g- |+ U. A, ^+ d 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 [3 y) h1 j( K2 C, x9 z5 R: A
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000./ z* a8 I! N+ P8 l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |