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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。
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" |0 [" `* {4 L UNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards) [8 {* X% y( [6 N% ~- S' C, o
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Japanese Ships
# M( A& O4 s& t7 X/ \ CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
. N# Q0 B3 r* J0 p0 H CA Kinugasa- H/ D R( A) @" g
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
) M6 f+ v- \' p o# m8 A CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) K, M1 ^# {4 _2 e CL Tama, c ]2 Y/ G! n5 U
CL Tenryu
1 h4 `2 f& D w7 o: Q0 _# { CL Tatsuta0 {. `" r" U# ]% B6 i) {
DD Yugumo
/ z9 W* f, |0 ?9 O3 Z$ p DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 T# w7 f" N! V5 q* p DD Kuroshio
" f0 i# E) T; ]9 h DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
0 ^0 O. J. U7 t1 b# ^! q6 r# R DD Amatsukaze
" p. n( m' |; A DD Kasumi: J. [* r" {3 l& F
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Allied Ships
6 @# w* n0 i$ m( R8 } CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2* L' w, ?! ]5 a' }+ I
CA Northampton
0 S/ p9 F6 S' ?! t# H8 Z CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
* s' d5 R/ C- P! j0 b9 ] CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
9 G" t& i" y7 X2 a! @' o: N, @ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2( A4 O. o6 \. G4 Z# q( P" M
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
! n4 D6 t! b# s! @2 e% V CL Perth# y( [0 E: o0 ?3 _1 F4 k' D- G9 g
CL Enterprise$ {. n! g; I* d1 e! i; G1 c5 ^1 k
CL Honolulu
5 n4 @' w' j F- ]$ Y/ S DD Alden8 m* d* y$ B) l% e8 X5 N+ h5 p) D' |
DD Fox
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
+ u4 U+ q& Q' i. W0 @( p- qMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 m: [3 {/ Y* }1 M' ]2 vRange closes to 17,000 yards...
0 \' T& [/ X3 i' H3 u7 jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 Q6 r' y% V+ U6 r x8 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 S1 M% k/ J# ~' V2 [) I0 a0 n
Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 E. B) Y+ h* u/ M& W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards& l' P4 l% _* C" w# j, N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards' g0 {7 z) y( H$ G/ A( z1 o( B
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
# Z9 Z4 }/ `. ?CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 D) C% \/ g x3 jCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! y% `1 D1 E+ s0 n. r' \9 iCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ u: `" p( [1 z: J
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% c7 p( u7 v2 c$ T- r0 M
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ Q# x, K$ c; f1 Q6 pCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
/ l5 P' j$ C2 X4 C9 f& {/ y* g5 LDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& }/ _6 X3 D8 J8 F, C% V6 PCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards; u: a' `$ j4 b
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards T7 z7 o4 R) U7 i1 I9 s, }# g' F
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
2 P( [) D* W& N0 Y6 J. ?DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
2 ^$ M8 `& K4 aRange closes to 7,000 yards3 r8 k3 C R4 ]' \2 l# Y
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards' v, _; z0 x& C, b- \. `; E
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
# I0 l" b7 C6 j( Q4 @6 z; N- jCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards$ Y& p0 ?% Q' [% \. C
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards9 Y) ~/ ~0 u& G5 {: v# _3 T" O+ r
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
% X& U0 }% b- ]* p# o8 }CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards0 S4 o7 ?$ y3 Z% h7 G# ^
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards6 G* j8 i3 f3 B5 |/ Y- j
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
2 ]4 d. E$ N2 m" n5 KDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards" n5 M( {* B1 Y0 P b) _
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards8 Q# ~$ { b3 W* |5 X" Y
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
: U; b. v+ m8 l2 c) d z6 FDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 N3 g1 S2 c# ZRange increases to 8,000 yards
C% j/ o; ~7 t' b$ v6 PCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
! G8 }' a- b( r- FCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards! ^& ?2 `# n z# i' O0 g
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; G3 E R$ [ D5 @1 \
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 A( B; ?1 ?# g. d P4 k9 M
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
2 m e$ Q, G7 s. ~( bCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards b6 `2 S7 \: V m
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
! }% ?1 w6 B" m W; w9 QDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
: E" Y. G. r8 K# V7 ?% Y& ]DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
?+ c0 u6 a! _! n# _DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
/ V t7 y+ ~7 X7 l. u1 e5 UDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards$ q* M2 m2 f) l/ Q& J9 E
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
4 R* r& v2 N- k) m% s% m1 XRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 [+ O, t- P; ?. ?! E* [CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards9 S5 X5 ~, e1 e9 e3 @
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
# u! p% F8 d; z6 H) \CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
+ {" H% G* R1 j( c" w$ bCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards# }3 O" L5 ~5 [0 k5 B. _
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards, h5 ]4 L" j/ S7 u) L3 ?
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
/ y1 R, w$ l9 V4 `3 h. v# cCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
1 s& Z* K* W" M+ Q+ ~8 q8 h! OCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards+ Z) K# h& K4 O, D- Y3 d" m
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards2 U- p8 G# e; [4 R$ g- l$ S
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards1 Y& E s$ q$ B2 z2 h o
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards A. ?, ]3 F+ t4 d3 b
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
* p' F: H N7 ?$ B" t" x7 YDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
; C4 U m! L7 {3 _ V$ ]4 lRange increases to 12,000 yards# B4 ~5 G4 e7 v* B! w: Y! I
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
1 B9 k0 z u- v# z) O% j7 j2 uCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
" X+ i _/ G# l0 L* T1 rCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
8 T5 d {3 N& e, E4 W; O: XCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards U3 B7 W/ n. C# ^. N% P
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards! m4 b2 e% G0 _; Z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
( u* `& a5 k( _# W8 XCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards& A& F. R3 ~; e. l* n( q5 A
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
4 O) H+ d1 D, x9 N, M' JDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! }2 b6 E G$ o; m% z
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards8 I; `! |* X0 U6 @1 ]9 \9 x
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
3 |4 K) V9 A0 _: m% bDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 V) Y0 \0 K$ ^, K- e* k4 f% f+ VRange increases to 13,000 yards. M( |9 ^$ B+ g; J' i" u' U
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards$ x) P9 d0 ^$ ~; ]8 R; c8 o7 V5 \
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
# {& X' S; T% B+ q% K; iCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards5 w2 p" L8 A& P" y$ M. |
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards1 N1 ]. ?9 L$ ?. d/ H% M2 `/ M
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
9 G) B+ f2 N3 E$ n vCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
8 p7 Q- N/ n; Z0 j* xCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards9 W6 @* l* T" c7 E
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 J/ M1 f9 R2 H
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards+ {& o& c5 p7 T3 u. }1 A/ j* ]* V
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
0 z1 e: O' D9 o0 H% iDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
1 ?" T7 ^8 h1 w- W+ m" iDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards2 H( {3 S; x/ N
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards! \1 k9 ]7 ]2 |5 c
Task forces break off...
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1 Q- Y9 u9 @ Z- MDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% }, r7 p' o+ J; H; B, r0 V: c
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ L; V l/ n [3 h CA Kinugasa0 @; _2 ]' M, d! v* V7 u& n3 u
CL Tama, Shell hits 17 l. w' {! T0 w8 h9 C1 W9 L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
/ h! |0 {% v3 ^7 w! T2 _ CL Tatsuta" s# C1 ~4 Q9 d* W d" l8 ]8 l. {
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
: O$ U; X2 q& e5 x8 { DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1- Z& E2 p7 z( K) T0 O0 }/ o, @; _
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 x. M! Z0 i U3 f8 X; c DD Oyashio
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BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
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CA Australia
' ]1 D2 r6 D! |* r4 E: X CA Canberra' B* v! V5 {' b$ I* i# Z+ O* @8 C1 }
CA Dorsetshire: f0 ?: _$ I2 C1 Q% I
CA Cornwall6 s- `% c( K: {- b3 \; M
CL Leander
# x ]2 U5 a1 f, h CL Java
, a. O4 x) C, B7 i$ j9 ~; ?( E CL Dauntless
/ z; o6 t* ^. r4 ?, x CL Ceres" w9 ~. T% v% q. _, f
CL Detroit, Shell hits 18 {! n) Q3 [2 Y1 U3 k( r
CL Trenton) N L( {; }* @& ]) j
CL Concord
& @ d1 n* L! ^4 \+ ?8 y: [1 K CL Helena% w: f- ~9 p# `
CL Nashville
4 k6 _# C& g" @ CL Capetown" B) @- N: U& d' J z
DD Buchanan1 Z- S& ]0 @5 ?
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire# a \' u! J( P% t" ~4 W4 V
DD Stack5 A4 g# q4 h/ X: {1 v9 b
DD Dunlap$ \0 i, M, k5 a% m3 U: ?5 c
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
* t" S! X% r$ Q- l4 E7 p/ v% Y DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% M6 S: `" e+ H' ]% g' ? DD Nizam
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8 C f9 Y3 w0 t& B0 G$ MMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards( \6 t# Q# m4 [5 H/ {5 B8 _9 k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ d, S5 |5 \9 a3 h0 sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards! G& Z4 [: H, A0 t& L& @0 g$ ~
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
. C, \( m8 }+ _* I3 z, ?BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 l" _4 x: z6 I- r6 F- r
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards7 |% U. S) o \( e; X3 h- S
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards* a: w, ]4 F; m, _4 X1 H4 S2 \
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards, h% i; x. w. A$ e
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards# L# K! N. Y% y3 Z$ G
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ a: s8 f V/ w( G8 d l( ICL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards$ ^; r k& ~% y$ {8 t+ G
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards2 y1 `) q+ T! M) Y# G' x
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards1 C0 f% D7 f* U" J5 b6 J0 d9 h8 I9 y
Range closes to 15,000 yards
' f: X6 @1 _! q" c) \5 W# s7 hCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% V' m) Z$ j' Y: ^# g$ [BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
! `$ q9 p: \- P2 X( n% j$ m) }CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards" D4 R) D9 k/ L
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* z$ e, c$ Z, k6 v: ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards$ `. ]6 j6 u& i: ]
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 H1 u% H$ g: S/ d+ V) }
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
2 e2 f6 G" d! e2 {2 G# U/ g! bCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
% ^# j8 d$ X- iCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 B7 Y9 W6 @' _/ \9 D7 U: h
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' B9 ^( k* U; F; i
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards2 W" g. M/ c3 M( l
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards7 v* U+ n* g" b2 |$ W
Range closes to 11,000 yards- f. B: M& X( u# q4 @! r3 C
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards' i$ R( Y4 J9 D- k/ y: K+ A/ U
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ f1 K% i) D y# _9 r1 ]7 r+ i
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards8 g+ F( L `2 Z' S
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards3 K) _) Y# w1 W; @) K; ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards$ E' ~6 A2 ^9 a# y7 Q
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. N' d8 C7 Z5 k) `# Q8 M9 nCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. s- `4 J4 x/ g vDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
+ _: v2 {8 L1 FCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, N f% \/ C) b7 X: l- R" pDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards2 d! W* S1 u8 }9 L% m
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
) b: C/ x# h8 n) oDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
4 r7 Z' T! I- q" ~Range closes to 9,000 yards
% h' d5 B0 A; X" W+ o3 U% OCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
4 v/ `& O: P) R* b, b; {# dBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards+ H) \ [6 _2 X$ V
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards D) p: g& { S- ~ G) e. G
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
0 V8 @ I9 X1 }2 t) z' NCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
6 A8 [$ e+ P2 I5 d! Y$ T% }! \1 }DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards! K8 E$ Q! |! s
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards8 j" f! r2 O, }3 L1 X1 m" q( Y, n6 [1 o& b
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
, W( k; O5 ?5 J4 P% L0 h2 tBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards% V. f4 K9 N! A+ d' o$ B
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
" ^$ l3 x8 L$ C O4 G1 kDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards2 i: o4 h) C- }# P6 S; t
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards+ ]0 a9 I# D, N, n }) P. z
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
. ]# J5 S2 Z0 L/ ^Range increases to 11,000 yards
& [/ C" N1 f+ p8 k. d& h1 p/ H* }BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
- V. `- f5 d( n: ~/ p) w6 p! _CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
# }: X: C, S7 e- rCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards/ i# P( [- d# S! r5 X' \! p
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
( ~! p# `$ _' N& ^BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards3 J/ c% [$ O, |0 @8 {
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
" A8 F5 \0 T }) Z# J2 UCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards5 X4 t" Y. B0 B: e+ r
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
$ Z6 E0 |7 G" A1 f" YDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards1 y! U. G1 }! q" K( k
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& ?6 K6 j! y9 E. _CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* n+ |. V+ e* |! {3 o9 Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
- l/ N& ~7 s! qDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
0 B$ ^4 c3 X( } x7 C" oRange increases to 16,000 yards
. H( r% c9 i: {" Y9 a, _6 PCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
/ {. [+ V) J& qBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 Q" `' w; z4 @% xBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards3 d. u+ L4 B2 z6 t9 \( E3 V. S
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 K B* H# b$ b( i
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; Y. O; s a* O
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
* d$ U1 O; l- u& [CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
2 C/ ~( |& q+ a& _; q. O6 D: k2 r6 W/ RCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
( T: K U9 h2 ?CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards* n$ j5 u1 o! F$ s4 S# c, ?& t
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 h- T% A, l' n$ s0 N0 N2 i8 d1 g, C
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
`# @# Q2 W8 P/ ?CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards: _: r2 J" m8 ?- p+ x" h' F, | |5 W3 n5 H
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
) [" x9 |( G3 F* sDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards6 O( j0 @ Y. ~. ^
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards) o9 D' C; T" {& g( X' H* A
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
6 a+ V4 n' d' D: A, b _: @Range increases to 21,000 yards7 P( @" z5 q8 s- E% `
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
/ b/ {/ w0 |" A8 K# |, U+ `; a1 I% ]6 fBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards2 k9 Q2 f3 s" x# [
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
( e8 w8 t. u3 O1 O( P" l2 \2 {CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
2 `# x8 z/ D8 c$ O4 }/ x. bCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& _6 }8 P3 |- D9 s; w# ZCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ ~3 g6 |, V3 G: f. aCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards4 a% Y: c! w, S4 w
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
. i; y2 [, n+ ]' G6 TCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
1 v. H) k! l; v. lCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards% {$ K& w) u5 T9 U8 b: l8 A) r
Range increases to 26,000 yards
' H; x- Y# Z5 u U0 z) |. n+ k+ |BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
, U) R! a: ?1 }; |" sCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 o2 c6 ~, m! UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 g: r: B* o' w+ j$ p7 r" j4 H
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ ~; d' i/ J9 B3 {/ t6 F; JCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards( a9 o+ E5 X) u1 J* K2 j0 c4 r
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
O+ W8 V& b4 R+ W d* o" kRange increases to 28,000 yards2 y1 B- x. N5 m0 K4 _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
9 l3 `+ c4 S, \( hCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ D4 S+ Y0 T9 u# j5 x9 |+ sCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
" i: ^9 D. z, J$ oRange increases to 30,000 yards$ d/ C0 z/ O8 N3 M7 l" ~0 p
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards$ n. [3 ~4 v' G& z0 h# \4 E' P
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
% M% `) g; \, LCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 ]/ D. h/ e" q1 E" V5 g
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$ \3 A Z9 Z- W5 }% s/ i k6 S+ z, E' KRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 `( S& X0 S; x# uEstimated time to target is 44 minutes' S! u( h) h" I; q" v' o
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Japanese aircraft
* A+ @& R3 ~% \1 m% E/ U7 P( } A6M2 Zero x 48" \$ E6 D' s: q9 ^+ `
G3M2 Nell x 19
" P- R" _" F: b& ] G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
7 P# V& ]' D5 x2 [4 @ N7 Y! Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 277 ^+ A; @! T3 T% p! Z5 y
) Y5 y# y3 b; n4 F* C a: w) \Japanese aircraft losses
2 N, A G' i* F4 ^3 X A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. @6 h# `+ e. \- X/ A
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
# y. l4 r( c# S- h. k/ I G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged; k p9 l* a; n8 q* r5 e
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Allied aircraft losses
" n' s" e) I2 c9 x' p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# m6 L; J' S B. \" a& d8 j$ y
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Allied Ships
3 S: X) f" B8 k3 W CV Hornet
5 I# h7 T( |$ r; n. k CV Indomitable9 q6 A5 S [! v! A# n( P- s, p
CVL Hermes! {, \2 Y. ]# @) [+ G# ]- h
CV Illustrious$ D! y- M) ~, I2 o l! l4 @7 o
CV Wasp
6 F6 G9 T; y, I( Q. E7 Y+ u" D5 l CV Formidable' n! B c* t- K4 t5 f& p' b1 J
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Aircraft Attacking:. V( K4 v" P, U3 H
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
4 |. a" C* d+ I% D! ~" R" g' d Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) x8 X, {$ o3 t0 _" d
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet+ }3 w' L7 ~& W/ m9 U
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' o& \9 V( j! s, y- R
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CAP engaged:+ \9 r) f5 E6 m3 `% U$ V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 O2 `7 `3 ~) d2 M" `( J3 { i* G) b 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& Y ?4 Z. R# t# g2 n Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.0 k) z9 L$ K1 D$ [. C: l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes( e8 D E c; ~/ p
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9 G: A6 _1 l" ~% ~% o+ _3 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162 B: x/ o( c& d/ T
; |3 A+ R( W W( s) h5 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 W: y# {$ m) YEstimated time to target is 34 minutes* V" V. @ G; H: M7 X' z
: n7 n: @( K, U/ K! R. L4 v) LJapanese aircraft# @: j% F! @5 r$ Q; T7 o
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
, z5 Y" G+ k; y! u: ^/ K! X4 K } F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
( I- n# n' y' t* k0 R& p* } G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, l, o- Q# ]0 I: ]; @, G- T
" i% F2 F, S( k* y. C& {/ wNo Allied losses2 U1 |; f0 ]8 ^: b' j0 `
" z: q$ H6 E* ?7 @5 p+ lAllied Ships6 b; Z/ Z0 V/ L! b7 U5 ^
CV Illustrious
5 e- G, [/ A4 Z" [1 f CV Wasp$ W# P/ W6 L. ?" a8 ]2 f
CV Hornet) L( g' Q" x1 z( W+ \# b
* _) |3 s& Y! ]% @Aircraft Attacking:
1 C4 m( r" c2 a E* {0 v$ w3 w0 | 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet2 f! Q4 \+ R7 S/ D9 G% }0 r
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 L) h( h; H$ B7 m R8 Q
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CAP engaged:
, K+ c4 r: p3 j/ @& @, r) E2 o- X# KVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ O2 t |: I. K: |# R3 n7 Z0 _7 |" r 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 O3 ^& O' x2 Q 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 z! H' b/ z( u9 ]; ^' O, X5 v
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
t1 ~3 e( N- Y8 Y' P3 k Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes; W/ z# P9 Q9 l! x5 G& z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162: d# d! {9 a( K( N
' W% y' `9 r; D* W0 C+ ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. g* ~ Z7 W. O4 L' M ARaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- i. T. b7 Z9 o5 k# SEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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) m1 {* q, U0 g; l2 _Japanese aircraft
9 _# F7 h( v' N) A" L A6M2 Zero x 24
% \" [/ O, P9 U* x7 P9 E8 F G3M2 Nell x 18
7 d7 K6 H/ D$ c4 G; ? G4M1 Betty x 16
" {8 G T0 c0 s& B
( u [1 v0 H' }$ S) I* `9 X- nAllied aircraft
1 f0 F N; c7 X& d/ v F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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9 f& r* F% L$ e$ q* g4 x$ v6 LJapanese aircraft losses& C+ K) G0 F3 \* t# ] o
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% N" Q3 [. U( q; [' S G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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7 R9 ?0 u- K, x. O! ^& _Allied aircraft losses
/ n- ?4 `! R2 z4 c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ w6 N1 [/ s# x9 G4 s
) M9 c2 a z% h9 OAllied Ships( r# q, Y2 K& D4 t5 M& ?
CVL Hermes! R& k4 d8 b6 `4 @2 i2 m
CV Hornet- q2 |! D5 f; i- i6 o4 G
CV Formidable
+ G$ G9 b2 {8 f. ?& B/ o CV Yorktown/ ~* D, p* X ]
CV Illustrious/ P1 C% c0 c' g9 G
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Aircraft Attacking:7 R$ M: H6 b( ]3 A
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet& |2 v5 Q z6 A2 K, O4 Z. x& z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 A$ R) i, D0 @* S; j" d% z
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
, q; C1 ^/ H, } Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:6 g. V: Q7 j: N
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)& L/ C" G) M- z+ {) L3 b
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- g2 h7 A# L1 `
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
5 d+ }# m! y0 e. { Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |