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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards, Y) ^( c- z4 f* v; \& T$ f% G
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Japanese Ships
+ H7 }3 V. e+ Z; ?+ v5 [2 d' k CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
6 ~/ V4 K# u8 ]' g7 ~2 v CA Kinugasa8 e, K. b9 Q! m- P- ~6 }- `+ ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire* v. O) @, Z5 ~! r
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 a+ @) [# h; ~( }8 M
CL Tama
1 [+ \5 G5 T# ] P- W, [) V CL Tenryu. ?/ d/ D" ~# J1 Q6 S
CL Tatsuta
- j3 y. t- m8 A DD Yugumo$ @% |# F) t3 J* G; b
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1) M/ @4 ]% F2 j7 _' _
DD Kuroshio
1 G7 ^: q0 s) v' t$ n( m* g DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
. S# J$ e/ A/ q: M DD Amatsukaze; Q% v9 x3 b" e1 c
DD Kasumi8 h' t* I2 s+ w$ C% ?0 B
1 E. F5 u% V" j. X' M& sAllied Ships
5 Y0 p7 D G( w/ \2 m- v' O CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 23 M- Y4 d8 K7 ]. `) g5 x
CA Northampton5 {0 c* G" ?& S4 D) Z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1& u5 P' x- i# b, x& l3 ^! z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 25 H" S1 k" D; T9 ~ W: q( n. f
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2$ l9 ^9 a4 ]% W0 M7 t, c: a
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
1 D( _; T3 ?0 `3 {1 B8 ^ CL Perth6 v; L' j1 t7 k
CL Enterprise6 u) i# i$ W! J T+ o7 G: h
CL Honolulu
" I0 h7 h2 }8 y6 x3 @9 m DD Alden
6 d' R- D1 r; i0 d DD Fox& E& S1 q+ o; s1 m8 }) f
DD Whipple% f- C0 U; U$ w" ?( p- A H# b
! C% G2 a. h3 b a! r jImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight2 u$ c% U0 W; y0 @, N
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards- X: D" F. q' t ^5 u
Range closes to 17,000 yards...5 T2 H* F9 t, E$ I
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
5 h. t" ~5 d$ u jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: A% \0 i! Y% p% t. ~0 g& KRange closes to 8,000 yards...
6 q/ s# }6 i- k2 v3 D! _, O4 N+ e eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards0 b6 H% C+ z6 h8 |, o5 [$ E7 Q0 x
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
6 |' I9 w' y8 m3 m; bCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards# n, c& |# w9 q1 V6 j( ]' }) O
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 x8 a* c7 G% i
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ O% F# H | L9 B% C" R5 m, H
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards L, z+ S% `* _( x+ M
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards# k5 A& Z+ K1 X$ a& B" X* D$ @4 i
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' _/ }4 y# Q$ t: J e6 ]CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
* a, x/ B7 H! Q5 t( v! WDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
% R! o: a$ b% }3 [! g1 x1 GDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
) L2 C. p! ^1 c( _. y+ nDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards7 ?! b. J, T# o0 _
Range closes to 7,000 yards
2 d# v0 P# e# oCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards7 Y! a' J6 `4 h4 U! F* k
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards3 y ~ T; w# ]6 j d2 ^! m
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards% z) }* K1 _2 k: D5 ~( o9 c2 d
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& q4 z( ]1 Z2 y" ?, m
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards0 m2 G7 a! z5 `& R3 _
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards* a3 p9 u5 \9 s1 D; f& x+ L# m
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards! F N( `/ F& a I! p
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 I4 l% ^9 @! B3 y* {$ {4 d, DDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
! N; U2 n2 s8 X* E; \- y. u9 o3 CDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards" z; a* P9 k2 m
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
0 q2 P& [# A, _: w* ?+ ]DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 R+ v; Z: a# L$ p; z- uRange increases to 8,000 yards9 l. h9 B& H6 r$ k( m
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
! Q- r. m' F1 Y% {CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards+ q" P# @( J9 z7 B- t2 S, d- b8 D
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 X9 J: L9 e0 ^. r, ACA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ O' v1 ]/ Z0 u$ ]& [1 `# [CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards( A* z1 a' U/ W" x* q
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! D* V% U2 M+ }* q2 kCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
5 A f% r( w3 S$ e* u, xDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards2 K+ z7 j9 m" q( {
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
/ H% y0 i# z1 {3 x8 ADD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards# S/ _/ J/ }) n- Q6 d; G4 P
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards& I. q4 a9 [# i+ ~" k
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
# m5 ]2 ?* Z8 b. y; d2 vRange increases to 9,000 yards: I x7 R- a& j5 z# ]: H
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards3 ~" t& P/ @- ~
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, g' [- N0 t8 J, }, h5 f
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 q/ M) p6 c/ e3 K/ c7 ~! @* U4 X
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
2 N9 i. O4 Q5 B& o9 oCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
# y O4 C5 G2 x7 gCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 _ v1 w: ]/ }/ E
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards6 \ V. r$ \' i, f) S3 l" P
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
1 Z$ E( i! X0 y( Q8 `DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
( ^; w! \, e1 K( G' S: v2 WDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards( U4 N- k+ U' m5 V) d
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
" I+ d" r3 r W6 b9 QDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards/ ?/ {( u( g$ R7 ~/ k: }( g- g
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
+ D( l- M `' N( [7 K: G' k3 ORange increases to 12,000 yards
1 v$ ]- P7 }* N' n& G$ ]+ FCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards; x; B, [* _, E& s6 D; L0 h. v) k
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards9 W& s0 [7 {( H+ C4 A! X* w
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards+ U7 C2 g" u L: C; q9 f' M
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
/ ^1 T6 V% l! G3 k1 @, `, S LCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards( c/ m2 h3 V/ \) \
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards& ?: U: C1 z9 {# n5 Z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
M: Q2 P+ m, j. z5 h2 z5 uCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
k) a& G" v1 y r- I: g N- c1 [DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards3 A+ L; j& F" p1 Z8 v% |* r" S
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
6 H" x1 y( i F; l. Q* [* DDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ w* G* i. |3 s5 y2 Y+ z1 X/ U: NDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* E% O0 J0 D) a& V, R& F
Range increases to 13,000 yards( @, T% N N) w) f5 |/ c
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
3 x- a/ @' @* I1 {) C( w* ~6 \CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards" z' `! A$ B! y
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* F9 b3 z2 L0 C4 LCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards7 a- i: [1 y! g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
' w# c- U" N# {: J" {CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
1 \0 x w6 X# XCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
; I! g o: k6 V5 k* t% M5 _DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards! o. i1 W. x2 |
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
% s8 H& P! t$ [: e) @DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards% G/ M" l9 d) n7 M
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
0 I' p8 s' m3 b6 r1 |% V( oDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards& w( w$ [4 ^" |& w. o7 S. Q
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& j) I& E+ F, P. ~% T! G' u CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
9 ~; a1 [4 \$ u. P% d: ] CA Kinugasa
) x. M7 L( Z" _. M9 O+ q1 H9 X) s& d CL Tama, Shell hits 1
- v! c- ?+ r& |3 b% F( W* f CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1. I! Z9 X# S1 W8 [. B1 u
CL Tatsuta. _. g6 e: K, E3 ^- B6 n X
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire. T& v8 Q9 ^' g
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
0 k5 T- ?! g* r4 g5 X% V9 O DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; l4 D$ D# r3 G, l+ z2 v6 J0 @ _
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
, j D6 S% {6 Q BB Colorado, Shell hits 14 ?/ Y/ q" t9 j/ Q8 t- A# K1 {; r
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
+ B4 ~5 t# ]: i, q CA Australia2 }! [0 g+ S0 |" t, h1 w. e. J
CA Canberra
! U5 w/ B# s, p CA Dorsetshire
! g& ?9 O% ^: z2 M3 B CA Cornwall; o. o# R! U$ ^9 r# `4 I/ x: k
CL Leander
! E* P7 [: P8 a' f, r8 x* P CL Java) o: c2 F O( K# X0 K
CL Dauntless
3 ^5 X) B9 l/ v2 E9 w/ |/ n CL Ceres
3 j" X2 p4 O; e- q' {) h CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 ]8 N& p, o* R) ] CL Trenton
! u2 M; |- A; E# T: k ~ CL Concord+ {6 v, D" R- u" o) j/ B
CL Helena
5 Y3 C. H2 W9 H CL Nashville
2 H' N9 k! c* a- H8 o. F CL Capetown! _+ ]& r' X4 m* W4 o1 F% J
DD Buchanan
& O# l3 m8 @: P DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire3 O e8 L9 m; C" X% G/ l4 p4 M. a
DD Stack" v" a* K" `8 a& Q {
DD Dunlap5 F' V0 ?; J7 Q9 }# ^3 Y: o( @
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
4 v+ z& U, F+ `* U( N DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# s. |( B1 u, l) }
DD Nizam& D ~ Y: s f1 o% e
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards$ W3 Y3 j& @5 J- Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 g- K8 K7 ^7 h* J& L& }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) N. O0 @! ]# U
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
7 o6 N; ]5 W" O$ T* c: _BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
* I7 u' y& t7 O0 ~BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
/ c: F c. F4 \4 X, I8 W3 }BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
& m- A2 H% D; N2 {* Z, J# UCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards; d3 a! p3 q! S' b; L) B
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
* R4 d ~/ x( s/ D9 bBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
: y% G8 W4 g0 o1 T1 }/ ]9 zCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
+ z; y$ \# u$ a, W9 MCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards c4 P5 Z$ ?3 [6 G( [
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
5 r+ J8 G: _4 W/ V2 a) HRange closes to 15,000 yards; Z6 o8 X. W5 M" a, O ]
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; Y) y4 c) M$ I# g0 uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
& w/ j# g" U* F3 e: sCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards+ Z6 J$ [1 I2 C @( w
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ X4 K$ I2 K+ o1 R3 J/ l1 hCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards8 x! k4 p6 H, `4 L7 T
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: o; S- f7 W* E3 }; u( @: rCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards2 k4 U) c, e1 C+ L9 u
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
+ ~# h( n2 |8 t9 N" T* |8 b- OCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* Y7 X7 u! o3 g! xCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ U8 k0 x* z S9 Z5 h" y7 {# \ hDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards$ Y+ v) D4 x7 k. M- q3 k
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
( X4 T' B1 A/ s: ERange closes to 11,000 yards
* Q9 h6 Y K9 P) ECA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards+ i, b1 J9 T4 w: C" O* ?; s' p9 P
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- r1 u, |* [, r7 M# EBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards; w- A8 {6 T) Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
2 C$ |" g% ~5 Y& ~( TBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards* q# |1 d5 b/ R8 I! O" L+ `) R7 \
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: a! k( N; z6 T3 }4 e# d7 ]CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ V- ~: `# o' e9 t- c' R7 `+ F
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards$ a2 l; Z! d; U" J) x/ B# }) Z% B
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 U* l2 y6 O u( ?DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards. @" V, J+ |7 r C- C
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 c- N9 G! @" H9 S5 Q$ n
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards2 Q' s% e/ j3 l m
Range closes to 9,000 yards1 |$ C& V/ m& H u6 X
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
/ f% n& P1 Z; WBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards& A/ O# W: B' ], h5 e: `
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
% |+ k! J' W0 j9 qBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards# o% }3 Y# s- u: T
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
: {" t2 f) [( O+ y: s. k/ r& uDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
( M4 Q5 |) C3 H( }% A! M! }CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
; X6 [' M$ x x* D. uCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards, Y4 C% ?; S& B# n
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ Z$ G( B1 C1 ?% g8 k8 w
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards8 V3 P4 d& O7 U0 F
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 `5 ~" r) l) f- ~% d" LDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards9 h. k- M' b) n: T8 H% F# d( c# |
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards9 g# \9 \7 S$ U3 e
Range increases to 11,000 yards
( k1 Z8 b8 q5 a& B" y. Y$ PBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards9 u" k5 J3 Z- V9 T- W
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards2 Y. `9 x# H6 V' {' l; m$ l5 J+ U1 ~, e
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards& |2 h4 s' ]9 @# z. L, [0 y& f
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
5 t4 P# f7 @9 J" o0 y" C' tBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards; [0 V( R: M( x9 }+ H
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards: k8 r: d; M, B- ^8 A
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards. _* v: Z6 a/ r. O" \
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
j. z7 X7 P0 j' eDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards. i. x$ {: h: {( l
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 r- Q8 K7 {% R) c9 D' l' R) x0 HCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 q* T) Q8 l8 T0 j- R
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
8 H- K* U( m# t2 A& dDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
4 `5 z7 _% K3 c2 J- _6 V" KRange increases to 16,000 yards
6 e4 Z( b/ F3 x9 X( wCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
% h$ t% T. }$ [$ u* VBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! P# @8 }$ ~$ m1 b1 T1 ]5 ~$ [
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
# z8 A: o5 i. U S4 \CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
; W: ^. d6 ^3 e+ ]% qCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
0 f! t: D* x7 p8 r, `CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
0 @2 x& E' Z- Y! b6 GCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards. X/ b1 ^3 p7 f X9 a! h: w
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
( ~- K. d$ t1 y# mCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
& _7 W+ R0 d( ]6 h; ACA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards. ^* q$ @$ i/ Q4 h# }) _
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
5 Q- K# q" R1 w7 \CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
) \0 T' c8 m' q: T& p# RDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
$ m6 W W& o% q# _9 A* }DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards$ [, F. s' n1 {& J
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards3 G' T. m0 p* j* s8 f: D- @
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
7 }* S# S/ V$ U- v4 Q; v' _Range increases to 21,000 yards
) u- ^! c( W6 U4 F* P, k+ ZCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards9 }) Z4 s% X) f0 \
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 O" d+ B+ X l! wBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards5 U/ ~& r. R7 ?% H5 z
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards9 W" L# T/ C, C2 D. ^- V% H
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& v5 L) d+ A5 o4 q: TCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
/ z. o2 ~5 U9 s6 K9 p# n' YCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards8 `( y0 U9 t1 _ T: |1 ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards' m9 S& Y; \# A. @$ u9 K
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
9 r% c3 ~' a" r4 ~CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards* N6 I$ g' h3 n& w: |
Range increases to 26,000 yards) M. f0 v8 }3 i. B
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
8 ^/ Y) G1 g, X1 k+ C! \6 q3 [8 ZCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
2 X: K$ e0 r( A; t; w9 eCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
- ~: k& [2 g8 wCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards! h% H" P) z. Y! l
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards% ^/ I. B* X* G- Q7 e
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage, }, |8 T. I! E; W/ `) f1 u; i8 ]- E6 W
Range increases to 28,000 yards
3 {. I/ m. Z3 o! t; x+ YBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards: S) x& E4 G: H
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
# [; h, t( M% s3 [) |CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
4 t1 G0 W, W& V) d9 l/ eRange increases to 30,000 yards
5 z" P' E( G3 C+ S) t. k9 F/ jCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
0 g# t( S4 s" v I9 [$ |CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
e! P2 `" @0 w! VCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards& w) J9 a3 L) A# P. R9 ^* @) H* I4 y
Task forces break off...6 V$ b" ]7 C3 Y4 y8 P0 }
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* G4 Q# n, w4 [* Z* QSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
2 h9 Q" r L1 q SS RO-67, heavy damage
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2 F& s+ q( ^6 \& E8 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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; F1 M9 s7 I) \! {. GWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; @. M, o# _, ], S' P$ HRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: U' v+ j5 k( |# r4 v4 N9 zEstimated time to target is 44 minutes& j: x6 I% r2 R& _' |1 ?/ c
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Japanese aircraft) \: d% q( N6 H/ o
A6M2 Zero x 48
, w j8 g# J, O g G3M2 Nell x 19
1 ~( ^) f+ c1 \$ i$ W8 C( l G4M1 Betty x 21$ T% c" H7 r4 j1 K
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Allied aircraft1 M! t' g3 J+ {, i) W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27; B' l4 t7 G7 Z, ^, i/ P
2 u, W! F; r: y) u4 ?, gJapanese aircraft losses0 }2 `2 ?7 A6 t5 c5 ?! P0 K' U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
, [( s2 @1 m0 f G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed1 F% b3 _9 p& n
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged4 g* s/ X" j% | h1 s! f
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Allied aircraft losses) [8 f, C- q3 a2 {; G6 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Hornet
: D- y! t3 H7 ^9 K CV Indomitable
9 e, ?+ i: \& F8 z, M) O$ @# M CVL Hermes
6 {$ F8 J2 Q0 m& A! n/ n: I CV Illustrious: n7 X* g3 S4 F' X" ? E0 @
CV Wasp9 T( T; k: Q9 F: b2 h( o- I
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking: P4 ~2 O7 @6 |
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
6 _' U' A" c; B* l8 v9 O Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. F! k% Q! y- u! s2 o1 `$ ^4 A, J, f
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 @+ _) r0 b2 A n& B( v- D
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 G2 k; |7 Y0 M5 u5 }$ O2 o
& I7 d3 `0 p* N. u$ CCAP engaged:. h. s2 {$ C9 ?: E/ V/ Y% J7 O
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
3 P4 p3 u1 [" H* }5 Q, t' }2 y# E 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 }1 u1 z/ c- K) P- g! j
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
1 Y# S. O: T) R& z, P2 R( O$ ]- x Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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! r# k3 k: b$ t: Q& _, fMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 A5 H% N/ u* l9 k/ s
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 E- [4 O4 u" ?! a( Z, V4 J: c& ?
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes$ l$ [, e5 a, l2 y
7 P- O* ]1 i) V6 g! V9 tJapanese aircraft
6 j5 o1 V% n+ a G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( D' i8 a1 l% D1 }3 T. y n I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14- \" {" p9 d& V# q# H. B6 e
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Japanese aircraft losses
. g7 V# E. O+ H7 E G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 k; q4 X4 ?3 Y/ R0 d; |( d. q) F! vNo Allied losses: q$ O* D7 U; \. I$ I- [
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Allied Ships
, \3 ? u2 n* B1 U' B( m5 W CV Illustrious: T) B$ t2 T. ~+ ?9 K- p
CV Wasp# F' _5 K% E# U+ g( ~
CV Hornet7 s* |* N! c6 ?1 v- Z# ~
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ Z% n0 T9 u+ |2 C 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" N) ] V( s: q* D
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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2 U* ~9 {; D5 U8 RCAP engaged:! g/ c- m$ Y) U+ u7 [/ g
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 N( f9 ?. @/ {$ `9 Y 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; W3 D7 ^* A4 }2 Q* s s9 Q 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; X4 H3 z4 K% h/ m- Q- Q; m
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.( n$ f" E( o6 ^9 n3 L1 R
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 h* F# \( U: D# m P
9 X4 Y! R$ \0 ^2 a! K7 E& dWeather in hex: Moderate rain! X+ v7 |& F- k8 D" D, m* M
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- C y; S6 [) c
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 p$ T( Y- q/ r# Y" E A6M2 Zero x 24
8 n7 O# r6 I' c, v Y G3M2 Nell x 18
; h2 c# O7 S- M. y0 R. o G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft, G- T# i7 E$ K) X, c' u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses R) s' X0 b r7 Y! M2 @
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 g5 |' k9 y; e5 P G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged1 f, K. }" @0 X/ h1 F0 u
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Allied aircraft losses7 D |' z2 n' E2 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 W0 g( u0 f2 ` U3 k
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Allied Ships
$ D( Y7 y' _) c* b K CVL Hermes, z* a$ [& j s, F
CV Hornet" W5 T+ ^9 M$ n( G% V2 I& g
CV Formidable4 {6 L* h% {6 G) F
CV Yorktown
% e( E) w" k7 w: l4 x, I7 c6 h) X CV Illustrious
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2 w7 K Z" r# OAircraft Attacking:
$ i5 R( W N- Y5 ?: a+ v1 } 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ u8 K1 q8 J9 J Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ J' I6 @7 Y& K6 H- c
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* C$ o& j1 c9 O6 C: g. ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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$ F; V: e' d0 @8 D" c5 LCAP engaged:
8 P. Y+ P9 t6 e; QVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 Z$ B T0 l# a' l 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 u }$ g" S7 P F Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
\ z; D* ?# |9 F8 I" P2 s. B Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |