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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。" p. C" o% Y& C( ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards' o% Z8 N. T) {. F' a k
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, b) ~3 p( l0 J) o- ?& W. u CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
( \3 l/ ]: s' D9 X2 G! N2 [5 V( v* F CA Kinugasa3 U c. b! `; D# L4 r# H" ?
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
: N; u; k1 P' f+ V* `: {# ]0 t CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! e+ Y' s% I1 p: {0 B
CL Tama6 R% l6 C0 I {$ j
CL Tenryu; V$ F" Q% K7 P) Q+ Y$ X6 y) u
CL Tatsuta
" n8 d3 C, ~. ] DD Yugumo
/ |: F& _6 t, d" K DD Akigumo, Shell hits 18 n5 e( K* J. N* F# x2 g
DD Kuroshio% _; I& F7 ^' ^# [
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
0 i# X) U9 Z" E" f DD Amatsukaze
, U" K* @: Y2 G DD Kasumi4 V% V" m6 A* w, H) G
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Allied Ships Z! q" ?" V/ Y2 Z( X3 q9 @
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 27 D% z- k; W5 P) F! C- n! m. X
CA Northampton: P# G A' Y& [3 ]! \5 @4 m
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
2 q0 [8 B h' G7 ?' g$ K+ @7 H0 ? CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2- O# |: s. i$ J; y6 B; \2 [+ H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2: z! `/ S0 q% }2 j9 }
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1: {. w- ~ X4 u* Q- z/ y% I
CL Perth! o2 q" x7 ^. `: }
CL Enterprise. ], j$ k' D* {
CL Honolulu' o# n" Y1 _7 N( F' r8 A
DD Alden" O2 p" ]" G/ y# P s# E9 a
DD Fox* |. U& w3 Q& z @1 w, t
DD Whipple2 A3 ^5 ^3 Y/ |6 y; m
! A; D' M2 b, A( U" f0 U' LImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight! `- t: o! F3 u; t) H4 K; V
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 v. \; D D0 S6 WRange closes to 17,000 yards...) e# v A$ I {& }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 \* [2 }0 q! {0 j7 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 d z" U# V- n" Q, g. \Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 z+ M# c- d: V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
$ c0 @* V$ p- E; B8 c/ NCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Z( s5 s# L; D2 ]
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
0 }; N, C c" W( VCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 m) x( t. n$ w8 C+ n7 s6 ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) E8 ]$ z7 D; }0 _CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
+ y1 g, u4 `) n0 H% B& OCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ o% s+ V, g# G( \ X0 ^CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 ~, i( }4 I+ ECL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 i! f* S% K5 Q6 o- j5 V5 X7 \DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 _3 x$ e$ D; b! R, {9 UCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
8 t+ \2 I7 j( j9 Z1 r BDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
+ ]4 U! c7 k/ _2 m+ |DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards4 f% K8 `9 B$ s3 S9 G c
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
4 m4 C% b( Y3 z' ?7 o4 O: oRange closes to 7,000 yards+ ?: w5 C% J- q3 @
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards' D+ m& H& Q1 @ A! E: P
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards2 J/ C8 K% X5 x; [
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards6 V4 ]4 C7 p) Q
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards1 i! m: Y' X: Y+ i) F$ ~/ m4 e( U8 L
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards! p D9 A$ ?9 J4 e% i
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards7 L. j1 V) a7 Z' [7 x0 ^
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& v; M+ O$ y7 O- {' P3 e( L3 I! A
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
' y' O( s% j" S. D+ x+ G L9 O' wDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards, s1 l1 [4 w" w6 Y/ \. c/ h
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
" k* y G/ c! B( Z4 G- e: IDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
g. V4 w. A9 f" u$ _0 Q' vDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards: Q) }( m& a7 w9 Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards
* Y5 I6 j9 l2 s# M* _- m/ ~CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
' R" ]. l: A y% ]8 U2 tCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
1 ]* ~# A9 M) z4 B- FCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
: s9 T o' b& @% o$ l6 ZCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* N: R1 D4 [. E/ E& Q' D! K( _( v$ h" iCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
; r/ t! ]0 T6 h0 qCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, F+ }& H9 {/ u( _, \; ]1 DCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ m- R) A7 Q, y: NDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
- E5 k8 o& z) L! A* XDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
8 N# E, o$ D4 X9 Q' C2 h9 s7 wDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards! \ H" a2 f% K6 m
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
& q8 L1 t, R; |9 s) u0 s' x, ADD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards8 M1 M5 w2 `6 b0 P
Range increases to 9,000 yards; {( Z6 K0 L3 Z. j' {
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards8 ]2 M' Q, W- b. U
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; [; h1 X; I1 F' {$ X3 i* bCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
2 _, M1 z0 `# ^6 N7 x: l! ZCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards9 b4 y* K0 n0 i9 f5 \
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards& J; S+ k2 R: a8 S3 D/ \: ?6 M
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ c/ @5 U c8 R( g5 d5 Y
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards1 D9 R8 N. B. n! R. t
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards% E1 k! {+ R, u. m
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards: p0 N: Q6 R3 s- t5 O9 B- g
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards' V7 L( v. D5 Z1 d" S
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards8 }0 f9 U k* h/ Q- Q
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards) t8 V+ d l! k2 A2 }
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
~0 f) j% N" t$ {% @Range increases to 12,000 yards' q: |1 u; A! l6 \
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards( M& Q( G$ c/ r9 ~! [
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
7 i, l2 n/ Y! M+ ]( nCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' a3 X: N2 R& S% N- T
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 U& B1 }" w: f$ N% K0 t
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
$ ~" G _6 Z% h, B& F! O A( K+ JCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
; {) J5 u1 T9 D5 b# D$ _CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards s; x+ c: f9 T, G
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
& p' s) h7 [7 BDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# @7 `6 }1 P4 {4 S1 } m
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
9 f( Y+ h* c* ?( ~. mDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! l* ^7 O2 O1 W# [
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards. B- `& ?3 |9 h2 @1 |; G
Range increases to 13,000 yards6 K2 L' M& i6 j |8 s0 f
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards; c& m8 Z6 z+ I a9 ?; V
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards6 r- u/ W3 G5 S# V4 x
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& c W% ]& g1 {! aCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
6 ?! s8 H9 w4 `3 jCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
4 C. D7 W7 X) F" N7 ~) g5 w4 ~- GCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards2 ^6 X7 s2 s' e
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
' G( O' D& C) `, t- D/ l3 ZDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
6 ~6 N) X: b5 n2 B4 r9 M$ ?4 R$ @CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards; r0 W6 o. k! J, G; E7 C: G+ F9 f
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
, Z/ p& X8 I9 D& ]& h8 T( x7 o: cDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
$ N8 A$ ^* [6 w% w6 V pDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards! {" n' l' R- Z0 G
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
" N% c/ @7 A @$ XTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" k( s' Q `( P0 y3 u c' s CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
( f9 p- F9 T* n! C4 L" r8 S7 l, ]' ? CA Kinugasa5 d' `7 I- H9 X7 D
CL Tama, Shell hits 16 d! U x( e8 y5 Z" r( g/ S% t
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
: K+ n, s, E' m5 j$ I8 l, U' n/ J CL Tatsuta% ~, y, V7 B a i
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 U3 Q, n. s- V7 s5 I* u/ l DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
% e* e9 k1 c6 y3 m& S7 g d5 u. ~5 t DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
# |5 ^' K' c6 @" u DD Oyashio# w( R4 _" y5 |2 s% d0 l
7 g; V1 r. U& R1 T) }+ cAllied Ships0 f9 z9 r) F' c2 b# _% @
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
6 B- q9 D3 I0 r; p7 s9 q BB Warspite, Shell hits 8* I; a1 | B, ?9 b4 D6 T
CA Australia6 B6 [- ]: s* r R" N3 {7 T
CA Canberra# K- x: n' o# ?% H8 ^3 `
CA Dorsetshire1 w8 `- m2 v+ C/ T4 Q% }2 H
CA Cornwall
0 S _/ L7 c/ ~& o& C: X2 i CL Leander% a; B* K0 G' X. t6 \
CL Java$ d, F( H' S8 G3 D: K
CL Dauntless
+ T% z9 q6 C% n CL Ceres
$ M( w: Z+ S, l5 q% w5 w6 q CL Detroit, Shell hits 1. z! ~& S9 W& M
CL Trenton
; g+ ^% M0 w* F) ?2 K CL Concord
2 l H: u6 m1 ]4 D) ? CL Helena" `" U0 @. ^, p1 a2 g
CL Nashville" ^8 Q6 L/ s0 b2 X4 W: ^
CL Capetown
- z7 f E+ D) G9 ~ DD Buchanan# W/ X4 q8 p/ W1 Q4 U6 b: L- J
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire6 M! T# l0 ~! m7 `$ m8 L: r
DD Stack
. b& G& L* m( T/ D( c DD Dunlap
0 S2 ]* k' T1 n. O6 M7 }. B1 ] DD Fanning, Shell hits 1/ P Y3 {: h& M' H: c# v
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 Y. Q; |7 l ? DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards& W+ ~% T$ @0 V l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 M0 E$ W& s/ R. W4 _$ uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
) N N% q! j5 P- B1 r s) XFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'/ G+ K6 D! @3 p+ V% P0 v) I
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards4 k8 s5 S/ S2 e# X& |/ A/ C3 R
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards! D1 G5 M, }" V* h
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
. S9 D0 P$ m. k" j @' oCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards7 a; B0 L H) J% W' r0 I+ i
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards c3 j& O3 ?9 z6 _, Q; u
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
$ ~- ^4 h& E6 ?' @& DCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
% o7 L# j4 O: s# C- ?) d9 b1 z* N; `CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards0 |) i# g) o' L$ ^& E
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards- k0 V7 k0 L- z3 U( m- G
Range closes to 15,000 yards
6 a: j W0 w4 x" D4 XCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 Q5 M" C' H& B) f# L* r: ^( I2 |! r" J. GBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards3 F/ a& u, H: i; T6 f, R
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards2 h3 L6 |! J" ~9 d6 K
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, M% @$ K3 }( I+ U1 g$ b7 `& uCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
) D8 h" z7 ~0 ?- r+ R& iCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 T: C* `! t8 T7 u7 XCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
2 O+ ^2 F& e$ }! a' TCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
+ J) x( f* {+ f" o, gCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 @) P# C4 `3 P d; s1 z
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- D* o* V" X7 K+ U) s, {2 y/ z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
; [/ \/ n j" I( aDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards0 Z; {3 U2 x& J6 y
Range closes to 11,000 yards6 n5 {7 J5 D$ P9 U
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
4 Y, T& }' } L9 L3 t" k: X7 vBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 Q6 M" q# i7 Z) {8 n% U6 H: \5 x
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
4 K/ Y( k( a6 TCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
s) y- ]: Q( nBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards4 P% W8 P2 @- H: j$ x0 d* v
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
( ^( [ ?$ m, z; c: mCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 \8 \" t, ^9 k0 M, HDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
4 n- F2 p5 i1 h; c: {6 ~9 TCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; O- ~3 S+ r' L( I; [; \( P4 \DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 t/ y) S0 ]& Z. Z; V5 T
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards$ v- v4 ~- t9 J; J& P
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
. c! V# p! T$ v. R9 j- ^- fRange closes to 9,000 yards
3 |7 k0 E" \' J, W1 U2 B+ DCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards* g( v& F; \$ j
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
9 ^, N {# w$ W0 o0 E) vCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards) l; W. N9 j" N# d8 f4 u! K' c
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards b; ^, k Y- P& |1 _, W
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards* M) U$ K1 ?! _' W; N* F
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
( G6 s1 i T8 w, ~" PCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
! n/ H M D# s8 Z9 h* T# d' tCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
! w, Z) @& g1 R4 s1 a; Q: bBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards7 T4 H7 v# P! q8 q
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 y+ @; q6 w- B4 tDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
# F" p' n; W. r1 l. Q& PDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards0 k9 L; w4 u8 r0 u# `
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
# }3 r" h: x( wRange increases to 11,000 yards
0 A/ ^3 N& s# @& Q5 t; o. dBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
+ e, s# J N" ~CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
. x/ I1 w0 |6 v, u4 z# z; p( VCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards J- {; X# g* T& l5 @' ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards# n' ?) }5 _, f
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
, u0 x V9 [0 DCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
' i7 B+ `2 f: \0 _' vCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards5 e+ M, {& O! u' w+ N& _9 G2 x, {
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards# ?; w3 u3 s% f. ]* q2 ~9 a
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
+ x7 l+ L) w3 D- g# {CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; K. r' M0 l) q- k
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& `8 W; b6 J6 V( @! z1 Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards- w$ o( g. p; k0 N; ^
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards( S/ ?" A1 u% E" V0 C$ q( m
Range increases to 16,000 yards5 _- i+ S9 | C* j" }$ ~/ C
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
/ y# ~" I* e/ G* B7 h7 P* K9 H) OBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards, K/ ~# h X- |
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: [, [( J8 m; x* b2 N l; \CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" p( [1 ]: ` N: R: i6 l2 k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
$ t. N6 F# M/ x7 `! }" o$ BCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards0 c8 d( e7 q j
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
$ z. A" c- I( r* pCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
$ [' e; r" y l9 r7 |- ^CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards7 T$ W# a* A7 u. c. ~4 ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
~, D, \, `8 ]# X, D- B9 uCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards/ `7 X! ]: Y7 J- y8 _: d
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
0 E [; L; d! c3 o/ N( dDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards; z; q* r( @; H, w0 J! [
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
: k7 z3 F/ Q) U+ [# QDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards! O* [. q# ^% k8 T: Q B3 W
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards* d! i& B$ S( k, ]
Range increases to 21,000 yards7 V# Q( | i d- m( n/ G9 ]
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards" Q; f. e K, c3 _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards4 b, n1 @/ X6 n7 n9 Y. |
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards" l: w" c! ~% u( ?" j# g
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards3 a$ h$ p3 L3 z7 ^6 o+ y( E; a$ T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
* T; T; n& k$ X: ~; D8 NCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 C% h2 x7 t. F# U! l9 ?- V% `% B
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards6 y6 M% E# T; N9 s; p& F1 o4 s; E" E
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
! w1 H1 |) ?' R/ X1 Y6 mCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards9 C7 s: A6 b# x3 }3 j# ^, z
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards0 B1 ^' l" d5 n N8 L4 p# x
Range increases to 26,000 yards( [3 T! ?. o' D* z" B% x
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards) G W; i6 h+ [% z
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
, Q; r4 C7 t4 m5 Z0 h! W% Z+ QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards# B* b, H: ~% h7 B: n# M
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
7 H5 h- p" h2 x! W8 o; d5 C/ {; TCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
7 @ n5 S L+ e( O+ G& F4 [9 h+ WMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage2 ]# {- W; d* w; G) H' V a
Range increases to 28,000 yards7 t4 i" o" W/ G8 K
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards& T4 {# y% ^% `' i& k
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
* z! }0 D3 _/ C; g. t4 sCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
/ m! G1 }1 @# o7 v9 \# ?$ ^! L9 tRange increases to 30,000 yards
* k1 {& {$ g6 G5 \CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards2 q7 w7 y4 w2 I; H# S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
# K" `. Y6 W! q RCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
9 H0 u7 F- ~! P9 m4 uTask forces break off...5 x6 o; g% N; r; O% O
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! O3 r, C0 ^5 g# ]* q1 {Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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' u! {! Q* d3 P' ^ f8 _1 I0 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1628 Y8 u' x9 [: c$ [7 H+ M% Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain ?) w; e* O4 \
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 c/ K3 N) |/ y# V% T5 e/ i# dEstimated time to target is 44 minutes: |7 B2 c, z3 j+ G' o1 T- M' } h
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Japanese aircraft
9 Y6 j, x0 D4 O+ y A6M2 Zero x 48* m+ E) ?( G* W7 Y e: ^2 C0 L
G3M2 Nell x 19# F" d- |4 A/ A3 C( U
G4M1 Betty x 214 m/ ~( j0 F1 |8 Y
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Allied aircraft2 m" r5 l/ J- U+ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
) o- r: D Z5 a# s6 ?) R: W9 M A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* P& `- E7 \% |' }
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
6 t, m9 g5 r$ @1 Z G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. v9 D- L( z7 j: y
$ V0 }6 H) }5 {- \+ h) C& }Allied aircraft losses& b1 f: t' O* S- ~- o/ [1 Z; w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! T- ~! {9 O1 `7 x. z0 P/ [; I* F. q
/ c X% v: i: CAllied Ships. i8 a' `% n# o7 C9 @+ I
CV Hornet
6 Z% e& ~& E8 U CV Indomitable
2 I, D! P4 b" F, c CVL Hermes
- M; z0 p& u1 ?4 f4 Y CV Illustrious/ b% H) ~$ t- p$ g. C
CV Wasp# K. W* M, R- e' R K, C
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:) @7 @0 L: F. w r( A
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
1 y: N. x4 c0 V9 e Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( o4 G3 T7 t" ?( ]# b
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 L. S% Y9 [' R; d/ H% a; A0 ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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" F0 u7 S: T, r3 S9 ~CAP engaged:, Y: a; Y* J) t0 t& X& I3 R( [
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)# ~9 ~8 Y) q5 S* l% ~
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
5 _0 I9 c' c- R$ o3 l* S Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.& d4 }; H/ w6 t! D9 [- ]% w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes- X# W) W8 z* V8 e* ]$ k3 V7 i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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/ s! n5 x/ l) mWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ p. y& O( l$ Z# D0 w- t; t& R
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# I% f7 B. y% d/ r9 @+ _4 W" v
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes& E7 L7 Y( l! F7 h0 [* m
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Japanese aircraft1 {+ A( @/ z5 P
G4M1 Betty x 28% ]5 f* Q# b6 s
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Allied aircraft
$ I* m) a+ ?$ H3 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses9 U4 |, @& K9 ~3 I6 w
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; e# E+ k( U7 s5 b+ B, `- W9 r
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No Allied losses" j. Z* t4 y0 A3 {! f" L7 }- w b( R6 G
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Allied Ships% K* ~) A( C% Q; D
CV Illustrious
( v: J, t2 `, j# X" q CV Wasp
! E7 I( j' v. L7 l CV Hornet0 a; d% s2 j( N8 U
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Aircraft Attacking:; Q" {) N# w/ W. e
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% D! j% J' w, Y$ y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 W% x, {" N# \1 f Q% N8 ^: |# G
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CAP engaged:6 Q6 V/ K) s3 |# q( O, m D: ?
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 w( M- X+ v _$ d 1 plane(s) intercepting now.: w0 `: ~, D" L( O
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., ]- P5 j `; w
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
2 Y4 ` x# J0 E3 ?. b8 f- q6 } Z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes2 J1 W" V* q8 p& u4 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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& _7 f+ U, |+ K4 {Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 X* x \+ f* H: }4 q
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 C1 x7 r& s/ o A
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes: j3 k. o) ^% x# R
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Japanese aircraft
[ Z- r5 w+ |+ A: W. B A6M2 Zero x 24
8 |$ r ^6 D: P/ { G3M2 Nell x 18- x: H8 Q( Y8 c! ^
G4M1 Betty x 16# T+ d6 a) R( v. H% A u# s
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Allied aircraft
: _8 i7 Y: e6 T% ]% Q5 E! o F4F-4 Wildcat x 19, m5 q7 {$ T3 o8 ~- J3 q l) L
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 t9 d, `) H) @( v3 u7 r A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed: A9 @! I9 k1 O8 i% f: q- a+ `7 [
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged, N! c9 @( p; P9 x5 r7 K
( R# L; w/ o/ [0 g# X7 b" H9 b7 CAllied aircraft losses# z% P% `0 ?/ B: P7 B& w1 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 S" l) u. w9 V
CVL Hermes
( T$ Q G8 o, a3 O& W CV Hornet
9 y* y" E7 q+ o9 O2 U! |2 x CV Formidable7 p, |6 N$ X2 J4 C. M, m
CV Yorktown
2 c, ?' `! s) u" |4 P+ C CV Illustrious
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) h# I, m( J- ?( p2 w: BAircraft Attacking:1 Z3 H; O ?" P: o; F# e3 X
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
! n/ ]5 b9 }- @$ `0 J# K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 y$ ~7 q& j3 y( e! J
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; V1 ]& U: b" f! B9 j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% P: V1 s: m, H' k- j) o0 e
* Z/ M0 u/ b9 |/ R% A& B# LCAP engaged:
. l `/ F6 C( t1 {9 gVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)9 l+ m: v; D# F, D. t
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* y! R0 q+ }. l- n6 `+ n Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.' q0 ^+ R8 I+ ^7 U8 C; h: W' ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |