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) d5 ?$ ?1 h$ B) {( `5 z& h42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。$ o! S2 V7 A4 F) Y& |
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& a G/ O: G! D2 f4 m1 J& ]6 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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1 k5 j h! U) Q) m$ o2 K. E& tJapanese Ships f4 n2 S0 t9 m. W$ ~: z
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 21 e7 U. E; }3 k/ |3 n
CA Kinugasa
) s; ]9 ^- ^9 ^. \& R3 o; Z CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire! j9 i0 Y6 T( B2 t3 U
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 A7 `" q7 y5 Y" Q CL Tama
9 s6 }: Q7 f' }5 v1 S4 i CL Tenryu* a5 W$ q6 O- f% `& h. s
CL Tatsuta @$ c' C* G. l1 H' }/ p" X
DD Yugumo
9 d3 u# u H: E* f Y* T) Y s8 s DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
8 R/ D) C {# c; o4 v0 t DD Kuroshio
7 b/ ^8 s5 h ?! q8 |$ I6 s2 `( a DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1) l* |1 g: O1 {8 N% h; [ H
DD Amatsukaze
6 w8 i( M. n; h, x5 i DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships5 V N% f; J7 v5 X6 E8 I4 v8 \
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
) A4 R* J! l' a1 | CA Northampton
1 \# {- H" D* [8 N4 i3 [* G- |, r CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
# ~4 G) x0 H& A( w5 N0 Z CA Pensacola, Shell hits 23 P5 j; W" U% W2 V
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
' h4 t0 L' A' b$ C/ j0 R CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
! R3 [1 P; g5 J: s$ u1 M CL Perth
0 C' f7 j! j' L6 x0 l CL Enterprise
`+ c4 X: d( A6 Y8 | CL Honolulu
0 `9 \- K; ~2 i4 u; p" C DD Alden4 }# V c6 B! ^9 E" N- ^7 a& U
DD Fox& ^( u5 d, z. O2 E3 j; t+ r
DD Whipple
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, ?. o$ W! I; kImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
6 M( B$ |1 o0 y& x0 T- PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards" O U' \4 ~ B9 d
Range closes to 17,000 yards...6 E& s# z5 h( B( f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...4 V( `9 U9 K$ K6 r7 d2 y2 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
' z3 n4 _; S6 D7 {3 NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" h3 ~$ l) F WCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards% x( o' n% b! s, u4 g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
7 r+ O& w1 P* ~7 t3 L) D2 q ?Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'% X1 H! T$ F7 V; x& R% s, p, I
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards C: s. n6 k3 ]4 Y
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
- R4 T, _4 e8 C, B4 e; FCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! m, p& D/ m# v% iCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards6 L3 u8 c. E7 t. {
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
d; W0 {9 C; B. }( D7 qCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards2 U1 h: P0 d; D+ r9 W9 x
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
( \ I/ _5 w6 ~* a$ p7 z$ r( GCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards' ?) w6 P3 Y. w8 V! g- A
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' s6 m) T/ O1 m7 I# A* M) ~7 FDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
* c4 x/ A! J# [3 u4 T }DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards0 G* J8 q+ r" j
Range closes to 7,000 yards
6 K7 z8 }# X v4 O/ ?9 QCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
0 w3 u3 S# S1 c# {) p* h( m$ x1 ECL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
g* b+ T# n) C% D% B8 ZCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
9 g) w: `& H, V2 |* W4 t) GCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
4 ?$ x. _6 j' R+ a9 cCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 x1 u/ z; U# P
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
) s. `" k" V: j3 OCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
. Q _# O/ z O5 | cDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
( S4 l2 d2 K2 Y( }$ }8 u) X- YDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
O3 U) {7 B5 L3 m1 BDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards1 l/ `' T: Z4 Q/ E
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards% U* m/ o4 a, M7 T$ y
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
! ~; U: M# a6 e1 [, `Range increases to 8,000 yards
" B2 W; R3 W# h+ i: O' A; R& eCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards4 z# ^+ f, ~3 h7 ?& Q! f
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards9 Y0 j1 t v+ b _
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ C+ k0 C+ p: j2 W8 j1 ], RCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 E9 M0 m# q8 V3 M. V
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
7 _6 y& W& Z. ~( i6 P& o( k1 ?% xCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, x( d2 E3 r& G9 ?. ICA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards' t4 W* j# t! E7 x. `9 Q- N
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
n1 {% } M/ [ |/ K/ nDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards- ]4 F+ F& H/ p) H: i
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards9 T" V4 ^- f T
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
1 o Z* k- I1 o, A$ ?! h! bDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards0 [2 F2 w/ K1 B* D9 h- g
Range increases to 9,000 yards
N4 J% e* u" H/ ]/ p$ B( ]CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 X' f" U' L+ n+ r
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards" r0 n6 T/ H7 M( C1 L) x3 ]
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards6 f( R* q. G5 W, ^ {# D
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
7 ?- T2 B( s2 |6 S5 `CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
' x4 d7 a! X$ L2 U7 C8 f; rCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards% {& _. G5 h& o
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
?( Q9 t8 h. FCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards/ b& x2 [0 f9 h/ O3 G+ _( D6 B
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards& ]% c7 a/ W% o
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards% o, d, h' C9 m6 x( A% o
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards' a! v) F- C0 i) f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
- e1 X. w" C, w) y% m5 ]- DDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
: j6 E4 a+ j7 L3 n1 {# {9 k7 d* ^Range increases to 12,000 yards
3 O+ c; n- `3 ^' nCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards, R4 w8 {. ~/ e! D* q% o) k2 r# d8 l
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
: f O& {& [; E* v) |5 TCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards1 A8 }9 a1 b- G( ~; r
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards8 J2 Y; Z; V4 `+ q3 u" y; C% B" p3 o
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards& V9 _8 F: b9 _* i" v. z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* R" B4 _& o# d$ ]& w1 `CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards2 t1 e/ [- E7 e* c5 W
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards6 r% K3 o) V* @) B7 _$ q- ^
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 q& b% j* @ i& A0 c# w7 I, p
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- h/ t4 L4 A6 h& ~4 rDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 p/ e3 {+ k+ s% ]5 `* \# |* k
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
, f: I6 j* b5 x1 i pRange increases to 13,000 yards
- [; \' V' h9 r" qCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards+ e/ e4 N0 |7 e( ?
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards$ V1 o( V; V* I
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards8 x, ]) m7 u' A
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards3 F0 b5 t* B. D
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards/ B# H) Y4 U! o/ L
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
2 M- b$ G7 a1 N" e$ ICL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
# ^3 G+ Q$ U6 q, [DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
! P. B+ R! D8 W2 r: l. WCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards, ~; ?/ f: W! M5 K; O9 w6 |
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards- \* ^& M/ @3 H( M& I
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards* M5 \; {# y) {2 i
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 z2 S9 |4 n* E
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards1 s# W- K) w2 c) R( f* _* H l3 ]
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards$ V) y6 g8 |9 x! z
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Japanese Ships! K8 ]; q) r* U" E$ V
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
' U4 W% \9 @: L2 u( j# g- j7 z3 K CA Kinugasa
4 L; m6 g8 I. j n, l5 `# o% g. Z CL Tama, Shell hits 1
' Q( n) W- J' p4 [9 c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
6 r; i% A9 s5 a3 { CL Tatsuta) K2 L" C5 O: s# R; K
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire( v8 y+ A0 G1 n/ T
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 d3 I E* Q' n4 K3 M( w: R& ~
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire9 ~2 |! ?) j# {! i2 D: \1 r8 P
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships3 c' e8 T! f# F, C: i
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
( L9 K% h$ E' E: r, c- h. T! u) m BB Warspite, Shell hits 8 k0 ?4 S' E X
CA Australia, t+ O5 j& e; L
CA Canberra D/ U _0 |, [
CA Dorsetshire
) D i! Q- c9 ^7 p9 I. W2 X CA Cornwall
9 z) x: H* k4 j CL Leander
+ F3 m6 O; h" @ CL Java
- D$ { W0 ]4 K& F: w. } CL Dauntless" L& G/ R7 M S5 t6 x/ }* X* u
CL Ceres1 S6 i" `; t5 T0 Y6 R
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
% E0 r$ r1 D3 S$ O CL Trenton$ K ~5 [6 m% Z! u; ?
CL Concord
9 J* M j* ~6 |1 R5 U CL Helena0 o/ u, E* y$ a" V: B- r2 n
CL Nashville# A1 @* v( j5 a# p* n* e: a- A; [: X T
CL Capetown2 r7 W: e: g9 M: f/ t: M1 W
DD Buchanan) \7 Q5 N, B8 A0 h) |; z+ Z
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
, V% E E+ `4 j2 }- B5 f& Y2 W( e3 | DD Stack
: w+ x* K1 D$ N1 d# l" F DD Dunlap
! Y: T) C2 g* h& W DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
2 d9 x% E& q8 S- T DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires$ ~8 T G! f$ |5 H0 r
DD Nizam8 v2 S3 U0 v6 V. z1 _ J% ]
" b: M& ?' k( ?! l) |9 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
) h/ p- {3 ]- FRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 l7 W* D0 q& H! ]- A6 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards; {; Q4 e- L. d0 p( P# g
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
. \$ x, p( g) f( oBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards L) x9 _- a2 b4 B) p" \
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards( R: D# L6 U) l3 K
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards4 E) E: c! ?- {& E# n* c9 ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
, X0 Y0 z( V- eBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
' D& b8 T! [: A1 S. mBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards) @- T% c8 I+ v# }& V" L$ P3 i
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
; _3 H7 H6 J* p; wCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards3 M8 M% {0 [. Q7 Z4 d! g8 @# o
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
0 U- L7 \0 Y) RRange closes to 15,000 yards4 M/ i2 ^0 R* i7 y6 |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 a- o5 ~: Z; U/ K: A4 d; T9 CBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
- e5 v' P% \0 kCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
, y# A# @+ e& d4 N* x& x8 S# bCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# |( k( `, h8 o/ ?' S: B
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
8 X1 P3 _# ^2 O& m7 e% jCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ y1 S# N& W8 w) \5 K0 [; GCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards0 f: M D% P. q
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards( U* p& t4 J+ E' X* |
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' V# o3 Z! M- S4 }$ l7 C8 t! p
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ h" i. m# Y+ C; E# iDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
* Y' x5 [ M( ~4 i* F: F6 aDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
8 l# N- d- |; HRange closes to 11,000 yards
/ v2 o7 u( d% RCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards9 e/ v- @6 U3 ~5 B; }& P; N& A
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: @" @/ l* K: W2 M+ O
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
6 ~' I3 \! b( y) ?& A1 _5 b0 DCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
, I- [( K- b( M/ Q8 l9 zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards" W4 K8 Q2 M' a5 l( Y5 l2 i
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
. U$ P1 @/ M2 j( B0 g0 @# G PCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; ?: L8 a6 ?3 j- ]7 S2 D/ s6 dDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards# L V& d w& w v `/ P! c( ?
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 T' H; [1 Q+ ~& ]* E3 WDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 R( Q3 Z4 i$ ]( |& _. W$ r' B
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% Q! S0 `* r- |8 mDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards* \" |9 u( y; n' v2 S
Range closes to 9,000 yards
5 W1 C6 S" P' r/ YCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards6 ~# d0 B6 l9 c; Y, \# u$ @! ?
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
8 w* {" }' r W+ ^CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards) d( s C8 u1 z- P2 S( N1 x
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards- |( C1 c& j) a" r+ L
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 W8 ]8 X' q9 ]6 F9 \9 l( ~: k
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
1 \: }! t* f4 _. y/ `5 w- j6 aCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
- \+ r! E$ O% v% ICL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards2 a; ?$ @5 s' a! @: o. @
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 ^8 V0 z' K( w4 \8 g$ rCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
- M2 o0 K) i4 A" B2 K6 zDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
+ |+ n5 |# R( d5 hDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards3 l, y0 o; r$ F0 z
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards" h4 _7 p$ @+ E7 T- H2 g( L
Range increases to 11,000 yards
5 b; q1 B% [( m6 ?BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards0 N& X) p( \* E5 [, x8 Z+ O8 Y
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards J0 L X3 ]; t9 G6 W3 E5 M& V
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards& V, Q4 r) O' j# }4 _) N. f
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# H1 T$ o" E! `, k7 g5 {0 }7 S* KBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards* \5 J, U' N. B
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
1 H3 ], X+ f7 N! c2 _/ r! pCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
' u7 B2 l+ h0 @DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
5 N4 ]9 J& W3 ^! d2 ADD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 m' t; E! C ~7 r3 M; j- MCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards. R! G& ^& C0 E: j1 y9 i# h
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& D2 u5 s6 |* P0 C
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards5 o. K- V+ F* T: u2 ]
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards, }" z/ K* e( {6 ], X
Range increases to 16,000 yards0 \6 O' U% u/ k% s+ s" V3 y3 @
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards0 z; i& R( x, v( E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
2 G W0 Y! G, fBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards) v& @) r1 N1 N) u/ M
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
% R" b+ ^, j! f( @2 h' P; ~- j" ]CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
+ X7 E2 |6 O% O# mCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
8 }* B9 A) G" l/ y- ^' O# g4 w. ICL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
0 d" g6 ^7 A) W: g) A6 K5 b. ^. NCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
0 ] F* n a @8 T" k+ r2 Z6 I- W& B: xCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
2 `. e) m; y" PCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards$ h) l, j' n# O. M W( v
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
) {. ?9 A6 r5 RCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
+ m; G) K* F: i" T: V& s/ P' W, _' {4 pDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
. p: Z1 ]+ m" v& o* ]/ c! lDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards/ v; q1 G2 [ x- y
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards4 m2 l% }+ e/ e* x2 R/ u
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
; f8 d G0 U' _' c6 HRange increases to 21,000 yards1 ]: e" g+ A; G B
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards! T' L3 R5 ]( Z7 i
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ `4 |' \# z2 F0 e3 b2 _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
0 V# G+ g. G. c" O. k: ]: ^CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
0 d3 r6 Z( C3 x2 G' i% Y* eCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards% Q: o0 `' L6 K3 q
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 N; r0 n( y6 j( x5 i& r: ICA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards/ t$ k1 B2 R( `
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
; F9 U3 w+ {0 M% A; mCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
6 h3 A3 m# m2 l6 k( L2 SCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards0 r! p7 r( b" ?* ^8 o+ t
Range increases to 26,000 yards
0 L. Y# M( r x4 R1 n8 d A% B% G5 YBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
; v) _ P! W7 A. S7 BCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 {3 i+ T N% |" f8 y9 QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 x" i) ~; o& {# H* `
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ s' E7 |. E4 v& HCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
8 r" W3 ~$ _5 C$ ?2 V9 f+ ?Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
6 c" {; E; s$ h) R- Y% nRange increases to 28,000 yards6 F7 u$ [: B- t. p; r
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards' B2 f; I% t9 O* _
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
/ b0 y& p+ @: F$ h- UCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards- z' J1 [* `4 d1 v/ @3 R; T
Range increases to 30,000 yards
]* h; h7 }/ O# m, ~. hCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
2 _& h% B* [( M% p. B5 T' NCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
: A" U$ E/ |, K0 u r1 E% c: B8 WCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
$ t- V3 B- f! V/ w' T. wTask forces break off...
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Japanese Ships
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- N6 z! D9 @+ @7 E" `Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, }& q+ B _' ~
* s7 D. k6 m+ Q5 |1 o& W/ g0 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain" W. h' _" p% _3 l
1 W o0 }; p8 a5 r8 z& L7 C, eRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' i& N" A$ U; ]% _! B& Z, R
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes9 E+ O2 C6 H6 B2 E' I7 s
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Japanese aircraft
) Y5 [) v( H/ X A6M2 Zero x 48. D% W3 q4 g9 n' \. @" R/ j
G3M2 Nell x 19
0 B$ X& h2 i N5 c! }9 Q; j1 z, j G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
" q, }7 r3 H6 ?/ C" ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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' u: U# F' w+ MJapanese aircraft losses( U& O( W `& `, U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
) c- w7 W6 E+ j0 g) X G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed) j- w+ c0 q8 g1 `
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged0 d, ]! U/ U# ^7 w* {5 F
# ?7 l5 h3 Y" C2 X+ Q. g7 pAllied aircraft losses0 S2 c, L* F! v( d" E( P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" c2 `- G5 Y, E" G CV Hornet
' G; M7 w6 s5 A! i! v CV Indomitable* I* N& c0 G" x" H3 s
CVL Hermes
i5 @4 I4 ^0 d9 D: P2 d1 c6 L4 D& ~ CV Illustrious) U& b/ K9 a0 h$ g
CV Wasp$ e- ^' C2 e; n7 e2 }
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:+ y2 ~7 C; g% D" a
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet# w% p. C8 U& M. c O& L
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* n4 Y5 o! ~: e& S# A$ l 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
, a2 H2 v/ u ?4 e9 R6 { Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 j5 I+ T% r" e. k0 Z! p$ ?
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CAP engaged:
- G0 H! F N! }2 YVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)9 I: N2 i3 M$ m8 t5 _/ _
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& |( _% K- k( s* r/ d; E- N$ W Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.$ b/ @' O- c2 L/ [5 P; B
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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9 q/ X J0 M! B( b. \& aMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, S- z6 S+ r1 _% i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 U. b' J9 _& I$ M( b5 h
3 V/ n& Y# y+ Q8 a% k7 [- j0 m. h: FRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 F$ `" Q" a; p5 T/ S
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes' |) S! N% B, c, O' D
& f% t; n8 i- j8 gJapanese aircraft' m2 ?* {! n3 D) H
G4M1 Betty x 287 G* W k+ o0 s5 i
* k8 i1 g5 D: @$ _Allied aircraft
$ F6 x3 D- x* G3 k: k F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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- |/ g1 m" \/ pJapanese aircraft losses
# p8 `8 c! i% t- ?5 T G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" X: W: X7 n e' G. v, T; n
- X& A& i$ P, T: BNo Allied losses9 b! \* J% o* H* z: m& [7 p& z
7 j: D6 R5 }; g+ iAllied Ships
5 e9 L% Y% W q; O' n' R# P CV Illustrious
# ?. w* I8 S) r* q0 r# D CV Wasp
) r) i# v- E O4 J CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:2 H; L6 ^. i. |/ x0 f% `: ^7 }
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 r; Q1 b! |! C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% v, s2 Y" X6 f' {" M" e* Z4 @% O& u
9 g2 [, `9 u5 |CAP engaged:8 k/ ^7 ~8 ^. V7 H$ u
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! f0 E- I: u- f- P+ d7 p8 o+ L' P# T G 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 o" A. R6 P1 [4 h 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 `$ a1 ]+ M2 C& C Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
, @& l+ U& h* W. R Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes( a1 E e2 c& _. U. [2 t' ~/ T8 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1628 j( z3 n" D! L6 y5 }5 r% b' J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 l* |2 l0 ]3 U
: U0 c6 g' P; Q7 p9 YRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 z8 v/ w, A* v( `
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes) E/ c4 ~# ^, E2 x5 T: n% p
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A6M2 Zero x 24
0 |0 I" d6 L' E3 x; e4 r G3M2 Nell x 18
# a" m3 H% l$ V9 b" T+ ]8 n G4M1 Betty x 16
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- c; q" I" L% [5 K/ a( k2 V4 PAllied aircraft
- u7 I, q8 D W. Y" e% R8 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 195 u/ J. \9 [9 K* F4 ]' t9 Q* T2 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 E3 o5 W2 s5 v3 k W6 p4 `# v A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 ?9 F0 Z" F+ l0 @
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged2 E" u( }1 u3 _+ o7 N0 h" k* w
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Allied aircraft losses; j9 ^& e3 w2 {! Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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* o: x, n1 S. B2 z n& k9 e) cAllied Ships. g: F' ]6 j6 m [+ F! S3 N0 @
CVL Hermes
) r1 l# P! E/ E1 [5 X6 L CV Hornet
; G* v# I& ]; I CV Formidable
8 T8 T4 H+ b$ O3 s CV Yorktown" L8 j# s4 V3 F0 H
CV Illustrious9 n' r: q- [# B8 J0 t* F
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 A& y- x1 t5 C. e 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet& G ~" U3 y! H1 {+ I) g% Y0 I' q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 k9 u8 k' A, g0 h% i: T 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) K6 ?* L0 N! e5 I' ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" N: X5 T/ I# [; \" B; v: Z
" ~; `* @9 ]; q ]CAP engaged:# s: q0 L2 J- n3 I; s9 Z! Q
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling) v0 ]7 l) {0 Y5 Y/ P4 R9 t
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 k$ x; [2 r* Y/ x5 Y8 l( {6 i, c Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000. b0 M1 n4 U1 p8 O3 Y" V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |