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4 W( W6 Z$ k* d9 F1 b3 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。4 a6 ~" C9 Q+ Q+ ?9 q; X7 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
* K- v& e+ z8 V' B& H4 e$ ^ CA Kinugasa2 ^6 @, x$ }3 B* U
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire) x2 G1 Y6 j' K% e0 c: F7 u
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) g0 C& {5 b! e8 `9 {
CL Tama0 l( j; N. H7 y& q
CL Tenryu, Y" r8 w9 v+ d1 Z
CL Tatsuta& M2 n0 D) U+ z0 t. l! D
DD Yugumo
5 d9 P4 C8 e4 k+ L DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
0 v- A- V) m) o9 z% @' J DD Kuroshio7 q) c8 m0 G/ |8 Z$ ?
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
$ l" f' a1 g% P/ q5 p5 q7 P1 n DD Amatsukaze
: u d% V9 C( L8 Y+ N2 H8 B+ g) V DD Kasumi
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/ I4 a! E: f, ~7 q' D8 D& JAllied Ships5 I. Y6 |: g& q4 h
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2* \* T* b. Z7 J% j) o& y, H: T( D4 q/ `
CA Northampton, m1 c+ n5 t* C; E- m0 o% b& y/ S
CA Chicago, Shell hits 16 u5 ]7 `8 _" m* v8 L
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2- n) x3 A1 Y+ r! F
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 21 c5 p& m. ?! [5 T9 q
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1. ~& U {4 A: ~8 `' o @5 D' o
CL Perth
: }* [ x: ?5 l" c CL Enterprise' w9 D6 x$ F! K7 s: u
CL Honolulu
3 v+ Q+ @2 e6 C9 o: ~* h/ U DD Alden% j' P! W6 v" |4 W* Q+ W
DD Fox
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
4 q$ z! k5 {3 ?: Y* zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ C) H5 X8 U0 ^$ F6 L1 U% URange closes to 17,000 yards...
7 Q- B# F# J# l- ?Range closes to 11,000 yards...
( z6 j/ H5 T2 p' Y0 ^( xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards8 S+ w! ]% U: Q: o4 X! P
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 k% L6 r' b! c: BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards' Q" Y |0 V8 Q4 Z2 ~3 w n
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
+ _- T4 `. r" AMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
/ Q: r8 `( Q' z0 R6 d9 Z5 ECL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! n, i G4 G1 |CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, {, [! e$ H0 A6 M: @; l5 aCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) w( _- K5 z Q
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# n# w4 ~. p# N* k0 ?
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
; o; O8 s/ x5 n! tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
+ U+ A6 D* c2 y# m9 lDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 ^% B) V3 C# V9 KCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards- B# G/ {( M, M
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 _9 y* t6 X% m& v
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
5 M6 ]! H& p0 |6 T1 JDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
" m# H% h& T; H4 ?+ \& ^7 {" b2 URange closes to 7,000 yards
2 A0 B. c7 w( T/ MCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
1 [+ E) ^, N9 n! G* t9 dCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
8 n* i) A9 V3 m6 e' GCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
6 t, d$ G- ?+ C) t E( bCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
, x2 Y% n5 n- Z! R* QCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards! Q6 j" |2 z+ |+ B4 K* p. v
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
. Y/ O- [/ d+ wCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
( y& G5 _- z" @! FDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards, P* i$ ~6 x2 T& ?4 y
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
* `1 S- @4 }. s6 ?DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
4 I3 C! R# D+ X7 u* XDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards4 n, m+ c+ R4 _3 C
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 ]( R% g9 P# k3 t* f5 D8 h% DRange increases to 8,000 yards- g0 J5 @+ X6 m2 J) V
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
" k# _5 E3 b8 U2 q8 BCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards+ d) Y# P0 ?( I2 m, t- [* V
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 c5 |2 q" w2 t, _& ?- E, ?% x' L2 SCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards- Y, ?& A! `- H$ }- l- v& q* z) s X
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards6 X; }$ r- @/ r H
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& }/ X4 O( G! Q; dCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
# P9 c6 O- Z9 \" z5 [DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
4 c" j1 u9 U% F3 g. F2 G# t }0 o# gDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards3 s7 c8 [& G% L% d
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
8 k; L% N6 R7 b/ xDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
7 B* U! U4 R( u; k% t! VDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
; t4 @" G8 ^7 C0 vRange increases to 9,000 yards+ k# g" q. s/ [& ~+ }& y" ^
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
( U t* t* h' Y" n) T3 yCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
, i7 A" M8 _9 @( l* \+ wCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
! X# c4 {" G& p9 @0 C1 ECL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards3 l! x; C, E8 B) }5 w- ^
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards. w2 n }" L9 ?% J
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, ^* w3 }6 Z7 q: B
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards: ~/ H* Z# D8 t- J4 q5 x9 s* b
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards- V0 C; G U3 R
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards' c8 [8 N8 c% a0 O
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards' e& j P4 a7 J% o. r5 B! J8 _
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
. J6 ~% ~. Z! t$ R' ADD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards" Y/ D2 _3 `/ b. ]7 d5 {. _& l2 C' m
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards8 A' H/ F, y8 r- c
Range increases to 12,000 yards
1 o, G, r$ B( v! E2 M yCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards- h" P9 J% m3 y9 F, t: t, J! E- d
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
9 m6 ?2 j4 v# C! @' C: h) nCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
) v" X" M9 Z0 z9 WCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
1 i/ c/ s5 g( u+ d% g) D. L6 `CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
% j' W5 c( [% f1 ?, |CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards5 B p1 O; S, \0 S$ i
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards6 I. Y6 W: [( d7 g" I1 Q
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards, h- ^% _! i/ w- s( v! A
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* m! G' S c- k# f4 x0 s* `9 m1 U
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( N& N3 A" k7 Y2 g
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
9 a; ~# O$ S! SDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 `% B4 s9 L+ W& a5 y0 `Range increases to 13,000 yards! N5 ?- [! n3 d# @' M
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards N) v9 C# M7 ~1 |- Z
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
$ \/ e4 r* j! t6 B- W5 b0 t6 n8 P; @CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% I% @, D' m, v& e& I6 ?% f/ yCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards5 }9 }- B) Q, g8 n0 l: V' J3 ?% y
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
# A2 P( k" n; a8 X* L4 n4 N8 _2 BCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 |* M8 Z- b1 y' C& r7 V1 g4 V
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) T6 A2 \; O8 V6 G
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
: s# }8 f- n9 T) ?CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards" N8 D, C7 r0 `; y- `
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
% N1 n1 I. c9 l' {DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards+ s, V( D; S9 ?' W
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards0 b# J R9 N/ [" G" X6 ~! |
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards9 D }/ J" i" \" @" A
Task forces break off...3 u+ z0 c2 ^4 z; ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards3 u7 d( q4 p' R3 w! |/ _
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire# e9 B8 A$ ]! C2 r1 j% k
CA Kinugasa
+ \" `" G. s! R0 R7 i2 f; f- ?+ l" g CL Tama, Shell hits 11 \6 f. o) N* F6 }4 c3 e) d) K
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
! L9 M2 A1 x! ~) b% W CL Tatsuta+ O' r, p2 }! x. A# Z
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire( O# w8 J8 Y ?1 L1 U0 e
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
9 E1 [1 V8 [& [/ j7 p DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 n+ o8 w; V% t% a+ B$ U$ d! Q DD Oyashio
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) e0 R; d/ J0 G* s3 ~7 HAllied Ships! Z, S% p! n% u+ s, l) c% H7 B/ q5 D
BB Colorado, Shell hits 10 v- ^3 \! y" j: u) K
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
2 l: L& I" @3 G. z4 y' C3 E# l CA Australia& H+ M1 T% U& N1 M+ G
CA Canberra& t0 S( m- e3 f; T8 ]9 y) [
CA Dorsetshire/ k1 F; P; V! N+ Y! E) N2 { b) j
CA Cornwall6 V4 Q5 A0 K. n* T y9 _8 o
CL Leander. w r! {9 I* V! T0 E1 P0 K |
CL Java
# B7 B2 ^, Y0 k! g+ c CL Dauntless
: J" R% \7 d0 Z9 O) A% u CL Ceres+ l: |+ E/ Z! R$ Y2 A
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
9 u5 R1 Z! |" S8 b8 U CL Trenton
/ @, L6 t+ ?8 v CL Concord. f5 X# y0 ?7 I d2 q
CL Helena0 y0 t. {1 l3 y8 S5 o
CL Nashville; w& U3 P& B6 `' Z% l9 w& D. s
CL Capetown4 `& s# Q% o% D8 L/ D% K
DD Buchanan) N$ q- d! ~: u. G3 ] D
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire/ }4 E( d) R% e1 ]3 D& u% N
DD Stack/ [/ V5 x8 w/ _% ]* k
DD Dunlap2 a6 t' X1 L( o3 ~) p3 ]
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
1 Q! K7 f' ]+ e: B, ^4 `2 Z2 x DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 S$ ~, M/ n5 R# Q7 i5 G3 X3 A
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards; L1 ^/ W7 l; I+ G& X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 W" q. V0 {6 m8 C6 ~* ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
/ y! p0 n( b. V4 Q) R8 s' eFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T', M0 Z. f( b+ @" G
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards# y& N) K8 N' h @- I+ b( D- p# q- z6 s
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
) F/ g$ J. i" f2 kBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
' B. E6 ]3 n6 mCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards2 x3 ^1 R6 [. u
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards9 X4 P: |+ T/ @3 G; u
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
* E2 b2 b& g! V6 V0 G# MCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards6 N& {3 C. S0 Z( G( t6 E
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
+ e/ Q I2 k: @DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards1 L# x6 E1 @# Y& G. v6 Y
Range closes to 15,000 yards' y2 e6 V# d9 V3 d" x" C$ A
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* S% a. v! X" {4 `) c8 ]0 `BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
/ O+ @9 z& A: c4 A1 uCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
2 D& |* r; U$ o1 \: DCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 J9 O* N8 ~' Q$ M7 w B& nCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; U: S' z& T6 `$ G% ?
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ v7 M9 v5 x8 G& r* QCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards6 h! P% _5 [7 [9 h4 [
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
7 k0 N: c3 p5 ACL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# v4 q0 D, W, e$ b3 N# n& L
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 X0 S/ ^( e3 B0 |, M$ i7 I; u }
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards' p! U& P. s/ x Q& x9 a. ^
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
# ?% r* ^8 `( c% M! iRange closes to 11,000 yards
1 x+ J& m) {1 E% b: k pCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
1 `) o6 }8 g' d/ fBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ E4 o; g/ t' kBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
3 p7 b% I) D* j$ j- G# \7 o- HCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
$ ?, |% O9 C& a9 E2 y( mBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards6 d7 p# |3 S. |
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 H9 X$ ~7 g5 {# J& ?8 }. KCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 _( G$ D, }) ?DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
6 t! x2 V% d; I; J @0 ^. ECL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ C: Q. P; q0 n7 Y1 J% D }# fDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
% b* U$ L5 H# ?DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
) p7 h( F G. ^$ \7 n2 M9 |2 iDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards* J( S7 S% Q* q7 h0 C6 F
Range closes to 9,000 yards0 y/ ]& P1 D" |$ i& G( ]$ _
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
4 x3 ?( y0 j; N- A" \- BBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards- m. A1 H' I0 H( W' w
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards2 |! O3 d, U, \) @
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards( g" |) J' f3 l/ G2 m0 Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards" g3 v$ ~; v3 E5 u: |& k* x* Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards* |1 `, |) {; |$ I' S- T
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards+ k+ N) ^6 L- f, N4 G
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards' w6 m! p) u. R
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards" d$ k+ j) r% P; p7 D" n7 l
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! d) m) q- V! WDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards* c5 W3 T/ h. r9 a$ E
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards( L% \; U# U& X1 Y9 g# c
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards2 B+ X6 D# y# H( d. b& @
Range increases to 11,000 yards
& s! ^& F3 A/ v: g/ K" zBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
' q4 g& l/ [$ M0 ^! SCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards" Z4 C2 d9 W5 n1 m' m. m5 B' c" |( P
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
3 Z8 t7 h% d" @- PBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards! c! W0 d8 u+ W+ i0 t/ J
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
( B; Z; i) `! ]- OCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
' H( p2 k* J2 z' d# i- JCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards u( D4 M3 H3 s6 _! ]5 S
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
/ T: e; a/ ?9 X1 u( gDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards2 b3 u* l3 q/ m& w# I! n
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, e" _$ o4 d, m0 |: a# F; ?CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 p, t% ~+ f9 E$ R1 IDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
7 j( [, g; v4 Q C& WDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
. q) }; S: s3 f0 E8 \* G, N4 ?4 `Range increases to 16,000 yards, l% a: h! B2 c/ q1 O
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards% C) n! {' r1 {
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; [, V! Y+ y5 j) \* C* A0 b3 A
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: I$ Z9 `8 U O! K. |CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" U6 _7 s, H+ A. d4 q) r3 x/ I
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 o6 c' V2 B7 m t. x
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards, s, e' e0 h9 l7 z
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards3 E& e3 y( T' w& {9 t: E
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards. M% p: F; }& B# ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
7 Y3 ^! @" A. KCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards) k" \7 E' n1 Z9 h4 i
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards8 a: |! {* T }- n% u
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards3 l/ k( y6 x" X/ ~ S) Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards/ e* z1 Z: T8 k8 ~1 V
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
1 J- [: r' K; C1 p7 ]4 x: f) nDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards* _- T' n. \' q% O. V* j5 q% t
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards c% M& E4 Z9 d. t1 |
Range increases to 21,000 yards5 }1 h" S! m) _
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards& N5 P; f: r/ g4 K% f5 p9 s
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
/ M" \- K9 Q8 t3 X6 M% y5 v1 EBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
8 j- w( S8 K+ s, b5 {* Y/ fCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards, L& N. p) F8 b' o: E) ]- _: y( e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
! O; M/ d, I: ACL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards1 t- } ^3 P; ]& U& }( {& _
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
- l- m; [4 W; MCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards- u6 s6 v' B, C* I L
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards3 n8 I% J# T; n
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards9 f/ z% M7 u- V+ B, s
Range increases to 26,000 yards7 u! F& C4 h8 L# Y6 M
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
" E; ~; t7 A/ ]1 l$ I; d7 }/ kCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards. i) `2 l3 d8 M% ^
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 w! k0 w: O1 ^, R# p, D# n
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards2 f Y1 p( t: e1 a7 R; B) A
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards( j# }% p6 A! {4 l) T, T3 U+ i" A
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage. {' Y/ v# G8 Y3 S( Z
Range increases to 28,000 yards/ @2 h* j! l& V5 U
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards) c8 h0 N v9 e* b
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
% L* k9 R/ t; d `: f5 X. v% KCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
# e; \/ C: @ r# WRange increases to 30,000 yards
5 D" p9 f& Y, i" NCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
9 G+ j/ ^& ^# A$ p+ Q9 r. @CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
% U" P% S. q0 {, [CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards( m: P" X& |3 E# c( X% C8 I, u
Task forces break off...* t5 h8 P$ s V/ O U2 H
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7 b: o+ {, ~ V0 j/ l2 W SS RO-67, heavy damage* `- ` m- c' b$ o2 O7 |" @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 t. r2 M# W8 E8 u( `! q& q
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' J2 X: A$ V5 ~4 qEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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$ z7 t1 f3 U! @9 p7 o' F: zJapanese aircraft
( F0 v: S5 z5 e$ ^# k A6M2 Zero x 48/ u+ _! g% T0 @; q, H2 f3 c
G3M2 Nell x 19
( J, H! F x: S7 S- r! ~4 D: w G4M1 Betty x 21& }2 s$ M, g! V
; w* M8 b9 i( x$ AAllied aircraft. S; }' B W/ X. l# M& U1 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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# x& x! Z! Z- x# [Japanese aircraft losses
5 s$ B: W' a& c# p: A9 b) j9 j A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed5 Y+ _% m4 A8 r0 T4 w! _
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed. u @* M. A. {5 M) M' Q# N
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* h# i+ }1 k7 R. A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 `% p* i k7 s" Y" S
* f! y$ o l5 Q* s- gAllied Ships
6 L2 k$ P' Y9 k/ } CV Hornet
Z. d% A* K6 W. ]& {7 \$ H" q CV Indomitable
9 D" }- y& e* w CVL Hermes$ Y; t( W+ Q: \0 Z; C1 A
CV Illustrious
9 E" t% Z. `: r- p CV Wasp
/ \+ U: [4 F1 j/ s% w, b# D CV Formidable; J! n* V" k9 g3 }
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Aircraft Attacking:3 m/ K3 ]* W; Y+ o- c
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
" w7 B/ E& q6 k0 {2 w0 x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( E" F. T" t( P% r% C
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 c. P9 i$ r6 _* I
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: l) ~* `5 H7 y' u) f
% W0 v0 w8 ~+ M; jCAP engaged:
1 I) j. `" `7 h1 a/ lVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)6 k1 T# r- G1 t) G% U( O/ `
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 ?( {) P" S; F Z
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.( ]4 g& T3 n6 E4 _% g; g
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 F" ?3 M# o3 i2 @* c; V/ P+ MRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; [* ^# s) h- K6 ~Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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- m' P# ~6 h) a# v& IJapanese aircraft. K; ]; {+ i# V, }
G4M1 Betty x 282 a% z' o8 Q$ }1 x n
6 K9 H3 z4 c: \8 |Allied aircraft# c( h I3 G* X) f9 J$ l; ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; O5 `$ c! {+ w$ a
8 s2 E) n1 R: |4 P l1 cJapanese aircraft losses2 W" N; T. M1 l6 `6 A' ~! o
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 h; P z8 @# \# r2 g ^
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No Allied losses$ a- _7 P6 R% N5 S( m* y9 ]
9 {4 q9 N: Y' g5 n( ZAllied Ships$ V2 ]' g; Y b8 \' z( k; T+ ~% M
CV Illustrious
% t5 ?' A" w( ^. q, H0 S \4 M CV Wasp, M. s# Z: |( L7 ^3 a( Z
CV Hornet, |' o( k. h" I& V: G k7 m
% O( S) j/ q( [% ZAircraft Attacking:
* s4 }6 |4 ^, _( J0 E1 v 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet4 {& o9 P0 Q! {& K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& X7 U% t( d; l2 f9 W3 o
$ P0 ?$ s$ C% aCAP engaged:. ^- Q! Z0 @6 c% a
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# c6 f) c+ b3 l$ u, J' v 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ A! m" B" l4 j 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 R5 h3 D0 r2 V2 B
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.! I* x1 s# r0 J: v1 p! e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( n* C7 D5 O0 o' g5 tWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ A4 t# W0 o& k8 T3 r+ C
0 a$ T! z1 F5 f" R' s& R4 D7 SRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% ~) M! R- {5 o3 ^Estimated time to target is 46 minutes8 H2 k( S/ J5 d) g
4 n2 C }( h6 e! r5 S- e- N J/ BJapanese aircraft1 m0 ^; @- J9 ^7 g) z9 `9 Q+ p
A6M2 Zero x 240 P7 e2 x. {" t
G3M2 Nell x 18( g7 G; N: q) S$ r
G4M1 Betty x 16
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( d& o2 p! j) I& H# dAllied aircraft
) u3 x) \- p+ ^! N/ J7 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 19) Q% T+ a( @3 V* @
+ |( r" D5 g8 q! N/ l( C. iJapanese aircraft losses: ~' e1 L# V) z! f& z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ j# B/ q& q. ?5 K c9 u2 {. j* C
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged, \; h! m# c, q* I! g
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Allied aircraft losses
! X$ |# H% q# v r6 L/ U1 D6 n F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. j5 T3 s4 z3 V9 F. [' N
2 r3 _ ?' }. _ YAllied Ships/ C. I: x! ~; n2 ~; r% c
CVL Hermes
! _$ Y' z9 R* Y3 a y9 R$ i) `! q; N CV Hornet
; _* ^+ V4 H: P) P% N* i CV Formidable W2 k/ B# `+ X! T1 m" i
CV Yorktown
/ P2 L- C& t1 b! P CV Illustrious
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, {/ [" H/ }" _) [$ tAircraft Attacking:
; p: {* s# V% p' d' U+ J 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
& [5 w; x1 L9 Q8 ]8 N& \6 R! u Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- K0 |# W7 x9 |6 J" A+ ` 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 J0 p% B- v5 H" E% B4 w) N Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 [! \3 H5 E& E( |CAP engaged:4 }, ~6 Y# y) F
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)# f; A; h6 L8 q+ l- j1 g+ G
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.: p, @. e, A4 g* S
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
; }" K0 g+ D- g, W9 R4 }9 k4 Y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |