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) B- a! o/ ~) N6 h0 z5 B* G42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。, X. U: W" G, i; a8 a& D3 A- Y2 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ D2 a* p9 f6 s' n7 r CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2/ u/ S/ S% d7 ]. ^# t3 e
CA Kinugasa6 ?' @' r% |4 _. \9 m- d
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
9 O! Q# ?! x8 B3 A CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ T: J1 B$ c7 v; a: Q
CL Tama
( q- m& c9 ?6 ]4 o( e1 I* ^ CL Tenryu( n$ y6 ?$ k) A) ]1 C/ [9 V; F
CL Tatsuta# M9 }5 z* e4 k. Q( ^, e; v
DD Yugumo
: i' B7 H8 x7 a: R DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
- Y2 T6 U2 _7 w- N, o& _ DD Kuroshio
1 G# M: N. D1 Q& ]1 B6 B; a/ q DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1" H: D6 u* g) T: w
DD Amatsukaze4 P: ?1 L; e& Q5 h' z# i1 y( b% r
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
3 H" V' p6 \. x, m/ B- g$ f CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
4 ~, u* B( `1 O7 I" ?1 t8 s0 G: l CA Northampton% D/ e. r9 K0 l: b( O1 _$ i
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! {* \3 u% r( g/ V$ o/ e7 P8 s
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
7 @) @, e4 S# W4 j CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
! L& k8 g8 p) I5 M+ m4 G0 O! X CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
. z, w( u4 i* \( c: [0 ^7 Q CL Perth
; L! ?4 v7 o3 `6 U CL Enterprise
; E9 n: [2 p7 Z: R CL Honolulu$ u5 J6 z6 u1 C" g" t
DD Alden% {) X% }7 u! g1 S, b9 W4 i+ n \, x) E
DD Fox" H1 J2 Y( X% S9 K* e
DD Whipple
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0 ]5 E! @3 A: ^9 g, c8 W. D. KImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight8 l3 s2 @5 ]) i, C! E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards% D0 H: u9 i0 x* k2 K2 T5 u
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
! \( y4 \/ ~3 S K8 ^: ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...
I3 {8 D6 r& W3 f% n( C2 Z A+ |6 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards' {0 L5 ?2 p/ F# Z& x
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., |9 x' r+ p& F, s- |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards3 I) d: X$ t {1 q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards* `* H& Z. m5 l h
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
f6 ^& W. ^0 ~, yCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 ~8 [8 V# t* R$ R2 v# X+ ?
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
( P/ I/ s! G$ ]CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) p( j8 X0 A# `; L
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% J) N1 i3 M5 e q4 \CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards0 l8 W9 V- E2 P5 R
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 E/ r: z- ?: Q, y6 J6 [
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) l! J1 j- q0 O8 |% }
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
0 E; \( T0 A' p2 e5 z6 w1 aDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
- E) M, {( x3 U& R& W9 q9 e5 @DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
7 ~! h0 |$ I: S M WDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
5 T4 w; N( F0 i2 x3 TRange closes to 7,000 yards
* r; ^2 o+ j) ^3 G- WCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
* Y+ X- k7 {4 f1 Y4 |& @' r6 TCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards* v9 n/ [# z2 ]* p) }6 X
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
6 }$ z6 `; P9 E, h5 m$ tCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
! W. ?6 a/ _% x+ ?8 B, ECA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
2 _5 j& N; g, @4 p+ eCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards( h$ A) w/ \4 I0 B3 B
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: _2 r* G5 a7 H+ p! t4 MDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards8 q. D9 U! {' A& U
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
# q- w4 f1 Q/ g Q: Q/ J5 ~DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
- @. t6 l/ t% x* S/ V* c4 CDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
7 v; w! X* b8 wDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
* H, b4 c, c! [' v( e+ \Range increases to 8,000 yards" V r6 K. n9 Y, f( d
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
+ x0 v4 C" T6 G4 l4 B+ OCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
' i7 U. c9 T/ x) ^& x0 ICL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% X. H" H9 Z z% g# ~. p$ {1 R- {
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
- B) I8 I+ ?( K( d8 ]1 R( N% Z" Y5 [CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards) k6 M; r+ Q a: q
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
* i5 ]3 k3 ?( x6 PCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
5 \/ a8 r5 m4 c: SDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
( B k1 P* |7 P! X7 y/ XDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards) B1 }5 X6 c" l+ l5 s; r" k
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards1 k R2 J% T! E
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards% _7 _$ r$ ~2 n5 g$ C
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ Y9 {4 e; Q/ f; V' l1 X" O; [4 mRange increases to 9,000 yards
4 h% P% U% L- |: f: f! V& C$ ?CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 C3 O- e+ i4 k0 y' r
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards2 ?8 E/ W" ^0 N; \7 G5 k- }" \
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
5 @% ?& H3 \5 Y5 q) f& U* bCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
& Q" s9 G7 L% Z0 `0 {+ Q, lCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
$ @& Z" u. }( iCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
6 N; T+ E. L/ f* g/ x, ]CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards! e) Z* ?5 e6 w9 c6 J ~$ u$ o- U# U
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
8 K4 m/ Y: @: BDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
( p% x. \8 L8 t/ n5 PDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
! O7 f0 g1 A. S& d) g: D5 yDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
2 e2 L* Y8 b5 u. F. x" ?6 l' @DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards; U0 U5 n* Q/ m: J
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards! V G0 k. p2 d% d1 m
Range increases to 12,000 yards) A1 Y* Q. G" D
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards9 ]! `) X n& P- r) j; {
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards- l: `4 _( Q/ g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
- K! e$ y8 L( N1 Q6 ICA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
: D$ [' L. M4 t5 {3 z' N7 n) HCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards) R" b8 a {( [& ?) @+ [" u: c( s b
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
9 S6 O. M) S' {1 i7 _3 t$ @+ ECL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
& W( B6 T8 m7 A3 A! y$ h% fCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
* f/ {' U" G/ R; V' o1 ?7 @DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- L. }7 f) t. q- Q7 _1 L
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards: ]8 p6 G$ q, O: i5 `8 u9 K) g
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
3 `& x+ e: [& V' a; M3 Z* V& ZDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! X5 i0 ~) n, M9 i7 T4 m; Y
Range increases to 13,000 yards
3 ]2 ^% B% o* C" f2 X% sCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
+ G5 `8 a' [+ r) h0 VCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards! u! a" n& u8 x5 k/ A1 e
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
+ W1 [5 d: G; g4 H& NCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
# z! j2 X; q3 `7 T) O* r- }( ICL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards* k" }! {( j: O; M. O0 ]0 ~
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards0 Q% @7 x G% U1 ~" e- q
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards( x& s X9 E; n4 O9 y: p
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
, x8 G/ W; o6 ?; u" y* CCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards* q; c" `/ v- z" g5 k! N" B) G
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
' l: e9 f' y. L. ~DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
- J7 ~8 G: [% e7 N3 l+ kDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards: \. ?, z( P; e: `6 Z/ f7 l
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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* h1 W' Y+ ~/ x; k) v* E& W' r9 `3 {" xDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards3 z2 M- n) ~7 w5 g; \% k: E, ~
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4 N/ U* C2 K1 x$ G5 X" G# C9 R CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire4 G6 _1 K5 k1 b/ j" q
CA Kinugasa
8 S, ~2 \: W; Y. q/ c1 M CL Tama, Shell hits 12 @7 u! S, ]0 C& w) P' I' N1 S
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
- }5 s4 x+ f; O CL Tatsuta. s" n/ v d5 Z; t
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 i/ L. t; I/ f% a9 B DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1+ p8 F# X2 `6 Q
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
! `$ l" I% O- {9 s2 x; Z DD Oyashio5 i2 O% N1 y! m6 s: W% X
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Allied Ships
, L& s+ W' d& _# K. r BB Colorado, Shell hits 1 k1 g9 I( U ~4 `" ~
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8* n2 Z# t' q6 F l
CA Australia
: J6 y& h; S8 U: | CA Canberra5 J( c4 p& d7 W" u' b( P! H
CA Dorsetshire
; A& T1 U4 E4 c CA Cornwall) p3 {* U* T# ~# Q' o
CL Leander
& ?- z T5 \: V% i- J CL Java& i" x; ]0 _' M( y+ U5 f
CL Dauntless C8 C0 E) |+ e4 @7 L. L% Q
CL Ceres, X+ E2 o. ^5 ?; h4 }
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
. v" w: U7 P2 I& m CL Trenton' o$ k- M$ b9 w1 x2 `( ~2 D0 S
CL Concord
. C2 V/ i. ~/ y2 S0 V$ B% j CL Helena
P$ F6 O+ y" w W: i9 E CL Nashville
, e) ^9 o9 d5 i. J6 l CL Capetown
8 L8 [- k% Y, W7 W) J% H8 N DD Buchanan0 Q/ J4 L5 K- f) y' A0 y
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
, t+ _ f& x( x9 B) i' @" m3 y DD Stack
8 X/ Z6 j) d+ A9 v DD Dunlap1 l) `3 y% _. S, t1 {# n, ?
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
% N! ~* B; d% W) u0 Z& n0 G0 _ DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- Z" a! t# C) ~ F! J8 I
DD Nizam
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& E& p) U v7 ^, HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
6 T; I0 b/ ?2 {) z+ x4 XRange closes to 20,000 yards...) ~- l3 ?' T5 ^9 s" U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) A( q V9 P) u h
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
: o8 n0 {6 p" U+ xBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards9 K0 |3 m; b$ m: k
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards7 Y7 A* i7 e5 x5 E
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
3 L$ k% P8 ^9 B2 a; l8 bCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
7 ?% T5 g) D; y2 ^. a% [7 j$ W# |$ kBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
9 W6 g' Q( N& c' V2 rBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
9 y# s& b. I6 N2 j& d' Z! ?CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
- d- X( d! B; z% _$ o! m' JCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
- w) Y& F) W( X( y* }DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
9 [6 |; \2 z# P. NRange closes to 15,000 yards
/ S$ R+ a9 z7 h7 k/ w3 e! ]CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ b! E0 ]) K- ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards1 E! }) w; Q+ o5 U1 t
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards7 | S, o' T8 y3 R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- C9 N& t( [+ N9 {; \CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
2 ]4 p- @' P& GCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 H- F6 g7 } K: W! ~CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards5 K' M6 Z" t; Y& B' o) `4 ]# R/ A
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
) k1 |% R, ~7 j7 F5 yCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
% `0 W: ]/ H: e, VCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ ?# S8 v, \+ {7 d! U) W( zDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards; s) a! w) T, B' w4 @
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards. K# E: W8 Z% r* [. b, u6 h4 t# R
Range closes to 11,000 yards( e* M) Y! \! ~' O6 U
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
1 I" O' r% W r4 _5 `6 gBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 ?- y2 e a6 V4 N2 p3 u
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
+ H* R$ M& T6 ~CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards2 \( e* G! J3 ]$ a) x* V$ N
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
- \, `3 n; @6 Z$ fCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- b% Q5 {: e( q* h
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- W0 j1 z( a- c1 ]5 xDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards( i* L9 B% r& Q$ F/ |
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 M) [% t8 ^6 T: @ _; w5 VDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards* D' M) ~' B# z5 [5 @
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
, X8 h9 J& \( P6 J3 {. WDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* j8 ^& l! o) r# S! ~, j- f- XRange closes to 9,000 yards& @# v/ M, i8 m- Z" W/ c" _
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards( v5 c# z) a/ z: g% q! V j. F7 E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards3 h; U. A$ x3 @: ?2 N# a- ~
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
$ U% `. h1 m& [& jBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
+ I7 w. Y P: C6 n/ m# T9 ECA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, _* r# C; i2 a1 Y6 P/ L
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
" ^) i" ~" q( r. f7 vCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
E( R+ ^2 p) k5 Z9 V3 b0 FCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards, b1 Z1 G* [$ p% P
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards4 p& l1 T( }) `0 w
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
' J& M& I# z) e' HDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
4 }9 F- Z0 e, ^0 I) QDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards+ k1 Y& l1 a, }& d6 L+ C+ G
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards: d2 @2 o% M, Y
Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ b1 T# Q3 e2 @* B j k( JBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
0 ?/ U, }* t, fCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards' e ~) f( ~$ L3 N1 r
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards1 A% ?% v3 Y% {. b
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards( a7 h a& r+ V7 D8 c
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
3 A- B' O6 ]& h: J) C0 bCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
6 u3 x' ^. ~( ]# r+ X' QCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards V4 u) f1 ]4 G% w, t5 S1 `( C1 t
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
- C C) h; |& cDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( e# I+ w, l' i6 E/ {5 M
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* y+ y+ Q$ _7 Z; D }CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 ~9 z& t; |- G, {
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards! T+ O/ ~& ^/ q& ~
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards& {1 t% r8 p8 V5 y: \ W# S
Range increases to 16,000 yards, V3 r3 G8 X1 j- b/ K
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards# @$ {# K% p W9 q5 _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
; U' M. c0 D/ O' w# RBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
; C4 R+ x. L: M2 ^3 uCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards, u( M3 ]2 m" V, c
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
$ f# d. j* `" C5 A# }, hCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. S6 P6 m4 A' O+ `
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards- a' q0 Y- @. c. r
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
, v8 v* Z# Y' b f8 o" n8 t DCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards F, [/ `7 g1 c8 Q$ H+ j# ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
l+ o8 Q6 [! dCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
6 d" _" P* G/ Q( [' aCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards! Y+ c) h3 X0 e
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards q9 T7 j( }9 {+ i5 y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
3 T( z, K0 f \! mDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards3 P+ x) O7 h1 E: }4 h
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards5 S6 L8 z. N3 C9 b5 `( i* \* b
Range increases to 21,000 yards3 d/ W! r7 i* J/ Y
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- ^2 c* h( @0 m) SBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards9 ^# A! |8 f* B6 V% i
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards9 ~* ^2 X! h5 C1 v, T k
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
6 ^% z5 ~) o5 Q4 G' y+ X$ r5 ICA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards4 @3 d+ V7 m# G! w- Q8 ~
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards+ ~, M6 ]9 F2 ?# I' m; Z6 B3 ?5 i% ?
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards+ h( m# r: s# K; Y8 W: E
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
2 K$ X# ^+ B# U/ o/ GCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
5 |$ Z# Q7 c- Y& J r2 E8 S* CCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
4 z' ~5 p+ l, v4 A6 Y+ a+ m$ X8 ?Range increases to 26,000 yards
; h& P# h4 z/ I# `BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
# V1 g' q& j) ?+ g1 ECA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
( F2 D! B: m( X+ T5 X) [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 N) o Z( a3 }( ACA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
9 V) B1 Q: h' P' ~CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards& _1 E2 A9 @ v7 F7 Y# N$ k
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage: \+ |4 {) _' k9 N
Range increases to 28,000 yards6 y3 X/ _ y6 W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
5 q4 A6 E3 W1 m' _/ C% A% |CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
" R( i* ^& ~ m% b- \CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
# W. F$ a3 b2 r u' r9 TRange increases to 30,000 yards6 C: D. Q j7 {- W) Q* J' V
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards% q6 ]9 F. k0 G5 N) ^1 e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
4 Q+ B' f* }) B" b) zCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards# _9 ~, i& g2 Y X: i+ e5 k
Task forces break off...& K0 Q9 H. a+ {2 A* {" Z: ]8 o& Z
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Japanese Ships
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8 e. _" f* y6 | U2 g4 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 H5 _8 g, C, o
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. f# t0 g0 t; Q) s6 {3 ?
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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9 ~4 E+ S/ V" B/ _* V4 O- OJapanese aircraft* }1 G0 I) c. H2 `# B
A6M2 Zero x 484 L8 O* g' Y+ `: C
G3M2 Nell x 19
/ W r8 E l; [# D: e G4M1 Betty x 21
4 d5 u& x- ?0 J9 K7 c' ?5 l- Q5 ~( G0 ]- D$ \
Allied aircraft
. o) t! V+ z' l) e" |. m* H1 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses4 I0 j% ~- x; I7 [$ ?4 _
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! r; K$ ~# W+ |+ ^; \7 }& I M
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed( T J+ I# o; P9 U
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* _7 e" I9 v6 c, Y" m F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 C8 {4 S7 Q9 F) q
H/ l j* D. S, Y. `/ \5 o, vAllied Ships5 T1 C. \% n0 M* }4 R; s. l! @
CV Hornet
2 ~0 ]0 D' n' D) ^4 ?% U. R CV Indomitable) U+ s1 r0 n2 O( {- d
CVL Hermes
! r8 v- D# R/ {% V1 C6 T CV Illustrious
$ r9 }; d3 E b) ` CV Wasp4 T, p! D- {' v4 E' R* W
CV Formidable5 c/ B8 V4 S$ x! f! m" l* @
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Aircraft Attacking:
! I. C4 f' `3 l5 g! I 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) U- ?* N0 c$ @0 Q' X0 N
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
C a. M% E& t6 |' e: g; s( O% y 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet' Z- x3 y7 x9 Z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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) q2 n% d1 ~8 b0 BCAP engaged:
' q, t3 I5 b0 Z' g q. n6 K4 @7 sVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
) s9 } c' L$ Y& {: T5 m+ D P 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.5 A! ? T! u3 A! p0 z; r I. } ^
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.+ Q7 A N" ~; R T' [
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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" b5 v# w$ ?2 {! rMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1623 l& P) R7 P# U: b- ]3 e
, J( x, h: x3 {- ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 w/ k5 z1 Z$ Y0 ?2 Z, IRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ Q- a- ^" E9 KEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) y& N# A2 T5 D$ y& A0 D
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Japanese aircraft
( {' }4 M0 C7 I0 O2 m1 C" n3 @ G4M1 Betty x 28. o% H; v% ^; m, P: U* g
/ e$ M! \- y. f4 j, Z+ v7 W! ZAllied aircraft
& N+ ?' c( D3 W% ]% W9 e$ s F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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7 H) k- ?+ H! \( B) ^Japanese aircraft losses
8 z8 ?' K5 g* P. J- L/ W G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 {4 b. l: P2 L; E# b! ?' u
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No Allied losses* ?0 H) h3 z. ^
/ B/ w$ A% M2 ]1 j1 y0 D. LAllied Ships, m/ @* U( w9 K4 Y9 Z# K
CV Illustrious2 L" w9 W/ e3 ?' f" R5 L- @
CV Wasp
/ U/ F. r5 H& h2 g+ ^ CV Hornet
6 X$ Z) c. }5 Z B$ Z5 V ~6 q% K/ {% R8 I* s/ _4 [1 G
Aircraft Attacking:
! P9 y, J9 q# V! n 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
$ o6 H/ h' i" M5 B$ U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ [$ f) I. X! J! X
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CAP engaged:
9 E- r& i7 b6 w4 p2 [# {4 a! ]' QVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
( a8 B0 j4 W: p) j; S# w 1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 u) \: C* g4 l# y5 ?" e
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ ?, C0 j" N9 E" z0 E Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
8 M c* B' O3 K Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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4 Z) R1 e& ^8 W2 t! }5 b1 l2 p/ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 R0 ~6 L7 f. G, O6 t- C$ r$ DRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 a9 [0 _: h I2 @. C3 s F% K; n
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes% ?" m5 A. W) j: p" _
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Japanese aircraft& M, e3 K3 {1 V4 f4 |
A6M2 Zero x 24
' n# U' D# {" f% |" k- l G3M2 Nell x 18+ z2 o1 K& Y y$ I4 V
G4M1 Betty x 168 j' P+ V) Q$ F+ |
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Allied aircraft
1 \. T1 T" X" h' q F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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/ C+ W2 ^+ s* {9 O n- VJapanese aircraft losses+ P( }9 k q# W# m; H9 Q
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 l& V- Z3 G% J8 F; B- Q; h
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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% j* ^9 \# G7 ?7 O& ~& ?3 CAllied aircraft losses
$ w" r# U0 E( A$ D& {6 y: U' J" T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 `/ T7 m0 u1 i, a9 f2 _# b. @
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Allied Ships
+ O% e& S5 p0 v! Y CVL Hermes5 Q4 e% I% o( a- `
CV Hornet4 P% G/ z' z/ ^; H* |. p
CV Formidable0 a) Z% K: \. G
CV Yorktown
( [7 \$ j+ T" O/ U- N9 S9 x: } CV Illustrious& B, z0 W* `7 T9 L8 m
a9 }% A& u% e7 N- {Aircraft Attacking:
3 y7 J" h s$ `' L4 f 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet/ t" E4 s& b" c" ^3 |) s6 U
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" w6 v* z* L4 M. f/ @+ u 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet4 i9 J! i1 [" D6 l( ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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# g+ h- L8 A7 F Q3 L/ RCAP engaged:0 C1 ^( l3 W- \9 p
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)# W/ X4 }( p+ a" M# ?0 l+ `
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
5 h5 Y/ X$ X& R' U- | Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.5 O! \ Z. f! f: h/ C4 \2 S. p7 o
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |