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; i7 c9 P4 g8 a: ~5 _* ]7 o' K42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
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1 l- m: H! e$ J" F* T0 M4 Y! u CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
+ c# S, c: t& x; U5 o; \# y L CA Kinugasa) s: O; j0 c1 i$ Z; N1 x- p( Y$ a3 r
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire- Z, H$ h4 e3 a8 x3 b- I& N, y% i3 w
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% U1 X$ I' [! R* f8 R# p5 H2 y
CL Tama6 \1 s) A+ e6 q ^
CL Tenryu
+ \- ` E& A+ g* K/ a: A' s( Z CL Tatsuta
3 E3 `2 v( b& ~* K DD Yugumo
3 P. f8 v. T) L8 o ` DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1+ v; Z3 n! b% P
DD Kuroshio
. y! U' d5 `0 r8 k" e DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
2 p N- U$ v+ a6 U DD Amatsukaze @" u: {2 H/ F- w6 _6 w# `' R
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
3 N# N" b+ ~0 X7 a) o0 } CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 20 D0 N7 b! E$ U/ I; H+ P
CA Northampton
, g# l9 ^8 U6 L6 e+ N CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
A; W/ y' z- a5 H CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
/ A/ u7 g, ^3 j2 J& d, Q7 l" y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 24 P- W, `8 P$ h% R8 ^) `) k
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
+ W- K2 [3 J" P* V8 e+ l, r CL Perth
/ U( t! J/ [" ?1 I$ a CL Enterprise
P/ g. F7 g p; H5 O: p CL Honolulu2 {7 w7 N6 ~. M$ X% k+ L
DD Alden* b/ |9 [ w6 E3 H2 o7 N. l
DD Fox! h5 \; |! ]( H! W: X9 A" O% e
DD Whipple
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) D6 `% d( X4 }* i; a4 IImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
: J7 E8 z: ~: y$ ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ t( g/ S- ^6 S) ERange closes to 17,000 yards...9 X5 Q8 t3 l l" g9 N. Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 C1 @6 a! {0 X6 L* ^5 v9 L0 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
{1 M3 S/ ~& i) ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 f% m; [ C7 U) E9 H: JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards' X4 _5 g) o6 b: i4 \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards' j2 x% }. Z& F, X5 l w$ O8 o8 i
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 g9 y! G: z$ FCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, p* l1 D/ n5 y9 L1 n+ g
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 f. l; J/ ^6 a9 |6 h; h dCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
' }# a6 B P) B. B0 GCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards" `2 {" l B! ~, ^8 V
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) X6 C$ z: a, L
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
]6 k' ?& q q& ? p# cDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards' P# F' s- A: V) r t
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
# P0 W: ~/ F: y& S# q6 ^$ P3 nDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards$ }. [4 @9 i5 p+ n
Range closes to 7,000 yards% ^2 i3 x7 ]! p5 P, R
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards) F3 e% K4 X" t* a* J
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
) {+ z( _% e8 ~% A# J/ NCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
! C% J" N/ |' U- |5 DCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards% ?+ O0 z. z8 [# z( J5 X8 g
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
8 X `( x6 m# r7 z ZCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards3 [% p; X$ v/ Q" L. b3 L" A! X h
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards; e, j/ {/ r, E
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
; E( {" F0 ]* q5 V# m; `+ S: V0 ?, iDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards; R' J4 O8 H: x' c: y
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
: C) }/ k3 O' y S) }2 {: C, sDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards- R$ m s8 I' C7 Z% \8 M
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
; H! i6 X V5 \( x5 V5 V# P" KRange increases to 8,000 yards
I b3 X, R4 P0 j4 u6 m, LCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
, Q4 o! ?6 \6 S! n" U9 B8 pCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards) m1 f5 Q+ Q) K
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 J) P( g- ~# f5 k/ O: k9 r) J
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 m- N; \ t1 F( g9 ?
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
1 I7 d p: W! F* X( Q* LCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. w- t# G7 H kCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 N+ b7 E: I* E' `1 Q4 T7 l
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
8 v3 U2 u9 S4 ]+ A) @! g, U# VDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
% B$ }4 D, [5 T' A% h/ nDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
5 w5 I& ~4 H+ w4 _" p HDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards' t% Z9 \" g/ p2 ]1 `
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards+ H: }$ ^) |2 O5 V) X- o5 I! p4 O
Range increases to 9,000 yards3 L: P& |- u+ p% N: s8 R s
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards+ @2 g2 k6 ~9 g# @, r$ F1 l; L9 S
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards4 r) A! y6 K' g5 O
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards: ^) e# Z' K0 V
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards2 ?7 v [+ u% @2 F# k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards R3 L |2 ]+ N# m
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
6 S; u7 w* j( Q9 H* aCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards" j- x5 M' E1 q, L5 M, q
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards& j% ?8 }: b' ^) h1 u8 u. e1 c
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards- Y" V5 m( {8 b0 t3 L6 K e* ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 ^# I ^' H7 W+ S+ d% DDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
8 s' r+ z1 V' h7 Q/ |! HDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
) [9 O# Q- k& NDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards) _6 N/ t% G- @
Range increases to 12,000 yards
0 c% c8 X) Q8 K q: |9 O& m' JCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
6 ?5 K8 v+ `- l4 t( `6 Z+ \( p. KCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
+ w; n9 q# {0 z) z$ J: {5 KCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards$ }7 e. L% O1 M) I
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
5 z7 j" J5 A2 gCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
5 P9 t! {* Q, l! `( R1 W* t; `) V# ~CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards; e3 R# L: W- L: Y$ [% K5 f6 I
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards! y6 d; e1 I9 }- ^$ g0 ^
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
: U, u7 }* A2 {) y5 aDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 R" m* X2 \& w& A8 D- sDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% ?2 c1 J! ^6 T x
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards8 m0 ^4 \$ H: |. Z2 W! y9 i
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# f" v0 z, J$ V+ X7 C- yRange increases to 13,000 yards
. R: w& P2 z7 _+ M# O# _1 eCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
0 n0 D# ~" y7 a. ZCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
' V, Z) j4 G. p+ h# a6 u/ i1 ACL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards! C* q6 ? @0 z$ k" Z. c O* M2 o) A
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
$ y' l2 d+ O6 R2 hCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
% t" N1 M& p; N# ~6 rCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards% i \. O& M2 x
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
6 ?5 G( q7 w* b, T/ LDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 K3 I* W) B r- p; u, ~
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
* [* b( x( M' F. @" d' l# UDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
5 ^) o; ~, ^. y4 UDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
?4 b( Q/ H+ bDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
) e6 p( G2 |- d/ m& o) _; SDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
2 y1 C# K8 z, b8 TTask forces break off...
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+ B! C: G. D C1 u8 e( |7 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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6 K2 A3 d# q- C% y3 a1 AJapanese Ships ? G" Y4 ?; D+ \4 d
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
( q0 m2 g' O' Q8 d) }9 m! }7 z CA Kinugasa
" i" S' ^2 c9 C. g1 L& _3 x CL Tama, Shell hits 1
5 W6 a0 w+ E) E) l CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
' K. Y. z+ q* y% q( \ y8 \ CL Tatsuta
9 a7 K) p" ^9 S& a9 z9 ] DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 ?( M# R' w+ X+ d DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
Q8 F! |6 J9 e5 r6 A; e& x DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
* D7 D6 O; W# w1 j DD Oyashio& v/ [" D& a7 ~
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Allied Ships1 R9 g: t3 p. U) Z5 c& j- R
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1+ d1 p7 \' [/ {$ _+ W
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8% l& p3 p9 j; |% k3 M
CA Australia' C; T) ?$ y) Q k
CA Canberra
! O/ C9 Y: q( v3 W& O CA Dorsetshire
1 n! V% R& I2 z, I" C CA Cornwall3 c) M# D6 c3 v0 |
CL Leander! Y/ g8 q2 o) b& s
CL Java
! l- L. o. [1 g( w9 A ^ _ CL Dauntless
/ S; y4 L3 H" U$ C+ z/ u- \ CL Ceres# F; b8 J: {6 l: \
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
# \$ d+ u1 R$ ^# N CL Trenton9 {5 g0 N2 |6 }' m! Q8 ]( F5 V
CL Concord) c# J) a: K4 i+ O! o% B
CL Helena5 t: l7 B. y$ W2 p. ?
CL Nashville
+ m/ u/ {; b& V7 J# Q CL Capetown5 N9 K# X, ~: v8 u3 }
DD Buchanan7 a) c7 |" }2 D- N9 z+ m- |/ x8 C9 z" e
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire1 e g4 B3 K: I! }) [
DD Stack
$ ~. U7 H) l: K. \5 n6 ~1 W DD Dunlap
* Q7 M" Z) Y. n: M1 {9 } DD Fanning, Shell hits 1- h) t% J/ O) K6 J9 a
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
' X; B$ \7 Q v3 m7 k, \1 N DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
7 g# t* U: x1 z) @- e& E' WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' ?$ E# R+ }( N$ \. CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
3 B' O1 O$ J; f- @# X5 @Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T' f- t& z) G/ P' [. }9 {% ?
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards; `) Y, [% l; G
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards/ R) ?3 I7 L% f$ W; H
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
9 T# P( X9 _7 X4 b7 H! `CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards" }# Q, _: {% k: \
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards% Z2 Z9 w" A: E# X* w6 S
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
3 }9 n0 X* L$ o4 f0 J' B( lCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
( J' e$ f4 b, i/ X2 g8 \, n/ w a. ICA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards9 J% o H$ P% U" k# O9 G
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards4 C, e" [! _% Z/ [
Range closes to 15,000 yards
! ], _2 T9 M, t; I8 {% lCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ H2 i4 k9 Z E6 v! o9 H1 M0 WBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards1 Y9 m0 s% t: N2 d
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards8 l: e- i7 f6 Z1 K: K' m& ?, T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ t2 r3 A% ~$ ~" p4 Z c& Q( Z- ~CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
( ?" j& [9 B$ m! x. z$ c* hCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( ^+ n7 u: I6 w. X6 x" g7 n
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
& @/ `4 A: h+ E4 xCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards) E l* L. s" \% W W5 X% Y/ f- C7 f
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
@9 z9 ^& X' }6 n0 K/ xCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' c/ Z% [- j. Q! ^, j$ c
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
0 D3 Y7 L3 H' ~! lDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
- T, |- G, x' c% T9 o8 PRange closes to 11,000 yards+ e/ H+ v) t" S5 p% ^& \
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
; F0 s# L7 I) V; C( w9 ?9 g# wBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 {" ?. m8 J3 D, ]4 u0 v, GBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards k+ o9 c" T( u8 n& u" A
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards& g. ^0 i9 K' K4 M
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
( B. _8 q- n% I/ ^& aCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 I" r" m$ _# q9 j Q$ }
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
T6 K. l1 ]+ sDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
; M* m3 M6 e; g/ mCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 O7 \: p. u/ `9 }DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
8 P$ V" n) x( ~+ RDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% u& P- u$ t0 b ]' hDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards6 F+ L4 U6 _- A+ W
Range closes to 9,000 yards
) a" H P4 \; @* t2 FCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
) @3 D& G* H* ^4 {7 x) q1 SBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
1 l( n) D# |9 ~/ t( r- {CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards8 K8 S2 V" [* h9 |; n
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
9 z2 j1 t$ z" q9 r! |CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
8 U$ t; h9 u K$ L' f( `3 FDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
$ |$ w9 \( u5 W: L3 {( @3 h5 tCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards& H! _) C$ K8 c+ L
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
5 C0 V, z) T+ O1 T7 dBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards8 \8 \$ }, E- ?4 n2 g
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! g1 l8 l! R/ d# M o# o2 _DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
& a, E6 \# C! k$ F/ |+ pDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards9 R& H% I% O1 Z S5 K5 ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards: G, M7 l( U4 F6 O
Range increases to 11,000 yards% k- u/ O% L* i h1 @4 M4 z
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards# I d! Y9 I, l2 k" r
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards5 O; o N: n$ l
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards8 ?" @3 M) Q6 c! A4 C# B! G8 K
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
; O, Q9 }( o# `7 A- r1 zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards3 r" u. `7 }# H- c1 F) ]
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
" y. P) p7 P8 T% V, J4 j( B$ qCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards9 }7 X* i& C( L' o! @
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards, {8 f& M4 r+ w
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards! L1 [/ v* a; v
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, f+ V0 R }6 _' W9 bCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 i# v/ P. ]% f9 b
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
( g3 j6 y. }( dDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards5 J$ X% S- i/ b F8 O
Range increases to 16,000 yards
# h) Q, Z5 a$ D' }$ N4 BCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
5 `# A) D" K* |/ `! LBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards) w5 W' ~; U8 n
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
/ c# n0 }. ] J; g9 Z3 P* ACA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards- W6 L* Q5 A) ~! t0 ^3 P; U! J1 S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 d k! `6 R# f, G& Q
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
+ A _' _7 i0 fCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
( ^" f) h$ t$ m8 p' vCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards+ O8 s, l- [1 [0 L5 E; v1 G' @
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards6 b' e4 j7 n; G: V" l
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards+ @: }, \: X. [
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards D$ X( X5 e) G% I9 n. Z( O
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards$ q8 ` Z; m- g% n' K2 u8 I G
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
0 b: [/ ]7 d% k: J$ cDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 n, z0 L X" x. o* W; _6 @; B6 {
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards, y( _- j4 P6 m' w6 |$ L7 {: Q7 d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards% `1 w/ b6 K z4 Z, S: R% R
Range increases to 21,000 yards
% A$ G5 h/ u5 E: f( nCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- k" k! o, k: V: z+ U' E% ABB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 ]& f5 v0 c! [) R0 z4 q/ sBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- G1 l7 D4 f8 |% t0 n
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards0 O1 K' l* ^7 t2 o0 d. I: Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
) N4 ~4 B0 K5 K9 S% P+ v. |CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 V6 T$ D/ T- C- t
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
7 h# _) q' \5 U" A' b- H4 WCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
6 x! p( f) H1 Y9 s9 Z+ { MCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
5 W; U2 a! o# FCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
- G& }# w9 Y" X X1 w+ mRange increases to 26,000 yards1 ~& x) t5 r2 a$ P( n
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
1 t) q) e y+ B! vCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 G {' Z y0 S6 L
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
. f3 F Z7 A* zCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 Y0 I+ g$ s& L' Z) R0 i
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
: y+ A! S* o N: e) OMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage$ j: q) F w& I m) W
Range increases to 28,000 yards
3 u U/ B" ~1 a4 W% W& G! }6 rBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
0 d7 ~7 g9 ?1 q/ G# ZCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards7 y3 }: ?+ G) {2 o1 [9 W% e7 w9 X
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards- g5 @4 Z0 ?- _5 n. s- D" O- T
Range increases to 30,000 yards
" h, {# E' n0 Y3 }( b# i4 ~CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
9 b4 n$ I" }; ]5 c( }. NCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards" Z0 V0 M) k R" r
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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" |( A& ?. q3 GSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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7 l! W/ \$ R% G$ v# L SS RO-67, heavy damage
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9 T" F u2 X, D) Q7 r% s% HMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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( S W2 ?6 K N) {9 c$ xWeather in hex: Heavy rain: y I" S3 N' S) G; a {
" {4 B! b, }3 i6 Q" a ~9 ^. aRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; \$ x. |% U! ]( j% _& G: }
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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4 p$ |, f) C. u/ r) R; u! i G3M2 Nell x 196 n P7 i4 m5 O- q2 |
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft( v9 Y& W' ^7 x. T9 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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4 l+ @, P* U+ R# ^; Y* WJapanese aircraft losses
6 P8 q o; J5 i$ r! \ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# K8 Q, u: u$ P6 A) \1 K) d
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed) ~5 k& P s4 W5 g9 `
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged* K5 \" u+ i- T# s5 I" n1 c
! R: x) M4 B# m. f1 m* JAllied aircraft losses
/ ]1 g, o9 a$ t) b6 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 u1 ^( d0 K7 Z; N' b
CV Hornet
0 x: p5 `! r# Z CV Indomitable- t, G8 C0 S$ w& b9 Q$ w
CVL Hermes/ v& J4 D; H7 j7 Z
CV Illustrious# g" X2 W# s/ ?' |5 {% n2 n7 [& R
CV Wasp
: Z1 ?1 T" B4 y# f" B CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:9 q; \; @% q/ b. x! w, O
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
7 f# ^9 ?- Y$ b7 b" C; r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% G$ G1 G4 ~5 N8 F* t& Q9 O
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% D! A" @$ |* }6 R/ T
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ y4 ?7 ]2 I0 Y R1 N
+ X, h9 w' H7 oCAP engaged:2 {2 i) r, c( v2 p1 Y E
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
. G$ k2 a$ j1 O, Q1 d% m 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 }' r) w( [" a# u, Z, j. D/ j Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
3 _! p$ Q! l |% | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes W: q/ G/ {' f% V4 f/ t$ z7 |# F
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1 i% X$ Y" u( U2 L L' zMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1624 B: E0 |* R$ ]; H& A- e' T- `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 M2 i+ Z" z6 W# ^ {7 X
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* s6 K9 \( t4 Y2 N# m
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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# q g" g$ f' `& MJapanese aircraft+ I o8 ^. v5 o6 C- {/ O
G4M1 Betty x 28
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7 f4 N; W8 d7 T6 Y% U3 zAllied aircraft3 G' D1 j' L: i2 W+ P. z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
9 q. s3 [5 A- ~& t% h9 ]* A, C( T' Y- e/ x
Japanese aircraft losses
0 U. ^+ Z9 S: \# F/ [ G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 r3 @9 c6 B \/ Z; O; V5 \' ONo Allied losses9 j8 ^: M" q: y7 O! G- R: }1 r
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Allied Ships$ G1 ]+ [) Q$ @# N: i# ]
CV Illustrious
7 }2 f: U: s. N- y) ? CV Wasp
2 O& E4 b, A2 L$ |2 h- [ CV Hornet
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3 V1 w7 X7 c+ B5 P9 h" IAircraft Attacking:" p) z# x+ f7 c1 e1 H9 D3 t
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: Z/ {6 S' x2 H Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
$ c8 Y8 h: X$ i; PVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ i; U# P3 J2 I3 u
1 plane(s) intercepting now." p9 S- {; {& m# B; D% W
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.$ \# E! h! S0 `% J' z
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
/ c+ K: |) M% H4 H" [ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 {7 M2 l7 l9 U) n
/ D) J/ ?5 @% DWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 R8 ~. h, u1 d5 @! H
: k6 u7 x: f, J$ mRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., [9 j- q" {" B c7 b
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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5 I: O- d, u0 P) w: ^Japanese aircraft
8 c6 P& q) l N9 V- x% y. ]- J A6M2 Zero x 242 C4 J0 X7 m* l
G3M2 Nell x 18
) E6 n5 f. k5 H; T0 t9 w G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft; @8 j; @4 l7 y( O6 |; _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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. S" i4 H1 h5 x5 jJapanese aircraft losses5 j: N6 g- T. S# }
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 x* N3 ?- T0 r# z' u" r G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. X3 x. ?6 q1 t u3 A' H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 v; L9 N) v" g) z
/ V2 C7 ]! H! d6 A0 FAllied Ships
% r8 Y8 n& h( N0 r+ H3 _ CVL Hermes
" A, l1 V" n! G8 Q' ~0 R1 R CV Hornet
" t3 Z" R% R0 O3 o0 z CV Formidable9 j* y; Z S, U/ b8 o' I! m' }6 u
CV Yorktown
+ `# v& }0 d6 E/ G9 q; i* y% V CV Illustrious! k! ~/ W8 |! j! A! `) O
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Aircraft Attacking:8 z2 {4 M# b0 [' y! K/ b5 v
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
9 `* _) M( q. [5 s; x* T Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 m/ b+ d2 y" d: @9 b7 O/ H
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet$ ]$ _# F5 g7 {# F; L- r" t- r; k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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9 t W3 \0 N8 m' ~( G9 `CAP engaged:
9 r- O( N' f0 F. X5 ^% i5 p mVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 z; C1 a# U4 R0 o5 F1 a! @ 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& x6 L$ b* ~7 f% U. N0 L/ y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.* L: T7 i3 o/ d4 {( W
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |