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7 O/ N0 |2 D* }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。; h( H5 K1 Q2 {: [7 V5 ^/ C
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3 k0 b) U5 S+ `4 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards7 ~2 T0 E8 | r
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Japanese Ships5 C5 o" R! @ x3 U2 q1 R
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 25 e: M" w7 `2 j3 g6 ~
CA Kinugasa1 {( O4 V! w0 r1 f& D
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
" R8 F7 r6 Y( S p( X- ]+ o; } CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 G. c5 A( d! A+ J) m$ {9 z; a; `* q5 N CL Tama
5 `1 g2 h$ n, ^% v6 Q/ V* i CL Tenryu
- X" |$ ]: @ Y& T. v3 Z CL Tatsuta* X; Y k% P6 a/ l- d% P
DD Yugumo" ~* Q5 ]* P) K. t$ |4 ^+ t
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1# W5 n+ N j9 {" \; g8 C! Q
DD Kuroshio
! F' w8 M% w* B3 t7 [. s3 x3 l; x5 b DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1/ O- w1 ~6 G7 s) S: |; p
DD Amatsukaze
* G) T) o8 G( s DD Kasumi1 |3 R G& P* O
% j. m0 \$ I2 |; [* z5 o- HAllied Ships
. u4 j5 h; W% C% B! E$ | CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2+ r. r7 G, @% p
CA Northampton
! a+ J2 X7 }. W4 V* h" y' k5 n CA Chicago, Shell hits 1% I2 \$ T+ U( W. f4 A7 k1 Z/ h, u6 _! `2 A
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
5 V& y* W, n$ n& F/ ]/ I CA San Francisco, Shell hits 28 T: F( I) d: T3 `
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1$ |. g6 V3 a" e2 F* h2 Y
CL Perth# Y2 t: f" e' ^: Z
CL Enterprise0 W/ n4 `5 a$ H( L% } [
CL Honolulu
3 ~/ t2 u- y9 V' }' Y DD Alden
% e. }( f1 ?' U. V& v DD Fox- |; E2 X" I9 s! K
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
0 j& y2 \8 }% L+ O1 F3 j' l7 gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards& E: m- C6 q- E
Range closes to 17,000 yards...) f+ k8 V, E! P" T) T+ V- s
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ w9 H- t7 M" S# M( I% O7 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 J7 M* s9 s( xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 @; B% |5 u# ?# bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
0 h9 l2 n& A& h l; ?8 T* qCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
" ]0 }- n, \) ~7 i# E" }Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
' U% r1 ?# |3 K7 |( j; x- k1 TCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, C" D5 O. ?# ]8 x! r; c/ ~CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
: o/ l* h) ]) U. J9 CCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 P5 \, S" C1 d) D) PCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% g/ v/ @/ Y) YCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 |0 J+ [" F1 E" J/ H6 M
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards- W& Z/ ]( ~* q7 \0 q
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" U; X- q( g2 L8 G0 D0 O; q
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
& i6 Q% Q( f$ _! e2 g3 \DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
! B' o, C1 |! T( u9 SDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
6 Q0 Y# e9 g0 X5 y# [6 IDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
4 j. D# O5 w) q6 ~Range closes to 7,000 yards, b1 X$ g1 e$ n, ~; Y0 H
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards& Q% A8 T$ ~8 ]+ r7 R
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
# y' y; B1 h% j0 P. mCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards' A) b7 Y' s1 g4 ~ v2 U7 C" l5 I
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards3 K3 s2 x: a! N* \4 l4 ?: E# h; u
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards, R9 t% Y/ p, E7 |4 }
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
3 _& H7 R9 e5 z! ^( c# }CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
) _0 g/ p5 b' A- F7 {% X# [4 k7 QDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards% t% D+ K4 z& z. g
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
2 T2 I0 O8 O& ?DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
4 K9 R# k0 G; X+ V, c& }+ ]DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards( T9 q. I9 |$ X6 g
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
) b9 i7 V" Q9 s5 y% o2 }% uRange increases to 8,000 yards1 d5 G% S+ R" i( g3 [; f, I; N' l
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
2 G9 i1 ? e. u0 \$ P/ cCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
$ V9 @+ A* w! q$ CCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards a" v! h( \1 `% R0 {; ]
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards7 D) a e1 q: I' I# W
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
; P k. @% s! @7 d+ ^) ^CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ l# W2 t) O2 F4 p
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 f. S) |; s' J) z/ ?" a3 yDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards) w9 q/ z8 S+ H- ]
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards3 B, P" S3 J) j5 M: c6 G% }8 r% _+ t% E
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards" i2 n" C, }' [
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' z/ U+ \, W/ _3 }$ Y/ C* A, dDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards, t+ Z; T4 \, ~4 d
Range increases to 9,000 yards- Y$ H' d/ n# Y% t6 w& d8 D
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
* S/ J8 `9 s4 H0 tCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
9 `* `% P( M; D* iCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards) z; s. @1 b5 r1 c3 e- O
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
8 E3 E+ X5 S4 b- t8 h; jCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards9 V: q1 I5 M8 k+ a1 i" I2 L9 P
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
! s8 v; {+ j4 w; I+ C' p: {CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
: E7 `8 l1 A/ a! J* s5 R4 eCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards) M+ z# p* f5 _+ ^
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards) }# P' `$ p1 B
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
; x& F) i0 I8 Y; p7 QDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
- o4 G6 b. b* w+ j* Q4 sDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
9 v& `3 T& {0 [; I+ @9 P: A; j* F1 ZDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards* O! H! d3 ?- C
Range increases to 12,000 yards
: x8 ~, H/ b5 l- aCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards9 S0 i+ g/ \* c1 p
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
M! |- U2 b" y8 Y# Q& WCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards5 [) B/ o/ I$ U% x
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
) Y t" a8 Y4 p( p" TCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
8 j M$ y/ n. T' |# ICL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards! |/ U! J; V+ w9 Y6 H2 K
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards; i! S9 X6 Y5 B
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
- N: [. G/ k& R" D( j+ W& i. {. BDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( a5 ?$ r, H- h7 F! M" cDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 b: o. [1 \2 Q' n- d5 {DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards, B) ?; A( U8 Q* x
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 o F* n* J0 i1 U' U0 nRange increases to 13,000 yards
+ r" `8 y) M( E$ ^CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
7 |. [% ]5 G! X& q) L* @CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
: H5 R1 |3 z+ PCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 Q+ J' }. Z. X- \* e2 a
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
5 W4 z3 v* j4 c' ~( L' S+ _3 CCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
- b/ l& i+ L! `$ w/ }CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards O. r) }( a$ f) E* r& m
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
/ T; w" U3 b4 h- {6 }9 PDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
( P0 T) K0 s" R$ H* _6 n* MCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
0 P1 A: P" t1 n$ }9 w- @DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards/ A5 m. d3 @2 z# B
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
) g- R' K4 Y" }5 D( Q1 U/ g# _DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
% L* z# V& n8 F; ?) DDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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* e4 L2 l) h2 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards' N7 D" `7 t. t; j
b9 |4 P0 Q% N# a: i% d6 eJapanese Ships
+ n/ H# _0 e" r; j' l CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
; _( e$ C* u6 e- e) r CA Kinugasa; z' W& _ ^1 Y$ L. z" W6 ]
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
$ `9 t! h- |) g+ C7 p. m | CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% W! y2 J5 `5 n, {- C$ F CL Tatsuta
6 j) r" \) b R f8 c i/ r- Y! Q DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire1 h" }: d& N9 u% y1 Y/ ]. x
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1, V/ M- H2 L+ B! I" B
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
. y7 R, ]( Z+ q1 K; J! i DD Oyashio5 W# _+ w' A, q+ E0 I0 o" Y
/ p) l6 d" T1 U) D% V, sAllied Ships1 s4 z% e! N9 o+ I6 x
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ ]& N4 N" y9 n) j. p% S BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
$ R/ v/ S8 E+ U- F CA Australia
; k- b# ]# N4 J4 N CA Canberra
7 y. |6 i- a% f( F, `- B5 { CA Dorsetshire, I1 E4 e) Q% f2 L$ n
CA Cornwall `9 b! m3 M. G6 Z! Q2 a) Y; e
CL Leander: L! G0 a. [8 N3 g( J0 q
CL Java
5 v4 B6 d0 T2 W" T CL Dauntless: F8 a' P7 `" o- _' ^
CL Ceres9 l) t) f7 s4 S8 f9 l% ?3 c; m" s+ p
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
: X- p" N, `/ X: s' |; p CL Trenton+ A* Z2 w5 c p% _( U/ [
CL Concord' g7 k3 p( a" ]" e( C" l
CL Helena
: ?2 N+ C1 r- [3 R+ | CL Nashville
* |; `9 u, r: D; ^ CL Capetown
5 `( x. m/ j1 P2 u1 z- @ DD Buchanan
# v4 N5 p n4 C3 b( m( ? DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
# [* J7 G+ z3 p; {1 | DD Stack4 q' \, Z* y# R7 `. b
DD Dunlap" {* v8 a d) U8 d$ j4 C) v7 q
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1& d3 E' ? C% |7 N/ ~
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ d3 s( s- M+ i/ c
DD Nizam
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( l+ h* V2 p# wMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards. ]9 G& _9 j/ R! Y) H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 H5 S- F0 B7 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* E( E0 z% X& Z [5 HFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
) r c; L! B8 u: u& KBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- f y" i( m0 h, o" t% l. Q
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
2 f, i. ~3 ] U$ w7 IBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
. x/ Y% A2 _' n9 q% s& aCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
' d3 m# |# i8 w4 l5 wBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards% M6 x; F5 @! ~/ H
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards0 W! [0 y# w( a# _( L- c6 y
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
$ f4 K1 m2 } f) WCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
* b/ ?3 _# P y' E$ KDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
4 A* P5 _8 ~" n; `Range closes to 15,000 yards0 l. d# X9 {- T& V$ Q5 [
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 J2 Y5 A' {/ P2 F2 K8 r$ i# e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
' `9 u3 |! G; L$ R+ A: J2 |CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
9 R4 K7 n3 N, T5 l9 Y2 DCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 X* A8 F; q7 x$ {; N4 vCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 E4 X! j% m Q2 C5 W, H! n* @: b
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! I5 z" ^; E* g
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
7 _7 v8 Y9 u$ d# Y; HCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards& Y& V+ B7 p5 K! L
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards p8 ~2 _+ ^; ~8 e
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" ~3 R2 I' U( a, iDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
7 U) N+ z0 P+ e. i+ r0 t* ?DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards- h; L; u5 i, ], O+ e& ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards
/ C( r! P: u3 V" ]% PCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
+ Q( L T4 d' g* s1 TBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# T( M% [& F* J* w) U- o3 G
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
* X% j+ w5 e8 u7 t, p' [CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
0 G- {. W% L+ f9 j" S, \8 |# UBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
& O# x3 A( _/ Y' s8 {& oCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( F& U# I' A) {; l4 X5 _
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ q9 c# e2 R1 [
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
U0 A+ w4 H& x6 I* I% kCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ [, |% b; N @+ U
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
) }( B' H3 Z0 n( Z- lDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards8 ~ ?9 p8 `, `+ Q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards* h7 Y' ~$ }& d' {% L" n5 E! \, i
Range closes to 9,000 yards9 }& r, q, T& [0 d4 F% T7 k. ^0 L/ E
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards4 l5 j6 R, K9 u
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
* o. _; {5 [2 P) hCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
$ |$ h3 e- j" `3 w; [BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
% ^7 U2 P# \" K! wCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards# m4 y3 @) b6 h& W
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
W4 o; I7 L. C3 UCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards; [! M8 ~) M- l
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards" d0 l; g' A, H- O) ^- @9 N
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ Q7 ~! F/ Z# Q. J
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
: O1 m$ q( m5 g9 J- yDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
/ h9 T W! x* T P1 O hDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
, p' @4 _0 M" _6 e2 f' pDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
7 A* l* o( w! h+ |5 _Range increases to 11,000 yards6 j! Q! q; t. L1 Q; y/ Y
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards4 o3 z- T7 n! K4 _+ _, F" E+ }/ Z
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
$ E: b6 a/ E+ T# ?, k) O" W( xCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards* m4 P9 O ?) ~: O6 s# O
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards) u( n2 ^2 P# t- S; ?$ L
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
8 B# R5 M5 M7 u( K" mCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
$ G1 e5 A$ o5 A! ]( }/ BCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards( [1 C" ]- Z' _
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
1 X) U# b2 [& d: \4 v* p% }2 wDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
1 J. N- v$ I0 E2 y8 j ZCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
# N" d8 x9 o7 [' z( FCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
M C0 b) l& x# g' vDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
* N7 ?$ Z5 w- N! \' sDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
0 Q- m' o- d: i, rRange increases to 16,000 yards
F; c. r" T! m6 L+ JCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards7 Y! P1 p/ a; S; E' A" x9 B; O
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards8 |, j* N% i0 A+ f* o
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards$ _5 d. l1 ?% R1 S
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 y1 _, s& p- W4 s- uCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
/ e% D9 A' j1 A4 _- U. aCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
8 b& H/ y { k7 ]CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards$ y; b8 F! }4 u% t, j
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards/ V7 N7 A/ T/ u$ i% n) e% X
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
" f) h8 p4 r% o2 v+ d8 E. y) cCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
% G- [, @0 d/ ]; ^# |3 M4 PCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards0 P$ Q$ ^8 M2 c% u
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
+ x! b4 G* k2 n/ }# ~$ m K* Q* nDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
: S& `, p! ^* ^) e2 n6 ^) B. JDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards( e, a5 R7 {5 ?7 L3 J) Z3 _
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards# z! E% I, ~$ R: Y* m. V
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
* j+ Y$ F" n% Q6 X: cRange increases to 21,000 yards
! t! T, |) |3 PCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
2 I9 f' P0 a* X7 L1 e- f8 ABB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, q# R" b, w P- }1 n7 \+ P' MBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards- ^% G- P' F) \2 N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards; ~7 e: b# R5 C% i# A) {9 J
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
w! E, c0 j! o4 a& r6 Q5 UCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards( j3 j+ V$ L: h9 u( ]5 V7 `
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards/ `8 V$ n) v7 N. A' X0 N% p
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
7 G* i& A$ e# C' W+ @4 E6 h0 sCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards: Q& e, }/ l+ }( k- A" _
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards6 ]9 Z# d+ q* ?/ C t
Range increases to 26,000 yards
: z3 ~2 t( V6 E1 H8 x& k# i! P7 h6 bBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards- [; Y( o4 E& k2 P8 v4 Q, K1 w
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards5 E6 z6 z" P2 x
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' z: `; f- X+ U" l& \5 |
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
$ |# R1 N( V/ q" |3 x) ?( vCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards& I8 X2 b( y r' B0 F
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
8 I- N. z( ]& @8 h) n: FRange increases to 28,000 yards
; J4 ?) {6 a' {# LBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
4 _7 N6 m( u0 V' S& NCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
9 p/ m* j9 ?, Z$ G9 D2 YCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards6 X' s. ^- z3 f
Range increases to 30,000 yards/ ?" j3 S+ k% H, ~" O" b
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards! ^& f2 f2 H0 q7 x/ m
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
8 T2 O! Y% c. e: \+ W! m8 _' pCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards4 Q Q6 z% S7 M9 K# m
Task forces break off...
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( H5 O- E: Z- fSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands$ {5 K% ]7 L: J: t7 M# `
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7 i! N3 _, s7 c1 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ n# n S( p) s9 v; q8 Y+ |Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 ^/ M7 x0 h6 j- k1 U. ~. S
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 48
3 e' C$ z& h; d1 ^. Q G3M2 Nell x 19
! x. l; ]1 Y( T' V( j/ c, g- x0 M G4M1 Betty x 21) A+ G# C4 v8 q
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Allied aircraft8 r' ~( U% ]! u* v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27" A9 t2 D3 g# ]
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9 {% g$ {" m/ ] A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 ~( G) f. d8 [- a G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
3 T. L) ? ^( Q9 N G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged2 a# T: f* j# c0 @( l, z- b( H' j
[' B" a- N! s# oAllied aircraft losses
% n' G5 K+ [* J2 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 u& e h7 |9 ?! \' u3 H* O CV Hornet8 r. p; }% a" k/ m/ N" X. r
CV Indomitable P. d% X) }3 n& t+ c5 L. E
CVL Hermes
2 Q8 x9 P' I T. V. ? CV Illustrious$ j, E6 ]; ?4 m# F2 m
CV Wasp
6 d. D6 P& V3 C+ `1 j CV Formidable
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& f/ i/ U+ z3 N' ~" QAircraft Attacking:
3 I, ~3 z- M3 ^9 F 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
7 ~, [9 M9 o4 J u Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% i7 x$ c) v) g# L( k3 w
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet1 P( ~6 a8 U+ U7 X. q9 m8 x% I
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 q d% i! ]3 P a' _7 C$ V0 j# \
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CAP engaged:- t, K/ S5 [' W
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
6 H( Q6 Y, j1 W# z' @6 G4 K+ H 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
5 B% S V4 {, B. Y# c Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000./ R# V8 W- J. d6 F
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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& N( Y3 E8 g" ?2 [" b) RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 J5 k+ ~/ Z/ Q# g0 ~7 V9 F/ R
3 | R2 s3 G- j3 `# ~& bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 h9 q, r' E3 a7 e5 h) _ URaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 Y* ?) k) b' B2 k7 hEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 28
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; W1 H7 e/ n8 f1 G# h' L F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; B3 m- `( X" R& C6 o5 s
2 i, Q$ W) R3 o! x) gJapanese aircraft losses
- N6 l1 a, J" K3 `2 ] k2 A# x+ y G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& S- P% G0 x0 [& ~1 g( P0 [" [3 X6 }
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
; {6 q3 r% P, o& E* i CV Illustrious
6 p. U/ F7 H9 G8 J/ M9 u' D( [% ^ CV Wasp
0 D6 J/ }+ s: w. y' s2 G CV Hornet. _5 P ?2 D2 P
& s; S4 t/ s8 X, l6 M% H* gAircraft Attacking:- j7 b+ Z' X$ Z
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet( h. g' \/ F4 S% u* @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:6 V9 W' b- m" H
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)6 H7 {' }# P9 r9 L0 E
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
! s( h6 |2 _1 a5 l) e) c$ G 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.' A' F/ `5 z7 R3 ^# C
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
8 A6 i# F6 S5 ]. I% h, V- \ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes) c- L" k9 ]; L1 Q
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u7 [- l- Q% K$ g# ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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* B. Y5 Y) r( DWeather in hex: Moderate rain' y: R( b8 x. {6 n! s2 D% n
, E6 x k) W- [9 J3 S/ [Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 D4 t; E3 I' C* l% m' h, u# Q; {
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 24
$ n8 g( l+ @4 k G3M2 Nell x 18+ N; S3 r5 b" X; q- b. Y
G4M1 Betty x 16% H4 A( q m F" y0 m1 ?
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Allied aircraft
) m1 |& \! q8 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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9 r4 v/ @# c/ G( Q! n# l3 VJapanese aircraft losses5 S4 Q3 C; T0 H
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 I! b9 O3 g' H% ^. S1 @ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' t: _0 C5 ^1 p q2 s; o. w2 _
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Allied Ships
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CV Hornet% @+ t( M" J- j2 b1 u3 e. I! x
CV Formidable
% C3 b; {! J' l3 a CV Yorktown9 a3 T. t, A1 J7 L6 g
CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:$ B, K& ^+ O: F% j# X3 R; Z$ s
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# f# w! ^2 W# \- n Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 P U, t8 `( J! V& x* J
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% O* Y1 z7 j0 T5 Y/ g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
7 F- B/ ^( j" a- h$ y- iVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)2 Z1 Q5 D6 `% H) w( o) Y) _/ h
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 G7 \! W$ D3 p4 n Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.2 K0 \( K. Y- Y. Z( l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |