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% m) u% }1 D n# ?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。; c. h. l9 O7 ^( K3 N1 K8 U
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$ q4 E4 H- \3 M4 T+ \9 g# TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards8 ]* u) f6 |0 m# a
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Japanese Ships+ f% P7 B0 `, Z$ p
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 26 l$ Z7 i- {+ U6 F7 \
CA Kinugasa
6 v; I% p; O, _ CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire; Y8 {8 v( p4 `0 X( |/ S% I
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: Q( ?4 B7 H7 |6 [( I
CL Tama
9 W: G6 w7 {" K4 a. O* L* L" h CL Tenryu
( |3 k. c3 X! x5 e7 I CL Tatsuta
/ d- ]2 c `7 w. g f. e DD Yugumo0 c- u# B4 H. c) v0 Z L; [! a
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
) l/ N9 X2 K; ?& \! g DD Kuroshio
2 Q8 m+ a0 a7 g" @9 k# j. M DD Oyashio, Shell hits 18 P; I9 i8 J7 W7 z6 ?) [
DD Amatsukaze
/ f6 \# G6 ?# M. k7 _: @4 K DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships3 B8 T# F) e n2 c
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
3 s3 f$ w+ |2 J) U) p CA Northampton* e- O7 L- n+ q5 C1 Y& m
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
; U/ l5 T+ n1 w& z0 D% m2 Y CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
( D8 p \3 `" d; a- n0 w CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
7 y3 Z+ y7 [' ^* D$ a# h8 V" G0 D CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1. t) w$ j2 A$ J2 o- x4 ]8 D
CL Perth" @& {2 [4 z6 m' j( }( t8 T
CL Enterprise4 A( P# u4 Z h1 y! z& c7 ~
CL Honolulu
5 T4 ]* u; i/ |# K" `. M4 B DD Alden* b# x& C3 d* ?( @& A* {
DD Fox9 A3 @/ t) @7 ]6 c
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
# p' q7 }" b, i# X$ `" M4 UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
- {) a( D7 [! y3 g- v1 r& mRange closes to 17,000 yards...
* m+ }& m% W8 X7 ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ U/ d/ d+ O' Q3 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 @, [ v' r3 T+ \Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# y0 [2 c. x, y; r. M8 ?* jCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards" ^. v0 \3 F# r: F1 Q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; Q& q0 t$ l4 v I* g
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'1 x1 [( U- b+ S3 V
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards- {, `4 d5 J: u) l+ d
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards- F% p/ [* G1 O B' S ~, X1 U
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. }& J+ t/ A0 e1 S; z; v5 s! w0 o
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 B, h' V4 @8 a2 K. e- ^* H" ACA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards9 J: v5 {. ?. u7 \& J- C, s
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards1 @+ r! M9 ^+ r
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; l# [( _* A: b+ B; J* \3 \
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
8 D2 I4 F; ^; u9 z7 @/ L3 yDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
$ G) G( n# V9 K( A* v0 B$ }# }' V1 jDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
. j+ l) R0 D# X4 A T. u& w! V- Y3 ADD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
) I+ R4 g: V3 o+ y4 aRange closes to 7,000 yards
% H; R- H9 K* E6 [* G2 z2 [CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
9 ^1 b- _) E" l; z( C# }CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
# A* j3 w5 x& n( B: DCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards, g& ^2 A8 u2 y
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards! r) z) _3 |1 M4 I7 g1 J0 n; Y
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
8 Q" e+ Q s6 I/ wCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
: a8 C/ i: x% ^; F' m$ nCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards. g" v1 B# s5 i2 E3 J
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
* D* _% Z' x S( S9 iDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards$ l0 `7 E8 m/ X$ Q
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards j7 M1 P- A" K5 Z1 I' I) k
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
! S a) H: r- c/ LDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( c$ n4 l8 i3 _0 r. |2 j( J
Range increases to 8,000 yards
8 ?2 u* _" F& Y6 H7 \" PCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
' L2 U; i- k: b3 x6 }4 [CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards) C0 S8 [# a/ y$ F" H4 o* Z. n
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; O2 C- Z4 @4 D1 Z7 J- g6 I* m- B
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ K* t4 w0 [( DCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
+ o/ \# j2 v9 c; o O; m! l* i, A" vCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards3 V- }( h# [6 l v
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
( S; H% H( m* P4 B$ VDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards8 y- I# v3 s# y0 Y
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
9 t' s8 p* ~" E+ T" nDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards" s+ h) R# E; E; i) [4 r# x* U
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
, L/ V9 V/ Z# p* @9 kDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
* ~' o: d3 O7 dRange increases to 9,000 yards& Y! }$ z2 \$ X" V
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
0 s* z% `6 j3 u! j8 vCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards" S7 C7 f; w4 C, t/ v
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards, c @" g) g* `8 O1 b7 \* I
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
) l4 Z; Q$ \" z5 A. ACL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
! D8 y9 Q* I; n) K, A9 ~. DCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards* S" [; D2 D/ s# m
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
' O+ S$ m, ^1 LCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
7 D$ B6 V) w2 WDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards" `& o; N) J/ f$ L' z2 u/ \& ^. T0 r
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 h/ V9 p* b; E- y1 ]$ m/ s6 T
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
( O, b8 n, e% XDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
( B) C' T0 [6 h1 Z6 ADD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
& Q4 B1 J0 b% Z! B. ^Range increases to 12,000 yards
# ^/ [( m5 T! b7 CCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
2 n* x7 q7 l5 b+ [- _8 y$ ~CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
- d. g7 D$ P6 g( R! d* kCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
2 p) f) ]. F* ~3 l; vCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards d. b' W; o8 Q/ L# J# R
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
, V, n) b, K- G0 R2 ]) xCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
8 z! Y/ U5 _2 {# r$ K- q% r5 |CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
1 V3 l' {+ i, U( |3 WCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 W4 ]9 l! z& _- @
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards$ `& k! C% I1 N7 I$ ^- t
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards, l+ D! u# r" T
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
+ E# x' J5 p. ~. h j7 t7 aDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
' Q; N2 b; X9 W' t* h& }& g, xRange increases to 13,000 yards" e; S8 l, u- h8 _9 X* P
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards) o8 m; r- y" b& X5 d
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
7 S7 D7 h+ a; H! cCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards. z$ f- J; |2 v5 j6 N9 S( M/ M
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards8 j$ ~9 M J7 I: b2 m% J, l
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
8 D1 S: U$ a. K j# P# S! O2 W4 M RCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
& z9 t* t, o* Q; v% ZCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards9 j, S1 _* l6 o8 b- F" f) F: k o" ]% T
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
/ d; G. k4 v4 n% mCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
$ z2 a9 G# F1 B6 @: G: {* K2 f! n# LDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards5 A7 O$ b' s+ _% `' I# Q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards2 F- G# d" b, C
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards; H6 L* c2 Q \8 f/ D, u
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 E. V }4 z& I" a) ?9 i
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
& B# y" t5 {1 I8 x0 _ CA Kinugasa+ N9 M, F( q ~) B) w3 h
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
8 E9 J- K- [* @# e* M CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
. t# a3 l% n" w3 n CL Tatsuta
0 p3 W6 f; q c4 e, K- l$ T DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ ]8 ?" A0 p M DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. r5 r: r! y9 r" d' G
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire8 U* d- i# S# T" E9 L. H2 f U5 R
DD Oyashio
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' M6 ~& j6 }9 B3 b# }7 z: VAllied Ships
{# M8 H7 t" F( C& G) { BB Colorado, Shell hits 1) g! r& W# W \% T P
BB Warspite, Shell hits 86 [7 w1 f$ g$ ], g; R9 o/ [
CA Australia( ?# d$ \/ \" i- ~0 n
CA Canberra5 ` P) s7 s4 ~0 G' u. {
CA Dorsetshire2 U; l! F9 V: e& X
CA Cornwall
4 M# K: r: Q0 _/ k CL Leander9 _; i9 e/ e4 j! ^% `+ g6 i
CL Java; W, Q' T8 K5 l8 r# J( v1 a
CL Dauntless N, s( o. }( a. b5 ~
CL Ceres; K. Q: g3 A0 B
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
9 {+ A0 Q; T u1 L ]" x. z CL Trenton* V S! j) C7 e0 Z
CL Concord
. e$ c/ o, n3 v5 M4 `3 M CL Helena$ E5 E' m" a. C
CL Nashville
$ l5 n8 W/ _0 f7 o2 o CL Capetown
! g6 n9 p* H- z- i DD Buchanan; q2 _- f& c/ [) i6 o+ u
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
. e: j6 _7 V& e& [ DD Stack# Y" w' M7 ]6 M8 A- `- z
DD Dunlap
! |* F& w/ t/ I% u0 B DD Fanning, Shell hits 1! g. Z" c2 p; v- {. W2 }7 A4 i
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 W9 H9 W# k% g6 H6 n DD Nizam3 h( q! ?$ h) b3 K( P1 Z
. A/ q' \4 W8 g) m4 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
! _/ q$ J3 P2 u. \/ L" {1 N( ~Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 }! T a+ C# h5 l# p, Z7 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- }2 h* l( X" H6 ?* y8 m
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'8 ~5 x4 W# e) j4 F( V- B
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
2 V g9 V) A v. Q0 Q4 C" \BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
8 |- B$ ]- I$ G$ C u5 x J) ABB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
4 T8 R) m( L- w5 g( h5 X8 W0 x" GCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
) n+ o; ~ Z2 c2 H3 t( gBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
" T v% ?. Y+ ^4 M; ]- ~- D. VBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
& b- m( k' P" a& `* _CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards. t+ i, E& z: c$ \4 H
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
" y; _! b$ U) t5 LDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards7 o+ k4 z2 i8 @* s# L& I
Range closes to 15,000 yards, B5 j8 z' v! X z- N5 G Q! E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 u' y W# h5 _( [# |
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
{( L8 l) h$ x/ lCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
9 D2 F! H& g1 z. u2 @- q0 r* xCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* Z$ i9 C( Q5 `% `, eCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards0 ~* J3 X3 E4 N# T- r$ u, ]
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( s4 B" R' D! I$ mCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards, j9 }& n7 t$ e% @
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
" u6 |! y: j, t: D# J2 P FCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) E$ w2 P, w( M( s/ b1 Y5 NCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 n1 i1 ?6 H3 e7 o j6 @2 P
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
5 O) w. R' x: t' I" ]DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards: Z; y9 ^. w! r& _1 A' t
Range closes to 11,000 yards
# F" G* D5 b7 aCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
3 c2 }( A0 j5 M5 W' ZBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards7 n: X- p: v5 `# X6 p) |2 ?, X
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
" A* y0 k7 S* G0 yCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards5 M+ B1 [3 V% E5 o
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
1 R3 M0 O# ~# T5 bCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 |* h, b6 ?# p* ?6 E# q) m& C
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# E( Z6 S, a6 j& u5 F
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards3 Q7 b/ b* E& A0 y
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 D* J+ C0 A5 C) u1 d5 f, kDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
1 R6 E1 _) O; o) V1 Q7 {DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 e8 f4 o% T5 {! T: D+ c
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards7 Y7 y9 j4 r' p! e0 S
Range closes to 9,000 yards
2 U. C& S) Y/ b L4 M, W; [CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards7 V! C4 i" H' J# `
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards' i) W% z6 v, Y$ D
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards5 ~. R7 J1 c8 n h% Q
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards; J, R1 \# s6 k2 B
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, [" a& D0 m6 w% j: W# I6 M$ g
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
6 {4 v( M* w; r0 K1 ~CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards8 V/ P* g" x4 J% {+ \2 G7 x% _, ?( H
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards: F$ r4 T' G4 w
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
U2 J* V& H% W1 R& ^CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards8 i7 ]0 a# v, r1 e U
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards$ j6 z( j( A4 d4 K9 l" N0 _! a
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
/ j' ^$ S! t$ y2 UDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards0 a' ]) m, {1 L* t
Range increases to 11,000 yards
2 p/ \& {& j5 ~' k" KBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards3 [4 ?/ D! X5 B' b1 ?
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
( }' G3 g/ X& J, w) r3 { Y6 cCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
: B! ^# [# K' g6 j* Q6 r$ E$ BBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
! {0 H2 B5 ^/ JBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
, Z' ]1 U* |- a0 MCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards# M, y" ~" M7 {
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
7 K& n- M" I2 V* v5 E, l/ ~& wDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards/ K9 }( B1 c' l! H% D
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
N @' G8 F) g: r7 M9 O HCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 O, c ?' S4 MCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- z1 x$ C0 ]9 G6 `
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards- q3 Q& b7 M3 P! P9 F
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards$ f7 ]+ ~- |: \# g- y/ ?4 t
Range increases to 16,000 yards
$ I% p* `- {0 J% rCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards3 I, I$ N* `# i( A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! v1 {& \, ~& j
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
9 Y: A- H% p0 c3 w* V( K! xCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 V7 ]3 I- L$ F1 [1 g$ m* d
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
5 j! o# V4 ~9 Y6 WCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 q& q( m# d5 c4 }9 o' z p. c
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards, C* N, R" ?2 G0 y, u
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
, g: D6 x* i+ u, XCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards7 o$ ^7 V1 Q" ~- \. S
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
; h a5 L, o4 v1 ]; `6 w. fCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
3 w+ \2 A0 q8 Y2 S D& r4 f$ dCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
: G, s9 h3 }) B% a3 T2 SDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
7 u' H. G% X! Y8 n" e9 G) ODD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
. u, P2 K7 Z8 l0 HDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards$ W! U3 x# z* j4 }* V$ b5 n1 |3 i
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards) f3 {/ P/ X. z O; S; k
Range increases to 21,000 yards
! s' E7 H$ F, Y' VCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
7 r) q% j, z8 q) g) w. R& w* zBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards) A! `: J! ~8 n% d% l
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards4 p/ ]6 c" F, ^& ^
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards4 X3 A W- o! ^" e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, Y. p( D! ]% nCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 h% \ F2 D0 b% v6 b" ]CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards! m3 W- L# f/ B- e, f5 S. w
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
0 ?, |. }, q3 iCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
9 D B0 i( _' Q( P _; uCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
, Y/ \# S) |8 w! ]( h$ F2 ^Range increases to 26,000 yards4 }- d, k5 Y0 f! {9 u( f
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards2 S* {$ C2 K+ s
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards; ~2 z% D/ j5 `) S
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) }) O! V) S0 c
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
# [( ]: ^( Q( QCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
' D3 @1 h6 J* ZMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage: H6 T$ x6 f0 e! v- E! v5 M+ j; X
Range increases to 28,000 yards# v# t& b$ k9 e3 x6 a8 f
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards5 O( A* z- c% O- j* x7 t/ }
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
" l: G2 ?* M% {" x; c: Q* lCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards ]/ n9 X) Q' Q Q: v5 \! b
Range increases to 30,000 yards
6 p9 v. o9 A& k2 G* i# _. nCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
$ o: _' }3 ~9 \; ~CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards6 A5 @8 T1 i( E6 Q" U N
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
* J( ^6 c; I6 JTask forces break off...7 u7 r3 x6 A1 F4 N: Y
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands0 k) T- y) M/ ?& c6 v' {" w, |
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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! ?. H9 y* W( @- |: w. m* x$ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162/ {. r/ F, r- z5 [1 f0 ?* R* i
& i) \% t# P9 \1 T) rWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ ]( ^2 n, T; N. y! {. J
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! |$ C5 M% U4 N( M# @: D& J
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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+ |6 t3 W0 u: P p! F- Q' CJapanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 19% e* U& m# C$ |( g5 l. o. B/ I! S2 B
G4M1 Betty x 21: l+ K1 [+ [" ~, G% Z
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Allied aircraft2 n+ B. { \8 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27# M, u% I" \9 @3 k- A5 w0 {
( f# k4 B0 y* e+ U9 q6 XJapanese aircraft losses
* h( R9 t+ K0 b, E A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 k. q1 R4 S1 _- i
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed7 w# p+ b, n" x- P
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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' U3 G+ r' S1 tAllied aircraft losses
( u ?9 j5 b; N% O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships/ Z j+ p9 p3 q5 f4 [* Z
CV Hornet
% s9 s: C& e% T f: G# i8 s) t# V% ? CV Indomitable4 Z8 V* z8 ?3 N# X0 {8 X( i( Y. i% q
CVL Hermes1 X( Z1 G+ V9 k+ E
CV Illustrious! R) ?4 z8 g8 U7 m6 W. l
CV Wasp8 x) U' L1 v" n! I- e
CV Formidable
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7 \% {) m" E& r" O7 [: F o% SAircraft Attacking:% ]6 q9 N1 i/ q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet/ {! {6 s- ?2 Y. C) L" v- x! ?0 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
: |8 } E; O" }) j1 u, `' | 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" A" j1 ?. h9 P, r a3 O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& x- W+ |7 u% S9 F3 @! I# j
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CAP engaged:8 c- |/ D- {& G+ r) f! L0 L j% ^
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling): q8 q; G" F/ g0 A* `: L$ B" f
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( _: R5 c; c) L2 q" ~ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.9 K, \5 g& t1 C' d# W/ ~
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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% e, Z" i5 _- d7 E6 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162: V% I! I, A! h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 Z" l7 Y: j$ p( r3 pEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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9 |9 |$ H! {0 j, l2 `4 r) E$ z" gJapanese aircraft( Y9 d+ v7 Z; V# r# r0 T2 G
G4M1 Betty x 280 _- p( H% @2 y3 D5 I# E8 |) p
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Allied aircraft
% |( P, f: P* o a F4F-4 Wildcat x 14& m7 ~! a4 C- K1 r7 W: {% L
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Japanese aircraft losses
& @) V2 \; S0 A# V9 a G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ D3 @2 l( k) s
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No Allied losses: ] f% O6 D% m2 h
2 T. U F6 h! }% Q% T' FAllied Ships
* O* @/ D. a* Z# D CV Illustrious
g, @6 K% {% X) A3 U- @, C6 b CV Wasp
+ V9 ^* O T2 ]7 S7 F5 ` CV Hornet$ d0 e& m9 ] J% P( p4 G" e* I
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Aircraft Attacking:6 ^/ v$ `. K! V" G& ~7 o1 ^
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet! _' X" I! N& y; K( O- n
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ W. e ] x% r+ [: s4 [3 X
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CAP engaged:
0 h! `: b3 E( g1 L7 ~8 o( j) SVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 T$ _- k) X) M7 X. J3 t8 ~
1 plane(s) intercepting now.) |* K u9 \2 b9 w5 a
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
% T$ V8 d) G& t$ z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
+ T$ v2 k! C0 f4 d+ j! N4 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* f& f w$ J$ z+ t" \* @$ k
" T; v( q7 d) yWeather in hex: Moderate rain" X/ g# v8 t- j
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 ~, m3 S4 n: w! \0 aEstimated time to target is 46 minutes8 N0 P! N' G' n+ J8 G3 J4 U& [8 N4 R" `
) \" W3 W4 k! M8 }4 I3 y- OJapanese aircraft% Y! D1 ]- g' n. G5 T
A6M2 Zero x 24 ?1 e+ `) c+ \+ i% }
G3M2 Nell x 18
1 o9 A$ p, g W% Z0 B+ d" G+ {8 M8 [ G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
- e" p, k+ a4 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
. j/ G- q3 d9 ~) Q* N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% }4 x3 s8 U- u G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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* J" p7 ?+ S* }2 V# y8 `Allied aircraft losses( |* Y1 P, ?' L6 v# s& Y& o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 A. @) F2 c5 G6 o/ K CVL Hermes. ?- [" x4 N$ ^6 b; E
CV Hornet
) I G) ]9 H1 }/ H% ~" g: p CV Formidable
* c# N% ?! D' F& J CV Yorktown! `% u7 x1 b5 v4 k. n( |: j
CV Illustrious
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; [+ ]0 O t: z4 V8 V$ s4 QAircraft Attacking:
9 e' N/ j0 ^7 l 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
0 V! ~; F; w- g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- E+ h8 _, M# P2 u& O
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet- j3 b4 W' T* P# f9 |' p* V8 s
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% s' [/ c- E3 P
' F( T4 v# @0 y3 _, U! C0 ICAP engaged:
# Y* o6 v S w* N7 gVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
) w# Z, M2 L5 b, G$ T 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.2 U3 n# t0 L3 I, \) H3 V/ H
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.- @% d U; S) v# h& p7 {( X O
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |