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$ _6 r) e/ j* Z) Y6 @4 t42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。& Q& K) s9 T/ V" F% T4 O
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8 b5 Q; ]: q& k( B- Z( ?- wNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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1 F$ Z7 R: y- x& i1 T4 FJapanese Ships' _$ \* `4 r3 ^: e9 x8 I8 N
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 24 \; Z# r; ]3 Y: I. Y
CA Kinugasa, j a1 u; R7 E/ K" D4 B) C) ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
6 e5 y( d! \% |# @ CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage p/ N" t% J! u
CL Tama
3 v$ H' ]5 T! e CL Tenryu
# d( F0 A3 k' l t, I% h6 k$ U8 b CL Tatsuta. f7 {) ]- z0 y' h0 a
DD Yugumo
0 u1 E5 R" Q7 V DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1% R" F9 ]' e* l. G% ~
DD Kuroshio
& ?4 |4 p) B7 F5 [- S8 ~ DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1( k4 `2 C' c+ M* N( S5 O9 H0 u
DD Amatsukaze
- B! v, _9 Y. \9 {- m" z1 ]5 }& D) d DD Kasumi
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o) c2 [$ }+ z; W7 q: gAllied Ships
^' V. Q i' @$ U$ h CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
3 N. T k5 X% S/ p" V CA Northampton
, g7 z! a: q9 Q( r1 `# p CA Chicago, Shell hits 1; c6 E: H8 j& N! q7 O7 b
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 21 u. q3 E- x T1 v# J2 \
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
7 C6 q4 E& A( t/ N7 C5 ?+ I, R9 w CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
" O% v5 a1 p+ I* A" P CL Perth0 ~( P- X: U) `* N( } y
CL Enterprise
2 S* e: m$ J/ z8 z, J# Z CL Honolulu
' z; f$ b1 n H9 p DD Alden
0 k, C2 G+ L' X1 t6 ^4 U- I- Q DD Fox2 w7 R& _" U. m
DD Whipple
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: p) z5 E4 F" ? ?Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
% i. y7 ] c/ U* y0 z& o3 K- R; ]! o4 jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards. M% ~: ?/ i$ g0 v
Range closes to 17,000 yards...4 E4 T; B7 j7 _; m+ O7 e9 _6 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards..." z/ F" l$ w. l* S. H6 A5 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) d" r# F& _, h. hRange closes to 8,000 yards...% K/ S/ T# h# L6 L! D& S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards, }$ P! [6 _% T ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 U2 K' L" \& f! ?Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'4 X( B' M9 }7 Z6 s. x* N; M
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards6 i: a, ?) N. _- V7 c! ^
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; W0 Y6 a! ^. O% U: P: U X8 vCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards H# F x$ e; g/ T2 U4 ?. n
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' [! b( p- V7 `: u
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards: j; z+ h( o& ? g
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% p f# a$ V! t& ]* k9 KDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 y& U0 f+ K; z$ y7 G! u) x. ?$ `
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards4 o% O# b2 g& X
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 B2 H( }9 L; N# x- O
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
g/ X9 P4 l# \# k8 pDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards1 H; }! ^+ e9 v
Range closes to 7,000 yards
; n2 M6 V; D. o# i0 ^/ b$ uCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards N. {, Z8 ^' j' k/ d
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
/ V+ ~! F; w) k) GCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
4 P: r4 E( Q1 m4 fCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards i+ ?. E$ d' d2 r) B
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards8 D' _# a5 E/ v- n4 Z1 U! F
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
- ^8 o# _$ Q bCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; I S2 K+ D3 l/ C2 q; C4 \DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
2 y) P" M: k2 Z, B& `: HDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards3 o# S. D2 h$ d
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards8 s- t' d* w- M3 @& `
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
4 U! H# z9 ?- v8 ^1 iDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards9 v0 r* ^. y: L/ c! |. Y! F
Range increases to 8,000 yards. ^. ~/ ~4 i& I0 s3 ~5 A
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards! t5 z! l' n" m# f; u! u, T
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
! q$ ?- R, `3 `) a/ QCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' {8 |, D3 m6 A: U' R
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards u, L5 Y+ n/ w( T
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards, E/ J: H3 y3 s3 k
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 v' i2 t3 y9 G& F6 b
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
) ~" k" V, M6 }6 s# I8 P _2 j4 e0 oDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 F: V" F/ E6 ^; u, s; g
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
, \; v0 g% ^( e9 c1 h& aDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
, L0 ^ d9 S+ M* N: d0 \7 K* BDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards& ]4 o' q* h$ u; l# J
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards3 x1 I! Z# a7 G) C; \1 V# f% ~
Range increases to 9,000 yards$ C! E K! k9 M P) x
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
* t$ d; `0 E: `% R1 uCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
& L2 G2 U+ |4 NCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
" e) L/ J4 [# y9 LCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards; x" M" B) i1 w. `6 ]; d3 l
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
8 J$ p3 E; G. o3 E. ?CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards# x$ z2 E* N8 x" R) F) L @, Z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards4 _0 x1 h% H/ S( E
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards3 M9 v3 g( } I8 ?; v- p
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
! _5 {" P0 V4 e/ V( L Q+ j7 P4 ]DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards; Y8 j* Y% f/ D3 b, P3 L( `5 z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
% @" `- `. h3 ~! R6 B2 g5 ]DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
+ F/ `) Q% P5 ADD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
L! D/ p7 z$ O2 \0 L! ZRange increases to 12,000 yards
* ~2 y8 f. v8 U$ |+ WCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards( c' ]1 D6 ]( y
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards6 R8 {2 {; b: f- s- p% W& h
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
* \: O* n2 x1 p* p( s+ [7 gCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
r W$ ?! x1 h% b2 h2 o% O) \4 nCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards1 r; u M; D6 ]. v( n" W0 D. a2 d/ x; ?
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards3 k7 L' K* a9 B
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
5 ?: [+ ~5 e9 ]- k4 w6 p- [8 VCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
0 q+ u. O% i K! Z6 tDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
9 k! t5 o: P0 q+ ~/ yDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* U$ ]$ U# F V
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# @. X' m- V# h! w& ? f# sDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards6 l) c- m. l3 Y; ]& a2 F* E
Range increases to 13,000 yards
P' C) e. g7 L$ GCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards& u# T* O; W1 D" n! C6 t4 ?4 j
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
- z( |8 ?. }8 P& J9 |0 |CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
+ ~) N& k2 e5 t! ~6 ^0 F1 VCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards/ f, |! p$ ?; ?5 ]& e8 g( q0 u2 g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
% F5 B2 z+ |0 e) _! o' i) s8 lCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
0 E. \) c3 t. u' p9 c) y% X3 |CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* V ^4 P( N4 e; u. rDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards0 H* \ C0 f5 I5 _2 x
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
0 f, k- X/ a7 c, TDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
2 r! | `: g) l2 rDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
! s2 h( c5 u. F, s. L7 {* aDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards+ a" k$ G1 U! D" R1 d( l
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 V9 v7 L& G/ B- t! u
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards5 s. m% B, N3 |, \% s
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Japanese Ships
' G1 c$ p% w8 f \) e8 C: Q$ R' l CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
, |6 H& G' i* u CA Kinugasa$ [) M/ J3 f/ C+ H/ O
CL Tama, Shell hits 1) x v4 p- e" D, t% r0 Q
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
! o( j& ^" c, F8 ^7 L4 t9 L- c CL Tatsuta6 J( t5 p$ b, W8 n9 y! w, \
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire5 ?% V9 Y6 ^+ _
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1" s7 c) ~) a" m! {' i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; Z1 e5 d0 ?" c5 ~1 M9 \
DD Oyashio3 D$ s& `/ v$ n6 d; Q: n- n
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Allied Ships" O& O- ]" n8 f ?
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1: Q5 i- T7 T5 B+ o6 Q4 W* ?: }, ^
BB Warspite, Shell hits 83 j8 x/ l I! z* a, B
CA Australia& ?; y! O/ N- j8 c, p* M
CA Canberra. C. W& X7 q4 }. z
CA Dorsetshire
- ^6 I. B+ X( P5 Q) O9 F CA Cornwall
8 u# A* M% M# H& }1 t( P$ X CL Leander
8 x4 |8 Y4 P9 ]0 O o CL Java" ~ l$ g5 o3 ]% Y0 c/ V0 p- r7 L
CL Dauntless1 W3 B" O% y( p/ b) W
CL Ceres
1 ~# G+ @( A6 {& I CL Detroit, Shell hits 1/ Q! p' O* r5 b* I! M3 L
CL Trenton& u! k$ H5 q/ t8 I2 t' y- ]! V1 ~
CL Concord0 X2 {5 Y7 s4 N4 S) I
CL Helena% ?9 L/ d: G1 Z0 s: i& F8 Z
CL Nashville8 l }* o6 z5 r7 G) w$ N0 r6 g
CL Capetown3 `1 i7 ]; W$ o- j. Y- U$ P. ~
DD Buchanan
g( A( g6 {% U DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ f3 `6 @' |7 _6 O2 w DD Stack7 h& y1 O- j2 @+ ^, P
DD Dunlap9 t* r( F3 r" q. \! V P
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
- I& {, i/ ?" ~9 }4 Y5 x DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
! q+ a: _4 Z' d DD Nizam
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2 z6 ?7 W' Y- K7 @$ t! M6 q8 c; aMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards$ q' C8 ^& ^2 o3 _% I
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, q6 F; X; B8 ^- o4 }( ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 u: O, T# F9 g" i' h9 }Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'4 f0 r1 h/ U4 s- w h, {0 F
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
: T' B9 Z. f' c {) u' D8 n/ uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards0 N& @2 \7 _9 F/ Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
- @ y0 O5 T$ d/ y- zCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards; B0 c; o1 j$ m9 @) {& ^6 ~! g [# b
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
7 g, f/ I% Z: G1 x9 c( iBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards. Y0 S& [; T$ T& x2 ]1 g$ ?0 U% G
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 o+ Y7 t% ^7 b2 YCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
: _7 z: A- K- z- B R% o* rDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
7 x9 v9 D6 m/ {( E3 W# e, IRange closes to 15,000 yards
: {, b% v( a7 w1 L; @ ~+ Q1 _* ]4 ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# c2 _( [& K: \( {+ b' K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
/ Z' i1 b1 x: } F4 d; |1 P& m6 u8 WCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards [) F; t/ W& {) E/ |! d8 y; R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" Y M' f2 K% f1 m2 T( ~# P4 n% _: b
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
; f0 @ V: o( MCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ N+ U7 q' O/ ^6 r$ i, oCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
. r4 M$ a% }. h9 @: I4 ~0 uCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
) e- N% q% R6 D. Z* @CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" v- `/ @( [5 t% C: L I/ o, g. YCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- } H! J* ?, r FDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
: ]2 E- N3 O; S( Q7 s! jDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards+ Q- D$ X+ b1 u N: t6 `! ~: F2 y
Range closes to 11,000 yards
5 J* g, A/ o8 k6 ACA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards1 O) V6 p1 [6 \" h
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 Y8 r9 f- m* J; {0 NBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards: l3 g q. p# Y9 s
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
- w9 b# [1 G! t# C2 w6 EBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
/ `* c* e: \2 \( Z o1 yCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 ^# v- A7 h: N1 e' e# yCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 ^* A5 E$ t& z; G FDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards% P4 i2 t$ b* X
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 ^6 ~) K( o; Z. H1 }
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards& T# O- L! n4 f( v
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
/ F9 b6 v; X' ]4 [% ~DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
/ t( }* c) V( `2 c- _( pRange closes to 9,000 yards' a8 @( M) C! q3 ?. t
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards. D! @; |. P/ _7 ^! |% {
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
; }* f9 P; F4 S3 P8 |6 b2 KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
3 c1 Q+ R( w* N( ^6 nBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards8 G+ q1 b- d& X# d
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards! y9 \: a8 K9 [ g) m- S' M ^
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards4 I$ q2 m5 M n( i
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards* m% ?( F4 V7 q l- v) M
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards8 ?2 ~, ^0 d4 {2 Y: A- ^- ]
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
1 c, w1 {0 i/ s0 ~# [* C. Y0 HCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
+ {: I. q* L6 ~% N1 L$ qDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
0 ? t% _3 J6 a" TDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 C# |/ `; P, z+ ?$ RDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards ^" v2 J+ q/ O/ o/ V* g
Range increases to 11,000 yards
' Y9 ~- G9 m8 ]9 f; U. |7 xBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
/ X2 G$ i0 o' W) T: f# y7 lCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
$ i2 D% K6 k0 h9 m3 _6 W6 NCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards0 M# V" W3 A# i1 \5 s
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
1 \ I! F4 B! L+ |6 G l/ m$ x' g5 JBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards. a/ S/ o2 ]/ M& C% R& c( Q5 a- M
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
# E3 \7 b4 _1 e0 g7 S) ?CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards2 t, D+ K4 {8 g, V% r/ T6 k5 c
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards0 O4 T0 y7 k2 T7 P
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
}' D V4 @1 W' Q: B; P0 x# G; ]+ eCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards F) z3 ~. t9 G; K H- @
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' I3 p" f1 t$ ?DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards1 G' a. M5 X2 y2 r6 c8 {0 [
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
& q; \3 M' q1 {0 ]7 I% z2 g# q v# ^Range increases to 16,000 yards+ d# V5 S( Y- N9 m" X& ^
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 p- x' q p9 u/ Z& |8 b! @! K0 a' N0 @7 nBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; z/ J) f1 h( t2 K9 g# P
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards/ _. S7 W- o- v. J4 V2 X
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. S/ v/ n* K/ |$ r" a8 _' S BCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
8 Q9 ^8 j1 I" Q: v# w/ G5 XCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards, W W. M. o, o+ {0 j7 m3 o
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards& t& o# Z2 U9 y) F
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards5 H( |: I0 J. S4 d t3 p" c
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards$ b, ]& I: E6 ] }
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
: @; Z I7 ?/ p/ a* XCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards- m+ E- h( s) ~! |+ W( v8 H
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards8 |6 h' f* z0 @( Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
3 e% y% a2 e C" Q' UDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 D7 s# G4 g# L# ?4 I
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards5 K v9 `/ E8 X3 D
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
4 w$ ?/ k' m8 D W) O" m* ] X% HRange increases to 21,000 yards
6 A, U! h/ I Z4 _+ Q" m7 B% SCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards7 ?# S( ?' L, j" \, D5 U$ d
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 K" H5 s3 d% j Q& V. Y. N
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards0 Y1 n; V$ s7 b/ h0 V0 Z2 @
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards9 u- Y3 t9 x2 D6 | G; u
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' ^( q1 q) k+ o* Y" I
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' I; C1 h/ K# Z) M% ]7 k* E4 R+ }
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards. t: U( t3 u& x6 @3 v+ N- T3 F( ?8 [
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards$ \! A& L. U( a
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards9 C; F8 g$ h# U) m/ X0 ^2 d. N/ _
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards) z8 d/ {& x6 w
Range increases to 26,000 yards
( C, j+ N h. _2 lBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
: U- B2 x$ I9 S, aCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards7 G7 v5 N+ Y+ n5 v1 l% k5 U: W, A
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
- m- l \) @9 SCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards$ I. o8 d4 R* W2 Q1 |
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
4 g3 A% i/ }1 u0 D! a- ]Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
a4 M( p* |& U+ YRange increases to 28,000 yards
- E/ E+ c+ g: f; n' B: u+ V5 vBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards' X' V) R3 Y/ a9 _& p7 w- U6 U$ v
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
! d9 _7 T0 S x6 Z% n) eCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
" i, h( u) E( g# r! gRange increases to 30,000 yards
; Y% J: H/ _& o8 E8 H$ B* JCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards! W% z- U& ~) V- y( k1 l4 a# S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards! }8 U/ `+ r. V6 S) Y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
( Y' M9 i( T8 g! bTask forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands6 u( B& L6 W; d Z, b
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162& k" B0 d# I4 I
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 n* S+ D% Z4 v% T8 T Y- qEstimated time to target is 44 minutes, q/ s9 Z- {* X( |1 \4 \& ]
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Japanese aircraft
/ Q: W$ b! x. d; a1 m A6M2 Zero x 48
$ J( A$ U: d0 t( i% |, B G3M2 Nell x 193 ?- u Z! B' _: `* a
G4M1 Betty x 214 ]. b+ z3 H/ J! l
% s+ F9 V" r2 N" M4 PAllied aircraft
" u, `/ B* N O) p# f( Q- C1 [. g F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses$ r* Z( C5 i" I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. U8 E ~; p7 I7 u2 B; i G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed+ V. ~0 y7 @ S! @- M- p
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& ]6 Y, ?/ r) Z* K F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 F- Q4 z% |4 ]$ Y4 @& [7 J4 T
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Allied Ships
$ S- J* b8 Q- e+ |, ^ CV Hornet
; `& \( i& l: W' Z; D4 |) w CV Indomitable4 U2 n& e( f2 e* g. K. K* N
CVL Hermes/ `* c4 y9 e# n4 Z& r* m6 @
CV Illustrious
' }( b3 z' j8 w* h" X CV Wasp
+ ^/ h/ L* f+ b- U" l% J CV Formidable2 }, @# B5 g# W4 o+ D0 O5 T2 [3 v
7 z" L6 k7 j9 N* I6 @Aircraft Attacking:
$ A+ C' c$ e( `; W5 C) @" B5 X 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
& Q5 t3 ~' f/ b: y: H Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
% V/ K+ h3 e; f6 h 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: n0 G+ M) _3 u- j# p8 ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:0 \9 A0 K( v* P1 p: {
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
" L' B$ q, p1 g s; [3 T( P. b* c2 j 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. R! X& K) D4 {
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
1 s3 ~. n9 r1 G Y. e3 h5 ]& K# H 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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. A4 y3 H' x7 p5 _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" E; H+ a+ q F0 o7 n/ e0 IEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% @! j; \( P+ j8 `5 Q G4M1 Betty x 28
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8 r! V/ t9 S4 w9 r; ^4 p1 h) { I" w+ dAllied aircraft e$ S6 N0 e+ E, @7 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 @0 {. U- s; g/ x. i* s
* i& T+ |3 D% }Japanese aircraft losses1 R T5 J9 e. Q
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: o2 O9 K p9 w9 o) s* V
" f4 ?* ]3 j/ W; Z7 cNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships* J$ z% u! C' P ]" V
CV Illustrious0 C8 |* D7 g% G# B
CV Wasp0 \3 J* D* H: X
CV Hornet+ C- y; O# Z1 {! o1 E2 e4 r- p
8 f: X1 Z, p$ v: P O, |( K! sAircraft Attacking:) C2 j9 G* W7 ?2 i! e5 f
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
n- u: {2 a$ ]$ ~ k. Z- `3 F6 H2 Z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 j' a( G! \- J) v' [' |
- J2 J( \+ E/ Q5 z7 [* N5 q& b" uCAP engaged:
4 q- {% D" B2 T1 rVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)) x: G1 p" u1 Q
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 U7 s3 H; v/ h 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 e. v/ [# t; \) a Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
, _: h" S6 ?. V Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes8 `+ s( f' ^4 M: U0 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& E3 D) x; b& c1 \8 [, T& |. p
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 24# D: D8 W, U# I! z
G3M2 Nell x 18
+ o0 q& Y; c9 L& R+ ^ G4M1 Betty x 16! ^- a5 o& Q6 `5 q8 X
5 S6 }) G6 @4 F# l/ e2 d& R2 LAllied aircraft3 M' ]" T) U& u5 e' A" G8 J1 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses9 }0 `3 u( U" o0 w7 f
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 d. R1 R1 R8 c9 B8 u G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 H" J- [0 t) f1 h* w# k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ Q% E9 r( x. O
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Allied Ships
& |. i5 K! X- q, _0 j8 S1 ^ CVL Hermes) ^8 j5 T" h% q
CV Hornet# C1 [$ m4 k2 k" v! W
CV Formidable7 `. M1 u; o( M6 e
CV Yorktown
, a# W) b4 L$ f) d1 h, t4 A8 X CV Illustrious. ~4 V9 _0 e T4 y5 {& U
- ^; |; C8 {. r" B; VAircraft Attacking:* x: x: Q5 ?3 f. A5 G
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
* w0 C1 }, R4 P, O! y8 C$ j3 x( `2 m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ }- v' U$ {: S1 C: K( L
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
( R! A2 V' l2 _ n/ ~ f6 A& m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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% |( o* E. B) W; N+ qCAP engaged:
) H' l# i' d9 e: z6 JVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
' \& O x% q, d( v# n# U! M 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.' K8 @# @# ~) d
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
) E M/ F- k6 H Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |