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" v B% E$ z3 d6 ~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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ c1 V# |. Q% G, ?3 l CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
/ |* j0 X7 T# e0 x! n7 ^" l CA Kinugasa; G0 V6 I3 O c q) g
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire! t0 |! }% L& {2 K8 h! _
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# r$ }0 e$ \5 h5 w' b% D3 d CL Tama
9 T6 {/ I ~$ C, e7 {% l6 w CL Tenryu
2 A( x" c0 O+ c* r3 Q: A CL Tatsuta+ c z! m) t& ^8 _+ d7 }& `
DD Yugumo
6 H N5 {6 I3 D" l; ^" W9 d# l DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1+ V& W+ b) f4 ~8 q& S) h2 ~4 i, d
DD Kuroshio
- b/ Q n; Y, d; {$ `; n! H* X DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
: s9 j$ Y1 X" B4 n, ]9 w- m" L9 ?! m DD Amatsukaze
( M8 P- s: j: R4 o) H+ N$ V* x# \ DD Kasumi
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; C) W# F& n/ Q, |( RAllied Ships4 C/ {7 b% s, u: V# s- Q
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2: b8 X- I: g; V Q' {
CA Northampton1 ^) n" |: U* U# ?
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1. {; J) o( K& Z9 A. I+ s+ g2 H: v
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2; x% X' @0 A' L& y8 c8 h
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2- S) g7 _: ^. I( g) j
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 17 y( z( O$ q0 n& J) r! P+ k
CL Perth
( r0 r+ W, S6 Y8 P1 k5 k6 g' B CL Enterprise
9 }4 P( ]9 ~% B. j l CL Honolulu$ B. u3 m% J$ o* `) d
DD Alden
9 {( w6 e( M" y4 @/ A; N DD Fox
2 ]/ u5 t* ^7 A/ P DD Whipple
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) V. |( ]- k/ B ^Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight$ Q0 C* Q% \- x% X
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ I6 }: z, H, X7 X/ I" [- RRange closes to 17,000 yards...
% t& W1 D, V0 O) a* L5 Y. ~Range closes to 11,000 yards...) O" C. Q3 N$ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
0 h Q( ?& S6 ARange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 ]9 z1 ~7 T4 JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
# a4 } u1 ~5 T( O* nCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 S. `8 l0 n8 _$ W
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'# Z; ^* f4 W3 C: P. E8 M$ s
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
" M8 s6 z. Y) W# mCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards. j7 Y% q# K, Z. `
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 c9 C6 {. a7 U6 l& |8 h$ R
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ t6 S: B, S1 J$ G
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* x# K: i# _5 |+ M5 L; h! C* xCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! R1 \( }+ [0 u- {' J) m! wDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! {. w5 o' r" }# zCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
8 T( q4 W0 u+ x2 X' N- j4 c: _DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards) O9 F6 K& ~( h+ f- L7 u. `
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards& b+ b0 V: a( i" Z8 J# F) T
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards4 N, I8 a. v1 p& s7 i u S: d
Range closes to 7,000 yards4 {. ?; [8 G& r
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards" C. R# c. Q' j# L( o$ _
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards7 O/ N- v# x! W
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards# t5 K+ n/ Q+ J5 ~
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
6 E$ A9 h5 R) i/ iCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
6 d0 y& |+ T3 H' n. k+ MCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
& h/ {5 W9 I0 S2 V% X- TCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& E1 s5 j) X5 s1 p: k4 l
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: \3 `2 y9 p0 O7 F$ n4 H1 pDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( z- _: m7 ^6 u" [
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
$ }: r& `5 g" [1 V' y% @/ }* C: [6 EDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards& B/ i" ~/ W. g% h7 r; F/ K
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards! f: ]/ `$ d" O3 ?% @# I
Range increases to 8,000 yards; W5 E1 P- n B3 H* M! u2 Q& |
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards4 M) c% w2 U" Y7 }2 A& E4 a, W7 Q- q
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
! t7 q3 \ P4 a3 G- M/ ~CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; a" J8 L1 [ U8 hCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" T. X; ~& J9 c* N
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 \0 f. C% o/ B, _$ V; B; OCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 _8 y6 A2 D( ]9 z2 m. i( |; _
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
w: }# d% x' }6 jDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
% o0 o* }/ {+ g0 q, H2 `9 s0 Y4 yDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards" o! M: }5 o k' q5 |( q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards* l% x3 ^" o' X1 ~$ H+ a/ o
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 l* W: _2 p/ Q [' `
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
8 l5 U) L, J& kRange increases to 9,000 yards
^# I( l# D# s9 }CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
' g+ h1 V; [' \( k2 qCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
3 H4 v4 [$ ^$ {0 Z1 O* w9 v' V8 A3 DCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards8 O4 V2 U/ @& V+ f
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards8 R9 v6 E. Q. Z7 v
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards% @# B; D9 D, x; ^# c% W
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards# X; P# B, E3 [: j
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards( P( B6 u M# b$ ^. R2 H
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
$ F3 v3 a5 }, NDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
, I3 B) a7 a) j5 |, D' l: fDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards2 R+ Z, N, F5 q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards9 A' E4 e7 i$ j5 ^' T8 B+ X# U" f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards' `$ `" }4 T: k
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
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+ \ @; s: V e* K. CCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' I( K. A- k. G# g# @CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards0 l( {8 D% Y1 ]9 a& V' j
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
# c+ N1 ^: C1 |, F! `CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
) u) c1 \4 t, a- l9 I7 D6 bCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
s$ O1 ~; \# o3 hCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* u6 c7 {. C2 x* W. PCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
" k3 j0 r& P( F' W4 ~CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
! ^8 [! x7 D+ z" MDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
N2 ?9 U# a" O5 \DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 P& N# z# S+ R, c' L( G1 Q" jDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) p' r# c, u ` T: k6 RDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 E5 F' F P! ~( H9 ^- mRange increases to 13,000 yards; Y/ c: U( U) `
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards A2 O+ D& |4 L" Q
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
) M( l' I r# ICL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
/ t3 Y0 `! K' r, [3 K+ [7 VCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
5 g5 l9 F. I3 L, y: b6 A `) ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards& Q* B) [" y% _$ M
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards8 u% d6 I$ X0 O1 }4 P! ?$ s- M& Y
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. X+ Z/ v! F( i4 w" h5 RDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
+ \- u4 C0 P2 d7 d5 gCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
w$ F, q" `% K, ?5 NDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards. d) Z6 a1 q0 K9 w
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards/ i4 Q+ B" H. J6 \8 Q, j
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards5 X% r; H* V3 j5 j3 Q* j" Y8 w
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards5 |; z% h; p# B) t! {( A/ l9 ~3 ]
Task forces break off...+ k2 x* J d S& B/ d
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( X6 u/ q4 r' G: P. f& TDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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+ A ]8 C9 ~) R, DJapanese Ships8 F' s# ^* Q6 c8 |
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
: n+ Q1 l6 _, ~8 E' p. e9 r CA Kinugasa
G1 W, q4 D$ K* P$ g9 ^ CL Tama, Shell hits 1
8 W# c% z& T. E6 i1 [ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1( i6 y2 \5 `! Y; q" B
CL Tatsuta
, c9 _; M9 ]0 p9 K- {: z+ Z3 B DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire* W6 n+ i/ p4 ^8 P
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 r V6 x1 X M- Q. ?8 V
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
' }9 ]& _2 V2 k) w: K% w8 x3 R DD Oyashio1 V0 n& i! B W k2 `- `) \
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) b8 J& h, t. U) l. J$ L$ V BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
3 T) ^" U! n$ L BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
) }. i1 f6 m! {% [, C CA Australia
6 b5 S3 M3 n9 F0 F0 h CA Canberra3 L+ S6 |8 E y ?. Q6 O/ I
CA Dorsetshire
% r# ]- D5 A6 B0 {7 [% S$ z CA Cornwall9 x7 Z) z. O; p$ z
CL Leander' S8 \1 E' k/ l) g( t5 M2 `, U
CL Java7 o1 [; S( o' J) H8 }# p) }
CL Dauntless
5 z- Q8 e/ V* i$ v: b) e+ b, U CL Ceres; R( s2 m" ^0 l# @
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1( B, l& ^. H' \9 |) W
CL Trenton
8 Z H" O" ]2 d! N CL Concord' q& _/ B: ^7 J! ?) k l/ g
CL Helena1 z8 k5 G; b/ ?( m" K& c, X
CL Nashville+ I( @8 p* d+ T
CL Capetown
. w. Q6 f# V+ d0 ]9 K% i DD Buchanan
1 O; I a& D+ ^8 | DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire |- T& L* H7 ?
DD Stack' r% o! _! G( {0 I; q5 p1 l1 `
DD Dunlap
( _7 V! U& F, V9 i DD Fanning, Shell hits 1$ I& p& s5 L1 ]/ n0 Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% g2 Q: D6 U0 m0 E3 o3 A# H
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards& k9 w. ]9 ?* c4 ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- l. r4 a8 F: I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ s' ~) M r% J7 u6 ]8 b
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
. B) K5 U% [" E; Q, M3 I3 |- |BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards( i p8 O8 U7 v" x' j+ V9 ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
. o N" C# j4 |5 [BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
6 X0 Q9 J; z, c% M! ~+ rCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards" I6 Y! H2 {1 r+ u r( D
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards9 [% H4 y- h- A' t! F- b2 |. j
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards, ^: F/ j4 z1 e, l1 i" p
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
* T. x6 m! e1 v7 r/ H* b9 tCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards4 j( Z$ {% v5 F3 L
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards. P- z# K9 S8 F, n) ? `
Range closes to 15,000 yards W! p6 q% d1 u! _+ `, T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards$ S" g q0 i+ G8 \% D
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards- D6 G& o6 p- M! X5 L& R5 C. [5 p
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
; a f' l6 H, |; v }4 ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
! x( N; r/ L/ X8 b& G: W/ OCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards) j7 J1 ?9 W; Q& ~* g! o" M
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards; {# E- E# J$ d9 d% a
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards7 Q+ J- T, e" d) }+ b: t
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
$ q. L/ K1 ~+ {/ U% H9 C6 i( fCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ z: p( J" T( a5 R. mCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
j3 x5 P/ ?3 y! x! l4 TDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
: }! a& t& s& P6 ]/ d. CDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards/ N! l3 S: _4 \8 }$ q0 U
Range closes to 11,000 yards) {* d9 Z% L }4 @
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards1 @0 o n* b: \$ ]& M
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards. Y# u4 H4 x' T( ?- x" T
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
* l7 C) w$ D) aCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
8 h: [( p" R8 x* N# s% ~0 vBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
2 K# m5 T) `9 K3 VCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 o" N' C* z$ T' Y8 k$ V6 D+ NCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* F& n" G* M0 ]% [. |DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
! s& ^# v( b" Q& G! E) m/ fCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 {9 ~8 g' j6 I3 e! k: UDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards. s# s% w2 Q# p9 j$ u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
9 c2 O1 E5 I9 g0 Z7 T5 m8 t1 ~9 gDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards! S l. Y2 l6 y6 V) ~& ?8 n
Range closes to 9,000 yards) R( K* m# W" T! m
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
0 V) x0 U4 _5 m& h" A1 R2 w( pBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
( X% x, K b# O4 v% [CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards( [8 |, g. |. w# R5 E$ j7 f1 D- i" ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards! M( V0 x7 v! p9 z+ e: j
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
' |8 J+ \8 Y- t% GDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
) L9 c8 ]7 l% M1 ACA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
6 D6 A# T* u ?0 q" h" d. hCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards/ X# \# x/ c$ r2 X& Q9 I/ `# v1 P f5 M
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
! F4 B2 K4 @8 h) c8 @* X$ v+ oCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards: x$ ^' V; L0 C3 r! x3 @. ~2 v
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards- B3 l8 e( J. s/ d M0 j, c! d
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
3 e4 m6 W6 ?+ ODD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards, U5 _1 A- o: f
Range increases to 11,000 yards
" E4 Z4 N1 Y) o* b4 S# B% kBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
$ Z$ N$ o3 p/ e$ [CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards8 i z3 o0 E! d; a4 e+ {) E0 v
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
$ A, a+ d$ x& o+ Z e& _! L" T1 \BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards# |$ ^/ E$ i( e1 }7 c# |" r
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
9 \ a( `0 W/ u! eCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards2 F' L! _0 k0 g( H2 a' \
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards8 m% K. y7 Y1 K4 r" J; z& L) c. s2 Z& G
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards8 N4 y4 _& @7 t$ M
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
" E8 h( \; T) n( L$ [: ?7 r, nCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 v1 X, |- l" A! E8 E
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
Y2 }+ T* ~$ j1 }! _DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
) \' j: E; V3 G3 x6 a, s( G0 X+ W; mDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards: s$ _) l3 ~, {* P* K3 N/ S7 h
Range increases to 16,000 yards2 c& I" L$ b5 V
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
; q* P! }" f( d, ?+ W4 C' C. ]BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 n. u5 H" @. s$ g) z& R# E
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
' {& m% ^4 U- o/ U8 o c! KCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
* q5 G. E* T" \; m* X& ACA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
/ Z9 K/ u7 {" V1 E& dCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
2 ^6 ?! w$ m- VCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
7 u0 ^2 U1 ^ l, j0 F/ I ZCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards/ p3 _6 g' h) L. P% y8 x
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards- K+ [: P) B# h3 [' }
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards% I ~# t- I+ g# T2 i k3 S
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; g1 ?4 t1 ]1 P2 MCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards0 b% x: o- K. S1 [+ s
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards8 Z; L+ T1 v! R% u
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards( P3 f0 A& M- I. ?: c* e p
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
7 P6 v' f3 E2 J; Y; k& pDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards( d/ A. ]* c8 Z' ]4 X
Range increases to 21,000 yards W! U0 J; a( y* z
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards4 e* {$ A/ m5 H
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ i% [' z' Z6 [0 v+ x. `
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
4 [2 @+ b% o* o$ ?CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards0 ]# ~/ Q7 W" u- r6 A2 R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
3 A! |, N) j1 u& Y: W) J: ICL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( Y9 k; P: X* Q6 R+ Z5 w& VCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
/ A9 b3 \; s7 [1 UCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
5 J4 w- B6 u$ O+ y, q& wCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards# h8 {3 A6 P+ O1 h! ?( I9 P1 `6 R
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards# Z1 v% E0 z/ x4 O
Range increases to 26,000 yards) p, I- z4 q9 ~4 }- r! b& E) {
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
7 Q# S1 p# r( A, ^) q# vCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 ^8 Z" t& }5 a4 Q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 Y! a7 X+ J( H9 g9 lCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
3 i9 g3 W3 ^2 ^CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards1 `" F# Y9 Z- r; g: ^9 j
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage7 }2 b9 s( x" x0 n* B# z5 U# q x
Range increases to 28,000 yards
* O8 _. w$ N+ O! c# ^4 z+ D) h0 ?8 UBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
7 N5 D5 I3 K! b' SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards# B. o5 G4 C4 R; v& G0 }
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards0 o( A& b, [8 i
Range increases to 30,000 yards
. s$ C l# t* BCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
& k' u# N5 o* h8 }9 o! P# lCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
/ E5 Y" Z! y/ X" m1 V/ jCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
5 p0 c+ a& a; ]4 j' _Task forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
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; n0 o9 j8 Q0 N. j! s: @Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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0 W# [& m! Q3 `0 S2 Q7 G) u1 uWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 k1 B4 _, \0 {# R; c& `Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- ?1 Q. Y9 X7 D5 I4 u6 }6 e
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- |1 s7 \" E5 V( M
A6M2 Zero x 48- b$ D4 ]% y- c' w6 m
G3M2 Nell x 192 I0 J P- {, S
G4M1 Betty x 21
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) @! z2 [% `" Y& S, uAllied aircraft
8 \: }+ d2 h; ]- t2 Y; R) z F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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( i2 z: h D% Q. e- @. kJapanese aircraft losses
) H9 W5 v s4 n3 O8 ^. l& r A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% P: ^: A8 O. s/ s u$ s: C G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed; H6 m3 H" Z/ _6 j: Z2 _
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 N7 H( X* K0 g& W" i# K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- X7 X0 ?! g& e8 _. l& j
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Allied Ships
$ l0 B+ ~4 \6 V* D( e3 W6 x CV Hornet( X. v {( w+ y/ U1 i M
CV Indomitable
; `- y# G( y T r4 W CVL Hermes
/ z+ B: M( P! Q& g CV Illustrious
+ _3 A& S- K+ R$ C% w CV Wasp# Z! g! L3 i+ ^0 E: \# @9 {8 k
CV Formidable+ G0 L9 s& z$ P, t7 z
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Aircraft Attacking:
_' a( r) Y9 L# l 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
1 p, u. Z. B7 V3 V- U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 y4 [$ [/ X; ~$ j1 w( ?* m
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' J3 g7 q) V( ]9 _, k3 x6 E Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
$ Q% C8 l/ c0 |5 P; T; ]VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 n5 N2 Y5 N3 t( U. x$ C% m+ W/ T2 _ 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 U# ?* e) S5 ~6 C9 t6 W; k' |. w! L Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.4 t& {, \4 T9 c( V1 D( u
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes, Q0 }$ m! F( e0 X8 p
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/ X8 o/ P# W* \" ]5 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 i# M% z/ E1 |
4 Z E# @0 c' k# Z3 KWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 @* f+ J9 _( w4 c/ @+ d" K+ @
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( I, y" k6 K4 c5 m5 {
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 g9 ?( o5 v; s9 D u
G4M1 Betty x 28 w8 A! x. E/ Z
* N% b; K, I9 r4 b+ z% DAllied aircraft
: K0 \8 ], g6 G" L0 U" N2 u" C F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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5 |+ d# z% p$ L4 D# Q7 x4 h$ Q \Japanese aircraft losses a8 ^! e5 Z: [ ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 H8 {4 b3 ?7 u9 W! @ \
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No Allied losses2 H" c0 U" _ k5 Z; t) b6 U
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: V3 g6 q) q; h5 X8 I CV Illustrious
' t2 c0 [ _) Z3 v CV Wasp7 Z3 i: F- m1 W6 r
CV Hornet
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8 R: L1 [6 z' e* A; h8 N. rAircraft Attacking:
2 `9 j0 p( e0 T. ?1 d' b& e+ P 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& A8 Z0 F+ s4 d5 m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
; S( k& O2 `' [: H. vVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. ^) }" x3 S" U/ F4 X6 N0 R 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 t# b4 u' I3 s8 {, V8 S# p 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.$ {3 C2 k" W9 ]3 K
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
, |1 I7 x" O( H+ v4 B& \: c& ^* b Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes6 `" y" h# Z c4 y/ N6 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162- H7 y( ^% f @+ s. L) ~1 n1 Z/ t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 G% b& J$ X$ j1 Y; ]. R
5 b+ w" P/ L0 b% i* t1 U- Y. tRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; ? l( Z7 [+ M% g$ p( P C# s7 aEstimated time to target is 46 minutes4 n C5 K" c6 I: J( {: j- i
9 u8 w$ r$ V/ L: wJapanese aircraft/ N; i/ X) h5 j! U# Z9 I
A6M2 Zero x 24
, _( p% N3 l* Z$ X q; H, H G3M2 Nell x 18# s1 E0 R2 m+ P8 h& j
G4M1 Betty x 168 x `* i5 i, U, _/ b: t
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Allied aircraft
2 P; ^% r) n- k7 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 198 w2 ]! M: j; F! G$ Z9 Z
, n# C F# F: q$ M+ f1 c0 H2 {Japanese aircraft losses0 G h. c5 [; q& `
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; |3 c% O( `7 S& B# `3 w$ @# y
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged8 Q( j) p* d" V7 h
& a, N- ~4 T& pAllied aircraft losses
0 c" ~' X: H: j% b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships# K; D s# J) E; t! W# V
CVL Hermes
2 \# L+ g1 V4 o9 `8 G CV Hornet3 Y+ v/ u& c6 s1 O: \* H$ N+ F
CV Formidable) z* Y D* n9 H% F$ m; l/ ?
CV Yorktown
7 a. I5 [- R0 I B/ \2 [ CV Illustrious1 S$ c6 K Z0 t- `
# z8 t2 k; o. jAircraft Attacking:
3 ~" T+ M$ e4 @* N, e 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, [. m9 z0 t+ `4 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( p3 j# T6 |3 m# }* q" I1 N
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 h# f# z" B* j8 O! }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& b6 u# A$ ~( c
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CAP engaged:! B- o# W/ }; L8 K- }/ ?0 B3 X
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
* S; K* C9 y0 }- E; [ 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.% S) a; F$ X( ~1 P/ F y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
" j/ T' \1 _0 U5 @8 j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |