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6 B! N8 d( _9 a42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 Yards1 s; x# K) h6 I' S0 q. O2 Z2 R/ r$ O
( ]6 ~! z% r! n2 yJapanese Ships, f/ b6 e$ C& ?6 ]/ z! M. x* L
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
$ \% w5 d4 j! `" [ CA Kinugasa
" t4 @! o+ I1 T: d! ] CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ n* B6 J; v5 [7 N- m CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 b! T7 l2 g. \; P1 b! l2 j CL Tama; i& L/ B c! S6 x$ P
CL Tenryu
# Z0 V. Q8 n8 u7 h. N* x& { CL Tatsuta: B7 n5 ^- E+ y2 x d
DD Yugumo) R0 C2 R4 ?% O/ c: c7 C* Q
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
5 x( \" M; n9 Y' f9 Y, b# A DD Kuroshio
& ]' H' @- _+ S! B: [/ } DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
6 i( X, z% G7 S DD Amatsukaze+ g0 b" [# I' O6 ?/ p) T
DD Kasumi0 K6 A8 m& z, B0 _6 v+ I5 e0 d
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Allied Ships" c: r4 C( Q4 o/ S$ l8 a
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
$ q# k7 i% }& m5 { CA Northampton: C3 `. k4 ^$ z$ U* e' ~
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1" F/ d% s. }) N5 j
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
) D1 e4 E: W+ n CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
6 L6 X2 \8 m2 O6 y E6 V5 G CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1, E* C2 Z4 j5 f7 B8 E) h- ?
CL Perth7 v$ @3 e8 F! A7 q
CL Enterprise5 w' w! O5 T+ z d
CL Honolulu
6 F3 g9 O7 `, j, i DD Alden
2 I" f" Y9 M/ Z, k DD Fox
4 _( f" a5 K3 B8 w7 J DD Whipple+ k! w% e4 A0 _
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight S9 [0 X' u7 y+ |3 l. K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ Y& b* M" t) L( u) eRange closes to 17,000 yards...
) {1 e' Z: G2 k4 mRange closes to 11,000 yards...; A7 N: J2 [* G7 N b# ~* j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- X0 @: g9 U# w# ]! a; C6 ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) e8 d! Q: b% T/ UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
; A; H- P+ v1 Z1 g$ m9 UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, N L0 C5 M* E0 {2 {3 KMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
& h* A' M; k2 HCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ I+ Z# m% o2 w
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards: p' f0 I2 m. `% a2 G0 k3 r
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 i4 ^; P- b& t' j- u+ K2 l
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, g. J }6 O& n
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 v# V9 ?; y/ }7 pCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, E, G* p* H" @DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' f0 o# {. p7 ]! H5 ]9 i5 L9 FCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
2 ]+ }+ W9 r9 w8 NDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards1 T$ P4 _& _- |! f2 D; j0 O
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards; |0 ~# c) ~2 o1 ?
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards& ^7 L2 |* A: _/ N6 r0 I+ |( T
Range closes to 7,000 yards
+ i- t; q# i( g# j( N2 D& f3 P0 }CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
7 [7 _8 C3 g% L! l( rCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards! [. @* p. _) r/ Z
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
. u8 ^% H- d. Y D( ]; sCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
% c: Y( D3 r% A( K7 t. k9 [CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards' @' K( D4 P% g- m7 [* l! ^% g7 n
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
3 h& e; e; F2 s: x, fCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards" L8 o, q6 O7 {: F+ K
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
' R3 x) S" ?' Q6 {4 v9 I4 t* T6 |DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards v9 H$ \$ {7 l: N* m- T3 E
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
/ {6 j" H6 h5 F+ X& S6 \, hDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards4 D1 Y1 s7 r8 h8 @
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards& b# W, B, e, N* I9 |- c
Range increases to 8,000 yards+ }5 W0 R- W! C2 s5 Z: C- L
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
, f R0 ? B- C a5 @# B; h0 aCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
0 J+ t. A( z K& eCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
H( V9 v8 L# L" h, j* X5 W" zCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards2 G2 A) G9 f+ R7 d( N
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards$ G+ _7 O. p1 C, E& ^. z, {3 L
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 \/ S! l- v- k, O9 X" ZCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
h, @# a+ q3 I/ gDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards! O% p! a' U- q; H; r
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards' S3 b9 ^" A+ R5 R) w' D0 z
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
# t& t+ _7 G' C' ^' rDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
# v0 |: p8 c& u+ fDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards, k2 a& S0 w2 n3 W0 f
Range increases to 9,000 yards
/ |6 z2 o1 _0 P& o8 WCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards$ X& L8 z' P6 F
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
$ D7 E. w% {* @8 A$ z0 `5 r) S$ A% N' A [CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
3 `! @1 ~' w6 S$ zCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards# i- V5 O0 A2 E
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards1 `3 M! I1 ]1 I6 i& A2 V. l' h
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards8 P1 R$ L) Y8 V2 x
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
! m$ }, W: @7 K. \CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
k: R$ Z1 W6 u* X4 yDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
$ |! R. P, X+ q" N/ \) T& b3 }DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards* o! t4 ~% F( x$ C2 B F8 ^" u9 y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards( w- s& O! F1 ?- n! I; d
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards& i/ P$ F( \6 C F
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
" p; @ q8 Z( J3 O. _! L3 t) t8 ^Range increases to 12,000 yards
$ f G( c: }+ z' |CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
. |: C& E" }+ `3 b/ LCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards# Y9 D* M5 g6 x C9 S9 q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& }6 k& P. @% \& MCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
1 @0 Q; }: ^* U. b* P7 Z N$ r( @1 ICA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
( @- ~8 k3 a" O5 k0 z6 C/ SCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards) F$ A( D2 o5 d4 A! F" i
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
, o, w2 N1 R; z& Y$ Y, nCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( O$ _$ e; U& u$ ~: [DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 S$ l# a$ @/ i' ]0 ?; W- vDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. c9 a8 n# s* [ G2 Q* {& K+ xDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- u C1 d4 {' b( O! H' ~% QDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards5 G/ P* x/ \& v% V6 x
Range increases to 13,000 yards0 F5 J! A1 i+ B( X5 k2 E
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards0 \) J+ H6 f# o4 a2 ^2 A8 ?2 w
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards0 X# |. z7 W( J4 ?. f
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* Z) }) ]* P) h* W; `% `CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards* ]' N. |& ~( d: X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards6 E+ N0 k; a! t" p; G2 j- T
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards( c) N# I- \1 x( n7 U$ F$ l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
`% T" k$ J% m' YDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
, q2 K% V" g. H* s9 l2 s4 q3 ~% ICL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards- w2 _' H$ f5 C6 @6 J
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' D6 T, {" ~0 f* I; `
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
$ Z% q0 {0 o3 C* \- j$ HDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards3 ?5 l4 p4 e' Q
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
. f/ z& y: p" F! CTask forces break off...; u* p# A4 F# Q: `
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0 W! e0 r( m2 \; @Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards; B2 m. b) q. L; _9 B9 ~8 l+ i1 ]
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Japanese Ships7 T- ]3 A: r. e. j/ I
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire1 ]- |0 C. a2 c2 r3 K# {) D
CA Kinugasa3 _; D* n8 M$ c- T
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
# z! s0 L6 m; w E: G CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
1 f l, t1 O* [: O8 @* F$ Y" C CL Tatsuta/ Q' a* P5 Q3 g4 u4 t
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
) E& T' R( |; g) j DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1& M8 y/ n! I2 M2 ~$ C
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire6 o1 [% ~4 H' M+ g+ h6 i) V6 W
DD Oyashio: S* }6 o) C' i
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Allied Ships
7 ^: x* g! L1 B0 z/ F- l8 w BB Colorado, Shell hits 1( n9 m7 r7 f# F0 e9 f$ I) g
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8& Y) {5 f0 J0 ?) o
CA Australia
8 L: U! o) V# \2 B) X6 x3 x CA Canberra
! ]8 A3 B! q, [ CA Dorsetshire
/ ?' ?: M( K: ?% \6 R6 Y CA Cornwall) d; H2 o6 h" r+ b1 H5 I6 `
CL Leander
/ e6 i d2 F: |$ _ CL Java
/ y) _( C! w, c. ]5 | CL Dauntless
2 Z! q9 \2 T* z7 Q+ S CL Ceres6 j# N- v% c& K) n) t/ V w# }% N/ X
CL Detroit, Shell hits 19 f! [' ~% Z4 G2 k
CL Trenton
$ Z. S0 {2 z$ Z7 |: ^, W6 E" f CL Concord4 W) h+ V' l# v$ V! c$ \
CL Helena
8 n! B3 K' d# M( f/ H CL Nashville2 W o- Q! j$ L- W6 Y
CL Capetown3 m! n9 R, `9 O: |9 I Q& S; x
DD Buchanan
( V: f4 X# v) X/ `9 o DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire: B4 ?4 F. [ b+ ~
DD Stack: Z/ v$ S9 C' `+ e9 q# c1 @ v0 N
DD Dunlap
& J9 T: w- T" z: V0 O DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
9 y7 S+ f* L8 |, W/ a3 U DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
K! r) [: D1 G: P: `. z! g7 p DD Nizam
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t9 b* L8 X/ R2 V2 W( D* a. \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards2 ^5 U8 H- J# C' M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 K3 r8 g! `+ y9 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
" F, D0 }* \( l' b# B$ SFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'& V/ g$ I9 L: ~3 V7 f* \3 c
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 m* a$ \0 B3 s# MBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
& E1 T8 j/ U1 n! J/ o9 dBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards/ x! y. t0 f- K7 w" X& X6 b
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards; f9 X" ~5 s1 K5 k, l
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards2 ~9 I0 P" }( T4 [
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards7 D9 A, y7 V6 Z" e' C
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
) M9 ~1 |, F; d4 iCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
2 P* ?5 g& o. d6 C) x# g/ WDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards9 j) ^# ^) r5 o4 V" [% J
Range closes to 15,000 yards
. q! y& M: w# N& JCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& z6 T+ d5 i' \
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards% h* b* ^2 e# T }
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
* r: |0 \* v1 \; y% x7 O4 e1 jCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- i/ L0 T; q/ Y, U4 A4 A; A. h$ h
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 t" H; i" w5 c# B
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ ~3 ~7 X5 f- \0 X3 _5 iCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
3 Y/ E ]* A7 n2 bCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
' \ V5 ~8 e1 i- ~* r3 k7 {& l% yCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( q# o( y: J9 Y0 C0 R* p
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& T, ^" P2 Y* l) j: c
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
$ [0 E4 d: F0 U' h1 P ^* {3 hDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
9 p u6 a2 W3 ZRange closes to 11,000 yards
. s5 G, n7 e; Q! i" e5 N* K5 yCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
" S9 ]2 j! |& [1 TBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& u) J# S2 H3 A5 \ G z8 }) t0 kBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards/ a/ b$ h, D C( w2 d, \8 v
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards7 Q4 F" C9 ~0 L: b' ]; r5 Q0 B
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
7 N9 w* w7 H5 T3 c# lCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 r% v+ z- j0 h6 gCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* B7 S' S. m0 B, J" g& {DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
4 Q& M7 d, c/ C7 b4 NCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 u# u+ L9 z2 W9 [DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
4 @7 @; c w4 U8 @3 X. |DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
$ g2 G- _3 K! N+ V. ]DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards& W0 }: s' X l' ~/ p v1 V! K; ^
Range closes to 9,000 yards, n' Q. ^4 \' w: j8 O# }1 L1 N% n
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
, d I" q2 i0 D: i% C7 N( `BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
! R# O( s6 Y# T X7 gCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
/ W8 v& y/ Z& zBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards$ M2 m" n5 [+ E
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
* f- B( G# \6 xDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
m7 C) m: N1 `% NCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards. {% ?1 f: X& Q$ l9 t4 B; C( Z
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards! x; z$ a) ]6 {
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards0 u9 K0 V$ n% Q. {6 a8 e
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 {& D6 H- z3 @ q5 jDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
+ T, s/ O% \: K0 ?( }+ c# S3 hDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards5 ^) \( s% w& j
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
6 n4 P. d) m J$ @4 K; ^" k) DRange increases to 11,000 yards) z# P1 ]$ A9 L1 @
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
% ?$ z/ R8 [* A0 ~: Y% vCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
8 |, [5 S1 Y8 ?CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
. A' {3 \+ ^7 [$ P: j2 xBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards% f) s" B; ]. U! C1 R2 ]5 ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards& I: j o& Z- e- d; |
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
- e# x) i+ A$ F* @7 nCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
' ~! m# [5 S I( g, r) x% HDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
) g; S! a! s$ w+ i" ~ MDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
& d4 _& n5 z: PCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% b0 @( T, t2 E( x5 r) t0 j ICL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 U' c! w) b8 V9 WDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
% e5 R; B: M5 k! F3 d7 |# G8 ?DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
% h) C6 |. P8 WRange increases to 16,000 yards- L. `5 C0 m' t* E$ @ ~/ I3 m
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
5 ]: U0 h0 U- c( p0 a! cBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 V4 V# I# o! C- q7 z6 _& a- t: R
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
, e1 g; N9 l4 x5 [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 T! T$ ^- y/ X1 e0 J, W# ^& D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
/ I" z8 V: I: {5 eCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards/ M+ K/ C9 _( W- N. @$ W4 R
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards! I3 H: S4 A" y6 c
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards' b* y, W0 M" x6 P" {: \ m- {) @
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards) G' ~, X) J$ i' h" A: d6 V4 L
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
# T8 H& I1 z) I3 ]% V" wCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards" G/ Z0 n- P- V2 @/ ?; j
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
2 ?- _1 z8 J% B% W% @' {6 U B! oDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards7 I% l; y" m+ i9 ]3 V# p' J* q) T
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
! [* n |" ^2 x" G$ \4 q, N: oDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards' G: O+ ^$ a' D. l$ V0 [
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards- X2 E& @. U) C( t" b9 P
Range increases to 21,000 yards
5 [! }; z2 c, ]5 I2 M eCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
; m+ C/ X9 @8 [" PBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( }2 y5 M- d2 c' Q+ i, l* D Y% \BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards9 a s! s' k" W* x2 ^
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards. e4 o. f) f% W6 T! t
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 `& @, f& b8 K7 F
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 K8 o7 b. `+ C$ h0 Z+ [
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
1 v& t+ I& u) z# Z( {CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards+ n. N: A2 N$ ?; T8 j7 N% S0 l7 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards1 \* y- u- `& I. k( t
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards8 h/ C: J0 \% Y P( t4 L& N
Range increases to 26,000 yards
( t( g4 T1 b. lBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards8 F; a: E4 r9 N3 @; P0 W0 n
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
% `' I2 X3 O2 s! ]7 e- _" \1 W qCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
9 {; u9 s3 S9 \. A* i; D3 wCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
c1 n& r* H& q. ]) kCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
& ?4 _& @9 O( l4 b2 h: ^Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
0 z5 ]; o) a, D+ `- ]Range increases to 28,000 yards
; q8 C: {8 ?& |( W! ]& zBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards3 F1 b. o1 D7 v0 x- h* c1 W; {
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ P4 }8 s7 L% vCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
, `$ ?, j" E" B: Z$ K% R) uRange increases to 30,000 yards! B# m3 F: y0 y2 W3 ~1 o# b! S
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
5 `+ c% q# ^9 ]! K" E6 t) D2 SCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards( \1 F) h' M% C- k- l
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
7 ~; @" v4 \ tTask forces break off...
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7 V& J \+ z8 @) x3 RSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands$ h" Y* h, y' s7 J9 I$ G5 C! M
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SS RO-67, heavy damage" i$ I, g2 ^1 t! X& n' \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, \4 @4 A% e0 o' |5 J" C' I# {
' G7 ]! ^+ v' m5 b, V/ u3 {7 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain* ^3 V0 R Q2 _3 ~8 j- Q
3 d1 G9 Q$ N* a XRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* m# s5 F! E( X: ^6 s8 GEstimated time to target is 44 minutes% M1 j! h, l0 l' s8 Y: C6 V6 m
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Japanese aircraft
4 k$ C9 E8 c0 |. v& S; V1 r A6M2 Zero x 48+ U5 x4 }( {2 @, N, z* r- _
G3M2 Nell x 19
0 z$ e% X, S/ } G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft8 c# R. B5 J* V3 Q( k" `5 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 h* f3 z5 T' b6 s! n k A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! P. r6 l+ D3 _9 I# H$ ]1 p1 K G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
, g" Y& Q" q! d$ p" _# l& } G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged9 V4 n7 \9 m$ O# C% |
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Allied aircraft losses A) g% h( H( S8 A# V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. F: j9 M+ Q1 j3 T. w4 {
7 N5 k6 u6 P, O! B3 tAllied Ships
- `1 s' p+ Q/ l3 b. A+ ` CV Hornet
6 u, }, B0 x# r: P% [ CV Indomitable
3 T) W* t6 H9 ]9 N CVL Hermes
3 g( }% ^1 |0 X' T P+ ? CV Illustrious3 W1 ?4 o( P+ v, e# E
CV Wasp$ @" |7 D# ?) b4 v1 q) x
CV Formidable
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7 `8 o' V" Z& N5 A# _Aircraft Attacking:
2 Y/ f/ G4 ^! @4 }5 x8 @% g" D 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet' u/ k6 G0 M: G) C+ z2 h$ r/ H! y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 F& K0 |5 e% Z 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' D* F2 n4 S, U7 U& v' X: D3 o Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. V3 R4 X- _. S K2 ^1 C
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CAP engaged:. L0 g$ P; j8 [! V2 K
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling) D2 c S. c+ G
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- L5 A/ v) D, W; g0 I
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.& Y$ ~; {2 q3 P$ ~' o9 m$ E
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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8 q, o7 s5 s& o% H$ ^* v. uMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 E/ c# A4 z0 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; |. w9 U5 A4 R$ l
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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3 Q; f/ k3 U) L" B2 g( vJapanese aircraft' |4 T& `$ R* e4 R! ^
G4M1 Betty x 289 _' @# p9 X _+ r) }3 M
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Allied aircraft
9 q8 b1 L/ F. G( E2 r; W" J& k/ T; D F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 f; V, S9 {& G1 t
) \& D5 h! w8 F4 h5 gJapanese aircraft losses
6 |- v+ X8 y/ j8 J1 [ G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: X; [, G. T0 F- f
7 F1 }4 s3 d0 o0 aNo Allied losses2 T& v9 h& _0 [' b2 w3 @
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Allied Ships
4 M9 c8 G- Q( n5 d; o* i CV Illustrious
, X6 s/ N* d) F CV Wasp
8 ~4 k! x; y3 p c( c; z CV Hornet
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8 A; {& ~( R# ~/ b) N2 W+ `Aircraft Attacking:
8 Z4 b/ Y d1 {3 F: a6 G w 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; w) I# z- e+ k Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- f" J1 ^: d/ {- A5 J3 I
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CAP engaged:
5 u9 q; P, k M+ X+ ^VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 O: \4 Z4 u! R) S! v- O
1 plane(s) intercepting now.' U+ V9 N% L1 ^
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 @0 g( \# C* u3 x4 H
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.% ^! ]3 Q, F% [5 x/ Y$ O! C
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes4 k+ D( _6 s! u/ E- D
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+ W9 @# Z, F/ T' q. P- t: B$ x% cAfternoon 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.
/ E, `! H/ j* _& \Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 247 @' E% C! a; A3 J/ s
G3M2 Nell x 18
& y8 a8 Z: Q x8 | G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
3 Q7 @9 ^# E6 a9 }! M. K8 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ R: g R. p2 H9 L A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" f8 ^$ r5 S8 c( Z. N/ J G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged7 C; {' Q3 B8 i) G1 P
: @. w2 E& D) j' y6 S- gAllied aircraft losses5 n7 k% g3 c" Y; k7 h! p% m0 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 K; g) W3 m6 [1 N1 Q2 o
; V0 v1 t4 U6 o0 y) V$ GAllied Ships5 e0 R' |: E1 H
CVL Hermes1 k! v6 j5 h* V0 V, f
CV Hornet' g- X% h6 A7 F4 W! i
CV Formidable9 f3 ]/ `* D5 W" w
CV Yorktown
9 Z+ o( n% K& {3 M CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% o& O/ `: M3 v, v
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet: ]3 ]: x4 x y- z7 E. |% \- E
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
6 A# t* p4 B- vVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)4 e- a/ {" U1 s* B( S' m" t
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., P7 P4 Y) a0 K: z' T
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
: J/ J% Q$ y3 ^9 x0 M Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |