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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。0 w5 C: l3 ]# ]
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6 g1 a: p- o9 K' PNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards6 g5 F% [' o( d/ c
% ]; b' t- ~, O* ]- q+ k# hJapanese Ships4 Q6 d3 U& s$ D4 }& l( l
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
6 i C: P# c, E CA Kinugasa% |4 A2 u. x& i" E0 v N
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire: L% w; ^" a) \3 s
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }* |* v+ ?% h: |6 h, C2 e CL Tama. }8 q/ @' d0 B# ?7 ?2 b7 M
CL Tenryu6 m2 @* Y7 J/ X* A
CL Tatsuta, k5 c1 p" D+ o( R$ n1 D
DD Yugumo* P: k- c2 O. z) d4 z
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1( @- p5 v' h& {6 n
DD Kuroshio' d4 a7 a v( j
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
7 K C$ H. O- T DD Amatsukaze
4 D; E4 K; G0 i( \% G DD Kasumi
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4 F) u9 y: Z6 K4 M7 pAllied Ships
7 V* R1 ~2 d& V6 l/ ^) R CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! C7 _+ F' l: H; l! e; T8 p9 h* N CA Northampton! }, B% |( k' s. B. ^. r
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1% C6 d+ l, J9 c, H3 i1 s1 z& M1 h
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
8 T0 z; z1 m& T' h! { CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2 T- U1 s5 }& F8 Q
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
, F4 g. J9 z) C( T, { CL Perth
z( T" _+ ~! Y- ?# A( k2 K ?" f CL Enterprise
+ ~' K; y* r4 `/ O. L* E$ R8 G CL Honolulu2 d' d+ O% a* r
DD Alden5 |$ k0 }& @ ^$ K% y! H. _3 ~/ W
DD Fox
. Z4 j( d0 V/ s6 C DD Whipple" o" l( J9 Z/ Z0 B
% R. \& I" ?" M! iImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
! _$ Q# L) R0 J1 D$ G, xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
1 d$ D: K0 q8 C9 oRange closes to 17,000 yards...
) k6 t4 k# {0 k# T0 yRange closes to 11,000 yards...' ^+ b' F! i9 K% |' g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
. f! H! h) N7 i8 tRange closes to 8,000 yards...
4 q- A! W0 X: U7 [; @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards7 v. K O+ `8 y- _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
l' G& D/ S; {& ^4 kMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
- \) D: \8 r9 N5 }0 {' Z6 j$ E7 WCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
- j6 F4 l2 C, l3 B0 `! D' o# ?CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards6 V# j) a2 q& _0 R: F
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
]& L2 v& r- Q9 ?0 [CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards I( k8 `7 U6 K5 K7 O3 ^
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards. o) z( A* g" _6 s
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards: a A2 u" o# Z2 D
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards4 R! E1 R/ U: {% Q z
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
8 g* C+ N! Y- M- U3 qDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
8 V* P! e# k) z4 s2 D2 A) O" n8 PDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
5 z' z3 f: x3 c9 D$ E, Y/ z8 xDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards( G9 ]/ w* b+ g5 `$ ?3 V
Range closes to 7,000 yards9 t1 N2 l. {/ ]% s9 a3 i! a' }) U
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards2 K/ H1 g/ ]3 }' Q& A4 ?
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards3 h# n7 o) j& W9 i
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards: I9 F1 M& V3 R& K- i9 s6 o
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards4 N& P: C; @5 V' h D
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
) _7 y/ h0 A- Q0 i2 UCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards f% o! N8 ^% t9 Z; @/ Y
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
' g. K; l1 b3 \! T+ IDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards7 ^ V" _$ d3 `4 a8 ~: a. [* k
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards0 k# g- m7 U6 B
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards( S. w# p. u& A' y+ D' Z, S
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
" o4 x. `- P/ K% X9 X0 u8 MDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
5 t2 i: R' D, f' RRange increases to 8,000 yards
& L2 K4 U: p5 c5 H7 g; E! pCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards3 W5 Q- o; X/ Z8 t( w
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards5 b7 @4 b; P$ i2 y
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 U2 o, c; k: ^
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
, V4 x- l) R2 Q& R, v' qCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards+ p0 S; H5 o# E! z
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 w+ {- X2 T5 }/ U5 T9 G4 U) @CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" g( G. P1 P+ m$ E0 w
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards7 ^! k/ ~1 O/ g
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
( S. i" g0 M3 wDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards0 o5 S X- B+ R0 ^/ S6 M( T
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards; i- R9 [% q x3 l% W8 W# N) F
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards! V' L& K9 h1 J( J
Range increases to 9,000 yards. ?3 Z! w! t! B: ? E _
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
& m H9 @4 c/ ?; a6 ~. J% s1 u, @CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards* g0 O$ A. g, e. i, |5 g
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 z6 X& Z/ @+ U" R9 Q
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
8 n! ~9 Q! z7 D# q) D4 ZCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards# e. n) m1 }/ ~; j, ?# } P/ v7 E
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
* n# r; ^. Y7 N" GCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards' F/ T" \3 q: j6 C
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards1 k' ^+ L, q9 o! M# a
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
0 X8 ^0 v1 Z, I9 A- v! VDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards9 m" A- \. ^ u, P, v+ V6 _
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards+ Q5 T9 I2 Y/ |0 [. k
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
% o: f4 H& m& M' G9 P& `* k# |DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards: a. R. t& f* A) Y7 h
Range increases to 12,000 yards
0 f# P k$ Z( B' rCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
( Q" F; y5 S, B% ?CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards8 z+ a/ \, u! M7 E
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards$ I$ J: n, p+ h q. L' F! `% @4 d f
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
/ G8 S6 a. s8 F7 ]! u2 i6 r F6 ACA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards" `% b; n& I: g- ]9 S& p
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
- c. T% q" l0 t& U- m! pCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
, j. e/ U6 ^+ a& G$ U2 _9 i/ OCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
{9 T. s& E4 vDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards8 N% ], x9 q' [4 v% @
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( F$ v! c: K6 c# T" O$ p" UDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) { O" v8 H% h7 V: H
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
+ M* p. `. q0 w S, kRange increases to 13,000 yards
, Y0 Z! S7 Z" YCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards6 x, d* ]0 ~5 c, `' d# K3 O
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards7 m! z @5 ^, @9 K( O
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards6 @% p$ v+ c$ Z) e
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards D4 ~8 A; x6 d9 r
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards* |, K7 \& M& \
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards5 C2 X" @& T* Y" l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
8 k6 A& g- X1 bDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards. Q) R9 G& p0 [
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
! s/ V% e/ C2 W+ A/ `DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; J+ o: b0 c/ @3 p. p/ Y l$ eDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
' _( M* c2 Z, DDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards" \1 u' h! ?$ Q
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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! G1 y* k, [3 x' [' [, E+ i" F* hJapanese Ships- o6 k* o$ w! O
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
' ]4 H6 o- B9 d) x0 p+ h8 F4 ?# ^ CA Kinugasa
7 |& N7 v7 j x CL Tama, Shell hits 1
3 A' s0 B# P( D3 k6 p. o4 E CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: p; r9 @7 N! ]# a6 p
CL Tatsuta
2 ^* M2 h$ b% C$ k DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 T. K+ h% i8 e9 y+ O/ e5 F7 p DD Akigumo, Shell hits 13 U* g; x) P2 l! _) G( H
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 v) W f; w% C. B5 x DD Oyashio! ]0 E! C( n' h! O
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Allied Ships
+ H" r! H; Z0 O' D BB Colorado, Shell hits 16 ~$ L* \) w3 \% n
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8" I1 S5 I/ [3 ]; v4 S
CA Australia7 \/ I* D' ^+ V& t0 ~& F
CA Canberra3 T+ s# Q3 D9 B+ \, j, ]2 w4 N! P) m
CA Dorsetshire
- k$ n/ `; _. N' V CA Cornwall& k8 t+ t9 A% c- I4 q
CL Leander5 Y. w/ R4 V |7 Z
CL Java
' ~ k8 j( J% k; U8 a$ \ CL Dauntless3 \; m5 R6 c7 X9 t
CL Ceres+ x! d+ t& e. c) F
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1* e; ~$ ^; Q( B ]3 s3 \( Y. a
CL Trenton: V% ?+ e1 a; m- L
CL Concord& I7 H: T" j2 ]1 a/ Q$ T
CL Helena9 c- I. X/ ]; ?% h8 _
CL Nashville
6 l; I- U- S, f8 X8 b4 x, [ CL Capetown: F, c4 Z8 ^8 @ H1 L5 ]8 a& W
DD Buchanan9 E1 _) B1 d+ y. u6 q
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ I, R. ^2 z" r$ w9 F1 R7 i. h" @ DD Stack
2 q' u5 o* |" A6 F' I! T DD Dunlap
5 C+ l8 z- R* Y& @" H DD Fanning, Shell hits 1; H7 R5 f; o( y& F
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, p+ ?: _. Q2 ~1 ] i
DD Nizam- p g1 L n9 W' n- T
# ], S' J, ?- s+ v: L% U0 X$ B: f0 `$ ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
. R; p6 E! c2 x d) {& ~" GRange closes to 20,000 yards...) J+ l! M: r% ~9 n. i. z: X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) M7 E. _0 O5 u" Z% r8 Y
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'1 ?2 Q1 E+ t" w) u8 {5 S
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
% v: I# D4 `5 P) XBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards7 n! G% _4 Q9 P" ~* b
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
8 O) J5 h) \+ C' f, B- V: n4 L% NCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards$ S5 `' ~" Q# \$ P# P! U3 g2 ]1 h
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards1 b/ S0 P% \, ? ^
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards8 U, h; }4 C3 O$ {
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards2 u0 ]; G! m1 b" E! @
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards$ Q4 _# O. i5 i7 `
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
( o4 T0 J# m$ P, Q* X' eRange closes to 15,000 yards {" j/ H8 E- E( Z
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) w8 d/ @: G) A# f% C8 H
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards- j9 V% k4 A3 T# ?: X, B
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
3 h: Z, @& V P1 {, W- L2 nCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& X1 s ]* N7 e4 Q7 G7 i% f0 X( R5 T
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
/ Y; v* q. f* hCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
3 H4 i+ ]5 s: hCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 Q$ V; U) {% v$ ]5 a% yCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards8 U. A" g4 Q. ]+ {
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- D3 g3 L4 b, o, j
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) \/ [* W" L: W. j3 ^
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards: m* q! ?+ L, W( v/ W7 b/ v
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
]4 b4 `' z: Z' {5 VRange closes to 11,000 yards- U/ M( |/ b% ] _" P. v7 Z) w/ O
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards/ b2 K; `; d7 \( y8 v& Q1 c$ |/ Q
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 [ U! A X0 q4 f! y3 D: |BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
1 ]9 g; n1 Y* N3 @6 CCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards; r9 K* D% R4 s2 N
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards' ]2 \ w, X8 j! x
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ K; p) F5 h% e V( S. _3 b
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 \& K+ P3 z9 P1 oDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
" U' w/ z% w& |$ E5 n& \+ R2 bCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
! S) O. P: X! @! `; YDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards) i m6 }* P$ K# j' ]1 L1 t
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
. A+ E, ]8 u7 P" lDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
8 K' Z' t8 e9 J% p, P# N. QRange closes to 9,000 yards
- j8 V* d4 e$ H. l& ^CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
& G/ b0 [& \1 ^3 [6 X$ ?BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
9 @; P- J0 P& ^, p! XCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
* ]6 x+ k& F7 {6 TBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
7 ~; X! q; i4 U ~CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
6 ~4 V1 @( }$ ~' N# v: j0 [DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards% z$ D" W( C- D$ ^( C! |
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards7 \) F) Q0 w+ H1 n# l$ R" d8 C( Y
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
( j( g1 y4 k( _6 u( l% m" e$ ^BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
3 G$ ~; g" U0 Q: C3 {CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards- t A* E2 c( z+ c3 p9 z$ Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 M/ _- | s4 @DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
* k4 p' H0 B; l% |% U0 FDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards6 }% {3 @$ z$ ^- m3 W- B) C2 b
Range increases to 11,000 yards5 I( K8 u- N* E8 x4 B
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards. x& B; g( g |5 _/ S( b: m% t
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
* y, }! I4 a8 r. E5 p, UCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
3 @3 `7 P5 a8 eBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# v4 p9 i$ ?9 q3 q- OBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards Q( m( s5 z' k \" J Q: Y; H# r
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
! b% S$ L. v& s0 G0 ~CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards/ g% w s, u: I0 c/ C
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
: L; B9 y/ K) pDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" s" h2 g* I( B
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' w. }' C5 g) W$ T& S
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards" X2 [& p5 _% y3 U9 A, @+ K, f
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards) g7 j$ E3 w: l. b
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
! K- }2 e7 `3 s, xRange increases to 16,000 yards; ^5 Z: z. E0 Z- O* x' n
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards* N& p% a: f5 e7 B. u! P! W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. l. W. E8 }9 ~BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
. Y: k9 [# F/ zCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
# }* o S0 S; g" V4 ^' P8 {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 Z! `$ d( L$ J9 A2 Z8 w2 E
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards# X/ i3 ?! q6 [3 h* j' ~' R4 b
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
# D. a( l) `/ S6 LCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
& L2 j! |9 K, mCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
, C9 N/ Z/ T* ]/ C) L: L# v# N* | }CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
7 E9 h. Q- k% k% y5 g+ nCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
" ?2 w0 O) ?3 o0 YCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards4 H% l+ R1 P/ _1 v: P L! @
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards) J5 `2 a) d, x0 W2 E2 k. M+ {
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 S/ p8 {/ O) n" k& e; V) l( H3 g
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
9 I3 o D3 E$ q- g& Y, [0 UDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards% R$ \/ \/ |; {! [5 o6 R( Y6 S
Range increases to 21,000 yards r% }5 x; |' a' S& _/ p- U0 D
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
: m7 }. s9 I2 {% ?6 `BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 s( N- t; q2 f
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards% \: X6 w) N" b1 F: i
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
9 h: r' e m! y" u) N+ k+ KCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards: g3 ^* b/ E6 E$ Z
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 l& A- ~" Q' s4 p* U: pCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards- n, V2 q5 t- V; T: A( c4 Q/ a; m+ O
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards2 J# P5 f8 q6 X: _, F+ d; `) A
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
& B d x& x7 N# m/ G- @2 F/ CCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards3 V8 v- V ?4 X# C8 S6 D! J
Range increases to 26,000 yards
7 T: i; f6 j" v- C. CBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards% r @, |& {9 c' a p
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
0 m9 ]1 w x9 G: d7 J6 ICA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
9 J# P3 S" O1 L5 rCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
$ o" c* ~6 s+ o/ ]1 yCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards. Q3 ]2 N' z2 E j* Z2 Y
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
9 q! O# M- v5 r- }% W, [) fRange increases to 28,000 yards
8 S# ? \! A D- ]0 UBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards$ @( N. R, w1 u, z9 q3 \
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
# j5 ~1 t! f& F. ^( VCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards' E4 M& m5 _2 l# ?, l
Range increases to 30,000 yards4 K% _' \9 O R) I/ {% C! ?7 N- C
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards& w8 K, v) N$ g* l, [) `
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards; Q; f3 \1 s4 ^$ F) _( I
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards, C* R) r6 p& [! Q, G) t" j
Task forces break off...
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1 o3 b U( q; ?Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands6 f! m. T/ W! y; Y
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Japanese Ships3 N" v9 T7 }& y
SS RO-67, heavy damage
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8 } Z* E. O$ \3 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162" Z8 |1 ^; M" K) H5 P9 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, g3 M! F2 y e: \' |Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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; z( m3 v& C, x, u$ z7 J9 {' W G3M2 Nell x 19* E, T3 T. o4 a, C9 j* u6 Y9 F
G4M1 Betty x 21
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4 y: Y+ }+ f5 [% |& ^Allied aircraft0 A8 V2 S. a- _7 ?% |+ Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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- T7 A o6 V6 B: TJapanese aircraft losses
' U3 B( f/ M" b8 v A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed" i6 ^0 ?" Z) e% [& ^0 L0 _
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed) _8 D; u) w+ w1 z p
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: p. S8 ]" z8 N& r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# W! E) C8 ~: S F1 R% r7 d CV Hornet
2 K5 o/ F4 V; |9 L! M CV Indomitable
8 l! K& T0 |8 ?& a: S1 ]- M CVL Hermes
* y: j; O; S+ K; {" r6 |6 V CV Illustrious2 D# v# R: c' h2 X$ u7 v i: o! q3 v
CV Wasp" c- j3 y& S ~7 K! H* d* P H
CV Formidable
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* q [( R5 Q8 @3 ^Aircraft Attacking:, i+ o6 s; j# T6 ^6 r( w1 m( N
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ ^2 @$ {8 J9 K& [+ y2 A) Z$ D/ w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 \' |0 F0 F( T: g2 M 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet+ w$ m: y! z# y$ M+ n- l! v
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:! f, {2 o- u1 y/ [
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)$ w6 K) i" m) z D
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* d* i4 [, s/ L% v% L7 P
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.- h% w7 w6 X1 o, W j
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes7 X+ f! ~6 t1 t4 m# z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' C$ |7 c e( r1 w- B, m% X5 e& ?9 A
8 ^. x8 F7 d4 Y. E( h( k7 c) \9 l; CRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: ^) @3 x/ o! v( j" L3 {7 h
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
) g8 u- L2 a5 Z, q! f9 w! H F4F-4 Wildcat x 14" ?7 S/ E7 }! l# o, s3 f' t
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Japanese aircraft losses
. A" o! X9 E6 e! e6 x4 y G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 O' Q& _) f* X' `! X CV Illustrious7 @. K- H# D- d n0 [2 m
CV Wasp
1 N" Q& [6 U! c$ l CV Hornet y* R; X, k3 V& i/ i" O
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Aircraft Attacking:" t' z" I3 B+ \7 r( b
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet7 h0 d& |( @; w1 s/ }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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) V- A! g2 U5 X- M1 J( ?CAP engaged:
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1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ ^7 m$ e6 {/ |' O& U 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., u3 n" j2 l0 W" T2 g, w- h
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
( g4 O9 r4 u8 U& n Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes# Q" t. v5 _5 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162* V" q' C" g) D+ ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* c( S3 u+ v% G/ R( q, w
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 u# |. {5 Y: h" P& `1 _, }
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 240 U& N! d1 \; ~9 C
G3M2 Nell x 184 q8 z O7 f" t
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 q% l* n* @0 C, F% H A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
& ^! Q, d! V* `) I! x6 |9 ]0 l: w G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged" D6 H0 P7 g$ r0 g: p
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) J& M$ x8 W* E: ^4 Y6 U F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 v3 R5 S' S+ b, g
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CVL Hermes
2 a4 {( H4 o( U7 L, j1 m9 L2 | CV Hornet
( R& ~" G) E7 ]7 ~: O! Z8 P CV Formidable. k8 _) {- f, y: ?5 Q5 f9 n
CV Yorktown0 c* U8 R* I V9 t4 O
CV Illustrious7 J8 [, m' j7 U* A
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Aircraft Attacking:( A$ q6 X1 F* o
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
% g! C A! Y- U1 A0 |0 t) ? Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 Y* N' t0 K3 d) J
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& q- n& f5 j/ l& j) W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) E* j7 X0 C' H7 D: ^# g5 g
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CAP engaged:0 W4 v7 a& w! w; g, T* s2 F6 F
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)9 w$ i& ?" B9 O3 `$ c( m& R, {
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 X, t# L& O' N' O- [/ g: X
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.: G& Z& w8 z) Q4 p
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |