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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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards4 @2 r4 l& y1 d7 P/ F! F$ U
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Japanese Ships: y# z4 ?( i9 A: E$ d4 [* X" V- o
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 20 k8 L1 d* k$ x4 C! f; h$ a+ [6 n& Y
CA Kinugasa3 X. k4 _$ m/ J
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
$ b4 B" q8 i" f: K( o! o& G) Y0 l CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# I' O" T' A; u1 M2 K: i W% I6 I. M' E CL Tama
6 u0 G0 W5 ~) H" o CL Tenryu9 B/ a/ g& z5 Q. b9 l) V! Q" |0 L
CL Tatsuta
8 n& p1 L8 }& V7 ~- e* ?# y A# M DD Yugumo% ]" W2 b/ K9 R1 V2 z
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 17 a4 u2 X N1 M8 h. s" q
DD Kuroshio
. F* F" y' m8 ?& h. w5 v0 [ g DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
$ W: |' N8 s) V* i; C DD Amatsukaze
0 B) J3 A. L/ D" { o/ W3 ]& X" h1 ] DD Kasumi) K9 D$ s& J% M/ g
- I) h7 u$ N7 F3 N4 p* YAllied Ships
' W. `5 @5 L; E2 }- e& S x" O* ], ? CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2+ [. v! S3 l( c8 q5 ]! F% t% n
CA Northampton
% Z* G: f1 K) v6 z9 h! ]) e N CA Chicago, Shell hits 1, F8 ~2 }9 ~- k, ]' [4 Z& d
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
" f+ ]2 Z! d3 ~ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2# b) v" a. i5 C4 k) \4 \& l
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
1 S: S: \/ }/ M1 x% e B6 W) k CL Perth. L7 K6 c: \) O+ j1 h) D; e/ F+ O1 m
CL Enterprise
( A7 i8 r! L' _6 L: }! K CL Honolulu
0 M! k1 p) Z6 S9 r! y+ X/ L } DD Alden; K1 \( D: n/ D; I6 u- X
DD Fox7 h9 p, c9 E3 [; t) V
DD Whipple H0 W$ X$ V, g* E) W8 H8 |
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
* ?! a$ ?% j( Q! KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards. s# Y! S9 h4 C' s$ H
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
# b# d+ e7 c. `* ]% nRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 b) T5 x% x4 Y Q' {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% S& _2 I) r; A0 C3 M8 B4 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 I1 s9 b0 E5 s3 q/ j% ~6 f9 q% w
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards; Y8 k- z9 I* D" O/ J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards* i- `9 d! w: k9 l6 W1 H6 v9 y
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'6 I( s$ y8 o/ W3 g
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 ?* Q5 v' ~) i+ ]; A+ a) e# q8 ?CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. R. f2 h. A \* U" _- }CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 u; ~# \9 O- j2 P' MCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 c! W" K- B9 @6 B5 l
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards* P1 l6 |' m. `4 ]1 e% i
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards8 @* ]( f" z5 h8 u9 b4 O
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
* s+ K' s0 m( P/ v5 Z. X; XCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards( A# x% a2 {$ U6 n1 F
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards0 R2 O/ Y8 _( Q& ]7 c
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards4 g4 V/ B2 F' V- D/ {8 k: R
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
. w. [! t- p9 E" LRange closes to 7,000 yards ?/ c% O" i8 H
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards( `; Y/ Y$ m7 a
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
" Y f' q. t: o. Q( lCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards/ z9 K2 v6 M! z; T/ T5 E
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; t" c% m8 |8 I5 _0 X vCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards9 S+ w8 H4 d3 ^# X
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. d% f" ^" r7 x2 N! b6 ?( h
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards# k1 R3 W- S# F$ Q9 q) m
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& n% f+ ]: Y A* eDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards, T2 l$ ?0 t* K9 _8 S
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards9 K# K1 H8 }) h2 X) s
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
! ]6 A% i5 k; ODD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards4 T" f7 k. K# a3 R- [4 O
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 m( P: d, j3 L7 e
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
! p# R( H! B$ ?2 v0 q" D( R* TCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
o7 c, Q$ m5 @) a) ]CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% h$ Q6 ` @6 R; X, j/ h3 C+ @) ECA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 {3 }# c9 G/ c& u! ^
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
1 h3 w/ y; B cCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" J& Y7 v8 K( ~, O5 |3 R" fCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 a/ B" C h; u( s8 c. JDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards* r d( M' s* e9 X2 y
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards2 S2 y# z) k( L% a3 S
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards$ [4 R) k% n6 Q0 S0 ~1 ?
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
: e" D# L) f4 p3 p* j& L! g4 F7 iDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
8 b+ z/ Y. O8 x2 a" X- |Range increases to 9,000 yards, U6 o% Z2 p! g
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% L0 |& h% @; a' x& w3 _6 D
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
& R& m' P- I; y1 p* A' BCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
8 L5 _( E# i/ p9 Y+ _9 YCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
- [$ E' X% K) g6 iCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards' y# V0 n' W: Q2 v/ J N6 B
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
) U$ B5 r5 J. e o, u* R# f2 wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
& y+ q# e8 x7 x$ A0 @- }6 e8 ^CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
& {0 g3 P! F3 a5 q2 c9 MDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
+ B5 L0 ?. u- i9 TDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards& i7 ~" N9 ?+ s. G
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards7 b3 z: \. z; h
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards7 [3 C9 c' x2 J/ m( C( G( x0 t2 x
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
$ R3 a1 ?$ g/ N/ n( D$ @8 w; Y1 nRange increases to 12,000 yards6 k% t. R3 [/ n* h' V* K% r
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
1 N0 f) o& t" x. G" ]' lCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards) j1 V# O% W( x/ j5 e& G/ y$ @
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards6 z9 A! [ R" h+ E
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
+ h0 x" H4 \# }: KCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
; R; \5 h9 N: {* ~* h3 j1 Q& }CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards _3 m! e; I; d6 B( u0 `
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
. M# a, H" W/ K1 c6 m* `CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards2 w' d; a( i9 P8 o5 W6 G
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 ?& V+ v% L( B* d5 Y
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! P# [6 T. s5 M) }2 Q" C# e' O
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% A/ [- K. d& I5 b& S* ?2 R
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards2 o4 w) v/ a) m2 Q: L+ @$ [- K9 x9 |
Range increases to 13,000 yards* O7 n W1 o+ _ p5 I- b
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards/ e5 N, y! z$ F0 K1 v
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards! B4 B% k# J+ c9 w- r# u
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards& h; E% b5 v1 N C3 h( Y) C
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards. T1 m. D3 A6 _) a% \: j0 ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
, O" @- ~+ q3 O4 }7 Y6 E% vCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards% I7 n8 X8 j6 i
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards: [' _$ c. V5 {9 J
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards& K$ y# D7 ?5 ?
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
; n3 a" n f0 g8 [; o) ^, EDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards+ m4 ]# T! `. g
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
4 x7 s' l2 d* E) ~# o/ @DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
9 Z/ k+ P) j0 c$ h+ @, pDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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4 i' x0 k3 u5 G$ \! W6 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 r$ o% k0 B$ |# T9 B CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
3 F/ Q# K3 f# g CA Kinugasa" N3 u# |* r0 y$ N
CL Tama, Shell hits 1( ?8 Z3 Y* \+ u4 `) V0 M
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) K: {" ~: X z9 [& H9 H7 M
CL Tatsuta
6 a9 c; z4 A: R; f0 ]& W" w DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 d9 i3 ?$ b! v2 L/ p% g DD Akigumo, Shell hits 17 [& e4 A3 y0 k& l# H' {) t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire" j. X) }6 E& A
DD Oyashio% c, ~4 w. y7 T4 A. ?; N
% }2 Q% A+ {. S4 i' D% Z+ k/ }. G; |Allied Ships1 v9 \3 w9 q3 J( ?( @
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1% B2 m: N h6 p7 T& I1 }
BB Warspite, Shell hits 83 @! u- t' c; ]8 v( z+ y
CA Australia9 H7 P. r" e7 E. T
CA Canberra
& N& t2 |1 o5 a" M% I9 W CA Dorsetshire
! [5 o9 C" `. G. _1 G6 ?( u' s CA Cornwall1 l+ l4 h9 U7 ]9 N, {# W
CL Leander
3 C9 o! `+ z+ a5 D5 v CL Java
. z5 G3 _6 n: y# a4 E+ x" \& n/ Q CL Dauntless
9 G. j P7 b3 k* ^% x* t CL Ceres- q0 w* \, H3 r4 x$ s& `
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1/ B% w* }5 o7 c8 Q5 ?; V) I
CL Trenton7 f- ]+ ?: m, t9 G8 q1 p
CL Concord8 c d% r$ F% A
CL Helena* I/ c* U" H' |. P4 R# B
CL Nashville
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DD Buchanan
8 o5 h( W2 P7 |4 S$ R$ v DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire( O9 m7 R( }* v$ J6 D
DD Stack8 Y! u1 |; E$ ^, J7 L) B/ ~* ]
DD Dunlap& B* r' p) a2 Y# v! F
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1+ v5 }9 {4 Z- [$ Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 y% X! R+ ?$ B' `) K& L
DD Nizam% ]8 F0 |- E3 |
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards& V$ `. B2 H m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; v: A' B, ^! I' z. o) ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 U/ W( p; A' @/ t" X
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'1 e6 l8 w" j7 }. R
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
& b* Z b5 I9 S0 vBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
4 `" J! o. M5 M4 u3 q3 |$ a- dBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
! j+ Q0 K4 r- b4 vCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
8 A! `0 j5 a7 ]% [ K. {- Q( MBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards) y( O* X5 t, B3 h: a
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards2 C8 l' ^' \" E( L$ P
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards8 q: o/ f) p; Z& _6 d+ I
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards M2 a/ n' M5 y( ]7 o0 N9 [
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
J; k0 n* D S5 H+ KRange closes to 15,000 yards) t& F$ o3 g) t! J5 V% u
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
* Q1 V0 ?5 m9 J& LBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards7 `* l' w9 h" I b2 @
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards! s8 K$ t7 U" S7 A9 H! Y( W
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 Q3 x- _6 w( l
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
) E: V% }; {* j2 UCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( w. ~* [8 {0 p, p1 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards; N: G' J" U! r' A6 \+ e# }
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards M; i: ^0 r- L' {' Q7 {: a
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 b6 R" L0 G& _8 j2 Y
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ |5 X, I7 ?5 c4 T
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
; p; ]2 G) m1 vDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
+ @ j* K: A5 Y) {2 g. eRange closes to 11,000 yards q5 v. M0 u6 T
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards# S ~2 K& V9 `) @1 e' q% ^
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
g8 s+ W% @) H' {7 y& eBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
0 p' M) `4 z1 w# y- YCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards) j% Y; c z7 r8 l7 v- b# R; O
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
- e. t ^7 z8 N XCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 i5 F* R: J+ c3 Q, Z' X% Q8 HCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards" A- Z k: Q6 n4 Z$ {/ L6 v; I( v3 {
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
6 j9 R9 |" `) V# ?" |CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& C% N; `3 _" } s/ N7 y
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards! t; N+ v8 |. i3 T9 g9 y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards8 t3 c# _1 S4 m' L* D
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 R- n* j' B- \9 f+ J z7 q0 KRange closes to 9,000 yards
4 _( }! |# h8 I, {2 yCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards' f- j1 t, i! @1 ~$ s: t. M
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
+ I5 a% ?0 h5 h( ?- F+ f9 t, KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards0 Z9 C4 W. Y7 F/ @( Y* K5 M
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards! x5 S' Q+ s6 H$ t& R
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 ~' {2 z5 q/ _) r b
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
- g/ @$ }5 N2 U2 U6 W! Q) ?1 WCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
6 m. [$ r# Q3 r; t1 |* y. cCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards, X8 H$ i' H2 B' K9 k8 D0 K
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards2 c+ s' ~0 G2 ?% ~& h4 j- X: N' n. _
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
3 B4 I* x. x- x f& L l- QDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards# [6 _9 u z5 O9 n8 ~3 a8 \7 ?4 Z
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards* u) k* v1 }. `- ?# }
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards2 v r1 n; v3 p4 o. W
Range increases to 11,000 yards* o9 H: _+ _' T# U" {$ L H
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
0 a7 [5 x; G0 gCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
- W( D2 Y$ R* v/ p `: KCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards0 c& \6 ~" [2 ~% i. A, t/ w
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
& K" s& @2 _5 g+ `4 {- R- `BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards) L2 n) h* R5 r1 @ E8 ]
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards' f; x" k [2 k/ n4 L
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards2 [' h8 f( P) }/ f& ^- n
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards: W+ N8 }. f6 \3 l8 d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards% r& \9 T* [9 h1 h: F- r
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 ~* m5 y* o" CCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
; b; ]6 u9 h3 RDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
& h% |: S6 g! P6 p$ @! oDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
! s7 h. H: r0 N" s1 qRange increases to 16,000 yards
$ h" ~. {4 i/ U) ]" wCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
) ^1 R+ M5 D3 ? o: y- a; ^8 H9 {BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
; d V# l) V2 I" _/ Q7 TBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
" Y) E$ p" i$ a# m, D% A) XCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
0 F7 L' L/ y7 L. Q* ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
' f" p1 u s8 t8 r! ?CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards' |' y+ K/ Z& ], h$ ~* [
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
/ l6 L& P/ ]2 z8 [1 uCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards" N( u, V z6 z1 i
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
# J" Q7 k2 W. G5 r+ P! UCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards: ~( h+ W! ?( ?! I; g \- U% Z5 b z
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; _3 a$ b! i. S& \. O
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
0 g2 u8 |8 m7 R7 o6 d: KDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards Q7 s2 e) u* L0 B4 \# u
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
& p5 L5 w3 n* e0 n" Q' QDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
H7 }4 e# ]. J5 {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
7 V1 m3 Z q" m9 Y M/ ORange increases to 21,000 yards+ q/ X) e9 f# e
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards5 f5 v Z( O- }
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards9 | w4 s) `0 w5 [# m( ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards3 g+ v- J/ T# |1 J: c2 v
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
: K O4 i2 Y8 H3 j2 g6 u4 z6 d3 Q) k( pCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards2 R8 E1 K6 b1 M) S$ G: h2 x
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
: h, v: T' L) tCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards0 M' D6 f$ m8 N; T
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
. s( F& }) i5 f8 {: [, ?9 HCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
) ]- J; c* n( ]) M. mCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards4 d$ E5 G; B$ C! E+ {
Range increases to 26,000 yards
]! R [$ r* y8 |- nBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards- F5 W9 A. Y- _& M( {7 Z
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
' Y* b* ?3 `- Q& b6 PCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) J# L. h0 Q4 Y2 L, G' e
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards& B) c4 V8 K+ z4 R& ]4 X3 c
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards( T% \2 K$ P. @$ P* |( y. }
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage! G; q( N) _0 [. |0 m6 m
Range increases to 28,000 yards: `* [; `9 s1 ~ Y0 `
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards" n% S: r5 s# H1 T, Y( H6 J
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards+ |7 l! g) D+ p3 K
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards/ s0 Y: h" J" s
Range increases to 30,000 yards
7 W* d) h* H2 M9 K8 JCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards3 H- |# u' X, N4 V" z! c' F# l8 `
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards" h _, N% @( Z9 Y* z0 I4 l
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards* B4 A) c# c5 F5 p+ Z! G* t7 Z* y9 Y
Task forces break off...( K) J B. d2 B/ d" F1 P) @" d A: [0 r6 M
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2 i& y" F5 ?. f" d( _* y8 SSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships8 x- I! D& p4 o5 i
SS RO-67, heavy damage3 f! X: ?0 G6 g$ [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 W! k! T/ U3 I/ _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& N* A: [9 q$ ^) n/ k1 Q& J9 b7 b
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 ~5 m7 e+ \ H, e; C- n
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes: ]/ n" y# b }: l' s% G( j+ c* C/ b' a
. `' N: e1 G* _+ g4 |' pJapanese aircraft; s$ Z @/ ? x& ~8 B* ~# u ^1 @
A6M2 Zero x 486 k2 I7 @, P4 c+ m7 _2 t
G3M2 Nell x 19& a. O8 u4 b. t% F; G0 h- \6 A
G4M1 Betty x 21) T: q' P Y) d
0 m% c/ G+ V" HAllied aircraft, U: O+ E) J2 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27( I+ D& ^( J) X. O% ^* ?3 F; G7 M3 l
2 ~& T; G" H6 R$ MJapanese aircraft losses
( A6 {; h ]' }$ R6 s* \ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 K% \# t( Q, M8 ~' n/ w, b
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
6 T, l4 q/ i7 U8 l" X$ x G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged V) F1 m. a* {! r
! L; O" R0 K4 h; \Allied aircraft losses% I1 H d6 l2 O: _* y8 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! V5 N1 R8 c/ F/ n: g
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Allied Ships' Y( a0 G \ \* K* M: D. u# [" V
CV Hornet* O" Y6 [- H9 Q2 C5 z* m, H
CV Indomitable
- r7 a. w7 ?) K6 x7 e: g5 s9 F CVL Hermes" S o1 D( p e' e% l
CV Illustrious
# H) a& E' t2 ~- H2 H# V CV Wasp
$ M, ?0 T/ f' Z8 G! B CV Formidable2 a O7 F1 v0 w% ^! ]! E
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Aircraft Attacking:1 l3 N1 }4 w& t. t
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
$ c% V; s |9 o* I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ W( G- _# k5 G$ q, w8 Z" ?, V7 L 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* }" C1 R" L/ E9 I) m) L
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& y% \1 G0 S* H
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CAP engaged:$ y! o% `" A8 [7 o5 ]% @' G. Q2 z6 V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
& r6 w4 N& K8 M! N7 M 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 l/ S" d, r% [9 |- m. t7 y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.4 r: b2 S: R. } `3 V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes* W0 V3 Y8 O6 _( K* L- }7 f
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3 ]+ g! h: m G0 ?$ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1625 v+ A) I8 Z# k5 d5 O' i' y- l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# Q( }$ V& B" \* c
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- f* f% o, k6 VEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ ^% i3 I3 y+ @. p7 m# j$ Y- F G4M1 Betty x 28
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5 c- g% d& j8 B TAllied aircraft1 p: V! _& ~) b, R z. W3 a( c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 u/ e+ T/ D, R
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 y: _0 d. d! ] n; u2 l* f5 F2 L2 G G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 O3 r( z- F5 V6 o) ^No Allied losses" P' |& ?9 Q# |6 l' K! |
6 j. u" z3 z( l6 U7 b" O; a/ iAllied Ships6 a8 W# \* k& J$ ?5 W
CV Illustrious4 }. ~; b; K4 c2 e; j0 P; ~
CV Wasp
3 g, G( q5 g& l3 ?3 K \. @1 L7 T CV Hornet& o* C+ q3 [8 s3 K# s# Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 n* C. t0 h, |0 {0 F 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. L& K: t7 G) G) @% | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
$ g# C- \% a" n( ]8 {* ?VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling); Q2 T1 F \; u3 W5 d% R
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% _4 w1 c1 S7 ^5 N! U 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
4 T5 p/ Q# {" o' q! w Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
2 f$ C4 a- B) f1 F Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes. B; o+ k% V7 L t/ g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162( n. ?% W3 @$ A/ k
$ p* q9 O" \+ P0 o' k1 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain" ]& Y2 z/ N8 K O1 f. [9 m9 p
# K S& T, O4 v2 L- `Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; y9 ~( w D0 @. }' D
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes' {& \/ ]+ D+ K
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Japanese aircraft
l! K! Q2 P' g2 Z$ O A6M2 Zero x 24
& f# D. W# P( Y, | H4 S G3M2 Nell x 18$ U! _: o) R# v+ u% W
G4M1 Betty x 16
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$ l8 B+ X9 z3 p2 b5 s( fAllied aircraft
3 a8 R3 ]8 }0 v4 E9 s: L& `! |5 } F4F-4 Wildcat x 19: h9 {1 `8 F, m2 o$ G! y* K
- f ^1 D$ E2 o" Z: @% vJapanese aircraft losses
) a4 ~7 H8 U$ P+ X, C A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
/ i& \) `: ]: A& c2 }! j0 r G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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+ q# X7 A6 ^! U8 fAllied aircraft losses
* H5 ^9 ~% d& H/ V F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 c" \ Z1 n/ N. h+ x$ c CVL Hermes: N6 N4 o1 q, b2 a
CV Hornet
" l0 L3 S, {5 ]! }6 _ CV Formidable. u" f0 m2 }# Q1 r; _! m# H
CV Yorktown
6 m. y& Q6 |4 ^7 z" z CV Illustrious- V7 J4 w2 D8 T8 q2 {* c
6 C4 q: ?( F" }) T- _0 \Aircraft Attacking:
b/ z, f$ x3 O: H6 x 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
) z3 c: j# ^3 J: n0 A4 C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 ^4 j% D/ x9 s- N2 X 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, ~ P3 E% E" `8 {
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 C2 v8 l0 M" i9 d, p) T3 l2 t8 M; @( N
T! y( `' A1 x" h9 o1 _CAP engaged:
# U# C$ G4 d3 b7 \+ t, f) AVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
! r9 z* n! l% `3 v5 L7 \$ x! W- ]& B 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
% J; o- ]9 C8 {+ x& A0 q$ Z8 L Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
8 |$ b) h! A; X1 G2 D Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |