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3 p% k) o0 r9 w7 |: o& ~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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6 e& e: ], l! z6 K" W( k. b7 y: z7 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards) p( ^9 e7 u1 ^3 q* w/ A
/ f, c" A0 N! V! c, vJapanese Ships
2 H3 r' C* H, r) E* j CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
: k( N+ u2 [! g9 d8 k4 l/ u/ r CA Kinugasa, D5 d2 Y+ w1 C, M! T3 e
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire3 ^3 n/ ?' {- l; o9 n+ n; K
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x/ t1 U) U1 W8 C CL Tama
6 Z0 d* o- F' z CL Tenryu, \" K7 P: I6 ]: X* a
CL Tatsuta
- R( ~! f7 F; E4 p5 R DD Yugumo
& R) X6 S% [) J; A2 T: I3 s8 g DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1, `( _* S: h0 _5 Q. w2 l
DD Kuroshio
7 s$ a7 q1 c4 J. ]4 b DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1- c+ N4 ]6 h) A. u/ K: s
DD Amatsukaze/ ~4 n5 M2 Y1 z
DD Kasumi
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0 o* }9 G% l( S* x* iAllied Ships
( t S; u1 I8 e CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2* }5 z) L2 e6 R1 B
CA Northampton" t! I" j) P! b: ?! F7 M) c
CA Chicago, Shell hits 16 H6 L& \8 y- e, [+ R
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
5 X% k4 E$ }9 k. f CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2, R; P0 [) g; T- J7 L! J9 v
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
j, f" L g, q$ ?6 s CL Perth
, P7 z& B& g& N' J+ | CL Enterprise
) w8 {' m( s" U CL Honolulu
2 D' `- @; M2 ]( i+ z DD Alden
2 m. W. b* B& o, I; s( y4 b( [ DD Fox6 K1 X6 o2 `7 e. F) q6 L% d X0 L
DD Whipple
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, k9 P; W2 g9 M. \1 q8 G( QImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
5 |5 T1 G( G, ~6 V* G7 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 l+ w: I( K# S BRange closes to 17,000 yards...
9 D' p+ o) T0 j$ k7 B1 K" xRange closes to 11,000 yards...* W6 f- ]" e( a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
9 C% l& c& E' T0 WRange closes to 8,000 yards...' G) B; L& n" ] F1 \# S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards2 N: ?6 I* }6 k( J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ |, H9 ] Y ]* c8 r* i/ WMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
2 U$ G) B6 B: y% e; u7 O) F. LCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% d/ T/ U" u3 ACA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards2 Z$ a) k* D; s. x0 t9 l, ]3 _; I
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 H, U. M3 ]! X' i/ v7 rCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. ?8 y; N. F4 G2 s8 ~# G' _& ~: nCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
/ Y' A" M" S) s; x- H0 tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards& {2 K4 [7 i. G/ b" ?3 M3 t
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ F! h5 {0 x* t3 p# G
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
7 {2 u7 l. {- t9 r2 oDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards' y2 J: `9 x' t) I2 {% j% M; M
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards$ ] r+ D/ ?& [
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
, d1 Z6 i$ l7 j0 mRange closes to 7,000 yards
1 ~# v: q8 F. W8 u6 M$ T5 OCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
! q9 K$ B3 r6 m% mCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
1 @' K' J, ^/ @. B" f7 ?CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
) Y+ ^4 ^8 ~0 I6 {; c3 b" i7 x7 XCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
) H/ ~9 S5 D0 A5 WCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards @+ w2 Z4 ` }8 A* |
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
) z+ G- W2 ^# ~: u8 ?CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& j2 o! ?, W0 y6 v E9 I
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards) H: X: w% _) P$ V0 s4 Y7 i$ V. e$ |* r+ Z
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
5 [% X! X9 I# `' Z0 ^DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards8 I# A& } x% c s3 O' [9 d1 G, Q" S
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards9 f) h2 w2 }/ W0 I
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
) s1 D: g; H2 C9 R' iRange increases to 8,000 yards
. \# G% W! p, R5 q# Y* OCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards a: k, q8 B& e# y9 p* |
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards4 |: }4 P3 L ^3 {; i! y3 r! e4 j9 C$ j
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! Y9 n7 a6 V7 p4 FCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
1 V3 f0 v2 Z% _$ {# N- jCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 ~. s" b2 Q/ q6 t: L! G8 NCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" r2 d$ Q) r/ Q- _, `, U
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards/ ]! }/ ^) B6 r( [1 T2 w. S$ a
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
) K4 _( h B, _$ o- aDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
: N- f2 d8 ~/ [. v# c- wDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
& r" q2 _' ]4 u( qDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
9 [8 V" e* a& ^* IDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards# m& F+ f w. u; H/ r
Range increases to 9,000 yards# N# t, _- k8 C5 X0 p, W/ W
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
& j% q1 \4 N2 W" K- g' _# mCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards8 r" {8 F8 b' ~4 T% u
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
! q+ Z5 K& J- a2 _& H1 y5 f; vCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
6 h: j+ ?6 l9 R/ XCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
6 E$ P7 o. v9 aCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; e9 P5 e" R- H1 e7 J; JCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
4 z3 m3 f' L: y; _& KCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards+ ?8 D0 T: `* ^, }; Q
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards0 Z' o {" V2 }
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
, j. `3 E" {1 v+ x7 m6 MDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards9 L. T9 A6 r& }8 j' R
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
$ |7 q, ~7 W/ ^* i% Z1 qDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards. g1 l0 {! S, X6 B. |! n' _
Range increases to 12,000 yards
- `- d) s/ c1 |0 n* {; p/ dCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
" ~$ S# s1 E' X" \: f( r VCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards; K/ m6 v" p ]' {# H7 q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
- B* P) v6 w- L+ _CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
+ n' W0 B, u& S& W* H2 G& M! X# hCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards# ~5 w0 y y" v6 {9 D/ V6 i
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ y/ \+ O! T9 X5 _- \3 J& ]% jCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards2 i( s: k3 e6 H+ }! ], _ e& P9 P* |
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( l- }! R9 r7 \* h0 i- _/ QDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
& X: B' n5 e) F5 [3 JDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( Z3 W7 y+ e6 y/ `% H
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 y7 {2 S. r; \$ m0 y$ p& r8 G/ R
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
+ N+ L: K+ u6 _7 W) oRange increases to 13,000 yards
! w, j( Y: L+ r l" o" NCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
7 ^* U0 ]6 b) P* SCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
5 u4 k: Y- p7 @2 MCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
1 t" A9 A* f8 M% A/ nCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards w& w. F. t3 B8 M5 V" o) X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
7 }% [1 x: F9 sCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
& _0 ~& R6 o5 G, ]; f5 Z, OCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
# @) k; N& e2 S% D8 z: p( [6 E: nDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' O* k" }' j: v Q% \
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
2 r, o4 |5 e4 a2 B6 P% o( {DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
1 z+ H+ x4 \5 J! b; JDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards# G+ U# q$ r Z& T* s
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
. V. a8 G3 B( d4 F8 ~+ O* n' q* V2 pDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards5 b2 H5 w. O% f; T7 ~* H! N
Task forces break off...9 x( G( g- O" P" V) J9 H& V! l
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/ ]% P2 K4 ?0 g0 ~' T' n( qDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: ~7 z7 a7 X- d& i9 i# k& V5 t CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire/ S l8 A7 x' I; X' v
CA Kinugasa- c5 R; }' D8 C, Z7 u* e1 T
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
/ l- h" h% U9 U CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
7 F' f& G- O: ?+ D, o CL Tatsuta
% C- p: y" ^2 V2 z+ X& M DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire/ b/ k& P! F3 w
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1; ^/ }: d5 a/ Z+ k7 A- S
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
" H2 U+ m: h; K, v$ y) W( v; j DD Oyashio
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0 R4 \. O. H" sAllied Ships4 q- j+ P5 S! I, f b, J) [
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
" C/ j) Z. r/ g6 i7 {" s7 P BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
" V, R. k- j( u" f, ?) _ CA Australia5 t& w5 m& j+ w6 [( |
CA Canberra+ x+ X m# n I5 d) {! c
CA Dorsetshire5 r0 b' }1 G( \% Z* m
CA Cornwall
5 C& f- ?, ] N k5 A CL Leander
7 u1 g) |; x# b' v- \' _ CL Java
3 O. v- m3 O; e- G: r* j: r CL Dauntless/ C! h8 Q! Y) E; U/ z
CL Ceres
F7 [' E! W' ]7 X) k CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
: f* @: o& s( K7 e* u( y4 c CL Trenton
~9 ]& [0 H7 @7 s) \ CL Concord
' }5 X9 X' }) n; @8 x$ G5 | CL Helena1 R6 H3 X3 t" x$ a5 r
CL Nashville9 V; b7 Z9 y9 s; V. |
CL Capetown
- S* V6 v2 S+ ~+ I2 _4 e DD Buchanan) U" f* |" Q! p9 ]* t# m
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire2 V3 V9 g/ n7 x& p9 c5 E1 O, M
DD Stack* j7 P9 v4 M6 L2 _: r
DD Dunlap
7 ?; ~+ f, K: } DD Fanning, Shell hits 1. T, i* m* ?7 `& K! P: z7 {
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
5 u1 E% k! ? X. [) _: @- X4 h DD Nizam
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9 |5 n% M$ s4 O( p" iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards! [; M$ u' I4 T( p; ]5 u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* q+ t& V: h- t" H. ^, DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards0 o. s4 x9 J, y' u2 @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
" \$ \$ d% I) r: Z5 Q5 ABB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards. Y6 ^6 @0 n! k" M' a* X9 B- Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards+ o' l9 v \8 B2 e
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
5 K+ B, t! t6 P. L3 eBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
: c. s' |3 u f4 [3 Q5 L1 |CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards: y$ a3 c9 @9 ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
, r" B/ z/ m! a& Q% n& i. fDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
% m3 Q e# T+ s. v: Z9 NRange closes to 15,000 yards
q, g {, W) b( o# {CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
! y6 L- K$ ]! n0 vBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards( G K9 O6 Q! X# \6 k* v2 f) J* I
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards1 D" M$ F( k$ w' `
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# `% r- u7 d! z# V. G% V
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
( B. E* [: ?1 c( [& _( g" }CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: K0 \. B( ^! C& FCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards# r) d1 ~, U h% K( I; l
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards9 h/ `# x; C: g6 D
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 F, V4 S2 }% {9 o) jCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
/ G" w1 l5 z4 QDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards U0 C) B0 @3 q4 t8 L' E+ _, s
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
1 z. ]- |9 S5 _2 ~( q, H; ERange closes to 11,000 yards- x+ P# o2 ^ R
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards: `+ ]& C3 ?" C6 e& p
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 |' g K0 a$ _6 Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
: [6 K- Q' y7 _' c1 [CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
/ S5 l$ k& b" x- U6 dBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards) N3 K+ _' L% ]9 i- N
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
# h* H5 {% u# r; S) B" y1 J' E/ LCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% w% I" m) n# l$ o, f* kDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
( x* b! {4 E: z2 ACL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- J1 V( s# b3 R" k# |DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
4 R8 r8 @% ^- `DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
6 g+ R, f; @6 g# A* L1 [/ VDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" ?) ?/ f7 b5 G9 r9 q8 ^ n
Range closes to 9,000 yards
" t' i8 b9 O# J, u' }CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards7 y: @- W. n1 G. O! Z8 ~/ P/ o' n+ _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
3 W+ U- `/ S% GCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
3 x- n; a& U; k5 Z' O0 eBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
3 x4 S: w2 a% H8 [7 q4 _CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
; R' q+ ]4 Y( D; I; t$ G& d* S) LDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
, @7 e/ w; j% u+ P8 a6 z h" ICA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
. E! ~5 H; t: N' b% \$ \% d7 I1 DCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards: x( m \% f+ {: E0 A
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards; ^1 K5 n2 l8 h, u5 v
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards b9 [$ g( v4 h; }0 D& I
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
- f( {( ^$ e+ }% KDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards/ T4 o$ _ W9 N5 J3 A% x; N! ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
. i6 k$ o) T' F" WRange increases to 11,000 yards" K& d( I! C+ z" C/ ]. v
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
1 w- R: A* ]( A/ K: `* I5 L5 hCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
0 ~# P. s" ]; D5 h* YCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards4 C, k0 P u& i, h [# |" V* t i* e
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards7 B# u2 D W4 H$ S! p, s: j
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 {/ c) R1 n, _1 _5 k; M; Z
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
2 t" O, {: w1 p9 {4 U5 c% QCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
B+ u( o3 d5 e( KDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards0 F) f+ r) M2 h
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* |" _9 x' C6 qCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 j u# P& Y: J
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% D6 d6 w9 r" J5 k: \ `+ h: jDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards3 x( f0 R% q5 t: E4 z5 x4 g
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards0 o" p- e4 o' G2 L/ z
Range increases to 16,000 yards
0 h4 ~% w1 k4 `6 kCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
& L8 E' b& q" n' \4 c% XBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards. c6 W1 Q9 l1 u+ {; ^- ^" C
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
9 @; K! _4 h1 L, o$ fCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ V. w k& V9 w/ W: H- D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards% m; E# M3 D* A
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards) l9 j% ?& c+ D2 d
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards: x* A6 r/ n9 g; c' [* C# h
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards! M1 D7 T8 ?8 f0 V2 L1 S5 U
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards# @4 y. \" z/ ]; P2 C5 y4 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
* J- \9 d) O1 RCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards |$ v2 x* @- I$ a+ p
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
8 n0 G/ ]* N5 e; iDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards. d1 u4 L7 @, H4 J( U
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards* e- f) V; a9 m+ z) y" G
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
* ~9 Q1 r3 _: q1 l4 DDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards, ^' ]9 {% [* w
Range increases to 21,000 yards' ^2 M9 m; [, A( p
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards. o, ]' U0 B3 Z+ \# S0 A; q
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& Z$ e* t" K& d4 J' d3 ~% QBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
5 K0 G6 U% ~( `& vCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
0 a5 e, k0 J- Q& Z; I( DCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
5 l- s) l$ m" f9 q+ K% p P2 WCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards, r* R: P9 x! s3 a& a3 W
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
/ s+ u2 S8 L3 v6 U& |1 RCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards. z* M* W' u: d; `1 P0 o3 o
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards1 L% o/ i( E9 W/ ~! b, |7 x) |
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
# Q% m- C; V" P1 N- ? N* A* I+ IRange increases to 26,000 yards3 l- N6 r) c# q- n
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
+ {; R, i$ b! r& e1 wCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards+ X I) s/ F- o1 ]0 G4 X }4 e' m
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards, B, @: M* P# ^
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 L% d- L. r0 d8 p6 H
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
9 E" X0 s. ?$ i8 I7 G; MMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
5 W# B* H1 G% q/ R7 BRange increases to 28,000 yards
% j j4 C" T+ M. O2 a* Q5 _1 eBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards/ ~, J: ]% {3 k8 x/ @, a
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
' c/ H1 U' I; X5 ] ~CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards9 {, \* r% Y/ l3 D5 U2 s7 W* x @& k/ o
Range increases to 30,000 yards1 e* T4 m: H4 E% {, N7 M# J
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
/ m6 P% d. Y2 E0 d, e! V; QCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards8 H- r2 I* \ I; P" c
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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SS RO-67, heavy damage2 o% e* `- x- y! X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162% f2 d1 T3 h! i7 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ q9 J4 a. C8 T+ `: N
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes& r8 `( G' k8 k) E+ ^/ m. e- H t. [
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A6M2 Zero x 48
+ Z( U8 J9 i3 h' N. q5 S! \2 }% E G3M2 Nell x 190 c/ Z" N8 L; J1 [# Q$ l
G4M1 Betty x 21( F+ O9 c' D' w/ u# w; n1 Z
C; i4 c% x+ ~7 \7 T6 i' tAllied aircraft
3 e% Q/ N" H1 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
( l b9 P( m5 C% Y& i A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
4 y R" d: o" d$ o$ I5 s) N G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
! q6 S: O1 K9 I7 X# \2 ~ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 u |' {9 I: H6 N( Y
0 m1 v- x" c% a9 t8 c$ t) kAllied aircraft losses! {! q7 V; j2 s0 R5 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 b/ w' O6 o' k, u
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Allied Ships
- W6 |! `6 F8 \9 j; A$ r CV Hornet# [4 |& J+ Q5 H7 w
CV Indomitable" @' C) f9 `0 w9 e2 b2 |0 s
CVL Hermes3 }2 |5 e' ~' B a. H! m
CV Illustrious* U2 |9 ^$ r7 n& K: e3 C5 T
CV Wasp8 B9 ] O8 n4 h' x. g: O4 ^5 t' n
CV Formidable+ s. E; `7 M# A5 J$ |0 C+ A8 `
0 q! `" |0 g* X' kAircraft Attacking:
# `) t2 y, E y 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet5 t; z* F5 H; ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 Y- k, s3 W6 `% c8 s* Y9 o" ? 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet5 |6 s3 I* h+ m" K% A8 V9 j0 X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 [6 U0 w' i! T% W0 z) R5 v8 V
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CAP engaged:
3 Y& t. m2 P" s9 r' Y# E5 O: [2 SVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
$ g4 N6 j; B' o5 D r 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 ~( ?( f2 i6 C4 n Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000." d# Y: u l9 n% V7 G
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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; Y# ?; \3 m, _( D% t. ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 F' \2 d* q. f
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 C5 j$ J2 L) U: W q. vEstimated time to target is 34 minutes! E7 E4 K8 Z% a7 o/ Y, x" s
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Japanese aircraft
, M% t; X( k" d" r9 f9 X0 e! | G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
4 c* k* s) Z# G F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( Q: @ Y# C6 \* A: N
2 y) M# w+ K$ h9 O& B
Japanese aircraft losses
( W% I7 o$ A* A* _9 I! {" u G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ c9 w; s; x, e/ T% PNo Allied losses
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4 g+ d4 G5 B+ q! xAllied Ships
4 |. P# n& V& w! _: o' P0 p7 k CV Illustrious: n5 q$ U/ B* A
CV Wasp
' B7 Z2 r+ d1 ]9 T/ e CV Hornet
4 m, c1 f+ a' e4 F
% r1 T# J2 `) @Aircraft Attacking:# ?" N0 {2 D7 y7 s# R, R
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet# I: {: P0 c0 g& n5 U d. i* o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:4 \* a" w/ g* Q' `& c7 I
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; w) d8 j1 j4 k# ?& T; A G 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
& w! r0 Q; c3 W/ r 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
}+ }. K) F* o& X Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
- p% o B. Z, c" O Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162+ G% V D& M; S/ X4 s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. `3 S) l' H2 ]& n2 X& G; ^/ d& C2 t
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& Z4 C, m! i! A2 k' J- REstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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4 p" ]3 u+ Q2 S% F0 f( [Japanese aircraft% |3 j0 p% l/ f
A6M2 Zero x 24
. d/ V! H# F0 }4 n# k6 t G3M2 Nell x 18' x6 F8 T% L. ^$ {
G4M1 Betty x 16
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5 [# K: a$ y( r: ?) fAllied aircraft: Q: x( @" p! h5 T3 d d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19+ n1 v7 h# d: B
0 j/ E# o9 ?: E) pJapanese aircraft losses h- i- o2 D# G8 S
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 q8 G2 m* r' a0 e G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 o8 ]+ v# K5 \2 \: A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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! \) ^; A( K) c0 y& eAllied Ships7 o F, @' Y) _
CVL Hermes5 }) h: b$ x# y' ^8 z& l# f
CV Hornet' P; S6 B' t8 Z S5 y5 C9 z* e
CV Formidable m! G9 {+ |# A, K- i
CV Yorktown# I: x2 G4 i5 @: Y6 l
CV Illustrious2 r" S4 a$ J2 m- t$ y- E! L
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Aircraft Attacking:
- m U& f) A% W. P5 M 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) Q7 {2 {" S& d& h4 x+ q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
0 G9 B# A0 Y7 W 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 `+ W; `% A% G8 |; o8 h9 S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
P4 k' @9 g1 S7 c
& ~# l9 B' j6 J! v3 m* m: @CAP engaged:
2 G5 F1 d6 y. G L7 v2 ]% KVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)6 E; l) m- v# y- k! b$ f
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ ]1 Z: K; C: o/ l
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
/ h+ M. v n% V/ \) I, Y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |