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3 j. n+ f; t+ L4 ` H1 ~9 x, k42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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. G& J* _( w. z! n$ K' \ CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2# g. e0 ^- _2 y( D8 j i
CA Kinugasa
* ]9 x' |% p1 \. `, o CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
" b2 C! A7 ` J: K0 Y CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( d1 @" x; C" }; e! z4 Z5 K$ W
CL Tama
0 {1 u& _* R; n" Y( s, g CL Tenryu& S& f& ]) J3 G+ D0 N: N) A; q
CL Tatsuta/ l7 d5 y8 j6 R# E% }
DD Yugumo
9 f ?, x' {9 h6 t# J0 V DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1/ ?- }& C( O2 J. V# l0 Z
DD Kuroshio: n) `" `4 C" f2 @
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1: ? i2 ^: b: c/ I* B% i2 F' U
DD Amatsukaze
" W7 P5 z6 _7 _# G DD Kasumi- K' g. o& g" X! J) C
* W- \/ |6 K7 o. F- J- T# C" o4 a; PAllied Ships+ N2 h% x; \ T- E- g: o3 W$ I# O$ j
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2' _6 J& n$ E( I8 `
CA Northampton
! Z* B! R# x; x% { CA Chicago, Shell hits 18 K8 m/ n2 ~0 z: l w2 n, z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
; ] X1 Z! Q$ S ] CA San Francisco, Shell hits 21 L9 o0 K/ x3 |0 K1 e. j' E- M* @3 K
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
% b; I3 R, L" i! B CL Perth
2 i; U$ B3 v7 D* r' i3 K CL Enterprise
1 A1 q+ x# J1 g. A5 h) @ CL Honolulu
0 u8 h9 y6 P4 g A DD Alden, X U& J: n+ X. [1 G! v( K
DD Fox
! U2 h8 M8 _9 a! w, N7 Q DD Whipple( m& k2 E2 o% |1 \- ?
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
7 E z7 r4 H7 ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( t' j8 _) v0 F7 W4 x! Z4 N( ~9 |$ WRange closes to 17,000 yards...
2 I/ a" ~! Y% C5 M! NRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ Z. b9 i/ X% ?0 |" w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards# D+ n$ {# K% j" o; S _
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! u }2 _8 }+ R0 X5 b+ qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards+ E4 S+ O3 E. T4 K2 D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: a9 L7 D; }% b$ m' r* \) e
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'7 K7 X# S& ~/ I' g' T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
( |( {8 D8 I" z0 r5 @& \! jCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards! z0 p- C. r3 {+ }$ ]' v% ^+ k
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, ~0 M% x6 {8 z5 n$ }& @; o
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% k$ K% t$ e, o: G
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
! Q$ d' d9 N5 s: r/ y }" ECL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; H# T7 W% X- ^ c! K/ LDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ @8 l0 [4 a" Y9 e4 [
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
! s7 I; O! u( L b1 `6 cDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards- x6 i* W3 u+ M6 a
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
, @, p# ~$ E1 m. H [+ fDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
" y: `" r/ P3 k" k$ v7 IRange closes to 7,000 yards
4 ?! \) [. f' b( yCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards9 |9 z5 T5 y+ i+ ~; _
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
# d2 H4 w( Y7 D9 |$ }# U0 MCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
9 z1 g4 Z" k, w0 R6 o; ZCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
2 ^# }% Z' _: o4 ECA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
' u- v4 g, y3 B1 @3 M8 N4 Z' L3 D' CCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards [$ D% f# l! G1 R6 R" p5 X# d
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards) o2 t5 a9 M9 c2 V$ o
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
- w: S# g- z1 A% w2 o# mDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards Z5 c* x* g6 ?! m$ t9 N0 o
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
9 ^! _( K: C. E4 \' QDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards- j- F* W5 C3 ~% r P
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
' }# y$ i7 }- PRange increases to 8,000 yards9 D' O+ s% X/ I' Y# t+ o. _
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards I) `8 y# X0 S6 e+ o# D$ `
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards% K, R# L/ F/ q2 c
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" n& A, y) F. [! y+ u) m
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 h2 U, C0 A& H3 R+ c' z; S7 ]; f8 ^CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 ~9 N$ }4 ]7 v9 }' NCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 v7 x6 ?! \& S3 \
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
m+ t, G' p, m8 n9 NDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
- _8 N0 L8 N/ nDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
' t" W% u" d" M& BDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
: b. `5 R0 s2 H, wDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards" X# S8 p6 F& b7 j( y
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ n. b5 `8 L* q1 Q% _- f RRange increases to 9,000 yards0 Z% H) p* [6 }4 y- z
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
3 p# E; Z# t3 k/ \* l9 B& OCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards" {3 c |. x2 @' C& ^; p5 J( V
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards! n* L" p( a, B% B* X
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
6 t/ d! M5 L$ o' E2 {CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards& Y" y5 @ B0 P- o4 E
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
' K2 m3 d$ p" I& g. W9 e. f0 C, }CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
! J* M% q z6 c* M6 l+ aCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
7 V, B1 u$ n. b6 F( m* `$ ]6 d* i3 `. BDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards6 j, @/ J* V- m$ O% V* n0 P
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards, L/ i7 q; \. j: O* z! A4 p! L
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
9 d w) L) X9 Z2 M" ^( sDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards4 v3 ]2 @( W6 C9 A2 m' ^- T0 W1 Y0 F
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards1 _) J, f! f. Y0 K9 O
Range increases to 12,000 yards
. h3 P- }. Y' S$ l2 c" v6 ICL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards& X5 |, H# F0 Q7 X
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
( Q$ g) d# w2 X$ aCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
2 b+ N5 Z8 X2 J/ x* v: {CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards) r/ J3 l+ |1 J
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards9 z, i% B: ]5 |, i6 a7 }& Q) z. V% d
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards( k/ K" s. @& I# l C! N
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
/ o, c1 P7 a5 O Y3 sCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards9 Q3 D! H0 w! O( q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ h% H* h% G# G1 a" _, z# X& t( \
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
! M6 F$ _4 M2 g) \# s2 O0 JDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% ~. A" f) z- o8 l3 w
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
* H8 R( h* K! L/ M* B8 q3 r; L3 VRange increases to 13,000 yards
; E L/ L% [; D9 H8 aCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards1 l" U1 X) k( M8 v
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
4 `# H" _" U- ECL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
' [7 R) A! b" r6 OCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards' h4 j' I& B$ {
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
! m6 I. m& Z0 P: e' |) qCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards! r! ]& O1 T3 ^" R" z$ M/ Q& g
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
w1 F% Q5 S; c& tDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards( n# \( r3 e8 W' J7 \
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
/ U0 [ G! r6 S4 UDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
2 X+ X6 V" T aDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
0 z7 e/ W# {9 m9 e+ _DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards9 i- Z$ G6 i# l
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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/ z4 S, S' L4 H1 n p6 g% N W( oDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' o/ t$ F( d" o1 i$ g+ x% I" s CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire4 L I1 r5 o! N+ w8 S
CA Kinugasa
1 s. R' \( q" G! t1 A1 \ CL Tama, Shell hits 1 d3 J/ y" Y3 B. B: G: ]
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% a& w) Y% `8 w& ?5 S( P CL Tatsuta
# |6 ?+ v j$ \- C DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
" C( {# }; r! o: L DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
* J; n; }6 }+ E$ m9 p DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire/ E0 o) S" S Q+ N" v7 B' z
DD Oyashio$ K5 }1 z- ^9 W! Z
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3 _ J0 Y, `' g6 p BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
0 u/ B& p- ]8 @: B Q( Q3 j5 s! t( g BB Warspite, Shell hits 8# H. T8 g: E2 z
CA Australia
7 G( a; {7 M" v9 l6 l1 F& C/ Q1 U CA Canberra
% A5 c" r# K: a/ d CA Dorsetshire! K2 N% e: \# b
CA Cornwall
% @$ T* @) g0 E2 w8 O6 R9 e+ r CL Leander
3 `; a& W0 g+ H7 b CL Java9 s4 m" ?0 y) c: j( \% _4 y) T# Y$ L
CL Dauntless
5 y( E7 V( Y9 x' S; D. Z7 T CL Ceres
0 z5 K. Z) m/ v. \6 ? CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 h4 T3 C1 _6 M6 G0 V1 Z CL Trenton
. Q& r3 J0 Z" T1 W: @ CL Concord3 M7 N2 Z: c1 [! [/ ]( \, `( `
CL Helena
+ m1 s. i: t6 D0 u; x. M CL Nashville
6 V( \( h9 Z# c+ r. D: S, g9 r CL Capetown
9 ?; F5 V. j. P3 Q DD Buchanan
9 M- L! _9 Z+ Y0 o8 e; p1 F5 Y9 {7 Q DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire$ B2 s( i8 q% j ?
DD Stack5 {( l* F4 u7 d L/ S& N
DD Dunlap: h5 H; l7 R8 b: H( ]) g) X9 l/ Q
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
' N3 a, r; y2 G2 A/ t- `. t DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires$ N( r, |) I( B# W% @4 F3 S
DD Nizam
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6 r* \' i6 b, h; B" xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards7 G \6 i0 u9 c% H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 s$ x' C W) I# fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards2 ^7 D$ I9 s) i, N
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
- Q! T8 b9 u) tBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 ^5 \5 ^* e- G% X2 ?3 `/ g
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards% `1 s5 X" g/ D, Y
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards$ x+ U! D* [0 s2 t5 [
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards; H. s- R# t7 d4 Z! H! d
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
1 F) z2 ~- [1 A) @( r# I _ EBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
) h6 B, N4 N' B+ C, ^CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 R5 y4 K: A, A" Z9 q
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards. k+ [/ d/ N+ u2 n4 c
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards/ I/ z3 c- p, _; V
Range closes to 15,000 yards
6 s8 H; x0 S* G, |" k8 ]( v# vCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 {) P& L% D" N+ @2 ^/ p
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards, b, K0 E5 [7 n
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards# H! @$ G F/ V* J% l4 e2 H
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: n5 E x1 j8 Z3 ~& I1 Z$ O
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards3 G% |5 W, u. N* ]9 r7 l) O( m3 t
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ h! k- I F1 ?) J% M( W
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards1 w8 Z/ U; w" r
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards( H4 F2 @+ c$ L7 L* }
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 D+ ^ ^* K& T; `! I
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: ]. Z" \- \) V* u1 _% R/ ~+ s
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
, Y( K2 D2 G SDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards. a& f) G: t) r: e( y9 t7 P
Range closes to 11,000 yards s, l$ V0 @" p
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards: r( v) c( ?, e* e
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 A: F$ H. ]8 s6 z1 b; P4 v4 sBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards/ g- Y0 d+ h! J# v$ i" G e
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
: P2 V0 m& }5 K, Y& LBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
' k* {" @- H" A1 ?, e: k( `6 eCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% n* B8 b1 r% O: ^0 ^8 K, X7 H/ QCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 y" q4 W; S" v% i+ ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
5 Y; e2 a, O/ B6 I* ECL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# r1 u9 v2 e4 w4 n" M# z: f
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards; {7 x3 Q- ?* x7 H% r2 F' s" k3 H
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards9 ]! @1 \: ^8 }/ c
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" l2 t& w) {# g* J: _3 Y3 ~
Range closes to 9,000 yards
" j9 E% k/ T7 q; D0 ?+ u& b2 hCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards% u+ B" h5 o+ N+ F T6 Z; W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, H7 \& Y# n! \' {3 z3 d1 g. MCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards- C, Q% o# M3 C+ z6 M- M) c
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards6 o( f% z$ z. z9 C0 I5 k2 c
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
. g- }! V. l4 @DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards( s! e. k; }$ ~& v. e. u& n2 T
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards- {: F' n* n3 Q# e; k) C( v% B
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards, i5 w- Q0 q- a5 k) p/ T
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ I$ w! s6 d4 v6 E) ~ p0 o
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards) k; Q; w5 T' c6 L0 [
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards. _/ |- y! ` }1 T- S& J3 B
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
6 J+ `0 b5 o1 P" `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
/ l/ ^2 H" B# r) R( pRange increases to 11,000 yards
# `4 g+ m3 @0 }: ^, WBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards1 E. c( n6 V' J8 g. n
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
( o' w: R4 P+ h j; nCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
9 P t5 v8 B+ [BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards) [ m. N n! @3 Z- r
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
. D5 K4 o3 R% w6 A6 j6 L7 m# TCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards/ J) g, c7 \+ |# H/ f/ e
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
; ^. o9 G6 y8 T5 I. |( R+ F. {% jDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards5 H5 k% ]3 I) d# S- O+ y
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
' S9 ` S S i6 T; Z! dCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 Z3 Z4 t+ m k/ R- JCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 a) R& G$ V4 D8 o
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards0 N& U4 L' |. l! ~' k
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
' V- q. z9 w2 z- A6 zRange increases to 16,000 yards
( E, d1 [1 ?. v0 k8 FCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards5 A9 j! P2 Y( B/ P
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
/ K |3 `2 v- R4 ~# H& kBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
/ n4 F4 p* H$ D" bCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards1 V2 v4 ~- h; Z4 H" `+ E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
! x# I* j1 R) S% q7 O% yCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
8 a: k, T0 Q' z7 f+ ECL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards m7 m, ]1 n. {# J# Z
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
5 R5 e3 Y% X/ S9 L1 \( w2 ~CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
% Q7 x% ]7 a1 o: N9 lCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards: C2 Q. D9 C7 Q% L
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
7 ?# R' H/ r5 q* K( [) wCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards7 s' B, B, x2 E4 y- P/ _% w
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards9 J3 v6 ]4 |* I1 L) l
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
( ^5 s8 `/ }, `: }2 H# [- ?) JDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
; ^) W n5 j# |" L. L( |# I- |DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards9 A3 |: N" ]6 l: ]6 u' t+ [; r( f
Range increases to 21,000 yards
8 k) R! @. H3 N" R' L5 Y. XCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
7 u1 \0 K" {9 M# T, h: t0 vBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
: ]( t5 y1 i( _! TBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards, p* `7 M! O1 e$ W
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards1 g1 V3 q7 C/ e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 V, [$ \& K+ g9 g
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 P! h! L, H+ Z6 u% s% D% UCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
) I+ M( d2 B2 t7 rCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards4 B u& C3 k( F$ ]4 B1 J5 x$ b# T& x
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards! p: m( O3 G- @8 R! p( t
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
6 {, c7 T: t4 r7 J- D. eRange increases to 26,000 yards) w. j3 ? k3 A7 b: D
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
; Z0 |: ?' P9 |/ ^( Y0 oCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
9 d' E; j9 `6 ?! E- J& {CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
' }+ _$ N. b. \7 Y$ K* E6 _2 kCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards' l1 P& {9 z* A8 X# O: e' `" S* ]+ x
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards3 J, `" P" B+ i+ J3 r% }. F ]2 Q
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage; j+ ^/ U! S; C. i3 t+ J
Range increases to 28,000 yards
+ [3 v9 G8 o% q4 \8 K8 B2 |: IBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards8 `7 Q. o( G' f, C" L
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
* K N% Y3 O/ z0 zCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards6 w) F1 `, K0 t- ~' K
Range increases to 30,000 yards
" z! T, a6 i0 i" s3 _1 l; o+ cCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
4 i1 T) U+ J; @; yCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
0 |4 Y3 B" Z; HCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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$ O$ t+ U9 i6 L- j. ^1 l$ O- g7 nSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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) `" r1 c* C+ c Q8 ~5 ^# I# x SS RO-67, heavy damage: c9 ~+ s* m4 T/ {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 j& N" |2 t e* h; _: r. M0 {7 X
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0 |( h5 @! C+ o7 b& r s+ {Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. t( \- a* F6 t2 V& e2 C
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ A2 L! w, [4 ~) S/ m- c2 K
A6M2 Zero x 48
& }& _4 t- r# i G3M2 Nell x 19
! u4 S5 \/ }1 x0 D$ ~ G4M1 Betty x 21) Y" g- a% O( I4 a1 H
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Allied aircraft, b% D; z7 w7 T( h' y! \/ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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[9 |4 Q5 K' i# Q/ [" VJapanese aircraft losses- V- l4 i; L7 ^" w. O' U n! T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 C( f$ r" T" {/ W
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
; B4 b* H- T* J$ E G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 S. \7 `" g7 n4 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
o0 G/ o! R% |6 }. Q CV Hornet
; ^; X7 A6 w# r8 l8 p& M CV Indomitable
* q& v4 a& W4 s" m9 u CVL Hermes1 H6 h0 i1 G$ v2 g% |0 R6 ]
CV Illustrious: N/ X4 F$ o4 ]- B7 C, ]
CV Wasp9 l# W3 R, \" r) x) X# D! d5 S
CV Formidable+ {% E, S9 |6 F
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Aircraft Attacking:4 B( z: A" y& u7 {5 Z
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# J8 a6 }0 I' w3 l1 x! j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- n7 d3 Q4 _! ?. i7 y' D 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* z1 i$ T v* H& r) x# I }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: L8 s5 {; y- z }' {* p
1 ?' w& x/ ?! V- T# J$ G7 A- [CAP engaged:
8 e$ S- b; z: ]1 }. e' F @" Y. HVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
6 l/ z1 @( V9 u2 l9 e ? 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 j/ p7 h H6 I. j+ Q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
1 j) R4 E6 c1 L8 X6 k Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes0 y U+ d3 S5 _# \+ m: L' I
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6 K3 z" B% [" p; ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1623 D5 s, q) o# n. I; F7 V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# a3 o/ {: D/ [" ^" A! n: l7 E4 Z; AEstimated time to target is 34 minutes n: G) ^% G* ~% k5 N
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Japanese aircraft% e0 I" }7 i2 L7 U1 D6 V
G4M1 Betty x 28
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1 w& d: |+ t' Z6 @: Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 14- V2 O7 ^4 g! N, x
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Japanese aircraft losses3 k$ M& J6 J! v, C; ~* K
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( k' Z( k6 P- L$ UNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
& L2 g0 y. }4 v6 [0 h, O9 Q CV Illustrious
2 B3 |- y4 [1 x# Z2 Q5 B. v6 Q CV Wasp
, }+ b; H |6 I4 g# }* Z( y7 e' E CV Hornet
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3 V. R% x5 p: y9 s$ m$ z) KAircraft Attacking:& l8 \) a; V* |9 C* P) y
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! ~* ?! y" t: e0 E7 K' | B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
/ i/ u/ J4 @- Y5 ~" e0 XVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 ]3 E2 H' \$ J/ e 1 plane(s) intercepting now.2 e/ Z! o* Q1 w
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. s7 q: s" F$ m6 _* ~
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
0 v; p1 F! Q* ^; v2 h! n- @) X0 \ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes* q' ?, a9 n8 U+ F% e2 k& g" \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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& a, _5 ?5 G7 d5 l+ E1 E6 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 `2 W6 Z8 g! Z/ b: C: G, \Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. V: o |% P X. b6 j9 P5 N
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 24
: T. ^- \) n/ x) I$ A G3M2 Nell x 186 @8 V1 C9 Y1 w
G4M1 Betty x 164 w6 j3 f L& Q% b) b8 O7 K
& F' O5 C: T1 g) l" a% ` NAllied aircraft
6 t' s6 @& X8 t, L: A F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
' ]/ S2 J6 C, t/ m A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
' S: t6 u; ?# E0 c; E G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ Q" n6 \' c. p9 J& Z* {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 q9 _% a4 J8 k
CVL Hermes ^% v* S) l. m! J9 E' n% m' o& h
CV Hornet. i# |3 ^6 F7 O) I) R0 ?
CV Formidable( d2 k7 l5 ?1 M
CV Yorktown
9 l! _1 F j }8 N9 r% ~+ f/ z; } CV Illustrious c4 \+ P6 v: B0 h, x
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" A# N1 J: Y+ n6 X' t. T7 K$ y' s 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% I% A& W8 c7 h" g3 ]5 L! F6 ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 ~- T- x6 L3 Q. }* n6 T; _
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CAP engaged:% N; r4 z+ h# @) q" x p
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)# [% C' e; d$ `4 m3 K8 W7 T7 F
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 V; z* M! `. c$ T, K5 k& b* w! d: H
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.' ^8 T: @" ]8 T3 f
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |