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6 p/ j* J: q+ \9 S42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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+ Q. t' f0 P- g CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
- t$ t& e9 J8 \- ]6 k" J6 x, Y CA Kinugasa
& V7 j/ t8 i4 a! b% R' _8 Z CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire4 {9 a* m+ O# F% Z. |# T1 r8 G; y7 J
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" h5 n) K% E1 h# a8 X CL Tama
) Y1 T- @% d& \5 g0 i CL Tenryu5 ~% G {. ?! X
CL Tatsuta
! l# y0 m: x3 _ DD Yugumo* l$ S7 T& k1 ?' k
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
0 I3 B* l" @3 W. N5 G DD Kuroshio
* c8 M, ^, v, u3 X DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
2 v) G3 F6 L. S DD Amatsukaze
! b6 ?, W, _# T3 V, s DD Kasumi M* y, ?" g7 V( t! _& z( L
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Allied Ships! k( P! o3 ^( N0 a4 ~# v
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
% U4 B2 D7 X$ ?% U7 B CA Northampton
* p" ^: E/ E, `: _4 r! d CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
* i0 [) H- H6 y1 f2 y5 M CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
@, B% i: a& r0 [: K CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2, K; o# ?2 |+ H6 U- r, ]
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
, C$ O& D& N# T0 c7 a) L CL Perth: N( g7 u; H4 [2 M
CL Enterprise9 E5 F: a- v; i
CL Honolulu
% U9 l- ~- m2 Q) M: I DD Alden
# k. P% T q$ I+ j! C% v+ y DD Fox
" R* B9 ?" z8 w9 l* t( i. Y DD Whipple
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- q' q; _7 K1 n2 b1 B9 W! K( W- iImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
3 O2 \" K4 B+ s! w' n6 @" t z9 p$ GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards. ?& M1 F% x- }
Range closes to 17,000 yards...+ W5 [" a( q- P2 V) o& @1 m
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* p. Z& R0 B- m! W5 ~; f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 p0 @+ E2 |4 h# H8 z$ G4 }Range closes to 8,000 yards...; |+ A# m9 t& ?1 i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards, l4 R2 e& q. e8 U+ E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
$ x. K0 j, d5 v; i: S( vCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards- ?) R8 D) K h( l7 y% Y/ u, l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# z, ? ^7 d# |7 d g: A* ^4 _
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 I0 r$ Y' e; P3 e ^" t; pCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 D8 u- Q% ~+ @# [- r b
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards; D! j1 ^' g* w) F+ i
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, b. }8 m- R+ } v& R NCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
2 C, r+ l7 \4 n0 I; o% {3 R, EDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
: F- ^7 I( a1 u N# E8 `4 PDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards9 D$ D0 C" o4 v# R2 m; @, f3 h3 L
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards: m' _: ^) r3 y4 M
Range closes to 7,000 yards
' w. w7 s" D' z8 t" g" `4 oCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards5 \% Z- E" h4 |) o5 @$ B9 a
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards: S8 ` i' S+ U N
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards- j: N0 X& N! A$ A6 J# U' w
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& o3 J; N& _) b$ a" _
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
- Q" Z0 [; ~5 v7 ?( p# a2 U) bCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards; h1 e; |, m( M1 ]2 s' b# m
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
* p& \; \1 }6 JDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards1 j h" r! o8 v' v
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
# `6 z4 m' Y# x$ E$ `) FDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards z1 B# t9 H" j' @7 U6 V2 e8 A
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards \7 i7 r/ c" ^+ e
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards# ]- T" j8 x' u( [, {/ ]
Range increases to 8,000 yards! f8 n6 Z. b1 U$ K( X+ C
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards; U. ]6 w7 {. c# T+ _
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards3 N7 s) T. o5 j) t; _+ o
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ S+ b8 t* D* }7 L
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 g. O- H' {# I1 r. a% v) ~CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards h1 o9 P. h7 a# S: V* n( Q
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 X2 _: [) [6 q. Z8 k% @5 c6 R
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards2 B% i d! } H9 M% c
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
2 K: Y$ q5 m: W5 j$ ~! g7 k" ?DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
6 _& g2 p1 J. P) PDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
) b, ]6 m6 t0 HDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
7 I, [$ Y1 p: @& N }! `- BDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards) F+ |$ `$ U+ w0 I( P
Range increases to 9,000 yards; o, u+ `+ l1 \2 q, t
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards2 y* T$ E5 Y( k. o* F
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards% I6 E9 o9 S, x+ I0 x* g( p, S
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
" L! Z8 Y& J% U9 pCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
7 T/ w h6 i, o3 C# E1 W8 w8 N& cCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
) l: Y- I3 Z, B1 @. ]* }+ RCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
# F r1 h1 w8 L; c" }! y0 Z VCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
' I- c( k% W; T# GCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards) O! F% r- F6 b1 s- n
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards% ^0 P" `4 v& I
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards, K6 u' B. g" e6 e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
3 ~. R; X0 L+ g q& A- ~. kDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards) y+ D! W" f/ Q Z& v* W* M! W* E
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
, b X2 y9 U2 s! u! U2 z% gRange increases to 12,000 yards
$ c' o) @4 J4 I( t( }CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
* y4 P8 V: y; ~, D9 P2 wCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
2 d7 ?9 S6 l" S( G: L3 |0 \CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards& J5 ?5 z' w J2 b# j6 R' V# V
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards7 r( ]2 P$ k3 \5 ^0 X. c; ?
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
m' I$ g( I$ R- D/ J' l9 KCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards; A- @# P0 A7 U. x* O9 S' ~. |
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards4 j8 h3 \2 g4 y% ]& b7 V
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards0 o- V$ A; V T5 R
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
k, D2 R+ S2 J; O8 h, u9 zDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. v, W7 f5 T& R4 ~DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# ~0 }- h9 { Y8 Q6 mDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# Q9 k1 G y o: d. v0 |
Range increases to 13,000 yards+ v% k5 F/ Q8 o1 Q- s `$ ~
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards; f3 H" q( a. t$ i8 D
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards1 @0 `: v; A4 T9 [
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards6 @' x* c. A7 r
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards( ?! b+ }3 E; Q. P4 N% H
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
+ V( Z: h5 }% V% l0 M2 q" HCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
1 h1 S; M* E5 S8 x& Q- VCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 x$ N" L. ]6 b
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards" K- ~4 u) X, C1 f9 F1 ^
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
. Z2 A7 W, l1 p7 \5 P- ^DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 O5 A! Y5 I, r$ @0 b
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards6 F! T5 a4 k" T$ x7 v8 C# h
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 l- s4 t0 H$ |: n7 ^ H& {
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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( [+ P1 q* ~' \6 Y" D# H2 V7 R! MDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards, S3 X0 S; d. U% y
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire3 O8 ]- f, Q0 d8 F3 f+ V
CA Kinugasa
* z; {2 V4 Y0 p" R2 z CL Tama, Shell hits 1
6 m. N; z* L# o8 d) i4 i. z- q; C CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
" p9 I) J) m- z CL Tatsuta
" l/ J% g6 R7 x K7 q1 {$ Q) y DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 ~3 n7 q! y+ y& F& x6 C5 N W: s; J* i DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 O' b5 Y! a4 A6 U/ q7 J: G1 Q DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 T: Q" O8 T, U+ w DD Oyashio
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' T+ O$ f0 x7 o. HAllied Ships. F1 ^, A9 n: a8 E
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1: S b7 m* ~2 }# l
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
3 W' f* y0 T4 w7 o CA Australia
1 v/ u1 M( w- w1 }6 W CA Canberra
1 C! u+ P; M5 P. B( F4 j1 Q& A CA Dorsetshire
& l& w8 {; |4 [: I# M7 m0 F1 g* A3 E CA Cornwall
6 @/ `2 g3 A1 f6 V& N6 P CL Leander+ {& \. o/ f0 b$ F8 a$ V9 c
CL Java
- v9 H, x* s" u. J! r5 q CL Dauntless2 H6 H- k, V+ E6 x9 D' R
CL Ceres0 x. _/ h' u/ N, J1 ~5 u" _/ n
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1' h' d0 T5 Q3 r( Z/ R, Q% v( C& R j
CL Trenton2 x8 ^' B9 D9 T+ N4 d4 I( X
CL Concord
- L0 _9 v0 \5 W3 E* F5 G8 N& B CL Helena* t# w7 B# d/ e( d
CL Nashville
9 R m$ Z' U d3 x- { W8 y CL Capetown8 Y6 ~7 o. P6 \ i! K/ P) O$ Q
DD Buchanan
; ^' E! C- N" C0 T0 ~3 ]: [/ | DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
! z7 A' S2 y6 y6 J1 w* d( ] DD Stack( t0 F; N D F+ P
DD Dunlap
: x! |, H8 c& U8 o& E1 p9 b DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
+ o; i+ O _+ V% [+ \7 k DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; |- o* O7 Z3 }& I; q- n: K2 z
DD Nizam0 [, c! d2 T; U0 i2 {
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
" ~+ k: A; i- w% q9 wRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 L b5 M: i, K+ x- ^! }* g, H$ w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
3 [/ {! n, ]- x/ d$ w( |( dFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'7 ^+ a: I6 }- C% X: ?$ R+ j b
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
( v" R) U. n) Q* i H7 x5 q4 LBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
t1 R; [9 D# i- N# nBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards8 r( {6 L# l3 ?5 f
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
8 A4 ^+ }0 K5 ]( I% J# MBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
, }. n; ^1 n+ s, r. r: ?BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ V3 B' R* \- ^( k% m1 Q9 R& O- NCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
6 B+ w l6 f0 \% V' _4 RCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
" J2 u$ Q. M8 F2 q, fDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
5 u F3 N6 P& J0 |Range closes to 15,000 yards
" s9 K8 g. z- w8 B9 g' d4 B( S- UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 C8 r+ b# \# ?) ~- j
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards! ^1 I- {" P% G$ }2 r" @
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
* ~1 }2 `! A$ {4 k' NCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) Y2 n u% W, D( {9 t! d! j; K
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
8 p$ i9 n% U! b4 c$ i5 j0 ~CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards$ o1 C/ b3 o1 j; c9 o
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
; ]/ B3 w$ }3 Q4 u4 f+ r: m7 ^CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
: K; v3 Y4 c3 ^/ W/ g# \2 WCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# |. V, I" g7 J% E& S' k, W
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards E t# J! ~/ C6 Y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards) P: a8 [% e3 J
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
! ?* |9 L! R+ t: n3 yRange closes to 11,000 yards( c j% w7 R8 Z. e5 N, ^
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards1 ~+ K- S, ~6 z3 s. g$ H4 r
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* ]. z# ~" W# `+ }& hBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards) G( @# R. Q$ B( p* m \
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
4 M: \7 w/ c0 { J5 T& WBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards1 `/ {' b& H; M
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& |5 {/ z R- c7 M1 e) PCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& v; K8 E' y1 f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards2 h" G1 F! O- L+ f& S
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 C! s) d, Q! A0 ODD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
/ X4 A/ k$ [1 g8 e# M" qDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 Y" U m$ W" y/ P
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
6 g4 b, {/ o+ X3 M! `Range closes to 9,000 yards, a% T0 ?! B" D1 H0 f3 J
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards! v# f- a; E+ x+ ?8 l
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
8 ^3 L2 i2 j4 f: ECA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards5 b9 N* E( `: p9 f0 Y, E
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
) w) ?8 j+ ^; x. |" g3 fCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards+ n- N3 U1 M A
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
4 y t5 D# z2 B$ f' }CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards$ N- ~7 j+ i8 q& u0 K/ `7 |# l
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards; x1 S9 ~7 T: B N+ e7 u
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards- f5 `6 N# ~+ D" E
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards$ m& s6 X% q+ d/ k+ G( S
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards3 D7 D6 Y) g& [# T2 T
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards) V! b# v. G* j
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
( J4 M" Z) r3 i2 G. d% l8 O3 TRange increases to 11,000 yards- |( N U- Q n
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards, y" S7 d$ U3 j% S' b; O8 e7 l5 N6 N
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
9 p/ t+ Z0 e) N! o/ I% `4 H0 MCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards4 ^. R5 v* w, _: k# @- |
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
( T. i$ u$ U2 m" LBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
' H: a- K; K$ `& t0 O8 N9 ?+ A XCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
2 b. V3 ?# W9 ?' `0 R+ B4 a: xCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
! O$ w6 q S1 ]& y# \0 rDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
7 R0 x1 l5 n& R6 S9 ADD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( l. f' d/ f; B. F
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& |1 Q6 @% z) d6 R5 J1 lCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ n8 p( b/ T$ Y8 g E* O: \- v( n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards4 I1 r! X! W2 e+ U4 B2 }
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
" ^0 Q, A! N6 y5 `" s& D3 F" qRange increases to 16,000 yards
% u. c4 _- C% ^( j6 A# \' eCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
& }& E; R3 i; J% n7 m! A, iBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards8 c. W/ m# A# o. r
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards& }" K4 D3 g( N9 {6 E9 n
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards- ?- q% x+ D$ {
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards3 a- U7 s0 {7 z
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
4 T/ S0 m# ?# c; M& ?( D/ WCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards$ _; h6 p8 t1 j
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
5 }! k, r9 a: dCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
7 p* w5 R; N6 P# h2 W, @CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards& C% x- u8 D$ k" ~- J6 t
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards. S; {2 N* G2 D5 p5 S2 l9 C# R& F5 G
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards1 w# e8 V* u( A9 t
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards& X' ^8 U0 W- D. [; n" d% A4 n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards! I# Q: K: X: Q' a
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
* l$ e" |# }9 o. LDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
( g5 U: g! R3 b3 @, c0 F3 h# ^Range increases to 21,000 yards# p( N* `8 ]& N4 l! W1 f
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
9 h( k3 s1 `8 WBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
5 P& _8 a7 B* ]! oBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards1 d+ V. t) v4 b4 W4 O" ]
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards& g" R0 V* w. ?+ O; s# ?: L
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% m0 g1 ?3 B( fCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; q4 _( ~3 S) J* I7 RCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards6 l6 L5 m* }; ~. F
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
, X1 h: p8 V: gCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
) a; B. m) v; v3 v: J) zCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
9 J1 s* g3 Y) ?7 V) }: JRange increases to 26,000 yards
& D: H, t( t. v# `8 pBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
: s0 B, z) H$ i& }. ZCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards, R2 K- J8 v+ H, `3 Q/ Q3 h
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) y! r3 H5 Q# Z* G- p
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards* _$ L' v0 ] l9 z$ W
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
9 e7 Z2 ~, M6 j; D+ lMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage1 B3 Q/ t( s; ^! Y6 v
Range increases to 28,000 yards- r6 h( J# Y& V, A& I
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
" h9 ?% Y# G1 d, O- A. k- DCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
/ _* _ T, i' ]4 S3 H" L: R# W, GCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
9 {$ d6 J8 n) D; zRange increases to 30,000 yards$ R. R( J6 h: P4 f
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards* X; f7 ?6 ?9 _; s( r0 h' w* Y. v, o3 ^
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards/ d# C7 \" U+ j- W. E; o; ?
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
3 [- K I; @) L$ m, m( W& t( ITask forces break off...
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! L8 Q! x5 S' VSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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$ i" j- M A+ `) m, d# c2 f: mMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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7 ~0 l0 @& V+ r: E5 _. h3 Q% zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. ~, k/ c4 ?/ @+ eRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 P" H- |& u9 Y+ }3 e
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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; |. w0 e9 Q/ rJapanese aircraft% `2 b+ Q6 F' z3 `: t
A6M2 Zero x 484 n' i m, q2 C' p; i
G3M2 Nell x 19
, z' M9 ?; R/ q G4M1 Betty x 21% G8 J. K# K! o+ Q. q2 B+ B
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Allied aircraft0 q# ^- `. l1 ~8 \( D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 272 A8 }% H8 K, J7 p: F( ~0 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
. ]. U9 N' r' [ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed9 A! [" s5 {9 S9 X+ z
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed3 V& T3 e* x2 r0 q5 k
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged- f4 |' `0 Z5 e3 j
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Allied aircraft losses
" C+ ]1 R" U; p: B) x) D c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% D, ~3 {/ k8 O: H CV Hornet
5 p0 B6 b( }' R' W7 j CV Indomitable& t8 S2 X; U1 P' { q3 q( c$ P1 L
CVL Hermes, N3 d* e1 m& U, v
CV Illustrious+ E- `8 Y* L, k+ O
CV Wasp( y$ d3 W+ R& Z
CV Formidable
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, S! d9 x/ S% x, ]+ b5 eAircraft Attacking:0 ~ @& ], c1 {
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet- A! @1 k% @, g. s t" @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 L* D" X/ x9 ?. X e2 p: v
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% B* ]+ N( ~; R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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6 ?8 N% k$ W" H3 |0 f( t/ VCAP engaged:
' ?. u: m) B" r9 y, d# O ]VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
?$ G! Q( v/ h- r. W( U 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, r9 L+ u, u1 x1 L Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
( X' {1 d9 L1 h6 r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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m' ` z! L, B+ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, D6 I* L0 a9 g
9 N% o8 e+ I& I; [+ i; x2 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain, Q# o, ?4 e) c
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' ~* {0 I; m( r0 [, Z1 \( c) IEstimated time to target is 34 minutes: v$ h$ o1 t8 q
" d7 X( `4 A* Z8 fJapanese aircraft
) [0 a2 ?- {0 a. T/ b9 p: k2 r G4M1 Betty x 28
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1 \7 P }8 r; e! q# ? yAllied aircraft
& @ L( a, [( k Q! a# m) _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses& w# W* b5 M1 O1 i0 U8 V. d
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- Q7 C2 x x: e# Y+ q
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No Allied losses/ S4 k$ `3 {- `9 T5 \6 O. W
& w3 T/ Z1 E2 p7 r& y5 H5 IAllied Ships
8 M% i. J$ @! { CV Illustrious5 A+ \0 j: Z# f. V9 M% v( U x4 d
CV Wasp( }0 P; z) N7 d0 ^3 B0 X) [
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
: V+ u- Y4 l1 S; ]9 d 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 P( |8 Y; N: g, _# ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) s7 Y9 s$ C' a3 p
% p) S' e; z( H- x. D3 A& z2 mCAP engaged:" m4 D% p9 ^' Y
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
: R5 X7 G2 R$ \* i 1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 r0 ?4 J j* o$ d
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; ~0 f8 a/ {( Y# W! p. V4 Y7 w
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
5 K+ l: c4 X3 D% v: i Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1627 d0 x; c, Q4 N( T
$ u9 L0 O1 ~2 }Weather in hex: Moderate rain; w( t! U2 S) f6 ~
4 c- }* Q5 D5 U9 B% |+ j% PRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ n( ^6 J8 v# X$ J& QEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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5 P6 K' i; }+ @0 n" I8 N5 |; V7 |Japanese aircraft
, q0 n7 K/ r o" d+ ?. v9 ~0 J A6M2 Zero x 24' [% }$ u% b: _
G3M2 Nell x 18
* j3 G3 y9 P7 P0 O* f# y: o4 r G4M1 Betty x 167 \/ Q H9 E4 }% m
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Allied aircraft7 G) b/ J% t; b7 p4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 191 S* A& v% z; a5 u
5 A1 S m4 v. Y- D- o$ Q ]* L2 UJapanese aircraft losses V5 Q0 ]$ Y; q3 v& x0 s8 {0 l& K
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! v( o" S7 d$ X9 S | G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged7 P, g: a2 S. F8 Z$ K
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Allied aircraft losses" s$ v4 M7 q+ F0 H& D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships" E( x D' T' D8 ^+ N
CVL Hermes
" T% p) Z6 g0 O! P, l CV Hornet. E" G% k3 x b% ~7 m3 H
CV Formidable- c! Z1 b8 F6 x9 {
CV Yorktown
8 H& R8 C2 N4 x! S; _& {- @ CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
* c8 E, H) H, I 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# d: d& i% X9 y! n0 w. m. K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, B ~/ M/ T. X s 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet9 a+ ?3 A- b/ k1 f4 C. g
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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3 e% K/ [' z0 }7 ?4 LCAP engaged:, [2 s0 F* W4 t6 f9 X
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
( M! a" e5 M" k 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; p1 j g% ]/ K6 n& W. `
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.! q6 D7 V& l- I3 R! r+ q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |