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5 k( P! Y3 v. A0 a0 B42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。3 s w S$ f* X0 K" q
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' U. ]( i% q! W& r( gNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards" F( @+ Q; g# c2 ^/ f0 d) x! ]7 b
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Japanese Ships
( ^3 d3 X2 `8 ~% w* A4 l CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2& ?7 n ]7 p9 ^! Y2 L9 R- @; g8 ]3 F
CA Kinugasa
% a* \7 @% T6 u2 A( _% q. C) X CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire7 u4 Q$ f9 q* W2 M. {. G" j
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ o# l& ~* n% s/ Y j CL Tama
6 u, Z% J# Z4 T# h0 S! X |6 w CL Tenryu
! k6 R# c9 `9 y; ? CL Tatsuta
( R$ P* S- N& K, a# F DD Yugumo
3 y" E) K" T" E8 A$ D DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
P: _/ N* P& i% C/ X DD Kuroshio& H7 i+ c! q: R% ~5 e6 {/ v/ G) b
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 14 [8 m" Y9 Z% \) [3 \
DD Amatsukaze
1 J& q* A4 n5 i DD Kasumi1 \9 B1 B: {* N. h3 o. w. J4 Y) k! A
) \3 X( t; u& O w1 ?2 FAllied Ships
5 U$ e( \& s! ?) j# V. r CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
( \2 }! m( z7 X3 x5 Q CA Northampton
, s1 Q) n5 }3 R# y! i% X CA Chicago, Shell hits 1$ O `; ]" I3 t9 b7 ?% a
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
6 J/ V6 G3 ?5 ?# E4 K CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
0 d! i4 N0 |9 k- n, W CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
+ L W+ E2 [' T+ a CL Perth& L8 l$ k7 a! ]" w& c$ s
CL Enterprise) z6 X7 D0 j! b: U$ H5 l6 d, O
CL Honolulu* v2 H& V0 H. B+ [# w, p& |
DD Alden
4 G( h0 u% L: l. _* ^ DD Fox/ I9 e- L! _/ d: Q6 u! `* x8 r5 |2 w
DD Whipple! s8 K1 U* U4 L) _
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight( f' @; [9 j7 S
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards' O% o9 _7 r4 U" k+ W/ N
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
8 `! @$ @. x; C1 ?" [Range closes to 11,000 yards...- ~( p& `: M! N/ T9 Q3 f3 v! H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards9 a2 w. L0 K& _. _2 \& R: E# Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 A1 z) q7 A- h- A# ?# D
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
+ M6 @( \1 K, Y6 @ E. K5 ~4 lCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
. i6 Z6 a0 r* r, X' F3 @/ `$ _Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'- O7 {; l' o- N! q' f
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% ?" \7 u% J8 z7 {: j1 {( g
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards/ f' Y1 b: _( S5 n6 ~$ E
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" f9 M2 F9 ~: CCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 d' Y; t$ u- [) f- V. ZCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
0 s- \% x% d# wCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 J& l5 z* ^4 V/ j/ qDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% m1 I' L2 N- @8 z* _7 LCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards2 I* f( t" ?5 P6 S# \, i% Z) M
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards$ S, o& l9 `# }
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards& ]: I; `% H9 ^
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
+ U! D9 `; y. _8 G7 D# I! ?0 _Range closes to 7,000 yards; J6 i$ |# q, C! V: B* x3 M
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards) X: ?) b5 ?" g$ V' x) Y# o$ w
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards: ]0 l! f! r+ r4 j+ B
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
( [( N3 W( [4 Y! nCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: b/ _9 J; }1 i" P$ L, w' aCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 j' h( n# I" Z) \
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. S3 V) Z! d" K% K9 t# k
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
" a- v6 y8 x. V O7 P* K* eDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( w0 p/ @/ B9 I6 [- S9 s4 X
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
/ C9 @) o9 s0 p( U* rDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards& \5 k7 {+ i4 U& T
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
( D1 @- m4 t! ?DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& H) ^4 }# G$ qRange increases to 8,000 yards
: Q& I) W/ p3 y6 h9 Q O; x+ LCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards! m1 M0 o4 m: Y) k
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards$ ^! E( k0 U) Q5 \5 D
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 K% Y3 t/ b9 S' s o' e3 b$ }. ^CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards# ]: R8 x; m7 t9 N+ J
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
/ Q/ m9 U o; X% |$ FCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
x' E& ?# @/ y+ V Y. qCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards' j' l' M: i: J9 E
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards) O1 I7 @+ q' ^3 y2 i
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards* F+ o0 p$ f2 X% J! e
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
" ^2 X' \1 ^4 c* kDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards- _1 t4 n$ x3 [0 \
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
7 a2 w+ S3 p9 RRange increases to 9,000 yards, F: F; s: s) D
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
6 n( w3 X, O8 u b. xCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards) x4 T) a4 Y* T6 c1 |/ A5 i9 n
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards J1 l+ f7 ~0 @' W
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards+ b T j# ~8 n2 h# b5 g
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
8 e6 Q$ g' o* n2 o0 Y0 yCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ ?, `2 @0 I. t2 \5 c- g
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards$ o# P+ F) p- _6 {# F! P/ t. Y
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
- V/ n7 v( W! J3 H7 KDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
9 |. r' c7 n, P; O1 nDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# H2 ?3 i- h4 |DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards3 f8 h V, R, U4 c1 ^4 o, z& U9 s4 q
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
+ P7 N7 y" Z$ _+ b: \DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
( @* `9 S. F1 e4 wRange increases to 12,000 yards
3 R) n9 ~0 Z6 Z* Q. LCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' R/ z) Y6 G' e: ?4 QCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
5 T# p2 r/ a k! ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards. X- w# }8 r7 `+ d3 Y( q
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards3 V4 e% u/ A- `4 h1 Y
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
~1 [* M' K2 a) _* ]1 _( y( XCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards5 c" }+ ~# w" a- V5 p! q
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
+ Q3 ^* j7 D3 A' y; B1 dCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
& f/ D x0 O: nDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 l/ c) `1 E. }
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards9 L, X4 A% i6 Y7 ]) a& J% s4 M7 X
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' g/ |# Q% D$ r
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 s! b6 C% S, ~5 A P2 _7 M3 \Range increases to 13,000 yards
M3 V3 N! @ a! l7 n* L8 W. XCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards+ V) y5 v( l8 v ^9 K
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
# i( k" S% k6 S% j0 W+ w# y, C4 mCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
( t0 ~' |' d" m- kCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
& _& ?8 M0 f* g# T$ Y' E0 bCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
+ F4 `; Q7 y; ?! f; kCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards4 k1 e) j! w0 M$ {
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards3 o7 _; u2 w" }3 l
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 Q( V) j9 Z" L3 [' e" \
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards9 L* s2 ]2 I& M7 A) v
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards/ Y$ D5 }6 l ^9 g/ k/ x1 w
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
# f, C) Q9 n( EDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards; R4 E$ ~: [5 D( A7 x& {' q
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards9 G1 W2 m+ [ S5 u4 f$ _1 m
Task forces break off...
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/ \3 B+ C+ m" ?, l) u3 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards. D6 x* x) Q1 O% W, _% `$ v% X
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Japanese Ships
' u* V$ e8 v/ W( @& X5 [ CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire/ `. U. m9 [! r9 J f* b
CA Kinugasa* a2 h+ W* E0 g$ V7 x- o, J C8 Z
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
) {* K" I8 B* X4 s) O- c' F CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1' t# d( I9 r1 l `1 \4 h- k
CL Tatsuta! T7 c# ]" z2 }: p) Q% p. N
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire& X' I, h* O+ u, }! V0 ^; w
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1) d# w1 D% }4 z2 c6 y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire$ f$ x$ Z% b o/ l- q R
DD Oyashio: E$ E' r8 H0 ^4 n
5 ^; {( ~9 {( r8 T' j7 d# j0 uAllied Ships
8 O& c$ I( x! Y% s7 o( e BB Colorado, Shell hits 1! S' x- U! a. N; } T/ }' {
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
: H+ a3 Q/ T/ K% p: s6 V7 l4 u& I CA Australia2 H* ^5 m8 m. f3 d
CA Canberra
# g8 r# s! E, h# [' ~' L7 c CA Dorsetshire
+ l0 c1 ?9 G/ y2 w CA Cornwall* @$ A( i8 m% [8 e9 D7 j9 i
CL Leander0 Z) u- w9 a- f1 j, e1 Y) h( X
CL Java# ?; D L/ E$ i# q5 H" n ^
CL Dauntless1 n( T& D1 |) t3 g0 x
CL Ceres- c4 N- E) N g! L- Q7 Q% X
CL Detroit, Shell hits 10 [+ k2 }1 f6 f0 y$ R3 I* h
CL Trenton) [& O: H3 p9 |& @1 b
CL Concord
$ X/ }+ N& O+ i/ o0 h, S CL Helena
9 G5 D& G) F5 @' Q3 m M9 j CL Nashville4 u3 F# n7 ?% V& f9 M6 [, \
CL Capetown
/ w% r) W7 e: [2 u& s0 j# X DD Buchanan
& m9 l% E* [1 U& M) q DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire; r$ H4 p8 _% N% B% D% W P* v' u
DD Stack
5 ?, o$ d) Y6 {1 z1 ]: \3 z; ^ DD Dunlap% M, y b2 f5 F' J6 d: L3 f0 D
DD Fanning, Shell hits 17 I2 N* Z' |4 i( b2 Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* O/ L* T8 m q+ } j8 z
DD Nizam
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+ r* q6 H+ c; CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards g+ Z) x" f4 @& |( o: l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; S! k1 R* i( w6 K5 k- ~* x2 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
6 { g& f; [9 S; l% ^; |" FFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
- }3 a' t( N, _# j9 yBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards, c! {' r; m Q+ H4 a
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
# z4 J! \) v; {) eBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
7 f% \! C% S E: _' {( nCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards" Z8 m! o4 @. J7 m" z) c1 I
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards' I/ [2 X9 s) s c4 d7 O
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
! ~, X( `" S; g: `9 x# c' TCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- m) ?/ ~( z& w7 s9 X
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
' k0 x8 O4 k- k8 BDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
0 q. w: `, X0 m4 ~7 O# H$ \Range closes to 15,000 yards
2 b Q( V# \) Q$ U' }. `1 RCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- Z, K" \7 b) S( H0 U9 u
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards, t1 Y0 x! v8 l) b7 u- I% w
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards- l. m+ G: U4 @" P/ a7 F/ S6 c4 M! h/ P
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ Q6 p, D! v' v- R- JCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
* ?5 q, l: d& X: f6 A5 iCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: N9 }5 |9 B7 E5 v5 T
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
% q- K$ R# D$ m# {0 G; iCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
; |- q- I/ g. M; d1 j `CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' C' N' z6 l% [, Y4 K. ?
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 p! {, D- i0 N1 n* e0 H3 PDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
$ R9 `0 o' W+ f# X* dDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
( M: B l p# ?) u3 L" W# `Range closes to 11,000 yards
R' r) @: P1 C5 R4 R. w/ rCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards) |$ D! p% C# a( ~1 L
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 V* y$ S% t9 ]! S1 P+ A" Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards: b: A1 s4 L1 n5 _: F% o! W; `
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards" v9 O# b6 G3 y3 t( P. w) l
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
, l; E; u* r+ |/ v& r/ ]CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 I# r" ]: g/ X ]9 G# z. A* j5 C( V
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 x# @# e8 T8 R/ j2 ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# G, T( ~2 Y1 q# dCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 {- o8 Q; @% W5 m0 n/ a
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
: s# M' b3 p( a' v$ P8 @) T6 j1 VDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# I2 }0 E N+ o) c" r$ KDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
+ k# s9 M( w* U+ b0 `3 iRange closes to 9,000 yards+ v3 M9 i+ ^8 {1 Z6 G
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards4 I B' s. u# v) \: W" ^% e
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards4 ?: U9 i/ U" A5 F8 Y/ s) K: ~, n
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards _) n/ H" f, p/ P0 d
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards4 m2 T- J/ G" p) e" |7 U0 z( Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 b: g2 X5 U: ~- Y' j0 c- Y9 U
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
( g3 f. \% U) p+ P$ o! gCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards' X+ D7 Q& R( e3 t
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards8 h' Y) n/ h9 `. i9 ^: K8 P
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
$ Z* m% h/ f$ E. `$ X8 FCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
, r& Z$ j& [8 }! X/ rDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards' G% B: ?1 J6 p) p: ^. _: f
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) b2 b4 F; z& a$ I; [. [DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
" p3 H! y- D' H8 K+ H1 s) ARange increases to 11,000 yards/ w, M, `% E# N0 P( i* B
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
% g' c$ L+ }( D+ u4 t; `CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
4 M/ W8 i) b; b4 @8 I2 h3 U% QCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards4 D9 K1 y }' B
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
- n% B* z1 e4 s8 G/ m8 lBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
' q2 I8 y3 \( a) yCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards, s1 |* r7 @8 I8 n
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards; }& a; b1 a) n( \
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
2 x& {& a! E9 l6 U8 ?2 a- [3 W6 ?DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( o3 J. y3 g j. Y7 C; B7 K
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* P% y& D! w9 F1 H% o% i; M
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, X; e( j/ d+ F
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
9 t4 V Y {0 J* p$ f+ h4 @DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
! v1 d6 |4 A! U) s5 D# P" y. RRange increases to 16,000 yards4 F7 ?8 |5 ~) S0 o2 u
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 T* h& V/ S+ x( xBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards$ l/ ^; s' d4 t' Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards0 G' K) M- J8 i, B; R4 [
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' E0 ~1 \" }- \( y1 r
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards- d$ z( `5 y. w% U
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 s1 p. U) q5 q! ]8 B- d5 C! N2 m
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards# f- ]" D! K A t& e, d h
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
7 z6 n# q9 E% G) L7 \CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards. b: m2 Q! b0 E( a9 G5 o
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
& i* ?2 Z: ]/ Z8 hCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; o/ U, L8 r% d/ J; a% }
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards; L" H6 O% G9 n9 i0 l' r* T2 B2 e
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards- b7 Q5 R/ }6 d0 I* A- [$ [% Y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
8 c0 F4 p" c2 C8 _DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
% ~4 s/ L* D. JDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
0 d. t1 u2 l4 s0 qRange increases to 21,000 yards
9 }, V1 l' q! j5 N6 \9 OCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards. x9 l7 y1 y7 Q
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; k/ D7 k) u0 x v5 f! r, L. _BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
; b- h0 t J, T" X- A; B4 }CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
8 l# @" R3 Y/ W( \" p- @; wCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' A) n" B9 i9 P7 I [
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards* c w, L2 T% [
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards" F4 z! [6 @6 |4 X5 p# r6 i
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
4 W- m9 M! L# t( [8 }5 g) f c% qCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards6 v9 E/ G: r) {# g/ X
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards0 @& C" L* @" `) I& u: Y0 b% {; b
Range increases to 26,000 yards
% O) l' ~6 U$ E1 s9 Y6 |/ SBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
' Z) S2 ?1 x! X; fCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards: _3 A' v \6 ~4 A" u
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards! F" ]6 w/ W& F& C$ e
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ A7 F6 a" r/ g0 i6 z: |CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards! \/ c) r- C) O
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
6 c3 w/ N$ ?' F4 G) c1 Q' U( sRange increases to 28,000 yards- A5 b# h$ ?5 l; u: l8 n) c! ]: C
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
- g% B4 l+ L9 V% s3 H; N% uCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards e6 `9 [+ \9 x* g5 _8 N$ G: E
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
, v' i0 v% {2 Z$ d! FRange increases to 30,000 yards
; z3 i: Q+ V4 N! L6 R& xCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- o8 {" s, K( V% V+ \: [( u1 ~
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
- Y' s( R: L* ~8 i) `6 rCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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, Z! C. |) D1 L/ f# D2 I0 H( LSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1628 c" C3 [5 |" I* ^- \* v" q
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 L* {/ b7 K5 B2 R; N
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes9 r7 r( N1 a! Z( m' x2 ` ?+ o
" K1 x+ ]" y) x, ^( iJapanese aircraft+ l2 R6 M- ^: e* C/ N: v
A6M2 Zero x 48
, K3 K: _ T! U0 `. {( u0 ^: O, s G3M2 Nell x 19
5 ]/ O& m" L2 i. f4 ?' x8 h0 N G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
0 r" s0 w4 O- I5 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 274 v9 R0 }. i1 n# Q! }! I
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Japanese aircraft losses9 y& C9 G+ p/ n/ X* t* K# c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; [3 ~1 K# J3 q+ p$ ]
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed* b L* B( H t Z5 ?7 q. ?
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 @* R) B" q9 ? o; p! i' ]9 D
* u1 g- l3 N6 V* }# bAllied aircraft losses; }0 @8 b, h$ t8 s2 A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ W5 M3 z7 E- }8 R# [9 ?6 `
. h- b/ j& y: B! LAllied Ships
, U) W& S) F* P( | CV Hornet
2 |/ Y' d# j/ d( v# h% G: T CV Indomitable
6 V8 t* G: H( m6 ?' }4 H! F- X6 T CVL Hermes
9 w2 P3 |6 i1 ^/ O CV Illustrious
, @( e' _* W G CV Wasp- Q7 n( @' i. e7 r: h
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
, i( Z! q3 y1 P" a4 l4 w. Z 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet: N$ B0 F( `2 I( ]+ Q: T# f
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- Q- @- ~2 H1 K% e- \ 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ ?0 h1 I- ?7 E" V/ i$ X$ S# b Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:0 ]' ]5 J. J$ [3 I: g# l/ e
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling); B$ j, o: z0 N- X4 D5 \5 f
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." e0 R8 a) S- z: Q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.3 |! \* ^0 y/ D0 J7 a- X
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes; @+ N8 s1 R8 M, I j2 z( H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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9 ^2 ?! |4 M6 v. d4 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 R1 y5 h4 H7 T ~
% }0 j0 j) |$ M Z c2 p) H4 ?# XRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 }1 |/ i- |6 Q p
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 Z# y5 t0 T7 h$ u3 ~2 Q G4M1 Betty x 284 X3 G+ H4 v& u
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Allied aircraft
7 a6 |6 f0 R1 n6 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses! d- g/ K A2 C2 n) _- E, C
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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- {7 |3 ?9 v$ x5 eAllied Ships
) q( Q- h' w1 S+ F H CV Illustrious
" J# B* i0 ~2 T; I' g$ \ CV Wasp; S; f+ |& x, @. K5 K
CV Hornet
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; y" s: l- ~6 t2 |4 ^: ~5 [8 PAircraft Attacking:- O' g! V9 R% [( k& d; j
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% S ]+ L5 p3 e) _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:+ a# f" J8 a2 Z% G7 g8 ] t
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 i, f! w" @% b9 ]0 f
1 plane(s) intercepting now.1 t, l$ s# B( a' g
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.3 V6 D/ ?. F) v
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.8 v: x+ D# c- j
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes" i4 j2 F. k* b, a7 U4 _" E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 ^9 F- P0 W) X- c
' l2 t0 ~; e) T, I4 M4 i+ BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 E n5 g! ]: _Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( l6 Z5 {* V( i) J( U
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 R: O, m: g! ~2 R4 `. N* ` A6M2 Zero x 24
+ m+ Z v5 L) Q3 S+ X G3M2 Nell x 18
( _' i; Y. Q/ f4 P9 m7 F G4M1 Betty x 16
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" G! j m8 A& |! l: b; KAllied aircraft6 }; g) F2 F; j- |& N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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, g' w7 z3 m' Y* l% _7 c# gJapanese aircraft losses
F5 t" P& x4 Z2 |5 Y5 F$ l0 W A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 {* y" ^5 u: R6 T. [' a# k0 k
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* U! r8 ?& _$ [; o; Z( |8 n% b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) u1 {) ~4 y. C1 e3 g0 i
/ |8 w9 a1 O4 T1 _3 f* E; BAllied Ships
$ p: H2 g6 d0 [9 _+ q, k* [2 } CVL Hermes' k0 R3 {. \- p) M" { l9 j
CV Hornet ]! G; M8 N1 s
CV Formidable
& k- F/ @0 t. z* b& W) } CV Yorktown
: F6 P; \6 J# p) E CV Illustrious! c% u4 i" {7 K) f0 U/ o
8 v# V8 s/ K- {: w, hAircraft Attacking:
! W0 X" a; l2 I 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
5 c' T9 Y# `; s$ k# c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
% r2 T+ J' ]% j0 u9 ^ 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
$ G* `+ T1 d4 }) y N I: z7 H- P Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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4 L* r# K( |7 G; p; aCAP engaged:
3 W8 x' H9 T) r7 RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
: S: N$ T4 ~% T/ s2 \4 N* v 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 V8 z o+ Z7 T: z$ H0 A; _" R Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
8 x7 w( T$ G% S4 p# e+ T2 ^% b Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |