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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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2 a8 B" m" D0 r8 O6 f9 i& d' r; fNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards8 d% x7 y- w5 C" K7 |" ^! }7 [
1 e; F8 d6 f, n3 FJapanese Ships
/ V: p& b6 a$ U6 |, F3 c CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
) {8 \/ d0 r4 N CA Kinugasa
: @ f. z! p0 v/ s8 M" w CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
) ]0 r9 o- Z$ X6 `: q CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& u" W/ {6 v# r1 B, L, v
CL Tama
3 t/ c( a' _7 N1 g# |+ _/ j! J CL Tenryu
' O/ i5 r% q% p, [; I' K CL Tatsuta8 M' s8 W) y( [! @! S' M q
DD Yugumo4 z+ r; N8 t4 q
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
2 K( k) V9 d% x7 Q5 [7 R0 U8 W DD Kuroshio& u4 l* z5 [$ B/ ~3 m
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1' l8 i- }( X5 g; q. k" G
DD Amatsukaze+ y% g4 a8 i. _ ?
DD Kasumi
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8 Q ?1 a8 f1 } e5 x3 R3 XAllied Ships
" b2 W3 H6 x5 r b% I- J- q8 A CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
( c: w5 t; z% a0 B8 } CA Northampton. W' ^ w- I$ D8 d( u6 O' \% b# K
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
8 R. E' n8 ~: G* {. |" S CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
+ k" {# m' J; _2 K$ ?3 L CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
) k3 \( N# Q2 T6 C, d CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
4 q2 W9 u9 p- Q" t6 G: U9 U CL Perth! }" U, g3 t4 h
CL Enterprise& e7 o w1 S3 L$ g
CL Honolulu
0 Y* J( h: H* _4 o/ V7 m0 c DD Alden3 F4 d, {, g B: O4 \
DD Fox
% f" ^3 j7 o/ M DD Whipple1 O4 Z: a8 }; l( c3 t3 n
; b) V' A. x, s, i5 tImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight7 h! E+ n% Q3 |! D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards$ T- w7 |. |7 A' q1 g M! u2 N
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
$ v+ [+ m# X8 `$ [Range closes to 11,000 yards.... O; D. A7 i+ v3 N5 Q) e1 W6 k1 E+ F. D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards. t" j/ R# c0 R# a/ I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# C) r) G$ p* e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards) g# Y# G7 E# M# y; P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ C3 j+ L) ?; Q
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
: S9 I+ B+ ^7 _7 C( NCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
1 w" o- Q4 N; d3 p9 E0 ^CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. }" s$ h1 v9 q- h/ eCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ m7 @" V( }" c% c
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
+ n1 j4 v- I* p' l' QCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
& G% }# h+ _& ~' e- FCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards3 T6 h3 ^6 @3 O8 N8 i) A
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
( K' h0 ?2 D' J8 p4 ACA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards# f3 [2 O( q/ C
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
/ d) B5 k# ]/ |& o) IDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
+ |) u, ?+ Y, |& G, y e) mDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards! B3 T1 T ?) g a* s6 G
Range closes to 7,000 yards
+ O2 M# p! V- H! E1 e1 }- E; x) nCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
$ W) i8 D( r3 B3 o; wCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
: S9 s# v1 T- fCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards5 G/ n* b9 S6 A( C3 Y' e
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
+ X$ S2 W r3 x3 s, u$ q5 DCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
2 x# S; l# d5 O2 Q3 I( RCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards+ G0 s. r) z# f; p4 m6 p) {0 Y
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
k! _5 U% D, @4 `DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
- X( \/ z- p$ \2 ?DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
2 R, @3 |! R8 q2 K& z' S+ cDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards' F& a$ i8 i; K, w. d9 U/ L
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
2 y) R9 F8 D4 c: K6 pDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
5 K" Q% d0 r rRange increases to 8,000 yards6 c( S4 L L8 a1 w0 d
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
; R, [7 s$ F3 t, vCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards3 k x& @$ R" L8 r, W* v/ J+ R
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 v0 p6 r! q9 K0 R
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards" O: X* w. K3 i& A4 ?$ Y
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
+ N3 [& Z0 j g/ w6 X, ICL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 S- }# p1 @0 [" iCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
& f4 F2 m7 f0 {) CDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards) q3 [' T9 R9 F# I3 w3 w9 k, ]
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards8 C1 L6 o6 Q% L7 e- ~" j
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
/ U5 a/ B. H3 S, C4 VDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards" C! u8 f8 O: d! a5 f
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards4 H: |" q U, T9 Q
Range increases to 9,000 yards+ K. Z; ]' s) N9 B) |" A
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% A% [: c) ]8 X9 Z$ k
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
0 |6 {6 z9 K2 N) ~7 R' b/ Y% uCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards) P5 x- n3 \; y; x6 U& w3 e2 V
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
( @$ R8 ^/ j1 P2 }& tCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards7 t' h3 t9 j7 Z& a: `( ^
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
, I/ \$ v% e) r& i @CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
2 ~" x2 @4 I6 z9 c2 p: X, S9 t qCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards1 _5 F) ?+ j/ v i/ F N
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
6 y# |% o( a* aDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 c8 G0 z. S6 s2 t
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
( W9 x4 e2 n: Z6 p9 Z# J# ]+ @DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards+ X0 h* {' N$ t9 l0 \5 \/ m. J8 P
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards/ M, \9 o0 @* X: J
Range increases to 12,000 yards
) p3 C; J, u; z- SCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards) w+ E% D a" V+ D( v
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
9 c- Z/ Q* K7 I8 y$ u2 }CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
2 z T0 t. _" dCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
2 ]( }+ N8 M+ s+ }7 H. T. H; ~CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
5 w- \% Y. `9 ^! }2 @CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
% E5 M5 `6 C/ wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards4 a2 J- R" I) q* F) s8 V
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
! m1 j- `! A/ _7 I9 hDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' w5 b/ i# @- @
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 E3 }2 o7 `3 p* M' _" k4 G! kDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards/ P D# N0 y T& l
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
0 \8 |2 `. O6 q. K: mRange increases to 13,000 yards
2 b* l: Q' h" o1 f# Y) }* HCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
, P0 F5 [- g6 u0 Y' Z+ z) L# _CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards ^- Z0 j7 H/ U) X/ i# b
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards; l. ?# u, D- c1 Y' Y; h' m
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards5 Y P5 j+ Y2 o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
4 X3 r }) i+ [1 ^) i/ GCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
# X# N) p2 E, v" k8 ?; ~" \8 kCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards9 ~- z o7 `- w. g/ b
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
4 d7 p9 u) d& e% g6 CCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
; E7 Z' ]6 o% S; c! _. MDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
$ W5 y, M9 @2 c0 T2 m# m% X0 eDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards0 A7 \# N$ F6 c5 d% U3 s# p+ J
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards3 I' f1 b6 }% T9 }- H
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards. {3 O* W! a: I# Q# C, o, u
Task forces break off..." Y7 {( O6 K( Q" {! S* d+ e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards9 z$ ?& S+ ?; I" s
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Japanese Ships
# G( X/ I8 A% E CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
* v/ F/ W7 l( h$ j CA Kinugasa. d; Z: z m1 }/ ]
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
* [* j7 ]" h, h) _( j+ U c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
0 }0 T" K( a7 C, K6 \) n8 h, Q CL Tatsuta
3 S4 G1 {0 `& ] y9 M; B% |3 K2 R DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
; u, M" f& a! C DD Akigumo, Shell hits 19 }; }7 N9 J. g, r" L' P; W9 H
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
; o# K( F- x4 G DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
|7 V# T* V5 R1 i U: t BB Colorado, Shell hits 19 |- [# S! A: z% e& ~- w
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8' X! I" E8 s8 d( O
CA Australia
1 _3 e7 e$ k( x3 @- c- q CA Canberra
' M# D* U& ]% z CA Dorsetshire. Z, B: @4 B$ c: ?5 m
CA Cornwall" O0 O0 @5 l7 j# O$ _" `+ I I
CL Leander! K7 Y1 p; Q" Q# T6 ]
CL Java
/ M7 s+ b/ @8 l. n CL Dauntless0 b! W2 o- z$ z! }" n/ p9 k6 x9 e
CL Ceres c2 L3 i8 ~: V) o" b
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
" c0 U; U6 |$ |# ?# P" w+ _ A CL Trenton
* n5 J# q. E$ H, ] CL Concord
% c9 d* k, N1 s3 H3 b( [, ^5 P CL Helena3 V% n/ A8 g; j/ r, F* s
CL Nashville5 B K( ~; {0 o3 D) T" Z. T
CL Capetown
. h/ ?7 ~, g4 j DD Buchanan
! D( o1 _+ \+ Q, Q8 p DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ c2 k5 Y! w. a/ A$ `; a4 _8 W DD Stack1 B. ]$ H/ [7 x+ _
DD Dunlap
. V: `, C3 _% ?& t, V- p DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
+ p3 d6 B% S o1 R: E' d DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" o9 p6 x$ H7 ~
DD Nizam8 g7 r5 a) d% R5 M# H* C5 l
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
9 C& R, s& E- }5 v \Range closes to 20,000 yards...! `. w) x1 L. X% o& J- y; N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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% b( s2 ]% N, O7 J$ \# K! x5 [9 ZBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards0 V. w3 |* F5 C3 u6 T& V M
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
+ Z$ g$ ~/ ~( ?! @# B0 cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
5 }$ Q$ P+ Z" z5 DCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
+ T+ X4 j, d+ Y- l5 |0 I3 Z+ C+ MBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards% v5 L7 M( h$ N* P
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
2 q5 V+ Y4 _5 d7 ?0 k2 BCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
. J5 n& p0 L: u. _- [$ NCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
5 o- g6 e) L5 L; E" w( B( Y9 HDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
9 I. @, J3 U0 ~) B/ b. nRange closes to 15,000 yards/ z5 i. x& J6 ]2 o
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 o. A- Z9 q2 B- j- H% X! @BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards4 `7 U% _: X0 S
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards- d% N: d5 [8 J' }* V n+ Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# t5 p& t7 W0 B% z M: J6 |
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 m$ h ~' I" t/ u# x; A/ ~
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. _3 Z/ Q8 {1 m4 K! U) Z J9 vCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards2 u0 L7 i7 R# N+ |
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
' {( N6 p- P! I$ YCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. c' ^4 A% m# S t3 kCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
& a9 a$ Z B- a% p- b# |6 XDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
, u- V$ ^ R5 v0 k* M# g! zDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards; h4 Z/ z! G& N, P( o; p M: H
Range closes to 11,000 yards
' ^0 q& Z! v/ ~: m$ `CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
7 b% O! i1 B3 @ aBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 b- f% ?; a/ [( A- k8 VBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards$ l/ }, x( ^# f
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
& a7 a2 d; q# T$ k4 T' LBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards& [' H- b {# d" t: h/ G
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& a0 Y/ @# i- w4 m8 f6 X
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards7 s0 [8 y" {# {" V( o4 X' b$ v9 K
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards: t& G! r6 ^- [+ b
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 m: m: N$ o- X9 ~6 H9 K& P; Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
! x2 b# K) `, t# P7 K3 P$ q7 X& `& oDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards8 B1 q2 X: |0 Z) ]# H t6 Z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" Y3 T) u; n d# K8 I6 n; p
Range closes to 9,000 yards# t3 R1 z+ B# Q* s2 N
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
+ @& ^6 `3 y# ^# l* z' F( @BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- C! Q+ P' R0 S m) ^. ~8 OCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- o/ a7 X, O& ZBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
2 X E5 G3 v, a- T9 DCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% i) I; h' ~9 e2 [- _, N) U- m* W
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 [- C' ~, s- H) o9 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
/ E8 n1 f' m5 W/ N/ }' j" pCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards% p( l6 b5 d& r
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards# B9 B, S. X- e9 ^, X# M
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards8 z' o5 B" o6 h% `3 C
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards/ {) x6 R+ {+ V
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
. V9 q, c- p& |; ZDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
0 g' U2 e1 _4 A' D4 V/ MRange increases to 11,000 yards
, \- [) j7 v4 t- v9 PBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards( D, D$ z, e j6 y9 }3 B |
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards3 E' i u' `$ x" O z0 R) `
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
" f' _/ Z' B! R6 |- D& V: K; {BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
' w0 U3 c3 Y3 O( q7 V% jBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards* H2 R7 U/ F9 [
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
; \, ~) e; O. l0 F6 k9 ]5 q" @CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
% _4 e# d6 K4 M! @$ Y" tDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards& q8 K- {; ~0 ~* U
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 V+ \! C9 }$ j) M- i8 N' ~$ FCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards6 [0 T8 [5 e G
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 o( L p: z( BDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
( }+ t7 G8 l, T8 W' i0 b) JDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
* e) \1 T' k! Y2 ARange increases to 16,000 yards5 w& A4 w( A& F. `2 E) h
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards: T0 b6 S" |, _0 I; P
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards U" e9 i9 V G- t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards6 k+ A0 ?7 T0 T* ~
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( m3 d2 x* e$ F, m3 ?$ wCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 n: C' U9 e" lCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 P. v+ r* F* T( D, U. jCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards/ q# Y7 I0 x4 w
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
8 N' @/ o/ T6 F( R) {6 ~1 _CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
( ?/ s+ t, `1 ], F6 MCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards# o3 m0 O$ k, I( f* d. o
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards8 A% f7 \7 t9 \3 U
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
4 ]9 M+ Q, M8 j: y1 A% ]DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
4 ]! q9 C6 u, b! }DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
( I8 G" o7 r+ }% P- yDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
5 W) C, U/ x& {/ B* e; Q7 `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
+ y. f# r1 |3 s A6 D/ YRange increases to 21,000 yards
+ U5 V4 K2 ]& Q6 i/ V1 \! fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
4 T; Q+ ~5 f0 \- vBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards: ~& j8 y4 ~7 h' _
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
: y" I5 b, Y9 x+ Y7 yCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards3 I8 [8 ~% B. \
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards" H2 C4 C) ~; G% t% _! M; o
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
/ z c4 _, {3 T, ~5 Z" Q2 BCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
0 v4 K( T @; z( kCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards) A/ I& L9 N4 J
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
1 |$ f6 F. L$ Z4 w' FCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
- W9 T, A6 @0 X+ cRange increases to 26,000 yards
3 [5 O# a. }% J5 v# X& VBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
$ z2 ^, o! K' `8 rCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards5 Q8 f( k5 f% w$ ~' _
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
+ Z1 G4 I3 `4 [6 [$ |6 l) k' l$ nCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
: p. M' T) G3 h/ NCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
, l1 S% {. S. B% B* G2 }Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage% N: _9 G! H/ [, b, V9 {
Range increases to 28,000 yards- G, R- L$ R* P3 P0 c# B/ r
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ a2 [+ L' e2 d7 q; d: `CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
" Y+ I% A( z* @0 s3 R# l- rCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards& l- A3 S5 i1 r0 s% |
Range increases to 30,000 yards- n0 \- j: b* W$ V! K* e
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- b" I2 Q: Z3 z" _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
! O, T& m0 c; S) a8 dCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards+ E3 P m, K! e% D! p ?3 G2 z
Task forces break off...5 I' y( I1 d; J( N/ e. c
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SS RO-67, heavy damage8 x8 x0 H8 c! B4 H5 K. ~% O
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/ u, D' g0 J, R& b" n- B- F- u% T+ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1625 U" B& a( h5 W! C2 {' x. j4 k, Z
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9 N# \& r! d% h' K k3 Q" I8 x9 ^5 W$ eRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 X8 r5 O- B- m& F& _# B; p7 t
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes" H! N, ~, G9 t; G4 {# j
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Japanese aircraft
/ Z! G7 p/ P/ O+ X9 _. J) L% V A6M2 Zero x 48
2 J4 S) B' ]+ o5 z9 u G3M2 Nell x 19
0 w* N) p, u( A5 F) o G4M1 Betty x 21
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! {! i+ v* d- ~Allied aircraft
4 p. r+ M2 ~2 e4 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses6 }6 N% u5 y' a, [( k1 \8 I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# R) a" H: ]! h' c
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed5 T9 n4 s# i6 f6 A
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 ?) N# @- p$ b: LAllied aircraft losses
. S* H \ c8 y* i F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' g2 a( y e! I* D CV Hornet
% _- L+ k+ F8 x7 ~4 d, M CV Indomitable8 r, K; P+ ?/ K7 C4 @+ Z
CVL Hermes
# P n' v) k% b& {5 x CV Illustrious+ p: I" O8 e. G4 m
CV Wasp% r: ^' \' W% F. q( }9 T2 ~8 f
CV Formidable
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, v' |: I: H# a: o) z8 ^& n/ y4 J2 AAircraft Attacking:0 B; o& g5 e" u" N6 d$ h7 q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet j% h9 C4 X! ?8 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
% P- g6 ^3 E9 e8 E9 w' n; k( S 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ e3 U3 C ^5 ?/ \5 T Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ t- Q# ?, s0 c; x' ?4 f
% ]6 z2 `4 t7 U" O& hCAP engaged:
0 t0 d5 S7 D* P6 e# K# uVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)* z1 l: N% u. U9 Z% S' P
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.$ R. t! \3 f8 Y5 F
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
) w8 U) e' W$ ~+ Y; B% [- e0 a Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes6 W! J- v* H0 S% `
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3 U* q5 l% O F* m% O# A- Y- {Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 A W1 j, V9 ?1 h2 d6 e& d3 U
! W, U2 s2 x! m. |Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) c0 C; N+ `! F9 Y
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 N X x, f% o! @( m( n
G4M1 Betty x 283 k' t; G: V+ W' l c6 f
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Allied aircraft. c8 F! I% x. k- Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
- X w M" M, y# R* _7 r G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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% H x. {) [9 w- YAllied Ships0 y1 F/ B0 p- M
CV Illustrious7 R. X7 p* `" \6 R6 B1 G6 O
CV Wasp
2 _+ k& n: N' Y* S- Y CV Hornet
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" P) X) B! x% R% |" hAircraft Attacking:; z; z$ U, Z/ o+ o2 O0 c
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ N9 V0 B+ e" ?- \. M$ }; Q" x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 E& e3 E' p! p- W; X
9 _, Y; {. j( i g) SCAP engaged:2 Y( J6 y$ r' c% T& p
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling). k6 ^+ M( O, X @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 m R! c* x/ R) ^! A9 q* l 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., @/ F3 |7 A& j7 Z) |
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
! _6 P7 k# q( o6 G# |& H 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* b, L2 Q5 [0 e. q3 J% _$ R% B
: c5 h# B$ t. H' _7 kWeather in hex: Moderate rain: Y# {& k! f: \- Q
' r7 o- ]" J1 k% E' oRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: h: _9 D ?4 e: D# b
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes( X+ z+ c5 J+ _# G6 y5 B5 {1 ~
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Japanese aircraft
9 z) E* v- W8 [4 ?' d A6M2 Zero x 24: N7 p# R: E, A! u# b1 X, \ _, P
G3M2 Nell x 184 @6 |; O1 l7 v/ Y$ i4 U) D6 |
G4M1 Betty x 163 J h: S7 z2 O. l3 c$ P4 T
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Allied aircraft
7 C: H! h% V' h! m6 I' ]6 s0 n- w8 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
2 ~" g; p: d+ F) m' [4 E; `* X0 @% a f8 v% p& S( J: B3 ]
Japanese aircraft losses" n7 g* M. p6 h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. U( R( B9 I* A" s G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 s% m4 ?. l9 K# j F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" k0 C1 ^) l7 O1 u6 c* UAllied Ships0 `0 K ]- ^! u4 Y# f% s" ?
CVL Hermes
8 Q5 E, y. l6 _ Q$ @* u8 x1 J CV Hornet
2 @2 C% y9 ?, J. k CV Formidable: g. v f' }5 a3 m: a
CV Yorktown' ?0 p5 U7 s! w' ^7 L) D
CV Illustrious- B; d( g+ R8 q! o6 B- n% l
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Aircraft Attacking:' c9 i) w! E1 e/ f
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
# M7 A3 ^5 B {- [1 G7 m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& ?2 {# L0 g3 r: }/ O) R 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet0 u$ m2 `2 ^$ g& V4 g: E" M; D8 e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: [' j6 Q5 f$ |0 {
+ [ Y I: l5 o/ [) x. P, |8 uCAP engaged:( L$ W8 z% S! X
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 Y0 Z4 Q: J5 k% R 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.: P: s6 G! f) j+ Q) }
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
' T$ S. ]3 h$ _ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |