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6 R' F$ h. h$ Z0 q1 b7 h7 q% F42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。& R" \- K+ q# ]: }/ h4 D# b% ]
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) V7 Q0 ~# U( f* f0 ~! |" i! ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards3 p' V7 b6 I b4 M) _* q; A8 | a; U
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Japanese Ships% d' w" g8 [" F1 h, N5 {# J
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 27 h7 W8 G4 x, D2 K) G) J* V6 L8 n+ i
CA Kinugasa
* N" z3 x' y3 R% C7 b+ x+ t CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
( c. G% o" y f" }7 o3 Z CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! O6 ]. v* r- u t1 j
CL Tama8 i+ I. N+ f" H3 c
CL Tenryu
' B" [+ I8 e% s; M CL Tatsuta& C- @" h9 T* g& U
DD Yugumo! I! V0 V1 d5 ?
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
# r2 N1 O% m2 N9 V DD Kuroshio5 [6 j$ d5 F& t) I) O
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
n$ C. Z8 h4 U0 S3 g' @1 T DD Amatsukaze z( }+ s# L+ R' S
DD Kasumi
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2 r5 Z ?' w; ?Allied Ships% ~, J0 `4 S4 v& F8 F
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
6 p% _( `+ Y5 f! Y( b CA Northampton" {9 @/ Y' k. x1 d" X' U
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1& Q1 G- Z8 {1 y5 R
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 24 ]5 Z" a) B4 ]0 I( H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
! p4 _+ p: [( Q CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
8 K! O1 e% W7 Y' x5 G9 [. Q CL Perth6 b4 C8 l: o7 `' w3 g
CL Enterprise
0 \9 R+ s6 [$ F7 S4 B CL Honolulu, b: \( s1 E! Q9 r$ B, L/ q$ S; Y* q, W
DD Alden
) L3 Q5 J# V2 o: V$ E* l0 ]6 w" h DD Fox
+ ~# E7 C' ?% U' R, C DD Whipple9 J' D* j3 S+ Q7 f5 C
+ T$ ^) j) T$ cImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
6 X9 V$ r6 m$ _' H4 v. sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards% F. W9 `) C: O9 g6 P9 U5 u7 j
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
/ |% h6 z k9 }8 C, B3 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' O" ]6 V5 u$ s" H9 j8 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 }3 Z8 [( P9 {# x+ V
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; \0 y/ X% o) Y' z/ bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards1 X5 l+ q- g# |3 ^, j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 b# v- b$ P9 {, V0 r: w0 ~+ z
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
0 B" B' [, P: i8 PCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards: I6 _7 ^' U2 M; G1 j9 B: N) L
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards* i2 N* L9 I: f4 N/ A
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 C, d3 ?+ _$ _/ L VCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% W# H" G/ s/ d# z# g# e
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
# X! }1 T7 I6 ?. {CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% M, l( s" D) T7 u8 E: a* L" UDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ S6 Q8 A) B" l0 Z7 j2 _7 {3 G
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
+ j* k. b6 b5 m/ m. uDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards' C: P5 Z& R' x/ w# q, D
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards" F% u& R' Z3 }/ C9 _( O( c
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards& ?6 C; S! k) W# ?
Range closes to 7,000 yards
) U. U% Q* f5 `4 QCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards# e' N1 i; ^5 l2 D; D
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
0 C- G+ A! H0 k4 m, _: |9 _6 U1 kCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
2 g9 e5 Z. P1 O" t- {CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards: V6 r+ _5 p" B& t: b3 i+ O
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards+ S: t* F9 E5 d, _8 h# W7 T
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
) u5 u- S: Z$ S$ c& O% bCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
% K( h$ L- \8 [; ^: _! `DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards0 O/ e9 t, \' s3 W0 v
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards; }9 U2 e. S! f* I! C' I8 O
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
/ C5 x% U# ~! e" N$ @. i6 O) @7 mDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards8 V F4 k1 J. s* }- l
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
3 N! o9 ?' K" I* B1 {2 FRange increases to 8,000 yards
0 D' B$ n. B/ cCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards w2 o3 Y) ?- w" K8 n
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards2 A! m( m9 s+ y9 @. S# i
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ B( Z9 p8 d. t- jCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
! Y6 i; O3 X$ A* H, _CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards H& L5 l& r+ @
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards [; p8 K+ B! G0 e
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 G/ B) d3 X7 M) X YDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards9 ~! ]. D# j( n$ p6 [. x
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& e7 p) h8 C) i/ O0 e; w4 I9 ]
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
t" [) ?! y" fDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
7 Z' F! n) e4 ^0 q1 ?" X" t1 HDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards( R9 k3 V) _# c& F5 O t+ X
Range increases to 9,000 yards
4 H: U" V$ B+ q/ J0 T9 S% [CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
! V5 x- P' Y3 |: k2 j# Y. T; fCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 Q. |. f; u4 v: D
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
; H$ J, e) k# D/ }/ Y5 k$ ECL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
2 X: g* C( G; g( e& ?! z# H, B/ h" _CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
: p. F/ v C2 R/ cCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards! W( E' W0 [) v; D9 H; t
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
0 |! ^8 a, E7 A6 D8 GCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards+ U. _+ S8 O8 f. B, W" v! K4 Q
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
9 L( q$ r5 t. \6 F2 P/ Y3 uDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
T* k4 T- q% n! p7 FDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards( Z. n5 H( ]/ o) ?, r. `' r4 U
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
7 k5 D/ G/ T" H. d: jDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
3 W6 l4 M1 L" i1 ?% I uRange increases to 12,000 yards
# \8 a8 b+ H$ q* TCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
5 X- O1 p% W0 Q6 I7 z( _CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards# V; c8 `& _* ~9 f! L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards; Q# [1 y7 C* Z$ m
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
+ \- H; e2 V. iCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
9 u0 ^: \- }# H8 r0 r3 e7 {/ Y/ t ]CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards5 m U1 b$ D4 {, W# A
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards2 g( n" A" z0 a$ m' s9 M; O Q
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards/ b6 S# m& z9 n) s
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards7 N( V9 A" b; b' R6 X' V
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
% `: J; j3 A3 T" W1 t8 pDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 f+ I* D2 c2 Q3 ~5 w$ ^: v0 Q
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 j. ]& _; t: p& x6 \* g7 v0 C; SRange increases to 13,000 yards$ c/ p" K/ a" U
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
_. x* M, d+ L; qCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
7 w& F9 q5 Q: ~- m4 V9 K0 g& kCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
# u5 l4 U6 y" L# ACL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
4 d3 H5 {: {) B/ LCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
3 A% N, K6 }* R: y4 I# O" s% |CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
) u5 e- |8 u) W7 Q HCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
7 d- A: r! h7 H, d8 q9 D: |8 pDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
# l0 j- g+ o* ^) R7 m& e( {CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards1 F" o9 H2 s: O# ?
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards& i( h( ]7 G2 X5 T6 _! u. M
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
" F( [& \$ Y& q2 s( k8 NDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards2 ?# i* r6 T K% y5 }# m: b) k
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 M h7 ~3 z, y: C p
Task forces break off...
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) t) r, i6 }9 [( I; r4 ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards8 g: P2 f) d* C- l4 |; N
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Japanese Ships( M5 K5 C1 ~& u7 m
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire H% q! ?% \& q% Y9 Q, Z
CA Kinugasa+ p. o* @/ P$ R* l/ b# v, d$ J
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
- l8 c! C+ a0 N CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
) Q: P X2 e8 k$ e3 P, J' F CL Tatsuta0 @& X, e; C N: N
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire6 B G' ]$ p W7 q$ U4 L. ]3 ^
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
' |- m' `$ F# B( ^2 D DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
) D* h' G0 `8 I5 x+ t- L. A/ f DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
2 J) @; j0 z; f( Z; B BB Colorado, Shell hits 1: u! i u+ [$ @9 z1 h& V2 |; p
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
& W7 X* m% d3 A) o+ r CA Australia
7 e+ k5 [; n6 V+ p- i% e6 G CA Canberra+ I8 [ A6 {# [8 {+ W- ?, D. ?
CA Dorsetshire+ s: {. v P ~ N2 C+ V% J# k
CA Cornwall
+ E8 K& u- U1 M z W9 x' \2 ^+ d CL Leander
! f- b n8 H8 }7 K# Z9 G CL Java" W; M9 h e u( u: o4 b
CL Dauntless
( E- A. }. n; p4 ^3 Q; B1 C) L& J CL Ceres
1 V1 o1 l8 F! M CL Detroit, Shell hits 1% D# E \% J; ]- \3 b. h" t
CL Trenton# ? K# ~) s' C
CL Concord# r- g, _# f/ H9 F( A/ B
CL Helena) v7 o C3 [! K$ z) l3 W2 U
CL Nashville
' }, ]! h- X3 a8 R [; F3 q4 z CL Capetown
- x% h5 m& o1 x1 m8 V$ w6 \ DD Buchanan& m$ l1 y. R2 B
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
% N/ ^/ j: t% Z# a1 i DD Stack
3 w2 K4 _" T4 S& i* V) d4 T DD Dunlap
) ~) u6 U6 q7 F0 } DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) o% o, H+ \8 Y' D/ w DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ V y* s' l- g1 F/ u N DD Nizam
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4 U1 a W: ~/ b9 b. AMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards9 H1 H8 `0 k$ D: K
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( k1 V3 S0 x0 ]' K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 [5 \4 d, F, i4 N3 D
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'2 Q/ J; v) e5 `; G/ j4 d9 M
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
' j% [& Z8 ~- u: s" oBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards( R3 M2 G2 r. }
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
% x+ B5 q8 w1 m. ^. F1 ?0 ^CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards/ u5 C5 t s* ?/ [/ D
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
8 i2 S8 q& P4 Z+ |- _, o$ [BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
' ]7 V% d0 E5 t: aCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards: o \( u6 N) x5 X
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards5 S1 U$ G. h( [. G
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards/ X- P2 Q+ y4 d+ X' p
Range closes to 15,000 yards
' r5 q) K0 b# g" N+ oCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
' w! p8 R$ b" Z9 ?BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
" z7 q# @- ?6 A) L: ]3 j4 x+ GCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
( O E, l' T1 ^CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' A, @- j+ R8 V; L- a
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; n6 A! B+ B: {( L5 J* Y
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# U8 G. J3 \" d0 kCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards4 N/ H7 I3 x' b/ P4 R3 F4 y" A v" I
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards6 x( [5 U0 C( L8 s6 W2 [
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 o' |" M5 N( m: _8 h
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- x+ s1 q0 L9 j% ]: y, ZDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
7 H0 {1 i" e) cDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
4 L+ x% L( L. r* j' }+ `- rRange closes to 11,000 yards
( ]: z0 f6 K; P' a4 H$ VCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
4 }& ^! z q9 Z' L* vBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- a' z: z, _+ r- k ?; J R
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
" d. ?/ B7 M1 |/ ^CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
+ v: r1 [8 c# Y: v( Z" aBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
0 z2 H! S' G2 |( M4 WCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& k( N T4 {# HCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 I" Q5 O1 U2 A s
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
( `+ n' |( K% Q* f* N; WCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 c$ Q3 h1 D* K7 @
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards6 H' H' {% k) ]( w0 h7 n
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 F$ U1 G( J. Z. `) r% a& H1 wDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards& N d0 n! A: y# Y$ I. Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards
m$ X9 n. q. f; ^' |2 gCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards! x2 N& U7 k" ~% I1 F+ U1 h0 w, j
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards9 T p. L0 v+ D1 J4 W' Q% o9 c
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards1 d3 B9 b) ~! J1 n4 X
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards3 w! n& ^. V+ R( M+ v" u# v
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
, Q$ p4 q2 m7 p3 l I. p! d: G7 u+ sDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards: ]2 J6 f2 D% d
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
+ O* |: y; z2 C6 z/ X; m# KCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
, V4 X- ?5 b2 S% [ M) T: iBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards: T3 J8 L6 _1 ?5 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards) U9 @5 T4 s( \! \3 ]/ F. z7 T
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards6 |7 W7 R" T7 ~3 v1 \; z
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) H# [* d* m; I% k9 b1 B, e: FDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
5 x: N% U) r1 r0 l' H) @Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ a2 ?2 c3 r0 m! s. r* O! \9 @8 yBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
- m6 E/ p6 V5 D+ o |8 a; T) lCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
! h& ] V7 Z0 u+ Y* ]7 HCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
/ b$ n1 V" W l- B5 wBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
) z) E7 v) a% s- J* O8 L5 rBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
( n: W' s% X3 m% ]# t% }, S0 HCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards0 O' B4 a- i* x) K* `$ S
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards4 W$ k! K* }) x8 \# ~
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards/ i1 J5 I$ t% B( N W. L3 E
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards6 a& c% a- ^) @
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 j& M& b8 R3 p4 Z# n+ P4 }* V$ ?
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 w9 a3 O- h j( {0 Y# z$ cDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards! h" y0 S0 @7 `0 Y
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards q' y* {$ t! q: O
Range increases to 16,000 yards
0 k5 R5 ~+ z; q& q. YCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards" k6 u- X- B6 ~: U% e# w
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards; ?% d# h; A/ @0 k6 W
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
5 {0 k" |) a! v% F8 A- R' ZCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 y4 a/ _5 k0 S$ Y5 G7 G" rCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards) |5 k+ ^$ D7 u6 K
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
' Y) w2 ~* o) k3 m, y7 b6 OCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards! m' ^4 a9 p. ]# x, K1 x1 O
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
1 m6 W9 P. y: @- k& [4 t% UCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
5 v5 E' h* H# a; ?/ NCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards r1 \: W j9 ?; C
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards6 s( K) x4 B! L; c1 [& j
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
~7 a! |' U2 D# u& c; m! U" T- YDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
: x1 J$ \7 d0 d) kDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 |% L; y* a. ?0 L1 q
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
% M. M% U7 H: R$ ZDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards1 d2 b7 A: r$ E# p
Range increases to 21,000 yards
! O1 v& B% ^# d7 CCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards8 W4 B- a% U0 \
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
: |7 ^" O5 }! b# {! X( z3 ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
1 I: g. o1 {, r5 K W2 y# x' C. V) uCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
6 E; y9 G1 ^; g" S0 M% hCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards: H" w {' R& N$ a. k: v
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards p$ _$ x; {) s5 s- O; d
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards0 V# W; P ~1 ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
1 n+ `, P# D+ I: o7 oCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards2 F6 P( }2 J/ ^1 ]; m) G4 e5 t
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
" @0 ?9 w! t3 }) s% F1 \; CRange increases to 26,000 yards
) \1 @3 @; X! F/ D$ }BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
]8 k$ _3 p" R4 Y" |$ WCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
k" d# H& p4 l y; l) sCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
8 E" n' Y7 A( f! ~3 y1 K3 X4 cCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards# |- c; n( Y- B
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
' d' I% w7 J0 ?- TMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage) R, L; {8 H- }5 y7 }, b H: p3 X$ q3 {
Range increases to 28,000 yards- P. _1 a% R3 x
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
( ~$ Z Z8 F/ `0 ICA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards& B9 ^% {' E+ T( u0 o b
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
# \6 J6 D& L0 o3 W: h! x7 n% mRange increases to 30,000 yards+ {- Z+ Q, Z& i( `# n
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards% e2 B0 V6 d# L9 Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
. ]9 W2 [$ y3 X. ZCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards. d% ~. u7 ?5 h3 A" P
Task forces break off...
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; p2 A4 v) h4 _' p* S; ?) @; Q+ DSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162* h& |5 s+ G/ \/ |; @% e% a
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- k9 G0 V; b# B0 _Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 u- A { o4 r9 v+ u
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 L! k- J; o+ j+ h: G
A6M2 Zero x 48
' A6 `) G. P, ^9 w G3M2 Nell x 19
9 G6 i4 v8 Q6 y- V G4M1 Betty x 218 j K# O; n! g' a
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Allied aircraft$ v4 l1 u0 a/ m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
: G1 P. n! l/ l# \2 o8 G A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
) Z! ?+ q* w% ^9 R2 z G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed7 D0 \/ f' x8 m. a
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 i+ y1 i7 _, ?) h8 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 r% N) l/ m2 y/ @& X
. K8 s s7 b/ ~" X5 hAllied Ships& v3 \9 M3 g8 o$ D
CV Hornet, W3 G/ e9 k8 i: c$ S
CV Indomitable8 h- X" O5 o* o: T% R$ e. \, p0 C
CVL Hermes
+ l! y" J% `3 ] CV Illustrious
# T! g+ `% D+ K) {! y' a CV Wasp
5 I0 Y. o+ [1 @! m CV Formidable
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4 Y& E0 |+ h: A; ?( OAircraft Attacking: p! g: @" p1 X& Q' S
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet7 n3 k! u, P: U) ~; T& M
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& {9 y1 H- A$ w# G4 A4 z
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, {( a0 D$ V# V" o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, H( I, ]! Q$ g! H0 c, N7 q6 K
, c% |3 Q {5 D$ UCAP engaged:
6 {0 a2 Z' q+ Q6 w. ^VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)( |9 g* g' g8 I7 h3 P
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.3 A% ^* m; L3 E' h
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.( O( P6 l0 r) B6 y8 C* |. q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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* l% F6 I1 N3 ]& }/ H# {3 s/ s( NMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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$ i9 m3 i$ l" k' T5 VWeather in hex: Heavy rain* X& F7 a" v0 \$ V3 W' p
2 g9 ~. U, W, d, L" QRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" }% ]2 P c U3 E( OEstimated time to target is 34 minutes7 m1 M8 x0 }! S# z0 }
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Japanese aircraft
# I/ @& K! z6 d, u G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( `0 Y7 j8 j w- V9 h2 P* I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* x* q8 a$ |& {2 X3 C: ?+ t
/ Z3 c( m3 z4 _$ M: ^8 pJapanese aircraft losses
, Z2 [5 ~/ O8 j G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses; N% C8 ^/ g* s+ Z# F; z: V
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Allied Ships
7 Z) `: \6 v% C, Q CV Illustrious
% F6 k4 g# N( }' |, F* z$ x3 c: Q, W# y CV Wasp
' T& i: u2 C! F9 Y6 g8 k; t CV Hornet s0 D* q2 k& B( @. @
# V; ~$ d5 ?) F$ xAircraft Attacking:
# a( ^% m. N% J* g9 g 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 m1 f2 [1 U8 K `+ x A9 k6 W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:4 L" V8 X3 v1 A" G* s5 R
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ p9 B2 H4 g( K6 A/ X A
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 C4 q. p0 ~, Y D 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., _& h; w- @) o' u0 W7 Q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.3 x/ V6 Z0 V# V2 X
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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6 N( \* i( w4 |3 u9 J/ g( r' S. uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 S( \# b, K& R/ u8 m
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 i2 I0 E2 W4 D' y
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes. d2 ], e H8 n1 _1 A
4 O! `2 Y" P8 M# |Japanese aircraft
; p1 b& p. q* {+ T) ?1 Y8 M A6M2 Zero x 247 R4 F# E+ [. x% n2 j9 u* i% O
G3M2 Nell x 18; `, T4 @) X3 B7 |! f
G4M1 Betty x 16 l6 F" f0 J0 _9 Z% K9 ~7 B# H5 }( a
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Allied aircraft- V7 R. ^3 y! G; t" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19. O- L6 _: K9 L F) K/ _
# h f, b6 K& X6 z& K6 lJapanese aircraft losses& ^* _" Y" e$ e& S! P; K2 R
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 [5 C. h* S* P2 p G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' f% p& H+ S8 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. c+ L p2 O. f& L1 ~# v# |
8 o8 k! z8 Q! h% s$ d) p2 T$ ZAllied Ships: t( X+ u6 {: H
CVL Hermes
8 ]/ b" c* E, R- G9 ]9 m CV Hornet
. ~$ X" N! z5 G5 [9 B8 y9 {9 r; @ CV Formidable1 m+ a* `! W3 H) K, _) k2 Y4 L) [
CV Yorktown
: ^$ O# U1 v! n CV Illustrious
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+ t6 P n; `9 I5 u( DAircraft Attacking:" ^ Y0 i. n) H6 b
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
; M7 j/ h- z, |0 A2 `$ D0 s; L& ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* n7 S, _, m$ }* Z; V 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 k& N/ I- K% {. _. r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- o5 b' f% n4 c. J! B4 @2 H
/ a% G% A" E: @: DCAP engaged:
( a% Z9 }: C1 [ g& Z" |! pVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
. Y. g' b2 f1 g6 s# ~* H 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- E p% p- P, a7 A8 Q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.+ C C6 `% S/ p* w) I7 ]* ~
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |