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+ u; r' ]$ j; v4 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。
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/ k" V9 J5 Y1 ~6 W+ D* ?5 \9 A4 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards. y4 U" k$ n% e/ } a
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Japanese Ships! O; |( K, c. L( E
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
0 |" b( f+ e& ]7 X7 @ CA Kinugasa0 u; F7 }* |% D% d; q
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
$ H$ |; s9 B" f CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ?% H' W% W b9 O; r/ L CL Tama
! `8 T* W+ T% K" v CL Tenryu
# Q! ^# C L3 V- j6 w CL Tatsuta! \( z2 u3 j: T7 ^) P0 B7 q
DD Yugumo
' i/ F5 b( U0 [: J9 v1 T1 u DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1& W+ J& O# d" R* M4 n: b/ c0 H0 e
DD Kuroshio
y2 {, d9 f8 J5 D DD Oyashio, Shell hits 18 M H3 e7 ~: p5 f+ b) ~; K0 z
DD Amatsukaze. D5 _7 n! I) L/ }& b
DD Kasumi# c9 v. K/ s, H T1 ^1 ^
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Allied Ships* @5 }: K: g& x. D$ f& i; R) I
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
' d& X+ T# t7 W, S CA Northampton
1 z- c- y0 H' |: b5 z: u2 k4 F CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
6 m' [; E9 f5 q. p, U4 X; b CA Pensacola, Shell hits 28 ]- T+ ?! m6 s8 @& S
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2/ @; k) M4 L* @* L+ L# G) w
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1$ P4 g: m" p& [# E; R. q" W9 Y
CL Perth& L! o& [3 ]' W: o7 I
CL Enterprise
( J2 H# d& Q5 e) U CL Honolulu
0 k6 r4 j0 O0 \ DD Alden' M8 g. a' }, A, e% V
DD Fox' y1 X: P/ r/ B8 c: B( `0 ^7 i
DD Whipple
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8 y' l; j/ \0 U% _& hImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight+ ~2 S; {$ V3 g( i& @7 D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 B( @( N: j/ E
Range closes to 17,000 yards...0 l/ c+ {; [9 L% g* }0 c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" k3 Q/ I$ @ J1 _# eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
" k. y' v, _( Z5 U( m. SRange closes to 8,000 yards...
! A) F" v. [7 t( P2 }3 [' E; uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards: n: m) T7 {- M
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ ~' R& h6 Q& `: y; n. l$ WMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T', [5 l v0 }' x) T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ [ N' u G y4 w1 o( H9 h
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 a! h l; [$ {8 k! J7 CCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 s/ \7 n! R, e8 S" G0 o3 ?' M5 bCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& A. G9 O; ]" N, V' hCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 R* V5 L+ Q1 E! p4 O U. x7 M' |CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) ]: O! ?' e4 ` E9 gDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' y' W2 ?& Y3 N. m: C& N# m' RCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
4 T1 _8 B" Q2 h& o) k6 ~DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards0 Z3 S: g0 r( r D
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
6 U( ]- D0 Y! O% L# |2 D" `DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards% l. [3 w; B' H+ M; [0 T
Range closes to 7,000 yards* [$ r+ T1 [) a# c# L- V
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
2 {( y' \" D7 |- ?; o5 k6 sCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
% X4 Z& u6 `( i+ L9 {% ~/ H% ECL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards" q' G# n% i, a% y: |
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
$ G Y+ \" k l) uCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
: k9 B. c5 q: w4 xCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
7 I0 j/ J4 Q; p9 ~# B: UCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards% v u) U3 @$ J0 @
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards/ _; V) |2 w+ o/ e( z
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
9 e$ `" u1 N' i5 \4 R3 G* s2 zDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards. N3 A, ^. y) C$ G& N) o
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards) R/ S& U6 C) ?6 E
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards& H* `' s, {' g" g. r7 Y3 G3 k0 J
Range increases to 8,000 yards
5 A! S H/ y' E& DCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
$ S8 m3 z0 O5 e% I% PCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards! u& |0 ~- p8 T- X
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards k3 R) \( Z- {" z$ |, t9 x! \
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
; D& o+ z2 u. f: I8 uCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards# b% m q1 Q4 v2 ~! d
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
3 v- |- ?. y, P2 ]* m! wCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards: D+ K; X L% z
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
, L! V' r$ j, \& d( q$ q) sDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards9 u4 f3 v: Z4 O& L* j0 |
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards y" \3 T& Z j/ ]$ r' C X! C
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards, Z" P1 T8 J3 l: |, m- q2 V
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
9 i1 q& A2 A; w' vRange increases to 9,000 yards9 Y. `! e" Z6 X% v' ?8 s9 f4 R
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards$ X- E' ~$ e% Z* `5 S
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
9 H. t+ Y5 W0 r) l7 W8 V' B2 `4 a/ pCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards$ R: F! g3 i+ X& u$ o
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
|" g0 _: `3 d* t$ ?CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards1 C$ a$ g, B( L/ k8 X
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
P6 M/ r5 ~. V5 ?$ s3 N) ~/ T n1 SCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards p+ j. r4 X$ b5 k2 Z
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards. A. y7 S9 q, d; t( E6 o
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards# _# Z/ Q/ ~* ]1 g; S
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
' X z) O2 O3 t% sDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards: P0 |9 h. g9 E; y& H
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards( k- l; | j3 L( d
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
) M1 _1 a0 d) Z$ o6 ]& lRange increases to 12,000 yards
% u; h6 R I4 s* v1 w4 H) X# dCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
3 R9 R7 D; B* \) @CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
7 h4 @& `9 K5 e* J) KCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' }% {* w1 J7 \% q- {5 mCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( L* X3 B0 }" p$ pCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards9 k X4 L* j. c5 k/ {0 v. N
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards$ r# z) V* t. t3 d. u, m
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards5 @ @/ f: J) {" n
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards# p' F8 u4 O( o/ |/ ]; h( w/ _! c
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. [5 r( P: T3 Y9 X) M% |DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
3 ]# S. m4 v/ F; M# i. t0 _$ eDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards2 h* t5 l2 _+ A( f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
% V2 o3 y q. o2 A- C4 p) J+ JRange increases to 13,000 yards0 @: ]. O. h) i1 k: t' Y( Y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
3 r+ j. ]6 H9 k" K* i, Q4 @CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards/ F' \/ j9 t8 T/ Z
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards/ L% j, C9 l1 }0 @6 m& c
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards+ L1 u: x& t) F4 a, I" e0 r- P% k
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards+ w* W$ g- ]3 r1 m) Y/ y
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
, z3 u! _. L1 [: @, b, e' ICL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
0 E' A& ^5 A) ?2 N1 m2 p1 I# g7 tDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards; ]. I- d, `9 l8 R1 `
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards# Y1 h: o* D, G8 Q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
+ J- c J. l8 N" D, F( t; r, T; Q$ gDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
r% S7 X* f% S6 P; cDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
$ N" T' i1 s! i( [DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
* v, y# X- N; F, P. v }1 m- FTask forces break off...( u4 h' O' w: c I# l9 u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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: X# R/ M+ [* Q& m- `# MJapanese Ships
& e& b% X+ h: |) B1 L CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire8 e9 A1 {) G) [
CA Kinugasa
2 @# G, h6 x$ q, w CL Tama, Shell hits 1
1 B$ m+ h G6 o2 L0 R# B CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1$ t/ O0 r, X) R$ U" y3 N( _- }
CL Tatsuta+ _& v0 C6 V3 Z' S
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
# M' W# x7 F8 g' N' \ DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. \2 c# g" }2 d* i: ^! X; E
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire* s0 q2 E. v0 `+ Y+ v2 S# C4 D
DD Oyashio
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& M4 {+ {1 d; G+ \5 ?Allied Ships
Q$ g* Q9 j( M- N BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ ]: s6 s, g5 k& p4 M BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
. T% G1 |4 [7 W, n CA Australia, f4 Y5 x8 r0 X/ S* n
CA Canberra: e6 T/ [# |! ^$ k
CA Dorsetshire
* \! I: Z, ^, j- X# r CA Cornwall/ P* i0 r4 P/ H/ ]0 H) R5 H
CL Leander
* R* ^9 @2 M' R" n" a l CL Java
' m9 x' X1 \. e; @2 D1 d CL Dauntless
. m* H4 T; o9 N; h CL Ceres. W/ \( ~$ [, {) e0 H) p2 h% _8 f
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1) r$ N% n- C m0 ?
CL Trenton3 Y4 @5 F- [: `; E
CL Concord; e& g+ H1 i: b% m8 J
CL Helena! g3 K: p0 r7 H, E7 F& |. M8 j4 J
CL Nashville6 j6 F% b# g7 G! v6 A% y. l9 E
CL Capetown1 z' \# X$ Y' }2 N# m/ r
DD Buchanan
" v% z/ w; P" U' e DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire9 N, d+ C- j: Q2 W
DD Stack5 C6 V i* ?; w2 v& C
DD Dunlap
0 | L d& O5 @$ p2 F* r( ?% s DD Fanning, Shell hits 1- |2 l. T- M5 G0 Z, `# U6 ?2 j
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
# x( o* i- E6 V* ^& k0 o& ~6 T DD Nizam
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% m. a+ f9 t3 ]! `6 a9 U8 CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards8 K2 K2 s8 Q" R/ F0 J
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' [6 l0 n$ P- T8 |& {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ {& O9 K) S; `" k) H9 f9 wFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
! h G7 d+ |4 tBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards& E/ S" }1 V% ~0 @( w
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards* F @# \% a2 P+ L# I
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards- a. _% d% V7 R, z
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
" w O$ N! q6 ^' h% C# m4 }BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
P! ?8 M8 j' Z% W/ k o- `BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ r8 K) Y) t! d# n( dCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
6 z0 t& S! A7 `3 ?6 W7 r7 k' l! T! R6 hCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
' r" l q" g- x) u7 _DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards2 l' ^5 N6 |% i \5 {" g
Range closes to 15,000 yards c6 ~9 F9 d5 A& ~+ l T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( g1 n8 @- F6 B# V, ]BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards0 W! }/ G7 q% g0 c o/ `* A
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards& \' L. A7 K! n, k, \. x) A6 R8 K
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ E% q5 E5 x. l4 H% G) z. B% vCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
* D$ [6 @6 R9 a! N) h1 B6 zCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: e+ a* w2 F2 A0 J! q" ]0 @2 mCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
. J. c1 M# J1 k4 Y2 Z& F& `& I. jCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
2 O: a. @3 _, r0 D& |/ MCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 G5 v7 S& e2 ]1 W, ]# SCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) Y L0 i* N; Q: C% C$ a# H4 \DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards) c& G7 ^; R) c
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards0 |6 H6 M ?( S! \% i
Range closes to 11,000 yards
3 j( D& ^7 \) ~7 tCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards. o, A+ J) U( R! ^* J
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ O4 l( J$ C; A# C! m
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards$ Q# F9 u7 e$ j# R3 D
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards( j4 P$ o& c, u. V
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards8 f: J' ^( N( E: N! a% L# Z
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 J, u7 P9 E, V) T, @; O
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 T; m5 j4 j+ p ]! z& L
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
' w' t5 ^2 Z3 J7 u* O+ R. mCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) O% A8 t9 Q I0 PDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards; U* F/ \! ? L- ^3 M
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
' Q$ f- @# p W- X. F7 IDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
5 x# d' i+ m" P5 x$ E3 e# RRange closes to 9,000 yards7 g3 l5 g. k) D# x9 X
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
/ @6 V" Q* z: T5 ?( ~ ?9 W/ e4 DBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
% R% H P3 h3 F: UCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards" T( Q6 f+ R; l: Z1 C
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
4 \$ \; n& z$ n3 U& RCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards+ r& w2 M3 i' H4 n! ~+ Q7 S# p
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
8 Y+ L) L* c1 NCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
( i1 N; n: d/ l6 i- k- j6 CCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards' e4 N4 l: Z# q) k- t! |
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
0 n4 {, ?3 s. J- aCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards! b2 @/ ?: |5 b2 M5 R" v4 n' L+ G
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
- C+ h: K) M4 }( hDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
, M: {% f. c3 F7 hDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
5 n3 ^! d! W3 m+ MRange increases to 11,000 yards4 v6 T/ _% z8 n( J$ R( s8 `
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
# {- t1 c1 {, j" rCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards1 a" |: H7 R% P4 \
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
j. f p6 e9 l7 v% Q/ r qBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards# O e4 A5 v5 B u1 E- P
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards/ q3 }, O# K& q8 ]
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
7 ^% z5 T( y- {" @! k; f7 pCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
$ U5 `0 o5 \, C1 t( u" BDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
) ?2 P. c/ e: y% C' e2 Z; u7 T X! SDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards% Z8 U1 ?/ E; r( U6 C* d
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* c% O Z- M$ ]/ x/ r2 n- s8 fCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 k- K7 x% |7 A5 C. j mDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards# I/ v' r' R0 g7 i; u
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards- N1 J: F0 F; O
Range increases to 16,000 yards* p6 P. G7 Q* m7 Y4 e
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
* K& v1 V s" q8 E& I3 HBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards3 c7 f9 l! w5 f3 p9 M' y+ |3 _
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
: D, Y$ ^$ b$ WCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 i3 ~3 V% |; G$ r! MCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( W5 X% ]2 f( u, H
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
1 ^1 X4 D3 B4 K& A! D2 qCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards0 }+ }# p7 e4 J1 W
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards) U: Q. |- B/ |3 G- k0 g$ H9 ?! K4 P, Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards U- [ C0 i5 s4 X7 m: ?
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards' l2 q7 c! a) m
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
8 ? |& l5 ]& [* rCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
; E! Y2 Q, N! e+ ?, L+ KDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards% |4 {# F; p ?# i( u
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards, A2 [& U% ]# s# x/ M& q
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards5 n% |$ R8 g2 I
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
' b" M1 h, h9 x- G% t' J5 I: d$ C6 NRange increases to 21,000 yards9 f) [( k P$ H
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
& ?, R$ K4 y9 O* xBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
/ B/ a { u2 M, I1 [ GBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
# c# S9 {8 w6 K% RCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards5 e) H% J1 k' _
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
* q6 z: x e, X( e( BCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards; s* w$ Y0 T6 f
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards' r# q: [. D Z2 x: o M+ p* Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards# j) F. X! }8 }1 i) p
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards0 f1 t2 k; k0 R6 N( N; @0 R# g
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
( a' f# C) `2 R$ s5 L" k* cRange increases to 26,000 yards
0 X" f& ^7 l0 \/ GBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards2 M$ m% Q" M/ h) H
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards. ~4 ?+ D& K- x7 b
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
- L7 J) }; i! _0 ~( g2 PCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards( T0 D6 L- Y1 _- @ M
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
8 _+ m& d4 S7 h, aMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
. W0 R$ f( E1 o0 X& Y! m7 r5 SRange increases to 28,000 yards7 h! I4 g$ N( I$ a
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards7 o( I/ Z% @: T1 j8 z: o5 ^' k: y
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
( w+ {6 Y1 z! M/ y1 e8 HCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards& d# p6 b2 U$ T& D4 m+ C8 }
Range increases to 30,000 yards* U% n0 K1 m& {6 A
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- q4 @% o* c$ K( ]/ Q' @5 w: D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
# J0 S# z3 p$ S1 y% p: ZCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands. e" i) m+ s- R4 ]6 E
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SS RO-67, heavy damage1 L) U5 E4 H: s% d8 B
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% d" Y4 A0 w: m5 O. R, B* S$ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162( H' ?3 A6 f( p8 Y4 y
/ k a Y. t& H9 C8 X& F' EWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 e2 k4 P& H, Y! _& s! u( M
+ b5 O3 T6 C! ]8 ?( U1 E& kRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." j) d3 X. h9 p
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 48& u6 M9 I( O' a' y" a
G3M2 Nell x 19
; ^; x3 y; Z/ ]& |& |( C G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
. s( [. c& M" T, V- H% L5 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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: B# q- H0 G/ y$ ^& P/ R! GJapanese aircraft losses5 o1 x% ^2 {& |) f; p: S7 _4 Y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ n% G: L& {( ^7 H G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed/ [2 Y/ ]$ u4 t4 x5 C# r2 f
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( g! o( n m: o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ m6 @4 Z# a! L' P
/ H! C0 T0 U7 c) X# _1 @& l3 a TAllied Ships
, b1 x2 g4 h3 L9 Z3 X! N7 |+ x CV Hornet& z$ i( Z. K( t" y! @ f
CV Indomitable* r2 l0 u- f4 x" L8 A" N
CVL Hermes
' y3 A. E, N5 V3 k/ `) h CV Illustrious
2 r- @ F0 Q% ~6 g/ Z1 j, M CV Wasp+ X7 _; W6 v. q& w
CV Formidable8 h8 D+ F+ Z* q, B& v
& q( G! j% P/ `* @; x; UAircraft Attacking:
* P9 R9 [% B( a$ x# x s 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
. P7 A' P# v' @" \9 n' E% e. M5 b Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; [3 Q& l$ Y5 b5 {% Y% M/ M
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, O b7 ]7 t+ h% ?" Y( k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. K; S t# D9 ~' C6 N
% E0 w) U. b7 m" M @CAP engaged:
; c; U3 a( B' o* _8 aVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)- c/ e' L" E# {& ^" |$ k
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
/ _/ `/ }. M4 N+ e# r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
) g$ h4 M: b: N: S3 ]8 N Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes2 Z: q1 j8 D) x% l" k0 g7 }: Y
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6 X0 `8 G5 ~3 V) q. j) nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) R" @; }2 H# V; V- @Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& i6 Z. }0 e6 h
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ A: o& x8 @/ U3 n v' P- b( C$ {
G4M1 Betty x 288 D9 h9 `4 ^' v
) [9 a1 C" ^! m; c/ ~! {Allied aircraft
D4 f% E0 @ t d. l F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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# O% o1 d" V5 P$ T' t* RJapanese aircraft losses) z3 c) G- O3 j- k" u" T0 ]
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses: _+ }6 D) Q0 C. O5 L9 w
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CV Illustrious
$ v; W" R7 ?; U: m! J CV Wasp: m2 s- F9 ` j- ?. t1 i/ J4 Z0 u7 ~
CV Hornet5 ~& Y* Y7 w. k* m
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ y9 G% @6 K, R, b5 r& D |7 U, @ 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. c0 i& L: Q$ r r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* O& q6 J. D/ C& t1 }1 b7 p- X% ]+ W
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CAP engaged:
+ ~, m8 D- |* JVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 @. `& A2 ~& }, A/ G6 x' [ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
. q, |. K% a3 E! U3 O, G: [ 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.# E8 X' E$ f8 v' ]& b
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.- n: _, y$ U, y% m6 s
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
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 T' r, I0 f9 o+ l
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes$ l7 y" J: m% f- [- q9 Q
6 K( J) ^2 j- d7 h& C% ~Japanese aircraft, k8 `0 g- \2 X
A6M2 Zero x 24
1 ^/ |0 ^( J! N) b' C% | G3M2 Nell x 184 k9 O; n& B3 l2 R, N
G4M1 Betty x 16# n! c5 @$ l" e; J( f1 U
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Allied aircraft
) w8 g+ n: {) @! P- }8 M6 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 19% m. ]- e7 ?" W- v
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Japanese aircraft losses" \8 s" s) L. s9 y6 x. T. ?4 y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 n) N9 I3 ]4 j. A+ S E* V G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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% ]. _( h: a8 I- KAllied aircraft losses
+ L9 T5 ]4 L3 s- n% v5 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 d- {) V8 j; P- e, gAllied Ships
8 z8 r; B; o2 G; @) g CVL Hermes
' H: h+ S+ E# I, { CV Hornet2 g' B1 a. G% H5 D
CV Formidable
" N' L0 G( u! o l7 i4 P) x CV Yorktown
# n& Q. k* C2 P CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:9 s' i, b' R% _& G7 Q
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
% M4 M, a. @8 N2 A2 I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 I* X# J+ v0 R/ ~4 k
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! h8 y9 D; L% G& X) v- k Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 t& p9 ]3 A& e7 b: q8 S4 U( o. E, w% N
CAP engaged:! Q/ t9 x Q7 k/ j% r7 c8 W& a
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling): O l/ i$ F2 T- M
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; k9 m8 o# ^4 M- o* @
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.! B9 t6 L) O) [
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |