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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards1 y8 V7 ~; O2 V5 b
; O( e8 x: ~7 N% z h$ E% b! FJapanese Ships
2 ?* z3 P! _4 w CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
5 A- L# L3 Q0 p% Z* y! U CA Kinugasa
3 R/ a# v/ [% H CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
( k& u L7 z' O6 O, m CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ M5 D( v/ g# z
CL Tama; {4 Y1 D* O6 X. l5 A+ a. Z8 r
CL Tenryu
0 J+ z, T8 o% P, I' Z CL Tatsuta0 n( R2 R( w2 e `, j% w2 a
DD Yugumo" E* c3 b* f- Y8 J! {$ ~$ X
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1: o4 r! M4 V. h" j, u+ A
DD Kuroshio
: J, x# p( ~. {* I+ A, x DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
3 N2 _" M0 y) X- }& Q; ?# p+ C DD Amatsukaze
: `; A1 P6 h! Z3 X5 @( k: E DD Kasumi5 A4 ^4 A: v- o/ ~; c$ ^
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Allied Ships# g! j( M4 ?7 k# x2 i* V
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 22 \; k7 d" ^! f4 x% A8 y b% R
CA Northampton1 Y1 f) q+ `# ?* s& w3 u$ H0 v
CA Chicago, Shell hits 18 M7 U& I/ o; u: U7 P* Z4 {! l4 f
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
9 N2 ]! j1 R# S: h CA San Francisco, Shell hits 20 C# [9 C2 j0 y; _0 U
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
$ S" K* i9 k- }* [4 k" v CL Perth! z% C. R( \4 R: p8 `) Q, @
CL Enterprise) V% c6 ^0 t& d" V4 T
CL Honolulu
# F/ c" Q( B% }; H& {0 y: j* v DD Alden
( {( d3 O6 c- o4 _ DD Fox
6 ]$ s( ]/ E# I1 t" u2 c DD Whipple+ i7 a2 h* P) q. Y; T. t( m) ]5 d
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
c2 N; @. {" \* TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards! c( @ [! x% o' s( x9 W% W! M: d5 \# s: g* j
Range closes to 17,000 yards...0 ?% S0 F# v- X3 K3 u; y& v
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# ?7 _7 ]0 p8 _& j" K" P0 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards; Y9 a# m6 D( G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) T9 ^+ j2 G' k+ _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
7 t& b2 [0 g" N7 t# x5 F! FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
) V2 ]6 d* r' ~) X# ^2 I ^$ PMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'3 Y9 v* L! y5 \* f4 `' X1 l
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
7 O1 R/ E5 N: V2 q7 RCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ z1 s+ N. D- S; z' J
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. G7 G3 c! o# LCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
- | C0 R9 q5 eCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
7 c! Y2 R* R4 k, g; vCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards- ~/ W: D) h: E+ J# z8 B! c
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" E7 w7 t w: f$ ^* ]3 t; G2 G* yCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
8 D7 @% e" y M* F' Q1 `, m, YDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
) h9 @+ g' p+ G4 n, @DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
: g" m0 Y$ g/ ^# c8 bDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards3 R8 G i1 ] M( `2 a( e
Range closes to 7,000 yards
4 ~& U5 b7 c+ ]0 L. d0 cCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards: O6 Y& ]. t$ K. e( H
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards8 I1 A; b) h" ]" c
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
+ G/ \: Z$ E1 ^. B2 o6 OCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
2 M. y3 E3 d7 \1 pCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 O5 A8 a9 y% g3 B \, L9 B
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards# o. t6 L6 Q+ @! l
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards4 H4 \$ Q% X1 w' ]' r" X" r
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards, [* O! P" x( T" n
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
7 M" E: R7 Z4 B' b8 ~) Y$ S& ^DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
0 a; p8 j4 L' GDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards+ K8 r1 D l3 X5 ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
) f: q+ L' o* LRange increases to 8,000 yards
* _) ~" T9 q1 H; o: WCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
8 L. b% F- z' j+ b# @9 t+ NCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards3 O0 u% q% n/ J! D
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 K' G, r! I. u7 C! iCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 ?/ G/ b' Z+ k) ?0 E) M0 I$ x0 h
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards) y2 p( d* k) r; w8 G$ M J8 F
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ v e8 s6 b, U( v; W$ o5 W
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ n0 O* i1 j( H$ q; ^: j3 aDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
, P. o% }' C1 B' x+ oDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 t; h/ {2 |# q8 F, q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
8 d7 S* l. o$ I$ g! t2 f- }6 YDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards4 c0 W% u% V7 d. h6 a
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
; g7 U7 b# t H. @. cRange increases to 9,000 yards
* F& T; a" ~2 G5 @" G( ?# [0 aCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards" n4 W% x. Z4 r `1 D
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
3 q, }/ d/ y6 T4 I, p6 g. @9 ^CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 u+ v+ X2 m1 V8 ?+ \
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards- |. \1 v8 J$ r' ^# Q4 c
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
" C! L9 g4 h9 l# M/ nCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
8 _" s( L1 I! G$ O- } M* e' YCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
1 K: t% ^6 C2 ^3 s8 I6 }5 m) OCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
" O' _0 H0 [6 P; \) q/ \DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
9 d4 W! Q( F7 t0 J7 ^( h# O# KDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ W# f9 c$ ~1 s; M* Z) K+ ?6 u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
3 F! P, P! b8 r) YDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
- j- @! t. A5 _. W' n/ UDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards5 \! D0 @" M4 Q+ O) g6 y
Range increases to 12,000 yards5 E* p& q( N' D8 q, l: m! l7 Y
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards- ^: {9 b* y+ Q% U% K
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards4 C3 y z* c# ?
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' r* V1 ` l8 C5 U
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards. I& w% r. [2 g! k
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
' @, ]) b) I/ K- qCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
) Q% p. h/ W1 V5 J2 q" n$ I3 xCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
4 b5 H" Y# R! x" _& C/ |) r2 GCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
6 @0 @/ Q/ `0 ~# ?/ Y" lDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards; b& L+ ]0 c. u
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 s! A2 l1 P/ K, |DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 G/ @0 M e& F2 m' a3 Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
' W4 }, n7 |: ?7 V9 T1 S; nRange increases to 13,000 yards4 j4 U1 B/ z, G0 q5 N9 i1 k2 T. M
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
0 A l! a( Q) a; Q7 xCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
3 p8 |% `. ^8 ^( @4 g1 J! yCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) M1 ^- B+ A$ o4 L9 Y
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards+ b6 y( l5 n% J4 M! l1 w9 A) }
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards" `; f" ~4 m( {$ m6 o; G0 h
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
7 M0 B8 ~5 `% ~2 ?- e% ACL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 f9 T& K9 M6 R1 w0 B5 e
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards; R6 P, K; q3 B6 ]0 ?8 L' i# X
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
1 G" a2 N( x5 h; f9 t2 x3 r2 ?DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 y" K! r3 {6 v7 z z9 v4 E
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards' P) x) T6 W! x3 t0 {# k
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
" h& x) ~! H5 E* D% p7 mDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards# ?6 Z" O: g" v' x" A( A* W
Task forces break off...% [3 ]1 X0 W% U
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% C w; D6 K( }. X* j4 R3 `. T4 B; I1 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards5 ~9 E% F; B0 [
+ X' v( H1 ^( m: ?6 p( iJapanese Ships
( v8 `+ N7 S1 p: d; K2 Z, E CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire4 h6 e1 d+ T6 m- e
CA Kinugasa0 L8 @* i K$ y8 }9 }4 P
CL Tama, Shell hits 1$ D& N b Z& V# W- `1 ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12 d0 @4 d# \1 g1 `; A
CL Tatsuta u( G/ \) ?) t3 e2 N; v/ i! T ^0 \
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire" ~4 n4 K' g+ E; P5 _
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1, b% ?4 T- l3 [1 K- L/ C! n! W
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire$ n$ e" I! _' {8 M! g6 E2 h2 G
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships! o, ]$ j* d+ [7 ]. L
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1; w5 e- N* j _1 Z$ q- n0 e5 O
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
1 }- G" W5 }: M* U) y% ^- O CA Australia$ K, [: m9 ?, I, o* `- G
CA Canberra, @5 Q' i4 t8 }6 t
CA Dorsetshire
# x5 E D" J7 V6 {0 F5 I6 u) B CA Cornwall9 e9 R' r3 T# l# F, L
CL Leander4 s( ^* q" n$ ]* D3 j- e# z/ H! U, ]$ g
CL Java
. A& @5 y" I/ D8 D5 i CL Dauntless
1 ~: E# _# d8 _! h& Q x$ f CL Ceres! O# |! j* O# X- N5 s+ K( r3 C
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
; G0 a! [' ]- a7 i' L CL Trenton3 b1 q2 G' A) {2 B. B. r
CL Concord
$ d1 b/ a% g- r; T) n3 ]8 V/ J CL Helena8 p, s F1 [3 c) a
CL Nashville R2 I; `7 D4 J0 ^" r$ ]
CL Capetown; I( p' e; R: @1 o8 {5 l) |1 L: G
DD Buchanan
3 i. u- f( o# y- o1 j$ Y DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
# [* ~! N% H3 F$ r+ m DD Stack# C6 `4 e( T6 _
DD Dunlap
: ^. E& l2 P. F: P! [ DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
8 |; _3 ?( ?: e( }" d+ Z- r DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* X W1 F# u# V# S DD Nizam% h/ f {9 L. M8 J: t
: ^! U3 f$ `5 e* t. qMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
4 u; o2 f$ b5 gRange closes to 20,000 yards...- r h' p3 S- m! Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards8 I, D: L/ L0 n5 Q, a, `/ P
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
+ O4 b* J5 }& ~" `/ h0 ?4 hBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 W5 b& M8 z& Y) g8 `BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards' y6 S) x8 S; C* _! e
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
3 c1 J8 d; b" v0 Q$ d- oCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
8 I9 y( P, N ]5 ~BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
8 x# n P9 e0 _+ w9 x; a+ NBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
; A5 R, b! |' z3 k: sCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
8 |* P* N# q+ Y* @2 WCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
4 Y9 s1 w+ l5 G1 ^DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
, ?! v$ a% C5 P1 oRange closes to 15,000 yards
( B$ ?8 J, b" `+ ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
0 j' T1 b. V& [$ F* I6 WBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards; m2 a0 N3 Z$ s: z: ^. N Q% _
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
# u" \4 K9 p% L" x' U$ B7 pCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 m/ C* R9 q" \& k0 U% D& e$ GCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; i' K: P& a a
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 H2 m# U/ o* ^# `CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
* w8 G- ]% `; X- ?CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards! Y3 j3 E# Y# D0 {; ?9 ~
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! U, }9 p$ ?: ]- t
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
: {0 |% K, ~( D/ y) ]2 y5 i. |8 ~( F9 k8 QDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
Z7 x+ n( _! V) t u7 A4 T1 } ?DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards# T9 b9 q7 @/ G6 _8 f! C9 h1 @/ f& }
Range closes to 11,000 yards
7 W9 q$ B: v4 t+ q; e; ICA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards! J) ?6 }' h' q7 _9 _5 T- z
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, G. I) T& |: o8 T. f5 VBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
2 H9 S; M3 E$ _; ~' W7 mCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards# `. ?+ L) X# V3 s0 P- s* a
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
1 v- t. _9 c4 |% \CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 \5 Z7 r. y# K$ p' m! u) q
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 a6 P1 P# m4 {5 ^0 yDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards5 Z5 J7 V1 P) @( p+ c
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
( b* \- E5 q8 I. o$ \2 xDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
2 r" Q/ C" m3 S6 K+ u, x0 BDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
8 j) {% f' b0 UDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards4 O. ^. o: D: \5 t$ H. v- w
Range closes to 9,000 yards
: z) \, h `* y! ^. xCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards# y9 l, c0 \) ]2 B
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards8 t1 I& ~4 l t
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
4 B0 ~0 F! P5 W1 G' V& ^- VBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
0 e( D2 V/ x E2 YCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards5 H* E3 C' N$ S, o0 j
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards2 E# Q1 O7 ]( n
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards3 v$ ~8 \* t# j U
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
$ K( g5 z* {( j( ^" D8 J$ EBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards: d" `% j: B5 \# J( c- t7 }
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
' C4 Y% G* v# Q! ODD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards0 R" |# @% r* G& F1 B* U) @
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 u% O; R2 U- y( q2 _" e' _DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards5 {( x4 \0 @0 L5 V. r& C
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 b; i) L7 M* Y' I' G4 p7 MBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
9 Z/ O% y o; a: m6 M; W+ ECA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
c" E' {, ?# P9 k* C/ o% JCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards( d2 ]$ n) ?/ m
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
7 O" n* v' f# V9 g: w* {) jBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards5 h c6 f: F) c, A
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
) I' N" l6 f/ E, T, n5 bCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards! t. R* g9 t2 ?, K6 l; ^. }
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards) l; C5 @8 h. R' u @# P
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 N9 o2 P% [2 B& c# yCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; [& F% c" u, E6 F5 }5 t5 k
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards9 \% D1 K+ W& P; Z9 }
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
/ ]8 j+ Z. d: V7 o, qDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards& l4 g8 y- L. N! N) L4 @9 g3 |. k
Range increases to 16,000 yards
8 X* e- \1 F8 m# p' FCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
4 h& q9 H% @# k" ^. O( K- a0 _+ V+ `BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
8 z! v" E( [* z W+ R5 X, f) I) MBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards: d1 P& C: r" b# u
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
( Y+ g3 g+ C$ J6 H8 r1 VCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards J& _, G- f( P/ y+ [% p+ n
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards: @1 m% d Y5 y5 p* n
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
- | g# l) A3 s9 i: hCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
+ m1 G) }3 A$ X) _1 R' q% k& f* kCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards6 }3 R# r& p5 W" u, t' T4 C( ^% b, r
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards- I7 h( ?. C: F% w
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; N) y- V ~, \$ `& W7 ^% RCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards+ h( {5 ~! \! T8 M. \* t
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
% j! z0 T4 O' c' r2 m* MDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
5 I1 B; B3 ?9 U! HDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards! e' p5 @, c7 ]; [; O/ N
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
1 }6 {9 M2 m& l0 C- Z. c/ f" d6 IRange increases to 21,000 yards
9 c; ~: O2 K& w1 B$ dCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards/ X2 {0 n$ p4 R0 L; f% M% B
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
: ]9 v9 D7 j' y! e& x5 c* B: F- UBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards! z' E- t" e1 T4 |+ t" [, q% p
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
- e/ w7 R4 w, W, q3 o3 uCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards% \5 `; M4 ^+ ~3 ^6 ?% A
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% N) U0 c) { }$ G; g# CCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
6 A( s& V. K4 J4 UCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards/ F$ _. q1 X3 |7 e
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
+ F [) X/ I2 C/ }7 b h7 pCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
; q0 U1 I" M' K% a0 e/ }9 X* p6 S, vRange increases to 26,000 yards* _2 u% f, ~# j1 y. j
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards6 a0 K9 ]! |3 J1 X
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards P8 ~4 _) S' n$ ~6 |9 u
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
. B0 h- z6 P; v9 Y: |CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
% C1 ^- ^ f( s: }1 HCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
' h) m ^+ X3 X" j/ k8 k1 e# V8 cMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
. k9 _; n# I j. X0 c8 NRange increases to 28,000 yards
7 q) \9 U1 ~) c6 LBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards- k7 M) N/ H% A* _$ D ~& p+ h
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ @/ {: q. H& ]7 D3 {CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards7 j, C1 O; H* @/ ?! k# F# e4 R
Range increases to 30,000 yards
: I7 \, Q8 K. `" {' N# T( h! RCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
3 U' |# Y5 x5 P9 l" iCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards/ D( v% f2 P ~6 g; Z
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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+ y& L- [% K# H6 E- p7 |7 O$ FSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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SS RO-67, heavy damage# }8 [# T: U# I1 s, q! h$ t
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( G+ l% s0 ]1 b) @5 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162) }3 U! x$ o+ H
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 z3 _5 o: r5 ~
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 S3 n0 V- n$ A; @0 ]7 z" U
A6M2 Zero x 48) d5 S$ ^3 C" {
G3M2 Nell x 19
: k7 f. N' t( q# x; O. y9 W1 Z G4M1 Betty x 21 G9 L+ x( x* U( y- ^* \9 S
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Allied aircraft* X: E) F0 Q& V" J+ r- G- \) U2 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27- ~9 X; g/ K0 n# {+ [8 p+ B
g* r4 b0 }0 HJapanese aircraft losses
; _/ a9 v. X9 Y# D8 v% I A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! l" L6 h# x% T A4 O. o* y: q G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
+ P+ O( ?$ s( a/ o+ e, m0 v G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged( K/ \" ]% P; n
" L2 B7 ?4 d: e+ \# |Allied aircraft losses- C% P! x9 k/ Z( N r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 Y3 N/ I4 C+ ^* {- _
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Allied Ships
$ j0 s" D6 h: B$ B6 i# c CV Hornet
( q1 o1 [* ?4 q C$ Y& S CV Indomitable
7 z4 X$ @# z2 B. w& M& T. a( M1 l CVL Hermes
4 p' O* F# _" x. A! B! ^; @- O CV Illustrious
# C3 y E5 }6 o; Y) F+ w1 m" c* A CV Wasp
" c% T. Z* h: k2 K* [ CV Formidable
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% Z% C9 {; v) u/ I5 pAircraft Attacking:3 P3 e, e6 ]) {( o7 [1 ~7 h( F
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet! }7 `/ V* a0 Q/ h; `2 k* ^% B: e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ ~: R/ Z& A5 \+ U 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
- x1 F7 K- ]0 W- H) V+ C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 E7 y/ k% S- p ]; U
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CAP engaged:
' I0 h% R4 L5 s$ @& }* Q7 {VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)! R: s" e* f6 {
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.0 n5 v; o' v( `5 Q ^/ G
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.3 X) v! x7 F0 k+ G) r7 g! w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 E8 S& j. Z* @
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+ c, F8 L& z! V% y6 l7 oRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 t& @; ~9 Z- l2 c0 Y; R
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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' ]! M4 W, |9 g8 z! @+ i. IJapanese aircraft5 c% b6 G+ q$ c9 a5 n$ {
G4M1 Betty x 285 ]9 E- Z. I9 n
1 s7 v9 @5 W- ?6 D" O/ ?/ zAllied aircraft" Q& N, i0 K2 d% e+ L1 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 N7 q' S, v. `; f# R
8 p/ Y2 b' {5 ^- }Japanese aircraft losses6 n3 Q4 ~8 [+ E# J5 V+ W3 m* j, u
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged% T( g" u$ e9 g8 X& O% Q0 U5 C
/ e: O: u+ P/ Z9 p- p& @ K: o8 y/ `! jNo Allied losses. C' I& G+ e( Z& o
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CV Illustrious
, b8 p7 y4 T3 G8 `3 z: ] CV Wasp
" o+ L+ g; F" T6 ]# \4 Y CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 A. c& W, l4 A, @; \9 J# W- d 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
* S+ K, D: p' Y3 D# ^. m+ @6 \ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb e: ^1 v1 B, N4 }& m
" g& B$ U4 S& e6 U! TCAP engaged:
/ ^- h/ Y# N* @6 WVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 ~( P! ]5 c- `5 C 1 plane(s) intercepting now.1 s K3 O2 c3 s7 r
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; r* \/ Q3 t5 X
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.. c5 L7 _& e% n; }- z. G
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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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, B* c# V; Z# K. V+ x7 E1 IEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, Z! B; J; `; Y$ m6 D% k
A6M2 Zero x 24# _! ^, k; H9 i$ L/ T8 a0 d: u: x
G3M2 Nell x 18
1 w7 m( u F. T/ z* j- v2 n6 a! \ G4M1 Betty x 16+ T, D% X; f9 n" {" n0 x: m
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Allied aircraft) n6 h1 J/ h: o5 o7 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 196 T8 T2 M4 B( ^0 n+ _
9 n; U) s; H9 k" kJapanese aircraft losses
! ]0 X4 z. _" g& _$ @4 m2 b8 k7 a A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
- J2 s& p E; k3 M G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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* K2 o# G4 z* D. h: DAllied aircraft losses7 D; V2 c# E& y. U2 ?' _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes9 c: _+ _+ ?% o' G" w
CV Hornet
+ J6 e/ z4 {1 \ CV Formidable1 g5 Y' K* W- R7 |
CV Yorktown
0 r+ T/ B* E: r2 \9 p$ ]- X' }& t CV Illustrious2 @7 W0 V H+ ] \3 B# @% X
7 t) S! D }# D3 w; ~! g+ C: s3 QAircraft Attacking:
# A+ F0 `# \% H8 J& _6 \ 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
% ]& e+ h/ W* \7 e5 r. }+ `$ z f' U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 v# O' f0 }& x; a! D7 x 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet# k0 y1 W! j) _4 }: S0 Q8 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ j# ^9 W- w3 o0 P" L: _
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CAP engaged:
, P. s3 V( X4 I% Z1 kVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
& H- ?" A4 D C @0 E% { 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ W$ z1 Q' z3 G# K9 K% \5 W7 ` Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.7 H) G( G+ m7 b/ k0 r9 x5 i
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |