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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 Yards& u6 F( d) l" g8 c+ s3 e1 y# s1 B
* l( g5 Y) t: aJapanese Ships; ^' v. G% u/ ^( o) j) A0 R
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 26 A, L& H% s3 J3 x8 d, M/ ]5 X
CA Kinugasa4 ]( B+ z m- h) v! g5 y
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire8 Q6 _) F& K& L# H* K) r! F( F8 Q
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage- R/ ~( S5 _* q( F' T
CL Tama
7 ^+ O$ m( N. d6 D7 G4 M/ A CL Tenryu$ @9 u% T$ Y. F1 Q2 j# j) X9 U
CL Tatsuta* x, T4 B8 y2 K0 \
DD Yugumo
- g [, u* f. u DD Akigumo, Shell hits 12 T( ~- \' _# t+ B
DD Kuroshio
6 b1 N! q8 [. E+ b DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
7 m& S8 E1 Y) K2 L" u' T DD Amatsukaze
' ^$ x0 ~/ a, R7 O2 ]4 g* N4 j DD Kasumi# R q# z1 ~* H3 R9 k
G% Y- Y* ]+ O% ~" r( D# SAllied Ships" h `; v1 d* g+ z& J$ P
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2' y4 v( d! X9 q9 d& m9 S
CA Northampton: {6 J/ U5 C t" l$ i0 @$ m
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
, ?4 I- b7 D" A2 g+ r! f CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2) |5 |4 |2 R! ~5 y8 u' d( y
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
( u. q* [" X) X1 G CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1 w$ b# k7 x$ I
CL Perth( S3 Q: B- N8 M! H. t
CL Enterprise3 ?7 A6 \" w; {. v7 J
CL Honolulu+ z6 p5 K: H$ q q- q' Q/ Y
DD Alden
4 @! |$ |. \- R" K2 b( Q DD Fox
/ b" J2 b3 `) M; | DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight" m+ A7 e2 {/ [. D/ k5 ?$ N: V$ g
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards2 |; m6 \- {! ^
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
- P- m$ G. E. S* X) eRange closes to 11,000 yards...
- E* s: I$ w) TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards) ^+ W/ H# Y1 y k
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ V. N* H6 w0 d. V! tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
6 j" W% Y/ V& F4 X* Z4 O0 VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards! Y7 R( }# [: {; q% ?2 U
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T') ]$ a9 c4 j1 Y r
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
1 W2 ]0 Q- X6 m/ ^CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards0 m; I/ s/ {* g& `. r; ~# N9 u
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ C. [1 Q8 l9 w4 m7 @1 r" a5 z+ C
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& S) U0 f* c6 n2 ~( _+ g/ P2 sCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 o* i' }$ T) _/ z# {1 m% nCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
7 R: r# c& s- S* V- E" oDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 C: O8 O7 v: G
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards: M# @/ T5 c& [8 J. d+ Y
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
) S- k0 V W% T5 }" \5 _DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards7 y. \# t H5 c2 e( r
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
3 m. m5 I |6 k) `Range closes to 7,000 yards
c; W0 }% |7 ]5 iCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
* G! n/ J- O SCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards1 p r h. f9 {0 U1 l
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards" @! m5 K) N1 o
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
4 U7 Z) p: c! s: C/ ]+ ~% @! L9 ECA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
1 s: L6 f, s% x/ D8 ~2 G% M+ vCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
% j- x6 `2 K. l0 ], o) ^! LCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
5 X8 D! s" ]7 K# T5 yDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards3 B" M) h7 g4 P s" M
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
3 I; [' f$ Z, z- t/ lDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
4 n7 E# L# G6 F$ F; MDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
) q m9 }$ [* z. W; u; o* ]$ WDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards N: [0 I2 Y4 V, U
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 ]$ g# d) G l+ pCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards1 |* G/ E. s1 `( ?. G5 C2 K
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
$ @8 x# E. U: ^0 ~2 B4 _0 K* C- pCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 W: o, A' H+ I% k' e3 t1 M, qCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 R1 V4 U, h, \+ N- Z$ P' J
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
1 p. W0 E; t y8 u% d9 l5 UCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
- v; I; @9 ~0 _, [% PCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
% x6 |& r" r2 D5 vDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards+ k4 W1 X0 f6 z* b1 j7 p7 n% s
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 U' j& S- S% Y" U$ D# l* S# C% rDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards5 m# {- u8 b) Y& x l" c" D5 O
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards3 `0 r3 k! f7 ~5 w0 K
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards" `8 h, h5 c" v- `% |
Range increases to 9,000 yards0 _$ u" f. O: w( w3 `+ E, D
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards, i+ a. r% ^0 G; p+ c% q3 v
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
3 _0 U$ G9 S6 G5 A5 _CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
- S0 T6 k- } k+ t% M! e4 _CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
, D% V' q6 y+ S; `CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
( Y. I1 V3 l0 o. e+ }CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards& k* S* p/ M' K
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
7 I8 Y4 ^; [% c# E/ yCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards# O9 N( P5 Y$ b) Q9 a# d: n
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards, {. b( G$ u8 `* `) P
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
. l6 c0 Q' |' P* {* @0 lDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards$ @) t+ a& h1 ]" x9 D4 C$ K
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards2 I+ Y& y5 j) k' n( k
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
1 |4 u! ~5 w/ W7 p2 F5 mRange increases to 12,000 yards+ {. c) }" }7 g0 q' y
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
" o3 R! G/ p& F! o5 \CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards# o8 S7 K+ G( P
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
/ a* @& c! o; A3 LCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
6 e! l6 Q ]. l0 L+ Q2 }CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
, y2 d% U: b1 n3 k! xCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
# J. M# J! z. ACL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards y; w& K0 @( ?: W, t
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
5 J0 b: v r" w. IDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
! t5 G( k- A- ~; c: s, L1 `DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
8 l+ r/ F1 H* z0 |DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" a/ |7 z6 V, YDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 q/ L+ P2 r+ y' |* T7 hRange increases to 13,000 yards. G& c U7 I5 Z, B9 F& a
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
# P2 [, H, K" q- VCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards; a/ r0 J9 M7 i; E E$ Z( Y# T
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% r( ]9 y5 I6 v1 Z$ }. B( JCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards7 ]# _9 s/ `8 ?0 M- Y0 Y
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards8 V" B# @; F9 y. Z# a
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards4 c: b2 x( m# }- t# e" A# ~/ t; B2 r
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards% r% w# `$ O P0 @8 q D) f5 T. a$ r9 |
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards4 J$ e' M9 u' k# _- e
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
; v% O% @8 M N! ^8 rDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards+ Z; q2 o6 W+ R7 T: ~7 [0 n
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
8 K; F+ M# @3 E, Z3 LDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
. Y6 Y, y1 }( k9 L5 k1 s& l3 hDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
8 Z' @. I5 i, I+ i- k, gTask forces break off...
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1 G5 k- L9 P3 \' DDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 w( u; @5 p; U1 c0 l CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
! ]6 i: T0 t- j: T CA Kinugasa2 {0 r Z. ~- U' m; l3 d) E
CL Tama, Shell hits 1; a+ p# n# J# _8 _
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% A; x1 w( T D
CL Tatsuta
% i* z s, f8 ^3 d1 D3 M( t% Z9 S6 { DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 P' y" X8 l; l) U! s8 ]$ O DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1) q8 H- I m5 n. [, s
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
- n' D3 \1 f' x5 H; x( G# k DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships0 G: J2 |" k9 o
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
5 F& V* O q- `( x BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
/ Z5 h% j; c! Z4 H1 O CA Australia
6 e* o1 | k$ E( g4 h6 w CA Canberra
# k# s$ r4 t2 x* A CA Dorsetshire
9 K# } `. V" D0 c, S CA Cornwall5 J5 i' r, @1 w& ]4 ]# ?6 v3 }
CL Leander
1 a9 x( m7 f$ l0 H CL Java4 n0 R) m* w+ Q2 k3 P
CL Dauntless; T+ R. e% w% W* Y, m4 `
CL Ceres) e' l$ d B9 _! k9 C/ f2 ~
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1, [4 k. a B' L- I) Q
CL Trenton1 W; y4 u+ @& _0 q8 w
CL Concord: e+ s4 T( J& E/ s
CL Helena
2 N: h5 u) R0 D0 {1 K CL Nashville
# S" v* F/ S& @! |/ o CL Capetown
) N2 ]4 Z3 o$ `2 B/ w DD Buchanan1 @7 ?' H# @% E y4 K, O; t7 N
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
s/ b9 P: K& v+ W/ K DD Stack" W$ t0 E2 {' U* L. g% z3 L. K
DD Dunlap0 n% `6 ?8 g! [) |
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
! A4 t! [/ Q$ Y( t2 E/ J) K5 O DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" B( o/ Z9 B3 ^ DD Nizam! h# X& C @; O
6 C1 B5 c/ e) H. J; GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards- | _$ r0 v' a% J( s2 [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 Q& P; w5 G2 ^2 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards9 ?5 ~) y! D6 _' w$ r, j
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'! W! d( S2 H( i" Z1 o
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
- K& U& R- d+ xBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards5 @; t0 u/ l9 h' m2 r+ F
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
% [5 g, Q1 u! Q( u3 L# [: M5 SCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
0 r2 `8 d) I- M3 RBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
" W- j- L! P s* dBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards- j3 ^+ I" c, I* t4 h
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' ?* ]# S/ r2 Y& {1 S1 ]8 [) w
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards: z$ I% K5 v. x$ Z! S
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards# Q& c" D& c# k b
Range closes to 15,000 yards
7 K* N: }7 E! h' g2 wCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
' g$ T& H) \) u: {BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
+ G- ]/ b/ f, d0 TCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
" ]6 H" S% f% j( |: |6 tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& ~* D' z K7 I5 b, I& f
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards1 W, N9 ]& K l' {
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 V& j% `. r2 p# ^+ q5 u
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
& {% N3 U7 O$ }- `, RCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
" ^1 G. P2 a- E( C4 ^' f" ` R4 oCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 `+ d' b" I& q; x( f; I
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 G2 V/ ?: ] N* _5 i% ]9 ?DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
7 {# D% h$ n w- g+ N) m) H7 s, jDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
' M6 I( {8 P! W" ~% z3 [Range closes to 11,000 yards$ }4 A; Z' a1 h+ m+ _, ]
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
/ }$ o& _0 P9 M- `0 C) DBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, ?$ Z" [7 ]$ D1 [* t8 W' aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
; Z0 k+ d' M7 ^; eCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
, M" o3 p, c; @# A. zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards- R0 m: D7 x' A, a- |" m" \
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 U- n& ? g' `/ U: I
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 y8 j4 ]" A$ \) h2 I G+ _
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
/ Q8 i2 Y! G, s3 j+ PCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ t' Q5 r2 b7 l% TDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards% U' I) c; R- P2 p; v( I
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
0 s& r& z8 r2 T( zDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards$ C% {. H5 ~2 l1 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards
r! ?- H% [. J" s! ?CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards* j6 N" _9 I y. w+ l3 W: G
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
& x' u% B; k% k+ q4 |0 QCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards7 |" V# _& {7 g0 s8 k
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
8 Q4 p+ m. e6 ?7 B0 _- J2 s/ SCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
9 S" q0 r2 `4 B. t' ~# vDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards) E+ l5 x( \# Q0 @ k5 X6 e
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
7 {6 J7 q* @& n4 YCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards8 w5 e9 |4 k& H2 f, m
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 K# c9 b! F9 N( L' n; ZCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards1 }' Y* A7 {$ T ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards3 V6 h5 Y' P7 I1 L/ g
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards. D2 M2 r) [: Z* A0 ?
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards; d' ~! y& o6 I! `
Range increases to 11,000 yards
% [3 R b( `/ `( i$ zBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards/ {5 \3 _4 u" F1 G
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards3 Z& r" \/ v [7 f
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
1 d8 W: h/ {. b$ @BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
5 B) d% f- ~6 m% U( U/ E7 iBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards% b0 U1 h2 F a$ a+ B" b
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
Y _1 E& h! G: s9 ACA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards% X3 X) k9 G1 L5 Q7 d
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards8 \; V D0 y6 y; q& o
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
9 z2 a5 P! s" x/ `, p8 T( X' ?CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- z6 s5 l* y! l4 T
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 @8 l9 J1 c/ i- D! m
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
$ f2 @8 m6 z" C7 ZDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards) v3 Z* R( _# c7 G7 @; r; [8 m
Range increases to 16,000 yards
0 o2 B& ~+ j+ o* LCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
' v. `3 l- C6 A/ Z3 K4 P: \4 [' i% ~BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards: L; q" \4 Q& h2 {+ ]2 ~) V: J
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards& T! [ U! u) O- ~* l" }
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 Q. e& g* k1 n
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ m& @; K0 k5 U' X8 P" e$ f( ~
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
% z* V. M5 I9 q: }* @CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards. p3 ?8 n6 ]- O |# ~# }; k! w
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards5 [# W4 Z% U/ d0 P5 [# D @
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
( C6 j9 }; r2 J) f8 E u! }CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards9 z" x' l( K0 \" Y; s2 i
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
" g/ a1 l) ?9 T8 BCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards' f, ]4 c6 J1 I, @/ l
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards( I, N% u1 e. x1 @* j4 m% e9 D+ M2 n
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
: H3 u h# X' t) m. }DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
2 _4 G1 O( Y" VDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
$ V6 {: a) j5 V$ Z) ^" ]* X4 r9 ERange increases to 21,000 yards# P" M* l( q- K9 w) {% V
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
. t( E1 t Z# n1 A: K& tBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
- U. M+ }* r. _* W9 fBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards4 e, B+ W& B6 c
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards" I% F% [% @% o0 P# |1 M, O& k/ X' V+ f
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 g" {$ L. ?) ^& X3 _CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards( C& I, ^- z+ @ _: ?- e
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards( K1 @1 U' W/ H! m6 Z
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards3 \( t! N( V6 l0 u2 M
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards z$ ?4 y5 K7 a# T+ R5 t
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
5 O: X8 z; L- e& l: ^Range increases to 26,000 yards% q: P1 S0 n# H4 C/ j; U
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards* Z: E" U4 ^* }/ i- G
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards& l- t! F9 q/ W
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards" x+ V( u7 h7 t. F
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
L' _ C P% `$ \! n- d- U3 ]# P: R: OCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
+ f9 `* p; g3 LMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage, R, |+ Y4 s* Q$ x- }% F
Range increases to 28,000 yards
; o! ?, J4 |3 y, F! aBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards: f! c) @4 E% D) ]; h
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ m: K9 o8 S6 P8 Z9 TCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards' U, \ G/ e4 X! b
Range increases to 30,000 yards' s9 w6 S1 @0 |
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
$ A- V$ _1 c( E+ \% l8 z; n$ k9 HCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards7 g& ?* \3 J1 T/ E( Y% I4 \
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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* X3 i& ]+ _# ~4 B; _1 k- bSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands1 C) \/ s' k5 U* Q
7 x! _$ r1 m2 X- J; l/ T( AJapanese Ships% a2 j5 S2 `$ \" B" G
SS RO-67, heavy damage' _9 }5 {9 L1 J: G& T+ r6 k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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, ^+ o8 Q6 Z' K7 K: l3 {Weather in hex: Heavy rain. |$ `! P& R& T# [: Q
3 C6 l+ }7 r' d) K: rRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ w. ^7 V2 e# H1 y' }6 x u
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes$ z- h' c0 P5 v7 f6 H
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Japanese aircraft
. P' W0 Z8 R d/ \) k A6M2 Zero x 48
; P% N6 @/ i8 x# [" E G3M2 Nell x 19
3 ~: ~, I1 x& ]3 m% j G4M1 Betty x 21
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* I N# B7 c8 @Allied aircraft
2 J! s6 i. O! R. E F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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, g" G$ b5 o7 V0 G9 B' M" B6 xJapanese aircraft losses0 W0 M7 G( C- G8 F8 E
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
& V3 i+ a# K4 Z G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed- r7 b; B9 K* [3 p. A9 g
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 J9 p% q" s, f- t7 J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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, ?- A* e6 k- D: q- m$ a$ R QAllied Ships- [( q1 a+ Q2 z
CV Hornet
" h: E) T6 W" V9 r, ]! [6 @ CV Indomitable. [1 X9 N" i; n8 s% F6 Y
CVL Hermes
5 }& S" q. X, j* x( ` CV Illustrious! u6 j/ y2 r% Z( \
CV Wasp
' |. h0 ]- h0 u) _ CV Formidable, r# l# N" Y. I T1 }1 G
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Aircraft Attacking:4 P, {! q. r5 s) X/ f
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet1 l# X$ r) t1 C9 V! C
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 W2 @: \ u1 b' w7 c( s9 m0 y3 S' k
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& |2 L0 e J$ S* ]8 Y6 z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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+ H; q: B, s# P5 aCAP engaged:
( L- I5 Y9 S5 U2 v! Y$ M2 }VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)7 Z* L' J0 G! } E
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 a- j! {. W( H5 R Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
8 L( i* T( w1 c Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes z+ f6 W, s. F& D ^! B
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8 K( H* l. u+ bMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, b: z# ^6 F6 Y% C2 D
( Y: |( q8 t) U SWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ a, c4 f3 f+ K2 k" B1 R1 j/ l
" s8 F. a+ j5 }. A: V: oRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: e1 H# c E1 W/ Z6 o& \8 v
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes$ v* l. l" }* l! N& u) E
" z1 S7 e4 O6 k9 N6 v6 q, x! lJapanese aircraft
6 w: V C! f; s# N8 M& P G4M1 Betty x 28+ g6 \) Y8 y- l X/ u( A s
& o* \6 }( h. |# U. cAllied aircraft- z& A- z# V+ b, Q/ C# n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 140 J) M, \2 v2 g- r
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Y7 [/ I$ {8 k% f) Z2 D7 z
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 ]- L% j* H. {5 w4 u- b
" {( u7 |$ l7 n# L8 H$ zNo Allied losses S ~" E X& O$ t7 P6 F3 h# r1 q8 u
+ R' y7 }! A- X, z* zAllied Ships* I4 b9 x' [; }) Q
CV Illustrious
- o% s9 y2 [& ?# J$ Y CV Wasp- I, @8 e' c' H# ~+ ?: }% j. {6 O
CV Hornet8 L( I+ z, R. M2 D
( o" T# J" v# |* [- j. k3 TAircraft Attacking:0 `+ b* I u* b) I
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 t0 F5 n' X! `- @' G) ?* U+ N; U) L
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 F @# T$ q8 a& I
, \% Y: S- T/ s1 XCAP engaged:
4 q& v F5 r9 y6 HVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 M P# f6 ?7 B8 c# j5 a' h. t( T6 m( F) m
1 plane(s) intercepting now.0 g- |3 U% D. z! h
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.4 v: u$ D: e$ w v
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
0 \/ i( ^5 O% u Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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! D7 V: c/ ^+ }4 S! ?% P2 g2 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% S' w9 _9 c5 `( @9 O# C g- e; q# k$ P
( E% n/ ?0 t, tRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( C4 O2 H/ u- m- G0 J: _Estimated time to target is 46 minutes. N$ ]' ]3 k, { h4 ?
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Japanese aircraft2 R0 f. ?% i0 J% v
A6M2 Zero x 24: I# K+ D8 B5 ^5 n
G3M2 Nell x 18& t" E" `/ h& x6 K! V c J+ Y
G4M1 Betty x 16( B, @3 f$ y. _
9 q' @8 X' x' [% o8 P {Allied aircraft
8 J$ f7 i, t# G0 N+ m8 u: X F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses( H6 Y8 e2 i/ L; ]5 ^6 c" t" R. J0 ?
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# Z2 P. r. u' O$ X( c' c+ x* P
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) o, J) N8 B6 ^2 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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; a6 v8 F( \6 Z/ CAllied Ships4 R! I" q8 X/ x# x" @2 \
CVL Hermes
9 D6 m1 c6 U* @/ H4 \ CV Hornet, F3 z( }" [" z8 E$ w" k
CV Formidable
, M) Q6 @1 w9 _, V CV Yorktown: s. K' B0 T. |/ z
CV Illustrious1 e' @8 E4 E) m0 o) z Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
( ^: a* y' }, ~% c2 _5 Z" Q 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) o7 }: Q2 N- F8 Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; f }4 ^7 e5 @ 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet- S1 l: K' `9 [3 ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:/ b8 T, [2 T& o
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
+ Z6 Z( w! M6 ~9 \7 [ 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
4 M5 ]' }7 t1 L; M9 k, u Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.: {9 z' e; r0 M
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |