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1 y: r6 m/ h0 H4 n5 j+ |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。- l. g3 n/ a$ o8 w( ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards3 Z5 ]1 M1 X; ^7 _
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Japanese Ships
7 u! s, g7 C$ x& \ CA Chikuma, Shell hits 23 U" Z! x$ n0 R8 v! w
CA Kinugasa$ l$ Y) J J5 T* J o, ?
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire* }8 W4 m! w% r1 l# d- @# \
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! }; R1 ^% I {) r( L9 G
CL Tama$ n1 ?6 C0 w- g2 Y$ B
CL Tenryu
. R8 a; `6 C4 z$ \! P* O CL Tatsuta
7 v0 U% M" H0 b: } DD Yugumo/ t+ v3 j' d- h# s
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
: _# `" e9 n& C DD Kuroshio
5 y/ ~9 g& \; D. @( P DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
2 G9 ]4 w: q( t& v DD Amatsukaze
1 G3 [2 C4 n; _5 E" x5 q. m' D DD Kasumi
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& l4 g3 l6 Q# Y, n& e8 lAllied Ships
, ?' \ j: @- t2 h; k* J CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
8 k- d; ^8 \8 ~# r8 u CA Northampton( `7 Q9 R. G$ a; e% F) B9 Y
CA Chicago, Shell hits 13 w" c. ~/ @4 w8 d. l
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2! G5 a; a$ r" B7 K5 i* x
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 22 h3 q' v# Q% V6 d+ L. y
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1* o) K& q- Z. ]
CL Perth1 ^: i2 H% S7 q" S' P: k
CL Enterprise
7 Q7 N+ l' U; R- E x) j' L* @- r CL Honolulu9 l% J/ W+ `$ @- N5 E
DD Alden
/ n1 K0 }4 B; x# Z1 ~ DD Fox6 e, O; T% _ I% A( ]' p1 }; g$ A; D
DD Whipple) @$ d/ J8 B! s$ L
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight& F0 \4 u0 b) K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 z3 ^$ d$ [' F3 b
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
+ d3 Q0 k6 Z" ?+ M! q9 NRange closes to 11,000 yards...- z% W8 Y9 {; C+ D( k1 C! K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) L$ @) R$ R) a: M/ w* |Range closes to 8,000 yards...) C- o# S6 w, X4 b& S) L# n z1 T; i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
! q) {& P! c) _- Q( `* v' X' V$ ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% r6 ]/ ?) w1 J
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
+ u: i# z9 G$ L( |9 s3 aCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
|9 R0 y% c I0 W, s* p' ^! @7 JCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, l. r8 \4 o1 t) X3 kCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards8 q/ ]; W& ~8 S( n8 o7 O% K% O
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ K% B* _2 C, z9 K
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards) r0 g. }( Y C2 N0 }
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% n1 g2 q! s" P, }
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
) N3 E( D; g$ p$ [& W+ j6 ZCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
+ e0 E& S" y5 F' dDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards9 a- R3 G1 H: u& p6 N) m) g
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards; P7 ~- N) j4 M& \' T1 @
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
- s0 } z" v: p) A" w4 {8 h: SRange closes to 7,000 yards
' q" o6 _$ f8 p# ~! FCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
t& `+ A6 S+ z7 \/ j. n6 A$ I; gCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards3 |# S5 ^6 q9 _: v" _: s* c/ j
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards" g& k0 T* Q# }5 Q6 r3 M }7 [2 L
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards+ R% {- q V8 h! s8 C
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards0 {3 r G9 g9 D! m
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. ~- o. d" I3 J6 I" T
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
3 D% H: [. ?& BDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
( y4 z5 y- A( ?3 s, i1 ^DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
9 o d0 X1 S, lDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
, g- j+ B J" qDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards- _0 j: Y* }/ w$ M5 z3 {0 q
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
5 e9 ^& E8 }7 s8 L ZRange increases to 8,000 yards( g) L! v. W, g* ^' u
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
/ |0 x4 w/ @2 W4 X/ J6 D; ~CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
. X1 u$ `( A; }) S9 ]( ?CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards2 g+ o q, n$ l- \9 u& y5 G
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
Y* h) C+ {! L# s( p. lCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards4 L( J% y0 P P+ X2 q- i/ U
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- O% |) p2 p/ y0 x! G) W
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards% T: ^& M& H6 b
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards; W. n( n& ~1 p `4 `) y2 P# }
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards5 ]( _2 G3 W8 Q' Z- O$ w" Z4 G
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
* H0 D h' N# A+ t E! wDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards2 R7 j. E- b* P7 s2 D
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
( |$ j# p7 {; M2 f; y0 C' LRange increases to 9,000 yards% K5 h# n! g4 ~0 q6 Y8 A0 P- G
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards% I' {4 j! E; b& |, m; S U
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards# R, H& [* p5 b# U3 C4 E
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards( |) w- w h" h
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards3 ^( J' D3 J8 b# t' k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
# r; w5 O1 e+ O# ^CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
3 N' _( V$ P9 v' K0 p: R2 oCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
3 K5 x/ }6 ]5 ]" h& {3 `: E0 j kCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
9 N8 }( H( F# ?5 y3 zDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards9 i* O$ V/ S" A% @: J* V- X
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards2 O! B1 @" _3 w# T) P% d0 X
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards( l" L9 j7 I' R- T2 W
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
* }7 b# x# {$ U) Z& O$ K( FDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards3 P6 ^& A& A$ B3 r6 a
Range increases to 12,000 yards
1 \8 U7 }/ ?# [* t6 }) ~7 RCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
( M1 ]3 U" `; I+ i. @+ I9 _3 z" |( ~CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards' K n c9 L3 w x+ o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards; y3 q2 H' ]1 ?/ K: e7 i
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards! l3 Q9 ^; N$ T) I+ a Q
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards r; }' u+ U2 W3 Q
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
2 l+ P. _" B# |1 s/ ~CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards, J# k% T/ a& u: Y( N L
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards( V8 d: [: t6 @5 ?$ T4 f5 ~
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards5 v$ j- M L* T: L4 h2 `
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards9 R) w) _! M) w Q$ r; n3 }3 ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' x- }9 f2 r1 ?$ J
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 `; ?( z! l. V: H6 L" E
Range increases to 13,000 yards
* D* o8 J; o4 l, kCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
/ E$ f$ h7 X& n4 a7 t2 FCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
8 b$ j, K$ _- h# Z* Y( nCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
8 X' {$ v9 X! S% zCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards5 ]1 u# u3 U* o- y
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards4 c2 g1 W6 r# h* W. i
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards* V0 R/ k/ u. x {" [# ~; |2 Q
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
+ r$ Q6 l. a' d5 |DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards( ~. W& R0 k+ H$ @/ e$ d; d9 q% H$ k
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
8 n5 s. X+ b- I1 `" |DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards4 s! l: V% _) Q9 S" S
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
; @6 z+ @) Z9 |- E7 r3 KDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! H% {* w7 N0 b( D. \" R9 j2 RDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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8 j9 g, u1 E1 ^5 p4 AJapanese Ships2 ?% T& s2 t1 y0 {2 o- E4 Z7 t
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire9 s" Z$ j* B& n( V& ^* `/ S3 h; Y% l
CA Kinugasa
9 A5 r5 n& p+ W7 v/ f$ r# b' ^ CL Tama, Shell hits 1% S' {( l6 z4 |, P$ R; \
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: O9 }9 `8 J$ V/ l1 ?
CL Tatsuta
# Q6 L* q5 q! R4 k0 r' C. B6 [" b DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
: U; W2 I s3 B. q7 b$ }9 J DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
( A3 R* I% G7 b2 J7 ~) ]) ~4 H9 D DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
* `3 }- H4 x& B DD Oyashio
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0 x' B3 v( S! p7 Q7 P BB Colorado, Shell hits 1$ r; i" Z/ l* m
BB Warspite, Shell hits 89 [ c% q8 j. R) r6 a
CA Australia/ E# _. \% _8 N( N- P0 O4 t
CA Canberra
. G. u8 D V' f1 r, e CA Dorsetshire$ L! F, ?% n2 ?- |4 ~
CA Cornwall( j% N* |' W; X) @) J; v9 A4 t
CL Leander
3 n* B* [7 t7 X0 L' }4 T CL Java
y8 V' W) B x4 ^! I1 O9 d2 H CL Dauntless6 u+ X8 q/ R9 n" N3 E. @
CL Ceres0 G9 r" I) e, T; c$ n5 H
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1# S1 K/ }" j! `
CL Trenton
: ^# i) G6 }4 g& W" x CL Concord ~% z c# L2 f2 O& h/ L
CL Helena
& a6 ^4 Z; B: K0 s CL Nashville
, Y8 i# U' c8 L0 K& q1 J/ I CL Capetown
8 p5 a0 B. o/ Z( V1 a# F3 l. j DD Buchanan1 f" E) b+ a! x; F! F* _/ }, U% h
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 f P2 Q6 [0 s+ A( G DD Stack
1 p5 x6 B, j- x; K7 o& I- k0 ~ DD Dunlap* v) }$ o$ C6 u4 }% _
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
( y7 [4 M, e( m! D, T# a$ N6 U DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- d( `" w$ I& n' ]' c5 Y, @
DD Nizam
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' m+ b: R {; }( gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
' V$ p- c; O4 l$ f; B/ ?Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ W3 B& _, h6 f- ^# ^: x: t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
C* T/ h, b d# J: ]7 KFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
+ z2 ` k. ]& o+ oBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
% {" T( a; J: ~% w8 HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
: b: w9 W2 V6 u7 t% d5 c: kBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards! t; d( X+ l: L+ p; h' [& P
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards" l8 ^0 v: N. I8 g% b& @! j
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
* @6 g+ J& {2 d) b3 c- IBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
9 ?7 T% A/ l4 Z$ d4 S- h4 mCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards+ M1 e% d( c" c- |5 `
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
5 B4 u" q' ~7 Y; E6 s* kDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards2 P' s J" }& R+ g4 \, W4 c
Range closes to 15,000 yards
/ r( Z) s3 d0 e0 R0 }CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards$ n" }& B* I& ]2 l! k) J
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards/ f4 B9 F8 g8 j" d. P" i4 Z2 `+ n' u
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards' N; B- F8 j. C2 ?
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) N3 V. d7 r2 L3 T7 G$ _; H
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
! x, s. Q! A/ ]. O4 q6 iCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( P, [% D4 I8 Y* G8 u0 kCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards7 Z. V5 P" k2 C7 {) \, J( s
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
1 C6 Z" g) w, jCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
3 {9 ~6 x. I+ U6 R1 i1 Z NCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" B3 \% e0 n9 }. b. ~2 E
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
+ Y+ [6 W x; v+ o, `1 s. n, @DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards0 S* `6 P4 O: ]- L
Range closes to 11,000 yards5 H2 q2 n9 M v+ H( B
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
0 A9 y6 M! K. g1 P3 V, E9 ^; U" y1 pBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' L& k: h8 X! G3 t" @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards# x! }; _; S# |8 i# |
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
( [+ s* B1 S) i8 p, ~$ zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
* Q7 J U; } ?; E9 FCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* h" ^% u" |# _8 ^! b, K
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: l; |5 a" c. C6 |1 Y" ~
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
. B; L1 e( r I9 lCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards9 L* _" B& P: ~2 N Y
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 Q+ S5 x) I$ P: c
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
4 {1 m6 M+ c" _2 Y" h) MDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards' ?0 y' V e, V6 H7 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards
6 ]( R. @# \4 h7 T$ @CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
: r& @9 C, L3 O# E3 W; ^BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards: Z0 C* G# Y' n$ S2 t& k
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards s; U6 a0 Z m6 e% H4 D4 M3 R: I0 S9 \
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
$ @, X$ O, w* t. ` I" E1 [9 m8 T9 sCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards4 m. P+ Z, J- U3 h
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards* k, s! {" s8 {$ i! j5 W1 Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards A; ^7 c! o! t
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
2 V0 T( n/ v: ~7 h( i5 w; A# nBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards, }2 ` V9 }2 M) `0 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards8 V- x0 h* ]: O! r2 q3 l- l; z
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
; {% H" |# U* N( ~; S& D, \DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards( `. O& H" s x' n0 P5 r3 Y0 |
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
% Y4 Y8 Y0 J- QRange increases to 11,000 yards
" B7 j9 V& c% m' aBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
" @, s8 z& C3 m5 c7 l& }CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
7 i4 q6 R. V g4 YCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
6 M! u" c2 _ M6 JBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards1 K* u- `# V. j' o0 V0 H- ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards2 C5 a% V8 P# x- s8 {
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards/ D4 W4 r t( C+ z. E. x
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
7 {3 u9 C: R* M1 d3 rDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards! b# W& [6 }1 _6 W8 t
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 ?5 n8 N0 C7 VCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- d5 R- {, W4 c8 N" hCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; l# T Q$ M" p" Q
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
]& Z! b( L" ^' _; r/ R) cDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards; A+ }! ?9 E( E% ?# H
Range increases to 16,000 yards- F+ n3 [- a8 _5 Z- d
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards1 u5 I1 F) V. p9 O" F% g
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
5 i9 H1 W4 U5 n" [0 k; I0 SBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
. n N# R! G9 c0 u6 ]- G+ ~CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards& o D* X9 s9 l- L' f7 E) b% X
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
3 P) e6 U. D' |. d3 ?2 K% o, w/ Z: vCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards; j. {$ v' |$ p# R
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards: Y5 y: [/ R8 r. f. V
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
& z+ O, e* E7 b' _# bCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
c* {6 ]! b2 @; ZCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards1 j( T2 f3 u) c- c* a" X' p
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
% T8 a6 m0 A2 P. KCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
% ^" d; J. Z/ \" |: p1 t' X) ]DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
. ~3 n p. \+ K/ X- q7 f6 @DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. J/ y' ~6 g x- L! h* c
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
. N8 f3 }# ]$ K' P2 F4 @/ @. Z wDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards4 {% |5 ^, I5 v1 G4 E8 @- ^: B( u1 f
Range increases to 21,000 yards) Y$ m7 h2 z" T9 K0 D% `# g
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards& f3 a1 k( z% s9 p" o+ y; i# A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards j8 Q# Y* V# n0 k; a. c
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards+ [+ R5 T/ e. g: a/ C" m5 w0 |
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
: p2 @. |* M5 T4 M1 f6 A7 ^CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
, n) N* c: S q1 `# Z! p8 o- zCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ a$ r9 x* p& }2 Y6 b( R3 U
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards' y- A. P! ~9 O# m- s
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards7 v1 h/ D! e( d: v0 u q/ g5 ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
! ]# j- j% s1 g+ Z7 t, L3 E9 e1 Q" J3 LCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
7 ^: b7 r: X2 c# {Range increases to 26,000 yards/ [9 g) J% ~# N9 ?9 d) \* g; Z
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
8 V! I0 \/ h( [0 u0 ACA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
) u2 T: h( u* V: ACA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards$ _7 Q5 }2 U) m. a) b
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 c# H- i1 x% U2 o4 Q1 V! k. vCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards: d9 c- Z& J9 H; j. q, S
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage! \& l+ ]; h+ O& ]5 t
Range increases to 28,000 yards
' D& Y( d% l0 dBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards) y/ V6 S9 p+ ]; u+ h% A
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
1 J- N4 t# u, _4 A2 ^$ yCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
" r, E j2 x0 F* M7 ^) ]Range increases to 30,000 yards# |9 c4 ]5 |' }% L E; c
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
0 |8 L5 ~% w8 x' ?CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards- t8 V9 \/ }4 w# m1 @8 o9 x
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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4 G6 w; w' T2 c4 o% GRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& ^' F. C/ m- c3 @6 dEstimated time to target is 44 minutes# U& r4 u+ x' T- K0 |4 p
6 M8 Y/ J/ w4 FJapanese aircraft6 j3 ^* P$ [, e, K; t9 V( J- a
A6M2 Zero x 48
) Q$ {! f: n, ?: G$ z G3M2 Nell x 19
$ L* n+ U* r; x4 C5 ^ G4M1 Betty x 21% Z* ]4 |/ `. h
% \+ @) I3 f2 @* SAllied aircraft
2 B0 H2 n3 Y7 F: o7 n w F4F-4 Wildcat x 27- Q; @1 J5 \" z% Y8 d: |; j
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 c$ G2 W0 i) h. c4 N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 c! S* Z7 w7 }% Y" L- p/ w
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
" |) s- k6 R2 a G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Q9 I6 c5 c, z! Y+ x3 Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! k4 G+ }6 Z& S; x
$ P5 Y8 L9 K% y. RAllied Ships
1 K X2 w7 {% M0 a' j1 t CV Hornet
2 p& m: M5 t. W0 C CV Indomitable4 f3 _8 }0 Z2 W0 y! z
CVL Hermes
( _- D* j) w/ }5 @ CV Illustrious8 w; Q9 w' L- s
CV Wasp
" p+ |5 N9 \' a* c CV Formidable
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1 ~0 b) {; H3 ?9 UAircraft Attacking:/ D* i' R) d" n5 Z
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet0 }2 t, [( d1 E0 f4 q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- e# U" q, M9 @9 L
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* Q1 m/ m1 i; J/ i
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
a; _$ T0 e5 t% n( tVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
& E8 y7 B/ [4 X) W& @, \# D 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( s8 N' V) T7 K9 b) z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.. j& ?6 r4 m7 ~$ n
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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! P( |- P( U# a) G) C- t: OMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 v4 Z. b! `9 s$ {
( I! ?& A8 h9 s& \0 S" K2 uRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ |4 Q0 j/ `' N1 m8 ^& f) WEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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5 _5 D8 ~6 q) }$ T' g4 fJapanese aircraft
2 k7 g! H1 P% ] G4M1 Betty x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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2 r P& C. `4 D& I! IJapanese aircraft losses
! ^2 J( s4 F M0 z9 Y G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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8 F: t, s6 [' ?0 wAllied Ships
% Z: O8 `) ~: ~' J* |3 X6 n CV Illustrious
. D# t4 ?, e& o0 b1 s8 r, h, X& W CV Wasp8 u: i/ i% o; [ Z# ?
CV Hornet0 b3 J `, j6 a
& _% f6 x6 \! B4 Y2 eAircraft Attacking:
/ q3 q6 Q, B( y! S8 c- V& D0 m. q 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 H, |3 ^- E% Y# |) }; p: s Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 b9 M% `* f- n1 O1 {
. b b2 m# m3 j+ J8 T# B; e" x) O: qCAP engaged:
, s( f# O& D! J- BVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 Q1 }; K! R) n7 _ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 N% i' K1 `' a1 Y" @1 Q 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- Y, { r- i% d& {! i
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.! z3 ?& Y1 z5 ~; B& o2 k2 S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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9 L1 i x0 g4 D6 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, O$ j2 A, K2 b: s. ARaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ f$ v. }7 R9 p$ b1 \Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 x: l& ]* ^: {5 x/ ] A6M2 Zero x 24
g+ t; w3 O9 V6 q1 Q# U G3M2 Nell x 18& G4 {& U8 U0 ^$ O
G4M1 Betty x 16) J* P6 l n- [ f) k7 Z- m
) ^' R+ g9 \ W8 kAllied aircraft5 X. D8 T( r' ]8 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19! }, V8 ]- w, Y2 g2 P& B- V
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Japanese aircraft losses
l1 B/ q& O% F9 I' I A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
- p# j3 f9 S9 z2 B. e G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged' W ?1 L* A- M: e- S; H
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Allied aircraft losses# z c* y+ @3 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 V5 a. d! a! c% I- H$ ~Allied Ships0 ?; k0 Z0 h, B
CVL Hermes
- X/ J! s7 ~( B0 @ CV Hornet0 @- @; L9 j. q) n! t* F
CV Formidable. k9 d/ Q% ?$ J6 i% X1 }
CV Yorktown
1 D m% m/ f% M) I! ]5 I% |3 s CV Illustrious6 [6 T% N) m! T: H
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Aircraft Attacking:8 w$ H& M1 l- z. G. @$ t. A
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
$ X- W1 X, o0 r* F( h2 _& w$ o Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- o$ }: |7 ]6 k& D: B
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
, u2 `9 ^& H/ m# Z9 J7 [ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& g x4 Q5 M# ~
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CAP engaged:2 P% {1 n+ k& ^ k6 Q, I* {$ q
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling). O" T5 N' u/ p* I/ K+ x
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., D. Y& h( Y; \2 A% \ A
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
6 L {8 O0 q4 D$ N/ z- O* _( G+ ] r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |