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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
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Japanese Ships
8 g& J! M# l e CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2$ S( o) N& p4 y8 F1 P0 `6 T
CA Kinugasa: L4 p& a% t% F* _
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire' ?+ W# g# P% h' `- u3 t! V
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]5 d9 N J" n Y2 [9 E
CL Tama
8 t0 i1 x" L3 M' U# P n; t CL Tenryu, p; P. |6 W/ p( B) c: _. a! x
CL Tatsuta
$ m6 a& q k9 P7 t* v; m5 r/ ] DD Yugumo- ~! |" b4 P( \( Z1 V: J
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1# M0 Y' s& K( G2 |# l! L
DD Kuroshio, m) H% _. G5 F7 x
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 11 _7 @9 N* ~; `: w$ T/ H
DD Amatsukaze
2 J- O. f; a$ R( u$ L3 L/ A4 i DD Kasumi
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CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2% x4 i+ B, M5 C; L6 R; @( K
CA Northampton
; U! P5 W$ x# v, a CA Chicago, Shell hits 1( ]6 I1 D( d) t8 H- [0 P' f# J/ Z
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 21 @# ]2 ~: U7 g) w l- a( [
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2/ ~: r) _9 Q- v# f6 F
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
: c6 k0 A8 n4 S. p- } CL Perth" ~4 e$ x( [) D6 n/ G6 F f, b
CL Enterprise7 |) W0 b u9 c* p* d/ p
CL Honolulu2 m! c" Q ?; [# m) c: S/ o; U. O
DD Alden
3 I9 T1 p% V* c( r% Q& U DD Fox$ X" }0 @0 U7 g
DD Whipple' J8 Z) Y4 a* L4 ^5 s. i
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
8 K! t0 S* Z& d8 b( WMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: k2 d; ?$ ?( oRange closes to 17,000 yards...
: z3 B+ X' L/ c$ d) k, ~1 S7 tRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, M* }! ~8 {5 w, K% N" x8 D& z3 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- M" y, d5 @+ ]5 z5 e$ F8 i0 ]7 o. l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' l# D2 n0 z& g: u% ]: u; ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
$ P8 ^% H1 ^8 h" c- e8 w& _ rCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) b/ [* K2 T' r2 s. g; E8 K$ XCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards/ _* z K) D$ O8 j! R
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- V& d/ @& ?$ V0 F, Y! m) c
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& m% N4 B; o" m8 M2 a' zCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 i o6 F* N: o: _" Y7 o! V8 E) E
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, ], A$ {: X; [" q6 Z P3 d2 x
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 d3 a m( U; J1 T0 |8 B7 |CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards" y1 `9 D4 `9 { S; o6 f
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards$ z. i" j7 ]7 Q" ] Q# j
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards' C, i) U& e9 Z" e' J8 l) s
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards5 S) {7 P _3 K
Range closes to 7,000 yards
X, u3 k/ I V& F3 iCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
0 ?9 n+ F5 _: g! k1 mCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards6 \ u4 t; V- Y' ? ^5 d; y. h& m$ }
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
" k" |0 }% w' qCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
0 V N+ B. P7 nCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards& X @/ w ~( r- s- w3 k/ \* ?0 r
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
6 K: J# o) F& I, nCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
0 _- _' [1 H1 IDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards9 ?8 @2 O$ j2 R. @/ u
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
! z2 w8 D8 \7 ]: l* J6 G! IDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards, v" o8 q, z8 H# T/ u
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
2 x- [" B5 A: c+ F+ m0 ODD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
4 m* P9 J* H- J. `Range increases to 8,000 yards+ I4 l# ~1 E- x
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
! I: L, s8 ~+ WCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
5 U5 O- \8 I3 E8 a# l) U% v. gCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; {3 \0 Q- R8 sCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards! v) J8 z1 A- k% b8 f
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
- B4 G W2 G4 ?5 B# J4 `8 ? ~ ~9 QCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 M) `* O1 |4 eCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 } Q/ d; f6 a3 m# F$ V }( d4 N
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards9 p- |" ^2 Y0 U1 J
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& \! i, _! N7 t$ p* q9 J8 o
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards' b5 n; f# j* g6 }, G
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
3 S8 y0 y- E; V6 h$ x+ ?DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
5 D/ s' t: b8 A; N9 o1 } YRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 U! L$ G+ z4 [0 n$ x' I4 v" PCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
2 ^9 x4 b2 e+ a* A2 ECL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
5 T8 {0 O" t$ j! T( v. u7 KCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 G5 W. l* ^+ W3 z; F
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards+ _% I8 V6 e: u1 \! I
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards% I5 l! Y9 M b! t
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards- ^+ q0 k+ C& ~% ^
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
) t. N+ M0 V7 W8 Q% @7 T$ A1 RCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
. L! O, B+ r& W9 S( ~DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards* W0 u' R; }; t k5 A* i
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# q6 i; `, I' U) n1 f% VDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards' B- t8 a" Q( F! y
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards4 X4 q- R) B* ]2 g X' M
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards( @8 q6 x2 H, E4 ]
Range increases to 12,000 yards
9 e4 v4 U8 d7 |9 SCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards+ z# q K* {) _) b- l
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards, N8 X8 A! T4 ?& ^1 ?, R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards* H0 F0 T5 V5 Q; `# N
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards( h! r( @: E9 ^5 v( i( o6 F
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards( k4 r! ?) l* }0 t' l1 ~
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards" r1 f2 E0 [4 n
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
- t; l- @9 Q* M- T; y- }2 QCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards; I: P6 h4 m) R4 r6 L5 U
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards/ o- y, \. t) l
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 d. y2 ?" e- J1 d# K
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 g' w+ R7 e# ^) F8 WDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) h j2 s. n s; T# e$ n' G
Range increases to 13,000 yards- |. L! `" U- G. S3 j' w& `% A
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards0 w1 r x$ f1 }: k! g
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards+ B6 n3 q! ^7 D& A" T( @
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
0 d' J2 S& Y. ^CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
7 N0 h" x. @7 O" {CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
; y M) x" H! o# h& n$ UCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
5 m7 T5 B+ w: x- d0 n+ bCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* e% h# y, [ r% Y- ?DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
3 f- K, |9 V4 U2 HCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards0 {+ ]! r- P0 p" m- Q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
E; ^9 k3 a U+ \2 bDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
# k3 ~. ^7 A; w I5 kDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
( G O5 a; f; n1 k M! D2 d7 h% _DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
9 x2 ~5 c! [+ V* yTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards8 K; s1 I2 T" u' y& E
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Japanese Ships* L+ ]( P, e! M
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
7 h4 Y9 S H- _5 b CA Kinugasa
+ g: K6 y j9 E# Z" Q CL Tama, Shell hits 1
) b+ L8 A+ R* ` s6 P9 F8 l5 t CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) s. v7 G' V% X2 ^ J, z0 ?
CL Tatsuta, E3 q! A4 }5 m" B9 `( R
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
W- a6 }3 W: ?4 g4 ^4 w DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
k" G' B" u$ n" z+ Z DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire4 J: z- X: a4 Z6 b8 a4 z
DD Oyashio
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8 A5 W. y0 V; N/ i8 q& @ BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ p* ]# l: V1 ?# Q! _$ z, l BB Warspite, Shell hits 8; [& e# V' ?% _! n/ b! z4 F/ ?( `
CA Australia/ b, c+ D) c! S6 Q$ e- w
CA Canberra
" x7 X, E2 v5 R4 h: M CA Dorsetshire4 T2 J: \' ~4 c' m5 u! B0 z
CA Cornwall5 a4 o, r3 M/ B) z. _* s/ j' k5 v
CL Leander
' q3 ^) Z6 w; j' ?9 ] CL Java
' z6 h3 v/ a5 D: ?5 s CL Dauntless
3 J. l( ] T: i: |+ p CL Ceres% `& i$ n8 R% t2 K# l+ U4 B* ?
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1+ J& ^; M# i3 ~
CL Trenton
$ b- F. u; J" H7 E CL Concord
3 J9 Q( \4 q! Q2 [* w CL Helena+ i# D; a2 K1 k5 l2 @: [" ]% X% w: k' w
CL Nashville8 P N: C% p9 }8 K; p9 D E
CL Capetown
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DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ Z+ @4 J, O- W DD Stack
, u0 p7 K8 F2 J: v DD Dunlap
. @2 k+ l2 I* Q& n! m9 H, S9 @0 G' G D DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
# m+ O* x5 M3 A" _1 O/ v N- z+ \ DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 @3 r* b6 q, u6 r/ h- @3 A9 Y
DD Nizam+ Y) A1 [: |* J; L6 _. i, b W
* `, L5 v+ b ^. c0 ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards1 e+ `2 k$ ?# l0 a; b9 E- i" x
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
3 Q- R2 o9 h8 w+ rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards9 \2 ^' s% p" O& v4 h
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
- }, s7 M. X$ ^+ JBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
/ L; S8 p- Y9 g% JBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
# h0 z0 H& a- [; r- M1 WBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards6 q* s$ U, z7 w/ J9 n# X3 N: R% e
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards6 J; k9 F$ U% \# o
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards/ `, B2 O0 R0 ?
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
: c* v* c) _! V, B0 Z! }CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards1 X9 t ~4 l* E# A. i: a/ z+ k
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards$ M5 ]' k1 C6 Y9 b
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards# A5 f0 v+ v' c1 B9 ~9 O6 D
Range closes to 15,000 yards! q4 X) Q! ?/ L: W3 t/ r. h
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 J1 {8 g& Z3 |1 e3 ?0 U
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
( N1 I0 l, h- ]3 d- FCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards5 n. I& n- p* a, w0 t
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' k& E- G# B" e6 ]& I
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards7 ~' f9 G1 ^# H1 E4 m
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) y( x. Q. n5 i$ E" R/ [2 @ J
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
- Q3 R# x& e, c( O! A2 P# bCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
" b* v& m) S7 K4 \! i0 yCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 b" J; E: h3 I
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
- A8 I4 _1 I( ] n& X; k. F% k: VDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards ?* p9 h) s- k6 Z6 h+ Q% _
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
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% a; ~. J9 x8 \% ]( `( HCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards* P5 K1 C+ K0 R! a
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
W6 u7 g7 d9 x: yBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
7 p& H5 U% ]0 f5 y8 N% i" {CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
) Y3 ?2 E3 y1 w& mBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
& J0 l' I& |. H% u* `CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 b9 f; G1 M5 n, T" }2 V/ D: @& m6 w3 B
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 w; k" M/ R# J2 N/ KDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
2 j S/ Y/ q7 E. Y$ I' iCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 Y0 u( z* R2 X; r+ q8 _2 \DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards. `" {2 n5 s5 k' K# A
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
5 t' c7 I5 m# _$ N' e" YDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
V: k7 Q, y& {4 w5 `7 E' URange closes to 9,000 yards4 e( T3 n! i- ~' \- r
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
0 g' D6 R! r* t2 l5 S+ k0 KBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards N: J% M* o9 s5 K
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards q4 u+ a/ T1 M3 S" ~5 \
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards2 S1 ?+ N$ c8 q. Y& _ X) ~
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards! G; ]$ M {8 r; `
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards1 o8 [4 L! i' q& J
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
2 j) T" P, U) n+ R1 c: B* BCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
0 |5 f% G6 ]% s8 DBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
+ P; A1 f/ D. o* H- ^CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards0 y6 d$ ]2 b r% P6 b0 U
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
3 {& U, R1 ?; TDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
- ]( l( K0 ^4 {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards- b3 _/ d- |* C' H3 A0 X
Range increases to 11,000 yards
/ Q# K4 r7 t# t7 s) q+ p" w% L/ ?5 EBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards7 x9 [7 ]5 r. v1 C3 Z; L1 F
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
6 L" c" i! |! [! fCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
/ Z5 N7 g1 j+ B, aBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
7 O9 P) U) [ C% _1 JBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
! n$ Q2 i) o. m( l7 t1 TCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards% T# E! n- [: a" T
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards( L! ]* ], t- S ^% x8 I& s. A2 S. X
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards5 M+ K5 Z& j+ v: k# j, C
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards" I: K4 o/ h. K+ o) {% R( x8 r
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards9 l+ r8 e9 _! }% _ t. e! d5 a
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards! C' g. X& F' V$ U8 W# j: o6 F# L. s
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
/ i$ S3 X1 _% A6 EDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards; y9 w/ i: T6 r$ W3 ?* x1 p+ y
Range increases to 16,000 yards
8 Z2 l( C6 L# ?6 j5 `CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards5 |1 w% M6 Q4 T
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
_* e; a" k g7 o5 w' Y; U( IBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards3 ?, x5 P4 q/ I4 p( {" e* O6 q. |8 c
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
+ J" w$ a( r! C$ U. F, V& ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
" |3 x+ H0 F! RCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
6 L5 H3 B, g5 ^7 ~ nCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards& H0 G- g4 T* m9 T9 S2 `5 e" @
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
+ L% E& s) S4 G* MCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards( M# g% y% b7 w9 u* m* H* |; R
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards9 y# _, b2 B9 E2 r+ @
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; ]. e- Q d: \) Q# K cCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
0 T* P. e/ A. XDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
' |! C4 _' }# S) p- r$ p3 G. kDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
* x3 Q% R& t: }; F; F" x& PDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards# u) ]. S* z6 ^! @/ r% Z
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
3 R- g7 J, a- k6 ZRange increases to 21,000 yards- h1 i) _1 i& H' U' S4 i' p$ }& b
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- e. b/ o! |) F7 r3 m* A& KBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
" U6 V' A: U6 V2 XBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards8 X3 m b1 x. @# z" u3 a. b# ~0 S
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
) x% Y9 g$ @% E. g( E! M( p) X5 J( YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; {; Y# _: t+ Y; |) J5 O6 _, ?CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards) t# H! Y8 o* Z+ n5 I5 `' a
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards! x+ p9 J( B$ U, n
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards9 b* G3 t y+ L, X) a
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
/ b' U* ^ _9 o, k/ dCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
1 K8 H! w1 f4 s' r* z% [ S2 ERange increases to 26,000 yards
8 u, P6 [, I( w) t# w9 CBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards2 v8 s& [$ d/ T1 _/ `1 O2 f
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* y8 B6 }' N) O8 N, j2 T2 UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
& z9 j, r/ _# g/ q7 HCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards9 L8 c3 ?* S# _4 Q" b
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
6 ]$ [2 w- N& k. ]( ZMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
' B2 o+ \+ a& ]2 f/ W* e& G- uRange increases to 28,000 yards
$ ^* z; K/ F. {* IBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
% ~, ~3 Z @# q3 d2 P; KCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards0 ]3 L; [1 \ `8 y8 r) k/ |
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards$ _7 G! b. t6 M* Z
Range increases to 30,000 yards
2 n& V' s/ @) N; R" _/ }; Y& N7 lCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
# H! b4 y( j5 C2 TCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards5 b z h/ ~) @+ y
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
$ k5 h* W5 t* rTask forces break off...
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b o4 E4 F/ c+ ~Sub 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; }* ~8 |* q* A. S% e1 |' ]8 f
; M/ A1 q+ w- B. b& P1 QRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 a l. `: Q' ~5 N5 tEstimated time to target is 44 minutes& F" g% G! q# @0 v
6 n! c. C0 Q/ o- L9 n8 XJapanese aircraft
6 l- h% b' A# H6 A4 i( b. [0 [ A6M2 Zero x 48
, k4 B( t3 e: b" E. q G3M2 Nell x 19" u3 e# s/ ]% C% R
G4M1 Betty x 211 G, m1 n1 h) B) i% L5 p
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Allied aircraft7 ^) P. U' K. @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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: O9 J9 v3 H! r* GJapanese aircraft losses
1 _/ O# t/ M1 p. o) t& P% a A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! A2 E- k! ~! |' l! L' x G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed5 g6 l8 S5 a6 p. b
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( L4 q4 c8 ^7 z8 G8 X/ y6 vAllied aircraft losses% f( z7 G/ f" U$ D. P7 o2 t. j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 n: {" s1 A1 O$ ~) [
CV Hornet: F5 P* t" Y; _2 k; p) |
CV Indomitable4 q& z1 c: M5 W
CVL Hermes4 f5 t2 Y3 M0 [! E- f( }. i9 G* N3 U
CV Illustrious; b! V3 }9 [3 `# D; o' W
CV Wasp
) V( A# C2 U+ z- f4 o' x. y( u CV Formidable% U1 L% y9 X: x+ O8 i
, C, i, K$ o) a/ TAircraft Attacking:; `1 ]( e Q8 p! @) m) U! J# Q7 h
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet1 V6 s+ R3 D% X9 M. V( j( R: \
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& E* z1 _, \4 ?* X. L/ m 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; @ X$ j! C" y- A3 r* A1 X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:' T3 i; a! V* R" C4 o, \
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
9 _" P; p/ E7 Y/ z9 z/ {8 J 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) m2 n9 I/ @; A8 W
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
/ ~" _. \" C! F& T Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes1 ~8 B8 j. E) J" G3 c4 b, J @/ W
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E0 e! F3 K) J* ^( PMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% R) z5 e8 \' m8 A' ~& GRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' ?5 r/ U/ D2 @$ D5 W" YEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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6 K+ @9 O- `, R5 l0 V3 r/ _. OJapanese aircraft: n5 u/ o3 I8 [* P; G/ T
G4M1 Betty x 288 m8 L6 a8 |4 Z4 m& W
" a; u& Z ?/ Q" V) F+ \& h' VAllied aircraft
6 ~ T/ L/ m2 p) z( V- k/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 t+ y) a; q/ n( c5 I2 q
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Japanese aircraft losses
& w, A" Q. e* A8 w/ Y/ v5 ~) s G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses3 O# f) n8 N, \: A% ~) Q T5 p
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Allied Ships
. t) j6 x' C! X8 A" ^ CV Illustrious; l9 E6 j( {' h
CV Wasp
/ _ ?3 M4 h% V' T6 x. ~8 Q) N) x# Q CV Hornet* M. L5 i3 T& {( ~+ A- s% Q4 a9 j3 ?& [
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 D' S7 f# [( a1 a# q 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet$ S) s' Y3 i/ j% X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. O1 c" e7 _6 M& q# C. D
% r2 m. q2 w* T/ R% F$ ~! FCAP engaged:
+ Z, K5 D X) {% I D3 |8 jVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)- A& C8 S; L+ o3 ~( F9 [ X
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ u) H7 d" {9 N ]6 p, H5 I& k! W7 b7 C 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
' W% s$ | P9 U: U# f+ O. l Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
: W# ^: E0 n2 l1 Z" I ? Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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- U! A. ~- H, t/ ^ b6 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162, l d: ]' ~3 z9 r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 D$ Z, }% r5 WRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ F' K4 I# p. K7 j
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes1 d p6 D7 [' u5 x6 q$ D8 ~
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Japanese aircraft
1 r" {- ~8 J0 `$ B; @ A6M2 Zero x 24
; S( q8 f d/ |) E G3M2 Nell x 18
& n9 l4 r8 \' ~( }3 b$ _/ { G4M1 Betty x 16, k; b/ i( v4 L# a; M) {
3 ^( O* o0 ]1 \: W6 mAllied aircraft; D& S- {8 z. l: {: H* Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses2 P( K) J/ ^7 U2 Q V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Z7 V& |: K4 D( A0 [
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged p5 L; ]1 m! ?0 _/ z
7 M* P" }" D2 c3 N" D8 AAllied aircraft losses3 N7 c8 R: l `- [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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& O ^8 J D: {# kAllied Ships+ t* W7 w+ k3 e
CVL Hermes2 G c* t9 w( b1 x2 g
CV Hornet
& l3 R1 x9 |2 j2 z CV Formidable5 y/ U) W4 M, x; e) ^' {0 G# ?
CV Yorktown
; ?0 X# A/ L: T4 D! d( N CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:- n3 z/ t* D: L7 k% c
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet: u! a) K; y0 B" ]
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 @, ]4 p* x. A) M
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& p# @6 V8 r2 [4 B, v- @0 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; C: }7 l; c) y) C; U5 [6 j
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CAP engaged:
g1 v' ] P' z8 _+ f' wVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
/ M5 J5 E$ H, W5 b5 a! |$ _ 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! T" k! a& }' \$ v' Q6 g/ T Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.5 K. m" \, Z* j' _' K5 H
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |