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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。$ V, H- U, O+ A: Y5 ^ F8 ^- Q& ]" m4 _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards$ b% t: c, u8 n
+ E( [* A' A' j, ]" @; Y. `; OJapanese Ships
9 z# l5 M6 G9 t' @7 z3 u9 K& ~% r& V CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
: C: Q0 o3 }4 D6 a- F3 ]- O CA Kinugasa
7 O8 i7 Y) V! J& G3 v1 @7 d CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire$ l; I0 f+ w7 G
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Q% E. c& G( c. g Z( ]1 F CL Tama: ^5 J2 `7 ] ?
CL Tenryu
9 p* @- A6 Y1 f! C+ ~" N CL Tatsuta$ T( c- m6 K F4 E" w) @
DD Yugumo+ _ _8 \6 \: G4 m l! Z
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. {" s( M7 M7 [
DD Kuroshio
8 D5 P" t3 C3 ^$ e# Y' G DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
* Q3 k3 c7 Z; N; @8 |0 ~8 r7 y. I DD Amatsukaze
6 d! l/ B; [3 ?, g DD Kasumi) c2 t( v, u) j$ p, ]
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Allied Ships
S$ C" I" c% K# t- H CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2# P- d4 ~3 w3 E1 K
CA Northampton/ S( k9 l2 C: E: ~: y$ ~: q3 t5 ]8 b
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
: C( f6 w6 A0 C0 Z CA Pensacola, Shell hits 28 A6 o" m( _. k. @8 B, O" z. o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 20 i# l, I% O7 E) Z( z1 Q* |' U/ V
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
9 U4 Q$ F. m9 t; r7 H& K0 V CL Perth3 z( _ \/ M: v& F" p9 m0 V
CL Enterprise# c) Y- ~6 i0 \
CL Honolulu4 B2 p0 L5 |- R! M# m2 m6 P
DD Alden
/ d$ d+ `+ |2 G DD Fox
9 v1 N1 T: Q6 t9 e& K DD Whipple
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5 a/ o( k8 n3 }: Q! L5 j" g7 KImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight4 ^$ d2 S8 g- H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: W6 g5 F5 f/ ~5 O$ U( X4 GRange closes to 17,000 yards...
$ ^) L2 Y2 F5 k; ]. Q1 y$ P( YRange closes to 11,000 yards...; n) y8 j9 O6 h& _" M5 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
" f. W' m4 [2 q4 T3 GRange closes to 8,000 yards... k' C4 }0 K4 o+ z4 e' K
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards6 W1 d" [, n" }5 q! k a" o& m) _$ A* d( p
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards/ s+ A, s# ^/ k% B; k
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'7 ]5 m+ l2 P% }
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards1 X) Q. \4 x# i8 R* g
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ b1 F1 d, h* y7 v& g h! l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 E/ B: x7 u( N( B! I; qCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 x# I5 i9 E- M. d& MCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
+ f: |" i. L4 M+ HCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards' f. V9 E7 ^# h
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; q# [% }' m6 Z* x3 A
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
6 w( R6 m1 @7 N! _6 SDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
2 y$ }$ \0 F! R7 E' W( U! j# tDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
* |4 L' S' G, ^; W! y; LDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
9 f' C4 G! \% _7 n: aRange closes to 7,000 yards
9 \, d3 K8 @7 M1 b6 z% n' ICA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards$ D$ k( L. I2 y& v# j& e
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
4 P6 q; U$ i* D3 _& @CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards$ c+ s' A* n% i6 i- |2 c, M4 N* A6 k' n
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& P! A1 b1 I& d& a4 r
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards$ ~' A' }' g- q% e3 u
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
4 S0 q% d( H( O- g4 ?CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
9 Z$ A, }8 T8 u$ IDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards/ K0 k+ L9 e3 ?3 h
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
# J5 `# {: P0 F5 h7 M' tDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
5 h! l0 I6 }5 [8 \% r3 N7 F) v/ MDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
' H$ g6 f' ?; yDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
/ v @& u+ S1 e u p" v! DRange increases to 8,000 yards& I; b" f# j: ?% ~$ Z7 t
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
6 s/ N. Z) d- ]$ J" ~' w3 S& OCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
7 m: ]. J5 l D/ NCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
5 ^% H. P D4 PCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 ^3 I k* S1 s) j4 P
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards( {0 H% T. Z4 D
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. J+ k+ N3 T2 m5 R2 D+ g! m7 U t
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
0 e5 k7 Z2 I; [3 wDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
& |; ]4 v# g9 O) x1 _: hDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards( }9 s" J- H# h
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
/ q$ v `+ @' {- \" l3 C2 ?DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
; ?9 N1 M5 M( E1 vDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
6 @, ?7 D8 S, v {! ?Range increases to 9,000 yards5 ]- P; B" E S+ \: @
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards0 o. F. y' F+ |; I" Y
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards x' x5 X5 b7 _) i% h' K w
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 ~# ~( X! H$ A0 V- A9 t
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards5 A+ o+ k5 j: y% z9 s' H- g) C9 v4 k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards4 i& C5 X) J. ]5 t8 ]
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ n* O2 w9 s9 |
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards. y& A0 c* L+ f/ z a7 c
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
/ ?' f) G' w# F t" j9 ZDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards. c( X( }. \% v+ ~* V% A
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards3 k. _% X4 k* B! Y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
/ b( J4 c9 V g) C5 G' n9 w# A' qDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
+ U/ o9 t3 n5 pDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards# l* A* t x% H
Range increases to 12,000 yards, j6 a5 \$ E6 x4 l. O4 N7 N
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
, Q4 o) Y. ]$ @) @' q: J) ~) WCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards! v! k/ ~8 R% w9 t5 `' E! o5 _
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' q+ E- W: J* c3 a
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards/ ~1 {& U( y, P# U6 J
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards' s% q+ U3 |( }1 s
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
" q$ v6 o3 e+ s+ n% ZCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards6 @( S$ M4 N T. [
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( x* I' S! |8 c1 [; E7 H0 xDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 ~" z2 ?% s% t X$ fDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ Q, ^: w1 l/ e, z* l+ \" O4 eDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards. ]! @1 [3 Q; e9 j! J
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
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CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
- m% N* p2 S& n! DCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
+ k5 W" @' c6 p* Z8 eCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards3 F/ E6 H3 u. a5 }0 U6 e
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards: K% C/ ~0 b0 k$ A' h3 W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards, L) E- v I! |4 R
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards3 M5 r* W( t4 o$ W, I4 e
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards* q8 ~4 u# ]# \! i- u, D
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' X2 B2 W3 _7 A7 [$ X
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards5 t0 l, o' U; F
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards/ z" _+ m6 s9 f0 X; E0 @! e
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
4 [. y0 j$ C1 ~9 G. V" @$ SDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards" ]! V# l5 n/ N+ P
DD 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' G: B; B8 _( G( l
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6 h. x1 A5 \' Q5 M' ^% V CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire$ x5 Y' v5 Q7 f. w
CA Kinugasa* l! y, x/ Y; O& e& _7 A, ?+ f
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
% Q0 }% _6 q' J5 |3 m* b6 f' @ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 16 h* `: N3 O2 i, ]. `: N
CL Tatsuta
+ G$ {3 O7 O* T/ X0 q DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
- j( W+ z, g$ k% {5 M8 O DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
% a$ |" F4 ~0 H DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
! n6 C. m& @3 g) h0 x8 _& i DD Oyashio3 u9 b- U8 m5 ?! i( v
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Allied Ships
' X. V$ A2 F# [' Y: P2 j+ n v: `, j BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
! ?' c% h+ ?4 Y/ P3 R BB Warspite, Shell hits 8& X$ B' Y/ E% x( c3 \+ i2 i. B
CA Australia
4 v3 g6 a) D) A9 p) n CA Canberra
0 b3 p" t: F3 l! F% G9 i5 u" ] CA Dorsetshire
) P5 t8 X1 R! a' \& C) p$ [ CA Cornwall7 V9 l3 L/ ]+ u# B. @8 w* I
CL Leander
' E* ?8 v5 s: N CL Java
$ I: t. R: p5 m3 [ CL Dauntless8 q- b) s; g( k M7 u
CL Ceres
{, ?3 [4 ?+ G8 t/ H" G b CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 }2 k4 j5 O/ t CL Trenton. }: l# i5 R3 K
CL Concord
3 R2 O( A$ K: h- p CL Helena) J9 H! |0 U3 ~! t
CL Nashville1 w+ _5 g% W8 M: T5 y
CL Capetown' ^) B/ ]+ ?. R, p+ L0 G; }
DD Buchanan
- t+ r: T* A: ~ DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire2 D5 c6 V9 \' O+ H% d" E q
DD Stack) X# L8 e3 A4 v# s
DD Dunlap h# i1 ^8 A4 \9 T% L
DD Fanning, Shell hits 17 h5 I0 u/ s/ X$ D: A3 l
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ v$ C0 Z) ~, t4 c% N
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards+ k% C; R% X3 i6 f- E$ ?0 z6 D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 m! l( Q: C. ~; M* {6 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# N# ~' F: E3 o6 X$ [9 A
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
1 W! @3 }( F0 t9 YBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards& D) |$ o( Q6 B V$ G, V! n
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards$ J% m3 x. n! Q6 S+ ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards5 m- j, P7 T- r( w
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
$ }$ M7 s) [# h! R8 Q# P( yBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards+ X2 u1 z2 ]2 u0 ]( K% _; G% i* t
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards, }4 g/ f5 Z6 a4 I" {
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards7 @/ H; a( G/ i7 p( s- O& A
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards7 p9 U# g& o0 f# v/ \. F- N1 K
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards% E1 h/ D6 Z! Q. V* a7 U0 W+ J
Range closes to 15,000 yards3 ~ K3 g4 u8 {& w! X: A
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 {7 z1 S/ b" E3 Z8 kBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
+ ?( ~0 X6 N7 M& K. c- x ICL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards |. u/ S! Z3 t2 T8 T% E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% ~' ^2 q. B" I7 `
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
2 A( { n1 z7 @/ }$ q! L& _! _CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& S" f g3 y' A7 E0 a9 \* V; j7 M- ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
, s3 c* z0 h2 I+ p. @- _/ r; jCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards* u# d0 @/ ]7 e
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 ? N2 u+ a, N8 }2 B n3 j, W
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( Y8 G6 b8 U' `* a( C) r+ W4 Z/ G8 L
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards. I9 [" q7 ~% M# e+ r# k m* h
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
7 w: }5 Z6 `2 G* Y; z& C! hRange closes to 11,000 yards* B% `& ]9 Y: |: K$ K- z0 q
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
$ [2 R; c! P: @: hBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) p o& h7 N- l# N! i1 B
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards; G2 K: @8 Z3 W! _. z1 T
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
# }- p4 I2 y, eBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# Y0 c/ U" p- h* N" b$ F' XCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards! z2 m+ i6 R# ~1 I
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' a" k$ G$ M* g0 u y7 @DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
% ~ c5 }& e1 @/ D5 G6 r1 h# n# X! I0 |CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards z5 d) H% K+ y# t6 W
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards9 }. {8 `7 D) x. ?$ R% ^
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
) @# ?7 {3 Z: C) Z+ w0 A! {DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards) v3 b/ x: {3 ] R
Range closes to 9,000 yards
( E O$ v' S ^' G2 BCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards8 w+ {2 ?; C+ z" [- i& J' X
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
1 T3 ]1 F/ \0 f$ k: `: |3 tCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards0 n- L; c. c$ y/ h- g
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards. t+ N; g4 L: @& W% k# v+ v# C
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 D; S7 M; j+ T' \) h
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards9 f* x( Y1 O/ Q& Z. u
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards8 @8 C& k% S7 H' b6 T' s* m
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards' k% k1 P* y) l6 s
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards' g, }6 n, n& [2 Y1 ]/ g* O
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards" ^& R0 ~# l" G8 n2 L- d
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
4 y( @- H9 s' I$ w( c. YDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
- J, S9 b, u: K" V/ cDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
1 t J- P: |- H+ URange increases to 11,000 yards
" u {' O5 t$ ABB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
( i' a) k8 u4 a" ~ d; X5 p4 {CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards) W$ V& B( B0 }
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
+ x! E% ?5 ]0 ]! }* c; ~BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
. C! o9 m" Q" p' n2 o) g4 nBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards- u8 l, W9 E$ }4 h2 i8 p9 H
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards8 T4 C" A) G' N3 X
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
0 V. d6 g& A: w j1 DDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
6 n. E+ Q* _5 E- r& _: A9 G8 V$ DDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards6 K- S# n$ T! E7 |
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 m, i; x2 v/ q9 h" S+ l! G' XCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 O+ W1 d& l O: m9 VDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
! N' r7 w ?% K5 m: FDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
$ C [3 ]5 Y& WRange increases to 16,000 yards$ N$ k& M# [' _8 V/ e# |; R$ v! j
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
1 u* S3 E0 L/ X" G2 SBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 R- Q) F, {' {: ^, a, LBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards6 \4 N! M# W# p! d9 J, K) x
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" B! _: D0 K! u- }) A. s+ E F6 h. L' o
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards/ z) C7 ]6 q& A, z- N: \
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards0 v9 P% }' @, O3 q6 E- |, e
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards0 L9 O3 _. S1 W1 w1 g
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
( \0 i) h, P! F/ O% h/ lCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards# z" i& d" R, b0 q" e9 h# K8 }; ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
' `' `) [ b3 Y2 q8 d7 g2 O, [, `CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; b9 V$ ~/ p. h/ e) l9 ?( U8 gCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
2 l L: c+ s. F- UDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
! k5 R0 f' ? s8 `" HDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
- T! B4 X% o' B% cDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
& J; B( U) p8 Y" S+ CDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards8 N; G3 i( |4 ]% Q7 W: O
Range increases to 21,000 yards
% Q& h: E/ k( \/ E; ^7 XCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
" y! w3 X6 n5 EBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards [6 s7 c4 e" ~& r% r
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
6 j, Z9 ]7 U6 `CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards/ r6 Z) D5 a+ g8 q* f* |* M7 R6 X/ E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards/ D% G. Z$ b8 D# l! C* S
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% B; \# n& H, V( i$ I% ICA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards9 r. U7 i& W. Y1 s9 \
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
& l0 h6 @4 y3 b- w& k6 \" FCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards: u" |( ~% w5 ?0 d
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
( t5 Z5 j6 i7 u! xRange increases to 26,000 yards
4 X' j& e. T# _% r; z, EBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards! V: X9 v3 Q1 N" d9 ?5 ^% }$ I
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards9 ?0 @ a3 F4 D. b. @- G9 o
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 Q, k7 o. u o: ^! ^
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 S. I& _$ m0 q' c' h# { OCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards0 K) R0 [4 S; ?4 {2 i
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
" i: R5 O& u0 G8 d0 iRange increases to 28,000 yards
9 h9 C' r. a0 N& [BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
& ?7 l: N. P0 K7 n9 zCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards$ E2 ]4 ~$ j0 t) O; X7 I; W% E9 s. k4 R
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards: _8 c6 M4 _& w9 T
Range increases to 30,000 yards
/ |$ Z+ `5 z; n- z$ T6 k" M6 OCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards0 t0 I$ Q% k$ C0 Q* ]0 n8 m- R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
; W( V$ m5 I" Q2 w+ XCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
) o4 _! a$ r% KTask forces break off...
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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0 V$ C& s2 N9 ]5 bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 q$ b' A0 t* y1 P5 f
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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; b1 T. {) S9 E$ YJapanese aircraft
( y; |8 f4 H9 ]/ u f A6M2 Zero x 48
l" J( M) x$ \+ ?% B: i G3M2 Nell x 19
3 z7 p" R. s) z G4M1 Betty x 21+ x, L% W b- j% i1 ~$ @3 c
3 R: N. f- E) w+ Z* hAllied aircraft1 Y, j4 V9 q$ y, S5 t+ ~! l4 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Z7 z. z$ c8 H3 Y- ?. L# z# [ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# ~9 H( f: E6 v! t4 }* V ~ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
; ^0 r$ v, g# w5 h G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged, c U9 K. B1 x' Q. J+ N3 {
: r ^- W4 Q3 w/ OAllied aircraft losses, _9 A; D) X* x9 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships! l: c$ s: D7 Z& [, v" Z, F
CV Hornet# |7 e' E3 c+ o- \4 @
CV Indomitable
; v. {) |7 | f4 I* u CVL Hermes0 p. r# ^6 ^+ S/ ?6 A
CV Illustrious
1 P m9 i! J% m* U3 n1 ` CV Wasp4 e3 K; S% y+ W4 T4 `% y
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
# z+ v% a( z7 ]3 c o$ G$ L% U, Y( g 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
- ]) V) ^2 c, ~% q7 L+ ]6 ? u" b, r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 I7 A1 U$ V" c 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet( w. M6 @ _' Q- I) z: ]* { x7 v
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& I9 \2 Z0 u2 l/ u- A
) m3 p8 Z! s! I9 g& ]CAP engaged: N7 e$ ^8 q6 V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling) u( c; S! H/ _; Z2 ?* e
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( N, ?9 O x) ^/ o3 f Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.1 \& ^$ }. k' N+ R; }) ?) M3 h
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes0 T9 x; x8 e. U7 s+ _3 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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! K \* u- N% w! qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" x% @" c0 @8 v% t3 ~9 xEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 P, c. y* ^, A G4M1 Betty x 280 z7 v3 T. q( F S- Z0 y
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Allied aircraft
# f0 `1 f0 C& d6 V5 }/ l4 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; m! `4 H* F1 ^# B; a6 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
( ~9 h& x- u: A% f A0 R G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# R( }3 }/ M) c; h. [) d6 X0 p' x
, @) U- k9 X+ W. H D' V% G- P. h; \No Allied losses
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. T5 _+ ^7 f$ a. ^: [+ ]7 K. TAllied Ships- f& |3 M) n" o q
CV Illustrious$ F5 T( Y$ g) l5 N7 J! E
CV Wasp0 v6 v2 \) {5 }& @) N
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 g: L1 y; X/ ?+ F 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet: X* a! ^+ O6 ]4 ]: [, E
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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" d0 u1 o/ {" B1 B3 XCAP engaged:
/ t, M0 a4 v4 o8 e% m. RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 t; X0 z5 Q5 h( P+ g6 N. O0 u
1 plane(s) intercepting now.! w% A2 D( R+ B9 n
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: J' ~% S0 P2 a9 q0 H [2 ? Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
f2 J3 `0 P9 w* z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes( P+ \& g$ \8 F
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0 ~: j) b; ?4 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 e/ ?2 T; n/ B& U1 ~' u$ t& Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 ], G# h/ V q5 R! t/ DRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! `/ j2 l: M `. U# [5 @Estimated time to target is 46 minutes0 d+ s8 C: K9 n$ ~3 e# O! A4 ?2 P
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Japanese aircraft
/ ^6 J1 ^2 a; X$ i% y0 Y: J A6M2 Zero x 24
5 O% a- c5 ~) ? C. Y G3M2 Nell x 18
. C% d: c$ N1 ^& h# }! p' j G4M1 Betty x 16* ]4 t6 N- J, {* S0 t* f' j
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Allied aircraft
4 r! ]% m7 V: m% h8 {5 t; F F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses5 T8 D7 u3 k0 S& k5 z$ z) m
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed# e& G% h( {) A7 I- k
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 l; {# x1 x# W; c+ b! L+ |$ k8 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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6 J& b* z! y8 y3 ^8 |Allied Ships* b; ]- A' `" l6 F( Z
CVL Hermes
0 M+ K; V# }6 \ CV Hornet! x% K' t% w. g0 H
CV Formidable* N/ M4 @0 w+ _" i
CV Yorktown
; \8 d9 `5 j, U3 ] CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 R7 H R6 ^5 Z+ |0 L 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, W: W. W( q ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 Z6 n7 k7 x% w' y8 M# ~
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet& R9 @8 ~* A. ]( s2 x
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 c7 A! S. z# ?3 _" u' [% M
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CAP engaged:' v/ o, b3 m( `6 B5 h d9 k
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)7 m4 l" m' c6 E9 ^+ A2 O
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* j9 m2 m+ E/ S% q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
+ Y! A5 z! D% ^ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |