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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。6 O7 U) [6 @& i1 ~
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3 i: [% Y7 @# ^0 c- B$ v7 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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* } v" R9 |& i" pJapanese Ships+ ~. A t9 u* l1 [; h+ X& \
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
" K+ g, f8 V/ ?: _* ]; d& j* R1 l# Q CA Kinugasa
3 ^1 x- e Q5 z CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
; K# L- n L8 I; j! j6 l CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l. i! Q `( u5 \0 A CL Tama
/ q5 Q" A1 \2 k- H7 N CL Tenryu
8 M/ r) H0 T1 j! P+ t CL Tatsuta: j4 o! M+ G2 p- r: j
DD Yugumo# ~0 `1 w) ]& F9 y/ k
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1 T+ \8 M8 [/ w9 o+ R0 |6 n
DD Kuroshio
, q: I; ^! C: E8 o* c) I- D DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1$ C& ~. K3 e, v4 N" ~3 C- t, R
DD Amatsukaze+ g7 y4 t( c" U# W# W
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
! q4 y; V* F" J CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2" X0 D8 [. H0 j0 u! Y( ~
CA Northampton% Q5 n, K, l/ e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
/ W$ t/ G0 D3 X# c0 Z1 b4 J; @ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 29 Z# h- V6 i- Q+ j
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
0 {- W" m( |" M- @' z CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
) }" g3 x% J. g: J; T CL Perth p$ ]' ?- m) K* m- Z* H6 O. v
CL Enterprise; K+ A( H+ Y" M7 g: v1 t( Q1 s
CL Honolulu, H# r0 l, j) n7 K4 v0 l2 r, g
DD Alden, ^1 i7 {! ~. F. ?" O2 z+ {7 g
DD Fox
* u, A* l: }& ~+ S; q& D% l DD Whipple: B1 [& }2 A8 ^" u+ k
' |2 n% t* _% |4 kImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
/ R5 Z$ I" C& _0 i: N: s2 XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards0 Z k1 J6 a7 b4 e4 F1 I
Range closes to 17,000 yards... O' J+ {7 Q: d, _" z6 q6 `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: b& _+ ^! I' V# W' l2 g' bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- A4 [7 r% H) e/ G$ G8 u* {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 w0 v4 H! K- E4 v# G9 GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
' v5 B! h% w* ~% Q; u0 xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 H+ M1 H* z# n1 B2 E& ]Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
: C' U. Q6 d: [3 i& G5 K" x8 mCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
& c/ @% L* @* Q8 G' Z4 [CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
/ ^; {- e0 I* C4 K5 u2 g) c4 `" S2 S7 ~2 CCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, T; `# e6 o9 L a0 Q8 B6 Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, f7 U5 J% c# z& n: }( T
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards H8 P' Z! t0 r$ R' K
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
* @( j7 Y- X& o: r j! N( I1 `DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& |: n: M6 Y; c5 S. |CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards( d$ q) N2 C0 k1 j' S
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
' Z3 q1 |$ s# ^2 w/ IDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards# v, B- H6 z3 _/ o
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards( q) |$ X0 T, K* `
Range closes to 7,000 yards
' C1 C! V4 Y' o3 Q; @CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards+ e, b; @( h9 ^+ L0 Q* F
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
# E* J3 u& o. P' Z/ @3 ?CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards; u5 l/ P$ `# o. N
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards; d( y( ^; B7 O8 Y# Y, g. n
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards* O. g' ?. d, w7 W( z9 l7 o
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards. Z3 e. Z! _0 n0 s3 u, `+ u
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards5 @, }4 t2 J0 V p- k
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards% q5 z2 V0 {$ A) \! q6 ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards9 d9 d% t& k4 f! @0 |
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
9 ^# t0 u- V- R7 O7 {DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
; z, ~+ d8 x. f( ~DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards, o* e# e/ T, I0 p
Range increases to 8,000 yards" f/ K( M& T# y
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards/ b3 K2 Z2 s6 M& j
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
. h8 }& A2 h8 P) |: g- WCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 N) n; |# t+ d0 ~6 x8 \CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 N( G% H2 M/ Y, h* X9 MCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
+ ]# g; a8 {4 [$ q: w& ~# M* V+ e6 rCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. S0 s: p5 d# o; M. `! Q8 D
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards: Z& C! J; R% R3 j1 l
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards$ N( c! w* b- g: K- [1 ^
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards' t+ a6 u6 [6 {! T
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
& \1 _/ T W6 N' K$ }: T% `7 J2 Y/ vDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards$ ~5 U1 G' T0 s5 ^; e( ?8 l
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards! u0 E2 ^$ m5 {1 T
Range increases to 9,000 yards3 H6 j! F# \" r; S
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
& z8 `" _: B3 pCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
! N9 R; I4 z& c/ ^9 a6 [ D8 [CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
* E$ C. i: c6 f1 FCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
7 _3 z, S$ a! D+ fCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
8 X* w% s- z V/ ]CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards4 T2 D3 e# m1 m% ~% }% S0 ?
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards; M/ R& j* {9 A9 W2 S8 ^- O8 _ P _
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards3 B1 A; r0 S6 s6 w7 J
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards; e; @" v' K% w- d
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
, G" W i! I' yDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards- n: ?/ @! ]4 x, K' E7 }" A7 ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
5 S9 T- i5 @4 FDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards# L9 A$ T& e; f S) g% j" y
Range increases to 12,000 yards0 x: J$ z3 V; W3 F& l( P
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards: \& o5 A- { z+ v8 g u( _( u
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
) v6 q2 f; }$ nCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
( S( @; |9 ], sCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards a k2 P( h9 {0 c
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards Q1 N1 Z2 x5 T. |7 E
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* R$ P% g& |1 P3 D, XCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
* d4 q6 e! U }, y2 UCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards4 `8 J* P7 v) Q) k# u; |- }
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. w# O% e8 D0 a& y) N& q% L2 j( ~( }DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ y) t& w( V, z* R9 ?# tDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( l/ }9 q9 U6 J# M$ S- q' a. V) H8 z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
6 i% p. S! X3 }# I0 s2 ^ X# fRange increases to 13,000 yards7 |7 b" {, U" o
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
1 Y$ K" _. {/ C7 WCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
! O; N* V' x4 d2 ^$ GCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
! d+ `9 `2 X9 j$ J2 ^) [CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards. ^& p( k( n$ i1 A
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
+ Q3 a3 E5 h4 E' S. E* \CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
9 E- ~8 l2 G* G+ L' [CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards( A! f+ g# O' z/ j A& ^8 v! Z
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
' u# {8 z) A. T U3 h( {9 [( b7 KCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards, o9 y5 \4 n4 X4 }, v9 w/ n
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
& c1 P- F- j, c9 R5 y$ i3 jDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
3 \& S# G: @( t" {DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
, c' g- \& H: h; E9 I1 sDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
+ W0 W1 K9 j( G$ ZTask forces break off...) @7 C: a# H! O; i4 s& _
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards8 V/ D( J" U; I4 l4 @: _$ F6 ]& x
1 n$ t# s7 l& ]$ n2 {Japanese Ships% \4 k4 F$ q1 S: p' M
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire: v* e* h1 C, s# D
CA Kinugasa ]; g7 A: U* [, G
CL Tama, Shell hits 1: V0 c6 u" k" a9 ~. a4 Q
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
# L, W! \- [7 K CL Tatsuta9 ]. k8 k- \, }
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire3 o7 m& n- H% r6 M
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1# B0 G) w8 r7 O% F1 T. d8 k
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire( c/ o' H) L. N6 Q* ^/ i, \' l! k
DD Oyashio$ k: O( X* r: \( G8 Z
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Allied Ships5 P6 p7 B& V0 B: o$ a
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
/ A# t$ i2 H/ [# x; N0 \) g" M X BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
; E4 Q/ {+ ~$ K9 K/ E! V CA Australia4 C- s: N7 o( e6 u8 F# x+ h; e
CA Canberra8 a; U# r- `- P; _2 N' @/ N
CA Dorsetshire" ^" I; R1 r7 _ f( v6 _8 Y
CA Cornwall
7 G: ^" d3 L2 g9 ~, ~ CL Leander
: h5 v$ n/ p. w4 z% o# j CL Java
* T% e' A% y8 l) \: S' S CL Dauntless
) F. K0 V. c- E; |* V f CL Ceres7 V' @9 v7 `+ |
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1- v( V& e" O" [6 e0 c5 i" R. Q2 F
CL Trenton8 v; D, \5 G& p% C7 n" ~
CL Concord" v9 s7 Y- T8 M* |# r
CL Helena# [+ g" ?2 R( O0 W) S4 `$ b) H
CL Nashville
; M' |" G# j) x% l. ]5 o* p2 s CL Capetown
, @3 v+ R5 b4 ], }7 ]9 h' _6 ? DD Buchanan
: S! V7 f& _! h1 V0 z/ R: K9 Z DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 L6 {- @! F! x; G M( e7 q DD Stack
2 G4 S' O) j' }- a( ?/ q DD Dunlap7 Q7 z* l; Q- R N2 I3 ]
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
" g6 E3 p1 V' g DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 M( F# Q% Z9 X, S1 N/ v$ ?
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
0 I/ p( D8 C9 n( C' T% ^- kRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ U7 s8 J5 L) Q+ GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
u i/ @5 `( k: X. {Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
. n1 J# O' C/ A' mBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards6 j. M. d1 x: n8 v
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
& U: k) `: z4 L: q3 S" OBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
1 t. V! Y) Y# Q( wCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards+ F3 Z" e5 ^( N' r0 O s
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards! t: d* }2 m9 Z! ?, g' Z+ j4 o
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards+ X4 \0 a0 ]- |7 F- v* s- ~- h) b: b
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
. E" `7 x% N+ f) h! V, o% tCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards" C0 _3 {& q7 }
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards$ S# `. k5 g" ^+ K, R1 R
Range closes to 15,000 yards0 \7 F. x9 c' L( t+ @! R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! u8 ^& G$ h" G( }4 o" Q `
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
0 v4 @6 P) l0 V4 T+ LCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards! L: K M4 ?7 c5 [8 K
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ I- q$ O* z% j- q2 _/ j) b- i: ~CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
; \) i$ \, q( s# ]. v8 _+ pCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 M, s( Q; x$ c% gCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards) J7 t! A* Y9 O$ X2 h& n% [
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards9 g! f1 X3 b% z+ y( t
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: N; H: l" N# ^& i. B0 [3 ~
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 m, V0 }% C" G' F6 Y8 [ m
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards: \8 b, k. V: w5 u' J$ ^' }* ]; T
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
% z [- M7 P. S$ \: k( }1 u; nRange closes to 11,000 yards" }# Q% k- ^, G' l9 T
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
$ _) b$ c O& QBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; N% H( M: G1 @2 y
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards7 L3 d% _2 U; o: h
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards q; K4 u7 Z$ O
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards& g7 f! J% \0 U. l/ y9 |% L- e
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% ]8 s: n2 O( L3 {CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) J7 b4 c. D& K6 e8 n
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards s- B3 M2 i/ f( b( S1 J) U
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ w$ z5 ^9 a( n. x% _! R
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 N5 L; X& K) l8 ?# K( p" \5 H
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards+ w: c% a( n- N& T3 g: q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards' S4 T, i- ~( \9 k, S
Range closes to 9,000 yards
q5 T. A& @2 I# T+ R- d% [CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
3 Z% z4 ?2 b' K7 aBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
* Z) i k' E& ]9 U/ rCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
" ?" s; B1 P B) i% J- t s! ABB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
' a+ |3 [" v( zCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
& P0 V* ~/ [* Z1 ?, `6 f( @/ n7 tDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
9 ^; Y, N. e% U& `CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards- |8 A+ e+ O3 l4 D5 Y2 k
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
! a- ^: Y9 O- u$ j' _7 m, q" C( e: U% c" eBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards% I) z7 \+ D$ \
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards2 V/ f( z' g. Z' F) L1 J
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards r& Q" k& ?9 \ _
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards# l$ c- a4 V) e5 v T" ~% z3 d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
; A# D$ m9 i; D. j% d+ K9 |Range increases to 11,000 yards
' c4 w' I! O9 M7 Y3 W XBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
6 c: D# t* k5 ^" k3 i) A- V. LCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards2 q( R/ E2 _! N. T! |* \
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards( \$ }+ u- }- m2 ^: n" ?
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# q6 D1 k5 T+ g2 d' W0 T1 KBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards" Y. H7 m- L8 y6 a) G' W
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards; z7 |% y" V u/ n
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
# R% O! F5 W$ q1 ?+ U( G, Y; SDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
' R' l0 L- u PDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
" |5 ?6 F; v0 m }3 NCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
1 Y. X0 c9 _0 w* s5 E. L( N0 GCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards% N( x3 F9 |5 t0 R1 D
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
4 K0 }/ U; |9 T2 u- cDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
# r: U) x# _; W# TRange increases to 16,000 yards8 ]; H6 X0 o# t0 M7 P2 O% m
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
0 e4 N7 t( o+ p; \+ aBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards) _0 N( G- t. `: Q3 y
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
- V: E8 y9 \# e! `$ m9 fCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
; B, ]; s2 b# O8 g K5 E( a( JCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! V/ Y, x1 T9 R2 Q) X
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards9 {7 |- y- b, D+ L' W
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
( E) a$ ^3 }4 [. ECA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards, j& q+ H& _# v- z! B
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards0 }. |& E) ]1 p0 k% q. M
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards+ q( q1 T/ Y' C' I5 Z' K' ]/ g g
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards1 M5 f) Q& K' z+ g* X7 r2 {
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards+ N+ T$ Q3 v; T0 Q- S/ y
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards/ H3 M; Y2 k/ N' i0 B+ l. l* [
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
! j1 z/ J# P& v7 n8 W6 GDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards3 @# Y" X Z- y6 d) p
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
% _* i, Z: [5 ?6 d9 `Range increases to 21,000 yards9 _1 a3 l! S$ d+ c! n
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards: O3 a' X5 S0 _) R; f
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
/ b: U) H3 R7 g6 |" IBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards0 r* ?4 t! B3 f6 ~% ?. [
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
+ P) k K6 h' ZCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards2 X g4 I6 B% j( l4 m9 v4 _
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards0 W4 c4 A. a; w E
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
* \ ^9 r6 [7 s, s: aCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
1 z- h0 f2 t: `8 mCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards8 v2 p* ~* t U/ B
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards b; k1 m9 e! W; l% G2 \( s
Range increases to 26,000 yards1 u2 N2 d& W5 U* W1 [/ d
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
7 M4 O' ~2 t4 L/ x# l- O5 {CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
, P1 f/ Y4 f/ j9 k+ H' M! bCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards s1 u$ ~. e9 o5 j1 w# M: C) g
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
; ?' w5 b u: O% v" z2 I6 GCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards# {( J& v: c1 k+ H1 U
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
5 {# p# c& [1 p9 X- W% s# NRange increases to 28,000 yards3 g3 R0 u( X+ t: h/ ^2 [7 ] p2 t+ @ j
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards& ~8 q9 Q# E4 ^8 `/ L/ q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 }3 q5 \) k( {6 d/ _! d: F" ]
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
! ?& j3 |! S. yRange increases to 30,000 yards3 ]2 ~' `& `% e0 E% Y# M
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
. u+ U% Q5 ^$ `2 VCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
* s1 ?5 p! {* S8 N, z0 @# [( k- B; JCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards0 N+ ~0 `4 A; @3 g$ A
Task forces break off...0 {2 M# v# k. U2 J1 M8 f, `- ~- f
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+ Z# w! _ K4 XSub 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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1 L8 d# g- q- n5 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162/ ]6 e! `& w9 Y1 g% H
5 C6 i: \# `- LWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 F) m5 u6 v2 m& u, Z( j4 F7 L
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 r6 G' R- ^, u, tEstimated time to target is 44 minutes+ V$ T, x* ?+ A" e1 V4 W+ y
, I4 @* u N: v, u0 s0 z: yJapanese aircraft
6 I5 @0 F' _5 a. @: m7 I) G/ A A6M2 Zero x 48% w# r3 H9 A; Q6 q( F& b3 ]! l
G3M2 Nell x 196 J6 a6 w) O' V9 F
G4M1 Betty x 21- d- X7 W- Q& R. a% C
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Allied aircraft1 |) u- ~9 a% B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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- H5 i8 x% W" bJapanese aircraft losses% }( f; @0 Y) k; @5 @: j4 ]) ]1 s7 q
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. d/ O5 [9 D' [' t4 g G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
7 \& A8 Y Q1 J/ W( `! L: @( M G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 s! k" U/ D4 |) c- D7 g F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 r" ~/ K& q/ y! W% d5 r CV Hornet- Z) g( Y( l$ k$ K; u
CV Indomitable
' v) B& i: y7 S1 p CVL Hermes3 R u; w# X' E7 F: F9 D
CV Illustrious* I1 J" k0 `# }7 e. Z0 ]# ^4 W* @
CV Wasp6 O+ e+ X' ?8 `% {7 d K4 z& I, ^6 C
CV Formidable* s4 K2 M" u8 m' u9 K2 N' H6 o
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Aircraft Attacking:
) ~) Z$ b O4 E1 q$ i' m* I 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
$ b" k% A5 q) v Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 P- O! U$ |" m2 e$ J) u6 @* M* { 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 s. G/ ~ w& t/ a4 R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
8 ?6 ~4 H: I1 s. ^& XVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling), n5 G: x4 q7 G* D
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
# W% E. r4 S7 s; @/ v _" F, b Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.3 N; Z& R: H4 H4 C" j7 W
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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' L: C" {& N2 E0 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162+ {& P1 _* s( a8 i0 J+ R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 l% k v+ R t& O C4 s+ m& ?( `& G# kRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 M+ E* y2 E6 G9 m6 ~+ r" j
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& Z0 r5 [) `7 Q( {0 M( }$ e, b* L G4M1 Betty x 28. i7 j+ V% A+ m. X
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Allied aircraft
: Y0 i: t0 x, a6 R9 H% W F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
" @9 |" N* W; |' L G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 v' {9 d! m# e7 @) _
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No Allied losses
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+ _& I5 A6 L0 W0 c5 pAllied Ships
1 a$ w1 x I x6 g) ^. o u+ } CV Illustrious# X# V/ k! b) e" o5 M7 {
CV Wasp8 l5 B$ R' `, | |' B: h
CV Hornet
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: e+ s: h9 O! WAircraft Attacking:, l2 ?+ p$ U( J& B
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% N; w$ n( H+ C8 j# N3 N5 _4 k( ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% Z* e, m6 V8 L( D+ Z
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CAP engaged:
% T/ k1 \; @1 B9 `4 S* L# dVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 Q8 j- r# o8 h! E- ^& K 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
# r) I( F: @2 [/ g, z0 F5 j" N9 x9 [ 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& g1 J ]- V q* f$ m& n- [
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
$ l: @1 u) z* _& j; j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes7 H3 }7 R, z4 L( T- o* ^+ R4 c+ `
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7 X8 O, }9 p. `- D [7 g2 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ u, H, j3 ^ e, R$ E. [- ?
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# e+ D; @( V4 p5 i9 TEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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f |- Z4 a9 l% X% g; |Japanese aircraft- r; r" x$ ]' f
A6M2 Zero x 24+ f% Q. q. T2 P9 z5 }+ M# J1 F6 O
G3M2 Nell x 18! I" Z5 c h8 B: P
G4M1 Betty x 16( q, R2 v, T! ^" G1 P4 F
R* I3 S! `4 R$ t1 WAllied aircraft& a3 n/ r$ U( k( \" R0 I7 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 |/ f8 z2 B) U4 D
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Japanese aircraft losses
, e, H# M- F1 ]/ H4 U A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) ~1 P$ {5 E% O# X0 W3 N! `
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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/ J5 G% a* h/ s! i+ u5 W" lAllied aircraft losses
% J. Q" A: i# h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed c# e6 x# X4 M4 h% f
7 g1 m- j" ] n7 b7 `Allied Ships6 n% M/ ?9 W$ ^# n" u5 s! t
CVL Hermes8 J" k( [7 j0 w
CV Hornet) h0 p# D5 K. y& J* f. k
CV Formidable
" m4 {. J; i% Q Q! q, O CV Yorktown) `: K$ k( ~+ ]; g; E2 w$ p
CV Illustrious5 [ F5 r5 p1 z$ L0 [2 ?
0 r4 m/ ~: ?4 s, t8 |5 J1 {Aircraft Attacking:
1 Q: M; J. H, T5 F/ F# J 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet9 J6 H3 A w: F$ N& ^. ]$ i
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb: z( ?4 T8 j: {0 [! r: D
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; S; F6 P1 u3 G, b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* _7 I Q& c o
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CAP engaged:
b, o/ T/ ]3 g. y% hVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling), X. h1 h" d. A. W8 p- t& {
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 B* w8 k& g J; ^$ X Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
" t( M" v; o, j! b \. \% M' Y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |