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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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, ?. j, j, P; n1 c& ]* z0 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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: a" y, q& V1 D+ ~' E. K9 ] CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
9 J- ^7 x" A# Q/ ^: R1 n( _% p CA Kinugasa% u7 U5 s" F( k. L
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
% _# S- `2 t8 O5 l" X% M CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# [/ f. ^2 q9 u! E% B" u CL Tama4 W% ~7 I7 v5 x' N, K
CL Tenryu
& Y) C0 n) q2 d1 H5 a3 Z9 R, J+ z& m CL Tatsuta7 g& {3 W7 Z. A0 e# r/ _
DD Yugumo5 | x% l; V+ x3 U* S
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1, y! k$ \9 ]* z- ]; f
DD Kuroshio
" w/ a, L" L- L2 e( q0 F DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1+ E: v5 a) |* ?7 t5 j: d; R' c0 T
DD Amatsukaze
- J! m P+ [. s$ O5 ? DD Kasumi5 v( w+ p7 P: d: a0 U) G
/ q+ V. v$ R3 OAllied Ships+ p% E# j ]/ R, U
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
, ~/ @( }' o( W. L+ p! b CA Northampton# n: U- g: |6 } g6 T+ K* b
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1, Z- v& \# |! t1 k/ R/ z% ~1 D
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 21 @9 z" {1 X, Q! g! l p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
5 ]' H- D; R! A# ]. D! |; v CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
% O1 h$ }# @. R6 R8 @ CL Perth
4 U4 P& t+ l* q+ ]' F6 e) t CL Enterprise8 ]% y1 r4 h; E
CL Honolulu1 ~& M. K, r+ ]; O. O8 \, e7 d* k
DD Alden
* o6 Q( I& o7 F0 b! F8 P% m2 R: k DD Fox, c/ G2 i7 ~! m) ^+ V$ v. \
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
: |. I* E ^3 ^& s2 n/ MMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards% A4 G' \* o) @1 I# T; `; Z2 ^ B( K
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
. @2 S# S2 S& `# ?) B! ?3 PRange closes to 11,000 yards...
( \7 \, {) h- `- g' y- ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 ~# G) M3 N e" C- I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 b, ` W( u/ P7 |CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards' G5 G6 J, M; H* n3 ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, y( {8 R8 s, X; y7 d2 qMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
/ h) s1 J! N+ KCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
$ U, j4 U3 F* N4 }CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
" z/ o7 H6 `' ^/ y3 A0 n, sCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
8 c* u3 F, ]/ m' h1 }' m; HCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& ^7 S. B, {9 h2 {+ D) BCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
; u5 s1 V+ O! k! vCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards/ t X9 v* G- _. G
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# j: @ Y" T1 E: z) L+ g
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
3 G5 E! n2 Q+ G- [; I& e, |DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards7 z3 A* `/ f0 b' q. J7 d
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards2 a! |# o4 D0 m, b" H
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
' |- G) u& J7 qRange closes to 7,000 yards) l/ k9 t+ B' h+ C; M
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
" w( A* f" w% P! FCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
" x8 g5 |. k1 c* U# N9 U, ACL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
# d3 g4 K* B1 d! q3 q" {! @CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
" L0 z: k3 j1 O( L9 O* T, ZCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
/ ~" w+ z4 J. w. |CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
2 h% s' t( e7 x* J) k/ X0 }CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
8 ^; K+ ]& `. |$ r1 T: c6 ]DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards8 H3 H9 Q0 k( f' W5 o) H
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
' Z; Z4 O4 [6 l) C! UDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
8 C C7 \+ f$ i1 JDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards3 g ]# h/ n# S$ M0 P- `! N+ e
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards+ W" E$ `# G6 P) W* f
Range increases to 8,000 yards9 Z$ b% Z* c- w m2 ?& ^6 |) x! t% s
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
8 }2 e1 f5 l! @3 P- YCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards- l4 v1 }! }3 y* ^+ Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" }6 ~/ D! p& l( Y3 |) H3 Z- Z A
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards4 }, d4 \, v' p1 c9 k' C
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 M) N8 S/ |( a# Q1 ICL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- u: u% m* ^) }9 O
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 d% C! H" o |/ C$ n( {& a7 A+ ?
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
" L0 x& `6 K& k. E& [+ A" q: JDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards( [+ k" K4 M. I7 H( K+ N1 B, y# E
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards% X1 _1 U+ p. c
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards& F; P r- S8 {. ]9 {
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards% P# x; R V) b. T2 L/ p
Range increases to 9,000 yards1 n( u2 u& O3 f5 L% G) G. h$ n6 ?8 Q
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
I, l. e# m3 y) gCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
) S# w% G$ G7 oCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards' Z, Q) J) ~1 H7 R0 R' }* l
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
0 D" _# P( ^/ R, e) f% `CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards' r8 V. j, M* M: L
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
1 O E# H; y- G5 b/ q' B6 ^0 N0 VCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
% `4 \: _. r2 w: r% x: UCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards: c6 ^- y9 V' B7 S- Z3 S: v6 G
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards0 \- K1 ^; g+ K3 b: S
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% [$ m, U4 C! G' i) z% D6 S$ jDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards+ U0 S8 Y, n! G* Q. e& z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
) E. o0 `8 i% G$ O) r$ QDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards) t$ N# H, D$ A4 u
Range increases to 12,000 yards( p1 J- a* j5 b) b! l! D( k3 s# [
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards& l# R0 C8 q0 o! h0 }! ?( X/ f$ S
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards/ _2 c( ]7 q/ O6 v, M: n4 [& B
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
; _) W" I8 d( u! L) DCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
; `) p' I3 F$ JCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
) P( l' K) ~6 Q- e' T! K% qCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
" m" [2 }* s6 U& G. p$ d4 HCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
! F8 y4 Z8 b9 X* xCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
! g) d% D8 v8 p! r$ Q# |/ j6 p3 x9 xDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards" v' o+ L/ i" Q: q
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( b( R/ i( Z' K8 m5 s. b1 K& e5 J
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
8 O" t- @& D1 U/ r. R' fDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards9 ^2 o' c0 o- ]0 p
Range increases to 13,000 yards/ o( F% @5 c/ I* T
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards3 C. L8 i9 s2 [% w8 B% \
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards: [! p3 Z. B- G+ n! o$ A
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
+ N c5 x* Y/ \' qCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards# t+ u, O6 a. ]
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards/ ~6 z5 F; f5 V0 Q# u; Y: E
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards7 p6 a! q d. e ]& e
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards( B: P) L: i6 {. w
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards2 p2 R. c& q+ [2 W v- h
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
% |, f1 f% F0 H# g6 ADD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
4 ~/ E5 g0 y8 jDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards7 \7 z& r5 _8 v2 U
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
6 \! V: p- u- S. y" LDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
% i( \* ]3 J- W; o0 ~+ W: OTask forces break off...+ D$ w' h5 f2 R! a& R4 X3 j4 {: n0 j3 O
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire+ H% m6 j: q; N* G; ^3 O* s
CA Kinugasa
9 B9 v: z- o0 _+ W CL Tama, Shell hits 1
1 S2 Z! I5 W1 v8 K5 A- G' d( V CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
! i% V! r, F% U* h! J* ^. f( N. { CL Tatsuta
# g: _/ J/ N, H' u' C# p p DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire! l7 I- M9 g+ g( P7 v
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
1 i; Q) u( J& L- \& E; A$ J DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire* @/ W# j1 }2 f! u
DD Oyashio* w1 v8 Z6 H! X/ r- j5 w
0 H/ g. f6 |. Y2 UAllied Ships3 a1 t- m2 r1 v( V( Q9 z; T3 {
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
) E: [! l. c5 l$ O; M& l; O$ b0 x3 Z BB Warspite, Shell hits 8% K7 @5 A+ k# D, v7 S- Z1 q
CA Australia
/ M) P: P& Q* e6 h3 _ CA Canberra
6 r4 b8 r/ s7 T; `7 _ CA Dorsetshire
3 n7 _$ U$ D6 T6 u' r$ y' `$ P CA Cornwall
k8 |7 Q! k8 W) v6 }1 b* G CL Leander
- e& d9 Q7 w: R4 y( d) I CL Java
, e5 U! _5 K9 o3 x/ V; o CL Dauntless
3 a' g0 l* i9 q5 R4 E CL Ceres6 Y" e" I; R+ h6 j0 ] T/ \
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
" A, m4 l3 s) a! }; C/ } CL Trenton% Q+ {. m1 ]. W
CL Concord' a; ^) F9 a6 c) b, B. ~
CL Helena* R4 k! F& }( ^- q& K" I- I( K
CL Nashville* T6 h1 u$ @6 w( ~2 X0 Q
CL Capetown
5 }( w6 K" }9 i3 Q% Y DD Buchanan9 A# y) P" z' J
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
" h7 S( a: Z9 e6 i DD Stack, @, D- H+ b, G( S' ^$ V" \# C
DD Dunlap
; P/ v; Y7 v, t- J DD Fanning, Shell hits 1) C, a: |! k8 Z$ e9 t1 H
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 ~: C/ \ \# D# B: Q- p& K2 w
DD Nizam8 B+ z& [* J! ]. C' f, C
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards, x3 a* e/ q. [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) _, d! c8 e" NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
4 t' y: |$ V& D, w( S& U+ y% DFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
+ Y0 Z0 ~* f* U) DBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards. [1 b3 X2 M. S+ @* v- t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards- o+ j- C5 e2 O1 d- i" X
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
2 b2 ^- q) q" Q; G# g) L. I5 TCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
+ Y+ |2 k& H A7 S% ABB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards+ G% I. B6 m7 k, P/ d$ ^
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
* q k \& e: O( e! r' bCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
' e, E& w8 S% ^/ y# c, x) QCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards! x1 `7 M. h: k
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards: N# N; ]' w& f9 `. O3 t& u% b- a
Range closes to 15,000 yards
3 d1 ]7 l) P9 b: x# [* V/ k UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 b$ G% O$ u, s W
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards% A) K/ S3 X7 p
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards* t1 @1 U, P+ y1 n, D8 }
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards! J9 `, {! ~4 ]# d
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; d3 M& L, v3 S) q1 A: ]
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards) T! Z. `0 }6 h2 o0 b
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
8 d2 y5 e4 V7 i$ g5 nCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards# k1 D; x9 J$ r! { X1 N
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; [, H1 `% ?) p" sCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* M/ l8 r/ N3 x* n% G# g8 d
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards* w3 O, `, P$ m* ]+ Y
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards; S. X6 j* k W
Range closes to 11,000 yards/ A$ K) o9 u$ h' o2 ], p. T
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
3 O+ v x- J8 s/ G0 m% T( [BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
/ ?# x% c; q: S; _( @0 V/ F) t4 lBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards; s5 h, u0 f0 j6 d% V' A z
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
6 { B0 k' k! |BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards6 x m9 u- I# s3 r
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' W4 T$ Z% ]* i5 x7 `
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 B9 ~! X- M$ pDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards, t7 [9 v! x5 Q, ^
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards. V3 ?1 H, `0 r% o3 N$ n% D* @
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
" d' Z+ n9 V$ C0 QDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# ~8 l9 t1 b" n" n5 W* |: qDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
7 I5 \1 N+ ^8 ^7 dRange closes to 9,000 yards
. z% c0 B! q9 F! D: fCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards8 X8 X n: i" l0 M' b
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
d+ x% ]5 E5 Y$ o! S9 m _0 xCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
" d+ ?# J1 S; d4 p7 n8 mBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
@( t/ \ z, c3 I2 ]CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
" x* C b0 D: G3 WDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards8 A8 v& l+ G+ p, l" l3 t
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards- d# E+ T) l: t6 ^5 m: S( {
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
6 D" O* c. H t9 h0 p* rBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 w: C5 F& [; C- }5 oCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards/ E! S* G1 j$ t7 ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards$ c0 L1 K1 m( n+ s: U
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
; ]" `3 S7 Q$ z4 ~DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards; @; E1 r6 D: C" `1 V6 N
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 m& @5 S' Q1 y3 b/ }8 ^
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
0 [. d( v6 {" c* l+ kCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
4 y* K0 _5 ^! P e* DCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards) m& z8 m2 G2 p9 z- z
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
; \! \3 D" }) q6 c" L" ?& d! ZBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
0 ]( p9 N/ M U1 R$ |, m9 lCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards; l. l! c" w& \8 Z" y d
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards( o4 N; ]" V# m A6 X( R
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
# n: V3 H+ T. p; qDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards, U& u% r4 d; N [' o3 X" p
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& t7 `% {- D( r7 L
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards U& F) }& ]+ R9 d$ Z
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards, b" x- L9 I& ?8 n5 z. F' U
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards% `+ W! K9 `" Z* |" q
Range increases to 16,000 yards8 `1 n/ o) R$ o0 }
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards, S& ]( O+ ?* K( w
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( q: t8 V' r, o7 [8 A
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
& w- ~, R, g. o. }; B# |CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
' |: l" I% r1 R+ j( d4 E- D4 OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. ?6 V" w/ z' p6 |4 F3 F& ZCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
6 r$ g3 I1 P9 c+ FCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
0 F5 _% B; G% v6 s/ UCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards( ]. a- a1 c/ O' f3 _- `$ u$ k
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards6 @2 r) Y% g4 W3 Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards' S# q) T5 [& @
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
, D5 k7 H, f2 N/ yCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
" \( Z# Q8 r1 p, L1 lDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards4 ^8 G p8 m9 v, ?
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards+ g9 L% Y: b5 w9 x
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards; z; m% n4 }" q
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards e6 v: h2 x! P9 F2 S
Range increases to 21,000 yards+ L# b& X+ S# B/ D: k" Y1 H
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
8 K8 \1 S1 g. k: d$ @5 {8 y2 r. _BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards9 P9 b# c. E: z$ B0 R3 R
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards* x# k4 p: B% ]3 m! s6 d
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards& Q0 b+ i/ {2 v0 _7 D! e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards( R$ A0 K3 a v0 j
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% K& ]% t3 ~& FCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
/ d$ T: ^3 o8 v# _0 k) aCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
: z) T) c1 n/ H n! i" H* GCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
% k" X& p% [$ j) qCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards$ n2 s0 S6 ~* S. Z
Range increases to 26,000 yards( z" h4 u# O t/ D, O
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
% z* a& R' o' oCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards2 R* h1 M9 g" V- S" ]
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
- C) x8 |0 O. J* l) KCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 T m6 D- R) F- W" `
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards! X8 D( y7 W' ^4 B6 B
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
9 q) U/ P0 {0 b* {* tRange increases to 28,000 yards( ^2 \: j. ~: q( l7 {- U u( P6 \
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
- i' m% Q$ X3 d3 kCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards2 q! t- W0 \2 u( T- q0 D5 P# O
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards3 g( `9 Z6 I9 h" Y$ k* n' w
Range increases to 30,000 yards y1 W9 A% n$ g) T( r) j6 i" E- y
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards8 T0 J% f1 C# d) M
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
$ H* S3 w) u- B' V" j( s( h8 u& Q* uCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards5 {2 I, h& Q2 J1 X' \9 }! Q, y
Task forces break off...* H/ p0 p: ^( [ O
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships
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' L+ t t9 @1 l% LMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ V# [3 U; N4 `: ^5 i" F" N$ k, d
$ Y' H5 d9 s9 o+ } L. s$ }Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( A$ o" v8 d7 O6 U; ] T4 S
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes$ I: J$ T$ V" Y8 A, J) q) A
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4 G2 e& E# g0 `0 V& S& f% ` A6M2 Zero x 48! z' j3 ~ [8 ]: r) l, {" y
G3M2 Nell x 19
& w1 V3 A6 p" U' C, X G4M1 Betty x 21
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: ^- E- U4 K/ rAllied aircraft( C# E' G# D+ o0 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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m& Q6 }# o- e0 H$ i/ V* F: Z, l" j3 `Japanese aircraft losses
$ x2 a* ]0 v1 s$ m b: c A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 M8 o$ `8 |0 H9 a) {
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
8 e' X& l8 q, W2 W) l G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged0 ]: P9 Z$ U) K$ ^6 P
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Allied aircraft losses
. C }9 B' a+ c! K6 d3 Q& R F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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$ h4 ?$ v' c( y# o& IAllied Ships& L( w. d* R2 w# w: s6 h0 D
CV Hornet( g4 K6 T0 G3 F
CV Indomitable
7 Y) b9 t% {& k Z: C5 O z. k CVL Hermes1 g; |. ?3 e# C
CV Illustrious! w8 J: ~7 C* B+ ?, X& T: X6 t
CV Wasp
( P: w9 b& E: G4 i, f" y! C) O CV Formidable) O) n. h( x) T6 w$ _
# X) O2 q1 S9 A% ?5 aAircraft Attacking:" v# [# d& ? \ |3 w+ g' Z: k7 S
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
3 H! O, ]8 m+ B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ t& g& O- N) _2 [7 \ 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 B: G6 c3 h+ G; o' K& N
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ J4 p6 b% ^9 C. a; m1 M
$ s% f3 ?! R7 Y6 C9 J7 gCAP engaged:
* d/ Q& b6 v4 P2 YVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
7 C8 z- X# a0 h# U, Z 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( |6 v! N7 J/ @) m6 ^, j Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
' z6 a$ d# l6 n @! \ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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5 }# K$ ?; I; H7 G8 f6 z1 J' J/ t8 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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6 m( y& K% U ^, K yWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 ~5 T3 n( y- h( P7 i- u% \ c, h1 O
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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: a- m' w2 {! W0 ^7 w5 iJapanese aircraft7 y# C3 Q6 A3 G! i2 M# j* o
G4M1 Betty x 282 f# M7 ^3 ]1 y% V- H
7 a& O; [8 D7 t/ @Allied aircraft
. Z0 L& W4 _3 _' v @8 \( r# d: a. e F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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; T$ @ L; a; }% ?" F5 p4 U3 IJapanese aircraft losses
6 r h, Y) W9 X5 X G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 _% C8 z/ ]# Q" m! s
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships* i0 d8 h5 V5 U$ R N
CV Illustrious
, g9 f- ]' L0 `; H4 f- R CV Wasp% w# H5 U1 y; H$ s, I# T
CV Hornet
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( I- g- b! h- r# q7 S( \9 lAircraft Attacking:
+ f' p5 n4 E5 T# H) X* E6 { 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# J+ G N* I* s5 G X( r9 T3 ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# w3 V! F3 k7 W4 S' f! h9 c5 J
2 N1 J0 a! a1 f2 r& U, y$ Y T7 V0 a
CAP engaged:
0 S3 P" \/ F9 g* bVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 R: a) G7 b/ j$ C5 v* i
1 plane(s) intercepting now.9 E" T& H4 [8 t, H* V
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 O+ p* ~: J; w" p8 w7 G4 e. P
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.7 S- L2 I. L9 r/ w, e" T" ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes, i: @1 E& m( J/ Y: _8 y% U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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# U( s+ |1 l. t. vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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A$ v9 N1 t7 z- r: ?Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 s2 Q1 h+ `1 E8 o& K0 k
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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# }: U( t9 s6 R' h( wJapanese aircraft/ G$ j- K# a0 B3 l- |
A6M2 Zero x 24
5 P1 U8 U9 o4 C% q& L8 e7 ` G3M2 Nell x 189 C; X0 z* m) l
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
& G* }- G. P( s: i F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ a q2 a0 M2 D# W% y2 o# p A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed% G' V# {" j6 z7 y0 B: G, V
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged7 a9 {0 r/ {. J( Z+ g8 b* ?
* f5 @% I8 ]# WAllied aircraft losses
' d0 k1 t* B2 h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- |4 k7 u8 r$ ?* E0 b) x
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Allied Ships! N6 u3 M }8 q# x% X( L
CVL Hermes2 x$ Y- |4 g/ F0 \. ^# v
CV Hornet
3 i! I2 v$ _- M% f. c+ f CV Formidable# I$ f4 `& o- r9 a
CV Yorktown$ l' o) p* Y( I
CV Illustrious
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8 k% I6 y& m0 B; @( e% XAircraft Attacking:
3 k+ D! y) Q9 g7 m# n$ p- c: q7 \ 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
2 ]. f9 ^3 C" o Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 w) x* g3 f+ I0 p
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
- C5 {/ g5 n& h; P0 _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:$ f2 P2 } [2 |& ~1 a
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)* e1 H+ n9 ?/ }2 X+ |) J
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
" E3 @( M8 a- [3 {$ u7 ~8 B% v Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.1 T6 F1 S, I. b2 _' A8 _1 k
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |