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- n7 f& I* ~' r4 ]) r42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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- [* b) {6 t2 i3 ^1 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards h$ n H6 |" x) j$ |9 H
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Japanese Ships3 E/ g2 N' n# K
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2# k) _0 L+ W* @
CA Kinugasa
2 G$ W: M3 Y5 t( i( t2 Q8 K l CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire, P7 ?, @. ]: O* W9 z
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage X& U; l. ^- B; s
CL Tama
3 o v' g8 w3 L3 x/ P CL Tenryu/ @2 z6 S' Q1 _, M
CL Tatsuta
+ T9 {2 V U7 K0 c7 u/ ? DD Yugumo
. a4 b0 X% ~* e$ B* C. D( k% t DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1. ]' a9 C- Q& c g, U
DD Kuroshio
( k# {/ x$ E' k7 x& D- B$ }/ D DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
+ f3 j; l. w. ~+ z w DD Amatsukaze
9 O' Y- f2 z( p- d' o8 v DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships! y( {; t# j6 k3 ?' R. B
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2# T7 Z& w( N8 Q) f: l* R
CA Northampton) Y1 b. c6 ^: X9 f8 S! u* t
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1- v- u! j: h- M' e7 g+ h
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2& w+ t; W1 ~1 y, F# L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2% N2 b9 P8 t: @- ~( Y
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1. j2 N" ?+ X4 m: \) p4 n0 i) n8 T$ |
CL Perth0 s1 F5 X2 b8 h6 z d T/ R
CL Enterprise
" N/ C% S# B7 s. | CL Honolulu* U4 F' F0 N* v; D
DD Alden
9 C3 [3 C; r8 `3 w! T, c; j3 } DD Fox
. { W- q4 t, s, {& c# ? DD Whipple9 a4 n& w0 g# |' {
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
* h' h& s0 b- h, J, S3 @/ rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards* S; x) f: _2 A0 v
Range closes to 17,000 yards...9 V; p0 {) }! L* n# J7 S8 a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 a- o- Z& J S* m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 c$ q; W0 E/ e6 f+ h! g% p! u& }, \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- F* b3 w+ b! a9 @0 V2 M) vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards5 b& I$ w3 ~2 B6 D; A
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ C) y P& o; r2 a, \# [( _0 GMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
0 F" N! z# C @4 m1 _& B8 a- RCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! `( T& \; m9 cCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards3 g# J- a4 h+ @' I0 r1 z) Z
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ y- P# c4 w, z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, F0 s3 J) U! J3 L% A0 N# PCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
0 m6 O0 x1 _* h( U! U+ U$ m$ cCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ c4 f6 i1 q7 u2 O/ S& T
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
! K- x# h1 `) t9 ^7 [- r$ HCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards! g6 B* W Q ~; d
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
9 C" y! v# ^& N8 a- o' v: wDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards9 o- c2 T* D+ t/ K7 T
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards3 O$ h+ A! Z1 p
Range closes to 7,000 yards
. G# O: _$ c/ [0 XCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
& O2 q9 H F6 o. m7 n; S& h( `CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
, x5 Z' c2 _) J# B2 ]CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards& H8 M1 W7 I% o R- G, i9 p
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards2 |* F2 g( `8 T
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards' w! H5 }6 @" Y. j1 g4 h
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
9 h# W, x! G6 M f- VCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards: `& m @7 ]: G
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards0 G' a: T5 G# J7 j9 C5 E" A
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
0 `3 y' ]5 l* |! I1 W( zDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
8 w' p. c( m5 R) ^, r+ \DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards0 m; U8 U4 E5 X/ N
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards3 C+ h6 v( W+ T7 B X6 I7 f
Range increases to 8,000 yards
( d( ~' N; [; b( @+ M: F1 DCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
- N y% p! {6 I) T9 N/ ^CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards/ j$ A" m) }# e! R4 Y I/ `& I
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% Y4 d+ g/ W7 i3 K# }4 X: rCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
4 I4 j9 _! R0 z; q- Z/ ICA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
9 @' J2 m1 Z4 _/ w7 KCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ J- x/ _$ {0 |* zCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 Y# J' m" S! Y' Q3 F/ s+ l5 jDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
- x# m# E" _8 ?& t' SDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards: O9 H/ w5 L$ f" @- X
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
" N8 q8 G3 F( o! j |DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
; j, V9 D1 h* k& o, f$ KDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
- p7 _# p$ e; L" G8 uRange increases to 9,000 yards
. o: B# {0 y1 S F# t# ~& K! OCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards6 T/ x' O9 l2 ~" X+ ]
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards( k1 I& P0 Y' L
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards/ N7 r0 a: p+ e y+ c
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
, Q9 I8 q' E/ `CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards; @2 L2 x+ }9 O: {8 p& H
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
/ ]& c1 x' H' v2 E3 OCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
2 T& V& j$ J: F% t0 KCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
u. S+ X) d3 E. _3 c) KDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
4 t' |+ | N; K! O) _) U! T. wDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards" z# o9 R, Z0 z; a- ]+ R% t u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
. }' E9 K/ Z7 V8 N) y7 `DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards* x9 F F# U6 f2 h# Z1 X
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
2 ?) p6 v0 S4 V$ T1 aRange increases to 12,000 yards7 `: D- K1 r* T
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' B( S" Z2 t5 v" U! i. {' N
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
F7 p5 n4 }! UCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
7 z2 T7 ` {& x3 X2 OCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 E) Q! s7 m! T* o- k+ C/ T
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
, ]0 `' J) A; g" T, D0 _CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
5 J# [4 }, \/ Y: |3 O# KCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards/ V `7 p9 K& R. h0 C5 w2 x
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards9 i% t, _+ _; q) R" H
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) J' _& g4 R+ E6 i8 y
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards" m! H- Q1 d9 y% T9 \2 j2 M/ t
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( w( S$ T! l$ L# ]: s) fDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
. g' p% j; {: B+ V3 X0 W/ ]Range increases to 13,000 yards8 ?$ M* {1 p1 R; w" d( Q9 B6 @
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
! r L, v0 T9 a4 iCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards9 b5 d) j7 J# n7 t
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& e% j. Z, q" d' PCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
" W7 q' x" j I7 M" k( e4 QCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards8 t8 I; h7 l f5 I
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
0 L: j0 ^ o! z+ F+ |. U6 A& | bCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% |4 Z' O! g) q" }4 M5 TDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' ^! W$ C4 g+ a3 A r; x: H" b6 S
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
3 [1 b4 w* o+ T# e" aDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
6 P+ t% Z. u; Q; [! QDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
) ~: k' m$ A5 \0 Z- m5 ~! pDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
" V" o3 X$ n( @& F1 ~& 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) J! `% F4 } G7 p5 X3 q
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Japanese Ships' s* j1 V; d! n- o
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
& C3 T* _5 |! D7 u' { CA Kinugasa# l" a" }5 k4 K# i: C( |+ W8 C
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
" C9 R# C9 @* n" [" f# l0 M CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1! e3 N4 h/ j6 \/ ?: Y( J0 w
CL Tatsuta3 [5 e e) ^% V
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; B. h0 j) k6 @" w
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
1 Y6 B: i5 |9 A9 |2 K+ X, } DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 o. b% c- X0 Y DD Oyashio
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) y p$ j. Z, W' \: QAllied Ships7 \% A% f' \1 a7 \
BB Colorado, Shell hits 17 ^+ Y$ E: s+ i S
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
+ C( [% U: J1 n6 d# z) r CA Australia
+ |/ ^1 |) F: ~# h1 T/ x m CA Canberra1 E3 i' O* K: z( w
CA Dorsetshire
) v! S2 C6 a2 }* L CA Cornwall
+ c- v( d. C! W. W9 J: x CL Leander
, D- z. S& `# w* c2 ^( Q CL Java% M, a4 {! V( A( A& \9 \5 S' C, h
CL Dauntless9 n6 a# B! ?7 H. K+ p# C& b: y- R
CL Ceres1 s' |- v1 Y: Y* K, h% [% h5 _
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
. n3 i. o# L5 W" p! c: X& c CL Trenton$ E) n9 v# Y* v# V7 p( b) l# @3 u( p
CL Concord! P9 N" O& w5 D, n/ ?+ i" |
CL Helena# V& l1 N' }$ W$ k1 Z
CL Nashville+ A! { {2 }8 O! w* V* Q+ `$ F
CL Capetown# Y& H3 t5 d3 P4 B, W+ N; I
DD Buchanan2 g/ z" Y! O8 F \9 P9 q5 Y
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
* D* f4 v4 A4 Y5 L DD Stack
/ _7 `/ i, J4 ?2 P) ~9 p( \ DD Dunlap
' K O( B. x+ R9 v) i- A* a DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) o6 g" [, a6 T8 u, Q U( F. G7 N DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards$ e/ J- Z/ v" ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ C: U4 t: X" D6 f" q" O* P4 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) z# O5 d9 U& b q/ J/ R2 a
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
( a% g, g* h! t- f8 r' w: _BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
8 W' d8 `& q$ U: V3 |: uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards8 U" T, f) c5 n/ u# C, S$ W. f' Y
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards( b" ]; n' N6 I7 B/ C
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards4 f* m! k9 X/ j& ?- X a
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
4 n; h. P J& @% Q8 ]BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards6 e6 W" o+ _; a/ {6 B
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
' \2 X0 v4 e" T# l: T0 S) r- pCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards3 S3 H4 Y* X/ n' b
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
- [" b6 O# e2 Q( i: m; \Range closes to 15,000 yards
- I% c3 Z9 T8 l9 \9 k* MCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 H9 W) ]1 X a0 b3 [8 q7 o! RBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
, o6 C' w/ t1 M9 x" k# vCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
( b7 [% D$ G! i) G2 XCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% |2 M" F4 k M1 t' S
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards- t. | |' z" }# K: [7 C
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards( y' }, J* H* E: |' Z+ V
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards( v+ n9 c& n: u7 B5 k+ F0 F' m6 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
! B+ s5 {5 q o& W0 }* H& kCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( i% A e! U5 _5 ?CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 ?8 b. _/ S% Y% R- W4 @& r7 I0 |DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
. }. D' v) ?9 l# S/ X6 TDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
& i6 | o p/ M1 c5 G) _Range closes to 11,000 yards
, W) B/ L& w+ g0 m8 e& G% L4 X$ GCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards& K1 e4 f' D F. Z& t7 z' x3 P
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- [+ Q( A' O$ W
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
. j+ p) | }' r1 L' f+ _CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards k z+ a/ R& d3 r+ ?5 ^( r
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
+ E! Y9 n: w; }1 k$ \CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 D# w* v7 o6 C
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
1 z3 |) p& ~, ^9 g/ q( pDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards H8 n1 W8 L1 _; ?6 V
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 t. @, F2 `( A; q6 {
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
f& ~3 O1 K2 J. C* XDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards( b! o: S [) l, Z+ q
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards4 S+ O, A, b, M- {( `1 Q$ I( G7 [- y
Range closes to 9,000 yards" f! ]& {5 a( L
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
0 u6 e" \1 K6 y9 O8 Y' |9 `BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. y( V0 A1 U6 b4 FCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards8 S0 ]% ]# x' c. D; A0 a
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards7 K1 e4 Y* f" h: f
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
" ]3 i/ r5 n. a- E2 gDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards& m [* f; d( u/ B( e
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
7 J9 U, Y! K5 O- \/ N2 wCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
$ T: i, Y7 s w, Q$ o+ DBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
' s! g, B+ N9 P( sCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
6 J( {6 @- R4 m) e, ODD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
. H3 D* {. ^; h8 Q: _( c5 ~DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 ?3 n" a5 s. P% jDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
' D8 d3 U. @3 tRange increases to 11,000 yards
/ j& d x6 K8 v& T9 A) u7 J5 nBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
% ~* O! J+ c: c# J4 @% `* I% nCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
1 ]- b: B& O' C& O3 v/ O- }+ WCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards* n1 O0 X, C8 K) H
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
$ w* {( m' E4 ]+ e. q" BBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards& v9 U/ _: U0 e; n) U7 \
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
9 V0 D0 B2 h, u& k9 l# F# o: \2 y- x, SCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards) P' C6 z' r; x0 d( X% f8 o
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards% e% \6 G! a& i3 o6 K0 m
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards j8 h) _0 n3 x0 V3 d1 ~( E
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 T2 }9 P j/ d' O h9 t
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 l1 j: T+ ?* a& ~0 MDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
0 x' D) S, }2 ?$ b8 i5 \: LDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
* M f' u) G* U$ HRange increases to 16,000 yards
( l( p% r7 Z: ?4 H+ G: XCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
, N7 z' V( t6 V1 E$ h8 V. bBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards3 @; d9 p' G6 T! l0 F: I9 R# W
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards( l& p0 E: ]; F% U2 |
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( r5 `4 B- Y0 i0 N: U
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 L0 P+ Q2 @' {) u. y1 o( @) V4 R. p
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards, ^: e6 k" m7 E3 E. t
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards* V! [# Z, g+ ?! s+ p- j
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards* a0 L ?# P7 n- P) R: `3 [( D& m5 b
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
% c) h+ \8 z8 ]CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
1 F! ]0 \3 s) c1 @9 E: V$ d: ]CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
/ X4 \7 D9 y8 ?# z/ u; KCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards! K9 w1 \7 y( @. k/ {: O/ m; Z
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
6 K9 E/ `1 M+ h' b1 K8 ^DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards: D ]# o G t. f
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards9 l7 s0 _" c! B/ D
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards4 F: a) x$ Z3 Y/ i
Range increases to 21,000 yards9 e: V, \% m9 w7 O \3 [* k( ^8 I3 n0 v
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards9 Y, {. j$ P% `% W. _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards5 p1 C* T, }* l* \
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
& g2 c: L1 j7 ~2 _2 |CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards+ Y7 q. u+ C1 f t
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
8 ]8 s$ [, }! m' B4 u/ OCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
7 C! J6 N1 n+ o2 ?0 SCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
% O9 R2 G' B- M, b7 }CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards" B5 M) m" b3 I0 N: |
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards3 B7 l) A1 n% }$ m9 I+ T2 \; \& V% r
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards4 b$ ?7 }/ n/ A4 G# h
Range increases to 26,000 yards
& B8 ]# Q' k3 ?* d% wBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards1 f, h& d" c j9 K0 C+ T
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
* Z; e& C5 g9 V' y# U/ @ WCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards$ o+ Q) I. g1 e$ f
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards6 N$ v9 v& Z; z6 V7 A9 g
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
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Range increases to 28,000 yards/ h. U( f( p1 U0 B l7 D+ N
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
8 H. f5 `$ U" RCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards* t/ Q* l7 W0 X, g! o0 r
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
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CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
9 ~9 {3 ^: \5 h6 ^% [; B! D9 Z, GCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards! z" Y( L. b5 N! l. R
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards5 h2 ]/ c6 w) ^+ ]
Task forces break off...8 i# s% s% f0 u, i
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1 _5 F/ C t+ u& A4 YSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands6 c' y% v' |/ f8 v
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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9 |+ Q7 s# d3 w8 B" |. b& DMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 z( F" q1 m( \+ T' l- ?Estimated time to target is 44 minutes" g& ]: X2 A1 |/ ^# {
) _. Y* |$ `4 J% x: NJapanese aircraft
+ C0 M4 U) r! v2 t1 z( p A6M2 Zero x 48: l1 M8 x( O( o) ]. p! {& ]# Z% K- ]
G3M2 Nell x 19
. v. B: c! e+ b G4M1 Betty x 213 C' d. g1 f( R3 Z7 [/ s$ ]
) O/ \- E* b. A/ CAllied aircraft( G, m& T& H+ N; a# k3 {4 D9 B4 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 276 D: `, ~0 Z4 ~( ]: Y1 z0 @9 R
% b2 S' v# t# o RJapanese aircraft losses( ^" x* V/ H/ O7 N) W0 L! [
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed& U1 F& V( M+ ]5 b
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed- n; z7 g: n# N5 m0 d6 A
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged! u* H' W$ v) f9 r
# z, N7 k3 e' Q& x6 x/ h+ DAllied aircraft losses) U% f+ x4 Y+ F" D* X2 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships; q2 g3 p5 Q4 s# ^5 f2 a/ F6 d) I7 `
CV Hornet
" t7 Y* O1 e' Q- F CV Indomitable" a1 \1 o9 ]- K" h
CVL Hermes5 a1 W, r5 B8 q) G2 W7 l. N
CV Illustrious
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CV Formidable$ w, L6 {' @' H, I( d
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Aircraft Attacking:4 B N1 T. u4 H" D
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
- `# q; _6 S+ @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. y: V( o1 _" i8 Y* t 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; E8 e f, g2 e% X( Z2 ?. w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 t; u) ~0 I3 V, U/ I+ W6 R
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CAP engaged:* ]; v+ a) p6 z# ~2 j) f
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
' C- c4 v2 S! f 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ O1 A- e6 f" }% x% I
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
9 ~& N6 F, |" P- c Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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( A+ W) n7 |; s) m3 J6 Q/ N2 \2 e2 a: dMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 v& s$ {# x( S- j+ D" g& q8 ]Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) ?0 [: d9 T" o/ ~% o! |# A
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes: K+ V, p. [# N8 t/ i4 s9 [
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Japanese aircraft1 F! I2 \ b" r! j# [& Y' i: ]! v$ j
G4M1 Betty x 28
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+ x) I& B6 B* A& e2 O6 hAllied aircraft8 [$ g. q4 O( d9 W. K5 J U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 y- R% m2 R- D
/ R- I% N0 r/ J5 p* I( b( RJapanese aircraft losses
3 B4 p+ N0 t3 a' N e9 N G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged% u& Y- y- C( i2 w! I9 N1 h$ u
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
6 n& x" D7 h( u CV Illustrious
1 p7 Y* e. Y2 G; h9 h CV Wasp; ^& }2 ~; L! X( a7 T! T/ ~$ U: h
CV Hornet: ?' X k# f* N0 L! ?. o
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Aircraft Attacking:# O1 `$ W$ D+ j) f- p' r
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet \6 ?0 q* r* d# p4 R Y0 ^) `
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" J. {/ H" K) \. w0 S4 [7 ~; |
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CAP engaged:. C7 ^8 D, @ D* ?2 a" y! h4 Z1 L+ z
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. K: Y! w, ^) c7 ]& m" W 1 plane(s) intercepting now.2 P0 }' D4 b. }
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.4 P$ \$ w) _4 R( w
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
& g6 k/ f1 k7 L8 [6 ] Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes# h7 b/ @; P' ^8 t1 J8 l3 x1 U+ r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162% B3 Y9 S- w8 d- H) Z
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 u: ~* o5 w Q2 UEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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9 f0 Y8 G# X. z" XJapanese aircraft
6 ]4 f8 A1 W ^+ V' T3 d' [+ U* p A6M2 Zero x 240 K" N \* w$ o9 n6 C. t) _
G3M2 Nell x 18- U5 c* s7 e; r2 o5 a/ [$ [
G4M1 Betty x 16
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; s; S; o# a% ~3 U7 N$ j' @; qAllied aircraft. B4 a) ]$ l' l# N8 Z: K+ ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19& F; W7 M, y5 Y! [
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Japanese aircraft losses
' G y* J$ r% e9 S A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
) [9 n3 N3 L3 P5 @! x G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 ?9 l6 Y8 J+ d. ]$ J p. |# u3 q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
o6 q! Z! d6 d" j A( W! n" M" ` CVL Hermes
6 F* V: a- R3 V5 H CV Hornet3 C6 S- b3 c5 ?3 {( o; |) F
CV Formidable& O) e/ f/ }+ t" D j* T
CV Yorktown" T: |$ H: k7 o( E0 ?, `5 m& Y9 ^
CV Illustrious6 v8 l: N" u1 c! ]
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Aircraft Attacking:' {7 y8 j6 r" w+ G' Y1 L9 N6 ~7 N
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
4 S7 r0 G7 a+ z8 D* u Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 {8 `: t$ H! C& l9 n! L# Q 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
G4 E% n4 u' x; m. K- k9 S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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2 R" O) ^; C( i, z* R8 QCAP engaged:
6 {, m* X8 ?7 ?+ ^1 _; s( b( OVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
8 j( _4 [7 N$ a: c- m4 A 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Z% X* y5 W" |0 V! D2 D/ G Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.6 e% o. W9 q, C8 f- ?& p
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |