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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。/ k: X! h; `& Z& }& a8 y$ f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards6 a; O/ U* X5 m/ q/ k- l
`8 x- T4 M- ~. z# Y8 O3 ^' h C0 b. iJapanese Ships
/ T7 y3 w9 Y& }. Q CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
, P. }8 } ?; U( G2 ] CA Kinugasa
6 v+ I! E) f& Q* j CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire% q& p- @% i" h/ x, N; @
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 |* s/ ^, K. Q2 K. S
CL Tama7 U$ ?6 l8 U7 ?; h( T( R
CL Tenryu: X' Q, u) H% J$ x3 P5 D' f
CL Tatsuta W3 Q8 f$ A! z% [
DD Yugumo0 p R. ~; [3 [9 K4 q
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
3 r) K0 d' j& T5 q1 S+ d DD Kuroshio
1 b P5 ~6 u& ]+ ?5 o+ B DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1" r7 x8 s8 o; ]6 f0 D+ i- {; X% T
DD Amatsukaze
; n; u& \7 S8 n& C7 r: ~6 d% g DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
( Z7 u& S9 i' c, [ CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 M1 B( M$ e) D8 [* S. ~0 v CA Northampton
& o% ?( s0 E6 b6 z; {7 G# d& D CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
0 q% y, `$ D: E4 O- ~) w CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2# ?4 K2 u7 O- Y( E4 @
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
! Y0 e( v! V t- T) K2 u CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1* X8 N+ ]* S8 B! i2 ?1 v* K
CL Perth
8 O+ w7 ]0 ?' s CL Enterprise+ ~* W+ R9 M6 i1 O+ u5 B! t
CL Honolulu! s2 T8 |. @( E; }1 }
DD Alden
, N/ P* D9 z7 s! K8 Q C DD Fox
: Q |1 D; B9 d' K* k6 I DD Whipple" v0 f9 p' t! M
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight8 j- o0 k. r3 m& D7 j. ^& U/ S
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards6 u* Z- K8 S; {$ Y& B
Range closes to 17,000 yards.../ q, V: u6 }/ q' B, f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ I" U/ j# g1 }; m) p/ n$ m/ TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
t$ e6 Z( i' @% ]7 E& o& |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ ~3 o$ {5 x9 l# `' C* \( S3 [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards, f. V" u! ~: `1 z6 i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards8 r! K5 ?+ ^' c6 Q
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
6 y. Y$ ?5 i w! A- M! RCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards8 U1 O$ F7 J e' R+ f* X
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
4 k3 U! a+ }! I9 d, {CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 e2 z0 g: ^$ n- U
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
. A& _' a& Q% y, JCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards7 {1 N3 i% @ B( p
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards: ]( D; m h1 ~/ [5 B0 ?
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* g* m+ L4 r5 G' | j4 G
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards; y) X, _( a1 M; U
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards+ A8 t% W: P8 S6 \( C/ F
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards5 x8 c6 z4 K0 S1 q, T
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards0 A5 U! P( p( e3 M3 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards
: y3 ?( g5 P0 xCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
( b3 b4 c" ]% R- Z) o4 T. |8 uCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
6 G/ }0 ]) M/ \8 ?, nCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
* y2 R1 L8 Q3 b$ t. @CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards$ Z! b& a' [: P
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
+ t1 q) v4 D7 C; nCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards* T6 O! c3 j8 j1 S. }
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards% N5 m/ F* [% \' U: u9 N* F
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
8 B; T/ |5 O( J/ K' Z' gDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
0 i5 N7 F' l3 MDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards1 \* `5 A, F/ ~; l% s3 B: |
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
* Z7 R6 B9 {# u% w; [DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
5 u0 {( j# q$ d- URange increases to 8,000 yards" w3 Y$ `3 r$ g3 I8 k/ m6 P$ |
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
7 W2 u2 o1 e9 C! J7 k7 vCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards$ w& u$ w2 q i
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards) R8 J K. z# i- J
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
5 T1 ^0 b3 I5 E* _7 TCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
5 A* e5 I( D7 b4 R ECL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
) E8 r3 f1 D$ p( M* W, E) aCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
# W3 h/ X/ B0 s/ U% l, sDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards/ [3 F% X, R/ \0 @
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
}2 T7 f6 u6 H/ v: F5 [# sDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards( {. g0 I4 X( x2 a
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards. P2 d* Z! z" ?# s
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards) _7 o) K9 s" ?: h/ ^& t
Range increases to 9,000 yards
7 H6 O* c) L0 [5 j {CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
2 x' I* x1 S, H, ^& CCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
- w8 y3 \9 W" k7 w/ k6 PCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
0 y3 H- C6 A& L6 l9 ]CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards1 Y2 o6 d$ S2 O2 p( B3 k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards8 N) H) f) P! E" Y$ G
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards. J- F7 P" {' P b7 v
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards$ d% z$ z9 u2 R! ^* N. D n
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
N8 h3 Y8 j: N& ZDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
" G* }/ j* ^% f7 |DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ u. h" Q! F9 l; g" T
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards2 D5 y8 x- n7 R2 L
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
A. m0 w8 N7 @2 U" nDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
8 F0 r. w. g5 C+ a4 w: J- }! K; |Range increases to 12,000 yards
: E2 y% U/ Y2 c6 H* S# iCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' R! N) K& @( w% ~! l* }- |
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards j: K4 P) Q( y* U9 d" a
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
: U! U5 ^, b0 j( {2 l; `CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards) p6 N+ L+ [2 K2 K
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards% s; h5 b: \! E6 j: o
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards! |. A1 w" P, `/ R5 a
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
4 Y, P/ u; i* v& VCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards- Y0 Z: n4 u1 i5 N1 x2 f7 U% y" `7 v
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards" U; y2 l% F9 k1 ]
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! z9 G) u" T0 W x/ r/ A2 a
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! m% R- [; i% G% y, g
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
* m1 C/ z1 u/ r% x0 u& L4 PRange increases to 13,000 yards8 i( M- b5 h+ _2 s
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
' Q- f. O9 ?: r0 Y8 oCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards; }# e8 R6 v% E3 Q% A+ ~# c2 `
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
5 b2 E/ j1 M' }3 ^$ c8 QCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
- A! r, v' g, L" o' }CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
8 c, W9 F) m) n3 h* Q6 bCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards0 e* s8 u/ L* v; k3 w
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards# N1 d, U- H/ m0 @. u& T. s
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards# [ l* I& {2 l- b$ C5 c; ^
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards& [# r. c: @; R# E0 e4 H; m
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
9 E% v6 C1 J: ?" p4 x* GDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
) w# ^: ^- t: ]. Z- o- H! R) mDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards' Z7 l( i, f2 K% B
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, p0 [$ o* P' M
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Japanese Ships! ?0 P' G* _$ I5 f0 E0 \
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
6 K( N, B$ R9 @) Q; q' k, P r3 W CA Kinugasa
% K; R k& `' H9 S) p- h4 G CL Tama, Shell hits 1
' E. a# o5 ~+ Z1 l) i" l" Z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1- f' b1 ]( T8 T C
CL Tatsuta5 ~0 ?. Y a) m6 @% i1 t/ w; Z
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
) ?# K5 @4 {2 {1 J& O DD Akigumo, Shell hits 17 W& l* J: g$ z) X( o
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
Y) M9 m+ h9 q- d- q1 D DD Oyashio( N+ |% w7 i6 h* Z! E$ \4 e
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Allied Ships$ H& g" t) i& I% n. V: T& h' G
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1% Z/ _" i1 } w' W$ K# Y
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8+ [+ ]! j. e) f% J i
CA Australia
_0 c! J4 a9 z- x7 E CA Canberra% }1 X; e2 r4 o- n
CA Dorsetshire
- x; c1 L9 K2 y, H# v- z# q* M CA Cornwall+ p- Z+ B1 z! z) U5 x/ ?
CL Leander& A8 c& N8 ], b( e: h7 y& ?. C
CL Java+ p7 n0 x* T8 C+ ~: W
CL Dauntless
6 w& ?+ o" \+ p H CL Ceres- i; \, \8 T" |" u) ~/ c
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
1 i/ x; c2 K: e CL Trenton( r+ Q \9 W+ c: S3 K ~* e$ p8 l
CL Concord" o1 o" i) x. k! U) y
CL Helena2 D5 B& s3 ?3 c4 J
CL Nashville2 C" J' n2 Q& p
CL Capetown
. W, I% W& |- Q0 ? DD Buchanan3 Y& d1 G2 [6 d1 T& B1 D
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire2 I3 h) I! D5 b C
DD Stack
6 m; E1 ?4 z4 v e& q8 b DD Dunlap
$ n0 j* k0 u# o' O DD Fanning, Shell hits 1: B7 A5 J. W; b$ q3 o
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" F- q" y# g3 v
DD Nizam' r7 ~4 H6 N& G* B' l5 W
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
* `3 C* h* n7 x+ ?- e; wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" {4 }1 L1 m, X: wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
) G3 n9 v& S9 F' t" bFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'2 M1 w0 p n# M( h W5 s
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' m/ x* @3 [ z% b4 r# i' q& E
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
! X+ V7 I. @3 D' cBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
0 t: c- [% A1 O8 N8 aCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
' e M( x5 Q0 q& Q( M8 FBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
9 v H) o7 S5 [6 z; FBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ w) v0 |$ N2 o" f& K; F2 T) \CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
r/ c1 d$ @4 g! T% L' k* J! XCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
2 C/ h6 y. A% uDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
" l8 P9 a* I {& SRange closes to 15,000 yards
( A6 j$ s1 i) h, q& K. L* dCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
4 E! p0 y' ^, o! m9 H: P+ v6 EBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
H( R/ J6 f5 f* o# `& [CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards( y/ N. E3 N0 k; W3 G/ Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) }5 D/ @, l3 w" `5 zCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards8 o- o4 k: O* ]3 D1 ~1 J
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 b$ N0 n' b. l3 x- z4 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards, a E8 l! a: C8 M, G
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards& e2 A, h# Q& w% J# `
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 R( V# A. l/ X$ w! u* ]$ J$ UCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- h$ m7 h) |( h: `8 k& h
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
8 S3 [3 U/ N/ ?3 G8 TDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards- p8 P1 \; d+ _9 C% |/ J0 ~) X4 r
Range closes to 11,000 yards
) N ?5 A$ h( o# w& W$ m+ L4 kCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
4 k% W+ L: q% RBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% r2 q0 N, ~9 w: b: M; GBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards, p/ i5 x& g( G/ B
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards8 g7 p I7 M4 l. r. J- b- x
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
% m0 L7 ~/ o$ t( o( LCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) U8 E! F6 p7 e+ F5 n8 RCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
# n I* K; q( iDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
" c4 m% {, T% o6 F, bCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
B. n+ ~$ B0 k' I, S, Z+ HDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards2 T5 ^3 |& W2 P# o @ Y7 J
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards j# |' l" z( l
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
7 n% G) B0 S% Y; b8 ~4 C1 V6 fRange closes to 9,000 yards
, A- B# s/ x9 b+ y+ Q/ F1 jCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards4 \0 ~1 N8 w' e; t+ A
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards% `8 _" i# j" Z* r' `
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards D0 y4 b1 ?1 [5 r
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards6 X* q' s/ [' W: j
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 Q6 F) [) U0 Y2 V+ \0 N; F/ W
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards$ {9 c/ ^2 }' ]3 w: T9 Q4 K, |$ H
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards+ O9 j5 Y; v) I! ?
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
8 @* g$ w3 ?) {. V( D; f! t/ CBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
. n; [2 |% p% HCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
" B. V$ v+ x& {" C' x6 f% qDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
4 r: O5 h) d: t9 Z" HDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
+ P- u# e, b D9 @( }DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards% A2 k9 Q4 H' j: f
Range increases to 11,000 yards' D M$ }. E9 h
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
' N% o3 w$ F' Y& R5 V: wCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
# ?2 B6 [. E- k/ W9 {2 ACA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards E/ M$ u& `9 i$ g1 ?$ Z
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
) n' Y8 @! _( K2 Q w% ~BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
: d; O) D$ \/ Q9 K7 V" z( d' fCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
8 i2 K- L4 G& v- XCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
% M5 x& X$ c6 X! ]$ x9 w. `DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
: b% n; K4 `; p0 b1 ]DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
7 z; ~5 t: @5 H5 j; xCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ S& ^: g4 v6 s$ H. W
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 B1 Y: l2 F* k2 d, ^
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
0 d& v) t( D% K; p0 LDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards* F0 y1 x2 W0 X8 T6 w
Range increases to 16,000 yards4 p3 C. U8 O% j3 `
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards y) R) g( C$ t) ]9 v0 b- T; ~
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
8 Y; S5 n$ @1 }3 wBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
% o3 q2 Y0 z, U8 r) UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
: h6 T+ U( O0 |( h0 o9 Z O) oCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 `3 I- a* J) i7 r" k: b' S4 q
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards* E) y6 E! Z9 ^' `& F! i
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards& \5 w6 }4 S. w- R- Q$ h* W" ]) g5 F
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards. g8 @+ W' K% M) R
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
( i0 G$ H) u% V2 SCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
* j/ V. k+ O5 d( `CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
5 x2 c2 S( s1 V9 NCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards% G1 R5 X/ T- P* i* S
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards9 n0 r1 D' d2 ~& ~- F
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards) B, x: G/ S$ G6 e u& _! }7 Q
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
~( }9 u5 r* i% M- MDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
1 B! V$ v# @7 o% p' lRange increases to 21,000 yards
( j6 T3 h5 n8 r( M- S$ J& g1 }CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
- k. O$ l) M0 g; G- SBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards6 u; R4 |: E' e/ v
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards3 C5 M% l& t6 x+ q+ c+ m! X
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
0 g0 V$ @: B) B8 U+ m5 nCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( ~3 @" G) ^+ p, LCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards" g: x2 P9 b; S6 l
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
4 D& z2 F% l9 Q0 C) z, eCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
[+ o* ^; d" v9 H& i+ A6 SCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards4 q, |; {, x4 I' X
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
+ P4 w7 M T! a: R7 L$ g6 ?$ Q8 k2 qRange increases to 26,000 yards v2 D( Y& W' k4 k
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
' `1 M3 k' ~" KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
& h* W! v2 \7 A {# K* A4 f5 }2 H. QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
! T' d; ~0 D: o8 A+ u* eCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards# b& m0 L+ R' p7 i
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards' P: n' Y" O7 v* g4 h3 A6 @
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
- b8 Q1 ? x7 M3 O* mRange increases to 28,000 yards
" I% J# Z# S% b/ x7 Q/ C/ sBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
$ }) Z N8 Y, p/ d" [3 s/ t. q7 OCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
* a/ L9 }9 W8 N( m D0 v. y; f$ MCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards, p) i$ O; Y5 F0 u8 c8 \& Z
Range increases to 30,000 yards6 I7 Q9 D; H; f4 B( L: W! Y' J4 X7 u
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards$ T. Z' a" [5 j$ ]7 E) f
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards7 v6 Y& M3 z5 n7 X
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
6 E2 I {3 P7 v$ S" ~5 x8 z2 RTask forces break off...6 K- o" W5 j& [& [' Q
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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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6 R% [" ?9 x% G: B' \Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ b3 d/ `& n) s# ]8 Y
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ |# W; {+ M+ i2 f' H8 m# m M9 bEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 19& D" S9 q7 Z/ n/ J/ ~2 q$ ]( _
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft+ A: ?2 _6 b3 ~1 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27; Z8 ? z9 x' m( V/ n
' {" q/ K7 {3 s6 qJapanese aircraft losses1 g' P/ R. I: e% I/ l3 Q. t, U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 S8 |4 I1 T) Q! i- d
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed/ H$ E9 B$ [0 ~. {0 V# K7 O
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; O' N R5 | w. C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 J: U% m+ |! q6 o( i* j7 CAllied Ships r* T W' c6 Z2 K" @' i
CV Hornet
6 N" x' B5 ^) ?4 o. v l CV Indomitable2 l) d- u* C2 e1 n2 D3 P
CVL Hermes
- u/ {, J% W+ D CV Illustrious
2 s- v5 `* u3 V! `$ k& H CV Wasp
# @" q8 {, d$ W' u- a- X CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 a# Z$ G/ k3 W- V$ ?" U3 L 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet6 W1 n* z5 k6 m7 w1 U0 p/ }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb a5 l, d7 i- L! i6 V
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 f B' K" [+ _- t/ R Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:' r' A6 _. c8 N
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)9 C1 C' z; w' x& E0 |7 r' _, h
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 R: v1 j7 c' Q7 V$ P# l Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.0 k" _1 n, ?) R H' E3 Z/ S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes5 u! ]9 G. ^( q, p7 E
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/ [7 ?/ W5 w+ b1 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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9 D+ n1 E# z2 y5 N D0 M7 v! MWeather in hex: Heavy rain q' h5 y, M: Q
3 ? D! W* i+ I9 R- _. H8 cRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- O' M# N1 Q" h6 W; o* F. U% O$ h9 J
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes0 C# V; v5 Y/ g4 u
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Japanese aircraft
0 @3 Z, X3 e, x1 J4 K' L* @4 N! \/ u G4M1 Betty x 28
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" z$ U! n5 N/ SAllied aircraft
5 y' M* [: K2 l- _' l' A5 J! M' [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
, s$ b: \' G) u( {4 a- _6 ] G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged/ X/ W& |. I$ F+ R/ v9 f p
& I: n; Q$ X/ P. [0 [" i; HNo Allied losses& `0 U* t4 o" a" S( T
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Allied Ships
) p; F: }; s- ^9 C CV Illustrious
# o+ T2 H ?. l) Q Q CV Wasp+ p% ^$ \3 ]# \& f: [! f# i
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 y# J" n N( Y4 f 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 @+ L2 ~9 v! r: ?' y! ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ ~" {' k% T! q8 S
4 i2 D! L8 I$ @8 u1 \CAP engaged:
! Z+ i6 T% K7 t, X3 g6 HVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- x$ _. g1 M9 Z% F 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ t- [8 T/ c' ] 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! ]0 I1 h- G. m Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
L. r4 D, i! ~6 j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes6 M0 v3 F7 Q, i; x5 a, }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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/ z) `) N4 E% V' _Weather in hex: Moderate rain" @& H: i& ^4 r( E
0 d+ L ^) X+ N! `8 SRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' c2 o% Q6 J" K/ S$ C
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% N/ l4 e E; ~8 o( z
A6M2 Zero x 24
. U1 I' c1 o# ~; o G3M2 Nell x 18( ^# y; x9 N4 e' G) ]! n$ Q6 E& }
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft) ]6 O" G# R+ j2 m2 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 194 N$ ^8 Z) q+ w+ h& [
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Japanese aircraft losses9 b; ]) j& g. @2 ?6 X1 z5 ?5 {
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
/ O# O0 J4 m0 C: j0 _2 Q1 @4 G G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged% x& R1 Q s7 K9 S+ x5 Z, X z
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Allied aircraft losses
5 c( `/ U/ x' s! b5 P% r/ j! Y' N3 J0 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) v) ]% _4 b' h- }& p! m W% `
CVL Hermes3 Q' u# Y+ k: R ]) b: H
CV Hornet% H- f- `! `( M; J9 L( }
CV Formidable
) N) H% f+ Y9 Z2 v$ m4 [7 o CV Yorktown
3 r" ~7 ^; i3 f6 M CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:; w* U0 l, W' ^( z- F( p
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet+ d, ?, k v% ~0 ?" l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ H& R% c* z) {, }3 c 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
j. r3 N9 O2 h Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:& P( a. v: s2 V4 `- `
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)' S* a- P" G \7 Y9 z/ _
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
/ B) m8 p8 S2 ^: C- \ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.9 Q& A1 k3 }4 Z& K6 q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |