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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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' S# M N# ?4 x$ y( d5 E4 b$ B8 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 G1 u/ S0 K# M1 Z CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
9 l, x8 }9 L5 F1 L( L% x- B CA Kinugasa8 V- S$ {( K- H# V# K5 [8 Z8 m
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire9 R' X: [$ I0 n7 I2 S* Q
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 A9 {' ^# P2 ~6 D5 B
CL Tama+ p7 T- B! d1 j5 ^
CL Tenryu& }2 q9 k/ h6 G& N! }8 @/ F1 t
CL Tatsuta
/ r( [% U8 t' Y [+ u* Q$ y7 J DD Yugumo
& g" q% v _+ d. N1 a. E DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
* s- A/ W' @8 M5 s DD Kuroshio
% p7 A; |% a! N' {) R DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
; e, R( _2 b% }1 Q2 A; E9 k+ Y DD Amatsukaze
1 V# H' ?2 x* H+ N( @) O DD Kasumi
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) [) e" j9 p! w) X" q) O CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2: { f$ `0 _7 ]* Z+ Y
CA Northampton
% w& ~* X' d8 x) H! X6 d CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
2 o( ]& L! e% g% W! G$ U: Y7 P CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2. L b+ X$ D4 | M5 V
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2& I. q, g" N. m* X& A: m4 O, H0 W
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 16 f- e+ ?1 p* b$ t! V1 Z
CL Perth
& e& t8 ]0 T4 I CL Enterprise+ [$ r T9 A; d; A/ z
CL Honolulu
: G! ^8 Z3 m$ g2 V9 X" q DD Alden4 j3 A$ c; s) x3 N
DD Fox
4 R6 R. x( Z. ` DD Whipple1 w7 s" S2 _8 e/ h$ G9 n
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
" i4 o5 g1 U$ u7 H" s% R- ~( iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards a+ J( q) y% o I) E1 J0 X
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
$ s8 G8 R9 ~( hRange closes to 11,000 yards...6 p+ h) R9 @$ ^* G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards2 M; w5 y) [: ~7 e3 ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 ]% V$ E& l# CCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards! x: M7 c6 a2 p$ \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards ]( N) G4 s. ]
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'' ^2 q1 A! `. b
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards7 I3 `. i& r; K+ c
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
, v& _' G% p3 o- c3 qCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards8 V9 K( o f. e. t* f: Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 u( S; M" W, h ICA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 {" p5 ?' f5 T, v2 B! S, bCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 C4 F }. [% i) U% uDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( P' u) @, P! U) o$ U6 `
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
: ?# Y/ y5 n" h; v: IDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
# P. P& X6 |: x2 T# K$ x- dDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards' n1 R' i# P# ^/ p; }( p* b# x5 z, ?
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
) f# Q& k* v X- J5 M. e/ ERange closes to 7,000 yards
% C' o% l2 ^4 @5 e: u. @CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
. L" S. q( j" D: q+ QCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
u3 [: a* s3 [ V% QCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
3 z! n( g& K* ECA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; v' g5 g1 |7 o! VCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
& Z' W2 a: f/ a3 Y9 pCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards, i7 T+ J$ Z( K- \3 p1 S R' s
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
' N6 m8 ?: E& _DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
$ n; u& v/ L) @& P, UDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
1 r- F- n( f) l8 z5 W" bDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
6 r2 ~. ~* K7 S- x5 |+ y1 gDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
' w1 }* }, n, O) P! ]9 y5 ODD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( f( p: e3 g) P8 ]/ y
Range increases to 8,000 yards! T# ~! T: ?. D' [2 Q! i4 l3 W' X
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards. c8 k, {& y9 P3 A) U
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
% L3 Y" q' w$ \4 x) wCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: c% Y7 N4 ?2 R; X' S
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards3 Y0 |9 e' t% _: c4 T; F. h; |: z
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards2 Z8 p: J! }/ O/ N6 `
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards U# |, K6 U/ M- c. O
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
3 v3 E! t) b# h8 p& o+ P: iDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
& a2 c4 {$ g$ L( YDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards' [! N% i) i' \3 z7 F
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards: p j6 H) c2 m0 ]/ ?( o- j
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards m% G! L& o E M& O
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards+ C" x" a X3 Y w V8 }
Range increases to 9,000 yards6 M0 ~8 m/ r' Q2 ?6 c1 O
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
' k. E+ L' g- J" l! |CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards9 S+ Q) B' N' [( Q U" ^
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 E% i' o9 w0 u/ k+ @1 r+ _ n: S
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards3 h) R/ [0 M% b7 f) O. p k5 s
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
; |8 K! S1 y4 m1 Z8 R8 SCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
, |- d. Q' z6 g" N# t: {& V" HCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards' \) }8 ~+ h6 s
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards o# e4 F) ?* B3 H7 x8 {6 F
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
' {/ Y0 C6 A* N4 e" a3 IDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards: }8 o) V" _4 G) y T8 l
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
( V& @, r( S) BDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
' y: I6 W. l9 w. PDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
8 g1 {9 p6 ^9 h4 ]! O& a& ORange increases to 12,000 yards
& r6 }& E6 E6 R* `4 w1 P% w3 gCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
6 N1 Y. A& c# e5 kCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards: S& c; R; { J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
6 X5 \( B; R, R$ _7 l; sCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
4 G* T* M( }* |1 j3 H- uCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards" ?7 h4 M2 C) u
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards+ r2 \& T( _/ Q4 S l
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards! J! V( m+ e# \; b4 M
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ K3 m4 A. O$ t0 M' D
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* B6 K* x: {# s) q$ K, D" M
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards7 J; e; \" [9 [4 f) v) h
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 K4 _7 z' p. f! b& B( o3 N$ m6 `; O
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
* q3 E9 g( A: X& DRange increases to 13,000 yards* s# s* s2 f% `- b3 X
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards, Y* M2 i' G! X+ m
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
, o1 v- f& ~7 b" R, A7 SCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 q3 Z% _0 I$ v
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
# D% f& _& b6 H- WCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
6 F, ^+ U' }% S( O! jCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
$ m- A! ~& N1 ~9 J2 x$ a& S3 hCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
8 x! t* l I7 J4 ?1 }DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
' u- W' f0 n+ t) h4 N; @, h- _CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards& S1 {3 Z3 Z( x) N2 B* H4 q9 X
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
4 F2 H T" A6 b- \1 ZDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
. {+ C3 J& x C tDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! P! B2 I1 ]7 ?% LDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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# P7 e) O3 {8 @' d2 u, zDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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8 h3 i' {: d0 l2 wJapanese Ships
* X! r5 s: u. S1 c CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ w) `6 F1 r4 [ CA Kinugasa
. K- F% R8 d- |! ^8 Q CL Tama, Shell hits 16 f. Y# @+ ^( d- \6 U. y. |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1" U* ]- r. @& V% h8 b$ T
CL Tatsuta" K0 d+ ]- [+ k
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire. V( m& w$ y, f9 { f8 _" o6 m% |
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 11 w N4 `: D* G6 e0 ?
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
' v: @; m! H* S6 k9 C DD Oyashio+ F9 m2 y) z7 n
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) J; j* P- P7 U0 m$ m- k7 n5 S BB Colorado, Shell hits 1 t# j$ [* ?' ]4 C3 c
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
8 ~6 w& U. U( c$ _5 A* K CA Australia3 X* f- q8 L8 z* _8 S* Q; N. K5 d
CA Canberra% N9 `# Z6 V4 [# ?+ E* v. G1 R
CA Dorsetshire0 e- L+ g9 H3 `) h: a1 X
CA Cornwall
9 T6 A0 s% d: {/ | CL Leander
: C- f# O# k( d8 u Q3 B; b1 U CL Java7 o/ i" l: _' ~) v5 j8 o# v
CL Dauntless9 ]( X( g& ~( ~: a, Z7 F7 m' W
CL Ceres/ V; }4 r2 L: Q( K, s; m: h
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
, @- J9 H$ @+ }1 `( ~6 P) X CL Trenton9 O/ l. g( F& m' f
CL Concord' x C5 z, [1 I" I( M8 D$ q
CL Helena( |& ?8 T5 s/ {* u N
CL Nashville" i. P8 V: d# _/ V$ H$ V8 F
CL Capetown4 p! L! T4 | ~0 S! ]9 {9 f
DD Buchanan' t1 @; ?/ V7 f8 D1 F& s$ W; r7 e
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
n+ V( I& k0 M DD Stack
& T$ Z% Y; b, b& P: ] DD Dunlap) F$ V8 z5 x$ \; e- n. \
DD Fanning, Shell hits 14 S2 I( G) s9 [4 B9 W
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, ~" u9 f9 i' T' x7 [3 y
DD Nizam! k3 u8 a6 F" s1 B" o
$ J" E! h$ {" ~1 g1 j5 Y+ kMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
) Y; v1 u( C& h+ oRange closes to 20,000 yards...
! B Q( L F- W4 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 x! G, |4 K+ n; h! q
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
L* o- ?. U7 K1 x kBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards3 a9 K( U- S$ e: o5 X. ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards6 ?5 n4 Y: N _3 L$ K
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards* J8 E: ?9 k; Q P* @
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
& C3 X, b5 T, ^/ I- L1 PBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards. o3 a' V2 L+ \7 k
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ W) T% |0 w" h% r- ECL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
' I, x: m- P- g* k& OCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
9 _7 X7 N: z+ @. P- W2 q; rDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards0 x* B4 d0 q! W$ V( _, y$ n
Range closes to 15,000 yards
1 m, A& ]' w# v0 e5 tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, A3 N9 }& H% ]/ J; n
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
, F) j9 g; G1 L+ l/ m/ X' h/ @% KCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
9 L4 H5 g8 |9 e2 x0 TCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 P; P9 }% M* @, n7 u8 }$ _
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; D. Z, Z0 n6 k; i4 \+ F) C, Y
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( d4 e- {( c: Q3 d3 n3 J7 X R8 j# dCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards0 A5 Q3 S$ L" ]# N- Z7 c
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards- Z+ x9 y2 V( f) ^5 _
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" x m1 E% d. QCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
) Y0 C1 Z9 P# I; O! C9 N' d, BDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
/ Y4 n* W. u% T/ ]* T& f) g) }+ H9 BDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
) A$ X; G5 F7 W3 Z( SRange closes to 11,000 yards
, y/ A# j6 h- @; h5 @0 ?CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
: x t( w0 f) ^2 T3 R$ PBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' t9 N( [+ s7 ]. {BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
R% f- @# X0 }, i u9 p2 |CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards1 z }) e a4 c6 J) K" |1 N( e+ j6 ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards) b8 O3 z. w0 U8 b1 t) ?8 u
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ j2 b; d1 K* G8 `, U" Y
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 Z$ ^5 ?1 A" R9 Z* @; K* p1 rDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards: S, l; n+ n% `2 H: ~" T
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards! Y+ L4 r# s* q! d
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards$ X( P5 ^" c1 |' Z5 d4 ]) H
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards% \( j7 x1 F5 v# o( R, y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
: Z+ q% F" n% h' I B+ {2 `Range closes to 9,000 yards4 l" y: Z7 ]# F. d( o& V
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
0 ~$ ~: H; v$ T$ D" `& m' TBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards }0 u4 Q" |5 R; ~
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards! D+ d+ [; L3 N! J9 Y* o0 r
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards* {3 ^ Z" }/ m D7 o
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards- P3 R4 A2 o7 D
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 B' F# D3 X8 }& O2 ~6 a
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
4 \4 O) f/ @ E% VCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards$ [6 h! i1 f) ^0 O
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards6 O, G( n) Y' Z9 u2 L" f
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
! Z( B" _# q! d, @& iDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards6 i) @* n* f, f3 S( N
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ `& e8 M4 _3 i
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
9 B p& V8 c) z! Y x1 j$ B. x1 S( `Range increases to 11,000 yards5 @. ?2 @' c) N& y
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards' h+ Y( e6 G1 i0 q+ ]
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
4 a5 o2 I' S; t" x. YCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
$ A& g3 {2 l# Q. H' aBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards: d H5 U4 r& O/ `
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards' [* B+ C+ \' `7 U) M0 i
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
5 V- J! p: l$ L3 ]: k. M, ECA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
# u, U% t \2 [' J- uDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
& v, w/ G6 O" n: S* jDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
2 ~& J; V x8 D9 Z" w+ b1 N( yCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' M5 y5 [) m6 v5 T" }, n( {CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' a! Z) J3 K! B4 N* u& lDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards! N7 @" ^7 q9 ^# j4 K2 T! v
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
3 C0 y6 W9 D0 U! ORange increases to 16,000 yards
1 ?) ~# [; t. r LCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
' s( \* { y0 E" R" C& [8 SBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ d; a& c& {, e; ^$ e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards9 l- l% e, \+ L) h2 W. }) V/ F- b
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 d$ Z9 N! K9 R1 X
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
2 s$ ?7 g4 Y/ U& ?CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards$ d9 N, L" I$ K5 s9 v" C" _' H
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
4 J3 T3 n, W3 |. c5 |; xCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
9 I# b3 t6 a: b' N0 d {CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards) ?- n; C; Z' F E6 b$ O6 ?
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards, V4 t" K! L! t; b. y1 _) g1 @. z8 f
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; Y# g* U# K4 S% p( I( K; iCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards7 _8 c6 x7 K8 \ B6 }" }
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
0 X$ ^1 F+ \5 v! m& x# R r4 V8 |DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards7 u! u$ S( l6 H2 |" Z1 I
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
0 D; ~9 k% o9 `! J4 g( u8 {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards8 N* S3 J- e' {! f$ A
Range increases to 21,000 yards
0 r( a0 p! r- [# M* C$ |CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards, t. p: b) T; ~2 v+ _
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards, a; p9 m7 `1 \9 s% I" K/ S% ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
! [( [( x. q& b6 }0 tCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
( C" x4 r5 b' d3 l3 R8 r( m. tCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
7 E4 l* S4 e! B& kCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& \# L' E6 m5 k( JCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards1 Z; R& e5 L- F$ y$ E! h4 C
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards( g d2 d# J8 E- b M
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards- c6 R, p4 T8 f7 d Y
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
& d# u7 p6 S! S9 Z3 D+ n0 e# ERange increases to 26,000 yards' Z% d! z' H3 v5 |6 l6 P! B
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards5 x$ Y3 d" ?, q n% l% V [- t
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ @- Q9 L( q9 V; f# Q
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards6 ~: H) Z6 [9 M- ~1 _; t
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards2 [# g9 E7 H) f: m6 y: ^. V0 r
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards+ _: I* L @; {
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
`6 ?. H$ x8 v9 ?8 P, R1 vRange increases to 28,000 yards) p( |6 A' v- v& I7 O$ u' P
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
- y/ @/ S) Q$ Z; ]CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards- S/ A* b% J8 ^# X
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards8 g' K! L: ?) O8 x# k# _, H. ?
Range increases to 30,000 yards
' u5 r+ v% }. L. j( ICA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards+ [* U0 ~ u: N* c$ E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
* R6 I9 N' g: H6 }) e, G9 TCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
6 u" J; ]$ Z% t% J" T9 o q% PTask forces break off...6 T# R+ |7 Z, T2 ]' U, [
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands# G# b$ F% a1 g7 A0 b
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SS RO-67, heavy damage! E0 L4 v+ f2 z- A4 H9 m4 n
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+ Q2 X+ l( h; R8 A2 W) O2 a* ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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: B; v. ^) B: g% A' z' U% o A6M2 Zero x 48) D/ S' v& A2 {) ]
G3M2 Nell x 19
0 K" n6 u' m, C/ U G4M1 Betty x 21! D$ T# N# N$ u- s4 H
7 F. g9 @( g2 TAllied aircraft
( s8 b+ n& ]# p% D. M# x F4F-4 Wildcat x 27# m( Y9 E7 b$ l- }& @
. i W; ?8 J4 u2 ~" J+ O6 }! KJapanese aircraft losses
& {& m% @4 ~8 b3 [# @ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 ^* C" d! o( X8 T( X, a G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed+ U3 P' C* w( A; u
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged$ ?6 b6 T7 l* ` A
$ I: U- d h1 C! J$ A: W# X* |% yAllied aircraft losses
f! v7 x7 k3 n; G, ]( B% S, p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) x/ `% {, g& k9 |( K5 ?
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Allied Ships5 L2 g" Z# w# |9 Y& U
CV Hornet
2 A) @+ T' L7 X& {9 A& d" x) c CV Indomitable
; X2 Y% ^% B% W8 H+ i# x CVL Hermes1 J L5 H- H7 p
CV Illustrious
' S; N0 V, `1 }" o$ W$ l CV Wasp" t, W0 }7 a( s( }1 i* t
CV Formidable
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4 `2 f6 S. t- n6 j* `Aircraft Attacking:: V. Y- B6 u4 n) ^( F
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet6 D5 K7 ~. d! N1 \4 h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 U( ^6 {- S8 P3 G2 k
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
- B6 ]7 H" e+ N* I3 w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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2 F/ ~6 `6 r- W0 S) Y9 G$ i/ a7 wCAP engaged:
6 p4 Q. w# U$ e% M! t0 o5 TVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
7 `: c% u- K- E# B$ B 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( h# k& O1 l+ j* H' N5 u Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
$ u* K; a( g7 p Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes7 r8 F$ d# S: F
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& Y% o6 q: _1 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162$ L4 K! Y; @( M1 i2 [5 w
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* R0 o& Y3 ?9 W* G. Z1 k' }1 u
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., V, ~' ^9 R; g# I1 Y
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes' Y: f) N' |- p$ I: K1 \) }
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Japanese aircraft' B7 v, j6 M/ c! i
G4M1 Betty x 28( k' y/ B: w: c% g
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Allied aircraft6 `- `6 K8 B% j3 ]. M, p6 M8 x5 [# ^) o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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7 s1 K }! m. D$ ?2 MJapanese aircraft losses( n- d& Y; C2 U% S, z( [/ m: ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 {/ |/ h* J0 C( `2 S* n
, Z' X0 _( m- K+ E1 j, \' p4 n. ~- ONo Allied losses: x, p- ?8 l. u& Z
( m8 r1 q: ^' i1 T0 u- kAllied Ships
6 x V+ W9 D- R# [! I8 h CV Illustrious
* ?5 l* g7 ^$ I8 T! p/ X: m) Z CV Wasp5 x7 @; d( r4 P) O% w0 e
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 ]. @! p; E, u4 @) t 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
3 p1 q. @, }& H Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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g- V1 _( v; O$ C* z) sCAP engaged:
! o" K: ^. y: T1 AVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" x' S5 X! x. n4 B2 T `4 c
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 A* e8 D# s! M2 ^+ m- M1 c 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ G+ e6 ]& R: l" N
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
! p3 F; v, z) G% F' S( d: S. z1 L. P9 O Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes& |6 H1 u3 I3 y3 t8 w
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5 k% A# |4 a; ]- LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162 x" Y; e; b g, [. Z. E- u+ X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' t+ V p6 N6 R: f2 |/ T* E) p
" H1 } ]' T. G" h( ?/ a" `Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 p' s T5 d; o. P: Z" Z
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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7 z0 }, y0 p6 mJapanese aircraft; v8 e0 e- y7 D( x8 B
A6M2 Zero x 24
9 S/ E- G) D" c. M9 V G3M2 Nell x 18 D4 O/ C$ \2 s9 t7 I: C" m
G4M1 Betty x 16
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6 I C" @7 a! dAllied aircraft2 n$ b% c D( ]- e2 X2 _/ a& f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 199 _9 N4 G- C( S
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Japanese aircraft losses
: C. x; E2 @/ w A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
/ _0 I% X5 L* S1 o/ |# ^. [ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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: {) g9 {5 e& v4 M4 oAllied aircraft losses! b) a% p: E; l1 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships! q% A) ]- e; c0 G, K/ L
CVL Hermes: O4 y1 E/ @# \/ x4 c
CV Hornet, S. a1 F8 i3 M& t T
CV Formidable. g& Z$ x2 p7 A8 P6 p
CV Yorktown
# ]+ o/ |2 ^4 Z5 _) D CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ Z# q/ ? }0 n" [/ J+ D! R' Y& L) } 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
: }7 V- }. K' S' {$ m Y* i) X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ a+ h# E) i* k& ]6 A
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet v0 S4 L# Q. s
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) s& g C$ Q- w
! f8 s" @. Y3 Y# @# y& SCAP engaged:
! j- w- n- R+ O" }VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
. r& ]1 O" ^# b" [9 s2 i" e 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: c( t) ]' R; ^0 P. L. C. D' W2 Y' K Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.* @) n% j: Y; p7 d) } m! F& b. T
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |