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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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5 R) k# n5 c* {7 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards% [& x+ R* L8 l0 R' N: |/ u
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Japanese Ships7 X' l2 R% T5 M8 q ~. e
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
' n6 ^! s0 I! T: i) ~' e CA Kinugasa9 L8 ?6 K W- h" ]
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire$ i; y- E% g/ Z' Z7 D. p
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( W$ y- U7 y1 O
CL Tama* k+ Q" ^8 q. I) T+ K4 O) z
CL Tenryu" H8 \& m1 ]6 j9 C0 v
CL Tatsuta0 u& M: S0 T1 f. {! h" Y; Y9 o
DD Yugumo
" x; k) @- T8 i$ T DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1; [+ D5 E* w7 Y& M$ ^
DD Kuroshio6 f+ {7 f6 B1 j* J
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
; o" A( {9 r* a" _, h J' [ DD Amatsukaze
) l: w" A1 `- k" T8 A, U DD Kasumi7 ?, M# d( t9 ~
* ?1 v- L" H% z3 }' L' `Allied Ships" ?5 S5 {% R+ k2 W: m
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
8 u. A% N8 b! D; w0 J; B- X CA Northampton) R' F& T# A8 w+ _' k& i
CA Chicago, Shell hits 13 [ B, \- J. @! d! n
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
6 Z/ c; |# J: Q2 g f8 a CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
) A/ _" ]5 Z' X- [, ^# W& y CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1- {, N; V5 O6 c! A; H
CL Perth. W8 u& i( i8 [3 d& d# Q
CL Enterprise0 s- L) t* E# f H
CL Honolulu
/ W3 k! p4 B# z7 f- ^ DD Alden! c9 Y( ^+ ?' {: A
DD Fox
" i4 `# I$ L/ ~' R DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight% @- {7 T( G1 @3 R" o: Y9 n1 o
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
+ j# B: L7 h5 s, mRange closes to 17,000 yards...
3 i" _" H. R+ Q: p, TRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, {* H. @$ t7 S$ y& p8 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards, |' t) z# Q# s9 Y& A! b
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% M9 p4 p5 ~1 w) q, _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards4 o9 T2 ]+ p3 E. Y1 K6 q# A" I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% J% J! d- l# H @, X2 z
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
# J1 {$ q. O" Y" W) [, ~CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! M7 T3 D' d/ h7 n' I7 g$ BCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards* _8 e2 x4 @! ?- w6 u* F$ O
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 \1 `) P( P& l: q# P- C/ `" ]CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, ^) [! K, e; x) E/ c' k; l: hCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
9 o5 y+ Y* K) t1 D' t3 |6 w9 LCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% C0 P+ C* z+ {8 s z
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% c3 _* |& N) ?# u
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
+ A8 T. U+ ^8 R$ \DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
( E$ a# J+ C- b: D0 E* d! H' T! yDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards. O& f6 Y8 x7 O$ R
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
: R% z2 ], Z) LRange closes to 7,000 yards
$ I: q& q) g; k! {/ _& `% X @CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards3 F6 q3 m* f7 q, |# S* Q& g
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
5 S' w+ s; x9 f# d9 a9 y. OCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
& L3 L9 k* S) k* f5 l, |CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
0 @) c5 ?5 o) L8 sCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards9 B# e: n5 D: Z* S
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards4 ]# w# L P D2 v% f0 r
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
9 T! W- ]5 r) a; ZDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards. s5 Q0 r5 }4 I6 M; e
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards7 ]' u2 \+ E& c
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
* O/ F) i" O% e: SDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
. l/ ^+ T+ ~: I0 h( P' o) K; HDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards1 Q6 `, u8 y0 {0 h, m5 A
Range increases to 8,000 yards
3 [: w. Z! B' ^5 i9 B: q$ M BCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
G+ v. K) F5 _" N( LCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
& _, ~% K/ X% }1 w- [CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 _" Q% Q& F6 V4 g/ B& n7 I
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
6 a( L* ~, v. f ~0 D7 e1 Y* jCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards8 C9 u- e) O/ E5 i" w7 [# F
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ A- A# U W, o& A; v4 g9 c, l3 U
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 n0 w7 a+ m' d5 uDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards. k: i# a, Y, M4 H6 a
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
' ?2 e# z. Z$ e: k0 d, a* LDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards; I7 Z+ _: B3 V7 Y: v/ Y. s8 g
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards! K+ ^) h2 a/ X( Z8 o# Q$ _+ Q
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
3 _6 r4 u9 C' ?$ ~ eRange increases to 9,000 yards d+ J2 s! Z( d. A
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
6 G! o& k* l* v" J, [( zCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards ?. P/ a/ N7 ]- k) ?
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards4 G9 V$ C& o3 e& N* N
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards& ^7 ~2 ? s) o: E. k
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards& J8 Q3 g1 ~ e' Q
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
" F6 B# Y L0 l& x0 U e& wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards* r" c9 u5 A& Z. z, q! X
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
/ B) u- N3 j$ z k6 F+ gDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards7 d! p" ^6 [, U c7 L
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ ?/ C; F Y1 Q& L5 v6 J) `8 S& z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards, r. u4 `6 x$ X, X6 ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
2 S9 }# w3 _7 p; T, n( j- }& N. iDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
9 D W7 s( n1 y9 f$ zRange increases to 12,000 yards( `4 a' W9 W3 ?/ @. u6 K7 x
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
5 f9 t. j' S8 _CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards9 S2 ^. P N$ K& L: [
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
! k% b1 ~7 @. E- S4 Q, \# SCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards; c' @ q- {8 w# B: v( T8 d$ P
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards7 f4 Q& l& t8 W
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
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+ x1 J- q9 Y# U# ? d1 jCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards- O/ U, L1 r3 X1 S* I. Z
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" W& ~( r7 K1 Y+ H- _, J( TDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' k) l6 {5 x. f3 ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards. L* x5 R0 T1 k2 `8 z- z8 f9 Z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
! a0 ~5 X+ C& Y3 XRange increases to 13,000 yards# y( t! @$ @5 Y. t) l' |
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards" T; y3 ^2 \- b8 i* S q& k2 i
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
4 H$ z g% L# e0 `: t I0 v; rCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
7 i7 E7 O1 L$ u* X* c, bCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
. \. y8 T) d$ B. a* sCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
% E7 u$ {, ]7 q2 l; p8 Y* h, Z) \CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards9 j0 n( q% A+ W" u
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% E& z/ z# ?* u' X; H( pDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
* d1 o9 C' Z4 H" _( U8 }CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards4 N) ^5 t* T; K" y% K
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards9 L" f' ]9 ^, x; M P/ [4 D
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards9 h5 s& V8 K8 e
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! j; ~- l; O$ sDD 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
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
; i, V% S# p: q5 |( z& }$ E CA Kinugasa
- E' n% u8 a, J7 ~* z CL Tama, Shell hits 1
% p( r# c; U. n. V7 X; `9 g CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: ~. F2 s2 V5 v' O/ T: ]- q
CL Tatsuta3 d# }( n7 m" P4 T. y
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire* @9 \% f) v, h, {
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
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DD Oyashio
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1 v* O% u) k4 t- y. W BB Colorado, Shell hits 12 s3 W' X2 N5 a4 n0 D
BB Warspite, Shell hits 82 |% Q1 M+ o$ X* a$ O$ C) p
CA Australia
7 ]5 {% d; [, b4 ~3 m/ i CA Canberra
" C# X: N) }2 o$ e( t3 k CA Dorsetshire2 N8 `& K; Z0 \
CA Cornwall; O9 B/ x; Z6 F8 \- A/ `! K+ t2 f2 S4 u
CL Leander' W2 A' d" s1 t. Q* G, p
CL Java4 F( x1 t8 t2 Y: V7 z, P
CL Dauntless- }% }8 X3 e' E& b4 F, p3 a- ^
CL Ceres
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1 d2 Y( a3 h& e- {, y CL Trenton
# m: W$ e5 e: b# K5 ? CL Concord5 [1 O& a* O2 y$ `( j; u/ A: G. ]! E
CL Helena; Q. {$ `; a& M$ r4 U* r4 j& k
CL Nashville
4 J; S: x5 P% J CL Capetown
5 [" m) X. a- t+ L DD Buchanan
; q. t _- _( S4 b+ q DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
. o8 s& o: M7 L$ J DD Stack( }) d/ Y# j; k6 m L9 f
DD Dunlap) G/ r) w1 W5 ^
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
" T7 ]+ o! |9 \1 `+ T DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 f, s; d2 m; h. @& `
DD Nizam
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5 b2 p3 |- t9 x% oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards# O8 S7 Y* J; A+ ~5 [6 m+ u; e8 m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 E" B; T" \$ D$ T! A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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2 ~. z7 D/ @9 c1 c! r! tBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
( N6 W7 ? b+ N* f9 t# JBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards" t$ G# A+ p% O6 G4 B& W2 p: T
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
4 }% l3 C# j7 d' v1 h% NCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards4 d3 V! z( C! D9 g3 J5 m
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
# \+ t" c# P. O& F& P gBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
. r9 w( z4 A+ Y" ?CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
2 _0 }" I& l& [( r, Y( [CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards0 K a# [ M2 u7 n* r' X2 ~
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
/ z# M- B$ m, J" b+ ]5 \Range closes to 15,000 yards
( e7 F% v" | w7 A3 I$ ]! C+ HCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# h E; W* r* {3 J" l3 m* F6 U
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards7 ^7 l/ [6 w. w, q+ ~) `: u
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards1 @; A. m6 n2 C$ l6 y- _2 Z
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' i' c F8 o( i/ m1 r! D/ } D
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
) g7 L6 N4 U% o; }/ M3 H% t6 j6 L _CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" s( a/ R" Q0 e9 [) R2 `* z: GCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards2 G% n# {$ h. I2 j, j+ ?- I1 M: K+ M
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
* R& V# _) N" ~, v6 OCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, u H% x) F' Y2 o% R$ m( c* xCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ A$ |2 {4 F0 ~: h1 b8 k7 B0 UDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
/ t9 F9 r1 e. g- L8 x5 p; h3 M" ODD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
) S d; V% S, ^( L/ TRange closes to 11,000 yards
* ?7 r+ `# E# g- c* {CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
0 \% N# H& F; ^5 `2 yBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
! q1 g& z# K3 gBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
3 U. _5 u0 u; y8 ICA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards! B3 t$ l( X( f, ^3 [# O
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards/ M5 k* C a6 G6 u& m
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& d A. O) U# H5 ^ X2 z* K6 ]
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 v# q/ y& z$ Z Y( h
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
; m ~% ]1 a v! e( i. g7 jCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 o, X; I% G4 K l% N! C
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards( x/ f7 n* T5 O4 K/ S( I& |
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards3 @3 L. W% z2 m. B; h% E/ n
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* ^( F8 ]% F; q* I% `Range closes to 9,000 yards
0 P" z6 X8 f; z; o& ~' a. FCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
9 x, R: b" a% P; VBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards% S) w) d2 ?/ w* J& |
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
1 @0 ?$ B: n- |) {9 F% A: GBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
# Y4 v5 _0 d! g( XCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
' a2 ~6 P& F; e8 F7 k$ z vDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards6 H& I" L7 p9 |* J% z4 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
- _+ F0 a, g. `1 ?CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
- j n9 F& ^ p; D+ H3 j! l' vBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 K/ H5 {8 G4 d1 X# H1 XCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
8 B0 p4 x8 H9 _0 z- }' QDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
1 P1 d& |1 G. [3 A6 zDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
5 E! B9 e' {: x3 r$ U, [7 aDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
5 ], }8 _% \( m3 WRange increases to 11,000 yards0 @1 L% K ^, k! P% S: K
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards7 o% r1 U3 |" `
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards: V2 \' c( F( t5 [6 S5 O0 {
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards- [: L- t' I. X7 ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
. V1 @6 X2 h( X0 i4 YBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
1 u8 @/ L& E* u0 W; `6 [CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
* v3 Q7 i8 d& R' N0 wCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards) V( [+ E( G, _7 G& _9 e+ x
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
8 \0 K6 g C" S- mDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( ]: v) t- W/ |
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards. Q, c1 n. L8 {( j/ K, ]: k# @
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, a- D/ K8 Z. |4 @, x3 b$ B
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards6 M/ d% F2 J8 }7 p' J& W& k
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
0 e* q& U! o; f# R* ~Range increases to 16,000 yards9 i6 a* @0 k# v0 |9 m( ]
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards4 z+ c! U$ Q; d% t/ r5 y: d5 N
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards6 j; m5 r) \9 \
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards5 M1 \' p6 m: ], t4 |* W! \, n( U- A
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
6 [8 v* y; R! v" ^6 U" TCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ N( ^8 a) \& K* q# t0 E1 Y
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 v. F. f/ S! z1 m
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
# m5 W: h1 i+ ]& WCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards3 Z6 L8 X1 |1 g
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
; [5 ~3 e- m8 a1 s8 gCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards! `. Y0 ]! Y6 R' u& h3 N
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards* m- o/ P- W: y) l0 M
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
8 q& N' d a8 f; ?2 r) MDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
3 r* a$ V% H% L& tDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 a( J; K4 P) z+ D, A
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards8 q- e' r% ^+ w9 F! U
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
2 s1 g/ i7 Z$ w* s# P6 bRange increases to 21,000 yards7 W4 [; [7 V8 E1 U l# ^$ \7 [
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
) g m! L. b4 \% H/ O' rBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards; t1 B, i2 I, n" `. R y# Z/ x
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards2 H# K, @( }1 j# U
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards1 Q% u3 Q/ R1 A' s
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 ~" T! D/ G- Y$ PCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
! g' p8 S$ ], U' m+ ZCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards9 z* A: a4 P) W
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards) {2 D/ p& E5 c) D) Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
. m! L8 v& a& R8 D+ lCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards7 q1 o% n) r- b8 k7 J! J
Range increases to 26,000 yards; D$ S7 {! I, S# y0 Z% N
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards4 K+ T* ~4 C5 {* @
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
/ {0 u) U$ z* {% G: NCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards4 J# @" I6 l6 d) ?# v: V4 J2 ~8 K
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards: x( F8 @3 h5 v5 f% T: o# c
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards2 J2 T( `$ q2 }2 t# E* |: p' Z
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
3 V# ?8 p3 d" J3 S$ K% W; VRange increases to 28,000 yards) _$ O# h9 X' ^+ c! l
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; j# D' f- ^6 S# oCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
7 P$ C) o L* x5 qCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
7 F1 @' q3 z2 iRange increases to 30,000 yards
) H& u4 J6 u2 g0 C$ |6 {6 cCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
8 _9 Z7 _" P/ @- c( W+ _7 ^2 LCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
) K+ a# u |/ p) Z1 z3 XCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards6 J/ {! g, d) j* O
Task forces break off...2 G. g W9 p4 ^$ Z; E
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands7 ?5 D9 H! o1 N# \5 g
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SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 B2 i9 _; P2 ?% ]# a, ~) n9 V T oRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& @" y! }" f1 S" B. \
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes: r- ^' C% _* g+ f: h2 v
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Japanese aircraft
4 ]3 ~* v* N1 t1 K0 E A6M2 Zero x 48
6 L: g7 q( e8 R2 Z G3M2 Nell x 19
+ O2 N- u1 b+ ] G4M1 Betty x 210 p, m. ]. `# h
; U c0 d2 t' c2 d6 J" m" I, H& fAllied aircraft/ A8 ]; t; c+ ^8 c( m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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8 e% E8 `" ^* Y; aJapanese aircraft losses/ j9 \; Z& w0 Y: ~5 Z, P
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 F) ^* b: p$ P% W+ ~, T# r7 w G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
% A T% Q) t( R. L9 m$ d G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& s$ h; ]! T3 ^, b6 c7 S# C6 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! K2 K! \( k! d: c
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+ `' f" ^& G5 k2 m* I6 P) a CV Hornet
7 t9 D' T9 k8 p) W; J4 t7 K- v/ f CV Indomitable9 c$ [& H: Z- T9 E6 P
CVL Hermes
' D* f( f- v6 p& W) p CV Illustrious6 d5 O: H) c c' |
CV Wasp
* M) L6 l- o* C CV Formidable `- f' P" C* J1 B F) M! }
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Aircraft Attacking:
; O/ k5 \2 r5 }3 E f( k( K9 H, i 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ `$ j& k# S7 Y# } Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' {" F# U6 P) h* Y7 F 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. v) D1 Q5 q d Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:2 c T" i& R& C0 V: S0 M8 k# O
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
+ @. d8 e) v2 Z/ n 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& o$ q* i: B s$ E
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
( J% R4 F% A* H2 B8 z! R Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes( Y) o4 _4 U+ M( {' C8 \! I+ E Z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162! H' `- m3 T" H- A b! W2 ~) f
! x% [. N2 c4 \1 }1 d2 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 @" h6 |6 C2 O. L d
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ |9 D$ {- t! l4 z. z' I
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 I& `$ P3 n. f+ j' a0 g# C
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft% A `+ k, A5 ~) E( ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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" n# }5 d+ @( a. t, wJapanese aircraft losses
6 s( {5 w+ D$ U3 S1 e; B G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 X) q6 |; V* }7 LNo Allied losses
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8 J+ [6 B1 G# gAllied Ships l4 q |9 Z B9 _" ^
CV Illustrious9 @& M7 b. Z' c) R
CV Wasp
/ `5 \7 W6 G B. ^8 Q CV Hornet; n* [5 K, x# p
* G- C% Q1 X) Y4 I3 f0 |2 F* }Aircraft Attacking:/ v# ]" O/ z6 ]6 Q$ Y) w' a8 `
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
( Z/ D0 W4 v% q6 b% c, i Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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5 D& ]0 ~3 ~, W% w# D- [6 bCAP engaged:% q2 [! C- Y# d( j, }9 |
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 C5 E; `2 |# A
1 plane(s) intercepting now.: B4 r! C0 V! o0 u7 X$ p9 [
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( d5 A! r: q# G4 ] Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
4 c5 n' } x* f# y+ I Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes, U( w9 w: \& h# X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1627 \- O* x) l; M! o$ f: Y! `% m" l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* h k; w; V7 u/ V8 p/ k9 j
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 y' V, T8 g4 j5 O s A6M2 Zero x 24* Z: H9 C- f9 Q0 T1 S
G3M2 Nell x 18, N6 o) p# |0 ^6 h0 m6 W
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft7 S8 F: p" V3 Z k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 z l7 i. ]' w8 E* v A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ v0 a' v2 _" b2 M; H G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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& C7 E( X4 Y6 rAllied aircraft losses
( s( N/ E* N* b w2 Y; n F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, r. T" o9 X9 ?' H9 O& \) O
+ q7 o, ~$ Z/ [- k" }Allied Ships
. \8 l( y% }( \7 P CVL Hermes1 s1 v+ P7 M) q
CV Hornet
6 _ m4 g* }/ c+ T CV Formidable* ~: W' |3 F) M9 }: k* ^
CV Yorktown
7 M) ]/ ^. U+ m: d CV Illustrious
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 W0 i* {6 R& r, ^& e 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
6 l4 [) x0 C8 B. o! \$ F Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ o; a+ Y" R/ m. ~- W. R+ p' G 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; j6 ? q" m8 T- E6 a& b4 ]3 G3 b; z+ S+ S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 y v& l! m6 t3 Y" X
) C/ \6 x8 a6 E, K1 CCAP engaged:
$ w" n4 ?9 Q. E( g+ `VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)+ s2 c8 h2 W, m8 O/ A7 k6 e
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.4 k5 b9 Z/ B3 T7 ^
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.2 q$ O1 Q* S8 D
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |