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2 t: O w! ]) I: F3 ~" X5 c42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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9 L+ b1 F3 D' {* ~0 b9 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 @! K5 s0 x4 I, p# m3 ~% Q/ \Japanese Ships. t, o0 _2 b$ q/ ~
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2/ B' q6 I3 E5 U! {3 T( W4 ~
CA Kinugasa
! T9 V% I8 S; P- G& C" C CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire! W1 ?6 v4 p3 u) H/ i0 M
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" z" e' a# P( D$ b* x CL Tama
! n" S- k. \6 g5 A' S. ?+ s8 T CL Tenryu- o7 w; B0 F8 p9 f5 v
CL Tatsuta& e& i9 ]+ N/ |# f, { M
DD Yugumo
# a* o4 _6 C, f+ _9 f0 F9 n DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
& }0 B" F6 k: I1 | r DD Kuroshio( x5 C j/ u7 O s! z
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1# F1 H& b# }, ]- W
DD Amatsukaze
$ r0 O" R& G6 Y& Z$ ^/ j5 e) T DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships9 X# d) e( a; [4 I3 h
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
% h, I* I: T8 Y5 G8 Q+ p CA Northampton
6 M6 s3 M& b) h( D CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
% A* M& |/ z& q' m6 W( i CA Pensacola, Shell hits 26 N3 s' D' Q" ~- y3 G
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 21 A. Y7 n, U7 g: _% }6 F# F
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
/ u% T# q g3 i9 c CL Perth
4 @- t7 C) u6 p CL Enterprise
& m5 y! z; {6 B- ^/ \& R. d9 U2 @ CL Honolulu
+ q# G$ g9 v4 d, w2 E$ K! L+ d DD Alden: }$ B/ g( v, e+ p3 d
DD Fox
* Q H& X' B8 ]4 o8 A# l8 a DD Whipple" \0 {( p4 j0 Z" Q8 K N) o5 I
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
) p' [, a; q6 B$ ~4 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards) q. c) `# P' [5 a9 |0 x! _/ h' n
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
6 P4 M1 r! N$ Y/ }0 W' R' mRange closes to 11,000 yards...
9 Y8 S) v: K3 z m3 q" u0 p9 R' RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 X8 y, `2 l7 Y0 BRange closes to 8,000 yards...
m) d' T. L( T3 v; K! yCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards8 a, a. }& Z0 U
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards( A) h4 k/ j/ N: k& q: h7 r. m% M
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'+ D# _2 K2 j9 A- y! V8 f- m
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards3 w2 k$ O. E& q- H
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
8 o2 y5 j5 a y# h" n$ D+ k4 @ XCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 A, R" `1 H H4 S3 U, R7 ]CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards! g$ {0 e, U1 T1 d9 O$ u
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
& ?' d+ t1 v9 R# D1 U( U( BCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards: o3 q# @+ ?6 Q6 Q
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
4 c! W- D- v$ C# K7 fCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
9 Q! T {0 b/ O: u0 ^' R9 u4 h# dDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
/ V B9 V _1 h y9 p. \0 oDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
/ Z8 Q' f/ [9 `, d; ~DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
( l: [+ k+ Y7 f7 gRange closes to 7,000 yards9 r8 K- A. @. E$ E3 O5 l5 d
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
n, Z. Z: g) h: B% nCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards G5 }2 Y: u }
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards4 r( ]1 J. J# b& O" D" j! Z
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
+ F! }( v: j# F0 P6 mCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards5 |2 I4 _0 b3 Q, `" C- d3 N/ T* t
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards$ r- s) \: K) Y- s8 g' f
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards1 p& z" t- v4 W& _ F8 M0 m$ V2 [
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards+ G6 h7 A: T( R
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards; e( y+ B5 N" C% c1 T2 {
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards) `) F7 J- B% @( h, L& U9 b
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards9 U% w- T" W c9 @& P$ W9 X
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards& W! q/ Q, Z2 l! e4 a$ O
Range increases to 8,000 yards
0 x) o e2 b. H7 o' I% H# QCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards5 U5 o, a# ]! c4 e$ ~3 e
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
. i. c; p* L3 }/ l* ICL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards! U0 N+ ^5 L- J+ D g
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards* }" s8 A1 ]0 j9 F; s. G0 P; A
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards! Y- ]4 Y4 g# ]# _
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, J# n. I- u7 [( E! g
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
1 |: y" {7 j9 c1 d, {- X! zDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 q3 V# U( j9 KDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards s7 p, e/ P8 G4 O% u
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards( a9 h5 V2 }9 R8 N, i' k6 _8 _
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
5 D9 Q: X9 i: ADD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
: k/ x' _4 Z' E7 ~' b& ORange increases to 9,000 yards& q5 v' X$ j9 X1 ~
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
8 h4 X0 Z9 I4 d3 A# g3 X# q% aCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards: I e6 o2 O" J4 r& |' b) K
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
/ {! H- l, w- H* m5 F5 }0 P. p! w$ z: @CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards d5 e9 ]) |* D4 z
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
# r2 J0 h8 L$ }+ v" gCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards" G( }* Z4 Q y" A! |
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
) C" y- k c vCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
% {& P& C7 ]0 m3 b0 p* H5 KDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
, t7 `# U! o5 B Y4 y* {6 GDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards" K8 Q. ~7 f% [) S
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
' j9 _6 b3 X+ M# y8 M! W# {4 aDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
4 Y u. G" |5 p1 v1 v: T% CDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
7 z+ m; U" |0 J( O# f% GRange increases to 12,000 yards. @1 ?+ @; w3 E3 y9 C! q8 q
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards! h, Y2 G( ?9 u* s' H
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
: \" }. z9 r4 CCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
M) o) ?2 U/ q1 xCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
+ L% ^- D9 i+ P% a7 E4 W+ uCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
* j9 F0 m \- w0 |. @CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
# |: z% C6 t9 C6 OCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
5 ~, b4 h( k% ^5 D& ~* c5 ] @- kCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
! V1 u* ?# v3 F- q- gDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 _2 n# N% |. F5 H4 j
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
* R2 I$ g) E$ C8 q3 `DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ q0 O/ A S5 {7 q# S g
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
+ A1 z' y! u @: {8 k) A& {Range increases to 13,000 yards
# E2 L; o+ I) j) nCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards% H/ j9 P! E' C: h$ \
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards" W% U' |: Q0 x; f# o& N* q& A
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards' \# N) D1 }; b s) z. s) a
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards, [5 |! o+ m9 H
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards4 c2 ]- \( ~( v" V: B
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards9 P! \& y. ]! y2 n; ]3 R
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
( V4 {# J) p# s& }6 P& X' bDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards+ r k) z. c8 r5 x& x+ c& @
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards5 r' i5 C8 s7 I% M
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' {' H/ N2 d8 H
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
# n' a$ r$ |5 u+ A3 V4 V( rDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
" a! J; |) O, ]9 QDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
6 E, ^+ [, w9 oTask forces break off...
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1 y- Z, ]- F" Q% W; q" YDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships: m' F- O9 S- Y( H$ s/ s
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire- I9 a, p' \! u
CA Kinugasa
. w# H9 ~: T' T. O a/ r9 x CL Tama, Shell hits 1
5 w' H, o ^8 {# ^; Z3 c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1* v+ @! t( m! J- c, u8 M
CL Tatsuta
- C. C5 }6 J0 a$ v( x8 N4 e9 W5 P DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 S# @% }0 I! G0 ]9 m8 Y DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
3 c# u! T( y6 a1 ` DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire h: U; s! j0 d1 X9 E3 K. c. X
DD Oyashio
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* p$ |: k" L0 I' B& r0 o/ \ BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
- d+ u D5 J. t+ b0 E BB Warspite, Shell hits 8( ~: j* K" L- L/ _' y
CA Australia* X& q4 F7 Y4 X
CA Canberra
" e5 x4 A# \$ w" b7 u. X CA Dorsetshire4 t: d/ t+ X$ @- C( J
CA Cornwall3 C, e$ N. k& F! c4 X( Q
CL Leander+ `0 W6 x6 b9 K& X: X/ T/ b
CL Java' \* l) m$ S3 q1 ~$ {/ W6 H
CL Dauntless% m4 `4 z8 w+ H
CL Ceres
1 C8 P1 q6 S9 G9 S6 ]9 h! `( v9 S0 @ CL Detroit, Shell hits 1. L4 _6 o2 h/ l. }; a7 m- x
CL Trenton- k4 m0 K v+ w, b$ d& x/ [
CL Concord
( j0 h" a# B2 H$ E; {* F CL Helena! F" i- h/ Q8 L8 i4 Z4 s
CL Nashville4 f. n+ ]/ V/ W P9 B
CL Capetown
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DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire! X: X2 V2 Z* Q, v& U& U
DD Stack
% k/ Q" F3 S! K7 W DD Dunlap
! N% [+ `; ], I: Z( h+ P DD Fanning, Shell hits 18 ~2 k) O; Z. f/ c _. Q; ~' C6 s
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% C* ^; g) ~6 Y DD Nizam! _+ [ w( _7 B- h0 L7 n8 I
7 ?3 t$ c$ X6 X" uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards' N; s/ K, _6 P4 K0 {7 q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 l0 [1 t: l) h& c) _- B/ aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards: K) z0 Q/ c5 E4 f `
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T') e3 Z% W/ z" O& D: o3 E
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- Y- D, n8 m) [& t# z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
. @& |1 W5 G2 O3 z9 d. u( jBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards, h: T7 |$ z. {. k) |" O
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
/ l+ g6 q- {+ T& `9 k7 ^BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards k$ V% Q/ Y% u) r) {
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards0 J# B2 R: s/ E0 R# r2 e- t1 c# Y( D
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
0 u) @. W. }3 ^. nCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
! _9 y! }: L- X% c. A" h0 WDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards4 V2 m& a" o+ Q' [) q6 O
Range closes to 15,000 yards3 B! J* x: r% C* ~. r
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards/ d3 f5 v& ^& E
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards4 D) ^+ E/ c/ e7 y3 K
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
) j( O, q( A1 L- h0 fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards" d0 ^ M( e# S2 q& D
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards, _' Z/ S0 q# A5 G+ t9 K. @
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. J5 c) X/ j4 R6 O8 g, e1 f
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
+ K8 ~* e6 i8 j+ y uCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
* I" Y. C/ Z3 D% w/ B8 B- GCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, C7 g K2 m" i; C u1 N; u2 ~& ^
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. H/ S$ D v3 P0 q, C1 \DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards1 ?' f/ M; a, R0 W" ?# g/ E/ u* D
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards& N7 u6 C' x: B; A2 h; ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards0 a* s# k; v- o" O G4 T6 V
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards* L! u, P4 a2 n" x; I
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
* {3 R5 x5 F0 p! y6 j; z8 N$ `# F. SBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards. D- G4 n# C' @/ ]4 }
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
( E0 j2 Y% R6 m8 Z xBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
/ ] ]- ?4 a O. ^0 c' Z3 q# HCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* M/ S& U% t% z/ E5 K( ^; a+ i
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& b W% l* f8 vDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards1 M, D% E" ?6 Q: m+ l2 h
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
! \4 M! T( O A4 oDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards7 |, R+ B9 ?* s3 W
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards2 k8 O" D# u, f! q8 X; f
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards2 C: s& o2 x1 i: `
Range closes to 9,000 yards
+ G s- `' o; k! G/ _CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards0 O9 j: ?- }1 E; o3 F" g" i
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. p4 d1 J# N7 Y, Q- h( f0 ~CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
+ v. M1 Y" S7 z. ~BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
3 \2 J" a! K; t' hCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
7 N6 }6 ^) {% _* f7 oDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
7 Y( m% V& t3 Q V6 QCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
1 S5 @! P+ H+ m# c. x* oCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
( v8 j3 ?7 n- y& l2 gBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
( ^" D$ y. G, A# d) F f0 M8 BCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards. v3 p# s/ G. k9 g5 c9 s$ K
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards+ X0 i3 d1 D2 v5 W2 P
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards: M! @* H, G# V- f+ l9 e9 W# d
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards' L8 @( o1 Z( k4 H$ A0 u
Range increases to 11,000 yards
( ]7 h, V9 p' p- M0 fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards4 p: s1 D7 b4 z; b9 @8 l8 u
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards2 s: @' j3 e0 F! Y+ R; C' M
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
& M0 J; w! r/ c( ?# f- TBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
. t1 H/ t+ j2 `+ f# g5 C# WBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
9 R, t% P9 w! T/ ]. gCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
7 [+ j; U0 }* T! U( u3 RCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards F9 h1 `" h$ T R2 J( E
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards; Q2 G9 a \& b# }3 R& C
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards! [, W' d* k2 x
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
$ g2 f0 U, ]& m# v! d6 _* A* {* iCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards9 I3 H" Q6 O" }( N9 L( U
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
, S2 |" b) L) h5 TDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards5 h! F5 r# A: `' v
Range increases to 16,000 yards
3 h' U0 ]7 m& s" l# F. gCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
+ Y1 h9 {2 E7 V& \BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards n0 v' ?' F# X D: W
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards8 C; M: E: [( _0 C: T& N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
3 j7 m O8 m* g! ACA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards& M. K" q3 D [, P& o6 _% I3 T
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. g1 C& Z8 U. ~3 @, [( {% j
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
7 t7 {; \/ ?* s) n3 O2 ZCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards8 [* P# V ~9 U, X/ J9 G# g- L: U' [
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
+ Y9 p) Y7 G9 A& [% V7 I6 I3 SCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards; d- o2 w6 g( F- V% S
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
3 G) P( B8 [" @) oCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards0 y8 c0 M& y! @2 S. m
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards4 ]( E S* d P
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
. g. X' P2 C J' R) sDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
6 f1 R8 W2 H, J! R! w. @2 ^DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards; d6 Q' g' P, J. x) z8 L
Range increases to 21,000 yards
0 [; \; l7 ^( U3 o( [CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
$ b9 N L7 V: V% L; y6 Z2 |: o; jBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 v0 l; P0 O7 B+ v% f: n" }) t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
^& S4 o$ S+ tCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
1 i: r S9 n! H4 G @6 DCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( P/ v! e# i; v" r& pCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards7 @- ]) j* X! @+ ~) K5 T
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards+ u4 D: N8 F3 W: H0 z8 e
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
5 r3 `$ ^6 U$ ZCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
- ^6 F2 F0 r, q5 k0 h0 V' vCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards, H- Q# l7 S) T8 y
Range increases to 26,000 yards
! O/ q" _+ q7 H" |3 ~BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
3 I+ T9 d6 {! a& p4 ~4 BCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
$ @$ w E- o2 p/ y5 `) a8 oCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards; I4 P# C: h5 v$ ~1 t' c9 S' _
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
4 N2 i% i! n3 X/ \- D" y# pCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards: Q3 Z$ Q/ L; ^, B: h* D
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage2 ?) ?* P- y) B( a: X
Range increases to 28,000 yards& }# q0 P1 a& V( w3 n' d$ [/ y7 ?" E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; V6 T4 x% ^: O' ~( ^CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards; Q6 a; y7 l1 O+ K2 I0 Y& Q$ l7 }
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards2 M: K4 I+ }! Y" v
Range increases to 30,000 yards) {9 O Q' x3 H U
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
0 ^ C( X# w9 Z) V0 \CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards$ C) u2 w8 M7 ^; l$ g. M7 V
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands# N9 Y9 x& b! u
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SS RO-67, heavy damage8 ~. f: x2 K( S5 i/ x, [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162$ ^2 \' Z2 w" U0 t) ~- e
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 }( n1 w( S# [# Z' E( SEstimated time to target is 44 minutes) N* O8 ^! y V. m
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Japanese aircraft
2 ]+ t, q: w; D7 i A6M2 Zero x 48
4 }* n3 P) c3 u G3M2 Nell x 19
0 r* M2 N( t% ? V0 M G4M1 Betty x 21
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+ r5 Q, Z* s0 s* n! v) E# qAllied aircraft5 Q( ?% ~7 k/ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27# F& f) Z: n& Z* W2 N
3 K4 B5 p2 @7 A9 s! j6 \2 |Japanese aircraft losses
1 N. k# q) L7 M7 [& j; n A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
{2 l4 c5 n& }( i G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed" ]$ a* j, u+ E: w( @
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# ^8 p/ [2 ^) X) O9 V: \$ a7 [* ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* t4 \8 ^, B B. L6 t
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Allied Ships4 M( [: C4 @$ v& V5 f
CV Hornet' d6 c7 n- M9 d4 l7 Q
CV Indomitable; N" U1 \$ i3 f% ~0 n
CVL Hermes
, b& g2 ]4 j$ b CV Illustrious: @2 h& `) z3 }& @
CV Wasp
6 k* c7 A4 F7 p" o CV Formidable
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# d! F5 H7 [+ b/ J6 f5 bAircraft Attacking:
+ ^! H* s5 u0 m$ B8 W 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet" ?' D3 F9 p' Z- P8 ^- o2 x
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) O0 J5 U% n5 I7 k; N0 o
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet! J2 y" \3 l" B r! J2 ?" Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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! e: F; h9 R: [( H* p, }+ q+ ?CAP engaged:
4 {2 f+ f4 ?, ^8 b6 Z: }, e7 M+ QVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)/ d$ {+ [& r! m$ s' ]8 @
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 k" \' F# z3 \' _! o5 S6 M+ r
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.* C+ D& e! P/ ~; w% v+ S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes" Q4 O) w0 b: C
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d- N. D$ \) l5 J- X+ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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J. w7 @. I3 Q |Weather in hex: Heavy rain! t' o$ l/ m; U6 { V3 U
# w7 S7 z. e$ x9 @& A/ N1 ZRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& S6 ] k: h- d, H( |. R _
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& c% p: P6 M9 M! { G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft; {$ n1 l& l& ~4 L+ m( E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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7 w& Q/ V0 x7 ~9 w: mJapanese aircraft losses% {; C* ~) r3 Q9 b+ V: s
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; S4 L& j1 F6 [0 |$ ~5 v/ t
2 ]% T+ q3 k; c) P/ cNo Allied losses+ p/ x3 D0 b8 a8 ]; F0 V" w
4 Q' A0 P; z a3 V' PAllied Ships, p( M' M0 e6 }8 y% i$ ^
CV Illustrious
) _/ i7 [% Z7 B$ Q9 k5 i CV Wasp% C0 T2 O) x; T
CV Hornet( M& [# V6 z \+ g
* z- T8 n0 v) B( ?1 U, O! d( sAircraft Attacking:
* q1 b; e# ^5 h A0 z9 V" P+ X1 Z 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ q; n2 T& ^) P$ n3 y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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4 U& }7 E5 n; H; nCAP engaged:
! e( _# O: r5 D; VVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 y, L: m) R$ `
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 N1 S/ S" p/ T 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
: h4 ?0 R8 y9 Y& D } Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.9 f7 i+ W1 m+ F
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162/ ?% ^, |- U# {, L4 l E, u1 k4 ~
2 Z" G, c) _" F$ s- JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 S/ f$ f0 Q7 _# E. h$ M, PRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 L2 ?" O6 b% s) F+ t5 j( ]
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes$ J- @3 Q1 f. U9 W; R i3 Z
$ ]9 D8 r; |- s+ i( dJapanese aircraft
4 {' ?0 o/ g8 c/ m/ g A6M2 Zero x 24! k% J) u5 y+ ?8 n; b
G3M2 Nell x 18
0 {; _/ F( s3 M4 A( K G4M1 Betty x 16: P- e- g# k, o% ^$ {% J
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Allied aircraft
5 v, e" {! m0 F$ f9 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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" |9 W- D1 B4 Z# p. @7 b* H5 W A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# k1 m0 ?9 O/ [4 O G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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! l5 D5 U" g) L( r: G g d* u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' Z. m/ s5 i% i! @" y
, [8 o J! q1 t- i, ? AAllied Ships
: H9 J$ }9 \- N) M& @, L4 D; X CVL Hermes
, Q8 r' Z. i5 Y CV Hornet
. o; G* |+ U' J: }6 S4 e* R, [6 ^6 S CV Formidable
7 H0 u2 ~6 X1 s CV Yorktown
, e) ^& b, f( N& C: H CV Illustrious
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+ G( _2 `' Z+ U3 a7 W* K2 a3 JAircraft Attacking:
- B4 N8 v8 j) N5 Y* E! I8 D' S% N 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
" {5 Q3 |8 m7 @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 J6 V6 D0 |, ~3 ^6 m
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 [; q. [% X/ m" l+ v% v, N Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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l2 U5 n( v3 p0 WCAP engaged:
c* C/ H& M/ x. b* c+ dVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)- x: h1 Y$ E; Z5 q2 i
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 I9 Q3 X* M: N2 w
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
; s' ?; }* Z% h" ~ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |