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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。4 S. @' }/ X! ~( @+ |, k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 j! n" R9 V E1 Z% u0 S CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
% x6 _4 O* P, y* n$ a CA Kinugasa U8 Z {9 z5 H9 Q# q
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
% Z/ {! C5 c7 m$ r: S CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
X/ j& \+ y7 |, h4 r( ^+ d) H8 ] CL Tama7 \* g7 ]- Z: J5 C7 v$ G
CL Tenryu4 }* H* L3 l# Z: u+ \+ K
CL Tatsuta- M% t7 x w% o, M2 x- D+ @
DD Yugumo
8 K1 G- ?& C5 E# f: V DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1" X/ K+ J/ E6 E
DD Kuroshio
$ L0 ^$ P# m5 G; Y1 j6 T( S+ z DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1$ o; P# P* t0 w! f
DD Amatsukaze
7 w: C3 \1 w& s4 |1 x$ l DD Kasumi
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2 O1 X8 ^' p# _. j" j CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 28 p2 t( B! R6 b3 }5 I9 Q, L! H
CA Northampton" N2 F W3 x r& @
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
) |7 X+ w, B$ q, d" X CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
' c3 b& E/ x0 c; S' i% ^4 F CA San Francisco, Shell hits 25 y5 y& y! Y; s
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1$ T/ L7 B- y! T% U! B
CL Perth
+ u' L( J+ D1 G CL Enterprise
' j5 N% }7 E* ?, L CL Honolulu8 \* Q/ a, e$ n4 ~; i! R
DD Alden
7 L' X+ G, f/ x DD Fox) c* [/ Q6 o4 _
DD Whipple. A2 r' h# c" C4 c: i
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight: A8 _$ g) |" B, w* W, }6 T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 f' S: B; Q) ]" gRange closes to 17,000 yards...5 Z' y# {4 B, B# }, t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 Q* T* |0 i6 p- pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% v, h& [4 Y- k/ C# s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 U. B% D% f" ~+ e+ iCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
$ x6 n7 c/ U8 n7 m2 gCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
$ s- k2 ?1 w+ D- bMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'- J$ H( I, h0 k& V" M6 d
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
: p3 W3 ~: b DCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
' K) q9 y* [5 b. U0 Q' w1 cCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards1 O/ w6 w8 O5 b8 h9 ^# E, r
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& ?4 c6 h+ T3 F! DCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. A3 N% ]! S0 N$ R9 `CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
1 _8 k. q6 ?4 ^* V- Q! W7 kDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 s: w T: M$ v
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
# Y- R( l+ j/ A( B1 y tDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards0 Z- S1 x- C6 q' e
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards1 Y4 G& ?2 c- \, A b, y' G4 V& p
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards: m7 W- K- S5 Y0 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards
0 e, N6 C6 a* U4 ZCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards) o! } M: P: ]* @
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
& l9 h/ s! w7 w+ NCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards( S# U7 n: G$ {, s" v6 E% R4 K. S0 }
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: Y2 C% J1 t4 d7 DCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards3 F' n9 R5 H v- ]: H
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards6 `2 D* `2 U% ~9 F# B
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards& y0 u$ v$ n2 f
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
0 r- h4 y- W& ]" F8 WDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards @3 h9 h3 o. b
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
3 l. l8 Q$ j4 Y! L) ADD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
7 q7 }- _/ M9 Q" ~DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards7 ~8 c# s' X3 W! {. a" r
Range increases to 8,000 yards8 }6 ~$ }# h+ e( K8 g4 X
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards( R' H% k7 T% j! s
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards$ {# v7 C' h M% X+ ^0 W: n
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards* T G( j9 b7 c/ L, \5 \1 c
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards% T( f( ^! q" z7 [2 Z
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
/ P7 e# k# a) m' C" W; GCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
0 `) @' K# k$ V/ SCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards Q' Y! g9 \$ a6 W' _7 @: @ u
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards: N+ w! X# C6 y$ L6 V/ q2 S0 T6 M+ \
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& R' J# z6 U) v" _; _3 Z, \
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards* X4 M, {7 x M
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards" N( n7 O% l4 L& `1 V _
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
/ `0 M, f% Z; P7 p f. LRange increases to 9,000 yards% c, c8 N2 L1 o0 d- [2 ]
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
$ l0 W) b6 m% Y( k; u5 u* s% J: sCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards% V, J. k) q* b) f! L" T
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards" @- I2 R( f) a/ [# f
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
& u& a2 H8 r) Y7 O0 Q' N) W- gCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards9 h0 X4 }! |( I' p- d$ c
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards2 a/ O/ b) F7 l( h, |; c- L- i
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards6 R7 K1 s2 |. ~6 l s
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
& x- H- c$ f' _8 @DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
. t4 J. y" X3 [: @: e! UDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
" `- _$ f. {3 O) L! d" HDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards* n+ x3 L6 Z* R9 O
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards* k( v% n4 i% E- S y
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
3 \8 G5 b) U- P) {4 H7 oRange increases to 12,000 yards1 X$ Q9 `3 R6 b9 y
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
# k, i' G. J+ ^) Y4 _( r% }4 ICA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
! u! J& U# n# B* `& S1 ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
, w( n; X9 j9 r) ]; a2 uCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
' W& S/ g4 V3 \; _% _CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards9 I* M% e5 a. j m1 F( s: T
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
1 g5 s+ _, r3 G2 t [$ S, sCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards+ ^! L. o. I: f% }/ O) U7 E
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards+ i. G" N5 F: @$ c8 X
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) V1 Y- k- I7 {
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards5 x$ O. R% Z, q. j5 H w+ f
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( w1 w6 z$ w( H/ M# k* Z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards1 E# H5 ]+ f6 ~; X7 _3 Y+ L
Range increases to 13,000 yards
; M5 s/ p9 {+ L! s* y9 i# LCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
+ m: f9 A# k2 m7 J. SCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards# c8 U7 s E$ t. m! `+ h" X
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
2 `7 ?3 V; [& p7 x' r4 PCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards9 @% y6 U; d8 H6 m u; Q0 f
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards5 p3 H% E( w/ b
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
5 N: n: @) h; \) X1 uCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& _: L' b8 A- m: y; pDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
" r0 v+ G7 Q: C, gCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards/ H1 g4 @) `) i) x- C- l& D
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
: \+ B" K0 ~3 X# O, J. u4 QDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
! }' h4 m& T: D# N: i+ x4 }$ SDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! d) J) X" }" i wDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 n/ }. e- v+ q' }9 R% b3 L; H
Task forces break off...
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2 _& u" B! e+ }: }Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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: V I% @, d% q, W4 n+ p: G CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ D" @& W! N) b; L" X CA Kinugasa
" V) R( {& Y0 F( s8 O: N CL Tama, Shell hits 1) ^. K( g5 ]% |/ I6 N/ v
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1" `; f ^( @" l: S4 v" R+ P
CL Tatsuta
* q& \0 A2 |9 S1 Z) s4 d& F) Y DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire1 U, E. S, s) j8 I
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
' c0 t. s9 [0 a2 W Z9 s DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire9 j5 t# p1 ?7 R$ k7 y. ~
DD Oyashio2 _2 I- K2 s: t0 S5 ?$ t* D
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Allied Ships3 u: c+ ?& ^- e7 x
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1- Z( I5 B5 T: m4 h( j" z, \
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
7 c/ p% ]* \3 P8 h CA Australia' N8 @9 O) g# E) c1 o8 [ e
CA Canberra, B( x* X' A6 R# K8 Q$ C$ L
CA Dorsetshire! l0 m7 U# Q. h( e% u
CA Cornwall
0 q0 i& [9 p; J8 S: ]" v% } CL Leander+ l) Y4 Z. ?; O. a; s3 N0 Z0 O. Z
CL Java
4 i% ~# W- w) |& p6 q, N1 e CL Dauntless
4 z: k" k+ f; T/ o/ `" J CL Ceres9 c6 V/ i6 U5 ~! S9 }- V2 b2 }/ }, v
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1! A: `" S5 \; R7 L: _
CL Trenton u' y" P5 |" f$ Z& q+ d6 V" p
CL Concord
+ U( q. |+ _; ] CL Helena/ K1 L) W" V* ^: {% {
CL Nashville
9 B _: v8 H! n* p+ P& g& q8 d CL Capetown2 v* C) A& d& m4 ]$ K) E7 Q& s4 U
DD Buchanan9 A* S0 C6 S8 j& z1 Q; |
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
' G1 B6 c3 m9 l7 k+ x1 _ DD Stack
8 s$ b8 }1 }& s# T6 G/ |( M DD Dunlap
& @ f7 c; f, L9 Z: f) \ DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
( r' H1 K9 u- i DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires$ v5 C1 u0 c$ V3 H. W$ J6 T' R
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
/ H( l/ k& j4 ?$ h: qRange closes to 20,000 yards...) _+ J# T$ y. ~/ |. x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards v5 X. f3 F x) q
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'% j1 r8 f0 f* F
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- Y# `* G8 B& d: q7 T# z
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
+ d2 T: E8 A" ]5 d+ oBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
% w( E* f/ b* N3 M9 cCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards1 f8 \/ w o' P6 t8 C W2 Q
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
1 y9 I1 Y, E0 ^& p0 oBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
; F) g! Y) ], `3 I1 W4 s% a! D% oCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards- D" q# l! D% B- U
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards4 j/ a4 z' o( [7 k
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
, q- P4 H7 _+ U' k0 gRange closes to 15,000 yards
4 v" ?1 q$ y' x6 R" j: b, w& ~CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards; Q! p6 [& g8 X m
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards9 r4 }; ]% i4 o2 K% r% E8 w- n4 d
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards% n( \" [5 d% l0 j1 |/ j/ h; P& I+ ?; j
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards# Q: ]/ i, A1 F3 e* u! v
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards S! ~5 B. j8 l) w3 A
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. Q* \9 F& b8 z5 a
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
4 d# w8 P$ O. c+ pCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
( P; h. l3 q) k, f X8 i& z) QCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& b, P: A7 ^" E# d; N1 X
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; |( H$ ^% ?8 y8 S: qDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards- [) e7 s& l; d/ e+ b: h* l( M0 r
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards# D% Z$ k" W1 R [5 j' T q
Range closes to 11,000 yards
2 J( \9 l8 H+ ^5 E! u0 g0 wCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards" U5 o$ g3 k7 d: W$ F& T9 c+ K7 @
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 L/ h: f# Q9 D/ n
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
$ v' x) v* I$ _# |; A# ? g2 O. cCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards0 r" k* L! z+ ?3 t! U
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
8 U' [* _5 \2 S! e2 SCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
6 a8 c; m. q4 W4 n9 ~) m3 ]* m( sCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards0 U# U4 I( `1 f7 v5 @5 G
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards0 x: U5 g }, |5 F* B, a
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards" J/ T, `5 g% J2 y! m# W' f: g
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards8 {% T5 W5 A6 R6 ]
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards! N# E( ^. |* `
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards, m% [0 p( l" y. @: V
Range closes to 9,000 yards
. |/ g3 l" F. e/ t' G9 ?/ OCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards$ s- @% @5 R" p( b) B! T
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards4 @. B8 p; U2 Y) V6 K
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, |/ B, y9 U1 ^0 OBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards, U2 K y2 R( O3 z2 C
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards( ^2 M; R6 F! k9 F
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
) P0 M, L x, r: n* g( HCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
8 N$ |, H9 m \: R% z" F. RCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
' e! _9 _. C c7 t! ?BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
/ u* E8 U" B1 [, ]+ B; O$ KCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
+ t6 N! ]9 M* |DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
/ n; T9 w* Z) p. ~9 z4 pDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards# F$ r7 m" F9 B5 P2 v6 i8 I+ |
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards3 [# R, T8 {9 H
Range increases to 11,000 yards
' R. H- Y( R' K: V2 XBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
! G+ l3 E& l. s) cCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
: R3 v9 o i9 F$ Q" w9 KCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards6 y: F! P0 p9 {9 e7 n/ K5 \
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards- a( b. c% M6 ~1 T
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
3 f: C: x2 I# _4 S0 M% QCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards l& C# [$ @# V- x7 g p$ ?$ y& f$ [
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
6 Z9 a+ h$ [( g0 Y2 }# \DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
3 L) { c+ p' U1 hDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards9 b# z$ |. P% l2 f+ B5 f6 e
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 x1 u2 z3 `' I4 j) ICL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' I3 u2 {# A/ GDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards& c" W- I% f+ G l+ |) R8 E T
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards& f. H) o) ]; P1 x' q
Range increases to 16,000 yards
' M2 {4 }% p8 }* O2 P; |! _9 b# _CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
) ^/ H& L( o9 k* r- n6 ]& Y' jBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 F: R3 q2 o) [; ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
/ N. f/ ~- V# D& PCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards: r O, u5 i8 R/ e# Z- {1 ?
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 E$ y& F x' q- h- I: G+ f1 u; @
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
4 |% H9 i6 D: b2 O- pCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
. z* O: u9 U3 M5 C9 kCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
0 L7 q. y! i* lCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
* H5 o' `+ F; Y- eCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards& @) x0 y4 k- U: x+ J5 ^" k; ]
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards' P/ w& a# n4 I8 f) I: K
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
/ h/ F3 E3 U7 uDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards J- c( H$ F8 |$ I1 `" y6 g
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards! d7 b' m* R1 b. `. N
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
# s4 U% S- Y) u' VDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
4 e2 H' e) c7 A+ _% U0 ERange increases to 21,000 yards" E- L: H! G2 K1 [7 S5 K9 Y J
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards) h$ `/ ^4 M& m* M8 j/ \& E v
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards* w. b: b; E$ [6 a$ p- O" F, K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
^& c, _9 t6 WCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards$ e7 ]% f! Y! ?; `
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& M7 ~. ~. [3 D+ `: _CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' v0 R F2 X% l' p+ h ]6 j& j) r
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards( }: V4 p/ ~" ^" h( N
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
7 w3 F% j, q" S3 r4 T. _( xCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards& U. O/ Y; p! S. y
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
$ b* P" ~; D8 hRange increases to 26,000 yards N, @# K. m2 J# G# {
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
( ?, I( h. C& F" k2 @( l9 \CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards" k, Q( d4 z: M* a; h( i, ]# T% J
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
. g7 D" b1 Y8 g1 E, V3 qCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 F0 D+ p4 |# i0 x2 v) ACA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
; S0 S( v" t' \Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage2 }, G6 ]3 {# }% I% N- G0 h% C
Range increases to 28,000 yards
" X* ]% Z% E) l. W9 K3 G( ABB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
& Z: M0 i5 u% v' CCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards: j: X- L- b# d
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
6 z: D7 D. V- @! ?; jRange increases to 30,000 yards6 @! F/ @. z$ d$ ?+ N3 ~
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards; @( q1 _) y% s+ v# m8 d
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards! X5 J: z* L; H8 `5 P9 c
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards+ a& m7 R" V* v1 H" ?/ }( W
Task forces break off...! |! r) W: C8 {& @' k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 K. Z m" C- K1 }; K5 I2 P& _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ g! s& L; u$ EEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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/ K2 `% q1 \1 f$ p: k6 o6 T A6M2 Zero x 480 u; Y9 i1 i; c: G6 w( f$ }
G3M2 Nell x 199 ~0 W; y. I- H7 b/ b
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
0 O/ C5 C; q: o/ G3 u1 Y5 H8 v+ \% z F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
8 R! F" M; @; Z0 ~! r7 A( g* x6 G3 M0 K6 K& j
Japanese aircraft losses) m1 f$ y: K0 H/ N0 J: B" U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 G0 ?3 d: z7 l( K
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed2 c& C0 _4 J! d8 p8 x. R" v* x
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 N9 \, p( L- l- E
1 Y- i( D# j( k5 e0 R4 JAllied aircraft losses' x* Z4 i# ^6 X6 G7 D& ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 T& j; D" z' K! V: ^! x4 W; A7 [; I0 d$ h; [
8 `1 M3 }! ?4 n/ E; C4 \7 Z
Allied Ships
S/ s, K5 g. K" [ CV Hornet8 ~3 A9 q/ Q# e" r/ J- |* r
CV Indomitable& C# c/ V- y' _6 w6 m
CVL Hermes
/ Z6 E4 i, \7 I6 s1 J; U0 D, | CV Illustrious
/ ~7 C8 E* B) M7 ?. w0 f& K! K CV Wasp' Z5 u4 M5 L2 A% l# k" h$ I
CV Formidable+ {' a# P$ Z. J! x
& G7 b9 R" w g3 j7 OAircraft Attacking:- _) l$ P, A! W. |, S z6 D
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet: q: p( F& A, \3 H5 A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- C* M3 H7 v4 q+ r5 z. q* ]
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 M' `. P) g5 z* d: {# ~8 t) |
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! \+ Q5 d/ D$ s* u0 [! h6 a3 i
% a6 `5 h5 w' v- g5 ]CAP engaged:
1 ]8 z [! Z; uVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling), ~& V* e3 H5 }: M& f
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* K# b* ]( Y. W! u; R Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.2 u- @$ j' ^4 n+ S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes$ V/ s, q% P5 d( S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1626 _) {+ e% D8 m! E7 b2 f. |( @
: r. T% t1 L" v$ O/ K& |7 b; g+ _4 IWeather in hex: Heavy rain' k. A E, F- R7 q. z& r
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; v# I& D" R/ `, d9 q( I# ]; t
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 |* ?2 W* {9 Z2 B; G, l
. @0 z3 h$ p4 T5 e- m5 iJapanese aircraft
h9 ]9 g( s. [- Z- X G4M1 Betty x 28
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; Z7 F8 Q! L5 }* e. y IAllied aircraft
* ?( r0 j" o7 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 140 Z! j* z4 S8 g4 ^, p
3 Z6 e1 E5 v( Y) v5 [& O. z/ M6 OJapanese aircraft losses- T: h$ k g+ |5 B3 ]- F
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ k: ? M8 V6 ?0 z) H) ^No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
9 L1 ~5 G! Z6 v6 A Y! ] CV Illustrious
" c8 T. T2 W( J$ t c3 ~5 x7 C. ~ CV Wasp1 ^5 T- J' G8 c, a( z. @
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:9 n0 K% a* ?, x+ s- f
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
2 ?" B; V. S; X! L! Q( |. v; p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; S. N9 [3 ^- e7 p" ^$ e/ \2 t
; p; X! a6 E5 C @CAP engaged:
; E8 ]! ]+ N) r. |% v7 J3 TVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! Q; @) Z" P7 x* O" p 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; D# ^7 |" B% g 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 K9 k7 y0 k" i6 t, T
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000." H- K8 V1 x/ e' E% p# V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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, {; Q! e1 M1 x' y) m2 H1 G1 |. ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162) E7 X, G# ]. u; x4 O# C+ n; j! d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 v8 S3 E3 _' n4 B) X- E0 j( Z& a" NEstimated time to target is 46 minutes7 w" R5 U7 G- U+ `) `% X- o! l
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Japanese aircraft/ S8 I% Z- y! y0 _7 f Y9 Y% w
A6M2 Zero x 24' b3 X. c" X7 l- l! y
G3M2 Nell x 18
0 m) i1 F' K; H9 `# T ` G4M1 Betty x 16
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4 `# [: Q3 S j' GAllied aircraft! {/ t9 B, l0 j* R9 \4 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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8 [; }2 N6 X& BJapanese aircraft losses6 n3 k; y- ~( a1 a. i' q. I, G
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' ~( ^9 J, w) l) y
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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' ~* y; r( C5 ?+ }Allied aircraft losses, r- L3 i! d+ m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% v' e" P0 ^3 w) K" `9 L; u
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Allied Ships
% D) z4 F8 j6 u1 u8 F CVL Hermes
7 S6 |& i: O" L: J9 C) d! ^ CV Hornet
# z* R2 m9 B. w8 Y; k8 z CV Formidable0 c2 A, N0 x F i. c
CV Yorktown& K' ?0 p. R. `/ g5 u9 N
CV Illustrious
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' U- r; T* }8 @% A. rAircraft Attacking:* r9 |2 o7 D! b: c0 H- w1 X
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ M1 }9 n/ l: e& K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 b8 S' C: k' A2 X2 L) v6 ] 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# j, Y) E# ]7 f1 ^ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 }( }6 {) P+ Q* ~7 Z
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CAP engaged:" }# `: ~2 A% `7 W$ V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 h8 o6 Y: Y% t F+ `* F! @/ ? 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.. W3 j* _$ p) T# E- Y; P% Y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.8 i- m% Q4 Z8 I, l7 J# E& O
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |