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) r( n* r5 y# T: F: @: j: A0 n" }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。. F1 T4 [! f! S- f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% q: A; U) Q0 X, T0 W
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2; R' l$ x! y& y6 P) Q
CA Kinugasa
7 ~ t" Z I2 @5 c! d2 n, o1 a CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
, Q3 q5 R7 R# g. F CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ @# j/ w) \7 L8 k" N2 n CL Tama/ }8 D# z7 \ c% |. k
CL Tenryu
7 d8 n) I3 d1 U' l CL Tatsuta
9 H8 w/ M7 W ?5 A G- Z DD Yugumo
* z& b) z3 A+ D7 Y DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
U: n' V# O6 r DD Kuroshio5 I; @) a- F0 `" q: `2 ]7 a" v+ K
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
$ F9 K9 e. P j+ z t$ Q DD Amatsukaze
& ?- g6 z, o& }- }6 L( k, Y6 L DD Kasumi% z9 i3 ?7 H' D7 e' A
8 z& ~ \0 @( q) W* rAllied Ships
+ X6 o4 c. _- ~. B# w CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
9 r. v: ^6 m. \3 x, C3 Z CA Northampton
( `' x8 G) z+ k) ^ m/ d! n# c CA Chicago, Shell hits 18 C) P6 P' D( b" C3 A
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2! p% h+ j5 C! J( X, V3 L! ]
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
7 F$ O: \# @4 N7 A, X( j; T CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
& `! v; M' f1 A) w5 l0 l- d6 i& i CL Perth/ p, c% J3 u: R
CL Enterprise
, J$ v7 @ A* g8 j% U `) r CL Honolulu$ F/ T1 k/ }8 r) ^2 h- L [, y$ U# ?2 h
DD Alden9 _; t! E2 A* h
DD Fox
8 |* u: J5 N* \) A6 n4 I% c$ ^# l DD Whipple6 B" `6 ~$ p, e$ Z6 A2 z9 y
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight S5 R- ]! h* ?/ g& O/ g; k
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( ?5 r8 m- X1 g# dRange closes to 17,000 yards...
+ C" S1 s; C1 c1 L1 e8 N( ORange closes to 11,000 yards...& z+ ]: q& i. q* i8 U$ \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: D6 z9 l0 Q" M! O" i" O. s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ t) ?- |) s" Q. gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards/ {4 U6 E2 j; W; A
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
" r' [! ~6 ?/ jMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
$ u7 g+ i/ J: h7 @CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 l0 L1 N! ], C6 Y8 \. i; dCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
# X# ~+ B- B; DCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: S2 v9 J7 q3 D6 f8 i+ F
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
; }4 T% R% u7 x# [& T2 ZCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. v0 @9 n h) j. X+ e _& R1 z" [CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
( h: D' E6 s- p& l" H- |- @* gDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ `6 s. X8 d7 |8 R5 H4 ^1 l6 A2 @
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
% N3 i9 X. w$ C. Y0 pDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards D! P$ z! Z. P) ]
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
/ b/ S* ]6 `, l/ I2 WDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
5 E5 P- ^4 y; Y( n6 m& s" K3 IRange closes to 7,000 yards( Z6 H0 T6 P1 v6 k) y. ~4 l
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
) i8 ~0 Y8 Y; X$ B0 o1 y1 j* rCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
0 A! b- e0 e3 V- \5 mCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
% s) w' Y5 G1 D: ~) H$ C) ]# tCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards3 T) c$ w& _8 c6 S/ V' z! _5 n
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
( G+ P" j& I' zCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards& C# k( n0 Q: m& S* Q# z) t
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards. \6 a( K0 A( ~, k$ l5 g: {
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: g) H" O9 \7 Y R9 q1 g' P; BDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
' C, A; T- S" Q5 f5 Y1 I; XDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
1 i$ b7 G1 B( @9 D5 EDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
. i K+ `9 x6 z# w4 KDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
, [! g- s( f* V& qRange increases to 8,000 yards' V1 U7 F* X' o% c" [# M5 y! g; X
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
& ?8 }. t4 @$ |8 n) ?- }6 WCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards5 ?% V; \" h ]; O' I5 J3 z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards H6 O; R X0 T% e) I3 ~6 L
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards2 M* T9 E4 G/ f
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
; _2 n. d% P4 nCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ V6 |) b& k; T& y* {; |. {: M3 n' GCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards! L) b- s& ], t- I
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 m: q$ A, u3 yDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
' w, V9 b6 H4 @+ w- @2 x# kDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
! \0 e; f8 h3 b) t( {DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 F5 D# |; T# L9 x( H# I8 ]# k
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards$ R/ A: r3 `! q2 a
Range increases to 9,000 yards
, a1 Q: k0 x# }3 nCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards- B# |, E4 T) t- b* Z
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards, {; w1 s0 ~, E. C
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
( \# p* N* f6 L( e' _! qCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
2 L, T: \6 q5 l0 {2 C0 b( QCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
, c4 }1 R* W0 y6 q VCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
* {$ c; Y& \% k" \3 v* W0 c+ c" I7 TCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards: R6 a- M* a" x# ~; K- a( O
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
+ U3 c, y, b/ c7 wDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
' j$ m; T; R- i2 _/ x8 RDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
. O( N1 b8 }" x& v5 IDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
7 `2 v9 p+ X8 h H6 k7 p. UDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards2 \% Q# E3 S9 T2 Q; v( S2 D
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards' A) p$ z2 y$ n: w% ~. i8 n9 j
Range increases to 12,000 yards
1 G6 [4 c+ p2 A3 ^6 E. h. q! e: BCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards( O# A/ v7 v! N
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
% d& \* H% |5 m$ M- nCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
* z. e4 G* F, s6 `: m) t8 gCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( r5 Z5 |# x: k- UCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
; ]. \. U: M( l' wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards* D; [6 `& Z4 b3 `
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards9 X7 R" k1 @1 ]% ]7 G6 i
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
& M1 R6 Y1 A, g- g: {- ^DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 u# y' M2 [8 M. Y# @3 I* DDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
9 p" w2 H, N: t \& _$ A) c+ V* cDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
7 ~' |1 s( R: PDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ ~) L/ t1 {0 IRange increases to 13,000 yards$ {" N6 a& G% `5 g* `$ x" I" a
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
! l9 P% w1 h6 Q* {# w: C) z- B4 NCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
4 w, A; {) S5 T- X) }' R" ZCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) W; h9 T9 u2 B+ U7 v
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
F+ z. O9 v7 G( l* t1 x# kCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards+ B$ \6 w: R! A7 u; F$ R7 H
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards, ?0 x+ C1 n9 A# R9 i' ^
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards* W0 j, V( Q; H: a- V- _
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
9 c P6 F! u F, h zCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
+ x4 n8 G6 _/ X2 [DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
8 ]7 f$ v2 o0 [3 n6 U5 ?( u6 rDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards: X4 Q, G6 B3 J3 x* I' t' X
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
7 E) w+ L5 z; e2 t1 NDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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- a- E) y8 K3 D- @7 TDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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( o; X) V. t6 q" w CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire5 o) C: i. t6 ^3 c; V A K: b+ g
CA Kinugasa
2 M n1 _( \2 } CL Tama, Shell hits 1# {* ^. a7 c+ k' E9 W1 N
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 15 T0 N) H: V9 a+ V% l
CL Tatsuta
! b% L! C N" S- I0 S, I DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire1 S" ?" g4 V2 y0 O& I1 h
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 15 d2 l; t/ R& A; w8 ~+ C% Z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire! ~& y# c+ ?, T% G# j5 R
DD Oyashio
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! M% H! v4 n- P1 q2 z0 ~3 @5 @ BB Colorado, Shell hits 1+ o O. i0 |! F7 I
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
4 N* |- O7 z/ l CA Australia1 }1 s* `; V' z! [! [( R- w ]) l
CA Canberra1 Q5 {. t+ e c1 t* d
CA Dorsetshire
, ~4 R) q2 a4 K3 B4 f3 m CA Cornwall4 O! d$ |- c# H) v
CL Leander% U/ g+ B7 _8 `8 P% u5 o( \
CL Java9 s; R o9 R5 k/ ^% T' f' m! w" j. ?
CL Dauntless9 K: c+ `# }, |2 i4 |
CL Ceres7 L# m; o. F3 x2 T4 I
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
6 B/ H0 {, H; I5 l CL Trenton
% v8 `/ I" c1 b g7 G+ C$ s6 |: n CL Concord
% l4 k) b, c4 {; s+ j6 E CL Helena/ Y1 ~/ s4 f, F' ?1 d
CL Nashville" n4 Q4 |8 C# I( _3 {
CL Capetown
$ g% z$ n7 }* P4 ~/ X: X DD Buchanan
+ P$ ^9 o8 m9 C1 B DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire, e3 b; x) h9 v2 b9 P7 Z' x
DD Stack
1 _* A' D _0 F5 R DD Dunlap
+ }$ F- e9 Z8 I% f8 t, ~ U8 y DD Fanning, Shell hits 1; R. a a1 ^, Y! n I8 n
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& g0 _# @6 [, |4 @: `1 m
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards0 O. ~( C# a6 q8 F7 t
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ N( u' B& r+ ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
L) d, s! F" V" y" NFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
5 g4 R ~0 |1 N$ t6 k5 sBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards$ z: L: E" z6 r) m* [- k0 M
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
5 A, g: j4 l/ M Y8 oBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
0 J. H4 c U- XCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
5 A8 J" O( \4 k5 s9 C. S( l1 v+ i9 HBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards% F* b' _. z& J/ e5 P
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards6 @- c6 r+ Z5 l! _7 ~- T
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
& U$ i- ^2 ]9 G O# ~! y+ W% S$ DCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
* [, [" ~1 z& VDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
6 i/ \; p1 B9 ~Range closes to 15,000 yards
x" w" u) a* t7 p) T! ?# oCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
; i' ?$ Z {$ q" K- `0 {BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
2 D$ G0 U1 C$ w m# ?9 g, `- h& @& NCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards; r) N E0 {. E2 e
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards7 l5 R. d# G8 p8 o1 Q) L: b4 b
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; s$ X/ g9 F/ A' K7 O$ ?' h8 B! l
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 q, @! Q4 R' _% ]. P/ TCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards: B3 @4 @: Q# m0 M8 a; U
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
& i! b5 a- c5 s% eCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* |, j- m2 d) r& s) f
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
! {8 Q# C0 u9 jDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards! T l) N( a) M
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards4 L3 D$ n0 |# k7 l/ f, {4 O
Range closes to 11,000 yards
4 P0 W7 ~4 L% h5 rCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards6 Z. _- w, L! p1 J3 U# S3 ^. I9 Z4 d
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 \/ d/ K$ R$ C9 f# k$ Q% j+ FBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
1 z' d1 j( _7 \) T2 P% H. H+ vCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards. t# J' }. A7 ]; O X1 K7 X
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
$ p3 C. y5 Z0 cCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
) I5 i, v$ n% F( {CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& T( i* n) ^( ? U/ z/ g! {- Z& BDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
A6 M" C- X; t8 P8 @CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 ~8 F' o1 T5 \
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards# {$ q4 q# K, O! w- w
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards. Q% C& e& ^4 n$ n' E k: Y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
' W; j/ W" c: S$ P9 Q2 [; WRange closes to 9,000 yards5 c8 n) n2 ` m4 z$ _- X! ]1 Z- R
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
$ d. ]) c" b9 ? YBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards2 J; L0 w6 J" [+ r$ I" l6 L( s4 f
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, U x. C- s3 \5 C) e2 l. ]( v8 ]8 fBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
& m5 z+ }0 I6 Y9 o1 v( W9 }, t. I6 vCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
1 o3 C5 `" f( B! |7 H* KDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards: b" p9 x5 |: a& [6 ^ ?/ K
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
% t$ p' `. h4 R: g! M! Z$ QCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards4 O' ]1 v3 B9 U
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
# a) G8 K8 q, O" D* R$ w, [CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards; g6 c; o0 _$ q3 r }7 K4 E0 `: c. F
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards/ O& s5 F/ q: `- v: E
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) Q& u( F- x5 s' G, t' ]( G1 ^DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards; V( ~& p2 W3 q+ \
Range increases to 11,000 yards
. d! Y9 U) w& }BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
" K: ^) y& q; m9 D4 @CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards% k- S7 o" v5 p, h) {; i
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards% ^+ q9 u9 {1 D6 @* m m" l4 m# W
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards* c+ T& b6 E% I9 r/ \
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
% n/ Y. Y) d' Z* _+ i5 x* Y( WCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards; ~1 D; G+ C5 |) q1 J4 K" q" Z
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards3 {4 Q8 ]6 T+ q
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 q% w N' B+ X' B9 Q
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards) y5 }; J2 s3 \
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' C4 ~) N' i8 \: f; ~% l2 YCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 U# C; L% C0 ]/ Z+ n8 T! pDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
$ J9 H1 U; I) Q, s. V6 U MDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
: C7 V O0 x/ t2 DRange increases to 16,000 yards- p( f8 K! ^9 u, c& s5 G
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards |% E$ }2 l) E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 w+ t; N/ b) m' ^$ ZBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards) i5 m6 p% u0 Q# q# U; m
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
- b3 z7 E( \" Y0 k: nCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards1 W' ^$ T+ T4 u# c' @9 t" C
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards, G/ l6 A5 q s" q% R
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards1 i* J. Z! `: [" P1 X& M
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards$ N# m2 Q; t% y
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
- C$ u) n2 H$ S, E* M) ~" ?CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
& |# j% L; ~. o: |* {+ I% e0 a7 \CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards5 u, ?' O6 Y3 y4 z
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
# P! Y- q1 Y( t' S* _6 S$ F: oDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
: l6 X% M. o1 d. s+ nDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards* u4 `" ]# e! M7 R& W4 V: |) P
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards2 J- e2 H5 E$ e& @, G$ _
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards1 s4 O. @! t: M. c2 t% I
Range increases to 21,000 yards' Y1 y+ i7 O4 p6 y' {! e4 t
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards% L7 x a2 P/ W2 w
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
& L( `6 ^( W0 j6 R4 zBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
4 r/ ], o# }5 f4 R F% F2 a0 S5 ~CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards1 ?, h* l' G4 g( u+ e* V
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 v1 k9 S1 U* g) U% W4 q0 ~/ Y
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
' Y% j1 {/ q% RCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards% c. M. I- l" ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards7 [2 r7 |# {! W7 l; X7 o
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
' z, `' |0 z. D; e3 |0 ?CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards: U+ |, ^8 Q* ~" M* y6 X
Range increases to 26,000 yards0 u% r& v- P9 U( G; u3 P! Y
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
, j6 E* ] r$ j; x" y& [CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards6 v1 F; `" z; k5 i( s- w# }; h% R
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
5 p& q) {6 @$ t: s/ c: tCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards( X6 N& }1 {5 |" D+ y- ]9 x& f* R9 A
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards$ C" j j6 ^ w+ k& i% E+ j0 g" I# O
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
. Q# u. K4 I/ ^6 H0 pRange increases to 28,000 yards# E+ F" D" X' {1 P$ c/ V2 K' j1 Q
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
+ }0 W7 e% H- g1 rCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
~, D9 Q2 v$ R# d6 R# _* I0 DCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
7 {6 x& R" w, s* N. S; N9 aRange increases to 30,000 yards) ^0 f- q* C; H5 I w- N/ i9 X
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards4 |* c+ q8 |# m
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards5 E3 B0 y. o g" ]/ ~0 P* J
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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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! L: a% l/ i; y# D. P
: P3 i% E# d- R9 V" PRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 F5 s9 L; G4 `/ LEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& u" d- w$ Q. }( x
A6M2 Zero x 485 r+ [' q2 n6 P5 ^1 F8 b# }
G3M2 Nell x 19
. s1 o0 w2 Q# q G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft9 c: D9 o/ ^# T2 h0 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27) R( b6 A' y9 `* Y8 f0 u
) w3 r5 s- m5 W( x. s; yJapanese aircraft losses
+ b: l1 r& C& a A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 q; s. F$ b; C G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed3 L$ w: |0 Q' N: ]+ s
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged, w: [' j) W. T, |! T! ^& p' w; B
+ r- D4 h; V: QAllied aircraft losses
- S- n; v. x: A6 P! p! ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships' F$ x% y7 u- c# d1 E
CV Hornet4 o, O' c- s k% o' c" u
CV Indomitable
+ {$ S4 _) J$ T) Q( ^/ T CVL Hermes v) d$ z0 z& w- s, f. Z4 L
CV Illustrious" e- F; K, w9 d; m1 v
CV Wasp
: }* Z% g0 R- J8 B# U CV Formidable; S% |. n0 Q: Y6 t' S, {
2 H, }4 v$ B0 F2 ]Aircraft Attacking:
# N: f2 t4 W' z, F- s9 b ? 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
( ~" X1 P5 G' a9 y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' l3 v! f3 A+ b8 s
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, v; B+ d M6 J7 \! t2 S! C2 K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
& R- w7 \& i4 u. |, |VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
p0 A; `' L X" S) w 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.: }9 l1 Z2 w! g" A
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
9 M' d9 ^2 m0 I5 }$ U2 H Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes0 J& w$ z/ ^7 @8 Q2 O0 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 b% a& q4 ?" \& j! T3 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 ]% T5 A% o' u' {" u& z* z5 Z
2 X1 x1 g) y7 f% i9 @/ U, b/ l+ ~Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 X, `3 u$ d. Y; x& m1 x( o7 ZEstimated time to target is 34 minutes; g4 o% f3 W* F" X. j
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Japanese aircraft
7 {+ X4 K+ G4 t G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: m* f6 r% w! L+ B& m0 h
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses2 ^# [# L# |: ] }5 L
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Allied Ships
- B: m( c9 v9 ^/ P+ H1 F CV Illustrious
! F. ]# X7 q, P1 V! |' V* y8 ~ CV Wasp- Z( u1 _3 N: V
CV Hornet" w2 B- A1 P0 f; {6 \/ N, T$ [
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Aircraft Attacking:4 t( w" @2 B: ]* E
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet- |& o* X; t& d2 Z6 m
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:: D* D. b1 k4 o, m. X' B% X
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 Y9 t2 x# p. z, j& Z/ q" L! ~
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
: u, H8 P5 b2 H+ E& z- d6 p 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 s" v9 F' A! t$ \* p. i/ C$ f
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.8 j0 T$ {2 \+ K9 }, {1 [" R* u
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes) D, S4 p2 {/ r) d n- o9 u: E T
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/ D4 A7 s) z i$ S# @0 O- W$ pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162: M" H6 D0 g* ^" Q9 p) g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 k/ R: T$ c! |* E. U
, A8 a5 l7 _5 e" V9 ZRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# y& N& b" \' {; T
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes1 u# h; A$ f6 Q! r: ]! M) h3 T
0 ?6 B- y2 y/ f& ^$ u2 Q; v: mJapanese aircraft1 Q. m' d; A' O( o5 @1 K& ?
A6M2 Zero x 24
0 ] V1 O7 i5 m0 Q7 D. y2 D3 U0 u G3M2 Nell x 18
/ H' Q; k& T; V% G; i3 H5 o G4M1 Betty x 16' f. _# R6 ~; c$ G
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Allied aircraft
3 B5 c2 Y% A/ d. O7 g- q F4F-4 Wildcat x 19! P C4 J* @5 @2 i1 a7 q. k
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Japanese aircraft losses3 o' @0 W" d1 [0 u$ U6 q( h# y) Z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! ?1 I! s" ^9 c$ e* t
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* i; o) K% K' T# ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ _' f5 o8 b8 }2 \' c7 o; b+ MAllied Ships! k6 J3 Y$ A( i; Z
CVL Hermes
3 y5 O. d, j8 f- E% _* ~ CV Hornet2 ]- \1 s+ a3 Y8 X6 X: s5 `
CV Formidable1 U! r' L2 v6 t4 @1 F/ `/ R; q
CV Yorktown8 q5 W$ K8 ]& o" V
CV Illustrious+ t9 W! r, O; h1 ]2 B8 C
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Aircraft Attacking:( K) E* A2 s" z3 k% T E
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
1 I1 d7 ^ v* W* R0 Q, U* l7 C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( T! X* B" F! u J3 J8 N& S' v
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 `1 |3 ^3 V* @/ f Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 [( a0 H2 Q, L& Z. u9 f( x" r
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CAP engaged:
$ T: V& p/ T v/ U, ~, A, sVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
) u6 ^% l" e0 ?1 W; Z( x: F6 U 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., x, J* C4 t9 _
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
& ~/ s3 [2 Y9 [6 s: i, Q$ } z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |