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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。9 A; d7 u" A8 i) E4 }7 j! {, H6 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards" k/ Y! d/ j% W+ O3 v# @
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2$ F* i- _# e! z1 Y7 J7 E$ Z
CA Kinugasa
# ~; s0 e& {! r4 O CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire; K* o/ k7 N D5 V! {9 B
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ B7 e# l6 z* u6 ~8 J+ }5 m3 r6 U
CL Tama
: L' Z* p. Z5 P, W$ | CL Tenryu
( x- z8 h, p7 s CL Tatsuta! Q( Z- R' j6 F# `7 J: [# \
DD Yugumo
9 z& G! p5 x- Q# h* w DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
# h/ B% P, |* f; R2 ]! ^ DD Kuroshio
. s) v5 \/ V6 D1 O# C& _9 p! u( r DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1& {8 b5 t$ b0 O0 V0 y' V, \ \
DD Amatsukaze9 m9 @6 s/ B- t: E6 e
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships4 s& l2 {6 {" x. b* O
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2" p7 f: r8 ~/ z) F
CA Northampton
+ E( F, e3 V! S* q9 [" s CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
- W5 W2 n- M+ ^ CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2$ K# Q( u# h' a# X+ c+ T3 d/ `
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
2 h' ?* H1 N- p& _* h. O/ { CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
9 T. V# O+ d: _+ A2 O4 u CL Perth4 p6 l% t. S- [$ Y2 Q. O& B
CL Enterprise
( d: L: D' }5 T) t. @; O CL Honolulu
$ | b3 r9 K( Q) {) T DD Alden. `' |, S0 l p& Z+ p, D: g
DD Fox& s* u6 t& v" ^5 f @* B
DD Whipple$ u) V6 k& e s/ Q o: [1 H6 g
; ^7 ^4 k4 R qImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight* @6 X/ Q# e' R# {' b6 ~
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards' q) d# c( p' X: X* I$ E1 \/ O
Range closes to 17,000 yards...$ S! p% ]; u5 N# m8 S r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% H$ i! @% a$ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards$ G& T& K& k: q& w4 w" X
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 y4 \& t5 T5 K' `CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
' u: S2 T( ?% m$ U5 }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
9 ~$ \1 |, o4 FMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
? k5 j0 a- W- JCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
" L, y! X- B2 PCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards" G" S0 [. v- j# Y0 S: m, ]
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards2 C3 V0 S) Q8 ]0 g' U4 x
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
, [9 V* \' }1 a7 cCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
# w1 C7 D6 P8 ^, l( K2 r6 m$ k4 G# SCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards( I/ {% o+ w( G$ V# y" c `( ]
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% K- v8 w) L% N# t9 H) I$ g( e& c6 jCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
! l0 J6 y$ D) Z; ODD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
& j1 M" |5 r, y% A; `4 JDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards- L( o" i4 E9 K% Z$ p7 y$ `+ M3 ~
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards/ L3 y. l4 F) s) m7 \( T
Range closes to 7,000 yards: j3 B& e# M! J/ y6 ]
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards1 _0 b" u6 g: M: g" f- I- x& {% }' _
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
) b' s- s$ t8 k; q9 ?: M7 jCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards. R% Z1 |% q1 o1 B$ Q- u# }
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
% F( z. `# H. j! w/ o7 lCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
1 \& a' n# f" B) _% ^: dCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
4 V0 F& v, w0 h) n4 dCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
2 `7 V! ~+ f7 ?1 SDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
' W; z3 x: d4 B: Y2 xDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards' O" Q5 m& c- P, d& k' Y" z
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards* @% `; G, V9 U
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards; E8 s# V* r7 r' e0 O
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards1 T6 o/ ?# |- b9 _. J
Range increases to 8,000 yards8 [( h$ L2 ]- y
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards3 s, Q3 y4 h/ G9 a& G. Y3 q
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
' z8 @2 }+ `% zCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
9 t, U# z# _! S( T5 OCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
9 b( ^( [( G7 G9 E/ }CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
0 T: J( F$ B: }; d3 j+ CCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
$ W6 M0 x3 U: D- O6 @( N* ?CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
, E" _: o) K6 ?! v3 G1 pDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards" C; ^* t# y0 c8 z( x. q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards8 f: w. G- t y' u# _: _$ ], x2 i0 }
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards0 P. k, J7 |8 _( ~7 j
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
u; ]) L7 h% A4 i! m* g1 j. ]1 ]DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards9 {4 h J4 o1 D) f6 i; v
Range increases to 9,000 yards5 G' |3 D0 D) S
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards. U L& B5 l' \
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards1 B* n4 N7 ~ m; p1 W# R3 A
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards" q- J' s) f0 \8 ~3 J) j: Y! j
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards2 f8 {. M( U1 V( p2 R. k% k3 R
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards# v }$ I% c; {
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
$ N/ y3 d" y& H U+ KCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
. c$ x& B0 P+ a% b. F" z5 pCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards. |8 v4 J {! J7 i9 O# d h
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards7 G$ @- R" ~& o6 P
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% T i8 _( N# X% |/ Y# x4 NDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
# h' {) ]1 n' l% |! T: Z yDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards$ L( k0 y3 c& F$ x7 r/ M/ I
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards0 O! _2 W" {5 H3 b
Range increases to 12,000 yards
5 i! B+ m3 g7 k9 I0 e) H5 wCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards' t" v% l8 }4 n
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards% F/ `0 Q+ W5 ?: I! r
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
% T, t" O+ m! ]6 Q+ wCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
. i$ Q8 d8 R* s' H: u, TCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
. z3 e& k% ~8 ~! ?" }, ACL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards0 y8 j. {5 _ t7 Z& v
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards. I! W9 _6 N9 {
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
" ^/ P/ Q) N. e9 ^DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 O1 U5 N3 K; t: E, t2 cDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) ]) \" T+ K$ U4 cDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( q8 k+ A/ m8 i) @- V. ]( S: l
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
E, K( c+ }; T0 e5 cRange increases to 13,000 yards
4 ]! \8 L6 T; f2 d* ~/ gCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
! b/ O0 M, o/ R5 {" _3 O; S9 TCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards2 N) [" \% x% Q B
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
* T, s) ~' w t4 a' Y* rCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
- B5 \) G) o2 N* w+ b- I6 pCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
5 A% X* q$ J( LCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
& A0 u8 |1 v5 Y- U8 R& f) ?CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards3 ]7 h% {& a, \& ^' s
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; [1 q# r8 q! X: {( o6 |, e( ?CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards1 G. N6 A, S0 H! d1 {+ E
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards6 v9 B7 s: i+ ?% l2 r/ N( q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
* } x) J8 G" ?/ g; g% |DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards& I+ N7 g2 X# m7 p! i4 i
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 ~; M/ m! r! G; C! Y. q2 k
Task forces break off...
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1 m1 ^ h# \& S, o iDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire3 b2 l7 |0 r$ N6 [4 n
CA Kinugasa
* i- i A8 D7 _, G1 r5 W CL Tama, Shell hits 1' j, C) t8 L2 ?. Q' L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
^) W V$ i1 [5 W/ I# K CL Tatsuta
' v7 d3 o$ Y+ K# q ^" Y DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; d9 o+ }. Y h
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
/ _4 `. G* U* v+ y DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; v' }% t1 y; H( T
DD Oyashio
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BB Colorado, Shell hits 1; O: S. D" {3 `. p! o
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8, l ~1 `8 l$ b9 e
CA Australia
# j% Z6 W( i! H2 w CA Canberra1 H% R* L+ y' H
CA Dorsetshire
# d z: y' p8 q- N- G7 S- Z CA Cornwall2 c1 C8 r0 y3 B1 Z. ]) l' Q% w9 R
CL Leander
3 E; z! w8 g/ z0 d CL Java
' T; j9 h1 L1 R5 @ CL Dauntless: Y1 `: M5 f% M$ ?
CL Ceres
# X! I: q! o) c' p" j# v6 w. r, T CL Detroit, Shell hits 1$ W( N& r7 x+ {1 O. R
CL Trenton2 v5 ~( O3 Y( c# [* p
CL Concord
! |; J" @" a: V8 O! @1 t7 q& h CL Helena
8 @( |6 A! P$ g+ K* B( v8 l CL Nashville+ m8 ?+ D7 I1 s' \# H2 c
CL Capetown& s9 E2 r D- M( W# o! W% A
DD Buchanan
% Q9 z; w3 ~8 S9 A" y% W/ o DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire: c# x+ B. i, y! Z/ Q% @2 J
DD Stack# v. m) f. u$ ^7 j- F" P* {# @
DD Dunlap e, B/ V- n) }0 T
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1" N' C2 b. L$ b' [% ~' E1 K, m3 }7 g
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires+ o5 j4 X r! l. k8 Y6 y
DD Nizam* A' M. a' M, A2 o; h% V
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards$ _, @, p9 R# F, o
Range closes to 20,000 yards... c8 u5 Z7 y W& z: l6 u4 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
. P4 W% Z \7 z0 C; ^BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
) X- J: w( w- Y" l; J/ fBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards- I V: c8 S& [8 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards o# _! F! D2 B- n0 d( @; p7 X
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
# R0 T+ U, E+ t1 P% ?- eBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards6 A7 D3 F! C) p: s
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
0 F0 _; \+ @! V; jCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards+ x7 I4 W+ f' o
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
7 v+ p; `9 @3 ^. R& BRange closes to 15,000 yards: K4 L8 c5 G8 G8 `; }
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ P6 o; }# r: s2 y+ t
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards. \: t# l: `/ z8 O% x$ c/ P
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
' ~6 H( `0 O1 D. v. E$ E+ vCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, x7 b5 _! D' b. V9 [CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards; ?* e% G$ ~, P' ?7 E
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
! R/ ], K( p0 E6 B7 [$ yCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards: J7 T0 i: u: Z, p
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards: x n% w5 I6 K0 Z7 c
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
L% A+ \% m1 F4 ?- |0 f& ^CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% y; I' V. c9 V% m/ B* Q* m' O
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards4 y0 n( ]! J- v
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards- {8 M7 A% h4 M
Range closes to 11,000 yards
& h! Q, s2 |- Q$ ICA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
/ z+ d" y( ]( e9 y8 A7 ?BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: S; F& ?6 r* \
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
# L$ C' @. N9 s( iCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards s* K8 h' A) Q0 V
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards7 s6 Z1 z9 ?2 w
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, \. r1 g* R! E9 _- K
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
9 l" V2 P( m! I6 V" K% [DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards$ _& `$ L) _; |% G
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: K) c- E" y1 k+ r+ @0 G1 \9 hDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards3 _0 L: M, M/ B0 C) t
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards; g- o* ?5 w3 |3 |- B
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards( M0 t- D% e e
Range closes to 9,000 yards
, O; J! c- E {! r( ^CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
4 |4 D/ i% W; R7 {9 d% jBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
" R5 m) ]& D) F- r1 G0 M& x3 Z2 vCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- q$ p( T# B$ S5 f( ~0 LBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
! v L* I0 b$ J8 DCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
3 J! P9 I/ H* z; v2 V) E$ ]4 ~DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards* T, _' D! e2 [# _, t- H
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
" N4 Q, r7 |0 XCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards1 c# ]& `& z- E9 h0 q& ]- R3 k4 ^
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 X9 p/ m2 y! H {6 ?( `- {CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
% w% o% U3 X( {' t% S/ GDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards0 t, e! d" B# E3 r. F( z
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards& [/ T% i; a) D$ s
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards7 w% o) U' E4 I" _9 v2 U2 B
Range increases to 11,000 yards1 K; {4 V" N7 ?+ v0 p+ l& h
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
2 W$ e* k. M( r: ~CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
9 C! w1 _: ^. l" \9 MCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards+ u! Y n# Q8 m: x; B+ `
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
$ I% E2 ?5 E' V+ f' LBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
& l3 `' c+ {' e7 FCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards0 U5 ^ X: ?) ?6 F0 J! v5 j4 D1 n7 v
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards$ ~* r- ]2 L. G) [
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
1 R! T1 X: I& A6 `9 `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards8 \+ V, q' D( z5 Q4 c, ?
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 i5 d3 [! B C# l+ E8 y
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' O" Y' h0 Z; J: A' N
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
* G0 L l6 k" Y) T+ x( fDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards' s' U/ M5 T. Y" i6 P
Range increases to 16,000 yards
" p. l- ?; C! G. t: z: W; ZCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards. J* _6 B+ R3 i
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
' [( _3 K: `/ M4 ]BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards1 O5 v, D# o5 V6 o/ [; l
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 Q# y6 x6 Z8 G2 ^( jCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
! y5 U5 f& P( NCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
/ y7 {- \. G5 ^/ H! i0 VCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
- {8 @: Q& R6 T7 O' \. KCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards! Q% ?# a. W' o8 q0 }- j
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards) z: k1 } }/ c6 y b: I7 v
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
% d; P. \! J1 BCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
; s2 b/ ]4 j. U) tCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
! @& `. s1 M3 ] |/ o& ?; I4 v0 {DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
5 Z/ {( b" F/ [, V) o" g# HDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards2 m- @- T o; t8 q9 |! D$ ^3 `5 M9 y- `
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards X: d1 } _# X1 ?% A7 [; P2 ?
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards- Y% C' B4 C! U/ D1 {
Range increases to 21,000 yards
8 a6 p: h- w8 p& ~* y$ W ~* CCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards* d p2 W# F9 ?# U: E7 @' a
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; I% f' L D* mBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards Q4 r" h" x$ J/ v8 a
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards$ @; U* _$ S# \
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
6 \* B4 n# _' [+ H' d9 bCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
M7 M/ [2 Z4 PCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
8 ?$ E1 b7 z3 D$ z1 _6 ?: dCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
/ d2 M# ^3 v& q! v4 tCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards, w5 [) M+ z$ ^+ A. N+ f3 x
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
9 a2 b7 E4 U* \8 w z8 _0 @Range increases to 26,000 yards
# {: u( H/ a$ o2 B* fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
; F6 m. u& S6 p5 L, M- w5 p& d pCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards) E3 a% C, P6 @4 [' n% y' l
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ o( u1 Q3 E+ X+ Y! _. M
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards0 i4 \! @" i& v4 d. {* K7 [
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
) r! u% G3 K4 I, _% a, R8 SMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
1 q# w0 Z: e3 E6 g( h( }: N8 TRange increases to 28,000 yards
9 K5 ^2 z& L- JBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
$ `$ J1 M( P, l1 G/ ?: tCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
( D& t. V: F9 Y [8 O) |CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards$ D3 ^6 a$ Z. \7 B
Range increases to 30,000 yards) j! X: p. e$ z2 I) o0 }
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards- s) q) \: A9 N" ]
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards9 b. Z# b8 c0 o# g( C8 H& _, |
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
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4 M8 O1 P& b4 z4 b& s1 c- m SS RO-67, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162 y# y5 ^# G% n& @! w6 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- P. v: b/ Z1 S8 F
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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/ q4 Y8 c5 M6 Z8 l9 _- _0 f3 h G3M2 Nell x 19 j! W& ^& A" u B9 K
G4M1 Betty x 212 ]7 |' u* W5 l
# T! T$ |7 p/ L7 {& y; GAllied aircraft! `& e9 u# |$ b2 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27' Y( `4 l3 s7 M. m; u3 j: Z
" i' q' W3 F( `Japanese aircraft losses% S0 E+ y; M2 `& h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. R% g; o4 J5 v% E
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
* ~ w7 h1 g8 S! L9 D, b G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 Q! c* K$ N' q. c$ TAllied aircraft losses
0 g& b+ | s" a5 ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 w7 A# m% ^* z3 j0 B# ^% T' I% c
9 { m6 l8 L1 EAllied Ships
! i- ^0 x9 ]6 \" a* K CV Hornet4 s8 {' s% s0 f- w" M. c: _ \' G2 R
CV Indomitable
& c, g! w7 ]5 _0 m/ P. z, J) s CVL Hermes
6 m9 d3 h1 F/ ] CV Illustrious( g" J6 m% q3 U. t) k7 L1 z d
CV Wasp
7 B' d2 @! E I" l. } CV Formidable" I) L h8 [/ p& F S
Z% t. k2 o5 sAircraft Attacking:' u' H# y @* m! _
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet/ i4 Z) V7 y7 E* Y) a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb H; Q0 }$ D& K
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 _6 U" L7 {: D4 p0 X0 A. w. i Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. `7 U- z; i6 j8 KCAP engaged:
# K4 i2 K/ n- I! j6 b9 ?VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 d; P' S3 h5 R1 p- @8 G 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! \# L7 {5 M$ g6 I5 x1 ^
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.& y+ R k0 d: D1 L$ t# D
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes1 a) v2 w0 o' b& x- _% [
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5 A. }8 g0 S5 ~; {4 e, kMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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1 n8 A n- a% a/ C# P0 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain: [4 K+ |5 ^ j- N1 N. r
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: P' H9 R+ ~" r! H1 \: O. g
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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9 F9 j1 S5 g5 Y+ O* \' `+ I5 MJapanese aircraft
" ` A5 d9 p( P; N$ Z G4M1 Betty x 28. v% B) K) f7 W6 z e6 m
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14. x* }! M2 D2 T. t4 T( ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 _- \1 g# t) x& W G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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3 ^/ ~% T0 w( }0 a- hAllied Ships" e9 p7 t8 n) ~1 e( w1 ^9 v! ~) f
CV Illustrious- I4 {: f. z% e* ^( v7 _& M
CV Wasp
7 ]/ b6 w. S O1 V5 \ CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
! U1 y$ R+ G* T# k 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet% }3 {& p2 ^+ R1 m
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% w' i, Z8 L/ [0 Q) `* J
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CAP engaged:
+ D- [; W* r# z( LVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
& c$ z3 o0 B/ u7 K8 _ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% @0 Z! E$ Z8 o, P0 U 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact." W8 N# j9 O: `; B. ]3 W
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
# A+ Z9 p3 G# ]0 u0 l Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes/ S$ }, q$ q3 o8 I# O- s
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! u3 ?6 _) ^- H8 L; {$ k# c/ sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162' ^ M% M0 _% t
4 P* k, R" `$ o' R; s) a: {Weather in hex: Moderate rain: O1 g7 w2 |% Y$ w" l j0 U
' T6 l0 Z2 ^+ |* @$ d3 PRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 |9 u- [( e# }6 q" F+ d' q% f iEstimated time to target is 46 minutes9 a+ [+ U5 i; s- }, P9 S2 d7 a* I2 }1 q
1 H" O0 ?1 P; `, P. [$ V. _( q, gJapanese aircraft
# G8 P* t% I0 b# P5 A6 S# X, k A6M2 Zero x 240 m. b6 s) L$ `% Y0 l$ P3 s
G3M2 Nell x 18
1 u+ `' ^' _$ z5 n# @" k G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 199 D" y* x; x, @- ?: N
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+ @1 R- E5 T; ? A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 |; `: S9 W' {5 |8 s" {
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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# @6 a# M/ k& ^& @9 q8 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ a7 f7 i/ z* k
. c$ V# t; y- i6 t# KAllied Ships: x# R2 k7 M* q
CVL Hermes( S8 t" Z: I4 }1 q+ V5 d
CV Hornet( z, m& f* ~8 |, W* B- m4 P
CV Formidable5 Y }* a# b4 P$ s$ z
CV Yorktown0 W0 R# |1 `1 X* b* t5 W7 J6 ?
CV Illustrious/ s( L/ w. p$ F3 y1 D3 ^
$ H6 j% {+ c9 \" t: b! P. zAircraft Attacking:
7 b# {# J1 s8 J 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
5 V$ q- R' R7 [' G1 F! q0 X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 S! l/ ~/ C; ?- H7 \' ~ 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet N9 L: ~) I8 l" t+ K+ O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:) V, L$ n3 M/ g- t5 u" x
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
R) h1 b# y2 b. k& z+ F6 k5 X 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Y! |* B0 J2 u. t8 ?* q Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
$ i. { j0 G6 Z; t7 r& |! K; M7 Q Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |