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" t8 \( S& P, z2 s6 F42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。8 I. G4 h0 c, Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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- I, L2 e* J3 X% R CA Chikuma, Shell hits 29 d+ Z% ]1 N, N" [0 I" k; X
CA Kinugasa8 [" _ s" `$ a: \, [- M ]7 q
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire- {- h6 |' k. a, W( P+ g
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {/ x7 O9 p4 `0 o CL Tama8 X& i# r) i1 y1 I$ o9 a, _
CL Tenryu
3 i5 b# Y! b e- q7 [ CL Tatsuta+ T3 w* j9 `/ O8 Q5 i5 G
DD Yugumo8 x, W; ]2 l% k+ m2 ?% Q
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 18 ^* @! P# @9 j/ B% }' P) J
DD Kuroshio) ?' A! m- I( @* X
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1% s- R2 C& O7 W; K
DD Amatsukaze
2 J+ ^ z) M7 P; k* I- Y DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships) Z% N5 |0 s, F1 {! ]& Y- e% f
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 29 Z3 B: ~- C) b5 \, h
CA Northampton
4 u3 b3 d, p" F& k9 h2 g CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* R, V P+ l" L3 ~
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2) h- i8 P5 Y0 ]$ Y$ ]
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2# \2 z& G0 }' K
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
. A; p2 ]/ y8 g q" l, [ CL Perth+ W8 \1 i! n# ?% M/ C3 _: C' K
CL Enterprise, x3 r1 A- E; ?8 V0 b" n: v( x
CL Honolulu
7 S, U7 A+ c( M& B0 r* J! |5 L- H1 ^" u9 p DD Alden
0 R/ t% \/ {" g+ B8 K DD Fox
9 V5 Q% j1 i/ A/ _5 k' i DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
- Q/ [- U1 m% ?1 UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ f/ a# \; t" w8 F6 XRange closes to 17,000 yards...
X7 k y- b& R% H( X/ m& [' dRange closes to 11,000 yards...0 W8 S; B4 c* ?- i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- y% O1 O m2 [+ P* xRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 f+ q ` ^* H: z0 j. }
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards! a- H+ S+ i9 ^2 t* Z0 L8 W/ a$ ]
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
9 |8 B* W8 C9 l* UMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
2 ?4 m( M3 f: k- Z: P- x6 ?' A7 v/ ]CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 t* L5 r; `2 Q7 O2 u7 K' Q8 \
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, C" j2 l& O$ f: B l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& r& g5 j i$ E1 ^! v* ~CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% `( f# N* c5 A/ k, n8 h- o
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
, F9 T- Z- S+ o) d: x6 sCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, K3 K& K% G a& Q) |
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: H$ i8 L' t8 p. _! n5 M' @1 l
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
9 N' x, [1 k5 U5 g5 p |DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
0 W/ w5 `5 n/ lDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
1 q! a& J- C6 E- \8 ?* ~" SDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
& F7 O3 [8 \/ A. w. kRange closes to 7,000 yards: o" @: G: r6 f4 V
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
1 i, S. W: _4 v$ J8 m) m7 V. MCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards( X3 G) y9 `: C- r3 ]6 l( k/ }
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
% e2 t! V/ A0 gCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards+ a# m5 B! m. x! L, ?, J
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards8 _# k( y& h# L2 Z5 Z' [+ O
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
& x9 `5 q& {" {CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards% i5 ]7 V7 O- m& e/ r& b
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards4 q. I+ t# f- u# b
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards# m4 |$ l: R T' @- S# r6 N' z: l
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards! _: Q0 l: d% B9 z& |
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
1 \! N* ?+ J% @4 Y; v5 G' HDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& ?- V. b0 N; [, w% FRange increases to 8,000 yards! h# Z X& y+ D8 u( Y
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards% w* E+ W8 i7 f, {6 C+ M/ @9 L
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
g6 ?' o: }) E0 H# z0 DCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" T/ M) O% \8 \, e
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards# L+ C' m$ N x e. g# r8 z
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards, M9 b4 X+ X* l$ U4 H
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
' n8 s/ Z0 J$ O' r: o8 @CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards w2 O$ ^& X1 F& p0 v
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
, C; w% ?& W# ^+ N9 t( dDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards: i/ T7 }$ \) z
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards7 J$ ~/ b5 {( u% Z+ Y5 L4 O
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
. I2 w% K# S& {% S$ ~DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards% h/ a2 L# Y4 g @& O; l3 _+ r
Range increases to 9,000 yards( U W. z% T0 v. e3 O0 \- { ~4 G
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards: ]5 S8 B# w% M
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
2 I' m. d- ~: b+ d- @7 iCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards+ d5 ~# w" u3 b, v
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
. c1 n R5 {3 O" y' ]% M2 kCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
, {4 A9 ^4 w" w5 t" cCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards L& F# o3 N a: e1 N- z
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards2 M- `: g# d, K/ g- ~* e! F
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards! [1 E% Q3 [' X* J/ V3 W% }
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
& V) n) C4 P9 p6 G- }9 f8 DDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
! o# d4 p, W0 F D6 mDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
' Z0 c! d: X/ h1 c% MDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
0 d6 R+ b p/ F* jDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards1 h, l- k6 i" t# w" g
Range increases to 12,000 yards) T7 Z+ j% D! o7 w; `# R5 v( v
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards( _: l- N- Z5 X/ T: }/ V# i' _: w
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards/ O" N; G" p0 {6 m& ~! J3 t& s
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
3 q; @. s( K/ BCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards% a% M6 _2 G" g6 J9 R& e" e
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards% }1 |% h/ F& `$ I# d( K7 v
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards( C( ^7 @2 ]. R% k1 t! F
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards; b( R1 |8 ]5 O1 _/ u+ |; A
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards, U1 q1 W3 p/ Y1 a- ~( V, s. {/ E
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 ^' g1 [. W* \+ C5 E! K) kDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards3 N8 C% ~- `1 n0 y, n
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
$ h- E& j5 X) ~5 B0 HDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
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CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
+ E$ u* n& |6 f$ oCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards$ p( J: V; h& w8 I
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards- h+ }4 c% D1 B
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards* q) ?) y, }7 i* ^8 R$ b3 I
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
! h$ g! m5 d7 t: T- n c* _1 aCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
. c. f. H) c1 b1 H$ k5 s& |7 [CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards: W' b( Y% ]. Q" c6 ?+ o
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards7 y b! D6 o/ ~& @* |" V1 x
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards( ^. ]3 Y8 k0 s1 F
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards) [ u8 ~, K/ r7 v% V3 M
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
; ? A6 Z# Q; X; w( W3 RDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
4 g3 y$ _2 l' ]2 W' gDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards- u+ f8 s) @6 ]; O" [
Task forces break off...
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o4 v8 I k) cDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards4 ]% [% }, N Q
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
; ^3 }9 ~$ _8 D; K9 u CA Kinugasa
1 z( k' c5 {* ^) H) }3 S CL Tama, Shell hits 1
+ y7 U2 j5 ]( ]7 K CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
- u" r7 O6 n$ L1 g% \1 e9 q0 d CL Tatsuta1 F0 r8 Z2 \- R8 w8 v
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire% \+ Z6 C7 j0 P, ~6 b3 P
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
0 F* y8 R2 q" j" E- M" o; u DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 D' O+ [+ W) N+ ~; Z1 R DD Oyashio& k4 P; j2 Z% p* t4 x" \
3 k3 _3 u2 ^4 WAllied Ships
1 A7 P" Q8 W% Y+ l* X BB Colorado, Shell hits 15 m% l6 c7 Y7 u
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
# w h# I* F( f" m& F/ ~ CA Australia
1 b" B: U+ |: u9 ~. ? L CA Canberra
7 h9 }% E% p1 J CA Dorsetshire
3 T- s( k& m% C' L) A CA Cornwall
7 J& C. t" K3 S/ E5 ?' @ CL Leander
& e& d6 h1 _5 K) I# x CL Java9 }7 J- M. g) q! r! S; r
CL Dauntless
9 w7 l+ d1 d% N8 q0 y CL Ceres
: {: e$ I, Z ?; o* q& C' z CL Detroit, Shell hits 17 I# R6 M+ `. k# p" h
CL Trenton1 f2 b8 X# g! s2 I2 b
CL Concord
$ \+ }( K! A( n9 M- E# |/ s CL Helena
2 Y. g* R0 y5 V CL Nashville
1 {& D1 p8 Z( h. z( M. E; w CL Capetown; D0 f o2 J$ T) M9 x1 A6 F
DD Buchanan
8 n1 h+ a3 u2 n5 g DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
. r0 ~- V2 t W4 f$ Q DD Stack2 P7 W- Z+ A. [( P3 x$ e
DD Dunlap2 C: T. b! Y+ I
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
k8 \/ m3 s# d DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; ^0 k" r. V8 N" R6 f
DD Nizam" O( v4 B( l& U$ M& P) o
/ w8 @6 ~$ Z! U4 ~) n5 v& A+ J( {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
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CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Y( ]. d3 v8 l( y5 b) ?9 K
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
$ n7 c! N0 t" R, p3 }4 l4 L/ u3 ^BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards( K. D# d. |! n+ e; A) D& |
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards8 D; x& F% w1 T1 p7 g/ E5 \4 v2 a P6 v @! j
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
' w- p! d6 U: l. n% |% |CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards% j, z1 H* H6 B+ v5 a3 g2 ^( m( ]
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards- y2 J, a2 j8 \3 ]: r+ m
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
) U# A) |$ r" a2 T$ tCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards: h l+ {# G: y3 z6 V1 S
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
( i: h) Y h# DDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards9 ~& m* G0 z6 c2 Q
Range closes to 15,000 yards
( ~( W/ Z* R: y8 Y& iCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards; s! ]# D' G0 I' k/ s% q/ A. I
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
$ i, L' U3 b7 aCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards7 j2 Z5 ?7 s( G& q# O% A6 t, f/ F2 [
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. C$ n5 _% f2 X) b) Z! Y* q! SCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
5 m$ v1 R! `' l* ]) N: [CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 [* R0 x4 X1 GCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
6 s: k9 B1 ~' N8 OCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards5 u* P1 c8 o+ U2 a! C
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: g6 ^9 o/ U) E/ n" G: s
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 c L2 Z1 N) i2 X2 j$ k
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards$ n" Q$ o' {8 B6 t2 K# Q4 r
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
5 H6 l8 A K3 l1 a* E) x6 B- r3 IRange closes to 11,000 yards
; o! d: t' T }CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
/ C3 a- ~2 A5 a/ S. v& m3 ?( RBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 U# y ~* O4 f! f0 o9 a7 n) PBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards6 w+ V9 t/ r) T. ~, v! j! y
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
; O B7 ~& W9 F, ]7 L NBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
d' h: \" o/ z( ]7 nCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" \) x7 o( |1 H. G9 W' rCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards y% X, E3 c/ f2 \( G' t; J
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
. }+ Z% H% e1 S' _5 L; R( W. PCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' x6 F2 K" V$ s3 h3 `' V+ }& TDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards: l5 i3 u' z: X7 X0 d' {' W( C
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
* F5 y! `% R7 E9 S3 d/ GDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards8 y5 T$ k" q/ N
Range closes to 9,000 yards' E6 e. [& i3 \5 ^0 j
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
9 ?; e P4 u( U9 h! s3 G+ }BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards/ T7 a B! c; R# H/ i1 z0 S
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
) I3 }& e3 c3 E! qBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards4 z+ Q9 M7 u4 ]+ X1 V( B A
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% ^, j$ W4 b1 f7 y- [4 o3 J
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards" D0 X# m" ]; r" k0 R
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards3 q; ]! r# L1 S& b3 l) ?) t
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards; ^% g$ F7 v& x8 P
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards+ n" d, b2 Y; E' c- R* q- _% }
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards! l: y0 K* K v
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards. u4 C: @9 p! A, ~
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards9 ^- `0 H# m( a, {, Q% v7 A
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
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& W8 q4 \9 g- {+ p# fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards4 T- X m/ u- i6 I* Y" D
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
& S! a: x" |9 b; WCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
' s$ ~) P4 K0 V4 w$ y$ P+ _BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
6 J/ Q/ Q. J7 g! ^" TBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
; J5 K- ?) z! W# a2 V; l! t, eCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
# n. N7 B7 T$ S: u' n+ o: b8 \CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
3 h" J- N) }# dDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
, n1 h9 H9 E3 [DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
/ z$ M% c9 Y3 e8 LCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, m) n' c. o. x5 `) P' g3 h
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
: ~5 f& J( Y1 n7 A; i+ b: lDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
5 C* @9 e$ E! T& J( m2 ]4 ]5 U8 ?DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards2 X' e8 _. }0 e. V+ ~7 c& [; O
Range increases to 16,000 yards6 ^. h+ f% I" ]% d: ?
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
# S( `: A, X9 w( EBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 f+ R$ ?: E/ P* h# t0 S- [7 r, }- BBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
/ v p7 P( D. c, Z/ ~; aCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards }' Y5 Y1 O! N! v, d$ U
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards" }1 ~ Y I0 q' g: z" |7 v1 l- \
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
* ~/ L) e7 |- A' f- kCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards/ b5 z* l7 z. S' ^* t% [4 u% u+ u
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
1 f: m1 G& T$ |7 {: c, @* uCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
9 V& J( k4 F2 i- \4 P& JCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards' _1 K5 ]1 l4 H1 ^& @
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
8 q, U4 I7 {$ l! u+ qCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
/ q, P2 v6 n: e8 s2 g( ^4 B) BDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
, a7 z" t* s% L0 j6 ~DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards: G- P4 d Y! E) h
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
' X9 x% ^& j% X( u7 K) tDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards3 D' Q2 {8 U. i( E
Range increases to 21,000 yards
; c: R6 `- V. I7 SCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards+ ^% N# k/ [% h: \6 P) n1 p( ]
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards* d* q# b4 y, W, n6 q) Z) u
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
& U' ^5 F4 R+ kCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
. h* O5 A+ k8 \" D: g" ~CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 j, @! K: Y( j5 C7 H/ j$ ^CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
. {5 v* t8 F1 E2 {CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
( b& @& Q3 ~! @+ gCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
* T0 A1 R2 M3 }1 B0 }; ?CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
0 z( _/ x; Y+ D# eCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
" z) s" |! F$ YRange increases to 26,000 yards
& d6 p7 {, ^/ W; w; j& fBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
: k8 y7 w8 W; \/ o) CCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards" p/ K& m b# a0 ~* a
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards! I0 G/ v" v! K# i0 u# B
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards! k- _: P) p% S" X- S' o2 X
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
4 i6 O, Z& o/ a+ Q8 C1 {Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
2 W! n/ K( z! C/ \( A- I# c% Z LRange increases to 28,000 yards
) C# J0 o1 [. l# g& b @BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards6 k+ o0 @ d# i4 E% @
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards# k) I: \$ t" f# d8 n
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards! m6 l% W; b7 Y' L+ b. R
Range increases to 30,000 yards
. S: {9 W$ k3 I! g" m' qCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
6 @. z: z) k; q4 ^4 m1 fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
5 }9 P, P& J! ^* U* sCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162" F1 t% ^$ t0 X0 [& C! ?. ~
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Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M2 Nell x 19
: I6 J \0 C3 D- w/ H' I9 F' w G4M1 Betty x 21
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: g! E* E2 P1 q0 BAllied aircraft
7 Q0 `( c0 U- U: [' T, h F4F-4 Wildcat x 27% Y; e& r/ O3 g/ b% h( t
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Japanese aircraft losses, r. F- F6 K" s: y! g
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
; k* l7 @/ Z1 b7 N G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed4 f/ G( i# ]/ P
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged* z0 Q. ]# J* v( @- f' t! E
: T5 y9 Y4 j: c: l8 a& lAllied aircraft losses
7 S! _2 k) }) f, f2 n, d$ N6 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ q* @ _( @- Y$ a6 r8 g- H
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Allied Ships
9 P4 n1 A# O! U9 y0 T CV Hornet$ {3 X* h7 S6 H5 h1 p% I" g1 N+ ? g
CV Indomitable+ C+ Y' i, y9 H. l8 G+ ]3 k
CVL Hermes
, a& w+ z" o: n, A3 b7 T2 X CV Illustrious
8 z% C6 W7 Y. a$ S. X CV Wasp9 B. F% \" O: m! C" R9 i
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 s, ^1 Q) J" K: ]$ S& B 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet0 m+ `7 U0 {, ^. v4 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* l% V% s& ]$ x; N) l3 D
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet5 p6 W5 d6 [* J6 ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
; z! ~ g& x2 l. W! P7 a5 [VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling), Z( z* G% h7 a
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 j+ _6 d$ N9 H" Q* |9 c! c
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.- J" z; w4 U1 H5 @
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1620 n' r8 a- ^- m, @; v0 k" Q9 {% ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 I$ ]$ u5 a U' Z" W
$ e& j7 f0 q; g; _Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& b: D @! d, T/ M
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 28
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9 g* h9 R9 ?6 h" e$ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 H1 Y/ m- u8 O' ]% k( o: U
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Japanese aircraft losses
& U. E7 b& X. w3 k: c G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 K- Z7 ]. O4 b7 {
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No Allied losses/ C* v; G7 [# S& u$ m7 `
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Allied Ships
! O1 ^/ l/ U# F" R7 H0 t CV Illustrious0 S2 a- E& o& U. j4 R
CV Wasp( x7 i/ ~# z- X5 a# Y0 Q" E7 ]
CV Hornet
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. l! _; M# H0 A _Aircraft Attacking:4 j$ Q. I$ M A6 Z, @, k$ J& U) W. c8 h
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 s4 M6 e0 |+ l$ P$ J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" U# K! C7 S% h% x; _
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CAP engaged:. d* P9 s' b+ {3 D8 X" l% O! M
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ ]: M2 `8 t2 p; L( n
1 plane(s) intercepting now.: b: C# {3 l& d) ~' Y
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! S3 r, r4 r9 y5 a; O- c4 _! e Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.9 l0 z! t+ {2 |. {! D' n/ a* ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes* s' M7 n, o, M! b" u+ b% w
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3 u/ I# q5 F7 ?1 p' gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 g" Y0 S+ |. l- t( v" JRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ u" z6 K0 J7 u
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
\! V0 N7 w0 }( C0 s$ ` A6M2 Zero x 248 k1 k% ^0 p2 p: I+ h& m u; Q. c# I& x1 \
G3M2 Nell x 18
. t' H* d4 F2 p2 k5 G) h G4M1 Betty x 16) j+ `3 T! m$ n% d/ o8 \% b! r
0 v: T$ ~8 [3 C( O3 X6 }0 N6 j" NAllied aircraft8 D! K& A. @1 Y) c5 ~" R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19" C2 n# C# X, a W* y1 a
* @" m& ?3 j3 NJapanese aircraft losses, k0 L1 L' X6 L" I) {! o) p
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% F$ T# L9 T" _" ^+ Z/ g) k G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged. e6 v$ Y$ c4 ~' U' M
" l" N: @3 b3 Z; [- U+ f% vAllied aircraft losses6 D8 s9 q0 z8 Z& S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes
- p5 v3 o9 r1 { CV Hornet$ n3 N6 ?$ X: Z$ b7 ^3 n0 [9 r
CV Formidable
% Y, Q( |( R8 B" J CV Yorktown
' Z5 I8 x8 x0 m3 A3 L, \ CV Illustrious. g9 t: }" T* O8 ^, F& n2 g
# k. h, |( Z2 K: r2 Q; BAircraft Attacking:3 o% K* C* P1 _2 s" T
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
7 J! k- Y! w6 d, ~* a Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, }0 @8 C! d- d* j4 m8 F 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' r1 F0 _) P3 E8 Y, n Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ q; t* U% S) M$ g8 `
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CAP engaged:
0 F7 k: H8 a, |" |6 MVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
; P \' t/ k% u) x( C+ z1 H 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; Q9 A& d1 b& S% |& ^9 C0 O Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000." T, X% }7 O; W; `7 x e+ ]
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |