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# s$ g: `% X7 F! s: b' u& P42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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+ r) p8 [' H# y* S8 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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5 V4 B h) G% G: y6 _* l6 ~' KJapanese Ships
: C! T" ~+ Q- N3 R/ S CA Chikuma, Shell hits 23 y* a3 r2 W1 S
CA Kinugasa
: M1 F5 z7 w0 X; V CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire6 W7 k4 j3 f2 I0 ~" j( o* N. A
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) m4 [6 Y' b* k6 _ CL Tama2 o6 d+ O! w" h; ?8 n
CL Tenryu/ P8 X8 O5 `$ b8 ?' n
CL Tatsuta
0 Y7 N# y# L/ q U& S* E T DD Yugumo6 D- ]5 U# l" \! M w4 C7 B" s
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
. b* S3 I1 C( Q' {2 b DD Kuroshio
& I5 F# ]5 m D9 |' L DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
8 H: T) V9 o+ @ DD Amatsukaze
7 }- Q4 S6 f) e* A DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships; L& o+ {5 M, i& e% K% I
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
, w9 O+ R; t' h0 _7 O+ C CA Northampton
/ d; ^5 e1 C5 e. O CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
& ?6 c3 S* S) h+ |: s' v2 o+ r CA Pensacola, Shell hits 23 k2 s `8 ?( i& A
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
G# k v' B0 `2 P0 |9 {7 N8 [ CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
0 ]$ R' N+ Y( D4 W8 J) N F# P CL Perth
; u+ r7 Z. ]! ^& {3 D' ^0 ]7 n/ W CL Enterprise. R$ J0 L' K/ g7 F& @. r' ^
CL Honolulu
$ e& M! t% u# s DD Alden" l- E) f _2 `( @+ @9 T
DD Fox1 g. m: ]! M+ s; n: y
DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight; [* g' b3 I9 g8 i6 Y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
" [9 K; [3 R" e2 D' b6 V3 S5 GRange closes to 17,000 yards...) G3 d; D; f K+ r% l5 R! ?+ a1 \
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% B5 X9 z( D7 D: U, f( u6 X! y7 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
& e7 W) Z: r8 j3 MRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" t3 w8 V5 j9 j4 LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards' J5 Q1 A: B8 R
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" @; `0 ^- s9 _3 H) ]
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'; [4 B) J# n6 f" v
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 A8 o& ~7 ~/ }3 |CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 S! C: C0 R8 Q
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( K* ?$ T8 E3 A: x( s4 H" s" V2 g
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards& k% S8 i% D$ z% V/ x$ y
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
3 A" ^ m; S. U0 x- ]' XCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
9 A! w8 o$ ]- x: fDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ \2 s1 {) P2 l: \ h) i
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards; \6 U, n( I. q+ e$ |
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards* o9 C8 @& G; N v) G
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
7 D/ r) ^0 D: Q dDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards, L" O( |' D( I! B8 i
Range closes to 7,000 yards
+ [* V5 \& _# J0 a& O. M( |8 G( tCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards6 W4 z2 N1 k( W; T8 w9 q3 w2 g ~
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
6 l- N+ @( ^# ZCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
$ z2 [/ g, X+ m, i- E7 h8 RCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards9 q0 X/ |9 G) n, L" d* L
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards" @9 A2 W: X7 P G, ~- O0 b) ^
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
7 i* r1 @ J# K) C; TCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
, m) G$ _# o; wDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards6 r |: V4 L$ z6 S/ E# A4 y+ ?
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
6 ]* L, m7 v* W: K3 e, q) vDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
+ D; G z' T0 T' K0 ]DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards0 I" W4 m6 G- f: D
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
2 d( |$ J& |! |; B1 n' x2 \Range increases to 8,000 yards
) p( i1 j/ c7 E9 v4 S: h( ?CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards& {6 c& T a% [) E" C2 x. [+ J
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
$ U. k& O* {) D1 L# P; G+ rCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 S+ O3 T7 F# zCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. H" m. s9 n O X3 r" q+ cCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards0 r1 ~5 b6 k: f
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 l9 B: w& C w" E: |6 y! `* ?
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* j" \9 d% k1 P( q1 a$ h c7 dDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
2 R* ]8 i/ N* ]2 G7 CDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards# i/ X9 ~3 e4 X7 J b: d4 \
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards! e& ?# R. v3 m# D
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards+ r1 B# K2 I* {* J: R* F
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards# y* M7 k7 s( V7 _" f5 y( e+ w
Range increases to 9,000 yards
& M: K; v7 v8 _$ m7 DCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
: c+ z3 g& c! @+ F7 o6 Y% g3 kCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 ]9 Q e5 j" P, X
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards! U d" H7 t& f4 n( C9 U
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
( R. G4 ^$ g% C gCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards0 L9 `% L2 H& j ~& x! v2 R* Q
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
. o" _) {4 {: _, S# ECL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
* e) `7 z- d; n! v9 nCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards: s; N* d, i1 r8 `1 X6 A6 M
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards- B2 i: W9 k, C: u6 l
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards- E" `9 C0 P# \! c; |. `' o
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards8 z, d H6 N) w3 u
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
A" q8 S6 S9 LDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards7 I3 C) | ~* x0 @+ v
Range increases to 12,000 yards! c; m4 H5 B- X# x# Y2 q. Q
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
4 A% p D* \5 c) F( O3 qCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
/ U) D3 A9 @+ j: [. ]+ Q4 i, vCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards7 M& w2 U' ?/ |% f0 L
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
( [2 s! r5 g; x& v) DCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
2 U9 p! _! \" H2 M! K: z% j* MCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards- h! c+ V. |$ z% @* O' e! J8 ~- H
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
T( U! [, w4 J7 R2 W. A. kCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards5 S* R" G7 i t8 |; _8 n, g0 N) u. L
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# U* c4 r* O$ p; {3 A4 k8 q
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards. g0 R3 b( i* p
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards [2 V8 k2 t, l' |
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
# o8 z6 P" @4 j9 Y2 BRange increases to 13,000 yards% q9 @3 r( D. O# N+ O/ K2 u6 l
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
8 F4 F, j/ \! K5 T6 KCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards c1 I* Z+ }# X1 L0 S5 ?. U
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards r5 h3 i; M6 @/ s/ j3 |+ w: u
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
4 @5 L, w- R ~$ d) ?CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards# J9 w, i4 U% k( K* ~
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
5 C1 S) T% w/ |, \! }( yCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards2 _7 `# e. b/ I2 t
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
) P3 U+ J, u6 X6 dCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
+ ?7 f3 @3 K# \$ TDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
; b, Y, N+ ?, k. LDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
- X1 _6 Y7 b# F8 r0 O% a# m8 ODD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards6 h) P: x' n( _8 g
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards! Z; m2 {6 e9 P' k! A0 S' z
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# ]9 A( p# b$ hDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire" N* o1 L [( F- F* w5 I( t6 a
CA Kinugasa
+ _. P1 l/ _* f" C6 a CL Tama, Shell hits 1
3 `* S$ g0 f9 x- g* J9 Q CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
. a, `. k1 F) Q CL Tatsuta
" u/ z. C4 d& l& o, Z' | DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire6 K7 @7 ~: q: W/ ^
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1! U% {; O3 D0 E. E% }- C8 s7 @
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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" V( }+ M; k) o3 J1 {; D BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
! Z) S- m$ R6 k BB Warspite, Shell hits 8& M2 h4 T7 p; [+ ?" x. ~) B
CA Australia. T7 y( E s4 @: R8 e8 }7 A: Y3 D
CA Canberra
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CA Cornwall
" X: l! q! C% m. c% K1 w3 j CL Leander9 E1 o% h. }+ M6 V" M
CL Java
" M/ S# W7 ]% E% g. V CL Dauntless
+ {" ?( X5 s% m) d; Q CL Ceres+ t5 b( m% g! V: A" U" }- V
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1* c* R+ a; w l3 ^( ~9 b3 b
CL Trenton; C# A* m) e) B" |! E* W2 ]8 {
CL Concord* Y& M& S2 m" L: s
CL Helena' J @9 q. X5 z7 ]* J$ L
CL Nashville+ W6 j5 q3 o( a9 @' @+ c9 O
CL Capetown
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DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 Y" S' G! x/ A) ~% f DD Stack. {+ `7 o: n# n' z! U3 @
DD Dunlap
% t6 D7 v/ ^, [7 U DD Fanning, Shell hits 14 W' R( M9 C* }8 [8 p" ], J
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" v9 B9 Z; _0 d% f' [8 P( ? DD Nizam# B7 g) D G" W
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards' s6 ~6 g% J+ L# h e' H; r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ ?6 Y) v: A5 c' E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
6 i( e8 y v* ]: R! K% ?Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
# o# U. J4 r& X! r6 B6 |5 aBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
8 ]- H, C3 c! `. p V D' H. hBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
: {% q8 j; A) [. U1 r" v/ K0 ?7 }BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
& A( A" c5 Q% Y, c+ g8 z/ NCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
$ b5 ?5 ]6 R# Y& m0 [* XBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
' q6 Q9 F$ d6 yBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards6 \7 p( t7 R2 r6 I# w
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
7 d+ m6 G9 g( {: h& m% ICA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards/ z$ ?% E0 a7 e/ m6 q. `& y1 |
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards9 Y# p) t* U2 `9 O! \2 w9 o
Range closes to 15,000 yards) ?5 `2 c& |1 ?! s
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( O0 T. K1 a& p' a: aBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
- w2 u3 m* Y aCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards t+ I1 T, Q* X! x% m0 S$ l3 t
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 |. j9 q& g/ T) z6 B" l
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
0 z; ]- d. j. w2 r3 d/ FCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
8 G& o2 ~5 s4 w2 A w9 l. L* u" Q( TCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
: O: \/ b- Q+ D/ ]; S1 ?# YCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards6 f( _+ f6 g1 S* U8 `+ z
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards$ Y U' t. g" t+ f! I! y/ N1 r! z
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
# B3 m5 ~% m) z4 w+ g& {DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards5 S! s% z' O0 a z, T$ C# n
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
* l0 l- g; b6 U3 {% |Range closes to 11,000 yards
( l- P( m, p- Q1 DCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
7 y% I P8 b$ R- h! NBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
2 U! h( k' f) o1 q" T F/ gBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards8 @/ [8 P! O7 L/ E+ E: E/ ~* d
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards5 E, R: [2 S: D" z
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards1 V3 v5 f6 G4 `1 D# m
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: l" Q* y% }* p& R
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
E' s d9 I& |+ Q: b3 N* p. {DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards" y5 X' i% O* x; [" c+ L8 v
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& U2 o- c& [( w4 D" i* @) uDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards) }& P9 c' V9 a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
8 m7 k. l7 I% K1 P5 H# Y" _& E% P+ oDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards+ h+ x+ x+ ]- B7 b* Q8 n
Range closes to 9,000 yards2 l" k" b* M7 [# f/ N+ R
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards" l3 r7 q) w$ T" R
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards& c* E+ ?$ y; B
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards, p! u. a0 } z# h2 T1 Q
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
7 o0 w6 Y4 n; w/ G& i% BCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards# W7 G1 H% N R5 s+ Q3 l
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards! P5 P& |9 C/ B- T% c3 p W
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
4 C6 l/ A5 G" @* z; `CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards' ^' E5 m) F+ F, M' y, Y
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
7 R& h5 }' L& u" @9 DCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards7 o/ b+ n! M( g1 ?. L
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards( n0 C7 W- }3 t2 u F+ b
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
( L, x. r- W6 `* G9 e! eDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards0 n5 R0 n3 j' l. K% V( N
Range increases to 11,000 yards
9 V1 j7 f- ?. R4 u% i z; \4 @ jBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards/ X# [3 x9 u- b3 X7 K
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards ?) d/ U4 ]. Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
& b7 J ^# t5 F( t8 X9 X4 G kBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
+ O# ?, v$ g; A2 Z: \BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards. {% X# o" ~- p3 h- D! Z' P4 a8 L7 s3 |
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards& u, n$ p9 d R' |# c% B8 @
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
8 L# D% x% g- P. yDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards& B, K$ s+ d; L" Q5 a3 S. G1 k* q
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
& b* J" \7 d' H2 h0 u7 m$ I) d$ QCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 s4 x( q: C% i5 h
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
& o, } }2 M* r4 k0 @DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
* Q' A3 ]. `* u! W5 zDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards) q! v$ o( A7 T+ _# g
Range increases to 16,000 yards; Y' ~& g: d* h9 f) G
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards, Y5 Z- q' V6 u4 v
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards2 Y U( e3 n; U0 ]7 Y6 ?7 q' u
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
$ N: l) n# @, QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
/ i% k8 w" ~. ~, v; W$ [: X4 uCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards# b" _/ d8 O- P, g# n
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards4 q) @. w* k4 _
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards) p; M. y& a6 I! }) \& Q3 |
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
/ R( L! Q# {9 k/ W) [/ n, G( }2 s% FCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
% G& E) G$ D, H) b" RCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
6 z" f' ` y" d. w; jCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards* O2 B3 W$ y/ G3 h
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
) j. R4 b: d7 N4 K+ tDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards0 d u% ^+ z3 C# a
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards7 V" z6 P( E+ q& P: O; m4 ]. J) k; B+ A
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
1 c; q! b/ U( ?. _' |DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
; L, i# a& `- K+ ?Range increases to 21,000 yards. [" a! F5 j& {0 }8 k1 r' m2 W
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards. y- i1 N5 z9 t& }
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
# j- ]" S( k7 e; M% uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
1 e# ^/ \, a. ]! F, SCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards, k1 Y' b* D6 L1 y) E
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ z' j/ F- w6 R$ G' W9 b1 UCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards. Y% b2 n; ?- A' B$ R: l
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards9 l# \1 I3 n2 B9 b) y
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
7 {' ]/ y- c% O4 }" M% W: j$ W/ DCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards+ Q5 W5 {2 }7 k, ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
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BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards" Y. t: w. a l7 Z: t2 |
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards2 P: l" N4 r( p) l- S% V+ y; m+ R: u
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards/ J# ~) X5 Q6 L9 ]- n+ O
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
, T! a$ n( E1 G4 g xCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
( C( q. C y: `/ AMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
/ g' N7 H( Y, ~, K% D3 w9 Y C& R4 cRange increases to 28,000 yards! B4 Y; E) B1 b, x3 f5 g. x. M
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
% d- b( h- s& E8 x" T0 [4 XCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards7 J2 k7 N) s% [' C; Z% _! i
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards- I6 M! Q1 H, o3 I4 R: p" E
Range increases to 30,000 yards
( }7 A! S3 i7 `/ TCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards& i( w) ~9 p' V( j V, b; k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
# O% J8 C$ q) h" B% T+ z- w9 c3 X1 rCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards# e2 ]4 u5 ?3 u. p+ B3 H3 G7 W
Task forces break off.../ K. z, g. U0 \) s$ o$ Z
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands2 {' M [( L" R! T1 v3 h
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SS RO-67, heavy damage6 @" U' _: S% j# W$ ]
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1 o+ A) P: l: Y* z/ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: a" Q" D$ @5 h6 @* b! h1 I2 XEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 48& l, N+ r6 x: I4 [, \& m8 [
G3M2 Nell x 19: x! _ y% X; B0 q5 G6 }, Z. w
G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft8 @, ~2 B+ J( r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27& S( f; f) c1 |( A
1 a5 U/ H1 |9 X0 Y+ }Japanese aircraft losses
; l& W) O" A! d/ a" t6 k! N: h0 l A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 C* d; x# e2 t( k { G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
9 `: o2 H. N$ a; t0 @ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged( J( @( N, x( w* J3 v+ o
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Allied aircraft losses
9 f! K6 w( k7 l- w5 u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 O; T: Y' b, X) W4 k+ v) gAllied Ships. H+ I" r F- z& e M7 H8 z K
CV Hornet
! T/ p( \ I0 d3 }( I) H CV Indomitable
5 I1 Q: O" s" f1 ^$ \0 B4 n& {! T! t CVL Hermes' z4 `+ B% ^; t2 A9 E
CV Illustrious+ P Y$ g% ]8 k6 ~. E8 \
CV Wasp
# s# y% j3 h8 ?! D+ c CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:- `- [" A% H1 T. e- Z
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
. k9 W, {+ C! X4 X& D Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, {' Z; ~- L E& a$ W7 C 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% y, l/ Q- d2 ?- g5 c& Y$ R% M; I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# t' E6 _& c; d$ E p; X, \+ I
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CAP engaged:7 c9 [6 X% `6 A9 ]; V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)) C' G/ _: y6 n3 z
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
( `, S. [# I w8 E8 b/ z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
' S" g5 h& w2 C0 n# e, L Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes6 B7 H: j: H0 [' t/ W5 a8 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162* @/ ?" H: L) G0 z0 t5 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! \2 q& Q. @6 N$ j/ H5 X
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; F4 d2 R2 ?/ O2 {
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
$ S& k7 R+ b$ w) a+ i% S F4F-4 Wildcat x 14& V, ~/ N4 F$ C! N: h5 r& z- p
]2 ]2 q: ^' f+ p% [% HJapanese aircraft losses
( t' w% L( r( s" j2 O G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 j, Z( w, z1 w4 P% i# L: P. Y% L, u
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No Allied losses2 h9 v6 V' O7 F" x# ~- F3 ^8 Q
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Allied Ships4 }" e3 s% h- D. e
CV Illustrious
8 r0 W0 w) i9 y" r CV Wasp4 E: |6 c, a b' K: x. }) E
CV Hornet
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1 R. U8 S- w* `7 V0 q2 N) rAircraft Attacking:! b' P/ J2 Y4 c: U5 p( B7 x: F
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" s- B! I" B% g; x& _7 G9 P4 f3 _& d! R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ b0 Y5 }: c" Z9 [
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CAP engaged:
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1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 D9 W! P) _& y2 Z 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ q, Y6 d, Z$ o( ~& Y1 f2 |" c" M
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.) k/ Y2 m; i1 t
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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. s2 a9 g" o/ r0 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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) p, T& J& [, @% H: g% a* q9 YWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& _9 B5 ] F* z2 f9 {! mRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, a( z5 B. Y9 D7 h" R1 EEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
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# R8 P) n Q" n6 e. V4 \, D6 bJapanese aircraft
6 a! } n2 y4 _. y) J. a A6M2 Zero x 24
7 d n8 g5 b/ }0 ?, ~, B- y G3M2 Nell x 18
" n/ T( j3 R7 e G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
& i& y9 o6 Z3 g r9 ~) a5 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 19) l" J) L6 [. D: e# s
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 |' |; N( `8 z$ x$ \: Z A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 p" V4 ] l+ Y/ Y( q" x; d+ y3 v G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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! Y8 k7 q# J. r8 ~$ g/ ^' C0 ^: ?Allied aircraft losses
2 K0 e$ O1 p! X5 t5 t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 l" n: v& p# P. X( I; y
CVL Hermes9 R8 f4 ^# T2 H0 k y: m
CV Hornet1 k8 [. @- a4 k C$ ~
CV Formidable
' [% J# e& u) i" A, c CV Yorktown. G( s/ n: t I) L! u
CV Illustrious
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, R: ~ D% z9 J! X5 h: a9 ~& h. wAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) `- X" S5 o) ]" E# P, Q3 k ]
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 V6 ~ L, Q4 T8 V8 s
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
/ L% g9 C2 E, W; g3 PVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)% F' j9 |0 L2 i3 C
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 s% r% _* g+ F, t# N
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
! E+ B; z; D2 b Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |