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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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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% ~& Y1 ?! s {: {' a$ h$ F7 D7 v5 { CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2& I6 O1 m# ?" k& K, \
CA Kinugasa
( K5 F7 t6 t; G CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire
9 S5 z" T# u' A- K CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Q$ v! L1 g& H4 \, k: r0 b CL Tama) z9 N' ~0 q+ L+ W* J
CL Tenryu
6 b2 u! Z* q% ^0 w- g CL Tatsuta2 v8 _; O5 E% R7 |7 ]1 ?; h
DD Yugumo8 [1 h, }" ~ h8 V0 o
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1, I. ~7 x% ^/ N
DD Kuroshio5 j9 q; [7 B0 ^6 G& Y+ g* M) n
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
) U9 Q; j' ?4 o4 R0 i, T. _* g DD Amatsukaze
, e6 w( q% _/ \# v DD Kasumi: `; k* b' k; ?* z& l! H
0 |, Q" n6 ]* B4 H" ?Allied Ships5 S8 D* D8 r7 b# g3 J8 R; \5 o
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 26 f9 {" ^/ V4 z5 p1 b8 y( e
CA Northampton9 r/ x3 y2 A+ `# y
CA Chicago, Shell hits 12 w J W" g$ |/ u# u
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2 N# k7 f6 F+ s1 q- U
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
- z7 p R6 s% s/ O. s7 V! L CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
# U7 H7 J5 s7 P3 [; E; I CL Perth8 o2 U% u9 G& ~( g- ?" Z
CL Enterprise
3 c9 ^( P$ q, O2 ]: ^7 u# m! c/ |# x9 [ CL Honolulu2 Y' ?) d9 _5 B u# C1 L
DD Alden. s2 S# p9 i( X. J
DD Fox
/ d* n8 V/ Y1 _; n+ `2 j# s: S DD Whipple
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8 j, s* ~4 N( v4 [: ~& Z1 S* cImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
9 T4 I& b: @- K/ U4 d& dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards' |8 O J7 l* r3 R: G# E# {
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
" Y( Z# o( K, Q- bRange closes to 11,000 yards...
# a5 }& y: K. e1 H! U6 u2 a( KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- h4 @; {, w2 B9 \0 D2 {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( E" s7 `4 s5 Z$ l' J! \7 U" o4 [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
% u# ]$ ~8 y4 U. X; W# w! ICONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards i0 J( m1 |, e. Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards. b! ? e5 J! O. X' M4 _2 J( J
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards# K7 M( B6 M% h' D
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, {% \7 Y# Z8 S2 Y- C g
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 l, {6 R u. p% t7 ?- z/ a
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards0 j9 L" f% \8 n; K/ q$ H
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 C9 a5 o5 Q4 J/ ~5 J
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards0 q2 {3 w, p+ K2 `
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
1 }& I; s& J( q9 g! g, p) u+ }DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards J) S$ e9 g" p) x% l( W
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards# N* t! } l5 m, \ w: |$ E
Range closes to 7,000 yards
9 I' m2 |! B7 e) xCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
: {, z' S5 j( c* s% CCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards8 z, M- ^4 `9 n7 ]! L. z5 e6 |) K2 q
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
6 b0 p3 T. o' ?2 `) y3 KCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
3 g% e( k7 C% K9 O m$ t0 rCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards& C' V+ Q! {+ s1 ^8 h' P
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards9 m$ Q9 J- Q! w" `
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
% \0 T H, G( v1 o* ^DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards( z. l$ C: C7 Y V$ c
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
) v$ X/ G8 j: M$ u" vDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards3 m% A3 E/ [: V( ~0 a: L
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
3 @# Q- w( C- j$ GDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards+ f7 V; M. f0 Y4 I3 W
Range increases to 8,000 yards. ^% e6 ?$ W/ z$ e
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
& r8 ~- K# j. n u0 iCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards: J* j3 `0 N( a6 ?) ~/ T" Q9 J
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards; X4 Z' ]3 y' _( O4 g4 s
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 h# I& d0 [) @' W" @6 G
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards# X( B' G) ?1 H2 {& ~
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 p% O: L$ \2 o8 x8 o
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
% N# T5 n" S) n4 @- i% r/ r9 ^DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
7 a. l2 h( w/ w6 ~( u& N- uDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards- i% _- ~ x/ G9 b `
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
5 h- D, j8 ]6 v k' q( uDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
" P* t# f; L, ^DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards; e5 a- z- g: P O' ]& I7 M
Range increases to 9,000 yards: g7 ]0 H. A% B/ o; g. `! Q5 J4 L
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards, r. A$ O9 T7 `6 B
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards" n; [. d+ C; W0 ~0 S
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards+ M u2 p% i& _/ g3 }
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards5 Z0 V7 ?; }' W
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
' |8 h9 l# [/ M% w- |# |4 oCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards e. H% ]6 D% j1 }1 U
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards7 g1 M4 h8 B- @$ p( Y% ^8 N% ?
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards7 ], }) {3 `6 f
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
7 b) D5 X8 i% p5 U: `% q: gDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
) j9 U. ]8 c' T) mDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
5 k d+ Z0 x# Z( LDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
( W5 @2 Z" z! i! U0 x4 M, aDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards& _" e( X" C7 J) y0 F( n
Range increases to 12,000 yards; d# N. O; c& _8 X
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
! F, c& w6 p0 g& Y, p6 \CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards8 B x5 e1 h/ a( @- o, L' x5 t
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
& N+ S5 [+ ]1 j5 @; D1 `, xCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards. `4 x0 e0 z" u& e; B6 G3 ]9 ]7 }
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
/ b1 d$ K% V' eCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
: P1 i) F4 S9 l# A$ i+ Z1 R) N. TCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
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; d5 R# `. L# [6 P+ W3 rDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 D8 u3 f" }5 H3 m# V; yDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
; r- z# m4 Z( d, t+ D7 A8 @DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards% Y3 j* L/ I J
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards# J. ^ H* M$ Z, Y$ V1 B
Range increases to 13,000 yards
7 z! m/ H" E4 D. QCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
# s( Z: @1 ]6 Q4 zCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards: p& E0 f* s5 k6 @3 ?8 j
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
- I, e$ J6 D A- [) G9 B: u" nCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
7 e: A+ f G, N: j/ q1 T* fCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
B% W" l+ s5 A' m( p/ VCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
: H: H4 Y3 I8 T+ {3 I. ]' e+ ~CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards) g+ _. `) t& z% B. G
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
5 o* @8 {/ g9 C! A4 n% d, QCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards5 C4 P( n; F4 l9 V
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
+ |5 }/ N" J z- q2 C1 wDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards+ s+ ?. G' _( u
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards3 m, j' }7 } a1 ]
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards/ E7 Z. ^! y; H/ s, t
Task forces break off...# ^& _0 H/ l' P
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0 k& p* D' w/ n2 W, L0 ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire; F; s' C; I+ w2 v
CA Kinugasa, V1 V# p# ^) D' z( x. {7 k5 @
CL Tama, Shell hits 17 C$ F$ ]( \$ Z4 h2 F" n( h
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
. D! {! E0 }6 j: n3 a CL Tatsuta& T: `/ K6 T- ?! a, \, Y x) S' @
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ A( W# n. ^$ f! A4 w( L9 I( e DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
( W; e* M1 y! F DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
?* O/ a A1 x2 K# [/ N DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
" I& u1 q( f% K0 s) u5 d BB Colorado, Shell hits 1" g5 E$ s( E- e0 t1 A5 M2 t
BB Warspite, Shell hits 85 @& Y3 i a$ H, h; X9 Z& E
CA Australia
) j- p+ ^# e1 j0 I G; N- r CA Canberra
) h6 {4 w- X1 [" F2 X CA Dorsetshire
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CL Leander
# v7 U2 ]9 E4 d4 W) V CL Java
6 ~6 t+ ?& B- d8 m" c2 g& v CL Dauntless
, a4 r7 c5 @# z5 k CL Ceres9 P. u4 ^, a0 {7 \0 N, \/ f
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1+ B" w8 J. ~9 V8 ]
CL Trenton% s( Q a% }2 l9 p) V4 T! Q& z1 X
CL Concord( w t/ L- x* v/ C7 }; p9 `2 h
CL Helena8 I2 C0 V- C# m0 C
CL Nashville# s1 C4 ?, U$ P
CL Capetown: c, Z) B6 } e( O7 p7 Q$ c
DD Buchanan
4 F" s( E/ J4 T' H4 C- b. o DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 l8 T' T5 c* X1 \% S DD Stack. g& G1 T6 C% n$ r" r. T0 b
DD Dunlap" `8 v" B+ O# h B: C
DD Fanning, Shell hits 19 U! ^+ H' K+ c( i- c
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 M; _3 R" ]6 a# A* p DD Nizam
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( \: U: a, U4 n" iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards! _9 l; f2 l" h7 v* V; W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- E" |: ~( K8 [9 RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
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BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards2 ^: ]" J) n X( |
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards! m+ L& A+ D$ F
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards1 F: S: j3 w4 Y, @5 w
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards, d" v6 k" v" K9 S" Z, X! u7 F
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards F7 p0 O; [+ c+ Z
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
/ @0 _5 \: W5 KCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
6 [5 B( V9 X6 SCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
: h$ D L; t1 r: \# EDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards4 ]- L* e+ _" U
Range closes to 15,000 yards
( F! D1 u. y1 G+ P- UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 K$ j+ \9 ~, Y+ S6 N- y
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards- |5 I4 m; A3 R. W
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards P5 M3 M" f& @
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 _$ N- P0 F3 }$ x
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards ]! i0 N$ G6 @5 D
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards, Q7 J6 x5 F4 n3 `" H5 B) S
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
# x0 Y* _4 {( ]. e- f5 ?% LCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards& _" ` `5 {( ?5 ~7 P' D
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards. v' X; O F% v D( r6 f n
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 ]' {- ^% k- D9 _4 TDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
4 R& S0 V0 e1 j& h dDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards; J7 e* \# X4 W) @
Range closes to 11,000 yards9 D1 }5 r2 z ?% h7 N$ I1 B( U& V
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
# [) I k6 N* Q* l2 ?% eBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards9 ?( X* E& D9 }( Q" p
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards6 W! i0 e7 V0 l+ `9 Q
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards5 ^5 u! b8 s! L2 y. J C
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
+ o! h; ?! i" n5 S" z" ]! CCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- d! X% s S0 E h+ O
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
' s" I9 _- t0 X0 E% f" JDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
# W! g Z+ i& |; t$ LCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 p4 d7 g$ ~7 M: a! z4 K# sDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards; {( s9 ?" L6 E6 s; a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
5 v7 j& _! F& v% s2 i2 P8 SDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards% B* F M p9 D3 p& _0 V% [+ k
Range closes to 9,000 yards" d* i2 G' ~; J# n+ w. ?
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards Y# U8 o! P$ T/ e% ` W
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
% e, m) ~" [& fCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
# |3 N4 d" a) o/ M! uBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards ?$ C6 n# f) M: `. s: H& }
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
& f3 A+ a- V6 _# nDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
. K6 T0 |& C2 O3 c0 ~$ ^CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards+ U& i. U% @. d7 J" C% j
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
: C+ K: M5 z$ X0 L2 [$ dBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards% g+ @$ {( C- x E- u$ P1 N
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
0 s" `7 Q E6 F0 @DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
/ |# ]$ p t& d" `4 v" q. B6 {DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) s9 T2 X2 i3 {0 t, SDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
( f) d/ D1 L7 Y- K- {! aRange increases to 11,000 yards
: B7 N. G1 x! V( m4 O# O a5 e) E8 CBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards1 w: B, n$ B7 n% S
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
r9 V% Q7 G5 BCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards6 W+ X6 ~ m1 y: z* b+ ]: s. R; { V
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
9 H! V. H& s; O; \3 x5 R0 HBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
' e; h4 K3 M) {CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards% g8 w2 @* v1 x& o% A8 G4 D9 v# Z
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
" |' T9 c4 Q" |% ]DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards" u! q+ _1 n+ H+ C$ v2 p4 }
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
, J% U6 E2 ] I2 l# x' r$ ^CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards; e: V: _8 L$ z( Z, ?$ f' h
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards4 q7 @7 e. I+ H" T+ J& v/ s& y
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
& C$ B/ Y! U% q# X" I& y, CDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards! l9 }4 ?3 Y/ m0 O( N# Y0 f, j/ I
Range increases to 16,000 yards! A& D/ W5 B9 S1 Z: F! U4 q& w3 \
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
5 u( P% @. {' j9 I" QBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
$ g1 E% a) q% E% J+ DBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
$ x( E) @/ E2 T. \( S; g/ z$ UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 O L( z3 L: n: J# QCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards# G. q* Y+ r4 |* H! S+ W
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. n1 ^8 ~- N, p( d! {! _
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards+ ]& V* t `2 |3 K" `$ b8 w
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards. a3 Q, H6 ~" I
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards8 ^8 J2 ~7 ^1 r* m3 n# }4 D0 `
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards4 j% V! m' k' K G, B) j
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards& x. u( m0 l# e0 f9 |& |4 e* m
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
% Y6 ^, [( I4 S" m) h! WDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
* k; ~1 M+ y% a2 L7 {, xDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. n) k) i1 o2 u. }. W
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards5 I! W9 J3 Z* K8 y% I2 A' }+ e
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards4 Q6 M3 r% m. ~' T- Q. x
Range increases to 21,000 yards2 V5 Q7 R" V1 X+ v7 Z
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards: h9 }$ a: c, U) S
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 m+ J e6 ~9 S5 c( Q4 \' G' z$ Y+ ?BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
0 ^- R" F/ E) Y( I( ]CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
' \) c2 g0 ?. ^2 A7 c# rCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 Z) z* {% p0 n: L- D6 rCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
1 X- ]- F2 w0 eCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards8 n" q! t+ r* Q9 t. Q2 u$ H
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
# g/ ]) L# [; }6 l, dCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards" n) w4 A' v! {8 U' U1 p
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
1 m8 |" h. \* Z {; tRange increases to 26,000 yards
. l8 V7 K A5 B* O; k) }0 KBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards( R( Z! z$ H, z( Z. w; C# U, R
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
! [) i8 H9 T! HCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 D& J' T8 L8 U8 @/ n( W
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
; L3 z) k5 n2 S" |, r+ X. FCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards9 |; \5 w2 k, Q2 X/ \
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage$ t) ~( }6 @/ E* k. G5 T5 }
Range increases to 28,000 yards
1 A1 {7 {/ }8 E9 R7 OBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards* Q8 O* v* C# g K4 c
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards8 k( Y; H \7 E
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
" j) W( \* i% y3 i# r0 D7 jRange increases to 30,000 yards
: \# z" F; b* W) ~8 \/ pCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards0 K4 ~; S2 }9 T \* c5 |* _/ M
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
! L3 S. N! R9 c+ v3 L: SCA 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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SS RO-67, heavy damage2 n3 b( G; _6 a7 [; M( m: I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162* X. x" n7 b3 G- k
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3 R9 q( G! b5 M9 uRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 C$ Q" H0 m+ {- @! d& `( ]7 C2 @5 LEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 g; ^# `6 a* Y- M' d A6M2 Zero x 486 ?& D" t4 ^2 Q2 H. J
G3M2 Nell x 193 E4 Q8 o! X% w
G4M1 Betty x 21- s6 ^6 M- v- y- f& v
2 I; P h8 c4 {3 yAllied aircraft
, `- U6 a$ U# {7 v% y b F4F-4 Wildcat x 27# b7 M) H: b& ]5 `! L! c, o* I
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 }7 c4 M E2 g6 B* V5 ^$ ~ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ C7 _+ ^ v& K3 b G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
" W3 k" p( q1 e B0 w7 N. d4 V7 ?. p G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' N. V- h/ s/ _: ~3 P
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Allied aircraft losses8 B% ~. d5 i+ `3 | [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* @1 p( R8 d+ m& ] q+ V' k2 d
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Allied Ships/ [ I5 X; G) G/ q
CV Hornet" X% h# J9 r" ^7 z& }' D
CV Indomitable
& E9 B; v1 e j2 L( | CVL Hermes
; e* Y$ y( k; i/ ] CV Illustrious
0 j* h& M0 U$ ^( w6 X) D/ g CV Wasp% _% Q$ ^5 I5 A' k. q
CV Formidable
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9 L* v% r- ~& @, D* o& Y% fAircraft Attacking:
. \3 H8 t* T3 w/ v4 W6 x# W' X6 B 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
9 k/ Z: i: l6 Q7 Q' Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 A& x; m- P+ H/ J% F" q 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; }7 p) n: x% b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
0 r1 N% y5 t: s0 S: J3 DVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
" |& w; ^9 W) R! N& B: `4 | 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.# r/ Y" M# \, L1 d2 | Q4 `
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.6 @" X+ w, s$ ?: t( s1 R- W
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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* G. t. v' f+ b; \ F9 \! {+ a& RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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) q O- a$ j6 E ?8 L5 Q: _Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( ?$ k% ^# z6 X$ @
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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, o, n8 x: {, I; L6 I4 i* U G4M1 Betty x 28
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9 L* i3 s# P p" [; Y g1 H2 YAllied aircraft0 |; t' w2 _1 J4 f% I' r2 ]) I$ _$ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14# J- x+ s5 M5 _* t' d% Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 T2 w" t- h( C1 z) r* I% ` G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged9 J/ e4 e! {( ?7 D7 V; `
1 m" O7 k& W) G; k6 m5 BNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
# q l$ v7 ^) Y& ] CV Illustrious
: G9 ?$ s$ m, e9 E9 m CV Wasp
9 U0 }" O6 }3 i0 a CV Hornet
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3 h! \; b/ r# m( E% lAircraft Attacking:
1 w) k/ M; {4 d' M& m6 v' k+ E 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 ~ r- c y+ ^7 d5 M Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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) t8 Y0 I3 g3 l3 t7 m& V$ HCAP engaged:
3 T2 h' z6 n0 E4 x* A e1 R% ~, jVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)! G' ?& R/ t5 K0 O4 K
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 P* ~2 [, v# ~" w7 z" B 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.2 _8 l3 ~, y0 q& V/ t2 L/ |
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
8 q9 w- h7 P4 l8 n( U5 c9 z* z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes7 W/ z9 K m) S" k6 F8 R5 B, q
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% g2 R& k5 o( e3 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162. p8 b4 {9 E0 w0 f, m9 x0 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 s- T" v: E2 w4 i2 eRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& i6 g' ?2 f/ h1 U
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 240 q( P1 |. k, a6 j+ b4 ?2 I
G3M2 Nell x 188 `$ D% {2 B# b; n8 b) U
G4M1 Betty x 161 m: ~" F% K4 I. y7 n
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Allied aircraft& L+ N7 W. r9 H4 |# v$ u x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses ]/ v- ~! b# R; l% @! A; d, |- L
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
~9 h {' A6 @ G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" s' [% K8 X$ A5 z: t6 K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& {/ t' F; g1 w; s) p4 x CVL Hermes
+ P6 X p6 d1 J* t* T- q CV Hornet
8 T$ a z( U O CV Formidable) U9 {( l" P' G* l, t
CV Yorktown
. g: M1 s$ \$ V, ]% ?, i8 [, k$ O, X CV Illustrious( h' I5 C( H: Q" q
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 e( t3 l: _; ? A4 H( D 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet( r& V* A, H, Q+ r$ k% T' h
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 A n* K+ Z# t3 g' a- O! ]
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
+ o/ t6 T# V z5 h- F0 c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. R$ U. B! T2 n/ ^/ L. n; OCAP engaged:, Q/ {2 R' {6 C
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
l- x- x$ P i; Y. d1 F# T 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! o+ F R+ G, p8 S1 S- m Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.; v1 k5 B3 J4 W/ [9 K
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |