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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。% ?" C- P, |7 F; p1 o5 Z e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 W L$ [+ i* Q& `" O8 j/ I CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2# z3 ?6 g- h! Z2 y# W- M5 E
CA Kinugasa
. Z2 d0 H. h( Q9 \; a. \3 y! B CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire# D+ E5 M f5 k
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F; T$ X5 u! i3 k5 l6 R; w6 d
CL Tama
l. j% Y0 g" U! Q: C9 A, r CL Tenryu8 z- K0 o5 o! v5 Y$ N1 d) B
CL Tatsuta
6 `- ?# e1 b- V$ Q6 d6 C+ n4 V( N DD Yugumo
( V8 M& x8 F! i- a; G DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
' y/ N/ U% V0 Z4 ^3 c: q DD Kuroshio
* n, v' x8 Z9 q9 s1 d& k DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
2 V9 }, P) W) Y& f2 G: E; ? DD Amatsukaze
$ ^+ ]; i; M( o& r0 n# L DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships+ {# P$ l, Y# L
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2$ x6 t* G# ]# h: e% Y( D
CA Northampton
1 S1 _4 a6 r: B# d CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
& `+ x. W& z' O) i# S; c CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2) P' X% a/ G8 t& V. r
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
! l/ T, J; l" e6 T CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1; E* c$ ~& X8 s; H' _7 L5 q5 C
CL Perth
6 [+ `- k' q) Q. E. ?# u CL Enterprise
0 k8 D$ t% J" K CL Honolulu
- E, X( q5 d0 W8 i7 E DD Alden
2 [' e: s V& j2 o4 n8 _ DD Fox- } w; e R$ s% z2 B
DD Whipple9 w4 f* a* S I
3 a) r* c' T! O/ z# y* t1 UImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
& V8 Z0 r! k) }! s5 r- \! v4 ~0 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards, u7 l. [* y% f, y
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
; `# b' [/ w7 c0 S1 e- f m6 jRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ r0 l; Z: o9 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 r7 A3 }" x- Y- F! I- o0 s$ _8 y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# r7 v) Y) _! Q: H @" sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards& D- C. s+ [# F8 P' P; y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: i& C0 H8 d6 I3 R
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
" x/ m* Z2 t: _7 rCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards, \+ q* Z% D% _1 A* o
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards1 c0 |' g- C7 ~3 f6 l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. e( U' v7 f% b7 v: Z4 e# T+ x
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ H/ [9 J! a5 M( b6 M( bCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards5 x9 M! _$ x2 X& i( I
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
5 I D* N. i1 e+ xDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
# j, Q9 X0 j; h7 Z- iCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards8 B& w/ ?: ~* h n! A, ^. c# j
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
+ N2 A7 ]- n3 @3 v& D4 S7 N8 ?DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
) @- Z$ }% @4 s6 D! }& A" `DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
+ z Q! \7 @6 MRange closes to 7,000 yards
V3 r1 [( I- k L+ m; cCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
8 s& F8 {! M# kCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
. p Z1 i) _1 I Z# a& T5 \4 rCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards/ b6 \! O& C( T# K0 V7 y
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: }8 \% B- Q, l' X( O+ FCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards/ O, U0 ?8 l4 L4 C# q
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
- [9 L: v9 _. ^% e$ mCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards( p2 H7 G- n, W$ S( B0 O
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards8 [& p8 D3 h$ O1 v! M
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
1 y" K& _& _% l$ ^, U" \& vDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards: h. G8 F% Q: `% B% ^
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards$ N* ]0 B' N' y) O! v/ h
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards6 M0 j+ O! ^1 A1 V: z' s
Range increases to 8,000 yards* s/ _ ^: W" ]4 L/ @6 J2 V% V
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards7 V' M1 t9 z' x6 Q/ L8 x
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
) G8 N3 L ]% O$ ^. W2 H3 z9 D+ FCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards. F& B- q6 a# y7 a V1 y
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 H. f% b$ D, |) P% ]# d) E0 SCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards" x- s; F3 e* P
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% b' O1 |$ ~# ]" [2 ECA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
5 J% \0 X# D% B6 I7 kDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards& n$ n% K. `! s2 F! j; a
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
/ m1 Z4 X v4 ?& h4 \! l/ vDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
- U0 d/ O8 T' ^6 J. C% s' i: \ N& wDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
( @5 r( Z% J/ S V- o' RDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards! h/ Z/ V A& p1 B5 [9 @
Range increases to 9,000 yards+ y! z( x# c' v/ y/ A( ^
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
3 ?/ |5 v; e/ z3 n* k& HCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards& @- n4 _( V7 s0 ?6 h5 e
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards( B1 j3 u- |2 M/ o' f1 l0 G8 P
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards5 P, w. ] z$ O! D: D$ `
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
* W3 H' Y4 A' G) A4 G7 f3 F! ^CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
: r4 p( b2 Q4 U# bCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards+ T9 ? `3 I# |9 V$ [7 i8 F
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
9 _* L; ~" P3 H( A% PDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards1 D) m" u0 _4 R8 o- c: p
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
W. \( L" {, q3 fDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
% A+ B2 g' j; bDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
- @2 ]8 o( K3 T4 y% ?% B' hDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards- q$ l/ a# W3 A" f& b
Range increases to 12,000 yards& F; B+ I- O2 l) z2 P; c+ D
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards) N9 g, B; u! J/ {/ F
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards2 }2 j. M) s: A: V; f+ I
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
* n3 e% G% W6 V7 YCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
# \: Z$ |. }' E3 `0 x' ?7 c9 B7 jCA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards z+ G) ?5 f# G2 v0 A$ D
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
/ {" ~/ {3 x2 S1 K, ?6 D, ~) qCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards: ~& n% y1 ^) \+ ?2 z" A
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
9 ^" I. o% f: A! {$ R! ZDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ f* U8 X0 s3 f
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards7 e: ^ A" H! Y; m
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
2 y1 I- L# K" b- W* hDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards2 w! h H: t, B9 V: a: ]. V
Range increases to 13,000 yards
* }) l2 s, ^3 @3 t# D/ ~( WCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
2 d: A) p6 l6 a+ r/ _. H6 e! ^CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
5 q7 A: Y. i1 h K, v+ eCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
# p. k. r1 n6 YCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards) x: x+ E9 Q6 G2 ^: n
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards# J6 m0 A7 q3 m+ d3 h
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
3 F' }2 N, L9 G [6 f9 aCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
& Q& \1 L) P3 |- G5 x+ cDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards8 L3 a( ]# {) |! O
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
' o0 X0 r0 ?$ o' T5 K, J' I+ Y; nDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
: v/ p5 A8 m( A) U+ N. BDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
. J# c; U8 q5 V& t8 U& |DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
$ f- z9 M0 w& w6 e' {DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards" v, }4 l" m$ e/ x, ^
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ C5 s. S; S! w& y# g9 c2 F; N
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
% r) R* s8 h& W$ w2 Z- V# g CA Kinugasa. M6 {. c' y; N4 Q. n& D
CL Tama, Shell hits 1
9 K8 D0 K- E* ~4 Z& ?' f CL Tenryu, Shell hits 15 F$ k: q9 } b4 z6 u
CL Tatsuta
9 z" \* R" H0 e4 J, _ DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
K. P" Y+ k3 j' _) m1 h DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
) I8 r% P; R$ e4 q& U0 b& ] DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; l! D9 u* Y2 N1 }
DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
) w: C$ `. C+ [$ { BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
+ C2 G0 F8 n' J. l+ {- z6 J BB Warspite, Shell hits 88 s4 Z- T" A1 z: }
CA Australia# m; f% }/ _5 @1 o" o# _
CA Canberra
/ _* K) {+ ^! }8 g) y CA Dorsetshire, _, z6 x& j7 Z: O
CA Cornwall
: O/ f1 q% W! S5 f CL Leander+ p: o* w5 s- d
CL Java. c; K, q2 H5 M% \& d% u
CL Dauntless
# @1 I/ C$ u2 j CL Ceres8 H1 L( V( u' d P' d0 D1 k
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 s$ d8 u' m2 w1 k( _) _' i% T( ` CL Trenton
! d2 K* Y/ l. D2 }, `% w( k+ L CL Concord
& U3 v+ ^( P2 K CL Helena
( m% a( U, i( G8 }4 C CL Nashville! ~, K/ y3 M$ N
CL Capetown. u# d" I( V, G1 N
DD Buchanan3 [% [6 e7 {. B8 z! @! E: o1 Z4 z9 M
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire# K z2 u7 z2 w \& s
DD Stack
0 Y% S, v. _6 F5 F5 c( a; A DD Dunlap ?3 A* z7 K' ^" ^2 {
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
$ s' ~+ k2 G. g, z+ E! J1 b/ a DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
' ?* Z! s h% t m4 Z4 D DD Nizam
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) q2 ? q6 g8 z3 I3 PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards6 W+ U8 c! [9 b: B7 y# y1 H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ ~5 [/ e2 m7 n2 @* k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
b9 ~/ A' y; @. e1 D0 P- yFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'9 M' p/ n+ E$ C: Z
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
% @" [* l5 ~: V+ ABB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
3 H) N* P/ A" ^+ g% c2 W6 q+ QBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards/ z. `6 C$ T4 I1 C q' a
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
" z1 W0 r# _( `6 }3 tBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards$ `' s! Y# E2 v, h
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
4 e( {) q9 T! @0 x/ ^' tCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
* [1 }, ~* z" n* m3 K3 V( l5 ]. F+ RCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
3 `. f" P" D6 M, a( c( A6 t! ]DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
5 t V: X- T3 v6 x# W- E, K- hRange closes to 15,000 yards
4 f4 E; A' V8 \$ bCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 `$ Q5 _6 m: e" iBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
1 A" m* [2 i2 ]2 m; K/ ECL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
- T- |" Y4 H f; n# a1 UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 f* w) Y3 x5 _3 G8 {! A
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
! B+ `2 v$ F+ e/ a3 F! Z; jCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards0 z" @$ Y( C# ^$ Y% l( E3 k6 A
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
: t/ W/ Y2 t" _7 q0 I& ]3 [* Z2 J5 }; }CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
9 Z9 P- Q) B1 ~, o' v" HCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
2 d* v2 A- o) p$ cCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ f4 o! h* r# U6 x, {. e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards& r' ~" Q5 h, m0 A7 _* {
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
2 f/ E6 g- ]2 }' P$ U6 E% J8 JRange closes to 11,000 yards
( `2 \1 r/ Y! x- F$ q9 G6 hCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards/ v, }- R2 u: ]: _4 g
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& ]9 M. a" m- d* r2 j
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards' g9 N n) ], b( q% Y. b
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards# J8 E. `1 c( [. `# `1 _9 }
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
$ ?* \' H' }7 |/ U$ @CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards3 z! B% D' I4 B3 Z$ g
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards8 u; y4 c+ }1 v& F8 L7 a; m
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards9 A0 g7 Q2 W) z2 C6 z+ K3 J! z( H
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) t5 C0 m$ u- k# Z v# o
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards; d* L# u. x, t. s1 I
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
! [$ J( x; `* |) P+ MDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
7 a& j K' W; P8 D) B" rRange closes to 9,000 yards/ V: e! G# ? ?7 J( b, @1 B/ E8 z
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
( ^, A- i& N V0 IBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
8 G9 u* ]4 D4 b/ r% A* p" f% ^CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards) L/ d7 ?$ {; ^, E
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
9 M. A7 ~* c* M7 DCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% a6 t7 P! V: Q: Q( f
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards$ }1 p$ _& P0 A& T% b: v U
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
3 a |$ Y% b/ Q' g x; bCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards; G) g# j. e8 g* {7 A9 H: [ Q5 K
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
8 J% ?! l" \ zCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards+ V6 T! x5 P9 W" @) g
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
# Z' W k L( x* l; eDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
5 i3 \( `* A8 v) `- {DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
5 G Y3 q) G" V7 ]4 R [/ sRange increases to 11,000 yards
! J9 e# j# ~, j% EBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
3 ^* ?' Q( ^; O* f& H* p! YCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards6 u5 R2 r& L1 M' H/ s9 Q; ^
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards0 k2 |% B& b. M- [8 a. W! }
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards% j6 s/ }& _+ a( y @* W% a
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
: I. K4 ^3 P3 S* i% _CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
; K/ N9 T' Z2 p; }CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards9 ]( x* D) `- m: X4 x& e- W
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards% k5 L5 e. {7 s
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
3 C& l; F0 M. [$ XCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* r- r: q6 e7 N! x& O
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
0 v3 x4 }, n: X) D) U& LDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards: m+ f5 g* P( f; C5 f4 G1 L
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards* [1 @# H1 i2 }7 o
Range increases to 16,000 yards
* K% B" @7 e/ X# R: WCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
) D' O! `: O% S8 j; [' G# ZBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards: Q' f) y! I8 P& ~ w; }9 _
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
9 \7 z8 Y. |" f3 y; G' ZCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
9 z/ l$ o) O2 L- Z0 DCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards* B, Q% r, g4 p9 H" x i9 I
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards7 S. k9 b' H! x* A; ?# D
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards/ _% D* \ w; w8 y* `& \) t
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards z* j) @; ~# b7 k
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
1 {8 X& u. i9 C0 A' YCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards) Q, V3 s1 R" C/ {2 l6 M
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; \9 C; N, X- q8 r; L
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards+ D; [; ^( v' Y& n$ O
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
. G: ^, V. u& @# o' u& xDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards. o8 H7 S3 U9 s# b7 s& `2 r
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards/ `" e& S2 t8 W) {6 Y% p8 _# ^, O
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
, o1 A1 P0 k2 JRange increases to 21,000 yards
$ P0 K0 t2 i: DCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
: ?# m0 L( G4 s a0 \BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards* M/ }- q8 V4 ~. K9 e7 [
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards# M' Y" r) A0 d! P3 S$ K, N
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
* a5 }6 H; P0 r( l7 q+ n# S! w/ JCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; C9 F0 Z9 U& dCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards) z" n5 d+ ^8 s/ ~0 V T; R, Z( l$ [; D
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
* E- w, A3 E. MCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards8 F, H+ W1 a" v: @9 ~
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
3 E U3 l( j: A% C$ zCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards# o! S( j* |2 c) e
Range increases to 26,000 yards
) b8 g3 y* n L, k+ b2 gBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
( o2 W+ L2 n4 |0 b" A# KCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
0 g$ k6 o5 r3 c! J( C7 jCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
x: X' A; d# JCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards. s/ ?$ ~. B' g% C9 z/ S# b
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
$ e* R/ M# t+ C0 a5 zMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage& K/ y* \' L/ a9 n; M7 p4 E
Range increases to 28,000 yards6 p, I7 j6 s! c' l1 M8 a' o6 G
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
* W w9 E/ h0 z* K. W& HCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 H5 T% O) L$ q( B' x6 S+ C
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
( ^ y- ]4 w A7 [9 R# G, ?4 I( i! A/ s- _Range increases to 30,000 yards( W& d; e2 y& T; _4 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards# |( P* k( g* I- X$ `- _3 _% a& [
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
h* B( V- i; P. o Q7 {0 k' {CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards1 g6 X. N1 H$ M+ D* ]
Task forces break off...7 I% J! f( ~4 a3 Q$ m6 l* y: q
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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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. A8 z9 P- a% U" i' Y; W. f* l0 n# Z0 ~Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ t( q. ?' d5 o( O$ xEstimated time to target is 44 minutes* a0 q6 A& j- l& N/ P D: S
! r I0 J0 G4 w6 Z( TJapanese aircraft
# A* g( g: S; c4 ]1 ~8 v2 r4 g* t A6M2 Zero x 48: n F& }) R" y2 e4 T9 y
G3M2 Nell x 19
; E7 s; g( S/ e" E$ a$ R# J& ?+ ^4 i G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft, f( e! B2 c8 M* s' n3 \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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! z1 \3 R; c+ P3 v7 @: i4 bJapanese aircraft losses8 S5 m- r- K8 r
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 c! ]' i! P$ R2 ]) g
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed9 F( P. m/ A2 z: @
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 U3 v) d+ q" {0 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 j- `/ E( h! e; fAllied Ships
( g6 E M7 W8 d) ^8 L" t CV Hornet2 ]6 I0 j! G7 T9 n( ~% x
CV Indomitable. c; ~! F' @' g7 c
CVL Hermes
& F1 K$ z! y9 U CV Illustrious) D1 J3 P$ b7 s' d/ d) O8 b
CV Wasp! _% z Q# b$ V8 b. ?
CV Formidable
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Aircraft Attacking:/ w+ N1 U: [& n$ L* e4 \# ~
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet3 [+ G( Z7 \% {' i7 a3 I
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
# G) t. W0 R, x% f9 r$ ]# n 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
b9 W8 Q$ R4 h. S) h d# i' a8 ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 H* o5 e) q/ b; t! t( @% Y% D
3 L; p- Z8 {+ G' I ]CAP engaged:4 @- e/ k+ ?$ L8 x! F6 f# ?8 o
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)9 l; x% A, _3 v3 ^! Q9 I& X, S* Q
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) R+ Y" n, K3 s* p$ |
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
0 f- m' U7 f! A1 B+ ? Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes, F- f2 I' Z, D) p( h) [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162) ]% z& d/ N% K9 |. o
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# B6 f) Y8 c0 d6 S# ]- G' Z
; a* i% t& s% SRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# P) A0 H# e% x" ?$ e: l8 NEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 E, b: K1 v* V& s* J$ S9 s
G4M1 Betty x 281 U5 R+ w& P d
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Allied aircraft
' `. [* x: ]2 \' \. o" d F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
; O+ f" n7 t0 l/ ~ G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ A1 T) v7 B9 M. R* o7 c5 V
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No Allied losses' C" @0 i O; Q$ p1 _: O
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CV Illustrious
: B2 ^8 I& y1 K2 O- N; p' H CV Wasp
+ D" v2 c* Q8 u& s* N, O CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 k$ g$ H* O3 j* v; C 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet) v* X0 v2 T5 |1 d
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
; m! x6 V9 A8 i. x+ qVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ n2 d' `% \$ M3 N4 y/ ` 1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 Y; ~; m- D+ [/ j6 ?9 r: M
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ n) R) G, T% t& c& e
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000. p) z! p; t* ^, T' |8 n
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 T, s7 j3 W* B" Q
5 N( C: }5 y, |+ ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 ^/ @/ [4 d E- X
+ o g3 W& X$ x3 YRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Z+ Q' G3 Q1 T) g9 C
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes. n- g. P/ C/ x) \9 k
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Japanese aircraft% T' M$ }- n! N: l, j5 E% i; d
A6M2 Zero x 24( v0 |: z$ R, P( F) m( K
G3M2 Nell x 18; n& X( n; s4 [# E
G4M1 Betty x 16
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: O1 l; S a2 i+ JAllied aircraft4 q* |* U0 X: _: {5 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 196 D5 q1 X5 w1 v7 b+ m4 |7 U4 u
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Japanese aircraft losses9 l! D7 ?+ G9 M" `
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed- ?' S! h3 Q7 v% ~3 F$ X2 N, |
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged2 r. m( U Q1 G# [
, J4 l2 w7 f( h+ b4 ], v: x' lAllied aircraft losses7 {+ s! F* `$ v. h5 B: c) @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% ~4 V. ~ x$ h% U' G9 k CVL Hermes
% c5 |: `* i; B" T% r- j CV Hornet7 H& ?9 z8 R; j: q; n
CV Formidable
: _0 v, i* v: } CV Yorktown
- d6 e1 w E! u$ L3 }8 \# K CV Illustrious
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4 p1 T1 I) w, i& y' f% t+ d* J2 XAircraft Attacking:
5 {1 a$ k# x) d% O" {) Y 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, G: {6 m8 t+ b, T7 _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; _+ ]$ B1 b( U2 c0 E% x
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 u/ N1 j8 s. i/ w3 `' \( q& i Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. C- i7 V# }: XCAP engaged:
& V% n& k3 N p& ?) H% n( D, m" H; \. [VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
8 _! S! D" w2 y 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.0 i9 O! A2 y O* b$ R" \
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
, E* n6 ^* ?- l5 ] Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |