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/ |) ]5 E8 |1 n+ h9 i42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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Japanese Ships
) }% X3 @% s4 K; [- J4 a0 G+ k CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
. B6 z, q4 S5 x& t. u: W CA Kinugasa$ @ q) s: X: A+ P6 F# b1 R
CL Yura, Shell hits 5, on fire0 g5 q# B% p4 N& N2 J& {% x4 N$ E" \
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 u, o5 o0 l3 P5 |% b; N/ {
CL Tama
4 v4 Z/ |. L) }8 M1 K CL Tenryu
, |0 d6 I# P# w: P5 d CL Tatsuta
, Y& i" m& K- Z/ l4 l+ I* t DD Yugumo i' \$ Z7 R. |1 _$ S8 O& ]
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1# B% Q- u: T! B3 j$ j
DD Kuroshio/ _* ]# u, m/ t
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
! a' k- F% W$ w+ J) D4 v2 Y3 ` DD Amatsukaze
9 H7 O0 I0 J* z# J+ W4 ?+ |2 J DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
" m2 |; y1 \* o- w1 y0 M CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2* O/ v) l, O% N. |5 o
CA Northampton5 o: |1 J: s0 G3 q! r8 u0 N
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1% K, e/ z% w7 Q1 M: s2 q {2 ~
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2& r2 b- ]+ `. h9 r! s
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
% T" D3 h: d' }: h& s7 X6 e/ F CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1- O$ Z H- d- ^- _
CL Perth% i' }# D/ f2 a x1 x- Y' V& x
CL Enterprise
3 G2 X( p9 Q% [$ w y& e7 n* D CL Honolulu6 P4 u$ V3 K4 k- o3 \
DD Alden" j6 c5 s+ o- P* M; A- e% j
DD Fox9 _9 e' `3 v5 W7 \7 u, T$ E" ^
DD Whipple/ k+ r/ i9 m: j& z. ^
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight$ y7 b9 s* k% Q+ P% b+ T5 _0 n
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards: s; T: d" E% P- U( D$ Z4 X
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
2 W$ R0 W% H% i8 T( J# nRange closes to 11,000 yards...# s4 k' m# q4 b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: t9 t0 y" I$ b$ ]' b4 ?+ \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
P( E6 T2 ~6 N- P4 f7 l: \/ gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards4 _0 h5 S+ J7 R2 S6 ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards9 t: `% Z0 y: {+ ?/ i: b0 n
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'7 ?1 |' r! S$ b5 s3 B2 q c
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
$ \6 J: ~+ l" b) @7 |CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards; f1 k V% X$ r O: T9 }4 s* B$ r
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: N7 x6 F$ Q3 T. Z$ X8 O; J
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" \! Z1 M& s4 X5 s9 Z! ~$ vCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards X+ g9 T4 |5 ~$ P( M" v
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
+ D4 H7 ~/ ^ ~! W$ E! q2 I& E3 n6 ~DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: X& d! o# y* S1 {- x3 D% [4 ]
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
5 \1 c! F3 U- T2 A; g7 }3 FDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards6 D5 G6 f P( f/ h0 B5 T0 r& \, \
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards* s R; w+ {+ D7 j
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
% Z+ C6 i& I T, ^0 u) F3 eRange closes to 7,000 yards
- n% S, O( o8 \7 z& q1 d' I) cCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
7 c* @( G$ v$ Z; e: L; {. g1 ZCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards2 J5 v' B+ V4 a
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
" g ^4 j7 D; @# w4 u! S) h9 K3 uCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards8 e* R+ ?% T! @! J3 P, C9 c7 ~8 W
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards D E. h7 K5 I. w6 F+ G
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards- E) z e- i9 `
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
& H! f- O. s/ U& j! KDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
! N5 M, F: E7 EDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
$ A2 x. d3 z" cDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
; H% d6 ^4 ~! NDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards1 X6 j% v6 }" Q
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards) O3 M# y% L6 O4 ?$ B+ |% V
Range increases to 8,000 yards. s' x% v2 h _& p4 V: `8 F
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
4 k/ Q" r$ [' `CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
8 e# z# s$ U Z; H; K& Z( {# R5 pCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ _% D" t) l2 b. L
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 c7 j* J5 `6 t4 e5 p# q8 _CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
2 S- {- d* c. u& HCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ e! ~. i1 V( l4 |* g8 T
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards- h' y0 w6 ?+ A. Q0 Q( n
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
u/ P7 l5 E5 Z6 _0 U4 i' t4 J1 uDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
0 \2 Z; M8 m0 C F8 j/ k* @DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
3 Z' v0 T9 |$ i {DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards4 q) l4 E: ~) w0 k* U
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
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. j$ k) Q2 n& J8 v' f, FCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards9 A h/ |6 c$ r" r
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
' U" n! R- z3 w9 o$ ~. ?CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
* n# g2 m: l. d, [CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards" Z, f+ X F4 K" U$ q
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards0 e5 A$ W6 A; t: ^+ n
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
" E$ e6 r4 e. j- j) zCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
/ z5 m f9 c! P4 hCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards; V5 y! h3 L e- C
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards. P# g) e$ d& y- E4 w! S1 U8 ?
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards2 }: _3 ~. K: @6 Y$ o
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
5 Z2 Q7 b' L- [+ cDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
" Z1 h5 ^* Q7 ~* k3 R6 d4 bDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
/ [6 E6 }8 Z+ j9 t, L5 }, u% J. tRange increases to 12,000 yards1 j5 @1 w4 s% U1 P0 O# [
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
8 ]) l% I: J: t; `) Q+ VCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
8 o# J$ ^/ E* d5 G. [CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards8 }5 [" w) {9 O: X ]- B
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards4 c: V9 [8 n- g) [7 i. U
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards0 i! W2 @6 b* f o2 W% _8 ?& i' ]
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
: A1 R6 O3 ~/ X8 S; z+ a |CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
, l8 N3 u$ V+ [3 n! ~CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
4 L# E- e2 G2 L. v# GDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
" L, C) X$ `7 F- J' h7 zDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
& {, T& b' L: M$ rDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards! L9 ?/ v# n: G1 U- k4 ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards; ?) X& e' O9 h$ j, c5 p
Range increases to 13,000 yards2 p) u9 q# I8 R& I7 F+ J4 w9 X
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
3 l G+ U% b vCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
. e' z7 U! }; zCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. H8 e; k. R+ z$ A G) mCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards2 ?, l2 E( s" p( |# I( b) l* d6 R' T3 f( J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
: k3 Q5 g; U& L7 r/ XCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
w% _4 [' x4 h& N) x5 bCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards! n! K$ b3 Q R' F7 m
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
* B" V1 g8 t9 w M1 HCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
1 m2 F* j# t- o0 _8 TDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
) o9 R1 I! h2 j% n ]! D0 F: kDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
2 R n7 M4 p, F1 ^' ADD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards9 Z: ^1 N" P+ r V% d7 z
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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) {& i9 \; B/ k1 @6 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire) u4 G& b0 y( D# O- b: o
CA Kinugasa) ~' t# n; G' I! P4 l+ {, w
CL Tama, Shell hits 19 y5 a# B ]" w" J8 Z7 _
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
! ?7 m, t6 T2 j; V9 R! f2 c. m# | CL Tatsuta
0 ~; V4 N Q! _& R0 T DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 I, [3 V' K) ? b; I DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
j9 c6 b/ {! Y! g DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire; f. w: q! b9 W6 J4 @' y
DD Oyashio
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BB Colorado, Shell hits 14 E6 |" D4 Q+ }* i3 I( N+ F
BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
, u4 u* T: Z" T7 G( [* N# L. ~ CA Australia
- ?: v4 v/ Z, {2 I- C: t CA Canberra
7 o* p1 n/ O) s# | CA Dorsetshire
0 Q+ P/ w" ~+ A- q CA Cornwall# o; c) d# r* S" X3 n6 Y- ^9 y
CL Leander
7 p/ e: W$ }( @4 A( X+ _1 _/ K CL Java
9 x4 N1 }1 K% o$ Z# e4 C3 V CL Dauntless
, n2 Y! s, U' Z2 Y7 u; H CL Ceres
/ O9 S' o2 b4 Y2 y' Y( x/ ~0 k' f. D3 ^ CL Detroit, Shell hits 16 Y% h" \0 {/ w3 t" R% e
CL Trenton
s# P3 J# I3 i CL Concord: o5 Z. n7 u' _. K: h9 ^4 c1 b
CL Helena; C R) k G# n, w; v) P5 N% z! M
CL Nashville& j1 G, F' { l
CL Capetown
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DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ]1 @- K5 w; C& V; ] DD Stack9 O. G! \! Q* z) V% S& t
DD Dunlap( x7 ^0 D+ t! j( @$ o5 n
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
* O# f+ c) c' N DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires( n; K$ J! F: g+ k4 L" I
DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards/ \ @3 F8 W% c
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ e+ ^# y% A! @; ~4 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
3 f4 A# r4 S% ]7 E7 UFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
( x9 p3 v, k! w, [BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards. g8 d. p h9 M6 x
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
( H% x2 _. X0 ABB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards$ y+ m- Y9 h7 v2 h
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards/ B" q/ M4 k- c
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
- h1 E3 H7 X7 b/ ?BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards% I8 O' _" D1 j+ ?7 ?4 E/ e- b
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards9 V; a+ L) u) x- W# o6 N
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards' u0 Z* [$ c, q* [! s9 ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
8 {6 S/ Y5 R0 c' VRange closes to 15,000 yards
/ h8 J7 i# {& y+ Z1 T2 r0 YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards6 |- X. W: D8 P: B9 ~9 b6 @
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
0 P1 V1 Y- R( A- P! _) j' V+ ~* uCL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
# L! A; P" y+ W$ \' rCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards: J) S5 Z6 }7 h0 q! `3 K+ q
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
+ c8 `: s6 d. q3 ]6 Z# |# iCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
" p8 m* g9 I5 d+ b* q5 `8 T6 ZCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards, K5 {0 v; z6 [. E
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards9 ]1 J6 L7 {, f5 J
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 p5 \& J2 N9 jCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards; i: n6 f9 n4 B0 ]6 P G! V
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
% L# a: E; q+ o) v, d, QDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
1 F5 Q2 U2 ^, oRange closes to 11,000 yards
8 X0 j6 X; t3 K* k' cCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards. k( W! n. r+ c9 b) b
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ v3 x" E4 j, d3 J
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
5 @/ F P- F$ M# q$ j$ uCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards- E5 T3 k7 C) [6 z+ a1 [% F
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards3 }2 W# o/ R1 i- q
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 g9 g7 N/ |1 j T4 aCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ ^6 u0 l6 u' Z. v+ \' l5 J9 ODD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
& ~( K8 d6 i2 x3 {5 c7 RCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
4 h& S O' v6 R h: nDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
$ w8 Q$ G8 o) c9 q+ Q6 ADD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
$ E, m) C5 Q1 @& Z. ZDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
: i; u( Y) F' e" ]- cRange closes to 9,000 yards3 u$ j6 e8 D, W1 o
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards* l: y2 B3 E( H% y d8 k7 t
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
: R' \ |, K( QCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
, i( x& J, q2 mBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
* Z. l: Q& s+ G6 m) W' n( }9 ECA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
4 [2 Q/ p2 s0 m* Z7 N0 f$ MDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
6 ?3 x4 t8 \0 H; n8 Z$ ?' hCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
- u) S8 }4 @5 c! F5 G b# WCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
6 T+ g+ ~8 ?8 H$ TBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
' K( l, h. T+ h* BCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
# l% P2 w6 c: f! j9 H6 D3 B+ R0 uDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards6 v4 ?# E% v, T
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards+ o& e( m" K5 J3 b+ I9 e
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
7 {3 w7 [0 _# G8 aRange increases to 11,000 yards2 x6 S# n* z5 \/ A6 t
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards& L+ m& h- D( @
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards2 n/ f8 I$ ~" M: M; i8 n4 k) C }4 H
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
+ v7 J" A4 U+ ]6 g$ m; D2 b9 NBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
# m8 G% ?8 z& r# D0 l LBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards* v& x! b: `9 e- e
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards7 D' i# w, h G$ {& g" d+ W6 q# G, }
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards5 z1 O2 N0 I0 x/ }: Z2 S ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards# x( r7 v( g% h, u" n
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards- t i+ t% ?9 {% r- N
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 d! Q; E8 E* P7 C1 m" O/ vCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 E* @, U9 i q" i o' G6 K# k; VDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
4 h* ^# M8 Z( G+ YDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
" V0 B0 J, d6 L5 z4 c- sRange increases to 16,000 yards
6 _+ T, A3 R& O# q) [" g) G& GCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards+ G; k5 Y: B) d0 w$ |
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
' L% k, M* I" S- {" H: a q/ g1 RBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
& c- C+ h- W7 j" tCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards9 n1 x6 M; z+ w7 w1 G2 S+ A! B
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards- _, x5 v! T$ X* `3 {% U
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards) g7 Q* D8 M' ^8 }8 Z' [
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
" m, Z6 {* Z# a( [1 gCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
7 r% G; r S# O7 {CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards c$ V) X% E* T- b$ ^
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards6 P4 Q, l, R" A4 d) i) ]. }) F
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
# _$ N4 v9 q' {. a/ M# K! HCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
/ s% x: p0 ~9 m/ R" I% U7 @DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards: V2 O# o( ]; Z& T
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards q2 g- C2 _, t; }2 ?" R: B$ A8 x
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
; E" P7 n: s( m) m* m" d+ `DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards" p9 |$ Q5 e" u0 m% Y
Range increases to 21,000 yards7 Z& }+ N0 j, [' ]; b8 `% T# E
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards8 C8 a& @/ Z" u2 W' o9 N6 [0 p5 P
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
p" _5 [5 A; U7 G' M+ S4 z% p8 NBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
* F2 O' Z \; l# G" D/ UCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards! R4 j- v4 \+ u- D! t, |5 G
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
8 Z4 H& t% ~. r+ BCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards$ G8 |, e% s% n& _1 r
CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
5 @# f' [# y. kCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
5 a" \' {7 K* T- J1 r0 X4 ACA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
: D9 ]- x$ {3 d! A7 t pCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
7 {) G# ~$ F4 w5 n# c& `# gRange increases to 26,000 yards& L5 h7 A) T8 t, a. R
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards) T8 F1 L( z" X5 W( F7 J
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards a* s/ s5 G" ?
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards& A5 q# U; v- V O) S$ {
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
; g* R4 S& R2 N7 x8 XCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
* C% ?+ a' C7 \5 kMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage) h+ k+ g1 U k5 }9 p- t8 s
Range increases to 28,000 yards
: }9 E* c4 V7 L# i8 MBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards4 i* p- `6 Z- O
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
$ M7 u, B2 e3 X$ dCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
; n' ?7 _, g" o5 W V/ G1 q) i5 [Range increases to 30,000 yards, `$ x; M0 G% m2 z, X, Y7 @! O
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
) a9 z7 G( Z; E* I2 BCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
, u6 r/ |; G7 i- P. Z4 I( `CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards+ ]! I* @: A0 @9 M# o
Task forces break off...9 [ |! w5 Q9 A! L0 O! u
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67 at 135,153 - near Hoorn Islands* T5 [8 l& ~$ r" e& v' m" z7 k
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SS RO-67, heavy damage* H+ u* z) I" G7 ?- P0 u( w
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* Y* h" @0 l+ XMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162# I+ w$ K9 P" z6 D- z" @6 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 C' l% d" O& L+ a( U+ G
3 Z/ }' a" j6 o+ l# \+ Q# ]( nRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" l3 c" e. [3 N R; J5 ^Estimated time to target is 44 minutes' a$ T+ r% M+ N! @2 X1 Z: \' t' ?
3 S4 q' R1 p) |6 vJapanese aircraft$ }2 r2 N, ]. `7 D! u5 u* |; p! K9 Z1 D
A6M2 Zero x 487 H6 E, v) ?" I3 H' Y8 L/ W
G3M2 Nell x 19
, \ |, w: C, ^( A G4M1 Betty x 21
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4 X l5 L* V& W2 {Allied aircraft/ i' R& B. D0 @, h% a: H: _7 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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. \7 n |9 u- n+ t0 uJapanese aircraft losses5 |' M" D: V8 u) d/ X0 y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" I/ q/ d' P" g( j" { G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
! k o7 j `3 F$ G G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged; M& q$ b% g* z
* j7 e- I& D: T5 ?/ O* n7 O( z9 RAllied aircraft losses
& w) F( n0 C# N* @! H. G F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ Z/ i9 z9 W) W. M- `: p! @4 a2 m! |
CV Hornet/ c, o6 J! F0 N% f) n9 }$ @
CV Indomitable
( x2 n% n I9 }) l3 k5 N, p CVL Hermes# I. k& ^$ O( w3 A3 a$ x' d
CV Illustrious2 \1 Y+ B" P# h# B* g
CV Wasp
3 x4 F% P5 Q7 s. p, |5 U CV Formidable2 z" Q; i: r, { W. x4 x5 W
& Z; j/ T! I0 J5 AAircraft Attacking:
R* b- f9 h, G7 l7 J3 P 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet U% M, V% A% r# ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; p7 V1 ?+ f4 P% W% z! h+ r 17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 V { P# h+ o' Z. D Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. O( J- v0 k) k* m
' Z5 [3 z. ?8 b/ R# C4 ]CAP engaged:
; c) |+ B' y: \+ |VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
9 o' A& T+ s7 [ 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
0 [, c6 _; Q# R* Q; g+ g1 @4 e Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.6 x# ]7 R6 u5 S1 ~* |6 l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes) B: g! b; {1 r( [# X1 f/ N
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# b3 D3 ?! C" Y! f6 {5 ?3 ?9 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* Y5 }# g. O8 Q/ G
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* C+ z0 U N+ f, P/ BEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 Y( H$ N8 J/ t6 q* U G4M1 Betty x 28
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& \6 y! } {5 |8 C8 U2 \Allied aircraft
' V; O* S0 y& Q% n F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ N+ X3 }! Z. T% ]) H4 d$ M8 [5 o
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Japanese aircraft losses% x- C* z% S* u! f
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships. \3 {% l. m8 [: w4 ~& ^, [& u+ Y
CV Illustrious% Y' Q! l: H* X0 I' O- o- n
CV Wasp% Y& [5 Z ?+ s8 _) w9 }
CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 _% Z7 N# K8 J& { 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
+ t' D+ Y/ r. F0 ^" ?+ b! a Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:7 N6 W( j* y: p8 r3 _9 q
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 K& j# d4 k; ? 1 plane(s) intercepting now.5 h5 N9 k% u1 }' n5 @! W
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.1 g+ d9 j. }3 I' l& V
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
6 Y! [' b1 y9 }& C! d+ Y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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8 |& o) z n* ?5 {5 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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, V/ t- _8 l9 x5 C& sWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( x7 s# \0 {) O/ R6 IEstimated time to target is 46 minutes) n! B, x/ N5 o& P) g. A( Q$ q
9 s8 O# J# ^) l% @9 W0 N6 `5 ?Japanese aircraft
, u) T" R( z: P; P* u5 c5 m0 D. m, | A6M2 Zero x 24' `/ Q1 M! A( s( D I& ^8 Z
G3M2 Nell x 18
- J- t! O2 C" C! h5 s/ \ G4M1 Betty x 164 L: S& \. M! N: [2 E
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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0 \% R$ O5 _/ a- r: DJapanese aircraft losses
5 Q3 U( z) a7 g4 q- u A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
* O I3 j( }% j; Z o$ E G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged6 K9 Q, _5 Q9 b
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Allied aircraft losses. Q3 w* N' [0 W% g2 I0 m; T1 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 D% Q$ Y- d' K
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Allied Ships
6 H* W4 _& r) v9 u9 M% b CVL Hermes
: a5 o# y1 y9 f' ]' b CV Hornet$ |! s* Q v0 g b) p7 ^
CV Formidable
+ H! t1 [ l, [6 z7 j CV Yorktown6 Y. \7 ]8 D7 G' S" z) k. t7 z/ r
CV Illustrious; V0 D$ A# G: C8 C; ]! S4 T6 [
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Aircraft Attacking:2 h6 u* y+ Y& F/ Z; J
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
8 ?, p3 q! {$ H, A7 O4 `) D4 K0 D: x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; n$ }" Z E9 ?+ J
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! \ o* f" w8 a6 I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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: c6 B: g1 U( }/ I3 H7 zCAP engaged:8 J1 y1 L3 I' U9 i
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)3 r) ?+ s0 H; N3 L0 g
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* V) ^' H- { x6 z
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.. c' A+ t* Q$ ~; I. n, i4 t
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes |