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Chikuma,54 rounds HA. During.this,action CruDiv 8 cooperated<br />
with BatDv 3.<br />
2:3:42htelled,.<br />
4:3:42 sank one armed merchant ship with DD (Jrahaze.<br />
5:3:42 seaplanes from both ships attacked Tjilatjap; Tone,s plane<br />
rescued survivors, and took one British seaman POW on 6th-. On<br />
8th recce of Sunda; arrived Starring Bay on 11th at 1620hrs.<br />
1l-25:3:42 prepared for next operation, Ioading ammunition, fuel<br />
etc, and carried out maintenance and training. Aircraft carried<br />
out A,zS screening.<br />
26:3-23:4:42 participate in third mobile surface operation (Ceylon);<br />
departed Starring Bay on 26th; sighted large enemy flying boat,<br />
shot down by CV fighters on 4th; participated in attack on<br />
Colombo on Sth; Tone's aircraft sighted and tracked two cruisers;<br />
guided CV planes in to sink Cornwall and Dorsetshire. On 8th a<br />
large enemy flying boat sighted; on 9th co-operated in attack on<br />
Tlincomalee; attacked by nine enemy planes; opened AA fire (five<br />
shot down by CV fighters); arrived Maizuru on 23rd.<br />
23:4-16:5:42 both ships underwent maintenance.<br />
25:4-3:5 Tone drydocked. Chikuma drydocked 3-12:5.<br />
lG24:.5:42 training, refuelling, maintenance. Departed Maizuru on<br />
16th; arrived Hashirajima on 17th at 1848hrs; practice sortie on<br />
20th; departed on 22nd; arrived Kure on 23rd; departed Kure on<br />
24th at 1600hrs; arrived Hashirajima at 1800hrs.<br />
27:5-6:6:42 participates in Midway Operation, as part of mobile<br />
support force. Departed Hashirajima at 0600hrs on 27th; attacked<br />
by enemy planes on 4:6; repulsed with AA fire; several attacks bv<br />
planes on 5th. At 0130hrs Midway air attack unit took off. Plane<br />
no 2 A,/S screening, nos 1 and 4 carried out search.<br />
0136hrs, planes no 1 and 4<br />
launched. 0151hrs plane no 2<br />
on ASW patrol.<br />
0253hrs enemy aircraft sighted; opened fire with main battery.<br />
0405hrs sighted enemy planes; 0458hrs; sighted 20 enemy planes,<br />
opened fire with main battery; opened fire.<br />
0627hrs sighted and fired on 15<br />
enemy planes.<br />
14:30-15-30 bombed-by enemy Four horizontal and dive bombing<br />
aircraft; I I near misses, but no attacks, but no damage.<br />
damage due to evasivenanoeuwe22S0hrs joined main force.<br />
ArnmunitionExpend.edTone Chikuma<br />
Main battery: 138<br />
74<br />
HA guns: 539<br />
576<br />
Machine guns: 4075 4b40<br />
7:6-12:7:42 operated as part of northern force, support force, {irst<br />
support unit (until 7.7). hoceeded under alert through fog; arrived<br />
Omonato on 26:6; received briefing aboard, Nachi on 2bth:<br />
departed on 28th; proceeded through fog; arrived Hashirajima on<br />
12th at 1803hrs.<br />
14:7:42 Tone becomes flagship of Assigned to third fleet,<br />
third fleet, CruDiv 8, Captain Yuji CruDv 8.<br />
Anibe (or- Keibu) took over<br />
commano.<br />
l5:7 -15:8:42 maintenance and training.<br />
On 6th departed Maizuru; arrived Hashirajima 7th; departed on<br />
llth; anchored for a short period of Kitsuki at 2248hrs: departed<br />
on 12th at 0530hrs; anchored briefly off Hagunshima at lT21hrs<br />
left on 13th at 0730hrs: arrived Kure at 1921hrs.<br />
16:8-5:9:42 participated in the Solomon area operation. Departed<br />
Kure on 16th at 0630hrs; arrived Hashirajima 0829hrs (Tone) and.<br />
0835hrs (Chikuma). Departed at 1800hrs (Tone\ and 1805hrs<br />
(Chihutna). Carried out ASW and other training; supported<br />
Second Battle ofthe Solomon Islands on 26th.<br />
1205hrs, plane no 2 sighted large<br />
enemy force; (later shot down by<br />
enemy aircraft.) 1307hrs, first<br />
. attack took off. 1318hrs, plane<br />
no 5 launched, tracked enemy;<br />
1400hrs, second attack unit took<br />
off; 1555hrs, sighted and fired on<br />
four B-17s; 1607 hrs, cedsed fire;<br />
2270hrs, unable to locate enemy;<br />
gave up plan for night action,<br />
proceeded north.<br />
Ammunition expended<br />
Main battery: 50<br />
HA battery: 40<br />
Machine guns: 600<br />
5:9 arrived Ttuk at 1430hrs; while<br />
underway seaplanes carried out<br />
ASW searches.<br />
6-23:9:42 maintained AS alert while lying at T!uk. Departed on<br />
9th; ordered to Guadalcanal area; on 14th own planes concluded<br />
search; enemy aircraft attacked. On 13:25, three B-17s driven off<br />
by gunfire; at 1425hrs more B-17s driven off and later a larEe<br />
enemy flying boat was also engaged. Fuelled; arrived at Tluk on<br />
23rd at 1118hrs (Tone) and.1127hrs (Chikuma\.<br />
23:9-10:42 training, maintenance and refuelling.<br />
1l-26:10:42 departed from Tluk for the Guadalcanal Operation<br />
Advance Force. Between 14th and 25th sighted enemy aircraft,<br />
and drove offwith gunflre. On 17th Tonerefiielled.from AO T6ho<br />
Maru. On 26th participated irr the Battle of Santa Cruz.<br />
0209hrs, sighted enemy<br />
aircraft; 0426hrs, more enemy<br />
aircraft sighted; believed to<br />
have shot down two; 0540hrs,<br />
carrier attack units take off;<br />
0508-0600hrs, two planes from<br />
Tone sent to shadow enemy<br />
task force; 0657-0800hrs,<br />
attacked by about 50 planes.<br />
Drove them off. 0751-0755hrs.<br />
attacked by 10 torpedo<br />
bombers; five torpedoes<br />
launched, all avoided: two<br />
bombers shot down.<br />
1125hrs, recovered aircraft.<br />
Casualties<br />
2 wounded<br />
0459hrs, sighted large enemy<br />
force; 0507hrs, three enemy<br />
aircraft sighted, opened fire.<br />
0656hrs, engaged six enemy<br />
aircraft; 0702hrs, six enemy<br />
torpedo bombers attacked,<br />
0715hrs, attacked by 21<br />
aircraft; 0726hrs. direct hit on<br />
port side of bridge on main<br />
battery control, 0731hrs, direct<br />
hit on starboard side of bridge;<br />
0739hrs, three near misses on<br />
starboard beam; 0759hrs,<br />
sighted 10 enemy planes,<br />
opened fire. 0917hrs, retired to<br />
Truk.<br />
Casualties<br />
190 killed. 154 wounded.<br />
including the Captain<br />
Arnmunition expended Tone Ch,ikuma<br />
Main battery L72 77<br />
HA battery<br />
220 353<br />
Machine guns 4075 1869<br />
27:10-8:11:42 between 27th and 27:10-7:11:42 arrived at Tluck on<br />
301h, Tone refuelled and carried 291h, a! 0938hrs. Emergency<br />
out air searches. Arrived Tluk onrepairs by Akashi begun at once.<br />
30th at 14l2hrs. Prepared for<br />
further action. Loaded<br />
ammunition on 1st and 2nd,<br />
fuelled on 4th.<br />
Tone: 9:11:42-17:9:43<br />
9-18:ll:42 participated in the KA Operation (Solomon Islands). On<br />
12th plane no 5 failed to return. On 13th, planes 1, 2 and 4 carried<br />
out searches, spotted several large flying boats. Involved in Third<br />
Solomons Naval Battle. On 15th and 16th, planes 1, 2 and 4 on<br />
search missions; B-17s sighted on 15th. Arrived Tluk on 18th at<br />
0846hrs.<br />
18:11:42-19:1:43 fuelled and anchored in combat-readv state until<br />
end of November; afterwards engaged in training and planes used<br />
for ASW patrols.<br />
19:1-?:2:43 involved in KA and KE Operations Support Force,<br />
Advance Force Eastem Diversionary Force. Departed Tluk on<br />
1fth at 1500hrs; arrived Yaruto on 22nd at 0835hrs; left next day<br />
at 1300hrs; returned on 27th at 1021hrs. Departed on %nd, at<br />
0400hrs and reached Tluk on 7th at 0838hrs.<br />
8:2-13.3:43 repairs and maintenance; departed on 15th; arrived<br />
Maizuru op 21st. Drydocked between &d and 13th.<br />
16-26:3:43 departed Maizuru at 1217hrs; arrived at Kure on lgth at<br />
0930hrs; departed Kure on 21st at 1500hrs; arrived Saeki on 2hrd<br />
at 0952hrs; left at 1200hrs; arrived Tluk on 26th at 1354hrs.<br />
26:3-.16:5:43 training, maintenance, and anchorage screening.<br />
Sortied through reef five times.<br />
17-29:5:43 assigned to main force, screening force; departed Truk<br />
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