8月9号( c/ @# v4 Q9 ]" }
第8舰队勇闯图拉吉; \/ B6 ?# h2 ^% L) ]
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards# R1 D7 R7 L" l' T4 |; O
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Allied aircraft
6 T0 `2 B7 c }% W no flights
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. z" G: v0 R$ o1 E' ]" m& B. D$ eAllied aircraft losses
8 b8 r r# f' ]No Allied losses
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) l( R; k* _# L7 z8 IJapanese Ships
) g$ u& B; l0 Y4 }+ Y$ x CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- @3 s% V W8 A2 y
CA Aoba
" c6 Z2 F" R9 V! H* v CA Kinugasa. k* C6 ]4 h) C0 A( x- [8 }2 C- k
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
( q# C# {; a6 _6 F6 h8 r CA Kako
3 S* n& a: L- z4 h CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% D; m/ `" k4 M
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6; n: W# t5 F6 g& S. ]0 j; e
CL Yubari M1 m: G6 l$ W" ~" r
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Allied Ships
' \$ {) u) }5 ~3 v$ W2 Y CA Salt Lake City
, D: q. L' @/ c/ \ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk3 B5 @4 G2 P7 k# r: ?" l _
DD Grayson
# o1 u* g, `& ^- L* | ~9 d7 @ DD Monssen8 c3 g0 e3 {1 W0 B
DD Aaron Ward
4 s# w% V9 C% p% F+ D DD Laffey
/ ~: p" C" ]( v! I5 N9 r& ` DD Farenholt
: k; _5 B, n* o% i/ ^( F DD Maury
/ A3 E) U3 P* G6 M" k DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" X3 C5 X8 Q: o+ u) l3 q DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire- [7 l8 Z, ]2 F5 x
DD Stack
0 S: f0 Q, v: @! M0 k5 ? DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
' E, X& `& p" \$ j" p7 \ DD Balch
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$ g6 b- _( r3 D; r6 L5 {Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
/ G6 i0 H( b3 Z* y- K# QMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ h% k2 O' S' wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 R' e" F4 q7 _1 p/ m6 zRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ U$ o& p! i7 e# l9 Y0 ~9 _1 oRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 l+ v$ h9 C. p. J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards/ X" m% \2 o8 a% y2 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! Y4 Y* W9 y# z: D0 Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 c+ u7 k% Q' O* h/ J7 k; fRange closes to 1,000 yards...5 I, m: o8 A: v
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'$ a+ I. J7 x$ H9 j1 X
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards5 h2 C) d; @6 m
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
9 t! P2 w5 J; ~4 x0 u1 R( vDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards% G& q: @! ^' ]+ G% l
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
" K- [! b- o( N$ lCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards6 T6 t9 T! @' s8 c S
Range increases to 2,000 yards) o8 O" B: Z1 f3 u" c0 o0 q
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
, a5 q: i' B7 d9 NCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
3 {+ {6 B# Q; e# cDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
) J4 E8 A. r' L4 uCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards) X; W: d7 @& u# O+ J1 R8 v
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards6 F1 t) [3 d" ~2 c" e3 ?9 k
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, ~' Z/ w3 H: o4 M6 U
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
! c* q, X4 X q; wCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
. s G6 O# Y/ Z0 r/ HCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
3 `) O, h' y* P$ ^8 d& WRange increases to 6,000 yards
$ q1 c6 s* g9 O' jDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
3 X2 w0 b4 y- t1 t' w5 sCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards5 C. B; _2 c! V* o7 I
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards. ` G1 A0 ^# g o% G5 D- k, S
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
3 z o1 a7 o" F2 QCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
7 J. Q4 K+ _9 X) Q9 L. H6 S; |& vCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
1 N. W% D; N: O! }CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
( l2 I' W* o: Y" {1 K& d8 jCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
( I3 S0 V( _4 {: d4 D, W: M5 r7 \CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards8 s% X, g! J' g7 V* _
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
6 M3 C# ^) y1 ]Task forces break off...
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# n; {% D5 ], K7 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. g1 U2 d6 D3 L% p1 A3 Z) ]2 k& x
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2 Z0 s) h- y5 C
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire% P1 ^! Y y. ^* L0 `
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
: _' S. U I1 x' z! B CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ Q: h8 _& F# Z* h5 R$ F' l
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 x$ R$ h0 K* v+ L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire( P9 o0 G# F# a
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships/ [8 n& w0 o* Z. Z
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire& Y* F6 c, q5 f7 X0 o9 d T+ s0 e
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 o2 Y5 t: x! \ CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% g; f8 n% k$ I& p9 w DD Mugford
. S$ u1 H4 f: `. |, V DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2' D3 m8 A& Q! S7 R
DD Patterson& Y0 f6 q& d ?2 l( Z! D8 C8 [
DD Jarvis
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- P0 [0 W+ B: i" U4 sReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 U3 o; O O P( V; eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
: {. W/ b2 B) @& eRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 h" d0 d6 ]% u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 K; _2 W1 i- Q E0 P( z) g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: y+ z5 N" |; v' vRange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 u6 p0 L- B# v- W) k2 ARange closes to 2,000 yards...
, L& `+ y, k& j) h, g- OCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 U# K/ ^7 r% NCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards$ |. W. h! `; O- B1 X% C
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'+ S% [1 n, L5 T1 S5 F$ l8 t0 M" T
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards: B3 O- b& J8 w. R. W
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards( e) N9 _7 ^( _ p' ^2 _
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% d; E5 w( p) ZCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
N" N9 N0 n5 F+ J3 KDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
# @% r2 h( Y& ^9 }/ s8 ^( y6 L& K4 ]CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards& y7 K; Z% j) I f$ e0 w
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards% P6 h8 I. a. W9 `
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 g+ b/ n, u; |CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards6 Z0 ^+ I1 p4 R* {) P
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ K- [, f" h7 G6 R9 J3 ?
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
! R; A- V1 }2 _$ z1 z; ?1 J9 I# b4 QCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
' S4 ]: K9 W/ h) G0 q' ], L+ ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards1 d- Z$ `4 ]9 v
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, C6 K9 R% `8 nRange increases to 5,000 yards
' I! E7 }! w; Y5 L' j3 S$ lCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
( A6 J/ ]9 x& G9 c7 u2 {, s: LCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 f- W! S8 v. ?* }: ^$ G+ dCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
" N9 a+ N" I7 G7 hCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
/ c3 w- [) t! F8 X' `) Q6 aCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards; _: z( g' I, o! U, c* _
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards& Q& _! {0 d4 H; w
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. _$ K' T( `; b/ l/ u" v/ QRange increases to 8,000 yards
$ B, L9 X3 K" ^9 _8 y' g/ x" J9 VCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 \: |' }+ o+ T* BCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
' ]! w3 T1 \- }4 hCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards# \, n; e. z; U% ^1 n
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
. g8 L t5 R& m4 G5 S, r& @ DCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
2 D2 q$ A2 G+ b* Z' c' I* t' iCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
8 [( J- S! x* j* k- ?& R7 zRange increases to 9,000 yards E# r9 N6 R9 m# a1 d
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, m! F7 t. f8 w6 C5 S; q5 {" |' y
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
9 L6 C9 l; l7 `CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards& n# R& R! v9 c' b6 Y0 e) E; K
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% [' L# b4 e |" w+ I
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
; ~1 L% T0 H3 P3 a4 T8 V0 J; `0 k' cCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
1 p5 \4 ?2 o. s. W i% }DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
. \8 w8 z0 c1 x _+ S5 L5 K( ICrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
$ P& `) E8 ^; ZTask forces break off...0 W) J: i: u2 J- D# z* P* d
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% K5 g1 l& v- g' ]0 L9 G7 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards& [7 k0 E7 [- H7 |; f2 v- ~. b
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Japanese Ships1 ^/ d; \4 ?/ M1 I4 a; X+ m) B' E
CA Aoba- c! k/ ~$ y- _6 F% {, E. q
CA Kinugasa
6 ~# \: g/ U* n4 a w CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2/ _* I+ w8 C" s* { K
CA Kako, Shell hits 17 |4 G' y4 a1 i" Q7 }
CL Tenryu
) i' p; T" K1 S0 S1 f: C4 [ CL Tatsuta) S3 O5 q' W% _. W" O
CL Yubari
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DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 }* E' c- M* E L$ o
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight m. P; S! r+ u6 D3 ?5 L! m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards# u9 a/ [: j7 T9 f0 Z- F/ A& c1 a7 b$ V( z |
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
5 K9 K6 ^4 R2 V5 W( v9 O2 \Range closes to 22,000 yards...( ^# n" ]9 Q: ~# j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 v/ }$ X% t' A1 g# k( A" d7 NRange closes to 18,000 yards...! X% t' i3 I( l! Z: Y- A% r9 k5 ? f
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., b* `* F5 ^! R' Q% ]3 w
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." H+ Z: C6 I5 S# b+ y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, z# W% T( _7 r/ k9 v* C5 E; o. _Range closes to 11,000 yards...- p* D( l! r" Y6 @0 u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) M$ W6 k j d% M% W( J$ fRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* l+ x9 S- Q% v( ^7 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...
1 e M2 U- T, c6 v' DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
0 Y) y( n \- E7 I% R+ s6 KRange closes to 7,000 yards...
2 Z/ ?0 `& d d- L" u( PRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 o9 B; T6 M2 a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards& Z& E8 X/ c, c% o/ h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards: B6 o f4 x5 k9 J1 X, l& M
Range increases to 7,000 yards. t1 m( z* _8 Q5 j% x3 U3 W8 W
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
. z' y G2 W X7 PRange closes to 6,000 yards
5 [$ t1 n8 D% v' v7 m9 PCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! L, `! e1 u6 V" W+ x0 x% { `
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards6 T& N8 O- P0 s/ C. ?0 ^: m
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
* G7 ?7 u) ~8 s* G/ u! RDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
9 v* ^5 Z# C; P6 ?. N4 b$ IRange closes to 4,000 yards
7 M! J) k- @. oCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( T2 K3 Q, [ M/ u# d0 ^( ^Range increases to 7,000 yards0 d+ Y1 u' g4 U) B0 ~1 L. Y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
& }* f1 |8 X3 i7 l! A5 QRange increases to 11,000 yards2 L, \7 l' k0 I" t: c, q/ l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
& z: |; C0 F# M# ]% {$ W) MAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' ~! Y* b1 q. r) c" E) r6 P
Task forces break off..., s6 J. X+ o0 ?: H0 d/ S
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6 \/ @& g4 H7 ?$ k* m( CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards n. y" J, x* _* L. j$ t
: p: N a1 a/ a' g! \Japanese Ships6 B1 o4 S* q7 i; D0 y! p: F: V
CA Aoba
" T: Q) z" C" T% ~7 l; C" g CA Kinugasa
" f- r5 L& a U7 p CA Furutaka& Z0 ]/ ], q0 [& f! j4 O
CA Kako, Shell hits 1! r1 P$ H/ S/ l/ Z% I- K! P, G
CL Tenryu. t! e/ a" s7 \7 p* ]
CL Tatsuta
7 B$ b1 J0 B4 E0 v% V) _+ d CL Yubari# q& y: ^. O/ B5 I* J8 _
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Allied Ships
" y0 H5 c2 R2 h DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. I& H2 ?9 c8 {1 E( U: t
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards$ h8 a, n6 W7 @) ^) u2 U
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! ]$ |6 \9 ]; q6 S& B. W$ W3 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards0 v8 G0 E9 G4 c [
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
+ g( F- T+ p0 ] ]7 VRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 ?3 D7 A3 p7 { vRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 f$ g' G4 c" k6 I: w
Range closes to 16,000 yards.... V' O% Q+ n, O3 s& n" W% R
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' @1 K& p8 |' H3 h9 s- `
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& y6 [/ `$ F+ sRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* I# x2 E% b u3 PRange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 b" n- n# n% r$ [* ]- \Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 [: M4 _5 _/ m* G' uRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 M$ q* [8 G# ?/ u; w6 U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% r( Z% ^1 n( ^+ b9 F: F
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
, V L& M- z2 K3 x0 {- NRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) c8 c8 J/ V% B9 }* N( XRange closes to 4,000 yards...2 _; J: e. d* C9 ~
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 ^' q7 |% t, l! z/ `8 q6 b$ B( a% q( a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards' Z* V, U5 L% L' e* |+ L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards) Y* B5 f* b" l) a/ K$ h1 p/ e
Range increases to 4,000 yards5 _/ A% g& [ C/ b* P, y3 l5 y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" w" O' R$ R* k0 `6 ]" j2 q M
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ r4 t2 L. o Y% o( N1 S1 lRange increases to 5,000 yards( v; X& L$ V& d
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards( B W# V* J4 f8 b& q
Range increases to 9,000 yards. B: U5 \1 f) P5 Y* J8 p' Q
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
# e# W4 K; g: \* l" ~6 TAllied Task Force Manages to Escape4 J% j! {* G4 u' I l( ^: K8 e
Task forces break off...
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# z' ]) g* k* y; p& `4 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 ?% L( G# }; K* ^) |3 Y% E1 X& z, B
CA Aoba4 h8 A* g2 h( r7 ?* t1 F1 V8 t
CA Kinugasa3 E$ r) j9 q6 _7 S- z1 y6 m( o
CA Furutaka
, n G* T" u# Q/ F CA Kako
. I5 z( h# I+ p" T y& B CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
, Q0 s: s% B/ Z$ h& _6 }! v7 s CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 }& l/ m7 O3 k& }5 m: I. v8 m CL Yubari k1 J8 @. h W$ [4 D* R( h# b
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Allied Ships
& _! V" o8 w* b4 L9 ?" C& c APD Colhoun" `6 O3 T7 n/ K2 g+ w+ m
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" `+ Q# S9 l! r. R DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
# \ p* d, I- a1 M- T DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ^' Y. L x/ X- G1 ^$ |1 m AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- W2 L9 |8 P9 l8 |/ ? AP Harris
9 i; H* o4 _2 v$ i8 v! c) K1 N, S) V- B AP Zeilin
7 `% d! B9 r, W" d AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage, _- s/ f& \* N/ m
AP Heywood
0 `; U4 N3 ^1 p0 ?" i AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire( d$ J& l. H/ ~' y1 e4 S8 {) n- b
AP President Bowen
( X/ u6 F2 M! Z5 B2 B AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire) j# Q: a) t' b8 E# p H' d0 b
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
]. }9 |7 c0 r 105 casualties reported6 U) y; \9 i; |& o1 H' W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: Q0 f. w7 A% j, r6 ~; q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled& O; b% O( J: s7 p1 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 r# u" F+ X# L. {
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0 T5 u/ o9 F) T$ b n \0 W$ ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: `& j+ v' a& [( \# y4 @- d zAllied TF begins to get underway% e0 Z9 {- ~, {+ [" {) d
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 o7 z$ {3 ]8 u* q' hMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ W( _# x, _& R) R T3 \: e9 ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 v i& [) d4 u& c5 x+ s: M ERange closes to 13,000 yards...
" {/ r' O. C6 V2 A5 Z gRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. v B7 R4 g) `: J4 u- S# ERange closes to 5,000 yards...
( H7 U) K) w$ U& Z( ORange closes to 3,000 yards...! i) g, H% f( J0 ~' q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...2 A: f2 ~: g8 K* p! u+ x
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% W$ @* e& Q8 hCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
f" g h! o. B' W0 x; jCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
* U6 s2 H% [9 V5 FCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
1 X+ f/ G; }# ` _' ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards( ^. f, K+ ^+ i! h. A( }) z
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards7 U8 v* n- d: Z
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards+ A/ Y" u! }; w
Range increases to 2,000 yards
4 J; ?5 T6 d5 H% YCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) u& l- k% Q- t
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards; N* O% a8 M7 Q! ?0 K
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards+ }% m$ P. q+ r) |1 v) ]& K0 u
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards' b. _8 g' b- l) H- C' h
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards3 ^- Y0 w- ^ X4 A: c6 ]
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards7 w, B/ _8 E$ D$ O; u" A' j' X0 @
Range increases to 4,000 yards
9 N8 M' G. x% M' U4 M- OCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards7 q( H+ I& v7 A+ u0 g
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards3 k# \/ z5 n$ J3 J9 s
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
. v8 U5 k/ M; Z6 f l! qCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
) G m/ A+ _! C( V* N+ z- FCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
1 p" P& V5 ]0 Y! l/ a% d' N/ zCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards( P% ~* ~! a4 m, P: U6 r
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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Task forces break off...9 [4 u% L! C' d1 a2 C9 z
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万恶的58!!!
4 i7 C! v& I4 ]3 V+ e& n; uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134% R4 {3 \' }1 u: c0 U, a
6 R' T4 W% l: |. s9 KWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) f1 x$ q# Q4 i# c, o1 C, `* m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ f0 x1 U/ Y) i5 m- y
( `% s% I) C: p2 ^; a" gJapanese aircraft
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( d6 c* m& u' n, ZAllied aircraft
, ?1 r. \: l6 O# i2 j B) v F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 n; x$ K$ V2 B5 Z! H0 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82& ~. w" p+ b! n# N0 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 39, w h! N6 p7 W* l# d9 U1 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 L. Q; N+ U* r% e ~5 v2 {No Japanese losses: T+ P& M. t3 r! [
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Allied aircraft losses8 l6 }# ]* H' I% |! R9 }7 L! v9 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
! D% b% \, s6 w7 l! G ^" d3 U9 `- j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" @ M- p' \2 D6 h* `" {
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Japanese Ships
0 l, k- p( P( x+ y1 w4 p$ N# ? CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ V' ~9 _- m" C. q' Y CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
5 r7 ^% `, |' T2 d1 \ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
) P. m, f$ P1 z3 k* X# v CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk+ }0 H6 W* I8 D" l' j' j1 A; {
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