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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉4 L+ f% x3 F, q- P' D2 n3 d# c
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards4 ]2 j# M7 p9 Z2 g" e
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Allied aircraft: O" f3 t. a6 y! ^
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses) Q9 h+ _( e+ l# }
No Allied losses
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: K8 ~* c. Q8 `+ y& M d9 PJapanese Ships
# G' C6 `) |; O- B2 n: t CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 T! J1 w# V- x& G
CA Aoba& M! P' F3 _! {! i+ I
CA Kinugasa
2 O: G% L2 j: W: F7 w CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
) K5 }1 t1 K7 R9 `) @ CA Kako G9 } [' K0 s6 c( Q( ?* ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
7 s, V1 C) a2 f1 x CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6. C3 ~3 A) @$ i$ d5 v' ]* V
CL Yubari
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8 E1 ~+ |8 P+ S! [2 ]; YAllied Ships
* ~4 n- R7 w1 y+ R5 m7 j CA Salt Lake City$ `) d; ?' E7 o) c$ d# u( L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk* [- g4 \+ ?* _: J4 `$ C* G
DD Grayson
2 D( {1 X; {! B+ j! C, A* @ DD Monssen
* U4 x1 P1 W) ]& x+ O5 Z DD Aaron Ward
1 |0 j6 P2 O# z9 B N" i+ Q' o& \ DD Laffey
& [' E$ ]& X0 `4 U+ [; r* Z DD Farenholt
|- g* K! |% }0 R DD Maury$ f0 Z$ n% q# T) J
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) W! @2 N% t# F0 P DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire6 m; K+ ^4 ^! i `) p# k
DD Stack1 K$ y1 w) r# X _- S) m* T9 h
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
* x8 A p! k$ |" [2 |+ N5 Z DD Balch
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# { \. z, t. L c, yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 _* O" {# A5 _) @Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 E' n0 J5 ~: P# F4 s, T( xRange closes to 20,000 yards...& b& f4 F5 f7 x9 G& q$ H( j
Range closes to 14,000 yards... _* E: r( U- L l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# X" a# u( _0 P! \ y5 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
0 v- j% N. w2 J1 Y# P' TRange closes to 5,000 yards...( h! R0 `9 k5 \1 W/ K% ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 o: N& M. o. J1 i/ H) H; }8 HRange closes to 1,000 yards...
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! \5 ]$ s0 [; x xCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards% O1 w$ ^0 x, z+ ?/ W7 a
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards% H5 O$ m( g/ ^/ \
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards3 f) Q. D9 o5 O9 ]0 c: p
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
9 ^6 G' J! I {( A4 U, vCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
( m% Y2 I4 {- w) {5 cRange increases to 2,000 yards
1 Q% b3 b# J% b( `2 S! fDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards2 W3 O7 ^1 P4 P! V8 [
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
4 [6 q' S8 ^7 X4 Y% tDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards ]4 E6 Z. |1 g; v3 u1 w. \
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards) s# r4 b) j6 d( a
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
4 p8 b5 a8 f8 K `& B0 o* s7 PCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards. H4 q- c7 ]- q8 B$ Z! Q
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
) v- t( O; T0 D2 R9 {CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards: V$ D# k8 f: V
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
! \( L9 _1 O6 W2 V/ F. Z' ^+ {Range increases to 6,000 yards1 o: A+ U5 F6 T* s7 q9 m$ X5 g x7 h
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 3 ^0 `* `, l/ m/ U1 q+ |" }1 [
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
6 v- u0 s- D/ v# gCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards" G3 N$ ]- P2 V8 R* ?. n4 ~
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
$ o! n( o5 [3 X; z6 x$ uCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards% k2 b0 x1 P) W& y* _# d7 L; B) N
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
, X: b5 b; M: V, g- h3 yCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
2 y. C8 Z1 A# Z8 {CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards% n7 G! q$ Y- N( [. h
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
J4 B0 B% G7 y; I5 o9 ~' jCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
+ O" I" O1 @: B: YTask forces break off...
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# b! \8 J5 _! E5 I, {/ f. j1 |: E0 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards$ U/ |' h4 v5 @( J, K1 R. g
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 2# T) H3 {4 B+ c4 [4 A
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire1 N9 k5 y1 l! [0 ~
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 11 r U) {0 e8 J, A4 s$ U! w' k1 B* j
CA Kako, Shell hits 17 Y% S$ z i f4 H9 T& D2 D* `# q. f
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
`* e5 W5 z; T+ Z CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 m- ]. B: R3 [4 @: _ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
' D5 Z( H$ F# \- W) p& ~6 ? CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
9 c7 q* |6 n: G" w6 c CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 h& k; a& n) v" G7 [! S I CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' J* S# S4 ~1 I
DD Mugford
/ Q' i7 r& ^7 E( b5 E2 t4 u2 P" m DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 21 |) B& j# ]" |* ]+ w
DD Patterson( t+ d$ f, K& e$ I% D I+ Q' }
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight6 q7 \" P. [9 g! ^. v2 t* K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
a6 g7 }! G( L; K$ m* d u6 RRange closes to 20,000 yards...' M8 ^: @) l. g2 V5 `8 f. s
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# @& Y8 f; A; Q6 C0 d) c! ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
4 n' H6 x+ z9 fRange closes to 4,000 yards...% y: s! Z0 Y6 u5 A: a5 z
Range closes to 2,000 yards...2 \1 L) R+ X" d1 J1 l$ P& `# m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
: ?# R F" x/ i! f+ R5 |! ACONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 p0 q& f( V# V
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
, U# K, S6 ^% O8 _# q) ACA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards8 g: K3 h2 U* ?1 y9 r$ X2 j) U
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards% f4 F8 A9 C3 K( I* f, p
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
* p* |# f6 |" f, N1 Y' r' @CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
( W2 B) z: ]0 N. ]3 ]2 ~8 xDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards c( v6 Z* G- X. |7 l3 m t1 C
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards1 M6 Z) }6 g% t; R. G7 l; R
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
( C( Q' A4 \+ FCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
' e' n. W/ b) E1 Z( m0 ZCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 [" _3 N1 J$ y. x% G* s/ MCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
; D _; q! b" e2 xCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards- g# L$ I& q% i; v4 w9 U, U
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards6 u5 o* G1 [& O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
5 `. O5 l9 G2 v$ dCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 k: B9 E% b+ K' n5 Z! O* g* B
Range increases to 5,000 yards& H3 x: }# Y$ p/ m1 ^. [
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& Q4 C s8 D; g2 x: b3 D3 w- j( f
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. j) @: R, o) l4 a6 Y' @" b4 iCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards; ]1 Y4 b `2 J {7 E( F( S' n
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
+ e4 f4 g: a; k7 @1 PCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards/ m# L. n% Q1 H% }0 G
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards; t6 \, v* Z J6 I
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" r/ ?' b& b2 f8 rRange increases to 8,000 yards+ ^) G6 U+ d* W' x4 E5 U
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
, W2 O4 ]; h9 l* l, kCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards$ k- H6 F. g9 o. [$ Y
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
/ v8 f6 m, Y/ Y) U3 d! cCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards4 T+ ^! j# Q0 J0 F8 p9 j
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards- I7 g, }) p& x$ G/ n+ @$ ], e, p
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
\" A) F( R \# @& \2 DRange increases to 9,000 yards- w, x. y0 u( J7 A% O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards1 }) E5 K# ?/ m, j+ ?3 @. e, U/ ]
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
$ v2 U+ N, O* K m. g4 ]4 nCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
$ p. Z. a( U; i' lCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards5 y# \) G: b7 m: {# z, F6 F
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
9 `2 C$ _ l: _. [+ [' z+ xCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
& m0 s- H# d! g2 GDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
' }& ^1 B* U1 ]6 P0 rCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage+ c5 c" K! p( B% ~2 v3 @5 h
Task forces break off...* a6 ^" x; Q4 [8 w5 ~/ y5 I
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8 J' L7 g' |% }, x% DNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards5 _. p# Y; z2 W" i$ @ A" {
* c- K6 m# J5 X- ~: U+ t1 ~3 fJapanese Ships6 t+ _# ?: g& a
CA Aoba9 x6 ^& I% v# j) [' @ W' I' Q
CA Kinugasa
4 P8 K* T2 v4 h7 c& O2 t* ` CA Furutaka, Shell hits 20 y* w& x7 p. y8 W3 [4 a; p' E* y
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 b6 [* o" z# s% u CL Tenryu7 l5 E k: }4 q& m0 _, L
CL Tatsuta0 Y0 s4 \# l3 G$ D1 d
CL Yubari5 F& L1 L" X* m. w
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Allied Ships
0 ^7 [7 o/ b: O, a$ L DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 A4 d% K6 m) k4 ~- P2 M# K DD Balch7 t' k( Q6 ~% U9 g9 y& l5 F% B
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2 J: c8 G' L4 QReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
# _3 Q" V) d# d XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards; K# C' T$ V3 l% A" ^1 U/ m# r. ~( a
Range closes to 24,000 yards... \# P5 u/ S7 t7 Y4 p \
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( M) x! x; o( q3 G' A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! n/ z) N& R/ Q( {3 f) L
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... o4 S) z/ e- z. ?3 P- G) e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ Y3 z9 a4 p# M5 q1 X' b7 i4 ARange closes to 14,000 yards..., b! u6 U4 v# U1 F* N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...1 V5 m N9 F6 f" [' d: _( G
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* k6 g4 l& F! q) K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 W% f9 U* S$ V* }9 ZRange closes to 9,000 yards...6 J, R# S2 W( F! H N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...1 }0 u" \. U2 @* i3 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards' d8 _4 v* o1 c- ~* S
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 n; X% L/ d @' i3 M: ^) |3 i
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
" W' Q0 Z' y1 f! {( i3 i1 eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards2 e5 T# U# b! Q4 O& s E% |
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
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DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
" @ S, k' p g9 iRange closes to 6,000 yards
; t0 m$ Z9 U4 J1 C9 d6 L1 MCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 x7 q# \( q7 w- d% JCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards4 ]! u6 a/ a3 |; [0 T: D y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 |! c, ^+ ]6 [) _6 b* o8 cDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards/ n; L# F' y3 n; k1 {( a& \
Range closes to 4,000 yards8 }* s6 g; z. U3 q( B9 h: H6 v# p
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% F( f) @3 w% \
Range increases to 7,000 yards% F5 ]- b4 T- p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
% _) W" L' ]$ B' f% TRange increases to 11,000 yards
4 H+ M8 u, s! y# T: iCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards* ~. D% w) O1 T' \; b
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape6 H7 A% E+ f1 x/ s& M' }9 e
Task forces break off...5 y" L$ E6 C; b5 j. O g4 j. W2 [
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7 j, ^* I3 i# R: X8 ~; aNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# K, @ K6 M* ?( u CA Aoba
: v) z( T& j4 @4 V+ D& _9 f% Q CA Kinugasa$ m" T0 p5 E7 C8 n, z+ }. k
CA Furutaka
# l/ D0 X4 E; J" _% X5 U( l4 X CA Kako, Shell hits 1
$ ]& Q8 y* J- s2 b$ k% Q; k/ |" X CL Tenryu
* f$ B4 B0 k% L1 N+ ^/ K0 j: a CL Tatsuta0 v& f# D+ r7 n( l9 d$ ~# a
CL Yubari
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& V! z* h7 ^( W! @ DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ D! J' \% j0 W4 U; T- k7 [- ~Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards) G8 Y6 V* V$ s" K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: j. O; v; c; e1 ~* H o2 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
6 z# Q! {1 Y$ {; y+ n# k) _Range closes to 22,000 yards...& d4 E7 Z/ v) m* C* a% M' ]0 w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 S3 P$ @" d9 ^6 MRange closes to 18,000 yards...
+ k# o7 X% C' k) o2 e2 i+ n5 g, K# NRange closes to 16,000 yards...; b& _4 T3 w' p/ e1 |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 v9 U0 y4 a M4 g% m! {Range closes to 12,000 yards...
4 H" J: W. g% P+ n& H3 ^Range closes to 11,000 yards...- S V9 y% }% k8 K+ r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ A2 w2 v, l* f- z9 H" ERange closes to 9,000 yards...$ V7 @5 o! x, F7 I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 j* q" P4 @ e0 O3 Z/ K
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 ^0 P/ N/ |9 c0 Z4 i
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ u) ?7 A- u2 M0 JRange closes to 5,000 yards...4 i5 ]- @8 n; w$ ^. Z( g9 X1 y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
3 Z) ` _- V( G% B* m1 o2 mRange closes to 3,000 yards...+ r9 ~. F9 F4 q% A7 a- O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
* R _, M; m0 D3 k8 a$ a% |0 [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 o, d' V I+ C% D: v5 i
Range increases to 4,000 yards6 R9 n1 y: i4 a: I3 l# v3 U2 ^
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards( R. F. G& [& h+ _
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 p$ C. o0 {3 {6 u' [! ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) s+ k) O: P$ Q' ICA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
' X' w* X( d) { T4 V+ qRange increases to 9,000 yards
9 Q1 i- M$ T( }$ cCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
0 @* Z/ L B7 Z0 MAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
0 P3 ?) g9 P& Z+ M4 h, gTask forces break off...
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" w e4 `1 C7 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 b0 j' M$ J+ _
7 J0 ?# Y% i6 m1 L2 s# I/ q, sJapanese Ships0 k+ y$ N; L. H) r. k( Z+ r3 q
CA Aoba! l1 J5 ~* m9 i# b6 N1 e
CA Kinugasa
! H" c/ m6 }& H5 r2 e3 Z- f CA Furutaka$ J' A8 {8 T+ L0 I& k+ r+ v
CA Kako
1 |+ k2 f! c& m CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
, H; b$ ]/ {+ i7 z% X: l CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 L$ t. m# G3 k# S CL Yubari" \$ }8 d/ H1 K. Y- K, U; m0 ]
7 [6 }5 m/ j; N$ t- [5 @Allied Ships
# Y* E+ ?( g! G$ S# ^ APD Colhoun% A$ P0 B0 T4 ~# {' {+ P0 z& p
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire; e+ h& v! X* w W' w3 M% f
DMS Southard, Shell hits 17 |, }3 x5 P: v9 M3 Z& {2 F
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 }& L9 s: I% x ~9 q) T AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ X, }6 _' O7 L AP Harris
( D) g8 Q1 f0 c) Y5 B( O AP Zeilin0 ^1 B( t" w9 d* [
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% B* H7 ~0 H+ T9 {& O AP Heywood+ v9 h3 e% M1 \1 z2 d' R: Z
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 K2 Z/ P6 o) s7 W' f
AP President Bowen& d9 l @3 r9 J, F$ ~: w
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire0 f; Z% j4 ?& o1 F7 V
xAP President Wilkerson/ T/ C# u2 L6 z3 l
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Allied ground losses:
6 O0 ~1 {1 t* v+ D3 N* z 105 casualties reported3 W6 s9 y7 ^6 c( }4 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
s1 b7 \% ^/ v8 V$ @ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 H/ f- N# Q- Z, P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ?% ]3 q& f" }% R" R! W! s
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% S: q& M. I3 w: _. AAllied TF begins to get underway
! u+ h' ]: W) ^5 y# nReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 P2 N& E! d" j1 c' {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
6 e: U5 j0 D9 P2 b, s. B/ a" ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 J4 V4 Z/ h2 S5 E8 s3 _Range closes to 13,000 yards...
, g$ g# q1 Q" F$ {: I5 q+ sRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) h2 ?1 o0 p2 n2 ], ~Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* ^3 j& P L) j3 o% @* tRange closes to 3,000 yards...' _6 O' G5 j3 A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
0 v2 u& j# j& Q/ z* rCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards" Y" d. \! u _% y3 {( i
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards/ g8 {( \/ e7 {+ a( E" B: o
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards; z& l8 d- b }9 a x
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
# i" {' I" h8 D1 X1 K0 u# g6 PCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" f. T7 w; O1 g! cCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
) A+ l$ T I4 G8 h8 [1 w. K8 QCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards' s3 r2 |; B/ h/ H1 A9 P4 m3 d& p- `/ q
Range increases to 2,000 yards/ I* I) |- q0 J, i% Y% M
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards3 m6 I1 O+ w% ? c* U
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
3 S$ n! f2 E! ^9 {# \$ p" SCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards! B [+ j5 h+ W4 {$ W
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards c0 h) Y% g. M, }
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
3 L$ t- C% F, c/ b# C# SCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
2 E1 O' Y K% o9 R" r* pRange increases to 4,000 yards
+ g* Q# d7 W1 z& l! u- o- ICL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards, ]5 b; k' v \8 e+ t; d
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
/ Z. @$ R9 k# k0 n; C- JCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards* Z4 Q9 L5 I2 H' V! X) n. z+ z$ y$ r
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards2 V; w% P7 P; e+ H
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards- @+ C8 ~8 X$ s- ]
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards1 Q! e5 n" _- _' z0 @
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
; q& O% N/ [5 d: xAllied Task Force Manages to Escape& o( T. k" A T7 y7 e
Task forces break off...2 x& I0 Y0 t+ E
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
$ f6 T% o+ [% i, ]' c8 Y+ l& A7 z万恶的58！！！
! _0 M5 x' c% g# @; T- {% SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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! J3 ]7 m$ d' C, \1 D! L! U. {Weather in hex: Clear sky: |/ x W5 n* ?0 x# f7 L* T' ]
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# V) P1 j0 z1 y( MEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% ^1 i8 N5 o/ L; T5 t( TJapanese aircraft
2 y7 b7 h) d! D6 | no flights, X6 z& M8 T7 J: Q/ [0 m% Z
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Allied aircraft
5 |2 B9 i' n3 b [9 H0 R- i2 J Y* k F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 N3 }+ @6 _ h; D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
" X2 i4 ~9 C+ \3 e: ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 39) Z& }6 t: l( c( C. g. U
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Japanese aircraft losses! o* D8 o. p1 z! S) ^0 p
No Japanese losses
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- I, ]7 a- b8 bAllied aircraft losses3 x# F, e4 }- H" O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged: [* _( p. G2 u% y$ t/ B
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" ]. K/ D) G1 _! r d3 O
3 H# o C7 @$ F: b6 SJapanese Ships9 f& l4 a) Q& o8 I4 Z- P9 m
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 v5 x( W9 P, l2 D& G: K
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk- k' f8 W( z. N, G
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
9 k! g6 R- r& K- { CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
