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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
! g6 o' [, X# f. Y( u& A9 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards0 O# ~8 i# E' V" t$ `& k
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Allied aircraft v( H. K6 b/ J* `+ M
no flights! r: k% l* K% y4 Z# T
5 U& E* t1 d" s" TAllied aircraft losses
% t3 c( v1 [9 v$ q7 mNo Allied losses, I$ q) o* C( f- j
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Japanese Ships
$ @$ [7 I" r+ E: o! ]4 u* B CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 L9 V" u8 `+ K% x/ y
CA Aoba( y2 S D8 P, M `4 \5 S
CA Kinugasa
1 E2 j' y3 R* `) t i! X9 b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
: A0 U; d8 K0 G7 B0 S) O: m+ F- U CA Kako- Q( u; o- K2 i# @
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1; _- M" p1 U! d5 N4 L) i7 ?( Q, o
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 60 q" _" R P8 D- B. X e8 P5 N
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships: Z4 v- q1 N8 t7 l+ |# S' D$ o
CA Salt Lake City
5 P5 G: W1 V, E CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk5 F& n3 U! _% J" T6 Y' k0 U) s
DD Grayson
. _ L3 I6 l7 r) d% Y8 O! r DD Monssen
4 D7 V1 a/ O1 J) }4 t+ b; b2 Y" L, W. E! P DD Aaron Ward% o+ L" m5 e, H* i8 K" R/ s: C$ J: y: l A
DD Laffey
+ J* B8 y& Z" h, H1 o DD Farenholt
& l% |$ ?% i3 i4 B& I# C& g8 V DD Maury
. m; w/ s& v7 ? U4 b S6 l DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& r* }* ]; b/ E! H DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire: y# f ~# @% g9 J' R% y8 k" `6 @
DD Stack! ~% Z+ y2 f0 |
DD Sterett, Shell hits 13 K$ A9 W, R* r0 e
DD Balch$ b$ D% u d4 K% E& ~8 n+ J; A
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# R7 l2 o" F1 b7 E: Q3 Y6 V* e
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
9 }% {' A" K+ f! z VRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 U" z) w6 b3 U1 J+ s5 CRange closes to 14,000 yards...
$ a1 @0 c6 @4 ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. { L8 J) v, g4 a3 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
e* N" [; W2 h, Q r3 qRange closes to 5,000 yards...0 s( B0 x; W, O4 [9 G9 Q1 _2 U
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
`8 @7 q* t" ~) {) }& fRange closes to 1,000 yards...
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CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards5 R/ B4 H Y4 R; B7 M- e
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards( M- l% { a) d! b9 {& u( `
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards+ V7 r: w; [$ N. ^: u
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards0 F9 K+ z! r$ o @* e; Q7 L
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards- L) X& n$ u' g
Range increases to 2,000 yards
~) E# m5 j$ ]! ^5 o( O" g$ JDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& O' w) |, M! UCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards7 V y% G) x7 z9 N! W/ L. x+ M
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards4 x8 F `# p1 X; m1 i
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
I: e" M2 ^/ P& j6 I# I6 T8 \DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
7 N0 `( N" D" YCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
8 {/ p+ V' V6 s) |5 XDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
& X( q; m% E ^, T3 K$ BCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
* J1 M" ?3 h9 Y1 G7 BCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards' p% q1 b9 ?+ _: d" c
Range increases to 6,000 yards
7 s0 w# ~0 @% J- j0 D+ y. X( [DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 2 P- e6 G. k' V; R2 c/ N5 L2 i9 K _
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards/ g' r; y" i: P1 t
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards D) g! W- N7 x6 `3 K
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
$ F6 Y" V" B! s; m1 FCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
# d$ B' U$ Z# V% q) t2 ~9 r2 ]4 FCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
! c: p) A0 p4 I9 G: \0 V* F9 U3 rCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards+ t* o4 S; ]$ m7 {: x# @( i
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
; B: l) x7 j R/ @& rCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards1 a3 d' O/ G3 C# |* }
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
6 C# M7 y6 F; qTask forces break off...
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- _* f8 d, w- a( Z4 ]" X: oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& |3 Z" C- q$ H4 p; ~
CA Aoba, Shell hits 23 |4 q, x, J8 l$ O
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
* o/ p. E# Y' D2 E1 n' i9 @ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! v9 U4 L. \& U CA Kako, Shell hits 15 n, L! d6 @9 d) M+ O, W. A* |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire+ |( ^4 @# ^! E, m& ]" Z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
. A* S ]) _9 D( ^! s' D1 Q/ h, j CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships) p" m% y' C; X& h7 c6 e6 ?
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire- C9 \) m' b+ A( X0 r( x$ u, x
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- _9 n9 Q! I9 M) y, x
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ~; X0 \- ~' N& j. x, A* ^* C DD Mugford
1 n s( d& ]$ S* ?1 N3 ` DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 24 T6 F" m" k; M; g, A f
DD Patterson+ E( e0 w0 b6 w% A
DD Jarvis) f1 W. p2 G. q
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! r# c' R# H" t4 U' l5 U; dReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 Q$ T7 }; W- ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards- K6 A( Q+ x' y$ p% n- l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
7 _' w$ a+ U5 l$ `3 i, ^! U& ~Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ g& r* o' C( t! ]4 Q6 i5 G" CRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 S. I* E! b2 ?/ bRange closes to 4,000 yards...! G4 s& ]- T) _3 H& x d4 \
Range closes to 2,000 yards.../ L- V9 g6 b& X) |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! {7 m+ Y" o( R0 l1 F
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; i' |+ h, ^, i: N2 Q& R4 G. fCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
3 o$ m y8 w6 v; E/ g* t. cCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
: T6 B( q8 |- fCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
6 I2 Q# G. g C% [6 B; v5 e" _6 NCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
5 r: H f, j% X$ Z7 Z; e# t- oCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards9 M& b6 C! {+ Z. ^
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
( ^: ?5 ]5 Y$ J8 w/ hCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
/ `6 { j& J& ~! _ G" ]2 LCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
! c3 n! V# h! U9 I. B( ^9 wCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 N3 H, @5 O5 JCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards9 y% T( l3 w! C! t" N+ W0 w P
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 r. n) T$ y0 ~6 N) K5 t
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
5 C3 z9 s9 s+ yCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
/ c0 {/ e4 b$ m- L* W1 A' f3 FCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
6 T8 F0 ?; B7 F' b& gCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
7 [' L" c3 |, N3 w6 GRange increases to 5,000 yards2 C$ Y' U4 V( z0 L* }
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ g# E2 c7 P/ s0 M6 ~6 O+ eCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
: b! A6 t% G3 F) N+ JCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards1 X, R& a' k" O- ?2 f' F; @ @
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
, S9 z. j- r. [1 B+ n1 UCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards4 Z% V+ F, K* N# a
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards* Q+ v1 {9 B) H" W- P# V
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ H; y& q9 Z! \; ]+ S
Range increases to 8,000 yards2 R i" T5 J- E0 y
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards$ B, v+ i( }6 @* E# l! B; Q
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
+ l- l" h7 f8 ?/ d+ I; J. i7 J' NCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
( Y+ @8 x+ B: k oCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
) ^* F2 ]/ P* aCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
/ t* B& e$ D1 k, ~) DCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" c# K6 F0 F6 NRange increases to 9,000 yards6 R6 ^4 G U- O% Q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 m c5 L( F. g: p
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
# b8 _7 h/ O) ^! X' }/ r: vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
/ |& u" Y. d; s* X2 _CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
/ f- }$ W8 \6 H1 \1 T" {CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards3 s2 W4 z: V$ s% Q9 o
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
/ W. u/ [" K7 ^- i+ `DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
- ~" W2 d% d+ e0 GCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage) Z8 Q# h/ s, J. S" ^8 x
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards6 C4 q& U5 V# {# D& W8 w
8 Y' h8 q" i9 S* n9 a! IJapanese Ships
" Y6 {% z1 i% h% P, ?$ g8 E CA Aoba
, E7 c; i' E# N2 t0 M CA Kinugasa- ?8 ]/ Y7 M% p) X
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2% j9 A2 t) u2 g$ a7 Y8 }5 z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! B, C" C$ {4 g: Z CL Tenryu
( x: {! c( K$ {7 J CL Tatsuta
5 p* X0 ?% U8 P, }( x. ^9 c9 ? CL Yubari/ j6 f* }( }% n, |8 u/ s
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Allied Ships
6 R" b9 q; z; L$ f DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 }1 F" ~) h+ T6 W6 ^7 [ DD Balch- \& g6 _- r# ~0 R, Y& U1 _! G
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
A# @$ u/ V6 K2 H& XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
* m* h! I) ?% q; hRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 p9 }, b6 m( L+ E$ S3 f9 }Range closes to 22,000 yards.... m/ J$ F6 }; U5 L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 N2 _9 ]! W/ B! V% sRange closes to 18,000 yards...
7 m' R* {0 w ^" U, \) g7 d o4 V. tRange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 j: U% Y4 q0 Y4 O! l yRange closes to 14,000 yards...2 q( k N; D/ o6 Y! Y' s8 t
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& @: E8 y S1 [: P! i9 hRange closes to 11,000 yards...( Y8 q: [# ^5 Y) a" p' V0 U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& V5 g- Y) z1 I5 X: k* h- Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...1 n: @6 B& g* g1 _, y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 t q- J% E u5 l* s. lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
! K/ b! {- A6 ^2 U; `- ?9 CRange closes to 7,000 yards...3 ?6 O" m. t8 C% w' E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& X+ H/ N3 ], h0 @1 z: d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards6 N- D$ b; A( }9 Z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards+ s" I: W1 D' k9 s. C Y' ]
Range increases to 7,000 yards
. {6 S! I$ A$ r$ E/ e* ODD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
2 Z' i# _( t$ n& Y. u- Y8 aRange closes to 6,000 yards* f' @% n) }0 K. e: ]/ _
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
% e4 O4 w' L* C( dCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
$ k# |* F9 d7 Y0 i1 wCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards/ @9 k; c4 i& F7 a9 j0 a Z0 |
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards) V8 B0 b' {; l8 b
Range closes to 4,000 yards
$ _" E, F# v- j9 vCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ T- G# [7 Y9 y1 `Range increases to 7,000 yards: R: z# D; h8 u# n& C0 h
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards- |/ j I" ]& \% ]
Range increases to 11,000 yards5 } @3 {) |' w r/ i$ Z% z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
6 c8 U& a) V! d" Z) R, HAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
4 \- g- e6 m4 Z( r" p+ mTask forces break off...
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- K0 v- {& D& F; F- MNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards. T5 t# Q/ J- T) q( |) E9 G
: V b. H# w* v; CJapanese Ships. _0 i" [; m% P; A( W
CA Aoba
1 E; ^2 W9 Q1 l+ e, ?' d- h CA Kinugasa* n# V3 E' z0 ?! N" l8 u
CA Furutaka
& D' `: |3 F1 M( _; L6 z) r CA Kako, Shell hits 1
' P r, U& |& I& [ CL Tenryu
% e8 G. |$ S3 T1 V5 w% z, v CL Tatsuta& Q7 L! X0 G0 x2 ?
CL Yubari) W, ?; W; u7 c( d$ b6 t+ \
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) _+ S# K* }! Q4 S/ \! e9 H' F DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight+ F7 r3 O; L0 t3 H: t
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
4 H" d+ c0 {2 WRange closes to 24,000 yards...' x/ B! z, P$ }3 l) _$ K' K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
0 }( i: T! k0 D4 c, g& |8 c5 V! _$ |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, Y- L3 k8 `. o" ^7 j9 ` sRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 n( m$ `& c# D' V% N$ URange closes to 18,000 yards...
( {+ T% Z) r# W4 }Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* M9 Q9 z8 Q3 vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
2 B6 ^3 Q1 H! u% eRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 F# { e: K- f% }2 D! q4 N% S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 v8 Z0 _) T# H3 w# b4 i
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& J0 |! n# u5 W6 _0 O+ A6 v4 K; lRange closes to 9,000 yards...0 J2 H( A" w2 Z: ?( x) R
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 P9 [; `# q+ q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 H0 b: c q D9 F" l. Q! W
Range closes to 6,000 yards... e0 U$ |9 D0 x6 F5 V: Q5 e. z
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- z4 a4 V' e7 U- A1 q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...5 F0 O) k+ u- W, \( R4 X7 U
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 q3 t% G5 [3 ~) ]$ P6 E( a7 Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards0 l" e7 ~9 ~( A5 \% J; O% _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 C0 P& i& c8 g. P
Range increases to 4,000 yards& |9 @! L8 v( a: F6 s- }9 ^
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 q& g$ t. w- n8 Z4 p0 z# Z7 q$ x! B
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards t3 f. s3 }: p& S9 Q/ ?5 C9 ?6 a
Range increases to 5,000 yards& Y; g5 f1 E& O: L7 {
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
% c; `4 ^# b2 ?/ N% k. q4 XRange increases to 9,000 yards$ e- z* r0 v2 q! Y0 C2 c. P
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards0 d& f4 ^9 p% {# R) F
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
6 B: s0 e' J2 QTask forces break off...3 A7 ?' t4 [+ r5 d" p
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2 }) V0 F# ?) o' r* P# ^5 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 r5 c5 g* l: o
CA Aoba M# G" t/ G5 a6 O
CA Kinugasa
4 n7 k0 C# i. o% H; E: H CA Furutaka
) P: X+ @9 N, `$ M2 [/ M CA Kako8 R. b q& \9 H! Q/ h& o
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
' c, Q4 ~: x% ]# ^- o& g, Q+ m2 k' w CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire- L# \* Q) s, p& @9 ^- J
CL Yubari2 M }) d) v3 u) e. K. t7 b9 u+ \
9 O# i! V+ p( D; i/ oAllied Ships! X! P+ A6 @9 c
APD Colhoun) Q- ]4 S+ o4 W( e7 d
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ ?: q: j4 Z! ? T% t DMS Southard, Shell hits 16 M) h& P/ `' {; G0 o! P
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 m) H, ^2 D ^; ]. o AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" G$ c4 o6 o6 v& m
AP Harris
9 U, M4 z+ i) B' ^ AP Zeilin: I. }$ o X6 F! s$ y
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ B/ P; _: t5 {$ v' H' h AP Heywood8 k' g& k; c$ q8 m+ @
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire" b# p L, R/ r! I5 G, L
AP President Bowen
/ w) M5 n3 Z1 C7 k) Z2 r$ C AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ n' b8 `! d# S( r& G xAP President Wilkerson# J" \4 l: X: `, r. a1 _
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$ n; i* Z4 v7 u8 t$ |Allied ground losses:, J! l3 E, }5 u" H' C2 e5 w
105 casualties reported) z! Y/ K) Y$ O n; l/ M! s% U5 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- U6 O2 z% k: }& L6 ^& G Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled f h I8 s2 R w0 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& @; T+ |2 x3 f2 S$ B: f
Allied TF begins to get underway
6 d/ [$ x5 ~+ l3 a5 Y: B# lReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
$ s5 M/ D8 }4 E# ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
9 E1 D6 A+ `) _ V! S( k9 P( VRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 C5 |) T: J* I: x h
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
3 L; x1 b7 n$ p+ I9 ARange closes to 8,000 yards.... `# r D5 K& W$ ], B
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! `+ n# g6 P N* P: k! r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...1 M- \0 e! k' U8 I4 g0 X) x7 m" x
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# C$ [# P$ R& fCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% T" u0 r/ D( _4 FCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
9 l1 ]! h" q5 A1 H a. \CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
/ `& f1 H( k& VCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 R, A& r; H$ p( oCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 }* ^9 |2 y1 x3 C9 X- GCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
l% g% a' i0 m$ M$ W6 f9 ECL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
/ ^3 X. u3 s+ Q; M* \( uRange increases to 2,000 yards
- J9 R* R7 O R! A, {( pCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
5 ~; k! H1 b. U- pCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards: @. V4 }- b7 I1 v
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards/ W s4 S% H. L
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards2 Q7 J4 \2 h0 W/ `. `, q
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards& Q# K! U p! ^( Z K
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards( M1 s( Y- N0 Q7 P# y* X0 c
Range increases to 4,000 yards
! V5 }. d$ J3 |+ j+ zCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards+ j% f- r: E, A9 f: X
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
6 Y, A% E4 z+ s$ T. v8 v/ BCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
( C1 h" D. t( b9 y- M$ j9 x7 YCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
" ?' F( c8 v6 U, M6 [- \$ w' h. _( ECL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards" R4 z9 y' e1 `: Q4 {" x0 e) Y
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
8 y ^+ e; Q' E+ K% QCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards l0 S2 S U' k9 \
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
, U$ U( z, Z- ~7 [+ mTask forces break off...
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。" b: T, q% T# u8 X5 Q% W
万恶的58!!!# L4 c: {$ z! `9 q' G
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1340 {# x) x' }& h
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
}' D4 {% c, Q, R, u$ x$ YEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ q$ t, L8 C% Q0 ]: n9 Z; |
: k$ k, r8 }0 ~4 A! i+ Q+ aJapanese aircraft
+ X ?* a: k7 o4 ` |; O; z no flights
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: p( s6 t* [2 d" [& w" _ jAllied aircraft
& s! f/ ]) G4 P! E0 ]3 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
S, e) U1 |3 q9 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
2 L" o8 x& Y' n1 J3 a9 q; C TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses4 ]' P/ S, p/ ~2 d9 u
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Allied aircraft losses
% D; g8 i8 t6 U- C+ [4 E/ k M SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( S5 ?( I/ ?% w: o6 W v3 B
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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, g4 q! A/ W6 g K: GJapanese Ships
- G _+ t* T2 w# F2 Y2 j" R j1 Y1 t" D: e CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire) m% p9 g+ W6 y5 {( C7 | P3 x, ~
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk& i6 i" b# L, i9 n6 L2 E. Z1 p
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage* w8 F/ j7 `! k) N. e; [2 o2 o, ^
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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