8月9号
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7 a4 t9 I$ a$ i" e2 @1 INight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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% r; C. y0 i0 |- I0 A( c) ZAllied aircraft5 b+ b+ G% k1 i& \7 O
no flights1 H f, g1 {8 o* H6 |/ A9 j8 @
8 u: b% C" P4 d; J OAllied aircraft losses6 G% M9 f3 K: G1 k0 j- `$ k, ?: x
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
$ I4 \# t( D8 P! N" U5 y CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 N4 s2 ^* u* g j6 \: I' E
CA Aoba' ?" s1 `* R+ p' N3 d6 i' U/ |& ?
CA Kinugasa, ]. H$ N, S" k# U9 U5 r4 y5 ^. J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 43 i# l" I: e |: X3 i
CA Kako
4 _; H7 C8 e$ a3 s& \ t3 X CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) _" a( X$ J; Z$ q- a# ?4 s
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 65 t5 ]$ t: Y* T4 v6 {, Z4 o! S
CL Yubari* E- W3 K4 l. U- [1 P5 \! x4 |
5 ^. g2 o; J; ?/ _3 a) rAllied Ships
7 f$ x, ?3 Y1 w7 \, V" i CA Salt Lake City8 B* r# f5 K9 \
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk+ a7 q3 r& B8 j, y" {: C+ ^" a
DD Grayson, C: u4 W- M, v$ S
DD Monssen
0 i3 r$ W, ?1 \, x7 ` DD Aaron Ward9 ~+ D. w" O8 P: ?& Z
DD Laffey
. P. y& ]' O* B& A$ s/ l DD Farenholt
( y( _ \3 K, D4 K' J DD Maury
& {7 A9 a& e8 M w9 |8 y DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 G5 B+ u& k+ P B1 e DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire# F! B/ t) J/ N9 l2 d
DD Stack* \4 f' g. d- J. @
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1; p2 o/ x+ K# f* j7 ^8 G- S
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight% ^. j- d6 _+ g3 |
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards* ~. [4 Z" l" A+ K+ R4 x
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 V0 M3 J# k5 d. f! B7 l5 {0 t! sRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* K: Q2 t* R7 j% j+ YRange closes to 8,000 yards...- k4 b3 q9 C5 t, ^" n, d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards9 L/ Q4 G% y3 U3 k9 M8 B
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ E8 v! H3 e" L% R0 b/ ERange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 c, V7 p T/ j, y5 W# p& yRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 B, Z6 Y- I4 t8 b2 ?- p2 w
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'6 Y5 R) v4 y# E+ W4 N- e
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards' v# V2 j! D0 l; C2 x& C
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
9 n6 W6 R0 k* L$ N( uDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
$ s0 [5 C5 ]; V Z' y$ I6 }7 \: iCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
) _6 M7 V0 v3 x; `CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
5 E6 Q0 B% L- XRange increases to 2,000 yards
) N7 j1 k N7 D1 `1 k) W( \8 EDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards( N) g/ d$ `" G
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
: N& @" X& S) i5 U" H9 K3 Z! zDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards2 v3 v& f: F4 u( A/ w9 c
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
. ~+ V) V$ j/ w2 N) E- jDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
* V7 Q( v: @7 v. N& xCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards4 K7 A4 N; f4 e2 e7 a
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards! X" I9 I' |+ E; o7 L( M% |
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- t7 |0 I+ g7 X! T& lCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
0 {0 [& W7 N0 J7 l* E' s, yRange increases to 6,000 yards: s8 Z5 t% _% C( F3 l; V, S% p7 r
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
/ e4 y) d" U2 V; c+ N6 rCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
) }7 R' H$ C6 J. G/ O# QCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
3 W' M& J$ O% F1 j0 r" a* ACL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards+ x( h7 S) r: H) N9 Z0 f" G0 A9 m
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards8 `+ }$ ?+ U9 ~) C w6 I
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards7 p- A) i4 m. V
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
) u3 T0 w0 i# ]' h- vCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards- k$ {* |. K: v6 p9 R
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
# x/ d" I. a( Q @! wCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
0 s n( M3 X; I- {" |$ }) dTask forces break off...
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# L7 v. U) H' cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards" N) P( v" Y& @- i3 \" @: q
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Japanese Ships
+ Q! x* J) k% r9 D" @/ P CA Aoba, Shell hits 2- f( V! D, G( l1 i
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire n9 _" ]- n$ Y: W+ i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
0 X. I* e$ t9 }& B8 L CA Kako, Shell hits 1% O. T5 @. E! W- C
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
, L7 |; t i+ {$ L' \ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
% y1 P K0 t# Q* x CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire4 C6 d1 `) s; I7 y# M4 {
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Allied Ships
# {9 u+ S/ e" ` S) Q CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire' p, w4 Z$ h* ~' {1 F2 v& N
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 B) n+ a5 O) x8 A CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( J+ S3 [- ]- S4 a
DD Mugford
9 f2 {8 A5 t6 T2 t$ b) R! Z: o8 I5 k% x DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
0 m& P2 P: M0 j; C3 e8 z0 [7 x/ ?! } DD Patterson$ J8 y8 C/ w* v( E8 h- _+ Y
DD Jarvis6 w& v' h) w7 p! y; I! u- W. V
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! j+ }+ Y2 G/ P" j$ B; Y& w3 yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 M+ _1 `- \9 b6 e& cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 G/ L# n9 M$ N+ z6 R6 p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
b$ u* b& v) }6 Z6 X$ O1 @ HRange closes to 14,000 yards...
. m) T! ?6 ^% h/ u9 `, U) Z& `Range closes to 8,000 yards...1 R+ Q( J1 h" ]1 e( y9 P
Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 d$ {" Z; P4 ^( k" {- D6 M
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
' ]9 W3 G5 \/ a* s- l1 vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' h5 l# S3 m" g a5 `: W u0 Y; B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards/ l$ {0 o6 }9 x i
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'4 M8 Q- _9 }% p: e% [2 |0 J% ?' J
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
5 n( W7 f4 [! S, z. b5 i5 ICA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
" H+ J% G: x$ @3 ]9 Z q0 HCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ S, o& Y B: a; s8 v3 a& SCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
8 K+ q1 }7 m( f5 t+ }DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 p4 e8 _/ U$ m/ A0 y+ e) F1 h/ fCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
5 |+ W: K! L; |8 C1 g7 e4 eCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
# m# L( d" Y' F+ y/ q' NCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 Q' c) u! ^! \8 l" }$ a) Z
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 N7 S0 Q0 t, a1 q( i& R% mCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards0 U- e ?, q: g! R
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards" e' }2 w$ \2 L1 @) z; q. g+ N
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards& u, D7 o' ]( V- Y' x. Q" a
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
0 q. p' X: q" B q4 E ^CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 Z7 ]: z1 Y! K9 t# J7 {
Range increases to 5,000 yards9 X; z* W( A( s- D
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
0 q8 x% @2 }& t1 ACA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
T8 K% V# m& B" P* C- x# }CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 m B0 G) B. Q* NCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
; w8 j" {; `/ J0 ]8 N6 BCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
) b8 M) D* g/ Z9 v& s0 P2 \: P6 C# m, tDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
9 b& ~# C. j) t. ?1 OCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" d4 B4 n' d2 X3 q8 k; N1 ARange increases to 8,000 yards8 ?" }" G) [6 F$ r" X) _1 Q
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
6 n5 b% L& f& I# C, l& W" J, NCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
& x8 l, a w) i0 v6 w6 rCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards4 a& c$ Z' u( B3 l8 W
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
1 d6 M) n0 T: A) T6 S% }6 v1 w! HCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
9 V/ p: G+ p$ m) A/ r/ T. ~5 b3 N4 gCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards. N- s% e0 Y# I) G q x; `
Range increases to 9,000 yards* p) G# h( Z& N" x4 s
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards# g ]6 K8 P3 a
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
; q% @0 t- M0 ]: ~CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
+ k6 w n4 T" ^1 C. ]+ k" RCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards' c& k" p* |5 }
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards- P0 }% }% z2 d7 P7 p/ z
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards: W4 R! q# |9 @; j
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards$ \2 h/ ?9 N0 \6 e
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage3 {3 {) t7 s- I: K. k
Task forces break off...
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* s- z0 a) j& r' |& O; p$ HNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards! Z# S* f6 F7 }/ ]
* q* Z; m( d7 A5 B' k3 MJapanese Ships4 H) i. O( j6 I8 ^/ g' [) Q5 b
CA Aoba
5 f7 W8 w9 ^& ?2 P& T" v CA Kinugasa6 ^+ h# h. l# V
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2: j0 N9 E3 e: t0 j! n5 x) A
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
Y% O/ P' i! T9 e" y. K) O CL Tenryu
, I7 D) O b- \4 P6 }2 x1 {2 { CL Tatsuta
7 |! |: n* v; v3 O% Z/ H CL Yubari
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, Q r, {( ]" A0 o8 k! n; {Allied Ships
" V0 N) B( K4 W7 \3 n7 S9 h! b DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 [3 }2 F7 e' @( F0 T2 ` J. Y DD Balch0 {% O% |" t4 S+ b0 p3 H
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 S1 h$ L" n/ B6 _0 t( W& z' O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
4 m: X5 c V" a: q9 U5 e! n% P: LRange closes to 24,000 yards...+ d2 i, k e4 j0 f
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 z. S+ x$ b+ U) ? I+ |Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" |! A3 D# ^/ E" ~- W3 RRange closes to 18,000 yards...# n: x# [" L7 i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% u6 m. A0 O- R' V" wRange closes to 14,000 yards...! ^1 J* _: J# [
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 }, V, K) c" ?; \
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 u! O) h8 q! jRange closes to 10,000 yards... U/ i( {9 K1 ^8 ^% ]9 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
, d! z$ J- H4 m, M7 p* a" }- \Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" v' X9 G; A: J5 x/ @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
" z$ z, Z$ p8 @Range closes to 7,000 yards...- u# n1 r" Q4 _9 q; q
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
+ d/ _, U5 T5 `' i7 A1 b2 o* { zCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards7 J0 u$ g0 S0 G, E7 z& l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards# Y S# _8 t% z7 N
Range increases to 7,000 yards" Z. R( ^( r0 Y$ Y0 E
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards5 U2 `7 f3 t* [3 z5 G+ n) W
Range closes to 6,000 yards* Y, K+ Q, {0 o# }8 B, x1 ?9 S
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: Z! W/ ^" _% Z+ K* k* a+ s
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards% Z; R, _; [# C- n7 f1 ] \
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
" _& L6 Z, Y/ x. `' f4 bDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards( L6 _# [5 E+ D6 y
Range closes to 4,000 yards
2 I' n2 Q. P0 H! C! U0 r! uCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 c1 Z, Q" P! E8 Q0 }: \Range increases to 7,000 yards1 z9 n9 k1 v: C- K
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards2 t% H6 [0 @; ~) o& B
Range increases to 11,000 yards
5 h) r1 M- e5 ZCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards3 g8 v! B7 L' B, ]. Q, ]
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
5 S' z9 W* G0 f7 L5 eTask forces break off...
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. C9 I" i+ \3 o z+ ANight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 S6 h5 S4 m; |7 g4 a) X CA Aoba% V8 ]( u3 @/ O) P, N# W
CA Kinugasa
% ~" q/ R. u. [. |# A$ H CA Furutaka
! Y5 A% R1 v4 w& I/ v( f" H CA Kako, Shell hits 1
* H; E1 s7 `9 S5 z4 D- e CL Tenryu
$ P4 _) m; u- A$ q0 X- u( u& | CL Tatsuta4 ~0 U# P( ]' @. R# F; W
CL Yubari4 `6 j8 y; e7 u$ T/ y
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Allied Ships
T8 T9 w0 v& O DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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" @1 |; n1 v$ GReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) Y3 u5 A' h2 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards' @" Y' G, o: i, N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 \0 p6 U$ |- z5 \. iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
! r, G4 c4 F) U4 r, qRange closes to 22,000 yards...
$ j/ J; z- Q2 w; z! O' XRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 ?' e% ?& e; e3 fRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: Z/ `1 V% F9 T% ?+ I/ n7 b% tRange closes to 16,000 yards.... R( ~2 |/ p( U4 B1 d0 B2 w( ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' D/ c) x2 f% {$ |7 q0 r
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... b C( M6 ]6 C( V3 K0 P$ B
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 p( P: @# M8 o
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( f1 @ ~, f# pRange closes to 9,000 yards...3 j5 N& b8 H5 V- R& x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 j0 w( J6 F) A) s! S3 w7 u1 `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! d) M- M4 _0 I; WRange closes to 6,000 yards...
" e5 c Z: {) A2 dRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, J: r- i) j: m6 ?3 P" W3 zRange closes to 4,000 yards...* A5 z! [; `3 q& y% u
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 \( n5 P6 R4 {' F. W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
! Z5 u% x% C* D- H. G+ J1 XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 P2 m {1 ~/ }6 |7 j. u1 V
Range increases to 4,000 yards ]' \7 {9 _0 Z: _* F
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 a5 L9 J! x3 S" ^* M) c# PCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
! c/ L | D7 c. z( A' U7 b" m( KRange increases to 5,000 yards( g4 C- a& b, }
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards, L0 h' E! a/ S9 d" Q! ]0 {
Range increases to 9,000 yards
. _+ d, _* h3 A) j9 i0 }" RCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards! @: l: G6 X+ I9 w
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape) y5 }+ Z$ U# O
Task forces break off..." c: }4 u: c' d7 b" e: s
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) X/ E! ]$ B" o6 Q8 ~! BNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 G d: q6 p! c+ W8 i" h
CA Aoba& u! a. B0 o- ]$ d# a' U' z0 B
CA Kinugasa
2 U( u, n$ h7 E, O. a9 Q: r CA Furutaka
' a! p1 c, I1 i, { CA Kako
! u# i k8 O7 J0 @/ y. g CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ t! C7 s6 y( x CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
) {' p. g/ T# c% N0 ~* h CL Yubari
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! c% G6 c- i) j1 V. ~% z9 J+ H: n0 eAllied Ships
" }/ a8 |( b0 u N! D+ `. q7 z APD Colhoun
0 F2 D% n7 {1 g, c5 P7 R8 u APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 m, w4 `* u7 {2 s5 ]% ? DMS Southard, Shell hits 13 ]# ^0 E- G% e, J
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 t+ A. G1 ]- l2 p AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 f5 y6 L7 `7 h; C% T AP Harris' B1 w, U" c3 _
AP Zeilin
2 n" N0 f+ c' h AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 H9 k. s+ h* F2 y! q5 j% Z AP Heywood) b. n; y4 o2 [0 G# v3 w' m
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire4 s+ ~0 _( j, }7 ^5 [* Z0 |
AP President Bowen
5 Q" B6 i- D2 Q+ J AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire* V& F, ]' F% |) n3 N( _0 |- S( q0 I
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses: u& C7 F: S) j9 @1 n$ n4 ?4 H0 w0 M
105 casualties reported
* k9 e& s/ k6 W; @. a; D/ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ h1 |5 H( A- g Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled% [; |- \' H7 z4 i. c% S" n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* r8 s$ B7 t6 q$ G% j4 E5 E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
8 g* \2 G0 [% Z1 TRange closes to 18,000 yards...
$ ?+ E4 J6 g. x `( u$ P7 eRange closes to 13,000 yards...; ]( @: T6 @1 X6 x( j
Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 l; |# P: |) \8 B ]8 V: N$ [
Range closes to 5,000 yards...$ F6 ^' k) t/ b* {7 ^" z, O- Z5 v) {: Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... x4 S* S9 J3 y( z" ~% M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
/ h7 _: M( _5 tCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ X* I7 w3 X9 q' _CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
+ I5 K: U5 X5 R3 G0 U. l0 ~CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards; z$ _) P' f$ W2 E8 w8 o( y- O J6 ~& b
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
. x! K" d0 o* h3 `CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
4 w+ e: K- G' S& ]4 ?CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. t+ o) m5 [- N+ `5 }: u: r- b+ V
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
7 y; u& S- k) z6 YRange increases to 2,000 yards
9 ~& @9 g9 A! I( J5 _% c K: ^5 _2 FCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards' y* J2 B/ m% ~
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% a, @- e J$ h" X+ wCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards* ?: `& O |) K1 w$ X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
( e+ [. i, \" P( Z8 {) ACL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards' Q5 \! m" D8 R* V7 f
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards4 T+ R2 `7 \3 K1 A9 j& w
Range increases to 4,000 yards! F) w. v4 L. e4 o' I3 {# a
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
A) b; g, Q- r* Y' s0 RCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
# M1 ]+ ~9 E {CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards: h" G3 R1 g$ I6 m2 ?1 i3 O9 ]
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
, \& k3 u- t dCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 Q' z' ^, q9 e6 t' Y
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards b2 b0 H9 B _$ ]1 a
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
" i/ b2 U3 ^1 o1 t9 SAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
& Z# w" I/ v# B2 I2 G3 Y" `3 JTask forces break off...1 Z F* ^$ Z0 L+ c3 j: ^: q3 f: J
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5 L2 X u$ [: m0 s; M第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。# D [2 w& O8 z- N
万恶的58!!!$ A( S" l2 m& O" f: A9 V& ]
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134. b& \. s/ _, `" e
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- D" T9 o6 ]" D" l8 b3 h0 J; V
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 W" ]) B. L: T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. A. j3 @/ f" J& G5 r
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Japanese aircraft
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* f9 d& O7 B/ v7 \Allied aircraft B, x3 Q1 P9 n1 U7 w. u k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 |8 a; v, y6 `1 \. \( V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82* A- X6 b: \/ Y9 H) [3 I; ~" c
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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! m9 z+ I0 S/ ~6 ONo Japanese losses# A5 a8 Y; s/ c% W# E0 N0 q ^3 f5 a
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Allied aircraft losses
$ l- u/ b& I5 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged$ p$ B, ^' h1 G+ w; {% P) v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
' _' r5 f/ ?; I8 r0 O8 o: { CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
4 _6 R1 y" ^/ A" V/ ~6 e. q( R CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
5 U) ^/ R; c! l CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk, M1 n( j/ _& P7 |2 ]7 ^
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