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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉8 n, K. G+ V- c5 l6 y1 }" l9 ^4 v
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- ]2 U* m7 L1 K; G
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Allied aircraft8 U; O0 ?2 F5 O( U/ N# Q* h9 S
no flights
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$ W& K5 b* O+ q: a0 dAllied aircraft losses p" K9 J! h$ b* O& M. U
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 p* \3 b/ s' g# W- i" w: `/ ~% [ CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! R: M- i3 D+ V( p! x. @$ C8 ]4 X
CA Aoba
' d s4 l0 E) q. X3 N3 G CA Kinugasa
1 \) h5 B6 p* a CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4% I2 e5 K/ ?# `, u3 |2 j9 D1 @
CA Kako* m- `. [0 |+ _/ g, Y. o) h; L5 G
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
5 j8 n, D4 f5 I0 K CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 69 ] p" s$ j0 e6 `6 A) X4 }
CL Yubari$ G$ l' i7 \1 @! ?! d
3 r! W; e4 Y5 m9 W& r8 B* _6 M6 GAllied Ships
9 V+ V) g' ^( [* P5 }. U1 K3 S n CA Salt Lake City0 k5 k1 W. A) T! y8 g) X0 [+ y
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk4 e4 V7 p* b S8 B# Z+ i2 q
DD Grayson% M& @6 a. T+ i- m" T w7 j& o
DD Monssen+ _! t' c7 C4 Y$ \/ n1 H" }. T
DD Aaron Ward
# b' w" E, [* N2 R: m DD Laffey4 N; O% f0 D2 J% {' A5 E# @
DD Farenholt
% v7 D0 T3 A- t DD Maury
7 O6 t8 N! W! `5 f3 Z& c, N3 X5 |, {& | DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: L% D+ h4 s& O) ~8 M! d7 l DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire8 m* A( V/ f" R: R4 k$ \/ I
DD Stack/ d: |3 T6 G) d! u/ _5 s
DD Sterett, Shell hits 16 J3 E/ L: K4 u# ~
DD Balch* n0 s+ m Y4 E, Q4 ^$ O$ @: a- W
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5 p5 S: z; d: H7 O* j3 dReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight7 S; Y2 _0 ]8 N# l. r! L# n
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
9 T- g: b" Y9 M5 l3 g+ j P/ ~Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 A, g+ N! _4 q; D" k1 oRange closes to 14,000 yards...
L) }5 V. V" {9 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...* _+ ^1 X2 H. L/ A5 m5 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 i, E5 V# E; ^$ V, S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( B) G3 z1 E- k. S* ^2 U( x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 b& g: F5 o/ m1 I1 _+ p5 K! LRange closes to 1,000 yards...
' R& g0 e2 r! Q4 J" a% rScott, N. crosses the 'T'
& g$ p& d+ k+ }2 L5 NCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
9 f! k2 Z7 P+ Q# r5 l$ h- b3 \$ bCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
% @3 `* S7 ]+ w) c3 E+ ^) y% P) KDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
; R' k& D7 l* }& wCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards p1 w& N9 z$ r7 _1 U+ W' n Z
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
% X' n4 U) S: t% |! x- v; e& QRange increases to 2,000 yards: B! ]" }2 K; L/ z( A
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards0 c7 |. Z- Y6 ]8 A: l
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards, z( b( z% q. Q; I6 m& R
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
- U9 z; ?/ {6 S! cCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
/ y$ E! m1 g7 i4 [+ c0 d% o2 K4 N* HDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards5 Y8 V7 h& [5 W$ N
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, A1 P* e/ `# w
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards( t" W/ |8 K" D0 U# [2 k* ]. [
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
% f: y0 _3 J; {CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
8 I8 h9 @5 P6 w6 f0 U+ S0 w1 x' VRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 c c( ]3 N4 S$ v+ _DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ( ~- h# d7 K/ c. v+ {& b/ U2 G
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
: w0 N# x4 \% [+ F& ?7 s* gCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards4 I4 G8 d1 p6 m1 Y+ u
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards" s& T7 P' F2 L p* t, J5 Y
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards5 p0 a: n! `# O+ {
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards3 [; m5 F, `8 c: e# F* Z
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
* O5 h: w! n/ j& q9 `CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
0 f1 I2 H7 k `CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards2 E3 r; y, Q) A2 C7 k2 [0 \
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
. S0 w' o c0 w" K* UTask forces break off...( g, R0 W6 h& `4 ?2 {0 Z( \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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8 \. [& i) N0 }9 _1 v. pJapanese Ships
$ `' g: K4 C' `5 w, @ CA Aoba, Shell hits 2) i2 l- K6 e6 k" F
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire% O( V% j" {! m) Z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
g3 \" X& @2 y- c3 X CA Kako, Shell hits 1
& I3 @" y! }; q2 M& q( V CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire0 E1 c$ q6 M! l! B
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire2 c$ F* M% N! u! U2 w8 p5 Q8 y
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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- s7 s% {2 U/ v2 eAllied Ships
+ I! K/ Z$ o" E CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
$ _- _( N+ n# Q5 p, d& a, n. w+ U CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 v) q; ? \; q* ~% B+ z CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 G, K; f. C; x DD Mugford7 a: g( G; M, N9 f; c
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2& L: L1 ?+ r/ U! O$ o
DD Patterson
% K" q) g' @' J DD Jarvis- {6 V# {: N2 m. e" n- j0 ~
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight! J# [8 O( D6 ^: c* \* s. p$ y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
+ t" ]1 H) V+ p G/ B, E( G+ L- jRange closes to 20,000 yards...# ^+ O" ~2 M& d" p: Y2 g! `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 p( A0 Y/ _1 z8 x) e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 r7 ]. o! O M- U8 L* Z
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
" {; s$ B8 ?. I9 a5 ]% SRange closes to 2,000 yards...
- h2 ?+ \0 `* W* N5 l+ {: [* T% @( CCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 i( X2 s% @+ @6 x* O& Q8 {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
2 E/ w8 W1 Q( R& [; \# q# JCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
! p9 I* j/ J) y$ r9 E$ @" d: |CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
9 R% s* f' s% F3 P, ACA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 ^2 A$ U+ X1 OCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
* Y1 q" h. F' ~8 ~0 bCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
7 I, x! a% s9 i: ~0 |DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards S* A9 K3 _& m- x6 _, W
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards7 W) Z& K& C* h5 y d
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards1 N) v9 `* ~( {3 ~. m4 H/ @
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 T) S' U! @8 R$ ^! z
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards. j$ f8 a* F1 d' D
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( k9 O: S& u) b9 i( `
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards" L7 ?; ~) }- I1 Q" K4 I; N* g
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
; d: E8 l! x! A8 `; H9 ]3 lCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
. a% W% Q* o3 [4 KCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 }9 G9 e2 y6 P9 x) q$ g: V1 tRange increases to 5,000 yards1 _0 ]) O/ p4 o& q8 L4 L* J% |8 V
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
% i5 k( a( x9 ~ ZCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 x7 m Y% ^" R6 `' r: Q
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards( f! A; a* j) v6 n$ I* a7 `2 M1 p* X
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards! a" f: G. ]) h0 k* {; W
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards. ^% z: q& O; P; l! l6 C0 u; y
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards4 _% G* y+ n; I
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* C; H2 Y$ X0 T: {7 O8 f0 }
Range increases to 8,000 yards. o _$ u- r; @$ ~' L) x
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
# X* K3 K0 u$ u" ~$ m$ w# _CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
' R- Q* X( c; MCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
) I) f* V% T2 m$ k- G9 CCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards. L @! q) n6 j3 v, P) J
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards3 r5 S( Z: p- c: E) s* s* r3 x
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
8 z- M/ }9 U7 g2 L* ^& VRange increases to 9,000 yards
; p7 P0 w N& p- ~- z! QCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
2 t0 }5 r& ^1 w8 H( z' ?CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards% H; E/ g3 n+ l5 V& e: s
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
# `; `' P% Z, U. mCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
' m4 g9 `: @ d, K5 H: ]CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
3 R) T+ l6 [( p6 @CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
% Y' S. I% M/ |9 kDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
* c4 v; z0 t8 U9 ?! uCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage `: Q9 Z$ s9 X- u% }
Task forces break off...! e6 f' W+ k$ Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards2 k$ s+ ?+ W" Z1 t5 T3 N" o
% K- T9 [' x5 S9 ?- C: |Japanese Ships9 Z6 [2 c; U1 h5 H# i! Z3 G
CA Aoba: |! `0 \& z' I& u* v2 d' @9 o
CA Kinugasa
+ h( e$ `& M' G! F% n CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
( Q( U) ~, q' ~$ v CA Kako, Shell hits 1
/ `$ f% w' a( P) |9 l7 ] CL Tenryu v3 w# m( ?; K7 H# G' }
CL Tatsuta
: k1 F1 @6 S, p* O5 n3 C5 N CL Yubari3 A% C+ v9 Y. l
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Allied Ships
0 w* t1 g$ C( p$ R' t: C: \8 M3 l DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% d, F1 p; p5 P
DD Balch
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3 N; Z D6 `1 e: KReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 E7 Z) K2 X2 s# S8 Z$ C: I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
* U2 N* w" L) G! e8 Q" T, Y! p& @1 [Range closes to 24,000 yards...7 j9 N3 D1 p5 y8 h& e0 U, {" J, X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 `2 K0 y4 I7 L8 ~) rRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 F8 z% y; }9 E4 T2 Y0 ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...: N' b3 `" [4 ^ G
Range closes to 16,000 yards...) R* c! j7 ]- c8 l& a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 s2 h- S w; h& T. aRange closes to 12,000 yards...# N+ ]7 B% r$ `8 ~' r, z$ _
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 b/ t+ {! Q3 C7 e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
0 D/ M d4 C! Y' H% W0 i$ rRange closes to 9,000 yards...# P6 ~% C" I9 j
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., K4 }: D; F, d( q: y" y n2 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
- H" g- ~/ _( }! @2 t M2 CRange closes to 7,000 yards...: k) ^, M! j) _
Range closes to 6,000 yards...9 d* b6 U1 X4 M- N2 r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards* j a. R1 j e7 o+ Z6 n
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
. v a/ D( S2 {9 `7 ?: J* S# XRange increases to 7,000 yards) f" A4 G9 \5 j, E0 d
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
% h& X$ U1 h% } f0 m7 fRange closes to 6,000 yards
4 ?' g1 F8 x# R' r; Q O& hCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
; ~ p; _! L4 ]2 n" }CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
/ p5 Z: e. x3 x4 B3 oCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 p8 s8 i g! m- N. f8 C: qDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
; [6 ]) a$ g" v2 b2 ERange closes to 4,000 yards6 J8 p e' @% M! ]
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 U- n: Z, Q- ?: ^: G& N lRange increases to 7,000 yards- f( U2 f* f! }- J! l! s) r9 _
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
8 K+ H+ L; S1 q( G. a2 ORange increases to 11,000 yards# |) Z# Y. }7 o0 `0 K
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards) ?6 {% ]1 S" Y1 D& n7 A9 b
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape' M6 G h0 d- N9 } k. B) {
Task forces break off...: z+ h8 ]2 c& g
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, H* I. W( m$ \$ l7 n% ]- S4 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 T0 E/ }% b) B6 Y* }! F CA Aoba
6 Z5 Q0 d! c' S# W8 g! O6 d CA Kinugasa
% ^' _2 m5 i' y# b* L1 ] CA Furutaka
5 `* S* W% m- E# a. @ CA Kako, Shell hits 1" }& y$ T5 h% q& D* n
CL Tenryu
1 f+ ~5 p, g% P ?3 Q! J CL Tatsuta
& O& q. U: ^8 u7 E/ I CL Yubari
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; [4 V" s$ B. H8 z2 G& B# SAllied Ships/ T% B3 u% e9 T u2 E
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire# @' f' j( Y- q7 P5 l' ]% V* ^
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- [0 g4 K* ?! `& U3 G$ dReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight- ^6 H: @; y! b- h3 q! ]# m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
" A* c1 G+ Z5 rRange closes to 24,000 yards...; G, C' X* j0 X/ k# _/ M1 P( `' j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' e' e- e/ ]# Z+ V1 F. g
Range closes to 22,000 yards..." }5 o: e& D9 l; C/ a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 s! h! Y& S1 q$ o I0 H0 i
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# t: D3 j, J% _9 C* xRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& h7 x- m, G/ i; v# z2 cRange closes to 14,000 yards...9 i$ u; R v! q! {+ z! c
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 E# ?$ O& o: iRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ n* h, K o( X7 q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) S- `2 i( t# E9 N I$ R% s: ~3 Q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# Y" a4 @* W6 E( a$ E& U
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' x4 ~5 ^4 x) ^& V4 gRange closes to 7,000 yards...
$ s* @! e" A0 ~" C$ S L, N) ARange closes to 6,000 yards...
S" z/ w5 k6 k/ h( X% ^Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# F6 R/ i% x$ CRange closes to 4,000 yards...4 m$ b# h) k6 O! q) H
Range closes to 3,000 yards...- J9 Q6 {* S' j' D
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards/ S% @( |& {9 n1 ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 z4 e% X: Z2 m
Range increases to 4,000 yards6 a+ r* U7 d0 h9 P, g
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( F2 A* }+ |( J2 O1 nCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards! ~$ `0 e) T3 M4 G
Range increases to 5,000 yards
, U1 k3 R6 c0 y/ ~8 ACA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards& ? M) D3 q' \9 T% `
Range increases to 9,000 yards
2 [8 F# s1 _# Q( X5 k7 E6 oCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
( e3 Y: p3 d( U' t) j) ~7 JAllied Task Force Manages to Escape, p( k! C# O( {3 a
Task forces break off...
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+ e- H* v- \3 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards& d! o/ R# k* K! n
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Japanese Ships
/ I% E' a# G9 ?; f. \* }! @* A CA Aoba3 \) }3 O @: [
CA Kinugasa
k! j" F" Q" B* i# {9 S4 G# ] CA Furutaka. ]- Y+ `6 J& U$ L+ J$ t w
CA Kako( A5 J- D8 ~- {& f& f
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire. N Y4 Q' l) b# ~2 L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire6 E/ j, }: @ E6 }$ `
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
% L h( U+ W3 r) X APD Colhoun; z! N/ A5 l. I: Y
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
( N8 o8 A8 z3 @1 z5 t0 O DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
# [) z: m f7 v4 g% W6 O DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ t- Y7 g4 J& F8 \( b' ]: e8 {8 v
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ J1 U* l& J& o* c. Y# c AP Harris
3 f8 {3 w, y0 F3 f6 E AP Zeilin
; J! l0 }+ j0 ^4 @8 F' S& z- h AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage! T$ K) V r% X# y0 y( _/ ^
AP Heywood5 c( q( a& l' w. ^2 J( Z$ q6 r9 J
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire# G. g$ P2 g* f" x) F
AP President Bowen
: ?8 E( o" r3 U AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire- ?* u8 p1 B8 L5 W5 t! N- ^
xAP President Wilkerson
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- j: D( j( `7 |Allied ground losses:
5 @' ^9 E1 n7 p+ v1 T" Q6 x 105 casualties reported5 O; i7 R4 ~0 I: i X1 ?5 H3 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P% m; L# J* N# m( u( B
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled) D8 C+ }' s/ X% }( P' w3 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 W- O# l; A* X2 E& |% ?$ QJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 n9 r% T/ @2 W/ z% x+ \4 e5 kAllied TF begins to get underway
2 X5 ?4 p9 ]% c6 I# n/ U8 s$ h* }Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
1 h- c- O. R, Q' ^/ gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
! H$ C! ]+ D) `3 o' tRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ x$ A! ?, x7 b6 I) ~% x# O) B5 v
Range closes to 13,000 yards...5 p) t/ f3 [* i: v5 o# r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: X b; K9 E5 X/ S5 J( f( x
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! W( O B c, g2 X- }" PRange closes to 3,000 yards...4 c9 S. F- Z% |* \. t4 J) I
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: o. o1 O- r: T( D) o0 J8 `
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: c* V2 j5 M2 A% mCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards8 m: _7 R9 s J1 o, q q6 a
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
$ _7 |+ z3 P* e+ ]$ eCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards2 w: D/ Z |9 Y# S! k, C
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
' Q+ b; ~/ e2 I; A' Q) t% UCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards8 F F1 \5 M: z8 h
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards. W5 }" U3 G% G4 }# k9 y
Range increases to 2,000 yards7 n1 Y- v9 w# n2 f! \& H# w ^
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
1 |2 O' v u5 z/ b$ F i4 uCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards. k% z9 g j* Y0 r, i% A
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards8 ~- d- t2 l3 ^, s4 R& k5 L$ r. u
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 M3 Z: m9 e v+ _9 v/ KCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
/ I l+ a; t6 u9 Q9 h! {CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards$ e/ p* z$ g3 f( n/ M2 G
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 v% j% n8 @7 `7 E3 p( \CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
# f3 z# N2 q6 q1 B. ?CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
- l2 }- `) J. e4 q/ B9 XCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards ?( O- a/ _7 _
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
4 l( C3 L' @7 ]7 F" k1 ?4 ]CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards1 j2 i6 r3 j$ g. {. U2 O
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards; I+ ]) I' y5 p/ x7 y" U
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
: P0 S. O. ^4 f1 i* z9 q8 b( vAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
q8 l) Q% P( U1 t, j. ATask forces break off...7 Z n( b" {/ |* k% H
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。) q0 i* _& q! z Q# U# F/ }
万恶的58!!!
$ X* i9 U6 U: X4 K% qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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( `. K! i$ W; ^% jRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 Y, c& G9 }/ d/ j9 Z- {: F+ W! P$ ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft8 F3 i& X& P" L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 ^# t$ ?- y: p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
& O6 o4 Y B, |: @$ N# P TBF-1 Avenger x 395 G5 W! S- C8 o. o$ ~2 J5 R
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Japanese aircraft losses+ T/ r8 r+ X' J8 G
No Japanese losses
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2 h% \# H# |$ i6 p5 B1 NAllied aircraft losses
0 r5 M3 @9 A5 C% l8 \ m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
3 Y9 a& ^2 c7 x- U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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) k) i7 o6 `& ]6 H) {' XJapanese Ships
% C( D8 [! x- B" A$ W+ d CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
7 u8 O- v+ a. o& p H. R CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk' T, ]% ~. `" d% _( @% ]
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage- G' b+ ?% z% I! }- w* ?
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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