8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
d! [2 ^$ r) uNo Allied losses" l6 D4 M" t4 i; a2 _( o: H3 c
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Japanese Ships0 i' ^; v- R+ m9 w' z* r. W
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ l/ ]3 d' d) C; m
CA Aoba
j' w' ] y/ F) e; y CA Kinugasa+ ?+ N. \% e e% b+ }; ~. ]8 _) J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
, N* x; G+ y4 U, J) c' ]% q4 Z* Z CA Kako
7 u4 G9 `# G; p CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% X2 W* c9 q6 ?1 I+ o5 G CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( @: q: M3 E/ S" x; C3 J B
CL Yubari) S1 h3 u; z$ S5 | T7 ~9 @
$ y5 E. d% F: i7 H( f- |. {/ ^2 xAllied Ships1 k2 E; T3 k0 c+ m. P# @0 P5 t! J' F. ?
CA Salt Lake City6 X$ E& T& u0 ?: |, i
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk7 ]7 V% A+ [$ E' J5 b
DD Grayson; ?. }2 n, P0 A1 {; `3 B
DD Monssen& s5 V! {; Z! q0 o4 g, y& x
DD Aaron Ward
0 `. H* a5 x1 K/ \. ]/ U* H DD Laffey0 s; @% Z9 c+ d7 M! c! O/ s e
DD Farenholt5 a5 e9 g- \5 l
DD Maury
3 g/ J: |/ q; d# X' z( | DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ e) b$ Z: S; }
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 l+ D3 u3 x) N/ R7 K7 Z% N DD Stack' x0 l3 f& f6 e5 i6 r' I) i/ M
DD Sterett, Shell hits 17 c2 s. X" p( x- B6 ^# K4 j
DD Balch+ ^- B, _8 u4 Z2 \" V' k) ^9 c
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H! }* u- Y& M3 I0 NReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight6 F$ c5 i7 {& ^) \2 I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 r. f8 J; A3 W. v- @
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 \$ ]7 ]) B1 X2 k" x& v- t9 G. WRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 X2 d$ P) F) y: z9 C b( C4 |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* `/ a! _% y' R3 h( G5 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ j7 o" m+ `$ p2 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' ~6 P' C) u2 j: @: ~
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
( N1 W4 p- E" m# h" B _Range closes to 1,000 yards...1 z* M$ x, W4 c6 g$ `! d
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'3 u. E! T4 {" B/ u
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards5 n/ V0 R' G- ]3 ?" H4 `8 _
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
F, I9 _7 N, q$ G* s& QDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
' G% u' p, J' a$ P6 PCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards/ ?) C) o' V7 L: l. e
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
7 C4 i& U! X p& zRange increases to 2,000 yards
+ ^7 R. o2 M, r( ADD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards2 q2 r2 ]. T1 D/ V& x1 Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards4 z: _/ p2 [) k8 X% T
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards* \+ g+ |' V7 u2 g. @
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
/ W3 E1 @# z$ ]6 LDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards9 H2 ^/ X, w9 n' V3 C
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards8 a' r/ z1 g; l" j5 l- S! q( v
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
4 F) q3 G4 E# J/ ?CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards! X! p3 V3 B: \. ~" t1 @! L* _( w
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
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DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 3 J! V- H6 X: k) N8 k8 |7 Y
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards, ^5 q; s5 x$ c6 Q2 a# l
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards( h1 X S: g5 b$ ?( u8 G
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
" J5 N { L* W! @* I% k! iCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ F5 g7 U; ~9 nCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
- C9 l) z' t, K$ S) J h! ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
7 ~" c. b8 |( v$ v7 bCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards0 Y+ H8 v7 _( J$ A
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards. G2 J3 O$ o3 d) h
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards, \& K. W& s7 B1 @- ~
Task forces break off...
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# ^# z9 ^$ z' r$ j; f4 z; eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" h' T" @1 J1 p CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
; q9 z+ O) l( E% Z) k8 q, n' L CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 C+ J, J! i/ {* v# s: w) \! r; f' _ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ M7 i) _- ]+ l( b$ m CA Kako, Shell hits 16 V( }8 u( ^0 w, u! T9 }8 H
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire+ [" R# k2 o* g1 u
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
# r2 X# b. J6 k4 u. A" A2 z/ T* w) u CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships( n: ~% g( i. a: V" b
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire4 |; P3 K# C. ]: W
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( f3 B. z# z1 V/ I7 z CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 F/ k; s. f5 | DD Mugford' Y8 n. g9 h/ Z, M
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
: d a! g3 k$ m2 M' }0 S; Q DD Patterson
/ L* c4 P9 q8 l* q" Q9 f/ n* g# p: | DD Jarvis
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. g* X( k" [! N% ?Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight- n0 f- u7 p ?; O- J
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
# ]5 T% H; }/ O% Q9 @# d: @Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 g6 f, m& V( h: oRange closes to 14,000 yards...3 h# n) M# n8 x: `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% E+ H) X( F! ~/ H
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
: X1 f4 z6 ]" n% {: L2 gRange closes to 2,000 yards...
$ x5 E j$ ?4 B; f, v8 V, ^, _6 sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 }+ }5 S: e& q; f: l( R( Q I# bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
5 d8 V0 ~- B$ t$ ZCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
. @! k9 ^: H: a' rCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards5 a2 Y' w6 X6 K0 a* K- h
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
" `9 P- F9 U7 w% Q& {CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards! n9 R; z% q M
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
* V6 J3 Z; E. i( d7 V/ ]DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 s6 N" E2 R0 vCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
@2 o% H. F+ U, E" vCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
9 `0 _: W- m' A7 NCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards/ A1 \ s F' D* J0 F" f# W
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
( G8 t) b# e, n0 }2 OCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards* g* }% f. ?1 k P
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
3 d# T) E* L( D9 `& S0 XCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards$ l- e- u0 g- N: E5 G
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
* `. |( S2 `. F m4 m# U! uCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
+ P+ i- w0 Y8 c; QRange increases to 5,000 yards
0 i3 \; m) K+ _' A4 t9 sCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. s; Z I+ k. D3 i7 m) w* _CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards. _. X1 n1 W, c! i9 H5 P
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
8 c8 {; j' {$ bCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards" r o! p( u, C* i3 W- J, c
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
, E6 b1 q( H4 l2 t4 p9 \DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards$ d2 g9 T3 N2 T
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 a- k0 F( R d1 f8 U2 K1 p' i
Range increases to 8,000 yards
" P# Z2 c" e5 z8 W- qCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
0 u; t0 J) H9 zCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
& r* F7 b+ v& k0 U0 y# |( WCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards$ p/ s4 t4 s- W# d0 ~" k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
: x- e, c+ G6 T+ t4 I: a! L0 XCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
' s3 j, ]* m/ \! b( g1 A. KCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
4 U" }# A, A3 g* f: n8 L- YRange increases to 9,000 yards) @! i, [* ^6 T& ~1 g+ I* K
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
4 P+ @: b% |& UCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards* ]. Q7 g5 G# t# }
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
% q; o. ~( j0 g! `CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards: \7 R, e0 m- O: ~& f3 R0 m( l6 _
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
+ S) F' @5 c/ q3 X0 yCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards) n* c% f0 y, ?6 {# f. Y
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
8 J4 N/ n# W g. ]8 [# PCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage8 B0 h% h9 u$ P i( T4 j; y9 T
Task forces break off...
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) H6 O/ x2 U0 E+ oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards3 W) d9 R' [9 p2 w: i
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Japanese Ships
% }' E/ z! {! Q* |0 o: m CA Aoba
2 T0 t) C8 J& H8 s( ~# ? CA Kinugasa
v9 o& {/ \7 e- C% h CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2/ T6 t/ C9 I: ?; G
CA Kako, Shell hits 1" z; N9 E3 u4 h- B6 K! ?6 P8 Z! ^
CL Tenryu
' W' G) ~3 X% l CL Tatsuta- k, e9 l$ v+ G8 I( B8 p3 E8 U
CL Yubari
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' W, V4 F2 b! N; F; K( `! i DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& `: q, J: M( _' { X5 P
DD Balch/ m0 t/ l5 _7 h, Z/ N) b" m
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
C4 q" g; Z( y- AMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards1 J9 P' ~ x4 w' ]' b
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: s' V% W# l4 R; l0 [2 B4 F
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 \8 O$ n* `& {! _Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 s5 G, m3 [5 b& W* Z" J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
0 X* z% T9 Y: @( _- gRange closes to 16,000 yards...
* G" ~# d, E- w6 b" @Range closes to 14,000 yards...- F9 f( |0 u' t- G! b/ h& Y2 k" m; h, u
Range closes to 12,000 yards...1 s7 x3 O; {5 Q9 I8 K& J9 i d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ F3 `( Z( U' D) _' {) GRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, p/ W. c$ |! m( x# r) P% J5 |) HRange closes to 9,000 yards...3 B; R- F4 M; Y4 \" f6 z3 Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* w% I& d$ Z& b! t, U: ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
) \ U& F" _- w% \Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 r: i8 @: q8 C, g) p
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& Y/ M& ?5 T6 k" f$ t9 V% iCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
0 y1 t3 J- N* }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards: X7 I2 u7 q& S* N$ p p! s
Range increases to 7,000 yards- @1 N) C' ^! ~& C
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards7 h4 z! ~4 Y$ Z& Q7 ?
Range closes to 6,000 yards
6 z: i% E7 v K/ a0 I% H1 n& nCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* f m' F v8 d- b. }
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: ^5 s2 j! W, u# _
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
% X. ~( K: N5 q- U7 Z) h I ADD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards1 x1 z4 m7 l5 g
Range closes to 4,000 yards: m! ?- Y8 X7 e
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 A% u2 o2 a& o# jRange increases to 7,000 yards9 S1 S9 l! b Z s n2 d' T' k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards9 E4 x. [+ U/ ]! |* t
Range increases to 11,000 yards& i! r& y9 q( X. |
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards- X4 r" c% M: | w9 W2 }2 }7 i. O; d
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
\( I; p5 ^; k. [$ jTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: G( w j v) \# } CA Aoba
! E9 _/ `; J% s; A! C/ i! C CA Kinugasa
$ N3 D6 V" K0 ]! Z: | CA Furutaka* `( ]- i, h+ A# `( Z! Y
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, w$ W" I- C* M1 M2 c8 i
CL Tenryu }" l* l6 s# T& w) C6 k2 }( ?
CL Tatsuta- f0 _$ X. h: I) k
CL Yubari
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V& \1 b: _, d$ SAllied Ships
) ^! N/ T6 z/ i- k) ] DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire9 U1 c; T, ?' C( B, C3 C
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: H4 l0 B. K$ G& e b# ?7 o. C+ }Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards+ R; v% H* _. w7 ~+ E5 f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: @+ `, i: Q, W3 U( X' r8 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# j2 k3 N1 Y, m! n- j& U {Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; b, \0 g0 D- N9 GRange closes to 20,000 yards..., t A3 v/ c) y; }% P- n2 H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 a! r, ^2 k; v/ y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
- ]. o2 z- M; WRange closes to 14,000 yards...! Q8 A6 S/ Q' M* r$ ?, a
Range closes to 12,000 yards... L! l2 }. w9 j
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ X/ |+ Q- O% u. M$ @7 ]% J% z4 F. u8 b" l) WRange closes to 10,000 yards...* R, g* C3 v6 M ?' a5 m9 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...: r r. ]4 k" P$ Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! o% c2 v0 G- U) n
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., [' B7 j5 _8 y5 _3 B
Range closes to 6,000 yards...6 w4 p. |8 K3 }0 E" y( [
Range closes to 5,000 yards...% d# X) i$ }5 A8 o8 X+ A0 o( x3 b
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
- s: Y4 I! a* {+ xRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 [& G; @* `; X- l+ p" K/ Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
; Y- q. S2 b# z, k3 NCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards; |. E: ]/ q! O
Range increases to 4,000 yards2 _6 n( s0 v# G- |3 c! f
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards# r' h# A0 X4 L" N8 b
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards2 g$ W- H$ S1 j6 ~; {( Q2 f
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 `2 X9 f/ b! m# ]2 y. |CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards! j9 y5 o+ C0 J
Range increases to 9,000 yards/ X2 M7 X* m# g: J5 F3 H- t
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
3 {) N1 x# P# L0 u0 QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape; D$ E- ?) Y/ t( g' s" f. F
Task forces break off...( r6 Q: H R& y7 r! v: R/ [6 G, J! k
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( L- O: T0 d5 D1 a; QNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards. I4 I: Y& @/ Q2 I
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Japanese Ships3 A4 T6 u' w$ k8 g: |2 k, I
CA Aoba* j$ \0 F0 G' p% C
CA Kinugasa4 m, w, v/ ] X% B1 {. W8 l5 v
CA Furutaka" X" s/ z6 Q$ `# ^9 a* A2 c8 E
CA Kako
7 P5 w$ y9 N9 R1 V CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 w6 F' E( X3 Y$ G CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire* `$ G/ i6 r. v5 A% M
CL Yubari- C2 {5 E- \# w- M- o4 V
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APD Colhoun S4 c+ i# Z. j& I
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
; G+ i, j* \& ?2 z7 {0 d8 b; d, @) P DMS Southard, Shell hits 1# Y1 y- N* H. n n8 w1 E( B5 |
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: C7 z- o- Z# ?6 W
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* S7 T7 i) r1 z6 \5 k8 z0 d
AP Harris; r% D: C: s( l/ f; i
AP Zeilin8 ^' ?( T/ Z$ ?, }" Z
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 A! l1 d9 \- C. D9 ^# t AP Heywood ]; F/ @. [6 Q1 Z! X9 l- X% E
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
: _* t* _" h+ S; p2 S1 V" Q AP President Bowen
. K" { d/ ^1 [8 { r AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 q1 j4 Y! `, ` xAP President Wilkerson/ F, d% B) t. ~: i. w5 Y
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Allied ground losses:: p; m* K) s3 [) S
105 casualties reported+ K6 z( v O2 _, v3 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ^. |* b7 O1 Z3 K# ]3 H& K, m Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ u) N& B8 ?2 N/ X' D8 t) g: Q( \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 t0 u1 j3 [; ]1 ^# d$ p: Y ~
Allied TF begins to get underway
v! i. r2 J1 }( LReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 B/ C3 T3 S. k; x G: e
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards* ?: q0 q9 u, m! z, |0 j, n$ c) M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; S ?" Q) B L3 W' gRange closes to 13,000 yards...
' ~2 f8 D H" g" Q/ R, P) _Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! ~- X8 M1 h3 u5 D* o9 d5 Q+ w! u0 h6 kRange closes to 5,000 yards...0 o. Y. H! h; O1 L
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* r5 e3 f) ~4 ~2 bRange closes to 1,000 yards...7 K0 S- t) T+ J
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
8 f0 w( e# Q$ |2 H P% zCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
' \7 K/ `, Q M* mCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards, K* {1 u: H& q: i7 e: T) C6 l
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 m" j2 `4 E& Y# ~$ P! U! QCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
?9 y6 z2 E- |( y$ L) g" zCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards: s! F. f, G% ^' s
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
7 N) }" I9 l) h, xRange increases to 2,000 yards, z2 Q' V+ v, y1 m$ f8 U
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
6 S7 b' v5 o& UCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
7 P1 c7 d0 d) G7 m- o8 S; f' VCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
$ T3 l& W" a* j: s8 N/ L& e1 s1 e [CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards, |; H) t8 D5 d; ?5 |9 Q# z
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
# P& E+ M; s/ D8 ]' kCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
; Z o- k1 a$ I' } f. zRange increases to 4,000 yards* u8 e, T V$ J3 P2 g
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
; s" }$ A/ h5 a$ m# ~3 O) fCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
9 y0 z3 ?) b# t: x1 C( nCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards( Z$ S1 I5 p, q' I% Y: S" t( r! M
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
+ O0 c* X; _5 D' V: t+ ?" iCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" G0 C9 {, S% \4 g) VCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards, Q) N* L0 R+ \. T) R4 w
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
+ D! Q: j6 }# @1 A- m( i" \Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- A, S( d" ]+ A, k$ QTask forces break off...
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|9 s! @4 `- n( W5 b4 m第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
2 P( f1 c5 \# P! T `, [万恶的58!!!
; }, ]! y$ Y Z$ eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134' M' g1 z$ S+ n5 m- v
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& v. N% N4 n+ H- Q0 T
4 ^% q- b, {( R' D6 jRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( \0 j( ^* D7 R# q6 V7 `1 S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ | `9 _' L+ B; VJapanese aircraft
. E8 n- U, R* ~8 D9 }8 y" S ^0 M no flights% K: K4 U. M3 ]% x
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& Y, j# t5 R* K' a! bAllied aircraft% E4 C$ N2 ^) ^4 K5 r# O! n7 G1 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
% r4 O6 j# X8 ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
1 ^9 |$ o$ l' r, L1 d' R% W TBF-1 Avenger x 390 h' \ z: L: G' n/ D5 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 d: P$ D6 _0 P- L& @No Japanese losses
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5 R: }8 X% O# S: S7 \Allied aircraft losses/ ]6 @" q4 F. k) f! u Z+ C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
- A- y0 O g# L0 K7 L- H: @1 @ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ t2 {& p: K$ [
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ T% L4 g6 q2 \, T; R% K' V CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk6 h1 ~- ]8 E" t7 c" H ^
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
" D0 ?9 d* k: L+ F2 R" K1 W7 ^ CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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