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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
$ Q$ [: Q: Z C wNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards, x% r0 ]( S) h, J
+ O( m7 b+ X3 j$ G# T2 wAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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( _# b9 ]+ a: r, @) ]* GJapanese Ships
. {* q9 [8 f- d' e1 l0 U `1 T3 g CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 w. i) d7 Y* n$ F( Q/ ^7 o CA Aoba
0 J; D' f) j: w CA Kinugasa. w% W! f( {6 Y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
' g2 l2 f5 x+ K0 G' ~ CA Kako$ I7 N1 m7 y6 z- H
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% x- U% z/ c6 P2 N% S% f- Z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 66 u6 u5 v' q9 ^) J
CL Yubari
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6 V; K. V5 X! k/ N7 `- |% {4 H0 K( f' \ CA Salt Lake City V& B. R5 D+ ?: M2 D% U
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk/ u8 b; y1 c5 p6 R
DD Grayson
+ y% l9 F, r' ?; q5 |/ C DD Monssen) D. N" {' H! d4 y; ^, B* I
DD Aaron Ward
/ m% g. E) D" d DD Laffey( B# H, D" l6 N" c8 b4 I7 ]
DD Farenholt& y9 |% n) @: P1 N, ^$ V
DD Maury
- T+ R: W* o4 l9 g# ]1 b& x DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! E5 [ N1 p1 I DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 [7 b3 Q! I. |% a4 j' r9 r% X DD Stack
5 d( C' B: |( P' S6 B DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
' m$ {1 p4 {8 w% s& L: ~ DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight* U; ?9 E0 y. @1 R L' P! I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards) ^) k. \- J' v) M- p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 a; @6 _3 h/ f. WRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 K& B/ [& \! {8 y) j0 HRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) E/ _9 V7 W1 D' m% L$ Z+ W/ FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 _, @ T2 o# P5 l# h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ Q0 G& x- c' P6 a4 I6 W$ TRange closes to 3,000 yards...
\& z0 t+ t3 V2 \ E& {. sRange closes to 1,000 yards...
5 I% ]# y1 N' M& \! A4 [Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
& ?" I* X1 L* ] K6 F2 L: W3 n4 q' wCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
, u7 W! A0 G+ x; XCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards: u/ U4 ]/ C+ b" N7 Z# z
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" K: k t) \, \; j; G+ Z7 b
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards X" R1 B, \7 O& ]
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards7 M/ p3 X9 |, Z2 Q7 ^ V
Range increases to 2,000 yards
+ D( G) S/ k0 g) i) d4 bDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards5 T2 w/ i7 n, l+ V4 y% e
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
$ t8 {1 l4 C# S# n, p+ F3 dDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards: m4 M5 g* l8 z- _- m. s; |1 M
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
+ O5 `) u8 U! G2 N7 @DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
' B8 Q: \7 {" HCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
* \* O% R; S" i ?7 r% QDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards6 C% P ?! F* [0 g) ^$ l# l) A
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards }" d4 c+ x/ u0 z
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
' Q! W- u( N: o/ L0 O: J& ~1 w4 n7 vRange increases to 6,000 yards
1 X8 Z! p" z- Y- g! Q; p1 u cDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
, Y: F% x1 b6 s. z6 C. A9 j6 iCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
( V4 C4 `) z- s5 yCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards u8 h. v# [3 N% S( p
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards/ A) y; v( M0 J b- _
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards" ~! {/ `6 g4 |$ o& [
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards: Q! _# P# a2 g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards+ `9 i1 c% y: V3 M
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
- I# L; f" r& N ~8 T8 ?CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards G3 z% h, a; i9 M
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
" Z, Z1 `: S# J9 \& ?Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards- {# |% Z; T- B8 i4 h; z/ Y1 `, D
( s5 \: n5 L n/ H% wJapanese Ships
" q% W: v1 b6 G' ?0 i1 D CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
! s d2 G, H$ M% s2 _$ k CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
, f- ^) B3 P5 u2 @' Y- r9 @1 P, h CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
2 | Y N4 R0 [0 Z f! j CA Kako, Shell hits 1" C/ T4 K; E1 S# G" F
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# l8 J0 l0 R3 o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ K W, S8 D; a: [2 S% v: v# H! | CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire/ I8 h( f( }& q0 F7 o
1 k: ]2 {* x# Z& k0 D( BAllied Ships3 d& z: p. N2 J
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 n, } m% I7 c; G CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! r- y, S. _2 U0 L0 U, m, P5 u
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& n1 W9 q: V/ L DD Mugford
* ?) ?( g6 D3 t H/ P- w* f* X* V DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2+ }) C/ F- t! p7 S
DD Patterson7 r! s- K. h: x1 A3 J* S' ?0 i
DD Jarvis4 T0 b% e l0 h: p4 \' T
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8 n. y8 c3 f/ Q& D, @Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 m) Y" {( i/ [# M7 W
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
) W7 R* H6 z( v+ _) rRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' i! e; \9 Y" K+ ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ {! k1 I( w3 t' S5 z/ PRange closes to 8,000 yards...' T# Z* f1 v4 U# l: L# h# a+ e1 n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
4 V: q) H2 N" m3 e' u+ k7 rRange closes to 2,000 yards...
$ {, Y9 `5 [4 J* f* y5 q! ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% a7 ?( J. u& x5 O3 |CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* j# L6 }, z7 j8 e. a# `8 xCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'9 X: E. l* R! _4 I9 @
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards( @$ W, @! k l0 ?4 }3 g* E2 p4 Z+ t
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards+ K- B+ r O8 S/ U2 z
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 a! f* Z% u& a+ C9 |& h3 q' iCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
- B* @- n1 H& [3 HDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
- r6 Q$ E( J; F$ @# u4 NCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards$ x! |, X9 D _3 \
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards: G' L- }9 _( {9 S& H3 B( e
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
. A2 G4 B& q- ~ {( vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 t0 \! \9 l: \CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards! b+ R" ?8 V' ?, ?. L6 W
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards3 {1 f% k* K5 e- K) ~; h
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards, h# D$ s/ R; y) I' T7 F/ N( J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards8 |' f8 N6 Y* O. ^; {
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" y5 C5 ~2 [$ DRange increases to 5,000 yards
0 D( k8 |: t& r' ]# m7 sCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
! K! _/ f$ \( \9 o3 e% hCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards. Y( t& u- u* }4 U
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
3 `6 d4 E5 y/ _; Q2 C. \0 ?) UCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
+ L& i) m/ V2 K( X* X- MCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards5 o0 |6 F$ U0 n, a8 e
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards" H& J9 O3 T/ f6 n0 b, P
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ x6 o" ^7 x0 h9 w
Range increases to 8,000 yards ~/ z; U" q. n: f
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards8 J" g. C3 T" }6 h+ f
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
+ U( r* J$ _! r- i- PCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards$ q/ E; I! f* k7 ~- z* W: O
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
- i2 g l* h- L6 \CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards- e8 N) a9 y5 Y/ I3 Y5 u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
! R- \9 A3 Z& ~8 lRange increases to 9,000 yards
6 Z2 y3 F& K4 `2 J% u$ O, n1 lCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards0 M5 f7 t8 |; Z% L% N
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards- k1 y2 C1 y6 X( B; H7 W
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards$ C. ~. ]+ j2 l( ~- p) M
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards) g# c9 @+ a$ D$ @* v
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards7 ^( Q* j2 |: b# v- g( p$ U; x7 |7 V
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
1 s1 e8 v Q# G: j& rDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards8 _' S* P* X% p# t2 [% }
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage5 h3 ^' @/ Z- q/ B
Task forces break off...
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" F8 f+ h0 _, K/ R" q# N9 x4 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards- B$ Q' k$ e1 X3 j: n
6 }! j3 k) O1 a) eJapanese Ships9 P3 M" W9 G" o# N; e
CA Aoba
$ \ E4 E# s( i% I CA Kinugasa
; M3 k, G2 m4 k6 R" o CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2- I+ f. C6 d1 r; o
CA Kako, Shell hits 15 L J. V0 M- _" X& d
CL Tenryu% l$ s$ k6 a3 o( {7 ]$ @' U7 J& l
CL Tatsuta
1 c8 G7 R: q% @ CL Yubari. o1 V; {7 u3 q5 q& Q; `
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Allied Ships
7 q% L. }; j3 i+ j9 { DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& i; H( q4 @4 b, |0 D" ]
DD Balch- Y5 P m! g9 X7 V X
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight! b) T7 b- F5 b: _/ J+ D8 h; M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
5 R; Y. Y/ I) W# nRange closes to 24,000 yards...
5 K5 X1 Z& ^0 n. [+ M5 yRange closes to 22,000 yards...
! G: j9 j9 j2 C, o5 G- ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...1 E6 C4 O: n+ {0 E3 E( |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) P5 x7 \) R% ^# Z3 kRange closes to 16,000 yards...0 J+ W% K- m4 u/ C+ s: B
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 q) c0 E+ M* C( kRange closes to 12,000 yards...: G% i; I$ s1 c k
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 @3 J: W, ~. }% ~% \' U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; J {# T+ s& L4 q2 LRange closes to 9,000 yards...$ Y9 |/ S3 c% O
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." m! ^& P+ q4 `* Z1 ?& A/ A7 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: y& k" K8 H+ ^; h) i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 q- P" Q7 T: I* Z0 D/ n" H' c: [
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* {$ A+ [7 r& c0 o" LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards& q4 W& N+ f/ V5 O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
! a% B2 N) _& [Range increases to 7,000 yards
3 g9 g+ w9 X0 H- O" rDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
# B, g/ k/ I" n- DRange closes to 6,000 yards
# o: ~ d. Y2 [4 ~3 H8 dCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
b3 V5 S& ?0 w. |! Q' DCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 c: \/ m- V. i) W
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards# L* b* m: f+ A( f O
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards+ l# v5 h; r9 R$ B3 C8 t
Range closes to 4,000 yards7 _1 I1 W* z; T* B( M0 V8 v
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards9 z/ \. S* x, L3 k3 i
Range increases to 7,000 yards
! ~6 t7 a( ~* a% Y& V+ \2 T% PCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards2 g9 p1 o# X: c: O
Range increases to 11,000 yards
9 Z3 h/ F+ Y' uCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards& e8 V4 f" i% u" `3 t, j
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
& t! e- z9 x& X3 w, iTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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& p/ ^2 B' S9 e+ |; \ CA Aoba& ]9 M4 |2 x6 R! j8 d! L, R4 I+ ^! [
CA Kinugasa( n( v6 H G3 c3 A' Z: y
CA Furutaka
' K; T. q$ N5 b4 Y% @ CA Kako, Shell hits 18 ^$ ]3 X% {; {6 B2 z
CL Tenryu$ e% d1 L# I+ f4 p4 G
CL Tatsuta
# Z; t+ n' `; V# A* N CL Yubari& R5 K1 F3 X) F
, N# \7 e! H3 O. x7 N: bAllied Ships! b5 O. W I2 P8 i/ b- ?. T
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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/ r' L& c9 Z) P8 b5 n8 u# [6 @Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
. l v: }! b# }: HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards) Q3 S4 d- K# j& G' W. M
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
8 r/ [# k8 B& S% }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
0 s' j+ d3 e8 {) h# @- U( ~Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# U; V2 y5 d# M* f- n- r& ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...( r/ E z `- t$ \ W6 w/ X+ }; J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 U/ Z4 Q O2 z6 \+ u, ]
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: `6 {& p1 u$ v- m# Z& h7 R+ |Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ Y4 ?1 h$ L7 {* k( w8 H. b: y) kRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 u; z8 {$ ~0 z3 d. jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
. L5 |* L8 H. dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
/ D$ D, h6 W+ I0 t- k( cRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* h# F: q5 }1 w# aRange closes to 8,000 yards...) a& t2 N# k( u7 |
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, q; l8 b: J& k l3 `! rRange closes to 6,000 yards...
) Q6 O" s/ R: \4 SRange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 W" H8 f) l9 ]) y+ O7 }" IRange closes to 4,000 yards...
0 a! _" K. Q7 G$ BRange closes to 3,000 yards...
" M$ s) t' k- FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards7 w1 t0 k0 Z( R k' @
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
0 W' s/ S( v; }$ h3 ERange increases to 4,000 yards& s# T5 n( L/ K8 H4 C3 ?7 o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 Z# k: f4 o/ w0 b
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% w0 w& R$ B! U; E9 S
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" {/ j, I( L9 d2 T) |4 ZCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
8 ~2 |$ s$ v3 l0 K' {7 ^Range increases to 9,000 yards0 G+ t1 r" d+ [# a9 P* ?' I+ j
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
) k2 H s f4 G, U5 D/ k# s# \( }Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 P" R f, `' `: F( P* pTask forces break off...5 `1 g0 e' n; o7 ~9 n
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9 g' e' }; G$ MNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. r' _* m& Q6 r
CA Aoba
' D5 {) r+ _$ M/ O; M, {: p CA Kinugasa
( g/ |0 o% P% Z! H2 `7 T4 l CA Furutaka
( v u, N3 J* J CA Kako& T H) C% ?6 i4 [
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 @$ s% m" X6 S& Y6 N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire3 u8 f; C3 s. C% ~
CL Yubari9 l* l* k9 f; a; G# |
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- Q' b" w. s, n( I) r! \ APD Colhoun
0 ~% G" Q4 o- S: Z1 U APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire% N7 I! l% J+ h# b4 R
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
3 x8 ]* M q l! q1 w( X) p DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# @$ ], c* h+ f$ t: E
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ R( t$ l9 |3 \ AP Harris: p5 q" g! f/ M) ?
AP Zeilin7 x1 D2 a Q2 i7 e, F
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
- g; e; b7 y7 U. H AP Heywood
. r6 }5 |8 A$ g, e, y# N, r AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 `: z5 ?# E8 \. R" W0 a: h* p) N AP President Bowen
' L" Y5 b6 S" I7 ^/ { AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire; V+ P8 M( n7 O) P' I- M" B
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
# [# }2 b B! N2 ^ 105 casualties reported
7 [" ?8 Y/ K3 X( V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# H+ A/ Y) j5 W6 ?- J Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled7 h2 X3 ?. q9 z |0 _% S# l5 [ c4 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( u4 e' p0 [% h0 ~- K& F: u
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 X. P8 Y5 P+ v1 C s* o( vAllied TF begins to get underway
/ j. Y( F4 ]- m" _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
1 s3 D$ l6 U' _; l1 QMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
( I( O! S6 f2 [8 L+ V. f+ S4 i8 rRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: u0 G7 Q E0 QRange closes to 13,000 yards...
, D' P i+ m8 ~+ [9 I! I3 E- `Range closes to 8,000 yards...' N" \* R, n6 G2 d& G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; \% [. U& I; }) q( \7 b FRange closes to 3,000 yards...- \6 y; ^3 u; v. x/ K) ]" H
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
7 T, w+ i- z! p% K n8 g: r" N) `CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards& @4 \ f3 T" w1 h( F) x( s( b+ g$ h
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
' G) |$ @9 K4 e4 v. Y7 ]CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards! W6 o9 B: D( H+ D* ~- n5 N
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# W2 B' b. |5 v
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards% Z, N7 p( U. c6 U. r7 ]# s/ k
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards* T0 ]2 [& [/ R5 ?+ Q: t# z" c
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
/ F& ]6 T4 e$ B! v. _Range increases to 2,000 yards" r& g1 J" ?& u8 d+ b
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards2 J8 \5 n. x" E8 b$ {
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards7 z* `. a" a, _* p9 H
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
6 I( r: x% B1 e; ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
' q' ^! y* p& i8 LCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards; I7 ~* _4 r3 k4 J0 [
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
/ \7 ^9 p3 z: u% W+ L6 ~8 WRange increases to 4,000 yards
* D, O) W9 R; Q7 @ j4 a- f& jCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
/ s4 |9 ?; N5 I f; CCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
$ b2 n3 I% ~* a! g# CCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards; ?" Q& n2 z( y! [8 P/ C
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
8 n$ ]6 E1 k& c9 oCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards- J Q4 p9 D0 x [9 ~% W
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards& n* f5 V+ }: n+ l y5 Y5 k8 r1 \
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
0 u5 N' o m7 J6 LAllied Task Force Manages to Escape$ }6 |) E" `4 }
Task 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。
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" C) I+ t! q c' o3 K" O' i/ PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134* T* r; L; Z' `) Q# R! U$ Q
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 J2 j( K: }( |8 X# W8 F4 dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 Y2 a" p. V3 l$ d2 W* z
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no flights
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Allied aircraft
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/ U8 x8 e4 ]8 W# { SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
% ?9 W- \0 g( r- l TBF-1 Avenger x 39" W. b4 b1 y [- l! |+ E
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No Japanese losses
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& R4 v- E$ b' _0 EAllied aircraft losses; v x% X5 t: N8 H! P% }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
, f, j& c. ?- H" v; x/ _, y% c TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" d2 b- ^3 h* F% Q5 o/ x
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire; z1 ^8 B% y4 o2 `
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk# O/ {1 o9 d Z1 W3 |
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
2 K/ ?& ?9 h+ |3 g' Y CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk% G; E" T" V1 V! t9 D% A! _
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