8月9号
4 t- g( l! Y& w ^! r& x* V. o9 g第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
! y9 J1 u3 `& }+ T, q! }+ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards# r% Y: Y9 q3 w( ?) P; S4 Q( \
1 @3 H* w7 W0 \. p( S# dAllied aircraft# ]) Y1 f5 Q+ g z# S* D9 f/ k8 L+ D
no flights+ z+ S" F& x3 M0 M( ^2 T3 l1 @; G
8 x- G9 z$ t1 U1 C s& V# jAllied aircraft losses% P% b0 S3 Y9 g+ X
No Allied losses. z" D; G) d2 h) a2 u% Q- G
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Japanese Ships
; E: a. o- E5 Z, r3 g CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 o3 G& f0 f( ? CA Aoba
& r6 N, Y f- C. S9 e* l CA Kinugasa9 {3 O5 F+ k2 ?! a7 C- w D( O" p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4% e' w L( N& i d/ Z
CA Kako
) U. g& D; k% o) z | CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: p9 J4 M- G& I6 b7 J. E
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6' s" U P/ c1 C1 K0 }
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
5 ^' e) o' e+ y* [; x CA Salt Lake City
) g5 F) O) u% J CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
+ v" {0 E9 Z3 R0 s0 H0 Q+ c- U DD Grayson
0 P& v3 B! V& ^) T7 x2 k. ~1 F DD Monssen
; J* G. a( U, I$ \$ r9 P DD Aaron Ward
& a& s \9 T& z- c/ P DD Laffey* k% `1 ]0 w8 `0 C9 e! r
DD Farenholt
' `/ l2 M- t" G& u3 D% ^ DD Maury
( i# Q% J. C! X+ L6 x DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ A, [$ r% B* U N3 R
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
" o6 R, O# P5 O8 n0 l DD Stack/ D. q& Y" B$ K
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
6 v) h+ P! M, Q. p3 n4 x: | DD Balch
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4 d$ p5 [6 O+ l! [2 R) S IReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# i6 R( P/ {" G- y7 ]7 ]- r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 R+ O5 W/ O) u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& S( f( `9 b, C( Z; H& fRange closes to 14,000 yards...
4 x- l% Z/ w2 S7 C6 f5 x7 ?% kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 p5 I) ^9 C% U- {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards4 s9 W9 b4 k' `* m; H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 @, g- f. k1 x( B3 n) E# o a" u
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 \# B: u2 r" k3 ?4 n" c: U! Z4 rRange closes to 1,000 yards...
1 T6 G5 o7 s1 J9 P7 N N* Z5 \Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
R8 T5 e! q# Q# ~1 ], _CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards: g4 W2 X$ {1 c5 U
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
& A% @+ U' E/ Q3 hDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
8 W, J0 D* c# |CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards; @0 B7 i8 d: C+ F( ~
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards" S7 w& a" |4 T" q2 u `8 o
Range increases to 2,000 yards
) C( ?/ C! e# }) k& HDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards- Y g- l. }9 N* v( b w; x
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
, r8 C. y2 E0 y) A9 R! i! K; SDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
" h8 L8 n) M3 i* P, bCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards) o0 [) J( ~1 _4 l/ D8 C+ O
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards* f5 ?9 A( ?- T; p, }
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards7 u7 d3 _5 j. V$ i
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards0 s: e9 Q4 l- w; P8 h* ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
& i" B) x( q2 E2 U3 Q0 oCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
5 o+ W( W- O& v: fRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 V, O9 l1 o9 s& cDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 % S; s, o# L5 u1 D0 d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards' t! ], L" @' N# f
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards: x4 p; M, d3 F
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards/ Y5 z8 E9 G, x; `( F& M
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards- r) Q) ^8 F7 P5 |0 A$ n1 Z
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards( P' j* L: Z7 {
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ m) p7 _1 B& b6 ]3 A( GCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
& M2 S& D# Q# T8 I: H2 [2 r4 kCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
4 E; `0 E! i3 B+ l, s8 nCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
7 {1 z4 \7 A1 NTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards- X3 g+ f, H/ r6 F
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Japanese Ships3 b6 L5 ^% t3 s4 Q* b% Z) A; x
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2' i6 c/ x2 S- N- Y& h {
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire: q' L0 g' n4 `/ K+ o
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
. R' ^5 N. Z1 M' [8 \) n CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ @* M( b9 A! P
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire: W" h7 U1 B7 N6 k* G0 o7 R) [, v0 ]
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire* s. r" {% y% k) ~/ S* N/ \
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire: n+ w9 f7 |7 n0 ^3 ^$ S6 y! G. u# u
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Allied Ships
, l2 C8 x6 _2 n- p4 y8 B, Q CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire1 P/ M% p1 `, C( J9 q% B7 N
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" D9 F T3 T" ` y* H' F; Y& Y- ]! h
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 P$ o- m+ Z% {- s
DD Mugford4 q# x9 S) [& Q! j' m/ v
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2, m8 s* u( E2 H8 o8 s& W4 k/ T
DD Patterson
* p' J$ `8 e# I' U DD Jarvis
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1 I1 P5 X. _" v% m* j$ SReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
* m5 M' o; a% R' Q- GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards, `/ N% H1 m' A0 w1 v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 l5 d' D, \5 k- {% n0 H* W: GRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* s, w" F" Z) b. i1 PRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) q$ m, Z* W: P T5 TRange closes to 4,000 yards...8 \" i5 p1 |$ d2 s/ K. e% j
Range closes to 2,000 yards..." Z6 c. S. N$ Q" ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards# _! C8 l% y" L' S9 g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
& f9 P7 c" I" m" X1 Q6 FCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
; X; G% `; l) S( G% h# d" `( hCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
) ]! Z; Y3 `4 e. S6 C8 Q, {CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
: u7 S0 f$ P, o& ?CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, J+ ?+ i1 N/ `1 W3 wCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
; ~6 k# U0 M9 V4 _* B; h n# ?DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards* ]+ P9 h: G+ X5 C0 c
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards( V% P0 `# P q, S) J% N
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
# q: ~2 d( v- ?. V0 c+ rCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 N7 M' u l9 K5 @! S+ z! FCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards% }! O8 e# f3 _
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
3 L7 U0 Y% k" n6 c- f* UCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards5 U7 g0 F: i3 i0 `7 U! e
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards. `# V9 p: m, j
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards: A; i0 ^. j- D
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ H& F1 g, O7 ?% ^' ~
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 u* z7 _- b' j2 \, O) R
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) M4 H7 r ^: y& ^6 H
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) Y* V- c. G1 S- z; }CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
- Q% y" u& J+ ^$ B# Z* M* S k- XCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards, {* z6 \- @* f" |* l
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards. p: K+ \% q0 I. ?1 E! r, @
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards H8 D9 i" j# Z$ {2 H8 g$ C
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
# _, K4 }- V H- ]5 URange increases to 8,000 yards
4 e3 L, ?- V) d! B/ M' M% f3 r+ X7 ^CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards) o" [$ `1 Z, t/ H; [ o
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
: ~6 M( Z! o- T' _3 qCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards1 i& Q% ^9 H' t1 I
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards/ f7 @- X8 z, Z7 G" G j! m' C! _7 A9 m+ j
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards& W: l3 h0 [' A$ u% i- _ y3 v
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
* ]9 X9 U/ t$ }' [Range increases to 9,000 yards; `* F* L$ a2 o z
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 ?0 q I' B* D8 x5 s$ P
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
) Z; t$ J% Q' B7 e) f$ t0 DCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards( Q9 y6 ^& K5 G' u5 M) N
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards9 E2 F# w( O1 ?1 |
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
) C# k4 J& \' ]- y( [( `6 |CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards, B2 X- R$ b! ^ t
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
( n- \ k) @7 \ C) L4 H! G3 W- W) M% KCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# n& I+ g* Y0 qTask forces break off..., \% [3 }1 s& l( F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards9 t) ?9 _0 ?2 \% X) \# [4 ~
2 d8 [0 @! O* p' V% EJapanese Ships& k& k& I# y7 q3 L) H' [
CA Aoba9 Z1 \/ G" D& |" r# [ i: ~+ n* \% {
CA Kinugasa7 ~' f" h U0 f" _8 m9 D+ \' v
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
2 g# y/ H% j' g9 v& I& f CA Kako, Shell hits 1; F( x6 A- D, ]1 Q9 k8 O9 N
CL Tenryu9 a i. B/ ]$ Q( t% r7 n" |
CL Tatsuta" Q2 [* V4 c `) Y
CL Yubari7 ]1 M8 `, N8 R- y3 Q# q% T, I: u
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Allied Ships8 K; v; X9 @) M k0 I1 @0 x
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; a; j$ `7 _' c: {' }6 ^5 M
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 M' l3 m- O% b3 r5 n' F1 A5 T6 @5 R
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
o3 P6 o" s; w" a, a7 F& {Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 S9 K' d N2 g1 C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
9 T0 X# L0 Z! s1 R8 `Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& T5 T% \* v, GRange closes to 18,000 yards...- U, ^; n6 w; P) K9 q9 `3 s5 v
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
1 j; X0 ^7 |7 T$ MRange closes to 14,000 yards...
6 I* P0 m3 |# z6 QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
4 R: C% P" Y8 T. a6 s* iRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ p7 s0 w+ I# W. Z# ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 o5 G: ^' y( F$ D% ?* X' RRange closes to 9,000 yards...( X. ]. r. O3 l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' u9 c y& R2 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" Q. h: [1 i0 w
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ I/ v9 v: C, ^# x& B2 {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: H5 O# a2 b3 T3 y$ \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
5 R6 d! {9 f- _( \0 m3 X0 R: FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards: @ C. J) {- C. _* O. U
Range increases to 7,000 yards8 j2 \; q7 I- ?# K: U
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
! X( K3 K7 L3 \$ S+ YRange closes to 6,000 yards
- m, i3 y- v/ m2 G2 HCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
- m" i- g0 a# y9 e; I; XCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* o) H# {* L; Y4 w" x7 j7 G
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 V2 O6 I& Q" Y+ |4 fDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards7 {$ z8 a! R0 q! v1 \+ _4 J
Range closes to 4,000 yards6 H9 N( S, u- }4 G1 H) @, G' @* y
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) t+ p% x6 `3 S& _; ]+ YRange increases to 7,000 yards& J4 {" L, L0 O) T8 s7 c& w4 T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
, q# [: [+ d/ F+ x# O9 S* U1 ~0 w HRange increases to 11,000 yards" Z; b; o# |' {1 [8 W% C* b# A2 L
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards' m# w' i% B. D, R1 O4 K6 Y6 s
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- @6 \3 g" V! a, H2 ^1 tTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards' }+ D: T: m9 ?) b3 t" E$ e; E
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Japanese Ships
- P g% X+ ]/ y8 Q7 u% t CA Aoba
/ m% W! F% |; j" e2 r CA Kinugasa4 W; M( Z0 n7 J& I
CA Furutaka, F0 {- m" K% N0 g& G8 M" e# n
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
y5 Y" {3 e B1 i. f. E/ I CL Tenryu
) y. y% X) o- |" T" S9 U: }5 P0 Z CL Tatsuta
& X, h- O( b# W2 z CL Yubari
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Allied Ships- S5 u4 C( p! b& d
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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3 ], _1 f$ ^) j; M' { [* z# _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 T+ t( N8 f. h9 \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
# L1 o5 v0 {# NRange closes to 24,000 yards...8 u1 X4 a8 t4 K$ S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards* C$ t4 ?' z! G( ^
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! x$ O2 ^, h7 O; M' u; ]! b7 H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 V2 G R$ F' c- j+ l# nRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 a8 C8 f& ?5 r$ J4 F3 a8 Y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 |5 M2 J) @& x; ?" S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ A8 z6 ~, T1 j: m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...1 N4 C% H' f0 ^" f2 G5 q) X" y0 g
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 ]) _ `" r3 O* E
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 Q/ i% d+ b, M7 k* c) r5 jRange closes to 9,000 yards...
! T4 n3 A5 l, @: F8 a. wRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) ? }# ~, F% Q1 l+ m: k+ MRange closes to 7,000 yards...
5 G8 p" T; l+ `Range closes to 6,000 yards...( F: K) q6 V: O0 u( y' ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, H5 s- i# E8 z2 K; v6 _: o [Range closes to 4,000 yards...& h0 q" e' @* t
Range closes to 3,000 yards...8 l; s! c/ s2 g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
& x( i; ~' N9 @7 n$ uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( }: H. p4 e! X5 b; S7 k# cRange increases to 4,000 yards, o. Z+ Y: |2 R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
5 @9 u: E5 e( o. @CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards, x! E' t2 C9 ? w, t& ~
Range increases to 5,000 yards
; @/ H! g* ^% h2 y& sCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
. {. T2 M- O" LRange increases to 9,000 yards
$ g* g- T$ K$ n& J9 eCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards" Z8 A- \- ^* t4 W2 J
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape3 S3 m3 G9 r9 a& S9 r' a4 A
Task forces break off...
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0 c6 K4 M4 a+ \$ ]8 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. s- F/ A5 |6 R0 D, T8 H0 w" l
CA Aoba0 c) N, a! `$ K
CA Kinugasa
# P R* Y* [8 g5 { CA Furutaka
3 X; \$ c* v2 ?5 l CA Kako
* c' ]+ v& F, _2 T2 E4 b3 h( a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
& Y8 o. Z4 X% N D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ c, k8 b v/ B) K4 v CL Yubari ?1 C5 q6 i% n2 U! K. [* [
! [" l/ t% U0 _! \9 f9 v6 e4 q0 v5 oAllied Ships/ u, P6 H' j3 d9 R2 l, {" S
APD Colhoun
& _4 ^- s0 g0 i APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire5 E2 e3 m5 c& ~
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1: ]3 V Q s" | e
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, w3 o" \" G: i" H* b( o
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 E& `3 c# v: L3 M) d7 I AP Harris
X0 q2 o b$ p' m, b AP Zeilin
; b+ A$ X, S$ {: t AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& Z) z+ I; d, K AP Heywood
( z9 |6 ^9 U5 J% K+ J AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
! H9 z: X" m! S4 D! U AP President Bowen7 A( M. P- x4 g
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
. S3 O3 n9 W+ O xAP President Wilkerson
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o, {; `0 O' S" AAllied ground losses:0 }) B( k2 Y1 i }9 D: `# }4 {
105 casualties reported4 e/ Q3 V; x+ b7 Z" j6 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& U: \( y% O; j5 X Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
" h, b5 V% \2 ^: m9 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 A& J# n- f1 z3 @* L6 Q; Z
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$ G' p, ^. U3 Z6 O% ?Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! _; N. W% p: G3 y2 s& _Allied TF begins to get underway; n/ A: w3 N; u0 y7 E, M: ]
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; @( t: ?* l8 A' s3 TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
! a" R4 j- N5 H5 rRange closes to 18,000 yards...
) g" C: A7 T3 s$ D; t: L2 ]+ xRange closes to 13,000 yards.../ ~; y' E; @. z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. ]8 O- s2 f* I& eRange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 M# ?6 L2 P$ k G8 V1 V: HRange closes to 3,000 yards..., G4 p. \+ y5 y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
) @# K2 n! v0 s! p7 D3 BCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
- a: l( g& R: w, X3 @, V7 mCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# q. S5 V+ X- ^% o* F$ I" |CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
7 M" s9 u! W [! m1 e! _CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
, ]$ ]" Q0 a# n# A1 f( u3 ~CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% S( E4 L V' r( V: e. B7 b5 VCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards9 p8 q- V- W/ t1 n3 ^9 \- S& v
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards8 b$ s; b7 I/ t3 X" X
Range increases to 2,000 yards) ]8 R5 ^& B2 Z' Q+ y9 [( ]7 M: v' `
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards# `9 v4 u9 k/ d/ ^2 I: ^; P% s
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
0 n* j. S- u# O8 F( A3 w7 N+ iCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards y8 U' I: f7 q
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards' M5 q, o2 ~/ O( f4 t- M; H: E
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards. l' }# i3 E- ^- o
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards$ {4 g' n+ G( ~5 m; q
Range increases to 4,000 yards% X5 N1 _' D0 ]* O1 R$ F* _% [: ]) A
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards- X1 [* i: m1 H. v
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
E3 G8 M3 C& K7 _4 D! P1 NCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards( G( _/ |; l9 A& l n/ ^
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards+ A" r3 t2 n" q3 y" c
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
# @( R6 f$ J' s6 x. q4 g; @* @. aCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards% H1 V" r8 J# N; Q+ h
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards5 Q5 ^7 a% P; @! ], l1 B
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape% z Z" z6 {7 i2 B, I
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。4 O t2 p% T* o9 I& O, K0 x
万恶的58!!!9 I; c: i! K( I- [4 @
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134# ?' |3 Q: @8 {, k" U8 t; V
- @# n; r: a4 [$ D% S6 ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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2 t D1 ~8 j6 ~$ \Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 ^6 n: s) L# F# c1 k, M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 f$ J/ _+ L) M, F- X; o$ ?6 j no flights
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; g5 d1 F, o k) _% PAllied aircraft
4 Q$ z! K4 y4 R( E% g8 [. v) d- h F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 b" n3 q/ X! \% }+ c& c! v+ |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
( ]. U" r; T+ F9 K( }9 B7 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ _, D% S5 \, \# t4 ]No Japanese losses
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& |7 t% _ |$ F4 }4 WAllied aircraft losses
' g0 t9 q" R: F, Y3 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ e9 x7 H9 u8 ]6 s% K
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( w. U5 L/ u# g. U* v% r% L6 n4 j CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 j n% u' F1 f( e% N/ p- t) {
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk7 \# _ O' E# ]9 m
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage+ L! ~5 d, j! x9 p
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk/ Q, z0 v& N, e' r) H( \
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