8月9号
& @/ ^. v! H/ Y* ^9 t) G第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
7 c$ B/ Y/ [" q b7 G, X- X- Q+ vNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards% a/ X" f6 G5 E* V
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Allied aircraft
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: E3 ~/ I& a% d( k& A" R7 QAllied aircraft losses3 P& l% ~( u& W* {' A! B1 o/ l
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 u3 a4 i9 I: ?- O% e
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" v& D. q' {4 s! V$ t
CA Aoba
6 _9 Q9 l+ }5 M4 x7 C+ | CA Kinugasa# j" Z9 Z1 v o8 k1 B: `( U; K9 l; z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
: a. j O4 r: \) H9 `2 o, E% I) T0 z CA Kako$ S- l- b4 P! w% K2 E/ M, m
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 10 m F* S( F" Y- G L4 \! ^& H5 n
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6+ A- D4 {% w; @% }
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships6 U; X) g0 j- g' }% B1 w
CA Salt Lake City- c l |7 O5 l: x% v$ H: _
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk! n$ s) m8 q7 v9 C7 K, e. D
DD Grayson
" R! x* y$ h% R6 P% [ DD Monssen: k1 Y* F2 \! T& O# s8 ]1 m
DD Aaron Ward& U8 S' z" f4 Y9 U L# m2 c
DD Laffey& {9 P* {" K/ Q. O/ r
DD Farenholt
& ?) n4 y. H f$ r# }0 d3 [+ E; a, R DD Maury
4 Q! [( @8 |7 l4 l% o& x' Z3 W* G/ h( `% \ DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 m1 ~; @0 R& C A' l% s) ^ DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire T- I; i3 r+ S. M4 C! @
DD Stack
' U; k! ~9 K( ~7 R( c DD Sterett, Shell hits 11 R( S9 o: c i* L7 h
DD Balch
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) U7 p: S) R$ Y4 B+ n; \2 eReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 {6 P, g) y5 K$ uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 E3 K! O5 ]% g& NRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 x; r) |5 p: x6 X! Y% sRange closes to 14,000 yards...% w2 k, J4 I' |9 M2 r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* T$ L8 j" u# I! v' ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
0 }8 q8 ~2 e7 d: p. SRange closes to 5,000 yards...6 L& z) [) b) w1 }2 _2 p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...- Q( R9 S n- Q4 Q. J
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
+ {6 d; q) I6 B' p! fScott, N. crosses the 'T'! Z4 F) @3 ^: E
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards7 m6 d: O; N: _! x8 F& w
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards/ A P$ M, ]) l+ ^ y$ K" I9 p
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards9 E0 A2 j5 ~! A7 d k0 {. ?
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
' H3 M- ^. E6 r$ vCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
. S+ ]) d4 ?! S [/ m: aRange increases to 2,000 yards4 l. u! z: N( i5 J/ {
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards; [, n3 Y/ `8 o0 u6 h5 G( n4 f
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards: J; d: I. d/ p: E `
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards0 `! V6 S' N J7 s6 O: e3 M
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards- N8 `8 i8 p1 s$ H( I h) a8 K
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
4 @- m+ t( I/ H1 QCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards/ r* b* R F2 O! P. j7 ^% i: D
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
1 ^0 e4 b7 S1 q' Y: T* nCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
7 t. o' o. T* ?CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
2 p7 `$ k5 f& w/ RRange increases to 6,000 yards+ [* z8 H3 T0 r
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ; H- W9 ]5 ^5 q" B# f. X
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
9 E- O" f2 X1 HCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
5 T# L! F, x8 n& K5 s/ V. }, d+ S; MCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
M7 e$ G, u7 D; JCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
) I! y/ F, U/ N7 tCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards/ x1 S9 ?9 V: h2 {6 z; _" z- m
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards2 ]. \: O* i: s
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards h* \1 T2 |$ F* y& ^# p
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
( s$ V* v2 a2 J6 [CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards. y% E/ \/ e4 y# a) C7 Q
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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/ u; N$ S$ @) w( j$ o$ I8 X CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
T' `. d# c$ t1 [- G, D# j- @ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire! x4 ?& {3 Y' F1 D! _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 16 J/ ]$ K3 f" Q& X/ z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
' s! g; N5 b; ^ m2 t# } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire: B! @' z+ k( [: u! A9 D4 k
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire- C g+ H- K2 W3 L4 x4 l6 C8 H4 v* A
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire/ X# r4 a, f3 O# _
# T( y: u6 @) j& WAllied Ships
( D) Q, r* B k4 y( q s7 q CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire( S! Y+ k9 e3 y. N$ B4 l+ {& ]
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 w1 `) \' S4 H5 a! K( w% i
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& p/ C7 O1 p8 i8 D
DD Mugford
; r+ h, w4 v3 W' i DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
1 z0 W: X! H2 ~+ j/ H6 g q- i DD Patterson2 n% J9 i1 [8 G+ H& C
DD Jarvis
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7 ~9 ~. K0 j1 @6 R+ Z: K; tReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
% w) a* n7 v$ T# l9 o0 U4 eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards6 ^; j8 d6 y9 O. u3 W& o9 @# z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' u5 z1 Z+ |0 v9 P- c% f% iRange closes to 14,000 yards..., l3 O4 l( Q* q# o" W* y V
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% @- V( ^* I8 ARange closes to 4,000 yards...7 _) e3 x. `9 N) q+ Z. b8 J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
' y( r; \6 r5 b# A3 l1 g) B5 _3 sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
1 V" Z' N [2 t i1 o( e! _5 `) z7 kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards& ]# l+ ~" g5 W0 s& r4 A3 L
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'7 O# `# Z2 i2 H* I/ {* Z1 l
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
" W9 \/ i( N1 e; g4 i XCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards7 Z, c- M) F( E4 i% ?. B) y
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 o c# I6 {6 J, z8 } \CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
- g% y) w$ x8 u, YDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 G4 N0 E8 ?5 V9 o' v3 aCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards1 e6 x1 C/ ]$ m! _3 e
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards( ~& l! r I. n! r; Q0 b
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards) [/ c3 @4 K0 P$ u
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& B. e+ B2 d5 P' l" b9 J V, HCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 |1 _9 k# ^ BCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
: ^- q: K9 P5 }- q* g/ rCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards$ u9 s; V1 s0 C% g- L: e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards% {' x7 ?% [: u* u- S* Q6 z
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards, ?( Q. A0 H3 @: M
Range increases to 5,000 yards$ I6 t+ y; n& m0 |( [3 \
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
, {7 _! R$ z7 I& b( E) cCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 h# ~4 r% I# o# A$ Z* i1 M
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards+ I2 c8 r& B L) D% h
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards) \; Q" B1 m2 w( w
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards \* C) F# W9 G* r
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
! \! o6 k' t3 HCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 C. w4 g4 K9 I& n8 n
Range increases to 8,000 yards) V1 k5 q7 a" [: y$ J: U& {& R
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
$ a7 F+ T8 @: j* a7 r, LCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards, c. V+ u( A0 E2 ~9 H* Y, n
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards; C7 N) _) m& y, l5 N; ^
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards# d' }" c; P* B8 f9 c x
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
( u& M2 q3 g5 z5 pCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards. o' e' z$ p9 O" G" U/ E; e
Range increases to 9,000 yards: l) u" q& @/ e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 s$ |6 H7 _2 }# T* P2 c! @( ]
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
/ H( I5 [" ^$ R/ v; V) O/ sCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
3 G' I% w! _ @CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards0 A+ N. {# X8 m: a. D4 A+ V
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
. {" V- o. p8 WCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
5 [: r& n" V& S/ E; x! v. E" sDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards' T! I' k2 h; [" o
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage1 y J3 M7 s X
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards. `, M3 q1 }, f3 W$ d
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Japanese Ships& t2 L z! P1 O1 o7 I ~( u1 _
CA Aoba
7 o: {8 B% H: V, n( b. {9 @, O3 z4 l CA Kinugasa
. a2 Z w( K0 u8 X4 N+ t CA Furutaka, Shell hits 20 \/ t6 ^4 o* a( _# w% z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
, {1 y/ N" K) M9 e! K CL Tenryu' D# S# O4 V& v6 j5 |
CL Tatsuta2 Q( |& @3 Q* T! X5 ~% P3 f9 \9 b
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships+ b4 ^" M" |4 J* J) Y) C8 K+ o
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, W1 B. `+ a) K0 w, o DD Balch" l! y5 r) m+ z
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) V$ S/ A) x4 a5 L/ U% e& v1 WMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
. b) [0 s- t8 l; V2 Y& xRange closes to 24,000 yards...8 I. \. y6 R2 Q _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& R# v% i- m$ W' I" p* \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) i* h/ u a N/ R" f) v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# ~$ V) B1 u4 d3 [Range closes to 16,000 yards...
5 W: K. h& b7 h1 YRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* D; U* j: J8 B" V! G) yRange closes to 12,000 yards...
6 F" K0 \+ b% K f. vRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, \0 q* T; {9 k/ m6 N8 p( d% }+ MRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 t4 Y* b5 P, v# M
Range closes to 9,000 yards...5 G1 B# S6 D G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...- m' P/ s6 [3 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
" S! Q4 j7 ~% C' RRange closes to 7,000 yards...
/ V" Q2 U, Q: l, w. R+ uRange closes to 6,000 yards...
* Y: |8 _$ u2 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
" s6 s( N, X; BCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 P) c: h5 v9 m1 V# CRange increases to 7,000 yards9 z7 [7 \# O5 Y, p
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
' |6 b0 q5 a5 }) z/ S% s: _6 NRange closes to 6,000 yards
: w, D5 J% W$ e) a; SCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 W- Q9 d. D- m, ]. w e& x3 cCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
! ?4 I4 D: K3 R" pCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* Y7 F) @ c4 E' }! ~
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
( K3 }6 m3 [9 _ YRange closes to 4,000 yards
' |# v1 k' B5 p, wCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
- Q- A5 E( L9 n) PRange increases to 7,000 yards2 Z2 V6 ?/ {4 G
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards# o9 q+ v z. G) k9 h
Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ J6 l" N# Y- H$ W0 v* O4 E6 fCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards9 S( K5 v) `: f1 Y9 ]
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- @# r" ~& h* v( XTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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1 F/ |0 `1 M0 Q' T2 A6 ?Japanese Ships
! J( M* a+ o6 T0 n3 s CA Aoba
$ Q. w# t5 S, M( |6 F0 P CA Kinugasa
0 k _7 b v: X. A9 | CA Furutaka
' Z5 r+ ~) l% s( z6 n CA Kako, Shell hits 1, e' D7 f5 A" J& y& J3 e8 {" A q0 b
CL Tenryu' M: W) I8 J8 E2 k' s
CL Tatsuta ]! v6 B K" W( t3 j9 k. ^4 |! K
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships5 z, D0 ^1 ?( N2 ]
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire, @) E* r9 q [, \: l1 Z4 k
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" J6 T/ U0 W) w, |0 c1 RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' f0 ^6 Z/ \" l. k
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards' z; q6 r* J8 S
Range closes to 24,000 yards...# U# ^3 Q: r9 m9 H( C; V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards x8 v, U, Z( G) k
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
+ G [ v1 p) I! @& ?' fRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 q) Q2 Y n1 t9 j9 {5 Z/ g
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ ?9 S9 Z1 W/ o, Q6 x5 l* b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
4 p* l; M8 U' ~$ H& G" ?7 }; n5 @Range closes to 14,000 yards...% a3 \; \4 |. R! z- ^$ r+ f7 C
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
5 y5 }% U8 j+ j+ r, E3 u; NRange closes to 11,000 yards...( |) p3 N! |3 ` f& o% ]) j2 ~$ A& } U! Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& o' v% r" X- j/ z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...) @. Y/ f/ w+ B3 ^" I2 L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...) s5 d6 C3 e4 \. T3 |/ C, h$ ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ Z) e; b8 w4 c- I( WRange closes to 6,000 yards...' E0 `1 m1 Q7 Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' b. V5 ~$ t/ n" E, V$ R8 e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
5 y& f; @. T( o& K' J, O' oRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 ?9 f+ n3 b8 f- qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards Z' I9 ~+ w s9 N1 s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ e( l# }5 N$ E1 y
Range increases to 4,000 yards& e" R( J. z- t Y& c; x
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 B% f8 c8 A$ ?6 V5 nCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: w, D/ [3 d* l( V6 o! E
Range increases to 5,000 yards% k4 b- h3 q0 f; I! f+ j2 S" y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
; x3 W. f" V+ L9 d4 c- eRange increases to 9,000 yards2 M# q1 R& n$ m3 q& K1 D4 k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
3 |6 G$ Q8 ^* \& f" h' @3 S8 Y2 d5 WAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 v# m$ k2 ?% T7 ?+ @& \ _Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards0 [7 A5 X$ L! A r( D
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Japanese Ships" Z$ M- C1 p1 V6 w
CA Aoba
6 G+ O. \' E3 u/ O! ?0 Q3 w9 ]/ [ CA Kinugasa
% D0 E" i+ o# z CA Furutaka! D; j9 N Q* ? d
CA Kako. ^2 j4 } j& o/ z8 u4 w
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 b6 v) m$ A7 X) J% Y3 N CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 G6 l7 [* k% o0 M' k, Z4 D CL Yubari3 ?( g) W9 B( C# h( l: T
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Allied Ships0 w1 Y8 u5 A, q, [4 D* e- S
APD Colhoun
N' B" @- ^, b* K; p1 s APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" y8 ~5 K& x3 k j4 @5 R DMS Southard, Shell hits 1! I& n$ I( g* F
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' u$ ~% S6 |: |9 ]6 g+ r" g4 W
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 Z- s b: `+ w7 y AP Harris4 A- t$ K( o3 h( M) G# g
AP Zeilin
0 @7 Q& M+ Z9 h* F AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 \+ H6 H8 J' S: B AP Heywood6 H! _* Q: s. w, T8 y
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
, f( G: {) ]0 S) U; L/ q3 H, u AP President Bowen
2 }: p. @* I- b; v* F7 v, Y& R* Z AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 v7 y8 f, n( Y$ {/ A( s/ Z xAP President Wilkerson9 b: `5 Z$ a; i/ a1 O3 L* u
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Allied ground losses:0 F( s3 }9 O8 q5 c3 Y
105 casualties reported& v/ i) Z% k1 v& C# M/ B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 F) g( L+ m: ] N; H
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled) _ h% E7 y9 V, L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* p+ M9 g% X- X5 I
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& A$ W# }% M0 x( R' o& y9 \) NAllied TF begins to get underway3 X" _' K& i% _9 Q, g$ C7 i
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
/ Q% @' M9 O! F; R8 pMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
% a& ^( }* ]! A& v7 J& J, c/ sRange closes to 18,000 yards...) v8 k3 u H+ v% z8 P( o
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
) i9 j8 q" h4 v0 T: @1 {3 _8 n; ARange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 V& h, ?* Q1 N6 IRange closes to 5,000 yards...! v. L. ~) H& u: |6 h8 |/ b
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! n K1 U! u$ k" eRange closes to 1,000 yards..., d( [. ~" T) ~( @2 q
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* o7 l4 d. G7 H/ M" l7 gCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards4 y$ _7 t }+ D, A8 x. D: R
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
4 x5 T7 V g$ LCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards+ o6 [; D/ a9 I1 i. a
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% U2 L$ ^" @0 W* rCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards9 e7 }/ _: r0 e& D0 R, D* m
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
& L' w' T0 @6 m$ J ~: L1 URange increases to 2,000 yards
2 }: h: n8 \8 n* A. F; L3 dCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
. g2 Z) |7 @4 Z5 y. J; [+ K5 \CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
7 m& L( I8 e8 Y" Q9 c( N3 V% S, YCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards# I7 A( A1 k( z) y! r) P
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards, D Q4 B0 D# t" d
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
/ c0 H F% D9 Q. ?8 M( t" f5 qCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
8 l) L$ g* G. A9 BRange increases to 4,000 yards
1 R7 v5 R% L( X' \CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
, ^7 x; W) C6 Y' mCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards: |' G- W# V# K1 }# w: S
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards) o3 \0 ~ }6 W: D
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
! _. ]; I6 b+ j9 jCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards" X l4 N. y, a+ t
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards% B. z9 @; C0 |0 S3 D5 L5 ]/ L: K
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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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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, v9 K0 S# c! i B8 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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3 Q {7 u! h/ R" ~. ]8 EWeather in hex: Clear sky: L* C- {2 z# x2 F6 X9 r5 s* F, ?
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 U/ e/ I* m7 j# C2 g0 C, lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( y7 e+ M, ^2 L* w
no flights6 @; B# ?' M6 T6 L- R0 r. ~
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8 L9 g# B# h' G, t0 NAllied aircraft6 V: y; D5 ?2 O4 s0 g9 D% @- {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% `3 Z& C& S2 t4 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82. x6 c! r" D1 W* |" j' T/ `, Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses3 ]2 `7 I; w) {
No Japanese losses- F' ]/ I N+ s' f5 [% n; I
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Allied aircraft losses! P {6 T+ d. X9 L& S/ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. U" w/ A+ Y, x; o2 o CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 ?& y% q: i- p5 ~& l5 I) D3 { CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
/ b# |( }! A U+ S6 L4 K9 G; N: s CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
; l: \+ F) a- a" J- d$ ~: r4 U: K# |; @ CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk5 g& D3 Z) c1 L# M d
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