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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
% o& U4 m& T) n- x7 C' MNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards9 f: e/ v+ O# D; d- g! w
8 I5 X" D8 O5 s6 MAllied aircraft
# N/ W7 d' I. J4 W9 J' Y# h1 x0 ]% S no flights
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Allied aircraft losses; [* M0 W! L2 N M
No Allied losses
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$ m/ {% c0 u* ~1 ^! I2 b5 EJapanese Ships; g: p2 b9 T; y: b G" V
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% [. X; s) F1 l: E6 W( ^ ]5 Q8 T
CA Aoba
3 G8 g$ @6 m1 w CA Kinugasa
! X J3 I% G# A. {4 U# z CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4# i& l$ ?3 H0 X, ~
CA Kako7 Q* G" C- S5 u8 v. I! z5 [
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
: c# l3 g: o. \' I$ k2 B% h CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
5 x! {1 |6 \$ ^% x( O5 } CL Yubari$ m/ c" t- I0 u0 E& k [
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Allied Ships
0 @( \2 y0 o8 H9 y2 W4 }2 s CA Salt Lake City
& T% p" K a3 c. t+ g- ^ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
- e) `8 n5 J, I. |2 m) p7 F. V DD Grayson$ y: l' s& \( R1 k. @9 Q! i: |
DD Monssen. K; e1 k0 T t/ v+ @! m
DD Aaron Ward
) s) j3 o r) z5 k" t4 ~2 g DD Laffey* Y! s3 L/ M2 \# B) f+ }4 s
DD Farenholt6 V/ p# W2 a; d& A: W
DD Maury8 L5 |4 p. _7 u7 q/ t
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
}1 L9 e$ {# @( l! A4 s DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire7 U$ u/ Z/ v$ S( r$ Q" t8 R( a$ c
DD Stack# [. B6 N0 L6 F, K+ T6 v7 u9 b
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1! a, U6 q4 o7 {1 M! b
DD Balch& b; h& F+ u( E
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4 a7 R6 X3 W! t4 H- ]% JReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# \& O# k( w0 v8 D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards: R7 G$ o: P& n' ~5 b0 y* e/ \( @# A
Range closes to 20,000 yards... V4 ]3 o, m& ^7 l: E) l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 G9 D$ \3 D% U0 l JRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 ^1 ?5 ?# \, A% R* T2 V3 ?( c$ ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
6 z- n. f0 N' y0 bRange closes to 5,000 yards...7 |1 @0 O; D* m! q+ N
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
3 X9 y- R& K" l7 C9 Q+ rRange closes to 1,000 yards...5 t* r1 @2 A1 i; c6 w
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'4 T& s/ X- {0 x* E3 s0 j
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards9 p' L5 {# O" G3 {- y, M
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards! g" x/ i1 {$ D! l
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards$ U4 W [0 e: s( I
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
# z/ \ K/ o7 a' e4 e9 JCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
2 ]+ \* T; O6 o; D- H3 a" ]Range increases to 2,000 yards
# e/ r; Y6 A R* D& PDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
/ h; B5 P0 D* C! Q; ACA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards' d5 g( A/ F: [- G. {( c
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
1 k8 d0 o, D- S0 k RCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
. d' P7 a' k8 S) d& u! A, UDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards1 N* n" r- D5 o, Z# a
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards/ z5 W7 I8 k7 @$ s: R7 @
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards9 m# L4 n3 f, F4 p& `9 a: q
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
6 O# M7 V1 r* b8 O8 e4 uCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards2 o8 N$ H. g+ u) f
Range increases to 6,000 yards
) x/ A* s1 O9 n* k! ?8 J& |" q2 TDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
! d) y8 O1 s7 I" O- v! vCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards) \; d/ i4 Q5 N: D
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
' h; S* i: N* n# {0 ICL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
& x1 L3 Q& f& \7 F/ QCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards6 m9 r( Q5 s! }/ s2 ^( O
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards- m8 F2 L @' x" P1 M+ e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
# T. S4 x9 }% y! Q; {3 |+ tCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards6 Z* B2 n( {) }) \8 P" S
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards% [5 K: D R7 t
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards4 x5 S: [; V1 K1 I2 H4 r
Task forces break off... ^( l6 z- _$ C
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! b1 W: T' P& \Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards2 i$ X' m3 K F' Y$ @
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Japanese Ships
1 W! P7 N2 P5 Q4 i1 ^& Q5 D2 z# q5 A CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
f$ c# q% i6 i0 y5 |$ I, W7 L. B CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 n8 ^# o+ R+ p: k& x9 s2 m+ D CA Furutaka, Shell hits 12 L1 l. ^# `, R$ U
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
; I3 i; x. Q' E3 U$ ~ R CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
, G5 Z' ?6 D# N/ _% _ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 u* \2 t5 k$ ` CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships3 j# d; r& D1 L* K( A& T6 Y
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 ]( J- Y! A# U1 H+ f. x$ m CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 C' t7 b( \! U; J/ ? CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 `5 j% O% q+ v4 p2 x4 _, u% l5 c0 t
DD Mugford
! |: M3 K, ]3 a2 c- d DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
) t( t0 H7 }. ` N DD Patterson
: O2 }# P1 d7 B: m$ z0 R y3 X DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight/ ]! S: y. F4 z* z8 k5 z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
" l0 R1 _6 T8 ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( ^. d& X3 e2 J. @9 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) P. d2 C6 F0 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...
1 L: Q4 D" W6 ~2 kRange closes to 4,000 yards...
) @0 x9 O. `" ~/ V7 w6 |: sRange closes to 2,000 yards...0 C. x$ T% H1 k" `; F/ ?: z0 U" Z* X p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ V7 C$ k% {1 p- u& K% d# V7 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# t* E- r# F; ACrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
! ]/ C8 [2 W5 c% w* f) G, MCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards6 V; c) P) _$ r0 w* b5 E
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards: Z, Z" E& ^& X
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: d8 A1 Z; O( ?1 c( d4 R! \CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
; a. P/ ~" n7 Q$ o& yDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ L5 o& b, R0 j6 V4 h) m; K
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards9 S2 H( |, w) @0 j. Z ] |
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
( Z/ ?9 l V8 |$ JCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 X5 D& I% p/ C# h
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
) ^6 p/ Q0 R6 g4 b8 sCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards8 w6 a* [' a) k; u5 M, e; r
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
) h9 A1 @# N& E. w; d4 D% fCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
& @# ?3 A& p( E g q+ m: {CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
- R" x0 K" K* R( tCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 B0 A1 B4 G: @9 ~4 rRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 i* s) K# o* \0 b6 tCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
* u8 S1 u: {+ r, t5 M: i( b9 ICA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 l1 |- s* i8 s: A: Z) G, s# ?
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
3 R& g/ S8 W' h; X2 g; C% n6 dCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards" h9 W' C. S( F. w7 O1 k' R9 Z
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
% T" I) a1 |( l. G( M# |DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards& D. W8 G$ ]" \3 b4 E/ n; N
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
8 w& ?& ~0 A7 n) {: W! C! JRange increases to 8,000 yards4 y& l4 i i7 O+ F4 Y4 E& I" b
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
' b4 }$ k9 K" I8 Y& P0 ^: T( OCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards* i& Z4 x$ A0 d3 R
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards% J9 A: C% W: {- j% _
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
- Z- ~! W- t% v! ICA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards( s* X# t7 h. V/ S3 u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
; {9 H" O" T. v- E4 o9 |! a% ^8 y" xRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 _& z$ R% T; |2 z, rCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
5 t' u6 T' T6 K. O% \CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
, w/ w; N ?! qCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards7 u7 H- d P8 A1 ]- h# Z& n3 `
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
3 C7 M- H/ C; Y0 U, k- lCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards3 p4 s. M* o3 p6 \1 r
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards6 X1 D+ L2 v+ e8 O `
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards5 D+ C L- n- z4 \% D, e* n8 x
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage) c% L9 q; o+ ?- u I; o
Task forces break off.... S, ~5 C2 F) S. b# W
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, K- ^; V. M8 b) V# oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 m. @* ?/ \& \" }9 H7 y& e+ H/ W CA Aoba* C+ O) N& D4 J( `* y) }0 r- L
CA Kinugasa
7 }0 J: C+ o9 t& h7 k, c. @6 x CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2! o9 n! p2 v; z* |" V! ?
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
) Y8 ^" k) V9 c3 N, f7 x2 Q1 v6 Q CL Tenryu" [1 C8 A& ^, x; J1 c+ l8 A
CL Tatsuta
1 B8 q* r+ f: V CL Yubari
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Allied Ships2 Z! Z* `& c) i3 m# {$ Q. o9 F
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; V: B& p/ C R3 ^* ?
DD Balch# j$ z: E! X9 U! b
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight9 t& d4 M, I2 _# }$ T: p5 F
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards$ z& a b2 X7 `' R0 A9 ^9 j+ U- Q8 g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ X2 d) p+ u* f+ j5 x& K0 {5 A+ a) ?Range closes to 22,000 yards...- d8 L; i: }) R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' n* s4 u! l2 E) b4 C, C7 z& x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* u# o; U0 s4 g" d# ?( ?
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! p# e1 B) H+ Q' g6 n3 h; i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
b9 }6 q* n" ?6 Q7 YRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 {; `0 k- F4 V' S. BRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ Q3 R9 W; D! |5 T/ W0 l9 H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 O: M. k/ {9 B. @4 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- q5 n$ d2 [# ?3 y6 ]2 HRange closes to 8,000 yards..., b! R. y4 O3 |. z1 `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% v0 M9 e$ @$ m4 O; j* N0 U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 D1 B- A9 P% T$ R- ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 r; _$ T/ b: O+ W/ XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
; s$ Z$ P/ ~4 A6 F1 i, B2 [' f/ p) pCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards. ?7 x# A+ q1 D$ x* H7 J
Range increases to 7,000 yards6 w# H% l: ~' {; I* ~
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards1 R6 i0 I' l/ ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards: A- ~$ C/ S9 ^/ X. ^. f% I
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' ?5 c9 f) s; M. T# w+ ]; t
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# q$ A( s" P8 _CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
* |0 \* Z8 B# M2 oDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
8 Y7 r4 c: e2 j3 R! }$ LRange closes to 4,000 yards
+ l( k- H1 o0 R) H6 O3 PCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( M* x8 m5 ~8 S$ y* SRange increases to 7,000 yards6 b# U/ K% Q0 ^
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards. {' N( H* t, ]2 ]. |; v
Range increases to 11,000 yards' a3 i2 s- k8 {9 {, S. g# I/ M x; R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
( Y- M1 M& x4 J3 lAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
; R1 l/ j c6 F0 s9 `Task forces break off...
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5 F8 _( q' r" RNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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1 G s0 A. V5 ~; IJapanese Ships/ | T8 y6 g& ^1 P$ e+ \1 g8 r
CA Aoba
4 w3 |9 w$ h/ }( k$ W7 i$ f CA Kinugasa
4 U/ w5 N1 F& E9 S' d; \$ h CA Furutaka
( p. u6 b5 d7 ?" a CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: c( g* N8 _5 u: ^* n9 R, n CL Tenryu6 D1 W0 O7 M9 F+ Q4 Z
CL Tatsuta0 t } k4 E+ I4 I. |# Y% ^: p& g
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
" h' m$ B. o) }$ z' t* H& k; r2 x3 I DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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4 ~0 _7 n, n1 _3 }& t! x6 kReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
$ W) V H/ w }Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards" T& F. U# X# l% f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; i& H0 n/ w, M) {" u2 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards1 r: M, q! ~+ _# f8 m! u7 w) J% _) y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; i: _7 w% }; Y/ XRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ X& _9 f/ A1 s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- p+ s! i% X& V/ B4 n
Range closes to 16,000 yards.... r% \" r+ @, [" O& B8 Q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...2 f9 K( [- r. S8 t6 [' |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...6 i' @% u2 ]! Y; b
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* ]8 M# S9 ^- K! _6 t% @Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 s( ~3 o4 E, D4 n8 ORange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 ~, v" H' ]$ w. d9 VRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 s' e4 U. F, S9 W
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 B: J. c. c& {5 P) B1 }Range closes to 6,000 yards...
7 c; s' W; n4 @( g$ uRange closes to 5,000 yards...
3 v3 Y$ D, u9 i4 G6 s& E, LRange closes to 4,000 yards...
5 L, k0 `: s& k0 C: R' U3 ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 }3 ~8 ~8 |, E& ^1 q, ^4 RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
; u- e% Z2 [6 S4 B& JCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
$ ~& g" F0 `7 y* c) vRange increases to 4,000 yards
a& g7 ^# p) u/ n3 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards3 c; T. q: p0 `: U/ ~: p, _) L
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ { ~4 c/ w0 k6 M) J- h7 RRange increases to 5,000 yards
, u6 |1 ]9 I8 \) z$ S" w# T# aCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
% x! h! m6 G' i& ?9 Q2 q" C4 v9 [) }Range increases to 9,000 yards) g+ t# o, Z9 D; p: W7 L4 N
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards2 T8 I5 R3 F6 c# q. U* I! k
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape% ]& ]! W7 K" q4 _) w
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 o& ?) o6 d8 l' U/ r( ^
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Japanese Ships
6 `: Q3 H. b" J3 D, ^ CA Aoba, s. |( @" i# i1 c/ V
CA Kinugasa
2 z9 S( d7 t5 N CA Furutaka
; W3 J1 p! l A CA Kako \- ^4 G% b2 ?% x
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 A1 [7 }" @/ L3 v$ B CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
! Y! W8 y* x, i( ^5 t8 S CL Yubari
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" I" k- G& d% {# H/ h4 ?1 fAllied Ships
8 c1 I" N( c( z5 X APD Colhoun
: u2 ]+ E0 Z! X- T/ q% v APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
: N9 T+ j+ e5 O% j9 U0 k: j DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
3 J6 o- X) ]1 p0 { DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 j& z/ X! N- x! ?5 m' R( } AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
7 a q3 _: D2 s! x* p' m# ^" m R AP Harris) v0 A! V; i8 |/ x% W6 M8 X
AP Zeilin5 q8 m; ]+ o% @0 [6 x
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage9 g, l6 ^/ h3 m( u
AP Heywood! h+ P! p: R. S8 l; o
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ `, W$ r9 q7 {% j4 i AP President Bowen
6 ~0 U1 y) u$ f! M# P3 j6 C AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
; X! \" b' m( k5 x; z xAP President Wilkerson
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1 Q, m" E. c$ n1 p( l+ Q5 hAllied ground losses:7 P1 W* R6 A( p: U
105 casualties reported
9 Q0 [) w9 T% A7 F- O: i9 y' c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- j$ z0 f( b/ u6 ]( i* [ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 g* u* k% X) |6 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 I) ]; P7 S! d- pJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 R- A& E1 F N1 d. C4 f: m
Allied TF begins to get underway
8 I& Q: @9 ~3 iReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight1 `' Z7 `1 w! B- s# T9 O7 @# ]
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards [5 n% v( N$ ]/ O( T
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 `/ {5 q4 m2 u& h$ W
Range closes to 13,000 yards...7 \& u9 ]5 P! ^. R+ I; R8 W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 o' u. J2 }' V* l1 ^0 S2 XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; Y& C( _1 L2 Z* \; w8 [8 i- oRange closes to 3,000 yards...0 h8 @* R/ y4 C" N; ?2 \
Range closes to 1,000 yards.../ H; D/ F: t. r; b) y- u
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
8 f' Y: B) A; r9 \9 e# M4 a3 P' vCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards* }5 P/ H/ _3 g/ | g
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
0 O& C/ u2 A; J! t. YCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: r1 R1 r u( a8 E o0 a. OCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ W6 j* _6 a6 l$ d2 |/ n
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards i4 \0 o6 |2 l! G6 P
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards6 t, {' t6 J! {" b# q
Range increases to 2,000 yards
$ C1 X8 f( Q) J& XCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) P, I2 s# F( G0 A6 @0 y
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards! _2 {1 R# v* h3 r9 X* ?8 M
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
f( z( f+ G3 t5 H# u( |) ZCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
; P* q1 N( Q/ u6 _$ b3 M/ vCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards9 y) ~9 X% L- S- b7 |' X, E6 v% ^
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
, r5 s+ f3 `5 k6 A+ o; _/ f! [Range increases to 4,000 yards3 F' [% w) `. ]6 ^
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards1 _' h/ L, B' n7 n
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
5 L. w" r9 @5 }+ l, gCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" u$ q8 t+ e& \. w( ^3 oCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards3 Q0 p0 J8 F6 T2 Q
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
6 j) V) @6 V! D2 l* ^7 c1 pCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards. ^" q/ B" @+ H, h6 k/ a- S% S
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards5 u0 A$ F! y' n4 v$ C
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape) Y* x5 L/ `! B3 U2 H" j
Task forces break off...! t; {/ p8 Q( i3 ?2 a
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。8 W: t2 P; m" S% s2 e( `
万恶的58!!!
- o: B* X# ?( n7 ]3 Y# hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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- H, C3 F y# K0 gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 s# m) S5 o6 Y: @# N7 I, JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- [( K4 D$ j% B& | V
no flights
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8 x1 e. [; }% v7 @: i5 a5 k) fAllied aircraft; v, Y, H3 [* X; D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- ]2 h7 ` |1 X0 Q! F' I2 K+ j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82! x2 N& X S1 J, ]- l
TBF-1 Avenger x 39( R) e& v; l0 A( z q! k* b1 X* o; N
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No Japanese losses& J9 O1 M, Z! }2 A ?6 q8 k
B, S8 Z. J8 |( C; w6 KAllied aircraft losses
q- ~% F( D& X# W& ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. Y+ b! v* \( X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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$ E1 W3 k0 G* J& H* LJapanese Ships6 M4 l7 r! }( N$ P1 G! h0 k, a
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% U' K- F1 d* z! M% l- _ CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk% ~, M" h$ F& J2 w
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
8 L: }/ l, a& }) C2 A CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk" J( Q: p- h5 ^" Q, o
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