8月9号
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7 q' t1 V4 ^1 X3 l) hNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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4 R ]: v+ f* p( t3 u- fAllied aircraft
2 Y$ T8 Q) s0 g# V! S& r no flights3 H) K! C( E0 t: _
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Allied aircraft losses% i( f2 m D4 N; X% o: K! o( d
No Allied losses7 X. n0 p4 f1 C7 m
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Japanese Ships
3 z7 g2 q0 `0 B CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ m- u$ W' Y2 j- M
CA Aoba( h: | }# S* ? K
CA Kinugasa- c4 R( `" G5 I$ S- ]* |
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
( ~4 L" E; O C2 D4 q! W CA Kako
) B5 g8 f/ s) k+ B CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
+ E. `9 e8 |4 A; O1 _. D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6& n( k4 _- A$ y2 ^4 u: M6 k
CL Yubari" h. p% g- c8 x6 S8 }/ U
/ d' E8 Q& [2 l" }% DAllied Ships
b) z7 g W" H$ `0 a4 e CA Salt Lake City+ o5 v$ w/ n, L" p9 R: N: n1 ~
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
6 a" [9 W! @1 _6 w2 x- p DD Grayson
+ [. V+ T- M7 t0 K) ] DD Monssen3 L9 W( e& h7 ~1 n: @
DD Aaron Ward
- }6 W8 y8 y4 Y% ^ DD Laffey1 {$ |. y- R) \1 p; B; Y
DD Farenholt
f9 C. U; o/ ^( `6 G4 { o! S8 ] DD Maury
3 [" A9 ]; _2 h' t: V DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 b5 i! U. O2 s+ l3 ]
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire9 b+ e( w9 M6 F, r
DD Stack
+ l) S3 u% M9 i) m, b DD Sterett, Shell hits 18 b0 b1 V4 Z# s0 U& s! J* ~
DD Balch. B) S( e: u+ O# ^+ [% \, R
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight* l$ r2 z* r" c8 k, F# ?2 g2 Y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards! _/ @* t4 T- y
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., N# O8 u3 Z/ ?/ N+ J3 ^8 X ]. u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ {# D# x$ [+ K' N9 H, g9 X& V* O1 yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- S J; H* P& K6 L; \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
5 o2 I) F' m9 `6 T" ?% ORange closes to 5,000 yards...
4 V* f5 G5 x( R. zRange closes to 3,000 yards...
, t# w# u9 O! f! D8 c4 Y/ JRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% O! o" P, U. AScott, N. crosses the 'T'
6 v4 Q+ P3 [8 ^CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards( `$ J | ^. p9 d4 o- t9 p: n& [+ }
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
6 Q4 ^ h- b& Z' {DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards1 x: j& k( F: j9 J* Y' ?5 X
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
e3 s4 q+ V8 b8 H8 W5 U" D0 ECL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards6 K5 ?) L9 t% ^% q: }
Range increases to 2,000 yards
' t6 j# ]+ u4 E) e( T2 I& r. RDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards0 r; q* U1 N0 O" a
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
9 x+ }2 A' O. S9 A- sDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
2 Z2 X+ d+ ?7 A, g% P% p; CCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
0 A3 [7 ~+ ~3 z' w" m6 D1 R" CDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
. o! t( E; D' _CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
* U: v# \9 E/ H8 i5 T gDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
) ]) u3 k: J3 g( D; h+ hCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
+ g* w. B6 N1 r% `, k1 rCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards! T3 B7 [, n8 a/ y4 g" G
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 G' b& z2 J9 y! m2 }& iDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 * K' }9 H( d/ m3 v5 r6 d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards& |" V4 H8 h! c% ~) x3 M2 u
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
1 r1 B: B2 J0 `6 C! x: p3 B% [CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
! m4 G. U* S: o! F5 I9 M+ x sCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards6 b6 C2 \! n& y* W9 h( {; ^ Z1 _
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards' L9 o) |2 e# `6 @( ]
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
* E- l$ W9 H" {, u7 MCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
8 @. H Z9 h bCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
2 |3 F! H3 r2 p1 zCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards/ b5 X. z @: V+ K: w
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards( V& m' U* \# p. @6 g% r- O
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Japanese Ships8 m# S! Q6 j0 _3 w" {& H7 I+ m
CA Aoba, Shell hits 27 j+ I- R" s# j, i* m
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire1 J7 B4 i* l/ k$ f: H/ H5 ?, x$ T' f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
' J# M) z/ F; u& n) P) E4 W- Q CA Kako, Shell hits 15 R0 i$ F5 Y* l8 o( U8 n: z T
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ w* l( d7 s3 W" X ^ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire& \2 T9 A3 F' D- w! \" k# R
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 s% W+ V( h1 J, q5 c$ J6 sAllied Ships5 k1 I- l$ U b: p
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire, J0 a; w% n, X6 m% ?7 X$ t
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" T0 O+ m5 I! x3 y& S) {3 y, J
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& m3 v+ m! k; r% `/ `; G/ j DD Mugford
# E% B. D1 e% u0 x8 Y0 \( o DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 29 J0 @. g4 m s9 e7 y6 p+ V
DD Patterson
: |0 h( d- |9 x4 |) y DD Jarvis e1 F9 H$ n; n* J, F" W6 L
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$ q/ u% B3 ?/ x7 t) H+ TReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 C1 |+ k' W3 i8 p' D* }% U$ z3 c. y0 b
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
( d3 Q/ M$ u& l/ B9 a) C# dRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' h2 |3 W( A2 o0 t9 VRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# I0 [ i4 L0 ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...: r4 ]. m: Z: Z* x
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& e+ @, F2 j3 Z& JRange closes to 2,000 yards...1 Y; V) X: z7 `# b- W- P2 T- ^
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards P% Y8 M) I# F/ \& d7 p
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
' N$ b/ J+ E, \8 r/ a. f# m7 v! JCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
* p0 b9 F2 I- P) ~CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
1 m$ G: P4 P) @" SCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
' r( u$ L( ]$ N, KCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 _ W5 Q) B: s5 G5 x
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards0 j% n5 D. v9 P4 m4 g# t
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
* P2 m m# r! N, B E0 ?. X/ ECA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
( Z3 L7 L; V& T+ m3 N8 o% nCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards! D1 g0 s) o: d
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards# r3 L. A( w2 J. b
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards& D7 j; x% g, _2 n3 a9 N
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
l: t+ O7 U0 rCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards6 c( P+ g% Q/ }; P2 ~
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
: G9 i. i9 f, K; B: g3 vCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' F4 d/ T7 U. j! T5 zCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ W. S9 g9 A0 c# f1 i/ P& b
Range increases to 5,000 yards8 h! O$ L: c+ P( v7 Z/ s1 C! Q2 S
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards9 S) p9 S5 s7 i: f3 D% {& q! @6 S
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards9 P2 X( z ~' t- Q/ O! T8 l4 F
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
) V2 M2 e7 |1 PCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards6 I2 `( b' l. |' @6 g' q/ V
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
% C( L/ B. c% ^: h( LDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
0 p; Z2 _( O" H2 iCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards5 q$ ^+ P" y, k7 T+ \# _
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 z- ~( t. z7 D1 R0 }" m& O4 {9 sCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
# t( B4 D1 Y' B4 L- ~ [9 O3 A( M% a1 a- hCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
( K4 ], J) Q* lCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards. T1 T( U7 ~" ^
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards4 W: l5 b7 d: ]1 |8 m
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards+ [- l) ?% S% J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
2 i5 @/ z1 @: Q3 c8 o% ?8 ]Range increases to 9,000 yards, f* T2 W+ _/ J% \+ r W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards# q" r. g$ i$ V, E+ q3 o9 O
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards; Y% M6 R) d8 ~/ Q2 ?! |* t
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
2 g! I* N: n# \& F4 g+ s4 \ m. SCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards6 z% y9 M# }+ a# S
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards8 @; x+ V5 ^' \* a. G
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards/ N2 O6 v8 h6 ^, L6 m2 U, f
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
, e# n% v1 H( g6 OCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage( e7 T" q$ |' @8 v
Task forces break off.../ q q8 Q* ~1 v& J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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" v) T7 q2 w8 K# k/ j) ?Japanese Ships$ m7 n0 x W0 f8 i$ T. k4 E
CA Aoba
( M6 s8 A) N( l- z: L CA Kinugasa
y/ B. k1 V* X" C0 {5 g CA Furutaka, Shell hits 28 y$ t0 ^% N' |2 E, x
CA Kako, Shell hits 1& O$ i( w3 V& E3 C" }
CL Tenryu
& h6 k8 x# V }0 v8 |/ {: J CL Tatsuta
2 W0 D4 ]" a" {' Y5 W/ k& B CL Yubari
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u, X$ P: k! j+ N' `. r, j) BAllied Ships
( J1 N% @+ B9 o$ j DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" \; z+ }5 V: E9 s, P DD Balch& j) T: R- H' z9 q. M
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight0 O* m# e) X5 Y2 E/ C: c
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
/ I2 g5 }- U$ ]* p0 ?3 [Range closes to 24,000 yards...
C3 A/ H* C* c, gRange closes to 22,000 yards...4 I. O- ~( |! v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" B/ @$ i) U1 `Range closes to 18,000 yards...' [( r: e3 j3 O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" `7 L$ @) L3 z) O- [' q2 GRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ L9 d, X% W0 y( y' ARange closes to 12,000 yards.... y3 s4 }; [1 R: _; n% h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- b/ u# F |. X2 D l0 ORange closes to 10,000 yards...) Q9 t; X" S' ]: U7 x# p& U
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 P; [1 X- u" R) j1 P. _ s" |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: f' z5 c/ E& PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 A# I1 O1 L* C, q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 w7 D# x0 c, \: P8 |Range closes to 6,000 yards...
K. q; _5 S. T; q6 N/ ?5 X# HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards, H4 T, y+ T; G4 S7 o. ^4 l7 e4 j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards' ?$ K9 v+ n4 |
Range increases to 7,000 yards
6 M$ A- Y8 V) v: |3 pDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards M D8 B- j9 R" f! R
Range closes to 6,000 yards
( W/ L+ @. n. Z8 q+ NCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards. k. g$ s9 O: U z7 @# c
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 K6 p! ?. C* Z# l, ^CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# t+ @' Q+ W1 W- `5 C. Z: T8 iDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
: Z! J$ N7 m8 r* b! jRange closes to 4,000 yards
' o: W, @$ y# s' jCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& `$ d1 I8 U6 f) r H7 CRange increases to 7,000 yards, ` w; W7 W" G- @; W' d; [# K
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
2 H3 ]/ |# I# e, X7 rRange increases to 11,000 yards
9 i4 Z6 L0 m N7 g4 H% }CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards3 A8 j: l8 D& f# D) `; I
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape7 F2 Z! f. Q3 w) A" k
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards5 h2 n% z- U; U4 {9 D
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Japanese Ships# h h& U9 z, h Z x2 w
CA Aoba
0 @7 t8 c/ o) e+ q CA Kinugasa
( z" z. T' q' j* a- `1 ] CA Furutaka
4 p/ C0 S+ a0 s6 P9 G CA Kako, Shell hits 10 i% \5 }( q7 i4 h
CL Tenryu
! A% ^8 |& ?8 A$ V% u CL Tatsuta5 T. ?9 i) a& B. A* I& y7 C
CL Yubari$ T: Y" o4 i8 T2 V2 \& O$ D! `
( u" ]. U% c" I) o8 y8 bAllied Ships
4 v6 o9 V$ I' [2 H DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire& _ ? L2 D' V1 K/ C* P3 E
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: Z: n4 A& I7 k8 j* _! D5 s" rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
# _4 n$ `7 ?; x8 c) r8 KRange closes to 24,000 yards..., S# q5 o, ^, u) A! S4 O7 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
6 F1 w& d7 N/ K2 i+ Z+ dRange closes to 22,000 yards...
! _$ r' _% g- T" TRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 d3 U! |7 w( ^& j2 m/ j
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
& \) n: q% V$ [7 ]7 U) y! zRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 [( w8 K" t7 d. j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 e& l: \8 X. I) t# l5 }4 h
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# z7 [6 ?) s( ^+ x4 p5 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# Q/ @; W. N. e: d' ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" K+ {' N D, i5 rRange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ @5 G) C# X5 @1 n# Y5 \ ^# {) zRange closes to 8,000 yards...
# K$ T0 N7 R1 g" PRange closes to 7,000 yards...
* @: c% H4 @: x [. |Range closes to 6,000 yards.... p2 p+ X0 G5 s9 H( A) p, d
Range closes to 5,000 yards... @+ \, Q1 }. x# t
Range closes to 4,000 yards..., u* z1 K% |, ]# g8 Q
Range closes to 3,000 yards...2 i+ {( v1 y1 F/ \7 V+ C+ s- h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
; B0 H, G" M" x2 ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards& a' W" t% J: g* U; X
Range increases to 4,000 yards
( |9 {/ I% B( j/ b5 N% `CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards$ t* ]3 n, a, V& v4 W5 F1 X
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
3 y' a" H$ j9 R1 S. G0 {Range increases to 5,000 yards" B C% o. D3 W8 Y1 B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
# \: Q: T! m& i6 S' hRange increases to 9,000 yards
2 X- s: H; s0 A! _CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
$ N- B. r' ?; G1 ?Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
0 A# W% j& \- L5 S6 cTask forces break off...
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) r; j6 ^4 R9 a/ @2 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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5 P; G9 C* x8 xJapanese Ships# `# \9 T, s8 k; K" }5 p6 I
CA Aoba J: A+ g0 [3 M
CA Kinugasa. q5 @9 s3 I: r, w5 u6 C) X- o
CA Furutaka7 Z" @( O8 k: C
CA Kako2 h( l8 @; t0 H. g- F
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 m1 P- `) d0 x4 \ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire% }: D) F7 [1 |7 n/ G
CL Yubari
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+ x& E8 f$ k$ @% W2 x APD Colhoun" L# y7 M" P+ P1 [5 A4 S0 L
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire" [6 A: m+ J) W$ X
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1+ v( T, S9 G4 }( m1 I/ h
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage e$ ?& M* n4 B, v. H- Z- e
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- z4 v2 _ [3 B
AP Harris+ T8 {1 }8 P3 y& `+ t; M
AP Zeilin
2 l' }9 w7 a1 N2 D AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C! P2 q% \* e AP Heywood; S h7 x. K8 U/ r
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire1 s* W) B0 \3 f# ~3 S' w7 d
AP President Bowen/ G5 |! K9 e, e( {# v
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire9 H$ v1 _* f5 [) ?4 h, Z& N7 C
xAP President Wilkerson7 V' ?4 z$ B7 @6 M' `
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" N! q7 X' S t6 a' mAllied ground losses:5 {- T! G) ^. M( v; Z. F
105 casualties reported
! Q g ^& Q6 l% r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# V5 V) ~) d8 _+ x2 t0 A" l Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled' G* Q( |5 d1 X4 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m {* {, n9 m* o8 U" Z
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! S2 W3 f! Q" y, b5 b" S* B* AJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 r; Z, A- G* V. e) a" {: ?- A
Allied TF begins to get underway
8 \0 ?# ~2 D8 c+ cReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" c3 z7 ?3 ^4 ?1 m% J0 iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ k' w$ a6 c" F: c" Q2 o; a. jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; ^( Y% t( Y/ u1 y+ M2 x& Z; `2 ZRange closes to 13,000 yards...
6 Y! l0 k+ a1 V1 W3 S, ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...# V+ s) p" F% w# r1 N% m$ N' x
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; H/ {/ ~# E1 b6 q1 U" r# zRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 f9 J" }' E3 l0 c) q2 F
Range closes to 1,000 yards..., K- s1 k$ G0 ^1 b! B- p- q1 o
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: p6 ^* i- ]" C9 M( z4 i1 N
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
, Q! A) X C' n/ H+ R$ J2 n# nCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
" R/ m2 m& N- u" r9 VCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards* M* z6 E9 t v$ o/ j
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards* L, o& j. g* B
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards; ~9 p: Y4 @) ~9 H+ P- B- c
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards+ y! C# n7 ?3 D% z0 o$ _+ Q
Range increases to 2,000 yards
! N R" I [/ H( k6 ]CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards. U6 C" f' T' _" {4 q& C6 d
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards: H& E- k6 k4 R0 w
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards) o7 U! L0 D7 X% c8 W/ _1 `
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
9 y8 F7 J* N3 _1 y) E$ p: XCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards6 c7 V d+ C. { x* C7 g
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards) a) m Q( P' b w
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; t! @! @+ r4 q7 L+ K7 H- m! mCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
2 ^; u4 n" d8 | ~& m7 MCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards, a5 W; A9 K# P
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards' H* ] Y: e6 }4 z s; _0 S# T
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards x ^1 F) w0 x6 o- p: @3 W7 F
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 y5 ~2 k$ }: g5 c8 i
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
/ B0 K1 \0 Z+ a0 YCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
% ~% x5 R5 u/ R! |Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
/ H1 k# |6 y0 \Task forces break off...
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2 Y+ Q1 C' S N! P$ {+ V7 a/ Z第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。$ ?, t' } q+ J6 _) C1 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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5 G" C' Q. q! p5 |+ P CWeather in hex: Clear sky5 E; t' {+ x' w. k. |6 Z
6 x! j c! ~" R! ~7 p& GRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- P- c6 ^8 b# I2 B6 X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: f j& I4 g( P2 AJapanese aircraft
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/ i& J0 q( m' I( ^Allied aircraft
7 B* G% r# V7 T1 o! I F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' A& A' V6 Z: V) [2 e, G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82! s- h6 V: I0 C9 F9 M/ {& o
TBF-1 Avenger x 39+ v) S# @( T6 K& a, H
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& D; u$ U/ m1 }4 IJapanese aircraft losses7 e, d9 M' g- T
No Japanese losses
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: Q3 v7 Q7 e- R# I; V3 XAllied aircraft losses
: {/ H& l8 c5 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire! Y- j& G$ s- }4 r
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
: P+ l& k- U7 w/ Q9 C( E0 ~ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 u" v2 k# T( Z4 c
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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