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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
8 s+ l3 a* B( e \1 @# v" z+ xNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft# ^9 x' [9 l# l u. v( C0 v
no flights
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; t& [+ y; f8 T- YAllied aircraft losses
) u l( u( d# I: t) INo Allied losses
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- S" k' A8 V( v- ^" |Japanese Ships: A9 E3 |5 ]$ B: O1 C+ E
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 |/ q3 o1 q3 O% u. ^
CA Aoba
$ u, L$ A" `+ W- C( [$ R1 V/ ] CA Kinugasa
+ {& {/ O' e% g* x* d- J CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
% f# I2 H; x1 s5 I CA Kako% O: m& E) ` x/ Q* w$ K4 |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
* a# U- f; l: I CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
3 h- D- z' W0 c2 P& ^6 l# Y2 A CL Yubari1 A" F( |& G5 w6 d
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Allied Ships
3 m0 P* u. f4 K8 j/ d$ N CA Salt Lake City
9 {3 S9 U+ Z1 h d0 r; L CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk6 x3 j$ K( L0 j: P% ^; k' h
DD Grayson" \5 D: j3 k0 ]- ]9 r
DD Monssen% `! a4 S8 W) t# t9 B
DD Aaron Ward+ y- k* B* j3 `7 I% C' U
DD Laffey4 s% L! P8 z: d) b
DD Farenholt
+ B( b. i6 b' k/ m* m( L" z! z DD Maury2 i% S, ]. N4 |6 ]) ^
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 u' A/ Q" V+ v* ^* {8 Z' n$ @ DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
# _/ ~7 J. f" Y' C; ]+ J1 h& J DD Stack
( J, B$ _' P, H9 G DD Sterett, Shell hits 1 K' @# k( O ^1 X* Y& w, K/ N) i
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight" L6 P2 A1 U" B& j8 x: V( ^. i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
/ l: M, T% l* R" i2 DRange closes to 20,000 yards...% Q# | w E* i# C
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# l* n9 E# E7 i4 jRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ q+ z, b* g/ f/ u4 @" `' u2 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
: Y) v/ M- r1 y0 yRange closes to 5,000 yards...
6 E) ]7 C, d) `, R3 \9 X! z" iRange closes to 3,000 yards...
. D8 ?! @( P' S2 E/ N" K3 y/ y5 HRange closes to 1,000 yards...
7 V3 ]$ `3 U1 q" ]; R( tScott, N. crosses the 'T'& h4 F3 }( X1 v5 f! Y4 y
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
4 B1 R! e) d2 D% M2 Z1 n9 cCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
7 ~2 i5 r6 F. `% ~DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards f) D6 X p% f8 k. {9 U
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards0 T+ z! {5 X+ L2 @: t- B2 `
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' b5 G( |) J" }6 ?+ q7 YRange increases to 2,000 yards
0 Z0 X+ I7 r- N4 }4 A0 `/ ^6 M. Q$ p7 K, ADD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards, t0 v3 Y$ b$ Q P3 O$ e
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards9 t4 @9 A8 i+ U3 @
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards; h& e3 S5 m# `
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
: }$ y; X( ^2 C8 x, u! dDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards! E: |2 n6 Y, \; P6 l' I
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
& `* C0 S$ F6 tDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards% m2 C3 q( G6 X
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards9 {6 w+ K. F+ l! X7 Z4 l" ?# q
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards) w' H; d, H* M4 w7 @" g+ I
Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 |, B: Y, _3 P! w$ @# `& DDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ) y9 N8 g6 K" u5 @6 e
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
8 m; c$ `# {& k/ c, vCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards9 ^4 `( `0 \- |& E9 A- x, ?
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards2 \$ l2 H6 _2 Q9 }! I4 n% @
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards, h1 L# \1 j! d7 u
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
: z9 M1 X& L- X4 a4 @ `CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ ~+ ^7 Z# m1 uCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
+ q6 K* T, X) B+ WCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards; F/ T% j! t6 o* H- y5 e
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
, K: K* b, h! \" A8 fTask forces break off...3 t- s; N) `5 y- e& `7 l
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3 Y! G- Z/ W5 g/ s, V1 h& \Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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* x% A# |- J2 f' g+ nJapanese Ships. u8 M/ ]% D1 @; C6 l
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
( ~0 U$ q# e/ t( D CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire* C( d5 T3 c1 a
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 19 j' Z; r6 l3 c5 W) E% ^
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* m4 \* g7 C( n! B3 u- s
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire' z A1 I1 A5 K( Q* U
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire/ ?! {$ v6 _ X7 Q" n$ h8 d
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships' W" e' E1 n6 ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire, a% j" _! z$ R
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 J u U5 ~ v& m8 y* W' ? CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 e- T: m5 X# p( a' [ DD Mugford
4 Q3 k% |( H+ y' F0 G DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
& m {! X5 g- W- t DD Patterson7 x u7 M0 s: l4 n; O0 t
DD Jarvis( T3 U0 [3 _% s; R8 p5 D& [& s
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( U' ~7 E& m [2 \5 t% XReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight) P, {0 ~9 J! F7 F f
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
" g; i! i; @# c3 SRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 \$ F' ?0 e" H# R) E) e
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- b0 |1 f ^; MRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 p9 K+ E/ D3 |( k# P# aRange closes to 4,000 yards...
9 m- v* Z8 _* Z5 I$ |Range closes to 2,000 yards...
4 z8 v. @4 V# q* m/ Z# G0 [CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
& K4 h# w: m6 L) ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" V/ X$ p# e( Q& cCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
8 w+ n' `9 k9 T& D5 pCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& ~; _# Z1 `1 J# h0 n" _CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
- v. i, i0 k9 K. pCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: J9 r7 j L# w5 K& ZCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
0 t5 `) W) j& PDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 b0 k ~1 R* n# a% z3 \
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
* P; S3 Y d( D. M2 L0 bCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
! @- Z3 z- s+ WCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards% e3 y. x0 O: S* Z
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 k4 y* y4 ]' H1 K& C
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards1 i# r2 {: |! l, @( G( p! Z
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
$ w* n, F+ S5 V. R8 d7 |1 _CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
\/ |0 w% E2 y( j" R$ e L# zCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards/ s$ S5 G4 y0 I& L9 c& d8 z8 p" ?: m
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
i" k' E1 H' X9 i/ T% k8 p, GRange increases to 5,000 yards/ P% v; F5 G. u% T
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 R" W& U( D3 F ` ]& r% Y6 n8 Q( GCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 c, S; W7 a! f
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
0 \6 I0 z9 B# @3 g- Y3 RCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
( ~' A" A, ^- ], u' V) WCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
- p4 H; w/ \. S: RDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards0 K2 O$ d6 B. R
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
- j Q, H- V& v. j/ y8 P" z7 dRange increases to 8,000 yards1 B4 i- o& h- m+ {0 N, C/ L" C
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards# y& i9 @' q( ^1 G v
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
) M. Z t* N$ @2 X4 z) v) x1 {CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards2 P/ y) H/ r6 y& t- F0 S1 D
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
2 _( M1 _9 M3 l% Y- I! _CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards' ~: @/ q7 A/ Q& m b* w4 Q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
* d' a# R R+ t) a% ~. k+ M2 iRange increases to 9,000 yards5 ?) I1 y1 F6 `
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
3 z+ Z* H8 \. D+ v* J* iCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards" j" g$ a, r/ @+ K3 ^0 T
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards0 n* C2 w0 h6 X) e. b
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards9 R! H8 y/ v j: E: f0 U
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
& b0 n+ C# n( t( `7 K5 b3 dCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards+ ^) H- ~' q- j4 [
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards+ n+ ]! g- c( f% R1 i
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
! W% {* n, k% [( j% fTask forces break off...
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0 e. C, a. j' K1 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards4 O. |' k' }9 r2 [+ f
; Q+ `: f+ i& a) B2 vJapanese Ships
2 d1 \9 _5 i( j# D6 } CA Aoba
% R. w4 G; ]2 ^$ e G3 o1 c3 P7 @( P# y CA Kinugasa
# E3 e( f. \! ~6 Q, k: W% k CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2+ Q- [* u& v. t+ \8 M
CA Kako, Shell hits 17 b! d1 A' M6 E2 @7 P1 ?5 g9 C
CL Tenryu
# e* Q( ]8 H4 w U: \ CL Tatsuta2 B$ G- Z& Y) f; @& {7 A- f
CL Yubari
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. c$ _; n5 ]0 IAllied Ships9 ~/ Y( T- }6 m2 O' a$ q
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 H$ e o5 F- A" ^% g; d" y) K2 M/ w
DD Balch
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" O+ e" C A4 i- m. v% BReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% w* G1 k$ M- L0 F3 A' U
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards* w* `1 q2 a" x$ `
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 m8 G% e' N6 B" }) _Range closes to 22,000 yards..., b; c; q) [8 v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 n& e' q4 c1 \& W, VRange closes to 18,000 yards...
2 \( J; U) B) ~% V: [9 YRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 F I: f4 v6 E; eRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) I0 }5 p. \" _; NRange closes to 12,000 yards...
- r' k, F j7 C, D' QRange closes to 11,000 yards...
2 S) M' v! H- z8 ?* URange closes to 10,000 yards...* u1 q) n: H2 z2 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
4 ]+ `4 C8 X5 e% v( ~Range closes to 8,000 yards...
g7 g/ c) m( {8 v. v2 Y$ ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ V& R: U% f* H+ q; D
Range closes to 7,000 yards...5 h( u) U! o0 q M
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( M9 X, k* W6 d% `/ q+ ?! _; Z2 u3 f- g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
. }3 b0 h: p4 XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
4 W$ t' \) p \& K. H( sRange increases to 7,000 yards
- X" V; V, [4 k. \5 |3 k( D8 }2 SDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards7 i0 B; t% q6 k& y
Range closes to 6,000 yards2 b% C* E! C! @! b; X% u
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 l* c, t+ Y \/ u2 y% m+ e
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 `4 ^8 Q% e, \9 Q- D) ~" [: h- GCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards& U: j, c/ k6 E5 y1 @
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards% a' L( U9 u9 ^3 Y6 c* P! Q9 _9 ^
Range closes to 4,000 yards' W' j1 M& {: A1 g$ j* q: O
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% ?5 @% s( V4 p+ S7 _$ Z
Range increases to 7,000 yards
# t [% _# |+ TCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
- w m6 Q5 U: x' s# bRange increases to 11,000 yards
) S" f% u0 T- yCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards* C G, D1 H$ \ g5 l- I% s
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 ? O- c! ~+ U6 H1 a. y( _4 OTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards+ q& i7 A3 J! Z3 t' z. {0 t6 k
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Japanese Ships
1 y. {) p2 y } CA Aoba8 g$ v/ ^+ k! k6 ^0 _7 @
CA Kinugasa/ x1 }0 l4 s( k% B* B
CA Furutaka
* \+ p H X0 t6 ~0 U1 V CA Kako, Shell hits 1' e* n/ i: @. U) x3 l% K3 H+ b
CL Tenryu* q5 X5 g0 h/ o- {
CL Tatsuta
9 c9 v0 c# i0 G7 X+ f& x CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
0 S, C9 E( L; c$ o; W" Q2 ~ DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' ~; k U- `& P; ?" Q5 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 W7 ?% m' L# f1 n2 r
Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 ] t7 ~! c, y1 w* M Q1 J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" ^7 E+ F0 t, x: lRange closes to 22,000 yards...* R1 P. h' w- I, ?$ G2 E! H- G1 @- A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. _ b/ p; R v- tRange closes to 18,000 yards...- [5 u/ m% k" S' h8 e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...- z( w3 {* @7 Y; s5 W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 X: i+ e: @1 mRange closes to 12,000 yards...
9 r) V. [( ~. o& b3 {Range closes to 11,000 yards...) L: @; I+ W9 k$ X3 [) ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& R( H5 S3 B8 U9 I0 A8 Y5 ]5 Q) v l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 Y! D+ r/ L$ K+ U5 r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 Q' w! R8 l" B) ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( L1 t& [0 g* s& ~) Q! aRange closes to 6,000 yards...
0 d$ D: o/ i! p0 Q: }# Q5 V1 sRange closes to 5,000 yards...+ n& o7 j+ g; J+ Y- H& _* _! q3 o
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
/ c) u3 ^# O8 X. U. V% QRange closes to 3,000 yards...4 C4 j1 B% a" D3 t
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards; V$ \4 h, c% U% ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
0 e0 y# ?' K* R D; ]# nRange increases to 4,000 yards/ a# s8 w4 D4 k% c
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
5 m6 r- c$ A& m; O* }! E* V4 R2 k2 vCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- I) x4 n( E* z+ Z8 F: p* D
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 p% }+ P) C6 T/ D: E7 l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
; `% Z* s( r( V: u/ a& p$ rRange increases to 9,000 yards0 }" h2 Y, c' ^& u3 K- b
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards( @+ N7 ~6 c- I( k9 |4 p$ [
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape! N% g! f: B/ q d
Task forces break off...4 M% N2 h3 _8 g/ T$ n7 ?5 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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0 G9 a# k' E2 Z( N cJapanese Ships
! O G' ]: b! e1 u1 M4 ]; p CA Aoba/ I' j. g" r- V
CA Kinugasa
5 O6 h# c0 g) N CA Furutaka
2 T* A' v- E. a6 y; f3 h CA Kako2 i' S- N- Q3 ~# X
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
! o8 @) N: Y5 s CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire& l+ @0 v ?) G8 f% L* I
CL Yubari) _6 H8 ]& h/ ?/ D9 M! K
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Allied Ships" ~: O/ y3 Q6 @. |1 g- U
APD Colhoun
- K0 o; E5 c3 G APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire; c* y" N. g' L2 I) b2 l
DMS Southard, Shell hits 18 I5 C5 k) g/ n" B5 }1 f2 C @
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, l3 R C2 N, T5 s
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 s& q: |% o+ ^! b, y \! | AP Harris
8 \7 P4 ~, U3 P( y. W7 v AP Zeilin
/ \/ h& O9 Z4 o* c. `! c6 Y) F AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" y% A. d. D. x1 Y; n( w3 d
AP Heywood
) t" ]0 S: D7 v" C) @ AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 H& U- i5 M1 u9 v& B/ c% L* f+ s4 K8 c AP President Bowen
2 b5 P% P3 |7 z+ O/ [5 K ], A6 L' O AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire& D; W2 a+ s" l% H3 s! W2 U& }
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
6 B" a7 O3 N$ N 105 casualties reported
% V3 M! Y/ S' n J3 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 u6 Q, q; T: W: K- {4 |3 k Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled+ `# H5 f; s6 Q' c+ W$ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ [6 h0 A F8 I2 @% A. C* D( b* q* S
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: j4 {+ X4 `7 Y0 P8 Y8 K/ `Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 d: U7 s5 x3 P; q* V2 u; Y6 b: QAllied TF begins to get underway. ^. L9 w7 C) K) m1 j% ?" Z- W
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. ]( q0 ^* | H8 ]8 K$ |0 ?/ z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards8 R. d8 c- c) A( h N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* [* Y4 p) c: T$ d a2 F! r) h iRange closes to 13,000 yards..., e8 i* p9 \/ g) }, n6 u* |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...) W5 G+ E' e7 V! \1 w
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." d% b' P6 q5 c+ @
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
/ T: y* ~, R* @/ WRange closes to 1,000 yards...: Q% {( t% Z' k" ^! k- N
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards/ O/ B8 g* G' ]. v: D7 \
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards* d) k1 T8 J/ X! C
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards: [7 A, e. a: i
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards4 \6 }1 H& e7 X. ]% e8 O2 `
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
4 |' y1 M# H) N7 NCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
3 W) [! _ s$ U6 Y: c1 yCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards( Y1 M9 x, ~% G! I% q
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 g, b( P8 }$ j
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
2 b1 R, F4 @& w* l+ \, G# ]CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards; ]0 K! F, k) |* l/ L
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards: N6 Y/ ?0 h! y5 B% Z
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 m9 Q" D5 x. m0 Q0 ^6 o( t( oCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) {+ d' L/ b5 w5 C
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards' B9 }5 m3 M: Q8 n7 z
Range increases to 4,000 yards
$ w6 Q: U+ H3 q2 a; c: @$ R/ s; mCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards( _0 g- `+ D) J* V
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards/ G" W) I/ m, f/ P; v/ T8 X2 T1 O6 H
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
' \+ \3 t0 q: c1 R4 P, ^+ Q% ?: fCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
: p& q3 H0 Q" z9 J0 m6 w3 wCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards7 o) g6 N( w) O' B
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards/ f0 R% D; ]3 D
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
1 x* i$ |: O' O% o8 {6 Z3 xAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
* \5 w1 p: [$ L0 B# |& _# qTask 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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- D5 _& h0 s3 Q9 \! ?4 q1 o) qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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1 t" V" N" \( }% cRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 c; a/ T! |3 t- j2 H Y7 e, oEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. i. b8 v4 `5 @- n6 b" m7 i
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Japanese aircraft
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: ~* ~: N! S; r6 FAllied aircraft% r ]# e( k/ z) j, G. J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; {5 f9 R- o% c$ s SBD-3 Dauntless x 821 D" x# }- R# `+ S/ K: j5 k$ _
TBF-1 Avenger x 397 E5 Z, L; I% T4 H3 c/ l
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# b+ U7 E( e. e2 QJapanese aircraft losses
- y, v# i2 }- E! mNo Japanese losses8 b7 u8 K. _) i, j1 `
! H4 p: R, Y. ]6 s3 c }Allied aircraft losses* h4 `$ U H7 S3 x+ I: h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
1 j+ ~$ Z( g4 r* U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. d0 ^1 o. W8 o
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Japanese Ships
; M/ m8 N! p' l* r- w9 J CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 p K! |3 W9 E, Z' a
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
! M" A; _8 m- s- C CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage2 w* [% a M& U
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk1 m% L* m- P% d8 n
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