8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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2 Y1 I, [; C9 c8 tAllied aircraft
( x5 }5 g/ U" \3 h no flights
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- Z$ Z6 s! w8 vAllied aircraft losses
* S1 q: Z3 A; F$ |3 {5 VNo Allied losses
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+ _4 V8 b8 V' E$ N5 a6 N) IJapanese Ships6 r4 u p/ f% S. z$ d2 r5 y
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( r$ i7 m& d8 ~
CA Aoba/ U8 B- @0 m. e/ Y6 t
CA Kinugasa/ n$ U# }6 a8 Q0 P) ~
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4: l$ f, S5 L+ X! _
CA Kako
% r8 q. [$ ?# n4 ]( u CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
- }. G8 f0 z6 i. \4 ]' h/ b1 {9 w CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
# M, U- [) O4 {2 U CL Yubari9 }; V q' v5 r3 E
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Allied Ships
' `; U* o0 A9 D CA Salt Lake City
, F% V6 k4 A; ?3 E: [ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
: D, R% C+ K7 k2 O DD Grayson/ {% n2 |3 c y9 O. q+ Y% H6 o @
DD Monssen
8 a/ L9 E+ V' r& u$ V DD Aaron Ward
- n4 K" f/ z2 q i3 k DD Laffey
$ P3 S5 I# ^, h8 M0 |3 X DD Farenholt
; R" s; ^3 D& s8 P, a DD Maury
" X4 n/ h5 P+ @- b e( o' W DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' `5 h- s9 C1 t$ E* J. d DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire$ R) f9 r4 L+ V: W) l, _+ C* l
DD Stack [9 P m1 W- P8 p
DD Sterett, Shell hits 10 V: V" |; G* ]% J' {7 @3 A( v
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
* l' c3 c7 ~# J: fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 Z. Y: f7 ?9 {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% W" ~2 a4 O) P2 c! a7 K9 F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...) W b, A& U7 w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 j* b7 t( R& D0 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards- p0 E: U9 M0 p6 I" y/ D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* r3 t3 e2 Y1 }8 [* F
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
( z7 M, T6 e& V/ Y& RRange closes to 1,000 yards...* d: Y) e* p: _- W3 `; z
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CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards8 ^. T: c6 ^1 @. W! `% e; ~+ ~0 [& g
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: y- v2 c J8 T7 \& D! U( ZDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards, N" L; t- ] @
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards, ?$ _% s% Y) r& ~/ {- X
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards6 ?8 @5 \4 m n5 S' z
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. i7 V7 E8 F ~* UDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& Y8 f0 h5 j2 P0 TCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards+ W0 p1 W6 J/ l
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
3 C b9 K# U1 o! t8 s( p/ jCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
7 z4 y, s# J4 {# K; F/ S- ]. dDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards# A }6 r6 g @& a; v, M! L
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" H+ x0 l% F; \6 k
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
; {9 }0 L0 f$ t; Y2 E* B8 gCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- e) c1 b/ ^* \, W" T0 c J/ K5 w6 NCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
0 x# j) k! V/ A+ w) ^6 @5 {Range increases to 6,000 yards
. T8 h$ ?# ~: u% R; ^) GDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 # u! ^/ f2 n! F2 Q; {
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards& z- a, `! _ }0 v- F+ |
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
" x# c v! ^6 h- CCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards; {5 O! E8 B; m3 L; N, b
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
( y! p0 f j# TCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards+ q2 C+ k1 j5 k1 B
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 _$ Y- } \8 ?3 h; OCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
% G B( _; r, V5 ^* r5 y: FCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards% m8 C1 ~. M3 ^# }6 |0 X% t/ o2 \
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
, f& L- e) s$ YTask forces break off...7 w. k% o' e( v) q5 ~0 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" T1 d9 m, C1 g( _( N" D2 z2 ] CA Aoba, Shell hits 24 q3 A& I* ]0 R/ H8 T" v r6 Q
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
% X/ s: ~8 C2 v CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1/ T) ]: [# a' y, g2 k: L+ ]
CA Kako, Shell hits 13 W1 r1 Z! ?; H6 s- R' a
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, f1 D2 ]: s/ G1 S7 h
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
% g7 y% f! A' o CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
) ]) ~- o" z3 Q' `7 N* f" @ CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire6 Q- p3 g7 c+ [9 E0 M
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 \" q5 {2 ~1 j CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* a( u2 g" h: f; l& c4 t' F" f DD Mugford
! a* \. v. w+ |+ Z DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2; g& I+ ^ ~0 S
DD Patterson
+ C7 l" z# E' W8 [+ l" R$ J DD Jarvis; I6 u/ o7 D) ~0 @: M6 |
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6 P# o! h8 {% ^% [5 ?# ?Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
/ w! e( V8 U5 e/ RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
6 z8 q; j2 k+ T$ n' F5 ?; Z- L& IRange closes to 20,000 yards...
( s6 g+ ~1 L* A% t' i" WRange closes to 14,000 yards...; b# L4 H( c. K: @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 y/ B8 P. }- U- }! rRange closes to 4,000 yards...: W6 i k. ?" U4 o5 U' D% T
Range closes to 2,000 yards... c! H$ l J/ x7 ?
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 J9 d/ |3 t3 ~0 M2 ?1 ^0 XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
6 z2 j! A) h# s* R5 e( z9 k* `Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
# d4 C+ b/ I9 ?( b4 C% m8 p) [CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 Z+ S; o: Y: y( Q0 H4 S
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
4 g# D- ^( e4 r4 aCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 Z/ D" s- h# W9 P& \) \6 ^CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
+ ? h7 g/ K8 t+ P0 D' L0 u iDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 M k0 z; a: _3 r, S0 ]CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
2 O5 V0 r- n: cCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
2 m4 F5 d% t# Q# G1 ACA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
$ d6 K0 w k% E8 }CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
! w6 v% k# I8 [' Y7 lCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 }3 F7 W8 u' [) K
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
9 V" G5 v& J- vCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
% _0 X* I& O6 N0 W# Y; ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
# }4 j9 c( W! T m- c' iCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards) m3 O7 m% t o3 Z4 n6 F" x& ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards
- {+ p# J+ k5 r6 F( J$ E2 RCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ t8 b" M! z! x8 |' g( Q/ {9 f
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards. _9 h% R! r$ W$ C3 L; q
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
! l! _' k* r; _/ o1 _6 lCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards* A, D( i3 O' z( r
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
_) w- @$ d! nDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards! n2 S! u" Z- m1 Z' Y3 `
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
, P# M1 k4 W) ?Range increases to 8,000 yards; n' `" g- \, ?/ Y
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards4 J; R# t1 W- y) r }& \
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
* l K. ~0 J+ B) d/ MCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
5 ~) e: G, B# b) y! [0 p7 p$ w6 hCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
. L7 x i. G. }4 j% x+ mCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards( q% y/ o/ C6 E+ z- O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ g* D: q) @ N+ p8 x4 f& S, ~Range increases to 9,000 yards7 L5 i1 `9 \* [% X, a/ Z) L9 b |
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards! ]6 a' }3 @" x& ]
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
+ y$ V! |* C& H7 ~' H( o4 fCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards0 Q) X: T7 `" E; B: r* D
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards& l# E9 i h% T# f' ?! i
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
8 {9 q. R$ i5 pCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
' P6 t$ O3 y' ]/ Z$ rDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards# P7 ~, w. ?: ?
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
! V+ C5 d, A9 \6 J& N3 LTask forces break off...6 E1 R9 w8 z/ K1 v+ {; J% x. p# x
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) P& @& N) o# G9 A+ V, c( TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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# G* |/ O* ?. b" P# q" jJapanese Ships
2 E' N6 J+ E0 Q CA Aoba
$ n2 h ]' D9 n CA Kinugasa
9 o% ^& X# s; V4 o+ x0 ?! \* K, w CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
9 n$ m6 {7 r9 ?/ A z( M CA Kako, Shell hits 1
4 t' A* }# t, }, t% U- a CL Tenryu9 q4 b! `* f: Y$ K3 i
CL Tatsuta
4 g: V5 Z8 P( x" g CL Yubari
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( N z+ J$ r, \; Y0 Z; uAllied Ships) D+ l& d) w7 }" y2 P! d/ Y
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 j9 z9 a% ]2 U; ^& u5 j
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight# s& }6 v5 G8 [/ l
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards: @4 Q" F3 Z0 E; B
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: y6 F" B4 ~/ W3 u* D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' \ n9 K( X+ S; v2 bRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 u+ r1 F* e) `5 @) N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& ?8 s8 _- B5 T, j7 [' ~
Range closes to 16,000 yards.../ o% u+ @$ d) S5 e$ f8 q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! A9 u8 K1 ~) s" t8 {$ _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ e( H9 I6 P! y4 Q, rRange closes to 11,000 yards...( U R; \; k8 ^7 v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! J3 r: T' X0 L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) E& p5 c% A5 w0 {0 _6 Y( a) Z! vRange closes to 8,000 yards...' v% _5 m5 |# e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 G0 ^4 k$ s# q0 o1 f( e a: t( W
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
\ ]' u: V2 Z. n- s$ O# jRange closes to 6,000 yards...
9 _; B& u; g9 \' x9 x( |3 u: ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
9 K3 V0 s. ]/ g$ |! hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
0 h& ?0 a! d. bRange increases to 7,000 yards
. B& x, v7 r6 d( q$ \2 Q- IDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
8 d& y5 K, u1 x$ X1 pRange closes to 6,000 yards
9 J2 R- i: _7 }CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) x/ G( I7 a4 r9 K! G+ FCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards. L' `: D9 _0 I: w7 N7 {2 O) p
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards( n2 _0 a5 K4 e$ k2 ^9 J5 o
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards& k# A: y2 z$ y
Range closes to 4,000 yards
! h' ~: U3 |7 w/ fCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards( K& ^0 H$ |6 D* b- N [' ]
Range increases to 7,000 yards' z& K. Y/ c1 _4 t
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
. ~2 x& f, W2 JRange increases to 11,000 yards
& t; K' E( I7 ^0 m4 ^/ MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
4 c9 Y# _+ {1 vAllied Task Force Manages to Escape+ u5 w; t& ~" p4 X2 ~, Y
Task forces break off...) n* C0 B q4 i: R0 W+ @1 c
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/ a) k& V' |7 o$ C3 T# v& r& rNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 F+ E4 \; i( s5 ?# C7 E0 o CA Aoba
; A7 o7 E4 b4 q1 o# Q; L' O CA Kinugasa
( {5 r/ z- V3 K% B; C, Z CA Furutaka2 \' G+ x; v& L! V
CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ e. R4 d" P8 V! e
CL Tenryu/ G- A+ u: F- r2 J9 T, d; l
CL Tatsuta5 z* m% Y/ k, k# r
CL Yubari0 C$ |) z9 ^0 K+ }6 ?0 r- m9 _
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Allied Ships0 W2 J, O. z9 z! V$ B( \; Z
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire$ L8 G2 h4 N, C
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0 w4 j" Z. F( z+ FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( T) s9 @+ P! F2 q1 J0 _, uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
( N9 r1 Q2 l. ?' RRange closes to 24,000 yards...
. M; o; z, L- D' C ]3 f+ zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards3 l, q: w' }, t6 N* F# B. o& u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* H7 {% J! z, ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 [) M4 I$ y5 x, b( S& ^; k1 c& oRange closes to 18,000 yards...
3 _* X3 t( ~6 f9 b% QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% w8 E& }( b! M2 T; g+ JRange closes to 14,000 yards...
g/ `+ h% u$ zRange closes to 12,000 yards...
" }3 |% F( t: E3 z! w, D( |Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 O9 n3 z, k Q" r* l U, FRange closes to 10,000 yards...
5 o; d0 m& @: [Range closes to 9,000 yards...' k0 z9 l" y% d1 ?! g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...; U$ ~' v9 C. R" a2 H/ C, M8 h
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; K0 v o, U h4 V, X LRange closes to 6,000 yards...
, r! q% ?* a2 w- N$ aRange closes to 5,000 yards...' H, X R5 t2 J! ~1 `
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
# b8 `+ M$ x3 K$ H8 ~9 t, sRange closes to 3,000 yards...- L# Y+ a1 J9 h) q) B
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards3 e; s; Q$ N7 R5 t/ q5 L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* ?: U4 y" ^9 C, Y2 {1 iRange increases to 4,000 yards
+ I% j; v: q1 e& BCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 ]" a/ C$ |3 ~5 U4 `0 M1 ?CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards/ A h$ j3 B: i! g. r& R. P
Range increases to 5,000 yards
# M1 z% g' ?3 q t# Z( |CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards6 J x8 a" j7 o
Range increases to 9,000 yards$ f5 `/ h& B0 M* Q( a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
0 F0 i# ~8 d# |* N( NAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ P9 C. k; |& b' n% j8 X! bTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 W9 p9 r8 F7 S# |' R& y
CA Aoba
/ w+ T& H0 g1 f: \+ i CA Kinugasa3 k% z! L: X6 X4 f
CA Furutaka
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire" H4 ~( D9 i+ v) B. U+ x" C X
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 L2 g ^+ S2 P, ]. f/ P p2 M: `0 o CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
! ]' F8 |8 T9 t7 `+ T8 Y, \& B4 y APD Colhoun
# }! ~3 N8 |* A8 a% k% x, ? APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
, v6 I. N* a) i3 ^' ~. q$ x7 F DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
9 `& M* {9 ?6 i, L9 p5 `. X DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
L# [0 I6 ?: a$ u, [2 t$ U$ V+ x AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 B6 ?1 F( H* D) \) I# _# W AP Harris
3 Q0 S c+ e' u |4 }, l! }7 Y AP Zeilin9 b# x- x/ r6 b: [: x
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" M0 d2 ~0 S( z, y" }1 k$ D
AP Heywood
7 r4 H6 d1 e+ p2 l% u AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire/ D; Q# Y+ i2 m& H1 `: h
AP President Bowen
; g! g- p3 G" z' v7 y( _: g AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
: e/ _ E4 X7 F$ K xAP President Wilkerson8 W# b! w& l& A3 M# ]
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, p) Z4 L# x; q4 J( b1 xAllied ground losses:
% I @+ I) U" J" h5 g" G 105 casualties reported0 h7 ^ h' U# [6 I+ A; C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, x& a$ t6 J9 l. _ p/ J Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 R% Q/ f( {% b4 U) Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 s V% _/ U! y; r! y. [/ V
Allied TF begins to get underway; C, y& G$ [5 r5 @% g
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
* R8 ?* q2 Q/ {% pMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards6 p6 J5 y A; a$ c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- r9 }- E9 F& W
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
5 b1 c ? g! U) V# }9 u* [5 {3 bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
( |7 `* z% v0 P5 t! u9 K( \$ _$ f& w7 o+ NRange closes to 5,000 yards...
$ k7 `$ m2 Y5 o2 I2 @4 jRange closes to 3,000 yards..., P* W& V9 _ x8 B- \- y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...& g& m) p2 L' H7 S
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- T& ]8 G6 v6 L7 o8 ?7 G
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
5 \' H( @- {6 B- }0 q3 ^4 UCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
. p" U" ^; `& \$ g! Q* g% zCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- U# W1 W4 U. Q* S* p
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards4 w' f% s; \4 w: H* {: ]7 K2 y
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards% h. x9 u: V6 Y% T0 N
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
r0 l/ N* `$ IRange increases to 2,000 yards( U2 _ @% `# d/ s! R6 P* o! ?
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards/ G; j" |6 ~9 |! _
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
( v9 y- P. N! b, |6 J0 r: E( B, VCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards4 L( h$ U( b0 v2 ~( d
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 L5 x# i+ f o! c" bCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards& h% L5 }1 t/ {' x3 R$ p
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards- n! d2 l9 B7 w& D* e
Range increases to 4,000 yards
8 q1 [$ m! j3 J" R0 D l1 Q6 oCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
: ?! e J4 [, YCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
$ I. _) F0 Y& g7 ACA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
1 V3 b) X; h! s6 A8 ^ `CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
. Y3 D( b# u3 b: @1 z! L6 ^CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards$ |0 s4 M& n# @: M6 J- r
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
6 d; z6 {/ {8 z) ?4 YCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards9 v: b7 Q/ z0 M7 s* g! }& Z! Y/ q! F
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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) z0 r! O. J3 U第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。- R! {( ^& R, B" _
万恶的58!!!% s; L: j4 R, v7 j' f& J9 s
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ d% a* v4 T& |7 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ C7 P; `( H* I4 w# ~ y% g
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Japanese aircraft( \: v' o; h. C- `$ ]; l" b
no flights6 |+ ~0 q/ ~. ?- C, ^( j
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Allied aircraft( ^# [- n# d: F0 C8 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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( E, x, S4 q) B8 P3 C$ qJapanese aircraft losses
4 r( }( s4 c3 A' U2 p5 FNo Japanese losses+ u$ L9 d4 b( {1 B1 b
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Allied aircraft losses
" D+ q! P9 C/ ]" ?. W( y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' G& n' A$ E4 J/ g; p2 v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships; {+ J) g1 S* k9 S; I+ F6 O
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& a/ p' t% K3 [7 Q$ c! f CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
4 q& X# u1 X; h, G CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage2 {9 t. s9 o) H* c/ f- C: \: ~' {/ I
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk7 T5 n1 L" {5 T0 p" [3 `* f
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