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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
8 W# D3 c b; e) S! p8 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 |2 @, }1 j# S
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Allied aircraft
' C* g" ]: l$ s' a# K no flights
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Allied aircraft losses1 {- Y- P/ k( G/ ^6 r: ?4 B# U
No Allied losses+ \* C* N' |; ]
! k, z2 \3 W8 @; m, z, iJapanese Ships. m/ a& {4 ]/ y9 Q
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* {2 o2 t" ?7 G7 w% T" W5 L9 c& e& Q
CA Aoba
* |5 \2 n. V3 @ ~/ H4 X G CA Kinugasa
' W% p5 s0 t+ Z. G+ w' X CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
" U2 X1 B: r; m* C1 L6 C CA Kako4 i, G. c% q1 M: K: ]
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
( V& d" N9 B7 j7 ?2 N# p" ?. X CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
/ w" V7 p! X0 D4 V, j) h9 R, @% r CL Yubari) ^2 T2 m# M9 {, i8 I. I
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Allied Ships
0 B( h z- [/ U# |7 @ CA Salt Lake City: l# Q, c8 _+ K+ ^- C4 ~3 |% H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
) c; m- F$ j4 O) I' X DD Grayson
8 V' q4 ^! B% S A3 M) p DD Monssen
. K2 z! d% o/ K* V7 Z DD Aaron Ward' C% W1 N9 {1 V0 [/ W+ Z
DD Laffey
( U# F* B4 i0 @4 N. K DD Farenholt
' L3 S: C7 P4 j( L; @: z DD Maury" F. F9 n8 e7 J: E. ?
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! P! P# U9 z* ]- K0 {
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
* S I+ A/ g6 {3 Q DD Stack
6 @) C( D, }' V. g/ c, J; l5 s DD Sterett, Shell hits 1- H, i4 r3 W; D4 D
DD Balch
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8 r o6 c5 S9 q" L I: ]Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight# p- o; _3 G4 Q' ^
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 B6 A' L9 ?$ h/ i# N2 ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 v1 p, [4 K0 L4 y$ W. U, A& }Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- E2 g5 m) G+ I$ P/ DRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ Q9 `. _* E- H- w8 @$ |. H n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
# }, B: w% c9 h3 N2 N+ dRange closes to 5,000 yards...3 C) W; X# G& |# X$ C* ?8 R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
, X: t+ N) O# P1 h* _8 RRange closes to 1,000 yards...; L1 C$ A9 v8 z/ }* k, e8 E2 Y4 V
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
1 q4 f" X. V% _$ X% {' x& @CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards5 [, ]: \+ {. ?) I$ \
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards7 G* v3 `7 b5 Y7 @
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
6 g9 W% c( s/ M- W6 N/ pCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
$ _! {0 G( A: s. hCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards$ }, @4 t7 j0 b; y& V+ S" M& R; [
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. i5 O8 u; ?3 f& D \DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards" A6 Y- X+ C. s
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards, |/ j) \$ S' Q u
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards! A: f D2 @% o- W
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards" |0 N) { H: j! {; e. y
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
5 f- _' l2 t3 a5 w: ACA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, F3 E# }; Z6 q" j
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
. T# P6 b% k" b- u. j& d/ B" yCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
( S, j4 T% O; zCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
/ z! A( h5 |, _. d3 q# ORange increases to 6,000 yards
! y, B. X+ r3 c! h6 _4 h6 EDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 4 T/ O8 D7 U7 J$ N3 {
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards# C7 G) U6 q. w! x2 n" d4 x9 N
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards* w8 u8 F% k3 ]" m, D8 N$ Q0 c' `
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
5 K, P9 Z6 N! @0 ] E5 l8 W$ wCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards7 K$ R! a" K; E& ]2 @
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
" S U$ g- U* i- i! N9 BCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards0 B. A; N v+ `5 A+ ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards# ~2 S! z" X5 ]# Y6 m0 r- u3 m+ G
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
. E. f# s8 ^4 c! o/ xCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards' T3 s( N2 c$ q1 ^: L4 I/ K: V7 h
Task forces break off...5 t: Y' M5 V) ^* X- N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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8 v+ X. p5 W) }2 R9 H- c CA Aoba, Shell hits 24 P& Q8 g5 X. x) E/ }; Z
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire4 }* O, }, [+ N- K* y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ E. T, A( [4 K
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: }: D' P# ~/ @ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire7 |: O: i' a% k1 K0 y# B' F
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire7 Q( g6 V: s& }) s0 Z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
5 M* c' I' c" b# P+ [9 O6 i CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
. Q# b7 _9 M, D9 F1 a6 r V/ m CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage e, K& {" Z+ m, P# K5 `
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* X! [, @+ `" f. m, n9 _3 K
DD Mugford0 Y T2 \; g( l
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2$ c% H! _- _, e; J! V$ v+ ~& g: o
DD Patterson
; b3 ?0 S) q! O0 x( Q) l. p DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
) u; y. x6 f% R- yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
+ ~& e7 ^/ `6 ^& ~( u1 p* [* bRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 P; ^9 q4 w: i$ ]Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: s' S" ]# `- x/ @) J! NRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 F4 O1 D D8 _$ l) R5 P0 H. r$ P
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
/ z& r% z1 h% MRange closes to 2,000 yards...# v8 f- Y" U0 y# q" U* ~& l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 K0 R5 r# B" @- G, W. x8 }: P; @
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
9 c) U" J4 i1 v$ Z0 o. D( y0 Y3 ^Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T') |2 i- a. Q8 L$ k; a3 `
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards5 w8 |/ B K5 p# Z2 n
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
# [% ?/ n7 ^& g) aCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards# Z; ~' P% x% X1 U* o( m
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards% \' l/ f0 o: z" i5 w; o
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: L& v, {0 n8 C/ T/ E
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
1 y/ F) h/ t* [! l: k& T6 ACA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards5 | Z y+ l# Q
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% t. K `! X2 L2 r& t, A& ~CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards; K R) ]" l: }/ W) x2 X8 \. X
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 j% [# E1 N, d* {+ x7 HCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards: d) d& b. E2 K$ s4 k; _. l
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
* I; H$ O' h9 n: J7 @0 }' \5 OCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards. `1 f y# ]' V& i
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards* t5 T5 ]0 m' i# U* K# ?
Range increases to 5,000 yards/ R: }/ P8 N/ C T0 y
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 f1 ]! j9 \0 b8 P8 vCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 w. V0 [: P, n- j: Z3 b+ D$ ACL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards& D' W8 B5 Q8 e. m
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
) x) Y: S- J/ H) b4 ?% N( UCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards# I( d) d8 d/ x, G
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards" i [$ k A, ]8 h u. P# t
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards6 q+ s( i& y$ Z* i7 G
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 A) s0 O% ~# m1 _" a7 wCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 e# d, D$ V! I8 d6 ^3 f/ \7 RCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
. ^3 K- `' H% l. HCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards8 x' a4 e- p# N# j+ x$ |/ y
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
. y" t7 D2 B' d* TCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
/ v m8 S9 P, N$ i) e5 M8 PCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards$ t+ E$ m9 X# \* i" C
Range increases to 9,000 yards
1 M% z0 O$ h2 RCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
4 K5 f7 r x6 O! a) m7 hCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
9 j$ o5 W, R4 \" n$ Q; c" }. p, RCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
q$ ~. }* v& I; Z% rCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
4 k% f+ l- I, C5 H" @CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards/ ?- u/ s. Q6 N& m2 f' j
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards i& k+ c! Z# R& @
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards& h4 U; d* |3 q0 j
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage: Y: {( S" p8 z
Task forces break off...
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% r6 N. f) R4 \- j, w- T1 p" cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards( Y/ p* Y9 E% {; y
$ D8 }2 l5 E Y9 P: MJapanese Ships0 x' R8 W1 ^9 H8 L+ A# I
CA Aoba
8 c. T- G: K) S1 v# `9 D# T$ b CA Kinugasa, |" c; q2 g: {2 t8 m; `! r
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 27 y- o& R0 f# M9 e7 i$ H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 i' }. Q+ A" y7 l; _6 s CL Tenryu: {0 {$ U N, X, m$ i- L* I' N3 K5 O8 ?
CL Tatsuta" [) B2 y; F5 o8 c9 S
CL Yubari$ k4 T( D$ ]. U" O1 C
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Allied Ships: F2 u# ~5 b" N9 n" x: M# c
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; J9 N1 R) P( j: R* a. g5 b9 ]- l
DD Balch$ A: O+ v: T1 g0 ^+ P, h
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0 D J: Y4 B1 d' T& M( BReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
* G1 v, E. ~3 W. Z Y+ H& rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
' Z4 X6 V' {8 R( l+ mRange closes to 24,000 yards...1 l8 J6 @ a/ Y3 V, V1 @
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, M3 P( H+ N$ o5 V! N" w7 ERange closes to 20,000 yards...
) k: d( t8 s& J8 _1 ^- ORange closes to 18,000 yards...
: M& Z, ~6 p# H' ORange closes to 16,000 yards...
) i6 O5 S$ \; R4 B4 b% nRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* a( o2 U5 K% z( Q9 t* }' }) z1 ORange closes to 12,000 yards...
+ `- W9 ?+ Q' f u( j6 w6 h7 p1 SRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' G. ~% t5 E2 ?1 uRange closes to 10,000 yards..., ^- ]/ \- r+ |+ r7 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- O S4 ` W4 |* {, J- [9 T2 nRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; r# G& c! C7 E$ f* ~5 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards, m! a# S) h' a3 g
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
6 L4 z9 U, C2 j: ZRange closes to 6,000 yards...
$ E- J P& Q; O9 v( ]5 D3 G* w" zCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
+ H* k) |0 S" Q$ R YCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
; [/ n/ H) O3 w" y6 s0 m# T, bRange increases to 7,000 yards
* {7 o7 @& Y: L7 K+ z1 p. Y1 ADD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards6 o% c, Q$ @# q
Range closes to 6,000 yards, b# b7 J. A9 M
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
" Q3 F+ S* D( V$ m- p4 I; _CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 }4 p( Q. @" w
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
: w; {4 D1 ^0 U. NDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
p7 p7 T* t% k7 kRange closes to 4,000 yards3 p) V0 A$ \; Q; F9 P9 H1 i
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
' l A- u9 P0 y/ kRange increases to 7,000 yards
3 Z) L9 l# b+ w* i; lCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
9 q! A3 N: f6 T G+ `( _Range increases to 11,000 yards R2 L& L: w( ~6 K
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
; B, {: Z8 D) dAllied Task Force Manages to Escape, M. a6 T, E$ d
Task forces break off...
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! j/ g K+ q2 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards0 ~/ V; Y( f5 S& I2 p, B
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Japanese Ships
) u4 [8 w/ \( z, x9 B& F, p; } CA Aoba
7 T6 w; d' Q" f. C# G CA Kinugasa
4 X8 @! j. d2 g+ Z) l {; T CA Furutaka2 h) a5 N1 H J' _* T; R2 K8 x* K6 p
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
7 T1 t8 D% U- L! x CL Tenryu
' p5 b% Q. ^ v5 X! b5 ` CL Tatsuta
4 c6 F x7 l0 |6 F1 t% k CL Yubari1 l7 R u5 E# A/ Z! W
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Allied Ships
6 C5 E% f. y6 X DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 C) q2 x; l9 {, a& M( l: RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
- r) _5 ^( V3 ~: q) eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
+ C+ @- D) x# CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& h& a' j1 i/ f# P4 wRange closes to 22,000 yards...
5 F* x0 e& L5 S: g; }5 d J# {2 t5 c9 PRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# K* n; @( i2 JRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: N; E c0 T h4 \# ~$ N1 XRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" {/ @7 Z$ e0 SRange closes to 14,000 yards...
* t. d* U1 x, w) |& CRange closes to 12,000 yards...1 y% i0 s4 ?# K+ b! t$ c9 L
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 A' N7 M8 d8 w6 t# z$ ~& O8 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ }. u& b4 {/ l0 G* _Range closes to 9,000 yards...
0 e' X, w1 B# Z; W8 N& uRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 r/ b0 o j0 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 p5 }$ l1 r' jRange closes to 6,000 yards...) r1 V6 [6 y7 S X( p- W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 h& K2 z" n1 b+ `+ U. h1 k* ^% w2 ]
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
. s( [2 q; A8 `. U9 fRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 H& k" k9 N5 O, d; w2 h% y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards4 M/ U/ g" b( W5 o* K; v8 s* R
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& A) c" n, ~* X- F! Q2 xRange increases to 4,000 yards
5 h- z) T# ~7 H1 x$ ?0 yCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" o/ I% @* Q9 v @5 J6 L
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& u- L2 f o- u$ i, g9 ]Range increases to 5,000 yards4 j. P2 S- o, |9 c- B0 i! H
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards7 `9 L& ?9 Z, f7 C# Z2 E
Range increases to 9,000 yards% ?' J! x+ \( J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
( c7 [! n% w: w9 Y& ~, Y8 @Allied Task Force Manages to Escape& R* j3 x& x2 _7 q, q$ y/ Z
Task forces break off...4 ~; ~/ {& U; u
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* T" y* Z# J* z: }4 p6 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards2 A: R% M2 g' [/ x, W4 Z* t! Z. n6 s
8 D. c" L: {# FJapanese Ships: B1 t3 x- v6 _" K$ n; x# y+ z
CA Aoba
2 S: ?1 ^; P; C2 W: V CA Kinugasa, t5 }5 h" C2 w+ A
CA Furutaka8 K `2 f, l5 N& h1 s2 y
CA Kako
4 v- W' p8 |, s" ?6 M CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire0 ^( J3 u+ y H2 u% i' K
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 C n4 \) N; M- k CL Yubari' F8 K+ [2 ~) M: g, O
6 j( @9 q: _$ pAllied Ships
! p7 }. z5 y3 I- f4 V+ B7 W APD Colhoun
% w. P+ y' p* f1 W" j APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 c) }" h3 s# [( [# E( d& H DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
% z. \% g2 E* f! y" K( r/ M9 p DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Z% E- w. ^4 a7 q8 O AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- {" E/ m8 x- \9 S8 T7 A
AP Harris
# ]/ M( V1 ] k) q AP Zeilin& w z$ Y" p3 }4 L
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage* K7 Q) y9 T& H3 H' i
AP Heywood
; J9 i# {% E1 L9 x% [ AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 x. t+ p1 ?1 V4 h1 K
AP President Bowen
+ d7 V, s0 w2 ` AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire* I2 H4 @+ {9 ~4 J. L
xAP President Wilkerson
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% n- T5 F8 r0 E* X( J JAllied ground losses:
2 E; m' q/ }/ n 105 casualties reported9 h( f# ]/ L/ y% ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 {2 v% M6 K* Z5 ]3 u" {2 I Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
; Z3 B/ h# M* H! f& |% `8 r4 ]2 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!2 y: s" U1 P4 h) q5 ^
Allied TF begins to get underway
1 m! [# V1 \, z8 b- F. e# [8 ?Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; c0 j9 w1 z* p) P& ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards' D1 J2 }! M( a" P1 J& R3 {# H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
_/ {5 j* r0 i. B. u- gRange closes to 13,000 yards...+ H6 H5 A" \% [, N2 o# z D3 c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 H5 Y3 O$ \0 F2 u8 l2 [Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* b9 n G. H: L' A9 k* ZRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 p1 Z( |% I7 `( p5 k! R9 b7 I
Range closes to 1,000 yards...! ~( N# X2 b* J7 A* X' ]+ k
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards) l$ X! n& F1 y4 _& I0 e6 |: t, f
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
9 y' a8 ~5 h$ P6 y7 U2 I1 u2 u& rCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards! v9 i6 S7 j9 h8 G" X; `% b
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 W4 L- n# r/ X0 z! \
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* |: w, N: I0 V" t5 QCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ S8 d2 ^- n4 m1 I6 i8 x
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
3 k# l# Q) |) fRange increases to 2,000 yards6 ^6 h3 Y1 ^5 x+ ~
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
6 u- @/ |3 R* c' c6 KCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
/ Z7 W! B3 d# W8 N) vCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
+ h! J" S# [! UCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards" J% e- e3 D# u M2 i
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
8 `$ m7 h7 D0 d7 fCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
: h2 v& ^4 t0 m( g; T% B* U2 `Range increases to 4,000 yards
- ]) p. d( O! d- CCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
* P5 O% H& J' @3 ~( xCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
* W$ a# [: e% N, Y! u( Y6 d# @CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
, y F. ^$ a3 l: d9 L4 j; CCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards: g+ x0 g& D# j R$ U* n
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
* S$ ]3 ~) ^. R1 ?CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards2 [/ T/ i7 s1 {
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards+ i( O- ?7 b* x- ^, x* m& ] w
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
! S) `, S" X; g+ }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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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5 g0 K g' l6 ^. f* [4 q5 F. VWeather in hex: Clear sky
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! `# b5 E2 @6 l. M# N; V9 C: IRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
( O5 X( S2 _7 g& ^2 g$ tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ H. B/ @5 a! T {2 E5 ]' }1 @8 i4 T
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Japanese aircraft
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, O1 i7 f7 c2 w3 p# t# r- I" |Allied aircraft
5 q% f9 T% k) Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 q! z! \9 c3 R+ f3 ? |! V8 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
- f& O$ H7 |9 J/ x5 E2 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses$ J3 a. _: e6 F- i) U" D! }- w' L8 M
No Japanese losses' n. h- q; l( c
3 H8 |# i: X: z: ?0 sAllied aircraft losses
% W7 b' Y8 r# A2 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
. e' e8 U: P: k% f5 W- H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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: h1 m" Z* B: P q$ ]Japanese Ships% f- ^1 i5 C% Q- d- y7 P, Q0 I
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire v$ L6 y3 @$ l' t( t
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
: W, I; @% |( L CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage+ B# P5 p7 q7 _9 C
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
