8月9号. \, S$ a, {; z% Q" `6 L9 O9 F
第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
: Q: B: m/ L, q5 U4 b% CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 f4 u; t9 t1 j
$ p% ~" j5 `( g$ S9 v; z- [Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses3 @% ]/ R! @; ]0 H2 d# S1 q/ ?: C7 k
No Allied losses! j3 i- k- Y, o+ E9 J
* X; B6 s& F' C9 |" S& ?Japanese Ships% N$ ^+ c- ~1 O- E, v$ q8 X6 m
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 d2 C8 N5 n" U' O CA Aoba
6 \" o" U0 s; t CA Kinugasa. w: r W' k6 i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
( } \/ s) z: u: y k3 P b CA Kako
; C* C9 `+ O9 U0 }6 B CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1/ U0 S& k, e1 h; f6 s
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6 }; Q+ t8 U3 M! z
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships+ d. i& D+ {4 v4 y6 m8 R9 l
CA Salt Lake City
2 g. f2 p0 x9 j5 O CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk4 m3 Y1 a( r& X, \/ v
DD Grayson# @8 Z4 {: v3 b! ?
DD Monssen( a" ^. G; z5 _& r& R: U3 l
DD Aaron Ward
1 D* ?! K6 u9 F J7 U DD Laffey& e6 Z' b0 X7 y2 U$ f
DD Farenholt
. p; Z) O* j7 M7 T2 r9 J# U: L% K; { DD Maury4 {: u0 h2 C7 h( l
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, o' u7 Y3 ^. b8 r DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire& L. U. M+ w, m C
DD Stack
1 Z9 O" Q' S7 C' z# j DD Sterett, Shell hits 15 E( C5 \' H- a' F b, S6 x5 {
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
* i) B, F! c2 x/ R/ XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards) s: @$ E# B8 l& y, K8 y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 ~% h2 F+ s+ X0 R. O+ _0 t( JRange closes to 14,000 yards...
5 {4 B) G' q1 I% |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ W6 p! o+ C) e. D- ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
9 c) ?+ Q$ o1 O' ~Range closes to 5,000 yards..." p* G k A& ~, ]3 g0 r( j
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
' n; G# \# ~2 l$ m4 |Range closes to 1,000 yards...( x5 j5 l$ l X
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
4 U- o6 J5 K! M) F( fCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
, \: {5 I; h& w2 R$ VCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards' V7 o1 V: B: S! h
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
% p: t1 [- i' mCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
3 A3 {8 m& A$ K- z, a, s1 uCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' ]( Z8 h" T9 Y) l$ _& GRange increases to 2,000 yards, c" `) Y1 x6 ~* {" W# k5 y$ v
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
4 o: G+ r# h% d+ k. G z# o; X" O3 lCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards F: E' t2 [: W1 Z7 e
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
, @5 P+ @( w# ~0 Y8 K7 z" S' @7 T0 j6 aCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards3 P2 R' \4 f' i
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards/ G c& X+ k9 f- R/ R
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, U* o8 h" F7 W- Q# a/ ~
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
d3 d# g0 { g8 W6 p( JCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
# E4 Q) M8 W( W+ U, |CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards; E- W. Q2 H' t5 _8 V
Range increases to 6,000 yards
; I3 j% n, V4 @+ j. aDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 + O7 z; a2 G. [" j; t! e
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards2 ^# J, \1 y0 [2 d/ Q2 E
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards- d! q/ e* U6 w) s3 a$ h3 U) r2 D, {
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
( Q' |8 i( p' s2 dCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 A2 d. d! [2 x0 n' X5 D* r- n! A: T/ pCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards" I' w+ S( Q5 \" H# ^
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
, d# U' L% D1 pCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
; j! B2 Q* ?* d# d5 S. kCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
. V: B7 k9 q1 }" mCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
9 t& Z: L% s7 K9 Q! J' tTask forces break off...8 |3 K B" ~; Z- X' M( B# w
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: j: x# L# ~9 m# m; R& ^0 W9 U dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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& F' A8 t- V6 ]$ kJapanese Ships
& y! W4 d% m) A q5 q" { CA Aoba, Shell hits 22 i( ?7 }: D- r% z1 d' C* F' ]9 M: l
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
- ? W, ^4 V7 D$ J CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
; Z% U! o- a5 \: Q1 d# H8 j+ g CA Kako, Shell hits 1
9 X! d- c. T4 r3 V6 H: f- N: d CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 L( E- g+ i2 Y0 F4 W2 I CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, v F& C# @4 y CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire" e' w$ k8 w6 J. S) k' n/ z
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Allied Ships
9 l0 ^7 m/ y% h CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire3 Z; J; Y8 W( {2 h
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) V* v" l" V+ K% ^% M% D; B4 y
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% `0 \, U, w4 b1 I9 h DD Mugford
; H- E) [2 d8 ^! k DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2( E7 l* H# M) o P4 I
DD Patterson
0 `, O; m! R1 A1 e! c DD Jarvis- V7 y) I% J9 }7 L
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight" ? y U4 l* ]" U
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
/ j( M1 M. |1 Q; f3 C9 `Range closes to 20,000 yards... N2 b# y% S2 q# i) U& @2 T. C" t. i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 c/ q; A. I; O. M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ Q$ K. i6 Z' T$ j& h5 }7 zRange closes to 4,000 yards...
: X4 O) i5 E O+ j$ Q; vRange closes to 2,000 yards...
: M4 [. f; K! bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards6 v! T0 c, Y+ I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
7 }6 Y' K; ?* T7 K5 ]4 v2 @5 ]Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
' X' g" ~) w- Y4 `5 n, MCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
4 p; o) i' J- t J3 M) oCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards, l, Q) F5 k' n x: o
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
. ^3 ^" T* W% B |CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards' t- T: h$ Y, b6 f1 r/ J
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
+ M5 Z4 t1 Z1 v# G5 I4 a! b ZCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards0 U+ {* n/ s) K4 p1 S- _
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards/ p n" o, e) q, R K7 t
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
1 p8 E2 b! F' B2 OCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, C- O2 O9 s& S1 F* K GCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ w# l4 d c$ B3 |" J4 Y/ `CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards0 o. _9 v# a* u3 p: Q( [
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
6 u) c( \, k2 d/ o4 j' rCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
0 {1 Q; F: G# S& n7 p$ D5 R' J/ BCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! c3 [. K7 ]2 Y# E x; ARange increases to 5,000 yards
+ D0 x. M2 u+ T4 V0 iCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) i9 i3 x" n& KCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& t; q& P2 j9 o7 Q9 ^2 }/ g
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards& u; n! t( {/ b8 B- L1 E
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
. v9 P2 y: M$ C7 }/ b; V1 V3 NCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
) c! u& t. A# D0 r& UDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards. D* S# Y: n, J; w) d0 @+ [
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ y" ?) e# p/ ]1 @
Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 W" h9 H+ Y# H$ FCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards5 ~4 V$ \/ ]5 S, e% W8 o* U% ]
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
; W0 g- u. J: d/ T% p8 OCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
! N5 Q9 g4 s5 vCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards. V. C: |2 B, Q, _& D! {9 g& d
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
% d! f& a, I% q; w7 b zCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards J5 b- C" L; f' c/ K; Z; ]6 a$ q7 |
Range increases to 9,000 yards8 v" o; u1 `) d( E
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% R L% A4 R- ]: z; P! }
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards* r& E! O4 E/ U8 e2 N
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards/ n5 ^& T6 _7 q/ l3 s
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards4 M6 E3 w$ H; q* L" ^9 K
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards- H) P" z. r6 Q; h w0 p; I
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards/ [8 p1 S# \4 h7 l+ c F# a6 ?
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
3 I3 y" t/ [7 f" r( v% d5 a$ RCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage9 B+ d% l+ {+ ?2 z# c
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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7 o2 z# x" a; i4 r1 wJapanese Ships+ g9 ]" s% r% G# L6 k% Q
CA Aoba, _# x1 C0 s8 C3 d
CA Kinugasa
6 |8 m( Z; i g+ i- V CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26 _9 D K0 {- T: F
CA Kako, Shell hits 1! z: ]* U0 I; d
CL Tenryu; h/ N% y6 b6 | q7 M
CL Tatsuta; M" ]5 X, S: ~. m4 d* d+ y& v
CL Yubari" i) ]- ^" p! S0 y
, g% T- u* E6 yAllied Ships
' d* L, B9 `# F3 i DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 k& P) n) h! j( i% d DD Balch: j, e# A. m8 A6 f
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight2 u2 [# H" \8 ~7 N& ~
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
9 M% a. u: c: ~! A5 F& X+ F( JRange closes to 24,000 yards..." H$ ]7 X3 e: v; E8 Q% v0 [3 U3 ~9 |
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, L& \; b" o4 W3 m& X9 O5 K: eRange closes to 20,000 yards...- M0 t+ w9 s! t. q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& P5 Y* E' @9 P$ f$ c+ n
Range closes to 16,000 yards... a+ M7 ?# o# V* e) R; Y0 r4 L9 r
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; _7 S S. x6 nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
) W( k& P9 F" NRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ n) e9 V" n/ U& g* N: hRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) Y A& w. ^2 ?0 }: S" ERange closes to 9,000 yards...' t- r' o" z! _& l1 R2 N3 l3 o+ n# q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ ~: I1 v* D% ]2 G/ ?0 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 k1 m* ]' ?2 w/ _- x
Range closes to 7,000 yards... x$ z; T3 y+ u! H5 l. e8 v
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 L2 }) q' i: D( R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
3 I0 E9 v. Z: zCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards% K; o3 A. e. Q P* W8 C
Range increases to 7,000 yards
/ \: g( [; t' V3 S" T7 tDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards6 F, D1 B7 _9 T+ Q Y9 F3 E
Range closes to 6,000 yards
8 {8 W6 w8 ?+ |# w/ [: sCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards9 b( _, N1 @' P5 E0 O4 {
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards O9 { ~: k$ ^0 f, M
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( m& z9 X" P- h0 ~DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
1 v5 i# b/ I" v8 l& g3 d0 {Range closes to 4,000 yards% G1 v3 X X" Y- m0 X% e! s$ Y- [
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards' y3 D0 r/ g! t5 x2 Y
Range increases to 7,000 yards
o o/ T4 h& CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
- o3 s6 q/ q* W5 v6 M, NRange increases to 11,000 yards
' W7 ]# n, x3 l6 F! `* u, Z3 m0 MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards1 ^& n4 q O8 M1 S# B2 l; W
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape5 B) b% s6 Q1 q! j
Task forces break off...6 C8 c; w1 _9 @: p; i! X
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: u- G! l- {7 N9 \. l. R4 {- a# z) INight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards/ X% Q" d5 [- J2 C9 U
0 o% z2 J4 k2 N/ m5 v' tJapanese Ships2 Y$ |4 T( k( E- K' E
CA Aoba) L7 f3 y6 Y/ G0 a9 n
CA Kinugasa# ? |- K( p9 { E& T
CA Furutaka
- p2 V0 f1 `* C w3 B1 F! z2 ] CA Kako, Shell hits 1
9 Z) p9 U9 n+ z8 i CL Tenryu3 v4 j/ N2 e) I$ C; z4 z2 y4 e
CL Tatsuta9 W8 \1 P4 D7 `* m* H
CL Yubari
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/ g: D0 u9 u" T# S) qAllied Ships8 q7 S$ @1 J. g S, p
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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# U P0 A( t/ E9 O, _; w: T" @+ n" {Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 f8 N! D& u; n
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards. H# z* [9 ?; y2 [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( i J, A. l6 Z J5 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. y6 f8 _# t0 U, e1 T% fRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. h3 W# R/ p: s. ~Range closes to 20,000 yards..., g2 A. R# X n
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ v3 P2 e. G5 \5 n
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
6 j0 V/ N+ ^2 `/ B; M$ }Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ _0 r1 I( F: _7 u, Q( iRange closes to 12,000 yards...
& P3 u& b4 U4 l) i. h4 D+ MRange closes to 11,000 yards...* r5 ^% ?! _ |/ {0 w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! U* v) |# \+ }: L9 l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ J. ^" ` Q3 k5 U) Q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' s; F/ X. U1 e4 ]: P! X( zRange closes to 7,000 yards...: r5 d" U: ?: \+ w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ ^4 K1 L0 H& s
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- ?$ I; c$ H+ ]* y! \/ [* B bRange closes to 4,000 yards...1 ~/ ~! v! q6 h0 [- C% W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" m! p+ e- _' y% C% Y( f* G9 MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
( a F1 w: d: }; l, WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 X3 K: O$ C: r3 R5 {8 z) m6 @
Range increases to 4,000 yards1 \, w) |! z! T. k3 m2 _# p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 _7 M* V$ {0 p# W: {# UCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards! X7 c& i( M% s6 c0 M) `
Range increases to 5,000 yards/ ^+ Y" b& H7 g4 ]
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards+ g7 k; B6 h& \; _4 F
Range increases to 9,000 yards' Z6 ~8 \6 ?& D6 U, g, J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
' Q' A W9 i+ sAllied Task Force Manages to Escape" k7 K; s' B( b' d- o$ [% h
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards4 ?% O3 ]; E7 }. v2 p2 [+ ]' s' R
+ N' [' f) z5 n( e& b2 A( r( F, TJapanese Ships' l- T5 e7 @: X J: k
CA Aoba0 u/ H2 x- ?* h! i' Q- u
CA Kinugasa
( a3 O- ^( x( z CA Furutaka0 T4 v- }! {/ e4 ~
CA Kako( r4 u. X, ]6 q! x
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire1 o; ^2 z% J8 I6 x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
# p; F7 `' {2 V4 E* N7 v CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
e, u9 P! j! K9 f; i APD Colhoun ]. g, E& F* E( R
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
* O0 m0 x/ @ y6 J6 e; l DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
% N: u8 ^2 B- j DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% E3 B' W; k- j; l AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; H9 n3 F! d! G
AP Harris
S1 e2 u* H5 V3 n AP Zeilin
3 G+ b+ K8 ]7 h# i4 f AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ u5 l6 r7 L3 T o( ?( N6 g AP Heywood
: A5 N( q, R2 F" ]5 l AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 b' h0 ~* @3 @% c" K; d% `* h AP President Bowen
9 z2 | J4 i' }( J$ K. x) M+ Q, z AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire2 {. i# f" [2 I* k
xAP President Wilkerson }% X+ M' ^7 X5 x. w: ~3 |, J
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Allied ground losses:8 m5 `! M% N# p8 A5 I
105 casualties reported
4 X0 W* w1 T; ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- [' J* s6 @; x' i8 a/ Y0 ?
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled( ^) H2 _$ }- Q! C& f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ I, p# X4 X6 E( D' qJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 @ s3 `0 a9 t( a& m3 w/ hAllied TF begins to get underway
; T0 P1 R- ?3 I1 C/ RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: J) d( k% E2 }2 UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ @0 Z. R" r" y: d# iRange closes to 18,000 yards...! G& a' c; t2 o5 i; o
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
! D+ P" f" G w' JRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 r: V' J7 J: p$ c
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( d& o0 A' M6 S: M- C- K" `" }
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 L; d7 H3 N. j# _3 L. T: c
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; C1 r+ I. r% H- UCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
& B4 c/ G0 _$ Q% E! aCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards' f ~; t; `* G/ C
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
; z1 M) R( O1 gCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards; |6 J, r" T- r6 r& P
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 F- A& ~- `$ N4 ?/ \& }% HCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
9 i3 A; d# T+ c0 F/ m; }1 n! {CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards$ ~" l# P% j9 g5 D3 c: D% r
Range increases to 2,000 yards; P5 w( N7 `$ {& N& \
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards6 u4 b5 x) G! v3 [. ?. o
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% K/ G; v( U7 ?2 ]& VCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards( o( `3 O, B/ W4 S3 M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
4 V& B: V2 w# k' c& z& q# OCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
/ z- }7 B; u) \! S& Z, VCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards2 w$ W( }% j D+ f9 L+ l6 Q$ G
Range increases to 4,000 yards
* ~9 s* M! [. u: mCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
8 T6 k; V k9 mCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards0 P" G5 k7 B8 H+ X1 w9 E
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards6 T" \/ L$ O- ]$ T; {/ }: @: b
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards, O( J C% ^, U5 D7 S" s- j7 [
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards' ]2 N6 [: M8 x/ y
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards- \2 G! U6 \/ q3 Y
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards. }/ A, `/ N1 [5 a7 [3 _
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( ]" b, Q2 L; |
Task forces break off...1 @. Q) A1 O. i7 p e8 r! H
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
& ~$ n5 u, w2 ]3 A5 K万恶的58！！！( T8 L4 ]& {0 `( T
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1347 o0 i3 ]$ k% _) {/ }! v9 M- l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 x! y" ]6 E' _6 B# g% B$ w5 ZRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 p$ R: ~1 x& g" V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 B# A' A& f5 o/ o2 o$ c& \' s
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Japanese aircraft# P/ ^/ j1 ]- A4 S% a, `" B
no flights
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Allied aircraft
: s. ^: Q4 I5 U; j, n- g F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ ^& b- N3 o% c$ y$ m9 @4 N4 E" I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
* Q, F( B) v# ?7 B# m- J TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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1 p1 o( u9 ]- H7 B4 WJapanese aircraft losses
3 c- k2 K ` ^. q( P8 FNo Japanese losses
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1 g! n. j, }/ Y6 T4 Z, r$ |Allied aircraft losses
: J; f7 n C! N2 A) E; W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
$ e W# T- V9 [* B9 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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0 E8 \9 q; F2 A; k* ^) |Japanese Ships
1 f2 w5 w. k6 {) k2 o% [2 P CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire7 ]( r/ }: [' L, U1 i6 ^' r
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
6 t5 r2 V& v4 d+ l8 q7 s CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage! z l* @) Z# A0 M% f0 |
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。
