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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
) Q) a r r. BNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards. [/ @; {9 c1 W9 i. o$ Q
0 C3 I$ S- N1 J! A4 {Allied aircraft
( `4 w5 M; V6 T( {1 P3 _ no flights0 @: Y5 p# J `5 W
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Allied aircraft losses/ x1 R( k0 \: W6 I, x! K7 q
No Allied losses' z) ]2 p2 g# J$ r* v, s# q. }% ]
1 R( Z" c, F5 f# x; y- O% DJapanese Ships4 t3 c3 s4 E+ B# K8 e; i
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire W- l; M4 B# m7 o8 `& Z
CA Aoba
$ K+ B2 q9 J1 C2 T CA Kinugasa `2 |6 g( R) M$ {, C) _5 p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 48 y# D! f% y% q
CA Kako3 J: @6 M, P& I# W' K6 c* U" L5 G
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 16 L; R: f' k1 w
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6/ [" X" f! g& K9 }
CL Yubari$ g, ~' y8 i8 U6 F
6 ]0 R# T1 E- T% t+ K* xAllied Ships
7 ?* \* ^7 ^$ U |& O CA Salt Lake City
! j& U3 b& i5 r CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
) z. E q5 D& V, w DD Grayson( j+ v2 D0 E$ @# ~, z
DD Monssen& h5 n9 H/ B9 A- ?4 e) |: T
DD Aaron Ward
% i5 c: Q/ x8 r1 I7 a( ` DD Laffey
0 I* a2 E; s- u+ I4 f DD Farenholt: i8 C* u' p/ \6 I3 S
DD Maury
2 J, K; h7 {3 N( j3 e4 J2 S- d DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" l/ o4 Y$ _9 g' B2 L7 L DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire: h& `3 x2 U4 x2 r+ I `- z9 l0 H
DD Stack% x& K! @# j- [1 E9 {2 |( C( d
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
8 p# o2 i7 Q& [: u DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight0 U8 y5 y3 M2 @& C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards- W0 |0 O# q4 b7 M4 i; W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# `: F; [+ L- z- t, rRange closes to 14,000 yards...0 U' J9 E9 C& ?- A* a; v4 L/ J# j
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! M( @( N) U/ ^) p; ^% J8 M7 c' p! BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" j/ j0 ]. T2 y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 {- v/ S- U" a; [; c/ y+ W6 p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...- ^! R4 i% n9 V0 {" C
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
$ U* y8 f9 i( ~Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
' ]& f$ ~: l! \$ c; F# r' |CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
( W5 }$ V" J, U! NCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
8 X3 Y" a# y/ ?' U$ LDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
$ A4 C0 M2 |, fCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
5 X3 p% D- q& {( |, p! BCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards2 J ]/ P) X3 [, `2 C# y
Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 g( b; \ ?; F3 w. ^; x; TDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
* Y3 k" o9 Y* r, x$ e6 N/ w. V4 hCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
$ g5 W) ^9 ]' L1 @1 LDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards8 n6 L2 V, j5 i, A U+ G
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
; B1 X& |3 C3 [$ c. e nDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards2 f1 [( T8 r% S7 Y: z6 G
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
0 q1 I( U, Y h" d4 C8 GDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards" o! l- [1 [7 v0 x; A- |
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
8 b' i$ [8 ?4 _ wCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
! d3 Z5 J" m, S3 f2 l1 hRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 k9 x$ U2 q, w5 F1 d W8 Q* O3 p" M" xDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
' v& g+ @+ t% {: p: `CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards/ H; q7 G# _; _ w* c' _
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
$ t( z1 C2 G' |! d' u+ M/ zCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards6 b8 E$ u7 `+ h4 h2 c M4 K
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
6 e @- H; s4 Z% ~' Q2 GCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards- f7 ^0 D3 e0 @+ H
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards: Y. c. `3 c" b1 Z/ b+ R
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
/ a' f- s. R) _CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards* b& ^ d6 ? p3 |& r+ z
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards8 ~8 I% `+ r- g; U
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
A0 Z* [" b& \- ]! i9 B9 C CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
" Q" I2 j0 A: w) E CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
" Y, H8 v" _. I8 o4 ^! _7 W/ { CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 {- j. [( q# Q- J: `
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( X) F- ^) u# l4 ~2 _ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 y; z1 r( W% N- ]5 K- W3 m$ G" u4 ^ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
: g g6 f. r8 V) `& R9 } CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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1 H X) O& b; ?0 V: q6 w, T' ? CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
R- k4 q; b; n# | CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage j/ a u2 E' V, \3 h! l1 I
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# k4 d+ w% [: u1 D
DD Mugford L$ U1 M G F1 R* R- d. s
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
* _& M6 c! x) `9 W0 L- ^( b DD Patterson% i* R* a" q2 B' ?" ?
DD Jarvis$ K9 K- ^7 S% T% T4 J9 }
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/ |+ ~/ \2 \* w. M: Q6 eReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
; e6 J. V: @; ^3 X& yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* G. a9 W# ~$ E! x) w+ q8 nRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# B$ d: _% k+ o% nRange closes to 14,000 yards...
5 l Z7 N$ m" z1 e- Q' bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ W# A2 @) P( Q1 |0 g& v( WRange closes to 4,000 yards...
* g5 _; h) O. nRange closes to 2,000 yards...
P4 B& u0 m; _ d7 dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% T0 O3 n0 e. pCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards& |1 W3 a) U0 ?4 y$ v% p- S+ t5 e
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
, }# z% \2 B5 h8 K3 m" i4 X; t7 c6 \CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
" V# q* T7 O# A4 {" ?0 W0 f1 CCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
, y; f* X3 H. b' u, y( Y+ g @CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards& }) y2 J5 B6 _" k3 B
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards* r. L+ M5 G L% {0 S( {
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards4 ~# p }& P% y# `
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards6 T, c% B; i8 C$ l& N) |
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards( W0 P% {+ j& f; r4 \# A
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, V( C5 k$ q$ L/ P' E$ tCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards& z* F6 o0 `5 P
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards- v: Y/ P# q k$ q/ P
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards1 _) ?+ p$ a2 N4 I6 T
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards7 r9 \- g% L# I3 \! o9 P' B0 i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards/ S# q3 k! `) Y$ H( y# |
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ t/ s' P: f. h! ]) e) D$ d& gRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 j0 r J+ Q" P# fCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
5 N+ i D$ b D- n4 Y- L, } OCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
Z/ O' ]6 N7 X+ {* OCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards# y9 ~- r7 U$ ~+ I0 F
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards/ ]$ O. V* u5 {1 w
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
4 d/ v# \) O. ?# O5 a: {DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards* R5 n2 l8 t: ^$ V( m
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 ^( [" }% A/ |! U. q( QRange increases to 8,000 yards
+ \# j5 r r! v/ o# {5 y3 _+ hCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ R% S, s1 V# R \% f/ z: H* _CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards1 S8 U% X, X( F# t( R0 _) N e. z
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
5 i4 s4 E9 X! g+ t% }6 t$ ZCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards: I4 O% |% x2 C. B/ |/ o! g" ^0 F
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards( H1 P4 q! Z, s$ H6 S. D2 R3 k' X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
, [/ U2 @) t* |; U' u PRange increases to 9,000 yards( l5 E! R7 Q6 P4 C& j9 H/ U+ R9 X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
( M6 U% X9 @/ _' h5 L8 JCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards6 \% x, v& `! ~' L2 C4 v
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards' `$ x9 n( v! A- X5 ]- z' K
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
& s6 d7 U7 ?' L1 t+ ], [( ECA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards& ~1 x7 a' k/ ~& k% q% V. u+ ?5 k
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
- j3 M4 j! b# g( a5 XDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
8 V: t7 t3 c: _% j( L& ECrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
9 y4 ?8 u$ D2 T2 i3 pTask forces break off...+ a$ E V: L) U" C* h. d
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8 \ O8 i% _8 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards4 g) b+ F* F M' v+ l/ `5 [
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Japanese Ships/ } k6 ^) D1 m4 j) u/ e
CA Aoba
6 f& Z) o( U4 e! w- K3 X% q CA Kinugasa
# l; D; l( \2 _- V CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2/ Y# A3 ?' t, K6 q( q, _0 A$ f+ I
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: a; {, p( x% s* g- F- P CL Tenryu
& Q: F3 s* o% D, Z, {& k CL Tatsuta
+ T( W1 ]( Z5 f; y$ Y$ O CL Yubari1 V7 S8 P1 f5 r9 x5 |+ D7 ^& w
% i8 i. j. }& J: D. s, o( {* }Allied Ships
% B `7 U% C9 J: T! B: g DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 y6 _3 w0 c: M" X) }$ a! j( T DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) [$ ^3 ]% x- i' _Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
9 m9 K/ M% b2 u0 QRange closes to 24,000 yards...- ^! \5 w# {( }/ }' n6 ]8 D" }
Range closes to 22,000 yards.../ ^" `/ W3 D/ B" f$ s2 \% L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 ]- a3 D7 D' r5 a+ J1 R8 ]
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( F3 q6 I5 u% T3 nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
! e& x! N) b+ I0 ]2 pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
: J- A( c# k+ H' P* h& n* RRange closes to 12,000 yards...
* O5 n) ~1 ?9 J8 |( X9 d6 {8 J. ZRange closes to 11,000 yards...9 P) s( T! Y% d. B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* l$ B( v; k2 x/ T1 _& q. d; ~Range closes to 9,000 yards...* e! Q) h4 s! n5 N( c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
4 X+ A; R- [, x* W! n& T6 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
- q0 J; |7 W3 D# ~' v2 W/ jRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 s/ m9 K" L, p5 Q5 xRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 t6 j7 t2 ?7 R$ v* V# ?
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards& l7 Z6 c- f* ]* S- m& ?. t* |2 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards- g5 X- o: f7 v2 A, ?2 j- k
Range increases to 7,000 yards8 A" W, ?3 ]7 d/ }
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards& C% h! Q% N# R( s; b
Range closes to 6,000 yards
- n" Z) s* b0 `CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards7 [* Q: l/ g' q: s( P' T& U
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
. w# G" f% `) S3 TCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 l& r, A7 f: ADD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
5 [* M( o# L1 B7 H! LRange closes to 4,000 yards6 U% x/ D! p' h$ {& M/ B
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ f3 h( b( a& f; p' |) r8 N, [0 P3 d
Range increases to 7,000 yards, I& g0 A7 i7 ~- ?: T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
* D0 M: I# d' V kRange increases to 11,000 yards2 M. ^; Z5 F4 H! t( \2 j: b
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards- M2 b( _ W+ J: x5 I# [9 {; t& O
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape* S" z3 b4 U6 ^+ W2 ]
Task forces break off...
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. y- h2 _ a( S+ a3 E) ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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; J$ J3 @' x% K( h* i8 WJapanese Ships& O+ |9 C2 }: M0 Z3 W' e" ~- T
CA Aoba
, ~" b$ d2 p+ ~) G+ S- a CA Kinugasa D9 @ `) w% Q3 H [* X' a& t
CA Furutaka
[* p% i2 o \! `4 y8 U9 } CA Kako, Shell hits 11 j" i: U, T) ^+ T( ~+ T
CL Tenryu! U; X( y' J- t' c* h, T
CL Tatsuta$ I, f k% X q. I$ u( }2 _
CL Yubari& c# ]' V8 P) E: P( Y2 `+ q/ d
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DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire8 U$ T+ `) N& F+ ~$ M. ~" [; i
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight: n2 p5 U4 `, m" H$ a7 O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
/ n. a! G; t% N' w1 }* ~3 r6 d& E: B) |Range closes to 24,000 yards...
" b/ k5 p; ~: t9 I& HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" j9 E* n: Y i; ]: X# a. @Range closes to 22,000 yards...
& P% a8 R0 l6 @* O# @1 s0 lRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 H( R; m4 `( i6 V* `( QRange closes to 18,000 yards...7 e& q# j2 y @; |( }/ n* ]
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( j" o8 L0 q3 u5 G: R; O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, f* h8 f' ?$ SRange closes to 12,000 yards...
8 R# i2 h* _! SRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 z1 _0 z: x0 B+ T) m2 s9 H: P. \Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! [' B. n Z0 h: b4 U7 |4 g+ nRange closes to 9,000 yards...
2 k& w6 K8 J8 O9 R# \Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 T$ K. t" Q a. k- a$ A& }# b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
! i- [2 \/ `/ G) W3 PRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 f- ]; L' {- W$ F' l4 ZRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; e" D! X# K* x* Q+ L' lRange closes to 4,000 yards...
. q) Z( ]3 d7 VRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 Y2 N/ T6 t: ^+ h# m* c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
1 C8 o& @; v7 d* Q3 Q. i/ a& {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
+ S5 Z6 f4 Q/ K7 l, \& E, N" {Range increases to 4,000 yards
3 m& W4 }) v$ ?0 i% G vCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: {. `" ?/ q, r5 D6 Z, y( [
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 ~! Y8 a0 y/ i% z
Range increases to 5,000 yards
) G- \ v. ]2 YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
' G8 Q: D9 ~' ]/ V% p/ O' ARange increases to 9,000 yards0 n5 V# T( R7 x% \
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
; ~+ W6 D( m% [. D/ R# vAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
1 T* v( X7 d- P/ G1 O. u! B- m9 BTask forces break off...7 |# v- W5 c4 s9 A8 F" u3 f
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6 L! F( v( a) ~: b9 V( Y7 q5 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards9 o1 u6 z4 `6 q+ f' Z! D
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Japanese Ships
, ]/ Y1 H: @: [9 w CA Aoba
8 y$ R& _) z$ P9 D+ D, f CA Kinugasa# @ n% f3 S7 l# `' K
CA Furutaka5 ~6 E& ?' V2 ]0 B' V
CA Kako1 S2 O: I! H) I
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
- I8 B0 l# C. r. u# w+ g$ o# @" }' A CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire' Z2 G- l* w0 \4 Q
CL Yubari" [( Q7 r7 U, n2 D8 G9 z& o% M
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Allied Ships+ P6 G/ H* E" k; u
APD Colhoun
( h( h: s1 e# d APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire+ w+ V2 C/ }4 V' M
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
o" z- b5 D2 t/ s/ v DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 W) X3 ^3 R# m$ A4 N2 G* }3 ^
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 X( l7 @ B, a- w4 i
AP Harris
4 g; ~+ }7 k3 b" p AP Zeilin% b& t$ I; b3 X9 j+ ?+ s R( |
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 L6 k+ D( V1 e9 H7 y; N9 t7 _ AP Heywood
4 }7 `, h: i# Z7 h$ I AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire/ T! s7 X ~& e6 w) {$ _
AP President Bowen& K. I1 g% A2 U% j
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
& e1 |. M% A/ I xAP President Wilkerson
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2 R( T. ?( [( e, @, J) u; gAllied ground losses:
8 I# T) P1 a: m 105 casualties reported0 b0 w0 h3 n' ~& l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. j- i! @5 v3 j* V6 S" F- X; @
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
- x! t4 L" X6 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Z3 y2 }; |1 M# a+ s9 t
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7 L+ S' d* A& B! u+ S0 L; `Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 ^! P; \# g7 |/ n$ k- c% p3 LAllied TF begins to get underway* U, F% \* ]( w; }4 a
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight7 k0 D) @2 b" ?5 ]% b
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards$ R3 e2 `3 @( Q @( s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 A- W& `5 V) s3 i. ~, |& ORange closes to 13,000 yards...
7 v- L( b* G% }. URange closes to 8,000 yards.../ X7 N6 h; K; `6 a- R
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! f/ u$ ], p8 ]3 v6 S/ M5 S
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
A; k( Z/ B6 Z. d$ VRange closes to 1,000 yards...' |( N$ ~! O X$ M
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
' u- [: U0 y% s0 d! b( OCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ n0 t1 V2 m0 I8 j8 U" [. v$ a( Z
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards! T( }# i2 [( L" Q" R5 c- i
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# S* e# n$ @1 ?6 S
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards' Q- o9 V. c8 D8 C0 D% r( n7 p* @
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
% K! ^5 j% L* e9 L3 w, zCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards" q: s! @' O* I( a' @( G, w
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. ^# Y, g) G& L" aCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
4 b5 H1 x$ z" j( v7 R2 ^! n& XCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
- R0 Z7 v8 @7 N( b$ u2 LCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
2 X% j0 v9 ]( P1 I$ v5 D* R$ QCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards4 p1 s* T" I9 G
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
" ]/ C1 }6 {5 g, E9 nCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards6 H7 G# z# h* N" _) X2 H
Range increases to 4,000 yards9 q& `% }/ U4 Y- f- u6 d' K8 N- @
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
$ ^/ X% k+ S4 B! v# L' PCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
) ?6 N, o# g: A% a! gCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 ^$ Q; |; u9 o- [$ o6 K
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards; O6 ?3 A7 R1 c; ^+ [, @: G
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards9 F2 f) s! P. k" p+ R) [8 M% N
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards1 Z/ {5 v$ Q+ C5 ]! E
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
3 W. q! @, [7 n/ D$ gAllied Task Force Manages to Escape6 s; r* s% | ~/ _/ ?
Task forces break off...
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3 [0 h7 N5 Z$ O" P# M第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。% }+ {7 i, i" n
万恶的58!!!
/ C# [- V' Q+ I$ w; FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1343 `9 ?# J" n% m9 p& q4 L b/ Q" C
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) a8 Y8 F! q! K
6 K2 Q4 U2 @% ]& X) E. GRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ L6 c5 c) s: U5 M: m& P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( M0 V1 H* S- \) \2 H0 }3 Y3 ]' k
0 m; M6 I0 x: Y9 \Japanese aircraft
3 q8 p5 ~5 [+ n2 [% H# i+ @ no flights
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, ^3 M5 F$ g8 T# I# UAllied aircraft0 A" v8 K) ?7 d7 D$ U1 g% z+ F: I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
h, N' O5 u6 M% ^/ l: P SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
+ J \8 V- f+ Z X TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses2 E) K5 \, W5 k( o
No Japanese losses( A( n( l. s( d: |+ a4 b
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Allied aircraft losses
* Z' h2 d! B8 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ V( i) _; ]0 v: A: @# A& } TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged0 A; g/ B( G+ [7 P2 O
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Japanese Ships, M! y% k9 @3 @) z7 _/ U5 b
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire: r+ F0 \5 u3 @* Q5 U
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
; \1 A P4 o' D/ T/ b( K- V; ~7 J. U) x0 J CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 s' E: P4 s. o# O& O
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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