8月9号
* m9 ]$ z4 I# f第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
# i% X" d6 F* v6 r* g' ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- `; o+ c4 }+ j
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Allied aircraft
9 k+ B* s1 q, t- Z, [: \ no flights
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Allied aircraft losses) m# a2 _" ]% M0 [- ]$ P! F
No Allied losses
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1 w( u7 I2 t$ I* N% S: M! u$ sJapanese Ships# c5 w8 w1 C8 }0 k6 v2 b
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# t- X' {' h6 _- q# Y- | CA Aoba- a& r+ d) a/ I& X t8 a6 i3 v4 `
CA Kinugasa: t3 I& c1 j. J: t0 w1 d: c( m4 d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
t8 ?" |, s! `/ B. v CA Kako
6 G6 Q' w: m" b" S( A: }& U CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
* h3 F5 {. [: k6 E& F4 w CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
; Y) l# [ t* J0 C. M CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
& s f6 V! F$ W3 m0 E: w2 z CA Salt Lake City% B) n& ^" v8 o2 K4 ?/ r
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
2 Q8 j: ?5 ]1 _8 k! a9 `& p DD Grayson
" A, E3 a( q/ h DD Monssen
' _8 p) P d- q7 F* v) V DD Aaron Ward
5 B& M* m) z9 o& x6 H0 _: N6 q7 V DD Laffey
# H- J% t, [+ k/ j7 s. y' o3 ^5 x DD Farenholt; R: f& W- ?' w; h1 p
DD Maury# L9 ~; p9 U" |
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. I6 Y- _7 A6 Y( ~/ b& ~) m6 g
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire2 M+ F' N4 K7 Y& q) j5 u5 Q! _# X. N
DD Stack
# y5 {& ?3 O9 C. K# B DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
9 S& f. F# M8 c; E6 B4 Y+ } DD Balch9 S$ E1 k6 U9 ]6 n! K
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7 p5 o; f3 _! f$ P) o; ~3 d5 F! bReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight1 V( G0 `% L/ T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 r. W0 `1 X# r/ C* g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 u" a6 Y2 ]9 o+ U4 p/ @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 u+ }; E' W j- `5 ^1 S# q0 K2 rRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 Z. I8 e( k0 L, t6 i6 {1 I2 g9 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 ] c( v' j" }: x0 H' R1 m
Range closes to 5,000 yards.../ q8 u; ?6 k" d1 I+ I' v
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; ?' V% E6 N6 e1 d' N
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* T, o* _& \: I t" k9 U0 v6 ?Scott, N. crosses the 'T'% Y; Y; Z4 H0 P6 n: @
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
# L" P K) O- \! ~CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards. u+ U) n$ `7 G& J3 x
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
* P9 j: E" R3 |$ _" z8 nCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
' s* v, R; y# vCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards. W4 J1 z2 o& B& |2 Y5 t! N6 o, ?
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- ^3 X! L- g5 K: l e3 g/ o8 \DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
" F4 E/ ^3 {2 X/ }# Q% [9 j7 E( @CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards4 T ]. e3 w8 p" \
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
/ Z2 i3 N5 t- W2 `CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
, ]! j( U! x6 N6 \. f% P9 TDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
( N& v/ C+ { K+ RCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
/ v2 x9 N7 Q* ^% w. ?' w7 dDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards. c/ ~8 v; b) Q1 O* ^
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards( f/ k8 _! ]$ c/ u% x
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
3 l' @: \/ \& sRange increases to 6,000 yards
) f! h; a! w8 q3 z: }DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
( D+ Q9 R1 h2 vCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards9 ?* k; ~0 A& O( u8 G
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards, O3 A2 O- c& W. w7 a
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
% Z9 S9 D9 a6 ], kCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
& N7 t; `9 @' I9 r% {, O" ~CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
) K0 W: J2 {/ b8 T/ v2 OCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! v3 `, n6 y0 `CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
4 {7 l+ q" x2 U( {CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards4 I# F. b9 A n# U: p: {, [
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards0 |; U, O3 h+ p+ y
Task forces break off...; {- d, d1 w1 i
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; x0 n) |( X) b: ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) F* {0 u# O T- O. q% D" J5 t CA Aoba, Shell hits 24 e8 `' \" ^: p0 x% P( O
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire! F+ C4 {% H. ]
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ j- c9 R5 c! Z# X9 o6 d( m
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* s. P6 t7 P& b, M( j6 s: H7 [ ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% G( W. B" D3 U% D( C, t8 ?
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 E0 \/ c; X5 @- ] CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire9 c1 O8 ?. q9 n) z* O, F
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5 y; J, V( Y6 D& }8 `- L3 f: i' Z CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire7 d, n$ {$ M; K$ V& E9 x8 G
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# m; k0 W: A6 M) K! D9 } m- c
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! ~, O' u. o2 q; o5 ?. B+ \ DD Mugford
z$ P# ?0 T4 e8 R4 l" t' C DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2' H) F+ }" G; e- H( H4 r0 Y9 Y( s
DD Patterson
) S% F/ i' j: p8 s: n DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight) c% T2 U: `$ V! D/ D1 i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
, s( R. U" V$ m) rRange closes to 20,000 yards...) d+ [% h# ]. H7 Z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 y1 M! T4 v3 D! _5 N
Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ j {+ F( d6 }+ g7 f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...% ]4 Q# F; V0 s% n* @6 i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...9 ^" ^+ @& d0 Z! j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
4 N( i- ]0 ?4 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
+ h2 ?4 k0 i* a: }! P x, fCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
X6 p& n' f/ C2 Z' h. yCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
, J4 p# j1 c, E4 I5 ?9 }, D% r vCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
- a: J) {/ p4 E/ P) QCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, ]" D' Z7 p* c% L9 m& KCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
% Q! o, P2 f3 ]: YDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 O$ ~9 }4 O: G+ D2 v5 P! nCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards: W2 a5 l/ H$ d. Y2 o
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards1 O+ B' ] q" o0 x- W2 h0 i
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ ^9 Q# o! c) g
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards' _7 _% o5 N5 [6 q% H* X) r; F
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! J, b6 l, b# _0 ACA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards, j8 B/ j1 c9 E, q
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
" k: w8 I" v' k* r8 I4 R$ ^6 E$ |+ kCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& ]3 ?0 a7 o- g2 ^5 PCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards8 w$ d# C( y. z+ n8 U% ?) }
Range increases to 5,000 yards4 Y7 H/ _4 V l0 j1 ~
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
0 ^. K, o4 P9 i! TCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# @ z `" n$ ]: C& b! _+ k
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
: k- ]8 h3 C) B+ `: {CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
/ @+ ?' V8 q' \/ YCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards w8 `/ u4 z3 i2 j
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
2 ^. i+ j: V$ QCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
$ T/ w, E( F4 r4 }# H( qRange increases to 8,000 yards
9 A8 Z) W3 M( j1 W+ j1 D1 Z5 G! GCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
8 {! A0 \/ h) N, Q5 b) bCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
3 ~+ x& p6 e/ ]4 m5 oCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
- A3 d6 a' {' T( J/ g+ iCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
2 J; x- d7 j1 h& ICA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
3 ]) s1 R+ u+ D: s1 p, ACL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards4 r$ j! _( @" V% y
Range increases to 9,000 yards
D& K/ [" c/ F$ OCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
2 m s: B" z$ ^CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards6 L. m$ S j0 O ?8 j1 K# }1 h
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
+ G8 u" V- i' G" p% r0 e3 d9 ECA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards- R, I) n2 _3 \, b( c( m/ s( z' ^/ |
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards- D' t/ x7 z W
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards. H3 z- Q9 R" I2 V7 d- O
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards+ i2 t7 i' W0 x
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage7 _- V8 R, N, y7 {; p9 `
Task forces break off...6 q4 q8 n8 k5 ?8 Y0 v7 n [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards K7 r7 D% M7 V3 L9 Q
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Japanese Ships
* Z; H7 ^9 `, B+ z" c& O# Q& g CA Aoba
& p9 |5 v9 o" M7 I; z$ Q( X CA Kinugasa5 ] k$ Y, q+ J0 y. r/ Q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
* g4 P4 N3 d. `. ~# R( J x7 M1 `% V& W CA Kako, Shell hits 19 ]9 H# x' S7 F5 C( O2 T$ ~" }5 `. E
CL Tenryu
$ ~% t( r1 y+ H& T: ~; v( F& | CL Tatsuta; o, x% P+ f$ N# q2 {4 P0 A
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
8 W n V& e! A+ R, d: X9 \+ T7 } DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
' U1 {: N2 S# v w$ Z* A, A9 J9 Z DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 Z. O% k0 R) P GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
( h8 @. B9 Y7 M7 k9 SRange closes to 24,000 yards...
& l9 P8 b* r+ l$ f4 B2 t8 ?Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 \' n) N! m8 O7 xRange closes to 20,000 yards...! M1 B k, Y- U" }! L! N5 P/ B! D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 l( Y$ n4 F% K5 }6 t( V/ ]9 DRange closes to 16,000 yards...* k3 g4 i. o& p- d( S* j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...1 ~; Y# `( r t- ^/ m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
+ f4 f! q: h6 G" B1 j7 V7 KRange closes to 11,000 yards...: Y- j0 L) c+ d( ]4 Y* {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. i+ @: k; j$ s0 f0 Z# aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
* r! t( T) Z8 V6 V) j1 h4 x7 J/ wRange closes to 8,000 yards...
6 E& B, Z- L- SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 ^. t& o' M; ^2 B
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; e/ h3 ^" W& A) M1 S/ h$ ZRange closes to 6,000 yards...
1 D( d( t5 B, ~. v3 z! d# gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
$ [3 B) J$ b' s4 d6 h% X6 pCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards3 |/ v8 B: E1 t3 G7 ~
Range increases to 7,000 yards, G7 f/ w% p- @* ^
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
( d" ]8 B" |* V/ ARange closes to 6,000 yards
: A8 \% }0 x* h. i$ a% dCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards0 K. B7 R* h e+ m# f
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 i4 g/ S$ |+ {8 r7 U' D& JCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 K; A/ W2 d( i ~( w* mDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
, [9 ?- \& a! B' a& JRange closes to 4,000 yards
+ C7 g( ]& P ^CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
4 A: M" U( q0 u; t+ aRange increases to 7,000 yards
5 Z R; L, X0 u H7 @# `! S. hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
3 i8 T( L: K0 I6 qRange increases to 11,000 yards
$ [4 D+ s- {( f; b5 B ICA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards+ c3 a) P5 v, _7 \2 X6 K/ F
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape R% k/ N& J& |# R" v; s* M1 M
Task forces break off...& H4 G/ r' [/ {& X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) _* `( B8 P5 a5 L* ?$ R
CA Aoba: x) O: m$ _, v* L. ^
CA Kinugasa
& Z$ u& \0 e( n. a- [ CA Furutaka
) D/ k% n- t, y CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ W' w9 P- ]( |( g
CL Tenryu
& A" l t7 ~* S' P CL Tatsuta
) s, _1 C6 D4 b; p8 { CL Yubari
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: i D- k1 p% _4 \( g" J$ vAllied Ships
9 j- ~+ U8 J9 n# E; q DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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) L. n$ o3 O2 J DReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight1 }2 a4 K3 p, ~- y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards* b9 O: X7 w9 u3 y; t
Range closes to 24,000 yards...% ]: X, v$ @% h* w# H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
5 Q ~! I# l1 Q. V) P( {. c$ O N4 QRange closes to 22,000 yards...5 m6 m6 e d; y! k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
+ w( O# U8 u* z' q- e1 iRange closes to 18,000 yards...- d4 d6 G) r, c& O: w; ]
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 h( Q. S$ R1 l" ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...) C2 V: d- C% V# A; k: M9 F3 j: i
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. H3 P# D4 z; lRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ ~7 H; }0 d% }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: @$ H2 Y* V. v, ]* HRange closes to 9,000 yards...% I6 N' a# n/ @+ A- } U, w5 J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* D! o- \/ n" O2 A
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., D @' K" b" v( ?2 H3 z7 i3 Z
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 m( b( ]1 n* T$ _& P' N4 _7 D# hRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 r: a) c$ t" ?( mRange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 {3 ?7 [3 P. Z0 ERange closes to 3,000 yards...
; m0 f' V2 z# }5 K! v$ F+ [: XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
4 m# H0 B2 N$ L- |CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
* H P( O; D ^, ~1 }Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 _" Z [- d* \/ |' iCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards; d: X" v( @' ]+ j: F
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( M1 W* ~: G/ b! O4 ^) ]: r8 kRange increases to 5,000 yards' F# d. U. J3 i) r$ R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards- ]6 s) ?* G" P$ ~8 z. x1 k, k
Range increases to 9,000 yards
C6 P- g/ C- z K" A# K8 E- ICA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
8 W- e/ {) T. w U" p' e; _. J% GAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
3 s5 S! [+ \3 e, q2 J+ g5 D2 ^" `Task forces break off...
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' Y, _% J- K7 f+ cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards* R5 u$ b4 P0 c2 k% B. z
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! i$ ]9 [7 U; Q: M* O) a CA Aoba! n. f3 d. \" {
CA Kinugasa. v; Z/ L4 H7 x: |$ h+ A- z
CA Furutaka- z0 W) H% ?7 L
CA Kako
* D7 b' d0 r. s9 V% j CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 I' i" u2 r5 G+ G# M- J8 [ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
' G9 c( N$ f7 T& D# i9 N3 q CL Yubari
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Allied Ships7 F+ U# z8 H1 b- w$ t: u4 X
APD Colhoun6 S: j, I/ N; i% @
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire$ F- A! P- X, j2 c+ D+ o: G! P$ J
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
3 M' h( K( l9 N% F9 P* ?$ V' t DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 C# r& L Z1 r. X9 b
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 B: A. Y) f3 R/ Y; I/ V( r/ h: a AP Harris0 j/ e2 Z2 H- M3 o! R- E& S
AP Zeilin
; O/ P1 A( O1 T* U- \ AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ V9 j; h0 { r, W( z AP Heywood
" Z! E' H1 E% ` AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire) }; k4 P+ i* f9 F3 `" i5 l
AP President Bowen1 s! \5 O m* c1 B7 l8 X- ?6 L
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 s+ s; _* p5 j7 T, ~ a4 p xAP President Wilkerson4 X: n' k0 |4 E' ^
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Allied ground losses:" g- `9 W! k/ y8 n7 s
105 casualties reported
& Z* R2 v8 H. I% s6 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# x2 ^7 q" ]- m/ k$ p
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled/ }. m/ N) |4 ^6 G' }# o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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?+ T. p" l' `6 Q3 zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) v M# ^7 w, X4 ~+ [* m
Allied TF begins to get underway
- W5 |8 T2 s- `Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: e/ U& A p/ R( S+ H" f6 s! YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
$ F" T, ?# k2 x5 R. G6 M' @& ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...& C& Q& @; z' S. N% R! S
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
, ?* u& q6 d3 i3 u6 [/ A; ~% O: IRange closes to 8,000 yards...' `& n h& ?. [. u' u4 h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" f- I+ `% t* c; V9 T+ N% X) Y VRange closes to 3,000 yards.... U' a5 b( [7 R( \. Q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, A+ k% y% m- m2 U8 T6 u/ l) i8 @CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 ?1 D3 o+ G9 S* d% |6 S+ Z' g5 U
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( Z% c! }; d0 CCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
. \6 G, |$ x6 D5 iCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards1 G3 n2 [( V9 r+ e! ^
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
+ J1 r* O$ f9 a" l1 t* }CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards% a# E3 A* G6 j
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
% ]+ \2 g5 t1 G- g: T& }6 }Range increases to 2,000 yards
9 _( }5 |# g) H6 |3 Z" o/ k8 gCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) M: j) g, E" H# p& W
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards- u3 K2 e. H6 b% b0 a
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
# n5 a7 E$ s. ?% ?! rCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards* j5 \& o( F. m6 e" j) A
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards$ B+ Q n4 U8 Z9 B
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards4 O& a: I$ N. S1 l6 f. a
Range increases to 4,000 yards& j) [8 G' e/ _4 w
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards# I* W6 ^. s: {6 g" [2 g, E
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards$ Z) S' x* E u. F% b6 ^" r! n: z
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards1 x* b k, k/ S
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards+ ^( e. O- P0 K1 M' P3 w! v
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
v9 i" |- J- P6 h: [5 W( h" }CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
. h, q* T9 v' M1 I& y0 U8 kCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards# ~( \" ^$ x u& v* i2 K4 A! I: T
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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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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% u" ^" b0 }! Q; G k+ lWeather in hex: Clear sky
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) i; @; {, A& a' I; v' A- f: z& Z! A3 c9 bRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ D$ F+ u9 {+ K. e9 ^5 f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft- Z3 u1 b7 ?) s) {; {9 E, H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
% N6 R& A5 M0 K6 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 T: G4 v( W i* HNo Japanese losses
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0 o! Q" y# r: ?' |2 jAllied aircraft losses
/ `+ d+ A* f2 @) I% N SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
: c9 e) i$ l# R TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% N, z( u7 r5 R# x5 [ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire! }( i" I o7 v7 w! \5 Z ^0 U+ Q
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
5 _9 l1 b* b* D, u CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
; F1 Y/ o0 V! Q, I& J CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk0 `3 I; V, P6 I: m
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