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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
% n9 k9 y/ X1 M2 N4 k9 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards9 G9 H: h2 E1 o6 R) t6 y7 I/ ^
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Allied aircraft4 M4 c6 Z$ ?% t) Z. v3 j9 \9 |
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
* e1 a3 t6 s2 J( O8 E* fNo Allied losses2 f8 e: X, G# _$ I3 `& k6 e: O( F
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1 ?4 F5 l3 j* i7 U' U- b CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- h( j/ }6 `% E' u
CA Aoba
- J, i. o8 m% o; g9 P CA Kinugasa7 n) p( l4 X$ H% e- T3 i* ]( m# ]
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 48 m6 A) z( z& N4 N
CA Kako) W/ t; n, d! ?/ L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
5 o. U# b& D4 Y \ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
) ~7 g, H& _8 G7 _4 b6 h CL Yubari) n5 t1 Y& I5 L- b8 a
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Allied Ships
0 F a; H m. a# w3 q CA Salt Lake City: y7 z& K- a a" k
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk* T' z8 Y2 C6 N- ?0 ]# ]. r
DD Grayson
% e4 c# Z1 e2 P- K DD Monssen7 J( e9 g( g& [. i( U% J! { J3 f# q
DD Aaron Ward
- J2 w4 f7 V$ s3 ?- S$ X' c1 w' y DD Laffey
p- l8 _( Z8 M- X DD Farenholt" P; m1 x/ D% {/ j
DD Maury4 M1 R, y4 j. H5 f) |" d
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- F0 s- q5 C: e* i+ p5 F* D' r
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
% J) e# }5 r& t) T: d7 V& i0 j8 c DD Stack
# m2 R: G& u# X% w' B DD Sterett, Shell hits 1- j3 c/ l" l" o. m p' T
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight& k$ R6 t- N4 u$ a
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards) j4 `/ d( d0 n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
{" N' o, J) jRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 o1 Q- A0 v* T/ L1 L/ W, o- ~6 yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
, L% E/ z& Q/ u2 t4 G, KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards2 z F% `1 p$ J7 q" {9 J, \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 j7 U$ \0 `+ e$ {; `
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) f) I6 n' }7 u! ~, a0 `& u
Range closes to 1,000 yards...5 }/ o( T) |8 ?" L5 K( r
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'5 l* q; D4 o( c4 K# I
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards, `6 l) ~# x% B3 m2 t
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
% N. h; _) d( |6 p# xDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
6 ?1 n* d ~" J' HCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
% c; ^/ Z$ s# @ {$ G7 Q" }/ D4 uCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards5 n/ T2 a: E$ Z/ U A
Range increases to 2,000 yards6 J; H+ }) X' x' J
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
% ~+ l: M4 w5 A" A# FCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
2 m! J/ s3 p/ U! c% I# a1 A$ q, rDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
! T0 y3 I, k. }! KCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards# b. Z3 q3 Y9 @- Q1 Y" t
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
1 Y. c& E4 m4 B a7 vCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" N( r) k: A2 b" g/ Q9 i
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
9 c9 m5 [ t. [) DCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards8 n" I7 }6 W( `3 Y4 o
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards! R" g2 A9 j6 i8 {% G
Range increases to 6,000 yards
+ m j' @ v/ U4 H9 M$ G N5 w2 KDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
# v( W0 t/ C% r0 m0 e Q: F/ MCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards# H! g: A( m; b4 m
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards- j$ y4 ?/ r' H6 K5 a/ F
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
0 O2 ?) H- s6 K' W$ |; s! ] [* oCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards2 W6 W z- ~. N' L; |1 M+ f
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
! k i/ X* X( N4 D( ^2 p0 p# ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards8 C) d) P) m+ T+ d1 z! U& ]& L0 I
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
% }. l. O* C7 ^% |2 r' PCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
$ u# z! m( g7 q( v7 w9 ^CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
; n! |4 o H9 J: UTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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0 o( C6 g. C. L! H. c! v CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, Z( _/ ], [0 H' r( _$ o
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 ]. J3 V. T T! ^' j! x CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
$ Y4 ]; O( S7 K9 i7 Z) |' T8 d: m CA Kako, Shell hits 18 O* a9 ~! i1 y* ~" q2 F0 D5 c
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ j5 l% G1 \0 \. P- W1 b0 e CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire7 |" c' t0 {5 w( M G2 m
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire0 \; D( t* S0 B. ^2 [" E( v9 A
@! P* m: U& @' U5 uAllied Ships
; y( ^) D" P& h CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire1 W# i+ ~: H- L6 `8 m3 z
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# M0 j( A3 m% F. K$ i8 ~ |2 p* ^8 ?" J7 P
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 M) R; K! I- f/ O9 R( A: W, f
DD Mugford
' U9 d% |6 }$ O1 P/ l DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
) v2 B* h1 A6 _7 w+ d0 c" u9 `4 C% F DD Patterson
. T, s5 P1 h/ ?2 t0 d# ~9 n. p# ?' h- h" o DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
+ s4 k6 L% n/ V5 Q7 C% lMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards% I3 u: p& ]9 ?" U; u# y9 |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 t& H: ?8 Q4 {2 {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& g; x1 S Z! V( ^3 JRange closes to 8,000 yards...' F2 u: V7 H5 e6 Q, l& Y" V, b+ H0 R
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! l, d2 c# e) \' X2 q" X: NRange closes to 2,000 yards...
6 d( c9 v; z/ P+ h. I/ j' @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
/ Y& i8 X; B/ Z: T$ m" B2 e( VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; ^6 K' r8 l9 w$ F8 l L, ^Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'/ d2 M' R, c2 _+ |6 _6 [* v9 Y3 D# O
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards% b9 d( I5 t+ D/ T5 R# B
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
# s/ ^2 i" s+ F H7 D, A, g8 QCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" T. |2 v) X7 r Z; f( nCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards& z% c, F$ k5 H; f% _/ g
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, m: j$ F; b0 @# X* q) xCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards4 X3 S5 O r# O9 l
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
7 e: V( q! O0 o! nCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
! ~4 |, G4 ~$ U# U7 W, [CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ ^( `9 P; P; g" `3 y
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 G, ]0 w2 e6 s+ W7 g
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
5 [; I- T' G/ N" I/ JCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
; D8 j2 H+ Q- R) ^: \& F- NCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards( \# g- Y! ^9 w
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards: R, v) R0 u3 C. J s( y/ j
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" l1 {. m. N$ o( }' x- n# ICA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
( i1 R& g& o* HCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards+ a4 f: j- R, h
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
, K. _; ]! O+ U, JCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
, X7 p& I" B8 L$ \CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards/ k: D- B4 o/ ^( ~
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
# H# d4 a/ P' z: nCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
' e, z* [1 A, N( D" P& ~Range increases to 8,000 yards1 N; n' O" c0 O
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
- l( k& ]5 t, y( v; w0 e* n2 fCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards/ v6 m. h6 t% w" @$ C
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards0 g; x0 O: U6 k8 P! v0 r
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards( ^3 a9 y2 h+ j/ J& ^0 W
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
: j4 r' ]! F& R: |" T/ L' G7 qCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards6 ]0 v, J" I+ h6 D" r( A
Range increases to 9,000 yards7 {$ Z& X q( i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards5 M& ?' a- k( ^9 F
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards: D8 _7 M; @. p( k! l$ U
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
( r) b8 z& N9 P: J' BCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
: w/ w3 \( e/ q0 |/ kCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards: K9 |% [: g5 T0 [
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
# K. J& S2 E2 |DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards, w+ c! a4 x8 {+ i1 m o
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage$ g" Y& L: A% K! Z, G
Task forces break off...
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/ L8 ~' _! Y5 ^) B6 Z( LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards5 u% N6 a1 i/ j0 X7 a b
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Japanese Ships3 T0 K+ h0 V+ i q9 }& ^
CA Aoba
; Q$ _# y L5 S6 g* n& \2 K# E CA Kinugasa
2 a- P3 W; _! J7 o" m v# K- d CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
$ ?9 d9 A; I) }% z1 b3 Y) S- V9 k CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ @2 k; z( u. P6 _ u. ?% C) e/ Y
CL Tenryu
$ R. y( n9 |2 ?. q4 i CL Tatsuta7 V1 w, a3 o) h e+ o
CL Yubari
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DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! D4 K2 e9 |$ \/ d4 d
DD Balch% a) a* ?) N, _0 {; j/ q8 `
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ F l& b1 y% B9 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
' O4 S% r# L Z; y* q; J1 ARange closes to 24,000 yards...
- g3 M9 S6 `1 N8 g( v! |6 Z( M' sRange closes to 22,000 yards...
9 G# ?* r8 D. H" t0 K0 @Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 F% K2 R! z- L) v: i6 d9 a" F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! b( Q4 _8 O4 x; u& FRange closes to 16,000 yards...
' ~) r$ y# D) ZRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 H8 d7 I5 b, V! m8 R# ?Range closes to 12,000 yards...5 Q1 M/ G% v/ S& ~/ Y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
. w }0 E) t+ E$ n! A! I8 @1 ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* A" V( l$ }2 U! z5 xRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 \- d9 v, {# {% v" j; }/ N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 Y8 `; {+ D% c' j: e) e0 Q+ s" x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards2 L/ ~, H3 ]& Q9 Q! {
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
3 k$ c; \2 {% @Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ W0 C* F! T0 x' @9 O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards7 b+ }4 |1 T) _4 Q7 S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
m5 C: l7 M9 K) M$ J3 k& }3 JRange increases to 7,000 yards! |- @" d* {+ x9 A' W
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards& g9 Q; I3 |8 I2 Y# c, f
Range closes to 6,000 yards
% l0 v. T, A/ s9 L, y( T2 ?, I% P1 d8 NCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) i) r/ I2 }/ i' u8 P+ o( JCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& g/ `: L+ s5 `4 h6 }- z' GCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: I+ h- e) Z) }% ~5 T
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
2 h$ o% r& o9 |/ f% `Range closes to 4,000 yards
; A) P, X" X9 ?! d) S0 q+ w* RCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 p2 W" @, U X% Z5 j( ^Range increases to 7,000 yards& S( Z3 F% v3 k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards) _: ]8 e$ h Y6 {: P
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 \) T9 \6 D+ j; ]0 lCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards. H, g9 u- |5 s+ v
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
/ e/ _+ p# C, G2 ZTask forces break off...7 v1 s1 I8 F. `- k0 P& d7 D% B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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: s* Z, Z! t+ |* f3 {0 EJapanese Ships1 B$ ^0 s: f% @6 T
CA Aoba& M2 o/ n8 `- K+ h0 d- u
CA Kinugasa
6 r' c7 E0 R, {, n1 T CA Furutaka
* m, y- d( p( O/ D CA Kako, Shell hits 1
a ^' B* Q8 K3 e9 z( ^' v CL Tenryu
6 o, O. b$ _9 Y J) G* ` CL Tatsuta% h2 f2 j+ k i% D
CL Yubari) p; ~+ L6 a! g1 z9 @8 e2 I
5 B1 \$ a* y0 d- D. ~) fAllied Ships$ d0 r9 J9 r7 m+ R: w1 `4 B+ k1 B
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire& Q4 ? q% [3 L
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight; u# `5 V& p! d! _0 R
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
+ F. _9 Y, l! ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( k. S( U$ P9 O, ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
$ ^; J# o6 i# [! sRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) x8 ?$ T9 m6 d2 W1 `( A' kRange closes to 20,000 yards...* y S( ?2 d; @( Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 a+ ?7 ~* M6 [) nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
i, O$ {! g" V# f* m1 }Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 K# ~$ @' x5 I, c" D) e+ x
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 A8 `, M- x/ F2 t; |8 Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ M% r- O# d4 U' X; Q, j( G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 r9 X" ]: C* s0 Z, HRange closes to 9,000 yards...
" ~. m& ~" x3 V* vRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 q6 q+ W) I- b6 |* H
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 V- a, R: o: }8 pRange closes to 6,000 yards...
: P( h6 f& i) g0 U, NRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) q y7 n9 N4 {1 V- }Range closes to 4,000 yards...* t% }6 \" O. ]5 [* I" E
Range closes to 3,000 yards...+ L: S, M* q/ Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
. O, h+ t( n* m6 J7 v6 S1 YCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards8 S/ P7 K8 S5 s* I( N1 `
Range increases to 4,000 yards
0 X- X8 }" D. ]# {$ V7 m, |* ^# [CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
' l* ~& P2 A/ q* i* p$ }$ e' g, XCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
! x. Z+ Z& F ~& i! [/ ^Range increases to 5,000 yards
3 V# u9 z2 F: q& q3 J- Z+ R0 ^6 t; ~CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards9 K% f8 ]. N+ \# q( s" [
Range increases to 9,000 yards
. k. N7 `5 h. C8 \6 D9 m: c8 yCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards r6 S# l! V+ E5 H9 S" V% L
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape# C( Z8 o% H( m! Y( B8 }+ E
Task 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 Ships
3 X3 Q8 s) x7 D/ H: a( Y CA Aoba
' j# i0 x% ^2 `: Q: h0 h/ d y CA Kinugasa$ k! ]' M8 o/ A' u
CA Furutaka9 U, V$ o: D; j% W& n/ F0 a+ O7 {
CA Kako
( x4 t O! e4 _# l7 n0 k# a- I! H* _ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire$ d. G( z' q* B. d+ ]9 a) L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
, s( o3 K( @; m1 t( J0 ~ CL Yubari+ C- J( Q( p3 V7 |6 y
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Allied Ships! l- x8 g6 |# e$ S7 T
APD Colhoun n1 f% p) K1 U& O- v' e b; b! x( K
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 H2 x3 n1 @. X" P. O1 K* q DMS Southard, Shell hits 19 }$ T0 n2 s8 J
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ^* Q& H3 g8 M AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 v6 r9 g# b! r6 R+ W AP Harris3 j8 c, @7 C/ ^7 x
AP Zeilin
7 b3 F ~, L2 p, e AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. p2 [' z' T0 j7 w$ v AP Heywood6 T' e* S6 h$ S, L
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 H0 |; U c- W7 E# h0 m, Z1 ~ AP President Bowen& E. A% T$ G6 m# X7 d. p7 n8 }3 m% U( J
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ f6 @! Q7 v9 h1 u3 p5 j; Y xAP President Wilkerson
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0 @+ ^( r+ q) j1 e/ Y, q7 |0 lAllied ground losses:
8 J X" R' Z1 Y6 _! w6 S0 ~: I 105 casualties reported& V' ~. U! k) w2 m4 I$ a3 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; }8 }* S$ ^$ w u Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled# v" ~5 s0 @% [7 j3 @) x/ b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. H2 S! c. C4 A! Q
Allied TF begins to get underway
+ R2 u$ R7 k( U RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight2 n9 d8 z0 `1 w4 f/ _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
* d% U, d A$ m4 w) a% O) @Range closes to 18,000 yards...& F/ j* k+ f7 I% l
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
! g3 b2 S1 i5 Y- ?9 D/ A6 \Range closes to 8,000 yards...& g1 b1 X! w0 v0 R) f7 Q _: w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 Y! Z4 J+ W( ]" JRange closes to 3,000 yards...# t" G) n6 f' v& o: S% h
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
7 x5 L) m0 \' C+ G( C- [% O5 uCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards4 d* c( L, }9 o) x8 K5 x
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
! a+ r2 ^# g hCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards( C) v; m8 n" @ g4 \
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ `$ Z7 g1 G e7 Q
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# V p4 N& Q2 j) \1 r; {
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
" S% x6 ?) o$ e9 HCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
* d& z9 q: @4 R4 HRange increases to 2,000 yards/ H1 Y- T' x, p9 O, d
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards9 d: J/ z z+ G5 s- b$ t' |: }
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards. G+ m7 L3 x9 j9 s( v. _% D% c, ~
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
; ~, ?# }, `" dCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards) G5 f" k$ v: t$ ^
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards+ T- e0 q ^: }$ ^0 j
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
j2 Z( L/ d# ]. Z1 |( ~: SRange increases to 4,000 yards
% @' b: E$ g; ?9 @+ h6 c8 @CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards7 `6 X$ T. A9 T2 k# A8 g; G& s6 ?
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards% P s2 A4 k e2 B) v" c
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
: _7 m3 Z+ K" ICA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards9 @' g: b2 ]6 b% _
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
& b n! \. @% [" p, n/ p. OCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards1 @3 ^# ?) _+ S- k# {
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
% w$ y3 O; d2 u9 y3 K8 t* ]" FAllied Task Force Manages to Escape% @, L: e) `4 k' C1 b; u; \9 i0 e8 \
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。, c) P2 ~. t1 B4 G% t
万恶的58!!!
3 a3 Z# K: s h# }- A. u( T6 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134+ u3 n2 E) m/ O3 c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ H. F% @8 z7 q7 h; z$ rRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.5 z5 `8 }" {6 x Y; I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, {2 R L, r0 g$ P' t
no flights
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Allied aircraft* g. O( q% U. }" ^0 p3 a5 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 T- ?$ `+ `7 q; c1 Z) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
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No Japanese losses
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0 y& A; k4 o' y: Y2 IAllied aircraft losses
s$ _, K5 u) c0 W) |' s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
' Z% `4 {+ i: `; Y+ @ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. I, j5 K" v* Q3 v% m
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Japanese Ships% h; x$ n/ U5 Y! z' S% X. Y
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire' B7 ~$ U3 Z' v! X- @& `
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ W, t6 s5 `5 A$ B& v: b
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ D+ R* i4 ]8 g& {
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk$ `. j/ S% K& j' {0 L
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