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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
$ d4 H0 Y: m* ]! d. a' XNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards4 E$ o* h% ~ y$ p, Y x' A
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Allied aircraft% p+ c. ^7 h/ B8 g8 x+ M
no flights) \% }! y$ N/ h, u9 s
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Allied aircraft losses
( Q5 j3 J- O' q5 Y2 K, F$ e' qNo Allied losses8 i( |+ o, i7 U4 c
! Z& c# N0 P5 EJapanese Ships
# [) n+ N; h8 s$ Q0 _9 Q CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ j) k4 k: O; z. H
CA Aoba& B% G Q5 d5 l' P& a4 ]) K; I+ I) C
CA Kinugasa3 N: N7 @7 T' R+ B, @: R3 m
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4& _7 e( Y1 |4 ?; c- V% _
CA Kako* c+ T+ K7 ~. R: A
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
3 _2 m4 v6 T. Z6 G8 D9 {& b7 w CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
1 n) F" ]1 z; w m CL Yubari. l* ~6 m2 ?1 _9 B2 \
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Allied Ships4 l1 ~! `3 h* q3 t' O
CA Salt Lake City
* t T' a' E t% ~+ q8 p1 @' j CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
2 c$ F, J# E- N2 R; j" |+ {3 K( c DD Grayson
+ L+ l/ g6 Q$ K DD Monssen
9 `2 U* o+ Q2 A/ M: Q3 T2 `" V7 O DD Aaron Ward$ M5 z R; b2 k2 a7 H
DD Laffey2 i4 j! ~9 F% Y$ M; B$ r
DD Farenholt
! ]0 m0 G+ K5 t7 k7 ? DD Maury9 g# e- G1 s$ @9 f& C9 ?! o
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 C! z4 p, {) Z1 U" L3 t) J
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
6 B- Q3 D) ^' i/ b" d DD Stack
+ c$ M" O3 M7 r+ b" X% O; a2 J DD Sterett, Shell hits 1$ a) F* T& C: B. a& C: O' S
DD Balch
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/ P( [7 u# d9 D O1 jReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
1 z* ]* W" g1 ^0 P( m5 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards- l4 S1 k N% h2 m4 ^6 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; a+ p5 ], L! K9 FRange closes to 14,000 yards...% h: [( _ q$ ?% h; w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) T( k3 O3 K2 L" O4 r7 B4 a6 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
$ t/ ~3 p5 [* v4 Z# [4 I `Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 y& v K0 d+ T/ v9 K1 m# M: z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' }! A( O% {& U- j
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
8 p* K8 x2 M' X6 X$ J4 y0 xScott, N. crosses the 'T'1 ]4 N+ F: l) u( k* q1 v
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards; G- {2 }6 \4 n% u
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards$ U5 j1 L& o' N' z8 I2 w
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
0 I5 M% a7 p$ \( m, C( ~CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards! K1 L( w4 T6 `+ J# m0 |
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards. j8 N0 W+ a, K; N' ^: i
Range increases to 2,000 yards: v9 E/ i J6 m% d9 U
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards! ~% S% N/ u( _0 ] t0 P6 p
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
3 @; `+ U9 `. K% d) r& c6 {DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
# y, u% S4 P8 ^" I8 DCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards0 E7 }- A# J( z" E
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards3 T# @/ H9 t) |3 H6 V
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
8 i1 V4 {4 i& E! A: O; Q2 y/ v* |DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards3 J* h, K! x+ v
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards9 P1 m. a' B4 ?1 F
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards) z; K, c1 y2 w3 K: r* n
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 Z& }1 s+ m- c( bDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
1 E, u: r2 J! W; I( SCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards( m' b% u* p* |% M1 R
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
9 y2 m# N0 q* l$ c" d4 A# G. I/ ^CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards4 C+ N- @# {& j) l$ ?! e
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
& J. Z y% O7 a, W% q3 N& FCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards% ^" V) C/ y, o7 G, C8 X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 B2 e4 L0 K. fCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
3 |0 g% P E5 T0 `1 ?5 e0 A* aCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards9 ~' U# \: S: [7 V5 x
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards' {& d4 P( z& n$ L3 c# d* Z
Task forces break off...8 z; E- k t5 c* ^0 `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
1 r+ z! }/ I5 P0 I: |) L CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire" B% w/ h. h6 E! o8 l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1" M& [6 S! O( h* n/ r* ~8 }
CA Kako, Shell hits 1( t5 f" C1 v3 ?5 D3 D* `' X- r
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 V4 o; [- P1 d; A, y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ b/ J$ e6 b" ` Q CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire+ `8 W. u, E2 B ^2 H8 t- c
X' \7 I' |; Y A4 U' IAllied Ships
9 r- }8 v9 d- L$ e CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire/ A- h9 U) b. s$ P7 U
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ D* f% W" }' I9 ? CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- \! J, m2 k: U* m$ g DD Mugford
7 g7 {3 i: o7 L" H5 P3 C DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2( H! S! [! j; A; u8 u+ e8 @
DD Patterson
$ e& R( f2 d- \. Q+ I3 k DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight) a0 A/ Y& ?1 ]' r* g
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
D2 X5 t4 h$ f) P4 jRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 F* H7 A F# x* {4 pRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 c) c. e! F- t: q7 v* H8 U
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 O+ T! u' I5 q& K0 T( ]$ RRange closes to 4,000 yards...
' q" p0 h" E7 \8 O- c; h" BRange closes to 2,000 yards..." g' c S1 h. l: C0 O+ y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
3 Z- s$ l* |' I0 I6 y3 J0 LCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% P4 W. }6 u# n" f" B5 A
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
7 x) M- F. {5 `& ICA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
" N* [: K5 g: S4 d7 nCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards$ X' J$ I G0 X6 Y' s# {+ b
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 N8 `0 R; @" ]0 m3 W: }% kCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
1 ^; o3 S4 `- x4 pDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
+ \0 M# N. L' C! F( GCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards# z$ x7 }( X- o$ X3 h
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards5 {& v( g1 B7 f9 y/ s4 G% _3 F& e: Q
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 i1 P9 h E* @CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
- ?: _& D9 X7 W) C) qCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards- Q0 N: b% i. K, }! L, ~4 P% I! q
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards# M0 h) x4 V1 c( {
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards( K1 M# Q! X c6 U% T& Y7 l5 Q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
* O+ O# N* J0 k& V" y/ Y- nCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: ~" S0 ?7 x+ M1 }* K7 \$ \Range increases to 5,000 yards
! X4 @' `5 V" q7 I4 c% xCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ Q. q& y: f; j; G. @
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards% ^: H1 t$ g0 O5 x w4 k
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards3 l8 v [8 ?6 o, P G! f5 v
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
, o5 Y! w7 {& @( B9 _, v l# aCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
- I: u4 Z# X7 b% IDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
1 ^0 G" Y9 }) V fCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* j8 V7 v6 u6 N# g8 p2 b
Range increases to 8,000 yards
/ S# C e6 K* q+ d0 C7 ?$ f1 MCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
8 X$ Y% S# [. s5 M. W/ Q1 kCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
- r. a6 `( ]1 H, BCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
0 x( d) a9 k5 h, \0 yCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
) S! x2 F( \2 s" vCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards, S4 d/ D, c+ o5 Q) D6 w
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards+ \. A. k$ Q/ u4 D+ V
Range increases to 9,000 yards
: x' n/ b$ X2 d3 B& N ^CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
3 o; O- G0 J8 e0 @, P vCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
2 } C. @! ~3 a9 ]CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
8 c! S& n2 l# VCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
& W* r/ b8 n& \& ]" b/ ^1 J* JCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
4 g* O/ F. }! w9 ECL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
R8 \2 ? r& w; p9 E# P: e7 wDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
/ j1 U* d* H& ` M" aCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage" F$ D7 K2 Y# B. c) d$ _; W2 G
Task forces break off...# n) P3 i2 c l5 @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards& C& m; G( _3 \- Q+ F5 B3 B
! A. V' {$ M& h0 J- |' PJapanese Ships! H7 m( Z( ?0 f" D6 O
CA Aoba8 h2 c2 _4 u8 }
CA Kinugasa* q, d* E6 U4 o% R
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
7 Y1 M/ e( t( r7 r* g8 x4 d CA Kako, Shell hits 1& U# P- k" ]6 S1 y. M
CL Tenryu
1 Q4 t( _3 A& ?3 _- }; z* d CL Tatsuta
. m/ q- g% E B6 W8 P CL Yubari
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Allied Ships. F! j7 H! B e' l
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk G& X2 K/ w2 p4 @1 V r6 ?
DD Balch
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, j# q' X7 d7 c9 L) u) n q5 b. t% {Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% ?" r: P" L9 z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
. n! N5 E! E7 c+ l2 ?Range closes to 24,000 yards...! Q! R( m& |. [) m
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. O; d. q6 d2 @" M1 {8 S% ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! U" @4 n3 b# {+ p1 M5 z- A+ z! _Range closes to 18,000 yards...
5 g2 D- G2 l1 Q' S' x& lRange closes to 16,000 yards.../ ^$ c9 X: m6 ~) L7 [
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 B; J' J; E8 @; _/ X( X! W9 |( J% b
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 `) P+ J* F, x; K( I' sRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" d2 ?; F2 Q! h( S+ vRange closes to 10,000 yards...: k+ `6 k" p( F. b' P8 m. q( O
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( y/ s$ U J, m5 @ q4 ]/ G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) D: o2 Y: S+ F4 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
( l5 X$ r$ j3 ]7 x8 ~0 oRange closes to 7,000 yards...' P5 w/ C, Y6 S K( w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 V4 u6 T7 S) r5 B% }CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards& ~& [" J w5 I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
5 j+ D9 f+ K% ?: F+ }$ M! iRange increases to 7,000 yards
" O1 R1 u- c8 q3 N/ f/ xDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
! r0 h/ [' Y, F& m3 qRange closes to 6,000 yards
) O+ U3 a* m/ j/ L2 e9 ~CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards& b' B' I9 l: ]5 K' r3 w
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards4 R( {( l& @- \0 O8 ~9 `0 [
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 q" M6 V; T) R0 W" |# N7 SDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
P4 U0 V% w# K1 S, \Range closes to 4,000 yards
9 `+ I5 c1 k3 e& |: ~CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 t# e+ u0 Z# [* |6 u! y0 u! r, [$ f2 CRange increases to 7,000 yards
& x+ D# g* O) h- MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards" l" k' i' q* K' @% \# Y7 u$ h
Range increases to 11,000 yards( o- S! M3 x5 U, E$ W
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
" T. Y9 R: o' {+ yAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
% I! b/ X. U+ C, [9 Y: A8 Q5 RTask forces break off...
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. }0 L9 z4 ?2 I' W% }5 g. {Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards# E! J) l' M: w4 O# Q
4 s2 W" ?* x" \# S1 oJapanese Ships
$ q0 K; }% p3 E. j3 N CA Aoba
$ v4 I7 z) q. I& o CA Kinugasa2 o `5 }3 {+ J0 j/ ~
CA Furutaka
. q2 S. u* a3 j$ j CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ R1 A7 q3 J0 |) |& i# Q
CL Tenryu
" ?( R) b9 D3 \9 T6 \# s2 P5 L CL Tatsuta
4 Q- V$ o( P: F$ ^( a+ J CL Yubari
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& D5 Z6 G) q2 z9 FAllied Ships [3 ^2 t9 @' `" v, d
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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" l2 f& W3 D+ M' r& z1 JReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) f* Q; s3 i8 \' C+ m+ O' d% r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
6 x( R5 o1 c& T# [& SRange closes to 24,000 yards...
5 N- v' z7 O2 ?5 c; CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards6 A9 C6 K" q8 D2 @0 V+ r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( q! I- F) L9 [& J+ B. A3 W0 j* kRange closes to 20,000 yards...
5 e* d8 d; |& iRange closes to 18,000 yards...% r) K# }8 r" ^0 m$ C* S+ z7 S
Range closes to 16,000 yards.... j; i$ S, _$ C/ W0 M; o' M% v+ ^. i9 t
Range closes to 14,000 yards... A* L% \3 t1 U$ R/ b
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
2 |4 x- w. o' C6 h/ ]7 J4 PRange closes to 11,000 yards...
% s/ h- A! k1 [+ h) RRange closes to 10,000 yards...
$ P6 u8 Z2 j- K0 jRange closes to 9,000 yards...
: b1 v7 R- F6 V6 A( L3 VRange closes to 8,000 yards...* P( e6 w" [) G1 w* J! m
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, ^* c& n$ p6 D6 URange closes to 6,000 yards...3 ~+ |7 F a. Z3 S9 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ P/ {& e7 m5 G3 BRange closes to 4,000 yards...
* l5 _0 b6 C/ F# |Range closes to 3,000 yards...
$ i' b1 l% x: C& R% nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
! m" k. x% o0 D$ P2 L% h* ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
8 _, o" `8 z' C6 r' n0 y$ Y# eRange increases to 4,000 yards P( _' o2 @6 d) c0 T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
3 S* B# s! z# A, @2 WCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 E% K% z% ?& G
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 i+ V7 P6 S! T! b- H+ JCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
: e+ v: S3 _0 |$ V x7 J- GRange increases to 9,000 yards
5 j9 r" o2 z1 l% s0 y1 m# @CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards! H r" y, [; F- d4 ~' z, t
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ |3 F% {7 q! r6 [8 LTask forces break off...$ ]; v9 s$ r+ M4 M3 t" Y/ ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards0 P% `: U L4 s" ?% m+ ^
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Japanese Ships7 Q% U7 T: Y1 ~8 Q- A2 O2 ^- k% Q
CA Aoba' [( U! n5 P+ T8 C0 Q
CA Kinugasa
: u4 U7 S$ v1 }- a( o& l CA Furutaka' W5 h4 \$ b+ ? T# E
CA Kako2 G, {- e- X' { _& ~- |5 p6 ?, L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire& |2 R$ J5 O' _0 I0 d3 [( u% u
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire$ t5 f" E5 n5 X! X' k9 a
CL Yubari. u3 I1 M+ A0 }7 X& S% N
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APD Colhoun
: Y1 u, q' q( I+ r- d* k0 I. \* \ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire( D4 N1 S q, U$ } Y7 d! v- t
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1: s" a# E5 F( w P2 n. K$ v4 O
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ H) v, o2 k7 o9 i. |7 _ AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ q9 H0 l/ A8 q! p' d$ T AP Harris# y- j8 n- v/ D# U: b
AP Zeilin
% W5 h: h- X* Z- s- Q) i AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 B6 u8 f, R% {4 [7 b5 y1 {( a AP Heywood
: x( M. i% `7 q% Z& X7 o$ ]# q AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 q! ]8 W% u+ @# M& M1 r/ h0 a2 e AP President Bowen
! \' [) `2 B( n3 J+ l! a AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire2 U" K: n' L5 @' B/ s* ?- C6 w
xAP President Wilkerson
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2 }8 {4 p7 f" R, i( r$ G6 cAllied ground losses:5 V% H+ m8 E: g8 s* R% X6 g7 H, z+ g
105 casualties reported
0 T. r% w' O& @" m [/ i& l Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 O* I7 r' \1 j1 d( M1 d3 [: p9 v
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled! K: x+ t7 f% N1 V4 a1 A' j7 P+ S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 Q1 X B, o7 t3 l Z, ~, z# B" F
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 W. O$ H: a8 d; F
Allied TF begins to get underway+ c1 U0 K. S% t% q
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
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Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 p/ p. z% j4 |7 j& i$ M6 D3 ~
Range closes to 13,000 yards...4 T; V; H" L7 P9 b' }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 z$ m4 m& n5 d: f" {8 o* a- GRange closes to 5,000 yards...
2 V5 C4 X* f9 \2 b IRange closes to 3,000 yards...' d8 E% O8 X% y& U8 A% ~
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
( | }9 c' y4 O& G/ p1 G. mCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
& @& x9 l: g: YCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# w, {9 a+ A; m! N. m. _CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards% }9 h! }. }& t
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
- w: K- n6 ?7 ^0 j0 }$ ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 K! N! f7 |+ F) |
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( y2 J0 L' r6 f4 XCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
4 H* m3 p' ]5 h3 Z" w2 oRange increases to 2,000 yards# i2 @( ?8 @( M
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
- _, @/ {' {3 NCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards& I+ x( g: z5 C- j5 m, C
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards/ L6 d8 w* w" ~, ]" s# p
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
4 M! [8 y$ T& m6 `CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
1 R* H: W7 r, W! r2 U& y+ H, PCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards: b0 K0 R. d4 p7 P. }6 u# V
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& [, U9 a. P1 f2 SCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
8 T- q4 K* {4 F' {; v+ v1 YCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards! H5 c$ T) H6 g: n
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
- S- E5 ]1 v* _( z( }0 C/ i# @7 cCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
8 X8 s \% {% P' U/ n3 M2 MCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
7 u5 q* x6 @% a6 {2 yCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards7 Y4 z9 ]/ v9 ~# l) r
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards8 B7 f0 z2 Y2 y+ E' V* g
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( ]+ X# c A. @: G4 C4 Y# }
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。) m3 E! x7 Z" C: e) t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 [* k) N( N- \- N
9 U% H1 i6 G! U4 pRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 m# w' ^9 v% vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes4 e# }9 U1 F2 f7 A7 C: V
- s% o9 ~" u0 }Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 c: p( q# h& k1 ~' ^6 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 i# S/ p( z# O6 a/ v; |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
% Y1 `9 Q' E! |8 n) G% U TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses$ O; X' D5 d4 a6 W2 d! J, V& n" k
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Allied aircraft losses
, T7 {0 Z% m' [+ E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* |# m E o4 j$ E- f6 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 D w' b# z% B" z2 w, k
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Japanese Ships
2 W; Y2 U0 e7 g7 W7 t! }* ^ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 m* y+ m) N+ }. u CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
' f' f" ]1 ^9 R/ [3 J CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage, h: Z* _' X- y4 F
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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