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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉6 B/ @4 | I) h$ x
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards+ v0 G8 s7 y: W* S9 s6 Y1 [0 B
. j3 A1 m8 @( S* S. DAllied aircraft5 G( c" }6 `2 g1 z" h& F/ ~
no flights; M) L+ V/ {% `' t
9 H3 R3 k6 ^0 gAllied aircraft losses9 h0 t: h4 A7 D0 Z' Z; p' ~+ @
No Allied losses: ~7 F5 e/ b0 W
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Japanese Ships5 M. G! X; ^* e0 o! F+ d% F8 x
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 e) J2 V- h8 m9 V9 p6 J
CA Aoba s3 f* w, R8 Y( {
CA Kinugasa( p/ J. w6 Y. d8 p( l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4: e( s0 J! `4 t* X6 r: K. F5 h
CA Kako
1 @: ?% s1 n4 Z: O0 X' p CL Tenryu, Shell hits 15 n( K6 Q/ f" A( s: d5 N7 c
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
5 c1 u5 ]& r3 A- K# ~% _/ H CL Yubari& I) L) E1 h$ ^# X. k; \5 _: S% O
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Allied Ships9 Y& G6 {# O; u) D" \+ E
CA Salt Lake City
- C. f n0 F: N4 \6 P$ c CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
. i, u ^6 w& N! t0 I2 [ DD Grayson
7 s' k1 N, f5 q; e, g' n DD Monssen9 [" Z) d! \7 Y+ p1 ^
DD Aaron Ward
( ]7 ~0 f2 C; k2 e2 C4 `) s- v DD Laffey
m5 T. f8 f1 S: M" v) t* w DD Farenholt
: g9 T& s( I5 T [ DD Maury/ W4 Z: s1 ~. r' B
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* d9 g: T W- U/ R+ G
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
: Z1 Q7 j" X' I+ p+ T, x1 D, F' U4 B DD Stack
" y! @" x! \+ U; Y' g6 q) J9 v DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
9 U; m+ a. I- m8 [5 s& S% ^3 e DD Balch
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, s6 t2 l: \4 b% V3 w3 cReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight( g3 z- }% Y4 D$ g W' F `* V1 t
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards- I" `$ M# o3 p$ `# l) a' ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* l7 m* j! s& A4 pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& k+ N$ L) r5 k( D2 E. O6 @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. `, g G/ W0 o; j% `2 ^5 ^9 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
5 z S6 \ v a! J5 @2 {Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 g- S' h5 o& x# LRange closes to 3,000 yards...5 u4 G; ^) C' v6 E, M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* E6 C- _7 b* Q, k2 N# B4 jScott, N. crosses the 'T'% |1 u0 p8 A0 @7 I5 j0 n
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards6 u3 n3 s+ l. i3 c% X
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
& h- F% u( [- r! w" jDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards8 E2 K. V& k5 s( |0 Z
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
; ^# c9 ?" w3 XCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards! g9 }# }4 ?! {
Range increases to 2,000 yards
2 c! e3 i; g' E& c" X- a/ YDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
1 W! T- l+ E- K7 G3 hCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
2 W8 m+ |/ B B' f, {- }7 xDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards$ ]3 `) k# v0 n, q8 H
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
; m2 T/ G. A1 nDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
; b6 t2 a% Z0 S+ O1 F! FCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" W6 K) h v4 j6 {) v, w
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
! R' Y ^* m4 N0 f2 ZCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- [+ f) i7 q7 z4 _8 i7 S' LCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
' |0 x" }, x; ]# g- s* ?Range increases to 6,000 yards# K- r; O' ~( B; U6 R( V
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 # h" G+ E0 Y1 M
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
# } i: d2 E( D% |CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
3 {1 O$ V( j7 ^CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards" X# h- \: d8 {9 w; n
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards7 _. [7 [: d) N: F" @3 ^' U8 i
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
6 h$ _, j+ }3 R: ]. G9 o1 lCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 `* f5 D- e! j5 o8 R. B; B; ?* uCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards& w. I' i& `7 B/ a, n5 z9 ^
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards' ]5 v! u8 I7 X2 i% `* Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards6 \4 l/ y8 k3 I
Task forces break off...- c1 K9 p4 O0 y$ C
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# q, x( g6 L( O0 T" c6 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards( d5 F+ t+ {1 m0 D' h5 [6 o2 W2 [
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Japanese Ships( i- N4 [1 d. _% l4 O% T
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2& y4 w5 I, G0 e7 z0 }
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
+ F* ]! }; T- ~# g CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1! j8 r9 p; k) f1 X$ [* i) d
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
7 N6 T8 p: b5 T" y% N CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
, g3 K0 u- }8 c) s4 @1 m! h CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 L) \5 B0 h r6 h* @5 e CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
: S0 |7 q8 W: c- r) }; ]7 J: i CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' h5 P' I) ^* o/ [; d
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. b3 D2 _ b* V* y1 ^ DD Mugford2 e& m4 u- [' ~. e& Z* ~/ _
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 24 `: F( y h) F9 }. a+ J
DD Patterson
# S# I; L8 F# A4 e" N- [ DD Jarvis# g ^6 l* t! U, j2 V' T
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5 G0 ^9 c7 H" I3 _Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
# z, z' v1 r! E2 B, TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
7 j5 ?. K) I0 \0 T) DRange closes to 20,000 yards...! w3 H4 X& W4 h3 d
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 u2 L. l1 Y/ e4 {1 kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 @- F- R l6 ^, _- Q$ JRange closes to 4,000 yards...- X* ~1 A% g% S5 f4 d
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
7 Q2 m# w* k$ g$ G, uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- ]- a5 G( A g3 U+ @
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" H* t6 x6 B9 p
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
* O8 ]4 J2 v h0 C/ a! L9 }6 TCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
" z. h2 g, k/ |+ _1 {8 dCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
( z; ?) X, m2 |5 r& ZCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
6 c! _6 s% p D9 u; [) }CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
6 O: f6 h$ ~: t% @DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: O+ [$ D$ V" U4 }" HCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
9 i5 q6 l6 M( J: z$ [( z& GCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
- i, b! z, R" p- M7 x tCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ a( w. `# d, q2 F# M' i" {2 ]' m
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards( _* y' }* ^% d: X9 q+ c
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
5 N3 w# D# n) z. jCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
; i4 u7 ?9 B$ xCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards, A1 ?9 M, t7 f/ y& Z( |
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards% Z: f1 E7 `; i5 N5 K/ U3 }2 a
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! n; I& J& M: h% z2 B0 g) cRange increases to 5,000 yards
2 B$ H& a0 }, k! z- n5 f( t; oCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; U, g+ d1 U# k4 i$ qCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
( c( e4 U7 ~6 F w# p. r- ?( H( KCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
* h( Z1 g' k, ^4 h* [- z" qCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards6 |) c: w% m- |3 {
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards' |/ \( j/ v0 e5 A* i( H& U$ k
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
4 ~5 y; H6 S1 K0 L. @CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards9 Q) h1 ^8 P& _3 ^3 y q
Range increases to 8,000 yards
5 |& d6 y1 |' zCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
0 L7 z4 Y5 n( @1 a4 ?CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
0 U0 t1 \7 g) J# DCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
5 ~! X6 N* g6 u; `& G+ L+ |/ [1 a$ aCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
) o! U$ K% X& R# yCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards. D3 D, j' b2 _% m
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
2 H1 Q1 |0 A. p1 |Range increases to 9,000 yards
1 a2 q' b, L. G8 lCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
+ T J: c$ X# R/ f3 L5 {CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
0 z7 Q7 Q( F& `3 w( f3 ]CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards6 w q4 I/ A' W, I6 s
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards4 ]% D6 l, M, K) h
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
' L& o4 f9 S! b! N3 I7 P. h9 ?. B3 hCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards: m6 h X9 m j3 b+ n1 ]
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
- y3 m4 C0 G: e* `) j6 lCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage1 u- y0 m+ g' k' I; V
Task forces break off...- f0 z% |, O1 k: J6 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" a; R& a( i- |, j$ q. L
CA Aoba
0 s2 t- f9 ~$ J$ W7 W: R% ~ CA Kinugasa) }% Y- d s: E9 D9 _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
* \5 w: K1 D$ j* Q0 ^& ^! v+ X2 r CA Kako, Shell hits 1
# b$ B* @* J0 M* G1 h2 F9 t+ Z CL Tenryu
4 t) R( a0 T- y( C6 H$ l CL Tatsuta
5 I8 D7 j7 A3 t% g3 t0 K CL Yubari
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/ o8 ?: c% e# h mAllied Ships) A/ v% R; B4 \ ?% w
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# F# Q; [* k4 D/ @
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* U. x+ {* m6 Y) \
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards2 F7 D. @7 D3 g9 n
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 r; u* B4 y) i7 m
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* u% u5 k f8 y% `) ^7 QRange closes to 20,000 yards...
( W. b8 L+ g+ n. S, J) IRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 y# q& y% k5 A7 f% S* @* LRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 {6 m/ W0 t- [8 aRange closes to 14,000 yards...: P2 g$ Q( T: T$ p+ l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
' w7 |# H) p9 jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, c! l8 V. I0 z2 g0 cRange closes to 10,000 yards...
/ U) I- b5 c' s- c' [9 eRange closes to 9,000 yards...( D) D% B) m# h) D8 _3 K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ p' [2 U; }- J6 b( ^# }* ^" xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards! Z7 R2 ]7 n# s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- D: r5 a% S0 NRange closes to 6,000 yards.... ^& L& a1 Y+ k0 D( u( \9 E d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards7 y1 D4 t# o8 n5 [% x
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
6 J! J& l1 e4 f; O9 B* l0 bRange increases to 7,000 yards
7 y& P9 a2 i6 r7 L9 Q+ `. w. ^+ ~DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
" I4 C6 r4 {& E4 K: l, [( E+ JRange closes to 6,000 yards/ L! b2 j2 E% A2 t; q: ]: c( O
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards" \9 a7 ]: R: _0 P2 }
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
' Q6 m& O6 B& B/ a8 jCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards4 x) c' k; B! T, a( M r" h: N
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards+ }* V3 J- a6 w6 F& A
Range closes to 4,000 yards
" v2 U$ R! [6 w# DCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% @) Y: x# o8 O- r9 X
Range increases to 7,000 yards) a& o( H/ w5 }9 m" a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
% ^' p r( g$ ^; b( c. G2 ~! h$ dRange increases to 11,000 yards
2 n E4 t# q/ m+ ^' oCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
4 t1 J* j, O6 M3 dAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ v6 {8 Y- H6 y) _/ ITask forces break off...
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3 {) `, x2 @4 U' dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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CA Aoba
; e) ~0 z) M1 `5 @; L) [3 q CA Kinugasa
+ u# \3 ]3 x* d2 I6 S CA Furutaka
V+ I, G. R7 v: K; q4 m CA Kako, Shell hits 1* `+ i! I: G3 N1 N; H
CL Tenryu4 C" r' A7 O* V# S
CL Tatsuta- j$ O- j) l' `( v! k
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
4 ?0 r) Z N( Z9 k DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire+ F: L7 m7 o6 ?+ z! f v
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8 }! C6 ?0 Q( v6 s/ z7 aReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* E4 L+ i3 t$ b0 e9 c4 z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards. z9 S( l0 a2 z( q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...' R1 K( V% e: ]$ s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
2 m# l- I U% T- c- s6 X0 J5 IRange closes to 22,000 yards...( B7 a$ Y" d: _! @5 i
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." \+ D, {- z) c8 ]3 X4 R6 b+ M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# N4 p4 z6 W+ XRange closes to 16,000 yards...
: `( v7 H, _2 ~- g. J1 }Range closes to 14,000 yards...: l; c; ^5 x. L1 [) y8 T( H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, z* W0 X) Y8 h" @Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* z3 V7 w9 K8 k2 g2 PRange closes to 10,000 yards... `0 p M5 X5 |( W5 _
Range closes to 9,000 yards... A+ u3 V3 b& o: S+ W% Q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; P" j; Z- V- F7 jRange closes to 7,000 yards...' Q0 \+ R* y5 g" R6 i; _
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
- R; p+ ]% o" _3 FRange closes to 5,000 yards...7 ?7 O1 a& N4 h p. i
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 x7 A( l8 t" p/ b9 g0 F! IRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 v% p7 ?- d3 u8 p! U( @4 J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
# p; |$ [( u( M* H* x0 h# ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards0 a. n. U0 N. Y! {/ [0 [
Range increases to 4,000 yards
, l$ v* h z' E) q6 \CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 ?) q |4 @; G! `% [CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
- f3 Y7 n7 C3 h, LRange increases to 5,000 yards) u! h7 R! ~. D' V b. X$ y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards& p3 `& E1 w- F, r6 v
Range increases to 9,000 yards
6 S, B K6 i- k5 ?2 g$ h& LCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards* t9 L/ P" |5 G$ S* l# ]: y7 E
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape4 L* Z5 t) v7 ]
Task forces break off...5 i- |# ?" X, B9 }
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' T" ]( I: H7 B3 W0 C6 R7 a3 `- WNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, m! N$ Q ]: T4 i, z- S CA Aoba$ M! ^1 m' n) a! U
CA Kinugasa
! r7 X* O/ O" [1 X" n CA Furutaka, T) V7 X% O3 x
CA Kako4 o* t/ L) f) o
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ o& z7 @6 L% X6 Z! i) q CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire5 C9 L+ Y: E8 X" u/ ~7 P2 \
CL Yubari4 b! W2 j1 E& o. B6 _6 p; _2 c
0 B+ h+ [& p" ~1 g7 k$ [5 x% j' eAllied Ships, M( ]% ^$ K! u5 u0 s3 w
APD Colhoun+ K _! k* x2 n: c
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire" X* ?9 R3 a/ N7 i `6 Y1 C; s; E
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1. W: b! W( R" |- Y4 R6 }. B
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ x: c$ p/ O) G Q* v
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 u, f+ d( y: Y( r AP Harris. x' v3 m) f) i0 `; a+ x% U7 Z
AP Zeilin
; Y9 }5 E2 h3 Y1 H) a AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" D2 ` t. D4 h) o) u4 q
AP Heywood
& b2 t$ [# s$ ?9 c& p AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
; e9 p* e% H* J5 e& F9 L+ s AP President Bowen/ P9 I6 S! y" t5 {
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire- v# H$ @ s5 r% {' x# R
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
1 u: x7 ]& R- D. H 105 casualties reported
! E1 l8 k6 P" o+ | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* `* |3 V1 B( z6 @0 @
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
) l4 W. T9 t$ r% h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. d0 x* Q8 t# e
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
# e6 k# j; M5 N, j# `% dAllied TF begins to get underway: y8 Z! a, R9 u: a
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 M$ h* G* o9 H. `
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards F3 @( g% h v8 ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
+ g" q7 o8 g$ qRange closes to 13,000 yards...
! J+ v" g" q6 t: g7 _Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ W1 r5 y: \1 j' l* O* E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...) ? e# f& q! n* N- `5 [
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
) I( d6 k* y6 S$ H& X: [' _4 e; rRange closes to 1,000 yards...% C1 F6 w8 u& n% C, j
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards( K I0 \5 h+ |; p# _
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards( i& R" }6 Q1 @' W; k/ J
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
2 x( Y$ I& G, m {. m6 G* @8 _CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ S$ a. R% ?- M$ m, G
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: q: ~. I7 \0 I, a; YCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards5 Z# }" E! O# k0 a; I. E* I0 `
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards/ i$ z! O \5 F" O5 s/ y
Range increases to 2,000 yards
5 \9 a# g1 v6 K4 x- M. i& G9 A9 gCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards e" d/ P8 G( l/ G6 O4 i
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
$ d& Q. z |2 ]4 {7 e7 sCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
) R7 f4 s# T1 O& Y' ^% wCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards# w3 s9 h9 A/ S) v) l8 v9 f
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards W; b0 d1 N% }& O
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
% n! Q$ s: k- T1 ^3 u+ t; dRange increases to 4,000 yards
: F/ a6 j4 n, `( S' x3 gCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards% B' F6 q: ?8 |
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards9 X$ I2 E A' Z
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
- m- z. S+ G4 d5 l5 H" f/ H' ICA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
+ u) ]. p1 [; ~6 }1 |( r6 j1 B0 Q8 x+ sCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
3 |# z# i: k' P JCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
% F0 \) s& z- X& KCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
. V9 j k% c* d+ W( MAllied Task Force Manages to Escape: V9 C1 w3 g7 e
Task forces break off...
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- h. \2 x# F& j& x第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。3 S* W1 z; s( c/ b5 B# }
万恶的58!!!
/ ~2 }; i- F9 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1340 Z K o& R) O8 f) i. t- o& N3 v
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 R7 f5 r O5 a4 h! v3 ]* s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( S4 d* z$ L: t! m. ]! h
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Japanese aircraft/ b9 \( |6 M6 x* ]0 ^: g
no flights0 F) g4 F& a2 E: ?
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Allied aircraft
! e w M8 G& W8 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! ^/ r6 ~2 [# l' i; B. L SBD-3 Dauntless x 82; D" C, c# _* U. N, M0 t0 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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7 G4 f* X8 g: _( P1 v r8 [ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged5 {0 y8 t' I, ?0 i8 c& X
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Japanese Ships+ H+ J0 o( j( m
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 I/ ]8 {* j1 x( @- N6 V( p CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk# i/ Z# S8 e+ f- D- o* `0 u9 w
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# F0 H5 W, R p- f) q$ F& O
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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