8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
% p& U# C9 G% G8 O" R$ G" q no flights; A# I' q! N" L4 f* D% `
2 p6 y5 r" w% I( a2 U4 tAllied aircraft losses$ d6 O! b# ~* c1 ~. B9 {, [$ k2 ~; A
No Allied losses, F0 {1 h8 g' {& d M( ^& n
( _4 v- b7 y/ c8 o; O0 @$ z1 }7 ] jJapanese Ships6 I0 @! W- T2 F
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) a1 {! w& A; W( F; l6 A CA Aoba1 k' W, P. r2 e; f) l8 E) s
CA Kinugasa5 S9 _3 I9 }6 Q _" a, U5 e
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4- ?6 ?" o. n' z; Z' @" S- a& M
CA Kako) H& V2 q% b0 t+ d6 ~3 I7 {7 h
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1. o6 E! y+ Y+ H7 _5 P# ^+ V
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
/ }' i. C. o, P7 J. F O CL Yubari
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; J+ ^9 T# A% E- }& |& VAllied Ships
2 K( a1 V% F/ M. Y$ U% x CA Salt Lake City
% \9 ?, U0 C' x5 s. m CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
0 g6 a3 m+ P# e6 g: a3 y) ` h DD Grayson
# r0 d u. z/ ~- A% c6 h DD Monssen+ V5 K0 o* s3 Q0 r
DD Aaron Ward: I- M; p. Q* S6 v, A
DD Laffey
1 A% q; [; O7 e- o: Z# c7 ~; h DD Farenholt4 K+ I) o3 i* ]# y' R
DD Maury9 k& f$ ~ \3 g# K5 ?- I2 Q' I
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 }- _* N+ M; p, | DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 F' ^# Q4 b1 d ^! m DD Stack1 [: z' t0 d, @- y, W
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1* ^9 d O+ _: H, f6 H6 n
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 Q( H$ T) {, S" Y( dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
3 j) e2 Q% u4 s$ @/ [- XRange closes to 20,000 yards...
) N1 D1 ]; ^1 E+ `/ |9 G2 IRange closes to 14,000 yards... E: G( O7 {* @% Y7 I. S4 s# N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 U" p; g* e# \+ k8 M1 r( @7 |2 xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 H0 v% x/ H. t1 t3 h/ f- F- h+ F+ p: cRange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ J0 H# Y4 B6 G# ?, Y& u) h7 lRange closes to 3,000 yards...0 V# n/ @' @/ Z5 F
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
& ]1 x: q; L( q' NScott, N. crosses the 'T'8 q4 z: W [$ b
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
6 z0 B' S9 o9 v4 ?/ XCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards* Z: ^' v) z% E. X( m
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards$ F! D& _& Y; y) z4 @1 t
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
( ^* S2 Q, b z YCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards& V3 j8 A) w! s$ k( U( {' F
Range increases to 2,000 yards! q9 L" f/ l- {" n7 M8 t# I
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ k7 X; H- ~ C' G
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards/ N+ f W! r# K* K% y9 Y0 | f# o
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards( z& X B, E2 c+ X& r* q
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
* D E# B6 B, o; k9 kDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards/ J1 r" E2 T; A+ B
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
) H) W7 ~) W' g, bDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards- l) ~' I2 u: v# a
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
6 U/ H! O& p5 N; ECA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards6 u& H) }; c. g+ K$ O
Range increases to 6,000 yards. e) q6 b2 Q/ M4 T1 N
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 % w) H: S/ N$ G1 `4 Z
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards6 j. c$ ?/ y7 y, I8 C" b. `
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
4 b* k1 {4 Z( Q6 t9 |% N: Z" g0 y, }CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards6 `8 e( T( S# k0 y8 z5 V
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards" h3 o1 w1 [ m9 A5 c- u; D
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards+ v8 a3 E$ l! O% W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ s' \& |' q m* a& e3 ?0 hCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards- G1 \1 J0 n0 _2 ?8 J: ?' p- H5 V
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards& ` f1 ` d% q/ {
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
: U* M: Y. q% R6 J! ATask forces break off...# f, H y" C$ Q7 h4 Q2 D# @3 H0 j0 [
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5 w/ u8 W" e' ^8 _: b* ?0 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards" q! Q$ Q3 J- q
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Japanese Ships. R8 q5 X) W9 j, h4 g2 m$ f! R
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, A0 H2 r3 H& V6 S+ n4 s. O; u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
`1 V" V% L z9 S& ?: {/ a CA Furutaka, Shell hits 11 s, f0 h$ _# t4 K% g$ k3 H) J. y
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
/ _, h, @ g; x7 ~5 O8 O' X4 S CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% v: g& n6 L! l6 a7 `9 G; l' _
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( }! e8 O6 N# d6 p+ h% D" @1 i, \ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire8 P2 S6 \0 V8 Y( F+ j
- }1 D1 I; Q1 s. gAllied Ships
% j3 C+ ^2 D) B3 l+ _- ` CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire. P6 U2 J7 C$ J4 S! T* y
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% M9 G2 _& M% [+ o0 S) U% K
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* I% z& `8 A5 L1 [* X4 C) j4 I: I2 { D DD Mugford) b+ J5 V/ ?% h3 _. i+ o. E
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2/ ^4 d, _. g3 j% s
DD Patterson( T& y" V9 M4 q& A( k6 B/ s
DD Jarvis6 `. L/ T! n- m) G# i; ^5 f
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- @" B# u+ q+ o5 |4 N2 gReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight3 J& ]/ I( T* Q8 l: w
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards: b" z* n- C# i8 q( f- z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* R* [; d$ `$ x0 ]$ j. @Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ [" k( |6 l4 H% TRange closes to 8,000 yards...! t1 Q# a- G* H! r8 d+ z' n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...+ U( }$ e$ `$ G
Range closes to 2,000 yards...( ~$ l$ V5 g4 G3 K0 P" x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards; m& z2 _" V% q9 s. t' J: a% w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 t: k1 q- U7 uCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'1 b9 }. q0 t% j5 s
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
( _) I( f {/ E. k* k& L, pCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards) c4 W/ P9 B3 H* ]2 h0 z. c# h, Y# ~
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
5 `% _% D" Q: y) z& {+ N0 aCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
0 M) V3 b) k# w$ ^! c6 a% l0 L- v2 M( kDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
1 A9 Y/ O5 c+ V \7 E3 PCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
5 a; p: r1 r' r7 a% ~6 DCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
5 W& J% B* p, TCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: F4 G! w+ t& M: i e& j% G
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards( D7 W' G. e3 O2 C
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards | M% X: d/ Y5 p6 K9 Z9 ^
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
4 c: n! w6 a6 m; Q2 p9 RCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards! U7 S8 D3 |( C6 l2 e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards# {5 l+ i' i, x8 N& _( b
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ G! X' Q& X4 ARange increases to 5,000 yards
; ]; l8 }: r& h; Q! `CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards: g' [* H- m; z
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
q9 y1 i( n6 x1 ]$ ZCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards- Z6 h8 c, |, x
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards! T& G( D8 c% y& m% s
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
1 z6 |5 U1 p" K. t5 w# t0 K, n" LDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards$ Z5 d, S7 ]; I) d: B- ^; T) Z+ e
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
( G+ d$ o' W u: A2 }4 hRange increases to 8,000 yards
, n+ Q! E- K0 c7 ?( ^3 A+ sCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards( }9 z! z6 X- l& X: j; f
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards) Q0 O4 q$ c' B! j1 ^+ j
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
: K( j7 W# H e0 A* ~CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards8 ]& `3 ]% z0 A: i
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards1 i5 \ L7 P5 c) m" @" _3 D$ _" T, u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards7 b' @8 k/ X7 h. q7 V
Range increases to 9,000 yards$ s! W, u& A9 m. e7 h
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
9 v$ W0 i- K( V( a9 {0 @CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
' H* r8 S/ ?/ l, u( o W# F; ]: _CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards6 z# a7 Z& O& U4 ^% K" Z! \0 P
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
8 K( J5 P, Q" b. u. ~3 bCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
i8 Y0 P' W$ v& A/ OCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
) o* l# Q4 @0 aDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
# H& h' q& E8 f7 V: k# d+ d( S1 HCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage N9 l ~8 l, F
Task forces break off...
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. d8 X# s# U' M s0 G) `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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. i9 `0 H7 r- j3 L& qJapanese Ships: Z9 a! t, u8 E/ t
CA Aoba5 U+ l2 d: {# _3 [
CA Kinugasa
/ ]# ?* o$ b+ r' y3 K7 V CA Furutaka, Shell hits 22 Z S- s% n+ n; j: }% w1 m5 F
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
7 j' I# V) n* C1 o CL Tenryu& I9 I" e' C8 _6 V3 M( i N8 t
CL Tatsuta
/ y2 D# C' O* t2 X8 l1 Z6 B7 z CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
9 m& V, X E2 z0 S' Y5 g% t DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. ]: U7 C R* c DD Balch. e6 b( ~4 c# r! F+ B
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* e' j) O5 a/ f* r0 J, \& R; NReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
8 E& w6 k7 `+ {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards+ z" T- u5 p0 ]) f2 c: S( j& ^) p9 y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( _# d/ C# R# a+ A1 a4 l7 s
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
8 h: x- R y) Z, ^* [Range closes to 20,000 yards..., s, t. d9 Q. R+ q+ y2 A, \
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... y8 B D# W4 T' k/ J0 S M
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
}, x6 B! d- I9 \Range closes to 14,000 yards...; A# h: N: B) k/ N# T
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! G& {0 c0 o: l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 @8 L3 G# J Q. pRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& y. |2 E4 d# G E6 TRange closes to 9,000 yards...
5 F8 ]* N1 Y7 W; s+ X1 X5 QRange closes to 8,000 yards...& F0 Y- m" B0 }7 z t! C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
; _1 o) U+ [" {" i" ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) _& M" y y; p# i1 ~Range closes to 6,000 yards.... T& ]! p& K- j4 K
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards! V ]! d, l6 V: V, }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
* x; n( P1 _& \8 N* m$ E2 L4 JRange increases to 7,000 yards$ @$ \# U+ P, Y5 A0 x+ W- u
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards- Z2 }! w9 m/ O" j2 r
Range closes to 6,000 yards) `# f' p1 |3 V1 j: w7 F
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
$ N1 m# {% ^# _' a. x& ACA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards) g" `8 o* w2 }1 |5 _
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 c. y3 K6 x6 s% g
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
2 Y2 u) S0 z8 M3 Y3 Q$ ^Range closes to 4,000 yards' r" v' E8 l. X( w6 B2 Y5 i7 y; H/ b
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
# I6 H& L; _7 ?; y$ n" I9 ?Range increases to 7,000 yards, H2 e4 B* q) Q: s( h. ?
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards: t; A- L. p e# K' B% U+ f
Range increases to 11,000 yards3 c; U5 |; e- ]
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
0 i+ R" ^: F0 W6 e! |4 O# X( r9 z4 VAllied Task Force Manages to Escape1 Z/ m; V" G. u6 k5 C/ {( g: c
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards8 L6 j+ u0 X) n# W7 f
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Japanese Ships
, m" F ?# n8 I* m4 h% M CA Aoba
+ s' \& T2 k |" W' e) ` CA Kinugasa
& }2 ^; A$ G. b3 r, [ CA Furutaka0 X5 h A, p Y$ R. M$ w7 ~$ Q% s
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* _# S( {: ? _7 _2 Y6 h
CL Tenryu
7 D7 W2 C- o. c CL Tatsuta9 I' K" q+ I$ E- Z
CL Yubari
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2 A7 D* J, J0 f& d7 U+ ?- [Allied Ships
3 B" |8 F! T w2 ?" L- R1 y DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire( d0 m7 W# q q+ Z0 |$ P
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/ X$ U- `5 f! [: iReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% B* m: ~% |7 J3 `. d# r; |" g
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
" z$ _+ t! ~& ?* w/ S b& }& rRange closes to 24,000 yards...6 [: G* w' t+ v3 E3 [/ J8 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards: T* W: s) F7 N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, o$ W: v3 S/ rRange closes to 20,000 yards..." ]/ r1 K% y( B
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 x# i) d" R* \, \Range closes to 16,000 yards...
5 Y' u* h! m# Y" |" [2 RRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 G4 T( ]; m3 i0 E @( d
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( F/ ^' l2 r" h, Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 {. @! M: J r: G6 N) a7 jRange closes to 10,000 yards...* [0 |0 M; y/ Z0 ]- k% l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...% T1 ?) K7 D0 k4 V, U% z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ ]. Z) \8 t1 s9 C& jRange closes to 7,000 yards...
- l7 }8 Y& K/ N9 R6 r% fRange closes to 6,000 yards...
2 t! B: i9 N/ G6 i/ W& b, _Range closes to 5,000 yards.../ {4 _+ R) x0 W4 O, T
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 n$ \/ ]9 k6 K3 WRange closes to 3,000 yards...( R2 ?4 ^$ `1 {: g2 R0 Q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
- v) P5 C, l8 K, ~2 c5 FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards2 h, Z! i- j0 O0 X l) E q" k2 l
Range increases to 4,000 yards b2 @4 J( C- Q9 x7 n* P6 z* L: t
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* [; F) x8 o# N$ P! x' k/ b3 ?% ~5 g
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: \1 u7 R6 O3 _( q3 ~0 e
Range increases to 5,000 yards
. t h7 R% D! K. X# YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
3 u* I! @9 e3 U' M* L0 C! n) b+ T* {Range increases to 9,000 yards
2 X4 `/ c6 {: d5 P; FCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards, R" I6 U: e0 i
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
9 u# m8 e6 j' U* F/ WTask 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) H' [# X8 p4 h5 [. f8 M
CA Aoba0 o3 d9 x4 v. C1 ?
CA Kinugasa
) S" p p8 @ {; [ CA Furutaka1 x* b9 G$ g/ k
CA Kako( a9 h4 J- _: {3 D9 e! ~) Z, G
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 g Z3 R: ?( ] x5 ~
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire0 E' r2 L5 G. U- h
CL Yubari7 K* g! @1 k, E ^8 t8 P7 @) z
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APD Colhoun
! `6 @$ Q6 z& x APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire0 g7 g+ i# [* c* j
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
7 F8 K6 U& S4 d3 x" Q3 q: [! b u DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& @: F- T+ ]* M4 a AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: k" {1 h; ], P* R
AP Harris
) Q* B& A$ n5 \. n- d/ h AP Zeilin: h1 S D2 J* ?; |/ O
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage3 w9 B6 ]3 I i o/ D$ H. \
AP Heywood
. l' l! k! _6 c1 N4 ~, M9 ^% J* X AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
* M1 z! R! m! y AP President Bowen
# K5 X+ k! g9 p: [8 X5 o4 S AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 E, g; m- y! b; O+ T" i: z* m% ^ xAP President Wilkerson
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, e/ P/ b% x! R- MAllied ground losses:
. ~: ^2 M1 U7 K" N, V 105 casualties reported
5 k: ]! Y1 E- P# [/ A2 h4 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 B/ b* X& J# K; J Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ M$ |6 w1 x4 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 } z6 ?2 z8 S' S/ YAllied TF begins to get underway
" U7 |- H) E4 v1 `Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) F- x! M A9 k( {. d( Z" pMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards6 o( q0 V) [& y( d
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# P$ `& E; w8 `% l/ n. I3 N! Q" KRange closes to 13,000 yards...0 m; p3 t0 A' _0 n' L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 A2 D9 a6 ]9 s: HRange closes to 5,000 yards...& S D7 g6 U) u; r5 o1 d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' _, |4 @4 r/ ], Z( R& O3 n
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* M1 L* e( Y% l5 X& NCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ L: @+ V0 O. l" X
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards2 R5 S2 d1 O% B! a2 g5 v. ]+ ~
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
% w) b0 ?" y" f0 ?CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
7 T/ ]8 L2 C0 U( B) ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
, p# J& L4 A: W7 C3 YCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards3 J% E) Y& {: |& o y
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards P M2 g9 [) W- ^
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 \2 D6 D# F. A1 u# b4 e6 l* W
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards( s4 F; Q, B) ^8 ?: N
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards& ?7 @. S+ s0 H& L! O2 w Z/ J
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards3 S; Q ]( z, x1 H& g8 P ^6 n
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 M' ]7 N0 q% Q+ GCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards$ ` A3 w# `$ D" T
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
& |% f; q9 D; Q; w. m' MRange increases to 4,000 yards
0 M. f; ]2 O. e6 |& |1 bCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
4 S9 K1 X1 {' M1 a- hCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
; u, G1 Y6 {9 [8 cCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
$ ?/ X* V! G% I* [, ~& n( nCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
2 E9 }' _) l$ h0 j* n$ nCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" R# m$ y0 \4 P- jCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
$ w K z4 r9 E" c+ iCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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Task forces break off...5 m9 b7 W5 v7 H* _# Q6 M4 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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" X7 {' w; c P+ GWeather in hex: Clear sky' r/ |: W0 W8 S& _" y3 a) J& t
0 [" p" y) y0 Q3 K) z# ORaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ c0 V' r! T% r0 Y7 @! y9 |$ ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; f- E5 I$ A& n* _4 h5 w' x2 J) o
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no flights
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Allied aircraft" W8 o- R* v5 G1 F/ f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8; q, K5 j! y% p/ ?1 h. W2 D5 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82( t5 Y- d3 T$ Q, |& P8 X9 h
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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" l; v- x# j: y; h Z5 u8 ]Japanese aircraft losses
3 S) D: c* f6 bNo Japanese losses- @& }$ S5 h9 `; {7 ^- I
* Q* `, C7 @4 ^0 I/ g. W! `( QAllied aircraft losses* B5 B) B. e0 m# F& E8 ?, {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged: b6 R/ p& ?2 l! l6 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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0 _, g4 C$ N2 |4 }8 L7 WJapanese Ships
0 _. q% \6 W" ~% r, h) N7 a CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
7 k" P' J6 e7 L0 H5 b CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
6 k/ \ H7 B3 v# w, @ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
4 E9 r* p1 z; f$ f$ G& g CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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