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 aircraft4 \5 D1 w/ v! ?) C
no flights0 c5 E! `5 A/ a P
2 H/ j5 p0 D) x- l5 S; \Allied aircraft losses7 Z# k0 c6 |% s' X& C
No Allied losses/ g% Y6 Q; z9 b" f5 T/ C' j
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Japanese Ships
2 y. h- t0 L0 n- ]1 {2 l CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' D$ y6 Z) D1 p$ w
CA Aoba' L+ T' ?8 M% A7 _( Y2 N3 i
CA Kinugasa* c4 s. z0 B+ o S8 V
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 44 _/ @& U# S' A6 K/ U& q
CA Kako' t C4 f, w6 ^, h/ ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1/ {! N9 `& b. d, C T1 h+ K
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
6 A! y$ Y4 J: T; b& O! T' k CL Yubari3 J: [$ M9 M; Z# N8 E& c2 m
+ @- r# D8 Y* OAllied Ships% Y1 w, ?' n' D9 O1 Q& m
CA Salt Lake City
7 x3 Y9 Z2 }, Z. j; r w CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk; _8 `2 \! M0 O. `( I# G
DD Grayson
" W$ P( y1 q: v* u1 q DD Monssen" R* h' m) E7 Q
DD Aaron Ward# K3 _/ }$ E9 _2 @+ M
DD Laffey7 [! \' |. A0 @" u Q: e# h
DD Farenholt2 @" k, T: Q1 O
DD Maury+ Q5 u# `- g" I; [9 i# k
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' @" I4 e& a8 D
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 q. r, t% P- @8 F DD Stack
4 J! r: ~& F( j$ b; [ DD Sterett, Shell hits 17 F* i6 j* b1 X) L1 ^) D" K; j
DD Balch
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2 l# F1 c# I7 c: B" C6 YReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight9 e5 a1 \- e7 G2 G- u6 r( u
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 [9 F' K$ o9 W3 x: C* Y2 N# \- ]; i
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... F: e! f6 M n+ k0 w; z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" O! a( _/ S! S, \5 XRange closes to 8,000 yards...0 H) U! _+ o2 O# r( U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ d. N9 G8 |) f2 \) `2 E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 t( t* t5 @ _! f' ~/ ORange closes to 3,000 yards...
# o7 [* v) n' b: Y N- [8 }9 `" X( bRange closes to 1,000 yards...2 W) L7 `% Q% x" [% e7 Q
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'$ W& y/ C8 y. U$ G5 b
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
) a/ n5 _6 K' V1 Q GCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
, s# O4 m9 V5 w$ F# n* ~DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards ]; l/ n% S3 O
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
1 Q0 _/ z h- L, jCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
5 X1 W0 X# V+ G6 s8 `1 {: IRange increases to 2,000 yards+ _; ^3 I7 S9 A6 r- j( @" d
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ i( v- m c" L# |) R
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards! n$ R' _# F5 T5 i" W! l% i( G
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards G3 k+ J( L m1 L6 {( i
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards/ @" {5 S: }# L; Q/ B) v; o
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
: ~6 B7 c% B3 O% h+ c2 D+ SCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards3 z' B0 y% D4 K$ N& n+ n
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
1 G3 f. g9 }, ^- U* y% GCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
; i* H" M5 N9 b8 F9 {( k+ f/ iCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards+ u- r7 U, t) ?" u7 I5 Z) ]/ r
Range increases to 6,000 yards/ A6 e" i: d3 B4 d' t. m
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
8 v8 g. s U3 ?2 ^( ?+ H( S- y+ w# FCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
' @; N9 U3 @- N _$ T/ @CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
8 e3 p9 g2 f+ S- R/ kCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards, ` q1 I' _6 P7 v. T
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards0 C1 N' m" Z' d% d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards" V- D, {$ Z6 |- o2 P7 T7 t
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
9 P0 k1 Z5 Z* A% y9 H$ oCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
& ]. n! ~( ?1 ~9 z8 W7 L2 `CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards( k3 j. Y4 V8 f; k9 }
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards# ^+ |7 d" U9 T5 ]- a
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards2 }6 i2 j, u0 l& Y+ @8 r/ V( N
% R" W" m% S# R; G- oJapanese Ships) g3 v8 }! e9 a! o5 r, K% r1 j" h% m
CA Aoba, Shell hits 27 e6 Q) b) @3 p4 W
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire5 R6 _6 y7 d( m& Q! U; P7 q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
7 c' ?9 y# k+ ?4 ? CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% b1 L; W6 T6 c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# I' h; M! ^# h6 V% O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 ^' v o) Q$ J5 J, W# b6 s" t CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
! |1 ?4 r0 R( X# M& {. k) e( F CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire) v0 n2 f$ e2 F: k
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D1 A( ~) p6 e- i CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) m. }. t5 U: b* L7 m8 G DD Mugford9 K# d% M: X& X- c; o, k
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
, I) I* j7 B1 c DD Patterson
H2 }. O$ X; h6 s* @7 i+ V DD Jarvis" P$ p1 }( y# G* g8 K- ^
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 S5 j- e2 p. b4 Z$ a/ sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
% J8 h- {- I0 v9 t8 P$ hRange closes to 20,000 yards...
. h; D7 w% w0 }5 X0 YRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 V; Y2 g( n/ o5 n; m4 Q+ d" {Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* H% O- w8 I. \( j4 MRange closes to 4,000 yards...
8 l/ t2 \: d, J! \) F+ gRange closes to 2,000 yards...% n" L- D2 o, O8 h% }; A! |; A# j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# y* M6 J$ n- n: v* ?; |9 aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ [2 g: z: A8 R. l/ J: KCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
& F" i4 @1 Q# |& c: x2 l4 ZCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards. K; i$ o( \1 Y- c
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
2 v1 r/ [+ g# R5 @! rCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% p9 h, D2 P( L3 ?& T1 s8 pCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards' J4 _# O, P6 `8 s" D! t" m+ `
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 ?* \. N4 g9 R# Z4 R$ tCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
9 [5 I8 ]4 Q9 |0 [/ ~CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
& Z5 p6 Y4 _$ _CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 K# j1 Y$ S+ |8 }CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 E, M$ P* L; d% I$ L' ^" D% p/ ^CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 q7 Y. R9 F4 {8 g' j/ w& JCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
& K- x3 l. n8 w4 s* ECL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards; V- W+ m5 e, `7 Y- t
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& _& I1 K( C, m: ], ACL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 j6 U1 t+ L+ F* H/ K; t9 D2 C
Range increases to 5,000 yards: N- D# G$ b5 A. X& P2 |
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards- o: o$ x9 {6 S3 [5 C! ]
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 i- z% \( ^" R2 jCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
5 }4 b# P7 t% @) \5 xCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
6 T; m: m- [% V5 F! LCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards% n; _0 h- |0 C2 f! ~) g% }. \
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards+ H2 T9 P5 f/ z+ N8 n5 ^% d
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# O" q. r5 m7 ?4 \1 E m
Range increases to 8,000 yards- U; u4 B$ K! a6 @: K+ t
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards0 _2 {5 j) ~4 @+ }# s5 j+ o
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards6 D. A! ^) x5 W$ t& A1 p
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards' o F* k4 S8 @( e# b# ?
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
2 G" n `& o& B! A$ U2 N1 @- xCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards* |$ W5 w% [1 p5 `
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards1 ^6 Q4 C: e9 p" {, I0 |, s: K
Range increases to 9,000 yards9 ^ z5 n+ m3 E9 z$ C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 [* u$ d w# j7 R; p- m1 g
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
$ _2 `+ o: x f1 V# e; B' X0 c" cCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
* f' K' z U/ F+ vCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
2 w# l2 O( d: }7 e3 w! YCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards! C: P8 {% |+ m% I* m8 o/ ]5 R
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards. m! F: U4 N4 D
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards9 S: f. \) B' |% \- j0 c& Y0 g+ \
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage7 Q7 g+ h7 S3 H9 ^8 ~
Task forces break off...
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& L* N9 f5 r! P+ m1 b% @* KNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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+ }5 B# G7 V" ~0 w; t7 F. _Japanese Ships
1 r' Z) g* i4 i. M- S l CA Aoba
. A5 l0 k' V9 m& ~7 d CA Kinugasa
* G& W, M- m( s; z CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
7 i% R, h6 Y" P0 R. k5 D i6 D' H& H CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ j2 x. O, f3 y+ @
CL Tenryu+ }+ u' b' z5 g2 g
CL Tatsuta
/ k1 z) t$ c: \. U# ] CL Yubari( B7 ]7 E2 e' {2 i* o* W- p
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Allied Ships( D5 S1 `" m9 I
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 y. I( m! z+ B8 H5 [) r$ l DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
8 Z8 n7 n- G: uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
# s! w! V, c. R; @0 sRange closes to 24,000 yards...
" x; T G4 |3 k4 A( e/ N) ?Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 L! X4 M5 W2 r+ O, e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ {8 t- w0 ]1 D5 |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 R5 X, N, s1 M7 R2 h M# ~0 ~
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
$ m4 u3 |+ V3 O7 F$ j0 vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 h0 @+ L3 o+ y N2 ]/ ZRange closes to 12,000 yards...9 ^; ?. A+ C/ y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; C# G; p( E5 v6 k. ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...: ?- `, \- N9 v# B0 n0 ] o, `
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
3 q) y& ~% Y( Q! |# l. w* ~Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 F! s6 p! I5 n7 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
% @) b5 J6 }) C, ^$ U. J; b0 A7 {Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 D1 R( z: W; O* HRange closes to 6,000 yards...% j! a% J, @1 n: X6 a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
' G# ?, W/ C$ O7 i2 p5 M" [5 O6 hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
5 m' o# f, L! z) {Range increases to 7,000 yards
6 T, K3 }" O+ f6 \. ~DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards1 y$ `% ^6 g9 \3 V
Range closes to 6,000 yards
$ Q. ?/ s+ H1 ? J9 cCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& M; s' F% T* ?' v# B% dCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards1 D; W- b" C" I7 R6 w5 \
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards/ U& b* d& Q4 ^! J& D! T% t
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards; \- m! ~) S0 {& h# V- K" I! V
Range closes to 4,000 yards
+ z2 [5 @# E; a6 x TCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ v8 L! ^+ Y3 _( r _$ xRange increases to 7,000 yards
/ x" U/ i4 U! y. FCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
5 ~+ ]" ^3 J3 i3 S* ~7 P. r7 y- dRange increases to 11,000 yards$ J' e( p3 {6 o% {( r/ k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards3 n9 R. H2 `4 i# i8 N/ {$ k
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
0 y/ [" p- r7 \# T8 ?9 U, a- U: LTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( M4 h# F0 X+ N9 K% b CA Aoba
% s/ B2 {; E. L& L CA Kinugasa9 s$ q9 _/ [* t% }, n
CA Furutaka. L+ P- c3 }2 ]0 H1 u8 ^) ]6 R
CA Kako, Shell hits 19 I1 W) G% i& O+ K4 r2 y
CL Tenryu
( @6 B" ~! x( O5 d y* P2 x5 X' z CL Tatsuta
. y- [! I" t9 S8 X- ? CL Yubari
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?" ^, t/ b$ D: {+ m3 M6 x" `7 \Allied Ships" ?$ z S9 K! K; _+ K" w' _5 T
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 q5 w4 _; T# F! g# s! r. mMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards$ f; ?. T$ e ^
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ L) B! K- _% Q! A/ T- W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& M4 E, j. `# M& i: `" XRange closes to 22,000 yards...0 n8 R( [$ z# {1 q Y2 u+ e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& p8 E" g0 i, ]8 \9 `. E+ _! w* S
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* U8 l4 ^- Y4 f, ` m3 Q. i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: D' \5 L S9 ^: _Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 M6 o/ |- `% x9 q( X; c( p' V& q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
+ O o: Y, C4 N5 q( z% ERange closes to 11,000 yards...( y: M- E5 N' W1 H+ q* f
Range closes to 10,000 yards... _' F7 c4 X, g- L% k1 G7 ~1 G
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
0 L/ ~; [$ z" _$ C7 X3 M c, iRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 c/ ?3 {2 y: X$ L3 p
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 r y7 K9 V4 }/ KRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 V% C" }6 \( {% X" x+ D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...% j+ X3 {) }) d7 y7 B1 V
Range closes to 4,000 yards...! Y' Q: J3 x8 g b( f5 [
Range closes to 3,000 yards...6 F1 C/ w& n7 Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
8 A( V; ]# j/ l/ E% Q2 Y! v* vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
, d ~8 p) a& w* m0 P" O% R+ hRange increases to 4,000 yards
( Q" J8 B- P( |* n6 Z* T0 uCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: ^; p& k u- `# q. l. B
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ S) W5 b: I+ l% Y2 {$ T
Range increases to 5,000 yards
" r# `# p6 q8 Y" ^9 R5 iCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards- ^% d6 L7 Y# z
Range increases to 9,000 yards8 r3 J+ y1 M! P, j7 l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards( W u! Q+ H# A( F8 D; g9 c
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape) r0 ?9 X4 u1 O4 i
Task forces break off...2 g$ U2 j- b+ h. F( ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards* p+ Q: W: d9 z, Y t! ] U
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Japanese Ships0 p, z; `4 x1 k7 [3 j- \
CA Aoba8 c) S: P1 u$ f6 j- `$ B
CA Kinugasa
" E. r$ d( v4 { T8 \ CA Furutaka T2 ?4 Q- E9 }' B% S, ~2 [
CA Kako6 y( g, G" _; n" X% ]8 y, t: z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 b3 ]2 `8 L0 q5 X CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire* y4 o# |% E5 j) `; M
CL Yubari
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APD Colhoun1 B7 \+ }/ b3 L/ L
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire% d# ~: \& G @$ u# ]0 H- k2 k
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1$ j7 Y& N" z0 |( n. w
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# ^1 C6 n1 r4 G7 o$ [3 j$ ^
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) A6 L; z/ I2 I7 h2 y, r7 l
AP Harris
1 m/ U, u U* |9 M* z' ? m AP Zeilin8 k7 J, g) @; ?5 ? b9 {, S
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage( d- D7 T$ v$ M- d' N. C W
AP Heywood( T4 X8 x5 p" C- Z4 B$ U9 o9 ~
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ D* Y( {/ I$ H$ c AP President Bowen
0 b7 [) j A6 \8 x4 `$ y AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire J& W+ ? R0 C- l3 W- y3 t6 h8 p
xAP President Wilkerson
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" V. e- S; ]& F/ PAllied ground losses:
) v l e" y: `' D3 U7 f' b 105 casualties reported
8 m/ i B, _6 V$ j5 Q/ h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ v+ I) q9 [" f7 G# ^1 v i Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
; j' t- [! e. @" { K" A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 S5 v4 c2 x; O( N" ]( FJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 R/ q# R5 p. ^8 pAllied TF begins to get underway
: d8 l6 f" Z; G3 nReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 C: J4 _: L4 Q/ M* _Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
7 z; C. R; `; V5 t9 Z# G6 m* zRange closes to 18,000 yards...& A( h$ T$ D+ l% k
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
( U1 S7 T* v8 w4 IRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 X" w" r$ D4 S$ g" w; s% I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; [$ U* P; E6 a( C5 l7 aRange closes to 3,000 yards.... r2 O1 ]1 x( H
Range closes to 1,000 yards...3 W! d1 Q6 |4 ^7 E
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards9 e) `0 @. p4 [" _0 u' v
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. x: D+ c* V: v8 J! { L
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards; F* y/ y7 e& v
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: {! @/ y8 n0 a( I4 J' Q8 E) S
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards% c3 x% z# p) M* c' ^6 i, d! X0 s
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards+ P3 [( o/ I4 ] K r$ X2 B* g
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
! |/ L& z) \4 Z4 s0 vRange increases to 2,000 yards {5 O. \" e9 |/ q L; E
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards; k4 c% a; y7 L) C0 i/ V
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 ~ k6 @! f/ [! p( FCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
1 [* g0 X3 H& O. `CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards. A+ W2 D5 | I0 A$ l! \5 a
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
0 U3 \$ L# t2 ^6 o/ j7 V Q+ mCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards# ^& M. y z& `. ? k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; D4 C4 r7 E" k, u8 H" i/ FCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
2 g9 F0 d6 L) C. g7 @! V bCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards$ ~7 D. p% W9 w$ i; p# E5 g
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards, b5 G8 u8 ?" {; i
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
% j4 K+ }5 I: p$ ^: jCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
+ F+ {& i) m* X2 vCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards7 j5 F/ V& L" l' u a) Z
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards0 Y. Y K' @0 p) B! A
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape* I7 t0 ] I& U2 ]' M7 w
Task forces break off...: o* h! h# ?" t) t
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/ c+ f( W1 Y6 ~ v第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
) j! P" o' s7 c+ i万恶的58！！！
: Y. `% O( K; T% { ]( O4 b0 y; aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134) E. P) b( o" X5 f
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Weather in hex: Clear sky! B* f. _9 N* V; Z" G2 s6 n
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 o0 E# F/ F# B- F- uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ c" q' c: {9 B7 J3 C: `5 wJapanese aircraft3 _4 M9 x# ~9 \' h! D# m7 N! D9 C
no flights0 p6 |6 `- [7 B' I. W
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/ C; ^+ U6 e: ^- b( Q7 BAllied aircraft0 i2 r6 U" X: c5 h4 }' u) R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
2 A3 g& o% h& B& I5 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
9 b1 |0 f" M. d* U; ^! b a! B TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses8 \; V: M& a1 t$ ?4 f) u, D
No Japanese losses# g5 Y+ e+ Y) @; k& V7 s6 D' w
( K, ]" g; z' l( D4 |Allied aircraft losses+ A) O$ Y/ ]% {" _2 \' r- F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# n! r9 e& ^+ F
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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% F, U4 @- \. [+ y' q3 t: y* }5 qJapanese Ships
- [$ k0 l+ z' i, t9 ]# h- A9 q7 q$ ]! [2 J CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! c& ]$ c$ ]' ~8 A+ c( } CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
7 l f8 e Y) \ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
5 E& w! U# ~# ?" M+ p CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk: ~+ @$ @+ y. A- s7 u* m8 U
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
