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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉$ q( l/ L z/ \+ X. A6 Q5 b# I# i/ q
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards7 I T4 @/ L4 J2 L0 D8 ]) l
6 Y8 U' C( K @Allied aircraft
" E# A% J3 ^; d( V! ` no flights
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Allied aircraft losses1 _& m o- q/ o1 B
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& ?* ^/ G9 E w; u CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# ~5 V( B0 w1 ~6 s CA Aoba
4 t$ S: ]2 Z: {9 j1 b( v; K2 I CA Kinugasa/ o5 o0 A% R* L# L
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
+ e, R4 x' G8 t# _8 j4 y CA Kako
- e4 K; U% y. F8 r, ` CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1; D6 i. I }1 Q# H& A$ f
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
3 W0 K5 T+ m/ H) b/ W CL Yubari' l9 U% \$ ]- G' V0 q" F
* ?1 I6 s4 @/ E; CAllied Ships
4 m/ r6 b5 z% S3 P2 s4 {: Q CA Salt Lake City
) G- M5 J: @" y% M/ E CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk0 V6 x7 d: N5 R9 e( f* I6 ~
DD Grayson
1 C* V% x- b# y7 v DD Monssen
* c$ r4 R% `; A7 F% Y DD Aaron Ward2 d' E' { P( o; N; t5 U
DD Laffey5 U( ?( k# w$ d* C2 W4 X5 y; E. V, l
DD Farenholt
. i! v% Z9 H9 Z9 r: S DD Maury1 F4 }) F2 x- t
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* S( h: ^3 S$ X( J DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire! P' ^5 f6 x0 v* ~8 R
DD Stack# A, M9 h# I C/ z: C
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1, P: B! r9 h/ l: z' ?5 O f
DD Balch9 M' f4 c. Z$ `' J8 `
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight7 ^& p& x0 ?7 Q J3 f# f
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ C( e% Q6 L: d# k) k& Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 N! Z1 _+ `" _6 fRange closes to 14,000 yards...1 z) ~5 w9 t. c0 B% G1 o2 {& q8 H
Range closes to 8,000 yards...- I6 O$ R+ n4 o# p. V2 \$ V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
* t' E) b8 k5 r& u( dRange closes to 5,000 yards...
' P5 W% a5 Q k+ ]. y0 MRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 K3 }4 `; {9 o
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; s, I( v5 ` H5 r: t4 iScott, N. crosses the 'T'
( q; t2 P6 e& d% v* {: A# c( FCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards: v: ?" |: h: ], W7 k
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" o9 X8 H% t1 t, @) _
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards2 E# h$ d7 e2 ]! [- O% \) c2 ]
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards& l% F2 n+ `2 R3 v
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' |& L5 d7 L$ H/ c% S& p U7 ARange increases to 2,000 yards
; o+ j' m. }8 r; d! R DDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards9 ]& C4 r) h. P% |: P+ Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
/ F8 o& _" j8 a2 x/ U3 ^7 bDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards2 O; W! _' W- s! h0 _
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
, o! J3 ~* m: ?" e0 s/ R& XDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
1 ?, U! s+ n( F) H$ f0 DCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards/ c% }+ W# \/ g) a( ?7 U& {% N$ x9 \
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
" A( s6 ?: c2 z$ ACL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards; x$ H) V; C- U: Y
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards8 G1 o' t+ r+ q( {+ E8 P
Range increases to 6,000 yards
( \3 t7 S4 e. \: w7 o k' \DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
, z, a. ?$ U& p/ [CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
5 Z8 i0 l# E$ q" ]; fCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
5 _& A3 \0 J9 ICL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards' S+ d- q9 H" ~0 c( b8 R% K
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
- }* w5 `1 [5 v5 S# YCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
2 B7 K4 i# Q4 v. bCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards4 q8 p& M+ {8 m' v5 }7 f# ~" V
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards* @& I( m1 o4 b
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards8 Y. d$ a" _: `* ~5 Y/ w
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
* U, v, n. o& k) w7 z& w' W! }6 x! qTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards- J2 `; ]7 B7 Q" {
* Y6 G) N& v. V' J7 G, }Japanese Ships6 w1 ^) ^$ Z9 V0 l6 ?5 D5 \: u
CA Aoba, Shell hits 25 x3 S9 f6 ]( @0 l. P- n
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire$ t) \2 V2 b r2 L' w7 p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& c+ o( m& E; P/ f
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( P- ~9 O% Y |) s CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire! J6 b' @* `3 ]* F
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire+ U0 P, y, P2 v2 y8 O
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire) P0 {; [, x; y5 ?2 W
; ^# Z7 k- [( A- w; dAllied Ships
( m2 p3 W7 K. J* F, b% K K( c CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
, ?( `8 { p; e5 L CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. n; r) C4 h! i6 {4 N! r
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# t$ ?; }/ \& ? d
DD Mugford7 i$ _; g/ [; M) Q# c
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
3 t2 J: `8 m* _: s' U DD Patterson* q/ Q" m& L6 w
DD Jarvis
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; H' \* y! G6 x; j7 WReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight* R4 \/ R, W* p
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards2 Z5 X6 v* q) o6 f! Z1 i7 m; Y! A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( N$ E3 L# v1 |6 v% TRange closes to 14,000 yards...
5 ^) j( s; q) O5 k$ U+ ^' A. wRange closes to 8,000 yards...% l9 M2 @$ q, J2 A
Range closes to 4,000 yards..." ]: n& o& W! q' T" L$ m
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
. \6 n7 D0 W* ?( r8 d- p% s$ YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
! Z* p2 k5 d$ |& V9 ^5 n. QCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 n4 ]1 l$ O% |% v
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
9 l- }7 {: d* r/ K$ J$ i2 pCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards3 Z2 s4 C ]- Y! Y# H
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards% p+ m6 [% ^/ `" }* ^4 @
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards8 ^' B Y: l4 h) D- J4 P% Q
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards. w. H5 F$ c1 }9 a
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards3 k. }# o( `; g) c: t/ }" h
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
+ T4 V( w( |: D# Q9 yCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
7 P- P" E5 r( m2 z1 ?; |8 MCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
- c7 Z! E) a2 ~CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& M9 z1 A+ {& E$ |# h+ aCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 U2 X6 G8 x4 w
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
+ W1 l7 ~1 P! D* U) S& D4 L; TCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
/ E9 i" b* W- H, h S- PCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
n5 q' O: v* P$ b6 D# w# [CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 w8 [/ P- I" }+ k4 FRange increases to 5,000 yards3 `+ X0 \- I5 j6 O
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
( e1 c- C( h2 q9 m! D7 H( xCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) X0 E% m0 K* P$ N! g
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
) M/ e" j9 o% e# ^( gCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
. n, T9 {4 a7 D/ k" mCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
3 e4 a# G J# d0 w/ M' x6 R8 E$ R2 Y0 ODD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
# d, ?5 t2 S0 M) [% DCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* h. p" r: r7 i+ {
Range increases to 8,000 yards9 e9 }8 M5 H* q. K, ]* x3 \8 N, `# S5 E) d
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
) ^- V$ i- M) p, }0 VCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards/ H1 @. G+ L2 p3 }/ ]! M* @
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
6 J6 A: X7 j- ] X: O" ECA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards, t4 e1 r. ]8 S+ ~0 J9 ~
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
! w% q4 x6 H3 j' Q0 q8 i5 JCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
( N ]( j5 b# j; kRange increases to 9,000 yards
% s' O) _0 {% K8 FCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
. c! V) j, S. p% F3 K7 M9 ACA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
: u6 ?( O) F$ R1 c$ UCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards5 d; o$ ^4 q/ i$ ^! \2 J" `3 c) l
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards |9 N5 I( U1 Y: q8 M5 M* b, m( Y
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards6 V8 H. B* o0 q% R& @ R: c
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards0 G: `" c: D. P( y6 a' g# v9 u7 W, @
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
# h6 t# b2 N) {4 RCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage7 g% V% W& w+ y! Z
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards& R; [+ \( H! Y. u1 w
1 N8 v0 O4 X- W0 Q# YJapanese Ships6 Z z1 x$ u, g& r& D& G
CA Aoba6 F7 m2 ~9 ^1 K- S) M
CA Kinugasa5 |) _& f7 c* Q$ c$ F8 l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 23 M$ k' V$ |4 d* `; [+ ]' v
CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ e# t7 O u' L% y6 R+ @* g
CL Tenryu
. ^/ @* a: A& j5 `* } CL Tatsuta& z8 D) {* r. `2 w& `+ f
CL Yubari
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3 Y5 [6 h1 Z0 t4 C2 O- E JAllied Ships
+ h; V0 S$ a7 }/ b DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 B# Z1 b+ M& j+ c* k2 M
DD Balch0 `0 @6 S4 ?5 k: @
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) V6 f- F2 X1 F4 s' a" m: f' |
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards7 T; j2 h* S2 x& c- Y" u `- g# B
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) y4 G& \" N/ E2 Z: u% G4 W1 a" SRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: t& j- X( |+ P8 N* l* z- R2 n' {- ]* f3 bRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* t S2 k7 `& iRange closes to 18,000 yards...( h1 c7 N0 T9 o$ H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' o- i0 [0 t5 T3 Z
Range closes to 14,000 yards.../ `4 R( S. I4 ~0 D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 ~! w$ W9 l+ q0 U. ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 y' x! z: o; D- ARange closes to 10,000 yards...5 n( ^* t- v! p9 a% I& N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...5 g# b- A! X( @ V- D, L5 ~& t3 Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards... b R: z: t+ U' f6 z: x X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
5 ^) V( Q/ [2 x2 X! Q+ ^5 ^Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" d5 b- |9 U" x7 N/ E- ~2 n0 qRange closes to 6,000 yards...0 W" ~/ j" c7 l0 }" V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards/ q0 \# {$ X! v% B T6 P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
/ r% O* j' O1 e9 Y/ l! R! VRange increases to 7,000 yards
8 r, q4 P" P( ?5 `8 t0 H8 q2 m8 n" \) ?DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
L- W: O+ D4 y% \7 w, M+ F( u! TRange closes to 6,000 yards
/ G. w; { D e" @4 L: ?9 S" ~CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards( |& j4 |. A3 H! a7 T
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
/ d# e! d# G# W4 N' aCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 r) a- j2 M, x! ~' J7 F! y6 {
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
% ^4 S" W1 D1 ^0 r6 |/ S! XRange closes to 4,000 yards# X0 U+ @' ]; A! ]6 B
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ y0 K; N) G# ?/ S5 j
Range increases to 7,000 yards
) p) [$ F& v2 U% s3 o: vCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards- p! j( \; {- g; N- ]
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 G4 P3 A1 j* q' Y5 j
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
6 {: r) K7 L1 l& cAllied Task Force Manages to Escape- Y: x. K: v- d, P8 B
Task forces break off.../ C' d* _% K; D0 R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards2 @- h8 a' d' `$ T2 B2 v) p
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Japanese Ships
. |3 q2 B; d5 L) Q: V* c, G CA Aoba% ^! e* P3 i) w6 c. ~8 s* F& K
CA Kinugasa0 ?; X) m, ^8 t1 S( I
CA Furutaka+ B# ?8 k, t5 q
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
* P {5 ~( @5 a$ r5 ~# {+ K' b CL Tenryu
0 z3 F- Z7 C5 ], U7 o9 b. g CL Tatsuta
+ E. {) l% [0 u9 R% ` CL Yubari) k% B3 [# b" T% S$ d, S ?# J
* _' L# W4 O7 p; G2 v0 F7 aAllied Ships0 D" g& c9 J. O8 ], ]
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire: _( i6 y4 d) z3 P5 [: E
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! j6 r4 G4 H) X8 Y$ ~" b' ^Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight( z) }+ U$ h. b7 M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
( @1 c- H& f$ m* d2 PRange closes to 24,000 yards.... p8 ]! T( t4 D/ ]5 r3 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards" h0 i' a$ ^+ `( v2 Z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( U7 B; F% {$ d
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 S9 F! h8 }# i; M$ s. k7 R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 E+ ^' L" ~3 {! |2 z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 o; B% W5 X# qRange closes to 14,000 yards...
$ m2 t$ u O4 c4 g+ N: CRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 A0 G( k' x! n; B
Range closes to 11,000 yards...& t5 s/ o# S# r9 J$ R/ d" L
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 s1 L( N/ G b2 p+ N( c6 d3 O; pRange closes to 9,000 yards...
( ?, N$ I4 y" v# yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 H' \) t2 ~" k' b" Y6 j jRange closes to 7,000 yards...* U: q* K" u# B* w* C! `0 L
Range closes to 6,000 yards...! D+ w' W! C- |
Range closes to 5,000 yards...& R8 ]) Y: b" A/ e. v* O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& b0 g/ A: S0 W- }" pRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 O f2 G9 m' {* J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards0 h3 e7 a0 r& t* [( K
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
( K, I1 E1 J- W* x2 ]/ ^Range increases to 4,000 yards
/ S6 a8 L- z+ W9 Y7 xCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards/ D9 p" P6 L+ t2 o6 o2 W1 J
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& Q( m, m. y- U6 f! tRange increases to 5,000 yards
( w' o5 o O0 Z+ c: @& k7 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
/ j5 ]) H: E; [# n' jRange increases to 9,000 yards
/ H$ X9 e6 N) ]1 }. h4 CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
2 v3 ] ?; ] nAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
`& o0 g" g! d9 i/ XTask forces break off...( P+ }: m/ T* p6 p# e, S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards3 W8 a3 ^, z- @- J8 c F
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Japanese Ships
7 w" @. Z& r) X' c( G CA Aoba4 U0 q( _! H' Q2 E' J1 m% p4 d/ Y5 {
CA Kinugasa- \9 u3 F7 R M. Q- |8 i9 Y
CA Furutaka
6 |5 O+ E; E$ V6 I1 @ CA Kako V) ^1 v9 _% H% X
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire5 R! c7 Y2 I* L% ~4 R' @. A V
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire& u) j R0 u) F# T/ C
CL Yubari* W- R" L, X$ c4 s3 e
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Allied Ships/ P m' t' a/ I% q0 B) Q
APD Colhoun) {4 t. I- ]0 p
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire J5 r8 F. x% e% Y- r
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 m; S, b$ n( B+ ]0 z- J& U DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) \! [. ~$ ~9 S% \3 k AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) Q: n# i1 w% m4 t' V0 _
AP Harris
3 R9 c! R0 p! L! B) H, L! ?9 q AP Zeilin: x# p4 f( j( U" g5 }8 h
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 y8 m0 F; K- h9 Q1 o AP Heywood+ W+ W' j+ X6 N" [2 j B# e4 D
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 p. V p9 q0 j6 S% s
AP President Bowen
1 u( P: x6 v% ]" P0 J AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire( M1 u. F: @- h
xAP President Wilkerson$ Q" h A8 ^8 D8 S
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9 M4 b) i% `6 |3 A, i" \Allied ground losses:
" V3 f4 p: ~8 C# ^ 105 casualties reported
Y* ^9 F$ z/ p8 U% X3 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; B, m" B! w! S1 K6 e0 d3 s+ ^ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
& ]3 I3 q( H5 O& m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! x, b; r7 T, G: G" h( _
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ r/ e) e8 F8 x R6 A8 ^4 W, K6 UAllied TF begins to get underway
! a4 X X3 X3 l1 \8 H, h- FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight6 O/ ^+ q O' M0 J
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
& j V) A& R1 i7 A2 ]' lRange closes to 18,000 yards...& f$ @5 V& v4 E
Range closes to 13,000 yards.... H: R0 e* p0 t/ l3 k6 G0 p; d
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# d; G- Q& d1 E$ f; u g2 d
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" A8 z9 H" N! e: zRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 ^2 B2 ]% y2 i9 r& R
Range closes to 1,000 yards...2 {5 n4 A+ E; X
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
) T6 c: E- `% W; _8 I; OCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards/ k8 G- l) o, O: k2 U% b0 \
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards; i. |$ t& x8 N8 Y! o4 X
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 l6 B8 t$ U/ r+ m. j: C
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
8 T m3 J# s' F uCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
* u' u; i: W, _/ \# ^) F$ o0 s4 q8 HCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards* I# o' J( L. p
Range increases to 2,000 yards8 E* p6 E2 d" s' { a N/ B; ^" h
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
; o; m7 W; H0 b& C' V$ ACA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards7 H/ @4 ~1 L# x8 i R5 L8 \% q5 I$ d
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
9 r0 e$ { C8 k1 G6 MCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards6 S+ L6 T$ M( }5 B: v
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
- a, M9 m4 E- ~% n; oCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
3 S ~$ S) E6 t0 WRange increases to 4,000 yards
2 c- A" t1 A }0 Z: h! PCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
% V2 U3 t) \ ]CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards# }$ D2 u; S' o3 t! O5 u
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
; h" ^( F; Z: J8 {9 q9 Q eCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
9 C" r; z$ h, \ j1 ?+ jCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 `8 h: n+ p" `
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
( Q% o2 W" }4 i( L8 h1 q0 s" J( |CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards% h6 X) w, e) C4 M. W
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
" F3 n T. W2 H s5 RTask forces break off.... u0 R$ M8 q B3 s4 Z( c
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。; W( L B5 q% O5 q$ K
万恶的58！！！
: G* h# W) ~3 s2 u* I, x1 D: T: _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 v. g7 `) \7 T- a2 j; { Z* L8 w
- i( E* ~4 l% ^/ tRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 [- m$ n/ ^- a8 kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes5 e2 |6 n! ]7 T% m( p0 i% y: V2 s
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Japanese aircraft. i) W/ v* L" K7 |; i
no flights
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Allied aircraft
( G4 q8 A0 ~4 s5 g; A F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 G b9 `- W* `3 X: g( F SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
* p4 h, K# E; y TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 J! G2 o/ ?- j; ~3 [6 ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 b" q& p- {5 l/ M: j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 j+ f/ f& m9 @4 S4 H. H! x
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 q K6 c. \$ ~4 v
! n9 m5 Z3 q4 m$ t+ e7 K+ \Japanese Ships
6 e6 n2 j2 }. o( W4 a CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 b/ E+ _, [2 l; s" j' ?( i
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
& F3 B5 z! e e/ J3 G* b1 L5 J, h CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage% u8 h/ x2 ^0 _5 Y2 h3 k
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk$ R' ~8 O6 j! J5 S* D0 x, a2 p
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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。
