8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards9 w8 I% M) A [! Z$ j3 E; X5 k& u
0 P: Z& o7 l" G5 Q. DAllied aircraft; \0 L# F& {- r4 ]; z
no flights
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* L' Y3 q. R7 y6 MAllied aircraft losses. F+ `" g. }# e0 D
No Allied losses$ z$ g/ B3 P$ X W7 ?$ f o
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Japanese Ships2 z, n% V' P" x5 s5 g! e' O! e
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 e) c( P# L/ T) f% f2 @1 P CA Aoba
5 Q1 R0 @. w' }2 ?7 I CA Kinugasa
% [; w0 N" Q& b, P2 B: Q CA Furutaka, Shell hits 40 H" t2 y. p( U$ ^, G
CA Kako& p6 j+ u; _& C0 Q
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1# w2 X! x0 o: j- S$ \
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
& s2 m6 C% w3 f! t6 H: @7 M CL Yubari
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; q5 e* E, R; r- A2 hAllied Ships
$ L# n0 k# V5 M# _ CA Salt Lake City, Q$ h0 i8 b( H- A; u0 C
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
+ D5 L9 ]/ P; O" y# A DD Grayson
8 Y% l/ n: V+ y+ h% [) x+ @) J DD Monssen) j" \+ a+ Q7 X) O) Y0 `$ \4 j
DD Aaron Ward! h, v# z" E+ ?# n$ ]
DD Laffey
7 ^, v- V' o8 R, p; t DD Farenholt" h. g+ o% a' `
DD Maury6 Y9 J7 ?; g% _/ r
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ K G: n% S9 u7 G: F4 E7 V DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire5 n% k+ L- }5 Q
DD Stack3 M& D3 G4 Z8 l. w
DD Sterett, Shell hits 15 o: Y( Q' e5 a! A0 w
DD Balch
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' W7 |+ F) J* P, h1 JReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: p8 v D- I# Q6 m1 x- ~/ t
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards+ U4 n* |- t4 C% }! [" u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ U! N( U$ y5 j6 z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) d$ ^: M! w$ \, oRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 x. ]5 W6 u5 b* u( Y- i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards R9 C! w# U9 O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 h. a- u- ?' I* v5 H9 P
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* }# S+ B, m. Q1 A9 ~2 O( R. \
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
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CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards3 J; y, H. L# o7 e! o+ l
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards! E3 j. u$ X; c0 o( A9 T7 J i
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards. k- ^4 O, F, c' s4 y: G6 e
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
) n! d; N7 t6 e% U3 ~5 v0 RCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
6 @2 ]8 n7 f2 W9 p" R0 @, T5 r+ HRange increases to 2,000 yards$ W' j4 |# \( Z( [
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
+ L/ q6 I; D" x/ e% }2 T3 @CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
! P0 l e3 [" @0 m# P& e! V* RDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
7 V: L% S6 i5 Q0 N+ q; FCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
9 D" @& z$ `9 f- c& ^& xDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards1 f$ C: [7 V# ~9 M
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards* J. }# W. \# q2 j5 s0 P
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
j1 c( b9 B: a& JCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards! W, H3 R9 ?( @0 j3 J/ ]6 d6 n
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards- F8 T% F: O2 y% Y6 k
Range increases to 6,000 yards
7 v1 V6 ~# j" v( \5 yDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 % g8 P/ L$ w7 z! Q" s" d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
% O" j( T4 c; u9 @) W; }; GCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards% e& M" @& w- J
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
5 i9 K; @' N5 d" uCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards: E9 g) @) f8 n+ I
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
+ J, t4 K& H# P# b$ pCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
" v# S$ L! v5 s& V8 ^4 ] aCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
& x& W+ N" I r, F! l( P4 _CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards! {+ s9 D, c/ @" t' F* G6 i
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards T" q/ p( H6 ]$ A( E: }
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards- W* v6 L! @$ g9 ^+ a) }- f
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Japanese Ships
5 n: @) |" S! B, x CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
/ F& e1 d- C2 y& Y7 G- P CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire, U* n; G" ]; D& E! O
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! O; [! J# i5 i4 V7 c( P CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 G, w* y3 f' v% F& n CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
U, y3 g; z2 `+ f6 l3 l# a8 Y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
! w& T- ~- e$ i1 ^2 {0 Y CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire7 s0 F6 M2 w) d3 P5 i! Q0 s
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: O- u) @/ z: [8 G. E+ ], m CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire9 `; T6 W h! {: W& b; {8 m0 c
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ?3 @/ U" M2 { z
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ r( x }1 b2 S- w- g. S' K& K
DD Mugford4 e, b0 ]- S# M& T
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
; J0 I5 e5 D7 @& a' S DD Patterson. E! ~6 K) b* h5 i0 u4 ]
DD Jarvis
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' o' ~1 l+ e6 p& H3 G9 \Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight& s# Y" E! r: H& Y) h! `
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards6 R4 b4 p% ^& k) ]7 Z5 q0 ?) ?3 H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& U( l$ b9 K% p! R n' O. z/ YRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& } ~1 C9 Y2 d% @6 v" t) S: P$ z4 ~9 @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ l8 j1 K2 z: w1 y5 G# `Range closes to 4,000 yards...
0 b: A1 }) F% r% d& z) g; W6 x5 \Range closes to 2,000 yards...
% V- K7 v$ B7 i: O# wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards2 S5 P# _# {. S/ H2 H# V' I: Y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
. l- w5 }0 \* [ N3 d ]5 vCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'" w5 S! L7 E2 B4 d( r$ n2 C3 t3 P
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards7 S) l2 |& @! |. `
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards. n3 `+ v* `2 n# V
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 y' V" P: ~1 K3 |9 u0 \3 f
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards, k5 I+ B, W- d; K+ ^1 P/ z- E# \& z
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, [! h2 c' ]# {( V9 ~. p
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
* [ ]+ X' o. M" b3 a7 JCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
8 t- g Q- I. BCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, c$ Y2 F( Q& q5 d% {0 g; {CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
$ L3 T/ n) g( Z2 I, e4 uCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ S, u' l% S8 L9 i$ _5 d7 BCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards: L% T$ x( X1 C" }8 D7 P4 `# ~
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
# T' B s% q& w& t6 b8 ECL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
3 W) `; P, A+ s YCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
+ x9 C9 x- r$ G/ `2 uRange increases to 5,000 yards
' n6 c: v+ n# @( DCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" c) g# Z4 m% iCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 o! C7 v" R9 A
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
- F' R& `: |; o, C1 F/ g- XCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards; a$ A3 [# M% I' r
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
% Y6 t$ I# a: z9 q$ W8 ~DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards! X6 H6 q y( e- A
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
! `/ q/ G9 }! M: |% x: ]Range increases to 8,000 yards8 X+ i3 O O! b
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards, K+ I$ F" g( B4 v& h" ]1 }, s( W: N
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards6 k* n% T# _/ H' Q1 m5 V% X
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards1 A4 _. Q% S! \
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
: D; D4 |2 d" qCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
$ U; l# b) E, I7 b1 h/ w" A( FCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
$ r- ` A+ m, uRange increases to 9,000 yards
% N- E% ]' M) ZCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards1 d) k0 s3 k/ i# i U# o* d0 c
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards) U2 R) c/ o0 y9 N: G- L; y
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards1 W/ F& U) L4 r9 |/ J) V
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
9 K: t7 c) `9 a$ |' r4 wCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards0 i& F( M5 ^% b
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards+ C$ Y8 G; W, Y$ r& N# X% a6 F
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards9 j+ M5 l+ q8 L5 l
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
9 T: V$ C4 w1 M2 f1 v+ f4 [ BTask forces break off...+ Q8 ^( q. ^* |) Q9 |7 ]% ^
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4 L7 T6 ^/ m: S5 V& \! @Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards9 v$ h3 ?6 r. E7 |
+ L( i* n( \% `" Y' wJapanese Ships8 j+ c1 L- x0 x6 ]; Z
CA Aoba3 F4 W; M* \' ]' ~
CA Kinugasa1 l- L3 k6 W; s8 h1 x5 X
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, [8 i( [2 b' G3 Y
CA Kako, Shell hits 1. t5 h; M4 M6 C1 X% _4 Z
CL Tenryu. N) p5 j% X1 S- @9 z1 I
CL Tatsuta! ^, w6 O2 {2 b% g% g
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
4 p5 P0 ]+ E& b" E DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' m1 Y- n. r; v6 r. F2 S% g+ ?
DD Balch
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6 Z3 \, C- b) _9 E1 w8 NReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
q0 P0 Q9 U2 P8 x \- v9 t* MMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards P+ X% z: s4 h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 R$ E$ Y* a! T, v. _" ^/ L4 C" rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
/ L8 D* H1 B" g1 V% b$ t" {Range closes to 20,000 yards..., V9 D: N7 o$ L0 H0 t+ @0 S9 j) |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
: z8 _- ~/ o y( r5 IRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 O$ d) p+ T! w7 w! k3 _! z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...) z* K- [2 W8 F/ B2 \' A
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." v6 B* [- T6 q- [6 K' B0 {5 V- s$ S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
9 e4 V; j0 U$ J- oRange closes to 10,000 yards...; V* b. |9 y. `. I
Range closes to 9,000 yards... D; ~4 R5 `& n# C) x/ [. z- j
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# G' R, X9 Q+ j0 n6 n3 x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards, d" x8 O8 g( E# P( c1 F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...; [7 F r6 l5 ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...! W9 l, J& Z6 I3 M0 N3 G" C- n+ Y; X2 p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
; `) p" ^8 G1 ]6 z* oCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
. i8 u% S& ?& ]* E8 eRange increases to 7,000 yards5 g1 r3 L5 f. r) W$ |; ]
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards6 s8 N4 r8 S$ q/ Q% B
Range closes to 6,000 yards0 K& R" z& U! E3 }$ s) Z q7 b
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
, b( o2 J2 o* R# S" MCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 a* i4 R; J- _) B/ m2 ~, ECA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 ]( x5 a6 d7 f3 e4 [0 g
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
& R/ Q* k$ D! bRange closes to 4,000 yards
4 L$ v& z; ~( X. |/ vCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards M$ X1 G0 z+ t0 c
Range increases to 7,000 yards
0 r* O% o# O' R6 a/ D1 [CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
$ q( a7 y' c/ P; O3 ~; K/ dRange increases to 11,000 yards
+ H% q0 p4 M1 F2 c* x" F; N& CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
. `! m* \- j- ^& jAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
4 |$ g" L8 y" @; i( V0 [$ J' TTask forces break off...
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0 f4 o: v; e* T; a G0 |* D- GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards0 r5 D: x7 Z: q8 ]
! h0 R2 ` m F0 Z" d# UJapanese Ships
( d# y) y! o9 V6 v CA Aoba- N9 U$ \3 l2 f
CA Kinugasa' O8 b: m9 {6 `
CA Furutaka2 J: I8 ?/ e/ A: G& K: o& a5 u9 m3 f
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* d% R& X& F! C
CL Tenryu
# h9 y0 [8 _3 D& f+ D CL Tatsuta
2 t0 p1 M+ ~3 L( O8 C7 _9 i CL Yubari' H+ i/ _, L& w0 L
2 B2 @) b9 i8 \: B, q% u3 nAllied Ships; y1 z9 V# S0 h+ }# O+ X
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire% C; l6 Z: W& `
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9 d7 I, `- ^) JReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 e3 D" W1 U" b" `- ]. r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards4 g: P5 C' J2 w/ s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ W( g8 n. H( y& ~3 E+ XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
( @ Y* E* B2 YRange closes to 22,000 yards...: ]; S* q& ?: l, [1 L1 `8 z1 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' E+ Y# V6 Y: X
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 {; P' @8 O- ERange closes to 16,000 yards...2 @% n: `* y: @- E$ Y$ k
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 J J* b1 P* `
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# t1 j0 ^" @3 |4 |8 \# ~# R) pRange closes to 11,000 yards...; N( |2 |. G: f* |0 Z5 f
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 s, w% o. @. X2 `
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
( r: g8 S k. B, ]$ hRange closes to 8,000 yards...9 C" Z. u3 Y- T( L4 x
Range closes to 7,000 yards... R, s X: H. Z6 J; }; ^0 y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) n! y! ^1 p, l! q, |
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! y; C+ e" U/ H1 u* P- n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
; ]' ?% T5 H! O: T: pRange closes to 3,000 yards...
. N5 ^5 v8 S U2 ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards8 ^' P# S4 B9 L0 H5 ]) m
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards" v+ M. q# ]& ], N. k* w9 r
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 {0 J* e7 @( t/ ^1 x `CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards. ^5 a/ L; ?( B0 `# }; p
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards f) M" Y, N- K7 E1 q( z
Range increases to 5,000 yards
: _6 o# _% r; L$ ?) b, }4 w9 WCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
/ e6 B' |3 s3 \/ W& T# t+ P$ T) kRange increases to 9,000 yards
7 c( Z$ x7 t# [% { j5 p4 ZCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards# d! d% ]0 h; A4 X6 x
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape0 s( q# S4 B0 C/ o
Task forces break off...' u% `0 x* Z4 a9 |9 y
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% @7 c0 g6 b _8 \/ I4 y- e. p$ a: LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- b4 f. S( I( Z! \ G; ?
, ?, M* f' x$ d' h. SJapanese Ships; L0 v( c c9 X$ I1 |9 t
CA Aoba
) |8 x3 V# a2 z7 w+ l CA Kinugasa
. ]7 ]5 w, Q2 p# V6 i' @" {8 q CA Furutaka
8 B6 l* K( ^# r+ j CA Kako
" }# j( Q5 `9 c6 m CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 U' J$ ^& A: G$ j9 V8 g. n CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
) L2 Q' t+ m) d) L1 @; F2 y4 w CL Yubari% [" p6 ?* T; S
- ~1 Y, g2 D1 ]6 j# l bAllied Ships) L/ b- q/ [6 a# J: L# l
APD Colhoun
& o+ W1 M3 Q; K% H1 i APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire! k; [, H8 l& X
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 x, \- L) X5 p DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 G; x* W2 [# S: a* f7 ], z: w
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 }- v) e% U) E2 s) V AP Harris
8 ]( s! k3 ~. v9 R3 ]& b AP Zeilin) P9 v2 J7 z0 l
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W6 K4 I2 B5 E$ O
AP Heywood
7 s" A1 Z I2 B2 n* b AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 d% U( X* T$ K q6 _8 z# Y AP President Bowen
0 b" u$ `! y4 `/ w' Q% @7 C2 i+ j) w AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
' U+ \5 u) J0 h# ^2 p- J xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
" j. V* k/ A! O ^" f 105 casualties reported8 v: F( @( x! v& x- l! J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 K/ }# l, |; d3 b. J0 U2 G- H- [ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 H8 X+ @! m3 @/ ]5 T, @6 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 I6 q: n9 K4 [1 ^: p p9 wAllied TF begins to get underway
9 l7 Z7 S9 p+ z8 L. {, ~ u1 RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 S8 n/ |: m7 J6 q) D3 s9 NMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards2 E+ u, A8 u. z# D7 N/ k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- T2 g# s1 x% d
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
5 ^7 y9 X0 S7 X2 u6 j) P/ ORange closes to 8,000 yards...5 N+ X, x& C/ T* M1 z/ H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
3 I5 d& Q/ ~* T c) {1 {5 _4 P! ~Range closes to 3,000 yards...
# I& O8 J' Y: ^Range closes to 1,000 yards...
0 F% u6 s2 l+ r D- Q& kCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards( i, [0 f2 A. z3 \' E+ |6 t
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# q8 y& L5 L& o: vCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
2 R5 t! G" V' C( `. B4 B/ [1 PCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# X2 ?. s/ c# M% `( e9 u: a1 f3 @
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards0 d% U6 l3 { ]$ S# a, f
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
" l2 w' T7 c, oCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
, x4 V4 c" j1 g# C, TRange increases to 2,000 yards7 j2 f3 [4 B5 M! U* h
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
& A- g% ?3 O1 a1 dCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% ?$ ` |& P6 f7 wCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards! F1 _/ w' t0 ` L
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
1 D' l2 G: ?0 z" Q0 l* Z* x2 x8 XCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards+ Q0 e" r5 n) w; y# q$ w- y
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
9 \2 z9 R+ t, o% V* u& T5 [Range increases to 4,000 yards$ i, L m* u( x) p6 V8 @* ]
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
6 z# D" U" n! ]$ N9 P3 p7 N1 eCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
. ^2 X, o% k% L* `CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
, @& r' A/ y- @* Y" g/ K8 i6 J9 @CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
1 h- L" `! N6 `1 H1 B$ D8 JCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards- V `6 A' X E
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
- f# F$ ]9 X9 ?% c; ?8 eCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards3 [4 s) @8 u U4 M
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape0 y# D- |) \" z; H
Task forces break off...
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' g: Y5 u Z# L- ~0 v2 m) x8 t第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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6 o: m ?+ F4 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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& u8 S* I& I8 c! N' kWeather in hex: Clear sky) b5 \) `' j! i# d/ `" F' r
# l) [3 b9 T' aRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.* j/ j( X. H }' n5 g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 a( Q, C# @" C2 W- V
/ G# x% m. e6 {7 vJapanese aircraft3 X# o' m" l& p
no flights- Y% A" a1 F! o" L
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5 i4 B- _9 J/ K& p8 d6 fAllied aircraft% I& q. V* J% r2 F! `. K/ z. H# Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
/ W( \* J& \+ d! k! k SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
; J/ B8 X, U3 n( R& E& b TBF-1 Avenger x 39. R) s1 h8 C+ C% D. a' s* s
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5 f: E+ m$ k+ S. x4 r& lJapanese aircraft losses# d3 d/ i# F0 v6 i9 A
No Japanese losses8 m; F" K' `5 y+ @
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% Z5 L0 g7 O2 j h6 l+ U7 @$ d+ |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 F' e2 J' l( y
! c) k2 d4 @/ t: c" \Japanese Ships0 d4 @$ D/ I+ T1 e& S) o; z% H
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 w' y" m8 l% t CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
* }+ K+ U& N, A CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage7 {: S9 R7 p- ^! J* M9 M+ P7 Y) Y! x& t
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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