8月9号
9 J) V) e ?+ F0 H/ R8 y5 d- `- O第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
- d+ {: D) G3 ^2 p1 W8 y4 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards* {" W5 v" N4 s; z5 j
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Allied aircraft7 p' z# i# c) _0 B _
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' T2 p ~9 V4 C, a5 H6 XNo Allied losses
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6 b% t7 t1 ?( BJapanese Ships/ U) k3 t$ w: [6 N# n
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( S3 ?% N' j1 }" d! N, T( {+ o$ e: U8 j CA Aoba6 r6 p; T/ j- `* ^0 P
CA Kinugasa
9 z+ G1 m! |! ? X$ F CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
3 m" G5 B3 M, z; ?2 }, A CA Kako# M* P# `9 B# d* R
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% I6 O9 w, l" x; W
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6: R5 @ T! }) s$ k5 R5 S. C0 u
CL Yubari
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, v# D. E+ N; r5 UAllied Ships
. H# X$ Z. W5 q f0 D2 ^4 w CA Salt Lake City
* X! ~9 h) Y) U9 J/ l+ C( O( g5 M. G CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
9 z. J$ }8 d3 E# t DD Grayson
. s7 ? J- Y! M. |3 P% R DD Monssen; C0 y( k! U* V6 R& O, E4 f! `
DD Aaron Ward! ?3 C2 h1 z# g6 ]8 C4 \/ \
DD Laffey; O' X+ E% ^8 C- c: l
DD Farenholt
/ K& s, |& }( M1 A DD Maury
& B" i* y# {& v# I DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' p3 i1 w$ y$ w* X& K
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire% G. V6 ~; |" F. G0 X
DD Stack; }# d+ P% g" r. U) L
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1$ ]5 n c+ L, o G/ s5 z1 k
DD Balch
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4 d; E( S# t& a' N6 kReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
- b7 O8 r1 N5 L4 v, V; PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
' j+ v+ E/ d) F0 J* V: A/ \6 F/ ARange closes to 20,000 yards...% r$ j( B5 `* C! U- O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 [) n2 S- y+ Z$ ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...- v* ~1 A2 H/ P/ Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 x D8 }9 l* @; k' r8 b) x) H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* e% t8 x# h. ?$ eRange closes to 3,000 yards...
" I x% y& k/ o) iRange closes to 1,000 yards.... J. |5 @/ \8 t v5 z$ t O/ y6 a) S
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'& h% ]7 v% v& G3 F. Q; `, G
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
4 y! N+ D' E5 O7 _& P6 Q4 CCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
3 ?# ~% G u4 K6 _% s, eDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
6 c+ R3 k8 c8 n0 L. aCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
, f+ C7 q$ y# }) R' GCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
: r0 b; \+ e0 M. I9 q! mRange increases to 2,000 yards
+ `$ f1 G) H# |. ?. tDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards* k( o" A3 }& k6 q
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards+ \; @4 |/ r+ K( a/ a8 ~
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards1 N( W# ~) `! x9 y9 T/ f3 }
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
/ A9 s! z v- m% WDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
0 |, I+ M5 i, W8 c8 ICA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards7 _. `! D# ~9 p" Y0 `- e! Q
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
- ]/ F. T9 ?" V7 ACL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
8 V [( m& \; C" }( _CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
( R1 W1 e, T7 j) E" H) K- `Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 ]0 T6 V' h4 |4 a& @% JDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ; v+ a) l4 N( G$ ~
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
% L6 Q8 W" i i+ A) P! J# LCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards' |! a- n9 b% K4 }+ I1 n' u8 C( Y7 a1 ?
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards* c9 B* R7 P7 R1 [/ f" X! k! y
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
0 _/ |) C2 ?3 {, S$ MCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards1 y7 ]4 J8 v. w; n/ x2 M( q' u# s$ C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
* e4 f/ l' w: L- T* BCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards t! p `* {# |# ?+ P$ n; e& W; m
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
- i! @( x6 Z; P+ ^0 {CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
: ~* t. _5 X% B9 v' Q X3 vTask forces break off...: R& R# \. D8 ~4 C) s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards. I# v0 [% R& ~& @
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Japanese Ships9 V F: d' p% i* G! b" Y
CA Aoba, Shell hits 29 a4 B) e: ~/ s' D
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire( l% d/ e& h/ R8 d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 14 g1 k# D& I2 f9 }& O
CA Kako, Shell hits 1' }4 |. B* V0 C8 c
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire* u! c4 c, z2 T P$ L" L- ~) u
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 @% y$ d* |8 A! z' s( D. {9 m' Z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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! [+ h B: ]6 Q: G, D CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
% f7 }' m! w9 z$ _9 l CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# E% Y8 O r+ L/ _) d) {9 r CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ U3 \1 c5 l3 u5 R; f0 m' s DD Mugford
5 [- D. R. L" q( {/ q5 N DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
& L% W3 s# Z5 q4 I DD Patterson1 I6 E7 d5 I; \
DD Jarvis3 Q& W- }3 f0 N; S9 k$ e, k
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3 G: m$ y$ c+ Q8 T% ^Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight5 `( L4 w6 c H7 f' }& s
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
2 ?& T: k/ v, q. M$ E9 [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( Z+ g& Z: w! K* Y E; rRange closes to 14,000 yards...
6 }; I i7 n& f5 ]1 |+ vRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ {, d( l1 f2 Q6 X9 n; ^
Range closes to 4,000 yards...$ v& `9 Q, m# _) n P5 e
Range closes to 2,000 yards...6 z. @0 k" Y1 A! r" c+ m8 t m
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( u6 Q2 g5 V4 J- O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" w+ u/ A1 Z$ F* J2 s5 K) [
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
: E* D' D% r i+ r" ZCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
: i9 ]* s ^7 _4 \6 ICA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards; i. E g& S: B0 E; S) F
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards+ q2 X3 B4 Z2 W8 A, y B/ c
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
2 J+ [5 t6 y' [DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
/ \# e$ ?% H& I$ Y/ ]1 z( B0 k$ YCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
) X& ~ k, ^* p. T# QCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
; f. q0 ]% K2 m5 n% w; F5 zCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards! [' L# w7 a8 o ]
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
) p6 u) Q! g8 `9 O7 }CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( V7 s ]: u' f( O
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards' u) n( b ]- @) F0 q& ^
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
5 F$ {" x, H% W9 \CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards, x, v! I- H9 V6 Z# b0 O: A4 O4 G
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards/ }' m3 K2 h5 T/ [) e
Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ ^! D Q+ C- A1 o# UCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; S) K+ w$ G% _/ ~- `* W" WCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 t; G2 `+ S+ O$ ^: YCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards3 E8 [4 `& y1 t, P% V0 t8 {
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards; ~7 k% f2 n* j+ I3 `
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
# ~# E1 M4 t, I! [/ y# M+ e7 b3 wDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
5 o# t) @ [" \8 u8 z3 A2 Z5 S) |& tCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" a5 K/ r+ p. |% |Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 \ e& I. b0 i% C$ g) {CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards6 d' O. f. S: ?$ B! o: o
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
2 h* d0 i7 W+ p }) r5 \CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards( m: E% N `1 g4 t: j- l( K
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards- B- r8 \9 B Y! D* i' h, @9 w
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards: i0 x% a3 l0 O; i2 C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards" `5 J1 Z% ~* l2 R
Range increases to 9,000 yards
$ }# p g# _) H; w* W G. R _CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 h# m% P. V# ]7 ^4 U
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards4 F$ y2 G5 f1 c' e+ h- Y
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards8 J& F$ r9 x- h; R
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards5 z4 M+ m& x/ z1 u% ]
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards6 n% h) o0 R2 V; p! J( {2 \
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
. [1 y9 U0 h$ B* b( N! Q0 N+ ZDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
( G# s# }; L! Z+ BCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage/ I( w$ e* h% V' @8 r6 h4 e' d
Task forces break off...- T" x! W; r7 L/ f$ Z$ C+ a
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" K, ]7 g9 o- _7 x2 r. TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards, Y2 N7 z' L' a/ x9 }
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Japanese Ships
$ V( X6 y& b5 y/ N @- S& u6 I5 d1 Q CA Aoba
5 u5 G/ ?# ~$ [/ z D" g% ]2 x CA Kinugasa; C" y# \6 t! j; q% ]: x: O- K
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2$ J z0 K. |0 O% O. P3 e3 V+ n
CA Kako, Shell hits 1- A; m. r' B6 k7 I1 Y& l
CL Tenryu$ g0 |; C- N& h4 e1 |. l
CL Tatsuta9 w- T8 O3 `' p6 f+ F! ^0 L
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
% u- B1 \' m' Z DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( I% I3 Q; p- v2 l DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight/ A) v" k) g, |) G6 P
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
( h' N! Z' h$ z* \! mRange closes to 24,000 yards...
" a% {* ~9 D6 h$ U" r% K/ F6 [Range closes to 22,000 yards...
" J: G H9 E# v$ rRange closes to 20,000 yards...) h8 H! v1 I+ O1 y3 Y4 Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards... y3 h- z6 g: V" [3 m1 O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
/ c! z: j+ D/ |# N. `Range closes to 14,000 yards...- G K$ w) g4 K" Y. ?; }& ?% [
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
5 I6 B# g" A: s% aRange closes to 11,000 yards.... B2 _' z% F! N# H( }. `: |9 M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 O5 i3 y- T& {* URange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ v3 s. p+ G" M& J8 a+ k& J2 T( ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 p& K/ G9 M7 `& uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
" Z8 B4 k w# H; }0 L+ e8 ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* |3 I7 w" a0 f8 `: tRange closes to 6,000 yards...
4 h. r* t+ W; SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards$ j; P" g* s5 G3 D$ a" f' r. h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
; p7 X+ v+ ~& i6 W' g2 DRange increases to 7,000 yards
) ^9 d) U/ b( m6 g, V+ X+ Q2 w5 m& QDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
, [& g9 q# `1 u& w: uRange closes to 6,000 yards, W# z2 h# T" T5 X# V5 X" E
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! g' H, F5 b$ `- D; I$ x# A
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) F s- r3 A$ k. ~CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
\ m2 x$ N" r* G, A4 s; nDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards6 y& F* D. V# m# E( \
Range closes to 4,000 yards+ P: M8 o3 U: r6 N
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 X+ w9 T4 C- D$ q0 VRange increases to 7,000 yards' W: {) w% @+ r2 |
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards# y' v/ U: T k( c+ ?9 V6 }7 N
Range increases to 11,000 yards% R) A7 L3 _6 W/ O8 \ \% G& d
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
- e6 u, R' z: e. IAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
' T% _3 O& y+ FTask forces break off.../ T$ Z1 @8 v9 f+ I
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: y8 E9 }1 @' Z% @2 X- `: tNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards- ]& `* M1 D/ F
8 i: q* O" A; o* i0 s9 J, |Japanese Ships
0 q/ f! n5 x8 S& d: o CA Aoba
) J" ^9 F; o L& A' G( b CA Kinugasa/ Y8 D, _$ W' c; D
CA Furutaka4 Q2 G0 @) N: H) A" L# I! M
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
q- t( B* k* g% s8 R6 L CL Tenryu
$ N$ C6 C2 _4 p6 ^- {# H CL Tatsuta
% j% t# ?- J# v5 G% L3 x R CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
5 B, T" @$ E* k. d( t+ s* D. m DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire. u5 T3 G& K" b0 {( m
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 P4 r* z# f7 V; o0 x, A" K$ a
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' E) K! z* @" s/ N1 n5 H/ j1 QRange closes to 24,000 yards...1 D3 j) r4 n% p& z2 v& ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards, p3 q! L1 ?- C) n
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
& x* A+ E. ?- V) E$ J6 ]& s) I( b" BRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 Y! a I& c( A! o9 R; Y: d% v
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ M1 Z& p. v2 R( U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
' a }( d3 E xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
( W+ K+ w+ L3 Y) M3 jRange closes to 12,000 yards.../ I9 n5 r' N: F8 u% j0 _5 m
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: b8 d2 W, D3 c- G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 e* K5 q# u [8 _
Range closes to 9,000 yards...8 T+ e1 z5 J& P1 j% a, w% s# g" r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 b, {& q9 O# u; f/ U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 }/ f3 {. `8 n. c8 g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
. C; j9 l5 P, F! qRange closes to 5,000 yards...
@9 M6 U- @+ z% q4 M& ZRange closes to 4,000 yards...
* c) m( R( `# D k% KRange closes to 3,000 yards...( t' m3 a9 }5 r7 y# D) I" ^
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards/ y9 i- L6 i0 F6 g i; Q/ S
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 g ]2 ^3 Z, Z. k
Range increases to 4,000 yards. u: d/ B* W2 f; n5 N
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 i3 B$ S7 H1 ?! ^; dCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 \2 e x4 q8 S, L5 P* J, U- ?
Range increases to 5,000 yards
# u" F# t3 M6 H! M0 I, sCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards8 @7 V3 p3 {5 s7 h D, w I
Range increases to 9,000 yards C" T- D3 B5 i: {! l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards' K3 x* k, @. @ ^3 z# F
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- C* n' U/ `! ^6 J( x7 ~; DTask forces break off...
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% B6 l% L& B: g8 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards( T) ^' n1 d6 i- P; r8 M, e+ C2 q/ F
2 D% L6 v. W: [Japanese Ships
7 c6 [! S( b. v9 e S, a CA Aoba; o, i1 `1 i& k2 |- X8 s
CA Kinugasa2 T# e' U1 k# y, A
CA Furutaka5 H) y' |# ?+ k/ e$ o6 ^( t
CA Kako' z$ G: K1 w+ \3 S, ~. Z" |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 H, h# {" k" V6 ^& {& p$ h CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire# m" `2 ^, i$ L" r9 q
CL Yubari! R' W2 o. `) g
, S3 Y( h" X# @( L) I" k) N, gAllied Ships
3 x. y5 L% m9 y2 h% ] APD Colhoun
6 h+ t. h$ U9 Q: T& e0 h$ u4 e APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire& T; y2 G3 }! n& [8 Q2 I" O
DMS Southard, Shell hits 18 {) X! u1 y% V, I0 B
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 g% t% K! O+ y, W, J% S
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" M& E! Q! n/ c9 [9 w$ [: U9 X$ q AP Harris) g( D/ y0 b! {% T
AP Zeilin
; |1 q# Z/ z: H8 a AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 e. ^: d4 |- @$ ^$ s5 i2 N
AP Heywood2 c, _6 ^" N. l
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire+ t6 _5 j' a! j
AP President Bowen
# w; O% A4 w- d" B, z7 e0 E8 U7 [ AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 u6 L0 D- i% I6 j1 ?0 q/ l4 N xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
# H, a2 Z( B1 |% D 105 casualties reported. J8 K9 M/ S! ~: F7 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 `8 V: e; E. @
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled7 m. H, G. h: [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ^) o; l' c3 s; F' ~
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!' W5 V% _8 @5 S. Q+ \9 {& {
Allied TF begins to get underway$ x/ K% x6 I0 e
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight7 P$ X$ k! B6 i, H$ n& F
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards& `/ x c6 D' G, r6 [3 e; _0 |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 S O. d& s/ ]' L- L R6 L1 J
Range closes to 13,000 yards..." B: @. N+ `( ~4 ]; U9 `! I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% V% V: `% B/ g1 _9 t6 j$ k4 I0 _
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." d& n6 t& o4 g7 ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& C5 n5 }; Y0 D4 k$ B% kRange closes to 1,000 yards...+ D+ I* P; o. m9 d
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards. p2 g: c( a" J+ _+ s7 K
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards4 F; O5 }- A$ G* n- H% z
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
+ V1 K0 x2 d$ U, xCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards3 s1 i# F# t9 K& Y8 c! J7 R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
8 Z/ q6 G/ z" M j4 v( KCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
' g. u7 D/ V0 {1 S/ I- q+ `CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
; E5 T9 V; X& g$ v3 NRange increases to 2,000 yards2 \. e! X* F8 `0 G/ o! k/ W0 b( q
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
- `' F0 ]3 d( q, d1 @CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 ?/ e1 O& V: ^! zCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
8 p. s1 v7 d& s' t( k# N8 g, t: _CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 {3 F# B0 J3 i; ]& C: F9 E! `
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards' K! D9 |; l1 Y: |* f, z
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards+ o! N; F' J6 S% n6 k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
. S/ @* y9 M E8 D& CCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards: T$ F9 }2 M5 d5 Z, g- B: `/ Y) u
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
4 [. x. e' x0 s; D" Q, t/ xCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards$ r; d2 S! ?( b- j
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards! z/ ^! b3 f& u1 _! v! _" {: d# O! q
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards2 b( G0 A9 T) ]- z* ?! q( z
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
, b8 C& L( e0 u: TCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
% E8 O. B! |) a' gAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 z8 E8 Q, L1 R( U7 c1 N* R; q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* I5 x5 w0 s8 i& OJapanese aircraft7 P) `/ f: h8 d& d W
no flights H9 b3 b/ ^! h: J w! k1 h8 x8 c
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Allied aircraft$ K) B7 ^7 k; ` ]9 b0 `% |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( ] p+ Q7 n* g; ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
9 `2 L# H: m2 o& {" f# Z7 }& _ TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 G7 v+ y" H& l/ N$ t3 D6 L: ]7 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; ~8 X& x( R) C# c% l8 ?( q# Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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& Q3 [2 u( b% K9 M CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire! s6 a% v4 H, F0 w0 w& h% u
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk* h9 B6 c' G" }! t
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage( t% L, W1 k. W( s/ w/ `
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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