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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉; T) S% B5 ?6 p$ x! _; Q
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards( W; O2 Q+ ]6 K* m O
; G* { f" _7 m% m4 WAllied aircraft
9 Z/ `! t$ Y2 y" k/ s no flights# J; T4 E: ?, b( \9 d ?
' K( c9 C" q' L$ y+ d' U# `Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
) R& F8 |/ w" F2 d, S9 s; n CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 W. {. p& ] g1 r CA Aoba: f0 e/ S) h6 O
CA Kinugasa
$ I' y1 y6 ]& S8 @% r$ D/ r1 n CA Furutaka, Shell hits 41 o; f0 G: F% I1 Z* Z, [
CA Kako
" v4 B9 r/ b: ]) t Z+ l CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 @* q: B. S% L8 h
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
5 R7 v- N) q. w- S CL Yubari
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% A0 a2 Z8 M" _& m7 `$ r7 c& v/ MAllied Ships! [. u# j2 F( G- ~
CA Salt Lake City, q0 ^$ z* B7 J- \; e
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
, o. _9 ~- o' O. y4 ~, E: U DD Grayson+ I: F8 H' K" o5 ^; [: W+ A
DD Monssen
1 b0 r# o3 X9 `4 j2 n DD Aaron Ward
0 Z" Q3 ]! x* f' P( G5 q( V" p$ E DD Laffey
! c. F4 z+ d' w+ s DD Farenholt
) e, @5 N0 {) h2 |9 S$ s$ I. u7 } DD Maury5 X4 ]: ~& Q0 p$ c4 P
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 @) K# d6 w2 a" E% g8 P9 Y5 a
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
; K3 q) q h# x; o DD Stack; l# Z7 \5 d3 B: {
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
7 w$ Z1 `5 z# x2 s8 a1 x- f DD Balch* L4 o; N9 E @; q
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
5 E9 _2 ]9 @+ q9 YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards; x; i W c4 e0 U) l& E1 F' b. y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# J" q; p+ @5 X1 o7 D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 ?% @8 G7 g C* JRange closes to 8,000 yards...
$ a# v9 R( N3 N N" k1 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
) o* ^9 w- P0 l- b- S# V) URange closes to 5,000 yards...8 ?2 D0 x p+ u& T
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ e; I2 K" q l7 y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* v7 b2 u \7 r' U/ T% m1 d2 `
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
1 k. e* M; Y- I5 c% g0 d- Y* A, @CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
8 T7 E8 D, `3 d% x O" @ Y0 oCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
2 z. w: B9 H2 B# P6 ]' @, ~DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards1 c5 d& n2 b, I8 ], _
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
& u i. \0 i: E. [: Z6 rCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
; ?. E8 k+ O. t/ n' n, Z3 PRange increases to 2,000 yards' ]" F+ s) n: `* C$ F9 X$ Q
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
0 Q) R4 t/ _9 F2 O# [, hCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards1 t6 p8 o$ I+ c8 y' Y
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards5 A0 z+ m4 e: T* {: S2 f7 X0 l
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards; H; |! s- r% u' k( L7 A
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
# t6 p0 T v- i' b# L: kCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
* _+ L% j& y" Q4 u* o, k" }4 uDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards& }1 Q0 S2 Z5 z5 j6 ^+ H9 v' W7 x
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
& ?) d1 [8 P3 a$ Y/ X7 \CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
9 ^5 T2 T+ V h; E. N( q) M. dRange increases to 6,000 yards
, N6 ]& o% R0 P0 ?' VDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
: K5 m" v; a- M! r! r( yCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards h: r1 F7 n) L u
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards) V3 u' }: P4 F& ` \
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
6 ]7 a$ X' e i) _ ~/ NCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards6 s$ y- m6 A& v( ^1 g5 U- [
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards) H1 U( d O1 p% h7 ~: L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards+ A7 V( }) P4 D- J- L1 n
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
+ N- M% U; \4 X0 {# k9 ~CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
6 }2 d1 ^8 @6 r/ ]CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards* K/ f1 j) n$ W5 H3 H
Task forces break off...% C4 ], v$ V5 ?! L4 e8 o
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: X- j/ q0 C4 R! B0 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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7 v8 v& u6 k: W1 h# ]- W! TJapanese Ships+ V" w+ K$ A1 n5 g- o k/ x0 r
CA Aoba, Shell hits 21 g5 ? b0 ]' b+ C! J0 w7 |! H0 y4 r4 p- a
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire& Y. X! k X/ F" L7 K
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 11 _3 {3 \4 X( ^5 D
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: @( |+ @4 N J7 ~: j1 M CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire3 }8 r+ `! |& m6 u/ i% R1 `
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
. e% n1 O. a4 x CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire/ o v9 w" H4 B9 c, j/ {9 Y
N! o+ x0 X$ a" QAllied Ships
& c7 B0 K; j' I) ~ B CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
: d2 ~4 V3 Y! m+ A; Y. [' W CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Z2 z1 N: L9 E" w2 I CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 @. t# O. ~ q6 ^- W- ?
DD Mugford
, P9 r, _8 d8 D- I DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 29 Y! N8 j- q2 Z6 w8 S" A4 n
DD Patterson
7 K$ M& g& H% O5 ~/ c DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight. ~) x- L) B: X- b( X
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
7 h& J3 s' A# l3 y7 ERange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 m/ X6 F8 ?5 i8 a8 KRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& M. I% q4 g* l* WRange closes to 8,000 yards...- D4 v. M, j: \& G H% @7 s
Range closes to 4,000 yards...3 [- X6 _$ @$ v
Range closes to 2,000 yards...0 R" _) `1 p7 u- h1 q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) Y+ n1 e( `! `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' S$ }1 z) E# a4 E" E
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
) m7 e% q0 ^, A! DCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
. {* b+ S! Y; E9 Q* W2 ^5 z Q( DCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 \, ^ k; j/ q! O
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
[) e" \# |' Q) `8 a7 ]4 ECA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
. Y/ s' P! j+ ?8 ?9 v- }9 RDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& ~6 c9 x: p4 ^: J: sCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards. `) p8 ?$ X8 U g% n
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards' @$ x( ^5 i$ Q. J7 N
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 z; h7 {. B# j. z( I8 H; vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards! r6 Q" }+ \$ f8 e" N" y% E4 M" t
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards/ M& K2 x7 u/ O
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards+ U; h$ x( ~: T2 d- S
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
F# {' J0 n! N+ qCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
% h+ ^" b: ]. C! n2 kCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards! T8 {% Z8 t: r: e5 @( F
Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ E! r! h6 H# F) |; W" o, h. ECA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards4 H3 e( U5 d. c1 S2 k- k7 }( O, v
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards; L2 }' a, ?6 y0 f8 B& ]! t
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards5 g/ R* W5 m/ `; A
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
# u v& v7 M5 T2 ?7 gCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards: d; v, E/ _: @. ?' X
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
$ A0 j( C2 B7 ~" |CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, a9 }3 h/ E3 W3 W+ ]0 r
Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ c% z ~% k* N# ~CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards& H4 G: f: M; \% I$ c
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
) w" Y' X0 U& G" F2 k6 C# xCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards+ P0 p! ?* F4 d8 z
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
- N! n& ~' T+ C! c- Q8 KCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
, a% m$ O& s0 PCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
8 D$ Y, k0 L9 _ M, BRange increases to 9,000 yards
" J6 H( v3 |5 q4 I' p) i- DCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards- O; a; e- C& t- M+ y
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
8 h. }) g `) j, o0 |. [CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards' D+ D8 e' E8 ?3 S$ L, p. s" K
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
* p" Q+ _& `* U2 zCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards" S* J4 p: I* \% Q3 T9 C
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards' W( F) z, p4 I1 c( ?* c/ j% @
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards% z7 i( j3 b! W0 H& O
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage0 ^4 H/ z$ N4 ?8 G$ q* \" c
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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- `$ W, d$ k) s) FJapanese Ships8 W) v0 d- Y' _
CA Aoba- i' s+ q: w/ _, o' L+ e
CA Kinugasa0 L# r* q7 r% O. E1 G% C2 h& O
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
% J4 m+ S# @+ K" ]) | CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 {7 C1 C4 E6 L9 E9 Y CL Tenryu
/ z4 }; V; b3 ?1 ~0 n& Z CL Tatsuta
# M% A( e7 `6 q p4 Y" ^ CL Yubari; u. c" ~, d) e! q
6 S+ e- _- B/ O1 `7 F7 j" h. tAllied Ships
. T+ E. B( p: M DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk5 p; ^ q8 |8 k$ B- }; d( k: i# d2 ^
DD Balch# w! U( x- j: m& u# X+ _% D
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5 r9 E" o( Q9 W4 FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ N- v5 e4 [: P1 Y6 v0 O& WMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards* I- k* j0 ~3 @, x- _. c+ J
Range closes to 24,000 yards...% A) g/ C' ~1 W
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% X" e: W$ Z8 H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* I0 E I! M W6 A* J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 i8 W) y* T- W' S' P
Range closes to 16,000 yards..." N+ y! l" B7 S( b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 H! E7 U) x1 Y$ \/ }' j! }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 }+ X8 d& B! ?4 WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" F" s0 [0 T3 N3 `* c6 LRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 u' h& f- ^2 V
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
8 o+ J/ I, N3 k6 ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 M" B: g5 g" W/ pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards9 A" C) o3 P/ z! G2 D5 f
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 \0 R( }" N. I+ k, c* s
Range closes to 6,000 yards...- h# L% K6 t# y2 V0 j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards; J" w3 a" W2 ?+ k \8 J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards m; _7 C- G1 V: T9 v" P7 V
Range increases to 7,000 yards
# _( G. I- F$ Y8 W# c" d _: JDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards3 W/ i" @8 O" k: `2 E. N8 x
Range closes to 6,000 yards+ ^ Q# w" P8 K- { X9 w0 I. j
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
2 |" b# d, Y2 s+ lCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards# J, P# C# s' n
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
/ u- S; J* Q P6 v; ]' s( p. w2 CDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
4 `8 X5 X- n! d. v; }/ p( n; KRange closes to 4,000 yards: Q! n$ f5 s& H/ u! y
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- R6 L1 G' q t- M4 E
Range increases to 7,000 yards
. [# ~- {2 [7 kCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
1 \: y# b2 U8 Z, c/ kRange increases to 11,000 yards
1 g) } L* B9 g* f# K5 Z% L1 FCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
3 f# U2 ]3 p4 ^7 P5 i7 m4 `* GAllied Task Force Manages to Escape" @) p: f6 q# t- O6 o" I$ U
Task forces break off...0 ] f3 w9 s6 n. v3 q N
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; T; G7 E' e& {, FNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 i; \' q! L! A3 _" k, D
CA Aoba j$ C) f2 c5 ?2 \' p0 E* [) q+ c
CA Kinugasa
- f4 D; c; b& Q; B CA Furutaka; w/ h8 o! j9 H. |. U1 p" V' y5 o+ P
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: V$ Z( h* Z. D* d CL Tenryu
o1 H/ ^3 @" F/ d ~6 p' Z& J) m CL Tatsuta
3 O! H( H3 m3 t* U( L0 m: G CL Yubari! m% }3 d# ?$ r
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Allied Ships& h' B0 T8 z: {5 p) J9 ]
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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% i* V/ [' B( p5 Q, lReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 ?+ Z7 q- P+ F: g. sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' ?. V# _: K/ ^9 l- V; D; q) R4 ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ {; W) K" h& Y6 T0 m! g. F# B" O4 R( }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 E# D- ]9 f. |; P' P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' C0 `; E# S5 E) A2 m8 E; B8 fRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 h& ?1 w7 H2 U) l9 m+ z8 nRange closes to 18,000 yards...6 f* L1 t$ E' c
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' z$ j3 C# w, `! o+ G" U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...) w) L }6 S# P2 d3 W8 M
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
; S2 W2 O; u$ g$ ?. ORange closes to 11,000 yards...( V `1 R, R! z8 ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ G7 Z1 c8 \8 |2 G) Z6 z' W
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* }9 {; m: p6 [4 ], WRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* n6 h% K. g) Z# A5 WRange closes to 7,000 yards...* ?0 K& {1 u! h6 \7 ]7 h
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
% W2 N8 [8 @. I/ k6 dRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 m" O3 V8 c5 _3 r3 o
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
P( G0 M8 [' i% [) ERange closes to 3,000 yards...! b4 S/ I4 s# `
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards9 v8 i7 T6 }7 {) {9 E0 }. k
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: U5 U; r1 u0 I% oRange increases to 4,000 yards& Z9 T {0 }7 M4 G* I* B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 X( o* F' c3 N. R5 L' uCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards' V. s% |4 k# U3 p
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ k# w: V, N: gCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards* K. C7 Z3 X! n) x+ C$ H
Range increases to 9,000 yards
2 K4 Y( B# |2 P l$ `CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
n4 n' l( z2 ~0 l) UAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' i2 y* Q, t. W6 D5 J. D& z
Task forces break off...; M" A/ K2 U- K$ p) m; X; @, M9 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards$ W# {9 t1 p% P* v
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Japanese Ships) c1 U3 b+ u+ D4 |! e, R; z$ H3 _3 N C
CA Aoba
' N* ?: U4 p: q CA Kinugasa& b+ |1 T, Q, A g" q# ^1 k
CA Furutaka
- ]. B- Y: D6 P3 A CA Kako
0 v% R6 I0 W5 y1 p. ` CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire( `1 X4 F+ |- a2 V2 O
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire9 _' o/ C3 s' G
CL Yubari
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+ a# Y1 r; T; L& m APD Colhoun
- a9 r; ~8 n7 U7 I+ O4 \ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire7 N) f# @5 a# m& R2 t: N" M' E) `
DMS Southard, Shell hits 16 X% b- W+ ^% z0 S. K# O
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 k0 e1 R F6 ]8 O6 Z% H
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires8 _6 E- M. g3 v; q' `2 Z
AP Harris
- A% B" J; v8 ^ AP Zeilin
$ G/ i6 T. {$ l% B AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 K% `5 Y; [9 ^5 F$ e) X
AP Heywood$ W) a6 M( c% }! J& U
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 D. Q/ @2 A2 e7 a9 k( O AP President Bowen
) ^' l1 f- g0 [' z! c AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ x) F6 y5 c# {( P2 Z" C- p xAP President Wilkerson ]5 W5 D% g7 Q: G* ~9 _, B) @
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Allied ground losses:% v/ p7 S$ s; U
105 casualties reported
$ k+ u" e/ V1 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ` A# B: K7 u6 @/ {
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled- \! p. o3 F" k8 d6 v: N! h+ A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, I" |6 t9 Z" [
Allied TF begins to get underway
0 G% B! S2 D2 p. t6 n& F( f) rReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight9 F8 l1 t( H* A, m. U- L
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards) ]* J, T) Y" _! Y9 E
Range closes to 18,000 yards...' g- u3 l) h' W/ G9 g9 l
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
& m b+ H2 F" J4 IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. @' O& o; a1 H1 l. t, SRange closes to 5,000 yards...$ P) t9 ^( a1 G* Y3 H
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 g' |, e8 w y4 f5 u$ v
Range closes to 1,000 yards...2 d+ O4 M f0 u u
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* f N9 E# K5 `- q1 l* P8 }0 `CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards" A/ p' b! w, |- A
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards4 j2 j, Z; m5 n
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; e$ j4 f$ ?& y0 b( O2 {CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards9 p# H& y; y F3 T4 A2 W
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. u1 s4 R% T) K$ O! K
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
$ G3 H N6 n& BRange increases to 2,000 yards2 ]% |0 {- m% l! h4 b
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards" F! }. ` n5 E' M8 e
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards y4 s9 l1 n1 t$ C! {4 W) m
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards6 \% Q F7 J0 A
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
$ q1 ]0 Y2 G/ O5 B) OCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
G1 Z1 ]1 k; r5 t# gCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards( E5 O7 t1 V3 |' \. w/ ^1 z# m, \
Range increases to 4,000 yards! v7 P) ~3 c( Q1 Q; [5 D" t% S
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
1 j# K# j; r P8 i( K0 xCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards0 v" C: B; b/ A1 i. ]) L
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards- z' i, ^% k9 z- [ R1 U
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
$ s, C9 M7 q) N9 \ t U' cCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
- F1 S4 @6 [3 ]7 \+ TCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
4 k+ c& [2 \) d* y8 H/ G) bCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards8 G# `4 e. @/ M4 ~8 C
Allied 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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, o' A6 A) s( [+ }0 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134* D4 Q7 \7 A' Q2 l, N. M
, ?+ k J0 r' X! nWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; I/ \; X* E1 U5 j- E2 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
0 i0 r! [8 a7 e4 p, `8 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! J$ A- g! E' ^9 T6 s+ U' G, | SBD-3 Dauntless x 82& ~8 I* ]- U( }0 o8 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 39- [& c, ], K' }# b
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Japanese aircraft losses, x5 ]; H& v- B- V) z1 D' F
No Japanese losses3 x; R( T: Q6 ~9 d5 C3 J
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Allied aircraft losses
- Y1 ?& X3 r+ ^7 F8 M- [0 M% ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
, P" ^& A; c. _ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ u/ F* z1 _$ M4 E4 {& o8 Y
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 e# Z Q8 P/ k
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
! h+ x+ ~" K" j' j7 @ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
! G0 z3 t: J" |. }2 ?7 i. S$ l CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk, O# O* D, Y3 x Y; K. Q9 f
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