8月9号2 V3 o/ ?0 i+ D! B
第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
# A) [* ^' D2 C2 [) B! Y; H9 |2 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards! {# z/ }4 I2 s( [% }, z
% L D! Q3 F% w3 z8 Y5 Z" `1 D0 m9 }2 `& sAllied aircraft
; \- T3 b! b( X. V2 F9 J! L8 ]0 ^ no flights5 b5 h% h: o: a- {
9 p9 ~% \: L0 {. P, J1 [% ZAllied aircraft losses
% P+ ]* _. }- c9 u7 rNo Allied losses9 k; H6 A$ i8 t9 b* C
' _, t* h8 e! D2 x9 GJapanese Ships. H1 Q% B: W% M) w2 P+ X9 K
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- K7 F& x3 ^1 }6 P, F5 i CA Aoba5 B2 P& B6 G c$ d/ k: e
CA Kinugasa- F& q# ?/ w; q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 40 W, W; ^& v: B8 d+ g
CA Kako7 w. M1 Q8 I; t% N& M( s
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1$ n4 C. p1 S! l4 c8 o7 G* n
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 67 }; d+ A" |2 @! R$ R
CL Yubari4 ^" `; S; x& W5 g- ]
6 U9 q/ S4 X4 F4 Y& Y: x, CAllied Ships y$ m1 J. k( ^7 [. ^
CA Salt Lake City& k. x& J2 B4 ]
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk T! @# J v* P0 ]6 [0 P5 U% z; Z- |
DD Grayson( m8 D/ t0 O" F, u$ \& x
DD Monssen
' |4 y6 a! S5 f6 R7 w) }2 D) F. z DD Aaron Ward
- o; R; Y$ j" O3 N$ _2 s DD Laffey
7 U0 B7 [# H/ Z9 @* Q6 x, e DD Farenholt, ]$ \; z7 x: o; M) ?8 k
DD Maury* z# S T8 T5 R$ q1 x; B' \
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( L- E0 i- e9 D
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
& n0 y; ^& z9 f( p: d$ M1 I DD Stack4 f9 {& O7 S7 x ~0 v
DD Sterett, Shell hits 12 B8 ^* z$ F7 ~; p* n# _
DD Balch2 `) Z u! b1 w1 F v
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& `) j7 S; H; g3 j9 e8 OReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight0 |( W' i$ V" \- t* v
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards& y: n, |" L& o' g( p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 |% s. M* W( g/ N0 h+ XRange closes to 14,000 yards...
- I6 A+ {/ B4 F' V( F* |Range closes to 8,000 yards...' p3 H$ o. f% ~" K# R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
. m0 \: r% I1 X/ j- |1 x& bRange closes to 5,000 yards...0 f+ i# y6 m8 Y. P |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 |3 `: }6 R* ]3 o" I. [) m8 `
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
1 l7 b4 Y8 W9 \' x) B% \Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
$ e/ m2 X _1 `1 i: @CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
; i) ^0 Y/ M0 \CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" i9 n+ L2 W; \9 @' n: ~
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
C6 g) l& w. R) ?: e3 kCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
0 n% a3 Q: q- \3 qCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards l/ ^7 c9 m6 k
Range increases to 2,000 yards7 Y k" j! ?. I6 `, Y3 |# A5 b
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 ]" X) s. C! @8 X$ c
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
: D& O# _9 a6 n' V: o* r0 i. Y3 r) U; g0 rDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards7 g5 e6 u l% o( }& ^/ ~2 V( Z- U$ q1 v
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" j3 c4 U0 t; `3 R; \9 Q8 pDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards: L: L/ J; W N
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards5 ~8 x, G9 N6 N- d! ^; ]/ j5 ~
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards; s. _8 v; K, H
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards' Y+ D- Z) K) m( N f5 S; Y
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
5 G7 {! _) A8 Q- lRange increases to 6,000 yards
; R$ k5 k! F+ A4 eDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
/ M1 _# `% k3 F5 F4 LCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
2 P( V5 e3 }2 [+ W( j- T( q( ]CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards; ?& K% f; Y8 |
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
3 f9 }& U$ T6 b2 I/ ]CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
# ^, [8 I2 Z( s6 ?) tCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
# D( R: I3 s8 G. wCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards: e7 n$ S; L, |; ]& s, ~
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards! [& g S. d7 e# T' o
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
8 c1 ]9 @( G- FCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
. Q' J. ~) ~8 A) b( ^# mTask forces break off...0 }% r% b: |: ~- Y5 m( W
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1 F1 R" D& K9 f$ U# ~( XNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards- b9 K6 d7 A0 c% x5 [
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Japanese Ships" q. H: h- x( ]0 f
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
6 B0 Y! W6 W4 ^. ?7 Y$ e6 @ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire7 {% k1 s. B' S9 Z; T$ K
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
% K ]0 b. s6 }) |' u( p$ B CA Kako, Shell hits 1
. \: J- S. Z4 l CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire5 n: @9 x# f! |" s+ q% ]0 j# s
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
: r7 t! R% \9 i0 c3 w/ B2 F CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire+ y* ~$ X8 ~2 q# y& v: w) R
3 F& ?2 P3 j! K- V: A5 V. TAllied Ships
- G( ^+ W3 t p2 M CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 K3 x4 z- d" E: {( Z" Z CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A f5 I6 \9 C+ i0 U$ G CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 K( w: u* X) ^ r1 h' b8 ]
DD Mugford" M2 K/ @7 S* p8 N r) c
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
+ H; x' P' }9 G5 V: j1 v DD Patterson
+ j' _; p3 {( Q' c DD Jarvis9 ^; U9 p+ M: n1 n9 b8 z, A7 l
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' p% K' ?, u# W" u1 {' f0 U& S( P/ @Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
0 `0 M! A, \$ t3 h: y; dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
& @9 ?5 }, R2 NRange closes to 20,000 yards...
6 `5 B* p: z3 N0 o% l6 X* DRange closes to 14,000 yards...
5 S" S" I) W) x! a/ ?3 MRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 x6 S4 X% u) J9 a9 Y: z- n% r
Range closes to 4,000 yards...* ~! w8 g9 V2 e0 h, `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...; c$ C+ Q7 _5 Q! e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards1 N+ F0 y+ \* k; g% D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards4 S5 q. x; k$ s4 Q* W
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T') o$ `0 J" _1 p# e5 Y' o2 Y, h
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards3 ?$ \* N! x! f: x z1 p- P5 E3 o
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
4 e' p P0 ^8 Z5 i& G! ?" [CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards0 i9 S5 V1 _; ?6 `1 K- m
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
- q( K7 N* N( x( KDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 L- t- S% W' A* T/ Y* fCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
6 p7 e' p* ^" w6 l' q; `8 r* p GCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards$ Z) U& I7 [3 K7 \' M. T
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards9 Y0 ^+ C- Y' p
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards( x+ c$ c4 b$ o; j% K- G) e. j
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 s! @+ r8 R& B0 E
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
4 X+ Y2 I( c c6 U. JCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 L# } m" A6 @+ d& n3 z3 o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& R9 v$ ?6 `) Q, cCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 y& K* I; V2 B$ R$ i( h' L
Range increases to 5,000 yards; b6 ^8 a" @' r: Q+ D6 M0 O: Q
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 Z2 _1 e2 o- g y/ R. z3 ^
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
5 r8 g6 |! t: j# C3 ~CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards; v- h. y. P( z6 p
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards% m0 S ^$ j/ Z4 y2 ~ r6 O
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards; B& h4 ~' } Y2 y
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards- T2 _7 \- G4 |+ i
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ i( s/ Q0 `0 h' q! `
Range increases to 8,000 yards* ?9 `. h' L7 P: J& \7 i
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
) l3 a4 P0 R' X7 D* l: q% QCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
3 _1 r% |0 G- J: NCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
7 w1 }6 e, E$ x0 lCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards; }5 Y. G7 Z) D" V# n
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
8 z" w) p M- c# T: K2 n' d4 A3 ICL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards0 g1 S$ K2 e+ {% S4 r( `
Range increases to 9,000 yards/ p2 }5 p6 ~# [& b% q8 |
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards+ [4 [6 P& R. m+ [
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards# I+ G/ l. v' y# G, \& o1 C
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards9 h/ r% A- s) m W o4 n
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
) O( j0 G1 U* ~( nCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards3 ] Z l8 U5 q' M
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
* ~) e3 `5 x$ j# j! qDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
% t/ H# O, | q' v( lCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
1 t. l% v3 H9 J8 K* w9 rTask forces break off..., z8 T- y% u1 d8 B9 U7 b: h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards1 E" L2 W0 @; h, r
) \1 Q/ Z# ~$ sJapanese Ships
! O) D: f$ F# f) S CA Aoba
$ \' X5 H; N3 g @" e7 J8 O CA Kinugasa7 k+ \: Q# B9 ?2 B7 @* G
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 25 }) l# F% ?! n. f& r
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
$ h+ L7 C T; g2 [1 p3 I CL Tenryu9 k. t! w& L% F2 ^# {
CL Tatsuta
2 y1 N8 f9 g B3 e CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
: P$ Y1 B( f, ^; @7 S4 k& W! x/ }' n DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk. F& P1 r% p" k/ f& x4 f; F8 C$ n
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% m3 _( I, T- W. I. ^( c4 k3 R0 TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards! Z( w/ D4 e. N Z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- Q7 r& P2 n4 r6 bRange closes to 22,000 yards...
" y1 Q( ? H. b* ?! }9 ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 v! y4 ~# m% VRange closes to 18,000 yards...' V7 \# i4 D5 g! F6 v8 D% p! F& W
Range closes to 16,000 yards.... W, A6 i1 U! j |5 \
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! \/ r7 B. s, ^* z6 ]" K2 `$ }Range closes to 12,000 yards...5 z/ F- G5 a4 ^" b7 J
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
/ _, \. D% H; y' ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 L5 @" t5 H7 E& V
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- [& d0 P5 O) e4 CRange closes to 8,000 yards...
/ q; ?, D2 x. [" |+ a3 u" L+ RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" v3 q( b6 M( c G5 Q6 i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# H3 y. I: ]. H ?' Y: c- d- g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
- l+ Q5 B4 `9 ~1 w5 sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards$ N2 U( f6 k% m; e# A8 Z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards) q A( v, U$ [* K' _% N) ~- R
Range increases to 7,000 yards
' D1 X# E% V6 XDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards% f- X8 N" I3 {0 G! C0 A( I! d
Range closes to 6,000 yards, E% d8 l9 G! T3 l) G9 y$ h C6 }
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
% @; }) M. `1 X8 I' F' g* V; R% f: DCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& b" _3 m# O0 i. R: x: q4 \CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
5 R' [3 N9 t4 ?9 t3 r P( {7 ~DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
( v6 ]# R# D4 ]Range closes to 4,000 yards
, O1 j0 [6 v) }/ o' gCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% Y+ ]7 P+ N! Z# y4 h- V& e8 _
Range increases to 7,000 yards
7 r' A/ i- F3 Y1 s9 [7 wCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
. o1 \4 O" t+ V2 JRange increases to 11,000 yards
6 F; k- Q7 ^' ?0 g) J1 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
1 D7 @' [1 h8 u# fAllied Task Force Manages to Escape4 ~ B* l$ s% j
Task 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
: ^" Y: P: c/ O% i; F- i: e8 D& ^ CA Aoba
' k7 Y! V0 `4 M% k' ~ CA Kinugasa
' f0 }3 _) G: H' c CA Furutaka
" e3 F: G5 v4 U) a* M CA Kako, Shell hits 1
; f6 F; L4 b* Z4 K5 G, @ CL Tenryu
. x+ {+ V3 I" n4 k. u CL Tatsuta Q; B* _# g) q/ g
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships( C! N( E. Y2 k" ~4 k. D9 ?
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) e0 ^. N5 X- ^3 T/ m' k* W5 UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
% x. ^2 [% L. E3 B( g7 [Range closes to 24,000 yards...
w6 ^! N5 g* n4 {0 i) GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
5 ~6 ~: b, s5 h" P8 U$ qRange closes to 22,000 yards...) S8 e+ }/ o( q1 z
Range closes to 20,000 yards... i1 B4 f) f+ Q6 }" U
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) D7 c: q# Q! W& x, E- {Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ E! V# X9 [+ c* l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 f- W+ E( I& E1 u( S
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 j; b( t9 N* F; C- T: X
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ N5 D" h; g4 l( G6 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! v5 l' h+ n2 [( Y9 u+ p1 T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
+ u( {2 j% V' \: d p% f6 q3 }Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( {+ U9 S& r" A9 P+ U3 eRange closes to 7,000 yards...
! p8 p. Q" ~1 o* kRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 [2 [# [; N. H" C$ P) x% W, l
Range closes to 5,000 yards... b7 O; R% n% ~1 q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
' o, U, N ?# xRange closes to 3,000 yards...
1 g2 g. g# D" F- H- P) b4 cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
+ i/ ]7 u, O! f2 ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards) H! x9 }" [) u/ p& e
Range increases to 4,000 yards
: n A ^8 V# N) E, A! B$ W& HCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
" C5 G6 f" b! ^6 X$ U# \CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
: Z( Y7 p- x! A7 v: _Range increases to 5,000 yards& t0 ?$ ?* n9 D% p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
7 `( k; j0 H: x' ]6 `. mRange increases to 9,000 yards H# T. N# m p. H' }
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards9 N* w0 G& p: p% ^9 I6 u' ~
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
# c+ @# {9 a. P# x& w5 PTask forces break off...& G x4 M, y, j: G$ L7 d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" C& |% r0 H% Z3 p/ }4 I. M% P CA Aoba$ c3 P$ o4 Z I/ Z# s2 r
CA Kinugasa
% o7 l4 J/ b' ? CA Furutaka
2 K; d* j9 f% g4 ~ CA Kako
& f$ c y% r$ m, ~$ C CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 i6 H6 v8 k3 I, X2 b* {, L% Z CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire) p+ T$ i5 T9 L5 P0 V
CL Yubari/ r1 b! ^$ y$ N- ]( n
$ X( x& ]# d$ s' A3 U0 d# t' gAllied Ships5 q& F6 }8 G' S7 _2 O) D: i" M$ D7 _5 E
APD Colhoun
; y8 E1 b( z( i3 d7 I/ W APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" [" s9 y1 t3 B8 j# c DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
* g6 T" C9 R' |3 d8 _ DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x% w' C+ I/ `; `2 x
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires. a& X/ h# c$ t f$ { x& {0 G
AP Harris8 g: Z0 v4 R* l$ Y% Y
AP Zeilin# y/ F/ U3 i/ W$ q3 N
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage7 U9 H3 m7 M9 M4 L/ J
AP Heywood
/ D( [- ^% f' W9 Z5 G9 J4 y AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire; J, n: @) [- L; }/ a
AP President Bowen: Z1 f# @' s- o% ] |
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire/ G( m% k5 q$ \' v9 C+ l! l: b: Q
xAP President Wilkerson# I0 r. a5 J/ {% d, L: V4 f
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Allied ground losses:; }/ c/ b0 z9 p8 @: o! w9 }
105 casualties reported$ n$ o! Y- @$ }& ~4 [ }; R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 D/ b+ k6 A! C* G; M* c) y- _0 [, W( R Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 H: A; O; d. e- g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 q, J6 p1 h; p- \* }
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
8 P9 ~2 \5 m; a! _Allied TF begins to get underway
+ `7 q6 W6 E' j ^Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight1 H+ h0 Q0 E- B) L/ F
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
3 D! ]8 \8 g# [/ URange closes to 18,000 yards...5 ?$ \7 `2 Y. A; `
Range closes to 13,000 yards...- J l: B; s% K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...3 y! u- y' I) x
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... T* d6 k" ^2 ]0 p" d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
# T& w. t6 @/ Q( @Range closes to 1,000 yards...* ]" q# S% Q5 |4 _5 `
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
) ]' t3 q7 |, E: ]5 p2 V- b, n4 ]: GCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
0 _& E* p- W9 T) Y% F3 r1 U- \CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards3 G+ K3 J1 A+ i- P. `2 _
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
3 |! u) A( h. j9 O7 GCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" ?3 X+ f! R' m$ D n3 LCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
8 ]6 G) w R% gCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
1 p, w1 g5 [& e1 [0 pRange increases to 2,000 yards
4 N8 p" |" |2 A2 ~4 XCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
8 B9 O, Q3 y& X4 N. G: H6 yCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
( A8 H: @9 l& |* t4 L8 kCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards$ \' n3 _8 Z: R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
, z5 o9 j# f8 I5 v' P7 ~CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
0 [, M I# h3 c0 k1 PCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
9 R& C( [7 @; kRange increases to 4,000 yards
/ H7 V- m9 U! @! K# O5 Y0 aCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards4 \: f' }4 \! J
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
# @# [) s1 E( C2 F; }CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
2 J6 [- D3 h* o5 g" \* I3 w3 O1 h# ?CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards( \: S* |* O! Y8 c. M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
' o p8 p* r& Z7 mCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards# y* V. J! ^! _* h& r5 R
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
( d! z1 G S3 U* w! f' fAllied Task Force Manages to Escape) Q! ]; a' j8 z2 a+ V
Task forces break off...
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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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. a% `9 y; U& P5 [" d1 c+ bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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3 X4 ^& L0 a$ p1 T2 yJapanese aircraft
, @) `) ~* Y' y: x! Q$ c no flights
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& h# B1 H4 X9 z+ a: D" B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
2 l, w$ I- S# a `4 `& ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 399 F- p- n. V2 |" I
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Allied aircraft losses, K0 `* e) \- ^: h4 K! p) r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ c0 G6 E. e: N8 {1 O5 v% G
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire( L2 I% l5 Z4 m+ R% {
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
! Z a' \" N+ T$ O2 z1 e CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage! Y, b5 d) I8 r
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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