8月9号8 l7 b1 r- p" x( y& T" Y
第8舰队勇闯图拉吉6 p9 W8 s& Q$ a3 w4 \' z
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards: E8 ?- K7 x, v0 q0 |7 _
4 q% F7 c |7 A* J2 Q' b1 P QAllied aircraft
$ ?3 K# |& g# d' p# N1 g no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ Z. U$ @! [$ @ }4 F* zNo Allied losses
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' R: J o8 H. ~) v T ~Japanese Ships$ |+ r8 Z4 w3 d- T
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; ^7 e0 a/ i0 o) ~& U! b( i. {
CA Aoba+ g# L* y# ?. d. f9 _8 ?
CA Kinugasa2 n: ~4 {& W; D7 A
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4! N# C% {* l! B3 K3 M4 @
CA Kako* f" a! y8 w5 `! f- D6 B
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 13 c4 d+ H: @6 B. G
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
; a* P4 s& d' r7 X4 Z CL Yubari _6 `& \% I# `
7 l% |' i. F8 j" P9 aAllied Ships
4 H+ K2 q/ m$ u$ } CA Salt Lake City
: s! t& N& o" m0 D/ P9 F' _1 u CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
" {; g/ _- y. a; I+ g& O6 v DD Grayson
" ^; {0 Y% ] ^* ^: Z) T- j DD Monssen" r R- d2 h0 R4 I% j
DD Aaron Ward
; q' I" O& t" M { DD Laffey. a+ b3 ~ ?6 d4 r8 _8 ?# k
DD Farenholt
* {* ]! R2 y& [, b3 U DD Maury7 r1 e) D+ _# l8 A' i h
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# E) O* u; L/ C5 ?* s! C% Q DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire8 E6 {9 T% Z% f/ D. b
DD Stack
( e, b/ Z$ \3 o DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
) G' ^- C$ x; O+ z, W3 F/ v DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
/ \' t! Y2 B# }5 KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 O, F* z! M B5 m3 e$ G. v: XRange closes to 20,000 yards...: s9 ]6 m, v& J; D5 l( X8 r, O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 @/ a5 P5 M$ n, K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# [5 ]" R" Y! N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
; ^3 Q+ V8 [+ ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 [2 E5 V. Y3 l9 QRange closes to 3,000 yards...$ U/ N6 K$ v& X
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
- Z/ S. j# Q7 SScott, N. crosses the 'T'
2 U" W; h: m1 N) O: R5 Y) KCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
5 f; w4 D1 g- ^* F- T9 |; c. w" U8 dCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
7 j* j0 V& q0 h7 V2 `" T: p4 IDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: q; u9 O. |: g- E6 u: MCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
2 {9 b5 j q8 P+ n* T% \* @CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' C1 H2 \5 ?9 K0 f( q" L3 ZRange increases to 2,000 yards$ o, y' T0 E$ r# e' g" @
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards/ o! N$ O* H( _" p6 G
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards" c V$ J) f5 h/ c4 m) d
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards" ]+ x( h- b4 E) p* I, B6 d
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" j' F3 s3 R" } ^DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards/ R0 W3 J# C- }# U+ I' F/ {+ O- X
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards0 }$ {- W* g$ J
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards& k" u1 B, b- a2 w
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
; \) W/ b9 p4 ^0 P" [: t+ Y9 ~CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards2 S7 O% Z/ N; {# K2 L5 \
Range increases to 6,000 yards' y9 l% V9 g+ i
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
; c8 [0 m3 S6 o5 Z. b Z! c) ACA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards# i* |; k" k0 O/ c4 R2 A, O
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards. Z. C3 B! ?% J8 M8 ~! M0 a1 y* b
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards( I: ^# [2 V6 k
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
1 s: Q9 `. c0 d' ?CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards L- n% j0 V0 L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
. |" m5 |% ^" q4 MCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards3 Y# O9 s0 C& K! g6 k M) n' S, z- v6 f
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
( o7 f7 F( V/ M% } K" o7 R+ }CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards6 F/ p& ^; A: ]1 o
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 X7 k, N E7 n/ V7 ?# t, Y
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2# B1 Q- Q# W+ U8 r) S
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 z+ F. s, j2 g: Z. Y% ~ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" S' n. M" T# n CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ `% `2 {8 _" F( X. f! |( d
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
& W9 g, z9 V# T4 l/ g CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 ^0 b" |# W$ [" k6 Q; L) h
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire5 y0 Y# R, d4 ^: e6 t/ I2 T! a
/ f2 V2 E# ]6 G$ oAllied Ships
1 U. {- L6 L; U5 ?; q$ I" V$ T CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire' D( x& x, L3 T" m2 }
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' J0 ?% k- Y) k7 j, j CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 P$ ?" {# s1 I6 s5 C DD Mugford7 ?/ L- p; c! k' u% w/ r
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
1 v1 O. m! Y( c3 {2 z% A DD Patterson% A! u& f4 b( r1 l( e
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight+ |7 D( h8 m0 p) ]3 L
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
3 S" i3 C: |8 L- ?; ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...% |* A0 d# J; w! ? w4 f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 F4 o. ]6 Q4 RRange closes to 8,000 yards...
4 f* y0 M( V J& \. y+ ~Range closes to 4,000 yards...- Z/ ~9 v8 E( _) A1 o# S- [
Range closes to 2,000 yards...: G5 _+ D# d, n* y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
' H: `5 b3 T7 z' _CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: S0 s! k. D! Y6 wCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
8 q/ {( K& r OCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards. C! W3 L, J5 j, q7 {/ d1 q# ]1 A
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards$ @1 y' }! U0 E: }3 P2 A; w" y+ Z
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% |2 }/ k) k: \( q' X& i x1 l+ ~( A) ?$ uCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
/ p( c& l7 F& y4 x) J8 O! sDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
x- U" S' ], ICA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
2 T+ O: L' D+ r7 `: u! u6 FCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
, J# {& _& J6 U0 T( g5 oCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& N& |- a4 J7 y9 ?; }) aCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
/ U; \& `- A ?) pCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
. g( W4 R& F' @, A: xCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards. H7 L5 W* G* g8 F, u3 ~! d8 S2 O; h
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
2 v+ {+ x- [4 ]4 j, h; J5 c8 VCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
. @! g' E; J/ ]CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( X- t8 u; y- D( D% X
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 q) \+ @& |: G$ X9 ~& zCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& }5 ^( D2 K1 p1 G" r6 ~: T9 O( U& x
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards5 \8 N* E, U# x5 w3 ]; Q. W/ q l
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards1 }, r- ^5 E+ d! X# q. F5 T6 l) f
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards" P# M" m, R" F) a ]* U- m
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards0 g% ^ r/ W9 R6 d* H
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
7 L z& H. h/ h/ e2 ?, {/ o% S- _4 ^CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards! a* v! ~) |2 `/ u4 |
Range increases to 8,000 yards- }- |3 o; L+ Z9 I; v
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards7 ?# q0 T" u, K7 n
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards" ^% ]" _1 k1 L9 }2 O
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
$ T! F/ {5 ]0 v9 s% OCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
$ {! c1 D7 Z Q+ q% uCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
8 a( Q& c) c6 K2 L+ ^# UCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
. h" n) L* T& R [, LRange increases to 9,000 yards
" e L/ L6 w5 f$ M0 NCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
/ u4 v% e" B$ p8 sCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards% ]0 ~' k4 {2 [$ T) f
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
: v. x8 x& K& h- \CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
/ V; i! P7 V- P% vCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards, Q4 U; l) @9 x3 v! T/ r
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards3 B7 ~* y# D1 p: F
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
6 V4 ]% t+ t9 D! z/ q' qCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage) E! b; b$ K$ W% E( H8 v
Task forces break off...4 q7 U9 ?; L6 S# A8 I4 N1 z, R2 s5 G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards7 t5 h6 I0 m# i3 b; s2 U$ u
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Japanese Ships$ q8 V- r# M `" @9 t/ h+ t
CA Aoba# I/ `9 O4 I! F3 M
CA Kinugasa. J- d* q e9 i5 ^* d/ j
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
# e0 N: Q) d# W7 b: q w7 v CA Kako, Shell hits 1
" g0 R" e0 A% U2 | CL Tenryu
. k3 L6 K+ E% Z+ m5 b p, J+ x CL Tatsuta+ G8 }! g; {; y$ y T
CL Yubari
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" F9 N+ w& b4 n6 C5 TAllied Ships( \' I% p; J; R. g
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk: F: R. p7 Y2 s: l) g
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight5 H7 T$ ]+ g: w u/ E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
2 J: T4 J- E( r6 MRange closes to 24,000 yards...
& a" H9 w) V4 ]# w2 DRange closes to 22,000 yards...
6 q: U/ _" J9 a5 a3 ?8 N5 uRange closes to 20,000 yards...
: I7 m+ E0 w$ G9 @) a& J8 M) DRange closes to 18,000 yards.../ T8 @* z* a1 T R5 c9 \2 H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 m9 i3 U/ j) t/ f LRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& |( e \8 K; R/ R& P# R8 z7 eRange closes to 12,000 yards... R* S) \ C: [3 C* N
Range closes to 11,000 yards..." ]% \% I: q8 K/ }4 R* T
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 ?8 a2 v; a) l. T2 K6 {" T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
u) O* F% L" ~ H! W) V/ t1 rRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* H, F6 O- `0 F* I. v3 i* @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
' X0 [( Q8 `5 {Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( }5 U' q3 S: M# ^- Q' i' ~6 QRange closes to 6,000 yards...
2 ]1 x& }) k2 _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards1 ]( t8 I% r8 u- V+ |% v" j' X
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
2 s8 S( c! g @4 j7 gRange increases to 7,000 yards
- b* j- g8 {( K3 S+ c: \8 wDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
$ c S7 ]* k/ r) O* f+ h/ i7 E7 l9 tRange closes to 6,000 yards/ q m. c' f0 K% ]6 t0 h! e
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards8 _) V6 R( P$ i7 B! E
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
" r- M2 o" ~2 ^2 {1 J. X7 [4 OCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards, L1 d% E9 e z$ I0 ?2 H+ [
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards- n. x! g; C+ K& c w x
Range closes to 4,000 yards
" m) S- V+ O6 h; n: P& bCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards& B2 T1 y0 j1 b) J! }: \
Range increases to 7,000 yards
$ L9 a: r9 U$ zCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards' T' h+ t* ^* o
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 s' Q" n; r$ k- L0 e$ lCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards( E5 f& V% J- b
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape" M2 I7 i5 x) V" V4 r' B
Task forces break off...4 \) d% b5 X2 M, Y/ }. E2 n
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# I/ A2 h! i* B6 ~7 q" K+ q" d8 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards& ^/ T5 ^3 E' Y; @) \& S) `) o
$ \' a9 Z0 Q7 P6 D& f! QJapanese Ships
( [6 l' r X; c( w3 v R CA Aoba9 R5 l H5 e* S, S& o
CA Kinugasa
0 C" o) ]1 L9 v4 P2 L CA Furutaka" h& F3 [. Q) a# X7 V- l0 K
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
8 W+ ~+ u. s; l( o4 d& V CL Tenryu' d7 Y) u5 z( R) B* q" t8 w
CL Tatsuta
* j: O; R9 { h0 ?4 v CL Yubari
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9 ~* s2 }9 A( F0 pAllied Ships
1 ^7 h! G! ]( n7 w( R& } DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire! h( u& R" t' S- Y
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& v2 P2 k: u- B! c7 S) {0 fReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
* e$ y2 z, Z" b, o3 q# D1 n( CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards _0 W& U. D" a, i+ b {
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 D$ z, h, d4 f: M$ F, j, h" W% ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards/ w3 a$ j, L2 h' A+ U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) s1 j. s' I% h2 fRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ H! Z) b, T. V
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 j; F& R: `4 R( t' m) |9 z& H3 U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 Q' G7 U" R/ U e W4 n
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; Q: ~* v- A P- p) kRange closes to 12,000 yards...
4 |' a6 O! D" K$ }+ T: t% ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 P2 q2 \. H8 [' q# Y1 q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: T: E. G/ T, C" L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* @9 |+ p1 y7 h: l- C X( [Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ }1 h, t8 a. I4 qRange closes to 7,000 yards...
: `1 x1 H. F* Q5 g& RRange closes to 6,000 yards...$ I! b! `! m' _( R% ^ i: R
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, |+ u, D' k7 v- I8 t' P' TRange closes to 4,000 yards...0 P8 Z" S, o4 U; G+ }7 |
Range closes to 3,000 yards...% j: x/ u5 Y4 U. f- J) z- I' {3 R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards7 O/ u: d( p ]5 o$ I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards5 v# L K" f2 \1 l
Range increases to 4,000 yards
+ ^+ p# v" c8 j( t' nCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards$ {8 {# ?5 v) M6 O2 e
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards/ X! ]. z' P0 B( C! h$ N' w" f
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 ?! C6 n: r9 C3 Z2 A+ DCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
! }) ^( C" L: d7 l& V; U% HRange increases to 9,000 yards
6 p( P* o# z+ r6 d# u; jCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards T& N. X T: E5 Y @8 J! t
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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8 s; ^- n: D8 T7 k- L7 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards2 K9 }7 [5 }' D' t3 h/ _
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Japanese Ships
0 a# G7 s: U& q; S CA Aoba
1 i. s9 P6 `7 z0 z& b6 Y) r CA Kinugasa' u2 P: B0 n7 f: T H2 X* O W, r" y
CA Furutaka
1 h9 J8 D s: m$ d$ S/ L+ g! \ CA Kako
% l& C1 K# E' G# w/ b+ P; a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ a9 u6 k8 f! l* P( q; @. ~ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire4 {" ]9 D; h3 S2 T7 O2 m+ k" q" X4 J
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
( Y- Z2 Y" g2 I2 G7 l% ~: |! c1 W APD Colhoun
3 Q9 ^% J& }) ~& o$ P APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire. h: k# C8 O" G' u% m
DMS Southard, Shell hits 17 J/ p- M& e* s" W
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* m3 o9 w( W+ R7 L8 f/ d AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 [( s, ]$ e9 Y AP Harris
( G6 l$ L; `5 ~ AP Zeilin
, ~7 _( m" X8 G% E4 P e AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage% S ]) T/ d& ]2 P) ?
AP Heywood
- i* r) g1 \! }4 n AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire ~" S2 N& m' U% P
AP President Bowen
6 o- |8 r" ~2 Q. ^) q# J AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire( l/ ~- k+ ]+ Z4 r& ^
xAP President Wilkerson$ n1 w, n( {5 N4 e! X6 S
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6 k' E- N( D4 a3 J1 HAllied ground losses:
) L0 ^% z0 V' R5 { 105 casualties reported
( V( P$ n, a# R0 [- \& ?5 z1 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
T4 } \+ t& c- K4 d Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled4 U3 M8 [- Q3 H1 i0 f% O5 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 o# H0 l6 B. d
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( U F. w: B% T5 j3 Z, |+ d7 OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!1 t8 P' {, k& p- F$ h
Allied TF begins to get underway# B/ [% ~6 B' G7 e# P- \
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
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Range closes to 18,000 yards...- d( g: r% i5 s& r1 y6 Z8 H9 G6 L
Range closes to 13,000 yards...0 g4 G% ^' q0 }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* E+ w# c" z* W3 ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...! g6 X7 ]1 \6 p) ^8 e
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' i+ }7 {. R2 n% T0 W
Range closes to 1,000 yards...9 n$ K9 `7 b4 R* X
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; [, {- x8 \# s* c$ G2 MCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
' V# N: I* ]' B% E+ `CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards( z3 X$ t+ w7 A: W- O2 g0 q# F
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
/ f+ _! f' N: m6 r V' \CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards7 d" k. P7 r) h: B
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards# ]& @- V( ~# n5 v4 t
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
0 m2 K5 [; t5 S0 z! i" m8 A% R9 k9 MRange increases to 2,000 yards: c" a) ^ a! N, h( M. x" W
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
% e! S# `" W. r) N$ D! i# wCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
7 M" [1 E; i# ]7 c9 p. ECA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards& z$ p% t% M# y% G% F) L1 f
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards- E: V0 z( q# W6 H/ Y+ G$ E
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
# K" R! p2 \' U* E# w* H' V% VCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
$ C. ?5 U9 ]5 N7 Q' y* vRange increases to 4,000 yards) m- Q. N- N% Y1 @4 ], r
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards9 l# r( x( M1 M, _
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards, A$ Y" ^& M3 v+ K
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
5 r5 g4 p$ V: S! d- i# m7 W6 nCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
' {. W% c% }- }8 a1 L% ?9 U+ NCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards8 L/ ] H$ u9 o( [' q
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards& v& W* }( x9 f g" O6 }
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards/ C3 R/ p4 f$ ]: ^) ^, V
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape! G: J' ~; C) C
Task forces break off...5 b. l' H5 ]/ e9 O
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6 f) S& D- N$ ^% e4 S+ X3 Q* T第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
8 ~$ j' @' |3 \: `- t+ f6 m* G) Y万恶的58!!!3 ]5 D4 O( e0 z* Y: r
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134, d0 e V; [4 K6 F$ j5 a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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6 M6 c, p* V; q" i3 qRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
' R. {9 T) v y- GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 C) X- Q( j1 y) k: n1 OAllied aircraft! @- p. J" p" t4 ]; C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* `/ g# o- o, m0 f, r: g3 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
7 _% `* d& P- W8 x) R TBF-1 Avenger x 398 }5 o. q0 C- n2 r
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/ y1 ?3 G) }: _0 d* I" TJapanese aircraft losses( u4 @) F! n& Q
No Japanese losses
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1 n) O" f$ C3 eAllied aircraft losses5 Q G3 N5 n- ~% U& z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ I- ?# d- C( B6 _" P% B1 w. ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 } c5 I& r5 p2 I3 g; [5 w! F
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
0 W( m. q6 A3 H: p1 U! `! h CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage( @9 p! }: E: Q0 x- E: T0 B
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk0 v6 {, h+ M" \5 |; s. E
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