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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉: N% J* J5 P3 ]
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ o& P+ d% \6 A+ y
# u* H! [- |' Q2 x" y, A$ zAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
3 w6 U* D v& G* M% RNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
+ z! ^# }+ I' V" r9 j$ f+ A CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! X) ?; | c/ U, g5 c
CA Aoba
# c7 {5 v8 x3 L% f$ E( k0 W, E CA Kinugasa
8 v) W; a& x- P$ e5 w CA Furutaka, Shell hits 47 M% Q: I8 x9 w& ^ f5 w; ?
CA Kako
8 [6 ?, J1 u" s! ]. X CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
7 G Q4 j7 x1 z4 y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
! u7 e3 K: U, Q" ?7 U# { CL Yubari
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0 t1 g4 `7 p' f/ {7 M) bAllied Ships
0 L, L# g% a! {) H CA Salt Lake City% H" m" A( f* k. m9 q' F$ Z
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk5 }6 W! H4 [" {6 G; ~7 w& t2 i) r9 ?
DD Grayson
$ A9 r/ y e/ J7 B A4 | DD Monssen' f7 `6 X( z% |3 {) } ?) C* A
DD Aaron Ward
8 s) I1 t$ f+ a( [* F# s' F, u. E DD Laffey
# |: v7 J; x+ ~$ ]( \ DD Farenholt0 j8 r0 G' g$ Z8 }; v6 |& @
DD Maury
+ n* F0 w( _: t+ i3 I) t: J DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 e. F; Y4 V6 e- t7 x" W
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
, V7 D0 o1 {; s2 \: d/ b# D } DD Stack% D* [7 ^! p4 \- z
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
1 l* N, K# ~/ S. u J' F4 x DD Balch% L4 @' f) B! t* Q% O2 z" f5 w
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+ @' K7 t2 b2 @1 h( n1 ]" g6 eReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
! A5 J! W& X8 c+ B J' G; K$ q' O: cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards2 v( o5 @! J9 v* T
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; A" _ {$ d9 `8 T3 o( d; T( m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' M- u' T/ F/ s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 J/ b5 Q& Q; u4 V# VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ T4 x5 ?/ i" T6 PRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* f0 @) E' R: U2 x5 |3 j7 LRange closes to 3,000 yards...
" N' L1 L7 Q: f( _0 l6 MRange closes to 1,000 yards...
6 W3 g: e) [2 \1 Y2 mScott, N. crosses the 'T'
5 q7 u) i0 x% t" G8 L& XCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards# M0 z% G: }3 F( x6 C, m
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards9 C' b4 p+ m4 m" O: \
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
$ a9 [2 l3 \8 ]CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards& i+ a+ H; B2 }) q
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards8 g2 P2 ?& e: }* C0 ?+ s! ]- S% v
Range increases to 2,000 yards0 i% N/ b! h9 `5 a1 g% z
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards5 J% Z% V2 |$ a' q$ R8 L% y, t
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards# P* v% k5 _- w% s& W9 o$ i
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
9 o- h `+ S! M r- KCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
3 ]# ?; [# s3 ^" } DDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards7 _$ e" O' P# {* ]
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards7 |, P, u+ m- ?' p
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
/ z2 Z8 o2 c8 mCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards P2 ?1 G: |! D: j+ @+ @, |4 b$ G
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards! N& u2 j! v. n8 X6 W+ W# S7 L
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 [, l9 e" r, R& |3 l9 B$ CDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
! m/ @) w7 @3 Q! D# JCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
! R# K( E; Z7 KCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards% S7 b! A `0 t
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
/ q, M" X( C |CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
D" f8 ~+ u+ s: N2 O- c0 TCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards! Z! k$ Q+ z9 r. j
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
# J/ v& L! k6 N" L5 o4 {" \CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
6 l) D! i) u8 mCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
3 J5 J( C6 F3 |* ^- R$ A: y# UCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards2 Y# V1 R# J- ^! H2 O) ~
Task forces break off...! s a0 a$ L/ F5 v. L7 Q! [
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9 m% ]4 Y, D& \, fNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards) Z' c1 A" U" d* }
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! L, y# `8 |$ Z& j/ b3 Z0 X9 a CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
* c3 v: k+ U; }) E* {: H# J CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
" Y- o3 M1 E4 k0 P7 k v8 F CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 @8 E# K' M. p D8 p CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 V) |1 c! ` i: G CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# F: z/ o* [: _6 Q; q1 _ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
- X7 Y i8 Y5 _& [1 Z' s" m CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire( ?' Z5 G6 T/ I d
' N5 I( q+ T ]& X: uAllied Ships$ j' r; y L$ O
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire( X. [, {5 F" C% w3 o( Y# T
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Q" e) Q, b% l& ]2 g CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) y9 G1 ~6 N+ g F- g8 h
DD Mugford
2 C9 d9 ^ V7 b* Y DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2& [% ?5 v: p0 n
DD Patterson6 N0 O7 @& ^7 l5 U
DD Jarvis
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4 [$ ?8 q* D( R4 d/ O/ pReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 }8 N1 A3 b. k# B
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards! C" g0 |' u5 P: r; W) @5 z
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... c# L* m* R- `2 a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& D) W' Q1 D! h& @+ O( O* N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 o5 F. z0 O3 J1 A! IRange closes to 4,000 yards...
. N; P( ` g GRange closes to 2,000 yards...
2 o4 F; a1 u# YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ @8 c/ c# z- U0 MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards, E5 Y) S! E3 s$ {* ^, @
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
% ]4 |& F) u, h# OCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
1 ^( I5 Y( r! o, L7 LCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards& r- {; p" Z& o7 Z' A
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards, h+ S' S& t$ h+ U d: }
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
: C' u7 z) t0 C' M) @% L( UDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& n- d! E$ Q# hCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
3 F% X0 ^/ z% B/ y% G' e' N- U7 sCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards1 U$ N# p7 ~ l; l: }" i
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards; E1 t1 u D& c* K/ m( [$ e
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 q: C3 E* r! s5 CCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 Z. M' R3 ^& A# {( |CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards" c& R8 ]9 h/ J/ u7 R
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards* ~) [1 N1 r2 O) z1 N( W) H
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
) f! I5 X0 f6 Y8 m. CCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards Y* ?; R" f# f5 x: S
Range increases to 5,000 yards; m8 O# ~& Z, @& J9 B! V' @& Z
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 i0 _& X* ~7 `0 r/ \( `! y
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
- U0 S& H' c- N# YCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards9 y; t) c! q* p3 s
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards1 r' o4 b9 V" a" Z) s( m: c+ u+ }6 n7 j, V
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards1 F( d. @! A: O7 J1 G; _
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
6 ]& m. k. U3 Y1 j4 {! dCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards- H9 ~1 b. S- \" ]# Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 Z, \6 T+ m$ F0 J6 z, y5 c
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
! I8 J6 x! R( K+ k( x8 A9 \6 l+ ACL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards0 }7 U0 K/ }0 n
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
' t0 U& ~0 m( D2 xCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
B; k% f! l2 @; }' ~1 ]8 mCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
+ B7 u2 t7 q2 m- F/ n5 |CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards; w, ]/ u: P3 i3 B. O
Range increases to 9,000 yards
; |2 T& Z0 }" X! B6 ^9 ^; eCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards) a6 q& S. b* t- d
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
- r y" X3 z, Y- sCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards* Y# T! A' M2 `* j6 W5 l
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards' K& L8 ~/ i& b$ i% I. ~
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards0 ^/ ^ C/ `' R! N! m/ m
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards$ B R1 ^& A q+ |
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards; P) M2 m6 L+ B; W a
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage' A; L0 v5 a# |$ ~7 u6 ^* F
Task forces break off...3 O1 ]* _0 [) v8 h/ Q4 |6 F+ y0 ]$ |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 x1 x- L" {, p' s. ]
CA Aoba& J1 H( o% a7 F" I U
CA Kinugasa2 C5 f P$ J$ x# @/ H9 K4 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
* f: ^$ { k$ _0 } CA Kako, Shell hits 1' o6 F+ N+ V9 G0 a1 k( g1 z
CL Tenryu
5 n4 g) c3 ^% z" ^: m CL Tatsuta
8 u% Q# m* M+ C2 ` CL Yubari; e* b, l4 y/ D, c: L+ r
# a% P7 Q$ D4 q: DAllied Ships
( m* H: @# A, P7 |% v' p, r2 ] DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" \& p* w; [0 g0 P
DD Balch
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& P5 N. `5 Y% [/ B* z/ kReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight2 |! O7 f a) `: r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards3 m2 w2 J3 Y1 X x! L$ j a# }
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' B4 S J1 \- W4 U" D7 xRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 W6 L' p" y% p. U( vRange closes to 20,000 yards...
, i3 \9 R$ l8 m0 jRange closes to 18,000 yards...# l! @; G* G5 }$ {7 U# |$ I, `# x
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 @. O3 C% D; c9 P1 TRange closes to 14,000 yards...1 ?! X9 k9 E" } e6 f8 T2 g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 b$ Y( ?6 W' K5 \5 v
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: Q9 a/ V- Z7 d' P2 {4 \% z& s9 l! u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: t' M- @' z9 s9 p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ Y: E' I4 q g0 n) z1 l5 d* E/ Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# A6 I9 a" Y2 _9 O( w* i( S( ^, LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
' X1 R' g0 j- |* Q: NRange closes to 7,000 yards...0 s; e7 s0 y( L( i% p p1 J; ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 W+ S% Z! n% y M5 |# _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
/ M; z9 {& F9 g: PCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards, a- p. @. q, {$ _6 s8 c! T
Range increases to 7,000 yards
9 `" G6 a3 B5 O4 J: J1 JDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards5 R: B# Y \! G% z F$ E7 u) d
Range closes to 6,000 yards, @$ N* ]; ~0 b
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards4 Z$ I3 M/ e3 B D$ v0 }
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
, k+ r' ?, \0 y0 G+ N/ C9 W" hCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards) e9 V3 F# Q- V6 k+ Y' @
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards+ n/ C6 l% i( w" L d0 ]
Range closes to 4,000 yards
/ c8 q2 Z- o5 R7 X3 f8 B: K6 U9 xCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" a* e* s' t# f6 p4 E2 ~1 ?5 K e
Range increases to 7,000 yards6 c- F' J U1 D& r; X8 @
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards& S7 X/ p* ]2 ^
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 {# L0 F) a1 G* F; f
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards+ q( a6 m, J" Q' Z5 N
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape0 T. V3 h6 i. |, O# D5 l
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards r# B. E; d) F7 T! w/ n
1 g" s1 [) `2 |6 rJapanese Ships
7 Q1 @# v9 c* t2 M, l6 I+ l" { CA Aoba9 @+ a* V( q: `) v
CA Kinugasa6 a" k/ N$ ?$ {6 o
CA Furutaka
+ b$ G/ x* p! M3 I' q. L( g CA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 x6 a' v2 t1 M+ Z CL Tenryu+ K, H+ K, @6 p+ p
CL Tatsuta
( |4 f. b: c( a& [6 ^ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships# E( o: k, d/ `
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 u8 ?' ]# l( \% j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards0 W( Z( b: b+ O: f2 m+ I7 E- Y' X
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 ?% z8 n4 K7 x- \0 ^1 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) J# j) [& u1 V6 G2 N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ y# N/ W2 @3 R8 j. l; k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 d( u$ B K; a" v: W. vRange closes to 18,000 yards...- {* }3 f* W( x8 A' W. r% d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...# ^. l e* J' f. r, V
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( C* x. ^5 r# V6 E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
6 J3 M, q5 \9 fRange closes to 11,000 yards...( D6 T# t4 N6 ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. w+ H# P; j1 ]1 }" x: ]Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 A1 H9 Y& R1 d0 _. H7 Z; ?/ b. SRange closes to 8,000 yards...# C% `2 m+ Z/ C/ H, c
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 [4 z: P3 g1 |# q7 hRange closes to 6,000 yards...
" Y1 h# p" c( I* B NRange closes to 5,000 yards...
# @# @8 o5 _1 f4 i% QRange closes to 4,000 yards...* a2 k- o- u$ W- v; G6 z' }
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
$ S. Y0 ~- x+ h0 w( _5 nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
) P+ q' e) Q) y* _6 Q8 ]/ DCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ H; J7 D' A' q# b& J, |
Range increases to 4,000 yards0 E4 d5 K+ t% x" {. B/ I1 H
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards( s; Y! O6 y! h, M
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) F$ l* m* R9 V, A, `7 ]) y# BRange increases to 5,000 yards
+ l3 i( G+ `0 h. U( `CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
# r1 W$ k( a" v* k) j( KRange increases to 9,000 yards
. ?7 s; O, C; R$ ~+ e# X% r! r2 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards1 g# R- s* K. w2 H, i
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape! J9 r4 K1 w+ X3 I( t; H( Z! {9 Z: L
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards+ O! Q" _5 r- h4 R D# T, @
, }3 i& h" k! I* U7 g% c: ?9 IJapanese Ships
8 r8 g, h; c: l1 ~ CA Aoba
5 U7 E- k0 g6 y4 Y CA Kinugasa
# L3 u! e+ p! Y5 z6 O CA Furutaka' d3 R, e- a4 m# T* g
CA Kako+ p ^( [2 t3 ~
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire8 n1 n# y' v: p. R/ P/ @
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
# L; I1 L. k7 T CL Yubari/ G3 ? G* J7 j" w
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Allied Ships, b4 s. r/ F$ d$ [% q5 N- \
APD Colhoun
, M: ?1 L, P" l+ H APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" Z( v/ {- _! d$ |! L* Y4 n) f DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
9 d: H% m$ c. B, _ DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 U$ Z( S+ z2 V% D2 q+ i+ C
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 |' ?0 q" n7 m2 v; W AP Harris" z' m3 R: j+ z k# J( Y9 t2 b A
AP Zeilin( x' n0 g' Q/ v. E* j; g# k
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d* e2 \9 | {# C AP Heywood: b& _- R2 v; Z, R! w
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire8 c ~1 h% P% C9 x" b6 A
AP President Bowen" E" d) U% T- Z
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 m% P5 d6 Q( b xAP President Wilkerson8 d6 t u# N! \, P, W
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7 C9 m# Q0 n$ N. U' \. eAllied ground losses:3 G/ q$ V5 I2 e3 z& K$ D( ]9 L
105 casualties reported
% \* q7 N# U- v/ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. g! E) e/ Z4 s* i& G
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
! {+ s# k3 n3 H' L* M6 M4 v$ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ B& n$ `" t- s* g8 V% EAllied TF begins to get underway3 \" d2 P6 p( K2 [3 w, S f% j
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight7 J7 e4 |7 |4 w0 R8 S- i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
& R( q, Z# G4 f. d/ uRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 E5 P8 H B- U4 R. PRange closes to 13,000 yards...8 f/ B0 m7 A, r) D3 u0 p
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# B6 r- q5 X# W: a, n
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 ~ i! q% a9 `3 u6 U2 X
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 N3 {' p4 u: K4 R0 ERange closes to 1,000 yards...
9 f; t0 E$ G* g9 P& l$ hCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, o; a# A! t6 }5 v& @
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards d' y8 ?6 A; u* N3 S, S: {( m; c2 X& J7 y- [
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
' L2 |5 z0 j8 H0 N! QCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
5 E& y/ i9 ?% d' Q3 PCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
4 h7 d( P% N2 n' c' GCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards6 g8 ]: q7 u8 @* O
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
4 L8 s7 y6 Q; D: x+ hRange increases to 2,000 yards
- p* a* T4 t/ [# @CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
$ D7 B; K0 c6 _& s6 x4 u! \) yCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
) O; N8 K% h! p/ HCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards: d! X+ J: X+ ?& \0 f' l& x
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 ?$ I4 u( D# x! mCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards% e' \: w( e# j7 ~1 Y3 T3 s
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards- h4 G, G3 \' E5 V
Range increases to 4,000 yards1 b% b! S3 D0 `) s- |
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
8 h Y! Q; p+ A8 s0 }- j% s) S/ u. MCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards! O' b1 b* w; N y% I/ ?3 g3 s
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards X& ^3 k$ h' Z9 [) z4 h p7 d
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards6 a) }/ d- J8 [% s' T* I6 X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards. J. J u; v' B" h, z! h! S. O
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
9 F8 W3 f, J! h6 i% O$ k, xCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
' I& F/ h2 |/ F) Q0 XAllied Task Force Manages to Escape" N( z& [- }. z- m+ 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。; W* T, j$ a/ z R
万恶的58!!!
2 F( B6 p' A( f6 f) k! O2 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1341 o7 I' T# e6 ?3 ?& A
1 i/ v0 U1 _7 c% iWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, G3 D8 B+ k4 S" e9 n5 P5 xRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 m7 E6 Y2 w. G* F' B3 X4 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ m8 H0 Z2 m% D$ c
, s5 V$ R# o3 a- Q- @5 WJapanese aircraft
1 g J( \' }0 K1 k- Z' J no flights
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Allied aircraft0 B0 c/ l: Z3 [: j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: v" h+ Q# ^3 x$ j7 b1 t) L; l SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
8 q7 K0 g" f4 B TBF-1 Avenger x 39" P+ S2 x1 a' p4 G
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7 \& [1 x& t+ f J/ CNo Japanese losses7 f9 e ?1 x1 H, b# Y
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Allied aircraft losses
+ s+ z9 }0 @2 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 _6 [$ }8 O" b1 m8 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( Y8 S) S& {7 ~1 e' A CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 x8 K {' e" t& {7 F7 _ CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk9 G& a$ b1 D! I E8 [; |+ A
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage0 N! t- f/ W& K
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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